cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
From Sense to Sound Mapping High-Level Sonic Percepts to Sound Generation
Creators: name: Le Groux, Sylvain
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006

description: This research report deals with the problem of mapping sonic percepts to sound generation, i.e. mapping high-level perceptually meaningful descriptors to sound synthesis parameters. We give an overview of different models that are used for sound description, sound generation and suggest a classification of the techniques that allow mappings from the descriptive to the generative domain. Based on our study of the state of the art, we describe our own novel system for intuitive control of an additive sound synthesis model. We in fact propose a general framework for the extraction, abstraction, reproduction and transformation of timbrical characteristics of a sound analyzed from recordings. We give a detailed description of our analysis/synthesis paradigm which is well-suited for a machine learning approach to a non-linear mapping problem. We also suggest an elegant way to reduce the dimensionality of the synthesis parameter space, while preserving the auditory quality of the resynthesis. We finally give a complete and coherent framework to train, tune and evaluate our system in an automatic, consistent and reproducible fashion. The results are promising, and this type of architecture yields various original audio and musical applications.
title: Other words collected during the fieldwork
Creators: name: LI, Qiang
Publisher: name: COCOON - https://cocoon.huma-num.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Lamo
subject: mis

description: Conforms to: doi:10.34847/cocoon.49aefa90-8c1f-3ba8-a099-0ebefc6a2aa7
IN03175 Anurādhapura Stone Steps near 'Burrows' Pavilion' Inscription 4
Creators: name: Paranavitana, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03175
Epigraphia Zeylanica
Anuradhapura

description: IN03175 Anurādhapura Stone Steps near ‘Burrows’ Pavilion’ Inscription 4 - Transcript and Translation Source: Paranavitana, S. (1934–41). ‘No. 16. Inscriptions on the Steps near ‘Burrows’ Pavilion’ at Anurādhapura,’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 4, pp. 136–141.
Spatial and Temporal Variability in Shipping Traffic Off San Francisco, California
Creators: name: Hines, Ellen
name: Moore, Thomas J.
name: Jahncke, Jaime
name: Jensen, Caitlin M.
name: Holzman, Barbara A.
name: Redfern, Jessica V.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Information and Computing Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Medicine

description: Shipping traffic poses a worldwide threat to many large whale species. Spatially explicit risk assessments are increasingly being used as a tool to minimize ship-strike risk. These assessments often use static representations of shipping patterns. We used Automatic Identification System data to quantify variability in cargo shipping traffic entering and exiting San Francisco Bay, which contains some of the busiest ports in the United States, at three temporal resolutions: (1) before and after implementation of the California Air Resources Board's Ocean-Going Vessels Fuel Rule, (2) among seasons, and (3) day versus night. We used the nonparametric Mood's Median test to compare median daily distance traveled because the data were not normally distributed and the variance was not homogeneous. Our analyses show that shipping traffic off San Francisco is dynamic at both interannual and daily temporal resolutions, but that traffic was fairly consistent among the seasons considered. Our analyses emphasize the importance of economic and regulatory drivers on interannual shipping traffic patterns. Shipping traffic is expected to continue to change off the U.S. West Coast and to increase globally. These changes in shipping traffic could have implications for the risk of ships striking whales and should be included in risk assessments.
title: Информационные системы мобильного робота на базе Robot Operating System
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2022

description: Учебное пособие направлено на формирование навыков по разработке прикладного программного обеспечения для информационно-измерительной системы (ИИС) мобильного робота. Рассматриваются аспекты конфигурирования вычислительной машины для использования с Robot Operating System, а также основные элементы программного интерфейса фреймворка. Полученные навыки могут быть использованы для создания модулей ИИС, для задач планирования, управления, навигации, локализации и т. д. Подготовлено с учетом требований Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта высшего образования. Учебное пособие предназначено для студентов укрупненных групп специальностей и направлений подготовки 12.00.00 «Фотоника, приборостроение, оптические и биотехнические системы и технологии», 15.00.00 «Машиностроение», изучающих дисциплины «Бортовые информационно-измерительные системы», «Датчики и приборы робототехники», «Датчики мехатронных и робототехнических систем», «Программирование робототехнических систем», «Программное обеспечение мехатронных и робототехнических систем», «Программное обеспечение мобильных роботов» и др. Издание освещает вопросы применения в приборо- и машиностроении сквозной технологии «Технологии компонентов робототехники и мехатроники», приведенной в Национальной программе «Цифровая экономика Российской Федерации».
Conexoes_em_Rede_as_relacoes_bibliotecon.pdf
Creators: name: Lima, Juliana
name: Lima, Juliana Soares
name: Fabíola Maria Pereira Bezerra
name: Pires, Francisco Edvander
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Library and Information Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications

