cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Atractides corsicus E. Angelier 1954
Creators: name: Pešić, Vladimir
name: Goldschmidt, Tom
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Hygrobatidae
Atractides
Atractides corsicus

description: Atractides corsicus E. Angelier, 1954
 Material examined — ITALY, Sardinia, Comune di Muravera, It 2021-1b, Riu Ollastu, N of SS 125 between San Priamo and San Gregorio, stream, riparian riffle, 39.3552° N, 9.4739° E, 46 m asl., 8. Aug. 2021, leg. Goldschmidt 1♀ (sequenced; voucher ID: CCDB 41824 D03).
 Remarks — The specimen from Sardinia molecularly analysed in this study matches the description of Atractides corsicus. The sequenced specimen from Sardinia forms a distinct BIN (BOLD:AET7893). The p -distance between the latter BIN and its nearest neighbour, BOLD:AEO5312, which includes specimens of A. corsicus from Corsica is estimated at 4.17%.
description: Published as part of Pešić, Vladimir & Goldschmidt, Tom, 2023, New DNA-assisted records of water mites from Sardinia, with the description of a new species (Acari, Hydrachnidia), pp. 24-44 in Ecologica Montenegrina 69 on pages 35-36, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.69.4, http://zenodo.org/record/13246886
Scoping Review of Active Learning Strategies and their Evaluation Environments for Entity Recognition Tasks
Creators: name: Kohl, Philipp
name: Krämer, Yoka
name: Fohry, Claudia
name: Kraft, Bodo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: We conducted a scoping review for active learning in the domain of natural language processing (NLP), which we summarize in accordance with the PRISMA-ScR guidelines as follows:
 Objective: Identify active learning strategies that were proposed for entity recognition and their evaluation environments (datasets, metrics, hardware, execution time). Design: We used Scopus and ACM as our search engines. We compared the results with two literature surveys to assess the search quality. We included peer-reviewed English publications introducing or comparing active learning strategies for entity recognition. Results: We analyzed 62 relevant papers and identified 106 active learning strategies. We grouped them into three categories: exploitation-based (60x), exploration-based (14x), and hybrid strategies (32x). We found that all studies used the F1-score as an evaluation metric. Information about hardware (6x) and execution time (13x) was only occasionally included. The 62 papers used 57 different datasets to evaluate their respective strategies. Most datasets contained newspaper articles or biomedical/medical data. Our analysis revealed that 26 out of 57 datasets are publicly accessible.
 Conclusion: Numerous active learning strategies have been identified, along with significant open questions that still need to be addressed. Researchers and practitioners face difficulties when making data-driven decisions about which active learning strategy to adopt. Conducting comprehensive empirical comparisons using the evaluation environment proposed in this study could help establish best practices in the domain.
description: The Version of Record of this contribution is published in Deep Learning Theory and Applications 5th International Conference, DeLTA 2024 Proceedings, and will be available after the conference
Characterization of SiPM Performance in a Small Satellite in Low Earth Orbit using LabOSat-01
Creators: name: Finazzi, Lucas
name: Izraelevitch, Federico
name: Barella, Mariano
name: Marlasca, Fernando Gomez
name: Sanca, Gabriel
name: Golmar, Federico
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work, the performance of SensL MicroFC-60035 SiPM devices was studied during a 1460-day mission in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) using the LabOSat-01 characterization payload. Two of these platforms, carrying two SiPMs each, were integrated into the ÑuSat-7 satellite (COSPAR-ID: 2020-003B). Analysis revealed that these SiPMs experienced an increase in dark current over time due to damage from trapped and solar proton radiation. The total ionizing dose received by the payload and the SiPMs was measured using p-MOSFET dosimeters, with a resulting value of 5 Gy, or a 1 MeV neutron equivalent fluence of $ϕ_n = 5 \cdot 10^9$ n/cm$^2$. The dark current was observed to increase up to 500 times. Parameters such as Gain and Photon Detection Efficiency remained unchanged throughout the mission. These findings align with previous performance reports involving different SiPMs irradiated with various particles and energies.
Vehicle to grid using broadband communications
Creators: name: Dennis, Mike
name: Thompson, Bethany
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The impending mass electrification of road transport, driven by concerns for climate change and sustainability, enables an opportunity to substantially reduce greenhouse emissions from passenger vehicles and to simultaneously provide services to the electricity grid. Electricity grids are characterised by a lack of storage capacity, which can be provided by grid connected electric vehicles charging and discharging their batteries under centralised control. This paper argues that the Vehicle to Grid (V2G) methodology offers operational, financial and sustainability synergies between vehicles and electricity grids. Broadband communications is an essential service to facilitate the aggregation, distributed control and metering of V2G services.
Neumania uncinata Walter 1927
Creators: name: Pešić, Vladimir
name: Goldschmidt, Tom
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Unionicolidae
Neumania
Neumania uncinata

