cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of changes in magnetic resonance images following 24 and 52 weeks of treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with infliximab, tocilizumab, or abatacept
Creators: name: Suzuki, Takeshi
name: Takahashi, Hiroyuki
name: Kondo, Yuya
name: Tsuboi, Hiroto
name: Matsumoto, Isao
name: Sumida, Takayuki
name: Hirota, Tomoya
name: Ogishima, Hiroshi
name: Hagiwara, Shinya
name: Ebe, Hiroshi
name: Yokosawa, Masahiro
name: Umeda, Naoto
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Physiology
subject: Cell Biology

description: Objectives. To compare MRI findings in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).Methods. The study subjects were 43 RA patients treated with biologic DMARDs (13 with infliximab, 15 with tocilizumab, and 15 with abatacept). They were evaluated using Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and low-field extremity MRI at baseline, and at 24 weeks and 52 weeks of treatment.Results. Synovitis scores were significantly lower by 24 weeks in all groups, compared with baseline (P < 0.05). Significant improvement in bone marrow edema (BME) scores were noted from baseline to 24 weeks in infliximab and abatacept groups (P < 0.05), but from 24 weeks to 52 weeks in tocilizumab group (P < 0.01). No significant change was found in erosion score. The synovitis score at baseline correlated significantly with SDAI at 24 weeks (P < 0.05), and the score at 24 weeks correlated significantly with SDAI at 52 weeks (P < 0.05).Conclusions. The results suggest that the inflammatory improvement by infliximab and abatacept may express earlier than those by tocilizumab, despite similar improvement in SDAI. MRI-detected synovitis could be a useful predictor of SDAI at 24 weeks of treatment. The MRI remains the best tool to detect and assess the effects of biologic DMARDs in RA.
Strafbarkeitsrisiken des dopenden Wettkampfsportlers
Creators: name: Unger, Sina
Publisher: name: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft
Year: 2022

description: Der Beitrag zeigt auf, inwiefern sich ein dopender Wettkampfsportler selbst strafbar machen kann. Betrachtet wird hierbei das AntiDopG, der Tatbestand des Betruges sowie die Körperverletzung des Gegners durch den gedopten Sportler. Den Schwerpunkt bildet die Möglichkeit der Verwirklichung eines Betruges zum Nachteil von Konkurrenten, Sponsoren, Veranstalter und Zuschauern.
description: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft, Bd. 1 Nr. 3 (2022): 3. Ausgabe der Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft (Schwerpunkt: Unternehmensrecht)
Das Dilemma der Evidenzkontrolle
Creators: name: Zaus, Kevin
Publisher: name: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft
Year: 2022

description: Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Prüfkompetenz des Bundespräsidenten und zeigt auf, dass ohne eine solche Kompetenz eine Lücke im Schutzinstrumentarium der Verfassung besteht und das BVerfG hier keinen vollständigen Schutz bieten kann. Er stellt weiter dar, dass diese Kompetenz umfassend sein muss, um Widersprüche innerhalb des Verfassungsprozessrechts zu vermeiden. Insbesondere wird so vermieden, den Bundespräsidenten mittels Organstreitverfahren und Präsidentenanklage in eine Lage zu versetzen, die ihn zur Verletzung der Verfassung nötigt.
description: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft, Bd. 1 Nr. 3 (2022): 3. Ausgabe der Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft (Schwerpunkt: Unternehmensrecht)
MnO2 Nanoparticles as Efficient Oxidant for Ultrasound-Assisted Synthesis of 2-substituted Benzimidazoles under Mild Conditions
Creators: name: Naeimi, Hossein
name: Babaei, Zahra
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Medicine
Engineering
Biochemistry

description: In this article, a novel method for synthesis of 2-substituted benzimidazoles using MnO2 nanoparticles as a convenient oxidant agent in ethanol-water (1:1) as solvent under ultrasound irradiation was demonstrated. In this protocol the desired products were purely obtained in high yields. The main advantages of this research are: mild procedure, simplicity of method, easily work-up, high yields, and short reaction times. The MnO2 nanoparticles were synthesized through a solid-state reaction route using simple strarting materials. Furthermore, their structure was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR).
Improving reconstruction of the baryon acoustic peak: The effect of local environment
Creators: name: Achitouv, Ixandra
name: Blake, Chris
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Precise measurements of the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) scale as a standard ruler in the clustering pattern of large-scale structure is a central goal of current and future galaxy surveys. The BAO peak may be sharpened using the technique of density-field reconstruction, in which the bulk displacements of galaxies are estimated using a Zel'dovitch approximation. We use numerical simulations to demonstrate how the accuracy of this approximation depends strongly on local environment, and how this information may be used to construct an improved BAO measurement through environmental reweighting and using higher-order perturbation theory. We outline further applications of the displacement field for testing cosmological models.
Incorporating risk in a positive mathematical programming framework: a dual approach
Creators: name: Arata, Linda
name: Donati, Michele
name: Sckokai, Paolo
name: Arfini, Filippo
name: Arata, Linda
name: Donati, Michele
name: Sckokai, Paolo
name: Arfini, Filippo
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: Production Economics
subject: Risk and Uncertainty
subject: agri-environmental schemes
subject: farm behaviour
subject: positive mathematical programming
subject: risk aversion

