cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
1282: Pte Ernest Chester (commemorative silk)
Creators: name: Project Team, Lest We Forget
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 430304
subject: British history
classificationCode: 430308
subject: European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman)
classificationCode: 430316
subject: International history

description: This was a silk given to the contributor, in a bid to pass on to the family of Pte Chester, who was killed in action on 08/10/1918. He is commemorated on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais.
Additional file 1 of Neurological phenotypes in patients with NLRP3-, MEFV-, and TNFRSF1A low-penetrance variants
Creators: name: Mulazzani, Elisabeth
name: Wagner, Danny
name: Havla, Joachim
name: Schlüter, Miriam
name: Meinl, Ingrid
name: Lisa-Ann Gerdes
name: Kümpfel, Tania
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Follow-up of AID patients w/o MS. Follow up time (in years) of NLRP3-, MEFV- and TNFRSF1A low penetrance variants w/o MS are depicted.
Reward Machines for Cooperative Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
Creators: name: Neary, Cyrus
name: Xu, Zhe
name: Wu, Bo
name: Topcu, Ufuk
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Multiagent Systems (cs.MA)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In cooperative multi-agent reinforcement learning, a collection of agents learns to interact in a shared environment to achieve a common goal. We propose the use of reward machines (RM) -- Mealy machines used as structured representations of reward functions -- to encode the team's task. The proposed novel interpretation of RMs in the multi-agent setting explicitly encodes required teammate interdependencies, allowing the team-level task to be decomposed into sub-tasks for individual agents. We define such a notion of RM decomposition and present algorithmically verifiable conditions guaranteeing that distributed completion of the sub-tasks leads to team behavior accomplishing the original task. This framework for task decomposition provides a natural approach to decentralized learning: agents may learn to accomplish their sub-tasks while observing only their local state and abstracted representations of their teammates. We accordingly propose a decentralized q-learning algorithm. Furthermore, in the case of undiscounted rewards, we use local value functions to derive lower and upper bounds for the global value function corresponding to the team task. Experimental results in three discrete settings exemplify the effectiveness of the proposed RM decomposition approach, which converges to a successful team policy an order of magnitude faster than a centralized learner and significantly outperforms hierarchical and independent q-learning approaches.
description: Accepted at AAMAS 2021. Changes since last version: The paper's running example has been modified to simplify presentation (experimental section changed accordingly). Several proofs and definitions surrounding reward machines have been moved from the supplementary material into the body of the paper
Factsheet: Wastewater treatment – how to create a circular water economy?
Creators: name: Schwarzenberger, Anke
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: CCU
Carbon
CO₂
Technology
Renewable Carbon
Circular Economy

description: This factsheet was created for the Horizon Europe project WaterProof and informs on the relevance of wastewater treatemnt for environment and health, steps of wastewater treatement, advanced treatment methods, sludge generation and use, challenges in light of climate change and for resource recovery. It also informs on European legislations and solutions offered by the WaterProof project.

WaterProof (urban Waste and water Treatment Emission Reduction by utilizing CO2 for the PROduction Of Formate derived chemicals) aims at developing an electrochemical process that converts CO₂ emission captured from consumer waste incineration and wastewater treatment facilities into formic acid to be used in valuable green consumer products such as cleaning detergents and the tanning of fish leather apparel. Additional products of the electrochemical process are peroxides that can be applied to remove pharmaceuticals and pesticides from wastewater. Furthermore, formic acid is used for the generation of acidic deep eutectic solvents (ADES), that can be applied to recover precious metals from wastewater sludge and incineration ashes. As the electrochemical process uses renewable energy, it contributes to a clean water cycle with zero-emission.WaterProof enables the closing of the waste(water) carbon loop and the shift from fossil to renewable carbon sources. It hereby supports the transition towards a climate-neutral Europe and an effective and truly circular economy.

