cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Radiatively driven Rayleigh-Taylor instability candidates around a forming massive star system: NACO adaptive optics and VISIR study of G333.6-0.2
Creators: name: Kumar, M. S. N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The formation of the highest mass stars are thought to be dominated by instabilities resulting from gravitation and radiation. Instabilities due to gravitation are commonly demonstrated by observations of fragmentation, but those due to effects of radiation have thus far not been found. Here I report on the NACO adaptive optics and mid-infrared diffraction-limited VISIR imaging data of an extemely luminous ultra-compact HII region G333.6-0.2. Two infrared sources, one bright in the near-infrared(appearing point-like) and another in the mid-infrared (resolved with an elliptical shape) are uncovered through this data, which are located at the heart of this region. These infrared sources appear to be embedded in the waist of a bipolar-shaped nebula and UCHII region, the lobes of which are separated by a dark patch. Dense filamentary features with finger/hook morphology are found; they appear to be connected to the two bright infrared sources and the sizes of these hook features are sharply limited to <5000 AU. The observed properties of this target and a large amount of previous data obtained from the literature are compared together with the results of various numerical simulations of high-mass star formation. This comparison favours the interpretation that the finger/hook-like structures likely represent radiatively driven Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities arising in the outflow cavity of a forming high-mass binary star system.
description: Accepted by A&A, 8 pages, 4 figures
Out of Equilibrium Temperature from Holography
Creators: name: Nakamura, Shin
name: Ooguri, Hirosi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We define an effective temperature and study its properties for a class of out-of-equilibrium steady states in a heat bath. Our analysis is based on the anti-de Sitter spacetime/conformal field theory (AdS/CFT) correspondence, and examples include systems driven by applied electric fields and branes dragged in plasmas. We found that the effective temperature can be lower than that of the heat bath and that the out-of-equilibrium noise can be smaller than that in equilibrium. We show that a generalization of the fluctuation-dissipation relation holds for the effective temperature. In particular, we generalize the Johnson-Nyquist relation for large electric field.
description: 6 pages; v2: version to appear in Phys. Rev. D
Tamias paimeri
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Robert S.
name: Anderson, Charles G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Tamias
Tamias paimeri

description: Tamias paimeri (Merriam, 1897). Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 11:208. TYPE LOCALITY: "Charleston Peak, [Clark Co.,] Nevada [USA] (altitude about 2450 meters or 8000 feet)." DISTRIBUTION: Charleston Mtns (S Nevada, USA). COMMENTS: Subgenus Neotamias.
description: Published as part of Robert S. Hoffmann & Charles G. Anderson, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 419-465 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 454, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353130
A low Fermi scale from a simple gaugino-scalar mass relation
Creators: name: Brümmer, Felix
name: Buchmüller, Wilfried
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model, the Fermi scale of electroweak symmetry breaking is determined by the pattern of supersymmetry breaking. We present an example, motivated by a higher-dimensional GUT model, where a particular mass relation between the gauginos, third-generation squarks and Higgs fields of the MSSM leads to a Fermi scale smaller than the soft mass scale. This is in agreement with the measured Higgs boson mass. The mu parameter is generated independently of supersymmetry breaking, however the mu problem becomes less acute due to the little hierarchy between the soft mass scale and the Fermi scale as we will argue. The resulting superparticle mass spectra depend on the localization of quark and lepton fields in higher dimensions. In one case, the squarks of the first two generations as well as the gauginos and higgsinos can be in the range of the LHC. Alternatively, only the higgsinos may be accessible at colliders. The lightest superparticle is the gravitino.
description: 19 pages, 4 figures; v2: matches journal version
Evolution of FPGA
Creators: name: nag, santhosh  nagaraj
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Distributed computing and systems software not elsewhere classified
Performance evaluation
Operating systems
Networking and communications
Mobile computing
High performance computing
Energy-efficient computing
Distributed systems and algorithms
Dependable systems
Concurrent/parallel systems and technologies
Cloud computing

description: This technical paper discusses the evolution and advantages of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). FPGAs have undergone significant development since their inception in the 1980s, leading to increased performance and functionality. This paper examines the reasons for this rapid evolution and explores the advantages that FPGAs offer over other digital logic devices.
A study of the challenges and opportunities to adopting renewable energy in Oman
Creators: name: Al-Sarihi, Aaisha
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2018

