cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Das Menschenbild in "Gaudium et spes" und in der Botschaft der Vollversammlung von Uppsala
Creators: name: Crespy, Georges
Publisher: name: Concilium
Year: 1970

description: Concilium, Bd. 9 Nr. 6/7 (1973): Concilium: Internationale Zeitschrift für Theologie, Band 9, Heft 6/7
Improved Eddy-Current Probe for Non-Destructive Characterization of Electrical Contacts in PV Modules
Creators: name: Neumaier, L.
name: Lenzhofer, M.
name: Hirschl, Ch.
name: Kosel, J.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photovoltaic Modules and BoS Components
PV Module Design, Manufacture, Performance and Reliability

description: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 732-734
description: Within this work we are presenting an improved eddy-current based analysis method for the inspection of electrical contacts and solder joints in PV modules. The basic concept as well as first results were already shown at last year’s EU PVSEC 2020. The concept proofed that a fast, non-destructive (contactless) and portable characterization without powering a PV module is feasible. Hence, it has the potential to be used as handheld, contact free inspection system for O&M applications on site, as well as an industrial tool for quality control and process monitoring directly inside of the PV production line. Within the Austrian flagship project “Sustainable Photovoltaics” further research is carried out aiming to improve this eddy-current analysis method. In a first step towards an improved system, an enhancement version of the sensor probe was developed by changing the single coil configuration to a multi coil setup. Due to the specific design, the system is eliminating negatively influencing effects and because of the differential measurement approach high gain factors are possible to increase the systems sensitivity.
Poroelastic toughening in polymer gels: A theoretical and numerical study
Creators: name: Noselli, Giovanni
name: Lucantonio, Alessandro
name: McMeeking, Robert M.
name: DeSimone, Antonio
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We explore the Mode I fracture toughness of a polymer gel containing a semi-infinite, growing crack. First, an expression is derived for the energy release rate within the linearized, small-strain setting. This expression reveals a crack tip velocity-independent toughening that stems from the poroelastic nature of polymer gels. Then, we establish a poroelastic cohesive zone model that allows us to describe the micromechanics of fracture in gels by identifying the role of solvent pressure in promoting poroelastic toughening. We evaluate the enhancement in the effective fracture toughness through asymptotic analysis. We confirm our theoretical findings by means of numerical simulations concerning the case of a steadily propagating crack. In broad terms, our results explain the role of poroelasticity and of the processes occurring in the fracturing region in promoting toughening of polymer gels.
description: 17 pages, 8 figures
Determinants of Job Satisfaction among health workforce in Menelik II Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Melaku, Temesgen
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019

description: Health workforce job satisfaction is a crucial element of health care service provision. However, determinants of job satisfaction among health workforce are not well studied in referral hospitals using econometric models. The objective of this study was to identify the key determinants of job satisfaction among health workforce in Menelik II Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The study used a cross sectional survey design. Structured interview with 250 sample respondents were held, who were selected using probability sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics: ordered logistic regression was used to identify sociodemographic and work related determinants affecting job satisfaction of health work force and data analysis at institutional level. The result show that most of the respondents are in a very satisfied and satisfied category of job satisfaction. In which, the distribution shows 14.69% and 29.8% of the total respondents are very satisfied and satisfied with their job respectively. On the other hand 24.08% and 4.08% of the respondents are unsatisfied and very unsatisfied with their job respectively. Among the study variables included in this study age, family size, educational status, income, professional category, year of experience, participation in decision making and relationship with supervisors are significantly determining the job satisfaction of health work force in the study area. Thus, in the process of human resource management and development policy making process, these variables should be considered by the health sector and concerned decision makers and policy makers of health institutions.
A Hubble Space Telescope Survey of the Host Galaxies of Superluminous Supernovae
Creators: name: Angus, C. R.
name: Levan, A. J.
name: Perley, D. A.
name: Tanvir, N. R.
name: Lyman, J. D.
name: Stanway, E. R.
name: Fruchter, A. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present Hubble Space Telescope (HST) WFC3 UV and near-IR (nIR) imaging of 21 Superluminous Supernovae (SLSNe) host galaxies, providing a sensitive probe of star formation and stellar mass with the hosts. Comparing the photometric and morphological properties of these host galaxies with those of core collapse supernovae (CCSNe) and long-duration gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs), we find SLSN hosts are fainter and more compact at both UV and nIR wavelengths, in some cases we barely recover hosts with absolute magnitude around MV ~ -14. With the addition of ground based optical observations and archival results, we produce spectral energy distribution (SED) fits to these hosts, and show that SLSN hosts possess lower stellar mass and star formation rates. This is most pronounced for the hydrogen deficient Type-I SLSN hosts, although Type-II H-rich SLSN host galaxies remain distinct from the bulk of CCSNe, spanning a remarkably broad range of absolute magnitudes, with ~30% of SLSNe-II arising from galaxies fainter than Mn I R ~ -14. The detection of our faintest SLSN hosts increases the confidence that SLSNe-I hosts are distinct from those of LGRBs in star formation rate and stellar mass, and suggests that apparent similarities in metallicity may be due to the limited fraction of hosts for which emission line metallicity measurements are feasible. The broad range of luminosities of SLSN-II hosts is difficult to describe by metallicity cuts, and does not match the expectations of any reasonable UV-weighted luminosity function, suggesting additional environmental constraints are likely necessary to yield hydrogen rich SLSNe.
description: 24 pages, 11 figures. Accepted for publication by MNRAS
Electrically Conductive Adhesive Interconnects: How Low Can You Go?
Creators: name: Tune, D.
name: Wienands, K.
name: Ullmann, I.
name: Ignacia Devoto, M.
name: Timofte, T.
name: Halm, A.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photovoltaic Modules and BoS Components
PV Module Design, Manufacture, Performance and Reliability

