cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Comparison of Coxiella burnetii Excretion between Sheep and Goats Naturally Infected with One Cattle-Associated Genotype
Creators: name: Bauer, Benjamin
name: Prüfer, Louise
name: Walter, Mathias
name: Ganter, Isabel
name: Frangoulidis, Dimitrios
name: Runge, Martin
name: Ganter, Martin
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Coxiella burnetii
subject: sheep
subject: goat
subject: cattle
subject: environmental contamination
subject: nasal swabs
subject: whole genome sequencing
subject: MLVA/VNTR
subject: Q fever
subject: zoonosis
subject: 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
subject: 610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: The main reservoir of Coxiella (C.) burnetii are ruminants. They shed the pathogen through birth products, vaginal mucus, faeces and milk. A direct comparison of C. burnetii excretions between naturally infected sheep and goats was performed on the same farm to investigate species-specific differences. The animals were vaccinated with an inactivated C. burnetii phase I vaccine at the beginning of the study period for public health reasons. Vaginal and rectal swabs along with milk specimens were taken monthly during the lambing period and once again at the next lambing season. To estimate the environmental contamination of the animals’ housings, nasal swabs from every animal were taken simultaneously. Moreover, dust samples from the windowsills and straw beddings were collected. All samples were examined by qPCR targeting the IS1111 gene and the MLVA/VNTR typing method was performed. Whole genome sequencing was applied to determine the number of IS1111 copies followed by a calculation of C. burnetii genome equivalents of each sample. The cattle-associated genotype C7 was detected containing 29 IS1111 copies. Overall, goats seem to shed more C. burnetii through vaginal mucus and in particular shed more and for longer via the rectal route than sheep. This is supported by the larger quantities of C. burnetii DNA detected in caprine nasal swabs and environmental samples compared to the ovine ones. Transmission of C. burnetii from cattle to small ruminants must also be considered.
Dynamic response and reliability of tunnel under earthquakes
Creators: name: Yue, Qingxia
name: Ang, Alfredo H. S.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The damages of tunnels under earthquakes showed that soil/rock deposits around a tunnel have significant effects on its response to earthquake excitations, including the effects of the spatial variability and correlation of the soil properties which may properly be modeled as a random field. This paper studied these effects through modeling the surrounding soil as a random field on the dynamic response of a tunnel. A 2D finite element model of the tunnel-soil system was examined and the corresponding random field was simulated by the stochastic harmonic function of the first kind. The results revealed that under the design earthquake, the static load effect will initially dominate but as the earthquake intensity increases, the earthquake influence will dominate. The reliabilities of a tunnel for the design limit-state function was considered. The equivalent extreme events were formulated for the limit-state function, from which the tunnel system reliability can be evaluated. The probability density evolution method (PDEM) was employed to calculate the reliability of the tunnel under its design limit-state when subjected to a strong earthquake. This shows that the tunnel is adequately designed by the existing Chinese code under the design earthquake.
Anglophonic Influence in the Use of Ideophones in Italian Disney Comics
Creators: name: Pischedda, Pier
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Americanization
subject: Comics (Graphic works)
subject: Linguistics
subject: FOS: Languages and literature
subject: Italian literature
subject: Italian language

description: The presentation focuses on the presenter's research work that was carried out at the Library of Congress during a five-month fellowship at the Kluge Center in 2014-2015. The now-completed PhD dissertation delved into the historical and linguistic analysis of the use and translation of ideophones in Italian Disney Comics and the presentation highlights how the library's resources were central in the successful progression of the project.
Supplementary document for Nickel Oxide morphology synthesized with hydrothermal method for inverted perovskite solar cells - 6232540.pdf
Creators: name: Chen, Hsi-Chao
name: Zheng, Ya-Jun
name: Liao, Bohuei
name: Wong, Sheng-De
name: Zheng, Xin-Ya
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental material
Reliability of corroded pipelines accounting for system effects
Creators: name: Leira, Bernt J.
name: Naess, Arvid
name: Næss, Ole E. Brandrud
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The present paper addresses reliability analysis of corroding pipelines also with consideration of system reliability effects. The analysis is performed by utilization of an enhanced Monte-Carlo simulation method which has been found to be very efficient for quantification of system reliability in relation to multiple components with arbitrary correlation levels. Examples of application comprise systems with corrosion defects that are both independent and with quantification of the effect of correlation.
