cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Visualising collaboration via email: finding the key players
Creators: name: Puade, Onn Azraai
name: Wyeld, Theodor G.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Email is an important form of asynchronous communication. Visualizing analyses of email communication patterns during a collaborative activity help us better understand the nature of collaboration, and identify the key players. By analysing the contents of email communication and adding reflective comments on its perceived importance from the participants of a collaboration new information can be gleaned not immediately obvious in its original flat form. This paper outlines a proof-of-concept prototype collaborative email visualisation schema. Data from a collaboration case study is analysed and subsequently employed to construct a display of the relative impact of both key players and the types of email used.
Differential stability of convex optimization problems under inclusion constraints
Creators: name: D.T.V. An
name: N.D. Yen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Computational Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Medicine

description: Motivated by the recent work of Mordukhovich et al. [Subgradients of marginal functions in parametric mathematical programming. Math. Program. Ser. B. 2009;116:369–396] on the optimal value function in parametric programming under inclusion constraints, this paper presents some new results on differential stability of convex optimization problems under inclusion constraints and functional constraints in Hausdorff locally convex topological vector spaces. By using the Moreau–Rockafellar theorem and appropriate regularity conditions, we obtain formulas for computing the subdifferential and the singular subdifferential of the optimal value function. By virtue of the convexity, several assumptions used in the above paper by Mordukhovich et al., like the nonemptyness of the Fréchet upper subdiffential of the objective function, the existence of a local upper Lipschitzian selection of the solution map, as well as the -inner semicontinuity and the -inner semicompactness of the solution map, are no longer needed. Relationships between our results and the corresponding ones in Aubin’s book [Optima and equilibria. An introduction to nonlinear analysis. 2nd ed. New York (NY): Springer; 1998] are discussed.
“Doing Everything Possible to Encourage a British Sentiment”
Creators: name: McIlroy, Brian
Publisher: name: BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly
Year: 2020

description: This essay provides a case study of British Columbia’s governmental approach to the film business in the early 1910s, with a concentration on the province’s largest city, Vancouver. The main focus of the essay traces the way in which censorship of films moved from a municipal matter to become provincial law in British Columbia by 1913. The records of the first B.C. Censor C.L. Gordon and his office in its initial years of operation are then examined. I argue from these records that B.C.’s approach to film was distinct in terms of what films were banned, and in terms of its attitude to matters of race. I argue that the central guiding role of the censor was to promote the interests of a white, British oriented elite, who strove to limit the differing influences of Americans and Asians.
description: BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly, No 205: Spring 2020
Synthesis, crystal structure, and characterization of two three-fold interpenetrating Co(II) coordination polymers based on 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid and length modulated bisimidazole ligands
Creators: name: Kehua Wang
name: Enjun Gao
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Two Co(II) coordination polymers, {[Co(bdc)(bib)(H2O)]·H2O}n (1) and {[Co(bdc)(bibp)]}n (2), where H2bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, bib = 1,4-bis(1-imidazolyl)benzene, and bibp = 4,4′-bis(imidazolyl)biphenyl, have been synthesized by solvothermal methods and characterized by IR spectra, element analyses, thermal analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 exhibits a 3-D pillared-layer framework, the ligands of bib and bdc link Co ions to generate a 2-D layer structure, which is further pillared by the bib, giving the final 3-D pillared-layer networks. The void in 1 induces the three-fold interpenetrating structure. Complex 2 features three-fold interpenetrating 3-D architecture, bdc and bibp both adopt a bidentate bridging coordination to link Co ions to afford right- and left-handed helical chains; these helices fuse together and form the 3-D framework.
Multilevel modelling of survey data: impact of the two-level weights used in the pseudolikelihood
Creators: name: Tertre, Alain Le
name: Strat, Yann Le
name: Lucas, Jean-Paul
name: Sébille, Véronique
name: Bellanger, Lise
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Approaches that use the pseudolikelihood to perform multilevel modelling on survey data have been presented in the literature. To avoid biased estimates due to unequal selection probabilities, conditional weights can be introduced at each level. Less-biased estimators can also be obtained in a two-level linear model if the level-1 weights are scaled. In this paper, we studied several level-2 weights that can be introduced into the pseudolikelihood when the sampling design and the hierarchical structure of the multilevel model do not match. Two-level and three-level models were studied. The present work was motivated by a study that aims to estimate the contributions of lead sources to polluting the interior floor dust of the rooms within dwellings. We performed a simulation study using the real data collected from a French survey to achieve our objective. We conclude that it is preferable to use unweighted analyses or, at the most, to use conditional level-2 weights in a two-level or a three-level model. We state some warnings and make some recommendations.
The paradoxical nature of venture failure
Creators: name: Gulst, Noga
name: Maritz, Alex
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: New Venture Failure (NVF) is a well researched field, placing emphasis on the importance of learning and recovering from. However, studies about what it is that one can learn from NVF are scant. This exploratory, qualitative study explores how 27 experienced Australian entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs perceive new venture failure, and what they have learned from it. The research used practice-based theories to convert the participants' experiences into academic theories. The data was analysed using cognitive maps for categorising and sorting the data, and classic content and word count techniques for the analyses. We conclude with a conceptual list of advice to help novice and nascent entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs succeed in their first venture/s, as suggested by the participants. A significant addition to the body of knowledge in this domain is depicted. Since this study is a first of its kind to integrate entrepreneurial learning and new venture failure, the following finding is highlighted: Venture failure is not perceived in a negative context by entrepreneurs, as long as they learn from the experience/s. As such, it is identified that ventures fail, not entrepreneurs! This finding would, however, provide a base for further empirical research into the psychological aspects of entrepreneurs' perceptions to new venture failure.
American Exiles beyond the Politics of the Draft
Creators: name: John, Henry Richard Lawrence
Publisher: name: BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly
Year: 2020

