cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Screened Scalar Fields in the Laboratory and the Solar System
Creators: name: Fischer, Hauke
name: Käding, Christian
name: Pitschmann, Mario
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The last few decades have provided abundant evidence for physics beyond the two standard models of particle physics and cosmology. As is now known, the by far largest part of our universe's matter/energy content lies in the `dark' and consists of dark energy and dark matter. Despite intensive efforts on the experimental as well as the theoretical side, the origins of both are still completely unknown. Screened scalar fields have been hypothesized as potential candidates for dark energy or dark matter. Among these, some of the most prominent models are the chameleon, symmetron, and environment-dependent dilaton. In this article, we present a summary containing the most recent experimental constraints on the parameters of these three models. For this, experimental results have been employed from the qBOUNCE collaboration, neutron interferometry, and Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR), among others. In addition, constraints are forecast for the Casimir And Non Newtonian force EXperiment (CANNEX). Combining these results with previous ones, this article collects the most up-to-date constraints on the three considered screened scalar field models.
description: 24 pages, 5 figures
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Wong Kwong Jin, [Wang Park], Jung Yew, Lim Tai, Lim Leong, Lee Foon, Lee King, Jong Jok Yow, Chow Soon Kew, Chow Wing Fon.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Soo Fook Wai, Mah Lap Wong, Wong Chun Jin, Wong See Yin, Wong Lai On, Wong Chew, Wong Yin Sai, Chang Fong Chow, Chan Jung, Ng Jack Lan.
title: Building RPM with BibApp: Research Profiles @ Mason
Creators: name: Lee, Joanna
name: Holland, Claudia
Publisher: name: ACRL 2011
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: BibApp
subject: Scholarly communication
subject: Institutional repositories
subject: Self-archiving

description: Poster presented at ACRL 2011 in Philadephia, PA.
description: The University Libraries at George Mason University are offering a new service to create faculty profiles using BibApp to highlight institutional scholarship. Learn more about the workflow developed to create faculty profiles and archive material in the institutional repository via SWORD and the quality control steps necessary to ensure consistent, accessible records.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Chu Bark You, Chan Wah Sing, Chan Kee Chong,Song Hong, Wong Wuck Fun, Wang Yow, Wong Kwock Wing, Lim Gim Yin, Yee Sue Wo, Yee Kee Wo.
Towards a Probabilistic Fusion Approach for Robust Battery Prognostics
Creators: name: Alcibar, Jokin
name: Aizpurua, Jose I.
name: Zugasti, Ekhi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Batteries are a key enabling technology for the decarbonization of transport and energy sectors. The safe and reliable operation of batteries is crucial for battery-powered systems. In this direction, the development of accurate and robust battery state-of-health prognostics models can unlock the potential of autonomous systems for complex, remote and reliable operations. The combination of Neural Networks, Bayesian modelling concepts and ensemble learning strategies, form a valuable prognostics framework to combine uncertainty in a robust and accurate manner. Accordingly, this paper introduces a Bayesian ensemble learning approach to predict the capacity depletion of lithium-ion batteries. The approach accurately predicts the capacity fade and quantifies the uncertainty associated with battery design and degradation processes. The proposed Bayesian ensemble methodology employs a stacking technique, integrating multiple Bayesian neural networks (BNNs) as base learners, which have been trained on data diversity. The proposed method has been validated using a battery aging dataset collected by the NASA Ames Prognostics Center of Excellence. Obtained results demonstrate the improved accuracy and robustness of the proposed probabilistic fusion approach with respect to (i) a single BNN model and (ii) a classical stacking strategy based on different BNNs.
Severe achalasia with hiatal hernia
Creators: name: Hjelle, Maren Sofie
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Gastrointestinal tract
subject: Oesophagus
subject: Conventional radiography
subject: Contrast agent-oral
subject: Dilatation
subject: Motility
subject: Swallowing disorders

description: Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
description: female, 94 years
description: Clinical History: The patient suffered from dysphagia and regurgitation and found intake of food increasingly difficult She was admitted due to severe dehydration and malnutrition. Upon admission her weight was 38kg and her general condition poor. She previously had a perc... Final Diagnosis: Sliding hiatal hernia in end stage achalasia.
title: Proper Methodology and Methods of Collecting and Analyzing Slavery Data: An Examination of the Global Slavery Index
Creators: name: Guth, Andrew
name: Anderson, Robyn
name: Kinnard, Kasey
name: Tran, Hang
Publisher: name: Cogitatio
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Global slavery index
subject: Human trafficking
subject: Methodology
subject: Methods
subject: Slavery