description: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 735-738
description: One of the ways to reduce the material cost of shingled modules is to reduce the mass of the relatively expensive electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) that is required per shingled joint. This work explores some factors limiting such reductions by producing shingled cells and minimodules that are then characterised in terms of their electrical and mechanical performance. It is found that the mechanical properties depend heavily on the ECA mass. However, the electrical properties show no such dependence, even for joints in which the ECA mass and thus mechanical strength is so low that the joints cannot be handled without breakage.
ACUTE PANCREATITIS in HELSINKI in 2016−2018: INCIDENCE, ETIOLOGY and RISK FACTORS - analysis of 1378 acute pancreatitis episodes in a Finnish normal population
Creators: name: Belfrage, Hanna
name: Lankinen, Emiel
name: Kylänpää, Leena
name: Louhimo, Johanna
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Updated population-based studies on acute pancreatitis (AP) in Finland are lacking. Our aim was to evaluate the current data for AP in Helsinki. We performed an electronic health care records (EHRs) search on AP patients treated at Helsinki University Hospital between the years 2016 − 2018. Incidence was calculated, etiological and potential risk factors, as well as severity of AP were documented and analyzed. Between 2016 and 2018 we found 1378 AP episodes on 1084 patients, 35% of the patients had several AP episodes, i.e., recurrent AP (RAP). The domicile-adjusted incidence was 42.2/100 000. 47% of the patients had alcohol etiology (59% men, 27% women) and 23% had biliary etiology, 21% were idiopathic and 2.9% were post-ERCP pancreatitis. 13.1% of the patients had passed at the end of September 2021. 45% of the patients were currently smoking, 11% were ex-smokers, and the highest percentage of smokers was in the group of alcohol-caused AP with 74% ever-smokers. Biliary AP had the highest amount of overweight patients. 24% of the patients used anticoagulation (AC) medication, and the percentage was significantly higher with idiopathic AP (48%). RAP, female sex and normal BMI associated with a mild form of AP. Incidence of AP and the percentage of alcohol etiology are lower than earlier reported for Finland although still higher than in other Nordic countries. Smoking and the use of AC medication associate with AP.
Energetics of the AK13 Semi-Local Kohn-Sham Exchange Energy Functional
Creators: name: Lindmaa, A.
name: Armiento, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The recent non-empirical semi-local exchange functional of Armiento and Kümmel, the AK13 [PRL 111, 036402 (2013)] incorporates a number of features reproduced by higher-order theory. The AK13 potential behaves analogously with the discontinuous jump associated with the derivative discontinuity at integer particle numbers. Recent works have established that AK13 gives a qualitatively improved orbital description compared to other semi-local methods, and reproduces a band structure closer to higher-order theory. However, its energies and energetics are inaccurate. The present work further investigates the deficiency in energetics. In addition to AK13 results, we find that applying the local-density approximation (LDA) non-self-consistently on the converged AK13 density gives very reasonable energetics with equilibrium lattice constants and bulk moduli well described across 14 systems. We also confirm that the attractive orbital features of AK13 are retained even after full structural relaxation. Hence, the deficient energetics cannot be a result of the AK13 orbitals having adversely affected the quality of the electron density compared to that of usual semi-local functionals; an improved orbital description and good energetics are not in opposition. We also prove that the non-self-consistent scheme is equivalent to using a single external-potential dependent functional in an otherwise consistent KS-DFT scheme. Furthermore, our results also demonstrate that, while an internally consistent KS functional is presently missing, non-self-consistent LDA on AK13 orbitals works as a practical non-empirical computational scheme to predict geometries, bulk moduli, while retaining the band structure features of AK13 at the computational cost of semi-local DFT.
description: 7 pages, 4 figures
Stability of Inks Used for Masking Metallic Interconnects in BIPV Modules
Creators: name: Borja Block, A.
name: Virtuani, A.
name: Ballif, C.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photovoltaic Modules and BoS Components
PV Module Design, Manufacture, Performance and Reliability

