cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
"simp.nb" of "Search for strongly interacting massive particles generating trackless jets in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = $ 13 TeV"
Creators: name: CMS Collaboration
Publisher: name: HEPData
Year: 2021

description: FeynRules Mathematica notebook
description: A search for dark matter in the form of strongly interacting massive particles (SIMPs) using the CMS detector at the LHC is presented. The SIMPs would be produced in pairs that manifest themselves as pairs of jets without tracks. The energy fraction of jets carried by charged particles is used as a key discriminator to suppress efficiently the large multijet background, and the remaining background is estimated directly from data. The search is performed using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 16.1/fb, collected with the CMS detector in 2016. No significant excess of events is observed above the expected background. For the simplified dark matter model under consideration, SIMPs with masses up to 100 GeV are excluded and further sensitivity is explored towards higher masses. These are the first results from a search for the production of strongly interacting dark matter candidates at a collider.
Analysis of Stream Runoff Trends in the Blue Ridge and Piedmont of Southeastern United States
Creators: name: Kharel, Usha
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2009

description: The purpose of the study was to examine the temporal trends of three monthly variables: stream runoff, rainfall and air temperature and to find out if any correlation exists between rainfall and stream runoff in the Blue Ridge and Piedmont provinces of the southeast United States. Trend significance was determined using the non-parametric Mann-Kendall test on a monthly and annual basis. GIS analysis was used to find and integrate the urban and non-urban stream gauging, rainfall and temperature stations in the study area. The Mann-Kendall test showed a statistically insignificant temporal trend for all three variables. The correlation of 0.4 was observed for runoff and rainfall, which showed that these two parameters are moderately correlated.
Governing wildfire risk in Canada : The rise of an apparatus of security
Creators: name: Asiyanbi, Adeniyi
name: Davidsen, Conny
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2024

description: This article argues that the governance of wildfire risk in Canada is increasingly oriented towards governance through a security apparatus. As climate change complicates wildfire “problems” in fast-expanding wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas, fire managers and other actors increasingly seek a shift towards a fire-permitting, risk-based fire management style, even as the balance between private and public responsibility for wildfire protection gets renegotiated. This approach, typified by FireSmart, is characterised by a gradual, geographically uneven shift from state-centred, fire suppression towards a multiplicity assembled around an expectation of security and the promise of economic freedom. These multiple shifts, we argue, reflect a characteristic approach to governing through the Foucauldian “apparatus of security”, a mechanism of power which seeks security through economic freedom and indirect governmental intervention. Central to the emerging apparatus of wildfire security are three core rationalizing discourses focused on the valorization of the individual’s capacity for wildfire management and protection, the negotiation of limits of state and public institutions in wildfire management, and the invitation to live resiliently with wildfires by embracing biophysical contingency. At stake is the complex politics through which the very ideas of wildfire risk, responsibility, and security are being, and can be, reconstituted. Our analysis furthers the poststructural geographies of wildfires and climate risk governance in Canada and beyond.
Race, Place, and Identity: Examining Place Identity in the Racialized Landscape of Buckhead, Atlanta
Creators: name: Cochran, Robert
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2009

description: This thesis examines the role of racialized practices in the discourses and processes that alter place identity. Drawing on ethnography from the East Village of Buckhead, a once vibrant nightlife district in Atlanta, I examine how discourses of danger, colorblindness, and the race card have been employed to ?whitewash? the discussions about the redevelopment of the Village. In effect, the business and civic elite of Atlanta (and Buckhead) deployed racialized conceptualizations of group identity. In particular, they utilized ?public safety? discourses to influence the Atlanta city government to support the redevelopment effort. This led to the elimination of the establishments that attracted African American partygoers in large numbers. Using interviews with government agents, night club operators, and Buckhead civic and business leaders, combined with archival analysis of newspaper accounts, I implemented a hybrid content-discourse analysis to explore the ways in which the discourses of race and place concerning the East Village changed between 2000 and 2008.
Idalus brachystriata
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Idalus
Idalus brachystriata

description: Idalus brachystriata (Dognin, 1912)
Automolis brachystriata Dognin, 1912b: 9.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Colombia, [Cundinamarca], Medina.
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Holotype female no. 30 500 (USNM).
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 156, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
Spatial Politics and Discourses of the Public Voice in the Remaking of Marietta, Georgia
Creators: name: Wilson, Margarett
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2009