description: This article explores the role of American exiles living in Vancouver during the Vietnam War era in fomenting countercultural and political unrest between 1968 and 1971. Rather than focusing on the reactionary relationship between Americans and Canadian nationalists, which has been the focus of previous literature, this article broadens analysis to consider other strands of ideological debate and praxis- particularly Women's Liberation, countercultural sexual liberation, and an anti-colonial critique of the Canadian state- and the role these new political orientations played in connecting American exiles and Canadian activists in communities of shared political sentiment. This study combines oral interview, media analysis, and archival research for a multi-perspective inquiry into the most politically turbulent four years in Vancouver's post-war history.
description: BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly, No 205: Spring 2020
title: Tempus and Two Visions of the Required Level of Diligence in State Aid Assessment
Creators: name: Nowak-Salles, Anna
Publisher: name: European Papers (www.europeanpapers.eu)
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: State aid
subject: preliminary examination
subject: compatibility of aid
subject: serious doubts
subject: pre-notification contacts
subject: electricity capacity market

description: European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2022 7(1), 51-54
description: European Forum Highlight of 29 April 2022
description: The judgment of the Court of Justice in Tempus ECLI:EU:C:2021:663 was long-awaited, as it was curious how the Court would react to a quite generous interpretation by the General Court of the Commission's obligations when carrying out the preliminary examination of State measures. The Court showed its traditional side by choosing to avoid any evolution (or revolution) as regards the burden of proof in actions against Commission's decisions not to raise objections. More specifically, it disagreed that the Commission should be expected to proactively search for any information relevant for its State aid assessment. Instead, it relied on the well-established approach to the finding of existence of serious doubts. While the General Court had put the finger on some undeniable shortcomings of the current State aid procedure and tried to address them, it is also appreciable that the Court identified the risks the novel interpretation could entail in the medium and long term.
title: Den State-Business-Nexus gesetzlich regeln: Die Außenwirtschaftsförderung ist notwendiger Bestandteil eines deutschen Lieferkettengesetzes
Creators: name: Scheper, Christian
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
title: Leading by Example, Ideas or Coercion? The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as a Case of Hybrid EU Climate Leadership
Creators: name: Pander Maat, Eva
Publisher: name: European Papers (www.europeanpapers.eu)
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: CBAM
subject: climate leadership
subject: unilateralism
subject: Paris Agreement
subject: carbon pricing
subject: market conditionality

