cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Ceratozetes bulanovae Kulijev 1962
Creators: name: Murvanidze, Maka
name: Mumladze, Levan
name: Todria, Nino
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Ceratozetidae
Ceratozetes
Ceratozetes bulanovae

description: Ceratozetes bulanovae Kulijev, 1962
 Diagnostic characters – Measurements: 410 × 235 μm; in 90 μm; le 40 μm; ss 30 μm; lamellar cuspides very long, 45 μm.
 Material – Udabno Village (N 41.502100, E 45.370250, 769m a.s.l.) overgrazed pasture, one individual, coll. Todria, N., 26.06.2017.
 Distribution in Caucasus – New for Georgia. Known from: Russia – Rostov, Sochi, Dilim; Azerbaijan – Gajikend, Zakatala, Chiragedzor, Sheki, Karabakh, Kura-Arax valley (Shtanchaeva and Subias 2010).
 Global distribution – Mediterranean (Subias 2004, update 2018).
 Habitat – According to the original description (Kulijev 1962), the species is frequently found on anthropogenic disturbed lands, such as arable lands and pastures. We confirm this species to be adapted to disturbed ecosystems by finding them in severely overgrazed pastures.
 Remarks
 Measures of Georgian individuals generally match with those provided in original description: body size 399–420 × 273–294 μm, in 96 μm, le 51 μm (Kulijev 1962); sensilla are reported to be about 43 μm in size, while length of sensilla is about 30 μm in Georgian individuals.
description: Published as part of Murvanidze, Maka, Mumladze, Levan & Todria, Nino, 2019, A contribution to the knowledge of oribatid and mesostigmatic mites (Acari) with new records in Georgia, pp. 309-325 in Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (4) on page 315, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i4.51419, http://zenodo.org/record/4644950
Upper Bound On Gluino Mass From Thermal Leptogenesis
Creators: name: Fujii, M.
name: Ibe, M.
name: Yanagida, T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Thermal leptogenesis requires the reheating temperature $T_R \gsim 3\times 10^{9}$ GeV, which contradicts a recently obtained constraint on the reheating temperature, $T_R \lsim 10^6$ GeV, for the gravitino mass of 100 GeV-10 TeV. This stringent constraint comes from the fact that the hadronic decays of gravitinos destroy very efficiently light elements produced by the Big-Bang nucleosynthesis. However, it is not applicable if the gravitino is the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP). We show that this solution to the gravitino problem works for the case where the next LSP is a scalar charged lepton or a scalar neutrino. We point out that there is an upper bound on the gluino mass as $m_{\rm gluino} \lsim 1.8$ TeV so that the energy density of gravitino does not exceed the observed dark matter density $Ω_{\rm DM}h^2\simeq 0.11$.
description: 11 pages, 3 figures. Minor corrections, new references added, to appear in PLB
Galumna rossica Sellnick 1926
Creators: name: Murvanidze, Maka
name: Mumladze, Levan
name: Todria, Nino
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Galumnidae
Galumna
Galumna rossica

description: Galumna rossica Sellnick, 1926
 Material – Surroundings of Kaspi City (N 41.9282, E 44.3963, 520m a.s.l.) highly disturbed meadow (reclaimed mining sites, overgrazed), one individual, coll. Murvanidze, M., 23.10.2015.
 Distribution in Caucasus – The presence of this species in Georgia is missing from the checklist by Murvanidze and Mumladze (2016). Early findings are known from the mixed forest in Algety reserve (Murvanidze et al. 2003). Other findings from Caucasus are known from: Russia – Northern Ossetia, Makhachkala; Armenia – Sevan (Shtanchaeva and Subias 2010).
 Global distribution – Palaearctic (Subias 2004, update 2018).
 Habitat – Forest soils, rare in meadows (Weigmann 2006).
description: Published as part of Murvanidze, Maka, Mumladze, Levan & Todria, Nino, 2019, A contribution to the knowledge of oribatid and mesostigmatic mites (Acari) with new records in Georgia, pp. 309-325 in Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (4) on page 315, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i4.51419, http://zenodo.org/record/4644950
Added Value Report: University of Westminster Transformation in Students Project
Creators: name: Linceviciute, Skaiste
name: Ridge, Damien
name: Smyth, Nina
name: Cartwright, Tina
name: Sebah, Ilham
name: Bryant, Kirsty
name: Woolston, Joe
Publisher: name: University of Westminster
Year: 2021
Subjects: added value
employability
student experience
values
skills
higher education