Optimal design of deteriorating timber components under climate variations
Creators: name: Bastidas-Arteaga, Emilio
name: Aoues, Younes
name: Chateauneuf, Alaa
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The mechanical and physical properties of timber structures could be affected by a combination of loading, moisture content, temperature, biological activity, etc. This paper focuses on the optimal design of new timber structures subjected to fungal decay. Among the optimization methods available in the literature, this study considers a Time-Dependent Reliability Based-Design Optimization approach. This method aims at ensuring a target reliability level during the operational life by considering deterioration and the uncertainties related inherent to materials properties, models and climate. This approach is applied to design optimization of a timber truss subjected to an aggressive (very humid) French climate. The performance of the optimized solution is compared, in terms of safety, with solutions estimated from Deterministic Design Optimization and the classical Reliability-Based Design Optimization approaches. The overall results indicate that the optimized solution obtained by the Time-Dependent Reliability Based-Design Optimization approach ensures the target reliability level during the whole structural lifetime.
D3.2: Outreach Plan
Creators: name: Peters, Martin
name: McDonnell, Nicola
name: Hogan, Emma
name: Prangov, Georgi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Deliverable
HPC
Research infrastructure
Outreach

description: This deliverable (Outreach Plan, D3.2) outlines the planned work of the outreach team during PRACE-3IP to describe the usage and empowering potential of High Performance Computing (HPC). This plan formalises the activities of WP3, defines the schedule of tasks and assigns responsible partners. The general objectives of the PRACE-3IP outreach effort are defined, along with the audiences that will be targeted and the various methods that will be used.
 PRACE wishes to inspire and encourage the next generation of software engineers, system administrators, and general users of HPC systems in order to keep Europe at the forefront of supercomputing. To this end PRACE-3IP expands on previous outreach work (PRACE-1IP WP3 Plan; PRACE-2IP WP3 Plan; PRACE-1IP Final Report; PRACE-2IP First Annual Report) to include a summer internship programme called the PRACE Summer of HPC (SoHPC) and coordinated PRACE Campus Schools and HPC Classes across Europe.
 The PRACE SoHPC will offer up to twenty undergraduates and junior postgraduate students of accredited universities the opportunity to spend two months at one of 10 HPC centres in PRACE partner countries. Students will undertake a visualisation project based on outcomes from PRACE technical work or other work using PRACE resources such as Tier-0/Tier-1 computers. The end product will be available for future outreach and dissemination activities to be carried out by the PRACE aisbl. The primary goals of the PRACE SoHPC is to ensure a positive experience for all students and through that experience to encourage them in their path to become the next generation of HPC users plus the successful completion of the student projects. This deliverable describes in detail the necessary steps to organise, monitor, and evaluate the PRACE SoHPC programme.
 The PRACE Campus Schools and HPC Classes’ activity will host numerous events during the course of the project across Europe. Students from secondary schools will learn about supercomputing through taught introductory classes, exhibition booths plus interactive and inspiring demonstrations. Using materials prepared in the PRACE-1IP project (D3.2.4) this subtask will encourage students to embark on a career in HPC, enlighten the general public of the utility of HPC and illustrate the advantages HPC can bring to industrial users.
 The outreach results along with the dissemination outcomes from WP3 will be outlined in two annual reports, first in M12 (D3.3) and later when the project concludes in M24 (D3.4). It is anticipated that the PRACE SoHPC and PRACE Campus School programmes will provide valuable insights and lessons, which can be applied to subsequent programmes or transitioned to the PRACE AISBL.
A probabilistic approach in estimating optimal evacuation scenarios for seismic emergency management
Creators: name: Zanini, Mariano A.
name: Pellegrino, Carlo
name: Rossi, Riccardo
name: Gastaldi, Massimiliano
name: Modena, Claudio
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: In recent earthquake experiences proper evacuation planning and potential emergency actions to be conducted to help the citizens of the quake municipalities were significant issues. In this work the effects of earthquake scenarios were shown in terms of seismic damages to residential and industrial buildings and also to infrastructural networks through the use of probabilistic approaches. The analyses were conducted on the building and infrastructural assets of the municipality of Conegliano, a town of 40000 inhabitants located in the northern part of the province of Treviso, North-Eastern Italy. A preliminary study on historical seismicity and geological substructures of the surrounding areas was performed, followed by the evaluation of the potential seismic damages to the built heritage. On the basis of these results, the issues of the post-quake accessibility and the management of the inhabitants optimal evacuation using the procedure described in Hadas et al. 2013 were performed. Information about building and infrastructural damages, spatial distribution and capacity of harvesting areas, boundary conditions in terms of predetermined maximum timing for carrying out the evacuation and needed costs for the seismic retrofit of bridges belonging to network links involved in the evacuation were the main input data for the simulations.
Nonlinear combination of multiple environmental design parameters based on FORM algorithms
Creators: name: Leira, Bernt J.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Methods and principles for derivation of joint design parameters for multi-component environmental processes are briefly reviewed. This is frequently referred to as a "load combination problem". The application of so-called design contours for analysis of such load combinations is highlighted. Existing procedures for construction of design contours are summarized, and extension to situations where the characteristic time scales for the different process components are widely different is outlined. Development of tools based on application of "translation processes" is described. Particular examples are given which represent cases with both two and three different load components which are acting simultaneously.
