cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Diffusion-driven self-assembly of rod-like particles: Monte Carlo simulation on a square lattice
Creators: name: Lebovka, Nikolai I.
name: Tarasevich, Yuri Yu.
name: Gigiberiya, Volodymyr A.
name: Vygornitskii, Nikolai V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The diffusion-driven self-assembly of rod-like particles was studied by means of Monte Carlo simulation. The rods were represented as linear $k$-mers (i.e., particles occupying $k$ adjacent sites). In the initial state, they were deposited onto a two-dimensional square lattice of size $L\times L$ up to the jamming concentration using a random sequential adsorption algorithm. The size of the lattice, $L$, was varied from $128$ to $2048$, and periodic boundary conditions were applied along both $x$ and $y$ axes, while the length of the $k$-mers (determining the aspect ratio) was varied from $2$ to $12$. The $k$-mers oriented along the $x$ and $y$ directions ($k_x$-mers and $k_y$-mers, respectively) were deposited equiprobably. In the course of the simulation, the numbers of intraspecific and interspecific contacts between the same sort and between different sorts of $k$-mers, respectively, were calculated. Both the shift ratio of the actual number of shifts along the longitudinal or transverse axes of the $k$-mers and the electrical conductivity of the system were also examined. For the initial random configuration, quite different self-organization behavior was observed for short and long $k$-mers. For long $k$-mers ($k\geq 6$), three main stages of diffusion-driven spatial segregation (self-assembly) were identified: the initial stage, reflecting destruction of the jamming state, the intermediate stage, reflecting continuous cluster coarsening and labyrinth pattern formation and the final stage, reflecting the formation of diagonal stripe domains. Additional examination of two artificially constructed initial configurations showed that this pattern of diagonal stripe domains is an attractor, i.e., any spatial distribution of $k$-mers tends to transform into diagonal stripes. Nevertheless, the time for relaxation to the steady state essentially increases as the lattice size growth.
description: 12 pages, 14 figs, 3 videos, 53 refs. Submitted to Phys. Rev. E
A nonparametric Bayesian approach to copula estimation
Creators: name: Shaoyang Ning
name: Shephard, Neil
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: We propose a novel Dirichlet-based Pólya tree (D-P tree) prior on the copula and based on the D-P tree prior, a nonparametric Bayesian inference procedure. Through theoretical analysis and simulations, we are able to show that the flexibility of the D-P tree prior ensures its consistency in copula estimation, thus able to detect more subtle and complex copula structures than earlier nonparametric Bayesian models, such as a Gaussian copula mixture. Furthermore, the continuity of the imposed D-P tree prior leads to a more favourable smoothing effect in copula estimation over classic frequentist methods, especially with small sets of observations. We also apply our method to the copula prediction between the S&P 500 index and the IBM stock prices during the 2007–08 financial crisis, finding that D-P tree-based methods enjoy strong robustness and flexibility over classic methods under such irregular market behaviours.
Cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis of somatrogon once-weekly injections vs. daily growth hormone injection for treating paediatric growth hormone deficiency in Ireland
Creators: name: Rivolo, Simone
name: Loftus, Jane
name: Peter, Balazs
name: Fahey, Marion
name: Kongnakorn, Thitima
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Paediatric growth hormone deficiency (pGHD) manifests as growth failure associated with inadequate growth hormone (GH) production. Daily injections of recombinant human GH (dGH) [somatropin] is the current standard of care, which has been shown to be well tolerated and effective, but associated with suboptimal adherence, leading to reduced effectiveness. Somatrogon, a once-weekly injectable long-acting human GH, has demonstrated clinical non-inferiority and significantly lower life interference (i.e. treatment burden) vs. somatropin in two Phase 3 studies. This work evaluated cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of somatrogon vs dGHs from an Irish payer perspective. A Markov model was developed for patients starting somatrogon or dGHs treatment at 3–12 years and continuing up to achievement of near adult height (NAH), with growth driven by trial-based height velocity (HV) and treatment-specific adherence. Patients could discontinue treatment at the end of Year 1 (4%). DGH adherence (95.3%–65% over treatment duration) and adherence-growth relationship were based on published evidence. Higher Year 1 adherence of 4%, tapering over time, for somatrogon vs. dGHs was based on clinical consultation. Treatment costs, monitoring costs and costs due to different wastage types (device setting and adherence) were sourced from local data. Health utilities based on height and injection frequency were derived from published literature. Scenario analysis, deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analysis were performed. Somatrogon treatment led to 1.87–3.66 cm greater NAH gain and 0.21–0.50 higher quality adjusted life years (QALYs) vs. dGHs, across the base case and scenarios evaluated. Somatrogon treatment was associated with cost savings of €5,699–€21,974 and lower cost per cm gained vs. dGHs (€197–€527), per patient. Somatrogon was cost-effective vs. dGHs, with the result consistent across the sensitivity analyses conducted. Somatrogon weekly injections were estimated to result in higher NAH, higher QALYs, lower overall costs and lower costs per cm gained than dGHs, in pGHD.
Removal of methyl orange dye using activated biochar derived from pomelo peel wastes: performance, isotherm, and kinetic studies
Creators: name: Zhang, Bing
name: Wu, Yunhai
name: Cha, Ligen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: The activated biochar derived from pomelo peel waste (PPAB) was prepared using pomelo peel (PP) wastes as the raw materials via chemical activation with phosphoric acid (H3PO4) for the removal of methyl orange (MO) dye in wastewater. The materials were characterized by various analytic methods including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), N2 adsorption-desorption analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR) and zeta potential analysis. The adsorption performance of PPAB was investigated and optimized with MO dye as target adsorbate under various operation parameters (contact time, pH, adsorbent dosage and initial dye concentration). The optimum dosage of PPAB was obtained 1 g/L, and the maximum adsorption took place at pH 3.0. Additionally, the results of equilibrium isotherms indicate the good fit of the adsorption data by Freundlich isotherm model, and the adsorption process belonged to the multilayer adsorption. The theoretical maximum adsorption capacity of PPAB calculated with Langmuir model reached to 163.105 mg/g at 25 °C. The kinetic results revealed that the adsorption fitted well with pseudo-second order kinetic model, and that the intraparticle diffusion was not the only rate-controlling step. Moreover, the possible mechanisms of modification and adsorption could be suggested through the results of SEM, EDS and FTIR. This study revealed that PPAB is a promising and efficient adsorbent for MO dyes, and the synthesis of PPAB provided a deep understanding about recycling and utilizing wastes in wastewater treatment.
Lettre de Franz Ernst Bruckmann à Jean-François Séguier, 1748-01-29
Creators: name: Bruckmann, Franz Ernst
name: Bruckmann, Franz Ernst
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2021
Subjects: Fossiles

