cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Memory Management for Real-Time Appearance-Based Loop Closure Detection
Creators: name: Labbé, Mathieu
name: Michaud, François
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Loop closure detection is the process involved when trying to find a match between the current and a previously visited locations in SLAM. Over time, the amount of time required to process new observations increases with the size of the internal map, which may influence real-time processing. In this paper, we present a novel real-time loop closure detection approach for large-scale and long-term SLAM. Our approach is based on a memory management method that keeps computation time for each new observation under a fixed limit. Results demonstrate the approach's adaptability and scalability using four standard data sets.
description: 6 pages, 3 figures. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2407.15304
ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DOMINATED STATES
Creators: name: Wiedenbrug, Anahi
Publisher: name: Global Justice : Theory Practice Rhetoric
Year: 2018
Subjects: Dominated States; Global Justice; Outcome Responsibility; Sovereign Debt; State Civil Disobedience

description: While global justice theorists heatedly discuss the responsibilities of the affluent and powerful, those states which can legitimately be seen as victims of global injustice have seldom, if ever, been considered as duty bearers to whom responsibilities can be attached. However, recognising agents whose options are constrained not only as victims, but also as duty bearers is necessary as a proof of respect for their agency and indispensable to mobilise the type of action required to alter global injustices. In this article, I explore what responsibilities state officials of dominated states have. I argue that they have the responsibility to resist domination in the name of the dominated states members. While under particular circumstances this responsibility gives rise to a duty to engage in acts of state civil disobedience, under other circumstances state officials of dominated states ought to resist domination in an internal, attitudinal way by recognising themselves as outcome responsible agents.
description: Global Justice : Theory Practice Rhetoric, Volume 10, No 2: Democratic Inclusion Beyond Borders
Cascaded two-stage feature clustering and selection via separability and consistency in fuzzy decision systems
Creators: name: Chen, Yuepeng
name: Ding, Weiping
name: Ju, Hengrong
name: Huang, Jiashuang
name: Yin, Tao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Feature selection is a vital technique in machine learning, as it can reduce computational complexity, improve model performance, and mitigate the risk of overfitting. However, the increasing complexity and dimensionality of datasets pose significant challenges in the selection of features. Focusing on these challenges, this paper proposes a cascaded two-stage feature clustering and selection algorithm for fuzzy decision systems. In the first stage, we reduce the search space by clustering relevant features and addressing inter-feature redundancy. In the second stage, a clustering-based sequentially forward selection method that explores the global and local structure of data is presented. We propose a novel metric for assessing the significance of features, which considers both global separability and local consistency. Global separability measures the degree of intra-class cohesion and inter-class separation based on fuzzy membership, providing a comprehensive understanding of data separability. Meanwhile, local consistency leverages the fuzzy neighborhood rough set model to capture uncertainty and fuzziness in the data. The effectiveness of our proposed algorithm is evaluated through experiments conducted on 18 public datasets and a real-world schizophrenia dataset. The experiment results demonstrate our algorithm's superiority over benchmarking algorithms in both classification accuracy and the number of selected features.
description: This paper has been accepted by IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems for publication. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media. The final version is available at [10.1109/TFUZZ.2024.3420963]
MPEC 2024-W84 : 2024 WO1
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 WO1

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Additional file 1 of In vitro platform to model the function of ionocytes in the human airway epithelium
Creators: name: Vilà-González, Marta
name: Pinte, Laetitia
name: Fradique, Ricardo
name: Causa, Erika
name: Kool, Heleen
name: Rodrat, Mayuree
name: Morell, Carola Maria
name: Al-Thani, Maha
name: Porter, Linsey
name: Guo, Wenrui
name: Maeshima, Ruhina
name: Hart, Stephen L.
name: McCaughan, Frank
name: Granata, Alessandra
name: Sheppard, David N.
name: Floto, R. Andres
name: Rawlins, Emma L.
name: Cicuta, Pietro
name: Vallier, Ludovic
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary Material 1
Being Thai: an exploration of the hybridity of Thai identity through contemporary art practice
Creators: name: Sangkhae, Kata
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: This practice-led PhD research focuses on what I propose to be the inseparable relationship between my visual art practice and my understanding of social identity within the Thai context. In the process, this research contributes to a body of imagery unique to Thai cultural experience and adds to a representation of contributions on its understanding, within a national and global context. Specifically, for this research I examine the effect of geographical and political environments on what I identify as the plurality and hybridity of Thai identities. This research is undertaken through visual investigations into the historical framework within Thailand itself and individual experiences of identity experienced within Thailand and viewed from a distance.
Eurodoc Survey On The Structure Of The Doctorates Across Europe
Creators: name: Borit, Melania
name: Buday, Gergely
name: Hnatkova, Eva
name: Parada, Filomena
name: Shtyka, Olga
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018

