cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Metamaterial metal-based bolometers
Creators: name: Niesler, Fabian B. P.
name: Gansel, Justyna K.
name: Fischbach, Sarah
name: Wegener, Martin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We demonstrate metamaterial metal-based bolometers, which take advantage of resonant absorption in that a spectral and/or polarization filter can be built into the bolometer. Our proof-of-principle gold-nanostructure-based devices operate around 1.5 \mum wavelength and exhibit room-temperature time constants of about 134 \mus. The ultimate detectivity is limited by Johnson noise, enabling room-temperature detection of 1 nW light levels within 1 Hz bandwidth. Graded bolometer arrays might allow for integrated spectrometers with several octaves bandwidth without the need for gratings or prisms and for integrated polarization analysis without external polarization optics.
Additional file 1 of Are breast cancer patients with suboptimal adherence to cardiovascular treatment more likely to discontinue adjuvant endocrine therapy? Competing risk survival analysis in a nationwide cohort of postmenopausal women
Creators: name: Artignan, Juliette
name: Capmas, Perrine
name: Panjo, Henri
name: Constantinou, Panayotis
name: Pelletier-Fleury, Nathalie
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health
subject: Hematology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Tables S1. List of AET drugs with a dosing regimen of 2 pills per day. Table S2. List of health conditions considered for the comorbidity count included in multivariate models. Table S3. Population characteristics stratified by level of cardiovascular treatment adherence. Table S4. Unadjusted predictors of AET discontinuation using Cox and Fine-and-Gray regressions. Figures S1. Log-minus-log plots for each time-invariant predictor.
L'INDEMNITY CLAUSE NEI CONTRATTI DI CESSIONE DI PARTECIPAZIONI SOCIALI
Creators: name: POLIANI, FRANCA
Publisher: name: Universit� degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2014

description: ?Indemnity clauses in sale and purchase agreement under Italian law?

This work is a comparative analysis of the problems arising from indemnity clauses in sale and purchase agreements under Italian Law.
In a contract for the sale of shares of a s.p.a or a s.r.l., the seller usually provides representations and warranties by which he guarantees to the buyer the presence of certain characteristics of the target company?s assets. The collateral asset, financial and income provided for this purpose is usually integrated and completed by indemnity clauses, through which the parties regulate the activation and the limits of the guarantees, as well as the consequences and remedies arising from their breach of these representations and warranties. In particular, the content of indemnity clauses may consist of an obligation to: a) indemnify and hold the buyer harmless from any current or potential contingent liability (usually existing at the last balance sheet date); b ) indemnify the buyer for any undeclared debt or loss of assets; c) compensate for any loss or damage suffered by the target that would not have occurred if the financial situation of the company were correctly represented and described in the business warranties contained in the sale and purchase agreement.
The thesis contains three sections: (i) a description of the main theoretical problems arising from the application of indemnity clauses, typical of the common law systems, to the Italian legal system; (ii) an exam of the different ways in which an indemnity clause could be drafted by the parties in the most common cases, as well as the interpretative issues involved; (iii) a study of the strong difficulty to frame the indemnity clause under the categories of the Italian legal system (such as, for example, damages, price adjustment, penalty clauses) with an attempt to understand how to recognize the indemnity clause its own juridical autonomy.
Granting such autonomy and, as the author tried to do, identifying a set of rules which could be used to regulate the indemnity clause appears to be necessary. This is not only in the light of the difficult application of Italian law to the issues created by the breach of business warranties in sale and purchase agreements, but also in the light of the cross-border and transnational scenario in which the indemnity clause is usually used and operates.
An Assessment of Incorporating Online Learning in Higher Education
Creators: name: Fincham, David
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Higher education
distance learning
information and communication technology
blended learning
pedagogy
assessment

description: Learning and teaching have traditionally been viewed as a direct interpersonal classroom activity in educational settings. New forms of teaching and evaluation have emerged as a result of technological advancements, and they have gradually become a more prevalent aspect in education. With the advancement of information technology in general, and the Internet and online technologies in particular, there has been a growing emphasis on the development of distance learning methods, which allows students to expand their learning beyond the constraints of space and time. The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a case-study investigation into student perceptions of the addition of an e-learning component as part of their experience of an M.A. programme in Catholic School Leadership at St Mary's University, Twickenham. Students were able to participate in a "virtual classroom" by engaging in online learning, where they were able to share discussions sparked by online questions. As a result, the introduction of online learning represents a significant advancement that has the potential to impact pedagogy and assessment. As a result of this research, the following conclusion can be drawn: While there were some concerns regarding the facility's implementation, students generally agreed that online activities improved the quality of their education.
Comparative studies of the scanning tunneling spectra in cuprate and iron-arsenide superconductors
Creators: name: Yeh, N. -C.
name: Teague, M. L.
name: Beyer, A. D.
name: Shen, B.
name: Wen, H. -H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report scanning tunneling spectroscopic studies of cuprate and iron-arsenic superconductors, including YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-δ} (Y-123, T_c = 93 K), Sr_{0.9}La_{0.1}CuO_2 (La-112, T_c = 43 K), and the "122" compounds Ba(Fe_{1-x}Co_x)_2As_2 (Co-122 with x = 0.06, 0.08, 0.12 for T_c = 14, 24, 20 K). For H > 0, pseudogap (Δ_{PG}) features are revealed inside the vortices, with Δ_{PG} = [(Δ_{eff})^2+(Δ_{SC})^2]^{1/2} > Δ_{SC} in Y-123 and Δ_{PG} < Δ_{SC} in La-112, suggesting that the physical origin of Δ_{PG} is a competing order coexisting with superconductivity. Additionally, Fourier transformation (FT) of the Y-123 spectra exhibits two types of spectral peaks, one type is associated with energy (ω)-dependent quasiparticle interference (QPI) wave-vectors and the other consists of ω-independent wave-vectors due to competing orders and (π,π) magnetic resonances. For the multi-band Co-122 compounds, two-gap superconductivity is found for all doping levels. Magnetic resonant modes that follow the temperature dependence of the superconducting gaps are also identified. These findings, together with the ω- and x-dependent QPI spectra, are consistent with a sign-changing s-wave pairing symmetry in the Co-122 iron arsenides. Our comparative studies suggest that the commonalities among the cuprate and the ferrous superconductors include the proximity to competing orders, antiferromagnetic (AFM) spin fluctuations and magnetic resonances in the superconducting (SC) state, and the unconventional pairing symmetries with sign-changing order parameters on different parts of the Fermi surface.
description: 6 pages, 3 figures. Submitted to Journal of Physics: Conference Proceedings for the 26th International Low-Temperature Conference (2011). Corresponding author: Nai-Chang Yeh (ncyeh@caltech.edu)
title: Eyeware
title: Project Glass und die Zukunft von Smartphones
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Eichelbaum, Frederik
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: future
subject: smartphone
subject: communication
subject: technology
subject: eyeware
subject: roadmap
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften

