cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Additional file 6 of Physicians’ perceptions and preferences for implementing venous thromboembolism (VTE) clinical practice guidelines: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF)
Creators: name: Abboud, Juliana
name: Rahman, Abir Abdel
name: Shaikh, Niaz
name: Dempster, Martin
name: Adair, Pauline
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 6. Barriers and facilitators.
Additional file 1 of DNA methylation modification is associated with gonadal differentiation in Monopterus albus
Creators: name: Wang, Xin
name: Lai, Fengling
name: Xiong, Jun
name: Zhu, Wang
name: Yuan, Bifeng
name: Cheng, Hanhua
name: Zhou, Rongjia
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1. Table S1. Primer sequences and PCR conditions. Table S2. Linearities of m5dC and hm5dC by LC-MS analysis. Table S3. Mass spectrometry parameters for the analysis of nucleosides.
Immunolocalization of Na+,K+-ATPase in the branchial cavity during the early development of the crayfish Astacus leptodactylus (Crustacea, Decapoda)
Creators: name: Lignot, Jean-Hervé
name: Susanto, Gregorius Nugroho
name: Charmantier-Daures, Mireille
name: Charmantier, Guy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: The ontogeny of osmoregulation was examined in the branchial cavity of embryonic and early post-embryonic stages of the crayfish Astacus leptodactylus maintained in freshwater, at the sub-cellular level through the detection of the sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (Na(+),K(+)-ATPase). The embryonic rate of development was calculated according to the eye index (EI) which was 430-450 microm at hatching. The distribution of the enzyme was identified by immunofluorescence microscopy using a monoclonal antibody IgGalpha5 raised against the avian alpha-subunit of the Na(+),K(+)-ATPase. Immunoreactivity staining, indicating the presence of Na(+), K(+)-ATPase appeared in the gills of late embryos (EI>/=400 microm), i.e. a few days before hatching time, and steadily increased throughout the late embryonic and early post-embryonic development. The appearance of the enzyme correlates with the ability to osmoregulate which also occurs late in the embryonic development at EI 410-420 microm and with tissue differentiation within the gill filaments. These observations indicate that the physiological shift from osmoconforming embryos to hyper-regulating late embryos and post-hatching stages in freshwater must originate partly from the differentiation in the gill epithelia of ionocytes which are the site of ion pumping, as suggested by the location of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase. Only the gills were immunostained and a lack of specific staining was noted in the lamina and the branchiostegites. Therefore, osmoregulation through Na(+)active uptake is likely achieved in embryos at the gill level; all the newly formed gills in embryos function in ion regulation; other parts of the branchial chamber such as the branchiostegites and lamina do not appear to be involved in osmoregulation.
THE ORTHOPAEDIC REHABILITATION OF BALANCE: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE ROLE OF MENTAL IMAGERY AND EMOTIONAL VARIABLES.
Creators: name: Di Nuovo, Santo F.
name: Santoro, Giulia
name: Vasta, Mariangela
name: Russo, Sebastiano
Publisher: name: University of Messina
Year: 2015

description: Mental Imagery (i.e., processing of objects’ properties and spatial relations, including the ability of mentally rotating and manipulating objects in the space), is relevant for movement and its development, and particularly for rehabilitation of motor skills. Few studies aimed at assessing  the efficacy of imagery training used objective scores of Mental Imagery skills, preferring self-evaluations of these abilities reported by the subjects themselves.


The aim of the paper was to explore the relevance of Mental Imagery, assessed by objective tests, in predicting the improvement of balance skills, after a standard rehabilitative training in orthopaedic settings; taking into account also emotional variables as anxiety and depression.


A controlled study was conducted assessing the changes in balance skills after rehabilitative training. The sample was composed of 30 orthopaedic inpatients (females 66.7%, age range 47-91 years).


To measure the dependent variable for pre-post assessment, B-scale from Performance-oriented mobility assessment test (POMA) was used. Independent variables were measured using Mental Imagery Test, Mini-Mental State Examination, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scales.


The best predictor of improvement in balance after rehabilitation is the Mental Imagery test, followed by age and mental efficiency. Anxiety predicts negatively the improvement, while education and depression appear to influence less the rehabilitation process.


In conclusion, the study demonstrates that mental imagery is relevant in helping balance rehabilitation.


A training of this function could be essential for clinical practice; the trainers should assess preliminarily the subject's attitude and ability to use mental imagery, with the aim of optimizing the rehabilitative process.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 3, No 1 (2015)
Clinical aspects of personality disorder diagnosis in the DSM-5
Creators: name: Modica, Francesco
Publisher: name: University of Messina
Year: 2015

