cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Improving Hyperspectral Subpixel Target Detection Using Hybrid Detection Space
Creators: name: Li, Ruixing
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2017

description: A Hyper-Spectral Image (HSI) has high spectral and low spatial resolution. As a result, most targets exist as subpixels, which pose challenges in target detection. Moreover, limitation of target and background samples always hinders the target detection performance. In this thesis, a hybrid method for subpixel target detection of an HSI using minimal prior knowledge is developed. The Matched Filter (MF) and Adaptive Cosine Estimator (ACE) are two popular algorithms in HSI target detection. They have different advantages in differentiating target from background. In the proposed method, the scores of MF and ACE algorithms are used to construct a hybrid detection space. First, some high abundance target spectra are randomly picked from the scene to perform initial detection to determine the target and background subsets. Then, the reference target spectrum and background covariance matrix are improved iteratively, using the hybrid detection space. As the iterations continue, the reference target spectrum gets closer and closer to the central line that connects the centers of target and background and resulting in noticeable improvement in target detection. Two synthetic datasets and two real datasets are used in the experiments. The results are evaluated based on the mean detection rate, Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve and observation of the detection results. Compared to traditional MF and ACE algorithms with Reed-Xiaoli Detector (RXD) background covariance matrix estimation, the new method shows much better performance on all four datasets. This method can be applied in environmental monitoring, mineral detection, as well as oceanography and forestry reconnaissance to search for extremely small target distribution in a large scene.
ASTRA: ASTrometry and phase-Referencing Astronomy on the Keck interferometer
Creators: name: Woillez, J.
name: Akeson, R.
name: Colavita, M.
name: Eisner, J.
name: Ghez, A.
name: Graham, J.
name: Hillenbrand, L.
name: Millan-Gabet, R.
name: Monnier, J.
name: Pott, J. -U.
name: Ragland, S.
name: Wizinowich, P.
name: Appleby, E.
name: Berkey, B.
name: Cooper, A.
name: Felizardo, C.
name: Herstein, J.
name: Hrynevych, M.
name: Martin, O.
name: Medeiros, D.
name: Morrison, D.
name: Panteleeva, T.
name: Smith, B.
name: Summers, K.
name: Tsubota, K.
name: Tyau, C.
name: Wetherell, E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: ASTRA (ASTrometric and phase-Referencing Astronomy) is an upgrade to the existing Keck Interferometer which aims at providing new self-phase referencing (high spectral resolution observation of YSOs), dual-field phase referencing (sensitive AGN observations), and astrometric (known exoplanetary systems characterization and galactic center general relativity in strong field regime) capabilities. With the first high spectral resolution mode now offered to the community, this contribution focuses on the progress of the dual field and astrometric modes.
description: 10 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables, SPIE 2010
Is there a compact companion orbiting the late O-type binary star HD 164816?
Creators: name: Trepl, L.
name: Hambaryan, V. V.
name: Pribulla, T.
name: Tetzlaff, N.
name: Chini, R.
name: Neuhäuser, R.
name: Popov, S. B.
name: Stahl, O.
name: Walter, F. M.
name: Hohle, M. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a multi-wavelength (X-ray, $γ$-ray, optical and radio) study of HD 194816, a late O-type X-ray detected spectroscopic binary. X-ray spectra are analyzed and the X-ray photon arrival times are checked for pulsation. In addition, newly obtained optical spectroscopic monitoring data on HD 164816 are presented. They are complemented by available radio data from several large scale surveys as well as the \emph{FERMI} $γ$-ray data from its \emph{Large Area Telescope}. We report the detection of a low energy excess in the X-ray spectrum that can be described by a simple absorbed blackbody model with a temperature of $\sim$ 50 eV as well as a 9.78 s pulsation of the X-ray source. The soft X-ray excess, the X-ray pulsation, and the kinematical age would all be consistent with a compact object like a neutron star as companion to HD 164816. The size of the soft X-ray excess emitting area is consistent with a circular region with a radius of about 7 km, typical for neutron stars, while the emission measure of the remaining harder emission is typical for late O-type single or binary stars. If HD 164816 includes a neutron star born in a supernova, this supernova should have been very recent and should have given the system a kick, which is consistent with the observation that the star HD 164816 has a significantly different radial velocity than the cluster mean. In addition we confirm the binarity of HD 164816 itself by obtaining an orbital period of 3.82 d, projected masses $m_1 {\rm sin}^{3} i$ = 2.355(69) M$_\odot$, $m_2 {\rm sin}^{3} i$ = 2.103(62) M$_\odot$ apparently seen at low inclination angle, determined from high-resolution optical spectra.
description: Accepted for publication by MNRAS, 11 pages, 6 figures, 4 tables
Andreas Bauch, Quellen zur Geschichte der Diözese Eichstätt. Vol. II: Ein Bayrisches Mirakelbuch aus der Karolingerzeit: Die Monheimer Walpurgis-Wunder des Priesters Wolfhard, 1979
Creators: name: Sigal, Pierre André
Publisher: name: Francia
Year: 2018