Rpp Game Edukasi Materi Persamaan & Pertidaksamaan Linear Satu Variabel
Creators: name: Pansera
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: RPP, Persamaan Linear Satu Variabel, Pertidaksamaan Linear Satu Variabel, Linear, Satu Variabel

description: How each Value Game bertujuan untuk membantu pemain dalam memahami konsep matematika kelas 7 mengenai Persamaan dan Pertidaksamaan Linear Satu Variabel. Pada game ini pemain akan dituntut untuk dapat menyederhanakan serta menyelesaikan perbandingan harga tiap buah yang ada.

Pemain diberikan akses kontrol pada game dalam format “Third Person” atau dari sudut pandang luar karakter pada permainan. Menyelesaikan tantangan-tantangan yang diberikan di setiap tingkatan adalah salah satu cara untuk mendapatkan nilai akhir pada misi di setiap tingkatan permainan. Dari data dan informasi yang didapatkan, diharapkan pemain dapat menghitung harga tiap buah yang ada serta menghitung nilai suatu benda berdasarkan cerita-cerita yang telah dilalui.
Reliability based design optimization of insulation systems considering climate change and workmanship uncertainties
Creators: name: Aïssani, Amina
name: Chateauneuf, Alaa
name: Fontaine, Jean-Pierre
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Today, the political and regulatory framework related to the building sector is more demanding as it remains the principal source of air pollution leading to global warming. Therefore, it is important to have a better control on the energetic performance of the building envelope in order to control the consumption. This paper presents a methodology allowing us to obtain optimal designs of the envelope considering different kinds of uncertainties mainly those related to climate changes, material deterioration and man-made defects. The time-dependent uncertainties are considered as random processes while the time-invariant variability related to defects is considered as random variable. The results show the impact of considering these uncertainties on the long term reliability of the system and give different optimal designs according to the considered climatic scenario.
Supplementary document for Design and Implementation of a Si₃N₄ Three-Stigmatic-Point Arrayed Waveguide Grating with a Resolving Power over 17,000 - 6232760.pdf
Creators: name: Zhan, Jiahao
name: Zhang, Yang
name: Hsu, Wei-lun
name: Veilleux, Sylvain
name: Dagenais, Mario
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Updated Supplemental Document
African art resource guide
Creators: name: Kiss, Beata
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2023

description: The term "African art" refers to black or sub-Saharan art, the historical and contemporary works of art that encompass literature, performance, and visual arts created by native or indigenous Africans. The term "African diaspora art" may also refer to Caribbean, African American, or South American art that draws its influence from African culture while examining the entirety of Africa's visual culture. African art highlights the visual art styles, including pottery, metalwork, sculpture, architecture, materials, also textile art which is significant and thus can be explored; hence, the primary purpose of this guide is to provide resources in this regard. The purpose of the resource guide is to underline a starting point in the subject area for undergraduate students or amateur researchers to fulfil study purposes who intend to get familiar with African art generally; however, some resources provide information that could serve a higher education level, such as postgraduate. The guide also commonly serves audiences with a leisure interest or interest in arts, especially in productions of such cultural creations.
African art resource guide
Creators: name: Kiss, Beata
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2023

description: The term “African art” refers to black or sub-Saharan art, the historical and contemporary works of art that encompass literature, performance, and visual arts created by native or indigenous Africans. The term "African diaspora art" may also refer to Caribbean, African American, or South American art that draws its influence from African culture while examining the entirety of Africa's visual culture. African art highlights the visual art styles, including pottery, metalwork, sculpture, architecture, materials, also textile art which is significant and thus can be explored; hence, the primary purpose of this guide is to provide resources in this regard. The purpose of the resource guide is to underline a starting point in the subject area for undergraduate students or amateur researchers to fulfil study purposes who intend to get familiar with African art generally; however, some resources provide information that could serve a higher education level, such as postgraduate. The guide also commonly serves audiences with a leisure interest or interest in arts, especially in productions of such cultural creations.
