cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Characterization of ZnO Layers Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Solar Cells
Creators: name: Weigand, C.
name: Bergren, M.
name: Valset, K.
name: Carey, D.
name: Fagerberg, R.
name: Ladam, C.
name: Grepstad, J.
name: Weman, H.
name: Furtak, T.
name: Collins, R.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Advanced Photovoltaics
New Types of Cells and Modules

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 692-695
description: ZnO nanostructures for use as inorganic acceptors in hybrid inorganic/organic solar cell devices have been grown on Si(001) and c-plane sapphire by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) with and without a Au catalyst. Samples have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution x-ray diffraction (XRD). For Au catalyst growth, pure oxygen ambient gas favored ZnO nanosheet growth and vertical ZnO nanorods with (0001) orientation were grown in oxygen-poor ambient gas at 0.5 mbar and 800°C. Decreasing gas pressure led to the growth of ZnO thin films and decreasing temperature promoted ZnO nanosheet formation and increased growth rates. On samples grown without catalyst, ZnO nanorods formed in (0001) orientation at a substrate temperature of 800°C. With decreasing temperature, ZnO thin film growth and an increased deposition rate was observed. This was attributed to less ZnO re-evaporation from the substrate at lower growth temperatures.
How SN Ia host-galaxy properties affect cosmological parameters
Creators: name: Campbell, H.
name: Fraser, M.
name: Gilmore, G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a systematic study of the relationship between Type Ia Supernova (SN Ia) properties, and the characteristics of their host galaxies, using a sample of 581 SNe Ia from the full Sloan Digital Sky Survey II (SDSS-II) SN Survey. We also investigate the effects of this on the cosmological constraints derived from SNe~Ia. Compared to previous studies, our sample is larger by a factor of $>4$, and covers a substantially larger redshift range (up to z~0.5), which is directly applicable to the volume of cosmological interest. We measure a significant correlation (>5σ) between the host-galaxy stellar-mass and the SN~Ia Hubble Residuals (HR). We find a weak correlation (1.4σ) between the host-galaxy metallicity as measured from emission lines in the spectra, and the SN~Ia HR. We also find evidence that the slope of the correlation between host-galaxy mass and HR is -0.11 $\mathrm{mag}/\mathrm{log}(\mathrm{M}_{\mathrm{host}}/\mathrm{M}_{\odot})$ steeper in lower metallicity galaxies. We test the effects on a cosmological analysis using both the derived best-fitting correlations between host parameters and HR, and by allowing an additional free parameter in the fit to account for host properties which we then marginalize over when determining cosmological parameters. We see a shift towards more negative values of the equation of state parameter $w$, along with a shift to lower values of $Ω_\mathrm{m}$ after applying mass or metallicity corrections. The shift in cosmological parameters with host-galaxy stellar-mass correction is consistent with previous studies. We find a best-fitting cosmology of $Ω_{\mathrm{m}} =0.266_{-0.016}^{+0.016}$, $Ω_Λ=0.740_{-0.018}^{+0.018}$ and $w=-1.151_{-0.121}^{+0.123}$ (statistical errors only).
description: MNRAS accepted
A discrete-ordinate discontinuous-streamline diffusion method for the radiative transfer equation
Creators: name: Wang, Cheng
name: Sheng, Qiwei
name: Han, Weimin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 65N30, 65R20

description: The radiative transfer equation (RTE) arises in many different areas of science and engineering. In this paper, we propose and investigate a discrete-ordinate discontinuous-streamline diffusion (DODSD) method for solving the RTE, which is a combination of the discrete-ordinate technique and the discontinuous-streamline diffusion method. Different from the discrete-ordinate discontinuous Galerkin (DODG) method for the RTE, an artificial diffusion parameter is added to the test functions in the spatial discretization. Stability and error estimates in certain norms are proved. Numerical results show that the proposed method can lead to a more accurate approximation in comparison with the DODG method.
Development of PV Cells With n-C:H (N)/p-Si Heterostructures
Creators: name: Panosyan, Z.
name: Stepanyan, A.V.
name: Arakelyan, A.H.
name: Voskanyan, A.S.
name: Yengibaryan, Y.
name: Darbasyan, A.
name: Voskanyan, S.S.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Advanced Photovoltaics
New Types of Cells and Modules