description: -
description: Francia, Bd. 9 (1981)
Cryptotis Pomel 1848
Creators: name: Hutterer, Rainer
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Insectivora
Soricidae
Cryptotis

description: Cryptotis Pomel, 1848. Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat. Geneve, 9:249. TYPE SPECIES: Sorex cinereus Bachman, 1837 (= Sorex parvus Say, 1823). SYNONYMS: Brachysorex, Soriciscus, Xenosorex. COMMENTS: Tribe Blarinini; see Repenning (1967:37). Revised in part by Choate (1970) and Choate and Fleharty (1974); the South American species still call for a thorough study. Gureev (1979:433-437) listed many species which Choate (1970) considered synonyms. Formerly included C. surinamensis which was transferred to Sorex araneus by Husson (1963).
description: Published as part of Rainer Hutterer, 1993, Order Insectivora, pp. 69-130 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 108, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353085
description: {"references": ["Repenning, C. A. 1967. Subfamilies and genera of the Soricidae. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 565: 1 - 74.", "Choate, J. R. 1970. Systematics and zoogeography of Middle American shrews of the genus Cryptotis. University of Kansas, Publications of the Museum of Natural History, 19: 195 - 317.", "Choate, J. R., and E. D. Fleharty. 1974. Cryptotis goodwini. Mammalian Species, 44: 1 - 3.", "Gureev, A. A. 1979. Fauna SSSR, Mlekopitayutschie, tom. 4, vyp. 2. Nasekomoyadnye ... [Fauna of the USSR, Mammals, vol. 4, pt. 2. Insectivores (Mammalia, Insectivora)]. Nauka, Leningrad, 501 pp. (in Russian).", "Husson, A. M. 1963. On Blarina pyrrhonota and Echimys macrourus: Two mammals incorrectly assigned to the Suriname fauna. Studies on the Fauna of Suriname and other Guyanas, 5: 34 - 41, 2 pls."]}
title: Power and Authority of Royal Queen Mothers: Juxtaposing the French Queen Regent and the Ottoman Validé Sultan During the Early Modern Period
Creators: name: Langlois, Reneé N.
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2018

description: Women and their relationship to sovereignty, during the early modern era has become a rapidly growing topic, given that during this period an unprecedented number of women rose to high positions of power.  This paper aims to compare the lives of the queen regents in France with their counterparts, the validé sultans in the Ottoman Empire, over the course of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when both groups of royal women acquired substantial power.  Although these women were prohibited from ruling in their own right, the paper explores the ways in which queen regents and validé sultans used both official and unofficial channels of their authority to shape female sovereignty within their respective realms.
Although these women were bounded by diverse cultural constraints, these women constructed their power similarly.  Therefore, I will illustrate how these royal women manipulated power behind the scenes through a variety of ways as mother, matchmaker, and patron, which ultimately increased their authority over the course of the period.  Furthermore, we will explore how these women used elaborate displays of power and household networking to build up political capital, which reinforced the legitimacy of their sons, themselves, and that of their dynasty.
By closely examining the French queen regent and the Ottoman validé sultan, this project will shed new light on the parallel experiences of female sovereignty, and therefore can allow historians to further theorize how these women legitimized and navigated their positions once they came into power.
Exceptional circles of radial potentials
Creators: name: Music, Michael
name: Perry, Peter
name: Siltanen, Samuli
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: Spectral Theory (math.SP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: A nonlinear scattering transform is studied for the two-dimensional Schrodinger equation at zero energy with a radial potential. First explicit examples are presented, both theoretically and computationally, of potentials with nontrivial singularities in the scattering transform. The singularities arise from non-uniqueness of the complex geometric optics solutions that define the scattering transform. The values of the complex spectral parameter at which the singularities appear are called exceptional points. The singularity formation is closely related to the fact that potentials of conductivity type are critical in the sense of Murata.
Katharina Colberg, Joachim Leuschner (Hrsg.), Historisch-politische Schriften des Dietrich von Nieheim, 2: Historie de gestis Romanorum principum. Cronica. Gesta Karoli Magni imperatoris, 1980
Creators: name: Guenée, Bernard
Publisher: name: Francia
Year: 2018

