cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
On the plasticity of nonlocal quantum correlations
Creators: name: Svozil, Karl
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The quantum correlations of two or more entangled particles present the possibility of stronger-than-classical outcome coincidences. We investigate two-partite correlations of spin one, three-half and higher quanta in a state satisfying a uniqueness property in the sense that knowledge of an outcome of one particle observable entails the certainty that, if this observable were measured on the other particle(s) as well, the outcome of the measurement would be a unique function of the outcome of the measurement performed. We also investigate correlations of four spin one-half particles.
description: 12 pages, 2 figures, revised
Development of a Second-Generation, In Vivo Chemical Probe for PIKfyve
Creators: name: Axtman A.D
name: Havener T.M
name: Howell S
name: Couñago R.M
name: Popov K.I
name: Li H
name: Smith J.L
name: Bashore F.M
name: Min S.M
Publisher: name: American Chemical Society
Year: 2025

description: We optimized our highly potent and cell-active chemical probe for phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate 5-kinase (PIKfyve), SGC-PIKFYVE-1, resulting in compounds with improved potency and demonstrated in vivo stability. Use of an in-cell, kinome-wide selectivity panel allowed for confirmation of excellent in-cell selectivity of our lead compound, 40, and another promising analogue, 46. Evaluation of the pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles of these two compounds revealed that both are well tolerated systemically and orally bioavailable. Coupled with its subnanomolar cellular potency and impressive selectivity in cells, the long half-life of 40 makes it an ideal candidate for the evaluation of the consequences of PIKfyve inhibition in vivo. PIKfyve inhibition has been investigated clinically for indications including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, COVID-19, and ALS using a single compound (apilimod), supporting the development of orthogonal PIKfyve inhibitors with in vivo stability.
Structural anomalies associated with the electronic and spin transitions in LnCoO3
Creators: name: Knizek, K.
name: Jirak, Z.
name: Hejtmanek, J.
name: Veverka, M.
name: Marysko, M.
name: Maris, G.
name: Palstra, T. T. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A powder X-ray diffraction study, combined with the magnetic susceptibility and electric transport measurements, was performed on a series of LnCoO3 perovskites (Ln = Y, Dy, Gd, Sm, Nd, Pr and La) over a temperature range 100 - 1000 K. A non-standard temperature dependence of the observed thermal expansion was modelled as a sum of three contributions: (1) Weighted sum of lattice expansions of the cobaltite in the diamagnetic low spin state and in the intermediate (IS) or high (HS) spin state. (2) An anomalous expansion due to the increasing population of excited (IS or HS) states of Co3+ ions at the course of the diamagnetic-paramagnetic transition. (3) An anomalous expansion due to excitations of Co3+ ions to another paramagnetic state accompanied by an insulator-metal transition. The anomalous expansion is governed by parameters that are found to vary linearly with the Ln ionic radius. In the case of the first magnetic transition it is the energy splitting E between the ground low spin state and the excited state, presumably the intermediate spin state. The energy splitting E, determined by a fit of magnetic susceptibility, decreases with temperature. The values of E determined for LaCoO3 and YCoO3 at T = 0 K as 164 K and 2875 K, respectively, fall to zero at T = 230 K for LaCoO3 and 860 K for YCoO3. The second anomalous expansion connected with a simultaneous magnetic and insulator-metal transition is characterized by its center at T = 535 K for LaCoO3 and 800 K for YCoO3. The change of the unit cell volume during each transition is independent on the Ln cation and is about 1% in both cases.
description: This submission has been withdrawn by the authors
Quartic anharmonic many-body oscillator
Creators: name: Turbiner, Alexander V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Two quantum quartic anharmonic many-body oscillators are introduced. One of them is the celebrated Calogero model (rational $A_n$ model) modified by quartic anharmonic two-body interactions which support the same symmetry as the Calogero model. Another model is the three-body Wolfes model (rational $G_2$ model) with quartic anharmonic interaction added which has the same symmetry as the Wolfes model. Both models are studied in the framework of algebraic perturbation theory and by the variational method.
description: 17 pages, LaTeX, 1 figure
title: Elemental and heterogeneity analysis of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash
Creators: name: Neuwirth, Erich Michael
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Flugasche
subject: Abfallverbrennung
subject: fly ash
subject: waste incineration

