cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
MPEC 2023-H114 : 2023 HJ2
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2023 HJ2

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Leisure access work in a neoliberal era : values of municipal recreation staff
Creators: name: Cureton, Kathryn M.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: Continual budget cuts and the rise of neoliberalism have influenced a growing number of municipal recreation departments in local government to adopt market-driven principles focusing on cost reduction, revenue generation, and targeting the demands of middle and upper class citizens (Thibault, Kikulis, & Frisby, 2004). This has resulted in a shift away from the social liberal roots of public recreation that emphasized the inclusion of citizens regardless of socioeconomic status (Brodie, 2007; Scott, 2008). The purpose of this study was to develop a deeper understanding of how municipal recreation staff negotiate ‘leisure access work’ with citizens living on low incomes in a neoliberal era. The research was informed by social liberal and neoliberal theories as well as Rao, Stuart and Kelleher’s (1999) exclusionary power framework, which considers the influence of gender and power since leisure access work is arguably feminized. The study involved interviews and focus groups with twenty staff from different neighbourhoods in the City of Vancouver. The findings showed that both social liberal and neoliberal values are reflected in this work although in different capacities for different staff. The co-existence of these typically opposing ideologies sometimes contributed to tensions because of value incongruity, but at other times worked in combination to support leisure access work. The findings challenge simplistic binary conceptions that typically depict leisure access work as being social liberal and ‘good’ and government work environments as being neo-liberal and ‘bad’, building on research that suggests the values underpinning public sector work are more complex and fluid in nature (Graham & Phillips, 2007). Recommendations for future research and for the municipal recreation field are provided.
Segmenting Thai Generation Z Consumers on Cruelty-free Products:Their Value, Attitude, Brand Loyalty, and Purchase Intention
Creators: name: Emmika Lounporn
Publisher: name: Chulalongkorn University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Segmentation
Cruelty-free product
Generation Z
Purchase Intention
Consumer behavior
Thailand

description: Communication and Media in Asia Pacific, 6, 1, 52-62
MPEC 2023-H115 : 2023 HK2
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2023 HK2

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
The Coron System
Creators: name: Kaytoue, Mehdi
name: Marcuola, Florent
name: Napoli, Amedeo
name: Szathmary, Laszlo
name: Villerd, Jean
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Databases (cs.DB)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Coron is a domain and platform independent, multi-purposed data mining toolkit, which incorporates not only a rich collection of data mining algorithms, but also allows a number of auxiliary operations. To the best of our knowledge, a data mining toolkit designed specifically for itemset extraction and association rule generation like Coron does not exist elsewhere. Coron also provides support for preparing and filtering data, and for interpreting the extracted units of knowledge.
Implementation of self-care management educational plan for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Creators: name: Umali, Luisa Nida L.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Annually, over 2.9 million die from the disease with higher estimates among older Americans, females, and African Americans. A major gap identified is that COPD patients have limited knowledge and strategies on their healthcare plans after hospital discharge. PurposeThe purpose of this study was to implement an evidence-based intervention “Teach-Back” method to improve patients’ knowledge, skills, and strategies to maintain a healthy lifestyle and boost their self-confidence. Intervention/MethodologyThe eight-day “Teach-Back” method was administered to the study participants to strengthen their SM for COPD care. The method incorporates the Trans-theoretical model, a structured and personalized educational approach used to trigger self-motivation to change and adapt to a healthy lifestyle in patients with chronically ill diseases like COPD. MeasuresSeveral tools were used in this study. Pre and post-National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) questionnaires were administered to adult patients with COPD to evaluate the effectiveness of knowledge acquisition on self-care management. The COPD Assessment Tool (CAT Test), a short and simple tool commonly used to measure the health status of COPD patients and patients with other pulmonary problems, was used in this study. The Stanford Self-efficacy for Monitoring Chronic Disease 6 Item Scale and the DRIVE 4 COPD five-question screener was used in identifying patients at risk for COPD.ResultsA total of 21 patients with a mean of 65.2 years (SD=± 9.3) participated in the study. Nearly half (N=10, 47.6%) of the study participants were classified as having very severe COPD, and almost all (90.5%, N=19) participants were considered as having a high risk for acquiring COPD. Approximately 19% (N=4) of the participants were on readmission, and 50% (N=2) were on readmission between 0 to 3 months. An increase in the NCBI scores between the pre and post-intervention was found. However, there was no statistical significant difference between the pre and post-intervention (M = -2.38, SD = .54) (t (20) = -2.02, p > .05, 95% CI= -.48 – .01). ImplicationDespite not showing statistical significance with the “Teach-Back” method, the findings here demonstrate clinical significance in improving health literacy, strengthening patient care through the use of by using evidenced-based tools. Thus, this study recommends future research to explore the impact of the “Teach-Back” method to improve the knowledge of a healthy lifestyle in a larger sample size (>21) among adult COPD patients.
SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF PERSONALITY SOCIALIZATION: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Creators: name: Shukurova, Ugiloy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Personality socialization is a complex process influenced by various socio-psychological factors. This article provides a comprehensive review of the literature on socio-psychological factors that contribute to the development of personality during socialization. The article explores the interplay between social and psychological factors and their impact on the formation and expression of personality traits. It also discusses the role of family, peers, culture, and individual characteristics in shaping personality development. Understanding these socio-psychological factors is crucial for promoting healthy personality development and enhancing social well-being.
Temporal Synchrony in the Processing of Social Stimuli: Bimodal Integration in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Creators: name: Beatch, Jacqueline
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Psychology--Cognitive
subject: Psychology--Developmental
subject: Autism Spectrum Disorder
subject: Language Development