description: Despite its hydrocarbon-wealth, holding nearly 30% of proven world crude oil and around a fifth of global natural gas resources, the members of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE – are faced by unprecedented challenges including vulnerability to oil price shocks, energy security, and high per capita carbon emissions. Whereas new energy technologies such as solar and wind could represent an opportunity for the region to tackle such challenges, there remain numerous difficulties and barriers that have impeded such development. Nonetheless, there have been few initiatives to develop renewable energy (RE) particularly in Oman. Yet, investors, researchers and government have paid insufficient attention to the investigation and development of RE sources that could be fit for the needs of this country. The current study assesses the degree of success of those few initiatives, and explores the extent to which social, political and economic factors have contributed to such delay in adopting RE. A closer look at the various levels of interaction between RE initiatives and their surrounding environment has been achieved through the analysis of primary and secondary, quantitative and qualitative data and semi-structured interviews. These data have been discussed and interpreted using strategic niche management, multi-level perspective and rentier state theory approaches. Rentier state theory proved particularly useful to uncover interactions between RE initiatives and their political and economic contexts. An exhaustive analysis of the drivers, barriers and policy related to the uptake of RE in Oman has moreover been obtained by applying grounded theory to the data gathered through semi-structured interviews. Oman’s political trajectory has been dominated by high hydrocarbons subsidies, a fragmented energy policy, absence of RE regulatory framework, informal institutions and excessively centralised top-down decision-making system with vested interest in hydrocarbons persisted in power. The current study points at the importance of employing multiple approaches to understand previous and current economic and policy trends as well as inform future policy formation and action. Integration of those various levels of analysis shed new light on the technical, social, political and economic factors that influence the uptake of RE in Oman.
Additional file 8 of Molecular insights into the heat shock proteins of the human parasitic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni
Creators: name: Aguoru, Nancy A.
name: Kirk, Ruth S.
name: Walker, Anthony J.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 8: Figure S4. Negative controls for the different life stages under study showing no/minimal background staining in the absence of anti-HSP antibodies. Samples were processed for immunofluorescence using Alexa Fluor 488 mouse (first slide) or rabbit (second slide) secondary antibodies and rhodamine phalloidin (in red) but without the addition of a primary antibody. Samples were mounted on slides and imaged using a Zeiss LSM 800 laser scanning confocal microscope. Representative micrographs are single z-sections through the parasites. Scale bars = 25 µm (for cercariae and somules) and 50 µm (for adult worms).
Precise shaping of laser light by an acousto-optic deflector
Creators: name: Trypogeorgos, Dimitris
name: Harte, Tiffany
name: Bonnin, Alexis
name: Foot, Christopher
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a laser beam shaping method using acousto-optic deflection of light and discuss its application to dipole trapping of ultracold atoms. By driving the acousto-optic deflector with multiple frequencies, we generate an array of overlapping diffraction-limited beams that combine to form an arbitrary-shaped smooth and continuous trapping potential. Confinement of atoms in a flat-bottomed potential formed by a laser beam with uniform intensity over its central region confers numerous advantages over the harmonic confinement intrinsic to Gaussian beam dipole traps and many other trapping schemes.We demonstrate the versatility of this beam shaping method by generating potentials with large flat-topped regions as well as intensity patterns compensating for residual external potentials to create a uniform background to which the trapping potential of experimental interest can be added.
description: 10 pages, 3 figures
Gut-innervating neurons: investigating effects on organ physiology and neuronal diversity
Creators: name: King, George
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2018

description: Bidirectional communication between the brain and the gut is extensive and physiologically significant. The density and significance of innervation emanating from the central nervous system (CNS) vary along the length of the gastrointestinal tract, and may be particularly prominent in the mammalian stomach. In this thesis, I have explored enteric innervation in Drosophila melanogaster, taking advantage of its relative simplicity and genetic tractability. In particular, I have investigated the anatomy, function and/or intrinsic metabolic state of distinct subsets of peptidergic enteric neurons. I have first focused on neurons that innervate the crop: a stomach-like portion of the adult gut. I have characterised the anatomy of genetically defined neuropeptidergic Myosuppressin (Ms)-expressing neurons, and found Ms neuronal subsets in the brains pars intercerebralis and the peripheral hypocerebral ganglion that innervate the crop. I have investigated the expression of candidate Ms receptors and found that the Ms receptor MsR1 is expressed in the crop muscles and in central and peripheral neurons. I have developed assays to monitor crop filling, which I have combined with genetic manipulations to affect the activity of the Ms neurons, their Ms expression or that of its receptor. I have found that Ms signalling is required for crop filling acting through its receptor in crop muscles. Unexpectedly, this requirement was only apparent in female flies post mating. Furthermore, I found that crop filling/emptying affects food intake, revealing a novel role for this relatively unexplored organ. In addition, I have used another subset of enteric neurons – the Ilp7 neurons - to test the hypothesis that differences in the metabolic state of neurons may contribute to neuronal diversification by differentially supporting axonal extension. However, an RNAi screen that targeted key metabolic regulators failed to provide support for this hypothesis.
National Open Access Monitor Advisory Group Meeting Minutes, 27th October 2023
Creators: name: Ferris, Catherine
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: open access
open access monitoring
advisory group
minutes
Ireland

