cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Canada's Exchange Rate Regime and North American Economic Integration: The Role of Risk-Sharing Mechanisms
Creators: name: Antia, Zahir
name: Djoudad, Ramdane
name: St-Amant, Pierre
Publisher: name: Bank of Canada
Year: 1999

description: Our contribution in this paper is threefold. First, we survey the empirical literature on consumption smoothing mechanisms of regional economic shocks. Second, building on the work of Asdrubali et al. (1996), we present evidence on the role played by various smoothing mechanisms for specific economic shocks affecting Canadian provinces. Third, we assess whether smoothing mechanisms play a role at the North American level in facilitating the adjustment to shocks affecting Canada and the United States specifically. Our main conclusion is that there appears to be substantially more smoothing of specific provincial shocks across Canadian provinces than there is smoothing of specific shocks affecting the two countries. From this perspective, and in the absence of major structural changes, a Canada—U.S. monetary union would pose several challenges. We also conclude that the "quantity anomaly," i.e., the empirical finding that consumption tends to be less correlated than output across countries and across U.S. states, is not present in Canadian provincial data.
description: L'étude apporte une contribution à trois égards. Les auteurs commencent par passer en revue les études empiriques traitant des mécanismes qui permettent d'atténuer l'incidence des chocs économiques régionaux sur la consommation. S'inspirant des travaux d'Asdrubali et coll., ils présentent ensuite certains résultats concernant le rôle joué par divers mécanismes de lissage de la consommation en présence de chocs économiques spécifiques aux provinces canadiennes. Les auteurs se demandent enfin si ces mécanismes facilitent l'ajustement de l'économie nord-américaine aux chocs frappant à la fois le Canada et les États-Unis. Leur principale conclusion est que les chocs spécifiques aux provinces canadiennes semblent mieux amortis d'une province à l'autre que les chocs communs aux deux pays. De ce point de vue et en l'absence de changements structurels majeurs, une union monétaire entre le Canada et les États-Unis poserait plusieurs problèmes. Les auteurs constatent également que l'« anomalie quantitative », soit le résultat empirique selon lequel la consommation est moins corrélée que la production d'un pays à l'autre et d'un État américain à l'autre, ne se vérifie pas dans le cas des provinces canadiennes.
Morphology systems for databases on buildings with curved façades
Creators: name: Vollers, K.
Publisher: name: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings
Year: 2010

description: Buildings are emerging with an increasing degree of geometrical variation. As yet no scheme categorises data on the basis of non-orthogonal geometries applied. The author proposes an easily accessible morphological scheme which for example, enables data to be retrieved on sustainable performance of glass types as related to the distinctive building shapes. The scheme focuses on high-rises; in a later version buildings with less prominent vertical character will be included. The shaping of most non-orthogonal buildings is related to developments in modeling software. The morphological scheme is based on software manipulations to describe shaping, not on mathematical formulae. As software develops, new ways of form generating and new shapes emerge. In consequence the shaping scheme gradually will be updated. The scheme can be made accessible both in printed version by illustrations, as in digitised form, for example by keywords. The scheme is illustrated by examples of overall shaping. Trends in the applications of types of curved glass are briefly discussed.
description: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2 (2010): Challenging Glass 2
Form Factors and semileptonic decay of $D_s^+\to ϕ\bar{\ell}ν$ from QCD sum rule
Creators: name: Du, Dong-Sheng
name: Li, Jing-Wu
name: Yang, Mao-Zhi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We calculate $D_s^+\to ϕ$ transition form factors $V$, $A_0$, $A_1$ and $A_2$, and study semileptonic decay of $D_s^+\to ϕ\bar{\ell}ν$ based on QCD sum rule method. We compare our results of the ratios of $V(0)/A_1(0)$, $A_2(0)/A_1(0)$, $Γ_L/Γ_T$, and the total decay branching ratio of $D_s^+\to ϕ\bar{\ell}ν$ with experimental data, and find that they are consistent.
description: version to appear in Eur.Phys.J.C
Thermal structure and cooling of superfluid neutron stars with accreted magnetized envelopes
Creators: name: Potekhin, A. Y.
name: Yakovlev, D. G.
name: Chabrier, G.
name: Gnedin, O. Y.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the thermal structure of neutron stars with magnetized envelopes composed of accreted material, using updated thermal conductivities of plasmas in quantizing magnetic fields, as well as equation of state and radiative opacities for partially ionized hydrogen in strong magnetic fields. The relation between the internal and local surface temperatures is calculated and fitted by an analytic function of the internal temperature, magnetic field strength, angle between the field lines and the normal to the surface, surface gravity, and the mass of the accreted material. The luminosity of a neutron star with a dipole magnetic field is calculated for various values of the accreted mass, internal temperature, and magnetic field strength. Using these results, we simulate cooling of superfluid neutron stars with magnetized accreted envelopes. We consider slow and fast cooling regimes, paying special attention to very slow cooling of low-mass superfluid neutron stars. In the latter case, the cooling is strongly affected by the combined effect of magnetized accreted envelopes and neutron superfluidity in the stellar crust. Our results are important for interpretation of observations of isolated neutron stars hottest for their age, such as RX J0822-43 and PSR B1055-52.
description: 15 pages, 12 figures, 2 tables. Corrected title only (v2)
Modern façade and roof constructions with photovoltaic panels
Creators: name: Siebert, B.
name: Siebert, G.
Publisher: name: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings
Year: 2010

