cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Pew Research Center: April 2020 19th Amendment Survey
Creators: name: Pew Research Center
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2022

description: Current state of gender equality (3); potential measures taken to achieve gender equality (3); important milestones for womens's rights (2); attitudes towards discrimination against women (2); influence of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) on womens's rights (3); obstacles for gender equality (7); personal steps taken to protest gender inequality (5); support of feminism (2).
title: CEO Pay Levels
Creators: name: Larcker, David F.
name: Tayan, Brian
Publisher: name: Corporate Governance Research Initiative
Year: 2017

description: This Research Spotlight provides a summary of the academic literature on CEO pay levels in the United States. It reviews the evidence of: Long-term trends in the CEO compensation, the relation between CEO compensation and governance quality, the relation between peer group composition and CEO pay, and the relation between compensation consultant selection and CEO pay. This Research Spotlight expands upon issues introduced in the Quick Guide “CEO Compensation.”
Synthesis, Spectral Properties, and Detection Limits of Reactive Squaraine Dyes, a New Class of Diode Laser Compatible Fluorescent Protein Labels
Creators: name: Oswald, Bernhard
name: Patsenker, Leonid
name: Duschl, Josef
name: Szmacinski, Henryk
name: Wolfbeis, Otto S.
name: Terpetschnig, Ewald
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: 540 Chemie

description: We describe the synthesis and spectral characterization of two reactive long-wavelength fluorescence labels (Sq635-m and Sq635-b), having either one or two N-hydroxysuccinimidyl esters. Both are squaraine derivatives and consist of a cyanine-type chromophore and a central squarate bridge. To improve water solubility, we introduced two sulfonic acid groups into the heterocyclic ring systems, and for covalent attachment to proteins, a reactive N-hydroxy-succinimide ester (NHS ester) was synthesized. The squaraine markers exhibit low quantum yields in water (φ = 0.15) and high quantum yields (φ = 0.6−0.7) when bound to proteins. The absorption maxima at 635 nm in water and at approximately 645 nm when bound to proteins allow excitation with commercially available diode lasers. The detection limit of a representative squaraine dye in blood was estimated to be half that of a commonly used fluorophore.
Photospheric and chromospheric activity on the young solar-type star HD 171488
Creators: name: Frasca, A.
name: Biazzo, K.
name: Kovari, Zs.
name: Marilli, E.
name: Cakirli, O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the results of contemporaneous spectroscopic and photometric monitoring of the young solar-type star HD171488 (Prot~1.337 d) aimed at studying surface inhomogeneities at photospheric/chromospheric levels. Echelle FOCES spectra (R~40000) and Johnson photometry have been performed in 2006. Spectral type, rotational velocity, metallicity, and gravity were determined using a code developed by us. The metallicity was measured from the analysis of iron lines. The spectral subtraction technique was applied to the most relevant chromospheric diagnostics included in the FOCES spectral range (CaII IRT, Halpha, HeI-D3, Hbeta, CaII H&K). A model with two large high-latitude spots is sufficient to reproduce the B/V light curves and the radial velocity modulation, if a temperature difference between photosphere and spots of 1500 K is used. A Doppler imaging analysis of photospheric lines confirms a similar spot distribution. With the help of an analogous geometric two-spot model, we are able to reproduce the modulations in the residual chromospheric emissions adopting different values of ratios between the flux of plages and quiet chromosphere (5 for Halpha and 3 for CaII). Facular regions of solar type appear to be the main responsible for the modulations of chromospheric diagnostics. Both the spot/plage model and the cross-correlation between the light curve and the chromospheric line fluxes display a lead effect of plages with respect to spots (20-40 deg in longitude). The active regions of the rapidly rotating star HD171488 are similar to the solar ones in some respect, because the spot temperature is close to that of sunspot umbrae and the plage flux-contrast is consistent with the average solar values. The main differences with respect to the Sun are larger sizes and higher latitudes.
description: Abstract shortened. 15 pages, 7 figures, 5 tables. Accepted for the publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Effect of rumen protected vitamin B complex on metabolic parameters, milk production and day 14 conceptus and endometrial gene expression in Holstein dairy cows
Creators: name: Kaur, Manveen
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: High milk production is associated with sub-fertility in dairy cows due to metabolic demands placed by lactation on the body. The aim of this project was to determine the effects of a rumen-protected vitamin B complex supplementation (VB) compared with a control diet containing no supplementation (CON) on the endometrial gene expression on d 14 of pregnancy. The secondary aim was to look at effect of VB on milk production and components; concentrations of β-hydroxybutyric acid, haptoglobin and progesterone in blood; and ovarian dynamics. Fifty-one multiparous Holstein cows from the herd at The University of British Columbia Dairy Education and Research Centre were enrolled into the study three weeks prior to parturition and were randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. Biweekly blood samples, weekly milk samples and daily feed intake were collected. Cows were enrolled onto a double-ovsynch protocol at 33±3 days post-partum and inseminated by timed artificial insemination (AI). Ovarian structures were monitored and measured using per rectum ultra-sonography. The uterus was flushed on day 14 post AI for conceptus collection and endometrial samples were collected at the same time. Data was analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) using the generalized linear model (GLM) procedure of SAS. Overall, 42 cows were flushed and 13 embryos were collected. VB supplementation had no effect on the size of the embryo, ovulatory follicle size or CL size at embryo collection. Milk production and milk fat values were also similar between the two groups. BHBA and haptoglobin levels between the two groups were also similar. Analysis of expression of genes showed that OXTR, MUC5B, MUC1, IL1β, SPP, TRD, FZD8 and FOLR1 genes were significantly upregulated in the VB group. SELL, PLAU and MYH9 genes showed a tendency to be more upregulated in the endometrium of cows in the VB group compared to those in the CON group. In conclusion, expression of genes related to embryo development, immune system, adhesion and regulation of folate transport were upregulated by supplementation. VB supplementation did not affect of production and health outcomes in lactating dairy cows.
Photovoltaic Properties of ZnO Nanoparticle Based Solid Polymeric Photoelectrochemical Cells
Creators: name: Ghosh, Manoranjan
name: Kurian, Mima
name: Veerender, P.
name: Padma, N.
name: Aswal, D. K.
name: Gupta, S. K.
name: Yakhmi, J. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work, we report optical and photovoltaic properties of ZnO based solid polymeric photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell. In this device construction, film of ZnO nanoparticle (NP) has been sandwiched between ITO and LiClO4-PEO solid electrolyte. ZnO NP has been used as photo-anode and the electrolyte LiClO4 has been dissolved in a solid solution polyethylene oxide that makes the device lightweight and portable. The charge transfer is performed by Li+ and ClO4- ions which serve the purpose of a redox couple in a conventional dye sensitize solar cell (DSSC). Short Circuit Current (JSC) shows maximum when the ZnO/ITO interface has been illuminated by a UV light (350 +/- 15 nm) passing through the transparent ITO glass substrate. JSC and Open Circuit Voltage (VOC) of the best performing device are found to be 7 microA/cm2 and 0.24 V respectively under white light of intensity 15 mW/cm2.
Application of non-specific fluorescent dyes for monitoring enantio-selective ligand binding to molecularly imprinted polymers
Creators: name: Piletsky, Sergey A.
name: Terpetschnig, Ewald
name: Andersson, Håkan S.
name: Nicholls, Ian A.
name: Wolfbeis, Otto S.
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: 540 Chemie