More on the project can be found here: https://waterproof-project.eu/

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
The Potential Impact of a Proposed Ban on the Sale of U.S. Horses for Slaughter and Human Consumption
Creators: name: North, Michael S.
name: Bailey, DeeVon
name: Ward, Ruby A.
name: North, Michael S.
name: Bailey, DeeVon
name: Ward, Ruby A.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: horse slaughter
subject: horsemeat
subject: meat exports

description: Both federal and state governments in the United States are being asked to enact laws that would make slaughtering of horses for human consumption illegal. In the past, the United States was one of the principal exporters of horsemeat to Europe. This paper examines the impacts of a proposed ban on the U.S. horse industry and the U.S. export market for horsemeat. Findings indicate a loss of approximately $300 per horse in the United States as a result of such a ban. The supply of U.S. exported horsemeat has declined during the past decade. The results suggest that the most significant factors influencing this decline are lower real prices and competing imports.
Additional file 1 of Lissencephaly in Shih Tzu dogs
Creators: name: Rodríguez-Sánchez, Diego Noé
name: Giovana Boff Araujo Pinto
name: Edval Fernando Thomé
name: Vânia Maria De Vasconcelos Machado
name: Amorim, Rogério Martins
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. DOC. Summary of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of lissencephaly and concomitant congenital malformations in Shih Tzu dogs. Details regarding malformation type, MRI scan, positioning of the patient, sequence types, imaging parameters and contrast medium are described.
J/ψ$ Gluonic Dissociation Revisited : III. Effects of Transverse Hydrodynamic Flow
Creators: name: Patra, B. K.
name: Menon, V. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In a recent paper [Eur. Phys. J {\bf C 44}, 567 (2005)] we developed a very general formulation to take into account explicitly the effects of hydrodynamic flow profile on the gluonic breakup of $J/ψ$'s produced in an equilibrating quark-gluon plasma. Here we apply that formulation to the case when the medium is undergoing cylindrically symmetric {\it transverse} expansion starting from RHIC or LHC initial conditions. Our algebraic and numerical estimates demonstrate that the transverse expansion causes enhancement of local gluon number density $ŋ$, affects the $\pt$-dependence of the average dissociation rate $\tilg$ through a partial-wave interference mechanism, and makes the survival probability $\spt$ to change with $\pt$ very slowly. Compared to the previous case of longitudinal expansion the new graph of $\spt$ is pushed up at LHC, but develops a rich structure at RHIC, due to a competition between the transverse catch-up time and plasma lifetime.
description: 14 pages, 5 figures
Measuring the Impact of a BSE Announcement on U.S. Retail Beef Sales: A Time-Series Analysis
Creators: name: Crowley, Christian S.L.
name: Shimazaki, Yoshiaki
name: Crowley, Christian S.L.
name: Shimazaki, Yoshiaki
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Health Economics and Policy
subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: ARIMA models
subject: BSE
subject: mad cow disease
subject: U.S. retail beef sales

description: On December 23, 2003, Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced that the United States Department of Agriculture had diagnosed the first U.S. case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as “mad cow disease.” This study uses supermarket sales data to analyze the effect of the BSE announcement on U.S. retail beef sales, finding a statistically significant disruption of sales. In addition, we develop a forecast of retail beef sales revenues in the hypothetical absence of BSE. The forecast implies that the BSE announcement may have reduced domestic retail beef revenues in excess of $11 billion in the post-BSE period.
1273: Items of Uniform
Creators: name: Project Team, Lest We Forget
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 430304
subject: British history
classificationCode: 430308
subject: European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman)
classificationCode: 430316
subject: International history

description: Family held collection of First World War uniform items, possibly relating to Royal Artillery or similar.
title: Improving communication in auditing and financial reporting
title: An analysis of current disclosures by auditors and board directors
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Heilmann, Melina
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Key audit matters
subject: Auditor's report
subject: Audit expectation gap
subject: Report of the supervisory board
subject: CEO letter
subject: 330
subject: Wirtschaftsprüfung
subject: Jahresabschluss
subject: Bestätigungsvermerk

