cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Statistics of radiation at Josephson parametric resonance
Creators: name: Padurariu, Ciprian
name: Hassler, Fabian
name: Nazarov, Yuli V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Motivated by recent experiments, we study theoretically the full counting statistics of radiation emitted below the threshold of parametric resonance in a Josephson junction circuit. In contrast to most optical systems, a significant part of emitted radiation can be collected and converted to an output signal. This permits studying the correlations of the radiation. To quantify the correlations, we derive a closed expression for full counting statistics in the limit of long measurement times. We demonstrate that the statistics can be interpreted in terms of uncorrelated bursts each encompassing 2N photons, this accounts for the bunching of the photon pairs produced in course of the parametric resonance. We present the details of the burst rates. In addition, we study the time correlations within the bursts and discuss experimental signatures of the statistics deriving the frequency-resolved cross-correlations.
description: 12 pages, 7 figures
ENGINEERED NANOCELLULOSE HYDROGELS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Creators: name: SANTOS, RODRIGO CURVELLO DOS
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: classificationCode: 400399
subject: Biomedical engineering not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 310199
subject: Biochemistry and cell biology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 400302
subject: Biomaterials
classificationCode: 320606
subject: Regenerative medicine (incl. stem cells)

description: This doctorate thesis introduces engineered nanocellulose hydrogels as a performant and sustainable biomaterial for biomedical applications. Specifically, this thesis aims to engineer the mechanical, chemical, and biological properties of cellulose-based gels to form a novel matrix for the separation in diagnostics and for 3D cell culture systems.
Star Formation and Young Population of the HII Complex Sh2-294
Creators: name: Samal, M. R.
name: Pandey, A. K.
name: Ojha, D. K.
name: Chauhan, N.
name: Jose, J.
name: Pandey, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Sh2-294 HII region ionized by a single B0V star features several infrared excess sources, a photodissociation region, and also a group of reddened stars at its border. The star formation scenario in the region seems to be quite complex. In this paper, we present follow-up results of Sh2-294 HII region at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0 microns observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Array Camera (IRAC), coupled with H2 (2.12 microns) observation, to characterize the young population of the region and to understand its star formation history. We identified 36 young stellar object (YSO, Class I, Class II and Class I/II) candidates using IRAC color-color diagrams. It is found that Class I sources are preferentially located at the outskirts of the HII region and associated with enhanced H2 emission; none of them are located near the central cluster. Combining the optical to mid-infrared (MIR) photometry of the YSO candidates and using the spectral energy distribution fitting models, we constrained stellar parameters and the evolutionary status of 33 YSO candidates. Most of them are interpreted by the model as low-mass (< 4 solar masses) YSOs; however, we also detected a massive YSO (~9 solar masses) of Class I nature, embedded in a cloud of visual extinction of ~24 mag. Present analysis suggests that the Class I sources are indeed younger population of the region relative to Class II sources (age ~ 4.5 x 10^6 yr). We suggest that the majority of the Class I sources, including the massive YSOs, are second-generation stars of the region whose formation is possibly induced by the expansion of the HII region powered by a ~ 4 x 10^6 yr B0 main-sequence star.
description: 12 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables. Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal
Action Plan for Diamond Open Access
Creators: name: Ancion, Zoé
name: Borrell-Damián, Lidia
name: Mounier, Pierre
name: Rooryck, Johan
name: Saenen, Bregt
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Diamond Open Access
Open Access

description: Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR) present an Action Plan for Diamond Open Access to further develop and expand a sustainable, community-driven Diamond OA scholarly communication ecosystem. It focuses on efficiency, quality standards, capacity building, and sustainability, and it addresses the alignment and development of common resources for the whole Diamond OA ecosystem, including journals and platforms, while respecting the cultural, multilingual, and disciplinary diversity that constitutes the strength of the sector. The Action Plan intends to create an inclusive worldwide community that has the tools to strengthen existing Diamond OA journals and platforms and increase their visibility.
Optimal-transport formulation of electronic density-functional theory
Creators: name: Buttazzo, Giuseppe
name: De Pascale, Luigi
name: Gori-Giorgi, Paola
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The most challenging scenario for Kohn-Sham density functional theory, that is when the electrons move relatively slowly trying to avoid each other as much as possible because of their repulsion (strong-interaction limit), is reformulated here as an optimal transport (or mass transportation theory) problem, a well established field of mathematics and economics. In practice, we show that solving the problem of finding the minimum possible internal repulsion energy for $N$ electrons in a given density $ρ(\rv)$ is equivalent to find the optimal way of transporting $N-1$ times the density $ρ$ into itself, with cost function given by the Coulomb repulsion. We use this link to put the strong-interaction limit of density functional theory on firm grounds and to discuss the potential practical aspects of this reformulation.
description: 12 pages, 4 figures. Accepted in Physical Review A
Interfacial Flows in Drying Blood Droplets and Paper-Based Diagnostics
Creators: name: Hertaeg, Michael
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: classificationCode: 320602
subject: Medical biotechnology diagnostics (incl. biosensors)
classificationCode: 401299
subject: Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering not elsewhere classified

