cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Freezing limits for general random matrix ensembles and applications to classical β-ensembles
Creators: name: Hermann, Kilian
Publisher: name: TU Dortmund
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Calogero-Moser-Sutherland method
subject: Random matrices
subject: β-ensembles
subject: β-Hermite ensembles
subject: β-Laguerre ensembles
subject: β-Jacobi ensembles
subject: Covariance matrices
subject: Zeros of classical orthogonal polynomials
subject: Dual orthogonal polynomials
subject: Airy function
subject: Bessel function
subject: 510
subject: Stochastische Matrix
subject: Eigenwertproblem
subject: Verteilungsfunktion
subject: Orthogonale Polynome
subject: Grenzwertsatz

description: This thesis studies the asymptotic behavior of eigenvalue distributions in random matrix theory, more specifically that of beta ensembles as the parameter beta tends to infinity. This regime is known as the “freezing limit”. Beta ensembles are often used to describe systems of interacting particles that are influenced by repulsive forces and external potentials. They appear in various physical and mathematical contexts. In physics, beta ensembles play a key role in Calogero-Moser-Sutherland models. Here, beta represents the inverse temperature, and the freezing limit corresponds to rigid particle configurations. In mathematics, beta ensembles describe eigenvalue densities in classical random matrix models. Examples of such models that are studied in this thesis are the Gaussian, Wishart, and MANOVA ensemble. In the classical sense, the value of beta is fixed and depends on the underlying number field. For arbitrary positive beta, a tridiagonal matrix model can be defined such that its eigenvalue distribution is given by the beta ensemble for this beta. The thesis focuses first on analyzing the behavior of beta ensembles for general convex potential functions in the freezing limit. These include the classical ensembles, the beta-Hermite, the beta-Laguerre the and beta-Jacobi ensemble as well as certain edge cases. Afterwards, the interplay of the freezing regime and pushing the number of particles to infinity is investigated in each of the three classical cases. These investigations provide new insights into the structural connection between beta ensembles and dual orthogonal polynomial systems.
Exploring the role of identity in pro-environmental behavior: cultural and educational influences on younger generations
Creators: name: Wild, Steffen
name: Schulze Heuling, Lydia
Publisher: name: TU Dortmund
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cooperative students
subject: Germany
subject: Personal identity
subject: Pro-environmental behavior
subject: Selfcategorization theory
subject: Social identity
subject: 360
subject: 370
subject: Jugend
subject: Soziale Identität
subject: Umwelt
subject: Verhalten

description: It is of paramount importance to gain an understanding of pro-environmental behavior if we are to successfully tackle the climate crisis. The existing body of research provides evidence that identity influences pro-environmental behavior. However, such research is often over-generalised and researchers are challenged to conduct robust analyses with regard to specific local, cultural and educational factors. The present study aims to investigate whether personal or social identity has a distinct effect on three different dimensions of pro-environmental behavior, using the principles of self-categorisation theory. Additionally, the study seeks to determine whether one of these two factors, the individual or the social factor, is predominant over the other. The study group consisted of cooperative students in Germany, typically a group with high professional ambitions. The data was collected in a cross-sectional survey with a total of 568 cooperative students from academic disciplines in engineering and economics. The reliability of the scales is satisfactory (ω = 0.76–0.88), and the hypotheses are tested by estimating structural equation models. Our research demonstrates that while social identity exerts a stronger influence on activist behavior than personal identity, personal identity has a more pronounced effect on consumer behavior than social identity. Nevertheless, no general statement can be made regarding the relative strength of the effects of personal and social identity on pro-environmental behavior dimensions.
description: Frontiers in psychology; 15
Towards data-driven stochastic predictive control
Creators: name: Pan, Guanru
name: Ou, Ruchuan
name: Faulwasser, Timm
Publisher: name: TU Dortmund
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: closed-loop properties
subject: data-driven system representation
subject: polynomial chaos expansion
subject: stochastic model predictive control
subject: 620

