cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Underwater Object Classification and Detection: first results and open challenges
Creators: name: Jesus, Andre
name: Zito, Claudio
name: Tortorici, Claudio
name: Roura, Eloy
name: De Masi, Giulia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This work reviews the problem of object detection in underwater environments. We analyse and quantify the shortcomings of conventional state-of-the-art (SOTA) algorithms in the computer vision community when applied to this challenging environment, as well as providing insights and general guidelines for future research efforts. First, we assessed if pretraining with the conventional ImageNet is beneficial when the object detector needs to be applied to environments that may be characterised by a different feature distribution. We then investigate whether two-stage detectors yields to better performance with respect to single-stage detectors, in terms of accuracy, intersection of union (IoU), floating operation per second (FLOPS), and inference time. Finally, we assessed the generalisation capability of each model to a lower quality dataset to simulate performance on a real scenario, in which harsher conditions ought to be expected. Our experimental results provide evidence that underwater object detection requires searching for "ad-hoc" architectures than merely training SOTA architectures on new data, and that pretraining is not beneficial.
Search for single production of a vector-like T quark decaying to a top quark and a Z boson in the final state with jets and missing transverse momentum at $\sqrt{s} =$ 13 TeV
Creators: name: CMS Collaboration
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A search is presented for single production of a vector-like T quark with charge 2/3 $e$, in the decay channel featuring a top quark and a Z boson, with the top quark decaying hadronically and the Z boson decaying to neutrinos. The search uses data collected by the CMS experiment in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 137 fb$^{-1}$ recorded at the CERN LHC in 2016-2018. The search is sensitive to a T quark mass between 0.6 and 1.8 TeV with decay widths ranging from negligibly small up to 30% of the T quark mass. Reconstruction strategies for the top quark are based on the degree of Lorentz boosting of its final state. At 95% confidence level, the upper limit on the product of the cross section and branching fraction for a T quark of small decay width varies between 15 and 602 fb, depending on its mass. For a T quark with decay widths between 10 and 30% of its mass, this upper limit ranges between 16 and 836 fb. For most of the studied range, the results provide the best limits to date. This is the first search for single T quark production based on the full Run 2 data set of the LHC.
description: Replaced with the published version. Added the journal reference and the DOI. All the figures and tables can be found at http://cms-results.web.cern.ch/cms-results/public-results/publications/B2G-19-004 (CMS Public Pages)
BORROWING WORDS AND CONCEPTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Creators: name: Isaeva, Zera
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This article emphasizes the importance of studying the sociocultural and linguistic factors that influence the borrowing of words and concepts. The article focuses on how language contacts and cultural exchange shape the vocabulary of languages, as well as how various historical, political and economic conditions contribute to this process. The influence of borrowings on the development of languages and cultures, as well as the role of new expressions in reflecting cultural diversity are analyzed.
Tanytarsus multipunctatus Brundin 1947
Creators: name: Stasiukynas, Laurynas
name: Laurindo da Silva, Fabio
name: Havelka, Jekaterina
name: Podėnas, Sigitas
name: Lekoveckaitė, Aistė
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Chironomidae
Tanytarsus
Tanytarsus multipunctatus

description: Tanytarsus multipunctatus Brundin, 1947
Notes
Morpho-molecular identification (GenBank ID: PQ 458168; PQ 458169; PQ 458170). New record for Lithuania.
description: Published as part of Stasiukynas, Laurynas, Laurindo da Silva, Fabio, Havelka, Jekaterina, Podėnas, Sigitas & Lekoveckaitė, Aistė, 2024, Chironomidae (Diptera) of the Šventoji and Žeimena sub-basins in Lithuania, pp. e 130218 in Biodiversity Data Journal 12 on page e130218, DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e130218
"I Am A Man": Masculinities in the Titulary of the Neo-Assyrian Kings in the Royal Inscriptions
Creators: name: Bennett, Ellie
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Assyriology
subject: Masculinity
subject: Titles of honor and nobility
subject: Assyrians

description: The study of masculinities is a growing field within Assyriology, and has so far largely focussed on general trends across Mesopotamian history, or more specifically the Neo-Assyrian king Sennacherib. Thus far there has not been a discussion regarding how the masculinities of the NeoAssyrian king were constructed by the monarch in his titulary. This paper will be an introductory investigation into the broad trends of masculinities within the titulary of both the Assyrian and foreign kings within the royal inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian period. It will be made clear that much of this discussion needs further research and exploration, but several key themes of masculinities in the titulary of the Neo-Assyrian kings have been identified. From these preliminary results we can also determine some chronological trends (specifically in the reigns of Sargon II and Sennacherib, 721-681 BC) regarding the changes of hegemonic and subordinate masculinities.
Wellbeing in Educational Contexts
Creators: name: Carter, Susan
name: Andersen (Student), Cecily
Publisher: name: University of Southern Queensland
Year: 2020
Subjects: UniSQ Opentext
work stress
educational systems
educational contexts
wellbeing programs
teaching profession

