cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Long-range interactions between an atom in its ground S state and an open-shell linear molecule
Creators: name: Skomorowski, Wojciech
name: Moszynski, Robert
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Theory of long-range interactions between an atom in its ground S state and a linear molecule in a degenerate state with a non-zero projection of the electronic orbital angular momentum is presented. It is shown how the long-range coefficients can be related to the first and second-order molecular properties. The expressions for the long-range coefficients are written in terms of all components of the static and dynamic multipole polarizability tensor, including the nonadiagonal terms connecting states with the opposite projection of the electronic orbital angular momentum. It is also shown that for the interactions of molecules in excited states that are connected to the ground state by multipolar transition moments additional terms in the long-range induction energy appear. All these theoretical developments are illustrated with the numerical results for systems of interest for the sympathetic cooling experiments: interactions of the ground state Rb($^2$S) atom with CO($^3Π$), OH($^2Π$), NH($^1Δ$), and CH($^2Π$) and of the ground state Li($^2$S) atom with CH($^2Π$).
description: 30 pages, 3 figures
Active materials for adaptive architectural envelopes based on plant adaptation principles
Creators: name: Lopez, Marlen
name: Rubio, Ramon
name: Martın, Santiago
name: Croxford, Ben
name: Jackson, Richard
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2015

description: In this paper, the authors present research into adaptive architectural envelopes that adapt to environmental changes using active materials, as a result of application of biomimetic principles from plants to architecture. Buildings use large amounts of energy in order to maintain their internal comfort, because conventional buildings are designed to provide a static design solution. Most of the current solutions for facades are not designed for optimum adaptation to contextual issues and needs, while biological solutions to adaptation are often complex, multi-functional and highly responsive. We focus on plant adaptations to the environment, as, due to their immobility, they have developed special means of protection against weather changing conditions. Furthermore, recent developments in new technologies are allowing the possibility to transfer these plant adaptation strategies to technical implementation. These technologies include: multi-material 3D printing, advances in materials science and new capabilities in simulation software. Unlike traditional mechanical activation used for dynamic systems in kinetic facades, adaptive architectural envelopes require no complex electronics, sensors, or actuators. The paper proposes a research of the relationship that can be developed between active materials and environmental issues in order to propose innovative and low-tech design strategies to achieve living envelopes according to plant adaptation principles.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Special issue ICAE2015
Full-scale performance testing and evaluation of unitized curtain walls
Creators: name: Ilter, E.
name: Tavil, A.
name: Celik, O.C.
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2015

description: Unitized curtain wall systems have been widely seen on high-rise buildings’ facades by bringing benefits with regard to ease of construction, lightness, etc. However, some design and application problems related to structural and infiltration performance of a facade system might arise during its life cycle, which is difficult for the building to compensate. This paper presents a comparative analysis of the structural and infiltration performance of the two identically detailed and produced unitized curtain wall system mock-ups. In order to understand long-term environmental effects on the curtain wall system, a fatigue process was applied on one system in addition to the standard test procedures, while the standard test procedure was applied on the other reference specimen. The tests on the two identical specimens were conducted in accordance with TS EN 13830 and AAMA 501.4 Standards. As a result of air infiltration and wind load resistance tests, air infiltration and frontal deflection values on the facade surface were obtained. Hence, experimental performance of the systems was compared and the effect of the fatigue procedure on the facade performance was evaluated.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Special issue ICAE2015
Meta-level pattern analysis for target tracking
Creators: name: Fanaswala, Mustafa H.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Classical target tracking operates on a fast time-scale (order of seconds) during which target dynamics are constrained by the physical laws of motion. This dissertation is motivated by pattern analysis on a meta-level (order of minutes or larger) during which the intent of a target manifests. On such a coarse time-scale, Markovian models quantifying the physical laws of motion are not useful in detecting anomalous behavior. This is due to the hierarchical nature of plans and goal-oriented targets. In this dissertation, several novel stochastic models are devised to capture long-range dependencies within target trajectories for the joint purpose of classification and enhanced tracking. The behavior of targets on the meta level is captured through both positional features (destination) as well as movement patterns (shape). Such features are used with context-free grammar models and reciprocal Markov models (one dimensional Markov random fields) for modeling spatial trajectories with a known end point. The intent of a target is assumed to be a function of the shape of the trajectory it follows and its intended destination. The stochastic grammar models developed are concerned with trajectory shape classification while the reciprocal Markov models are used for destination prediction. Towards this goal, Bayesian signal processing algorithms with polynomial complexity are also presented. The versatility of such models is illustrated with tracking applications in radar-based and optical surveillance.
Uniform locales and their constructive aspects
Creators: name: Manuell, Graham
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: General Topology (math.GN)
subject: Logic (math.LO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 54E15, 06D22, 03F65, 54B30