description: -
description: Francia, Bd. 9 (1981)
A Simple Generative Model of Collective Online Behaviour
Creators: name: Gleeson, James P.
name: Cellai, Davide
name: Onnela, Jukka-Pekka
name: Porter, Mason A.
name: Reed-Tsochas, Felix
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Human activities increasingly take place in online environments, providing novel opportunities for relating individual behaviours to population-level outcomes. In this paper, we introduce a simple generative model for the collective behaviour of millions of social networking site users who are deciding between different software applications. Our model incorporates two distinct components: one is associated with recent decisions of users, and the other reflects the cumulative popularity of each application. Importantly, although various combinations of the two mechanisms yield long-time behaviour that is consistent with data, the only models that reproduce the observed temporal dynamics are those that strongly emphasize the recent popularity of applications over their cumulative popularity. This demonstrates---even when using purely observational data without experimental design---that temporal data-driven modelling can effectively distinguish between competing microscopic mechanisms, allowing us to uncover new aspects of collective online behaviour.
description: Updated, with new figures and Supplementary Information
Electronic transport in the Coulomb phase of the pyrochlore spin ice
Creators: name: Chern, Gia-Wei
name: Maiti, Saurabh
name: Fernandes, Rafael M.
name: Wölfle, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the transport properties of itinerant electrons interacting with a background of localized spins in a correlated paramagnetic phase of the pyrochlore lattice. We find a residual resistivity at zero temperature due to the scattering of electrons by the static dipolar spin-spin correlation that characterizes the metallic Coulomb phase. As temperature increases, thermally excited topological defects, also known as magnetic monopoles, reduce the spin correlation, hence suppressing electron scattering. Combined with the usual scattering processes in metals at higher temperatures, this mechanism yields a non-monotonic resistivity, displaying a minimum at temperature scales associated with the magnetic monopole excitation energy. Our calculations agree quantitatively with resistivity measurements in Nd2Ir2O7, shedding light on the origin of the resistivity minimum observed in metallic spin-ice compounds.
description: 5 pages, 5 figures
title: Testing An Improved Method for Estimating the Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Moderately Dry Soils
Creators: name: Gedo, Sara
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2018

description: Prediction of water movement in the vadose zone requires knowledge of either the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity, K(θ), or the hydraulic diffusivity, D(θ), of the soil as a function of the moisture content. However, both K(θ) and D(θ) are difficult to obtain for moderately dry soils because the tests are time consuming and expensive. In order to address this issue, Globus and Gee (1995) developed a "heat pipe" method that allowed for the direct estimation of D(θ) and K(θ) for moderately dry soils on relatively short time scales. They proposed that exposing a sealed horizontal soil column to a steady thermal gradient would induce a redistribution of soil moisture that would eventually reach steady-state. Subsequent measurements of moisture content along the column could then be combined with independently obtained moisture retention data to estimate D(θ) and K(θ). The purpose of this research is to evaluate whether Globus and Gee's "heat pipe" is a viable method for estimating the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity. Specifically, the goal was to determine if an improved experimental design will lead to steady-state conditions.
Eleven experiments were performed inside a 10-cm long horizontal soil column (2.63 cm diameter). The first four experiments were conducted at a gravimetric initial moisture content of 0.12, and showed little evidence of thermally driven moisture redistribution. The lack of redistribution can be attributed to zones of high moisture content that likely created barriers to vapor flow due to a lack of well-connected open pores. The last seven experiments were conducted at an initial moisture content of 0.05. In contrast to the first four experiments, moisture redistribution was observed in each of the seven trials, suggesting vapor flow will occur if there are sufficient continuous, open, well- connected vapor transport pathways. All experiments had evidence of moisture traveling between the test column and the external environment, which inherently suggests that the system is unlikely to reach steady-state conditions using the proposed experimental design.
$J^{PC}=1^{++}$ heavy hybrid masses from QCD sum-rules
Creators: name: Kleiv, R. T.
name: Harnett, D.
name: Steele, T. G.
name: Jin, Hong-ying
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: QCD Laplace sum-rules are used to calculate axial vector $(J^{PC}=1^{++})$ charmonium and bottomonium hybrid masses. Previous sum-rule studies of axial vector heavy quark hybrids did not include the dimension-six gluon condensate, which has been shown to be important in the $1^{--}$ and $0^{-+}$ channels. An updated analysis of axial vector heavy quark hybrids is performed, including the effects of the dimension-six gluon condensate, yielding mass predictions of 5.13 GeV for hybrid charmonium and 11.32 GeV for hybrid bottomonium. The charmonium hybrid mass prediction disfavours a hybrid interpretation of the X(3872), if it has $J^{PC}=1^{++}$, in agreement with the findings of other theoretical approaches. It is noted that QCD sum-rule results for the $1^{--}$, $0^{-+}$ and $1^{++}$ channels are in qualitative agreement with the charmonium hybrid multiplet structure observed in recent lattice calculations.
description: 4 pages, 4 figures. Presentation given at QCD12 conference, Montpellier, France, July 2-6 2012
Technical Theatre: Bridging the Gap Between Academic and Vocational Training While Preparing Students for Careers and Life
Creators: name: Morey, Megan
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2014