description: This thesis investigates blood flows to facilitate the efficient design of new low-cost diagnostic techniques. These techniques utilise the visual appearance of blood after deposition on paper and glass. These can be performed with minimal equipment and in remote locations as all that is required is a drop of patient blood and a commonly available standard surface. New modelling techniques are introduced to streamline the design and optimisation of diagnostic devices by accurately predicting fluid motion.
Ultra wideband coplanar waveguide based impedance transformer with slow-wave electrodes
Creators: name: Yao, Xia
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: A new type of broadband impedance transformer loaded with capacitive fins (ITF) and suitable for use up to 100 GHz is presented. The development of ITF is motivated due to the growing demand for the ever increasing transmission speed in the telecommunications industry. At millimetre wave frequencies, impedance matching is crucial to reduce reflections between mismatched loads, allowing for cleaner signal transfer and higher bit rates. Conventional tapered impedance transforms have been used in the past to achieve wideband impedance matching. In order to improve the performance of tapered impedance transformers, we adopted a slow-wave electrode design approach. A typical ITF structure utilizes capacitive loading fins to control the impedance along the line. This increases the effective microwave index of the impedance transformer. Compared with conventional, unloaded, tapered impedance transformers, ITF structures extend the impedance matching range and the operating bandwidth for the same amount of on-chip real-estate. We have designed ITFs capable of impedance matching resistive loads from ~ 10 Ω to ~ 229 Ω, on a 650 μm thick GaAs substrate, for frequencies up to 70 GHz. Several design examples are used to demonstrate the performance and flexibility of these ITF structures. The ITF design technique can be used to make impedance transformers that operate up to 100 GHz.
Superconducting Low-Inductance Undulatory Galvanometer Microwave Amplifier
Creators: name: Hover, D.
name: Chen, Y. -F.
name: Ribeill, G. J.
name: Zhu, S.
name: Sendelbach, S.
name: McDermott, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We describe a microwave amplifier based on the Superconducting Low-inductance Undulatory Galvanometer (SLUG). The SLUG is embedded in a microstrip resonator, and the signal current is injected directly into the device loop. Measurements at 30 mK show gains of 25 dB at 3 GHz and 15 dB at 9 GHz. Amplifier performance is well described by a simple numerical model based on the Josephson junction phase dynamics. We expect optimized devices based on high critical current junctions to achieve gain greater than 15 dB, bandwidth of several hundred MHz, and added noise of order one quantum in the frequency range of 5-10 GHz.
description: 4 pages, 3 figures
title: Finger Tapping as a Biomarker to Classify Cognitive Status in 80+-Year-Olds
Creators: name: Kutz, Dieter Friedhelm
name: Fröhlich, Stephanie
name: Rudisch, Julian
name: Müller, Katrin
name: Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia
Publisher: name: University of Muenster, Institutional Repository MIAMI
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 610 Medicine and health

description: This study examined the association between finger tapping and cognitive function in a group of 225 elderly participants (116 males; age 79–92 years; M = 82.5; SD = 2.4). Finger tapping was assessed in two conditions: self-selected pace and fast pace. Based on cognitive assessments, including the MoCA and CERA-NP test battery, participants were classified as cognitively healthy individuals (CHI), participants with mild cognitive impairments (MCI), and those with possible MCI (pMCI). Results of the analyses show significant differences between groups, sex and the group × sex interaction in four parameters for the self-selected pace condition and eight parameters for the fast pace condition. These parameters were used for classification by means of linear discriminant analysis (LDA). The first LDA component showed significant differences between CHI and pMCI and between CHI and MCI. Furthermore, the second LDA component showed significant differences between CHI and pMCI as well as between pMCI and MCI. Nevertheless, the algorithm correctly classified only 50% of participants, regardless of group, suggesting that tapping parameters are only partially useful for classification in early stages of dementia. We discuss these findings in terms of the diadochokinetic nature of finger tapping as associated with the age-related degeneration of cortical and subcortical motor areas.
description: Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
Fabrication of Gold Nanocrystals on Cellulose Nanofibers and Their Applications
Creators: name: HE, HUI
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: classificationCode: 401805
subject: Nanofabrication, growth and self assembly

