cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Computation Approaches for Continuous Reinforcement Learning Problems
Creators: name: Effraimidis, Dimitrios
Publisher: name: University of Westminster
Year: 2016

description: Optimisation theory is at the heart of any control process, where we seek to control the behaviour of a system through a set of actions. Linear control problems have been extensively studied, and optimal control laws have been identified. But the world around us is highly non-linear and unpredictable. For these dynamic systems, which don’t possess the nice mathematical properties of the linear counterpart, the classic control theory breaks and other methods have to be employed. But nature thrives by optimising non-linear and over-complicated systems. Evolutionary Computing (EC) methods exploit nature’s way by imitating the evolution process and avoid to solve the control problem analytically. Reinforcement Learning (RL) from the other side regards the optimal control problem as a sequential one. In every discrete time step an action is applied. The transition of the system to a new state is accompanied by a sole numerical value, the “reward” that designate the quality of the control action. Even though the amount of feedback information is limited into a sole real number, the introduction of the Temporal Difference method made possible to have accurate predictions of the value-functions. This paved the way to optimise complex structures, like the Neural Networks, which are used to approximate the value functions. In this thesis we investigate the solution of continuous Reinforcement Learning control problems by EC methodologies. The accumulated reward of such problems throughout an episode suffices as information to formulate the required measure, fitness, in order to optimise a population of candidate solutions. Especially, we explore the limits of applicability of a specific branch of EC, that of Genetic Programming (GP). The evolving population in the GP case is comprised from individuals, which are immediately translated to mathematical functions, which can serve as a control law. The major contribution of this thesis is the proposed unification of these disparate Artificial Intelligence paradigms. The provided information from the systems are exploited by a step by step basis from the RL part of the proposed scheme and by an episodic basis from GP. This makes possible to augment the function set of the GP scheme with adaptable Neural Networks. In the quest to achieve stable behaviour of the RL part of the system a modification of the Actor-Critic algorithm has been implemented. Finally we successfully apply the GP method in multi-action control problems extending the spectrum of the problems that this method has been proved to solve. Also we investigated the capability of GP in relation to problems from the food industry. These type of problems exhibit also non-linearity and there is no definite model describing its behaviour.
Local stability of self-gravitating disks in $f(R)$ gravity
Creators: name: Roshan, Mahmood
name: Abbassi, Shahram
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the framework of metric $f(R)$ gravity, we find the dispersion relation for the propagation of tightly wound spiral density waves in the surface of rotating, self-gravitating disks. Also, new Toomre-like stability criteria for differentially rotating disks has been derived for both fluid and stellar disks.
description: To appear in Astrophysics and Space Science
[Book Review] Why the humanities matter today: In defense of liberal education
Creators: name: Livingstone, David
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University - Royal Roads University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Humanities--Book reviews
subject: Education, Higher
subject: Education, Humanistic
subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Book review
description: David Livingston reviews "Why the humanities matter today: In defense of liberal education" edited by Lee Trepanier (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017).
description: This review was originally published as: Livingstone, D. (2017, November 25). [Review of the book Why the humanities matter today: In defense of liberal education, edited by L. Trepanier]. VoegelinView. Retrieved from https://voegelinview.com/humanities-matter-today-defense-liberal-education/ VoegelinView, an interdisciplinary and international website published by The Eric Voegelin Society, is dedicated to the thought of Eric Voegelin as well as to political philosophy as public commentary that includes all aspects of culture, including philosophy, religion, politics, society, science, education, and literature.
description: https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/5536/Livingstone.2017.11.25.pdf?sequence=3
Still so little for the mind: The enduring relevance of Hilda Neatby's defense of liberal education in public schools
Creators: name: Livingstone, David
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University - Royal Roads University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Education--Canada
subject: Education, Humanistic
subject: Public schools--Canada
subject: Education, Higher--Canada

