cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of linkages between climate change and sedimentary biogeochemistry in the glacial/interglacial North Atlantic
Creators: name: Malynn, Dylan
Publisher: name: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Year: 2011

description: Over the past 125,000 years, global climate has varied in lock step with the growth and decay of large continental ice sheets. Concomitant with these large-scale glacial/interglacial climate shifts are marked changes in deep-sea sedimentation in the North Atlantic basin. Warm interglacial climates are generally associated with more CaCO3-rich deep-sea sediments, while cold glacial intervals are typically manifest as more clay-rich intervals. This study examines the impact of these glacial/interglacial sedimentologic changes on benthic (ocean bottom) biogeochemistry, and also investigates potential feedbacks between benthic processes and climate. In addition to documenting the glacial/interglacial response of marine sedimentation in the North Atlantic, with respect to select major, minor and trace elements that can be used to reconstruct changes in lithogenous, biogenic and authigenic processes, this work addresses a number of key biogeochemical interactions that centrally involve iron, which is plentiful in the clay-rich glacial sediments, but scarce in the interglacial sediments.
Implementation of bipartite or remote unitary gates with repeater nodes
Creators: name: Yu, Li
name: Nemoto, Kae
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose some protocols to implement various classes of bipartite unitary operations on two remote parties with the help of repeater nodes in-between. We also present a protocol to implement a single-qubit unitary with parameters determined by a remote party with the help of up to three repeater nodes. It is assumed that the neighboring nodes are connected by noisy photonic channels, and the local gates can be performed quite accurately, while the decoherence of memories is significant. A unitary is often a part of a larger computation or communication task in a quantum network, and to reduce the amount of decoherence in other systems of the network, we focus on the goal of saving the total time for implementing a unitary including the time for entanglement preparation. We review some previously studied protocols that implement bipartite unitaries using local operations and classical communication and prior shared entanglement, and apply them to the situation with repeater nodes without prior entanglement. We find that the protocols using piecewise entanglement between neighboring nodes often require less total time compared to preparing entanglement between the two end nodes first and then performing the previously known protocols. For a generic bipartite unitary, as the number of repeater nodes increases, the total time could approach the time cost for direct signal transfer from one end node to the other. We also prove some lower bounds of the total time when there are a small number of repeater nodes. The application to position-based cryptography is discussed.
description: Updated to published version. 28 pages, 8 figures
Εκτίμηση πυκνότητας θηλαστικών με τη χρήση φωτοπαγίδων στο Πανεπιστημιακό Δάσος Περτουλίου
Creators: name: Παπαϊωάννου, Γρηγόριος Γεωργίου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2023
Subjects: Πυκνότητα θηλαστικών
Φωτοπαγίδες
Δειγματοληψία αποστάσεων
Mammal density
Camera traps
Distance sampling

description: Η πληθυσμιακή πυκνότητα των ειδών της άγριας πανίδας, αποτελεί θεμελιώδη παράμετρο της οικολογίας. Το γεγονός αυτό αποδεικνύεται και από το πλήθος των μεθοδολογιών που έχουν αναπτυχθεί για την εκτίμησή της. Η ανάπτυξη νέου τεχνολογικού εξοπλισμού μας προσφέρει την δυνατότητα να εκτιμήσουμε την πυκνότητα, με λιγότερο επεμβατικό και δαπανηρό τρόπο. Σκοπός της παρούσας εργασίας ήταν να εκτιμηθεί η πυκνότητα των κυριότερων θηλαστικών με τη χρήση καινοτόμων τεχνικών στο Πανεπιστημιακό Δάσος Περτουλίου. Για τον σκοπό αυτό πραγματοποιήθηκαν καταγραφές με τη χρήση φωτοπαγίδων (camera traps), σε 20 σημειακούς σταθμούς, την περίοδο Ιουνίου – Οκτωβρίου 2022. Για την ανάλυση των δεδομένων χρησιμοποιήθηκε το εξειδικευμένο λογισμικό Distance 7.4. Επίσης, συλλέχθηκαν στοιχεία για τη δραστηριότητα των ειδών στην περιοχή έρευνας και υπολογίστηκαν δεδομένα σχετικής αφθονίας. Συνολικά καταγράφηκαν 11 είδη άγριων θηλαστικών. Για πέντε από αυτά (Ζαρκάδι, Αγριόχοιρος, Αλεπού, Λύκος, Λαγός) συλλέχθηκαν αρκετά δεδομένα για την εκτίμηση της πυκνότητάς τους. Η υψηλότερη πυκνότητα εκτιμήθηκε για το Ζαρκάδι (5,348 ± 1,741 άτομα/km2), ενώ η χαμηλότερη για το Λαγό (1,879 ± 0,966 άτομα/km2). Η δειγματοληψία αποστάσεων με τη χρήση φωτοπαγίδων (camera trap distance sampling) προσέφερε αρκετά έγκυρες εκτιμήσεις πυκνότητας για είδη των οποίων οι πληθυσμοί δεν είναι επαρκώς μελετημένοι στην Ελλάδα. Η εφαρμογή της μεθόδου σε μεγάλη κλίμακα μπορεί να συνεισφέρει τα μέγιστα στη μελέτη της άγριας πανίδας στη χώρα μας.
description: The population density of wild fauna species is a fundamental parameter of ecology. This fact is proven by the many methodologies that have been developed for its estimation. The development of new technological equipment offers us the possibility to estimate the density, in a less invasive and expensive way. The purpose of this study was to estimate the density of the main mammals using innovative techniques in University Forest of Pertouli. For this purpose, recordings were made using camera traps, at 20 camera stations, in the period June - October 2022. The specialized software Distance 7.4 was used to analyze the data. Also, data on species activity in the study area were collected and data on abundance were calculated. A total of 11 species of wild mammals were recorded. For five of them (Roe deer, Wild boar, Red fox, Grey wolf, European hare) enough data were collected to estimate their density. The highest density was estimated for Roe deer (5,348 ± 1,741 individuals/km2), while the lowest for European hare (1,879 ± 0,966 individuals/km2). The camera trap distance sampling offered quite valid density estimates for species which their population are not sufficiently studied in Greece. The application of this method on a large scale can contribute the most to the study of wild fauna in Greece.
Inducible nitric oxide synthase and periodontal inflammation: a preclinical canine study
Creators: name: Arrington, Harriet L.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2007

