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title: Structural Insights into the Regulation of Electron Transfer in Nitrogenase, and Modulating the Reactivity of the Isolated Iron Molybdenum Cofactor
Creators: name: Rasmussen, Andrew J.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Nitrogenase, EC: 1.18.6.1 is the enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia; this is known as biological nitrogen fixation. Nitrogen fixation is so important to our daily lives, that we utilize approximately 2% of the annual energy produced worldwide to fix nitrogen industrially via the Haber-Bosch process. The industrial process requires a high input of energy in the form of heat (>450°C) and pressure (>200 atm>), while the enzymatic system is performed under ambient conditions. Research invested into understanding the mechanism of this biological catalyst could eventually lead to understanding how nature performs difficult chemical reductions, which could allow researchers to develop catalysts that mimic this enzyme to perform many important reactions, such as nitrogen fixation, much more efficiently than today.
Electron transfer in the nitrogenase is only partially understood, and is one of the key elements of understanding the mechanism of nitrogenase. Nitrogenase is composed of two proteins, the Fe protein delivers electrons to the MoFe protein, where N2 binds and is subsequently reduced. The conformational changes that take place upon Fe protein binding were investigated in order to better understand electron transfer within the enzyme. Further, studies were performed which probed the P-cluster, an iron sulfur cluster in the MoFe protein that acts as an intermediate in the electron transfer event, and successfully identified the biologically relevant redox state of the P-cluster, P+1. Other studies were performed which identified several variants of the MoFe protein which were able to accept electrons from a chemical reductant. These variants are the first examples of nitrogenase enzymes able to accept electrons from any source other than Fe protein and shown substrate reduction. These variants pinpoint where nitrogenase is likely to undergo conformational changes to allow electron transfer to the active site of the enzyme. Finally, studies were done on the isolated active site of the protein, the iron molybdenum cofactor to better understand how the active site of nitrogenase works The goal of this thesis is to better understand how electrons travel through nitrogenase, and how they are utilized at the active site, FeMo-cofactor, when they arrive.
Myotis blythii
Creators: name: Aidek, Ahmad E.
name: Ibrahim, Amir
name: Amr, Zuhair
name: Hutterer, Rainer
name: Kryštufek, Boris
name: Serra, Gianluca
name: Benda, Petr
name: Shkaky, Yesra
name: Barbanera, Filippo
name: Al-Sheikhly, Omar F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis blythii

description: 60. Lesser Myotis, Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857)
(IUCN Red List: LC)
Subspecies: M. b. omari Thomas, 1906.
Distribution: Uncommon; confined to the wooded mountainous and coastal regions of the west (Fig. 67).
Previous records: Aleppo and Camp Faouar (Spitzenberger 1979), Qal’at Al-Hosson (Harrison & Lewis 1961; Nadachowski et al. 1990), Latakia, Qal’at Salah ad-Din, Qal’at Al-Marqab, Jeiroud, Qal’at Al-Hosson, and Mount Hermon (Benda et al. 2006), Qal’at Al-Hosson (Shehab et al. 2007), and Al-Dawwar Cave (Al-Ramadan et al. 2020).
description: Published as part of Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 5580 (1) on page 69, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14797597
On the black hole singularity issue in loop quantum gravity
Creators: name: DeBenedictis, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This paper presents a brief overview on the issue of singularity resolution in loop quantum gravity presented at the Theory Canada IV conference at the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques at the Université de Montréal (June 4-7, 2008). The intended audience is theoretical physicists who are non-specialist in the field and therefore much of the technical detail is omitted here. Instead, a brief review of loop quantum gravity is presented, followed by a survey of previous and current work on results concerning the resolution of the classical black hole singularity within loop quantum gravity.
description: 8 pages, 3 figures. Slightly expanded version of a presentation for an invited talk at Theory Canada IV (2008), Montreal. References and developments reported on (fairly) current as of the date of the conference (June 2008)
title: Developing More Efficient Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall Reinforcements
Creators: name: Rahmeyer, Matthew J.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Creating a more efficient reinforcement for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls is important because it will reduce the amount of material needed to construct MSE walls, and will reduce overall construction costs for companies and contractors.
This thesis explores four main geometries of metallic crimped and metallic crossbar type reinforcement constructed with both, smooth steel and #4 rebar steel. Metal round bar was chosen because, compared to metallic rectangular strip reinforcements, there is less surface area in contact with the soil which will then reduce the amount of corrosion loses. Throughout testing, it was found that crimped metal round bar was able to produce the required pullout resistance but created too much extensibility (the amount of length the crimps straightened). The reinforcement made with crossbars and metal round bar were found to produce the required amount of pullout resistance with little to no extensibility.
