cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
U.S. Food Commodity Consumption Broken Down by Demographics, 1994-2008
Creators: name: Lin, Biing-Hwan
name: Buzby, Jean C.
name: Anekwe, Tobenna D.
name: Bentley, Jeanine T.
name: Lin, Biing-Hwan
name: Buzby, Jean C.
name: Anekwe, Tobenna D.
name: Bentley, Jeanine T.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Food availability
subject: food consumption
subject: commodity consumption
subject: Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System
subject: Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals
subject: Loss-Adjusted Food Availability data
subject: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
subject: What We Eat in America
subject: CSFII
subject: FADS
subject: LAFA
subject: NHANES
subject: WWEIA

description: The Loss-Adjusted Food Availability (LAFA) data and the dietary intake surveys conducted by Federal agencies supply key data for monitoring Americans’ food and nutrient consumption. The LAFA data, compiled by USDA, Economic Research Service, provide estimates of the annual loss-adjusted availability for more than 200 food commodities dating back to 1970. The data are for the Nation as a whole but are not broken down by demographics or food source (grocery store, school, restaurant, fast food, community food programs, etc.). The dietary intake surveys—conducted by the USDA, Agricultural Research Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics—give detailed data on food and beverage intakes by demographics and food source. In this study, ERS researchers convert food and beverages reported in dietary intake surveys into commodities as reported in the LAFA data, use the converted data to estimate commodity consumption patterns, and then apply the estimated patterns to disaggregate the LAFA data for 1994-2008 by household income, age, gender, adult education, and race/ethnicity. More recent LAFA data are available, but we use the 1994-2008 LAFA data because the database to convert foods into commodities is currently available for 1994-2008 only.
Tables S1-S8 and Figures S1-S4 from Diel spatio-temporal patterns of humpback whale singing on a high-density breeding ground
Creators: name: Kügler, Anke
name: Lammers, Marc O.
name: Pack, Adam A.
name: Tenorio-Hallé, Ludovic
name: Thode, Aaron M.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310399
subject: Ecology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 310901
subject: Animal behaviour

description: Humpback whale song chorusing dominates the marine soundscape in Hawaiʻi during winter months, yet little is known about spatio-temporal habitat use patterns of singers. We analysed passive acoustic monitoring data from five sites off Maui and found that ambient noise levels associated with song chorusing decreased during daytime hours near shore but increased offshore. To resolve whether these changes reflect a diel offshore-onshore movement or a temporal difference in singing activity, data from 71 concurrently conducted land-based theodolite surveys were analysed. Non-calf pods (n = 3082), presumably including the majority of singers, were found further offshore with increasing time of the day. Separately, we acoustically localized 217 near shore singers using vector-sensors. During the day, distances to shore and minimum distances among singers increased, and singers switched more between being stationary and singing while travelling. Together, these findings suggest that the observed diel trends in humpback whale chorusing off Maui represent a pattern of active onshore-offshore movement of singers. We hypothesise that this may result from singers attempting to reduce intraspecific acoustic masking when densities are high near shore and avoidance of a loud, non-humpback, biological evening chorus offshore, creating a dynamic of movement of singers aimed at increasing the efficiency of their acoustic display.
2017 Outlook of the U.S. and World Wheat Industries, 2017-2026
Creators: name: Taylor, Richard D.
name: Taylor, Richard D.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Farm Management
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Production Economics
subject: common wheat, durum wheat, production, exports, consumption, ending stocks

description: This report evaluates the U.S. and world wheat markets for the 2017-2026 time period using the Global Wheat Policy Simulation Model. This analysis is based on a series of assumptions about general economic conditions, agricultural policies, weather conditions, and technological change. Both the U.S. and world wheat economies are predicted to remain soft for the next ten years. World demand for both common and durum wheat are expected to remain stable however the large supplies of 2014, 2015 and 2016 will continue to pressure the market. The high price levels in 2010, 2011 and early 2012 will not be maintained because they are the result of a small wheat crop in 2010 and 2012 in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and Argentina in 2012. The lower price levels for all commodities will also impact the wheat market. It is expected that wheat production in the FSU will return to normal in the future. World trade volumes of both durum and common wheat are expected to expand, but trade volume of common wheat may grow faster than that of durum wheat.
Large-scale comparative review and assessment of computational methods for phage virion proteins identification
Creators: name: Kabir, Muhammad
name: Nantasenamat, Chanin
name: Kanthawong, Sakawrat
name: Charoenkwan, Phasit
name: Shoombuatong, Watshara
Publisher: name: IfADo - Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund
Year: 2022
Subjects: phage virion protein
bioinformatics
classification
machine learning
feature representation
feature select