description: Aborda as relações profissionais entre bibliotecários brasileiros e portugueses nas redes sociais e apresenta a fan page Mural Interativo do Bibliotecário como mídia para disseminação dessas ações bilaterais. Objetiva descrever as relações criadas dentro do Facebook que favorecem a divulgação de práticas profissionais desenvolvidas por bibliotecários dos dois países. A metodologia utilizada para o desenvolvimento da pesquisa está pautada na pesquisa empírica e na revisão de literatura sobre redes sociais, web social e colégios invisíveis, assim como na pesquisa descritiva e exploratória para descrever e avaliar a participação e as relações de bibliotecários brasileiros e portugueses ocorridas na fan page Mural Interativo do Bibliotecário. Ressalta, ao final, que a proposta apresentada pela fan page desperta o interesse crescente de bibliotecários portugueses sobre esse canal de interação social.
title: Rhetorical effects in illness writing: a coherence-based approach
Creators: name: Kristensen-McLachlan, Ross Deans
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Illness narratives, medical humanities, cognitive stylistics, rhetoric, discourse processing, coherence.

description: This thesis uses cognitive-stylistic techniques to analyse rhetorical effects in a collection of non-fiction writing about illness. It draws on a broad range of related disciplines, including discourse analysis and cognitive psychology, and uses these approaches to conduct a close linguistic analysis of the texts analysed. The results of this analysis are linked to existing research in the medical humanities, specifically in relation to illness and narrative. In particular, this thesis describes how readers utilise certain linguistic features in order to construct a coherent mental representation of a text. It argues that certain strategies employed by readers to create these interpretations have rhetorical effects which go beyond coherence building. To begin, I provide explicit definitions for some of the key terms which feature prominently in this thesis: illness writing; coherence; and rhetoric. Following this, I introduce the corpus of texts which from which are drawn the examples used throughout this thesis. Alongside this, I introduce the specific linguistic features which will be studied in the subsequent analysis chapters. These features are introduced and analysed at increasing levels of linguistic abstraction, from more concrete to less. The analysis begins with a subset of English personal pronouns, before moving on to describe discourse structure in the form of repeating patterns of textual organisation. I then consider the role of external, ‘real-world’ knowledge in the construction of discourse coherence, before demonstrating how this knowledge can be blended to create new, creative ways of thinking about illness. The thesis closes with a summary of these results, along with some suggestions for potential future research. Finally, I conclude with a reflection on the methods and results found in the thesis and point towards their wider applicability in the field of medical humanities more generally. The original contribution of this thesis is therefore twofold. From a cognitive-stylistic perspective, it contributes to the understanding of the relationship between coherence-building strategies and their rhetorical effects. However, it also aims to contribute to the ongoing work in medical humanities, which seeks to advance our understanding of the lived experience of illness.
Comic style sketches of nurses (Medical illustrations)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: Nurses
Cartoons as Topic
Wit and Humor as Topic
Patient Care

description: Stylized black and white pencil sketches of nurses involved with various tasks of their jobs. Includes captions such as "Relaxation!," "Medication!" and "Observation!"
Medical instruments, symbols & sketch of University of Oregon Medical School (illustrations)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: University of Oregon. Medical School
Medical Illustration
Equipment and Supplies
Microscopes
Patient Care
OHSU--Mackenzie Hall

description: Stylized pencil drawings of abstract symbols, medical instruments, a bowl of fruit, a doctor seeing a patient and a pencil illustration of the front of the University of Oregon Medical School from 1939.
Jocosa relación para reír y pasar el tiempo: Digital edition
Creators: name: Betti Miguel
name: Leblanc Elina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Spanish literature
Digital edition
XML-TEI

description: Digital edition of a Spanish pliego de cordel, published by the Andalusian printer José María Moreno (19th c.). It contains the XML-TEI file of the edition, as well as the files that led to this edition, i.e. the digital facsimiles (raw and retouched), and the transcription produced by the OCR tool Transkribus (PAGE-XML). This digital edition is a part of the research project Desenrollando el cordel / Untangling the cordel / Démêler le cordel (2020-2024), led by professor Constance Carta at the University of Geneva and supported by the philanthropic Sandoz-Monique de Meuron Family Foundation.
title: Sentences for grammar test
Creators: name: LI, Qiang
Publisher: name: COCOON - https://cocoon.huma-num.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Lamo
subject: mis

