cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Οι πολιτικές λέσχες στην Κεφαλονιά κατά την περίοδο της Aγγλοκρατίας
Creators: name: Πετράτος, Πέτρος
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2006
Subjects: Λέσχες
Αγγλοκρατία
Clubs

description: Η εργασία αυτή επικεντρώνεται στη συλλογική έκφραση της αντίδρασης των Κεφαλονιτών κατά της Αγγλοκρατίας(1815-1864). Παρουσιάζει δηλ. την οργανωτική λειτουργία των πολιτικών λεσχών, καταγράφει τις δραστηριότητές τους και αποτιμά την προσφορά τους. Πρόκειται για το <>, << το Δημοτικόν Κατάστημα>> και το <>. Πηγές που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν ήταν τα κείμενα των πρωταγωνιστών, αυτοβιογραφικού ή αλλου περιεχομένου, αρχειακό υλικό από τα τοπικά αρχεία και οι εφημερίδες της εποχής. Στον "Προσωπογραφικό κατάλογο" του Δ' Μέρους της εργασίας καταγράφονται και παρουσιάζονται 419 Κεφαλονίτες, που έδρασαν κατά της Βρετανικής Προστασίας μέσα από τις λέσχες ή δίπλα σε αυτές. Κατά την αποτίμηση του έργου των πολιτικών λεσχών γίνεται λόγος για την προσφορά τους στην κοινωνική, πολιτική και εθνική ωρίμανση των μελών τους, στους τρόπους αναμέτρησης με την προστασία και στη γενικότερη συμβολή τους στον ενωτικό αγώνα, ενώ υπογραμμίζονται τα αδύνατα οργανωτικά τους σημεία(ανάδειξη στελεχών, συνωμοτικός μηχανισμός)
description: This work is connected with the collective of Cefalonians against the British Protectorate(1815-1864). it presents the aims and the function of the political clubs, it lists their activities and estimates their offer. it is refered to <>, <> and <>. The autobiographies of the protagonists, the material of the local archives and the newspapers of that time were used as sources. In the "Name list", of the 4th part of the work 419 Cefalonians are listed and presented who acted against the British Protection. The political clubs contributed to the social, political and national maturing of their members, to the ways of resistance against the protection, although they could not surpass function : weakness(rise of officer, conspirational mechanism)
Early Head Tremor in Essential Tremor: A Case Series and Commentary
Creators: name: Louis, Elan D.
name: Badejo, Funmi M
name: Cristal, Ashley D
name: Meyers, James
name: Hernandez, Nora
name: Chen, Karen P
name: Naranjo, Kelly V
name: Park, Jemin
name: Clark, Lorraine N
Publisher: name: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Year: 2017

description: Background: Classically, the onset of head tremor in essential tremor (ET) patients follows that of hand tremor, such that there is a somatotopic spread of involved areas. Here we present a series of seven self-reportedly “unaffected” relatives of ET cases. These seven were clinically asymptomatic and had normal levels of arm tremor on examination, yet each evidenced a transient head wobble on examination. We estimate the prevalence of this phenotype within the two studies from which cases were ascertained. Methods: ET cases and their self-reportedly affected and unaffected relatives, enrolled in two family studies, underwent a medical history and videotaped neurological examination. Results: In seven self-reportedly “unaffected” relatives, a transient and subtle head wobble was seen, always during sustained phonation, speech, or reading aloud. Total tremor score (a measure of arm tremor) ranged from 5 to 12 (i.e., mild tremor within the range of normal). The prevalence of this phenotype of early head tremor was 3.7% in one study and 23.1% in the other. Discussion: We present a series of seven individuals who had early head tremor in an evolving transition state from normal to ET. These cases raise a number of broad clinical, phenotypic, and pathophysiological issues about ET.
description: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Low-T_c Josephson junctions with tailored barrier
Creators: name: Weides, M.
name: Schindler, C.
name: Kohlstedt, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Nb/Al_2O_3/Ni_{0.6}Cu_{0.4}/Nb based superconductor-insulator-ferromagnet-superconductor (SIFS) Josephson tunnel junctions with a thickness step in the metallic ferromagnetic \Ni_{0.6}\Cu_{0.4} interlayer were fabricated. The step was defined by optical lithography and controlled etching. The step height is on the scale of a few angstroms. Experimentally determined junction parameters by current-voltage characteristics and Fraunhofer pattern indicate an uniform F-layer thickness and the same interface transparencies for etched and non-etched F-layers. This technique could be used to tailor low-T_c Josephson junctions having controlled critical current densities at defined parts of the junction area, as needed for tunable resonators, magnetic-field driven electronics or phase modulated devices.
description: 6 pages, 6 figures, small changes, to be published by JAP
On the Observational Difference Between the Accretion Disk-Corona Connections among Super- and Sub-Eddington Accreting Active Galactic Nuclei
Creators: name: Liu, Hezhen
name: Luo, B.
name: Brandt, W. N.
name: Brotherton, Michael S.
name: Gallagher, S. C.
name: Ni, Q.
name: Shemmer, Ohad
name: Timlin, J. D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a systematic X-ray and multiwavelength study of a sample of 47 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with reverberation-mapping measurements. This sample includes 21 super-Eddington accreting AGNs and 26 sub-Eddington accreting AGNs. Using high-state observations with simultaneous X-ray and UV/optical measurements, we investigate whether super-Eddington accreting AGNs exhibit different accretion disk-corona connections compared to sub-Eddington accreting AGNs. We find tight correlations between the X-ray-to-UV/optical spectral slope parameter ($α_{\rm OX}$) and the monochromatic luminosity at $2500~Å$ ($L_{\rm 2500~Å}$) for both the super- and sub-Eddington subsamples. The best-fit $α_{\rm OX}-L_{\rm 2500~Å}$ relations are consistent overall, indicating that super-Eddington accreting AGNs are not particularly X-ray weak in general compared to sub-Eddington accreting AGNs. We find dependences of $α_{\rm OX}$ on both the Eddington ratio ($L_{\rm Bol}/L_{\rm Edd}$) and black hole mass ($M_{\rm BH}$) parameters for our full sample. A multi-variate linear regression analysis yields $α_{\rm OX}=-0.13 {\rm log}(L_{\rm Bol}/L_{\rm Edd})-0.10 {\rm log}M_{\rm BH}-0.69$, with a scatter similar to that of the $α_{\rm OX}-L_{\rm 2500~Å}$ relation. The hard (rest-frame $>2\rm ~keV$) X-ray photon index ($Γ$) is strongly correlated with $L_{\rm Bol}/L_{\rm Edd}$ for the full sample and the super-Eddington subsample, but these two parameters are not significantly correlated for the sub-Eddington subsample. A fraction of super-Eddington accreting AGNs show strong X-ray variability, probably due to small-scale gas absorption, and we highlight the importance of employing high-state (intrinsic) X-ray radiation to study the accretion disk-corona connections in AGNs.
description: 31 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
Physical Therapy for a Patient with Essential Tremor and Prolonged Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case Report
Creators: name: Ulanowski, Elizabeth Ann
name: Danzl, Megan M
name: Sims, Kara M
Publisher: name: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Year: 2017

