cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Azimuthal asymmetries in the debris disk around HD61005
Creators: name: Olofsson, J.
name: Samland, M.
name: Avenhaus, H.
name: Caceres, C.
name: Henning, Th.
name: Moor, A.
name: Milli, J.
name: Canovas, H.
name: Quanz, S.
name: Schreiber, M. R.
name: Augereau, J. -C.
name: Bayo, A.
name: Bazzon, A.
name: Beuzit, J. -L.
name: Boccaletti, A.
name: Buenzli, E.
name: Casassus, S.
name: Chauvin, G.
name: Dominik, C.
name: Desidera, S.
name: Feldt, M.
name: Gratton, R.
name: Janson, M.
name: Lagrange, A. -M.
name: Langlois, M.
name: Lannier, J.
name: Maire, A. -L.
name: Mesa, D.
name: Pinte, C.
name: Rouan, D.
name: Salter, G.
name: Thalmann, C.
name: Vigan, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Debris disks offer valuable insights into the latest stages of circumstellar disk evolution, and can possibly help us to trace the outcomes of planetary formation processes. In the age range 10 to 100\,Myr, most of the gas is expected to have been removed from the system, giant planets (if any) must have already been formed, and the formation of terrestrial planets may be on-going. Pluto-sized planetesimals, and their debris released in a collisional cascade, are under their mutual gravitational influence, which may result into non-axisymmetric structures in the debris disk. High angular resolution observations are required to investigate these effects and constrain the dynamical evolution of debris disks. Furthermore, multi-wavelength observations can provide information about the dust dynamics by probing different grain sizes. Here we present new VLT/SPHERE and ALMA observations of the debris disk around the 40\,Myr-old solar-type star HD\,61005. We resolve the disk at unprecedented resolution both in the near-infrared (in scattered and polarized light) and at millimeter wavelengths. Thanks to the new observations, we propose a solution for both the radial and azimuthal distribution of the dust grains in the debris disk. We find that the disk has a moderate eccentricity ($e \sim 0.1$) and that the dust density is two times larger at the pericenter compared to the apocenter. With no giant planets detected in our observations, we investigate alternative explanations besides planet-disk interactions to interpret the inferred disk morphology. We postulate that the morphology of the disk could be the consequence of a massive collision between $\sim$\,1000\,km-sized bodies at $\sim$\,61\,au. If this interpretation holds, it would put stringent constraints on the formation of massive planetesimals at large distances from the star.
description: Accepted by A&A
Three essays in corporate finance
Creators: name: Hoang, Thao
Publisher: name: The Australian National University
Year: 2023

description: This thesis consists of three essays focusing on three distinct aspects of corporate finance that have not been fully examined in the literature. In each aspect, the thesis attempts to explore the role of key decision makers in shaping corporate outcomes. The first essay concentrates on top management team while the other two focus on directors. The first chapter "Managerial Heterogeneity in Risk-Taking Incentives: How Does It Affect Firm Risk and Performance?" examines an unexplored dimension of managerial risk-taking: heterogeneity in risk-taking incentives among top executives. When top managers collectively make important decisions, the heterogeneity may lead to conflicts between self-interested managers, consequently affecting corporate decisions and performance. Consistent with this premise, the chapter finds that firms operated by top managers with more divergent risk-taking incentives tend to take fewer risks and suffer inferior performance. The chapter also explores the mechanisms of those effects: more divergent risk-taking incentives are associated with attenuated investment efficiency, lower R&D, and less likelihood of M&A transactions. The findings underscore the notion that the efficiency of corporate decisions depends not only on the average level or strength but also on the divergence of managerial risk-taking incentives. The second chapter "Common Lender, Ex-Banker Director, and Corporate Investment" examines how a common lender affects its borrowers' outcomes. Due to the government-driven mergers of large banks, many competing firms in Japan resulted in borrowing from a common lender. Investments of competing firms that have a common lender decrease by 15% of the mean. When a common lender can exercise its voice through its former employees serving as firms' executive directors, investments further fall significantly. Competing firms that share a common lender increase markups and profitability ratios, suggesting the lender induces strategic coordination among its borrowers to reduce their competitive pressures. These effects are stronger for distressed firms, and firms use saved resources from reduced competition for cash cushions. The third chapter "Polarized Corporate Boards" investigates how political polarization in corporate boards influences the decision to fire a CEO. The analysis shows that political polarization among directors negatively impacts corporate board effectiveness by reducing the CEO forced turnover-performance sensitivity. The results are more pronounced in presidential election years and for firms with more monitoring and advising needs. Polarization also increases the departure likelihood for directors who are ideologically distant from the rest of the board, making boards more politically homogeneous over time. Finally, the chapter shows that polarization in the boardroom lowers firms' investment-Q sensitivity and environmental performance. These findings highlight the real economic cost of political polarization.
Analysis of radiation effect on the threshold voltage of flash memory device
Creators: name: Hossain, Nahid M.
name: Koppu, Jitendra
name: Chowdhury, Masud H
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Flash memory experiences adverse effects due to radiation. These effects can be raised in terms of doping, feature size, supply voltages, layout, shielding. The the operating point shift of the device forced to enter the logically-undefined region and cause upset and data errors under radiation exposure. In this letter, the threshold voltage shift of the floating gate transistor (FGT) is analyzed by a mathematical model.
Declaration of Intention of Frederick Johnson
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1914