description: Phage virion proteins (PVPs) are effective at recognizing and binding to host cell receptors while having no deleterious effects on human or animal cells. Understanding their functional mechanisms is regarded as a critical goal that will aid in rational antibacterial drug discovery and development. Although high-throughput experimental methods for identifying PVPs are considered the gold standard for exploring crucial PVP features, these procedures are frequently time-consuming and labor-intensive. Thusfar, more than ten sequence-based predictors have been established for the in silico identification of PVPs in conjunction with traditional experimental approaches. As a result, a revised and more thorough assessment is extremely desirable. With this purpose in mind, we first conduct a thorough survey and evaluation of a vast array of 13 state-of-the-art PVP predictors. Among these PVP predictors, they can be classified into three groups according to the types of machine learning (ML) algorithms employed (i.e. traditional ML-based methods, ensemble-based methods and deep learning-based methods). Subsequently, we explored which factors are important for building more accurate and stable predictors and this included training/independent datasets, feature encoding algorithms, feature selection methods, core algorithms, performance evaluation metrics/strategies and web servers. Finally, we provide insights and future perspectives for the design and development of new and more effective computational approaches for the detection and characterization of PVPs.
description: EXCLI Journal; 21:Doc11; ISSN 1611-2156
Breeding Maize in Surinam
Creators: name: Van Marrewijk, G.A.M
name: Van Marrewijk, G.A.M
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1978
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
International Relations/Trade

description: Maize is grown on a very limited scale in Surinam. It is thought, however, that this crop may play an important part, in the governmental schemes for the spreading of agriculture and the diversification of agricultural production. A pre-requisite for the promotion of maize growing is the availability of varieties with high yielding capacity and other desirable agronomic traits. After considering the different possibilities of variety improvement, viz. selection in local land varieties, importation or local production of hybrids, development of synthetic varieties, an outline is given of breeding work at the Centre of Agricultural Research in Surinam (CELOS). This includes a survey of breeding objectives, selection criteria, the available breeding stock, the breeding methods applied and the results obtained. To conclude, some reflections are given with respect to the continuation of the breeding work.
title: An investigation into the growth and reproduction of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris L. under controlled environmental conditions
Creators: name: Butt, Kevin Richard
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 1990

description: Earthworm inoculation for soil amelioration has been shown to be valuable in a range of experiments. At present, inoculation on a large scale is limited by the supply of larger deep-burrowing species of earthworm. This work aimed to assess the feasibility of intensively producing deep-burrowing earthworms for soil amelioration projects. Lumbricus terrestris, whose behaviour is well documented, was chosen.

 The scientific literature was used to identify points within the life cycle of this earthworm where manipulation of conditions might lead to increased rates of production. Feed quality, environmental temperature, time of year, population density and age of breeding stock were all recognised as important variables. Experiments were performed to identify the optimal conditions for L.terrestris reproduction, cocoon development and growth.

 Results suggested that reproduction would occur throughout the year and mean annual figures of 37 cocoons per worm were recorded from intensively produced earthworms. Recently matured worms showed greatest levels of cocoon production. As previously reported seasonal variation in reproduction was found even at constant temperature. Cocoon development was most rapid at a temperature of 20°C, taking 70 days, with a cocoon viability of 83%. Growth from a mean hatchling weight of 53mg to sexual maturity at 5g, took twelve weeks. Growth at constant temperatures of 15 and 20°C was not significantly different.

 A synthetic feed, with a carbon to nitrogen ratio of 40:1, created from paper waste and yeast extract, led to greatest recorded figures for both growth and cocoon production.

 The results suggest that an intensive production system is technically feasible, and the economic viability needs to be tested.
A Finite Horizon Optimal Stochastic Impulse Control Problem with A Decision Lag
Creators: name: Li, Chang
name: Yong, Jiongmin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 93E20, 49L20, 49L25, 49N25

description: This paper studies an optimal stochastic impulse control problem in a finite horizon with a decision lag, by which we mean that after an impulse is made, a fixed number units of time has to be elapsed before the next impulse is allowed to be made. The continuity of the value function is proved. A suitable version of dynamic programming principle is established, which takes into account the dependence of state process on the elapsed time. The corresponding Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation is derived, which exhibit some special feature of the problem. The value function of this optimal impulse control problem is characterized as the unique viscosity solution to the corresponding HJB equation. An optimal impulse control is constructed provided the value function is given. Moreover, a limiting case with the waiting time approaching $0$ is discussed.
Statistical hadronization and hadronic microcanonical ensemble I
Creators: name: Becattini, F.
name: Ferroni, L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a full treatment of the microcanonical ensemble of the ideal hadron-resonance gas in a quantum-mechanical framework which is appropriate for the statistical model of hadronization. By using a suitable transition operator for hadronization we are able to recover the results of the statistical theory, particularly the expressions of the rates of different channels. Explicit formulae are obtained for the phase space volume or density of states of the ideal relativistic gas in quantum statistics which, for large volumes, turn to a cluster decomposition whose terms beyond the leading one account for Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac correlations. The problem of the computation of the microcanonical ensemble and its comparison with the canonical one, which will be the main subject of a forthcoming paper, is addressed.
description: 15 pages, LaTeX macros svjour.cls and svepj.clo needed, revised version to be published in Eur. Phys. J. C
The oldest synallactid sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida)
Creators: name: Reich, Mike
Publisher: name: Springer-Verlag
Year: 2010

