cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
THRIPS PALMI (Karny) (THYSANOPTERA : Thripidae) ET LES AUTRES RAVAGEURS DE L'AUBERGIN E EN GUADELOUPE
Thrips palmi (KARNY) AND THE OTHER PESTS OF THE EGGPLANT IN GUADELOUPE
Creators: name: Etienne, J.
name: Van Waetermeulen, X.
name: Etienne, J.
name: Van Waetermeulen, X.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1989
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

description: Les dégâts de Thripspalmisur cultures d'aubergines sont apparus fin 1985 en Guadeloupe avec une intensité telle que la production de cette culture destinée à l'exportation a été gravement compromise. De nombreuses expérimentations de lutte chimique ont été réalisées et se sont souvent avérées décevantes. En effet, l'utilisation abusive d'insecticides n'a fait généralementqu'aggraver le problème au lieu de le résoudre. Des recherches effectuées alors ont montré qu'il existait une importante régulation naturelle au niveau foliaire et au niveau tellurique. Cette régulation due à un complexe de prédateurs indigènes polyphages joue un rôle non négligeable dans le contrôle de ce nouveau ravageur. L'emploi systématique d'insecticides semble donc à proscrire et ceux ci doivent être utilisés avec prudence. Un aperçu des recherches effectuées sur ce Thrips e n Guadeloupe et une liste des ravageurs recensés actuellement sur cette culture sont mentionnés. ----- The damage of Thrips palmi on eggplant crop have appeared at the end of 1985 in Guadeloupe with such intensity that the production of this crop, which was destinated to the exportation, has been gravely compromised. A lot of chemical tests have been realised but the results have been often disappointed. As a matter of fact, the excessive utilisation of insecticides did not resolved the problem and, at the contrary generally they aggravated them. Then researches effected has shown that there was an important natural regulation at the foliage stage and in the soil. This natural regulation is due to a complex of polyphagous indigenous predators which plays an important part in the control of Thrip palmi. The systematic utilisation of insecticides seems to proscribe and chemical treatments must be used carefully. A general idea of the studies realised on this Thrips in Guadeloupe an a list of the pest actually indexed on the eggplant crops are mentionned
A health technology assessment of Lovaas Autism Treatment : the role of evidence in legal, health policy and health care contexts
Creators: name: Beard, Sandra Lynn
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: In 1998 parents of autistic children launched a Charter of Rights and Freedoms challenge against the Province of BC for failing to fund Lovaas Autism Treatment (LAT) (Auton et al.). Although initially successful, in 2004 the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the lower courts' decisions and rejected the parents' claims for public funding. In addition to the Charter issue, these legal proceedings also highlighted the discourse over judicial policy making and the Courts' interpretation of medical evidence - specifically, the effectiveness of LAT. The use of medical evidence in law had been identified as an issue by both the American Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This thesis was designed to expand on the lOM/AHRQ's previous work by investigating the conceptualizations and processes used by law, health policy and health care within the context of the Auton legal proceedings in order to gain an understanding of how each domain seeks, understands and applies evidence. This was accomplished in two parts. First, the legal dimension of a comprehensive health technology assessment (HTA) framework utilized a qualitative grounded theory methodology to examine participant interviews a n d legal documents. This analysis resulted in a conceptual framework of scientific evidence pathways that further defined, contextualized and dimensionalized the phenomena of seeking, understanding, and applying evidence within the three sectors. Grounded theory proved to be an effective approach for exploring the legal context and serves to broaden the scope of evidence HTA researchers can offer. Second, the effectiveness dimension of the HTA framework employed the methods of systematic review and critical appraisal to investigate the current state of knowledge on the effectiveness of LAT. This analysis concluded that there remains a paucity of rigorously designed studies due to ongoing methodological limitations. Overall, the strength of the body of evidence on LAT was poor and did little to advance its effectiveness claims. Together, these two analyses provided an update on the effectiveness of Lovaas Autism Treatment; insight into how the evidence of LAT was handled in the Auton case; and a depiction of how the sectors of law, health policy and health care conceptualize the evidentiary process in general.
"Mein neues Zuhause". Der schulische Beitrag zu einer erfolgreichen Integration von Kindern mit Fluchthintergrund in das Schweizer Schulsystem
Creators: name: Bachtler, Fabienne
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Sonderpädagogik
Integration
Fluchthintergrund
Schule
Masterarbeit

description: Schulen stehen täglich vor neuen Integrationsaufgaben. Die folgende Masterarbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, wie ein (heil-) pädagogisches Setting gestaltet sein sollte, um ein Kind mit Fluchthintergrund erfolgreich ins Schweizer Schulsystem integrieren zu können. Hierbei werden neben der Gestaltung des Unterrichts auch weitere Gelingensbedingungen miteinbezogen. In dieser empirischen Arbeit wird die Fachliteratur mit Erfahrungen aus der Praxis in Verbindung gebracht. Hierfür wurden problemzentrierte Interviews geführt. Die befragten Personen waren eine Klassenlehrerin, eine Schulische Heilpädagogin, eine Lehrerin für Deutsch als Zweitsprache, sowie zwei Familien mit Fluchthintergrund. Die Interviews wurden anschliessend mit Hilfe der qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse nach Mayring (2015) ausgewertet und diskutiert. Es hat sich gezeigt, dass die Integration eines Kindes mit Fluchthintergrund nur gelingen kann, wenn das schulische Setting von einer gelebten Willkommenskultur geprägt ist und grossen Wert auf Beziehungsaspekte gelegt wird. Hierbei spielt die Lehrperson eine tragende Rolle. Zudem sollte das (heil-) pädagogische Setting von Anfang an auf eine strukturierte und kontinuierliche Vermittlung der deutschen Sprache ausgelegt werden. Des Weiteren spielt die Zusammenarbeit aller am Integrationsprozess beteiligten Personen eine Schlüsselrolle. Auch auf der Ebene des Unterrichts können Lehrpersonen eine Integration förderlich beeinflussen.