description: One of the core aims that all Higher Education institutions share is to enhance graduate employability, and develop a workforce that is ready for the constantly changing labour market. While the concept of employability is shifting and variable (e.g. students as ‘customers’ and/or ‘partners’ (Skea, 2017), it is necessary to develop inclusive measures of employability that can extend beyond generic skills, and include values and identity-driven attributes. The literature recognises that graduate attributes are a set of desirable skills, qualities and understandings that both the University and students deem as important for employment and for shaping identities within the labour market (O’Leary, 2016; Bridgstock, 2009; Tomlinson, 2007). Thus, focus groups and interviews were carried out with undergraduates, postgraduates and alumni to explore their experiences at the University of Westminster, and to elicit the values and qualities that they consider important and personally valuable to their success in the future. This report presents qualitative findings on students’ experiences of gaining “added value” from their time at Westminster. Subsequently, we will use the results to create a robust survey that gives a scientific measurement of students’ attribute development throughout their studies at University.
Prevention of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: importance of a screening program for the early detection of risk conditions in a target population
Creators: name: Facciolà, Alessio
name: Visalli, Giuseppa
name: D'Andrea, Giuseppa
name: Varvarà, Massimo
name: Santoro, Giusy
name: Cuffari, Rosaria
name: Di Pietro, Angela
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2022

description: Introduction. Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In their genesis, an important role is played by some behavioral risk factors that may act inducing the onset of “intermediate risks factors” represented by hypertension, prediabetes, overweight and obesity. This study aimed to show the importance of the screening methodology to early detect these risk conditions in order to reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes complications. Methods. We carried out a screening program involving a cohort of people aged 45-60 in which risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes were evaluated. The subjects were then classified in four groups according to the risk conditions. Results. A high percentage (27.0%) of the sample resulted with some alteration in the detected anthropometric and/or clinical-laboratory parameters but unaware of this condition and, consequently, not under therapeutic treatment. Conclusions. The screening program allowed the early detection of hypertension and prediabetes or full-blown diabetes conditions in subjects that unknown their pathological condition, and consequently to proceed with adequate investigations and start healthy lifestyles/pharmacological therapies. Overall, the results highlight the need to anticipate these screening campaigns, especially in men, to increase the effectiveness of the prevention programs.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 62 No. 4 (2021): 2021624
Longitudinal structure function of the proton at low momentum transfer and extended constituents
Creators: name: Simula, Silvano
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Recent data on the (inelastic) Nachtmann moments of the unpolarized proton structure function F2p, obtained at low momentum transfer with the CLAS detector at Jefferson Lab, have been interpreted in terms of the dominance of the elastic coupling of the virtual photon with extended substructures inside the proton. Adopting the same constituent form factors and the same light-front wave function describing the motion of the constituents in the proton, the (inelastic) Nachtmann moments of the longitudinal proton structure function FLp are calculated (without further parameters) for values of the squared four-momentum transfer 0.2 < Q**2 (GeV/c)**2 < 2. The different role played by the Pauli form factor of the constituents in the transverse and longitudinal channels is illustrated. Our predictions, including an estimate of the theoretical uncertainties, may be checked against the forthcoming results of the experiment E94110 at Jefferson Lab. A positive comparison with the new data may provide compelling evidence that constituent quarks are intermediate substructures between the hadrons and the current quarks and gluons of QCD.
description: revised version to appear in PLB with minor changes. No change in the results and in the conclusions
Cosmochthonius (Cosmochthonius) reticulatus Grandjean 1947
Creators: name: Akrami, Mohammad Ali
name: Shahedi, Alireza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Cosmochthoniidae
Cosmochthonius
Cosmochthonius reticulatus

description: Cosmochthonius (Cosmochthonius) reticulatus Grandjean, 1947
 Sample code: K1, F6, B6, D20, D25, E2, S3, D9, T18, T19, T26, F2.
 Global distribution: Southern Palearctic, Oriental (south-east China and India: west Bengal) and Neotropical regions.
 Distribution in Iran: Fars, Kerman, Kermanshah, East Azerbaijan and Razavi Khorasan provinces. Notes: This is the first record of this species for Yazd province.
description: Published as part of Akrami, Mohammad Ali & Shahedi, Alireza, 2020, Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Taft county, Yazd province of Iran, with new records, pp. 141-160 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (2) on page 144, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i2.58955, http://zenodo.org/record/4644976
Additional file 1 of Assessing the preparedness of foundation year 1 (FY1) doctors during the transition from medical school to the foundation training programme
Creators: name: Michaelides, Athena
name: Mahr, Melina
name: Gaurav Pydisetty
name: Jerocin Vishani Loyala
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1.
Additional file 2 of Bioinformatic prospecting and phylogenetic analysis reveals 94 undescribed circular bacteriocins and key motifs
Creators: name: Vezina, Ben
name: Rehm, Bernd H. A.
name: Smith, Andrew T.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 2: Figure S2. Phylogenetic tree showing the two subfamilies of circular bacteriocins. Family i is shown in red, while ii is shown in blue.
The methodology of the Italian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2018 study and its development for the next round
Creators: name: Lazzeri, Giacomo
name: Vieno, Alessio
name: Charrier, Lorena
name: Spinelli, Angela
name: Ciardullo, Silvia
name: Pierannunzio, Daniela
name: Galeone, Daniela
name: Nardone, Paola
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2022