description: The EURODOC survey was prepared by the Doctoral Training Working Group (DTWG) to analyze the diverse landscape of doctorates across Europe. In this survey, doctorate is understood as the institutional frameworks and processes geared towards the completion of a doctoral degree, and doctoral candidate is a person enrolled in a doctorate (http://www.eurodoc.net/doctoral-training-wg/doctorates-across-europe)
The hive: identity construction within a coworking space
Creators: name: Wong, Lijuan Abigail
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: The concept of coworking caters to freelancers and entrepreneurs who not only seek a shared office space but also be part of a socially bound group with similar ideas and goals. The aim of providing a space that fosters collaboration, sense of community, enhances creativity and sustains communication within a diverse group of independent professionals. Whilst the concept has flourished over the span of 10 years, little is known of the participants’ experiences within coworking spaces and whether such spaces do deliver what it promises. Based on 3 months of ethnographic work at the Hive, a coworking space that started in 2011, I explored the way these coworkers construct their identities within the space itself. I have identified conflicting perspectives which presented the following coworking archetypes: The Nostalgic, Corporate Identities, The Outsider, Self-imposed Exiles and Collaborative Isolators. These archetypes are troubling in that they do not seem to reflect the intended images and cultural aims of a coworking space.
An investigation of adopting, adapting and integrating of information and communication technology (ICT) and incorporating the explicit teaching of thinking skills across the curriculum.
Creators: name: Walters, Marlene
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: The research presented in this thesis investigates ways in which young learners, Year 1 and 2 students, are empowered and how learning can be enhanced through the introducing and implementing of various teaching and learning practices. These practices include utilizing information and communication technologies (ICT) and the explicit teaching of thinking skills across the curriculum.

The study was established within the paradigm known as constructivism (Guba & Lincoln, 1994), using constructivist (naturalistic) inquiry, qualitative methods of data collection (Denzin & Lincoln, 1994), case study approach (Stake, 1994, 1995) and action research (Kemmis & McTaggart, 1982, 2004; Cherry, 1998). The study describes through interpretative analysis and triangulation of data ways in which ICT, thinking skills and inquiry based learning impacted on learning and empowered Year 1/2 students in a primary school within the Catholic Education system within Victoria, Australia.

The literature review examined the diversity that exists in what constitutes or even defines thinking as well as the many approaches in existence that teach and promote this aspect of learning with children. The review included perspectives of integrated inquiry learning that enable and empower learners to engage in authentic learning experiences and therefore construct their own meaning. The review provides insight into the type and range of ICT being utilised in education settings locally and globally in the 21st century.

The themes and patterns that emerged from this process encompassed four observable stages related to patterns of behaviour exhibited by the student participants. These stages are identified as Discovering and Engaging stage, Demonstrating stage, Analysing stage, and Synthesising stage. In addition, the participating students clearly developed the features of engaged learning providing insight into the teaching and learning practices essential for the development of these behaviours. Recommendations for enhancing practice flow from this thesis regarding the integration of ICT and explicit thinking skills into the school curriculum.
sj-docx-9-opp-10.1177_10781552221126102 - Supplemental material for Transition to ePrescribing for systemic anti-cancer therapy – Perceptions of a multidisciplinary haematology/oncology team in a large teaching hospital
Creators: name: O’Connor, Hannah
name: Melanophy, Gail
name: Martin, Carlos Medina
name: Flattery, Martin
name: O’Dea, Edel
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-9-opp-10.1177_10781552221126102 for Transition to ePrescribing for systemic anti-cancer therapy – Perceptions of a multidisciplinary haematology/oncology team in a large teaching hospital by Hannah O’Connor, Gail Melanophy, Carlos Medina Martin, Martin Flattery and Edel O’Dea in Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
Thoughts on Learning Human and Programming Languages
Creators: name: Katz, Daniel S.
name: Carver, Jeffrey C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This is a virtual dialog between Jeffrey C. Carver and Daniel S. Katz on how people learn programming languages. It's based on a talk Jeff gave at the first US-RSE Conference (US-RSE'23), which led Dan to think about human languages versus computer languages. Dan discussed this with Jeff at the conference, and this discussion continued asynchronous, with this column being a record of the discussion.
description: submitted version of a Software Engineering Department column now published as: D. S. Katz and J. C. Carver, "Thoughts on Learning Human and Programming Languages," Computing in Science & Engineering, v.26(1), Jan.-Mar. 2024
Additional file 2 of In vitro platform to model the function of ionocytes in the human airway epithelium
Creators: name: Vilà-González, Marta
name: Pinte, Laetitia
name: Fradique, Ricardo
name: Causa, Erika
name: Kool, Heleen
name: Rodrat, Mayuree
name: Morell, Carola Maria
name: Al-Thani, Maha
name: Porter, Linsey
name: Guo, Wenrui
name: Maeshima, Ruhina
name: Hart, Stephen L.
name: McCaughan, Frank
name: Granata, Alessandra
name: Sheppard, David N.
name: Floto, R. Andres
name: Rawlins, Emma L.
name: Cicuta, Pietro
name: Vallier, Ludovic
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary Material 2
Exploring the Superposition Principle on Human Cognition: A Scoping Review
Creators: name: Jayafevan, Sarath
name: Gupta, Neha
name: K M, Anjani
name: Singh, Aishwarya
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 529999
subject: Other psychology not elsewhere classified

