cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Redox state and interior structure control on the long-term habitability of stagnant-lid planets
Creators: name: Baumeister, Philipp
name: Tosi, Nicola
name: Brachmann, Caroline
name: Grenfell, John Lee
name: Noack, Lena
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A major goal in the search for extraterrestrial life is the detection of liquid water on the surface of exoplanets. On terrestrial planets, volcanic outgassing is a significant source of atmospheric and surface water and a major contributor to the long-term evolution of the atmosphere. The rate of volcanism depends on the interior evolution and on numerous feedback processes between atmosphere and interior, which continuously shape atmospheric composition, pressure, and temperature. We present the results of a comprehensive 1D model of the coupled evolution of the interior and atmosphere of rocky exoplanets that combines central feedback processes between these two reservoirs. We carried out more than \num{280000} simulations over a wide range of mantle redox states and volatile content, planetary masses, interior structures and orbital distances in order to robustly assess the emergence, accumulation and preservation of surface water on rocky planets. To establish a conservative baseline of which types of planets can outgas and sustain water on their surface, we focus here on stagnant-lid planets. We find that only a narrow range of the mantle redox state around the iron-wüstite buffer allows the formation of atmospheres that lead to long-term habitable conditions. At oxidizing conditions similar to those of the Earth's mantle, most stagnant-lid planets end up in a hothouse regime akin to Venus due to strong \ce{CO2} outgassing. At more reducing conditions, the amount of outgassed greenhouse gases is often too low to keep surface water from freezing. In addition, Mercury-like planets with large metallic cores are able to sustain habitable conditions at an extended range of orbital distances as a result of lower volcanic activity.
description: 23 pages, 18 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Adverse Urinary System Diagnoses among Older Women with Endometrial Cancer
Creators: name: Bae-Jump, V.L.
name: Anderson, C.
name: Brewster, W.R.
name: Nichols, H.B.
name: Park, J.
name: Olshan, A.F.
name: Lund, J.L.
Publisher: name: American Association for Cancer Research Inc.
Year: 2022

description: Background: Endometrial cancer and its treatment may impact urinary system function, but few large-scale studies have examined urinary diagnoses among endometrial cancer survivors. We investigated the risk of several urinary outcomes among older women with endometrial cancer compared with similar women without a cancer history. Methods: Women aged 66þ years with an endometrial cancer diagnosis during 2004–2017 (N ¼ 44,386) and women without a cancer history (N ¼ 221,219) matched 1:5 on exact age, race/ ethnicity, and state were identified in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare linked data. ICD-9 and -10 diagnosis codes were used to define urinary outcomes in the Medicare claims. HRs for urinary outcomes were estimated using multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models. Results: Relative to women without cancer, endometrial cancer survivors were at an increased risk of several urinary system diagnoses, including lower urinary tract infection [HR, 2.36; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.32–2.40], urinary calculus (HR, 2.22; 95% CI, 2.13–2.31), renal failure (HR, 2.28; 95% CI, 2.23–2.33), and chronic kidney disease (HR, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.81–1.90). Similar associations were observed in sensitivity analyses limited to 1þ and 5þ years after endometrial cancer diagnosis. Black race, higher comorbidity index, higher stage or grade cancer, non-endometrioid histology, and treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiation were often significant predictors of urinary outcomes among endometrial cancer survivors. Conclusions: Our results suggest that, among older women, the risk of urinary outcomes is elevated after endometrial cancer. Impact: Monitoring for urinary diseases may be a critical part of long-term survivorship care for older women with an endometrial cancer history.
Black holes and Higgs stability
Creators: name: Tetradis, Nikolaos
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the effect of primordial black holes on the classical rate of nucleation of AdS regions within the standard electroweak vacuum. We find that the energy barrier for transitions to the new vacuum, which characterizes the exponential suppression of the nucleation rate, can be reduced significantly in the black-hole background. A precise analysis is required in order to determine whether the the existence of primordial black holes is compatible with the form of the Higgs potential at high temperature or density in the Standard Model or its extensions.
description: 27 pages, 10 figures, conclusions expanded, to appear in JCAP
Η Υπερφονικότητα υπό το πρίσμα της Ιατροδικαστικής
Creators: name: Τσιάπλα, Θεοδώρα Αθανασίου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2022
Subjects: υπερφονικότητα
νεκροτομή
αιτία θανάτου
overkill
autopsy
cause of death