description: The displacement of non-specific dyes from molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) chromatographic stationary phases has been used for the detection and quantification of ligand-polymer binding events. A blank polymer and an L-phenylalaninamide-imprinted polymer were prepared using methacrylic acid as the functional monomer and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a crosslinker. The MIP is first loaded with dye, and a solution of the dye in the eluent is passed through the MIP. If analyte is injected into the dye solution in the eluent, part of the dye is competitively replaced by the analyte from the MIP. Specifically, the competitive displacement of rhodamine B by amino acids and phenylalaninamide (Phe-NH2), respectively, has been studied under polar and hydrophobic elution conditions. Enantioselective binding of Phe and Phe-NH2 to the imprinted polymer was shown to occur in the micromolar concentration range. It is proposed that the displacement of non-specific dyes from MIPs be used for the development of multisensors based upon these highly specific and stable materials, which provide promising alternatives to the use of biological macromolecules in sensor technology.
Overcoming the pH dependency of optical sensors: a pH-independent chloride sensor based on co-extraction
Creators: name: Huber, Christian
name: Werner, Tobias
name: Krause, Christian
name: Wolfbeis, Otto S.
name: Leiner, Marc J. P.
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: Emulsion; Chloride; Optical sensor; Co-extraction; pH independence
subject: 540 Chemie