description: Glass as a building material is used in a multitude of new applications like modern glass facades or roof constructions. Important points in these times are a contribution to a positive energy balance. So the application of solar panels becomes more and more important. Until now most applications are standard applications with framed panels on roofs or installations on fields. More and more attractive applications from the architectural point of view are built or are under construction. There are on the one hand side different techniques to combine the photovoltaic element with the glass pane. The possible glass sizes are increasing, so there are many new ways of application. On the other hand side there are different possibilities of the fixing of the solar panel: Linear or in points. First some basics about the topics glass and solar are explained. The "traditional" systems for fixing of solar panels and also new systems are presented very short. In addition technical aspects like principle design rules, static calculation of solar panels and substructure are presented. Built examples with solar panels are presented.
description: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2 (2010): Challenging Glass 2
Tight-binding g-Factor Calculations of CdSe Nanostructures
Creators: name: Schrier, Joshua
name: Whaley, K. Birgitta
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Condensed Matter (cond-mat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Lande g-factors for CdSe quantum dots and rods are investigated within the framework of the semiempirical tight-binding method. We describe methods for treating both the n-doped and neutral nanostructures, and then apply these to a selection of nanocrystals of variable size and shape, focusing on approximately spherical dots and rods of differing aspect ratio. For the negatively charged n-doped systems, we observe that the g-factors for near-spherical CdSe dots are approximately independent of size, but show strong shape dependence as one axis of the quantum dot is extended to form rod-like structures. In particular, there is a discontinuity in the magnitude of g-factor and a transition from anisotropic to isotropic g-factor tensor at aspect ratio ~1.3. For the neutral systems, we analyze the electron g-factor of both the conduction and valence band electrons. We find that the behavior of the electron g-factor in the neutral nanocrystals is generally similar to that in the n-doped case, showing the same strong shape dependence and discontinuity in magnitude and anisotropy. In smaller systems the g-factor value is dependent on the details of the surface model. Comparison with recent measurements of g-factors for CdSe nanocrystals suggests that the shape dependent transition may be responsible for the observations of anomalous numbers of g-factors at certain nanocrystal sizes.
description: 15 pages, 6 figures. Fixed typos to match published version
Experimental Investigation of the Settling Characteristics of Carbon and Metal Oxide Nanofuels
Creators: name: Singh, Gurjap
name: Lopes, Elio
name: Hentges, Nicholas
name: Becker, Daniela
name: Ratner, Albert
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Fuels dispersed with engineered nanoparticle additives, or nanofuels, are desirable for the vastly different combustion properties such as combustion rate and ignition delay they exhibit compared to base fuels. The stability of such nanofuels over time and under different particle loadings is a very important parameter to consider before they can be put into practical use. Many techniques exist today to analyze suspension stability, which have been developed to analyze water-based nanofluids. Sometimes these techniques can be expensive, and/or require specialized equipment, and/or require a method that is invasive and disturbs the suspension. Present research uses a non-contact, non-invasive, low-cost experimental setup to analyze suspension stability over long periods of time. Nanofuels made from carbon-based nanomaterials (acetylene black, multiwalled carbon nanotubes) and metal oxide nanomaterials (copper oxide, aluminum oxide) with hydrocarbon fuels (canola biodiesel, petrodiesel) have been prepared and their settling rates have been analyzed over the period of three days. It is found that metal oxides go through several metastable states as they settle. The effect of initial concentration and liquid column height is shown. It is hoped that present research showcases the positive traits of the presented technique and will spark further interest in nanofuel stability.
description: 26 pages, double spaced, 10 figures
title: Estimating One-Factor Models of Short-Term Interest Rates
Creators: name: Mc Manus, Des
name: Watt, David
Publisher: name: Bank of Canada
Year: 1999