description: Background: There is a lack of evidence examining the role of physical therapy (PT) to address movement dysfunction for individuals with essential tremor (ET). Case Report: A 61-year-old male with ET and prolonged bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) completed 14 sessions of outpatient PT that emphasized balance, functional movements, and proximal stability training with an integration of principles of body awareness training and visual motor coordination. Improvements were noted in all outcome measures. Discussion: This report describes a novel PT approach that offers a promising means of improving functional mobility and balance while decreasing falls risk in patients with ET.
description: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
The Effects of Compressibility on the Propagation of Premixed Deflagration
Creators: name: Fecteau, Andre
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2019
Subjects: Deflagration
Flame Instability
Fast Flames
One-Step Chemistry
Vorticity

description: The thesis addresses the influence of compressible effects on the stability of deflagration waves. Due to the quasi-isobaric nature of slow flames, compressible effects in laminar flames are usually neglected. Nevertheless, turbulent deflagrations may propagate at substantially higher speeds, suggesting that compressible effects may play a role in their dynamics. In the present thesis, the stability of diffusion-dominated high-speed deflagrations is addressed. The deflagration is studied in the thickened regime, hence addressing the long wavelength limit of these deflagrations. The deflagrations are modelled by the compressible reactive Navier-Stokes equations with a single-step Arrhenius reaction model. The 2D stability of the steady traveling-wave solution is studied by direct simulation. It is found that, as the flame compressibility becomes significant, not only does the growth rates of the cellular profile of the deflagration waves increase, but the traditional correlation of the burning velocity and the flame surface area become far less strong. Significant compression regions form in front of the nonlinear flames. These compression regions have been found to increase the growth rates by increasing the temperature of the unburned gas in front of the flames, as well as convecting the flame forward. The results show that the flame propagation velocity in references to the unburned gas was significantly faster than the burning velocity. The vorticity was given consideration, as the compressibility of flame increase one can expect the baroclinic source to be of greater significance. The vorticity was show to, in effect, increase as compressibility increases while unexpectedly having a stabilizing direction of rotation on the cellular structure of the flames.
Tic Exacerbation in Adults with Tourette Syndrome: A Case Series
Creators: name: Schaefer, Sara M.
name: Chow, Christopher A.
name: Louis, Elan D.
name: Robakis, Daphne
Publisher: name: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Year: 2017

