cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Asymptotics of the instantons of Painleve I
Creators: name: Garoufalidis, Stavros
name: Its, Alexander
name: Kapaev, Andrei
name: Marino, Marcos
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The 0-instanton solution of Painlevé I is a sequence $(u_{n,0})$ of complex numbers which appears universally in many enumerative problems in algebraic geometry, graph theory, matrix models and 2-dimensional quantum gravity. The asymptotics of the 0-instanton $(u_{n,0})$ for large $n$ were obtained by the third author using the Riemann-Hilbert approach. For $k=0,1,2,...$, the $k$-instanton solution of Painlevé I is a doubly-indexed sequence $(u_{n,k})$ of complex numbers that satisfies an explicit quadratic non-linear recursion relation. The goal of the paper is three-fold: (a) to compute the asymptotics of the 1-instanton sequence $(u_{n,1})$ to all orders in $1/n$ by using the Riemann-Hilbert method, (b) to present formulas for the asymptotics of $(u_{n,k})$ for fixed $k$ and to all orders in $1/n$ using resurgent analysis, and (c) to confirm numerically the predictions of resurgent analysis. We point out that the instanton solutions display a new type of Stokes behavior, induced from the tritronquée Painlevé transcendents, and which we call the induced Stokes phenomenon. The asymptotics of the 2-instanton and beyond exhibits new phenomena not seen in 0 and 1-instantons, and their enumerative context is at present unknown.
description: 29 pages, 8 figures
Preliminary Data Comparing Embryo Transfer Efficiency of Simmental Half-Sister Donors
Creators: name: Zhang, T. Q.
name: Buoen, L. C.
name: Davies, M.
name: Weber, A. F.
name: Ruth, G. R.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: The effect of the 1/29 centric fusion (CF, Robertsonian translocation) anomaly is quite well known. Swedish researchers1 first reported a 7% reduction in fertility in Swedish Red and White cattle based on non-return rates of cows bred to heterozygous positive (carrier) bulls. A study2 of the reproductive efficiency of beef cattle carrying this cytogenetic anomaly vs. that of normal (noncarrier) beef animals showed that the carrier bulls had a 0.52 greater insemination/pregnancy index. carrier daughters of affected bulls had a calving-to-conception interval that was 18. 5 days longer than that of daughters of normal bulls. Similar results were obtained in a study in Brazil3. Schmutz et al4 studied the chromosomes of 39 seven day-old embryos collected from nine 1/ 29 CF carrier cows and 38 cows with normal karyotypes bred to normal and 1/29 CF carrier bulls. in each case the matings were between a normal and 1/29 CF carrier bulls. The 39 embryos were from 374 fertilized ova obtained from 86 successful collections where all chromosomes of isolated embryo cells could be identified. They found that 8 of the 39 embryos (20.5%) would have died in utero because their cells contained unbalanced karyotypes (unequal, lethal distribution of chromosomes, i.e., monosomies and trisomies), It was concluded that the major loss in reproductive potential of the 1/29 CF carrier cows or bulls appeared to be due to early embryonic death rather than fertilization failure. However, there are no published data regarding the effect of CF translocations on bovine embryo transfer (ET) efficiency. Since the 14/20 CF was found in the Simmental breed in the US two years ago, our laboratory has received more than 400 blood samples from concerned Simmental cattle breeders. Among these animals one of a pair of half-sister donor cows for ET was diagnosed a 14/20 CF carrier and the other a non-carrier. This paper presents preliminary data comparing embryo transfer efficiency of the two Simmental half-sister donors: Normal vs 14/20 CF carrier.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
Utilizing an Oral Progestogen With or Without Prostaglandin F2α to Synchronize Estrus in Beef Heifers with Natural Service or Artifical Insemination Under Field Conditions
Creators: name: Patterson, D. J.
name: Miksch, E. D.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: The theory behind combined progestogen-prostaglandin treatment was that animals beginning treatments with progestogens early in their estrous cycles had normal luteal development, and estrus occurred after administration of prostaglandin.3 When treatment with a progestogen began late in the estrous cycle, the corpus luteum regressed spontaneously during treatment, and females were held out of estrus until the source of the progestogen was removed. In these cases, the injection of PGF was not needed, even though it was administered to all animals.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
title: Segment Anything Model for Refugee-Dwelling Extraction with Few Samples from High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
Creators: name: Gao, Yunya
name: Zhao, Hui
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2023
Subjects: Segment Anything Model
Dwelling Extraction

description: Customizing Segment Anything Model (SAM) has recently attracted considerable attention in remote sensing domains. This study explores the performance of SAM-Adapter in refugee-dwelling extraction in three different refugee camps from high-resolution satellite images. The findings indicate that with scarce sample data, SAM-Adapter marginally outperforms other semantic segmentation models. This underscores SAM's promising potential for building extraction tasks when data is limited.