description: European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2022 7(1), 55-67
description: European Forum Insight of 29 April 2022
description: I. The CBAM and EU leadership theory. - I.1. Introduction. - I.2. The CBAM: assertively combating carbon leakage. - I.3. EU climate unilateralism. - I.4. EU climate leadership: types. - I.5. EU climate leadership: objectives. - II. The CBAM as a case of exemplary/cognitive leadership. - III. The CBAM as a case of structural leadership. - IV. Pushing or pioneering? The CBAM in objectives. - V. Conclusion.
description: The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is the most recent and assertive component of EU external climate policy. Whilst the CBAM has the potential to accelerate global climate governance, by demonstrating that Parties to the Paris Agreement can combat carbon leakage by means of border measures, it could simultaneously foster animosity and stall progress. Accordingly, the CBAM could either solidify or jeopardize the EU's long-recognized leadership position in global climate governance. This Insight therefore takes an in-depth look at the CBAM as a case of climate leadership. It assesses how the EU seeks to establish itself as a leader by merging methods from the exemplary, cognitive, and structural leadership types, whilst acting as a simultaneously economically and environmentally driven actor with high internal and external climate ambitions. This hybridity attests to the complexity of the CBAM, but also to the composite nature of EU climate leadership via unilateral measures. More specifically, the Insight brings attention to the close interrelation between exemplary and cognitive leadership in novel policy solutions, as well as the complementary role of structural leadership when there is no predetermined hierarchy between international norms. This role raises the question how sustainable EU climate unilateralism will be as the EU's economic clout, and hence its additional leverage, will decrease over time.
Multilevel modelling of survey data: impact of the two-level weights used in the pseudolikelihood
Creators: name: Tertre, Alain Le
name: Strat, Yann Le
name: Lucas, Jean-Paul
name: Sébille, Véronique
name: Bellanger, Lise
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Approaches that use the pseudolikelihood to perform multilevel modelling on survey data have been presented in the literature. To avoid biased estimates due to unequal selection probabilities, conditional weights can be introduced at each level. Less-biased estimators can also be obtained in a two-level linear model if the level-1 weights are scaled. In this paper, we studied several level-2 weights that can be introduced into the pseudolikelihood when the sampling design and the hierarchical structure of the multilevel model do not match. Two-level and three-level models were studied. The present work was motivated by a study that aims to estimate the contributions of lead sources to polluting the interior floor dust of the rooms within dwellings. We performed a simulation study using the real data collected from a French survey to achieve our objective. We conclude that it is preferable to use unweighted analyses or, at the most, to use conditional level-2 weights in a two-level or a three-level model. We state some warnings and make some recommendations.
An assistive communication model for children with Cerebral Palsy
Creators: name: Ong, Chin Ann
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Cerebral Palsy children with multiple disabilities have a combination of several disabilities that may include: speech, physical mobility, intellectual disability, visual, hearing and possibly others. Consequently, communication becomes a common difficulty of these children. Speech therapists and pathologies suggest the adoption of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tool to help them in their communication. However, most of the suggested AAC tools like touch or text-to-speech based applications require good hand coordination skills. Thus, most of the AAC tools are not effective in improving their communication with others. This research proposes an assistive communication tool (ACApp) with natural human computer interface to improve their communication. The proposed prototype recognizes their facial expressions and responses either by alerting with an alarm or sending messages through Short Messaging System (SMS) to the guardians’ mobile phones. There were 21 children with Cerebral Palsy from a special education school being invited to participate in the prototype evaluation. These children were categorized as high and low functional groups according to their disabilities. The results showed that the proposed prototype recognize facial expressions and response with the accuracy of 82.30% for the high functional group and 81.89% for the low functional group respectively. The false positive detection was 5.65% and 18.22% for the high and low functional groups respectively. Evaluations were also conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the critical expression messages delivery to their guardians, 98.46% of SMS messages (with an average of 8.27 seconds of waiting time) were delivered successfully to the mobile phones. The proposed prototype is proven to be able to assist children with Cerebral Palsy in their communication.
The terrain of the unspeakable: 'Pink Flamingos' and the culture of trash
Creators: name: Tofts, Darren
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The representation and exploration of the unspeakable aspects of experience by trash culture is discussed through an analysis of John Waters' film 'Pink Flamingos' (1972) which is considered a cult classic of bad taste and obscenity. The film and other such works are considered to highlight that cultural studies do not possess a language to describe trash culture and its aim of offering a critique of the normality in society.
The effect of genotype richness and genomic dissimilarity of Andropogon gerardii on invasion resistance and productivity
Creators: name: Avolio, Meghan L.
name: Chang, Cynthia C.
name: Weis, Jerome J.
name: Smith, Melinda D.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Genetics

