cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Short range order and topology of Te-rich amorphous Ge-Sb-Te alloys
Creators: name: Pethes, Ildikó
name: Piarristeguy, Andrea
name: Pradel, Annie
name: Escalier, Raphael
name: Micoulaut, Matthieu
name: Michalik, Stefan
name: Darpentigny, Jacques
name: Zitolo, Andrea
name: Jóvári, Pál
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The structure of evaporated amorphous Ge$_x$Sb$_x$Te$_{100-2x}$ ($x =$ 6, 9, 13) alloys was investigated by neutron diffraction, X-ray diffraction and extended X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS) at the Ge, Sb and Te K-edges. Large scale structural models were generated by fitting the experimental datasets (5 for each composition) simultaneously in the framework of the reverse Monte Carlo simulation technique. It was found that the alloys are chemically ordered (Ge and Sb have predominantly Te neighbors) and within the experimental uncertainty each component satisfies the $8-N$ rule. A comparison with the pair correlation functions of melt quenched Ge$_{20}$Te$_{80}$ revealed that the first minimum of $g_{\mathrm{TeTe}}(r)$ is shallower in the ternary alloys than in Ge$_{20}$Te$_{80}$. On the other hand, the separation of the first and second coordination environments of Ge atoms is stronger in the Ge-Sb-Te alloys investigated.
description: 32 pages, submitted to Journal of Alloys and Compounds
USE OF ENERGY MONITORING TO EVALUATE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Creators: name: Lu, Hongbo
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 400501
subject: Architectural engineering

description: As the urbanization trend prevails worldwide, more people are moving to major metropolitan areas, causing housing resources to be in urgent demand. Tiny homes, designed to offer a minimalist lifestyle while also addressing growing housing needs, have become increasingly popular among home seekers. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, individuals primarily spend their time indoors, and with more people adopting work-from-home lifestyles, ensuring a high-quality, sterile, and comfortable indoor environment becomes crucial for indoor occupants. Many studies have highlighted that the activities of occupants significantly influence indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and energy consumption in buildings and applying disinfectants will generate increasing amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which occupants could inhale, causing adverse health effects. Within this thesis, two studies are introduced and discussed. The first study, namely “zEDGE Living Experiments,” conducts a comprehensive evaluation of IEQ satisfaction and energy usage in the Purdue zEDGE Tiny House through real-time measurement and survey analysis. Twenty full-scale experiments were conducted during the winter season. The study first evaluates participants’ perception of IEQ factors, with thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) emerging as top priorities. It then examined energy adaptive behavior to understand maintenance of comfortable indoor conditions, noting primary adaptive strategies including heating, ventilation, and artificial lighting. The study then measured IEQ and energy consumption, evaluating occupants’ IEQ satisfaction levels. The average energy use was recorded at 10.3 kWh, with occupants generally satisfied with IEQ in the zEDGE Tiny House. Analysis indicated that heating and cooking were significant energy consumers, potentially exposing occupants to high indoor air pollutant levels in such compact living spaces. The second campaign, namely “Performance Evaluation of PID and PTR-TOF-MS,” compares the VOC detection abilities of photoionization detectors (PID) and a state-of-the-art proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometer (PTR-TOF-MS). 54 controlled emission experiments were carried out among 18 different disinfectant products with main ingredients based on alcohol, lactic acid, peracetic acid/acetic acid, and botanical products. The results from time-series and correlation analyses indicate that the PID and PTR-TOF-MS were able to detect VOC signals from emission experiments. While the performances of the PID and PTR-TOF-MS were similar under experiments with alcohol-based products, the PID performed less well with products based on lactic acid and botanical products, and unsatisfactory for peracetic acid/acetic acid-based products.
Post-glacial sedimentation rate and patterns in six lakes of the Kokemäenjoki upper watercourse, Finland
Creators: name: Valpola, S. E.
name: Ojala, A. E. K.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 2006

description: Sediment distribution and accumulation in a chain of five lakes and Pääjärvi, southern Finland for the last ca. 10 000 years were investigated using acoustic sounding profiles. Lake bathymetry, catchment relief, geology and locations of input creeks and ditches have a critical effect on sedimentary dynamics in the study lakes. These factors cause considerable within-lake variation in the sediment depositions. Typically, the majority of accumulating matter and nutrients are removed from the flow system in sedimentation pools, which are seldom evident on bottom topography alone. However, detailed geological study can provide this information. The physical properties of long sediment sequences from each lake were investigated and dated using a palaeomagnetic dating method. The long-term sediment composition in the study lakes appeared to be more dependent on regional environmental factors, i.e. climate, whereas the rate of sedimentation was connected with soil types and land use in the immediate catchment area.
Megachile salti Mitchell, new comb.
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile salti