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 682-684
description: n-type semiconductor photosensitive diamond-like carbon (DLC) films have been synthesized from hydrocarbon (toluene) from low-temperature plasma. Optical and electrical properties of obtained films have been varied with the help of applied technology. The n-C:H(N)/p-Si heterojunction prepared on the basis of these films allows for design of photovoltaic (PV) cells. The photosensitivity of cells has been shifted toward long-wavelength range compared with standard Si cell. These structures might be of interest for production of low-cost and effective solar energy converters.
The Development of Non-Hegemonic Masculine Ideologies: A Biographical Narrative Study
Creators: name: Lowe, Adam
Publisher: name: Leeds Beckett University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Hegemonic / Traditional western masculinity is understood to be predicated through the oppression of women through various forms of misogyny and violence and the suppression, subordination and marginalisation of men, particularly through homophobia, to police deviations from hegemonic ideals. A sample of 13 heterosexual men were recruited, aged between 19 and 56 years, sourced from initiatives involved in challenging problematic western masculinity norms and the unfair societal structures that these norms reinforce. In Study One (Part One), Biographical Narrative Interpretive Methods were employed, producing a Collective Narrative which illustrated the commonalities in the men’s lives and their trajectories to becoming adults and allies. In Study One (Part Two), a Critical Narrative Analysis considered what ideological components may be discernible in the participants’ telling of their narratives. The theories that were considered most representative of the told narratives were (highly prosocial) Hybrid Masculinities and Critical Positive Masculinities, both of which incorporate to differing degrees non-traditional components, conducive to the wellbeing of the individual and those around them. A second complimentary study was conducted involving a smaller sample of returning participants’, who’s texts were found to align most with Critical Positive Masculinities. Semi-Structured interviews and Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis illustrated a cyclical process of meaning making, in which the men’s subscriptions to masculinities were found to be largely performative, motivated by a concern with being perceived of as appealing to potential partners; i.e., heteromasculinities. Counter to this, the men masculinised the practice of critical reflexivity; perceiving self-reflection and accountability as a component of their gender constructs. Ultimately, this research contributes much needed data on non-traditional masculinities and showcases a range of wellbeing-enhancing ideologies and practices for men and boys.
Single-Junction Concentrator Quantum Well Solar Cells Enhanced by Photon Recycling
Creators: name: Adams, J.
name: Ginige, R.
name: Connolly, J.P.
name: Ballard, I.M.
name: Ekins-Daukes, N.J.
name: Barnham, K.
name: Hill, G.
name: Roberts, J.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Advanced Photovoltaics
New Types of Cells and Modules

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 708-711
description: Strain-balanced quantum well solar cells (SB-QWSCs) comprising 50 quantum well layers in the intrinsic region of a GaAs p-i-n solar cell have been studied. Different substrate finishes and device mountings have been compared on doped and on semi-insulating substrates for cells with shallow and deep quantum wells. Dark current, quantum efficiency and reflectivity measurements were made on anti-reflection coated test devices. Experimental results were compared with our device simulation model, and a suppression of the predicted radiative recombination current from the quantum well region was found in devices with polished substrates mounted on gold epoxy or an air gap, and in those with mirrored substrates, relative to those mounted on absorbing black paint. This effect was more apparent in devices grown on semi-insulating substrates than those grown on doped substrates, due to lower light absorption in the former. Evidence for suppression of in-plane emission in the quantum wells was found in the modelling, indicating the possibility for fundamentally higher device efficiencies.
Comparison of Bureaucratic Barriers for Successful PV Deployment in Europe
Creators: name: Nogara, M.M.
name: Anta, J.
name: Chianetta, G.
name: Stryi-Hipp, G.
name: Loyen, R.
name: Despotou, E.
name: Gremes, G.
name: Psomas, S.
name: Pietruszko, S.M.
name: Elamine, W.
name: Machirant, A.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: PV Deployment
PV Markets

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 3680-3682
description: Experiences with regard to PV deployment in EU Member States show that feed-in tariffs are the most successful support scheme for PV market introduction. However, the implementation of feed-in tariffs does not guarantee for the creation of PV markets alone. Successful PV markets are dependent on the right framework conditions. There are several examples for countries, which implemented feed-in tariffs but administrative barriers prevent/delay a possible market uptake for PV. The purpose of this paper is to identify main barriers in European countries and show possible solutions to overcome those barriers. This will be done by taking into account the expertise of the members of the NNPVA network, the Network of National Photovoltaic Associations.
Time and age-dependent pathway enrichment analysis of gene expression in immature and mature rats after kainate-induced status epilepticus
Creators: name: Craige, Michael W.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2021