description: Background: Tourette syndrome (TS) has been described as peaking in adolescence with subsequent regression. We report patients who were diagnosed with TS during childhood who experienced a latent period (significant reduction in or absence of tics) followed by tic re-emergence in adulthood. Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of outpatients over age 21 seen at the Yale neurology clinic between January 2012 and July 2016 who were diagnosed with childhood-onset tics, and who experienced a latent period of greater than 1 year followed by an exacerbation. Results: Sixteen patients were identified. The mean latent period was 16 years. Ten patients (62.5%) identified an exacerbation trigger, most commonly changes in substance use (five patients). Seven patients (43.8%) reported worsening of tics since childhood. Six patients (37.5%) had received pharmacological intervention for tics as children, and 15 patients (93.8%) as adults. Six of 15 patients (40.0%) had an effective response from those pharmacological intervention(s). Discussion: Our study demonstrates that the decline in symptoms as patients age may represent temporary improvement. The latent period lasted years in our patients, different from the more rapid waxing and waning in children. A change in substance use was an important trigger. Requests for pharmacological intervention were not necessarily correlated with worsening tic severity.
description: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Rank three bipartite entangled states are distillable
Creators: name: Chen, Lin
name: Chen, Yi-Xin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We prove that the bipartite entangled state of rank three is distillable. So there is no rank three bipartite bound entangled state. By using this fact, We present some families of rank four states that are distillable. We also analyze the relation between the low rank state and the Werner state.
description: 5 pages; no figure
Phase Separation of Bismuth Ferrite into Magnetite under Voltage Stressing
Creators: name: Lou, X. J.
name: Yang, C. X.
name: Zhang, M.
name: Scott, J. F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Micro-Raman studies show that under ~700 kV/cm of d.c. voltage stressing for a few seconds, thin-film bismuth ferrite BiFeO3 phase separates into magnetite Fe3O4. No evidence is found spectroscopically of hemite alpha-Fe2O3, maghemite gamma-Fe2O3, or of Bi2O3. This relates to the controversy regarding the magnitude of magnetization in BiFeO3.
description: 9 pages and 2 figures
Eighth International Chorea–Acanthocytosis Symposium: Summary of Workshop Discussion and Action Points
Creators: name: Pappas, Samuel S
name: Bonifacino, Juan
name: Danek, Adrian
name: Dauer, William T
name: De, Mithu
name: De Franceschi, Lucia
name: DiPaolo, Gilbert
name: Fuller, Robert
name: Haucke, Volker
name: Hermann, Andreas
name: Kornmann, Benoit
name: Landwehrmeyer, Bernhard
name: Levin, Johannes
name: Neiman, Aaron M
name: Rudnicki, Dobrila D
name: Sibon, Ody
name: Velayos-Baeza, Antonio
name: Vonk, Jan J
name: Walker, Ruth H
name: Weisman, Lois S
name: Albin, Roger L
Publisher: name: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Year: 2017

description: Chorea-Acanthocytosis (ChAc) is a rare hereditary neurological disorder characterized by abnormal movements, red blood cell pathology, and progressive neurodegeneration. Little is understood of the pathogenesis of ChAc and related disorders (collectively Neuroacanthocytosis). The Eighth International Chorea-Acanthocytosis Symposium was held in May 2016 in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, and focused on molecular mechanisms driving ChAc pathophysiology. Accompanying the meeting, members of the neuroacanthocytosis research community and other invited scientists met in a workshop to discuss the current understanding and next steps needed to better understand ChAc pathogenesis. These discussions identified several broad and critical needs for advancing ChAc research and patient care, and led to the definition of 18 specific action points related to functional and molecular studies, animal models, and clinical research. These action points, described below, represent tractable research goals to pursue for the next several years.
description: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Role of Serum Albumin Aggregation in Lubrication and Wear Protection of Shearing Surfaces
Creators: name: Samak, Mihir
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2019
Subjects: serum albumin
surface forces apparatus
tribology
biolubrication
protein aggregation

description: Healthy articular joints exhibit remarkable lubrication due in large part to the complex rheological and tribological behavior of the synovial fluid (SF) that lubricates the joints. Current approaches that seek to elucidate such remarkable lubrication usually focus on the roles of high molecular weight SF components such as lubricin and hyaluronic acid but frequently overlook the role of serum albumin (SA), although it represents 90% of the protein content of SF. In this thesis, we used the Surface Forces Apparatus to investigate in detail the structural and tribological response of SA thin films when sheared between model surfaces and subjected to a large range of shearing parameters. Our data indicate that, under shear, SA films reproduce closely the shear response previously reported for SF, i.e., film thickening and formation of numerous long-lived aggregates accompanied by low friction and efficient surface protection against damage. More specifically, our detailed investigation of shear parameters reveals that (i) strong anchoring of SA to surfaces promotes the formation of large rod-like shaped aggregates that enable rolling friction and keep surfaces far apart, preventing damage, (ii) aggregation mechanism is irreversible, which makes aggregates long-lived (though mobile) in the contact, and (iii) aggregate formation only occur when SA was sheared above a ‘critical’ amplitude Ac and a critical shear velocity Vc. Collectively, our results provide experimental evidence of the role of globular proteins, such as SA, in lubrication and establish a correlation between shearing parameters, formation and stability of aggregates, low friction and wear protection. Although our findings are based on experiments involving rigid, nonporous surfaces hence can hardly be generalized to compliant and porous cartilage surfaces, they are applicable to other rigid tribosystems such as artificial joints and will certainly advance our understanding of joint implants’ lubrication in SF mediated by protein aggregation, with implications for future design of artificial joints and therapeutic interventions.
The impact of the passage of time on consumer evaluation of experience and credence qualities in a service
Creators: name: Ang, Swee Hoon
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Although research on consumer evaluation/perception of attribute quality is extensive, few have investigated the factors influencing perception of credence qualities, qualities that cannot be determined immediately after product use. Two sets of credence qualities were identified, those that can be determined through the acquisition of expert information and those that are determinable only through the passage of time after product use. Using a home banking service as the experimental context, subjects used the service by requesting a specified transaction to be carried out. They learnt how accurate it was carried out either immediately or a simulated one month after using the service. It was found that how soon subjects received information about its transactional accuracy influenced their evaluation/perception of its credence qualities that are related to the passage of time (e.g. security of personal access code and confidentiality of financial record) but not those that were not related to the passage of time but could be determined through the acquisition of expert information (e.g., sophistication of computer language used). As predicted, subjects who learnt a month later that their requested transaction was accurately carried out rated security and confidentiality higher than those who received the same information but immediately after use. Those who experienced an inaccurate service rated such qualities significantly lower when they learnt of its inaccuracy a month later than immediately after use. No difference in perception was found for credence qualities that are determinable through an expert and not over time. The results suggest that similarity between the known and perceived attribute qualities in terms of whether they are revealed over time or independently of time (such as through expert information) is a major influence on consumer's evaluation/perception of credence qualities. Theoretical, methodological, and managerial implications arising from this research are furnished.
Abnormal Spontaneous Eye Movements as Initial Presentation of Organophosphate Poisoning
Creators: name: De Lima Teixeira, Igor
name: Garcia Zanati Bazan, Silméia
name: Schelp, Arthur Oscar
name: Luvizutto, Gustavo José
name: Diniz De Lima, Fabrício
name: Bazan, Rodrigo
Publisher: name: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Year: 2017