description: Considering the interest of standard setters, researchers and practitioners in improving the effectiveness of disclosures in financial reporting, this dissertation is aimed at examining the communication of auditors, managers and members of the supervisory board with stakeholders. While the first three papers of the dissertation investigate the effects of the recent changes of the auditor’s report, the fourth and the fifth paper examine the report of the supervisory board and the CEO letter regarding their communicative value. The first paper provides a literature overview of studies investigating the impact of the new requirement to disclose Key Audit Matters (KAMs) in the auditor’s report. As it reveals the need for further research regarding KAMs, the dissertation includes two experimental studies examining the effect of KAM disclosure on managers’ reporting behavior and on the audit expectation gap. Our findings indicate a limited impact of KAM disclosures on investors’ perceptions but a positive influence on management behavior, as managers are less likely to make an aggressive financial reporting decision when the auditor’s report includes a KAM. Moreover, we investigate whether the supervisory board refers to KAMs in its annual report. As an effective communication also depends on the language used in financial disclosures, we also provide a textual analysis of reports of the supervisory board and CEO letters that reveals potential for improvement. Overall, the dissertation highlights the importance of an effective communication by auditors and board directors with stakeholders.
La aventura de la fisica
Creators: name: Chubykalo, Andrey
name: Dvoeglazov, Valeri
name: Espinoza, Augusto
name: Gutierrez, Alejandro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Physics Education (physics.ed-ph)
subject: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Con la intencion de realizar una pequena aportacion en la celebracion del ano 2005, proclamado como Ano Internacional de la Fisica, el cuerpo academico de Particulas, Campos y Astrofisica de la Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas presenta un pequeno esbozo de los trabajos realizados por Einstein en 1905, asi como un conjunto de ensayos sobre electrodinamica clasica, el grupo de Lorentz, neutrinos y relatividad general, todos estos relacionados con los temas de investigacion que realizamos. ----- The Astrophysics, Particles and Fields Unit of the Zacatecas University presents a brief essay of the Einstein historical works (1905) and a set of essays on modern development in the classical electrodynamics, the Lorentz group, neutrinos and the general relativity. The aim is to contribute to the special issue of the UAEM Journal, which is dedicated to the International Year of Physics. The corresponding topics of the article are related to the research work of the authors.
description: 14 pages, no figures, PDF file, to be published in a special issue of the UAEM Journal (Mexico) dedicated to the International Year of Physics
Price and Cost Impacts of Concentration in Food Manufacturing Revisited
Creators: name: Lopez, Rigoberto A.
name: Liron-Espana, Carmen
name: Lopez, Rigoberto A.
name: Liron-Espana, Carmen
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Production Economics
subject: Productivity Analysis
subject: cost efficiency
subject: food prices
subject: food processing
subject: industrial concentration
subject: market power

description: This study estimates the elasticities of wholesale food prices, cost efficiency, and market power with respect to industrial concentration in 35 food processing industries, modifying the model of Lopez, Azzam, and Lirón-España (2002). In contrast to the results of their earlier analysis, findings of this study indicate that further increases in concentration would result in significant processing cost savings (and Lerner index increases) in nearly all industries and that output prices would decline in nearly 50% of the industries, although significantly so in only 20% of them. As industrial concentration rises, price declines occur in industries with low levels of concentration while price increases occur in highly concentrated industries.
SatGen: a semi-analytical satellite galaxy generator -- I. The model and its application to Local-Group satellite statistics
Creators: name: Jiang, Fangzhou
name: Dekel, Avishai
name: Freundlich, Jonathan
name: Bosch, Frank C. van den
name: Green, Sheridan B.
name: Hopkins, Philip F.
name: Benson, Andrew
name: Du, Xiaolong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a semi-analytic model of satellite galaxies, SatGen, which can generate large samples of satellite populations for a host halo of desired mass, redshift, and assembly history. The model combines dark-matter halo merger trees, empirical relations for the galaxy-halo connection, and analytic prescriptions for tidal effects, dynamical friction, and ram pressure stripping. SatGen emulates cosmological zoom-in hydro-simulations in certain aspects. Satellites can reside in cored or cuspy DM subhaloes, depending on the halo response to baryonic physics that can be formulated from hydro-simulations and physical modeling. The subhalo profile and the stellar mass and size of a satellite evolves depending on its tidal mass loss and initial structure. The host galaxy can include a baryonic disc and a stellar bulge, each described by a density profile that allows analytic orbit integration. SatGen complements simulations by propagating the effect of halo response found in simulated field galaxies to satellites (not properly resolved in simulations) and outperforms simulations by sampling the halo-to-halo variance of satellite statistics and overcoming artificial disruption due to insufficient resolution. As a first application, we use the model to study satellites of Milky Way sized hosts, making it emulate simulations of bursty star formation and of smooth star formation, respectively, and to experiment with a disc potential in the host halo. Our model reproduces the observed satellite statistics reasonably well. Different physical recipes make a difference in satellite abundance and spatial distribution at the 25% level, not large enough to be distinguished by current observations given the halo-to-halo variance. The MW disc depletes satellites by 20% and has a subtle effect of diversifying the internal structure of satellites, important for alleviating certain small-scale problems.
description: 18 pages, 9 figures, submitted to MNRAS
title: Energy cooperatives in Switzerland: a study of energy cooperatives and their interrelations with local governments in the Swiss federalist system
Creators: name: Schmid, Benjamin
Publisher: name: Universität Bern
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 320 Political science

