cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
An introduction to supersymmetric field theories in curved space
Creators: name: Dumitrescu, Thomas T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this review, we give a pedagogical introduction to a systematic framework for constructing and analyzing supersymmetric field theories on curved spacetime manifolds. The framework is based on the use of off-shell supergravity background fields. We present the general principles, which broadly apply to theories with different amounts of supersymmetry in diverse dimensions, as well as specific applications to N=1 theories in four dimensions and their three-dimensional cousins with N=2 supersymmetry.
description: This is a contribution to the review volume `Localization techniques in quantum field theories' (eds. V. Pestun and M. Zabzine) which contains 17 Chapters. The complete volume is summarized in arXiv:1608.02952 and it can be downloaded at https://arxiv.org/src/1608.02952/anc/LocQFT.pdf or http://pestun.ihes.fr/pages/LocalizationReview/LocQFT.pdf
title: Ableitung von Methoden zur Steigerung der Effizienz in der Verwendung des Cloud Firestores in bestehenden Anwendungen
Creators: name: David, Schütz
Publisher: name: Hochschulbibliothek der Technischen Hochschule Köln
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 000 Allgemeines, Informatik, Informationswissenschaft

description: Diese Arbeit untersucht verschiedene Ansätze, Daten im Google Cloud Firestore zu strukturieren und deren Auswirkungen auf Kosten, Performance sowie Codequalität. Zunächst folgt eine Aufbereitung des aktuellen Stands der Forschung. Darauf folgt die experimentelle Methodik. Hier dient eine prototypische Implementierung der Szenarien als Grundlage. Im Zuge des Experiments werden in unterschiedlichen Disziplinen Daten erhoben und im Anschluss ausgewertet, um empfehlenswerte Lösungen für definierte Anwendungsfälle zu benennen. Am Ende gibt die Arbeit ein kurzes Fazit zu den gewonnenen Erkenntnissen sowie einen Ausblick auf weitere Optimierungspotenziale ab.
Lensing smoothing of BAO wiggles
Creators: name: Di Dio, Enea
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study non-perturbatively the effect of the deflection angle on the BAO wiggles of the matter power spectrum in real space. We show that from redshift z~2 this introduces a dispersion of roughly 1 Mpc at BAO scale, which corresponds approximately to a 1% effect. The lensing effect induced by the deflection angle, which is completely geometrical and survey independent, smears out the BAO wiggles. The effect on the power spectrum amplitude at BAO scale is about 0.1% for z~2 and 0.2% for z~4. We compare the smoothing effects induced by the lensing potential and non-linear structure formation, showing that the two effects become comparable at z~4, while the lensing effect dominates for sources at higher redshifts. We note that this effect is not accounted through BAO reconstruction techniques.
description: 23 pages, 10 figures, version accepted for publication in JCAP
title: Studies in the Structure and Growth of the Regions in the United Kingdom
Creators: name: Dixon, Robert John
Publisher: name: University of Kent
Year: 2023

description: The thesis attempts to develop and test a number of hypotheses relating to the structure and growth of manufacturing industry in the regions o f the U.K., over the period 1958-1968. After a brief discussion of the extent and measurement of specialisation , an attempt is made to test for relationships between specialisation patterns, and alternative measures of comparative and absolute advantage. Patterns of structural change in relation to comparative unit labour costs are also studied. The neo-classical model o f economic growth is used to examine the determinants of regional productivity growth. A C.E.S. production function is applied to assess the variability in techniques between regions, and to estimate the degree of returns to scale. These estimates are then used in a 'cross-sectional' context to examine inter-regional differences in the 'efficiency parameter’ of the C.E.S. function. The determinants o f inter-regional differences in the rate of employment growth are discussed. Beginning with a 'shift-share' analysis of employment growth, basic relationships between the growth rates of output, employment and capital accumulation are then examined. The growth experience of regions is further explored with the aid of the Harrod-Domar model of economic growth. Finally, some of the major findings of the thesis are highlighted with the aid of Kaldor's model of regional economic growth.