Fracton-elasticity duality of two-dimensional superfluid vortex crystals: defect interactions and quantum melting
Creators: name: Nguyen, Dung Xuan
name: Gromov, Andrey
name: Moroz, Sergej
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Employing the fracton-elastic duality, we develop a low-energy effective theory of a zero-temperature vortex crystal in a two-dimensional bosonic superfluid which naturally incorporates crystalline topological defects. We extract static interactions between these defects and investigate several continuous quantum transitions triggered by the Higgs condensation of vortex vacancies/interstitials and dislocations. We propose that the quantum melting of the vortex crystal towards the hexatic or smectic phase may occur via a pair of continuous transitions separated by an intermediate vortex supersolid phase.
description: Scipost Physics accepted version
Additional file 1 of Knowledge, attitudes and self-confidence with skills required for providing dementia care in physicians at primary healthcare settings in Vietnam
Creators: name: Pham, Bich Diep
name: Kim, Bao Giang
name: Esterman, Adrian
name: Brodaty, Henry
name: Kurrle, Susan
name: Nguyen, Thanh Binh
name: Nguyen, Trong Hung
name: Roughead, Elizabeth
name: Hinton, Ladson
name: Dang, Thu Ha
name: Nguyen, Thi Diem Huong
name: Tran, Kham
name: Crotty, Maria
name: Du, Duc
name: Nguyen, Tuan Anh
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary Material 1
The Mad Hatter´s Cocktail Party: A Social Mobile Audio Space Supporting Multiple Simultaneous Conversations
Creators: name: Aoki, Paul M.
name: Romaine, Matthew
name: Szymanski, Margaret H.
name: Thornton, James D.
name: Wilson, Daniel
name: Woodruff, Allison
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: Sound (cs.SD)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: H.4.3; H.5.3

description: This paper presents a mobile audio space intended for use by gelled social groups. In face-to-face interactions in such social groups, conversational floors change frequently, e.g., two participants split off to form a new conversational floor, a participant moves from one conversational floor to another, etc. To date, audio spaces have provided little support for such dynamic regroupings of participants, either requiring that the participants explicitly specify with whom they wish to talk or simply presenting all participants as though they are in a single floor. By contrast, the audio space described here monitors participant behavior to identify conversational floors as they emerge. The system dynamically modifies the audio delivered to each participant to enhance the salience of the participants with whom they are currently conversing. We report a user study of the system, focusing on conversation analytic results.
description: 8 pages
Understanding Heisenberg's 'Magical' Paper of July 1925: a New Look at the Calculational Details
Creators: name: Aitchison, Ian J. R.
name: MacManus, David A.
name: Snyder, Thomas M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In July 1925 Heisenberg published a paper [Z. Phys. 33, 879-893 (1925)] which ended the period of `the Old Quantum Theory' and ushered in the new era of Quantum Mechanics. This epoch-making paper is generally regarded as being difficult to follow, perhaps partly because Heisenberg provided few clues as to how he arrived at the results which he reported. Here we give details of calculations of the type which, we suggest, Heisenberg may have performed. We take as a specific example one of the anharmonic oscillator problems considered by Heisenberg, and use our reconstruction of his approach to solve it up to second order in perturbation theory. We emphasize that the results are precisely those obtained in standard quantum mechanics, and suggest that some discussion of the approach - based on the direct computation of transition amplitudes - could usefully be included in undergraduate courses in quantum mechanics.
description: 24 pages, no figures, Latex, submitted to Am. J. Phys
ADVANCES IN THE CONTROL OF THRIPS PALMI (KARNY) (THYSANOPTERA : THRIPIDAE) IN PUERTO RICO
DEVELOPPEMENTS DE LA LUTTE CONTRE THRIPS PALMI (THYSANOPTERA THRIPIDAE) A PORTO RICO
Creators: name: Franqui, Rosa A.
name: Pantoja, Alberto
name: Ruiz, Herman
name: Segarra-Carmona, A.E.
name: Franqui, Rosa A.