description: [transcription] Jo. Franc: Seguierio

S et O

Dicit

Brückmannus D.

Literas meas ultimas, superiori anno ad te datas, quin nec te acceperis, as dubito ! Data in praesenti occasione ad Helvetos, non poss? non quin ad Te continuationem itinerarii mei procurem. Aspice, si lubet, epist.: n?: LXX. gratiosissimo tuo nomini à me in sign? amoris, favoris ac peculiaris aestimationis dedicat?. Summo honore prosequor viros eruditione claros, inter quos praecipu? tibi, vir celeberrime, loc? tribuo. Responsorüs tuis, nunquam non mihi gratissimis quam prim? placet, me benevole exhalara

[fol. 395 r] exhalara et nova litteraria ac fossilia nec non marina itala utpote corallia, ichtyolithos, pinnas marinas, echinitos & comites dictis literis ire jube, quod maxime peto, placent omni? naac regnorum specimina peculiaria, curiosa!

Hisce vale et favore tuo prosequi non desine.

Tibi deditissim?

Wolffenbüttela, d. 29 Jan: 1748

Traduction :

[fol. 395 r]

à J. F. Séguier

Dr Brüchmann

exprime son salut et son hommage.

Je doute que tu n'aies reçu aucune de mes dernières lettres que je t`ai adressées l'an dernier! Saisissant l'occasion présente de venir en Suisse, je ne peux m'empêcher de rallonger mon voyage pour aller te voir. Regarde, s'il te plait, ma lettre numéro LXX, que j'ai consacrée à ton très aimable nom sous le signe de l'amitié, de la sympathie et d'une toute particulière estime. c'est avec un très grand honneur que j'entoure les hommes qui brillent par leur érudition, au milieu desquels je t`attribue, Homme ô combien célèbre, une place toute spéciale. Par tes réponses, toujours très chères pour moi dès qu'il te plaît, ordonne-moi d'aller bénévolement exhaler [fol. 395 v] des nouvelles par écrit et de nouveaux fossiles et aussi des choses marines d'Italie comme des coraux, des ichtyolithes, des pinnes de mer, des échinites et des compagnons, par les dites lettres, ce que je demande très souvent, les spécimens particuliers et curiosités de tous les royaumes plaisent!

