cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Pathway and rate-limiting step of glyphosate degradation by Aspergillus oryzae A-F02
Creators: name: Fu, Gui-ming
name: Chen, Yan
name: Li, Ru-yi
name: Yuan, Xiao-qiang
name: Liu, Cheng-mei
name: Li, Bin
name: Wan, Yin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mental Health

description: Aspergillus oryzae A-F02, a glyphosate-degrading fungus, was isolated from an aeration tank in a pesticide factory. The pathway and rate-limiting step of glyphosate (GP) degradation were investigated through metabolite analysis. GP, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), and methylamine were detected in the fermentation liquid of A. oryzae A-F02, whereas sarcosine and glycine were not. The pathway of GP degradation in A. oryzae A-F02 was revealed: GP was first degraded into AMPA, which was then degraded into methylamine. Finally, methylamine was further degraded into other products. Investigating the effects of the exogenous addition of substrates and metabolites showed that the degradation of GP to AMPA is the rate-limiting step of GP degradation by A. oryzae A-F02. In addition, the accumulation of AMPA and methylamine did not cause feedback inhibition in GP degradation. Results showed that degrading GP to AMPA was a crucial step in the degradation of GP, which determines the degradation rate of GP by A. oryzae A-F02.
Insight into the C-F bond mechanism of molecular analogs for antibacterial drug design
Creators: name: Liu, Junna
name: Lv, Biyu
name: Liu, Huaqing
name: Li, Xin
name: Yin, Weiping
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biophysics
Biochemistry
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Cancer

description: The activities of biological molecules usually rely on both of intra-molecular and intermolecular interactions between their function groups. These interactions include interonic attraction theory, Van der Waal’s forces and the function of geometry on the individual molecules, whether they are naturally or synthetic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of C-F bond compound using combination of experiments verification and theoretical calculation. We target on the insect natural products from the maggots of Chrysomyis megacephala Fabricius. Based on density functional theory(DFT) and B3LYP method, a theoretical study of the C-F bond on fluoride was designed to explore compounds 2 and 4 antibacterial structure–activity relationship. With the progress in DFT, first-principle calculation based on DFT has gradually become a routine method for drug design, quantum chemistry and other science fields.
Reviewing the occurrence of large genomic rearrangements in patients with inherited cancer predisposing syndromes: importance of a comprehensive molecular diagnosis
Creators: name: Rocha, Débora Leite
name: Ashton-Prolla, Patricia
name: Rosset, Clévia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes are caused by germline pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in cancer predisposition genes (CPG). The majority of pathogenic variants in CPGs are point mutations, but large gene rearrangements (LGRs) are present in several CPGs. LGRs can be much more difficult to characterize and perhaps they may have been neglected in molecular diagnoses. We aimed to evaluate the frequencies of germline LGRs in studies conducted in different populations worldwide through a qualitative systematic review based on an online literature research in PubMed. Two reviewers independently extracted data from published studies between 2009 and 2020. In total, 126 studies from 37 countries and 5 continents were included in the analysis. The number of studies in different continents ranged from 3 to 48 and for several countries there was an absolute lack of information. Asia and Europe represented most of the studies, and LGR frequencies varied from 3.04 to 15.06% in different continents. MLPA was one of the methods of choice in most studies (93%). The LGR frequencies found in this review reinforce the need for comprehensive molecular testing regardless of the population of origin and should be considered by genetic counseling providers.
A facile 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl fatty acid ester synthesis with phenyl(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)iodonium triflate at room temperature
Creators: name: Han, Qiu-Yan
name: Zhao, Cheng-Long
name: Yang, Jing
name: Zhang, Cheng-Pan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: A series of complex 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl fatty acid esters were synthesized by the reaction of fatty acids and phenyl(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)iodonium triflate in the presence of Cs2CO3. The reaction at room temperature without any other additive provided the corresponding 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl esters in up to quantitative yield. The conjugated carbon–carbon double bonds, the unprotected hydroxyl group, and the amido functionalities in the substrates are all tolerated in the reaction. Compared to the known synthetic methods, advantages of this reaction include mild conditions, good functional group tolerance, and without using harsh and toxic condensation agents, which allows for a green, facile, and efficient way to 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl fatty acid esters.
