cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Explore, design and act for sustainability: A participatory planning approach for local energy sustainability
Creators: name: Fouché, E
name: Brent, Alan
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 40104 Climate Change Processes
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: This paper focuses on the development of a participatory planning approach for local energy sustainability. The characteristics of a complex problem were reviewed to establish that the problem of sustainable energy at a local government level is complex. In order to better manage complex problems, the literature shows that soft operational research or problem-structuring methods need to be applied, and hence these methods were used as a starting point for developing a participatory planning approach. The requirements for a planning approach were elicited, namely that the approach must be participative and inclusive, holistic, simple and transparent. In addition, the approach must include the identification and assessment of risks as part of the deliberation process, the development of a realistic action plan must be attainable at the end of the stakeholder engagement, the approach must be dynamic, and should be formalised with clear institutional arrangements. A novel participatory approach, namely EDAS-to Explore, Design and Act for Sustainability-was then developed, applied, and evaluated as part of a case study with a local municipality in theWestern Cape Province of South Africa. The insights are relevant not only for local governments, but for any institution on a journey towards sustainability.
Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) guadeloupensis
Creators: name: Cooper, David
name: Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki
name: Macdonald, David
name: Nanova, Olga
name: Yudin, Viktor
name: Dugmore, Andrew
name: Kitchener, Andrew
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Culicidae
Toxorhynchites
Toxorhynchites guadeloupensis

description: Toxorhynchites (Lynchiella) cf. guadeloupensis (Dyar & Knab, 1906)
During the 2018 survey, two Toxorhynchites larvae were collected on Saba. A fourth instar larva was sampled from a tree hole next to Ladder Hill Road (17°37’49.9” N, 63°15’11” W) and an early instar larva was collected from a bromeliad next to Bud’s Mountain Trail (17°37’ N, 63°14’ W). The characteristics of these specimens are in accordance with the ones mentioned in Augier et al. (2003). Therefore, we assume that these specimens belong to Tx. guadeloupensis. This is in line with the finding of a Tx. quadeloupensis larva in July 1949 by Van der Kuyp (1954) in a bromeliad on Mount Scenery. However, both of our specimens have a ventral brush on the 10th segment consisting of 9-10 tufts, which would suggest that the specimens are more similar to those of Tx. portoricensis (as mentioned in the identification key by Belkin et al. (1970)). This may indicate that Saba hosts two Toxorhynchites species. On Montserrat where these two species of Toxorhynchites occur, Tx. portoricensis occurs only in tree holes and Tx. guadeloupensis only in bromeliads (Belkin et al., 1970). To further address this issue and identify the Saba species with absolute certainty, more reference material and additional molecular work are required.
description: Published as part of Cooper, David, Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki, Macdonald, David, Nanova, Olga, Yudin, Viktor, Dugmore, Andrew & Kitchener, Andrew, 2020, Taxonomy, ecology and distribution of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Dutch Leeward Islands, with a key to the adults and fourth instar larvae, pp. 373-392 in Contributions to Zoology 89 (1) on page 384, DOI: 10.1163/18759866-bja10005, http://zenodo.org/record/8343373
Journey towards renewable energy for sustainable development at the local government level: The Case of Hessequa municipality in South Africa
Creators: name: Fouché, E
name: Brent, Alan
Publisher: name: Open Access Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The purpose of the research on which this article reports was to investigate how renewable energy forms part of the strategy of a local government, and to evaluate how participatory processes are utilised in the development and communication of this municipal strategy. The research was conducted with Hessequa Municipality, a local authority situated in theWestern Cape Province of South Africa. A new aspect of the research was an attempt to consider renewable energy options as part of the municipal strategy, and not as a standalone project. Action research was undertaken and the resulting qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Cognitive mapping was used to display the data and to analyse the causal relationships between different strategic themes. The causal relationships explicitly show that many opportunities for renewable energy solutions are evident in the form of: biomass-to-energy, low-carbon local economic development, small-scale embedded generation, waste-to-energy, and feed-in tariffs. The barriers for implementation are aging infrastructure and financial and legislative constraints. Participatory processes formed an integral part of the strategy formulation, and a unique visualised strategy was developed for communication with local citizens-a first for a local municipality in South Africa.
Sustainable ship loading planning for prefabricated products in the construction industry
Creators: name: Yi, W
name: Phipps, Robyn
name: Wang, H
Publisher: name: Open Access Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper focuses on sustainable transportation of prefab products from factories to construction sites by ship. Since the transportation cost for all the prefab products of a construction site is mainly dependent on the number of cargo holds used on ships, a loading plan for prefab products that minimizes the number of holds required is highly desirable. This paper is therefore devoted to the development of an optimal loading plan that decides which prefab products are loaded into each cargo hold and how to pack these prefab products into the holds so that as few holds as possible are used. We formulate the problem as a large-scale integer optimization model whose objective function is to minimize the total number of cargo holds used and whose constraints represent the cargo hold capacity limits. We develop a heuristic to solve the problem and obtain a high-quality solution. We have tested the model and algorithm on a case study that includes 20 prefab products. We find that different cargo holds carry prefab products that have quite different densities. Moreover, the orientations of many prefab products are different from their default orientations. The results demonstrate the applicability of the proposed model and algorithm.
ORCID Board Meeting Summary 20160518
Creators: name: Haak Laurel
name: Ewenstein, Jackie
name: Pentz, Edward
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: ORCID Board Meeting Summary - meeting date 18th May 2016
Economic Feasibility of Alternative Technologies and Strategies for Sri Lanka’s Fertilizer Crisis: A Simulation Analysis for Paddy-Based Dry Zone Agricultural Systems
Creators: name: Weerahewa, Jeevika
name: De Alwis, Tharakabhanu
name: Dharmakeerthi, Saman
name: Nagarajan, Latha
name: Stewart, Zachary
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2024
Subjects: Agricultural and Food Policy