description: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 723-727
description: The necessity to reduce carbon emissions has pushed European institutions to foster the adoption - for new buildings - of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings, which need to minimize energy consumption with energy generated on site. This opens up an enormous potential for the integration of renewable energy sources in the built environment. However, a massive introduction of PV into buildings should be accompanied by an increased sensitivity in terms of the aesthetic appeal of the modules. Inks masking the metallic interconnects in building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) elements might be an attractive option to produce more aesthetically pleasant modules. In this work, we investigate the stability of three commercial inks (1 solvent based and 2 UV curable) using two common PV configurations (glass-EVA-glass and glassEVA-backsheet). We lay down a testing protocol to screen the stability of inks supplied by different manufacturers using damp heat (DH 85°C, 85%RH) and ultraviolet exposure conditions (UV 65°C, 60 W/m2). Preliminary results show a halo in the surroundings of the coated metallic interconnects for UV curable inks when exposing these samples to direct UV, while no halo is observed when damp heat is performed first and for the solvent-based ink indicating that it is more stable.
Methodology for Evaluating Solar Module Encapsulant Materials
Creators: name: Hsieh, H.-H.
name: Chen, S.-H.
name: Lai, M.-T.
name: Huang, C.-P.
name: Kuo, C.-W.
name: Kuan, T.-M.
name: Yu, C.-Y.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photovoltaic Modules and BoS Components
PV Module Design, Manufacture, Performance and Reliability

description: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 719-722
description: Polymeric encapsulant material is the key to high performance and reliability of solar module. It is known that the most common encapsulant Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) has been widely used in c-Si solar module for past decades. According the literature and reports, it is revealed that most failure modules were caused by the degradation of encapsulant though the solar modules were qualified and certificated with IEC standards, in which only one parameter is controlled during the test, but it is performed in sequence. In fact, a real environment is a complex mixture of UV exposure, temperature variation, and humidity change. And the key factor degrading the EVA performance is still unclear. Therefore, by studying the key factors that cause failure, we can establish accelerated aging test to fast screen the applicability of encapsulant materials. In this research, a methodology for evaluating solar module encapsulant materials is constructed to characterize the reliability and performance.
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, Sunday [1944?]
Creators: name: Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1898202
subject: Authors, English
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945
subject: Authors, English--Correspondence
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821953
subject: Art historians
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815554
subject: Art movements
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815613
subject: Artists
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/817559
subject: Artists--Correspondence
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/817571
subject: Women artists
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1177159
subject: Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
subject: Authors
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688
subject: Poets, English
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870
subject: Poets
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778

description: Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor and, along with Read, a member of the modern art movement Unit One founded by Paul Nash), that span the time period of 1940 to 1965 and discuss their artistic and literary endeavors, philosophical and political views, and personal lives. Hepworth updates Read on her children Sarah and Paul.
Letter from Barbara Hepworth to Herbert Read, [July, 1965?]
Creators: name: Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Authors, English
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945
subject: Hepworth, Barbara, 1903-1975
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1898202
subject: Poets
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067778
subject: Artists--Correspondence
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/817571
subject: Artists
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/817559
subject: Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1754386
subject: Art movements
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815613
subject: Art historians
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815554
subject: Authors
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688
subject: Women artists
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1177159
subject: Poets, English
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1067870
subject: Authors, English--Correspondence
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821953