description: This scoping review aims to investigate how the Principle of Superposition, a fundamental concept in quantum mechanics, can be applied to the study of human cognition. By examining existing literature, the review seeks to uncover theoretical and empirical insights into the potential for superposition to clearly explain cognitive processes, psychological uncertainties, and emotional dynamics. The review seeks to synthesize current theoretical and empirical research on the intersection of quantum mechanics and cognitive science. It also Identifies key areas where the Principle of Superposition has been applied or has potential application in psychology and neuroscience. The main objective of this scoping review is to investigate the potential applications and implications of the superposition principle in human cognition. This review aims to identify current research trends, highlight gaps in the existing literature, and suggest directions for future research in this interdisciplinary field, consequently creating novel opportunities for both scientific investigation and real-world implementation.
Additional file 3 of In vitro platform to model the function of ionocytes in the human airway epithelium
Creators: name: Vilà-González, Marta
name: Pinte, Laetitia
name: Fradique, Ricardo
name: Causa, Erika
name: Kool, Heleen
name: Rodrat, Mayuree
name: Morell, Carola Maria
name: Al-Thani, Maha
name: Porter, Linsey
name: Guo, Wenrui
name: Maeshima, Ruhina
name: Hart, Stephen L.
name: McCaughan, Frank
name: Granata, Alessandra
name: Sheppard, David N.
name: Floto, R. Andres
name: Rawlins, Emma L.
name: Cicuta, Pietro
name: Vallier, Ludovic
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary Material 3
title: Sozial- und wirtschaftshistorische Aspekte des Zypern-Einsatzes des österreichischen Bundesheeres
Creators: name: Altenaichinger, Sabine
Year: 2009

description: Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt im wesentlichen die Beteiligung des österreichischen Bundesheeres an dem UN-Friedenseinsatz auf Zypern (UNFICYP) von seinen Anfängen bis zum Ende mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der sozial und wirtschaftshistorischen Aspekte. Zu Beginn der Arbeit wird ein kurzer und prägnanter Einblick über die Geschichte der Vereinten Nationen und ihrer Entstehung gegeben. In diesem Zusammenhang wird auch der Weg Österreichs in die Vereinten Nationen und welchen Platz Österreich in der Staatengemeinschaft einnimmt, beleuchtet. Um einen besseren Einblick über diese Thematik zu bekommen und optimal in die Materie eintauchen zu können, was man unter einer „friedenserhaltende Mission“ verstehen kann, wird dieser Begriff sehr ausführlich und verständlich auf den folgenden Seiten erklärt. Im Anschluss daran wird auf die Fragen der Organisation von friedenserhaltenden Operationen eingegangen. In aller kürze werden Fragen der Rekrutierung und Zusammensetzung von UN-Truppen, des Abzugs von Kontingenten, des Kommandos, der Einsatzkosten, der disziplinären Maßnahmen und der Strafgerichtsbarkeit erläutert. Bevor es zu dem eigentlichen Thema dieser Arbeit kommt wird noch ein kurzer Blick über die historische Entwicklung der Friedensmissionen und der ersten Friedenseinsätze der Vereinten Nationen gegeben. Das zentrale Thema dieser Arbeit ist, neben der historischen Aufarbeitung der Beteiligung des österreichischen Bundesheeres, die Beleuchtung der sozialen Aspekte des UN-Einsatzes Bezug nehmend auf das österreichische Sanitätskontingent. Eine Besonderheit dieser Arbeit ist nicht nur die objektive Sichtweise von bereits aufbereiteten Daten, Fakten und Zahlen, sondern auch die Einbringung von subjektiven Eindrücken, Erfahrungen, Meinungen und Sichtweisen von einzelnen Offizieren und Chargen, die auf Zypern dienten. Sehr persönlich geführte Interviews erlauben einen tiefen Einblick in das Leben vor Ort ,ergänzen und erklären historische Begebenheiten. Oft von Medien und Außenstehenden als „holidaysoldiers“ bezeichnet, berichten die Augenzeugen von Erlebnissen die diesen Behauptungen fast zur Gänze widersprechen; jedem einsatzbereiten Soldaten war im Grunde bewusst, dass er seinen Einsatz für den Frieden, mit seinem Leben bezahlen könnte.
title: Future of Home-living: Designing Smart Spaces for Modern Domestic Life
Creators: name: Alizadeh, Fatemeh
name: Randall, Dave
name: Tolmie, Peter
name: Lee, Minha
name: Xu, Yuhui
name: Mennicken, Sarah
name: Woźniak, Mikołaj P.
name: Paul, Dennis
name: Pins, Dominik
Publisher: name: European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Smart Home
subject: Agentic technologies
subject: Domestic life
subject: Household dynamics
subject: Conversational agents
subject: Domestic Robots
subject: Virtual Avatars
subject: Human-agent interaction
subject: Sociology of Home
subject: User-Centered Design