description: Cities no longer face top down governance where the local or state officials dictate the plans and create goals of a city, but instead are seeking input and involvement from the local citizens (Ghose, 2005). As local citizens are increasingly involved in local planning efforts, their voice becomes vital to [re]writing the local landscape. In this research, I examine the ways suburban cities like Marietta, Georgia, implement redevelopment efforts and the ways in which citizens of Marietta express their values for change in the public involvement process. I argue that the spatial values of citizens state that they desire to maintain their neighborhood?s character, while the city wants new people with high social class and money to move to Marietta to help improve the Marietta landscape. In the end, both the citizens? and city?s values are materialized in the landscape and reflect an urban (middle class) spatial imaginary.
Temporal Variations in Spring Water Chemistry and Comparison of Variable Paleozoic Aquifer Discharges in the Ridge and Valley Province of Northwestern Georgia
Creators: name: Costello, Oliver
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2009

description: The fluctuations in solute concentrations from eight springs in the Ridge and Valley Province in northwestern Georgia were used to determine flow types and to measure each aquifer?s ability to remove contamination. The target springs are located along a northeast trending line in the Ridge and Valley Province of northwest Georgia. This study determined and interpreted the fluctuations in chemistry of each of the sampled spring?s water based upon temporal variations of precipitation in the area and variations in the chemistries measured at each weekly sampling event. Analysis determined that carbonate springs that showed characteristics of diffuse flow, including stable conductance during variable rain events and greater than zero saturation indices increase the potential for the aquifer to filter potential contaminants before the spring discharge. This study attempts to show that by identifying pre-filtered drinking water sources quickly is possible, through field and laboratory analysis.
Idalus dilucida
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Idalus
Idalus dilucida

description: Idalus dilucida (Rothschild, 1910)
Automolis dilucida Rothschild, 1910a: 26.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Peru, [Junin], Perené River.
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Holotype male (BMNH).
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 156, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
Idalus mossi
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Idalus
Idalus mossi

description: Idalus mossi (Rothschild, 1922)
Eupseudosoma mossi Rothschild, 1922a: 464.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Brazil, [Pará].
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Holotype female (!) (BMNH).
REMARK
Species described from a female, but only one male was mentioned to be caught.
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 156, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
Magmatic Evolution of the Eocene Volcanic Rocks of the Bijgerd  Kuh E Kharchin Area, Uromieh-Dokhtar Zone, Iran
Creators: name: Davarpanah, Armita
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2009

description: Composition and texture of the Middle and Late Eocene volcanic, volcaniclastic, and volcanic-sedimentary rocks in the Bijgerd-Kuh e Kharchin area, in the Uromieh-Dokhtar zone northwest of Saveh, Iran, suggest the complexity of the magmatic system that involved multiple eruptions from one or more sources. Hydrated volcanic fragments in hyaloclastic rocks, and the presence of a sequence of shallow and intermediate-depth marine microfossils, suggest that the Middle Eocene units were erupted in a marine basin. The bimodal volcanism of the Late Eocene is distinguished by the presence of four alternating sequences of hyaloclastite lava and ignimbrite. The REE patterns show spatial homogeneity and temporal heterogeneity in the composition of all the Late Eocene sequences, suggesting origination of magma from varying sources that erupted at different times.  The trace element distributions of the hyaloclastites and ignimbrites are compatible with those evolved through fractional crystallization of the lower and upper continental crust, respectively.
Ecosystem functions as indicators for heathland responses to nitrogen fertilisation
Creators: name: Bähring, Alexandra
name: Fichtner, Andreas
name: Ibe, Karin
name: Schütze, Gudrun
name: Temperton, Vicky M.
name: Von Oheimb, Goddert
name: Härdtle, Werner
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Vegetation

