cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Cognitive state monitoring and the design of adaptive instruction in digital environments: lessons learned from cognitive workload assessment using a passive brain-computer interface approach
Creators: name: Gerjets, Peter
name: Walter, Carina
name: Rosenstiel, Wolfgang
name: Bogdan, Martin
name: Zander, Thorsten O.
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Berlin
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
subject: passive brain-computer interface
subject: EEG
subject: cross-task classification
subject: working-memory load
subject: adaptive learning environments
subject: cognitive load theory

description: According to Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), one of the crucial factors for successful learning is the type and amount of working-memory load (WML) learners experience while studying instructional materials. Optimal learning conditions are characterized by providing challenges for learners without inducing cognitive over- or underload. Thus, presenting instruction in a way that WML is constantly held within an optimal range with regard to learners' working-memory capacity might be a good method to provide these optimal conditions. The current paper elaborates how digital learning environments, which achieve this goal can be developed by combining approaches from Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, and Computer Science. One of the biggest obstacles that needs to be overcome is the lack of an unobtrusive method of continuously assessing learners' WML in real-time. We propose to solve this problem by applying passive Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) approaches to realistic learning scenarios in digital environments. In this paper we discuss the methodological and theoretical prospects and pitfalls of this approach based on results from the literature and from our own research. We present a strategy on how several inherent challenges of applying BCIs to WML and learning can be met by refining the psychological constructs behind WML, by exploring their neural signatures, by using these insights for sophisticated task designs, and by optimizing algorithms for analyzing electroencephalography (EEG) data. Based on this strategy we applied machine-learning algorithms for cross-task classifications of different levels of WML to tasks that involve studying realistic instructional materials. We obtained very promising results that yield several recommendations for future work.
Time machines with the compactly determined Cauchy horizon
Creators: name: Krasnikov, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The building of a time machine, if possible at all, requires the relevant regions of spacetime to be compact (that is, physically speaking, free from sources of unpredictability such as infinities and singularities). Motivated by this argument we consider the spacetimes with the compactly determined Cauchy horizons (CDCHs), the defining property of which is the compactness of $\overline{J^-(\EuScript U)}\cap J^+(\EuScript S_0)$, where $\EuScript U$ is an open subset of the Cauchy horizon and $\EuScript S_0$ is a Cauchy surface of the initial globally hyperbolic region $\ingh$. The following two facts are established: 1) $\ingh$ has no globally hyperbolic maximal extension. This means that by shaping appropriately a precompact portion of a globally hyperbolic region one can \emph{force} the Universe to produce either a closed causal curve, or a quasiregular singularity, whichever it abhors less; 2) Before a CDCH is formed a null geodesic appears which infinitely approaches the horizon returning again and again in the same --- arbitrarily small --- region. The energy of the photon moving on such a geodesic increases with each passage, or at least falls insufficiently fast. As a result, an observer located in the mentioned region would see a bunch of photons passing through his laboratory with the arbitrarily large total energy. We speculate that this phenomenon may have observable consequences.
description: A few minor amendments
Baryonic R-parity violation and its running
Creators: name: Bernon, Jeremy
name: Smith, Christopher
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Baryonic R-parity violation arises naturally once Minimal Flavor Violation (MFV) is imposed on the supersymmetric flavor sector at the low scale. At the same time, the yet unknown flavor dynamics behind MFV could take place at a very high scale. In this paper, we analyze the renormalization group (RG) evolution of this scenario. We find that low-scale MFV is systematically reinforced through the evolution, with the R-parity violating couplings exhibiting infrared fixed points. Intriguingly, we also find that if holomorphy is imposed on MFV at some scale, it is preserved by the RG evolution. Furthermore, low-scale holomorphy is a powerful infrared attractor for a large class of non-holomorphic scenarios. Therefore, supersymmetry with minimally flavor violating baryon number violation at the low scale, especially in the holomorphic case but not only, is viable and resilient under the RG evolution, and should constitute a leading contender for the physics beyond the Standard Model waiting to be discovered at the LHC.
description: 20 pages, 4 figures, to appear in JHEP
Impact of surface structure and feed gas composition on Bacillus subtilis endospore inactivation during direct plasma treatment
Creators: name: Hertwig, Christian
name: Steins, Veronika
name: Reineke, Kai
name: Rademacher, Antje
name: Klocke, Michael
name: Rauh, Cornelia
name: Schlüter, Oliver
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Berlin
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 660 Chemische Verfahrenstechnik
subject: cold plasma
subject: spore inactivation
subject: inactivation mechanism
subject: DNA damage
subject: qPCR