description: Introduction - The Italian “Health Behaviour in School-aged Children” (HBSC) is a national surveillance system that collects data on health and well-being among adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 years attending school. It is part of the HBSC Research Network, an international alliance of researchers from 45 European and North American countries and regions started in 1982. Methods - All countries and regions participating in HBSC must adhere to a common international standard protocol developed and systematically updated by the entire HBSC Network. Data collection occurs every four years. Italy joined the international Network in 2000 and, to date, five waves (in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018) have been carried out. From 2010 the Italian HBSC is representative at regional level and in 2017 became the base of the “Surveillance system for risk behaviours in 11-17 year-olds”, part of the Prime Ministerial Decree “Identification of surveillance systems and registries of mortality, tumours and other diseases”. Cluster sampling is used, with school class as primary sampling unit, and two validated questionnaires are used to collect the information. Results - In 2018, the Italian HBSC involved 3,608 classes and 58,976 students. The average response rates were 86% of sampled classes and 97% of students achieving a national and regional representative sample for youths of all age groups (19,504 eleven-year-old, 20,554 thirteen-year-old and 18,918 fifteen-year-old). The national coordination group prepared a standardized format for disseminating the results locally and indicating areas for intervention. A national report and some articles have been published. The next round, which will take place in the 2021-2022 school year, will also involve a representative sample of students of grade four of secondary schools (adolescents aged 17 years) and use on line questionnaires. Conclusions - Over 3 decades at international and 2 decades at national level have demonstrated that HBSC methodology and its results are useful for monitoring and deepening the knowledge on the most critical issues of adolescents’ well-being.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 62 No. 4 (2021): 2021624
title: Characterisation of Plastic and Creep Strains From Lattice Orientation Measurements
Creators: name: Githinji, David Njuguna
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2014

description: Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) is a powerful technique for measuring crystallographic orientation in polycrystalline materials. This thesis explores the potential of EBSD for characterising localised inelastic strain from lattice orientation measurements. A systematic study under uniaxial isothermal loading conditions was performed to examine the influence of microstructure and deformation conditions on strain-induced lattice orientation changes (misorientation). The study was conducted on both service-aged and un-aged Type 316H stainless steels through a series of monotonic tests in tension, compression and in constant load creep.

The study demonstrates that the development of misorientation depends on many factors which need consideration before EBSD can be applied for strain assessment. It is shown that the measured evolution of misorientations is a function of microstructure and grain size. A misorientation-based strain assessment method is proposed which is relatively insensitive to microstructure and grain size. In service-aged steel, the measured evolution of misorientations is shown to be independent of the deformation temperature (between 24°C and 550°C) and deformation mode (tension vs. compression) for strain rates down to about 10-6s-1. Empirical correlations between the accumulated plastic strain and different misorientation metrics are developed for true strains up to 0.23. However, at 550°C the evolution of measured misorientations is shown to be strain rate dependent below 10-6s-1.

The potential of EBSD to distinguish plastic strain from creep strain is demonstrated. Misorientation development is shown to occur at a faster rate with increasing strain in plastic than in creep deformation. Similarly, the proportion of twin boundaries in service-aged steel is shown to reduce with increasing strain at a faster rate in creep than in plastic deformation. Two novel methods for creep strain estimation are proposed which utilise the disparities in the misorientation development and twin boundary reduction under the two different deformation regimes.

