cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
On an integral equation for the free-boundary of stochastic, irreversible investment problems
Creators: name: Ferrari, Giorgio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Portfolio Management (q-fin.PM)
subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this paper, we derive a new handy integral equation for the free-boundary of infinite time horizon, continuous time, stochastic, irreversible investment problems with uncertainty modeled as a one-dimensional, regular diffusion $X$. The new integral equation allows to explicitly find the free-boundary $b(\cdot)$ in some so far unsolved cases, as when the operating profit function is not multiplicatively separable and $X$ is a three-dimensional Bessel process or a CEV process. Our result follows from purely probabilistic arguments. Indeed, we first show that $b(X(t))=l^*(t)$, with $l^*$ the unique optional solution of a representation problem in the spirit of Bank-El Karoui [Ann. Probab. 32 (2004) 1030-1067]; then, thanks to such an identification and the fact that $l^*$ uniquely solves a backward stochastic equation, we find the integral problem for the free-boundary.
description: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/13-AAP991 the Annals of Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)
Counts of galaxy clusters as cosmological probes: the impact of baryonic physics
Creators: name: Balaguera-Antolinez, A.
name: Porciani, Cristiano
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The halo mass function from N-body simulations of collisionless matter is generally used to retrieve cosmological parameters from observed counts of galaxy clusters. This neglects the observational fact that the baryonic mass fraction in clusters is a random variable that, on average, increases with the total mass (within an overdensity of 500). Considering a mock catalog that includes tens of thousands of galaxy clusters, as expected from the forthcoming generation of surveys, we show that the effect of a varying baryonic mass fraction will be observable with high statistical significance. The net effect is a change in the overall normalization of the cluster mass function and a milder modification of its shape. Our results indicate the necessity of taking into account baryonic corrections to the mass function if one wants to obtain unbiased estimates of the cosmological parameters from data of this quality. We introduce the formalism necessary to accomplish this goal. Our discussion is based on the conditional probability of finding a given value of the baryonic mass fraction for clusters of fixed total mass. Finally, we show that combining information from the cluster counts with measurements of the baryonic mass fraction in a small subsample of clusters (including only a few tens of objects) will nearly optimally constrain the cosmological parameters.
description: 11 pages, two figures, two tables. Published in JCAP
Counting Statistics and Dephasing Transition in an Electronic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Creators: name: Helzel, A.
name: Litvin, L. V.
name: Levkivskyi, I. P.
name: Sukhorukov, E. V.
name: Wegscheider, W.
name: Strunk, C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It was recently suggested that a novel type of phase transition may occur in the visibility of electronic Mach-Zehnder Interferometers. Here, we present experimental evidence for the existence of this transition. The transition is induced by strongly non-Gaussian noise that originates from the strong coupling of a quantum point contact to the interferometer. We provide a transparent physical picture of the effect, by exploiting a close analogy to the neutrino-oscillations of particle physics. In addition, our experiment constitutes a probe of the singularity of the elusive full counting statistics of a quantum point contact.
description: 7 pages, 4 figures (+Supplement 8 pages, 9 figures)
Unruh-DeWitt detector event rate for trajectories with time-dependent acceleration
Creators: name: Barbado, Luis C.
name: Visser, Matt
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We analyse the response function of an Unruh--DeWitt detector moving with time-dependent acceleration along a one-dimensional trajectory in Minkowski spacetime. To extract the physics of the process, we propose an adiabatic expansion of this response function. This expansion is also a useful tool for computing the click rate of detectors in general trajectories. The expansion is done in powers of the time derivatives of the acceleration (jerk, snap, and higher derivatives). At the lowest order, we recover a Planckian spectrum with temperature proportional to the acceleration of the detector at each instant of the trajectory. Higher orders in the expansion involve powers of the derivatives of the acceleration, with well-behaved spectral coefficients with different shapes. Finally, we illustrate this analysis in the case of an initially inertial trajectory that acquires a given constant acceleration in a finite time.
description: 12 pages, 9 figures
Local Potential Model of the Hoyle Band in 12C
Creators: name: Buck, B.
name: Merchant, A. C.
name: Perez, S. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We describe the excited 0+ state of 12C at 7.654 MeV, often called the Hoyle state, in terms of a local potential 8Be+alpha cluster model. We use a previously published prescription for the cluster-core potential to solve the Schroedinger equation to obtain wave functions for this state, and also for higher angular momentum states of the same system. We calculate energies, widths and charge radii for the resulting band of states, with particular emphasis on the recently discovered 2+ state. We examine various choices of the oscillator quantum number 2n + L = G for the cluster-core relative motion, and find that G = 6 leads to the most coherent description of the properties of the states and is consistent with recent experimental data on the L = 2 state.
description: 7 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables, 32 references Equation (4) giving the depth of the potential has been corrected in this version
A participatory approach to management of operations in the mining industry
Creators: name: Cain, C
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 350711
subject: Organisational planning and management