description: The current study examined preferences for one’s own species (conspecifics) by presenting four-year-old typically-developing (TD) children and those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) pictures and videos of human, monkey, and robot stimuli while examining the role temporal synchrony plays in audiovisual integration. Stimuli were presented on an eye-tracker then children’s verbal and non-verbal abilities were assessed. In total, TD children looked longer to faces but similar proportional looking between groups was found for static and dynamic stimuli. Preference for synchrony was found for TD children and reduced total looking across asynchronies by children with ASD may have inhibited their ability to notice asynchrony. Children’s verbal and non-verbal abilities were not related to looking behaviour during static and dynamic presentations. In general, atypical looking behaviour was found for children with ASD which may have cascading effects on their social and language development.
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title: Research and justification of manufacturing technology for safe semi-finished fish products of increased nutritional value
Creators: name: Ð¢ÑÑÑÐ¸Ð½ÑÐºÐ°Ñ, ÐÐ½Ð½Ð°
Publisher: name: Ð¡Ð°Ð½ÐºÑ-ÐÐµÑÐµÑÐ±ÑÑÐ³ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐ½Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ ÑÐ½Ð¸Ð²ÐµÑÑÐ¸ÑÐµÑ ÐÐµÑÑÐ° ÐÐµÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð¾
Year: 2020
Subjects: ÐÐ¸ÑÐµÐ²ÑÐµ Ð¿ÑÐµÐ´Ð¿ÑÐ¸ÑÑÐ¸Ñ
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Ð¿Ð¸ÑÐµÐ²Ð°Ñ ÑÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¾ÑÑÑ
semi-finished fish products
nutritional value