description: Most people do not realize that Technical Theatre even exists, and of those who do, not many realize the great potential that Technical Theatre programs have for reforming education. Through an examination of the basic history of education in the United States, as well as of the current trends in student preparation for careers and the workforce, it is clear that Technical Theatre offers an educational model that addresses many of the difficulties experienced in today's educational systems. By integrating the core subjects with hands-on learning, technical skills, 21st century soft skills, and both learner-centered and group-learning methodologies, Technical Theatre bridges the gap between academic and vocational training while also preparing students for jobs, careers, and life.
WISC-IV Profiles in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Comorbid Learning Disabilities
Creators: name: Parke, Elyse
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2014

description: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities (LD), including Reading Disorder (RD), Disorder of Written Expression (DWE), and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) all co-occur at high rates. Previous research indicates increased neurocognitive impairment in ADHD with the presence of comorbid diagnoses. However, few direct comparisons between intellectual profiles of children with one or multiple ADHD and LD diagnoses are available, specifically for the Wechsler Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition (WISC-IV), despite its frequent and historical use with this population. Profile analysis may contribute insights into spared and impaired abilities. Therefore, the present study addressed these matters by comparing WISC-IV profiles of children with ADHD and comorbid LD. Participants included 301 children with ADHD-Inattentive (n=101), ADHD-Combined (n=79), ADHD-DCD (n=42), and ADHD-RD and/or Disorder of Written Expression (ADHD-RD-DWE) (n=79). Children were 10.2 years old, 69% male, with a Full Scale IQ of 101.5. Diagnoses of ADHD and learning disorders were established through comprehensive evaluations including behavioral symptom ratings, interviews with parents, and neuropsychological measures. Results indicated a significant group by Index score interaction, which was primarily caused by the ADHD-RD-DWE group performing significantly worse (pPRI>Working Memory>Processing Speed). Differences in ADHD presentations were also found, with the ADHD-Inattentive group exhibiting slower processing speed than the ADHD-Combined group. Findings indicate differences in intellectual profiles of children with ADHD and LD as well as ADHD presentations. The combination of LD and ADHD results in unique intellectual profiles, indicating clinical and theoretical utility in distinguishing between these disorders. Further investigation is needed to determine the extent to which these profiles are predictive of academic, social, and behavioral outcomes.
MOESM3 of Quantitative iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis of differentially expressed proteins in aging in human and monkey
Creators: name: Wang, Hao
name: Zhu, Xiaoqi
name: Shen, Junyan
name: Zhao, En-Feng
name: He, Dajun
name: Shen, Haitao
name: Liu, Hailiang
name: Zhou, Yongxin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Additional file 3: Table S1. Up-regulated proteins in aging of monkey.
Additional file 1 of Site-specific assessment of spinal radiographic progression improves detection of TNF blocker-associated disease modification in axial spondyloarthritis: longitudinal observational data from the Swiss Clinical Quality Management Registry
Creators: name: Popova, Vjara
name: Kissling, Seraphina
name: Micheroli, Raphael
name: Bräm, René
name: de Hooge, Manouk
name: Baraliakos, Xenofon
name: Nissen, Michael J.
name: Möller, Burkhard
name: Exer, Pascale
name: Andor, Michael
name: Distler, Oliver
name: Scherer, Almut
name: Ospelt, Caroline
name: Ciurea, Adrian
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Additional file 1: Supplementary Methods. Adaptation algorithm for spinal radiographic scores. Imputation of missing covariate data. Supplementary Table 1. Multivariable analysis for identification of factors associated with radiographic progression defined as an increase of ≥ 2 mSASSS units per 2 years in the cervical and in the lumbar spine. Supplementary Figure 1. Cumulative probability plot of 2-year progression in the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score (mSASSS) by spinal segments, illustrating the change in mSASSS values in patients already treated with TNFi at start of the respective interval, stratified by the ASDAS cut-off level reached at baseline.
Almost one bit violation for the additivity of the minimum output entropy
Creators: name: Belinschi, Serban T.
name: Collins, Benoit
name: Nechita, Ion
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Operator Algebras (math.OA)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 81P45, 52A22

description: In a previous paper, we proved that the limit of the collection of possible eigenvalues of output states of a random quantum channel is a deterministic, compact set K_{k,t}. We also showed that the set K_{k,t} is obtained, up to an intersection, as the unit ball of the dual of a free compression norm. In this paper, we identify the maximum of l^p norms on the set K_{k,t} and prove that the maximum is attained on a vector of shape (a,b,...,b) where a > b. In particular, we compute the precise limit value of the minimum output entropy of a single random quantum channel. As a corollary, we show that for any eps > 0, it is possible to obtain a violation for the additivity of the minimum output entropy for an output dimension as low as 183, and that for appropriate choice of parameters, the violation can be as large as log 2 - eps. Conversely, our result implies that, with probability one, one does not obtain a violation of additivity using conjugate random quantum channels and the Bell state, in dimension 182 and less.
description: v3: appendix replaced by Lemma 3.8
Voyages badins, burlesques et parodiques du XVIIIe siècle. Textes réunis et présentés par J.-M. Racault, avec la collaboration de T.E.D. Braun, P. Burger et É. Leborgne, 2005
Creators: name: Beckmann, F.
Publisher: name: Francia
Year: 2018

