cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Effect of different variants of filler metal S Ni 6625 on properties and microstructure by additive layer manufactured using CMT process
Creators: name: Zinke, Manuela
name: Burger, Stefan
name: Arnhold, Julius
name: Jüttner, Sven
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Ni-base alloys
subject: Additivemanufacturing
subject: CMT
subject: Thermalcycles
subject: Mechanicalproperties
subject: Secondaryphases
subject: Primary dendrite armspacing
subject: 621.8

description: The influence of arc energy and different filler metal composition on the mechanical properties and macro- and microstructure of additively welded thin-walled structures of Ni-based alloy were investigated using four different variants commercially available solid wire electrodes of type S Ni 6625. As the welding process, the Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) process was used. The heat input and cooling rate were varied by adjusting wire feed and travel speed. The results show that an increase in arc energy leads to longer t10/6 cooling times. This leads to an increase in the dendrite arm spacing and thus to a reduction in the strength values and hardness of the thin-walled structures. The higher Fe-containing variant of S Ni 6625 produces the highest strength and hardness values, while the W-alloyed solid wire electrode produces the lowest values. The porosity in the walled structures was very low, and unacceptable weld defects, hot cracks and lack of fusion did not occur. Segregations occur in all weld metal specimens. While niobium, molybdenum and titanium are the preferred segregations in the Nb-alloyed Ni 6625 type weld metal, only Mo is present in the W-alloyed Ni 6660 type weld metal.
Luminar. Internet e Umanesimo: il tema e il nome
Creators: name: Redazione Di Engramma
Publisher: name: La Rivista di Engramma
Year: 2006
Subjects: Luminar 4
Internet
Umanesimo
Web
Engramma

description: Since 2002, Engramma, in collaboration with the Querini Stampalia Foundation and the Iuav University of Venice, has promoted two days of study annually - the conference "Luminar. Internet and Humanism", which reaches its fifth edition in February 2006: the aim is to analyze and to deepen the affinity between the humanities and new technologies, and to study the possibilities that the Internet offers to the humanities. Luminar 4. Internet and Humanism Conference. Sources and online resources | Querini Stampalia Foundation, Venice, 4/5 February 2005.
T stage-dependent lymph node and distant metastasis and the accuracy of lymph node assessment in rectal cancer
Creators: name: Ptok, Henry
name: Meyer, Frank
name: Croner, Roland
name: Gastinger, Ingo
name: Garlipp, Benjamin
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: N stage assessment in cancer
subject: M stage
subject: Prospective multicenter observational study
subject: Prognosis
subject: Long-term oncological outcome
subject: 610.72