description: The evolution of smart home technologies, particularly agentic ones such as conversational agents, robots, and virtual avatars, is reshaping our understanding of home and domestic life. This shift highlights the complexities of modern domestic life, with the household landscape now featuring diverse cohabiting units like co-housing and communal living arrangements. These agentic technologies present specific design challenges and opportunities as they become integrated into everyday routines and activities. Our workshop envisions smart homes as dynamic, user-shaped spaces, focusing on the integration of these technologies into daily life. We aim to explore how these technologies transform household dynamics, especially through boundary fluidity, by uniting researchers and practitioners from fields such as design, sociology, and ethnography. Together, we will develop a design framework that responds to the changing nature and boundaries of contemporary living arrangements
MPEC 2024-W85 : 2024 WP1
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 WP1

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Future of Home-living: Designing Smart Spaces for Modern Domestic Life
Creators: name: Alizadeh, Fatemeh
name: Randall, Dave
name: Tolmie, Peter
name: Lee, Minha
name: Xu, Yuhui
name: Mennicken, Sarah
name: Woźniak, Mikołaj P.
name: Paul, Dennis
name: Pins, Dominik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The evolution of smart home technologies, particularly agentic ones such as conversational agents, robots, and virtual avatars, is reshaping our understanding of home and domestic life. This shift highlights the complexities of modern domestic life, with the household landscape now featuring diverse cohabiting units like co-housing and communal living arrangements. These agentic technologies present specific design challenges and opportunities as they become integrated into everyday routines and activities. Our workshop envisions smart homes as dynamic, user-shaped spaces, focusing on the integration of these technologies into daily life. We aim to explore how these technologies transform household dynamics, especially through boundary fluidity, by uniting researchers and practitioners from fields such as design, sociology, and ethnography. Together, we will develop a taxonomy of challenges and opportunities, providing a structured perspective on the integration of agentic technologies and their impact on contemporary living arrangements.
description: 13 pages, no figures, ECSCW 2024 Workshop Proposal
title: Unveräußerliche Dinge
Creators: name: Huber, Maria
Year: 2009

description: Die vorliegende Arbeit stellt anhand von ausgewählten Werken die Bedeutung von Gedächtnis und Erinnerung in der Objektkunst von Daniel Spoerri vor. Als visuelle Übertragung der antiken Gründungslegende der Mnemotechnik, nach der der griechische Dichter Simonides die Leichen nach Einsturz der Decke anhand ihrer Sitzordnung identifizieren konnte, wird ein frühes Fallenbild betrachtet, und das Gedächtnis als ars, als Speichern vorgestellt. Spoerris Prinzip des Fallenbildes, das Gegenstände auf ihrer zufälligen Unterlage fixiert und gegen die Zeit festhält, zielt auf eine Identität von Einlagerung und Rückholung ab. Es speichert und konserviert gleich dreidimensionalen Fotografien Ausschnitte des Alltags. In der Topographie des Zufalls, der literarischen Form des Fallenbildes, wird der Bogen zum natürlichen Gedächtnis gespannt und das Gedächtnis als vis, als Erinnerung, behandelt. Hierbei steht nicht mehr die rein mediale Speicherung der Gegenstände im Vordergrund, sondern die persönliche Erinnerung an sie. Die einzelnen Gegenstände dienen als Ausgangspunkt für verschiedene Anekdoten und Querbezüge in der (eigenen) Geschichte. Der Mehrwert, der durch die –individuelle wie kollektive- Geschichte an den Dingen haftet, lässt sie in weiterer Folge zu Medien, zu materiellen Trägern der Erinnerung, werden. Denn die verschiedenen Objekte tragen nicht nur Spuren unseres Gebrauchs, sondern sind ebenso „besetzt“ mit Gefühlen, Wünschen, Gelüsten oder Ängsten. Als Andenken, Talismane, Reliquien oder Fetische unterstehen sie keiner Gebrauchslogik mehr, sondern werden zu Symbolen: die aufgeklebten Reste eines gemeinsamen Essens, der gefundene Knochen auf einer kleinen Insel, der Überrest eines im Krieg beschädigten Denkmals, die Devotionalie eines Heiligen, die Locke der Geliebten. Sie alle tragen etwas über unser Dasein hinaus. Die in ihnen innewohnenden Erinnerungen schließen uns an kleinere und größere Geschichten an. Sie stärken unsere eigene wie kollektive Identität. Sie verankern uns in der Zeit. Sie zählen zu unserem Bestand an „unveräußerlichen Dingen“.
Three-Dimensional Venus Cloud Structure Simulated by a General Circulation Model
Creators: name: Shao, Wencheng D.
name: Mendonça, João M.
name: Dai, Longkang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Space Physics (physics.space-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The clouds have a great impact on Venus's energy budget and climate evolution, but its three-dimensional structure is still not well understood. Here we incorporate a simple Venus cloud physics scheme into a flexible GCM to investigate the three-dimensional cloud spatial variability. Our simulations show good agreement with observations in terms of the vertical profiles of clouds and H2SO4 vapor. H2O vapor is overestimated above the clouds due to efficient transport in the cloud region. The cloud top decreases as latitude increases, qualitatively consistent with Venus Express observations. The underlying mechanism is the combination of H2SO4 chemical production and meridional circulation. The mixing ratios of H2SO4 at 50-60 km and H2O vapors in the main cloud deck basically exhibit maxima around the equator, due to the effect of temperature's control on the saturation vapor mixing ratios of the two species. The cloud mass distribution is subject to both H2SO4 chemical production and dynamical transport and shows a pattern that peaks around the equator in the upper cloud while peaks at mid-high latitudes in the middle cloud. At low latitudes, H2SO4 and H2O vapors, cloud mass loading and acidity show semidiurnal variations at different altitude ranges, which can be validated against future missions. Our model emphasizes the complexity of the Venus climate system and the great need for more observations and simulations to unravel its spatial variability and underlying atmospheric and/or geological processes.
description: 34 pages, 8 figures, 8 supporting figures. Accepted by JGR-Planets
Floppy effects : exploring in the territory between architecture, fashion and textile design
Creators: name: Zilka, Leanne
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 330102
subject: Architectural design
classificationCode: 330315
subject: Textile and fashion design

