cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: A critical evaluation of higher education policy in Ireland: the Global Financial Crisis and beyond
Creators: name: Burke, Christina
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2021

description: Ireland is one of the most globalised countriesin the world (World Economic Forum, 2015). The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 impacted the Irish economy and society in particularly challenging and adverse ways, culminating in an EU/IMF economic bailout in 2010 and a prolonged period of austerity for the Irish people. In the midst of this crisis, the Irish government published its national recovery plan Building Ireland’s Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal in 2008. A key objective of this blueprint included a prioritisation on the restructuring of Ireland’s higher education system repositioning it as an instrument to facilitate Ireland’s economic recovery and future growth. This dissertation charts and interrogates the circumstances leading to the current policy position in Irish higher education. Through the instrument of critical policy analysis (CPA), which for the purposes of this study is grounded in the sociological theories of Pierre Bourdieu and Neo-Institutional theory, this research examines the transformation of Irish higher education in the decade following the Global Financial Crisis. I explore whether the specific policy direction now evidenced in Irish higher education was an inevitable response to the dire economic situation Ireland found itself in following the crash of the ‘Celtic Tiger’, or if the Global Financial Crisis simply acted as a catalyst for a new trajectory. Furthermore, this investigation explores the current tensions between government and Irish higher education providers as central control over the sector tightens, while the lack of sufficient funding continues to be a topic of intense debate amongst all stakeholders. Such pressures are bolstered by the hegemonic discourse on knowledge economy imperatives, investment in human capital, and the widely held belief that higher education is the conduit to drive it all. Underpinning this research are the concepts of habitus, field, capital and power which constitute the key tenets of Bourdieu’s ‘thinking tools’. These are supplemented by the conceptual instruments of isomorphism and legitimacy which, along with field, represent core assumptions within Neo-Institutional theory. I ask if it is time, faced with further periods of instability arising from Brexit and Covid-19, to redress some of the more contentious issues which arose following the publication of Ireland’s National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 in 2011. Crucially, the question of whether there are other viable approaches for a more balanced Irish higher education into the future will be posed.
title: Periodic Solutions and Positive Solutions of First and Second Order Logistic Type ODEs with Harvesting
Creators: name: Palmer, Cody Alan
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2012

description: It was recently shown that the nonlinear logistic type ODE with periodic harvesting has a bifurcation on the periodic solutions with respect to the parameter ε:
u' = f (u) - ε h (t).
Namely, there exists an ε0 such that for 0 < ε < ε0 there are two periodic solutions, for ε = ε0 there is one periodic solution, and for ε >ε0 there are no periodic solutions, provided that....
In this paper we look at some numerical evidence regarding the behavior of this threshold for various types of harvesting terms, in particular we find evidence in the negative or a conjecture regarding the behavior of this threshold value.
Additionally, we look at analagous steady states for the reaction-diusion IBVP with logistic growth and positive harvesting: Using phase plane arguments we show that there is a threshold value of such that this BVP has no positive solutions.
Off-Shell Scalar Supermultiplet in the Unfolded Dynamics Approach
Creators: name: Misuna, N. G.
name: Vasiliev, M. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We show how manifestly supersymmetric action for Wess-Zumino model can be constructed within the unfolded dynamics approach. The off-shell unfolded system for N = 1, D = 4 scalar supermultiplet is found. The action is presented in the form of integral of a closed 4-form over any (4, 0) surface in superspace as well as a superspace integral of an integral form or a chiral integral form. The proposed method is argued to provide a most general tool for the analysis of manifestly supersymmetric functionals.
description: 32 pages, V3: references are added; introduction is extended
"So Much for Fond Five-Dollar Memories": Prostitution in Las Vegas, 1905-1955
Creators: name: Rowley, Marie Katherine
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2012