description: Objective To analyze data obtained in a representative number of patients with primary rectal cancer with respect to lymph node diagnostics and related tumor stages. Methods In pT2-, pT3-, and pT4 rectal cancer lesions, the impact of investigated lymph nodes on the frequency of pN+ status, the cumulative risk of metachronous distant metastases, and overall survival was studied by means of a prospective multicenter observational study over a defined period of time. Results From 2000 to 2011, the proportion of surgical specimens with ≥ 12 investigated lymph nodes increased significantly, from 73.6% to 93.2% (p < 0.001; the number of investigated lymph nodes from 16.2 to 20.8; p < 0.001). Despite this, the percentage of pN+ rectal cancer lesions varied only non-significantly (39.9% to 45.9%; p = 0.130; median, 44.1%). For pT2-, pT3-, and pT4 rectal cancer lesions, there was an increasing proportion of pN+ findings correlating significantly with the number of investigated lymph nodes up to n = 12 investigated lymph nodes. Only in pT3 rectal cancer was there a significant increase in pN+ findings in case of > 12 lymph nodes (p = 0.001), but not in pT2 (p = 0.655) and pT4 cancer lesions (p = 0.256). For pT3pN0cM0 rectal cancer, the risk of metachronous distant metastases and overall survival did not depend on the number of investigated lymph nodes. Conclusion In rectal cancer, at least n = 12 lymph nodes are to be minimally investigated. The investigation of fewer lymph nodes is associated with a higher risk of false-negative pN0 findings. In particular, in pT3 rectal cancer, the investigation of more than 12 lymph nodes lowers the risk of false-negative pN0 findings. An upstaging effect by the investigation of a possibly maximal number of lymph nodes could not be detected.
Advising busy users on how to cut corners
Creators: name: Varakantham, Pradeep
name: Smith, Stephen F.
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 80101 Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: In this paper, we consider the problem of assisting a busy user in managing her workload of pending tasks. We assume that our user is typically oversubscribed, and is invariably juggling multiple concurrent streams of tasks (or work flows) of varying importance and urgency. There is uncertainty with respect to the duration of a pending task as well as the amount of follow-on work that may be generated as a result of executing the task. The user’s goal is to be as productive as possible; i.e., to execute tasks that realize the maximum cumulative payoff. This is achieved by enabling the assistant to provide advice about where and how to shed load when all tasks cannot be done.
A simple temporal problem with uncertainty and preferences (called an STPPU) provides a natural framework for representing the user’s current set of tasks. However, current STPPU solution techniques are inadequate as a basis for generating advice in this context, since they are applicable only in the restrictive case where all pending tasks can be accomplished within time constraints and our principal concern is support in oversubscribed circumstances. We present two techniques for solving the oversubscribed STPPU problem. Given an ordering of tasks, these algorithms identify which tasks to ignore, which to compress and by how much, to maximize quality. We show experimentally that our approaches perform significantly better than techniques adapted from prior research in oversubscribed scheduling.
Mixing of pseudoscalar-baryon and vector-baryon in the $J^P=1/2^-$ sector and the $N^*$(1535) and $N^*$(1650) resonances
Creators: name: Garzon, E. J.
name: Oset, E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the meson-baryon interaction with $J^P=1/2^-$ using the hidden-gauge Lagrangians and mixing pseudoscalar meson-baryon with the vector meson-baryon states in a coupled channels scheme with $πN$, $ηN$, $KΛ$, $KΣ$, $ρN$ and $πΔ$ (d-wave). We fit the subtraction constants of each channel to the $S_{11}$ partial wave amplitude of the $πN$ scattering data extracted from experimental data. We find two poles that we associate to the $N^*(1535)$ and the $N^*(1650)$ resonances and show that the subtraction constants are all negative and of natural size. We calculate the branching ratios for the different channels of each resonance and we find a good agreement with the experimental data. The cross section for the $π^- p \to ηn$ scattering is also evaluated and compared with experiment.
An Adaptive Model Switching Approach for a Multisensor Tracking System used for Autonomous Driving in an Urban Environment
Creators: name: Darms, Michael
name: Rybski, Paul E.
name: Urmson, Chris
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 80101 Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: For most of the existing commercial driver assistance systems the use of a single environmental sensor and a tracking model tied to the characteristics of this sensor is sufficient. When using a multi-sensor fusion approach with heterogeneous sensors the information available for tracking depends on the sensors detecting the object. This paper describes an approach where multiple models are used for tracking moving objects. The best model for tracking is chosen based on the available sensor information. The architecture of the tracking system along with the tracking models and algorithm for model selection are presented. The design of the architecture and algorithms allows an extension of the system with new sensors and tracking models without changing existing software. The approach was implemented and successfully used in Tartan Racing? autonomous vehicle for the Urban Grand Challenge. The advantages of the multisensor approach are explained and practical results of a representative scenario are presented.
Fast, inexpensive, and reliable HPLC method to determine monomer fractions in poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)
Creators: name: Duvigneau, Stefanie
name: Kettner, Alexander
name: Carius, Lisa
name: Griehl, Carola
name: Findeisen, Rolf
name: Kienle, Achim
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Bioplastic
subject: Polyhydroxyalkanoate
subject: Quantitative measurement
subject: High-pressure liquid chromatography
subject: UV/Vis spectrometry
subject: 621.3

description: The determination of the monomer fractions in polyhydroxyalkanoates is of great importance for research on microbialproduced plastic material. The development of new process designs, the validation of mathematical models, and intelligent control strategies for production depend enormously on the correctness of the analyzed monomer fractions. Most of the available detection methods focus on the determination of the monomer fractions of the homopolymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Only a few can analyze the monomer content in copolymers such as poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), which usually require expensive measuring devices, a high preparation time or the use of environmentally harmful halogenated solvents such as chloroform or dichloromethane. This work presents a fast, simple, and inexpensive method for the analysis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) with high-performance liquid chromatography. Samples from a bioreactor experiment for the production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) with Cupriavidus necator H16 were examined regarding their monomer content using the new method and gas chromatography analysis, one of the most frequently used methods in literature. The results from our new method were validated using gas chromatography measurements and show excellent agreement.
An Autonomous Vision-Guided Helicopter
Creators: name: Omead  Amidi
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 80101 Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Helicopters are indispensable air vehicles for many applications ranging from rescue
and crime fighting to inspection and surveillance. They are most effective when
flown at close proximity to objects of interest while performing tasks such as delivering
critical supplies, rescuing stranded individuals, or inspecting damaged buildings.
These tasks require dangerous flight patterns which risk human pilot safety. An
unmanned helicopter which operates autonomously can carry out such tasks more
effectively without risking human lives. The work presented in this dissertation
develops an autonomous helicopter system for such applications. The system
employs on-board vision for stability and guidance relative to objects of interest in
the environment.