description: Anthropogenic deposition of reactive nitrogen (N) has increased during the 20th century, and is considered an important driver of shifts in ecosystem functions and biodiversity loss. The objective of the present study was to identify those ecosystem functions that best evidence a target ecosystem̷s sensitivity to N deposition, taking coastal heathlands as an example. We conducted a three-year field experiment in heathlands of the island Fehmarn (Baltic Sea, North Germany), which currently are subject to a background deposition of 9 kg N ha-1 yr-1. We experimentally applied six levels of N fertilisation (application of 0, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, and 50 kg N ha-1 yr-1), and quantified the growth responses of different plant species of different life forms (dwarf shrubs, graminoids, bryophytes, lichens) as well as shifts in the C:N ratios of plant tissue and humus horizons. For an applicability of the experimental findings (in terms of heathland management and critical load assessment) fertilisation effects on response variables were visualised by calculating the treatment ĺeffect sizes̷. The current year̷s shoot increment of the dominant dwarf shrub Calluna vulgaris proved to be the most sensitive indicator to N fertilisation. Shoot increment significantly responded to additions of = 5 kg N ha-1 yr-1 already in the first year, whereas flower formation of Calluna vulgaris increased only in the high-N treatments. Similarly, tissue C:N ratios of vascular plants (Calluna vulgaris and the graminoids Carex arenaria and Festuca ovina agg.) only decreased in the highest N treatments (50 and 20 kg N ha-1 yr-1, respectively). In contrast, tissue C:N ratios of cryptogams responded more quickly and sensitively than vascular plants. For example, Cladonia spp. tissue C:N ratios responded to N additions = 5 kg N ha-1 yr-1 in the second study year. After three years we observed an increase in cover of graminoids and a corresponding decrease of cryptogams at N fertilisation rates of = 10 kg N ha-1 yr-1. Soil C:N ratios proved to be an inappropriate indicator for N fertilisation at least within our three-year study period. Although current critical N loads for heathlands (10-20 kg N ha-1 yr-1) were confirmed in our experiment, the immediate and highly sensitive response of the current year̷s shoots of Calluna vulgaris suggests that at least some ecosystem functions (e.g. dwarf shrub growth) also might respond to low (i.e. < 10 kg N ha-1 yr-1) but chronic inputs of N. Quelle: http://www.sciencedirect.com
Analysis of Channel Networks and the Potential for Sediment Transport in the Vicinity of the North Polar Seas of Titan
Creators: name: Cartwright, Richard
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2009

description: This study analyzes the available radar evidence in order to describe the morphology of channel networks around the north polar seas of Titan. Critical flow depths necessary to entrain water-ice grains, and denudation rates for a north polar channel network are discussed. The results indicate that channel networks on Titan have similar morphologies to channel networks cut by water on Earth.  We also find that water-ice sediment should be readily entrained in the headwaters and downstream sections of the analyzed Titanian basin, given sufficient flow depths of liquid hydrocarbons. Also, the importance of slope and the elevated topography of the highlands surrounding the polar lakes are considered, as well as potential formation theories for the elevated highlands and low-lying maria that dominate the north polar region.
Evaluating the Effects of Green Roofs as Tools for Stormwater Management in an Urban Metropolis
Creators: name: Polinsky, Robyn
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2009

description: Stormwater management is an essential aspect of urban hydrology. Urbanized areas have large amounts of impervious surface cover (ISC) and well developed sewer and drainage networks which rapidly channel water and pollutants off of streets and into local streams. This research evaluates the use of vegetated roofs as mechanisms to reduce ISC and stormwater runoff in downtown Atlanta. A 3-D model of the study site was created so that runoff rates could be measured for various rooftop scenarios under different size storm events. The results revealed a reduction in peak runoff and an increase in both the lag time and duration of response time. The results were most significant for the smallest storm event with 2/3 of the rooftops vegetated. As these experiments use a scale model for a section of downtown Atlanta, results are likely to be applicable to similar urban environments and may provide guidance for stormwater engineers.
ADOPTING THE CORRECT POSTURE WHILE PLAYING THE RUBAB
Creators: name: Saitov, Jaqsılıq
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This article discusses the Rubob. Its unique features and rich history arehighlighted, emphasizing the special importance of teaching Rubob. Attention is given to the methods of teaching Rubob, with a focus on the initial stage.
Ozone Damage Potential to Loblolly Pine Ecosystems in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia
Creators: name: Styers, Diane
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2005

description: Atlanta is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the southeastern United States and is the only area in the region currently listed in ?serious? 1-hour ozone nonattainment. Despite its exceedance history, impacts on Atlanta?s urban forests have not been the focus of any major studies. The purpose of this study was to examine air pollution damage to vegetation using a foliar-injury survey on Stone Mountain. The objectives of this project included 1) establishing that pollution transport from Atlanta to Stone Mountain occurs, 2) determining the magnitude of ozone concentrations near Stone Mountain and 3) assessing sensitive plant species on Stone Mountain for foliar injury. Results from this study confirm that Stone Mountain is located downwind from Atlanta. Ozone concentrations were sufficiently high to damage vegetation and these consistently peaked in July. Foliar injury was present on understory species on Stone Mountain, but was not observed on loblolly pine species.
Supplementary document for Concentrated radiative cooling and its constraint from reciprocity - 5582374.pdf
Creators: name: Dong, Minghao
name: Zhu, Linxiao
name: Jiang, Bo
name: Fan, Shanhui
name: Chen, Zhen
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement 1
Mineralogical and Geochemical Indicators of Subaerial Weathering in the Pozzolane Rosse Ignimbrite (Alban Hills Volcanic District, Italy)
Creators: name: Dickie, Jennifer
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2010