description: Abstract: Personality disorders represent psychopathological conditions hard to be diagnosed. The Author highlights the clinical aspects of personality disorder diagnosis according to the criteria of the DSM-5. In this study, some of the numerous definitions of personality are mentioned; afterwards, some of the theories on the development of personality shall be. Later on, concepts of temperament, character and personality get analysed. Then, the current approach to personality disorders according to the two models of DSM-5 is reported. The first model is included in the Section II of DSM-5; while in the Section III there exists a proposal for a so-called alternate model. The first one suggests a qualitative or categorical kind of approach to personality disorders, whereas the alternate model proposes a dimensional or quantitative kind of approach and aims to formulate, as well as a diagnosis for general alterations of the personological functioning, even a trait-based personality disorder diagnosis, which can be formulated when a personality disorder is there but doesn't fit criteria for a specific disorder. Ultimately, it can be so claimed: 1) diagnostic criteria of the first model are similar to those of DSM-IV with its respective strenghts and weaknesses, and namely high probability in diagnosis, where  there, of personality disorder, yet insufficient sensitivity in the specification of the disorder; 2) the alternate model, despite criticism, thanks to the possibility of delivering a trait-based personality disorder diagnosis, seems to be more equipped both in the identification of the personality disorder and further specifications.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 3, No 1 (2015)
Πρώιμα σημάδια μαθησιακών δυσκολίων στο νηπιαγωγείο
Creators: name: Κουκλίδου, Δέσποινα Πέτρου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2019
Subjects: Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες
Νηπιαγωγείο
Πρώιμη Παρέμβαση
Learning Difficulties
Kindergarten
Early Identification

description: Η παρούσα βιβλιογραφική εργασία περιγράφει τις ανάγκες, τα ιδιαίτερα γνωρίσματα, και τις αδυναμίες των παιδιών με Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες στο νηπιαγωγείο. Υπογραμμίζεται η απαρχή του προβλήματος και δίνεται στον αναγνώστη το συμπέρασμα πως καμία κατάσταση δεν είναι μη αναστρέψιμη αν υπάρχει ενδιαφέρον και αποδοχή πρώτα μέσα στην οικογένεια, κατόπιν στο εκπαιδευτικό σύστημα ώστε να εντοπισθούν εγκαίρως τα σημάδια των μαθησιακών δυσκολιών και να αντιμετωπιστούν άμεσα. Το νηπιαγωγείο ως χώρος εκπαίδευσης αποτελεί ίσως το πιο σημαντικό σχολικό πλαίσιο, μια και σε αυτό εδραιώνονται οι βάσεις για την περαιτέρω σχολική ζωή ενός μαθητή. Είναι ο εκπαιδευτικός χώρος που παρέχει στα παιδιά πολλές ευκαιρίες ανάπτυξης, διερεύνησης, ανακάλυψης και απόλαυσης παιγνιδιού. Στο χώρο του νηπιαγωγείου μπορεί κανείς να εντοπίσει τα παιδιά τα οποία έχουν δυσκολίες χωρίς αυτό να αποτελεί επίπονη συναισθηματικά διαδικασία για το ίδιο το παιδί. Αν οι δυσκολίες αυτές ανήκουν στο φάσμα των Ειδικών Μαθησιακών Διαταραχών θα πρέπει να εντοπιστούν έγκαιρα ώστε να ξεκινήσουν οι κατάλληλες για αυτά τα παιδιά διδακτικές παρεμβάσεις. Όσο πιο νωρίς εντοπιστούν οι Ειδικές Μαθησιακές τους Δυσκολίες τόσο πιο ευοίωνο προδιαγράφεται το μέλλον των παιδιών αυτών τόσο στο μαθησιακό όσο και σε άλλους τομείς. Η παιγνιώδης αντίληψη των δραστηριοτήτων του νηπιαγωγείου προφυλάσσει σε μεγάλο βαθμό το ίδιο το παιδί και βοηθά τους εκπαιδευτικούς να εργαστούν ώστε να ξεπεραστούν οι δυσκολίες του παιδιού σε μεγάλο βαθμό
description: The present literature review describes the needs, the special traits and the weaknesses of children with learning disabilities in kindergarten. The root of the problem is emphasized and the reader is led to the conclusion that the situation is not irreversible, when both the family environment and the educational system show interest and acceptance, and identify sings of learning difficulties and commence treatment early on. Kindergarten is probably the most important stage of the school curriculum, since it establishes the foundations for a pupil's further school life. It is the educational environment that provides children with many opportunities to develop, explore, discover and enjoy playtime. In kindergarten children who have difficulties can be identified without having them experience a painful emotional process. If these difficulties reflect a Specific Learning Disability, they should be identified in time in order to initiate the teaching interventions appropriate for these children. The sooner the Learning Difficulties are determined the more promising is the future of these children in education and other aspects of their life. The playful nature of nursery activities largely protects the child himself/herself and assists teachers in collaborating along with the child to overcome his/her difficulties to a great extent
The energy of high frequency waves in the low solar Chromosphere
Creators: name: Andic, Aleksandra
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: High frequency acoustic waves have been suggested as a source of mechanical heating in the chromosphere. In this work the radial component of waves in the frequency interval 22mHz to 1mHz are investigated. Observations were performed using 2D spectroscopy in the spectral lines of Fe I 543.45nm and Fe I 543.29nm at the Vacuum Tower Telescope, Tenerife, Spain. Speckle reconstruction has been applied to the observations. We have used Fourier and wavelet techniques to identify oscillatory power. The energy flux is estimated assuming that all observed oscillations are acoustics running waves. We find that the estimated energy flux is not sufficient to cover the chromospheric radiative losses.
description: 12 pages, 6 figures, the paper is accepted in Solar Physics Journal
A Replication and Extension of Psychometric Research on the Grit Scale
Creators: name: Weston, Lynsey Carlene
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Educational psychology
subject: Education
subject: Personality psychology
subject: achievement
subject: diversity
subject: engagement
subject: grit
subject: motivation