description: Die Brille als Interface und zentrale Kommunikationstechnologie wartet seit Jahrzehnten auf ihren Durchbruch. Verschiedene Faktoren haben dazu beigetragen, dass im Jahr 2012 viele große Unternehmen beschlossen haben, diesen Durchbruch herbeizuführen. Vor allem haben Displaytechnologien für Endverbraucheranwendungen einen Grad der technischen Reife erreicht, welcher diese für den Einsatz in Datenbrillen prädestiniert. Trotz der technischen Machbarkeit und Attraktivität holografischer Interfaces ist unklar, auf welchem Weg diese ihre Rolle als Informations- und Kommunikationsmedium in der Gesellschaft einnehmen werden. Die Arbeit stellt die Frage nach einer möglichen Evolution von Computerbrillen bis 2020 und den Technologie- und Markttreibern, die während dieser Evolution eine Schlüsselrolle spielen. Über einen Roadmapping-Prozess, welcher durch qualitative Experteninterviews gestützt wurde, konnten drei Generationen von Eyeware für die Zukunft definiert und mögliche Anwendungsszenarien für diese Generationen abgeleitet werden. Das Ergebnis der Arbeit wurde schließlich in einer Technologie-Roadmap bis zum Jahr 2020 visualisiert.
Additional file 1 of Escitalopram versus other antidepressive agents for major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Yin, Juntao
name: Song, Xiaoyong
name: Wang, Chaoyang
name: Lin, Xuhong
name: Miao, Mingsan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Pharmacology
Mental Health

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Risk of bias summary. Figure S2. Failure to respond (at 1-4 weeks): Escitalopram versus other SSRIs. Figure S3. Failure to respond (at 1-4 weeks): Escitalopram versus newer ADs. Figure S4. Failure to respond (at 16-24 weeks): Escitalopram versus other SSRIs. Figure S5. Failure to respond (at 16-24 weeks): Escitalopram versus newer ADs. Figure S6. Failure to remission at endpoint (6-12 weeks): Escitalopram versus newer ADs. Figure S7. Failure to remission (at 16-24 weeks): Escitalopram versus other SSRIs. Figure S8. Failure to remission (at 16-24 weeks): Escitalopram versus newer ADs. Figure S9. Standardized mean difference at endpoint (6-12 weeks): Escitalopram versus other SSRIs. Figure S10. Standardized mean difference at endpoint (6-12 weeks): Escitalopram versus newer ADs. Figure S11. Subjects with at least one TEAE: Escitalopram versus newer ADs. Figure S12. Excluding trials whose dropout rate was greater than 20%: Escitalopram versus other SSRIs (dropout rate greater than 20% in both arms). Figure S13. Excluding trials whose dropout rate was greater than 20%: Escitalopram versus other SSRIs (dropout rate greater than 20% in only one arm). Figure S14. Funnel plot of comparison: Failure to respond at endpoint (6-12 weeks): Escitalopram versus other SSRIs.
Characteristics of kinematics of a coronal mass ejection during the 2010 August 1 CME-CME interaction event
Creators: name: Temmer, Manuela
name: Vrsnak, Bojan
name: Rollett, Tanja
name: Bein, Bianca
name: de Koning, Curt A.
name: Liu, Ying
name: Bosman, Eckhard
name: Davies, Jackie A.
name: Möstl, Christian
name: Zic, Tomislav
name: Veronig, Astrid M.
name: Bothmer, Volker
name: Harrison, Richard
name: Nitta, Nariaki
name: Bisi, Mario
name: Flor, Olga
name: Eastwood, Jonathan
name: Odstrcil, Dusan
name: Forsyth, Robert
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the interaction of two successive coronal mass ejections (CMEs) during the 2010 August 1 events using STEREO/SECCHI COR and HI data. We obtain the direction of motion for both CMEs by applying several independent reconstruction methods and find that the CMEs head in similar directions. This provides evidence that a full interaction takes place between the two CMEs that can be observed in the HI1 field-of-view. The full de-projected kinematics of the faster CME from Sun to Earth is derived by combining remote observations with in situ measurements of the CME at 1 AU. The speed profile of the faster CME (CME2; ~1200 km/s) shows a strong deceleration over the distance range at which it reaches the slower, preceding CME (CME1; ~700 km/s). By applying a drag-based model we are able to reproduce the kinematical profile of CME2 suggesting that CME1 represents a magnetohydrodynamic obstacle for CME2 and that, after the interaction, the merged entity propagates as a single structure in an ambient flow of speed and density typical for quiet solar wind conditions. Observational facts show that magnetic forces may contribute to the enhanced deceleration of CME2. We speculate that the increase in magnetic tension and pressure, when CME2 bends and compresses the magnetic field lines of CME1, increases the efficiency of drag.
description: accepted for ApJ
HARD TICKS (ACARINA, IXODIDAE): SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, PHYLOGENY AND SYMBIOSES
Creators: name: MONTAGNA, MATTEO
Publisher: name: Universit� degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2013