Formation of non-covalent porous framework with Fe ions and N2O Schiff base ligand: structural and thermal studies
Creators: name: Fik, Marta A.
name: Włodzimierz Czepa
name: Kubicki, Maciej
name: Patroniak, Violetta
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: Herein, we present the efficient synthesis of two new supramolecular complexes according to reaction conditions. Mononuclear iron (III) and tetranuclear iron(II) complexes with a new N2O-donor Schiff base ligand HL which self-organises into thermally stable (up to 250 °C). The second one self-organises in non-covalent organic framework stabilised by HHO···HN, HOH···Cl and NH···Cl hydrogen bonds. The impact of the oxidation state of central ion and ability of ligand molecule to form H-bonding seem to be the keynote of reported work.
Migration kinetics of four photo-initiators from paper food packaging to solid food simulants
Creators: name: Cai, Huimei
name: Ji, Shuilin
name: Zhang, Juzhou
name: Tao, Gushuai
name: Peng, Chuanyi
name: Hou, Ruyan
name: Zhang, Liang
name: Sun, Yue
name: Wan, Xiaochun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: The migration behaviour of four photo-initiators (BP, EHA, MBP and Irgacure 907) was studied by ‘printing’ onto four different food-packaging materials (Kraft paper, white cardboard, Polyethylene (PE)-coated paper and composite paper) and tracking movement into the food simulant: Tenax-TA (porous polymer 2,6-diphenyl furan resin). The results indicated that the migration of the photo-initiators was related to the molecular weight and log Ko/w of each photo-initiator. At different temperatures, the migration rates of the photo-initiators were different in papers with different thicknesses. The amount of each photo-initiator found in the food was closely related to the food matrix. The Weibull model was used to predict the migration load into the food simulants by calculating the parameters τ and β and determining the relationship of the two parameters with temperature and paper thickness. The established Weibull model was then used to predict the migration of each photo-initiator with respect to different foods. A two-parameter Weibull model fitted the actual situation, with some deviation from the actual migration amount.
Dynamic regimes in planetary cores: τ-{\ell} diagrams
Creators: name: Nataf, Henri-Claude
name: Schaeffer, Nathanaël
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Geophysics (physics.geo-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Planetary cores are the seat of rich and complex fluid dynamics, in which the effects of rotation and magnetic field combine. The equilibria governing the strength of the magnetic field produced by the dynamo effect, the organisation and amplitude of the flow, and those of the density field, remain debated despite remarkable progress made in their numerical simulation. This paper proposes a new approach based on the explicit consideration of the variation of time scales τ with spatial scales {\ell} for the different physical phenomena involved. The τ-{\ell} diagrams thus constructed constitute a very complete graphic summary of the dynamics of the object under study. We highlight the role of the available convective power in controlling this dynamics, together with the relevant force balance, for which we derive a very telling τ-{\ell} translation. Several scenarios are constructed and discussed for the Earth's core, shedding new light on the width of convective columns and on the force equilibria to be considered. A QG-MAC scenario adapted from Aubert [2019] gives a good account of the observations. A diversion to Venus reveals the subtlety and relativity of the notion of 'fast rotator'. We discuss scaling laws and their validity domain, and illustrate 'path strategies'. A complete toolbox is provided, allowing everyone to construct a τ-{\ell} diagram of a numerical simulation, a laboratory experiment, a theory, or a natural object. Supplementary material for this article is supplied as a separate archive Nataf_Schaeffer_SupMat.zip, the related data is displayed in document Nataf_Schaeffer_SupMat.pdf.
description: Supplementary Material available with python programs at: https://gricad-gitlab.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/natafh/shell_tau-ell_programs
A new antiviral pregnane from a gorgonian-derived Cladosporium sp. fungus
Creators: name: Yu, Mei-Lin
name: Guan, Fei-Fei
name: Cao, Fei
name: Jia, Yan-Lai
name: Wang, Chang-Yun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: A new pregnane, 3α-hydroxy-7-ene-6,20-dione (1), and five known steroids (2–6), along with one known steroidal glycoside (7) were obtained from the fungus Cladosporium sp. WZ-2008-0042 cultured from a gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea collected from the South China Sea. The structure and absolute configuration of the new compound (1) were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic data and X-ray diffraction data. The compound has a rare configuration of 3α-OH that is different from most of pregnanes. All of the isolated compounds were evaluated for their antiviral activities against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Among them, 1 exhibited potential antiviral activity with the IC50 value of 0.12 mM.
A new dimeric diarylpropane from Horsfieldia tetratepala
Creators: name: Du, Shou-Zhen
name: Kuang, Fang
name: Liu, Ying
name: Chen, Ye-Gao
name: Zhan, Rui
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Five compounds, including a new dimeric diarylpropane, were isolated from the petroleum ether extract of the twigs and leaves of Horsfieldia tetratepala. The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. Moreover, the antiproliferative activities of these compounds were tested on cancer cell lines, but none is active.
