cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Preparation of light-atom tips for Scanning Probe Microscopy by explosive delamination
Creators: name: Hofmann, Thomas
name: Welker, Joachim
name: Giessibl, Franz J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: To obtain maximal resolution in STM and AFM, the size of the protruding tip orbital has to be minimized. Beryllium as tip material is a promising candidate for enhanced resolution because a beryllium atom has just four electrons, leading to a small covalent radius of only 96 pm. Besides that, beryllium is conductive and has a high elastic modulus, which is a necessity for a stable tip apex. However beryllium tips that are prepared ex situ, are covered with a robust oxide layer, which cannot be removed by just heating the tip. Here we present a successful preparation method that combines the heating of the tip by field emission and a mild collision with a clean metal plate. That method yields a clean, oxide-free tip surface as proven by a work function of as deduced from a current-distance curve. Additionally, a STM image of the Si-(111)-(7x7) is presented to prove the single-atom termination of the beryllium tip.
description: to be published in JVST B May/June 2010
A Context-Aware Monitoring Architecture for Supporting System Adaptation and Reconfiguration - Supporting material
Creators: name: Cabrera, Oscar
name: Oriol, Marc
name: Franch, Xavier
name: Marco, Jordi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Context-aware computing
Context acquisition
Context life cycle
Software adaptation
Software reconfiguration
Context ontology

description: This repository provides the additional resources of the paper "CAMA: A Context-Aware Monitoring Architecture for Supporting System Adaptation and Reconfiguration" submitted to Computing, 2021.
description: Acknowledgements: This work was partially supported by the Spanish project GENESISTIN2016-79269-R, and SUPERSEDE project, funded by the European Union's Information and Communication Technologies Programme (H2020) under grant agreement no 644018.
title: Qui es-tu, toi, l'accompagnant interne en milieu scolaire ? : Comment définir son identité professionnelle à travers son propre regard et celui des autres dans un milieu complexe
title: Qui es-tu, toi, l'accompagnant interne en milieu scolaire ? : Comment définir son identité professionnelle à travers son propre regard et celui des autres dans un milieu complexe
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Gruet, Valérie
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 0
Subjects: subject: Accompagnement interne à l’organisation
subject: Identité professionnelle
subject: Identité interne
subject: Compétences professionnelles
subject: Statut, image
subject: Reconnaissance, rôles, attentes
subject: Analyse transactionnelle
subject: Questionnaire 360°