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Frederick Johnson Applicant age: 37Occupation: Bone CutterCountry of Origin: EnglandDate of Birth: 27th September 1874Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Unknown City of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 2nd November 1914
Depletion of the histone chaperone tNASP inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in prostate cancer PC-3 cells
Creators: name: O'Rand, Michael G
name: Tsuruta, James K
name: Alekseev, Oleg M
name: Richardson, Richard T
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2011

description: Abstract Background NASP (Nuclear Autoantigenic Sperm Protein) is a histone chaperone that is present in all dividing cells. NASP has two splice variants: tNASP and sNASP. Only cancer, germ, transformed, and embryonic cells have a high level of expression of the tNASP splice variant. We examined the consequences of tNASP depletion for prostate cancer PC-3 cells. Methods tNASP was depleted from prostate cancer PC-3 cells, cervical cancer HeLa cells, and prostate epithelial PWR-1E cells using lentivirus expression of tNASP shRNA. Cell cycle changes were studied by proliferation assay with CFSE labeling and double thymidine synchronization. Gene expression profiles were detected using RT2Profiler PCR Array, Western and Northern blotting. Results PC-3 and HeLa cells showed inhibited proliferation, increased levels of cyclin-dependant kinase inhibitor p21 protein and apoptosis, whereas non-tumorigenic PWR-1E cells did not. All three cell types showed decreased levels of HSPA2. Supporting in vitro experiments demonstrated that tNASP, but not sNASP is required for activation of HSPA2. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that PC-3 and HeLa cancer cells require tNASP to maintain high levels of HSPA2 activity and therefore viability, while PWR-1E cells are unaffected by tNASP depletion. These different cellular responses most likely arise from changes in the interaction between tNASP and HSPA2 and disturbed tNASP chaperoning of linker histones. This study has demonstrated that tNASP is critical for the survival of prostate cancer cells and suggests that targeting tNASP expression can lead to a new approach for prostate cancer treatment.
Developing measures to assess constructs from the Inner Setting domain of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
Creators: name: Williams, Rebecca S
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2018