description: Effective management in the mining and allied industries is both an art as well as a science. People are people, and for this reason managers are people, first and foremost, however they are also the face and force of the company culture and objectives. The complexity of management is compounded within the mining industry as a result of the inherent cyclical demands for products, and high rate of attrition within the workforce. Based on this researcher’s experience in the mining industry, he has developed the Composite Performance Framework (CPF) to aid managers in achieving corporate objectives. This dissertation presents the foundation and a detailed description of the CPF followed by three case studies to demonstrate its efficacy. By applying a process of change management systematically it has been found by this researcher that the process is more sustainable, than if an extemporary process were to be implemented. This is demonstrated within the case studies found in Ch 6. Effective and timely communication at all levels will assist in the implementation process. The case studies present the implementation of the CPF in different types of mining operations in order to demonstrate that the CPF will work in almost any mining operation. These diverse case studies include a mine development in Africa, a mining engineering company and a start-up operation in the South Pacific. The results from the CPF demonstrate the efficacy of the CPF in different mining operation environments. In the absence of sound management and policy enforcement, it was found by this researcher that the change process can revert to the easiest option, the CPF will assist into the future in this regard. All processes and procedures need to be imbedded into the system and or culture as the case may be. Various appendices are provided that can guide the change manager with regard to managing people and aspects of the change process.
Nepali primary school teachers’ beliefs and classroom practice in the context of educational reform
Creators: name: Ham, Miriam
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 390401
subject: Comparative and cross-cultural education
classificationCode: 390102
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development

description: This research explored the role that the beliefs of Nepali primary school teachers played in their implementation of educational reform. The results indicate Nepali teachers’ agreement with the reform goals but identified factors that directly and indirectly inhibited their implementation of new practices. The emergent ‘Teacher beliefs framework for reform implementation’ was designed to facilitate the examination of the interplay between teachers’ beliefs and identified contextual factors that inhibit their implementation of change. Recommendations are made concerning way that stakeholders involved in the design and implementation of educational reform can support teachers’ negotiation of contextual factors to improve educational outcomes.
The country-of-origin effects in the Chinese dairy market
Creators: name: Yang, Rongbin
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 350605
subject: Marketing management (incl. strategy and customer relations)

description: Dairy is one of the most produced and valuable agricultural products in the world. China is a key importer of dairy products. This thesis aims to explore the country-of-origin effects in the Chinese dairy market after the food safety scandal in 2008. Despite the fact that previous marketing studies have discussed the different driving factors for country-of-origin effects and their impact on brand equity of various products in various markets, the research on country-of-origin effects in the Chinese dairy market is still absent. In order to fill the research gap, the current study focuses on the following two aspects: 1. What drives the country-of-origin effects in the Chinese dairy market? 2. How can the country-of-origin effects impact on brand equity in the Chinese dairy market? Both qualitative (in-depth interviews) and quantitative (online questionnaire survey) techniques were employed as the methodological approaches in this research. Regression analysis, Hayes’ PROCESS analysis and structural equation modelling were used for examining the theoretical models and hypotheses testing. The key findings of this thesis were: 1. The driving factors for country-of-origin effects in the Chinese dairy market included: country image, product involvement, risk avoidance, product experiences and face consciousness. 2. Consumer ethnocentrism and consumer animosity can also drive the country-of-origin effects in the Chinese dairy market under the moderating effects of purchase frequency. 3. Country-of-origin effects have an indirect impact on brand equity. This impact is mediated by brand loyalty and brand awareness. This study develops a more comprehensive theoretical framework with the integration of various constructs, which includes the driving factors and impacts of the country-of-origin effects. This new theoretical framework is supported by empirical evidence. The research findings contribute to the marketing literature on country-of-origin effects, and provide marketing practitioners with practical business strategies to improve their marketing performance in the Chinese dairy market.
Towards a conservation plan: The biology and ecology of the endangered Australian tree Alectryon ramiflorus S.Reyn
Creators: name: Brown, Peter
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 410407
subject: Wildlife and habitat management
classificationCode: 410404
subject: Environmental management
classificationCode: 410203
subject: Ecosystem function