description: Minutes of the National Open Access Monitor Project Advisory Group, held on 27th October 2023.
The National Open Access Monitor Project is managed by IReL and has received funding from Ireland's National Open Research Forum under the NORF Open Research Fund. https://norf.ie/funding/ https://norf.ie/orf-projects-announcement/
Tamias panamintinus Merriam 1893
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Robert S.
name: Anderson, Charles G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Tamias
Tamias panamintinus

description: Tamias panamintinus Merriam, 1893. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 8:134. TYPE LOCALITY: "Johnson Canon...Panamint Mountains, [Inyo Co.,] California." [USA] Restricted by Grinnell (1933: 128) to vicinity of Hungry Bill's Ranch, about 5,000 ft. [1,524 m]. DISTRIBUTION: Mountains of SE California and SW Nevada (USA). SYNONYMS: acrus (Johnson, 1943); juniperus (Burt, 1931). COMMENTS: Subgenus Neotamias.
description: Published as part of Robert S. Hoffmann & Charles G. Anderson, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 419-465 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on pages 454-455, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353130
description: {"references": ["Grinnell, J. 1933. Review of the Recent mammal fauna of California. University of California Publications in Zoology, 40: 71 - 234."]}
Graceful exit from Higgs G-inflation
Creators: name: Kamada, Kohei
name: Kobayashi, Tsutomu
name: Kunimitsu, Taro
name: Yamaguchi, Masahide
name: Yokoyama, Jun'ichi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Higgs G-inflation is a Higgs inflation model with a generalized Galileon term added to the standard model Higgs field, which realizes inflation compatible with observations. Recently, it was claimed that the generalized Galileon term induces instabilities during the oscillation phase, and that the simplest Higgs G-inflation model inevitably suffers from this problem. In this paper, we extend the original Higgs G-inflation Lagrangian to a more general form, namely introducing a higher-order kinetic term and generalizing the form of the Galileon term, so that the Higgs field can oscillate after inflation without encountering instabilities. Moreover, it accommodates a large region of the n_s - r plane, most of which is consistent with current observations, leading us to expect the detection of B-mode polarization in the cosmic microwave background in the near future.
description: 22 pages, 6 figures; v2, typos corrected, references added, published in PRD
Additional file 1 of The role of education level on changes in endorsement of medication treatment and perceived public stigma towards psychosis in Hong Kong: comparison of three population-based surveys between 2009 and 2018
Creators: name: Sum, Min Yi
name: Chan, Sherry Kit Wa
name: Suen, Yi Nam
name: Cheung, Charlton
name: Hui, Christy Lai Ming
name: Chang, Wing Chung
name: Lee, Edwin Ho Ming
name: Chen, Eric Yu Hai
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1: Supplementary Table 1. Demographic characteristics of study samples and the total population.
Common physical framework explains phase behavior and dynamics of atomic, molecular and polymeric network-formers
Creators: name: Whitelam, Stephen
name: Tamblyn, Isaac
name: Haxton, Thomas K.
name: Wieland, Maria B.
name: Champness, Neil R.
name: Garrahan, Juan P.
name: Beton, Peter H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show that the self-assembly of a diverse collection of building blocks can be understood within a common physical framework. These building blocks, which form periodic honeycomb networks and nonperiodic variants thereof, range in size from atoms to micron-scale polymers, and interact through mechanisms as different as hydrogen bonds and covalent forces. A combination of statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics shows that one can capture the physics that governs assembly of these networks by resolving only the geometry and strength of building block interactions. The resulting framework reproduces a broad range of phenomena seen experimentally, including periodic and nonperiodic networks in thermal equilibrium, and nonperiodic supercooled and glassy networks away from equilibrium. Our results show how simple `design criteria' control assembly of a wide variety of networks, and suggest that kinetic trapping can be a useful way of making functional assemblies.
description: Supplemental Info at http://nanotheory.lbl.gov/people/polygons/polygon_supp.pdf
Enhancing Diabetes Diagnosis: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms and Evalution Metrics
Creators: name: Ordouei, Mohammad
name: Jalali, Bahareh
name: Tolouee, Azar
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 400604
subject: Network engineering
classificationCode: 460601
subject: Cloud computing
classificationCode: 460502
subject: Data mining and knowledge discovery
classificationCode: 461299
subject: Software engineering not elsewhere classified