description: There currently exists in the literature several continuous-time one-factor models for short-term interest rates. This paper considers a wide range of these models that are nested into one general model. These models are approximated using both a discrete-time model and a model that accounts for aggregation effects over time, and are estimated by both the method of maximum likelihood and the general method of moments, for both Canadian and U.S. data. The estimation results are found to be independent of the approximation model used. However, the results are dependent on the estimation technique, more so for Canada than the United States. As an alternative check, the efficient method of moments is also employed. Hypothesis testing strongly suggests these one-factor models do not provide a good description of the evolution of Canadian short-term interest rates. In contrast, these models perform better for short-term U.S. interest rates.
description: On relève plusieurs modèles à un facteur formulés en temps continu dans les ouvrages économiques pour décrire le comportement des taux d'intérêt à court terme. Les auteurs de l'étude examinent une large gamme de ces modèles constituant des cas particuliers d'un modèle plus général. Ils les représentent de façon approchée au moyen d'un premier modèle en temps discret et d'un second qui tient compte des effets d'agrégation au fil du temps, qu'ils estiment ensuite par la méthode du maximum de vraisemblance et la méthode des moments généralisés à l'aide de données canadiennes et américaines. Les résultats de l'estimation ne varient pas selon l'approximation utilisée; ils varient toutefois en fonction de la méthode d'estimation, et ce davantage dans le cas du Canada que pour les États-Unis. Les auteurs emploient aussi la méthode des moments efficaces pour contre-vérifier leurs résultats. Les tests d'hypothèse donnent fortement à penser que les modèles à un facteur parviennent mal à décrire l'évolution des taux à court terme au Canada. Ces modèles arrivent mieux, en revanche, à expliquer celle des taux comparables aux États-Unis.
MOESM5 of What are the mechanisms that support healthcare professionals to adopt assisted decision-making practice? A rapid realist review
Creators: name: Davies, Carmel
name: Fattori, Francesco
name: O’Donnell, Deirdre
name: Donnelly, Sarah
name: Éidín Ní Shé
name: Shea, Marie O.
name: Prihodova, Lucia
name: Gleeson, Caoimhe
name: Flynn, Áine
name: Rock, Bernadette
name: Grogan, Jacqueline
name: O’Brien, Michelle
name: O’Hanlon, Shane
name: Cooney, Marie
name: Tighe, Marie
name: Kroll, Thilo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 5. Programme Theories (PTs) Process- Phase 1-3.
A note on higher-order vertices of higher-spin fields in flat and (A)dS space
Creators: name: Joung, Euihun
name: Taronna, Massimo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we classify homogeneous solutions to the Noether procedure in (A)dS for an arbitrary number of external legs and in general dimensions. We also give a review of the corresponding flat space classification and its relation with the (A)dS result presented here. The role of dimensional dependent identities is also investigated.
description: 27 pages + appendices
title: Pricing Interest Rate Derivatives in a Non-Parametric Two-Factor Term-Structure Model
Creators: name: Knight, John
name: Li, Fuchun
name: Yuan, Mingwei
Publisher: name: Bank of Canada
Year: 1999

description: Diffusion functions in term-structure models are measures of uncertainty about future price movements and are directly related to the risk associated with holding financial securities. Correct specification of diffusion functions is crucial in pricing options and other derivative securities. In contrast to the standard parametric two-factor models, we propose a non-parametric two-factor term-structure model that imposes no restrictions on the functional forms of the diffusion functions. Hence, this model allows for maximum flexibility when fitting diffusion functions into data. A non-parametric procedure is developed for estimating the diffusion functions, based on the discretely sampled observations. The convergence properties and the asymptotic distributions of the proposed non-parametric estimators of the diffusion functions with multivariate dimensions are also obtained. Based on U.S. data, the non-parametric prices of the bonds and bond options are computed and compared with those calculated under an alternative parametric model. The empirical results show that the non-parametric model generates significantly different prices for the derivative securities.
description: Les fonctions de diffusion utilisées dans les modèles relatifs à la structure des taux d'intérêt constituent des mesures de l'incertitude entourant l'évolution future des prix et sont directement liées au risque associé à la détention de titres financiers. La qualité de leur spécification est cruciale pour l'évaluation des options et des autres produits dérivés. Les auteurs recourent à un modèle non paramétrique à deux facteurs qui n'impose aucune restriction à la forme fonctionnelle de ces fonctions, contrairement aux modèles paramétriques à deux facteurs traditionnels. Ils disposent ainsi d'un maximum de souplesse aux fins de l'estimation des fonctions de diffusion à l'aide des données. La méthode non paramétrique que les auteurs ont mise au point pour estimer les fonctions de diffusion est fondée sur les observations tirées d'un échantillon discret. Les auteurs établissent aussi les propriétés de convergence et les distributions asymptotiques des estimateurs non paramétriques des fonctions de diffusion à plusieurs variables. Ils calculent les prix des obligations du Trésor américain et des options qui s'y rapportent au moyen de leur méthode non paramétrique et les comparent à ceux obtenus au moyen d'un modèle paramétrique. D'après les résultats empiriques qu'ils obtiennent, les prix des produits dérivés générés par les modèles paramétrique et non paramétrique diffèrent passablement.
Soil erosion management at the watershed level for sustainable agriculture and forestry in Vietnam
Creators: name: Orange, Didier
name: Podwojewski, Pascal
name: Toan, T. D.
name: Phai, D. D.
name: Bayer, A.
name: Phuong, N. D.
name: Thiet, N. V.
name: Rinh, P. V.
name: Koikas, J.
name: Orange, Didier
name: Podwojewski, Pascal
name: Toan, T. D.
name: Phai, D. D.
name: Bayer, A.
name: Phuong, N. D.
name: Thiet, N. V.
name: Rinh, P. V.
name: Koikas, J.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Land Economics/Use
subject: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
subject: Erosion
subject: Rain
subject: Water table
subject: Soil properties
subject: Soil management
subject: Land use
subject: Watershed management
subject: Sustainable agriculture
subject: Forestry
subject: Vietnam