description: Ανθρωποκτονία ορίζεται η εκούσια πράξη, με δόλο ή από αμέλεια, που επιφέρει τερματισμό της ζωής ενός ανθρώπου. Στα πλαίσια των εγκλημάτων κατά της ζωής εντάσσεται και το φαινόμενο της υπερφονικότητας. Ο όρος «υπερφονικότητα» υποδηλώνει την πρόκληση μαζικών τραυματισμών, οι οποίοι υπερβαίνουν κατά πολύ το εύρος της θανατηφόρας βλάβης. Οι περιορισμένες αναφορές στην παγκόσμια βιβλιογραφία τη συσχετίζουν κυρίως με ανθρωποκτονίες σεξουαλικού μοτίβου, διαπραχθείσες από ακαταλόγιστους ασθενείς και ανθρωποκτονίες σχετιζόμενες με άλλα εγκλήματα βίας (π.χ. ληστείες). Η παρούσα εργασία εστιάζει περισσότερο σε περιστατικά υπερφονικότητας, στα οποία οι δράστες, πάσχοντες από ψυχική ή διανοητική διαταραχή, κρίθηκαν ακαταλόγιστοι. Αποτελεί συνδυασμό βιβλιογραφικής ανασκόπησης και μελέτης κλινικών περιστατικών, με σκοπό να τονιστεί ιδιαίτερα η βιαιότητα. Παρατίθενται τα ευρήματα των νεκροτομών (τραύματα από νύσσον/ τέμνον/ θλών όργανο ή πυροβόλο όπλο) που τελέστηκαν στα πλαίσια της ιατροδικαστικής διερεύνησης των θανάτων. Στα πλαίσια της διεπιστημονικής προσέγγισης της υπερφονικότητας, η Ιατροδικαστική Επιστήμη συμβάλλει με το έργο της στην κατανόηση του μηχανισμού θανάτου και στη διευκρίνιση της αιτίας αυτού. Παράλληλα, συνεισφέρει στην προσπάθεια σύνθεσης του προφίλ του δράστη, καταδεικνύοντας την υπερβολή και τη βιαιότητα που ασκείται στο θύμα
description: Homicide is defined as the act of terminating a person's life by fraudulent means or negligent acts. In the context of crimes against life, the phenomenon of overkill is included. The term "overkill" refers to the infliction of massive injuries by far exceeding the extent of the fatal injury. The limited part of the world literature that refers to "overkill" correlates it with sexually motivated homicides, homicides in the context of mental disorders and other crimes (such as burglary). The present study focuses mainly on overkill cases of perpetrators psychiatrically judged mentally ill. It combines literature review and clinical case studies related, in order to emphasize the violence involved. Presented are the autopsy findings (injuries from a pin / sharp/ blunt instrument or a shotgun) performed in the context of the forensic investigation. In a cross-disciplinary approach of overkill, Forensic Pathology contributes in understanding manner and cause of death. Furthermore, enhances the criminal profile compose effort, demonstrating the extent of violence against the victim
Acute parkinsonism in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and review of the literature
Creators: name: Wantaneeyawong, Chayasak
name: Kasitanon, Nuntana
name: Kumchana, Kullanit
name: Louthrenoo, Worawit
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Purpose of the study: Parkinsonism in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is rare. This study reported a case of parkinsonism in SLE and reviewed the clinical features and outcomes of parkinsonism in SLE patients. Methods: English language literature of parkinsonism in SLE patients was reviewed. Results: There were 28 patients (19 adults and 9 children) with SLE and parkinsonism. Twenty-three patients were female. Of 26 patients whose disease duration was available parkinsonism occurred at SLE diagnosis and after SLE diagnosis in 6 and 20 patients, respectively. Twenty-five patients had active SLE. Hematologic, mucocutaneous and musculoskeletal systems were the 3 most common organs involved in SLE during parkinsonism onset. Rigidity, bradykinesia and resting tremor were the 3 most common parkinsonian symptoms. Compared with adults, child cases had significantly more psychosis (4 in 9 vs. 1 in 19, p = 0.026), seizures or psychosis (6 in 9 vs. 2 in 19, p = 0.005), and mutism (6 in 9 vs. none, p < 0.001). Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was abnormal in 13 of 24 patients. Eight of 9 patients had abnormal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and 5 and 3 showed hypoperfusion and hyperperfusion, respectively. The outcomes were resolution, partial response, and persistent symptoms in 17, 7 and 4 patients, respectively. The outcome was no different whether or not dopamine therapy was included to corticosteroids and/or immunosuppressive drugs. Conclusion: Parkinsonism in SLE usually occurs during active SLE disease. Good response to corticosteroid and/or immunosuppressive drugs supports the immunologic mechanism in the pathogenesis.
Preparation and synthetic applications of optically active alpha-hydroxy nitriles
Creators: name: Matthews., Barry Ross
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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title: Ethics vs. Innovation?
title: The Impact of Embryo Research Laws on the Inno-vative Ability of National Economies
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Fink, Simon
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 330

description: The article assesses the empirical veracity of the frequently heard thesis that strict embryo research laws can hinder innovation in embryo and stem cell research, and thereby impede the innovative ability of the medical biotech sector. Based on a comparative study of the OECD countries, and case-study material, the article argues that this thesis can only partly be confirmed. Strict embryo research laws are associated with a lower innovation quota in stem cell research. But this correlation mostly reflects stable structural differences between national innovation systems rather than dynamics triggered by policy measures. Permissive embryo research laws are not automatically associated with an innovative biotechnology sector, and the innovativeness sometimes is a partly unintended consequence, rather than the result of an active political strategy. The results of the analysis caution against undue simplified theses on the impact regulation can have on the innovative ability of national economies. If there are impacts of embryo research laws on the innovative ability of the biotech sector, they will be visible only in the long term. Shortterm political steering efforts have to be judged very sceptically.
description: Science, Technology & Innovation Studies
Existence and approximation results for shape optimization problems in rotordynamics
Creators: name: Schweizer, Ben
name: Strauß, Frank
name: Heuveline, Vincent
Publisher: name: Springer
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: 510