description: In recent years, artificial intelligence methods have been widely employed in various fields, including medical diagnosis applications. The main objective of this research is to implement a medical decision support system based on fuzzy decision trees and the PSO algorithm for diabetes diagnosis. To achieve this goal, a group-wise classification method is initially used to determine regression coefficients, which are then optimized using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) method. The PIMA dataset available on the UCI website is used to obtain the dataset. Additionally, MATLAB software is utilized for result simulation, and the results of the proposed method are compared with group-wise classification of numerical data, PSO optimization algorithm, and some algorithms used in the research background. The comparison metric is accuracy. The result obtained from applying the proposed method on the dataset used in this study yields an accuracy of 0.9033, indicating the superiority of the proposed method over GMDH and PSO algorithms, as well as other compared methods.
Equilibrium Arrival Times to a Queue with Order Penalties
Creators: name: Ravner, Liron
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Suppose customers need to choose when to arrive to a congested queue with some desired service at the end, provided by a single server that operates only during a certain time interval. We study a model where the customers incur not only congestion (waiting) costs but also penalties for their index of arrival. Arriving before other customers is desirable when the value of service decreases with every admitted customer. This may be the case for example when arriving at a concert or a bus with unmarked seats or going to lunch in a busy cafeteria. We provide game theoretic analysis of such queueing systems with a given number of customers, specifically we characterize the arrival process which constitutes a symmetric Nash equilibrium.
Molecular insight into the barrier function of sebaceous and skin lipids and the interactions of lipid membranes with antimicrobial peptides and therapeutic nanoparticles
Creators: name: Tascini, Anna Sofia
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2018

description: Sebaceous and skin lipids from the outermost layer of the epidermis, the stratum corneum (SC), play a vital role in regulating the hydration level of our skin. Skin lipids constitute the first layer of defence against toxic particles entering the body, and the first barrier to overcome when cosmetic and therapeutic creams are applied to the skin. This thesis gives insights into the properties of the skin surface at the microscopic level by introducing a model of the sebum, the oily layer covering the SC. Molecular dynamics simulations are used to investigate the structural and thermodynamic properties of the sebum in bulk and at air and water interfaces, and to study its interactions with water and SC lipids. The sebum model accurately reproduces experimental results, such as density, surface tensions and surface pressure-area isotherms. Calculating the free energy barrier to water penetration indicates that the sebum is permeable to water diffusion via a network of clustered triglyceride glycerol groups, suggesting that the sebum may play a significant role in the water regulation function of the skin. The model is also used to obtain a molecular understanding of SC lipid-sebum interactions. It is shown that sebum triglycerides interact strongly with epidermic lipids and extract them from the bilayer. Using microsecond simulations, the mechanisms associated with the extraction processes are identified and the corresponding free energies are quantified. Further, it is shown that the skin surface has a low affinity for water (contact angle: approximately 100 degree ), highlighting a striking difference between SC lipids and phospholipids. Heat transfer from a nanoparticle and the conformations of an antimicrobial peptide are also studied, with the eventual, future goal of combining these with the sebum-SC model. Finally, an outreach activity to improve the general public’s understanding of lipid molecules and their amphiphilic structure or “split-personality”, is described.
Sensitivity curves for searches for gravitational-wave backgrounds
Creators: name: Thrane, Eric
name: Romano, Joseph D
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose a graphical representation of detector sensitivity curves for stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds that takes into account the increase in sensitivity that comes from integrating over frequency in addition to integrating over time. This method is valid for backgrounds that have a power-law spectrum in the analysis band. We call these graphs "power-law integrated curves." For simplicity, we consider cross-correlation searches for unpolarized and isotropic stochastic backgrounds using two or more detectors. We apply our method to construct power-law integrated sensitivity curves for second-generation ground-based detectors such as Advanced LIGO, space-based detectors such as LISA and the Big Bang Observer, and timing residuals from a pulsar timing array. The code used to produce these plots is available at https://dcc.ligo.org/LIGO-P1300115/public for researchers interested in constructing similar sensitivity curves.
description: 12 pages, 11 figures
Numerical evaluation of the three-point scalar-tensor cross-correlations and the tensor bi-spectrum
Creators: name: Sreenath, V.
name: Tibrewala, Rakesh
name: Sriramkumar, L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Utilizing the Maldacena formalism and extending the earlier efforts to compute the scalar bi-spectrum, we construct a numerical procedure to evaluate the three-point scalar-tensor cross-correlations as well as the tensor bi-spectrum in single field inflationary models involving the canonical scalar field. We illustrate the accuracy of the adopted procedure by comparing the numerical results with the analytical results that can be obtained in the simpler cases of power law and slow roll inflation. We also carry out such a comparison in the case of the Starobinsky model described by a linear potential with a sudden change in the slope, which provides a non-trivial and interesting (but, nevertheless, analytically tractable) scenario involving a brief period of deviation from slow roll. We then utilize the code we have developed to evaluate the three-point correlation functions of interest (and the corresponding non-Gaussianity parameters that we introduce) for an arbitrary triangular configuration of the wavenumbers in three different classes of inflationary models which lead to features in the scalar power spectrum, as have been recently considered by the Planck team. We also discuss the contributions to the three-point functions during preheating in inflationary models with a quadratic minimum. We conclude with a summary of the main results we have obtained.
description: v1: 1+38 pages, 6 figures, sample code available at https://www.physics.iitm.ac.in/~sriram/tpf-code/registration.html; v2: 1+38 pages, 6 figures, minor changes, references added, published in JCAP
Forcefully Nudging Democracy: Evaluating the Effect of the European Union's Leverage on Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Reforms
Creators: name: Barrillon, Hugo
Publisher: name: University of Chicago
Year: 2021