description: A chloride-selective optode is presented which is based on a polymer-stabilized emulsion system which consists of a hydrogel into which plasticizer droplets are incorporated containing a neutral chloride-selective ionophore. A solvatochromic cationic fluorescent dye is located in the hydrogel. When the ionophore extracts chloride out of the aqueous solution into the plasticizer droplets, the positively charged dye is co-extracted for reasons of electroneutrality. This concerted reaction causes a decrease of micro-polarity near the dye, resulting in an increase of its fluorescence intensity along with a bathochromic shift of the emission maximum. This system can be used for pH-independent reversible sensing of chloride in the 10–100mM concentration range with response times of the order of 3min.
The Bright Side of Coulomb Blockade
Creators: name: Hofheinz, Max
name: Portier, Fabien
name: Baudouin, Quentin
name: Joyez, Philippe
name: Vion, Denis
name: Bertet, Patrice
name: Roche, Patrice
name: Esteve, Daniel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We explore the photonic (bright) side of dynamical Coulomb blockade (DCB) by measuring the radiation emitted by a dc voltage-biased Josephson junction embedded in a microwave resonator. In this regime Cooper pair tunneling is inelastic and associated to the transfer of an energy 2eV into the resonator modes. We have measured simultaneously the Cooper pair current and the photon emission rate at the resonance frequency of the resonator. Our results show two regimes, in which each tunneling Cooper pair emits either one or two photons into the resonator. The spectral properties of the emitted radiation are accounted for by an extension to DCB theory.
description: 4 pages, 4 figures + 3 pages, 1 figure supplementary material
New longwave absorbing chromogenic calix[4]arene for calcium determination in aqueous environment
Creators: name: Werner, Tobias
name: Kürner, Jens M.
name: Krause, Christian
name: Wolfbeis, Otto S.
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Calcium; Calixarene; Chromophores; Sensors; Receptors
subject: 540 Chemie

description: A new calcium ion selective and water-soluble calix[4]arene chromoionophore has been synthesised from the 25,27bis[(ethoxycarbonyl)methoxy]-26,28-dihydroxy-calix[4]arene (1) and the N4,N4-diethyl-2-methyl-1,4-phenylenediamine-6-sulfonic acid (2). The 1,3-bis(indoaniline)-derived2,4bis-[(ethylcarbonyl)methoxy]-calix[4]arene (3) was obtained by introducing sulfonic groups into a phenylenediamine-derived chromophore followed by oxidative incorporation of two units of 2 into 1. The new chromophoric calix[4]arene 3 possesses an absorbance maximum at 604 nm in buffered aqueous environment. Upon complexation of calcium a bathochromic shift of 84 nm occurs along with an increase in the absorption coefficient. The dissociation constants and the cross sensitivity to other alkali and alkaline earth ions were evaluated.
Critical Slowing Down Along the Dynamic Phase Boundary in Ising Meanfield Dynamics
Creators: name: Acharyya, Muktish
name: Bhowal, Ajanta
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We studied the dynamical phase transition in kinetic Ising ferromagnets driven by oscillating magnetic field in meanfield approximation. The meanfield differential equation was solved by sixth order Runge-Kutta-Felberg method. The time averaged magnetisation plays the role of the dynamic order parameter. We studied the relaxation behaviour of the dynamic order parameter close to the transition temperature, which depends on the amplitude of the applied magnetic field. We observed the critical slowing down along the dynamic phase boundary. We proposed a power law divergence of the relaxation time and estimated the exponent. We also found its dependence on the field amplitude and compared the result with the exact value in limiting case.
description: 6 pages Latex, 5 figures
Polyaniline-coated microtiter plates for use in longwave optical bioassays
Creators: name: Piletsky, Sergey A.
name: Panasyuk, Tatiana L.
name: Piletskaya, Elena V.
name: Sergeeva, Tanya A.
name: El’skaya, Anna V.
name: Pringsheim, Erika
name: Wolfbeis, Otto S.
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: 540 Chemie

description: A technique for coating the wells of microtiterplates with polyaniline layers and with polyaniline/enzyme layers is presented. The resulting wells are shown to be useful for assaying enzyme substrates (as exemplified for glucose via pH) and hydrogen peroxide (via the redox properties of the film). Analyte detection is based on monitoring the absorption spectra of the polyaniline, which turn purple as a result of redox processes, or green on formation of acids by enzymatic reactions. Hydrogen peroxide (a species produced by all oxidases) and glucose (which yields protons on enzymatic oxidation) have been determined in the millimolar to micromolar concentration range. High sensitivity, film stability and good reproducibility of the measurements make the system an attractive alternative to existing biosensing schemes.
Fluorescence-based sensor membrane for mercury (II) detection
Creators: name: Murkovic, Ivana
name: Wolfbeis, Otto S.
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Optical sensors; Carbocyanines; Mercury sensors; Spectrofluorometry
subject: 540 Chemie