description: salti Mitchell, new comb.
Megachile salti Mitchell 1927: 51. Female. Type locality: Soledad, Cuba. Type repository: MCZ 15706. Examined.
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
Megachiloides (Megachiloides) Mitchell
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachiloides

description: Subgenus Megachiloides Mitchell
Megachile subgenus Megachiloides Mitchell 1924: 154. Type species: Megachile
oenotherae Mitchell. Monotypic. Mitchell 1934: 301.
Megachiloides subgenus Megachiloides Mitchell 1980: 40.
Megachiloides subgenus Xeromegachile Mitchell 1980: 40.
Megachile subgenus Derotropis Mitchell 1936: 118, 156. Type species: Megachile pascoensis Mitchell 1934: 320. Mitchell 1980: 40. Synonymy of Michener 2000: 560 ­561.
Megachile subgenus Xeromegachile Mitchell 1934: 302, 309. Type species: Megachile integra Cresson 1878. Original designation. Mitchell 1937a: 325 ­326. Synonymy of Michener 2000: 560.
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
Truncated Modular Exponentiation Operators: A Strategy for Quantum Factoring
Creators: name: Singleton, Robert L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Modular exponentiation (ME) operators are one of the fundamental components of Shor's algorithm, and the place where most of the quantum resources are deployed. I propose a method for constructing the ME operators that relies upon the simple observation that the work register starts in state $\vert 1 \rangle$. Therefore, we do not have to create an ME operator $U$ that accepts a general input, but rather, one that takes an input from the periodic sequence of states $\vert f(x) \rangle$ for $x \in \{0, 1, \cdots, r-1\}$, where $f(x)$ is the ME function with period $r$. The operator $U$ can be partitioned into $r$ levels, where the gates in level $x \in \{0, 1, \cdots, r-1\}$ increment the state $\vert f(x) \rangle$ to the state $\vert f(x+1) \rangle$. The gates below $x$ do not affect the state $\vert f(x+1) \rangle$. The obvious problem with this method is that it is self-defeating: If we knew the operator $U$, then we would know the period $r$ of the ME function, and there would be no need for Shor's algorithm. I show, however, that the ME operators are very forgiving, and truncated approximate forms in which levels have been omitted are able to extract factors just as well as the exact operators. I demonstrate this by factoring the numbers $N = 21, 33, 35, 143, 247$ by using less than half the requisite number of levels in the ME operators. This procedure works because the method of continued fractions only requires an approximate phase value. This is the basis for a factorization strategy in which we fill the circuits for the ME operators with more and more gates, and the correlations between the various composite operators $U^p$ (where $p$ is a power of two) compensate for the missing levels.
description: 45 pages, 33 figures. Added several figures that quantify the truncation studies
Second Law of Thermodynamics without Einstein Relation
Creators: name: Sorkin, Benjamin
name: Diamant, Haim
name: Ariel, Gil
name: Markovich, Tomer
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Materials that are constantly driven out of thermodynamic equilibrium, such as active and living systems, typically violate the Einstein relation. This may arise from active contributions to particle fluctuations which are unrelated to the dissipative resistance of the surrounding medium. We show that in these cases the widely used relation between informatic entropy production and heat dissipation does not hold. Consequently, fluctuation relations for the mechanical work, such as the Jarzynski and Crooks theorems, are invalid. We relate the breaking of the correspondence between entropy production and heat dissipation to departure from the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. We propose a temperaturelike variable that restores this correspondence and gives rise to a generalized second law of thermodynamics, whereby the dissipated heat is necessarily non-negative and vanishes at equilibrium. The Clausius inequality, Carnot maximum efficiency theorem, and relation between the extractable work and the change of free energy are recovered as well.
description: 15 pages
Growth of the signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus, in a small forest lake in Finland
Creators: name: Westman, K.
name: Savolainen, R.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 2002

description: The growth, growth per moult and moulting frequency of adult Pacifastacus leniusculus were studied in 1975–1977 and 1987–1988 in Iso-Majajärvi, an 11 ha oligotrophic lake with a very low calcium concentration (mean 1.6 mg l–1) in central Finland (61°52'N, 23°51'E). Growth was determined from the relationship between premoult and postmoult carapace lengths (CL) and measured on marked specimens. The mean absolute per moult increment (MI) in CL was 5.3 mm (i.e. 10.6 mm in total length, TL) in males and 4.1 mm (i.e. 8.2 mm in TL) in females. The percentage moult increase (PCMI) in CL ranged from 4.7% to 20.0% in males and from 1.5% to 13.6% in females. The MI and PCMI of both sexes diminished with the increase in size. Males moulted more often than females. About 27% of adult males apparently moulted twice and 73% once. Among females, 30% moulted twice and about 70% once. Due to their rapid growth, more than half of P. leniusculus (the majority males) reached harvesting size (> 100 mm TL) at the age of 3+, by which time some were up to 115 mm (TL). Data on length/weight and carapace/total length ratios are given. The growth of adult P. leniusculus in Iso-Majajärvi was of the same order of magnitude as in two other Finnish lakes with a higher Ca concentration.
Effects of forestry ditch cleaning and supplementary ditching on water quality
Creators: name: Manninen, P.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 1998