description: Background: Atypical ocular bobbing may result from an intentional poisoning from an organophosphate compound. Phenomenology Shown: The patient exhibited conjugated, slow, arrhythmic, unpredictable eye movements in all directions, diagnosed as atypical ocular bobbing. Educational Value: This is a rare, well-documented, clinically relevant case for medical students for correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment of organophosphate intoxication.
description: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Cortical Stroke and Hemichorea
Creators: name: Malhotra, Konark
name: Khunger, Arjun
Publisher: name: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Year: 2017

description: This letter was written in response to: Jacob S, Gupta HV. Delayed hemichorea following temporal-occipital lobe infarction. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov 2016;6. doi: 10.7916/D8DB821H
description: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
The Human Impacts of Air Pollution: Three Studies Using Internet Metrics
Creators: name: Zhu, Mingying
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2019
Subjects: Air pollution
Welfare cost
IV method

description: Chapter 1: We provide first evidence of a link from daily air pollution exposure to sleep loss in a panel of Chinese cities. We develop a social media-based, city-level metric for sleeplessness, and bolster causal claims by instrumenting for pollution with plausibly exogenous variations in wind patterns. Estimates of effect sizes are substantial and robust. In our preferred specification, a one standard deviation increase in AQI causes an 11.6% increase in sleeplessness. The results sustain qualitatively under OLS estimation but are attenuated. The analysis provides a previously unaccounted-for benefit of more stringent air quality regulation. It also offers a candidate mechanism in support of recent research that links daily air quality to diminished workplace productivity, cognitive performance, school absence, traffic accidents, and other detrimental outcomes. Chapter 2: We provide linear and non-parametric estimates of the causal impact of short-term exposure to polluted air on the prevalence of cough in a panel of a hundred Chinese cities. In our central estimate, which exploits plausibly-exogenous variations in the number of agricultural fires burning in the vicinity as an instrument, we find that a one standard deviation increase in airborne pollution causes a roughly 5% increase in the prevalence of cough in the affected city. Amongst pollutants the effect can be tied specifically to particulate matter (PM2.5). The results prove resilient in a series of robustness tests and falsification exercises. Chapter 3: We provide the first study of the relationship between air pollution and students' migration intentions for higher education. Young people's interest in local study is proxied by their Baidu search index for local universities. The IV method is supplemented to identify the causal link by instrumenting for particular matter with plausibly exogenous variations in temperature inversion strength. The estimates of effect sizes are substantial and robust. When air quality in Beijing moves from good-day level to moderately-polluted level, people's search for local education decreases by 3.8% under OLS and 11.8% under IV. The results release the signal that people lost their interest in local universities due to the elevated air pollution. There could be future out-migration to cleaner cities for higher education.
Η νεολιθική ανθρωπόμορφη αγγειοπλαστική των Βαλκανίων
Creators: name: Πηλείδου, Κωνσταντίνα Κλ.
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2006
Subjects: Ανθρωπόμορφος
Εικονογραφία
Ειδωλοπλαστική
Anthropomorphic
Iconography
Figurines