description: Conforms to: doi:10.34847/cocoon.49aefa90-8c1f-3ba8-a099-0ebefc6a2aa7
Impact of aleatoric, stochastic and epistemic uncertainties on project cost contingency reserves
Creators: name: Curto, David
name: Acebes, Fernando
name: Gonzalez-Varona, Jose M
name: Poza, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Applications (stat.AP)
subject: Risk Management (q-fin.RM)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: In construction projects, contingency reserves have traditionally been estimated based on a percentage of the total project cost, which is arbitrary and, thus, unreliable in practical cases. Monte Carlo simulation provides a more reliable estimation. However, works on this topic have focused exclusively on the effects of aleatoric uncertainty, but ignored the impacts of other uncertainty types. In this paper, we present a method to quantitatively determine project cost contingency reserves based on Monte Carlo Simulation that considers the impact of not only aleatoric uncertainty, but also of the effects of other uncertainty kinds (stochastic, epistemic) on the total project cost. The proposed method has been validated with a real-case construction project in Spain. The obtained results demonstrate that the approach will be helpful for construction Project Managers because the obtained cost contingency reserves are consistent with the actual uncertainty type that affects the risks identified in their projects.
description: 15 pages
title: Самореализация студентов в информационно-компьютерной деятельности
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2022

description: В монографии обсуждается проблема самореализации студентов в информационно-компьютерной деятельности. Наибольшее значение уделяется проблеме личностных особенностей самореализации студентов в информационно-компьютерной деятельности. Представлены авторские психодиагностические методики, позволяющие многомерно изучать личностные особенности самореализации студентов как в исследовательских (научных) целях, так и в целях психологической практики. Книга рассчитана как на специалистов, занимающихся научной деятельностью, так и на психологов, работающих в области консультирования и психотерапии личностных особенностей, а также для всех, кто интересуется вопросами, связанными с отношениями между людьми.
Herausforderungen und Chancen der Textsorte „Versuchsprotokoll“ im Biologieunterricht für Schüler:innen mit Deutsch als Erst- und Zweitsprache
Creators: name: Müllner, Bernhard
name: Bachler, Theresa
name: Möller, Andrea
Publisher: name: Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Biologie (ZDB) - Biologie Lehren und Lernen
Year: 2022

description: Die Förderung der Sprach- und Kommunikationskompetenz von Schüler:innen ist nicht nur die Aufgabe sogenannter Sprachfächer, sondern auch ein wesentliches Ziel des Biologieunterrichts. Studien naturwissenschaftsdidaktischer Forschungen zeigen, dass die Textsorte des Versuchsprotokolls sprachbildendes Potential bietet und somit mitunter die Möglichkeit eröffnet, die Sprach- und Kommunikationskompetenz im Biologieunterricht zu fördern. Da Schüler:innen beim Verfassen von Versuchsprotokollen auf bildungssprachliche Mittel zurückgreifen, die kognitiv anspruchsvoll und herausfordernd sind, setzt es sich diese Studie zum Ziel, typische Stolpersteine offenzulegen, denen Schüler:innen beim Schreiben begegnen. Dafür wurden 48 Versuchsprotokolle von 24 Schüler:innen im Rahmen eines analytischen Verfahrens ausgewertet und diskutiert, um mögliche Förderbedarfe und Chancen für einen sprachsensiblen Biologieunterricht abzuleiten. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass das Versuchsprotokoll vor allem Schüler:innen, deren Erstsprache nicht Deutsch ist, vor große Herausforderungen stellt.
description: Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Biologie (ZDB) - Biologie Lehren und Lernen, Bd. 26 (2022)
Fetuses (Medical illustrations)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: Medical Illustration
Fetus
Embryonic and Fetal Development

description: Black and white pencil sketches depicting a human fetus at various stages of development. Also includes one sketch depicting a newborn, highlighting certain organs and underlining how reduced enzyme activity in babies can cause drugs to have adverse effects.
Jocosa relación para reír y pasar el tiempo: Digital edition
Creators: name: Miguel, Betti
name: Leblanc Elina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Spanish literature
Digital edition
XML-TEI

description: Digital edition of a Spanish pliego de cordel, published by the Andalusian printer José María Moreno (19th c.). It contains the XML-TEI file of the edition, as well as the files that led to this edition, i.e. the digital facsimiles (raw and retouched), and the transcription produced by the OCR tool Transkribus (PAGE-XML). This digital edition is a part of the research project Desenrollando el cordel / Untangling the cordel / Démêler le cordel (2020-2022), led by the professor Constance Carta at the University of Geneva and supported by the philanthropic Sandoz-Monique de Meuron Family Foundation.
Mouth; contains Oral Malignancies: The Dentist's Responsibility; The Lacrimal Apparatus (Medical illustrations)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: Medical Illustration
Mouth
Mouth Neoplasms
Mouth Diseases
Tooth
Herpes Labialis

description: Detailed black and white drawings o the mouth, including parts of the mouth, teeth, diseases and photos of tongue disease alongside their illustrated depictions.
IN03179 Anurādhapura Stone Steps near 'Burrows' Pavilion' Inscription 8
Creators: name: Paranavitana, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03179
Epigraphia Zeylanica
Anuradhapura