description: The Global Slavery Index aims to, among other objectives, recognize the forms, size, and scope of slavery worldwide as well as the strengths and weaknesses of individual countries. An analysis of the Index’s methods exposes significant and critical weaknesses and raises questions into its replicability and validity. The Index may prove more valuable in the future if proper methods are implemented, but the longer improper methods are used the more damage is done to the public policy debate on slavery by advancing data and policy that is not based on sound methodology. To implement proper methods, a committee of sophisticated methodologists needs to develop measurement tools and constantly analyze and refine these methods over the years as data is collected.
Pulmonary infarction: What should I look for?
Creators: name: PRAT-MATIFOLL, JOAN ALBERT
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Contrast agents
subject: Lung
subject: Thorax
subject: Trauma
subject: eHealth
subject: CT-Angiography
subject: CT-High Resolution
subject: Digital radiography
subject: Arterial access
subject: Computer Applications-3D
subject: Contrast agent-other
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Education
subject: Embolisation
subject: Screening
subject: eLearning
subject: Acute

description: Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
description: male, 50 years
description: Clinical History: 50-year-old patient who refers a sudden onset of stabbing right thoracic pain without fever, dyspnea or cough. Previous medical history included ulcerative colitis, bladder cancer and deep venous trombosis. Final Diagnosis: Pulmonary infarction (pulmonary thromboembolism)
ADDRESSING GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOMALIA: AN IN-DEPTH STUDY
Creators: name: Sahra, Osman Abdullahi
name: Mohamed, Isse Farah
name: Prof. Ahmed, Yusuf
Publisher: name: CARSON JOURNAL
Year: 2024
Subjects: graduate unemployment, labor market, Somalia, youth unemployment, socio-economic challenges

description: The pervasive issue of graduate unemployment has emerged as a global concern, affecting economies worldwide, including both developed and developing nations. In this context, Somalia faces a particularly daunting challenge in its labor market, where graduate unemployment has reached alarming levels. This issue holds significant implications not only for the country's economic stability but also for its social fabric, potentially contributing to various societal problems
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Wong Gin, Wong Mow, Wong Jack Wap, Wong Bow Sing, Wong Poy, [Wong Shesk], Wong Mee Yuey, Wong Gim Fong, Wong Gee Jun, Lai Foon.
FysikLab@FKF/SDU-Galaxy: Project-based learning & didactics. Efterskolebesøg. FysikLab får besøg af 18 elever fra Kerteminde Efterskole. 02. april 2025.
Creators: name: Hinse, Tobias Cornelius
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: STEM
STEAM
Videnskabsformidling
Science Communication
Outreach
Fysik
Astronomi
Astrofysik
Rumfysik
Didactic
Active Learning

description: SDU/FKF FysikLab welcomed Kerteminde Efterskole for a 3 hr long mini workshop on extrasolar planets. A highlight during the workshop was a hands-on exercise where students worked with real-world photometric data to extract a light curve of a transiting extrasolar planet.

This time I really enjoyed working with you guys. Contact me if you like physics and math and astronomy.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Mr. Chun Fung, Mrs. Chu Fung, Chan Hong Hung, Chin Hong Fook, Mr. Chong Sing Foy, Chew Fook Sing, Mrs. Juey Shee, mrs. Chow Mah Sha, Mr. Chu Fong, Mrs. Chu Fong, Chu Hung, Chu Fook, Mrs. Ho Shee, Mr. Gun See, Mrs. Chow Mah Shee.
Supplementary document for High performance long-distance discrete-modulation continuous-variable quantum key distribution - 6399660.pdf
Creators: name: Tian, Yan
name: zhang, yu
name: Liu, Shuaishuai
name: Wang, Pu
name: Lu, Zhenguo
name: Wang, Xuyang
name: Li, Yongmin
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document of the main text
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Chin Pang, Ng Sin Him, Sim Yon Kee, Luey Kim, Young Yat Kin, Young Yat Bue, Ng Hong Foo, Young Shee Chew, Mah Chew, Young Chow Shong.
Bootstrapping Order Statistics with Variable Rank
Creators: name: Sobh, Mohamed Ebrahim
name: Barakat, Haroon M.
Publisher: name: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Year: 2024

description: This work investigates the strong consistency of bootstrapping central and intermediate order statistics for an appropriate choice of re-sample size for known and unknown normalizing constants. We show that when the normalizing constants are estimated from the data, the bootstrap distribution for central and intermediate order statistics may be weakly or strongly consistent. A simulation study is conducted to show numerically how to choose the bootstrap sample size to give the best approximation of the bootstrapping distribution for the central and intermediate quantiles.
description: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal, Vol. 22 N.º 4 (2024): REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
title: GPU based Eulerian Assembly of Genomes
Creators: name: Mahmood, Syed Faraz
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Sequence assembly
subject: Euler Tour
subject: GPU
subject: Error correction
subject: CUDA
subject: Spectral alignment