A systematic study of the $π^-/π^+$ ratio in heavy-ion collisions with the same neutron/proton ratio but different masses
Creators: name: Zhang, Ming
name: Xiao, Zhi-Gang
name: Li, Bao-An
name: Chen, Lie-Wen
name: Yong, Gao-Chan
name: Zhu, Sheng-Jiang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A systematic study of the $π^-/π^+$ ratio in heavy-ion collisions with the same neutron/proton ratio but different masses can help single out effects of the nuclear mean field on pion production. Based on simulations using the IBUU04 transport model, it is found that the $π^-$ / $π^+$ ratio in head-on collisions of $^{48}$Ca+$^{48}$Ca, $^{124}$Sn +$^{124}$Sn and $^{197}$Au+$^{197}$Au at beam energies from 0.25 to 0.6 \agev increases with increasing the system size or decreasing the beam energies. A comprehensive analysis of the dynamical isospin fractionation and the \rpi ratio as well as their time evolution and spatial distributions demonstrates clearly that the \rpi ratio is an effective probe of the high-density behavior of the nuclear symmetry energy.
description: New results and discussions added. Version to appear in PRC (2009)
Competitive nucleation in metastable systems
Creators: name: Cirillo, Emilio N. M.
name: Nardi, Francesca R.
name: Spitoni, Cristian
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Metastability is observed when a physical system is close to a first order phase transition. In this paper the metastable behavior of a two state reversible probabilistic cellular automaton with self-interaction is discussed. Depending on the self-interaction, competing metastable states arise and a behavior very similar to that of the three state Blume-Capel spin model is found.
Monte Carlo event generator for black hole production and decay in proton-proton collisions
Creators: name: Gingrich, Douglas M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We describe the Monte Carlo event generator for quantum black hole production and decay in proton-proton collisions -- QBH version 1.03.
description: updated to version 1.03, now uses pythia 8.150, may not be backward compatable with older versions of pythia8
Proceedings of International Conference on Advancements in Interdisciplinary Research (ICAIR-2021)
Creators: name: Prof. R. K. Shukla
name: Dr. Mohammad Miyan
name: Dr. Bhuvan Bhasker Srivastava
name: Dr. Susheel Kumar Singh
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021

description: Shia P.G. College, Lucknow, Lucknow, UP & Science-Tech Institute run by Manraj Kuwar Singh Educational Society, Lucknow, UP has jointly organized International Conference on Advancements in Interdisciplinary Research (ICAIR2021). This Conference will provide a platform to the researchers and academicians to enrich their methodological and analytical skills. Currently, the research fraternity is missing their lively and interactive conference due to COVID-19 Pandemic. To address the present situation we are conducting this International Conference on Advancements in Interdisciplinary Research (ICAIR-2021) for faculty members, research scholars and students of all the disciplines in the country and abroad from “Oct 26- 28, 2021”. As we are aware about the fact that currently world is suffering from Covid-19 pandemic. This has brought us to a juncture where innovation and interdisciplinary research are crucial for the survival of humanity. It has become a moral imperative these days to have exchange of ideas using available advanced technologies. Hence, the global scientific community must become a key player on scientific and technological innovations, not only to combat the COVID-19 emergency, but also to impart true education to the academia and industry across the globe. In the era of social distancing, Shia P.G. College, Lucknow, Lucknow, UP & Science-Tech Institute run by Manraj Kuwar Singh Educational Society, Lucknow, UP have jointly organized International Conference on Advancements in Interdisciplinary Research (ICAIR-2021). India has chosen an e-platform for the scientific community to share their ideas and research by organizing a three day International Conference on Advancements in Interdisciplinary Research (ICAIR-2021) Conference will include Keynote lectures, Invited lectures, Oral presentations and Poster presentations.
MUHAMMADNIYOZ NISHOTIYNING "QUSHLAR MUNOZARASI" ASARIDAGI QUSHLAR OBRAZI BADIIYATI
Creators: name: Muxammadiyeva, Moxichehra
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Muhammadniyoz Nishotiy XIII asar Xorazm adabiyoti rivojiga munosib hissa qo‘shgan ijodkorlardan biridir. Nishotiy 1701 yilda Xorazmda tavallud topgan. Muhammadniyoz Xivadagi maktab madrasalarida o‘qib bilim olgan, ko‘pgina ilmlarga, jumladan, she’riyatga alohida qiziqish bilan qaragan. Zamonasining madaniyatli, ma’rifatli kishisi bo‘lib yetishgan va “Nishotiy” taxallusi bilan she’rlar yozib, xalq orasida tanilgan.