description: Wellbeing has been identified as a serious issue for principals, teachers and students within educational contexts. The problem of principal health and wellbeing has also been recognised at both national and state levels in Australia for the at least a decade and has been acknowledged as an issue of concern by the state, private, and independent school sectors. The first full scale independent study into the occupational health, safety and wellbeing of Australia’s school principals paints a pretty grim picture about the current work conditions for Australia’s school leadership (Riley, 2014). The survey of 2,049 principals found that along with threats and acts of violence, school principals are also more likely to be bullied, and are dealing with ever-increasing volumes of work and health problems due to stress (Riley, 2014).

Phillips and Sen (2011, cited in Riley, 2014) reported that, 'work related stress was higher in education than across all other industries…with work-related mental ill-health…almost double the rate for all industry' (p. 177-8). This trend appears to be continuing, with another report suggesting that that in Queensland over $10 million has been paid in five years to stressed teachers and that teachers are making more mental stress claims than in any other industry (Worksafe Queensland, 2013, as cited in Acton & Glasgow, 2015). Reducing these impacts of work stress in the teaching profession has been the focus of much research in education. Although historically resilience to stress has been the main focus of studies, research in the area has recently shifted towards the school wide promotion of wellbeing (Powell & Graham, 2017).

Within the wellbeing literature, there is a shared view that educational contexts are best positioned to reach out to everyone and explicitly teach and promote wellbeing, potentially arresting trends of reported declining student and teacher wellbeing (Acton & Glasgow, 2015; Hogan, Thompson, Sellar, & Lingard, 2018), principal wellbeing (Riley, 2014), or of feeling of not belonging (Allen, Kern, Vella-Brodrick, Hattie, & Waters, 2018; Seligman, Ernst, Gillham, Reivch & Linkins, 2009). There is, however, a lack of consensus as to the application and delivery of wellbeing programs within educational systems and educational contexts (Powell & Graham, 2017) and it is in this space that we hope to make worthwhile contribution.
Research Scavenger Hunts - Modern Regulatory State
Creators: name: Merck, Ashton
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Economic history

description: When I led a group of researchers on a summer research project in 2017, I developed the first version of what I came to call a “scavenger hunt” assignment. The goal of this assignment is to use a series of small tasks, completed over a confined time period (one day, or one class period) to quickly and effectively introduce students to basic research methods in the humanities and interpretive social sciences that we often take for granted. It also serves as a “diagnostic” for me to know how much or how little the students already know about research. In particular, this assignment focuses on how to locate and evaluate both primary and secondary sources, using a wide variety of research databases, book reviews, footnote-checking, and filtering strategies in the library catalog. Earlier versions of this assignment included a section where students had to physically visit the stacks in person, and an extra credit piece in which students tracked down an article using microfilm or microfiche. Over the years I have refined it based on lessons learned from previous experiences. I often tailor the specific requests or recommended databases based on the type of research students will be doing. The version above is focused on research for a class on the history of policy and regulation, but the basic template could be adjusted to focus on research on other places, subjects, and time periods. Students frequently report that this assignment challenged them to use sources or search strategies they had never used before, and that before completing this assignment, they had no idea of the depth and breadth of library resources that were available to them as university students.
What Exactly Spirituality is
Creators: name: Ray (Maharshi MahaManas), Sumeru
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Spirituality
subject: United States. Office of Human Development Services
subject: Silva Mind Control
subject: Spiritual life

description: Many people have misconceptions about spirituality. Many consider traditional religious practices to be 'spirituality'. Many consider practising miracles or communicating with ghosts as spiritual practices. But that is not true spirituality. Freed from blind belief and blind-following, moving consciously and open-mindedly along the path of reasoning for self-knowledge, self-realization and self-development is true spirituality. Many people have gone astray and ruined their lives by falling into the trap of so-called spiritual gurus through religious beliefs. Some keep trying to awaken the dead person's head in the hope of benefiting from black magic instead of trying to awaken their own head in the right way. However, if someone has a strong desire to practice ghosts and miracles, then I would advise them to go ahead after acquiring pure spiritual knowledge to make themselves mature and qualified. thank you Just knowing about spirituality is not enough. In order to achieve spiritual development, one must regularly practice certain types of yoga with devotion. The most important yoga among them is Mahamanana self meditation. Later a separate course on self meditation will be started. Spiritual development is actually the development of mind and consciousness. Spiritual power or strength is the power and strength of the mind. By developing the mind, the power and strength of the mind will develop. In the name of spiritual progress, many fall into deceptive traps and are led astray on the basis of superstition, and suffer greatly instead of development. Therefore, one must first acquire the right knowledge about the mind. Know your mind well. Then, to develop the mind, one has to practise some special yogic methods logically.
The Art of Curation: Experiential Orchestration
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2023