ELib - Das Projekt Electronic Library an der Universität Osnabrück
Creators: name: Zillmann, Hartmut
Publisher: name: Universität Dortmund
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: 020

description: Das Projekt Electronic Library (ELib) basiert auf einer gemeinsamen Initiative des Fachbereichs Mathematik/Informatik und der Universitätsbibliothek der Universität Osnabrück. Es beinhaltet die Erarbeitung eines Modells für den Aufbau und die Organisation einer "Bibliothek verteilt liegender elektronischer wissenschaftlicher Information". Die Electronic Library übernimmt außerdem Archivierungsfunktionen für Hochschulschriften (Dissertationen) unter Einsatz eines Dokumenten-Servers und dient als Mirror für elektronische Zeitschriften. Das Projekt wird vom Niedersächsischen Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur und der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft gefördert. Das Projekt endet Mitte 1999. Ausgehend von der Mathematik wird eine dauerhaft tragfähige Kooperation zwischen Bibliothek und Fächern zur Sichtung, Erschließung und Archivierung von wissenschaftlichem Material auf elektronischen Trägern modelliert. - Es besteht eine enge Zusammenarbeit mit dem OSIRIS-Projekt. Im Ergebnis soll dadurch eine angemessene Infrastruktur für den Zugang zu elektronischer wissenschaftlicher Information geschaffen und durch Mitarbeiterqualifizierung in der Bibliothek dauerhaft sichergestellt werden. Die Electronic Library der Universität Osnabrück bietet derzeit den Zugriff auf wisenschaftliche Information in elektronischer Form in den Fächern Mathematik, Mathematikdidaktik, Biologie, Geschichte, Computerlinguistik, Musik, Psychologie, Physik, Rechtswissenschaften, Sozialwissenschaften und Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Dazu gehört der strukturierte, fachspezifische Zugang zu Servern wissenschaftlicher Gesellschaften, Preprint-Diensten, Software, Datenbanken, Archiven und interaktiv nutzbaren (multimedialen) Lehr- und Lernmaterialien. Eine tiefergehende Erschließung findet im Bereich der über weltweite Datennetze zugänglichen Zeitschriften statt. Die elektronisch zugänglichen Zeitschriften sind mit dem Zeitschriftenangebot der Universitätsbibliothek (gedruckte Versionen) über das OSIRIS-System verknüpft. Der Benutzer hat jederzeit die Information, ob eine Zeitschrift in gedruckter Form in der Universitätsbibliothek vorhanden ist, und kann sich per Mausklick, der eine Anfrage an das OSIRIS-System startet, den Standort der Zeitschrift in der Bibliothek und die vorhandenen Jahrgänge anzeigen lassen. Unter Einsatz des Software-Paketes Harvest, das im ELib-Projekt für Zeitschriftenerschließung optimiert wurde, werden die im Internet über Zeitschriftenartikel verfügbaren Daten (Autor, Titel, Abstract,Volltexte) automatisch ausgewertet und indexiert. Auf der so für jedes Fach entstehenden Datenbasis kann der Benutzer inhaltlich recherchieren. Die zur inhaltlichen Erschließung der Zeitschriftenaufsätze notwendige Konfiguration des Harvest-Paketes kann mittlerweile zu großen Teilen über HTML-Formulare vorgenommen werden.
Applying the CDC Science Impact Framework to the results of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2001 survey of respirator use and practices
Creators: name: Yoon, Nami
name: Ari, Mary
name: Yorio, Patrick
name: Iskander, John
name: D’Alessandro, Maryann
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: During 2001–2002, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, collaborated with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) at the United States Department of Labor to conduct a voluntary survey of U.S. employers regarding the use of respiratory protective devices. In 2003, the survey results were jointly published by NIOSH and BLS. This study highlights and evaluates the scientific impact of the 2001–2002 survey by using the Science Impact Framework which provides a historical tracking method with five domains of influence. The authors conducted interviews with original project management as well as a thorough document review and qualitative content analysis of published papers, books, presentations, and other relevant print media. A semi-structured and cross-vetted coding was applied across the five domains: Disseminating Science, Creating Awareness, Catalyzing Action, Effecting Change, and Shaping the Future. The 2001–2002 survey findings greatly enhanced understanding and awareness of respirator use in occupational settings within the United States. It also led to similar surveys in other countries, regulatory initiatives by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration, and ultimately to a renewed partnership between NIOSH and BLS to collect contemporary estimates of respirator use in the workplace within the United States.
Bone aluminum measured in miners exposed to McIntyre powder
Creators: name: Bickley, L. M.
name: Martell, J.
name: Cowan, D.
name: Wilken, D.
name: Yan, W.
name: McNeill, F. E.
name: Zarnke, A.
name: Hedges, K.
name: Chettle, D. R.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
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: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: A small pilot study was conducted to test whether the technique of in vivo neutron activation analysis could measure bone aluminum levels in 15 miners who had been exposed to McIntyre Powder over 40 years prior. All miners were over 60 years of age, had worked in mines that used McIntyre Powder, and were sufficiently healthy to travel from northern to southern Ontario for the measurements. Individual aluminum levels were found to be significantly greater than zero with 95% confidence (p < 0.05) in 7 out of the 15 miners. The inverse variance weighted mean of the 15 participants was 21.77 ± 2.27µgAl/gCa. This was significantly higher (p < 0.001) than in a group of 15 non-occupationally exposed subjects of a comparable age from Southern Ontario who had been measured in a previous study. The inverse variance weighted mean bone aluminum content in the non-occupationally exposed group was 3.51 ± 0.85µgAl/gCa. Since the use of McIntyre Powder ceased in 1979, these subjects had not been exposed for more than 40 years. Calculations of potential levels at the cessation of exposure in the 1970s, using a biological half-life of aluminum in bone of 10 to 20 years predicted levels of bone aluminum comparable with studies performed in dialysis patients in the 1970s and 1980s. This pilot study has shown that the neutron activation analysis technique can determine differences in bone aluminum between McIntyre Powder exposed and non-exposed populations even though 40 years have passed since exposure ceased. The technique has potential application as a biomarker of exposure in cross-sectional studies of the health consequences of exposure to McIntyre Powder.