description: The focus of this thesis is the rare, endangered sub-tropical tree Alectryon ramiflorus S.Reyn (Sapindaceae). Its habitat is Araucarian microphyll vine forest of which little remains and is restricted to six geographically small locations located near the town of Childers in Queensland, Australia. At the start of this project, a population of 27 trees was known to exist in these environmentally degraded remnant locations. Overall numbers of the species were declining and there was low natural regeneration. The species had been first described in 1987 and a recovery plan was enacted shortly afterwards and revised in 2003 to address the projected extinction of the species. However, the recovery plan included acknowledgement that implementation of the plan would be hampered by the lack of understanding of the species’ reproductive biology and ecological and environmental requirements. There was also an acknowledged imperative to search for hitherto unknown wild populations that could be protected to augment the known remnants. Commencing in 2013, these issues were established as the objectives of the research project on which this thesis reports, and that was framed around the recovery actions. The scientific findings have enabled the production of a draft recovery plan for the years 2016 – 2020 which differs from the former because the species’ environmental requirements and reproductive biology have now been documented and propagation techniques have been explored. Furthermore, a large new wild population has been discovered and it is being protected in line with legislation and the project’s recommendations. Translocations are being planned and the strategic approach guiding the process considers the critical biological and ecological conditions required to facilitate natural regeneration. It is evident that vegetative propagation is feasible and indications are that it will be a mainstay of translocation activities. Such accomplishments have made possible a strategic approach to conservation of the species that considers its biology, including threats to its existence and other members of the food web and key vegetation associations.
New particle model in extended space-time and covariantization of planar Landau dynamics
Creators: name: Fedoruk, Sergey
name: Lukierski, Jerzy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We introduce the Maxwell-invariant extension of D=4 relativistic free particle model into ten-dimensional Maxwell tensorial space. The new model after first quantization describes in particular Lorentz frame the planar dynamics providing Landau orbits in the presence of constant magnetic field.
description: LaTeX, 16 p. Slightly extended version which will appear in Physics Letters B
Systematic experimental exploration of bifurcations with non-invasive control
Creators: name: Barton, David A. W.
name: Sieber, Jan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a general method for systematically investigating the dynamics and bifurcations of a physical nonlinear experiment. In particular, we show how the odd-number limitation inherent in popular non-invasive control schemes, such as (Pyragas) time-delayed or washout-filtered feedback control, can be overcome for tracking equilibria or forced periodic orbits in experiments. To demonstrate the use of our non-invasive control, we trace out experimentally the resonance surface of a periodically forced mechanical nonlinear oscillator near the onset of instability, around two saddle-node bifurcations (folds) and a cusp bifurcation.
description: revised and extended version (8 pages, 7 figures)
Hardy inequalities on Riemannian manifolds and applications
Creators: name: D'Ambrosio, Lorenzo
name: Dipierro, Serena
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We prove a simple sufficient criteria to obtain some Hardy inequalities on Riemannian manifolds related to quasilinear second-order differential operator $Δ_{p}u := \Div(\abs{\nabla u}^{p-2}\nabla u)$. Namely, if $ρ$ is a nonnegative weight such that $-Δ_{p}ρ\geq0$, then the Hardy inequality $$c\int_{M}\frac{\abs{u}^{p}}{ρ^{p}}\abs{\nabla ρ}^{p} dv_{g} \leq \int_{M}\abs{\nabla u}^{p} dv_{g}, \quad u\in\Cinfinito_{0}(M)$$ holds. We show concrete examples specializing the function $ρ$.
The Universe is not a Computer
Creators: name: Wharton, Ken
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: When we want to predict the future, we compute it from what we know about the present. Specifically, we take a mathematical representation of observed reality, plug it into some dynamical equations, and then map the time-evolved result back to real-world predictions. But while this computational process can tell us what we want to know, we have taken this procedure too literally, implicitly assuming that the universe must compute itself in the same manner. Physical theories that do not follow this computational framework are deemed illogical, right from the start. But this anthropocentric assumption has steered our physical models into an impossible corner, primarily because of quantum phenomena. Meanwhile, we have not been exploring other models in which the universe is not so limited. In fact, some of these alternate models already have a well-established importance, but are thought to be mathematical tricks without physical significance. This essay argues that only by dropping our assumption that the universe is a computer can we fully develop such models, explain quantum phenomena, and understand the workings of our universe. (This essay was awarded third prize in the 2012 FQXi essay contest; a new afterword compares and contrasts this essay with Robert Spekkens' first prize entry.)
description: 10 pages with new afterword; matches published version
Food preferences of captive southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
Creators: name: Fenning, Yvette
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 310901
subject: Animal behaviour
classificationCode: 310999
subject: Zoology not elsewhere classified