description: Un accompagnant est son propre outil de travail. Connaître son outil de travail me paraît essentiel. Monteriez-vous dans l’avion d’un pilote qui ne connaît pas son outil ? Apprendre à se connaître est plus subtil que d’apprendre à regarder son image dans un miroir. Aussi, c’est à travers les formations effectuées, la supervision, les échanges avec mes accompagnés et mes pairs, le retour de mon entourage que, petit à petit, j’apprends à me définir en tant que personne et en tant que professionnelle. Je suis accompagnante en milieu scolaire. Accompagner en interne dans une organisation engendre une complexité supplémentaire. Cette dernière peut se traduire de plusieurs manières notamment par une confusion des rôles, des attentes non clarifiées, des interventions et des prestations non payées par les bénéficiaires eux-mêmes, dépendre du même supérieur hiérarchique que les bénéficiaires, de la manipulation, voire même des interventions alibis. Ces aspects qui peuvent paraître anodins sont tout autant de portes d’entrée à perdre le sens même du rôle d’accompagnant : aider une personne ou un groupe à prendre du recul. Ces dérives relationnelles sont humaines et nécessitent d’être utilisées pour la progression et l’apprentissage de chacun en étant discutées, négociées, clarifiées. Elles deviennent une force si elles sont utilisées au service de l’évolution des personnes et du système à condition qu’elles soient détectées. Vous trouverez, dans cet écrit, le bilan actuel de mes réflexions que j’aurai pu intituler : « Un accompagnant interne en chemin. »
This Mortal Coil: Travel, identity, mortality in the work of Robert Dessaix
Creators: name: Ouston, A
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: This Mortal Coil: Travel, Identity, Mortality in the Work of Robert Dessaix‚ÄövÑvp Robert Dessaix is a prominent figure in Australian literary culture, known initially for hosting ABC Radio's Books and Writing programme (1985‚Äö-95) and subsequently for his books, essays and reviews. His major publications include: A Mother's Disgrace (1994), Night Letters: A Journey through Switzerland and Italy (1996), Corfu: A Novel (2001), Twilight of Love: Travels with Turgenev (2004) and Arabesques: A Tale of Double Lives (2008). In each of these texts, Dessaix interrogates traditional tropes of travel literature in order to articulate a nuanced and revised understanding of concepts such as the self, authenticity and home. This thesis examines the ways in which identity and homecoming are represented in Dessaix's travel writing. It shows that these concepts are structured around an inescapable awareness of mortality. Although the journeys of Dessaix's narrators seem to be made in the face of death,‚ÄövÑvp or as a resistance to death, it is through an awareness of being subject to death that they find their voices; travel is not in this case a flight from death and the accompanying emotions of anxiety and fear, but a means of affirming life and identity. The central argument of this study is that despite defining his narrators as placeless,‚ÄövÑvp cosmopolitan travellers, reminders of their mortality interrupt the journeys / writings of these figures and serve to inform a placed,‚ÄövÑvp bound and human experience of the world. Of central concern to the project is the way Dessaix's preoccupation with the mortal condition constitutes a simultaneous crisis / affirmation of identity.Dessaix's narrators affirm their identities only when contemplating not being; it is only when exploring the silence of the grave, giving voice to the threat of death, that they find their own voices. Hence a constant play between presence and absence throughout his work. In this way, Dessaix's textual personae manifest themselves via an aesthetic of absence‚ÄövÑvp that revolves around three main phenomena: the absence of a central, grand‚ÄövÑvp narrative of the life of Dessaix's narrators; the absence of place‚ÄövÑvp in his definition of home; and the absence of the literary figures (and their epochs) in whose footsteps his narrators travel. These absences represent an underlying awareness of mortality and an anxiety toward the finitude of life; together with a rhetoric of unity and wholeness, they work to define a uniform, centred textual persona across Dessaix's body of work. Although this kind of self-certainty has been disparaged in certain fields‚ÄövÑvÆespecially postcolonial studies‚ÄövÑvÆby defining themselves through absence Dessaix's narrators comprise a textual identity that is open to difference and is thus one that denotes a positive elaboration of essentialism free of the oppressive binaries that tend to characterise much travel literature.
On Dimensional Degression in AdS(d)
Creators: name: Artsukevich, A. Yu.
name: Vasiliev, M. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We analyze the pattern of fields in d+1 dimensional anti-de Sitter space in terms of those in d dimensional anti-de Sitter space. The procedure, which is neither dimensional reduction nor dimensional compactification, is called dimensional degression. The analysis is performed group-theoretically for all totally symmetric bosonic and fermionic representations of the anti-de Sitter algebra. The field-theoretical analysis is done for a massive scalar field in AdS(d+d$^\prime$) and massless spin one-half, spin one, and spin two fields in AdS(d+1). The mass spectra of the resulting towers of fields in AdS(d) are found. For the scalar field case, the obtained results extend to the shadow sector those obtained by Metsaev in [1] by a different method.
description: 30 pages
Moderating Effect of Key Audit Matters on the Relationship between IFRS Adoption and Financial Performance on Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria
Creators: name: Seybold Report Journal
Publisher: name: Seybold Report Journal
Year: 2024

description: Abstract

Amid growing concern regarding the performance of banks leading to incessant takeovers and financial constraints since IFRS adoption in Nigeria, within the context of the enforcement of key audit matters on all banks in Nigeria. This study examines the moderating effect of key audit matters on the relationship between IFRS adoption and financial performance of deposit money banks. The study drew data from secondary sources, extracted data from financial reports of 12 listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria. The study covers periods between 2005 and 2022 from the data employed in the study. With 214 observations, the data were analyzed using longitudinal econometric models. The study found that adopting IFRS does not significantly affect the financial performance of deposit money banks. More so, Key audit matters significantly affect the financial performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study submits that IFRS adoption does not improve financial performance, but key audit matters led to a reduction in financial performance when introduced into the deposit money banks during the IFRS period. The study recommends, among others, the need for the CBN and other audit regulatory agencies to be gradual in introducing regulation so that the performance of the regulated firms will not be eroded while making efforts to comply as indicated by the reduced performance to the compliance of banks with audit rotation and key audit matters.

