cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Araeodontia peninsularis Schaeffer 1904
Creators: name: Burke, Alan F.
name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Zolnerowich, Gregory
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cleridae
Araeodontia
Araeodontia peninsularis

description: Araeodontia peninsularis (Schaeffer, 1904)
Original combination: Cymatodera peninsularis Schaeffer, 1904. Distribution: USA: AZ, CA, NM; MEX: BC, BCS, SON.
References: Schaeffer 1904; Wolcott 1910a, 1947; Barr 1950b, 1952a, 1975; Corporaal 1950; Papp 1960; Burke and Zolnerowich 2014c.
description: Published as part of Burke, Alan F., Leavengood, John M. & Zolnerowich, Gregory, 2015, A checklist of the New World species of Tillinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae), with an illustrated key to genera and new country records, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 4059 (1) on page 5, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/234970
Clotting Breast Cancer
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The presence of an intact blood supply permits breast cancer to grow and to spread by seeding malignant cells into the circulation. However, the tumor vasculature is not normal. For example, breast cancers have leaky blood vessels, sluggish blood flow, and abundant material that naturally promotes clotting of blood. Although these conditions would be expected to cause clotting within breast tumors, the blood generally remains fluid. Our hypothesis is that the tumor vasculature contains specific factors to prevent clotting. If ways could be devised to neutralize this process, then blockage of the vasculature would occur, shut off nutrients to the cancer, and prevent cancer from spreading.

 We will test the hypothesis that an enzyme called tryptase, that is produced by allergic cells called mast cells, is responsible for preventing the blood from clotting in breast cancer. Tryptase is abundantly present in breast cancer tissues and rapidly destroys the key component of blood that is responsible for clotting. Another white blood cell, called eosinophils, promotes clotting by neutralizing the anti-coagulant, heparin. Our project has two main aims. First, we will test whether eosinophil granule proteins can neutralize mast cell typtase. We will examine standard parameters of blood clotting in a model system of mast cells and eosinophils that we think occurs in the tumor vasculature. The second aim is to test our hypothesis in animal models. We will grow tumors in mice with subcutaneous implants of 4T1 breast cancer cells and determine whether the drug gabexate mesylate (a synthetic inhibitor of serine proteases such as mast cell tryptase) will cause selective clotting (thrombosis) in tumor tissue vs. normal tissues. If our hypothesis regarding mast cell tryptase is correct, we expect that the drug will clot the blood supply to the breast cancer implants.

 This project is innovative because it targets a novel and previously underexplored aspect of breast cancer biology: the control of blood clotting within the tumor. It also has the potential to be translated into a new, non-toxic approach for breast cancer treatment that targets the blood flow to the cancer and not the cancer cells themselves.
Upon the square
Creators: name: Chisholm, Jessica Lynn
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: References to “sqwars,” “sqwarenote,” “square song,” and “bokys of squaris”     appear in various English ecclesiastical archival records, but the precise meaning of the term and its practices has yet to be fully understood. Aside from these textual examples,  the only source where the term appears specifically in connection with musical notation     is LonBL 17802-5 (the Gyffard Partbooks) which includes three Masses entitled “Upon   the Square,” one by William Whitbroke (c.1501-1569) and two by William Mundy  (c.1528-1591). Based on these Masses and other fragmentary evidence, the term square     has come to be defined by modern scholars as a melody in measured notation (usually for   tenor voice range), that most likely originated as the lowest part of a previously existing  polyphonic composition (usually for three-voices), and was extracted for use in one or     more later compositions. Extant compositional evidence further suggests that squares derived from the  practices of formulaic improvisation and ex tempore performance as described in  contemporary theoretical treatises; perhaps as an “intermediary” phenomena, between  preexistent melodies such as chant, and complex polyphonic compositions that are in turn based upon the preexistent melody.  In other words, squares seem to have involved extemporizing or composing upon a melody that was once extemporized or composed  upon a melody.  This study explores the extent to which this practice was used within English pre-and post-Reformation sacred music.  It concerns both the origin and creation of squares as an extension of the practical training used by period musicians, and the use of squares in further polyphonic settings throughout the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.  In  particular, this study aims to demonstrate the variety of uses for these melodies, including  how some squares may have been tailored for the liturgical needs of individual parishes and churches; as well as provide a window into the general methodology of fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century elaboration and composition.