Pour ces questions, porte-toi bien et ne cesse pas de m'entourer de ta sympathie, moi qui Te suis

Très dévoué

Wolffenbüttel, le 29 Janv. 1748
description: Source: [lieu de Conservation] Nîmes, Bibliothèque Carré d'Art [cote]ms. 138_19_1, fol. 395
description: Source: ark:/12148/btv1b100151756
Ultra-compact low-loss broadband waveguide taper in silicon-on-insulator
Creators: name: Sethi, Purnima
name: Haldar, Anubhab
name: Selvaraja, Shankar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A novel design of large bandwidth, fabrication tolerant, CMOS-compatible compact tapers (15 um) have been proposed and experimentally demonstrated in silicon-on-insulator. The proposed taper along with linear grating couplers for spot-size conversion exhibits no degradation in the coupling efficiency compared to a standard focusing grating in 1550 nm band. A single taper design has a broadband operation over 600 nm that can be used in O, C and L-band. The proposed compact taper is highly tolerant to fabrication variations; 80 nm change in the taper width and 200 nm in end waveguide width varies the taper transmission by <0.4 dB. The footprint of the device i.e. taper along with the linear gratings is ~ 250 μm2; this is 20X smaller than the adiabatic taper and 2X smaller than the focusing grating coupler.
title: Theoretical Framework
Creators: name: Hugel, Paul Garrett
Publisher: name: OSF
Year: 2025
Subjects: 198 methods
Gene Sharp
autocratic legalism
constitutional democracy
democratic backsliding
executive aggrandizement
nonviolent action
political science
strategic electoral manipulation

description: This theoretical framework supports the Strategic Nonviolent Campaign (2025–2029) by integrating foundational theories from the field of democratic resistance. It draws upon Gene Sharp’s model of nonviolent action (11), civil resistance success factors from Chenoweth and Stephan (13), the concept of autocratic legalism as defined by Scheppele (2), and democratic backsliding frameworks articulated by Levitsky and Ziblatt (1), and Bermeo (7). These models inform the structure, strategic phases, and empirical hypothesis design of the campaign.
Main Preregistration DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2AGSQ
Deep Learning for Magnetic Resonance Image Reconstruction and Super-resolution
Creators: name: Ekanayake, Mevan Bandara
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 460299
subject: Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 330311
subject: Models and simulations of design
classificationCode: 400304
subject: Biomedical imaging
classificationCode: 461204
subject: Programming languages
classificationCode: 461103
subject: Deep learning
classificationCode: 490107
subject: Mathematical methods and special functions
classificationCode: 460304
subject: Computer vision
classificationCode: 461106
subject: Semi- and unsupervised learning
classificationCode: 461199
subject: Machine learning not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 400399
subject: Biomedical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: This thesis investigates how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). It addresses the key issue of lengthy MRI scan times, which can cause patient discomfort as well as low image quality. The research proposes AI models that not only reconstruct MRI images from limited data but also improve their resolution. These innovations promise faster, clearer MRI scans, leading to more accurate and efficient medical diagnoses. Ultimately, this work showcases the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in medical imaging, benefiting both patients and healthcare providers.
Robust Precoding Designs for Multiuser MIMO Systems with Limited Feedback
Creators: name: Zhou, Wentao
name: Zhang, Di
name: Debbah, Merouane
name: Lee, Inkyu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: It has been well known that the achievable rate of multiuser multiple-input multiple-output systems with limited feedback is severely degraded by quantization errors when the number of feedback bits is not sufficient. To overcome such a rate degradation, we propose new robust precoding designs which can compensate for the quantization errors. In this paper, we first analyze the achievable rate of traditional precoding designs for limited feedback systems. Then, we obtain an approximation of the second-order statistics of quantized channel state information. With the aid of the derived approximation, we propose robust precoding designs in terms of the mean square error (MSE) with conditional expectation in non-iterative and iterative fashions. For the non-iterative precoding design, we study a robust minimum MSE (MMSE) precoding algorithm by extending a new channel decomposition. Also, in the case of iterative precoding, we investigate a robust weighted MMSE (WMMSE) precoding to further improve the achievable rate. Simulation results show that the proposed precoding schemes yield significant improvements over traditional precoding designs.
description: IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., Early Access, Feb. 2024
Leaf Electronics: Nature-Based Substrates and Electrodes for Organic Electronic Applications
Creators: name: Nair, Rakesh Rajendran
name: Teuerle, Laura
name: Wolansky, Jakob
name: Kleemann, Hans
name: Leo, Karl
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The need to reduce the environmental impact of inorganic electronic systems is pressing. Although the field of organic electronics provides a potential solution to this issue, research and optimization is still majorly carried out on glass or plastic substrates. Additionally, the fabrication of organic devices requiring transparent electrodes is fraught with complex techniques and expensive materials which limit widespread implementation and sustainability goals. Here, we show that the quasi-fractal lignocellulose structures extracted from natural leaves can be successfully modified to be used as biodegradable substrates as well as electrodes for optoelectronic applications. Chemically coating the microstructures of these leaf skeletons with metals results in quasi-transparent, flexible electrodes having sheet resistances below 1 ohm/sq. and a concomitant current carrying capacity as high as 6 A over a 2.5*2.5 cm2 leaf electrode, all while maintaining broadband optical transmittance values of around 80%.
description: 4 pages, 6 figures, IEEE International conference publication
MILLIY IQTISODIYOTGA CHET EL INVESTITSIYALARINI JALB QILISHNI FAOLLASHTIRISH YO'LLARI
Creators: name: To'ychiyev, Alisher
name: Mamasharipov, Sardor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Milliy iqtisodiyotning barqaror rivojlanishi va raqobatbardoshligini ta'minlash uchun chet el investitsiyalari muhim ahamiyatga ega. Chet el investitsiyalari nafaqat milliy iqtisodiyotning o'sish sur'atlarini tezlashtirish, balki yangi ish o'rinlarini yaratish, texnologiya va boshqaruv tajribalarini o'zlashtirishga yordam beradi. Shu bilan birga, investitsiya muhiti, qonunchilik bazasi va infratuzilma sohalarida amalga oshiriladigan islohotlar orqali chet el investitsiyalarini jalb qilishni faollashtirish mumkin.
Kinematics and dynamics of molecular gas in high redshift quasars
Creators: name: Lupi, Alessandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: Molecular hydrogen (H2) is a fundamental component of galaxies, being the most abundant element in molecular clouds, where stars form, and an important source of radiative cooling at low temperature. With the advent of the ALMA telescope, we have started to collect data of the H2 distribution in galaxies with unprecedented resolution. In particular, we are now starting to resolve the distribution of molecular gas in high redshift quasar hosts, and this is giving us important information about the kinematics and dynamics of these systems. However, the large majority of numerical simulations on galactic and cosmological scales still lacks the ability to directly follow the formation and dissociation of H2, and must rely on pre-calibrated sub-grid models to compare the results with observations. I will present a numerical study of the H2 kinematics and dynamics in a massive halo at z=6, expected to be a quasar host, in which I self-consistently follow the evolution of H2 with non-equilibrium chemistry, including gas and dust shielding, H2 self-shielding, star formation, supernova feedback, and extragalactic and local stellar radiation. I will discuss in particular the interplay between the central AGN and its galaxy host, and the launching of outflows, both in the ionised/neutral and molecular phase. I will also show that the apparent obesity of high-redshift massive black holes is due to the gas tracers employed, and not to different intrinsic properties of the systems.
Temporal oscillations of light transmission through dielectric microparticles subjected to optically induced motion
Creators: name: Sadreev, Almas F.
name: Sherman, E. Ya.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider light-induced binding and motion of dielectric microparticles in an optical waveguide that gives rise to a back-action effect such as light transmission oscillating with time. Modeling the particles by dielectric slabs allows us to solve the problem analytically and obtain a rich variety of dynamical regimes both for Newtonian and damped motion. This variety is clearly reflected in temporal oscillations of the light transmission. The characteristic frequencies of the oscillations are within the ultrasound range of the order of $10^{5}$ Hz for micron size particles and injected power of the order of 100 mW. In addition, we consider driven by propagating light dynamics of a dielectric particle inside a Fabry-Perot resonator. These phenomena pave a way for optical driving and monitoring of motion of particles in waveguides and resonators.
description: 8 pages, 11 figures
Kuchuktepa is one of the most famous settlements of Uzbekistan
Creators: name: Khurramov Khamid Bobokul o'g'li
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description:  ANNOTATION: Today, researching archaeological settlements and determining their age is an urgent problem. Therefore, Kuchuktepa settlement was studied through scientific literature.