 Keywords: Key audit matters, financial performance, IFRS adoption
Digital Library Systems and UCLA: An Environmental Scan with Suggestions for Near and Medium-Term Technology Strategies and User Stories / Functional Requirements
Creators: name: Broadwell, Pete
name: Childress, Dawn
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: digital libraries
digital library infrastructure
digital asset management

description: This document presents the motivations, methods, and results of an environmental scan of digital library systems conducted by the UCLA Digital Library Program (DLP) from November 2016 through July 2017. Potential courses of action for the UCLA DLP are recommended in the concluding section. The authors arrived at these  recommendations through a careful balancing of considerations such as current and anticipated staffing models and resources, access to a community of practice and support for new system development, and the needs of the UCLA Library and its partners. In brief, the report recommends short-term use of external systems like CDL’s Nuxeo/Calisphere to manage urgent collection publishing needs while the DLP simultaneously evaluates the Samvera (formerly Hydra) environment and eventually adopts and adapts the portions of the ecosystem that are crucial to our future needs.
Poincaré series of some hypergraph algebras
Creators: name: Emtander, Eric
name: Fröberg, Ralf
name: Mohammadi, Fatemeh
name: Moradi, Somayeh
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Commutative Algebra (math.AC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 13D02, 13F55

description: A hypergraph $H=(V,E)$, where $V=\{x_1,...,x_n\}$ and $E\subseteq 2^V$ defines a hypergraph algebra $R_H=k[x_1,...,x_n]/(x_{i_1}... x_{i_k}; \{i_1,...,i_k\}\in E)$. All our hypergraphs are $d$-uniform, i.e., $|e_i|=d$ for all $e_i\in E$. We determine the Poincaré series $P_{R_H}(t)=\sum_{i=1}^\infty\dim_k{\rm Tor}_i^{R_H}(k,k)t^i$ for some hypergraphs generalizing lines, cycles, and stars. We finish by calculating the graded Betti numbers and the Poincaré series of the graph algebra of the wheel graph.
description: Six pages
Additional file 1 of Integrated systems immunology approach identifies impaired effector T cell memory responses as a feature of progression to severe dengue fever
Creators: name: Ioannidis, Lisa J.
name: Studniberg, Stephanie I.
name: Eriksson, Emily M.
name: Suwarto, Suhendro
name: Denis, Dionisius
name: Liao, Yang
name: Shi, Wei
name: Garnham, Alexandra L.
name: Sasmono, R. Tedjo
name: Hansen, Diana S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: TableS1: CyTOF antibodies. Antibodies used for deep immunophenotyping in the study.
Fermionic entanglement that survives a black hole
Creators: name: Martin-Martinez, E.
name: Leon, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We introduce an arbitrary number of accessible modes when analyzing bipartite entanglement degradation due to Unruh effect between two partners Alice and Rob. Under the single mode approximation (SMA) a fermion field only had a few accessible levels due to Pauli exclusion principle, conversely to bosonic fields which had an infinite number of excitable levels. This was argued to justify entanglement survival in the fermionic case in the SMA infinite acceleration limit. Here we relax SMA. Hence, an infinite number of modes are excited as the observer Rob accelerates, even for a fermion field. We will prove that, despite this analogy with the bosonic case, entanglement loss is limited. We will show that this comes from fermionic statistics through the characteristic structure it imposes on the infinite dimensional density matrix for Rob. Surprisingly, the surviving entanglement is independent of the specific maximally entangled state chosen, the kind of fermionic field analyzed, and the number of accessible modes considered. We shall discuss whether this surviving entanglement goes beyond the purely statistical correlations, giving insight concerning the black hole information paradox.
description: 10 pages, 1 figure, revtex4
The targeted next-generation sequence revealed SMAD4, AKT1, and TP53 mutations from circulating cell-free DNA of breast cancer and its effect on protein structure – A computational approach
Creators: name: Balasundaram, Ambritha
name: S, Udhaya Kumar.
name: D, Thirumal Kumar.
name: Dedge, Aditi Anil
name: R, Gnanasambandan.
name: K, Satish Srinivas.
name: R, Siva
name: C, George Priya Doss
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Breast cancer biomarkers that detect marginally advanced stages are still challenging. The detection of specific abnormalities, targeted therapy selection, prognosis, and monitoring of treatment effectiveness over time are all made possible by circulating free DNA (cfDNA) analysis. The proposed study will detect specific genetic abnormalities from the plasma cfDNA of a female breast cancer patient by sequencing a cancer-related gene panel (MGM455 – Oncotrack Ultima), including 56 theranostic genes (SNVs and small INDELs). Initially, we determined the pathogenicity of the observed mutations using PredictSNP, iStable, Align-GVGD, and ConSurf servers. As a next step, molecular dynamics (MD) was implemented to determine the functional significance of SMAD4 mutation (V465M). Lastly, the mutant gene relationships were examined using the Cytoscape plug-in GeneMANIA. Using ClueGO, we determined the gene’s functional enrichment and integrative analysis. The structural characteristics of SMAD4 V465M protein by MD simulation analysis further demonstrated that the mutation was deleterious. The simulation showed that the native structure was more significantly altered by the SMAD4 (V465M) mutation. Our findings suggest that SMAD4 V465M mutation might be significantly associated with breast cancer, and other patient-found mutations (AKT1-E17K and TP53-R175H) are synergistically involved in the process of SMAD4 translocate to nuclease, which affects the target gene translation. Therefore, this combination of gene mutations could alter the TGF-β signaling pathway in BC. We further proposed that the SMAD4 protein loss may contribute to an aggressive phenotype by inhibiting the TGF-β signaling pathway. Thus, breast cancer’s SMAD4 (V465M) mutation might increase their invasive and metastatic capabilities. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
