cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Photon and neutron production as in-situ diagnostics of proton-boron fusion
Creators: name: Hegelich, B. M.
name: Labun, L.
name: Labun, O. Z.
name: Mehlhorn, T. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Short-pulse, ultra high-intensity lasers have opened new regimes for studying fusion plasmas and creating novel ultra-short ion beams and neutron sources. Diagnosing the plasma in these experiments is important for optimizing the fusion yield but difficult due to the picosecond time scales, 10s of micron-cubed volumes and high densities. We propose to use the yields of photons and neutrons produced by parallel reactions involving the same reactants to diagnose the plasma conditions and predict the yields of specific reactions of interest. In this work, we focus on verifying the yield of the high-interest aneutronic proton-boron fusion reaction $^{11}{B}(p,2α){}^4{He}$, which is difficult to measure directly due to the short stopping range of the produced $α$s in most materials. We identify promising photon-producing reactions for this purpose and compute the ratios of the photon yield to the $α$ yield as a function of plasma parameters. In beam fusion experiments, the ${}^{11}{C}$ yield is an easily-measurable observable to verify the $α$ yield. In light of our results, improving and extending measurements of the cross sections for these parallel reactions are important steps to gaining greater control over these laser-driven fusion plasmas.
description: 23 pages, 7 figures, revtex format
Declaration of purposes of the Hook Sin Tong Charity Association, 1904
Creators: name: Hook Sin Tong Charity Association (Victoria, B.C.)
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Associations, institutions, etc.
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/819166
subject: Fraternal organizations
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1430375
subject: Immigrants
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/967712
subject: Hook Sin Tong Charity Association (Victoria, B.C.)

description: Shows the declaration of the Hook Sin Tong Charity, Signed by the president, vice president, secretary and treasurer in 1 August 1904. Identifier: BC Archives: No. 840035-1252-S140.
Measuring Brand Equity in the petroleum Industry: the Case of Total Ethiopia
Creators: name: Negeso, Mekte
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2018

description: Brands have become a major player in modern society. In fact they are everywhere. They penetrate all spheres of our life: economic, social, cultural, sporting, even religion. Brands have financial value because they have created assets in the minds and hearts of customers, distributors, prescribers, opinion leaders. Although current research focuses on building and concept of brand equity, so far it does not create the general consensus on the degree of influence that the different brand equity elements have on brand preference. The objective of the study is to examine the determinants of brand equity on the petroleum industry in Ethiopia. A conceptual framework was use to see the relationship between determinants of brand equity (Perceived quality, Brand association, brand loyalty, brand awareness) and brand equity. A quantitative approach is chosen in this research. In order to collect primary data, a structured questionnaire was adopted and was given to the Total Ethiopia S.C customers who are taken as a sample. The SPSS version 20.00 for windows was used to process the primary data which was collected through questionnaire. The findings show that all the research variables fall in the category of range between 3.52 and 3.71 which means respondents have a good opinion (agree) on that independent variables have an effect on overall brand equity. Likewise, all variables scored relatively low scales of standard deviation which tells us that the data are narrowly spread.
Families and farms : closer settlement in Victoria, 1898 to 1918
Creators: name: Whelen, J. D.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2023

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
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Local Adaption for Approximation and Minimization of Univariate Functions
Creators: name: Choi, Sou-Cheng T.
name: Ding, Yuhan
name: Hickernell, Fred J.
name: Tong, Xin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 65D05, 65D07, 65K05, 68Q25

description: Most commonly used \emph{adaptive} algorithms for univariate real-valued function approximation and global minimization lack theoretical guarantees. Our new locally adaptive algorithms are guaranteed to provide answers that satisfy a user-specified absolute error tolerance for a cone, $\mathcal{C}$, of non-spiky input functions in the Sobolev space $W^{2,\infty}[a,b]$. Our algorithms automatically determine where to sample the function---sampling more densely where the second derivative is larger. The computational cost of our algorithm for approximating a univariate function $f$ on a bounded interval with $L^{\infty}$-error no greater than $\varepsilon$ is $\mathcal{O}\Bigl(\sqrt{{\left\|f"\right\|}_{\frac12}/\varepsilon}\Bigr)$ as $\varepsilon \to 0$. This is the same order as that of the best function approximation algorithm for functions in $\mathcal{C}$. The computational cost of our global minimization algorithm is of the same order and the cost can be substantially less if $f$ significantly exceeds its minimum over much of the domain. Our Guaranteed Automatic Integration Library (GAIL) contains these new algorithms. We provide numerical experiments to illustrate their superior performance.
An integrated modified OLS RESET test for cointegrating regressions
Creators: name: Vogelsang, Timothy J.
name: Wagner, Martin
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: bandwidth
subject: specification test
subject: kernel
subject: IM-OLS
subject: fixed-b asymptotics
subject: cointegration
subject: nonlinearity
subject: 310
subject: 330
subject: 620