The ecological design of a trail system through abrownfield redevelopment at Liberty State Park
Creators: name: Cherichello, Joseph
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: In this post-industrial age, many opportunities present themselves to convert urban brownfields into open green space.  In doing so, as with any other land development, landscape architects rely on the principles of ecological design.     Ecological principles unique to this brownfield pertaining to soil and plant relationships were tested on site; the results provide recommendations for the planting design.  Ten soil amendment treatments (25% and 50% the recommended fertilizer, 10% and 20% sand by volume, compost, hydrogel, 10% sand + compost, 10% sand + hydrogel, mulch and a control) were compared for their impact on survival and growth of eight native species (Aronia melanocarpa, Myrica pensylvanica, Prunus maritima, Solidago sempervirens, Baptisia tinctoria, Eupatorium coelestinum, Chamaecrista fasciculate, and Lolium multiflorum).  Only one statistically significant difference was found for one of three growth measures in one of the eight species tested.  This implies that the soil amendments in the full scale planting scheme may not be important.   The design of three nodes along a trail (with information and educational opportunities) investigates the blending of ecological design principles with the art of designing an engaging experience through a series of successional plant assemblages.  ‘The Trailhead’ (Node 1) provides a shaded gathering space at the start of the trail surrounded by a bioretention swale to collect stormwater runoff.   ‘Succession and Space’ (Node 2) engages the user by displaying the spatial significance of emerging from a forested area to an open meadow through various sub-nodes.  And finally, ‘The Crossroads’ (Node 3) is the convergence of many trails with information and views of nearby constructed wetlands and also provides experimental opportunities for further research.   The designs are evaluated using the 2009 Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks, as prepared by Sustainable Sites Initiative.  Each design achieved three stars (out of four) even though the entire design process was completed before in depth study of the Guidelines commenced.  It became clear that the evaluation system favors the inclusion of building in the design and, thereby, lowers the potential rating of open space.
Development of tetraphosphorus ligands and their applications in olefin hydroformylation
Creators: name: Cai, Chaoxian
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: In Chapter 1, a general introduction to the reaction of rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of olefins is presented with its broad utility in organic synthesis, reaction mechanism, and a brief review of the current advances in ligand development.    In Chapter 2, new tetraphosphoramidite ligands have been designed and synthesized. These ligands have been applied in the rhodium-catalyzed regioselective hydroformylation of various functionalized allyl, vinyl, and styrene derivatives. Remarkable high linear selectivity was obtained. The rhodium/tetraphosphoramidite catalyst system is highly effective to produce linear aldehydes from functionalized allyl derivatives with substituents containing heteroatoms such as O, N, Si and halogens either directly adjacent to or at distance to the allyl group. For vinyl derivatives, the ligand is highly linear selective for acrylic derivatives, styrene, vinyl pyridines and vinyl phthalimide. The catalyst system makes it possible to prepare Cn (n ≥ 3) functionalized terminal aldehydes from readily available vinyl and allyl derivatives by hydroformylation with high linear selectivity and efficiency. The electronic effects on catalyst activity and regioselectivity by both ligands and styrene derivatives have been studied with Hammett plots. For the substituent changes in ligands, with the increase of Hammett constant σp, the linear selectivity increases but the catalyst activity decreases. For the substituent changes in styrenes, with the increase of σp, the linear selectivity decreases but the catalyst activity increases.    In Chapter 3, new class of tetraphosphine ligands has been developed and applied in the rhodium-catalyzed regioselective hydroformylation of terminal and internal olefins. The steric and electronic effects of substituents on tetraphosphine have also been studied. The high linear selectivity (above 97% for 1-octene and 1-hexene) at high temperature (140 oC) showing by those tetraphosphine ligands is remarkable considering the commonly observed low linear selectivity under similar reaction conditions when bisphosphine analogues were used. The rhodium/tetraphosphine catalyst system is also highly effective for the isomerization and hydroformylation of 2-alkenes to form linear aldehydes. Greater than 95% linear selectivity and up to 94% yield of the total aldehydes were obtained for 2-pentene, 2-hexene and 2-octene.