description: Neumania uncinata Walter, 1927
Material examined — ITALY, Sardinia, Comune di Muravera, It 2021-1c, Riu Ollastu, N of SS 125 between San Priamo and San Gregorio, stream, pool, stones and leaf litter, 39.3552° N, 9.4739° E, 46 m asl., 8. Aug. 2021, leg. Goldschmidt 1♀ (sequenced; voucher ID: CCDB 41824 F05); ITALY, Sardinia, Comune di Fluminimaggiore, It 2022–1a, Sorgente Pubusinu, S of Fluminimaggiore, approx. 5km gravel road from the junction of the SS 126 to the E, strong karst spring, stones, gravel, 39.4099° N, 8.5275° E, 206 m asl., 7. Aug. 2022, leg. Goldschmidt 1♀ (sequenced; voucher ID: CCDB-44301-G07).
 Remarks — The sequenced specimens of N. uncinata from Sardinia form a distinct BIN (BOLD: AER 9267). The p -distance between the latter BIN and its nearest neighbour, BOLD: BOLD:ADT3886, which includes specimens assigned to N. verrucosa (Koenike, 1895) is estimated at 14%.
description: Published as part of Pešić, Vladimir & Goldschmidt, Tom, 2023, New DNA-assisted records of water mites from Sardinia, with the description of a new species (Acari, Hydrachnidia), pp. 24-44 in Ecologica Montenegrina 69 on page 41, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.69.4, http://zenodo.org/record/13246886
Role of Complexity on the Minimal Deformation of Black Holes
Creators: name: Yousaf, Z.
name: Bamba, Kazuharu
name: Almutairi, Bander
name: Khan, S.
name: Bhatti, M. Z.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate spherically symmetric classes of anisotropic solutions within the realm of a schematic gravitational decoupling scheme, primarily decoupling through minimal geometric deformation, applied to non-rotating, ultra-compact, self-gravitational fluid distributions. In this respect, we employ the minimal complexity factor scheme to generate physically realistic models for anisotropic matter distributions, using a well-behaved model. The zero-complexity factor condition enables us to determine the deformation function for solving the decoupled system. We explore all the structure-defining scalar variables, such as density inhomogeneity, strong energy condition, density homogeneity, and the complexity factor (an alloy of density inhomogeneity and pressure anisotropy) for the decoupling constant ranging between $0$ and $1$. We observe that the anisotropy vanishes when the coupling constant is set to unity. This finding holds significance as it implies that, in the context of a zero-complexity factor approach, an anisotropic matter distribution becomes perfect without requiring any isotropy requirements. This work effectively explored the impact of complexity on the composition of self-gravitational stellar distributions. This effective approach enables the development of new, physically realistic isotropic stellar models for anisotropic matter distributions. Additionally, our findings indicate that the complexity factor in static, spherically symmetric self-gravitational objects can significantly affect the nature of the matter distribution within these systems. It is concluded that the minimally deformed Durgapal-IV model features an increasing pressure profile, and the local anisotropy of pressure vanishes throughout the model under complexity-free conditions.
description: 18 pages, 4 figures, version accepted for publication in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Structures Incorporating Nano-Silica and Basalt Fiber Pellets
Creators: name: Bediwy, Ahmed
name: El-Salakawy, Ehab F.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2022

description: Recently, developing a nonferrous reinforcement system (corrosion-free system) using durable and ductile cement-based materials that incorporate discrete fibers has been a promising option for exposed concrete structures in cold regions or marine environments. Therefore, in this study, properties of a novel type of cementitious composite comprising nano-silica and a high dosage of slag were investigated. The hybrid (layered) composites assessed in this study were composed of two layers of different types of cementitious composites. Normal concrete (NC) was used in the top layer combined with a layer of fiber-reinforced cementitious composite (FRCC) reinforced with either the recently developed basalt fiber (BF) pellets (basalt fiber strands encapsulated by a polymeric resin or steel fibers (SF)) that were used at different dosages. The post-cracking behavior in terms of residual strength, residual index, and toughness are presented and discussed. The analysis of results showed the effectiveness of the BF pellets in enhancing the post-cracking behavior of specimens, as they behaved comparably to counterpart specimens comprising SF, which makes them a good candidate for infrastructural applications including rehabilitation such as new bridge girders or overlays.
Bolitophagus reticulatus
Creators: name: Parisi, Francesco
name: B., . Iucn.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Tenebrionidae
Bolitophagus
Bolitophagus reticulatus