description: Abstract Background Scientists and practitioners alike need reliable, valid measures of contextual factors that influence implementation. Yet, few existing measures demonstrate reliability or validity. To meet this need, we developed and assessed the psychometric properties of measures of several constructs within the Inner Setting domain of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). Methods We searched the literature for existing measures for the 7 Inner Setting domain constructs (Culture Overall, Culture Stress, Culture Effort, Implementation Climate, Learning Climate, Leadership Engagement, and Available Resources). We adapted items for the healthcare context, pilot-tested the adapted measures in 4 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and implemented the revised measures in 78 FQHCs in the 7 states (N = 327 respondents) with a focus on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening practices. To psychometrically assess our measures, we conducted confirmatory factor analysis models (CFA; structural validity), assessed inter-item consistency (reliability), computed scale correlations (discriminant validity), and calculated inter-rater reliability and agreement (organization-level construct reliability and validity). Results CFAs for most constructs exhibited good model fit (CFI > 0.90, TLI > 0.90, SRMR < 0.08, RMSEA < 0.08), with almost all factor loadings exceeding 0.40. Scale reliabilities ranged from good (0.7 ≤ α < 0.9) to excellent (α ≥ 0.9). Scale correlations fell below 0.90, indicating discriminant validity. Inter-rater reliability and agreement were sufficiently high to justify measuring constructs at the clinic-level. Conclusions Our findings provide psychometric evidence in support of the CFIR Inner Setting measures. Our findings also suggest the Inner Setting measures from individuals can be aggregated to represent the clinic-level. Measurement of the Inner Setting constructs can be useful in better understanding and predicting implementation in FQHCs and can be used to identify targets of strategies to accelerate and enhance implementation efforts in FQHCs.
Optimal Piecewise Linear Function Approximation for GPU-based Applications
Creators: name: Berjón, Daniel
name: Gallego, Guillermo
name: Cuevas, Carlos
name: Morán, Francisco
name: García, Narciso
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)
subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Many computer vision and human-computer interaction applications developed in recent years need evaluating complex and continuous mathematical functions as an essential step toward proper operation. However, rigorous evaluation of this kind of functions often implies a very high computational cost, unacceptable in real-time applications. To alleviate this problem, functions are commonly approximated by simpler piecewise-polynomial representations. Following this idea, we propose a novel, efficient, and practical technique to evaluate complex and continuous functions using a nearly optimal design of two types of piecewise linear approximations in the case of a large budget of evaluation subintervals. To this end, we develop a thorough error analysis that yields asymptotically tight bounds to accurately quantify the approximation performance of both representations. It provides an improvement upon previous error estimates and allows the user to control the trade-off between the approximation error and the number of evaluation subintervals. To guarantee real-time operation, the method is suitable for, but not limited to, an efficient implementation in modern Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), where it outperforms previous alternative approaches by exploiting the fixed-function interpolation routines present in their texture units. The proposed technique is a perfect match for any application requiring the evaluation of continuous functions, we have measured in detail its quality and efficiency on several functions, and, in particular, the Gaussian function because it is extensively used in many areas of computer vision and cybernetics, and it is expensive to evaluate.
description: 12 pages, 12 figures, post-print, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, Oct. 2015
Policy sull'accesso aperto (open access) alla letteratura scientifica - Università di Trento (2014)
Creators: name: Senato Accedemico Dell'Università Di Trento
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Università di Trento
Policy
Open Science

description: Si tratta della prima policy di Ateneo sul tema dell'Accesso Aperto, in applicazione della raccomandazione UE del 17 luglio 2012 sull'accesso all'informazione scientifica e sulla sua conservazione.
Declaration of Intention of Albert Edward Gainsford
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1918

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Albert Edward Gainsford Applicant age: 49Occupation: FarmerCountry of Origin:EnglandDate of Birth: 14th November 1868Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Grand Trunk Railroad from Canada City of residence at time of declaration: Cologne NJ Declaration submitted and sworn on date: 4th June 1918
Criteria for the use of omics-based predictors in clinical trials: explanation and elaboration
Creators: name: Eberhard, David
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2013

description: Abstract High-throughput ‘omics’ technologies that generate molecular profiles for biospecimens have been extensively used in preclinical studies to reveal molecular subtypes and elucidate the biological mechanisms of disease, and in retrospective studies on clinical specimens to develop mathematical models to predict clinical endpoints. Nevertheless, the translation of these technologies into clinical tests that are useful for guiding management decisions for patients has been relatively slow. It can be difficult to determine when the body of evidence for an omics-based test is sufficiently comprehensive and reliable to support claims that it is ready for clinical use, or even that it is ready for definitive evaluation in a clinical trial in which it may be used to direct patient therapy. Reasons for this difficulty include the exploratory and retrospective nature of many of these studies, the complexity of these assays and their application to clinical specimens, and the many potential pitfalls inherent in the development of mathematical predictor models from the very high-dimensional data generated by these omics technologies. Here we present a checklist of criteria to consider when evaluating the body of evidence supporting the clinical use of a predictor to guide patient therapy. Included are issues pertaining to specimen and assay requirements, the soundness of the process for developing predictor models, expectations regarding clinical study design and conduct, and attention to regulatory, ethical, and legal issues. The proposed checklist should serve as a useful guide to investigators preparing proposals for studies involving the use of omics-based tests. The US National Cancer Institute plans to refer to these guidelines for review of proposals for studies involving omics tests, and it is hoped that other sponsors will adopt the checklist as well.
Declaration of Intention of Robert Hensel
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1908

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Robert Hensel Applicant age:33Occupation: farmerCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth:14 January 1875Sailed to the US aboard the vessel:Princess Eliza City of residence at time of declaration: Milmay, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:23 June 1908
Declaration of Intention of John Gocek
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1915