description: This thesis reports a facile method of growing gold nanocrystals (AuNCs) on cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) and studies the mechanisms underlying the in-situ growth of the AuNCs on the CNFs. On the basis of mechanistic understandings, it develops the methods of controlling the crystal growth of the AuNCs on the CNFs via adjusting the factors influencing on the reaction kinetics and the crystal growth dynamics. It also extends the potential application of the AuNC/CNF composites synthesized to the formulation of highly conductive inks. This thesis provides a novel protocol for fabricating the conductive CNFs in an effective, environmentally friendly way.
MPEC 2023-X30 : 2021 TJ192
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2021 TJ192

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Existence of Equilibrium Points and their Linear Stability in the Generalized Photogravitational Chermnykh-Like Problem with Power-law Profile
Creators: name: Kushvah, Badam Singh
name: Kishor, Ram
name: Dolas, Uday
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: Space Physics (physics.space-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 37J10, 37J25, 70Fxx

description: We consider the modified restricted three body problem with power-law density profile of disk, which rotates around the center of mass of the system with perturbed mean motion. Using analytical and numerical methods we have found equilibrium points and examined their linear stability. We have also found the zero velocity surfaces for the present model. In addition to five equilibrium points there is a new equilibrium point on the line joining the two primaries. It is found that $L_2$ and $L_3$ are stable for some values of inner and outer radius of the disk while collinear points are unstable, but $L_4$ is conditionally stable for mass ratio less than that of Routh's critical value. Lastly we have obtained the effects of radiation pressure, oblateness and mass of the disk.
description: AMS LaTeX article
Gpu Scheduler - AI Sprint - tests and output
Creators: name: Riedl, Maciej
name: Filippini, Federica
name: Ardagna, Danilo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: GPU SCHEDULER EXPERIMENTS Following testflow was used to produce the results discussed in Section 3.5.3.2 of the AI-SPRINT deliverable D3.5 The Gpu scheduler has been started using andreasOnIM.radl file via Infrastracture Manager (IM and AWS accounts are needed) When the platform was already running
 the first step was to upload necessary files needed for training. Input data and jobs scripts were uploaded using script:
 ./init_upload.sh Then the profiling was launched using scripts (next script was lauched after the precedent one finished all the jobs):
 ./init_M60_part_1.sh
 ./init_M60_part_2.sh
 ./init_T4.sh The real training consisted of launching script:
 ./real_training.sh the output of the jobsManager during training part can be found in the file: jobsManager.log
 the output of the real_training.sh can be found inside testingScriptOutput.txt Note that to use the scripts you need to change inside the ip of the control unit (VM containg jobs manager)
SUN'IY INTELLEKTNING ZAMONAVIY JAMIYATGA TA'SIRI
Creators: name: Jurayeva, Shalolaxon
name: Ismoilova, Mohinur
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu maqolada sun’iy intellekt texnologiyalarining zamonaviy jamiyatga ta’siri keng qamrovda tahlil etilgan. Maqolada sun’iy intellektning asosiy rivojlanish bosqichlari, iqtisodiyot, ta’lim, sog‘liqni saqlash sohalaridagi o‘rni, shuningdek u bilan bog‘liq muammolar – axborot xavfsizligi, ishsizlik, etik va huquqiy masalalar yoritilgan. Tahlil asosida sun’iy intellektni jamiyatga foydali va xavfsiz tarzda joriy etish bo‘yicha tavsiyalar berilgan.
Design and preparation of controllable thermal management textiles using functional metal oxides
Creators: name: PENG, LINGHUI
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021
Subjects: classificationCode: 400499
subject: Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: This doctoral work aims to develop highly efficient thermal radiation management textiles. A facile and one-pot hydrothermal method is used to synthesize functional material-vanadium oxides with 0D, 1D, 2D & 3D morphologies. Special structures of VO2 and silver composites have been successfully designed for smart thermal management textiles with strong IR modulating ability and other functions. For industrial engineering, a scalable manufactured IR shielding CsxWO3 nanosheet-coated cotton fabric with self-cleaning property has been also designed. The designs and results in this thesis work offer useful guidance for future investigation of smart thermal management textiles.
Zero-refraction in natural materials and the mechanism of metal superlens
Creators: name: Zhou, Yun-Song
name: Wang, Huai-Yu
name: Wang, Hai
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We found that a single negative material has a character of zero-refraction in near field, and point out that the mechanism of a metal superlens to image with the resolution exceeding the diffraction limitation is different from that of a perfect lens made of a double negative material. The principle of metal superlens is disclosed. Our numerical results based on the zero-refraction character coincide with the experimental results well. This work brings new understanding about the single negative materials and will lead the applications of metal superlens in right way.
description: 11 pages, 4 figures
MPEC 2023-X31 : 2021 TK192
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2021 TK192