description: Bolitophagus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 Material. The discovery was made in Biogradska Gora National Park (42° 54’20.78N, 19° 35’30.99E) (Figs. 1 A, B), on 20 October 2022 at an elevation of 1,000 m (F. Parisi legit) (second record) (Fig. 2). Figure 3 shows that the specimen was captured by direct search on standing and fallen deadwood. The specimen is deposited at the University of Molise (Unimol), F. Parisi collection.
 Distribution. Montenegro (first record) (Kasbaz, 1967). Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Croatia, Russia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine (Löbl & Merki, 2008; Iwan & Löbl, 2020). Farashiani et al. (2022) report the presence of this insect in Iran.
 B. reticulatus is included in red list of saproxylic beetles as Vulnerable (VU) in Italy (Carpaneto et al., 2015), and Threatened in German (Schmidl et al., 2021), but is currently not considered in the European red list (Nieto & Alexander, 2010). Being a saproxylic beetle with a very low dispersal capability, linked to old forests with large quantities of dead wood, it is desirable that in the future the red list can also include this particular species linked to perennial mushrooms.
 The strategies to preserve the Dinaric Alps forests and their tree diversity must recognize the essential role of saproxylic beetles as indicators of forest health. Therefore, further research is needed, as more species can be expected to be discovered in the forests of the Dinaric Alps (Parisi, 2022), as these forests provide suitable habitats and breeding sites for saproxylic beetles due to the high diversity of plant species, abundance of old-growth trees, and extensive intact sections of this unique environment (Farashiani et al., 2022). For the purpose of preserving this beetle, it is recommended to: (i) promote heterogeneity among trees; (ii) avoid removing fallen trees; (ii) ensure the presence of old-growth forests rich in microhabitats useful for saproxyophilous organisms; and (iii) retain habitat trees on which perennial fungi develop, which are essential for many fungivorous species (Parisi 2022).
description: Published as part of Parisi, Francesco & B.,. Iucn., 2023, Further finding of Bolitophagus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1767) in Montenegro (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) with brief comments on its distribution and conservation, pp. 40-44 in Ecologica Montenegrina 67 on page 41, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.67.6, http://zenodo.org/record/13246932
Patterns of Scientific Reasoning Skills among Pre-Service Science Teachers: A Latent Class Analysis
Creators: name: Khan, Samia
name: Krell, Moritz
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: We investigated the scientific reasoning competencies of pre-service science teachers (PSTs) using a multiple-choice assessment. This assessment targeted seven reasoning skills commonly associated with scientific investigation and scientific modeling. The sample consisted of 112 PSTs enrolled in a secondary teacher education program. A latent class (LC) analysis was conducted to evaluate if there are subgroups with distinct patterns of reasoning skills. The analysis revealed two subgroups, where LC1 (73% of the PSTs) had a statistically higher probability of solving reasoning tasks than LC2. Specific patterns of reasoning emerged within each subgroup. Within LC1, tasks involving analyzing data and drawing conclusions were answered correctly more often than tasks involving formulating research questions and generating hypotheses. Related to modeling, tasks on testing models were solved more often than those requiring judgment on the purpose of models. This study illustrates the benefits of applying person-centered statistical analyses, such as LC analysis, to identify subgroups with distinct patterns of scientific reasoning skills in a larger sample. The findings also suggest that highlighting specific skills in teacher education, such as: formulating research questions, generating hypotheses, and judging the purposes of models, would better enhance the full complement of PSTs’ scientific reasoning competencies.
On best coapproximations in subspaces of diagonal matrices
Creators: name: Sain, Debmalya
name: Sohel, Shamim
name: Ghosh, Souvik
name: Paul, Kallol
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Primary 46B20, Secondary 47L05

description: We characterize the best coapproximation(s) to a given matrix $ T $ out of a given subspace $ \mathbb{Y} $ of the space of diagonal matrices $ \mathcal{D}_n $, by using Birkhoff-James orthogonality techniques and with the help of a newly introduced property, christened the $ * $-Property. We also characterize the coproximinal subspaces and the co-Chebyshev subspaces of $ \mathcal{D}_n $ in terms of the $ * $-Property. We observe that a complete characterization of the best coapproximation problem in $ \ell_{\infty}^n $ follows directly as a particular case of our approach.
Leveraging advances in mobile broadband technology to improve environmental sustainability
Creators: name: Claussen, Holger
name: Ho, Lester T. W.
name: Pivit, Florian
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Advances in mobile access broadband technology have a high potential to improve environmental sustainability both directly by enabling novel network deployment concepts and indirectly by changing the way people live and work. In this paper, improvements of the network topology enabled by ubiquitous broadband access are investigated. It is shown that a joint deployment of macro- and publicly accessible residential picocells can reduce the total energy consumption by up to 70% in urban areas. In addition the high potential of indirect effects of improving telecommunication networks, such as enabling teleworking and replacing business travel through video conferencing, is demonstrated and compared with the direct effects.
Metal-Free Sulfonate/Sulfate-Functionalized Carbon Nitride for Direct Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid
Creators: Pawan Kumar
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2022