Developing a vision-based helicopter positioning and control system is challenging
for several reasons. First, helicopters are inherently unstable and capable of
exhibiting high acceleration rates. They are highly sensitive to control inputs and
require high frequency feedback with minimum delay for stability. For stable hovering,
for example, vision-based feedback rates must be at least 30-60 Hz with no
more than 1/30 second latency. Second, since helicopters rotate at high angular rates
to direct main rotor thrust for translational motion, it is difficult to disambiguate
rotation from translation with vision alone to estimate helicopter 3D motion. Third,
helicopters have limited on-board power and payload capacity. Vision and control
systems must be compact, efficient, and light weight for effective on-board integration.
Finally, helicopters are extremely dangerous and present major obstacles to
safe and calibrated experimentation to design and evaluate on-board systems.

This dissertation addresses these issues by developing: a “visual odometer” for
helicopter position estimation, a real-time and low latency vision machine architecture
to implement an on-board visual odometer machine, and an array of innovative
indoor testbeds for calibrated experimentation to design, build and demonstrate an
airworthy vision-guided autonomous helicopter. The odometer visually locks on to
ground objects viewed by a pair of on-board cameras. Using high-speed image template
matching, it estimates helicopter motion by sensing object displacements in
consecutive images. The visual odometer is implemented with a custom-designed
real-time and low latency vision machine which modularly integrates field rate (60
Hz) template matching processors, synchronized attitude sensing and image tagging
circuitry, and image acquisition, convolution, and display hardware. The visual
odometer machine along with a carrier-phase differential Global Positioning System
receiver, a classical PD control system, and human augmentation and safety systems
are integrated on-board a mid-sized helicopter, the Yamaha R50, for vision-guided
autonomous flight.
title: Dritte Satzung zur Änderung der Allgemeinen Bestimmungen der Prüfungsordnung für den Bachelorstudiengang Lehramt an Berufskollegs mit einer beruflichen Fachrichtung und einem Unterrichtsfach, mit zwei beruflichen Fachrichtungen oder mit zwei Unterrichtsfächern an der Universität Paderborn
title: vom 22. Oktober 2020
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Universität Paderborn
Publisher: name: UB-PAD - Paderborn University Library
Year: 2020

description: Amtliche Mitteilungen / Universität Paderborn
Additional file 8 of What improves access to primary healthcare services in rural communities? A systematic review
Creators: name: Gizaw, Zemichael
name: Astale, Tigist
name: Kassie, Getnet Mitike
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 8: Appendix 9: Table A8.Description of full-text articles which discussed telemedicine or mobile healthas a strategy to improve PHC service delivery in ruralcommunities.
title: Development and evaluation of deconvolution microscopy methods

title: Ανάπτυξη και αξιολόγηση μεθόδων μικροσκοπίας αποσυνέλιξης
Creators: name: Νικολουλιας Δημητριος-Μαριος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2023

description: Microscopy is a powerful imaging technique that has enabled researchers to visualize and study the micro- and nano-scale structures of various biological and material systems. However, traditional microscopy techniques are often limited by a narrow depth of field, which means that only a small portion of the specimen can be in focus at a time. To overcome this limitation, multi-focus image fusion techniques have been developed to combine multiple images of the same specimen taken at different focal planes to produce a final image that is in focus across the entire depth of the specimen. The diploma thesis focuses on the development of a Quadtree-based multi-focus image fusion algorithm that can handle large and complex microscopy images. The proposed algorithm uses a weighted focus measure to determine the focus of different regions of the image and a Quadtree data structure to represent the focus of different regions at different levels of resolution. The Quadtree is then used to guide the fusion process, with regions of the image that are in focus at different focal planes being selected and combined to produce the final fused image.
description: Η μικροσκοπία είναι μια ισχυρή τεχνική απεικόνισης που μας έδωσε τη δυνατότητα να οπτικοποιήσουμε και να μελετήσουμε τις δομές μικρο- και νανο-κλίμακας διαφόρων βιολογικών και υλικών συστήματα. Ωστόσο, οι παραδοσιακές τεχνικές μικροσκοπίας συχνά περιορίζονται από ένα στενό βάθος πεδίου, που σημαίνει ότι μόνο ένα μικρό τμήμα του δείγματος μπορεί να βρίσκεται μέσα εστίαση κάθε φορά. Για να ξεπεραστεί αυτός ο περιορισμός, τεχνικές συγχώνευσης εικόνων πολλαπλής εστίασης έχουν αναπτυχθεί για να συνδυάζουν πολλαπλές εικόνες του ίδιου δείγματος που λαμβάνονται σε διαφορετικά εστιακά επίπεδα για την παραγωγή μιας τελικής εικόνας που εστιάζεται σε όλο το βάθος του δείγματος. Η διπλωματική εργασία επικεντρώνεται στην ανάπτυξη μιας πολυεστιακής εστίασης που βασίζεται σε έναν Quadtree αλγόριθμο σύντηξης εικόνας που μπορεί να χειριστεί μεγάλες και πολύπλοκες εικόνες μικροσκοπίας. Ο προτεινόμενος αλγόριθμος χρησιμοποιεί ένα σταθμισμένο μέτρο εστίασης για να προσδιορίσει την εστίαση διαφορετικών περιοχών της εικόνας και μια δομή δεδομένων Quadtree για να αντιπροσωπεύσουν την εστίαση διαφορετικών περιφερειών σε διαφορετικά επίπεδα επίλυσης. Ο Quadtree αλγόριθμος χρησιμοποιείται στη συνέχεια για να καθοδηγήσει τη διαδικασία σύντηξης, με περιοχές της εικόνας που εστιάζονται σε διαφορετικά εστιακά επίπεδα επιλέγοντάς και συνδυάζοντάς τα για την παραγωγή της τελικής συγχωνευμένης εικόνας.
Effects of posed smiling on memory for happy and sad facial expressions
Creators: name: Kuehne, Maria
name: Zähle, Tino
name: Lobmaier, Janek S.
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Smiling
subject: Happy facial expressions
subject: Sad facial expressions
subject: 610.72