description: In Annual report 2003. IWMI Southeast Asia Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand
Design and Build of a Warped Tram Station Roof in Delft
Creators: name: Eekhout, M.
name: Lockefeer, W.
name: Staaks, D.
Publisher: name: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings
Year: 2010

description: In 1992 Walter Lockefeer and Mick Eekhout designed an office for the Glass Association in Gouda with a flamboyant glass envelope, which ended as runner-up in an architectural competition. The design was classical in architectural sense and futuristic in technical sense: it contained a pre-stressed glass membrane. In 2002 Octatube introduced the use of twisted tempered glass panels in the realization of the City Hall of Alphen aan den Rijn NL. Since then further research of the structural behaviour of twisted glass panels has been carried out by Dries Staaks, leading to a profound knowledge about its quantitative behaviour as well as quantitative approach on stresses and stability. The latter is referred to as the “Law of Staaks”. On the basis of the developed theory the application of twisted panels has been extended and proven to be a valuable contribution in order to realise free form twisted glass envelopes. Although the theory was investigated and set up after the first application in Alphen, it was only after establishment of this very theory that several buildings could be provided with accurately engineered twisted roofs and flat roofs with twisted parts, where the glass panels were even insulated / laminated glass panels. The 1992 design, which was not chosen out of disbelief concerning the innovative state of its glass façade, could be entirely built today from the trustworthy glass technology. The integral innovation approach as a bridge between fundamental research, technical development and application design, each with its own habits and peculiarities, but in mutual understanding and support, shows that integral incremental developments on many levels pay off and produce new technologies for use in architecture. This contribution ends with the application of a glass roof for a warped glass roof surface, making use of the maximum cold warping possibilities of laminated glass panels.
description: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2 (2010): Challenging Glass 2
A note on the HRT conjecture and a new uncertainty principle for the short-time Fourier transform
Creators: name: Nicola, Fabio
name: Trapasso, S. Ivan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 42B10, 42C15, 42C30

description: In this note we provide a negative answer to a question raised by M. Kreisel concerning a condition on the short-time Fourier transform that would imply the HRT conjecture. In particular we provide a new type of uncertainty principle for the short-time Fourier transform which forbids the arrangement of an arbitrary "bump with fat tail" profile.
description: 6 pages
MOESM6 of What are the mechanisms that support healthcare professionals to adopt assisted decision-making practice? A rapid realist review
Creators: name: Davies, Carmel
name: Fattori, Francesco
name: O’Donnell, Deirdre
name: Donnelly, Sarah
name: Éidín Ní Shé
name: Shea, Marie O.
name: Prihodova, Lucia
name: Gleeson, Caoimhe
name: Flynn, Áine
name: Rock, Bernadette
name: Grogan, Jacqueline
name: O’Brien, Michelle
name: O’Hanlon, Shane
name: Cooney, Marie
name: Tighe, Marie
name: Kroll, Thilo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 6. Summary of literature for Review.
Additional file 2 of Mapping evidence on the distribution of the costs associated with cancer of prostate, cervix, and female breast in the sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a scoping review
Creators: name: Ngcamphalala, Cebisile
name: Ostensson, Ellinor
name: Mbuzeleni Hlongwa
name: Themba G. Ginindza
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 2. Draft search strategy for PubMed/MEDLINE.
Measurement of gamma p --> K+ Lambda and gamma p --> K+ Sigma0 at photon energies up to 2.6 GeV
Creators: name: Glander, K. -H.
name: Barth, J.
name: Braun, W.
name: Hannappel, J.
name: Jöpen, N.
name: Klein, F.
name: Klempt, E.
name: Lawall, R.
name: Link, J.
name: Menze, D.
name: Neuerburg, W.
name: Ostrick, M.
name: Paul, E.
name: Schulday, I.
name: Schwille, W. J.
name: Pee, H. v.
name: Wieland, F. W.
name: Wißkirchen, J.
name: Wu, C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The reactions gamma p --> K+ Lambda and gamma p --> K+ Sigma0 were measured in the energy range from threshold up to a photon energy of 2.6 GeV. The data were taken with the SAPHIR detector at the electron stretcher facility, ELSA. Results on cross sections and hyperon polarizations are presented as a function of kaon production angle and photon energy. The total cross section for Lambda production rises steeply with energy close to threshold, whereas the Sigma0 cross section rises slowly to a maximum at about E_gamma = 1.45 GeV. Cross sections together with their angular decompositions into Legendre polynomials suggest contributions from resonance production for both reactions. In general, the induced polarization of Lambda has negative values in the kaon forward direction and positive values in the backward direction. The magnitude varies with energy. The polarization of Sigma0 follows a similar angular and energy dependence as that of Lambda, but with opposite sign.
description: 21 pages, 25 figures, submitted to Eur. Phys. J. A
Structural Transparency – A New Wood Plastic Composite Girder
Creators: name: Wörner, J.-D.
name: Eckhardt, C.
Publisher: name: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings
Year: 2010