description: -
description: Francia, Bd. 34, Nr. 2 (2007)
Status of the CALICE analog calorimeter technological prototypes
Creators: name: Terwort, Mark
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The CALICE collaboration is currently developing engineering prototypes of electromagnetic and hadronic calorimeters for a future linear collider detector. This detector is designed to be used in particle-flow based event reconstruction. In particular, the calorimeters are optimized for the individual reconstruction and separation of electromagnetic and hadronic showers. They are conceived as sampling calorimeters with tungsten and steel absorbers, respectively. Two electromagnetic calorimeters are being developed, one with silicon-based active layers and one based on scintillator strips that are read out by MPPCs, allowing highly granular readout. The analog hadron calorimeter is based on scintillating tiles that are also read out individually by silicon photomultipliers. The multi-channel, auto-triggered front-end chips are integrated into the active layers of the calorimeters and are designed for minimal power consumption (power pulsing). The goal of the construction of these prototypes is to demonstrate the feasibility of building and operating detectors with fully integrated front-end electronics. The concept and engineering status of these prototypes are reported here.
description: 6 pages, 9 figures, proceedings for CALOR conference, 4-8 June 2012, Santa Fe, NM
A Survey of Tabu Search in Combinatorial Optimization
Creators: name: Piniganti, Lemasri
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2014

description: Tabu search is a Meta heuristic loosely connected to evolutionary computing. It has been used to tackle hard problems, especially combinatorial optimization problems. Tabu search is designed to overcome difficult regions of a search space by imposing restrictions. Various methods for diversification and intensification are applied depending on the particular problem type and on what type of solutions (within the set of good solutions) are sought. Tabu search uses memory - short term, long term and intermediate - to achieve diversification and intensification. Furthermore, aspiration criteria may be used to tune the optimization process.
Thus the Tabu search Meta heuristic is very general. Different variants of the Tabu search Meta heuristic are presented in the context of combinatorial optimization. Problems discussed include the travelling salesman problem, various graph problems, and scheduling.
Analysis of resonant population transfer in time-dependent elliptical quantum billiards
Creators: name: Liss, Jakob
name: Liebchen, Benno
name: Schmelcher, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A Fermi's Golden Rule for population transfer between instantaneous eigenstates of elliptical quantum billiards with oscillating boundaries is derived. Thereby, both the occurrence of the recently observed resonant population transfer between instantaneous eigenstates [F. Lenz et al. New J. Phys., {\bf 13}, 103019, 2011] and the empirical criterion stating that these transitions occur when the driving frequency matches the mean difference of the latter are explained. As a second main result a criterion judging which resonances are resolvable in a corresponding experiment of certain duration is provided. Our analysis is complemented by numerical simulations for three different driving laws. The corresponding resonance spectra are in agreement with the predictions of both criteria.
Understanding brand authenticity in specialized communities: An interpretive qualitative study of the Brit Iron Rebels Las Vegas Clan
Creators: name: Charles, Sullivan
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2014

description: Postmodern society is marked by a condition where traditional identity markers have degenerated in value. Without the spatial or temporal connection provided by traditional identity markers, individuals look to brands perceived to be authentic to aide in identity construction. Paradoxically, individualized identities need the interpretive support of other likeminded individuals in specialized communities to give legitimacy to constructed identities. These specialized communities often focus around a lifestyle or a brand. This research employed interpretive qualitative methodology to understand authenticity. Semistructured depth interviews were conducted with members of the Brit Iron Rebels Las Vegas Clan to understand the authenticity of Triumph Motorcycles within the context of their specialized community. Results of study found that the indexical connection provided by ownership of Triumph Motorcycles and participation in specialized communities provides traditional identity markers lacking in postmodern society. In practice, analysis of data revealed that a genuine interest on the part of brand managers who participate in specialized motorcycle communities must trump commercial intentions.
Eine befestigte Siedlung der Michelsberger Kultur in Bruchsal, Lkr. Karlsruhe
Creators: name: Behrends, Rolf-Heiner
Publisher: name: Archäologische Nachrichten aus Baden
Year: 2018

description: -
description: Archäologische Nachrichten aus Baden, Bd. 33 (1984): Archäologische Nachrichten aus Baden
An Assessment of a 13-week Teaching Gardens Intervention on Healthy Behavior Outcomes in 4th and 5th grade students at Crestwood Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada
Creators: name: Corgiat, Miranda
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2014