description: Much work has been done on generalising results about uniform spaces to the pointfree context. However, this has almost exclusively been done using classical logic, whereas much of the utility of the pointfree approach lies in its constructive theory, which can be interpreted in many different toposes. Johnstone has advocated for the development of a constructive theory of uniform locales and wrote a short paper on the basic constructive theory via covering uniformities, but he never followed this up with a discussion of entourage uniformities or completions.
 We present a more extensive constructive development of uniform locales, including both entourage and covering approaches, their equivalence, completions and some applications to metric locales and localic algebra.
 Some aspects of our presentation might also be of interest even to classically minded pointfree topologists. These include the definition and manipulation of entourage uniformities using the internal logic of the geometric hyperdoctrine of open sublocales and the emphasis on pre-uniform locales. The latter leads to a description of the completion as the uniform reflection of the pre-uniform locale of Cauchy filters and a new result concerning the completion of pre-uniform localic rings, which can be used to easily lift addition and multiplication on $\mathbb{Q}$ to $\mathbb{R}$ (or $\mathbb{Q}_p$) in the pointfree setting.
description: 27 pages, minor edits
Strong Coupling Effects in Binary Yukawa Systems
Creators: name: Kalman, Gabor J.
name: Donkó, Zoltán
name: Hartmann, Peter
name: Golden, Kenneth I.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We analyze the acoustic collective excitations in two- and three-dimensional binary Yukawa systems, consisting of two components with different masses. Theoretical analysis reveals a profound difference between the weakly and strongly correlated limits: at weak coupling the two components interact via the mean field only and the oscillation frequency is governed by the light component. In the strongly correlated limit the mode frequency is governed by the combined mass, where the heavy component dominates. Computer simulations in the full coupling range extend and confirm the theoretical results.
description: submitted to PRL
Solar active envelope module with an adjustable transmittance/absorptance
Creators: name: Villasante, C. Villasante
name: Del Hoyo, I.
name: Pagola, I.
name: Sanchez, M.
name: Aranzabe, E.
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2015

description: A solar active envelope module with a high flexibility degree is proposed in this paper. The transparent module controls the day-lighting of the room, improving the indoor environment, while absorbing the superfluous solar energy inside. That energy is used to increase the efficiency of heating, ventilation, and the air-conditioning (HVAC) system of the building. This is carried out through a fine control of the absorptance of the envelope module. The active envelope module consists of three glazed chambers with advanced coatings and frames to assure a minimum thermal transmittance while allowing transparency. A fluid containing heat-absorbing nanoparticles flows inside the central chamber and is heated up due to the impinging solar energy. Unlike other systems proposed in the past, which included transparency control systems based on complex filters and chemical processes, the absorption of the module is controlled by the variation of the thickness of the central chamber with a mechanical device. That is, varying the thickness of the central chamber, it allows controlling the absorptance of the whole system and, as a result, indoor day-lighting and thermal loads. Therefore, a new system is proposed that enables to:
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Special issue ICAE2015
Freeform surfaces adaptation using developable strips and planar quadrilateral facets
Creators: name: Gonzalez-Quintial, Francisco
name: Barrallo, Javier
name: Artiz-Elkarte, Ana
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2015

description: Almost all industrialized materials commonly employed at engineering and building construction are approximately unstretchable, metal sheets, plywood or glass. So there is no doubt about the advantages offered, mainly from the economic point of view, by the processes that use flat or developable surfaces in the resolution of doubly curved ones. Using two prototypical kinds of developable surfaces, an adaptation method of double curvature surfaces is formulated using either developable strips or planar quadrilateral surfaces. Through the geometric concept of apparent contours and by the systematization of a process inspired by traditional projective geometry an algorithm is built, using the newest and outstanding CAD processes. They systematize and allow obtaining single-curvature strips or flat facets, in order to be able to address its construction, using materials that can be bent in one direction or rigid material with no possibility of being bent at all by simple and economical procedures. These strips obtained are from the geometrical viewpoint absolutely developable. They are patches extracted from cones or cylinders. The main subject to be developed in this paper is on one hand showing of the system and its geometric basis and on the other the exhibition of the results that are being obtained over physical models and prototypes built in diverse materials.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Special issue ICAE2015
Holographic laser Doppler ophthalmoscopy
Creators: name: Simonutti, Manuel
name: Paques, Michel
name: Sahel, J. A.
name: Gross, Michel
name: Samson, Benjamin
name: Magnain, Caroline
name: Atlan, Michael
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report laser Doppler ophthalmoscopic fundus imaging in the rat eye with near-IR heterodyne holography. Sequential sampling of the beat of the reflected radiation against a frequency-shifted optical local oscillator is made onto an array detector. Wide-field maps of fluctuation spectra in the 10 Hz to 25 kHz band exhibit angiographic contrasts in the retinal vascular tree without requirement of an exogenous marker.
An experimental and numerical simulation study of an active solar wall enhanced with phase change materials
Creators: name: Kolaitis, Dionysios I.
name: Garay Martinez, Roberto
name: Founti, Maria A.
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2015

