cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
An Assessment of Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (Alpha 1) in Demarcating Exercise Intensity, Quantifying Training Load, and Predicting Performance
Creators: name: Ajayi, Oluwatimilehin Olamilekan
Publisher: name: Kinesiology
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Exercise physiology
subject: Sciences
subject: Wearable technology
subject: Heart rate
subject: Heart rate variability
subject: Exercise
subject: Kinesiology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Education--Sciences
subject: Education--Technology

description: The short-term scaling exponent of detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA α1) can be used to measure exercise stress in humans. Based initially on theoretical knowledge, it was suggested that DFA α1 values of 0.75 and 0.5 aligned with the aerobic (i.e., gas exchange threshold (GET)) and anaerobic thresholds (i.e., respiratory compensation point (RCP)), respectively. Regarding constant work rate (CWR) exercise, DFA α1 has been studied while cycling at a fixed intensity with varied cadence. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine the utility and reliability of DFA α1 during ramp incremental (RI; phase one) and CWR exercise (phase two). Twenty (10M, 10F) and fifteen (10M and 5F) healthy recreationally active individuals participated in phases one and two of the project, respectively. Although not different between fast (25 W·min-1; FR) and slow (12.5 W·min-1; SR) RI tests (p=0.192), DFA α1 values at GET (FR: 1.18±0.40; SR: 1.32±0.42) were significantly larger than 0.75 (p<0.001). DFA α1 values at RCP were significantly larger than 0.5 in the slow ramp (0.64±0.24; p=0.020) and were significantly greater compared to the fast ramp (0.54±0.23; p=0.029). DFA α1 values at GET and RCP had moderate (ICC=0.654; p=0.429) and poor reliability (ICC=0.401; p=0.169), respectively. DFA α1 values decreased during 20-min of CWR exercise (p<0.001), with significant differences between the first and last 5 min (0.84±0.23 vs. 0.58±0.22; p=0.003), and DFA α1 was lower in the final 5 min of the second 20-min (0.44±0.14) compared to the final 5 min of the first 20-min (0.57±0.20) of a 40-min CWR bout (p=0.002). DFA α1 at the same relative moderate intensity of exercise (65% GET) declined during each bout, with the lowest values observed after time to task failure tests (p<0.05). This thesis adds to the growing body of work surrounding the use of heart rate variability metrics, specifically DFA α1, during exercise, but these mixed results highlight the need for additional research on DFA α1 values during various exercise protocols.
title: The Importance of Being Shuty
Creators: name: Kalandyk, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst Slavistik
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Shuty, Sławomir Ruchy
subject: Rezension
subject: 491.8

description: Recht monoton, mit einem urbanen Panorama, das man in Polen vielerorts zu sehen bekommt, beginnt Sławomir Shutys neuer Roman “Ruchy”. Die Titel gebenden „Regungen“ (Ruchy) stehen im Text sowohl für das mechanisch und einstudiert ablaufende Anmachen, als auch für den enthemmten, weil folgenlosen Sex in einer heruntergekommenen Diskothek.
description: novinkigegengelesen
Searching for binary central stars of planetary nebulae with Kepler
Creators: name: Douchin, D.
name: Jacoby, G. H.
name: De Marco, O.
name: Howell, S. B.
name: Kronberger, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Kepler Observatory offers unprecedented photometric precision (<1 mmag) and cadence for monitoring the central stars of planetary nebulae, allowing the detection of tiny periodic light curve variations, a possible signature of binarity. With this precision free from the observational gaps dictated by weather and lunar cycles, we are able to detect companions at much larger separations and with much smaller radii than ever before. We have been awarded observing time to obtain light-curves of the central stars of the six confirmed and possible planetary nebulae in the Kepler field, including the newly discovered object Kn 61, at cadences of both 30 min and 1 min. Of these six objects, we could confirm for three a periodic variability consistent with binarity. Two others are variables, but the initial data set presents only weak periodicities. For the central star of Kn 61, Kepler data will be available in the near future.
title: 58. Deutsche Pflanzenschutztagung, 10. - 14. September 2012, Technische Universität Braunschweig - Kurzfassungen der Beiträge
Creators: name: Julius Kühn-Institut(Hrsg.)
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2012

description: Julius-Kühn-Archiv; 438; 3-496
Masaryk University CoARA Action Plan v1
Creators: name: Masaryk University
name: Petr, Michal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: CoARA
Masaryk University
Action Plan

description: Masaryk University actively participated in developing the Agreement for Reforming Research Assessment and signed the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) in 2022. Responsible evaluation is an important institutional value for Masaryk University.
Digital Illusion: The Metaverse in the Context of Digital Philosophy
Creators: name: Smetana, Vladimir V.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 500312
subject: Philosophy of cognition