KEY WORDS: Kuchuktepa, Ancient Bactria, Early Iron Age, Sopollitepa, Pottery.
Translation and ideology: a study of Lin Zexu's translation activities
Creators: name: Chen, Shunyi
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: Lin Zexu (1785 -1850) was an outstanding statesman, thinker and poet in China during the Qing Dynasty. He was known as a 'national hero' during the Opium War period (1838 -1841) 1841) 1841) for his anti -opium campaign and anti -invasion endeavours in China. He was referred to as the first person in modern China to 'open his eyes observe the world' as he advocated Western learning and organised Western translation. As a patron of translation, Lin organised a series of translation activities from 1838 to 1840 in his role as High Imperial Commissioner of the Qing Court under Emperor Daoguang. This included newspaper translation, book translation, and diplomatic correspondence covering the opium trade, Western geography and laws, etc. These activities had a fargeography and laws, etc. These activities had a fargeography and laws, etc. These activities had a far geography and laws, etc. These activities had a farreaching impact on the late Qing society. This research aims to study Lin Zexu's translation activities from the perspective of ideology, in particular, patron's ideology. It addresses the holistic issue of how Lin exerted his ideological influence upon various links in the translational chain: selection of source texts, translation quality control, translation strategies, and target text examination. It attempts to conduct a parallel comparative study on both available source texts and target pertinent to Lin's translation activities with a view to uncovering the ideological issues reflected in the translation texts.
Communal and Market Mindsets and Behavior in the Trust Game
Creators: name: Khan, Maryam
name: Paweł Schoepp
name: Kuzminska, Anna O.
name: Gasiorowska, Agata
name: Kesebir, Pelin
name: Zaleskiewicz, Tomasz
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: A PRISMA-P protocol of a systematic review on how the communal and market mindsets affect allocations in the Trust Game.
Scientific Biography of Stanley Mandelstam, Part I: 1955-1980
Creators: name: Thorn, Charles B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: I review Stanley Mandelstam's many contributions to particle physics, quantum field theory and string theory covering the years 1955 through 1980. His more recent work will be reviewed by Nathan Berkovits. This is my contribution to the Memorial Volume for Stanley Mandelstam (World Scientific, 2017).
description: 33 pages, Contribution to the Memorial Volume for Stanley Mandelstam (World Scientific, 2017)
Treatment patterns, healthcare utilization, and costs of patients with treatment-resistant depression initiated on esketamine intranasal spray and covered by US commercial health plans
Creators: name: Joshi, Kruti
name: Pilon, Dominic
name: Shah, Aditi
name: Holiday, Christopher
name: Karkare, Swapna
name: Zhdanava, Maryia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Science Policy
Mental Health

