cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Premature mortality in the German Baltic Sea region now and then
Creators: name: Mühlichen, Michael
Publisher: name: Universität Rostock
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 300 Social sciences

description: This doctoral thesis examines the trends and patterns of premature mortality in the German Baltic Sea region in past and present. Based on demographic methods, it shows that the crucial determinants have changed over the course of the epidemiologic transition. Nutrition and sanitation were decisive factors in the 19th century, which led to significant variations in infant mortality by social class. Today, the access to adequate health care and risk-relevant behavior play a more important role in the region. In particular, the rural areas in the east still have room for improvement here.
title: The Effects of a Treatment Package Combining Contingency Contracts and Video Prompts on Social Skills in Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
Creators: name: Fausett, Breana Broadhead
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2014

description: Many students with intellectual disabilities and autism struggle to have meaningful social interactions with their peers. Research shows that using video modeling can increase social skills in students with disabilities, but it has never been studied in comparison to or in combination with “IF….THEN…” behavior contracts. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of video prompts on elementary-aged students with disabilities to increase appropriate social interactions with their peers through filming the creation of an “IF….THEN…”contract. The participants are four elementary-aged students with intellectual disabilities and autism who have target social skills deficits. The targeted social skills were: greeting peers, initiating conversations, and asking peers to play. The use of “IF….THEN…” contracts, contracts plus structured review, and contracts plus video prompting was evaluated. Each participant had a baseline of zero and after treatment increased the frequency of social skills from one to three instances. Data collected showed both the interventions of “IF….THEN….” contracts plus structured review and contracts plus video prompting were similarly effective at increasing social skills. Treatment had lasting effects in three of the participants when it was completely phased out.
AC- and DC-driven noise and I-V characteristics of magnetic nanostructures
Creators: name: Tretiakov, Oleg A.
name: Mitra, Aditi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study a structure consisting of a ferromagnetic (F) layer coupled to two normal metal (N) leads. The system is driven out of equilibrium by the simultaneous application of external dc and ac voltages across the N/F/N structure. Using the Keldysh diagrammatic approach, and modeling the ferromagnet as a classical spin of size S >> 1, we derive the Langevin equation for the magnetization dynamics and calculate the noise correlator. We find that the noise has an explicit frequency dependence in addition to depending on the characteristics of the ac and dc drive. Further, we calculate the current-voltage characteristics of the structure to O(1/S^2) and find that the nonequilibrium dynamics of the ferromagnetic layer gives rise to corrections to the current that are both linear and nonlinear in voltage.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures, update to published version
Scaling Laws of Collective Ride-Sharing Dynamics
Creators: name: Molkenthin, Nora
name: Schröder, Malte
name: Timme, Marc
Publisher: name: College Park, Md. : APS
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Dynamics
subject: Efficiency
subject: Collective dynamics
subject: Conceptual understanding
subject: Demand distribution
subject: Dispatching algorithm
subject: Mean field analysis
subject: Scaling parameter
subject: Sustainable mobility
subject: Unprecedented demand
subject: Topology
subject: 550
subject: 530

description: Ride-sharing services may substantially contribute to future sustainable mobility. Their collective dynamics intricately depend on the topology of the underlying street network, the spatiotemporal demand distribution, and the dispatching algorithm. The efficiency of ride-sharing fleets is thus hard to quantify and compare in a unified way. Here, we derive an efficiency observable from the collective nonlinear dynamics and show that it exhibits a universal scaling law. For any given dispatcher, we find a common scaling that yields data collapse across qualitatively different topologies of model networks and empirical street networks from cities, islands, and rural areas. A mean-field analysis confirms this view and reveals a single scaling parameter that jointly captures the influence of network topology and demand distribution. These results further our conceptual understanding of the collective dynamics of ride-sharing fleets and support the evaluation of ride-sharing services and their transfer to previously unserviced regions or unprecedented demand patterns.
Un-Label Performing Arts Company
Creators: name: Reuter, Lisette
Publisher: name: DARIAH-DE
Year: 2023
Subjects: Theatre Group
Germany
Köln

description: Un-Label Performing Arts Company is a contemporary and inclusive arts organization that was established in Cologne, Germany, in 2014. The company was co-founded by artistic director Gessica Geneus and a team of passionate artists and professionals from various backgrounds.
Un-Label Performing Arts Company is a dynamic and innovative organization at the forefront of the inclusive arts movement. Founded with a commitment to breaking down barriers and redefining the boundaries of traditional performing arts, Un-Label is dedicated to creating a world where diversity and creativity flourish hand in hand. Through groundbreaking performances, workshops, and collaborations, this pioneering company is championing the talents and perspectives of artists with disabilities, challenging preconceived notions, and fostering a more inclusive and accessible cultural landscape. Un-Label Performing Arts Company’s work transcends physical and social limitations, celebrating the extraordinary capabilities of all individuals and proving that art knows no bounds.
title: The Influence of Parental Mental Health and Family Psychosocial Functioning on Bystander Behavior of Elementary School Children
Creators: name: Jenkins, Joanna C.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2014