description: We consider a shape optimization problem in rotordynamics where the mass of a rotor is minimized subject to constraints on the natural frequencies. Our analysis is based on a class of rotors described by a Rayleigh beam model including effects of rotary inertia and gyroscopic moments. The solution of the equation of motion leads to a generalized eigenvalue problem. The governing operators are non-symmetric due to the gyroscopic terms. We prove the existence of solutions for the optimization problem by using the theory of compact operators. For the numerical treatment of the problem a finite element discretization based on a variational formulation is considered. Applying results on spectral approximation of linear operators we prove that the solution of the discretized optimization problem converges towards the solution of the continuous problem if the discretization parameter tends to zero. Finally, a priori estimates for the convergence order of the eigenvalues are presented and illustrated by a numerical example.
Improving the phase super-sensitivity of squeezing-assisted interferometers by squeeze factor unbalancing
Creators: name: Manceau, Mathieu
name: Khalili, Farid
name: Chekhova, Maria
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The sensitivity properties of an SU(1,1) interferometer made of two cascaded parametric amplifiers, as well as of an ordinary SU(2) interferometer preceded by a squeezer and followed by an anti-squeezer, are theoretically investigated. Several possible experimental configurations are considered, such as the absence or presence of a seed beam, direct or homodyne detection scheme. In all cases we formulate the optimal conditions to achieve phase super-sensitivity, meaning a sensitivity overcoming the shot-noise limit. We show that for a given gain of the first parametric amplifier, unbalancing the interferometer by increasing the gain of the second amplifier improves the interferometer properties. In particular, a broader super-sensitivity phase range and a better overall sensitivity can be achieved by gain unbalancing.
description: 14 pages, 14 figures
title: Audio Tampering Detection
Creators: name: Dörömbözi, András
Publisher: name: TU Wien
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Audio Tampering Detection
subject: Supervised Learning
subject: Deep Neural Networks
subject: Audio-Signal Processing
subject: Dataset creation
subject: Multi-layer audio

description: The thesis proposes and evaluates deep learning methodologies for tampering detection at multi-layered audio samples. The tampering of the audio recordings can be performed by cutting, insertion, or reshuffling. State-of-the-art solutions provide promising results by detecting tampering events in audio samples based on acoustic environment analysis, microphone identification, or by analyzing the trace fluctuation of the signal at frequency ranges. However, these solutions are rarely evaluated in research studies for whether they could detect tampering events in recordings, which are post-processed with additional layers. Nonetheless, the layer might be able to hide the tampering traces. Such cases could be problematic, like the post-processing of a tampered politician speech with a music layer, where the tampering might not be detected in time. Such content might be able to harm the trustworthiness of democratic institutions if it reaches many people, which by the rapid growth of social media platforms is already a realistic scenario. The methodologies proposed in this thesis rely on Transformer models, Multi-Layer Perceptron, and Recurrent Neural Networks. Besides developing and applying the proposed methods, the baseline tampering detection approach introduced in a state-of-the-art research paper is also implemented and evaluated against the multi-layered query audios. This evaluation is used to elaborate on how the performance of the baseline model is affected by additional post-processing techniques. The proposed methodologies’ performance are compared against the baseline approach performance to elaborate on which cases the proposed methodologies can provide a better solution and identify the disadvantages and bottlenecks of these solutions. The thesis demonstrated that the proposed approaches can outperform the baseline model, when additional music or environment layers are applied to the recordings. On the other hand, the baseline model noticeably outperforms the proposed methodologies in cases where capturing the ENF signal from the recordings on which the model’s feature extraction relies is optimal.
The incidence of Injuries and Their Determinants in Akaki Textile Factory
Creators: name: Senbeto, Elias
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 1991