description: Advances in sequencing technologies have revolutionized the eld of genomics by providing cost e ective and high throughput solutions. In this paper, we develop a parallel sequence assembler implemented on general purpose graphic processor units (GPUs). Our work was largely motivated by a growing need in the genomic community for sequence assemblers and increasing use of GPUs for general purpose computing applications. We investigated the implementation challenges, and possible solutions for a data parallel approach for sequence assembly. We implemented an Eulerian-based sequence assembler (GPU-Euler) on the nVidia GPUs using the CUDA programming interface. GPU-Euler was benchmarked on three bacterial genomes using input reads representing the new generation of sequencing approaches. Our empirical evaluation showed that GPU-Euler produced lower run times, and comparable performance in terms of contig length statistics to other serial assemblers. We were able to demonstrate the promise of using GPUs for genome assembly, a computationally intensive task. An error correction step was also incorporated into GPU-Euler to be able to process reads containing some errors. Error correction output was benchmarked on simulated read on three bacterial genomes with different read length.
Encoding innumerable charge density waves of FeGe into polymorphs of LiFe6Ge6
Creators: name: Wang, Yilin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Kagome metals exhibit rich quantum states by the intertwining of lattice, charge, orbital and spin degrees of freedom. Recently, a novel charge density wave (CDW) ground state was discovered in kagome magnet FeGe and was revealed to be driven by lowering magnetic energy via large Ge1-dimerization. Here, based on DFT calculations, we show that such mechanism will yield infinitely many metastable CDWs in FeGe due to different ways to arrange the Ge1-dimerization in enlarged superstructures. Intriguingly, utilizing these metastable CDWs, innumerable polymorphs of kagome magnet LiFe6Ge6 can be stabilized by filling Li atoms in the voids right above/below the dimerized Ge1-sites in the CDW superstructures. Such polymorphs are very stable due to the presence of magnetic-energy-saving mechanism, in sharp contrast to the non-magnetic "166" kagome compounds. In this way, a one-to-one mapping of the metastable CDWs of FeGe to stable polymorphs of LiFe6Ge6 is established. On one hand, the fingerprints of these metastable CDWs, i.e., the induced in-plane atomic distortions and band gaps, are encoded into the corresponding stable polymorphs of LiFe6Ge6, such that further study of their properties becomes possible. On the other hand, such innumerable polymorphs of LiFe6Ge6 offer great degrees of freedom to explore the rich physics of magnetic kagome metals. We thus reveal a novel connection between the unusually abundant CDWs and structural polymorphism in magnetic kagome materials, and establish a new route to obtain structural polymorphism on top of CDW states.
description: Accepted for publication in Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Jong Hin Ling, Woo Sheck, Lim Yow Kin, Wong Nine, Leong Fork Fun, Wong Ying Sam, Lee Lun, Wong Kin Wah, Wong Bark Kong, Young Mow Wing.
Bootstrap Resampling Method for Estimation of Fuzzy Regression Parameters and a Sample Application
Creators: name: Topuz, Derviş
name: Özkaya, Volkan
name: Çiçek, Betül
Publisher: name: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Year: 2024