description: Being the victim of school bullying is associated with many negative outcomes, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, school refusal, and suicide. Peer bystanders are present in the majority of bullying situations and bystander intervention has been found to be very important in ending a bullying incident. However, most of the time bystanders do not step in to help the victim. The present study investigated the impact of parent and family influences on children’s bystander behavior. Seventy-three third- through sixth-grade students were given a questionnaire that asked about their behavior in bullying situations (engaging in bullying behavior, helping or encouraging the bully, defending the victim, or staying away from the situation altogether). Their mothers completed three questionnaires that evaluated symptoms of depression, quality of the parent-child relationship, and parent responses and experiences of anger. Key findings were: (a) parents who were more frustrated with their relationship with their children had children who were less likely to help their peers and were more likely to stay out of the incident. (b) children whose parents were less satisfied with their school were more likely to engage in bullying behavior; (c) the way parents expressed and controlled their own anger predicted whether or not their child would defend a peer; and (d) older children were both more likely to defend their peers and more likely remain uninvolved.
Breaking Diffeomorphism Invariance and Tests for the Emergence of Gravity
Creators: name: Anber, Mohamed M.
name: Aydemir, Ufuk
name: Donoghue, John F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: If general relativity is an emergent phenomenon, there may be small violations of diffeomorphism invariance. We propose a phenomenology of perturbatively small violations of general relativity by the inclusion of terms which break general covariance. These can be tested by matching to the Parametrized Post Newtonian (PPN) formalism. The most sensitive tests involve pulsar timing and provide an extremely strong bound, with a dimensionless constraint of order 10^{-20} relative to gravitational strength.
description: 13 pages
The determinants of bank borrowing under the finance act, 1914-1934
Creators: name: Kerr, Erik Sven
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: The Finance Act (1914-34) provided the chartered banks with rediscounting facilities. During World War I, these facilities became part of the banks' regular means of cash adjustment. Subsequently, a controversy arose whether or not the chartered banks rediscounted for private gain. In defence of the banks, Sir Thomas White stated that the banks always borrowed sparingly because of the wish neither to incur the cost involved nor to be heavily indebted to the Treasury. The purpose with the thesis is to test Sir Thomas’ hypothesis. In order to do so, the hypothesis had to be revised; that is, the difference between the rate charged for advances and the cost of alternative means of adjustment (the least-cost spread) was substituted in the hypothesis for the simple cost determinant. By the use of indifference curve analysis, certain criteria for testing the hypothesis were developed and used in testing data for borrowing by the aggregate as well as the individual banks. The evidence showed that the revised hypothesis was overgeneralized both in its description of the banks’ use of the Act and in its explanation of the causal relationships. Thus, in terms of both volume and duration of borrowing, the facilities of the Act were used extensively by several banks. Both the least cost spread and the aversion to be indebted appeared to be crucial determinants of borrowing. The strength of the relationships, however, varied significantly among the banks. In particular, for the more conservative banks, the aversion to borrowing was strong at any level of indebtedness. For the other banks, the aversion was apparent only at levels of heavy indebtedness.
[1-Dimethylsilyl-2-phenyl-3-(η5-tetramethylcyclopentadienyl) prop-1-en-1-ylκC1](n5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)- titanium(III)
Creators: name: Lamač, M.
name: Spannenberg, A.
name: Arndt, P.
name: Rosenthal, U.
Publisher: name: Chester : International Union of Crystallography
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Crystal structure
subject: Chemistry
subject: Crystallography
subject: 540