description: Data-driven predictive control based on the fundamental lemma by Willems et al. is frequently considered for deterministic LTI systems subject to measurement noise. However, little has been done on data-driven stochastic control. In this paper, we propose a data-driven stochastic predictive control scheme for LTI systems subject to possibly unbounded additive process disturbances. Based on a stochastic extension of the fundamental lemma and leveraging polynomial chaos expansions, we construct a data-driven surrogate optimal control problem (OCP). Moreover, combined with an online selection strategy of the initial condition of the OCP, we provide sufficient conditions for recursive feasibility and for stability of the proposed data-driven predictive control scheme. Finally, two numerical examples illustrate the efficacy and closed-loop properties of the proposed scheme for process disturbances governed by different distributions.
description: International journal of robust and nonlinear control
Effects of Histamine Receptor Antagonist Cetirizine on Orthodontic Tooth Movement
Creators: name: Sperl, Gregor
name: Gattner, Johanna
name: Deschner, James
name: Wolf, Michael
name: Proff, Peter
name: Schröder, Agnes
name: Kirschneck, Christian
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: ROOT RESORPTION; OSTEOCLASTOGENESIS; DIFFERENTIATION; VELOCITY; cetirizine; orthodontic tooth movement; histamine receptor antagonists; mu CT
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Many patients regularly take histamine receptor antagonists, such as cetirizine, to prevent allergic reactions, but these antiallergic drugs may have inadvertent effects on orthodontic treatment. In previous studies, histamine has been shown to modulate the sterile inflammatory reaction underlying orthodontic tooth movement. Pertinent effects of histamine antagonization via cetirizine during orthodontic treatment, however, have not been adequately investigated. We thus treated male Fischer344 rats either with tap water (control group) or cetirizine by daily oral gavage corresponding to the clinically used human dosage adjusted to the rat metabolism (0.87 mg/kg) or to a previously published high dosage of cetirizine (3 mg/kg). Experimental anterior movement of the first upper left molar was induced by insertion of a nickel-titanium (NiTi) coil spring (0.25 N) between the molar and the upper incisors. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), micro-computed tomography (mu CT) images, as well as histological hematoxylin-eosin (HE), and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) stainings were used to assess the extent of tooth movement, cranial growth, periodontal bone loss, root resorptions, and osteoclast activity in the periodontal ligament. Both investigated cetirizine dosages had no impact on the weight gain of the animals and, thus, animal welfare. Neither the extent of tooth movement, nor cranial growth, nor root resorption, nor periodontal bone loss were significantly influenced by the cetirizine dosages investigated. We, thus, conclude that histamine receptor antagonist cetirizine can be used during orthodontic treatment to prevent allergic reactions without clinically relevant side effects on orthodontic tooth movement.
STAR-RIS in Cognitive Radio Networks
Creators: name: Li, Haochen
name: Liu, Yuanwei
name: Mu, Xidong
name: Chen, Yue
name: Pan, Zhiwen
name: You, Xiaohu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: The development of sixth-generation (6G) communication technologies is confronted with the significant challenge of spectrum resource shortage. To alleviate this issue, we propose a novel simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS) aided multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) cognitive radio (CR) system. Specifically, the underlying secondary network in the proposed CR system reuses the same frequency resources occupied by the primary network with the help of the STAR-RIS. The secondary network sum rate maximization problem is first formulated for the STAR-RIS aided MIMO CR system. The adoption of STAR-RIS necessitates an intricate beamforming design for the considered system due to its large number of coupled coefficients. The block coordinate descent method is employed to address the formulated optimization problem. In each iteration, the beamformers at the secondary base station (SBS) are optimized by solving a quadratically constrained quadratic program (QCQP) problem. Concurrently, the STAR-RIS passive beamforming problem is resolved using tailored algorithms designed for the two phase-shift models: 1) For the independent phase-shift model, a successive convex approximation-based algorithm is proposed. 2) For the coupled phase-shift model, a penalty dual decomposition-based algorithm is conceived, in which the phase shifts and amplitudes of the STAR-RIS elements are optimized using closed-form solutions. Simulation results show that: 1) The proposed STAR-RIS aided CR communication framework can significantly enhance the sum rate of the secondary system. 2) The coupled phase-shift model results in limited performance degradation compared to the independent phase-shift model.
"zpt_y6_y6.txt" of "A precise measurement of the Z-boson double-differential transverse momentum and rapidity distributions in the full phase space of the decay leptons with the ATLAS experiment at $\sqrt s$ = 8 TeV"
Creators: name: ATLAS Collaboration
Publisher: name: HEPData
Year: 2024

description: Correlation for $p_T$ cross section between 2.4 < |y| < 2.8 and 2.4 < |y| < 2.8
description: CERN-LHC. This paper presents for the first time a precise measurement of the production properties of the $Z$ boson in the full phase space of the decay leptons. This is in contrast to the many previous precise unfolded measurements performed in the fiducial phase space of the decay leptons. The measurement is obtained from proton--proton collision data collected by the ATLAS experiment in 2012 at $\sqrt{s} = 8$ TeV at the LHC and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.2 fb$^{-1}$. The results, based on a total of 15.3 million $Z$-boson decays to electron and muon pairs, extend and improve a previous measurement of the full set of angular coefficients describing $Z$-boson decay. The double-differential cross-section distributions in $Z$-boson transverse momentum $p_T$ and rapidity $y$ are measured in the pole region, defined as $80 < m_{\ell\ell} < 100$ GeV, over the range $|y| < 3.6$. The total uncertainty of the normalised cross-section measurements in the peak region of the $p_T$ distribution is dominated by statistical uncertainties over the full range and increases as a function of rapidity from $0.5-1.0$% for $|y| < 2.0$ to $2-7$% at higher rapidities. The results for the rapidity-dependent transverse momentum distributions are compared to state-of-the-art QCD predictions, which combine in the best cases approximate N$^4$LL resummation with N$^3$LO fixed-order perturbative calculations. The differential rapidity distributions integrated over $p_T$ are even more precise, with accuracies from $0.2-0.3$% for $|y| < 2.0$ to $0.4-0.9$% at higher rapidities, and are compared to fixed-order QCD predictions using the most recent parton distribution functions. The agreement between data and predictions is quite good in most cases.
Amtliche Mitteilungen der Technischen Universität Dortmund Nr. 35/2024
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 080