Antibiogram and Genotypic Analysis using 16S rDNA after Biofield Treatment on Morganella morganii
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Biology

description: Morganella morganii (M. morganii) is one of the important nosocomial pathogen associated with the urinary tract infections and bacteremia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Mr. Trivedi’s biofield energy treatment on M. morganii in the lyophilized as well as revived state for antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, biochemical characteristics, biotype number and genotype. M. morganii cells were procured from MicroBioLogics Inc., USA in sealed packs bearing the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC 25829) number and stored according to the recommended storage protocols until needed for experiments. M. morganii strain was divided into two groups, Group (Gr.) I: control and Gr. II: treated. Gr. II was further subdivided into two groups, Gr. IIA and Gr. IIB. Gr. IIA was analyzed on day 10, while Gr. IIB was stored and analyzed on day 142 (Study I). After retreatment on day 142, the sample (Study II) was divided into three separate tubes. First, second and third tube was further analyzed on day 5, 10 and 15 respectively. All experimental parameters were studied using the automated MicroScan Walk-Away® system. The 16S rDNA sequencing of lyophilized treated sample was carried out to correlate the phylogenetic relationship of M. morganii with other bacterial species. Antimicrobial susceptibility results showed 32.14% alterations, while minimum inhibitory concentration results showed 18.75% alterations of the tested antimicrobials. Biochemical study also showed altered positive reactions in nitrofurantoin and indole with respect to control. Biotype study showed alteration in Gr. IIB, study II, on day 15 (4005 1446) as compared to the control (4004 1446). 16S rDNA sequencing analysis showed similar results with the identified microbe as M. morganii (GenBank accession number: AB210972) having 80% identity of the gene sequencing data. Total 1507 base nucleotide of 16S rDNA gene sequences were analyzed by multiple alignments, while nearest homolog genus-species of M. morganii was found as Providencia rettgeri (accession number: AM040492). These results suggested that biofield treatment has a significant impact on M. morganii in lyophilized as well as revived state.
Quantification of the value of structural health monitoring information for fatigue deteriorating structural systems
Creators: name: Thöns, Sebastian
name: Schneider, Ronald
name: Faber, Michael H.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: This paper addresses the quantification of the value of structural health monitoring (SHM) before its implementation for structural systems on the basis of its Value of Information (VoI). The value of SHM is calculated utilizing the Bayesian pre-posterior decision analysis modelling the structural life cycle performance, the integrity management and the structural risks. The relevance and precision of SHM information for the reduction of the structural system risks and the expected cost of the structural integrity management throughout the life cycle constitutes the value of SHM and is quantified with this framework. The approach is focused on fatigue deteriorating structural steel systems for which a continuous resistance deterioration formulation is introduced. In a case study, the value of SHM for load monitoring is calculated for a Daniels system subjected to fatigue deterioration. The influence of and the value of SHM in regard to the structural system risks and the integrity management is explicated and explained. The results are pointing to the importance of the consideration of the structural system risks for the quantification of the value of SHM.
D3.1: Dissemination Plan
Creators: name: Peters, Martin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Deliverable
HPC
Research infrastructure
Dissemination

description: This deliverable (Dissemination Plan, D3.1) outlines the planned work of the dissemination team during PRACE-3IP to publish its results and achievements. This plan formalises the activities of the work package, outlines the schedule of tasks and assigns responsible partners. The general objectives of PRACE-3IP dissemination are defined, along with the audiences that will be targeted and the various communication channels that are used.
 Communications of PRACE successes rely heavily on the work of the dissemination team. This important work often takes technical work, digests it, and produces content amenable to all target groups including HPC stakeholders, scientific and research communities, industry and the general public. This popularisation of material is needed as to enlighten readers about PRACE deliverables and the positive societal impact resulting from computational methods.
 The work of the dissemination team will result in quarterly digital newsletters and one printed magazine. Other printed material including flyers, brochures, and posters will be updated and printed every six months. During the project a PRACE Scientific event will be held in 2014, and booths at two international exhibitions will be arranged. Each of the fore mentioned deliverables complement those of previous projects, PRACE-1IP and PRACE-2IP.
 The dissemination activities of PRACE are extended in PRACE-3IP to include a subtask to define the transition of said activities to the AISBL. This will place the dissemination activities of PRACE on a persistent footing. Social media channels will also be extensively trialled during the project to promote the PRACE brand. For example, LinkedIn and Twitter will be used to publish success stories and promote events such as the new outreach programme called the ‘Summer of HPC’ respectively. Paid advertisement will also be used to promote the work of PRACE in scientific and computing magazines. In addition to this plan, an outreach plan (D3.2) will be produced in month six. The dissemination team will play a key role in promoting the outreach opportunities for students in second and third level education with social media tools playing a vital part in targeting this segment of society.
 The dissemination results along with outreach outcomes from WP3 will be outlined in two annual reports, the first at M12 (D3.3) and the second when the project concludes (D3.4).