description: A descriptive and case control study was done to observe the incidence of injuries and their determinants in Akaki textile factory. There were a total of 143 accidents during the study period giving an incidence density of 200 per 1000 person years. This is very high in comparison to developed countries. The most frequent cause of injury was machinery (29.4%), and hit by/against objects (20.3%). Most of the accidents occurred in the Weaving department (109.2 per 1000 exposed workers). From our study, we found out that most accidents occurred on Mondays (35.7%) and on Fridays (17.5%). The most common time of accidents was from 8am to lOam. The most common parts of the body which were affected by accidents were finger (42%), lower leg ( 18 . 9 %), hand (13 . 3%) • The most frequent type of accidents were prick (32.9%), laceration (30.8%), and bruise (16.8%). From the result of our study, 87.4% of the interviewed workers were not wearing personal protective devices and 86.1% had not taken safety training. 1001 total man days was lost due to 143 accidents over a period of 12 weeks. More injuries occurred in those workers who were below the age of 30 years as compared to those above 30 year (p <.05), and more injuries occurred in those workers who were above 6~ grade (p<.05). Recommendations in how to reduce the rate of accidents are made.
The Stellar Kinematics of Void Dwarf Galaxies Using KCWI
Creators: name: Reyes, Mithi A. C. de los
name: Kirby, Evan N.
name: Zhuang, Zhuyun
name: Steidel, Charles C.
name: Chen, Yuguang
name: Wheeler, Coral
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Dwarf galaxies located in extremely under-dense cosmic voids are excellent test-beds for disentangling the effects of large-scale environment on galaxy formation and evolution. We present integral field spectroscopy for low-mass galaxies ($M_{\star}=10^{7}-10^{9}~M_{\odot}$) located inside (N=21) and outside (N=9) cosmic voids using the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI). Using measurements of stellar line-of-sight rotational velocity $v_{\mathrm{rot}}$ and velocity dispersion $σ_{\star}$, we test the tidal stirring hypothesis, which posits that dwarf spheroidal galaxies are formed through tidal interactions with more massive host galaxies. We measure low values of $v_{\mathrm{rot}}/σ_{\star}\lesssim2$ for our sample of isolated dwarf galaxies, and we find no trend between $v_{\mathrm{rot}}/σ_{\star}$ and distance from a massive galaxy $d_{L^{\star}}$ out to $d_{L^{\star}}\sim10$ Mpc. These suggest that dwarf galaxies can become dispersion-supported "puffy" systems even in the absence of environmental effects like tidal interactions. We also find indications of an upward trend between $v_{\mathrm{rot}}/σ_{\star}$ and galaxy stellar mass, perhaps implying that stellar disk formation depends on mass rather than environment. Although some of our conclusions may be slightly modified by systematic effects, our main result still holds: that isolated low-mass galaxies may form and remain as puffy systems rather than the dynamically cold disks predicted by classical galaxy formation theory.
description: 19 pages including references; submitted to ApJ. Code used for analysis and figures can be found here: https://github.com/mdlreyes/void-dwarf-analysis
Creeping fronts in degenerate reaction diffusion systems
Creators: name: Schweizer, Ben
name: Heinze, S.
Publisher: name: Institute of Physics Publishing
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: 510

description: We study systems of reaction diffusion type for two species in one space dimension and investigate the dynamics in the case where the second species does not diffuse. We consider competing species with two stable equilibria and front solutions that connect the two stable states. A free energy function determines a preferred state. If the diffusive species is preferred, travelling waves may appear. Instead, if the non-diffusive species is preferred, stationary fronts are the only monotone travelling waves. We show that these fronts are unstable and that the non-diffusive species can propagate at a logarithmic rate.
Risk Factors in Childhood Malnutrition Genale Awraja South East Ethiopia
Creators: name: Geressu, Takele
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 1988

description: The nutritional status of a homogenous rural Ethiopian community was st udi ed. A tota l of 1020 children. 498 (48.8% boys & 522 (51.2%) girls ill the age group 6-59 months participated in the study. Factors that may possibly be involved in protein energy malnutrition were studied. As age of study children was difficult to determine to the exact month the' re l atively age indepe ndent anthropometric index weight for he i ght was used. III all cases bivariate analyses was done. 302 (29. 6%) of the study children were found to be below -2 Z-SCORE of the NCHS weight for h ei~.t refere nce. There was no difference in the prevalence of malnutrition in the two sexes . However, boys were heRvier & t aller than girls. Socia- demographic variables like I,.come, family size, polygamy, membership of the family to a farmers' producers co- operatives and maternal literacy did not show any correlation with the nutritional status of the child. Having more t han one child in the age group 6- 59 months old in a family predicted malnutrition. Duration of breast feeding was shown to be inversly related to nutritional status. Recent illnesses of diarrhoea, fever & cough were strongly associated with poor nutritional status. Two hudred fifteen (21.1%) of the study children were cOlnpletely imml.nizcd
Plädoyer für eine Kopernikanische Wende in der Mathematikdidaktik
Creators: name: Horn, Martin Erik
Publisher: name: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 510

description: Die Kopernikanische Wende stellt einen radialen Bruch in der Art und Weise naturwissenschaftlicher Weltbetrachtung dar. Dabei umfasst diese Wende nicht nur naturwissenschaftliche Inhalte wie die Verschiebung des geozentrischen Weltbildes hin zu einem heliozentrischen, sondern in einem mindestens ebenso dramatischen Umbruch die Verschiebung wissenschaftlicher Arbeitsweisen und Methoden. Kopernikus, Kepler, Galilei und andere eröffneten nicht nur eine neue Sicht auf die Welt, sondern parallel dazu eine neue Sicht auf wissenschaftliches Handeln. Ursprünglich aus der Physik kommend prägt mich die Kopernikanische Wende als Wissenschaftler enorm. Wissen in Physik und Astronomie, das vor Jahrtausenden durch Chinesen, Inder, Babylonier und Griechen fundiert wurde und Jahrtausende gültig war, zerbrach in einem revolutionären Umbruch und wurde unter gewandelten Prämissen vollständig neu organisiert. Diese Grunderfahrung weisen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, die ihre Wurzeln in der Mathematik sehen (wohl also die Mehrheit des Publikums der GDM-Tagungen), so nicht auf. Mathematische Erkenntnisse sind als geisteswissenschaftliche Konstrukte weitaus beständiger und festgefügter als naturwissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse, die nie bewiesen, im Experiment aber immer wiederlegt werden können. Oder, wie schon Hardy anmerkte: Mathematische Ideen sterben nie (Hardy 1992, S. 81).
Isospin splitting of nucleon effective mass and symmetry energy in isotopic nuclear reactions
Creators: name: Guo, Ya-Fei
name: Chen, Peng-Hui
name: Niu, Fei
name: Zhang, Hong-Fei
name: Jin, Gen-Ming
name: Feng, Zhao-Qing
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Within an isospin and momentum dependent transport model, the dynamics of isospin particles (nucleons and light clusters) in Fermi-energy heavy-ion collisions are investigated for constraining the isospin splitting of nucleon effective mass and the symmetry energy at subsaturation densities. The mass splitting of $m^{*}_{n}>m^{*}_{p}$ and $m^{*}_{n}
description: 13 pages, 6 figures
Firescan : a technique for airborne infra-red mapping of wild fires
Creators: name: Matthews., Andrew Guy
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