description: To describe real-world use of esketamine (ESK) intranasal spray and healthcare outcomes among patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in the United States (US). Adults with TRD initiated on ESK (index date) between 5 March 2019 (US approval date for TRD) and 31 October 2020 were sampled from IBM MarketScan Research Databases. TRD was defined as claims for ≥2 unique antidepressants during the same major depressive episode. Subgroups of the TRD cohort with comorbid cardiometabolic conditions, pain, anxiety disorder, and substance use disorder (SUD) were identified. Patients had ≥6 months of continuous health plan eligibility pre- and post-index. The TRD cohort comprised 269 patients; comorbidity subgroups included 123 (cardiometabolic), 144 (pain), 189 (anxiety disorder), and 58 (SUD) patients. Proportion of patients completing ≥8 ESK sessions (number of sessions in induction phase) was 61.3% in the TRD cohort and ranged from 60.2% (cardiometabolic subgroup) to 72.4% (SUD subgroup) in subgroups. Median frequency of induction sessions was every 5–8 days among the TRD cohort and subgroups. Mean mental health–related inpatient costs reduced from pre- to post-index periods in the TRD cohort (mean ± standard deviation [median] costs per-patient-per-6-months: $3,480 ± $13,328 [$0] pre-ESK initiation; $3,262 ± $16,666 [$0] post-ESK initiation; mean difference: –$218) and subgroups (largest decrease in cardiometabolic subgroup: $4,864 ± $14,271 [$0]; $2,792 ± $15,757 [$0]; –$2,072). Mean mental health–related emergency department (ED) costs decreased in the TRD cohort ($608 ± $2,525 [$0]; $269 ± $1,143 [$0]; –$339) and subgroups (largest decrease in the SUD subgroup: $1,403 ± $3,752 [$0]; $351 ± $868 [$0]; –$1,052). This is a descriptive analysis; sample size for some comorbidity subgroups is small. The majority of patients completed ESK induction phase, and most dosing intervals were longer than the label recommendation. In this descriptive analysis, mental health–related inpatient and ED costs trended lower post-ESK initiation.
Molecular outflows in the local universe
Creators: name: Lutz, Dieter
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: We have obtained new detections and limits from a NOEMA and ALMA CO(1-0) search for molecular outflows in 13 local galaxies with high far-infrared surface brightness, and combine these with local universe CO outflow results from the literature. I will discuss constraints from line ratios and spatial structure on optically thick/thin CO emission and the conversion steps from observables to physical quantities such as molecular mass outflow rates. There is good agreement between the two main methods for molecular outflow detection: CO mm interferometry and Herschel OH-based spectroscopic outflow searches, in particular for the Gonzalez-Alfonso et al. (2017) sample of 12 bright ULIRGs with detailed OH-based outflow modelling. This spells good news for OH outflow studies with ALMA at high redshift, or with future space facilities like SPICA. Outflow properties correlate better with AGN luminosity than with far-infrared surface brightness, supporting other indications for an important role of, likely intermittent, AGN driving of these outflows.
Analysis and prediction of plant functional traits in contrasting environments: information for next-generation ecosystem models
Creators: name: Togashi, Henrique Furstenau
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: Three empirical plant-trait studies are presented, based on new field data plus extensive data analysis. All aim to provide information to improve the basis of dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs), by exploring neglected ecophysiological processes. The first study investigates a key model parameter, the leaf area (LA) to cross sectional sapwood-area (SA) ratio, in Australian evergreen woody plants. It confirmsthe pipe model, which states that SA at any point should scale isometrically with LA distal to that point. But although the LA:SA ratio is reported to vary with hydroclimate, aridity determined only upper and lower bounds of LA:SA. Great variation among species in similar environments exists and may reflect variation in stem hydraulics. The second study refutes the common model assumption that photosynthetic traits of evergreen plants are fixed in time. If it were true, carboxylation capacity (Vcmax) should increase with temperature following Rubisco kinetics. The study employs a theoretical framework to predict, instead, that Vcmax should acclimate to temperature : increasing, but less steeply. Repeat sampling of plants in the semi-arid Great Western Woodlands, during the warm and cool seasons, revealed that Vcmax (and other photosynthetic parameters) show thermal acclimation as predicted. The third study focuses on tropical rainforests in Australia and China, occupying a relatively narrow range of climates, to examine the association of plant functional traits (including growth traits such as maximum height as well as field-measured photosynthetic traits) with species' successional `roles'. Consistent relationships were found, providing key information for modelling forest dynamics. Each study tackles an aspect of DGVMs that so far has involved simplifying assumptions,such as assigning fixed trait values to functional types without considering variability across environments, seasons, and species. To take account of such variation, DGVM development will require targeted empirical studies like those presented here.