description: Aspidochirote holothurian ossicles were discovered in Upper Ordovician-aged Öjlemyr cherts from Gotland, Sweden. The well-preserved material allows definitive assignment to the family Synallactidae, a deep-sea sea cucumber group that is distributed worldwide today. The new taxon Tribrachiodemas ordovicicus gen. et sp. nov. is described, representing the oldest member of the Aspidochirotida. The further fossil record of Synallactidae and evolutionary implications are also discussed.
Über altpleistozäne Kiese in der Veluwe
Creators: name: Lüttig, G. W.
name: Maarleveld, G. C.
Publisher: name: Geozon Science Media
Year: 1962

description: Die altpleistozänen Kiese der Veluwe können als zugehörige grobklastische Petrofazies zwei lithostratigraphischen Einheiten zugeteilt werden: den Schichten von Harderwijk (mit der älteren Hellendoorn Kies-Assoziation) und den Schichten von Enschede (ältere Kies-Assoziation Noord-Nederland). An der Basis der letzteren finden sich nordische Geschiebe führende Grobsande, die Komplex von Hartem genannt worden sind. Die Geschiebe-Vergesellschaftung ist von besonderer Eigenart und gekennzeichnet durch starke südschwedische Geschiebe-Vormacht. Die Schichten von Enschede sind z. T. älter als ein Interglazial, das bisher mit dem Cromer Forest Bed parallelisiert worden ist. Älter als dieses Interglazial ist mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit der Hattem-Komplex.
description: research
GraphReach: Position-Aware Graph Neural Network using Reachability Estimations
Creators: name: Nishad, Sunil
name: Agarwal, Shubhangi
name: Bhattacharya, Arnab
name: Ranu, Sayan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Majority of the existing graph neural networks (GNN) learn node embeddings that encode their local neighborhoods but not their positions. Consequently, two nodes that are vastly distant but located in similar local neighborhoods map to similar embeddings in those networks. This limitation prevents accurate performance in predictive tasks that rely on position information. In this paper, we develop GraphReach, a position-aware inductive GNN that captures the global positions of nodes through reachability estimations with respect to a set of anchor nodes. The anchors are strategically selected so that reachability estimations across all the nodes are maximized. We show that this combinatorial anchor selection problem is NP-hard and, consequently, develop a greedy (1-1/e) approximation heuristic. Empirical evaluation against state-of-the-art GNN architectures reveal that GraphReach provides up to 40% relative improvement in accuracy. In addition, it is more robust to adversarial attacks.
Cluster expansions and correlation functions
Creators: name: Ueltschi, Daniel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 82B05, 82B10

description: A cluster expansion is proposed, that applies to both continuous and discrete systems. The assumption for its convergence involves an extension of the neat Kotecky-Preiss criterion. Expressions and estimates for correlation functions are also presented. The results are applied to systems of interacting classical and quantum particles, and to a lattice polymer model.
description: 11 pages
title: Charnockite formation in southern India
Creators: name: Jackson, David Hart
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 1990

description: A stepped heating gas extraction technique has been developed which is capable of isolating CO2 released by fluid inclusions from that released by contamination and other sources. In some cases specific generations of inclusions may be extracted. This technique represents a significant advance in the measurement of carbon isotopes from fluid inclusions. Isotopic results are reproducible to ± 0.2‰ for gas-rich samples, but sample heterogeneity results in variable yield measurements (occasionally up to 200%).

The technique has been applied to charnockites and related rocks from South India to constrain the role of CO2 in their petrogenesis. Results from a data base of 65 samples show that charnocidtes released more inclusion-CO2 than did associated amphibolite facies gneisses, implying that CO2 plays a significant role in charnockite formation.

Field observations and theoretical phase equilibria, suggest incipient charnockites (partially transformed gneiss) form by sub-solidus transformation (induced by influx of CO2) and by melting (triggered by influx of mixed CO2-H2O). This melting reaction occurs at least 50°C below vapour-absent melting, so it may be an important mechanism for granulite and granite formation in the middle and lower crust. Massive charnockites (monotonous granulite) are believed to form mainly by direct crystallisation from a H2O-poor, CO2-rich melt.

δ13C values support radiogenic and field evidence for at least two charnockite formation events in South India. The 2500 Ga event at the southern margin of the Archӕan Craton yields a range of δ13C values (-4%o to -13%o), tentatively interpreted as CO2 derived from subducting sediments. The younger event (500 Ma) affects the southern blocks (of probable early Proterozoic age), and is characterised by a bimodal distribution of δ13C values (-6‰ to -7‰ and -9‰ to -13‰). A sub-continental lithospheric source of CO2 (transported by magmas associated with crustal extension) is suggested by the heavier values. The lighter isotopes result mainly from mixing between this mantle source and organic graphite, but inclusion capture during an earlier event cannot be ruled out in a few cases.