description: This program of research investigates food preferences of captive wombats when offered a selection of familiar, unfamiliar, natural and unnatural captive wombat diets. These diets reflect both current and future diet options for zoos and wildlife carers Australia wide. A review of the research highlights a lack of knowledge of wombat food preferences and that feeding regimens for captive wombats may be inadequate. This was the first study of food preferences in captive southern hairy-nosed wombats. The research was based at the Rockhampton Zoo Wombat Research Centre and involved a series of four food choice experiments. The foods offered included familiar and unfamiliar foods as well as natural and unnatural foods. All foods used throughout this program of research are routinely fed to captive wombats throughout Australian zoos. The results showed this population of captive wombats, when offered a choice between their daily, pelleted feed, preferred pellets overall followed by natural grasses regardless of familiarity. The test food items had an impact on the amount of pellets consumed with carrot proving to be a disincentive to eating. Variables that may have influenced food choice were also considered, such as activity levels during feed, weather conditions and time of feeding trial. The results showed that active wombats consumed more food overall than sedentary wombats and were heavier in body weight. Temperature did not impact the amount of food consumed or the food choices made by this group of wombats. The time of the feeding trial did impact on the food choices with the wombats choosing to consume more pellets and less of the test foods the later the evening progressed. These findings can be applied to captive management of wombats in zoos. Grass is recommended to form an essential part of all captive wombat diets due to the positive correlation it had with total food consumed. Carrot should be reconsidered as a popular food for wombats due to its negative correlation to total food consumed.
Modelling koala road-kill blackspots
Creators: name: Schlagloth, Rolf
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 410401
subject: Conservation and biodiversity
classificationCode: 410102
subject: Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
classificationCode: 310301
subject: Behavioural ecology

description: Loss and fragmentation of habitat are considered the biggest threats to the long term survival of the koala. However, several other threats are also known to exert additional stress. Many of these are the consequence of loss of habitat which causes koalas to move long distances on the ground. Fragmentation also causes koalas to cross roads more often, which in turn can lead to collisions with vehicles (Caneris & Jones, 2004; Dique et al., 2003; Lunney et al., 2007); by forcing koalas to spent more time on the ground, they may also increase the risk of being attacked by dogs (Caneris & Jones, 2004; Lunney et al., 2007). These risks increase with the decrease in habitat availability (Cork, Clark, & Mazur, 2000). Even though mortality caused by dogs and road accidents are localised events, (Martin & Handasyde, 1999) they are of significant concern because they are contributing factors to population declines (Lunney et al., 2014; Santika, McAlpine, Lunney, Wilson, & Rhodes, 2014).
Hearing their voice: Exploring the self-reports of adolescents’ experiences of a community-based, active citizenship program, in the context of four identified domains of global competence
Creators: name: Menzie-Ballantyne, Karena
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 390499
subject: Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified

description: This thesis examines the self-reports of a cohort of adolescents participating in a two-year active citizenship program in the form of a Youth Advisory Council. The adolescents' reports are compared to the elements of four identified domains of global competence: knowledge and understanding, cognitive and socio-emotional skills, values and attitudes, and action. The findings are then examined in order to explore the potential of adolescent-focused, active citizenship programs in developing global competence.
SHARDS: an optical spectro-photometric survey of distant galaxies
Creators: name: Perez-Gonzalez, Pablo G.
name: Cava, Antonio
name: Barro, Guillermo
name: Villar, Victor
name: Cardiel, Nicolas
name: Ferreras, Ignacio
name: Rodriguez-Espinosa, Jose Miguel
name: Alonso-Herrero, Almudena
name: Balcells, Marc
name: Cenarro, Javier
name: Cepa, Jordi
name: Charlot, Stephane
name: Cimatti, Andrea
name: Conselice, Christopher J.
name: Daddi, Emmanuele
name: Donley, Jennifer
name: Elbaz, David
name: Espino, Nestor
name: Gallego, Jesus
name: Gobat, R.
name: Gonzalez-Martin, Omaira
name: Guzman, Rafael
name: Hernan-Caballero, Antonio
name: Muñoz-Tuñon, Casiana
name: Renzini, Alvio
name: Zaurin, Javier Rodriguez
name: Tresse, Laurence
name: Trujillo, Ignacio
name: Zamorano, Jaime
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: (Abridged) We present the Survey for High-z Absorption Red and Dead Sources (SHARDS), an ESO/GTC Large Program carried out with GTC/OSIRIS. SHARDS is an ultra-deep optical spectro-photometric survey of the GOODS-N field (130 arcmin^2) at wavelengths 500 to 950 nm and using 24 contiguous medium-band filters (spectral resolution R 50). The data reach 26.5 mag (>3-sigma level) with sub-arcsec seeing in all bands. SHARDS main goal is obtaining accurate physical properties of interm- and high-z galaxies using well-sampled optical SEDs with sufficient spectral resolution to measure absorption and emission features. Among the different populations of high-z galaxies, SHARDS principal targets are massive quiescent galaxies at z>1. In this paper, we outline the observational strategy and include a detailed discussion of the special reduction and calibration procedures applied to the GTC/OSIRIS data. We present science demonstration results about the detection and study of emission-line galaxies (star-forming and AGN) at z=0-5. We also analyze the SEDs for a sample of 27 quiescent massive galaxies at 1.0
description: Accepted for publication in ApJ. High-res paper available at http://tinyurl.com/d8w6rut
The effects of temperature, sleep restriction, and physical activity on the sleep architecture and cognitive performance of volunteer firefighters during various simulation wildland fireground tours
Creators: name: Cvirn, Michael
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 520203
subject: Cognitive neuroscience
classificationCode: 520499
subject: Cognitive and computational psychology not elsewhere classified

description: The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the interactions between firefighters’ sleep, ambient temperature, hydration status, and cognitive performance during simulated single and multi-day wildfire suppressions. These exact aims are addressed through four studies: 1. To assess the effect of ambient heat during day-(33-35°C) and night-time (23-25°C) exposures on firefighters’ sleep quantity and quality during a simulated multi-day wildfire suppression compared to thermoneutral temperatures (18-20°C; Study 1 -Chapter 4). 2. To quantify the effect of sleep restriction in either ambient heat with day- (33-35°C) and night-time (23-25°C) exposures or thermoneutral conditions (18-20°C) on firefighters’ sleep architecture during a simulated multi-day wildfire suppression compared to a control condition with normal sleep in temperate conditions (18-20°C; Study 2 –Chapter 5). 3. To examine the association between firefighters’ hydration status and cognitive performance during a simulated prolonged wildfire suppression shift in the heat (33-35°C) compared to thermoneutral temperatures (18-20°C; Study 3 –Chapter 6). 4. To examine the effect on cognitive performance of sleep restriction in either ambient heat with day-(33-35°C) and night-time (18-20°C) temperature changes or temperate conditions (18-20°C) during a simulated multi-day wildfire suppression compared to a control condition with full sleep opportunities in thermoneutral temperatures (18-20°C; Study 4 –Chapter 7).
Being a radiographer: A socio-cultural comparative ethnographic study
Creators: name: Cowling, Cynthia
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 441006
subject: Sociological methodology and research methods
classificationCode: 399999
subject: Other education not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 470212
subject: Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies

description: This study investigates being a radiographer in diverse environments, through the non-technological, lived experiences of radiography work. It examined the socio-cultural factors impacting that practice, so as to determine the recognition of radiography as a profession with potentially global standards of practice. Previous studies had investigated medico-social and technical factors of but none had taken a global, socio-cultural perspective to researching the work of radiographers. The study was undertaken in seven countries, each with varied socioeconomic and cultural dimensions of such work. An ethnographic approach based on a social constructionist paradigm was used to interpret findings from thematic analysis of country-specific policies and scopes of practices, artefacts, fieldwork observation notes, researcher journal and semi-structured interviews with 35 radiographers. Data analysis constructed key concepts that were used to develop individualised country reports: the work of the radiographer, technology, relationships and socio-cultural issues. Hofstede’s (1984) cultural dimensions were used as a further analytic device to describe the culture of each country. The results from the seven country reports were then compared, and three paradoxes emerged in relation to cross-cultural interpretations: technology and humanistic practice; isolation and infiltration; and work culture and country culture. These findings offer insight into the socio-cultural practice of radiography through an ethnographic cultural-specific lens. The study introduced empirical evidence into a subject matter hitherto unexplored in a global comparative manner, and creates an opportunity to improve the recognition of radiographers by creating a foundation of research upon which to build further more targeted studies.
Renormalisation running of masses and mixings in UED models
Creators: name: Cornell, A. S.
name: Deandrea, Aldo
name: Liu, Lu-Xin
name: Tarhini, Ahmad
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We review the Universal Extra-Dimensional Model compactified on a S1/Z2 orbifold, and the renormalisation group evolution of quark and lepton masses, mixing angles and phases both in the UED extension of the Standard Model and of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. We consider two typical scenarios: all matter fields propagating in the bulk, and matter fields constrained to the brane. The resulting renormalisation group evolution equations in these scenarios are compared with the existing results in the literature, together with their implications.
description: 27 pages, 16 figures, 2 tables. References added and shortened version to fit MPLA review format
Infraparticle problem, asymptotic fields and Haag-Ruelle theory
Creators: name: Herdegen, Andrzej
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this article we want to argue that an appropriate generalization of the Wigner concepts may lead to an asymptotic particle with well-defined mass, although no mass hyperboloid in the energy-momentum spectrum exists.
description: 29 pages
G. Engel, B. Holtz, G. Huch, I. Materna (Hg.), Groß-Berliner Arbeiter- und Soldatenräte in der Revolution 1918/19, 1997
Creators: name: Badia, G.
Publisher: name: Francia
Year: 2019