description: Hilda Neatby was disturbed by the education system’s sudden and enthusiastic rush to embrace John Dewey’s philosophical ideas. The reforms being implemented in Canadian public schools in the 1940s and 50s were promising to reduce the amount of rote learning, to place less emphasis on facts in order, apparently, to stimulate conceptual learning, and to increase students’ engagement by immersing them in “discovery learning” methods and by appealing to their individual passions and interests. These terms have not disappeared; indeed, in many Canadian provinces and US states they being re-packaged as the key to “twenty-first century” learning objectives. They rest, ironically, on exactly the same philosophical principles Hilda Neatby criticized more than sixty years ago. Since curriculum “experts” in the twenty-first century continue to advocate that teachers should abandon a genuine liberal education for the sake of Dewey-inspired “discovery learning,” Neatby’s critique is worth reviving as part of the ongoing debate about the purpose of education.
description: This article was originally published as: Livingstone, D. (2017, November 27). Still so little for the mind: The enduring relevance of Hilda Neatby’s defense of liberal education in public schools. VoegelinView. Retrieved from https://voegelinview.com/still-little-mind-enduring-relevance-hilda-neatbys-defense-liberal-education-publicschools/ VoegelinView, an interdisciplinary and international website published by The Eric Voegelin Society, is dedicated to the thought of Eric Voegelin as well as to political philosophy as public commentary that includes all aspects of culture, including philosophy, religion, politics, society, science, education, and literature.
description: https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/5537/Livingstone.2017.11.27.pdf?sequence=3
PackageBuilder: From Tuples to Packages
Creators: name: Brucato, Matteo
name: Ramakrishna, Rahul
name: Abouzied, Azza
name: Meliou, Alexandra
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Databases (cs.DB)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this demo, we present PackageBuilder, a system that extends database systems to support package queries. A package is a collection of tuples that individually satisfy base constraints and collectively satisfy global constraints. The need for package support arises in a variety of scenarios: For example, in the creation of meal plans, users are not only interested in the nutritional content of individual meals (base constraints), but also care to specify daily consumption limits and control the balance of the entire plan (global constraints). We introduce PaQL, a declarative SQL-based package query language, and the interface abstractions which allow users to interactively specify package queries and easily navigate through their results. To efficiently evaluate queries, the system employs pruning and heuristics, as well as state-of-the-art constraint optimization solvers. We demonstrate PackageBuilder by allowing attendees to interact with the system's interface, to define PaQL queries and to observe how query evaluation is performed.
SMART PRACTICES FOR PRODUCTION OF CHALLENGE AGENTS
Creators: name: Smith, Emma
name: Maskuniitty, Maija
name: Mandla, Anika
name: Balasingam, Shobana
name: Raj Sharma, Nimisha
name: Ashwin, Helen
name: Chikaonda, Tarsizious
name: Driciru, Emmanuella
name: Gorringe, Andrew
name: Jennings, Helen
name: Laver, Jay
name: Mkandawire, Christopher
name: Pollard, Andrew
name: Openshaw, Peter
Publisher: name: Wellcome Trust
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440710
subject: Research, science and technology policy

description: Human Infection Studies (also known as Controlled Human Infection Studies/Models or Challenge studies) are defined as biomedical research whereby volunteers are intentionally exposed to viable infectious agents (challenge agents) under carefully controlled conditions to further understanding of different diseases, infectious processes and human immune responses.The Smart Practices are a summary of the “Considerations on the principles of development and manufacturing qualities of challenge agents for use in human infection models” (2022); a document developed by a consortium of international experts to discuss fundamental principles of selection, characterisation, manufacture, quality control and storage of challenge agents for international reference. They do not form regulatory guidelines or guidance but reflect the consortium’s recommendations in the absence of clear regulatory guidance.
GPT in Neurology Notes: A Case Study on Prompt Refinement
Creators: name: Klotzman, Vanessa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This repository provides resources and guidance for automating the summarization of clinical encounter notes using OpenAI's GPT-4. It includes a Python script (GPT-4-Chat.ipynb), sample clinical notes from our study, and a document that illustrates the effect of prompt refinement on summarization outcomes, along with explanations on what the refined prompts are. Repository Contents: Clinical Notes: Sample clinical notes are provided for three distinct cases: Case 1: 1130.txt – Hydrocephalus, Shunt Surgery Follow-up Case 2: 1547.txt – Aneurysm, Complicated Recovery Case 3: 1026.txt – Male Patient with Epilepsy Impact of Prompt Refinement on Summarization (Impact-of-Prompt-Refinement.docx): This document illustrates the variance in summarization outcomes between naive (original) and refined (improved) prompts across the three cases. GPT-4-Chat Notebook (GPT-4-Chat.ipynb): If you're interested in experimenting with prompt refinement, the GPT-4-Chat.ipynb file is included. In this notebook, you'll have the opportunity to interact with GPT-4.ipynb. When you run the program, you'll be greeted by the system, after which you'll need to input the desired prompt alongside the clinical note. Prompts for this study: They are included in prompts.txt
Retailing retro: Class, cultural capital and the material practices of the (re) valuation of style
Creators: name: Baker, Sarah
Publisher: name: Media Design School
Year: 2023
Subjects: Built environment and design

description: When retro retailers buy and sell goods they are appropriating and recontextualising objects and styles both symbolically and materially. Through knowledge and practices they change the value of items from everyday and old-fashioned to unique and desirable. In this process of value creation, retailers mediate between production and consumption and translate and evaluate other cultures. As such, their role fits well with past theorisations of cultural intermediaries. Using ethnographic research conducted with eight retailers of retro furniture and 12 retro enthusiasts between 2006 and 2010 in the UK, this article reflects on the usefulness of the concept of the cultural intermediary. Through a discussion of the practices and identities of retro retailers it is argued that studies of cultural intermediaries can be enriched by examining the relationships that intermediaries have with the producers and consumers to whom they mediate, as well as improved by exploring the spaces and materialities of mediation.
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association
Creators: name: Smith, Sidney C., Jr.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1999