CO2-rich fluids are found to propagate by advective fluid flow through a microhydraulic fracture mechanism. A detailed case study of local charnockite formation indicates that isotope and reaction fronts are diffuse, almost over the entire distance of fluid flow (60 m), and fluid/rock disequilibrium suggests that fluid-rock ratios must be treated with care.
Assessing the utility of trace and rare earth elements as biosignatures in microbial iron oxyhydroxides
Creators: name: Heim, Christine
name: Simon, Klaus
name: Ionescu, Danny
name: Reimer, Andreas
name: De Beer, Dirk
name: Quéric, Nadia-Valérie
name: Reitner, Joachim
name: Thiel, Volker
Publisher: name: FID GEO
Year: 2015

description: Microbial iron oxyhydroxides are common deposits in natural waters, recent sediments, and mine drainage systems. Along with these minerals, trace and rare earth elements (TREE) are being accumulated within the mineralizing microbial mats. TREE patterns are widely used to characterize minerals and rocks, and to elucidate their evolution and origin. However, whether and which characteristic TREE signatures distinguish between a biological and an abiological origin of iron minerals is still not well-understood. Here we report on long-term flow reactor studies performed in the Tunnel of Äspö (Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory, Sweden). The development of microbial mats dominated by iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB), namely Mariprofundus sp. and Gallionella sp were investigated. The feeder fluids of the flow reactors were tapped at 183 and 290 m below sea-level from two brackish, but chemically different aquifers within the surrounding, ~1.8 Ga old, granodioritic rocks. The experiments investigated the accumulation and fractionation of TREE under controlled conditions of the subsurface continental biosphere, and enabled us to assess potential biosignatures evolving within the microbial iron oxyhydroxides. After 2 and 9 months, concentrations of Be, Y, Zn, Zr, Hf, W, Th, Pb, and U in the microbial mats were 103- to 105-fold higher than in the feeder fluids whereas the rare earth elements and Y (REE+Y) contents were 104- and 106-fold enriched. Except for a hydrothermally induced Eu anomaly, the normalized REE+Y patterns of the microbial iron oxyhydroxides were very similar to published REE+Y distributions of Archaean Banded Iron Formations (BIFs). The microbial iron oxyhydroxides from the flow reactors were compared to iron oxyhydroxides that were artificially precipitated from the same feeder fluid. Remarkably, these abiotic and inorganic iron oxyhydroxides show the same REE+Y distribution patterns. Our results indicate that the REE+Y mirror closely the water chemistry, but they do not allow to distinguish microbially mediated from inorganic iron precipitates. Likewise, all TREE studied showed an overall similar fractionation behavior in biogenic, abiotic, and inorganic iron oxyhydroxides. Exceptions are Ni and Tl, which were only accumulated in the microbial iron oxyhydroxides and may point to a potential utility of these elements as microbial biosignatures.
A Preliminary Evaluation of Crops Under Two Farming Systems at Coebiti
Creators: name: Ahlawat, R.P.S.
name: Samlal, R.
name: Ahlawat, R.P.S.
name: Samlal, R.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1978
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
Land Economics/Use

description: The grain yields of legumes and cereal compared as sole and intercropping were up to 85% and 53% more, respectively at pasture location than zero pasture. Maize with 6.4t/ha as sole crop at pasture location out-yielded other crop or crop combinations. Intercropping at pasture location was inferior to sole but superior especially maize + cowpea; and maize + sweet potato at zero pasture. Among the intercropping treatments, maize + cowpea with 4.49t/ha at pasture and 3.73t/ha at zero pasture stood first.
Environmental refugees : understanding state inaction to an emerging problem
Creators: name: Pautsch, Jessica
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: The effects of environmental degradation and climate change are likely to prompt a new massive influx of environmental refugees in the near future. As it stands, there is no system in place to deal with this plight. The international refugee regime is dependent on state participation, yet states are reluctant to respond. This paper examines the main barriers to action and looks at the role that norms and norm entrepreneurs could play in addressing the problem.
Ein erstes sicheres Vorkommen von periglazialem Steinnetzboden im Norddeutschen Flachland
Creators: name: Wortmann, Heinrich
Publisher: name: Geozon Science Media
Year: 1956