Large Scale Crossbreeding of Bos lndicus with Bos Taurus in the Tropical Rain Forest Climate of Kerala in South India
Creators: name: Valiathan, Unnikrishnan
name: Unnithan, N. R.
name: Staempfli, Henry
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: The state of Kerala in India has predominantly an agrarian economy, with crop production providing the major income for farmers. The economy is also supported by animal husbandry in many of the farm households. Geographically Kerala lies in the tropical rain forest belt with a two season pattern and two monsoons spread over eight months. The main food crops are paddy and tapioca, while the cash crops grown are coconut, rubber, pepper, cashews, tea, coffee and spices. The population density is one of the highest in the world with 654 people per km2, therefore placing extraordinary pressure on land availability for crops and cattle. The native non-descript zebu-type cattle of Kerala, evolved over long periods, are poor in milk and reproductive performance but have adapted very well to the tropical environment with regards to heat and disease resistance. The local zebu are small in stature with an average body weight of 150-250 kg standing 1.1-1.2 meters high. The average age at first calving is 51 months and the average lactation yield is estimated at 500-700 kg/200 days.1,2 The average calving interval is long at 21 months2. The number of AI per conception is 2. 4 for field animals2.These non-descript zebu type cattle could not satisfy the milk needs of the state. To improve the milk production to 1500 L per lactation by genetic improvement alone would have taken 150-200 years. Replacement of local stock with exotic dairy breeds was not practical. Past experience has shown that transplantation of such temperate breeds into the tropical rain forest climate is not economical because of poor adaptability, susceptibility to tropical diseases and non-availability of suitable management. Therefore, a programme of limited crossbreeding of local zebu cattle with Bos taurus dairy breeds was implemented as a practical means enhancing the milk yield. Crossbreeding offered the most promising approach to evolve a type of cow which could be maintained economically under prevailing village conditions. The purpose of this paper is to present data supporting crossbreeding between local nondescript milk breeds with top genetic material of temperate Bos taurus milk breeds, as the best currently available means to converse local poor producing cattle into crossbreds of high productivity.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
Energy Balance and Follicular Profiles Detected by Ultrasonography in Early Postpartum Dairy Cows
Creators: name: Kamimura, S.
name: Hamana, K.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: Early establishment of cyclical ovarian activity following parturition is essential to attain 365-day calving interval. The importance of postpartum energy balance on the resumption of normal ovarian cycles in dairy cows has been recognized in several studies (1). Energy balance is the net result of associations among yield of milk, diet, intake, and use of nutrients by cows. Dairy cattle undergo an energy deficit in early lactation because maximum milk production is attained prior to maximum feed consumption (2). More than 80% of dairy cows experience negative energy balance during early lactation, but magnitude and duration of negative energy balance are variable among cows (8). An extremely negative energy balance will dampen pulsatile secretion of LH (4) and delay ovulation, which contributes to on-farm inefficiency through economic losses associated with postpartum anestrus. Ultrasonic examination of the ovary has been shown to be an accurate and reliable method quantitating ovarian follicle populations (6).The objective of this study was to determine the effects of energy balance on the follicular profiles using ultrasonography in postpartum dairy cows.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
Quantum computation of multifractal exponents through the quantum wavelet transform
Creators: name: Garcia-Mata, I.
name: Giraud, O.
name: Georgeot, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the use of the quantum wavelet transform to extract efficiently information about the multifractal exponents for multifractal quantum states. We show that, combined with quantum simulation algorithms, it enables to build quantum algorithms for multifractal exponents with a polynomial gain compared to classical simulations. Numerical results indicate that a rough estimate of fractality could be obtained exponentially fast. Our findings are relevant e.g. for quantum simulations of multifractal quantum maps and of the Anderson model at the metal-insulator transition.
description: 9 pages, 9 figures
Giant Antiferromagnetically Coupled Moments in a Molecule-Based Magnet with Interpenetrating Lattices
Creators: name: Fishman, Randy S.
name: Okamoto, Satoshi
name: Shum, William W.