Myotis capaccinii
Creators: name: Aidek, Ahmad E.
name: Ibrahim, Amir
name: Amr, Zuhair
name: Hutterer, Rainer
name: Kryštufek, Boris
name: Serra, Gianluca
name: Benda, Petr
name: Shkaky, Yesra
name: Barbanera, Filippo
name: Al-Sheikhly, Omar F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis capaccinii

description: 61. Long-fingered Myotis, Myotis capaccinii (Bonaparte, 1837)
(IUCN Red List: VU)
Subspecies: Monotypic species.
Distribution: Uncommon but widespread along the Euphrates and its tributaries in Mesopotamia, as well as in the steppe regions of the northwest of Syria (Fig. 68).
Previous records: Qater Maghara and ar-Raqqa (Ebenau 1996), Maadan (Walter & Ebenau 1997), Kasret Muhammed Ali (Shehab et al. 2004), Abu Kamal, es-Salihiyyeh, Halabiyyeh, Tell Sheikh Hamad, Aleppo, Al-Ghazili, Kasret Muhammed Ali, and Mount Hermon (Benda et al. 2006), Hamama and Halabiyyeh (Shehab et al. 2007).
Remarks: The M. capaccinii populations in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East were considered by several authors (see Benda et al. 2006) as a separate subspecies, M. c. bureschi Heinrich, 1936. However, there is no relevant support available for the subspecific division of the taxon.
description: Published as part of Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 5580 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14797597
Determination of the crystal structure of three organic compounds by X-ray diffraction
Creators: name: Schaffrin, Roger Michael
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: The crystal structure of dibenzothiophene has been determined by X-ray diffraction. Mo-Kα [subscript omitted] scintillation counter data were used for this analysis; the sulfur atom position was determined by means of a Patterson function; the carbon atoms were located from a Fourier synthesis, and the hydrogen atoms, from a difference synthesis. Refinement of positional and thermal parameters was by least-squares methods. The molecule is slightly folded, the dihedral angles between the five-membered ring and the six-membered rings being 0.4° and 1.2°. The bond distances and valency angles are similar to those in related molecules. The C-S bond length is 1.740 A, and the C-S-C angle is 91.5°. The crystal structure of DL-ornithine hydrobromide has been determined by means of visual Cu-Kα [subscript omitted] data. The bromine ion position was found by Patterson methods; carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms were located on Fourier summations and the hydrogen atoms, on a difference synthesis. The positional and thermal parameters were refined by least-squares. The ornithine molecule is a zwitterion, with both nitrogens accepting protons. The mean bond distances are C-0, 1.249 A; C-N, 1.469 A; C-C, 1.532 A. The structure is held together by a system of N—H …… 0 (2.84, 2.84, 2.89 A) and N—H…..Br (3.29, 3.36,.3.46 A) hydrogen bonds. The crystal and molecular structure of histamine diphosphate monohydrate has been determined with scintillation counter Mo-Kα [subscript omitted] data. The positions of the phosphorus atoms were determined by Patterson methods; the carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms were located by means Fourier syntheses; the hydrogen atoms were found on a difference synthesis. The thermal and positional parameters were refined by least-squares. The atoms of this histamine cation lie in two almost perpendicular planes, the plane of the imidazole ring and that of the side chain. The bond lengths and angles are similar to the corresponding values in histidine hydrochloride monohydrate. The dimensions of the two P0₂(OH) ₂⁻ ions are P-0 1.51 A, P-OH 1.57 A, O-P-0 115.5°, and HO-P-OH 107.0°. The most important feature of the packing is a complex system of 0-H.....0 and N-H...0 hydrogen bonds.
From Manichaeism to Zoroastrianism: On the History of the Teaching of the ‘Two Principles’
Creators: name: König, Götz
Publisher: name: Entangled Religions
Year: 2020

description: The essential feature in the religious history of Pre-Islamic Iran is its dualistic worldview. It marks all stages of Zoroastrianism and also Manichaeism, in which dualism can be regarded as the most important Zoroastrian piece of inheritance. The following essay concentrates on two aspects of this ‘inheritance’ that have been overlooked until today: 1) The Manichaean dualism is consistently built on elements and tendencies that already existed, albeit covertly, in the Younger Avesta; and 2) The Manichaean dualism has thereby confronted Zoroastrian theologians with the task of giving an alternative and consistent formulation of dualism. Thus, the continuous attention both Dēnkard III and the Škand Gumānīg ī Wizār, two of the most philosophically inclined works in Pahlavi, give the concept of dualism seeks to articulate a relation between the notion of evil and the idea of the “finite,” and also to formulate the notion of "principle," seen as a demarcation from the Manichaean solution.