description: In this study we develop a new methodological proposal to incorporate risk into a farm-level positive mathematical programming (PMP) model. We estimate simulta-neously the farm nonlinear cost function and a farmer-speciﬁc coeﬃcient of absolute risk aversion as well as the resource shadow prices. The model is applied to a sample of representative arable crop farms from the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy. The estimation results conﬁrm the calibration ability of the model and reveal the values of the individual risk aversion coeﬃcients. We use the model to simulate diﬀerent scenarios of crop price volatility, in order to explore the potential risk management role of an agri-environmental scheme.
Karlsruhe macht "Klimapolitik" – und das ist auch gut so!
Creators: name: Talg, Juliana
name: Von Minden, Hannah
Publisher: name: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft
Year: 2022

description: Der sog. Klima-Beschluss des BVerfG vom 24.03.2021 wurde – trotz vieler positiver Reaktionen – unter anderem dafür kritisiert, dass die Karlsruher Richter*innen ihre Kompetenzen überschritten hätten. Der vorliegende Beitrag argumentiert hingegen, dass das BVerfG in dem Beschluss lediglich die ihm zugewiesene Aufgabe als „Hüter der Verfassung“ wahrgenommen hat. Dass durch verfassungsgerichtliche Entscheidungen in den politischen Prozess eingegriffen wird, liegt in der Natur der Sache – und ist auch wichtig. Denn gerade mit Blick auf einen auf Langfristigkeit angewiesenen Bereich wie den Klimaschutz ist der weite Auslegungsspielraum des BVerfG hinsichtlich grundgesetzlicher Normen essentiell.
description: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft, Bd. 1 Nr. 3 (2022): 3. Ausgabe der Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft (Schwerpunkt: Unternehmensrecht)
Is low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent preeclampsia more efficacious in non-obese women or when initiated early in pregnancy?
Creators: name: Cantu, Jessica A.
name: Jauk, Victoria R.
name: Owen, John
name: Biggio, Joseph R.
name: Abramovici, Adi R.
name: Edwards, Rodney K.
name: Tita, Alan T.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology

description: Objective: Late timing of intervention and maternal obesity are potential explanations for the modest effect of aspirin for preeclampsia prevention. We explored whether low-dose aspirin (LDA) is more effective in women at increased risk when initiated before 16 weeks' gestation or given to non-obese women.Methods: Secondary analysis of a trial to evaluate LDA (60 mg/d) for preeclampsia prevention in high-risk women. Participants were randomized to LDA or placebo between 13 and 26 weeks. We stratified the effect of LDA on preeclampsia by (a) timing of randomization (Results: Of 2503 women, 461 (18.4%) initiated LDA p value for interaction = 0.87). Similarly, LDA effect was not better in non-obese (RR: 0.91, 95% CI: 0.7–1.13) versus obese women (RR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.7–1.13), (p value for interaction = 0.85).Conclusion: LDA for preeclampsia prevention was not more effective when initiated
Die Verantwortung von Unternehmen für ihre Umweltbelastungen in Nicht-EU-Ländern
Creators: name: Herzog, Peter
Publisher: name: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft
Year: 2022

description: Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der privatrechtlichen Haftung von Unternehmen für den durch ihren CO2-Ausstoß verstärkten Klimawandel und dessen Folgeschäden im grenzübergreifenden Kontext. Nach einer Einordnung, wo und nach welchem Recht deutsche Unternehmen haften können, werden mögliche Haftungsnormen des deutschen Rechts untersucht. Dabei wird ein Schwerpunkt auf der Kausalität zwischen CO2-Emissionen und Klimawandelschäden und der Genehmigung von emittierenden Anlagen gelegt. Am Ende wird kurz darauf eingegangen, welchen Beitrag eine privatrechtliche Haftung von Unternehmen zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels haben kann.
description: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft, Bd. 1 Nr. 3 (2022): 3. Ausgabe der Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft (Schwerpunkt: Unternehmensrecht)
The Voices of Midlife Women Facing Housing Insecurity in Victoria, Australia
Creators: name: Sharam, Andrea
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Single, older women in the State of Victoria, Australia have emerged as a group experiencing housing insecurity and being highly vulnerable to homelessness in their old age. A sizable demographic cohort, it is a group that could overwhelm the existing homelessness service system. One of the most surprising aspects of this trend is their propensity to be tertiary educated. Focus groups revealed 'critical life events' as significant, and a shared 'control belief' in the value of education. Given education is a key means by which Australian governments seek to remedy homelessness, the entry of educated women into the homelessness population suggests policy needs to re-examine homelessness causation and explicitly apply a gender-lens.
Testing for Structural Breaks in Factor Copula Models - Implementation and Application in Social Media Topic Analysis
Creators: name: Bonart, Malte
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: R
Copula
Statistical Modelling