A new ent-kaurane diterpene derivative from the stems of Eurya chinensis R.Br
Creators: name: Song, Jia-Ling
name: Yuan, Yao
name: Nie, Ling-Hui
name: Li, Bai-Lin
name: Qin, Xu-Bing
name: Li, Yan
name: Wu, Jie-Wei
name: Qiu, Sheng-Xiang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: One new ent-kaurane diterpene derivative (1), along with four known diterpenes, was isolated from the stems of Eurya chinensis R.Br. The structure of the new compound was established by extensive analysis of mass spectrometric and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data. Compound 1 showed moderate anti-inflammatory activities with IC50 value of 8.12 μM. This is the first example of diterpenoids with 4-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-hydroxyl-cyclohexanoyl substituent.
Carnet nº 17, commencé à Pingshi (p. 23)
Creators: name: Péraire, Lucien
name: CNRS
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2023

description: created: 24-12-1930
I. Y. Halsey and Friends in a Cadillac in Parade, 1916
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1916
Subjects: Halsey Family
East Hampton
Parades & processions
Automobiles

description: This image shows Tony Prohaska alongside an sutomobile filled with friends. The people shown are, from left to right: I. Y. Halsey, Mrs. Merrill Hall, Mrs. Thomas Beardsley, Mrs. Jesse Spaulding and Mrs. Julian M. Myrick.
CeO2 nanoparticles alter the outcome of species interactions
Creators: name: Peng, Cheng
name: Chen, Ying
name: Pu, Zhichao
name: Zhao, Qing
name: Tong, Xin
name: Chen, Yongsheng
name: Jiang, Lin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Despite considerable research on the environmental impacts of nanomaterials, we know little about how they influence interactions between species. Here, we investigated the acute (12 d) and chronic (64 d) toxicities of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) and bulk particles (0–200 mg/L) to three ciliated protist species (Loxocephalus sp., Paramecium aurelia, and Tetrahymena pyriformis) in single-, bi-, and multispecies microcosms. The results show that CeO2 NPs strongly affected the interactions between ciliated protozoan species. When exposed to the highest CeO2 NPs (200 mg/L), the intrinsic growth rates of Loxocephalus and Paramecium were significantly decreased by 18.87% and 88.27%, respectively, while their carrying capacities declined by more than 90%. However, CeO2 NP exposure made it difficult to predict outcomes of interspecific competition between species. At higher NP exposure (100 and 200 mg/L), competition led to the extinction of both species in the Loxocephalus and Paramecium microcosms that survived in the absence of competitors or CeO2 NPs. Further, the presence of potential competitors improved the survival of Loxocephalus to hundreds of individuals per milliliter in microcosms with Tetrahymena where Loxocephalus would otherwise not be able to tolerate high levels of NP exposure. This result could be attributed to weakened NP adsorption on the cell surface due to competitor-caused reduction of NP surface charge (from −18.52 to −25.17 mV) and intensified NP aggregation via phagocytosis of NPs by ciliate cells. Our results emphasize the need to explicitly consider species interactions for a more comprehensive understanding of the ecological consequences of NP exposure.
Sensory organization test principally reflects utricular function
Creators: name: Liu, Jia
name: Zhou, Renhong
name: Liu, Bo
name: Leng, Yangming
name: Liu, Jingjing
name: Liu, Dongdong
name: Zhang, Su-Lin
name: Kong, Wei-Jia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Mental Health

description: Conclusion: Our study showed that sensory organization test (SOT) could principally reflect utricular function, and our cut-score of VEST ratio (the indicator of inputs from the vestibular system in balance performance) in SOT could help to screen patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction in non-fallers. Objectives: We aimed to know SOT reflects the function of which vestibular end organs and to assess the possibility of screening patients with peripheral vestibular dysfunction in non-fall population by means of SOT. Methods: A total of 75 patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction underwent SOT, ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP), cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) and caloric tests. Results: Regression model indicated that oVEMP, as an independent variable, exerted the greatest influence on VEST ratio, followed by age and cVEMP. There were no significant differences in VEST ratio among groups with different extents of peripheral vestibular involvement (p > .05). VEST ratio in the vestibular impairment groups was significantly lower than in the control group and significantly higher than in fall group (p < .01). VEST ratio in group with normal oVEMP was significantly higher than in group with abnormal oVEMP (p = .013). The cut-score between populations with functional and dysfunctional vestibule was 0.649.