description: Architectural design is not merely about erecting structures; it is about curating spaces that evoke emotions, tell stories, and provide meaningful experiences. The art of event curation goes beyond the physical design; it encompasses the meticulous selection, arrangement, and presentation of elements within a space to create environments that engage, inspire, and resonate with the public. It would more rightly be called experiential orchestration.
Dubai, a city renowned for its grandeur and innovation, plays host to a plethora of temporary art and design events that captivate both residents and international visitors. From the illustrious Art Dubai to the creative haven of Dubai Design Week, these events are not mere exhibitions; they are curated experiences that weave together culture, creativity, and innovation. Curating these temporary events is an art in itself. It involves highlighting the significance of understanding ethos and messaging while crafting immersive experiences. The design of temporary exhibitions and events goes beyond typical design and functional concerns - they have to create memories and have to be engaging to increase footfall. The goal is to create a journey that will stay with visitors long after they have left.
description: Architectural design is not merely about erecting structures; it is about curating spaces that evoke emotions, tell stories, and provide meaningful experiences. The art of event curation goes beyond the physical design; it encompasses the meticulous selection, arrangement, and presentation of elements within a space to create environments that engage, inspire, and resonate with the public. It would more rightly be called experiential orchestration. Dubai, a city renowned for its grandeur and innovation, plays host to a plethora of temporary art and design events that captivate both residents and international visitors. From the illustrious Art Dubai to the creative haven of Dubai Design Week, these events are not mere exhibitions; they are curated experiences that weave together culture, creativity, and innovation. Curating these temporary events is an art in itself. It involves highlighting the significance of understanding ethos and messaging while crafting immersive experiences. The design of temporary exhibitions and events goes beyond typical design and functional concerns - they have to create memories and have to be engaging to increase footfall. The goal is to create a journey that will stay with visitors long after they have left.
MASOFAVIY BANK XIZMATLARI KO'RSATISH AMALIYOTINI TAKOMILLASHTIRISH YO'LLARI
Creators: name: To'rayeva, Sabrina
name: Xolmatova, Asila
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description:  Ushbu maqolada masofaviy bank xizmatlarining rivojlanishi va ularni takomillashtirish yo‘llari haqida fikr yuritiladi. Bank tizimining raqamli transformatsiyasi, mijozlarga taqdim etilayotgan imkoniyatlar va dolzarb muammolar atroflicha tahlil qilingan. Shu bilan birga, xalqaro tajribalar o‘rganilib, ularni mahalliy sharoitga moslashtirish bo‘yicha tavsiyalar berilgan.
The Art of Curation: Experiential Orchestration
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2023

description: Architectural design is not merely about erecting structures; it is about curating spaces that evoke emotions, tell stories, and provide meaningful experiences. The art of event curation goes beyond the physical design; it encompasses the meticulous selection, arrangement, and presentation of elements within a space to create environments that engage, inspire, and resonate with the public. It would more rightly be called experiential orchestration. Dubai, a city renowned for its grandeur and innovation, plays host to a plethora of temporary art and design events that captivate both residents and international visitors. From the illustrious Art Dubai to the creative haven of Dubai Design Week, these events are not mere exhibitions; they are curated experiences that weave together culture, creativity, and innovation. Curating these temporary events is an art in itself. It involves highlighting the significance of understanding ethos and messaging while crafting immersive experiences. The design of temporary exhibitions and events goes beyond typical design and functional concerns - they have to create memories and have to be engaging to increase footfall. The goal is to create a journey that will stay with visitors long after they have left.
Mount Kailash's Architectural Reverberations: India and the World
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2023