Metal-free heteroatom-doped carbonaceous materials such as carbon nitride (CN) with secondary/tertiary nitrogen-rich catalytic centers as well as chemical and thermal resilience can potentially serve as catalysts for many organic reactions. However, because of the stable alternate Csp2–Nsp2 configuration of N-linked heptazine units (C6N7), the chemical modification of CN via doping and functionalization has been a critical challenge. Herein, we report an exceptional 9.2% sulfur content in CN with sulfonate/sulfate functional groups (CNS) via a one-step in situ synthesis approach. When used as a catalyst for the dehydration/hydration of glucose, CNS catalysts demonstrate a relatively high yield and selectivity toward levulinic acid, LLA, (≈48% yield with 57% selectivity) production. CNS’s high activity of direct conversion of glucose to LLA can be attributed to the synergistic catalytic effects of multiple sulfur functionalities, better dispersibility, and microstructural porosity. The synthesized CNS catalysts offer an energy efficient direct LLA production route to bypass the multistep process of sugar to LLA conversion.
title: High-Pressure Pasteurization and Sterilization System for Liquid Beverages
title: High-Pressure Pasteurization and Sterilization System for Liquid Beverages
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Dr. Fetullah Yetik
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ultra-High Pressure, Pasteurization, Sterilization, Homogenizer, Food Safety.

description: Özet: Bu doktora çalışması, ultra yüksek basınç altında sıvı içecekler için pastörizasyon ve sterilizasyon işlemlerinin etkinliğini incelemektedir. Geleneksel pastörizasyon ve UHT (Ultra Yüksek Sıcaklık) işlemlerinde ürünler, sıcak su, buhar ve ısı eşanjörleri kullanılarak ceketli kaplarda hızlı bir şekilde ısıtılır ve soğutulur. Ancak bu yöntemler, önemli enerji kayıplarına ve ürünlerdeki yararlı bakterilerin yok olmasına neden olmaktadır. Bu çalışma, yüksek basınç altında bir homojenizatör kullanarak pastörizasyon ve UHT sterilizasyonu gerçekleştirmenin fizibilitesini teorik olarak araştırmakta ve bu tekniğin küresel olarak ilk başarılı uygulamasını sunmaktadır.
title: Translated stakeholder engagement animations - Tranche 1
Creators: name: L., Soroka
name: L., Soroka
Publisher: name: Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: EARTH SCIENCES
subject: EDUCATION
subject: animation
subject: stakeholder
subject: engagement
subject: geophysical
subject: Published_External

description: Four stakeholder engagement animations were created by the Land Air Marine Access (LAMA) and Geoscience Knowledge Sharing (GKS) teams, as part of the first contract (Tranche 1) with an external animating company. These animations describe field activities and techniques undertaken by Geoscience Australia. These four animations have now been translated into four languages other than English that were identified as being commonly spoken in Exploring for the Future (EFTF) project areas. The animation topics are: 1) Airborne electromagnetic surveys (fixed wing aircraft) 2) Magnetotelluric surveys 3) Passive seismic surveys 4) Reflection seismic surveys The languages other than English which these animations have been translated into are: 1) Italian 2) Greek 3) Mandarin 4) Vietnamese This eCat record relates to the 16 animated video products defined by the combination of these topics and languages.
Retail Service Quality Improvement in Vietnamese Supermarkets: Scale Development and Validation
Creators: name: Pham, Trung Tien
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This study examined two US-based service quality scales, SERVQUAL and RSQS in the Vietnamese retail sector. The newly developed scale with 22 items and four dimensions by which Vietnamese customers perceive and evaluate retail service quality (Tangibles, Reliability, Responsiveness and Empathy) was confirmed as appropriate for Vietnamese supermarkets. Based on the measurement results and the qualitative data outcomes, managerial recommendations were developed with suggestions to improve service quality in Vietnamese supermarkets. This research provides an important contribution to the development of understanding of service quality and its measurement and importance in the context of Vietnam.
Sharing research beyond academia: A guide to free repositories for researchers
Creators: name: Quigley, Niamh
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: grey literature
guide for researchers
free repositories
non-traditional research outputs
sharing research outside academia

description: This guide is intended for researchers who want to share their research beyond academia in free repositories. This guide provides help on the following topics: How to get a DOI Repository options How to save research outputs to Zenodo How to save research outputs to Figshare or Humanities Commons CORE Examples and templates of metadata for your research outputs How to add research outputs to your ORCID record Tips for sharing your research outputs beyond academia This guide is a result of a five-week project about grey literature, funded by the Centre for Culture and Technology (CCAT) at Curtin University. The project report is available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6501506
description: This research was funded by the Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University
Polder pumping-station for the future: designing and retrofitting infrastructure systems under structural uncertainty
Creators: name: Timmermans, Jos
name: van Druten, Emiel
name: Wauben, Marcel
name: Kwakkel, Jan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Science Policy