Use of complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of asthma among allopathic patients
Creators: name: Blum, Jay Richard
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: There is little literature on the use of complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of asthma.  It is important to understand factors leading asthmatics to use CAM and to identify patients at high likelihood of using CAM for asthma so as to minimize their risk of inadequate or poor treatment outcomes. The present study evaluated CAM use for asthma among 72 patients of allopathic asthma specialists in a convenience sample.  Using an in-depth survey, it compared responses on the use of CAM for asthma with known risk factors and for three novel ones not previously reported in the literature. Hypotheses are: 1) religion will drive CAM usage for the treatment of asthma; 2) personal characteristics will drive CAM usage for the treatment of asthma; 3) referrals, especially from family members, will drive CAM usage for the treatment of asthma.  Because of the small sample size, statistical significance was defined as <0.1.    The study found that those claiming no or Jewish religious identity were less likely to use CAM to treat their asthma. It also found that those with a lack of trust in the allopathic medical system were more likely to use CAM and those whose family members referred them to CAM were more likely to use it.  Despite the fact that the subject population is small and not representative of general New Jersey or U.S. populations, the findings amplify the importance of improved communication and trust between physician and patient.  Findings may also help physicians identify patients likely to use CAM thereby avoiding negative outcomes.  The results may also aid researchers in identifying populations rich in CAM use to target for both health education and CAM research.
Araeodontia picipennis Barr 1950
Creators: name: Burke, Alan F.
name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Zolnerowich, Gregory
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cleridae
Araeodontia
Araeodontia picipennis

description: Araeodontia picipennis (Barr, 1950)
Original combination: Cymatodera picipennis Barr, 1950. Distribution: MEX: BC.
References: Barr 1950b, 1952a, 1975; Corporaal 1950; Papp 1960.
description: Published as part of Burke, Alan F., Leavengood, John M. & Zolnerowich, Gregory, 2015, A checklist of the New World species of Tillinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae), with an illustrated key to genera and new country records, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 4059 (1) on page 5, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/234970
Experimental evaluation of secondary NC-OFDM transceiver for coexistence with primary transmitter
Creators: name: Bindiganavile, Abhishek
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: RF Spectrum scarcity inhibits development of newer wireless communication technologies in a big way. With the current spectrum policies, there is heavy under utilization of available spectrum. This calls for more efficient spectrum allocation. One of the solutions to the problem is dynamic spectrum allocation algorithms. This can be achieved with the use of Cognitive Radio Technology. Cognitive radios allow for dynamic changing of transmission parameters depending on the environment and available spectrum bands. The definition of Cognitive radios terms it an intelligent radio which alters its transmission/reception parameters in accordance with the radio environment and the network state to utilize spectrum efficiently.    Cognitive radio technology allows for use of unlicensed secondary devices to utilize spectrum unused by licensed primary devices. The secondary devices can utilize the spectrum and transmit in bands not used by the primary devices in order to avoid any detrimental interference to the licensed primary users. This calls for stringent control of the secondary transceiver. In this thesis, we focus on designing an LTE standard based Non Contiguous Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Secondary Transceiver. The major focus has been on hardware design of the secondary LTE transceiver and a system level implementation on a National Instruments based Real Time Embedded Controller platform, with relevant design blocks developed on FPGA hardware for efficient implementation. The various functionalities and tradeoffs involving hardware design of a transceiver have been studied. In addition, the effect of employing FPGA based design with a view of resource utilization and latency of the whole transceiver system, has been considered. Dynamic Spectrum Access setup was evaluated with the NI based secondary transceiver platform by evaluating the secondary receiver's performance in the presence of a primary user in the notch. This allowed for efficient utilization of spectrum for the unlicensed secondary user without causing detrimental interference to the primary user's signal.
The spirit of Marlowe
Creators: name: Bianco, Marcie
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: The Spirit of Marlowe examines the ethics produced through performance in the plays of Christopher Marlowe. It contends that Marlowe’s contribution to the “Golden Age” of the English Renaissance lies in the ethics created on his stage—it is an ethics indebted to and conversant with those prominent in early modern England, but it is markedly “alien” to it; as I will elaborate throughout this dissertation, it has noticeable affinities with the philosophies of Spinoza, Nietzsche, and Deleuze. A Marlovian Ethics refuses the moralistic strictures of those contemporary ethics that prescribe modes of living; rather, in Spinozist-like fashion, value is attributed a posteriori to the affects that are produced by actions and interactions between bodies. From Dido to the Duke of Guise, Marlowe’s characters seek an ethics of abundance and excess: to become more than, or better than, oneself seems to be the foundational premise of their ethics. The objective of always becoming more than, or better than, one’s current self is indicative of the significance of how the idea of creation, of creativity, undergirds a Marlovian Ethics. As I will demonstrate in my readings of his plays, a Marlovian Ethics is established through various modes of creation: transformation; appropriation, or imitation; destruction, in Deleuzian terms of territorialization/deterritorialization; pleasure, conceptually akin to Deleuzian desire; and critique. Marlowe’s understanding of the theater as an apparatus conducive to the construction of an ethics entails a similar understanding of the creative potential of bodies and of spaces: actions build, they create—and create through destruction as well—performance. There is a momentum that characterizes his plays that demonstrates this sense of constant creation—the “ceaseless movement”—of characters and their surroundings, of plot and emotion. In sum, there are three central objectives of this dissertation: 1) to articulate the ethics immanent within Marlowe’s plays, thereby 2) depicting how Marlowe is philosophically aligned with the “bastards” of philosophy, from Lucretius to Deleuze; and finally 3) to evaluate Marlowe’s plays in order to reveal their value as a “minor literature” alongside the academic industry of Shakespeare.