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Neutrino cooling rates due to $^{54,55,56}$Fe for presupernova evolution of massive stars
Creators: name: Nabi, Jameel-Un
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Accurate estimate of neutrino energy loss rates are needed for the study of the late stages of the stellar evolution, in particular for cooling of neutron stars and white dwarfs. Proton-neutron quasi-particle random phase approximation (pn-QRPA) theory has recently being used for a microscopic calculation of stellar weak interaction rates of iron isotopes with success. Here I present the detailed calculation of neutrino and antineutrino cooling rates due to key iron isotopes in stellar matter using the pn-QRPA theory. The rates are calculated on a fine grid of temperature-density scale suitable for core-collapse simulators. The calculated rates are compared against earlier calculations. The neutrino cooling rates due to isotopes of iron are in overall good agreement with the rates calculated using the large-scale shell model. During the presupernova evolution of massive stars, from oxygen shell burning till around end of convective core silicon burning phases, the calculated neutrino cooling rates due to $^{54}$Fe are three to four times larger than the corresponding shell model rates. The Brink's hypothesis used in previous calculations can at times lead to erroneous results. The Brink's hypothesis assumes that the Gamow-Teller strength distributions for all excited states are the same. It is, however, shown by the present calculation that both the centroid and total strength for excited states differ appreciably from the ground state distribution. These changes in the strength distributions of thermally populated excited states can alter the total weak interaction rates rather significantly. The calculated antineutrino cooling rates, due to positron capture and $β$-decay of iron isotopes, are orders of magnitude smaller than the corresponding neutrino cooling rates and can safely be neglected specially at low temperatures and high stellar densities.
description: 25 pages, 9 figures, 6 tables
Spesolimab in generalised pustular psoriasis flares: a profile of its use
Creators: name: Nie, Tina
Publisher: name: Adis Journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Dermatology

description: Declarations Funding The preparation of this review was not supported by any external funding. Authorship and Conflict of interest T. Nie is a salaried employee of Adis International Ltd/Springer Nature and declares no relevant conflicts of interest. All authors contributed to this article and are responsible for its content. Ethics approval, Consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and material, Code availability Not applicable.
 Additional information about this Adis Drug Review can be found here.
 Abstract Spesolimab (Spevigo®) is a promising new treatment for generalised pustular psoriasis (GPP) flares. GPP is a rare and life-threatening autoinflammatory disease characterized by flares of widespread skin lesions with pustules, which may be accompanied by systemic inflammation. Spesolimab, a novel interleukin (IL)-36 receptor antagonist, is approved in the EU and USA for the treatment of GPP flares in adults. In a pivotal phase 2 trial, a significantly higher proportion of patients with a GPP flare who received a single intravenous dose of spesolimab had no visible pustules and clear or almost clear skin at the end of week 1 compared with placebo. These responses were sustained to 12 weeks. Spesolimab was generally well tolerated, with low incidences of the most common treatment-emergent adverse events. However, spesolimab may increase the risk of infections and may be associated with hypersensitivity and infusion-related reactions.
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A Survey on Web Service Discovery Approaches
Creators: name: Mukhopadhyay, Debajyoti
name: Chougule, Archana
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Information Retrieval (cs.IR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Web services are playing an important role in e-business and e-commerce applications. As web service applications are interoperable and can work on any platform, large scale distributed systems can be developed easily using web services. Finding most suitable web service from vast collection of web services is very crucial for successful execution of applications. Traditional web service discovery approach is a keyword based search using UDDI. Various other approaches for discovering web services are also available. Some of the discovery approaches are syntax based while other are semantic based. Having system for service discovery which can work automatically is also the concern of service discovery approaches. As these approaches are different, one solution may be better than another depending on requirements. Selecting a specific service discovery system is a hard task. In this paper, we give an overview of different approaches for web service discovery described in literature. We present a survey of how these approaches differ from each other.
description: 12 pages, 1 figure
No evidence of obscured, accreting black holes in most z=6 star-forming galaxies
Creators: name: Willott, Chris J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It has been claimed that there is a large population of obscured, accreting black holes at high-redshift and that the integrated black hole density at z=6 as inferred from X-ray observations is ~100 times greater than inferred from optical quasars. I have performed a stacking analysis of very deep Chandra X-ray data at the positions of photometrically-selected z=6 galaxy candidates. It is found that there is no evidence for a stacked X-ray signal in either the soft (0.5-2 keV) or hard (2-8 keV) X-ray bands. Previous work which reported a significant signal is affected by an incorrect method of background subtraction which underestimates the true background within the target aperture. The puzzle remains of why the z=6 black hole mass function has such a flat slope and a low normalization compared to the stellar mass function.
description: 4 pages, 2 figures, ApJ Letters, in press
title: Sex differences in the consumption of over-the-counter analgesics among amateur volleyball players
Creators: name: Hager, Lisa
name: Averbeck, Beate
name: Voelcker-Rehage, Claudia
name: Kutz, Dieter Friedhelm
Publisher: name: University of Muenster, Institutional Repository MIAMI
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 790 Recreational and performing arts