description: In designing and retrofitting infrastructure systems, engineers are increasingly confronted by uncertainties about the future operating conditions of these systems, stemming from climate change or rapid socio-economic development. Particularly for long-lived capital-intensive infrastructure components like pumping stations, current engineering practices need to be complemented by structured approaches for designing infrastructures whose performance is robust to a wide range of possible future operating conditions. This paper presents multi-objective robust simulation as a viable approach. We investigate its applicability in a case study of the re-design of a polder pumping-station in The Netherlands. The research demonstrates the added value of multi-objective robust simulation in establishing robust design alternatives. The approach generates additional decision relevant insights into the performance of the pumping-station under uncertain future conditions while supplying decision-makers with the information required to make informed trade-offs amongst key design choices.
Effects of different pollinators and herbivores on the fruit set height of the mammal-pollinated tree-climbing vine Mucuna macrocarpa
Creators: name: Kobayashi, Shun
name: Denda, Tetsuo
name: Chi-Cheng Liao
name: Yu-Hsiu Lin
name: Jumlong Placksanoi
name: Surachit Waengsothorn
name: Chittima Aryuthaka
name: Somsak Panha
name: Izawa, Masako
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

description: Although different flower-visiting frequencies and behaviors are known to cause differences in fruit set rates, the effects of different pollinators on the fruit set position are unclear. The climbing vine Mucuna macrocarpa (Fabaceae) needs mammalian pollinators for fruit set. This species is widely distributed in Asia and is pollinated by different mammals in different regions. This study assessed the effects of different pollinators, including their ability to fly, and of herbivores on the fruit set height of M. macrocarpa. The heights of inflorescences and fruits were measured in Kyushu, Okinawa-jima Island (Okinawa), Taiwan, and Thailand. Flying mammalian pollinator (bat) activity was recorded in Okinawa, and non-flying mammalian pollinator activity was recorded in the other three regions. The flowers were observed from the ground to canopy levels in all regions; no fruits were observed at the ground level on Okinawa, whereas fruits were observed from the ground to the canopy levels in Kyushu, Taiwan, and Thailand. In Kyushu, however, fruits were less frequently observed at the ground level. Although pollinators visited flowers located near the ground level, camera traps frequently recorded sika deer (Cervus nippon) feeding on the flowers and fruits near the ground level. Our data show that both the flying ability of pollinators and the density of large-sized herbivores affect the fruit set position.
Multi-Modal Clustering Events Observed by Horizon-10T and Axion Quark Nuggets
Creators: name: Zhitnitsky, Ariel
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: The Horizon-10T collaboration have reported observation of Multi-Modal Events (MME) containing multiple peaks suggesting their clustering origin. These events are proven to be hard to explain in terms of conventional cosmic rays (CR). We propose that these MMEs might be result of the dark matter annihilation events within the so-called axion quark nugget (AQN) dark matter model, which was originally invented for completely different purpose to explain the observed similarity between the dark and the visible components in the Universe, i.e., ΩDM∼Ωvisible without any fitting parameters. We support this proposal by demonstrating that the observations, including the frequency of appearance, intensity, the spatial distribution, the time duration, the clustering features, and many other properties nicely match the emission characteristics of the AQN annihilation events in atmosphere. We list a number of features of the AQN events which are very distinct from conventional CR air showers. The observation (non-observation) of these features may substantiate (refute) our proposal.
Carbon footprint of the Internet
Creators: name: Baliga, Jayant
name: Hinton, Kerry
name: Ayre, Robert
name: Tucker, Rodney S
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: A network-based model of the carbon footprint of the Internet is presented and used to determine the carbon abatement provided by Internet-based telecommuting and teleconferencing services to replace car and air travel. The model includes DSL, FTTN and PON access technologies, edge and core network architectures and is based upon currently commercially available equipment. We show that carbon emissions of the Internet need to be taken into consideration in order to obtain an accurate estimate of carbon abatement provided by the Internet.
Phase changes of the flow rate in the vertebral artery caused by debranching thoracic endovascular aortic repair: effects of flow path and local vessel stiffness on vertebral arterial pulsation
Creators: name: Takeishia, Naoki
name: Jialongb, Li
name: Yokoyamac, Naoto
name: Gotoe, Takasumi
name: Tanakad, Hisashi
name: Miyagawa, Shigeru
name: Wada, Shigeo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: Tissues and Organs (q-bio.TO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Despite numerous studies on cerebral arterial blood flow, there has not yet been a comprehensive description of hemodynamics in patients undergoing debranching thoracic endovascular aortic repair (dTEVAR), a promising surgical option for aortic arch aneurysms. A phase delay of the flow rate in the left vertebral artery (LVA) in patients after dTEVAR compared to those before was experimentally observed, while the phase in the right vertebral artery (RVA) remained almost the same before and after surgery. Since this surgical intervention included stent graft implantation and extra-anatomical bypass, it was expected that the intracranial hemodynamic changes due to dTEVAR were coupled with fluid flow and pulse waves in cerebral arteries. To clarify this issue, A one-dimensional model (1D) was used to numerically investigate the relative contribution (i.e., local vessel stiffness and flow path changes) of the VA flow rate to the phase difference. The numerical results demonstrated a phase delay of flow rate in the LVA but not the RVA in postoperative patients undergoing dTEVAR relative to preoperative patients. The results further showed that the primary factor affecting the phase delay of the flow rate in the LVA after surgery compared to that before was the bypass, i.e., alteration of flow path, rather than stent grafting, i.e., the change in local vessel stiffness. The numerical results provide insights into hemodynamics in postoperative patients undergoing dTEVAR, as well as knowledge about therapeutic decisions.
A social assessment of forest resource based on stakeholders’ perception: an application in three Balkans rural areas
Creators: name: Crivellaro Marta
name: Camin Maurizio
name: Colle Giacomo
name: Bezzi Marco
name: Paletto Alessandro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Abstract: An inclusive and transparent participatory process in the Balkan region can facilitate information’s exchange between decision-makers and local community, and increase social acceptance of forest management outcomes. The study – developed in the “FOR Balkans” project – has two main objectives: stakeholders’ engagement in forest management scenarios’ development and implementation of a Spatial Decision Support System to enhance sustainable and multifunctional forest management. To achieve them, a face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted in three study areas in the Balkans: Shkrel district (Albania), Rugova valley (Kosovo), Knjaževac municipality (Serbia). The questionnaire – provided as a digital application – was administered to a sample of stakeholders in each study area. Stakeholders’ opinions towards ecosystem services and forest management practices were investigated. Results show that in Rugova provisioning services are the most important ecosystem services, that can be enhanced through a greater use of wood residues for energy purposes. In Shkrel, stakeholders consider supporting services as the most important category of ecosystem services that they can be maintained and improved through the implementation of sanitary fellings. In Knjaževac, stakeholders emphasize cultural services’ importance, which can be enhanced by promoting mixed forests and improving recreational facilities.
MS1 Guidelines for national and  European KE plans &  meetings
Creators: name: Széchenyi István University
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Knowledge exchange