description: The effects of ditch cleaning and additional ditching of forest land were studied at a site in central Finland. The results from the two first years demonstrate that the influence of these measures on water quality is very similar to that of new forest ditching, i.e. the increases in total solids, total phosphorus, total nitrogen, pH and buffering capacity are of the same order of magnitude. On the other hand, the amount of ammonia increased more than in most new ditchings in Finland. Nitrate nitrogen load increased due to the high cocentrations during the snow melt in April–May 1994 and the variability in iron and manganese cocentrations were more pronounced. The amount of total solids deposited on artificial surfaces (plastic plates) in the brook Ruununsuonoja increased four-fold, mineral solids five-fold and organic solids 3.5-fold after ditching. The most striking changes in the microalgal flora in the first year after ditching of the Ruununsuo drainage area were the decline in the mainly acidophilic diatoms of the family Eunotia and in the green algae and the increase in family Euglenophyceae and the diatom genera Nitzschia and Tabellaria, mainly due to the increase in pH, nutrient status and organic matter in the brook.
title: Delineating the Contribution of Tau Astrogliopathy to the Neurodegenerative Sequelae of Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
Creators: name: Ortiz Torres, Camila
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2024

description: Epidemiological studies have unveiled a robust link between exposure to repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (r-mTBI) and the elevated susceptibility for developing neurodegenerative diseases, notably chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). A distinguishing pathological hallmark identified in postmortem CTE-affected brains is the presence of pathogenic tau within astrocytes, located predominantly at the depths of sulci, a phenomenon referred to as tau astrogliopathy. However, whether tau astrogliopathy is an active contributor to the pathology of r-mTBI/CTE or merely a consequence of aging is still extensively debated in the scientific community. Furthermore, the functional consequences of tau in astrocytes and how this may affect the pathophysiological response to r-mTBI are still unclear in the literature. This thesis addresses these pivotal questions by utilizing novel mouse models harboring tau-bearing astrocytes, subjected to our r-mTBI paradigm. Our investigations yield compelling insights into the intricate relationship between pathogenic astroglial tau and the chronic negative consequences of r-mTBI. Through gene ontology analysis, we observed profound alterations in key biological processes such as immune response and mitochondrial bioenergetics of tau-bearing astrocytes following r-mTBI. Additionally, ex-vivo analysis of primary astrocytes indicates that tau-bearing astrocytes after r-mTBI exhibit a more pronounced state of reactivity after encountering second inflammatory stimuli. Furthermore, in-vitro experiments focusing on the astroglial secretome identified that tau-bearing astrocytes after rmTBI induce increases in microglial-derived cytokines, which can be correlated with changes observed in the astroglial secretome. Moreover, our gene array analysis in CTE astrocytes revealed an immunosuppressed astroglial phenotype similar to tau-bearing astrocytes in our model. Collectively, the findings of this thesis underscore the significance of unraveling the enigma surrounding tau astrogliopathy and illustrate its role in propagating the chronic astroglial and microglial-mediated neuroinflammation observed after r-mTBI. The studies performed in this thesis represent the establishment of a valid platform for future research focused on identifying astrocyte-specific molecular mechanisms. The identification of these mechanisms holds the potential for targeted interventions and the development of effective disease-modifying therapeutics for r-mTBI.
Megachile alamosana Mitchell, new comb.
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile alamosana

description: alamosana Mitchell, new comb.
Megachile (Xeromegachile) alamosana Mitchell 1934: 329 ­330. Male. Type locality: Alamosa (about 7500 ft) Colorado [U.S.A.].
Megachile (Derotropis) alamosana Hurd 1979: 2062.
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
Trends in sea ice conditions in the Baltic Sea near the Estonian coast during the period 1949/1950–2003/2004 and their relationships to large-scale atmospheric circulation
Creators: name: Jaagus, J.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 2006