description: Background: Compared with the normal adult population, athletes of several sport disciplines, such as endurance sports, ball sports, cycling and swimming, have higher use of over-the-counter analgesics (OTC analgesics). The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of OTC analgesic use in volleyball players as a typical competitive sport discipline. One particular focus was placed on the analysis whether the athletes’ use of OTC analgesics was influenced by their performance motivation. Methods: A cross-sectional survey among amateur volleyball players was carried out using a web-based sports questionnaire. The study included athletes of both sexes, 18 years and older, currently playing in a German volleyball league. The athletes’ sport-related complaints were evaluated regarding the use of OTC analgesics. The use of OTC analgesics by athletes was compared with their performance motivation, based on the „Achievement Motives Scale - Sport” (AMS-Sport) questionnaire. Results: The analysis of 114 completed questionnaires of amateur athletes revealed that the use of OTC analgesics was sex dependent, with a higher prevalence of use in female players (60%) versus male players (38%). The main reasons for consumption of OTC analgesics were pain in the head, knee and shoulder. The most frequently taken drug was ibuprofen, most often taken at competitions and over a period of 4 years (median). The analysis of the AMS-Sport questionnaire revealed that a logistic regression model for estimating the probability of drug use can be explained by the factors hope of success and years of playing practise in female players but not male players. In females, an increase in the factor hope of success resulted in a lower probability of OTC analgesic use, while an increase in years of playing practise resulted in a higher probability of use. Conclusion: The average duration that volleyball players in this study took OTC analgesics was higher than that of the German population, and OTC analgesic use was more prevalent in female than male volleyball players. Thus, to reduce the prevalence of OTC analgesic use, educational programs should be implemented in sports teams; and, to reduce direct and indirect social pressure, sports teams should also receive sex-specific psychological support.
description: Finanziert über die DEAL-Vereinbarung mit Wiley 2019-2022.
Effect of Symmetry Energy on Intermediate Mass Fragments Production
Creators: name: Bansal, Rubina
name: Kumar, Suneel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: When energy of colliding nuclei is between 100-600 MeV/nucleon then multifragmentation take place. By studying the fragments (at final stage of reaction) we can seize the idea about initial condition and various other parameter which influence the reaction and vice-versa. The symmetry energy Esym (ρ) of nuclear matter characterizes how the energy rises as one move away from equal numbers of neutrons and protons. Both the magnitude and density dependence of Esym (ρ) are critical for understanding the structure of rare isotopes and the reaction mechanism of heavy ion collisions but also many interesting issues in astrophysics.
Improving the selectivity of reduced graphene oxide membranes for water and ions separation
Creators: name: YUAN, SHI
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: classificationCode: 400411
subject: Water treatment processes
classificationCode: 400409
subject: Separation technologies