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: John Gocek Applicant age: 42Occupation: LaborerCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 19th November 1872Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Pretoria City of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 15th May 1915
A decade of decoding
Creators: name: Mukherjee, Soumya
name: Ghosh, Sujit
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Chemical sciences
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Molecular decoders are single host matrices able to differentiate analytes by their distinct structural accommodations. Ten years ago, Susumu Kitagawa and co-workers described the prototypical molecular decoder and paved the way for molecular sensing. We now revisit this seminal study and discuss some of the advances that have followed.
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Single Magnetic Moment on a Surface
Creators: name: Berggren, P.
name: Fransson, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Atomic and Molecular Clusters (physics.atm-clus)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We address electron spin resonance of single magnetic moments in a tunnel junction using time-dependent electric fields and spin-polarized current. We show that the tunneling current directly depends on the local magnetic moment and that the frequency of the external electric field mixes with the characteristic Larmor frequency of the local spin. The importance of the spin-polarized current induced anisotropy fields acting on the local spin moment is, moreover, demonstrated. Our proposed model thus explains the absence of an electron spin resonance for a half integer spin, in contrast with the strong signal observed for an integer spin.
description: 6 pages, 2 figures, as published
Discovery and replication of SNP-SNP interactions for quantitative lipid traits in over 60,000 individuals
Creators: name: North, Kari
name: Lange, Leslie
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2017

description: Abstract Background The genetic etiology of human lipid quantitative traits is not fully elucidated, and interactions between variants may play a role. We performed a gene-centric interaction study for four different lipid traits: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), and triglycerides (TG). Results Our analysis consisted of a discovery phase using a merged dataset of five different cohorts (n = 12,853 to n = 16,849 depending on lipid phenotype) and a replication phase with ten independent cohorts totaling up to 36,938 additional samples. Filters are often applied before interaction testing to correct for the burden of testing all pairwise interactions. We used two different filters: 1. A filter that tested only single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with a main effect of p < 0.001 in a previous association study. 2. A filter that only tested interactions identified by Biofilter 2.0. Pairwise models that reached an interaction significance level of p < 0.001 in the discovery dataset were tested for replication. We identified thirteen SNP-SNP models that were significant in more than one replication cohort after accounting for multiple testing. Conclusions These results may reveal novel insights into the genetic etiology of lipid levels. Furthermore, we developed a pipeline to perform a computationally efficient interaction analysis with multi-cohort replication.
Declaration of Intention of Antonio Tallarico
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1924

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Antonio Tallarico Applicant age:28Occupation: tailorCountry of Origin:ItalyDate of Birth: 3 September 1896Sailed to the US aboard the vessel:Veronia City of residence at time of declaration: Egg Harbor City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:4 October 1924
Demand fluctuation in the fine dining restaurant industry: patterns, impacts, and management strategies (A case study in Phuket)
Creators: name: Pornpisanu Promsivapallop
Publisher: name: Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University
Year: 2561
Subjects: demand fluctuation, fine dining restaurant operations, patterns, impacts, management strategies

description: Journal of Thai Interdisciplinary Research, Vol.13, No.1, 27
Recent developments in statistical methods for detecting genetic loci affecting phenotypic variability
Creators: name: Valdar, William
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2012

