cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη κι εργασιακή ικανοποίηση στον χώρο της υγείας
title: Emotional intelligence and job satisfaction in health services
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Νικολετσέα, Σταυρούλα
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη
subject: Εργασιακή ικανοποίηση
subject: Υγεία
subject: Παρακίνηση
subject: Έρευνα

description: Ο χώρος της υγείας αποτελεί ένα περιβάλλον εργασίας που διακρίνεται για την πολυπλοκότητα του, με τους εργαζομένους και τη διοίκηση να αποτελούν μεγίστης σημασίας παράγοντες για την ποιοτική και αποτελεσματική παροχή των προσφερόμενων υπηρεσιών. Η συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη και η επαγγελματική ικανοποίηση είναι δύο παράμετροι που ασκούν έντονη επιρροή στις υπηρεσίες αυτές αλλά και στα άτομα που χαρακτηρίζουν. Σημαντική αποτελεί η συσχέτιση των δύο με σκοπό την αύξηση της απόδοσης και της αποτελεσματικότητας των επαγγελματιών υγείας προκειμένου να φέρουν στο μέγιστο δυνατό εις πέρας τα καθήκοντα τους ποιοτικά κι αποτελεσματικά. Οι στρεσογόνες συνθήκες εργασίας καθιστούν αναγκαία την κατανόηση των συναισθημάτων, την ανάπτυξη των συναισθηματικών ικανοτήτων με στόχο την καλή απόδοση στην εργασία και την δημιουργία ενός πιο ευχάριστου περιβάλλοντος εργασίας για τον εργαζόμενο. Στην παρούσα εργασία θα αναπτυχθούν οι σημαντικότερες θεωρίες αναφορικά με τη συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη και την επαγγελματική ικανοποίηση σε οργανισμούς υγείας με βάση τη διεθνή βιβλιογραφία. Αρχικά θα αναλυθεί κάθε μία ξεχωριστά με την διατύπωση των ορισμών τους και του θεωρητικού τους υπόβαθρου όπως αυτό έχει εξελιχθεί στην πορεία των χρόνων από τους μελετητές. Στο πρώτο κεφάλαιο γίνεται εκτενής αναφορά στην συναισθηματική νοημοσύνη με στόχο την κατανόηση της ως έννοιας αλλά και της πρακτικής σημασίας για τον χώρο εργασίας σ’ έναν οργανισμό υγείας. Έπειτα, στο δεύτερο κεφάλαιο θα αναλυθεί η επαγγελματική ικανοποίηση ως έννοια, αλλά και τι σημαίνει η ικανοποίηση και δυσαρέσκεια ενός εργαζομένου για τον οργανισμό στον οποίο βρίσκεται και πως μπορεί η διοίκηση των ανθρωπίνων πόρων να τη διαχειριστεί προς όφελος της. Στο τρίτο κεφάλαιο με τη χρήση της βιβλιογραφικής ανασκόπησης θα παρουσιαστούν πέντε μελέτες που διεξήχθησαν σε επαγγελματίες υγείας και δημόσια νοσοκομεία της Ελλάδας με στόχο τη θετική συσχέτιση της επαγγελματικής ικανοποίησης και της συναισθηματικής νοημοσύνης και πως ο συνδυασμός αποτελεί εργαλείο για την εύρυθμη λειτουργία ενός οργανισμού υγείας.
Restoring the fluctuation-dissipation theorem in Kardar-Parisi-Zhang universality class through a new emergent fractal dimension
Creators: name: Gomes-Filho, Márcio S.
name: de Castro, Pablo
name: Liarte, Danilo B.
name: Oliveira, Fernando A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) equation describes a wide range of growth-like phenomena, with applications in physics, chemistry and biology. There are three central questions in the study of KPZ growth: the determination of height probability distributions; the search for ever more precise universal growth exponents; and the apparent absence of a fluctuation-dissipation theorem (FDT) for spatial dimension $d>1$. Notably, these questions were answered exactly only for $1+1$ dimensions. In this work, we propose a new FDT valid for the KPZ problem in $d+1$ dimensions. This is done by rearranging terms and identifying a new correlated noise which we argue to be characterized by a fractal dimension $d_n$. We present relations between the KPZ exponents and two emergent fractal dimensions, namely $d_f$, of the rough interface, and $d_n$. Also, we simulate KPZ growth to obtain values for transient versions of the roughness exponent $α$, the surface fractal dimension $d_f$ and, through our relations, the noise fractal dimension $d_n$. Our results indicate that KPZ may have at least two fractal dimensions and that, within this proposal, a FDT is restored. Finally, we provide new insights into the old question about the upper critical dimension of the KPZ universality class.
description: 8 pages, 4 figures
title: Interrelationship between KM strategies and e-business strategies in support of transformation to a knowledge-based organisation; a study of oil and gas iindustry
Creators: name: Taheri, Mohammadali
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2016