description: A novel optical sensor membrane for the detection of mercury(II) (Hg(II)) is presented. The sensing layer is composed of plasticized poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) containing a lipophilic boratesalt as areagent for Hg(II), and theamphiphilic oxacarbocyanine dye (DiOC₁₆(3)) as the optical transducer. The sensing scheme is based on the decomposition of the borate anion in the presence of Hg(II). Since this decomposition cannot be monitored optically, the borate anion is coupled to a fluorescent oxacarbocyanine cation to form a lipophilic ion pair. The decomposition of the borate anion leads to the formation of non-fluorescent dye aggregates which can be followed fluorometrically. The extraction of Hg(II) from the water phase into the membrane leads to a continuous and irreversible decrease in fluorescence intensity, so that a kinetic approach is used for calibration. An exposure time of 30 min allows for the determination of Hg(II) at 100 nM concentration levels. The membranes respond to Hg(II) with very high selectivity over other metal ions, and the pH effects are found to be negligible. The membrane can be regenerated by exposing it to a solution containing the same borate. Effects of substituted tetraphenylborates on the response of the membranes are reported.
Interface driven magnetoelectric effects in granular CrO2
Creators: name: Bajpai, A.
name: Borisov, P.
name: Gorantla, S.
name: Klingeler, R.
name: Thomas, J.
name: Gemming, T.
name: Kleemann, W.
name: Büchner, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Antiferromagnetic and magnetoelectric Cr2O3-surfaces strongly affect the electronic properties in half metallic CrO2. We show the presence of a Cr2O3 surface layer on CrO3 grains by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The effect of these surface layers is demonstrated by measurements of the temperature variation of the magnetoelectric susceptibility. A major observation is a sign change at about 100 K followed by a monotonic rise as a function of temperature. These electric field induced moments in CrO3 are correlated with the magnetoelectric susceptibility of pure Cr2O3. This study indicates that it is important to take into account the magnetoelectric character of thin surface layers of Cr2O3 in granular CrO2 for better understanding the transport mechanism in this system. The observation of a finite magnetoelectric susceptibility near room temperature may find utility in device applications.
description: Figure 1 with strongly reduced resolution
Exploring universality in nuclear clusters with Halo EFT
Creators: name: Higa, Renato
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: I present results and highlight aspects of halo EFT to loosely bound systems composed of nucleons and alpha particles, with emphasis on Coulomb interactions.
description: 3 pages, 2 figures, talk given at the 21th European Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, Salamanca, Aug. 29th - Sep. 3rd, 2010
Federalism and the management of the COVID-19 crisis: centralisation, decentralisation and (non-)coordination
Creators: name: Hegele, Yvonne
name: Schnabel, Johanna
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: The ability of federal states to manage the COVID-19 pandemic has created much debate. Federations differ considerably in the way they have been tackling the crisis, however. To shed light on how European federations (Austria, Germany, Switzerland) managed COVID-19, this paper distinguishes two dimensions of federal decision making: centralised/decentralised and unilateral/coordinated decision making. Drawing on official government documents and press reports, it examines decisions on the introduction of containment measures and their subsequent easing during the first wave. While Austria and Switzerland adopted a centralised approach, decentralised decision making prevailed in Germany. However, most decisions were coordinated between the governments at the federal and constituent unit level in Austria and Germany, in contrast to Switzerland where unilateralism prevailed. This difference in approaches can partly be explained by the distribution of powers. Political and economic factors also influenced the choice of crisis management strategies.
Exploring definitions of social justice : a qualitative study of moral dialogues with university students
Creators: name: Monestel Mora, Natacha
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: This qualitative research built upon a sociocultural approach to moral functioning to examine how six university students living in Vancouver defined social justice. Two research questions guided this study: 1) How do participants define social justice? and 2) How do they perceive their definitions of social justice are informed by their cultural background? Six semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect the data, during which the participants engaged in moral narratives that drew upon their past experiences, events from their sociocultural contexts and a fictitious narrative provided by the researcher. Through moral narratives, therefore, the participants crafted their definitions of social justice, defined as conceptual systems mediating their moral actions (e.g., reflection, dialogue, imagination, and creativity, among others). Braun and Clarke’s (2006) thematic analysis, three main themes were identified across the data: 1) equality and non-discrimination as core aspects defining social justice, 2) pathways from social injustice toward social justice, and 3) authoring themselves through moral dialogues. Participants not only defined social justice but expanded their inner moral dialogue, allowing them to reconstruct their past experiences and imagine possible social justice futures. These findings are potentially relevant: 1) to the literature on moral development; and 2) to intercultural educational curricula and pedagogy.
Form factors of heavy-light systems in point-form relativistic quantum mechanics: the Isgur-Wise function
Creators: name: Rocha, María Gómez
name: Schweiger, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate electromagnetic and weak form factors of heavy-light mesons in the context of point-form relativistic quantum mechanics. To this aim we treat the physical processes from which such electroweak form factors are extracted by means of a coupled channel approach which accounts for the dynamics of the intermediate gauge bosons. It is shown that heavy-quark symmetry is respected by this formulation. A simple analytical expression is obtained for the Isgur-Wise function in the heavy-quark limit. Breaking of heavy-quark symmetry due to realistic values of the heavy-quark mass are studied numerically.
description: Presented at the 21st European Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, Salamanca, Spain, 30 August - 3 September 2010
Democracy in times of the pandemic: explaining the variation of COVID-19 policies across European democracies
Creators: name: Engler, Sarah
name: Brunner, Palmo
name: Loviat, Romane
name: Abou-Chadi, Tarik
name: Leemann, Lucas
name: Glaser, Andreas
name: Kübler, Daniel
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: In fighting the spread of COVID-19, the drastic measures undertaken by governments worldwide demonstrate a trade-off between public health and fundamental democratic principles. Yet this behaviour is not consistent across democracies, which motivates this paper to examine why some democracies were willing to constrain individual freedoms and concentrate power more than others during the pandemic’s first wave. Creating two indices to measure the degree to which COVID-19 policies interfere with these democratic principles in 34 European countries, the analyses show that the large variation cannot be solely explained by pandemic-related factors. It is argued that the strong protection of democratic principles already established in ‘normal’ times makes governments more reluctant to opt for restrictive policies. By highlighting how differences in policy responses are attributed to provisions guaranteeing individual liberties, this paper contributes to a better understanding of how democracies handle the democratic dilemma in times of crises.
Collision of one dimensional (1D) spin polarized Fermi gases in an optical lattice
Creators: name: Kajala, J.
name: Massel, F.
name: Törmä, And P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we analyze the dynamical behavior of the collision between two clouds of fermionic atoms with opposite spin polarization. By means of the time-evolving block decimation (TEBD) numerical method, we simulate the collision of two one-dimensional clouds in a lattice. There is a symmetry in the collision behaviour between the attractive and repulsive interactions. We analyze the pair formation dynamics in the collision region, providing a quantitative analysis of the pair formation mechanism in terms of a simple two-site model.
Pandemic politics: policy evaluations of government responses to COVID-19
Creators: name: Altiparmakis, Argyrios
name: Bojar, Abel
name: Brouard, Sylvain
name: Foucault, Martial
name: Kriesi, Hanspeter
name: Nadeau, Richard
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: The COVID-19 crisis has demanded that governments take restrictive measures that are abnormal for most representative democracies. This article aims to examine the determinants of the public’s evaluations towards those measures. This article focuses on political trust and partisanship as potential explanatory factors of evaluations of each government’s health and economic measures to address the COVID-19 crisis. To study these relationships between trust, partisanship and evaluation of measures, data from a novel comparative panel survey is utilised, comprising eleven democracies and three waves, conducted in spring 2020. This article provides evidence that differences in evaluations of the public health and economic measures between countries also depend on contextual factors, such as polarisation and the timing of the measures’ introduction by each government. Results show that the public’s approval of the measures depends strongly on their trust in the national leaders, an effect augmented for voters of the opposition. Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2021.1930754 .
title: A fair distribution of oil and gas revenues for Newfoundland and Labrador: a feasibility study
Creators: name: Lee, Dongjun
Publisher: name: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Year: 2020