description: Up-regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has been linked to periodontal disease and its progression. This preclinical study was therefore conducted to evaluate the effects of a selective iNOS inhibitor, INO-1001, on the initiation and progression of experimental gingivitis in the canine model. Following a safety and feasibility study, eighteen beagles were randomized to treatment with topically administered INO-1001 or placebo gels and experimental gingivitis was induced over an 8-week period. Clinical outcomes (i.e., plaque index, ginigival index, bleeding on probing and modified sulcular bleeding index) were measured at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks. No inter-group differences were noted at the baseline or 4- week examinations. At the 8-week exam, measures of gingival inflammation and sulcular ulceration were significantly increased in the INO-1001 group compared to placebo. These results suggest that iNOS may play a dual role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease and may be critical for periodontal homeostasis.
2001 Esbjerg Declaration: Ministerial Declaration of the 9th Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea
Creators: name: Ministry of the Environment; Danish Forest and Nature Agency, Denmark
name: Federal Ministry For The Environment, Nature Conservation
name: Minstry Of Agriculture, Nature Management
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2001
Subjects: Management
Monitoring
Declaration / Policy

description: The 9th Wadden Sea Conference was held under the chairmanship of the Danish Minister for the Environment and Energy Mr Svend Auken in Esbjerg, Denmark, on 31 October 2001. The theme for the conference was “Man and the Wadden Sea” beautifully portrayed in a painting by a school class at a primary school in Esbjerg, which became the official poster of the event. Accordingly, people’s relationship with the Wadden Sea was at the heart of the conference.
Prosocial behaviour and psychological reactions to Hong Kong Anti-Extradition Bill Protests
Creators: name: Hu, Xiaoqing
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: We are interested in prosocial vs. proself recall’s after effects on psychological reactions (positive/negative affect, intrusive thoughts/memories, trauma-related symptoms) to Anti-Extradition Bill protests that began in June, 2019.
Energy-Efficient Coalition Formation in Sensor Networks: a Game-Theoretic Approach
Creators: name: Afsar, M. Mehdi
name: Crump, Trafford
name: Far, Behrouz
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The most important challenge in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is the energy constraint. Numerous solutions have been proposed to alleviate the issue, including clustering. Game theory is an effective decision-making tool that has been shown to be effective in solving complex problems. In this paper, we employ cooperative games and propose a new clustering scheme called Coalitional Game-Theoretic Clustering (CGTC) algorithm for WSNs. The idea is to partition the entire network area into two regions, namely far and vicinity, in order to address the hotspot problem in WSNs, wherein nodes close to the base station (BS) tend to deplete their energy faster due to relaying the traffic load received from farther nodes. Then, coalitional games are utilized to group nodes as coalitions. The main factor in choosing coalition heads is the energy level of nodes so that the most powerful nodes play the role of heads. The Shapley value is adopted as the solution concept to our coalitional games. The results of simulations confirm the effectiveness of CGTC in terms of energy efficiency and improved throughput.
description: Published in the proceedings of CCECE'19
Visual Interventions in Collapsing States: Practices, Spaces, Subjects
Creators: name: Dzumhur, Adnan
Publisher: name: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School
Year: 2014
Subjects: Communication
Film criticism--Study and teaching

description: This thesis presents a framing for analyzing forms of visual interventions by international photojournalists, documentary photographers, and filmmakers during the collapse of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union (with the focus on Russia) in the 1990s. The framing rests on the distinction between mobile and inert subjects to open new venues for discussions about subjects, spaces, and subjectivity in documentary practice during collapsing political and social order. This thesis defines the terms and effects of mobile/inert subject encounters around the interdisciplinary categories of positionality, mobility, and visuality. It makes the case that these encounters need to be traced to their material locations and practices in order to present a competing range of objectives and priorities with which to interpret visual evidence of social and political precarity in the 1990s.
Acronema chienii var. dissectum Shan & Liou 1980
Creators: name: Li, Meng
name: Li, Yong-Fu
name: Duan, Yi-Fan
name: Zheng, Sun-Yuan
name: Li, Wei-Hong
name: Zhang, Cheng
name: Ma, Tu
name: Wang, Xian-Rong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Apiales
Apiaceae
Acronema
Acronema chienii
Acronema chienii shan & liou var. dissectum shan & liou (1980: 198)