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description: A technology for the production of minced fish using fish protein based on combined minced fish with vegetable additives of Quinoa cereals and a mixture of dry powders from beets and carrots has been developed. Prototypes of semi-finished products were made, their organoleptic characteristics were determined. The physicochemical indicators of a functional product with increased nutritional value, the content of macro and microelements have been studied.
Equivariant Reduction of U(4) Gauge Theory over S_F^2 x S_F^2 and the Emergent Vortices
Creators: name: Kurkcuoglu, Seckin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider a U(4) Yang-Mills theory on M x S_F^2 x S_F^2 where M is an arbitrary Riemannian manifold and S_F^2 x S_F^2 is the product of two fuzzy spheres spontaneously generated from a SU(\cal {N}) Yang-Mills theory on M which is suitably coupled to six scalars in the adjoint of SU({\cal N}). We determine the SU(2) x SU(2)-equivariant U(4) gauge fields and perform the dimensional reduction of the theory over S_F^2 x S_F^2. The emergent model is a U(1)^4 gauge theory coupled to four complex and eight real scalar fields. We study this theory on R_2 and find that, in certain limits, it admits vortex type solutions with U(1)^3 gauge symmetry and discuss some of their properties.
description: 30 pages, corrected typos, added references
TERMINOLOGY AS AN FIELD OF STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS
Creators: name: Hasanov, Elyorjon
name: Ibragimova, Muslimaxon
name: Akbaraliyeva, Muslima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The fact that the fields of linguistics and terminology are closely related to each other is based on words and their meanings. This article discusses the fact that terminology is a branch of structural linguistics and several researches that have been done and need to be done in it.
Laboratory and tentative interstellar detection of trans-methyl formate using the publicly available Green Bank Telescope PRIMOS survey
Creators: name: Neill, Justin L.
name: Muckle, Matt T.
name: Zaleski, Daniel P.
name: Steber, Amanda L.
name: Pate, Brooks H.
name: Lattanzi, Valerio
name: Spezzano, Silvia
name: McCarthy, Michael C.
name: Remijan, Anthony J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The rotational spectrum of the higher-energy trans conformational isomer of methyl formate has been assigned for the first time using several pulsed-jet Fourier transform microwave spectrometers in the 6-60 GHz frequency range. This species has also been sought toward the Sagittarius B2(N) molecular cloud using the publicly available PRIMOS survey from the Green Bank Telescope. We detect seven absorption features in the survey that coincide with laboratory transitions of trans-methyl formate, from which we derive a column density of 3.1 (+2.6, -1.2) \times 10^13 cm-2 and a rotational temperature of 7.6 \pm 1.5 K. This excitation temperature is significantly lower than that of the more stable cis conformer in the same source but is consistent with that of other complex molecular species recently detected in Sgr B2(N). The difference in the rotational temperatures of the two conformers suggests that they have different spatial distributions in this source. As the abundance of trans-methyl formate is far higher than would be expected if the cis and trans conformers are in thermodynamic equilibrium, processes that could preferentially form trans-methyl formate in this region are discussed. We also discuss measurements that could be performed to make this detection more certain. This manuscript demonstrates how publicly available broadband radio astronomical surveys of chemically rich molecular clouds can be used in conjunction with laboratory rotational spectroscopy to search for new molecules in the interstellar medium.
description: 40 pages, 7 figures, 4 tables; accepted for publication in ApJ
Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics of a two-level atom with modulated fields
Creators: name: Pishipati, U.
name: Almakremi, I.
name: Joshi, Amitabh
name: Serna, Juan D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We studied the interaction of a two-level atom with a frequency modulated cavity mode in an ideal optical cavity. The system, described by a Jaynes-Cumming Hamiltonian, gave rise to a set of stiff nonlinear first order equations solved numerically using implicit and semi-implicit numerical algorithms. We explored the evolution of the atomic system using nonlinear dynamics tools, like time series, phase plane, power spectral density, and Poincaré sections plots, for monochromatic and bichromatic modulations of the cavity field. The system showed quasiperiodic and possibly chaotic behavior when the selected monochromatic frequencies, or ratio of the bichromatic frequencies were irrational (incommensurate) numbers. In addition, when the modulated frequencies were overtones of the Rabi frequency of the system, a single dominant frequency emerged for the system.
description: REVTeX, 6 pages, 6 figures
A Multivariate Moran Process with Lotka-Volterra Phenomenology
Creators: name: Noble, Andrew E.
name: Hastings, Alan
name: Fagan, William F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: For a population with any given number of types, we construct a new multivariate Moran process with frequency-dependent selection and establish, analytically, a correspondence to equilibrium Lotka-Volterra phenomenology. This correspondence, on the one hand, allows us to infer the phenomenology of our Moran process based on much simpler Lokta-Volterra phenomenology, and on the other, allows us to study Lotka-Volterra dynamics within the finite populations of a Moran process. Applications to community ecology, population genetics, and evolutionary game theory are discussed.
description: 5 pages, 2 figures, Supplemental Material appended, accepted to Physical Review Letters
Cognitive Inhibition and Its Relation to Emotion Regulation in Dysphoria
Creators: name: Quigley, Leanne
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Psychology--Clinical
subject: cognitive inhibition
subject: Emotion Regulation
subject: dysphoria

description: In Phase 1: Trait Emotion Regulation, participants (N = 1625) completed self-report measures of perceived attentional control, habitual use of emotion regulation strategies, and depressive symptoms. Use of rumination, suppression, and reappraisal each significantly partially mediated the relationship between attentional control and depression. In Phase 2: Spontaneous and Instructed Emotion Regulation, dysphoric (n = 66) and non-dysphoric (n = 86) participants completed a measure of cognitive inhibition and watched a sadness-inducing film clip. Participants were randomly assigned to use reappraisal while watching the clip, or were not given specific viewing instructions. No significant associations were observed between cognitive inhibition, emotion regulation, and depression, contrary to hypotheses. However, dysphoric individuals reported greater spontaneous use of rumination and suppression than non-dysphoric individuals, and these strategies were associated with greater negative emotion. Both groups were able to effectively use reappraisal when instructed to do so. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.
Dual-Use Collections: What Documenters Can Learn from Film Makers
Creators: name: Christian Döhler
name: Elena Weihe
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: linguistics
language documentation
language collections
films