description: Epilepsy is a severe and potentially life-threatening neurologic condition and is the most common brain disorder worldwide (Thurman et al., 2011), affecting approximately 1.2% of the global population. Yet, the molecular pathways involved in the development of epilepsy remain poorly understood. To address this problem, I analyzed gene expression profiles using mRNA isolated from the hippocampi of immature (P15) and mature (P30) rats following treatment with kainic acid (KA), a glutamate agonist with well-studied seizure-inducing activity. Samples were obtained at 5-time points following KA administration (1 hr., 6 hrs., 24 hrs., 72 hrs., and 240 hrs.) and applied to an Affymetrix gene chip (8799 genes). While both P15 and P30 animals experience status epilepticus (SE) in response to KA injection, only the P30 animals develop spontaneous recurrent seizures. Data were analyzed using the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) Java-based desktop application and four (4) C2 MSigDB biological pathways, coupled with original Python (v3.8.5) scripts, to identify key molecular pathways that were significantly altered in response to KA-induced SE in P15 and P30 animals. We identified 132 differentially regulated pathways between the P15 and P30 animals, including pathways involved in oxidative phosphorylation, inflammation, cell activation, cell cycle transit, apoptosis, proteasome activity, and MHC I antigen presentation transcription and translation. Examination of individual gene expression within these pathways identified several differentially expressed neuronal stress response and survival genes, including MeCP-2, netrin-1 receptors, and AKT2, which merit further individual analysis, as they may potentially serve as therapeutic targets.The development of specific computational tools and their application in pathway-centric analyses of events during epileptogenesis represents significant and valuable innovations. This approach allows a deeper mechanistic understanding of the biological processes governing epilepsy. The computational tools developed during this study provide an extensive resource to a broader scientific community to analyze complex biological events.
title: Das Fantastische in der Erinnerungsliteratur zur Shoah
Creators: name: Harnacker, Sebastian
Year: 2023

description: Die Erinnerungsliteratur zur Shoah ist ein ungebrochen produktives Feld. Gründe hierfür zeigt Marianne Hirsch in ihrer „Postmemory“ Theorie. Sie beschreibt eine Generation an Autor:innen, die zwar nicht durch eigene Erfahrung, jedoch durch kulturelle und familiale Übertragungen mit den Verbrechen der Shoah verbunden ist. In Werken dieser Postmemory Generation lassen sich aus der fantastischen Literatur bekannte Motive finden, die eine empathische Verbindung zu den Opfern der Shoah ermöglichen. Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Auffinden solcher Motive und der Untersuchung der Wirkweisen des Fantastischen auf den Erinnerungsdiskurs und die Bildung von kollektiver Erinnerung. Ausgehend von der von Tzvetan Todorov formulierten Theorie zur fantastischen Literatur, werden die dadurch ermöglichten Transgressionen von Raum und Zeit mittels Michail Bachtins Begriff des „Chronotopos“ und Lefebvres Theorie zur „Produktion des Raumes“ analysiert und damit die Rolle der Literatur als Übertragungsmedium und Speicher für die kollektive Erinnerung an die Shoah aufgezeigt.
description: Today’s literature is still constantly contributing to the memory of the Shoah. Marianne Hirsch emphasizes the living connection of the generations after in her theory of “postmemory”. Authors of the postgeneration writing about the Shoah today are not drawing on their personal experience but on the transmission of memory through family and society. In works of the postmemory-generation motives of the fantastic literature can be found which help to form an empathic connection to the victims of the Shoah. This master’s thesis will identify such elements of the fantastic and analyze in what way they effect the memory discourse today. Starting with Tzvetan Todorov’s theory of the fantastic literature it will show how transgressions of time and space are enabled. Using Michail Bachtin’s “chronotope” theory and Henri Lefebvre’s thoughts on the “production of space” the role of literature as a medium of transmission and storage for the collective memory of the Shoah will be shown.
Phonon Modes in Si-Ge Nano-Structures for Hot Carrier Solar Cells
Creators: name: Huang, L.
name: Zafran, J.
name: Le Bris, A.
name: Olsson, P.
name: Domain, C.
name: Guillemoles, J.F.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Advanced Photovoltaics
New Types of Cells and Modules

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 689-691
description: A precise simulation of phonon modes in Si-Ge nanostructures was developped that can be extended to other semiconductors. The possible phonon modes in Si-Ge nano-structures are discussed and compared with the bulk crystal
materials. The theoretical material design of nano-structured solar cell materials is expected to provide guidance to the experimental synthesis for new materials for hot carrier solar cells and for interpretation of defect induced modes in
photovoltaic semiconductors.
Spectroscopic study and astronomical detection of doubly 13C-substituted ethyl cyanide
Creators: name: Margulès, L.
name: Belloche, A.
name: Müller, H. S. P.
name: Motiyenko, R. A.
name: Guillemin, J. -C.
name: Garrod, R. T.
name: Menten, K. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have performed a spectral line survey called EMoCA toward Sagittarius B2(N) between 84 and 114 GHz with ALMA. Line intensities of the main isotopic species of ethyl cyanide and its singly 13C-substituted isotopomers observed toward the hot molecular core Sgr B2(N2) suggest that the doubly 13C-substituted isotopomers should be detectable also. We want to determine the spectroscopic parameters of all three doubly 13C-substituted isotopologues of ethyl cyanide to search for them in our ALMA data. We investigated the laboratory rotational spectra of the three species between 150 and 990 GHz. We searched for emission lines produced by these species in the ALMA spectrum of Sgr B2(N2). We modeled their emission as well as the emission of the 12C and singly 13C-substituted isotopologues assuming local thermodynamic equilibrium. We identified more than 5000 rotational transitions, pertaining to more than 3500 different transition frequencies, in the laboratory for each of the three isotopomers. The quantum numbers reach J ~ 115 and K_a ~ 35, resulting in accurate spectroscopic parameters and accurate rest frequency calculations beyond 1000 GHz for strong to moderately weak transitions of either isotopomer. All three species are unambiguously detected in our ALMA data. The 12C/13C column density ratio of the isotopomers with one 13C atom to the ones with two 13C atoms is about 25. Ethyl cyanide is the second molecule after methyl cyanide for which isotopologues containing two 13C atoms have been securely detected in the interstellar medium. The model of our ethyl cyanide data suggests that we should be able to detect vibrational satellites of the main species up to at least v_19 = 1 at 1130 K and up to v_13 + v_21 = 2 at 600 K for the isotopologues with one 13C atom in our present ALMA data. Such satellites may be too weak to be identified unambiguously for isotopologues with two 13C atoms.
description: accepted for publication in A&A
Near-Infrared Emitting Lanthanide Complexes for Luminescent Solar Concentrators
Creators: name: Rowan, B.
name: Richards, B.S.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Advanced Photovoltaics
New Types of Cells and Modules