description: Acronema chienii Shan & Liou var. dissectum Shan & Liou (1980: 198)
 Type:— CHINA. Sichuan: Danba, K. L.Chiu 7535 (NAS-00040632!, isolectotypes NAS-00041613!, NAS-00041614!; designated here!).
 Notes:—The gathering K. L.Chiu 7535 indicated by the authors as type consists of three specimens kept in NAS.
description: Published as part of Li, Meng, Li, Yong-Fu, Duan, Yi-Fan, Zheng, Sun-Yuan, Li, Wei-Hong, Zhang, Cheng, Ma, Tu & Wang, Xian-Rong, 2017, Lectotypification of 13 names in Apiaceae, Malvaceae, and Rosaceae based on material housed at the herbaria NAS and NF, pp. 93-96 in Phytotaxa 311 (1) on page 93, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.311.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/13685983
Online Low-Rank Tensor Subspace Tracking from Incomplete Data by CP Decomposition using Recursive Least Squares
Creators: name: Kasai, Hiroyuki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We propose an online tensor subspace tracking algorithm based on the CP decomposition exploiting the recursive least squares (RLS), dubbed OnLine Low-rank Subspace tracking by TEnsor CP Decomposition (OLSTEC). Numerical evaluations show that the proposed OLSTEC algorithm gives faster convergence per iteration comparing with the state-of-the-art online algorithms.
description: IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2016)
Ιστορική εξέλιξη του υλοκυματικού προβλήματος η διττή φύση φωτονίου- ηλεκτρονίου
Creators: name: Παχατουρίδου, Άννα Σάββα
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2023
Subjects: Υλοκυματικό
Φωτόνιο
Ηλεκτρόνιο
Wave
Photon
Electron

description: Γνώμες και ιδέες σχετικά με το φως και τη διάδοσή του, καθώς και με το μηχανισμό της όρασης έχουν προταθεί και συζητηθεί από πολύ παλιά, καταρχήν μόνο με βάση νοητικές διεργασίες των αρχαίων και μεσαιωνικών φιλοσόφων. Στη σύγχρονη εποχή της επιστήμης, το ζήτημα προέκυψε και πάλι και παρόλη τη χρήση κυρίως γεωμετρικών προσεγγίσεων στις διαδικασίες της οπτικής, δημιουργήθηκαν δύο κύριες κατηγορίες επιστημόνων που πρότειναν σωματιδιακή ή κυματική φύση για τους φορείς της φωτεινής ενέργειας. Με το κλείσιμο του 19ου αιώνα, η συγκέντρωση μεγάλου αριθμού παρατηρήσεων συνέβαλε στην ανάπτυξη και εξέλιξη των παραπάνω αντιλήψεων ενώ η αποδοχή της σύγχρονης ατομικής θεωρίας και η διερεύνηση του κόσμου των υποατομικών σωματιδίων μετέφερε τη διαφοροποίηση αυτή και ως προς τη φύση του ηλεκτρονίου και των λοιπών υποατομικών σωματιδίων. Στη διατριβή αυτή θα πραγματοποιηθεί μια συνοπτική αλλά όσο πιο πλήρης γίνεται, περιγραφή των διαφόρων φάσεων που πέρασε η διαμάχη σχετικά με τη φύση αρχικά του φωτός και πιο πρόσφατα και του ηλεκτρονίου, όπως προκύπτει από την τρέχουσα διεθνή βιβλιογραφία.
description: Opinions and ideas about light and its propagation, as well as the mechanism of vision have been proposed and discussed since ancient times, primarily only on the basis of mental processes of ancient and medieval philosophers. In the modern age of science, the issue has arisen again and despite the use of mainly geometric approaches in optical processes, two main categories of scientists have been created who have proposed a particle or wave nature for the carriers of light energy. At the end of the 19th century, the concentration of a large number of observations contributed to the development and evolution of the above concepts while the acceptance of modern atomic theory and the exploration of the world of subatomic particles conveyed this differentiation in the nature of the electron and other subatomic particles. This dissertation will be a brief but complete description of the various phases of the controversy over the nature of light first and more recently the electron, as evidenced by current international literature.
Pointwise differentiability of higher order for sets
Creators: name: Menne, Ulrich
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 51M05 (Primary), 26B05, 49Q20 (Secondary)

description: The present paper develops two concepts of pointwise differentiability of higher order for arbitrary subsets of Euclidean space defined by comparing their distance functions to those of smooth submanifolds. Results include that differentials are Borel functions, higher order rectifiability of the set of differentiability points, and a Rademacher result. One concept is characterised by a limit procedure involving inhomogeneously dilated sets. The original motivation to formulate the concepts stems from studying the support of stationary integral varifolds. In particular, strong pointwise differentiability of every positive integer order is shown at almost all points of the intersection of the support with a given plane.
description: Description of subsequent work added to the introduction, references and affiliations updated, typographical corrections made; 34 pages
Integration Operators on Bergman Spaces
Creators: name: Νικολαΐδης, Γεώργιος Δημοσθένη
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2023
Subjects: Ολοκληρωτικοί Τελεστές
Σταθμισμένοι χώροι Bergman
Φραγμένοι και Συμπαγείς Τελεστές
Integration Operators
Weighted Bergman Spaces
Bounded and Compact Operators