description: Städtische Müll wird standardmäßig in Müllverbrennungsanlagen behandelt. Die Verbrennungrückstände enthalten schädliche bzw. toxische Substanzen wie Dioxine und Schwermetalle. Daher muss bei der Deponierung der Asche besondere Sorgfalt auf deren Behandlung gelegt werden. Grundsätzlich gibt es mehrerer anerkannte Behandlungsmethoden für die Flugasche. In Japan wird aus Platzgründen die Behandlung mit Chelat-Reagenzien bevorzugt eingesetzt. Dabei können aber etwa Schwermetalle heraus gelöst werden. Dies könnte vor allem durch die Heterogenität der Flugsche hervorgerufen werden. Um dieses Austreten der giftigen Substanzen zu verhindern, wird in dieser Studie besonders ein Augenmerk darauf gelegt, die Heterogenität der Flugasche zu untersuchen sowie der Einfluss von Kalkmilch. Dabei wird zwischen interund intra-particle Heterogenität unterschieden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Flugasche keines Wegs homogen ist und dass man die Heterogenität beeinflussen kann. Gibt man Kalkmilch zu, so sind die Partikel eher homogener. Es ist jedoch zu beachten, dass die interpartikuläre Heterogenität abnimmt, die intra-partikuläre aber zu nimmt. Ebenfalls nicht zu unterschätzen ist der Beitrag des verbrannten Mülls, der maßgeblich für die Aschezusammensetzung ist.
description: Municipal solid waste incineration is state-of-the-art process for dealing with waste. However, fly ash contains hazardous compounds like heavy metals and organic pollutants like dioxins. To prevent negative effects on the environment in Japan fly ash is commonly treated with chelating agents to prevent leaching in landfill sites. There are several methods and processes to stabilize fly ashes, however fly ash itself has not been sufficiently characterized. Usually the incineration residues are assumed to be homogeneous. But it may be possible that the heterogeneity of fly ash particles plays an important role on it's leaching behaviour. Therefore this study focuses on characterizing different fly ashes regarding intraand inter-particle heterogeneity and on the effect of the lime slurry which is injected into flue gas stream for neutralization. It is possible to alter the fly ash particle properties by changing the lime injection point, respectively temperature and the incineration process. In general lime injection has a huge impact on heterogeneity of fly ash particles. Calcium hydroxide leads to more intra-particle homogeneous residues, especially when lime is injected at higher gas temperatures.The samples of different plants are quite different in their results. It seems that incinerated waste also has a huge impact on the composition of MSWI fly ash particles.
Additional file 8 of K-seq, an affordable, reliable, and open Klenow NGS-based genotyping technology
Creators: name: Ziarsolo, Peio
name: Hasing, Tomas
name: Hilario, Rebeca
name: Garcia-Carpintero, Victor
name: Blanca, Jose
name: Bombarely, Aureliano
name: Joaquin Cañizares
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 8: Figure S3. Distribution of mapped sequenced fragments along genomes.
Natural Disasters and Agriculture: Individual Risk Preferences towards Flooding
Creators: name: Sauer, Johannes
name: Sauer, Johannes
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Extreme Events
subject: Risk
subject: Agriculture
subject: Natural Experiments
subject: Behavioural Adaptation
subject: Extreme Ereignisse
subject: Risiko
subject: Landwirtschaft
subject: Natürliche Experimente
subject: Verhaltensadaption

description: This study contributes to the understanding of behavioural responses to climate change induced extreme weather events. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affected individuals. The method is outlined using the empirical case of agricultural production in floodplains of the UK over 28 years. A quasi-experimental approach to measure differences in the risk attitudes of farmers located in high flooding risk areas versus farmers located in low flooding risk areas is followed. Changes in flooding risk related behaviour over time is analysed and marginal effects of different individual and disaster related characteristics for this behaviour are investigated. Beside a moments based risk estimation approach the study also applies a dynamic panel estimator. The estimates suggest that the average farmer located in a high flooding risk area is prepared to pay about 6% more of his profit for insuring against the higher risk of flooding compared to farmers in low flooding risk areas. The significance of considering individual risk preferences for an efficient flood policy design is discussed using the example of voluntary agreements for the maintainance of flood defences. Die folgende Studie untersucht individuelle Verhaltensänderungen im Hinblick auf Klima induzierte extreme Wetterereignisse. Es wird eine mikroökonometrische Methode zur Messung Flutungsbedingter Risikopräferenzen vorgeschlagen. Die Methode wird exemplarisch am Fall landwirtschaftlicher Produktion in England für einen Zeitraum von 28 Jahren aufgezeigt. Es wird ein quasi-experimenteller Ansatz verfolgt um Unterschiede in den Risikopräferenzen von Landwirten in Gebieten mit geringem Flutungsrisiko und solchen in Gebieten mit hohem Flutungsrisiko zu untersuchen. Änderungen in Flutungsrisiko bezogenem Verhalten im Zeitablauf sowie die marginalen Effekte verschiedener Charakteristiken und Faktoren werden beleuchtet. Neben einem ‚moments based‘ Schätzansatz wird ebenso ein dynamischer Panel Schätzer verwandt.
Disparities Between Rural and Urban Communities: Response to 18 Months of Diet and Exercise Versus Control for Knee Osteoarthritis and Overweight or Obesity
Creators: name: Callahan L.F
name: Losina E
name: Hunter D.J
name: Mihalko S.L
name: Katz J.N
name: Quandt S.A
name: Beavers D.P
name: Miller G.D
name: Queen K
name: Messier S.P
name: DeVita P
name: Monroe M.G
name: Loeser R.F
Publisher: name: John Wiley and Sons Inc
Year: 2025