description: This research paper delves into the profound influence of Mount Kailash's symbolism on temple architecture across diverse cultural and spiritual contexts. Mount Kailash, revered as a cosmic axis and a sacred center, serves as a source of inspiration for temples worldwide. Drawing upon elements of earth, water, fire, air, and ether associated with Kailash, temples aim to create spaces that resonate with the human spirit's quest for the divine. The paper explores how temples mirror Mount Kailash's symbolism, its role in spiritual pilgrimages, and its philosophical significance. It delves into the cultural continuity preserved in Shaivite temples and the universal appeal of Kailash's elements in temple design worldwide. By examining the multi-dimensional relationship between Mount Kailash and temples, this paper unravels the intricate interplay of spirituality, architecture, and symbolism that transcends geographical and cultural boundaries.
Sensitive control of broad-area semiconductor lasers by cavity shape
Creators: name: Kim, Kyungduk
name: Bittner, Stefan
name: Jin, Yuhao
name: Zeng, Yongquan
name: Guazzotti, Stefano
name: Hess, Ortwin
name: Wang, Qi Jie
name: Cao, Hui
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The ray dynamics of optical cavities exhibits bifurcation points: special geometries at which ray trajectories switch abruptly between stable and unstable. A prominent example is the Fabry-Perot cavity with two planar mirrors, which is widely employed for broad-area semiconductor lasers. Such cavities support lasing in a relatively small number of transverse modes, and the laser is highly susceptible to filamentation and irregular pulsations. Here we demonstrate experimentally that a slight deviation from this bifurcation point (planar cavity) dramatically changes the laser performance. In a near-planar cavity with two concave mirrors, the number of transverse lasing modes increases drastically. While the spatial coherence of the laser emission is reduced, the divergence angle of the output beam remains relatively narrow. Moreover, the spatio-temporal lasing dynamics becomes significantly more stable compared to that in a Fabry-Perot cavity. Our near-planar broad-area semiconductor laser has higher brightness, better directionality and hence allows shorter integration times than an incandescent lamp while featuring sufficiently low speckle contrast at the same time, making it a vastly superior light source for speckle-free imaging. Furthermore, our method of controlling spatio-temporal dynamics with extreme sensitivity near a bifurcation point may be applied to other types of high-power lasers and nonlinear dynamic systems.
description: 17 pages, 11 figures
Mount Kailash's Architectural Reverberations: India and the World
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2023

description: This research paper delves into the profound influence of Mount Kailash's symbolism on temple architecture across diverse cultural and spiritual contexts. Mount Kailash, revered as a cosmic axis and a sacred center, serves as a source of inspiration for temples worldwide. Drawing upon elements of earth, water, fire, air, and ether associated with Kailash, temples aim to create spaces that resonate with the human spirit's quest for the divine. The paper explores how temples mirror Mount Kailash's symbolism, its role in spiritual pilgrimages, and its philosophical significance. It delves into the cultural continuity preserved in Shaivite temples and the universal appeal of Kailash's elements in temple design worldwide. By examining the multi-dimensional relationship between Mount Kailash and temples, this paper unravels the intricate interplay of spirituality, architecture, and symbolism that transcends geographical and cultural boundaries.
Are Heavy Fermion Strange Metals Planckian?
Creators: name: Taupin, Mathieu
name: Paschen, Silke
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Strange metal behavior refers to a linear temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity at temperatures below the Mott-Ioffe-Regel limit. It is seen in numerous strongly correlated electron systems, from the heavy fermion compounds, via transition metal oxides and iron pnictides, to magic angle twisted bi-layer graphene, frequently in connection with unconventional or "high temperature" superconductivity. To achieve a unified understanding of these phenomena across the different materials classes is a central open problem in condensed matter physics. Tests whether the linear-in-temperature law might be dictated by Planckian dissipation - scattering with the rate $\sim k_{\rm B}T/\hbar$, are receiving considerable attention. Here we assess the situation for strange metal heavy fermion compounds. They allow to probe the regime of extreme correlation strength, with effective mass or Fermi velocity renormalizations in excess of three orders of magnitude. Adopting the same procedure as done in previous studies, i.e., assuming a simple Drude conductivity with the above scattering rate, we find that for these strongly renormalized quasiparticles, scattering is much weaker than Planckian, implying that the linear temperature dependence should be due to other effects. We discuss implications of this finding and point to directions for further work.
description: 17 pages, 5 figures, invited perspectives paper for the special issue "New Spin on Metal-Insulator Transitions" of Crystals
Neuroarchitecture of Sacred Spaces: Unraveling the Impact of Architectural Design on Neural Responses and Spiritual Experience
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2023

description: This paper discusses sacred spaces and neurospirituality, traversing the intersections of history, culture, and neuroscience. It investigates the profound relationship between architectural design, spiritual encounters, and the intricate neural substrates that underlie these transcendent experiences. Across diverse cultures and epochs, sacred structures have been meticulously crafted to evoke awe, reverence, and a profound connection with the divine. It dissects the architectural elements that induce altered states of consciousness and feelings of transcendence and unravels the cultural and individual modulations of neural pathways, showcasing how architectural design is imbued with cultural significance and shapes personal spiritual experiences. As architects today draw insights from neuroscience to design spaces that foster mindfulness and well-being, this paper underscores the profound implications of sacred spaces on mental and emotional health.
Neuroarchitecture of Sacred Spaces: Unraveling the Impact of Architectural Design on Neural Responses and Spiritual Experience
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2023