description: The Pozzolane Rosse ignimbrite [PR] (457ñ4 ka) in the Alban Hills Volcanic District, Rome, Italy was exposed ~ 40 ka prior to a subsequent volcanic event which coverd it entirely. XRF, XRD, and clay separation results from PR samples from INGV and CA1 boreholes and Castel di Leva quarry show evidence of paleopedogenesis. All locations display loss of base cations, loss of K is consistent with XRD datat showing dissolution or alteration of leucite to analcime. Accumulation of Al and high L.O.I. support XRD evidence of 1:1 clay species at upper depth. Data suggest alteration extent can be determined by geochemistry. Hydrothermal alteration is assessed from geochemistry showing significant leaching of major and trace elements, primary mineralogy loss and iron sulfide and sulfate mineral development. Deep samples of PR may show groundwater influenced alteration with the presence of expandable 2:1 clays, zeolites, and possible mixing with the underlying Vallerano Lava.
Censoring Maps in Google China? Visual Analysis through Foucault't Power/Knowledge
Creators: name: Karimbayeva, Zhanar
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2010

description: This thesis explores aspects of map censorship in Google China through a theoretical framework based on Foucault?s power/knowledge. Comparing results of content analysis of maps in Google Ditu in Google China and Google Maps in Google Dot Com, the thesis analyzes the degree of censorship of maps in the Google geoweb. My findings are a higher density of labeling in Google Ditu in comparison with Google Maps, the absence of VGI in Google Ditu, the limitation of zoom level at Google Ditu, and the absence of Street View in China. This thesis suggests possible explanations to differences in map information between Google Ditu and Google Maps.
Idalus noiva
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Idalus
Idalus noiva

description: Idalus noiva (Jones, 1914)
Automolis noiva Jones, 1914: 11.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Brazil, [São Paulo], Alto da Serra, Santos.
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Lectotype female designated by Watson (1975: 79) (BMNH).
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 156, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
Impact of COVID-19 on social work field education : Perspectives of Canadian social work students
Creators: name: Au, Cara
name: Drolet, Julie L.
name: Kaushik, Vibha
name: Charles, Grant, 1953-
name: Franco, Monica
name: Henton, Jesse
name: Hirning, Marina
name: McConnell, Sheri
name: Nicholas, David
name: Nickerson, Amanda
name: Ossais, Jessica
name: Shenton, Heather
name: Sussman, Tamara
name: Verdicchio, Gabriela
name: Walsh, Christine A.
name: Wickman, Jayden
Publisher: name: Sage
Year: 2023

description: Summary: Social work field education has experienced major disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also embracing new opportunities to grow. The Transforming the Field Education Landscape research partnership developed a cross-sectional web-based survey with closed- and open-ended questions to understand student perceptions of COVID-19’s impacts on social work field education. The survey opened during the first wave of the pandemic from July 8 to 29, 2020 and was completed by 367 Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) students across Canada. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Findings: Respondents experienced reduced practicum hours and placements terminating early or moving online. Students were concerned about gaining adequate experience for future job prospects. They were generally positive about academic institutional responses to COVID-19 but described financial challenges with tuition costs and a lack of paid practica. Respondents were mostly satisfied with practicum supervision. They experienced negative impacts of COVID-19 on mental health with isolation and remote learning and described a lack of institutional mental health support. Students were concerned with missing direct practice skills, while some students reported more flexible hours, access to online events beyond their region, and increased research experience. They expressed a need for practicum flexibility and accommodation. Applications: Recommendations include an increase in flexibility and accommodations for practicum students, exchanges of promising and wise field education practices, and accessible postsecondary mental health supports. Professional development opportunities should support graduates who missed learning opportunities in their practicum.
Analysis of Precipitates and Waters Associated with an Alkaline Leachate, Gulf State Steel Property, Gadsden, Alabama: A Reconnaissance Study
Creators: name: VanTrees, Craig
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2010

description: Calcite stalactites ranging in length from several inches to a foot long are found forming on the southeastern slag pile at the former Gadsden Steel Mill of the Gulf States Steel Corporation. Analyses of samples collected per EISOPQAM guidelines include the following: petrographic, conductivity, pH, XRD, XRF, TDS, and major cations and anions. Preliminary field pH and conductivity measurements indicate that waters near the slag pile have a pH ranging from 11-12 and a conductivity ranging from 1115-6300 ?¬S/ cm. Titration data indicate that the maximum pH value is 12.5. These calcite stalactites and stream coatings result from the dissolution of the steelmaking slag by rainfall. These alkaline waters precipitate calcite when they are in contact with atmospheric CO2. Improper management of slag products can lead to aesthetically impacted environments and ecosystems. Several studies and this study show that steel slag could be used to sequester atmospheric CO2.
Representation of the bomb in Australian art and culture 1945-1959
Creators: name: James, Rodney B.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2024