name: Pantoja, Alberto
name: Ruiz, Herman
name: Segarra-Carmona, A.E.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1989
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

description: The oriental thrips, Thrips palmi, was introduced into Puerto Rico in 1986- 87, causing severe damage on solanaceous and cucurbitaceous crops. In 1988 and 1989, trials were established at the Juana Diaz Experiment Substation to evaluate the efficacy of low and high rates of methomyl (0.5 Kg & 1 Kg ΑΙ/ha), azinphosmethyl (281 & 560 g ΑΙ/ha), esfenvalerate (32 & 57 g ΑΙ/ha) and oxamyl (560 g & 1.1 Kg/ha) in reducing oriental thrips populations. Application intervals, i.e, once ortwice/week, were also studied in a completely randomized block factorial design. Plots were sampled at weekly intervals. No differences in thrips population densities were detected between insecticides nor application rates from neither year. Similarly no differences were found between the effectiveness of high or low insecticide doses. Plant yield was greatly influenced by treatment, with esfenvalerate methomyl unsprayed control azinphosmethyl oxamyl. No correlations were found between yield and thrips population density. Mean thrips population was 0.1 individuals per leaf. ----- Le Thrips oriental, Thrips palmi, a été introduit à Porto Rico en 1986-87, causant des pertes sérieuses sur les cultures de Solanées et de Cucurbitacées. En 1988 et 1989, des études ont été entreprises à la station expérimentale de Juana Diaz pour évaluer l'efficacité de traitement à faibles et fortes doses de méthomyl (0,5 Kg et 1 Kg ΑΙ/ha), d'azinphosméthyl (281 et 560 g ΑΙ/ha), d'esfenvalerate (32 et 57 g ΑΙ/ha) et d'oxamyl (560 et 1,1 Kg/ ha) pour le contrôle des populations de thrips. L'effet de l'intervalle entre plusieurs applications (une ou deux fois par semaine) a également été étudié en utilisant un dispositif en bloc et en randomisation totale. Des échantillonnages hebdomadaires ont été effectués pour cela. La densité de population des thrips n'a pas été influencée par l'insecticide utilisée, ni par les doses ni par les dates de traitement. Par contre, le rendement a beaucoup varié suivant l'insecticide. On peut donner le classement suivant par ordre décroissant d'efficacité : esfenvalérate, méthomyl, témoin, azinphosméthyl, oxamyl. Nous n'avons mis en évidence aucune corrélation entre le rendement et la densité de population de thrips. Les moyennes de population étaient de 0,1 individu par feuille.
Additional file 1 of Heterogeneity by age and gender in the association of kidney function with mortality among patients with diabetes - analysis of diabetes registry in Singapore
Creators: name: Jafar, Tazeen H.
name: Seng, Loraine Liping
name: Wang, Yeli
name: Lim, Ching Wee
name: Chan, Choong Meng
name: Kwek, Jia Liang
name: Coffman, Thomas M.
name: Ping, Yongjing
name: Bee, Yong Mong
name: Allen, John C.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Biotechnology
Marine Biology

description: Additional file 1: Supplementary Table S1. Cox regression simplified model eGFR hazard ratios for all-cause and CVD mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes stratified by age using 65 years as cut-off and gender, with eGFR between 90-119 mL/min per 1.73 m2 as reference. Supplemental Figure S1. Kaplan-Meier curves for the survival probability of female and male among groups stratified by eGFR with all-cause mortality as outcome. Supplemental Figure S2. Cox regression parsimonious model all-cause mortality hazard curves adjusted for covariates characterizing 2-way interaction of eGFR and gender. Supplemental Figure S3. Cox regression sensitivity model with different eGFR knots for the outcome of all-cause mortality hazard curves adjusted for covariates characterizing 3-way interaction of eGFR, gender and age category. Supplemental Figure S4. Cox regression model all-cause mortality hazard curves adjusted for covariates characterizing 3-way interaction of eGFR, gender and age category in dataset including the average of at least two measurments of eGFR for every patient during 2013 to 2019. Supplemental Figure S5. Cox regression parsimonious model all-cause mortality hazard curves adjusted for covariates, replacing albuminuria by albumin-creatinine-ratio, characterizing 3-way interaction of eGFR, gender and age category. Supplemental Figure S6. Cox regression parsimonious model CVD mortality hazard curves adjusted for covariates characterizing 2-way interaction of eGFR and gender. Supplemental Figure S7. Cox regression model CVD mortality hazard curves adjusted for covariates characterizing 3-way interaction of eGFR, gender and age category. Supplemental Figure S8. Cox regression simplified model all-cause mortality hazard curves adjusted for covariates characterizing 3-way interactions of eGFR, gender and age category. Supplemental Figure S9. Cox regression simplified model (excluding living in rental block) all-cause mortality hazard curves adjusted for covariates characterizing 3-way interactions of eGFR, gender and age category. Supplemental Figure S10. Cox regression simplified model CVD mortality hazard curves adjusted for covariates characterizing 3-way interactions of eGFR, gender and age category. Supplemental Figure S11. Cox regression simplified model (excluding living in rental block) CVD mortality hazard curves adjusted for covariates characterizing 3-way interactions of eGFR, gender and age category.