description: Background: The genetic diversity within populations has been shown to affect ecosystem functions, including productivity and invasion resistance. To date most experiments have focused on manipulation of genotypic richness and have ignored other measures of genetic diversity.Aims: In the present study we aimed to establish whether manipulated genotypic richness and genomic dissimilarity of Andropogon gerardii affect productivity and invasion resistance.Methods: We created experimental mesocosms with three levels of genotypic richness: one-, three-, and nine-genotypes. In the three-genotype treatment, we manipulated a range of genomic dissimilarity values (genetic relatedness among individuals). At the end of one growing season we measured above-ground, below-ground and total biomass of the mesocosms, and invasion resistance to Andropogon bladhii.Results: Overall, we found no significant effect of genotypic richness on any measure of ecosystem function, although there tended to be more root biomass (due to complementarity) and invasive seedling biomass with higher levels of genotypic richness. Within the three-genotype treatment we found a significant positive relationship between genomic dissimilarity and above-ground biomass, which was caused by a selection effect. We also found a positive relationship between genomic dissimilarity and biomass of A. bladhii.Conclusions: Using these two measures of genetic diversity we detected differences in the strength and mechanism of positive diversity effects within the same experiment, demonstrating the value of manipulating multiple measures of diversity when performing biodiversity–ecosystem function experiments.
Limiting factors on image quality in imaging through turbid media under single-photon and two-photon excitation
Creators: name: Schilders, S. P.
name: Gu, Min
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The effect of multiple scattering in a turbid medium on single-photon and two-photon fluorescence microscopy is experimentally investigated for different scattering characteristics including scattering anisotrophy and optical thickness of a turbid medium. It is demonstrated that two-photon excitation can provide significant improvement in penetration depth through turbid media, due to reduced scattering experienced by the excitation beam. It is also shown that the limiting factor in obtaining high-quality images under single-photon excitation is the fast degradation of image resolution caused by multiple scattering, while for two-photon excitation it is limited by the degradation of image contrast due to the reduction in fluorescence strength.
The Preparation and Application of a Novel Catalyst for Gasoline Hydrodesulfurization
Creators: name: W. Y. Gao
name: L. G. Ren
name: X. L. Zhang
name: X. H. Gao
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A novel multifunctional catalyst was prepared and used for hydrodesulfurization of fluid catalytic cracked (FCC) gasoline. The selectivity of hydrodesulfurization increased under the catalysis of Mo-Co-Ni multimetal component catalyst. The amount of the low olefin and the loss of octane number were reduced simultaneously. The sulfur content in FCC gasoline decreased from 1,200 to 115 μg·g−1 and the olefin content dropped from 44.2 to 20.5 vol%. The research octane number (RON) loss was 0.5 units. The stability test of the catalyst indicated that the catalyst was very stable and could run for 2,000 hr.
Space-time analysis of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII) Phase 1 air quality simulations
Creators: name: C. Hogrefe
name: S. Roselle
name: R. Mathur
name: S.T. Rao
name: S. Galmarini
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This study presents an evaluation of summertime ozone concentrations over North America (NA) and Europe (EU) using the database generated from Phase 1 of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII). The analysis focuses on identifying temporal and spatial features that can be used to stratify operational model evaluation metrics and to test the extent to which the various modeling systems can replicate the features seen in the observations. Using a synoptic map typing approach, it is demonstrated that model performance varies with meteorological conditions associated with specific synoptic-scale flow patterns over both eastern NA and EU. For example, the root mean square error of simulated daily maximum 8-hr ozone was twice as high when cloud fractions were high compared with when cloud fractions were low over eastern NA. Furthermore, results show that over both NA and EU the regional models participating in AQMEII were able to better reproduce the observed variance in ambient ozone levels than the global model used to specify chemical boundary conditions, although the variance simulated by almost all regional models is still less that the observed variance on all spatiotemporal scales. In addition, all modeling systems showed poor correlations with observed fluctuations on the intraday time scale over both NA and EU. Furthermore, a methodology is introduced to distinguish between locally influenced and regionally representative sites for the purpose of model evaluation. Results reveal that all models have worse model performance at locally influenced sites. Overall, the analyses presented in this paper show how observed temporal and spatial information can be used to stratify operational model performance statistics and to test the modeling systems’ ability to replicate observed temporal and spatial features, especially at scales the modeling systems are designed to capture. Implications: The analyses presented in this paper demonstrate how observed temporal and spatial information can be used to stratify operational model performance and to test the modeling systems’ ability to replicate observed temporal and spatial features. Decisions for the improvement of regional air quality models should be based on the information derived from only regionally representative sites.
Laser cutting of thick steel plate
Creators: name: Harris, J.
name: Brandt, M.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Of the many machining processes used in manufacturing to cut metals and non-metals, laser cutting offers unique advantages in terms of cut quality, speed, absence of tool wear and minimal or no clamping of parts. In industry, the lasers used for cutting are CO2 (carbon dioxide) and Nd:YAG (Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet) lasers each with their own characteristic output properties such as wavelength, power) mode of operation and beam quality. These properties, together with the optical and thermophysical properties of workpiece material and workpiece handling system, control and determine the cutting performance of any material. Presented in this paper are laser, materials and system properties, and parameters influencing the cutting of metals in particular. The operation of the CO2 and Nd:YAG lasers and their dominant features is also discussed. The cutting mechanism is described in terms of the energy balance within the workpiece. This is then used to show the difficulties with cutting thick (>10mm) steel plate with a laser, leading into a number of novel laser methods explored for the cutting of thick plates. Finally, recent work supported by the CRC for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Technologies (CRCIMST) on laser cutting with a 'spinning laser beam' is presented and its potential for cutting thick steel plate discussed.
Frederico Lourenço, Poesia Grega, de Álcman a Teócrito, Lisboa, Livros Cotovia, 2006, 175 pp. [ISBN: 972-795-156.2]
Creators: name: Brasete, Maria Fernanda
Publisher: name: Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate
Year: 2007