description: This study investigated the inactivation efficiency of cold atmospheric pressure plasma treatment on Bacillus subtilis endospores dependent on the used feed gas composition and on the surface, the endospores were attached on. Glass petri-dishes, glass beads, and peppercorns were inoculated with the same endospore density and treated with a radio frequency plasma jet. Generated reactive species were detected using optical emission spectroscopy. A quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) based ratio detection system was established to monitor the DNA damage during the plasma treatment. Argon + 0.135% vol. oxygen + 0.2% vol. nitrogen as feed gas emitted the highest amounts of UV-C photons and considerable amount of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Plasma generated with argon + 0.135% vol. oxygen was characterized by the highest emission of reactive oxygen species (ROS), whereas the UV-C emission was negligible. The use of pure argon showed a negligible emission of UV photons and atomic oxygen, however, the emission of vacuum (V)UV photons was assumed. Similar maximum inactivation results were achieved for the three feed gas compositions. The surface structure had a significant impact on the inactivation efficiency of the plasma treatment. The maximum inactivation achieved was between 2.4 and 2.8 log10 on glass petri-dishes and 3.9 to 4.6 log10 on glass beads. The treatment of peppercorns resulted in an inactivation lower than 1.0 log10. qPCR results showed a significant DNA damage for all gas compositions. Pure argon showed the highest results for the DNA damage ratio values, followed by argon + 0.135% vol. oxygen + 0.2% vol. nitrogen. In case of argon + 0.135% vol. oxygen the inactivation seems to be dominated by the action of ROS. These findings indicate the significant role of VUV and UV photons in the inactivation process of B. subtilis endospores.
Impact of hydrostatic pressure on superconductivity of Sr0.5La0.5FBiS2
Creators: name: Jha, Rajveer
name: Tiwari, Brajesh
name: Awana, V. P. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the impact of hydrostatic pressure (0-1.97GPa) on superconductivity of recently discovered 2K superconductor Sr0.5La0.5FBiS2. Resistivity under pressure measurements are performed by using HPC-33 Piston type pressure cell with Quantum design DC resistivity Option. The superconducting transition temperature (Tc) is increased by 5 fold to around 10K with just above 1GPa pressure, which remains nearly unaltered for studied higher pressures of up to 1.97GPa. The fivefold increase in Tc of Sr0.5La0.5FBiS2 with just above 1GPa pressure suggests very strong electron correlations in these systems and the same calls for the attention of solid state physics community.
description: 11 pages text + Figs: Five fold increase in Tc with Just above 1GPa
UNDERSTANDING OF GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: A STUDY ON FACULTY MEMBERS OF COLLEGE IN ANDHRA PRADESH
Creators: name: D. PUSHPA SRI
name: Dr. K. SETHURAMAN
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Green Resource Planning, Green Recruitment, Green Selection, Green Job Description, Green Induction and Environmental Performance.

description: Abstract
For the last few decades green human resources has been the buzzword in the organizational context. The objective of this paper is to what extent the faculty members working in college at Andhra Pradesh. Understand the green human resource management practices. Hence, this study adopts the descriptive research design. Green human resource planning, green recruitment, green selection, green job description and green induction are the variables taken as independent, variables. environment performance has been considered as the dependent variables. For these variables questionnaire has been constructed to collect the primary data among the faculty members working in colleges at Srikakulam District Andhra Pradesh. A sample of 120 faculty members approached through convenience sampling method. The collected data are entered into SPSS package. Further, descriptive statistics and correlation analysis is applied. The study result revealed that the faculty members are well aware of green human resource practices. The study also found that the adoption of green practices has the positive relationship with increased environmental performance and helps promote institution image.
Coherent states on the Grassmannian $U(4)/U(2)^2$: Oscillator realization and bilayer fractional quantum Hall systems
Creators: name: Calixto, M.
name: Perez-Romero, E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 81R30, 81R05, 81Rxx, 81S10, 32Q15

description: Bilayer quantum Hall (BLQH) systems, which underlie a $U(4)$ symmetry, display unique quantum coherence effects. We study coherent states (CS) on the complex Grassmannian $\mathbb G_2^4=U(4)/U(2)^2$, orthonormal basis, $U(4)$ generators and their matrix elements in the reproducing kernel Hilbert space $\mathcal H_λ(\mathbb G_2^4)$ of analytic square-integrable holomorphic functions on $\mathbb G_2^4$, which carries a unitary irreducible representation of $U(4)$ with index $λ\in\mathbb N$. A many-body representation of the previous construction is introduced through an oscillator realization of the $U(4)$ Lie algebra generators in terms of eight boson operators. This particle picture allows us for a physical interpretation of our abstract mathematical construction in the BLQH jargon. In particular, the index $λ$ is related to the number of flux quanta bound to a bi-fermion in the composite fermion picture of Jain for fractions of the filling factor $ν=2$. The simpler, and better known, case of spin-$s$ CS on the Riemann-Bloch sphere $\mathbb{S}^2=U(2)/U(1)^2$ is also treated in parallel, of which Grassmannian $\mathbb G_2^4$-CS can be regarded as a generalized (matrix) version.
description: 25 pages. Minor changes. To appear in Journal of Physics A: Math. Theor
The impact of branding strategies on horizontal and downward line extension of luxury brands: A cross-national study
Creators: name: Boisvert, J
name: Ashill, Nicholas
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 150599 Marketing not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 150699 Tourism not elsewhere classified
subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified

description: Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to empirically assess the impact of branding strategies on horizontal and downward line extensions of French luxury brands in a cross-national context (France vs USA). Design/methodology/approach: This study is based on a two line extensions (horizontal/downward) × three branding strategies (direct brand/sub-brand/standalone brand) x two country (France/USA) between-subjects ANOVA design. Findings: The study shows that the subtyping effect created by a sub-branded luxury downward line extension tends to be rated similarly to a direct branded extension which oppose previous beliefs put forward in non-luxury settings. In contrast, a new independent/standalone extension fully uses the subtyping effect which helps attenuate this risk related to luxury downward stretches. The study also found that the effect of gender in cross-national settings must always be taken into consideration as significant variations occur in the process. Research limitations/implications: The study covers two countries but should be replicated in other cross-national contexts. Practical implications: This study helps marketing managers of luxury brands make a better decision when it comes to launching vertical line extensions (upscale/downward) by carefully using types of branding strategies and relevant communications whether women and/or men are targeted in cross-national contexts. Originality/value: This study breaks new ground in the international luxury literature by providing key theoretical and managerial insights in terms of launching new downward line extensions with the proper use of branding strategies when targeting specific genders.
Sophisticated, iconic and magical: A qualitative analysis of brand charisma
Creators: name: Semaan, RW
name: Ashill, Nicholas
name: Williams, P
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 150599 Marketing not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 150699 Tourism not elsewhere classified
subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified

description: No description supplied
Approaching conformal window of $O(n)\times O(m)$ symmetric Landau-Ginzburg models from conformal bootstrap
Creators: name: Nakayama, Yu
name: Ohtsuki, Tomoki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: $O(n) \times O(m)$ symmetric Landau-Ginzburg models in $d=3$ dimension possess a rich structure of the renormalization group and its understanding offers a theoretical prediction of the phase diagram in frustrated spin models with non-collinear order. Depending on $n$ and $m$, they may show chiral/anti-chiral/Heisenberg/Gaussian fixed points within the same universality class. We approach all the fixed points in the conformal bootstrap program by examining the bound on the conformal dimensions for scalar operators as well as non-conserved current operators with consistency crosschecks. For large $n/m$, we show strong evidence for the existence of four fixed points by comparing the operator spectrum obtained from the conformal bootstrap program with that from the large $n/m$ analysis. We propose a novel non-perturbative approach to the determination of the conformal window in these models based on the conformal bootstrap program. From our numerical results, we predict that for $m=3$, $n=7\sim 8$ is the edge of the conformal window for the anti-chiral fixed points.
description: 4 pages with reference, v2: minor corrections, v3: published version
Expatriate time to proficiency: individual antecedents and the moderating effect of home country
Creators: name: Waxin, MF
name: Brewster, C
name: Ashill, Nicholas
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct impact of individual variables (cultural openness, social orientation, willingness to communicate, confidence in own technical abilities, active stress resistance, prior international experience) on expatriate time to proficiency (TTP); and the moderating effects of the home country on the relationships between these individual variables and expatriate TTP. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use a quantitative, self-administered questionnaire to gather data from assigned expatriates from different countries in India, analysed through partial least squares. Findings: The findings show that, first, four individual variables, i.e. social orientation, willingness to communicate, confidence in technical abilities and active stress resistance reduce expatriate TTP in the global sample. Second, the individual antecedents of expatriate TTP vary significantly across home countries. Research limitations/implications: The results confirm the importance of individual antecedents in explaining expatriate TTP and the importance of context in the study of expatriates’ cross-cultural effectiveness. The authors also propose new, shorter measures for the individual antecedents. Practical implications: The practical implications for HRM professionals relate mainly to selection and cross-cultural training. Expatriates may also get a better understanding of the individual and contextual variables that impact their TTP. Originality/value: The authors show that individual antecedents interact with context, here home country, to predict expatriate TTP in an under-researched host country, India.
title: Исторические аспекты становления эндоваскулярной хирургии в здравоохранении Ленинградской области (обзор литературы)
Creators: name: Артюшин, Борис
name: Рыжков, Владимир
Publisher: name: Новгородский государственный университет имени Ярослава Мудрого (НовГУ)
Year: 2020