description: This paper discusses sacred spaces and neurospirituality, traversing the intersections of history, culture, and neuroscience. It investigates the profound relationship between architectural design, spiritual encounters, and the intricate neural substrates that underlie these transcendent experiences. Across diverse cultures and epochs, sacred structures have been meticulously crafted to evoke awe, reverence, and a profound connection with the divine. It dissects the architectural elements that induce altered states of consciousness and feelings of transcendence and unravels the cultural and individual modulations of neural pathways, showcasing how architectural design is imbued with cultural significance and shapes personal spiritual experiences. As architects today draw insights from neuroscience to design spaces that foster mindfulness and well-being, this paper underscores the profound implications of sacred spaces on mental and emotional health.
Patronage and the Renaissance
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2023

description: The Black Death hit Europe in the 1300’s, wherein 30% of its citizens succumbed to the plague. To revitalize the city, wealthy families and city leaders like Popes and Doges funded art and architecture projects, specifically that of divine nature in a way to appease an angry god, which gave work to those lacking. These works led to the flowering of arts, sciences, philosophy, and architecture – the Renaissance. The question then arises: how much did the practice of patronage which was prevalent by that point, drive the post Black Death surge of architecture? Taking the case of three buildings in three different locations which were built in part or in full after a pandemic due to private or public funding. I examine the symbolism of the physical as a host of community and its meaning as resilience to them after facing a crisis which endangers life.
HyFlex Learning and Teaching: A Guide for Educational Innovation
Creators: name: Jacka, Lisa
name: Lindsay, Julie
Publisher: name: University of Southern Queensland
Year: 2025
Subjects: UniSQ opentext
Education
Higher education
tertiary education
Open learning
distance education
Educational: Technology

description: This comprehensive guide explores HyFlex learning - an innovative approach that combines hybrid flexibility to transform teaching and learning experiences. Authors Lisa Jacka and Julie Lindsay expertly demonstrate how HyFlex empowers students through choice, flat learning, and accessibility, creating truly equivalent learning experiences regardless of mode.Perfect for educators, course coordinators, and learning designers, this resource provides practical strategies for implementing digital-first design, overcoming common barriers, and reimagining assessment practices. Through case studies, interactive reflections, and implementation roadmaps, readers will discover how to effectively integrate educational technologies to support transformative pedagogies.Whether you're beginning your HyFlex journey or enhancing existing practices, this book offers a flexible approach to engagement. Read it linearly or explore specific sections based on your needs. Embrace the future of education where learner autonomy, accessibility, and equivalent experiences converge to create meaningful connections in any learning environment.
Patronage and the Renaissance
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2023

description: The Black Death hit Europe in the 1300's, wherein 30% of its citizens succumbed to the
plague. To revitalize the city, wealthy families and city leaders like Popes and Doges funded
art and architecture projects, specifically that of divine nature in a way to appease an angry
god, which gave work to those lacking. These works led to the flowering of arts, sciences,
philosophy, and architecture – the Renaissance. The question then arises: how much did the practice of patronage which was prevalent by that point, drive the post Black Death surge of architecture? Taking the case of three buildings in three different locations which were built in part or in full after a pandemic due to private or public funding. I examine the symbolism of the physical as a host of community and its meaning as resilience to them after facing a crisis which endangers life.
description: The Black Death hit Europe in the 1300's, wherein 30% of its citizens succumbed to the plague. To revitalize the city, wealthy families and city leaders like Popes and Doges funded art and architecture projects, specifically that of divine nature in a way to appease an angry god, which gave work to those lacking. These works led to the flowering of arts, sciences, philosophy, and architecture – the Renaissance. The question then arises: how much did the practice of patronage which was prevalent by that point, drive the post Black Death surge of architecture? Taking the case of three buildings in three different locations which were built in part or in full after a pandemic due to private or public funding. I examine the symbolism of the physical as a host of community and its meaning as resilience to them after facing a crisis which endangers life.
The Patronage Equation: Creating a Theoretical Framework Governing Architectural Patronage in the Florentine Renaissance
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2023