description: The government of Sri Lanka has introduced a mix of controversial fertilizer policies amid its economic crisis. The objective of this study is to assesses economic feasibility of a range of fertilizer technologies and strategies being introduced for paddy based dry zone agricultural systems of the country. A linear programming model was developed for a small paddy land holder considering maximization of profits as the objective and lowland and highland extents, labor, irrigation water, subsistence consumption, and financial resources allocated for fertilizers as constraints. The simulation scenarios included tax on urea-based fertilizers, increase in the cash grant provided to farmers, innovative marketing arrangements for environmentally friendly products and innovative fertilizer technologies. The results of the simulation experiments provide some quantitative estimates on the magnitude of changes in farm enterprise profits, nitrogen usage by the crops, and wastage of nitrogen from the system owing to the policy changes. The simulation exercises underscored the positive impact of incorporating slow-releasing fertilizer types on farm enterprise profits and nitrogen wastage from the system, contingent upon the financial viability of such fertilizers. The study offers insights into the interplay of policy interventions in shaping the profitability and environmental dynamics of dry zone farming in Sri Lanka.
Journey towards renewable energy for sustainable development at the local government level: The Case of Hessequa municipality in South Africa
Creators: name: Fouché, E
name: Brent, Alan
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: The purpose of the research on which this article reports was to investigate how renewable energy forms part of the strategy of a local government, and to evaluate how participatory processes are utilised in the development and communication of this municipal strategy. The research was conducted with Hessequa Municipality, a local authority situated in theWestern Cape Province of South Africa. A new aspect of the research was an attempt to consider renewable energy options as part of the municipal strategy, and not as a standalone project. Action research was undertaken and the resulting qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Cognitive mapping was used to display the data and to analyse the causal relationships between different strategic themes. The causal relationships explicitly show that many opportunities for renewable energy solutions are evident in the form of: biomass-to-energy, low-carbon local economic development, small-scale embedded generation, waste-to-energy, and feed-in tariffs. The barriers for implementation are aging infrastructure and financial and legislative constraints. Participatory processes formed an integral part of the strategy formulation, and a unique visualised strategy was developed for communication with local citizens-a first for a local municipality in South Africa.
Freestanding Nanolayers of a Wide-Gap Topological Insulator through Liquid-Phase Exfoliation
Creators: name: Lê Anh, Mai
name: Potapov, Pavel
name: Wolf, Daniel
name: Lubk, Axel
name: Glatz, Bernhard
name: Fery, Andreas
name: Doert, Thomas
name: Ruck, Michael
Publisher: name: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 2D materials
subject: delamination
subject: exfoliation
subject: topochemistry
subject: topological insulators
subject: 540
subject: 660