description: Recently, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) membranes have drawn intensive attention for water purification and molecular sieving. However, their performance, particularly the selectivity for water and ions separation, is usually under theoretical value, which needs further improvement. This thesis demonstrates the enhanced water/ion selectivity of rGO membranes by tuning their interlayer nanostructures, introducing strong interactions, and covering non-selective defects as well as forming new selective passages. This work provides new insights into the mass transport mechanism of rGO membranes and advances the design of 2D membranes for desalination, ionic sieving, and other environmental applications.
Blazar Anti-Sequence of Spectral Variability for Individual TeV Blazars
Creators: name: Zhang, Jin
name: Zhang, Shuang-Nan
name: Liang, En-Wei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We compile from literature the broadband SEDs of twelve TeV blazars observed simultaneously or quasi-simultaneously with Fermi/LAT and other instruments. Two SEDs are available for each of the objects and the state is identified as a low or high state according to its flux density at GeV/TeV band. The observed SEDs of BL Lac objects (BL Lacs) are fitted well with the synchrotron + synchrotron-self-Compton (syn+SSC) model, whereas the SEDs of the two flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs) need to include the contributions of external Compton scattering. In this scenario, it is found that the Doppler factor delta of FSRQs is smaller than that of BL Lacs, but the magnetic field strength B of FSRQs is larger than that of BL Lacs. The increase of the peak frequency of the SEDs is accompanied with the increase of the flux for the individual sources, which seems opposite to the observational phenomena of the blazar sequence. We refer this phenomenon to blazar anti-sequence of spectral variability for individual TeV blazars. However, both the blazar sequence from FSRQs to BL Lacs and blazar anti-sequence of the spectral variability from low state to high state are accompanied by an increase of the break Lorentz factor of the electron's spectrum gamma_b and a decrease of B. We propose a model in which the mass accretion rate is the driving force behind both the blazar sequence for ensembles of blazars and the blazar anti-sequence for individual blazars. Specifically we suggest that the differences in mass accretion rate of different blazars produce the observed blazar sequence, but ΔM in each blazar results in the observed blazar anti-sequence.
description: 10 pages, 7 figures, 1 table, to be appeared in International Journal of Modern Physics D (Proceedings of 3rd Galileo-Xu Guangqi meeting)
On the nature of the optical conductivity of polaron
Creators: name: De Filippis, G.
name: Cataudella, V.
name: Mishchenko, A. S.
name: Nagaosa, N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study theoretically a fundamental issue in solids: the evolution of the optical spectra of polaron as the electron-phonon coupling increases. By comparing the exact results obtained by diagrammatic Monte Carlo method and the data got through exact diagonalization within an appropriate subspace of the phononic wavefunctions, the physical nature of the crossover from weak to strong coupling is revealed. The optical spectra are well understood by the quantum mechanical superposition of states with light and heavy phonon clouds corresponding to large and small polarons, respectively. It is also found that the strong coupling Franck-Condon regime is not accessible at realistic values of the coupling constant.
description: 4 pages
Energy optimization for many-core platforms under process, voltage and temperature variations
Creators: name: Majzoub, Sohaib
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: Many-core architectures are the most recent shift in multi-processor design. This processor design paradigm replaces large monolithic processing units by thousands of simple processing elements on a single chip. With such a large number of processing units, it promises significant throughput advantage over traditional multi-core platforms. Furthermore, it enables better localized control of power consumption and thermal gradients. This is achieved by selective reduction of the core’s supply voltage, or by switching some of the cores off to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation. This dissertation proposes an energy optimization flow to implement applications on many-core architectures taking into account the impact of Process Voltage and Temperature (PVT) variations. The flow utilizes multi-supply voltage techniques, namely voltage island design, to reduce power consumption in the implementation. We propose a novel approach to voltage island formation, called Voltage Island Clouds, that reduces the impact of on-chip or intra-die PVT variations. The islands are created by balancing their shape constraints imposed by intra- and inter-island communication with the desire to limit the spatial extent of each island to minimize PVT impact. We propose an algorithm to build islands for Static Voltage Scaling (SVS) and Multiple Voltage Scaling (MVS) design approaches. The optimization initially allows for a large number of islands, each with its unique voltage level. Next, the number of the islands is reduced to a small practical number, e.g., four voltages. We then propose an efficient voltage selection approach, called the Removal Cost Method (RCM), that provides near optimal results with more than a 10X speedup compared to the best-known previous methods. Finally, we present an evaluation platform considering pre- and post-fabrication PVT scenarios where multiple applications with hundreds to thousands of tasks are mapped onto many-core platforms with hundreds to thousands of cores to evaluate the proposed techniques. Results show that the geometric average energy savings for 33 test cases using the proposed methods is 25% better than previous methods.
Quantum phase transitions of ultra-cold Bose system in non-rectangular optical lattices
Creators: name: Lin, Zhi
name: Zhang, Jun
name: Jiang, Ying
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we investigate systematically the Mott-insulator-Superfluid quantum phase transitions for ultracold scalar bosons in triangular, hexagonal, as well as Kagomé optical lattices. With the help of field-theoretical effective potential, by treating the hopping term in Bose-Hubbard model as perturbation, we calculate the phase boundaries analytically for different integer filling factors. Our analytical results are in good agreement with recent numerical results.
description: 3 figures
Robust Filtering and Smoothing with Gaussian Processes
Creators: name: Deisenroth, Marc Peter
name: Turner, Ryan
name: Huber, Marco F.
name: Hanebeck, Uwe D.
name: Rasmussen, Carl Edward
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We propose a principled algorithm for robust Bayesian filtering and smoothing in nonlinear stochastic dynamic systems when both the transition function and the measurement function are described by non-parametric Gaussian process (GP) models. GPs are gaining increasing importance in signal processing, machine learning, robotics, and control for representing unknown system functions by posterior probability distributions. This modern way of "system identification" is more robust than finding point estimates of a parametric function representation. In this article, we present a principled algorithm for robust analytic smoothing in GP dynamic systems, which are increasingly used in robotics and control. Our numerical evaluations demonstrate the robustness of the proposed approach in situations where other state-of-the-art Gaussian filters and smoothers can fail.
description: 7 pages, 1 figure, draft version of paper accepted at IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Interfacial Solar Steam Generation for Efficient and Continuous Desalination
Creators: name: YUN XIA
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90403 Chemical Engineering Design
subject: FOS: Chemical engineering
subject: 90410 Water Treatment Processes
subject: 91205 Functional Materials
subject: FOS: Materials engineering
subject: 90608 Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: 91305 Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: Solar-driven distillation is one of the most promising technologies to address the global problem of water scarcity, but is currently limited by salt accumulation and crystallization. This thesis proposes and tests three innovative system designs aiming to overcome the salt fouling problem. The studies provide new insights into the design of solar distillation systems and advance their applications in sustainable seawater desalination and wastewater management.
MPEC 2023-X32 : 2019 QE112
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2019 QE112