description: Transparency is one of the significant features of modern architecture. By utilising transparent materials the feeling of lightness can be conveyed. This paper shows the possibility of employing transparent plastic as a load-bearing element. In order to be able to use a new material as part of the building structure it is essential to know its mechanical behaviour under various conditions like different temperatures, environmental impacts or the load duration. Proposals for the design of structural elements that consist of these materials are still rare up to now since plastics are still fairly new to the building industry. By combining transparent with conventional building materials it is possible to merge transparency and strength in a girder that comprises a combination of transparent thermoplastics and wood.
description: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2 (2010): Challenging Glass 2
Mechanical Challenge of Frameless PV-Modules
Creators: name: Weller, B.
name: Tautenhahn, L.
Publisher: name: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings
Year: 2010

description: Frameless glass-to-glass PV-modules are exposed to a wide range of weather conditions, depending on their destined place of installation. Numerous aspects affect the mechanical stability as well as the mechanical durability under static and dynamic load conditions. These aspects are presented and discussed in detail. The structure of a glass-to-glass PV-module shows many similar features as a laminated glazing element in façades, which allows adopting knowledge from the structural use of glass in buildings. However, in some aspects, typical PV-modules show characteristic features, which significantly differ from standard laminated glass. The experience of using glass in buildings and the specific needs of the industry provide a fundamental basis for the development of innovative support and reinforcing systems. The research activities cover dynamic studies to assess the durability of PV-modules.
description: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2 (2010): Challenging Glass 2
Energetic optimization effects in single resonant tunneling $GaAs$--nanoconverters
Creators: name: Valencia-Ortega, G.
name: Arias-Hernandez, L. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Several models of thermionic energy nanoconverters have been proposed to study the transport phenomena that take place in electronic devices. For example, in resonant tunneling junctions those phenomena are manifested through the thermoelectric effects. The coupling between the electron flux and the heat flux in this type of semiconductor heterostructures, not only allows to obtain transport coefficients (electrical and thermal conductivities, and a Seebeck--like and Peltier--like coefficients), but also to study its operation as a thermionic generator or as a refrigerator within the context of irreversible thermodynamics. The existence of the characteristic steady states that can be reached by any linear energy converter led us to characterize a family of Seebeck--like coefficients, as well as establish bounds for the values of a kind of figure of merit $(Tz'_{D,I})$, both associated with the well-known operating regimes: minimum dissipation function, maximum power output, maximum efficiency and maximum compromise function. By taking as example an $Al_{x}GaAs/GaAs$ junction, we found that the transport coefficients depend strongly on temperature and the conduction band height, which can be modulated according to the selected operation mode.
description: 18 pages, 6 figures
Additional file 3 of Mapping evidence on the distribution of the costs associated with cancer of prostate, cervix, and female breast in the sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a scoping review
Creators: name: Ngcamphalala, Cebisile
name: Ostensson, Ellinor
name: Mbuzeleni Hlongwa
name: Themba G. Ginindza
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 3. List of countries in the sub-Saharan Africa.
Glass-Steel Beams as Structural Members of Façades
Creators: name: Weller, B.
name: Meier, A.
name: Weimar, T.
Publisher: name: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings
Year: 2010