description: In fuzzy regression modeling, the fuzzy least squares technique is based on minimizing the squares of the total difference between observed and predicted outcomes. When the sample size is small, bootstrap resampling method is appropriate and useful for improving model estimation. The bootstrap resampling technique relies on resampling observations and resampling errors for bootstrap regression. The aim of this study is to investigate the use of Bootstrap in fuzzy regression modeling to estimate mean prediction with smaller errors at a particular α-segment, and apply it on a clinical data set. The behavior and properties of the least-squares estimators are affected when deviations or fuzziness arise in the sample and/or by slight changes in the data set. Bootstrap technique, on the other hand, provide robust estimators of the parameters which avoid such adverse effects.
description: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal, Vol. 22 N.º 4 (2024): REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Long‑term outcomes of older adults with acute COVID‑19 following inpatient geriatric rehabilitation: a prospective cohort study from the Republic of Ireland
Creators: name: McCarthy, Aoife
name: Robinson, Katie
name: Dockery, Frances
name: McLoughlin, Kara
name: O'Connor, Margaret
name: Milos, Antonella
name: Corey, Gillian
name: Carey, Leonora
name: Steed, Fiona
name: Haaksma, Miriam
name: Whiston, Aoife
name: Tierney, Audrey
name: Galvin, Rose
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Background There is a paucity of research reporting the long-term outcomes of older adults who have completed geriatric rehabilitation following COVID-19.Aim The primary aim of this study is to describe the long-term functional outcomes of a cohort of older adults with acute COVID-19 who have completed inpatient geriatric rehabilitation.Methods This is a subgroup analysis of Irish data from a pan-European prospective cohort study. Functional ability, patient reported symptoms, and quality of life were measured using the Barthel index, the COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Screen, and the EQ-5D-5L, respectively.Results Thirty patients enrolled in the study. The rate of mortality was 23.3% at 6 months after discharge from rehabilitation. Patients achieved a return to pre-admission functional ability but reported a significant increase in patient reported symptoms and their quality of life did not return to pre-admission levels when assessed at 6 months after discharge from rehabilitation.Conclusions Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for older adults with acute COVID-19 infection can assist patients to return to their premorbid functional ability. On discharge from rehabilitation, ongoing follow-up of older adults is recommended to assist them to negotiate and manage ongoing symptomatology such as breathlessness or fatigue.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Lim Hop, [Mah Lung], [Lew Ping Fook], Lew Oy Chew, Lew Lee, Chow Wing Sun, Chow Poy Shong, Young Yee Sheck, Young Lin Gee.
Rate-Splitting Multiple Access and its Interplay with Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces
Creators: name: de Sena, Arthur S.
name: Nardelli, Pedro H. J.
name: da Costa, Daniel B.
name: Popovski, Petar
name: Papadias, Constantinos B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: Information Theory (cs.IT)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) has recently appeared as a powerful technique for improving the downlink performance of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. By flexibly managing interference, RSMA can deliver high spectral and energy efficiency, as well as robustness to imperfect channel state information (CSI). In another development, an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) has emerged as a method to control the wireless environment through software-configurable, near-passive, sub-wavelength reflecting elements. This article presents the potential of synergy between IRS and RSMA. Three important improvements achievable by IRS-RSMA schemes are identified, supported by insightful numerical examples, and mapped to beyond-5G use cases, along with future research directions.
description: IEEE Communications Magazine, May 2022
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Mah Git Wei, Tsang Chun Wa, Tsang Gay Wah, Wong Sai Yiak, Wong Sai Poo, [Ng Wiak], Mah Joy, [Seto Yee Mon], Lee Jun, Sung Wah Kit.
CWRCzech: 100M Query-Document Czech Click Dataset and Its Application to Web Relevance Ranking
Creators: name: Vonášek, Josef
name: Straka, Milan
name: Krč, Rostislav
name: Lasoňová, Lenka
name: Egorova, Ekaterina
name: Straková, Jana
name: Náplava, Jakub
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Information Retrieval (cs.IR)
subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We present CWRCzech, Click Web Ranking dataset for Czech, a 100M query-document Czech click dataset for relevance ranking with user behavior data collected from search engine logs of Seznam$.$cz. To the best of our knowledge, CWRCzech is the largest click dataset with raw text published so far. It provides document positions in the search results as well as information about user behavior: 27.6M clicked documents and 10.8M dwell times. In addition, we also publish a manually annotated Czech test for the relevance task, containing nearly 50k query-document pairs, each annotated by at least 2 annotators. Finally, we analyze how the user behavior data improve relevance ranking and show that models trained on data automatically harnessed at sufficient scale can surpass the performance of models trained on human annotated data. CWRCzech is published under an academic non-commercial license and is available to the research community at https://github.com/seznam/CWRCzech.
description: Accepted to SIGIR 2024
Kernel Estimation of The Dynamic Cumulative Past Inaccuracy Measure for Right Censored Dependent Data
Creators: name: K. V., Viswakala
name: Abdul Sathar, E. I.
Publisher: name: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Year: 2024

description: This paper proposes a nonparametric estimator for the lifetime distribution’s dynamic cumulative past inaccuracy measure based on censored dependent data. The asymptotic properties of the estimator are discussed under suitable regularity conditions. We use Monte-Carlo simulations to compare the estimator’s performance to that of an empirical estimator using mean squared errors to test the estimator’s properties numerically. The methods are demonstrated using two different real data sets.
description: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal, Vol. 22 N.º 4 (2024): REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Simple Mean-Parameterized Maxwell Regression Model for Positive Response Variables
Creators: name: Lemonte, Arthur J.
Publisher: name: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Year: 2024