Can the induced increase in the angular velocity prevent the overspinning of BTZ black holes?
Creators: name: Düztaş, Koray
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Previously we showed that nearly extremal Bañados-Teitelboim-Zanelli (BTZ) black holes can be overspun by test bodies and fields, following the work of Rocha and Cardoso for the extremal case. The naked singularities in AdS space-times correspond to states rotating faster than light in the Ads/CFT correspondence. Therefore, overspinning turns out to be a drastic problem in a (2+1) dimensional AdS space-time, where one cannot invoke backreaction effects. Here, we consider the induced increase in the angular velocity of the event horizon which modifies the condition to allow the absorption of the perturbations satisfying the null energy condition. We show that its magnitude is sufficiently large to prevent the absorption of the challenging modes both for test bodies and scalar fields. We bring a solution to the notorious overspinning problem which does not involve any reference to self-energy or gravitational radiation.
description: Accepted to appear in European Physical Journal C
Approximation algorithms for TSP with neighborhoods in the plane
Creators: name: Dumitrescu, Adrian
name: Mitchell, Joseph S. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Computational Geometry (cs.CG)
subject: Data Structures and Algorithms (cs.DS)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In the Euclidean TSP with neighborhoods (TSPN), we are given a collection of n regions (neighborhoods) and we seek a shortest tour that visits each region. As a generalization of the classical Euclidean TSP, TSPN is also NP-hard. In this paper, we present new approximation results for the TSPN, including (1) a constant-factor approximation algorithm for the case of arbitrary connected neighborhoods having comparable diameters; and (2) a PTAS for the important special case of disjoint unit disk neighborhoods (or nearly disjoint, nearly-unit disks). Our methods also yield improved approximation ratios for various special classes of neighborhoods, which have previously been studied. Further, we give a linear-time O(1)-approximation algorithm for the case of neighborhoods that are (infinite) straight lines.
description: Manuscript that was published in J. Algorithms (2003), with brief clarifying remarks added (2014)
Influence of various operating conditions on wastewater treatment in an AS-biofilm reactor and post-treatment using TiO2-based solar/UV photocatalysis
Creators: name: D. S. Manu
name: Thalla, Arun Kumar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: In the present study, the effect of carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratio, suspended biomass concentration (X), hydraulic retention time (HRT) and dissolved oxygen (DO) on chemical oxygen demand (COD) and nutrient removal from wastewater was investigated in a lab-scale activated sludge (AS)-biofilm reactor. Furthermore, in order to improve the quality of the treated wastewater, photocatalysis by TiO2 was investigated as a post-treatment technology, using solar and UV irradiations. The AS-biofilm reactor provided a substantial removal efficiency in terms of COD, ammonia nitrogen (NH4+−N), total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorous when the system was maintained at C/N ratio 6.66, X in the range 2–2.5 g/L, HRT 10 h, DO in the range of 3.5–4.5 mg/L and organic loading rate (OLR) of 0.96 kg COD/m3 d during Run 1. Similarly, when the reactor was maintained at C/N ratio 10, X in the range of 3–3.5 g/L, HRT 8 h, DO in the range of 3.5–4.5 mg/L and OLR of 1.8 kg COD/m3 d during Run 2. The microstructure of suspended and attached biomass comprised a dense bacterial structure of cocci and bacillus microorganisms. The UV photocatalysis was found to be better than solar photocatalysis during the comparative analysis. The maximum removal efficiencies of COD, most probable number and phosphorous at optimum conditions in the case of UV and solar irradiations were 72%, 95%, 52% and 71%, 99%, 50%, respectively.
Additional file 7 of Molecular subtype identification and prognosis stratification by a metabolism-related gene expression signature in colorectal cancer
Creators: name: Lin, Dagui
name: Fan, Wenhua
name: Zhang, Rongxin
name: Zhao, Enen
name: Li, Pansong
name: Zhou, Wenhao
name: Peng, Jianhong
name: Li, Liren
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 7: Table S7. Metabolic pathways and LASSO coefficients of candidate genes used to build the MRS.
Magnetic field "flyby" measurement using simultaneously magnetometer and accelerometer
Creators: name: Monteiro, Martin
name: Stari, Cecilia
name: Cabeza, Cecilia
name: Marti, Arturo C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Physics Education (physics.ed-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The spatial dependence of magnetic fields in simple configurations is an usual topic in introductory electromagnetism lessons, both in high school and in university courses. In typical experiments, magnetic fields are obtained taking point-by-point values using a Hall sensor and distances are measured using a ruler. Here, we show how to take advantage of the smartphone capabilities to get simultaneous measures with the built-in accelerometer and magnetometer and to obtain the spatial dependence of magnetic fields. We consider a simple set up consisting of a smartphone mounted on a track whose direction coincides with the axis of a coil. While the smartphone is smoothly accelerated, both the magnetic field and the distance from the center of the coil (integrated numerically from the acceleration values) are simultaneously obtained. This methodology can be easily extended to more complicated setups.