description: The aim of the Guidelines for national and European KE plans & meetings is to support the TLs, NCs and CFAs in setting up and running their own networks, planning their knowledge exchange activities at national and EU level and preparing their KE plans, taking into account the specific requirements of the CFD project.To give the reader a complete understanding, the guide starts with a brief description of the project and the purpose and use of the guide. To understand the role of the various stakeholders involved in the project, the guide introduces the purpose, structure, and members of the National Networks. We also present the KE at national and European level, including the main types of KE activities used in the project and offer a short methodological guide for their successful implementation. There is a comprehensive description of the organisation of annual national meetings and specific information on the first national meeting.The document also includes templates to support the effective work of different stakeholders in planning, organizing and evaluating annual national meetings and in developing a national network plan.The recommendations contained here can of course be adapted by each project partner to their own country, taking into account local circumstances and incorporating their own experiences.
Personal rapid transit for Canberra
Creators: name: Jones, Haley M.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We consider personal rapid transit (PRT) as a sustainable transit system for Canberra. We discuss the advantages of PRT and show that is has all of the advantages and features of both car ownership and public transport, with added attractions of its own. The most appealing feature of PRT is its cost. Previous studies have shown PRT to be cheaper than most other public transport systems. We show that PRT would be remarkably cost effective for a city planned like Canberra, particularly if there were sufficient incentives to significantly cut car ownership, including enhancement of the current excellent bicycle network.
Liposomal Resiquimod for Enhanced Immunotherapy of Peritoneal Metastases of Colorectal Cancer
Creators: name: Pauli, Griffin
name: Chao, Po-Han
name: Qin, Zhu
name: Böttger, Roland
name: Lee, Suen Ern
name: Li, Shyh-Dar
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases is currently treated by cytoreductive surgery and locoregional chemotherapeutics. This standard treatment is associated with high morbidity, mortality, and recurrence rate. To augment the existing therapy, we developed a liposome-based delivery system containing 1,2-stearoyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane chloride (DSTAP), a cationic lipid, to localize a toll-like receptor agonist, resiquimod (R848), in the peritoneal cavity (PerC) for enhancing the immune response against cancer that had spread to the PerC. The liposomes delivered by intraperitoneal injection increased peritoneal retention of R848 by 14-fold while retarding its systemic absorption, leading to a 5-fold decreased peak plasma concentration compared to free R848 in mice. Within the PerC, the DSTAP-liposomes were found in ~40% of the dendritic cells by flow cytometry. DSTAP-R848 significantly upregulated interferon α (IFN-α) in the peritoneal fluid by 2-fold compared to free R848, without increasing the systemic level. Combined with oxaliplatin, a cytotoxic agent inducing immunogenic cell death, DSTAP-R848 effectively inhibited the progression of CT26 murine colorectal tumor in the PerC, while the combination with free R848 only showed a mild effect. Moreover, the combination of oxaliplatin and DSTAP-R848 significantly increased infiltration of CD8+ T cells in the PerC compared to oxaliplatin combined with free R848, indicating enhanced immune response against the tumor. The results suggest that DSTAP-R848 exhibits potential in augmenting existing therapies for treating colorectal cancer with peritoneal metastases via immune activation.
AC Losses in High-Temperature Superconductor Tapes and Cables for Power Applications
Creators: name: Godfrin, Aurélien
Publisher: name: KIT Scientific Publishing
Year: 2022
Subjects: AC-Verlustmessung
AC-Magnetisierungsverluste
Hochtemperatursupraleiter
Multifilament-Supraleiter
HTS-Kabel
AC loss measurement
AC magnetization losses
high-temperature superconductors
multifilamentary superconductors
HTS cables