description: IN03179 Anurādhapura Stone Steps near ‘Burrows’ Pavilion’ Inscription 8 - Transcript and Translation Source: Paranavitana, S. (1934–41). ‘No. 16. Inscriptions on the Steps near ‘Burrows’ Pavilion’ at Anurādhapura,’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 4, pp. 136–141.
Jocosa relación para reír y pasar el tiempo: Digital edition
Creators: name: Betti Miguel
name: Leblanc Elina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Spanish literature
Digital edition
XML-TEI

description: Digital edition of a Spanish pliego de cordel, published by the Andalusian printer José María Moreno (19th c.). It contains the XML-TEI file of the edition, as well as the files that led to this edition, i.e. the digital facsimiles (raw and retouched), and the transcription produced by the OCR tool Transkribus (PAGE-XML). This digital edition is a part of the research project Desenrollando el cordel / Untangling the cordel / Démêler le cordel (2020-2024), led by the professor Constance Carta at the University of Geneva and supported by the philanthropic Sandoz-Monique de Meuron Family Foundation.
Nerves; contains Banthine In Peptic Ulcer and Intestinal Hypermotility (Medical illustrations)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: Medical Illustration
Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Spine

description: Labeled color pencil drawings depicting the structure of the nervous system as it relates to the spine and brain.
A critical hybrid realist-outcomes systematic review of relationships between medical education programmes and communities: BEME Guide No. 35
Creators: name: R. H. Ellaway
name: L. O’Gorman
name: R. Strasser
name: D. C. Marsh
name: L. Graves
name: P. Fink
name: C. Cervin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Background: The relationships between medical schools and communities have long inspired and troubled medical education programmes. Successive models of community-oriented, community-based and community-engaged medical education have promised much and delivered to varying degrees. A two-armed realist systematic review was undertaken to explore and synthesize the evidence on medical school–community relationships.Method: One arm used standard outcomes criteria (Kirkpatrick levels), the other a realist approach seeking out the underlying contexts, mechanisms and outcomes. 38 reviewers completed 489 realist reviews and 271 outcomes reviews; 334 articles were reviewed in the realist arm and 181 in the outcomes arm. Analyses were based on: descriptive statistics on both articles and reviews; the outcomes involved; the quality of the evidence presented; realist contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes; and an analysis of underlying discursive themes.Findings: The literature on medical school–community relationships is heterogeneous and largely idiographic, with no common standards for what a community is, who represents communities, what a relationship is based on, or whose needs are or should be being addressed or considered.Conclusions: Community relationships can benefit medical education, even if it is not always clear why or how. There is much opportunity to improve the quality and precision of scholarship in this area.
IN03176 Anurādhapura Stone Steps near 'Burrows' Pavilion' Inscription 5
Creators: name: Paranavitana, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03176
Epigraphia Zeylanica
Anuradhapura

description: IN03176 Anurādhapura Stone Steps near ‘Burrows’ Pavilion’ Inscription 5 - Transcript and Translation Source: Paranavitana, S. (1934–41). ‘No. 16. Inscriptions on the Steps near ‘Burrows’ Pavilion’ at Anurādhapura,’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 4, pp. 136–141.
Neck (Medical illustrations)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: Medical Illustration
Neck
Pharynx
Esophagus
Neck Muscles
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures

description: Detailed pencil illustrations of the neck, including its muscular structure, the esophagus's connection to the stomach and the inside of the throat and chin as viewed during surgery.
Rectum (Medical illustrations)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: Medical Illustration
Rectum
Rectal Prolapse
Colorectal Surgery
Colonoscopy
Intestine, Large

description: Pencil illustrations depicting cross sections of the rectum and surrounding organs during a prostate exam. Also includes two drawings depicting a rectopexy, prolapsed anuses and two drawings of the intestines.
title: Processing RGB Color Sensors for Measuring the Circadian Stimulus of Artificial and Daylight Light Sources
Creators: name: Trinh, Vinh Quang
name: Babilon, Sebastian
name: Myland, Paul
name: Khanh, Tran Quoc
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2022

description: The three main tasks of modern lighting design are to support the visual performance, satisfy color emotion (color quality), and promote positive non-visual outcomes. In view of large-scale applications, the use of simple and inexpensive RGB color sensors to monitor related visual and non-visual illumination parameters seems to be of great promise for the future development of human-centered lighting control systems. In this context, the present work proposes a new methodology to assess the circadian effectiveness of the prevalent lighting conditions for daylight and artificial light sources in terms of the physiologically relevant circadian stimulus (CS) metric using such color sensors. In the case of daylight, the raw sensor readouts were processed in such a way that the CIE daylight model can be applied as an intermediate step to estimate its spectral composition, from which CS can eventually be calculated straightforwardly. Maximal CS prediction errors of less than 0.0025 were observed when tested on real data. For artificial light sources, on the other hand, the CS approximation method of Truong et al. was applied to estimate its circadian effectiveness from the sensor readouts. In this case, a maximal CS prediction error of 0.028 must be reported, which is considerably larger compared to daylight, but still in an acceptable range for typical indoor lighting applications. The use of RGB color sensors is thus shown to be suitable for estimating the circadian effectiveness of both types of illumination with sufficient accuracy for practical applications.
IN03177 Anurādhapura Stone Steps near 'Burrows' Pavilion' Inscription 6
Creators: name: Paranavitana, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03177
Epigraphia Zeylanica
Anuradhapura