description: Μy master thesis is the study of the work of A.Aleman - A. Syskakis, entitled “Integration Operators on Bergman Spaces”, published in the Indiana University Mathematics Journal, 1997, volume 46, No 2, p.337-356. Their work concerns the study of concrete integral operators on weighted Bergman spaces. They find conditions on the weights and on the symbols of the operators in order to characterize the operators as bounded or compact. The structure of the thesis is as follows. The first chapter is introductory with material of Measure Theory and Functional Analysis of graduate level. The second chapter contains the theory of harmonic and subharmonic functions and properties of the integral means of analytic functions in the unit disc of the complex plane. The results of the paper of Aleman and Siskakis are presented and analyzed in the third and fourth chapter of the thesis.
description: H μεταπτυχιακή μου εργασία είναι η μελέτη της εργασίας των A.Aleman-Α. Συσκάκη, η οποία έχει τίτλο «Integration Operators on Bergman Spaces», δημοσιευμένη στο Indiana University Mathematics Journal, 1997, volume 46, No 2, p.337-356. Η εργασία τους αφορά την μελέτη συγκεκριμένων ολοκληρωτικών τελεστών σε σταθμισμένους χώρους Bergman. Αναζητούν συνθήκες στις στάθμες των χώρων και στα σύμβολα των τελεστών ώστε να τους χαρακτηρίσουν φραγμένους ή συμπαγείς. Η εργασία δομείται ως εξής. Το πρώτο κεφάλαιο είναι εισαγωγικό με ύλη Θεωρίας Μέτρου και Συναρτησιακής Ανάλυσης ενός μεταπτυχιακού μαθήματος. Το δεύτερο κεφάλαιο αφορά τη θεωρία αρμονικών και υφαρμονικών συναρτήσεων καθώς και ιδιότητες των ολοκληρωτικών μέσων όρων αναλυτικών συναρτήσεων στο μοναδιαίο, μιγαδικό δίσκο. Το τρίτο και τέταρτο κεφάλαιο αφορούν την ανάλυση των αποτελεσμάτων της εργασίας των A.Aleman-Α. Συσκάκη.
A broadband X-ray study of the asynchronous polar: CD Ind
Creators: name: Dutta, Anirban
name: Rana, Vikram
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A simultaneous broadband analysis of X-ray data obtained with XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observatories for the asynchronous polar source CD Ind is presented. The spin folded lightcurve in soft 0.3-3.0 keV band shows single broad hump-like structure superimposed with occasional narrow dips, indicating a single-pole accretion model with a complex intrinsic absorber. Lack of strong modulation in folded lightcurve above 3 keV reveals that emission from corresponding zone of post-shock region (PSR) remains in view throughout the spin phase. The broadband spectrum is modelled with a three-component absorbed plasma emission model and absorbed isobaric cooling flow model, both of which fit the data well with similar statistical significance. Presence of partial covering absorber is evident in the spectra with equivalent column density $\sim7\times10^{22}\;\text{cm}^{-2}$ and a covering fraction of $\sim 25\%$. Strong ionised oxygen K$_α$ line emission is detected in the spectra. We notice spectral variability during spin phase 0.75-1.05, when there is a considerable increase in column density of overall absorber (from $\sim 1 \times 10^{20}\;\text{cm}^{-2}$ to $\sim 9 \times 10^{20}\;\text{cm}^{-2}$). We required at least three plasma temperatures to describe the multi-temperature nature of the PSR. The shock temperature $\sim 43.3_{-3.4}^{+3.8}$ keV, represented by the upper temperature of the cooling flow model, implies a white dwarf mass of $\sim 0.87^{+0.04}_{-0.03}\;M_{\odot}$. The iron K$_α$ line complex shows a strong He-like and a weak neutral fluorescence line. We could not unambiguously detect the presence of Compton reflection in the spectra, which is probably very small and signifying a tall shock height.
description: 10pages, 7figures, 3tables, accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS)
Angelica omeiensis Yuan & Shan 1983
Creators: name: Li, Meng
name: Li, Yong-Fu
name: Duan, Yi-Fan
name: Zheng, Sun-Yuan
name: Li, Wei-Hong
name: Zhang, Cheng
name: Ma, Tu
name: Wang, Xian-Rong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Apiales
Apiaceae
Angelica
Angelica omeiensis

description: Angelica omeiensis Yuan & Shan (1983: 6)
 Type:— CHINA. Sichuan: Emei Mountain, Xixiangchi, 2100 m, 31 Jul. 1977, J. S.Yue & Y. F.Dong 77001 (NAS-00006079!, isolectotypes NAS-00006040!, NAS-00039298!; designated here!).
 Notes:—The gathering number of the type of this species is 77001, which is misprinted as 7701 in the protologue (Yuan & Shan 1983). The gathering J. S.Yue & Y. F.Dong 77001 consists of three specimens kept in NAS.
description: Published as part of Li, Meng, Li, Yong-Fu, Duan, Yi-Fan, Zheng, Sun-Yuan, Li, Wei-Hong, Zhang, Cheng, Ma, Tu & Wang, Xian-Rong, 2017, Lectotypification of 13 names in Apiaceae, Malvaceae, and Rosaceae based on material housed at the herbaria NAS and NF, pp. 93-96 in Phytotaxa 311 (1) on page 93, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.311.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/13685983
title: Инвестиционный анализ
title: Учебное пособие
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Асаул А.Н.
name:  Биба В.В.
name:  Буняк В.Л.
name:  Скрыльник А.С.
name:  Фалтинский Р.А.
name:  Чевганова В.Я.
Publisher: name: Институт проблем экономического возрождения
Year: 2014

