cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Sectiliclava pulchriceps Noyes & Hanson 1996
Creators: name: Noyes, John Stuart
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Encyrtidae
Sectiliclava
Sectiliclava pulchriceps

description: Sectiliclava pulchriceps Noyes & Hanson
(Figs 1453-1459; Hab. E 212)
 Sectiliclava pulchriceps Noyes & Hanson, 1996:121-122. Holotype E, Costa Rica, NHMUK, examined.
 DIAGNOSIS. Female (length about 1.0- 1.3mm): frontovertex coppery with contrasting bright metallic green or blue piliferous punctures that are completely smooth and shiny and generally slightly smaller than diameter of ocellus; lower face (Fig. 1459) with setae about as dense as those on frontovertex; thorax generally dark brown to black with a metallic sheen; hind femur brown; all tibiae yellow to pale orange; funicle segments quadrate or transverse; apex of mandible oblique with 4 short teeth; mesoscutum relatively dull with piliferous punctures shallow and indistinct, setae silvery and fairly conspicuous, sculpture polygonally reticulate and a little shallower and finer than on frontovertex; scutellum with relatively deep, slightly elongate, polygonally reticulate sculpture; fore leg with apical tarsomere (Fig. 1454) about as long as four basal tarsomeres; hind leg with apical tarsomere about as long as three basal tarsomeres; fore wing (Fig. 1458, 1457) with postmarginal vein not reaching wing margin; hypopygium Fig. 1453; ovipositor Fig. 1455. Male: unknown.
DISTRIBUTION. Trinidad & Tobago, Costa Rica.
HOSTS. Unknown.
MATERIAL EXAMINED.
 Type material. Holotype E: COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Barra Honda NP, 150m, v.1988 (I.D. Gauld). Paratypes: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, 1E, Trinidad, St. George, St. Augustine, wasteground, 16.vi.1976 (J.S. Noyes). Holotype and paratype in NHMUK.
 Non type material. COSTA RICA, 1E, Guanacaste, PN Palo Verde, Camino a OET, LN 260952 385020, 0-50m, #56550, 7-17.vi.2000 (I. Jiménez); 1E, Guanacaste, PN Palo Verde, Sect. Catalina, LN 388500 257300, #64148, 9.v-7.vi.2001 (I. Jiménez). Material in MZUCR and NHMUK.
 COMMENTS. One recently collected specimen of pulchriceps differs from the holotype in having the antenna, fore coxae and fore and mid femora yellow. It otherwise agrees well and is therefore included here.
description: Published as part of Noyes, John Stuart, 2023, ENCYRTIDAE OF COSTA RICA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 4 Subfamily Encyrtinae: tribes Arrhenophagini, Habrolepidini, Cerapterocerini, Cheiloneurini, Trechnitini, Cercobelini, Polaszekiini, Protyndarichoidini, Gahaniellini and Syrphophagini (part), mainly primary parasitoids and hyperparasitoids of Coccoidea and Psylloidea (Hemiptera), pp. 1-921 in Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) (Oxford, England) 2 (11) on pages 564-565, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8074943
Urban Energy Modelling: An Integration of Data-Driven, Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques
Creators: name: Jarri, Syed Abbas
Publisher: name: Environmental Design
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Urban Energy Modelling
subject: Building Stock Modelling
subject: Data-driven Modelling
subject: Machine Learning
subject: Deep Learning
subject: Data Science
subject: Predictive Accuracy
subject: Energy

description: This research presents a comprehensive exploration into the various methodologies and techniques related to urban energy modelling. A key focus is the potential enhancement of predictive accuracy in energy consumption through the integration of data-driven models with machine and deep learning approaches. An examination of multiple machine learning and deep learning algorithms, including Linear Regression, Decision Trees & Random Forests, Gradient Boost, and Deep Neural Networks, underscores the novelty of this study. The research capitalizes on advanced Python libraries such as TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, and PyCaret, thus enriching the versatility and effectiveness of the conducted procedures. The implementation of Python, along with its libraries, facilitated the application of machine learning and deep learning techniques, while open-source data from the Dubai municipality provided diverse input data. Notably, the study introduces a novel approach that leverages the PyCaret library to optimize algorithm selection based on specific data, while also employing TensorFlow for deep neural networks. Ultimately, the research proposes an innovative approach that combines machine learning, deep learning, and automation to enhance the potential of urban energy modelling. The study points to more complex and accurate analyses, potentially redefining industry best practices.