description: Multivariate statistical models based on copula functions have gained much popularity during the last years. In the field of finance they are used to model complex dependence structures between financial assets. A multivariate distribution can always be expressed in terms of its marginal distributions and a copula function. In contrast to the linear correlation coefficient, the dependencies described by a copula are invariant to monotone transformations of the marginal distributions. For multivariate time series, copula models can be part of a multistage estimation process, in which first the marginal distributions are estimated using standard univariate time series models and second a static copula model is applied to the residuals. A recent type of copula models, the so called factor copulas are presented. They are useful for high dimensional problems. Here, the dependence structure is modeled as a linear factor model for which the dependencies are described by a lower dimensional set of latent variables. For estimation, a simulation based technique based on the Generalized Method of Moments can be adapted to this type of model. This work summarizes and structures the current state of development in the field of factor copula models including the estimation procedure and a test for structural breaks in its parameters. It contributes to the current research by providing an open-source software package for the programming language R. The package implements the methods and makes them available to a broader audience. The validity and functionality of the theory and its implementation is assessed in two simulation studies. Further, we investigate how these methods can be used for the detection of breaks in other applied research areas. Using real text data from an online social network, the case of the German refugee crisis in late 2015 is analyzed: For each major German party we derive a dynamic measure of topic salience. It measures the importance of refugee and asylum related issues in the online political discourse over time. Both the non-parametric and the parametric structural break test detect a break in the dependence structure during the time of the refugee crisis. The package is capable of estimating high dimensional factor copula models. However, due to the simulation based estimation technique and the non-smoothness of the objective function the numerical methods are often unstable, inefficient and computationally demanding. The choice of the underlying optimization algorithm strongly effects the estimation results. Future research should therefore concentrate on improving the stability and efficiency of the estimation techniques and the underlying optimization procedures.
description: Submitted for the Master Examination in Economics at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Cologne in June 2018.
Tripolare Interessensituationen im Patentrecht
Creators: name: Hein, Anne
Publisher: name: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft
Year: 2022

description: Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Lizenzierung standardessentieller Patente (SEP) zu FRAND-Bedingungen im Mehrpersonenverhältnis. Wird bei einem mehrteiligen Produkt auf Stufe der Endherstellerin eine Komponente eines Zulieferers verbaut, die bereits die technische Lehre eines SEPs implementiert, stellt sich die Frage, wer die FRAND-Lizenz abschließen kann bzw. muss – Zulieferer, Endherstellerin oder beide. Schwerpunkt bildet die Analyse, inwieweit der Zulieferer eine berechtigte Erwartung auf den Erhalt einer Lizenz hat, sodass sich die SEP-Inhaberin missbräuchlich nach Art. 102 AEUV verhielte, wenn sie dem lizenzwilligen Zulieferer den Abschluss einer FRAND-Lizenz verwehren würde. Hierbei gilt es unter Berücksichtigung der Interessen der Beteiligten zwischen dem Erhalt eines freien Wettbewerbs und der Gewährleistung der Rechte des geistigen Eigentums abzuwägen. Zudem wird erörtert, ob die Berechnung eines FRAND-konformen Lizenzentgelts auf Grundlage der Einzelkomponente oder des Endprodukts zu erfolgen hat und inwieweit, kartell-, patent- und vertragsrechtliche Ansprüche auf Lizenzerteilung in Betracht kommen.
description: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft, Bd. 1 Nr. 3 (2022): 3. Ausgabe der Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft (Schwerpunkt: Unternehmensrecht)
IN03194 Malagaṇē Pillar Inscription
Creators: name: Paranavitana, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03194
Epigraphia Zeylanica
Malagaṇē

description: IN03194 Malagaṇē Pillar Inscription - Transcript and Translation Source: Paranavitana, S. (1934–41). ‘No. 22. Malagaṇē Pillar-Inscription,’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 4, pp. 180–186.
Änderungen in der formellen Fusionskontrolle im Rahmen der 10. GWB-Novelle
Creators: name: Ehrmann, Laurenz
Publisher: name: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft
Year: 2022