description: Nearly 13 million children and adolescents are considered to be obese in the United States, with children enrolled in Clark County School District showing elevated overweight and obese weight statuses compared to national averages. Carrying an excessive amount of weight can lead children to experience a multitude of complications with their physical and mental health as well as increase their risk of developing various chronic diseases. The American Heart Association's Las Vegas Teaching Gardens program implemented a school-based garden pilot study to target environmental causes of obesity in 4th and 5th grade students at Crestwood Elementary School. The objective of this study was to assess the success of the program to increase fruit and vegetable intake, increase physical activity, decrease sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and increase healthy behavior knowledge in the children through participation in garden activities and healthy family nights. A total of 105 students were assessed on their health behavior changes through the analysis of pre- and post-surveys. Data from the pre-test were compared to the post-test data using Wilcoxon match pair tests, McNemar's chi square tests and t-tests. The results showed a significant decrease in children's sugar-sweetened beverage consumption after the intervention (P=0.045) and a significant increase in children's reported participation in physical activity (P
Generic Misalignment Aberration Patterns and the Subspace of Benign Misalignment
Creators: name: Schechter, Paul L.
name: Levinson, Rebecca Sobel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Q1: Why deploy N wavefront sensors on a three mirror anastigmat (TMA) and not N + 1? Q2: Why measure M Zernike coefficients and not M + 1? Q3: Why control L rigid body degrees of freedom (total) on the secondary and tertiary and not L + 1? The usual answer: "We did a lot of ray tracing and N,M, and L seemed OK." We show how straightforward results from aberration theory may be used to address these questions. We consider, in particular, the case of a three mirror anastigmat.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures. SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
Investigation of Chloride Induced Corrosion of Bridge Pier and Life-Cycle Repair Cost Analysis Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
Creators: name: Dhakal, Dinesh
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2014

description: Bridges are the long term investment of the highway agencies. To maintain the required service level throughout the life of a bridge, a series of maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation (MR&R) works can be performed. To investigate the corrosion deterioration and maintenance and repair practices in the bridge pier columns constructed in chloride-laden environment, a questionnaire survey was conducted within the 50 state Departments of Transportation (DOTs). Based on the survey data, two corrosion deterioration phases were identified. They were corrosion crack initiation phase and corrosion propagation phase. The data showed that the mean corrosion crack initiation phase for bridge pier column having cover of 50 mm, 75 mm, and 100 mm was 18.9 years, 20.3 years, and 22.5 years, respectively. The corrosion propagation phase starts after the corrosion crack initiation. The corrosion propagation is defined in a single term, corrosion damage rate, measured as percentage of area damaged due to corrosion cracking, spalling, and delamination. From the survey, the corrosion damage rate was found 2.23% and 2.10% in the bridge pier columns exposed to deicing salt water and exposed to tidal splash/spray, respectively. For this study, two different corrosion damage rates were proposed before and after the repair criteria for minor damage repair as practiced by DOTs. This study also presents the collected data regarding the corrosion effectiveness of using sealers and coatings, cathodic protection, corrosion inhibitors, carbon fiber/epoxy composites, and glass fiber/epoxy composites as maintenance and repair technique. In this study, the cost-effectiveness of wrapping carbon fiber/epoxy composites and glass fiber/epoxy composites in bridge pier columns constructed in a chloride-laden environment was investigated by conducting life-cycle cost analysis.
As a repair work, externally bonded two layer of carbon fiber/epoxy and glass fiber/epoxy composites were installed by wet-layup method in full height of the bridge pier column stem. The damaged concrete surface was completely repaired before installing external wraps. Three different strategies were defined based on the consideration of the first FRP repair at three different corrosion deterioration phases. The strategies were to apply FRP as preventive maintenance during corrosion initiation period, to apply FRP during the corrosion damage propagation, and to apply FRP after major damage. For both composites, the strategy to repair bridge pier column at early stage of corrosion damage, which is at the age of 25 year, was observed optimum, and the use of glass fiber composite wraps resulted in lower total life-cycle repair cost. The use of carbon fiber composites in repair found to have lower total life-cycle repair cost for lower discount rate up to 6% when repair is considered at the age of 15 to 20 years.
State of In Situ Visualization in Simulations: We are fast. But are we inspiring?
Creators: name: Huebl, Axel
name: Formenti, Arianna
name: Garten, Marco
name: Vay, Jean-Luc
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Visualization of dynamic processes in scientific high-performance computing is an immensely data intensive endeavor. Application codes have recently demonstrated scaling to full-size Exascale machines, and generating high-quality data for visualization is consequently on the machine-scale, easily spanning 100s of TBytes of input to generate a single video frame. In situ visualization, the technique to consume the many-node decomposed data in-memory, as exposed by applications, is the dominant workflow. Although in situ visualization has achieved tremendous progress in the last decade, scaling to system-size together with the application codes that produce its data, there is one important question that we cannot skip: is what we produce insightful and inspiring?
Chipped Stone Analysis of the Yamashita Sites in Moapa Valley, Nevada: A Technological Organization Approach
Creators: name: Menocal, Tatianna
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2015