DISTRIBUTION, HOST PLANTS AND NATURAL ENEMIES OF CABBAGE BUD-WORM (Hellul a phidilealis (Walker) IN THE CARIBBEAN
DISTRIBUTION, PLANTES-HOTES ET ENNEMIS NATURELS DU VER DU BOURGEON DU CHOU : Hellula phidilealis (WALKER) DANS LES CARAÏBES
Creators: name: Alam, M.M.
name: Alam, M.M.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1989
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

description: Hellula phidilealis and other members of this genus usually regarded as the primary pests of crucifers, were observed feeding in pods and terminal shoots of Oleome spinosa, Oleome viscosa, Oleome spp. and Gynandropsis gynandra in greater numbers almost throughout the year, in the Caribbean, Guyana (South America) and Mexico. These studies suggest that Oleome spp. are the main hosts of this genus, and it is only a secondary pest of crucifers. Hellula undalis was reported feedding on C. viscosa in Pakistan (Alam et al. 1961-62). Munroe (1972) also stated that H. phidilealis and H. rogatalis feed on other plant families. The relative abundance of natural enemies of H. phidilealis in Oleome spp. in contrasttotheirpaucity in cruciferous hostsfurthersupportthis hypothesis that H. phidilealis has shifted from Oleome spp. to crucifers. Although many of the parasites recorded from Oleome spp. may not readily switch to H. phidilealison cabbages and cauliflowers, there are a number of other parasites recorded from this an other Hellula spp. on cabbage and cauliflowers, which can be introduced in countries where Hellula is a serious pest on crucifers. ----- Hellula phidilealis et d'autres espèces appartenant à ce genre considéré généralement comme les principaux ravageurs des crucifères, ont été observés s'alimentant en grand nombre et presque toute l'année dans les gousses et les pousses terminales de Oleome spinosa, Oleome viscosa, Oleome spp. et Gynandropsis gynandra dans les Caraïbes, Guyane (Amérique du Sud) et le Mexique. Ces études suggèrent que les Oleome spp. sont l'hôte principal du genre Hellula et que celui-ci est seulement un ravageur secondaire des crucifères. Hellula undalis a été signalé s'alimentant sur C. viscosa au Pakistan, (Alam et al. 1961-62). Munroe (1972) aégalement mentionnéque H.phidilealisetH. rag,afa//ss'alimentaientsurd'autresfamilles de plantes. L'abondance relative des ennemis naturels de H. phidileaiis sur Oleome spp. contrastant avec leur absence sur crucifères et renforce l'hypothèse que H. phidileaiis s'est déplacé des Oleome spp. vers les crucifères. Bien que beaucoup de parasites mentionnés sur Oleome spp. pourraient ne pas facilement passer de H. phidileaiis sur chou et chou-fleur, il existe certains parasites collectés sur cette plante et d'autres proviennent d'Hellula spp.sur chou et chou-fleurs qui pourraient être introduits dans les pays où Hellula est un ravageur important sur crucifères.
Bridging Threads: Stitching Belonging in the Tapestry of Migration
Creators: name: Firoz, Faria Binte
Publisher: name: Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Year: 2024
Subjects: Textile art (visual works)
Art, Bangladeshi
Human beings--Migrations
Alpana (Art)

description: The thesis support document examines the ways in which communal textile art practices are transformed by migration and lack of resources. The textile installation work delves into the reimagining of traditional tools by utilizing locally available materials to create non-traditional tools that still produce similar marks, symbols, and patterns on textile. Through techniques like beading, dyeing, and block stamping on worn fabric, I investigate how traditional Bangladeshi textile methods are adapted when faced with limited material and resources. By using preloved fabric worn by elders as a foundation, the addition of beads and stitching radiates care and significance to each of the installations. The textiles adorn the white gallery walls, occasionally interrupted by vibrant painted patterns. The visual imagery on each of the textiles encapsulates memory of land both near and afar and refer to the embodied experience of a migrant. Textile practice being a communal craft in South Asian cultures becomes a solitary practice due to migration. This thesis project examines and explores the different outcomes produced as a result of absence of social support, displacement and lack of cultural touchstones. Moreover, this support document explains the ways which engaging in traditional and ritualistic textile practices contributes to developing a sense of belonging in the context of migration.
description: Community
description: Textile
description: Hybrid
description: Pattern
description: Nakshi Alpona
description: Mural
description: Culture
description: Migration
description: Bangladeshi traditional crafts
description: Material exploration
Diverse roles of the Bcl-2 family proteins in hemopoietic cell regulation
Creators: name: Behzad, Hayedeh
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: In this thesis, the roles of Bcl-2 family proteins in hemopoietic cell regulation were investigated. We first examined the effects of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) dependent survival signalling pathways in cytokine dependent hemopoietic cells. Following cytokine withdrawal or PI3K inhibition, there was a loss of FOXO3A phosphorylation, resulting in increased expression of FasL and Fas at the cell surface. However, the Fas mediated signalling did not appear to be involved in apoptosis of cytokine dependent hemopoietic cells. These results support the belief that mitochondrial mediated signals through regulation of Bcl-2 family proteins may play the major role in hemopoietic cell apoptosis. Amongst the pro-survival Bcl-2 family members, Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL are assumed to have a redundant function. To explore the differential ability of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL in protecting cells against apoptosis, we over-expressed these proteins in cytokine dependent hemopoietic cell line FDCP-1. Based on our results, Bcl-2 appears to be a more potent pro-survival protein than Bcl-xL against apoptosis induced by cytokine withdrawal. In addition to their localization at the mitochondria, Bcl-2 family members also localize at ER. To examine the physiological relevance of the membrane targeting of Bcl-xL, we used Rat-1 fibroblast cell lines over-expressing Bcl-xL mutants that were targeted to ER, mitochondrial outer membrane, or wild type Bcl-xL and showed that the ER targeted Bcl-xL was as effective or even more effective than the mitochondrial targeted or wild type Bcl-xL against certain cytotoxic stimuli. A number of studies have shown involvement of Bcl-2 family proteins in processes other than apoptosis. We explored a role of Mcl-1 in cell cycle regulation, DNA damage checkpoint response, and cellular differentiation and found an interaction between Mcl-1 and the cell cycle regulatory protein Cdk-1 in nuclear compartment. In addition, Mcl-1 was found to associate with the DNA damage checkpoint regulator, Chk-1, and the hallmark of DNA damage checkpoint response, phospho-histone H2AX. Mcl-1 level also increased in HL-60 cells upon induction of cellular differentiation by PMA. However, over-expression of Mcl-1 in these cells did not appear to enhance cellular differentiation. We, therefore, concluded that Mcl-1 might not play a prominent role in cellular differentiation.