description: We propose a RESET-type test for the null hypothesis of linearity of a cointegrating relationship with an asymptotic chi-squared null distribution. The test is based on an extension of the Integrated Modified OLS estimator of Vogelsang and Wagner (2014) from linear cointegrating relationships to multivariate cointegrating polynomial relationships. For the case of full design we furthermore provide fixed-b asymptotic theory for our RESET test. The theoretical results are complemented by a small simulation study.
description: Discussion Paper / SFB 823;37/2014
Amtliche Mitteilungen der Technischen Universität Dortmund Nr. 11/2014
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Dortmund
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 080

description: Praktikumsordnung über Theorie-Praxis-Phasen in dem Lehramtsbachelorstudiengang nach dem Lehrerausbildungsgesetz (LABG 2009) an der Technischen Universität Dortmund vom 2. Juni 2014
description: Ordnung für die Zulassung zu Lehrveranstaltungen mit begrenzter Teilnahmezahl der Fakultät Architektur und Bauingenieurwesen der Technischen Universität Dortmund vom 2. Juni 2014
description: Amtliche Mitteilungen der Technischen Universität Dortmund ; 11, 2014
The Effects Of Using Celebrity Endorsement In Advertisement On Consumer Buying Preference (The Case Of Ambassador Garment And Trade Plc)
Creators: name: Asrat, Surafel
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019

description: This study was intended to examine the effect of celebrity endorsement in consumers' buying preference and for measuring the results Ambassador Garment and Trade PLC was selected. The study used Ohanian's source credibility model (Trustworthiness, Expertise and Physical attractiveness) and Product Match Up Hypothesis (Celebrity-Brand fit) to formulate the conceptual framework. It followed explanatory research design and applied a quantitative type of research approach to collect the necessary data. From the 385 distributed questionnaires, 345 valid responses were collected from both customers and not customers of Ambassador Garment and Trade PLC. The data were analysed using descriptive statistical analysis (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistical analysis like correlation and multiple regressions. The result of the survey reveals that trustworthiness, physical attractiveness and celebrity-brand fit have a positive impact on consumers' buying preference. But expertise level of the celerity has no impact on the dependent variable. In general, the result of the research shows that celebrity endorsement has a significant impact on consumers' buying preference. Finally, the research suggests that the company should give a great emphasis on celebrity-brand fit but to not care much for expertise level of celebrities.
Study of Perovskite Single Crystals for Optoelectronic Applications
Creators: name: LIN, QINGDONG
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Inorganic materials (incl. nanomaterials)
Optical properties of materials

description: The excellent optoelectronic properties of perovskites have made them promising candidates for many optoelectronic devices, but it remains a challenge to achieve the controlled fabrication of single crystalline perovskite materials including the synthesis of phase pure composition, the modification of structure, and the controlling of morphology. This thesis presents a study of perovskite single crystal fabrication to obtain the desired optoelectronic properties for particular optoelectronic devices.
Impacts of coenzyme Q10 supplementation on body composition and exercise performance in overweight and class1 obesity
Creators: name: Sumate Kunching
Publisher: name: Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology
Year: 2022
Subjects: Coenzyme Q10, Ubiquinone, Body composition, Exercise performance, Overweight, Class 1 obesity

description: Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology, 27, 6, 6
Big Data Epidemics
Creators: name: Simon, Benjamen
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Epidemic models
MCMC
Bovine Tuberculosis
Bayesian inference