description: Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Dame Barbara Hepworth (English artist and sculptor and, along with Read, a member of the modern art movement Unit One founded by Paul Nash), that span the time period of 1940 to 1965 and discuss their artistic and literary endeavors, philosophical and political views, and personal lives. Hepworth invites Read to visit her.
Factors Affecting Customs Valuation: Ethiopian Importers' View
Creators: name: Sisay, Mersha
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2016

description: The purpose of this study was to assess the factors that affect Ethiopian importers during customs valuation made at Customs branch office of Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority. The main problem was the focus of government for controlling and collecting revenue by ignoring elements that affects importers during customs valuation. There was a gap in assigning price for customs valuation and the procedures importers has to pass through. The main methodologies followed to make this research were causal research design. Five independent variables were selected and analyzed how they affected customs valuation. Before starting the actual study items or questionnaire were tested by Cronbachs' alpha and passed the minimum 0.70 by scoring 0.871. On ward to these the actual survey were started by collecting data from importers or their representative freight forwarders through questionnaire from 370 respondents. These data were tabulated in to SPSS soft ware for statistical analysis. The output was analyzed by mean, frequency, correlation and regression analysis. The major finding found out from the survey result was price assigned to the imported items were fictitious price than the transaction value presented by importers. The procedures importers have to pass through during valuation were also distressing for most of importers. Controlling mechanism of customs authority was explained by importers as traditional and worrying them during physical inspection. The impact of pricing systems, procedures during customs valuation, physical inspection made during customs valuation, and experience or proficiency of customs valuator impact on importers in customs valuation were significantly affected them. Tariff classification and character of customs valuator were not significant and as a result null hypothesis were accepted. Based on these, recommendation was made in such a way that the pricing and procedures customs authority follow has to be changed to alleviate the problems encountered by importers. Key words: Customs valuation, Tariff, Pricing for valuation, Procedures during valuation, Inspection, valuators proficiency
The Impact of the Lamination Process on the Adhesion Properties at the Glass-Encapsulant Interface and Damp Heat Stability of PV Modules
Creators: name: Öz, A.K.
name: Herzog, C.
name: Wellens, C.
name: Mansour, D.E.
name: Heinrich, M.
name: Kraft, A.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photovoltaic Modules and BoS Components
PV Module Design, Manufacture, Performance and Reliability

description: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 708-714
description: This paper presents an extensive study of the influences of the lamination process on the adhesion properties of the glass-encapsulant interface of different laminates. The investigations were conducted on small-scale laminates which were laminated with different material combinations at peak lamination temperatures from 140°C to 180°C. As a measure of the long-term durability, the laminates were exposed to damp heat (DH) up to 3000 hours. We investigated the development of the adhesion between encapsulant and glass by peel tests, the measurement of the gel content and the colour change of the backsheet by measurements of the yellowness index. The peel test results show that the relative maintained peel force (RMPF) varies in the range from 15.7-73.0% depending on the material and the lamination process. It is obtained that the EVA laminates showed less degradation in peel force after DH than POE samples and a higher lamination temperature was beneficial in peel force and gel content before and after ageing for cross-linking encapsulants such as EVA and POE. For the used TPO the peel force did not change for different lamination temperatures. We showed that with lamination temperatures up to 180 °C EVA, POE and TPO modules can be manufactured and withstand DH ageing but they may show a slightly increased yellowing of the rear side.
Veldkamp Spaces: From (Dynkin) Diagrams to (Pauli) Groups
Creators: name: Saniga, Metod
name: Holweck, Frederic
name: Pracna, Petr
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Regarding a Dynkin diagram as a specific point-line incidence structure (where each line has just two points), one can associate with it a Veldkamp space. Focusing on extended Dynkin diagrams of type $\widetilde{D}_n$, $4 \leq n \leq 8$, it is shown that the corresponding Veldkamp space always contains a distinguished copy of the projective space PG$(3,2)$. Proper labelling of the vertices of the diagram (for $4 \leq n \leq 7$) by particular elements of the two-qubit Pauli group establishes a bijection between the 15 elements of the group and the 15 points of the PG$(3,2)$. The bijection is such that the product of three elements lying on the same line is the identity and one also readily singles out that particular copy of the symplectic polar space $W(3,2)$ of the PG$(3,2)$ whose lines correspond to triples of mutually commuting elements of the group; in the latter case, in addition, we arrive at a unique copy of the Mermin-Peres magic square. In the case of $n=8$, a more natural labeling is that in terms of elements of the three-qubit Pauli group, furnishing a bijection between the 63 elements of the group and the 63 points of PG$(5,2)$, the latter being the maximum projective subspace of the corresponding Veldkamp space; here, the points of the distinguished PG$(3,2)$ are in a bijection with the elements of a two-qubit subgroup of the three-qubit Pauli group, yielding a three-qubit version of the Mermin-Peres square. Moreover, save for $n=4$, each Veldkamp space is also endowed with some `exceptional' point(s). Interestingly, two such points in the $n=8$ case define a unique Fano plane whose inherited three-qubit labels feature solely the Pauli matrix $Y$.
description: 19 pages, 17 figures
Performance Analysis and CTM Simulations of PV Modules with Various Encapsulant Materials
Creators: name: Çaliskan, M.
name: Es, F.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photovoltaic Modules and BoS Components
PV Module Design, Manufacture, Performance and Reliability