description: The perception and storage of facial emotional expressions constitutes an important human skill that is essential for our daily social interactions. While previous research revealed that facial feedback can influence the perception of facial emotional expressions, it is unclear whether facial feedback also plays a role in memory processes of facial emotional expressions. In the present study we investigated the impact of facial feedback on the performance in emotional visual working memory (WM). For this purpose, 37 participants underwent a classical facial feedback manipulation (FFM) (holding a pen with the teeth—inducing a smiling expression vs. holding a pen with the non-dominant hand—as a control condition) while they performed a WM task on varying intensities of happy or sad facial expressions. Results show that the smiling manipulation improved memory performance selectively for happy faces, especially for highly ambiguous facial expressions. Furthermore, we found that in addition to an overall negative bias specifically for happy faces (i.e. happy faces are remembered as more negative than they initially were), FFM induced a positivity bias when memorizing emotional facial information (i.e. faces were remembered as being more positive than they actually were). Finally, our data demonstrate that men were affected more by FFM: during induced smiling men showed a larger positive bias than women did. These data demonstrate that facial feedback not only influences our perception but also systematically alters our memory of facial emotional expressions.
Assessment of Movement Patterns during Intubation between Novice and Experienced Providers Using Mobile Sensors: A Preliminary, Proof of Concept Study.
Creators: name: Jestin N. Carlson
name: Samarjit  Das
name: Spring, Stephanie
name: Frisch, Adam
name: Torre, Fernando De La
name: Hodgins, Jessica K
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 80101 Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: BACKGROUND: There are likely marked differences in endotracheal intubation (ETI) techniques between novice and experienced providers. We performed a proof of concept study to determine if portable motion technology could identify the motion components of ETI between novice and experienced providers.
METHODS: We recruited a sample of novice and experienced providers to perform ETIs on a cadaver. Their movements during ETI were recorded with inertial measurement units (IMUs) on the left wrist. The signals were assessed visually between novice and experienced providers to identify areas of differences at key steps during ETI. We then calculated spectral smoothness (SS), a quantitative measure inversely related to movement variability, for all ETI attempts.
RESULTS: We enrolled five novice and five experienced providers. When visually inspecting the data, we noted maximum variability when inserting the blade of the laryngoscope into the mouth and while visualizing the glottic opening. Novice providers also had greater overall variability in their movement patterns (SS novice 6.4 versus SS experienced 26.6).
CONCLUSION: Portable IMUs can be used to detect differences in movement patterns between novice and experienced providers in cadavers. Future ETI educational efforts may utilize portable IMUs to help accelerate the learning curve of novice providers.
ISCEV standard for clinical multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) (2021 update)
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Michael
name: Bach, Michael
name: Kondo, Mineo
name: Li, Shiying
name: Walker, Sinead
name: Holopigian, Karen
name: Viswanathan, Suresh
name: Robson, Anthony G.
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Clinical standards
subject: Electroretinogram
subject: Multifocal electroretinogram
subject: International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV)
subject: 610.72

description: The multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) is an electrophysiological test that allows the function of multiple discrete areas of the retina to be tested simultaneously. This document, from the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV), presents an updated and revised ISCEV standard for clinical mfERG and defines minimum protocols for basic clinical mfERG recording and reporting so that responses can be recognized and compared from different laboratories worldwide. The major changes compared with the previous mfERG standard relate to the minimum length of m-sequences used for recording, reporting of results and a change in document format, to be more consistent with other ISCEV standards.
title: Satzung zur Änderung der Allgemeinen Bestimmungen der Prüfungsordnung für den Bachelorstudiengang Lehramt für sonderpädagogische Förderung an der Universität Paderborn
title: vom 22. Oktober 2020
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Universität Paderborn
Publisher: name: UB-PAD - Paderborn University Library
Year: 2020