description: На основании анализа данных научной литературы осуществлен обзор истории становления и развития службы рентгенэндоваскулярной хирургии в Ленинградской области. Продемонстрированы особенности внедрения передовых технологий внутрисосудистого лечения больных в деятельность медицинской службы одного из крупнейших регионов Северо-Запада на рубеже XX–XXI веков. Освещены основные направления взаимодействия с врачами других специальностей. На основе анализа более чем 80 источников литературы продемонстрирован вклад специалистов Ленинградской областной клинической больницы в совершенствование методик обследования и лечения пациентов с патологией сердечно-сосудистой системы, а также больных смежных направлений: гастроэнтерологического, гинекологического, урологического, ряда других профилей. Приведены данные об основных научных достижениях сотрудников отделения ангиографии Ленинградской областной клинической больницы за все время его существования. Указаны перспективные пути развития рентгенэндоваскулярной службы Ленинградской области в будущем.
High critical-current density with less anisotropy in BaFe2(As,P)2 epitaxial thin films: Effect of intentionally grown c-axis vortex-pinning centers
Creators: name: Sato, Hikaru
name: Hiramatsu, Hidenori
name: Kamiya, Toshio
name: Hosono, Hideo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report herein a high and isotropic critical-current density Jc for BaFe2(As,P)2 epitaxial films. The isotropy of Jc with respect to the magnetic-field direction was improved significantly by decreasing the film growth rate to 2.2 Å/s. The low growth rate served to preferentially align dislocations along the c-axis, which work well as c-axis vortex-pinning centers. Because of the intentional introduction of effective pinning, the absolute Jc at 9 T was larger than that obtained for other iron-based superconductors and conventional alloy superconducting wires.
Superstatistical analysis of sealevel fluctuations
Creators: name: Rabassa, Pau
name: Beck, Christian
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We perform a statistical analysis of measured time series of sea levels at various coastal locations in the UK, measured at time differences of 15 minutes over the past 20 years. When the astronomical tide and other deterministic components are subtracted, a stochastic signal remains which is well-described by a superstatistical model. We do various tests on the measured time series, and compare the data of 5 different UK locations. Overall it appears that $χ^2$-superstatistics is best suitable to describe the data, in particular when one looks at the dynamics of sealevel {\em differences} on short time scales.
The fit of the information sector in the alcohol and drug field
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1987

description: Manuscript of a talk presented at the 1987 Symposium of Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (SALIS), November 2-6, 1987, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The author was the director of Information Services at the Center of Alcohol Studies.
Maximal Privacy Without Coherence
Creators: name: Leung, Debbie
name: Li, Ke
name: Smith, Graeme
name: Smolin, John
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Privacy lies at the fundament of quantum mechanics. A coherently transmitted quantum state is inherently private. Remarkably, coherent quantum communication is not a prerequisite for privacy: there are quantum channels that are too noisy to transmit any quantum information reliably that can nevertheless send private classical information. Here, we ask how much private classical information a channel can transmit if it has little quantum capacity. We present a class of channels N_d with input dimension d^2, quantum capacity Q(N_d) <= 1, and private capacity P(N_d) = log d. These channels asymptotically saturate an interesting inequality P(N) <= (log d_A + Q(N))/2 for any channel N with input dimension d_A, and capture the essence of privacy stripped of the confounding influence of coherence.
description: 6 pages. Proof of Eq.(13) slightly revised
WP6: Role of Antarctica in the global climate: long term impacts of short term decision making
Creators: name: Albrecht, Torsten
name: Payne, Tony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This presentation was given at the OCEAN:ICE Annual Meeting on October 25th, 2023 during the OCEAN:ICE Work Pacakges Progress, Results and Plans for the next 12 months session. 
The OCEAN:ICE Annual Meeting was part of a Joint Project meeting together with the EU Horizon 2020 project, SO-CHIC which took place at Sorbonne University in Paris from October 23rd to 26th, 2023. The Joint Project meeting included SO-CHIC's Annual Project Meeting, a Joint SO-CHIC and OCEAN:ICE Conference, and the OCEAN:ICE Annual Meeting.
Electron correlation effects in diamond: a wave-function quantum chemistry study of the quasiparticle band structure
Creators: name: Stoyanova, Alexandrina
name: Mitrushchenkov, Alexander O.
name: Hozoi, Liviu
name: Stoll, Hermann
name: Fulde, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The quasiparticle bands of diamond, a prototype covalent insulator, are herein studied by means of wave-function electronic-structure theory, with emphasis on the nature of the correlation hole around a bare particle. Short-range correlations are in such a system conveniently described by using a real-space representation and many-body techniques from {\it ab initio} quantum chemistry. To account for long-range polarization effects, on the other hand, we adopt the approximation of a dielectric continuum. Having as "uncorrelated" reference the Hartree-Fock band structure, the post-Hartree-Fock treatment is carried out in terms of localized Wannier functions derived from the Hartree-Fock solution. The computed correlation-induced corrections to the relevant real-space matrix elements are important and give rise to a strong reduction, in the range of $50\%$, of the initial Hartree-Fock gap. While our final results for the indirect and direct gaps, 5.4 and 6.9 eV, respectively, compare very well with the experimental data, the width of the valence band comes out by $10$ to $15\%$ too large as compared to experiment. This overestimation of the valence-band width appears to be related to size-consistency effects in the configuration-interaction correlation treatment.
description: 16 pages, 7 figures, accepted at Phys. Rev. B (2014)
Performances de la poursuite solaire à deux axes dans un système photovoltaïque Application dans le Sud-ouest algérien
Creators: name: Mhamed Rebhi
name: Benatiallah, Ali
name: Abderrahmane Belghachi
name: Sellam, Mabrouk
name: Boufeldja Kadri
Publisher: name: SEE
Year: 2013