description: Two major new strategies of modern organisations, transforming to a Knowledge Based Organisation (KBO) to survive and gain sustained competitive advantage, and adopting ICT and Web enabled strategies (e-Business) are becoming increasingly interdependent. This is a critical factor particularly in the oil and gas industry especially in countries with oil-based economies. Research in this area is still growing and gaps exist in the knowledge of the subject. A comprehensive research on e-business strategies and the role of a KBO in developing and implementing it, with a view to integrate it with Knowledge Management (KM) strategy and KM systems, in the oil and gas industry, is the focus of this research. How e-business strategies and KM strategies are interrelated, what factors determine the effectiveness and success of each of the strategies, and how these factors interact in the overall success of the organisation to become a modern KBO are the questions the research seeks answers for. A research model was developed after the integration of KM and e-business models and strategies and a KBO model, which were designed as a conceptual framework. Conceptually the outcome of the integration of KM and e-business strategies for transforming an organisation to a KBO would be an e-enabled knowledge network. The research propositions were designed based on the research model. A qualitative research methodology was designed and methods including a case study and interviews were used to collect data with a semi-structured questionnaire supported by secondary data. An expert panel was also formed of seven academic and professional experts in the Iranian oil and gas industry. The outcomes from the panel included identifying cases studies (NIOC and NIGC and their subsidiaries (31 SBUs and companies) based on the Bain model), validating the research model and the questionnaire based on method of the CVI (The index of content validity), and also performing final review of the results. The research results were analysed using Nvivo. The study demonstrated how e-business strategy and KM strategy should be developed and integrated to support the organisation to become a KBO. The results show that the e-enabled knowledge network assists an organisation to become a KBO, when it impacts on internal competencies, strategic capabilities and organisation performance. Also, technological, organisational and individual barriers, which prevent the organisation to become a knowledge-based organisation were identified in the oil and gas industry.
Zwischen Wohl der Klientel und Wirtschaftlichkeit: Eine Auseinandersetzung mit den aktuellen Herausforderungen der Klinischen Sozialen Arbeit in der Akutpsychiatrie
Creators: name: Ryffel, Seraina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: Mit der Arbeit «Zwischen Wohl der Klientel und Wirtschaftlichkeit – Eine Auseinandersetzung mit den aktuellen Herausforderungen der Klinischen Sozialen Arbeit in der Akutpsychiatrie» zeigt die Autorin Seraina Ryffel Probleme auf, mit welchen die Professionellen der Klinischen Sozialen Arbeit im Klinikalltag konfrontiert sind. Sie beleuchtet Verbesserungsansätze, die der Entwicklung im Gesundheitswesen, besonders im Zusammenhang mit dem wirtschaftlichen Druck, entgegenwirken können. Dafür wurden folgende Fragen formuliert und bearbeitet: "Welche Spannungsfelder lassen sich im Bereich der Klinischen Sozialen Arbeit in der Akutpsychiatrie infolge des zunehmenden ökonomischen Drucks identifizieren und wie ist diesen aus Sicht der Profession zu begegnen?". Durch eine umfassende Literaturrecherche wurden Informationen zu den aktuellen Entwicklungen, den strukturellen Rahmenbedingungen und der Praxis der Klinischen Sozialen Arbeit erhoben und die Spannungsfelder dargestellt. In der Auswertung werden die sichtbar gewordenen Schwierigkeiten vor dem Hintergrund der Berufsethik der Profession Soziale Arbeit kritisch diskutiert und Handlungsvorschläge für die Praxis herausgearbeitet. Dabei zeigte sich, dass die Klinische Soziale Arbeit aus Sicht der Profession die Pflicht hat, vermehrt für sich selbst und ihr Klientel einzustehen, um negative Folgen der Reformen abwenden zu können. Um dies bewerkstelligen zu können, braucht es zum einen mehr Forschung zur Relevanz der Klinischen Sozialen Arbeit, zum anderen müssen sich die Professionellen klinikübergreifend besser vernetzen und mithilfe ihres Professionswissens fachlich fundiert in den Diskurs treten.
description: + Code Diss LU: hslusa basa 2020 + Fussnote: Bachelorarbeit, Hochschule Luzern - Soziale Arbeit, Ausbildungsgang Sozialarbeit 2020 + NL-Code: NLLUHSA202002
title: CFPR: interview avec ALG2021_0008
Creators: name: Delafontaine, François
name: Avanzi, Mathieu
Publisher: name: COCOON - https://cocoon.huma-num.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Français
subject: fra