description: IN03177 Anurādhapura Stone Steps near ‘Burrows’ Pavilion’ Inscription 6 - Translation and Transcription Source: Paranavitana, S. (1934–41). ‘No. 16. Inscriptions on the Steps near ‘Burrows’ Pavilion’ at Anurādhapura,’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 4, pp. 136–141.
Hands, lungs & neck surgery (Medical illustrations)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: Medical Illustration
Hand
Hand Bones
Lung
Pulmonary Circulation

description: Unlabeled pencil sketches of the outside of hands as well as their skeletal structure. Also includes labeled color illustrations of the lungs from the front and back.
Quantification of Nanoparticle Release from Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings due to Environmental Stressing
Creators: name: Davis, Rick
name: Kim, Yeon Seok
name: Uddin, Nasir
name: Nyden, Marc
name: Savelas A. Rabb
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Medicine
subject: Engineering
subject: Biophysics

description: ABSTRACTCertain engineered nanoparticles (ENP) reduce the flammability of components used in soft furnishings (mattresses and upholstered furniture). However, because of the ENP's small size and ability to interact with biological molecules, these fire retardant ENPs may pose a health and environmental risks, if they are released sometime during the life cycle of the soft furnishing. Quantifying the released amount of these ENPs under normal end-use circumstances provides a basis for assessing their potential health and environmental impact. In this manuscript, we report on efforts to identify suitable methodologies for quantifying the release of carbon nanofibers, carbon nanotubes, and sodium montmorillonites from coatings applied to the surfaces of barrier fabric and polyurethane foam. The ENPs released in simulated chewing and mechanical stressing experiments were collected in aqueous solution and quantified using Ultraviolet-Visible and inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy. The microstructures of the released ENPs were characterized using scanning electron microscopy. The reported methodology and results provide important milestones to estimate the impact and toxicity of the ENP release during the life cycle of the nanocomposites. To our knowledge, this is the first study of ENP release from the soft furnishing coating, can be important application area for fire safety.
IN03178 Anurādhapura Stone Steps near 'Burrows' Pavilion' Inscription 7
Creators: name: Paranavitana, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03178
Epigraphia Zeylanica
Anuradhapura

description: IN03178 Anurādhapura Stone Steps near ‘Burrows’ Pavilion’ Inscription 7 - Transcript and Translation Source: Paranavitana, S. (1934–41). ‘No. 16. Inscriptions on the Steps near ‘Burrows’ Pavilion’ at Anurādhapura,’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 4, pp. 136–141.
title: Evidence for Human-Centric In-Vehicle Lighting: Part 1
Creators: name: Weirich, Christopher
name: Lin, Yandan
name: Khanh, Tran Quoc
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2022

description: Today, up to hundreds of RGB and W-LEDs are positioned in a vehicle’s interior context and are able to be individually controlled in intensity, color and sequence. However, which kind of illumination distracts or supports car occupants and how to define such a modern illumination system is still under discussion and unknown. For that, first a definition for an in-vehicle lighting system is introduced. Second, a globally distributed study was performed based on a free-access online survey to investigate in-vehicle lighting for visual signaling within 10 colors, eight positions and six dynamic patterns. In total, 238 participants from China and Europe rated color preferences, color moods, light-position preferences, differences between manual and autonomous driving and also different meanings for dynamic lighting patterns. Out of these, three strong significant (p < 0.05) color preference groups were identified with a polarized, accepted or merged character. For the important driving-signaling mood attention, we found a significant hue dependency for Europeans which was missing within the Chinese participants. In addition, we identified that light positioned at the door and foot area was globally favored. Furthermore, we evaluated qualitative results: men are primarily focusing on fast-forward, whereas women paid more attention on practical light usage. These findings conclude the need for a higher lighting-car-occupant adaptation in the future grounded by deeper in-vehicle human factors research to achieve a higher satisfaction level. In interdisciplinary terms, our findings might also be helpful for interior building or general modern cockpit designs for trains or airplanes.
An anti-DNA Antibody Prefers Damaged dsDNA over Native
Creators: name: N.I. Akberova
name: A.A. Zhmurov
name: T.A. Nevzorova
name: R.I. Litvinov
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Medicine
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: DNA-protein interactions, including DNA-antibody complexes, have both fundamental and practical significance. In particular, antibodies against double-stranded DNA play an important role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Elucidation of structural mechanisms of an antigen recognition and interaction of anti-DNA antibodies provides a basis for understanding the role of DNA-containing immune complexes in human pathologies and for new treatments. Here we used Molecular Dynamic simulations of bimolecular complexes of a segment of dsDNA with a monoclonal anti-DNA antibody’s Fab-fragment to obtain detailed structural and physical characteristics of the dynamic intermolecular interactions. Using a computationally modified crystal structure of a Fab-DNA complex (PDB: 3VW3), we studied in silico equilibrium Molecular Dynamics of the Fab-fragment associated with two homologous dsDNA fragments, containing or not containing dimerized thymine, a product of DNA photodamage. The Fab-fragment interactions with the thymine dimer-containing DNA was thermodynamically more stable than with the native DNA. The amino acid residues constituting a paratope and the complementary nucleotide epitopes for both Fab-DNA constructs were identified. Stacking and electrostatic interactions were shown to play the main role in the antibody-dsDNA contacts, while hydrogen bonds were less significant. The aggregate of data show that the chemically modified dsDNA (containing a covalent thymine dimer) has a higher affinity towards the antibody and forms a stronger immune complex. These findings provide a mechanistic insight into formation and properties of the pathogenic anti-DNA antibodies in autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, associated with skin photosensibilisation and DNA photodamage.
title: Low-Cycle Fatigue of FRP Strips Glued to a Quasi-Brittle Material
Creators: name: Martinelli, Enzo
name: Caggiano, Antonio
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2022