Dark matter from SU(4) model
Creators: name: Volovik, G. E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Condensed Matter (cond-mat)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The left-right symmetric Pati-Salam model of the unification of quarks and leptons is based on SU(4) and SU(2)xSU(2) groups. These groups are naturally extended to include the classification of families of quarks and leptons. We assume that the family group (the group which unites the families) is also the SU(4) group. The properties of the 4-th generation of fermions are the same as that of the ordinary-matter fermions in first three generations except for the family charge of the SU(4)_F group: F=(1/3,1/3,1/3,-1), where F=1/3 for fermions of ordinary matter and F=-1 for the 4-th generation. The difference in F does not allow the mixing between ordinary and fourth-generation fermions. Because of the conservation of the F charge, the creation of baryons and leptons in the process of electroweak baryogenesis must be accompanied by the creation of fermions of the 4-th generation. As a result the excess n_B of baryons over antibaryons leads to the excess n_{ν4}=N-\bar N=n_B of neutrinos over antineutrinos in the 4-th generation. This massive fourth-generation neutrino may form the non-baryonic dark matter. In principle their mass density n_{ν4}m_N in the Universe can give the main contribution to the dark matter, since the lower bound on neutrino mass m_N from the data on decay of the Z-bosons is m_N > m_Z/2. The straightforward prediction of this model leads to the amount of cold dark matter relative to baryons, which is an order of magnitude bigger than allowed by observations. This inconsistency may be avoided by non-conservation of the F-charge.
description: 9 pages, 2 figures, version accepted in JETP Letters, corrected after referee reports, references are added
Characteristics of Pumping Current in a YBCO Coil by a Pulse-Type Magnetic Flux Pump
Creators: name: Bai, Zhiming
name: Cui, Xinhui
name: Ma, Chi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: 2G high temperature superconducting (HTS) wires, YBCO coated conductors, perform a better carrying current capability, which is potentially applied in the manufacture of HTS magnets. This paper presents the experimental results of the pumping current for YBCO coils using a pulse-type magnetic flux pump in the conduction-cooling system and liquid nitrogen bath (LN2) cryogenic environment. Optimization of the flux pump used in the conduction-cooling system is that a constantan heater was added to keep the temperature of the pumping bridge at a certain value. Excitation effects of the YBCO coil at different temperatures were investigated in the conduction-cooling system. A fast-increasing of pumping current in the YBCO coil occurs when the temperature of the YBCO sheet (i.e., pumping bridge) is in the range of 50 K to 80 K. The relationships between saturated pumping current and input voltage, working frequency, numbers of magnetic poles were also studied. Using the seven-pole configuration, the saturated current can reach 155 A when the frequency is 20 Hz and the voltage is 6 V. The excitation characteristics of the flux pump in the LN2 cooling system show the possibility of the pulse-type magnetic flux pump for the practical application of HTS magnets.
The Euler characteristic and the first Chern number in the covariant phase space formulation of string theory
Creators: name: Cartas-Fuentevilla, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using a covariant description of the geometry of deformations for extendons, it is shown that the topological corrections for the string action associated with the Euler characteristic and the first Chern number of the normal bundle of the worldsheet, although do not give dynamics to the string, modify the symplectic properties of the covariant phase space of the theory. Future extensions of the present results are outlined.
description: 12 pages
LIFE HISTORY STUDIES OF THE PIGEON PEA BORER (ANCYLOSTOMI A STERCOREA) IN TRINIDAD.
