cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Measuring the Returns to Investment in Research and Development in the Australian Grains Industry
Creators: name: Li, Kuo
name: Griffith, Garry
name: Kingwell, Ross
name: Malcolm, Bill
name: Li, Kuo
name: Griffith, Garry
name: Kingwell, Ross
name: Malcolm, Bill
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

description: Equilibrium Displacement Models (EDMs) are useful for estimating the net benefits of agricultural R&D and the distribution of benefits between producers and other participants in the value chain. Information from these models can assist investment decisions of R&D funders. In Australia, EDMs have been developed for various livestock industries and the wine industry. An EDM is needed for the Australian grains industry. In this paper, the Equilibrium Displacement Modelling method is reviewed in the context of constructing an EDM of the Australian grains industry. Key principles and challenges are identified. As a first step a pilot EDM for the WA grains industry is constructed and presented; a prelude to building an Australia-wide grains industry EDM.
title: Energy blackouts and water outages : a risk management approach towards raising awareness and assuming responsibility
Creators: name: Mank, Isabel
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: energy blackout
subject: drinking-water
subject: risk management
subject: awareness raising
subject: prevention

description: Awareness of the risk of an energy blackout and its effects on the water sector are inadequate. It is undeniable that electricity is needed for water pumps and the mechanical treatment of wastewater. A gravitational water flow can avoid interdependency, which is regionally limited and should not be generalized. This work aims to raise awareness and assume responsibility in order to show that a risk for blackouts and water outages exist in industrialized countries and that planning and preparation are necessary. A risk management approach with five pillars is used as a guideline. The first pillar emphasizes the lack of examination of the effects of a power outage on the water sector. Today-s critical infrastructure is more complex and vulnerable to power outages than ever before. The causes for outages as covered by the second pillar include natural, societal and technical causes. A blackout does not need to be the disaster itself, but can be the result of heat waves or mismanagement. The consequences of blackouts and water outages, as described in pillar three, reach from a halt of water supply and low water quality to disrupted communication and social upheaval. Suddenly common behavioral structures are questioned and communication channels are cut. Missing communication means emphasize the need for in advance preparation and exchange between all stakeholders. Technical mitigation measures such as backup generators can only sustain daily life temporarily, while self-sufficient energy systems and renewable energy sources could provide electricity as energy islands. Social resilience and public/ private partnerships are additional management mechanisms assuring safe drinking-water and hygiene throughout the blackout. Several possible response measures are shared, although their application depends on a variety of aspects, for example: duration of the power outage; the amount of regions or countries concerned; and the season of the year. A fixed plan cannot be applied given that blackouts and water outages are unpredictable. Stakeholder interviews conducted in Austria and international case examples help to define awareness, perceptions and responsibilities towards blackouts and water outages in industrialized countries.
Simulations of Spinodal Nucleation in Systems with Elastic Interactions
Creators: name: Gagne, C. J.
name: Klein, W.
name: Lookman, T.
name: Saxena, A.
name: Gould, H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Systems with long-range interactions quenched into a metastable state near the pseudospinodal exhibit nucleation that is qualitatively different than the classical nucleation observed near the coexistence curve. We have observed nucleation droplets in our Langevin simulations of a two-dimensional model of martensitic transformations and have determined that the structure of the nucleating droplet differs from the stable martensite structure. Our results, together with experimental measurements of the phonon dispersion curve, allow us to predict the nature of the droplet. These results have implications for nucleation in many solid-solid transitions and the structure of the final state.
title: Space debris remediation : an international relations approach
Creators: name: Medvedeva, Anastasia
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: space debris
subject: remediation
subject: regime theory
subject: orbital waste
subject: international relations

description: This thesis reviews the issue of space debris remediation from the point of Regime theory of International Relations. The main principle of the Regime theory lies in the idea that the key to successful intergovernmental cooperation is in creating an intergovernmental regime. So far, there is no efficient regime to govern the problem of space debris remediation. Since the beginning of human space exploration in 1957, the orbital environment around Earth has been constantly cluttered with human-made waste. With new satellites launched onto orbit every year, the space available for new technology becomes limited and the possibility of collision between space objects grows. Thus, a regime is necessary to govern the process of space debris remediation through an intergovernmental agreement, which would include provisions on legislation, funding, liability concerns among many other aspects.
title: Literatur als historische Quelle?
Creators: name: Çelebi, Dilan
Year: 2023