name: Miller, Joel S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The molecule-based magnet [Ru$_2$(O$_2$CMe)$_4$]$_3$[Cr(CN)$_6$] contains two weakly-coupled, interpenetrating sublattices in a body-centered cubic structure. Although the field-dependent magnetization indicates a metamagnetic transition from an antiferromagnet to a paramagnet, the hysteresis loop also exhibits a substantial magnetic remanance and coercive field uncharacteristic of a typical metamagnet. We demonstrate that this material behaves like two giant moments with a weak antiferromagnetic coupling and a large energy barrier between the orientations of each moment. Because the sublattice moments only weakly depend on field in the transition region, the magnetic correlation length can be directly estimated from the magnetization.
description: 3 figures
Locating the orbits delineated by tidal streams
Creators: name: Eyre, Andy
name: Binney, James
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We describe a technique that finds orbits through the Galaxy that are consistent with measurements of a tidal stream, taking into account the extent that tidal streams do not precisely delineate orbits. We show that if accurate line-of-sight velocities are measured along a well defined stream, the technique recovers the underlying orbit through the Galaxy and predicts the distances and proper motions along the stream to high precision. As the error bars on the location and velocities of the stream grow, the technique is able to find more and more orbits that are consistent with the data and the uncertainties in the predicted distances and proper motions increase. With radial-velocity data along a stream ~40deg long and <0.3deg wide on the sky accurate to ~1 km/s the precisions of the distances and tangential velocities along the stream are 4 percent and 5 km/s, respectively. The technique can be used to diagnose the Galactic potential: if circular-speed curve is actually flat, both a Keplerian potential and Phi(r) proportional to r are readily excluded. Given the correct radial density profile for the dark halo, the halo's mass can be determined to a precision of 5 percent.
description: 13 pages, 16 figures, submitted to MNRAS
Therapeutic Effects of the Moxibustion on Delayed Uterine Involution in Postpartum Dairy Cows
Creators: name: Korematsu, Kiyoshi
name: Takagi, Eisyuu
name: Kawabe, Takashi
name: Nakao, Toshihiko
name: Kawata, Keiichiro
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: A calving interval of 12 months has been considered to be a goal of reproductive management of dairy cows. Delay of postpartum uterine involution and ovarian resumption of them results in extension of calving intervals and hence, causes major economical loss. It is therefore,very important to carry out reproductive check and to give proper treatment to cows with delayed reproductive recovery. For the treatment delayed uterine involution, some antibiotics have been infused in utero with indistinct effect1,2,3. Recently, administration of PGF2a or it's analog has been provided to to be more effective on the postpartum uterine losses than the antibiotics treatment4,5.Preventive effect of GriRH on cows with endometritis following retained placenta in resumption of ovarian cycle has also been reported6. The acupancuture and the moxibustion therapy has been known to facilitate uterine contraction and ovarian function in cattle7,8,9. These methods have some advantages over the administrations. The treatments have neither side effect or drug residue, and easy to accomplish and economial. This paper reports therapeutic effects of the moxibustion on cows with delayed uterine involution.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
Centric Fusion (CF) Translocations in North American Cattle
Creators: name: Weber, A. F.
name: Buoen, L. C.
name: Zhang, T. Q.
name: Ruth, G. R.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: Cytogenetic investigations were made concerning the presence of the 1/29 and 14/20 Robertsonian translocations in the Charolais and Simmental cattle breeds in the United States and Canada. The results indicated that positive cases were present in some of these beef cattle populations. Of the 659 Charolais cattle tested, 142 (22%) were 1/29 CF translocation positive. Of the 353 Simmental cattle tested, 138 (39%) were 14/20 CF translocation positive. For both breeds these results are not representative of the prevalence of the chromosomal aberration in the entire population.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
title: Selbstorganisation
title: Urbane Aktionsformen zur sozial ökologischen Transformation
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Daniel, Antje
Publisher: name: Wien
Year: 2024
Subjects: Nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung
Soziale Innovation
Klimaneutrale Stadt
Transformation

description: Ursprünglich aus den Naturwissenschaften entlehnt, bezeichnet Selbstorganisation in den Sozialwissenschaften einen kollektiven Prozess, in dem eine Regulation oder Ordnung basierend auf geteilten Interessen, Positionen und Beziehungen sowie Werten, Normen und Moralvorstellungen entsteht und institutionalisiert wird. Selbstorganisierte urbane Akteure, welche Prozesse der sozial ökologischen Transformation adressieren, sind eine spezifische Form dieser Selbstorganisation. Urbane Missstände ebenso wie Forderungen nach sozial ökologischer Transformation begründen Prozesse der Selbstorganisation. Hierbei sind urbane Räume nicht nur Ort, sondern mitunter auch Anlass für Selbstorganisation. Der folgende Beitrag definiert und diskutiert die Selbstorganisation in urbanen Räumen und zeigt die Vielfalt urbaner Selbstorganisation zur sozial ökologischen Transformation auf, welche von Guerilla Gardening und Umwelt-NGOs bis zu Klimacamps und den Klimagerechtigkeitsbewegungen reichen. Während sich einige selbstorganisierte Akteure autonom und von der Gesellschaft und Politik abgewandt konstituieren, sind andere mobilisierend und streben nach deren sozial ökologisch gerechter Veränderung.