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description: Source: https://nakala.fr/10.34847/nkl.e1b7m7tm.v2#d9ba4e3e925901f5d0bc642a0e1ab5d15b56ce66
Dispositif communicant par optique sans fil pour la transmission audio et le monitoring des données physiologiques d'un pilote d'avion de ligne
Creators: name: Joumessi-Demeffo Steve
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: optical wireless communication, infrared, aeronautical, multiple access channel method, channel, software defined radio

description: The work developed in this thesis is part of the European project H2020 Clean Sky 2 entitled ALC (« Aircraft Light Communication ») which aims to provide a proof of concept of the integration of optical wireless technology in the aircraft cockpit, as an alternative to radio frequency and wired solutions, having several limitations like safety and comfort. The work carried out in this thesis concerns the development of a headset communicating in infrared in a bidirectional network made of an access point located at the cockpit ceiling and four helmets worn by the crewmembers. We started by presenting the digital communication techniques that can be used in the context to motivate the choice of the study of OOK (« on-off keying»), PPM (« pulse-position modulation») modulations and DCF («distributed coordination function») with RTS/CTS (« request to send/clear to send »). Then, the transceiver main characteristics have been identified and the optical channel was modeled using the RaPSor simulation software, developed at XLIM/SYCOMOR and based on raytracing method associated with a Monte-Carlo technique. This modelling, based on a 3D model of the cockpit and the bodies of the crewmembers, allowed determining the optimal half-power angles of the sources located on the access point and on the headsets, taking into account the robustness against the random movements of the crew members during the flight. The static gains from the channel modelling were then used in a joint study of the performance of the physical and data link layers. This study highlighted the trade-off between the emitted power level and latency for a targeted quality of service. We have shown that it is possible to design an optical wireless network in an AIRBUS A350 cockpit compliant with the IEEE802.11 standard with: 4-PPM modulation,DCF with RTS/CTS channel access method, a packet error rate of 10-4 and a successful communication delay of 2.5ms. This is possible if the contention window parameter defined in the IEEE802.11 standard specifications is adapted according to the network probability collision, packets size and the data rate. Finally, we designed a modular test bench based on software defined radio. We chose the GNU Radio environment associated with USRP (« universal software radio peripheral »). Specific optical front-ends have been developed for this aim. We have experimentally shown the influence of the source parameters on the packet error rate. The work carried out in this thesis opens several perspectives in terms of simulation and experimentation.
Global multi-layer network of human mobility
Creators: name: Belyi, Alexander
name: Bojic, Iva
name: Sobolevsky, Stanislav
name: Sitko, Izabela
name: Hawelka, Bartosz
name: Rudikova, Lada
name: Kurbatski, Alexander
name: Ratti, Carlo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Recent availability of geo-localized data capturing individual human activity together with the statistical data on international migration opened up unprecedented opportunities for a study on global mobility. In this paper, we consider it from the perspective of a multi-layer complex network, built using a combination of three datasets: Twitter, Flickr and official migration data. Those datasets provide different, but equally important insights on the global mobility – while the first two highlight short-term visits of people from one country to another, the last one – migration – shows the long-term mobility perspective, when people relocate for good. The main purpose of the paper is to emphasize importance of this multi-layer approach capturing both aspects of human mobility at the same time. On the one hand, we show that although the general properties of different layers of the global mobility network are similar, there are important quantitative differences among them. On the other hand, we demonstrate that consideration of mobility from a multi-layer perspective can reveal important global spatial patterns in a way more consistent with those observed in other available relevant sources of international connections, in comparison to the spatial structure inferred from each network layer taken separately.
title: Associations among Adolescents’ Relationships with Parents, Peers, and Teachers, Self-Efficacy, and Willingness to Intervene in Bullying
title: A Social Cognitive Approach
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Wachs, Sebastian
name: Görzig, Anke
name: Wright, Michelle F.
name: Schubarth, Wilfried
name: Bilz, Ludwig
Publisher: name: Universität Potsdam
Year: 2020

