cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Automated Code-centric Software Vulnerability Assessment: How Far Are We? An Empirical Study in C/C++
Creators: name: Nguyen, Anh The
name: Le, Triet Huynh Minh
name: Babar, M. Ali
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Background: The C and C++ languages hold significant importance in Software Engineering research because of their widespread use in practice. Numerous studies have utilized Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) techniques to detect software vulnerabilities (SVs) in the source code written in these languages. However, the application of these techniques in function-level SV assessment has been largely unexplored. SV assessment is increasingly crucial as it provides detailed information on the exploitability, impacts, and severity of security defects, thereby aiding in their prioritization and remediation. Aims: We conduct the first empirical study to investigate and compare the performance of ML and DL models, many of which have been used for SV detection, for function-level SV assessment in C/C++. Method: Using 9,993 vulnerable C/C++ functions, we evaluated the performance of six multi-class ML models and five multi-class DL models for the SV assessment at the function level based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). We further explore multi-task learning, which can leverage common vulnerable code to predict all SV assessment outputs simultaneously in a single model, and compare the effectiveness and efficiency of this model type with those of the original multi-class models. Results: We show that ML has matching or even better performance compared to the multi-class DL models for function-level SV assessment with significantly less training time. Employing multi-task learning allows the DL models to perform significantly better, with an average of 8-22% increase in Matthews Correlation Coefficient (MCC). Conclusions: We distill the practices of using data-driven techniques for function-level SV assessment in C/C++, including the use of multi-task DL to balance efficiency and effectiveness. This can establish a strong foundation for future work in this area.
description: Accepted as a full paper in the technical track at The International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM) 2024
Grundzüge und Tendenzen der südkoreanischen Außenpolitik 1999/2000
Creators: name: Schramm, Oliver
Publisher: name: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Year: 2018

description: Die Regierung von Präsident Kim Dae-jung hat im Jahr 1999 und den darauffolgenden Monaten ihre erfolgreiche Außenpolitik der Vorjahre fortgesetzt. Nachdem bisher neben dem Beginn der „Sunshine Policy“ vor allem eine stärkere Annäherung an die „vier großen Nachbarn“ im Zentrum der südkoreanischen Außenpolitik unter Kim Dae-jung stand, hat Südkorea in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 1999 sein Profil als Akteur in multilateralen Zusammenhängen deutlich verbessern können. Die erste Hälfte 2000 stand dagegen ganz im Zeichen der innerkoreanischen Annäherung mit dem Gipfeltreffen in Pyongyang als dem herausragenden Ereignis.
description: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft, 2000: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Biomechanical analysis of limited-contact plate used for osteosynthesis
Creators: name: Pochrząst, Magdalena
name: Basiaga, Marcin
name: Marciniak, Jan
name: Kaczmarek, Marcin
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2014
Subjects: internal fixation; biomechanics, locking compression plates, fracture, titanium alloys

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 01/2014; ISSN 1509-409X
Alonips apicalis
Creators: name: Lis, Jerzy A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cydnidae
Alonips
Alonips apicalis