description: Bei Stadtlohn im westlichen Münsterland/Westfalen wird ein erstes sicheres weichselperiglaziales, sohlenständiges Steinnetzwerk aus dem lehmigen Abraum eines Turon-Kalksteinbruches beschrieben. Durch etagenförmig angelegte Horizontal- und Vertikalschnitte ist eine etwa 2000 qm große Fläche aufgeschlossen, die einen guten Überblick über die räumliche Erscheinung bietet. Neben unregelmäßigem Steinnetzwerk und vereinzelten Steinstreifen sind auch wohlgeformte Steinpolygone vorhanden. Aufbau der Steinrahmen, Körnung und stoffliche Zusammensetzung der Feinerdebeete, in denen warmzeitlicher „Kalksteinbraunlehm" und Saale-Grundmoräne aufgearbeitet sind, werden erläutert. Eine genetische Deutung wird versucht und auf die Ähnlichkeit der Formen bei anderen periglazialen Frostböden hingewiesen.
description: research
State of Charge Estimation of Parallel Connected Battery Cells via Descriptor System Theory
Creators: name: Zhang, Dong
name: Couto, Luis D.
name: Benjamin, Sebastien
name: Zeng, Wente
name: Coutinho, Daniel F.
name: Moura, Scott J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: This manuscript presents an algorithm for individual Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cell state of charge (SOC) estimation when multiple cells are connected in parallel, using only terminal voltage and total current measurements. For battery packs consisting of thousands of cells, it is desirable to estimate individual SOCs by only monitoring the total current in order to reduce sensing cost. Mathematically, series connected cells yield dynamics given by ordinary differential equations under classical full voltage sensing. In contrast, parallel connected cells are evidently more challenging because the dynamics are governed by a nonlinear descriptor system, including differential equations and algebraic equations arising from voltage and current balance across cells. An observer with linear output error injection is formulated, where the individual cell SOCs and local currents are locally observable from the total current and voltage measurements. The asymptotic convergence of differential and algebraic states is established by considering local Lipschitz continuity property of system nonlinearities. Simulation results on LiNiMnCoO$_2$/Graphite (NMC) cells illustrate convergence for SOCs, local currents, and terminal voltage.
description: 7 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, accepted by 2020 American Control Conference
title: Performance evaluation in the National Health Service - a systems approach
Creators: name: Holloway, Jacqueline Anne
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 1990

description: This research explores the contribution which systems theories, methodologies and models can make in the design and application of effective performance-evaluation processes. Approaches to performance assessment of organisations are reviewed, and the history and structure of the NHS, its objectives, and dimensions for evaluation are described. Drawing on questionnaire and interview data from health service and civil service staff, and secondary data, current performance evaluation and planning processes in the NHS are described and some problems identified. To test the hypothesis that attention to systemic factors could improve performance evaluation, eight topics are analysed by the application of systems methodologies or models. Four of the topic and methodology or model combinations have received detailed analysis: 1. Making and implementing strategic plans; the Open University's Hard Systems Methodology. 2. Controlling NHS performance through structure and process, e. g. the use of annual reviews, performance indicators; double-loop learning and cybernetic control model. 3. Improving the quality of NHS care; Stafford Beer's Viable System Model. 4. Assessing performance through the outcomes of care; Peter Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology. The areas studied in less detail are: 5. Planning for uncertainty and complexity; 6. Issues related to the politics of health; 7. Reducing the length of waiting lists and times; 8. Planning for health (health promotion and the prevention of ill health).
Performance of Fourteen Elites at Two Location in Suriname
Creators: name: Lata, G.S
name: Lata, G.S
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1978
Subjects: Agribusiness
Agricultural and Food Policy

description: Sixteen varieties, fourteen elites from CIMMYT (maize and wheat improvement center) and two local floury flints were tested at two different locations on two types of soil. 1. Tijgerkreek West, with a fine sandy ioam soil of medium fertility on coastal area; derived from Demerara formation. 2. Coebiti, with a coarse sandy loam soil of poor fertility and low pH; derived from Zanderij formation. Compared to local cultivars, CIMMYT elites produced outstanding grain yields of an approximately 7,000 kg per hectare at Tijgerkreek West whereas the local checks produced a maximum grain yield of 5,000 kg per hectare. On the Zanderij formation, at Coebiti the grain yields were depressed by almost f i f ty percent of those at Tijgerkreek West. A significant correlation was found between number of leaves (per plant) and plant height. Plant height and grain yield were negatively correlated.
Euwallacea kuroshio Gomez and Hulcr 2018, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Gomez, Demian F.
name: Skelton, James
name: Steininger, M. Sedonia
name: Stouthamer, Richard
name: Rugman-Jones, Paul
name: Sittichaya, Wisut
name: Rabaglia, Robert J.
name: Hulcr, Jiri
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Euwallacea
Euwallacea kuroshio

