cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Application of indocyanine green dye to improve precision in lung cancer surgery: a systematic review
Creators: name: Bedat, Benoît
Publisher: name: Université de Genève
Year: 2024
Subjects: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/617

description:
Introduction: Indocyanine green (ICG) is frequently used in thoracic surgery, serving various purposes such as identifying the intersegmental plane (ISP) during segmentectomies, locating pulmonary nodules, or facilitating lymph node mapping. This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ICG in facilitating these three procedures.

Methods: A systematic review of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PUBMED, Web of Science and Cochrane databases was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. Searches were conducted up to March 2024 to identify relevant studies. Studies were searched for identification rates using ICG, accuracy of nodule localization, and reliability of sentinel lymph node detection.

Results: From an initial 2,228 studies identified, a total of 30 studies met the inclusion criteria. These included 11 studies on ISP identification, 9 studies lung nodule localization, and 10 studies on sentinel lymph node identification. The use of ICG demonstrated varied identification rates, from 94% to 100% for ISP, 86% to 100% for lung nodule localization, and 44% to100% for lymph node mapping. The accuracy of ICG in detecting lung nodules varied from 80% to 89%, and the predictive accuracy for pathological lymph node status varied from 97% to 100%.

Conclusion: ICG emerges as a versatile dye that facilitates surgical precision even if it lacks specificity. The easy implementation of ICG is particularly advantageous for ISP identification. However, its accuracy for lung nodule localization should be improved for wider application. The use of ICG also holds promise for sentinel lymph node identification. Further research is needed to improve its detection rate.
Zero external magnetic field quantum standard of resistance at the 10-9 level
Creators: name: Patel, D. K.
name: Fijalkowski, K. M.
name: Kruskopf, M.
name: Liu, N.
name: Götz, M.
name: Pesel, E.
name: Jaime, M.
name: Klement, M.
name: Schreyeck, S.
name: Brunner, K.
name: Gould, C.
name: Molenkamp, L. W.
name: Scherer, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The quantum anomalous Hall effect holds promise as a disruptive innovation in condensed matter physics and metrology, as it gives access to Hall resistance quantization in terms of the von-Klitzing constant RK = h/e2 at zero external magnetic field. In this work, we study the accuracy of Hall resistance quantization in a device based on the magnetic topological insulator material (V,Bi,Sb)2Te3. We show that the relative deviation of the Hall resistance from RK at zero external magnetic field is (4.4 +/- 8.7) nohm/ohm when extrapolated to zero measurement current, and (8.6 +/- 6.7) nohm/ohm when extrapolated to zero longitudinal resistivity (each with combined standard uncertainty, k = 1), which sets a new benchmark for the quantization accuracy in topological matter. This precision and accuracy at the nohm/ohm level (or 10-9 of relative uncertainty) achieve the thresholds for relevant metrological applications and establish a zero external magnetic field quantum standard of resistance - an important step towards the integration of quantum-based voltage and resistance standards into a single universal quantum electrical reference.
description: 12 pages (incl. 8 pages main text and 4 pages supplementary information), with 6 figures and 2 tables
Towards Formal Verification of Federated Learning Orchestration Protocols on Satellites
Creators: name: Popovic, Miroslav
name: Popovic, Marko
name: Djukic, Miodrag
name: Basicevic, Ilija
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Python Testbed for Federated Learning Algorithms (PTB-FLA) is a simple FL framework targeting smart Internet of Things in edge systems that provides both generic centralized and decentralized FL algorithms, which implement the corresponding FL orchestration protocols that were formally verified using the process algebra CSP. This approach is appropriate for systems with stationary nodes but cannot be applied to systems with moving nodes. In this paper, we use celestial mechanics to model spacecraft movement, and timed automata (TA) to formalize and verify the centralized FL orchestration protocol, in two phases. In the first phase, we created a conventional TA model to prove traditional properties, namely deadlock freeness and termination. In the second phase, we created a stochastic TA model to prove timing correctness and to estimate termination probability.
description: 4 pages, 5 figures, submitted to a conference
Advances in the accuracy of emergency medical dispatch and remote triage: a scoping review
Creators: name: Larribau, Robert Michel P. D.
Publisher: name: Université de Genève
Year: 2024
Subjects: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/617

description:
The performance parameters of “diagnostic tests” carried out during telephone assessments at emergency medical communication centres appear to be poor, with low levels of sensitivity and specificity. The aims of this scoping review were threefold: i) to assess the progress in measuring the accuracy of emergency medical dispatch and remote triage, by examining recent studies that met the required diagnostic accuracy criteria; ii) to identify whether or not a consensus on common reporting standards had emerged or at least a trend as to how to measure the accuracy of emergency medical dispatch; and iii) to propose a standardised reporting process and means of interpreting diagnostic performance parameters.

The scientific articles included in this review were selected using a systematic approach (PRISMA) applied to the PubMed® bibliographic database over the last seven-years. To meet the inclusion criteria, all the criteria required to measure diagnostic accuracy had to be reported. A QUADAS-2 bias and applicability analysis, and a GRADE certainty of evidence assessment were performed. A narrative synthesis of this systematic review was then provided.