description: Durch die 10. GWB-Novelle mit dem „Gesetz zur Änderung des Gesetzes gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen für ein fokussiertes, proaktives und digitalisiertes Wettbewerbsrechts 4.0 und anderer Bestimmungen (GWB-Digitalisierungsgesetz)“ realisierte der Gesetzgeber am 19.1.2021 das schon im Koalitionsvertrag von den Regierungsparteien gefasste Vorhaben über eine „Modernisierung des Kartellrechts“. Im Kontext der formellen Fusionskontrolle kam es dabei zu zwei beachtenswerten Änderungen. Zum einen hob der Gesetzgeber die beiden Inlandsumsatzschwellenwerte in § 35 GWB an, um so der steigenden Zahl der angemeldeten Zusammenschlüsse Einhalt zu gebieten und das BKartA und die Unternehmen gleichermaßen zu entlasten. Während diese Änderung kurz- bis mittelfristig wohl die gewünschten Entlastungseffekte bringen wird, ist das aus langfristiger Perspektive zu bezweifeln. Der Autor fordert deshalb eine Dynamisierung der Umsatzschwellenwerte, um eine Entlastung des BKartA und der Unternehmen langfristig zu gewährleisten. Zum anderen wurde mit § 39a GWB eine gänzlich neue Norm eingeführt, die mit der bisherigen strikten Systematik der Umsatzschwellenwerte im Rahmen der formellen Fusionskontrolle bricht. Dem BKartA ist es nun möglich, unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen ein Unternehmen per Verfügung zur Anmeldung eines jeden Zusammenschlusses zu verpflichten, ohne dass ein Erreichen der einzelnen Umsatzschwellen erforderlich ist. Mit der Einführung der Norm ergeben sich eine Vielzahl von rechtlichen Fragen bezüglich der einzelnen Voraussetzungen, die dieser Aufsatz beleuchtet. Außerdem ist fraglich, ob der gewünschte Normzweck aufgrund der hohen Anforderungen erreicht wird. Der Aufsatz kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass mit § 39a GWB ein "zahnloser Tiger" geschaffen wurde und schlägt aufgrund dessen Änderungen an § 39a GWB vor.
description: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft, Bd. 1 Nr. 3 (2022): 3. Ausgabe der Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft (Schwerpunkt: Unternehmensrecht)
Rechtmäßigkeitsprüfung, Eintragung und Bestandsschutz bei grenzüberschreitenden Verschmelzungen, Spaltungen und Formwechseln nach dem Company Law Package
Creators: name: Tafel, Hendrik
Publisher: name: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft
Year: 2022

description: Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den Änderungen in den Bereichen Rechtmäßigkeitsprüfung, Eintragung und Bestandsschutz bei grenzüberschreitenden Verschmelzungen, Spaltungen und Formwechseln, die sich im Zuge des Company Law Package (MobilRL und DigiRL) ergeben. Hierbei handelt es sich um ein brandaktuelles Thema, da die Umsetzung dieser Änderungsrichtlinien zur GesRRL in das nationale Recht der Mitgliedsstaaten demnächst zu erfolgen hat. Der Fokus der Betrachtung liegt auf der Missbrauchskontrolle und dem ihr zugrundeliegenden unbestimmten Missbrauchsbegriff, der zugleich die größte Schwachstelle der Rechtmäßigkeitsprüfung insgesamt darstellt. Detailliert wird insbesondere untersucht, ob der (unionsautonome) Missbrauchsbegriff durch die Richtlinie, die Rechtsprechung des EuGH o. a. Anhaltspunkte näher konkretisiert werden kann. Gleichwohl werden auch die Eintragung und der Bestandsschutz näher erläutert und dabei einige positive wie negative Aspekte der sekundärrechtlichen Änderungen aufgedeckt. Darüber hinaus werden vorhandene Verbesserungsvorschläge diskutiert sowie eigene Vorschläge zur Umsetzung der GesRRL unterbreitet. Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich allerdings nicht nur mit den vorhandenen Problembereichen, sondern enthält zudem eine Darstellung des grundsätzlichen Ablaufs der Rechtmäßigkeitskontrolle, der Eintragung und des Bestandsschutzes bei grenzüberschreitenden Umstrukturierungsvorhaben.
description: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft, Bd. 1 Nr. 3 (2022): 3. Ausgabe der Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft (Schwerpunkt: Unternehmensrecht)
Vorwort und Editorial zur 3. Ausgabe der BayZR
Creators: name: Valerius, Prof. Dr. Brian
name: Witt, Judith
Publisher: name: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft
Year: 2022

description: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft, Bd. 1 Nr. 3 (2022): 3. Ausgabe der Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft (Schwerpunkt: Unternehmensrecht)
Rainer Markgraf Stiftung
Creators: name: Stiftung, Rainer Markgraf
Publisher: name: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft
Year: 2022

description: Ein besonderer Dank gebührt an dieser Stelle der Rainer Markgraf Stiftung, welche durch ihre Unterstützung die Veröffentlichung der Zeitschrift als Druckausgabe ermöglicht. Hier erfahren Sie mehr über die Stiftung und ihre Projekte.
description: Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft, Bd. 1 Nr. 3 (2022): 3. Ausgabe der Bayreuther Zeitschrift für Rechtswissenschaft (Schwerpunkt: Unternehmensrecht)
3D anthropometric investigation of head and face characteristics of Australian cyclists
Creators: name: Ellena, Thierry
name: Skals, Sebastian
name: Subic, Aleksandar
name: Mustafa, Helmy
name: Pang, Toh Yen
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Design specialists have acknowledged the need for more accurate measurements of human anthropometry through the use of 3D data, especially for the design of head and facial equipment. However, 3D anthropometric surveys of the human head are sparse in the literature and practically non-existent for Australia. Research published to date has not proposed concrete methods that can accurately address the hair thickness responsible for inaccurate representation of the head's shape. This study used a state-of-the-art handheld white light scanner to digitize 3D anthropometric data of 222 participants in the Melbourne Metropolitan Area. The participants volunteered for the study consisted of 46 females and 176 males (age: 34.6 ± 12.5). The participants' head scans were aligned to a standard axis system, whereby a Hair Thickness Offset (HTO) method was introduced to more accurately describe the true shape of the head. It is envisaged that the database constructed through this research can be used as a reference for the design and testing of helmets in Australia.
Carassius auratus
Creators: name: Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz
name: Esmaeili, Hamid Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Cypriniformes
Cyprinidae
Carassius
Carassius auratus