description: Epidemic data inference is a key tool for the control and eradication of
 infectious disease spread. In the modern data age, where epidemic
 surveillance makes data abundant, the current methods of epidemic
 inference are no longer sufficient. Bovine Tuberculosis is endemic in the
 UK and affects tens of millions of cattle each year, with data available
 spanning decades (APHA, 2023c). There were 21 million confirmed cases of
 COVID-19 in England, from a population of roughly 56 million people, over
 a 3 year period (UK Health Security Agency, 2023). There are also around 1
 billion cases of seasonal Influenza per year worldwide, resulting in up to
 650, 000 deaths (World Health Organisation, 2023). The current gold-
 standard methods are incapable of making timely and efficient inference on
 big data epidemics at the individual level. In this thesis we introduce
 novel methodology that uses discrete-time population-aggregated
 approximations of epidemic data to make accurate and efficient inference
 for complex large-scale epidemics, whilst vastly reducing the
 computational burden. We apply these methods to a case study of Bovine
 Tuberculosis in England and Wales, including a novel method of
 incorporating movement data. We believe the methods developed in this
 thesis could form part of a multi-pronged approach for understanding and
 combating epidemics and pandemics of the scale we are now experiencing.
Anforderungen an den Arbeitsschutz der Zukunft
Creators: name: Peter, Gerd
Publisher: name: Westdeutscher Verlag
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Wer wolle es bestreiten - wir leben in einer Zeit des Überganges, der Transformationen von Gesellschaften in die Moderne sowie einer sprunghaften Erweiterung des realen Wirtschaftshandelns im Weltmaßstab. Daß derartige Übergänge oft als Krisen empfunden werden, ist eine Sache, daß sie auch Chancen bedeuten eine andere, bedarf aber der Überzeugungsarbeit. Was in einer solchen Epoche Zukunft nicht sein wird, ist eine einfache Verlängerung der Gegenwart (Volkholz 1992). Vielmehr tritt der offene Horizont Zukunft stärker hervor, damit aber auch die große Verantwortung für das, was wir gegenwärtig tun, welche Entscheidungen wir jetzt, in diesem Augenblick treffen. Auch der Arbeitsschutz in Deutschland ist von diesem Transformationsprozeß erfaßt und muß sich weiterentwickeln und behaupten. Dies gilt für die betriebliche wie außerbetriebliche Ebene gleichermaßen. Für die Entwicklung angemessener Bewältigungsstrategien nun ist es von nicht geringer Bedeutung, welches Bild man sich vom Arbeitsschutz macht, ob man also mehr das System Arbeitsschutz vor Augen hat, das unterschiedliche Funktionen durch verschiedene Leistungsbezüge erfüllt, oder ob man mehr die alltägliche Arbeitsschutzpraxis mit ihren vielen Einzelaktivitäten sieht, ob man mehr an Arbeitsschutz als Beruf, als professionelle Spezialistenaufgabe denkt oder mehr an das Gesundheitsbewußtsein der einzelnen Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen. Um dieser Kompliziertheit und Vielschichtigkeit des Arbeitsschutzes konzeptionell Rechnung zu tragen, haben wir schon vor Jahren vorgeschlagen, Arbeitsschutz als Institution, als eine Institution der Arbeit zu fassen. Institutionen sind stabile soziale Einrichtungen und Strukturen, die zwischen systemischen Prozessen und der Vielheit alltäglichen Handelns angesiedelt sind, die diese verknüpfen, für die nötige Abstimmung sorgen, für Verhaltensstabilität und den nötigen Leistungstransfer. Rechtsvorschriften und Geldzahlungen, sicherheitstechnische Spezialisierung und Weiterentwicklung des Gesundheitsbewußtseins, vertrauter Umgang im Arbeitsalltag und konflikthafte Auseinandersetzungen in Ausschüssen und auf Tagungen, das alles macht Arbeitsschutzhandeln in diesem institutionellen Gefüge aus (Pröll 1991).
description: Arbeit
Resolution of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, 1978
Creators: name: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Immigrants
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/967712
subject: Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (Victoria, B.C.)
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2009873
subject: Chinese
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/857169
subject: Associations, institutions, etc.
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/819166

description: In 1978, the CCBA re-wrote its official purposes to reflect the changing status of Chinese citizens in Canadian society. Signed by the president of the association on 5 November 1978. Stamped "Received Aug. 24 1979" by the Registrar of Companies. Stamped "Filed and Registered Feb. 14/80" by M. A. Jorre de St. Jorre, Registrar of Companies. Identifier: BC Registry Services: Society files S642.
Preparation and characterization of dextran-zein-curcumin nanoconjugate for enhancement of curcumin bioactivity
Creators: name: Albogamy, N. T. S.
name: Aboushoushah, Samia F.
name: Aljoud, F.
name: Organji, H.
name: Elbialy, Nihal S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Curcumin is one of the most important polyphenolic nutrients in pharmaceutical industries. Unfortunately, its poor solubility and bioavailability have hampered its clinical application. To improve curcumin solubility and bioavailability, a natural nanocarrier made from protein-polysaccharide conjugate has been developed. Following antisolvent precipitation method, zein (Z) nanoparticles coated with dextran sulphate (DS) have been fabricated as curcumin (C) nanocarrier (DSZCNPs). The physicochemical properties of the nanoconjugate were measured using different techniques. Morphologically, DSZCNPs appeared spherical and monodispersed in scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) images. Curcumin encapsulation efficiency was ≈ 96%. DSZCNPs size was 180 nm and the polydispersity index value (PDI) 0.28. Zeta potential for DSZCNPs was −28.5 mV. DSZCNPs showed stability either for shelf storage (100 days) or at different pHs. Furthermore, DSZCNPs protected zein nanoparticles degradation in gastric environment and achieved controlled curcumin release in intestinal environment. DSZCNPs greatly enhanced the antioxidant activity of curcumin as demonstrated by DPPH assay. DSZCNPs had significant results in the reduction of colony forming unit (CFU%) against the tested microbes when compared with free curcumin. Also, the anticancer activity of DSZCNPs and free curcumin against hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) were assessed by MTT assay. IC50 for DSZCNPs was 13 µg/ml compared to 50 µg/ml for free curcumin indicating the therapeutic impact of DSZCNPs over free curcumin. Based on the above results, the developed zein-dextran nanocomplex exhibited high stability and improved the efficacy and bioactivity of curcumin suggesting its potential utility as nanovehicle for the hydrophobic drug curcumin.
The Effect Of Brand Image Benefit On Customer Satisfaction The Case Of Horizon Addis Tyre
Creators: name: Mamo, Redeat
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019