description: -
description: Francia, Bd. 26 Nr. 3 (1999)
The case of context: A pragmatic, mixed-methods study of inclusive education’s imagined and context-specific learners in New South Wales, Australia
Creators: name: Hollitt, Julie
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 390499
subject: Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 520102
subject: Educational psychology

description: While the idea of inclusion in education is noble and good, the theorization and pragmatics of its enactment are problematic for learning and teaching in specific locations and situations. Research literature has reflected the aspirational, pragmatic and inquiry focus of inclusive education research over the decades. While having contributed to understanding the notion of context as inextricably related to the implementation of inclusive education, the research literature is not agreed on the theorization or specifics of the notion of context, nor on its complexity. This thesis reports on a case study that investigated the case of context in which inclusion is enacted in Australia’s compulsory years of formal schooling. In the enactment of inclusive education, this study’s theoretical framework established that the case of context is complex (Bourdieu, 1977, 1984, 1999), consisting of multivariable and multidimensional factors which emerge from studying a range of specific locations and situations. These factors of the case of context were conceptualized as: i) consisting of imagined and actual learners, curriculum, capabilities, and conceptual worlds, and ii) co-occurring in the processes and procedures of formal schooling. Methodologically, a convergent mixed-methods research design was implemented to address three research questions: (1) How is the learner imagined?; (2) What other markers of context characterize the learner?; (3) What does this imply for inclusive education in the context of formal schooling? (Fetters, Curry & Creswell, 2013). This design used parallel document and demographic data analysis, and subsequent merging and theme-by-theme integration of findings. Results were found to be divergent, providing alternative understandings of learner, curriculum and formal schooling in the enactment of inclusive education. Interpretation provided insights into educational advantage, learner access to communication field and flow, learner presence and performance in formal schooling, and the possibility of diverse conceptual worlds involved in formal schooling. In its contribution to the field, the thesis provides a nuanced, interrogative way of challenging disparate world views and understandings of inclusive education held by academics, parents, and educational practitioners. Its alternative insights theorize a new analytic framework to address aspirational and pragmatic understandings of the enactment of inclusive education.
The crime novel as trauma fiction: Representing traumatic experience and post-traumatic growth in crime fiction, comprising: Ebb and Flow: A novel and exegesis
Creators: name: Dodd, Leanne
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 360201
subject: Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting)