ETUDE DES TABLES DE VIE DU FOREUR DU POIS D'ANGOLE (ANCYLOSTOMIA STERCOREA) A TRINIDAD
Creators: name: Khan, A.
name: Baker, P.S.
name: Khan, A.
name: Baker, P.S.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1989
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

description: Fertility tables were determined for Ancylostomia stercorea (Zell.). The caracteristic parameters for this pest of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) were obtained in a well ventilated room with mean temperature 27° C ± 3° C and relative humidity of 68 % ± 5 %. The intrinsic rate of increase (rm) was found to be 0.108 females/day. The finite rate of increase (\) or the multiplication rate per female per day was 1.28. The net reproductive rate (Ro) of the population was 94.81 and the mean generation time (T) was 43 days. In other words, the population multiplies 94.8 times in a generation time of 43 days. It was estimated that on reaching stable age distribution, the population of A.stercorea would comprise 59.96 % eggs, 36.71 % larvae, 3.05 % pupae and 0.28 % adults. ----- Des tables de fertilité ont été déterminées pour Ancylostomia stercorea. Les paramètres caractéristiques de ce ravageur de pois d'angole (Cajanus cajan ) ont été obtenus dans une pièce bien aérée à une température moyenne de 27° C ± 3° C et une humidité relative de 68 % ± 5 %. Le taux intrinsèque de croissance (rm) est de 0,108 femelle par jour. Le taux de multiplication par femelle et par jour est de 1,28. Le taux net de reproduction (Ro) de la population est de 94,81 et la durée moyenne d'une génération est de 43 jours. En d'autres termes, la population est multipliée par 94,8 au cours d'une génération de 43 jours. Il a été estimé qu'une fois atteinte une distribution d'âge stable, la population d'Ancylostomia stercorea se compose de 59,96 % d'oeufs, 36,71 % de larves, 3,05 % de nymphes et 0,28 % d'adultes.
Nearly invariant subspaces with applications to truncated Toeplitz operators
Creators: name: O'Loughlin, Ryan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 30H10, 47B35, 46E15

description: In this paper we first study the structure of the scalar and vector-valued nearly invariant subspaces with a finite defect. We then subsequently produce some fruitful applications of our new results. We produce a decomposition theorem for the vector-valued nearly invariant subspaces with a finite defect. More specifically, we show every vector-valued nearly invariant subspace with a finite defect can be written as the isometric image of a backwards shift invariant subspace. We also show that there is a link between the vector-valued nearly invariant subspaces and the scalar-valued nearly invariant subspaces with a finite defect. This is a powerful result which allows us to gain insight in to the structure of scalar subspaces of the Hardy space using vector-valued Hardy space techniques. These results have far reaching applications, in particular they allow us to develop an all encompassing approach to the study of the kernels of: the Toeplitz operator, the truncated Toeplitz operator, the truncated Toeplitz operator on the multiband space and the dual truncated Toeplitz operator.
DECODE Research Study: An update about our progress with Patient and Public Participation and Involvement (PPIE)
Creators: name: Rabbitte, Sarah
name: Wilkins, Amy
name: Kuchadia, Sonal
name: Gangadharan, Satheesh
name: Kiani, Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE)

description: This presentation gives an overview of the DECODE project, which stands for Data Driven Machine -learning aided stratification and management of multiple long term conditions in adults with intellectual disabilities.

This seminar is organised by the AI for Multiple Long Term Conditions Research Support Facility (link to the same archived website). The complete list of PPIE activities by AIM RSF can be found here. AIM RSF funded by the NIHR [Artificial Intelligence for Multiple Long-Term Conditions (AIM) programme (NIHR202647).
EVALUATION OF SIX SPECIES OF GRASSES AS BREEDING HOSTS OF MYNDUS CRUDUS, A VECTOR OF LETHAL YELLOWING OF PALMS.
EVALUATION DE LA QUALITE D'HOTE DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE 6 ESPECES D'HERBES POUR MYNDUS CRUDUS, UN VECTEUR DU JAUNISSEMENT LETAL DU PALMIER.
Creators: name: Howard, F.W.
name: Howard, F.W.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1989
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

description: Nymphs of Myndus crudus Van Duzee (Homoptera : Cixiidae), a vector of lethal yellowing (LY) of palms, develop in the root zones of grasses. Management of grasses under coconuts is a potential method of suppressing populations of this insect vector. To identify grasses unfavorable as hosts of M. crudus, six species of grasses grown in containers were exposed to field collected adult M. crudus. Host suitability was measured by the relative degree of colonization of the roots of these grasses by immatures, compared torootsof Stenotaphrumsecundatum (Wait.) Kuntze, a know host of M. crudus immatures. Of the grasses tested. Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf, proved to be the poorest breeding host of this insect, and may prove useful as a potential ground cover in coconut plantations to reduce the incidence of the vector and thus the spread of LY. ----- Les nymphes de Myndus crudus Van Duzee, un vecteur du jaunissement létal du palmier se développent dans les racines des herbes. Le contrôle des herbages poussant sous les cocotiers est une méthode potentielle pour supprimer les populations de cet insecte vecteur. Pour identifier les herbes mauvais hôtes de M. crudus, six espèces d'herbes, cultivées en containers, ont été exposées à des adultes de M. crudus récoltés sur le terrain. La qualité d'hôtes des espèces testées a été mesurée par le degré relatif de colonisation des racines de ces herbes comparé aux racines de Steriotphrum secundatum, un hôte connu de M. crudus. Parmi les herbes testées, Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf, s'est montrée l'hôte le plus médiocre de cet insecte et s'avère donc intéressante comme plante de couverture en cocoteraie pour réduire l'impact du vecteur et en conséquence la dispersion du J.L.