Reliability-based maintenance optimization of pipelines considering space-variant corrosion rate
Creators: name: Sahraoui, Yacine
name: Chateauneuf, Alaa
name: Khelif, Rabia
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The present work aims at developing a procedure for inspection optimization of pipelines subject to corrosion, including predictive degradation modelling, space-variant corrosion rate, time-dependent reliability assessment and inspection uncertainties. The space-variant corrosion is considered by the mean of Karhunen-Loève expansion in order to take account of soil aggressiveness regarding the variability of corrosion rate along the pipe length. The failure probability is evaluated by a series system combination, using Monte Carlo simulations. Then, the maintenance model is developed according to the inspection decision tree, where imperfect inspections are taken into account. Finally, the developed model is applied to gas pipeline under various corrosion rates, in order to show the effects of the main parameters of the system.
Ecofeminist Theology and Fundamentalisms within the Arabic Context
Creators: name: Zakarriya, Jihan
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2026

description: The paper seeks to examine and redefine diverse forms of fundamentalisms within modern Arabic contexts employing an ecofeminist theology perspective. Ecofeminist theology analyses varied forms of domination, androcentrism and superiority over women and nature through deconstructing and challenging masculinist interpretations, understandings, and linguistic expressions of religions. Ecofeminist theologians relate religions and humanism as forces of unbiased, uncategorized liberation, equality, and freedom. Although the concept of fundamentalism is controversial for definers, modern and contemporary academia and media relate fundamentalism exclusively to Islam, particularly with the emergence of militant Islamist groups and global terrorist organizations. Fundamentalist movements are hierarchical, essentialist and sexist. Existing scholarship on Islamic fundamentalism lacks the feminist perspective and overlooks important forms of nonreligious fundamentalisms in Arab countries such as militarisms and semitribalisms that participate in the inferior position of women and nature. This paper examines the role of some Arab thinkers in relating women, politics, religion, and nature and specifically refers to Averroes, Fatima Mernissi, Zainab al Ghazali, and Nawal el Saadawi.
Cost-benefit assessment of different storm mitigation techniques for residential buildings using the PBHE framework
Creators: name: Unnikrishnan, Vipin U.
name: Barbato, Michele
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The resources available for hurricane risk mitigation of residential buildings are limited. Therefore, in order to have an optimum use of the available resources, the decision regarding the choice of mitigation/retrofit techniques for a specific project should be based on a performance-based approach. In this study, a probabilistic Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering (PBHE) framework is used to compare the effectiveness of different hurricane retrofit techniques for residential building from a cost-benefit point of view. A realistic case study is presented to illustrate the methodology and to evaluate the costs and benefits of different hurricane hazard mitigation techniques for residential buildings.
title: Artificial Intelligence and Racial Profiling: Emerging Challenges for the European Court of Human Rights
Creators: name: Li, Chunhuan
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 340

description: In this Saar Blueprint, the author examines the challenges to the protection of international human rights standards posed by the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in policing, particularly regarding issues of racial profiling. First, the author defines racial profiling in order to conceptualize the issue. He then outlines the international human rights standards relevant to the issue, with a focus on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). He provides an overview of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) case law on racial profiling and draws structural parallels. Finally, he explains how AI may affect policing and its link to racial profiling, which poses new challenges for the ECtHR.
description: Saar Blueprints
A Study on The Export And Import Operations in Everonn Container Lines Pvt Ltd
Creators: name: Mr.Shubham N. Ghagare, Mr.Atharv A. Patil, Mr.Sourabh S. Mali, Prof.Mrs. S.A.Shinde
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Vehicle theft is a major concern worldwide, leading to financial losses and securitythreats. Traditional locking systems are often insufficient to prevent theft, as experienced criminals can bypassthemusingadvanced techniques. To address this issue, modern smart security systems are being developedtoproviderealtime monitoring and remote access control. This project introduces a Vehicle Theft Alert and Engine Lock System using Arduino, designedtoenhancevehicle security by detecting unauthorized access and preventing vehicle movement. The systememploysGPSforreal-time tracking, GSM to send alerts to the owner, and an engine locking mechanismcontrolledviaarelaymodule. Additionally, an RFID-based or password-based authentication systemensures onlyauthorizeduserscan start the vehicle.
Efficient optimal design-under-uncertainty of passive structural control devices
Creators: name: De, Subhayan
name: Wojtkiewicz, Steven F.
name: Johnson, Erik A.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: This paper proposes a computationally efficient framework for design optimization under uncertainty for structures with local nonlinearities. To reduce the high computational cost of Monte Carlo simulation of such problems, an exact model reduction to a low-order Volterra integral equation is used to accelerate each simulation, and variance-reduced sampling is used to reduce the number of simulations required for the uncertainty quantification. This optimization framework is applied to a benchmark cable-stayed bridge problem, designing one pair of passive tuned mass dampers given a pair of uncertain passive power law dampers, providing significant gains in computational efficiency, two orders of magnitude, compared to traditional approaches.