description: The title compound, [Ti(C10H15)(C20H 26Si)], was obtained from the reaction of [Ti{5: 1-C5Me4(CH2)}(5-C 5Me5)] with the alkynylsilane PhC2SiMe 2H. The complex crystallizes with two independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit, which differ in the conformation of the propenyl unit, resulting in their having opposite helicity. No inter-molecular inter-actions or inter-actions involving the Si- H bond are present. The observed geometrical parameters are unexceptional compared to known structures of the same type.
Pressure-induced structural phase transition in the Bechgaard-Fabre salts
Creators: name: Pashkin, A.
name: Dressel, M.
name: Ebbinghaus, S. G.
name: Hanfland, M.
name: Kuntscher, C. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The crystal structures of the quasi-one-dimensional organic salts (TMTTF)$_2$PF$_6$ and (TMTSF)$_2$PF$_6$ were studied by pressure-dependent x-ray diffraction up to 10 GPa at room temperature. The unit-cell parameters exhibit a clear anomaly due to a structural phase transition at 8.5 and 5.5 GPa for (TMTTF)$_2$PF$_6$ and (TMTSF)$_2$PF$_6$, respectively.
Improving Customer Experience in Call Centers with Intelligent Customer-Agent Pairing
Creators: name: Filippou, S.
name: Tsiartas, A.
name: Hadjineophytou, P.
name: Christofides, S.
name: Malialis, K.
name: Panayiotou, C. G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Customer experience plays a critical role for a profitable organisation or company. A satisfied customer for a company corresponds to higher rates of customer retention, and better representation in the market. One way to improve customer experience is to optimize the functionality of its call center. In this work, we have collaborated with the largest provider of telecommunications and Internet access in the country, and we formulate the customer-agent pairing problem as a machine learning problem. The proposed learning-based method causes a significant improvement in performance of about $215\%$ compared to a rule-based method.
The Wangu Kanja Foundation 2018 Data Review: Supporting SGBV Survivors via SMS and Traditional Direct Service
Creators: name: Frankel, A
name: Kanja, W
name: Wood, S.
name: Hameeduddin, Z
name: Decker, M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018

description: Data review of sexual violence survivors reporting to Wangu Kanja Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya either via SMS or as walk-ins to the centre. The Wangu Kanja Foundation is a sexual violence charity in Kenya aimed at restoring dignity and justice to survivors. It aids survivors with police interviews, medical examinations, legal support, safe shelters and counselling. Data was analysed by case type, gender and age. The majority of individuals using the walk-in services were female and were under the age of 25. Most individuals chose not to specify their age or gender when using the SMS platform. Many survivors used the Wangu Kanja Foundation to gain access to medical, legal and psychological support, though very few cases were continued to conclusion. Key recommendations are discussed for both the Wangu Kanja Foundation and policy makers.
AAAI 2022 Fall Symposium: System-1 and System-2 realized within the Common Model of Cognition
Creators: name: Conway-Smith, Brendan
name: West, Robert L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Attempts to import dual-system descriptions of System-1 and System-2 into AI have been hindered by a lack of clarity over their distinction. We address this and other issues by situating System-1 and System-2 within the Common Model of Cognition. Results show that what are thought to be distinctive characteristics of System-1 and 2 instead form a spectrum of cognitive properties. The Common Model provides a comprehensive vision of the computational units involved in System-1 and System-2, their underlying mechanisms, and the implications for learning, metacognition, and emotion.
description: Full Publication In Proceedings of AAAI 2022 Fall Symposium: Thinking Fast & Slow and Other Cognitive Theories in AI. Link: https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3332/
Blaumeier-Atelier
Creators: name: Weste, Barbara
name: Wendla Pahnke
name: May, Lille
name: Römer-Tesar, Alfons
name: Stüwe, Ralf
name: Kreutzkamp, Uwe
name: Pohl, Walter
name: Meister, Andreas
name: Mak, Sabina
name: Tesar, Viktoria
name: Oesker, Karolin
name: Emmerich, Wiebke
name: Herbst, Andrea
Publisher: name: DARIAH-DE
Year: 2023
Subjects: Theatre Group
Bremen
Germany

description: Blaumeier-Atelier is a remarkable inclusive art project located in Bremen, Germany. It serves as a creative hub where over 250 individuals, both with and without disabilities, and those with experience in psychiatry, convene every week to participate in a wide array of artistic workshops. These workshops encompass theatre, mask-building, music, photography, and literature, all with the ultimate aim of showcasing the outcomes through captivating productions, concerts, exhibitions, and lectures. At the heart of Blaumeier's mission is the recognition of each individual's unique abilities and needs. This approach centers on nurturing talents and discovering newfound capabilities.

Importantly, Blaumeier's artistic endeavors deliberately steer clear of categorizing individuals based on disability or past experiences in psychiatric institutions. Instead, they focus on each person's potential, rejecting the notion of "deficits" and emphasizing the rich possibilities inherent in every individual. While inclusivity is the foundational principle guiding the group's artistic work, it is intentionally not highlighted in their production presentations.

The origins of this project can be traced back to 1986, when the closure of the local psychiatric facility, Klinik Kloster Blankenburg, prompted students from the University of Oldenburg and former patients to establish this transformative initiative. Since its inception, individuals with and without disabilities have joined forces to create art, leading to the expansion of the organization to include photography and literary workshops. This evolution has propelled the project into becoming a fully-fledged cultural institution, complete with permanent staff members, internships, dedicated volunteers, renowned exhibitions, and international acclaim.