description: This study was conducted under a title called, "The effect of brand image benefits on customer's overall satisfaction in the case of Horizon Addis Tyre." The study was conducted with the purpose to investigate if there is a positive relationship between brand image benefits and customers overall satisfaction. Satisfaction plays an important role in influencing the overall consumer reaction towards a brand image acceptance thus, discovering, and elaborating the importance of brand image from the perspective of brand image benefits on customer's satisfaction is very essential. Hence, this study investigated on how brand image benefits could contribute to customer's satisfaction in particular to Horizon Addis tyre (HAT). This study uses a quantitative method approach. It also implemented a cross sectional explanatory research design. The sample size of the study was 384. This study also concluded that the brand Horizon Addis Tyre has a significant and positive relationship among the dependent and independent variables. All brand image benefit dimensions were found to be significantly and positively related to customer overall satisfaction. Based on the findings, the researcher recommends that the company should assess the elements of desirable product characteristic ,quality and brand attributes that the customers requires to position the brand positively in the minds of consumers. Additionally, the company should create awareness on commercialization of newly developed and produced technologically advanced products through different media to generate positive and favorable attitudes toward the brand
Proteolytically degradable PEG hydrogel matrix mimicking tumor immune microenvironment for 3D co-culture of lung adenocarcinoma cells and macrophages
Creators: name: Lee, Sora
name: Ki, Chang Seok
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer

description: Tumor-associated macrophages and monocytes are the major stromal cell types found in the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME), which modulates tumor progression, invasion, and chemoresistance. To address the need for an in vitro three-dimensional tumor model for understanding the complex cellular interactions within the TIME, we propose a TIME-mimetic co-culture matrix composed of photo-crosslinked poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels mimicking the characteristics of the tumor and stroma. Desmoplasia-mimetic microgels encapsulating lung adenocarcinoma cells (A549) were embedded with monocyte- or macrophage-type U937 cells in normal stroma-mimetic hydrogel, increasing the proximity between the two cell types. By modulating the proteolytic degradability of the hydrogels, we could separate different cell types with high purities for use in orthogonal assays. In addition, we demonstrated that U937 cells had distinct influences on A549 cell death depending on their activation states (i.e. monocyte, M0, or M1 phenotype). M1 macrophages suppressed tumor growth and increased the susceptibility of A549 cells to cisplatin. In contrast, monocytes upregulated cancer stem cell markers (OCT4, SOX2, and SHH) of A549 cells, showing M2-like features, such as downregulated expression of proinflammatory markers (IL6 and TNFα). These findings suggest that this co-culture system is potentially used for investigation of heterotypic cellular interactions in the TIME. The developed co-culture model successfully reproduces complex tumor immune microenvironment.The model is composed of tumor- and stroma-mimetic matrices containing tumor and immune cells.Sequential matrix degradation enabled the independent cell collection. The developed co-culture model successfully reproduces complex tumor immune microenvironment. The model is composed of tumor- and stroma-mimetic matrices containing tumor and immune cells. Sequential matrix degradation enabled the independent cell collection.
Encapsulation of tannic acid in polyvinylidene fluoride mediated electrospun nanofibers and its antibiofilm and antibacterial activities
Creators: name: Rajamohan, Rajaram
name: Raorane, Chaitany Jayprakash
name: Kim, Seong-Cheol
name: Ramasundaram, Subramaniyan
name: Oh, Tae Hwan
name: Murugavel, Kuppusamy
name: Lee, Yong Rok
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: Space Science
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy
Hematology

