cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Polarization-Sensitive Quantum Optical Coherence Tomography: Experiment
Creators: name: Booth, Mark C.
name: Saleh, Bahaa E. A.
name: Teich, Malvin Carl
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Polarization-sensitive quantum optical coherence tomography (PS-QOCT) makes use of a Type-II twin-photon light source for carrying out optical sectioning with polarization sensitivity. A BBO nonlinear optical crystal pumped by a Ti:sapphire psec-pulsed laser is used to confirm the theoretical underpinnings of this imaging paradigm. PS-QOCT offers even-order dispersion cancellation with simultaneous access to the group-velocity dispersion characteristics of the interstitial medium between the reflecting surfaces of the sample.
description: 14 pages, 9 figures
O DISPOSITIVO DA SEXUALIDADE E SEU REGIME DE VERDADE: REFLEXÕES SOBRE A LEI DA IMPORTUNAÇÃO SEXUAL
Creators: name: Domingos, José
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 130308 Gender, Sexuality and Education
subject: FOS: Educational sciences
subject: Gender studies

description: Partindo das ideias do contexto do seu tema Michel Foucault no assunto tratam da sua história da sexualidade, este artigo da matéria histórica no primeiro tematizam a sexualidade e o tema histórico no contemporâneo. Na primeira parte do texto abordamos a produção do dispositivo da sexualidade enquanto processo de captura de corpos e práticas sexuais pelos saberes e poderes. Num segundo momento, analisamos seus desdobramentos na atualidade e lançamos um olhar para as questões do nosso presente. Neste ponto, pensamos história a emergência no contexto da lei que torna crime atos de importunação sexual (Lei 13.718/18), para observar sua prática discursiva produtora de novos objetos enquanto e subjetividades no campo da sexualidade no presente de nossa.
Koopmans' condition for density-functional theory
Creators: name: Dabo, Ismaila
name: Ferretti, Andrea
name: Poilvert, Nicolas
name: Li, Yanli
name: Marzari, Nicola
name: Cococcioni, Matteo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In approximate Kohn-Sham density-functional theory, self-interaction manifests itself as the dependence of the energy of an orbital on its fractional occupation. This unphysical behavior translates into qualitative and quantitative errors that pervade many fundamental aspects of density-functional predictions. Here, we first examine self-interaction in terms of the discrepancy between total and partial electron removal energies, and then highlight the importance of imposing the generalized Koopmans' condition -- that identifies orbital energies as opposite total electron removal energies -- to resolve this discrepancy. In the process, we derive a correction to approximate functionals that, in the frozen-orbital approximation, eliminates the unphysical occupation dependence of orbital energies up to the third order in the single-particle densities. This non-Koopmans correction brings physical meaning to single-particle energies; when applied to common local or semilocal density functionals it provides results that are in excellent agreement with experimental data -- with an accuracy comparable to that of GW many-body perturbation theory -- while providing an explicit total energy functional that preserves or improves on the description of established structural properties.
description: 18 pages, 13 figures, 4 tables
Towards a community-endorsed data steward description for lifesciences
Creators: name: Jetten, Mijke
name: Slouwerhof, Inge
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: data stewardship
function profiles for data stewards
training for data stewards
competencies of data stewards

description: Poster for the 14th RDA Plenary in Helsinki, October 23-25, 2019. Towards a community-endorsed data steward description for lifesciences.
Deblurring for Nuclei: 3D Characteristics of Heavy-Ion Collisions
Creators: name: Danielewicz, Pawel
name: Kurata-Nishimura, Mizuki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Observables from nuclear and high-energy experiments can be degraded by detector performance and/or methodology in extracting the observables, such as of the final-state characteristics of heavy-ion collisions in relation to a coarsely estimated reaction-plane direction. We propose the use of deblurring methods, such as in optics, to correct for observable degradation. Our main focus is the restoration of triple-differential particle distributions in heavy-ion collisions. We demonstrate that these could be extracted from collision measurements following the Richardson-Lucy deblurring method from optics. We illustrate basic features of the restoration methodology in a schematic model assuming either ideal or more realistic particle detection. The inferred three-dimensional (3D) distributions for collisions may easier to interpret in terms of collision dynamics and sought properties of bulk matter than the currently employed Fourier coefficients, that combine information from different azimuthal angles relative to the reaction plane.
description: 17 pages,11 figures, 26 references
The Relationship between Motor Self-Motivation and Symptoms of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity in Adhd Children
Creators: name: Dana, Amir
name: Salehian, Mir Hamid
name: Baniasadi, Tayebeh
name: Ghanati, Parinaz
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Sport and exercise psychology