Events with an Isolated Lepton and Missing Transverse Momentum and Measurement of W Production at HERA
Creators: name: H1, The
name: Collaborations, ZEUS
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A search for events containing an isolated electron or muon and missing transverse momentum produced in ep collisions is performed with the H1 and ZEUS detectors at HERA. The data were taken in the period 1994-2007 and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 0.98 fb^-1. The observed event yields are in good overall agreement with the Standard Model prediction, which is dominated by single W production. In the e+p data, at large hadronic transverse momentum PtX >25 GeV, a total of 23 events are observed compared to a prediction of 14.0 \pm 1.9. The total single W boson production cross section is measured as 1.06 \pm 0.16 (stat.) \pm 0.07 (sys) pb, in agreement with an SM expectation of 1.26 \pm 0.19 pb.
description: 19 pages, 3 figures, v2 updated to correspond to Journal version
Application of a Computerized Herd Management & Production Control Program in Costa Rica
Creators: name: Dwinger, R. H.
name: Capella, E.
name: Pérez, E.
name: Baayen, M.
name: Müller, E.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: The development of computerized data recording techniques in recent years has greatly facilitated concise monitoring of herd health and production parameters. Various computer software programs have been described for use in large animal practice1. Whether the program was developed for analyzing reproductive health in dairy herds2 or to estimate the cost of raising dairy replacements3, each aimed at improving farm management and optimizing farm income. A herd health and production management program for dairy farms has been described extensively elsewhere4. The program is supported by a software package called VAMPP (Veterinary Automated Management and Production control Program), which has been adapted for use in microcomputers. Presently this program is being used widely in the Netherlands and other countries for monitoring dairy cattle and swine farms5. A spanish version of VAMPP, was introduced in 1987 in Costa Rica by the Veterinary School of the Universidad Nacional (UNA) as part of a teaching and research program in herd health and production management. With an annual per capita gross domestic product of US $ 1424 in 19886, Costa Rica still qualifies as a developing country. However, unlike many other developing countries, Costa Rica can boast a stable democracy, a literacy rate of 93 % in 19895, a good road and communication system and a fairly reliable and extensive electricity supply. This infrastructure in combination with the importance of the livestock sector for both the national requirements and the export industry provide a suitable basis for the introduction of a sophisticated computer program to assist farmers in improving farm management. Optimizing the livestock industry is of paramount importance to Costa Rica since an annual human population growth rate of 2.25 % in 19906 and pressure for agricultural land has resulted in extensive deforestation during the past decades. An effective measure to prevent further deforestation, is to optimize the production of existing livestock units per hectare. Computerized recording techniques can provide the farmer as well as the extension worker with production figures to monitor the performance of individual cows, while herd averages can be compared with regional index figures or livestock industry production goals. Thus, livestock production and farm income can be assessed and optimized using the existing pasture areas without the need for expansion.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
Structure in sets with logarithmic doubling
Creators: name: Sanders, Tom
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Suppose that G is an abelian group, A is a finite subset of G with |A+A|< K|A| and eta in (0,1] is a parameter. Our main result is that there is a set L such that |A cap Span(L)| > K^{-O_eta(1)}|A| and |L| = O(K^eta log |A|). We include an application of this result to a generalisation of the Roth-Meshulam theorem due to Liu and Spencer.
description: 13 pp. Slightly refined the proof of Theorem 1.3. Replaced finite fields of characteristic 3 with arbitrary finite fields. Update references. Corrected typos
Additional file 4 of The biometric parameters of aniso-astigmatism and its risk factor in Chinese preschool children: the Nanjing eye study
Creators: name: Tong, Haohai
name: Hao, Qingfeng
name: Wang, Zijin
name: Wang, Yue
name: Li, Rui
name: Zhao, Xiaoyan
name: Sun, Qigang
name: Zhang, Xiaohan
name: Chen, Xuejuan
name: Zhu, Hui
name: Huang, Dan
name: Liu, Hu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 4: Table S4. Distribution of Risk Factors in Children With vs. Without Non-Vectorial Aniso-Total Astigmatism.