description: We study a quite simple parametric regression model that may be very useful to model positive response variables in practice. The frequentist approach is considered to perform inferences, and the traditional maximum likelihood method is employed to estimate the unknown parameters. Monte Carlo simulation results indicate that the maximum likelihood approach is quite effective to estimate the model parameters. We also derive a closed-form expression for the second-order bias of the maximum likelihood estimator, which is easily computed as an ordinary linear regression and is then used to define bias-corrected maximum likelihood estimates. We consider the normalized quantile residuals for the new parametric regression model to assess departures from model assumptions, and global and local influence methods are also discussed. Applications to real data are considered to illustrate the new regression model in practice, and comparisons with two of the most popular existing regression models are made.
description: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal, Vol. 22 N.º 4 (2024): REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Applications of Composite Lognormal Distributions
Creators: name: Lyu, Jiahang
name: Nadarajah, Saralees
Publisher: name: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Year: 2024

description: The use of a power law distribution to model upper tails is common in many areas, most notably in physics. In this paper, we consider two data sets published in the physics literature. We show that composite lognormal distributions can provide better fits than the power law distribution even when the former are applied to the full data (as described in the data section) and the latter is applied just to the upper tail of the data.
description: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal, Vol. 22 N.º 4 (2024): REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
title: Conceptual Model of a Self-Organizing Traffic Management Hazard Response System
Creators: name: Bronzini, Michael
name: Kicinger, Rafal P.
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2006

description: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have sparked renewed interest in developing effective policies and strategies for evacuating densely populated areas. The current analytical tools for dealing with such evacuations are sorely lacking, in both theory and practice. The conceptual model presented in this paper marries the technical areas of cellular automata, evolutionary computation, and transportation science, along with some recent research on infrastructure security, to make significant progress in traffic management and hazard response systems. The overall goal of this research is to develop a fundamental understanding of the evolutionary and emergent behavior of transportation systems that are operating under emergency evacuation conditions. This new knowledge can be utilized to develop more effective operational strategies and consequently more robust hazard response systems. Furthermore, the specific research objective is to investigate the formulation and application of cellular automata models of metropolitan transportation systems, with a focus on systems operating under emergency evacuation conditions. The basic context is evacuation of a defined urban area, such as the urban core of Washington, DC under terrorist attacks. The conceptual model proposes the use of evolutionary algorithms to search the space of the evacuation control strategies and determine the most successful strategies for a given urban area.
Personal and professional transformative learning : Lived experiences of studying scripture in Israel
Creators: name: Youlden, Alice
Publisher: name: Australian Catholic University
Year: 2022
Subjects: scripture
transformative professional learning
transformative personallearning
Israel
immersion
encounter
witness to faith
faith development
personal transformation
professional development
hermeneutic phenomenology
primary teachers
Catholic primary schools
Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited
Victoria, Australia

description: This study employed a hermeneutic phenomenological theoretical perspective and methodology to explore the outcomes of a Scripture-focussed professional learning program in Israel; the Sion Scholarship Program (SSP). Since its introduction in 2005, four Australian primary school teachers from the Catholic Diocese of Sale were selected and funded annually to participate in the SSP. This study explores participants’ personal and professional response to the SSP, and provides a more substantive research-base to consider whether it is a means for transformative learning. Three themes were developed from a review of literature: Professional Learning, Professional Learning in Context, and Adult Transformative Learning. Mezirow’s (1981; 1990; 1997; 2009) theory of transformative learning informed the design of this study. Three main methods of data collection provide a robust corroboration of evidence: questionnaires, semi -structured interviews (focus groups and individuals), and a participant’s reflective journal. Researcher notes provided further corroboration. Fifteen questionnaire responses were received and fifteen participants from a range of SSP annual programs (2005-2015), were interviewed, ensuring a cross section of responses from different iterations of the program. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to identify themes. Analysis also included a crafted story; a reflective approach enabling participants’ meaning to become clearer through rich descriptions. Results showed that the SSP enabled personal and professional transformation due to immersion in Israel, the dedicated time for study and reflection, and the sense of belonging to a like-minded learning community. Personal faith was transformed and their experience, according to participants, enhanced their teaching of Scripture. Experiencing life in Israel led to a heightened awareness of the need for interreligious dialogue and respect for others. Results also revealed a lack of coordinated opportunity to maximise post-learning potential for participants and other non-program school members. This has implications for the design, implementation and follow-up for the SSP specifically, and for other immersion-forms of teacher professional learning more broadly.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Lee Shong, Chan See, Soon Yuey Cheong, Soon Yuey Him, Soon Shew Choy, [Wong Goon Chew], Soon Woo Sing, Soon Get, Wong Lum, Yin Hoo.
title: Developmental and Gender Differences in Elementary Students’ Self-Regulation, Self-Efficacy, and Sources of Self-Efficacy in Mathematics: An Exploratory Study
Creators: name: Lau, Christina
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Self-regulation
subject: Self-efficacy
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Elementary students
subject: Development
subject: Gender differences