description: Grit, a "perseverance and passion for long-term goals" (Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, 2007, p. 1087), is important for academic success, but the field has not fully explored how grit functions as a distinct construct within the motivational literature or across ethnically and socioeconomically diverse samples. This pilot study replicated and extended Duckworth's seminal grit studies (e.g., Duckworth et al., 2007; Duckworth & Quinn, 2009) by examining grit's psychometric properties, its relation to other predictors of achievement, and its predictive validity, above related constructs and demographics, for literacy achievement among 33 low-income, ethnic minority high school students. Participants completed online questionnaires assessing their grit, engagement, stress, conscientiousness, and self-control, and took a brief reading assessment. Results suggest that grit may function differently in low-income minority students facing barriers to long-term academic achievement, and that grit's relation to student achievement may not be as clear-cut as what has previously been claimed.
Development of Techniques for Plasma Membrane and Cell Surface Enrichment
Creators: name: Rose, Rebecca Leigh
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cellular biology
subject: Analytical chemistry
subject: Cancer
subject: Cell surface
subject: Methods development
subject: Nanowire
subject: Pellicle
subject: Plasma membrane

description: The goal of this work is to develop and compare two methods of cell surface protein enrichment.  The plasma membrane and cell surface proteomes are of great interest for the development of drug targets and increasing our understanding of communication pathways, especially in disease states.  Here we evaluate the enrichment of the plasma membrane proteome utilizing the nanowire pellicle technique.  The pellicle is constructed with iron silicate or silica core nanowires to observe the effects of wire density upon enrichment success.  Comparison of these two wire pellicles reveals a two-fold enrichment of transmembrane proteins, over a multiple myeloma whole cell lysate, in both samples, with a slightly higher trend in the iron silicate nanowire pellicle.  A covalent tagging method was also undertaken to assess its potential application to the study of myeloid-derived suppressor (MDSC) cell surfaces. This method couples glycan oxidation with biotinylation and enrichment on immobilized streptavidin to isolate surface glycoproteins.  Application of this method to myeloid-derived suppressor cells yielded cell surface enrichment values ranging from approximately 50-60%.  Furthermore, several protein groups of interest were identified for further assessment.
Μεταφράζοντας τον Αίσωπο στα Ιταλικά
Creators: name: Δελετζέ, Ευθυμία Κωνσταντίνου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2019
Subjects: Μετάφραση
Αίσωπος
Ιταλικά
Translation
Aesop
Italian Language

description: Η εργασία έχει ως αντικείμενό της τις διαφορές της μετάφρασης ανάμεσα σε δύο ιταλικές μεταφράσεις του μύθου του Αισώπου «Ο τζίτζικας κι ο μέρμηγκας». Οι δύο μεταφράσεις εκφράζουν τις ιδεολογικές διαφορές των δύο συγγραφέων του Gianni Rodari και του Trilussa. Σκοπός των δύο μεταφράσεων είναι να μεταδώσουν τη γνώση που πηγάζει από την ιδεολογία και τις πεποιθήσεις με βάση τις οποίες έχουν διαμορφωθεί οι μεταφράσεις. Η συγκριτική ανάλυση των δύο αυτών διαφορετικών μεταφράσεων δείχνει ότι τα κείμενα εκφράζουν μια διαφορετική ιδεολογική άποψη
description: The current thesis is referred to the comparative translation of the Aesopian Fable “The cicada and the ant” consisted of texts made by Trilussa and Rodari. The texts address to Italian and Greek speakers who are interested in children’s literature and foremost to the Aesopian Fables. The purpose of this thesis is to feature the translating procedure and the translating strategies while rendering the texts from the Greek into the Italian language as well as the ideological aspects expressed in the texts which are placed in different time periods throughout history
Multi-Jet Processes in the High Energy Limit of QCD
Creators: name: Andersen, Jeppe R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We discuss how the multi-Regge factorisation of QCD amplitudes can be used in the study of multi-jet processes at colliders. We describe how the next-to-leading logarithmic (NLL) BFKL evolution can be combined with energy and momentum conservation. By recalculating the quark contribution to the next-to-leading logarithmic corrections to the BFKL kernel we can study several properties of the NLL corrections. We demonstrate that in the standard analysis, the NLL corrections to a single gluon emission includes contributions from significantly more energetic quark--anti-quark configurations, something that could contribute to the sizable NLL corrections in the standard BFKL analysis.
description: 5 pages, 1 figure, prepared for the proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS06), Tsukuba, Japan, 20-24 April 2006
Enhanced Transmission and Second Harmonic Generation from Subwavelength Slits on Metal Substrates
Creators: name: Vincenti, M. A.
name: De Sario, M.
name: Petruzzelli, V.
name: D'Orazio, A.
name: Prudenzano, F.
name: de Ceglia, D.
name: Akozbekb, N.
name: Bloemerb, M. J.
name: Ashley, P.
name: Scalora, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We theoretically investigate second harmonic generation that originates from the nonlinear, magnetic Lorentz force term from single and multiple apertures carved on thick, opaque metal substrates. The linear transmission properties of apertures on metal substrates have been previously studied in the context of the extraordinary transmission of light. The transmission process is driven by a number of physical mechanisms, whose characteristics and relative importance depend on the thickness of the metallic substrate, slit size, and slit separation. In this work we show that a combination of cavity effects and surface plasmon generation gives rise to enhanced second harmonic generation in the regime of extraordinary transmittance of the pump field. We have studied both forward and backward second harmonic generation conversion efficiencies as functions of the geometrical parameters, and how they relate to pump transmission efficiency. The resonance phenomenon is evident in the generated second harmonic signal, as conversion efficiency depends on the duration of incident pump pulse, and hence its bandwidth. Our results show that the excitation of tightly confined modes as well as the combination of enhanced transmission and nonlinear processes can lead to several potential new applications such as photo-lithography, scanning microscopy, and high-density optical data storage devices.
description: Keywords: Enhanced Transmission, Second Harmonic Generation, Surface Plasmon, Sub-wavelength Slit
Victim Perceptions of Legitimacy of Diversion to a Conditional Out-of-Court Disposal: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Creators: name: Slothower, Molly
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Criminology
subject: FOS: Law
subject: Crime Victim
subject: Diversion
subject: Police
subject: Police Legitimacy
subject: Randomized Controlled Trial
subject: Victim Satisfaction