description: Abstract A number of recent works have introduced statistical methods for detecting genetic loci that affect phenotypic variability, which we refer to as variability-controlling quantitative trait loci (vQTL). These are genetic variants whose allelic state predicts how much phenotype values will vary about their expected means. Such loci are of great potential interest in both human and non-human genetic studies, one reason being that a detected vQTL could represent a previously undetected interaction with other genes or environmental factors. The simultaneous publication of these new methods in different journals has in many cases precluded opportunity for comparison. We survey some of these methods, the respective trade-offs they imply, and the connections between them. The methods fall into three main groups: classical non-parametric, fully parametric, and semi-parametric two-stage approximations. Choosing between alternatives involves balancing the need for robustness, flexibility, and speed. For each method, we identify important assumptions and limitations, including those of practical importance, such as their scope for including covariates and random effects. We show in simulations that both parametric methods and their semi-parametric approximations can give elevated false positive rates when they ignore mean-variance relationships intrinsic to the data generation process. We conclude that choice of method depends on the trait distribution, the need to include non-genetic covariates, and the population size and structure, coupled with a critical evaluation of how these fit with the assumptions of the statistical model.
Hard-Wall and Non-Uniform Lattice Monte Carlo Approaches to One-Dimensional Fermi Gases in a Harmonic Trap
Creators: name: Berger, Casey E.
name: Drut, Joaquín E.
name: Porter, William J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present in detail two variants of the lattice Monte Carlo method aimed at tackling systems in external trapping potentials: a uniform-lattice approach with hard-wall boundary conditions, and a non-uniform Gauss-Hermite lattice approach. Using those two methods, we compute the ground-state energy and spatial density profile for systems of N=4 - 8 harmonically trapped fermions in one dimension. From the favorable comparison of both energies and density profiles (particularly in regions of low density), we conclude that the trapping potential is properly resolved by the hard-wall basis. Our work paves the way to higher dimensions and finite temperature analyses, as calculations with the hard-wall basis can be accelerated via fast Fourier transforms, the cost of unaccelerated methods is otherwise prohibitive due to the unfavorable scaling with system size.
description: 13 pages, 3 figures
$T_7$ flavor symmetry scheme for understanding neutrino mass and mixing in 3-3-1 model with neutral leptons
Creators: name: Vien, V. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We construct a new version for the 3-3-1 model based on $T_7$ flavor symmetry where the left-handed leptons under $T_7$ differ from those of our previous work while the $\mathrm{SU}(3)_C \otimes \mathrm{SU}(3)_L \otimes \mathrm{U}(1)_X$ gauge symmetry is retain. The flavor mixing patterns and mass splitting are obtained without perturbation. The realistic lepton mixing can be obtained if both the direction of breakings $T_7 \rightarrow Z_3$ and $Z_3 \rightarrow \{\mathrm{Identity}\}$ are taken place in neutrino sector. Maximal CP violation is predicted and CKM matrix is the identity matrix at the tree-level.
description: 15 pages, 6 figures. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1402.1256, arXiv:1405.4665, arXiv:1506.07388; text overlap with arXiv:1304.0921 by other authors
Deformed SW curve and the null vector decoupling equation in Toda field theory
Creators: name: Poghossian, Rubik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It is shown that the deformed Seiberg-Witten curve equation after Fourier transform is mapped into a differential equation for the AGT dual 2d CFT cnformal block containing an extra completely degenerate field. We carefully match parameters in two sides of duality thus providing not only a simple independent prove of the AGT correspondence in Nekrasov-Shatashvili limit, but also an extension of AGT to the case when a secondary field is included in the CFT conformal block. Implications of our results in the study of monodromy problems for a large class of $n$'th order Fuchsian differential equations are discussed.
description: references added, published version
Data intense research and computation tools for cultural diplomacy
Creators: name: Grincheva, Natalia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: data visualisation
data mapping
soft power
cultural diplomacy

description: The demonstration is prepared for the 2022 Data for Policy Conference to share new computational methodologies that tap on the Open Data resources and employ automatic data aggregation tools that could inform decision-making process in international cultural relations building and cultural diplomacy. The presentation features the most recently completed critical digital practice project that built Data To Power prototype (https://www.datatopower.net/). This solution aims to employ the power of Open Data to help institutions to tell meaningful stories about their international engagements and impacts. The prototype builds on the pilot award-winning research web application ACMI Soft Power Map: https://victoriasoftware.com/demo/ (watch a 2 min video demo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIbSSiukcLk
Declaration of Intention of Miss Ida Marie Rolle
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1925

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Miss Ida Marie Rolle Applicant age: 44Occupation: UnknownCountry of Origin: GermanyDate of Birth: 21 February, 1881Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Breman City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 15 April, 1925
Declaration of Intention of Johann Heinrick Focke
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1915

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Johann Heinrick Focke Applicant age: 41Occupation: Cabinet MakerCountry of Origin: HollandDate of Birth: 19th March 1874Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Furnesia City of residence at time of declaration:West Egg Harbor City NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 30th June 1915
Genetic variation in Glutathione S-Transferase Omega-1, Arsenic Methyltransferase and Methylene-tetrahydrofolate Reductase, arsenic exposure and bladder cancer: a case-control study
Creators: name: Lange, Ethan
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2012