description: This paper proposes a theoretical framework which aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the pivotal role played by patronage in the emergence and influence of Renaissance architecture. The framework will outline the key input factors, the underlying processes, and the resulting outputs that collectively shaped the architectural landscape of the Italian Renaissance. This framework fills the gap of scholarly discourse by presenting a holistic perspective on the multifaceted relationship between patronage and architectural production, emphasizing the need to consider patrons, their support both monetary and in kind as primary agents in the Renaissance's architectural achievements.
Nukhada USV: a Robot for Autonomous Surveying and Support to Underwater Operations
Creators: name: Pairet, Èric
name: Spanò, Simone
name: Mankovskii, Nikita
name: Pellegrino, Paolo
name: Zhilin, Igor
name: Nicola, Jeremy
name: La Gala, Francesco
name: De Masi, Giulia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: The Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has recently finished the production and testing of a new unmanned surface vehicle, called Nukhada, specifically designed for autonomous survey, inspection, and support to underwater operations. This manuscript describes the main characteristics of the Nukhada USV, as well as some of the trials conducted during the development.
description: OCEANS 2022 - Chennai
Neutrino effective potential and damping in a fermion and scalar background in the resonance region
Creators: name: Nieves, Jose F.
name: Sahu, Sarira
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We consider the propagation of a neutrino or an antineutrino in a medium composed of fermions $f$ and scalars $ϕ$ interacting via a Yukawa-type coupling of the form $\bar fνϕ$, for neutrino energies at which the processes like $ν+ ϕ\leftrightarrow f$ or $ν+ \bar f \leftrightarrow \barϕ$, and the corresponding ones for the antineutrino, are kinematically accessible. The relevant energy values are around $|m^2_ϕ- m^2_f|/2m_ϕ$ or $|m^2_ϕ- m^2_f|/2m_f$, where $m_ϕ$ and $m_f$ are the masses of $ϕ$ and $f$, respectively. We refer to either one of these regions as a resonance energy range. Near these points, the one-loop formula for the neutrino self-energy has a singularity. From a technical point of view, that feature is indicative that the self-energy acquires an imaginary part, which is associated with damping effects and cannot be neglected, while the integral formula for the real part must be evaluated using the principal value of the integral. We carry out the calculations explicitly for some cases that allow us to give analytic results. Writing the dispersion relation in the form $ω= κ+ V_{\text{eff}} - iγ/2$, we give the explicit formula for $V_{\text{eff}}$ and $γ$ for the cases considered. When the neutrino energy is either much larger or much smaller than the resonance energy, $V_{\text{eff}}$ reduces to the effective potential that has been already determined in the literature in the high or low momentum regime, respectively. The virtue of the formula we give for $V_{\text{eff}}$ is that it is valid also in the \emph{resonance energy range}, which is outside the two limits mentioned. As a guide to possible applications we give the relevant formulas for $V_{\text{eff}}$ and $γ$, and consider the solution to the oscillation equations including the damping term, in a simple two-generation case.
description: 20 pages, 3 figures, identical to the published version
The Patronage Equation: Creating a Theoretical Framework Governing Architectural Patronage in the Florentine Renaissance
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2023

description: This paper proposes a theoretical framework which aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the pivotal role played by patronage in the emergence and influence of Renaissance architecture. The framework will outline the key input factors, the underlying processes, and the resulting outputs that collectively shaped the architectural landscape of the Italian Renaissance. This framework fills the gap of scholarly discourse by presenting a holistic perspective on the multifaceted relationship between patronage and architectural production, emphasizing the need to consider patrons, their support both monetary and in kind as primary agents in the Renaissance's architectural achievements.
Rhizomatic Architecture : Fostering Connection, Adaptability, and Interaction in the Loneliness Epidemic
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2023

description: This paper explores the concept of rhizomatic architecture, drawing parallels between botanical rhizomes and architectural design. Rhizomatic architecture is characterized by decentralized, interconnected, and adaptable spatial layouts that challenge traditional hierarchical approaches. The paper examines the influence of rhizomatic thinking on urban planning, information flow, landscape design, and design processes. It also addresses the growing issue of social isolation, exacerbated by digital engagement, and proposes how rhizomatic design principles can provide solutions to foster meaningful human interactions. This paper underscores the potential of rhizomatic architecture to create flexible, inclusive, and dynamic spaces that resonate with the human desire for connection and engagement while acknowledging the practical constraints of architectural practice.
Rhizomatic Architecture : Fostering Connection, Adaptability, and Interaction in the Loneliness Epidemic
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2023