description: In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird der Frage nachgegangen, wie man Literatur als historische Quelle nützen kann. Hierfür wird die Prostitutionsfrage in Wien um 1900 untersucht, wobei als literarische Darstellung Arthur Schnitzlers Drama Reigen herangezogen wird. Begonnen wird mit einem theoretischen Einstieg, in welchem erkundet wird, inwiefern sich die geschichtswissenschaftliche Theorie damit auseinandersetzt, Literatur als historische Quelle zu nutzen, welche als Reflexion der sozioökonomischen Umstände in Zeit und Raum der Entstehung dient. Hierbei liegt in weiterer Folge der Fokus auf dem Ansatz des New Historicsms, der der Literaturwissenschaft entspringt, jedoch den Anspruch auf Interdisziplinarität mit der Geschichtswissenschaft erhebt. Im praktischen Teil der Arbeit werden Abschnitte des Dramas, welche Informationen zur Prostitution im Wien der Jahrhundertwende enthalten, mit Primärquellen aus jener Zeit und Forschungsergebnissen zu ebendiesem Thema verglichen, wobei die Analyseergebnisse im Anschluss zusammengefasst werden. Als abrundender Abschluss wird ein Vorschlag vorgestellt, wie das Thema Literatur als historische Quelle als Unterrichtskonzept dienen kann.
Bridging Policy and Practice in Conserving Archaeological Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe
Creators: name: Sagiya, Munyaradzi Elton
Publisher: name: The British Museum
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 430203
subject: Cultural heritage management (incl. world heritage)
classificationCode: 430205
subject: Heritage and cultural conservation
classificationCode: 440107
subject: Social and cultural anthropology
classificationCode: 440199
subject: Anthropology not elsewhere classified

description: The author of the article is Munyaradzi Elton Sagiya (PI). The article mentions the EMKP-funded dry-stone masonry project at Great Zimbabwe. It was published in the News in Conservation (NiC) Issue 83, April - May 2021, pages 13 -17. The NiC is a newsletter of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.
TIPRDC: Task-Independent Privacy-Respecting Data Crowdsourcing Framework for Deep Learning with Anonymized Intermediate Representations
Creators: name: Li, Ang
name: Duan, Yixiao
name: Yang, Huanrui
name: Chen, Yiran
name: Yang, Jianlei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The success of deep learning partially benefits from the availability of various large-scale datasets. These datasets are often crowdsourced from individual users and contain private information like gender, age, etc. The emerging privacy concerns from users on data sharing hinder the generation or use of crowdsourcing datasets and lead to hunger of training data for new deep learning applications. One na\"ıve solution is to pre-process the raw data to extract features at the user-side, and then only the extracted features will be sent to the data collector. Unfortunately, attackers can still exploit these extracted features to train an adversary classifier to infer private attributes. Some prior arts leveraged game theory to protect private attributes. However, these defenses are designed for known primary learning tasks, the extracted features work poorly for unknown learning tasks. To tackle the case where the learning task may be unknown or changing, we present TIPRDC, a task-independent privacy-respecting data crowdsourcing framework with anonymized intermediate representation. The goal of this framework is to learn a feature extractor that can hide the privacy information from the intermediate representations; while maximally retaining the original information embedded in the raw data for the data collector to accomplish unknown learning tasks. We design a hybrid training method to learn the anonymized intermediate representation: (1) an adversarial training process for hiding private information from features; (2) maximally retain original information using a neural-network-based mutual information estimator.
SIMULATING FARM LEVEL RESPONSE TO CROP DIVERSIFICATION POLICY
Creators: name: Mahy, Louis
name: Dupeux, Bérénice
name: Van Huylenbroeck, Guido
name: Buysse, Jeroen
name: Mahy, Louis
name: Dupeux, Bérénice
name: Van Huylenbroeck, Guido
name: Buysse, Jeroen
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Farm Management
subject: Crop diversification
subject: policy
subject: impact analysis
subject: model
subject: Shannon diversity index