description: Abstract Background Ingestion of groundwater with high concentrations of inorganic arsenic has been linked to adverse health outcomes, including bladder cancer, however studies have not consistently observed any elevation in risk at lower concentrations. Genetic variability in the metabolism and clearance of arsenic is an important consideration in any investigation of its potential health risks. Therefore, we examined the association between genes thought to play a role in the metabolism of arsenic and bladder cancer. Methods Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in GSTO-1, As3MT and MTHFR were genotyped using DNA from 219 bladder cancer cases and 273 controls participating in a case–control study in Southeastern Michigan and exposed to low to moderate (<50 μg/L) levels of arsenic in their drinking water. A time-weighted measure of arsenic exposure was constructed using measures from household water samples combined with past residential history, geocoded and merged with archived arsenic data predicted from multiple resources. Results While no single SNP in As3MT was significantly associated with bladder cancer overall, several SNPs were associated with bladder cancer among those exposed to higher arsenic levels. Individuals with one or more copies of the C allele in rs11191439 (the Met287Thr polymorphism) had an elevated risk of bladder cancer (OR = 1.17; 95% CI = 1.04-1.32 per 1 μg/L increase in average exposure). However, no association was observed between average arsenic exposure and bladder cancer among TT homozygotes in the same SNP. Bladder cancer cases were also 60% less likely to be homozygotes for the A allele in rs1476413 in MTHFR compared to controls (OR = 0.40; 95% CI = 0.18-0.88). Conclusions Variation in As3MT and MTHFR is associated with bladder cancer among those exposed to relatively low concentrations of inorganic arsenic. Further investigation is warranted to confirm these findings.
Galactic cold cores VI. Dust opacity spectral index
Creators: name: Juvela, M.
name: Demyk, K.
name: Doi, Y.
name: Hughes, A.
name: Lefevre, C.
name: Marshall, D. J.
name: Meny, C.
name: Montillaud, J.
name: Pagani, L.
name: Paradis, D.
name: Ristorcelli, I.
name: Malinen, J.
name: Montier, L. A.
name: Paladini, R.
name: Pelkonen, V. -M.
name: Rivera-Ingraham, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Galactic Cold Cores project has made Herschel observations of 116 fields where the Planck survey has found signs of cold dust emission. The fields contain sources in different environments and different phases of star formation. The dust opacity spectral index beta and the dust colour temperature T are derived using Herschel and Planck data. The relation between beta and T is examined for the whole sample and inside individual fields. Based on IRAS and Planck data, the fields are characterised by a median colour temperature of 16.1 K and a median opacity spectral index of beta=1.84. We observe a clear T-beta anti-correlation. In Herschel observations, constrained at lower resolution by Planck data, the variations follow the column density structure and beta(FIR) can rise to ~2.2 in individual clumps. The Planck 217 GHz band shows a systematic excess that is consistent with a general flattening of the dust emission spectrum at millimetre wavelengths. When fitted separately below and above 700 um, the median spectral index values are beta(FIR) ~ 1.91 and beta(mm) ~ 1.66. The spectral index changes as a function of column density and wavelength. Beta variations are partly masked by temperature gradients and the changes in the intrinsic grain properties may be even greater.
description: Accepted to A&A, 138 pages
Droplet impingement method to measure the surface tension of molten zirconium oxide
Creators: name: Kondo, Toshiki
name: Muta, Hiroaki
name: Ohishi, Yuji
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Measuring the surface tension of molten ZrO2 is critical to determine the progression of a severe accident in a nuclear power plant. However, no experimental reports have been published pertaining to the surface tension of liquid ZrO2 because of its high melting point, high reactivity, and high vapor pressure, among other factors. Thus, in this study, the surface tension of ZrO2 was measured by using the droplet impingement method, which can help determine the surface tension of molten oxides in an extremely short time. The impingement behavior could be determined to analyze the surface tension from the image. The surface tension was approximately 0.91 N/m at 2988 K, which is the melting point of ZrO2, and this value was consistent with the data estimated using the oscillation droplet method. Compared with a past report regarding the surface tension of the molten Zr-O system, the surface tension of molten Zr was noted to reduce with oxidation.
Reduction in Tension and Stiffening of Lipid Membranes in an Electric Field Revealed by X-ray Scattering
Creators: name: Hemmerle, Arnaud
name: Charitat, Thierry
name: Fragneto, Giovanna
name: Daillant, Jean
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The effect of AC electric fields on the elasticity of supported lipid bilayers has been investigated at the microscopic level using grazing incidence synchrotron x-ray scattering. A strong decrease in the membrane tension up to 1mN/m and a dramatic increase of its effective rigidity up to 300kBT are observed for local electric potentials seen by the membrane < 1V. The experimental results were analyzed using detailed electrokinetic modeling and non-linear Poisson-Boltzmann theory. Based on a modeling of the electromagnetic stress which provides an accurate description of bilayer separation vs pressure curves, we show that the decrease in tension results from the amplification of charge fluctuations on the membrane surface whereas the increase in bending rigidity results from direct interaction between charges in the electric double layer. These effects eventually lead to a destabilization of the bilayer and vesicle formation. Similar effects are expected at the tens of nanometer lengthscale in cell membranes with lower tension, and could explain a number of electrically driven processes.
Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: the eMERGe reporting guidance
Creators: name: Vanstone, Meredith
name: Flemming, Kate
name: Lewin, Simon
name: Cunningham, Maggie
name: Jepson, Ruth G
name: Ring, Nicola
name: Booth, Andrew
name: Thomas, James
name: Maxwell, Margaret
name: Noyes, Jane
name: Pope, Catherine
name: Turley, Ruth L
name: Duncan, Edward A S
name: France, Emma F
name: Uny, Isabelle
name: Hannes, Karin
name: Higginbottom, Gina M
name: Garside, Ruth
name: Roberts, Rachel J
name: Noblit, George W
name: Britten, Nicky
name: Gallagher, Ian
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2019