description: This study aimed to investigate a way to a sustainable future of Newfoundland and Labrador through the introduction of a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) using the province’s oil and gas resources. The theoretical frameworks for this study are the capital approach of weak sustainability, environmental justice, and resource curse. With these frameworks, a comparative case study analysis has been adopted to investigate cases of two jurisdictions that are already successfully operating SWFs funded by oil and gas revenue to build more sustainable societies by sustaining their economic, environmental, human, and social capitals. Based on the case studies, this feasibility study examined the following questions: 1) What impacts did the Norwegian SWF have on the sustainability of Norway? 2) What impacts did the Alaskan SWF have on the sustainability of Alaska? 3) How does the oil and gas industry affect Newfoundland and Labrador's sustainability and what improvements should be made? 4) Will Newfoundland and Labrador be able to ensure sustainability with their oil and gas revenue? The study concludes that introducing a SWF could help to ensure the sustainability of Newfoundland and Labrador, with several supporting policies, such as diversified funding sources, building a framework that can benefit local people, and achieving social consensus.
The mass-L_x relation for moderate luminosity X-ray clusters
Creators: name: Hoekstra, Henk
name: Donahue, Megan
name: Conselice, Christopher J.
name: McNamara, Brian R.
name: Voit, G. Mark
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present measurements of the masses of a sample of 25 moderate X-ray luminosity clusters of galaxies from the 160 square degree ROSAT survey. The masses were obtained from a weak lensing analysis of deep F814W images obtained using the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). We present an accurate empirical correction for the effect of charge transfer (in)efficiency on the shapes of faint galaxies. A significant lensing signal is detected around most of the clusters. The lensing mass correlates tightly with the cluster richness. We measured the intrinsic scatter in the scaling relation between M_2500 and L_X and find the best fit power law slope and normalisation to be alpha=0.68+-0.07 and M_X=(1.2+-0.12)10^14M_sun (for L_X=2x10^44 erg/s). These results agree well with a number of recent studies, but the normalisation is lower compared to the study of Rykoff et al. (2008b). One explanation for this difference may be the fact that (sub)structures projected along the line-of-sight boost both the galaxy counts and the lensing mass. Such superpositions lead to an increased mass at a given L_X when clusters are binned by richness.
description: accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal; 15 pages, 11 figures
title: Environmental, Social, and Governance
Creators: name: Larcker, David F.
name: Tayan, Brian
Publisher: name: Corporate Governance Research Initiative
Year: 2023