description: Digital products continuously fill the reality of a modern person, modern technologies are ready to reveal the human need for fantasies in a digital illusion - the metaverse. The idea of the metaverse is largely based on the creation of a digital illusion of reality that is able to satisfy human desires beyond reality: to acquire a new form, new contents and new practices. The attractiveness of the metaverse is based on the opportunity to build a new life and a new virtual reality, regardless of the current social status and place of residence. The hypothesis of the formation of the 4th stage of the evolution of mankind "digital philosophy" [1] in the logic of the 3 stages of A. Komte provides for the stages of interaction between Homo sapiens and digital intelligence, including through the metaverse, the transformation of Homo sapiens with the introduction of implants into the human body, followed by cyborgization and further immersion of humanity in digital control and robotization. The technology of the metaverse will allow a better understanding of human fantasies and human needs, which will allow us to go beyond the organic needs of the existing universe and unlock new potential for creating artificial superintelligence.
Minimal extension of tri-bimaximal mixing and generalized Z_2 X Z_2 symmetries
Creators: name: Gupta, Shivani
name: Joshipura, Anjan S.
name: Patel, Ketan M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We discuss consequences of combining the effective $Z_2\times Z_2$ symmetry of the tri-bimaximal neutrino mass matrix with the CP symmetry. Imposition of such generalized $Z_2\times Z_2$ symmetries leads to predictive neutrino mass matrices determined in terms of only four parameters and leads to non-zero $θ_{13}$ and maximal atmospheric mixing angle and CP violating phase. It is shown that an effective generalized $Z_2\times Z_2$ symmetry of the mass matrix can arise from the $A_4$ symmetry with specific vacuum alignment. The neutrino mass matrix in the considered model has only three real parameters and leads to determination of the absolute neutrino mass scale as a function of the reactor angle $θ_{13}$.
description: References added, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D (Rapid Communication)
Advanced cardiac imaging analysis in atrial fibrillation and its hemodynamics
Creators: name: Kim, Hansuk
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 4D flow MRI
subject: atrial fibrillation
subject: magnetic resoance imaging
subject: image processing
subject: cardiovascular
subject: hemodynamics
subject: Engineering--Biomedical
subject: Radiology