description: One of the new political instruments of the European Common Agricultural Policy-reform is the crop diversification measure. To comply with this measure, arable farmers will have to grow a minimum number of crops on their land, in given proportions. In this paper a non-parametric simulation model is developed to predict land cover changes while tackling the self-selection problem. Farmers’ behaviour is based on their closest peer‘s behaviour. A comparison between the results on diversity, measured through the Shannon Diversity Index, and the policy impact on farms, shows a clear trade-of and a potential for targeting.
SU(3)c x SU(3)L x U(1)X gauge symmetry from SU(4)PS x SU(4)L+R
Creators: name: Sen, Sutapa
name: Dixit, Aparna
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a 3-3-1 model as a subgroup of SU(4)PS X SU(4)L+R gauge symmetry with symmetry-breaking pattern SU(4)->SU(3) X U(1) for both SU(4) groups. A Pleitez-Frampton type of 3C-3L-1X model is obtained with charged heavy leptons and SU(3)L gauge bosons (B-L= 0) which are not bileptons. The neutral gauge bosons include gamma,Z,Z'and a fourth Z" which decouples from rest but couples to ordinary fermions. The two-body decay rates for Z' are presented along with their mixings and interactions.
description: 23 pages
Periodic orbits of the ensemble of Sinai-Arnold cat maps and pseudorandom number generation
Creators: name: Barash, L.
name: Shchur, L. N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We propose methods for constructing high-quality pseudorandom number generators (RNGs) based on an ensemble of hyperbolic automorphisms of the unit two-dimensional torus (Sinai-Arnold map or cat map) while keeping a part of the information hidden. The single cat map provides the random properties expected from a good RNG and is hence an appropriate building block for an RNG, although unnecessary correlations are always present in practice. We show that introducing hidden variables and introducing rotation in the RNG output, accompanied with the proper initialization, dramatically suppress these correlations. We analyze the mechanisms of the single-cat-map correlations analytically and show how to diminish them. We generalize the Percival-Vivaldi theory in the case of the ensemble of maps, find the period of the proposed RNG analytically, and also analyze its properties. We present efficient practical realizations for the RNGs and check our predictions numerically. We also test our RNGs using the known stringent batteries of statistical tests and find that the statistical properties of our best generators are not worse than those of other best modern generators.
description: 18 pages, 3 figures, 9 tables
Experimental observations indicating the topological nature of the edge states on HfTe5
Creators: name: Liu, Rui-Zhe
name: Huang, Xiong
name: Zhao, Ling-Xiao
name: Liu, Li-Min
name: Yin, Jia-Xin
name: Wu, Rui
name: Chen, Gen-Fu
name: Wang, Zi-Qiang
name: Pan, Shuheng H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The topological edge states of two-dimensional topological insulators with large energy gap furnish ideal conduction channels for dissipationless current transport. Transition metal tellurides XTe5 (X=Zr, Hf) are theoretically predicted to be large-gap two-dimensional topological insulators and the experimental observations of their bulk insulating gap and in-gap edge states have been reported, but the topological nature of these edge states still remains to be further elucidated. Here, we report our low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy study on single crystals of HfTe5. We demonstrate a full energy gap of ~80 meV near the Fermi level on the surface monolayer of HfTe5 and that such insulating energy gap gets filled with finite energy states when measured at the monolayer step edges. Remarkably, such states are absent at the edges of a narrow monolayer strip of one-unit-cell in width but persist at both step edges of a unit-cell wide monolayer groove. These experimental observations strongly indicate that the edge states of HfTe5 monolayers are not trivially caused by translational symmetry breaking, instead they are topological in nature protected by the 2D nontrivial bulk properties.
Market Driven, Activity Based Performance Measurement: A telecommunications company case study
Creators: name: Sammut-Bonnici, Tanya
name: Sarkis, Joseph
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Developing performance measurement is a necessary element for the effective management of organizations. Performance measurement has been gaining in importance in both operations and management literature. In this paper an evaluation of the development and implementation of performance measures is presented. Investigation of the process from an organizational view-point provides insights into the advantages and disadvantages of a strategic activity-based development framework for performance measurement. General issues and implications for the management of performance measurement development and implementation provide some fundamental guidelines.
title: Die Herausforderungen in der Philosophie der Arbeit und Csíkszentmihályis Arbeitspsychologie
Creators: name: Kwasnitzka, Georg
Year: 2023

description: Die westliche Arbeitsgesellschaft befindet sich im stetigen Wandel und die aktuellen Herausforderungen erscheinen vielseitig. Durch den technischen Fortschritt werden viele traditionelle Arbeitsformen obsolet und es entstehen neue Strukturen am Arbeitsmarkt. Die Arbeitsgesellschaft ist geprägt von unsicher gewordenen Verantwortungsverhältnissen, den Verlust unternehmerischer Selbständigkeit sowie einem erhöhten Bedürfnis nach psychischer Gesundheitsvorbeugung. Um diese Entwicklungen in unserer Gesellschaft besser zu verstehen, stelle ich diese aktuellen Gegebenheiten in den Kontext der Geschichte der Philosophie. Einige jahrhundertealte Überlegungen, wie die Marxsche Entfremdung der Arbeit durch den Kapitalismus oder der Wunsch nach einer guten Lebensgestaltung durch sinnvolle Tätigkeit, erscheinen nach wie vor höchstrelevant. Gerade junge Generationen zeigen ein starkes Bedürfnis nach Sinngebung und Selbstverwirklichung. Dabei erscheint es nicht einfach, zwischen dem legitimen Wunsch, die eigene Arbeitskraft sinnvoll einzusetzen und dem übermäßigen Drang, sich selbst zu inszenieren zu unterscheiden. Ein Schwerpunkt dieser Masterarbeit besteht in den Forschungen des Psychologen Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, welche sich mit dem subjektiven Wohlbefinden am Arbeitsplatz auseinandersetzen. Seine Konzepte bieten Ansätze, wie wir den aktuellen Herausforderungen in der Arbeitsgesellschaft begegnen und Arbeit attraktiver gestalten können.
description: Western work-oriented society is constantly changing and the current challenges appear diverse. Due to technical progress, many traditional forms of work are becoming obsolete and new structures are emerging on the labor market. The working society is characterized by insecure responsibilities, the loss of entrepreneurial independence and an increased need for mental health prevention. To understand these developments in our society better, I place these current circumstances in the context of the history of philosophy. Some centuries-old considerations, such as Marx's alienation of labor through capitalism or the desire for a good life through meaningful activity, still seem highly relevant. Young generations in particular show a strong need for meaning and self-fulfillment. It does not seem easy to distinguish between the legitimate desire to use one's own labor sensibly and the excessive urge to promote oneself. A focus of this master's thesis is the studies of the psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, which deals with subjective well-being in the workplace. His concepts offer approaches on how we can meet the current challenges in working society and make work more attractive.
Policy impact analysis of penalty and reward scenarios to promote flower-ing cover crops using a business simulation game
Creators: name: Holst, Gesa Sophie
name: Musshoff, Oliver
name: Holst, Gesa Sophie
name: Musshoff, Oliver
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
subject: flowering cover crops
subject: alternative biogas substrate
subject: business simulation game
subject: policy impact analysis