description: The layered salt Bi14Rh3I9 is a weak three-dimensional (3D) topological insulator (TI), that is, a stack of two-dimensional (2D) TIs. It has a wide non-trivial band gap of 210 meV, which is generated by strong spin-orbit coupling, and possesses protected electronic edge-states. In the structure, charged layers of (Formula presented.) (Bi4Rh)3I]2+ honeycombs and (Formula presented.) Bi2I8]2− chains alternate. The non-trivial topology of Bi14Rh3I9 is an inherent property of the 2D intermetallic fragment. Here, the exfoliation of Bi14Rh3I9 was performed using two different chemical approaches: (a) through a reaction with n-butyllithium and poly(vinylpyrrolidone), (b) through a reaction with betaine in dimethylformamide at 55 °C. The former yielded few-layer sheets of the new compound Bi12Rh3I, while the latter led to crystalline sheets of Bi14Rh3I9 with a thickness down to 5 nm and edge-lengths up to several ten microns. X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy proved that the structure of Bi14Rh3I9 remained intact. Thus, it was assumed that the particles are still TIs. Dispersions of these flakes now allow for next steps towards the envisioned applications in nanoelectronics, such as the study of quantum coherence in deposited films, the combination with superconducting particles or films for the generation of Majorana fermions, or studies on their behavior under the influence of magnetic or electric fields or in contact with various materials occurring in devices. The method presented generally allows to exfoliate layers with high specific charges and thus the use of layered starting materials beyond van der Waals crystals. © 2020 The Authors. Chemistry - A European Journal published by Wiley-VCH GmbH
Towards a heritage-led sustainable post-conflict reconciliation: A policy-led perspective
Creators: name: Alsalloum, A
name: Brown, Andre
Publisher: name: Open Access Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In today's context, threats to heritage sites posed by armed conflicts are prevalent. This article argues for an urgently needed framework, based on authoritative heritage policy documents, to guide sustainable reconciliation in such circumstances. The methodological approach proposed derives from a content analysis strategy that investigated a selected list of documents. Key extractions are then synthesised to develop useful recommendations for sustainable post-conflict reconciliation in heritage contexts. This conceptual framework also helps to achieve the potential re-nomination of any reconstructed sites which, in turn, provides both additional robust protection of heritage values, and supports sustainable development. This article presents the first part of a broader research study and is intended to communicate the results to a multi-faceted international audience including stakeholders, along with policy and decision makers in the world heritage field. The application of the proposed framework to the world heritage cities of Damascus and Aleppo is the subject of the second part of this research and is presented in a subsequent paper in this special issue of the journal Sustainability.
ORCID Board Meeting Summary 20161005
Creators: name: Haak Laurel
name: Ewenstein, Jackie
name: Pentz, Edward
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: ORCID Board Meeting Summary - meeting date 5th - 6th October 2016
Lifetime climate impacts of diet transitions: A novel climate change accounting perspective
Creators: name: Barnsley, JE
name: Chandrakumar, C
name: Gonzalez-Fischer, C
name: Eme, PE
name: Bourke, BEP
name: Smith, NW
name: Dave, LA
name: McNabb, WC
name: Clark, H
name: Frame, David
name: Lynch, J
name: Roche, JR
Publisher: name: Open Access Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Dietary transitions, such as eliminating meat consumption, have been proposed as one way to reduce the climate impact of the global and regional food systems. However, it should be ensured that replacement diets are, indeed, nutritious and that climate benefits are accurately accounted for. This study uses New Zealand food consumption as a case study for exploring the cumulative climate impact of adopting the national dietary guidelines and the substitution of meat from hypothetical diets. The new GWP* metric is used as it was designed to better reflect the climate impacts of the release of methane than the de facto standard 100-year Global Warming Potential metric (GWP100). A transition at age 25 to the hypothetical dietary guideline diet reduces cumulative warming associated with diet by 7 to 9% at the 100th year compared with consuming the average New Zealand diet. The reduction in diet-related cumulative warming from the transition to a hypothetical meat-substituted diet varied between 12% and 15%. This is equivalent to reducing an average individual’s lifetime warming contribution by 2 to 4%. General improvements are achieved for nutrient intakes by adopting the dietary guidelines compared with the average New Zealand diet; however, the substitution of meat items results in characteristic nutrient differences, and these differences must be considered alongside changes in emission profiles.
ORCID Board Meeting Summary 20170228
Creators: name: Haak Laurel
name: Kiermer, Veronique
name: Ewenstein, Jackie
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: ORCID Board meeting summary for meeting date 28th February - 1st March 201728 February –1 March 2017
ORCID Board Meeting Summary 20160202
Creators: name: Haak Laurel
name: Pentz, Edward
name: Ewenstein, Jackie
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: ORCID Board Meeting Summary - meeting date 2nd - 3rd February 2016
Sustainable ship loading planning for prefabricated products in the construction industry
Creators: name: Yi, W
name: Phipps, Robyn
name: Wang, H
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 129999 Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: This paper focuses on sustainable transportation of prefab products from factories to construction sites by ship. Since the transportation cost for all the prefab products of a construction site is mainly dependent on the number of cargo holds used on ships, a loading plan for prefab products that minimizes the number of holds required is highly desirable. This paper is therefore devoted to the development of an optimal loading plan that decides which prefab products are loaded into each cargo hold and how to pack these prefab products into the holds so that as few holds as possible are used. We formulate the problem as a large-scale integer optimization model whose objective function is to minimize the total number of cargo holds used and whose constraints represent the cargo hold capacity limits. We develop a heuristic to solve the problem and obtain a high-quality solution. We have tested the model and algorithm on a case study that includes 20 prefab products. We find that different cargo holds carry prefab products that have quite different densities. Moreover, the orientations of many prefab products are different from their default orientations. The results demonstrate the applicability of the proposed model and algorithm.
Towards a heritage-led sustainable post-conflict reconciliation: A policy-led perspective
Creators: name: Alsalloum, A
name: Brown, Andre
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 210202 Heritage and Cultural Conservation
subject: FOS: Media and communications