description: Alonips apicalis (DALLAS, 1851)
3 males: INDIA: Maharashtra, Pune Distr., Lonavla, Bhushi Dam, 25 IX 2005, at light, leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University. 2 males, 1 female: INDIA: Maharashtra, Satara Distr., Wai, 5 X 2005, at light, leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University. 4 males, 9 females: INDIA: Maharashtra, Pune Distr., Mulshi at Mulshi Lake, 7-8 X 2005, at light, leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University.
Known from Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand (J.A. LIS 1994, 1999).
description: Published as part of Lis, Jerzy A., 2007, Peltoxys sataranus, a new burrower bug species from India, and new records for some other heteropterans from the Maharashtra State * (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), pp. 209-214 in Genus 18 on pages 212-213
Towards reuse in agent oriented information systems: the importance of being purposive
Creators: name: Goss, Simon
name: Heinze, Clint
name: Papasimeon, Michael
name: Pearce, Adrian
name: Sterling, Leon
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The emergence of large information systems has pushed software specification into the area of business modelling to adequately capture and consider business requirements. At the same time, there has been a move toward techniques for specifying the behaviours of and the knowledge associated with intelligent agents as these are increasingly found as important components of those information systems. This paper presents four software models useful for specifying the requirements of an agent oriented information system. Adopting a similar notation for each model smooths the transition between models. It will be shown that it is in the relationships between these models there is scope for capturing purposive descriptions that facilitate reuse at various levels. A commentary on the importance of an explicit representation of the purpose for which a software component is intended is provided followed by an example, from the domain of military simulation, that illustrates the model and its application. The aim of this paper is to present a, modelling approach that unifies business models, use case models, agent behavioural models and domain models, for the purpose of specifying an agent oriented information system.
Wave function of $^9$Be in the three-body (alpha-alpha-n)-model
Creators: name: Rakityansky, S. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A simple analytic expression of the three-body wave function describing the system $(ααn)$ in the ground state $\frac{3}{2}^-$ of ${}^9\mathrm{Be}$ is obtained. In doing this, it is assumed that the $α$ particles interact with each other via the $S$-wave Ali-Bodmer potential including the Coulomb term, and the neutron-$α$ forces act only in the $P$-wave state. This wave function is constructed by trial and error method via solving in this way a kind of inverse problem when the two-body $αα$ potential is recovered from a postulated three-body wave function. As a result, the wave function is an exact solution of the corresponding three-body Schrödinger equation for experimentally known binding energy and for the $αα$ potential whose difference from the Ali-Bodmer one is minimized by varying the adjustable parameters which the postulated wave function depends on.
description: 16 pages, 4 figures; to appear in Physical Review C
Development of a Brief Substance Use Sensation Seeking Scale : Validation and Prediction of Injection-Related Behaviors
Creators: name: Werb, Dan
name: Richardson, Christopher G.
name: Buxton, Jane A.
name: Shoveller, Jean
name: Wood, Evan
name: Kerr, Thomas
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: Sensation seeking, a personality trait, has been shown to predict engagement in high-risk behaviors. However, little is known regarding the impact of sensation seeking on substance use among street youth. We therefore sought to modify a sensation seeking scale (SSS) for use among this population. Street youth from the Vancouver-based At-Risk Youth Study (n = 226) completed the modified SSS. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA/CFA) were undertaken to establish the scale’s dimensionality and internal validity. The association between SSS score and injection-related behaviors was tested using generalized estimating equation (GEE) analysis. EFA results indicated scale unidimensionality. The comparative fit index (CFI) suggested acceptable fit (CFI = 0.914). In multivariate analysis, sensation seeking was independently associated with injection drug use, crystal methamphetamine use, polysubstance use, and binge drug use (all p < 0.05). Our findings provide preliminary support for the use of the modified SSS among street youth.
Fromundus pygmaeus
Creators: name: Lis, Jerzy A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cydnidae
Fromundus
Fromundus pygmaeus

description: Fromundus pygmaeus (DALLAS, 1851)
5 males, 3 females: INDIA: Maharashtra, Pune Distr., Mulshi at Mulshi Lake, 7-8 X 2005, at light, leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University. 2 males, 12 females: INDIA: Maharashtra, Satara Distr., Wai, 5 X 2005, at light, leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University. 1 female: INDIA: Maharashtra, Pune Distr., Lonavla, Bhushi Dam, 27 IX 2005, catch., leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University.
Very common species, widely distributed in Oriental and Australian Regions, reaching also southern regions of Palaearctics (J.A. LIS 1994, 1999; HUFNAGEL & RÉDEI 2005).
description: Published as part of Lis, Jerzy A., 2007, Peltoxys sataranus, a new burrower bug species from India, and new records for some other heteropterans from the Maharashtra State * (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), pp. 209-214 in Genus 18 on page 213
Supplementary Figures, Tables and Statistical code from Evaluating how management policies affect red wolf mortality and disappearance
Creators: name: Santiago-Ávila, Francisco J.
name: Agan, Suzanne
name: Hinton, Joseph W.
name: Treves, Adrian
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Environmental Science
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Poaching is the major cause of death for large carnivores in several regions, contributing to their global endangerment. The traditional hypothesis used in wildlife management (killing for tolerance) suggests reducing protections for a species will decrease poaching. However, recent studies suggest reducing protections will instead increase poaching (facilitated illegal killing) and its concealment (facilitated cryptic poaching). Here, we build survival and competing risk models for mortality and disappearances of adult collared red wolves (Canis rufus) released in North Carolina, USA from 1987 to 2020 (n = 526). We evaluated how changes in federal and state policies protecting red wolves influenced the hazard and incidence of mortality and disappearance. We observed substantial increases in the hazard and incidence of red wolf reported poaching, and smaller increases in disappearances, during periods of reduced federal and state protections (including liberalizing hunting of coyotes, C. latrans); white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and American black bear (Ursus americanus) hunting seasons; and management phases. Observed increases in hazard (85–256%) and incidence of reported poaching (56–243%) support the ‘facilitated illegal killing hypothesis'. We suggest improving protective policies intended to conserve endangered species generally and large carnivores in particular, to mitigate environmental crimes and generally improve the protection of wild animals.
BC Nurses' Workload Impact Study : Final Report
Creators: name: MacPhee, Maura
name: Havaei, Farinaz
name: Rodney, Paddy
name: Musto, Lynn Corinne
name: Caldana, Graziela
name: Wejr, Patricia
name: Sorensen, Christine
name: Carino, Khristine Marie G
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2020