description: This PhD is a reflection on a body of work that represents my practice as it developed prior to and during the PhD. The driving interests of the PhD are in the ‘architecture’ of fashion and textiles, and how the concepts, aesthetics, techniques and construction of this architecture might be understood and used to design and fabricate objects and space differently. I investigate how seemingly diverse disciplines can be used to traverse from the scale of material and garment to that of rooms and buildings. By working with fashion and textile techniques on form and material simultaneously, I have developed ideas for architecture where structure form and material can also be developed simultaneously revealing new ways of approaching the design and fabrication of architecture.

A key concept I develop in my PhD is the Floppy. I define the Floppy as a quality in material that requires extraneous support to produce architecture. Floppy generally refers to fabric but can also refer to any material that fails when there is not enough support, as is the case with sheet materials when the span between supports exceeds a certain length. During the PhD I have worked to define and redefine the term Floppy, to assist in distilling the large body of work in the material field, the material palette and the relevant techniques. This narrowing works to clarify where the contribution to knowledge lies, as well as allowing for the rigorous testing of approaches.

I have been drawn to the aesthetic, tactile nature of fabrics and sheet materials where I work to bring these qualities into architecture. From this I have discovered novel ways to judge material behaviours, and techniques to create form. This PhD unearths new ways of working with the selected materials to draw out their inherent qualities or characters rather than subjugate them to only support, or only skin, or only surface. The PhD is about the potential of material, and understands material as having intrinsic qualities that can be exploited. I don’t take a condition to the material, but rather look for the condition in the material.

Working on the Floppy range of materials requires extensive testing to produce architecture. The distance needed to travel to create architecture from the Floppy has exposed a series of issues and concerns that have led the research and the establishment of my practice. The practice is one that uses the physical and/or digital model to traverse the uncommon language between the disciplines, working to inform terms, techniques and approaches so that they may be used by others in the design and fabrication of architecture.
Mining the continuum: architecture without beginning or end
Creators: name: Greer, Timothy
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: This dissertation researches twenty years of professional practice and demonstrates how architectural thinking is permeated by a cultural continuum. The work explores the proposition of open-ended architecture, whereby architecture resonates with preceding cultural values and awaits a new set of future values. Architecture is without beginning or end, but emerges in a context in flux. The projects take their part in the continuum of cultural activity and references, contemporary culture being the brightest light of the moment. Contexts, whether urban or rural, are amalgamated from the cultural thinking of passing societies and communities.