description: This paper describes a randomized controlled trial testing the impact of a conditional out-of-court police disposal on victim satisfaction. The study draws on three previous research findings: that the quality of procedural factors about the way a case is handled (fair and respectful treatment, etc.) influence victim satisfaction more than the outcome of cases; that victims' primary goal for their case is to stop the offender from committing the crime again; and that the way in which a sanction is communicated can change how appropriate the sanction is perceived to be. In this sample of 142 UK crime victims, half of the offenders in these victims' cases were randomly assigned to court as usual, and half to diversion into Turning Point, wherein offenders agreed to complete conditions designed to stop their offending and address victims' needs. Based on a victim survey (70% response rate), Turning Point sample was 45% more satisfied with their cases (72.5% and 50% satisfaction, respectively). Potential explanations and implications are discussed; how out-of-court disposals are communicated may be key. In a third non-randomized but suggestive sample of victims with Turning Point cases without special attention to communication with victims, only 54% of victims were satisfied.
On the possibility to consider fullerene shell C60 as a conducting sphere
Creators: name: Amusia, M. Ya.
name: Baltenkov, A. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Atomic and Molecular Clusters (physics.atm-clus)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Correctness of the model representing the fullerene shell C60 as a conducting sphere has been analyzed. The static and dynamical polarizabilities of the molecule C60 have been calculated on the basis of experimental data on the photo-absorption cross- section of fullerene. It has been shown that the real C60 in the static electric field behaves most likely as a set of separate carbon atoms rather than as a conducting sphere and its static polarizability exceeds by more than two times that of conducting sphere.
description: 5 pages, 2 figures
Premenstrual syndrome in context
Creators: name: McFarlane, Jessica
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2009

description: This study was designed to address several issues related to PMS. One purpose was to compare women who say they have PMS with those who say they do not have PMS and to compare women diagnosed with PMS with those not diagnosed as having it. Forty-eight women and 11 men (included for comparison) who had a mean age of 34 years, were not students, and met other screening criteria, volunteered to keep daily charts for 120 days (prospective daily data). They did not know the menstrual purpose of the study. Each participant's daily reports were examined individually for PMS patterns according to strict criteria, and they were accordingly assigned to one of five groups. Only six women (12.5%) met the diagnostic criteria for premenstrual syndrome, but 62.5% said they had PMS. Fourteen women and 2 men (randomly assigned to menstrual cycles), 28% of the total sample, had diagnosable "downs" in other phases. The greater proportion of diagnosable downs in phases other than the premenstrual phase calls into question the appropriateness of a singular focus on PMS rather than on general cyclicity in adults' day-to-day experiences. Indeed, 74% of all participants in this study(including 73% of the men) had one or more diagnosed cyclic patterns in at least one of the three (menstrual, day of week, lunar) cycles studied. Participants also recalled (retrospective data) their menstrual (women only), weekday, and lunar moods. When prospective and retrospective data were compared, analyses revealed that participants may have used menstrual and day of week stereotypes to assist in their recall. Both parametric (normative) and nonparametric (idiographic)analyses were conducted, with sometimes contrasting results. These contradictions and their implications are discussed. It was concluded that it may be inappropriate to refer to a premenstrual syndrome, that the proposed inclusion of Late Luteal Phase Dysphoric Disorder (LLPDD) in the Psychiatric Diagnostic and Statistics Manual (DSM) is questionable, and that more needs to be known about healthy cyclical changes before conclusions about unhealthy cyclic changes can be drawn.
Additional file 1 of Prevalence and predictive factors of complementary medicine use during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 in the Netherlands
Creators: name: Mulder, Louise T. C.
name: Busch, Martine
name: Kristoffersen, Agnete E.
name: Hök Nordberg, Johanna
name: van der Werf, Esther T.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. Survey (Dutch), modified version of the International Questionnaire to Measure Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (I-CAM-Q).
Structural Parameters for Globular Clusters in NGC 5128. II: HST/ACS Imaging and New Clusters
Creators: name: Harris, William E.
name: Harris, Gretchen L. H.
name: Barmby, Pauline
name: McLaughlin, Dean E.
name: Forbes, Duncan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the first results from an imaging program with the ACS camera on HST designed to measure the structural characteristics of a wide range of globular clusters in NGC 5128, the nearest giant elliptical galaxy. From 12 ACS/WFC fields, we have measured a total of 62 previously known globular clusters and have discovered 69 new high-probability cluster candidates not found in any previous work. We present magnitudes and color indices for all of these, along with rough measurements of their effective diameters and ellipticities. The luminosity distribution of this nearly-uncontaminated sample of clusters matches well with the normal GCLF for giant elliptical galaxies, and the cluster scale size and ellipticity distributions are similar to those in the Milky Way system. The indication from this survey is that many hundreds of individual clusters remain to be found with carefully designed search techniques in the future. A very rough estimate of the total cluster population from our data suggests N_GC = 1500 in NGC 5128, over all magnitudes and within a projected radius R = 25' from the galaxy center.
description: AASTex, 33 preprint pages including 9 Figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomical Journal, volume 132 (2006)
Νότια Σινική Θάλασσα
Creators: name: Καραφυλίδου, Σοφία Κωνσταντίνου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2019
Subjects: Νότια Σινική Θάλασσα
Κίνα
εμπόριο
Σπράτλυ
ανταγωνισμοί
Παρασέλ
South China Sea
China
trade
competition
Spratly Island . island features
Paracel Islands . maritime features