description: Solar walls can be used to increase the overall energy efficiency of a building. Phase Change Materials (PCM) are capable of increasing the effective thermal mass of building elements, thus decreasing the overall energy consumption. Recently, the incorporation of PCM in a solar wall has been proposed, aiming to increase the total energy efficiency of the system. The main scope of this work is to investigate the thermal behaviour of a PCM-enhanced solar wall (PCMESW), using experimental and numerical simulation techniques. A prototype PCMESW is installed in a large-scale test facility and is exposed to dynamically changing climate conditions. A broad range of sensors, used to monitor the time-evolution of several important physical parameters, is employed to assess the dynamic response of the PCMESW. In addition, a Computational Fluid Dynamics tool is used to numerically investigate the thermal behaviour of the PCMESW prototype. Predictions of the developing flow- and thermal-field in the PCMESW’s air cavity are validated by means of comparison with the obtained measurements; in general, good levels of agreement are observed. Results of the numerical simulations may support the design optimization process of innovative PCMESW systems.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Special issue ICAE2015
Türkiye’de önde gelen şirketlerin etkinlik, farklılık ve performans ölçümü
Creators: name: Aytekin, Ahmet
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 220302 Decision Theory
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: 170202 Decision Making
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: A magazine which broadcasts in Turkey, belonging to an international media organization, ranks companies according to their performance each year based on different criteria. In these evaluations, separate rankings are created for each criterion. A holistic analysis of 27 companies that were in the top ten according to the 2019 lists was carried out using EATWIOS, KARMA, MAIRCA and TOPSIS-Sort-C, which are multi-criteria decision making methods in terms of efficiency, performance and differences. As a result of the analysis, it has been determined that TÜPRAŞ's efficiency is higher than other companies, and THY is in the first place in terms of financial performance. In addition, the TOPSIS-Sort-C and KARMA results showed that the two companies differ from other companies in a positive way.
String background fields and Riemann-Cartan geometry
Creators: name: Vasilic, Milovan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study classical dynamics of cylindrical membranes wrapped around the extra compact dimension of a $(D+1)$-dimensional Riemann-Cartan spacetime. The world-sheet equations and boundary conditions are obtained from the universally valid conservation equations of the stress-energy and spin tensors. Specifically, we consider membranes made of macroscopic matter with maximally symmetric distribution of spin. In the narrow membrane limit, the dimensionally reduced theory is obtained. It describes how effective strings couple to the effective $D$-dimensional geometry. The striking coincidence with the string theory $σ$-model is observed. In this correspondence, the string background fields $G_{μν}$, $B_{μν}$, $A_μ$ and $Φ$ are related to the metric and torsion of the Riemann-Cartan spacetime.
description: 15 pages, JHEP style
Experiences when employing different alternatives for envelope upgrading
Creators: name: Elguezabal Esnarrizaga, Peru
name: Garay Martinez, Roberto
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2015

description: The challenges of achieving the 2020 goals in terms of energy savings and improving efficiency are guiding numerous research initiatives looking for more insulated envelopes, dealing with thermal performance of insulation materials and envelope systems. Nevertheless, the envelope integrates within the building and this improvement on the insulation performance has to be properly adopted, taking into account the interrelation of main elements composing the overall system (facade, frame, slabs, openings, partitions etc.), as well as side effects originated not only for new erected buildings, but specifically in renovation and retrofitting works. This paper describes real experiences when considering various options for upgrading the facade through the increase of the insulation capacity, starting from external overcladding prefabricated panels and ventilated facades, advancing to more sustainable low carbon systems and ending with even more highly insulated solutions employing aerogels. Lessons from these cases, where energy and hygrothermal assessments have being carried out, demonstrate the influence of the design and construction phases and the relevance of disregarded effects such as minor thermal bridges, uncontrolled craftsmanship on site, and moisture transfer for the different technologies considered. Finally, possible alternatives are provided to overcome some of the detected difficulties, such as combination with non-metallic structural components and building membranes, and being prepared for future challenges and new developments when these isolative elements are combined with other technologies, as for example, renewable energy harvesting devices.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Special issue ICAE2015
Weak and strong moments of random vectors
Creators: name: Latała, Rafał
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Primary 60E15, Secondary 52A40, 60B11