Abstract
20. Jahrestagung des Kwangju-Aufstandes: Achillesferse der südkoreanischen Demokratie oder ein Mythos?
Creators: name: Man-Su, Kim
Publisher: name: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Year: 2018

description: Überall ist vom neuen Jahrtausend mit rosigen Zukunftsaussichten die Rede. In Südkorea sind sie aber (noch) nicht so rosig, denn dort ist nicht einmal das Unrecht von vor 20 Jahren wieder gutgemacht. Im Jahr 2000 ist der 20. Jahrestag des Kwangju-Aufstandes vom 18. Mai 1980. In der Tat ist Kwangju längst vorbei und vergessen, außer von den Betroffenen. Für die Frage der substanziellen und nicht allein formalen Demokratie sind aber Kwangju und der damit verbundene Regionalismus immer noch aktuell.
description: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft, 2000: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Deep learning for dynamic modeling and coded information storage of vector-soliton pulsations in mode-locked fiber lasers
Creators: name: Si, Zhi-Zeng
name: Wang, Da-Lei
name: Zhu, Bo-Wei
name: Ju, Zhen-Tao
name: Wang, Xue-Peng
name: Liu, Wei
name: Malomed, Boris A.
name: Wang, Yue-Yue
name: Dai, Chao-Qing
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Soliton pulsations are ubiquitous feature of non-stationary soliton dynamics in mode-locked lasers and many other physical systems. To overcome difficulties related to huge amount of necessary computations and low efficiency of traditional numerical methods in modeling the evolution of non-stationary solitons, we propose a two-parallel bidirectional long short-term memory recurrent neural network, with the main objective to predict dynamics of vector-soliton pulsations in various complex states, whose real-time dynamics is verified by experiments. Besides, the scheme of coded information storage based on the TP-Bi_LSTM RNN, instead of actual pulse signals, is realized too. The findings offer new applications of deep learning to ultrafast optics and information storage.
description: To be published in Laser & Photonics Reviews;https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202400097
Die zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen in der Zeit der „Regierung des Volkes“ von Kim Dae-jung 1998-2000 – Eine Zwischenbilanz der Aktivitäten und Aufgaben
Creators: name: Wein, Roland
Publisher: name: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Year: 2018

description: Mit dem Amtsantritt von Präsident Kim Dae-jung im Februar 1998 und der Bildung der so genannten „Regierung des Volkes“ ergaben sich sowohl neue Möglichkeiten als auch neue Herausforderungen für die Zivilgesellschaft in Südkorea. Der neue Präsident Kim Dae-jung war ein Kämpfer gegen die Militärdiktaturen und für Demokratie und Menschenrechte und verfügt über eigene langjährige Erfahrungen mit der Arbeit in sozialen Bewegungen. Aus dieser Zeit hat er noch viele Mitkämpfer und persönliche Freunde, die zum Teil in der Zivilgesellschaft, aber auch in der Regierung und der Politik aktiv sind. Präsident Kim Dae-jung zeigte eine größere Bereitschaft als die bisherigen Regierungen, die zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen (ZGO) als Partner im Demokratisierungsprozess zu akzeptieren und mit ihnen zusammenzuarbeiten (zur Begriffsbestimmung der ZGO sowie zur Entstehung und Aktivierung der Zivilgesellschaft in Südkorea s. Wein 1997: 41-67).
description: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft, 2000: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Geotomus coimbatoricus J. A. LIS 1994
Creators: name: Lis, Jerzy A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cydnidae
Geotomus
Geotomus coimbatoricus

description: Geotomus coimbatoricus J.A. LIS, 1994
1 female: INDIA: Maharashtra, Satara Distr., Wai, 6 X 2005, catched, leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University.
Known only from India (J.A. LIS 1994, 1999).
description: Published as part of Lis, Jerzy A., 2007, Peltoxys sataranus, a new burrower bug species from India, and new records for some other heteropterans from the Maharashtra State * (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), pp. 209-214 in Genus 18 on page 213
Informelle Politik in Südkorea: Allgemeine Anmerkungen und das Beispiel der Nationalversammlung
Creators: name: Köllner, Patrick
Publisher: name: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Year: 2018