Quantum Computing Using Cryptographic Algorithm - Post- Quantum Cryptography(PQC) Chat Application
Creators: name: Rawal, Jay Kumar
name: Nair, Shreeja
name: Chudasama, Harsh
name: Doshi, Mudra
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: With the growth of quantum computing in power, cryptographic protocols such as RSA and ECC have plenty to worry about with potential attacks that can break security in digital communication. Current research investigates the use of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) in the development of a quantum-resistant chat application centered on Kyber, a lattice-based Key Encapsulation Mechanism, for secure key exchange and AES-256 for message and multimedia encryption. The system to be proposed includes end-to-end encryption, regular renewal of session keys, and metadata privacy for providing a duly secure environment. The solution will render the optimal design so that PQC makes the intended clause of secure messaging quantum-proof in terms of resistance against reasonably plausible quantum attacks. Results support that communication by encryption with the use of Kyber is highly sophisticated in protecting information along with efficiency. Primarily, it discusses the active ciphering restart with the potential of quantum computing. The model functions not only to address the security issue presented by traditional encryption algorithms but also to include highly scalable and fast cryptographic systems that provide a doorway for subsequent communication systems..
Quantam Computing Using Cryptographic Algorithm
Creators: name: Rawal, Jay Kumar
name: Nair, Shreeja
name: Chudasama, Harsh
name: Doshi, Mudra
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: With the growth of quantum computing in power, cryptographic protocols such as RSA and ECC have plenty to worry about with potential attacks that can break security in digital communication. Current research investigates the use of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) in the development of a quantum-resistant chat application centered on Kyber, a lattice-based Key Encapsulation Mechanism, for secure key exchange and AES-256 for message and multimedia encryption. The system to be proposed includes end-to-end encryption, regular renewal of session keys, and metadata privacy for providing a duly secure environment. The solution will render the optimal design so that PQC makes the intended clause of secure messaging quantum-proof in terms of resistance against reasonably plausible quantum attacks. Results support that communication by encryption with the use of Kyber is highly sophisticated in protecting information along with efficiency. Primarily, it discusses the active ciphering restart with the potential of quantum computing. The model functions not only to address the security issue presented by traditional encryption algorithms but also to include highly scalable and fast cryptographic systems that provide a doorway for subsequent communication systems..
Rapid determination of gizzerosine in fish meals using microchip capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection
Creators: name: Xiao, Meng-Wei
name: Bai, Xiao-Lin
name: Xu, Pei-Li
name: Zhao, Yan
name: Yang, Li
name: Liu, Yi-Ming
name: Liao, Xun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Sensitive detection of gizzerosine, a causative agent for deadly gizzard erosion in chicken feeds, is very important to the poultry industry. In this work, a new method was developed based on microchip capillary electrophoresis (MCE) with laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection for rapid analysis of gizzerosine, a biogenic amine in fish meals. The MCE separation was performed on a glass microchip using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as dynamic coating modifier. Separation conditions, including running buffer pH and concentration, SDS concentration, and the separation voltage were investigated to achieve fast and sensitive quantification of gizzerosine. The assay proposed was very quick and could be completed within 65 s. A linear calibration curve was obtained in the range from 0.04 to 1.8 μg ml–1 gizzerosine. The detection limit was 0.025 μg ml–1 (0.025 mg kg–1), which was far more sensitive than those previously reported. Gizzerosine was well separated from other endogenous components in fish meal samples. Recovery of gizzerosine from this sample matrix (n = 3) was determined to be 97.2–102.8%. The results from analysing fish meal samples indicated that the present MCE-LIF method might hold the potential for rapid detection of gizzerosine in poultry feeds.
Release characteristics of polyphenols from microencapsulated Terminalia arjuna extract: Effects of simulated gastric fluid
Creators: name: Pravin Digambar Sawale
name: Girdhari Ramdas Patil
name: Shaik Abdul Hussain
name: Singh, Ashish Kumar
name: Singh, Ram Ran Bijoy
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology

description: Terminalia arjuna (TA) encapsulated microcapsules were prepared using two different wall materials consisting of a combination of maltodextrin + gelatine (MDG) and maltodextrin + gum acacia (MDGA). Total phenolic, tannin, and flavonoids content of TA ethanolic extract were found to be 19.6 ± 0.7 g/100 g extract, 7.5 ± 0.7 g/100 g extract, and 2.7 ± 0.2 g/100 g extract, respectively. In vitro release of polyphenols increased with the time of stirring in simulated intestinal fluid (SIF; pH 6.8). The encapsulation efficiency (EE) and release of polyphenols (after 60 min) were observed to be 42 ± 4.g/100 g; 77.0 g/100 g; and 31.0 ± 0.5 g/100 g; 72.0 g/100 g, respectively for MDGA and MDG microcapsules. This study concluded that MDGA provided higher EE and stability than MDG for TA extract.