description: Η διδακτορική διατριβή ερευνά το θέμα της απεικόνισης του ανθρώπινου σώματος μέσω της αγγειοπλαστικής τέχνης στη διάρκεια της νεολιθικής περιόδου στα Βαλκάνια. Στο πλαίσιο της έρευνας παρουσιάζονται οι διάφορες κατηγορίες και τύποι αγγείων, εντοπίζονται και εξετάζονται προβλήματα μορφολογίας και εικονογραφίας των αγγείων, προσδιορίζεται η γεωγραφική και χρονική κατανομή αυτών. Σχολιάζεται το ανασκαφικό τους περιβάλλον και προσεγγίζονται προβληματισμοί αναφορικά με τις ενδεχόμενες χρήσεις ή λειτουργίες αυτών, ενώ αναζητείται το νοηματικό περιεχόμενο των αντικειμένων
description: The doctoral thesis is a research on the various pottery depictions of human body during the neolithic period in Balkans. In the framework of this research, the categories and types of pots are presented; problems of their morphology and iconography are studied and their distribution in time and space is determined. The context, the potential uses and functions as well as the meaning of the pots also discussed
Exact solution of one dimensional relativistic jet with relativistic equation of state
Creators: name: Joshi, Raj Kishor
name: Chattopadhyay, Indranil
name: Ryu, Dongsu
name: Yadav, Lallan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the evolution of one-dimensional relativistic jets, using the exact solution of the Riemann problem for relativistic flows. For this purpose, we solve equations for the ideal special relativistic fluid composed of dissimilar particles in flat space-time and the thermodynamics of fluid is governed by a relativistic equation of state. We obtain the exact solution of jets impinging on denser ambient media. The time variation of the cross-section of the jet-head is modeled and incorporated. We present the initial condition that gives rise to a reverse shock. If the jet-head cross-section increases in time, the jet propagation speed slows down significantly and the reverse-shock may recede opposite to the propagation direction of the jet. We show that the composition of jet and ambient medium can affect the jet solution significantly. For instance, the propagation speed depends on the composition and is maximum for a pair-dominated jet, rather than a pure electron-positron or electron-proton jet. The propagation direction of the reverse-shock may also strongly depend on the composition of the jet.
description: Accepted for publication in MNRAS; 19 pages, 18 figures
Source image files for all images
Creators: name: Haynes, Paula
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 319999
subject: Other biological sciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 520202
subject: Behavioural neuroscience
classificationCode: 310103
subject: Cell metabolism
classificationCode: 310906
subject: Animal neurobiology

description: Source images* associated with figures in Nature Neuroscience:A neuron-glia lipid metabolic cycle couples daily sleep to mitochondrial homeostasisPaula R Haynes, Elana S Pyfrom, Yongjun Li, Carly Stein, Vishnu Anand Cuddapah, Jack A Jacobs, Zhifeng Yue, Amita Sehgal*Files must be opened in an appropriate image-reading program, such as ImageJ, in order to display correctly. A PDF-reader is not sufficient.
[Class elicitation session]
Creators: name: Thang, Ni Luai
name: Ellsworth, Michael
name: Spence, Justin
name: Todd, Heather
Publisher: name: California Language Archive, University of California, Berkeley
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: cfm

description: Elicitation of sentences with 'for'; coordinating clauses; imperatives; Bowerman and Pederson 12 to 18.
Integration of Osteopathic Manual Treatments in Management of Cervical Dystonia with Tremor: A Case Series
Creators: name: Halimi, Miriam
name: Leder, Adena
name: Mancini, Jayme D
Publisher: name: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Year: 2017