description: Seit der demokratischen Öffnung 1987, so lässt sich argumentieren, haben die Prozesse der Vertiefung und Habitualisierung der Demokratie in Südkorea große Fortschritte gemacht: So haben nicht nur in den vergangenen 13 Jahren fast 20 Wahlen zum Staatspräsidenten, zur Nationalversammlung sowie zu kommunalen Führungsämtern und Parlamenten stattgefunden, auch der Wettbewerb zwischen den Parteien des Landes kann als intensiv bezeichnet werden. Politische Reformgesetze aus dem Jahr 1994 haben zudem dazu geführt, dass das Wahlsystem fairer geworden ist und die immensen Kosten für Wahlkämpfe offenbar gesenkt werden konnten (vgl. hierzu Shin 1999). Wichtig ist auch festzuhalten, dass das Militär in den 90er Jahren gänzlich von der politischen Bildfläche verschwunden ist; die zivile Vorherrschaft kann dieser Tage als sichergestellt gelten. Schließlich verfügt Südkorea über eine Vielzahl lebendiger Nichtregierungsorganisationen, die sich auch am politischen Leben des Landes aktiv beteiligen.
description: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft, 2000: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Task Offloading in Fog Computing with Deep Reinforcement Learning: Future Research Directions Based on Security and Efficiency Enhancements
Creators: name: Pakmehr, Amir
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The surge in Internet of Things (IoT) devices and data generation highlights the limitations of traditional cloud computing in meeting demands for immediacy, Quality of Service, and location-aware services. Fog computing emerges as a solution, bringing computation, storage, and networking closer to data sources. This study explores the role of Deep Reinforcement Learning in enhancing fog computing's task offloading, aiming for operational efficiency and robust security. By reviewing current strategies and proposing future research directions, the paper shows the potential of Deep Reinforcement Learning in optimizing resource use, speeding up responses, and securing against vulnerabilities. It suggests advancing Deep Reinforcement Learning for fog computing, exploring blockchain for better security, and seeking energy-efficient models to improve the Internet of Things ecosystem. Incorporating artificial intelligence, our results indicate potential improvements in key metrics, such as task completion time, energy consumption, and security incident reduction. These findings provide a concrete foundation for future research and practical applications in optimizing fog computing architectures.
Parteienstaatlich-repräsentative Demokratie und die Wahl - Idee und Wirklichkeit in der Republik Korea
Creators: name: Young, Huh
Publisher: name: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Year: 2018

description: Die heutige Demokratie ist ohne politische Parteien nicht zu verwirklichen. Die politischen Parteien wirken bei der politischen Willensbildung des Volkes mit. Die koreanische Verfassung (KV) enthält deshalb wie auch viele andere Verfassungen Bestimmungen über politische Parteien. Verfassungsrechtliche Bestimmungen über Parteien haben auffallende Ähnlichkeit, denn sie erscheinen heutzutage fast in einer typisierten Form. (...)
description: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft, 2000: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Südkoreas Innenpolitik 1999/2000: Schwerpunkte und Tendenzen
Creators: name: Pohl, Manfred
Publisher: name: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Year: 2018

description: In Gesprächen zwischen den Koalitionsparteien wurde Mitte 1999 einmal mehr das Problem der Einführung eines parlamentarischen Kabinettsystems erörtert. Anlässlich der Präsidentenwahlen 1997 waren Kim Dae-jungs National Congress for New Politics (NCNP) und sein Partner, die United Liberal Democrats (ULD), übereingekommen, bis Juli 1999 die Machtkompetenzen des Staatspräsidenten zu beschneiden und die politischen Verantwortlichkeiten einem Ministerpräsidenten und seinem Kabinett zu übergeben, während der Präsident im Wesentlichen repräsentative Aufgaben übernehmen würde; diese Vereinbarung war Grundlage des gemeinsamen Wahlkampfes um die Präsidentschaft für Kim. Kim Dae-jung und Kim Jong-pil waren sich anlässlich des Gesprächs einig, dass der verschärfte Gegensatz zwischen Regierung und Opposition im Parlament sowie die anstehenden Entwicklungen zwischen Nord- und Südkorea eine planmäßige Veränderung des Regierungssystems nicht zuließen. Überdies hatte damals bereits die Regierungskoalition im Parlament nicht die nötige Mehrheit, um Verfassungsänderungen durchzusetzen. Im Verlauf der Gespräche um die Verfassungsänderung kam es zu scharfen Kontroversen zwischen Kim und seinem Koalitionspartner, es ging um eine „Fusion“ des NCNP mit den ULD und die Gründung einer gemeinsamen neuen Partei, dabei hatte es phasenweise den Anschein, als wolle der Ministerpräsident (ULD) schon im Juli zurücktreten (Mainichi Shinbun, 21.7.1999). Der NCNP hatte den Plan einer Fusion mit den ULD ins Spiel gebracht, um die Wählerbasis zu verbreitern und im Parlament einen größeren Stimmenblock zu bilden.
description: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft, 2000: Korea: Politik, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft
Limber Tail
Creators: name: Gomes, Sergio A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: hunting dogs
myopathy
compartment syndrome
VIN