The following research through practice and reflection has revealed to me a series of architectural notions: Continuum, Greater System, Subversion and Context. These are different lenses through which the connectedness of all architectural preconditions – time, place, culture – can be visualised. Such views have become the architectural preoccupation in my practice. This research has thrown a light upon my fascination for locating my conceptual ideas for a project in the ever-changing historical, physical and functional context, right from the embryonic stage of the design. Whilst my practice has continuously evolved over the last twenty years a ‘mode of practice’ has developed to facilitate this architectural aspiration. As new technologies have come along, such as animation, they have been embraced and become part of my working method.
sj-pdf-1-epx-10.1177_08959048221120276 – Supplemental material for Becoming HOPEless in the 2-Year Sector
Creators: name: González Canché, Manuel S.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: Education

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-epx-10.1177_08959048221120276 for Becoming HOPEless in the 2-Year Sector by Manuel S. González Canché in Educational Policy
Treatment of municipal wastewater reverse osmosis concentrate using oxidation by UV-mediated processes
Creators: name: Umar, Muhammad
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: Reverse osmosis membranes are being applied increasingly for the treatment of both municipal and industrial wastewater due to their ability to remove a wide range of pollutants including organic matter, refractory chemicals, and biological materials. However, these compounds are concentrated three to four fold in the waste stream, called reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC), which normally comprises about 15–25% of the incoming water flow. The disposal of untreated ROC presents a potential risk due to the toxic and/or bio-accumulative nature of contaminants including micropollutants. Advanced oxidation treatment using UVC/H2O2 process was investigated for the reclamation of high salinity (conductivity ~22-28 mS/cm) ROC of markedly varying organic (DOC = 32-53 mg/L) and inorganic (total dissolved solids, 5300-18,000 mg/L; chloride, 2100-8900 mg/L) characteristics, collected over the period Oct 2011 - Sept 2013. The process was reported to be robust for the degradation of organic matter and improvement of biodegradability. Increasing UV fluence (up to 32×103 mJ/cm2) led to increased reduction of colour and A253.7, but mineralisation was low due to only partial oxidation of the organic matter as indicated by the liquid chromatography-organic carbon detection and fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectra results. The optimal operating parameters were determined for a DOC residual of 15 mg/L and the efficacy of the process with regard to overall oxidation performance, improvement in water quality and biodegradability, and energy consumption, was established.

Coagulation (using alum, ferric sulphate, ferric chloride) as a pre-treatment and biological treatment (biological activated carbon) as a post-treatment was investigated with a view to reducing the energy consumption, enhancing water quality, and reducing the formation of disinfection by-products and toxicity of the treated water. Additionally, the potential of a novel mercury-free source of monochromatic UV radiation, namely UVC light emitting diodes (UVC-LEDs) was compared with conventional UVC lamp system for the first time. The UVC-LEDs (UV fluence up to 48×103 mJ/cm2) showed promise in degrading the organic matter for much greater energy efficiency that the conventional UVC lamp system. Sustainable management of ROC remains one of the major environmental and economic challenges to the water industry as it is one of the greatest limitations to the implementation of RO membrane processes. UVC/H2O2 process provides an effective solution for the treatment of wastewaters difficult to treat by conventional approaches. The proposed treatment can help water industry to treat ROC to desired level and meet the increasingly stringent discharge regulations.
Modelling and control of tethered kite systems for wind energy extraction
Creators: name: Thorpe, Dylan
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024

description: This thesis presents the investigation into modelling, control, simulation and prototype construction of a tethered glider for wind power extraction. Specifically a mathematical model of the proposed system is developed. This model is then used for the development of a Simulink® based simulator, heuristic control, and optimal periodic trajectories for power generation.

It is shown that heuristic control can provide significant power generation that is relatively insensitive to turbulence however; these basic controls are shown to be significantly sensitive to mean wind speed variations. Based on heuristic control (of a conventional glider) certain aspects of the system design are looked at with regard to their impact on power generation. It is shown that the use of a high efficiency drive motor and a two-speed gearbox on the winch can significantly improve power conversion efficiency. Further with the aid of aerodynamic spoilers to reduce the lift generated the glider can be retrieved faster, thus improving average cycle power.

Optimal control methods are then shown to provide a significant increase in power generation (with the use of a gearbox) without the need for additional aerodynamic actuators (spoilers). In fact, maximum power generation and maximum retrieval at minimum power consumption can be achieved for a specific winch design. It is thought that ultimately optimal control methods will play a key part in this emerging
technology.

Work on the development of a prototype system is then presented. The result is a working prototype system, which is aimed at being used in future experimental work. Following the design work is an explanation of how the model parameters were identified from the prototype system to match system performance to model performance.

To finalise the work on the system prototype the system is tested in the field and shown to function however no power is generated within this work.
Additional file 4 of Single-cell insights: pioneering an integrated atlas of chromatin accessibility and transcriptomic landscapes in diabetic cardiomyopathy
Creators: name: Su, Qiang
name: Huang, Wanzhong
name: Huang, Yuan
name: Dai, Rixin
name: Chang, Chen
name: Li, Qiu-Yan
name: Liu, Hao
name: Li, Zhenhao
name: Zhao, Yuxiang
name: Wu, Qiang
name: Pan, Di-Guang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplementary Material 4
Electronic educational methodical complex "Construction of car" in vocational training of future teachers of professional education
Creators: name: Britchenko, Igor
name: Pohorielov, Mykhailo
name: Lavrentieva, Olena
name: Bondarenko, Volodymyr
name: Dorohan, Andrii
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 390405
subject: Educational technology and computing