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
Idalus decisa
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Idalus
Idalus decisa

description: Idalus decisa (Rothschild, 1917)
Automolis decisa Rothschild, 1917: 480.
TYPE LOCALITY. — French Guiana, Saint Jean du Maroni.
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Holotype male (BMNH).
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 157, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
Ontology and Knowledge Base of Brittle Deformation Microstructures for the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) Core Samples
Creators: name: Broda, Cynthia
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2010

description: The quest to answer fundamental questions and solve complex problems is a principal tenet of Earth science. The pursuit of scientific knowledge has generated profuse research, resulting in a plethora of information-rich resources. This phenomenon offers great potential for scientific discovery. However, a deficiency in information connectivity and processing standards has become evident. This deficiency has resulted in a demand for tools to facilitate and process this upsurge in information. This ontology project is an answer to the demand for information processing tools. The primary purpose of this domain-specific ontology and knowledge base is to organize, connect, and correlate research data related to brittle deformation microstructures. This semantically enabled ontology may be queried to return not only asserted information, but inferred knowledge that may not be evident. In addition, its standardized development in OWL-DL (Web Ontology Language-Description Logic) allows the potential for sharing and reuse among other geologic science communities.
Conditions Conducive to Economic Development in Local Areas
Creators: name: Bachmura, Frank T.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1963
Subjects: Community/Rural/Urban Development
Financial Economics
Labor and Human Capital

description: [Contents:] Obstacles to Development in Smaller Communities --- Labor Factor Approaches --- Capital Factor Considerations --- Relative Merits of Capital Versus Labor Approaches --- Conclusions.
description: Prepared for delivery before the Eleventh Annual Farm Business Training Conference, Stillwater, Oklahoma, June 27 to 29, 1963.
Representation of the bomb in Australian art and culture 1945-1959
Creators: name: James, Rodney B. .
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
K-Ar Age Values of Bulk Soil Samples and Clay Fractions: Effects of Acid Extraction and Implications for the Origin of Micaceous Clay in Savannah River Site Soils, South Carolina, USA
Creators: name: Naumann, Thomas
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2010

description: Understanding how natural Cs, Rb, and K have been redistributed in Savannah River Site (SRS) soils during pedogenesis is important to understanding how radiocesium released to the soils will behave over the long term. In this effort, it is important to distinguish K that has participated in mineral-water reactions from that still residing in primary silicate structures, particularly in the clay fraction. The impact of different degrees of acid extraction on K and radiogenic Ar in bulk soil and in clay from five SRS soil samples has been determined. Strong treatment (50% HNO3, three hours, 100øC) releases K from primary minerals, as shown also by a concomitant release of radiogenic Ar, but a more moderate treatment (6% HNO3, three hours, 80øC) does not release K. K in the clay fraction is mostly nonexchangeable K in remnants of primary mica, and clay K-Ar age values near 300 Ma indicate the mica originated in the Appalachian mountain belt.
Idalus metacrinis
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Idalus
Idalus metacrinis

description: Idalus metacrinis (Rothschild, 1909)
Automolis metacrinis Rothschild, 1909a: 37.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Colombia, [Magdalena], Onaca, S[an]ta Marta.
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Lectotype male designated by Watson (1975: 79) (BMNH).
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 157, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
Perspectives on the effectiveness of using Lexical units in the language learning process
Creators: name: Ergasheva Laziza Bahodir qizi, O'z MU JF o'qituvchisi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This study investigates the effectiveness of using lexical units in thelanguage learning process through a series of pedagogical experimental trials. Byimplementing a comprehensive methodological framework, the study aims toelucidate the practical application of scientific hypotheses and innovativeeducational methods. The trials involve various experimental, survey-based, andobservational methods, each meticulously planned and executed to yield reliabledata. The findings highlight the significance of a robust research methodology inenhancing educational practices and offer insightful recommendations for futureresearch and pedagogical improvements.
The Effects of High Density Septic Systems on Surface Water Quality in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Creators: name: Anderson, John
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2010