Knowledge norms
Creators: name: Benton, Matthew Aaron
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: Over the last decade epistemology has seen an explosion of interest in the idea that knowledge provides a normative constraint on actions or mental state (such as belief). Typically, appeal is made to a norm or rule of permission such that knowledge is required, as a necessary condition, for permissibly acting or being in that state: one must act, or be in that state, only if one knows a relevantly specified proposition.  The three most prominent proposals have been that knowledge is the norm of assertion, the norm of action generally, and the norm of belief. Chapters 1, 2, and 4 center on assertion: chapter 1 considers the literature for and against the Knowledge Account of Assertion (KAA), on which one may assert that p only if one knows that p. I argue for it and defend it against prominent objections. Chapter 2 examines how we should understand the nature of KAA’s knowledge-norm by contrasting the early "descriptivist" view of G.E. Moore and Peter Unger with the recent "prescriptivist"  and constitutive view of Timothy Williamson. Chapter 4 considers the assertability conditions for epistemic modals such as “might” and “possible.”  Recently some philosophers have argued that knowledge normatively governs actions more generally: that is, that one may act on a proposition p only if one knows that p. I take up this view in Chapter 3, alongside a related and interesting "action-rule" for assertion. Finally, knowledge as a norm of belief has been lately endorsed by several prominent philosophers; on most formulations of the view, one may believe that p only if one knows that p. I argue against (most versions of) this view in  Chapters 5 and 6.
Pindar the pious poet
Creators: name: Baxter, Kristen N.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: Scholars studying Pindar’s epinician odes have often focused on the relationship of the victor with his family, his community, and the poet.  The odes have even been labeled secular poems because of this perceived emphasis on mortal parties.  An athletic victory is a moment of divine favor, however, and Pindar’s epinician odes deal with the relationship between the victor and his gods.  The victor has received favor from the gods in the form of his victory, and now must discharge his debt to the gods through praise and thanks.  He may then reassess his relationship with the gods, and attempt to secure future favors from them.  Pindar uses the epinician performance as a medium in which to mediate this interaction.  Prayers act as a nexus of communication between men and the gods.  By studying the prayers of five of Pindar’s epinician odes (Pythian 8, Isthmian 6, Nemean 9, and Olympian 13), I show how Pindar uses his position as an aoidos, an intermediary between men and gods, to facilitate communication between them.  Acting on behalf of the victor, Pindar frequently calls the gods to attention and reminds them of their previous relationship with the victor, especially the previous victories they have bestowed on him.  He also assures the gods that the victor embraces the positive qualities that make him a worthy candidate for further favor, as he shows the gods that the victor will offer the gods their due of thanks for success, and that the victor will not attempt to transgress the limits the gods have set on mortal men.  At the same time, Pindar acts on behalf of the gods by reminding the victor of those very conditions that accompany their divine favor.  These elements are woven together neatly into the larger structure of the odes, and allow Pindar, and the victor, to feel hopeful that the gods will continue to show favor to the victor, his family, and his community in the future.  The epinician ode is a numinous moment when communication between men and gods is possible, and Pindar takes care to facilitate these negotiations.
Araeodontia picta Barr 1952
Creators: name: Burke, Alan F.
name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Zolnerowich, Gregory
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cleridae
Araeodontia
Araeodontia picta

description: Araeodontia picta Barr, 1952
Distribution: MEX: CHIH.