Physical and Structural Characterization of Biofield Treated Imidazole Derivatives
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Imidazole derivatives have attracted significant interests in recent time for their usefulness in synthetic heterocyclic chemistry, analytical chemistry and pharmacology. Aim of present study was to evaluate the impact of biofield treatment on two imidazole derivatives (i.e., imidazole and 2-methylimidazole) by various analytical methods. The biofield treatment was done by Mr. Trivedi on both the compounds and both control and treated samples of imidazole and 2-methylimidazole were characterized with respect to physical, and structural properties using X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, and Gas chromatography-Mass spectrometry (GC-MS). X-ray diffraction study revealed that crystallite size varied in a different way for imidazole and 2-methylimidazole due to the presence of methyl group in 2-c position although their core was same. Treated sample of imidazole showed a slight increase in crystallite size (6.5%); however, treated 2-methylimidazole showed a significant increase (166.68%) in crystallite size along with decrease in peak intensity as compared to control. The latent heat of fusion (ΔH) of imidazole was increased up to 0.62% in treated sample as compared to control; whereas in treated 2-methylimidazole, the ΔH was decreased by 22% as compared to control. Maximum degradation temperature (Tmax) from TGA of imidazole was remained same but 2-methylimidazole was increased by 1.5% as compared to control. FT-IR spectra showed slight change in stretching frequencies of treated imidazole and 2-methylimidazole as compared to control. Both the imidazole and 2-methylimidazole showed similar UV absorbance maxima as compared to respective control sample. GC-MS data revealed that isotopic abundance ratio of either 13C/12C or 15N/14N or 2H/1H (PM+1/PM) of treated imidazole was significantly increased up to 232.51% as compared to control, however, isotopic abundance ratio of 13C/12C or 15N/14N or 2H/1H (PM+1/PM) of treated 2-methylimidazole showed a minor change from -1.68 upto 1.68% as compared to control. Overall, the experimental results suggest that biofield treatment has significant effect on structural and thermal properties of imidazole and 2-methylimidazole.
Influence of Biofield Treatment on Physical and Structural Characteristics of Barium Oxide and Zinc Sulfide
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Barium oxide (BaO) and zinc sulfide (ZnS) are well known for their applications in electrical, optical and chemical industries. The present study was aimed to evaluate the impact of biofield treatment on the structural and physical properties of BaO and ZnS powder. The study was carried out in two groups, one was set to control, and another group was subjected to Mr. Trivedi’s biofield treatment. Control and treated samples of BaO and ZnS were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and surface area analyzer. XRD data showed that lattice parameter and unit cell volume of BaO powder were reduced upto 0.42% and 1.26%, respectively as compared to control. Whereas, density of treated BaO was increased upto 1.27% as compared to control. Besides, the unit cell volume was changed in treated ZnS from -0.55 to 0.24% as compared to control that led to change in density from -0.24 to 0.55% after biofield treatment. However, the crystallite size was substantially increased upto 40.5% and 71.4% in treated BaO and ZnS, respectively as compared to control. FT-IR data exhibited that absorption peaks at wavenumber 862/cm (control) was shifted to 858/cm in treated BaO. Upward shifting of absorption peaks corresponding to Zn-S stretching bond was observed in treated (617/cm) as compared to control (592/cm). Furthermore, surface area result showed that it was reduced by 4.32% and 2.1% in treated BaO and ZnS powder, respectively as compared to control. Hence, these, findings suggest that biofield treatment has altered the structural and physical properties of BaO and ZnS powders.
Single vs. multi-drain probabilistic analyses of soil consolidation via prefabricated vertical drains
Creators: name: Bari, Mohammad W.
name: Shahin, Mohamed A.
name: Soubra, Abdul-Hamid
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Natural soils are one of the most inherently variable in the ground. Although the significance of inherent soil variability in relation to reliable prediction of consolidation rates of soil deposits has long been realized, there have been few studies that addressed the issue of soil variability for the problem of ground improvement by prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs). Despite showing valuable insights into the impact of soil spatial variability on soil consolidation by PVDs, available stochastic works on this subject are based on a single drain (or unit cell) analysis. In a spatially variable soil, however, the condition of unit cell may be violated. Therefore, in a probabilistic context, it is necessary to assess the feasibility of performing an analysis based on the unit cell concept as compared to the multi-drain analysis. In this study, a rigorous stochastic finite element modeling approach that allows the nature of soil spatial variability to be considered in a quantifiable manner, both for the single and multi-drain cases, is presented. It is shown that with proper input statistics representative of a particular domain of interest, both single and multi-drain analyses yield almost identical results. This study also highlights the importance of proper modeling of soil spatial variability in design of ground improvement by PVDs.