Abstract
Twisted (2+1) $κ$-AdS Algebra, Drinfel'd Doubles and Non-Commutative Spacetimes
Creators: name: Ballesteros, Ángel
name: Herranz, Francisco J.
name: Meusburger, Catherine
name: Naranjo, Pedro
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 16Txx, 81R50, 81R60

description: We construct the full quantum algebra, the corresponding Poisson-Lie structure and the associated quantum spacetime for a family of quantum deformations of the isometry algebras of the (2+1)-dimensional anti-de Sitter (AdS), de Sitter (dS) and Minkowski spaces. These deformations correspond to a Drinfel'd double structure on the isometry algebras that are motivated by their role in (2+1)-gravity. The construction includes the cosmological constant $Λ$ as a deformation parameter, which allows one to treat these cases in a common framework and to obtain a twisted version of both space- and time-like $κ$-AdS and dS quantum algebras; their flat limit $Λ\to 0$ leads to a twisted quantum Poincaré algebra. The resulting non-commutative spacetime is a nonlinear $Λ$-deformation of the $κ$-Minkowski one plus an additional contribution generated by the twist. For the AdS case, we relate this quantum deformation to two copies of the standard (Drinfel'd-Jimbo) quantum deformation of the Lorentz group in three dimensions, which allows one to determine the impact of the twist.
The influence of gender roles in the drivers of luxury consumption for women: Insights from the gulf region
Creators: name: Semaan, RW
name: Lindsay, V
name: Williams, P
name: Ashill, Nicholas
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 150599 Marketing not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 150699 Tourism not elsewhere classified
subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified

description: Luxury consumption is a complex phenomenon that has been shown to convey prestige, signal wealth, boost self-esteem, and express self-concept and identity. Many of the earlier studies have been conducted in Western societies, and lack a detailed understanding of how culture and demographics such as gender may influence such consumption. In this exploratory study, we unravel the complexity further, and explore the drivers of luxury consumption among Gulf Arab women. Utilizing focus groups comprising 31 Gulf Arab females, we gain a deeper understanding of luxury consumption and evaluate the respective drivers in this context. Grounded in social role theory, we find a striking contrast between our results and the drivers of Gulf Arab female luxury consumers as predicted by extant theory. Specifically, Gulf Arab women displayed a number of independent and agentic behaviors in their luxury consumption, which contrasts to their social role in the Gulf Arab society that is often more communal and interdependent. We suggest a number of theoretical and practical implications from our study.
TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THE PROTECTION OF LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGS
Creators: name: Norov, Nusiratjon
name: Khudainazarova, Yulduz
name: Bobakulov, Akmal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This article describes the technologies, their types and applications used in load-bearing structures to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, which is one of the urgent problems.
Unravelling Nanoconfined Films of Ionic Liquids
Creators: name: Lee, Alpha A
name: Vella, Dominic
name: Perkin, Susan
name: Goriely, Alain
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The confinement of an ionic liquid between charged solid surfaces is treated using an exactly solvable 1D Coulomb gas model. The theory highlights the importance of two dimensionless parameters: the fugacity of the ionic liquid, and the electrostatic interaction energy of ions at closest approach relative to thermal energy, in determining how the disjoining pressure exerted on the walls depends on the geometrical confinement. Our theory reveals that thermodynamic fluctuations play a vital role in the "squeezing out" of charged layers as the confinement is increased. The model shows good qualitative agreement with previous experimental data, with all parameters independently estimated without fitting.
title: Оценка функционального состояния организма женщин, больных неврастенией, на фоне остеопатической коррекции соматических дисфункций
Creators: name: Бучнов, Александр
name: Егорова, Ирина
name: Вано, Жиль
Publisher: name: Новгородский государственный университет имени Ярослава Мудрого (НовГУ)
Year: 2020