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Continuous optical-to-mechanical quantum state transfer in the unresolved sideband regime
Creators: name: Navarathna, Amy
name: Bennett, James S.
name: Bowen, Warwick P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Optical-to-mechanical quantum state transfer is an important capability for future quantum networks, quantum communication, and distributed quantum sensing. However, existing continuous state transfer protocols operate in the resolved sideband regime, necessitating a high-quality optical cavity and a high mechanical resonance frequency. Here, we propose a continuous protocol that operates in the unresolved sideband regime. The protocol is based on feedback cooling, can be implemented with current technology, and is able to transfer non-Gaussian quantum states with high fidelity. Our protocol significantly expands the kinds of optomechanical devices for which continuous optical-to-mechanical state transfer is possible, paving the way towards quantum technological applications and the preparation of macroscopic superpositions to test the fundamentals of quantum science.
Η διαμεσολάβηση στις διεθνείς εμπορικές διαφορές: η συμφωνία περί διαμεσολάβησης, εφαρμοστέο δίκαιο και εκτελεστότητα
Creators: name: Πρωτόγερου, Αθανασία Γεωργίου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2022
Subjects: Διεθνής εμπορική διαμεσολάβηση
Εφαρμοστέο δίκαιο
Εκτελεστότητα συμφωνιών κατόπιν διαμεσολάβησης
Cross-border commercial mediation
Applicable law
Enforcement of mediation settlement agreements

description: Με την παρούσα εργασία επιχειρείται η παρουσίαση της έννοιας της διασυνοριακής διαμεσολάβησης, ως εναλλακτικού τρόπου επίλυσης των διαφορών που ανακύπτουν στις διεθνείς εμπορικές συναλλαγές. Η ανάλυση πραγματοποιείται εντός του νομοθετικού πλαισίου που θέτει η Οδηγία 2008/52/ΕΚ και ο Νόμος 4640/2019. Αρχικά, αναλύεται η έννοια της συμφωνίας περί υπαγωγής της διαφοράς στη διαμεσολάβηση, η νομική φύση αυτής καθώς και οι έννομες συνέπειες της εν λόγω συμφωνίας. Στη συνέχεια, εξετάζεται το ζήτημα του εφαρμοστέου δικαίου επί της συμφωνίας περί υπαγωγής της διαφοράς στη διαμεσολάβηση, επί της διαδικασίας της διαμεσολάβησης, επί της συμφωνίας με τον διαμεσολαβητή και επί της συμφωνίας που προκύπτει από τη διαμεσολάβηση. Τέλος, η ανάλυση επικεντρώνεται στο ζήτημα της εκτελεστότητας των συμφωνιών που προκύπτουν από τη διαμεσολάβηση τόσο εντός όσο και εκτός της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης
description: The present dissertation thesis aims to present the concept of cross-border mediation in commercial disputes, as an alternative way of resolving disputes in the international trade. The analysis takes places under the scope of the EU Directive 2008/52/EK and the Greek Mediation Law 4640/2019. In the first place, the present thesis analyzes the notion, the nature and the legal effects of the mediation agreement. Afterwards, the thesis examines the applicable law to the mediation agreement, to the process, to the agreement between the mediator and the parties and the law that is applicable to the settlement agreement after the mediation. At the end, the present thesis explains how foreign mediation agreements, reached in and out of the European Union, can be declared enforceable
Strong deflection limit analysis and gravitational lensing of an Ellis wormhole
Creators: name: Tsukamoto, Naoki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Observations of gravitational lenses in strong gravitational fields give us a clue to understanding dark compact objects. In this paper, we extend a method to obtain a deflection angle in a strong deflection limit provided by Bozza [Phys. Rev. D 66, 103001 (2002)] to apply to ultrastatic spacetimes. We also discuss on the order of an error term in the deflection angle. Using the improved method, we consider gravitational lensing by an Ellis wormhole, which is an ultrastatic wormhole of the Morris-Thorne class.
description: 23 pages, 1 figure, minor correction, title changed, accepted for publication in Physical Review D
Analysis of a hadron beam in five-dimensional phase space
Creators: name: Hoover, Austin
name: Ruisard, Kiersten
name: Aleksandrov, Alexander
name: Cousineau, Sarah
name: Zhukov, Alexander
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We conduct a detailed measurement and analysis of a hadron beam in five-dimensional phase space at the Spallation Neutron Source Beam Test Facility. The measurement's resolution and dynamic range are sufficient to image sharp, high-dimensional features in low-density regions of phase space. To facilitate the complex task of feature identification in the five-dimensional phase space, we develop several analysis and visualization techniques, including non-planar slicing. We use these techniques to examine the transverse dependence of longitudinal hollowing and longitudinal dependence of transverse hollowing in the distribution. This analysis strengthens the claim that low-dimensional projections do not adequately characterize high-dimensional phase space distributions in low-energy hadron accelerators
description: 13 pages; 15 figures; submitted to Physical Review Accelerators and Beams (PRAB)
Ενδοοικογενειακή βία (covid – 19) – Η νομική υπόσταση και υπεράσπιση του θύματος στα δικαστήρια
Creators: name: Αβρανά, Σοφία Αντωνίου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2022
Subjects: Ενδοοικογενειακή βία
Θύμα ενδοοικογενειακής βίας
Νόμος 3500/2006
Domestic violence
Victim of domestic violence
Law 3500/2006