description: Over the fifty years examined in this thesis, the interactions between federal and local officials shaped prostitution policy in Las Vegas and Clark County. At times that federal authorities were concerned about prostitution in the county, local leaders balanced tradition and economic necessity in their responses. In the early twentieth century, prostitution's benefits to the local economy outweighed fear of federal reprisals, so local officials worked to protect the city's brothels. By the start of World War II, the federal government's increased power and presence in the West made local officials more willing to abandon the tolerance for prostitution in the community and pursue an aggressive campaign of enforcement against suspected prostitutes. In the years immediately after the war, county and city officials undertook a "war on vice" that targeted brothels that periodically emerged in various parts of the community. Finally, in 1954 a federal raid on one of Southern Nevada's most successful brothels initiated a series of events that led to a permanent end for brothel prostitution in Clark County. This thesis illustrates the connections between two important histories: the growth of Las Vegas from a small railroad town into a modern resort city, and the expansion of the federal government's power and influence during the first half of the twentieth century. Prostitution serves as a lens through which to view how these two narratives are linked.
Additional file 2 of A lesion-selective albumin-CTLA4Ig as a safe and effective treatment for collagen-induced arthritis
Creators: name: Jiang, Fu-Yao
name: Zhang, Yan-Zhu
name: Tai, Yuan-Hong
name: Chou, Chien-Yu
name: Hsieh, Yu-Ching
name: Chang, Ya-Chi
name: Huang, Hsiao-Chen
name: Li, Zhi-Qin
name: Hsieh, Yuan-Chin
name: Chen, I-Ju
name: Huang, Bo-Cheng
name: Su, Yu-Cheng
name: Lin, Wen-Wei
name: Lin, Hsin-Chieh
name: Chao, Jui-I
name: Yuan, Shyng-Shiou F.
name: Wang, Yun-Ming
name: Cheng, Tian-Lu
name: Tzou, Shey-Cherng
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 2: Supplementary methods.
Microscopic theory of the insulating electronic ground states of actinide dioxides AnO2 (An=U, Np, Pu, Am, and Cm)
Creators: name: Suzuki, Michi-To
name: Magnani, Nicola
name: Oppeneer, Peter M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The electronic ground states of the actinide dioxides AnO2 (with An=U, Np, Pu, Am, and Cm) are investigated employing first-principles calculations within the framework of the local density approximation +U (LDA+U) approach, implemented in a full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave scheme. A systematic analysis of the An-5f states is performed which provides intuitive connections between the electronic structures and the local crystalline fields of the f states in the AnO2 series. Particularly the mechanisms leading to the experimentally observed insulating ground states are investigated. These are found to be caused by the strong spin-orbit and Coulomb interactions of the 5f orbitals; however, as a result of the different configurations, this mechanism works in distinctly different ways for each of the AnO2 compounds. In agreement with experimental observations, the nonmagnetic states of plutonium and curium dioxide are computed to be insulating, whereas those of uranium, neptunium, and americium dioxides require additional symmetry breaking to reproduce the insulator ground states, a condition which is met with magnetic phase transitions. We show that the occupancy of the An-f orbitals is closely connected to each of the appearing insulating mechanisms. We furthermore investigate the detailed constitution of the noncollinear multipolar moments for transverse 3q magnetic ordered states in UO2 and longitudinal 3q high-rank multipolar ordered states in NpO2 and AmO2.
description: 15 pages, 19 figures, 1 table; accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B
Effect of a work site exercise program on selected fitness and psychological parameters
Creators: name: Christiansen, Kristen Ann
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2011