description: In today's context, threats to heritage sites posed by armed conflicts are prevalent. This article argues for an urgently needed framework, based on authoritative heritage policy documents, to guide sustainable reconciliation in such circumstances. The methodological approach proposed derives from a content analysis strategy that investigated a selected list of documents. Key extractions are then synthesised to develop useful recommendations for sustainable post-conflict reconciliation in heritage contexts. This conceptual framework also helps to achieve the potential re-nomination of any reconstructed sites which, in turn, provides both additional robust protection of heritage values, and supports sustainable development. This article presents the first part of a broader research study and is intended to communicate the results to a multi-faceted international audience including stakeholders, along with policy and decision makers in the world heritage field. The application of the proposed framework to the world heritage cities of Damascus and Aleppo is the subject of the second part of this research and is presented in a subsequent paper in this special issue of the journal Sustainability.
Polymeric Membranes With Sufficient Thermo‐Mechanical Stability to Deploy Temperature Enhanced Backwash
Creators: name: Aumeier, Benedikt M.
name: Vollmer, Fabian
name: Lenfers, Simon
name: Yüce, Süleyman
name: Wessling, Matthias
Publisher: name: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Alternative membrane cleaning
subject: Material investigation and characterization
subject: Repeated load cycle
subject: Temperature enhanced backwash
subject: Tensile testing
subject: 540
subject: 660

description: The alternative membrane cleaning method Temperature Enhanced Backwash exploits elevated temperatures of typically 125 °C to realize high shear rate. This exceeds usual operating temperatures by far. Therefore, the thermo-mechanical properties of polymeric membranes were investigated. A repeated load cycle testing was suited and sensitive to detect the failure of membrane material and potting. All tested PES membranes showed to be stable during the repeated load cycle testing. The potting adhesive may be decisive, thus, a tensile test at 125 °C is proposed. © 2021 The Authors. Chemie Ingenieur Technik published by Wiley-VCH GmbH
Lifetime climate impacts of diet transitions: A novel climate change accounting perspective
Creators: name: Barnsley, JE
name: Chandrakumar, C
name: Gonzalez-Fischer, C
name: Eme, PE
name: Bourke, BEP
name: Smith, NW
name: Dave, LA
name: McNabb, WC
name: Clark, H
name: Frame, David
name: Lynch, J
name: Roche, JR
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 129999 Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: Dietary transitions, such as eliminating meat consumption, have been proposed as one way to reduce the climate impact of the global and regional food systems. However, it should be ensured that replacement diets are, indeed, nutritious and that climate benefits are accurately accounted for. This study uses New Zealand food consumption as a case study for exploring the cumulative climate impact of adopting the national dietary guidelines and the substitution of meat from hypothetical diets. The new GWP* metric is used as it was designed to better reflect the climate impacts of the release of methane than the de facto standard 100-year Global Warming Potential metric (GWP100). A transition at age 25 to the hypothetical dietary guideline diet reduces cumulative warming associated with diet by 7 to 9% at the 100th year compared with consuming the average New Zealand diet. The reduction in diet-related cumulative warming from the transition to a hypothetical meat-substituted diet varied between 12% and 15%. This is equivalent to reducing an average individual’s lifetime warming contribution by 2 to 4%. General improvements are achieved for nutrient intakes by adopting the dietary guidelines compared with the average New Zealand diet; however, the substitution of meat items results in characteristic nutrient differences, and these differences must be considered alongside changes in emission profiles.
The Use of Social Network Analysis with Community of Inquiry Theory in Online Learning Studies - A Scoping Review Protocol
Creators: name: Kim, YangHyun
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Online and Distance Education
subject: Education
subject: Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
subject: Community of Inquiry
subject: Online Learning
subject: Scoping Review
subject: Social Network Analysis

description: Online learning researchers have utilized Social Network Analysis (SNA), an inquiry of patterns in relations, to analyze the engagement pattern of learners following Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework. However, previous systematic reviews lacked a detailed analysis of methodological characteristics and an investigation on relationships between SNA and CoI in online learning studies. This scoping review aims to map the use of SNA with CoI in online learning studies and provide methodological suggestions for future studies.
Death and rebirth of neural activity in sparse inhibitory networks
Creators: name: Angulo-Garcia, David
name: Luccioli, Stefano
name: Olmi, Simona
name: Torcini, Alessandro
Publisher: name: [London] : IOP
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: firing statistics
subject: inhibition
subject: leaky integrate-and-fire model
subject: lyapunov analysis
subject: neural network
subject: pulse-coupled neural models
subject: 530