description: The paper presents the content, structure and approaches to using the author's electronic educational methodical complex (EEMC) "Construction of car" in vocational training of future professional education teachers in the transport field. The EEMC combines electronic educational resources - electronic textbooks, laboratories, tests, guidelines, reference books, etc. This allows students to organise various learning activities - studying theoretical material, performing lab experiments, knowledge assessment, and independent work. The quality of the EEMC was evaluated by 12 experts in the field using a competent estimation method. The high concordance index confirmed the good quality of the EEMC. Using the EEMC in vocational training increased students' learning motivation, developed representational thinking, shaped informational culture, and prepared them to apply ICT in future professional work. Prospects for further improvement of the EEMC are outlined.
Supplemental Material - Contribution of School and Family Factors to Racial Disparities in Bullying Involvement
Creators: name: Low, Sabina
name: Liu, Lin
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: Family and Household Studies
Psychology not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental Material for Contribution of School and Family Factors to Racial Disparities in Bullying Involvement by Sabina Low, PhD and Lin Liu, PhD in The Journal of Early Adolescence
sj-docx-1-tag-10.1177_17562848221138168 – Supplemental material for Update on the first-line treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in areas with high and low clarithromycin resistances
Creators: name: Shih, Chih-An
name: Shie, Chang-Bih
name: Hsu, Ping-I
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-tag-10.1177_17562848221138168 for Update on the first-line treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in areas with high and low clarithromycin resistances by Chih-An Shih, Chang-Bih Shie and Ping-I Hsu in Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Additional file 1 of Neutrophil extracellular traps promote proliferation of pulmonary smooth muscle cells mediated by CCDC25 in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Creators: name: Sun, Hongxiao
name: Du, Zhanhui
name: Zhang, Xu
name: Gao, Shuai
name: Ji, Zhixian
name: Luo, Gang
name: Pan, Silin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Additional file 1: table S1. Manufacturer and catalog of antibodies.
sj-docx-1-mrx-10.1177_01979183221132538 - Supplemental material for Importance of Personality Traits for Destination-Language Acquisition: Evidence for Refugees in Germany
Creators: name: Kosyakova, Yuliya
name: Laible, Marie-Christine
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-mrx-10.1177_01979183221132538 for Importance of Personality Traits for Destination-Language Acquisition: Evidence for Refugees in Germany by Yuliya Kosyakova and Marie-Christine Laible in International Migration Review
Effect of Methyldopa an antihypertensive medicine, on bioavailability of some metals of biological interest
Creators: name: Saima Imad*
name: Noureen Latif
name: Sadia Ferheen
name: Ch. M. Ahsan Sajid
name: Muhammad Aijaz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Potentiometric Titrations, Stability Constant, Metals, Methyldopa.