description: Due to several existing limitations for the use of silage maize as biogas substrate, flowering cover crops are currently a much-discussed alternative. Using a business simulation game, the present study investigates whether the implementation of a reward and a penalty policy will improve the uptake of flowering cover crops in the production programs of farmers. The re-sults indicate that penalty policies lead to a stronger increase in the size of the cultivation area of flowering cover crops than reward policies, even though both policies have the same in-come effect.
The EMBH model in GRB 991216 and GRB 980425
Creators: name: Ruffini, R.
name: Bianco, C. L.
name: Chardonnet, P.
name: Fraschetti, F.
name: Xue, S. -S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This is a summary of the two talks presented at the Rome GRB meeting by C.L. Bianco and R. Ruffini. It is shown that by respecting the Relative Space-Time Transformation (RSTT) paradigm and the Interpretation of the Burst Structure (IBS) paradigm, important inferences are possible: a) in the new physics occurring in the energy sources of GRBs, b) on the structure of the bursts and c) on the composition of the interstellar matter surrounding the source.
description: 8 pages, 3 figures, in the Proceedings of the "Third Rome Workshop on Gamma-Ray Bursts in the Afterglow Era", 17-20 September 2002, M. Feroci, F. Frontera, N. Masetti, L. Piro (editors)
title: The implementation of climate change into Environmental Impact Assessment : theoretical and practical approaches of adaptation and mitigation strategies
Creators: name: Schönberg, Martin
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: environmental impact assessment
subject: climate change
subject: energy efficiency
subject: mitigation
subject: adaptation

description: For more than four decades, various regulatory frameworks for environmental impact assessment (EIA) have been established on the international, supranational (European) and national levels. As far as EIA procedure is concerned, climate change has been taken into consideration only recently. This master's thesis aims at synthesizing possible ways of addressing climatic effects by means of EIA. An extensive literature research and analysis point out that these approaches are not just theoretical but also include practical aspects. This is demonstrated by the comparison of the respective legal foundations and practice in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Italy. In addition, the interdisciplinary master's thesis adds a crucial part to the current scientific discussion as all approaches can be categorized as either mitigation or adaptation measures. Further, energy efficiency is identified as a successful proxy to include climate change into EIAs, as it has already been realised by the unique Climate and Energy Concept in Austria.
Managing for Eternity: How to Live Long and Prosper
Creators: name: Sammut-Bonnici, Tanya
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: The average human life span has risen dramatically, from a life expectancy of 40 years at the beginning of the century to 75 years at the turn of the millennium. The human race learned what factors need to be monitored to increase longevity: a balanced diet, a higher level of hygiene, and a shift from the war-like survival of the fittest concept, to peace-keeping through relationship building. Identifying the right measures has doubled the human life span in one century.
title: Impacts of climate change on the ecological status of Lake Neusiedl
Creators: name: Simon, Christopher
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Lake Neusiedl
subject: water level
subject: evaporation
subject: climate change