description: Обследовано 24 женщины в возрасте 38-46 лет с диагнозом неврастении в период нахождения в отделении медицинской реабилитации. Из их числа выделено 2 группы лиц: контрольная группа (КГ, п = 12 чел.), которой было назначено стандартное лечение, и основная группа (ОГ, n = 12 чел.), получавшая на фоне стандартного лечения остеопатическую коррекцию соматических дисфункций. В динамике исследования оценивались показатели функционального состояния организма и качества жизни по опроснику SF-36. Показано, что на фоне остеопатической коррекции соматических дисфункций отмечалось существенное улучшение функционального состояния организма пациенток с неврастенией. Установлено, что в ОГ после лечения отмечается увеличение значений показателей как физического компонента здоровья (в 1,5 раза; р < 0,01), так и психологического компонента (в 1,8 раза; р < 0,01).
Using the fuzzy multicriteria decision making approach to evaluate brand equity: a study of privatized firms
Creators: name: Dinçer, H
name: Bozaykut-Buk, T
name: Emir, Ş
name: Yuksel, S
name: Ashill, Nicholas
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 150599 Marketing not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified

description: Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a multidimensional evaluation of brand equity performance incorporating dimensions adopted from the balance scorecard (BSC) approach to business performance. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, text mining is used for automatic extraction of valuable information from textual data such as the financial reports of firms. Instead of expert opinions, linguistic scales built upon outcomes of text mining are used as inputs for decision-making. The proposed model combines fuzzy DEMATEL (FDEMATEL), fuzzy ANP (FANP), fuzzy TOPSIS (FTOPSIS) and fuzzy VIKOR (FVIKOR) methods for weighting criteria and ranking alternatives. Findings: Using data from five privatized firms in Turkey, the study’s findings demonstrate that the customer is the most important dimension of brand equity performance evaluation. Cash flow and brand loyalty are identified as the most important criteria in the measurement of brand equity performance. Practical implications: Findings highlight the importance of firms taking action to increase consumer perceptions, attitudes and behaviors in the privatization processes. For this purpose, privatized firms need to understand the expectations of customers to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty and therefore improve brand equity. Originality/value: The paper contributes to literature in several important ways. First, by adopting the BSC approach, it proposes a holistic and a multidimensional model for measuring brand equity performance. Second, the study offers a novel methodology using a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making model designed for the fuzzy environment. Third, the study uses the knowledge extraction tool of text mining in the fuzzy decision-making process. Finally, the study evaluates the brand equity performance of privatized firms in an emerging country context.
Les actions des pôles de compétitivité Images et Réseaux et Systematic préparant l'arrivée des systèmes de 4 ème génération
Creators: name: Gamache, Emmanuelle Garnaud
name: Corriou, Michel
name: Houdoin, Thierry
name: Vèque, Véronique
Publisher: name: SEE
Year: 2013

Abstract
General Features of the Relaxation Dynamics of Interacting Quantum Systems
Creators: name: Torres-Herrera, E. J.
name: Vyas, Manan
name: Santos, Lea F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study numerically and analytically isolated interacting quantum systems that are taken out of equilibrium instantaneously (quenched). The probability of finding the initial state in time, the so-called fidelity, decays fastest for systems described by full random matrices, where simultaneous many-body interactions are implied. In the realm of realistic systems with two-body interactions, the dynamics is slower and depends on the interplay between the initial state and the Hamiltonian characterizing the system. The fastest fidelity decay in this case is Gaussian and can persist until saturation. A simple general picture, in which the fidelity plays a central role, is also achieved for the short-time dynamics of few-body observables. It holds for initial states that are eigenstates of the observables. We also discuss the need to reassess analytical expressions that were previously proposed to describe the evolution of the Shannon entropy. Our analyses are mainly developed for initial states that can be prepared in experiments with cold atoms in optical lattices.
description: 23 pages, 11 figures. To appear in New Journal of Physics
Communication, collaboration, and curation in scholarly publishing - a presentation for Newcastle University's School of History, Classics, and Archaeology
Creators: name: Wilkinson, Laura J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Scholarly communications, Academic publishing, Open Access

description: Communication, collaboration, and curation in scholarly publishing - a presentation for Newcastle University's School of History, Classics, and Archaeology on 24 November 2020.
Motility-induced phase separation of active particles in the presence of velocity alignment
Creators: name: Barre, Julien
name: Chetrite, Raphael
name: Muratori, Massimiliano
name: Peruani, Fernando
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Self-propelled particle (SPP) systems are intrinsically out of equilibrium systems, where each individual particle converts energy into work to move in a dissipative medium. When interacting through a velocity alignment mechanism, and the medium acts as a momentum sink, even momentum is not conserved. In this scenario, a mapping into an equilibrium system seems unlikely. Here, we show that an entropy functional can be derived for SPPs with velocity alignment and density-dependent speed, at least in the (orientationally) disordered phase. This non-trivial result has important physical consequences. The study of the entropy functional reveals that the system can undergo phase separation before the orientational-order phase transition known to occur in SPP systems with velocity alignment.Moreover, we indicate that the spinodal line is a function of the alignment sensitivity and show that density fluctuations as well as the critical spatial diffusion, that leads to phase separation, dramatically increase as the orientational-order transition is approached.
description: Published in J. Stat. Phys
Peripheral Evidence For Velim
Creators: name: RODRIGUES, TENSING CARLOS
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: History
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Archaeology
subject: Geography
subject: Sociology