description: We applied the Social Cognitive Theory to investigate whether parent–child relationships, bullying victimization, and teacher–student relationships are directly as well as indirectly via self-efficacy in social conflicts associated with adolescents’ willingness to intervene in a bullying incident. There were 2071 (51.3% male) adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 from 24 schools in Germany who participated in this study. A mediation test using structural equation modeling revealed that parent–child relationships, bullying victimization, and teacher–student relationships were directly related to adolescents’ self-efficacy in social conflicts. Further, teacher–student relationships and bullying victimization were directly associated with adolescents’ willingness to intervene in bullying. Finally, relationships with parents, peers and teachers were indirectly related to higher levels of students’ willingness to intervene in bullying situations due to self-efficacy in social conflicts. Thus, our analysis confirms the general assumptions of Social Cognitive Theory and the usefulness of applying its approach to social conflicts such as bullying situations.
description: Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe, 603
LIBER Webinar: Research Data - What To Keep?
Creators: name: Beagrie, Neil
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: research data management

description: What to keep in terms of research data has been a recognised issue for some time but research data management (and, in particular, appraisal and selection) has become a more significant focus in recent years. Researchers, librarians, data curators, and policy makers all need to answer the question, what research data should be kept? We can’t keep it all, because that would be too expensive and time-consuming, but we have to keep data that is irreplaceable and unique in its value for future research, some or to enable it to be reused and validated, to enable peer review to be informed, and to enable there to be trust in research findings. Types of data needing to be retained also vary and may include related materials such as software and documentation. How much and what is enough?  In this webinar, organised by LIBER's Research Data Management Working Group, we dive into the topic of what to keep with expert Neil Beagrie, author of a recent Jisc-funded report on this topic. Neil is director of consultancy at Charles Beagrie. He is an experienced senior consultant and an internationally recognised expert with extensive experience in research data management and digital preservation. He was awarded the 2014 Archival Technology Medal by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) for his long-term contributions to digital preservation. Attendees will learn about: Existing practice and guidance for appraisal and review for research data and related materials; generic/disciplinary/sub-disciplinary differences in defining research data e.g. practice-based research in the arts and humanities; Research integrity and data sharing as strategic drivers for research data management; Differences in levels of curation and considerations of value and cost. Webinar Hosts The webinar was hosted by Dr Birgit Schmidt and Rob Grim. Birgit is Head of Knowledge Commons at Göttingen State and University Library and Chair of LIBER's Research Infrastructure Steering Committee. Rob is an Economics (Data) Librarian at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Co-chair of LIBER's Research Data Management Working Group.
The challenges of joint performance to method patents
Creators: name: Feng-Chi Chen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Introduction: Biotech patents are facing increasingly stern challenges. The patent statue holds that a multi-step method patent is not directly infringed unless all steps are carried out and attributed to a single entity. When separate steps are performed jointly by two or more parties, those parties are liable for divided infringement if there exists a direct infringement. Possibilities thus exist for unauthorized but non-infringing joint performance, i.e. enforcing a method patent will be difficult if joint performance stands as a valid defense against direct infringement. Areas covered: This analysis covers issues on patent infringement, specifically on divided infringement of diagnostic and method patents. Expert opinion: A retrospective analysis indicates that a large number of cancer diagnostic patents issued during 2005-2014 are potentially vulnerable to read on unauthorized use in the manner of joint performance. Inventors should draft patent claims appropriately to reduce the risk to assert their patents in this regard.
Are Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Associated with Reductions in Poverty and Improvements in Well-being?
Creators: name: Elkins, Meg
name: Feeny, Simon
name: Prentice, David
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Should Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) be the tool for implementing the new Sustainable Development Goals, as they were for the Millennium Development Goals? Surprisingly, despite the controversies around them, there has never been a quantitative evaluation of PRSPs. This paper estimates the impact of having a PRSP on various targets of the Millennium Development Goals. Results suggest that countries under PRSP treatment achieve much greater reductions than control countries, in head count poverty and infant mortality, while also achieving greater improvements in primary school enrolments and gender parity.
Rotation effect on the deconfinement phase transition in holographic QCD
Creators: name: Wang, Jia-Hao
name: Feng, Sheng-Qin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The impact of rotation on the deconfinement phase transition under the EM system of the soft and the hard wall models in holographic QCD is studied in this paper. The metric by cylindrical coordinates with rotation is introduced into the system to calculate the Hawking temperature. The first holographic study on the influence of the radius of a homogeneous rotating system on the phase diagram is proposed. It is found that the phase transition temperature hardly changes with the rotation angular velocity for a small rotation radius. Only with a larger rotation radius can the change in rotational angular velocity significantly alter the phase transition temperature. The phase transition temperature decreases rapidly with the increase of rotation angular velocity as the rotation radius increases.
description: 17 pages, 4 figures
title: CFPR: interview avec ALG2021_0006
Creators: name: Delafontaine, François
name: Avanzi, Mathieu
Publisher: name: COCOON - https://cocoon.huma-num.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Français
subject: fra