description: Περιτριγυρισμένη από αναδυόμενες οικονομίες και αλληλεπικαλυπτόμενες Αποκλειστικές Οικονομικές Ζώνες, η Νότια Σινική Θάλασσα συνιστά ένα από τα σημεία του πλανήτη με τους πιο αξιοσημείωτους εδαφικούς ανταγωνισμούς. Οι ανταγωνισμοί που λαμβάνουν χώρα στη ΝΣΘ εξάρουν τη σημασία της περιοχής, οικονομικά και γεωπολιτικά. Ειδικότερα, η ΝΣΘ συνιστά σημαντική εμπορική δίοδο για το παγκόσμιο εμπόριο καθώς ένα μεγάλο μέρος του διασχίζει τα διαφιλονικούμενα ύδατα. Σκοπός της διπλωματικής εργασίας είναι να αναδείξει το εμπόριο ως τη βασικότερη αιτία των ανταγωνισμών. Ωστόσο, για την εξυπηρέτηση αυτού του σκοπού, αρχικά, κρίνεται σημαντική η χαρτογράφηση του πεδίου των ανταγωνισμών. Εν συνεχεία, μέσω της έρευνας και της σύγκρισης της εμπορικής δραστηριότητας των παράκτιων αλλά και των πιο απομακρυσμένων κρατών εντός των υδάτων της Νότιας Σινικής Θάλασσας, αναδεικνύεται το εμπόριο ως η μείζων αιτία των ανταγωνισμών. Ως απόρροια του ανταγωνισμού προκύπτει το στρατιωτικοποιημένο κλίμα, με τις δύο μεγαλύτερες εμπορικές και οικονομικές δυνάμεις, την Κίνα και τις ΗΠΑ, να παρατάσσουν το πολεμικό υλικό τους, εντείνοντάς το περαιτέρω. Επομένως, καθίσταται σαφές πως η παρούσα εργασία δομείται πάνω σε τρεις θεματικούς άξονες· στην περιγραφή του χώρου των ανταγωνισμών, στην ανάδειξη των αιτιών και των συνεπειών τους, όχι μόνο για την περιοχή αλλά και ευρύτερα
description: Surrounded by emerging economies and overlapping Exclusive Maritime Zones, the South China Sea is one of the most remarkable places in the world. The competitions that take place in the South China Sea point out the region’s importance, economically and geopolitically. More specifically, the South China Sea is a major trade route for world trade, as much of it crosses the disputed waters. The purpose of the thesis is to highlight trade as the main cause of the competitions. However, in order to serve this purpose, it was initially considered important to map the range of competitions. Consequently, by exploring and comparing the commercial activity of the coastal and outmost states within the waters of the South China Sea, trade is emerging as the major cause of the competitions. As a result, the militarization is the aftermath of the competitions, with both largest trade and economic powers - China and the United States - deploying their war materials, reinforcing it further. Thus, it’s obvious that present thesis is structured on three thematic areas; on the description of the field of the competitions, the identification of their causes and their consequences, not only for the region but also for the broader ones
Epidemiology and population structure of Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of bacterial leaf scorch, among urban trees in the District of Columbia
Creators: name: Harris, Jordan Lee
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Plant pathology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant sciences
subject: Epidemiology
subject: Evolution
subject: Latent
subject: Phytopathology
subject: Population
subject: Xylella