description: This thesis examines writing practices to represent trauma for the benefit of readers and writers in a work of popular genre crime fiction. The research is conducted through an original creative work and a critical exegesis. Ebb and Flow is a crime novel situated in the domestic noir sub-genre, with a fragmented narrative structure that is informed by trauma literature. The unreliable narrator/protagonist’s traumatic experiences of domestic violence are revealed through two point-of-view characters; the split psyche of Ebony/Florence, a young mother dealing with the abduction of her four-year-old daughter and accusations by police that she is somehow responsible; and her mother, Sandy, whose narrative begins in the past and eventually catches up with the present. The challenge confronted in the production of this creative work was to use narrative to mirror the fragmented and repressed nature of traumatic memories, while remaining true to the elements that make crime fiction popular. The creative work is accompanied by a critical exegesis that firstly investigates narrative strategies and devices for capturing the fractured and impaired memories that arise out of trauma, and representing one of trauma’s symptoms – dissociation. The exegesis examines techniques employed by authors whose work is situated in the genres of crime fiction and trauma literature, and suggests how these might be aligned. This writing process is then enacted in the creative work through research-led practice. This research aims to develop a framework to classify such hybrid works as a subset of trauma literature. The exegesis then shifts to practice-led research to reflect on how creating the fictional work allowed an exploration of the lived experience of trauma, but with the emotional distance required to be able to write with a deeper exploration of the subjects the author was reluctant to confront autobiographically. White’s maps of narrative practice (2007) and Campbell’s Hero’s Journey stages (2004) are applied to the writing process to outline a post-traumatic journey framework for creative writing that might allow the realisation of benefits for writers. Although there is growing awareness and credibility for writing that achieves therapeutic benefits for readers and writers, significant further research needs to be undertaken to reach its potential value and power, particularly in relation to the potential of genre fiction to represent trauma more realistically and to evoke benefits for a widespread audience.
Invariance of Steady State Thermodynamics between Different Scales of Description
Creators: name: Nakayama, Yohei
name: Kawaguchi, Kyogo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: By considering general Markov stochastic dynamics and its coarse-graining, we study the framework of stochastic thermodynamics for the original and reduced descriptions corresponding to different scales. We are especially concerned with the case where the irreversible entropy production has a finite difference between the scales. We find that the sum of increment of nonequilibrium entropy and excess part of entropy production, which are key quantities in construction of steady state thermodynamics, is essentially kept invariant with respect to the change in the scales of description. This general result justifies experimental approaches toward steady state thermodynamics based on coarse-grained variables. We demonstrate our result in a mesoscopic heat engine system.
description: 9 pages, 2 figures
Role of personality characteristics and dining-out atmospherics in the development of taste complexity attitude
Creators: name: Charoensuk, Vipada
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 350602
subject: Consumer-oriented product or service development

description: Restaurateurs need to understand of how an individual’s personality characteristics impact on their attitude to taste complexity in dining-out atmospherics. Agreeableness and Conscientiousness personality characteristics are most likely to have a strongly developed Taste Complexity Attitude. The meal appearance and textural variety of the food are important for customers.
ConferenceReview_FENS2020.docx
Creators: name: Katwa, Gemini
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 170299 Cognitive Science not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 170205 Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks
subject: Neuroscience and Physiological Psychology
subject: 170110 Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis
subject: 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 170202 Decision Making

description: The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) 2020 Virtual Forum took place on 11th July until 15th July and attracted 5,000 attendees from 88 countries. This international conference hosted 132 scientific sessions, 20 plenary and special lectures, 56 symposia and 38 open theatre sessions presented by 472 speakers.
Photon-photon scattering and tests of gauge invariance
Creators: name: El-Menoufi, Basem Mahmoud
name: Donoghue, John F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider the phenomenology of a dimension-four operator that violates electromagnetic gauge invariance. Its magnitude is severely constrained by the lack of scattering of very low energy electromagnetic radiation off of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and by the lack of an induced mass when photons propagate in the CMB. We also discuss possible Lorentz-violating extensions of the operator basis. If a bare Proca mass exists and dominates over the induced mass, there is also a tight constraint from high energy scattering.
description: 9 pages, 1 figure, latexing problem with figure fixed, acknowledgments added
M. Hochedlinger, Der Weg in den Krieg. Die Berichte des Franz Paul Zigeuner von Blumendorf, k. k. Geschäftsträger in Paris 1790–1792, 1999
Creators: name: Schroeder, P. W.
Publisher: name: Francia
Year: 2019

description: Francia, Bd. 28 Nr. 2 (2001)
α'-Corrected Chiral Magnetic Effect
Creators: name: Ali-Akbari, M.
name: Taghavi, S. F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using AdS/CFT correspondence, the effect of alpha'-correction on the value of Chiral Magnetic Effect(CME) is computed by adding a number of spinning probe D7-branes in the $α'$-corrected background. We show that although for the massive solutions the magnitude of CME increases in the presence of alpha'-correction, it does not change for the massless solution. However some of the D7-brane embeddings have no CME, after applying alpha'-correction, they find a non-zero value for the CME. As a result the number of solutions with a non-zero CME increases. We also show that the effect of alpha'-correction removes the singularity from some of the D7-brane embeddings.
description: 20 pages, 7 figures, published version
Voicing the generational disruption experienced by the post-55-year-old and older women in contemporary Australian society through a creative narrative influenced by the literary genre of Magic Realism
Creators: name: Forrer, Gail
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 360201
subject: Creative writing (incl. scriptwriting)