description: This thesis is written in a cumulative format and it consists of a synopsis covering several aspects concerning to my research work on ticks (Acarina, Ixodidae) with a global approach, from morphological/molecular taxonomy to bacteria harbored and transmitted by ticks, to genomic, expression and population genetic studies. This is followed by result chapters presenting my research consisting of four published research articles, a submitted manuscript, an accepted manuscript and one manuscript in preparation. Finally, I have reported other aspect of my research work during my phD experience (i.e. other published papers, research activities and grants received).
Hidden singularities and closed timelike curves in a proposed dual for Lifshitz-Chern-Simons gauge theories
Creators: name: Copsey, Keith
name: Mann, Robert B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We point out that the metrics recently proposed by K. Balasubramanian and J. McGreevy \cite{BalaMcGreevyLifshitz} as gravitational duals to Lifshitz Chern-Simons gauge theories contain both a hidden null singularity and a region of closed timelike curves accessible to asymptotic observers. Like the singularity in the original Liftshitz spacetime given by Kachru, Liu, and Mulligan, this singularity does not include large $α'$ or $g_s$ corrections and hence appears to be singular in string theory as well as classically.
description: 3 pages, letter style, 1 figure
Cosmic ray acceleration at oblique shocks
Creators: name: Bell, A. R.
name: Schure, K. M.
name: Reville, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show that the diffusion approximation breaks down for particle acceleration at oblique shocks with velocities typical of young supernova remnants. Higher order anisotropies flatten the spectral index at quasi-parallel shocks and steepen the spectral index at quasi-perpendicular shocks. We compare the theory with observed spectral indices.
description: 11 pages, 4 figures, 1 table. Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Integrable magnetic geodesic flows on Lie groups
Creators: name: Magazev, Alexey A.
name: Shirokov, Igor V.
name: Yurevich, Yuriy Y.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Right-invariant geodesic flows on manifolds of Lie groups associated with 2-cocycles of corresponding Lie algebras are discussed. Algebra of integrals of motion for magnetic geodesic flows is considered and necessary and sufficient condition of integrability in quadratures is formulated. Canonic forms for 2-cocycles of all 4-dimensional Lie algebras are given and integrable cases among them are separated.
description: 16 pages
Thermal rounding of the depinning transition in ultrathin Pt/Co/Pt films
Creators: name: Bustingorry, S.
name: Kolton, A. B.
name: Giamarchi, T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We perform a scaling analysis of the mean velocity of extended magnetic domain walls driven in ultrathin Pt/Co/Pt ferromagnetic films with perpendicular anisotropy, as a function of the applied external field for different film-thicknesses. We find that the scaling of the experimental data around the thermally rounded depinning transition is consistent with the universal depinning exponents theoretically expected for elastic interfaces described by the one-dimensional quenched Edwards-Wilkinson equation. In particular, values for the depinning exponent $β$ and thermal rounding exponent $ψ$ are tested and the present analysis of the experimental data is compatible with $β=0.33$ and $ψ=0.2$, in agreement with numerical simulations.
description: 8 pages, 8 figures
Wünsche und Zukunftsforschung
Creators: name: Helbig, Björn
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Wünsche
subject: Zukunftsforschung
subject: Wunschforschung
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften

description: Die Beschäftigung mit Wünschen im Rahmen der Zukunftsforschung ein relativ neues Forschungsfeld.Zwar gibt es immer wieder Versuche, Wünsche und Visionen (z.B. von Jugendlichen) abzufragen, doch eine systematische „Wunschforschung“ gibt es bis heute nicht.Dieser Text, der sich mit der gesellschaftlichen Relevanz des Themas Wünsche und dessen Zusammenhang zur Zukunftsforschung auseinandersetzt, kann als erster Schritt verstanden werden, zentrale Begriffe zu klären und das Thema und dessen Beziehung zur Zukunftsforschung in systematischer Weise vorzustellen. In diesem Zusammenhang wird auch auf Defizite bezüglich eines adäquaten Instrumentariums und des Fehlens von Studien eingegangen sowie Ansatzpunkte für eine weitere, interdisziplinäre Beschäftigung mit dem Thema aufgezeigt.
Design Fiction
Creators: name: Schäfer, Rene
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Design
subject: Zukunftsforschung
subject: Science Fiction
subject: Zukunftsbilder
subject: Denkstile
subject: Denkkollektive
subject: diegetische Prototypen
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften

description: Ein Ziel von Zukunftsbildern ist es, in der Gegenwart Handlungsoptionen anzubieten, um ein zielgerichtetes Gestaltsehen zu ermöglichen. Je breiter der Rezipientenkreis ist, für den die Zukunftsbilder aufbereitet werden müssen, desto komplizierter gestaltet sich jedoch die De- und Rekontextualisierung der Ergebnisse. Die Arbeit geht der Frage nach, wie Zukunftsbilder beschaffen sein müssen und welchen Kriterien sie zu genügen bzw. welchen Formaten sie zu entsprechen haben, um Zukunftsdenken zu inspirieren und einen breiten Kreis von Adressaten zu erreichen und in Diskurse zu involvieren. Eine Antwort darauf bietet das Konzept der “Design Fiction”, welches tangible Zukunftsentwürfe entwirft und entwickelt. Neben einer Beschreibung der historischen Genese und Typologie sowie Funktion von Design Fiction, wird die Arbeit umrahmt von einer Einführung in die Bedeutung von Denkstilen und Denkkollektiven (Ludwik Fleck) und einer literaturwissenschaftlichen Untersuchung zur Wirkungsweise von Narrationen - im speziellen in der Gattung der Science Fiction - auf die Kollektivimagination exoterischer Kreise.
THE FEMALE GAMETOPHYTE: DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION
Creators: name: RESENTINI, FRANCESCA
Publisher: name: Universit� degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2013

description: The plant life cycle alternates the diploid sporophyte and the haploid gametophyte. The female gametophyte of flowering plants develops within the ovule, a specialized structure within the ovary, which gives rise to the seed after fertilization.
Sexual reproduction in plants entails a series of developmental steps that culminate in the formation of the seed. The developing ovule protects the haploid female gametophyte, which is formed as the result of the megasporogenesis and megagametogenesis. Inside the female gametophyte, the two female gametic cells, the central and the egg cells, upon fertilization give rise to the seed endosperm and embryo respectively.
During my PhD, I dissect the genetic and molecular networks controlling female gametophyte formation and differentiation. I employed a yeast one-hybrid approach to identify EC1.1 regulators; the EC1 genes are specifically expressed in the female gamete and they are required for gamete fusion, therefore they are good candidates for clarify how gamete differentiation occurs in Arabidopsis thaliana. Among the transcription factors isolated, we focused on SUPPRESSOR OF FRIGIDA4 (SUF4). In vivo and in vitro evidences support SUF4 capacity to regulate AtEC1.1, furthermore suf4 mutants show also a mild ec1 phenotype.
Plant can produce progeny without sexual reproduction. One example is apomixis, where meiosis and fertilization of the egg by male gametes are by passed to result in the production of clonal progeny without a parental contribution. Apomixis is due to modifications of the sexual reproduction and it does not occur in the major crop species, but is found in many wild species like Poa pratensis and Brachiaria brizantha.
The idea of this work is to study genes involved in apomixis in apomictic plants, and then studies the function in the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana.
In Poa pratensis by the cDNA-AFLP technique several genes differentially expressed in apomictic and sexual genotypes have been isolated.
During my PhD I characterized the Arabidopsis homologue of PpAPO1 (Poa pratensis APOSTART 1) that has been renamed AtAPO1.
Brachiaria brizantha is an important forage grass. The occurrence of both apomictic and sexual reproduction within Brachiaria makes it an interesting system for understanding the molecular pathways involved in both modes of reproduction.
Additional file 1 of Genomic and transcriptomic survey of bryozoan Hox and ParaHox genes with emphasis on phylactolaemate bryozoans
Creators: name: Saadi, Ahmed J.
name: de Oliveira, André Luiz
name: Kocot, Kevin M.
name: Schwaha, Thomas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplementary Material 1
Dust in a Type Ia Supernova Progenitor: Spitzer Spectroscopy of Kepler's Supernova Remnant
Creators: name: Williams, Brian J.
name: Borkowski, Kazimierz J.
name: Reynolds, Stephen P.
name: Ghavamian, Parviz
name: Blair, William P.
name: Long, Knox S.
name: Sankrit, Ravi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Characterization of the relatively poorly-understood progenitor systems of Type Ia supernovae is of great importance in astrophysics, particularly given the important cosmological role that these supernovae play. Kepler's Supernova Remnant, the result of a Type Ia supernova, shows evidence for an interaction with a dense circumstellar medium (CSM), suggesting a single-degenerate progenitor system. We present 7.5-38 $μ$m infrared (IR) spectra of the remnant, obtained with the {\it Spitzer Space Telescope}, dominated by emission from warm dust. Broad spectral features at 10 and 18 $μ$m, consistent with various silicate particles, are seen throughout. These silicates were likely formed in the stellar outflow from the progenitor system during the AGB stage of evolution, and imply an oxygen-rich chemistry. In addition to silicate dust, a second component, possibly carbonaceous dust, is necessary to account for the short-wavelength IRS and IRAC data. This could imply a mixed chemistry in the atmosphere of the progenitor system. However, non-spherical metallic iron inclusions within silicate grains provide an alternative solution. Models of collisionally-heated dust emission from fast shocks ($>$ 1000 km s$^{-1}$) propagating into the CSM can reproduce the majority of the emission associated with non-radiative filaments, where dust temperatures are $\sim 80-100$ K, but fail to account for the highest temperatures detected, in excess of 150 K. We find that slower shocks (a few hundred km s$^{-1}$) into moderate density material ($n_{0} \sim 50-250$ cm$^{-3}$) are the only viable source of heating for this hottest dust. We confirm the finding of an overall density gradient, with densities in the north being an order of magnitude greater than those in the south.
description: Accepted by ApJ. 11 pages, 5 figures, 1 table. Produced using emulateapj format
DESIGN OF A HIGH-THROUGHPUT METHODFOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ENZYME ACTIVITY UPON ADSORPTION ONCLUSTER-ASSEMBLED NANOSTRUCTURED TITANIUM OXIDE FILMS
Creators: name: GAILITE, LASMA
Publisher: name: Universit� degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2013