title: Warum Deutschlands neues maritimes taktisches Hauptquartier nicht gegen den Zwei-plus-Vier Vertrag verstößt
Creators: name: Bruns, Sebastian
name: Meiertöns, Heiko
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
Calibration of partial safety factors for fatigue design of steel bridges
Creators: name: D’Angelo, Luca
name: Faber, Michael Havbro
name: Nussbaumer, Alain
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The aim of this paper is to propose a new framework for assessment of fatigue partial safety factors with focus on steel bridges welded joints. Fatigue resistance S-N curves for constant amplitude (CA) and variable amplitude (VA) loadings are defined using a novel probabilistic approach based on Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Monte-Carlo Simulations (MCS) methods. The proposed framework includes ML-MCS-based S-N curves of different welded detail categories and it is applicable for the case of deterministic and probabilistic CA loadings as well as for VA loadings. One example is developed, that of a typical bridge fatigue sensitive welded joint. The results are compared to Eurocode standards both in terms of partial safety factor values and of characteristic S-N curves.
Evaluation of Biofield Treatment on Physical and Structural Properties of Bronze Powder
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Bronze, a copper-tin alloy, widely utilizing in manufacturing of gears, bearing, and packing technologies due to its versatile physical, mechanical, and chemical properties. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of biofield treatment on physical and structural properties of bronze powder. Bronze powder was divided into two samples, one served as control and the other sample was received biofield treatment. Control and treated bronze samples were characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD), particle size analyzer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. XRD result showed that the unit cell volume was reduced upto 0.78% on day 78 in treated bronze as compared to control. Further, the crystallite size was significantly reduced upto 49.96% in treated bronze sample on day 106 as compared to control. In addition, the biofield treatment has significantly reduced the average particle size upto 18.22% in treated bronze powder as compared to control. SEM data showed agglomerated and welded particles in control bronze powder, whereas fractured morphology at satellites boundaries were observed in treated bronze. The yield strength of bronze powder calculated using Hall- Petch equation, was significantly changed after biofield treatment. The FT-IR analysis showed that there were three new peaks at 464 cm-1, 736 cm-1, and 835 cm-1 observed in treated bronze as compared to control; indicated that the biofield treatment may alter the bond properties in bronze. Therefore, the biofield treatment has substantially altered the characteristics of bronze at physical and structural level.
Domain Subject Matter Expert -Driven AI/ML Implementation Framework
Creators: name: Nilesh S. Khedkar
name: Prashant Kumar
name: Angel Kingland E Rojas
name: Raghuraj Pandya
name: Vivek Seshan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: In this Technical paper, we introduce a novel frontend assistant framework that enables seamless interaction between humans and specialized subject matter expert "Domain Agents." These Domain Agents utilize machine learning (ML) codes, scripts, or models to provide accurate answers to specific queries without hallucination. Our proposed framework supports a plug-and-play mechanism for integrating new ML scripts/models and upgrading existing ones without disrupting the end-user experience.

The framework consists of six primary components: User Interface, Integration Hub, Domain Agent Ecosystem, Data Query Manager and Integrator, Feedback and Issue Tracking Engine, and Workbench for Domain Agent development and fine-tuning. By bridging the gap between humans and specialized Domain Agents, our framework fosters effective communication and empowers businesses to deliver exceptional user experiences.

This paper outlines the system architecture, technical requirements, and implementation roadmap for the AI/ML Implementation Framework. By adopting this framework, organizations can leverage the benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning while ensuring accuracy and trustworthiness in their operations.
Protocols for communication and governance of risks
Creators: name: Vrouwenvelder, A. C. W. M. (Ton)
name: Lind, Niels C.
name: Faber, Michael H.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The aim of this paper is to explain the need to organize the development of standard protocols for communication about major public risks. Tragic events, such as inadequate earthquake preparedness or great unnecessary losses of life due to public misunderstandings underline the importance of such protocols to protect the public and support confidence in government and experts. The required contents of such protocols are suggested in outline. It is concluded that the need is urgent internationally to organize the development of standard protocol paradigms, one for scientific-professional analysts and another for authorities' communications to the public.
On the value of SHM in the context of service life integrity management
Creators: name: Qin, Jianjun
name: Thöns, Sebastian
name: Faber, Michael H.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: This paper addresses the optimization of structural health monitoring(SHM) before its implementation on the basis of its Value of Information (VoI). The approach for the quantification of the value of SHM builds upon a service life cost assessment and generic structural performance model in conjunction with the observation, i.e. monitoring, of deterioration increments. The structural performance is described with a generic deterioration model to be calibrated to the relevant structural deterioration mechanism, such as e.g. fatigue and corrosion. The generic deterioration model allows for the incorporation of monitored damage increments and accounts for the precision of the data by considering the statistical uncertainties, i.e. the amount of monitoring data due to the monitoring period, and by considering the measurement uncertainty. The value of structural health monitoring is then quantified in the framework of the Bayesian pre-posterior decision theory as the difference between the expected service-life costs considering an optimal structural integrity management and the service life costs utilizing an optimal SHM system and structural integrity management. With an example the application of the approach is shown and the value of the monitoring period optimized SHM information is determined.