description: This work focuses on two topics. The first is the investigation of producing filaments on copper-stabilized coated conductors, with striations made after or before electroplating the tape. The second topic is the applicability of the striations for reducing the AC losses of cables, in particular the CORC® and RACC cables, which are made with high-temperature superconductor (HTS) striated tapes.
КЛИНИКО- ДИАГНОСТИЧЕСКОЕ ЗНАЧЕНИЕ ОЦЕНКИ ПОКАЗАТЕЛЕЙ КАРНИТИНОВОГО ОБМЕНА ПРИ КАРДИОМИОПАТИЯХ У ДЕТЕЙ
Creators: name: Саидалиева, Мукаддам
name: Садикова, Райхон
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: в нашей работе отмечены аспекты клинико- диагностического значений оценок показателей карнитинового обмена при кардиомиопатиях у детей на основании литературных данных.
Leveraging the Rapidly Changing World of Broadband: Food Safety Education
Creators: name: CRAIG, B SUSIE
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Health literacy programming
Podcasts

description: Digital technology is omnipresent. Spurred by the pandemic, Americans will continue to spend substantial time at home – learning about and solving health concerns, using applications, online learning, along with digital devices to improve health literacy. More Americans expect to be lifelong learners at internet speed and internet scale. Effective internet/broadband education requires content generation, alongside structural coordination of digital platforms. To meet these trends, health literacy programming must develop systematic approaches and digital communications networks pushing research/evidence-based information to Americans. This presentation highlights best practices, broadband/social media strategies, and evaluation of the Food Safety in a Minute Program. Explore, learn about, and analyze podcasting, video voiceovers, integrative marketing using social media, and evaluation of internet outreach. This presentation is based on lessons learned from Food Safety in a Minute (161 episodes) and Food Safety and Covid-19 podcasts/videos (36) in English and Spanish/SNAP-Ed.
Vladimirixena Legalov 2009
Creators: name: Legalov, Andrei A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Belidae
Vladimirixena

description: Genus Vladimirixena Legalov, 2009
 Type species: Metrioxena sumatrana Heller, 1915
 Vladimirixena fulva (Heller, 1915) – Indonesia (Sumatra)
 Vladimirixena javanica (Voss, 1937) – Indonesia (Java)
 Vladimirixena subvittata (Pascoe, 1874) – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
 Vladimirixena sumatrana (Heller, 1915) – Indonesia (Sumatra), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
description: Published as part of Legalov, Andrei A., 2023, A new species of the genus Zherichinixena Legalov, 2009 (Coleoptera, Belidae) from South Sumatra, pp. 6-11 in Ecologica Montenegrina 68 on page 9, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.68.2, http://zenodo.org/record/13247068
Role of anisotropic confining potential and elliptical driving in dynamics of a Ge hole qubit
Creators: name: Dey, Bashab
name: Schliemann, John
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The squeezing of a Ge planar quantum dot enhances the Rabi frequency of electric dipole spin resonance by several orders of magnitude due to a strong Direct Rashba spin-orbit interaction in such geometries (Bosco et al 2021 Phys. Rev. B 104 115425). We investigate the geometric effect of an elliptical (squeezed) confinement and its interplay with the polarization of driving field in determining the Rabi frequency of a heavy-hole qubit in a planar Ge quantum dot. To calculate the Rabi frequency, we consider only the p-linear SOIs viz. electron-like Rashba, hole-like Rashba and hole-like Dresselhaus which are claimed to be the dominant ones by recent studies on planar Ge heterostructures. We derive approximate analytical expressions of the Rabi frequency using a Schrieffer-Wolff transformation for small SOI and driving strengths. Firstly, for an out-of-plane magnetic field with magnitude B, we get an operating region with respect to B, squeezing and polarization parameters where the qubit can be operated to obtain 'clean' Rabi flips. On and close to the boundaries of the region, the higher orbital levels strongly interfere with the two-level qubit subspace and destroy the Rabi oscillations, thereby putting a limitation on squeezing of the confinement. The Rabi frequency shows different behaviour for electron-like and hole-like Rashba SOIs. It vanishes for right (left) circular polarization in presence of purely electron-like (hole-like) Rashba SOI in a circular confinement. For both in- and out-of-plane magnetic fields, higher Rabi frequencies are achieved for squeezed configurations when the ellipses of polarization and the confinement equipotential have their major axes aligned but with different eccentricities. We also deduce a simple formula to calculate the effective heavy hole mass by measuring the Rabi frequencies using this setup.
Hydrachna cruenta Muller 1776
Creators: name: Pešić, Vladimir
name: Mumladze, Levan
name: Zawal, Andrzej
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Hydrachnidae
Hydrachna
Hydrachna cruenta