description: Limber tail syndrome (LTS) or caudal myopathy syndrome is a condition in which dogs suddenly develop abnormal tail carriage. The authors describes the condition's etiology and pathophysiology, signalment, clinical signs, breed predilection, advanced imaging findings (including on ultrasound), treatment and outcome.
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Comparative studies of plastic scintillator strips with high technical attenuation length for the total-body J-PET scanner
Creators: name: Kaplon, L.
name: Baran, J.
name: Chug, N.
name: Coussat, A.
name: Curceanu, C.
name: Czerwinski, E.
name: Dadgar, M.
name: Dulski, K.
name: Gajewski, J.
name: Gajos, A.
name: Hiesmayr, B.
name: Valsan, E. Kavya
name: Klimaszewski, K.
name: Korcyl, G.
name: Kozik, T.
name: Krzemien, W.
name: Kumar, D.
name: Moskal, G.
name: Niedzwiecki, S.
name: Panek, D.
name: Parzych, S.
name: del Rio, E. Perez
name: Raczynski, L.
name: Rucinski, A.
name: Sharma, S.
name: Shivani, S.
name: Shopa, R.
name: Silarski, M.
name: Skurzok, M.
name: Stepien, E.
name: Ardebili, F. Tayefi
name: Ardebili, K. Tayefi
name: Wislicki, W.
name: Moskal, P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Plastic scintillator strips are considered as one of the promising solutions for the cost-effective construction of total-body positron emission tomography, (PET) system. The purpose of the performed measurements is to compare the transparency of long plastic scintillators with dimensions 6 mm x 24 mm x 1000 mm and with all surfaces polished. Six different types of commercial, general purpose, blue-emitting plastic scintillators with low attenuation of visible light were tested, namely: polyvinyl toluene-based BC-408, EJ-200, RP-408, and polystyrene-based Epic, SP32 and UPS-923A. For determination of the best type of plastic scintillator for totalbody Jagiellonian positron emission tomograph (TB-J-PET) construction, emission and transmission spectra, and technical attenuation length (TAL) of blue light-emitting by the scintillators were measured and compared. The TAL values were determined with the use of UV lamp as excitation source, and photodiode as light detector. Emission spectra of investigated scintillators have maxima in the range from 420 nm to 429 nm. The BC-408 and EJ-200 have the highest transmittance values of about 90% at the maximum emission wavelength measured through a 6 mm thick scintillator strip and the highest technical attenuation length reaching about 2000 mm, allowing assembly of long detection modules for time-of-flight (TOF) J-PET scanners. Influence of the 6 mm x 6 mm, 12 mm x 6 mm, 24 mm x 6 mm cross-sections of the 1000 mm long EJ-200 plastic scintillator on the TAL and signal intensity was measured. The highest TAL value was determined for samples with 24 mm x 6 mm cross-section.
description: 10 pages, 5 figures
AMI Conference 2022 - Professor Nigel Morgan Keynote (EN/CY Flyer)
Creators: name: Admin, CardiffMet
Publisher: name: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Tourism policy
Tourism management

description: After the Global Pandemic: A Paradigm Shift or Business as Usual for the Visitor Economy?  Biography Nigel has wide experience in the visitor and sport economy having worked for Sport Wales and in UK local government. He is Professor of Social Sustainability at Surrey University and Honorary Adjunct Professor in Auckland University of Technology. He has held professorial positions in universities in the UK, Norway and Italy and was previously Associate Dean and Head of Department in Swansea University’s School of Management and Head of Surrey University’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Nigel was formerly a Board Member of Visit Wales and Visit Surrey and Chair of the Mission Gallery in Swansea and is currently a Member of the Wales Industrial Development Advisory Board. Nigel recently chaired the Hong Kong RAE tourism and hospitality sub-panel and gave evidence at the Senedd Cymru on the tourism impact of COVID-19 and at the European Parliament on Brexit. In 2021 he completed a COVID-19 recovery strategy for the North Wales Economic Ambition Board and is currently finalising a British Academy-funded project on the tourism impacts of energy infrastructure. Ar Ôl y Pandemig Byd-Eang: Newid Sylfaenol Neu Fusnes Fel Arfer i’r Economi Ymwelwyr?  Bywgraffiad Mae gan Nigel brofiad eang yn yr economi ymwelwyr a chwaraeon ar ôl gweithio i Chwaraeon Cymru ac mewn llywodraeth leol yn y DU. Mae’n Athro Cynaliadwyedd Cymdeithasol ym Mhrifysgol Surrey ac yn Athro Dirprwyol er Anrhydedd ym Mhrifysgol Technoleg Auckland. Mae wedi dal swyddi fel athro mewn prifysgolion yn y DU, Norwy a’r Eidal a bu’n Ddeon Cyswllt a Phennaeth Adran yn Ysgol Reoli Prifysgol Abertawe ac yn Bennaeth ar Ysgol Rheoli Lletygarwch a Thwristiaeth Prifysgol Surrey’n flaenorol. Bu Nigel yn Aelod o Fwrdd Croeso Cymru a Visit Surrey ac yn Gadeirydd yr Oriel Mission yn Abertawe’n flaenorol, ac mae’n Aelod o Fwrdd Cynghorol Cymru ar Ddatblygu Diwydiannol ar hyn o bryd. Yn ddiweddar, cadeiriodd Nigel isbanel twristiaeth a lletygarwch Ymarfer Asesu Ymchwil Hong Kong a rhoddodd dystiolaeth yn Senedd Cymru ar effaith COVID-19 ar dwristiaeth, ac yn Senedd Ewrop ar Brexit. Yn 2021, cwblhaodd strategaeth adfer rhag COVID-19 ar gyfer Bwrdd Uchelgais Economaidd Gogledd Cymru ac mae’n cwblhau prosiect a ariennir gan yr Academi Brydeinig ar hyn o bryd ar effeithiau’r seilwaith ynni ar dwristiaeth.
title: Availability of Emotional Support, Conflictual Interactions, and Coping as Predictors of Adherence and Affect in Individuals with Diabetes
Creators: name: Hixon, Misty D.
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2005