MOESM7 of Transcriptome analysis of Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Matsum and identification of genes related to Triterpenoid Saponin biosynthesis
Creators: name: Shan, Chunmiao
name: Wang, Chenkai
name: Zhang, Shengxiang
name: Shi, Yuanyuan
name: Ma, Kelong
name: Yang, Qingshan
name: Wu, Jiawen
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Additional file 7: Table S3. KEGG annotations of all unigenes.
Prediction of Zoonosis Incidence in Human using Seasonal Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA)
Creators: name: Permanasari, Adhistya Erna
name: Rambli, Dayang Rohaya Awang
name: Dominic, Dhanapal Durai
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Quantitative Methods (q-bio.QM)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Zoonosis refers to the transmission of infectious diseases from animal to human. The increasing number of zoonosis incidence makes the great losses to lives, including humans and animals, and also the impact in social economic. It motivates development of a system that can predict the future number of zoonosis occurrences in human. This paper analyses and presents the use of Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) method for developing a forecasting model that able to support and provide prediction number of zoonosis human incidence. The dataset for model development was collected on a time series data of human tuberculosis occurrences in United States which comprises of fourteen years of monthly data obtained from a study published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Several trial models of SARIMA were compared to obtain the most appropriate model. Then, diagnostic tests were used to determine model validity. The result showed that the SARIMA(9,0,14)(12,1,24)12 is the fittest model. While in the measure of accuracy, the selected model achieved 0.062 of Theils U value. It implied that the model was highly accurate and a close fit. It was also indicated the capability of final model to closely represent and made prediction based on the tuberculosis historical dataset.
description: 8 pages IEEE format, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, IJCSIS 2009, ISSN 1947 5500, Impact Factor 0.423, http://sites.google.com/site/ijcsis/
Mode choice determiniants of selected socioeconomic groups : an investigation of a planning and control mechanism to divert automobile drivers to public transportation
Creators: name: Brown, Gerald Richardson
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: This study examines the determinants of individual commuter mode choice, and the feasibility of adjusting the mode split by public policy; with special reference to changes in parking arrangements and the price of parking. Hypotheses about the dimensions of travel time, cost, comfort, and convenience in the mode choice decision for various socioeconomic strata are formulated from an examination of a single travel corridor in Vancouver, Canada. A disaggregate stochastic behavioral model of the discrimination-classification type is developed and used to test the hypotheses within the context of a planning and control mechanism based on policy changes. The results indicate that adjustments in residential travel time, parking charges, and bus frequency would be most effective in changing mode split. A second series of tests measured the propensity of different socioeconomic groups to shift from automobile travel to a multimode "park and ride" system. A so-called "propensity" model was formulated from individual preferences for the service characteristics required to encourage a shift to the multimodal system; or a change in downtown parking cost to effect a shift to transit. The propensity model indicates that substantial shifts could be expected with large percentage increases in parking charges in conjunction with improvements in transit service. To be effective in promoting mode shift the park and ride service would require very efficient transfer arrangements at the fringe terminal, and frequent transit service. The statistical tests demonstrate that propensity to shift is related to the socioeconomic characteristics of the tripmaker. Those under 40, from single car families, with middle-to lower incomes, and those in the non-professional occupations have higher propensity to shift than the population as a whole. The study is conducted within the context of a philosophy of transportation planning which seeks to channel demand for transportation services toward community objectives. The results are antecedents of a planning and control mechanism which is both goal-oriented and-incremental; incorporating both system planning and decision making in the long term context, and flexible operational control of the system to meet short term objectives. The mechanism suggested, using parking policy as the control factor, is aimed at incremental investment decisions which are more or less reversible. It is concluded that parking policy changes, if the institutional setting allows, can be an effective goal oriented instrument for mode split planning.
Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 variants: diagnosis and vaccination challenges
Creators: name: Abbasi, Hamidreza
name: Behrouzikhah, Mehdi
name: Divbandi, Marzieh
name: Tabaraei, Alijan
name: Khosravi, Ayyoob
name: Nikoo, Hadi Razavi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology

description: SARS-CoV-2 put a heavy financial burden on the healthcare system, with millions of laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths worldwide in the last 2 years. During the seventh wave of this pandemic, the continuously evolving nature of SARS-CoV-2 resulted in the emergence of new variants that harbor different mutations. Mutations are associated with changes in the virus behavior, including increased transmissibility, increased virulence, and evasion of neutralizing antibodies. Currently, we need detailed and comprehensive genomic information on all SARS-CoV-2 variants. One of the key points in this study was the genome survey of mutation profiles across variants as a genomic data source, to determine the efficiency of RT-qPCR assays. We also used the source to calculate the binding affinity changes of neutralizing antibodies–mutant receptor binding domain (RBD) complexes and determine vaccine efficacy. Our result revealed that the number of nucleotide mismatches is variable in the WHO-recommended primer-probe sets. Mismatches located at the 3′ ends of the oligonucleotide, may lead to false-negative results. Only the primer-probe sets designed by the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand were exclusive and cannot detect the omicron variant reliably. Binding affinity changes showed that E484K was more deleterious than other mutations and decreased stability between the mutant RBD protein and neutralizing antibodies. The Omicrons show the highest change in binding affinity which may lead to immune escape and increase transmissibility. Additionally, the 7D6 monoclonal antibody in the 7eam complex could neutralize all variants of SARS-CoV-2. We strongly recommend creating and improving a matrix accuracy by processing a large number of SARS-CoV-2 sequences to update RT-qPCR assays and identified immunogenic residues among conserved RBD. Also, a detail computational analysis is needed to investigate distinctive amino acid substitution patterns which may be foundational in the vaccines. Finally, designing in-vitro studies can help confirm the present study and manage COVID-19 patients. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
THE EFFECT OF GAMIFICATION ON LEARNING AND MEMORIZATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONCEPTS IN 8TH GRADE FEMALE STUDENTS OF RUMESHKAN CITY
Creators: name: SHAHIN GHEYASI
name: FERESHTEH VALIPOUR
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Gamification, Learning, Memorization, English Language Teaching, Concepts.

description: Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of gamification on the learning and memorization of the English lesson of eighth grade female students in Rumeshgan. The research method is quasi-experimental and the research approach is pre-test-post-test with a control group. Thirty of them were selected as available samples and randomly divided into two groups of 15 people, control and test. Students in the experimental group were given gamification-based training for 8 sessions, while in the control group; the training method was the usual way. To collect the data, a learning and memorization test made by the researcher and with the opinion of the professors and experts of the English language course was used. The validity and reliability of this test was confirmed by course instructors and experts in the field of education. To calculate the reliability of the test, Coder Richardson 20 method was used, and its value was reported as 0.84. Paired t and independent t tests were used to analyze the data. The findings of the research indicate that education using gamification had positive effect on students' learning and memory (p < 0.000). According to the results of the research, it is suggested that the principles of gamification be used in the teaching of English language concepts.
Cognitive reserve in Parkinson's Disease
Creators: name: Cannan, PM
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: Parkinson's Disease is among the most common neurodegenerative disease affecting individuals worldwide. In addition to the motor symptoms that are present in the disease there are significant cognitive impairments that people with Parkinson's Disease experience as part of the disease process that cause significant disability. The concept of protective factors against cognitive decline, known as cognitive reserve, have been investigated and demonstrated in other dementia populations. These indicators include pre-morbid IQ, education level and participation in lifestyle activities. This study aimed to investigate whether cognitive reserve is present in people with Parkinson's Disease, with consideration given to existing measures and the influence of mood disorders on cognition in the population. 88 Participants were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological battery including overall and specific cognitive function measures, pre-morbid IQ, lifestyle activity participation, mood and demographic factors. Cognitive decline scores were calculated by comparison of current and pre-morbid IQ scores and these compared to potential cognitive reserve measures and mood factors. Previously identified indicators of cognitive reserve were not confirmed in the results, though the regular playing of musical instruments was identified as a potential factor for further investigation. Pre-morbid IQ and education demonstrated an increase in decline rather than a decrease which is attributed to Wilder's law of initial values. Mood factors were shown to affect cognition in the Parkinson's Disease population highlighting their importance in the treatment of the disease.
Modularity, Atomicity and States in Archimedean Lattice Effect Algebras
Creators: name: Paseka, Jan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Rings and Algebras (math.RA)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Effect algebras are a generalization of many structures which arise in quantum physics and in mathematical economics. We show that, in every modular Archimedean atomic lattice effect algebra $E$ that is not an orthomodular lattice there exists an $(o)$-continuous state $ω$ on $E$, which is subadditive. Moreover, we show properties of finite and compact elements of such lattice effect algebras.
title: Processus de transition vécu et types de soutien mobilisés lors de la remise de l'entreprise familiale au moment du départ à la retraite
title: Processus de transition vécu et types de soutien mobilisés lors de la remise de l'entreprise familiale au moment du départ à la retraite
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Girardet, Martial
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 0
Subjects: subject: Départ à la retraite
subject: remise d’entreprise
subject: soutien
subject: transition
subject: accompagnement
subject: coach