description: Inhibition is a key aspect of neural dynamics playing a fundamental role for the emergence of neural rhythms and the implementation of various information coding strategies. Inhibitory populations are present in several brain structures, and the comprehension of their dynamics is strategical for the understanding of neural processing. In this paper, we clarify the mechanisms underlying a general phenomenon present in pulse-coupled heterogeneous inhibitory networks: inhibition can induce not only suppression of neural activity, as expected, but can also promote neural re-activation. In particular, for globally coupled systems, the number of firing neurons monotonically reduces upon increasing the strength of inhibition (neuronal death). However, the random pruning of connections is able to reverse the action of inhibition, i.e. in a random sparse network a sufficiently strong synaptic strength can surprisingly promote, rather than depress, the activity of neurons (neuronal rebirth). Thus, the number of firing neurons reaches a minimum value at some intermediate synaptic strength. We show that this minimum signals a transition from a regime dominated by neurons with a higher firing activity to a phase where all neurons are effectively sub-threshold and their irregular firing is driven by current fluctuations. We explain the origin of the transition by deriving a mean field formulation of the problem able to provide the fraction of active neurons as well as the first two moments of their firing statistics. The introduction of a synaptic time scale does not modify the main aspects of the reported phenomenon. However, for sufficiently slow synapses the transition becomes dramatic, and the system passes from a perfectly regular evolution to irregular bursting dynamics. In this latter regime the model provides predictions consistent with experimental findings for a specific class of neurons, namely the medium spiny neurons in the striatum.
Les Données Et Metadonnées Sur Le Web. Du Web De Documents Au Web De Données �
Creators: name: Larrousse, Nicolas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: MMSH, LabexMed, digital humanities, humanités numériques, web sémantique

description: Cette conférence s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un atelier doctoral (ATED) dans les objectifs du LabexMed qui se positionne comme acteur de la recherche internationale, des pratiques interdisciplinaires et de la promotion des Digital Humanities dans le champ des études méditerranéennes. il est organisé en collaboration avec les laboratoires TELEMME , IREMAM, LAMES,IRMC et le Pôle Images/Sons, pratiques du numérique de la MMSH. L’atelier a l’ambition de constituer un réseau d’études doctorales et de créer les conditions d’une communauté collaborative dynamique autour des Digital Humanities sur l’aire méditerranéenne.
description: Programme accessible : http://phonotheque.hypotheses.org/14963
Random-matrix theory for the Lindblad master equation
Creators: name: Lange, Stefan
name: Timm, Carsten
Publisher: name: Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Markovian dynamics
subject: Lindblad master equation
subject: purely unitary dynamics
subject: Open quantum systems
subject: Random-matrix theory
subject: 530

description: Open quantum systems with Markovian dynamics can be described by the Lindblad equation. The quantity governing the dynamics is the Lindblad superoperator. We apply random-matrix theory to this superoperator to elucidate its spectral properties. The distribution of eigenvalues and the correlations of neighboring eigenvalues are obtained for the cases of purely unitary dynamics, pure dissipation, and the physically realistic combination of unitary and dissipative dynamics. © 2021 Author(s).
Modelling Clean Energy Transition Pathways in Developing Countries: The Case of Ghana
Creators: name: Akpahou, Romain
name: Johnson, Jesse Essuman
name: Aboagye, Erica
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Ghana is committed to an ambitious Greenhouse gas emission reduction target with 10 and 20% RE integration in 2030 and 2070, respectively. This report explores potential pathways for Ghana to achieve its SDG7 targets amidst a growing energy demand. The Open source energy modelling tool (OSeMOSYS) was used to develop three scenarios to model the energy sector of Ghana. The report is a summary of the project conducted during the Energy Modelling Platform for Africa (EMP-A) 2024.
19F NMR-, ESR-, and vis-NIR-spectroelectrochemical study of the unconventional reduction behaviour of a perfluoroalkylated fullerene: dimerization of the C70(CF3)10− radical anion
Creators: name: Zalibera, Michal
name: Machata, Peter
name: Clikeman, Tyler T.
name: Rosenkranz, Marco
name: Strauss, Steven H.
name: Boltalina, Olga V.
name: Popov, Alexey A.
Publisher: name: Cambridge : Soc.
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 540

description: The most abundant isomer of C70(CF3)10 (70-10-1) is a rare example of a perfluoroalkylated fullerene exhibiting electrochemically irreversible reduction. We show that electrochemical reversibility at the first reduction step is achieved at scan rates higher than 500 V s−1. Applying ESR-, vis-NIR-, and 19F NMR-spectroelectrochemistry, as well as mass spectrometry and DFT calculations, we show that the (70-10-1)− radical monoanion is in equilibrium with a singly-bonded diamagnetic dimeric dianion. This study is the first example of 19F NMR spectroelectrochemistry, which promises to be an important method for the elucidation of redox mechanisms of fluoroorganic compounds. Additionally, we demonstrate the importance of combining different spectroelectrochemical methods and quantitative analysis of the transferred charge and spin numbers in the determination of the redox mechanism.
Comprehensive overview of Active Video Games of patients with COPD: protocol for a scoping review
Creators: name: Huang, Houqiang
name: shen, yushan
name: Zheng, Silin
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Active Video Games; serious game; COPD; RCT