This review included 53 studies that met all the criteria required to measure the accuracy of a diagnostic index test, some of which involve very large populations. Just under half of these studies were related to the COVID19 pandemic, the development of call centres for out-of-hours services - primary care and machine learning systems. Most of studies, however, remained focused on measuring the accuracy of dispatch systems, OHCA, stroke, chest pain and trauma. Few studies have formally followed the STARD guidelines, but despite this, their quality has improved considerably.

By emphasizing the importance of the prevalence of the target condition for interpreting the diagnostic tests results, we were now in a position to propose complementary elements to STARD, the aim of which was to establish standardised reporting on the accuracy of emergency medical dispatch. This standardised reporting included i) compliance with three mandatory conditions concerning the population included and ii) the choice of a single index test and a single associated reference standard from the five proposed. This scoping review therefore suggests ways of reducing the heterogeneity of test performance parameters and proposes criteria for improving the comparability of studies on diagnostic accuracy in emergency medical service dispatch and remote triage.
Stellaria media Vill.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria
Stellaria media

description: Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
Artbeschreibung: Stängel 5-40 cm. Blätter am Grund gerundet, Stiel bewimpert. Kronblätter 2/3 bis so lang wie die Kelchblätter, diese 3-5 mm lang. Staubblätter meist 3-5 (0-10). Fruchtstiele 4-6mal so lang wie der Kelch. Samen 0,9-1,3 mm lang (reif) dunkelbraun, mit breiten, stumpfen Höckern.
Blütezeit: 1-12
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Gärten, Äcker, Schuttplätze / kollin-subalpin / CH
Verbreitung global: Ursprünglich mediterran?
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Fmässig feuchtLichtzahl LhalbschattigSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rschwach sauer bis neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)Temperaturzahl Tmontan (Wälder mit Buche, Weisstanne, in den Zentralalpen mit Waldföhre)Nährstoffzahl NnährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch bis subkontinental (mittlere Luftfeuchtigkeit, mässige Temperaturschwankungen und mässig tiefe Wintertemperaturen)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Gewöhnliche Vogelmiere, Hühnerdarm Nom français: Mouron des oiseaux, Stellaire intermédiaire
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Caryophyllaceae, pp. 632-696 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 672
title: Explicit improvements for Lp‐estimates related to elliptic systems
Creators: name: Böhnlein, Tim
name: Egert, Moritz
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2024

description: We give a simple argument to obtain Lp‐boundedness for heat semigroups associated to uniformly strongly elliptic systems on Rd by using Stein interpolation between Gaussian estimates and hypercontractivity. Our results give p explicitly in terms of ellipticity. It is optimal at the endpoint p = ∞. We also obtain Lp‐estimates for the gradient of the semigroup, where p > 2 depends on ellipticity but not on dimension.
Oppiella (Rhinoppia) fallax
Creators: name: Schatz, Heinrich
name: Fortini, Lorenzo
name: Fusco, Tommaso
name: Casale, Francesca
name: Jacomini, Carlo
name: Giulio, Andrea Di
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oppiidae
Oppiella
Oppiella fallax

description: Oppiella (Rhinoppia) fallax (Paoli, 1908)
Oppiella (Rhinoppia) fallax Miko in Weigmann 2006, p. 281, fig. 151a-e.
Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime: AB, FAG single records.
General distribution: Northern, southern Italy; Italian, Swiss, Austrian Alps; semicosmopolitan.
Habitat preferences: euryoecious.
Remark: Body length 310 µm.
description: Published as part of Schatz, Heinrich, Fortini, Lorenzo, Fusco, Tommaso, Casale, Francesca, Jacomini, Carlo & Giulio, Andrea Di, 2021, Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from " Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime " (Piedmont, Italy), pp. 501-540 in Zootaxa 5082 (6) on page 519, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.6.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5797624
Automated Model Discovery for Tensional Homeostasis: Constitutive Machine Learning in Growth and Remodeling
Creators: name: Holthusen, Hagen
name: Brepols, Tim
name: Linka, Kevin
name: Kuhl, Ellen
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science (cs.CE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: I.6; J.2
subject: 65, 74

description: Soft biological tissues exhibit a tendency to maintain a preferred state of tensile stress, known as tensional homeostasis, which is restored even after external mechanical stimuli. This macroscopic behavior can be described using the theory of kinematic growth, where the deformation gradient is multiplicatively decomposed into an elastic part and a part related to growth and remodeling. Recently, the concept of homeostatic surfaces was introduced to define the state of homeostasis and the evolution equations for inelastic deformations.
 However, identifying the optimal model and material parameters to accurately capture the macroscopic behavior of inelastic materials can only be accomplished with significant expertise, is often time-consuming, and prone to error, regardless of the specific inelastic phenomenon. To address this challenge, built-in physics machine learning algorithms offer significant potential.
 In this work, we extend our inelastic Constitutive Artificial Neural Networks (iCANNs) by incorporating kinematic growth and homeostatic surfaces to discover the scalar model equations, namely the Helmholtz free energy and the pseudo potential. The latter describes the state of homeostasis in a smeared sense. We evaluate the ability of the proposed network to learn from experimentally obtained tissue equivalent data at the material point level, assess its predictive accuracy beyond the training regime, and discuss its current limitations when applied at the structural level.
 Our source code, data, examples, and an implementation of the corresponding material subroutine are made accessible to the public at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13946282.
description: 46 pages, 12 figures, 5 tables
Notch1 pathway activation in human T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma
Creators: name: Baleydier, Frédéric
Publisher: name: Université de Genève
Year: 2024
Subjects: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/618