Deconvolution of Genetic Heterogeneity in Glioblastoma
Creators: name: Gillmor, Aaron
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: phylogenetics
subject: genetic heterogeneity
subject: clonal evolution
subject: Bioinformatics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Oncology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor, exhibits substantial genetic heterogeneity that contributes to functional variations and poor outcomes. To comprehensively understand this heterogeneity, I reconstructed phylogenies using multiple samples per patient. Phylogenies were predominantly branching and revealed that higher genetic diversity was positively associated with survival in glioblastoma and that standard therapy increased diversity. Surprisingly, recently diagnosed patients fared better, potentially linking advances in disease management to evolutionary adaptations. In a novel approach, I assessed the validity of phylogenies using long-range mutation phasing with linked reads, which supported most clones and the first branching point, thereby instilling confidence in findings derived from these phylogenies. Phylogenetic reconstruction incorporated a diverse array of sample types that reflected distinct selective pressures. Longitudinal samples capture changes in clonal composition in response to selective pressure of treatment. In contrast, phylogenies generated from multiregional and/or cell line, or xenograft models identified adaptations to microenvironmental differences or culture conditions. Through subsampling, I showed that two samples were the minimum required to capture most mutations, clones, and the initial branching point. Using the phylogenies, I implicated mutational signatures as drivers of clonal divergence events during the development of treatment resistance, including SBS11, previously associated with temozolomide resistance, and DNA mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency signatures SBS6 and SBS15. MMR signatures operated largely independently of each other during clonal evolution, affected different pathways, and had distinct associations with survival. SBS23, a signature of unknown etiology, was also significantly associated with recurrent disease and SBS11 and SBS6-relevant processes. Finally, to explore the relationship between genetic and functional diversity, I integrated expression from RNA and proteome data with genome-based phylogenies using a multi-omics approach. The resulting biological communities demonstrated normal cell infiltration and tumor cell states that broadly recapitulated glioblastoma subtypes and were associated with phylogenetic branching, glioblastoma subtypes, and survival length. Finally, I observed multiple communities annotated with diverse cell types and states linked to the mesenchymal subtype, suggesting diversity within this subtype. In summary, I developed a novel workflow that encompasses phylogenetic reconstruction of glioblastoma evolutionary trajectories and links cell state phenotypes through multi-omic integration.
MOESM3 of SINE Retrotransposon variation drives Ecotypic disparity in natural populations of Coilia nasus
Creators: name: Liu, Dong
name: Yang, Jinquan
name: Tang, Wenqiao
name: Zhang, Xing
name: Royster, Clay
name: Zhang, Ming
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 3: Table S3. Primers specific to the flanking sequences of the SINE insertion loci used to detect insertion polymorphisms in C. nasus populations.
Addressing the Problem of Extrapolating Results from Randomized Controlled Trials
Creators: name: Zhou, Liyan
Publisher: name: Arts
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion

description: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are experiments conducted in specific experimental settings by researchers. In educational research, RCT results obtained in experimental settings are often extrapolated/applied to other settings by educational practitioners. RCTs are recognized as a “gold standard” for obtaining reliable causal claims in education. However, RCTs face a serious problem of extrapolating RCT results, i.e., when practitioners extrapolate the results from RCT studies to their local settings, the causal claims sometimes do not hold in the new settings. This problem, according to Nancy Cartwright and her colleagues, can be explained by the input-output logic of RCT studies. This means that RCT studies work in a black box with no explanation of why and how the results are established, and therefore practitioners may blindly apply the results to local contexts. To help address this problem, Cartwright and her colleagues suggest scientists turn their attention beyond RCT studies. They argue that local practitioners can use ethnography to gather local information and use the information to localize the implementation of RCT results to different contexts. I agree that RCT results can be applied more effectively if practitioners apply the results based on their investigations into local environments. To build upon their proposals, I argue that attention should not be moved away immediately from RCT studies because researchers can also help address the problem by recording data on different influencing factors and organizing them into useful causal information. In this way, researchers can reduce the burden on practitioners and provide practitioners with more resources for extrapolating the results.
Dielectric function, screening, and plasmons of graphene in the presence of spin-orbit interactions
Creators: name: Scholz, Andreas
name: Stauber, Tobias
name: Schliemann, John
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the dielectric properties of graphene in the presence of Rashba and intrinsic spin-orbit interactions in their most general form, i.e., for arbitrary frequency, wave vector, doping, and spin-orbit coupling (SOC) parameters. The main result consists in the derivation of closed analytical expressions for the imaginary as well as for the real part of the polarization function. Several limiting cases, e.g., the case of purely Rashba or purely intrinsic SOC, and the case of equally large Rashba and intrinsic coupling parameters are discussed. In the static limit the asymptotic behavior of the screened potential due to charged impurities is derived. In the opposite limit ($q=0$, $ω\to0$), an analytical expression for the plasmon dispersion is obtained and afterwards compared to the numerical result. Our result can also be applied to related systems such as bilayer graphene or topological insulators.