The Potential Impact of Biofield Treatment on Physical, Structural and Mechanical Properties of Stainless Steel Powder
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Stainless steel (SS) has gained extensive attention due to its high corrosion resistance, low maintenance, familiar lustre, and superior mechanical properties. In SS, the mechanical properties are closely related with crystal structure, crystallite size, and lattice strain. The aim of present study was to evaluate the effect of biofield treatment on structural, physical and mechanical properties of SS powder. SS (Grade-SUS316L) powder was divided into two parts denoted as control and treatment. The treatment part was received Mr. Trivedi’s biofield treatment. Control and treated SS samples were characterized using particle size analyzer, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Result showed that biofield treatment has significantly reduced the particle size d10, d50, d90, and d99 (size, below which 10, 50, 90, and 99% particles were present, respectively) of SS powder up to 7.42, 12.93, 30.23, and 41.38% respectively, as compared to control. XRD result showed that the unit cell volume of SS was altered after biofield treatment. Moreover, crystallite size was significantly reduced upto 70% in treated SS as compared to control. The yield strength calculated using Hall-Petch equation, was significantly increased upto 216.5% in treated SS, as compared to control. This could be due to significant reduction of crystallite size in treated SS after biofield treatment. In FT-IR spectra, intensity of the absorption peak at wavenumber 1107 cm-1 (control) attributing to Fe-O-H bond was diminished in case of treated SS. These findings suggest that biofield treatment has substantially altered the structural, physical and mechanical properties of treated SS powder.
Fourier Transform Infrared and Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopic Characterization of Biofield Treated Salicylic Acid and Sparfloxacin
Creators: name: Trivedi, Mahendra
Publisher: name: SMN - The ScienceMedia Network
Year: 2016
Subjects: Natural Sciences
Chemistry

description: Salicylic acid is a naturally occurring derivative of benzoic acid, and widely used in organic synthesis and as a plant hormone. Sparfloxacin is fluorinated quinolone antibiotic having broad spectrum antimicrobial property. The present study was aimed to evaluate the impact of biofield treatment on spectral properties of salicylic acid and sparfloxacin using FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopic techniques. The study was carried out in two groups, one was set to control, and another was subjected to biofield treatment. FT-IR spectrum of treated salicylic acid showed the upstream shifting in wavenumber of C-H stretching from 2999 to 3004 cm-1 and 2831 to 2837 cm-1 and C=O asymmetric stretching vibration from 1670 to 1683 cm-1 and 1652 to 1662 cm-1. The peak intensity in treated salicylic acid at 1558 cm-1 (aromatic C=C stretching) and 1501 cm-1 (C-C stretching) was increased as compared to control. FT-IR spectrum of treated sparfloxacin showed a downstream shifting in wavenumber of C-H stretching from 2961 to 2955 cm-1 and 2848 to 2818 cm-1, and upstream shifting in wavenumber of C=O (pyridone) stretching from 1641 to 1648 cm-1. Besides, increased intensity of peaks in treated sparfloxacin was found at 1628 cm-1 [C=C stretching (pyridone)] and 1507 cm-1 (N-H bending) as compared to control. UV spectrum of biofield treated salicylic acid exhibited a shifting of wavelength (λmax) from 295.8 to 302.4 nm and 231.2 to 234.4 nm, with respect to control. Likewise, biofield treated sparfloxacin showed the shifting in UV wavelength (λmax) from 373.8 to 380.6 nm and 224.2 to 209.2 nm. Over all, the results suggest that alteration in wavenumber of IR peaks in treated samples might be occurred due to biofield induced alteration in force constant and dipole moment of some bonds. The changes in UV wavelength (λmax) of treated sample also support the FT-IR results. Due to alteration in force constant and bond strength, the chemical stability of structure of treated drugs might also be increased, which could be beneficial for self-life of biofield treated drugs.
Analysis results from: Calibrating predicted mixture toxic pressure to observed biodiversity loss in aquatic ecosystems
Creators: name: Oginah, Susan Anyango
name: Posthuma, Leo
name: Slootweg, Jaap
name: Hauschild, Michael
name: Fantke, Peter
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This repository includes analysis results from the study Calibrating Predicted Mixture Toxic Pressure to Observed Biodiversity Loss in Aquatic Ecosystems.