description: In this paper, I study changes in the sea ice regime near the Estonian coast in 1949/1950–2003/2004. The trends in the dates of the first appearance of sea ice and final disappearance of sea ice, as well as in the number of days with sea ice, were analysed and related to the trends in air temperature and atmospheric circulation characteristics. The dependence of sea ice trends on circulation changes was estimated with the conditional Mann-Kendall test. The results revealed no similar trends in sea ice parameters in different areas of Estonia. I found a significant shift towards a later date in the first appearance of sea ice on the western Estonian coast of the inland sea, but not on the coasts of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Proper. This trend could not be explained by the trends in the circulation parameters. The date of the final disappearance of sea ice has shifted earlier by more than a month. The largest change has occurred at the westernmost stations and the smallest change was typical for the Gulf of Finland. This variable had a close correlation with the intensity of westerlies during the whole winter. The correlation coefficient between the date of the final disappearance of sea ice, NAO and AO indices and the frequency of the zonal circulation type W during the winter season (December–March) lay between –0.56 and –0.73. Concerning single months, the circulation in February plays a key role. The number of days with sea ice, as the main characteristic of the iciness, has decreased significantly in all the stations, except in Kunda and Narva-Jõesuu located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland. The most substantial decrease was observed at the westernmost stations located on the open coast of the Baltic Proper. This change was also induced by an increase in the intensity of winter westerlies.
Regional expert models for bilberry and cowberry yields in Finland
Creators: name: Ihalainen, M.
name: Pukkala, T.
name: Saastamoinen, O.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 2005

description: This study presents regional berry yield prediction models for the 13 Forestry Centres of Finland. The study material was collected by mailing a questionnaire to Forestry Centres' forest planners and other staff members whose work was related to forest planning in the field. These persons assessed bilberry and cowberry production of 117 imaginary forest stands, differing in site fertility, dominant tree species, stage of stand development and stand density. A total of 266 regional experts evaluated the stands. Using the resulting data, models were prepared which predict the berry yields from those site and stand characteristics which are usually known in forest planning calculations. In bilberry modelling, two separate models were developed: one for the Forestry Centre of Kainuu and the other for the rest of Finland. In cowberry modelling, the statistical analyses resulted in the sub-division of (1) North Karelia, Kainuu and Lapland vs. (2) the rest of Finland. Several district-specific, or Forestry Centre-specific, predictors were included in models common to several Forestry Centres. The results of this study, based on unexceptionally wide regional expertise, on the effects of site and tree cover on berry production were largely in line with previous field and other studies conducted in some parts of Finland. The models developed can be utilised in multiple-use forest planning throughout the whole Finland. They also provide possibilities for estimating the regional supply of the major wild berries in Finland. However, there still remains a need to calibrate the models with field data.
Using a cloud condensation nuclei counter to study CCN properties and concentrations
Creators: name: Aalto, P.
name: Kulmala, M.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 2000

description: A Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter (CCNC) has been constructed, calibrated and used in field conditions. The CCNC was used in a rural/boreal forest site (Hyytiälä), in marine/coastal sites (Tenerife and Mace Head), and in an urban site (Helsinki). Expressions for determining the soluble volume fraction of particles were derived. The soluble fraction of Aitken mode particles was determined and the CCNC number concentrations were observed. In the marine air masses the soluble fraction was seen to be around 0.8. In the rural site the soluble fraction was around 0.3 and some diurnal variation was seen. In Helsinki the soluble fraction was somewhat higher than in the boreal forest site.
Sea level variability at the Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea
Creators: name: Dailidiene, I.
name: Davuliene, L.
name: Tilickis, B.
name: Stankevicius, A.
name: Myrberg, K.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 2006

description: The aim of the paper is to analyse the sea level variability at the Lithuanian coast during the last 100 years using all data available in Lithuania. The analysis, based on sea level data of the Klaipeda Strait for 1898–2002, clearly shows that the long-term sea level increased by about 13.9 cm. Furthermore, it is remarkable that the increase is not found to be linear during the study period. Only a negligible increase is found at every Lithuanian tide gauge until World War II. Starting from the middle of the last century the increase in sea level is more pronounced having a rate of about 3 mm per year since the 1970s. This rise leads to manifold practical problems concerning activities in the coastal areas. The water rise will intensify the intrusion of salty water into the Curonian Lagoon slowly changing the ecosystems in its northern part. The reasons behind this rise are related to enhanced and more frequent advection of warm and moist maritime air masses during the cold season (October–March). This is coupled with intensified air flow from the west with increasing air temperatures followed by rise in water temperatures and thermal expansion of sea water, the global rise of the sea level also playing an important role. The annual mean sea level fluctuation is found to be linked with the winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index. When the NAO index is positive during winter, the dominating and enhanced westerly flow across the North Atlantic advects relatively warm maritime air over northern Europe. These strong westerly winds cause more frequent flooding events in the southeastern part of the Baltic Sea at the Lithuanian coast.
Megachile alata Mitchell, new comb.
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile alata