description: Учебное пособие раскрывает теоретические основы и практику проведения инвестиционного анализа в условиях рыночной экономики. Изложены базовые теоретические положения современного инвестиционного анализа: основные понятия, цель, задачи, предмет, объекты и субъекты; основные методики разработки инвестиционной стратегии компании и анализа эффективности ее инвестиционной деятельности. Раскрывается методика и практика оценки рисков инвестиционной деятельности и инвестиционных проектов. Издание соответствует стандартам ФГОС-3 и предназначено для бакалавров и специалистов, изучающих инвестиционный анализ. Также может быть полезно для практиков, использующих методики и принципы организации инвестиционного анализа для получения информации в области инвестирования, финансов и кредита с целью обоснования принятия управленческих решений в процессе реализации инвестиционной деятельности компании и инвестиционных проектов.
description: The training manual reveals the theoretical foundations and practice of investment analysis in the conditions of market economy. Introduces the basic theoretical principles of modern investment analysis: basic concepts, aim, objectives, subject matter, objects and subjects; the main methodology for the development of investment strategy and analyse the effectiveness of its investment activities. Reveals the methodology and practice of risk assessment of investment activities and investment projects. The publication complies with the standards of the GEF-3 and is intended for students and professionals who study investment analysis. Can also be useful for practitioners using the practices and principles of the organization of investment analysis for information in the field of investment, Finance and credit with the aim of substantiation of making managerial decisions in the process of implementation of company's investment activity and investment projects.
Expected regret and moral disapproval: Mechanisms driving the stigmatisation of childfree women and men? Version 2
Creators: name: Ekelund, Malin
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: This is the second version of the preregistration for the project "The Stigmatisation of Voluntarily Childfree Women and Men: Moderators and Mechanisms in a UK Community Sample".
A Verification Theorem for Threshold-Indexability of Real-State Discounted Restless Bandits
Creators: name: Niño-Mora, José
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Primary: 90C40, secondary: 90B36, 90C39, 90C48

description: The Whittle index, which characterizes optimal policies for controlling certain single restless bandit projects (a Markov decision process with two actions: active and passive) is the basis for a widely used heuristic index policy for the intractable restless multiarmed bandit problem. Yet two roadblocks need to be overcome to apply such a policy: the individual projects in the model at hand must be shown to be indexable, so that they possess a Whittle index; and the index must be evaluated. Such roadblocks can be especially vexing when project state spaces are real intervals, as in recent sensor scheduling applications. This paper presents sufficient conditions for indexability (relative to a generalized Whittle index) of general real-state discrete-time restless bandits under the discounted criterion, which are not based on elucidating properties of the optimal value function and do not require proving beforehand optimality of threshold policies as in prevailing approaches. The main contribution is a verification theorem establishing that, if project performance metrics under threshold policies and an explicitly defined marginal productivity (MP) index satisfy three conditions, then the project is indexable with its generalized Whittle index being given by the MP index, and threshold policies are optimal for dynamic project control.
description: This replacement to arXiv:1512.04403 is the author accepted manuscript of this paper, which is already published
Arcuatopterus filipedicellus Sheh & Shan 1986
Creators: name: Li, Meng
name: Li, Yong-Fu
name: Duan, Yi-Fan
name: Zheng, Sun-Yuan
name: Li, Wei-Hong
name: Zhang, Cheng
name: Ma, Tu
name: Wang, Xian-Rong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Apiales
Apiaceae
Arcuatopterus
Arcuatopterus filipedicellus

description: Arcuatopterus filipedicellus Sheh & Shan (1986: 12)
 Type:— CHINA. Yunnan: Binchuan, Jizushan, Zhushensi, 2600 m, 9 Sep. 1984, Z. H.Pan 84-36 (NAS-00071997!, isolectotype NAS-00071998!; designated here!).
 Notes:—The gathering Z. H.Pan 84-36 indicated by the authors as type consists of two specimens kept in NAS.
 This name is currently treated in Flora of China (She & Watson 2005) as a synonym of Arcuatopterus sikkimensis (Clarke 1879: 710) Pimenov & Ostroumova (2000: 557).
description: Published as part of Li, Meng, Li, Yong-Fu, Duan, Yi-Fan, Zheng, Sun-Yuan, Li, Wei-Hong, Zhang, Cheng, Ma, Tu & Wang, Xian-Rong, 2017, Lectotypification of 13 names in Apiaceae, Malvaceae, and Rosaceae based on material housed at the herbaria NAS and NF, pp. 93-96 in Phytotaxa 311 (1) on page 94, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.311.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/13685983
Revolutionary ideas
Creators: name: Beaver, William
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2010

description: When does the opposition remove long serving incumbents from power, or steal the presidency from an autocrats chosen successor? Three prominent theories seek to answer this question. Bunce and Wolchik argue that for the opposition to win power, they must use certain strategies, Levitsky and Way argue that they win power when the autocratic regime has certain attributes, and Hale argues it only happens when elites expect the president to be leaving power. I apply these theories to cases in the former Soviet Union where the opposition won power and where it did not. None of these theories adequately explain each case. A better explanation combines and adds to the conclusions I arrive at from testing these theories. Protests give elites information. Depending on the information that elites receive, elites will either defect and join the opposition, or continue supporting the president. If elites defect, then the president will have difficulty winning elections, giving the opposition the opportunity to win the presidency.
Arcuatopterus thalictrioideus Sheh & Shan 1986
Creators: name: Li, Meng
name: Li, Yong-Fu
name: Duan, Yi-Fan
name: Zheng, Sun-Yuan
name: Li, Wei-Hong
name: Zhang, Cheng
name: Ma, Tu
name: Wang, Xian-Rong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Apiales
Apiaceae
Arcuatopterus
Arcuatopterus thalictrioideus