A good correspondence is established between the strain estimates from the proposed methods and those derived from hardness measurements and digital image correlation. The methods are shown to be applicable to real power plant components through successful mapping of plastic and creep strain distributions in weldments after different periods in service.
Knowledge and attitudes on smoking cessation of e-cigarettes: a mixed-methods study of pharmacy students in Surabaya, Indonesia
Creators: name: Lorensia, Amelia
name: Pratama, Anggara Martha
name: Hersandio, Rizki
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2022

description: BACKGROUND: Pharmacy students as candidates for health workers who will take part in smoking cessation. Knowledge and attitudes of smoking cessation can help map the behavior of pharmacists in the future. This study aimed to explore knowledge and attitudes on smoking cessation of e-cigarettes with the mixed methods study of pharmacist students. METHOD: This research was conducted in Januari-Juni 2021 in Surabaya. The research design was mix-method with sequential explanatory strategy. The variables were knowledge and attitudes on smoking cessation of e-cigarettes. The sample in this qualitative approach was derived from a sample of quantitative data. Respondents were interviewed in depth until the data reached the saturation level in order to obtain good and usable qualitative data. RESULT: This study involved 31 respondents. The highest level of knowledge about dangers of e-cigarettes, especially related to nicotine (100% of respondents answered correctly). The highest positive level of attitude about dangers of e-cigarettes, especially e-cigarettes harmful to passive smokers (27% of respondents had positive attitude). Cigarettes were harmful to lung and cardiovascular health, regarding the dangers of passive smoking, some agree and disagree. Non-smokers didn’t need to be recommended for e-cigarettes, e-cigarettes can be recommended for tobacco smokers, e-cigarettes cause addiction, and e-cigarettes can be a good recommendation for those who want to carry out smoking cessation. Regulation of e-cigarettes in Indonesia was considered to be lacking and needs to be improved. CONCLUSION: Pharmacist students have a good level of knowledge and a positive attitude towards smoking cessation.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 62 No. 4 (2021): 2021624
Strategic planning, components and evolution in zoonotic diseases frameworks: one health approach and public health ethics
Creators: name: Gorji, Hasan Abolghasem
name: Ghanbari, Mahboubeh Khaton
name: Behzadifar, Masoud
name: Shoghli, Alireza
name: Martini, Mariano
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2022

description: Zoonotic diseases are seen as a major public health concern. Routes of the rapid transmission of zoonotic diseases and the economic damage they cause to communities are all reasons why health institutions and systems need to pay more attention to these diseases. Strategic planning is one of the important tasks of policymakers in every organization and system. It is a very reliable and useful tool for leading all kinds of organizations, including health organizations. Countries with clear policy plans have succeeded in controlling and reducing zoonotic diseases. Such countries used appropriate strategic planning and pursued annual goals to control and prevent diseases. Three important steps (strategy development, strategy implementation and strategy evaluation) should be considered in developing a strategic planning for controlling and prevention of zoonotic diseases. Health systems need to develop strategic planning in order to upgrade their capabilities in combating zoonotic diseases. These programs must be flexible, in line with the one health approach, based on the current needs, and aligned with the new challenges faced with health systems. The strategic planning is directly related to national and international policies, organizational goals and missions, dynamism, degree of complexity, and organizational structure of each country's health system.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 62 No. 4 (2021): 2021624
NFDI4Microbiota  - Services to make data FAIR and Open
Creators: name: Götz, Barbara
name: Förstner, Konrad U.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Presentation given by Barbara Götz and Konrad U. Förstner at the 74th Annual Conference of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology 2022 in Berlin.
A study on parental awareness about feeding practices in children between the age group of 12 to 24 months
Creators: name: Ganesan, Swathi
name: Jayaraj, Jaippreetha
name: Geminiganesan, Sangeetha
name: Rajan, Mahalakshmi
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2022

description: INTRODUCTION: Nutrition plays an integral part in growth and development of a child. Age-appropriate feeding is known to improve the child’s well-being and reduce the risk of specific diseases. The present study aimed to assess the awareness of parents regarding breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. METHODOLOGY: This health-based prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital enrolling 95 parents with children in the age group 1-2 years. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 26 and Microsoft excel. RESULTS: In the present study, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding was 73.68 %. Eighty-six (90.53 %) parents initiated complementary feeds at 6 months. However, only 45.26 % of children were consuming adequate quantity of complementary foods. The association of child’s calorie consumption with maternal age and occupation was found to be statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Adequate nutrition during childhood and infancy is a key factor influencing growth and development. Globally, poor nutrition has always been one of the salient causes of under 5 mortalities. Appropriate breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices are essential to reduce the incidence of malnutrition worldwide.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 62 No. 4 (2021): 2021624
Pathologies in the sticky limit of hard-sphere-Yukawa models for colloidal fluids. A possible correction
Creators: name: Gazzillo, Domenico
name: Giacometti, Achille
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A known `sticky-hard-sphere' model, defined starting from a hard-sphere-Yukawa potential and taking the limit of infinite amplitude and vanishing range with their product remaining constant, is shown to be ill-defined. This is because its Hamiltonian (which we call SHS2) leads to an {\it exact}second virial coefficient which {\it diverges}, unlike that of Baxter's original model (SHS1). This deficiency has never been observed so far, since the linearization implicit in the `mean spherical approximation' (MSA), within which the model is analytically solvable, partly {\it masks} such a pathology. To overcome this drawback and retain some useful features of SHS2, we propose both a new model (SHS3) and a new closure (`modified MSA'), whose combination yields an analytic solution formally identical with the SHS2-MSA one. This mapping allows to recover many results derived from SHS2, after a re-interpretation within a correct framework. Possible developments are finally indicated.
description: 21 pages, 1 figure, accepted in Molecular Physics (2003)
Spiral drain
Creators: name: Huang, Jim
name: Pottinger, Keith
name: Wheating, Graham
name: Tang, James
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2014