description: We discuss a conjecture about comparability of weak and strong moments of log-concave random vectors and show the conjectured inequality for unconditional vectors in normed spaces with a bounded cotype constant.
description: 8 pages
The cosmic-ray electron flux measured by the PAMELA experiment between 1 and 625 GeV
Creators: name: PAMELA Collaboration
name: Adriani, O.
name: Barbarino, G. C.
name: Bazilevskaya, G. A.
name: Bellotti, R.
name: Boezio, M.
name: Bogomolov, E. A.
name: Bongi, M.
name: Bonvicini, V.
name: Borisov, S.
name: Bottai, S.
name: Bruno, A.
name: Cafagna, F.
name: Campana, D.
name: Carbone, R.
name: Carlson, P.
name: Casolino, M.
name: Castellini, G.
name: Consiglio, L.
name: De Pascale, M. P.
name: De Santis, C.
name: De Simone, N.
name: Di Felice, V.
name: Galper, A. M.
name: Gillard, W.
name: Grishantseva, L.
name: Jerse, G.
name: Karelin, A. V.
name: Koldashov, S. V.
name: Krutkov, S. Y.
name: Kvashnin, A. N.
name: Leonov, A.
name: Malakhov, V.
name: Malvezzi, V.
name: Marcelli, L.
name: Mayorov, A. G.
name: Menn, W.
name: Mikhailov, V. V.
name: Mocchiutti, E.
name: Monaco, A.
name: Mori, N.
name: Nikonov, N.
name: Osteria, G.
name: Palma, F.
name: Papini, P.
name: Pearce, M.
name: Picozza, P.
name: Pizzolotto, C.
name: Ricci, M.
name: Ricciarini, S. B.
name: Rossetto, L.
name: Sarkar, R.
name: Simon, M.
name: Sparvoli, R.
name: Spillantini, P.
name: Stochaj, S. J.
name: Stockton, J. C.
name: Stozhkov, Y. I.
name: Vacchi, A.
name: Vannuccini, E.
name: Vasilyev, G.
name: Voronov, S. A.
name: Wu, J.
name: Yurkin, Y. T.
name: Zampa, G.
name: Zampa, N.
name: Zverev, V. G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Precision measurements of the electron component in the cosmic radiation provide important information about the origin and propagation of cosmic rays in the Galaxy. Here we present new results regarding negatively charged electrons between 1 and 625 GeV performed by the satellite-borne experiment PAMELA. This is the first time that cosmic-ray electrons have been identified above 50 GeV. The electron spectrum can be described with a single power law energy dependence with spectral index -3.18 +- 0.05 above the energy region influenced by the solar wind (> 30 GeV). No significant spectral features are observed and the data can be interpreted in terms of conventional diffusive propagation models. However, the data are also consistent with models including new cosmic-ray sources that could explain the rise in the positron fraction.
description: 11 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in PRL
Active adaptive auxiliary circuit for stabilizing dc distribution systems with constant power loads
Creators: name: Pizniur, Oleksandr
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The portion of high-bandwidth power converters in modern DC distribution systems has been increasing and is projected to dominate over time. These devices having fast response act as constant power loads (CPLs) and possess the so-called negative incremental input impedance characteristics at the input terminals, which may ultimately cause dynamic interactions and instability at certain interfaces in the system. Most existing approaches that address this problem use passive or active damping to reshape the source/load impedances so that stability may be achieved. The drawbacks of most existing methods include energy losses in passive components and/or requirement of changing the internal controls in existing loads. This thesis presents a new active damping methodology using an auxiliary converter circuit to stabilize DC distribution systems with CPLs. A simplified single frequency criterion is proposed for identifying the damping parameters. The proposed auxiliary converter circuit exchanges the energy between very strong power bus and a potentially unstable bus with CPLs, which requires very small injected damping current and achieves lossless damping (conserves the energy during transients). The methodology may operate by emulating fixed or operating-point-depended virtual RC values of the equivalent damping, with the latter having potential advantages of achieving faster damping. To verify and demonstrate the proposed concept, the auxiliary converter circuit has been designed and built with innovative compensated average current control mode. The experimental studies have been carried out on a reduced scale subsystem of a DC microgrid installed by Alpha Technologies Ltd., in Kaiser building at UBC. It is envisioned that the proposed active damping methodology using low-power auxiliary converter circuit may be very cost-effective and practical solution for the future DC systems with modular design and multiple sources/loads being constructed by different vendors with limited knowledge of their parameters and access to their internal controls.
Multi-Dimensional Bayesian Membership Analysis of the Sco OB2 moving Group
Creators: name: Rizzuto, A. C.
name: Ireland, M. J.
name: Robertson, J. G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a new high-mass membership of the nearby Sco OB2 association based on HIPPARCOS positions, proper motions and parallaxes and radial velocities taken from the Kharchenko et al. (2007) catalogue. The Bayesian membership selection method developed makes no distinction between subgroups of Sco OB2 and utilises linear models in calculation of membership probabilities. We select 436 members, 88 of which are new members not included in previous membership selections. We include the classical non members Alpha-Cru and Beta-Cru as new members as well as the pre-main-sequence stars HIP 79080 and 79081. We also show that the association is well mixed over distances of 8 degrees on the sky, and hence no determination can be made as to the formation process of the entire association.
description: 27 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Composite UHPC-AAC/CLC facade elements with modified interior plaster for new buildings and refurbishment. Materials and production technology
Creators: name: Miccoli, Lorenzo
name: Fontana, Patrick
name: Silva, Nelson
name: Klinge, Andrea
name: Cederqvist, Christer
name: Kreft, Oliver
name: Qvaeschning, Dirk
name: Sjostrom, Christer
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2015