description: Euwallacea kuroshio Gomez and Hulcr, sp. nov.
(Zoobank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: D8B5E6AD-D63B-4366- 92FB-3EFA8C2BE80F)
 The general morphology of the KSHB clade for particular body parts are as stated previously in the description of the E. fornicatus species complex. Specimens within this clade have an elytra length of 1.57–1.79 mm and a pronotum length of 1.09–1.15 mm, with 8 to 11 socketed denticles in the protibiae. Pronotum width in this species is 1.07–1.13 mm and elytra width is 0.53–0.55 mm.
 Distribution
Asia (Indonesia, Japan, and Taiwan) and introduced in Mexico and United States (California).
description: Published as part of Gomez, Demian F., Skelton, James, Steininger, M. Sedonia, Stouthamer, Richard, Rugman-Jones, Paul, Sittichaya, Wisut, Rabaglia, Robert J. & Hulcr, Jiri, 2018, Species Delineation Within the Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Complex Revealed by Morphometric and Phylogenetic Analyses, pp. 1-11 in Insect Systematics and Diversity 2 (2018) on page 9, DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixy018, http://zenodo.org/record/4551844
Experimental Tailoring of a Three-Level Lambda System in Tm3+:YAG
Creators: name: De Seze, Frédéric
name: Louchet, Anne
name: Crozatier, Vincent
name: Lorgeré, Ivan
name: Bretenaker, Fabien
name: Gouët, Jean-Louis Le
name: Guillot-Noël, Olivier
name: Goldner, Philippe
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Quantum information transfer from light to atom ensembles and vice versa has both basic and practical importance. Among the relevant topics let us mention entanglement and decoherence of macroscopic systems, together with applications to quantum memory for long distance quantum cryptography. Although the first experimental demonstrations have been performed in atomic vapors and clouds, rare earth ion doped crystals are also interesting media for such processes. In this paper we address Tm3+ ions capability to behave as three-level lambda systems, a key ingredient to convert optical excitation into a spontaneous- emission-free spin wave. Indeed Tm3+ falls within reach of light sources that can be stabilized easily to the required degree. In the absence of zero-field hyperfine structure we apply an external magnetic field to lift the nuclear spin degeneracy in Tm3+:YAG. We experimentally determine the gyromagnetic tensor components with the help of spectral hole-burning techniques. Then appropriate orientation of the applied field enables us to optimize the transition probability ratio along the two legs of the lambda. The resulting three-level lambda system should suit quantum information processing requirements.
Die Goldshöfer Sande und die quartären Reliefgenerationen im Albvorland Ostwürttembergs
Creators: name: Zeese, Reinhard
Publisher: name: Geozon Science Media
Year: 1975

description: Es wird versucht, die Goldshöfer Sande als ältestpleistozäne Fluß- und Hangfußsedimente mit Formen und Abtragungsmechanismen zur Zeit ihrer Ablagerung zu korrelieren. Hangfußsedimente und fluviatile Ablagerungen deuten auf ruckweisen Wasserabfluß. In den weniger widerständigen Gesteinen müssen auch an Unterhängen Abtragungsphasen der Runsenspülung mit akkumulativen Abschnitten der Spülsolifluktion abgewechselt haben. Bei den aus diesen Formungsmechanismen resultierenden Formen handelt es sich um breite, auf alte donaubürtige Entwässerungsbahnen hinorientierte getreppte Verflachungen, die von den Einschnitten der iüngeren Taleintiefung zu den weitgespannten Verflachungen des Pliozän überleiten. Sie setzen sich fort in weiten Flachdellensystemen, die ältere Flächenreste zergliedern. Im Bereich widerständiger Gesteinspartien waren auch im Albvorland kleinere Stufen ausgebildet, während die Albstufe schon als markanter Anstieg existierte und durch ein enges Kastental von den bei Aalen zusammenlaufenden Entwässerungsbahnen nach Süden gequert wurde.
description: research
Retention and Resignation of Emergency Room (ER) Nurses
Creators: name: MUŇOZ, BRYAN
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Emergency department (ED) nurses, also known as emergency room (ER) nurses, play a crucial role in providing quality healthcare to patients who are experiencing acute illness or injury. This research study delves into the factors influencing the retention and resignation of Emergency Room (ER) nurses amidst the backdrop of the pandemic. Specifically, it examines the impact of three critical dimensions: compensation and benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for ongoing professional development. Employing a quantitative research design characterized by both descriptive and correlational methodologies, this investigation aims to identify these factors and establish their correlation with job satisfaction. The study encompasses a total of 135 primary respondents selected through purposive and convenient sampling techniques. The data collection relies on a researcher-designed survey questionnaire structured into three sections: (1) demographic information; (2) factors contributing job retention; and (3) factors associated job resignation. The findings underscore the salience of salary and benefits, work environment and provision for continuing education as pivotal factors significantly influencing ER nurses’ job retention and resignation decisions. Moreover, the study demonstrates a substantial relationship among these factors, reinforcing the need for a comprehensive training program to enhance ER nurse retention within their profession.
On Bayesian Estimation of Densities and Sampling Distributions: the Posterior Predictive Distribution as the Bayes Estimator
Creators: name: Nogales, A. G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Statistics Theory (math.ST)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: G.3
subject: Primary: 62F15, 62G07, Secondary: 62C10

description: Optimality results for two outstanding Bayesian estimation problems are given in this paper: the estimation of the sampling distribution for the squared total variation function and the estimation of the density for the $L^1$-squared loss function. The posterior predictive distribution provides the solution to these problems. Some examples are presented to illustrate it. The Bayesian estimation problem of a distribution function is also addressed. Consistency of the estimator of the density is proved.
description: Corrected some typos
Maize Cultivation in Suriname
Creators: name: Lata, G.S.
name: Lata, G.S.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1978
Subjects: Agribusiness
Agricultural and Food Policy