description: 14 pages, 9 figures; three figures added; typos corrected; references added; discussion of plasmons extended
Heterogeneity in Immigrants’ Municipal Engagement and Participation in Calgary
Creators: name: Atwal, Ashpal
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Municipal Politics
subject: Municipal Voting
subject: Education--Social Sciences
subject: History--Canadian
subject: Political Science
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Canadian political science has a long history of studying elections at the provincial and federal levels, but there is a gap in studying municipal elections. Additionally, Canadian political science has some interest in studying immigrant participation in provincial and federal elections, but more research on immigrant involvement in municipal elections is required. The limited research on immigrant voting behaviour also combines immigrant communities into homogeneous groups for research purposes, which does not allow for a nuanced understanding of immigrant communities. Canadian political science, therefore, needs more research regarding immigrant participation in municipal government, engagement in local elections, and the differences among immigrant communities. My research addresses these gaps in three ways. First, I explore the differences between immigrant and non-immigrant groups in Calgary to establish potential differences in their levels of interest and attention to municipal politics. I then address the differences among immigrant communities when it comes to their engagement with municipal governments and their participation in local elections. I then turn to potential policy implications that could help immigrant communities engage with local government and elections. My research finds that while there are similarities between immigrant communities, there are also significant differences. These differences are important because they can shape how immigrant communities see municipal politics or their desires to participate. My research finds that scholars need to think simultaneously less and more about immigrants in Calgary’s municipal elections. Scholars need to think less about immigrants and immigration in the sense that what matters most is the duration, or the amount of time spent in a city, not their immigration status. However, scholars also need to think more about immigrants, as there were substantial differences among immigrant communities regarding interest, knowledge, and policy preferences. My thesis helps to build on the current literature by suggesting how Canadian political science could expand research into municipal politics and immigrant voting behaviour in a way that helps demonstrate the similarities and differences among Calgary’s diverse communities. While the thesis discusses several aspects of municipal government and participation, my research emphasizes the heterogeneity of immigrant communities’ participation in municipal elections.
Additional file 1 of Depression and anxiety symptoms in young adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a Canadian population-based cohort
Creators: name: Watkins-Martin, Kia
name: Orri, Massimiliano
name: Pennestri, Marie-Hélène
name: Castellanos-Ryan, Natalie
name: Larose, Simon
name: Gouin, Jean-Philippe
name: Ouellet-Morin, Isabelle
name: Chadi, Nicholas
name: Philippe, Frederick
name: Boivin, Michel
name: Tremblay, Richard E.
name: Côté, Sylvana
name: Geoffroy, Marie-Claude
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Change in depression and anxiety symptoms from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic. Table S2. Change in depression and anxiety symptoms from before the pandemic to during the pandemic according to different levels of symptoms severity before the pandemic.
Soft gluon emission off a heavy quark revisited
Creators: name: Abir, Raktim
name: Greiner, Carsten
name: Martinez, Mauricio
name: Mustafa, Munshi G.
name: Uphoff, Jan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: An improved generalized suppression factor for gluon emission off a heavy quark is derived within perturbative QCD, which is valid for the full range of rapidity of the radiated gluon and also has no restriction on the scaled mass of the quark with its energy. In the appropriate limit it correctly reproduces the usual dead cone factor in the forward rapidity region. On the other hand, this improved suppression factor becomes close to unity in the backward direction. This indicates a small suppression of gluon emission in the backward region, which should have an impact on the phenomenology of heavy quark energy loss in the hot and dense matter produced in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions.
description: A portion of the discussion and Fig. 3 changed in the text; A little change in the abstract; Version accepted in PRD
Additional file 1 of Dysregulated paired related homeobox 1 impacts on hepatocellular carcinoma phenotypes
Creators: name: Piorońska, Weronika
name: Nwosu, Zeribe Chike
name: Han, Mei
name: Büttner, Michael
name: Ebert, Matthias Philip
name: Dooley, Steven
name: Meyer, Christoph
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. PRRX1 expression in HCC. Figure S2. Analysis of PRRX1 expression with respect to clinicopathological variables, and in experimental models. Figure S3. Cellular components in which are involved genes positively and negatively correlated with PRRX1 in TCGA liver cancer data. Figure S4. KEGG pathway annotation of PRRX1 correlated genes in various cancers where its alteration frequency is high. Figure S5. Annotation of PRRX1 inversely correlated genes. Figure S6. Correlation and survival analyses of PRRX1 and its co-expressed genes. Figure S7. Survival analysis and expression of ZEB1/2 also with respect to TP53 and CTNNB1 mutation. Figure 8S. PRRX1 and metabolic targets. Table S1. Human HCC microarrays. Table S3. KEGG pathway annotation of genes co-expressed (positively) with PRRX1. Table S4. KEGG pathway annotation of genes inversely correlated with PRRX1. Table S5. GO Biological processes for PRRX1 positively co-expressed genes. Table S6. GO Cellular components for PRRX1 positively co-expressed genes. Table S7. GO Biological processes for PRRX1 inversely correlated genes. Table S8. GO Cellular components for PRRX1 inversely correlated genes. Table S9. Metabolic targets in the PRRX1 co-expressed gene list. Table S11. 148 genes as potential candidates that likely cooperate or are coregulated with PRRX1. Table S12. ZEB1 expression in combination with PRRX1 with respect to the clinicopathological variables (n= number of patients). Table S13. ZEB2 expression in combination with PRRX1 with respect to the clinicopathological variables (n= number of patients).