description: This paper explores the concept of rhizomatic architecture, drawing parallels between botanical rhizomes and architectural design. Rhizomatic architecture is characterized by decentralized, interconnected, and adaptable spatial layouts that challenge traditional hierarchical approaches. The paper examines the influence of rhizomatic thinking on urban planning, information flow, landscape design, and design processes. It also addresses the growing issue of social isolation, exacerbated by digital engagement, and proposes how rhizomatic design principles can provide solutions to foster meaningful human interactions. This paper underscores the potential of rhizomatic architecture to create flexible, inclusive, and dynamic spaces that resonate with the human desire for connection and engagement while acknowledging the practical constraints of architectural practice.
The Recurrent Reinforcement Learning Crypto Agent
Creators: name: Borrageiro, Gabriel
name: Firoozye, Nick
name: Barucca, Paolo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Trading and Market Microstructure (q-fin.TR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: We demonstrate a novel application of online transfer learning for a digital assets trading agent. This agent uses a powerful feature space representation in the form of an echo state network, the output of which is made available to a direct, recurrent reinforcement learning agent. The agent learns to trade the XBTUSD (Bitcoin versus US Dollars) perpetual swap derivatives contract on BitMEX on an intraday basis. By learning from the multiple sources of impact on the quadratic risk-adjusted utility that it seeks to maximise, the agent avoids excessive over-trading, captures a funding profit, and can predict the market's direction. Overall, our crypto agent realises a total return of 350\%, net of transaction costs, over roughly five years, 71\% of which is down to funding profit. The annualised information ratio that it achieves is 1.46.
Space, Symbol, Strategy : The need for architecture as a reconstructive tool post pandemic
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2023

description: The paper explores the importance of patronage in architecture after a crisis due to its profound impact on community after a plague pandemic. Taking the case of three buildings in three different locations which were built in part or in full after the Black Death pandemic which devastated Europe in the 14th Century, the paper investigates the effects of the architecture on the people – the relationships between people and space, and people and people in the space. It examines the symbolism of the physical as a host of community and its meaning as resilience to them after facing a crisis which endangers life. The paper, along with the accompanying documentary series, creates a case for creating architecture post pandemic to replicate the Renaissance.
Fast and memory-efficient reconstruction of sparse Poisson data in listmode with non-smooth priors with application to time-of-flight PET
Creators: name: Schramm, Georg
name: Holler, Martin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medical Physics (physics.med-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Complete time of flight (TOF) sinograms of state-of-the-art TOF PET scanners have a large memory footprint. Currently, they contain ~4e9 data bins which amount to ~17GB in 32bit floating point precision. Using iterative algorithms to reconstruct such enormous TOF sinograms becomes increasingly challenging due to the memory requirements and the computation time needed to evaluate the forward model for every data bin. This is especially true for more advanced optimization algorithms such as the SPDHG algorithm which allows for the use of non-smooth priors using subsets with guaranteed convergence. SPDHG requires the storage of additional sinograms in memory, which severely limits its application to data sets from state-of-the-art TOF PET systems. Motivated by the generally sparse nature of the TOF sinograms, we propose and analyze a new listmode (LM) extension of the SPDHG algorithm for reconstruction of sparse data following a Poisson distribution. The new algorithm is evaluated based on 2D and 3D simulations, and a real dataset acquired on a recent TOF PET/CT system. The performance of the newly proposed LM SPDHG algorithm is compared against the conventional sinogram SPDHG and the listmode EM-TV algorithm. We show that the speed of convergence of LM-SPDHG is equivalent the original SPDHG using binned data. However, we find that for a TOF PET system with 400ps TOF resolution, LM-SPDHG reduces the required memory from ~56GB to 0.7GB for a short dynamic frame with 1e7 counts and to 12.4GB for a long static acquisition with 5e8 counts. In contrast to SPDHG, the reduced memory requirements of LM-SPDHG enable a pure GPU implementation on state-of-the-art GPUs which will substantially accelerate reconstruction times. This in turn will allow the application of LM-SPDHG in routine clinical practice where short reconstruction times are crucial.
description: accepted for publication
Space, Symbol, Strategy : The need for architecture as a reconstructive tool post pandemic
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2023