description: This research considered generational social changes and their effect on the post-55--year-old Australian woman, and explored whether this re-established order of society required a shift in conventional story-telling. The project has contributed to an understanding of how deep social change both accelerates and deconstructs lifestyles.
A bi-invariant Einstein-Hilbert action for the non-geometric string
Creators: name: Blumenhagen, Ralph
name: Deser, Andreas
name: Plauschinn, Erik
name: Rennecke, Felix
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Inspired by recent studies on string theory with non-geometric fluxes, we develop a differential geometry calculus combining usual diffeomorphisms with what we call beta-diffeomorphisms. This allows us to construct a manifestly bi-invariant Einstein-Hilbert type action for the graviton, the dilaton and a dynamical (quasi-)symplectic structure. The equations of motion of this symplectic gravity theory, further generalizations and the relation to the usual form of the string effective action are discussed. The Seiberg-Witten limit, known for open strings to relate commutative with non-commutative theories, makes an interesting appearance.
description: 4 pages; v2: references added, typos corrected; v3: published version
Titelei
Creators: name: Redaktion, Die
Publisher: name: Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier
Year: 2019

description: -
description: Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier, 1971: Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier : Mitteilungen des Rheinischen Landesmuseums Trier
Un Théorème A de Quillen pour les 2-foncteurs lax
Creators: name: Chiche, Jonathan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Topology (math.AT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We generalize Quillen's Theorem A to diagrams of lax 2-functors which commute up to transformation. It follows from a special case of this result that 2-categories are models for homotopy types.
description: in French
Vor 100 Jahren : Die Gesellschaft für nützliche Forschungen zu Trier 1901
Creators: name: Merten, Jürgen
Publisher: name: Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier
Year: 2019

description: [nicht vorhanden]
description: Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier, Bd. 32 (2000): Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier : Aus der Arbeit des Rheinischen Landesmuseums Trier
200 Jahre nach Napoleon : Organisation und Fortschritt der Archäologischen Denkmalpflege in Trier seit 1804
Creators: name: Merten, Jürgen
Publisher: name: Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier
Year: 2019

description: [nicht vorhanden]
description: Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier, Bd. 36 (2004): Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier : Aus der Arbeit des Rheinischen Landesmuseums Trier
Untersuchungen zur Ernährung mit Hilfe der Analyse stabiler Isotope an neolithischen Menschen- und Tierknochen aus Kerpen, Landkreis Vulkaneifel
Creators: name: Teegen, Wolf-Rüdiger
name: Richards, Michael P.
Publisher: name: Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier
Year: 2019

description: [nicht vorhanden]
description: Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier, Bd. 39 (2007): Funde und Ausgrabungen im Bezirk Trier : Aus der Arbeit des Rheinischen Landesmuseums Trier
The nature of caring by nurses in an intensive care unit (ICU): A focused ethnography
Creators: name: Al-Shamaly, Hanan
Publisher: name: CQUniversity
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 420501
subject: Acute care
classificationCode: 320212
subject: Intensive care

description: As a concept, caring is inextricably intertwined with nursing. There is a plethora of literature devoted to the concept of caring, but it is nebulous and complex. Numerous theoretical and operational perspectives of caring within the context of nursing have emerged over time. The ongoing dialogue and debate about what constitutes caring within the ever-expanding domains of nursing practice are nowhere more evident than in the specialisation of the adult intensive care unit (ICU), where humanistic caring is juxtaposed with advanced technology. The aim of this study was to explore the nature of caring in an adult ICU. The methodological framework underpinning this study was a focused ethnography undertaken in an adult intensive care setting in one of the private hospitals in Queensland, Australia. Purposive sampling was used to invite 35 registered nurses (RNs) to participate in this study. Multiple types of data were collected over a six-month period: socio-demographics, participant observations (1,632 hours), field notes, document reviews, formal interviews (n = 79), informal conversations (n = 16) and participants’ additional notes (n = 26).
Luc Laporte / Chris Scarre (Hrsg.), The Megalithic Architectures of Europe
Creators: name: Brinkmann, Johanna
Publisher: name: Germania : Anzeiger der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts
Year: 2019

description: Rezension zu: Luc Laporte / Chris Scarre (Hrsg.), The Megalithic Architectures of Europe. Oxbow Books, Oxford 2016. ISBN 978-1-78570-014-9. xi + 248 Seiten mit 223 Abbildungen in Schwarz-Weiß und Farbe
description: Germania : Anzeiger der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Bd. 96 2018(2019)