description: As an endorheic steppe lake with a relatively small catchment area and an annual evaporation rate that usually exceeds annual precipitation, Lake Neusiedl's water budget is highly dependent on the evaporation and precipitation patterns. Considering the continuous increase of global GHG emissions and the correlating increase of global mean temperatures, a temperature rise in Austria is very likely in the following decades. This increase of atmospheric temperatures will have a positive effect on the evaporation rates of surface waters including Lake Neusiedl and, thus, a negative effect on their water budget. Due to its special ecological characteristics, an increase of evaporation without any change in precipitation patterns could easily cause a net water loss of Lake Neusiedl and even lead to seasonal desiccation in the long run. The lower water level of the lake and concomitant ecological changes will have a detrimental impact on the region's economy, most notably regarding tourism, as touristic activities are highly dependent on a sufficient water level of the lake. Consequently, lower water levels of Lake Neusiedl will attract fewer visitors, unless appropriate actions to mitigate the effects of increased evaporation are implemented. Therefore, this thesis outlines the ecological impacts of increased atmospheric temperatures on Lake Neusiedl, their effect on the touristic activity in the region and provides mitigation strategies. Furthermore, the potential evaporation rate of Lake Neusiedl at various mean temperature levels is calculated in 3 future climate scenarios until 2050 indicating that the annual water budget will most probably turn negative.
Magnetic ratchet effect in phosphorene
Creators: name: Kheirabadi, Narjes
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The magnetic ratchet effect has been studied in phosphorene by the use of the Boltzmann kinetic equation that is a semi-classical approach. The Hamiltonian of phosphorene in a steady parallel magnetic field is derived using the tight-binding model. We consider the effect of the magnetic field on non--linear dynamics in the presence of an ac laser field and spatial inversion asymmetry. We have shown that for anisotropic 2D materials and phosphorene, the ratchet current has the response to three different light polarizations: linearly polarized light, circularly polarized light, and unpolarized light.
Gravi-electromagnetism in five dimensions and moving bodies in Galaxy area
Creators: name: Belayev, W. B.
name: Tsipenyuk, D. Yu.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In Klein geometric model of space the mass is manifestation of the quantized charges oscillations in additional compactified dimension. We analyze model in which common in four-dimensional space-time for mass and electric charge of the particle trajectory is disintegrated in five dimensions on movement of the mass along null geodesic line and trajectory of the charge corresponding to the time-like interval in 5D volume. We find relation between five-velocity vector of electric charge and mass. This scheme is regarded to have concern with many worlds theory. Considered approach is applied to the model of rotating space having four-dimensional spherical symmetry. One proposed appearance additional force in included 4D space-time, which may be explanation of the Pioneer-effect. We analyze also possible part of this force in conservation of the substance in Galaxy area.
description: 6 pages
Accounting for crop rotations in acreage choice modeling: a tractable modeling framework
Creators: name: Carpentier, Alain
name: Gohin, Alexandre
name: Carpentier, Alain
name: Gohin, Alexandre
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: acreage choice
subject: crop rotations
subject: dynamic programming

description: Crop rotation effects and constraints are major determinants of farmers’ crop choices. Crop rotations are also keystone elements of most environmentally friendly cropping systems. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, it proposes simple tools for investigating optimal dynamic crop acreage choices accounting for crop rotation effects and constraints in an uncertain context. Second, it illustrates the impacts of crop rotation effects and constraints on farmers’ acreage choices through simple simulation examples. The proposed models are sufficiently simple for being empirically tractable either in simulation studies or in econometric analyses.
The economics of the Food versus Biodiversity debate
Creators: name: Martinet, Vincent
name: Martinet, Vincent
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: Food production
subject: Biological conservation
subject: Trade-offs
subject: Land use
subject: Agricultural intensity
subject: Soil heterogeneity

description: Ecologists discuss the “food versus biodiversity” trade-offs in the fol- lowing terms: what is the land use configuration that minimizes biodiver- sity loss for a given food production target. This is, in economic terms, a cost-effectiveness approach related to the concept of Pareto-efficiency in the food-biodiversity outcomes map. This paper argues that economists should participate in this debate. A first set of results shows how the introduction of some basic micro-economic considerations modifies or reinforces the rec- ommendations of the ecological literature on how to preserve biodiversity while producing food. A second set of arguments emphasizes that it is not necessarily sensible, from an economic point of view, to set the debate in terms of food versus biodiversity. A wider, welfarist approach should be used.
Renormalization Group Equations of Higgs-$R^2$ Inflation
Creators: name: Ema, Yohei
name: Mukaida, Kyohei
name: van de Vis, Jorinde
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We derive one- and two-loop renormalization group equations (RGEs) of Higgs-$R^2$ inflation. This model has a non-minimal coupling between the Higgs and the Ricci scalar and a Ricci scalar squared term on top of the standard model. The RGEs derived in this paper are valid as long as the energy scale of interest (in the Einstein frame) is below the Planck scale. We also discuss implications to the inflationary predictions and the electroweak vacuum metastability.
description: 35 pages, 1 figure; v2: references added, version accepted by JHEP
Higher-Loop Integrability in N=4 Gauge Theory
Creators: name: Beisert, Niklas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The dilatation operator measures scaling dimensions of local operator in a conformal field theory. Algebraic methods of constructing the dilatation operator in four-dimensional N=4 gauge theory are reviewed. These led to the discovery of novel integrable spin chain models in the planar limit. Making use of Bethe ansaetze, a superficial discrepancy in the AdS/CFT correspondence was found, we discuss this issue and give a possible resolution.
description: 13 pages, Talk given at Strings 2004, Paris, 28 June - 2 July, v2: reference added
title: Flavors of colonoziation
Creators: name: Kovintharajah, Viahsahi
Year: 2023