description: alata Mitchell, new comb.
Megachile (Xeromegachile) alata Mitchell 1934: 324 ­326. Male. Type locality: Palm Canyon, California [U.S.A.].
Megachile (Xeromegachile) redlandica Mitchell 1934: 331 ­332. Female. Type locality: Redlands, California [U.S.A.]. Synonymy of Hurd 1979: 2063.
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
Search for a standard model-like Higgs boson in the mass range between 70 and 110 GeV in the diphoton final state in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV
Creators: name: CMS Collaboration
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The results of a search for a standard model-like Higgs boson decaying into two photons in the mass range between 70 and 110 GeV are presented. The analysis uses the data set collected by the CMS experiment in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 TeV corresponding to integrated luminosities of 36.3 fb$^{-1}$, 41.5 fb$^{-1}$ and 54.4 fb$^{-1}$ during the 2016, 2017, and 2018 LHC running periods, respectively. No significant excess over the background expectation is observed and 95% confidence level upper limits are set on the product of the cross section and branching fraction for decays of an additional Higgs boson into two photons. The maximum deviation with respect to the background is seen for a mass hypothesis of 95.4 GeV with a local (global) significance of 2.9 (1.3) standard deviations. The observed upper limit ranges from 15 to 73 fb.
description: Replaced with the published version. Added the journal reference and the DOI. All the figures and tables, including additional supplementary figures, can be found at http://cms-results.web.cern.ch/cms-results/public-results/publications/HIG-20-002 (CMS Public Pages)
Groundwater recharge/discharge patterns and groundwater–surface water interactions in a sedimentary aquifer along the River Kitinen in Sodankylä, northern Finland
Creators: name: Åberg, S.C.
name: Korkka-Niemi, K.
name: Rautio, A.
name: Salonen, V.P.
name: Åberg, A.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 2019

description: Areas of groundwater–surface water interaction in riverbanks and open mires are important habitats for groundwater-dependent species. In order to preserve these ecosystems, the planning and development of mining operations on such locations require a fundamental understanding of the groundwater discharge–recharge and flow patterns. In this study, 3D flow modelling and a TIR survey were used to define the groundwater discharge. Simultaneously, the flow modelling and groundwater table fluctuation were used for defining groundwater recharge at a mining development site in northern Finland. The results indicated flow towards the River Kitinen and the discharge of groundwater in the banks of the river. The discharge also occurred within the mire area, which may provide suitable habitats for groundwater-dependent plant species. The modelling results and stable isotope variations indicated complex flow patterns and a potential groundwater connection from the Viiankiaapa mire through possible bedrock fractures to the river. Recharge mainly occurred in the sorted sediment accumulations of the riverbanks and partly also in the mire area.
A case study with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) on their research data management support services
Creators: name: Figshare, Team
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 461099
subject: Library and information studies not elsewhere classified

description: A Figshare case study with the Technical University of Denmark on their research data management support services and CoreTrustSeal certification. The case study was led by Jitka Stilund Hansen and Katrine Flindt Holmstrand from DTU Library.
Megachile anograe Cockerell, new comb.
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile anograe

description: anograe Cockerell, new comb.
Megachile (Xeromegachile) anograe Cockerell 1908b: 261. Female. Type locality: Florissant, Colorado [U.S.A.].
Megachile (Derotropis) anograe Mitchell 1936: 158 ­159.
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
New particle formation in boreal forests of Siberia, Finland and Estonia
Creators: name: Lampilahti, Anastasiia
name: Garmash, Olga
name: Arshinov, Mikhail
name: Davydov, Denis
name: Belan, Boris
name: Noe, Steffen
name: Vana, Marko
name: Komsaare, Kaupo
name: Junninen, Heikki
name: Bianchi, Federico
name: Lampilahti, Janne
name: Dada, Lubna
name: Kerminen, Veli-Matti
name: Petäjä, Tuukka
name: Kulmala, Markku
name: Ezhova, Ekaterina
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 2023