description: This statement examines the cardiovascular complications of diabetes mellitus and considers opportunities for their prevention. These complications include coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, peripheral arterial disease, nephropathy, retinopathy, and possibly neuropathy and cardiomyopathy. Because of the aging of the population and an increasing prevalence of obesity and sedentary life habits in the United States, the prevalence of diabetes is increasing. Thus, diabetes must take its place alongside the other major risk factors as important causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In fact, from the point of view of cardiovascular medicine, it may be appropriate to say, “diabetes is a cardiovascular disease.”
Schur Indices, BPS Particles, and Argyres-Douglas Theories
Creators: name: Cordova, Clay
name: Shao, Shu-Heng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We conjecture a precise relationship between the Schur limit of the superconformal index of four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ field theories, which counts local operators, and the spectrum of BPS particles on the Coulomb branch. We verify this conjecture for the special case of free field theories, $\mathcal{N}=2$ QED, and $SU(2)$ gauge theory coupled to fundamental matter. Assuming the validity of our proposal, we compute the Schur index of all Argyres-Douglas theories. Our answers match expectations from the connection of Schur operators with two-dimensional chiral algebras. Based on our results we propose that the chiral algebra of the generalized Argyres-Douglas theory $(A_{k-1},A_{N-1})$ with $k$ and $N$ coprime, is the vacuum sector of the $(k,k+N)$ $W_{k}$ minimal model, and that the Schur index is the associated vacuum character.
description: 46 pages, 12 figures. v2: revisions to section 1, references added
Impact de la construction du megacomplexe industiel Alma sur l'accessibilité au logement locatif
Creators: name: Doucet, Chantale
name: Gagnon, Christiane
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University - Royal Roads University
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Rental housing--Québec (Province)--Alma
subject: Industrialization--Social aspects--Québec (Province)--Alma
subject: Logement locatif--Québec (Province)--Alma
subject: Industrialisation--Aspects sociaux--Québec (Province)--Alma
subject: Alcan Incorporated (Montréal, Québec)

description: L'accès au logement est un facteur déterminant pour les collectivités en bonne santé. Dans ce contexte, la construction du mégacomplexe industriel Alcan à Alma a-t-elle entraîné des changements sur le parc résidentiel et en conséquence sur la santé de ses occupants? Pour vérifier cette interrogation, nous avons suivi l'évolution du parc résidentiel locatif d'Alma durant la période de construction de l'aluminerie selon Jes trois indicateurs suivants : le taux d'inoccupation, le coût du loyer et le nombre de mises en chantier multifamiliales. Avec les changements identifiés, nous suggérons des pistes pour améliorer l'efficience du processus de suivi dans le cadre de l'implantation d'un complexe industriel.
description: Access to housing is a determining factor in healthy communities. In this context, has the construction of the Alcan industrial megacomplex in Alma brought about changes to the residential park and the health of its occupants? To answer this question, we used three indicators to observe the evolution of rental accommodations in Alma's residential park during the construction of the aluminum refinery: vacancy rate, rental costs and the number of multifamily dwellings established. With the changes identified, we suggest ways to improve the efficiency of the follow-up process.
description: Abstract in French and English; text in French.
description: https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/5538/Article007.pdf?sequence=3
Symmetric and Standard Matter-Neutrino Resonances Above Merging Compact Objects
Creators: name: Malkus, A.
name: McLaughlin, G. C.
name: Surman, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Matter-neutrino resonances (MNR) can occur in environments where the flux of electron antineutrinos is greater than the flux of electron neutrinos. These resonances may result in dramatic neutrino flavor transformation. Compact object merger disks are an example of an environment where electron antineutrinos outnumber neutrinos. We study MNR resonances in several such disk configurations and find two qualitatively different types of matter-neutrino resonances: a standard MNR and a symmetric MNR. We examine the transformation that occurs in each type of resonance and explore the consequences for nucleosynthesis.
description: 15 pages, 5 figures
Soleniscus Meek & Worthen 1861
Creators: name: Yoo, E. K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1994
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Soleniscidae
Soleniscus