Blaumeier-Atelier has made a significant impact by touring nationally and internationally, holding exhibitions, and even participating in film production. Since 2015, the group has been an integral part of the prestigious international theatre festival "Mittenmang" hosted by the Theater Bremen, further solidifying its reputation by receiving multiple (international) awards for its exceptional work.
title: Effect of Drilling Fluid Components and Mixtures on Plants and Soils
Creators: name: Pesaran, Parvin
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1977

description: The concern about the environment has required that the effects of drilling fluids (muds) on surrounding areas be known. This study was initiated to investigate the effects of various muds on plant growth and on soils.
In preliminary studies in Phase I (31 individual mud components), it was concluded that the obvious dominant effects on plant growth of detrimental drilling fluid components included excess soluble salts, excess exchangeable sodium percentage, possibly a high pH in some mixtures, and undesirable physical conditions. The latter resulted from the sodium and/or starch, gums, and bentonite.
Phase II, the second year's study of the effect of drilling fluid on six soils and on the plant growth (which is this report) was designed to use seven typical drilling fluids at ratios of 1:4 (called the low rate), and 1:1 (called the high rate) by volume of liquid mud to disturbed and settled soils using green beans and sweet corn as the test plants. The seven mud mixtures were potassium chloride mud (PCM), diesel oil emulsion mud (DOEM), high pH lime mud (HPLM), lignite lignosulfonate sodium mud (LLSM), lignite lignosulfonate potassium mud (LLPM), dichromate mud (DTM), and a mud base (MB). Each mud contained bentonite and barite plus sodium or potassium hydroxide plus a few other substances.
Too much soluble salts or too high an exchangeable sodium percentage was the major cause of reduced plant growth. The dispersing problem of mud-treated soils caused by high exchangeable sodium percentages results from the high sodium hydroxide contents added to the muds.
Early attempts at leaching the soils with tap water were unsuccessful because of low permeability. Releaching all samples finally with salty water, first with 1 percent Ca(NO3)2, and later with 0.2 percent Ca(NO3)2, and finally with tap water was effective and plant growth improved in all mud mixtures.
In unleached treatments the muds PCM, DOEM, and DTM were most limiting to plants growth.
Reclamation of soils into which drilling fluids (muds) are mixed seems to require primarily (1) the removal of excess salts, and (2) a lowering of the content of exchangeable sodium with some additions of chemical amendments (calcium salts) and adequate leaching.
Fabricating the aesthetics of mass through the machine made multiple.
Creators: name: Usmiani, L
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: This research investigates the aesthetic of the multiple with an emphasis on material and process. Through a series of artworks both formal and informal displays of repetition are explored, focusing on the three dimensional object in multiple and investigating links to repeat surface pattern. The project is placed in context with art practices that employ the use of the multiple, exploit the value of banal objects and demonstrate a labour intensive approach in the making process. These artists include Tom Friedman, Donna Marcus, Fiona Hall, Leonardo Drew and Do-Ho Suh. The theoretical investigation into pattern and ornament, installation, order and mass production and modernism includes a reflection on the writings of E.H.Gombrich, Debra Schafter, James Trilling, Claire Bishop, Brigitta Olubas, Z. Kracauer, Ray Batchelor, Susan Stewart and Nicolas Bourriaud. Strong influencing factors from primary experiences impact on the process. Factory work embedded the effects of repetitive labour and its accumulative outcome on production and the body. A life-long interest in decorative domestic crafts has established direct repetitive processes in the art making. Memories of these experiences are reflected in the final aesthetic. The art making is approached systematically involving the separation of the different stages of fabrication. Attention is focused on one stage at a time which then develops into a repetitive task. This way of working ensures a degree of uniformity, and produces an accumulation of component parts that motivates the labour by regulating the progress. The activity of the assembly line is replicated in the multiple arrangement of units and the monotonous tasks of the process. Used and discarded objects are transformed through a labour intensive process in an attempt to relocate the hand-made in contemporary art making practice and question our engagement with single~use products. Each object is reduced to an unfamiliar form and treated as pure material. Although alien in appearance, the material is familiar enough for recognition to play a part in the spectator's engagement with the work. The artworks and installations in this thesis align the aesthetic outcomes of mass production with the visual codes of pattern and decoration. It situates vernacular making processes in contemporary art practice and exploits the notion of repetition and the multiple through actions and choice of material. This aesthetic is based on simple elements, the use of everyday objects and a sense of playfulness with an aim of delivering the experience of mass.
title: Contributing Factors to the Success of Small-Scale Diversified Farms In the Mountain West
Creators: name: Shepherd, Mary
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2014

description: This study uses ordered logistic regression models with data collected from eighty-six online surveys completed by small-scale producers in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada, and Wyoming to assess factors which most contribute to the overall success and profitability of small-scale diversified farms. Results indicate success and profitability may be partially explained by the number of acres owned/leased, use of wholesale outlets, farming as a primary occupation, years of experience, and use of outside business related services. Results may be useful as they indicate producer and operation characteristics that are lead to more profitable and successful operations and thus indicate areas in which a producer may most improve his or her business.
Impacts of climate change on agro-climatic suitability of major food crops in Ghana
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Creators: name: Chemura, Abel
name: Schauberger, Bernhard
name: Gornott, Christoph
Publisher: name: San Francisco, California, US : PLOS
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: carbon footprint
subject: cassava
subject: climate change
subject: food crop
subject: Ghana
subject: machine learning
subject: nonhuman
subject: peanut
subject: precipitation
subject: sorghum
subject: 500
subject: 610