description: The awareness of the environmental impact of the building sector is increasing. Steel reinforced concrete is the most commonly used construction material, though with a high-embodied energy and carbon footprint. Large environmental gains may arise if an alternative to steel reinforced concrete is developed. In this context, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) materials are shown to be promising alternatives with advantages such as lower embodied energy and reduced environmental impact. Predictions suggest that UHPC composite elements for building envelopes could have other benefits such as an increased service life, optimised use of building area due to thinner elements and minimised maintenance due to the absence of reinforcement or use of non-corrosive reinforcing materials such as carbon fibres. In the framework of the H-HOUSE project funded by the European Commission, composite elements are developed. The aim is to create facade panels combining an autoclaved aerated concrete or cellular lightweight concrete insulation layer with an external UHPC supporting layer. To enhance occupant comfort and health, hygroscopic materials that are capable to buffer indoor air humidity shall be applied to the inside of such elements. Indoor air humidity levels are expected to be more stable, which shall subsequently improve the indoor climate and minimise potential decay to the construction.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015): Special issue ICAE2015
WASP-21b: a hot-Saturn exoplanet transiting a thick disc star
Creators: name: Bouchy, F.
name: Hebb, L.
name: Skillen, I.
name: Cameron, A. Collier
name: Smalley, B.
name: Udry, S.
name: Anderson, D. R.
name: Boisse, I.
name: Enoch, B.
name: Haswell, C. A.
name: Hébrard, G.
name: Hellier, C.
name: Joshi, Y.
name: Kane, S. R.
name: Maxted, P. F. L.
name: Mayor, M.
name: Moutou, C.
name: Pepe, F.
name: Pollacco, D.
name: Queloz, D.
name: Ségransan, D.
name: Simpson, E. K.
name: Smith, A. M. S.
name: Stempels, H. C.
name: Street, R.
name: Triaud, A. H. M. J.
name: West, R. G.
name: Wheatley, P. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the discovery of WASP-21b, a new transiting exoplanet discovered by the Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) Consortium and established and characterized with the FIES, SOPHIE, CORALIE and HARPS fiber-fed echelle spectrographs. A 4.3-d period, 1.1% transit depth and 3.4-h duration are derived for WASP-21b using SuperWASP-North and high precision photometric observations at the Liverpool Telescope. Simultaneous fitting to the photometric and radial velocity data with a Markov Chain Monte Carlo procedure leads to a planet in the mass regime of Saturn. With a radius of 1.07 R_Jup and mass of 0.30 M_Jup, WASP-21b has a density close to 0.24 rho_Jup corresponding to the distribution peak at low density of transiting gaseous giant planets. With a host star metallicity [Fe/H] of -0.46, WASP-21b strengthens the correlation between planetary density and host star metallicity for the five known Saturn-like transiting planets. Furthermore there are clear indications that WASP-21b is the first transiting planet belonging to the thick disc.
description: 6 pages, 6 figures, accepted in A&A
Preface JFDE Special Issue Glass
Creators: name: Knaack, Ulrich
name: Klein, Tillmann
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2014