description: Kulinarische Wissensformen agieren in einem Spannungsfeld zwischen Aneignung und Anerkennung. Die verschiedenen hier ins Auge gefassten Formen von Wissen gehen auf eine lange Geschichte zurück, viele davon bis in die Zeit vor dem Kolonialismus. Das Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, zu untersuchen, wo Anerkennung von kulinarischem Wissen endet, und Aneignung beginnt. Dazu wird die folgende Forschungsfrage gestellt: „Welche Dynamiken lassen sich im Spannungsfeld von kultureller Aneignung und kulinarischem Wissen erkennen?“ Hierzu werden Theorien, unter anderem zu Epistemologie, Kolonialität und kultureller Aneignung, näher untersucht und Faktoren, die in diesem Spannungsfeld agieren, analysiert. Die Untersuchung zeigt, dass die kolonialen Nachwirkungen der Aneignung von Wissensformen bis auf Weiteres präsent sind, auch im Bereich der Kulinarik. In einer global vernetzten Welt wird Wissen stetig ausgetauscht und neu kreiert, das betrifft auch das kulinarische Wissen. Die Auseinandersetzung mit der Thematik zeigt, dass der Grat zwischen Aneignung und Anerkennung ein sehr schmaler ist und dass es, vor allem der kritische und dekoloniale Zugang ist, der nachhaltig einen respektvollen Umgang und Anerkennung für die Gruppen, von denen dieses Wissen stammt, sichert.
description: Culinary forms of knowledge operate in a field of tension between appropriation and recognition. The various forms of knowledge have a long history, many of them dating back to the time of colonialism. The aim of this thesis is to investigate where recognition of culinary knowledge ends, and appropriation begins. To this end, the following research question is posed: "What dynamics can be identified in the field of tension between cultural appropriation and culinary knowledge?" For this purpose, theories on epistemology, coloniality and cultural appropriation, among others, are examined in more detail and factors that operate in this field of tension are analyzed. The examination shows that the colonial after-effects are still present, also in the form of culinary art and its knowledge. In a globally networked world, knowledge is constantly being exchanged and recreated, and this also applies to culinary knowledge. Dealing with the topic shows that the line between appropriation and recognition is a very fine one and that it is above all the critical and decolonial approach that ensures respectful treatment and recognition for the groups concerned in the long term.
Consumers' preferences towards biodiesel in the Spanish transport sector: A case study in Catalonia
Creators: name: Kallas, Zein
name: Gil, José Maria
name: Kallas, Zein
name: Gil, José Maria
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
subject: Biodiesel
subject: Willingness to pay
subject: Choice Experiments
subject: Catalonia