description: This paper aims at further advancing the knowledge about the cyclic behavior of FRP strips glued to quasi-brittle materials, such as concrete. The results presented herein derive from a numerical model based on concepts of based on fracture mechanics and already presented and validated by the authors in previous works. Particularly, it assumes that fracture processes leading to debonding develop in pure mode II, as is widely accepted in the literature. Starting from this assumption (and having clear both its advantages acnd shortcomings), the results of a parametric analysis are presented with the aim of investigating the role of both the mechanical properties of the interface bond–slip law and a relevant geometric quantity such as the bond length. The obtained results show the influence of the interface bond–slip law and FRP bond length on the resulting cyclic response of the FRP-to-concrete joint, the latter characterized in terms of S-N curves generally adopted in the theory of fatigue. Far from deriving a fully defined correlation among those parameters, the results indicate general trends that can be helpful to drive further investigation, both experimental and numerical in nature.
POSSIBILITIES FOR IMPROVING THE RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TRANSSPHINCTERIC FISTULAS OF THE RECTUM
Creators: name: Sherkulov, Kodir
name: Atoyeva, Mokhigul
name: Usmonov, Amirbek
name: Usmonkulov, Ma`rufjon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: A variety of studies and meta-analyses indicate that there is no single standard that fully guarantees the successful treatment of complex rectal fistulas, especially in transsphincteric forms [2, 3, 5, 7]. Traditional surgeries, although usually leading to recovery in most patients, are often accompanied by traumatic effects on the anal sphincter, which stimulates the search for new methods of intervention [1, 4, 6].
title: Frog, where are you?
Creators: name: LI, Qiang
Publisher: name: COCOON - https://cocoon.huma-num.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Lamo
subject: mis

description: Conforms to: doi:10.34847/cocoon.49aefa90-8c1f-3ba8-a099-0ebefc6a2aa7
title: Contagion, morality, and practicality: the French pox in Frankfurt am Main and Nuremberg, 1495-1700
Creators: name: O'Brien, Monica Catherine
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Syphilis, Early Modern, social history, Germany, social history of medicine.