description: The purpose of this study is to examine the developmental differences of elementary students’ self-regulation, self-efficacy, and sources of self-efficacy, and to assess whether these variables differ as a function of gender across grade levels. Participants in this study included 442 third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students from U.S. International Baccalaureate schools. Self-report measures were used to assess students’ self-regulation (i.e., Perceived Responsibility for Learning Scale), self-efficacy, and sources of selfefficacy in mathematics. The results of this exploratory study showed that mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, social persuasions, and physiological states accounted for a significant amount of variance in students’ mathematics self-efficacy. Social persuasions were the strongest predictor of mathematics self-efficacy. Boys reported stronger perceived responsibility, mastery experiences, social persuasions, and physiological states than did girls. Mastery experiences were the strongest indicator of mathematics self-efficacy for girls. Limitations and implications for future research and practice are discussed.
Ensemble Deep Random Vector Functional Link Neural Network Based on Fuzzy Inference System
Creators: name: Sajid, M.
name: Tanveer, M.
name: Suganthan, P. N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The ensemble deep random vector functional link (edRVFL) neural network has demonstrated the ability to address the limitations of conventional artificial neural networks. However, since edRVFL generates features for its hidden layers through random projection, it can potentially lose intricate features or fail to capture certain non-linear features in its base models (hidden layers). To enhance the feature learning capabilities of edRVFL, we propose a novel edRVFL based on fuzzy inference system (edRVFL-FIS). The proposed edRVFL-FIS leverages the capabilities of two emerging domains, namely deep learning and ensemble approaches, with the intrinsic IF-THEN properties of fuzzy inference system (FIS) and produces rich feature representation to train the ensemble model. Each base model of the proposed edRVFL-FIS encompasses two key feature augmentation components: a) unsupervised fuzzy layer features and b) supervised defuzzified features. The edRVFL-FIS model incorporates diverse clustering methods (R-means, K-means, Fuzzy C-means) to establish fuzzy layer rules, resulting in three model variations (edRVFL-FIS-R, edRVFL-FIS-K, edRVFL-FIS-C) with distinct fuzzified features and defuzzified features. Within the framework of edRVFL-FIS, each base model utilizes the original, hidden layer and defuzzified features to make predictions. Experimental results, statistical tests, discussions and analyses conducted across UCI and NDC datasets consistently demonstrate the superior performance of all variations of the proposed edRVFL-FIS model over baseline models. The source codes of the proposed models are available at https://github.com/mtanveer1/edRVFL-FIS.
description: The numerical experiments have some error
Estimation and Diagnostic for a Partially Linear Regression based on an Extension of the Rice Distribution
Creators: name: S. Vasconcelos, J. C.
name: M. Ortega, E. M.
name: Cordeiro, G. M.
name: Vasconcelos, J. S.
name: M. Biaggioni, M. A.
Publisher: name: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Year: 2024

description: We introduce an extension of the Rice distribution and estimate its parameters by maximum likelihood. We define two regressions based on this extended distribution to model volumetric shrinkage of the wood and milk production. The performance of the parameter estimators is investigated infinite samples using Monte Carlo simulations. Also, we propose the quantile residuals for the regression models whose empirical distribution is close to normality. The usefulness of the new regressions is proved empirically through two applications to agricultural data.
description: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal, Vol. 22 N.º 4 (2024): REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Yip Yee Fon, Sim Yee Poy, Kwan Joon Jack, Wong Gim Choy, Lee Park, Yee Luai Jong, Jang Lum, Wong Fung Kee, Ngo Kee, Loo Jang.
Estimations of Confidence Sets for the Parameters of Unit Generalized Rayleigh Model under Records Data
Creators: name: Zuo, Xuanjia
name: Wang, Liang
name: Lio, Yuhlong
name: Tripathi, Yogesh Mani
Publisher: name: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Year: 2024