Articulating the terrible in the novels of Louis de Bernieres
Creators: name: Boyle, Shannon.
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.
High sensitivity phonon-mediated kinetic inductance detector with combined amplitude and phase read-out
Creators: name: Bellini, F.
name: Cardani, L.
name: Casali, N.
name: Castellano, M. G.
name: Colantoni, I.
name: Cosmelli, C.
name: Cruciani, A.
name: D'Addabbo, A.
name: Di Domizio, S.
name: Martinez, M.
name: Tomei, C.
name: Vignati, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The development of wide-area cryogenic light detectors with good energy resolution is one of the priorities of next generation bolometric experiments searching for rare interactions, as the simultaneous read-out of the light and heat signals enables background suppression through particle identification. Among the proposed technological approaches for the phonon sensor, the naturally-multiplexed Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs) stand out for their excellent intrinsic energy resolution and reproducibility. To satisfy the large surface requirement (several cm$^2$) KIDs are deposited on an insulating substrate that converts the impinging photons into phonons. A fraction of phonons is absorbed by the KID, producing a signal proportional to the energy of the original photons. The potential of this technique was proved by the CALDER project, that reached a baseline resolution of 154$\pm$7 eV RMS by sampling a 2$\times$2 cm$^2$ Silicon substrate with 4 Aluminum KIDs. In this paper we present a prototype of Aluminum KID with improved geometry and quality factor. The design improvement, as well as the combined analysis of amplitude and phase signals, allowed to reach a baseline resolution of 82$\pm$4 eV by sampling the same substrate with a single Aluminum KID.
Secure mediation between strangers in cyberspace
Creators: name: Karabulut, Yücel
Publisher: name: Universität Dortmund
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: secure mediation
subject: access control
subject: PKI
subject: authorization
subject: credential
subject: personal authorization
subject: data privacy
subject: authentic authorization
subject: query processing
subject: secure information system
subject: 004

description: The thesis is concerned with solutions to challenges associated with secure mediation between strangers in cyberspace. In mediated information system clients and information sources are brought together by mediators. The mediation paradigm needs powerful and expressive security mechanisms considering the dynamics and conflicting interests of mediation participiants. The thesis presents a security framework for mediation with an emphasis on confidentiality and authenticity. It is argued for basing the enforcement of confidentiality and authenticity on certified characterizing properties, such as personal authorization attributes, rather than on identification. In the security framework specification and enforcement of permissions are based on the public-key infrastructures which allow the binding of characterizing properties to public keys.
Qslib: Python control of qPCR machines for molecular programming experiments
Creators: name: Evans, Constantine
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) machines are well-suited for fluorescence measurements
 of molecular programming systems: they can precisely and programmably control the temper-
 ature of many samples while taking multiple-color, real-time fluorescence readings. However,
 their software is often narrowly focused on qPCR and other specific uses. Qslib is a Python
 library that adapts the Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 5 qPCR machine for more flexible
 and convenient use as a general-purpose programmable temperature control and fluorescence
 measurement device. As a Python library rather than a GUI, qslib is designed both to al-
 low everyday use through Jupyter notebooks, and to be readily extended for more complex
 applications
Old stories, new eyes : the mermaid motif in two contemporary Spanish novels
Creators: name: López, Marta.
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.
Monte Carlo simulations of Higgs-boson production at the LHC with the KrkNLO method
Creators: name: Jadach, S.
name: Nail, G.
name: Placzek, W.
name: Sapeta, S.
name: Siodmok, A.
name: Skrzypek, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present numerical tests and predictions of the KrkNLO method for matching of NLO QCD corrections to hard processes with LO parton shower Monte Carlo generators (NLO+PS). This method was described in detail in our previous publications, where it was also compared with other NLO+PS matching approaches (MC@NLO and POWHEG) as well as fixed-order NLO and NNLO calculations. Here we concentrate on presenting some numerical results (cross sections and distributions) for $Z/γ^*$ (Drell-Yan) and Higgs-boson production processes at the LHC. The Drell--Yan process is used mainly to validate the KrkNLO implementation in the Herwig 7 program with respect to the previous implementation in Sherpa. We also show predictions for this process with the new, complete, MC-scheme parton distribution functions and compare them with our previously published results. Then, we present the first results of the KrkNLO method for Higgs production in gluon-gluon fusion at the LHC and compare them with MC@NLO and POWHEG predictions from Herwig 7 fixed-order results from HNNLO and a resummed calculation from HqT, as well as with experimental data from the ATLAS collaboration.