References: Barr 1952a, 1975; Vaurie 1952b; Papp 1960.
description: Published as part of Burke, Alan F., Leavengood, John M. & Zolnerowich, Gregory, 2015, A checklist of the New World species of Tillinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae), with an illustrated key to genera and new country records, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 4059 (1) on page 6, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/234970
An event history analysis of time to degree completion
Creators: name: Bates, La Reina J.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: In an era of increasing demand for college, declining fiscal resources, and the rising costs of undergraduate education, student retention and graduation, especially timely graduation, are important issues facing American higher education today. As state and federal lawmakers, accrediting agencies, and governing bodies demand more accountability for retention and graduation rates from college and university administrators, it is important to develop a better understanding of college student graduation behavior at the institutional level. The study of college student retention and persistence to degree completion has been plagued with methodological problems and inconsistent findings, especially when the longitudinal nature of the process is considered. Event history analysis is a regression-like technique that allows researchers to investigate the timing of graduation while addressing many of the concerns associated with the longitudinal study of college graduation behavior, such as censored cases and time-varying variables. The present study used event history analysis to understand the temporal dimensions of graduation and the factors that affect whether students succeed or fail, particularly at the study institution. Pre-enrollment, enrollment, and financial aid variables were used to model the timing of graduation for three cohorts of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students for a six year period. Consistent with other studies employing event history analysis to student retention and degree completion, adding a time dimension improves our understanding of event occurrence. The present study also provides support for the strong relationship between the longitudinal effects of academic performance while in college (as measured by cumulative GPA) and graduation.
Relationship between household structure, maternal autonomy and undernutrition in Brazilian children
Creators: name: Barrios, Pamela L.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: Child malnutrition is a problem in many countries, but especially in poorer communities. Stunting, an outcome of chronic undernutrition, contributes to poor quality of life, morbidity and mortality. Biological and socioeconomic factors contribute to malnutrition with recent studies focusing on aspects of maternal autonomy as an influencing factor. Maternal autonomy (defined as a woman’s personal power in the household and her ability to influence and change her environment) is likely an important factor influencing child care, and ultimately, infant and child health outcomes. To examine the relationship between maternal autonomy and child stunting in Brazil, we analyzed data from the Women’s National Demographic and Health Survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Demografia e Saúde da Criança e da Mulher , PNDS 2006). Cross-sectional demographic, health and anthropometric data for mothers and their youngest child <60 months (n=3390) were used from PNDS. Maternal autonomy was estimated by the decision-making power of each woman in their household. Logistic regression analyses were used to test for associations between indicators of maternal autonomy and the risk of having a stunted child. Women with high autonomy indicated by the final say on what items are to be cooked [odds ratio (OR) = 1.856; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.004, 3.433] were significantly more likely to have a stunted child compared to women with low autonomy, after controlling for individual (education, work status) and household (wealth) level factors in the adjusted model. There was general lack of a strong and significant relationship between maternal autonomy variables and childrens’ HAZ scores. In a national sample, such as the PNDS 2006, the number of stunted children is very low, as is the number of low-income households. In this scenario, maternal autonomy may not be the most significant variable since other structural variables, such as household wealth that may explain its effects. It is suggested that more research on women’s autonomy and its effect on children’s health and nutrition should be conducted in low income populations, where wealth status is not a confounding variable.
Characterization of SparkJet for flight control
Creators: name: Anderson, Kellie
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: The need for flow control devices with rapid actuation has surged with recent interest in  hypersonic flight. Plasma actuation offers actuation times orders of magnitude smaller than conventional mechanical and electro-mechanical actuators. A novel concept using a plasma  to generate a high speed jet is evaluated. The jet (known as a “SparkJet”) is generated by  depositing energy in a cavity by a pulsed electrical discharge. The high pressure gas exits  through an orifice in the cavity, creating a jet. This research is a study of the effectiveness of  using this jet for flow control. This research focuses on characterizing the forces generated  by the SparkJet. The jet is first characterized exiting to a quiescent environment. An  analytical solution is obtained which relates the dimensionless impulse to the dimensionless  energy deposition. The analytical result is verified with a computational solution. The two  agree very well and both results indicate that the dimensionless impulse is insensitive to the  dimensionless geometry parameters. A Monte-Carlo analysis verifies the insensitivity of the  dimensionless impulse to dimensionless geometry parameters. The SparkJet issuing into a  quiescent environment is compared to experimental results. The jet exiting into a turbulent  Mach 3 cross flow boundary layer is then evaluated computationally. The dimensionless  impulse is much higher than the quiescent flow case and dimensionless discharge times are  also greater.