description: Objective: The study objective was to determine whether the clinical response of older adults with knee osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity to 18 months of diet and exercise (D + E) or attention control (C) interventions differed between participants from rural versus urban communities. Methods: Participants were 823 older adults (mean age, 64.6 years; 77% women) with knee osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity who resided in rural (n = 410) and urban (n = 413) counties in North Carolina. All were enrolled in the Weight Loss and Exercise for Communities with Arthritis in North Carolina clinical trial that randomly assigned participants to either 18 months of D + E or C interventions. General linear models were used to examine differences in clinical outcomes between rural and urban groups after adjusting for covariates. Results: The rural group had significant differences (P < 0.05) at baseline in clinical outcomes, education, comorbidities, medication use, and income compared with the urban dwellers. After adjusting for baseline differences, the group (rural or urban) by treatment (D + E or C) interactions for Western Ontario McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain (rural: D + E – C = −0.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] −1.31 to 0.06; urban: D + E − C= −0.29, 95% CI −0.99 to 0.41; P = 0.50) and WOMAC function (rural: D + E − C = −4.60, 95% CI −6.89 to −2.31; urban: D + E − C = −1.38, 95% CI −3.73 to 0.94; P = 0.054) indicated that the groups responded similarly to the interventions. Conclusion: Among participants with knee osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity, D + E compared to C led to similar pain outcomes in rural and urban dwellers that favored D + E. The possibility that there may be greater differential efficacy in functional outcomes among rural participants needs further study.
title: Online biomass estimation via a robust soft sensor
Creators: name: Pilz, Felix
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: biomass estimation
subject: real-time
subject: soft sensor
subject: error consideration
subject: yeast cell culture
subject: bioprocess optimization
subject: dynamic experiments
subject: biomass estimation
subject: real-time
subject: soft sensor
subject: error consideration
subject: yeast cell culture
subject: bioprocess optimization
subject: dynamic experiments

description: Bioprocesses require efficient monitoring and control of the respective process parameters. In order to achieve defined states to produce a product in high quantities and required quality, the respective time-dependent biomass concentration as a catalytic converter is a key variable. However, several offline measurements such as the optical density or dry weight measurements exist but repeatedly do not satisfy the requirements for modern bioprocess development. Therefore, hard sensor types based on permittivity measurements and dielectric spectroscopy were used to determine the biomass online. However, these measurements come with different challenges and disadvantages. An alternative to these hard-type sensors are soft-type sensors, which indirectly estimate the biomass produced by existing measurements with a bioreaction system in real-time. Therefore, the known inlet, outlet and feed streams were quantified to calculate rates. These rates are used to develop a balance system according the law of mass conservation for carbon, nitrogen and degree of reduction. This overdetermined model system of equations can be solved with calculated rates or reconciled rates for the best possible estimation of the biomass. The estimated biomass amount is used for different specific substrate uptake rates during the experiment. For a trustworthy estimate of the biomass, a statistical test has been introduced which can distinguish whether a systematic error exists or whether the deviations of the rates can be explained with random errors. In this context, the error propagation of the measurements was considered in real-time as a novel approach. The investigation of the soft sensor concept shows that in the case of a valid model, the degree of reduction balance with the calculated rates of the measured quantities and the C-balance with the reconciled rates best describe the bioreaction. There were achieved accuracies below 10% for the estimation for the biomass relative to reference measurements such as optical density and dry weight measurements demonstrated with a Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultivation. A workflow was developed which should guarantee a successful fermentation using this robust soft sensor concept.
Distinct sex differences in ethanol consumption and operant self-administration in C57BL/6J mice with uniform regulation by glutamate AMPAR activity
Creators: name: Faccidomo, Sara
name: Eastman, Vallari R.
name: Santanam, Taruni S.
name: Hodge, Clyde W.
name: Taylor, Seth M.
name: Swaim, Katarina S.
Publisher: name: Frontiers
Year: 2025