description: Dual-Use Collections: What Documenters Can Learn from Film Makers

Christian Döhler & Elena Weihe

Presented 6 October 2022 at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities at the Conference Where Do We Need to Go From Here? - Language Documentation and Archiving,  in the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages
FTT:Power : A global model of the power sector with induced technological change and natural resource depletion
Creators: name: Mercure, J. -F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This work introduces a model of Future Technology Transformations for the power sector (FTT:Power), a representation of global power systems based on market competition, induced technological change (ITC) and natural resource use and depletion. It is the first component of a family of sectoral bottom-up models of technology, designed for integration into the global macroeconometric model E3MG. ITC occurs as a result of technological learning produced by cumulative investment and leads to highly nonlinear, irreversible and path dependent technological transitions. The model uses a dynamic coupled set of logistic differential equations. As opposed to traditional bottom-up energy models based on systems optimisation, such differential equations offer an appropriate treatment of the times and structure of change involved in sectoral technology transformations, as well as a much reduced computational load. Resource use and depletion are represented by local cost-supply curves, which give rise to different regional energy landscapes. The model is explored for a single global region using two simple scenarios, a baseline and a mitigation case where the price of carbon is gradually increased. While a constant price of carbon leads to a stagnant system, mitigation produces successive technology transitions leading towards the gradual decarbonisation of the global power sector.
description: 14 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Energy Policy
Cognitive factors and willingness to participate in an HIV vaccine trial in injection drug users
Creators: name: Dhalla, Shayesta
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: HIV vaccine preparedness studies (VPS) are important precursors of vaccine trials, assessing the feasibility of such trials. This thesis presents a study of HIV vaccine preparedness, with a focus on the investigation of cognitive factors as predictors of willingness to participate (WTP) in preventive and therapeutic HIV vaccine trials. These cognitive factors include HIV treatment optimism, self-efficacy beliefs, and knowledge of HIV vaccine trial concepts. The introductory chapter covers HIV epidemiology, prevention measures including HIV vaccines, background information on HIV VPS and HIV vaccines, and a description of cognitive factors potentially associated with WTP. Chapters 2 and 3 are review articles: one describing retention rates (17 studies) and WTP (22 studies) in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, and the other in the non-OECD countries (16 studies on retention; 21 studies on WTP). The studies indicated that high-risk factors were positively associated with WTP and that retention and WTP were adequate for conducting HIV vaccine trials. Chapter 4 consists of a VPS involving HIV-negative injectors in the Vancouver Injection Drug Users’ (VIDUS) study. This study found that Aboriginal ethnicity, educational level (≥ high school), and an increase in self-efficacy had statistically significant positive associations with WTP. The majority of participants in this study had relatively high levels of self-efficacy so we are most confident about this relationship at such levels. HIV treatment optimism and knowledge of HIV vaccine trial concepts were unrelated to WTP. Chapter 5, using the AIDS Care Cohort to Evaluate Exposure to Survival Services (ACCESS) study in HIV-positive injectors, demonstrated that self-efficacy again had a statistically significant positive association with WTP. Again, the majority of participants had high levels of self-efficacy. HIV treatment optimism and knowledge were unrelated to WTP. These studies address a gap in knowledge of cognitive factors regarding relation to WTP in HIV vaccine trials. In conclusion, Chapter 6 discusses 1) a summary of the findings and comparisons between the studies 2) novelty (3) strengths and weaknesses (4) implications and (5) future directions.
Conductance peaks in open quantum dots
Creators: name: Ramos, J. G. G. S.
name: Bazeia, D.
name: Hussein, M. S.
name: Lewenkopf, C. H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a simple measure of the conductance fluctuations in open ballistic chaotic quantum dots, extending the number of maxima method originally proposed for the statistical analysis of compound nuclear reactions. The average number of extreme points (maxima and minima) in the dimensionless conductance, $T$, as a function of an arbitrary external parameter $Z$, is directly related to the autocorrelation function of $T(Z)$. The parameter $Z$ can be associated to an applied gate voltage causing shape deformation in quantum dot, an external magnetic field, the Fermi energy, etc.. The average density of maxima is found to be $ = α_{Z}/Z_c$, where $α_{Z}$ is a universal constant and $Z_c$ is the conductance autocorrelation length, which is system specific. The analysis of $$ does not require large statistic samples, providing a quite amenable way to access information about parametric correlations, such as $Z_c$.
description: 5 pages, 5 figures, accepted to be published - Physical Review Letters
Visible luminescence from hydrogenated amorphous silicon modified by femtosecond laser radiation
Creators: name: Emelyanov, Andrey V.
name: Kazanskii, Andrey G.
name: Khenkin, Mark V.
name: Forsh, Pavel A.
name: Kashkarov, Pavel K.
name: Gecevicius, Mindaugas
name: Beresna, Martynas
name: Kazansky, Peter G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 78-05