description: Background: Cervical dystonia, also known as spasmodic torticollis, is a chronic disorder in which patients exhibit involuntary repetitive contractions of neck muscles resulting in abnormal postures or movements. Occasionally, there is also a dystonic head tremor. The underlying mechanisms for cervical dystonia and dystonic tremor are not clear, and treatments are limited. Case Report: In the present cases, two females with head tremor starting in adolescence developed worsening symptoms of cervical dystonia with dystonic tremor in their 60s. On osteopathic physical examination, both had a vertical type strain to the sphenobasilar synchondrosis. Discussion: Vertical strains are more frequently found in patients after head trauma, congenital or later in life, than in healthy patients, and head trauma may have been a precipitating factor in these patients. There were improvements in cervical dystonia symptoms, including tremor, in both patients after osteopathic manual treatment.
description: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
B polarization of cosmic microwave background as a tracer of strings
Creators: name: Seljak, Uros
name: Slosar, Anze
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: String models can produce successful inflationary scenarios in the context of brane collisions and in many of these models cosmic strings may also be produced. In scenarios such as KKLMMT the string contribution is naturally predicted to be well below the inflationary signal for cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature anisotropies, in agreement with the existing limits. We find that for $B$ type polarization of CMB the situation is reversed and the dominant signal comes from vector modes generated by cosmic strings, which exceeds the gravity wave signal from both inflation and strings. The signal can be detected for a broad range of parameter space: future polarization experiments may be able to detect the string signal down to the string tension $Gμ=10^{-9}$, although foregrounds and lensing are likely to worsen these limits. We argue that the optimal scale to search for the string signature is at $\ell\sim 1000$, but in models with high optical depth the signal from reionization peak at large scales is also significant. The shape of the power spectrum allows one to distinguish the string signature from the gravity waves from inflation, but only with a sufficiently high angular resolution experiment
description: 6 pages, 1 figure, 1 table
Millimeter- and Submillimeter-Wave Observations of the OMC-2/3 Region; I. Dispersing and Rotating Core around an Intermediate-mass Protostar MMS 7
Creators: name: Takahashi, Satoko
name: Saito, Masao
name: Takakuwa, Shigehisa
name: Kawabe, Ryohei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the results of H13CO+(1-0), CO(1-0), and 3.3 mm dust continuum observations toward one of the strongest mm-wave sources in OMC-3, MMS 7, with the Nobeyama Millimeter Array (NMA) and the Nobeyama 45 m telescope. With the NMA, we detected centrally-condensed 3.3 mm dust-continuum emission which coincides with the MIR source and the free-free jet. Our combined H13CO+ observations have revealed a disk-like envelope. The size and the mass of the disk-like envelope are 0.15 times 0.11 pc and 5.1 - 9.1 M_sun, respectively. The combined map also shows that the outer portion of the disk-like envelope has a fan-shaped structure which delineates the rim of the CO(1-0) outflow observed with the NMA. The position-velocity (P-V) diagrams in the H13CO+ (1-0) emission show that the velocity field in the disk-like envelope is composed of a dispersing gas motion and a possible rigid-like rotation. The mass dispersing rate is estimated to be (3.4 - 6.0) times 10^-5 M_sun/yr, which implies that MMS 7 has an ability to disperse ~10 M_sun during the protostellar evolutional time of a few times 10^5 yr. The specific angular momentum of the possible rotation in the disk-like envelope is nearly two orders of magnitude larger than that in low-mass cores. The turn-over point of the power law of the angular momentum distribution in the disk-like envelope (< 0.007 pc), which is likely to be related to the outer radius of the central mass accretion, is similar to the size of the 3.3 mm dust condensation. The intermediate-mass protostar MMS 7 is in the last stage of the main accretion phase and that the substantial portion of the outer gas has already been dispersed, while the mass accretion may still be on-going at the innermost region traced by the dusty condensation.
description: 19 pages, 9 figures, ApJ accepted paper
Familial Aggregation of the Cerebellar Signs in Familial Essential Tremor
Creators: name: Louis, Elan D.
name: Hernandez, Nora
name: Chen, Karen P
name: Naranjo, Kelly V.
name: Park, Jemin
name: Clark, Lorraine N
name: Ottman, Ruth
Publisher: name: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Year: 2017

description: Background: Although the hallmark feature of essential tremor (ET) is kinetic tremor, patients may exhibit additional motor features (e.g., intention tremor and mild gait ataxia) that are markers of an underlying abnormality of cerebellar function. ET is also a highly familial disorder, but we do not know whether the presence and expression of cerebellar signs are similar across family members. There are simply no published data. The alternative possibility is that these features are not heritable. We tested the specific hypothesis that the presence of cerebellar signs (i.e., intention tremor, tandem gait difficulty) ran in ET families. Methods: ET probands and relatives enrolled in a genetic study at Yale and Columbia universities underwent a detailed videotaped neurological examination. Results: There were 187 enrollees (59 probands, 128 affected relatives). In a bivariate logistic regression model, the presence of intention tremor in the proband was not a predictor of the presence of intention tremor in the relatives (odds ratio [OR] = 0.60, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.28–1.27, p = 0.18). In a similar model, the presence of greater tandem gait difficulty (i.e., a tandem gait score in the upper quartile) in the proband was not a predictor of the presence of such difficulty in the relatives (OR = 1.22, 95% CI = 0.41–3.66, p = 0.73). Discussion: The presence of cerebellar signs did not aggregate in families with ET. In the current dataset, these did not seem to be disease features that were heritable.
description: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Bosonization and Fermionization of the Superstring Oscillators
Creators: name: Kamani, Davoud
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this manuscript we consider the transformations of the oscillators of the bosonic fields of the superstring in terms of the fermions oscillators and vice versa. We demand the exchange of the commutation and anti-commutation relations of the oscillators. Therefore, we obtain some conditions on the Grassmannian matrices that appear in these transformations. We observe that there are several methods to obtain these conditions. In addition, adjoints of the matrix elements and $T$-duality of these matrices will be obtained. The effects of this bosonization and fermionization on the mass operators and on some massless states will be studied. The covariant formalism will be used and hence we consider both the matter parts and the ghost parts of the superstring theory.
description: 18 pages, Latex, no figure
Peierls-Nabarro barrier effect in nonlinear Floquet topological insulators
Creators: name: Ablowitz, Mark J.
name: Cole, Justin T.
name: Hu, Pipi
name: Rosenthal, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Peierls-Nabarro barrier is a discrete effect that frequently occurs in discrete nonlinear systems. A signature of the barrier is the slowing and eventual stopping of discrete solitary waves. This work examines intense electromagnetic waves propagating through a periodic honeycomb lattice of helically-driven waveguides, which serves as a paradigmatic Floquet topological insulator. Here it is shown that discrete topologically protected edge modes do not suffer from the typical slowdown associated with the Peierls-Nabarro barrier. Instead, as a result of their topological nature, the modes always move forward and redistribute their energy: a narrow (discrete) mode transforms into a wide effectively continuous mode. On the other hand, a discrete edge mode that is not topologically protected does eventually slow down and stop propagating. Topological modes that are initially narrow modes naturally tend to wide envelope states that are described by a generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation. These results provide insight into the nature of nonlinear topological insulators and their application.
Μεγιστοποίηση χωρητικότητας ασύρματων δικτύων ευρείας ζώνης: διαμόρφωση σταθμών βάσης
Creators: name: Σιάχαλου, Ελευθερία Ι.
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2005
Subjects: Κεραίες
Σταθμοί βάσης
Antennas
Ασύρματα δίκτυα
Base stations
Wireless networks