description: This paper provides background information on maize cultivation, area and production in Suriname. Data on area and production of maize since 1945 and export and import figures are presented.
Cosmological and astrophysical limits on brane fluctuations
Creators: name: Cembranos, J. A. R.
name: Dobado, A.
name: Maroto, A. L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider a general brane-world model parametrized by the brane tension scale $f$ and the branon mass $M$. For low tension compared to the fundamental gravitational scale, we calculate the relic branon abundance and its contribution to the cosmological dark matter. We compare this result with the current observational limits on the total and hot dark matter energy densities and derive the corresponding bounds on $f$ and $M$. Using the nucleosynthesis bounds on the number of relativistic species, we also set a limit on the number of light branons in terms of the brane tension. Finally, we estimate the bounds coming from the energy loss rate in supernovae explosions due to massive branon emission.
description: 26 pages, 6 figures, LaTeX. Final version with minor corrections. To appear in Phys. Rev. D
title: The position of women in surveying
Creators: name: Greed, Clara H.
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 1990

description: Chartered surveyors provide professional advice on all aspects of land use and development. Only 3% of surveyors are women, but they comprise over 15% of students. This study Investigates surveyors' attitudes towards women In the profession and society, and the implications for the nature of the built environment. A theoretical basis and model are developed, centred around the concept of a surveying subculture. The historical development of women's position In surveying is traced. The present day nature of surveying education and practice is Investigated based on a qualitative* sociological approach, using ethnographic methods and unstructured Interviewing. Examples from these sources are used to build up an Image of the subculture. to highlight conceptual linkages, and to illustrate the processes which determine women's vertical and horizontal progression and role, emphasising all the 'little' occurrences which are the building blocks of the subcultural edifice vis A vis women. Whilst these spatial (social) factors are central In Influencing what is built'. surveyors' 'spatial' attitudes to different land uses are also considered. The male majority obviously has the greater Influence on the built environment, but it was found that 'more$ women entering does not necessarily mean "better' or different'. Class could be as significant as gender: those who are the "right type" may be described as bourgeois feminist who seek to succeed in a man's world rather than alter It. Changes must be made within the organisational structure of the profession to enable more women to reach senior positions, and In surveyors" attitudes towards women and their needs. In order to alter the nature of the built environment for the benefit of Women whilst acknowledging the need to take fully into account the differences between and among women, as well as between man and women.
On the origin of nitrogen at low metallicity
Creators: name: Roy, Arpita
name: Dopita, Michael A.
name: Krumholz, Mark R.
name: Kewley, Lisa J.
name: Sutherland, Ralph S.
name: Heger, Alexander
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Understanding the evolution of the N/O ratio in the interstellar medium (ISM) of galaxies is essential if we are to complete our picture of the chemical evolution of galaxies at high redshift, since most observational calibrations of O/H implicitly depend upon the intrinsic N/O ratio. The observed N/O ratio, however, shows large scatter at low O/H, and is strongly dependent on galactic environment. We show that several heretofore unexplained features of the N/O distribution at low O/H can be explained by the N seen in metal-poor galaxies being mostly primary nitrogen that is returned to the ISM via pre-supernova winds from rapidly rotating massive stars ($M \gtrsim 10$ M$_\odot$, $v/v_{\rm crit} \gtrsim 0.4$). This mechanism naturally produces the observed N/O plateau at low O/H. We show that the large scatter in N/O at low O/H also arises naturally from variations in star-formation efficiency. By contrast, models in which the N and O come primarily from supernovae provide a very poor fit to the observed abundance distribution. We propose that the peculiar abundance patterns we observe at low O/H are a signature that dwarf galaxies retain little of their SN ejecta, leaving them with abundance patterns typical of winds.
description: 19 pages, 14 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Emotion regulation and pain : a daily process study of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis
Creators: name: Welsted, Alison Carol.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Whereas the link between emotions and pain is well-established (e.g., Craig, 1999), the impact of managing emotions is uncertain. The current study used a daily process methodology to investigate the prospective relationship between daily emotion regulation and evening pain intensity. One hundred and seventeen individuals with rheumatoid arthritis took part in an initial background interview, followed by seven days of twice-daily telephone interviews, during which participants were asked about emotions and pain. Results of hierarchical linear modeling indicated that higher levels of daily emotion regulation were associated with significantly less evening pain. Further, maintaining or containing, as well as recovering (from), emotions were each independently associated with significantly less evening pain. Moreover, the current study addressed gaps in the literature by establishing these associations above and beyond the influence of baseline pain intensity and baseline morning emotions, as well as on a subsample of days when higher than average morning pain indicated the presence of undesirable emotions to be regulated. This prospective relationship between emotion regulation and pain intensity was largely driven by regulating depressive emotion, whereas, in previous research, regulating anxious emotion was found to be more influential (Pauqet, Kergoat, & Dube, 2005). This novel finding underscores the importance of the additional controls applied in the current study. In sum, these findings highlight the importance of investigating the impact of dynamic emotion regulation on the day-to-day pain experiences of individuals with chronic pain and suggest potentially fruitful directions for future pain management interventions.
Attempts at the Biological Control of Major Insect Pests of Maize in Barbados, W.I.
Creators: name: Alam, M.M.
name: Alam, M.M.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1978
Subjects: Agricultural and Food Policy
Crop Production/Industries