Stochastic Models of User-Contributory Web Sites
Creators: name: Hogg, Tad
name: Lerman, Kristina
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: Information Retrieval (cs.IR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We describe a general stochastic processes-based approach to modeling user-contributory web sites, where users create, rate and share content. These models describe aggregate measures of activity and how they arise from simple models of individual users. This approach provides a tractable method to understand user activity on the web site and how this activity depends on web site design choices, especially the choice of what information about other users' behaviors is shown to each user. We illustrate this modeling approach in the context of user-created content on the news rating site Digg.
title: Building Automation Systems in Austria: Findings from an Empirical Survey
Creators: name: Kohl, Theresa
name: Pertschy, Reinhard
name: Siegl, Christoph
name: Robbi, Steffen
name: Gustin, Matej
name: Zehetmair, Fabian
name: Schweiger, Gerald
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2024
Subjects: Building Automation Systems

description: Building automation systems enable efficient and intelligent building operations. They encompass cyber elements such as sensing, computation, communication, and control, which enable detailed monitoring and management of building services such as heating, cooling, ventilation, air conditioning, or security systems. In an empirical survey, we investigate, among other things, how widespread building automation systems are in Austria, the barriers to their implementation, and which tools and protocols are used. We pursued a two-stage research plan consisting of a literature review and a quantitative expert survey. Experts were contacted via the networks of Digital Findet Stadt, an innovation platform for the digitalisation of the construction and real estate industry, and the network of the Verband der Technischen Gebäudeausrüster. A total of 46 experts completed the online survey.
Substructure strengthening in nickel alloys
Creators: name: Clegg, Maurice Alexander
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Pure Nickel, 80% Ni-20% Cr, 98% Ni-2% ThO₂ and 78% Ni-20% Cr-2% ThO₂ have been studied to compare the mechanisms of dispersion strengthening in the latter two materials. All four materials were subjected to a wide range of thermo-mechanical treatments including cold rolling reductions up to 90% and annealing treatments which in the case of the materials containing ThO₂ were at temperatures up to 0.97Tm (1400°C). In each condition the materials were examined by an x-ray line profile technique to determine the distribution of non-uniform lattice strain, the coherent crystallite domain size and the twin and stacking fault probabilities. The x-ray data were also interpreted in terms of dislocation configurations. Supporting transmission electron microscopy was carried out on each material. Tensile tests were done at room temperature and at an elevated temperature on all materials to determine the strength properties and initial work hardening rate. It was concluded that the room temperature strength and the high temperature strength of all materials were determined by the presence of a fine domain or cell size and that the high temperature strength was also determined by the degree of polygonization of the fine substructure boundaries. In the case of the dispersion strengthened alloys the substructure boundaries were stabilized by the presence of ThO₂. It was observed that the Ni-Cr-ThO₂ material developed a different lattice strain distribution during cold rolling than did the Ni-ThO₂. This was characterized by a very small domain size and a high level of lattice strain averaged over short distances. It is proposed that this strain distribution favours recrystallization and grain growth and leads to the inferior structural stability in cold rolled Ni-Cr-Th0₂ at elevated temperatures compared to Ni-ThO₂.
Computer Graphics for the Diagnosis of Herd Reproductive Status
Creators: name: Ehrlich, James
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: Reproductive performance of a herd of cows is a major determinant of productivity for both beef and dairy cattle. Production is maximized when each individual in the herd calves at the optimum time, determined by that individual's previous calving date (if any) and the desired pattern of seasonal calving for the herd. Commonly used measures like "Calving Interval" over-summarize data by giving us an average only, when the distribution of points around the mean is both important and highly variable among herds. We have designed two graphs that may be used as aids in screening for, and diagnosing, herd reproductive problems. Because they use shape to convey information about distributions within the herd they are partially qualitative measures of herd reproductive status. All the same, they convey important information that is not available from the usual statistics. They are practical, and easy to interpret. We generate the graphs automatically from data downloaded from a Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) computer, at a cost that makes them easily affordable for routine use in herds of any size. Algorithms for generating the graphs are straightforward and printing is done with block characters so that graphs can be printed quickly on an inexpensive computer printer. In fact, the graphs are a great deal harder to describe than they are to interpret.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
The Globular Cluster NGC 5286. I. A New CCD BV Color-Magnitude Diagram
Creators: name: Zorotovic, M.
name: Catelan, M.
name: Zoccali, M.
name: Pritzl, B. J.
name: Smith, H. A.
name: Stephens, A. W.
name: Contreras, R.