description: Introduction: Considering sex as a biological variable (SABV) in preclinical research can enhance understanding of the neurobiology of alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, the behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying sex-specific differences remain unclear. This study aims to elucidate SABV in ethanol (EtOH) consumption by evaluating its reinforcing effects and regulation by glutamate AMPA receptor activity in male and female mice. Methods: C57BL/6J mice (male and female) were assessed for EtOH intake under continuous and limited access conditions in the home cage. Acute sensitivity to EtOH sedation and blood clearance were evaluated as potential modifying factors. Motivation to consume EtOH was measured using operant self-administration procedures. Sex-specific differences in neural regulation of EtOH reinforcement were examined by testing the effects of a glutamate AMPA receptor antagonist on operant EtOH self-administration. Results: Female C57BL/6J mice exhibited a time-dependent escalation in EtOH intake under both continuous and limited access conditions. They were less sensitive to EtOH sedation and had lower blood levels post-EtOH administration (4 g/kg) despite similar clearance rates. Females also showed increased operant EtOH self-administration and progressive ratio performance over a 30-day baseline period compared to males. The AMPAR antagonist GYKI 52466 (0–10 mg/kg, IP) dose-dependently reduced EtOH-reinforced lever pressing in both sexes, with no differences in potency or efficacy. Discussion: These findings confirm that female C57BL/6J mice consume more EtOH than males in home-cage conditions and exhibit reduced acute sedation, potentially contributing to higher EtOH intake. Females demonstrated increased operant EtOH self-administration and motivation, indicating higher reinforcing efficacy. The lack of sex differences in the relative effects of GYKI 52466 suggests that AMPAR activity is equally required for EtOH reinforcement in both sexes.
Additional file 3 of Effect of donor-recipient relatedness on the plasmid conjugation frequency: a meta-analysis
Creators: name: Alderliesten, Jesse B.
name: Duxbury, Sarah J. N.
name: Zwart, Mark P.
name: J. Arjan G. M. De Visser
name: Stegeman, Arjan
name: Fischer, Egil A. J.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Additional file 3 Included recipient species. A table giving an overview of the included recipient species for the different levels of relatedness to E. coli.
Coupon, Bogof, Linksave oder Rabatt? Akzeptanz neuer Verkaufsförderungsaktionen des Lebensmitteleinzelhandels
Creators: name: Moeser, Anke
name: Moeser, Anke
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Verkaufsförderungsaktionen
subject: Lebensmitteleinzelhandel
subject: multinomiale Logitanalyse
subject: Cluster-analyse
subject: Sales promotions
subject: retailing sector
subject: multinomial logit analysis
subject: cluster analysis

description: Im deutschen Lebensmitteleinzelhandel finden sich neben dem bekannten Sonderangebot vermehrt neue Aktionsformen wie „BOGOF“, „Rabatt“, „Linksave“ oder „Coupons“. Der vorliegende Beitrag diskutiert die Akzeptanz dieser unterschiedlichen Verkaufsförderungs-aktionen. Dabei ist davon auszugehen, dass Verbraucher zwischen dem Nutzen einer Aktion und dem Aufwand bei der Wahrnehmung der Aktion abwägen. Im Rahmen einer Verbraucherbefragung zeigt sich eine deutliche Verbraucherpräferenz für das bekannte Sonderangebot, während aufwändigere Aktionsformen wie der Coupon eher abgelehnt werden. Daneben sind Opportunitätskosten der Zeit und Einkaufsfähigkeiten der Verbraucher wichtige Einflussfaktoren auf die Nutzung einer Aktion. Sales promotions like price actions, but also new forms as “BOGOF”, “rebates”, “linksaves” or “coupons” are widely used in the German retailing sector. This study discusses the consumer acceptance of these diverse promotion offers. It can be argued that consumers evaluate a promotion in dependence of the perceived utility and the costs using the promotion. Based on results of a consumer survey, consumers still favour the traditional price action, whereas promotions which involve more effort (e.g., coupons) are not accepted. Opportunity costs of time and consumer knowledge regarding buying decisions are identified as determinants of consumers’ choices.
Constraints on the luminosity of the stellar remnant in SNR1987A
Creators: name: Shtykovskiy, P.
name: Lutovinov, A.
name: Gilfanov, M.
name: Sunyaev, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We obtain photometric constraints on the luminosity of the stellar remnant in SNR1987A using XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL data. The upper limit in the 2--10 keV band based on the XMM-Newton data is L<5*10^{34}erg/s. We note, however, that the optical depth of the envelope is still high in the XMM-Newton band, therefore, this upper limit does not constrain the true unabsorbed luminosity of the central source. The optical depth is expected to be small in the hard X-ray band of the IBIS telescope aboard the INTEGRAL observatory, therefore it provides an unobscured look at the stellar remnant. We did not detect statistically significant emission from SN1987A in the 20-60 keV band with the upper limit of L<1.1*10^{36}erg/s. We also obtained an upper limit on the mass of radioactive 44Ti M(44Ti)<10^{-3}Msun.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy Letters
Nachbarschaftseffekte im ökologischen Landbau - Eine Analyse auf Ebene der Gemeindeverbände in Süddeutschland
Creators: name: Schmidtner, Eva
name: Lippert, Christian
name: Dabbert, Stephan
name: Schmidtner, Eva
name: Lippert, Christian
name: Dabbert, Stephan
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2011
Subjects: Agribusiness