description: Visible luminescence is observed from the composite of SiO2 with embedded silicon nanocrystallites produced by femtosecond laser irradiation of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) film in air. The photoluminescence originates from the defect states at the interface between silicon crystallites and SiO2 matrix. The method could be used for fabrication of luminescent layers to increase energy conversion of a-Si:H solar cells.
Dissolved Organic Carbon Dynamics in Constructed and Natural Fens in Athabasca Oil Sands Development Region near Fort McMurray, Alberta
Creators: name: Khadka, Bhupesh
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Biogeochemistry
subject: Hydrology
subject: Physical Geography
subject: Peatland
subject: Reclamation
subject: Biogeochemistry
subject: Dissolved organic carbon
subject: Fen

description: Peatlands, mainly fens, are largely disturbed in order to recover bitumen below the surface in the Athabasca oil sands development region, Alberta. Mine closure plans require ecosystem reclamation: hence fen construction method is being investigated. In this study, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dynamics in a constructed fen were compared with three other diverse natural fens in the region. The constructed fen had lower soil DOC concentration than all natural fens. Based on E2/E3, E4/E6 and SUVA254 of the DOC, the constructed fen had DOC with significantly greater humic content, aromatic nature and larger molecular size than the natural fens. A laboratory DOC production study revealed that these patterns are likely due to the limited DOC contribution from newly planted vegetation at the constructed fen resulting in DOC largely derived from humified peat. These preliminary results suggest that DOC dynamics in the constructed system could be useful for evaluating reclamation success through time.
Complex charge ordering in CeRuSn
Creators: name: Feyerherm, R.
name: Dudzik, E.
name: Valencia, S.
name: Mydosh, J. A.
name: Huang, Y. -K.
name: Hermes, W.
name: Pöttgen, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: At ambient temperatures, CeRuSn exhibits an extraordinary structure with a coexistence of two types of Ce ions in a metallic environment, namely trivalent Ce3+ and intermediate valent Ce(4-x)+. Charge ordering produces a doubling of the unit cell along the c-axis with respect to the basic monoclinic CeCoAl type structure. Below room temperature, a phase transition with very broad hysteresis has been observed in various bulk properties like electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, and specific heat. The present x-ray diffraction results show that at low temperatures the doubling of the CeCoAl type structure is replaced by an ill-defined modulated ground state. In this state, at least three different modulation periods compete, with the dominant mode close to a tripling of the basic cell. The transition is accompanied by a significant contraction of the c axis. XANES data suggest that the average Ce valence remains constant, thus the observed c axis contraction is not due to any valence transition. We propose a qualitative structure model with modified stacking sequences of Ce3+ and Ce(4-x)+ layers in the various modulated phases. Surprisingly, far below 100 K the modulated state is sensitive to x-ray irradiation at photon fluxes available at a synchrotron. With photon fluxes of order 10E12/s, the modulated ground state can be destroyed on a timescale of minutes and the doubling of the CeCoAl cell observed at room temperature is recovered. The final state is metastable at 10 K. Heating the sample above 60 K again leads to a recovery of the modulated state. Thus, CeRuSn exhibits both thermally and x-ray induced reversible transformations of the Ce3+/Ce(4-x)+ charge ordering pattern. Such a behavior is unique among any know intermetallic compound.
description: submitted to Phys. Rev. B
Presenting Dictio – Online Sign and Spoken Language Dictionary
Creators: name: Lucia Vlášková
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: linguistics
language documentation
dictio
sign language
dictionary

description: Presenting Dictio – Online Sign and Spoken Language Dictionary

Lucia Vlášková

Presented 6 October 2022 at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities at the Conference Where Do We Need to Go From Here? - Language Documentation and Archiving,  in the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages
Transparency rules for derivatives, mutual funds and bonds : a comparative analysis of Canadian, Swiss and German laws
Creators: name: Eggen, Mirjam
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