description: Archaeological research on the lowland branch of the Virgin Branch Puebloan (VBP) has been conducted steadily throughout the 20th century. Much of this research occurred in the early half of the century with initial research conducted by Mark R. Harrington and later archaeology designed as salvage work due to public works projects, including the construction of Hoover Dam and the development of Lake Mead (Ahlstrom and Roberts 2012). The initial archaeology in the area was focused on classifying and characterizing the Puebloan occupation in the region, as the discovery of habitation sites in the area represented the farthest western extension of the Puebloan cultural identity (Harrington 1927; Shutler 1961; Lyneis 1995). Later researchers expanded their research interests to include the study of ceramics, trade patterns, and community organization (Lyneis 1992; Allison 2000; Harry and Watson 2010). Few intensive lithic analyses have been conducted on site assemblages of the Virgin Branch, particularly in the Moapa Valley area of southern Nevada. This thesis uses lithic assemblage data collected from the Yamashita sites, four VBP sites located in the Moapa Valley in southern Nevada dating between the early Pueblo II (PII) period (AD 1000-1020) and the early Pueblo III (PIII) period (AD 1200-1300). The goals of the project are to examine what the tools and debitage at the sites reveal about tool design and how raw material and occupation duration affected these assemblages.
A Comparison of Recent Results on the Unicity Conjecture of the Markoff Equation
Creators: name: Metz, Brandon John
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2015

description: In this thesis we discuss the positive integer solutions to the equation known as the Markoff equation x2 + y2 + z2 = 3xyz. Each solution to the equation is a permutation of a triple (x,y,z) with [mathematical equation refer to PDF] which is called a Markoff triple and each integer of the triple is referred to as a Markoff number. In 1913, Frobenius conjectured that given an ordered Markoff triple (x,y,z), then both x and y are uniquely determined by z. In other words, if both (x1,y1,z) and (x2,y2,z) are solutions to the Markoff equation with [mathematical equation refer to PDF]. When this is true for a particular z, we say that z is unique. Since the time of Frobenius there have been numerous results on what we refer to now as the Frobenius Conjecture.
In 1996 Baragar proved that given a Markoff number z, it is unique whenever z, 3z-2, or 3z+2 is a prime, twice a prime or four times a prime. In 2001, Button proved that z is unique whenever z = pr, where p is prime and also when z=kpr for p prime and k [mathematical equation refer to PDF]. In 2012, Chen proved the conjecture holds when 3z ± 2 = kpr for p prime and k [mathematical equation refer to PDF]. There is a recent result due to Srinivasan that utilizes divisors of the discriminant of quadratic forms, the details of which will be explained in the thesis.
The goal of this thesis is to empirically investigate how "good" these results are, in the sense that we wish to know how many Markoff triples are shown to be unique with each successive result. In Baragar's paper from 1996, it was shown that all Markoff triples with z < 10140 are unique, and that approximately 6% of them satisfied the conditions of his main result. Due to the results from Button (2001) and Chen (2012), roughly 60% of all Markoff triples with z < 10140 are proven to be unique. This is accomplished by writing computer algorithms to test each result.
Geometric temperature and entropy of quantum isolated horizons
Creators: name: Pranzetti, Daniele
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: By reintroducing Lorentz invariance in canonical loop quantum gravity, we define a geometrical notion of temperature for quantum isolated horizons. This is done by demanding that the horizon state satisfying the boundary conditions be a Kubo-Martin-Schwinger state. The exact formula for the temperature can be derived by imposing the reality conditions in the form of the linear simplicity constraints for an imaginary Barbero-Immirzi parameter. Thus, our analysis reveals the connection between the analytic continuation to the Ashtekar self-dual variables and the thermality of the horizon. The horizon thermal equilibrium state can then be used to compute both the entanglement and the Boltzmann entropies. We show that the two provide the same finite answer, which allows us to recover the Bekenstein-Hawking formula in the semi-classical limit. In this way, we shed new light on the microscopic origin of black hole entropy by revealing the equivalence between the near-horizon degrees of freedom entanglement proposal and the state-counting interpretation. The connection with the Connes-Rovelli thermal time proposal for a general relativistic statistical mechanics is worked out.
description: 12 pages, 1 figure; v1 title: "Black hole entropy from KMS-states of quantum isolated horizons" changed in the editorial process; presentation improved in order to make it more self-contained and to clarify some important points. v2 matches the published version
Cryptotis avia G. M. Allen 1923
Creators: name: Hutterer, Rainer
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Insectivora
Soricidae
Cryptotis
Cryptotis avia