description: Ce travail porte sur le processus de la remise d’une entreprise de type PME familiale au moment ou le chef d’entreprise part à la retraite. Cette période est complexe et présente de multiples enjeux tant pour l’entreprise que pour la personne qui la remet. Je me suis concentré sur ce que vit cette personne et notamment sur les types de soutiens qu’elle mobilisait ou non. Ces soutiens peuvent être de type instrumental, informatif, émotif, d’estime de soi ou de valorisation personnelle. En parallèle aux soutiens, j’ai également analysé le processus de remise de l’entreprise, les étapes et le cheminement par lequel passe la personne qui remet son entreprise. Les résultats proviennent de l'analyse qualitative de deux entretiens menés auprès d’entrepreneur de la région lémanique travaillant dans le domaine agro-viticole. Ils donnent une indication des types de soutiens les plus pertinents pour une remise d’entreprise et ils ouvrent la réflexion de la place de l’accompagnement dans ce contexte.
AARP Poll: Views on Telehealth Wave 2
Creators: name: American Association Of Retired Persons (AARP)
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2022

description: Knowledge of remote healthcare terms (3); interest in telehealth services (1); services for which telehealth (5); perceived barriers in using telehealth (6); expereince using telehealth services in the past month (3); sources of information about telehealth services (10).
Heavy Quark Production at HERA
Creators: name: Brock, Ian C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Heavy flavour production is one of the key components of the HERA II physics programme. While most of the results presented use leptons or the reconstruction of charmed mesons to identify heavy flavour production, both the H1 and ZEUS experiments now have working microvertex detectors that are being used more and more. In this talk I will summarise a selection of the recent results obtained by the two collaborations.
description: 10 pages, 18 figures, to appear in the Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Hyperons, Charm and Beauty Hadrons (BEACH2008), 22-28 June 2008, University of South Carolina, Columbia
Understanding and supporting personal information management across multiple platforms
Creators: name: Buttfield-Addison, PS
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The research described in theis thesis updates and extends Personal Information Management (PIM) scholarship to account for its cross-platform nature. In doing so, it explores the role of the tablet and similar emerging mobile technologies, and makes design recommendations, validated through prototype development and evaluation, for future PIM-tools to support cross-platform and tablet-based PIM. In the past decade, PIM has evolved from an activity that largely takes place in the confines of an office, using paper and a personal computer, to a mobile activity involving multiple platforms, such as smartphones and tablets. PIM relates to the acquisition, organisation, maintenance, and retrieval of information-paper documents, files on computers, tablets, and smartphones-and is a constant source of everyday challenges and roadblocks for many office-based knowledge workers.
AI-Powered Interactive Learning Platforms for Modern Education
Creators: name: R, Praba.
name: S, Sanjai.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 401002
subject: Engineering education

description: AI-powered interactive learning platforms represent a significant advancement in modern education, aiming to enhance the learning experience through personalized, engaging, and adaptive methodologies. These platforms leverage artificial intelligence to create dynamic educational environments that cater to the diverse needs of students, transforming traditional learning paradigms. The introduction of interactive 2D and 3D simulations allows learners to immerse themselves in subjects, making complex concepts more accessible and enjoyable. Gamification elements further motivate students by turning learning into an engaging game where they can earn rewards and achieve milestones, fostering a sense of accomplishment and commitment to their educational journey. Moreover, these platforms utilize real-time data analytics to tailor content according to individual learning styles and paces, ensuring that each student receives the support they need to master concepts effectively. This personalized approach not only enhances comprehension but also significantly improves information retention rates compared to conventional static content. The integration of bilingual resources promotes inclusivity, enabling students from various linguistic backgrounds to engage fully with the material. As educational institutions increasingly adopt these AI-driven solutions, they are not only addressing the challenges posed by overcrowded classrooms and varying student needs but are also preparing learners for a future where critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills are paramount. In essence, AI-powered interactive learning platforms are redefining education by merging technology with innovative pedagogical strategies. They offer a holistic approach that goes beyond mere academic achievement, nurturing essential skills that will equip students for success in an ever-evolving world.
MOESM8 of Transcriptome analysis of Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Matsum and identification of genes related to Triterpenoid Saponin biosynthesis
Creators: name: Shan, Chunmiao
name: Wang, Chenkai
name: Zhang, Shengxiang
name: Shi, Yuanyuan
name: Ma, Kelong
name: Yang, Qingshan
name: Wu, Jiawen
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 8: Table S4. Number of unigenes encoding TFs involved in terpenoid metabolism.
416-PFLOPS fast scalable implicit solver on low-ordered unstructured finite elements accelerated by 1.10-ExaFLOPS kernel with reformulated AI-like algorithm: For equation-based earthquake modeling.
Creators: name: Ichimura, Tsuyoshi
name: Fujita, Kohei
name: Yamaguchi, Takuma
name: Naruse, Akira
name: Wells, Jack C
name: Zimmer, Christopher J
name: Straatsma, Tjerk P
name: Takane Hori
name: Puel, Simone
name: Becker, Thorsten
name: Hori, Muneo
name: Naonori Ueda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019