description: Prüfungsordnung für das weiterbildende Studium "Machine Learning in Data Science" der Fakultät Statistik an der Technischen Universität Dortmund vom 22. November 2024
description: Ordnung zur Änderung der Fächerspezifischen Bestimmungen an der Technischen Universität Dortmund für das Unterrichtsfach Physik für die Lehramtsbachelorstudiengänge für ein Lehramt an Gymnasien und Gesamtschulen zur Prüfungsordnung
description: Ordnung zur Änderung der Fächerspezifischen Bestimmungen an der Technischen Universität Dortmund für das Unterrichtsfach Physik für die Lehramtsbachelorstudiengänge für ein Lehramt an Berufskollegs zur Prüfungsordnung
description: Ordnung zur Änderung der Fächerspezifischen Bestimmungen an der Technischen Universität Dortmund für das Unterrichtsfach Physik für die Lehramtsbachelorstudiengänge für ein Lehramt für sonderpädagogische Förderung zur Prüfungsordnung
description: Berichtigung Fächerspezifische Bestimmungen für das Unterrichtsfach Textilgestaltung für ein Lehramt an Haupt-, Real-, Sekundar- und Gesamtschulen zur Prüfungsordnung für die Lehramtsmasterstudiengänge an der Technischen Universität Dortmund vom 30. Januar 2024 (AM 3/2024, S. 103 ff.)
description: Amtliche Mitteilungen der Technischen Universität Dortmund ; 2024,35
Topological properties of single-particle states decaying into a continuum due to interaction
Creators: name: Hawashin, Bilal
name: Sirker, J.
name: Uhrig, Götz S.
Publisher: name: TU Dortmund
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Bosons
subject: Topological order
subject: Topological phase transition
subject: Topological phases of matter
subject: Exact solutions for many-body systems
subject: Feynman diagrams
subject: 530

description: We investigate how topological Chern numbers can be defined when single-particle states hybridize with continua. We do so exemplarily in a bosonic Haldane model at zero temperature with an additional on-site decay of one boson into two and the conjugate fusion of two bosons into one. Restricting the Hilbert space to two bosons at maximum, the exact self-energy is accessible. We use the bilinear Hamiltonian 𝐻0 corrected by the self-energy Σ to compute Chern numbers by two different approaches. The results are gauged against a full many-body calculation in the Hilbert space where possible. We establish numerically and analytically that the effective Hamiltonian H_eff=H_0(⃗k) + ∑(ω,⃗k) reproduces the correct many-body topology if the considered band does not overlap with the continuum. In case of overlaps, one can extend the definition of the Chern number to the non-Hermitian 𝐻eff and there is evidence that the Chern number changes at exceptional points. But the bulk-boundary correspondence appears to be no longer valid and edge modes delocalize.
description: Physical review research; 6(4)
Cardioderma cor
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Megadermatidae
Cardioderma
Cardioderma cor

description: Cardioderma cor (Peters 1872)
[Megaderma] cor Peters 1872, Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1872: 194.
Type Locality: Ethiopia.
Vernacular Names: Heart-nosed Bat.
Distribution: Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, E Sudan, Tanzania, Zanzibar.
Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Megadermatidae, pp. 379-380 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 379, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Manufacturing of convalescent plasma of COVID-19 patients: Aspects of quality
Creators: name: Hähnel, Viola
name: Peterhoff, David
name: Bäuerlein, Veronika
name: Brosig, Andreas-Michael
name: Palmer, Irene
name: Johnson, Christian
name: Bica, Adelina
name: Totir, Monica
name: Ossner, Thomas
name: Stemmer, Barbara
name: Toelge, Martina
name: Schütz, Anja
name: Niller, Hans-Helmut
name: Schmidt, Barbara
name: Wagner, Ralf
name: Gessner, André
name: Burkhardt, Ralph
name: Offner, Robert
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: CORONAVIRUS; PNEUMONIA; THERAPY; COV;
subject: 610 Medizin