description: Abstract
                Aims
                The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta-ethnography reporting.
                Background
                Evidence-based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people’s experiences and associated social processes. Meta-ethnography is a rigorous seven-phase qualitative evidence synthesis methodology, developed by Noblit and Hare. Meta-ethnography is used widely in health research, but reporting is often poor quality and this discourages trust in and use of its findings. Meta-ethnography reporting guidance is needed to improve reporting quality.
                Design
                The eMERGe study used a rigorous mixed-methods design and evidence-based methods to develop the novel reporting guidance and explanatory notes.
                Methods
                The study, conducted from 2015 to 2017, comprised of: (1) a methodological systematic review of guidance for meta-ethnography conduct and reporting; (2) a review and audit of published meta-ethnographies to identify good practice principles; (3) international, multidisciplinary consensus-building processes to agree guidance content; (4) innovative development of the guidance and explanatory notes.
                Findings
                Recommendations and good practice for all seven phases of meta-ethnography conduct and reporting were newly identified leading to 19 reporting criteria and accompanying detailed guidance.
                Conclusion
                The bespoke eMERGe Reporting Guidance, which incorporates new methodological developments and advances the methodology, can help researchers to report the important aspects of meta-ethnography. Use of the guidance should raise reporting quality. Better reporting could make assessments of confidence in the findings more robust and increase use of meta-ethnography outputs to improve practice, policy, and service user outcomes in health and other fields. This is the first tailored reporting guideline for meta-ethnography. This article is being simultaneously published in the following journals: Journal of Advanced Nursing, Psycho-oncology, Review of Education, and BMC Medical Research Methodology.
Practice Abstracts BRANCHES PROJECT H2020 - PA52
Creators: name: Berglund, Nora
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Manure, hygienization, ag-ricultural technology, agri-cultural production, live-stock production, bedding, circularity

description: ManPas – farm-scale manure hygienizer
description: BRANCHES will produce and share more than 50 case studies, considered Best Practices. The selected case studies will be summarized in Practice Abstracts (PAs), documents tailored for practitioners, shared through the project media and collected on this webpage. The numbering of the PAs only refers to chronological order of uploading. Enjoy your reading!
Declaration of Intention of Charles August Graumann
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1912