description: This Research Spotlight provides a summary of the academic literature on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities including: The relation between ESG activities and firm value, the impact of environmental and social engagements on firm performance, the market reaction to ESG events, and the performance of socially responsible investment (SRI) funds. This Research Spotlight expands upon issues introduced in the Quick Guide Investors and Activism.
On a class of three-phase checkerboards with unusual effective properties
Creators: name: Craster, Richard V.
name: Guenneau, Sébastien
name: Kaplunov, Julius
name: Nolde, Evgeniya
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We examine the band spectrum, and associated Floquet-Bloch eigensolutions, arising in a class of three-phase periodic checkerboards. On a periodic cell $[-1,1[^2$, the refractive index is defined by $n^2= 1+ g_1(x_1)+g_2(x_2)$ with $g_i(x_i)= r^2\quad {\rm for} \quad 0\leq x_i<1, \hbox{and} g_i(x_i)= 0\quad {\rm for} \quad -1\leq x_i\leq 0$ where $r^2$ is constant. We find that for $r^2>-1$ the lowest frequency branch goes through origin with linear behaviour, which leads to effective properties encountered in most periodic structures. However, the case whereby $r^2=-1$ is very unusual, as the frequency $λ$ behaves like $\sqrt{k}$ near the origin, where $k$ is the wavenumber. Finally, when $r^2
description: 8 pages, 3 figures
[Rb(18-crown-6)][Rb([2.2.2]-cryptand)]Rb2Sn9 x 5NH3
Creators: name: Korber, Nikolaus
name: Gärtner, Stefanie
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: 540 Chemie

description: The crystal structure of the title compound, poly[[(4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane)rubidium] [[(1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane)rubidium]di-[mu]-rubidium-[mu]-nonastannide] pentaammonia], {[Rb(C18H36N2O6)][Rb3Sn9(C12H24O6)C12H24O6)]·5NH3}n represents the first ammoniate of a Zintl anion together with two different chelating substances, namely 18-crown-6 and [2.2.2]-cryptand. The involvement of these large molecules in the crystal structure of [Rb(18-crown-6)][Rb([2.2.2]-cryptand)]Rb2Sn9·5NH3 leads to the formation of a new structural motif, namely one-dimensionally extended double strands running parallel to [100] and built by Sn94- cages and Rb+ cations. The double strands are shielded by 18-crown-6 and [2.2.2]-cryptand. The cations are additionally coordinated by ammonia molecules. One of the four independent Rb+ cations is disordered over two sets of sites in a 0.74 (2):0.26 (2) ratio.
Sub-monolayer nucleation and growth of complex oxide heterostructures at high supersaturation and rapid flux modulation
Creators: name: Kareev, M.
name: Prosandeev, S.
name: Liu, Jian
name: Gray, B.
name: Ryan, P.
name: Kareev, A.
name: Moon, Eun Ju
name: Chakhalian, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report on the non-trivial nanoscale kinetics of the deposition of novel complex oxide heterostructures composed of a unit-cell thick correlated metal LaNiO3 and dielectric LaAlO3. The multilayers demonstrate exceptionally good crystallinity and surface morphology maintained over the large number of layers, as confirmed by AFM, RHEED, and synchrotron X-ray diffraction. To elucidate the physics behind the growth, the temperature of the substrate and the deposition rate were varied over a wide range and the results were treated in the framework of a two-layer model. These results are of fundamental importance for synthesis of new phases of complex oxide heterostructures.
description: 13 pages, 6 figures
title: Power in the health service : The effects of reorganisation on professions and bureaucracies
Creators: name: Rea, D. M
Publisher: name: University of Kent
Year: 1988