description: Glass used in structural applications enables a higher level of transparency in façades. However, attention should be paid to the material specific properties, such as brittleness and its incapability of plastic deformation. Laminated glass beams may improve several properties due to the elastic behaviour of the interlayer material. Contrary to laminated panes, which are subject to plate bending, laminated beams lose all their bearing capacity in case all individual plies are broken. The presented hybrid beams that are composed of glass and steel and bonded together with a transparent acrylate adhesive are developed to improve the post-breakage performance of transparent beams. Hybrid beams, therefore, offer a variety of potential applications in façades and glass structures. Within this research, a number of hybrid beams with different cross sections and combinations of glass and steel were tested. The results confirm a better structural behaviour of hybrid beams in comparison with conventional laminated glass beams.
description: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2 (2010): Challenging Glass 2
Additional file 1 of SLIC-Occ: functional segmentation of occupancy images improves precision of EC50 images
Creators: name: Ibrahimy, Alaaddin
name: Hoye, Jocelyn
name: Wu, Hao
name: de Laat, Bart
name: Kim, Su Jin
name: Wilson, David L.
name: Morris, Evan D.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Additional file 1. Figure S1. AICc images for phantom data showing 1- and 2-parameter selection for both voxel-level and cluster-level in coronal, axial, and sagittal views. Figure S2. Occmax images for phantom data showing the maximum occupancy estimated for both voxel-level and cluster-level in coronal, axial, and sagittal views. Figure S3. AICc images for human occupancy data showing 1- and 2-parameter selection for both voxel-level and cluster-level in coronal, axial, and sagittal views. Figure S4. Occmax images for human occupancy data showing the maximum occupancy estimated for both voxel-level and cluster-level in coronal, axial, and sagittal views. Figure S5. a Precision and b accuracy (Eq. 10) of EC50 for a background cluster region with true EC50 = 10 ng/mL using different m and K combinations. K is the number of initial clusters, and m is weighting coefficient spatial distance over the temporal distance. Vertical dash line represents the selected value of m for the reported case. Note: m and K were selected for analysis of both phantom and human data based on similar calculations for multiple regions on the phantom data. Figure S6. a Precision and b accuracy (Eq. 10) of EC50 for putamen region with true EC50 = 50 ng/mL using different m and K combinations. K is the number of initial clusters, and m is weighting coefficient spatial distance over the temporal distance.Vertical dash line represents the selected value of m for the reported case. Note: m and K were selected for analysis of both phantom and human data based on similar calculations for multiple regions on the phantom data.
A Quantitative Comparison of SMC, LMC, and Milky Way UV to NIR Extinction Curves
Creators: name: Gordon, Karl D.
name: Clayton, Geoffrey C.
name: Misselt, K. A.
name: Landolt, Arlo U.
name: Wolff, Michael J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an exhaustive, quantitative comparison of all of the known extinction curves in the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds (SMC and LMC) with our understanding of the general behavior of Milky Way extinction curves. The R_V dependent CCM relationship and the sample of extinction curves used to derive this relationship is used to describe the general behavior of Milky Way extinction curves. The ultraviolet portion of the SMC and LMC extinction curves are derived from archival IUE data, except for one new SMC extinction curve which was measured using HST/STIS observations. The optical extinction curves are derived from new (for the SMC) and literature UBVRI photometry (for the LMC). The near-infrared extinction curves are calculated mainly from 2MASS photometry supplemented with DENIS and new JHK photometry. For each extinction curve, we give R_V = A(V)/E(B-V) and N(HI) values which probe the same dust column as the extinction curve. We compare the properties of the SMC and LMC extinction curves with the CCM relationship three different ways: each curve by itself, the behavior of extinction at different wavelengths with R_V, and behavior of the extinction curve FM fit parameters with R_V. As has been found previously, we find that a small number of LMC extinction curves are consistent with the CCM relationship, but majority of the LMC and all of the SMC curves do not follow the CCM relationship. For the first time, we find that the CCM relationship seems to form a bound on the properties of all of the LMC and SMC extinction curves. This result strengthens the picture of dust extinction curves exhibit a continuum of properties between those found in the Milky Way and the SMC Bar. (abridged)
description: 18 pages, 10 figures, ApJ in press
IRIS Mg II Observations and Non-LTE Modeling of Off-limb Spicules in a Solar Polar Coronal Hole
Creators: name: Tei, Akiko
name: Gunar, Stanislav
name: Heinzel, Petr
name: Okamoto, Takenori J.
name: Stepan, Jiri
name: Jejcic, Sonja
name: Shibata, Kazunari
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigated the off-limb spicules observed in the Mg II h and k lines by IRIS in a solar polar coronal hole. We analyzed the large dataset of obtained spectra to extract quantitative information about the line intensities, shifts, and widths. The observed Mg II line profiles are broad and double-peaked at lower altitudes, broad but flat-topped at middle altitudes, and narrow and single-peaked with the largest Doppler shifts at higher altitudes. We use 1D non-LTE vertical slab models (i.e. models which consider departures from Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium) in single-slab and multi-slab configurations to interpret the observations and to investigate how a superposition of spicules along the line of sight (LOS) affects the synthetic Mg II line profiles. The used multi-slab models are either static, i.e. without any LOS velocities, or assume randomly assigned LOS velocities of individual slabs, representing the spicule dynamics. We conducted such single-slab and multi-slab modeling for a broad set of model input parameters and showed the dependence of the Mg II line profiles on these parameters. We demonstrated that the observed line widths of the h and k line profiles are strongly affected by the presence of multiple spicules along the LOS. We later showed that the profiles obtained at higher altitudes can be reproduced by single-slab models representing individual spicules. We found that the multi-slab model with a random distribution of the LOS velocities ranging from -25 to 25 km s$^{-1}$ can well reproduce the width and the shape of Mg II profiles observed at middle altitudes.