description: The paper explores the importance of patronage in architecture after a crisis due to its profound impact on community after a plague pandemic. Taking the case of three buildings in three different locations which were built in part or in full after the Black Death pandemic which devastated Europe in the 14th Century, the paper investigates the effects of the architecture on the people – the relationships between people and space, and people and people in the space. It examines the symbolism of the physical as a host of community and its meaning as resilience to them after facing a crisis which endangers life. The paper, along with the accompanying documentary series, creates a case for creating architecture post pandemic to replicate the Renaissance.
Effect of gravitational field on collective motion of fish
Creators: name: Ito, Susumu
name: Uchida, Nariya
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems (nlin.AO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Fish exhibit various patterns of collective motion, in which individual fish sense the gravitational field and tend to move horizonally. We study the effect of gravity on the collective patterns by incorporating suppression of vertical motion in an agent-based model. The gravitational factor induces a tornado which is a vertically and highly elongated form of a torus, The vortex axis becomes almost identical to the vertical axis even when the gravitational factor is weak compared to the interaction between fish. We also obtained a vertically elongated polarized school with high frontal density. Our results clarify the effect of gravity on the shape of clusters, individual-level motion, and mobility of the entire cluster.
description: 7 pages, 6 figures
The Renaissance as the Great Convergence: Exploring Florence's Role as a Catalyst for Multifaceted Intersections
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2023

description: This paper delves into the intricate relationship between the Renaissance and the pivotal role of Florence in this transformative period of history. While the Renaissance is often synonymous with a cultural rebirth, it holds a more intricate narrative when examined through the lens of convergence theory. This study aims to emphasize the multifaceted convergence of factors that contributed to this phenomenon. The Renaissance was not solely an artistic revival but a convergence of economic, social, and intellectual elements. Focusing on Florence's unique position as a nexus for banking, trade, commerce, and cultural exchange, the paper explores how the interplay of capitalism, cross-cultural interactions, and ambition catalyzed the Renaissance. By scrutinizing the historical context and debunking the notion of a linear progression, this paper challenges Eurocentric narratives and highlights the complexity of this era.
The Renaissance as the Great Convergence: Exploring Florence's Role as a Catalyst for Multifaceted Intersections
Creators: name: Dhanesh Jeswani, Chandni
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2023

description: This paper delves into the intricate relationship between the Renaissance and the pivotal role of Florence in this transformative period of history. While the Renaissance is often synonymous with a cultural rebirth, it holds a more intricate narrative when examined through the lens of convergence theory. This study aims to emphasize the multifaceted convergence of factors that contributed to this phenomenon. The Renaissance was not solely an artistic revival but a convergence of economic, social, and intellectual elements. Focusing on Florence's unique position as a nexus for banking, trade, commerce, and cultural exchange, the paper explores how the interplay of capitalism, cross-cultural interactions, and ambition catalyzed the Renaissance. By scrutinizing the historical context and debunking the notion of a linear progression, this paper challenges Eurocentric narratives and highlights the complexity of this era.
Orbital magnetization of Floquet topological systems
Creators: name: Topp, Gabriel E.
name: Törmä, Päivi
name: Kennes, Dante M.
name: Mitra, Aditi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A general expression for the orbital magnetization of a Floquet system is derived. The expression holds for a clean system, and is valid for any driving protocol, and arbitrary occupation of the bands. The orbital magnetization is shown to be large not only for Chern insulators, but also for anomalous phases where the Chern number does not fully account for the topology. In addition, the orbital magnetization is shown to take significant values both for a thermal equilibrium occupation of the Floquet bands, and for occupations determined by a quantum quench from an initial state with zero orbital magnetization. For the latter case, the orbital magnetization is shown to be highly sensitive to van Hove singularities of the Floquet bands.
An uncommon case of gallstone ileus in a patient with ileostomy
Creators: name: Ivan, Catalin
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: CT
subject: Education
subject: Acute
subject: Calcifications / Calculi

description: Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
description: female, 81 years
description: Clinical History: A 81-year-old female previously treated with radiotherapy for endometrial carcinoma, subsequent small bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions resulting in right hemicolectomy and ileostomy came to the emergency department with swelling around her ileosto... Final Diagnosis: Gallstone ileus
Effect of vanadium catalysts on hydrogen evolution from NaBH4
Creators: name: Orłowski1, Piotr
name: Grochala, Wojciech
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: NaBH4 is a very cheap and hydrogen rich material and a potential hydrogen store. However, high temperature of its thermal decomposition (above 530°C) renders it inapplicable in practical use. Here, we have studied the effect of addition of diverse V containing catalysts on thermal hydrogen desorption. It turns out that mechanochemical doping of NaBH4 with vanadium metal, its oxides or nanoparticles lowers the temperature of pyrolysis significantly. Notably, NaBH4 milled for 3 hrs with 25 wt.% of V2O5 or VO2 releases ca. 70 % of stored hydrogen in the temperature range from ca. 370°C to 450°C. On the other hand, precursors and solvents used to prepare rather uniform vanadium nanoparticles (ca. 4nm) suspended in THF or less uniform and larger ones (ca. 28nm) in ortho difluorobenzene, have adverse effect on purity of hydrogen evolved.
description: 16 pages, 7 figures, 6 tables