description: Soleniscus sp. PI. 18 figs 1, 5-7 Description. Shell small, moderately high-spired fusiform, anomphalous. Protoconch small, simple. Teleoconch of about 4Y2 smooth whorls, shell profile gently rounded, suture shallow; last whorl much inflated; base rounded. Aperture suboval, pointed posteriorly, rounded anteriorly; outer lip moderately thick, arcuate; columellar lip arcuate with columellar fold; parietal inductura covered with a cluster of nodules. Locality. Approximately 250 m west of Babbinboon Lane in Swains Gully, 15 km south-est of Somerton, NSW (Locality 25). Stratigraphic position. In bioclastic limestone, 130 m above the base of Namoi Formation. Geological age. Middle Toumaisian. Remarks. This form is identical to S. callosus Yoo in size and shape; the only difference is that this form has a slightly larger pleural angle and the parietal inductura which is covered with a cluster of nodules. The nodules seem to disappear inside the shell probably by resorption. One specimen (PI. 18 fig. 1), with a broken aperture, has no sign of nodules on the parietal area, but is considered to be the same form on the basis of the pleural angle and the much inflated final whorl.
description: Published as part of Yoo, E. K., 1994, Early Carboniferous Gastropoda from the Tamworth Belt, New South Wales, Australia, pp. 63-120 in Records of the Australian Museum 46 (1) on page 87, DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.46.1994.18, http://zenodo.org/record/4654599
GPT in Neurology Notes: A Case Study on Prompt Refinement
Creators: name: Klotzman, Vanessa
name: Lopes, Cristina V.
name: Megan, Chi
name: Frank, Veronica
name: Zheng, Kai
name: Jiang, Linda
name: Taraman, Sharief
name: Crawford, John
name: Phillips, Donald
name: Kalawi, Adam
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This repository contains Python code and clinical notes used for auto-summarizing clinical encounter notes using the OpenAI Da Vinci model. The code demonstrates how to call the API and set its parameters to generate a summary of the clinical note. Please note that the optimal length for the Da Vinci model varies depending on the input, and text length can be a constraint for language models. We hope to overcome this limitation with having access to the the GPT-4 API in the future. Included Files Original clinical notes. (The corresponding notes for each case are as follows: Case 1 is 1130.txt, Case 2 is 1547.txt, and Case 3 is 1026.txt.) Code for API call using the DaVinci model Usage Instructions After the phrase: "Please summarize the following clinical note in a list, and include the components that I previously mentioned that should be included in a clinical encounter summary", in the prompt, include the clinical note of your choice. API Configuration We used the following parameters for the API: Temperature and Top P: 0.01 These control the "creativity" or randomness of the generated text and help generate controlled and specific text that closely matches a particular pattern or style. Maximum length: Varies depending on the clinical note being summarized (see examples below) (Case 1) Note 1130.txt: Maximum length = 1800 (Case 2) Note 1547.txt: Maximum length = 2590 (Case 3) Note 1126.txt: Maximum length = 2244 Despite the limitations, experimenting with different maximum length parameters can help fine-tune the model and improve its accuracy and efficiency for various natural language processing tasks.
Mechanistic aspects of NF-κB regulation: The emerging role of phosphorylation and proteolysis
Creators: name: Finco, Timothy S.
name: Baldwin, Albert
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1995