name: Escobar, M. E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present BV photometry of the Galactic globular cluster NGC 5286, based on 128 V frames and 133 B frames, and covering the entire face of the cluster. Our photometry reaches almost two magnitudes below the turn-off level, and is accordingly suitable for an age analysis. Field stars were removed statistically from the cluster's color-magnitude diagram (CMD), and a differential reddening correction applied, thus allowing a precise ridgeline to be calculated. Using the latter, a metallicity of [Fe/H] = -1.70 +/- 0.10 in the Zinn & West scale, and [Fe/H] = -1.47 +/- 0.02 in the Carretta & Gratton scale, was derived on the basis of several parameters measured from the red giant branch, in good agreement with the value provided in the Harris catalog. Comparing the NGC 5286 CMD with the latest photometry for M3 by P. B. Stetson (2008, priv. comm.), and using VandenBerg isochrones for a suitable chemical composition, we find evidence that NGC 5286 is around 1.7 +/- 0.9 Gyr older than M3. This goes in the right sense to help account for the blue horizontal branch of NGC 5286, for which we provide a measurement of several morphological indicators. If NGC 5286 is a bona fide member of the Canis Major dwarf spheroidal galaxy, as previously suggested, our results imply that the latter's oldest components may be at least as old as the oldest Milky Way globular clusters.
description: 7 pages, 11 figures. AJ, in press
The Effects of Management Improvement on Production and Herd Health in the Largest Intensive Dairy Cattle Operation in Iran
Creators: name: Razifard, R.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: There is a great demand for animal source protein, especially milk and its by products in developing countries including Iran. To partially cover this need, large numbers of registered and non registered Holstein dairy cattle have been imported to Iran mostly from America and Europe during the past two dicades. Meantime, the lack of knowledge in different aspects of efficient management and disease control, in addition, the sensitivity of the imported pure breed cattle to the existing pathogenic agents have caused noticeable damages to the dairy farms and national income. To eliminate the major problems and reveal the effects of sound management and disease control on efficiency of the dairy farms under local conditions, the present study was carried out in 13 Intensive Dairy Farms owned by the Mostazafan Foundation and run by its Department of Agriculture and Animal Production. The beneficial results however, could be applied as a guideline to increase the efficiency in dairy farms throughout the country.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
title: Klimawandel und Anpassungsmaßnahmen im kleinstädtischen und ländlichen Raum
Creators: name: Tschirk, Werner
name: Puschenreiter, Markus
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2024
Subjects: Klimawandel
Klimawandelanpassung
Innenentwicklung
Ortskern
Bodenschutz
Ländlicher Raum
KLAR

description: Während Städte und Metropolen vielfach Vorreiter im Engagement gegen den Klimawandel und bei Maßnahmen zur Klimawandelanpassung sind, gestalten sich notwendige Transformations-prozesse im kleinstädtischen und ländlichen Kontext vielschichtig und komplex. Konzepte wie die „15-Minuten-Stadt“, das Modell der „Superblocks“, „Taktischer Urbanismus“ oder neugestaltete „Klimastraßen“ etc. tragen im urbanen Raum dazu bei, den Raum besser zu organisieren, den motorisierten Verkehr zu reduzieren und die Lebens- und Aufenthaltsqualitäten im öffentlichen Raum zu verbessern. In Räumen mit geringer Bevölkerungs- und Bebauungsdichte greifen diese durchwegs vielversprechenden Ansätze kaum. Es stellt sich daher die Frage, wie kleinstädtische und ländliche Gemeinden mit aktuellen Herausforderungen wie Klimawandel, Baulandüberhang oder anhaltender Zersiedelung etc. umgehen und positive, nachhaltige Entwicklungen anstoßen können. Es gilt unter anderem, Alternativen zum Auto anzubieten, auf Wetterextreme zu reagieren, demografische und soziale Veränderungen zu bewältigen und gleichzeitig den Verlust und die Degradation des Bodens zu stoppen. Auf der Basis von Erfahrungen aus der Planungspra-xis im kleinstädtischen und ländlichen Raum wird in diesem Beitrag der Frage nachgegangen, welche Leitbilder, Handlungsmöglichkeiten und Lösungsansätze für den Boden- und Klimaschutz sowie für Anpassungsmaßnahmen gegen die Folgen des Klimawandels in ländlich geprägten Gebieten auf unterschiedlichen Maßstabsebenen zielführend sein könnten.