description:
T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and lymphoma (T-LBL) are malignant diseases defined by a clonal expansion of cytoplasmic CD3 expressing T cell precursors with propensity to spread to the bone-marrow. According to the WHO criteria both diseases are only discriminated by a bone-marrow spreading equal to or more than 25% in T-ALL and less than 25% in T-LBL. Those malignancies are preferentially seen in male teenagers and young adults. T-ALL account for about 25% and about 15% of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adult and children, respectively. T-LBL is an orphan disease in adult accounting for 1% to 2% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas and represent about 30% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas in pediatrics. A common feature to both diseases, in adult as well as in pediatrics, is an inferior outcome compared with their B cell counterpart. Moreover, again unlike their B cell counterpart relapses can rarely benefit from curative salvage treatment. Many cytogenetic abnormalities and several somatic variants in a variety of genes are described in T-ALL/T-LBL but none demonstrated a robust prediction of the outcome. Thus, until a recent period prognostic factors enable to discriminate patients for the best initial treatment intensity are missing. However, in the last 10 years constitutive activation of Notch1 pathway, a pathway of major importance in T cell commitment, was described in more than 50% of T-ALL raising the hypothesis of its prognostic impact in those diseases.

We present here some works illustrating our contribution to these discoveries, describing further the incidence of Notch1 activation pathway in T-ALL and in T-LBL and demonstrating the prognostic impact of Notch1 pathway in those malignancies. We also show some approaches to assess the opportunity to target Notch1 pathway in the treatment of acute T cell malignancies. Finally, we present the possibilities according to our works to implement Notch1 pathway activation in the current therapeutic approach of acute T cell lymphoblastic malignancies and further perspectives on characterization of other oncogenic pathways involved in those malignant hemopathies.
Stellaria media
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria
Stellaria media

description: Stellaria media aggr.
Artbeschreibung: Stängel niederliegend bis aufsteigend, meist verzweigt, rund, auf einer Längslinie behaart (selten auf 2 Linien). Blätter oval, spitz, 0,3-3(-4,5) cm lang, die untersten kurz gestielt. Kronblätter weiss, bis fast zum Grund 2teilig, kürzer bis 1,5mal länger als der Kelch, zuweilen ganz fehlend. Kelchblätter mit Hautrand. Kapsel etwas länger als der Kelch, sich mit 6 Zähnen öffnend.
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl F--Lichtzahl L--Salzzeichen--Reaktionszahl R--Temperaturzahl T--Nährstoffzahl N--Kontinentalitätszahl K--
Volksname Deutscher Name: Vogelmiere Nom français: Mouron des oiseaux Nome italiano: Centocchio comune
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Caryophyllaceae, pp. 632-696 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 672
Kinetics, thermodynamics, and catalysis of the cation incorporation into GeO2, SnO2, and (SnxGe1-x)O2 during suboxide molecular beam epitaxy
Creators: name: Chen, Wenshan
name: Egbo, Kingsley
name: Kler, Joe
name: Falkenstein, Andreas
name: Lähnemann, Jonas
name: Bierwagen, Oliver
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Rutile GeO$_2$ is a promising ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor for future power electronic devices whose alloy with the wide bandgap semiconductor rutile-SnO$_2$ enables bandgap engineering and the formation of heterostructure devices. The (Sn$_x$Ge$_{1-x}$)O$_2$ alloy system is in its infancy and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) is a well-suited technique for its thin-film growth, yet presents challenges in controlling the alloy composition and growth rate. To understand and mitigate this challenge, the present study comprehensively investigates the kinetics and thermodynamics of suboxide incorporation into GeO$_2$, SnO$_2$, and (Sn$_x$Ge$_{1-x}$)O$_2$ during suboxide MBE, the latest development in oxide MBE using suboxide sources. We find suboxide MBE to simplify the growth kinetics, offering better control over growth rates than conventional MBE but without supporting cation-driven oxide layer etching. During binary growth, SnO incorporation is kinetically favored due to its higher oxidation efficiency and lower vapor pressure compared to those of GeO. In (Sn$_x$Ge$_{1-x}$)O$_2$ growth, however, the GeO incorporation is preferred and the SnO incorporation is suppressed, indicating a catalytic effect, where SnO promotes GeO incorporation through cation exchange. The origin of this cation exchange is likely thermodynamic yet calls for further theoretical studies. Our experimental study provides guidance for controlling the growth rate and alloy composition of (Sn$_x$Ge$_{1-x}$)O$_2$ in suboxide MBE, highlighting the impact of the substrate temperature and active oxygen flux besides that of the mere SnO:GeO flux stoichiometry. The results are likely transferable to further physical and chemical vapor deposition methods, such as conventional and hybrid MBE, pulsed laser deposition, mist- or metalorganic chemical vapor deposition.
PaperWave: Listening to Research Papers as Conversational Podcasts Scripted by LLM
Creators: name: Yahagi, Yuchi
name: Chujo, Rintaro
name: Harada, Yuga
name: Han, Changyo
name: Sugiyama, Kohei
name: Naemura, Takeshi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Listening to audio content, such as podcasts and audiobooks, is one way for people to engage with knowledge. Listening affords people more mobility than reading by seeing, thereby broadening their learning opportunities. This study explores the potential applications of large language models (LLMs) to adapt text documents to audio content and addresses the lack of listening-friendly materials for niche content, such as research papers. LLMs can generate scripts of audio content in various styles tailored to specific needs, such as full-content duration or speech types (monologue or dialogue). To explore this potential, we developed PaperWave as a prototype that transforms academic paper PDFs into conversational podcasts. Our two-month investigation, involving 11 participants (including the authors), employed an autobiographical design, a field study, and a design workshop. The findings highlight the importance of considering listener interaction with their environment when designing document-to-audio systems.
Oppiella (Rhinoppia) hauseri Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp 2000
Creators: name: Schatz, Heinrich
name: Fortini, Lorenzo
name: Fusco, Tommaso
name: Casale, Francesca
name: Jacomini, Carlo
name: Giulio, Andrea Di
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oppiidae
Oppiella
Oppiella hauseri