description: Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
Diversity and Origin of 2:1 Orbital Resonances in Extrasolar Planetary Systems
Creators: name: Lee, Man Hoi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: (Abridged) A diversity of 2:1 resonance configurations can be expected in extrasolar planetary systems, and their geometry can provide information about the origin of the resonances. Assembly during planet formation by the differential migration of planets due to planet-disk interaction is one scenario for the origin of mean-motion resonances in extrasolar planetary systems. The stable 2:1 resonance configurations that can be reached by differential migration of planets with constant masses and initially coplanar and nearly circular orbits are (1) anti-symmetric configurations with the mean-motion resonance variables theta_1 and theta_2 (in deg.) librating about 0 and 180, respectively (as in the Io-Europa pair), (2) symmetric configurations with both theta_1 and theta_2 librating about 0 (as in the GJ 876 system), and (3) asymmetric configurations with theta_1 and theta_2 librating about angles far from either 0 or 180. There are, however, stable 2:1 resonance configurations with symmetric (theta_1 = theta_2 = 0), asymmetric, and anti-symmetric (theta_1 = 180 and theta_2 = 0) librations that cannot be reached by differential migration of planets with constant masses and initially coplanar and nearly circular orbits. If real systems with these configurations are ever found, their origin would require (1) a change in the planetary mass ratio m_1/m_2 during migration, (2) a migration scenario involving inclination resonances, or (3) multiple-planet scattering in crowded planetary systems. We find that the asymmetric configurations with large e_2 and the theta_1 = 180 and theta_2 = 0 configurations have intersecting orbits and that the theta_1 = theta_2 = 0 configurations with e_1 > 0.714 have prograde periapse precessions.
description: 24 pages, including 14 figures; uses AASTeX v5.0; accepted for publication in ApJ
Dynamically encircling an exceptional point in a real quantum system
Creators: name: Liu, Wenquan
name: Wu, Yang
name: Duan, Chang-Kui
name: Rong, Xing
name: Du, Jiangfeng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The exceptional point, known as the non-Hermitian degeneracy, has special topological structure, leading to various counterintuitive phenomena and novel applications, which are refreshing our cognition of quantum physics. One particularly intriguing behavior is the mode switch phenomenon induced by dynamically encircling an exceptional point in the parameter space. While these mode switches have been explored in classical systems, the experimental investigation in the quantum regime remains elusive due to the difficulty of constructing time-dependent non-Hermitian Hamiltonians in a real quantum system. Here we experimentally demonstrate dynamically encircling the exceptional point with a single nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond. The time-dependent non-Hermitian Hamiltonians are realized utilizing a dilation method. Both the asymmetric and symmetric mode switches have been observed. Our work reveals the topological structure of the exceptional point and paves the way to comprehensively explore the exotic properties of non-Hermitian Hamiltonians in the quantum regime.
title: Performance Evaluation of Powerline Technology on Low Voltage Distribution Networks
Creators: name: Wills, Lister
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2014