description: 4 pages, 2 figures
Isochronous mass spectrometry at the RIKEN Rare-RI Ring facility
Creators: name: Nagae, D.
name: Omika, S.
name: Abe, Y.
name: Yamaguchi, Y.
name: Suzaki, F.
name: Wakayama, K.
name: Tadano, N.
name: Igosawa, R.
name: Inomata, K.
name: Arakawa, H.
name: Nishimuro, K.
name: Fujii, T.
name: Mitsui, T.
name: Yamaguchi, T.
name: Suzuki, T.
name: Suzuki, S.
name: Moriguchi, T.
name: Amano, M.
name: Kamioka, D.
name: Ozawa, A.
name: Naimi, S.
name: Ge, Z.
name: Yanagisawa, Y.
name: Baba, H.
name: Michimasa, S.
name: Ota, S.
name: Lorusso, G.
name: Litvinov, Yu. A.
name: Wakasugi, M.
name: Uesaka, T.
name: Yano, Y.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A dedicated isochronous storage ring, named the Rare-RI Ring, was constructed at the RI Beam Factory of RIKEN, aiming at precision mass measurements of nuclei located in uncharted territories of the nuclear chart. The Rare-RI Ring employs the isochronous mass spectrometry technique with the goal to achieve a relative mass precision of $10^{-6}$ within a measurement time of less than 1 ms. The performance of the facility was demonstrated through mass measurements of neutron-rich nuclei with well-known masses. Velocity or magnetic rigidity is measured for every particle prior to its injection into the ring, wherein its revolution time is accurately determined. The latter quantity is used to determine the mass of the particle, while the former one is needed for non-isochronicity corrections. Mass precisions on the order of $10^{-5}$ were achieved in the first commissioning, which demonstrates that Rare-RI Ring is a powerful tool for mass spectrometry of short-lived nuclei.
Health psychology: the psychological impact of managing and treating type-1 diabetes for children
Creators: name: Fraser, Madeleine
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is a complex chronic illness which requires intensive insulin replacement treatment via Multiple Daily needle Injections (MDI) or Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Injections (CSII). Both treatment options cause significant disruptions to the lives of diagnosed children and their families, and are difficult to integrate with everyday life. To improve one’s quality of life and minimise treatment disruptions as well as medical outcomes, consideration of the psychosocial functioning of children with T1DM becomes an important issue. This thesis is presented in the form of two stand-alone pieces of work. The first is a systematic review of quantitative research investigating the psychosocial impact of transitioning to CSII for children. Studies that met the inclusion criteria investigated a range of constructs, indicative of a diverse area of research. Such constructs included child cognitive and emotional functioning, quality of life, impact of treatment, eating patterns, as well as parental and family functioning. Overall published research indicated a trend toward a neutral or positive psychosocial impact of transitioning to CSII for children. In summary, the use of CSII in children appears to be supported by improvements in psychosocial factors in addition to small yet significant medical benefits. The second study used a qualitative approach to understanding the impact of T1DM and its treatment from the child’s own perspective. This approach sought to expand the range of issues addressed and build on current quantitative findings that typically investigate specific variables of interest selected by the researcher. Qualitative interviews, with 17 children (aged 7 to 15) at two different time points in their treatment, sought to holistically understanding the child’s experience of T1DM and the experience of the transition from MDI to CSII. Interviews were analysed using Grounded Theory coding (Glaser, 1979; Strauss & Corbin, 1990), leading to the developmental of the Transitional Stages Model of Treatment and Coping. This model describes key stages of transition and adaptation for children starting with the onset of undiagnosed, vague symptoms. Of particular interest within this model were shifts in the embodiment and interpretation of one’s own bodily cues at each of these stages. Further, children did not seem to strive toward ‘normality’ or autonomy as treatment goals. Instead it was important for children with T1DM to feel supported in a network termed the distributed system of management, involving parents, teachers, peers and technology. Implications for clinical practice and opportunities for psychological intervention are also discussed.
Numerical evaluation of the pipe-pile buckling during vibratory driving in sand
Creators: name: Bakroon, Montaser
name: Daryaei, Reza
name: Aubram, Daniel
name: Rackwitz, Frank
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Berlin
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 550 Geowissenschaften
subject: pipe-pile buckling
subject: imperfection
subject: pile installation
subject: soil-structure interaction
subject: Multi-Material Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian
subject: large deformations
subject: MMALE