Fear of Cancer Recurrence Experienced by Pediatric Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Creators: name: Russell, Karleen Brooke
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: childhood cancer
subject: pediatric oncology
subject: fear of cancer recurrence
subject: survivorship
subject: Psychology--Clinical

description: Introduction: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common and sometimes debilitating concern among survivors of cancer. While much is known about FCR experienced by adults, research exploring FCR experienced by children and adolescents has only begun to emerge. Importantly, given the dynamic development of cognitive and social factors throughout childhood, pediatric survivors may experience FCR differently than adults. Method: A scoping review was undertaken to evaluate the existing literature on pediatric FCR. Additionally, given the absence of available tools to measure pediatric FCR, the psychometric properties of an adult FCR measure, the Cancer Worry Scale, was evaluated in a pediatric sample. Results: The scoping review identified 19 studies that met inclusion criteria. FCR was explored as a primary aim in only six. The prevalence of FCR in identified samples ranged from 43% to 90%. FCR was positively associated with somatic symptoms and negatively associated with quality of life and emotional functioning. Evaluation of the Cancer Worry Scale demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties for use with youth but pointed towards the utility of developing a new FCR measure intended specifically for use with youth. Conclusion: FCR is a prevalent and important concern for this population. Additional research is needed to better characterize and understand pediatric FCR.
There is every place for the state in the barrooms of the nation : the temperance movement and freedom in Canada, 1872-1898
Creators: name: Coombs, Adam James
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: This paper examines how the temperance movement within Canada during the years 1872-1898 sought to justify its political program of prohibition using the concept of freedom. By examining the rhetoric employed by the temperance movement and the popular concepts to which it appealed, I hope to convey the importance of freedom within nineteenth century Canadian political culture, and to better understand how such a principle was employed in political debates. This paper engages with Ian McKay's Liberal Order Framework by contesting his conception of the primacy of the individual in the implementation of liberal values, as well as exploring the role of Christianity within the creation of a liberal order. To do so, this paper draws upon the writings of prominent English-speaking Central Canadian temperance advocates and organizations.
Exploring complex networks via topological embedding on surfaces
Creators: name: Aste, Tomaso
name: Gramatica, Ruggero
name: Di Matteo, T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: Statistical Finance (q-fin.ST)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: We demonstrate that graphs embedded on surfaces are a powerful and practical tool to generate, characterize and simulate networks with a broad range of properties. Remarkably, the study of topologically embedded graphs is non-restrictive because any network can be embedded on a surface with sufficiently high genus. The local properties of the network are affected by the surface genus which, for example, produces significant changes in the degree distribution and in the clustering coefficient. The global properties of the graph are also strongly affected by the surface genus which is constraining the degree of interwoveness, changing the scaling properties from large-world-kind (small genus) to small- and ultra-small-world-kind (large genus). Two elementary moves allow the exploration of all networks embeddable on a given surface and naturally introduce a tool to develop a statistical mechanics description. Within such a framework, we study the properties of topologically-embedded graphs at high and low `temperatures' observing the formation of increasingly regular structures by cooling the system. We show that the cooling dynamics is strongly affected by the surface genus with the manifestation of a glassy-like freezing transitions occurring when the amount of topological disorder is low.