description: The National Health Service (NHS) has been analysed predominantly in terms dictated by a systems/functional model of organisational behaviour. Decision-making processes which did not comply with this model were regarded as pathological or dysfunctional. This study takes a different stance and looks at District Health Authorities (DHAs) to see if the NHS can be better understood by accepting Lukes' conception of a "third dimension of power". The study is not focussed around conflicts of interest because the third dimension of power involves situations in which "real" interests may remain unknown. Power may prevent conflicts becoming apparent and interests becoming realised. Because, however, Lukes had suggested that interests may become realised during periods of change, the study focusses on the restructuring which began with reorganisation of the NHS in 1982. The parts played by medical professionals, administrative staff, nursing staff, and lay-members on DHAs are examined and demonstrate the extent to which their activities were influenced by one another and by their external political environment, notably the Conservative government. The mechanisms of power used during the period 1982-1985 when new management structures were established and then replaced by a further reorganisation of management are examined. This shows the extent to which these new management changes became accepted as legitimate and how the legitimation process began with the 1982 reorganisation. Lukes' third dimension of power is confirmed as too restrictive a conception and that power is more subtle than even he had proposed. Nor is it always repressive or manipulative.
Relationship between particle size distribution and porosity in dump leaching
Creators: name: Zhang, Shuo
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: Fluid flow is a critical process involved in the valuable metals extraction from low grade ore in heap and dump leaching as well as the release of harmful substances from waste rock piles. The mechanisms by which fluids move through the porous media depend on the fluid properties and the intrinsic properties of the porous media, with permeability being one critical factor. Particle size distribution is a key factor that affects permeability by forming pores of different structure and size. The objective of this research was to assess the particle size distribution in heterogeneous packed ore/rock beds and quantify the effect of particle size distribution on porosity. In the studied mine site, the particle size distribution in the dump leach pad was determined by analyzing aerial images of multiple dump faces taken by a drone. Particles spanned a wide range in size from less than 2 cm in diameter to larger than 2 m in diameter, with a P80 to be 2 m. The spatial segregation of fine particles and coarse particles along the dump faces was observed, which may contribute to the formation of preferential flow. The effect of particle size distribution on porosity was quantified by two methods: the bulk density and CT-imaging techniques. Porosities under three particle sorting conditions were studied: narrow-sized particles, poorly sorted particles and well sorted particles. For narrow-sized particles, the porosity measured by the bulk density method decreased as the particle size was increased up to 0.151 mm after which the porosity remained constant in the range tested. The influence of the particle size on the porosity for the well sorted particles was similar to that of the narrow-sized particles from both of the methods. For poorly sorted particles, in both methods, porosity decreased as the fraction of the fine particles added was increased to a certain value, after which the porosity started to increase as the fraction of fine particles was further increased. The results have important implications for metal extraction from run of mine ores using dump leaching and release of contaminants from waste rock piles by influencing fluid flow properties.
The triple alpha reaction rate and the 2$^+$ resonances in $^{12}$C
Creators: name: de Diego, R.
name: Garrido, E.
name: Fedorov, D. V.
name: Jensen, A. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The triple alpha rate is obtained from the three-body bound and continuum states computed in a large box. The results from this genuine full three-body calculation are compared with standard reference rates obtained by two sequential two-body processes. The fairly good agreement relies on two different assumptions about the lowest $2^+$ resonance energy. With the same $2^+$ energy the rates from the full three-body calculation are smaller than those of the standard reference. We discuss the rate dependence on the experimentally unknown $2^+$ energy. Substantial deviations from previous results appear for temperatures above 3 GK.
description: To be published in Physics Letters B
Electronic zero modes of vortices in Hall states of gapped graphene
Creators: name: Semenoff, Gordon W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Recent observation of a metal-insulator phase transition in the $ν=0$ Hall state of graphene has inspired the idea that charge carriers in the metallic state could be fractionally charged vortices. We examine the question of whether vortices in particular gapped states of graphene and subject to external magnetic and pseudo-magnetic fields could have the mid-gap zero mode electron states which would allow them to be charged.
description: 8pgs
BlueMed Implementation Plan
Creators: name: Trincardi, Fabio
name: Cappelletto, Margherita
name: Barbanti, Andrea
name: Cadiou, Jean-François
name: Bataille, Amélie
name: Campillos Llanos, Mónica
name: Chacón Campollo, Esther
name: Trujillo Quintela, Abraham
name: Lorrio González, Silvia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Blue Economy
Mediterrranean
Blue Growth
Implementation Plan
BlueMed
Marine Science
BlueMed SRIA
H2020
European Partnership