description: This thesis examines disclosure requirements for mutual funds, bonds and retail derivatives in the Canadian, Swiss and German legal frameworks. By comparing the partially divergent Canadian and European approaches to regulating transparency in relation to these investment products, the paper aims at evaluating whether the present transparency requirements of the above jurisdictions provide investors with adequate information on the risks incurring from certain investments and enable them to compare different products and their characteristics with each other. In particular, the author argues that regulations establish adequate transparency only if they ensure that prospectuses disclose essential product characteristics in a timely manner and enable investors to clearly delimit different types of investment products from each other. The thesis demonstrates that the above goals can be best attained under a substantive approach to product regulation. However, slight modifications to the principle “same business, same risks, same rules” may be appropriate in relation to derivative structures whose characteristics require efficient procedures and simple disclosure documentation. Further, the thesis suggests that the implementation of transparency requirements is not always an adequate means to achieve an appropriate level of investor protection. Rather, transparency measures should be supported by the introduction of suitability assessments at the point of sale.
Embedding Media in the Higher Education Learner Experience: Is it Just a ‘Matter of Time’?
Creators: name: O'Neill, Lisa
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Mass Communications
subject: Education--Technology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: educational media
subject: Educational Technology
subject: media ecology

description: Learning in the technological age has been transformed both by knowledge-producing systems and by the systems of knowledge produced. To examine the alignment of formal learning environments to our everyday technology experiences, this qualitative case study was conducted to identify program level essential conditions for effectively embedding media in situated instruction to improve learner experiences. Two areas of particular interest were (a) how informal technologies influence the use and implementation of technologies in formal settings, and (b) how an individual judges what is useful in an information technology system. This case study responded to the research question What are the essential conditions to effectively embed media in the higher education learner experience? Data gathered and analyzed on learner-directed study habits and findings were utilized to redesign faculty-directed activities, to uncover the value and impact of embedded and augmented media in context. Learner participants contributed logs of media use and attended a focus group interview to map their augmented and embedded use of media. Semi-structured interviews provided data, which was mapped to values and beliefs about teaching with media in this context. This report of findings details and expands upon the conclusion that identifying applicable opportunities that are associated with faculty approaches and aligned with faculty beliefs, when supported appropriately by the institution, create best practices that may further influence the embedding of media in learner experiences. It is recommended that communication networks within a community of practice be put in place to support the effective embedding of media technology for teaching and learning in higher education. Learners are well versed in how to augment instruction with self-directed learning, and learners are eager to participate in this community of practice to contribute exemplars for discussion and inclusion in the curriculum.
Integration of Geomechanical Parameters and Numerical Simulation for an Offshore Reservoir in the Gulf of Mexico
Creators: name: Manzano Angeles, David
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Engineering--Petroleum
subject: Geomechanical
subject: Moduli
subject: Simulation
subject: Model