Hamiltonian flows on null curves
Creators: name: Musso, Emilio
name: Nicolodi, Lorenzo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 37K25, 37K10, 53A55

description: The local motion of a null curve in Minkowski 3-space induces an evolution equation for its Lorentz invariant curvature. Special motions are constructed whose induced evolution equations are the members of the KdV hierarchy. The null curves which move under the KdV flow without changing shape are proven to be the trajectories of a certain particle model on null curves described by a Lagrangian linear in the curvature. In addition, it is shown that the curvature of a null curve which evolves by similarities can be computed in terms of the solutions of the second Painlevé equation.
description: 14 pages, v2: final version; minor changes in the exposition
Spin invariant theory for the symmetric group
Creators: name: Wan, Jinkui
name: Wang, Weiqiang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We formulate a theory of invariants for the spin symmetric group in some suitable modules which involve the polynomial and exterior algebras. We solve the corresponding graded multiplicity problem in terms of specializations of the Schur Q-functions and a shifted q-hook formula. In addition, we provide a bijective proof for a formula of the principal specialization of the Schur Q-functions.
description: v2, 17 pages, modified Introduction and updated references. v3, correction of typos, final version
Hygienic Properties of Organic Versus Inorganic Bedding
Creators: name: Cox, V. S.
name: Farnsworth, R. J.
name: Clanton, C. J.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: Bedding in dairy cattle stalls has been used traditionally to provide a comfortable surface for recumbent animals, and less concern has been directed toward footing. Cattle with locomotor deficits have difficulty standing on surfaces which tend to allow slippage. With traditional bedding materials such as wood shavings or straw, the feet easily penetrate through the bedding to the underlying concrete where traction is poor especially when wet due to urination. Cows with a history of parturient paresis are predisposed to the downer cow syndrome (1). Sand has been proposed as a bedding material to assure proper footing for prevention and treatment of the downer cow syndrome (1). Since soil surfaces are not permitted in grade A dairy barns, the hygienic status of sand is open to question. The following study is an attempt to investigate hygienic and management properties of sand as a bedding for calving stalls, but the lessons learned herein could be applied to mounting areas for cows or bulls, stallions, and boars.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
Supplementary document for Automatic rock classification of LIBS combined with 1DCNN based on improved Bayesian optimization - 6159990.pdf
Creators: name: song, GUANGDONG
name: Zhu, Shengen
name: Zhang, WenHAO
name: Hu, Binxin
name: Zhu, Feng
name: Zhang, Hua
name: Sun, Tong
name: Grattan, K.
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Figure S1, Table S1, Figure S2
Pelvic Skeletal Damage and the Downer Cow
Creators: name: Cox, V. S.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: Skeletal damage in the pelvic region should always be a consideration when examining a downer cow. Diagnosis of skeletal damage is difficult, but lifting the cow is often helpful especially when performing rectal examination (1). Specimens from 11 cases are presented here to illustrate the variety of lesions which can occur so that examiners have a better idea of possible problems and their consequences. These cases are summarized as follows: iliac shaft fracture, one with sacroiliac ankylosis - 2 cases massive healed fracture of pelvic floor - 1 case unilateral fracture of the femoral head - 3 cases hip luxation with femoral chip fracture near the head - 4 cases hip dysplasia-like lesion, unilateral - 1 case Three of these cases recovered enough to became ambulatory, the other 8 were considered to be hopeless.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
Problems around 3-manifolds
Creators: name: Rubinstein, J Hyam
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Geometric Topology (math.GT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 57M50, 53C42, 53C44, 57N13, 57R17

description: This is a personal view of some problems on minimal surfaces, Ricci flow, polyhedral geometric structures, Haken 4-manifolds, contact structures and Heegaard splittings, singular incompressible surfaces after the Hamilton-Perelman revolution.
description: This is the version published by Geometry & Topology Monographs on 3 December 2007
title: Towards Practicable Algorithms for Rewriting Graph Queries beyondDL-Lite (Extended Abstract)
Creators: name: Löhnert, Bianca
name: Augsten, Nikolaus
name: Okulmus, Cem
name: Ortiz de la Fuente, Maria Magdalena
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2024
Subjects: OBDA
graph databases
query rewriting

description: Despite the many advantages that ontology-based data access (OBDA) has brought to a range of application domains, state-of-the-art OBDA systems still do not support popular graph database management systems such as Neo4j. Algorithms for query rewriting focus on languages like conjunctive queries and their unions, which are fragments of first-order logic and were developed for relational data. Such query languages are poorly suited for querying graph data. Moreover, they also limit the expressiveness of the ontology languages that admit rewritings, restricting them to those where the data complexity of reasoning is not higher than it is in first-order logic. In this paper, we propose a technique for rewriting a family of navigational queries for a suitably restricted fragment of ℰℒℋℐ that extends DL-Lite and that is NL-complete in data complexity. We implemented a proof-of-concept prototype that rewrites into Cypher queries, and tested it on a real-world cognitive neuroscience use case with promising results.