description: A survey of urban trees affected by bacterial leaf scorch caused by Xylella fastidiosa was conducted in the District of Columbia during 2012 and 2013. Disease occurred most frequently with Quercus palustris, Q. rubra, Ulmus americana, and Platanus occidentalis. Eight other symptomatic and five asymptomatic tree species were found infected. The bacterium was also detected on asymptomatic portion of seven tree species. The occurrence of crown dieback was found significantly associated with X. fastidiosa-infection on Q. palustris, Q. rubra, U. americana, and P. occidentalis. A multi-locus sequence typing analysis using 10 housekeeping loci for X. fastidiosa revealed five clonal strains among the urban trees. These strains were host specific, with only one clone being associated with members of the red oak family, American elm, American sycamore, and two clones being associated with mulberry. Long-term management strategies aimed at mitigating the occurrence of bacterial leaf scorch disease are discussed.
Analytical solutions for the interstitial diffusion of impurity atoms
Creators: name: Velichko, O. I.
name: Sobolevskaya, N. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The analytical solutions of the equations describing impurity diffusion due to migration of nonequilibrium impurity interstitials were obtained for the impurity redistribution during ion implantation at elevated temperatures and for diffusion from a doped epitaxial layer. The reflecting boundary condition at the surface of a semiconductor and the conditions of constant concentrations at the surface and in the bulk of it were used in the first and second cases, respectively. On the basis of these solutions hydrogen diffusion in silicon during high-fluence low-energy deuterium implantation and beryllium diffusion from a doped epi-layer during rapid thermal annealing of InP/InGaAs heterostructures were investigated. The calculated impurity concentration profiles agree well with experimental data. The fitting to the experimental profiles allowed us to derive the values of the parameters that describe interstitial impurity diffusion.
description: 12 pages, 2 figures
The two-body problem: analytical results in a toy-model of relativistic gravity
Creators: name: Bruneton, Jean-Philippe
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The two body problem in a scalar theory of gravity is investigated. We focus on the closest theory to General Relativity (GR), namely Nordström's theory of gravity (1913). The gravitational field can be exactly solved for any configuration of point-particles. We then derive the exact equations of motion of two inspiraling bodies including the exact self-forces terms. We prove that there is no innermost circular orbit (ICO) in the exact theory whereas we find (order-dependent) ICOs if post-Newtonian (PN) truncations are used. We construct a solution of the two body problem in an iterative (non-PN) way, which can be viewed as a series in powers of $(v/c)^{5}$. Besides this rapid convergence, each order also provides non-perturbative information. Starting from a circular Newtonian-like orbit, the first iteration already yields the 4.5 PN radiation reaction. These results not only shed light on some non-perturbative effects of relativistic gravity, but may also be useful to test numerical codes.
description: 7 Figures, To appear in the proceedings of Albert Einstein's Century International Conference, Paris, France, 18-22 July
Vanishing Scalar Invariant Spacetimes in Supergravity
Creators: name: Coley, A. A.
name: Fuster, A.
name: Hervik, S.
name: Pelavas, N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show that the higher-dimensional vanishing scalar invariant (VSI) spacetimes with fluxes and dilaton are solutions of type IIB supergravity, and we argue that they are exact solutions in string theory. We also discuss the supersymmetry properties of VSI spacetimes.
description: 15 pages
The configuration and failed eruption of a complex magnetic flux rope above a δ sunspot region
Creators: name: Liu, Lijuan
name: Liu, Jiajia
name: Chen, Jun
name: Wang, Yuming
name: Wang, Guoqiang
name: Zhou, Zhenjun
name: Cui, Jun
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Space Physics (physics.space-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Aims. We investigate the configuration of a complex flux rope above a δ sunspot region in NOAA AR 11515, and its eruptive expansion during a confined M5.3-class flare. Methods. We study the formation of the δ sunspot using continuum intensity images and photospheric vector magnetograms provided by SDO/HMI. We use EUV and UV images provided by SDO/AIA, and hard X-ray emission recorded by RHESSI to investigate the eruptive details. The coronal magnetic field is extrapolated with a non-linear force free field (NLFFF) method, based on which the flux rope is identified by calculating the twist number Tw and squashing factor Q. We search the null point via a modified Powell hybrid method. Results. The collision between two emerging spot groups form the δ sunspot. A bald patch (BP) forms at the collision location, above which a complex flux rope is identified. The flux rope has multiple layers, with one compact end and one bifurcated end, having Tw decreasing from the core to the boundary. A null point is located above the flux rope. The eruptive process consists of precursor flaring at a 'v'-shaped coronal structure, rise of the filament, and flaring below the filament, corresponding well with the NLFFF topological structures, including the null point and the flux rope with BP and hyperbolic flux tube (HFT). Two sets of post-flare loops and three flare ribbons support the bifurcation configuration of the flux rope. Conclusions. The precursor reconnection, which occurs at the null point, weakens the overlying confinement to allow the flux rope to rise, fitting the breakout model. The main phase reconnection, which may occur at the BP or HFT, facilitates the flux rope rising. The results suggest that the δ spot configuration presents an environment prone to the formation of complex magnetic configurations which will work together to produce activities.
description: 14 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
title: Evolution of supermassive black holes : the role of galaxy mergers
Creators: name: Hewlett, Timothy Paul
Publisher: name: University of St Andrews
Year: 2019