description: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent cardiac disorder characterized by rapid and disorganized atrial activation, resulting in impaired atrial function. With a global impact affecting approximately 33.5 million individuals, AF leads to an elevated risk of complications such as thromboembolism and stroke. Current treatment guidelines primarily rely on patient demographics and medical history, yet a more precise therapeutic approach based on individual flow is required. 4D flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers comprehensive measurement of flow velocity throughout the entire cardiac cycle in three dimensions. While previous studies have explored the application of 4D flow techniques in AF, they have encountered limitations related to resolution and contrast, particularly when segmenting the fine structures of the left atrium (LA). Furthermore, the clinical parameters derived from 4D flow MRI in AF have been relatively limited, and there has been notable absence of studies focused on assessing flow recovery after catheter ablation. This research addresses the technical and clinical gaps in previous studies, aiming to enhance the clinical applicability of 4D flow imaging techniques in AF. In clinical aspect, our investigation explores the impact of AF on left ventricular (LV) flow in paroxysmal AF using LV flow component analysis. This analysis unveils subtle alterations in LV flow efficiency, even in patients with paroxysmal AF and normal systolic function, indicating hemodynamic changes without signs of adverse LV remodeling. Our comparative study of LA flow in AF patients before and after catheter ablation reveals significant changes in LA blood flow stasis using 4D flow imaging. To overcome the limitations of resolution and contrast of 4D flow, we propose a segmentation method utilizing standard-of-care contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) and a registration process with 4D flow data. In conclusion, this thesis advances the application of 4D-flow MRI in AF studies, offering novel insights and clinically relevant findings. These findings pave the way for more precise and individualized therapeutic strategies in the management of AF.
A single-solenoid pulsed-magnet system for single-crystal scattering studies
Creators: name: Islam, Zahirul
name: Capatina, Dana
name: Ruff, Jacob P. C.
name: Das, Ritesh K.
name: Trakhtenberg, Emil
name: Nojiri, Hiroyuki
name: Narumi, Yasuo
name: Welp, Ulrich
name: Canfield, Paul C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a pulsed-magnet system that enables x-ray single-crystal diffraction in addition to powder and spectroscopic studies with the magnetic field applied on or close to the scattering plane. The apparatus consists of a single large-bore solenoid, cooled by liquid nitrogen. A second independent closed-cycle cryostat is used for cooling samples near liquid helium temperatures. Pulsed magnetic fields close to $\sim 30$ T with a zero-to-peak-field rise time of $\sim$2.9 ms are generated by discharging a 40 kJ capacitor bank into the magnet coil. The unique characteristic of this instrument is the preservation of maximum scattering angle ($\sim 23.6^\circ$) on the entrance and exit sides of the magnet bore by virtue of a novel double-funnel insert. This instrument will facilitate x-ray diffraction and spectroscopic studies that are impractical, if not impossible, to perform using split-pair and narrow-opening solenoid magnets, and offers a practical solution for preserving optical access in future higher-field pulsed magnets.
description: Accepted for publication in Rev. Sci. Instrum
On the Rarity of X-Ray Binaries with Naked Helium Donors
Creators: name: Linden, T.
name: Valsecchi, F.
name: Kalogera, V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The paucity of known High-Mass X-Ray Binaries (HMXB) with naked He donor stars (hereafter He star) in the Galaxy has been noted over the years as a surprising fact, given the significant number of Galactic HMXBs containing H-rich donors, which are expected to be their progenitors. This contrast has further sharpened in light of recent observations uncovering a preponderance of HMXBs hosting loosely bound Be donors orbiting neutron stars (NS), which would be expected to naturally evolve into He-HMXBs through dynamical mass transfer onto the NS and a common-envelope (CE) phase. Hence, reconciling the large population of Be-HMXBs with the observation of only one He-HMXB can help constrain the dynamics of CE physics. Here, we use detailed stellar structure and evolution models and show that binary mergers of HMXBs during CE events must be common in order to resolve the tension between these observed populations. We find that, quantitatively, this scenario remains consistent with the typically adopted energy parameterization of CE evolution, yielding expected populations which are not at odds with current observations. However, future observations which better constrain the underlying population of loosely bound O/B-NS binaries are likely to place significant constraints on the efficiency of CE ejection.
description: 9 pages, 5 figures, In Press
The ArgoNeuT Detector in the NuMI Low-Energy beam line at Fermilab
Creators: name: Anderson, C.
name: Antonello, M.
name: Baller, B.
name: Bolton, T.
name: Bromberg, C.
name: Cavanna, F.
name: Church, E.
name: Edmunds, D.
name: Ereditato, A.
name: Farooq, S.
name: Fleming, B.
name: Greenlee, H.
name: Guenette, R.
name: Haug, S.
name: Horton-Smith, G.
name: James, C.
name: Klein, E.
name: Lang, K.
name: Lathrop, A.
name: Laurens, P.
name: Linden, S.
name: McKee, D.
name: Mehdiyev, R.
name: Page, B.
name: Palamara, O.
name: Partyka, K.
name: Pordes, S.
name: Rameika, G.
name: Rebel, B.
name: Rossi, B.
name: Sanders, R.
name: Soderberg, M.
name: Spitz, J.
name: Szelc, A. M.
name: Weber, M.
name: Yang, T.
name: Wongjirad, T.
name: Zeller, G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The ArgoNeuT liquid argon time projection chamber has collected thousands of neutrino and antineutrino events during an extended run period in the NuMI beam-line at Fermilab. This paper focuses on the main aspects of the detector layout and related technical features, including the cryogenic equipment, time projection chamber, read-out electronics, and off-line data treatment. The detector commissioning phase, physics run, and first neutrino event displays are also reported. The characterization of the main working parameters of the detector during data-taking, the ionization electron drift velocity and lifetime in liquid argon, as obtained from through-going muon data complete the present report.
description: 43 pages, 27 figures, 5 tables - update reference
Student perceptions of report cards : how gender and age interact with curiosity
Creators: name: Marlyn, Sean Charles
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: This study examined how feelings about report cards, motivation (interest in doing well in school) and depth curiosity (interest in learning beyond what is required to achieve a grade) were affected by achievement and the importance placed on report cards by students. Ninety-seven students (Grade 4 & Grade 7) in a multicultural elementary school in western Canada were surveyed to determine their attitudes towards report cards. Data were examined using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS. Assertions were developed using the qualitative data. High-achieving female students reported being less curious and high-achieving male students more curious than their lower-achieving peers of the same gender. These effects cancelled each other out in the whole population, and were possibly caused by gender-based differences in anxiety about reports, but more likely due to different approaches to learning. A similar, but weaker, gender-based relationship between importance indicators and curiosity indicators was found. Motivation (wanting to make an effort after seeing report card grades) was uncorrelated with importance and achievement for all groups. Possible causes included differences in expectations, home attitudes, and the circumstances of ESL (English as second language) learners. The open-ended questions were used to develop three assertions about students’ reactions to report cards. Grade 7 students were much more aware of the social context of reports than Grade 4 students. Grade 7 boys were much more likely to report severe parental reactions and to evaluate themselves negatively than Grade 7 girls. Finally, feelings were largely independent of the actual grades obtained. Suggested directions for future research include a longitudinal study, taking grade-expectations into account. Repeating the current study at schools with different demographics is also suggested. An ethnographic study looking at different social cohorts could also be informative. A large-scale study to confirm the methods used to measure curiosity is also recommended. Recommendations for teachers, parents, and policy makers were developed. These focus on mitigating the harmful effects of letter grades, and approaching change in a thoughtful way. Suggestions for improving dialogue between parents and teachers on the topics of curiosity, gender, and letter grades were also developed.
Thermodynamic Tree: The Space of Admissible Paths
Creators: name: Gorban, A. N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Is a spontaneous transition from a state x to a state y allowed by thermodynamics? Such a question arises often in chemical thermodynamics and kinetics. We ask the more formal question: is there a continuous path between these states, along which the conservation laws hold, the concentrations remain non-negative and the relevant thermodynamic potential G (Gibbs energy, for example) monotonically decreases? The obvious necessary condition, G(x)\geq G(y), is not sufficient, and we construct the necessary and sufficient conditions. For example, it is impossible to overstep the equilibrium in 1-dimensional (1D) systems (with n components and n-1 conservation laws). The system cannot come from a state x to a state y if they are on the opposite sides of the equilibrium even if G(x) > G(y). We find the general multidimensional analogue of this 1D rule and constructively solve the problem of the thermodynamically admissible transitions. We study dynamical systems, which are given in a positively invariant convex polyhedron D and have a convex Lyapunov function G. An admissible path is a continuous curve along which $G$ does not increase. For x,y from D, x\geq y (x precedes y) if there exists an admissible path from x to y and x \sim y if x\geq y and y\geq x. The tree of G in D is a quotient space D/~. We provide an algorithm for the construction of this tree. In this algorithm, the restriction of G onto the 1-skeleton of $D$ (the union of edges) is used. The problem of existence of admissible paths between states is solved constructively. The regions attainable by the admissible paths are described.
description: Extended version, 31 page, 9 figures, 69 cited references, many minor corrections
An Interpretation of the Moore-Penrose Generalized Inverse of a Singular Fisher Information Matrix
Creators: name: Li, Yen-Huan
name: Yeh, Ping-Cheng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: Statistics Theory (math.ST)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: It is proved that in a non-Bayesian parametric estimation problem, if the Fisher information matrix (FIM) is singular, unbiased estimators for the unknown parameter will not exist. Cramer-Rao bound (CRB), a popular tool to lower bound the variances of unbiased estimators, seems inapplicable in such situations. In this paper, we show that the Moore-Penrose generalized inverse of a singular FIM can be interpreted as the CRB corresponding to the minimum variance among all choices of minimum constraint functions. This result ensures the logical validity of applying the Moore-Penrose generalized inverse of an FIM as the covariance lower bound when the FIM is singular. Furthermore, the result can be applied as a performance bound on the joint design of constraint functions and unbiased estimators.
description: 10 pages, accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
A modified model of non-locally corrected gravity: Cosmology and the Newtonian limit
Creators: name: Liu, Dao-Jun
name: Yang, Bin
name: Jin, Xing-Hua
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A modified form of non-locally corrected theory of gravity is investigated in the context of cosmology and the Newtonian limit. This form of non-local correction to classic Einstein-Hilbert action can be locally represented by a triple-scalar-tensor theory in which one of the scalar degree of freedom is phantom-like and the other two are quintessence-like. We show that there exists a stable de Sitter solution for the cosmological dynamics if a suitable form of potential function $V(ϕ)$ (or equivalently, $f(R)$) is selected. However, no matter what a potential function is selected, there is always an early time repeller solution corresponding to a radiation dominated universe. Besides, the equations for linear scalar perturbations are presented and it is shown that the form of potential function $V(ϕ)$ is stringently constrained by the Solar system test, although the post-Newtonian parameter $γ$ is not directly affected by this function.
description: 11 pages, 2 figures; V2:reference added; matched with the published version
Technology Roadmapping for Stroke Patients Assessment: Hospitalization Phase and Home Monitoring
Creators: name: Yankovyi, Illia
Publisher: name: Schulich School of Engineering
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: stroke
subject: deep learning
subject: roadmapping
subject: motion impairment
subject: human motion analysis
subject: time series
subject: motion tracking
subject: Engineering--Biomedical
subject: Engineering