description: Entangled Religions, Vol. 11 No. 2: Formative Exchanges between the Sasanid Empire and Late Antique Rome: Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism and Christianity in Contact
Study of the BH molecule
Creators: name: Gagnon, Paul Joseph
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Antisymmetrized geminal product wavefunctions with several limited basis sets were calculated for the ground state of BH at R=2.329 atomic units. Extending these wavefunctions to include Kapuy's "one-electron transfer" configurations resulted in a lowering in energy of ~0.01 atomic units. In our case, this improvement accounts for more than 90% of that achieved by a full configuration-interaction wavefunction. A "contracted" double-zeta basis set yielded the best overall energy. A 13-term, "split core", configuration-interaction wavefunction was developed and yielded an energy of -25.14769 atomic units. This wavefunction was then made to satisfy the virial theorem. Parr and White's method for one-point force constant calculation was applied to the scaled wavefunction with negative results. A similar wavefunction was partially optimized at three internuclear distances followed by scaling with fixed R.Various parabolic models were used to fit the virial forces and energies corresponding to each R value. The force constants k(e) calculated from these models were usually very good and the effect of scaling was shown to be important. Parabolic expansions in 1/R gave better results than parabolas in R, compared to a quintic model and to experimental values.
Myotis emarginatus
Creators: name: Aidek, Ahmad E.
name: Ibrahim, Amir
name: Amr, Zuhair
name: Hutterer, Rainer
name: Kryštufek, Boris
name: Serra, Gianluca
name: Benda, Petr
name: Shkaky, Yesra
name: Barbanera, Filippo
name: Al-Sheikhly, Omar F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis emarginatus

description: 62. Geoffroy’s Myotis, Myotis emarginatus (Geoffroy, 1806)
(IUCN Red List: LC)
Subspecies: M. e. emarginatus (Geoffroy, 1806).
Distribution: Uncommon; in the mountains west of Aleppo and in the coastal region (Fig. 69).
Previous records: Ras Al-Baseet (Benda 1996), Qal’at Salah ad-Din, ar-Rawda near Rabi’ah, Ras Al-Baseet, Qal’at Samaan, and Mount Hermon (Benda et al. 2006), Qal’at Samaan and Qal’at Salah ad-Din (Shehab et al. 2007).
Remarks: The taxonomy of this species was recently revised by Benda & Uvizl (2021).
description: Published as part of Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 5580 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14797597
title: The Role of Farmers' Market Incentives on the Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Food Security Status of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participants
Creators: name: Savoie Roskos, Mateja R.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Socioeconomic status strongly impacts food choices and eating patterns of both adults and children. Low-income individuals tend to eat diets high in calories and fat, and low in nutrient dense foods such as fruits and vegetables. Barriers such as cost, access, availability, and knowledge are commonly reported reasons for limited intake of fruits and vegetables. Low-income individuals are more likely to experience food insecurity, which can also limit the consumption of nutrient dense foods. As a result, low-income individuals are at an increased risk for obesity and chronic diseases.
Farmers’ market incentives were found to significantly increase food security status among program participants and although fruit and vegetable consumption among those participants did increase, the change was not statistically significant for fruit and most types of vegetables. However, mean carotenoid levels were found to increase among participants who received an 8-week intervention that included weekly farmers’ market incentives. Data collected through qualitative interviews indicates that farmers’ market incentives helped participants overcome barriers associated with poor fruit and vegetable intake. Furthermore, parents expressed value in the opportunity for children to select, purchase, prepare, and consume fruit and vegetables purchased at the farmers’ market. However, qualitative and quantitative data suggest that farmers’ market incentive programs would have greater participation if individuals were not required to match their federal nutrition assistance benefits. Further research should be conducted using a completely randomized design and larger sample sizes to determine changes in fruit and vegetable intake among participants of farmers’ market incentive programs. The combination of nutrition education and farmers’ market incentives should be investigated to determine if program participants would further benefit from a combination of two intervention strategies.
Photochemistry in hot H2-dominated exoplanet atmospheres
Creators: name: Fleury, Benjamin
name: Gudipati, Murthy S.
name: Henderson, Bryana L.
name: Swain, Mark
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Photochemistry has the potential to substantially impact the atmospheric composition of exoplanets with consequences on the radiative transfer, thermal structure and dynamics of the atmospheres, particularly in UV-rich stellar environments. Here, we present the results of a first laboratory experimental simulation of photochemistry in carbon-rich exoplanet atmospheres at elevated temperatures. Evolution of gas-phase molecular composition was quantitatively monitored with infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. We found that H2/CO gas compositions can change significantly from thermal equilibria compositions when irradiated with Lyman-alpha photons at temperatures ranging from 600 K to 1500 K. Carbon dioxide and water were found to be the main products caused by photolysis, while formation of methane was also observed to a lesser extent. We find that photochemistry efficiency is strongly correlated with increasing temperature. Our finding that water is efficiently produced by photochemistry in a super Solar C/O=1 environment, representing C enhancement relative to solar values C/O ratio = 0.54, has significant implications for the interpretation of many exoplanet transmission spectra. We also find the formation of an organic solid condensate at 1500 K and under Lyman-alpha UV-radiation, confirming the possibility of forming photochemical hazes in hot-Jupiter exoplanet atmospheres with an enhanced C/O ratio compared to Solar.