description: Climate change is projected to impact food production stability in many tropical countries through impacts on crop potential. However, without quantitative assessments of where, by how much and to what extent crop production is possible now and under future climatic conditions, efforts to design and implement adaptation strategies under Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Action Plans (NAP) are unsystematic. In this study, we used extreme gradient boosting, a machine learning approach to model the current climatic suitability for maize, sorghum, cassava and groundnut in Ghana using yield data and agronomically important variables. We then used multi-model future climate projections for the 2050s and two greenhouse gas emissions scenarios (RCP 2.6 and RCP 8.5) to predict changes in the suitability range of these crops. We achieved a good model fit in determining suitability classes for all crops (AUC = 0.81–0.87). Precipitation-based factors are suggested as most important in determining crop suitability, though the importance is crop-specific. Under projected climatic conditions, optimal suitability areas will decrease for all crops except for groundnuts under RCP8.5 (no change: 0%), with greatest losses for maize (12% under RCP2.6 and 14% under RCP8.5). Under current climatic conditions, 18% of Ghana has optimal suitability for two crops, 2% for three crops with no area having optimal suitability for all the four crops. Under projected climatic conditions, areas with optimal suitability for two and three crops will decrease by 12% as areas having moderate and marginal conditions for multiple crops increase. We also found that although the distribution of multiple crop suitability is spatially distinct, cassava and groundnut will be more simultaneously suitable for the south while groundnut and sorghum will be more suitable for the northern parts of Ghana under projected climatic conditions.
Klabauter Theater
Creators: name: Nissen-Rizvani, Karen
Publisher: name: DARIAH-DE
Year: 2023
Subjects: Hamburg
Germany
Theatre Group

description: Klabauter is a dynamic theatre company that stands as a beacon of diversity in the world of performing arts. The ensemble, known for its innovative approach, crafts original productions and reimagines classic plays, resulting in unique and deeply moving performances that resonate with a broad audience. In addition to its compelling shows, the theatre actively engages in workshops, professional development programs, and public rehearsals, opening its doors to school classes and groups eager to explore its creative process. Furthermore, Klabauter collaborates with freelance artists and groups, offering its "off" stage as a venue for guest productions. It proudly holds the distinction of being one of Hamburg's eight off-mainstream stages. Klabauter is a partner in the TUSCH program Hamburg (Theater- und Schule, Theatre and School) and a valued contributor to the foundation Das Rauhe Haus.

The roots of this remarkable company trace back to 1993 when the project "Eisenhans" was initiated. It brought together individuals with and without disabilities, united by their passion for theater. Under the dedicated leadership of Astrid Eggers, this amateur drama group embarked on captivating productions that garnered recognition, including the prestigious Senator Neumann-Preis within a year of its inception. The success of this project not only fueled the desire of the participants to continue their theatrical journey but also solidified Eggers' belief that the unique expressive abilities of individuals with disabilities could thrive in the realm of professional theatre. This conviction eventually led to Klabauter becoming a beneficiary of Das Rauhe Haus (Hamburg) as part of its Individual Work Accompanying program.

On February 2nd, 1998, a pivotal chapter began with the initiation of training and rehearsals for six young people with disabilities under Eggers' expert guidance. This comprehensive program encompassed speech, gesture, mimics, movement training, and rigorous acting rehearsals. By 1999, the company had expanded to include 12 dedicated actors. In 2000, the Förderverein Theaterwerkstatt Klabauter e.V., a support association, was established to play a crucial role in fundraising, providing resources, and organizing transportation. To this day, this support association remains instrumental in facilitating Klabauter's operations. The funds raised have enabled the rental of theatre halls, acquisition of technical and artistic equipment, promotion of staged plays, and the development of an impressive online presence, positioning the theatre company on par with its peers. In a significant milestone in 2006, the company transformed parish rooms into its dedicated auditorium, allowing for regular evening performances. The stage was thoughtfully equipped with a ramp, ensuring accessibility for actors who use wheelchairs.
mTeSS-X Deliverable D1: Requirements analysis based on the two TeSS instances from ELIXIR and PaNOSC
Creators: name: Reed, Phil
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This document describes the mTeSS-X project requirements analysis, following the first two meetings of the focus group. In these meetings, the use cases of two TeSS instances from ELIXIR and PaNOSC were considered, with further input from project supporters. The user personas, user stories and requirements are described, followed by the metadata schema development plan.
Theama Theater
Creators: name: Dragatakis, Maria
Publisher: name: DARIAH-DE
Year: 2023
Subjects: Greece
Athens
Theatre Group

description: The theatre company THEAMA (Theatre for the Disabled) was founded in Athens in 2010 and is pioneering institution, the first professional theatre ensemble primarily composed of disabled artists. The actors are affiliated with Greek Association of Actors, asserting their right to equal representation in the performing arts. The company operates under an umbrella of inclusivity, involving actors and performers without disabilities as part of the ensemble. Additionally, they organise drama workshops to establish the first inclusive Drama Academy for disabled and non-disabled artists.