Effect of substructure stiffness on the performance of integral abutment bridges under thermal loads
Creators: name: Albhaisi, Suhail
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: This research investigates the effect of substructure stiffness on the performance of short and medium span length Integral Abutment Bridges (IABs) subjected to thermal load. Various parameters such as foundation soil stiffness, pile orientation, pile type, and abutment geometry on the performance of IABs, are considered.   Three-dimensional (3D) Finite Element (FE) models were developed using the FE software LUSAS to capture the behavior of IABs including the variations in displacement and rotation in the transverse direction for the various components of the superstructure as well as the substructure. Field measurements from a recently constructed two-span steel girder IAB were utilized to validate the 3D FE models. Using the validated model, a parametric study was carried out to study the effect of the above parameters on the performance of IABs under thermal loading using AASHTO-LRFD temperature ranges.   The study shows that among the investigated parameters, the foundation soil stiffness stands as the most important factor that affects the performance of IABs. In general, the bridge behavior is more sensitive to the foundation soil stiffness during bridge contraction. The results from the study show considerable variations in displacement and rotation in the transverse direction for the various components of the superstructure and the substructure in relatively wide IABs. This research suggests that Prestressed Concrete Piles can be a viable alternative to steel H-Piles for short span bridges. It was also noticed that the stress level due to thermal loading in the various components of the bridge can be significantly reduced by enclosing the top part of the pile in an enclosure filled with crushed stone or loose sand. Moreover, the research suggests that the pile orientation has a minimum effect on the behavior of IABs. It also suggests that a slight increase in the abutment height can significantly reduce the displacement and rotation along the piles during bridge expansion. The research also suggests that 3D models are necessary to capture the behavior of IABs especially during bridge expansion. The research provides simple equations and charts to help bridge engineers calculate the displacement and rotation along the substructure.
Performing future memory
Creators: name: Amich, Candice
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: My dissertation contends that poets and performance artists of the Americas have been at the forefront of exploring the psychic and bodily effects of neoliberal globalization. More than just a set of market-driven policies aimed at privatization and deregulation, neoliberalism is a perceptual regime. Invoking globalization experts such as David Harvey, I argue that neoliberal globalization has produced profound changes in the way we experience time and space, and that these changes require new aesthetic forms. In countering the erasure of cultural memory, disruption of local environments, and omnipresent spectacle of commodity fetishism that characterize neoliberalism as a spatiotemporal regime, the poets and performance artists I study—Dionne Brand, Ricardo Dominguez, Coco Fusco, Ana Mendieta, Nancy Morejón, Adrienne Rich, Ed Roberson, Cecilia Vicuña, and Raúl Zurita—engage this transformation of the sensible. Historically framed by two September 11th tragedies, my dissertation opens with the US-backed 1973 coup in Chile—that brutally implemented a neoliberal mode of governing—and closes with the 2001 World Trade Center attacks. The works that constitute my archive explore exile, displacement, alienation and cultural amnesia in order to reenact and revise earlier hemispheric moments of colonization and expropriation. While recalling legacies of slavery, indigenous genocide, and imperialism, the poems and performances I analyze also suggest different futures; at the heart of these formal experiments is a desire for new modes of social being that find their expression in textual and corporeal performances. While the novel remains the privileged genre of literary globalization studies, my project maps the complex ways in which poetry and performance, through multi-sensory techniques and tropes of touch, explore globalization as an embodied experience. As such, a major goal of my project is to traverse the gap between the abstractions of globalization discourse and the localized particulars of corporeal and textual performance. The unique temporal register this critical poetics achieves—in its accessing of repressed histories and geographies to pose new political futures—is what I refer to as ‘future memory.’
The California Magnetic Resonance eXploration Initiative
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The ultimate goal of the California Magnetic Resonance eXploration Initiative (Cal-MRX) is to create a unique Magnetic Resonance eXploration (MRX) facility that will vastly enhance the sensitivity of magnetic resonance spectroscopy to all atoms in the periodic table, half of which cannot currently be measured at all. The MRX facility will enable unprecedented explorations of the nanoscale environments around the atoms that make up matter as we know it--for example, in living organisms, in natural and man-made materials, and in the devices and machines that underpin modern technology—making it a powerful engine for discovery in biology, chemistry, physics, materials science, engineering and medicine. The MRX facility is enabled by recent breakthroughs in superconducting magnet technology at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Florida and in electromagnetic source technology at UC Santa Barbara’s Free-Electron Laser (FEL) facility. The primary activities of Cal-MRX will be to hold one or more meetings of magnetic resonance researchers from UC campuses (including undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, and faculty), and to support exploratory experiments using the UCSB FEL-powered magnetic resonance spectrometer, which can be viewed as a prototype of the MRX facility. The meetings will define the most interesting scientific opportunities opened up by MRX, and determine which exploratory experiments are most promising. The scholarly contributions of Cal-MRX will include publications and conference presentations that result from exploratory experiments, the training and education of graduate student researchers in new methods of magnetic resonance, and the rich exchange of ideas between diverse researchers from different campuses, disciplines, and career stages. The desired outcomes of Cal-MRX are to establish the MRX facility at UC Santa Barbara, and to forge collaborations to conduct pioneering interdisciplinary research at MRX. The successful establishment of the MRX facility will make California a unique and leading international destination for magnetic resonance research. Discoveries made at MRX will illuminate deep scientific mysteries and may spin off successful commercial ventures in California. Undergraduate and graduate student researchers from California will benefit from unique training and educational opportunities. The construction of the MRX facility will employ California workers and companies.