description: New particle formation (NPF) is an important atmospheric process where secondary aerosol particles are formed from gas phase precursors. We analyzed the NPF events that were observed in 2016–2018 at three boreal forest stations: the Fonovaya station in Siberia, Russia; the SMEAR II station in Central Finland; and the SMEAR Estonia station in Estonia. NPF events were found to occur less often in Siberia as compared with the European sites. In general, NPF occurred more frequently during daytime under clear sky conditions or in the presence of optically thin clouds, while NPF events were rather rare when the incoming solar radiation was low. Another factor influencing NPF in Siberia is linked to the availability of low-volatility vapors and their precursors. Particularly, a larger number of NPF events was detected under high SO2 concentrations, indicating the importance of sulfuric acid formed from SO2. The concentration of SO2 at the Siberian station is about an order of magnitude higher compared with the two other measurement sites. The concentration of NOx is also higher at Fonovaya station. During the NPF event days at Fonovaya, the wind was mostly from south-south-west (SSW) and south — the directions associated with the large industrial city Novosibirsk and industrial areas of eastern Kazakhstan. These areas are presumably the main source of anthropogenic trace gases measured at the Fonovaya station. In contrast to the European sites, relative humidity at Fonovaya did not differ significantly between the NPF and non-event days. The condensation sink was higher on non-event days at the European measurement sites but not always at Fonovaya. Air mass back trajectories showed that, oppositely to the European sites, there are no particular sectors around the Siberian site favoring NPF. Our results suggest that solar radiation and subsequent atmospheric chemistry govern the NPF processes in Siberia.
MID-INFRARED LASER ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY DIAGNOSTICS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEMS
Creators: name: Stiborek, Joshua W
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510203
subject: Nonlinear optics and spectroscopy
classificationCode: 400201
subject: Automotive combustion and fuel engineering

description: This work presents the development and application of novel laser absorption spectroscopy sensors that were deployed to make high-rate (1-15 kHz) measurements of temperature, CO, NO, CO2, and air-fuel ratio in internal combustion engine (ICE) systems. These sensors provided measurements with unprecedented time resolution in ICE exhaust that allowed for individual cylinder firing events to be detected which will greatly improve understanding of ICE systems and allow for emissions reduction strategies to be tested.
title: Strawberry :
title: Guidelines for the Conduct of Tests for Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability.
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2023

description: The purpose of these guidelines (“Test Guidelines”) is to elaborate the principles contained in the General Introduction (document TG/1/3), and its associated TGP documents, into detailed practical guidance for the harmonized examination of distinctness, uniformity and stability (DUS) and, in particular, to identify appropriate characteristics for the examination of DUS and production of harmonized variety descriptions.
Megachile astragali Mitchell, new comb.
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile astragali

description: astragali Mitchell, new comb.
Megachile (Derotropis) astragali Mitchell 1938: 174. Male. Type locality: Mojave Desert, California, U.S.A.
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
Revisiting the strain-induced softening behaviour in hydrogels
Creators: name: Duarte, L. K. R.
name: Rizzi, L. G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Computational Physics (physics.comp-ph)
subject: Medical Physics (physics.med-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Usually, the strain-induced softening behaviour observed in the differential modulus $K(T,γ)$ of hydrogels has been attributed to the breakage of internal structures of the network, such as the cross-links that bind together the polymer chains. Here we consider a stress-strain relationship that we have recently derived from a coarse-grained model to demonstrate that no rupture of the network is needed for rubber-like gels to present such behaviour. In particular, we show that, in some cases, the decreasing of $K(T,γ)$ as a function of the strain $γ$ is closely related to the energy-related contribution to the elastic modulus that has been experimentally observed, e.g., for tetra-PEG hydrogels. Thus, our results suggest that, instead of the breakage of structures, the softening behaviour can be also related to the effective interaction between the chains in the network and their neighbouring solvent molecules. Comparison to experimental data determined for several hydrogels is included to illustrate that behaviour and to validate our approach.
description: 10 pages, 4 figures
ROLE OF SMALL INDUSTRIAL ZONES IN ECONOMIC GROWTH
Creators: name: Eshmamatov, Murodjon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Establishing modern enterprises in our country that ensure the production of competitive products with high added value based on deep processing of local mineral and raw material resources, comprehensive and effective use of the production and resource potential of the regions, thereby creating new jobs and population special attention is being paid to the establishment of free economic and small industrial zones as an important factor in attracting foreign direct investment to increase its income.
Periodic forces combined with feedback induce quenching in a bistable oscillator
Creators: name: Kato, Yusuke
name: Kori, Hiroshi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems (nlin.AO)
subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: The coexistence of an abnormal rhythm and a normal steady state is often observed in nature (e.g., epilepsy). Such a system is modeled as a bistable oscillator that possesses both a limit cycle and a fixed point. Although bistable oscillators under several perturbations have been addressed in the literature, the mechanism of oscillation quenching, a transition from a limit cycle to a fixed point, has not been fully understood. In this study, we analyze quenching using the extended Stuart-Landau oscillator driven by periodic forces. Numerical simulations suggest that the entrainment to the periodic force induces the amplitude change of a limit cycle. By reducing the system with an averaging method, we investigate the bifurcation structures of the periodically-driven oscillator. We find that oscillation quenching occurs by the homoclinic bifurcation when we use a periodic force combined with quadratic feedback. In conclusion, we develop a state-transition method in a bistable oscillator using periodic forces, which would have the potential for practical applications in controlling and annihilating abnormal oscillations. Moreover, we clarify the rich and diverse bifurcation structures behind periodically-driven bistable oscillators, which we believe would contribute to further understanding the complex behaviors in non-autonomous systems.
description: 11 pages, 10 figures
Megachile boharti Mitchell, new comb.
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile boharti