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 700-703
description: The majority of luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) work to date has focussed on the use of organic dyes in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) or a similar polymer matrix. High quantum efficiencies have been achieved with organic dyes in the visible range but this efficiency does not extend into the near-infrared (NIR) region. Lanthanide (Ln) ions such as neodymium (Nd3+) or ytterbium (Yb3+), exhibit narrow emission peaks in the NIR range. They are also photo-stable and present large stokes shifts leading to reduced re-absorption losses. The two main drawbacks with Ln ions are that they
display narrow absorption bands, therefore utilising a small fraction of the solar spectrum. They also have extremely low absorption coefficients meaning very high concentrations are required to harvest significant amounts of solar energy. One means to overcome these shortcomings is to sensitize the lanthanide ions with highly absorbing organic antennae such as
luminescent dyes to absorb light in the visible range and transfer it to the rare earth (RE) emitter. NIR emitting lanthanide complexes have been synthesised and characterised spectroscopically in solution and in a polymer matrix. Absorption and emission spectra indicate the presence of energy transfer between the dye and Ln ions. This paper outlines the results of initial measurements carried out on two types of Ln complex.
Transparent Electrodes for Bifacial Silicon Solar Cells Based on Indium and Zinc Oxides
Creators: name: Untila, G.
name: Kost, T.
name: Chebotareva, A.
name: Zaks, M.
name: Sitnikov, A.
name: Solodukha, O.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Advanced Photovoltaics
New Types of Cells and Modules

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 704-707
description: Laminated Grid Cells (LGCells) with current collecting grid made of wire based on Indium-Fluorine-Oxide (IFO)/(n+pp+)Cz-Si/Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) structure have been proved to achieve 19.2% efficiency. Be-sides, we achieved 17% efficiency for (IFO)/(pp+)Cz-Si LGCell – the record value for TCO/Si heterojunction solar cells. These results were obtained due to the optimized conditions of the IFO film deposition by pyrosol method (ad-dition of small amount of water in film-forming solution) in combination with improvements of the LGCell technol-ogy (cell edge passivation and reduction of the light reflection from lamination film). Three types of the back con-tacts were also investigated: metal (InGa eutectic), Indium-Tin-Oxide (ITO) and Zinc Oxide (ZnO) films. It was found that LGCells with ZnO film exhibit superior photocurrent and photovoltage, however the worst Fill Factor (FF) because of the high resistivity (~ 10-2 Ωcm) of ZnO; LGCells with metallic (InGa) back contact possess the highest FF but the worst photocurrent and photovoltage; at last LGCells with ITO film exhibit the highest efficiency. It is concluded that improving the conductivity of the ZnO film will allow further increase of LGCells efficiency.
Physiological and transcriptomic responses of antioxidant system and nitrogen metabolism in tomato seedlings treated with nitrogen starvation and re-supply
Creators: name: Dong, Yanyan
name: Zhai, Jiali
name: Yan, Jinping
name: Li, Kunzhi
name: Xu, Huini
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Physiology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Nitrogen (N) is one of the essential macronutrients that play important roles in plant growth and development. To better understand the response of antioxidant system and Nmetabolism under Nstarvation and re-supply condition, physiological and transcriptomic analyses were performed in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). The malondialdehyde (MDA) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) contents increased significantly, while the superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR) activities, the ratio of ASA/DHA and GSH/GSSG, the NO3− contents, nitrate reductase (NR) activities decreased after Nstarvation treatment. Compared with the control, 1766 genes were up-regulated and 2244 genes were down-regulated after Nstarvation. These differentially expressed genes (DEGs) are mainly enriched in functional items such as cellular process, metabolic process and catalytic activity. The KEGG pathways revealed that the DEGs were mainly involved in phenpropane biosynthesis, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, and Nmetabolism. The expression of SlSOD, SlCAT, SlAPX, SlMDHAR, SlTrxh, SlPrx, SlGrx, SlNRT2.4, SlNR, SlGS2, and SlNiR decreased after Nstarvation and increased after Nre-supply, which were validated by qRT-PCR. Our results provide abasis for understanding the response of tomato to Ndeficiency and resupply and atheoretical reference for cultivation regulation.
Bottlenecks in the Canary Island Multi-MW PV Development
Creators: name: Cendagorta, M.
name: Montes, C.
name: Linares, A.
name: Llarena García, E.
name: Gonzalez, P.
name: Friend, E.
name: Friend, M.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: PV Deployment
PV as Enabling Technology