description: Amtliche Mitteilungen / Universität Paderborn
Computing cobordism maps in link Floer homology and the reduced Khovanov TQFT
Creators: name: Juhász, András
name: Marengon, Marco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Geometric Topology (math.GT)
subject: Quantum Algebra (math.QA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 57M27, 57R58

description: We study the maps induced on link Floer homology by elementary decorated link cobordisms. We compute these for births, deaths, stabilizations, and destabilizations, and show that saddle cobordisms can be computed in terms of maps in a decorated skein exact triangle that extends the oriented skein exact triangle in knot Floer homology. In particular, we completely determine the Alexander and Maslov grading shifts. As a corollary, we compute the maps induced by elementary cobordisms between unlinks. We show that these give rise to a $(1+1)$-dimensional TQFT that coincides with the reduced Khovanov TQFT. Hence, when applied to the cube of resolutions of a marked link diagram, it gives the complex defining the reduced Khovanov homology of the knot. Finally, we define a spectral sequence from (reduced) Khovanov homology using these cobordism maps, and we prove that it is an invariant of the (marked) link.
description: v7: a major revision including a section on grading shifts of annulus decompositions. 72 pages, 19 figures. To appear in Selecta Mathematica
Additional file 9 of What improves access to primary healthcare services in rural communities? A systematic review
Creators: name: Gizaw, Zemichael
name: Astale, Tigist
name: Kassie, Getnet Mitike
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 9: Appendix 8: Table A7.Description of full-text articles which discussed community health funding schemes as a strategy to improve PHC service delivery in ruralcommunities.
The hidden quasar nucleus of a WISE-selected, hyperluminous, dust-obscured galaxy at z ~ 2.3
Creators: name: Piconcelli, E.
name: Vignali, C.
name: Bianchi, S.
name: Zappacosta, L.
name: Fritz, J.
name: Lanzuisi, G.
name: Miniutti, G.
name: Bongiorno, A.
name: Feruglio, C.
name: Fiore, F.
name: Maiolino, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present the first X-ray spectrum of a Hot dust-obscured galaxy (DOG), namely W1835+4355 at z ~ 2.3. Hot DOGs represent a very rare population of hyperluminous (>= 10^47 erg/s), dust-enshrouded objects at z > 2 recently discovered in the WISE All Sky Survey. The 40 ks XMM-Newton spectrum reveals a continuum as flat (Gamma ~ 0.8) as typically seen in heavily obscured AGN. This, along with the presence of strong Fe Kalpha emission, clearly suggests a reflection-dominated spectrum due to Compton-thick absorption. In this scenario, the observed luminosity of L(2-10 keV) ~ 2 x 10^44 erg/s is a fraction (<10%) of the intrinsic one, which is estimated to be >~ 5 x 10^45 erg/s by using several proxies. The Herschel data allow us to constrain the SED up to the sub-mm band, providing a reliable estimate of the quasar contribution (~ 75%) to the IR luminosity as well as the amount of star formation (~ 2100 Msun/yr). Our results thus provide additional pieces of evidence that associate Hot DOGs with an exceptionally dusty phase during which luminous quasars and massive galaxies co-evolve and a very efficient and powerful AGN-driven feedback mechanism is predicted by models.
description: Accepted for publication in A&A Letters
The Frequency of Field Blue-Straggler Stars in the Thick Disk and Halo System of the Galaxy
Creators: name: Santucci, Rafael M.
name: Placco, Vinicius M.
name: Rossi, Silvia
name: Beers, Timothy C.
name: Reggiani, Henrique M.
name: Lee, Young Sun
name: Xue, Xiang-Xiang
name: Carollo, Daniela
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an analysis of a new, large sample of field blue-straggler stars (BSSs) in the thick disk and halo system of the Galaxy, based on stellar spectra obtained during the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE). Using estimates of stellar atmospheric parameters obtained from application of the SEGUE Stellar Parameter Pipeline, we obtain a sample of some 8000 BSSs, which are considered along with a previously selected sample of some 4800 blue horizontal-branch (BHB) stars. We derive the ratio of BSSs to BHB stars, F$_{\rm BSS/BHB}$, as a function of Galactocentric distance and distance from the Galactic plane. The maximum value found for F$_{\rm BSS/BHB}$ is $\sim~$4.0 in the thick disk (at 3 kpc $
description: 13 pages, 19 figures; accepted for publication in ApJ
Pesticide Safety Behavior among Cocoa Farmers in Nigeria: Current Trends and Determinants
Creators: name: Oludoye, Oluseye O.
name: Siriwong, Wattasit