description: Oppiella (Rhinoppia) hauseri Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp, 2000
Lauroppia hauseri Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp 2000, p. 57, figs 10-12.
Oppiella (Rhinoppia) hauseri Miko in Weigmann 2006, p. 281, fig. 151h-n.
Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime: AB numerous.
General distribution: Swiss Alps (Grisons, southern Ticino); Central South Europe, Caucasus. New record for Italy, unpublished records in the Eastern Italian Alps (provinces of Belluno, Bolzano, Trento, F. Bernini pers. comm.)
Habitat preferences: silvicolous.
Remark: Body length 400–450 µm.
description: Published as part of Schatz, Heinrich, Fortini, Lorenzo, Fusco, Tommaso, Casale, Francesca, Jacomini, Carlo & Giulio, Andrea Di, 2021, Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from " Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime " (Piedmont, Italy), pp. 501-540 in Zootaxa 5082 (6) on page 519, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.6.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5797624
Molecular imaging biomarkers of microglial phenotypes inbrain diseases
Creators: name: Tsartsalis, Stergios
Publisher: name: Université de Genève
Year: 2024
Subjects: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/616.89

description: Microglial cells have a considerable role in the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric diseases. To study microglial cell function in vivo in clinical and translational settings, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) imaging can be employed, using radiotracers binding specifically to the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO). This work describes multiple levels of study of TSPO as a microglial biomarker of in vivo brain imaging. First, the validation of a novel radiotracer of TSPO, [123I]CLINDE, as a biomarker for in vivo translational imaging is described, using a model of rat glioma. [123I]CLINDE was able to penetrate the blood brain barrier and to enter the brain parenchyma. It showed a high signal-to-noise ratio, and the majority of the radioactive signal was specifically bound to TSPO. Next, an innovative approach combining fluorescence activated cell sorting and ex vivo radioactive concentration measurement is introduced. The aim of this study was (i) to quantify which cell types in the brain, apart from microglia, contributed to the radioactive TSPO signal measured by molecular neuroimaging and (ii) to quantify which cell types contributed to the increase in TSPO concentration in animal models of brain disease and neuroinflammation. This study demonstrated that the TSPO radioactive signal is predominantly localized in microglia, although astrocytes and endothelial cells have a non-negligible contribution. In addition, the alteration of the TSPO radioactive signal concentration in disease has variable cellular origins, meaning that microglial, astrocytic and endothelial TSPO concentration alterations are disease dependent. The last work presented in this thesis described an in-depth assessment, in postmortem human brain tissue from a range of neurodegenerative diseases and their respective animal models, of the dynamics of TSPO expression in microglia. In this work, it was shown, using proteomic (immunohistochemistry, imaging mass cytometry), transcriptomic and genomic data that in human microglial cells, a proinflammatory response does not induce TSPO increase. TSPO concentration measured by molecular imaging in the human brain is thus indicative of the microglial cell density and not of proinflammatory activation in the human brain. Overall, this thesis describes the whole spectrum of considerations that must be addressed for the molecular neuroimaging of glial cell alterations in brain diseases.
Stellaria neglecta Weihe
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria
Stellaria neglecta