description: 32 pages, 3 tables, 10 figures
title: Utah Lotus: North American Legume for Possible Use in Rangeland Revegetation in the Southern Great Basin of the Western United States
Creators: name: Stettler, Jason M.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Utah lotus (Lotus utahensis Ottley) is a North American legume related to the Eurasian birdsfoot trefoil (L. corniculatus L.), which is an economically valuable forage legume for pastures. Our objectives were to describe the genetic variation within Utah lotus seed collections by measuring adaptive phenotypic traits at three common garden sites in northern Utah, and to determine the genetic structure of populations and the extent of local adaptation through AFLP (amplified fragment length polymorphisms) analysis. We evaluated 14 Utah lotus seed collections from Nevada and Utah, and five seed collections of scrub lotus (L. wrightii (A. Gray) Greene) from Arizona. Significant variation was observed among collections for all phenotypic traits measured. Spring emergence date, flowering date, survival, dry-matter yield, and canopy width discriminated these two species with 100% accuracy. Population structure estimates from 552 AFLP markers of Utah lotus, scrub lotus, and the birdsfoot trefoil check resulted in five genetically differentiated groups. The three primary groups were the three species; within the Utah lotus collections three sub-groups were identified, which corresponded to geographic locations of the collection sites. Two collections of Utah lotus (LU-5 and LU-20) were among the top-tier collections for important phenotypic traits, including dry-matter yield, pod production, number of stems, canopy height, and survival. No significant Pearson’s correlations or canonical correlations were found among the phenotypic traits and environmental characteristics at the collection sites. Significant correlations were detected between genetic and geographic, and phenotypic and geographic distance matrices (r = 0.888, P = 0.001 and r = 0.235, P = 0.044, respectively). No other significant distance matrix correlations were found. Despite the significant isolation by distance correlation, both the genetic and phenotypic evaluations provide little evidence to support local adaptation. Based on these results, one pooled germplasm source of Utah lotus could be developed for use in rangeland restoration and revegetation of the southern Great Basin. Collections LU-5 and LU-20 would be good candidate collections that would represent minimal risk of maladaptation and out-breeding depression with natural populations.
title: Establishment and Trends in Persistence of Selected Perennial Cool-season Grasses
Creators: name: Rigby, Craig W.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: The choice of plant materials is an important factor in restoration or revegetation of disturbed rangelands. To better identify plant materials that could be adapted to increased competition from invasive grasses and fluctuations in temperature and precipitation, there is a need to understand potential seedling establishment, plant persistence, and dry-matter yield (DMY) as a measure of plant vigor in the newly developed varieties across a wide range of environmental conditions. Experiments were conducted on four semiarid range sites to compare these traits in 14 perennial cool-season grass species currently used for revegetation in the Western U.S.A. There were location differences, with overall seedling establishment ranging from 28 to 70% seedling frequency at Malta, ID and Tintic, UT sites, respectively. No one species was statistically highest for seedling frequency at all four locations. However, there were four species that had higher seedling frequency at three of the four locations: Siberian wheatgrass (Agropyron fragile [Roth] Candargy), crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum [L.] Gaertn), and (Agropyron desertorum [Fish. ex Link] J. A. Schultes), intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium [Host] Barkworth & D.R. Dewey) and Snake River wheatgrass (Elymus wawawaiensis J. Carlson & Barkworth). The newer varieties, in most instances, had increased seedling frequency vs. older varieties. Intermediate wheatgrass had the highest dry matter yields (DMY) at the Beaver location while crested and Siberian wheatgrass were highest for DMY at the Cheyenne location. Plant frequency was evaluated every year for five years after planting to determine stand persistence. Trends in plant persistence showed that, although difficult to establish, stands of western wheatgrass increased in the years after establishment due to rhizome development. Slender wheatgrass had a negative linear trend in stand persistence at the four tested locations. These results can help land managers make informed decisions concerning the choice of plant materials for revegetation projects, as related to potential seedling establishment, stand persistence, and relative biomass production.