description: The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic emerged in December 2019. Convalescent plasma represents a promising COVID-19 treatment. Here, we report on the manufacturing of a plasma-based product containing antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 obtained from recently recovered COVID-19 patients. Convalescent plasma donors were screened as follows: 1) previously confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (by real-time PCR (RT-PCR)); 2) a subsequent negative PCR test followed by a 2-week waiting period; 3) an additional negative PCR test prior to plasmapheresis; and 4) confirmation of the presence of SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies. Convalescent plasma was stored fresh (2-6 degrees C) for up to 5 days or frozen (-30 degrees C) for long-term storage. Donor peripheral blood and final plasma product were assayed for binding antibodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 S-protein receptor-binding domain (RBD) and their titers measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). We performed 72 plasmaphereses resulting in 248 final products. Convalescent plasma contained an RBD-specific antibody titer (IgG) ranging from 1:100 to 1:3200 (median 1:800). The titer was congruent to the titer of the blood (n = 34) before collection (1:100-1:6400, median 1:800). Levels of IL-8 and LBP of donors were slightly increased. Therapeutic products derived from a human origin must undergo rigorous testing to ensure uniform quality and patient safety. Whilst previous publications recommended RBD-specific binding antibody titers of >= 1:320, we selected a minimum titer of 1:800 in order to maximize antibody delivery. Production of highly standardized convalescent plasma was safe, feasible and was readily implemented in the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients.
Energy-Based Prior Latent Space Diffusion model for Reconstruction of Lumbar Vertebrae from Thick Slice MRI
Creators: name: Wang, Yanke
name: Lee, Yolanne Y. R.
name: Dolfini, Aurelio
name: Reischl, Markus
name: Konukoglu, Ender
name: Flouris, Kyriakos
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Image and Video Processing (eess.IV)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Lumbar spine problems are ubiquitous, motivating research into targeted imaging for treatment planning and guided interventions. While high resolution and high contrast CT has been the modality of choice, MRI can capture both bone and soft tissue without the ionizing radiation of CT albeit longer acquisition time. The critical trade-off between contrast quality and acquisition time has motivated 'thick slice MRI', which prioritises faster imaging with high in-plane resolution but variable contrast and low through-plane resolution. We investigate a recently developed post-acquisition pipeline which segments vertebrae from thick-slice acquisitions and uses a variational autoencoder to enhance quality after an initial 3D reconstruction. We instead propose a latent space diffusion energy-based prior to leverage diffusion models, which exhibit high-quality image generation. Crucially, we mitigate their high computational cost and low sample efficiency by learning an energy-based latent representation to perform the diffusion processes. Our resulting method outperforms existing approaches across metrics including Dice and VS scores, and more faithfully captures 3D features.
Extracellular Citrate Fuels Cancer Cell Metabolism and Growth
Creators: name: Haferkamp, Sebastian
name: Drexler, Konstantin
name: Federlin, Marianne
name: Schlitt, Hans J.
name: Berneburg, Mark
name: Adamski, Jerzy
name: Gaumann, Andreas
name: Geissler, Edward K.
name: Ganapathy, Vadivel
name: Parkinson, E. Kenneth
name: Mycielska, Maria E.
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: GENOMIC ORGANIZATION; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES; TUMOR METABOLISM; MAMMALIAN-CELLS; PROSTATE-CANCER; DOWN-REGULATION; LIVER-CANCER; TRANSPORTER; FIBROBLASTS; IRON; cancer; metabolism; transporter; cancer associated fibroblast (CAF); senescent fibroblasts
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Cancer cells need excess energy and essential nutrients/metabolites not only to divide and proliferate but also to migrate and invade distant organs for metastasis. Fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis, considered a hallmark of cancer for anabolism and membrane biogenesis, requires citrate. We review here potential pathways in which citrate is synthesized and/or supplied to cancer cells and the impact of extracellular citrate on cancer cell metabolism and growth. Cancer cells employ different mechanisms to support mitochondrial activity and citrate synthesis when some of the necessary substrates are missing in the extracellular space. We also discuss the different transport mechanisms available for the entry of extracellular citrate into cancer cells and how citrate as a master metabolite enhances ATP production and fuels anabolic pathways. The available literature suggests that cancer cells show an increased metabolic flexibility with which they tackle changing environmental conditions, a phenomenon crucial for cancer cell proliferation and metastasis.
JORDAN'S PATH TO PEACE: THE LEADERSHIP OF KING ABDULLAH II AND JORDAN'S MILITARY ROLE IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Creators: name: BAHA' ALDEEN RAED SULIMAN ALMOMANI
name: MOHD NAZRI BIN LATIFF AZMI
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Conflict Resolution, Regional Stability, Diplomacy, Mediation, Leadership.

description: Abstract

This study highlights Jordan’s political and military strategies, taking into account Jordan's multifaceted approach to conflict resolution, with a particular focus on the significant role performed by His Majesty King Abdullah II. The study keeps a qualitative research approach while examining Jordan's capacity to use internal order, alliances, and diplomacy to settle regional disputes. Along with a well-trained military that portrays the country as transformative, the nation's efforts, directed by King Abdullah II’s aspirational and visionary leadership on peace issues, also have a realistic political component. The study’s findings include that Jordan has been able to use the politics of Middle Eastern conflict resolution to position itself as the peace broker. This study illustrates how Jordan's role and significance for enduring peace and stability in the area are enhanced by leadership, politics, and in this case, the military.
Kochosa queenslandica Framenau & Castanheira & Yoo 2023, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Framenau, Volker W.
name: Castanheira, Pedro De S.
name: Yoo, Jung-Sun
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Lycosidae
Kochosa
Kochosa queenslandica