description: The increasing rates of obesity continue to threaten the vitality of our nation. Health care costs are soaring and chronic diseases are reaching even the youngest populations. Physical activity is an integral component in reversing the obesity epidemic and improving the health of today 's workforce. The present study sought to determine the effect of a work site exercise program on select fitness and psychological parameters. Five female employees participated in a six-week exercise program utilizing HealthBeat(TM) outdoor exercise equipment in a circuit fashion for 30 minutes, 2 days per week. Eighty percent of participants were categorized as sedentary or low-active using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, and body fat using the Omron and Lange calipers, was measured before and after the intervention to determine anthropometric changes. Participants performed a 3-minute step test, YMCA bench press, and YMCA sit up test to determine any changes in aerobic and/or muscular endurance. Positive and negative affect changes were determined using the Positive and Negative Affect Scale - Expanded Edition (PANAS-X). Other self-reported questionnaires were used to determine changes in self-efficacy and physical activity habits.
After the intervention participants reduced their body fat percentage using Lange calipers (p =0.049) and the Omron ( p =0.020). Participants were able to complete significantly more sit-ups (p =0.016) and bench press repetitions (p  = 0.019) after the intervention. Positive affect also increased significantly (p =0.036). Three out of five participants recorded starting additional physical activity after the intervention began. When asked how likely they are to continue being physically active in the next six months, participants scored an average of 7.4 on a scale of 10.
Broken discrete symmetries in a frustrated honeycomb antiferromagnet
Creators: name: Rosales, H. D.
name: Cabra, D. C.
name: Lamas, C. A.
name: Pujol, P.
name: Zhitomirsky, M. E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the magnetic phase diagram of the $J_1$--$J_2$ Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a honeycomb lattice at the strongly frustrated point $J_2/J_1=1/2$ using large-scale Monte Carlo simulations. At low temperatures we find three different field regimes, each characterized by different broken discrete symmetries. In low magnetic fields up to $h_{c1}/J_1\approx 2.9$ the $Z_3$ rotational lattice symmetry is spontaneously broken while a 1/2-magnetization plateau is stabilized around $h_{c2}/J_1=4$. The collinear plateau state and the coplanar state in higher fields break the $Z_4$ translational symmetry and correspond to triple-$q$ magnetic structures. The intermediate phase $h_{c1}
description: 5 pages, 4 figures
Spectroscopic studies of melamine at high pressure
Creators: name: Galley, Martin Donald
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2011

description: We have performed mid- and far- Infra Red (IR) absorption, Raman spectroscopy, and angular dispersive x-ray diffraction (XRD) studies on melamine under high pressure and room temperature. We have verified the presence of two prior reported phase transitions, the first between 1-2 GPa, and the second between 7-9 GPa. We have also found evidence of a third unreported phase transition between 14-16 GPa, during which, there was a sudden disappearance of all low energy peaks (-1 ) in both the Raman and IR spectra. The far-IR peak movement experiences a discontinuity as the rate of peak movement suddenly changes. The XRD pattern shows a dramatic change in crystal structure between 11 and 16 GPa. We observed softening of the N-H symmetric and anti-symmetric vibrations with pressure, suggesting that intermolecular hydrogen bonding increases as the intermolecular distance decreases similarly to what was observed in TATB [20]. The molecular decompression data from core intra-molecular peaks of mid IR and Raman show complete reversibility, giving evidence that the melamine did not chemically decompose at high pressures. Melamine merits this investigation into its high pressure behavior as it has many similarities with some high explosives. The closest cousin to melamine is the secondary explosive TATB, which is in the same symmetry group D 3h [16]. Understanding the exact science of explosives is an extremely difficult process, therefore approaching the problem from the examination of a similar inert compound may help yield a better understanding of explosives and the novel routes to the synthesis of ultra-hard materials such as C 3 N4 .
Han drog fra Danmark
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Theodor Rose, Trykkeri: N. Nilssens Bogtrykkeri, [Bergen]
Year: 0
Subjects: Kjærlighet
Kjønn

description: Førstelinje: Han drog fra Danmarks grønne Slette.
description: Innhold: 5 vers.
description: Melodi: Egen Melodi
description: Inngår i trykk: 4 smukke Viser [3]
The impact of World War II on women 's fashion in the United States and Britain
Creators: name: Mason, Meghann
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2011