description: Σκοπός της βιβλιογραφικής εργασίας ήταν να μελετήσει τη βιβλιογραφία εθνικού και διεθνούς επιπέδου και να αναλύσει τις νομοθεσίες που έχουν διακηρυχθεί σχετικά με την ενδοοικογενειακή βία και την υπεράσπιση του θύματος. Επιπρόσθετα, στόχος της εργασίας ήταν να συγκρίνει τις νομοθεσίες που έχουν διακηρυχθεί, προκειμένου να εξεταστεί κριτικά η συμβολή της νομικής υπόστασης στην ουσιαστική υπεράσπιση του θύματος. Μέσα από τη μελέτη της βιβλιογραφίας διαπιστώθηκε ότι η βία και ιδιαίτερα η εκδήλωση των περιστατικών της ενδοοικογενειακής βίας αποτελεί ένα φαινόμενο που εντείνεται ολοένα και περισσότερο τα τελευταία χρόνια. Μέσα από τη μελέτη της ελληνικής νομοθεσίας διαπιστώθηκε ότι η προσπάθεια για την νομική προστασία και την υπεράσπιση των θυμάτων της ενδοοικογενειακής βίας αποτελεί ένα θέμα μεγάλου ενδιαφέροντος και οι προσπάθειες της ελληνικής Πολιτείας δεν είναι λίγες. Ωστόσο, χρήζει επισήμανσης το γεγονός ότι οι νομοθετικές διατάξεις και μεταρρυθμίσεις βασίζονται στα στατιστικά στοιχεία της Ελληνικής Αστυνομίας η οποία συγκεντρώνει κυρίως καταγγελίες γυναικών, γεγονός το οποίο δυσχεραίνει την προσπάθεια για την ουσιαστική προστασία άλλων θυμάτων όπως είναι τα ανήλικα τέκνα και οι ηλικιωμένου που πέφτουν θύματα σεξουαλικές παρενόχλησης, σωματικής κακοποίησης ή οικονομικής εκμετάλλευσης. Σε κάθε περίπτωση, μέσα από την εργασία επισημαίνεται η σημασία του ρόλου του δικηγόρου για την ουσιαστική προστασία του θύματος
description: The purpose of this bibliographic work was to study the bibliography on an international and national level and to analyze the enacted laws regarding domestic violence and the defense of the victim. In addition, the aim of this study was to compare the legislation that has been enacted in order to critically examine the contribution of legal status to the legal defense of the victim. Through the bibliography it became obvious that violence and more specifically manifestation of incidents of domestic violence, is a phenomenon which is becoming more and more intense in recent years. Through the study of the Greek legislation it was found that the efforts for the legal support and defense of domestic violence victims is considered a matter of great interest and the efforts on the part of the Greek State are more than enough. However, it should be noted that the legislation and reforms are based on the statistics given by the Greek police, which mainly concentrate on complaints made by women which, in turn, makes it even more difficult to effectively protect other victims such as young children and senior citizens who experience sexual harassment, physical abuse or financial exploitation. Whatever the case, this study puts emphasis on the importance of the lawyer’s role as far as the substantial protection of the victim is concerned
SECRETed_4th_Press_Release.pdf
Creators: name: , Aliki
name: , Kostas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: 4TH PRESS RELEASE. 2ND Annual Meeting of A.I.M.S. Cluster. The A.I.M.S. Cluster takes its name by its 4 founding projects: Algae4IBD, InnCoCells, MARBLES and SECRETed, which are funded under the same EU topic: FNR-11-2020: Prospecting aquatic and terrestrial natural biological resources for biologically active compounds.
Comparison of Approaches for Measuring Adherence and Persistence to Oral Oncologic Therapies in Patients Diagnosed with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Creators: name: Tan, H.-J.
name: Funk, M.J.
name: Stürmer, T.
name: Gooden, K.
name: Chun, D.S.
name: Hicks, B.M.
name: Keil, A.P.
name: Hinton, S.P.
name: Lund, J.L.
Publisher: name: American Association for Cancer Research Inc.
Year: 2022