FACILITATING KNOWLEDGE CREATION: A CASE STUDY OF ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AT NOAKHALI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Creators: name: Mohammad, Rahman Chowdhury
name: Nazia, Akhter Khan
Publisher: name: AMERICAN SERIAL
Year: 2024
Subjects: Academic development
Higher education
Teaching and learning environment
Faculty support
Professional development

description: Academic development, integral to the fabric of higher education institutions, encompasses initiatives aimed at enhancing the teaching-learning environment and supporting faculty members in fulfilling their diverse roles. This paper delves into the multifaceted nature of academic development, drawing upon insights from scholars such as Clement and Ylanne (2005) and Mukerji and Tripathi (2017). Academic development initiatives, whether centralized or decentralized, are geared towards nurturing a conducive environment for teaching, research, and scholarly pursuits throughout the academic career trajectory. Defined as a blend of educational and professional development, academic development endeavors encompass a spectrum of activities aimed at enriching teaching, learning, and scholarship within universities. By focusing on the advancement of the academic environment, this research underscores the critical role of academic development in fostering academic achievement and institutional excellence. Through empirical analysis and theoretical insights, this paper aims to illuminate the various dimensions of academic development and its implications for enhancing the educational experience within higher education institutions.
Myotis hoveli Harrison 1964
Creators: name: Aidek, Ahmad E.
name: Ibrahim, Amir
name: Amr, Zuhair
name: Hutterer, Rainer
name: Kryštufek, Boris
name: Serra, Gianluca
name: Benda, Petr
name: Shkaky, Yesra
name: Barbanera, Filippo
name: Al-Sheikhly, Omar F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis hoveli

description: 63. Hovel’s Myotis, Myotis hoveli Harrison, 1964
(IUCN Red List: DD)
Subspecies: Monotypic species.
Distribution: Rare; confined to the mountain habitats of the coastal and southwestern regions (Fig. 70).
Previous records: Qal’at Salah ad-Din, Tell Shhab, Serghaya, Yabroud, Qal’at Al-Marqab, and Mount Hermon (Benda et al. 2006).
Remarks: The taxonomic affiliations of the Middle Eastern populations of the M. nattereri morpho-group were revised by Çoraman et al. (2019) and Uvizl & Benda (2021).
description: Published as part of Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 5580 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14797597
title: The Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Precision Agriculture: Chlorophyll, Nitrogen, and Evapotranspiration Estimation
Creators: name: Elarab, Manal
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Precision agriculture (PA) is an integration of a set of technologies aiming to improve productivity and profitability while sustaining the quality of the surrounding environment. It is a process that vastly relies on high-resolution information to enable greater precision in the management of inputs to production. This dissertation explored the usage of multispectral high resolution aerial imagery acquired by an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) platform to serve precision agriculture application. The UAS acquired imagery in the visual, near infrared and thermal infrared spectra with a resolution of less than a meter (15 - 60 cm). This research focused on developing two models to estimate cm-scale chlorophyll content and leaf nitrogen. To achieve the estimations a well-established machine learning algorithm (relevance vector machine) was used. The two models were trained on a dataset of in situ collected leaf chlorophyll and leaf nitrogen measurements, and the machine learning algorithm intelligently selected the most appropriate bands and indices for building regressions with the highest prediction accuracy. In addition, this research explored the usage of the high resolution imagery to estimate crop evapotranspiration (ET) at 15 cm resolution. A comparison was also made between the high resolution ET and Landsat derived ET over two different crop cover (field crops and vineyards) to assess the advantages of UAS based high resolution ET. This research aimed to bridge the information embedded in the high resolution imagery with ground crop parameters to provide site specific information to assist farmers adopting precision agriculture. The framework of this dissertation consisted of three components that provide tools to support precision agriculture operational decisions. In general, the results for each of the methods developed were satisfactory, relevant, and encouraging.
CoreTrustSeal Trustworthy Digital Repositories Requirements 2023-2025 Extended Guidance
Creators: name: CoreTrustSeal Standards And Certification Board
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Certification
Trustworthy Data Repositories
CoreTrustSeal

description: The CoreTrustSeal Requirements describe the characteristics required to be a trustworthy repository for digital data and metadata. Each Requirement is accompanied by Guidance text describing the response statements and evidence that applicants must provide to enable an objective review. Applicants must respond to all of the Requirements. In addition to the full CoreTrustSeal Requirements text, which remains stable for the period 2023-2025, this document provides the Extended Guidance for CoreTrustSeal reviewers and applicants. Extended Guidance text is presented within a border and in blue within the document. This text may be updated during the 2023-2025 period.
CoreTrustSeal Requirements 2023-2025
Creators: name: CoreTrustSeal Standards And Certification Board
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Certification
Trustworthy Data Repositories
CoreTrustSeal

description: The CoreTrustSeal Requirements describe the characteristics required to be a trustworthy repository for digital data and metadata. Each Requirement is accompanied by Guidance text describing the response statements and evidence that applicants must provide to enable an objective review. Applicants must respond to all of the Requirements.