description: Velim may today be almost outside the vēḷīp territory; therefore, it may be difficult to associate Velim with vēḷīp. But ten centuries ago, it could have had a more significant presence of the community; though even then it could have been at the edge of the vēḷīp land. But once upon a time the vēḷīp or similar communities must have been spread all over Goa.
Two types of glitches in a solid quark star model
Creators: name: Zhou, Enping
name: Lu, Jiguang
name: Tong, Hao
name: Xu, Renxin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Glitch (sudden spinup) is a common phenomenon in pulsar observations. However, the physical mechanism of glitch is still a matter of debate because it depends on the puzzle of pulsar's inner structure, i.e., the equation of state of dense matter. Some pulsars (e.g., Vela-like) show large glitches (Δν/ν~10^-6) but release negligible energy, whereas the large glitches of AXPs/SGRs (anomalous X-ray pulsars/soft gamma repeaters) are usually (but not always) accompanied with detectable energy releases manifesting as X-ray bursts or outbursts. We try to understand this aspect of glitches in a starquake model of solid quark stars. There are actually two kinds of glitches in this scenario: bulk-invariable (Type I) and bulk-variable (Type II) ones. The total stellar volume changes (and then energy releases) significantly for the latter but not for the former. Therefore, glitches accompanied with X-ray bursts (e.g., that of AXP/SGRs) could originate from Type II starquakes induced probably by accretion, while the others without evident energy release (e.g., that of Vela pulsar) would be the result of Type I starquakes due to, simply, a change of stellar ellipticity.
description: 6 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Anisotropic giant magnetoresistance in NbSb2
Creators: name: Wang, Kefeng
name: Graf, D.
name: Li, Lijun
name: Petrovic, C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The extremely large transverse magnetoreistance (the magnetoresistant ratio $\sim 1.3\times10^5\%$ in 2 K and 9 T field, and $4.3\times 10^6\%$ in 0.4 K and 32 T field, without saturation), and the metal-semiconductor crossover induced by magnetic field, are reported in NbSb$_2$ single crystal with electric current parallel to the $b$-axis. The metal-semiconductor crossover is preserved when the current is along the $ac$-plane but the magnetoresistant ratio is significantly suppressed. The sign reversal of the Hall resistivity in the field close to the crossover point, and the electronic structure calculation reveals the coexistence of a small number of holes with very high mobility and a large number of electrons with low mobility. These effects are attributed to the change of the Fermi surface induced by the magnetic field.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures
Charmless Two-body Baryonic $B_{u,d,s}$ Decays Revisited
Creators: name: Chua, Chun-Khiang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study charmless two-body baryonic $B$ decays using the topological amplitude approach. We extend a previous work to include all ground state octet and decuplet final states with full topological amplitudes. Relations on rates and CP asymmetries are obtained. The number of independent topological amplitudes is significantly reduced in the large $m_B$ asymptotic limit. With the long awaited $\overline B{}^0\to p\bar p$ data, we can finally extract information on the topological amplitudes and predict rates of all other modes. The predicted rates are in general with uncertainties of a factor of two by including corrections to the asymptotic relations and from sub-leading contributions. We point out some modes that will cascadely decay to all charged final states and have large decay rates. For example, $\overline B {}^0_s\toΩ^-\overline{Ω^-}$, $B^-\to p\overline{Δ^{++}}$, $B^-\to Λ\bar p$ and $\overline B{}^0_s\to Λ\overlineΛ$ decays are interesting modes to search for. We find that the $\overline B{}^0\to p\bar p$ mode is the most accessible one among octet-anti-octet final states in the $ΔS=0$ transition. It is not surprise that it is the first one being found. With the detection of $π^0$ and/or $γ$ many other unsuppressed modes can be searched for. The predicted $\overline B{}^0_s\to p\bar p$ rate is several order smaller than the present experimental result. The central value of the experimental result can be reproduced only with unnaturally scaled up "subleading contributions", which will affect other modes including the $\overline B{}^0\to p\bar p$ decay. We need more data to clarify the situation. The analysis presented in this work can be systematically improved when more measurements on decay rates become available.
description: 48 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. D
title: Эффективность остеопатического лечения пациентов с миофасциальным болевым синдромом
Creators: name: Егорова, Ирина
name: Бучнов, Александр
name: Метра, Андре
Publisher: name: Новгородский государственный университет имени Ярослава Мудрого (НовГУ)
Year: 2020