name: Robson, Mark G.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: There is a strong link between pesticide exposure risk and farmers’ safety behavior. However, there is a lack of understanding of farmers’ safety behavior in pesticide use and the psychological factors that influence it, especially in Nigeria. This study aimed to identify safety behaviors in pesticide use and their determinants among cocoa farmers in Nigeria using the Health Belief Model (HBM). We used a suitable questionnaire to retrieve data from 391 cocoa farmers across three major cocoa-producing belts in Nigeria. The data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings showed that cocoa farmers in this study sprayed insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on their cocoa farms. The study revealed that most pesticides were not approved for cocoa production by the authority, but the farmers were still using them. The study participants overused surveyed pesticides as the quantities applied were beyond the recommended dosage by the manufacturers. Correlation analysis showed a relationship between education status, pesticide training, perceived susceptibility and cue to action, and the farmers’ pesticide overuse. In all, 42.7% of the farmers showed unsafe behaviors, 49.1% showed intermediate behaviors, and just 8.2% reported safe behaviors in pesticide use. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that perceived barriers, susceptibility, self-efficacy, and cue to action were related to age, education status, and farm experience and accounted for 59.3% of the total variance in the farmers’ pesticide safety behaviors. Perceived barriers had the most significant negative influence on the farmers’ behaviors, while perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, and cue to action positively influenced the farmers’ behavior. Future intervention programs in Nigeria incorporating significant variables, especially perceived barriers, in their designs with proper implementation could be more effective.
Additional file 10 of What improves access to primary healthcare services in rural communities? A systematic review
Creators: name: Gizaw, Zemichael
name: Astale, Tigist
name: Kassie, Getnet Mitike
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 10: Appendix 10: Table A9.Description of full-text articles which discussed promoting the role of workingwith traditional healers as a strategy toimprove PHC service delivery in rural communities.
Tight Bound on Randomness for Violating the CHSH Inequality
Creators: name: Teng, Yifeng
name: Yang, Shenghao
name: Wang, Siwei
name: Zhao, Mingfei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Free will (or randomness) has been studied to achieve loophole-free Bell's inequality test and to provide device-independent quantum key distribution security proofs. The required randomness such that a local hidden variable model (LHVM) can violate the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) inequality has been studied, but a tight bound has not been proved for a practical case that i) the device settings of the two parties in the Bell test are independent; and ii) the device settings of each party can be correlated or biased across different runs. Using some information theoretic techniques, we prove in this paper a tight bound on the required randomness for this case such that the CHSH inequality can be violated by certain LHVM. Our proof has a clear achievability and converse style. The achievability part is proved using type counting. To prove the converse part, we introduce a concept called profile for a set of binary sequences and study the properties of profiles. Our profile-based converse technique is also of independent interest.
description: 10 pages
Determination of the Solar Galactocentric distance from masers kinemics
Creators: name: Bajkova, A. T.
name: Bobylev, V. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have determined the Galactic rotation parameters and the solar Galactocentric distance $R_0$ by simultaneously solving Bottlinger's kinematic equations using data on masers with known line-of-sight velocities and highly accurate trigonometric parallaxes and proper motions measured by VLBI. Our sample includes 93 masers spanning the range of Galactocentric distances R from 3 to 15 kpc. The solutions found are Ω_0 = 29.7+/-0.5 km s^{-1} kpc^{-1}, Ω'_0 = -4.20+/-0.11 km s^{-1} kpc^{-2}, Ω"_0 =0.730+/-0.029 km s^{-1} kpc^{-3}, and R_0=8.03+/-0.12 kpc. In this case, the linear rotation velocity at the solar distance R_0 is V_0=238+/-6 km s^{-1}.
description: 8 pages, 2 figures, 1 table. Paper was presented at the Conference "Modern Stellar Astronomy-2014" held in Rostov-on-Don State University on May 28-30, 2014, accepted for pubication in Baltic Astronomy
The Prevalence of Heat-related Illnesses and Associated Factors among Rice Farmers in Vietnam
Creators: name: Tran, Nu Quy Linh
name: Nghiem, Son
name: Chu, Cordia
name: Luong, Mai Anh
name: Ho, Thi Tu
name: Phung, Dung
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mental Health