description: Stroke is a worldwide problem, with over 13.7 million new strokes each year and the second commonest cause of death in the world. If it is not fatal, a stroke can result in permanent disabilities, including paralysis, sensory impairment, slurred speech, loss of vision, and loss of motor functions. Stroke can occur among hospitalized patients and go unnoticed, which represents a missed opportunity. It should be discovered in a timely manner. This is the motivation of this study. The goal of this research is technology roadmapping for video monitoring of stroke patients during hospitalization and partially at rehabilitation time, using e-health. A distinguishing feature of this thesis is discovering future technology needed for monitoring stroke patients. The starting point of this research is an experimental exploration of the problem using a novel technique called experimental evaluation. At its core is a computational intelligence technique (in particular, deep learning network) that produces various technology-centric scenarios. The task of a human expert is to interpret these scenarios according to the technology roadmapping methodology. The primary end users of the proposed results are hospitals. However, an extension for the post-stroke rehabilitation is possible. To achieve this, a monitoring system can be integrated into e-health care based on a self-aware platform. Examples of such applications are reported in the contributed papers.
Einzelfallraster für pädagogische Diagnostik
Creators: name: Lutz, Stephanie
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Einzelfallraster, pädagogische Diagnostik, protektive Faktoren, Risikofaktoren, Lernschwierigkeiten, Inklusion
subject: 370 Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen

description: Das Einzelfallraster für pädagogische Diagnostik wurde entwickelt, um strukturiert protektive und Risikofaktoren in Bezug auf Kinder und Jugendliche und deren Umfeld darzustellen. Es ist als zusätzliches Instrument zum Fallbuch zum sonderpädagogischen Schwerpunkt Lernen (Lutz & Gebhardt, 2023) entstanden und u. a. zur Bearbeitung der darin enthaltenen Fallbeispielen geeignet. Es kann gleichermaßen von Praktiker:innen in schulischen und außerschulischen Kontexten eingesetzt werden. Dabei muss es sich nicht um spezielle sonderpädagogische Settings handeln, da das Einzelfallraster nicht auf Kinder und Jugendliche mit sonderpädagogischem Unterstützungsbedarf beschränkt ist. Es besitzt auch in inklusiven und sozialpädagogischen sowie in schulischen und außerschulischen Kontexten eine hohe Relevanz und kann für die Erstellung eines Kompetenzprofils eines Kindes bzw. einer/einem Jugendlichen, für die Analyse einer Unterrichtssituation oder des sozialen Umfelds eines Kindes bzw. einer/einem Jugendlichen verwendet werden. Bei der Erstellung eines (sonderpädagogischen) (Förder-)Gutachtens kann es als Informationsgrundlage dienen und spätere Förderentscheidungen unterstützen. Das Einzelfallraster ist als veränderbares Werk mit Open Access angelegt und steht in einer ausführlichen oder Kurzversion zur Verfügung.
Fallbuch zum sonderpädagogischen Schwerpunkt Lernen. Praxisbeispiele in Inklusion und Förderschule in Bayern
Creators: name: Lutz, Stephanie
name: Gebhardt, Markus
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Inklusion, Förderschule, Lernbehinderung, Lernschwierigkeiten, Förderbedarf, Unterstützungsbedarf, sonderpädagogischer Schwerpunkt, Fallbeispiele, Bayern, Unterstützungssysteme, LehrerInnenbildung, fallbezogenes Arbeiten, Hochschuldidaktik
subject: 370 Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen

description: Das Fallbuch zum sonderpädagogischen Schwerpunkt Lernen stellt exemplarisch Fallbeispiele von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Lernschwierigkeiten in verschiedenen schulischen Kontexten dar. Studierende der Sonderpädagogik können mittels der Fallbeschreibungen komplexe Problemlagen und die Entstehung von Lernschwierigkeiten nachvollziehen. Durch realistische, aber fiktive Beispiele aus der Praxis wird ein Einblick in die vielfältigen Bedingungs- und Einflussfaktoren auf den Lernprozess gegeben. Im ersten Teil des Buches wird in die verschiedenen Organisationsformen, Finanzierungsformen und die Unterstützungssysteme in Bayern eingeführt und die schulischen Übergänge sowie Ab-schlüsse werden beschrieben. Im zweiten Teil sind die einzelnen Fallbeispiele geordnet nach den Feldern häusliches Umfeld, Kindergarten & Primarbereich, Sekundarstufe & berufliche Schule sowie extreme Problemlagen dargestellt und mit Arbeitsaufträgen ausgestaltet. Das Fallbuch ist als veränderbares Werk mit Open Access angelegt und dient als Grundlage für Kasuistik-Seminare an der Universität Regensburg. Es richtet sich an Studierende der Sonderpädagogik, vor allem des Studiengangs „Pädagogik im sonderpädagogischen Schwerpunkt Lernen“.
Hydrogeologic Controls on Fall and Winter Baseflow in Mountain Watersheds
Creators: name: Beamish, Laura
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Hydrology