description: Kochosa queenslandica sp. nov.
(Figs 20, 21A–D)
Holotype. Male, Beerwah Forestry Reserve (26º51′S 152º57′E, Queensland, AUSTRALIA), M. Glover, 21 November 1990, site C3, heathland (QM S33549).
Etymology. The specific epithet is an adjective referring to the Australian state where this species is found, Queensland.
Other material examined. Only known from holotype male.
Diagnosis. Males of K. queenslandica sp. nov. are easily distinguished from other species in this group as they are the only species in which the basal half of the cymbium carries short, stout macrosetae retrolaterally (Fig. 21C, D).
Description.
Male (based on holotype, QM S33549).
Cephalothorax. Dorsally dark brown with median light band slightly narrowing posteriorly; lateral light bands indistinct (Fig. 21A). Sternum: very dark brown (Fig. 21B).
Abdomen. Dorsally olive-brown; cardiac mark continuous with dark spots bordering in posterior half (Fig. 21A); venter olive-brown (Fig. 21B).
Pedipalps (Fig. 21C, D; slightly expanded and twisted within the cymbium; apical section not dissected not to compromise morphology of single holotype). Retrolateral short stout macrosetae in basal half of cymbium tegular apophysis a white lobe; embolus narrow sickle-shaped.
Legs. Light brown, some indistinct dark annulations; spination of leg I: femur: 3 dorsal (apical one small), 1 apicoprolateral; tibia: 4 ventral pair (apical ones small), 1 prolateral; metatarsus: 3 ventral pairs; 3 prolateral, 1 retrolateral.
Measurements. TL 3.99, CL 2.21, CW 1.39. Eyes: AME 0.07, ALE 0.05, PME 0.19, PLE 0.19. Row of eyes: AE 0.44, PME 0.63, PLE 0.72. Sternum (length/width) 1.03/0.69. Labium (length/width) 0.28/0.30. AL 1.87, AW 1.21. Legs: Length of segments: Pedipalp 0.66+- +-+1.06 = 1.72, I 1.36+1.66+1.06+0.81= 4.89, II 1.30+1.57+1.06 +0.75=4.68, III 1.24+1.3+1.21+0.72=4.47, IV 1.66+1.9+2.09+0.93=6.58.
Female. Unknown.
Life history and habitat preferences. The single male specimen of this species was found in heathland in November.
Distribution. Only known from type locality, Beerwah Forestry Reserve, south-eastern Queensland (Fig. 20).
description: Published as part of Framenau, Volker W., Castanheira, Pedro De S. & Yoo, Jung-Sun, 2023, The artoriine wolf spiders of Australia: the new genus Kochosa and a key to genera (Araneae: Lycosidae), pp. 301-357 in Zootaxa 5239 (3) on pages 336-338, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5239.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7634797
Integration of IoT in Energy Sector
Creators: name: Hoque, Khandoker
name: HOSSAIN, MD BOKTIAR
name: Das, Denesh
name: Protim Roy, Partha
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 460601
subject: Cloud computing
classificationCode: 460603
subject: Cyberphysical systems and internet of things
classificationCode: 400805
subject: Electrical energy transmission, networks and systems

description: The incorporation of renewable energy sources and the efficient utilization of energy are crucial factors in facilitating sustainable energy transitions and addressing the issue of climate change. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a modern technology that has numerous applications in the energy sector. These applications include energy supply, transmission and distribution, as well as demand management. The utilization of IoT can enhance energy efficiency, augment the proportion of renewable energy, and mitigate the environmental consequences of energy consumption. This study examines the current body of literature about the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in energy systems, with a specific focus on its application in smart grids. In addition, we explore the enabling technologies of the Internet of Things (IoT), such as cloud computing and other platforms for data analysis.
Repetitive Daylight Photodynamic Therapy versus Cryosurgery for Prevention of Actinic Keratoses in Photodamaged Facial Skin: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Multicentre Two-armed Study
Creators: name: Karrer, Sigrid
name: Szeimies, Rolf-Markus
name: Philipp-Dormston, Wolfgang G.
name: Gerber, Peter A.
name: Prager, Welf
name: Datz, Elisabeth
name: Zeman, Florian
name: Müller, Karolina
name: Koller, Michael
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: TOPICAL METHYL AMINOLEVULINATE; EUROPEAN DERMATOLOGY FORUM; TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS; FIELD; CRYOTHERAPY; STRATEGIES; GUIDELINES; PLACEBO; LESIONS; LIGHT; actinic keratoses; daylight photodynamic therapy; methyl aminolevulinate; photo-rejuvenation; skin cancer prevention; skin ageing
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Actinic keratoses are a chronic condition in ultraviolet-damaged skin, with a risk of progressing to invasive skin cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the preventive potential of field-directed repetitive daylight photodynamic therapy for actinic keratoses. A randomized trial was performed, including 58 patients with >= 5 actinic keratoses on photodamaged facial skin, who received either 5 full-face sessions of daylight photodynamic therapy within a period of 2 years or lesion-directed cryosurgery. Primary outcome was the mean cumulative number of new actinic keratoses developed between visits 2 and 6 (visit 6 being a follow-up). This outcome was lower after daylight photodynamic therapy (7.7) compared with cryosurgery (10.2), but the difference did not reach significance (-2.5, 95% confidence interval -6.2 to 1.2; p=0.18). Several signs of photoageing (fine lines, pigmentation, roughness, erythema, sebaceous gland hyperplasia) were significantly reduced after daylight photodynamic therapy, but not after cryosurgery. Significantly less pain and fewer side-effects were reported during daylight photodynamic therapy than during cryosurgery. This study found that repetitive daylight photodynamic therapy had photo-rejuvenating effects. However, the prevention of actinic keratoses by this therapy could not be proven in a statistically reliable manner.
Eŭrazio ekde 1928 ĝis 1932 per biciklo kaj Esperanto (p. 7)
Creators: name: Péraire, Lucien
name: CNRS
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2023