description: This paper discusses the confidence sets estimation for the unit generalized Rayleigh distribution parameters when the record value is available. By constructing series of pivotal quantities, equal-tailed confidence intervals and region are constructed for unknown parameters. Further, optimal confidence sets with minimum-size are also pursued by using the non-linear optimization technique, whereas various numerical algorithms are also established to obtain the estimates in consequence. For comparison and complementary, traditional likelihood-based asymptotic confidence sets of the parameters are also constructed. Extensive simulation studies are carried out to evaluate the performance of different methods and two real-life examples are used to present their applicability. Additionally, some alternative extension works are also presented for pursuing high-accuracy confidence sets under proposed criteria and the effectiveness of the extended results is also investigated correspondingly.
description: REVSTAT-Statistical Journal, Vol. 22 N.º 4 (2024): REVSTAT-Statistical Journal
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Won Chuck Sun, Won On Lung, Won Wing Hon, Hong Shing, Huey Fon, [Gunn Wing], Law Chong, Law Wing, Loo Dew Duck, Lao Sing.
Global synchronization in generalized multilayer higher-order networks
Creators: name: Pal, Palash Kumar
name: Anwar, Md Sayeed
name: Perc, Matjaz
name: Ghosh, Dibakar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems (nlin.AO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Networks incorporating higher-order interactions are increasingly recognized for their ability to introduce novel dynamics into various processes, including synchronization. Previous studies on synchronization within multilayer networks have often been limited to specific models, such as the Kuramoto model, or have focused solely on higher-order interactions within individual layers. Here, we present a comprehensive framework for investigating synchronization, particularly global synchronization, in multilayer networks with higher-order interactions. Our framework considers interactions beyond pairwise connections, both within and across layers. We demonstrate the existence of a stable global synchronous state, with a condition resembling the master stability function, contingent on the choice of coupling functions. Our theoretical findings are supported by simulations using Hindmarsh-Rose neuronal and Rössler oscillators. These simulations illustrate how synchronization is facilitated by higher-order interactions, both within and across layers, highlighting the advantages over scenarios involving interactions within single layers.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Wong Bing Wei, Mah Yin Yisk, Mah Kwock Gim, Yip Woo Jai, Yip Bow Lum, Yip Wing Bong, Chow Pang, Wong Fook Yat, Wong Wo, Huey Jun.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Soo Gun Hoy, [Chan Jun Yong], Wong How, Kwock Jung Ho, Lee Ngo, Lee Mon, Lee Yatch, Lee Yin, Lee Ghim, Lee Poy.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Loo Man Ben, Jang Fong, Jin Mow, Kwan Jai, ko Git, Lee Foon, Chow Chee Kee, Lew Kong Him, Young Gee Kew.
Support for fragile porous dust in a gravitationally self-regulated disk around IM Lup
Creators: name: Ueda, Takahiro
name: Tazaki, Ryo
name: Okuzumi, Satoshi
name: Flock, Mario
name: Sudarshan, Prakruti
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Protoplanetary disks, the birthplace of planets, are expected to be gravitationally unstable in their early phase of evolution. IM Lup, a well-known T-Tauri star, is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk with spiral arms likely caused by gravitational instability. The IM Lup disk has been observed using various methods, but developing a unified explanatory model is challenging. Here we present a physical model of the IM Lup disk that offers a comprehensive explanation for diverse observations spanning from near-infrared to millimeter wavelengths. Our findings underscore the importance of dust fragility in retaining the observed millimeter emission and reveal the preference for moderately porous dust to explain observed millimeter polarization. We also find that the inner disk region is likely heated by gas accretion, providing a natural explanation for bright millimeter emission within 20 au. The actively heated inner region in the model casts a 100-au-scale shadow, aligning seamlessly with the near-infrared scattered light observation. The presence of accretion heating also supports the fragile dust scenario in which accretion efficiently heat the disk midplane. Due to the fragility of dust, it is unlikely that a potential embedded planet at 100 au formed via pebble accretion in a smooth disk, pointing to local dust enhancement boosting pebble accretion or alternative pathways such as outward migration or gravitational fragmentation.
description: version 2. Published in Nature Astronomy (2024), includes supplementary material
The destiny of open cluster NGC 6530: past and future
Creators: name: Jia, Delong
name: Yu, Heng
name: Shao, Zhengyi
name: Li, Lu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Studying the structures of open clusters is crucial for understanding stellar evolution and galactic dynamics. Based on Gaia DR3 data, we apply the hierarchical clustering algorithm to a young open cluster NGC 6530 and group its members into 5 substructures. By linear tracing with the kinematic information of their members, we find that: Sub 1 is the core of the cluster. It is expanding slowly. Sub 2 consists of less bound members, which began escaping from the core about 0.78 Myr ago. Sub 3 is associated with a young star forming region. It will merge with the core after 0.72 Myr; Sub 4, as an outskirt group, is also moving towards the core, but won't end up falling in. While Sub 5 is composed of less-bound members with field contamination. This work reveals the complex internal structure and evolutionary trends of the cluster NGC 6530. It also shows the potential of the hierarchical clustering algorithm in star cluster structure analysis.
description: 13 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in AJ
Supplementary document for Learning-based adaptive under-sampling for Fourier single-pixel imaging - 6399699.pdf
Creators: name: huang, wenxin
name: Wang, Fei
name: zhang, xiangyu
name: Jin, Ying
name: Situ, Guohai
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Information Systems
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications

description: Supplemental 1
title: Designing and Using Simulations for Training
Creators: name: Cash, Kathleen
Publisher: name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Year: 1983
Subjects: subject: Education