description: The buckling of steel pipe piles during vibratory driving is numerically studied using the Multi-Material Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (MMALE) method. This method handles the large soil deformations that occur during pile driving and other geotechnical installation processes. The Mohr-Coulomb and an elastic-perfectly plastic material model are used to model the soil and the pile mechanical behavior, respectively. The result of a small-scale pile driving experiment is used to validate the numerical model. The penetration trend agrees well with the experimental measurements. Thereafter, four case scenarios and their possible effects on pile buckling, namely the presence of heterogeneity in the soil (a rigid boulder inside the soil) and the existence of geometrical imperfection modes in the pile (ovality, out-of-straightness, flatness) are investigated. This study shows that a combination of local and global buckling initiates at the pile tip and the pile shaft, respectively. During the initiation of buckling, a decrease in the penetration rate of the pile is observed compared to the case where no or minimal buckling occurs. It is shown that a less portion of the driving energy is spent on the pile penetration and the rest is spent on other phenomena such as buckling, resulting in less pile penetration. The cross section of the pile tip after buckling takes a form of a “peanut”, yet with a different geometry for each case. In cases where the model was initially symmetric, an asymmetric shape in cross section of the pile tip was obtained at the final stage which can be attributed to complex soil-structure interaction. The results of the numerical approach provide promising results to be used as an evaluation tool to reach reliable predictions in pile installation practice.
Treatment patterns, healthcare utilization, and costs of patients with treatment-resistant depression initiated on Esketamine intranasal spray and covered by US commercial health plans
Creators: name: Joshi, Kruti
name: Pilon, Dominic
name: Shah, Aditi
name: Holiday, Christopher
name: Karkare, Swapna
name: Zhdanava, Maryia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: To describe real-world use of esketamine (ESK) intranasal spray and healthcare outcomes among patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in the United States (US). Adults with TRD initiated on ESK (index date) between 03/05/2019 (US approval date for TRD) and 10/31/2020 were sampled from IBM© MarketScan© Research Databases. TRD was defined as claims for ≥2 unique antidepressants during the same major depressive episode. Subgroups of the TRD cohort with comorbid cardiometabolic conditions, pain, anxiety disorder, and substance use disorder (SUD) were identified. Patients had ≥6 months of continuous health plan eligibility pre- and post-index. The TRD cohort comprised 269 patients; comorbidity subgroups included 123 (cardiometabolic), 144 (pain), 189 (anxiety disorder), and 58 (SUD) patients. Proportion of patients completing ≥8 ESK sessions (number of sessions in induction phase) was 61.3% in the TRD cohort and ranged from 60.2% (cardiometabolic subgroup) to 72.4% (SUD subgroup) in subgroups. Median frequency of induction sessions was every 5-8 days among the TRD cohort and subgroups. Mean mental health–related inpatient costs reduced from pre- to post-index periods in the TRD cohort (mean ± standard deviation [median] costs per-patient-per-6-months: $3,480 ± $13,328 [$0] pre-ESK initiation; $3,262 ± $16,666 [$0] post-ESK initiation; mean difference: –$218) and subgroups (largest decrease in cardiometabolic subgroup: $4,864 ± $14,271 [$0]; $2,792 ± $15,757 [$0]; –$2,072). Mean MH-related emergency department (ED) costs decreased in the TRD cohort ($608 ± $2,525 [$0]; $269 ± $1,143 [$0]; –$339) and subgroups (largest decrease in the SUD subgroup: $1,403 ± $3,752 [$0]; $351 ± $868 [$0]; –$1,052). This is a descriptive analysis; sample size for some comorbidity subgroups is small. The majority of patients completed ESK induction phase, and most dosing intervals were longer than the label recommendation. In this descriptive analysis, mental health-related inpatient and ED costs trended lower post-ESK initiation.
Supplementary Materials
Creators: name: Wubin Pang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 90606 Photonics and Electro-Optical Engineering (excl. Communications)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: There are two datasets in this document. The first part is prescriptions and modulation transfer characteristics of discrete array lens designs discussed in section 3. The second part is prescriptions and modulation transfer characteristics of multiscale lens designs discussed in section 3.