description: Tabelo de la enhavo
Application of the Endoscopic Micro-Inspection Tool QEVO® in the Surgical Treatment of Anterior Circulation Aneurysms—A Technical Note and Case Series
Creators: name: Schebesch, Karl-Michael
name: Doenitz, Christian
name: Haj, Amer
name: Höhne, Julius
name: Schmidt, Nils Ole
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: ASSISTED MICRONEUROSURGERY; QEVO (R); micro-inspection tool; neuro-endoscopy; cerebral aneurysm; aneurysm clipping; vascular neurosurgery; KINEVO
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Introduction: The application of neuro-endoscopes in cerebral aneurysm surgery may help to avoid unintended aneurysm remnants and the accidental clipping of perforating arteries and aid the detection of blood collecting in the subdural spaces. Here, we present our experience with the novel endoscopic micro-inspection tool QEVO (R) (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Germany) in aneurysm surgery. Materials and Equipment: In all patients the surgical microscope KINEVO (R) (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Germany) and the Microinspection tool QEVO (R) were applied. Methods: The case series comprises 22 unruptured cerebral aneurysms of the anterior circulation. All aneurysms were treated surgically. All patients routinely underwent computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography within 10 days after surgery. Results: No aneurysm remnants, cerebral ischemic deficits, or subdural hematomas were detected. Discussion: In this technical note, we discuss the benefits and limitations of the QEVO (R) tool and illustrate the major paradigms by means of intraoperative photographs.
Lavia Gray 1838
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Megadermatidae
Lavia

description: Lavia Gray 1838
Lavia Gray 1838, Mag. Zool. Bot., 2: 490.
Type Species: Megaderma frons E. Geoffroy 1810
Synonyms: Livia Agassiz 1846.
Species and subspecies: 1 species with 3 subspecies:
Species Lavia frons (E. Geoffroy 1810)
Subspecies Lavia frons subsp. frons E. Geoffroy 1810
Subspecies Lavia frons subsp. affinis K. Andersen and Wroughton 1907
Subspecies Lavia frons subsp. rex Miller 1905
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Megadermatidae, pp. 379-380 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 379, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
STAR-RIS Aided Integrated Sensing, Computing, and Communication for Internet of Robotic Things
Creators: name: Li, Haochen
name: Mu, Xidong
name: Liu, Yuanwei
name: Chen, Yue
name: Zhiwen, Pan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: A simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS) aided integrated sensing, computing, and communication (ISCC) Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) framework is proposed. Specifically, the full-duplex (FD) base station (BS) simultaneously receives the offloading signals from decision robots (DRs) and carries out target robot (TR) sensing. A computation rate maximization problem is formulated to optimize the sensing and receive beamformers at the BS and the STAR-RIS coefficients under the BS power constraint, the sensing signal-to-noise ratio constraint, and STAR-RIS coefficients constraints. The alternating optimization (AO) method is adopted to solve the proposed optimization problem. With fixed STAR-RIS coefficients, the sub-problem with respect to sensing and receiving beamformer at the BS is tackled with the weighted minimum mean-square error method. Given beamformers at the BS, the sub-problem with respect to STAR-RIS coefficients is tacked with the penalty method and successive convex approximation method. The overall algorithm is guaranteed to converge to at least a stationary point of the computation rate maximization problem. Our simulation results validate that the proposed STAR-RIS aided ISCC IoRT system can enhance the sum computation rate compared with the benchmark schemes.
Alexa, I Wanna See You: Envisioning Smart Home Assistants for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Creators: name: Maria, Tyrone Justin Sta.
name: Deja, Jordan Aiko
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Smart Home Assistants (SHAs) have become ubiquitous in modern households, offering convenience and efficiency through its voice interface. However, for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) individuals, the reliance on auditory and textual feedback through a screen poses significant challenges. Existing solutions primarily focus on sign language input but overlook the need for seamless interaction and feedback modalities. This paper envisions SHAs designed specifically for DHH users, focusing on accessibility and inclusion. We discuss integrating augmented reality (AR) for visual feedback, support for multimodal input, including sign language and gestural commands, and context awareness through sound detection. Our vision highlights the importance of considering the diverse communication needs of the DHH community in developing SHA to ensure equitable access to smart home technology.
description: 6 pages, 1 figure, 21 references
title: Rapport de voyage, Washington (1947) : Ligne côte Est des USA, 1966, voyage n°99
Creators: name: Douplitzky, Igor
name: Huyard, J.
name: Rolet, Gérard
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
subject: Transports maritimes - Histoire
subject: Marine marchande
subject: Journaux de bord