description: Powerline technology (PLT) employs the electrical distribution network to transmit data in addition to supplying power. PLT is currently employed to provide data networking in many domestic environments, and is expected to play a major part in the development of the forthcoming Smart Grid. Given that the electrical distribution network was not designed with data transmission in mind, electromagnetic radiation from the network can give rise to interference. Regulators and researchers have considered the impact of such widespread radiation, and investigations of the various aspects of powerline have been conducted over the last decade. Despite this prolonged period, however, there remains a lack of agreement on the typical performance of such networks or the implications for regulation policy. An accurate model of the radio frequency (RF) properties of the typical electrical distribution network would be extremely valuable in developing standards and informing policy. The aim of this thesis is to provide a cohesive approach to determining the RF characteristics of a typical domestic property and applying such parameters to model the performance of PLT. The thesis reviews the recent development of broadband PLT, the progress made by the more prominent regulators, and the trials undertaken to define the key parameters affecting propagation. A detailed experimental programme carried out both in the laboratory and at typical sites is described. An empirical model of the RF performance of a UK domestic low voltage distribution network (LVDN) is developed from analysis of the experimental results. It is shown via this analysis that discrete measurements of the conducted and radiated parameters can be related and that the RF performance of the LVDN can be described by Conversion and Radiated Loss. The radiated field is shown to comprise the combined common mode current to the LVDN and common bonding network (CBN). The thesis concludes with consideration of the future development of powerline technology, particularly in support of the Smart Grid development.
Description of the reactions 36S + 238U and 64Ni + 238U within the two-stage fusion-fission model
Creators: name: Litnevsky, V. L.
name: Ivanyuk, F. A.
name: Kosenko, G. I.
name: Chiba, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We describe the capture, fusion, fission and evaporation residue formation cross sections of superheavy nuclei within the proposed earlier two stages dynamical model. The approaching of the projectile nucleus to the target nucleus is described in the first stage of the model. On the second stage, the evolution of the system formed after the touching of the projectile and target nuclei is considered. The evolution of the system on both stages is described by Langevin equations. The transport coefficients of these equations are calculated within the microscopic linear response theory. The mutual orientation of the colliding ions, the tunneling through the Coulomb barrier in the entrance channel and the shell effects in the potential energy on both stages of the calculations are taking into account. The obtained results are compared with the available experimental data and other theoretical predictions.
description: 8 pages, 9 figures, submitted to PRC
The The relationship between illness perception and medication adherence in patients with diabetes mellitus type II: illness perception and medication adherence
Creators: name: Delshad Noghabi, Ali
name: Sabeti Bilondi, Sina
name: Aalami, Hosein
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2022

description: Introduction: One of the most well-known chronic diseases in the world is diabetes. Disease perception is the patient's organized cognitive representation of his or her illness and can affect treatment adherence. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between illness perception and adherence to the medical regimen in patients with type II diabetes. Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was performed on 260 patients with type II diabetes referred to Gonabad Diabetes Clinic by systematic random sampling in 2019. Data collection tools were demographic questionnaire, Morisky medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8), and Brief illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ). Data were analyzed by SPSS 20 software. And using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient. P < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The results showed that the mean score of illness perception of type II diabetes was 46.39 ± 9.45 (range 0-70) and the mean score of medication Adherence was 2.93 ± 1.9 (range 0-8). The results of Pearson correlation test showed a significant relationship between illness perception and medication Adherence (P <0.001, r = 0.199). Also, the regression model showed that the dimensions of disease comprehension and personal control from illness perception were significantly related to medication Adherence of type II diabetic patients (P <0.001). Conclusion: By measuring the level of illness perception, the degree of medication Adherence can be predicted. Therefore, strengthening the illness perception in order to medication Adherence seems to be an important therapeutic strategy in educational interventions.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 62 No. 4 (2021): 2021624
title: Business Case Analysis for Social and Environmental Initiatives: The Case of the Milton Keynes Electric Light Vehicle Infrastructure Project
Creators: name: Atchulo, Abukari Salifu
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2015

description: Concerns about climate change, energy security and advances in battery technology have stimulated a renewed interest in electric vehicles. The uptake of electric vehicles can encourage and facilitate the shift from fossil fuels to a low-carbon transport system. The Milton Keynes Electric Light Vehicle Infrastructure (ELVIS) project promotes widespread use of battery-powered cars. The organisations examined in this study use conventional accounting-based tools that Gray (2006) views as maximising capitalism to the exclusion of almost anything else that might be termed wonderful, aspirational or desirable to the human condition. Bebbington et al. (2007) indicate that sustainability assessment modelling is a superior technique for assessing sustainable development initiatives such as an engagement with electric vehicles. The model proposed by Bebbington et al. (2007) takes into consideration social, environmental and other externalities that conventional accounting does not account for. Using the lens of Dillard et al. (2004,) this study examined participating organisations in the Milton Keynes electric vehicle project and found out that these organisations are not applying sustainability assessment modelling to their engagement with electric vehicles or other such initiatives. The organisations seem to be either just paying lip service to the issue of sustainability, or they are in a transitional stage of their sustainability effort, or don’t see the need for appropriate social accounting technologies such as sustainability assessment modelling.
Schroedinger equation for joint bidirectional motion in time
Creators: name: Hahne, G. E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The conventional, time-dependent Schroedinger equation describes only unidirectional time evolution of the state of a physical system, i.e., forward or, less commonly, backward. This paper proposes a generalized quantum dynamics for the description of joint, and interactive, forward and backward time evolution within a physical system. [...] Three applications are studied: (1) a formal theory of collisions in terms of perturbation theory; (2) a relativistically invariant quantum field theory for a system that kinematically comprises the direct sum of two quantized real scalar fields, such that one field evolves forward and the other backward in time, and such that there is dynamical coupling between the subfields; (3) an argument that in the latter field theory, the dynamics predicts that in a range of values of the coupling constants, the expectation value of the vacuum energy of the universe is forced to be zero to high accuracy. [...]
description: 30 pages, no figures. Related material is in quant-ph/0404012. Differs from published version by a few added remarks on the possibility of a large-scale-average negative energy density in space
Phyllozetes emmae
Creators: name: Akrami, Mohammad Ali
name: Shahedi, Alireza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Cosmochthoniidae
Phyllozetes
Phyllozetes emmae