description: Members of the NF-KB transcription factor family serve
as a prototypical model of inducible transcription factors.
As discussed below, NF-KB activity is primarily regulated
by a group of structurally related proteins collectively referred
to as IKB (for recent reviews on NF-KB and IKB,
see Beg and Baldwin, 1993; Gilmore and Morin, 1993;
Siebenlist et al., 1994; Baeuerle and Henkel, 1994;
Thanos and Maniatis, 1995). The NF-KB transcription factor
family is an important component in a variety of biological
processes, most notably inflammation and immune
responses. The requirement for NF-KB in these processes
is indicated by its ability to regulate genes whose products
are critical for these cellular events. These products include
cytokines, immunoreceptors, cell adhesion molecules,
and acute phase proteins (Siebenlist et al., 1994;
Baeuerle and Henkel, 1994). In addition, recent research
has shown dramatically that mice containing targeted disruptions
of NF-KB subunits are compromised in various
aspects of immune function and inflammatory responses
(Weih et al., 1995; Sha et al., 1995; Burkly et al., 1995;
Kontgen et al., 1995; also see Thanos and Maniatis, 1995).
A number of pathogenic viruses, including the human immunodeficiency
virus, also subvert NF-KB activity for the
expression of essential viral genes (Nabel and Baltimore,
1987; Siebenlist et al., 1994; Baeuerle and Henkel, 1994).
Finally, genetic alterations in the structure or expression
of genes encoding NF-KB and IKB family members can
render these proteins oncogenic, demonstrating an intimate
relationship between NF-~Bfunction and normal cellular
proliferation (Siebenlist et al., 1994; Baeuerle and
Henkel, 1994). In this review, we discuss the mechanisms
regulating NF-KB activity. A particular emphasis has been
placed on recent studies, which more clearly define how
various modifications to IKB, specifically inducible phosphorylation,
ubiquitination, and proteasome-driven degradation,
contribute to NF-KB activation.
Cancer risk is not (just) bad luck
Creators: name: Sornette, Didier
name: Favre, Maroussia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantitative Methods (q-bio.QM)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Tomasetti and Vogelstein recently proposed that the majority of variation in cancer risk among tissues is due to "bad luck," that is, random mutations arising during DNA replication in normal noncancerous stem cells. They generalize this finding to cancer overall, claiming that "the stochastic effects of DNA replication appear to be the major contributor to cancer in humans." We show that this conclusion results from a logical fallacy based on ignoring the influence of population heterogeneity in correlations exhibited at the level of the whole population. Because environmental and genetic factors cannot explain the huge differences in cancer rates between different organs, it is wrong to conclude that these factors play a minor role in cancer rates. In contrast, we show that one can indeed measure huge differences in cancer rates between different organs and, at the same time, observe a strong effect of environmental and genetic factors in cancer rates.
Self-propelled rods exhibit a novel phase-separated state characterized by the presence of active stresses and the ejection of polar clusters
Creators: name: Weitz, Sebastian
name: Deutsch, Andreas
name: Peruani, Fernando
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study collections of self-propelled rods (SPR) moving in two dimensions for packing fractions less than or equal to 0.3. We find that in the thermodynamical limit the SPR undergo a phase transition between a disordered gas and a novel phase-separated system state. Interestingly, (global) orientational order patterns -- contrary to what has been suggested -- vanish in this limit. In the found novel state, the SPR self-organize into a highly dynamical, high-density, compact region - which we call aggregate - which is surrounded by a disordered gas. Active stresses build inside aggregates as result of the combined effect of local orientational order and active forces. This leads to the most distinctive feature of these aggregates: constant ejection of polar clusters of SPR. This novel phase-separated state represents a novel state of matter characterized by large fluctuations in volume and shape, related to mass ejection, and exhibits positional as well as orientational local order. SPR systems display new physics unseen in other active matter systems due to the coupling between density, active stresses, and orientational order (such coupling cannot be reduced simply to a coupling between speed and density).
description: to appear in PRE
Assessment of cardiovascular risk by use of multiple-risk-factor assessment equations: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology
Creators: name: Smith, Sidney C., Jr.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 1999

description: The past decade has witnessed major strides in the prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) through modification of its causes. The most dramatic advance has been the demonstration that aggressive medical therapy will substantially reduce the likelihood of recurrent major coronary syndromes in patients with established CHD (secondary prevention). The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have published joint recommendations for medical intervention in patients with CHD and other forms of atherosclerotic disease.1 A similar potential exists for risk reduction in patients without established CHD (primary prevention). However, the risk status of persons without CHD varies greatly, and this variability mandates a range in the intensity of interventions. Effective primary prevention thus requires an assessment of risk to categorize patients for selection of appropriate interventions. The present statement is being published jointly by the AHA and ACC to outline current issues and approaches to global risk assessment for primary prevention. The approaches described in this statement can be used for guidance at several levels of primary prevention; however, the statement does not attempt to specifically link risk assessment to treatment guidelines for particular risk factors. Nonetheless, it provides critical background information that can be used in the development of new treatment guidelines.
Offenbarungsschrift und Offenbarungsträger. Der Beitrag indischer Christen des 19. Jh. in der Auseinandersetzung mit dem Islam
Creators: name: Becht, Dieter
Publisher: name: Universität Tübingen
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Apologetik , Kirchengeschichte , Urdu
subject: 200
subject: 230
subject: 290
subject: 490
subject: 890
subject: 900
subject: 950
subject: Apologetics
subject: Church History

description: as Indien des 19. Jh. ist wie kein anderes Land der Welt Schauplatz der christl.-musl. Auseinandersetzung geworden. Diese und ihre Vorgeschichte ist untersucht worden. Ein letzter Teil versucht, Anregungen v.a. der Arbeit eines indischen Apologeten für einen möglichen Weg christlicher Apologetik heute fruchtbar zu machen. Eine leicht überarbeitete Version der gleichnamigen Dissertation, die von der Ev.-Theol. Fakultät in Tübingen i.J. 1993 angenommen wurde.
description: A number of important Christian-Muslim debates took place in British India. After analyzing the historical background of these, the ensuing literature is examined. In a final section, the author develops the ideas of one Indian Apologist for a meaningful Christian-Muslim dialogue today.
The Book and the Prophet. The Contribution of Indian Christians to the Muslim-Christian Debate of the 19th Century
Creators: name: Becht, Dieter
Publisher: name: Universität Tübingen
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Apologetik , Kirchengeschichte , Urdu
subject: 200
subject: 230
subject: 290
subject: 490
subject: 890
subject: 900
subject: 950
subject: Apologetics
subject: Church History