description: Chapitrage : Rapport général / du capitaine - Rapport du commissaire - Rapport du second - Rapport de l'officier de sécurité - Rapport de l'officier de navigation - Rapport du médecin - Rapport contentieux
description: Source: French Lines & Compagnies, 1997 004 12151-18
description: Coverage: 1966-12-22/1967-01-18
"zpt_y6_y7.txt" of "A precise measurement of the Z-boson double-differential transverse momentum and rapidity distributions in the full phase space of the decay leptons with the ATLAS experiment at $\sqrt s$ = 8 TeV"
Creators: name: ATLAS Collaboration
Publisher: name: HEPData
Year: 2024

description: Correlation for $p_T$ cross section between 2.4 < |y| < 2.8 and 2.8 < |y| < 3.6
description: CERN-LHC. This paper presents for the first time a precise measurement of the production properties of the $Z$ boson in the full phase space of the decay leptons. This is in contrast to the many previous precise unfolded measurements performed in the fiducial phase space of the decay leptons. The measurement is obtained from proton--proton collision data collected by the ATLAS experiment in 2012 at $\sqrt{s} = 8$ TeV at the LHC and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20.2 fb$^{-1}$. The results, based on a total of 15.3 million $Z$-boson decays to electron and muon pairs, extend and improve a previous measurement of the full set of angular coefficients describing $Z$-boson decay. The double-differential cross-section distributions in $Z$-boson transverse momentum $p_T$ and rapidity $y$ are measured in the pole region, defined as $80 < m_{\ell\ell} < 100$ GeV, over the range $|y| < 3.6$. The total uncertainty of the normalised cross-section measurements in the peak region of the $p_T$ distribution is dominated by statistical uncertainties over the full range and increases as a function of rapidity from $0.5-1.0$% for $|y| < 2.0$ to $2-7$% at higher rapidities. The results for the rapidity-dependent transverse momentum distributions are compared to state-of-the-art QCD predictions, which combine in the best cases approximate N$^4$LL resummation with N$^3$LO fixed-order perturbative calculations. The differential rapidity distributions integrated over $p_T$ are even more precise, with accuracies from $0.2-0.3$% for $|y| < 2.0$ to $0.4-0.9$% at higher rapidities, and are compared to fixed-order QCD predictions using the most recent parton distribution functions. The agreement between data and predictions is quite good in most cases.
Microtus (Microtus) tatricus Kratochvíl 1952
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Cricetidae
Microtus
Microtus tatricus