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 3668-3670
description: The Spanish society is evolving a sensibility about reducing its dependence from non renewable foreign energy sources, resulting on the demand for a better use of the available energy resources, which in the case of Spain are mainly renewable. This concern is mingled together with a growing awareness about environmental issues, in order to progress towards a truly sustainable development scheme. As a result, the Spanish government has
been legislating in favour of a new policy, promoting and regulating the production of renewable energy. Also, such laws guarantee the return on the investment for the renewable energy producers. So, for instance, Royal Decree 661/2007, guarantees an incentived tariff for PV installations up to 10 MW of 0.43 €/kWp, while for installations of less than 100 kW the tariff goes as high as 0.45 €/kWp. Fueled by this regulation, the PV sector has grown
considerably since 2004 and, by May 2008, the installed and producing PV in Spain was set to 1085 MW. Hence, Spanish provinces such as Navarra, which has become the reference for the rest of the nation, have contributed by
14% of the new installed plants. On the other hand, provinces with a significant potential for PV installation, such as Santa Cruz de Tenerife or Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the two administrative centres at the Canary Islands, make a contribution of just 4.5%, a percentage clearly below the prospective horizon for the implantation of such energy. The present document analyses the different barriers which are responsible for the restrain on the development of PV, particularly to the Canary Islands case.
European PV Employment and Future Job Creation
Creators: name: Hohmeyer, O.
name: Bohm, S.
name: Weiss, I.
name: Caneva, S.
name: Helm, P.
name: Stierstorfer, J.
name: Despotou, E.
name: Wolfsegger, C.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: PV Deployment
PV as Enabling Technology

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 3676-3679
description: In this paper the project “PV Employment” will be presented. This project analyses how many jobs will be created and how many will be replaced due to photovoltaic production, installation and operation in the European
Union, which is a key political issue. The project’s focus is not only on direct effects in the photovoltaic sectors but also on indirect effects on the employment situation of other sectors of the EU member states’ economies. To facilitate such analysis an input-output model with special emphasis on the production structures of the different stages of photovoltaic production, installation, operation and maintenance has been developed. Different market
scenarios have been fed into this model and net effects have been calculated.
For the most likely scenario calculations reveal that there will be negative net labour effects for roughly the next twenty years; after that period there will be positive net labour effects induced by photovoltaics. Moreover, data on future net GDP development and net CO2 emissions induced by photovoltaics have been generated, which show substantial long term gains in GDP and large net reductions of CO2 emissions.
A Recent History of Python (Through Stack Overflow Questions and Answers)
Creators: name: Hames, Sam
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: python software trends

description: From Python 0.9's public release in 1991 it has grown to be one of the most widely used programming languages, including prominence in many domains from web apps to machine learning. While there is never going to be any single explanation of why or how Python reached this point, Python's past can help inform our collective future. In this talk I will introduce a novel Python tool for interactive text analytics to tell a recent history of Python, as seen through the Python questions and answers on Stack Overflow.
Analysis of Operational Costs and its Future Cost Reduction Potential
Creators: name: Stettler, S.
name: Toggweiler, P.
name: Rasmussen, J.
name: Ruoss, D.
name: Kottmann, A.
name: Schudel, P.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: PV Deployment
PV as Enabling Technology

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 3683-3687
description: Goal of this study was to evaluate actual operating costs, to estimate the future cost development and to propose activities for further decrease of the operating costs for photovoltaic systems. Information about the actual cost situation was collected by literature study, but also in interviews and surveys with PV experts and PV owners. Afterwards, all results were discussed at a workshop with about 20 Swiss PV experts. The results show that in practice often no operating concept exists, which leads to a high range of operating costs. In general, the operating costs per kWh energy yield decrease if the size of the PV system increases. Target costs nowadays are about 6 €ct/kWh for a 10 kWp system to 3 €ct/kWh for a 100 kWp system. The major part of the operating costs are used for replacements, especially of the inverter. In future, operating costs will decrease further, mainly because they are partly linked with the capital costs (e.g. insurance costs). But also other parameters, like the specific energy yield and professionalism of the operator influence the operating costs. There exists still a high improvement potential, for example in monitoring of the system and fast reaction in case of a malfunction.
Meta-QTL for morphological traits and pharmaceutical alkaloids in periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus (L.) ‘G. Don’)
Creators: name: Shariatipour, Nikwan
name: Heidari, Bahram
name: Richards, Christopher
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Plant Biology