description: 18 pages, 7 figures
The Effect of Oxygen Treatment in the EAE Mouse Model
Creators: name: Ohaezukosi, Uche Joan
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Multiple Sclerosis
subject: EAE
subject: CBF
subject: Hypoxia
subject: Oxygen treatment
subject: Brain
subject: Neuroscience

description: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a lifelong disease that affects over two million people worldwide. MS disease has been linked to inflammation, which results in an autoimmune response. This can result in symptoms that drastically reduce the quality of life and independence of people with this disease. Symptoms can include vision problems, cognitive decline, fatigue, and difficulties with physical movement. Hypoxia has been reported in some people living with MS. This condition occurs when oxygen levels are relatively low and might negatively affect brain function. Hypoxia can worsen inflammation, leading to a vicious cycle of damage. This study highlighted the potential of MRI techniques such as ASL, T2*, and QSM to evaluate the effects of NBOT on MS and emphasize the importance of clinical scores in evaluating the effects of treatments on MS. This thesis employed a 6-hour duration of normobaric (100%) oxygen treatment (NBOT) for 5 days and investigated its effect on cerebral blood flow, hypoxia markers, and disease clinical score in the EAE MS mouse model using an in vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging and open-field test. A 15-point clinical grading scale was used to track disability progressions. While NBOT didn’t improve CBF and hypoxia, the clinical score was significantly improved in the treated EAE. This is promising and needs further investigation. This study suggests that NBOT may positively affect clinical scores in the EAE. This is consistent with previous research that demonstrated the effects of NBOT in reducing neurological deficits in the EAE spinal cord. The study also added to the growing body of research on the use of MRI techniques in brain disorders. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and to determine the optimal treatment approach. evaluate the effects of NBOT on MS. It emphasized the importance of clinical scores in evaluating the effects of treatments on MS. The results of this study may have implications for developing new treatments for MS and other neurological conditions.
Additional file 1 of Perceptions and satisfaction of a mandatory continuing professional development programme amongst Aotearoa New Zealand podiatrists
Creators: name: Carroll, Matthew
name: Brenton-Rule, Angela
name: Jepson, Hannah
name: Molyneux, Prue
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. Overview of the PBNZ CPD recertification framework for NZ podiatrists.
Proton-antiproton annihilation into massive leptons
Creators: name: Dbeyssi, A.
name: Tomasi-Gustafsson, E.
name: Gakh, G. I.
name: Konchatnyi, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We extend previous calculations of polarization observables for the annihilation reaction $\bar p +p\to \ell^{-}+\ell^{+}$ to the case of heavy leptons, such as the $τ$-lepton. We consider the case when the beam and/or the target are polarized, as well as the polarization of the outgoing leptons. We give the dependence of the unpolarized cross section, angular asymmetry, and various polarization observables on the relevant kinematical variables in the center of mass and in the laboratory system, with particular attention to the effect of the mass induced terms.
description: 25 pages, 8 figures
Additional file 7 of Identification of prostate cancer specific methylation biomarkers from a multi-cancer analysis
Creators: name: Pu, Yiyi
name: Li, Chao
name: Yuan, Haining
name: Wang, Xiaoju
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 7. Critical R scripts.
Polar codes for information reconciliation in QKD Quantum security for polarized channels
Creators: name: Addy, Snehasis
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Secret key distribution
subject: Information-theoretic security
subject: Quantum key distribution
subject: Information theory
subject: Coding theory
subject: Information reconciliation
subject: Privacy amplification
subject: Error correcting code
subject: Polar code
subject: Reliability sequence
subject: Physics
subject: Computer Science

description: This thesis considers the problem of information reconciliation in the context of secret key distribution between two parties. We recognize polar codes as a “good” solution to this problem that can be efficiently implemented for binary symmetric channels. In this thesis, we explore the applicability of designing a polar code encoder based on a channel reliability sequence. In particular, we show that the reliability sequence can be derived and used to design an encoder independent of the choice of decoder. We implement our design and evaluate its performance against previous implementations of polar code encoders for QKD as well as other typical error-correcting codes. The advantage of our approach is the modular design, which decouples the encoder and decoder design and allows independent optimization of each.
Prey abundance and population dynamics of South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) in Peru
Creators: name: Cárdenas-Alayza, Susana
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) continue to survive in Peru in spite of commercial harvesting, periodic disappearance of prey (i.e., El Niño), and competition with the Peruvian anchoveta fishery. I investigated the ability of the Peruvian population of fur seals to recover from catastrophic declines at two temporal and spatial scales. The first analysis determined intrinsic rate of growth (r) and the potential carrying capacity (K*—the number of fur seals that could be supported in Peru in the absence of sealing and El Niño) from 1880–2010, and the second used pup counts from 1984–2010 to determine the relationship between prey abundance and the timing of pupping at an important fur seal breeding site in southern Peru. Model results indicated that South American fur seals in Peru have an intrinsic growth rate r of 0.20 and a potential carrying capacity K* of 115,000 seals. Recent counts (2007) show that current population is at 33% of the estimated mean numbers of fur seals alive from 1880-1925. Analysis of 25 years of counts of pups and adult females at the breeding site showed a correlation between anchoveta biomass and mean birth dates (r² = 0.59, P<0.01) and with the ratio of pups to females (r² = 0.66, P<0.01) in the upcoming breeding seasons. It also revealed a 2-week shift in the mean birth date that may reflect a change in the age structure of the population. Numbers of pups born tended to be lower in years with low anchoveta biomass, as did recruitment of young females. Monitoring daily numbers of pups born and adult females appears to be a useful means to assess the feeding conditions encountered by South American fur seals in Peru. My study also suggests that South American fur seals are adapted to survive in extremely disturbed environments and have the potential to rapidly recover following population declines. Whether or not they ever again achieve their potential carrying capacity will depend upon protection of breeding rookeries, a continued harvest ban, reduced bycatch, incidental captures and illegal poaching, regulation of anchoveta fishing quotas and good environmental conditions.