description: Phyllozetes emmae (Berlese, 1910)
 Sample code: D23.
 Global distribution: Pantropical (except Ethiopian) and Subtropical.
 Distribution in Iran: Yazd (Abarkouh), Khuzestan, Fars, Razavi Khorasan, East & West Azerbaijan, Mazandaran and Guilan provinces.
description: Published as part of Akrami, Mohammad Ali & Shahedi, Alireza, 2020, Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Taft county, Yazd province of Iran, with new records, pp. 141-160 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (2) on page 144, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i2.58955, http://zenodo.org/record/4644976
title: Antibody Responses to Recombinant Oligopeptides of PfEMP1 Isolated From Children Infected With Plasmodium falciparum
Creators: name: Tuju, James Owindi
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2013

description: Individuals living in malaria endemic areas acquire immunity against clinical disease through repeated encounters with the Plasmodium falciparum parasite during their childhood. As a result, the majority of severe cases of malaria are restricted to younger children. Naturally acquired immunity is thought to be partly mediated by antibodies directed at parasite derived antigens on the surface of red blood cells infected with mature forms of P. falciparum called variant surface antigens (VSA). Of these, P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 is well characterized and associated with pathology and immune evasion. Sera obtained from young children living in endemic areas show limited recognition of PfEMP1 unlike immune adult sera that exhibit recognition of a wide range of PfEMP1. It is not yet clear whether this wide recognition of PfEMP1 by adult immune sera is exclusively a product of variant specific response accumulated over many exposures or whether it includes a cross-reactive response that recognizes a diverse set of antigens.

Here, I have used the recombinant DBLα-tag region of PfEMP1 generated from parasites isolated from children infected with malaria to show that individuals develop a strong variant-specific response to their infecting isolate, accompanied by partly cross-reactive response. Based on antigenic and genetic similarities between different DBLα-tag variants, I identified potential epitope regions in this study that may account for the cross reactive responses. However, these appear to be conformational and predominantly lie towards the N-terminal end. Once verified, such regions may form good candidates for inclusion in a multi-epitope vaccine construct that affords broad protection against malaria.
On the Optimality of Quantum Encryption Schemes
Creators: name: Kerenidis, Iordanis
name: Nagaj, Daniel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It is well known that n bits of entropy are necessary and sufficient to perfectly encrypt n bits (one-time pad). Even if we allow the encryption to be approximate, the amount of entropy needed doesn't asymptotically change. However, this is not the case when we are encrypting quantum bits. For the perfect encryption of n quantum bits, 2n bits of entropy are necessary and sufficient (quantum one-time pad), but for approximate encryption one asymptotically needs only n bits of entropy. In this paper, we provide the optimal trade-off between the approximation measure epsilon and the amount of classical entropy used in the encryption of single quantum bits. Then, we consider n-qubit encryption schemes which are a composition of independent single-qubit ones and provide the optimal schemes both in the 2- and the operator-norm. Moreover, we provide a counterexample to show that the encryption scheme of Ambainis-Smith based on small-bias sets does not work in the operator-norm.
description: 15 pages
Weight of risk factors for mortality and short-term mortality displacement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Creators: name: Astengo, Matteo
name: Tassinari, Federico
name: Paganino, Chiara
name: Simonetti, Simona
name: Gallo, Domenico
name: Amicizia, Daniela
name: Orsi, Andrea
name: Icardi, Giancarlo
name: Ansaldi, Filippo
Publisher: name: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2022