description: Meta-analysis is a powerful method used to discern reliable genomic regions associated with quantitative traits. The objective of this study was to use a meta-QTL (MQTL) analysis method to identify the most reliable and accurate QTL controlling morphological traits and terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs); serpentine (S), vinblastine (VB), ajmalicine (A) and vincristine (VC) in Catharanthus roseus. A quantitative trait loci (QTL) database containing 40 QTLs retrieved from two individual mapping studies associated with 13 phytochemical and morphological traits. The results of projection of 40 putative QTLs on to the consensus genetic map showed that 18 MQTLs had a 25.88% reduction in confidence interval (CI) on C. roseus chromosomes. Co-localisation results suggested that leaves TAL and serpentine in roots (SR) with 50% and 60% frequencies were the most common QTLs associated with vindoline (V) and catharanthine (C). The MQTL.LG1.5, MQTL.LG2.2, MQTL.LG1.1, MQTL.LG1.2, MQTL.LG1.7 and MQTL.LG3.3 were the most important MQTLs and the most reliable chromosome regions for refining genetic control of the tested traits in C. roseus. The consensus map provided information for the identification of the QTL-dense genomic regions that will assist in improving the efficiency of genomic and marker-assisted selection (MAS) in pharmacological researches.
Electrochemical biosensing to unveil the role of exosomes as cancer biomarkers
Creators: name: CHIN, GRACE PEI
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 400399
subject: Biomedical engineering not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 320602
subject: Medical biotechnology diagnostics (incl. biosensors)
classificationCode: 321405
subject: Pharmaceutical sciences

description: Exosomes together with their microRNA (miRNA) have been discovered as important biomarkers in the field of cancer and various diseases, particularly focusing on diagnostics. They have been extensively researched due to the ability to reflect the condition of a disease based on quantifying the levels of specific exosomes found in various bodily fluids, and identifying particular components in their cargo. Traditional methods for exosome detection require them to be first isolated and characterized, before the exosomal cargo can be extracted and detected, making the whole process very complicated and time consuming. To address this issue, my PhD research was aimed to develop a label-free nanomaterial-based electrochemical biosensing platform for the detection of exosomes and exosomal miRNA to fully exploit exosomes’ diagnostic potential for the detection of diseases.
Si Quantum Dots For Solar Cell Fabrication
Creators: name: Ficcadenti, M.
name: Pinto, N.
name: Morresi, L.
name: D'Amico, F.
name: Gunnella, R.
name: Murri, R.
name: Tucci, M.
name: Mittiga, A.
name: Serenelli, L.
name: Izzi, M.
name: Falconieri, M.
name: Sytchkova, A.
name: Grilli, M.L.
name: Pirozzi, L.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: Advanced Photovoltaics
New Types of Cells and Modules

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 685-688
description: Thin film stacks, made of Si-rich SiOx alternated with SiO2 layers, have been deposited by reactive RF sputtering starting from Si and SiO2 targets, respectively. Crystalline QDs have been nucleated by Si precipitation from the Si-rich SiOx phase using high temperature annealing.
Electrical conductivity measurements have shown a semiconducting-like behaviour. QD sizes affect the conductivity values and the activation energies.
We have tentatively interpreted the electrical behaviour of this quantum structure in terms of a Meyer-Neldel rule conventionally used to explain the electrical properties of nano-porous silicon.
1€ per Watt-Peak Advanced Crystalline Silicon Modules: The Crystalclear Integrated Project
Creators: name: Sinke, W.C.
name: Del Cañizo, C.
name: Del Coso, G.
Publisher: name: WIP-Munich
Year: 2008
Subjects: PV Deployment
PV as Enabling Technology

description: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 1-5 September 2008, Valencia, Spain; 3700-3705
description: CrystalClear is an Integrated Project carried out in the 6th Framework Program of the European Union. The main project aim is to reduce the direct manufacturing costs of crystalline silicon PV modules to 1 €/Wp, when
produced in next-generation plants. CrystalClear deals with the entire crystalline silicon value chain from silicon feedstock up to module manufacturing. In the course of the project, which started in 2004, several ‘overall’ technologies have been defined and developed. These technologies represent different combinations of wafer options, cell and module designs as well as processing approaches. They have been analysed in terms of their
manufacturing costs, assuming large-scale production. It is found that crystalline silicon PV technology has the potential to reach direct module manufacturing costs of around 1 €/Wp on a relatively short term (i.e. within ≈5 years). This implies that wafer-based crystalline silicon photovoltaics is compatible with the requirements to achieve grid parity, see the Strategic Research Agenda of the PV Technology Platform, www.eupvplatform.org. Critical conditions to reach this cost level are: efficient silicon utilization (g/Wp module power), high total area module efficiency and high-throughput, high-yield production.
title: Measurement of $\Delta \Gamma_s$ using the $B^0_s$ decays to the final states $J/\psi \eta^{\prime}$ and $J/\psi f_0$}
title: Measurement of ΔΓₛ using the B⁰ₛ decays to the final states J/ψη′ and J/ψf₀
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Petrucci, Stefano
Publisher: name: The University of Edinburgh
Year: 2023
Subjects: Large Hadron Collider beauty
LHCb
CP violation
High Level i Trigger
HLT