description: Nachbarschaftseffekte (positive Agglomerationseffekte) können ein Grund für eine räumliche Agglomeration ökologischer Landwirtschaft sein, da durch den Austausch mit ökologischen Landwirten und ein starkes institutionelles Netzwerk aufgrund räumlicher Nähe die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass konventionelle Landwirte ihren Betrieb auf die ökologische Wirtschaftweise umstellen, zunehmen kann. BICHLER et al. (2005) und SCHMIDTNER et al. (2011) kombinierten klassische Standortfaktoren wie Boden und Klima mit dem Konzept der räumlichen Abhängigkeit und fanden, dass Nachbarschaftseffekte die räumliche Verteilung des ökologischen Landbaus auf Ebene der Stadt- und Landkreise in Deutschland beeinflussen könnten. Ziel der hier vorgestellten Studie ist es, zu untersuchen, ob Agglomerationseffekte im ökologischen Landbau auch auf Ebene der Gemeindeverbände, d.h. mit einer höheren räumlichen Auflösung als die der Landkreise, bestätigt werden können. Die Analyse wird für Bayern und Baden-Württemberg durchgeführt, wo sich innerhalb einer vielfältigen Agrarstruktur etwa die Hälfte aller deutschen Öko-Betriebe findet (BLE, 2009).
Photoionization of the fullerene ion C60+
Creators: name: Polozkov, R. G.
name: Ivanov, V. K.
name: Solov'yov, A. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Atomic and Molecular Clusters (physics.atm-clus)
subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Photoionization cross section of the fullerene ion C60+ has been calculated within a single-electron approximation and also by using a consistent many-body theory accounting for many-electron correlations.
description: 8 pages, 3 figures
Detection of Two Massive CO Systems in 4C 41.17 at z = 3.8
Creators: name: De Breuck, Carlos
name: Downes, Dennis
name: Neri, Roberto
name: van Breugel, Wil
name: Reuland, Michiel
name: Omont, Alain
name: Ivison, Rob
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have detected CO(4-3) in the z=3.8 radio galaxy 4C 41.17 with the IRAM Interferometer. The CO is in two massive (M_dyn ~ 6 x 10^10 M_Sun) systems separated by 1.8" (13 kpc), and by 400 km/s in velocity, which coincide with two different dark lanes in a deep Ly-alpha image. One CO component coincides with the cm-radio core of the radio galaxy, and its redshift is close to that of the HeII AGN line. The second CO component is near the base of a cone-shaped region southwest of the nucleus, which resembles the emission-line cones seen in nearby AGN and starburst galaxies. The characteristics of the CO sources and their mm/submm dust continuum are similar to those found in ultraluminous IR galaxies and in some high-z radio galaxies and quasars. The fact that 4C 41.17 contains two CO systems is further evidence for the role of mergers in the evolution of galaxies at high redshift.
description: 5 Pages, including 4 PostScript figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters
Additional file 9 of K-seq, an affordable, reliable, and open Klenow NGS-based genotyping technology
Creators: name: Ziarsolo, Peio
name: Hasing, Tomas
name: Hilario, Rebeca
name: Garcia-Carpintero, Victor
name: Blanca, Jose
name: Bombarely, Aureliano
name: Joaquin Cañizares
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 9: Figure S4. SNP and mapping statistics.
EXPLAINING THE CLIMATE-DEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION OF CROPS IN SPACE –THE EXAMPLE OF CORN AND CORN-COB-MIX IN BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
Creators: name: Lippert, Christian
name: Chatzopoulos, Thomas
name: Schmidtner, Eva
name: Aurbacher, Joachim
name: Lippert, Christian
name: Chatzopoulos, Thomas
name: Schmidtner, Eva
name: Aurbacher, Joachim
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Spatial distribution of corn
subject: spatial econometrics
subject: multinomial logit
subject: climate change

description: This article analyses the current climate-dependent spatial distribution of corn and corn-cob-mix in Baden-Württemberg using 2007 data at the county and community level. We use OLS and spatial econometric models to estimate the effects of different climate and non-climate variables on the share of grain maize in UAA. Whereas the temperature effect is missed by means of OLS regression, the adequate spatial error model at the county level yields a highly significant positive effect of mean annual temperature. Additionally, it displays a temperature cut-off point after which corn share is less likely to rise due to temperature increase. These effects are supported by a non-spatial multinomial logit model at the community level. The latter further indicates that soil quality also plays a role. The positive effect of annual precipitation remains ambiguous.
Electronic band structure of alfa-(Per)2M(mnt)2 compounds
Creators: name: Canadell, Enric
name: Almeida, Manuel
name: Brooks, James
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The band structure of alfa-(Per)2M(mnt)2, leads to a description of these materials as nearly perfectly one dimensional conductors. The conduction is mainly along the stacking direction of the partially oxidized perylene molecules, (Per)1/2+, with virtually no interchain bandwidth. However, recent high magnetic field experiments suggest orbital coupling of the magnetic field to the electronic structure, indicating a finite interchain bandwidth. The details of the band structure and the possible variances, at low energies, from a perfect one dimensional system are examined. In particular, multiple quasi-one dimensional Fermi surface sheets, which would become important at low temperatures, may lead to an explanation for the experimental finding of a magnetic field induced high field charge density wave ground state. Experimental tests to observe the effects of the finite interchain bandwidth are proposed.
description: 13 pages, including 4 figures. Accepted for publication in European Physical Journal B
Perspective of Chinese Forest Carbon Absorption Trade Based on Low-Carbon Economy
Creators: name: Wang, Ming-Gang
name: Wang, Ming-Gang
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Low-carbon economy
subject: Forest carbon absorption
subject: Trade
subject: China