description: Stellaria neglecta Weihe
Artbeschreibung: Stängel 20-80 cm. Blätter am Grund gerundet bis herzförmig, Stiel +/- kahl. Kronblätter etwa gleich lang bis 1,5mal länger als die Kelchblätter, diese 5-7 mm lang. Staubblätter meist 10 (5-11). Fruchtstiele 3-8mal so lang wie der Kelch. Samen 1,3-1,7 mm lang, (reif) dunkelbraun, mit schmalen, spitzen Höckern.
Blütezeit: 4-7
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Feuchte Wälder / kollin / CH zerstreut
Verbreitung global: Südeuropäisch-westasiatisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Ffeucht; Feuchtigkeit mässig wechselnd (± 1-2 Stufen)Lichtzahl LhalbschattigSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rschwach sauer bis neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)Temperaturzahl Tsehr warm-kollin (nur an wärmsten Stellen, Hauptverbreitung in Südeuropa)Nährstoffzahl NnährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch (hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit, geringe Temperaturschwankungen, eher milde Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Übersehene Vogelmiere Nom français: Stellaire négligée
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Caryophyllaceae, pp. 632-696 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 672
Early formation of supermassive black holes from the collapse of strongly self-interacting dark matter
Creators: name: Roberts, M. Grant
name: Braff, Lila
name: Garg, Aarna
name: Profumo, Stefano
name: Jeltema, Tesla
name: O'Donnell, Jackson
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Evidence for high-redshift supermassive black holes challenges standard scenarios for how such objects form in the early universe. Here, we entertain the possibility that a fraction of the cosmological dark matter could be ultra-strongly self interacting. This would imply that gravothermal collapse occur at early times in the cores of dark matter halos, followed by accretion. We study under which conditions on the abundance and interaction strength and structure of such ultra self-interacting dark matter the black holes resulting from the end-point of gravothermal core collapse can seed the observed, early-forming supermassive black holes. We find, depending on the velocity dependence of the self-interaction cross section, a bimodal structure in the favored parameter space, where data points to either a small collapsing dark matter fraction with a large cross section, or a large fraction and a relatively small cross section. While self-interaction cross sections with different velocity dependence can explain observations, we find that the best, self-consistent results correspond to a Rutherford-like self-interaction, typical of long-range dark-sector forces with light mediators. We discuss complementary observational probes if this scenario is realized in nature, focusing especially on the expected intermediate mass black holes predicted to exist in smaller galaxies.
description: 28 pages, 6 Figures; matches published version in JCAP, includes a few additional references
Oppiella (Oppiella) nova
Creators: name: Schatz, Heinrich
name: Fortini, Lorenzo
name: Fusco, Tommaso
name: Casale, Francesca
name: Jacomini, Carlo
name: Giulio, Andrea Di
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oppiidae
Oppiella
Oppiella nova

description: Oppiella (Oppiella) nova (Oudemans, 1902)
Oppiella (Oppiella) nova Miko in Weigmann 2006, p. 277, fig. 145a-d.
Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime: AB, FAG, PAL numerous, PRATO single record.
General distribution: Northern, southern Italy; Italian, Swiss, Austrian Alps, southern France; cosmopolitan.
Habitat preferences: euryoecious.
description: Published as part of Schatz, Heinrich, Fortini, Lorenzo, Fusco, Tommaso, Casale, Francesca, Jacomini, Carlo & Giulio, Andrea Di, 2021, Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from " Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime " (Piedmont, Italy), pp. 501-540 in Zootaxa 5082 (6) on page 520, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.6.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5797624
Stellaria nemorum L.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria
Stellaria nemorum

description: Stellaria nemorum L.
Artbeschreibung: Stängel 20-40 cm, aufsteigend oder klimmend, oft verzweigt, mit oberirdischen Ausläufern, rund, gleichmässig oder +/- 2zeilig behaart, auch drüsig. Blätter 2-8 cm lang, ei- bis herzförmig, zugespitzt, bewimpert. Kronblätter weiss, bis fast zum Grund 2teilig, 1,5-2x so lang wie die Kelchblätter. Diese 4-6 mm lang, drüsig behaart.
Blütezeit: 6-9
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Feuchte Waldstellen, Läger, Hochstaudenfluren / (kollin-)montan-subalpin /
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl F--Lichtzahl L--Salzzeichen--Reaktionszahl R--Temperaturzahl T--Nährstoffzahl N--Kontinentalitätszahl K--
Volksname Deutscher Name: Hain-Sternmiere Nom français: Stellaire des bois Nome italiano: Centocchio dei boschi
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Caryophyllaceae, pp. 632-696 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 672
Hierarchical Network Partitioning for Solution of Potential-Driven, Steady-State Nonlinear Network Flow Equations
Creators: name: Srinivasan, Shriram
name: Sundar, Kaarthik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: The solution of potential-driven steady-state flow in large networks is a task which manifests in various engineering applications, such as transport of natural gas or water through pipeline networks. The resultant system of nonlinear equations depends on the network topology and in general there is no numerical algorithm that offers guaranteed convergence to the solution (assuming a solution exists). Some methods offer guarantees in cases where the network topology satisfies certain assumptions, but these methods fail for larger networks. On the other hand, the Newton-Raphson algorithm offers a convergence guarantee if the starting point lies close to the (unknown) solution. It would be advantageous to compute the solution of the large nonlinear system through the solution of smaller nonlinear sub-systems wherein the solution algorithms (Newton-Raphson or otherwise) are more likely to succeed. This article proposes and describes such a procedure, an hierarchical network partitioning algorithm that enables the solution of large nonlinear systems corresponding to potential-driven steady-state network flow equations.
description: 7 pages
Circadian Variation of Stroke Onset Among Thai Patients: Observational Study
Creators: name: Veerapun Suvannamai
name: Thunnawat Wattanaseth
name: Nuttakul Lungkorn
name: Mart Maiprasert
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Circadian Variation of Stroke, Patterns of Stroke Occurrence, Immediate Triggering Factors