description: This PhD thesis presents the first comprehensive analysis of energy cooperatives in Switzerland—the production of renewable energy organized on a cooperative basis. Drawing on approaches of interactive and multi-level governance, the conditions are examined under which energy cooperatives operate and contribute to the Swiss energy transition. The results of a survey and of four case studies portray these energy cooperatives not as isolated actors but as deeply embedded in local governance structures. While their development is found to be contingent upon support by municipalities, energy cooperatives also appear as suitable partners for municipalities to implement local energy policy. Building on these insights, the thesis elaborates an argument on the beneficial nature of federalist structures for collaboration between energy cooperatives and municipalities and thus for a citizen-oriented energy transition.
description: Die vorliegende Dissertation unternimmt die erste umfassende Analyse von Energiegenossenschaften in der Schweiz – der genossenschaftlich organisierten Produktion erneuerbarer Energie. Aufbauend auf Ansätzen der interaktiven und Mehrebenen-Governance werden die Bedingungen untersucht, unter denen Energiegenossenschaften agieren und zur Schweizer Energiewende beitragen. Die Ergebnisse einer Umfrage und von vier Fallstudien porträtieren diese Energiegenossenschaften nicht als isolierte, sondern als stark in lokale Governance-Strukturen eingebettet Akteure. Während aber ihre Entwicklung stark von kommunaler Unterstützung abhängt, erweisen sich Energiegenossenschaften gleichzeitig als geeignete Partner für Gemeinden bei der Umsetzung lokaler Energiepolitik. Aufbauend auf diesen Erkenntnissen wird in dieser Arbeit ein Argument für den Vorteil föderalistischer Strukturen für die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Energiegenossenschaften und Gemeinden und damit für eine bürgernahe Energiewende entwickelt.
Impact of Mix Proportions on Plastic Shrinkage Cracking of Concrete Using Photo Processing Method
Creators: name: Hkyeng, Seng Naw Awng
name: San, Kay Thwe
name: Yawshu Marip
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90503 Construction Materials
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: Plastic shrinkage cracks remain a primary concern for concrete placements that are subjected to early age drying. In this study, how mix proportions, i.e. cement content and water-cement ratio, impact on plastic shrinkage cracking of concrete at the early stage of casting was investigated using photo processing method under a constant evaporation rate and slump. The reasons for this study are to show that the cement content with lower water-cement ratio can generate the formation time of cracks and to be helpful hand in estimating the best curing time for site engineers to control the cracks. This paper will evaluate the relation between the formation time of cracks, the rate of increasing crack widths and total crack area of each mixes at the end of the period. The experiment was focused on the intensity of cracks for the first 3 hours of casting. Special admixture would not be added to all mixes. The images were captured on a specific time interval and analysed by photo processing software called ImageJ. The evidences showed that the more the cement content, the faster the formation time of cracks.According to the formation time of crack data, curing after 30 min of casting was recommended under 0.4±0.02 lb/ft²/hr of evaporation rate.
Reframing Agribusiness: Moving from Farm to Market Centric
Creators: name: Edwards, Mark R.
name: Shultz, Clifford J.
name: Edwards, Mark R.
name: Shultz, Clifford J.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Production Economics
subject: agribusiness definition
subject: conceptual models
subject: market centric
subject: market systems

description: Agribusiness is moving from farm to market centric, where effective activities anticipate and respond to customers, markets, and the systems in which they function. This evolution requires a broader conceptualization and more accurate definition, to convey a more dynamic, systemic, and integrative discipline, which increasingly is committed to value creation and the sustainable orchestration of food, fiber, and renewable resources. We discuss the forces driving this shift to the market, offer a new and more representative definition of agribusiness, provide models to illustrate some of the most compelling trends, and articulate key elements and implications of those models.
1279: Pte William Foster (certificates)
Creators: name: Project Team, Lest We Forget
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 430304
subject: British history
classificationCode: 430308
subject: European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman)
classificationCode: 430316
subject: International history

description: Certificates relating to Mr Foster and his serving in The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, The Labour Corps and the Royal Flying Corps.
MPEC 2024-T283 : 2019 UH14
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Quantitative Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices
Creators: name: Hkyeng, Seng Naw Awng
name: Thet Thet Aung
name: Pyone Pyone Yi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90799 Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Environmental engineering