description: This paper strives to understand the role of the European Union (amongst other actors) in the creation of Ukrainian institutional rule of law and anti-corruption reform. By using the European Neighborhood Policy—specifically the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine and its related conditionality—as a starting point, this study analyzes the influence of the EU in Ukraine’s institutional anti- corruption reform efforts. Institutional reform, here, refers to the restructuring, refocusing, or creation of anti-corruption institutions and practices which bolster the quality of democracy (as benchmarked by impartial organizations such as Transparency International) and rule of law in Ukraine. Conditionality refers to the specific conditions that international actors tie to aid and rewards in order to influence the development of a country. This paper argues that the European Union, while influential, does not take into account its incapacities and weaknesses as an organization which prevent it from better impacting the countries in its sphere of influence. This paper utilizes quantitative and qualitative methods such as interviews, document analysis, and parliamentary vote analysis in order to paint a picture of the current state of affairs in Ukraine, the shortcomings and successes of European policy, and the role of domestic actors in facilitating or preventing effective reforms. The findings of this study show that, despite a clear European influence in Ukraine, the European Union’s “Neighborhood Policy”—through its Association Agreement with Ukraine—continues to ignore pre-existing incentive structures within the country, mitigating many of the gains made through conditionality. Furthermore, this paper demonstrates a diminishing relevance of the EU’s Association Agreement in both Ukrainian political and civil society. In understanding the influence of the European Union and how it interacts with domestic actors, nuances of Ukrainian society and shortcomings of the European external affairs model are illuminated. Successes of European conditionality are also showcased, demonstrating which aspects of European soft power are most effective in the context of democratization. Policy recommendations will focus on the implications of this soft power and the ways in which it can be better leveraged to promote democratic values in Ukraine.
title: Assessment of the impact of microbial plant protection products containing Bacillus thuringiensis on the survival of adult and larval honeybees (Apis mellifera, L.)
Creators: name: Steinigeweg, Charlotte
name: Alkassab, Abdulrahim T.
name: Eckert, Jakob H.
name: Richter, Dania
name: Pistorius, Jens
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2020

description: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Nr. 465 (2020): Hazards of pesticides to bees - 14th International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Protection Group, October 23 - 25, 2019 Bern, Switzerland - Proceedings -
Additional file 2 of The role of education level on changes in endorsement of medication treatment and perceived public stigma towards psychosis in Hong Kong: comparison of three population-based surveys between 2009 and 2018
Creators: name: Sum, Min Yi
name: Chan, Sherry Kit Wa
name: Suen, Yi Nam
name: Cheung, Charlton
name: Hui, Christy Lai Ming
name: Chang, Wing Chung
name: Lee, Edwin Ho Ming
name: Chen, Eric Yu Hai
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2: Supplementary Table 2. Public stigma score (LPDDS) differences between the three education groups in each survey year.
Proposing a New Framework for Optimizing Energy Consumption in Sensor Nodes Used in the Internet of Things
Creators: name: Nourbakhsh, Azamossadat
name: Ordouei, Mohammad
name: Jalali, Bahareh
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 461299
subject: Software engineering not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 460502
subject: Data mining and knowledge discovery
classificationCode: 460601
subject: Cloud computing
classificationCode: 400604
subject: Network engineering