description: Although the treatment of diabetes is often complex and demanding, it is necessary. Unfortunately studies show that current adherence rates are at a disappointingly low level. Additionally, individuals diagnosed with diabetes often report high levels of negative mood, depression, and anxiety. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the understanding of adherence to diabetes treatment regimens and mood states in individuals with diabetes by examining the associations among availability of social support, conflictual social interactions, coping, mood states, and adherence. One hundred and fourteen individuals with types 1 and 2 diabetes were recruited and completed either an online version of the survey or a paper and pencil version of the survey. Standard multiple regressions were used lor availability of social support, conflictual interactions, and degree of coping style used as predictor variables with adherence constructs and affect as the outcome variables. No significant relationships for adherence to foot care or taking medication were observed. Individuals with diabetes who engage in instrumental coping were more likely to adhere to general diet and exercise behaviors. Along with instrumental coping, individuals who had more support available to them were more likely to adhere to blood-glucose testing recommendations. The presence of a positive affect was related to increased use of instrumental coping, decreased use of emotional preoccupation coping, and increased availability of support. Individuals who engaged in emotional preoccupation coping were more likely to exhibit a negative affect.
Nishadana typica
Creators: name: Lis, Jerzy A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cydnidae
Nishadana
Nishadana typica

description: Nishadana typica (DISTANT, 1899)
1 male: INDIA: Maharashtra, Pune Distr., Mulshi at Mulshi Lake, 10 X 2005, at light, leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University.
Known only from Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar (J.A. LIS 1994, 1999).
description: Published as part of Lis, Jerzy A., 2007, Peltoxys sataranus, a new burrower bug species from India, and new records for some other heteropterans from the Maharashtra State * (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), pp. 209-214 in Genus 18 on page 213
Modelling and optimization of temperature in orthopaedic drilling: An in vitro study
Creators: name: Pandey, Rupesh Kumar
name: Panda, Sudhanshu Sekhar
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2014
Subjects: Analysis of variance (ANOVA), orthopaedic surgery, response surface methodology, Taguchi method, thermal osteonecrosis

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 01/2014; ISSN 1509-409X
Are claims for newer drugs for overactive bladder warranted?
Creators: name: Therapeutics Initiative (University Of British Columbia)
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Therapeutics Letter 93 considers whether claims for newer drugs for overactive bladder are warranted. Conclusions: All drugs for overactive bladder have limited short-term potential benefit and appreciable risk of adverse effects. There is insufficient evidence that benefits of long-term treatment outweigh harm for any overactive bladder drug. Claims of superiority for any antimuscarinic drug (including fesoterodine and oxybutynin chloride gel) over the others are not warranted due to methodological shortcomings of available RCTs. Mirabegron is a poor alternative due to its lack of an efficacy advantage and cardiac risks. Recent observational studies suggest that all longterm anticholinergic drugs increase risk of dementia.
Evaluation of the reliability of a new non-invasive method for assessing the functionality and mobility of the spine
Creators: name: Topalidou, Anastasia
name: Tzagarakis, George
name: Souvatzis, Xenia
name: Kontakis, George
name: Katonis, Pavlos
Publisher: name: Institute of Machine Design and Operation, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Year: 2014
Subjects: intraclass correlation coefficient, intra-rater reliability, mobility, range of motion, spinal mouse

description: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics; 01/2014; ISSN 1509-409X
Dynamical System Analysis Of Chameleon Mechanism in Brans-Dicke Scalar-Tensor Model
Creators: name: Sutiono, Azwar
name: Suroso, Agus
name: Zen, Freddy Permana
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigated the stability of the chameleon screening mechanism in the Brans-Dicke scalar-tensor model. We define a constraint on the Brans-Dicke parameter $ω_{BD}^*$ identifying two stability groups, $ω_{BD}>ω_{BD}^*$ and $0<ω_{BD}<ω_{BD}^*$. The first group achieves stability with both appropriate eigenvalues and a density profile consistent with dark energy dominance. The second exhibits eigenvalue stability but contradicts conditions for a stable universe. We explore the impact of variations in the scalar field potential and matter coupling by analyzing different parameter sets. Each unique set of parameters results in a distinct $ω_{BD}^*$. Dynamic analysis reveals that stability is achieved when the scalar field dominates, highlighting the importance of the kinetic and potential terms while minimizing the influence of matter density. In high matter density regions, the scalar field's negligible presence aligns with standard gravitational behavior, whereas in low matter density regions, the scalar field grows exponentially, driving dark energy and cosmic acceleration.
description: 22 pages, 5 figures, Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Volume 63, article number 187, (2024)
Nishadana umbrosa HORVATH 1919
Creators: name: Lis, Jerzy A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cydnidae
Nishadana
Nishadana umbrosa