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Phase properties of the superposition of squeezed and displaced number states
Creators: name: El-Orany, Faisal A. A.
name: Perina, J.
name: Abdalla, M. Sebawe
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show that a nonlinear asymmetric directional coupler composed of a linear waveguide and a nonlinear waveguide operating by nondegenerate parametric amplification is an effective source of single-mode squeezed light. This is has been demonstrated, under certain conditions and for specific modes, for incident coherent beams in terms of the quasiprobability functions, photon-number distribution and phase distribution.
description: 17 pages, 4 figures
CFD-DEM MODELLING AND ANALYSIS OF HYDRAULIC CONVEYING
Creators: name: MENGMENG ZHOU
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 80205 Numerical Computation
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this thesis work, a coupling method of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and discrete element method (DEM) is successfully applied to simulate the process of hydraulic conveying. The fundamentals governing the complex liquid-solid flow and performance of hydraulic conveying are systematically analysed in terms of particle-particle, particle-fluid and particle-wall interaction. The flow regimes and their transition, solid pattern, and pipe wear under different geometrical, operational and material conditions are carefully examined. This study would provide important suggestions/guidelines for the design and control of hydraulic conveying systems.
Web-page Prediction for Domain Specific Web-search using Boolean Bit Mask
Creators: name: Sinha, Sukanta
name: Duttagupta, Rana
name: Mukhopadhyay, Debajyoti
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Information Retrieval (cs.IR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Search Engine is a Web-page retrieval tool. Nowadays Web searchers utilize their time using an efficient search engine. To improve the performance of the search engine, we are introducing a unique mechanism which will give Web searchers more prominent search results. In this paper, we are going to discuss a domain specific Web search prototype which will generate the predicted Web-page list for user given search string using Boolean bit mask.
description: 10 pages, 3 figures
Creating Longitudinal Data Series Comparisons - New Highlights from the NACDA Portal
Creators: name: Lavender, Kathryn
name: Zeiger, Jennifer
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: In this presentation, we plan to describe NACDA's efforts over the last year to develop a multi-series comparison of longitudinal, nationally representative, National Institute on Aging funded data collections using DDI-Lifecycle, as well as share some lessons learned.The National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA, part of ICPSR) began working with DDI-Lifecycle in 2018. Since then, NACDA has made efforts to document some of our most established and frequently-used longitudinal data collections to DDI-L and display them in a Colectica Portal. In this presentation, we will discuss how our portal and the way we use it have evolved. Namely, we have built on our earliest efforts in comparing variables within a single series and across two series, to develop new methods that include the recent addition of a multi-series concordance to the portal. NACDA is part of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and based at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan.
WorkspaceExplorer
Creators: name: Austrup, Volker Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: pyhf, in combination with cabinetry, has been used successfully in a statistical combination of searches for Beyond-Standard-Model particles by the ATLAS Combination. Since for the individual searches various different frameworks were used to perform the statistical analysis, an essential part of the combination effort consisted of validating the statistical workspaces after they had been converted into the pyhf format for full likelihoods. As part of the validation process, I developed a web-based interface to easily and quickly visualise workspace contents and perform fits. This so-called WorkspaceExplorer is available at workspaceexplorer.app.cern.ch. In addition to validation, it can for example also serve educational purposes or aid in exploration of unfamiliar statistical models. In this talk, I will present available features and discuss possible use cases for the tool as well as the potential for further developments.
Engineering hybrid protein-RNA nanostructures as advanced biomaterials
Creators: name: Younas, Tayyaba
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: classificationCode: 400302
subject: Biomaterials
classificationCode: 401807
subject: Nanomaterials
classificationCode: 400499
subject: Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: This PhD thesis explore a novel class of nanomaterial solely composed of protein and RNA. It sequentially designs and assembles one-dimensional protein-RNA nanowire as a proof of concept. Then the 1D hybrid material was extended to 2D structure by introducing multiple binding sites in RNA molecules. The hybrid protein-RNA materials were then engineered with non-covalent photo switchable reversibility, followed by biophysical study of protein partners that confers essential light switchability.
On the mass and the decay constant of recently observed bound state $h_b(1P)$
Creators: name: Bashiry, V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The mass and decay constant of the ground state of spin singlet $b \bar{b}$ is calculated by using the QCD sum rules method. This meson is an axial vector $P$-wave named $h_b(1P)$ meson with $J^P =1^+$. It is found that the mass of this meson is $(m=9940\pm 37)$ MeV, which is consistent with the recent experimental data by Belle collaboration.
description: 8 pages, 5 figures
Design and investigations of graphene oxide-based membranes for water treatment applications
Creators: name: SALLY HISHAM MOHAMED EL MERAGAWI
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90404 Membrane and Separation Technologies
subject: FOS: Chemical engineering