CoreTrustSeal Trustworthy Data Repositories Requirements: Glossary 2023-2025
Creators: name: CoreTrustSeal Standards And Certification Board
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Certification
Trustworthy Data Repositories
CoreTrustSeal

description: This Glossary of Terms from other sources is provided to support the CoreTrustSeal Requirements and Extended Guidance.
Cusp conditions and properties at the nucleus of lithium atomic wave functions
Creators: name: Chapman, John Alvin
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: The dependence of the point properties at the nucleus, electron density (Qe(0) )and spin density (Qs(0) ), on the nuclear cusp is examined for lithium atomic configuration interaction (CI) wave functions. Several series of CI wave functions with 18 and fewer terms, are studied. Importance of the triplet core spin function to Qs(0) is substantiated. Necessary, but not sufficient, spin and electron integral cusp conditions are applied as linear constraints. For the functions studied, Qs(0) improves on applying the spin cusp constraint if the free variational spin cusp is greater than -Z, but becomes worse otherwise. The electron cusp constraint invariably overcorrects Qe(0). The effect of necessary off-diagonal weighting constraints is also examined. No obvious trends could be found. It is concluded that forcing CI functions with a small number of terms to satisfy necessary diagonal or off-diagonal integral cusp conditions has very limited usefulness. A good Qs(0) can be obtained without constraining by (l) including triplet core spin terms. (2) optimizing orbital exponents. Sufficient nuclear cusp constraints are developed for CI wave functions. The generalized cusp-satisfying CI function has multiconfigurational SCF form with the correct cusp for each orbital. Sample calculations with a small basis set are presented. These simple functions give extremely good Qs(0) expectation values but convergence of Qs(0) with respect to basis set size is yet to be tested. The most interesting discovery is the appearance of Dirac [symbol omitted]-like correction basis orbitals from energy minimization of the orbital exponents. A scheme is depicted classifying previous and present work on cusp constraints in terms of necessity and/or sufficiency.
Myotis myotis
Creators: name: Aidek, Ahmad E.
name: Ibrahim, Amir
name: Amr, Zuhair
name: Hutterer, Rainer
name: Kryštufek, Boris
name: Serra, Gianluca
name: Benda, Petr
name: Shkaky, Yesra
name: Barbanera, Filippo
name: Al-Sheikhly, Omar F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis myotis

description: 64. Greater Myotis, Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797)
(IUCN Red List: LC)
Subspecies: M. m. macrocephalicus Harrison & Lewis, 1961.
Distribution: Rare; confined to the mountainous terrains along the coastal region, at Aleppo, and into the southwest of the country. (Fig. 71)
Previous records: Qal’at Al-Hosson (Harrison & Lewis 1961; Nadachowski et al. 1990), Aleppo (Spitzenberger 1996), Latakia, Qal’at al-Hosson, Qal’at Al-Marqab, and Mount Hermon (Benda et al. 2006), Hamama and Qal’at Al-Madiq (Shehab et al. 2007), and Al-Dawwar Cave (Al-Ramadan et al. 2020).
description: Published as part of Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 5580 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14797597
NORM: An FPGA-based Non-volatile Memory Emulation Framework for Intermittent Computing
Creators: name: Ruffini, Simone
name: Caronti, Luca
name: Yıldırım, Kasım Sinan
name: Brunelli, Davide
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Hardware Architecture (cs.AR)
subject: Emerging Technologies (cs.ET)
subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Intermittent computing systems operate by relying only on harvested energy accumulated in their tiny energy reservoirs, typically capacitors. An intermittent device dies due to a power failure when there is no energy in its capacitor and boots again when the harvested energy is sufficient to power its hardware components. Power failures prevent the forward progress of computation due to the frequent loss of computational state. To remedy this problem, intermittent computing systems comprise built-in fast non-volatile memories with high write endurance to store information that persists despite frequent power failures. However, the lack of design tools makes fast-prototyping these systems difficult. Even though FPGAs are common platforms for fast prototyping and behavioral verification of continuously-powered architectures, they do not target prototyping intermittent computing systems. This article introduces a new FPGA-based framework, named NORM (Non-volatile memORy eMulator), to emulate and verify the behavior of any intermittent computing system that exploits fast non-volatile memories. Our evaluation showed that NORM can be used to emulate and validate FeRAM-based transiently-powered hardware architectures successfully.