Within this framework, the company played an active role in repealing a presidential decree enforced by the Greek Ministry of Culture. This decree prevented disabled individuals from enrolling in and graduating from Higher Drama Academies. Furthermore, THEAMA takes on the critical challenge of promoting accessibility in the arts. They emphasize that all venues and backstage areas should accessible for both audiences and artists with mobility disabilities. In a similar vein, THEAMA advocates for audiences with sensory disabilities, asserting their right to accessible content through the use of captions, sign language, and audio descriptions. The company also offers modified performances tailored for individuals with learning disabilities.

THEAMA is also a participant in INCLUSIVE THEATER(S), a project initiated by Creative Europe (2019 – 2021). They collaborate with partners from Italy, the UK, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, and Greece. The project's central goal is to generate interest among theatre audiences by employing inclusive practices for visually and hearing-impaired individuals and attract new audiences. This endeavour aims to make such practices more mainstream in Europe.
title: The Optimal Cow Size for Intermountain Cow-Calf Operations: The Impact of Public Grazing Fees on the Optimal Cow Size
Creators: name: Russell, Jesse
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2014

description: The cattle industry is very competitive which is forcing cow-calf producers to strive for efficiency. Research has shown that as a cows mature weight increases, feed efficiency decreases, as well as reproductive efficiency and other production factors. The purpose of this paper is to (1) identify the economically optimum cow size when charging for grazing public lands on a true Animal Unit Equivalent (AUE) basis and (2) determine if the current practice of charging on a per head basis for grazing public lands has an effect on the optimal cow size.
To simplify the complexity of this problem, three different resource bases common in the Intermountain West (resource base 1, time grazing = 100%; resource base 2, time grazing = 75%; and resource base 3 time grazing = 50%) were defined, as well as three different weights of cattle (small, medium and large). Grazing plans were created for each resource base and winter rations were balanced to ensure adequate nutrition and accurate budgeting. Linear programming was used to determine an optimal cow size for each resource base when charging on a per head basis and by a true AUE.
When grazing on public land was charged on a true AUE basis, the small cows generated the highest net returns on all resources. Also, each resource base was able to maintain a larger number of the smaller cows than the medium or large cows under these conditions. When grazing on public lands was charge on a per head basis, as is typical, the large cow generated the greatest net returns on resource base 1 and 2. However, the small cow generated the greatest net return on resource base 3. These findings suggest that the current practice of charging for grazing public land on a per head basis does have an impact on cow size.
Using Material Remittances from Labour Schemes for Social and Economic Development: Case Study Vanuatu
Creators: name: Bailey, Rochelle
Publisher: name: Canberra, ACT : Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
Year: 2015

description: Millions of dollars are remitted each year to Pacific island states via seasonal workers participating in Australia's Seasonal Worker Program (SWP) and New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme. Research in labour mobility primarily focuses on monetary remittances taken home to evaluate potential economic development outcomes, which are key objectives for the Australian and New Zealand governments and their bilateral partners in the Pacific. Defining what remittances are is often unclear. Are they money sent through official remittance providers, money sent home informally, or both? Migrants also remit material goods, and there are also social remittances, defined by Peggy Levitt as 'the ideas, behaviours, and social capital that flow from receiving to sending communities' (2001:11). These are not necessarily documented or considered by governments or academics due to difficulties in tracing material goods and lack of reporting them. Nonetheless, there are opportunities to acquire knowledge in these areas through impact evaluation studies. This In Brief highlights how material remittances contribute to social and economic development in the region, reflecting on observations with ni-Vanuatu RSE workers and their material remittance practices between 2007 and 2014. It does not seek to define remittances, or to identify when income from labour mobility stops being considered a remittance, only that these dynamics need further consideration when researching outcomes of migration in the context of development.
Diacetonitrile[N,N′-bis(2,6-diisopropyl-phenyl)ethane-1,2-diimine] dichloridochromium(II) acetonitrile solvate
Creators: name: Peitz, S.
name: Peulecke, N.
name: Müller, B.H.
name: Spannenberg, A.
name: Rosenthal, U.
Publisher: name: Chester : International Union of Crystallography
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Crystal structure
subject: Chemistry
subject: Crystallography
subject: 540