description: 101. Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name. Goldfish
Taxonomy: Original description: Cyprinus auratus Linnaeus, 1758: 322 [China; Japanese rivers; no types known].
Revisions. None.
Illustrations. Guo (2021: 472, fig.).
Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin and Ecoregions: Widespread in many parts of Iran.
Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Karas-e Talayi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.
Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).
description: Published as part of Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz & Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, 2024, Freshwater lamprey and fishes of Iran: Reappraisal and updated checklist with a note on Eagderi et al. (2022), pp. 1-99 in Zootaxa 5402 (1) on page 37, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5402.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10524097
How aiming at blind telluric line correction can make spectrographs monitoring tools for greenhouse gases
Creators: name: Smette, Alain
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: telluric line correction
greenhouse gases

description: Correction of telluric absorption lines is important during the data reduction of spectroscopic observations of astronomical targets. The popular tool molecfit creates synthetic telluric transmission spectra based on the LBLRTM radiative transfer code, the HITRAN database, available atmospheric profiles (temperature, humidity, pressure variation with altitude), and instrumental line spread functions. Significantly improved accuracy is reached by using atmospheric profiles obtained at the same time and location as the science observations. Provided some conditions are met, the addition of a radiometer providing temperature and humidity profiles every few minutes as well as regular twilight spectra of telluric stars processed
 by molecfit to measure the atmospheric abundance of a few molecules allow blind telluric line correction, i.e., one can provide the transmission spectrum of the atmosphere for each observation. As a by-product, spectrographs in Chilean observatories can become one of the rare monitoring tools of the abundance of greenhouse gases in South America.
Synthesis and characterization of fluorinated poly(azomethine ether)s from new core-fluorinated azomethine-containing monomers
Creators: name: Ya.L. Kobzar
name: I.M. Tkachenko
name: V.N. Bliznyuk
name: O.V. Shekera
name: T.M. Turiv
name: P.V. Soroka
name: V.G. Nazarenko
name: V.V. Shevchenko
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: In this work, we describe the design and synthesis of novel core-fluorinated Schiff base monomers and conjugated polymers based on them. The new fully aromatic highly fluorinated poly(azomethine ether)s (PAMEs) were prepared by polycondensation of core-fluorinated azomethine-containing compounds. The structure of the monomers and polymers were confirmed by FTIR, 1H, 13C, and 19F NMR spectroscopic analysis. The influence of synthesis condition on the properties of PAME compounds was investigated. Application of polarization microscopy with a temperature control thermal stage revealed thermotropic liquid crystalline (LC) behavior in the synthesized materials. Transition temperatures and a range of the existence of the LC phase were studied by a combination of the optical microscopy and DSC analysis. According to the TGA analysis, all the synthesized PAMEs show high thermal stability and thus offer a wide range of thermal processibility (up to 410–477 °C), which makes them prospective materials for many modern applications.
A Gigabit, DMA-enhanced Open-Source Ethernet Controller for Mixed-Criticality Systems
Creators: name: Liang, Chaoqun
name: Ottaviano, Alessandro
name: Benz, Thomas
name: Sinigaglia, Mattia
name: Benini, Luca
name: Garofalo, Angelo
name: Rossi, Davide
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Hardware Architecture (cs.AR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The ongoing revolution in application domains targeting autonomous navigation, first and foremost automotive "zonalization", has increased the importance of certain off-chip communication interfaces, particularly Ethernet. The latter will play an essential role in next-generation vehicle architectures as the backbone connecting simultaneously and instantaneously the zonal/domain controllers. There is thereby an incumbent need to introduce a performant Ethernet controller in the open-source HW community, to be used as a proxy for architectural explorations and prototyping of mixed-criticality systems (MCSs). Driven by this trend, in this work, we propose a fully open-source, DMA-enhanced, technology-agnostic Gigabit Ethernet architecture that overcomes the limitations of existing open-source architectures, such as Lowrisc's Ethernet, often tied to FPGA implementation, performance-bound by sub-optimal design choices such as large memory buffers, and in general not mature enough to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Besides the area advantage, the proposed design increases packet transmission speed up to almost 3x compared to Lowrisc's and is validated through implementation and FPGA prototyping into two open-source, heterogeneous MCSs.
description: 4 pages,4 figures, 21st ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers Workshops and Special Sessions
The public R&D and productivity growth in Australia’s broadacre agriculture: is there a link?
Creators: name: Khan, Farid
name: Salim, Ruhul
name: Bloch, Harry
name: Islam, Nazrul
name: Khan, Farid
name: Salim, Ruhul
name: Bloch, Harry
name: Islam, Nazrul
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: Productivity Analysis
subject: Australian Broadacre Agriculture
subject: cointegration
subject: productivity
subject: public research & development