Additional file 1 of Using the R = MC2 heuristic to understand barriers to and facilitators of implementing school-based physical activity opportunities: a qualitative study
Creators: name: Craig, Derek W.
name: Walker, Timothy J.
name: Cuccaro, Paula
name: Sharma, Shreela V.
name: Heredia, Natalia I.
name: Robertson, Michael C.
name: Fernandez, Maria E.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary Material 1: Interview Guide
Enhanced cooling of neutron stars via Cooper-pairing neutrino emission
Creators: name: Gusakov, M. E.
name: Kaminker, A. D.
name: Yakovlev, D. G.
name: Gnedin, O. Y.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We simulate cooling of superfluid neutron stars with nucleon cores where direct Urca process is forbidden. We adopt density dependent critical temperatures $T_{cp}(ρ)$ and $T_{cn}(ρ)$ of singlet-state proton and triplet-state neutron pairing in a stellar core and consider a strong proton pairing (with maximum $T_{cp}^{max} \ga 5 \times 10^9$ K) and a moderate neutron pairing ($T_{cn}^{max} \sim 6 \times 10^8$ K). When the internal stellar temperature $T$ falls below $T_{cn}^{max}$, the neutrino luminosity $L_{CP}$ due to Cooper pairing of neutrons behaves $\propto T^8$, just as that produced by modified Urca process (in a non-superfluid star) but is higher by about two orders of magnitude. In this case the Cooper-pairing neutrino emission acts like an enhanced cooling agent. By tuning the density dependence $T_{cn}(ρ)$ we can explain observations of cooling isolated neutron stars in the scenario in which direct Urca process or similar process in kaon/pion condensed or quark matter are absent.
description: 9 pages, 3 figures, submitted to A&A
Vortex nucleation by collapsing bubbles in Bose-Einstein condensates
Creators: name: Berloff, Natalia G.
name: Barenghi, Carlo F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The nucleation of vortex rings accompanies the collapse of ultrasound bubbles in superfluids. Using the Gross-Pitaevskii equation for a uniform condensate we elucidate the various stages of the collapse of a stationary spherically symmetric bubble and establish conditions necessary for vortex nucleation. The minimum radius of the stationary bubble, whose collapse leads to vortex nucleation, was found to be about 28 healing lengths. The time after which the nucleation becomes possible is determined as a function of bubble's radius. We show that vortex nucleation takes place in moving bubbles of even smaller radius if the motion made them sufficiently oblate.
description: 4 pages, 5 figures
Extreme Ultraviolet and Soft X-Ray Diffraction Efficiency of a Blazed Reflection Grating Fabricated by Thermally Activated Selective Topography Equilibration
Creators: name: McCoy, Jake A.
name: McEntaffer, Randall L.
name: Miles, Drew M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Future observatories utilizing reflection grating spectrometers for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and soft X-ray (SXR) spectroscopy require high-fidelity gratings with both blazed groove facets and custom groove layouts that are often fanned or feature a slight curvature. While fabrication procedures centering on wet anisotropic etching in monocrystalline silicon produce highly efficient blazed gratings, the precision of a nonparallel groove layout is limited by the cubic structure of the silicon crystal. This motivates the pursuit of alternative techniques to grating manufacture, namely thermally activated selective topography equilibration (TASTE), which uses gray-scale electron-beam lithography to pattern multilevel structures in resist followed by an optimized polymer thermal reflow to smooth the 3D patterns into continuous surface relief profiles. Using TASTE, a mold for a reflection grating with a periodicity of 400 nm and grooves resembling an asymmetric sawtooth was patterned in 130 nm thick poly(methyl methacrylate) resist on a silicon substrate over a 50 mm by 7.5 mm area. This structure was coated with 15 nm of gold by electron-beam physical vapor deposition using titanium as an adhesion layer and then tested for EUV and SXR diffraction efficiency at beamline 6.3.2 of the Advanced Light Source synchrotron facility. Results demonstrate a quasi-blaze response characteristic of a 27 degree blaze angle with groove facets smooth to 1.5 nm rms. Absolute peak-order efficiency ranges from 75% to 25%, while total relative efficiency measures gap90% across the measured bandpass of 15.5 nm > lambda > 1.55 nm.
description: 19 pages, 16 figures
Dark energy from coexistence of phases
Creators: name: Megevand, Ariel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We suggest that the current acceleration of the universe may be explained by the vacuum energy of a hidden sector which is stuck in a state of equilibrium between phases. The phases are associated to a late-time first-order phase transition, where phase coexistence originates at a temperature $T_c \sim 10^{-3}eV$ and lasts until temperature falls below $T\sim 10^{-4}eV$. During phase coexistence, the energy density has an effective cosmological constant component with the observed magnitude. This scenario does not require supercooling and may arise naturally in realistic models.
description: 11 pages. Contents significantly enlarged to make explanations clearer. Conclusions unchanged
Additional file 1 of Vitamin D deficiency in patients with cystic fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Farahbakhsh, Nazanin
name: Fatahi, Somaye
name: Shirvani, Armin
name: Motaharifard, Monireh Sadat
name: Mohkam, Masoumeh
name: Tabatabaii, Seyed Ahmad
name: khanbabaee, Ghamartaj
name: Yaghoobpoor, Shirin
name: Davoodi, Seyedeh Zahra
name: Hosseini, Amir hossein
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1: Fig. S1. The leave-one-out method on the pooled effect size for A) case control and , B) cross-sectional studies. Fig. S2. Funnel plot of the weighted mean difference (WMD) versus the standard error (s.e) for A) case control and , B)cross-sectional studies.