description: Abstract— Solid Waste Management is the discipline associated with the control of generation, collection, storage, transfer and transport, processing and disposal of solid wastes in a manner that is the best principles in accord with public health, economics, engineering, conservation, aesthetics and other environmental considerations. It is crucial for a city to provide an effective solid waste management system to protect the health of the population, promote environmental quality, develop sustainability, and provide support to economic productivity. In this study, the current state of solid waste management at five quarters in Myitkyina City is examined by quantitative research method. Myitkyina has a gradually growing population yearly. To be sustainable in the long run concern with solid waste management, the city would need more infrastructures for more efficient solid waste management systems.
A procedure for calculating the many-particle Bohm quantum potential
Creators: name: Site, L. Delle
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In a recent work, M.Kohout (M.Kohout, Int.J.Quant.Chem. 87, 12 2002) raised the important question of how to make a correct use of Bohm's approach for defining a quantum potential. In this work, by taking into account Kohout's results, we propose a general self-consistent iterative procedure for solving this problem.
Qualitative Research: A Grounded Theory Example and Evaluation Criteria
Creators: name: Bitsch, Vera
name: Bitsch, Vera
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
subject: management research
subject: methodology
subject: qualitative research methods
subject: reliability
subject: validity

description: The qualitative research paradigm, although occasionally applied, is not widely discussed in agribusiness and agricultural economics literature. The primary goals of this paper are (a) to present insights into qualitative research approaches and processes by outlining grounded theory as an example of a systematic and rigorous qualitative approach, and (b) to discuss criteria for scientific rigor applicable to qualitative research. In addition, assessing qualitative research is demonstrated by using a published example.
On Preheating in Higgs Inflation
Creators: name: Hamada, Yuta
name: Kawana, Kiyoharu
name: Scherlis, Adam
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Recently, the problem of unitarity violation during the preheating stage of Higgs inflation with a large non-minimal coupling has been much discussed in the literature. We point out that this problem can be translated into a strong coupling problem for the dimensionless effective coupling, and that the existence of these problems is highly dependent on the choice of higher-dimensional operators because they can significantly change the background dynamics and the canonical normalization of the fluctuations around it. Correspondingly, the typical energy of particles produced during the first stage of preheating can remain comparable to or below the cutoff scale of the theory. As an example, we numerically calculate the particle production in the presence of a specific four-derivative operator of the Higgs field, and confirm the statement above. Our argument also applies to multi-field inflation with non-minimal couplings.
description: 28 pages, 9 figures; version to appear in JCAP (v2)
Vertical Integration in Produce Markets: A Colorado Cooperative’s Strategic Response to Change
Creators: name: Hine, Susan E.
name: Pritchett, James G.
name: Loureiro, Maria L.
name: Meyer, Susan E.
name: Hine, Susan E.
name: Pritchett, James G.
name: Loureiro, Maria L.
name: Meyer, Susan E.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: cooperative
subject: feasibility study
subject: vegetable processing plant

description: An evolving produce industry has placed vegetable growers in northern Colorado at a competitive disadvantage. The Colorado producers’ strategic response is to form a value-added, cold storage processing cooperative in the hopes of establishing a better position for marketing their vegetables on a year-round basis. This case study discusses the results of both a market demand and processing feasibility study conducted for these vegetable growers.
The Food Assistance Landscape, FY 2009 Annual Report
Creators: name: Oliveira, Victor
name: Oliveira, Victor
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Health Economics and Policy
subject: Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs
subject: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
subject: National School Lunch Program
subject: WIC
subject: School Breakfast Program
subject: Child and Adult Care Food Program
subject: food security
subject: ERS
subject: USDA

description: This report examines trends in USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs through fiscal 2009. It also discusses a recent ERS report that examines the prevalence, severity, and characteristics of food insecurity in households with children.
1284: Pte Bernard Coyle (framed medals; photograph; badges)
Creators: name: Project Team, Lest We Forget
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 430304
subject: British history
classificationCode: 430308
subject: European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman)
classificationCode: 430316
subject: International history

description: A framed collection which includes Pte Coyle's medals, a portrait photograph, a Kings Own Cap Badge and a Poppy taken from the area where he was reported missing on 3 May 1917 after an attack on German Lines near Fampoux, Arras, France.
Agricultural Input Market Segments: Who Is Buying What?
Creators: name: Alexander, Corinne E.
name: Wilson, Christine A.
name: Foley, Daniel H.
name: Alexander, Corinne E.
name: Wilson, Christine A.
name: Foley, Daniel H.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
subject: cluster analysis
subject: input suppliers
subject: market segmentation
subject: multinomial logit