description: Facade Design and Engineering is a multidisciplinary field that touches many other scientific disciplines. Glass is one of the key materials for building envelopes, and a strong scientific community has developed over the last decade. Designers love glass for its transparency. It is strong but brittle and very demanding in terms of engineering. We continuously see new innovative developments in terms of its climatic performance, structural possibilities, construction design and new applications. Reason enough to dedicate this special issue to the topic. The issue would not have been possible without the contribution of our special editors Jan Belis and Christian Louter, who contributed through their outstanding editorial work and network. Most of the papers in this issue were carefully selected from of a number of invited submissions and conference papers of the COST Action TU0905 Mid-Term Conference, April 17+18 2013, Porec, (CRC Press/Balkema, Leiden) and subsequently subjected to the regular blind review process of the journal. Glass as a building material demonstrates the nature of the architectural discipline, where science and building practice are closely linked. Buildings are the live testing bed for scientific research and, at the same time, building practice formulates new research questions. We found that many articles sent to us deal with this relation. Therefore we decided to introduce the new category ’Applied Practice’ for certain journal paper contributions, which from now on can be found at the end of each issue. Although they do not need to be purely scientific, ’Applied Practice’ papers will always discuss new developments, will have a clear structure and are subjected to the strict JFDE review process. Façade Design and Engineering is a peer reviewed, open access journal, funded by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research NWO (www.nwo.nl). We see ’open access’ as the future publishing model. But it certainly requires new financial models which we will have to explore in the coming years. The introduction of ’Applied Practice’ papers also serves a role here by linking the journal to a scientific as well as to a large professional audience. In this manner, it can fulfil its role to disseminate scientific knowledge. We are pleased to announce that we have been able to broaden the team around JFDE with Thaleia Konstantinou and Marjan Vrolijk as managing editors who will, along with the team members from IOS Press Amsterdam, certainly contribute to the quality of this publication.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 2 No. 1-2 (2014): Special Issue Glass
De traficantes, a hoteles y navajazos: Estudio sobre la estética del cine documental bajacaliforniano de 2004 a 2020
Creators: name: Nuñez, Axel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Cine documental
baja california
estética cinematográfica
migración
imaginario social

description: De traficantes, a hoteles y navajazos: Estudio sobre la estética del cine documental bajacaliforniano de 2004 a 2020

Esta investigación explora la estética del cine documental producido en Baja California entre 2004 y 2020, analizando su evolución a través de tres periodos históricos y su relación con el imaginario social de la frontera México-Estados Unidos. El estudio se centra en cómo el documental bajacaliforniano ha construido una identidad propia, distinta del cine nacional, mediante narrativas que reflejan la complejidad de la vida fronteriza.
description: Principales ejes de análisis:

Historiografía del cine documental en Baja California: Desde sus inicios en el siglo XX hasta su consolidación en el nuevo milenio, destacando la influencia de factores tecnológicos, institucionales y culturales.

Imaginario social y frontera: Examina cómo el cine documental representa la frontera como espacio de conflicto, hibridación y laboratorio artístico, utilizando teorías de Cornelius Castoriadis y Sandro Mezzadra.

Periodización del documental:

Primer periodo (1919-1980): Documentales de propaganda política y turística, realizados por agentes externos.

Segundo periodo (1981-2000): Producciones locales y chicanas, enfocadas en divulgación científica e histórica.

Tercer periodo (2001-2020): "Nuevo documental bajacaliforniano", caracterizado por narrativas subjetivas, enfoques transmediales y una mirada crítica hacia temas como migración, violencia e identidad.

Estudio de casos: Análisis de tres documentales emblemáticos:

Félix, autoficciones de un traficante (Adriana Trujillo, 2011).

Hotel de Paso (Karla Paulina Sánchez, 2015).

Navajazo (Ricardo Silva, 2014).
description: Conclusiones:La tesis destaca la importancia de la periodización para entender la estética única del documental bajacaliforniano, marcada por su condición fronteriza, la experimentación formal y la representación de subjetividades marginadas. También aborda los desafíos de preservación y los retos futuros para su estudio, subrayando su contribución al cine mexicano como un discurso alternativo al centralismo cultural.
Additional file 6 of Nomograms for predicting difficult airway based on ultrasound assessment
Creators: name: Wang, Bin
name: Yao, Weidong
name: Xue, Qi
name: Wang, Mingfang
name: Xu, Jianling
name: Chen, Yongquan
name: Zhang, Ye
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biochemistry
Space Science
Medicine
Pharmacology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: Additional file 6: Table S6. Score cards of the difficult laryngoscopy and difficult tracheal intubation.
Exploratory experimental investigations on post-tensioned structural glass beams
Creators: name: Louter, Christian
name: Cupac, Jagoda
name: Lebet, Jean-Paul
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2014

description: The mechanical response of post-tensioned glass beams is explored in this paper. This is done through bending experiments on post-tensioned glass beam specimens with either mechanically anchored or adhesively bonded steel tendons by which a beneficial pre-stress is inflicted on the glass beams. In addition, reference beams with identical geometry but without tendons are tested. From the results of the bending experiments it can be seen that the post-tensioned glass beams reach higher initial fracture loads than the reference glass beams. Furthermore, the post-tensioned glass beams develop a significant post-fracture reserve. From this it is concluded that post-tensioning a glass beam is a feasible concept, which provides increased initial fracture strength and enhanced post-fracture performance.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 2 No. 1-2 (2014): Special Issue Glass
Additional file 2 of Analysis of death causes of residents in poverty-stricken Areas in 2020: take Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in China as an example
Creators: name: Liao, Rujun
name: Hu, Lin
name: Liao, Qiang
name: Zhu, Tianyu
name: Yang, Haiqun
name: Zhang, Tao
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2. This Additional file contains six tables, which present some results of this study.
TEC – Thin Environmental Cladding
Creators: name: Tomasi, Alan
name: Mocibob, Danijel
name: Van De Linde, Bert
name: Wellershof, Frank
name: Koldtof, Kristian
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2014