description: Στο πλαίσιο της διατριβής προτείνονται τρόποι διαμόρφωσης του κεραιοσυστήματος των σταθμών βάσης ασύρματων επικοινωνιών. Σκοπός της διατριβής ήταν η μεγιστοποίηση της χωρητικότητας ασύρματων δικτύων ευρείας ζώνης τα οποία υποστηρίζουν μία ποικιλία υπηρεσιών με σημαντικές απαιτήσεις σε ρυθμούς μετάδοσης. Στην προσπάθεια αύξησης της χωρητικότητας, διαπιστώθηκε ότι η κλιση του διαγράμματος ακτινοβολίας των κεραιών των σταθμών βάσης μπορεί να βελτιώσει την απόδοση των συστημάτων. Αναπτύχθηκε μία γενικευμένη μέθοδος καθορισμού της βέλτιστης κλίσης λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τους σημαντικότερους παράγοντες οι οποίοι επηρεάζουν την απόδοση. Επίσης, ορίστηκε η σχέση μεταξύ της χωρητικότητας, του λόγου σήματος προς παρενόχληση(SIR) και της κλίσης της δέσμης των σταθμών. Τέλος προτάθηκαν συγκεκριμένες διατάξεις για την υλοποίηση της διαμόρφωσης δέσμης από πρασαρμόσιμα συστήαμτα και από συστήματα μεταγωγής...
description: Several ways of "modulating" the base station antennas for wireless communication are proposed, in the thesis. The idea is to maximize the capacity of wireless wideband networks providing a variety of services with serious demands on transmission rates. In the effort of maximizing teh capacity, it is confirmed that the tilted radiation pattern of the base station antenna can improve the system's performance. A generalized method for determining the optimum tilt angle is defined by taking into consideration the most important factors affecting the performance. Moreover, the relation between the capacity, the Signal-toInterference ration and the tilt angle is defined. Finally, specific configurations for adaptive and switched beam antenna systems are proposed...
A Comparison Study of Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Features of Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s Disease
Creators: name: Puertas-Martín, Verónica
name: Villarejo-Galende, Alberto
name: Fernández-Guinea, Sara
name: Romero, Juan Pablo
name: Louis, Elan D.
name: Benito-León, Julián
Publisher: name: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Year: 2016

description: Background: Essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) are two of the most common movement disorders. Leaving aside their motor features, these two conditions share several non-motor features, including cognitive dysfunction and personality changes. However, there are few data comparing the cognitive and personality profiles of ET with PD. Here we compare the cognitive and personality profiles of the two diseases. Methods: Thirty-two consecutive non-demented ET patients (13 females and 19 males) (67.7±9.8 years), 32 non-demented PD patients (13 females and 19 males) (67.7±9.5 years), and 32 healthy matched controls (14 females and 18 males) (67.9±10.1 years) underwent a neuropsychological test battery, including a global cognitive assessment and tests of attention, executive function, memory, language, and visuospatial function, as well as the Personality Assessment Inventory. Multivariable linear regression analyses were performed, adjusted for age, sex, years of education, medications that potentially affect cognitive function, number of medications, and the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale Total Score. Results: Neuropsychological scores were similar in PD and ET patients, but patients with disease performed more poorly than control subjects in cognitive tasks such as attention, executive function, memory, and naming. Discussion: ET and PD exhibited similar deficits in specific aspects of neuropsychological functioning, particularly those thought to rely on the integrity of the prefrontal cortex, and this suggests involvement of frontocerebellar circuits. These findings further challenge the traditional view of ET as a benign and monosymptomatic disorder.
description: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Wavelets on Irregular Grids with Arbitrary Dilation Matrices, and Frames Atoms for L^2(R^d)
Creators: name: Aldroubi, Akram
name: Cabrelli, Carlos
name: Molter, Ursula M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 42C40