description: Arcuatopterus thalictrioideus Sheh & Shan (1986: 15)
 Type:— CHINA. Sichuan: Muli, 1900–2500 m. 20 Oct. 1982, F. P.Pu & G.Yao 315 (NAS-00072002!, isolectotypes NAS-00082753!, NAS-00009944!; designated here!).
 Notes:—The gathering F. P.Pu & G.Yao 315 indicated by the authors as type consists of three specimens kept in NAS.
description: Published as part of Li, Meng, Li, Yong-Fu, Duan, Yi-Fan, Zheng, Sun-Yuan, Li, Wei-Hong, Zhang, Cheng, Ma, Tu & Wang, Xian-Rong, 2017, Lectotypification of 13 names in Apiaceae, Malvaceae, and Rosaceae based on material housed at the herbaria NAS and NF, pp. 93-96 in Phytotaxa 311 (1) on page 94, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.311.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/13685983
Homogeneous numerical semigroups
Creators: name: Jafari, Raheleh
name: Armengou, Santiago Zarzuela
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Commutative Algebra (math.AC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We introduce the concept of homogeneous numerical semigroups and show that all homogeneous numerical semigroups with Cohen-Macaulay tangent cones are of homogeneous type. In embedding dimension three, we classify all numerical semigroups of homogeneous type in to numerical semigroups with complete intersection tangent cones and the homogeneous ones with Cohen-Macaulay tangent cones. We also study the behavior of the homogeneous property by gluing and shiftings to construct a large family of homogeneous numerical semigroups with Cohen-Macaulay tangent cones. In particular we show that these properties fulfill assymptotically in the shifting classes. Several explicit examples are provided along the paper to illustrate the property.
description: final version; published online in Semigroup Forum (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00233-018-9941-6)
Report on Collaborative Partnerships
Creators: name: Zolotonosa, M.
name: Fenollosa, C.
name: Creek, M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: ENJOI
Engagement workshops
Stakeholder engagement

description: Establishing Partnerships and Co-Designing Engagement Workshops (EWs) and Labs is a key element of ENJOI. The project has established partnerships in four countries: Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain, taking into account different cultural contexts, with a strong focus on the Mediterranean region and its features, challenges and specificities when it comes to science communication and journalism. This Deliverable has the objective of reporting on the establishment and set-up of the collaborative partnerships. It also explains the evaluation of local partnerships and reports on main challenges and plans for the future. ** Confidential deliverable **
description: ENJOI WP3. Establishing Partnerships and Co-Designing Engagement Workshops (EWs) and Labs
Response of the Unruh-DeWitt detector in flat spacetime with a compact dimension
Creators: name: Chiou, Dah-Wei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In a flat spacetime with one spatial dimension compactified, inertial reference frames are not all equivalent, but there are the preferred ones. This paper investigates the nonequivalence of inertial frames and also that of uniformly accelerated frames in connection with the response of the Unruh-DeWitt detector coupled to a massless scalar field. The detector's transition rates of both excitation and de-excitation are studied in depth for three different cases: (i) the detector moving at an arbitrary constant velocity, (ii) moving with a constant acceleration in the compact direction, and (iii) moving with a constant acceleration in noncompact directions. The instantaneous transition rate in relation to the switching function is also taken into account.
description: 33 pages, 2 figures; v3: intensively revised, version to appear in PRD
Essays on Insurance Policies and Medication Use
Creators: name: Lin, Yu Chen
Publisher: name: University of Illinois at Chicago
Year: 2023

description: This dissertation examines the causal impacts of insurance policies and medication use on health and economic outcomes. Using various econometric methods, I evaluate and quantify the effects of several state and federal health policies. Chapter 1 examines the effect of prior authorization (PA) of Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on Truvada utilization, expenditure, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Between 2012–2013, six state Medicaid programs implemented PrEP PA as a strategy for reducing drug expenditures. Using a two-way fixed effects model, I find that PrEP PA led to a significant decrease in Truvada expenditure and no changes in STI outcomes. Chapter 2 examines the effect of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) that eliminated the use of medically important antibiotic drugs in livestock on antibiotic-resistant hospital acquired infections (AR HAIs). Using an interrupted time-series design, I find that the VFD was significantly associated with a 10.5% decrease in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections (p = 0.005) and a 42.0% decrease in Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs; p = 0.003). Stratified analysis of hospitals by rural status showed a greater reduction in the rates of AR HAIs in rural counties, suggesting that AR HAIs is driven mainly by transmission from proximity contact between humans and livestock/livestock byproducts. Chapter 3 expands upon the findings in Chapter 2 by examining the effect of livestock quantity, density, and type on AR HAIs using an instrumental variable approach. These findings not only fill an important gap in knowledge regarding the effects of these policies but are also crucial in informing policymaking and cost-benefit considerations. Lastly, it is important to recognize the effect that animal, environmental, and human health have on each other, and to consider future studies and policies with the One Health perspective in mind.
Khovanov homology and knot Floer homology for pointed links
Creators: name: Baldwin, John A.
name: Levine, Adam Simon
name: Sarkar, Sucharit
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Geometric Topology (math.GT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 57M25, 57R58

description: A well-known conjecture states that for any $l$-component link $L$ in $S^3$, the rank of the knot Floer homology of $L$ (over any field) is less than or equal to $2^{l-1}$ times the rank of the reduced Khovanov homology of $L$. In this paper, we describe a framework that might be used to prove this conjecture. We construct a modified version of Khovanov homology for links with multiple basepoints and show that it mimics the behavior of knot Floer homology. We also introduce a new spectral sequence converging to knot Floer homology whose $E_1$ page is conjecturally isomorphic to our new version of Khovanov homology; this would prove that the conjecture stated above holds over the field $\mathbb{Z}_2$.
description: Published version. 46 pages, 5 figures
Οι ιδιαίτερα διακεκριμένες μορφές διακίνησης ναρκωτικών κατ’ άρθρο 23 του Ν. 4139/2013
Creators: name: Παπαδογιωργάκης, Σταύρος Χαραλάμπου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2023
Subjects: Ναρκωτικά
Διακεκριμένες μορφές
Άρθρο 23 Ν. 4139/2013
Drugs
Distinct forms
Article 23 of Law 4139/2013