description: Background: The growth and development of the child are essential and inevitable, and the growth of every child requires motor development.
 Purpose: This study examines the relationship between motor self-motivation and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder's symptoms in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. 40 people were selected by the convenience sampling method from the psychology centers of the province. The research method was descriptive-correlational. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and linear regression.
 Results: The results showed that there is a significant negative relationship between motor self-motivation and symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The results of regression analysis also showed that motor self-motivation is able to predict the symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.
 Conclusion: In general, the more children's motor motivation, the more minor attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder's symptoms.
Observational Constraints on Companions inside of 10 AU in the HR 8799 Planetary System
Creators: name: Hinkley, Sasha
name: Carpenter, John M.
name: Ireland, Michael J.
name: Kraus, Adam L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the results of Keck L'-band non-redundant aperture masking of HR 8799, a system with four confirmed planetary mass companions at projected orbital separations of 14 to 68 AU. We use these observations to place constraints on the presence of planets and brown dwarfs at projected orbital separations inside of 10 AU---separations out of reach to more conventional direct imaging methods. No companions were detected at better than 99% confidence between orbital separations of 0.8 to 10 AU. Assuming an age of 30 Myr and adopting the Baraffe models, we place upper limits to planetary mass companions of 80, 60, and 11 Jupiter Masses at projected orbital separations of 0.8, 1, and 3-10 AU respectively. Our constraints on massive companions to HR 8799 will help clarify ongoing studies of the orbital stability of this multi-planet system, and may illuminate future work dedicated to understanding the dust-free hole interior to ~6 AU.
description: Accepted to ApJ Letters, 2 figures, 2 tables
Antiferromagnetism and Superconductivity in Cerium based Heavy Fermion Compounds
Creators: name: Knebel, Georg
name: Aoki, Dai
name: Flouquet, Jacques
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The study of competing ground states is a central issue in condensed matter physic. In this article we will discuss the interplay of antiferromagnetic order and unconventional superconductivity in Ce based heavy-fermion compounds. In all discussed examples superconductivity appears at the border of magnetic order. Special focus is given on the pressure-temperature-magnetic field phase diagram of CeRhIn5 and CeCoIn5 which allows to discuss microscopic coexistence of magnetic order and superconductivity in detail. A striking point is the similarity of the phase diagram of different classes of strongly correlated systems which is discussed briefly. The recently discovered non-centrosymmetric superconductors will open a new access with the possible mixing of odd and even parity pairing.
description: 38 pages, 22 figures, to be published in Comptes rendues - Physique
The impact of imagery on the performance and cognitive ability in the elderly.
Creators: name: Dana, Amir
name: Salehian, Mir Hamid
name: Baniasadi, Tayebeh
name: Ghanati, Parinaz
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Sport and exercise psychology