description: The BlueMed Implementation Plan, finalised in March 2021, presents the thematic and structuring activities to be developed in order to ignite a transformative process at the Mediterranean level, addressing the shared research-based priority goals preliminarily agreed by the countries. «The governance of our common Mediterranean Sea in the present circular scenario requires an adaptable co-owned plan of actions, interconnecting science and innovation to policy, citizens and the environment, and addressing multiple dimension, from local to international»: these are the beginning words of the BlueMed Implementation Plan, the result of the BlueMed years-long effort in supporting the coordination and development of the Mediterranean countries’ initiatives aimed at building the sustainable Blue Growth of the Basin. The document presents the shared priority goals, resulting from the preliminary Prioritisation work, and addresses thematic and structuring activities to be developed in order to ignite a transformative process at Mediterranean level. Each priority, closely linked to a key challenge in the shared BlueMed Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, comes with an “operational receipt” to reach the priority goal and with a set of Strategic Actions, i.e. larger and medium-long term initiatives and activities, with specific scientific or structural content that require strong commitment and additional dedicated resources from research funders; moreover, for each Strategic Action a proposal of feasible promotional actions is reported. The level of participation reached in the actions’ defnition was large, and it can be considered one of the major strengths of the process, which contributed to create a cohesive BlueMed Community.
‘Rally round the flag’: the COVID-19 crisis and trust in the national government
Creators: name: Kritzinger, Sylvia
name: Foucault, Martial
name: Lachat, Romain
name: Partheymüller, Julia
name: Plescia, Carolina
name: Brouard, Sylvain
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Hematology

description: During international crises, trust in government is expected to increase irrespective of the wisdom of the policies it pursues. This has been called a ‘rally-round-the-flag’ effect. This article examines whether the COVID-19 crisis has resulted in such a rally effect. Using multi-wave panel surveys conducted in Austria and France starting from March 2020, in the article it is examined how government trust was affected by the perceived threats to the nation’s health and economy created by the pandemic as well as by the perceived appropriateness of the government’s crisis response. A strong rally effect is shown in Austria, where trust was closely tied to perceived health risks, but faded away quickly over time. Perceptions of government measures mattered, too, while perceived economic threat only played a minor role. In France, in contrast, a strong partisan divide is found and no rally effect. Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2021.1925017 .
Expert authority and support for COVID-19 measures in Germany and the UK: a survey experiment
Creators: name: Heinzel, Mirko
name: Liese, Andrea
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Science Policy
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: During COVID-19, various public institutions tried to shape citizens’ behaviour to slow the spread of the pandemic. How did their authority affect citizens’ support of public measures taken to combat the spread of COVID-19? The article makes two contributions. First, it presents a novel conceptualisation of authority as a source heuristic. Second, it analyses the authority of four types of public institutions (health ministries, universities, public health agencies, the WHO) in two countries (Germany and the UK), drawing on novel data from a survey experiment conducted in May 2020. On average, institutional endorsements seem to have mattered little. However, there is an observable polarisation effect where citizens who ascribe much expertise to public institutions support COVID-19 measures more than the control group. Furthermore, those who ascribe little expertise support them less than the control group. Finally, neither perception of biases nor exposure to institutions in public debates seems consistently to affect their authority.
title: Dual-Class Shares
Creators: name: Larcker, David F.
name: Tayan, Brian
Publisher: name: Corporate Governance Research Initiative
Year: 2019

description: This Research Spotlight provides a summary of the academic literature on how dual-class share structures influence firm value and corporate governance quality. It reviews the evidence of: The relation between dual-class shares and governance quality, the relation between dual-class shares and tax avoidance, and the relation between dual-class shares and firm value and performance. This Research Spotlight expands upon issues introduced in the Quick Guide The Market for Corporate Control.