description: Membranes are a key technology for the purification of potable water but they still require some improvement to make them more efficient. This thesis develops graphene oxide membranes through suggesting a protocol to recover membrane performance following long-term use and modifications to improve membrane efficiency for emerging contaminants and water treatment applications.
Vertically Aligned Gold Nanowires for Soft, Skin-conformable, Stretchable Supercapacitors and Self-Powered Sensors
Creators: name: TIANCE AN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90403 Chemical Engineering Design
subject: FOS: Chemical engineering
subject: 100705 Nanoelectronics
subject: FOS: Nanotechnology

description: This thesis provides a detailed literature review on the recent progress in stretchable supercapacitors as well as triboelectric based self-powered sensors with practical applications. By utilization of vertically aligned gold nanowires as building materials, four main research projects are proposed. The first three projects are focusing on developing soft, stretchable and skin-conformable supercapacitors with addresses on structure characterization, performance evaluation and practical demonstration. In addition, a triboelectric-based self-powered pressure sensor is presented with outstanding stretchability. Besides, a triboelectric tattoo functioning as wireless human-machine interface as well as tactile sensory system are also demonstrated.
Development of in vivo pH nanosensors for ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging
Creators: name: JULIA ANN-THERESE WALKER
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 100402 Medical Biotechnology Diagnostics (incl. Biosensors)
subject: FOS: Medical biotechnology
subject: 90403 Chemical Engineering Design
subject: FOS: Chemical engineering

description: This thesis contributes to the field of in vivo biosensing, with the development of the first implant solid-state ultrasound biosensor for the monitoring of pH with later adaptation into a photoacoustic sensor, the bio-compatibility of recombinantly produced anti-fouling polymers was also investigated for stealth properties on nano particles.