description: The title compound, [CrCl2(CH3CN)2(C 26H36N2)]·CH3CN, was synthesized by the reaction of CrCl2(THF)2 with N,N′-bis-(2,6- diisopropyl-phen-yl)ethane-1,2-diimine in dichloro-methane/acetonitrile. The chromium center is coordinated by two N atoms of the chelating diimine ligand, two chloride ions in a trans configuration with respect to each other, and by two N atoms of two acetonitrile mol-ecules in a distorted octa-hedral geometry.
Environmental Effect on the UV Optical Absorption of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Creators: name: Murakami, Yoichi
name: Maruyama, Shigeo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We studied optical absorption of single-walled carbon nanotubes by varying the dielectric environment. For the two different components of the broad UV absorption feature conventionally referred to as the pi-plasmon, we find that the component at 5.0 - 5.3 eV exhibits remarkable spectral changes, based on which we attribute this to a dipolar radial surface plasmon. However, the component at ~4.5 eV remains unchanged, raising a fundamental question as to its conventional attribution. We discuss its relation with the absorption feature at ~4.5 eV in graphite arising from an interband transition.
description: 4 figures
Two-dimensional electron gases as non-Newtonian fluids
Creators: name: Kryhin, Serhii
name: Levitov, Leonid
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Two-dimensional electron systems offer an appealing platform to explore long-lived excitations arising due to collinear carrier scattering enabled by phase-space constraints at the Fermi surface. Recently it was found that these effects can boost excitation lifetimes over the fundamental bound set by Landau's Fermi-liquid theory by a factor as large as $(T_F/T)^α$ with $α\approx 2$. Long-lived degrees of freedom possess the capability to amplify the response to weak perturbations, producing lasting collective memory effects. This leads to non-Newtonian hydrodynamics in 2D electron fluids driven by multiple viscous modes with scale-dependent viscosity. We describe these modes as Fermi surface modulations of odd parity evolving in space and time, and discuss their implications for experimental studies of electron hydrodynamics.
description: 6pgs, 1fg
Surface-Dependent Osteoblasts Response to TiO2 Nanotubes of Dfferent Crystallinity
Creators: name: Khrunyk, Yuliya Y.
name: Belikov, Sergey V.
name: Tsurkan, Mikhail V.
name: Vyalykh, Ivan V.
name: Markaryan, Alexandr Y.
name: Karabanalov, Maxim S.
name: Popov, Artemii A.
name: Wysokowski, Marcin
Publisher: name: Basel : MDPI
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Amorphous
subject: Anatase
subject: Anodization
subject: Gene expression
subject: Implants
subject: Osseointegration
subject: TiO2 nanotubes
subject: 570
subject: 540

description: One of the major challenges of implantology is to design nanoscale modifications of titanium implant surfaces inducing osseointegration. The aim of this study was to investigate the behavior of rat osteoblasts cultured on anodized TiO2 nanotubes of different crystallinity (amorphous and anatase phase) up to 24 days. TiO2 nanotubes were fabricated on VT1–0 titanium foil via a two-step anodization at 20 V using NH4F as an electrolyte. Anatase-phase samples were prepared by heat treatment at 500 °C for 1 h. VT1–0 samples with flat surfaces were used as controls. Primary rat osteoblasts were seeded over experimental surfaces for several incubation times. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to analyze tested surfaces and cell morphology. Cell adhesion and proliferation were investigated by cell counting. Osteogenic differentiation of cells was evaluated by qPCR of runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), osteopontin (OPN), integrin binding sialoprotein (IBSP), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and osteocalcin (OCN). Cell adhesion and proliferation, cell morphology and the expression of osteogenic markers were affected by TiO2 nanotube layered substrates of amorphous and anatase crystallinity. In comparison with flat titanium, along with increased cell adhesion and cell growth a large portion of osteoblasts grown on the both nanostructured surfaces exhibited an osteocyte-like morphology as early as 48 h of culture. Moreover, the expression of all tested osteogenic markers in cells cultured on amorphous and anatase TiO2 nanotubes was upregulated at least at one of the analyzed time points. To summarize, we demonstrated that amorphous and anodized TiO2 layered substrates are highly biocompatible with rat osteoblasts and that the surface modification with about 1500 nm length nanotubes of 35 ± 4 (amorphous phase) and 41 ± 8 nm (anatase phase) in diameter is sufficient to induce their osteogenic differentiation. Such results are significant to the engineering of coating strategies for orthopedic implants aimed to establish a more efficient bone to implant contact and enhance bone repair. © 2020 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
title: Sinners in the City of Saints: Flappers in Salt Lake City
Creators: name: Romero, Bree Ann
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2014