Inference of the optical depth to reionization $τ$ from $\textit{Planck}$ CMB maps with convolutional neural networks
Creators: name: Wolz, Kevin
name: Krachmalnicoff, Nicoletta
name: Pagano, Luca
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The optical depth to reionization, $τ$, is the least constrained parameter of the cosmological $Λ$CDM model. To date, its most precise value is inferred from large-scale polarized CMB power spectra from the ${\it Planck}$ High-Frequency Instrument (HFI). These maps are known to contain significant contamination by residual non-Gaussian systematic effects, which are hard to model analytically. Therefore, robust constraints on $τ$ are currently obtained through an empirical cross-spectrum likelihood built from simulations. In this paper, we present a likelihood-free inference of $τ$ from polarized ${\it Planck}$ HFI maps which, for the first time, is fully based on neural networks (NNs). NNs have the advantage of not requiring an analytical description of the data and can be trained on state-of-the-art simulations, combining information from multiple channels. By using Gaussian sky simulations and ${\it Planck}$ ${\tt SRoll2}$ simulations, including CMB, noise, and residual instrumental systematic effects, we train, test and validate NN models considering different setups. We infer the value of $τ$ directly from $Q$ and $U$ maps at $\sim 4^\circ$ pixel resolution, without computing power spectra. On ${\it Planck}$ data, we obtain $τ_{NN}=0.058 \pm 0.008$, compatible with current EE cross-spectrum results but with a $\sim30\%$ larger uncertainty, which can be assigned to the inherent non-optimality of our estimator and to the retraining procedure applied to avoid biases. While this paper does not improve on current cosmological constraints, our analysis represents a first robust application of NN-based inference on real data and highlights its potential as a promising tool for complementary analysis of near-future CMB experiments, also in view of the ongoing challenge to achieve a detection of primordial gravitational waves.
description: 13 pages, 10 figures, 5 tables
Indistinguishability of identical bosons from a quantum information theory perspective
Creators: name: Englbrecht, Matthias
name: Kraft, Tristan
name: Dittel, Christoph
name: Buchleitner, Andreas
name: Giedke, Geza
name: Kraus, Barbara
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using tools from quantum information theory, we present a general theory of indistinguishability of identical bosons in experiments consisting of passive linear optics followed by particle number detection. Our results do neither rely on additional assumptions on the input state of the interferometer, such as, for instance, a fixed mode occupation, nor on any assumption on the degrees of freedom that potentially make the particles distinguishable. We identify the expectation value of the projector onto the $N$-particle symmetric subspace as an operationally meaningful measure of indistinguishability, and derive tight lower bounds on it that can be efficiently measured in experiments. Moreover, we present a consistent definition of perfect distinguishability and characterize the corresponding set of states. In particular, we show that these states are diagonal in the computational basis up to a permutationally invariant unitary. Moreover, we find that convex combinations of states that describe partially distinguishable and perfectly indistinguishable particles can lead to perfect distinguishability, which itself is not preserved under convex combinations.
title: Political Animals and the Animality of a Human Other
title: The Lebanese Civil War as Site of Exclusion
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Kalousian, Madonna
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2018

description: This thesis extends the scope of literary and political studies of the Lebanese Civil War by mapping the politics of war-time and post-war Lebanon onto shifting human-animal dynamics. I argue that the Lebanese Civil War suspended the rule of law and enabled the exercising of arbitrary sovereignty upon the subjects it violently excluded from ‘the political’ and reduced to the status of ungrievable otherness. Chapter One explores Giorgio Agamben’s paradigmatic example of ‘bare life’ in relation to Judith Butler’s conceptualisation of ‘precarious life’. This theoretical comparison illuminates the sense, as I argue in Chapter Two, Three, and Four, that an arrival at a post-war politics of inclusion is contingent on an inclusive articulation of bareness and precarity. Lebanese Civil War literature, as I perceive it, enables this counter-narrativisation through an imaginative diagnosis of the human-animal dynamic on which the categories of exception I identify in this thesis are premised. These categories are the sectarian other in Ghada Al-Samman’s Beirut Nightmares (1976) and Hoda Barakat’s The Tiller of Waters (2001); the queer other in Rashid Al-Daif’s Passage to Dusk (2001), AlSamman’s Beirut ’75 (1995), and Hoda Barakat’s The Stone of Laughter (1994); and memory as other in Rabee Jaber’s The Mehlis Report (2013) and Najwa Barakat’s Oh, Salaam! (2015). Chapter Five articulates the way in which Shatila Refugee Camp is a spatialisation of Lebanon’s contemporary politics of exclusion as represented in Mischa Hiller’s Sabra Zoo (2011) and Meike Ziervogel’s project of Shatila Stories (2018). I conclude with the proposition that when Lebanon supersedes its exclusionary war-time politics, its post-war reality would begin to work towards an inclusive redefinition of Lebaneseness.