description: Nishadana umbrosa HORVÁTH, 1919
6 males, 3 females: INDIA: Maharashtra, Satara Distr., Wai, 4 X 2005 (1 male, 3 females), 5 X 2005 (1 male), 6 X 2005 (4 males), at light, leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University.
Known only from Vietnam, so far (J.A. LIS 1994, 1999). First record from India.
description: Published as part of Lis, Jerzy A., 2007, Peltoxys sataranus, a new burrower bug species from India, and new records for some other heteropterans from the Maharashtra State * (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), pp. 209-214 in Genus 18 on page 213
Only-phase Popov action: thermodynamic derivation and superconducting electrodynamics
Creators: name: Salasnich, Luca
name: Pelizzo, Maria Guglielmina
name: Lorenzi, Francesco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We provide a thermodynamic derivation of the only-phase Popov action functional, which is often adopted to study the low-energy effective hydrodynamics of a generic nonrelativistic superfluid. It is shown that the crucial assumption is the use of the saddle point approximation after neglecting the quantum-pressure term. As an application, we analyze charged superfluid (superconductors) coupled to the electromagnetic field at zero temperature. Our only-phase and minimally-coupled theory predicts the decay of the electrostatic field inside a superconductor with a characteristic length much smaller than the London penetration depth of the static magnetic field. This result is confirmed also by a relativistic only-phase Popov action we obtain from the Klein-Gordon Lagrangian.
description: 13 pages, 0 figures. Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Teleonemia scrupulosa STAL 1873
Creators: name: Lis, Jerzy A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Tingidae
Teleonemia
Teleonemia scrupulosa

description: Teleonemia scrupulosa STÅL, 1873
1 male, 2 females: INDIA: Maharashtra, Pune Distr., Mulshi at Mulshi Lake, 11 X 2005, catch., leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University. 5 males: INDIA: Maharashtra, Satara Distr., Wai, 3 X 2005, catched, leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University.
Species native to Mexico, West Indies, Central and South Americas; introduced first in the Hawaiian Islands for the “biological control” of the noxious lantana plant Lantana sp., and then to many regions of Africa, Asia and Australia (DRAKE & RUHOFF 1965); at present Pantropical species.
description: Published as part of Lis, Jerzy A., 2007, Peltoxys sataranus, a new burrower bug species from India, and new records for some other heteropterans from the Maharashtra State * (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), pp. 209-214 in Genus 18 on pages 213-214
Encoded-Fusion-Based Quantum Computation for High Thresholds with Linear Optics
Creators: name: Song, Wooyeong
name: Kang, Nuri
name: Kim, Yong-Su
name: Lee, Seung-Woo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose a fault-tolerant quantum computation scheme in a measurement-based manner with finite-sized entangled resource states and encoded fusion scheme with linear optics. The encoded-fusion is an entangled measurement devised to enhance the fusion success probability in the presence of losses and errors based on a quantum error-correcting code. We apply an encoded-fusion scheme, which can be performed with linear optics and active feedforwards to implement the generalized Shor code, to construct a fault-tolerant network configuration in a three-dimensional Raussendorf-Harrington-Goyal lattice based on the surface code. Numerical simulations show that our scheme allows us to achieve up to 10 times higher loss thresholds than nonencoded fusion approaches with limited numbers of photons used in fusion. Our scheme paves an efficient route toward fault-tolerant quantum computing with finite-sized entangled resource states and linear optics.
description: 14 pages including 5 Appendices, 14 figures
Supplimentary figures from Experimental approaches to assess the effect of composition of abrasives in the cause of dental microwear
Creators: name: Mihlbachler, Matthew C.
name: Rusnack, Frances
name: Beatty, Brian Lee
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 40308 Palaeontology (incl. Palynology)
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 110601 Biomechanics
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Further figures illustrating the results
Malcus flavidipes STAL 1860
Creators: name: Lis, Jerzy A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Malcidae
Malcus
Malcus flavidipes