description: Cryptotis avia G. M. Allen, 1923. Proc. New England Zool. Club, 8:37. TYPE LOCALITY: "El Verjón, in the Andes east of Bogotâ, Colombia." DISTRIBUTION: E Cordillera of Colombia. COMMENTS: Accepted as a species by Choate and Fleharty (1974).
description: Published as part of Rainer Hutterer, 1993, Order Insectivora, pp. 69-130 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 108, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353085
description: {"references": ["Choate, J. R., and E. D. Fleharty. 1974. Cryptotis goodwini. Mammalian Species, 44: 1 - 3."]}
Additional file 1 of Integrated transcriptomics contrasts fatty acid metabolism with hypoxia response in β-cell subpopulations associated with glycemic control
Creators: name: Miranda, Mario A
name: Macias-Velasco, Juan F
name: Schmidt, Heather
name: Lawson, Heather A
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplemental Figures 1–6
Integrative modeling of eQTLs and cis-regulatory elements suggest mechanisms underlying cell type specificity of eQTLs
Creators: name: Brown, Christopher D
name: Mangravite, Lara M
name: Engelhardt, Barbara E
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Genomics (q-bio.GN)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Genetic variants in cis-regulatory elements or trans-acting regulators commonly influence the quantity and spatiotemporal distribution of gene transcription. Recent interest in expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) mapping has paralleled the adoption of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for the analysis of complex traits and disease in humans. Under the hypothesis that many GWAS associations tag non-coding SNPs with small effects, and that these SNPs exert phenotypic control by modifying gene expression, it has become common to interpret GWAS associations using eQTL data. To exploit the mechanistic interpretability of eQTL-GWAS comparisons, an improved understanding of the genetic architecture and cell type specificity of eQTLs is required. We address this need by performing an eQTL analysis in four parts: first we identified eQTLs from eleven studies on seven cell types; next we quantified cell type specific eQTLs across the studies; then we integrated eQTL data with cis-regulatory element (CRE) data sets from the ENCODE project; finally we built a classifier to predict cell type specific eQTLs. Consistent with prior studies, we demonstrate that allelic heterogeneity is pervasive at cis-eQTLs and that cis-eQTLs are often cell type specific. Within and between cell type eQTL replication is associated with eQTL SNP overlap with hundreds of cell type specific CRE element classes, including enhancer, promoter, and repressive chromatin marks, regions of open chromatin, and many classes of DNA binding proteins. Using a random forest classifier including 526 CRE data sets as features, we successfully predict the cell type specificity of eQTL SNPs in the absence of gene expression data from the cell type of interest. We anticipate that such integrative, predictive modeling will improve our ability to understand the mechanistic basis of human complex phenotypic variation.
description: 25 pages, 7 figures, 3 tables
Can solar wind viscous drag account for CME deceleration?
Creators: name: Subramanian, Prasad
name: Lara, Alejandro
name: Borgazzi, Andrea
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Space Physics (physics.space-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The forces acting on solar Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) in the interplanetary medium have been evaluated so far in terms of an empirical drag coefficient $C_{\rm D} \sim 1$ that quantifies the role of the aerodynamic drag experienced by a typical CME due to its interaction with the ambient solar wind. We use a microphysical prescription for viscosity in the turbulent solar wind to obtain an analytical model for the drag coefficient $C_{\rm D}$. This is the first physical characterization of the aerodynamic drag experienced by CMEs. We use this physically motivated prescription for $C_{\rm D}$ in a simple, 1D model for CME propagation to obtain velocity profiles and travel times that agree well with observations of deceleration experienced by fast CMEs.
description: Accepted for publication in the Geophysical Research Letters
Filtering the Maximum Likelihood for Multiscale Problems
Creators: name: Papanicolaou, Andrew
name: Spiliopoulos, Konstantinos
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Filtering and parameter estimation under partial information for multiscale problems is studied in this paper. After proving mean square convergence of the nonlinear filter to a filter of reduced dimension, we establish that the conditional (on the observations) log-likelihood process has a correction term given by a type of central limit theorem. To achieve this we assume that the operator of the (hidden) fast process has a discrete spectrum and an orthonormal basis of eigenfunctions. Based on these results, we then propose to estimate the unknown parameters of the model based on the limiting log-likelihood, which is an easier function to optimize because it of reduced dimension. We also establish consistency and asymptotic normality of the maximum likelihood estimator based on the reduced log-likelihood. Simulation results illustrate our theoretical findings.
description: Keywords: Ergodic filtering, fast mean reversion, homogenization, Zakai equation, maximum likelihood estimation, central limit theory