description: We propose herein an approach for reformulating an equation-based modeling algorithm to an algorithm similar to that of training artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerate this algorithm using high-performance accelerators to reduce the huge computational costs encountered for physics equation-based modeling in earthquake disaster mitigation. A fast scalable equation-based implicit solver on unstructured finite elements is accelerated with a Tensor Core-enabled matrix-vector product kernel. The developed kernel attains 1.10 ExaFLOPS, leading to 416 PFLOPS for the whole solver on full Summit. This corresponds to a 75-fold speedup from a previous state-of-the-art solver running on full Piz Daint. This result could lead to breakthroughs in earthquake disaster mitigation. Our new idea in the HPC algorithm design of combining equation-based modeling with AI is expected to have broad impacts in other earth science and industrial problems.
The influence of changing salinity and other seasonal factors on farmed oysters
Creators: name: Knowles, GW
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The changing coastal and estuary environment Marine bivalve molluscs populate shallow coastal waters and estuaries, where phytoplankton for feeding is most abundant (Dame 2012). In coastal waters and estuaries bivalves, such as oysters, have adapted to changing environmental conditions, including exposure to air, seasonal changes in ambient air and water temperature and variations in salinity (Dame 2012). Temperature and salinity are two of the dominant environmental factors which influence bivalve mollusc physiology (Shumway 1996; Kim and Powell 2009; Dame 2012). There are many additional seasonal changes, closely related to temperature and salinity, which also affect oyster physiology, including nutrient abundance, tidal patterns (Cheney et al. 2000), suspended sediment (Ropert et al. 2008) and oxygen saturation in the water (Shumway and Koehn 1982).
Origin of the Canonical Ensemble: Thermalization with Decoherence
Creators: name: Yuan, Shengjun
name: Katsnelson, Mikhail I.
name: De Raedt, Hans
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We solve the time-dependent Schrodinger equation for the combination of a spin system interacting with a spin bath environment. In particular, we focus on the time development of the reduced density matrix of the spin system. Under normal circumstances we show that the environment drives the reduced density matrix to a fully decoherent state, and furthermore the diagonal elements of the reduced density matrix approach those expected for the system in the canonical ensemble. We show one exception to the normal case is if the spin system cannot exchange energy with the spin bath. Our demonstration does not rely on time-averaging of observables nor does it assume that the coupling between system and bath is weak. Our findings show that the canonical ensemble is a state that may result from pure quantum dynamics, suggesting that quantum mechanics may be regarded as the foundation of quantum statistical mechanics.
description: 12 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication by J. Phys. Soc. Jpn
Scicli: onomastica e toponomastica. Prefazione
Creators: name: Micciché, Salvo
name: Pitrolo, Giuseppe
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: onomastica
storia
Scicli
toponomastica

description: La Prefazione di Giuseppe Pitrolo al volume "Scicli: onomastica e toponomastica" di Salvo Micciché (Il Giornale di Scicli - Biancavela), 2017. Sinossi: A 26 anni di distanza da Onomastica di Scicli (Il Giornale di Scicli, 1991), Salvo Micciché propone un nuovo studio sull’etimologia e la storia dei cognomi e dei luoghi di Scicli (Xicli) che comprende le 550 voci onomastiche del precedente libro (ora sono 1100 i cognomi trattati) e aggiunge oltre 200 toponimi, con note storiche, archeologiche, araldiche, etimologiche e semantiche. Un apparato testuale di 600 note, una bibliografia ampliata e un indice analitico aiutano il Lettore a portare avanti la ricerca. Un prezioso Stemmario con 138 armi araldiche di Scicli impreziosisce l’opera (altri 150 blasoni sono descritti nel testo). Nel libro sono inseriti contributi di Stefania Fornaro, Ignazio La China, Elio Militello, Pietro Militello, Paolo Militello, Giuseppe Nativo, Paolo Nifosì, Giuseppe Pitrolo.
A statistical modelling approach to feedforward neural network model selection
Creators: name: McInerney, Andrew
name: Burke, Kevin
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 49
subject: Mathematical sciences