description: Sem resumo disponível.
description: Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate, No 9 (2007)
The Preparation and Application of a Novel Catalyst for Gasoline Hydrodesulfurization
Creators: name: W. Y. Gao
name: L. G. Ren
name: X. L. Zhang
name: X. H. Gao
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A novel multifunctional catalyst was prepared and used for hydrodesulfurization of fluid catalytic cracked (FCC) gasoline. The selectivity of hydrodesulfurization increased under the catalysis of Mo-Co-Ni multimetal component catalyst. The amount of the low olefin and the loss of octane number were reduced simultaneously. The sulfur content in FCC gasoline decreased from 1,200 to 115 μg·g−1 and the olefin content dropped from 44.2 to 20.5 vol%. The research octane number (RON) loss was 0.5 units. The stability test of the catalyst indicated that the catalyst was very stable and could run for 2,000 hr.
Apsinès, Art rhétorique. Problèmes à faux-semblantt, texte établi et traduit par Michel Patillon. Paris, "Les Belles Lettres”, 2001. CXII & 226 pp. ISBN 2-251-00492-0
Creators: name: Duarte, Rui Miguel
Publisher: name: Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate
Year: 2007

description: Sem resumo disponível.
description: Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate, No 9 (2007)
EL RÉGIMEN ECONÓMICO MATRIMONIAL  EN EL DERECHO INTERNACIONAL PRIVADO PERUANO
Creators: name: Elizabeth Cornejo Espilco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011

description:  SUMARIO: 1. INTRODUCCIÓN; 2. LOS FACTORES DE CONEXIÓN EN EL RÉGIMEN PATRIMONIAL MATRIMONIAL; 2.1 Nacionalidad; 2.2 Domicilio; 2.3 Ubicación de los bienes; 2.4 Autonomía de la voluntad; 3. REGULACIÓN EN EL DERECHO INTERNACIONAL PRIVADO CÓDIGO CIVIL PERUANO DE 1984; 3.1 Antecedentes históricos; 3.1.1 El Código Civil de 1852 y el Tratado de Lima de 1878; 3.1.2 El Tratado de Derecho Civil Internacional de Montevideo de 1889; 3.1.3 El Código de Derecho Internacional Privado de Bustamante de 1928; 3.1.4 El Código Civil de 1936; 3.2 EL CÓDIGO CIVIL DE 1984; 3.3 Propuesta de Modificación; 4. DERECHO COMPARADO; 5. BIBLIOGRAFÍA; 6. ANEXO - Convenio sobre la Ley Aplicable a los Regimenes Patrimoniales Matrimoniales.
title: Klärt das unter Euch!: Die Entscheidung des EuGH in der Rechtssache C-457/18 Republik Slowenien gegen Republik Kroatien
Creators: name: Dolgowski, Karoline
name: Jungfleisch, Julia
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 340

description: Saar Expert Papers
Excess thermodynamic and acoustic properties for the binary mixtures of Methyl Benzoate at T = (303, 308, 313, 318 and 323) K
Creators: name: S. Sreehari Sastry
name: Shaik, Babu
name: T. Vishwam
name: Ha, Sie Tiong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Density and speed of sound data for (Methyl Benzoate + 1-Propanol), (Methyl Benzoate + 1-Butanol) and (Methyl Benzoate + 1-Pentanol) have been determined at temperatures = (303, 308, 313, 318 and 323) K. From this data, excess parameters like excess volume, VE, excess isentropic compressibility, , and excess intermolecular free length, , have been computed. The variations of these parameters with composition and temperature of the mixtures are discussed in terms of molecular interactions in these mixtures. The values of and for all the systems under study are negative.
Space-time analysis of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII) Phase 1 air quality simulations
Creators: name: C. Hogrefe
name: S. Roselle
name: R. Mathur
name: S.T. Rao
name: S. Galmarini
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: This study presents an evaluation of summertime ozone concentrations over North America (NA) and Europe (EU) using the database generated from Phase 1 of the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initiative (AQMEII). The analysis focuses on identifying temporal and spatial features that can be used to stratify operational model evaluation metrics and to test the extent to which the various modeling systems can replicate the features seen in the observations. Using a synoptic map typing approach, it is demonstrated that model performance varies with meteorological conditions associated with specific synoptic-scale flow patterns over both eastern NA and EU. For example, the root mean square error of simulated daily maximum 8-hr ozone was twice as high when cloud fractions were high compared with when cloud fractions were low over eastern NA. Furthermore, results show that over both NA and EU the regional models participating in AQMEII were able to better reproduce the observed variance in ambient ozone levels than the global model used to specify chemical boundary conditions, although the variance simulated by almost all regional models is still less that the observed variance on all spatiotemporal scales. In addition, all modeling systems showed poor correlations with observed fluctuations on the intraday time scale over both NA and EU. Furthermore, a methodology is introduced to distinguish between locally influenced and regionally representative sites for the purpose of model evaluation. Results reveal that all models have worse model performance at locally influenced sites. Overall, the analyses presented in this paper show how observed temporal and spatial information can be used to stratify operational model performance statistics and to test the modeling systems’ ability to replicate observed temporal and spatial features, especially at scales the modeling systems are designed to capture. Implications: The analyses presented in this paper demonstrate how observed temporal and spatial information can be used to stratify operational model performance and to test the modeling systems’ ability to replicate observed temporal and spatial features. Decisions for the improvement of regional air quality models should be based on the information derived from only regionally representative sites.
Micellisation thermodynamics of sodium lauroylsarcosinate in water–alcohol binary mixtures
Creators: name: Olanrewaju Owoyomi
name: Oludare Alo
name: Oladega Soriyan
name: Ogunlusi, Grace
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Aggregation of sodium lauroylsarcosinate (SLS) in aqueous solutions of methanol, ethanol, propanol and ethylene glycol at 288–313 K has been determined from conductivity measurement in the range 0–20% v/v of additives. The precise values of the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the degree of counter-ion dissociation of micelles were obtained at each temperature by fitting the specific conductivity-surfactant concentration curve to the integrated form of the Boltzmann-sigmoid equation. The CMC was found to increase with increase in additive concentrations in the case of methanol and ethylene glycol, while it decreases with increase in ethanol and propanol concentration. The equilibrium model of micelle formation was applied to obtain the thermodynamic parameters of micellisation. The Gibbs free energies were observed to vary only slightly with temperature and additive concentrations. Enthalpy–entropy compensation was observed for all the systems with a constant compensation temperature of ≈300 K and negative compensation enthalpy.
Culture, trade, terror and the World Trade Organization
Creators: name: Given, Jock
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The 11th of September was already branded firmly as a date of global significance for the people of Melbourne, Australia, when American Airlines Flight 11 ploughed into the north tower of New York's World Trade Centre. A year earlier, 'S11' had been the name given to the huge protests organized around the meeting of the World Economic Forum at Melbourne's Crown Casino. The Melbourne S11 protests followed similar action which disrupted the third ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Seattle in late 1999.
Jules-César Taffin de Beaudignies
Creators: name: Plouvain, Pierre-Antoine-Samuel-Joseph (1754-1832)
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2017
Subjects: Officier de justice d'Ancien Régime