description: Permasteelisa Group developed with Fiberline Composites a new curtain wall system (Thin Environmental Cladding or TEC), making use of pultruded GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer) material instead of traditional aluminum. Main advantages using GFRP instead of aluminum are the increased thermal performance and the limited environmental impact. Selling point of the selected GFRP resin is the light transmission, which results in pultruded profiles that allow the visible light to pass through them, creating great aesthetical effects. However, GFRP components present also weaknesses, such as high acoustic transmittance (due to the reduced weight and anisotropy of the material), low stiffness if compared with aluminum (resulting in higher facade deflection) and sensible fire behavior (as combustible material). This paper will describe the design of the TEC-facade, highlighting the functional role of glass within the facade concept with regards to its acoustic, structural, aesthetics and fire behavior.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 2 No. 1-2 (2014): Special Issue Glass
Compressible primitive equation: formal derivation and stability of weak solutions
Creators: name: Ersoy, Mehmet
name: Ngom, Timack
name: Sy, Mamadou
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Classical Analysis and ODEs (math.CA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We present a formal derivation of a simplified version of Compressible Primitive Equations (CPEs) for atmosphere modeling. They are obtained from $3$-D compressible Navier-Stokes equations with an \emph{anisotropic viscous stress tensor} where viscosity depends on the density. We then study the stability of the weak solutions of this model by using an intermediate model, called model problem, which is more simple and practical, to achieve the main result.
The stress peak at the borehole of point-fitted IGU with undercut anchors
Creators: name: Tibolt, Mike
name: Odenbreit, Christoph
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2014

description: The highest transparency in glass facades is obtained with point fitted glass units. Point fitted insulating glass units minimize thermal bridging and lead to glass facades with better energy efficiency. Though, insufficient knowledge is present to offer a design method for point fittings in insulating glass. Therefore research has been carried out to extend the existing SLG-design-method (Linear superposition of local and global stress components) of Beyer for point fitted single and laminated glass to insulation glass units. This paper presents the first results of this research campaign. Load bearing tests on point fittings in single glazing have been conducted. A finite element model of the point fitting is calibrated by strain comparison. A test campaign for the deviation of a material law for silicone, used as secondary sealant in the edge seal system, is presented. The verified FE-model is implemented in a selected insulation glass unit, and the influence of the edge distance of the point fitting, as well as the edge bond stiffness and geometry on the stress peak at the borehole is investigated. In addition, the size of the so called ‘local area’ is adjusted for insulation glass units.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 2 No. 1-2 (2014): Special Issue Glass
Assessing facade value - how clients make business cases in changing real estate markets
Creators: name: Den Heijer, Alexandra
Publisher: name: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering
Year: 2013

description: Relevance: The value of any intervention in the built environment is most relevant for the stakeholders that are investing in it. For them all costs need to be balanced with benefits - not necessarily directly financial, but adding value to the performance of the accommodated organization. Business cases contain performance criteria like competitive advantage (branding the organization), productivity (optimally supporting users of the building), profitability (on organizational level) and sustainable development (monitoring the ecological footprint). In the changing real estate markets – from supply-driven to demand-driven and with increasingly higher vacancy rates – priorities in decisions about buildings have been shifting. Purpose: This paper elaborates on how (a) the trends in real estate markets and (b) changing priorities in decision making affect the quality demand for buildings and their facades. Design/methodology/approach: This paper is based on research of the Real Estate Management chair in general (market analysis, transformation trends, conceptual frameworks) and more specifically on decisions about university campuses in the past 10 years (14 campuses and 57 buildings assessed). Findings: This paper provides both conceptual frameworks to assess the (added) value of interventions in the built environment for the client and their (changing) priorities in the brief for buildings and their facades.
description: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol. 1 No. 1-2 (2013)
Does the provision of information increase the substitution of animal proteins with plant-based proteins? An experimental investigation into consumer choices
Creators: name: Bazoche, Pascale
name: Guinet, Nicolas
name: Poret, Sylvaine
name: Teyssier, Sabrina
name: Bazoche, Pascale
name: Guinet, Nicolas
name: Poret, Sylvaine
name: Teyssier, Sabrina
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Institutional and Behavioral Economics
subject: experiment
subject: information
subject: food consumption
subject: alternative proteins
subject: environment
subject: health