description: Feedforward neural networks (FNNs) can be viewed as non-linear regression models, where covariates enter the model through a combination of weighted summations and non-linear functions. Although these models have some similarities to the approaches used within statistical modelling, the majority of neural network research has been conducted outside of the field of statistics. This has resulted in a lack of statistically based methodology, and, in particular, there has been little emphasis on model parsimony. Determining the input layer structure is analogous to variable selection, while the structure for the hidden layer relates to model complexity. In practice, neural network model selection is often carried out by comparing models using out-of-sample performance. However, in contrast, the construction of an associated likelihood function opens the door to information-criteria-based variable and architecture selection. A novel model selection method, which performs both input- and hidden-node selection, is proposed using the Bayesian information criterion (BIC) for FNNs. The choice of BIC over out-of-sample performance as the model selection objective function leads to an increased probability of recovering the true model, while parsimoniously achieving favourable out-of-sample performance. Simulation studies are used to evaluate and justify the proposed method, and applications on real data are investigated.
Convection Theory and Sub-photospheric Stratification
Creators: name: Arnett, W. David
name: Meakin, Casey
name: Young, Patrick A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: As a step toward a complete theoretical integration of 3D compressible hydrodynamic simulations into stellar evolution, convection at the surface and sub-surface layers of the Sun is re-examined, from a restricted point of view, in the language of mixing-length theory (MLT) . Requiring that MLT use a hydrodynamically realistic dissipation length gives a new constraint on solar models. While the stellar structure which results is similar to that obtained by YREC and Garching models, the theoretical picture differs. A new quantitative connection is made between macro-turbulence, micro-turbulence, and the convective velocity scale at the photosphere, which has finite values. The "geometric parameter" in MLT is found to correspond more reasonably with the size of the strong downward plumes which drive convection (Stein and Nordlund 1998), and thus has a physical interpretation even in MLT. Use of 3D simulations of both adiabatic convection and stellar atmospheres will allow the determination of the dissipation length and the geometric parameter (i.e., the entropy jump), with no astronomical calibration. A physically realistic treatment of convection in stellar evolution will require additional modifications beyond MLT, including effects of kinetic energy flux, entrainment (the most dramatic difference from MLT found by Meakin and Arnett 2007), rotation, and magnetic fields (Balbus 2009}.
description: 16 pages, 5 figures, submitted to ApJ
Steady and nonsteady potential flow methods for airfoils with spoilers
Creators: name: Brown, Geoffrey Phillip
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: In part I a linearized cavity potential flow theory is developed to solve both the steady state airfoil spoiler problem and the transient loads on an airfoil during and after spoiler actuation. The theory is also applicable to the case of an airfoil with a spoiler and a flap. The theory uses conformal transformations to map that part of the airfoil exposed to the flow onto the upper half of a unit circle. The complete flow field about the airfoil maps into the upper half plane exterior to this unit circle. Although no limitations are imposed in the paper upon the spoiler height, angle, or location, good agreement with experiment would not be expected in such a linearized theory for very large spoilers. Spoiler heights up to 10% of the airfoil chord are considered, and the theory shows good agreement with experiment. A theory for the steady state airfoil spoiler problem for a solid airfoil, and an airfoil with a slotted flap is developed in part II. An exact potential free streamline theory using the surface singularity technique is used in this work. The wake Is contained between two free streamlines. Following Jandali's technique (1), the wake flow is created by positioning sources on the airfoil surface in that region exposed to the wake. The actual flow in the wake region is ignored, and the base pressure is taken to be constant at the experimental value. The theory agrees well with the results obtained by Jandali.
Quarks stars in SU(2) Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model with vector coupling
Creators: name: Coelho, J. G.
name: Lenzi, C. H.
name: Malheiro, M.
name: Marinho, R. M.
name: Providência, C.
name: Fiolhais, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we study the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model in the SU (2) version with repulsive vector coupling and apply it to quark stellar matter. We discuss the influence of the vector interaction on the equation of state (EoS) and study quark stars that are composed of pure quark matter with two flavors. We show that, increasing the vector coupling, we obtain more massive stars with larger radii for the same central energy density.
description: 4 pages, 4 figures; prepared for Light Cone 2009: Relativistic Nuclear and Particle Physics (LC2009), Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, 8-13 July, 2009