description: In the past 15 years or more, interest in polymer-mediated nanofibers (NFs), a significant class of nanomaterials, has grown. Although fibers with a diameter of less than 1 mm are frequently commonly referred to as NFs, and are typically defined as having a diameter of less than several hundreds of nanometers. Due to the increased antibiotic resistance of many diseases nowadays, NFs with antibacterial activity are quite important. A flexible technique for creating NFs with the desired characteristics is called electrospinning. This research article describes how to make electrospun NFs of tannic acid (TA) with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as the template. As a result, the absorbance of the obtained NFs has been raised without forming any additional peaks in the spectral ranges. The obtained NF has a gradual increase in intensity, and the FT-IR data show that the TA is present in the NFs. FE-SEM images show that the NFs are discovered to be completely bead-free. Since TA reduced the viscosity of the spinning solution while marginally increasing solution conductivity, PVDF NFs have a greater average fiber diameter (AFD) than NFs of TA with PVDF, which is likely a result of the TA solutions in it. The findings showed that TA greatly decreased S. aureus and E. coli’s ability to attach. The acquired NFs created in this work may have significant potential for reducing the pathogenicity of S. aureus and E. coli as well as their ability to build biofilms.
Higher-Harmonic Collective Modes in a Trapped Gas from Second-Order Hydrodynamics
Creators: name: Lewis, William E.
name: Romatschke, Paul
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Utilizing a second-order hydrodynamics formalism, the dispersion relations for the frequencies and damping rates of collective oscillations as well as spatial structure of these modes up to the decapole oscillation in both two- and three- dimensional gas geometries are calculated. In addition to higher-order modes, the formalism also gives rise to purely damped "non-hydrodynamic" modes. We calculate the amplitude of the various modes for both symmetric and asymmetric trap quenches, finding excellent agreement with an exact quantum mechanical calculation. We find that higher-order hydrodynamic modes are more sensitive to the value of shear viscosity, which may be of interest for the precision extraction of transport coefficients in Fermi gas systems.
description: 16 pages, 10 figures
The theme of movement in Charles Sorel's Francion
Creators: name: Trussell, Louis Gretchen.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2023

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
 Researchers can access this thesis by asking their local university, institution or public library to
 make a request on their behalf. Monash staff and postgraduate students can use the link in the References field.
User-specific touch interfaces: a viable solution for an aging society?
Creators: name: Shahal, Avner
name: Spang, Robert P.
name: Minge, Michael
name: Trahms, Carola
name: Voigt-Antons, Jan-Niklas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Touch interaction has established a dominating role in the realisation of Human–Machine Interfaces. However, to be able to use touch effectively and efficiently, users have to comply with particular prerequisites. Due to age-related changes, such as the decline of tactile accuracy and speed, especially elderly users often struggle with the touch modality. Interfaces that adapt to specific user characteristics could be a promising solution to overcome this problem. Notwithstanding the advantages of adaptive systems, perceived changes in the user interface can reduce the system's predictability and transparency. The present study compares three approaches concerning the adaptation of touch button sizes: no adaptation and adaptation with visible and invisible feedback. Results show that especially elderly users substantially benefit from an adaptive approach. Furthermore, data shows that the type of adaptation supports different usage goals. While adaption with visual feedback enables a higher interaction speed, invisible adaptation leads to a higher degree of accuracy.
Formulation and evaluation of a two-stage targeted liposome coated with hyaluronic acid for improving lung cancer chemotherapy and overcoming multidrug resistance
Creators: name: Wang, Xuelian
name: Cai, Hongye
name: Huang, Xinyu
name: Lu, Zhuhang
name: Zhang, Luxi
name: Hu, Junjie
name: Tian, Daizhi
name: Fu, Jiyu
name: Zhang, Guizhi
name: Meng, Yan
name: Zheng, Guohua
name: Chang, Cong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Multidrug resistance (MDR) has emerged as a prominent challenge contributing to the ineffectiveness of chemotherapy in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Currently, mitochondria of cancer cells are identified as a promising target for overcoming MDR due to their crucial role in intrinsic apoptosis pathway and energy supply centers. Here, a two-stage targeted liposome (HA/TT LP/PTX) was successfully developed via a two-step process: PTX-loaded cationic liposome (TT LP/PTX) were formulated by lipid film hydration & ultrasound technique, followed by further coating with natural anionic polysaccharide hyaluronic acid (HA). TT, an amphipathic polymer conjugate of triphenylphosphine (TPP)-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS), was used to modify the liposomes for mitochondrial targeting. The average particle size, zeta potential and encapsulation efficiency (EE%) of HA/TT LP/PTX were found to be 153 nm, −30.3 mV and 92.1% based on the optimal prescription of HA/TT LP/PTX. Compared to cationic liposome, HA-coated liposomes showed improved stability and safety, including biological stability in serum, cytocompatibility, and lower hemolysis percentage. In drug-resistant A549/T cells, HA was shown to improve the cellular uptake of PTX through CD44 receptor-mediated endocytosis and subsequent degradation by hyaluronidase (HAase) in endosomes. Following this, the exposure of TT polymer facilitated the accumulation of PTX within the mitochondria. As a result, the function of mitochondria in A549/T cells was disturbed, leading to an increased ROS level, decreased ATP level, dissipated MMP, and increased G2/M phase arrest. This resulted in a higher apoptotic rate and stronger anticancer efficacy.
Assessment of Foreign Direct Investment Effectiveness in Development and Its Challenges and Prospects: the Case of Special Zone of Oromia
Creators: name: Negash, Shiferaw
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2014