description: Source: http://www.sudoc.fr/080675700
description: Coverage: Parlement de Flandre
Using a non-linear relational paradigm to evaluate the entrepreneur in a new venture
Creators: name: Campbell, Alistair
name: Gillin, Murray
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The paper builds on a wide range of literature in entrepreneurship, physical science, human science, and the so-called new science. The basic tenets of the NLRP characterise new venture creation as Non-Linear and the entrepreneur's approach as Relational. The resulting Non-Linear Relational Paradigm (NLRP) is used to analyse extensive empirical data about the process of new venture creation, gathered from diverse informants who are intimately involved in the entrepreneurship process. NVivo® allowed the large number of cases to be handled with scientific rigour. Insights from Empirical Phenomenology added complexity and depth to the frameworks of Yin and Eisenhardt. This paper distilled 20 separate meanings that form the NLRP. The informants' evidence confirms Non-Linearity as a key to any realistic description of entrepreneurship. The NLRP is presented as a unique and coherent framework within which to understand and conceptualise entrepreneurship's intriguing human complexities.
Excess thermodynamic and acoustic properties for the binary mixtures of Methyl Benzoate at T = (303, 308, 313, 318 and 323) K
Creators: name: S. Sreehari Sastry
name: Shaik, Babu
name: T. Vishwam
name: Ha, Sie Tiong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Density and speed of sound data for (Methyl Benzoate + 1-Propanol), (Methyl Benzoate + 1-Butanol) and (Methyl Benzoate + 1-Pentanol) have been determined at temperatures = (303, 308, 313, 318 and 323) K. From this data, excess parameters like excess volume, VE, excess isentropic compressibility, , and excess intermolecular free length, , have been computed. The variations of these parameters with composition and temperature of the mixtures are discussed in terms of molecular interactions in these mixtures. The values of and for all the systems under study are negative.
title: Internationales Recht und kapitalistische Verwertungslogik: Zur politische Ökonomie der Unternehmensverantwortung
Creators: name: Franzki, Hannah
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
Micellisation thermodynamics of sodium lauroylsarcosinate in water–alcohol binary mixtures
Creators: name: Olanrewaju Owoyomi
name: Oludare Alo
name: Oladega Soriyan
name: Ogunlusi, Grace
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Aggregation of sodium lauroylsarcosinate (SLS) in aqueous solutions of methanol, ethanol, propanol and ethylene glycol at 288–313 K has been determined from conductivity measurement in the range 0–20% v/v of additives. The precise values of the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the degree of counter-ion dissociation of micelles were obtained at each temperature by fitting the specific conductivity-surfactant concentration curve to the integrated form of the Boltzmann-sigmoid equation. The CMC was found to increase with increase in additive concentrations in the case of methanol and ethylene glycol, while it decreases with increase in ethanol and propanol concentration. The equilibrium model of micelle formation was applied to obtain the thermodynamic parameters of micellisation. The Gibbs free energies were observed to vary only slightly with temperature and additive concentrations. Enthalpy–entropy compensation was observed for all the systems with a constant compensation temperature of ≈300 K and negative compensation enthalpy.
User Perceptions and Attitudes on Sustainable Urban Transport among Young Adults: Findings from Copenhagen, Budapest and Karlsruhe
Creators: name: Puhe, Maike
name: Schippl, Jens
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology

description: This paper addresses the relevance of the demand side for the achievement of sustainable transport in urban areas. The underlying thesis is that a better understanding of user habits, perceptions and attitudes with its specific dynamics is essential for a successful design of targeted transport policies. In line with this, the paper at hand is based on research that aims at improving the knowledge of urban-transport-related habits and attitudes of young adults. The results of three interview meetings that were held in Karlsruhe, Budapest, and Copenhagen with participants aged between 20 and 30 are presented. Background of the interviews is a range of studies that indicate that young people in urban areas seem to be less interested in cars than the generation before. And indeed, the interview meetings reveal that participants had a rather pragmatic attitude towards transport modes. They wished a transport system that is flexible, convenient and cheap. Despite many differences, most participants showed rather positive attitudes towards policies supporting alternatives to car-based transport. However, it will be crucial for policy shaping to what extent the observed behaviour patterns and attitudes will persist over time.
title: BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly, No 205: Spring 2020
title: Spring 2020
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly
Publisher: name: BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly
Year: 2020

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description: BC Studies Prize Announcement...4 Artist Statement...5-6 Haida Emoji Project...7-9 Forging Community through Disaster Response...11-31 American Exiles beyond the Politics of the Draft...33-56 Anxiety at the Gates of Hell...57-78 “Doing Everything Possible to Encourage a British Sentiment”...79-101 When the City Sleeps, We Dream of Disruption...103-107 Book and Film Reviews...109-127 Bibliography...129-132 Contributors...133-134
title: Decomposing Systemic Risk: The Roles of Contagion and Common Exposures
Creators: name: Hałaj, Grzegorz
name: Hipp, Ruben
Publisher: name: Bank of Canada
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/05cc98565
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: We estimate a structural model derived from the balance sheet identity to evaluate the effects of contagion and common exposure on banks’ capital, which varies endogenously as a function of assets and liabilities. Through a regression approach inspired by the literature on structural vector autoregression, we infer the interdependence of banks’ financial conditions. In this model, contagion can occur through direct exposures, fire sales, and market-based sentiment, while common exposures result from portfolio overlaps. We apply this model to granular balance sheet and interbank exposure data of the Canadian banking market. First, we document that contagion varies over time, with the highest levels around the Great Financial Crisis in 2008 and somewhat lower levels for the pandemic period. Second, we find that since the introduction of Basel III, the relative importance of risks has changed, hinting that sources of systemic risk have changed structurally. Our new framework complements traditional stress-testing exercises focused on single institutions by providing a holistic view of risk transmission.
description: Nous estimons un modèle structurel à partir de l’identité fondamentale du bilan pour évaluer les effets de contagion et des expositions communes des fonds propres des banques, lesquels varient de façon endogène en tant que fonction de l’actif et du passif. Au moyen d’une méthode de régression qui s’inspire des études sur les modèles vectoriels autorégressifs structurels, nous déduisons l’interdépendance des conditions financières des banques. Dans le présent modèle, la contagion peut se propager par les expositions directes, les ventes en catastrophe et l’humeur des marchés, tandis que les expositions communes sont attribuables aux chevauchements de portefeuilles. Nous appliquons ce modèle à des données détaillées relatives au bilan et à l’exposition interbancaire dans le marché bancaire canadien. En premier, nous constatons que la contagion varie au fil du temps : les niveaux sont plus élevés aux alentours de la crise financière de 2008 et légèrement inférieurs durant la pandémie. En deuxième, depuis la mise en place des mesures de Bâle III, l’importance relative des risques a changé, ce qui suggère que les sources de risque systémique ont changé sur le plan structurel. Notre nouveau cadre est complémentaire aux tests de simulation de crise classiques axés sur une seule institution, car il fournit une vue globale des risques de transmission.
title: Experimental study of ⁴n with ⁸He(p,2p) reaction
Creators: name: Huang, S. W.
name: Yang, H.
name: Marqués, F. M.
name: Achouri, N. L.
name: Ahn, D. S.
name: Aumann, T.
name: Baba, H.
name: Beaumel, D.
name: Böhmer, M.
name: Boretzky, K.
name: Caamaño, M.
name: Chen, S.
name: Chiga, N.
name: Cortés, M. L.
name: Cortina, D.
name: Doornenbal, P.
name: Douma, C. A.
name: Dufter, F.
name: Feng, J.
name: Fernández-Domínguez, B.
name: Elekes, Z.
name: Forsberg, U.
name: Fujino, T.
name: Fukuda, N.
name: Gašparić, I.
name: Ge, Z.
name: Gernhäuser, R.
name: Gheller, J. M.
name: Gibelin, J.
name: Gillibert, A.
name: Godoy, B. M.
name: Halász, Z.
name: Harada, T.
name: Harakeh, M. N.
name: Hirayama, A.
name: Inabe, N.
name: Isobe, T.
name: Kahlbow, J.
name: Kalantar-Nayestanaki, N.
name: Kim, D.
name: Kim, S.
name: Knösel, M. A.
name: Kobayashi, T.
name: Kondo, Y.
name: Koseoglou, P.
name: Kubota, Y.
name: Kuti, I.
name: Lehr, C.
name: Li, P. J.
name: Liu, Y.
name: Maeda, Y.
name: Masuoka, S.
name: Matsumoto, M.
name: Mayer, J.
name: Miki, H.
name: Miwa, M.
name: Murray, I.
name: Nakamura, T.
name: Obertelli, A.
name: Orr, N.
name: Otsu, H.
name: Panin, V.
name: Park, S.
name: Parlog, M.
name: Paschalis, S.
name: Potlog, M.
name: Reichert, S.
name: Revel, A.
name: Rossi, D.
name: Saito, A.
name: Sasano, M.
name: Sato, H.
name: Scheit, H.
name: Schindler, F.
name: Shimada, T.
name: Shimizu, Y.
name: Shimoura, S.
name: Stefan, I.
name: Storck, S.
name: Stuhl, L.
name: Suzuki, H.
name: Symochko, D.
name: Takeda, H.
name: Takeuchi, S.
name: Tanaka, J.
name: Togano, Y.
name: Tomai, T.
name: Törnqvsit, H. T.
name: Tscheuschner, J.
name: Uesaka, T.
name: Wagner, V.
name: Wimmer, K.
name: Yamada, H.
name: Yang, B.
name: Yang, L.
name: Yasuda, Y.
name: Yoneda, K.
name: Zanetti, L.
name: Zenihiro, J.
name: Elidiano, T.
name: Lenain, C.
Publisher: name: IOP Publishing
Year: 2024