description: Gwinnett County, Georgia experienced rapid growth in the 1970?s without the infrastructure so septic systems were installed for residential homes.  The number of septic systems grew to over 85,000 with a density of 487 septic systems per square mile. This study mapped the distribution of septic systems to determine regions of potential pathogen surface water.  This study addressed what potential health risks do high density septic systems have on surface water quality and how can the history of Gwinnett County assist in future development in the Metropolitan Atlanta area? It was found that the density of septic systems has reduced the surface water quality for streams in the Yellow and Alcovy River basins.  An average rainfall cause septic flushing and an increase in the fecal coliform.  Other trends observed in the surface water quality of increased BOD, water temperature, and various metals also indicated this flushing effect.
Assessment of the impact of climate change on endangered conifer tree species by considering climate and soil dual suitability and interspecific competition
Creators: name: Xu, Wenhuan
name: Jiang, Jing
name: Lin, Huan-Yu
name: Chen, Tze-Ying
name: Zhang, Shiyi
name: Wang, Tongli (Forest Geneticist)
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: Climate change results in the habitat loss of many conifer tree species and jeopardizes species biodiversity and forest ecological functions. Delineating suitable habitats for tree species via climate niche model (CNM) is widely used to predict the impact of climate change and develop conservation and management strategies. However, the robustness of CNM is broadly debated as it usually does not consider soil and competition factors. Here we developed a new approach to combine soil variables with CNM and evaluate interspecific competition potential in the niche overlapping areas. We used an endangered conifer species - Chamaecyparis formosensis (red cypress) - as a case study to predict the impact of climate change. We developed a novel approach to integrate the climate niche model and soil niche model predictions and considered interspecific competition to predict the impacts of climate change on tree species. Our results show that the suitable habitat for red cypress would decrease significantly in the future with an additional threat from the competition of an oak tree species. Our approach and results may represent significant implications in making conservation strategies and evaluating the impacts of climate change, and providing the direction of the refinement of the ecological niche model.
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Bauxite Deposits (Cretaceous), Wilkinson County, Georgia.
Creators: name: Ayorinde, Adebayo
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Cretaceous bauxite deposits from Hall and Veneer mines, Wilkinson County, Georgia are composed of kaolinite, gibbsite, goethite, anatase, nordstrandite and bohemite.ÿ Quartz and micas are absent in the samples.ÿ The presence of boehmite and goethite are evidence of intense weathering forming the bauxite deposits.ÿ The extremely high values of the Chemical Index of Alteration (CIA) which is over 99, and the low values of the alkali metals and alkali earth metals, support an intense weathering origin for the bauxite deposit.ÿ There is evidence of deposition in the mines based on the presence of pisoids in the bauxite samples and the composition of the parent materials, which vary markedly by the non-uniform TiO2/Al2O3 values which represent the accumulation of transported materials from contrasting source areas.ÿ Kaolin minerals were first produced by the hydrolytic weathering of aluminous sediments and then gibbsite was formed as early kaolin was desilicated.
Agentic Voices
Creators: name: Mlynek-Kalman, Anna
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 130102 Early Childhood Education (excl. Maori)
subject: FOS: Educational sciences

description: This research found that most early childhood educators do not sing organically, without synthesised recordings, and therefore musical miseducation occurs. Many educators develop an “I don’t sing” identity; a cycle that they then perpetuate. My first apparently paradoxical directive to these educators is to STOP SINGING SONGS. To learn to sing tunefully, one must experience a ‘rebirth’ of the voice. Through reflective babble or ‘vocal doodling’ daily, educators experienced aural-kinaesthetic feedback and gained musical self-efficacy. Through reflection, they built attunement and trust in their own musical abilities alongside their children.
Cellular uptake and toxicological effects of differently sized zinc oxide nanoparticles in intestinal cells
Creators: name: Höra, Christian
name: Mittag, Anna
name: Kämpfe, Alexander David
name: Kuckelkorn, Jochen
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Zellzyklus
Zytotoxizität
Genotoxizität
Zinkoxid