description: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 715-718
description: Photovoltaic (PV) modules are multilayer systems that are bonded adhesively to each other to create interfaces of different components including glass/encapsulant, interconnections/encapsulant, encapsulant/cell. One of the most important steps in the formation of mentioned interfaces during module fabrication is encapsulation of the solar cells. The main purpose of this step is to provide electrical isolation, mechanical support, thermal conduction and protect the cells from the exterior and interior impacts. The encapsulation materials are highly prone to aging and it directly influences the long term characteristics of PV modules. Therefore, the proper selection of encapsulation layers is very critical for the module design. To the prevent degradation of modules, polymer-based materials such as polyolefin elastomers (POEs), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVAs) and thermoplastic polyolefins (TPOs) are commonly utilized as encapsulation layers. In this study, the primary objective is observing effects of encapsulant films on the electrical performance of glass-glass modules. After that, paper will focus on the investigation of the cell to module (CTM) losses for different encapsulant based modules.
Facial age estimation using BSIF and LBP
Creators: name: Bekhouche, Salah Eddine
name: Ouafi, Abdelkrim
name: Taleb-Ahmed, Abdelmalik
name: Hadid, Abdenour
name: Benlamoudi, Azeddine
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Human face aging is irreversible process causing changes in human face characteristics such us hair whitening, muscles drop and wrinkles. Due to the importance of human face aging in biometrics systems, age estimation became an attractive area for researchers. This paper presents a novel method to estimate the age from face images, using binarized statistical image features (BSIF) and local binary patterns (LBP)histograms as features performed by support vector regression (SVR) and kernel ridge regression (KRR). We applied our method on FG-NET and PAL datasets. Our proposed method has shown superiority to that of the state-of-the-art methods when using the whole PAL database.
description: 5 pages, 8 figures
The Effect of Supply Chain Integration Performance in Ethiopian Trading Enterprises on Operational
Creators: name: Gizaw, Biniyam
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2016