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Charles August GraumannApplicant age: 37Occupation: baker Country of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 23 May 1874Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: unknownCity of residence at time of declaration: Germania,NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date: 22 January 1912
Topological effects on transition temperatures and response functions in three-dimensional Fermi superfluids
Creators: name: Anderson, Brandon M.
name: Wu, Chien-Te
name: Boyack, Rufus
name: Levin, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the effects of topological order on the transition temperature, $T_c$, and response functions in fermionic superfluids with Rashba spin-orbit coupling and a transverse Zeeman field in three dimensions. Our calculations, relevant to the ultracold atomic Fermi gases, include fluctuations beyond mean-field theory and are compatible with $f$-sum rules. Reminiscent of the $p_x + i p_y$ superfluid, the topological phase is stabilized when driven away from the Bose-Einstein condensation and towards the BCS limit. Accordingly, while experimentally accessible, $T_c$ is significantly suppressed in a topological superfluid. Above $T_c$, the spin and density response functions provide signatures of topological phases via the recombination or amplification of frequency dependent peaks.
Multilayer Layer Graphene Nanoribbon Flash Memory: Analysis of Programming and Erasing Operation
Creators: name: Hossain, Nahid M.
name: Hossain, Md Belayat
name: Chowdhury, Masud H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Flash memory based on floating gate transistor is the most widely used memory technology in modern microelectronic applications. We recently proposed a new concept of multilayer graphene nanoribbon (MLGNR) and carbon nanotube (CNT) based floating gate transistor design for future nanoscale flash memory technology. In this paper, we analyze the tunneling current mechanism in the proposed graphene-CNT floating gate transistor. We anticipate that the proposed floating gate transistor would adopt Fowler-Nordheim (FN) tunneling during its programming and erase operations. In this paper, we have investigated the mechanism of tunneling current and the factors that would influence this current and the behavior of the proposed floating gate transistor. The analysis reveals that FN tunneling is a strong function of the high field induced by the control gate, and the thicknesses of the control oxide and the tunnel oxide.
description: in IEEE SOCC, Las Vegas, USA, 2014
Probing the Local Bubble with Diffuse Interstellar Bands. I. Project overview and Southern hemisphere survey
Creators: name: Bailey, Mandy
name: van Loon, Jacco Th.
name: Farhang, Amin
name: Javadi, Atefeh
name: Khosroshahi, Habib G.
name: Sarre, Peter J.
name: Smith, Keith T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have conducted a high signal-to-noise spectroscopic survey of 670 nearby early-type stars, to map Diffuse Interstellar Band (DIB) absorption in and around the Local Bubble. The project started with a Southern hemisphere survey conducted at the European Southern Observatory's New Technology Telescope and has since been extended to an all-sky survey using the Isaac Newton Telescope. In this first paper in the series, we introduce the overall project and present the results from the Southern hemisphere survey. We make available a catalogue of equivalent-width measurements of the DIBs at 5780, 5797, 5850, 6196, 6203, 6270, 6283 \& 6614 Å, the interstellar Na\,{\sc i} D lines at 5890 \& 5896 Å, and the stellar He\,{\sc i} line at 5876 Å. We find that the 5780 Å DIB is relatively strong throughout, as compared to the 5797 Å DIB, but especially within the Local Bubble and at the interface with more neutral medium. The 6203 Å DIB shows a similar behaviour, but with respect to the 6196 Å DIB. Some nearby stars show surprisingly strong DIBs whereas some distant stars show very weak DIBs, indicating small-scale structure within as well as outside the Local Bubble. The sight-lines with non-detections trace the extent of the Local Bubble especially clearly, and show it opening out into the Halo. The Local Bubble has a wall which is in contact with hot gas and/or a harsh interstellar radiation field. That wall is perforated though, causing leakage of radiation and possibly hot gas. On the other hand, compact self-shielded cloudlets are present much closer to the Sun, probably within the Local Bubble itself. As for the carriers of the DIBs, our observations confirm the notion that these are large molecules, whose differences in behaviour are mainly governed by their differing resilience and/or electrical charge, with more subtle differences possibly related to varying excitation.
description: Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics
An unbiased metagenomic search for infectious agents using monozygotic twins discordant for chronic fatigue
Creators: name: Sullivan, Patrick
Publisher: name: BioMed Central Ltd
Year: 2011

description: Abstract Background Chronic fatigue syndrome is an idiopathic syndrome widely suspected of having an infectious or immune etiology. We applied an unbiased metagenomic approach to try to identify known or novel infectious agents in the serum of 45 cases with chronic fatigue syndrome or idiopathic chronic fatigue. Controls were the unaffected monozygotic co-twins of cases, and serum samples were obtained at the same place and time. Results No novel DNA or RNA viral signatures were confidently identified. Four affected twins and no unaffected twins evidenced viremia with GB virus C (8.9% vs. 0%, p = 0.019), and one affected twin had previously undetected hepatitis C viremia. An excess of GB virus C viremia in cases with chronic fatigue requires confirmation. Conclusions Current, impairing chronic fatigue was not robustly associated with viremia detectable in serum.
Declaration of Intention of George Nicklos Brockmann
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1917

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: George Nicklos Brockmann Applicant age:46Occupation: laborerCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth:6 January 1871 Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Unknown City of residence at time of declaration: Absecon NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:11 April 1917
Declaration of Intention of Erich Walter
Creators: name: United States. Bureau Of Naturalization
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1924

description: Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, as filled out and signed by: Erich Walter Applicant age:34Occupation: ElectricianCountry of Origin:GermanyDate of Birth: 4 November 1889Sailed to the US aboard the vessel: Ascantina City of residence at time of declaration: Atlantic City, NJDeclaration submitted and sworn on date:4 October 1924
Documented People of Chinese Heritage in the Shark Bay Area between the 1870s and the 1890s
Creators: name: Smith, Benjamin Wellard
name: Tao, Yu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Archival, repository and related studies

description: This technical report contains information regarding 59 documented individuals of Chinese heritage residing or visiting Shark Bay between the 1870s and 1890s, extracted from the archival collection compiled by Dr Anne Atkinson in the 1980s. Many of these individuals were involved in the pearling industry, while others held diverse occupations such as cooks, sandalwood workers, station hands, and general servants. The records reveal a challenging life for people of Chinese heritage in Shark Bay in the late 19th century, marked by violence, crime, and accidents. Nonetheless, their resilience and contributions have left a lasting impact on Western Australia, with some of their descendants still residing here.