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description: Source: https://nakala.fr/10.34847/nkl.839cnm2w.v3#da57e7324d5592ab4069aca90bc2868ab0735e9e
title: Second National Infrastructure Assessment: Baseline Report Evidence to the National Infrastructure Commission
Creators: name: Bell, Rebecca
Publisher: name: SCCS
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: evidence
subject: infrastructure assessment
subject: CCS
subject: carbon capture and storage
subject: hydrogen
subject: decarbonisation
subject: net zero
subject: renewables
subject: energy-from-waste
subject: EfW

description: SCCS' submission of evidence to the National Infrastructure Commission to support its second National Infrastructure Assessment.
description: SCCS' submission of evidence to the National Infrastructure Commission to support its second National Infrastructure Assessment.
Considerations for Open Practices in Quantum Technologies Research: A reflection on current research practices and aims for the future
Creators: name: Shearer, Daisy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Open Research
Open Science
Research Practices

description: The field of quantum technologies is a fast-paced research environment where new developments are constantly being reported. However, recent controversies -- such as the retraction of a 2018 Nature article claiming to find evidence of the elusive Majorana fermion -- have made me reflect on the research practices of my field and my own practice. When conducting future research, I plan to engage in a variety of open research practices to ensure the reproducibility and transparency of my work, thereby encouraging others in my field to engage with my data, build on it and critically engage with my conclusions. Regarding my current research, which is due to be published soon, I aim to implement several practices to ensure my data is freely accessible and to facilitate reproducibility and scrutiny of my studies. This will be achieved by publishing under an open licence as well as depositing datasets and code on an open repository such as Zenodo. In future studies, I would like to explore producing a Registered Report alongside publishing an open online lab notebook through my own personal website. This will improve the transparency of my research throughout the entire process, not just at the time of publication. Additionally, I aim to engage with the open datasets of others in my field to help foster a culture of shared datasets that different groups will analyse in different ways, extracting more information from results as well as improving the reliability of our knowledge through collaboration. To assess the efficacy of these ideas for open research practices in the field of quantum technologies, I would benefit from reflections on how successful such practices are in other areas, particularly that of analysing the open data of others within the context of my own research topic.
description: This is a reflective poster that was presented at the Surrey Open Research Lecture 2022 to share my thoughts on open research practices with the open research community at my University and beyond.
An Unconditional Quantile Regression Based Decomposition of Spatial Welfare Inequalities in Ghana
Creators: name: Agyire-Tettey, Frank
name: Ackah, Charles Godfred
name: Asuman, Derek
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

description: Ghana has witnessed tremendous economic growth since the 1990s and attained the Millennium Development Goals target of halving poverty. This notwithstanding, inequality in Ghana increased over the same period, suggesting growth benefits were not equitably distributed. This study provides evidence on the determinants of household consumption expenditure and factors that explain rural-urban welfare gaps between 1998 and 2013. The study employs an unconditional quantile regression and recently proposed decomposition technique based on re-centred influence functions. We find significant spatial differences in consumption expenditure across selected quantiles, with rural-urban inequalities driven largely by differences in returns to households’ endowments.
Decellularized bone extracellular matrix and human dental pulp stem cells as a construct for bone regeneration
Creators: name: Paduano, Francesco
name: Marrelli, Massimo
name: Alom, Noura
name: Mahetab Amer
name: White, Lisa J.
name: Shakesheff, Kevin M.
name: Tatullo, Marco
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer

description: Dental pulp tissue represents a source of mesenchymal stem cells that have a strong differentiation potential towards the osteogenic lineage. The objective of the current study was to examine in vitro osteogenic induction of dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) cultured on hydrogel scaffolds derived from decellularized bone extracellular matrix (bECM) compared to collagen type I (Col-I), the major component of bone matrix. DPSCs in combination with bECM hydrogels were cultured under three different conditions: basal medium, osteogenic medium and medium supplemented with growth factors (GFs) and cell growth, mineral deposition, gene and protein expression were investigated. The DPSCs/bECM hydrogel constructs cultured in basal medium showed that cells were viable after three weeks and that the expression of runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX-2) and bone sialoprotein (BSP) were significantly upregulated in the absence of extra osteogenic inducers compared to Col-I hydrogel scaffolds. In addition, the protein expression levels of BSP and osteocalcin were higher on bECM with respect to Col-I hydrogel scaffolds. Furthermore, DPSCs/bECM hydrogels cultured with osteogenic or GFs supplemented medium displayed a higher upregulation of the osteo-specific markers compared to Col-I hydrogels in identical media. Collectively, our results demonstrate that bECM hydrogels might be considered as suitable scaffolds to support osteogenic differentiation of DPSCs.
Vapour phase incorporation of Ge for high efficiency Cu2Zn(Sn,Ge)Se4 solar cells
Creators: name: Nowak, David
name: Khonsor, Talat
name: Scheper, Andre
name: Pareek, Devendra
name: Gütay, Levent
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: CZTGSe
formation path
kesterite solar cell
vapour phase incorporation

description: Abstract We report an approach to incorporate Germanium into kesterite (Cu2ZnSnSe4) using GexSey vapor during the annealing/selenization step of alloyed metallic precursor stacks. During the high temperature stage of the annealing process, i.e. during formation of the actual kesterite, Ge & Sn are added to the layer via vapor sources, which facilitates a composition shift in the layer from Cu-rich to Cu-poor. A series of interrupted annealing experiments were performed to track the elemental and phase composition in the layer during the formation of Cu2ZnSn1-xGexSe4 (CZTGSe). At T < 400 °C the initial formation of CZTSe is observed in presence of CuxSey and ZnSe secondary phases. Up to 480 °C, no noticeable amount of Ge is observed in the layer. At T = 530 °C, the Ge/(Ge+Sn) ratio in the absorber saturates around 0.3. The composition analysis at the beginning of the dwelling stage (i.e. 20 min at 530 °C), shows a Ge rich layer surface (confirmed with Raman and EDX), which subsequently homogenizes with increased dwelling time, leading to a uniform distribution of Ge across the depth of the absorber. Detailed analysis of the composition shift with an attempt to tune the incorporation of Sn and Ge independently is under progress. The so far obtained best efficiency (in house measured) is 10.4 % (EG = 1.22 eV, FF = 54 %, JSC = 36 mA/cm2, VOC = 540 mV, VOC-def,SQ = 417 mV). These results demonstrate the potential of this approach for Ge incorporation into kesterite.
title: CFPR: interview avec ALG2021_0005
Creators: name: Delafontaine, François
name: Avanzi, Mathieu
Publisher: name: COCOON - https://cocoon.huma-num.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Français
subject: fra

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title: Anechoic and reverberation chamber design and measurements
Creators: name: Xu, Qian
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2016

description: Two different chambers are studied in this thesis: the anechoic chamber (AC) and the reverberation chamber (RC). The AC has been developed for many years, while in the past few years RC has emerged as a promising facility not just in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) measurements but also as a multi-disciplinary research facility in various areas. For the anechoic chamber, a CAD tool is developed to aid the design of an anechoic chamber. The objective is to estimate the chamber performance accurately. The ultimate goal is to minimise the cost but optimise the chamber performance for given conditions and specifications. This is very important for a commercial company. The CAD tool is developed based on the GO theory, two different algorithms are realised, acceleration techniques are applied, and measurements are performed to validate the CAD tool. For the reverberation chamber, a series of new measurement methods in the RC are developed including antenna radiation efficiency measurement, diversity gain measurement, radiated emission measurement, material characterisation, shielding effectiveness, volume measurement, etc. Finally, we apply the B-scan in an RC to characterise the behaviour of the electric field in the time domain. Statistical characterisation of the electric field in the time domain is given, stirrer efficiency is quantified based on the total scattering cross section (TSCS) of stirrers, and time gating technique in the RC is introduced. It has been found that the stirrer efficiency can be well-quantified in the time domain and the definition of stirrer efficiency in this thesis provides a universal and quantitative way to compare the performance between different RCs or different stirrer designs in one RC.
Influence of composition shift and reaction pathway on kesterite device properties and long-term stability
Creators: name: Nowak, David
name: Paudel, Anu
name: Pfeiffelmann, Timo
name: Pareek, Devendra
name: Gütay, Levent
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: CZTSe
formation path
kesterite solar cell
stability