description: Supply chain integration is a vital approach to enhance the various aspects of operational performance. The main target of the study is to assess the effects of supply chain integration on operational performance in Ethiopian trading enterprise. The process of integration has many touch points with multiple functions within the company and these functions need to be integrated in order to provide better performance to the company and service to the customer. In order to undertake the study, problems related to lack of alignment among departments, problem of reordering based on the need of market due to lack of coordination with demand forecasting which leads to backlog delay, lack of integrated information system and lack of well organized structure which is critical for integration were the critical forces which lead this study into the forefront. An explanatory research design was employed with a sample of 108 employees through stratified sampling. A questionnaire was used as a research tool for collecting data. Baseline data were captured from some informants and from secondary data. The collected data was analyzed using both descriptive statistics (mean & standard deviation) and inferential statistics (correlation and linear regression). Main findings of the study depicts that, there is poor integration along the supply chain as the mean values of the four supply chain dimension (internal integration, customer integration, information integration and supplier integration)were below the minimum requirement(i.e. less than the mean value of 2.5).Moreover, internal integration, customer integration, and supplier integration dimensions of supply chain integration had a significant effect on operational performance of the enterprise in which information integration dimension had failed to signify the effect and needs to include other supply chain variables. Finally, the results on the conclusion entails us that the four research questions developed in this study were considerably rated low by the employees which actually indicates the supply chain integration is not at the required level of its employees. And also, the study recommends proper internal integration, supplier integration and customer integration in order to bring effective operational performance. Keywords: Customer integration, information integration, internal integration, operational performance, supplier integration, supply chain integration
End of induction patient reported outcomes predict clinical remission and endoscopic improvement with vedolizumab and adalimumab in ulcerative colitis
Creators: name: Wong, Emily Chu Lee
name: Hasan, Badar
name: Dulai, Parambir S.
name: Marshall, John K.
name: Reinisch, Walter
name: Narula, Neeraj
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are increasingly emphasized as endpoints in clinical trials of ulcerative colitis (UC). However, the prognostic value of early improvement in PROs for long-term outcomes remains unclear. This was a post-hoc analysis of 611 vedolizumab-treated or adalimumab-treated patients in the VARSITY trial (Clinicaltrial.gov: NCT02497469). Stool frequency (SF) and rectal bleeding score (RBS) as reported in the Mayo score at post-induction (week 6 and 14) was assessed for their association with one-year endoscopic improvement (EI), defined as Mayo endoscopic subscore <2; histo-endoscopic mucosal improvement (HEMI), defined as EI and Geboes highest grade <3.2, clinical remission (CR), defined as total Mayo score ≤2; and PRO-2 remission, defined as RBS of 0 and SF ≤1. Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for confounders assessed the relationships between post-induction PROs and outcomes of interest at one-year. Patients with severe SF at week 6 were significantly less likely to achieve one-year EI compared to those with non-severe SF [aOR 0.40 (95% CI: 0.24–0.68), p < .001]. Absence of rectal bleeding at week 6 was associated with greater odds of achieving EI at one-year [aOR 2.21 (95% CI: 1.58–3.09), p < .001]. These findings were consistent across comparisons at week 14. Similar findings were observed for the outcomes of one-year HEMI, CR and PRO-2 remission. No difference was observed between the modified partial Mayo score and modified PRO-2 score. Post-induction PROs strongly predict the odds of CR and EI in UC and simplified evaluations can be used to assess early response to UC therapies.
Four-wave mixing in long wavelength III-nitride QD-SOAs
Creators: name: Al-Khursan, Amin H.
name: Jbara, Ahmed S.
name: Abood, H. I.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Four wave mixing analysis is stated for quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifiers (QD SOAs) using the propagation equations (including nonlinear propagation contribution) coupled with the QD rate equations under the saturation assumption. Long wavelength III-nitride InN and AlInN QD SOAs are simulated. Asymmetric behavior due to linewidth enhancement factor is assigned. P-doping increases efficiency. Lossless efficiency for InAlN QDs for longer radii is obtained. Carrier heating is shown to have a considerable effect and a detuning dependence is expected at most cases. InN QD SOAs shown to have higher efficiency.
description: 8 pages, 9 figures and 4 tables
Das Auslöschen des Subjektes in der zeitgenössischen Philosophie
Creators: name: Granel, Gérard
Publisher: name: Concilium
Year: 1970

description: Concilium, Bd. 9 Nr. 6/7 (1973): Concilium: Internationale Zeitschrift für Theologie, Band 9, Heft 6/7
A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of PV Modules – Influence of Database and Background System
Creators: name: Herceg, S.
name: Briem, A.-K.
name: Fischer, M.
name: Brailovsky, P.
name: Dannenberg, T.
name: Held, M.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photovoltaic Modules and BoS Components
Sustainability and Recycling