description: The paper analyzes the basis of forest carbon trade including me feasibility of carbon absorption trade, main body, platform and standard. The purposes of capital of carbon absorption trade is introduced. Caron absorption trade capital can be used to resettle ecological migrants, absorb employment, build forest and increase fund, increase local income, enhance forest science and technology development and launch environmental proportion. The perspective of developing forest carbon absorption trade is pointed out and the practical problems of developing forest carbon trade need to be solved. For example, the properly problem of forest resources, value calculation problem of forest resources and sustainable development of forest
Price Paradox and Strategic Choice of "Vegetable Basket" in China
Creators: name: Li, Wu
name: Li, Wu
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Vegetable basket
subject: Price paradox
subject: Transaction cost
subject: Strategy
subject: China

description: By using the analysis method of game theory, this paper analyzes the phenomenon of price paradox of vegetable basket in China and its reason as follows: me price paradox of vegetable basket in China is that if the vegetable is cheap, it will harm farmers, and if the vegetable is expensive, it will harm people; high-cost logistics, low negotiation status of vegetable growers and cooperation predicament are responsible for price paradox. Based on the theoretical basis of strategic choice-theory of intermediaries, it indicates that the intermediaries can realize effective transaction and save transaction cost. The strategic choice of solving price paradox of vegetable basket is put forward as follows, support vegetable growers' cooperatives, reduce transaction cost and raise the negotiation status of vegetable growers; develop the model of connection of agricultural products and supermarkets, and reduce the cost of transport and distribution; innovate upon intermediaries and develop the third-paw logistics.
A topological current divider
Creators: name: Romeo, Francesco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the transport properties of a hybrid junction made of a ferromagnetic lead in electrical connection with the helical edge modes of a two-dimensional topological insulator. In this system, the time reversal symmetry, which characterizes the ballistic edge modes of the topological insulator, is explicitly broken inside the ferromagnetic region. This conflict situation generates unusual transport phenomena at the interface which are the manifestation of the interplay between the spin polarization of the injected current and the spin-momentum locking mechanism operating inside the topological insulator. We show that the spin polarized current originated in the ferromagnetic region is asymmetrically divided in spatially separated branch currents sustained by edge channels with different helicity inside the topological insulator. The above findings provide the working principle of a topological current divider in which the relative intensity of the branch currents is determined by the polarization of the incoming current. We discuss the relevance of this effect in spintronics where, for instance, it offers an alternative way to measure the current polarization generated by a ferromagnetic electrode.
description: 11 pages, 5 figures
Evaluating Response to a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis‐Informed Family Intervention at Variable Duration of a Psychotic Illness
Creators: name: Kopelovich, Sarah L.
name: Stiles, Bryan J.
name: Blank, Jennifer
name: Shepard, Victoria
name: Kuczynski, Adam M.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2025

description: Objective Early intervention in psychosis is associated with favourable outcomes. We investigated whether loved ones' illness duration moderated caregiver outcomes following a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy‐informed Family Intervention for psychosis (FIp). Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of measures of FIp participants' depression and anxiety symptoms, caregiver appraisals, expressed emotion and foundational psychotherapeutic competencies at pre‐, post‐ and 4‐month follow‐up. Our primary aim was to evaluate whether duration of illness moderated participant outcomes. Results Relative to pre‐intervention, all caregivers reported lower depression, anxiety and expressed emotion, as well as higher positive attitudes and mastery of cognitive behavioural skills, at post‐intervention and 4‐month follow‐up. Outcomes were not moderated by their loved one's illness duration. Conclusion Families may benefit equally from FIp regardless of illness duration. Although we recommend that FIp are offered as early as possible, modifications for families with lengthier illness courses are not implicated by our findings.
SWOT Analysis and Strategic Research on China's Rural Modern Industrial Development
Creators: name: Liu, Yan
name: Liu, Yan
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Rural modern industry
subject: Development
subject: SWOT analysis
subject: Strategy
subject: China