description: Due to their beneficial properties, the use of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP) is constantly increasing, especially in consumer-related areas, such as food packaging and food additives, which is leading to an increased oral uptake of ZnO NP. Consequently, the aim of our study was to investigate the cellular uptake of two differently sized ZnO NP (<50 nm and <100 nm; 12-1229 (micro)mol/L) using two human intestinal cell lines (Caco-2 and LT97) and to examine the possible resulting toxic effects. ZnO NP (<50 nm and <100 nm) were internalized by both cell lines and led to intracellular changes. Both ZnO NP caused time- and dose-dependent cytotoxic effects, especially at concentrations of 614 (micro)mol/L and 1229 (micro)mol/L, which was associated with an increased rate of apoptotic and dead cells. ZnO NP < 100 nm altered the cell cycle of LT97 cells but not that of Caco-2 cells. ZnO NP < 50 nm led to the formation of micronuclei in LT97 cells. The Ames test revealed no mutagenicity for both ZnO NP. Our results indicate the potential toxicity of ZnO NP after oral exposure, which should be considered before application. © 2021 by the authors
Particle Size, Critical Shear Stress, and Benthic Invertebrate Distribution and Abundance in a Gravel-bed River of the Southern Appalachians
Creators: name: Mayoral, Helen
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: To determine the relationship between the abundance and density of benthic invertebrates, and the critical shear stress of individual grain sizes, a reach along Smith Creek, was divided into ten 2m x 2m quadrants.ÿ Within each quadrant, five randomly selected clasts for each grain size ranging from 2.26 to 25.6 cm were cleaned for benthic invertebrates.ÿ Wolman pebble counts for each quadrant were also conducted and used to determine the critical Shields stress per grain size fraction from the model given by Wiberg and Smith (1987) that explicitly accounts for particle hiding/sheltering effects in mixed-bed rivers.ÿ Particle entrainment values were then compared with estimated bankfull Shields stress values to determine sediment transport potential during bankfull flow.ÿ Invertebrate abundance was strongly positively correlated with critical Shields stress up to the 18.0 cm grain size, indicating a preference for certain grain sizes; while density was positively correlated with all grain sizes present.
Idalus dorsalis
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Idalus
Idalus dorsalis

description: Idalus dorsalis (Seitz, 1922)
Automolis dorsalis Seitz, 1922: 369.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Colombia, [Meta], Villavicencio.
TYPE SPECIMENS. — Undisclosed number of syntypes (?).
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 157, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
Physical Properties of Kepler Planets from Analytic Light Curve Modeling
Creators: name: Judkovsky, Yair
name: Ofir, Aviv
name: Aharonson, Oded
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: We present AnalyticLC, a novel analytic method we developed for full light-curve modeling, and results we obtained by applying it to Kepler data. To our knowledge, this is the first analytic tool for transit variations that incorporates three-dimensional orbital motion. The analytic method also includes a previously unrecognized Transit Timing Variation (TTV) pattern, which arises in a near-resonant chain of three planets, a commonly observed architecture in the Kepler population. Our highly efficient and accurate implementation allowed full inversion of a large number of observed systems to derive physical and orbital parameters of 140 Kepler planets, including a description of their three-dimensional orbital geometry. We highlight our findings of dozens of Impact Parameter Variations (TbVs), which are fingerprints of mutual inclination in planetary systems. AnalyticLC can be further used for simultaneous fits of photometry and radial velocity measurements. It also offers advantages for analyzing observations with a long time span, a scenario becoming increasingly common in this era of multiple space missions.
 We have made AnalyticLC's code implementation publicly available.
Park Accessibility in Atlanta
Creators: name: Joseph, Laura
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Urban green spaces, such as parks, provide urban residents with a multitude of environmental benefits and city residents should all have access to these benefits. This study examined the socioeconomic status of urban residents who live within one-mile distance to a public park in the city of Atlanta. Park accessibility was investigated with respect to distances to parks and park acreage using Euclidean distance and street-network distance. Socioeconomic status was examined using five variables: population density, median household income, percentage of population living below poverty, percentage of minority population and percentage of female population. A site suitability analysis was conducted to determine where additional park space could be most beneficial for the populations lacking access to the benefits of park space. Using Geographic Information Systems to analyze socioeconomic data from U.S. Census Bureau vis-…-vis Atlanta parks, this study discovered there is no statistically significant socioeconomic disparity among residents who currently have or do not have park access in Atlanta. The findings of this study showed some weak relationships of park distance and park size with population density and minority populations. The site suitability study suggested two sites that could be potentially used for future park development.