description: Mountains supply essential water resources to downstream communities and ecosystems. Fall and winter baseflow in these watersheds is often sustained by groundwater discharge. To manage mountain water resources sustainably in a changing climate, it is necessary to advance our understanding of the alpine groundwater processes contributing to low flows at both the hillslope and watershed scales, and develop appropriate methods of representing alpine aquifers in hydrologic models. Two-dimensional numerical groundwater models of generic alpine landforms were used to investigate hillslope-scale hydrogeologic processes. The numerical models were used to evaluate competing conceptual models of “slow” groundwater processes that sustain fall and winter low flows in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, including drainage from bedrock depressions and drainage of fine sediment in layered landforms. Numerical models of hillslopes containing fine sediment were most consistent with field observations, and drainage from bedrock depressions generally made minor contributions to baseflow. Fine sediment layers were found to be highly effective at storing water and slowly releasing it to baseflow. Alpine hydrogeologic processes contributing to baseflow and their physiographic controls were also investigated at a regional scale. Recessions in long-term hydrometric records from 19 small- to medium-scale watersheds in the Canadian Rocky Mountains were analyzed, and fall and winter streamflow in most watersheds had two-part recessions. Recession rates in the watersheds were related to bedrock age, and modelling results supported the dominance of geology as a control on recession characteristics. Climatic factors were found to control the timing of the transition between the two parts of the recessions, in both the hydrometric records and the simulated hillslopes. Finally, groundwater modelling results were used to evaluate storage-discharge relationships as a method of representing alpine groundwater processes in regional-scale hydrologic models. Storage-discharge relationships were found to be highly hysteretic and were sensitive to geologic properties, such as sediment depth and hydraulic conductivity, that are impractical to characterize. These limitations reflect fundamental challenges in scientific hydrology, so practitioners should consider developing imperfect, fit-for-purpose predictive tools to support the sustainable management of mountain water resources.
Publication Culture in Mathematics  in the age of Open Access
Creators: name: Mietchen, Daniel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This repository is auxiliary to a presentation given at the Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena on 30 November 2023 as part of the symposium Wissenschaftliche Publikationskulturen im Zeitalter von Open Access (Scientific publication cultures in the age of open access).
Non-singular Power-law and Assisted inflation in Loop Quantum Cosmology
Creators: name: Ranken, Evan
name: Singh, Parampreet
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the dynamics of single and multiple scalar fields with exponential potentials, leading to power-law and assisted inflation, in loop quantum cosmology. Unlike in the classical theory, dynamical trajectories in loop quantum cosmology are generically non-singular, with a big bounce replacing classical big bang in the Planck regime. Post bounce, after a phase of super-inflation, dynamical trajectories evolve towards the classical attractor in the inflationary scenarios. Depending on the initial conditions, bounce is shown to occur in kinetic as well as potential dominated regimes. We analyze the number of e-foldings resulting from the phase of super-inflation, and find the dependence of the maximum possible number of e-foldings on the equation of state at the bounce and on the steepness of the potential. We find that if the potential is not steep, this phase can lead to large number of e-foldings in power-law inflation. For the assisted inflation scenario, an increase in the number of fields can yield a significant increase in the number of e-foldings during super-inflation.
description: Discussion expanded, references added. To appear in PRD
Assessment and Characterization of Various Gene-editing Platforms for Brassica napus (Canola) using TRANSPARENT TESTA 8 (TT8) as the Target Gene
Creators: name: Coates, Ethan Robin
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Gene editing
subject: Canola
subject: Biology--Molecular
subject: Agriculture

description: Climate change poses a significant threat to agriculture by causing more frequent and extreme weather events, altering temperature and precipitation patterns, and increasing the prevalence of pests and diseases. These changes can lead to reduced crop yields and jeopardize food security on a global scale. CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary gene editing tool, offers a promising solution to address these challenges by enabling the development of crops with enhanced resilience to environmental stressors. Through targeted genetic modifications, it is possible to create crop varieties that are more drought-tolerant, heat-resistant, and better equipped to adapt to changing conditions, ultimately ensuring a more sustainable and secure food supply in the face of climate change. However, a multitude of different CRISPR systems with varying success, contingent on factors such as the plant species, sgRNA expression, and the choice of endonuclease present unique considerations. For instance, the choice between Cas9 versus an alternative, and the selection between a polycistronic or single guide complex system, can impact outcomes. In this thesis, I aimed to assess efficiency of several CRISPR systems in Brassica napus, a globally important oilseed crop also known as canola, in order to identify the most efficient editing system for canola. By investigating sgRNA expression and endonuclease efficiency using a hairy root system, the findings revealed that the 35S:Cas9:m35S:tRNA guide system was the most effective for editing the target gene, the transcription factor TT8 (Transparent Testa 8), in B. napus hairy roots. The choice of the 35S promoter driving the Cas9 and sgRNA expression in the 35S:Cas9:m35S:tRNA guide system appeared to contribute to its success, allowing for simultaneous and stoichiometric availability of Cas9 protein and its target guide RNA. This system can be efficiently utilized in future stable of hairy root systems to target candidate genes.
Vitronura acuta Deharveng & Weiner 1984
Creators: name: Jiang, Jigang
name: Xia, Hu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Collembola
Poduromorpha
Neanuridae
Vitronura
Vitronura acuta

description: Vitronura acuta Deharveng & Weiner, 1984 Diagnosis. V.acuta is characterized by mandible 4 teethed, maxilla hook-like, claw toothless, labium ogival, without x papilla. Its body tubercles and chaetotaxy are similar to V. zhejiangensis sp. nov. V. acuta is also similar to V. qingchengensis in body chaetotaxy and antennal structure. However, V. acuta is different from the latter by not having inner tooth on claw and having four-dentated mandible, while V. qingchengensis has an inner tooth on claw and five-dentated mandible. The differences among V. zhejiangensis sp. nov., V. acuta and V. giselae see the remarks of V.tianmua sp. nov. Material examined. 2♀, on the Path of Longfengjian to Fairy Peak, Tianmu Mountains, Zhejiang, China (30º23'09"N, 119º26'07"E; elev. 1100–1500m), 25 July 2011, coll. Jigang Jiang (no. J2011072502). Ecology. Under leave in the forest. Remarks. The species is recorded in China for the first time.
description: Published as part of Jiang, Jigang & Xia, Hu, 2018, Two new species and a new record species of genus Vitronura (Collembola: Neanuridae) from East China, pp. 169-177 in Zoological Systematics 43 (2) on pages 171-172, DOI: 10.11865/zs.201815, http://zenodo.org/record/5367059
Study 1 - verifying that we find the illusion with new videos
Creators: name: Runhan Yang
name: Tompkins, Matthew
name: Simons, Daniel J.
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Cognitive Psychology
subject: Cognition and Perception
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: Preregistration of study 1. The method and analysis plan is in a pdf file.
Extracting information from Reddit for emergency management - Wildfire case
Creators: name: Arvandi, Alireza
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Emergency Management
subject: Wildfire
subject: Data mining
subject: Education--Sciences