description: 21 pages, 9 figures, version published in EPJC
Volatile organic compound and particulate emissions from the production and use of thermoplastic biocomposite 3D printing filaments
Creators: name: Väisänen, Antti
name: Alonen, Lauri
name: Ylönen, Sampsa
name: Hyttinen, Marko
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
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: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: Biocomposites (BCs) can be used as substitutes for unsustainable polymers in 3D printing, but their safety demands additional investigation as biological fillers may produce altered emissions during thermal processing. Commercial filament extruders can be used to produce custom feedstocks, but they are another source of airborne contaminants and demand further research. These knowledge gaps are targeted in this study. Volatile organic compound (VOC), carbonyl compound, ultrafine particle (UFP), and fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM10) particle air concentrations were measured in this study as a filament extruder and a 3D printer were operated under an office environment using one PLA and four PLA-based BC feedstocks. Estimates of emission rates (ERs) for total VOCs (TVOC) and UFPs were also calculated. VOCs were analyzed with a GC-MS system, carbonyls were analyzed with an LC-MS/MS system, whereas real-time particle concentrations were monitored with continuously operating instruments. VOC concentrations were low throughout the experiment; TVOC ranged between 34–63 µg/m3 during filament extrusion and 41–56 µg/m3 during 3D printing, which represent calculated TVOC ERs of 2.6‒3.6 × 102 and 2.9‒3.6 × 102 µg/min. Corresponding cumulative carbonyls ranged between 60–91 and 190–253 µg/m3. Lactide and miscellaneous acids and alcohols were the dominant VOCs, while acetone, 2-butanone, and formaldehyde were the dominant carbonyls. Terpenes contributed for ca. 20–40% of TVOC during BC processing. The average UFP levels produced by the filament extruder were 0.85 × 102–1.05 × 103 #/cm3, while the 3D printer generated 6.05 × 102–2.09 × 103 #/cm3 particle levels. Corresponding particle ERs were 5.3 × 108–6.6 × 109 and 3.8 × 109–1.3 × 1010 #/min. PM2.5 and PM10 particles were produced in the following average quantities; PM2.5 levels ranged between 0.2–2.2 µg/m3, while PM10 levels were between 5–20 µg/m3 for all materials. The main difference between the pure PLA and BC feedstock emissions was terpenes, present during all BC extrusion processes. BCs are similar emission sources as pure plastics based on our findings, and a filament extruder produces contaminants at comparable or slightly lower levels in comparison to 3D printers.
Langmuir wave filamentation in the kinetic regime. II. Weak and Strong Pumping of Nonlinear Electron Plasma Waves as the Route to Filamentation
Creators: name: Silantyev, Denis A.
name: Lushnikov, Pavel M.
name: Rose, Harvey A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider two kinds of pumped Langmuir waves (LWs) in the kinetic regime, $kλ_D\gtrsim0.2,$ where $k$ is the LW wavenumber and $λ_D$ is the Debye length. They are driven to finite amplitude by a coherent external potential whose amplitude is either weak or strong. These dynamically prepared nonlinear LWs develop a transverse (filamentation) instability whose nonlinear evolution destroys the LW's transverse coherence. Instability growth rates in the weakly pumped regime are the same as those of BGK modes considered in Part I, while strongly pumped LWs have higher filamentation grow rates.
description: 12 pages, 24 figures
Prospects for natural SUSY
Creators: name: Kim, Jong Soo
name: Rolbiecki, Krzysztof
name: Ruiz, Roberto
name: Tattersall, Jamie
name: Weber, Torsten
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: As we anticipate the first results of the 2016 run, we assess the discovery potential of the LHC to `natural supersymmetry'. To begin with, we explore the region of the model parameter space that can be excluded with various centre-of-mass energies (13 TeV and 14 TeV) and different luminosities (20 fb$^{-1}$, 100 fb$^{-1}$, 300 fb$^{-1}$ and 3000 fb$^{-1}$). We find that the bounds at 95% CL on stops vary from $m_{\tilde{t}_1}\gtrsim 900$ GeV expected this summer to $m_{\tilde{t}_1}\gtrsim 1500$ GeV at the end of the high luminosity run, while gluino bounds are expected to range from $m_{\tilde{g}}\gtrsim 1700$ GeV to $m_{\tilde{g}}\gtrsim 2500$ GeV over the same time period. However, more pessimistically we find that if no signal begins to appear this summer, only a very small region of parameter space can be discovered with 5-$σ$ significance. For this conclusion to change, we find that both theoretical and systematic uncertainties will need to be significantly reduced.