description: This paper investigates the dynamic relationships between research and development (R&D) expenditure and productivity growth in Australian broadacre agriculture using aggregate time series data for the period 1953 to 2009. The results show a cointegrating relationship between R&D and productivity growth and a unidirectional causality from R&D to TFP (total factor productivity) growth in Australian broadacre agriculture. Using the dynamic properties of the model, data from beyond the sample period are analysed by employing the variance decomposition and the impulse response function. The ﬁndings reveal that R&D can be readily linked to the variation in productivity growth beyond the sample period. Furthermore, the forecasting results indicate that a signiﬁcant out-of-sample relationship exists between public R&D and productivity in broadacre agriculture.
Impact attenuation of customized user-centered bicycle helmet design
Creators: name: Mustafa, Helmy
name: Pang, Toh Yen
name: Perret-Ellena, Thierry
name: Subic, Aleksandar
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Bicycle helmets are currently available to cater to general head sizes, ranging from S/M and L/XL, but there is also a universal model that can fit all sizes through adjustable helmet strap. Numerous surveys addressed that wearing helmet is not comfortable and the current sizing did not accommodate various range of users, because the human head shapes and dimensions are different according to ethnic groups, age and gender. This paper describes impact attenuation of user-centred design approach, i.e by modifying the shape of the liner to improve fit of bicycle helmet in accordance to AS/NZS 2063:2008. Head scans of 15 participants from a selected control group were captured using Artec3D portable scanner, while bicycle helmets and J headform were scanned using Flexscan 3D scanning equipment. These participants were selected based on a grouping method referring to selected 37 landmarks on human head shape. A new headform for the control group was developed by aligning and combining all the involved head scans in Geomagic Studio 12. Several new helmets with different liner thickness were designed based on the new headform. A validated drop impact simulation model, developed using Abaqus FEA software, was used to conduct drop impact simulation of each customized helmet design. Thickness of each user-centred helmet models at 37 landmarks was also recorded and the peak linear acceleration (PLA) of the helmet at impact locations such as top, side and front area were measured. Results revealed that the PLA increases as the thickness of helmet liner decreases. The rate of increase of PLA as the helmet liner thickness decreases is different at each impact location; it was greater at front and side location compared to top impact location.
Cyprinion microphthalmum
Creators: name: Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz
name: Esmaeili, Hamid Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Cypriniformes
Cyprinidae
Cyprinion
Cyprinion microphthalmum

description: 106. Cyprinion microphthalmum (Day, 1880)
Common name. Smalleye lotak
Taxonomy. Original description: Scaphiodon microphthalmum Day, 1880: 227 [Quetta, Pakistan; Syntypes and/or Day specimens: (2) NMW 55897 (1)].
Revisions. None.
Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 64, fig. 109).
Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Hormuz, Hamun-e Jaz Murian, Hamun-e Mashkid, Makran, Sistan, Dasht-e Lut.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 448-Kavir & Lut Deserts, 451-Northern Hormuz Drainages, 701- Baluchistan, 702-Helmand–Sistan.
Status in Iran. [Native].—Lutak-e chesm kochak.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: NMW.
Conservation. —IUCN: LC.
description: Published as part of Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz & Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, 2024, Freshwater lamprey and fishes of Iran: Reappraisal and updated checklist with a note on Eagderi et al. (2022), pp. 1-99 in Zootaxa 5402 (1) on page 38, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5402.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10524097
AMI Conference 2022 - Dr Peter Brown Keynote (EN/CY Flyer)
Creators: name: Admin, CardiffMet
Publisher: name: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Health services and systems not elsewhere classified