description: World War II (hereafter referred to as WWII) is a fascinating era in fashion, society, and politics. The fashion of the era was truly representative of the events happening in the world in a most visible way. This era made indelible marks on future designers and the science of fashion as the world knows it. Fashion and costume design were influenced and changed due to the many limitations presented and imposed by WWII. WWII represents a great marker of change socially, technologically, economically, and politically. While it affected the entire world, the main focus of this thesis will explore the effect of WWII on fashion and costume design on the United States and Britain.
Due to the war-time restrictions of raw materials, as well as bans on some imported materials, man-made fibers were created and popularized. The impact of the war was seen not only in fabric choices but also in the style and silhouette of the clothing. There was a new simplicity seen in women 's clothing that required designers and everyday women to tap into their imagination and make the government mandates fashionable.
The silhouette lines of the clothing produced in this period are still found in clothing today, as are the man-made materials which were developed during the war. Because of rationing and unavailability of materials, the differences in social classes were not as visibly noticeable, as the dress and style of all women became similar under government mandates. This was reflected in the style of dress for work, formal events, and on the silver screen in Hollywood. This thesis will prove WWII imposed sociological and aesthetic limitations on fashion in the U.S. and Britain.
title: Unterschiede in den Beschäftigungs- und Arbeitszeitstrukturen in Ost- und Westdeutschland
title: IAQ/HBS Arbeitszeit-Monitor 2001 bis 2006
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Jansen, Andreas
name: Kümmerling, Angelika
name: Lehndorff, Steffen
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications Online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2018

description: Auf den Punkt ...
Der Anteil vollzeiterwerbstätiger Arbeitnehmer an allen abhängig Beschäftigten geht im Zeitraum zwischen 2001 und 2006 sowohl in Ost- als auch in Westdeutschland kontinuierlich zurück. Dabei ist der Rückgang in Ostdeutschland (Frauen: 8,9 Prozentpunkte/ Männer: 5,4 Prozentpunkte) stärker als in Westdeutschland (Frauen: 5,8 Prozentpunkte/Männer: 4,2 Prozentpunkte).
Neben dem rückläufigen Anteil vollzeiterwerbstätiger Arbeitnehmer ist auch die absolute Zahl dramatisch gesunken. Trotz einer insgesamt positiven Beschäftigungsbilanz gingen im Zeitraum zwischen 2001 und 2006 mehr als 1,6 Millionen Vollzeitbeschäftigungsverhältnisse verloren.
Dagegen weisen die geringfügigen Beschäftigungsverhältnisse eine starke Wachstumsdynamik auf. Im Jahre 2006 arbeiteten bereits 13,0% der west- und 9,2% der ostdeutschen abhängig Beschäftigten ausschließlich in einem Minijob. 2001 waren es noch 9,3% (West) und 4,7% (Ost).
Bei den Frauen gibt es hinsichtlich der Erwerbsform noch immer große Unterschiede zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland. So gingen 2006 63,2% der erwerbstätigen ostdeutschen Frauen einer Vollzeiterwerbstätigkeit nach, wohingegen dies nur auf 47,3% der westdeutschen Frauen zutraf.
Weibliche Teilzeitarbeit konzentriert sich in Westdeutschland vor allem im Bereich der „kurzen Teilzeit“ mit 20 und weniger Wochenstunden – in Ostdeutschland liegt die Spitze dagegen bei 30 Wochenstunden und somit im Bereich der „langen Teilzeit“. Während 2006 20,6% der abhängig beschäftigten westdeutschen Frauen in einem geringfügigen Beschäftigungsverhältnis arbeiteten, lag der entsprechende Anteil in Ostdeutschland bei 11,4%.
Excited-State Dynamics in SO2: II. The Role of Triplet States in the Bound State Relaxation Studied by Surface-Hopping Simulations
Creators: name: Mai, Sebastian
name: Marquetand, Philipp
name: Gonzalez, Leticia
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The importance of triplet states in the photorelaxation dynamics of SO2 is studied by mixed quantum-classical dynamics simulations. Using the Surface Hopping including ARbitrary Couplings (Sharc) method, intersystem crossing processes caused by spin-orbit coupling are found occuring on an ultrafast time scale (few 100 fs) and thus competing with internal conversion. While in the singlet-only dynamics only oscillatory population transfer between the 1B1 and 1A2 states is observed, in the dynamics including singlet and triplet states we find additionally continuous ISC to the 3B2 state and to a smaller extent to the 3B1/3A2 coupled states. The populations obtained from the dynamics are discussed with respect to the overall nuclear motion and in the light of recent TRPEPICO studies [Wilkinson et al., paper I].
description: 12 pages, 9 figures
Additional file 1 of Bioconversion of non-food corn biomass to polyol esters of fatty acid and single-cell oils
Creators: name: Liu, Guang-Lei
name: Bu, Xian-Ying
name: Chen, Chaoyang
name: Fu, Chunxiang
name: Chi, Zhe
name: Kosugi, Akihiko
name: Cui, Qiu
name: Chi, Zhen-Ming
name: Liu, Ya-Jun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Hematology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Genome assembly and annotation statistics for the yeast strain P4R5. Table S2 Relative expression level of the key genes involved in polyol synthesis under different carbon source conditions.
Mens vi er i stille Ro
Creators: name: [Steffensen, Jens]
Publisher: name: Theodor Rose, Trykkeri: N. Nilssens Bogtrykkeri, [Bergen]
Year: 0
Subjects: Sjømenn