description: This paper presents a comparative analysis of evolutionary algorithms, including genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, cuckoo algorithm, and the Harris Hawk Optimization algorithm, for optimizing vehicle routing in smart cities. The study evaluates the performance of these algorithms in minimizing costs and maximizing efficiency in the context of providing services to requesters. Results indicate the effectiveness of the Harris Hawk Optimization algorithm compared to other approaches, suggesting its suitability for real-world applications in smart city environments. Future directions for research in this area are also discussed.Keywords: Evolutionary algorithms, Vehicle routing, Smart cities, Optimization, Comparative analysis1.IntroductionSmart transportation has emerged as an indispensable necessity and solution in today's traffic-congested cities. Urbanization presents significant challenges, including traffic congestion, pollution, and inefficiencies in transportation systems. In response to these challenges, smart cities have been developed, leveraging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to promote sustainable development approaches[1].Afundamental aspect of smart cities is the implementation of intelligent transportation systems, which optimize vehicle routing to minimize congestion, reduce travel time, and enhance overall efficiency. Evolutionary algorithms have gained prominence as effective tools for addressing complex optimization problems in smart transportation systems[2].This research focuses on improving vehicle routing in smart cities using evolutionary algorithms, with a particular emphasis on the Hybrid Harris's Hawks Optimization (HHO) algorithm[3]. The HHO algorithm is a gradient-independent optimization technique inspired by the cooperative behavior and agile pursuit of Harris's Hawks in nature, known as the "surprise pounce."
Urbanistic- Leveraging data for liveable cities
Creators: name: Bangalore, Deekshitha
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This presentation provides information on the digital twin solutions developed by Urbanistic and presented at digiNEB.eu First Annual event on 8 November 2023 at SCEWC, Barcelona. The solution is included in digiNEB.eu Digital Toolkit. Discover more on our website
digiNEB.eu has received funding by the European Union
title: РУКОВОДСТВО ПО УВЕЛИЧЕНИЮ РАЗНООБРАЗИЯ КОРМОВЫХ КУЛЬТУР ПРИ ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕ  ОБЪЕМИСТЫХ КОРМОВ С ВЫСОКОЙ  ЭНЕРГЕТИЧЕСКОЙ И ПРОТЕИНОВОЙ ЦЕННОСТЬЮ  В ЗОНЕ ЮГА РОССИИ
Creators: name: Юрина, Наталья Александровна
name: Бедило, Наталья Александровна
name: Скамарохова, Александра Сергеевна
name: Осепчук, Денис Васильевич
name: Соловьева, Людмила Николаевна
Publisher: name: ФГБНУ КНЦЗВ
Year: 2022

description: В руководстве описаны высокопитательные кормовые культуры и технология их возделывания для производства объемистых кормов в условиях Юга России. Руководство рассмотрено и одобрено решением методической комиссии по кормлению и физиологии сельскохозяйственных животных ФГБНУ КНЦЗВ, протокол № 12 от 27 декабря 2021 г.
Degradation of polymers in objects of museum collections at the micro-scale: a novel study with ATR-FTIR spectroscopic imaging
Creators: name: Vichi, Alessandra
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2018