Synthesis, structure and properties of a hetero-metal organic framework constructed by sulfonate and phenol ligand
Creators: name: Guan, Lei
name: Wang, Ying
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biophysics
Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Medicine
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Hematology

description: A hetero-metal organic framework, [NaSr(HTiron)(H2O)5]·H2O (1) (Na2H2Tiron = 4,5-dihydroxy-1,3-benzenedisulfonic acid disodium), has been synthesized under hydrothermal condition. The framework was characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV–Vis spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It features a 3-D network structure with (42,124)(45,64,8)2(4)2 topology, constructed by HTiron3− ligands. Compared with the ligand, the photoluminescence emission of 1 bathochromically shifts and shows emission maximum at 497 nm at room temperature.
Learning from Mistakes: Self-Regularizing Hierarchical Representations in Point Cloud Semantic Segmentation
Creators: name: Camuffo, Elena
name: Michieli, Umberto
name: Milani, Simone
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Multimedia (cs.MM)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Recent advances in autonomous robotic technologies have highlighted the growing need for precise environmental analysis. LiDAR semantic segmentation has gained attention to accomplish fine-grained scene understanding by acting directly on raw content provided by sensors. Recent solutions showed how different learning techniques can be used to improve the performance of the model, without any architectural or dataset change. Following this trend, we present a coarse-to-fine setup that LEArns from classification mistaKes (LEAK) derived from a standard model. First, classes are clustered into macro groups according to mutual prediction errors; then, the learning process is regularized by: (1) aligning class-conditional prototypical feature representation for both fine and coarse classes, (2) weighting instances with a per-class fairness index. Our LEAK approach is very general and can be seamlessly applied on top of any segmentation architecture; indeed, experimental results showed that it enables state-of-the-art performances on different architectures, datasets and tasks, while ensuring more balanced class-wise results and faster convergence.
Supplementary information-XPS data for pure TiO2 powders and the N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms and the pore size distribution for carbon fiber without TiO2 from Electrospinning preparation of oxygen-deficient nano TiO2-x/carbon fibre membrane as a self-standing high performance anode for Li-ion battery
Creators: name: Jing, Mao-xiang
name: Li, Jing-quan
name: Han, Chong
name: Yao, Shan-shan
name: Zhang, Ji
name: Zhai, Hong-ai
name: Chen, Li-li
name: Shen, Xiang-qian
name: Xiao, Ke-song
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017

description: Fig.S1 XPS data for pure TiO2 powders and Fig.S2 the N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms and the pore size distribution for carbon fiber without TiO2
Effect of polysaccharides extracted from Sipunculus nudus (SNP) on the lifespan and immune damage repair of Drosophila melanogaster exposed to Cd (VI)
Creators: name: Su, Jie
name: Jiang, Linlin
name: Wu, Jingna
name: Liu, Zhiyu
name: Wu, Yuping
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The water-soluble polysaccharides extracted from Sipunculus nudus (SNP) was investigated on the lifespan and immune damage repair of Drosophila melanogaster exposed to Cd (VI). SNP increased superoxyde dismutase (SOD), nitrogen monoxide (NO), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and total anti-oxidation competence (T-AOC), with decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) on D. melanogaster demonstrated that SNP could attenuate oxidative damage of D. melanogaster Exposed to Cd (VI). Real-time PCR and western blot analysis showed that SNP enhanced the gene expression of Diptericin, Drosomycin, Defensin, PGRP-LC and the protein level of Toll, p-JNK and Relish， that suggested the promoting effect of SNP on the immune damage repair of D. melanogaster exposed to Cd (VI). The increased level of Indy, Parkin and AMPK indicated the regulated effect of SNP on the longevity-related pathways through ageing-related moleculars of D. melanogaster exposed to Cd (VI). These results suggested that SNP could also improve the lifespan of D. melanogaster exposed to Cd (VI).