description: Hydrachna cruenta Müller, 1776
 Material examined — GEORGIA, Khanchali Lake, 41.2632° N, 43.5359° E, 1928 m asl., 8 Feb. 2015, leg. Mumladze, Japoshvili, Bikashvili, Shubitidze 1♀ (sequenced; voucher ID: CCDB 38560 G12).
 Remarks — The sequenced specimen from Georgia was clustered within BOLD:ADF2377, which includes specimens from Canada and Norway morphologically assigned to H. cruenta. New for Georgia.
 Habitat in Georgia — Eutrophic lake with silty bottom and dense aquatic vegetation.
description: Published as part of Pešić, Vladimir, Mumladze, Levan & Zawal, Andrzej, 2023, New records and first DNA barcodes of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Georgia, pp. 91-100 in Ecologica Montenegrina 67 on page 92, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.67.11, http://zenodo.org/record/13247074
PFASs: What can we learn from the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative HBM4EU
Creators: name: Uhl, Maria
name: Kolossa-Gehring, Marike
name: Schoeters, Greet
name: Govarts, Eva
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Human-Biomonitoring
Exposition

description: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were one of the priority substance groups selected which have been investigated under the ambitious European Joint programme HBM4EU (2017-2022). In order to answer policy relevant questions concerning exposure and health effects of PFASs in Europe several activities were developed under HBM4EU namely i) synthesis of HBM data generated in Europe prior to HBM4EU by developing new platforms, ii) development of a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Program covering 12 biomarkers of PFASs, iii) aligned and harmonized human biomonitoring studies of PFASs. In addition, some cohort studies (on mother-child exposure, occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium) were initiated, and literature researches on risk assessment of mixtures of PFAS, health effects and effect biomarkers were performed. The HBM4EU Aligned Studies have generated internal exposure reference levels for 12 PFASs in 1957 European teenagers aged 12-18 years. The results showed that serum levels of 14.3% of the teenagers exceeded 6.9 (micro)g/L PFASs, which corresponds to the EFSA guideline value for a tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of 4.4 ng/kg for some of the investigated PFASs (PFOA, PFOS, PFNA and PFHxS). In Northern and Western Europe, 24% of teenagers exceeded this level. The most relevant sources of exposure identified were drinking water and some foods (fish, eggs, offal and locally produced foods). HBM4EU occupational studies also revealed very high levels of PFASs exposure in workers (P95: 192 (micro)g/L in chrome plating facilities), highlighting the importance of monitoring PFASs exposure in specific workplaces. In addition, environmental contaminated hotspots causing high exposure to the population were identified. In conclusion, the frequent and high PFASs exposure evidenced by HBM4EU strongly suggests the need to take all possible measures to prevent further contamination of the European population, in addition to adopting remediation measures in hotspot areas, to protect human health and the environment. HBM4EU findings also support the restriction of the whole group of PFASs. Further, research and definition for additional toxicological dose-effect relationship values for more PFASs compounds is needed.
Governing in the Best Interests of the Planet: The role of directors’ duties in influencing companies’ climate and biodiversity impacts
Creators: name: House, Mayleah
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 480103
subject: Corporations and associations law

description: Governments globally recognise that private sector action is critical to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and Global Biodiversity Framework. Often, however, corporate environmental performance is misaligned with the trajectories necessary to achieve these objectives. Although Australia’s substantive environmental law aims to minimise companies’ impacts on climate and biodiversity, the intention behind these laws arguably conflicts with the objectives of corporate law: a body of law that indirectly influences corporate environmental performance. Despite corporate law increasingly incorporating environmental considerations, evidence suggests that the best interests duty may incentivise directors to prioritise short-term profits for shareholders at the expense of the climate and biodiversity. Accordingly, through qualitative interviews with legal professional, industry group and civil society experts whose professional roles frequently bring them into contact with Australian directors, this socio-legal research aimed to substantiate whether the best interests duty impedes positive corporate environmental performance. It examined how Australian directors interpret the duty and how those interpretations influence their decision-making around their company’s environmental performance. It further aimed to identify potential reforms to the best interests duty that could overcome any identified barriers to positive corporate environmental performance. Eleven interviews with the relevant experts were undertaken over Zoom between August and September 2023. Interviews were recorded and transcribed, with transcriptions subsequently analysed and coded. Findings indicated that Australian directors interpret the best interests duty through a financial lens and likely consider their paramount obligation is to prioritise profit maximisation. Despite permissions to limit their climate and biodiversity impacts, directors are arguably not incentivised nor compelled to take such actions and the duty is insufficient to encourage positive environmental performance. The findings suggest several principles for reforms to the best interests duty could positively influence directors’ decisions related to their companies’ climate and biodiversity impacts and the Paris Agreement and Global Biodiversity Framework goals. Similar research with Australian directors themselves would be beneficial to address gaps within this study.