description: The characterisation of materials composing objects of museum collections is vital for understanding the degradation mechanisms affecting them. Polymers of either natural or synthetic origin constitute a widespread class of materials commonly found in these objects. Although natural polymers have been the subject of several studies, aspects about their reactivity and degradation are still not fully understood. Synthetic polymers have been more recently introduced in collections, causing new and complex conservation issues to arise. Over the last decade, Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR)-FTIR spectroscopic imaging has emerged as a powerful method for the analysis of a broad range of materials. FTIR spectroscopic imaging utilises a Focal Plane Array detector (FPA) that reveals the spatial distribution of the compounds on the micrometre scale. Besides, this method is inherently non-destructive to the sample/objects analysed. However, the application of the ATR-FTIR spectroscopic imaging approach in conservation science has been limited and its great potential has yet to be fully realised. The aim of this thesis was to investigate degrading polymers in selected historical samples and objects of museum collections with both macro and micro ATR-FTIR spectroscopic imaging. The macro ATR imaging set-up revealed new insights into the degradation of these samples, such as the formation of calcium soaps both in parchment and leather book covers. Micro ATR-FTIR spectroscopic imaging allowed a deeper understanding of mechanisms affecting the stability of cellulose nitrate items to be obtained. For the first time, depth profiling analysis of these polymeric materials using custom-designed apertures with both macro and micro ATR-FTIR spectroscopic imaging was applied. Depth profiling with micro ATR-FTIR imaging detected evidences of the degradation of plastic objects beneath the surface, without complex sample preparation steps. Furthermore, as with this method anomalous dispersion causing shift of strong bands in ATR spectra can be reduced, it aided the assignment of specific spectral bands of components in historical leather and parchment. The results obtained provide useful information to improve methods for preserving objects of cultural heritage.
Tracking individual nanodiamonds in Drosophila melanogaster embryos
Creators: name: Simpson, David A.
name: Thompson, Amelia J.
name: Kowarsky, Mark
name: Zeeshan, Nida F.
name: Barson, Michael S. J.
name: Hall, Liam
name: Yan, Yan
name: Kaufmann, Stefan
name: Johnson, Brett C.
name: Ohshima, Takeshi
name: Caruso, Frank
name: Scholten, Robert
name: Saint, Robert B.
name: Murray, Michael J.
name: Hollenberg, Lloyd C. L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: Biomolecules (q-bio.BM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Tracking the dynamics of fluorescent nanoparticles during embryonic development allows insights into the physical state of the embryo and, potentially, molecular processes governing developmental mechanisms. In this work, we investigate the motion of individual fluorescent nanodiamonds micro-injected into Drosophila melanogaster embryos prior to cellularisation. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and wide-field imaging techniques are applied to individual fluorescent nanodiamonds in blastoderm cells during stage 5 of development to a depth of ~40 μm. The majority of nanodiamonds in the blastoderm cells during cellularisation exhibit free diffusion with an average diffusion coefficient of (6 $\pm$ 3) x 10$^{-3}$ μm$^2$/s, (mean $\pm$ SD). Driven motion in the blastoderm cells was also observed with an average velocity of 0.13 $\pm$ 0.10 μm/s (mean $\pm$ SD) μm/s and an average applied force of 0.07 $\pm$ 0.05 pN (mean $\pm$ SD). Nanodiamonds in the periplasm between the nuclei and yolk were also found to undergo free diffusion with a significantly larger diffusion coefficient of (63 $\pm$ 35) x10$^{-3}$ μm$^2$/s (mean $\pm$ SD). Driven motion in this region exhibited similar average velocities and applied forces compared to the blastoderm cells indicating the transport dynamics in the two cytoplasmic regions are analogous.
description: 20 pages, 6 figures
Biomechanics and clinical measurement of functional wrist motion
Creators: name: Vardakastani, Vasiliki
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2018

description: Despite of the anatomical complexity of the wrist, its motion is usually decomposed into two rotations: flexion-extension and radioulnar deviation. However, during many activities of daily living the wrist follows an oblique plane, known as the dart throwing motion (DTM). During DTM, the relative motion between the carpals in the proximal row is minimised, making this plane essential for designing early post-surgical rehabilitation protocols following ligament tears and carpal fusion surgeries. Despite its importance, clinical integration of the motion remains a challenge. Therefore, the first objective of this thesis was to investigate the accuracy of clinical measurement of the DTM and the variability of the DTM within a healthy cohort. For this purpose, wrist kinematics of a healthy cohort were measured using an optical motion capture system and goniometry. This analysis identified the need to determine a person-specific DTM plane, the orientation of which cannot be quantified based only on goniometry measurements. The effects of wrist injury and rehabilitation on the definition of the DTM were investigated across a patient cohort, together with the relationship of DTM with a standard clinical tool, the Patient-Rated Wrist/Hand Evaluation (PRWE) score. As a result of this study it was shown that although the injury has a significant effect on range of motion, it does not have any significant effect on the DTM plane orientation. Moreover, the normalised DTM range of motion was correlated with PRWE scores and normalised grip strength of the patients. The abovementioned findings highlighted the need for improving the accuracy of the quantification of the DTM plane. Thus, a mathematical correction method was designed that used parameters based on the geometrical relationships derived from the anatomy and the planar nature of the DTM. The corrected DTM plane estimation reduced differences from the motion capture estimation to non-significant levels in both healthy participants and patients. Although, better adjustment was achieved for the healthy cohort. Synchronised measurements of muscle activation and wrist kinematics during the DTM revealed similar patterns of co-activation of flexor and extensor wrist muscles in healthy participants and patients. This is in agreement with previous findings and supports the 10 consistency of the DTM plane through injury and rehabilitation. The conclusions of this work support and provide an insight into the clinical importance of the functional plane of the DTM, as well as address the problem of its quantification by standard clinical assessment procedures
Tamias quadrimaculatus Gray 1867
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Robert S.
name: Anderson, Charles G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Tamias
Tamias quadrimaculatus