description: The main research field of the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment at Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the study of CP violation and rare decays of beauty and charm hadrons. Measurement of the B⁰ₛ mixing parameters ΔΓₛ, Γₛ, Δmₛ and ϕₛ provide a precise test of the Standard Model (SM). New particles, as predicted in models of physics beyond the SM may alter the measured values of B⁰ₛ mixing parameters compared to the SM. In this thesis, a measurement of ΔΓₛ is made by comparing the lifetimes in the B⁰ₛ → J/ψη′ and B⁰ₛ → J/ψf₀ decay modes. This work uses the full data set recorded by the LHCb detector between 2011 and 2018. The value of ΔΓₛ is determined by measuring the yields of the two channels in bins of decay time, computing the ratio between the two channels in each bin and performing a χ² minimization. This technique, combined with the choice of two decay channels with similar topology, reduces the impact of the time acceptance introduced by the detector. The measured value of ΔΓₛ is ΔΓₛ = (0.081 ± 0.011 ± 0.009) ps⁻¹ where the first uncertainty is statistical and the second is systematic. At the end of 2018 the LHC started a major upgrade to deliver better performance. During this period, most of the LHCb sub-detectors were upgraded as well as the data acquisition system. After the upgrade, the new software infrastructure will need to be more robust and scalable to face the higher luminosity delivered by the LHC. With this new configuration, monitoring the status of the detector and the data collected will be crucial to assure the best performance of the detector. For this reason, a prototype for the High Level Trigger (HLT) monitoring system was designed, implemented and tested. The goal of this system was to check the feasibility of having a monitoring system running on off-the-shelf software instead of developing everything from scratch.
Thyroid Auto-Transplantation: A Scoping Review
Creators: name: Louie, Nathan
name: Wong, Chenille
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Neoplasms
subject: Diseases
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Endocrine System Diseases
subject: Medical Specialties
subject: Surgery
subject: autologous
subject: autotransplantation
subject: general surgery
subject: heterotopic
subject: scoping review
subject: thyroid
subject: thyroidectomy
subject: transplantation

description: Total thyroidectomy is currently considered the gold standard for management of bilateral benign thyroid disorders. However, it requires life-long levothyroxine replacement therapy (LRT) which demands a high level of patient compliance, regular follow-up visits as well as long-term risks including frequent subclinical hypo- and hyperthyroidism episodes, long-term effects on bone mineral density in post-menopausal woman, and its drug absorption is hindered in patients with GI and other disorders. Thyroid auto transplantation (TATx) is a potential alternative to LRT and entails the transplantation of healthy thyroid tissue in another place in the body so that the patient can still produce and regulate thyroid hormones, making LRT not necessary. As a new and emerging topic of interest, a scoping review on TATx for the management of patients undergoing thyroidectomy will be performed to provide a preliminary assessment of the existing research available and a more cohesive understanding of the benefits and limitations of TATx as an alternative to LRT. Animal, translational and human studies will be included and compared to identify any differences in methodology, results, sample size and patient demographics, and summarized to offer new insights on the feasibility, safety and efficacy of TATx. As few systematic or scoping reviews exist on this topic, this research is needed to provide an up-to-date assessment of the existing body of knowledge and provide direction for future research and evaluation of TATx.
Spatial and temporal hierarchical decomposition methods for the optimal power flow problem
Creators: name: García Nava, Rodrigo
Publisher: name: The University of Edinburgh
Year: 2023
Subjects: Optimal Power Flow Problem
spatial decomposition methods
temporal decomposition methods
transmissiondistribution network topologies
Benders-based algorithm