description: This thesis investigates the factors that influenced understandings of and responses to the French pox and its victims in the free imperial cities of Frankfurt am Main and Nuremberg during the period 1495–1700. This thesis is the most extensive study of municipal responses to the pox in the Germanic lands of the Holy Roman Empire to be undertaken. These responses are contextualised within the cities’ histories and other sources on the disease, which include early modern medical texts and victims’ accounts. I argue that the councils’ responses to the disease, the orders that they issued to control its spread and their provision and delimitation of poor relief, were driven by three key factors: contagion, morality, and practicality. The existing historiography has focussed overwhelmingly on the role of theories of sexual contagion in shaping reactions to the French pox. This thesis demonstrates that non-venereal theories of contagion retained a significant influence in both medical and municipal thinking throughout the period covered by this study. Studies of the pox in Western Europe have demonstrated how the association between this disease and sexual sin influenced social and charitable responses, particularly toward women. This thesis illustrates how morality motivated and justified charitable responses to the poxed. Yet, at the same time, I demonstrate how practical considerations, such as limited resources and funding, influenced the distribution of poor relief to the sick and the deployment of moralising theories. Through investigating municipal reactions to the French pox, this thesis contributes new insights into how this disease was understood and how responses to it were formulated.
Molecular Characterization of Buffalo Haptoglobin: Sequence Based Structural Comparison Indicates Convergent Evolution Between Ruminants and Human
Creators: name: P. K. Dubey
name: S. Singh
name: S. K. Niranjan
name: S. Goyal
name: V. Vohra
name: P. Kathiravan
name: R. S. Kataria
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Chemistry
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: ABSTRACTHaptoglobin (Hp) protein has high affinity for hemoglobin (Hb) binding during intravascular hemolysis and scavenges the hemoglobin induced free radicals. Earlier reports indicate about uniqueness of Hp molecule in human and cattle, but in other animals, it is not much studied. In this paper, we characterized buffalo Hp molecule and determined its molecular structure, evolutionary importance, and tissue expression. Comparative analysis and predicted domain structure indicated that the buffalo Hp has an internal duplicated region in α-chain only similar to an alternate Hp2 allele in human. This duplicated part encoded for an extra complement control protein CCP domain. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that buffalo and other ruminants were found to group together separated from all other non-ruminants, including human. The key amino acid residues involved in Hp and Hb as well as Hp and macrophage scavenger receptor, CD163 interactions in buffalo, depicted a significant variation in comparison to other non-ruminant species. Constitutive expression of Hp was also confirmed across all the vital tissues of buffalo, for the first time. Results revealed that buffalo Hp is both structurally and functionally conserved, having internal duplication in α-chain similar to human Hp2 and other ruminant species, which might have evolved separately as a convergent evolutionary process. Furthermore, the presence of extra Hp CCP domain possibly in all ruminants may have an effect during dimerization of molecule in these species.
Skeletons (Medical illustrations, Sketches)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: Medical Illustration
Skeleton
Pelvis
Abdomen
Pelvic Floor

description: Sketches depicting the entirety of the skeleton, as well as sketches focusing on the skeletal structure of the pelvic area. Also includes drawings of the muscles, organs the face and abdomen colored with blue pencil.
title: Multimodal feedback for mid-air gestures when driving
Creators: name: Shakeri, Gözel
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: haptic, peripheral lights, auditory, visual, ultrasound haptics, multimodal feedback.

description: Mid-air gestures in cars are being used by an increasing number of drivers on the road. Us-ability concerns mean good feedback is important, but a balance needs to be found between supporting interaction and reducing distraction in an already demanding environment. Visual feedback is most commonly used, but takes visual attention away from driving. This thesis investigates novel non-visual alternatives to support the driver during mid-air gesture interaction: Cutaneous Push, Peripheral Lights, and Ultrasound feedback. These modalities lack the expressive capabilities of high resolution screens, but are intended to allow drivers to focus on the driving task. A new form of haptic feedback — Cutaneous Push — was defined. Six solenoids were embedded along the rim of the steering wheel, creating three bumps under each palm. Studies 1, 2, and 3 investigated the efficacy of novel static and dynamic Cutaneous Push patterns, and their impact on driving performance. In simulated driving studies, the cutaneous patterns were tested. The results showed pattern identification rates of up to 81.3% for static patterns and 73.5% for dynamic patterns and 100% recognition of directional cues. Cutaneous Push notifications did not impact driving behaviour nor workload and showed very high user acceptance. Cutaneous Push patterns have the potential to make driving safer by providing non-visual and instantaneous messages, for example to indicate an approaching cyclist or obstacle. Studies 4 & 5 looked at novel uni- and bimodal feedback combinations of Visual, Auditory, Cutaneous Push, and Peripheral Lights for mid-air gestures and found that non-visual feedback modalities, especially when combined bimodally, offered just as much support for interaction without negatively affecting driving performance, visual attention and cognitive demand. These results provide compelling support for using non-visual feedback from in-car systems, supporting input whilst letting drivers focus on driving.Studies 6 & 7 investigated the above bimodal combinations as well as uni- and bimodal Ultrasound feedback during the Lane Change Task to assess the impact of gesturing and feedback modality on car control during more challenging driving. The results of study Seven suggests that Visual and Ultrasound feedback are not appropriate for in-car usage,unless combined multimodally. If Ultrasound is used unimodally it is more useful in a binary scenario.Findings from Studies 5, 6, and 7 suggest that multimodal feedback significantly reduces eyes-off-the-road time compared to Visual feedback without compromising driving performance or perceived user workload, thus it can potentially reduce crash risks. Novel design recommendations for providing feedback during mid-air gesture interaction in cars are provided, informed by the experiment findings.
title: Determination of Suitable Imaging Techniques for the Investigation of the Bonding Zones of Asphalt Layers
Creators: name: Middendorf, Moritz
name: Umbach, Cristin
name: Böhm, Stefan
name: Middendorf, Bernhard
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2022