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Intensive Study of Ambient Carbon Dioxide Variability in Urban Atlanta
Creators: name: Vann, Brian
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Urban areas contain multiple sources and sinks of carbon dioxide, yet spatial and temporal information explaining its variability, diurnal patterns, and effects from human activity are limited. The city of Atlanta, due to conflicting air masses, geographic location, and population growth, is as an excellent location to study carbon dioxide concentrations across its urban landscape. Mobile measurements of ambient CO2 concentrations were obtained at 1.5m above ground level along a transect in winter 2010 within the perimeter of Atlanta. Analyses of winter 2010 CO2 variability at GSU?s stationary CO2 monitor was also explored. The results showed that CO2 concentrations in Atlanta are highly variable. The GSU CO2 station showed that weekday CO2 concentrations to be significantly higher than weekends suggesting that anthropogenic emissions may be the cause.
Idalus tenuifascia
Creators: name: Vincent, Benoît
name: Laguerre, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Idalus
Idalus tenuifascia

description: Idalus tenuifascia (Dognin, 1911)
Automolis tenuifascia Dognin, 1911c: 8.
TYPE LOCALITY. — Colombia, [Valle del Cauca], Yuntas near Cali.
TYPE SPECIMEN. — Holotype female no. 30 503 (USNM).
description: Published as part of Vincent, Benoît & Laguerre, Michel, 2014, Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae), pp. 137-533 in Zoosystema 36 (2) on page 157, DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1, http://zenodo.org/record/5395344
Labor Agency beyond the Union: The Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Faith-Based Community Organizations
Creators: name: Husebo, Michael
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Labor geographers have identified multiple strategies through which workers assert their demands in an era of global production networks. In this thesis I examine the strategic organizational actions of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a community-based organization representing immigrant farm-workers in southwestern Florida. Central to the successes of the CIW is its strategy to organize and embed its agency in civil society. Social actors have proved to be of vital importance as they enabled the CIW to position itself strategically in important locations of the production network to contest capitalist geographies more effectively. Using qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with representatives of churches, religious-community organizations, and interfaith non-profits working with the CIW, I argue that the CIW?s strategies theoretically expands our understanding of labor agency and how spatiality, and specifically place, shapes the potential for workers? agency.
Spatiotemporal Analyses of Child Pedestrian-Vehicle Incidents Occurring during School-Commuting Hours in Metro Atlanta from 2000 to 2007
Creators: name: Moore, Amy
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: From 2000 to 2007, the five core county area of Metropolitan Atlanta (Fulton, Dekalb, Clayton, Cobb and Gwinnett) experienced 1,871 incidents involving child pedestrians. Nearly one-third of these incidents occurred during school-commuting hours. This study examines the geospatial locations of these incidents, with regards to the location of all 647 public schools within the study area. A GIS is used to analyze the spatiotemporal arrangement of these incidents in order to find risk factors and patterns in the data. Aspects of the built environment are then considered in areas with higher frequencies of child pedestrian-vehicle incidents. A walkability assessment is conducted to assess risk factors involved in the increased incident frequencies in an area of Stone Mountain. A correlation with the location of parks, recreation centers and other destinations are found. Improvements and installation of crosswalks are suggested in order to improve safety and walkability of child pedestrians in these areas.
Assessment of Watershed Model Simplification and Potential Application in Small Ungaged Watersheds: A Case Study of Big Creek, Atlanta, GA
Creators: name: Comarova, Zoia
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Technological and methodological advances of the past few decades have provided hydrologists with advanced and increasingly complex hydrological models. These models improve our ability to simulate hydrological systems, but they also require a lot of detailed input data and, therefore, have a limited applicability in locations with poor data availability. From a case study of Big Creek watershed, a 186.4 km2 urbanizing watershed in Atlanta, GA, for which continuous flow data are available since 1960, this project investigates the relationship between model complexity, data availability and predictive performance in order to provide reliability factors for the use of reduced complexity models in areas with limited data availability, such as small ungaged watersheds in similar environments.  My hope is to identify ways to increase model efficiency without sacrificing significant model reliability that will be transferable to ungaged watersheds.
Critical Thresholds for Sediment Mobility in an Urban Stream
Creators: name: Martin, Ross
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2011

description: Bed load transport measurements were made in a small urban stream in Decatur, GA, from which thresholds for motion were calculated using methodologies from the published literature. These methodologies are discussed in terms of their limitations and assumptions. Mobility frequencies were calculated for single grains of each grain size fraction to illustrate the transition from size selective transport to equal mobility.  In general, urban streams behave differently than many gravel rivers in non-urban settings because of differences in the availability and character of sediment sources and altered flow hydrographs. This comparison allows for discussion about the way sediment is transported in urban streams versus typical gravel-bed, armored channels.