description: A number of important Christian-Muslim debates took place in British India. After analyzing the historical background of these, the ensuing literature is examined. In a final section, the author develops the ideas of one Indian Apologist for a meaningful Christian-Muslim dialogue today. (English Translation of Offenbarungsschrift und Offenbarungsträger.)
description: Das Indien des 19. Jh. ist wie kein anderes Land der Welt Schauplatz der christl.-musl. Auseinandersetzung geworden. Diese und ihre Vorgeschichte ist untersucht worden. Ein letzter Teil versucht, Anregungen v.a. der Arbeit eines indischen Apologeten für einen möglichen Weg christlicher Apologetik heute fruchtbar zu machen. (Englische Übers. von Offenbarungsschrift und Offenbarungsträger.)
On the metastable homotopy of mod 2 Moore spaces
Creators: name: Mikhailov, Roman
name: Wu, Jie
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Topology (math.AT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this article, we study the exponents of metastable homotopy of mod $2$ Moore spaces. Our result gives that the double loop space of $4n$-dimensional mod $2$ Moore spaces has a multiplicative exponent $4$ below the range of $4$ times the connectivity. As a consequence, the homotopy groups of $4n$-dimensional mod $2$ Moore spaces have an exponent $4$ below the range of $4$ times the connectivity.
description: 23 pages
title: Presenza. Didattica come comunità speculativa
Creators: name: Nunnari  , Patrizia
Publisher: name: Roma TrE-Press
Year: 2021

description: Nella didattica a distanza è difficile rilevare la reale frequenza dei ragazzi: la modalità a distanza infatti li induce a trovare con maggiore facilità il modo di sfuggire a interrogazioni e compiti, adducendo ragioni di ordine tecnico, quando invece i motivi sembrerebbero essere altri: impreparazione, scarso impegno o disorganizzazione nelle attività di studio domestico. È fuor di dubbio che la didattica “in assenza” sia ancora capace di coinvolgere sia i ragazzi che già possiedono forti motivazioni allo studio che quelli con alcune difficoltà ma supportati dalla famiglia. La didattica a distanza risulta invece deleteria sia per gli studenti più sfaccendati, ma spesso non meno capaci, sia per quelli con disabilità e bisogni educativi speciali, per i quali la socializzazione viene a mancare completamente. La didattica in presenza, infatti, promuove sia la dimensione spirituale che materiale degli studenti, realizzando una vera comunità speculativa, accompagnando in una dialettica appassionata, ogni loro domanda, ogni loro dubbio, ogni loro problema.

In distance learning it is difficult to detect the real attendance of students: the distance mode in fact encourages them to find more easily the way to escape from questions and homework, claiming technical reasons, when the reasons would seem to be other: unpreparedness, lack of commitment or disorganization in home study activities. There is no doubt that didactics “in absence” is still able to involve both students who already have strong motivations and those with some difficulties but supported by the family. Distance learning, on the other hand, is detrimental both to students who are more lazy, but often no less capable, and to those with disabilities and special educational needs, for whom socialization is completely lacking. In fact, face-to-face teaching promotes both the spiritual and material dimension of students, creating a true speculative community, supporting them in a passionate dialectic, in every question, every doubt, every problem.
description: B@belonline vol. speciale 2021 Il nuovo atlante di Sophia/ Sophia’s New Atlas
Case Studies of Occupational Disease caused by Ethylene Oxide
Creators: name: Molina Delgado, José Renán
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified

description: "Case Studies of Occupational Disease caused by Ethylene Oxide" would entail an exploration of real-life cases where individuals have developed occupational diseases due to exposure to ethylene oxide. The description of this theme would include an examination of multiple instances where workers in various industries, such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and food processing, have experienced health issues as a result of being exposed to ethylene oxide during their work activities.
 The presentation would provide detailed information about each case study, including the workers' job roles, the specific tasks they performed, the duration and level of exposure to ethylene oxide, and the health effects they experienced. The symptoms and clinical signs associated with ethylene oxide exposure, such as respiratory issues, skin irritations, and other health complications, would be highlighted.
 Furthermore, the theme would explore how each case study aligns with the five criteria established in Resolution C.D. 513 for recognizing occupational diseases, specifically in relation to cancer caused by ethylene oxide. The clinical, occupational, higiénico-epidemiological, laboratory, and legal aspects of each case would be analyzed to understand the connections between the exposure to ethylene oxide and the development of cancer as a work-related disease.
 The objective of the presentation would be to raise awareness about the potential risks and hazards associated with ethylene oxide exposure in the workplace, while emphasizing the importance of occupational safety measures and preventive measures to protect workers' health and well-being. The case studies would serve as concrete examples to underscore the significance of adherence to safety regulations and the need for continuous monitoring and assessment of workplace conditions to minimize the risks posed by this hazardous chemical.
Electroabsorption study of index-defined semiconducting carbon nanotubes
Creators: name: Izard, Nicolas
name: Gaufrès, Etienne
name: Roux, Xavier Le
name: Kazaoui, Saïd
name: Murakami, Yoichi
name: Marris-Morini, Delphine
name: Cassan, Eric
name: Maruyama, Shigeo
name: Vivien, Laurent
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Electroabsorption spectroscopy of well-identified index-defined semiconducting carbon nanotubes is reported. The measurement of high definition electroabsorption spectra allows direct indexation with unique nanotube chirality. Results show that at least for a limited range of diameters, electroabsorption is directly proportional to the exciton binding energy of nanotubes. Electroabsorption is a powerful technique which directly probes into carbon nanotube excitonic states, and may become a useful tool for in situ study of excitons in future nanotube-based photonic devices such as electroabsorption modulators.
Low Energy Theorems of Quantum Gravity from Effective Field Theory
Creators: name: Donoghue, John F.
name: Holstein, Barry R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this survey, we review some of the low energy quantum predictions of General Relativity which are independent of details of the yet unknown high-energy completion of the gravitational interaction. Such predictions can be extracted using the techniques of effective field theory.
description: Invited Topical Review for J. Phys. G, 35 pages
raQTL list
Creators: name: Pagie, Ludo
name: van Arensbergen, Joris
name: van Steensel, Bas
name: Bussemaker, Harmen
name: FitzPatrick, Vincent
name: de Haas, Marcel
name: Baltissen, Marijke
name: Comoglio, Federico
name: van der Weide, Robin
name: Teunissen, Hans
name: Võsa, Urmo
name: Franke, Lude
name: de Wit, Elzo
name: Vermeulen, Michiel
name: Bussemaker, Harmen
name: FitzPatrick, Vincent
name: de Haas, Marcel
name: Baltissen, Marijke
name: van der Weide, Robin
name: Teunissen, Hans
name: Võsa, Urmo
name: Franke, Lude
name: de Wit, Elzo
name: Vermeulen, Michiel
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022

description: 4 text files with lists of SNPid's of significant SNPs and matched controls, for K562 and HepG2 cell lines
Predetection of Stroke by Using Heuristics and Artificial Neural Networks
Creators: name: Popescu, Andrei
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2018
Subjects: Predetection of Stroke

description: The strokes are an important cause of death for all the people, not only for the aged population. Sooner a stroke is discovered better chances are for the patient to minimize the damage or even to survive it. The complexity of strokes reveals clearly the importance of early stroke predetection which are not only helping the doctors but they could literally save lives. Algorithms for predetection of stroke are diverse, however they are little explored. This thesis is mainly centered on predetection of stroke, based on the inversion of T waves in electrocardiograms. Two models were proposed in this thesis to help providing efficient predetection of stroke for people suffering of myocardium diseases and myocardial ischemia. The algorithms were tested on data from four electrocardiograms given by a library and five electrocardiograms from five different patients. Filters for noisy signals are also provided in this thesis. These algorithms can be used as a tool by nurses and doctors but they do not represent a fully automated detection of stroke.
PACE Analysis Plan
Creators: name: Gardiner, Karen
name: Buron, Larry
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022

description: This report provides detailed information about the planned impact analyses for the Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) project. The PACE Impact Study is designed to answer questions about the overall program effectiveness for the nine programs in PACE, each involving a different configuration of career pathways design components.
The influence of intruder states in even-even Po isotopes
Creators: name: Garcia-Ramos, J. E.
name: Heyde, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the role of intruder states and shape coexistence in the even-even $^{190-206}$Po isotopes, through an interacting boson model with configuration mixing calculation. We analyzed the results in the light of known systematics on various observable in the Pb region, paying special attention to the unperturbed energy systematics and quadrupole deformation. We find that shape coexistence in the Po isotopes behaves in very much the same way as in the Pt isotopes, i.e., it is somehow hidden, contrary to the situation in the Pb and the Hg isotopes.
description: Contribution to the Nuclear Structure and Dynamics 2015 (Portorose, Slovenia) proceedings
Sophisticated lessons from simple organisms: appreciating the value of curiosity-driven research
Creators: name: Duronio, Robert
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2018