description: Background: We conducted a population-based cohort study to estimate mortality before, during and after the COVID-19 peak and to compare mortality in 2020 with rates reported in previous years, with a view to helping decision makers to apply containment measures for high-risk groups. Methods: All deaths were collected between 2015 and 2020 from municipal registry database. In 2020, weeks 1-26 were stratified in three periods: before, during and after the COVID mortality peak. The Poisson Generalized Linear regression Model showed the “harvesting effect”. Three logistic regressions for 8 dependent variables (age and comorbidities) and a t-test of differences described all-cause mortality risk factors in 2019 and 2020 and differences between COVID and non-COVID patients. Results: A total of 47,876 deaths were collected. All-cause deaths increased by 38.5% during the COVID peak and decreased by 18% during the post-peak period in comparison with the average registered during the control period (2015-19), with significant mortality displacement in 2020. Except for chronic renal injuries in subjects aged 45-64 years, diabetes and chronic cardiovascular diseases in those aged 65-84 years, and neuropathies in those aged >84 years, the weight of comorbidities in deaths was similar or lower in COVID subjects than in non-COVID subjects. Discussions: Surprisingly, the weight of comorbidities in death, compared to weight in non-COVID subjects allows you to highlight some surprising results such as COPD, IBD and Cancer. The excess mortality that we observed in the entire period were modest in comparison with initial estimates during the peak, owing to the mild influenza season and the harvesting effect starting from the second half of May.
description: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 62 No. 4 (2021): 2021624
UBC Food Systems Project: Investigating the Desirability and Feasibility of Incorporating More Local, Seasonal and Sustainably Produced Food Products into the Agricultural Students' Undergraduate Society Weekly BBQ Menus
Creators: name: Brkanovic, Sanja
name: Chou, Angel
name: Fung, Reece
name: Hopson, Courtenay
name: Lai, Holly
name: Ng, Karen
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2010

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Haplochthonius (Haplochthonius) sanctaeluciae Bernini 1973
Creators: name: Akrami, Mohammad Ali
name: Shahedi, Alireza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Haplochthoniidae
Haplochthonius
Haplochthonius sanctaeluciae

description: Haplochthonius (Haplochthonius) sanctaeluciae Bernini, 1973
 Sample code: M5, D3, T14, D9, P1, A10, G1, K3.
 Global distribution: Subtropical: Southern Palearctic (Mediterranean and Central Northwest Asia) and tropical: Senegal and Neotropical (Galapagos and Chile).
 Distribution in Iran: Khuzestan, Fars, Zanjan, Kermanshah and Lorestan provinces.
 Notes: This is the first record of the family for Yazd province.
description: Published as part of Akrami, Mohammad Ali & Shahedi, Alireza, 2020, Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Taft county, Yazd province of Iran, with new records, pp. 141-160 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (2) on page 144, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i2.58955, http://zenodo.org/record/4644976
Limits of sub-Doppler cooling for atoms with various recoil parameter
Creators: name: Kirpichnikova, A. A.
name: Prudnikov, O. N.
name: Ilenkov, R. Ya.
name: Taichenachev, A. V.
name: Yudin, V. I.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We perform detailed analysis of sub-Doppler cooling limits for various atoms by direct solving quantum kinetic equation for atom density matrix in standing-wave light field generated by counterpropagating waves. It was demonstrated that the polarization gradient cooling effects are sensitive to atom recoil parameter (the ratio of recoil energy to natural linewidth) that results to limitation of sub-Doppler cooling and allows to outline the limits of well-known sub-Doppler cooling theory. We also give a comparison the cooling limits for well-known $σ_+-σ_-$ and $lin\perp lin$ configurations.
Sphaerochthonius splendidus
Creators: name: Akrami, Mohammad Ali
name: Shahedi, Alireza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Sphaerochthoniidae
Sphaerochthonius
Sphaerochthonius splendidus

description: Sphaerochthonius splendidus (Berlese, 1904)
 Sample code: A4, A5, D23, F6, A8, K1, S7, S10, G1, F4, F5, R2, F2, T8, D4, E2, D9, T18, D17, T27, T22.
 Global distribution: Pantropical: Oriental (Southeast China and Vietnam), Australian (Australia and Polynesia), Neotropical, Ethiopian and Subtropical (southern Holarctic).
 Distribution in Iran: Yazd (Abarkouh), Hamadan, Fars, Razavi Khorasan, East & West Azerbaijan, Mazandaran, Guilan, Kerman, Zanjan, Markazi and Kermanshah provinces.
description: Published as part of Akrami, Mohammad Ali & Shahedi, Alireza, 2020, Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Taft county, Yazd province of Iran, with new records, pp. 141-160 in Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (2) on pages 144-145, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v9i2.58955, http://zenodo.org/record/4644976