description: boharti Mitchell, new comb.
Megachile (Xeromegachile) boharti Mitchell 1942: 74 ­76. Female. Type locality: San Bernardo, Sonora, Mexico. Type repository: CAS 5231.
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
Hypselostoma chaunosalpinx Gojšina & Hunyadi & Sutcharit & Tongkerd & Auffenberg & Grego & Vermeulen & Reischütz & Páll-Gergely 2025, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Gojšina, Vukašin
name: Hunyadi, András
name: Sutcharit, Chirasak
name: Tongkerd, Piyoros
name: Auffenberg, Kurt
name: Grego, Jozef
name: Vermeulen, Jaap J.
name: Reischütz, Alexander
name: Páll-Gergely, Barna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Stylommatophora
Hypselostomatidae
Hypselostoma
Hypselostoma chaunosalpinx

description: Hypselostoma chaunosalpinx (Vermeulen, Luu, Theary & Anker, 2019) comb. nov.
Figs 111 I, 123, 182
Anauchen chaunosalpinx Vermeulen et al., 2019: 35, figs 57–59.
Anauchen chaunosalpinx — Sutcharit et al. 2023: 1290.
Type material examined.
Cambodia • holotype; NHMUK 20180573.
Type locality.
“ Cambodia: Kampot Province, Kampong Trach area: Phnom Kampong Trach ”.
Differential diagnosis.
This species is not similar to any other congener due to the combination of conical shell with wide last whorl which is strongly descending and has several hooked apertural barriers. See under H. depressum.
Distribution.
This species is known only from the type locality.
description: Published as part of Gojšina, Vukašin, Hunyadi, András, Sutcharit, Chirasak, Tongkerd, Piyoros, Auffenberg, Kurt, Grego, Jozef, Vermeulen, Jaap J., Reischütz, Alexander & Páll-Gergely, Barna, 2025, A new start? Revision of the genera Anauchen, Bensonella, Gyliotrachela and Hypselostoma (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Hypselostomatidae) of Southeast Asia with description of 46 new species, pp. 1-338 in ZooKeys 1235 on pages 1-338, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1235.145281
Natural and land-use induced load of acidity, metals, humus and suspended matter in Lestijoki, a river in western Finland
Creators: name: Edén, P.
name: Weppling, K.
name: Jokela, S.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 1999

description: Lestijoki, a river in western Finland, runs through areas with abundant peatlands and acid sulphate (AS) soils, which cause water quality problems. A natural population of sea trout (Salmo trutta m. trutta (L.)) and other valuable species still exist in the river, but the declining water quality is a serious threat to their survival. The AS soils and the peatlands cause a natural high load of acidity, metals, humus and suspended matter. This load is enhanced by human activities such as agriculture and draining, being 2–5 times higher than in Fennoscandian streams in general. During high flow, the load reaches levels deleterious for many species. The results of several large water quality surveys and routine monitoring show that low pH in Lestijoki (min. 4.9) and the feeder streams (min. 4.4), together with high metal contents (e.g., max. Fe 7.3 and 5.8 mg l–1, respectively) and high amounts of humic and suspended matter, occasionally cause conditions where reproduction failures of fish occur. The acidity and metal load from subsurface drained AS soils is especially deleterious for the biological conditions in the main stream.
Lake catchment characteristics and external P load — cultivated area/lake area ratio as a tool for evaluating the risk of eutrophication from land use information
Creators: name: Horppila, J.
name: Holmroos, H.
name: Niemistö, J.
name: Tammeorg, O.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 2019