description: 19 pages, 13 figures, minor changes, Phys.Rev.D version
MLPerf Inference BERT Tensorflow Model on SQuAD v1.1 dataset
Creators: name: Huang, Po-Han
name: Forster, Christopher
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Inference
TensorFlow
BERT
LanguageModeling
MLPerf
SQuAD
Pretrained Model

description: BERT TensorFlow model trained on SQuAD v1.1 for MLPerf Inference. To re-create the model, train on SQuAD v1.1 dataset according to the instructions here: https://github.com/NVIDIA/DeepLearningExamples/tree/master/TensorFlow/LanguageModeling/BERT
Boundary behavior of the squeezing functions of $\mathbb C$-convex domains and plane domains
Creators: name: Nikolov, Nikolai
name: Andreev, Lyubomir
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Complex Variables (math.CV)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 32F45

description: It is shown that any non-degenerate $\mathbb C$-convex domain in $\mathbb C^n$ is uniformly squeezing. It is also found the precise behavior of the squeezing function near a Dini-smooth boundary point of a plane domain.
description: Int. J. Math. (to appear)
Bone aluminum measured in miners exposed to McIntyre powder
Creators: name: Bickley, L.M.
name: Martell, J.
name: Cowan, D.
name: Wilken, D.
name: Yan, W.
name: McNeill, F.E.
name: Zarnke, A.
name: Hedges, K.
name: Chettle, D.R.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
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: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: A small pilot study was conducted to test whether the technique of in vivo neutron activation analysis could measure bone aluminum levels in 15 miners who had been exposed to McIntyre Powder over 40 years prior. All miners were over 60 years of age, had worked in mines which used McIntyre Powder and were sufficiently healthy to travel from northern to southern Ontario for the measurements. Individual aluminum levels were found to be significantly greater than zero with 95% confidence (p < 0.05) in 7 out of the 15 miners. The inverse variance weighted mean of the 15 participants was 21.77 ± 2.27μgAl/gCa. This was significantly higher (p < 0.001) than in a group of 15 non-occupationally exposed subjects of a comparable age from Southern Ontario who had been measured in a previous study. The inverse variance weighted mean bone aluminum content in the non-occupationally exposed group was 3.51 ± 0.85μgAl/gCa. Since the use of McIntyre Powder ceased in 1979, these subjects had not been exposed for more than forty years. Calculations of potential levels at the cessation of exposure in the 1970s, using a biological half life of aluminum in bone of 10 to 20 years predicted levels of bone aluminum comparable with studies performed in dialysis patients in the 1970s and 1980s. This pilot study has shown that the neutron activation analysis technique can determine differences in bone aluminum between McIntyre Powder exposed and non-exposed populations even though forty years has passed since exposure ceased. The technique has potential application as a biomarker of exposure in cross-sectional studies of the health consequences of exposure to McIntyre Powder.
Controlling local order of athermal self-propelled particles
Creators: name: Dougan, Niamh
name: Crowther, Peter
name: Turci, Francesco
name: Royall, C. Patrick
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider a model of self-propelled dynamics for athermal active particles, where the non-equilibrium active forces are modelled by a Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process. In the limit of no-driving force, the model reduces to the passive, Brownian dynamics of an atomistic glass forming fluid, the Wahnström binary mixture. The Wahnström mixture is known to show strong correlations between the emergence of slow dynamics and the formation of locally favoured structures based on icosahedra. Here, we study how the non-equilibrium forces affect the local structure of the system, and find that these strongly promote icosahedral order. The phases rich in local icosahedral order correspond to configurations of very low potential energy, suggesting that the non-equilibrium dynamics in the self propelled model can be effectively exploited to explore the potential energy surface of the binary mixture and have access to states that are difficult to attain using passive dynamics.
D7.3 Year 2 Report on Workshop Design Recommendations
Creators: name: Smith, A. Luke
name: Deeney, Peter
name: Dunphy, Niall P.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: This deliverable reports on the workshop engagement used as part of the X-ROTOR project in year 2. It provides a summary of the feedback received from both Group 1 and Group 2, as well as recommendations for the development of the X-ROTOR concept.
description: File will be made available once approved
title: Möglichkeiten Forschenden Lernens in den Rehabilitationswissenschaften
title: Anknüpfungspunkte für Rehabilitationstechnologie und Berufliche Rehabilitation
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Fisseler, Björn
name: Seckler, Alexandra
Publisher: name: Hochschuldidaktisches Zentrum der Technischen Universität Dortmund
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: 370

description: Journal Hochschuldidaktik ; 20. Jahrgang 2009 Heft 2
MLPerf Inference BERT PyTorch Model on SQuAD v1.1 dataset
Creators: name: Huang, Po-Han
name: Forster, Christopher
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: This model is converted from the MLPerf Inference BERT Tensorflow Model on SQuAD v1.1 dataset using the script in MLPerf inference repo: https://github.com/mlperf/inference
Discerning histories : chronicles and history in fifteenth and sixteenth-century England
Creators: name: Wilksch, David.