description: In this thesis the connections between galaxy mergers and the growth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are investigated. In chapter 2 we investigate the links between galaxy mergers and active galactic nuclei (AGN) as a function of luminosity, using visual classification of galaxy images and a new measure of morphological disturbance to identify mergers, testing the hypothesis that cataclysmic events such as mergers are required to drive the most rapid periods of accretion. We find no correlation between merger fraction and AGN luminosity, nor any difference in the total merger fractions of AGN and matched control galaxies. We also explore the possibility that the role of galaxy mergers evolves through cosmic time over the redshift range 0.5-2.2, finding a modest evolution, with higher redshift AGN more likely to be found in mergers than controls with 99% confidence. In chapter 3 we compare samples of simulated (Illustris) galaxies to real observations, exploring the efficacy of different techniques of merger-identification as a function of merger parameters (mass ratio, time elapsed since the merger, stellar mass, star formation rate etc.). Detailed analysis of the ability of structural parameters and visual classification to identify mergers allows for reinterpretation of observational studies in which AGN merger fractions are measured. We find the intrinsic merger fractions in relevant studies are likely several times higher than reported, with 50 20% of AGN in the local Universe triggered by galaxy mergers. In chapter 4 AGN are selected in the optical, infrared and radio to investigate the role of mergers in triggering AGN in different physical environments. We use structural parameters to estimate merger fractions. It is found that infrared-selected AGN are more likely to be associated with mergers than their controls, optically selected AGN are equivalent to controls and radio-selected AGN show fewer signs of interactions than their controls. Collectively, this is interpreted as evidence that a substantial fraction of SMBH growth is driven by galaxy mergers, but care needs to be taken to control for various observational biases, which can hide or dilute real underlying causal relations.
Theory of two-photon processes in quantum dots: coherent evolution and phonon-induced dephasing
Creators: name: Machnikowski, Pawel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The paper discusses two-photon Rabi oscillations between the ground state of a quantum dot and the biexciton state, as well as two-photon oscillations between the two single-exciton states with different circular or linear polarizations. The effect of phonon-induced decoherence on these processes is described and optimal system properties and optical driving conditions for coherent control are identified. It is shown that proper optimalization allows one to control the biexciton system via two-photon transitions with a high fidelity.
description: 11 pages; moderate changes
Additional file 2 of Prevalence and predictive factors of complementary medicine use during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 in the Netherlands
Creators: name: Mulder, Louise T. C.
name: Busch, Martine
name: Kristoffersen, Agnete E.
name: Hök Nordberg, Johanna
name: van der Werf, Esther T.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2: Table 2. CM provider consultations with corresponding reasons, perceived effectiveness and side effects.
On an efficient decision procedure for imperative tree data structures
Creators: name: Wies, Thomas
name: Muniz, Marco
name: Kuncak, Viktor
Publisher: name: IST Austria
Year: 2011
Subjects: 000 Computer science, knowledge & general works

description: We present a new decidable logic called TREX for expressing constraints about imperative tree data structures. In particular, TREX supports a transitive closure operator that can express reachability constraints, which often appear in data structure invariants. We show that our logic is closed under weakest precondition computation, which enables its use for automated software verification. We further show that satisfiability of formulas in TREX is decidable in NP. The low complexity makes it an attractive alternative to more expensive logics such as monadic second-order logic (MSOL) over trees, which have been traditionally used for reasoning about tree data structures.
Integrable Cosmological Models From Higher Dimensional Einstein Equations
Creators: name: Sano, Masakazu
name: Suzuki, Hisao
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider the cosmological models for the higher dimensional spacetime which includes the curvatures of our space as well as the curvatures of the internal space. We find that the condition for the integrability of the cosmological equations is that the total space-time dimensions are D=10 or D=11 which is exactly the conditions for superstrings or M-theory. We obtain analytic solutions with generic initial conditions in the four dimensional Einstein frame and study the accelerating universe when both our space and the internal space have negative curvatures.
description: 10 pages, 2 figures, added reference, corrected typos(v2), explanation improved and references and acknowledgments added, accepted for publication in PRD(v3)
Additional file 2 of Ovulatory signal-triggered chromatin remodeling in ovarian granulosa cells by HDAC2 phosphorylation activation-mediated histone deacetylation
Creators: name: Jin, Jiamin
name: Ren, Peipei
name: Li, Xiang
name: Zhang, Yinyi
name: Yang, Weijie
name: Ma, Yerong
name: Lai, Mengru
name: Yu, Chao
name: Zhang, Songying
name: Zhang, Yin-Li
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 2: Table S1. Oligonucleotides used for qPCR or siRNA. Table S2. Reagents or commercial kits used in this study. Table S3. The DEG list of RNA-seq data (H4 vs H0).
Is dark matter present in NGC4736? An iterative spectral method for finding mass distribution in spiral galaxies
Creators: name: Jalocha, Joanna
name: Bratek, Lukasz
name: Kutschera, Marek
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: An iterative method for reconstructing mass distribution in spiral galaxies using a thin disk approximation is developed. As an example, the method is applied to galaxy NGC 4736; its rotation curve does not allow one to employ a model with a massive spherical halo. We find a global mass distribution in this galaxy (without non-baryonic dark matter) that agrees perfectly with the high resolution rotation curve of the galaxy. This mass distribution is consistent with the $I$-band luminosity profile with the mean mass-to-light ratio $M/L_I=1.2$, and also agrees with the amount of hydrogen observed in the outermost regions of the galaxy. We predict the total mass of the galaxy to be only $3.43\times10^{10}M_{\sun}$. It is very close to the value predicted by the modified gravity models and much less than the currently accepted value of $5.0\times10^{10}M_{\sun}$ (with $\approx70%$ of the mass in a dark matter halo).
description: in v2 version: 1) changed the reference luminosities of the Sun in different bands - this affects mass-to-light ratio, giving more reliable 1.2 in the I-band, 2) found typos corrected, 3) corrected references to literature, figures and equations 4) text permutations + language corrections, accepted for publication in ApJ, May 2008
"Le ombre dell'anima. Pensare le emozioni negative" a cura di C. Tappolet, F. Teroni e A. Konzelmann Ziv
Creators: name: Aliffi, Matilde
Publisher: name: Rivista Italiana di Filosofia Analitica Junior
Year: 2015