description: This paper expounds the necessity of China's rural modern industrial development, and points out that developing rural modern industry is the necessary choice of increasing farmers' income and bridging urban-rural gap; developing rural modern industry is the propeller of promoting rural economic prosperity and holistic economic growth of the nation; developing rural modern industry is the foundation of perfecting Various lands of social undertakings and changing rural appearance. SWOT analysis is conducted on China's rural modern industrial development. The advantages of China's rural modern industrial development include human resources advantage, economic development advantage, and policy advantage; the disadvantages of China's rural modern industrial development include outdated thinking and concept, unsound infrastructure and imperfect system guarantee; the opportunities of China's rural modern industrial development include great development of agricultural technology, implementation of new countryside construction strategy and development of rural informatization construction; the challenges of China's rural modern industrial development include the transformation from closed rural environment with weak infrastructure to open rural environment with sound infrastructure, the transformation from traditional agricultural production mode to modern industrial development mode, and the transformation from administrative management model to service-oriented management model. m e corresponding strategies are put forward to promote China's rural modern industrial development at present as follows: change thinking and concept; perfect infrastructure; establish security system and perfect management system; provide good hard and soft foundation for rural industrial development so as to promote rural modern industrial development.
New checks and subtleties for AdS/CFT and a-maximization
Creators: name: Bertolini, M.
name: Bigazzi, F.
name: Cotrone, A. L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We provide a cross-check of AdS/CFT and a-charge maximization for a four dimensional $N$=1 SCFT with irrational R-charges. The gauge theory is the low energy effective theory of N D3-branes at the tip of the complex cone over the first del Pezzo surface. By carefully taking into account the subtle issue of flavor symmetry breaking at the fixed point, we show, using a-maximization, that this theory has in fact irrational central charge and R-charges. Our results perfectly match with those inherited from the recently discovered supergravity dual background. Along analogous lines, we make novel predictions for the still unknown AdS dual of the quiver theory for the second del Pezzo surface. This should flow to a SCFT with irrational charges, too. All of our results differ from previous findings in the literature and outline interesting subtleties in a-maximization and AdS/CFT techniques overlooked in the past.
description: Latex, 16 pagex, 2 figures; v2, comments and a reference added; v3, typos corrected
Extending the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort through 2030: Rationale and study protocol
Creators: name: Blackwell C.K
name: Jacobson L.P
name: Gershon R
name: Das S.R
name: Cordero J.F
name: Adair L
name: Cella D
name: Stanford J.B
name: Wright R.J
name: Hipwell A.E
name: Elliott A.J
name: Neiderhiser J.M
name: ECHO Cohort Consortium
Publisher: name: Public Library of Science
Year: 2024

description: Early life environmental exposures, even those experienced before conception, can shape health and disease trajectories across the lifespan. Optimizing the detection of the constellation of exposure effects on a broad range of child health outcomes across development requires considerable sample size, transdisciplinary expertise, and developmentally sensitive and dimensional measurement. To address this, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort Study is an observational longitudinal pediatric cohort study. In the first phase from 2016–2023, the ECHO Program built a robust platform for investigating prenatal and early life environmental exposures on child health outcomes. Now, the ECHO Program is extending longitudinal follow-up of existing ECHO participants <21 years of age and recruiting and following new pregnant participants <20 weeks gestation and their offspring through 2030. Participants will be enrolled at 72 Cohort Study Sites across all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Exposure assessments span the biological, chemical/physical, lifestyle, and social environment; child health outcomes focus on five broad domains: pre-, peri-, postnatal; airways; obesity; neurodevelopment; and positive health, or one’s physical, mental, and social well-being. Data and biospecimens will be collected annually through August 2030, with an expected total sample size of 60,000 children and their caregivers. The ECHO Cohort Study represents the largest national longitudinal study of children’s health in the US. Here, we describe the ECHO Cohort “Cycle 2” observational study arm and the ECHO Cohort Protocol version 3.0 (ECP v3.0), which delineates the data elements, measures, and biospecimens that all ECHO Cycle 2 Cohort Study Sites will collect and analyze.
Additional file 1 of Validation of genome-wide association study-identified single nucleotide polymorphisms in a case-control study of pancreatic cancer from Taiwan
Creators: name: Yan-Shen Shan
name: Li-Tzong Chen
name: Jin-Shang Wu
name: Yin-Fan Chang
name: Chih-Ting Lee
name: Chih-Hsing Wu
name: Nai-Jung Chiang
name: Hsin-En Huang
name: Chia-Jui Yen
name: Ying-Jui Chao
name: Hui-Jen Tsai
name: Chiung-Yu Chen
name: Jui-Wen Kang
name: Chin-Fu Kuo
name: Chia-Rung Tsai
name: Weng, Ya-Ling
name: Han-Chien Yang
name: Hui-Chin Liu
name: Chang, Jeffrey S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Descriptions of the 25 genome-wide association study-identified single nucleotide polymorphisms of pancreatic cancer
Additional file 1 of Digit ratio in the common toad Bufo bufo: the effects of reduced fingers and of age dependency
Creators: name: Kaczmarski, Mikołaj
name: Kaczmarek, Jan M.
name: Łukasz Jankowiak
name: Kolenda, Krzysztof
name: Tryjanowski, Piotr
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Age structure of the common toad Bufo bufo based on the second dataset containing only individuals from site 2, with individuals after 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 hibernations (black columns – male; white columns – female). Table S1. Values of the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) calculated for 30 randomly selected individuals for which the digit measurements were carried out twice (D2 - D5, digit numbering according to variant II). Table S2. General linear model examining the effects of sex and size (SVL) (uneven models: M1, M3, …, M31) and the effects of age, prepared exclusively from the second dataset containing only individuals from site 2 (even models: M2, M4, …, M32), on digit ratios of the common toad Bufo bufo, according to both digit-numbering protocols for the forelimb (variants I and II, marked as “v2”).
Additional file 1 of Pre-adolescence DNA methylation is associated with BMI status change from pre- to post-adolescence
Creators: name: Jiajing Wang
name: Zhang, Hongmei
name: Rezwan, Faisal I.
name: Relton, Caroline
name: S. Hasan Arshad
name: Holloway, John W.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1. This additional file contains results in the IoW cohort from linear mixed models of the 64 previously identified BMI-associated CpGs.
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Outcomes of Project Rally: Pilot Study of a YMCA-Based Pickleball Program for Cancer Survivors
Creators: name: Carmella, Rachel
name: Grassia, Kari
name: Vadaparampil, Susan T.
name: Lael, Morgan
name: Turner, Kea
name: Cruff, Summer
name: Sutton, Steven K.
name: de Cerqueira Santos, Alexandre
name: Parker, Nathan H.
name: Vidrine, Jennifer I.
name: Bean, Morgan
name: O’Connor, Tracey
name: De Vera, Mart Theodore
name: Mintrone, Riley
name: Huang, Jeffrey
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2025