description: 19 pages, 11 figures
Professional coping : what does it mean to graduate nurses as they care for dying patients
Creators: name: Meyrick, Wendy
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: This phenomenological study describes the lived experiences of four registered nurses within the first two years of their nursing practice. The graduate year of each of the four nurses was spent in diverse areas of nursing practice and their stories describe their experiences of nursing a dying patient. The purpose of this study was to reveal the meaning that coping holds for these nurses while caring for dying people. The stories were shared through conversational interviews which were tape recorded to allow for subsequent analysis. The study is grounded in Heideggerian phenomenology and utilises the Gadamerian concepts of effective historical consciousness and fusion of horizons. The analysis of the research data revealed the essences of awakenings, engaging, self reflection and maturing. These essences form a progression in the development of these four graduate nurses from a phenomenological perspective as they care for the dying and their relatives. The phenomenological view of the person has been utilised to illustrate the connection between the essences extracted and the journey undertaken by these nurses. The four existentials of spatiality, corporeality, temporality and relationality have been identified as aligned to the essences, as it is through these existentials that human beings experience their life-world. The stories told by the participants provide insights into the world of graduate nurses from their perspective and reveal the realities of their journeys as they care for dying patients at the beginning of their nursing practice. Included in this thesis is a discussion about implications for nursing practice which includes University preparation of nurses, graduate nurse programs and preceptorship of graduate nurses by experienced nurses.
title: Impulsive Choice, Alcohol Self-administration, and Pre-exposure to Reward Delay
Creators: name: Stein, Jeffrey S.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2016

description: Impulsive choice (i.e., preference for smaller, sooner over larger, later rewards) is cross-sectionally and longitudinally associated with drug dependence in humans. Similarly, impulsive choice is associated with greater drug self-administration in rodents. These findings suggest that impulsive choice plays a causal role in drug use. However, little research has been designed to experimentally test this hypothesis or the boundary conditions under which it may operate.
The research reported in this document examined the relation between impulsive choice and alcohol consumption in rats. We developed and refined an experimental method, in which rats were pre-exposed to delayed rewards, to produce trait-like reductions in impulsive choice. We then examined the effects of this manipulation on subsequent alcohol consumption. If impulsive choice is causally related to alcohol consumption in this rodent model, then reduction of impulsive choice should be accompanied by a reduction in alcohol consumption. However, in the experiment presented in Chapter 2, reductions in impulsive choice for food rewards were accompanied by unexpected increases in alcohol consumption. Accordingly, the goals of the experiments in Chapters 3 and 4 were to help determine the conditions that produced this unexpected finding.
Results reported in Chapters 3 and 4 suggest that the unexpected results reported in Chapter 2 were dependent on the way in which alcohol was introduced in that experiment and perhaps other variables specific to orally consumed alcohol (e.g., taste, slow onset of pharmacological effects). Moreover, in Chapter 3, examination of our own and newly reported data suggests that the naturally occurring relation between impulsive choice and alcohol consumption in rodents is not as robust as it is for other drugs of abuse (e.g., psychostimulants, such as cocaine or nicotine). Nonetheless, the work reported in these experiments developed a method of reducing impulsive choice which may be used in future research to examine its related effects on consumption of other drugs of abuse.
Myotis mystacinus
Creators: name: Aidek, Ahmad E.
name: Ibrahim, Amir
name: Amr, Zuhair
name: Hutterer, Rainer
name: Kryštufek, Boris
name: Serra, Gianluca
name: Benda, Petr
name: Shkaky, Yesra
name: Barbanera, Filippo
name: Al-Sheikhly, Omar F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis mystacinus

description: 65. Common Whiskered Myotis, Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl, 1817)
(IUCN Red List: LC)
Subspecies: Monotypic species.
Distribution: Rare; confined to the mountain habitat in southwest Syria (Fig. 72).
Previous records: Only one record is available from Mount Hermon (Benda & KarataȘ 2005).
Remarks: Bats of the M. mystacinus morpho-group represent a phylogenetically complex matter. The Levantine populations were formerly assigned to M. aurascens Kuzyakin, 1935 [= M. davidii (Peters, 1869)] based on their large body size (see Benda & KarataȘ 2005). The revision of the Middle Eastern and Caucasian populations of the morpho-group showed that these bats should belong to M. mystacinus (see Benda et al. 2016).
description: Published as part of Aidek, Ahmad E., Ibrahim, Amir, Amr, Zuhair, Hutterer, Rainer, Kryštufek, Boris, Serra, Gianluca, Benda, Petr, Shkaky, Yesra, Barbanera, Filippo & Al-Sheikhly, Omar F., 2025, Checklist of Mammals of Syria, pp. 1-130 in Zootaxa 5580 (1) on page 72, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5580.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14797597
NORMAL DOĞUMDA AĞRI KONTROLÜ VE DOĞUM SANCISI
Creators: name: AKAN, Emine Nur
name: Ayşe AYDOĞDU
name: ÇİÇEK, Rabia
name: BAŞKAYA, Özge
name: AYDOĞAN, Rabia Zehra
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Doğum ağrısı
Ağrıyla baş etme

description: Normal doğumda ağrı ve ağrıyla başa çıkma yöntemleri konulu araştırmanın posteri.