description: In this paper, we analyse the opinions, attitudes and willingness of consumers to pay for biodiesel as an alternative to diesel in Barcelona province. Data were gathered from face-toface structured questionnaires from 300 diesel car owners/users that regularly purchase fuel. A variation of the traditional choice experiments (CE) was used by excluding the price attribute from the design. In a subsequent contingent valuation (CV) exercise, respondents were asked to state their maximum willingness to pay (WTP) for their preferred choice sets using the “payment card” format. The relative importance of the attributes and levels were calculated by estimating a random parameter logit model. The results demonstrated, contrary to the literature in Spain, that consumers were not willing to pay for biodiesel, especially when its production may negatively affect food prices. The main limitation was that car manufacturers do not recommend its use. The public authorities are asked to work jointly with the automotive industry to address this drawback.
Transition from ordered pinched to warped magnetic field on a 100 au scale in the Class 0 protostar B335
Creators: name: Yen, Hsi-Wei
name: Zhao, Bo
name: Koch, Patrick
name: Krasnopolsky, Ruben
name: Li, Zhi-Yun
name: Ohashi, Nagayoshi
name: Shang, Hsien
name: Takakuwa, Shigehisa
name: Tang, Ya-Wen
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present our observational results of the 0.87 mm polarized dust emission in the Class 0 protostar B335 obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) at a 0.2" (20 au) resolution. We compared our data at 0.87 mm with those at 1.3 mm from the ALMA archive. The observed polarization orientations at the two wavelengths are consistent within the uncertainty, and the polarization percentages are systematically higher at 1.3 mm than 0.87 mm by a factor of ~1.7, suggesting that the polarized emission originates from magnetically aligned dust grains. We inferred the magnetic field orientations from the observed polarization orientations. We found that the magnetic field changes from ordered and highly pinched to more complicated and asymmetric structures within the inner 100 au scale of B335, and the magnetic field connects to the center along the equatorial plane as well as along the directions which are ~40-60 degrees from the equatorial plane. We performed non-ideal MHD simulations of collapsing dense cores. We found that similar magnetic field structures appear in our simulations of dense cores with the magnetic field and rotational axis slightly misaligned by 15 degrees but not in those with the aligned magnetic field and rotational axis. Our results suggest that the midplane of the inner envelope within the inner 100 au scale of B335 could be warped because of the misaligned magnetic field and rotational axis, and the magnetic field could be dragged by the warped accretion flows.
description: 11 pages, 6 figures, Accepted by ApJ
The wind blows through it : design proposal for a Natural Capital Centre in the Squamish valley
Creators: name: Mashig, Erika J.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: This project proposes ideas for a Natural Capital Centre in downtown Squamish. The District of Squamish and Ecotrust have stated that the Centre will serve as a tangible demonstration of the town’s commitment to sustainable thought and action, including interpretive information related to the proposed windfarm on Alice Ridge. Squamish has a reputation for being a very windy place. It is a word adapted from Sko-mish, the name of the native nation who first occupied the territory and has a general meaning of “strong wind”, or “birthplace of the winds.” The design solution for the NCC aims to tie these two ideas together, demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainability and reinforcing the identity of Squamish as the "birthplace of the great winds." The project framework explores the relationship between renewable energy and people- how people understand and experience natural forces of place, and the relationship between renewable energy and place- how local wind data may be translated into architectural design, The proposed design interventions range from the fundamental organization of the site to small-scale detailing of the sensory experience of the wind. The intent is to inspire a multitude of other ways to integrate the Squamish winds in future developments that strengthen a ’sense of place’ in downtown Squamish.
Multiplicities and bulk thermodynamic quantities at \mathversion{bold}{$\sqrt{s_{NN}}=130$} GeV with SHARE
Creators: name: Torrieri, Giorgio
name: Rafelski, Johann
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We introduce the Statistical Hadronization with Resonances (SHARE) suite of programs and perform a study of particle multiplicities as well as bulk thermodynamic quantities for the RHIC Au--Au reactions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=130$ GeV. We also show that the statistical hadronization model, with parameters fitted to match pion, proton and hyperon ratios, in turn correctly and consistently reproduces rapidity particle multiplicity.
description: Talk at Workshop: "Focus on multiplicities", Bari, Italy, 17-19 June, 2004
Will consumers use biodiesel? Assessing the potential for reducing CO2 emissions from private transport in Spain
Creators: name: Gracia, Azucena
name: Barreiro-Hurlé, Jesús
name: Pérez Y Pérez, Luis
name: Gracia, Azucena
name: Barreiro-Hurlé, Jesús
name: Pérez Y Pérez, Luis
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
subject: Intention to use
subject: ordered probit
subject: biofuels
subject: consumer behaviour
subject: theory of planned behaviour

description: This paper analyzes the intention to use (pure) biodiesel under different scenarios. A model of the intention to use biodiesel has been developed based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and estimated using data from a survey conducted in Spain in 2010. Results show that the intention to use biodiesel depends on the price and availability of the biodiesel in the market. Even when biodiesel would be available in the market at the same price and widely spread through the current fuelling network less than 50% of all motorists would purchase biodiesel. These percentages diminish when consumers are required to pay higher prices or change behavior.
title: Automatisierte Positionsanalyse von Interessensgruppen der europäischen Digitalpolitik am Beispiel des Digital Services Act Package
Creators: name: Breski, Timo
Year: 2023