description: This scoping review will present a comprehensive overview of the available evidence on active video games as applied to patients with COPD and will be framed by the scoping review methodology proposed by Arksey and O'Malley and subsequently refined by Levac et al.By understanding the effectiveness of applying the Serious Games for COPD patients, research gaps will be identified for subsequent researchers to furthur develop appropriate interventions.
The influence of chitosan, cellulose and alginate chemical nature on mineral matrix formation
Creators: name: Montrezor, Luís Henrique
name: Benevenuto, Luíz Guilherme Dércore
name: Antunes, Bruna Fernandes
name: Amaral, André Capaldo
name: Novo, Lísias Pereira
name: Carvalho, Antonio José Felix
name: Trovatti, Eliane
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: Hematology

description: Cell carriers such as chitosan, alginate and cellulose play a crucial role in cell behavior, however the influence of their chemical nature on osteogenesis is little studied. Here, rat bone marrow cells were grown on the surface of those polymers. The cells remained viable and produced a mineral matrix, which was deposited on the surface of all the polymers. The amount of inorganic matrix significantly varied according to the polymer, and the morphology of the inorganic matrix was influenced by the nature of the substrates, generating perfect hexagonal crystals at the surface of chitosan, alginate and cellulose.
Catalytic Performance of Lanthanum Vanadate Catalysts in Ammoxidation of 2-Methylpyrazine
Creators: name: Kalevaru, Venkata
name: Dhachapally, Naresh
name: Martin, Andreas
Publisher: name: Basel : MDPI
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 2-cyanopyrazine
subject: 2-methylpyrazine
subject: Ammoxidation
subject: Lanthanum vanadate
subject: Reaction parameters
subject: 540

description: The influence of reaction conditions on the catalytic performance of lanthanum vanadate (La0.1V0.9Ox) catalyst in the ammoxidation of 2-methylpyrazine (MP) to 2-cyanopyarazine (CP) has been investigated. This novel catalytic material exhibited remarkably good performance with very high space-time-yields (STY) of CP. The reaction parameters such as the effect of temperature, gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) and all other reaction variables (e.g., NH3, air, and MP feed rates) on the catalytic performance were explored and optimized. For example, an increase in MP feed rate from 2 to >16 mmol/h led to decreased conversion of MP but increased the STY of CP significantly. Optimal performance was achieved when the reaction temperature was 420 °C and the molar ratio of 2-MP, ammonia, air, H2O and N2 in the feed gas was set to 1:7:26:13:22. Under these optimal reaction conditions, the catalyst showed a MP conversion of ~100%, CP selectivity of 86%, and STY of >500 gCP/(kgcat∙h). On the other hand, the formation of pyrazine (Py) as a by-product was found to be high when the NH3:MP ratio was lower at increased contact time. This suggests possible differences in the reaction mechanism pathways with respect to feed composition over La0.1V0.9Ox catalysts.
Стандарт Москомспорта Смкс-01-031-09. Биатлон. Услуги Спортивные. Общие Требования
Creators: name: Чичуа Давид Тариелович
name: Рожков Сергей Викторович
name: Зульфугарзаде Теймур Эльдарович
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: sport
law
regulation

description: Стандарт Москомспорта СМКС-01-031-09 устанавливает требования, предъявляемые к качеству физкультурно-оздоровительных услуг в сфере биатлона, оказываемых организациями и физическими лицами независимо от их ведомственной принадлежности и организационно-правовой формы.
Progress and challenges in using sustainable carbon anodes in rechargeable metal-ion batteries
Creators: name: Soltani, Niloofar
name: Bahrami, Amin
name: Giebeler, Lars
name: Gemming, Thomas
name: Mikhailova, Daria
Publisher: name: Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Anode
subject: Biomass derived carbon
subject: Cation storage mechanism
subject: Hard carbon
subject: Lithium-ion battery
subject: Potassium-ion battery
subject: Sodium-ion battery
subject: 620
subject: 660