description: For agribusiness managers and salespeople, understanding customers and their preferences and behaviors is crucial to success. This study uses cluster analysis to identify five distinct buyer segments for expendable input purchases for U.S. crop and livestock commercial producers. A multinomial logit model is used to predict segment membership based on demographic, behavioral, and business management factors. Results provide important information for agricultural input suppliers.
CPT and CP, an entangled couple
Creators: name: Barenboim, Gabriela
name: Ternes, Christoph A.
name: Tórtola, Mariam
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Even though it is undoubtedly very appealing to interpret the latest T2K results as evidence of CP violation, this claim assumes CPT conservation in the neutrino sector to an extent that has not been tested yet. As we will show, T2K results are not robust against a CPT-violating explanation. On the contrary, a CPT-violating CP-conserving scenario is in perfect agreement with current neutrino oscillation data. Therefore, to elucidate whether T2K results imply CP or CPT violation is of utter importance. We show that, even after combining with data from NO$ν$A and from reactor experiments, no claims about CP violation can be made. Finally, we update the bounds on CPT violation in the neutrino sector.
description: 8 pages, 6 figures
Interelectronic-interaction effect on the transition probability in high-Z He-like ions
Creators: name: Indelicato, Paul
name: Shabaev, V. M.
name: Volotka, A. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The interelectronic-interaction effect on the transition probabilities in high-Z He-like ions is investigated within a systematic quantum electrodynamic approach. The calculation formulas for the interelectronic-interaction corrections of first order in 1/Z are derived using the two-time Green function method. These formulas are employed for numerical evaluations of the magnetic transition probabilities in heliumlike ions. The results of the calculations are compared with experimental values and previous calculations.
1246: Pte Daniel Manley Morris (photographs; medals; badges; postcards)
Creators: name: Project Team, Lest We Forget
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 430304
subject: British history
classificationCode: 430308
subject: European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman)
classificationCode: 430316
subject: International history