description: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays an important role as an engine of employment, technological development, productivity enhancement, economic intensification, and more importantly, as an instrument of technology transfer, specially from developed to developing countries. The Government of Ethiopia having realized the inadequacy of the domestic capital and low national saving, opened several economic sectors to foreign investors. The government has also issued several investment incentives, including tax holidays, duty free import of capital goods and export tax exemption to encourage foreign investment. The very essence of this research is assessing the contributions of FDI to the development of SZO in terms of local employement creation, generation of revenue, transfer of technology, linkage with domestic firms in boosting local productivity.It assessed the effectiveness of FDI in the development of SZO and at the same time challenges that hinder the effectiveness of FDI were also identified.SZO is one of the investment potentioal zone found at the very vicinity of Addis Ababa. This study employed mixed research method where both qualitative and quantitave data were used in the assessment.Questionnaires and interview were the main instruments used to gather first hand information from experts, FDI owners and key officials of zonal investment offices and regional investment Commission.The sampling methods used were both probability and non probability sampling. Purposive sampling was used to select experts with better knowledge and information from different sectoral offices. FDI owners were selected randomly from 53 FDIs operating in different sectors. The study sample includes 60 experts from different offices, 18 FDI owners and two officials.Totaly 80 respondents were involved in this study. The result of this study indicated that the contribution of FDI to the development of SZO has been constrained by various challenges of infrastructure, institutional buearucracy, and other organizational and human elements.Therefore it requires an effective mitigation of those challenges and impediments enhancing basic infrastructure provision, training and developing skilled manpower,institutional reforms,enforcement of technology transfer and timely implementation of projects, regular environmental auditing as well as a continous follow up or monitoring for effective implementation of FDI projects to exploite all the benefits of FDI
By-laws of the Hook Sin Tong Charity Association, 1925
Creators: name: Hook Sin Tong Charity Association (Victoria, B.C.)
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Hook Sin Tong Charity Association (Victoria, B.C.)
subject: Immigrants
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/967712
subject: Associations, institutions, etc.
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/819166
subject: Fraternal organizations
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1430375

description: Shows the bylaws of the Hook Sin Tong signed by the president and secretary. Registered 27 April 1925 by H. G. Garrett, Registrar of Companies. Identifier: BC Archives: No. 840035-1252-S140.
Gerd Peter: Theorie der Arbeitsforschung. Situation - Institution - System als Grundkategorien empirischer Sozialwissenschaft, Frankfurt a.M./New York: Campus, 1992, ISBN 3-593-34666-4, 257 Seiten, DM 58,-
Creators: name: Rose, Helmuth
Publisher: name: Westdeutscher Verlag
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Arbeit
Molecular interaction of novel polymer dextran with 1(N) sodium hydroxide solution: Ultrasonic studies
Creators: name: Subhraraj Panda
Publisher: name: Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology
Year: 2022
Subjects: Ultrasonic Velocities, Thermodynamic Parameters, Ultrasonic Interferometer, Molecular Interactions

description: Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology, 27, 6, 7
Corruption and Service Delivery (Water Supply and Sanitation Sector) in Fitche Town
Creators: name: Wudneh, Selamawit
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2015