description: The advent of social media has revolutionized the way information is disseminated and consumed during emergency situations, such as wildfires. This study provides an in-depth analysis of public sentiment and communication patterns on Reddit during wildfire events in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Utilizing a comprehensive methodological framework, the research employs data mining techniques, sentiment analysis, and comparative methods to explore the digital discourse surrounding wildfires. The methodology integrates topic mining, keyword extraction, and sentiment analysis to evaluate the nature and scope of discussions within Reddit communities. Subreddit activity is scrutinized to understand regional and national concerns, while sentiment analysis offers insights into the emotional undertones of the discussions. A comparative analysis between Reddit posts and news articles is conducted to assess the interplay between social media narratives and traditional media reporting. The findings reveal a strong regional focus in discussions, reflecting the direct impact of wildfires on local communities. National concern is also evident, with broader societal implications being discussed in both general and niche subreddits. Temporal analysis of subreddit activity indicates that engagement is predominantly event-driven, with implications for emergency services, content creators, and community managers. This research contributes to the understanding of social media’s role in crisis communication and public sentiment analysis. It highlights the potential of platforms like Reddit to serve as real-time barometers of public concern and provides actionable insights for stakeholders involved in crisis management and communication. The study’s methodologies and insights have broader applications, offering a template for analyzing online discourse in response to various emergencies.
Foreign born soldiers and the ambivalent spaces of citizenship
Creators: name: Lee, Elizabeth
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2012

description: Foreign-Born Soldiers and the Ambivalent Spaces of Citizenship examines the interlocking politics of immigration and citizenship, labor and militarism, and race and gender. I explore two cases of militarized citizenship: Filipino recruits in the U.S. military and Nepalese Gurkha soldiers in the British Army. The bulk of the thesis engages the lives of Filipino migrants who enlist in the U.S. military as a collective pathway to American citizenship for themselves and their families. Filipino nationals comprise the highest percentage of foreign-born military recruits, a trend enabled by the fact that U.S. citizenship is not required to serve in the armed forces and promoted by the colonial history of the U.S. in the Philippines. Filipinos are the only foreign-born nationals permitted to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces without having to immigrate to the United States. Filipinos, in other words, are the exception to the permanent residency requirement necessary to join the U.S. military. Citizenship is, however, granted posthumously to any “alien” or “non-citizen national” whose death occurs on active duty, providing a legal “death dividend” for surviving relatives. I observe how the working lives of these migrants illuminate the new mobility of global (militarized) labor, a form of economic discipline facilitated by the state in the era of flexible accumulation. Over a period of twelve months, I conducted a series of in-depth interviews with Filipino military families in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the cases under study, the families of U.S. military personnel killed in action refused – in political protest – the offer of posthumous citizenship. These testimonies illuminate and juxtapose mundane and spectacular instances of state violence against agents of the state and their next of kin in a way that reveals conflicts inherent to incorporation and resistance internal to enlistment.
GUBS, a Behavior-based Language for Open System Dedicated to Synthetic Biology
Creators: name: Basso-Blandin, Adrien
name: Delaplace, Franck
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Programming Languages (cs.PL)
subject: Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science (cs.CE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this article, we propose a domain specific language, GUBS (Genomic Unified Behavior Specification), dedicated to the behavioral specification of synthetic biological devices, viewed as discrete open dynamical systems. GUBS is a rule-based declarative language. By contrast to a closed system, a program is always a partial description of the behavior of the system. The semantics of the language accounts the existence of some hidden non-specified actions possibly altering the behavior of the programmed device. The compilation framework follows a scheme similar to automatic theorem proving, aiming at improving synthetic biological design safety.
description: In Proceedings MeCBIC 2012, arXiv:1211.3476
title: The Montreal model: An integrative biomedical-psychedelic approach to ketamine for severe treatment-resistant depression
Creators: name: Garel, Nicolas
name: Drury, Jessica
name: Lévesque, Julien Thibault
name: Goyette, Nathalie
name: Lehmann, Alexandre
name: Looper, Karl
name: Erritzoe, David
name: Dames, Shannon
name: Turecki, Gustavo
name: Rej, Soham
name: Richard-Devantoy, Stephane
name: Greenway, Kyle T.
Publisher: name: Frontiers
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Ketamine
subject: Depression, Mental--Treatment
subject: Psychotherapy
subject: Pharmacology