description: Background: In the future, aging becomes one of the problems of society and the problems of the country's health care system and brings many costs in the health care sector.
 Purpose: This study examines the effect of imagery on performance and cognitive ability in the elderly. The research method is quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design. 40 older adults were selected and divided into experimental and control groups. The subjects in the experimental group performed imagery for four weeks following the pretest.
 Methods: Data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance.
 Results: Findings showed that imagery improves the performance and cognitive ability in the elderly.
 Conclusion: In general, imagery may improve performance and cognitive abilities in the elderly.
Whole genome sequencing for the risk assessment of probiotic lactic acid bacteria
Creators: name: Peng, Xianqi
name: Ed-Dra, Abdelaziz
name: Yue, Min
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Probiotic bacteria exhibit beneficial effects on human and/or animal health, and have been widely used in foods and fermented products for decades. Most probiotics consist of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which are used in the production of various food products but have also been shown to have the ability to prevent certain diseases. With the expansion of applications for probiotic LAB, there is an increasing concern with regard to safety, as cases with adverse effects, i.e., severe infections, transfer of antimicrobial resistance genes, etc., can occur. Currently, in vitro assays remain the primary way to assess the properties of LAB. However, such methodologies are not meeting the needs of strain risk assessment on a high-throughput scale, in the context of the evolving concept of food safety. Analyzing the complete genetic information, including potential virulence genes and other determinants with a negative impact on health, allows for assessing the safe use of the product, for which whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of individual LAB strains can be employed. Genomic data can also be used to understand subtle differences in the strain level important for beneficial effects, or protect patents. Here, we propose that WGS-based bioinformatics analyses are an ideal and cost-effective approach for the initial in silico microbial risk evaluation, while the technique may also increase our understanding of LAB strains for food safety and probiotic property evaluation.
A New Frequency-Luminosity Relation for Long GRBs?
Creators: name: Ukwatta, T. N.
name: Dhuga, K. S.
name: Morris, D. C.
name: MacLachlan, G.
name: Parke, W. C.
name: Maximon, L. C.
name: Eskandarian, A.
name: Gehrels, N.
name: Norris, J. P.
name: Shenoy, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have studied power density spectra (PDS) of 206 long Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). We fitted the PDS with a simple power-law and extracted the exponent of the power-law (alpha) and the noise-crossing threshold frequency (f_th). We find that the distribution of the extracted alpha peaks around -1.4 and that of f_th around 1 Hz. In addition, based on a sub-set of 58 bursts with known redshifts, we show that the redshift-corrected threshold frequency is positively correlated with the isotropic peak luminosity. The correlation coefficient is 0.57 +/- 0.03.
description: 9 pages, 17 figures, 1 table; Accepted for publication in MNRAS
A review on membrane separation processes focusing on food industry environment-friendly processes
Creators: name: Teodoro, Jessica A.
name: Arend, Giordana D.
name: Proner, Mariane C.
name: Verruck, Silvani
name: Rezzadori, Katia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Food processing industries have led to several environmental impacts due to their high water and energy consumption, as well as soil and water bodies’ contamination through improper waste disposal. Membrane Separation Processes (MSP) emerge as an important alternative to enable the adoption of sustainable processes by food industries, since satisfying the requests of innovative processes and equipment design, such as smaller, cleaner, more energy-efficient processes (mild conditions) without the usage of chemical agents. Membrane-based processes fulfill these requirements, and their potential has been broadly recognized in the last few years. This review provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the application of MSP in sustainable processes in the different segments of the food industry over the last 10 years. Waste and wastewater treatment, recovery of valuable compounds and water for reuse, and alternatives to high energy consumption processes were identified as sustainable processes in this context. One trend found is the potential for adding value to production chains by obtaining valuable compounds that have not been explored yet. As a perspective for future research, this review showed that it is advisable to implement MSP in different industrial environments in order to make current processes environmentally sustainable and less polluting.
Corrosion resistance of biodegradable magnesium alloys in the Hank's solution
Creators: name: Kozina, Iryna
name: Starowicz, Maria
name: Kawalec, Magdalena
name: Krawiec, Halina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Chitosan, biomedical implant, magnesium alloys

description: Magnesium and its alloys have been in the focus of investigation as a material for biomedical applications. The reason is that magnesium shows
 biodegradable properties, it could promote bone-healing effect. As it has been reported in resent studies magnesium is non-toxic, and non-allergic
 those criteria makes magnesium and its alloys (Mg20Zn, Mg19Zn1Ca) very attractive for orthopedic applications. It is known, that magnesium reacts
 easily with chlorides ions, those are present mainly in body’s liquids.
 In this study, organic coatings were applied for corrosion protection of magnesium alloys in aggressive conditions. Organic coatings were deposited
 by spin coater. The chitosan composite coatings were obtained by the addition of silicon glass and hydroxyapatite to 1% chitosan solution in the lactic
 acid. Electrochemical methods (Linear sweep voltamperometry (LSV), Open circuit potential (OCP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
 (EIS) were used as well as investigate corrosion behaviour of tested samples. Hydrogen evolution tests has been performed to determine corrosion
 rate. The chemical composition and structure of corrosion products deposited after corrosion tests were investigated by using Fe-SEM/EDS and Xray
 photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. The application of organic coatings on the Mg20Zn and Mg19Zn1Ca alloys promote corrosion
 resistance in solutions with high concentration of Cl-.
 Acknowledgements
 The authors would like to thanks to European Commission for financial support in the frame of project H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017, grant agreement
 no. 764977 –mCBEEs.
CIDER: An Expressive, Nonlocal Feature Set for Machine Learning Density Functionals with Exact Constraints
Creators: name: Bystrom, Kyle
name: Kozinsky, Boris
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Machine learning (ML) has recently gained attention as a means to develop more accurate exchange-correlation (XC) functionals for density functional theory, but functionals developed thus far need to be improved on several metrics, including accuracy, numerical stability, and transferability across chemical space. In this work, we introduce a set of nonlocal features of the density called the CIDER formalism, which we use to train a Gaussian process model for the exchange energy that obeys the critical uniform scaling rule for exchange. The resulting CIDER exchange functional is significantly more accurate than any semi-local functional tested here, and it has good transferability across main-group molecules. This work therefore serves as an initial step toward more accurate exchange functionals, and it also introduces useful techniques for developing robust, physics-informed XC models via ML.
description: 32 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables, graphical abstract (main body); 11 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables (supporting information) Revisions: Clearer exposition in some sections (main body); formatting fixes (main body); benchmarking with respect to feature set and training set (supporting information); additional section on Generalized Kohn-Sham scheme (supporting information)
Does intermittent fasting impact mental disorders? A systematic review with meta-analysis
Creators: name: Fernández-Rodríguez, Rubén
name: Martínez-Vizcaíno, Vicente
name: Mesas, Arthur E
name: Notario-Pacheco, Blanca
name: Medrano, María
name: Heilbronn, Leonie K
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: Medicine
Biotechnology
Science Policy
Mental Health