description: This study attempts to explore the current situation of corruption in water supply and sanitation sector and corruption depraving environment as well as the current status and institutional bottlenecks in fighting corruption in Fitche Town. To this end, the study employed mixed approach, which involves both quantitative and qualitative data gathering tools. This survey was conducted over 385 respondents in Fitche Town using multistage cluster sampling. Key informant interview and questionnaires were mainly used to collect data . The study reveals corruption remain problem in the town water supply sanitation sector service delivery and petty corruption is the very most common and serious challenge in the town water and sanitation sector. In relation with this community face different challenges like poor quality of service and lack of productivity. Besides community involvement in decision making as well as fight against corruption is less. At the end, the Study provides certain points which help to minimize the impact of corruption on water supply and sanitation sector as well as to fight against it. These are setting systems and structures that can reduce incidences of corruption and ensure efficient delivery of services, use modern information communication technologies, awareness creation, support the participation of stakeholders,erection strong Cooperation between governmental and non-governmental actors, developing institutional anti-corruption strategy as well as include and implement codes of conduct which help to fight against corruption. Keywords corruption, service delivery, petty corruption
title: lean production = mean production?
title: lean production und Arbeitsbedingungen in der Automobilindustrie
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Howaldt, Jürgen
name: Kopp, Ralf
Publisher: name: Westdeutscher Verlag
Year: 1992
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Arbeit
Radiation trapping in a dense cold Rydberg gas
Creators: name: Sadler, D. P.
name: Bridge, E. M.
name: Boddy, D.
name: Bounds, A. D.
name: Keegan, N. C.
name: Lochead, G.
name: Jones, M. P. A.
name: Olmos, B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Cold atomic gases resonantly excited to Rydberg states can exhibit strong optical nonlinearity at the single photon level. We observe that in such samples radiation trapping leads to an additional mechanism for Rydberg excitation. Conversely we demonstrate that Rydberg excitation provides a novel in situ probe of the spectral, statistical, temporal and spatial properties of the trapped re-scattered light. We also show that absorption can lead to an excitation saturation that mimics the Rydberg blockade effect. Collective effects due to multiple scattering may co-exist with co-operative effects due to long-range interactions between the Rydberg atoms, adding a new dimension to quantum optics experiments with cold Rydberg gases.
description: 8 pages, 5 figures
Proxima Centauri as a Benchmark for Stellar Activity Indicators in the Near Infrared
Creators: name: Robertson, Paul
name: Bender, Chad
name: Mahadevan, Suvrath
name: Roy, Arpita
name: Ramsey, Lawrence W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A new generation of dedicated Doppler spectrographs will attempt to detect low-mass exoplanets around mid-late M stars at near infrared (NIR) wavelengths, where those stars are brightest and have the most Doppler information content. A central requirement for the success of these instruments is to properly measure the component of radial velocity (RV) variability contributed by stellar magnetic activity and to account for it in exoplanet models of RV data. The wavelength coverage for many of these new instruments will not include the Ca II H&K or H-alpha lines, the most frequently used absorption-line tracers of magnetic activity. Thus, it is necessary to define and characterize NIR activity indicators for mid-late M stars in order to provide simultaneous activity metrics for NIR RV data. We have used the high-cadence UVES observations of the M5.5 dwarf Proxima Centauri from Fuhrmeister et al. (2011) to compare the activity sensitivity of 8 NIR atomic lines to that of H-alpha. We find that equivalent width-type measurements of the NIR K I doublet and the Ca II NIR triplet are excellent proxies for the canonical optical tracers. The Ca II triplet will be acquired by most of the new and upcoming NIR Doppler spectrographs, offering a common, reliable indicator of activity.
description: Updated to version accepted for publication in ApJ. Includes minor revisions recommended by referee, and some updated references
ORCID at Boston College: Create & Connect with PeopleSoft
Creators: name: Rabun, Sheila
Publisher: name: ORCID
Year: 2019

description: This guest post, by Sheila Rabun, ORCID US Community Specialist at LYRASIS, showcases Boston College's integration of ORCID into their HR system, PeopleSoft. It's a great example of a single portal for researchers to start their journey with ORCID.
Hydrodynamics of vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates: A defect-gauge field approach
Creators: name: Santos, F. Ednilson A. dos
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This work rectifies the hydrodynamic equations commonly used to describe the superfluid velocity field in such a way that vortex dynamics are also taken into account. In the field of quantum turbulence, it is of fundamental importance to know the correct form of the equations which play similar roles to the Navier-Stokes equation in classical turbulence. Here, such equations are obtained by carefully taking into account the frequently overlooked multivalued nature of the $U(1)$ phase field. Such an approach provides exact analytical explanations to some numerically observed features involving the dynamics of quantum vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates, such as the universal $t^{1/2}$ behavior of reconnecting vortex lines. It also expands these results beyond the Gross-Pitaevskii theory so that some features can be generalized to other systems such as superfluid $^{4}$He, dipolar condensates, and mixtures of different superfluid systems.
description: 6 pages, 2 figures
The age factor in second language acquisition : German-speaking postwar migrants in South Australia
Creators: name: Stock, Heather Lesley.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2023

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
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Infrared action spectroscopy as tool for probing gas-phase dynamics: Protonated Dimethyl Ether, (CH$_3$)$_2$OH$^+$, formed by the reaction of CH$_3$OH$_{2}^{+}$ with CH$_3$OH
Creators: name: Richardson, Vincent
name: Rap, Daniel B.
name: Brünken, Sandra
name: Ascenzi, Daniela
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Methanol is one of the most abundant interstellar Complex Organic Molecules (iCOMs) and it represents a major building block for the synthesis of increasingly complex oxygen-containing molecules. The reaction between protonated methanol and its neutral counterpart, giving protonated dimethyl ether, (CH$_3$)$_2$OH$^+$, along with the ejection of a water molecule, has been proposed as a key reaction in the synthesis of dimethyl ether in space. Here, gas phase vibrational spectra of the (CH$_3$)$_2$OH$^+$ reaction product and of the [C$_2$H$_9$O$_2$]$^+$ intermediate complex(es), formed under different pressure and temperature conditions, are presented. The widely tunable free electron laser for infrared experiments, FELIX, was employed to record their vibrational fingerprint spectra using different types of infrared action spectroscopy in the $600-1700$ cm$^{-1}$ frequency range, complemented with measurements using an OPO/OPA system to cover the O-H stretching region $3400-3700$ cm$^{-1}$. The formation of protonated dimethyl ether as a product of the reaction is spectroscopically confirmed, providing the first gas-phase vibrational spectrum of this potentially relevant astrochemical ion.
description: 15 pages, 6 figures, Molecular Physics, Published online: 22 Jun 2023, for associated data files see Zenodo repository at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7868559
By-laws of the Chinese Canadian Friendship Association, 1971
Creators: name: Chinese Canadian Friendship Association
Publisher: name: University of Victoria Libraries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Immigrants
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/967712
subject: Chinese Canadian Friendship Association (Victoria, B.C.)
subject: Associations, institutions, etc.
valueUri: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/819166
subject: Chinese Canadian Cultural Association (Victoria, B.C.)