description: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 696-700
description: The installed capacity of photovoltaic modules is increasing worldwide. Simultaneously, sustainable production is becoming more important in the PV sector. To ensure sustainable growth, politics and industry are acting in bringing forward environmental labels and certificates. Oftentimes, values for standards and thresholds are based on life cycle assessment (LCA). Despite all efforts taken towards the comparability of the ecological performance of products within one product category, there are still uncertainties about the reproducibility of results calculated with different LCA software tools and databases. Therefore, we compare the life cycle impact of a state-of-the-art Passivated Emitter and Rear Contact (PERC) solar cell assessed with two of the most commonly used software/database combinations (SimaPro/Ecoinvent and GaBi/GaBi database). We found conformity between the top processes of our hot spot analysis and good reproducibility for categories such as Climate change and Resource use, fossils. For categories sensitive to the underlying regionalization and for processes that are strongly affected by the underlying production mix, we found large deviations. We therefore conclude that results from different databases/software combinations should not be mixed in comparative LCA. Instead, a harmonized database should be used, as it is already done in certain cases.
Fundamental M-dwarf parameters from high-resolution spectra using PHOENIX ACES models: I. Parameter accuracy and benchmark stars
Creators: name: Passegger, Vera Maria
name: Berg, Sebastian Wende-von
name: Reiners, Ansgar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: M-dwarf stars are the most numerous stars in the Universe; they span a wide range in mass and are in the focus of ongoing and planned exoplanet surveys. To investigate and understand their physical nature, detailed spectral information and accurate stellar models are needed. We use a new synthetic atmosphere model generation and compare model spectra to observations. To test the model accuracy, we compared the models to four benchmark stars with atmospheric parameters for which independent information from interferometric radius measurements is available. We used $χ^2$ -based methods to determine parameters from high-resolution spectroscopic observations. Our synthetic spectra are based on the new PHOENIX grid that uses the ACES description for the equation of state. This is a model generation expected to be especially suitable for the low-temperature atmospheres. We identified suitable spectral tracers of atmospheric parameters and determined the uncertainties in $T_{\rm eff}$, $\log{g}$, and [Fe/H] resulting from degeneracies between parameters and from shortcomings of the model atmospheres. The inherent uncertainties we find are σ$T_{\rm eff}$= 35 K, σ$\log{g}$ = 0.14, and σ[Fe/H] = 0.11. The new model spectra achieve a reliable match to our observed data; our results for $T_{\rm eff}$ and $\log{g}$ are consistent with literature values to within 1σ. However, metallicities reported from earlier photometric and spectroscopic calibrations in some cases disagree with our results by more than 3 σ. A possible explanation are systematic errors in earlier metallicity determinations that were based on insufficient descriptions of the cool atmospheres. At this point, however, we cannot definitely identify the reason for this discrepancy, but our analysis indicates that there is a large uncertainty in the accuracy of M-dwarf parameter estimates.
description: 9 pages, 6 figures
Sustainable Material Flows in the PV Sector: What Work Remains to be Done to Achieve SDG 12?
Creators: name: Gervais, E.
name: Herceg, S.
name: Nold, S.
name: Weiß, K.-A.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photovoltaic Modules and BoS Components
Sustainability and Recycling

description: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 701-703
description: The large-scale deployment of photovoltaics (PV) is a central pillar in decarbonizing energy systems and reaching climate goals. Although PV is inherently associated to environmental awareness, it is not immune to reputational risks nor exempt of a responsibility for transparency and sustainability leadership. Over the last years, advances in the PV industry have mainly been shaped by cost-reduction targets. We identified in previous works 16 topics where the PV sector comes short in addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12) “Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns”. In this paper, approaches to address these sustainability gaps are proposed. The best-practices identified for the PV sector cover all aspects of sustainability as defined by SDG 12 – from resource use through corporate reporting and risk assessment to due diligence and waste management. Insights on methodological needs to improve sustainability accounting in PV are also provided. The compiled list of actions needed, although not intended to be exhaustive, constitutes a starting point for stakeholders to achieve more sustainability in PV value chains.
General solutions of integrable cosmological models with non-minimal coupling
Creators: name: Kamenshchik, A. Yu.
name: Pozdeeva, E. O.
name: Tronconi, A.
name: Venturi, G.
name: Vernov, S. Yu.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the integrable model with minimally and non-minimally coupled scalar fields and the correspondence of their general solutions. Using the model with a minimally coupled scalar field and a the constant potential as an example we demonstrate the difference between the general solutions of the corresponding models in the Jordan and the Einstein frames.
description: 6 pages
Assessing Plausible Environmental Implications of a Ground-Mounted Perovskite/Si Tandem PV System
Creators: name: Salas-Redondo, C.
name: Blanco, C.-F.
name: Puel, J.-B.
name: Julien, A.
name: Soumane, F.
name: Cucurachi, S.
name: Peijnenburg, W.J.G.M.
name: Oberbeck, L.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photovoltaic Modules and BoS Components
Sustainability and Recycling