description: Accumulating evidence supports the benefits of intermittent fasting (IF) as a dietary strategy for cardiometabolic health and weight control. However, little is known about the potential implications of IF on mental disorders. The aim of this review was to synthesize evidence regarding the effects of IF on mental disorders (depression, anxiety, and mood state) in the general population. We conducted a systematic search in five databases from inception to January 2022. Randomized and nonrandomized clinical trials (RCTs/nonRCTs) were included. A random effects method was used to pool standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% CIs. A total of 14 studies involving 562 individuals were included, of which 8 were RCTs and 6 were nonRCTs. IF showed a moderate and positive effect on depression scores when compared to control groups (SMD: 0.41; 95%CI: 0.05 to 0.76; I2=45%; n = 4). Conversely, within-group analyses did not show any significant effect of IF on anxiety (SMD: 0.10; 95%CI: −0.09 to 0.30; I2=0%; n = 5) or mood state (SMD: 0.14; 95%CI: −0.09 to 0.37; I2=59%; n = 7). IF modalities did not negatively impact mental disorders in the general population. In fact, IF showed a positive influence on diminishing depression scores, and did not modify anxiety or mood.
Stability of three-dimensional relativistic jets: implications for jet collimation
Creators: name: Perucho, M.
name: Marti, J. M.
name: Cela, J. M.
name: Hanasz, M.
name: de la Cruz, R.
name: Rubio, F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The stable propagation of jets in FRII sources is remarkable if one takes into account that large-scale jets are subjected to potentially highly disruptive three-dimensional (3D) Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. Numerical simulations can address this problem and help clarify the causes of this remarkable stability. Following previous studies of the stability of relativistic flows in two dimensions (2D), it is our aim to test and extend the conclusions of such works to three dimensions. We present numerical simulations for the study of the stability properties of 3D, sheared, relativistic flows. This work uses a fully parallelized code Ratpenat that solves equations of relativistic hydrodynamics in 3D. The results of the present simulations confirm those in 2D. We conclude that the growth of resonant modes in sheared relativistic flows could be important in explaining the long-term collimation of extragalactic jets.
description: Accepted for publication in A&A
DEP Bulletin: Volume 43 Issue 15
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2019