description: Η παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία πραγματεύεται το ζήτημα των ιδιαίτερα διακεκριμένων μορφών διακίνησης ναρκωτικών κατ’ άρθρο 23 του Νόμου 4139/2013. Αρχικά, προκειμένου να γίνει καλύτερα κατανοητό το ως άνω θέμα, παρουσιάζονται ακροθιγώς η έννοια των ναρκωτικών, η διάκριση αυτών, τα αίτια εξάπλωσής τους, οι συνθήκες οι οποίες επικρατούν στην Ελλάδα ως προς αυτά, καθώς και η σχέση των ναρκωτικών με το οργανωμένο έγκλημα. Στη συνέχεια, αναλύονται τα άρθρα 20, 22 και 23 του Νόμου 4139/2013. Η ανάλυση των άρθρων 20 και 22 κρίνεται αναγκαία καθώς το άρθρο 23 αναφέρεται ρητά σε αυτά. Συγκεκριμένα, εξετάζονται οι διατάξεις των αναφερθέντων άρθρων, τα σχετικά με αυτά σημεία της Αιτιολογικής Έκθεσης του Νόμου, οι αντίστοιχες προγενέστερες διατάξεις του ισχύοντος Νόμου, η αντικειμενική και υποκειμενική υπόσταση των τυποποιούμενων αδικημάτων καθώς και ζητήματα απόπειρας, συμμετοχής και συρροής σε σχέση με αυτά. Καταληκτικά, γίνεται αναφορά σε ορισμένα νομικά ζητήματα ως προς τη δικαιοδοσία.
description: This thesis deals with the issue of highly distinguished forms of drug trafficking according to article 23 of Law 4139/2013. First, in order to better understand the above topic, the concept of drugs, their distinction, the causes of their spread, the conditions that prevail in Greece regarding them, as well as the relationship between drugs and organized crime are presented in detail. Next, articles 20, 22 and 23 of Law 4139/2013 are analyzed. The analysis of articles 20 and 22 is deemed necessary as article 23 expressly refers to them. Specifically, the provisions of the mentioned articles, the related points of the Explanatory Report of the Law, the corresponding earlier provisions of the current Law, the objective and subjective nature of the standardized offenses as well as issues of attempt, participation and confluence in relation to them are examined. Finally, some legal issues regarding jurisdiction are addressed.
description: Σε συνεργασία με: Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας (Κύπρος)
Arcuatopterus linearifolius Sheh & Shan 1986
Creators: name: Li, Meng
name: Li, Yong-Fu
name: Duan, Yi-Fan
name: Zheng, Sun-Yuan
name: Li, Wei-Hong
name: Zhang, Cheng
name: Ma, Tu
name: Wang, Xian-Rong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Apiales
Apiaceae
Arcuatopterus
Arcuatopterus linearifolius

description: Arcuatopterus linearifolius Sheh & Shan (1986: 16)
 Type:— CHINA. Yunnan: Binchuan, Jizushan, Zhushensi, 2700 m, 9 Sep. 1984, Z. H.Pan 84-35 (NAS-00009960!, isolectotypes NAS-00009955!, NAS-00009956!, NAS-00009957!, NAS-00009958!, NAS-00071999!, NAS-00072000!; designated here!).
 Notes:—The gathering Z H.Pan 84-35 indicated by the authors as type consists of seven specimens kept in NAS.
description: Published as part of Li, Meng, Li, Yong-Fu, Duan, Yi-Fan, Zheng, Sun-Yuan, Li, Wei-Hong, Zhang, Cheng, Ma, Tu & Wang, Xian-Rong, 2017, Lectotypification of 13 names in Apiaceae, Malvaceae, and Rosaceae based on material housed at the herbaria NAS and NF, pp. 93-96 in Phytotaxa 311 (1) on page 94, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.311.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/13685983
Weyl magnons in breathing pyrochlore antiferromagnets
Creators: name: Li, Fei-Ye
name: Li, Yao-Dong
name: Kim, Yong Baek
name: Balents, Leon
name: Yu, Yue
name: Chen, Gang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Frustrated quantum magnets not only provide exotic ground states and unusual magnetic structures, but also support unconventional excitations in many cases. Using a physically relevant spin model for a breathing pyrochlore lattice, we discuss the presence of topological linear band crossings of magnons in antiferromagnets. These are the analogs of Weyl fermions in electronic systems, which we dub Weyl magnons. The bulk Weyl magnon implies the presence of chiral magnon surface states forming arcs at finite energy. We argue that such antiferromagnets present a unique example in which Weyl points can be manipulated in situ in the laboratory by applied fields. We discuss their appearance specifically in the breathing pyrochlore lattice, and give some general discussion of conditions to find Weyl magnons and how they may be probed experimentally. Our work may inspire a re-examination of the magnetic excitations in many magnetically ordered systems.
description: To appear in Nature Communications. Update title and abstract. The footnotes are removed due to the editorial policy, but can be found in the early version
The Development Of Intellect- The Impact Of Life Events And Self-Efficacy
Creators: name: de Vries, Jantje
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Personality and Social Contexts
subject: Developmental Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: #intellect #lifeevents #personalitydevelopment #self-efficacy