description: The collection includes: medals, cap badge, photograph, knitting instructions for socks, mittens, etc., a Christmas postcard from France
A Comparison of Physical Properties of Three Different Cement Brands Commonly Used in Myitkyina City
Creators: name: Hkyeng, Seng Naw Awng
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 90503 Construction Materials
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: Abstract - Cement is one of the vital ingredients in concrete mix. Its primary function is to secure the infrastructure by binding the building blocks. Concrete is a mixture of cement, water, sand and aggregates mixed in definite quantities. It is utilized to bind rocks, stones, bricks, and other building units, fill or seal any gaps and to make decorative patterns. In this paper, the physical properties of the three brands of Portland Cements: Crown, Double Rhinos and China, which are mostly used in Myitkyina City's construction operations were analyzed and compared. According to the laboratory test, the physical properties of all kinds of cements are within the possible limit. However, Double Rhino cement gives maximum surface area, minimum expansion and maximum 28 days compressive strengths. Hence, it is superior than the other two cement brands.
The Core Competency Model for Military (CCM-M): A suicide prevention training approach for working with military populations
Creators: name: Cramer, Robert J.
name: Bennette, Marquita R.
name: Troncoso, Melissa
name: Grover, Shawna
name: Schnecke, Kelly
name: Franks, Michael
name: Cain, Shannon M.
name: Rikli, Heather L.
name: Charles, Cindy
name: Baker, Justin C.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Suicide remains a pressing problem for the United States military. Recent federal efforts espoused best suicide prevention clinical guidelines and policy-focused recommendations to address military suicide. The present study is a response to multiple areas of these calls, namely reducing stigma and enhancing use of clinical best practices through training mental health providers (MHPs) serving military service members. We piloted the Core Competency Model–Military Version (CCM-M), a half-day, social-cognitively based training workshop. A sample (N = 35) of MHPs opted in to the training to receive continuing education credits. They further responded to in-person pre/post training evaluation surveys. Pre/post training analyses showed that CCM-M training yielded significant improvement in suicide prevention knowledge (large effect), perceived skill mastery (large effect), and empathic beliefs (small effect). Training participation was also associated with significant reductions in stigmatizing suicide attitudes (small effect) and unacceptability beliefs (small effect). MHPs demonstrated more accurate risk determinations post-training and correctly identified a number of empirically supported risk and protective factors. This CCM-M training pilot is limited by the single-group design and small pilot sample. We offer recommendations for further CCM-M evaluation and implementation within veteran-serving and MHP training contexts.
UVeQFed: Universal Vector Quantization for Federated Learning
Creators: name: Shlezinger, Nir
name: Chen, Mingzhe
name: Eldar, Yonina C.
name: Poor, H. Vincent
name: Cui, Shuguang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Traditional deep learning models are trained at a centralized server using labeled data samples collected from end devices or users. Such data samples often include private information, which the users may not be willing to share. Federated learning (FL) is an emerging approach to train such learning models without requiring the users to share their possibly private labeled data. In FL, each user trains its copy of the learning model locally. The server then collects the individual updates and aggregates them into a global model. A major challenge that arises in this method is the need of each user to efficiently transmit its learned model over the throughput limited uplink channel. In this work, we tackle this challenge using tools from quantization theory. In particular, we identify the unique characteristics associated with conveying trained models over rate-constrained channels, and propose a suitable quantization scheme for such settings, referred to as universal vector quantization for FL (UVeQFed). We show that combining universal vector quantization methods with FL yields a decentralized training system in which the compression of the trained models induces only a minimum distortion. We then theoretically analyze the distortion, showing that it vanishes as the number of users grows. We also characterize the convergence of models trained with the traditional federated averaging method combined with UVeQFed to the model which minimizes the loss function. Our numerical results demonstrate the gains of UVeQFed over previously proposed methods in terms of both distortion induced in quantization and accuracy of the resulting aggregated model.
Relativistic Borromean States
Creators: name: Wang, Ziyue
name: Jiang, Shao-Jian
name: Jiang, Yin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work the existence of Borromean states has been discussed for bosonic and fermionic cases in both the relativistic and non-relativistic limits from the 3-momentum shell renormalization. With the linear bosonic model we checked the existence of Efimov-like states in the bosonic system. In both limits a geometric series of singularities are found in the 3-boson interaction vertex, while the energy ratio is reduced by around 70\% in the relativistic limit because of the anti-particle contribution. Motivated by the quark-diquark model in heavy baryon studies, we have carefully examined the p-wave quark-diquark interaction and found an isolated Borromean pole at finite energy scale. This may indicate a special baryonic state of light quarks in high energy quark matters. In other cases trivial results are obtained as expected. In relativistic limit, for both bosonic and fermionic cases, potential Borromean states are independent of the mass, which means the results would be valid even in zero-mass limit as well.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures
Electromagnetic wave scattering from conducting self-affine surfaces : An analytic and numerical study
Creators: name: Simonsen, Ingve
name: Vandembroucq, Damien
name: Roux, Stephane
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We derive an analytical expression for the scattering of a scalar wave from a perfectly conducting self-affine one dimensional surface in the framework of the Kirchhoff approximation. We show that most of the results can be recovered via a scaling analysis. We identify the typical slope taken over one wavelength as the relevant parameter controlling the scattering process. We compare our predictions with direct numerical simulations performed on surfaces of varying roughness parameters and confirm the broad range of applicability of our description up to very large roughness. Finally we check that a non zero electrical resistivity provided small does not invalidate our results.
MPEC 2024-T284 : 2021 QB6
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
1268: Pte Alfred Fogg (letters; medals)
Creators: name: Project Team, Lest We Forget
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 430304
subject: British history
classificationCode: 430308
subject: European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman)
classificationCode: 430316
subject: International history

description: Pte Fogg died 10/04/1918. Collection includes items relating to the issue of medals to Pte Fogg's family.
Reflection factors and exact g-functions for purely elastic scattering theories
Creators: name: Dorey, Patrick
name: Lishman, Anna
name: Rim, Chaiho
name: Tateo, Roberto
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We discuss reflection factors for purely elastic scattering theories and relate them to perturbations of specific conformal boundary conditions, using recent results on exact off-critical g-functions. For the non-unitary cases, we support our conjectures using a relationship with quantum group reductions of the sine-Gordon model. Our results imply the existence of a variety of new flows between conformal boundary conditions, some of them driven by boundary-changing operators.
description: 45 pages, 7 figures. v2: minor typos corrected, 3 new references and some further discussion of the massless boundary flows included
Spatial Equilibrium in the Bio-Fuel Economy: A Multi-Market Analysis of Trade Distortions in the U.S. and Brazilian Ethanol Sector
Creators: name: Bowser, William
name: Khanna, Madhu
name: Onal, Hayri
name: Bowser, William
name: Khanna, Madhu
name: Onal, Hayri
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
subject: Bio-fuels
subject: Trade
subject: Land use