description: The DEP bulletin is a semi-monthly publication of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. It contains a list of construction permit applications recently filed or acted upon by the Department along with a calendar of events of interest, a schedule of public hearings, and Environmental Impact Statements acted upon during the period.
Dissecting dietary and semisynthetic volatile phenylpropenes: A compile of their distribution, food properties, health effects, metabolism and toxicities
Creators: name: Zayed, Ahmed
name: Sobeh, Mansour
name: Farag, Mohamed A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Phenylpropenes represent a major subclass of plant volatiles, including eugenol, and (E)-anethole. They contribute to the flavor and aroma of many chief herbs and spices, to exert distinct notes in food, i.e., spicy anise- and clove-like to fruit. Asides from their culinary use, they appear to exert general health effects, whereas some effects are specific, e.g., eugenol being a natural local anesthetic. This review represents the most comprehensive overview of phenylpropenes with respect to their chemical structures, different health effects, and their food applications as flavor and food preservatives. Side effects and toxicities of these compounds represent the second main part of this review, as some were reported for certain metabolites generated inside the body. Several metabolic reactions mediating for phenylpropenes metabolism in rodents via cytochrome P450 (CYP450) and sulfotransferase (SULT) enzymes are presented being involved in their toxicities. Such effects can be lessened by influencing their pharmacokinetics through a matrix-derived combination effect via administration of herbal extracts containing SULT inhibitors, i.e., nevadensin in sweet basil. Moreover, structural modification of phenylpropanes appears to improve their effects and broaden their applications. Hence, such review capitalizing on phenylpropenes can help optimize their applications in nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, and food applications.
The Dense Molecular Gas in the Circumnuclear Disk of NGC 1068
Creators: name: Kamenetzky, J.
name: Glenn, J.
name: Maloney, P. R.
name: Aguirre, J. E.
name: Bock, J. J.
name: Bradford, C. M.
name: Earle, L.
name: Inami, H.
name: Matsuhara, H.
name: Murphy, E. J.
name: Naylor, B. J.
name: Nguyen, H. T.
name: Zmuidzinas, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a 190-307 GHz broadband spectrum obtained with Z-Spec of NGC 1068 with new measurements of molecular rotational transitions. After combining our measurements with those previously published and considering the specific geometry of this Seyfert 2 galaxy, we conduct a multi-species Bayesian likelihood analysis of the density, temperature, and relative molecular abundances of HCN, HNC, CS, and HCO+. We find that these molecules trace warm (T > 100 K) gas of H2 number densities 10^4.2 - 10^4.9 cm^-3. Our models also place strong constraints on the column densities and relative abundances of these molecules, as well as on the total mass in the circumnuclear disk. Using the uniform calibration afforded by the broad Z-Spec bandpass, we compare our line ratios to X-ray dominated region (XDR) and photon-dominated region models. The majority of our line ratios are consistent with the XDR models at the densities indicated by the likelihood analysis, lending substantial support to the emerging interpretation that the energetics in the circumnuclear disk of NGC 1068 are dominated by accretion onto an active galactic nucleus.
description: 18 pages (emulateapj), 7 figures, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal
Control of reactive collisions by quantum interference
Creators: name: Son, Hyungmok
name: Park, Juliana J.
name: Lu, Yu-Kun
name: Jamison, Alan O.
name: Karman, Tijs
name: Ketterle, Wolfgang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this study, we achieved magnetic control of reactive scattering in an ultracold mixture of $^{23}$Na atoms and $^{23}$Na$^{6}$Li molecules. In most molecular collisions, particles react or are lost near short range with unity probability, leading to the so-called universal rate. By contrast, the Na{+}NaLi system was shown to have only $\sim4\%$ loss probability in a fully spin-polarized state. By controlling the phase of the scattering wave function via a Feshbach resonance, we modified the loss rate by more than a factor of $100$, from far below to far above the universal limit. The results are explained in analogy with an optical Fabry-Perot resonator by interference of reflections at short and long range. Our work demonstrates quantum control of chemistry by magnetic fields with the full dynamic range predicted by our models.
Striped morphologies induced by magnetic impurities in d-wave superconductors
Creators: name: Zuo, Xian-Jun
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study striped morphologies induced by magnetic impurities in d-wave superconductors (DSCs) near optimal doping by self-consistently solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations based on the $t-t^{\prime }-U-V$ model. For the single impurity case, it is found that the stable ground state is a modulated checkerboard pattern. For the two-impurity case, the stripe-like structures in order parameters are induced due to the impurity-pinning effect. The modulations of DSC and charge orders share the same period of four lattice constants (4$a$), which is half the period of modulations in the coexisting spin order. Interestingly, when three or more impurities are inserted, the impurities could induce more complex striped morphologies due to quantum interference. Further experiments of magnetic impurity substitution in DSCs are expected to check these results.
description: 8 pages, 4 figures
COORDINATE's Variable Database & Harmonisation Toolbox
Creators: name: Bechert, Insa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The presentation introduces the COORDINATE Variable Database and Harmonisation Toolbox, key resources for researchers studying child and youth wellbeing in Europe. The Variable Database compiles commonly used measures from 19 major surveys, ensuring comparability and accessibility. The Harmonisation Toolbox, part of deliverable D4.5, provides scripts to help researchers harmonise their own data rather than offering pre-harmonised datasets, due to data distribution restrictions.

Data harmonisation is crucial for integrating datasets, improving comparability, reducing biases, and enabling cross-country and cross-cultural research. This is especially important in child wellbeing studies, where comparative data is often scarce. The COORDINATE project supports the development of the "Growing up in Digital Europe" (GUIDE) cohort survey by analysing existing surveys and identifying best practices for measurement.

The database and toolbox apply harmonisation methods to six key aspects of child wellbeing: material wellbeing, education, health, family and environment, risk behaviour, and subjective wellbeing. These categories capture the essential dimensions of a child’s life, providing a structured approach to data comparison.

Since data access is restricted, researchers must obtain datasets directly from providers. The Harmonisation Toolbox guides users through data import, preparation, codebook creation, variable alignment, and dataset export in formats like R, SPSS, and STATA. Maintenance of these tools is handled through GESIS GitLab, ensuring continuity under the GUIDE initiative.
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INNOVATIVE COMPUTERIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH CENTER
Creators: name: O'Neil, Jean Mary
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014