Gambling games of the Northwest Coast
Creators: name: Waterton, Eric
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Northwest Coast gambling paraphernalia are found in many museums and are usually accompanied by very meagre catalogue entries. The Accumulation of a number of sources pertaining to this category of material culture was therefore seen as a worthwhile task. Even a superficial examination of these gambling implements suggests that they were associated, with a very popular and possibly important activity, at least prior to European contact. This paper is an attempt to construct a profile of gambling on the Northwest Coast and to assess its importance in the culture. Three main sources of data were drawn upon for this purpose: (1) the material culture itself and the associated records located in museums; (2) the published ethnographic literature; and (3) the published myths. From these sources the analysis yielded a number of conclusions. The first is that gambling was a very popular activity. Secondly, a large degree of homogeneity can be seen to have existed in the areas considered. With a few exceptions, basically similar games of chance were played throughout the entire area, areal differences being quantitative rather than qualitative. A similar pattern is seen in the themes of gambling stated in the myths: there are a few main themes, but details differ from place to place. A third conclusion is that gambling usually involved very high stakes; and a fourth is that losing much was considered shameful, especially when a gambler lost other people's property. A fifth conclusion, supported by the data, is that serious gambling for high stakes was considered strictly a man's activity. A sixth conclusion is that cheating was common, expected, and accepted as part of the play as long as it was not discovered. The seventh conclusion is that the data stress the link between the supernatural and games of chance.
Further Studies on Bovine Lipomatosis as Enzootic Herd Problem in Egypt
Creators: name: El-Sebaie, A.
name: Hofmann, W.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: Bovine lipomatosis abdominal fat necrosis in cattle generally characterised by the presence of hard irrigualr massses of necrotic fat tissue in abdominal cavity, specially in mesenteric, prirenal and intestine. The disease has been reported from several countries (10, 3, 4, 15, 20). A review of literature on he aetiology and pathogenesis of fat necrosis are incompletly understood. Genetic influences were suggested (7), disturbence of circulation (14) and hyperthermia was reported as a possible cause of fat necrosis (1). Additional causes were mentioned, hromonal disturbence (6), pressure on the tissue (12) and composition of fatty acids and disturbence in its metabolism (18). Fat necrosis is thought to initiate a change in the composition of fat with in normal fat cells, fat composition can change as a result of number of factors pancreatitis (18), feeding long chain saturated fatty acids (19) and depression of thyroid function (8). Leberation of glycerol which is soluble and carried the short chain saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids are liquid at body temperature, while longer chain saturated fatty acids are solid (9). Yellowish color assocaited with fat necrosis is due to polymerization of unsaturated fatty acids (9). Pathogenesis of fat necrosis is closely related to Vit. E. selenium deficiency (10). Success trials for treatment of fat necrosis were applied using jsoprothialane (17). The purpose of this study is to carry out further investigation on the biochemical aspect of bovine fat necrosis and determination the composition of fatty acids in necrosed fat as well. Experimental diagnostic therapy using Natrium selenite for treatment of clinical cases of fat necrosis is also aimed.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3
Calibration of force actuators on an adaptive secondary prototype
Creators: name: Ricci, Davide
name: Riccardi, Armando
name: Zanotti, Daniela
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the context of the Large Binocular Telescope project, we present the results of force actuator calibrations performed on an adaptive secondary prototype called P45, a thin deformable glass with magnets glued onto its back. Electromagnetic actuators, controlled in a closed loop with a system of internal metrology based on capacitive sensors, continuously deform its shape to correct the distortions of the wavefront. Calibrations of the force actuators are needed because of the differences between driven forces and measured forces. We describe the calibration procedures and the results, obtained with errors of less than 1.5%.
description: 7 pages
An Unusual Case of Coenuriasis with Bilateral Cerebral Cysts
Creators: name: Thomas, Islwyn
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1992

description: Although Coenuriasis in cattle is referred to in textbooks, it is less common than in sheep, and is possibly not considered in the differential diagnosis of nervous disorders of cattle in most areas of the United Kingdom. Coenuriasis is the disease caused by invasion of the brain and occasionally the spinal cord by the cystic larval stage of taenia multiceps, a tapeworm of the dog and fox. The localised space-occupying lesion of the CNS usually results in death of the host unless treated surgically (THOMAS, I. 1989-90; 1991).
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1992: Volume 3