Two new protostane-type triterpenoids from Alisma orientalis
Creators: name: Xin, Xiu-Lan
name: Zhao, Xin-Yu
name: Huo, Xiao-Kui
name: Tian, Xiang-Ge
name: Sun, Cheng-Peng
name: Zhang, Hou-Li
name: Tian, Yan
name: Liu, Yong
name: Wang, Xun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Two new protostane-type triterpenoids, 17-epi alisolide (1) and 24-epi alismanol D (2), were isolated from Alisma orientalis together with one known compound. Their structural elucidations were conducted by NMR, UV and HRESIMS spectroscopic analyses, and comparison with the literature data. All the isolated compounds were evaluated for inhibitory effects on HCE-2. Compound 2 displayed moderate inhibitory activity against HCE-2 with IC50 value of 23.1 μM.
Electronic Supplementary Tables and Figures from Spatial storage effect promotes biodiversity during adaptive radiation
Creators: name: Tan, Jiaqi
name: Rattray, Jennifer B.
name: Yang, Xian
name: Jiang, Lin
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017

description: Many ecological communities are enormously diverse. Variation in environmental conditions over time and space provides opportunities for temporal and spatial storage effects to operate, potentially promoting species coexistence and biodiversity. While several studies have provided empirical evidence supporting the significance of temporal storage effect for coexistence, empirical tests of the role of spatial storage effect are rare. In particular, we know little about how spatial storage effect contributes to biodiversity over evolutionary timescales. Here we report the first experimental study on the role of spatial storage effect in the maintenance of biodiversity in evolving metacommunities, using the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 as a laboratory model of adaptive radiation. We found that intercommunity spatial heterogeneity promoted phenotypic diversity of P. fluorescens in the presence of dispersal among local communities, by allowing the spatial storage effect to operate. Mechanistically, greater niche differences among P. fluorescens phenotypes arose in metacommunities with intercommunity spatial heterogeneity, facilitating negative frequency-dependent selection, and thus, the coexistence among P. fluorescens phenotypes. These results highlight the importance of spatial storage effect for biodiversity over evolutionary timescales.
The Motif of Frames in Elizabeth Bishop's 'In Prison'
Creators: name: Dowd, Ann
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Literature

description: "'In Prison' is most fully understood in light of Bishop's frames. The concurrent narratives told in 'In Prison' signpost Bishop's lifelong link with Great Village where perhaps, the concept of frames, first originated with her bedroom skylight."
Link between supercurrent diode and anomalous Josephson effect revealed by gate-controlled interferometry
Creators: name: Reinhardt, Simon
name: Ascherl, Tim
name: Costa, Andreas
name: Berger, Johanna
name: Gronin, Sergei
name: Gardner, Geoffrey C.
name: Lindemann, Tyler
name: Manfra, Michael J.
name: Fabian, Jaroslav
name: Kochan, Denis
name: Strunk, Christoph
name: Paradiso, Nicola
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In Josephson diodes the asymmetry between positive and negative current branch of the current-phase relation leads to a polarity-dependent critical current and Josephson inductance. The supercurrent nonreciprocity can be described as a consequence of the anomalous Josephson effect -- a $φ_0$-shift of the current-phase relation -- in multichannel ballistic junctions with strong spin-orbit interaction. In this work, we simultaneously investigate $φ_0$-shift and supercurrent diode efficiency on the same Josephson junction by means of a superconducting quantum interferometer. By electrostatic gating, we reveal a direct link between $φ_0$-shift and diode effect. Our findings show that the supercurrent diode effect mainly results from magnetochiral anisotropy induced by spin-orbit interaction in combination with a Zeeman field.