description: The purpose of this project was to use the existing evidence to implement and evaluate an interactive computerized educational program on sexually transmitted infections for a high school health center. This researcher constructed the program from a teaching tool template based on the popular game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Students who visited the clinic were from a large urban high school in Los Angeles, California, and were asked to view and evaluate the computer program. This study had 55 patient participants (16 males and 39 females) who completed a 7-question, 5-point Likert-type scale questionnaire where 1 = strongly disagreed and 5 = strongly agreed. The students were asked if they found the program usable, understandable, and enjoyable. Students were also asked if they had accessed similar programs previously and whether they felt they learned new information on STIs and HIV. Average mean scores with their standard deviations were calculated for each item. Results indicated that the program was mostly well received by these patients, with the lowest score indicating that they had not necessarily accessed similar types of programs in the past (M = 2.3, SD = 1.1). With the significance set at 0.05, an independent samples t test found there were no significant differences between male and female responses on all the questions. For Questions 1-6, there were also no significant differences found between age groups. However, on Question 7, when students were asked whether they enjoyed the program, there was a significant difference, t(53) = -2.28, p = 0.026, between the two age groups. iv This result showed that the younger aged patients (14-16 years) found the program more enjoyable than the older adolescent group (17-19 years).
Relative Age Effects on Children’s Handwriting Role of VisualMotor Integration.
Creators: name: Dana, Amir
name: Seyyedrezaei, Seyyed Hassan
name: Khajeaflaton Mofrad, Sedigheh
name: Ghorbani, Saeed
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Sport and exercise psychology

description: Background Previous studies have well documented that oldest students in a given school class typically have better academic performance than their younger mates. However, there are many phenomena regarding the effects of relative age on academic performance of school students that must be considered. Because of its importance in academic performance of primary school children, handwriting would be of interest. The purpose of the present study was to explore the effects of relative age on handwriting of second grade students in primary school with considering the role of visual-motor integration as a possible underlying mechanism. Materials and Methods: The present study used a descriptive-correlational approach. Based on the guidelines of Krejcie & Morgan, four hundred boys (100 boys from each year-season) in second grade from four regular national primary schools in Gorgan, Iran, in 2019 were selected by a cluster random sampling method and asked to perform a standard handwriting tool and visual motor integration test. Legibility and speed of handwriting were measured to assess handwriting quality. Results: Means of age of children who were born in fall, winter, spring, and summer were 94.99, 92.12, 89.04, and 85.88 months, respectively. Results demonstrated that older children in comparison to younger children had significantly better handwriting legibility in both copying and dictation, besides, they copied the text faster (p <0.05). Furthermore, older children compared with younger children had significantly higher scores in visual-motor integration (p <0.05). Conclusion Based on these results, it seems that relative age affects handwriting performance of children. Furthermore, visual-motor integration might act as a possible underlying mechanism for the effects of relative age on handwriting performance.
The Gradients in the 47 Tuc Red Giant Branch Bump and Horizontal Branch are Consistent With a Centrally-Concentrated, Helium-Enriched Second Stellar Generation
Creators: name: Nataf, D. M.
name: Gould, A.
name: Pinsonneault, M. H.
name: Stetson, P. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We combine ground and space-based photometry of the Galactic globular cluster 47 Tuc to measure four independent lines of evidence for a helium gradient in the cluster, whereby stars in the cluster outskirts would have a lower initial helium abundance than stars in and near the cluster core. First and second, we show that the red giant branch bump (RGBB) stars exhibit gradients in their number counts and brightness. With increased separation from the cluster center, they become more numerous relative to the other red giant (RG) stars. They also become fainter. For our third and fourth lines of evidence, we show that the horizontal branch (HB) of the cluster becomes both fainter and redder for sightlines farther from the cluster center. These four results are respectively detected at the 2.3$σ$, 3.6$σ$, 7.7$σ$ and 4.1$σ$ levels. Each of these independent lines of evidence is found to be significant in the cluster-outskirts; closer in, the data are more compatible with uniform mixing. Our radial profile is qualitatively consistent with but quantitatively tighter than previous results based on CN absorption. These observations are qualitatively consistent with a scenario wherein a second generation of stars with modestly enhanced helium and CNO abundance formed deep within the gravitational potential of a cluster of previous generation stars having more canonical abundances.
description: 20 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, submitted to The Astrophysical Journal
Smart Wound Healing Patch: Revolutionizing Regenerative Medicine with Artificial Intelligence
Creators: name: Mazumder, Oindrila
name: Pirouzi, Peivand
Publisher: name: Crown College of Canada
Year: 2025