Piezoelectric Systems for Force Sensing and Tunable Dynamics
Creators: name: Rezvani, Sina
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Piezoelectricity
subject: PZT
subject: Microwave Sintering
subject: Force Measurement
subject: Piezoelectric Friction Damper
subject: Layer Jamming
subject: Applied Mechanics
subject: Engineering--Mechanical
subject: Materials Science

description: The measurement and suppression of vibrations are crucial for modern-day devices and structures. Piezoelectric materials stand out as exceptional for vibration measurement and control due to their rapid response time. Among these materials, lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is particularly favoured for its high piezoelectric coefficients and stiffness. However, the manufacturing process of PZT can be optimized to reduce both time and energy consumption. Designing and implementing measurement systems incorporating PZT elements contributes to cost reduction and increased accuracy. Moreover, piezoelectric materials not only serve for vibration measurement but can also function as elements for active, and semi-active vibration control. Notably, they possess the capability to perform both sensing and actuation functions simultaneously, a technique known as self-sensing actuation. In this study, the hybrid microwave sintering of PZT and PZT/CNT samples is explored, investigating the effect of incorporating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on microwave absorption. Furthermore, the effect of adding CNTs and adjusting microwave power on microstructures, and mechanical and electrical properties are investigated. A comparative analysis with conventional sintering is also conducted. A thermal modelling based on FEM is introduced to simulate the temperature variations throughout the sintering process. A vise-based force sensor system is introduced for simultaneous measurement of cutting and clamping forces in milling operations. By integrating PZT piezoelectric sensors and strain gauges, the system achieves accurate force measurement in terms of DC and AC components. Experiments are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the setup. For the purpose of vibration suppression and tuning dynamics, a friction damper based on the discrete layer jamming concept is developed, utilizing a piezoelectric actuator to change the normal force. The study conducts an in-depth exploration of the behaviour of piezoelectric friction dampers under various loading conditions. The investigation covers factors such as load stiffness, preload settings, and the damper’s response in free and forced vibrations, including flexural and axial cyclic loads. The potential applications of the damper are also highlighted.
Spin-spin correlation function of the 2D XY model with weak site or bond dilution
Creators: name: Kapikranian, Oleksandr
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The spin-spin correlation function of the 2D XY model decays as a power law at all temperatures below the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition point with a temperature dependent exponent $η=η(T/J)$ ($J$ is the ferromagnetic coupling strength). It is known from computer experiments that in the 2D XY model with site or bond dilution this exponent depends on concentration $p$ of removed sites/bonds as well. Knowing the slope $\partialη/\partial p$ at point $p=0$, one can predict the value of the exponent for small dilution concentrations: $η(p)\simeqη(0)+p(\partialη/\partial p)|_{p=0}$. As it is shown in this paper, the spin-wave Hamiltonian allows to obtain exact results for this slope: $(\partialη/\partial p)|_{p=0} = T/(2J) + O((T/J)^2)$ and $T/(πJ) + O((T/J)^2)$ for site and for bond dilution, respectively.
description: 9 pages, 2 figures
Psyllaephagus domitius Noyes & Hanson 1996
Creators: name: Noyes, John Stuart
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Encyrtidae
Psyllaephagus
Psyllaephagus domitius

description: Psyllaephagus domitius Noyes & Hanson
(Figs 1510-1512; Hab. E 222)
 Psyllaephagus domitius Noyes & Hanson, 1996:126,129-130. Holotype E, Costa Rica, CNC, images examined.