description: The effects of land use on external P load (LP), critical P load (LC) and on LP/LC of 27 lakes in Finland were examined with regression analyses. Catchment area to lake area ratio (AC/AL), cultivated catchment area to lake area ratio (AF/AL) and the percentage of cultivated land in the catchment (F%) were used as independent variables. We studied whether these parameters can be used to estimate the risk of exceeding the critical P load (LP/LC > 1). All three parameters had a positive effect on LP and LP/LC. Compared with AC/AL and F%, AF/AL had a higher coefficient of determination in predicting LP and LP/LC. This was because AC/AL does not include land use variations in catchments and F% does not include information on catchment size, while AF/AL includes information on both. Critical P load was exceeded when AF/AL > 1.63. AF/AL can be a useful and simple tool for evaluating the risk of lake eutrophication.
Megachile bradleyi Mitchell, new comb.
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile bradleyi

description: bradleyi Mitchell, new comb.
Megachile (Xeromegachile) bradleyi Mitchell 1934: 340 ­341. Female. Type locality: Las Vegas, Nevada [U.S.A.].
brimleyi Mitchell, new comb.
Megachile brimleyi Mitchell 1926a: 114 ­115. Male. Type locality: Wilmington, North Carolina [U.S.A.].
Megachile (Xeromegachile) brimleyi Mitchell 1937a: 344 ­346.
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
Megachile bruneri Mitchell, new comb.
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile bruneri

description: bruneri Mitchell, new comb.
Megachile (Xeromegachile) bruneri Mitchell 1934: 328 ­329. Male. Type locality: Fort Garland, Colorado [U.S.A.].
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
Scenarios for sea level on the Finnish coast
Creators: name: Johansson, M. M.
name: Kahma, K. K.
name: Boman, H.
name: Launiainen, J.
Publisher: name: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board
Year: 2004

description: The linkage between global climate change and sea level on the Finnish coast was studied. Scenarios were calculated for the long-term mean sea level in the future, based on the global change scenarios given by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The effects of global mean sea level, local land uplift and the water balance of the Baltic Sea were taken into account. The effect of the water balance was estimated with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index. In most cases the rise in water level is expected to balance the land uplift in the Gulf of Finland, and the past declining trend of the relative sea level is not expected to continue. In the Gulf of Bothnia, the stronger land uplift rate still results in a fall of the relative mean sea level in the future. The uncertainties in the scenarios are large. Scenarios for the intra-annual variability of the sea level were constructed by extrapolating the 20th century trends of increasing variability.
Megachile casadae Cockerell, new comb.
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile casadae

description: casadae Cockerell, new comb.
Megachile Casadae Cockerell 1898a: 127 ­129. Male. Type locality: Las Cruces, New Mexico [U.S.A.].
Megachile (Xeromegachile) casadae Mitchell 1937a: 348 ­350.
Megachile populi Cockerell 1900: 17 ­18. Female. Type locality: Mesilla Park, New Mexico Agricultural College [U.S.A.]. Synonymy of Mitchell 1937a: 348.
Megachile opuntiarum Cockerell 1906a: 229 ­230. Female. Type locality: Boulder, Colorado [U.S.A.]. Synonymy of Cockerell 1908b: 265.
Megachile austinensis Mitchell 1927b: 105 ­106. Female. Type locality: Austin, Texas [U.S.A.]. Synonymy of Mitchell 1937a: 348.
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
Megachile coloradensis Mitchell, new comb.
Creators: name: Raw, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megachilidae
Megachile
Megachile coloradensis

description: coloradensis Mitchell, new comb.
Megachile (Xeromegachile) coloradensis Mitchell 1937a: 379 ­380. Female. Type locality: Boulder County, Colorado [U.S.A.]. (Not M. coloradensis Uhler 1877: 784 (nomen nudum).)
description: Published as part of Raw, Anthony, 2002, New combinations and synonymies of leafcutter and mason bees of the Americas (Megachile, Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 71 (1) on page 17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.71.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/155887
Cyclic image generation using chaotic dynamics
Creators: name: Tanaka, Takaya
name: Yamaguti, Yutaka
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Successive image generation using cyclic transformations is demonstrated by extending the CycleGAN model to transform images among three different categories. Repeated application of the trained generators produces sequences of images that transition among the different categories. The generated image sequences occupy a more limited region of the image space compared with the original training dataset. Quantitative evaluation using precision and recall metrics indicates that the generated images have high quality but reduced diversity relative to the training dataset. Such successive generation processes are characterized as chaotic dynamics in terms of dynamical system theory. Positive Lyapunov exponents estimated from the generated trajectories confirm the presence of chaotic dynamics, with the Lyapunov dimension of the attractor found to be comparable to the intrinsic dimension of the training data manifold. The results suggest that chaotic dynamics in the image space defined by the deep generative model contribute to the diversity of the generated images, constituting a novel approach for multi-class image generation. This model can be interpreted as an extension of classical associative memory to perform hetero-association among image categories.
description: submitted to PLOS Complex Systems