description: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 704-707
description: We have previously reported a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) for large area (> 2 m²) perovskite/Si tandem solar modules with 30% power conversion efficiency (PCE), 30 years lifetime and an annual degradation of 0.5%, manufactured in a gigawatt-sized industrial scale production plant. We did an extensive compilation of the life cycle inventory (LCI) thanks to direct contacts with equipment manufacturers, who provided the required data to deliver a perspective to real-life conditions. In the present study, we prepared an updated LCA that includes an upgraded LCI as well as the addition of the end-of-life (EoL) stage and the comparison of electricity mix scenarios at the production stage. These scenarios are essential in a near future where renewable energies are expected to have a larger contribution in the global energy mix. The key result found in this work is the relevance of the performance and reliability of the photovoltaic (PV) system to achieve lower environmental impacts. We tested different assumptions using a detailed yield model for the PV system which considered optimistic, realistic, and pessimistic degradation rates, lifetime and PCE, among other parameters to investigate this matter. In a realistic scenario, we observed that for all the impacts assessed, the perovskite/Si tandem based system shows a decrease of between 30-45% in the contributions to each impact category, compared to the Si-module based reference PV system. Moreover, contemplating different EoL scenarios permits to address strategic methodologies to implement a circular economy in the life cycle of the tandem system. Finally, the analysis anticipating future electricity mix scenarios allows to define conditions to achieve further decreases of the environmental impacts.
Framed cobordism and flow category moves
Creators: name: Lobb, Andrew
name: Orson, Patrick
name: Schuetz, Dirk
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Geometric Topology (math.GT)
subject: Algebraic Topology (math.AT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 55P15, 57M27

description: Framed flow categories were introduced by Cohen-Jones-Segal as a way of encoding the flow data associated to a Floer functional. A framed flow category gives rise to a CW-complex with one cell for each object of the category. The idea is that the Floer invariant should take the form of the stable homotopy type of the resulting complex, recovering the Floer cohomology as its singular cohomology. Such a framed flow category was produced, for example, by Lipshitz-Sarkar from the input of a knot diagram, resulting in a stable homotopy type generalizing Khovanov cohomology. In this paper we give moves that change a framed flow category without changing the associated stable homotopy type. These are inspired by moves that can be performed in the Morse-Smale case without altering the underlying smooth manifold. We posit that if two framed flow categories represent the same stable homotopy type then a finite sequence of these moves is sufficient to connect the two categories. This is directed towards the goal of reducing the study of framed flow categories to a combinatorial calculus. We provide examples of calculations performed with these moves (related to the Khovanov framed flow category), and prove some general results about the simplification of framed flow categories via these moves.
description: 27 pages, 8 figures
Terawatt Scale PV by 2050 and Competition for Minerals: The Case of Silver and Copper
Creators: name: Macé, P.
name: Bosch, E.
name: Aleman, M.
Publisher: name: WIP
Year: 2021
Subjects: Photovoltaic Modules and BoS Components
Sustainability and Recycling

description: 38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition; 683-689
description: The role of the deployment of solar PV systems in possibly triggering competition for silver and copper supply, in the frame of a terawatt scale market, is presented in this paper, including the methodology implemented to determine it. Possible strategies to reduce the risk of competition, such as increasing the contribution of secondary production in raw material supply, are analysed. The opportunity of shifting from Ag to Cu in PV cells’ metallization is measured. The interest of efficiency increases is discussed, as well as the attractiveness of shifting from single-junction c-Si to perovskites, in single-junction configuration or in tandem with c-Si. The contribution of the various components of PV systems is also highlighted. Eventually this research permits to evaluate to which extent the objective to limit global warming to 1,5°C by 2100 is realistic, considering the constraints on silver and copper potentially caused by solar PV.
Freight transport service and international trade with its implications for global competitiveness
Creators: name: Gobu, Eticha
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019

description: The global economic development has widened, deepened and accelerated, by the freight transport service and international trade flow systems in global context had to adapt. The service has plays a key role in terms of ensuring economic growth and maximizing social development as well as the system has a key element in logistics chain, to joins the separated activities and adapting the process of conveying different types of goods from one point to another using a variety of transport modes. The main objective of this study has to assess the fright transport service on international trade with its implications for global competitiveness. A descriptive followed by longitudinal research design was used. In order to provide the results which had been focussed to answer the stated problems and meeting to the research objectives, secondary data were used. The data were sourced from international organizations policy and standards documents and international organizations annual reports for the year 2007-2018 by using the two indexing systems. Moreover, in order to achieve the objectives of the study and thereby give answers for the basic research questions, quantitative research approach had been used. The data were entered, manipulated, organized and analyzed using Excel and Statistical package for Social Science with version 24. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were used to identify and determine the fright transport service on international trade with its implications for global competitiveness. According to the result illustrated, out of the five-independent variables, Growth Domestic Product, Distance, Infrastructure, landlocked and Timelines were found to be significantly important factors to determine the fright transport service and international trade with its implications for global competitiveness. Therefore, countries especially the developing ones to be competent in the global trade, they should give more emphasis on those components. They should invest on infrastructure, improvement in efficiency of customs operations area, employing adequate skilled logistic staff, improving the reliable timeline, and quality of logistics service of the ports.