description: Проведена оценка изменений в состоянии здоровья и качестве жизни 24 пациентов (мужчин и женщин) в возрасте 36-40 лет с диагнозом миофасциальный болевой синдром, работающих в сфере IT технологий. Из их числа выделено 2 группы лиц: контрольная группа (КГ, n = 12 чел.), которой было назначено стандартное лечение состояния, и основная группа (ОГ, n = 12 чел.), получавшая на фоне стандартного лечения остеопатическую коррекцию соматических дисфункций. В динамике исследования оценивались изменения значений показателей остеопатического статуса, функционального состояния организма (субъективное состояние, выраженность нервно-психического напряжения, боли и психовегетативного статуса) и качества жизни по опроснику SF-36. Показано, что на фоне остеопатической коррекции соматических дисфункций отмечалось существенное улучшение функционального состояния организма пациентов. По результатам оценки показателей качества жизни установлено, что в ОГ на фоне остеопатического лечения отмечается увеличение значений показателей физического (в 1,6 раза; p < 0,01) и психологического (в 2,1 раза; p < 0,01) компонентов здоровья.
Anomalous exchange interaction between intrinsic spins in conducting graphene systems
Creators: name: Santos, H.
name: Soriano, David
name: Palacios, J. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We address the nature and possible observable consequences of singular one-electron states that appear when strong defects are introduced in the metallic family of graphene, namely, metallic carbon nanotubes and nanotori. In its simplest form, after creating two defects on the same sublattice, a state may emerge at the Fermi energy presenting very unusual properties: It is unique, normalizable, and features a wave function equally distributed around both defects. As a result, the exchange coupling between the magnetic moments generated by the two defects is anomalous. The intrinsic spins couple ferromagnetically, as expected, but do not present an antiferromagnetic excited state at any distance. We propose the use of metallic carbon nanotubes as a novel electronic device based on this anomalous coupling between spins which can be useful for the robust transmission of magnetic information at large distances.
description: 5 pages 5 fugures
Obsidian sourcing by combining SEM images and machine learning
Creators: name: Coïsson, Marco
name: Olivetti, Elena Sonia
name: Ansalone, Patrizio
name: Martino, Luca
name: Ferrara, Enzo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Machine learning
SEM
Obsidian
Cultural heritage

description: Presentation at the 7th Symposium "Archaeological Research & New Technologies (ARCH_RNT)", Kalamata, Greece, 6-8 October 2022.
OCEAN:ICE WP8 Science Coordination
Creators: name: Meijers, Andrew
name: Mottram, Ruth
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: This presentation was given at the OCEAN:ICE Annual Meeting on October 25th, 2023 during the OCEAN:ICE Work Pacakges Progress, Results and Plans for the next 12 months session. 
Andrew Meijers (UKRI-BAS) presented WP8 Scientific Coordination. 
The OCEAN:ICE Annual Meeting was part of a Joint Project meeting together with the EU Horizon 2020 project, SO-CHIC which took place at Sorbonne University in Paris from October 23rd to 26th, 2023. The Joint Project meeting included SO-CHIC's Annual Project Meeting, a Joint SO-CHIC and OCEAN:ICE Conference, and the OCEAN:ICE Annual Meeting.
Obsidian sourcing by combining SEM images and machine learning
Creators: name: Coïsson, Marco
name: Olivetti, Elena Sonia
name: Ansalone, Patrizio
name: Martino, Luca
name: Ferrara, Enzo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Machine learning
SEM
Obsidian
Cultural heritage

description: Presentation at the 7th Symposium "Archaeological Research & New Technologies (ARCH_RNT)", Kalamata, Greece, 6-8 October 2022.
description: Added bivariate graphs in slide 19. Added QR code for download and license info.
Obsidian sourcing by combining SEM images and machine learning
Creators: name: Coïsson, Marco
name: Olivetti, Elena Sonia
name: Ansalone, Patrizio
name: Martino, Luca
name: Ferrara, Enzo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Machine learning
SEM
Obsidian
Cultural heritage

description: Presentation at the 7th Symposium "Archaeological Research & New Technologies (ARCH_RNT)", Kalamata, Greece, 6-8 October 2022.
description: Minor bug fixes.
Inert Doublet model parameter
Creators: name: Satapathy, Sumit
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Particle and high energy physics not elsewhere classified

description: In this report we calculate necessary parameters related to Dark matter such as its relic density, its detection rate which is regarded as Direct detection, we do all these for a generic model as well as exclusively for Inert doublet model, we show how we can calculate these parameters using a software known as micromegas. At last we calculate the one loop correction to the tree level vertex.