 Female (length about 2.4mm): head generally dark metallic green mixed purple; scape mostly pale orange, conspicuously paler than dark brown flagellum; mesoscutum black with weak blue sheen, scutellum dull, dark purple brown and coppery, apex and side metallic blue-green; tegula dark brown; fore and hind femora dark brown, mid femur yellow; fore and mid tibiae pale orange, mid tibia with a faint subbasal ring, hind tibia mostly dark brown; head about 3X frontovertex width and 2.8X as wide as mouth opening; clypeal margin slightly emarginate, more or less straight; piliferous punctures on frontovertex shallow and indistinct, hardly larger than eye facet; ocelli forming an angle of about 50°; posterior ocellus much closer to eye than occipital margin; scrobes very deep and elongate, separated from anterior ocellus by less than 0.5X length of torulus; antenna (Fig. 1510) with scape about 4.5X as long as broad and slightly longer than width of frontovertex; pedicel slightly shorter than F1; all funicle segments longer than broad; linear sensilla on F2-F6, or absent from F2; clava with segments becoming gradually shorter towards apex, sensory area slightly enlarged and forming a very slight, oblique, apical truncation; mandible with two sharp teeth and a truncation; mesoscutum and scutellum with similar, shallow polygonally reticulate sculpture, perhaps slightly deeper and coarser proximally on scutellum; scutellum convex; fore wing (Fig. 1511) about 2.4X as long as broad, marginal vein (Fig. 1512) about 2X as long as broad, costal cell with only a single line of setae dorsally, situated in apical half, linea calva open; ovipositor slightly exserted, the exserted part about 0.5X as long as mid tibial spur. Male: unknown.
DISTRIBUTION. Costa Rica (Noyes & Hanson, 1996).
HOSTS. Unknown.
MATERIAL EXAMINED.
 Type material. Holotype E: COSTA RICA, Guanacaste, Guanacaste NP, Estacion Cacao, 950-1200m, 13.ii.1995 (L. Masner). Holotype in CNC.
 COMMENTS. The unusually long funicle segments and relatively deep, elongate scrobes suggest that this species may be misplaced in Psyllaephagus.
description: Published as part of Noyes, John Stuart, 2023, ENCYRTIDAE OF COSTA RICA (HYMENOPTERA: CHALCIDOIDEA), 4 Subfamily Encyrtinae: tribes Arrhenophagini, Habrolepidini, Cerapterocerini, Cheiloneurini, Trechnitini, Cercobelini, Polaszekiini, Protyndarichoidini, Gahaniellini and Syrphophagini (part), mainly primary parasitoids and hyperparasitoids of Coccoidea and Psylloidea (Hemiptera), pp. 1-921 in Taxonomic Monographs on Neotropical Hymenoptera (Oxford, England) (Oxford, England) 2 (11) on pages 582-583, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8074943
Relative locality in a quantum spacetime and the pregeometry of $κ$-Minkowski
Creators: name: Amelino-Camelia, Giovanni
name: Astuti, Valerio
name: Rosati, Giacomo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We develop a new description of the much-studied $κ$-Minkowski noncommutative spacetime, centered on representing on a single Hilbert space not only the $κ$-Minkowski coordinates, but also the associated differential calculus and the $κ$-Poincaré symmetry generators. In this "pregeometric" representation the relevant operators act on the kinematical Hilbert space of the covariant formulation of quantum mechanics, which we argue is the natural framework for studying the implications of the step from commuting spacetime coordinates to the $κ$-Minkowski case, where the spatial coordinates do not commute with the time coordinate. The empowerment provided by this kinematical-Hilbert space representation allows us to give a crisp characterization of the "fuzziness" of $κ$-Minkowski spacetime, whose most striking aspect is a relativity of spacetime locality. We show that relative locality, which had been previously formulated exclusively in classical-spacetime setups, for a quantum spacetime takes the shape of a dependence of the fuzziness of a spacetime point on the distance at which an observer infers properties of the event that marks the point.
description: 10 pages. This is a more polished version of the manuscript. Technical results and Fig.1 unchanged. A Fig.2 has been added highlighting an analogy between relative simultaneity and relative locality
Additional file 2 of Perceptions and satisfaction of a mandatory continuing professional development programme amongst Aotearoa New Zealand podiatrists
Creators: name: Carroll, Matthew
name: Brenton-Rule, Angela
name: Jepson, Hannah
name: Molyneux, Prue
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2. Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES).
Scattering-matrix approach to Casimir-Lifshitz force and heat transfer out of thermal equilibrium between arbitrary bodies
Creators: name: Messina, Riccardo
name: Antezza, Mauro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the radiative heat transfer and the Casimir-Lifshitz force occurring between two bodies in a system out of thermal equilibrium. We consider bodies of arbitrary shape and dielectric properties, held at two different temperatures, and immersed in a environmental radiation at a third different temperature. We derive explicit closed-form analytic expressions for the correlations of the electromagnetic field, and for the heat transfer and Casimir-Lifshitz force, in terms of the bodies scattering matrices. We then consider some particular cases which we investigate in detail: the atom-surface and the slab-slab configurations.