description: Social commentators typically recognized the flapper as a break from tradition in the nineteen twenties. Scholars have since tended to do the same. Those characterizations, however, generally ignore the flappers outside of the Caucasian, urban, middle-class set. This thesis aims to contribute to a more comprehensive analysis of the flapper through a study of young women in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Study of the accreting pulsar 4U 0115+634 with a bulk and thermal Comptonization model
Creators: name: Ferrigno, Carlo
name: Becker, Peter A.
name: Segreto, Alberto
name: Mineo, Teresa
name: Santangelo, Andrea
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Highly magnetized pulsars accreting matter in a binary system are bright sources in the X-ray band (0.1-100 keV). Despite the early comprehension of the basic emission mechanism, their spectral energy distribution is generally described by phenomenological or simplified models. We propose a study of the spectral emission from the high mass X-ray binary pulsar 4U 0115+634 by means of thermal and bulk Comptonization models based on the physical properties of such objects. For this purpose, we analyze the BeppoSAX data in the energy range 0.7-100 keV of the 1999 giant outburst, 12 days after the maximum. We model the spectral energy distribution of the system using a two-component continuum. At higher energy, above ~7 keV, the emission is due to thermal and bulk Comptonization of the seed photons produced by cyclotron cooling of the accretion column, and at lower energy, the emission is due to thermal Comptonization of a blackbody source in a diffuse halo close to the stellar surface. From the best fit parameters, we argue that the cyclotron emission is produced ~1.7 km above the stellar surface, and escapes from the column near its base, where the absorption features are generated by the interaction with the magnetic field in a surrounding halo. We find that in 4U 0115+634, the observed spectrum is dominated by reprocessed cyclotron radiation, whereas in other bright sources with stronger magnetic fields such as Her X-1, the spectrum is dominated by reprocessed bremsstrahlung.
description: 12 pages, accepted for publication on Astronomy and Astrophysics
fMRIprep - What is it, why did we use it, and should PERL continue to use it?
Creators: name: Praag, Cassandra Gould Van
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: Presentation given to PERL Journal Club, describing the motivations behind fmriprep, how to use it, how it compares with our standard pipeline, and short discussion of pros and cons.
Observation of Vortex Matching Phenomena in Antidot Array of NbN Thin Film
Creators: name: Thakur, Ajay D.
name: Ooi, Shuuichi
name: Chockalingam, Subbaiah P.
name: Jesudasan, John
name: Raychaudhuri, Pratap
name: Hirata, Kazuto
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report vortex matching phenomenon in rectangular antidot array fabricated on epitaxial NbN thin film. The antidot array was fabricated using Focussed Ion Beam milling technique. The magneto-transport measurements points to a period doubling transition at higher magnetic field for rectangular lattices. The results are discussed within the light of several models including the multi-vortex model, the matched lattice model and the super-matched lattice model.
description: Added references, modified abstract and discussions and corrected typo-graphic errors. Accepted for proceedings of M2S-IX 2009, Tokyo (Physica C)
Step-based checkpointing with high-level algorithmic differentiation
Creators: name: Maddison, James R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Programming Languages (cs.PL)
subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Automated code generation allows for a separation between the development of a model, expressed via a domain specific language, and lower level implementation details. Algorithmic differentiation can be applied symbolically at the level of the domain specific language, and the code generator reused to implement code required for an adjoint calculation. However the adjoint calculations are complicated by the well-known problem of storing or recomputing the forward data required by the adjoint, and different checkpointing strategies have been developed to tackle this problem. This article considers the combination of high-level algorithmic differentiation with step-based checkpointing schedules, with the primary application being for solvers of time-dependent partial differential equations. The focus is on algorithmic differentiation using a dynamically constructed record of forward operations, where the precise structure of the original forward calculation is unknown ahead-of-time. In addition, high-level approaches provide a simplified view of the model itself. This allows data required to restart and advance the forward, and data required to advance the adjoint, to be identified. The difference between the two types of data is here leveraged to implement checkpointing strategies with improved performance.
title: Training Staff Members to Conduct and Implement the Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement (MSWO) Preference Assessment Using Video Modeling
Creators: name: Merkley, Heather M.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2014

description: For many educators, finding enough time to complete all that is require of them is a daily challenge. Those in special education have the added burden of making sure that their staff members are highly trained in the skills required to work effectively with students. There are many different ways to train staff members, one of which is using a video model. This study looked at the effects of video modeling alone on the training of staff members to use the multiple stimulus without replacement preference assessment. The participants in this study were paraprofessionals who work with preschool students who had a variety of disabilities. Data were collected on how well staff members were able to perform necessary skills to conduct the preference assessment before and after watching a video model. The results of this study showed that staff members could learn a new skill with the use of video modeling as a training tool. Using video modeling as a training tool is an effective way to save educators time while still ensuring that students are benefited.