description: Malcus flavidipes STÅL, 1860
1 male: INDIA: Maharashtra, Pune Distr., Mulshi at Mulshi Lake, 11 X 2005, catch., leg. L. Borowiec; India Expedition 2005, Dept. of Biodiversity and Evol. Taxonomy, Wrocław University.
Oriental species; known from China, India, and Sri Lanka to Indonesia and Philippines (KERZHNER 2001).
description: Published as part of Lis, Jerzy A., 2007, Peltoxys sataranus, a new burrower bug species from India, and new records for some other heteropterans from the Maharashtra State * (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), pp. 209-214 in Genus 18 on page 214
Phase-dependent damping rate of Josephson plasmons in the nonequilibrium steady state
Creators: name: Jujo, Takanobu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We calculate the damping rate of Josephson plasmons due to thermally excited quasiparticles in a nonequilibrium steady state. It is known that the experimentally observed dependence of the damping rate on the phase difference behaves in the opposite way to that of theory. It is shown that this problem can be solved by calculating the damping rate by incorporating changes in the electronic state at the resonant frequency. When the phase difference is large, the broadening of the one-particle state is large due to the presence of a dc current and brings about the effective thermalization, so that the nonequilibrium correction becomes small. Conversely, when the phase difference is small, the nonequilibrium correction becomes large and causes a smaller damping rate due to a reduction in the effective temperature. This dependence of the nonequilibrium correction on the phase difference results in a damping rate that is consistent with experimental results.
description: 20 pages, 15 figures
Residual-based Alternative Partial Least Squares for Generalized Functional Linear Models
Creators: name: Wang, Yue
name: Wang, Xiao
name: Ibrahim, Joseph G.
name: Zhu, Hongtu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Many biomedical studies collect high-dimensional medical imaging data to identify biomarkers for the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of human diseases. Consequently, it is crucial to develop accurate models that can predict a wide range of clinical outcomes (both discrete and continuous) based on imaging data. By treating imaging predictors as functional data, we propose a residual-based alternative partial least squares (RAPLS) model for a broad class of generalized functional linear models that incorporate both functional and scalar covariates. Our RAPLS method extends the alternative partial least squares (APLS) algorithm iteratively to accommodate additional scalar covariates and non-continuous outcomes. We establish the convergence rate of the RAPLS estimator for the unknown slope function and, with an additional calibration step, we prove the asymptotic normality and efficiency of the calibrated RAPLS estimator for the scalar parameters. The effectiveness of the RAPLS algorithm is demonstrated through multiple simulation studies and an application predicting Alzheimer's disease progression using neuroimaging data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI).
description: 40 pages, 1 figure; accepted in Statistica Sinica
An Ode to Unheralded Heroism: The Volunteer Nurses' Experiences in the Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
Creators: name: Ballecer, Jasper Joseph C.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Public Health Science
Health and medical services in society
Theory of science regarding care and nursing

description: ABSTRACT. Disaster events are extraordinary healthcare practice settings. Healthcare provision in these scenarios require extensive competencies and adaptability from healthcare workers. Involvement in these efforts have increased, as supranational initiatives in disaster response has caused the influx of volunteer disaster healthcare workers. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of volunteer disaster nurses in the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan using Colaizzi's (1978) Model to gain an understanding on the experience. Nine volunteer nurses who served immediately after the typhoon hit the central Philippines in late 2013. with each representing specific fields of specialty within nursing practice, were selected purposively as participants. The study's findings yielded five themes: Motivation, Realities of the Volunteer Disaster Nurse Experience, Coping while Caring, Leaving a Mark, and A Journey towards Self-discovery. Motivation was the source of the decision to help. It was also the driving force for volunteers to go through the obstacles and cope effectively. Once this has been successfully achieved, the nurses gained learnings and reflections both as human beings and as health professionals which in turn, renewed their altruism. These findings can be used by healthcare workers. educators, and health policy-makers on the practical side to promote the well-being of disaster healthcare workers by being more cognizant to their problems, challenges, and motivations. The study's findings can also be a jumping point for more in-depth inquiries and/or investigations in other disaster settings.
description: Masters Thesis
Analysis on Storage Off-Gas Emissions from Woody, Herbaceous, and Torrefied Biomass
Creators: name: Tumuluru, Jaya Shankar
name: Lim, C. Jim
name: Bi, Xiaotao T.
name: Kuang, Xingya
name: Melin, Staffan
name: Yazdanpanah, Fahimeh
name: Sokhansanj, Shahab
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Wood chips, torrefied wood chips, ground switchgrass, and wood pellets were tested for off-gas emissions during storage. Storage canisters with gas-collection ports were used to conduct experiments at room temperature of 20 °C and in a laboratory oven set at 40 °C. Commercially-produced wood pellets yielded the highest carbon monoxide (CO) emissions at both 20 and 40 °C (1600 and 13,000 ppmv), whereas torrefied wood chips emitted the lowest of about <200 and <2000 ppmv. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from wood pellets were 3000 ppmv and 42,000 ppmv, whereas torrefied wood chips registered at about 2000 and 25,000 ppmv, at 20 and 40 °C at the end of 11 days of storage. CO emission factors (milligrams per kilogram of biomass) calculated were lowest for ground switchgrass and torrefied wood chips (2.68 and 4.86 mg/kg) whereas wood pellets had the highest CO of about 10.60 mg/kg, respectively, at 40 °C after 11 days of storage. In the case of CO₂, wood pellets recorded the lowest value of 55.46 mg/kg, whereas switchgrass recorded the highest value of 318.72 mg/kg. This study concludes that CO emission factor is highest for wood pellets, CO₂ is highest for switchgrass and CH₄ is negligible for all feedstocks except for wood pellets, which is about 0.374 mg/kg at the end of 11-day storage at 40 °C.