description: This document explains the regulations of the association, and lists the names, addresses and occupations of the founding members in 1971. Signed on 25 January 1971. Later name: Chinese Canadian Cultural Association. The association headquartered at 535 Fisgard Street, Victoria, B.C. and was intended to help new immigrants from China adapt to life in Canada. Identifier: BC Registry Services: Society files No. S9134.
Nineteenth century Australian periodicals : literary and partly-literary
Creators: name: Stuart, Lurline.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2023

description: This thesis was scanned from the print manuscript for digital preservation and is copyright the author.
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André Leisewitz, Klaus Pickshaus: Ökologische Spurensuche im Betrieb. Tatort Betrieb - Erfahrungen einer Aktion der IG Metall, Arbeit & Ökologie-Materialien, 4, Frankfurt a.M.: Verlag der Ökologischen Briefe, (2. Aufl.) 1992, ISBN 3-928507-04-4, 94 S., DM 24,-
Creators: name: Birke, Martin
Publisher: name: Westdeutscher Verlag
Year: 1993
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 650

description: Arbeit
Drude weight fluctuations in many-body localized systems
Creators: name: Filippone, Michele
name: Brouwer, Piet W.
name: Eisert, Jens
name: von Oppen, Felix
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We numerically investigate the distribution of Drude weights $D$ of many-body states in disordered one-dimensional interacting electron systems across the transition to a many-body localized phase. Drude weights are proportional to the spectral curvatures induced by magnetic fluxes in mesoscopic rings. They offer a method to relate the transition to the many-body localized phase to transport properties. In the delocalized regime, we find that the Drude weight distribution at a fixed disorder configuration agrees well with the random-matrix-theory prediction $P(D) \propto (γ^2+D^2)^{-3/2}$, although the distribution width $γ$ strongly fluctuates between disorder realizations. A crossover is observed towards a distribution with different large-$D$ asymptotics deep in the many-body localized phase, which however differs from the commonly expected Cauchy distribution. We show that the average distribution width $\langle γ\rangle $, rescaled by $LΔ$, $Δ$ being the average level spacing in the middle of the spectrum and $L$ the systems size, is an efficient probe of the many-body localization transition, as it increases/vanishes exponentially in the delocalized/localized phase.
description: 5 pages, 3 figures + 1 page Supplemental Material, 2 figures
Drift Rates of Major Neptunian Features between 2018 and 2021
Creators: name: Chavez, Erandi
name: Redwing, Erin
name: de Pater, Imke
name: Hueso, Ricardo
name: Molter, Edward M.
name: Wong, Michael H.
name: Alvarez, Carlos
name: Gates, Elinor
name: de Kleer, Katherine
name: Aycock, Joel
name: Mcilroy, Jason
name: Pelletier, John
name: Ridenour, Anthony
name: Sánchez-Lavega, Agustín
name: Rojas, Jose Félix
name: Stickel, Terry
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using near-infrared observations of Neptune from the Keck and Lick Observatories, and the Hubble Space Telescope in combination with amateur datasets, we calculated the drift rates of prominent infrared-bright cloud features on Neptune between 2018 and 2021. These features had lifespans of $\sim 1$ day to $\geq$1 month and were located at mid-latitudes and near the south pole. Our observations permitted determination of drift rates via feature tracking. These drift rates were compared to three zonal wind profiles describing Neptune's atmosphere determined from features tracked in H band (1.6 $μm$), K' band (2.1 $μm$), and Voyager 2 data at visible wavelengths. Features near $-70 °$ measured in the F845M filter (845nm) were particularly consistent with the K' wind profile. The southern mid-latitudes hosted multiple features whose lifespans were $\geq$1 month, providing evidence that these latitudes are a region of high stability in Neptune's atmosphere. We also used HST F467M (467nm) data to analyze a dark, circumpolar wave at $- 60 °$ latitude observed on Neptune since the Voyager 2 era. Its drift rate in recent years (2019-2021) is $4.866 \pm 0.009 °$/day. This is consistent with previous measurements by Karkoschka (2011), which predict a $4.858 \pm 0.022 °$/day drift rate during these years. It also gained a complementary bright band just to the north.
description: 29 pages, 13 figures, accepted to Icarus