description: Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of heat-related illnesses (HRI) and their associated factors among rice farmers in Central Vietnam. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a sample of 379 farmers from August to September 2021 in Ha Tinh province on the north-central coast of Vietnam. A structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic information, farming activities, heat exposure, and health issues. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the factors associated with HRI. Results: At least one HRI symptom was experienced by 83.4% of farmers, and two or more HRI symptoms were experienced by 55.1% of farmers during the last harvesting season (the summer-autumn rice season, 2021). Factors significantly associated with HRI were age, having chronic diseases, type of farming tasks, the number of hours working in the heat, and water intake. Farmers working outdoors for more than 4 hours in the heat were 2.3 times [95%CI: 1.14–4.69] more likely to experience HRI than those working fewer than 2 hours. A higher risk of HRI was also associated with heavy farming tasks (OR = 2.35, [1.34–4.14]), having hypertension (OR = 3.75, [1.90–7.81]), cardiovascular diseases (OR = 2.53, [1.03–6.93]), and other chronic conditions (OR = 2.51, [1.51–4.25]). In contrast, a lower risk of HRI was found in the older group (OR = 0.44, [0.22–0.87]) and increased water intake (OR = 0.46, [0.27–0.77]). Conclusions: Hot weather is a significant occupational health risk for farmers in Vietnam. Changing the working schedule, working in shorter intervals, and remaining well-hydrated should be considered in HRI prevention strategies.
Anytime Online Novelty Detection for Vehicle Safeguarding
Creators: name: Sofman, Boris
name: J. Andrew  Bagnell
name: Stentz, Anthony
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 80101 Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Novelty detection is often treated as a one-class classiﬁcation problem: how to
segment a data set of examples from everything else that would be considered novel
or abnormal. Almost all existing novelty detection techniques, however, suffer from
diminished performance when the number of less relevant, redundant or noisy features
increases, as often the case with high-dimensional feature spaces. Additionally, many
of these algorithms are not suited for online use, a trait that is highly desirable for many
robotic applications. We present a novelty detection algorithm that is able to address
this sensitivity to high feature dimensionality by utilizing prior class information within
the training set. Additionally, our anytime algorithm is well suited for online use when
a constantly adjusting environmental model is beneﬁcial. We apply this algorithm to
online detection of novel perception system input on an outdoor mobile robot and argue
how such abilities could be key in increasing the real-world applications and impact of
mobile robotics.
Species' climate niche modeling framework Predicting historical & future species' spatial distributions & estimation of species' thermal tolerance
Creators: name: Drira, Sabrine
name: Hattab, Tarek
name: Barrier, Nicolas
name: Morell, Alaia
name: Oliveros-Ramos, Ricardo
name: Shin, Yunne-Jai
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This document contains the technical details of the niche modelling methods used in the SOMBEE project in order to generate distribution maps for each species of each case study.
Additional file 11 of What improves access to primary healthcare services in rural communities? A systematic review
Creators: name: Gizaw, Zemichael
name: Astale, Tigist
name: Kassie, Getnet Mitike
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 11: Appendix 11: Table A10.Description of full-text articles which discussed working with non-profitprivate sectors and non-governmental organizations as a strategy to improve PHC service delivery in rural communities.
Pesticide safety behavior among cocoa farmers in Nigeria: Current trends and determinants
Creators: name: Oludoye, Oluseye O
name: Siriwong, Wattasit
name: Robson, Mark G.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: There is a strong link between pesticide exposure risk and farmers’ safety behavior. However, there is a lack of understanding of farmers’ safety behavior in pesticide use and the psychological factors that influence it, especially in Nigeria. This study aimed to identify safety behaviors in pesticide use and their determinants among cocoa farmers in Nigeria using the Health Belief Model (HBM). We used a suitable questionnaire to retrieve data from 391 cocoa farmers across three major cocoa-producing belts in Nigeria. The data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings showed that cocoa farmers in this study sprayed insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on their cocoa farms. The study revealed that most pesticides were not approved for cocoa production by the authority, but the farmers were still using them. The study participants overused surveyed pesticides as the quantities applied were beyond the recommended dosage by the manufacturers. Correlation analysis showed a relationship between education status, pesticide training, perceived susceptibility and cue to action, and the farmers’ pesticide overuse. In all, 42.7% of the farmers showed unsafe behaviors, 49.1% showed intermediate behaviors, and just 8.2% reported safe behaviors in pesticide use. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that perceived barriers, susceptibility, self-efficacy, and cue to action were related to age, education status, and farm experience and accounted for 59.3% of the total variance in the farmers’ pesticide safety behaviors. Perceived barriers had the most significant negative influence on the farmers’ behaviors, while perceived susceptibility, self-efficacy, and cue to action positively influenced the farmers’ behavior. Future intervention programs in Nigeria incorporating significant variables, especially perceived barriers, in their designs with proper implementation could be more effective.
Automatic Photo Pop-Up
Creators: name: Hoiem, Derek
name: Efros, Alexei A
name: Hebert, Martial
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 80101 Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper presents a fully automatic method for creating a 3D
model from a single photograph. The model is made up of several
texture-mapped planar billboards and has the complexity of a
typical children’s pop-up book illustration. Our main insight is that
instead of attempting to recover precise geometry, we statistically
model geometric classes defined by their orientations in the scene.
Our algorithm labels regions of the input image into coarse categories:
“ground”, “sky”, and “vertical”. These labels are then used
to “cut and fold” the image into a pop-up model using a set of simple
assumptions. Because of the inherent ambiguity of the problem
and the statistical nature of the approach, the algorithm is not expected
to work on every image. However, it performs surprisingly
well for a wide range of scenes taken from a typical person’s photo
album.
The Equivalence Between Unit-Cell Twinning and Tiling in Icosahedral Quasicrystals
Creators: name: Prodan, Albert
name: Hren, Ram Dušić
name: van Midden, Marion
name: van Midden, Herman J. P.
name: Zupanič, Erik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It is shown that tiling in icosahedral quasicrystals can also be properly described by cyclic twinning at the unit cell level. The twinning operation is applied on the primitive prolate golden rhombohedra, which can be considered a result of a distorted face-centered cubic parent structure. The shape of the rhombohedra is determined by an exact space filling, resembling the forbidden five-fold rotational symmetry. Stacking of clusters, formed around multiply twinned rhombic hexecontahedra, keeps the rhombohedra of adjacent clusters in discrete relationships. Thus periodicities, interrelated as members of a Fibonacci series, are formed. The intergrown twins form no obvious twin boundaries and fill the space in combination with the oblate golden rhombohedra, formed between clusters in contact. Simulated diffraction patterns of the multiply twinned rhombohedra and the Fourier transform of an extended model structure are in full accord with the experimental diffraction patterns and can be indexed by means of three-dimensional crystallography.
Indian Pharmaceutical Companies: Promotional Expenses and Revenue Trend Analysis
Creators: name: Alam, Aftab
name: Arshad, Khalid
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Marketing strategy of a pharmaceutical company is different from companies of other industries. This is because of multiple factors, including high involvement of government and structure of the industry. Since the Indian pharmaceutical market is the third largest market in the world in terms of volume, it is a big attraction for investors across the globe. In this research paper, we are trying to understand the promotional expenses of Indian pharmaceutical companies and its sales performance. We are also trying to find out the trend of promotional expenses of top 10 Indian pharmaceutical companies.
An Autonomous Ground Vehicle for Distributed Surveillance: CyberScout
Creators: name: Ashitey  Trebi-Ollennu
name: Dolan, John M.
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 80101 Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper describes the development of an autonomous robotic vehicle for tactical distributed surveillance
under the CyberScout project at Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Complex Engineered Systems.
The primary aim of the CyberScout project is to develop novel mobile and unattended ground sensor
platforms that will extend the sphere of awareness and mobility of small military units. The research is
focused on developing algorithms for multi-agent collaboration, efficient perception, sensor fusion,
heterogeneous swarm technologies, distributed command and control, and task decomposition. The mobile
robotic platforms within CyberScout range in size from microrobots (<5x5x5>cm) to All Terrain Vehicles
(ATV). In this paper, the hardware system, control architecture, sensor suite, current capabilities, future
research, and applications for the robotic ATV (CyberATV) are described.
The Prevalence of Heat-related Illnesses and Associated Factors Among Rice Farmers in Vietnam
Creators: name: Tran, Nu Quy Linh
name: Nghiem, Son
name: Chu, Cordia
name: Luong, Mai Anh
name: Ho, Thi Tu
name: Phung, Dung
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mental Health