A framework for enabling high-end high performance computing resources as a service
Creators: name: AbdelBaky, Moustafa
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: In an era of data explosion and analysis, researchers across the globe are trying to convert massive quantities of complex data into useful knowledge using Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) applications. CDS&E applications are gaining traction as an important dimension of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics research. These applications require powerful processors with fast interconnects, extreme large scale, and elastic resources. While high-end High Performance Computing (HPC) resources provide the necessary requirements, the complexity of such systems has grown exponentially. Furthermore, due to their high cost, limited availability, and high demand, the queue wait times to run applications on these systems is in the order of months. All of the above challenges prevent their adoption as a mainstream solution.    On the other hand, Cloud computing is emerging as a dominant computing paradigm that offers many advantages. Consequently, early adopters have looked into using Clouds to solve the HPC model challenges. Initially, CDS&E applications were run on commodity Clouds, but this was found to be appropriate only for certain classes of applications. Other approaches explored complementing HPC resources with Clouds but failed to address all challenges in the HPC environment. Cloud providers also tried to provide HPC as a Cloud using small HPC clusters connected to form a larger Cloud but were hindered by small scale and limited performance. These approaches fall short of providing the high performance necessary for CDS&E applications.      In this document, we propose a new approach to achieve the notion of HPC as a Service. This approach targets existing high-end HPC resources and investigates how a Cloud abstraction can be applied to provide a simple interface and support real-world applications. In particular, the application of Clouds to supercomputers is discussed, tested, and validated on an IBM Blue Gene/P supercomputer. The proposed framework transforms Blue Gene/P into an elastic cloud by bridging multiple systems to create HPC federated Clouds, supporting dynamic provisioning and efficient utilization, and maximizing ease-of-use through an as a Service abstraction. In order to effectively illustrate the benefits of such a concept, the proposed framework is demonstrated using a real-world ensemble application.
Barrotillus Rifkind 1996
Creators: name: Burke, Alan F.
name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Zolnerowich, Gregory
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cleridae
Barrotillus

description: Barrotillus Rifkind, 1996 (Fig. 4 -C)
Type species: Barrotillus kropotkini Rifkind, 1996 (monotypy)
description: Published as part of Burke, Alan F., Leavengood, John M. & Zolnerowich, Gregory, 2015, A checklist of the New World species of Tillinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae), with an illustrated key to genera and new country records, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 4059 (1) on page 6, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/234970
Explaining the variation of conflict-related sexual violence
Creators: name: Albarracin, Laura
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: Wartime sexual violence belongs to one of the most horrific aspects of modern warfare. However, unlike much of the literature until the early 2000s suggested, it is not a ubiquitous element of war. The prevalence of sexual violence varies not only across conflicts but also within them. This thesis analyzes the variation of conflict-related sexual violence through a comparison of two Colombian armed groups, the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) and the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). Drawing from theories that link the organizational structures of armed groups to their violence repertoires, it examines the importance of group norms, the gendered composition of armed groups and the effectiveness of command and control structures to explain the variation of conflict-related violence in the Colombian conflict. The findings suggest that the combination of group norms banning the sexual victimization of civilians, high levels of female participation and strict command and control account for the relative absence of sexual violence from the FARC’s violence repertoire. On the other hand, the absence of group wide norms coupled with weak hierarchical and disciplinary strength explains the high levels of sexual abuse perpetrated by the AUC.