description: The material behavior of asphalt depends on its composition of aggregate, bitumen, and air voids. Asphalt pavements consist of multiple layers, making the interaction of the materials at the layer boundary important so that any stresses that occur can be relieved. The material behavior at the layer boundary is not yet understood in detail, as further methods of analysis are lacking in addition to mechanical methods. For this reason, the layer boundary of asphalt structures was analyzed using imaging methods. The aim of this research was to find an imaging method that allows a detailed analysis of the bonding zone of asphalt layers. Two different imaging techniques were used for this purpose. One is a 2-D imaging technique (asphalt petrology) and the other is a 3-D imaging technique (high-resolution computed tomography). Image analysis is a widely used technique in materials science that allows to analyze the material behavior and their composition. In this research, attention was paid to the analysis of the position of the bitumen emulsion, because the contained bitumen is supposed to bond the layers together. It was found that the application of 2-D imaging (asphalt petrology) lacked the precision for a detailed analysis of the individual materials at the layer boundary. With high-resolution computed tomography, a detailed view is possible to visualize the individual materials at the layer boundary in 3D. However, it is difficult to differentiate the materials because there are no gradations in the gray values due to the identical densities. However, it is possible to differentiate between the bitumen from the asphalt and from the emulsion if a high-density tracer is added to the bitumen emulsion for the CT studies. The results of the investigations are presented in this article.
title: Investigation of Oxy-Fuel Combustion through Reactor Network and Residence Time Data
Creators: name: Agizza, Maria Angela
name: Bagheri, Ghobad
name: Bürkle, Sebastian
name: Faravelli, Tiziano
name: Wagner, Steven
name: Dreizler, Andreas
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2022

description: Oxy-fuel combustion is a promising strategy to minimize the environmental impact of combustion-based energy conversion. Simple and flexible tools are required to facilitate the successful integration of such strategies at the industrial level. This study couples measured residence time distribution with chemical reactor network analysis in a close-to-reality combustor. This provides detailed knowledge about the various mixing and reactive characteristics arising from the use of the two different oxidizing streams.
The Future is Here: Are Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles the Way Forward?; For young aspiring teenagers
Creators: name: Mahesh Kumar, Dhruthi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 409901
subject: Agricultural engineering
classificationCode: 400403
subject: Chemical engineering design
classificationCode: 401103
subject: Global and planetary environmental engineering
classificationCode: 300103
subject: Agricultural molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins
classificationCode: 410101
subject: Carbon sequestration science
classificationCode: 419999
subject: Other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 401799
subject: Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: As electric vehicles gain popularity, hydrogen fuel cell technology is emerging as a promising alternative. With superior efficiency and eco-friendliness compared to gasoline engines, hydrogen fuel cells offer a cleaner and more sustainable way to power EVs. The technology has come a long way in recent years, with car manufacturers such as Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai investing heavily in research and development. While the high cost of production remains a challenge, the potential benefits of hydrogen fuel cells in the long term make it an exciting area to watch for the future of sustainable transport.
Determination of N, N’, N’’-tris(3,7-dimethyloctyl)guanidine (TiDG) in Cesium Extraction Solvent
Creators: name: Taylor-Pashow, Kathryn M. L.
name: Fondeur, Fernando F.
name: White, Thomas L.
name: DiPrete, David P.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry

description: RSeveral analytical methods were evaluated for determining the concentration of N,N’,N”-tris(3,7-dimethyloctyl)guanidine (TiDG) in a cesium extraction solvent. Of the methods evaluated, non-aqueous titration and H NMR were shown to be successful at quantifying the amount of TiDG present in both a pure solvent extraction system, and a blended system containing an additional base, trioctylamine
title: Effects of Cr Doping and Water Content on the Crystal Structure Transitions of Ba₂In₂O₅
Creators: name: Finger, Raphael
name: Widenmeyer, Marc
name: Hansen, Thomas C.
name: Wallacher, Dirk
name: Savvin, Stanislav
name: Bertmer, Marko
name: Weidenkaff, Anke
name: Kohlmann, Holger
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2022

description: Temperature-dependent crystal structure alterations in the brownmillerite-type material Ba₂In₂O₅ play a fundamental role in its applications: (i) photocatalytic CO₂ conversion; (ii) oxygen transport membranes; and (iii) proton conduction. This is connected to a reversible uptake of up an equimolar amount of water. In this study, in situ X-ray and neutron diffraction were combined with Raman spectroscopy and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance experiments to unravel the effects of Cr doping and water content on the crystal structure transitions of Ba₂In₂O₅(H₂O)x over a wide temperature range (10 K ≤ T ≤ 1573 K, x < 1). A mixture of isolated and correlated protons was identified, leading to a highly dynamic situation for the protons. Hence, localisation of the protons by diffraction techniques was not possible. Cr doping led to an overall higher degree of disorder and stabilisation of the tetragonal polymorph, even at 10 K. In contrast, a further disordering at high temperatures, leading to a cubic polymorph, was found at 1123 K. Cr doping in Ba₂In₂O₅ resulted in severe structural changes and provides a powerful way to adjust its physical properties to the respective application.