description: The primary objective of this thesis is the evaluation of geomechanical behavior of two offshore soft sandstone gas reservoirs located in the Gulf of Mexico with a view to quantifying the geomechanical risk associated with subsidence and compaction. To meet this objective a 3D Mechanical Earth Model (3D MEM) was built that included: (1) a reservoir model capable of handling equations governing multiphase flow in porous media and heat transfer, (2) a geomechanical model that handles equations governing the relationship between principal stresses, pore pressure, temperature and porosity. Fluid flow models have been used in the petroleum industry for several decades. On the other hand geomechanical models are generally considered as newcomers. Original contributions for the study area include: (1) Development of correlations between static and dynamic Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio. (2) Development of correlations that relate the internal friction angle and unconfined compressive strength to Young’s modulus and porosity. (3) Quantification of subsidence and compaction. Basic data for development of items (1) and (2) were provided by sonic-wave velocities and mechanical laboratory experiments conducted in soft sandstone cores collected in the reservoirs under consideration. Item (3) was developed using the 3D MEM. Distribution of rock mechanical properties in the 3D MEM was developed applying geostatistical data analysis and Sequential Gaussian Simulation (SGS) methods. The simulation process was used to produce equally probable maps of mechanical properties. Computed results using the 3D MEM indicate that average subsidence will be -0.74 m and average compaction of the upper reservoir -1.37 m under the anticipated production schedule. This collapse could induce catastrophic damage of subsea production facilities if not taken into account. Understanding of these displacement processes as presented in this thesis should help to develop mitigation strategies in order to minimize down to a minimum any risks associated with well integrity and deep water facilities.
Implication of the lopsided growth for the viscosity of Earth's inner core
Creators: name: Mizzon, Hugau
name: Monnereau, Marc
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Geophysics (physics.geo-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Two main seismic features characterize the Earth's inner core: a North-South polar anisotropy and an East-West asymmetry of P-wave velocity and attenuation. Anisotropy is expected if shear deformation is induced by convective motions. Translation has recently been put forward as an important mode of convection of the inner core. Combined with a simple diffusive grain growth model, this mechanism is able to explain the observed seismic asymmetry, but not the bulk anisotropy. The source of anisotropy has therefore to be sought in the shear motions caused by higher modes of convection. Using a hybrid finite-difference spherical harmonics Navier-Stokes solver, we investigate the interplay between translation and convection in a 3D spherical model with permeable boundary conditions at the inner core boundary. Three parameters act independently: viscosity, internal heating and convection velocity in the outer core. Our numerical simulations show the dominance of pure translation for viscosities of the inner core higher than $10^{20}$ Pas. Translation is almost completely hampered by convective motions for viscosities lower than $10^{18}$ Pas. Between these values, translation and convection develop, but convective downwellings are restricted to the coldest hemisphere where crystallization occurs. On the opposite side, shear is almost absent, thereby allowing grain growth. We propose that the coexistence of translation and convection observed in our numerical models leads to a seismic asymmetry but localizes deformation only in one hemisphere.
description: Submitted to PNAS on Februray 10th 2012, rejected on March 19th 2012. Submitted to Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. on March 20th, 2012. (10 pages, 8 figures)
2D Radiative MHD Simulations of the Importance of Partial Ionization in the Chromosphere
Creators: name: Martinez-Sykora, Juan
name: De Pontieu, Bart
name: Hansteen, Viggo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The solar chromosphere is weakly ionized and interactions between ionized particles and neutral particles likely have significant consequences for the thermodynamics of the plasma. We investigate the importance of introducing neutral particles using numerical 2.5D radiative MHD simulations obtained with the Bifrost code. The models span from the upper layers of the convection zone to the low corona, and solve the full MHD equations with non-grey and NLTE radiative transfer, and thermal conduction. The effects of partial ionization are implemented using the generalized Ohm's law. The approximations required in going from three fluids to the generalized Ohm's law are tested in our simulations. The Ohmic diffusion, the Hall term, and ambipolar diffusion show strong variations in the chromosphere. These strong variations of the various magnetic diffusivities are absent or significantly underestimated when, as has been common for these types of studies, using the VAL-C model as a basis for estimates. In addition, we find that differences in estimating the magnitude of ambipolar diffusion arise depending on which method is used to calculate the ion-neutral collision frequency. These differences cause uncertainties in the different magnetic diffusivity terms. In the chromosphere, we find that the ambipolar diffusion is of the same order of magnitude or even larger than the numerical diffusion used to stabilize our code. As a consequence, ambipolar diffusion produces a strong impact on the modeled atmosphere. Perhaps more importantly, it suggests that at least in the chromospheric domain, self-consistent simulations of the solar atmosphere driven by magneto-convection can accurately describe the impact of the dominant form of resistivity (ambipolar diffusion). This suggests that such simulations may be more realistic in their approach to the lower solar atmosphere than previously assumed.
description: 49 pages, 19 figures, 1 table, Accepted to be published in ApJ
Proceedings 10th International Workshop on the Foundations of Coordination Languages and Software Architectures
Creators: name: Mousavi, Mohammad Reza
name: Ravara, Antonio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
subject: Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Computation nowadays is becoming inherently concurrent, either because of characteristics of the hardware (with multicore processors becoming omnipresent) or due to the ubiquitous presence of distributed systems (incarnated in the Internet). Computational systems are therefore typically distributed, concurrent, mobile, and often involve composition of heterogeneous components. To specify and reason about such systems and go beyond the functional correctness proofs, e.g., by supporting reusability and improving maintainability, approaches such as coordination languages and software architecture are recognised as fundamental. The goal of the this workshop is to put together researchers and practitioners of the aforementioned fields, to share and identify common problems, and to devise general solutions in the context of coordination languages and software architectures.
description: EPTCS 58, 2011
Contextual factors related to vector-control interventions for malaria: a scoping review and evidence and gap map
Creators: name: Barker, Timothy Hugh
name: McBride, Grace McKenzie
name: Dias, Mafalda
name: Kanukula, Raju
name: Hasanoff, Sabira
name: Pollock, Danielle
name: Price, Carrie
name: Kabaghe, Alinune Nathanael
name: Akl, Elie
name: Kolaczinki, Jan
name: Munn, Zachary
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This report presents the results of a scoping review and evidence and gap map for consideration in guideline development by the Global Malaria Programme of the World Health Organization. This scoping review investigated important contextual factors in relation to common vector control interventions used to prevent malaria. The aim of this scoping review is to inform the direction of future systematic reviews and evidence syntheses, to better inform the development or update of WHO recommendations on vector control interventions.
Understanding Workplace Experiences of First-Year Canadian Social Workers: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study
Creators: name: Newberry-Koroluk, Andrea Margaret
Publisher: name: Graduate Studies
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Social Work
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Social Work
subject: early career
subject: hermeneutic phenomenology