description: Abstract The preparation process for CZTSe absorbers at UOL includes an independent tuning of the starting and ending composition of the layer in terms of Cu/Sn ratio. This is realized by a composition shift during the high temperature step of the annealing/selenization by Sn incorporation / Sn loss from the layer. In this work, we present a correlation between the precursor/absorber composition and the resulting device parameters. In brief, different starting compositions have a fundamental influence on the alloy structure of the precursor and hence can influence the dominating reaction pathway. For the Cu rich case the dominating alloy is Cu3Sn which moves towards Cu6Sn5 + Cu3Sn for lower Cu/Sn ratios. For high added Sn amounts the fraction of non-alloyed elemental Sn in the precursor layer rises. These differences can influence the reaction pathway and the resulting defect landscape, leading to a significant influence on final device properties. A series of precursors with different Cu/Sn ratios were processed in identical annealing conditions ending up with an absorber composition in the usual composition region, favourable for high efficiency devices. The resulting device properties such as PCE, EU, VOC-def and long-term device stability (after 1000h accelerated aging at 85°C) were found to correlate with the starting composition. Preliminary results from low-temperature PL analysis indicate an influence on activation energies of defects.
Small-molecule inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) non-structural protein 5A (NS5A): a patent review (2010-2015)
Creators: name: Ivanenkov, Yan A.
name: Aladinskiy, Vladimir A.
name: Bushkov, Nikolay A.
name: Ayginin, Andrey A.
name: Majouga, Alexander G.
name: Ivachtchenko, Alexandre V.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Introduction: Non-structural 5A (NS5A) protein has achieved a considerable attention as an attractive target for the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV). A number of novel NS5A inhibitors have been reported to date. Several drugs having favorable ADME properties and mild side effects were launched into the pharmaceutical market. For instance, daclatasvir was launched in 2014, elbasvir is currently undergoing registration, ledipasvir was launched in 2014 as a fixed-dose combination with sofosbuvir (NS5B inhibitor). Areas covered: Thomson integrity database and SciFinder database were used as a valuable source to collect the patents on small-molecule NS5A inhibitors. All the structures were ranked by the date of priority. Patent holder and antiviral activity for each scaffold claimed were summarized and presented in a convenient manner. A particular focus was placed on the best-in-class bis-pyrrolidine-containing NS5A inhibitors. Expert opinion: Several first generation NS5A inhibitors have recently progressed into advanced clinical trials and showed superior efficacy in reducing viral load in infected subjects. Therapy schemes of using these agents in combination with other established antiviral drugs with complementary mechanisms of action can address the emergence of resistance and poor therapeutic outcome frequently attributed to antiviral drugs.
The physics of Core-Collapse Supernovae: explosion mechanism and explosive nucleosynthesis
Creators: name: Boccioli, Luca
name: Roberti, Lorenzo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Recent developments in multi-dimensional simulations of core-collapse supernovae have considerably improved our understanding of this complex phenomenon. In addition to that, one-dimensional (1D) studies have been employed to study the explosion mechanism and its causal connection to the pre-collapse structure of the star, as well as to explore the vast parameter space of supernovae. Nonetheless, many uncertainties still affect the late stages of the evolution of massive stars, their collapse, and the subsequent shock propagation. In this review, we will briefly summarize the state-of-the-art of both 1D and 3D simulations and how they can be employed to study the evolution of massive stars, supernova explosions, and shock propagation, focusing on the uncertainties that affect each of these phases. Finally, we will illustrate the typical nucleosynthesis products that emerge from the explosion.
description: 28 pages, 12 Figures
Are Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Associated with Reductions in Poverty and Improvements in WellBeing?
Creators: name: Elkins, Meg
name: Feeny, Simon
name: Prentice, David
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Should Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) be the tool for implementing the new Sustainable Development Goals, as they were for the Millennium Development Goals? Surprisingly, despite the controversies around them, there has never been a quantitative evaluation of PRSPs. This paper estimates the impact of having a PRSP on various targets of the Millennium Development Goals. Results suggest that countries under PRSP treatment achieve much greater reductions than control countries, in head count poverty and infant mortality, while also achieving greater improvements in primary school enrolments and gender parity.
Determinants of polling accuracy: the effect of opt-in Internet surveys
Creators: name: Sohlberg, Jacob
name: Gilljam, Mikael
name: Martinsson, Johan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: With the changing polling environment and the difficulties in correctly measuring public opinion, it is crucial to study the effects of polling practices. Elections provide an opportunity to examine how well polls measure support for political parties and how polling practices influence the accuracy of polls. Based on 110 pre-election polls conducted in Sweden, a multiparty system, we find that probability-based samples yield more accurate polls compared to opt-in Internet samples. Thus, our results point to a tradeoff between inexpensive online polls and accuracy.
Beyond roll-off: individual-level abstention on ballot measure voting
Creators: name: Milita, Kerri
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Hematology