description: This article was originally published as: Garel, N., Drury, J., Lévesque, J.T., Goyette, N., Lehmann, A., Looper, K., Erritzoe, D., Dames, S., Turecki, G., Rej, S., Richard-Devantoy, S., & Greenway, K.T. (2023). The Montreal model: An integrative biomedical-psychedelic approach to ketamine for severe treatment-resistant depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1268832
description: This article presents the Montreal model, a comprehensive biopsychosocial approach to ketamine for severe TRD refined over 6 years in public healthcare settings. To contextualize its development, we review the evidence for ketamine as a biomedical and as a psychedelic treatment of depression, emphasizing each perspectives’ strengths, weaknesses, and distinct methods of utilization. We then describe the key clinical experiences and research findings that shaped the model’s various components, which are presented in detail.
Nonclassicality of pure two-qutrit entangled states
Creators: name: Gruca, Jacek
name: Laskowski, Wieslaw
name: Zukowski, Marek
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report an exhaustive numerical analysis of violations of local realism by two qutrits in all possible pure entangled states. In Bell type experiments we allow any pairs of local unitary U(3) transformations to define the measurement bases. Surprisingly, Schmidt rank-2 states, resembling pairs of maximally entangled qubits, lead to the most noise-robust violations of local realism. The phenomenon seems to be even more pronounced for four and five dimensional systems, for which we tested a few interesting examples.
description: 6 pages, journal version
Additional file 1 of Development and validation of a novel online calculator for estimating survival benefit of adjuvant transcatheter arterial chemoembolization in patients undergoing surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma
Creators: name: Liang, Lei
name: Li, Chao
name: Wang, Ming-Da
name: Wang, Hong
name: Zhou, Ya-Hao
name: Zeng, Yong-Yi
name: Zhang, Wan-Guang
name: Chen, Ting-Hao
name: Wang, Nan-Ya
name: Li, Jie
name: Zhang, Yao-Ming
name: Wang, Yu
name: Gu, Wei-Min
name: Xing, Hao
name: Diao, Yong-Kang
name: Lau, Wan Yee
name: Zhang, Cheng-Wu
name: Pawlik, Timothy M.
name: Shen, Feng
name: Huang, Dong-Sheng
name: Yang, Tian
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Patients and methods.
Detecting Eye Diseases and Intraocular Lesions from Fundus Images Using Deep Learning Approaches
Creators: name: Shakeri Hoosein Abad, Esmaeil
Publisher: name: Schulich School of Engineering
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Diabetic Retinopathy
subject: SHapley Additive ex-Planations (SHAP) analysis
subject: Deep learning
subject: Uveal melanoma
subject: Choridal nevus
subject: Classification
subject: Detection
subject: Artificial Intelligence

description: In this study, the focus begins with addressing the critical issue of diabetic retinopathy (DR) detection, a leading cause of blindness globally, by using a combination of SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis and transfer learning ResNet50 model. Achieving impressive accuracy rates of 97% for binary and 81% for multi-class DR classification, the study demonstrates the potential of SHAP analysis to enhance interpretability and contextual understanding of prediction outcomes. Shifting the study to uveal melanoma (UM), an intraocular cancer with significant risks, the research used similar methodologies to predict UM, achieving a high binary classification accuracy of 82.5% in InceptionV3 model. The application of SHAP analysis once again highlights its value in shedding light on prediction rationales and improving result comprehension. The study further extends into the use of four distinct convolutional neural network (CNN)-based architectures for UM detection, emphasizing the manual collection and preprocessing of 854 RGB fundus images. Through transfer learning, DenseNet169 appears as the most accurate model, achieving 89% accuracy in binary classification of choroidal nevus (CN). Essentially, SHAP analysis continues to play an essential role in enhancing interpretability, offering detailed insights into the significant image regions influencing CN predictions. In conclusion, this study emphasises the power of combining deep transfer learning CNN-based models, and SHAP analysis to not only achieve robust predictive performance but also to address the critical challenge of interpretability in deep learning models, contributing significantly to the fields of medical image analysis and diagnostic decision-making.
Temporal dynamics of the semantic versus affective representations of valence during reversal learning with two states
Creators: name: Hertz, Uri
name: Heimer, Orit
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: Discount Factor
subject: Reversal Learning
subject: Learning Rate
subject: Affective Valence
subject: Semantic Valence

description: The study will examine the learning rates and discount factors of the semantic and affective representations of valence during reversal learning with two states.
Lie algebras of triangular polynomial derivations and an isomorphism criterion for their Lie factor algebras
Creators: name: Bavula, V. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Rings and Algebras (math.RA)
subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: The ideals of the Lie algebras of unitriangular polynomial derivations are classified. An isomorphism criterion is given for the Lie factor algebras of the Lie algebras of unitriangular polynomial derivations.
description: 33 pages