description: There is limited global research addressing the experiences of first-year social workers in general, and a dearth of scholarship specific to the Canadian context. In 2012–2013, I conducted in-depth interviews with nine early-career (0.6–3.7 years post-Bachelor of Social Work/BSW), young adult (aged 23.9¬–32.9) social workers in Alberta, Canada to answer the question: how do young adult, early-career Alberta social workers understand subjective feelings towards their work experiences in their first year of practice following completion of the BSW? My research method was hermeneutic phenomenology, an interpretive approach to understanding the meaning of lived experiences. Symbolic interactionism provided the theoretical foundation for my research, facilitating dual attention to structural factors and the dynamics of individual interpretation and agency. My findings relate to the intersection of age and gender in the structure and meaning of the experiences of first-year social workers; institutional hierarchy and internalized marginalization of the social work role; first-year social workers’ fears of committing a cataclysmic error in practice; the meaning of encountering one’s own privilege and marginalization; and disappointments in early practice and individual narratives of transformation and idealism renegotiated. The literature review and findings suggest that three interconnected areas influence the subjective experiences of new social workers: institutional structures, social positionality, and lived experience. Through the interplay of these three areas, subjective workplace experiences are made understandable and meaningful to early-career social workers. From a broad inter-disciplinary perspective, this work is a substantial contribution to scholarship on gender relations and the workplace. Implications for social work education include challenging internalized oppression that reflects gendered norms in caregiving work; teaching multiple ways of evaluating practice rather than relying exclusively on post-positivist epistemologies and methodologies; encouraging reflexivity about practitioner social location; and disrupting narratives that presuppose a single “social work perspective” operating in agencies. In the realm of social work practice, applications include actively challenging the devaluation of young women workers and advocating for better working conditions. Future research in social work could explore gender in the early-career period across the life course and gender identity continuum.
The viscous surface-internal wave problem: nonlinear Rayleigh-Taylor instability
Creators: name: Wang, Yanjin
name: Tice, Ian
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We consider the free boundary problem for two layers of immiscible, viscous, incompressible fluid in a uniform gravitational field, lying above a rigid bottom in a three-dimensional horizontally periodic setting. The effect of surface tension is either taken into account at both free boundaries or neglected at both. We are concerned with the Rayleigh-Taylor instability, so we assume that the upper fluid is heavier than the lower fluid. When the surface tension at the free internal interface is below a critical value, which we identify, we establish that the problem under consideration is nonlinearly unstable.
description: 49 pages
Transient High Mass X-ray Binaries
Creators: name: Paul, Biswajit
name: Naik, Sachindra
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: High Mass X-ray Binaries (HMXBs) are interesting objects that provide a wide range of observational probes to the nature of the two stellar components, accretion process, stellar wind and orbital parameters of the systems. A large fraction of the transient HMXBs are found to be Be/X-ray binaries in which the companion Be star with its circumstellar disk governs the outburst. These outbursts are understood to be due to the sudden enhanced mass accretion to the neutron star and is likely to be associated with changes in the circumstellar disk of the companion. In the recent years, another class of transient HMXBs have been found which have supergiant companions and show shorter bursts. X-ray, infrared and optical observations of these objects provide vital information regarding these systems. Here we review some key observational properties of the transient HMXBs and also discuss some important recent developments from studies of this class of sources. The X-ray properties of these objects are discussed in some detail whereas the optical and infrared properties are briefly discussed.
description: 21 Pages, 8 Figures, To appear in the special issue of the Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India on Transients at different wavelengths, eds D.J. Saikia and D.A. Green