description: Rivista Italiana di Filosofia Analitica Junior, Vol 6, No 1 (2015)
Η τριμερής διάκριση πόλης και ψυχής στην Πολιτεία του Πλάτωνα
Creators: name: Καλαντζή, Αικατερίνη Γεωργίου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2019
Subjects: ψυχή
πολίτευμα
αρετές
soul
constitution
virtues

description: Μαζί με τους Νόμους η Πολιτεία συγκαταλέγεται στους περιεκτικότερους διαλόγους του Πλάτωνα. Σκοπός της παρούσας εργασίας είναι η πραγμάτευση της αναλογικής σχέσης μεταξύ των τριών μερών της ψυχής και των αντίστοιχων κοινωνικών τάξεων της ιδανικής πολιτείας του Πλάτωνα. Η τριπλή λειτουργία της ψυχής συνδέεται κατ’ αναλογία και με τις αρετές μέσω των οποίων κινείται ηθικά ο άνθρωπος. Τα τρία μέρη (δυνάμεις-λειτουργίες) της ψυχής είναι με ιεραρχική σειρά τα εξής: το λογιστικό μέρος, το θυμοειδές και το επιθυμητικό. Σύμφωνα με τον Πλάτωνα η ιδανική πόλη απαρτίζεται από την άρχουσα κοινωνική τάξη των φυλάκων, τους επικούρους που συγκροτούν το στράτευμα και τα σώματα ασφαλείας και τους δημιουργούς που είναι το σύνολο του λαού (αγρότες, τεχνίτες και έμποροι). Κάθε λειτουργία της ψυχής αντιστοιχεί και σε μια από τις παραπάνω κοινωνικές τάξεις. Οι τρεις δυνάμεις της ψυχής αναλογούν και στη συγκρότηση των αρετών που καθορίζουν από τη μια την ηθική στάση της κάθε κοινωνικής ομάδας μέσα στην ιδανική πόλη και από την άλλη χαρακτηρίζουν την ηθική στάση του ατόμου ξεχωριστά. Στο τελευταίο μέρος της παρούσας εργασίας θα δούμε με ποιο τρόπο ο Πλάτων σκιαγραφεί τα ελαττωματικά πολιτεύματα της τιμοκρατίας, της ολιγαρχίας, της δημοκρατίας και της τυραννίας
description: The Republic, along with the Laws, is considered to be among the plays of Plato which are discerned of his high lexical and meaning density. The main purpose of this essay is to highlight the tripartite platonic soul in relation with the social classes in the ideal state of Plato. The triple function of the soul is correlated with the virtues of man, through them the subject behave ethically in society. The three parts of the soul (forces-functions), which are hierarchically showed, are the following: the rational (λογιστικό), the spirited (θυμοειδές) and the appetitive (επιθυμητικό). According to Plato his ideal city-state consists of the dominant class of the guards (φύλακες), the following of the soldiers (επίκουροι) and the low level class of the artisans (δημιουργοί) which are the common people like farmers, craftsmen and merchants. Every function of the soul corresponds in every mentioned class above. The three forces of the soul are affecting the role of virtues which defines from one point of view the moral attitude of every social class within the ideal city-state and from another point the moral attitude (ethic) of the man individually. In the last part of the essay it will be ascertained the way that Plato illustrates the imperfect regimes of timocracy, oligarchy, democracy and of tyranny
Additional file 3 of Prevalence and predictive factors of complementary medicine use during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 in the Netherlands
Creators: name: Mulder, Louise T. C.
name: Busch, Martine
name: Kristoffersen, Agnete E.
name: Hök Nordberg, Johanna
name: van der Werf, Esther T.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 3: Table 3. Use of self-management strategies with corresponding reasons, perceived effectiveness and side effects.