description: Energy security and environmental concerns about global climate change have lead to recent growth in the use of bio-fuels in the U.S. Brazil currently exports a substantial share of its sugarcane based ethanol to the U.S. to support the growing demand for bio-fuels. However, U.S. policies that exogenously affect the bio-fuel sector confound the understanding of the multi-market impacts of a growing bio-fuel demand. Moreover, the various forms of government intervention in the bio-fuel economy leave researchers with unclear conclusions about the prospects for bio-fuels. The indirect effects on related agricultural markets from increased bio-fuels consumption and the subsequent land use changes driven by expanded feedstock production also require more attention. To improve the understanding of these issues, we examine the market implications in the international ethanol sector by analyzing the equilibrium effects of bio-fuels policies. Additionally, we investigate land use change implications of an expanding Brazilian ethanol sector. In particular, the potential for livestock intensification of Brazilian pasture land grazing systems is considered as a prospective pathway for releasing new land for expanding sugarcane cultivation. We consider the related trade-offs in the Brazilian agricultural sector and their implications for trade with the U.S.
description: Replaced with revised version of paper 08/04/10.
Modelling the expected probability of correct assignment under uncertainty
Creators: name: Dvir, Tom
name: Peres, Renana
name: Rudnick, Zeév
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: Theoretical Economics (econ.TH)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: When making important decisions such as choosing health insurance or a school, people are often uncertain what levels of attributes will suit their true preference. After choice, they might realize that their uncertainty resulted in a mismatch: choosing a sub-optimal alternative, while another available alternative better matches their needs. We study here the overall impact, from a central planner's perspective, of decisions under such uncertainty. We use the representation of Voronoi tessellations to locate all individuals and alternatives in an attribute space. We provide an expression for the probability of correct match, and calculate, analytically and numerically, the average percentage of matches. We test dependence on the level of uncertainty and location. We find overall considerable mismatch even for low uncertainty - a possible concern for policy makers. We further explore a commonly used practice - allocating service representatives to assist individuals' decisions. We show that within a given budget and uncertainty level, the effective allocation is for individuals who are close to the boundary between several Voronoi cells, but are not right on the boundary.
title: The acute effects of anthocyanin-rich wild blueberries on cognition and postprandial glucose response in healthy young adults
Creators: name: Bell, Lynne
Publisher: name: University of Reading
Year: 2018

description: Following recent interest in the maintenance of health and wellbeing through dietary intervention, the acute cognitive benefits of wild blueberries were investigated in healthy young adults. Blueberries have shown promise in their ability to mediate postprandial cognition and mood; however the effects of dose, and potential mechanisms of action, are yet to be fully elucidated. My thesis, therefore, aimed to determine whether cognition and mood effects following wild blueberry supplementation were dose dependent, and whether modulation of postprandial glucose response was a likely mechanism of action, through increased availability of glucose to the brain. The cognitive and physiological effects of wild blueberry doses, containing 129mg-724mg anthocyanins, were investigated across three placebo controlled, crossover experiments. Data were analysed using linear mixed-effects modeling, and key findings were identified through pairwise comparisons. Observed dose-dependent cognitive benefits included the maintenance of immediate recall on a single-trial word list learning task, the improvement of working memory on a serial subtraction task, and the attenuation of negative affect using a self-report questionnaire. In addition, dose-dependent attenuation of postprandial heart rate decline was suggestive of increased glucose availability. Further investigation revealed dose-dependent effects on postprandial blood glucose regulation, including attenuation of postprandial glucose peak, and extended availability of blood glucose. In all cases, the strongest effects were observed following blueberry doses containing 517mg anthocyanins or higher. Few significant effects were observed following lower doses. With some statistical caveats, this programme of research is the first to demonstrate a dosedependent effect of anthocyanin-rich wild blueberries on episodic memory, working memory and mood. The research also indicates a dose-dependent glucoregulatory effect that may provide a plausible mechanism of action for observed cognitive benefits. Future research should consider the potential application of wild blueberries as a treatment or preventative intervention for metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes, where both cognition and glucoregulation are typically impaired.