description: The subject of this thesis is the development of spatial and temporal decomposition methods for the optimal power flow problem, such as in the transmissiondistribution network topologies. In this context, we propose novel decomposition interfaces and effectivemethodology for both the spatial and temporal dimensions applicable to linear and non-linear representations of the OPF problem. These two decomposition strategies are combined with a Benders-based algorithmand have advantages in model building time, memory management and solving time. For example, in the 2880-period linear problems, the decomposition finds optimal solutions up to 50 times faster and allows even larger instances to be solved; and in multi-period non-linear problems with 48 periods, close-to-optimal feasible solutions are found 7 times faster. With these decompositions, detailed networks can be optimized in coordination, effectively exploiting the value of the time-linked elements in both transmission and distribution levels while speeding up the solution process, preserving privacy, and adding flexibility when dealing with different models at each level. In the non-linear methodology, significant challenges, such as active set determination, instability and non-convex overestimations, may hinder its effectiveness, and they are addressed, making the proposed methodology more robust and stable. A test network was constructed by combining standard publicly available networks resulting in nearly 1000 buses and lines with up to 8760 connected periods; several interfaces were presented depending on the problemtype and its topology using a modified Benders algorithm. Insight was given into why a Benders-based decomposition was used for this type of problem instead of a common alternative: ADMM. The methodology is useful mainly in two sets of applications: when highly detailed long-termlinear operational problems need to be solved, such as in planning frameworks where the operational problems solved assume no prior knowledge; and in full AC-OPF problems where prior information from historic solutions can be used to speed up convergence.
Emission Spectroscopy During High-Current Anode Modes in Vacuum Arc
Creators: name: Khakpour, A.
name: Methling, R.
name: Franke, S.
name: Gortschakow, S.
name: Uhrlandt, D.
Publisher: name: Praha : Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Physics
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: vacuum arc
subject: high-current anode phenomena
subject: emission spectroscopy
subject: Konferenzschrift
subject: 530

description: A vacuum interrupter reaches its interruption limit once high-current anode phenomena occur. High-current anode modes lead to an increase of the anode surface temperature and an increased generation of metal vapor, which may result in a weakening of the dielectric recovery strength after current zero. In this work, different discharge modes in a vacuum arc for AC 50 Hz including diffuse, footpoint, anode spot type 1 and type 2, and anode plume are investigated. Electrodes made of CuCr7525 with diameter of 10 mm are used. The final gap length is about 20 mm. Time and space resolved optical emission spectroscopy is used to examine the temporal and spatial distribution of atomic and ionic copper lines. The distribution of atomic and ionic lines parallel and perpendicular to the anode surface is investigated. Radiator density is also determined for CuI, CuII, and CuIII near the anode surface.
title: Experimental and Analytical Approaches to the Mechanical Resistance of Moped Tire Under Impact
Creators: name: Sobkowicz, Katarzyna
name: Obst, Maciej
name: Kurpisz, Dariusz
name: Głowiński, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Publishing House of Poznan University of Technology
Year: 2022

description: Vibrations in Physical Systems, 33(1), 2022105-1 - 2022105-9
Gate-induced Superconductivity in atomically thin MoS2 crystals
Creators: name: Costanzo, Davide
name: Jo, Sanghyun
name: Berger, Helmuth
name: Morpurgo, Alberto F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: When thinned down to the atomic scale, many layered van der Waals materials exhibit an interesting evolution of their electronic properties, whose main aspects can be accounted for by changes in the single-particle band structure. Phenomena driven by interactions are also observed, but identifying experimentally systematic trends in their thickness dependence is challenging. Here, we explore the evolution of gate-induced superconductivity in exfoliated MoS2 multilayers ranging from bulk-like to individual monolayers. We observe a clear transition for all the thicknesses down to the ultimate atomic limit, providing the first demonstration of superconductivity in atomically thin exfoliated crystals. Additionally, we characterize the superconducting state by measuring the critical temperature (TC) and magnetic field (BC) in a large number of multilayer devices, upon decreasing their thickness. The superconducting properties change smoothly down to bilayers, and a pronounced reduction in TC and BC is found to occur when going from bilayers to monolayers, for which we discuss possible microscopic mechanisms. Finding that gate-induced superconductivity persists in individual monolayers, which form the basic building blocks of more sophisticated van der Waals heterostructures, opens new possibilities for the engineering of the electronic properties of materials at the atomic scale.
description: Originally submitted version, in compliance with editorial regulations. Final version to appear in Nature Nanotechnology
The anisotropy induced by defects of "random local field" type in O(n) models and suppression of the Imry-Ma inhomogeneous state
Creators: name: Berzin, A. A.
name: Morosov, A. I.
name: Sigov, A. S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We demonstrate that in the system with anisotropic distribution of the defect-induced random local field directions in the n-dimensional space of vector order parameter with the O(n) symmetry, the defect-induced effective anisotropy arises for the space dimensionality 2
description: 9 pages
Topology and morphology influences on the onset of ductile failure in a two-phase microstructure
Creators: name: de Geus, T. W. J.
name: Peerlings, R. H. J.
name: Geers, M. G. D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Multi-phase material are frequently applied in a wide variety of products, as they posses a unique set of properties by combining two or more distinct phases at the level of the microstructure. Although the macroscopic stiffness and hardening are reasonably well understood, questions remain about the dominant failure mechanism(s). We identify the role of the microstructural topology (the distribution of phases) on damage "hot-spot" in the microstructure, by performing a numerical study on a large set of randomly generated topologies. The result identifies a distinct probability distribution of phases around a typical damage "hot-spot". This work is focused on assessing the sensitivity of the result to the assumptions made on the microstructural geometry.