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.
Gromov-Witten invariants and localization
Creators: name: Morrison, David R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We give a pedagogical review of the computation of Gromov-Witten invariants via localization in 2D gauged linear sigma models. We explain the relationship between the two-sphere partition function of the theory and the Kahler potential on the conformal manifold. We show how the Kahler potential can be assembled from classical, perturbative, and non-perturbative contributions, and explain how the non-perturbative contributions are related to the Gromov-Witten invariants of the corresponding Calabi-Yau manifold. We then explain how localization enables efficient calculation of the two-sphere partition function and, ultimately, the Gromov-Witten invariants themselves.
description: This is a contribution to the review volume `Localization techniques in quantum field theories' (eds. V. Pestun and M. Zabzine): arXiv:1608.02952 and at https://arxiv.org/src/1608.02952/anc/LocQFT.pdf or http://pestun.ihes.fr/pages/LocalizationReview/LocQFT.pdf This article reviews portions of hep-th/9412236, hep-th/9508107, arXiv:1208.6244, arXiv:1305.3278, arXiv:1308.2157, and arXiv:1509.08511
Note on the butterfly effect in holographic superconductor models
Creators: name: Ling, Yi
name: Liu, Peng
name: Wu, Jian-Pin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this note we remark that the butterfly effect can be used to diagnose the phase transition of superconductivity in a holographic framework. Specifically, we compute the butterfly velocity in a charged black hole background as well as anisotropic backgrounds with Q-lattice structure. In both cases we find its derivative to the temperature is discontinuous at critical points. We also propose that the butterfly velocity can signalize the occurrence of thermal phase transition in general holographic models.
description: 10 pages, 4 figures; minor revision, one figure added, journal reference added
Applying the CDC Science Impact Framework to the results of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2001 Survey of Respirator Use and Practices
Creators: name: Yoon, Nami
name: Ari, Mary
name: Yorio, Patrick
name: Iskander, John
name: D’Alessandro, Maryann
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: During 2001-2002, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, collaborated with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) at the United States Department of Labor to conduct a voluntary survey of U.S. employers regarding the use of respiratory protective devices. In 2003, the survey results were jointly published by NIOSH and BLS. This study highlights and evaluates the scientific impact of the 2001-2002 survey by using Science Impact Framework that provides a historical tracking method with five domains of influence. The authors conducted interviews with original project management as well as a thorough document review and qualitative content analysis of published papers, books, presentations, and other relevant print media. A semi-structured and cross-vetted coding was applied across the five domains: Disseminating Science, Creating Awareness, Catalyzing Action, Effecting Change, and Shaping the Future. The 2001-2002 survey findings greatly enhanced understanding and awareness of respirator use in occupational settings within the United States. It also led to similar surveys in other countries, regulatory initiatives by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration, and ultimately to a renewed partnership between NIOSH and BLS to collect contemporary estimates of respirator use in the workplace within the United States.
Gravitational Waves from Primordial Black Holes and New Weak Scale Phenomena
Creators: name: Davoudiasl, Hooman
name: Giardino, Pier Paolo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We entertain the possibility that primordialblack holes of mass $\sim (10^{26}$--$10^{29})$~g, with Schwarzschild radii of $\mathcal{O}{\text{cm}}$, constitute $\sim 10\%$ or more of cosmic dark matter, as allowed by various constraints. These black holes would typically originate from cosmological eras corresponding to temperatures $\mathcal{O}{10-100}$~GeV, and may be associated with first order phase transitions in the visible or hidden sectors. In case these small primordial black holes get captured in orbits around neutron stars or astrophysical black holes in our galactic neighborhood, gravitational waves from the resulting "David and Goliath (D\&G)" binaries could be detectable at Advanced LIGO or Advanced Virgo for hours or more, possibly over distances of $\mathcal{O}{10}$~Mpc encompassing the Local Supercluster of galaxies. The proposed Einstein Telescope would further expand the reach for these signals. A positive signal could be further corroborated by the discovery of new particles in the $\mathcal{O}{10-100}$~GeV mass range, and potentially also the detection of long wavelength gravitational waves originating from the first order phase transition era.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures; V2: Substantial addition to text addressing recent experimental results, and emphasizing potential relations to particle physics (as reflected in title and abstract). References added. V3: Journal version
Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis: A Review of Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, and Treatment
Creators: name: Ferreira Cristina, Sérgio
name: Espadinha, Victor
Publisher: name: Lusiadas Scientific Journal
Year: 2022

description: Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare genetic skeletal muscle channelopathy characterized by recurrent attacks of tetraparesia associated with hypokalemia. Mutations in skeletal muscle sodium and calcium channels are responsible for the pathophysiology of this condition and each mutation seem to have different implication in both phenotype and response to treatment. Patients with hypokalemic periodic paralysis present with recurrent muscle weakness and hypokalemia, frequently after exercise or copious meals, but are symptom free between attacks. Although potassium administration is the mainstay of acute treatment, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors play a significant role in prophylactic treatment. In this article, we aimed to review the pathophysiology, clinical features, and treatment options of hypokalemic periodic paralysis.