description: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of heat-related illnesses (HRI) and their associated factors among rice farmers in Central Vietnam. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a sample of 379 farmers from August to September 2021 in Ha Tinh province on the north-central coast of Vietnam. A structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic information, farming activities, heat exposure, and health issues. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the factors associated with HRI. At least one HRI symptom was experienced by 83.4% of farmers, and two or more HRI symptoms were experienced by 55.1% of farmers during the last harvesting season (the summer-autumn rice season, 2021). Factors significantly associated with HRI were age, having chronic diseases, type of farming tasks, the number of hours working in the heat, and water intake. Farmers working outdoors for more than 4 hours in the heat were 2.3 times [95%CI: 1.14-4.69] more likely to experience HRI than those working fewer than 2 hours. A higher risk of HRI was also associated with heavy farming tasks (OR=2.35, [1.34-4.14]), having hypertension (OR= 3.75, [1.90-7.81]), cardiovascular diseases (OR=2.53, [1.03-6.93]), and other chronic conditions (OR=2.51, [1.51-4.25]). In contrast, a lower risk of HRI was found in the older group (OR=0.44, [0.22-0.87]) and increased water intake (OR=0.46, [0.27-0.77]). Hot weather is a significant occupational health risk for farmers in Vietnam. Changing the working schedule, working in shorter intervals, and remaining well-hydrated should be considered in HRI prevention strategies.