description: Particularly in emerging adulthood critical life events play an important role, since they can significantly influence personality development through an interaction between person and environment. Compared to the large number of studies on the structure of intellect, far less is known about the intellectual development across the life course and by which factors it is moderated. Therefore, the present study investigates selection and socialization effects in relation to the subjective perception of life events with a special focus on the construct of intellect. In a large longitudinal sample (N= 1089) over three measurement occasions, we use latent structural equation modeling to assess mean-level changes and moreover control for underlying processes such as self-efficacy.
Ostericum maximowiczii var. alpinum Yuan & Shan 1986
Creators: name: Li, Meng
name: Li, Yong-Fu
name: Duan, Yi-Fan
name: Zheng, Sun-Yuan
name: Li, Wei-Hong
name: Zhang, Cheng
name: Ma, Tu
name: Wang, Xian-Rong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Apiales
Apiaceae
Ostericum
Ostericum maximowiczii
Ostericum maximowiczii (schmidt 1859: 126) kitagawa (1936: 232) var. alpinum yuan & shan (1986: 3)

description: Ostericum maximowiczii (Schmidt 1859: 126) Kitagawa (1936: 232) var. alpinum Yuan & Shan (1986: 3)
 Type:— CHINA. Sichuan: Muli, 2250 m, 23 Oct. 1982. F. D.Fu & G. Yao 386 (NAS-00023727!, isolectotypes CDBI-0172282!, CDBI-0172283!, CDBI-0172284!, NAS-00023725!, NAS-00023726!; designated here!).
 Notes:—The gathering F.D.Fu & G.Yao 386 indicated by the authors as type consists of six specimens kept in CDBI and NAS.
description: Published as part of Li, Meng, Li, Yong-Fu, Duan, Yi-Fan, Zheng, Sun-Yuan, Li, Wei-Hong, Zhang, Cheng, Ma, Tu & Wang, Xian-Rong, 2017, Lectotypification of 13 names in Apiaceae, Malvaceae, and Rosaceae based on material housed at the herbaria NAS and NF, pp. 93-96 in Phytotaxa 311 (1) on page 94, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.311.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/13685983
Verified compilation of space-efficient reversible circuits
Creators: name: Amy, Matthew
name: Roetteler, Martin
name: Svore, Krysta
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Emerging Technologies (cs.ET)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The generation of reversible circuits from high-level code is an important problem in several application domains, including low-power electronics and quantum computing. Existing tools compile and optimize reversible circuits for various metrics, such as the overall circuit size or the total amount of space required to implement a given function reversibly. However, little effort has been spent on verifying the correctness of the results, an issue of particular importance in quantum computing. There, compilation allows not only mapping to hardware, but also the estimation of resources required to implement a given quantum algorithm, a process that is crucial for identifying which algorithms will outperform their classical counterparts. We present a reversible circuit compiler called ReVerC, which has been formally verified in F* and compiles circuits that operate correctly with respect to the input program. Our compiler compiles the Revs language to combinational reversible circuits with as few ancillary bits as possible, and provably cleans temporary values.
description: Proceedings version. New section on eager cleanup, general streamlining
Measures and models of financial risk
Creators: name: Weber, Stefan
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Finanzmathematik
subject: Risikomaße
subject: Kreditrisiko
subject: Evolutionäre Finanzmodelle
subject: Mathematical Finance
subject: Risk Measures
subject: Credit Risk
subject: Evolutionary Finance
subject: 510 Mathematik
subject: 27 Mathematik

description: Thema der Dissertation ist zum einen die Quantifizierung und zum anderen die endogene Modellierung von Finanzrisiken. Die mathematische Analyse führt unter anderem auf Zusammenhänge finanzmathematischer Probleme mit der Theorie großer Abweichungen, der Choquet-Theorie, der Theorie interagierender Teilchensysteme und der Theorie dynamischer Systeme. Die ersten zwei Kapitel der Arbeit beleuchten die Bemessung von Finanzrisiken aus zwei unterschiedlichen Perspektiven. In Kapitel 1 analysieren wir die Berechnung von Risikomaßen mittels Monte Carlo Methoden. In Kapitel 2 wird die Rolle von Information und Zeit bei der Bewertung von Finanzrisiken untersucht. Die Modellierung von Finanzrisiken auf Märkten interagierender Akteure wird in den beiden letzten Kapiteln der Arbeit in zwei Fallstudien betrachtet. In der ersten Fallstudie in Kapitel 3 befassen wir uns dabei mit dem Zusammenhang von Kreditrisiken und Ansteckungsprozessen von Firmen, die mit ihren Geschäftspartnern interagieren. In der zweiten Fallstudie in Kapitel 4 beleuchten wir die Marktinteraktion von eingeschränkt rationalen Investoren in einem evolutionären Marktselektionsmodell.
description: In this thesis, we study monetary measures and endogenous models of financial risk. The mathematical analysis identifies connections between problems in mathematical finance on the one hand and large deviations, Choquet-theory, interacting particle systems, and dynamical systems on the other hand. The first part of the thesis considers two aspects of the quantification of financial risk. In the first chapter, we focus on the calculation of risk measurements by Monte Carlo simulation. In the second chapter, we investigate a particular class of dynamic risk measures. In the second part we analyze two models of financial risk in economies with interacting agents. First, we focus in the third chapter on credit contagion of firms which interact with each other in a network of business partners. Second, we investigate in the fourth chapter the market interaction of investors with bounded rationality in an evolutionary selection market model.