EVALUATING ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING TRENDS FOR PAEDIATRIC INPATIENTS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN DHARMAPURI DISTRICT: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Creators: name: Pinky Kesmeera M, Chandra S, Gurumani S, Harish Kumar R, Mohammed Arshath B, Thirumal P
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Background: Antibiotics are commonly prescribed in paediatric medicine, often leading to inappropriate use that contributes to antimicrobial resistance and adverse drug reactions. This study aimed to evaluate antibiotic prescribing trends among paediatric inpatients at a private hospital in Dharmapuri District, emphasizing the need for rational prescribing practices. Methods: This observational, retrospective study was conducted over six months in the paediatric department of a 100-bed private hospital, involving 100 patients aged 0 to 12 years, selected based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected using case record forms and analyzed statistically with SPSS software. Results: The demographic analysis revealed a male-to-female ratio of 73% to 27%. The most affected age group was 5–7 years (30%). Diagnoses varied, with acute gastroenteritis and acute bacillary dysentery each affecting 11% of patients. Notably, a significant proportion of cases resulted in antibiotic prescriptions, indicating patterns of usage that necessitate scrutiny. Discussion: The findings underline a concerning trend of antibiotic prescriptions in paediatric patients, often without clear indications. This highlights the need for targeted strategies to enhance antibiotic stewardship, ensuring that prescriptions are justified and based on culture sensitivity tests. Conclusion: The study indicates a need for improved prescribing practices within paediatric care. Implementing evidence-based guidelines and conducting regular audits can help mitigate unnecessary antibiotic use, ultimately reducing the risk of antimicrobial resistance and its associated complications.

Keywords: Antibiotic prescribing, antimicrobial resistance, retrospective study, rational use of antibiotics
Tetraquarks in a chiral constituent quark model
Creators: name: Vijande, J.
name: Fernandez, F.
name: Valcarce, A.
name: Silvestre-Brac, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We analyze the possibility of heavy-light tetraquark bound states by means of a chiral constituent quark model. The study is done in a variational approach. Special attention is paid to the contribution given by the different terms of the interacting potential and also to the role played by the different color channels. We find a stable state for both $qq\bar{c}\bar{c}$ and $qq\bar{b}\bar{b}$ configurations. Possible decay modes of these structures are analyzed.
description: 13 pages, no figures. Accepted for publication in European Journal of Physics A
Human placentation : the characterization of novel molecular mechanisms involved in trophoblast invasion
Creators: name: Beristain, Alexander Guillermo
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: For normal human placental development to occur, cytotrophoblasts located within implanting chorionic villi, differentiate into extravillous cytotrophoblasts that invade into and remodel the maternal stroma and blood vasculature. Extravillous cytotrophoblast invasion is in part regulated by proteolytic and cell-extracellular matrix adhesion mechanisms that have also been shown to play key roles in regulating cancer cell invasion. Trophoblast invasion has therefore been likened to cancer cell invasion, however, unlike tumorigenesis, trophoblast invasion is highly regulated. ADAMTS, a novel gene family of metalloproteinases, have been shown to play important roles in regulating extracellular matrix remodeling events in both physiological and pathological processes. In addition to extracellular matrix remodeling, ADAMTS have the ability to regulate cell-extracellular matrix adhesion, highlighting the possibility that these proteins perform multifunctional roles. To determine whether members of the ADAMTS family play key roles in early placentation, I have characterized the expression of members of this gene family in first trimester placental chorionic villi and in subpopulations of trophoblastic cells. I determined that ADAMTS-12 is expressed in first trimester chorionic villous tissues, and furthermore is preferentially expressed in highly invasive extravillous cytotrophoblasts. Utilizing loss-of and gain-of function studies, I demonstrated that ADAMTS-12 plays a functional role in promoting an invasive phenotype in human trophoblastic cells through a mechanism independent of its proteolyic activity. As cell invasion is also regulated by changes in cell-cell adhesion, I examined the roles that the classical/type-I cadherins, E-cadherin and N-cadherin, play in controlling trophoblast invasion. I determined that E-cadherin and N-cadherin are differentially expressed between poorly-invasive and highly-invasive trophoblastic cells. Additionally, I demonstrated that E-cadherin inhibits trophoblast invasion in a cell adhesion dependent manner, whereas N-cadherin promoted an invasive phenotype through a mechanism dependent upon its extracellular domain. Collectively, these studies describe novel molecular mechanisms that regulate human trophoblast invasion in vitro. These studies are the first to describe a role for N - cadherin in promoting an invasive phenotype in trophoblastic cells, and are the first to describe a role for ADAMTS-12 in regulating cellular invasion. Additionally, these findings shed insight into the cellular mechanisms that regulate cytotrophoblast differentiation along the extravillous cytotrophoblast pathway.