description: From Healthcare Workers to Healthcare Performers: Re-Imagining the Future of the NHS Biography Dr Peter Brown focuses on helping individuals, teams and organisations create sustainable change through learning. He has worked in British Olympic and Paralympic Sport for the past decade where he was responsible for defining and implementing the strategic direction of the organisational learning approach in support of GB Olympic and Paralympic Sports and athletes. Peter is currently the Director of Organisational Development for the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board where he leads the Organisation by facilitating the time, space and expertise for growth amongst the 15,000 staff. Peter has worked with some of the biggest sports in the British High Performance System and consults for organisations including the International Olympic Committee through his core values of care, empathy and creativity with a necessary dose of humour. Peter is passionate about working collaboratively to build positive sustainable change in order for us all to problem solve quicker and out-learn our competitors. Peter is a kind family man living on a farm in South Wales with his wife and three children. He loves the great outdoors, animals, playing the acoustic guitar and self-build projects of any description! O Weithwtr Gofal Iechyd I Berfformwyr Gofal Iechyd: Ail-Ddychmygu Dyfodol y Gig Bywgraffiad Mae Dr Peter Brown yn canolbwyntio ar helpu unigolion, timau a sefydliadau i greu newid cynaliadwy trwy ddysgu. Mae wedi gweithio i Chwaraeon Olympaidd a Pharalympaidd Prydain am y degawd diwethaf lle bu’n gyfrifol am ddiffinio a gweithredu cyfeiriad strategol y dull dysgu sefydliadol i gefnogi Chwaraeon Olympaidd a Pharalympaidd Prydain Fawr ac athletwyr. Ar hyn o bryd Peter yw Cyfarwyddwr Datblygiad Sefydliadol Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan lle mae’n arwain y Sefydliad drwy hwyluso’r amser, y gofod a’r arbenigedd ar gyfer twf ymhlith y 15,000 o staff. Mae Peter wedi gweithio gyda rhai o’r chwaraeon mwyaf yn System Perfformiad Uchel Prydain ac mae’n ymgynghori â sefydliadau gan gynnwys y Pwyllgor Olympaidd Rhyngwladol trwy ei werthoedd craidd o ofal, empathi a chreadigedd gyda dos angenrheidiol o hiwmor. Mae Peter yn angerddol am weithio ar y cyd i adeiladu newid cynaliadwy cadarnhaol er mwyn i ni i gyd allu datrys problemau yn gyflymach a dysgu mwy i'n cystadleuwyr. Mae Peter yn ddyn teulu caredig sy’n byw ar fferm yn Ne Cymru gyda’i wraig a’i dri o blant. Mae wrth ei fodd gyda'r awyr agored, anifeiliaid, chwarae'r gitâr acwstig a phrosiectau hunan-adeiladu o unrhyw ddisgrifiad!
Design parameters and performance characteristics for design of polocrosse faceguards
Creators: name: Kajtaz, Mladenko
name: Cambell, Lucas
name: Subic, Aleksandar
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Polocrosse is one of a few truly Australian sports that combines elements of polo, lacrosse and netball. It is played on horseback whereby a rider using a racquet with a loose twisted-thread net aims to carry a ball and throw a goal. Since hitting at an opponent's racquet is the only way to dislodge the ball or prevent the opponent from gaining possession of it, accidental facial injuries are possible, thus wearing of faceguards is recommended. While helmets worn in polocrosse require a safety certification, faceguards (as an optional equipment) are neither certified for safety not standardised. This paper represents a first attempt to review the polocrosse faceguard design parameters and to quantify some of the key performance characteristics with respect to the requirements of this sport.
The priority species indicator: measuring the trends in threatened species in the UK
Creators: name: Eaton, Mark A.
name: Burns, Fiona
name: Isaac, Nick J.B.
name: Gregory, Richard D.
name: August, Tom A.
name: Barlow, Kate E.
name: Brereton, Tom
name: Brooks, David R.
name: Fulaij, Nida Al
name: Haysom, Karen A.
name: Noble, David G.
name: Outhwaite, Charlotte
name: Powney, Gary D.
name: Procter, Deborah
name: Williams, James
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Biochemistry

description: We describe the development of two complementary priority species indicators (PSIs) to help the UK to report progress towards Aichi target 12 on the status of known threatened species. Based on species identified as national conservation priorities, the indicators present average changes in (i) 213 species for which trends in relative abundance are available from structured monitoring schemes, and (ii) 179 species for which trends in frequency of occurrence were modelled from data sets of unstructured biological records. Both indicators show substantial declines in priority species since 1970, of 67% and 40%, respectively, although the rate of decline in the relative abundance-based PSI may have lessened over the last five years (2007–2012). We discuss the biases and weaknesses of the indicators at present, and put forward suggestions as how these may be addressed, including through the development of a third PSI.
A comparative study of vent designs for effective ventilation in cricket helmets
Creators: name: Pang, Toh Yen
name: Shammas, Ahamed Nazly
name: Subic, Aleksandar
name: Takla, Monir
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: It has been reported that wearing a protective helmet reduces airflow around the head and leads to an increase in heat-related stress and discomfort due to excessive sweat. The main objective of this study is toinvestigate vent designs in order to improve the air ventilation and heat dissipation in cricket helmets. An experiment was conducted in a research wind tunnel using a thermal manikinheadfoam at a constant wind speed of 2.3m/s. Thermal comfort was measured in terms of heat dissipation and heat gain with ten K-type thermocouples.A comparison was made between four different helmets in terms of the vent design variations and temperature distributions. An increase in heat dissipation and a reduction in temperature in thermocouples were observed in the design incorporatingsuspension straps. The heat dissipation increases when there is an air gap between the head surface and the helmet shell/liners and where an air gap allows cooling air to circulate through the helmet. The thermal manikin experiment provided an efficient investigation of heat gain and/or loss for different vent designs, wherebyits application is restricted to controlled experimental conditions.
Trade diversion and antidumping eﬀectiveness: insights from a residual demand model
Creators: name: Kinnucan, Henry W.
name: Minh, Nguyen Duc
name: Zhang, Dengjun
name: Kinnucan, Henry W.
name: Minh, Nguyen Duc
name: Zhang, Dengjun
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Demand and Price Analysis
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: antidumping
subject: Armington model
subject: pass-through elasticity
subject: residual demand model
subject: trade diversion
subject: trade policy