description: 15 pages, 8 figures
Follow-up of severely injured patients can be embedded in routine hospital care: results from a feasibility study
Creators: name: Wake, Elizabeth
name: Brandenburg, Caitlin
name: Heathcote, Kathy
name: Dale, Kate
name: Campbell, Don
name: Cardona, Magnolia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Hematology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: Computational Biology

description: Understanding the longitudinal patient experience outcomes following major trauma can promote successful recovery. A novel, hospital-led telephone follow-up program was implemented by a multi-disciplinary clinical trauma service team at a Level I trauma center. This process evaluation examined what factors promoted or impeded the program’s implementation. A prospective convergent mixed-methods process evaluation design was used. Quantitative data included patient and injury demographics and program feasibility data such number of telephone calls attempted/completed and call duration. Qualitative data consisted of semi-structured interviews with program participants (staff, patients, and caregivers) who had participated in the program. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were applied to quantitative and qualitative data, respectively. Data were collected concurrently and merged in the results to understand and describe the implementation and sustainability of the program.274 major trauma patients (ISS ≥ 12) were eligible for follow-up. A response rate of over 75% was achieved, with nurses responsible for most of the calls. Limited time and competing clinical demands were identified as barriers to the timely completion of the calls. Participants valued the preexisting trauma service/patient relationship, and this facilitated program implementation. Clinicians were motivated to evaluate their patient’s recovery, whilst patients felt ‘cared for’ and ‘not forgotten’ post-hospital discharge. Teamwork and leadership were highly valued by the clinical staff throughout the implementation period as ongoing source of motivation and support. Staff spontaneously developed the program to incorporate clinical follow-up processes by providing guidance, advice, and referrals to patients who indicated ongoing issues such as pain or emotional problems. Telephone follow-up within a clinical trauma service team is feasible, accepted by staff and valued by patients and families. Despite time constraints, the successful implementation of this program is reliant on existing clinical/patient relationships, staff teamwork and leadership support.
Variation in actigraphy-estimated rest-activity patterns by demographic factors
Creators: name: Mitchell, Jonathan A
name: Quante, Mirja
name: Godbole, Suneeta
name: James, Peter
name: Hipp, J. Aaron
name: Marinac, Catherine R
name: Mariani, Sara
name: Feliciano, Elizabeth M. Cespedes
name: Glanz, Karen
name: Laden, Francine
name: Wang, Rui
name: Weng, Jia
name: Redline, Susan
name: Kerr, Jacqueline
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Rest-activity patterns provide an indication of circadian rhythmicity in the free-living setting. We aimed to describe the distributions of rest-activity patterns in a sample of adults and children across demographic variables. A sample of adults (N = 590) and children (N = 58) wore an actigraph on their nondominant wrist for 7 days and nights. We generated rest-activity patterns from cosinor analysis (MESOR, acrophase and magnitude) and nonparametric circadian rhythm analysis (IS: interdaily stability; IV: intradaily variability; L5: least active 5-hour period; M10: most active 10-hour period; and RA: relative amplitude). Demographic variables included age, sex, race, education, marital status, and income. Linear mixed-effects models were used to test for demographic differences in rest-activity patterns. Adolescents, compared to younger children, had (1) later M10 midpoints (β = 1.12 hours [95% CI: 0.43, 1.18] and lower M10 activity levels; (2) later L5 midpoints (β = 1.6 hours [95% CI: 0.9, 2.3]) and lower L5 activity levels; (3) less regular rest-activity patterns (lower IS and higher IV); and 4) lower magnitudes (β = −0.95 [95% CI: −1.28, −0.63]) and relative amplitudes (β = −0.1 [95% CI: −0.14, −0.06]). Mid-to-older adults, compared to younger adults (aged 18–29 years), had (1) earlier M10 midpoints (β = −1.0 hours [95% CI: −1.6, −0.4]; (2) earlier L5 midpoints (β = −0.7 hours [95% CI: −1.2, −0.2]); and (3) more regular rest-activity patterns (higher IS and lower IV). The magnitudes and relative amplitudes were similar across the adult age categories. Sex, race and education level rest-activity differences were also observed. Rest-activity patterns vary across the lifespan, and differ by race, sex and education. Understanding population variation in these patterns provides a foundation for further elucidating the health implications of rest-activity patterns across the lifespan.
Jordan Decomposition of Non-Hermitian Fermionic Quadratic Forms
Creators: name: Kitahama, Shunta
name: Yoshida, Hironobu
name: Toyota, Ryo
name: Katsura, Hosho
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We give a rigorous proof of Conjecture 3.1 by Prosen [Prosen T 2010 J. Stat. Mech. $\textbf{2010}$ P07020] on the nilpotent part of the Jordan decomposition of a quadratic fermionic Liouvillian. We also show that the number of the Jordan blocks of each size can be expressed in terms of the coefficients of a polynomial called the $q$-binomial coefficient and describe the procedure to obtain the Jordan canonical form of the nilpotent part.
description: 12 pages, no figures; v3: some remarks added