description: Control of nanometre-scale topography of solid surfaces has opened the possibility to tailor the interactions between materials and biomolecules maintaining the biological functions of these molecules, a crucial aspect for diverse biomaterial applications. However, the primary mechanisms that dictate protein adsorption to topographical nanostructures are often poorly understood. We have addressed this question by scrutinizing the catalytic activity of immobilized serine-protease trypsin as product of its adsorption properties on cluster-assembled nanostructured titania films. Both, adsorption and activity of surface-bound enzymes were evaluated in parallel using innovative microarray-based methodology developed in this PhD work.
Trypsin adsorption analysis demonstrated an increment with roughness of Langmuir parameters ? saturation uptake and equilibrium dissociation constant, that exceeded the contribution predicted by increase in sample specific area. This finding was interpreted by the clustering of protein molecules inside titania surface nanopores, a model proposed in our previous study of three non-enzymatic proteins. The growth of adsorbed trypsin activity with roughness was attributed to the increase in specific area of titania films, whereas the drop in specific activity resulted from steric hindrance of trypsin clustered inside titania nanopores.
This study has shed light on the topographical determinants of trypsin adsorption on nanostructured titania surfaces and its impact on trypsin activity. A novel method was developed elucidating the obstacles and specifics of protease immobilization by physisorption and suggesting possible routes to solve them. This methodology is directly applicable in biomaterial screening with respect to the functionality of immobilized enzymes and can be extended beyond the trypsin-nanostructured titania model.
title: Übermorgen ohne Wachstum?
title: Die Enquete-Kommission „Wachstum, Wohlstand, Lebensqualität“ des Deutschen Bundestages als implizites Zukunftsforschungsprojekt
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Strunk, Frederike
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Wachstum
subject: Nachhaltigkeit
subject: Zukunftsforschung
subject: Lebensqualität
subject: Wohlstand
subject: Enquete-Kommission
subject: Bundestag
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften

description: Die Arbeit analysiert aus Zukunftsforschungsperspektive die Tätigkeit der Enquete-Kommission „Wachstum, Wohlstand, Lebensqualität” des Deutschen Bundestages. In dieser Kommission behandelten 17 Abgeordnete und 17 Sachverständige von Januar 2011 bis April 2013 Fragen zu neuen Wohlstandsindikatoren und nachhaltigem Wirtschaften. Die Zukunftsrelevanz dieser Themen, die systematische Arbeitsweise der Kommission sowie der gegenwärtig noch fehlende Konsens über seriöse Zukunftsforschung waren die Motivation für die Leitfrage der Arbeit: Inwiefern betreibt die sogenannte „Wachstumsenquete” gute Zukunftsforschung? Mit Hilfe einer Auswertung der theoretischen Literatur geht die Arbeit zunächst auf die Merkmale guter Zukunftsforschung ein. Eine Analyse zahlreicher Dokumente zur Einsetzung der Enquete-Kommission, ihrer Sitzungsprotokolle und insbesondere ihres Abschlussberichts einschließlich der umfangreichen Sondervoten zeigt ein heterogenes Bild der Enquete als hypothetischem Forschungsprojekt. Grundannahmen zur Natur der Zukunft sind widersprüchlich und es fehlt an konkreten Handlungsaufforderungen oder Visionen. Dafür liefert die Enquete – anders als viele Zukunftsstudien – für mündige Leserinnen detaillierte Informationen über einen Dissens, bei Transparenz der vertretenen Positionen. Die Kopplung von Wissen mit Gestaltungsmacht im Rahmen eines pragmatistischen Modells der Politikberatung kann der Zukunftsforschung möglicherweise wichtige Informationen über zukünftig plausible Gesetzgebung liefern. Zudem steht die Enquete als politisches Gremium bei mangelnder Repräsentativität unter Rechtfertigungsdruck. Diese ihr eigenen Merkmale können für die Objektivitätsdebatte in der Zukunftsforschung von Bedeutung sein und gegebenenfalls neue partizipativ-transdisziplinäre Forschungsdesigns inspirieren.
title: KiTa 2030
title: Eine Delphi-Befragung zur Zukunft von Kindertageseinrichtugen in Deutschland
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Gönder, Dominique
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Delphi
subject: Kindertageseinrichtungen
subject: Kita
subject: Zukunft
subject: Bildung
subject: Bildungsreform
subject: Frühpädagogik
subject: Praxisforschung
subject: Früherziehung
subject: Bildungssystem
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften

description: Deutsche Kindertageseinrichtungen befinden sich seit einigen Jahren in einem tiefgreifenden Reformprozess. Trotz bisheriger Reformierungen sind sie zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt nicht fähig, die an sie gestellten komplexen Anforderungen erfolgreich zu bewältigen. Die Delphi-Studie „KiTa 2030“ ging daher der Frage nach, wie sich diese Situation in Zukunft darstellen könnte, um daraus Hinweise für die optimale Gestaltung des deutschen Früherziehungssystems abzuleiten. In mehreren Befragungsrunden wurden hierfür die gegenwärtigen Zukunftsvorstellungen von 218 Experten aus fünf relevanten Tätigkeitsfeldern zusammengetragen. Bilanzierend erzielen Kindertageseinrichtungen aus erwünschter Perspektive bis zum Jahr 2030 starke Fortschritte, jedoch nicht aus wahrscheinlicher Sicht. Es herrscht ein Bewusstsein über die Notwendigkeit der Neuordnung frühpädagogischer Einrichtungen, absolute Einigkeit über die konkrete Ausgestaltung besteht dabei nicht. Die praktische Umsetzung bereitet Schwierigkeiten und scheint daher unrealistisch. Insgesamt bekräftigen die Resultate den längst erkannten dringenden Handlungsbedarf. Die bestmögliche Gestaltung der Kindertageseinrichtungen ist als wesentliche Aufgabe für die Gegenwart zu betrachten. Aktuelle Reformansätze sind anzupassen und zu intensivieren.
The Relationship between Learning Method of Prophetic Character Education with Student Achievement Learning Outcomes in Vocational
Creators: name: Ishomuddin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Correlation
method
learning
character
education
achievement
vocational education

description: This study aims to clarify the relationship between learning methods prophetic character education with student achievement in the field of character education in schools. This study uses a quantitative approach with a statistical formula Product Moment. Collecting data in this study using observations, questionnaires and documentation. In practice, the researchers conducted a study on the learning process in the classroom related to the way teachers teach or methods used in educational subjects prophetic character. Pembejaran and curriculum materials have been determined by the school institution. Determined with a random sample of the population that has been quantified. After the learning process by using certain methods at the end of the semester and then held a test. The test results connected using Product Moment correlation statistical tests, the results are as follows: there is a correlation between the prophetic character education learning method with the results for students at the school with a degree of correlation is very strong. Thus it can be understood that the prophetic character education methods have relationships that can improve student learning outcomes in schools on vocational education.
A MEDIUM RESOLUTION SNP ARRAY BASED COPY NUMBER VARIANTS SCAN IN BROWN SWISS DAIRY CATTLE
Creators: name: PELLEGRINO, LAURA
Publisher: name: Universit� degli Studi di Milano
Year: 2013

description: Recent reports indicate copy number variations (CNVs) to be functionally significant. This study presents a medium resolution map of CNV regions (CNVRs) in Brown Swiss dairy cattle, from to this day, the largest CNV genome scan in any cattle breed. We genotyped 1,342 bulls and after quality filtering on males we called CNVs with PennCNV and with ?Copy Number Analysis Module? (CNAM) of SVS7 software (Goldenhelix) for a total of 46,728 loci anchored on the UMD3.1 assembly. We corrected for sequence composition flanking each SNP and employed principal component analysis for CNAM to correct for technical background noise to reduce false positive calls. PennCNV and SVS7 identified a total of 5,099 and 1,289 CNVs segregating in 632 and 651 bulls respectively. These were summarized at the population level into 1,101 (220 losses, 774 gains, 107 complex) and 277 (185 losses, 56 gains and 36 complex) CNVRs, covering 682 Mb (27.14%) and 33.7 Mb (1.35%) of the autosome, respectively. We then obtained the consensus between the two CNV scans using the approaches suggested by Redon et al. (2006), union set, and by Wain et al. (2009), intersection, covering 146 Mb (5.88%) and 17.1 Mb (0.68%), respectively. CNVRs were annotated with the bovine Ensembl gene set v69 and tested for enrichment of GO terms using DAVID database. Consensus CNVRs are enriched for protein-coding genes.
Go analysis identified genes (Bonferroni corrected) in the CNVRs related to cytoplasm, intercellular part, cellular processes, cytoplasmic part, and intracellular organelles.
 Acknowledgement. This study funded by EC-FP7/2007-2013, agreement n�222664, ?Quantomics?.
title: „Damit es eine Zukunft gibt!”
title: Eine Exploration der Beweggründe und Zielvorstellungen der Initiatoren von Nachhaltigkeitsprojekten
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Kny, Josefa
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Nachhaltigkeit
subject: Grounded Theory
subject: Akteursforschung
subject: Subjektorientierte Zukunftsforschung
subject: Transformation
subject: Zukunft
subject: Wirtschafts- und Lebenspraktik
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften

description: Ein Großteil der deutschen Bevölkerung weiß um die Folgen mangelnder Nachhaltigkeit in vielen Lebensbereichen. Dennoch widmet sich bislang nur ein kleiner Teil proaktiv einer veränderten Wirtschafts- oder Lebenspraktik, die als ökologisch und sozial nachhaltig bezeichnet werden kann und überdies auch gesellschaftlich sichtbar wird. Die Publikation fragt nach den Beweggründen und Zielvorstellungen dieser Initiatoren und Initiatorinnen von Nachhaltigkeitsprojekten. Im Rahmen der subjektorientierten Zukunftsforschung ist diese Frage vor dem Hintergrund interessant, dass nachhaltiges Handeln auf Langfristigkeit ausgelegt ist und somit die zukünftigen Wirkungen des eigenen Engagements zunächst unsicher sind. Entsprechend wird in der Arbeit auch die Wahrnehmung von Zukunft durch die Initiatoren und Initiatorinnen untersucht. Da wissenschaftliche Arbeiten zu dieser speziellen Akteursgruppe bisher fehlen, ist das Vorgehen qualitativ und orientiert sich an der Grounded- Theory-Methodologie nach Barney Glaser und Anselm Strauss. Theoretisches Sampling und halbstrukturierte Interviews bestimmen die empirische Erhebung. Das Ergebnis der Arbeit ist eine Theorie-Skizze, die erste Aufschlüsse darüber gibt, welche Faktoren Menschen dazu bewegen, ihre Handlungspraktiken über die individuelle Reichweite hinaus in Richtung Nachhaltigkeit zu verändern. Dabei werden übergreifende Kriterien identifiziert: Optimistisches Zukunftsdenken, die Wahrnehmung von Zukunft als gestaltbar sowie der Wille und das Verantwortungsbewusstsein, Gesellschaft im Sinne der Nachhaltigkeit zum Positiven zu verändern, treiben die Akteure ebenso an wie die Sinnhaftigkeit, die ihr eigeninitiatives Handeln mit sich bringt. Als heterogen erweisen sich hingegen die Relevanz der verschiedenen Faktoren sowie die auslösenden Momente des konkreten Engagements. Die Arbeit legt einen Grundstein für vertiefende Studien über die Vorreiter zukunftsfähigen Handelns, welche für die Erforschung von Bedingungen und Wirkmächten sozialen Wandels von großer Bedeutung sind.
title: The Body Beyond Nature?
title: Exploration, invasive Technologien, gesellschaftliche Implikationen
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Dermühl, Katharina
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Human Enhancement
subject: Transhumanismus
subject: Technik
subject: Technologie
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften

description: Human Enhancement, Transhumanismus, Singularität und Cyborgisierung sind Begriffe, die Visionen einer Verschmelzung von Mensch und Technik beschreiben. Die wenigsten der dahinterstehenden Ideen sind neu, der Transhumanismus beispielsweise kann auf eine lange Ideengeschichte und literarische Tradition zurückblicken, mit Anknüpfungspunkten an das utopische Denken und Science Fiction. Warum ist eine Beschäftigung mit dieser Thematik heute im Kontext von Zukunftsforschung interessant? Die Motivation für die Exploration des Konzeptes Human Enhancement (HE) war die Annahme, dass die Menschheit jetzt wissenschaftlich-technisch auf einem Stand ist, der es ihr bald ermöglichen sollte, das, was einst Vision war, konkret umzusetzen. Dieses Vermögen wirft Fragen nach technischer Machbarkeit, gesellschaftlicher Akzeptabilität, möglichen Folgen und letztendlich nach Handlungsbedarfen auf. Der Schwerpunkt der Arbeit liegt auf der Frage nach der Akzeptabilität von HE für die gegenwärtige und damit auch zukünftige Gesellschaften. Eine Metaanalyse der einschlägigen – vor allem geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlichen – Literatur kommt zu dem Schluss, dass der Diskurs bisher auf abstrakter Ebene geführt wird und dass vorgebrachte Argumente keine Aussagen zur Akzeptabilität von HE zulassen, diese bleibt offen. Ausgehend von ausgewählten Phänomenen wie Quantified Self, Medikalisierung und Doping, die einen zunehmenden Einsatz von technischen Hilfsmitteln zur Leistungssteigerung sowie deren steigende Akzeptanz vermuten lassen, wird HE als Konzept betrachtet und ein Vorschlag für eine Einteilung in verschiedene Dimensionen unterbreitet. Demnach wird HE als Modifikationen am und im menschlichem Körper begriffen: Enhancement- Technologien weisen unterschiedliche Grade an Invasivität, Irreversibilität und Wirkungsmacht auf, gemein ist ihnen, dass sie mit dem Körper verschmelzen. Der Einsatz von Enhancement- Technologien würde demnach einen Paradigmenwechsel darstellen, ihre neue Qualität erfordert einen veränderten normativen Rahmen. Aus den gewonnenen Erkenntnissen wird gefolgert, dass eine Betrachtung einzelner Enhancement-Technologien von Nöten ist, um gesellschaftliche Auswirkungen zu antizipieren. Als Vorschlag hinsichtlich eines solchen Prozesses wurde ein Workshop mit Medizintechnikern und Tissue Engineers durchgeführt, die drei Konzepte für zukünftige Enhancement- Anwendungen erarbeitet haben. Diese wurden im Kontext einer Technikfolgenabschätzung reflektiert. Es zeigt sich, dass eine breite wissenschaftliche, inter- und transdisziplinäre Auseinandersetzung mit HE erfolgen muss, um Politik und Gesellschaft angemessen beraten zu können.
Coherent rho and J/psi photoproduction in ultraperipheral processes with electromagnetic dissociation of heavy ions at RHIC and LHC
Creators: name: Rebyakova, V.
name: Strikman, M.
name: Zhalov, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present predictions for the J/psi and rho meson production in the heavy ion ultraperipheral collisions (UPC) for the current energy 2.76 TeV at the LHC. Both total cross sections and cross sections with the neutron emission from one or both nuclei are presented. We also analyse the RHIC rho meson photoproduction data and emphasize importance of these data to test the current model for nucleus break up in UPC.
description: 16 pages, 7 figures
Metabarcoding protocol – Analysis of protists using the 18S rRNA gene and a DADA2 pipeline
Creators: name: Salmaso, Nico
name: Riccioni, Giulia
name: Pindo, Massimo
name: Kurmayer, Rainer
name: Vasselon, Valentin
name: Domaizon, Isabelle
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Bioinformatic pipeline
18S rRNA gene
DADA2
amplicon sequence variants, ASVs
protists
microalgae