description: A residual demand model is developed to predict the likely eﬀects of an antidumping duty in the presence of trade diversion. A key insight is that the ability of an AD duty to increase the welfare of producers in the country imposing the duty hinges on the import supply elasticity for product from non-named sources. The only instance in which this is not true is when supply for product from the named source is perfectly elastic. In this case, the welfare gain to domestic producers is maximised irrespective of the supply elasticity for imports from non-named sources. A comparison of the residual demand model with the Armington model suggests the latter signiﬁcantly understates both trade diversion and domestic producer gains from the duty.
An investigation on heavy metal tolerance properties of bacteria isolated from textile effluent
Creators: name: Al-Asif, Abdulla-
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Soil Science
subject: 50304 Soil Chemistry (excl. Carbon Sequestration Science)
subject: FOS: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

description: The presence of high concentration of toxic heavy metals in industrial waste directly leads to contamination of receiving soil and water bodies and has deleterious impact on both human health and aquatic life. In the present study samples from textile mill effluent from different areas of Jessore city were analyzed for the identification and characterization of bacteria which shows tolerance to Copper, Mercury and Zinc. The bacterial isolates were characterized on the basis of their morphological and physiological studies including size and shape of the organisms, arrangement of the cells, presence or absence of spores, regular or irregular forms, gram reaction, cultural characteristics, IMViC test, H 2S production, nitrate reduction, deep glucose agar test etc. All the bacterial isolates belonged to 3 genera Bacillus, Enterobacter and Pseudomonas. All the gram positive isolates used in our study showed highest level of tolerance to Zn and moderate level of tolerance to Cu while gram negative isolates showed higher tolerance to Zn in comparison with Cu in nutrient broth. But all of the isolates showed almost no tolerance to Hg. So, our bacterial isolates have the probability to use in the treatment of industrial effluent containing heavy metals and thus pollution due to heavy metal can be controlled. The goal of this study was to identify heavy metal tolerant bacteria from the textile effluent. This kind of study is very significant for broader investigation to obtain data about metal tolerant bacteria considering their potential use for bioremediation and about the interactions between metals and bacteria.
The lives of high-redshift mergers
Creators: name: McCavana, Tom
name: Micic, Miroslav
name: Lewis, Geraint F.
name: Sinha, Manodeep
name: Sharma, Sanjib
name: Holley-Bockelmann, Kelly
name: Bland-Hawthorn, Joss
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 5101
subject: Astronomical sciences

description: We present a comparative study of recent works on merger time-scales with dynamical friction and find a strong contrast between idealized/isolated mergers and mergers from a cosmological volume. Our study measures the duration of mergers in a cosmological N-body simulation of dark matter, with emphasis on higher redshifts (z≤ 10) and a lower mass range. In our analysis we consider and compare two merger definitions: tidal disruption and coalescence. We find that the merger-time formula proposed by Jiang et al. describes our results well and conclude that cosmologically motivated merger-time formulae provide a more versatile and statistically robust approximation for practical applications such as semi-analytic/hybrid models.
Can a satellite galaxy merger explain the active past of the Galactic Centre?
Creators: name: Lang, M.
name: Holley-Bockelmann, K.
name: Bogdanović, T.
name: Amaro-Seoane, P.
name: Sesana, A.
name: Sinha, Manodeep
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 5101
subject: Astronomical sciences

description: Observations of the Galactic Centre (GC) have accumulated a multitude of 'forensic' evidence indicating that several million years ago the centre of the MilkyWay galaxy was teeming with star formation and accretion-powered activity - this paints a rather different picture from the GC as we understand it today. We examine a possibility that this epoch of activity could have been triggered by the infall of a satellite galaxy into the MilkyWay which began at the redshift of z = 8 and ended a few million years ago with a merger of the Galactic supermassive black hole with an intermediate-mass black hole brought in by the inspiralling satellite.
Dose optimization with synthetic hormone flash for induced spawning of Shing (Heteropneustes fossilis)
Creators: name: Al-Asif, Abdulla-
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 70201 Animal Breeding
subject: FOS: Animal and dairy science
subject: 70299 Animal Production not elsewhere classified
subject: 70403 Fisheries Management
subject: FOS: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
subject: 70499 Fisheries Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: An experiment on induced breeding of Heteropneustes fossilis was carried out to determine the optimum dose of Flash hormone at the Bogura Matshya Khamar, Parulia, Palash, Norshindhi. The present study consisted of three treatments (T1, T2 and T3) with nine replications of each. Forty five pairs of male and female were selected from the brood rearing ponds and the average body weight of the female and male were 100±10 g and 55±5 g respectively. To observe the effective dose forinduced breeding, the females were injected at the rate of 0.5 (T1), 0.45 (T2) and 0.42 (T3) ml Flash/kg body weight and correspondingly the males were administered a dose of 0.20 (T1), 0.18 (T2) and 0.17 (T3) ml Flash/kg body weight in all treatments. The fertilization rate and hatching rate were determined. Then the hatchlings were reared in aquarium up to 7 days and survival rate was determined. The water temperature was recorded between 26 to 310C during experimentation. Among the three treatments T1 showed the best result in terms of fertilization rate (80.33%), hatching rate (71.67%) and survival rate (61.56%). The present findings can be used in induced breeding of Heteropneustes fossilis for the development of hatchery propagation.