description: The Smart Wound Healing Patch introduces a groundbreaking approach, harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to transform regenerative medicine. The development of such intelligent systems signals a broader shift toward technology-driven healthcare solutions. The Smart Wound Healing Patch not only addresses current gaps but also sets a precedent for future advancements, where AI could play a central role in personalized treatment
Critical spectrum of fluctuations for deconfinement at proto-neutron star cores
Creators: name: Lugones, G.
name: Grunfeld, A. G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the deconfinement of hadronic matter into quark matter in a protoneutron star focusing on the effects of the finite size on the formation of just-deconfined color superconducting quark droplets embedded in the hadronic environment. The hadronic phase is modeled by the non-linear Walecka model at finite temperature including the baryon octet and neutrino trapping. For quark matter we use an $SU(3)_f$ Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model including color superconductivity. The finite size effects on the just deconfined droplets are considered in the frame of the multiple reflection expansion. In addition, we consider that just deconfined quark matter is transitorily out of equilibrium respect to weak interaction, and we impose color neutrality and flavor conservation during the transition. We calculate self-consistently the surface tension and curvature energy density of the quark hadron inter-phase and find that it is larger than the values typically assumed in the literature. The transition density is calculated for drops of different sizes, and at different temperatures and neutrino trapping conditions. Then, we show that energy-density fluctuations are much more relevant for deconfinement than temperature and neutrino density fluctuations. We calculate the critical size spectrum of energy-density fluctuations that allows deconfinement as well as the nucleation rate of each critical bubble. We find that drops with any radii smaller than 800 fm can be formed at a huge rate when matter achieves the bulk transition limit of 5-6 times the nuclear saturation density.
description: 10 pages, 4 figures
Seismic Refraction Survey for Teaching Hospital Project site of the Mosul University
Creators: name: Al-Heety, AHMED
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 370601
subject: Applied geophysics

description: Seismic Refraction Survey for Teaching Hospital Project site of the Mosul University
A geophysical study has been carried out by using Seismic Refraction Tomography method (SRT) and Multi-channels Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) for the site of educational hospital in the Mosul University to delineate the thickness and types of the different subsurface layers and to evaluate some soil and rock engineering parameters. The seismic refraction survey was conducted to obtain the P- wave velocities along 12 traverses covering 35140m2 of the study area. The length of each traverses 280m, consisting of 5 seismic lines (forward and reverse) of 80m long overlapping with each other by 30m. Shear seismic refraction survey along two traverses of m long, as well as of two traverses of 55m long (forward and reverse) of Multi Analyses Surface Waves technique were conducted to obtain the S-wave velocities. The field data were processed and interpreted by using the SeisImager™/2D software to obtain the velocities of Vp and Vs, as well as deducing the Vs from the phase velocity of Rayleigh surface wave by using MASW method. Then 2D seismic imaging sections and two 1D sections of shear waves were drawn.
Energies of the first row atoms from quantum Monte Carlo
Creators: name: Brown, Matthew
name: Trail, John Robert
name: Rios, Pablo Lopez
name: Needs, Richard
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: All-electron variational and diffusion quantum Monte Carlo calculations of the ground state energies of the first row atoms (Li to Ne) are reported. We use trial wavefunctions of four types: single determinant Slater-Jastrow wavefunctions; multi-determinant Slater-Jastrow wavefunctions; single determinant Slater-Jastrow wavefunctions with backflow transformations; multi-determinant Slater-Jastrow wavefunctions with backflow transformations. At the diffusion quantum Monte Carlo level and using our best trial wavefunctions we recover 99% or more of the correlation energy for Li, Be, B, C, N, and Ne, 97% for O, and 98% for F.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures
Dielectric Resonator Antennas and MIMO DRA
Creators: name: Singhwal, Sumer Singh
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: DRA, MIMO, Dielectric Resonator Antenna, Multiple Input Multiple Output