description: 19 pages, 11 figures, accepted in the Astrophysical Journal
Generation of higher-order atomic dipole squeezing in a high-Q micromaser cavity: VIII. multi-photon interaction
Creators: name: Xie, Rui-Hua
name: Rao, Qin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In our preceding serial works, we have investigated the generation of higher-order atomic dipole squeezing (HOADS) in a high-Q micromaser cavity, discussing the effects of dynamic Stark shift, atomic damping, atomic coherence and nonlinear one-photon processes and different initial states (for example, correlated and uncorrelated states, superposition states, squeezed vacuum). In this paper, we continue to study HOADS in a high-Q micromaser cavity, but consider that the atom interacts with the optical field via a multi-photon transition process and that the initial atom is arbitrarily prepared. For a vacuum initial field, we demonstrate that HOADS cannot occur if the atom is initially prepared in a chaotic state and that a coherent atomic state generates less efficient and stable HOADS than an arbitrary one. It is found that large detuning may lead to enhanced and strong HOADS.
description: 8 figures
Additional file 4: of De novo transcriptomic assembly and mRNA expression patterns of Botryosphaeria dothidea infection with mycoviruses chrysovirus 1 (BdCV1) and partitivirus 1 (BdPV1)
Creators: name: Wang, Lihua
name: Luo, Hui
name: Hu, Wangcheng
name: Yang, Yuekun
name: Hong, Ni
name: Wang, Guoping
name: Wang, Aiming
name: Wang, Liping
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Table S4. Quality metrics of predicated CDS from B.dothidea transcripts. (DOCX 17 kb)
Relativistic effect of $J/ψ$ hadroproduction in large $p_T$ region
Creators: name: Li, Rong
name: Chen, An-Ping
name: Huang, Jing-Kai
name: Ma, Yan-Qing
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: By combining NRQCD factorization and collinear factorization, we compute a series of relativistic corrections for $J/ψ$ hadroproduction to all orders in $v^2$ at large $p_T$ limit. The $v^2$ expansion converges well for all channels. We find that the ratio of relativistic correction term to the corresponding leading term is independent of kinematic variables for any channel, which generalizes the proportional relations found in previous works to all orders.
description: 24 pages, 2 figures
Is the Unitarity of the Quark-Mixing-CKM-Matrix Violated in Neutron Decay?
Creators: name: Abele, Hartmut
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Measurements by various international groups of researchers determine the strength of the weak interaction of the neutron, which gives us unique information on the question of the quark mixing. Neutron decay experiments now challenge the Standard Model of elementary particle physics with a deviation, 2.7 times the stated error.
description: Plenary talk at the Workshop on the CKM Unitarity Triangle, IPPP Durham, April 2003 (eConf C0304052). 5 pages
MOESM4 of What are the mechanisms that support healthcare professionals to adopt assisted decision-making practice? A rapid realist review
Creators: name: Davies, Carmel
name: Fattori, Francesco
name: O’Donnell, Deirdre
name: Donnelly, Sarah
name: Éidín Ní Shé
name: Shea, Marie O.
name: Prihodova, Lucia
name: Gleeson, Caoimhe
name: Flynn, Áine
name: Rock, Bernadette
name: Grogan, Jacqueline
name: O’Brien, Michelle
name: O’Hanlon, Shane
name: Cooney, Marie
name: Tighe, Marie
name: Kroll, Thilo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Additional file 4. Literature Synthesis Extract Template.
The Cepheid Distance to NGC 1637: A Direct Test of the EPM Distance to SN 1999em
Creators: name: Leonard, Douglas C.
name: Kanbur, Shashi M.
name: Ngeow, Choong C.
name: Tanvir, Nial R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Type II-plateau supernovae (SNe II-P) are the classic variety of core-collapse events that result from isolated, massive stars with thick hydrogen envelopes intact at the time of explosion. Their distances are now routinely estimated through two techniques: the expanding photosphere method (EPM), a primary distance-determining method, and the recently developed standard-candle method (SCM), a promising secondary technique. Using Cycle 10 HST observations, we identify 41 Cepheid variable stars in NGC 1637, the host galaxy of the most thoroughly studied SN II-P to date, SN 1999em. Remarkably, the Cepheid distance that we derive to NGC 1637, D = 11.7 +/- 1.0 Mpc, is nearly 50% larger than earlier EPM distance estimates to SN 1999em. This is the first direct comparison between these two primary distance determining methods for a galaxy hosting a well-observed, spectroscopically and photometrically normal, SN II-P. Extensive consistency checks show strong evidence to support the Cepheid distance scale, so we are led to believe that either SN 1999em is in some heretofore unsuspected way an unusual SN II-P, or that the SN II-P distance scale must be revised. Assuming the latter, this one calibration yields H_0(EPM) = 57 +/- 15 km/s/Mpc and H_0(SCM) = 59 +/- 11 km/s/Mpc; additional calibrating galaxies are clearly desirable in order to test the robustness of both determinations of H_0. The HST observations of NGC 1637 also captured the fading SN 1999em two years after explosion, providing the latest photometry ever obtained for an SN II-P. Through comparison with photometry of SN 1987A at similar epochs, we conclude that a slightly greater amount of radioactive Ni-56, ~0.09 M_sun, was ejected by SN 1999em than was derived for SN 1987A (0.075 M_sun).
description: Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal; Version with full figures available at http://astron.berkeley.edu/~leonard/papers/
Thermal Stability of Polymeric Interlayer Materials
Creators: name: Weller, B.
name: Kothe, C.
name: Kothe, M.
Publisher: name: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings
Year: 2010