description: Das weite Feld der europäischen Digitalpolitik ist durch zahlreiche miteinander vernetzte Interessengruppen mit ungleichen Zielen bestimmt. Die Erforschung der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Organisationen wird oft durch mangelndes Interesse an der Aufdeckung dieser Kooperationen erschwert. Wie lassen sich vor diesem Hintergrund die Beziehungen zwischen Interessengruppen beschreiben? Wie üben sie Einfluss aufeinander aus? Wer kooperiert mit wem und vor allem: Warum? Die vorliegende Arbeit beantwortet diese Fragen mit Hilfe der Methode der computergestützten quantitativen Inhaltsanalyse. Ohne sich auf das Interesse der Gruppen zu verlassen, ihre Prozesse transparent zu machen, werden die bestimmenden Faktoren für Gruppenbeziehungen aufgedeckt. Es wird gezeigt, dass diese nicht durch den Wettbewerb um den begrenzten Zugang zu politischen Entscheidungsprozessen strukturiert sind, sondern durch ein Geflecht von unterschiedlichen Kooperationsmotiven.
description: The vast field of European digital policy is characterized by numerous mutually interconnected interest groups with unequal goals. The research of cooperation between organizations often suf-fers from a lack of interest in revealing these collaborations. In the light of this, how can the rela-tionships between interest groups be described? How do they exert influence on each other? Who cooperates with whom and, most importantly, why? This paper answers these questions by using the method of computer-based quantitative content analysis. While not relying on the groups' in-terest in making their processes transparent, the determining factors for group relations are ex-posed. As is demonstrated, these are not structured by competition for limited access to political decision-making processes, but by a network of diverse motives for cooperation.
Income effects of EU biofuel policies in Germany
Creators: name: Deppermann, Andre
name: Offermann, Frank
name: Grethe, Harald
name: Deppermann, Andre
name: Offermann, Frank
name: Grethe, Harald
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Farm Management
subject: biofuel policy
subject: income effects
subject: equilibrium model
subject: farm group model

description: The persistency of EU policies supporting first generation biofuels despite the clearly emerging picture of ecological benefits of this policy being small or even negative, leads to the conclusion that this policy is driven by other objectives such as its distributional effects. Against this background, the main objective of this article is to analyse income effects of an abolishment of biofuel policies at a disaggregated level for the German agricultural sector. Effects are estimated for different farm types and regions. Furthermore, differences between farm net value added and family farm income are analysed and distributional effects are estimated.
Birth/Death Registration Integration with Services
Creators: name: K Hruthika Ruth, Avinash Shinde, Hemanth Kumar DM, Kalpana.K
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The literature review underscores the imperative for such integration, highlighting inefficiencies in manual processes and endorsing digital solutions. However, it also reveals gaps in implementation studies, contextual specificity, privacy, security,and stakeholder engagement. Addressing these, our project offers a practical application with region-specific solutions, stringentsecurity measures, and comprehensive stakeholder collaboration.From a technical standpoint, the project demands robust servers, secure networking equipment, and precise sensors for dataacquisition. Software requisites include a reliable Database Management System (DBMS), backend and frontend developmentframeworks, APIs for system integration, and testing tools to ensure functionality.Methodologically, the project adopts a structured five-phase approach encompassing analysis, design, development, testing, anddeployment, followed by monitoring and evaluation. Each phase is meticulously planned to address all aspects of the system'sfunctionality and user requirements.The design procedure is meticulous, focusing on user-centric interface design, secure data handling, and high-performancesystem architecture. It culminates in a validation step to ensure all requirements are met.In conclusion, this project not onlyaims to streamline birth and death registration processes but also aspires to set a benchmark for digital transformation in publicservices. Its success could pave the way for broader adoption of digital integration in public administration, resulting inenhanced efficiency, accuracy, and user satisfaction
APENet: LQCD clusters a la APE
Creators: name: Ammendola, R.
name: Guagnelli, M.
name: Mazza, G.
name: Palombi, F.
name: Petronzio, R.
name: Rossetti, D.
name: Salamon, A.
name: Vicini, P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Developed by the APE group, APENet is a new high speed, low latency, 3-dimensional interconnect architecture optimized for PC clusters running LQCD-like numerical applications. The hardware implementation is based on a single PCI-X 133MHz network interface card hosting six indipendent bi-directional channels with a peak bandwidth of 676 MB/s each direction. We discuss preliminary benchmark results showing exciting performances similar or better than those found in high-end commercial network systems.
description: Lattice2004(machines), 3 pages, 4 figures
From rise in B to fall in C? Global environmental impacts of biofuels
Creators: name: Piroli, Giuseppe
name: Rajcaniova, Miroslava
name: Ciaian, Pavel
name: Kancs, D'Artis
name: Piroli, Giuseppe
name: Rajcaniova, Miroslava
name: Ciaian, Pavel
name: Kancs, D'Artis
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: Biofuels
subject: C02 emissions
subject: environmental impact
subject: SVAR

description: This is the first paper that econometrically estimates the impact of rising Bioenergy production on global CO2 emissions. We apply a structural vector autoregression (SVAR) approach to time series from 1961 to 2009 with annual observation for the world biofuel production and global CO2 emissions. We find that in the medium- to long-run biofuels significantly reduce global CO2 emissions: the CO2 emission elasticities with respect to biofuels range between -0.57 and -0.80. In the short-run, however, biofuels may increase CO2 emissions temporarily (elasticity 0.57). Our findings complement those of life-cycle assessment and simulation models. However, by employing a more holistic approach and obtaining more robust estimates of environmental impact of biofuels, our results are particularly valuable for policy makers.