description: Why do individuals who have turned out to vote abstain from voting on certain ballot measures? Previous work examines abstention at the aggregate level by observing ballot roll-off, and focuses on the readability of the ballot summary for a measure as the primary determinant of whether individuals will abstain. In contrast, I hypothesize that three individual-level factors interact with the accessibility (i.e. ease or difficulty) of a ballot measure’s issue content to influence one’s propensity to abstain. Individuals with low issue information, who are risk averse, and who attach low importance to the issue should be more likely to abstain from voting than those with high knowledge, who are risk-acceptant, and who attach high importance to the issue. Furthermore, the impact of each of these individual-level traits strengthens as the issue raised in the measure becomes increasingly complex. I find strong empirical evidence for these hypotheses using an experimental design.
"This is not a data problem": Algorithms and Power in Public Higher Education in Canada
Creators: name: McConvey, Kelly
name: Guha, Shion
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Algorithmic decision-making is increasingly being adopted across public higher education. The expansion of data-driven practices by post-secondary institutions has occurred in parallel with the adoption of New Public Management approaches by neoliberal administrations. In this study, we conduct a qualitative analysis of an in-depth ethnographic case study of data and algorithms in use at a public college in Ontario, Canada. We identify the data, algorithms, and outcomes in use at the college. We assess how the college's processes and relationships support those outcomes and the different stakeholders' perceptions of the college's data-driven systems. In addition, we find that the growing reliance on algorithmic decisions leads to increased student surveillance, exacerbation of existing inequities, and the automation of the faculty-student relationship. Finally, we identify a cycle of increased institutional power perpetuated by algorithmic decision-making, and driven by a push towards financial sustainability.
description: In CHI '24 Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Honolulu, HI, USA
title: CFPR: interview avec ALG2021_0004
Creators: name: Delafontaine, François
name: Avanzi, Mathieu
Publisher: name: COCOON - https://cocoon.huma-num.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Français
subject: fra

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Serotonergic system modulation holds promise for L‐DOPA‐induced dyskinesias in hemiparkinsonian rats: A systematic review
Creators: name: Farajdokht, Fereshteh
name: Sadigh-Eteghad, Saeed
name: Majdi, Alireza
name: Pashazadeh, Fariba
name: Vatandoust, Seyyed Mehdi
name: Ziaee, Mojtaba
name: Safari, Fatemeh
name: Karimi, Pouran
name: Mahmoudi, Javad
Publisher: name: IfADo - Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund
Year: 2020
Subjects: L-DOPA
levodopa-induced dyskinesias
6-hydroxydopamine
rat
serotonergic system

description: The alleged effects of serotonergic agents in alleviating levodopa-induced dyskinesias (LIDs) in parkinsonian patients are debatable. To this end, we systematically reviewed the serotonergic agents used for the treatment of LIDs in a 6-hydroxydopamine model of Parkinson’s disease in rats. We searched MEDLINE via PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, and Proquest for entries no later than March 2018, and restricted the search to publications on serotonergic agents used for the treatment of LIDs in hemiparkinsonian rats. The initial search yielded 447 citations, of which 49 articles and one conference paper met our inclusion criteria. The results revealed ten different categories of serotonergic agents, including but not limited to 5-HT1A/BR agonists, 5-HT2AR antagonists, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRIs), and tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), all of which improved LIDs without imposing considerable adverse effects. Although there is promising evidence regarding the role of these agents in relieving LIDs in hemiparkinsonian rats, further studies are needed for the enlightenment of hidden aspect of these molecules in terms of mechanisms and outcomes. Given this, improving the quality of the pre-clinical studies and designing appropriate clinical trials will help fill the bench-to-bedside gap.
description: EXCLI Journal; 19:Doc268; ISSN 1611-2156
title: Catholic chaplains on the Western Front 1915-1919 Lancashire's pivotal role
Creators: name: Bellis, Stephen
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2016

description: An examination of the spiritual and temporal roles of Catholic chaplains in WW1 in France and Belgium. All the formative influences at home are assessed from religious, political, social, and geographic perspectives. The roles of the bishops in England and Ireland are reviewed and how their post war ambitions were interpreted at the Front are explained. Lancashire's traditional Catholic strength makes it a significant contributor, not least as the fulcrum between Irish and English catholics.
title: CFPR: interview avec ALG2021_0003
Creators: name: Delafontaine, François
name: Avanzi, Mathieu
Publisher: name: COCOON - https://cocoon.huma-num.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Français
subject: fra

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