description: Long before scientists learned to grow miniature organs from human
cells in a dish, biological research was performed using organisms that
were accessible: garden peas, sea urchins collected at low tide, newt
eggs, and flies circling rotten fruit. These organisms help us to
understand the world around us, attracting and inspiring each new
generation of scientists with the promise of mystery and discovery.
Subsequent studies repeatedly showed that fundamental biological
mechanisms discovered in such simple organisms are conserved in
more complex organisms, including humans. Yet, biologists are
increasingly being tasked with problem solving rather than being
allowed to follow the path of discovery. Here, we provide examples of
important lessons learned fromresearch using selected non-vertebrate
organisms. We argue that, for the purpose of understanding human
disease, simple organisms cannot and should not be replaced solely
by human-cell-based culture systems. Rather, these organisms serve
as powerful discovery tools for new knowledge that may subsequently
be tested for conservation in human-cell-based culture systems. In this
way, curiosity-driven biological research in simple organisms has and
will continue to pay huge dividends in both the short and long run for
improving the human condition.
title: Studies for the LHCb SciFi tracker
title: Investigation of SCSF-78 scintillating fibres performances and development of a novel class of highly efficient scintillating fibres
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Gavardi, Laura
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: LHCB
subject: SciFi
subject: Tracker
subject: Scintillating fibres
subject: 530
subject: Hochenergiephysik

description: The LHCb detector will undergo a major upgrade during the Long Shutdown 2 of the LHC, which will take place from 2019 to 2020. As part of the upgrade, the main tracker will be replaced by a SciFi Tracker, based on scintillating fibres read out by SiPMs. Over 100000km of fibres are needed to build the SciFi Tracker, which will extend over an area of 360m2. It will provide a spatial resolution of better than 85 μm and a detection efficiency of 98:7%. This thesis presents a series of studies on scintillating fibres for the LHCb detector. A set of tests to ensure the quality of the fibres are described. Both the radiation resistance and the optical and geometrical properties are systematically monitored. The reported results refer to 6700 km of fibres, corresponding to 61% of the ordered quantity. The fibres performances are stable in time and within the specifications required for the SciFi Tracker. The average attenuation length amounts to 351 cm, the light yield to 13:8 photoelectrons and the degradation of the attenuation length after exposure to a dose of 1 kGy from 40 keV X-rays to Λ'=Λ 0 = 0:72. The fibres have a nominal diameter of 250 μm. Occasionally occurring irregularities in the fibres shape are refined with a thermal procedure, conceived in order to reduce the diameter to a maximum of 350 μm, without harming the fibre. The success rate is close to 100% for bumps smaller than 500 μm. In case of failure of the shrinking procedure, which occurs on average once every 12:5km of analysed fibres, the bump is manually cut away and the fibre glued with UV curing glue. The radiation hardness of the fibres, which is one of the major hurdle faced by the SciFi Tracker, is a major topic of this manuscript. The dose profile in the Tracker rapidly changes over the length of each fibre: after 10 years of operations it will range from 40 Gy at one fibre's extremity to a maximum of 35 kGy at the other extremity. Several irradiation tests were performed on single fibres. The samples were irradiated up to different doses and the results used as input to simulate the ageing of the Tracker. A full SciFi module was irradiated with the same dose profile as in LHCb, confirming the simulated result. At the end of the Tracker's lifetime a signal loss of 40% is expected in the most irradiated region. Finally, an ongoing R&D program will be presented, which aims at the development of a new class of scintillating fibres through the exploitation of the NOL mechanism. The prototype fibres do not yet excel in light yield nor in attenuation length. However, with their decay times constants of τ = 1:2 - 1:4 ns, they outperform the commercially available traditional fibres, the fastest of which provides τ = 2:4 ns.
Knowing ourselves : an emerging dialogue between nature and leaders
Creators: name: Williams, Kent Andrew
Publisher: name: Vancouver Island University - Royal Roads University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Authentic Leadership
Development Movement
Experiential Learning
Leadership
Nature Education
Reflexivity

description: This phenomenological-centered study explores the lived experiences of 12 global leaders participating in a leadership Nature retreat. Through the retreat process, set in a Nature-holding environment on the Canadian coast, the participants experienced a paradigm shift in developmental movement in the meaning making of their evolving self-knowledge, self-identity, and self-narrative. This research exploration is supported by constructive developmental theory and informed by complexity leadership theory, and considers the importance of a sense of wonder in the unfolding of this lived experience. The research questions guiding this scholarly project were: (1) How did each leader contextually experience the Nature retreat? (2) How did the leaders experience developmental movement (differentiation) during the retreat? And (3) Did the leaders experience a transformation in knowledge? The data were collected using a threestage series of interviews with each participant: (1) a preliminary interview two to four months prior to the retreat experience to get the participant’s context to their lived experience, or what might be considered a baseline; (2) a second interview at the end of the retreat to reconstruct the lived experience; and (3) a third interview three months post-retreat to gain the participant’s reflexive thoughts on the lived experience. The collective voices of the participants evoke insights that provide support for emerging approaches in leader development that focus on learning from experiences in Nature. Through anecdotes and emerging literature it is suggested that the Nature-holding environment provides leaders with the opportunity for supported challenges that develops their capacity to embrace the complexity of the rapidly changing world. Through the Nature retreat process emerged an unfolding dialogue between Nature and leaders that acts as a gateway to learning about the self.