description: The tetraneutron has attracted the attention of nuclear physicists during the past decades, but there is still no unambiguous confirmation of its existence or non-existence. A new experiment based on ⁸He(p,2p)⁷H{t+⁴ n} reaction, with direct detection of the four neutrons, has been carried out at RIBF, which can hopefully help to draw a definite conclusion on the tetraneutron system.
An exploration of attitudes towards pedigree dogs and their disorders as expressed by a sample of companion animal veterinarians in New Zealand
Creators: name: T Farrow
name: AJ Keown
name: MJ Farnworth
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Genetics

description: AIMS: To explore veterinary perceptions of inherited disorders in pedigree dogs within New Zealand and how these affect animal health and welfare.METHODS: An online questionnaire was distributed to the 647 members of the Companion Animal Society of the New Zealand Veterinary Association using an online survey system. The questionnaire collected details of practitioners, pedigree dog breeds and disorders most often encountered in practice, and responses to questions and statements regarding inherited disorders and pedigree dogs.RESULTS: Of the 216 respondents, 194 (89.8%) believed inherited disorders in dogs were a significant issue. The most commonly identified breeds presenting with inherited disorders were Boxer, Bulldog and German Shepherd dog. The most commonly reported inherited disorders were hip dysplasia, brachycephalic syndromes and elbow dysplasia. Of 207 respondents, 100 (48.3%) had advised clients against purchasing a pedigree dog due to common inherited disorders and 183 (85.6%) considered the health and welfare of some breeds to be too compromised to continue breeding. Of 199 respondents, 132 (66.3%) reported seeing no change in prevalence of inherited conditions, 103/204 (50.5%) reported seeing a positive change in attitudes towards inherited disorders among dog owners, and 81/207 (39.1%) thought legislative support would help decrease inherited disorders in pedigree dogs. Attitudes were not associated with time since graduation or ownership of a New Zealand Kennel Club registered breed of dog. The most common suggestions to decrease prevalence of inherited disorders were to alter breed standards, educate public or buyers and compulsory genetic testing.CONCLUSIONS: Among respondents, veterinarians considered inherited disorders as significant issues in a number of pedigree breeds. Veterinarians were concerned about inherited disorders in pedigree dogs, felt they had an obligation to treat such animals and were supportive of measures to make genetic testing for inheritable disorders a requirement for registration of pedigree breeds.CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Prevalence and perceived importance of inherited disorders influences how clinicians advise their clients. Respondents to this survey provided a number of mechanisms by which inherited disorders may be managed and these could form the basis of future discussions within the profession.