description: In this article, we develop a general method for constructing wavelets {|det A_j|^{1/2} g(A_jx-x_{j,k}): j in J, k in K}, on irregular lattices of the form X={x_{j,k} in R^d: j in J, k in K}, and with an arbitrary countable family of invertible dxd matrices {A_j in GL_d(R): j in J} that do not necessarily have a group structure. This wavelet construction is a particular case of general atomic frame decompositions of L^2(R^d) developed in this article, that allow other time frequency decompositions such as non-harmonic Gabor frames with non-uniform covering of the Euclidean space R^d. Possible applications include image and video compression, speech coding, image and digital data transmission, image analysis, estimations and detection, and seismology.
description: 23 pages, 3 figures, some small correction after publication
Neighbourhood attitudes toward group homes for adults with a mental handicap
Creators: name: Love, Rosemary
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: This study investigated neighbourhood attitudes toward people with mental handicaps. It examined the public's knowledge about mental handicaps and collected demographic information about the respondents. A total of three hundred households were surveyed, seventy-five in each of four areas in Vancouver, B.C. Each area was divided into immediate, intermediate and distant neighbours, centred around a group home. The research questions investigated the influence of factual knowledge, proximity and the amount of contact with people who have a mental handicap and demographic, factors on neighbours' attitudes towards adults with a mental handicap. Descriptive statistical and ANOVA procedures were conducted. The results did not produce statistically significant evidence to answer the research questions. However, two moderate trends were detected. Immediate and intermediate proximity groups showed slightly more tolerant attitudes than the distant neighbours. Respondents with higher amounts of contact with people who have mental handicaps scored higher on the attitude scales, but not at statistically significant levels. There is a discussion of the implications of the study and suggestions for further research.
First principle study of structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of Pb0.5Sn0.5TiO3 and Pb0.5Sn0.5Ti0.5(Zr0.5)O3
Creators: name: Kuma, S. G.
name: Woldemariam, M. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The structural, electronic, elastic and optical properties of tetragonal (P4mm) phase of Pb0.5Sn0.5TiO3 (PSTO) and Pb0.5Sn0.5Ti0.5(Zr0.5)O3 (PSTZO) are examined by first-principles calculations based on the density functional theory (DFT) using the pseudo-potential plane wave (PP-PW) scheme in the frame of generalized gradient approximation (GGA). We have calculated the ground state properties such as equlibrium lattice constants, volume, bulk modulus and its pressure derivative. From elastic constants, mechanical parameters such as anisotropy factor, elastic modulus and Poisson's ratio are obtained from the Voigt-Reuss-Hill average approximation. Rather than their averages, the directional dependence of elastic modulus, and Poisson's ratio are modelled and visualized in the light of the elastic properties of both systems. In addition, some novel results, such as Debye temperatures, and sound velocities are obtained. Moreover, we have presented the results of the electronic band structure, densities of states and charge densities. These results were in favourable agreement with the existing theoretical data. The optical dielectric function and energy loss spectrum of both systems are also computed. Born effective charge (BEC) of each atoms for both systems is computed from functional perturbation theory (DFPT). Finally, the spontaneous polarization is also determined from modern theory of polarization to be 0.8662 C/m2 (PSTO) and 1.0824 C/m2 (PSTZO).
description: 14 pages, 9 figures, 5 tables
Reply #1 to: Glycemic Choreoballism
Creators: name: Cosentino, Carlos
name: Torres, Luis
name: Nuñez, Yesenia
name: Suarez, Rafael
name: Velez, Miriam
name: Flores, Martha
Publisher: name: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Year: 2016

description: This Author Reply Letter was written in response to a Letter to the Editor: Lee D, Ahn T. Glycemic choreoballism. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov. 2016; 6. doi: 10.7916/D8QJ7HNF The Letter to the Editor, above, was written in response to these two Case Reports: Roy U, Das SK, Mukherjee A, et al. Irreversible hemichoreahemiballism in a case of nonketotic hyperglycemia presenting as the initial manifestation of diabetes mellitus. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov. 2016; 6. doi: 10.7916/D8QZ2B3F Cosentino C, Torres L, Nuñez Y, et al. Hemichorea/hemiballism associated with hyperglycemia: report of twenty cases. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov. 2016; 6. doi: 10.7916/D8DN454P
description: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Research Of The Usage Of Creative Drama Method In 7th Grade Englısh Teaching In Terms Of Student Attitudes And Opinions
Creators: name: Çakıroğlu, Akgül
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The aim of this research is to describe the effect of teaching English lessons with Creative Drama Method on students' attitudes and opinions.  In the research, “Do students' attitudes and views towards English lesson change with the creative drama method?” answer was sought. The study group of the research, in which mixed research design was used, consists of 8 students attending the 7th grade in a primary school in Akhisar. The English course "Sports" and "Biography" units were taught in a 6-week period with the prepared creative drama method learning draft. A mixed model consisting of quantitative and qualitative research methods was used in the research. Quantitative data were obtained from the student attitude scale and qualitative data were obtained from student opinions. In this research, quantitative data were analyzed with non-parametrik mann whitney u for related samples. In the analysis of qualitative data, inductive analysis was used. In the research, as a result of the attitude scale, creative drama activities developed positive attitudes of the students towards the lesson, and as a result of the students' opinions, the drama method made the lesson fun and the learning environment became more productive, increased the motivation towards the lesson, and developed a positive attitude; In addition, the method is effective in learning vocabulary and pronunciation in a foreign language; Finally, it was concluded that the students' creative drama method can be effective in other lessons, especially in foreign language lessons.