description: This protocol has been prepared as part of the Interreg Alpine Space project Eco-AlpsWater (ASP569) - Innovative Ecological Assessment and Water Management Strategy for the Protection of Ecosystem Services in Alpine Lakes and Rivers, Activity A.T1.3, Deliverable D.T1.3.2 – 2, https://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/eco-alpswater/en/home
Investigating solutions for three diverse problems in cardiac surgery
Creators: name: McGiffin, David
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 320226
subject: Surgery

description: 1. Coarctation (a constriction of the aorta) was repaired with a synthetic patch. Patients presented with aneurysms around the patch. We demonstrated this was because of the different mechanical properties of the patch and the aorta. 2. Endocarditis (infection) of the aortic valve frequently requires aortic valve replacement with the risk of recurrent infection. The lowest risk of recurrent infection is to use a homograft (human aortic valve). 3. When outcomes (death, reoperation) after cardiac surgery are multiple events, statistical methods can depict one event. Competing risk analysis can depict more than one event and was applied to transplantation.
Luminous Flux (Radiant Power,Radiant Flux) And Solid Angle Through The Inclined Ellipse
Creators: name: Schröer, Harald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: luminous flux,radiant power, radiant flux, inclined, ellipse,numerical,example,luminous intensity

description: Calculation of the luminous flux (radiant flux,radiant power) and the solid angle through the inclined ellipse with numerical examples.
Clinician performance during resuscitation: stress, decision-making and life-saving interventions
Creators: name: GROOMBRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 320207
subject: Emergency medicine

description: During resuscitation clinicians make decisions frequently, based on limited information, and in a potentially stressful environment. This thesis aimed to answer the question: can patient outcomes be optimised by focusing on factors that affect clinician performance during resuscitation, particularly related to decision-making and procedural performance. This thesis demonstrated that stress is commonly experienced by critical care clinicians during a resuscitation and identified key mitigators of stress that can help clinicians maintain their performance during these scenarios including: checklist utilisation, tailored education, decision-making heuristics, and procedure standardisation facilitating mental rehearsal.
Manual and Fast C Code Optimization
Creators: name: Abdulla, Mohammed Fadle
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Programming Languages (cs.PL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Developing an application with high performance through the code optimization places a greater responsibility on the programmers. While most of the existing compilers attempt to automatically optimize the program code, manual techniques remain the predominant method for performing optimization. Deciding where to try to optimize code is difficult, especially for large complex applications. For manual optimization, the programmers can use his experiences in writing the code, and then he can use a software profiler in order to collect and analyze the performance data from the code. In this work, we have gathered the most experiences which can be applied to improve the style of writing programs in C language as well as we present an implementation of the manual optimization of the codes using the Intel VTune profiler. The paper includes two case studies to illustrate our optimization on the Heap Sort and Factorial functions.
description: 16 pages
Logarithmic relaxation and stress aging in the electron glass
Creators: name: Bergli, J.
name: Galperin, Y. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Slow relaxation and aging of the conductance are experimental features of a range of materials, which are collectively known as electron glasses. We report dynamic Monte Carlo simulations of the standard electron glass lattice model. In a non-equilibrium state, the electrons will often form a Fermi distribution with an effective electron temperature higher than the phonon bath temperature. We study the effective temperature as a function of time in three different situations: relaxation after a quench from an initial random state, during driving by an external electric field and during relaxation after such driving. We observe logarithmic relaxation of the effective temperature after a quench from a random initial state as well as after driving the system for some time $t_w$ with a strong electric field. For not too strong electric field and not too long $t_w$ we observe that data for the effective temperature at different waiting times collapse when plotted as functions of $t/t_w$ -- the so-called simple aging. During the driving period we study how the effective temperature is established, separating the contributions from the sites involved in jumps from those that were not involved. It is found that the heating mainly affects the sites involved in jumps, but at strong driving, also the remaining sites are heated.
Graft-Host Interactions in Full-Thickness Wounds Using Mouse Models
Creators: name: GARCIA, NICOLE ANN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021
Subjects: classificationCode: 300199
subject: Agricultural biotechnology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 320226
subject: Surgery

description: Little is known about the mechanism by which skin grafting accelerates wound healing. We investigated this using an autologous full-thickness and a synthetic graft in a novel mouse model. Through PCR and protein analysis, it is postulated that the inflammatory stage of wound healing is modulated via the application of grafts. Furthermore, collagen deposition is significantly different between the two grafts. Several key biomolecules may play a key part in the suppression of inflammation and of the altered collagen remodelling. Identification of these biomolecules and elucidation of how grafts repair wounds is key in the formulation of new skin substitutes.