description: Starting with a short summary about chemical and physical fundamentals of different interlayer materials, this article gives an overview about the thermal stability of these analyzed materials. Interlayer of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) as well as ionomers like SentryGlas (SG) are subjects of this investigation. Due to the chemical structure, the materials show differences in their thermal stability and their degradation processes. The decomposition behaviour will be characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to analyze and identify the envolved gases from constituents volatilized during thermal stress. Such analyses give information about changes in the optical and mechanical properties of the polymeric interlayer, which can occur in cases of a permanently raised temperature and cause discoloration, delamination or blistering of the interlayer.
description: Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2 (2010): Challenging Glass 2
Integrācijas nozīme jauno migrācijas modeļu kontekstā
Creators: name: Mieriņa, Inta
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: migration
sociology
liquid migration
Latvia
policy brief
migration theory
diaspora

description: Politikas rekomendāciju sērijā — īsi praktiski secinājumi par galveniem migrācijas pētījumu virzieniem. Īsumā Vislielākā nozīme integrācijas veicināšanā ir uzņemošajai sabiedrībai. Ja migranta nākotne, tai skaitā uzturēšanās ilgums un iespēja konkrētajā valstī, ir neskaidra, mazinās motivācija integrācijā investēt laiku un pūles. Nepieciešams pārskatīt integrācijas indikatorus. Vēlams, lai mēģinājumi veicināt integrāciju kļūtu holistiskāki, atvērtāki un vairāk «uz migrantiem vērsti». Piedāvātais konceptuālais modelis var palīdzēt teorētiķiem labāk ilustrēt mūsdienu migrantu adaptācijas procesus.
title: Capital Gains and Inflation Taxes in a Life-cycle Model
Creators: name: Leung, Charles
name: Zhang, Guang-Jia
Publisher: name: Bank of Canada
Year: 1999

description: Inflation distorts an economy through many channels. This paper highlights the interaction between inflation and capital gains tax and how they distort an economy through the financial market. Several observations motivate this research. First, capital formation or investment is an important channel for economic agents to smooth their consumption over their life cycles. Second, capital gains are taxed only when the gains are realized. Third, inflation introduces an upward bias in the calculation of the tax base. Thus, a capital gains tax in the presence of inflation can have a large welfare effect even though its contribution to the government revenue is relatively small.

This paper supplements the literature on the overlapping generations model with money. In a world with imperfect capital markets where all agents consume cash goods, inflation transfers purchasing power from cash-rich generations to cash-poor generations who suffer more from liquidity constraints. This observation makes the welfare analysis here more interesting.
description: L'inflation exerce des distorsions de toutes sortes dans l'économie. Dans cette étude, les auteurs mettent en lumière l'interaction qui existe entre l'inflation et l'imposition des gains en capital ainsi que les distorsions que ces deux facteurs créent dans l'économie par le truchement des marchés financiers. Leur analyse s'appuie sur plusieurs observations. Premièrement, la formation du capital, c'est-à-dire l'investissement, est un important outil qui permet aux agents économiques de répartir plus également leur consommation sur l'ensemble de leur vie. Deuxièmement, les gains en capital ne sont imposés qu'une fois réalisés. Troisièmement, l'inflation entraîne un gonflement de l'assiette fiscale. L'imposition des gains en capital en période inflationniste peut donc avoir une incidence considérable sur le bien-être même si sa contribution aux recettes de l'État demeure relativement mineure.

Les auteurs de l'étude font intervenir la monnaie dans un modèle à générations imbriquées. Dans un monde où les marchés des capitaux sont imparfaits et où les agents doivent payer comptant les biens qu'ils consomment, l'inflation engendre un transfert de pouvoir d'achat des générations disposant de sommes d'argent importantes vers celles qui subissent des contraintes de liquidité. La prise en compte de ce phénomène aboutit à une analyse plus riche des effets de l'inflation sur le bien-être.