description: A widespread transition towards diets based on plant proteins as substitutes for animal pro- teins would contribute to food system sustainability. Such changes in consumer food choices can be fostered by public policy. We conducted an online experiment to test whether provid- ing consumers with information regarding the negative consequences of meat consumption on the environment or health increases the substitution of animal-based proteins with plant-based proteins. The consumers had to make three meal selections, the first without exposure to infor- mation and the latter two after exposure to environmental or health information. One group of consumers served as the control and received no information. The results show that half of the consumers chose meals with animal proteins in all three cases. The information intervention had a limited impact on the average consumer. However, a latent class analysis shows that the information intervention impacted a sub-sample of the consumers. Information policy does not appear to be sufficient for altering consumer behaviour regarding the consumption of animal proteins.
Assessing the impacts of home fortification with micronutrient powders on anemia, growth, and diarrhoea in children aged 6 - 24 months living in rural Rwanda
Creators: name: Michaux, Kristina
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Rwanda is a country with a high burden of childhood undernutrition with >40% of children <5y anemic and ~45% chronically undernourished (stunted). Home fortification (HF) with micronutrient powders (MNP) has shown to reduce iron deficiency and anemia in resource poor settings; however, it remains unclear whether MNP can reduce stunting and there are concerns that it may increase the risk of illness in young children. The aims of this study were to determine if HF with MNP is an effective strategy to reduce anemia and stunting in children 6 – 24 mo in Rwanda, as well as determine whether MNP increases the risk of illness. A quasi-experimental trial was conducted in two intervention districts (Musanze and Nyaruguru; n=580) and two comparison districts (Nyamagabe and Burera; n=486). Children 6 – 12 mo were enrolled and followed for one year. Haemoglobin (Hb) concentration, anthropometry, Infant and Young Child Feeding practices, and morbidity were assessed at baseline, midpoint and 12-mo. Multivariate analyses were used to assess the impact of the MNP on Hb concentration, anemia, stunting, and illness. There were no differences in Hb concentration between groups at 6– or 12–mo (P > 0.05). A sub-group analysis of only children who were anemic at baseline revealed greater Hb concentration in the MNP Group at 6– (mean diff: 0.27 g/dL, 95% CI: 0.06, 0.47, P=0.010) and 12– mo (mean diff: 0.24 g/dL, 95% CI: 0.04, 0.44, P=0.018). Similarly, children in the Comparison Group had higher risk of being anemic at 6– (OR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.09, 2.08; P<0.05) and 12– mo (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 0.92, 1.89; P=0.075). At 12–mo, there were no differences in stunting prevalence between groups (P=0.750). Children receiving MNP had lower risk of cough at 6–mo (OR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.51, 0.88), and fever at 12– mo (OR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.71, 0.93). These findings suggest that MNP are effective at improving Hb concentration in anemic children living in Rwanda, with no effect on stunting observed. Future research should focus on determining the actual proportion of anemia attributable to micronutrient deficiencies and/or non-nutritional causes of anemia in Rwanda.
No X-Ray Excess from the HESS J1741-302 Region except a New Intermediate Polar Candidate
Creators: name: Uchiyama, Hideki
name: Koyama, Katsuji
name: Matsumoto, Hironori
name: Tibolla, Omar
name: Kaufmann, Sarah
name: Wagner, Stefan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: With the Suzaku satellite, we observed an unidentified TeV gamma-ray source HESS J1741$-$302 and its surroundings. No diffuse or point-like X-ray sources are detected from the bright southern emission peak of HESS J1741$-$302. From its neighborhood, we found a new intermediate polar candidate at the position of $(α, δ)_{\rm J2000.0} = (\timeform{17h40m35.6s}, \timeform{-30D14m16s})$, which is designated as Suzaku J174035.6$-$301416. The spectrum of Suzaku J174035.6$-$301416 exhibits emission lines at the energy of 6.4, 6.7 and 7.0 keV, which can be assigned as the K$α$ lines from neutral, He-like and H-like iron, respectively. A coherent pulsation is found at a period of 432.1 $\pm$ 0.1 s. The pulse profile is quasi-sinusoidal in the hard X-ray band (4$-$8 keV), but is more complicated in the soft X-ray band (1$-$3 keV). The moderate period of pulsation, the energy flux, and the presence of the iron K$α$ lines indicate that Suzaku J174035.6$-$301416 is likely an intermediate polar, a subclass of magnetized white dwarf binaries (cataclysmic variables). Based on these discoveries, we give some implications on the origin of GCDX and brief comments on HESS J1741$-$302 and PSR B1737$-$30.
description: Accepted by PASJ
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND SOME PROVISIONS OF THE NOTE TO ARTICLE 131 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE OF RUSSIA
Creators: name: Shirshov, Alexey A.
Publisher: name: TUENGR Group
Year: 2018
Subjects: Legal technology
Legal fiction
Presumption of innocence
Rape
Sexual assault
Sexual inviolability of minors.

description: International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 9, 6, 559-566