description: Abstract: - Hypertension has become a common phenomenon. Primary factors are fast going life and tensions to keep pace with it. All these factors accounts towards heavy Antihypertensive drugs usage worldwide. The excess intake of these drugs may cause many abnormalities. Methyldopa is an antihypertensive drug, and shows strong interaction with metals. Interactions of methyldopa with some biologically important metals i.e. iron, copper, cobalt, nickel and zinc was studied by potentiometric method. Theoretical stability constant values were calculated using potentiometric titration curves and were refined through computer program “BEST”. The stoichiometry of the studied complexes was found ML2 through potentiometric method.  Logβ2 values were obtained 10.0, 8.10, 8.02, 10.0, 10.0 and 9.50 for Fe(II)-Methyldopa, Fe(III)-Methyldopa, Cu(II)-Methyldopa, Co(II)-Methyldopa, Ni(II)-Methyldopa and Zn(II)-Methyldopa complexes respectively.
Supplemental Material - Surgical Treatment is Still Recommended for Patients Over 75 Years with IA NSCLC: A Predictive Model Based on Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Database
Creators: name: Zhang, Wenting
name: Liu, Yafeng
name: Wu, Jing
name: Wang, Wenyang
name: Zhou, Jiawei
name: Guo, Jianqiang
name: Wang, Qingsen
name: Zhang, Xin
name: Xie, Jun
name: Xing, Yingru
name: Hu, Dong
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental Material for Surgical Treatment is Still Recommended for Patients Over 75 Years with IA NSCLC: A Predictive Model Based on Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Database by Cancer Control by Yafeng Liu, Wenting Zhang, Jing Wu, Wenyang Wang, Jiawei Zhou, Jianqiang Guo, Qingsen Wang, Xin Zhang, Jun Xie, Yingru Xing, and Dong Hu in Cancer Control
sj-docx-1-jtt-10.1177_1357633X231181426 - Supplemental material for Measures to ensure safety during telerehabilitation of people with stroke: A scoping review
Creators: name: Gutierrez-Arias, Ruvistay
name: González-Mondaca, Camila
name: Marinkovic-Riffo, Vinka
name: Ortiz-Puebla, Marietta
name: Paillán-Reyes, Fernanda
name: Seron, Pamela
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-jtt-10.1177_1357633X231181426 for Measures to ensure safety during telerehabilitation of people with stroke: A scoping review by Ruvistay Gutierrez-Arias, Camila González-Mondaca, Vinka Marinkovic-Riffo, Marietta Ortiz-Puebla, Fernanda Paillán-Reyes and Pamela Seron in Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
A Statistical Analysis of Crab Pulsar Giant Pulse Rates
Creators: name: Doskoch, Graham M.
name: Basuroski, Andrea
name: Halley, Kriisa
name: Sookram, Avinash
name: Rodriguez-Ramos, Iliomar
name: Nahata, Valmik
name: Rahman, Zahi
name: Zhang, Maureen
name: Uhlmann, Ashish
name: Lynch, Abby
name: Lewandowska, Natalia
name: Miranda, Nohely
name: Schmiedekamp, Ann
name: Schmiedekamp, Carl
name: McLaughlin, Maura A.
name: Reichart, Daniel E.
name: Haislip, Joshua B.
name: Kouprianov, Vladimir V.
name: White, Steve
name: Ghigo, Frank
name: Heatherly, Sue Ann
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A small number of pulsars are known to emit giant pulses, single pulses much brighter than average. Among these is PSR J0534+2200, also known as the Crab pulsar, a young pulsar with high giant pulse rates. Long-term monitoring of the Crab pulsar presents an excellent opportunity to perform statistical studies of its giant pulses and the processes affecting them, potentially providing insight into the behavior of other neutron stars that emit bright single pulses. Here, we present an analysis of a set of 24,985 Crab giant pulses obtained from 88 hours of daily observations at a center frequency of 1.55 GHz by the 20-meter telescope at the Green Bank Observatory, spread over 461 days. We study the effects of refractive scintillation at higher frequencies than previous studies and compare methods of correcting for this effect. We also search for deterministic patterns seen in other single-pulse sources, possible periodicities seen in several rotating radio transients and fast radio bursts, and clustering of giant pulses like that seen in the repeating fast radio burst FRB121102.
description: 21 pages, 14 figures, accepted to ApJ
title: Erleben und Vorhersage unterschiedlicher Kreditverläufe
Creators: name: Grutschnig, Martina
Year: 2009

description: Sehr häufig versuchen Personen affektive Vorhersagen über zukünftige Ereignisse zu treffen. Wenn sie beispielsweise vorhaben einen Kredit aufzunehmen, werden sie sich vorstellen, wie sich dieser Kredit auf ihre zukünftigen Emotionen auswirkt und wie sehr sie dieser emotional belasten wird. Es gelingt Individuen nicht immer, genaue Vorhersagen über zukünftige Ereignisse zu machen, da ihnen eine Reihe von Fehlern unterlaufen kann, die beispielsweise zur Überschätzung der Dauer und der Intensität führen kann. Die vorliegende Diplomarbeit untersucht affektive Vorhersagen im Kreditkontext. Es wurde angenommen, dass Personen Rückzahlungspläne mit fallenden Raten gegenüber Rückzahlungsplänen mit steigenden Raten bevorzugen, denn zahlreiche Studien konnten zeigen, dass Personen solche Sequenzen bevorzugen, die über die Zeit besser werden. Weiters interessierte es, ob Personen, die einen Kreditverlauf vorhersagen, diesen schlechter bewerten als Personen, die einen Kreditverlauf erleben. Diese Annahme stützt sich auf die Überschätzung der Intensität in der Vorhersage. Dazu wurde eine Studie, die Anfang März 2009 in der Universität Wien mit 125 Studenten/innen mittels Haushaltssimulation durchgeführt wurde, entwickelt. Es gab vier verschiedene Versuchsgruppen: Gruppe 1 erlebte einen Kreditverlauf mit steigenden Raten. Gruppe 2 erlebte einen Kreditverlauf mit fallenden Raten. Gruppe 3 gab Vorhersagen zu einem Kreditverlauf mit steigenden Raten. Gruppe 4 gab Vorhersagen zu einem Kreditverlauf mit fallenden Raten. Die teilnehmenden Personen sollten jeweils einen Kreditverlauf bewerten. Ergebnisse der Untersuchungen zeigten keinen signifikanten Unterschied in der Bewertung der fallenden und der steigenden Kreditverläufe. Es konnte jedoch ein Unterschied in der Bewertung der einzelnen Kreditraten gefunden werden. Die steigenden Kreditraten wurden schlechter bewertet als die fallenden Kreditraten. Weiters konnten keine Unterschiede in der Bewertung der Kreditraten und des Kreditverlaufes zwischen Personen, die den Kreditverlauf erlebten und jenen, die eine Vorhersage gaben, gefunden werden.