description: In Barbados, over seventeen species of insects have been found attacking maize. Amongst the Lepidoptera, Spodoptera frugiperda is the leading pest, causing considerable damage to the young crop. Thirteen species of indigenous natural enemies, attacking eggs, larvae and pupae have been recorded. Because of the ineffectiveness of these natural enemies to control the pest, a number of exotic parasites were introduced from the Indian and Pakistani Stations of the Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control. Of these imported species, an egg-parasite Telenomus remus and a pupal parasite, Trichospiluspupivora became established;the former now destroys over 80% egg-masses of Spodoptera spp., contributing to the reduction of the pest populations in Barbados. At this stage, i t is quite possible that the addition of some other larval/pupal parasite(s) in the existing complex should solve the pest problem permanently. The establishment of T. remus in Barbados, is a step forward towards the final goal, and this parasite can now be supplied to other Caribbean territories, where Spodoptera's are the main problem.
Tax or Cut? The Role of Rainy Day Funds in State Budgetary Responses to Fiscal Crises
Creators: name: Hanson, Brian
Publisher: name: American University (Washington, D.C.)
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 4407
subject: Policy and administration
classificationCode: 4408
subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science

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The Differences in Characteristics Among Households With and Without Obese Children: Findings From USDA’s FoodAPS
Creators: name: Jo, Young
name: Jo, Young
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Health Economics and Policy
subject: FoodAPS
subject: National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey
subject: obesity
subject: children
subject: food environment
subject: HEI
subject: Healthy Eating Index

description: Though the obesity rate for children in the United States has reached an unprecedented level, not all children face the same risk. Using data from USDA’s 2012 National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey(FoodAPS), this study examines characteristics of households with at least one obese child (obese-child households) and without any obese children (nonobese-child households) to understand potential reasons behind the dissimilar risks. Children from obese-child households tend to live in a more disadvantageous household and food environment than children from nonobese-child households. Their parents are more likely to be unmarried, less educated, financially constrained, and obese. Obese-child households tend to be located in areas with lower access to healthful foods. Children from obese-child households eat breakfast less frequently than children from nonobese-child households; however, the difference in the nutritional quality of food acquired by the two household types is not statistically significant.
Handlungsanweisung und Entscheidungsmatrix für die Aktivierung von Bodenfunktionen in Niedermooren Brandenburgs
Decision matrix for activating soil functions of fens — developed for the conditions of Brandenburg
Creators: name: Zeitz, Jutta
Publisher: name: FID GEO
Year: 1998

description: Die veränderten agrarökonomischen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen sowie der hohe Anteil degradierter Niedermoorböden in Ostdeutschland erfordern effektive Maßnahmen zur nachhaltigen agrarischen Nutzung und/ oder zum Schutz und/oder zur Wiedervemässung der Niedermoore. Deshalb wurde eine Entscheidungsmatrix für die Planung und Durchführung geeigneter Maßnahmen entwickelt. Diese Matrix besteht aus einem Fließdiagramm und umfangreichen Tabellen und Grafiken für die Entscheidungshilfe. Die Niedermoore werden bewertet nach vier Prüfschritten: Schutzpriorität, Schutzfähigkeit, Raumwiderstand, Moorbodenzustand. Um die für Brandenburg definierten Entwicklungsziele zu erreichen, wurde ein Katalog verschiedenster Maßnahmen hinsichtlich Fachinhalt und zeitlicher Abfolge aufgestellt. Mit Hilfe der Handlungsmatrix sollen die verantwortlichen Behörden sowohl kurzfristige als auch langfristige Konzepte zum Moorbodenschutz aufstellen.
description: The changed economic and agropolitical circumstances as well as the high amount of degraded fen soils in East Germany demand effective measures for a sustainable agricultural use and / or of protection and/or of rewetting of fens. That’s why a decision matrix for planning and realization of these measures was developed. This matrix consists of a flowchart and comprehensive explanation. The fens are evaluated according to the ranks of protective value, ranks of hydrological possibilities for protection, ranks of resistances to rewetting or increasing of the groundwater level and the present degree of fen soil degradation. On the basis of the decision matrix it is possible to evaluate any fen area and to define the development aim. There are seven different realistic development aims considering the special conditions in Brandenburg. For that reason the necessary measures and the chronological sequence are explained. Extensive graphs and tables can be used as a help tool for decision making. The decision matrix should be used by the decisive authorities to develop both long term and short term concepts of fen soil protection.
description: DFG, SUB Göttingen, DGMT
description: research