description: Abstract

The prevalence of stroke in Thailand presents a pressing public health concern, with a notable increase in recent years, contrary to the declining trends observed in high-income and low-income countries. Mortality rates for stroke patients admitted to hospitals in Thailand mirror those of high-income countries, with ischemic stroke patients facing a mortality rate of 7-14% and hemorrhagic stroke patients 27-35%. The manifestation of stroke symptoms among patients is commonly observed to peak between the hours of 6:01 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., notably accentuated on Mondays and Saturdays. Consequently, heightened attentiveness to stroke symptoms is imperative for both patients themselves and their familial caregivers. In the event of the emergence of any anomalous symptoms or the onset of depressive feelings in the patient, prompt hospitalization is strongly advocated, with particular emphasis on individuals aged 60 years or older presenting with comorbid diabetes mellitus, given their heightened susceptibility. Vigilant management of blood glucose levels assumes paramount importance in the preventive regimen, alongside the imperative of abstaining from both tobacco and alcohol consumption, recognized precipitating factors for stroke symptoms that demand perpetual vigilance.
title: Gender, justice, and crime: an empirical analysis
Creators: name: Wen, Jinglin
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2023

description: This thesis consists of five chapters relating to gender justice, education, sanction law, and public policy.

In the first chapter, I examine the effect of female leadership in local government on violence against women. Regression discontinuity estimates show that elections of female mayors decrease violence specifically targeted toward women but leave other violence unaffected. Moreover, the study explores behavioral responses by victims. Evidence suggests that female victims are more likely to report violence against them after female mayors take office. Importantly, female victories are followed by greater police responsiveness to violence against women.

In the second chapter, I study the impact of the appointment of female chief officers in policing on female salient crimes. Evidence shows that appointing more female chief officers leads to a significant increase in recorded female salient crimes. Yet, this rise is good news, which is due not to a rise in actual crimes committed but, rather, to greater reporting or recording. I also find that the appointment of female chief officers decreases violence against women.

The third chapter, joint with Prateek Chandra Bhan, studies the role modelling effect of historical statues. We conduct a Ramdomised Controlled Trail (RCT) and find that treatment with a virtual tour to four statues of distinct role models in Jaipur leads to an increase in students’ academic performance. Evidence from heterogeneity analysis suggests that the statues intervention affects only boys.

In the fourth chapter, I study the effect of health care on domestic violence. I find that improving access to medical care significantly decreases domestic violence against women. I corroborate this by using an instrument variable approach. I close by examining the effect of expanding Medicaid coverage. Exploration of mechanisms suggests that expanding health insurance may save battered women’s lives by increasing economic independence for women.