description: Background: Physical activity helps cancer survivors ameliorate physiological and psychosocial effects of disease and treatments. However, few cancer survivors meet physical activity recommendations, with many facing barriers such as limited interest, enjoyment, and social support. It is critical to develop enjoyable and supportive physical activity programs to improve well-being among the growing population of cancer survivors. Pickleball is increasingly popular due to its unique combination of physical activity, friendly competition, and social interaction, making it a promising strategy to increase and sustain physical activity in cancer survivorship. Objective: We examined feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes in a single-arm pilot study of Project Rally, a YMCA-based pickleball program for adult cancer survivors. Results: Twenty-one cancer survivors and seven family or friend partners enrolled in Project Rally with a targeted program duration of 3–7 months. All programming and study assessments occurred at a single YMCA with coaching and supervision from a YMCA exercise trainer and certified pickleball coach. Feasibility and acceptability were strong and met a priori targets for recruitment, retention, intervention adherence, and ratings of program aspects. Participants demonstrated significant increases in physical activity and improvements in aspects of fitness, physical functioning, and social support. Conclusion: These results will inform further development of the Project Rally program to increase physical activity and improve cancer survivorship outcomes, including efforts to expand the program’s scale and reach more survivors via community-based delivery.
The efficiency of dust trapping in ringed proto-planetary discs
Creators: name: Rosotti, Giovanni P.
name: Teague, Richard
name: Dullemond, Cornelis
name: Booth, Richard A.
name: Clarke, Cathie
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: When imaged at high-resolution, many proto-planetary discs show gaps and rings in their dust sub-mm continuum emission profile. These structures are widely considered to originate from local maxima in the gas pressure profile. The properties of the underlying gas structures are however unknown. In this paper we present a method to measure the dust-gas coupling $α/St$ and the width of the gas pressure bumps affecting the dust distribution, applying high-precision techniques to extract the gas rotation curve from emission lines data-cubes. As a proof-of-concept, we then apply the method to two discs with prominent sub-structure, HD163296 and AS 209. We find that in all cases the gas structures are larger than in the dust, confirming that the rings are pressure traps. Although the grains are sufficiently decoupled from the gas to be radially concentrated, we find that the degree of coupling of the dust is relatively good ($α/St \sim 0.1$). We can therefore reject scenarios in which the disc turbulence is very low and the dust has grown significantly. If we further assume that the dust grain sizes are set by turbulent fragmentation, we find high values of the $α$ turbulent parameter ($α\sim 10^{-2}$). Alternatively, solutions with smaller turbulence are still compatible with our analysis if another process is limiting grain growth. For HD163296, recent measurements of the disc mass suggest that this is the case if the grain size is 1mm. Future constraints on the dust spectral indices will help to discriminate between the two alternatives.
description: 10 pages, 4 figures; accepted for publication in MNRAS
Native geometry and the dynamics of protein folding
Creators: name: Faisca, P. F. N.
name: da Gama, M. M. Telo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Biomolecules (q-bio.BM)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: In this paper we investigate the role of native geometry on the kinetics of protein folding based on simple lattice models and Monte Carlo simulations. Results obtained within the scope of the Miyazawa-Jernigan indicate the existence of two dynamical folding regimes depending on the protein chain length. For chains larger than 80 amino acids the folding performance is sensitive to the native state's conformation. Smaller chains, with less than 80 amino acids, fold via two-state kinetics and exhibit a significant correlation between the contact order parameter and the logarithmic folding times. In particular, chains with N=48 amino acids were found to belong to two broad classes of folding, characterized by different cooperativity, depending on the contact order parameter. Preliminary results based on the Gō model show that the effect of long range contact interaction strength in the folding kinetics is largely dependent on the native state's geometry.
description: Proceedings of the BIFI 2004 - I International Conference, Zaragoza (Spain) Biology after the genome: a physical view. To appear in Biophysical Chemistry