description: Background: Adherence and persistence studies face several methodologic difficulties, including short-term mortality. We compared approaches to quantify adherence and persistence to first line (1L) oral targeted therapy (TT) in patients diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Methods: Patients with mRCC ages 66 years or more who initiated TTs within 4 months of diagnosis were identified in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Medicare-linked database (2007–2015). Adherence [proportion of days covered (PDC) >80%] was calculated using (i) PDC with a fixed 6-month denominator including then excluding patients who died within the 6 months and (ii) PDC with a denominator measuring time on treatment. Risk of nonpersistence was obtained by censoring death or treating death as a competing risk using cumulative incidence functions. Results: Among 485 patients with mRCC initiating a 1L oral TT (sunitinib, 64%; pazopanib, 25%; other, 11%), 40% died within 6 months. Adherence was higher after restricting to patients who survived (60%) compared with including those patients and assigning zero days covered after death (47%). Risk of nonpersistence was higher when censoring patients at death, 0.91 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.88–0.94], compared with treating death as a competing risk, 0.75 (95% CI, 0.71–0.79). Conclusions: Different approaches to handling death resulted in different adherence and persistence estimates in the metastatic setting. Future studies should explicitly report the proportion of patient deaths over time and explore appropriate methods to account for death as competing risk. Impact: Use of several approaches can provide a more comprehensive picture of medication-taking behavior in the metastatic setting where death is a major competing risk.
Thrust distribution in Higgs decays up to the fifth logarithmic order
Creators: name: Ju, Wan-Li
name: Xu, Yongqi
name: Yang, Li Lin
name: Zhou, Bin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work, we extend the resummation for the thrust distribution in Higgs decays up to the fifth logarithmic order. We show that one needs the accurate values of the three-loop soft functions for reliable predictions in the back-to-back region. This is especially true in the gluon channel, where the soft function exhibits poor perturbative convergence.
description: 31 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables
Late-time TEM constraints and conductivity profiles for structural mapping
Creators: name: Massie., Duncan
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2021

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
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Relationship Between Nutritional Status and Mental Development of Children in Elka Na Mataramofa, East Showa
Creators: name: Mogga, Souci
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 1996

description: Malnutrition is one of the major problem in the world particularly in developing countries and it is endemic in Ethiopia. Different studies have showed that severe malnutrition during infancy negatively affects mental development. Most malnutrition begins in the second year of life, and most of it is chronic and mild to moderate in severity. This is why the current study is looking at even mildly malnourished children 1 - 4 years of age. To assess the mental development of children in relation to their nutritional status , 111 children 12 - 42 months of age from a single peasant association were taken in this study. From these children 49.5% were under weight , 52.2% were stunted and 9.9% were wasted. The mean Bayley score was 88 and SD 13. Most (71.2%) scored 76 - 101. The mean Bayley score between those stunted and non-stunted showed a significant difference. Multiple linear regression also showed H/A significantly related to mental development. In addition to nutritional status, birth order and delivery events were shown to have strong relation to mental development. Therefore we recommend an extensive health education on nutrition, expansion of delivery services to the rural population and further research on mental development of children with emphasis on the effect of family interaction and child rearing practice on mental development.
Conditions for entanglement purification with general two-qubit states
Creators: name: Torres, Juan Mauricio
name: Bernád, József Zsolt
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the convergence study of a recurrence entanglement purification protocol using arbitrary two-qubit initial states. The protocol is based on a rank two projector in the Bell basis which serves as a two-qubit operation replacing the usual controlled-NOT gate. We show that the whole space of two-qubit density matrices is mapped onto an invariant subspace characterized by seven real parameters. By analyzing this type of density matrices we are able to find general conditions for entanglement purification in the form of two inequalities between pairs of diagonal elements and pairs of coherences. We show that purifiable initial states do not necessary require a fidelity larger than one half with respect to any maximally entangled pure state. Furthermore, we find a family of states parametrized by their concurrence that can be perfectly converted into a Bell state in just one step of the protocol with probability proportional to the square of the concurrence.
description: 7 pages, 3 figures
Το μυκηναϊκό νεκροταφείο στο Κολικρέπι Σπάτων, Αττικής: μία προσπάθεια ανάλυσης ταφικών δεδομένων στο χώρο με τη χρήση γεωγραφικών συστημάτων πληροφοριών (Γ.Σ.Π. - GIS)
Creators: name: Σουκάντος, Γεώργιος Αθανασίου
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2022
Subjects: Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Πληροφοριών
Μυκηναϊκός πολιτισμός
Χωρική ανάλυση
Geographic Information Systems
Mycenaean civilization
Spatial Analysis