description: Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are one of the most promising alternatives to effectively bypass fossil fuels. However, long-term energy application of LIBs could be restricted in the future due to the increased production cost of LIB arising from the shortage and inaccessibility of Li in the Earth's crust. Na or K have been considered as substitutes for Li but in spite of their natural abundance, they suffer from low gravimetric/volumetric energy density. An alternative to increase the efficiency of sodium-ion battery (SIBs) and potassium-ion battery (KIBs) is to focus on finding the high‐performing negative electrode, the anode. The large volume changes of alloying and conversion type anodes for KIBs and SIBs make hard carbons to a better option on this regard than usual graphitic carbons, but a key obstacle is the reliance on unsustainable sources. Thus, biomass-derived carbon could offer a promising alternative, and it has indeed been in the focus of much recent work. This review highlights the recent advances in using carbon extracted from various biomass sources in rechargeable Li-, Na-, and K-ion batteries. Maximizing the energy and power densities as well as the lifetime of carbon anodes require an exploration of the right balance between carbon structures, pore morphology, chemical composition and alkali metal-ion storage. Thus, in this review, first, we take stock of key challenges and opportunities to extract carbon from various plants structural components and identify the extracted carbon structure compared to graphite-like structure. Then, we provide an overview on morphological and structural modification of the extracted carbons. Finally, we show how the physicochemical properties, structural alignment and morphological variation of the biomass-derived carbon can affect the storage mechanism and electrochemical performance. The extensive overview of this topic provided here is expected to stimulate further work on environmentally friendly battery design and towards the optimization of the battery performance. Electrode materials in alkali-metal-ion batteries that are based on biomass-derived carbon may allow not only a technical breakthrough, but also an ethically and socially acceptable product.
Decreased Effective Macromolecular Crowding in Escherichia coli Adapted to Hyperosmotic Stress
Creators: name: Liu, Boqun
name: Hasrat, Zarief
name: Poolman, Bert
name: Boersma, Arnold J.
Publisher: name: Washington, DC : Soc.
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biochemical organization of cytoplasm
subject: Energy status
subject: Excluded volume
subject: FRET-based sensors
subject: Macromolecular crowding
subject: Osmotic stress
subject: 570
subject: 610

description: Escherichia coli adapts to changing environmental osmolality to survive and maintain growth. It has been shown that the diffusion of green fluorescent protein (GFP) in cells adapted to osmotic upshifts is higher than expected from the increase in biopolymer volume fraction. To better understand the physicochemical state of the cytoplasm in adapted cells, we now follow the macromolecular crowding during adaptation with fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based sensors. We apply an osmotic upshift and find that after an initial increase, the apparent crowding decreases over the course of hours to arrive at a value lower than that before the osmotic upshift. Crowding relates to cell volume until cell division ensues, after which a transition in the biochemical organization occurs. Analysis of single cells by microfluidics shows that changes in cell volume, elongation, and division are most likely not the cause for the transition in organization. We further show that the decrease in apparent crowding upon adaptation is similar to the apparent crowding in energy-depleted cells. Based on our findings in combination with literature data, we suggest that adapted cells have indeed an altered biochemical organization of the cytoplasm, possibly due to different effective particle size distributions and concomitant nanoscale heterogeneity. This could potentially be a general response to accommodate higher biopolymer fractions yet retaining crowding homeostasis, and it could apply to other species or conditions as well.IMPORTANCE Bacteria adapt to ever-changing environmental conditions such as osmotic stress and energy limitation. It is not well understood how biomolecules reorganize themselves inside Escherichia coli under these conditions. An altered biochemical organization would affect macromolecular crowding, which could influence reaction rates and diffusion of macromolecules. In cells adapted to osmotic upshift, protein diffusion is indeed faster than expected on the basis of the biopolymer volume fraction. We now probe the effects of macromolecular crowding in cells adapted to osmotic stress or depleted in metabolic energy with a genetically encoded fluorescence-based probe. We find that the effective macromolecular crowding in adapted and energy-depleted cells is lower than in unstressed cells, indicating major alterations in the biochemical organization of the cytoplasm.
A Living Interactive Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis for First-line Systemic Treatment Options for Metastatic Castration Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mCSPC)
Creators: name: Naqvi, Syed
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Health Information Technology
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
subject: Medical Specialties
subject: Oncology

description: This living review is conducted to assess the comparative effectiveness of different systemic treatment options in patients with metastatic castration sensitive prostate cancer and to evaluate relative and absolute benefits of these treatment options in overall patient population and by clinically relevant subgroups such as volume of disease and timing of metastatic presentation
A Repeating Earthquake Catalog From 2003 to 2020 for the Raukumara Peninsula, Northern Hikurangi Subduction Margin, New Zealand
Creators: name: Hughes, L
name: Chamberlain, Calum
name: Townend, John
name: Thomas, AM
Publisher: name: Open Access Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Repeating earthquakes provide a novel way of monitoring how stresses load faults between large earthquakes. To date, however, and despite the availability of long-duration, high-quality seismological datasets, little attention has been paid to tectonic repeating earthquakes in New Zealand. We develop a workflow and composite criterion for identifying repeating earthquakes in New Zealand, using data from the GeoNet permanent seismic network, and present New Zealand’s first decadal-scale repeating earthquake catalog. For events to be identified as repeating in this study, two or more events must have a normalized cross-correlation of at least 0.95 at two or more seismic stations, when calculated for 75% of the earthquake coda. By applying our composite criterion to seismicity around the Raukumara Peninsula, northern Hikurangi subduction margin, we have identified 61 repeating earthquake families occurring between 2003 and 2020, consisting of 347 individual earthquakes. These families have a magnitude range of ML 1.7–5.2 and recurrence intervals of < 1 to ∼7 yrs. Repeating earthquakes in 9 of the 11 regional groups identified in this study coincide spatiotemporally with previously identified slow-slip events and tremor. However, the responses shown to slow-slip are not consistent within families or within regional groups.
Optimal control of buoyancy-driven liquid steel stirring modeled with single-phase Navier–Stokes equations
Creators: name: Wilbrandt, Ulrich
name: Alia, Najib
name: John, Volker
Publisher: name: Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Finite element method
subject: Gradient-free optimization
subject: Ladle stirring
subject: Optimal control of PDEs
subject: Single-phase Navier–Stokes equations
subject: Turbulent incompressible flows
subject: 510