Additional file 1 of Effects of a three-armed randomised controlled trial using self-monitoring of daily steps with and without counselling in prediabetes and type 2 diabetes—the Sophia Step Study
Creators: name: Rossen, Jenny
name: Larsson, Kristina
name: Hagströmer, Maria
name: Yngve, Agneta
name: Brismar, Kerstin
name: Ainsworth, Barbara
name: Åberg, Linda
name: Johansson, Unn-Britt
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Table. Description of dropouts.
Effect of Thickness of Spring Wire on the Strength and Deformation Characteristics of a Spring Steel Conduit
Creators: name: Rachsak Sakdanuphab
Publisher: name: King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
Year: 2019
Subjects: Compression force, JASO T001-97 standard, tensile testing, spring steel conduit

description: Current Applied Science and Technology, 19, 1, 18-27
MOESM4 of SINE Retrotransposon variation drives Ecotypic disparity in natural populations of Coilia nasus
Creators: name: Liu, Dong
name: Yang, Jinquan
name: Tang, Wenqiao
name: Zhang, Xing
name: Royster, Clay
name: Zhang, Ming
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 4: Table S4. Types, origins and percent similarities of the tRNA-related portions of SINEs in C. nasus.
Developing a Framework of Cost Elements of Socioeconomic Burden of Rare Disease: A Scoping Review
Creators: name: Currie, Gillian R
name: Gerber, Brittany
name: Lorenzetti, Diane
name: MacDonald, Karen
name: Benseler, Susanne M
name: Bernier, Francois P
name: Boycott, Kym M
name: Carias, K. Vanessa
name: Hamelin, Bettina
name: Hayeems, Robin Z
name: LeBlanc, Claire
name: Twilt, Marinka
name: Van Rooijen, Gijs
name: Wong-Rieger, Durhane
name: Yeung, Rae S. M.
name: Marshall, Deborah A.
Publisher: name: PharmacoEconomics
Year: 2023

description: This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40273-023-01262-x. Use of this Accepted Version is subject to the publisher’s Accepted Manuscript terms of use https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/policies/acceptedmanuscript-terms
description: Background and Objective: Rare diseases place a significant burden on patients, families, the healthcare system and society. Evidence on the socioeconomic burden of rare disease is limited and mostly reflects diseases where treatments are available. We developed a framework encompassing recommended cost elements for studies of the socioeconomic burden of rare diseases. Methods: A scoping review, conducted in five databases (Cochrane Library, EconLit, Embase, MEDLINE, and APA PsycINFO), identified English language publications from 2000 and 2021 presenting frameworks developed for determining, measuring or valuing costs for rare or chronic diseases. Cost elements were extracted and used to develop a literature-informed framework. Structured feedback was gathered from experts in rare diseases, health economics/health services and policy research to revise the framework. Results: Of 2990 records identified, eight papers were included and informed our preliminary framework; three focused on rare disease and five on chronic disease. Following expert input, we developed a framework consisting of nine cost categories (inpatient, outpatient, community, healthcare products/goods, productivity/education, travel/accommodation, government benefits, family impacts, and other), with several cost elements within each category. Our framework includes unique costs, added from the expert feedback, including genetic testing to inform treatment, use of private laboratories or out-of-country testing, family involvement in foundations and organizations, and advocacy costs for special access programs. Conclusions: Our work is the first to identify a comprehensive list of cost elements for rare disease for use by researchers and policy makers to fully capture socioeconomic burden. Use of the framework will increase the quality and comparability of future studies. Future work should focus on measuring and valuing these costs through onset, diagnosis, and post-diagnosis.
A Non Standard Model Higgs at the LHC as a Sign of Naturalness
Creators: name: Arvanitaki, Asimina
name: Villadoro, Giovanni
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Light states associated with the hierarchy problem affect the Higgs LHC production and decays. We illustrate this within the MSSM and two simple extensions applying the latest bounds from LHC Higgs searches. Large deviations in the Higgs properties are expected in a natural SUSY spectrum. The discovery of a non-Standard-Model Higgs may signal the presence of light stops accessible at the LHC. Conversely, the more the Higgs is Standard-Model-like, the more tuned the theory becomes. Taking the ratio of different Higgs decay channels at the LHC cancels the leading QCD uncertainties and potentially improves the accuracy in Higgs coupling measurements to the percent level. This may lead to the possibility of doing precision Higgs physics at the LHC. Finally, we entertain the possibility that the ATLAS excess around 125 GeV persists with a Higgs production cross-section that is enhanced compared to the SM. This increase can only be accommodated in extensions of the MSSM and it may suggest that stops lie below 400 GeV, likely within reach of next year's LHC run.
description: 22 pages, 14 figures. v2: lambdaSUSY point changed, typos fixed, references added, conclusions unchanged