description: Η παρούσα μεταπτυχιακή εργασία έχει ως αντικείμενο την μελέτη, ανάλυση και ερμηνεία ταφικών δεδομένων με τη χρήση Γεωγραφικών Συστημάτων Πληροφοριών (Γ.Σ.Π.), τα οποία προέρχονται από οκτώ τάφους του Mυκηναϊκού νεκροταφείου στη θέση Κολικρέπι Σπάτων στην Ανατολική Αττική. Τα ταφικά δεδομένα προέρχονται από τους θαλαμωτούς τάφους 7, 8, 11, 29, 38, 45, 46 και 48 του νεκροταφείου και χρονολογούνται από την ΥΕ ΙΙ μέχρι και την ΥΕ ΙΙΙΓ περίοδο. Τα αρχιτεκτονικά κατάλοιπα των τάφων, τα οστεολογικά κατάλοιπα, αλλά και τα αντικείμενα που συνόδευαν τα οστά ψηφιοποιήθηκαν με τη μεγαλύτερη δυνατή ακρίβεια με τη βοήθεια των Γεωγραφικών Συστημάτων Πληροφοριών. Τα δεδομένα εισήχθησαν και στο περιβάλλον του στατιστικού προγράμματος R, με στόχο την εφαρμογή χωρικών στατιστικών μεθόδων, όπως οι επιφάνειες σχετικού κινδύνου, η εκτίμηση πυκνότητας πυρήνα και η δι-μεταβλητή συνάρτηση Κ του Ripley. Το συγκεκριμένο μεθοδολογικό πλαίσιο στοχεύει στην προσέγγιση και στην προσπάθεια ερμηνείας των πολύπλοκων μυκηναϊκών ταφικών πρακτικών, μέσα από την μελέτη της οργάνωσης του χώρου στο εσωτερικό των θαλαμωτών τάφων. Επιπροσθέτως, αποτελεί μια προσπάθεια για την ανάδειξη των δυνατοτήτων της εφαρμογής υπολογιστικών μεθόδων σε αρχαιολογικά σύνολα, λαμβάνοντας υπόψιν τους θεωρητικούς προβληματισμούς της αρχαιολογικής έρευνας, αλλά και τους πρακτικούς περιορισμούς των αρχαιολογικών δεδομένων
description: The objective of this dissertation is to study, analyze and interpret the mortuary data, deriving from eight chamber tombs from the Mycenaean cemetery of Kolikrepi, Spata in Eastern Attica, using Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The mortuary data come from chamber tombs 7, 8, 11, 29, 38, 45, 46 and 48 and are dated from the LH II to the LH IIIC period. The tombs’ built remains, the osteological material and the objects that accompanied the burials were digitized with the maximum possible precision using Geographical Information Systems. The data were also imported in the R statistical package, with the goal of applying spatial statistical methods, such as relative risk surfaces, kernel density estimation and Ripley’s K bivariate function. This methodological framework is used in order to approach the complex Mycenaean mortuary practices through the study of space inside the chamber tombs. In addition, by using this framework, it is attempted to emphasize the potential of applying computational methods in archaeological datasets, while considering the theoretical concerns of archaeological research and the actual limitations of archaeological material
Collaborative Filmmaking as a Tool for Decolonising Cinema: The Faire-part Case Study
Creators: name: Gunella, Chiara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Diversity, Inclusion, Migration

description: Presentation during the Avanca Conference: Collaborative Filmmaking as a Tool for Decolonising Cinema: The Faire-part Case Study https://avanca.org/PT/inicio.php
Improving the detection sensitivity to primordial stochastic gravitational waves with reduced astrophysical foregrounds
Creators: name: Pan, Zhen
name: Yang, Huan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: One of the primary targets of third-generation (3G) ground-based gravitational wave (GW) detectors is detecting the stochastic GW background (SGWB) from early universe processes. The astrophysical foreground from compact binary mergers will be a major contamination to the background, which must be reduced to high precision to enable the detection of primordial background. In this work, we revisit the limit of foreground reduction computed in previous studies, point out potential problems in previous foreground cleaning methods and propose a novel cleaning method subtracting the approximate signal strain and removing the average residual power. With this method, the binary black hole foreground is reduced with fractional residual energy density below $10^{-4}$ for frequency $f\in (10, 10^2)$ Hz, below $10^{-3}$ for frequency $f\in (10^2, 10^3)$ Hz and below the detector sensitivity limit for all relevant frequencies in our simulations. Similar precision is achieved to clean the foreground from binary neutron stars (BNSs) that are above the detection threshold, so that the residual foreground is dominated by sub-threshold BNSs, which will be the next critical problem to solve for detecting the primordial SGWB in the 3G era.
description: 12 pages, 4 figs
Gravitational luminosity of a hot plasma in R^2 gravity
Creators: name: Niri, B. Nadiri
name: Jahan, A.
name: Corda, C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The R^{2}-gravity contribution to energy loss of a hot plasma due to the gravitational bremsstrahlung is calculated in the linearized theory on the basis of classical Coulomb scattering of plasma constituents in small-angle scattering approximation. The explicit dependence of the gravitational luminosity on the plasma temperature is derived and its relevance to the Einstein gravity is demonstrated. The result when applied to the Sun as a hot plasma, shows very good agreement with available data.
description: 17 pages, final version accepted for publication in European Physical Journal C. A discussion in arXiv:1211.1373 has been partially reviewed