description: Dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) is the new area of research because of its inherent advantages over traditional microstrip patch antennas. Some of the advantages of DRA are low ohmic losses due to dielectric material body, more degree of freedom due to a three-dimensional structure, high radiation efficiency, large bandwidth and easily excited by a number of methods. Polarization of field wave also matters when the diverse field is to be received by the antenna. A circularly polarized antenna can receive field waves with almost any orientation whether it horizontally polarized, vertically polarized or circularly polarized. Our contribution in this field of research is presenting some novel and compact structures of DRA for different wireless applications. Mushroom-shaped DRA, V-Shaped DRA, Kite shaped DRA are some of the novel structures which are presented for various wireless applications. These antennas are circularly polarized having operating bandwidth as per different applications. In wireless communication, high-speed data transmission needs are also exponentially increasing resulting in WLAN, WiMAX, 4G and 5G standards. High-speed data transfer has become reality due to the advent of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology. New age antennas are also required to fulfil MIMO requirements. In this catena of research, our contribution is presenting different configurations of MIMO antenna using DRA such as dual-port dual-band circularly polarized MIMO DRA, dual-port circularly polarized agile MIMO DRA for WiMAX applications and novel, compact dual-port single element Kite shaped MIMO DRA. One of the main areas which are to be evolved with time is dual-port dual-band dual-circularly polarized MIMO DRA. Our contribution towards this newest area of research is presenting a dual-band dual-circularly polarized MIMO DRA. Frequency reconfigurability is discussed in the literature in detail but a new concept of circular polarization agility is discussed in one of papers presented by us. This field is in nurturing phase and a lot of research in wireless data transmission using MIMO DRA is still to come in future.
From Heatmaps to Structural Explanations of Image Classifiers
Creators: name: Fuxin, Li
name: Qi, Zhongang
name: Khorram, Saeed
name: Shitole, Vivswan
name: Tadepalli, Prasad
name: Kahng, Minsuk
name: Fern, Alan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This paper summarizes our endeavors in the past few years in terms of explaining image classifiers, with the aim of including negative results and insights we have gained. The paper starts with describing the explainable neural network (XNN), which attempts to extract and visualize several high-level concepts purely from the deep network, without relying on human linguistic concepts. This helps users understand network classifications that are less intuitive and substantially improves user performance on a difficult fine-grained classification task of discriminating among different species of seagulls. Realizing that an important missing piece is a reliable heatmap visualization tool, we have developed I-GOS and iGOS++ utilizing integrated gradients to avoid local optima in heatmap generation, which improved the performance across all resolutions. During the development of those visualizations, we realized that for a significant number of images, the classifier has multiple different paths to reach a confident prediction. This has lead to our recent development of structured attention graphs (SAGs), an approach that utilizes beam search to locate multiple coarse heatmaps for a single image, and compactly visualizes a set of heatmaps by capturing how different combinations of image regions impact the confidence of a classifier. Through the research process, we have learned much about insights in building deep network explanations, the existence and frequency of multiple explanations, and various tricks of the trade that make explanations work. In this paper, we attempt to share those insights and opinions with the readers with the hope that some of them will be informative for future researchers on explainable deep learning.
description: Submitted to Applied AI Letters
VLT multi-object spectroscopy of 33 eclipsing binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud. New distance and depth of the SMC, and a record-breaking apsidal motion
Creators: name: North, P. L.
name: Gauderon, R.
name: Barblan, F.
name: Royer, F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Aim: Our purpose is to provide reliable stellar parameters for a significant sample of eclipsing binaries, which are representative of a whole dwarf and metal-poor galaxy. We also aim at providing a new estimate of the mean distance to the SMC and of its depth along the line of sight for the observed field of view. Method: We use radial velocity curves obtained with the ESO FLAMES facility at the VLT and light curves from the OGLE-II photometric survey. The radial velocities were obtained by least-squares fits of the observed spectra to synthetic ones, excluding the hydrogen Balmer lines. Results: Our sample contains 23 detached, 9 semi-detached and 1 overcontact systems. Most detached systems have properties consistent with stellar evolution calculations from single-star models at the standard SMC metallicity Z = 0.004, though they tend to be slightly overluminous. The few exceptions are probably due to third light contribution or insufficient signal-to-noise ratio. The mass ratios are consistent with a flat distribution, both for detached and semi-detached/contact binaries. A mass-luminosity relation valid from ~4 to ~18 Msol is derived. The uncertainties are in the +-2 to +-11% range for the masses, in the +-2 to +-5% range for the radii and in the +-1 to +-6% range for the effective temperatures. The average distance modulus is 19.11+-0.03 (66.4+-0.9 kpc). The moduli derived from the V and from the I data are consistent within 0.01 mag. The 2-sigma depth of the SMC is, for our field, of 0.25 mag or 7.6 kpc under the assumption of a gaussian distribution of stars along the line of sight. Three systems show significant apsidal motion, one of them with an apsidal period of 7.6 years, the shortest known to date for a detached system with main sequence stars.
description: 61 pages, 41 figures; accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics
POLAR MOSES - Developing cross-compartment strategies investigating the dynamic behaviour of greenhouse gas emissions and influencing factors in Arctic environments
Creators: name: Schütze, Claudia
name: Ködel, Uta
name: Schrön, Martin
name: Hertle, Lasse
name: Fischer, Philipp
name: Dietrich, Peter
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Polar MOSES
subject: Geophysics
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Open Path Fouriertransform Infrared spectroscopy (OP-FTIR)
subject: Soil Moisture
subject: Greenhouse gases
subject: Arctic environment
subject: MOSES
subject: MOSES_Polar_2023
subject: 2023_MOSES_PolarMOSES

description: The poster presents the research questions in terms of the planned activities within the project Polar MOSES. The approach to find answers to these questions is based on the application of a hierarchical and cross-compartment concept, which will firstly be applied in the starting field campaign in summer 2023.