description: Lusiadas Scientific Journal, Vol. 3 No. 4 (2022): Outubro | Dezembro
Approximate Inference for Time-varying Interactions and Macroscopic Dynamics of Neural Populations
Creators: name: Donner, Christian
name: Obermayer, Klaus
name: Shimazaki, Hideaki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 62M45

description: The models in statistical physics such as an Ising model offer a convenient way to characterize stationary activity of neural populations. Such stationary activity of neurons may be expected for recordings from in vitro slices or anesthetized animals. However, modeling activity of cortical circuitries of awake animals has been more challenging because both spike-rates and interactions can change according to sensory stimulation, behavior, or an internal state of the brain. Previous approaches modeling the dynamics of neural interactions suffer from computational cost; therefore, its application was limited to only a dozen neurons. Here by introducing multiple analytic approximation methods to a state-space model of neural population activity, we make it possible to estimate dynamic pairwise interactions of up to 60 neurons. More specifically, we applied the pseudolikelihood approximation to the state-space model, and combined it with the Bethe or TAP mean-field approximation to make the sequential Bayesian estimation of the model parameters possible. The large-scale analysis allows us to investigate dynamics of macroscopic properties of neural circuitries underlying stimulus processing and behavior. We show that the model accurately estimates dynamics of network properties such as sparseness, entropy, and heat capacity by simulated data, and demonstrate utilities of these measures by analyzing activity of monkey V4 neurons as well as a simulated balanced network of spiking neurons.
description: 28 pages, 7 figures
A quiet example : evaluating intentional community as a role model for a sustainable Australia
Creators: name: Williams, Sara Margaret.
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
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MLPerf Inference BERT ONNX Model on SQuAD v1.1 dataset
Creators: name: Huang, Po-Han
name: Forster, Christopher
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: This model is converted from the MLPerf Inference BERT Tensorflow Model on SQuAD v1.1 dataset using the script in MLPerf inference repo: https://github.com/mlperf/inference
Amtliche Mitteilungen der Technischen Universität Dortmund Nr. 5/2008
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: 080

description: Berichtigung der fächerspezifischen Bestimmung für das Fach Physik zur Prüfungsordnung für den Bachelor-Studiengang mit fachwissenschaftlichem Profil im Modellversuch "Gestufte Studiengänge in der Lehrerbildung" an der Universität Dortmund vom 11.02.2008
description: Erste Ordnung zur Änderung der Fächerspezifische Bestimmung des Faches Naturwissenschaften mit Schwerpunkt Chemie (NW-Chemie) zur Prüfungsordnung für den Bachelor rehabilitationswissenschaftliches Profil (BrP) im Modellversuch "Gestufte Studiengänge in der Lehrerbildung" an der Universität Dortmund vom 11. März 2008
description: Erste Ordnung zur Änderung der Fächerspezifische Bestimmung des Faches Naturwissenschaften mit Schwerpunkt Chemie (NW-Chemie) zur Prüfungsordnung für den Bachelor vermittlungswissenschaftliches Profil (BvP) im Modellversuch "Gestufte Studiengänge in der Lehrerbildung" an der Universität Dortmund vom 11. März 2008
description: Fächerspezifische Bestimmung des Faches Informatik zur Prüfungsordnung für den Bachelor fachwissenschaftliches Profil (BfP) im Modellversuch "Gestufte Studiengänge in der Lehrerbildung" an der Universität Dortmund
description: Amtliche Mitteilungen der Technischen Universität Dortmund ; 5, 2008
Cystic Fibrosis New-born Screening in a Portuguese centre – are we complying with European recommendations?