In the fifth chapter, I look into the impact of the severity of punishment on the behavior of victims, police, and potential criminals. Using multiple causal identification strategies, I study the felony theft thresholds. Evidence shows that the felony theft thresholds have significant effect on crime reporting: felony thefts are more likely to be reported to the police by victims. Moreover, raising the felony thresholds reduces deterrence, and therefore leads to a decline in law and order.
Relativistic reconnection with effective resistivity: I. Dynamics and reconnection rate
Creators: name: Bugli, M.
name: Lopresti, E. F.
name: Figueiredo, E.
name: Mignone, A.
name: Cerutti, B.
name: Mattia, G.
name: Del Zanna, L.
name: Bodo, G.
name: Berta, V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Relativistic magnetic reconnection is one of the most fundamental mechanisms considered responsible for the acceleration of relativistic particles in astrophysical jets and magnetospheres of compact objects. Understanding the properties of the dissipation of magnetic fields and the formation of non-ideal electric fields is of paramount importance to quantify the efficiency of reconnection at energizing charged particles. Recent results from particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations suggest that the fundamental properties of how magnetic fields dissipate in a current sheet might be captured by an "effective resistivity" formulation, which would locally enhance the amount of magnetic energy dissipated and favor the onset of fast reconnection. Our goal is to assess this ansatz quantitatively by comparing fluid models of magnetic reconnection with a non-constant magnetic diffusivity and fully-kinetic models. We perform 2D resistive relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (ResRMHD) simulations of magnetic reconnection combined to PIC simulations using the same initial conditions (namely a Harris current sheet). We explore the impact of crucial parameters such as the plasma magnetization, its mass density, the grid resolution, and the characteristic plasma skin depth. Our ResRMHD models with effective resistivity can quantitatively reproduce the dynamics of fully-kinetic models of relativistic magnetic reconnection. In particular, they lead to reconnection rates consistent with PIC simulations, while for constant-resistivity fluid models the reconnection dynamics is generally 10 times slower. Even at modest resolutions the adoption of an effective resistivity can qualitatively capture the properties of kinetic reconnection models and produce reconnection rates compatible with collisionless models, i.e. of the order of $\sim10^{-1}$.
description: 17 pages, 17 figures; accepted for publication on A&A
High-order van Hove singularities and nematic instability in the kagome superconductor CsTi$_3$Bi$_5$
Creators: name: Patra, Bikash
name: Mukherjee, Amrita
name: Singh, Bahadur
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: ATi$_3$Bi$_5$ (A = Cs or Rb) are emerging topological kagome metals that exhibit superconductivity and nematicity without intertwining translational symmetry-breaking charge orders. In this work, we explore the fermiology of their titanium kagome electrons and identify a set of sublattice-pure, high-order van Hove singularities (VHSs) that can suppress charge ordering and enhance electronic correlations and superconductivity. Our calculations of charge susceptibility for kagome bands with both normal and high-order VHSs emphasize the role of these VHSs in driving electronic nematicity in CsTi$_3$Bi$_5$. Additionally, we compute the phonon spectrum and electron-phonon interactions for CsTi$_3$Bi$_5$ under pristine, doped, and kagome-exposed surface conditions, revealing its robustness against structural instabilities while enhancing the superconducting transition temperature. Our work positions ATi$_3$Bi$_5$ as a key platform for investigating superconductivity and electronic nematicity without translational symmetry-breaking states in kagome metals.
Oppiella (Rhinoppia) obsoleta
Creators: name: Schatz, Heinrich
name: Fortini, Lorenzo
name: Fusco, Tommaso
name: Casale, Francesca
name: Jacomini, Carlo
name: Giulio, Andrea Di
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oppiidae
Oppiella
Oppiella obsoleta

description: Oppiella (Rhinoppia) obsoleta (Paoli, 1908)
Oppiella (Rhinoppia) obsoleta Miko in Weigmann 2006, p. 281, fig. 150e-f.
Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime: AB, FRA, FAG, PAL numerous to very numerous, PRATO single records; one of the most numerous species in the area.
General distribution: Northern, southern Italy; Italian, Swiss, Austrian Alps; Holarctic, New Zealand, Hawaii.
Habitat preferences: euryoecious.
Remark: Body length 295–340 µm.
description: Published as part of Schatz, Heinrich, Fortini, Lorenzo, Fusco, Tommaso, Casale, Francesca, Jacomini, Carlo & Giulio, Andrea Di, 2021, Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from " Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime " (Piedmont, Italy), pp. 501-540 in Zootaxa 5082 (6) on page 520, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.6.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5797624
Oppiella (Oppiella) uliginosa
Creators: name: Schatz, Heinrich
name: Fortini, Lorenzo
name: Fusco, Tommaso
name: Casale, Francesca
name: Jacomini, Carlo
name: Giulio, Andrea Di
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Oppiidae
Oppiella
Oppiella uliginosa

description: Oppiella (Oppiella) uliginosa (Willmann, 1919)
Oppiella (Oppiella) uliginosa Miko in Weigmann 2006, p. 276, fig. 145e-g.
Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime: AB, PRATO sparse to numerous, FAR, PAL numerous to very numerous; one of the most numerous species in the area.
General distribution: Northern Italy; Italian, Austrian Alps; Central South Europe.
Habitat preferences: silvicolous.
description: Published as part of Schatz, Heinrich, Fortini, Lorenzo, Fusco, Tommaso, Casale, Francesca, Jacomini, Carlo & Giulio, Andrea Di, 2021, Oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida) from " Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime " (Piedmont, Italy), pp. 501-540 in Zootaxa 5082 (6) on page 520, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5082.6.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5797624
Stellaria nemorum subsp. nemorum
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria
Stellaria nemorum
Stellaria nemorum l. subsp. nemorum

description: Stellaria nemorum L. subsp. nemorum
Artbeschreibung: Obere Blätter sitzend, am Grund verschmälert bis schwach herzförmig. Stiele der unteren Blätter kürzer als die Spreite. Deckblätter laubblattartig, nach oben allmählich an Grösse abnehmend. Kapsel etwa 2mal so lang wie der Kelch. Samen mit kahlen Höckern (20fache Vergrösserung!).
Verbreitung global: Europäisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Ffeucht; fFeuchtigkeit stark wechselnd (mehr als ± 2 Stufen)Lichtzahl LschattigSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rschwach sauer bis neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)Temperaturzahl Tunter-subalpin und ober-montanNährstoffzahl NnährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Ksubozeanisch (hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit, geringe Temperaturschwankungen, eher milde Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Gewöhnliche Hain-Sternmiere Nom français: Stellaire des bois
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Caryophyllaceae, pp. 632-696 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 672
Agyneta suecica Holm 1950
Creators: name: Gnelitsa, Valery A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Agyneta
Agyneta suecica