description: Tamias quadrimaculatus Gray, 1867. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 20:435. TYPE LOCALITY: " California, Michigan Bluff (Gruber)" [Placer Co., USA]. DISTRIBUTION: Sierra Nevada of EC California (Plumas to Mariposa cos.); C and adjacent WC Nevada (USA). SYNONYMS: macrorhabdotes Merriam, 1886. COMMENTS: Subgenus Neotamias.
description: Published as part of Robert S. Hoffmann & Charles G. Anderson, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 419-465 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 455, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353130
Product release strategies in the digital economy
Creators: name: Koca, Esma
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2018

description: Digital technologies have been transforming the economy and are challenging many traditional frameworks. In this thesis, we contribute to the research stream that revisits conventional models in the light of the digital economy. Our focus is on the releases of new products, a widespread business practice disrupted by digitally-driven consumer preferences and by an enhanced toolbox for firms. First, we model analytically the releases of different versions of a durable product in a monopoly. A firm selects the price, time to release a new version, and whether to continue selling the old product at a discount or not. Consumers, on the other hand, have distinct foresight and perception of product obsolescence. We show that the firm's release strategy crucially depends on obsolescence perception of consumers and that the firm can influence obsolescence by a prudent timing of the new version. Secondly, we provide an analytical framework for the release of a new product category when two asymmetric firms engage in price and quality competition. One of the firms, the ecosystem firm, can leverage its previous market coverage. The other firm, the category firm, is new to the market. The ecosystem firm can add on to the stand-alone quality of the new product by linking the two classes of products via a software while the category firm relies only on the intrinsic connection between the products. We characterize the conditions when the ecosystem leverage keeps the competitor at bay and deters innovation. Finally, we discuss release strategies of online content providers, such as streaming services and e-learning platforms. We provide an optimization model that covers three aspects of the release strategy: release of an individual series, order of multiple series within each subscription period, and personalization of the content. Further, we test our model using data from online education.
title:  Formes sous-marines de l’intime
Creators: name: Guermès  ,  Sophie
Publisher: name: Roma TrE-Press
Year: 2022

description: Il Tevere nasce nell’Emilia-Romagna e finisce nei pressi di Roma, nel mare. Fellini, uomo-fiume, ha seguito la stessa strada. Il mare, onnipresente a Rimini, la sua città natale, è stato sempre per lui una fonte di ispirazione, che ha suscitato immagini nei suoi film così come nei suoi disegni del Libro dei sogni. Questo articolo analizza una serie di queste immagini, che provengono dal più profondo, dall’intimo del regista, e che riemergono sia dalla sua infanzia che dal suo inconscio.
description: Fellini. L’intime et la mer
THE METAVERSE IN EDUCATION: POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES TODAY
Creators: name: Anório Apolônio Filho, Manoel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: In recent years, it has been possible to observe a major technological revolution. The COVID-19 pandemic has made information around the world even more accessible in the palm of our hands, a reality never seen before in history. The educational process has moved from blackboard and paper to online, signaling that a new reality would enter without revival. Talking about the Metaverse in Education not only instigates interest among some people in this subject, but can also point to possibilities and challenges for its implementation in the teaching and learning process.
Bibliometría para la producción de artículos de revisión
Creators: name: Vela Meléndez, Lindon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Bibliometría, VOSViewer, SciMAT, Bibliometrix

description: Presentación sobre las posibilidades que ofrece la bibliometria para la elaboración de artículos de revisión del estado del arte de un fenómeno
Tamias quadrivittatus
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Robert S.
name: Anderson, Charles G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Tamias
Tamias quadrivittatus

description: Tamias quadrivittatus (Say, 1823). In James, Account Exped. Pittsburgh to Rocky Mtns, 2:45. TYPE LOCALITY: "(Arkansas River]...the place where the river leaves the mountains," Restricted by Merriam (1905: 163) to about 26 mi. [42 km] below Cafìon City, Fremont Co., Colorado [USA]. DISTRIBUTION: Mountains of Colorado and E Utah south to NE Arizona and S New Mexico (USA). STATUS: IUCN - Endangered as T. q. australis. SYNONYMS: animosus (Warren, 1909); australis (Patterson, 1980); gracilis J. Allen, 1890. COMMENTS: Subgenus Neotamias. Includes australis (Patterson, 1980). Formerly included hopiensis, but see Patterson (1984:452), who regarded it a nomen dubium, and rufus, now considered distinct (Patterson, 1984); but see Hoffmeister and Ellis (1979). See also umbrinus.
description: Published as part of Robert S. Hoffmann & Charles G. Anderson, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 419-465 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 455, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353130
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