description: Gas stirring is an important process used in secondary metallurgy. It allows to homogenize the temperature and the chemical composition of the liquid steel and to remove inclusions which can be detrimental for the end-product quality. In this process, argon gas is injected from two nozzles at the bottom of the vessel and rises by buoyancy through the liquid steel thereby causing stirring, i.e., a mixing of the bath. The gas flow rates and the positions of the nozzles are two important control parameters in practice. A continuous optimization approach is pursued to find optimal values for these control variables. The effect of the gas appears as a volume force in the single-phase incompressible Navier–Stokes equations. Turbulence is modeled with the Smagorinsky Large Eddy Simulation (LES) model. An objective functional based on the vorticity is used to describe the mixing in the liquid bath. Optimized configurations are compared with a default one whose design is based on a setup from industrial practice.
A Repeating Earthquake Catalog From 2003 to 2020 for the Raukumara Peninsula, Northern Hikurangi Subduction Margin, New Zealand
Creators: name: Hughes, L
name: Chamberlain, Calum
name: Townend, John
name: Thomas, AM
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 40407 Seismology and Seismic Exploration
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: Repeating earthquakes provide a novel way of monitoring how stresses load faults between large earthquakes. To date, however, and despite the availability of long-duration, high-quality seismological datasets, little attention has been paid to tectonic repeating earthquakes in New Zealand. We develop a workflow and composite criterion for identifying repeating earthquakes in New Zealand, using data from the GeoNet permanent seismic network, and present New Zealand’s first decadal-scale repeating earthquake catalog. For events to be identified as repeating in this study, two or more events must have a normalized cross-correlation of at least 0.95 at two or more seismic stations, when calculated for 75% of the earthquake coda. By applying our composite criterion to seismicity around the Raukumara Peninsula, northern Hikurangi subduction margin, we have identified 61 repeating earthquake families occurring between 2003 and 2020, consisting of 347 individual earthquakes. These families have a magnitude range of ML 1.7–5.2 and recurrence intervals of < 1 to ∼7 yrs. Repeating earthquakes in 9 of the 11 regional groups identified in this study coincide spatiotemporally with previously identified slow-slip events and tremor. However, the responses shown to slow-slip are not consistent within families or within regional groups.
Volcanic Unrest at Taupō Volcano in 2019: Causes, Mechanisms and Implications
Creators: name: Illsley-Kemp, Finnigan
name: Barker, Simon
name: Wilson, Colin
name: Chamberlain, Calum
name: Hreinsdóttir, S
name: Ellis, S
name: Hamling, IJ
name: Savage, Martha
name: Mestel, Eleanor
name: Wadsworth, FB
Publisher: name: Open Access Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Taupō volcano, New Zealand, is a large caldera volcano that has been highly active through the Holocene. It most recently erupted ∼1,800 years ago but there have been multiple periods of historic volcanic unrest. We use seismological and geodetic analysis to show that in 2019 Taupō underwent a period of unrest characterized by increased seismic activity through multiple swarms and was accompanied by ground deformation within the caldera. The earthquakes, which include non-double-couple events, serve to outline an aseismic zone beneath the most recent eruptive vents. This aseismic zone is coincident with an inflating source, based on forward modeling of ground deformation data. We infer that this aseismic and deforming region delineates the location of the present day magma reservoir that is ≥250 km3 in volume and has a melt fraction of >20%–30%, inhibiting seismic activity. Our analysis shows that the 2019 unrest at Taupō was volcanic in nature and origin, demonstrating that this is an active and potentially hazardous volcano, and that improving our monitoring and understanding of its behavior is important.
ORCID Board Meeting Summary 20151105
Creators: name: Haak Laurel
name: Pentz, Edward
name: Ewenstein, Jackie
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: ORCID Board Meeting Summary - meeting date 5th - 6th November 2015