description: Microtus (Microtus) tatricus Kratochvíl 1952
Microtus (Microtus) tatricus Kratochvíl 1952, Acta Acad. Sci. Nat. Moravo-Siles., 24: 155-194.
Type Locality: Czech Republic, Poprad Dist., Velka Studena Dolina valley, High Tatra Mtns.
Vernacular Names: Tatra Vole.
Synonyms: Microtus (Microtus) zykovi Zagorodnyuk 1989.
Distribution: W and E Carpathian Mtns, 800-2350 m; isolated populations in montane spruce forests and meadows of Tatra Mtns between Czech Republic, Slovakia (Mošanský, 1994) and S Poland, Pilsko Mtn, and Beslksid Ziwiecki Mtns; also W Ukraine and N Romania (Zagorodnyuk, 1988; Zagorodnyuk and Zima, 1992); possibly also in the S Carpathians, Romania (Zagorodnyuk and Zima, 1992).
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).
Discussion: Subgenus Microtus. Formerly placed in subgenus Terricola, subterraneus species group (Chaline et al., 1988; Pavlinov and Rossolimo, 1998; Pavlinov et al., 1995 a). A distinctive species reviewed by Niethammer (1982 l) and Zagorodnyuk and Zima (1992); karyotype with 2n = 32, lower than any species of Terricola (Zima and Kral, 1984 a). Zagorodnyuk (1989) systematically reviewed species in the subgenus Terricola and described zykovi, now recognized as the subspecies occurring in the E Carpathians (Mitchell-Jones et al., 1999). Presence in those mountains originally based on morphology until Zagorodnyuk and Zima (1992) added chromosomal evidence to conclusively identify M. tatricus. Zagorodnyuk et al. (1992) also documented M. tatricus and M. subterraneus in the E Carpathian Mtns in the Ukraine, corrected misidentifications as M. agrestis or M. arvalis, and described diagnostic morphological traits.
Zagorodnyuk and Zima (1992) proposed that the pitymyan rhombus in M. tatricus, a cardinal dental trait for assigning it to the subgenus Terricola, was acquired independently and considered the species to be related to those in subgenus Microtus. Haring et al. (2000:237) corroborated such a relationship, using DNA sequence analyses that disclosed M. tatricus "as a distinct lineage that split off prior to the radiation of the multiplex complex, perhaps shortly after the separation of the M. subterraneus lineage." Zagorodnyuk and Zima (1992) propounded a biogeographic scenario to explain the Pleistocene differentiation of M. tatricus and its isolation in the Carpathians. Martínková and Dudich (2003) consolidated all distribution records and discussed the strong insularity of the species’ distribution.
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1017, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535
Role and Regulation of Mechanotransductive HIF-1α Stabilisation in Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts
Creators: name: Kirschneck, Christian
name: Thuy, Magdalena
name: Leikam, Alexandra
name: Memmert, Svenja
name: Deschner, James
name: Damanaki, Anna
name: Spanier, Gerrit
name: Proff, Peter
name: Jantsch, Jonathan
name: Schröder, Agnes
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: ORTHODONTIC TOOTH MOVEMENT; INDUCED ANGIOGENESIS; PROSTAGLANDIN E-2; GENE-EXPRESSION; FOCAL ADHESIONS; BONE-RESORPTION; UP-REGULATION; HPDL CELLS; OSTEOCLASTOGENESIS; CYCLOOXYGENASE-2; HIF-1α PDLF; orthodontics; mechanotransduction
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) creates compressive and tensile strain in the periodontal ligament, causing circulation disorders. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) has been shown to be primarily stabilised by compression, but not hypoxia in periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDLF) during mechanical strain, which are key regulators of OTM. This study aimed to elucidate the role of heparan sulfate integrin interaction and downstream kinase phosphorylation for HIF-1 alpha stabilisation under compressive and tensile strain and to which extent downstream synthesis of VEGF and prostaglandins is HIF-1 alpha-dependent in a model of simulated OTM in PDLF. PDLF were subjected to compressive or tensile strain for 48 h. In various setups HIF-1 alpha was experimentally stabilised (DMOG) or destabilised (YC-1) and mechanotransduction was inhibited by surfen and genistein. We found that HIF-1 alpha was not stabilised by tensile, but rather by compressive strain. HIF-1 alpha stabilisation had an inductive effect on prostaglandin and VEGF synthesis. As expected, HIF-1 alpha destabilisation reduced VEGF expression, whereas prostaglandin synthesis was increased. Inhibition of integrin mechanotransduction via surfen or genistein prevented stabilisation of HIF-1 alpha. A decrease in VEGF expression was observed, but not in prostaglandin synthesis. Stabilisation of HIF-1 alpha via integrin mechanotransduction and downstream phosphorylation of kinases seems to be essential for the induction of VEGF, but not prostaglandin synthesis by PDLF during compressive (but not tensile) orthodontic strain.
Local Vascularization during Orthodontic Tooth Movement in a Split Mouth Rat Model—A MRI Study
Creators: name: Proff, Peter
name: Schröder, Agnes
name: Seyler, Lisa
name: Wolf, Franziska
name: Korkmaz, Yüksel
name: Bäuerle, Tobias
name: Gölz, Lina
name: Kirschneck, Christian
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR; HPDL CELLS; EXPRESSION; TISSUE; VEGF; magnetic resonance imaging; orthodontic tooth movement; vascularization
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Orthodontic tooth movement to therapeutically align malpositioned teeth is supposed to impact blood flow in the surrounding tissues. Here, we evaluated actual vascularization in the tension area of the periodontal ligament during experimental tooth movement in rats (N = 8) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We inserted an elastic band between the left upper first and the second rat molar; the right side was not treated and served as control. After four days of tooth movement, we recorded T1-weighted morphologic and dynamic-contrast-enhanced MRI sequences with an animal-specific 7 Tesla MRI to assess of local vascularization. Furthermore, we quantified osteoclasts and monocytes in the periodontal ligament, which are crucial for orthodontic tooth movement, root resorptions as undesirable side effects, as well as the extent of tooth movement using paraffine histology and micro-CT analysis. Data were tested for normal distribution with Shapiro-Wilk tests followed by either a two-tailed paired t-test or a Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test. Significant orthodontic tooth movement was induced within the four days of treatment, as evidenced by increased osteoclast and monocyte activity in the periodontal ligament as well as by mu CT analysis. Contrast enhancement was increased at the orthodontically-treated side distally of the moved upper first left molar, indicating increased vascularization at the tension side of the periodontal ligament. Accordingly, we detected reduced time-to-peak and washout rates. Our study using MRI to directly assess local vascularization thus seems to confirm the hypothesis that perfusion is enhanced in tension zones of the periodontal ligament during orthodontic tooth movement.
Lavia frons
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Megadermatidae
Lavia
Lavia frons

description: Lavia frons (E. Geoffroy 1810)
[Megaderma] frons E. Geoffroy 1810, Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15: 192.
Type Locality: Senegal.
Vernacular Names: Yellow-winged Bat.
Subspecies::
Subspecies Lavia frons subsp. frons E. Geoffroy 1810
Subspecies Lavia frons subsp. affinis K. Andersen and Wroughton 1907
Subspecies Lavia frons subsp. rex Miller 1905
Distribution: Senegal and Gambia to Somalia, south to Namibia, Zambia, and Malawi; Zanzibar.
Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: See Vonhof and Kalcounis (1999).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Megadermatidae, pp. 379-380 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 379, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519