description: Agyneta suecica Holm, 1950
4–6, 8‒9, 12, 13, 18–22
Agyneta suecica Holm 1950: 144, figs 13a–e (♀); Palmgren 1965: 31, fig. 1 (♂); Holm 1968: 192, figs 13–16 (♂); Palmgren 1975: 25, figs 4.17–18 (♂).
Material: 1 ♂ 2♀ with label “Geta, Getaberget Kalliojäkälikkö; 24.05.1975, leg. P.T. Lehtinen” (ARA 28238, Mus. Zool. Turku).
Redescription. Male: total length 1.54. Carapace 0.69 long, 0.55 wide. Posterior median eyes separated by their diameter. Sternum 0.43 long and 0.38 wide, grey-yellow slightly darkened on margins with yellow points rarely scattered. Chelicera with no teeth on outer margin. Abdomen uniformly grey. Tibial spination 2222; TmI – 0.67, TmII – 0.58, TmIII – 0.49, TmIV – 0.63.
Length of leg joints.
Palp as in Figs 4–6, 12–13; patella with conical extension bearing one setae on the top; tibia without apophyses; cybmium unmodified; lamella characteristica well developed, unbranched; base of embolus (v) rounded; tubercle of embolus (tu) strong.
Female: total length 1.86. Carapace 0.67 long, 0.50 wide. Posterior median eyes separated by their diameter. Sternum 0.42 long and 0.39 wide, glossy, yellow-grey with yellow points rarely scattered. Chelicera with a tooth on outer margin. Abdomen uniformly grey. Tibial spination 2222. TmI—0.69, TmII—0.62, TmIII—0.46, TmIV—0.67.
Length of leg joints.
Palp as in Figs 8‒9.
Epigyne and vulva as in Figs 18–22. Epigyne with wide proximal part of proscape, proscape sides straight, oblique Figs18–19.
description: Published as part of Gnelitsa, Valery A., 2014, On a new Agyneta species from Ukraine related to A. suecica Holm, 1950 (Araneae: Linyphiidae), pp. 169-176 in Zootaxa 3894 (1) on page 170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3894.1.14, http://zenodo.org/record/224717
Afroperlodes lecerfi Navas 1929
Creators: name: Errochdi, Sanae
name: Alami, Majida El
name: Vinçon, Gilles
name: Abdaoui, Abdelali
name: Ghamizi, Mohamed
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Plecoptera
Perlodidae
Afroperlodes
Afroperlodes lecerfi

description: Afroperlodes lecerfi (Navás, 1929)
Material examined. Rif: Tetouan, Martil v.: Hamma r., Bou Anan spr., 400 m, 21.03.1997, 3L (ELA). High Atlas: Marrakech, Tensift v.: Tiferguine r., 2500–2650 m, 02.06.2004, 1 male, 2 female, 19L; Ourika r., Anfli, 12.09.2003, 1700 m, 7L (ABD).
Distribution (Fig. 1). A North African endemic present in Morocco, Algeria (Lounaci & Vinçon 2005) and Tunisia (Berthélemy 1973, sub. nom. Hemimelaena flaviventris) (Berthélemy in litt. and G. Vinçon observations). In Morocco, the species has been recorded in several localities in the High Atlas ranging between 1000 and 2650 m a.s.l., but also in the Rif between 400 and 1700 m.
Ecology. An orophilic species occurring in mountain brooks and torrents between 450 and 2150 m. Adults emerge during spring between May and June (Sánchez-Ortega & Azzouz 1998).
description: Published as part of Errochdi, Sanae, Alami, Majida El, Vinçon, Gilles, Abdaoui, Abdelali & Ghamizi, Mohamed, 2014, Contribution to the knowledge of Moroccan and Maghrebin stoneflies (Plecoptera) in Zootaxa 3838 (1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3838.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/228487
2015 ISGT Asia Keynote Addresses
Creators: -
Publisher: name: IEEE
Year: 2015

Keynote Address 1:  Mr. PornthapeThanyapongchai (Chairman, Energy Regulatory Commission) -Thailand Smart Grid - ERC 

Keynote Address 3:Mr. SomchaiRoadrungwasinkul(Governor, Metropolitan Electricity Authority)  - Thailand Smart Grid - MEA                      

Keynote Address 4:Mr. SermsakoolKlaikaew(Governor, Provincial Electricity Authority)  - Thailand Smart Grid - PEA 

Keynote Address 5 : Mr. Hakan P. Johansson(ABB) - Future Demands on the Grid from a Smart Grid Perspective : Systems and services to Optimize Grid Performance

Keynote Address 1: Mr. PornthapeThanyapongchai (Chairman, Energy Regulatory Commission) -Thailand Smart Grid - ERC



Keynote Address 3:Mr. SomchaiRoadrungwasinkul(Governor, Metropolitan Electricity Authority) - Thailand Smart Grid - MEA



Keynote Address 4:Mr. SermsakoolKlaikaew(Governor, Provincial Electricity Authority) - Thailand Smart Grid - PEA



Keynote Address 5 : Mr. Hakan P. Johansson(ABB) - Future Demands on the Grid from a Smart Grid Perspective : Systems and services to Optimize Grid Performance