Creators: name: Camacho, Bernardo
name: Constant, Carolina
name: Pereira, Luísa
name: Barreto, Celeste
Publisher: name: Lusiadas Scientific Journal
Year: 2022

description: No abstract (letter to the editor).
description: Lusiadas Scientific Journal, Vol. 3 No. 4 (2022): Outubro | Dezembro
Pentraxin 3 concentration is associated with poor outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis
Creators: name: Kamarullah, William
name: Nurcahyani
name: Multazam, Rachmatu Bill
name: Josephine, Claudia Mary
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The amount of plasma pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is gradually being considered as a novel biomarker in forecasting poor clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, very little is known about the connection between PTX3 and CAD. This dose–response meta-analysis was carried out to quantify the relationship between circulating PTX3 concentration and CAD prognosis. A systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed, EuropePMC, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar up until April 2021. The primary outcome of this study consisted of mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). The current meta-analysis comprised 15 studies with a total of 11.365 participants. High circulating PTX3 concentrations were associated with a higher risk of composite poor outcomes as compared to low circulating PTX3 concentrations (OR: 1.36 [1.18, 1.54], p < 0.001; I2 = 86.69%, Pheterogeneity<0.001), mortality (OR: 1.43 [1.15, 1.71], p < 0.001; I2 = 87.58%, Pheterogeneity<0.001), and MACEs (OR: 1.28 [1.08, 1.48], p < 0.001; I2 = 35.86%, Pheterogeneity = 0.08) in patients with CAD. Consistent results were obtained during meta-regression analyses and in all examined subgroups. The adjusted odds ratios (aORs) for composite poor outcomes increased by 32% per 1 ng/mL increment (OR: 1.32 [1.21, 1.43]) in line with the dose–response meta-analysis. A significant positive dose-dependent association between circulating PTX3 concentration and the risk of poor outcomes in patients with CAD was found in this dose–response meta-analysis.
[18F] FDG PET/CT can improve the diagnostic accuracy for aortic endograft infection
Creators: name: Bruls, Samuel
name: Hassani, Imane El
name: Hultgren, Rebecka
name: Hustinx, Roland
name: Courtois, Audrey
name: Dumortier, Amanda
name: Defraigne, Jean-Olivier
name: Sakalihasan, Natzi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Aortic endograft infection (EI) can result in potentially life-threatening vascular complications. Unfortunately, it is difficult to obtain a correct diagnosis at an early stage in many patients. This report aims at validating the use of [18F] FDG PET/CT imaging for suspected endograft infections in a prospectively collected cohort of patients treated with EVAR and TEVAR. During a 14-year period, 366 patients required aortic stent graft. All procedures were performed electively, except for one patient. Among these 366 patients, eleven patients (3%) were suspected to have aortic EI. Contrast-enhanced CT and FDG PET/CT were performed in all 11 patients. Medical charts and imaging were analysed for these 11 cases, with initial positive CT. The final diagnosis of EI was established in seven (1,9%) based on clinical features, laboratory investigations and a significant [18F] FDG uptake in the aortic graft as well as the aortic wall. The median time from the initial EVAR/TEVAR to diagnosed infection was 180 days. During follow-up, the seven patients had a second PET/CT that was compared with the initial evaluation, decreased uptake was correlated with clinical improvement. Contemporary diagnostic imaging for a potentially lethal endograft infection lacks precision, this observational study illustrates the potential clinical value of [18F] FDG PET/CT in the management of aortic EI. [18F] FDG PET/CT constitutes an imaging modality able to confirm the diagnosis, monitor disease progression as well as the effect of pharmaceutical treatment and detect relapse.
Supersymmetric localization in two dimensions
Creators: name: Benini, Francesco
name: Floch, Bruno Le
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This is an introductory review to localization techniques in supersymmetric two-dimensional gauge theories. In particular we describe how to construct Lagrangians of N=(2,2) theories on curved spaces, and how to compute their partition functions and certain correlators on the sphere, the hemisphere and other curved backgrounds. We also describe how to evaluate the partition function of N=(0,2) theories on the torus, known as the elliptic genus. Finally we summarize some of the applications, in particular to probe mirror symmetry and other non-perturbative dualities.
description: This is a contribution to the review volume `Localization techniques in quantum field theories' (eds. V. Pestun and M. Zabzine) which contains 17 Chapters. The complete volume is summarized in arXiv:1608.02952 and it can be downloaded at https://arxiv.org/src/1608.02952/anc/LocQFT.pdf or http://pestun.ihes.fr/pages/LocalizationReview/LocQFT.pdf
MLPerf Inference v0.5 - TensorRT plans for NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier - int8, original
Creators: name: Gordon, Leo
name: Lokhmotov, Anton
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: MLPerf
Inference
TensorRT
Xavier
int8
original

description: TensorRT plans generated on a Jetson AGX Xavier Developer Kit using code and instructions from NVIDIA's MLPerf Inference v0.5 submission without any modifications.
description: Also includes libnmsoptplugin.so