UC Collaborative to Promote Immigrant and Student Equity
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: As federal immigration policy becomes increasingly restrictive, California and the UC system have emerged as national leaders implementing policies to incorporate undocumented immigrants, particularly youth and students. However, PI Enriquez’ UC-wide survey of 508 UC undocumented students in 2016 found that undocumented students still experience significant academic, financial, and social-emotional strain. It remains unknown the extent to which current immigration policies have exacerbated vulnerabilities among undocumented students and expanded collateral consequences to citizen students with undocumented parents. This multicampus collaboration will strengthen the UC system’s capacity to lead cutting-edge research on immigrant “illegality” and ensure that our pioneering research and innovative practices fulfill their maximum PromISE (our collaborative’s acronym). During Winter 2020 we will conduct a second UC wide survey with 1,800 respondents in three comparison groups: undocumented students, citizen students with an undocumented parent, and citizen students with citizen/lawful permanent resident parents. We aim to: 1) compare educational and well-being outcomes among undocumented students before and after federal policies shifted; 2) assess the extent to which illegality impacts the educational outcomes and well-being of citizen students with undocumented parents; and 3) evaluate what types of institutional programming can reduce inequalities. This research will inform policy and practice across the UCs, California, and beyond. Our programming will also develop a cohort of scholars conducting policy-relevant research in this field. We will build a network of affiliates connected via a website and listserv, and host a collaboration workshop for approximately 90 faculty, graduate student, and students affairs practitioners from across the UCs. Workshop sessions will build collaborative and policy-engaged research skills. We will also hold two annual funding competitions for collaborative research grants and graduate student fellowships to foster innovative and engaged scholarship. Recipients will be invited to present at two co-hosted conferences – one to an audience of student affairs practitioners and policy makers from across California and another to receive feedback on working papers for an edited volume. All research findings will be featured as academic papers, policy reports, and publically-engaged pieces like op-eds and webinars.
Barrotillus kropotkini Rifkind 1996
Creators: name: Burke, Alan F.
name: Leavengood, John M.
name: Zolnerowich, Gregory
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cleridae
Barrotillus
Barrotillus kropotkini

description: Barrotillus kropotkini Rifkind, 1996
Distribution: CAM: HON.
References: Rifkind 1996; Burke and Zolnerowich 2014c.
description: Published as part of Burke, Alan F., Leavengood, John M. & Zolnerowich, Gregory, 2015, A checklist of the New World species of Tillinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae), with an illustrated key to genera and new country records, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 4059 (1) on page 6, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/234970
Steroid Receptor Coactivators in Mammary Gland Development
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Steroid hormone (estrogen) exposure is known to be a breast cancer risk for breast cancer. The understanding of breast cancer development remains poor and will require a better understanding of the biology of the normal breast. The cells in normal breast tissue and early breast cancers depend on estrogen (which acts through the estrogen receptor) for survival and growth; the receptor acts in the cell nucleus, stimulating the activity of growth and survival genes. Breast cells that do not get estrogen stop proliferating and die. This is why breast cancer is treated with drugs that block estrogen activity. However, estrogen activity is not fully understood and much work is done trying to optimize the drugs that are used to block its activity and to develop new drugs, especially ones that could be safely used to prevent breast cancer development.

 We have discovered a new tumor suppressor gene, RIZ1, which may be an important co-factor of the estrogen receptor. The RIZ gene, or the function of the protein encoded by it, is frequently lost in human cancers, particularly in breast cancers. We have shown in mice bearing RIZ1-negative tumors of human origin that bringing back the RIZ1 gene by means of gene therapy suppresses tumor growth. Newest results indicate that RIZ1 is one of the molecules in the cell that the estrogen receptors work through in a cell. RIZ1 may be an enzyme that changes other proteins in the nucleus in so that genes respond more readily to the commands of the estrogen receptor. We propose in this application to determine whether RIZ1 is indeed important in normal breast function and whether RIZ1 really has that suspected enzymatic activity and how it works at the molecular level.

 RIZ1-deficient mice will be examined for abnormality in mammary gland tissues. The analysis will employ histological and molecular methods to look at differences between RIZ1 mutant and control mice with regard to morphology and molecular markers of mammary tissues. We will also study the enzyme function of RIZ1 and its regulation by estrogen in breast cells by using molecular, cellular and biochemical methods.

 The enzymatic function and the physiological role of the RIZ1 class of enzymes in estrogen receptor function in mammary glands remains poorly understood. Our research affords the opportunity to establish for the first time that such an enzyme plays an important role in the function of the normal breast. The new understanding of estrogen receptor activity that we hope to emerge from these studies may help in the development of new preventive and therapeutic drugs for breast cancer.