description: The Indonesia Nonformal Education Project is part of a large-scale development effort of PENMAS, the Community Education directorate of the Ministry of Education in Indonesia. The project was financed jointly by the Government of Indonesia and by a loan from the World Bank.
description: Summary: This note explores the nature of simulations, outlines the steps involved in designing and conducting them, and discusses some of the issues arising from their use. It gives a number of examples from several types of simulations.
title: Civil War pass
Creators: name: Haight, Alexander
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Fairfax County (Va.)
subject: Haight, Alexander, 1822-1880

description: Public domain. There are no known use restrictions.
description: Guards and pickets pass for Alexander Haight and colored man to go to Fairfax, VA and return. Issued by the Provost Marshal's Office 1st division 11th corps.
Polarimetry of $γ$-Rays Converting to $e^+e^-$ Pairs with Silicon-Pixel-Based Telescopes
Creators: name: Bernard, Denis
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: There are serious prospects that the next $γ$-ray space mission could use a telescope based on silicon pixel detectors. I characterize the potential of such active targets for polarimetry with gamma-ray conversions to pairs and find it excellent both in terms of selection efficiency and of effective polarization asymmetry.
description: 7 pages, 7 figures
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: [Lew Hin Chon], Young Gim Pang, Man Bing Fen, Young Jack Shing, Jong Lim Gee, Young Jone, Gim On, Gin Sang, Poon Wat Lung, Chan Gim Guey.
Perturbative versus Non-Perturbative Renormalization
Creators: name: Hariharakrishnan, S.
name: Jentschura, U. D.
name: Marian, I. G.
name: Szabo, K.
name: Nandori, I.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Approximated functional renormalization group (FRG) equations lead to regulator-dependent $β$-functions, in analogy to the scheme-dependence of the perturbative renormalization group (pRG) approach. A scheme transformation redefines the couplings to relate the $β$-functions of the FRG method with an arbitrary regulator function to the pRG ones obtained in a given scheme. Here, we consider a periodic sine-Gordon scalar field theory in $d=2$ dimensions and show that the relation of the FRG and pRG approaches is intricate. Although, both the FRG and the pRG methods are known to be sufficient to obtain the critical frequency $β_c^2 =8π$ of the model independently of the choice of the regulator and the renormalization scheme, we show that one has to go beyond the standard pRG method (e.g., using an auxiliary mass term) or the Coulomb-gas representation in order to obtain the $β$-function of the wave function renormalization. This aspect makes the scheme transformation non-trivial. Comparing flow equations of the two-dimensional sine-Gordon theory without any scheme-transformation, i.e., redefinition of couplings, we find that the auxiliary mass pRG $β$-functions of the minimal subtraction scheme can be recovered within the FRG approach with the choice of the power-law regulator with $b=2$, therefore constitutes a preferred choice for the comparison of FRG and pRG flows.
description: 17 pages, 1 figure, final version, to appear in J.Phys.G
title: The Effect of D1 Antagonists on the Dendritic Morphology of the Dorsal Striatum in Adolescent Rats Prior to the Injection of Nicotine
Creators: name: Burke, Julian
Publisher: name: George Mason University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Nicotine
subject: Morphology
subject: Dorsal striatum
subject: Dopamine
subject: Adolescence
subject: D1 receptor

description: The purpose of this research study was (1) to verify whether nicotine results in the same dendritic remodeling in the dorsal striatum that has been shown to occur in the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) (Ehlinger et al., 2014) and (2) whether the use of D1-class receptor (D1DR) antagonists prior to the injection of nicotine would prevent the hypothesized dendritic remodeling. Rats were divided into four groups, each having been injected with either a D1DR antagonist (SCH23390 hydrocholride) or saline solution 20 minutes prior to the injection of either nicotine or saline solution. This treatment occurred every other day over a period of fourteen days (P28-P42). After a Golgi-Cox staining, neurons were reconstructed and three morphological parameters (length, intersections, and bifurcations) were analyzed. While neither hypothesis was supported, significant differences within the dorsal striatum were found between the neurons of the dorsomedial (DMS) and dorsolateral (DLS) regions, with neurons in the DLS having greater dendritic length. In addition, an interaction between location and nicotine treatment was found, suggesting nicotine differentially affected neurons in the DLS and DMS. Specifically, there was a tendency for nicotine to decrease dendritic length in the DMS, but increase dendritic length in the DLS. These findings suggest that the DLS and DMS act antagonistically, and that nicotine exposure could promote inflexible habit learning (e.g. addiction), which is mediated by the DLS, at the expense of DMS-mediated goal-oriented learning.