description: Førstelinje: Mens vi er i stille Ro.
description: Innhold: 10 vers.
description: Melodi: Egen Melodi
description: Inngår i trykk: 4 smukke Viser [1]
Spectral analysis of the flow behavior of Big Spring, Kings Canyon National Park, California
Creators: name: Urzendowski, Linda
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 1993

description: Big Spring, the resurgence of a karst aquifer in the Lilburn Cave system (Kings Canyon National Park, California), displays the uncommon phenomena of ebb and flow discharge during periods of high runoff.
Hydrograph analyses indicate that the portion of Lilburn Cave between the Z-Room and Big Spring is primarily a conduit flow aquifer. The power spectra strongly indicate a nonlinear system, with evidence of quasi-linear behavior found on a smaller scale. The transfer and kernel function indicate that no additional significant inputs or outputs to the system exist. The bench-scale model built to simulate the ebb and flow cycles in conjunction with the analytical results and the actual behavior observed within the Z-Room and at Big Spring suggest a single conduit containing a sediment plug in the lowest sump that stochastically blocks the flow path creating ebb and flow discharge cycles. A larger cross-sectional area is present above the sump that retains most of the sediment because of a lower velocity.
Alperosen
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Theodor Rose, Trykkeri: N. Nilssens Bogtrykkeri, [Bergen]
Year: 0
Subjects: Kjærlighet

description: Førstelinje: Paa de høie Alpers lyse Tinde.
description: Innhold: 6 vers.
description: Melodi: O du elskte Ven og Venskabs Glæde
description: Inngår i trykk: 4 smukke Viser [2]
A Positive Approach: Training Coaches to Build a Positive Motivational Climate
Creators: name: John, J. Spencer
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2012

description: The purpose of this paper is to develop a training program for youth sport coaches focusing on a positive motivational climate, with an intended outcome to increase intrinsic motivation in youth sport participants. The coaching workshops that are available today tend to focus on teaching the fundamentals of the sport; while largely ignoring the motivational side of coaching. Pop Warner Football is the largest youth football league in the country, they have a large coach training program that focuses on drills and skill development, but fails to address positive motivation. Providing youth sport organizations with a training program that adds positive motivation to the curriculum can be a way that new coaches can develop the skills necessary to integrate a well-rounded coaching style within their team environment.
Forsvar fe Jentunn
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Theodor Rose, Trykkeri: N. Nilssens Bogtrykkeri, [Bergen]
Year: 0
Subjects: Bønder
Kjønn

description: Førstelinje: Aa d'æ saa imist mæ Jentunn hera.
description: Innhold: 6 vers.
description: Melodi: Aa Niels Johannesen, den vene Gutten
description: Inngår i trykk: 4 smukke Viser [4]
On the white dwarf cooling sequence with extremely large telescopes
Creators: name: Bono, G.
name: Salaris, M.
name: Gilmozzi, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present new diagnostics of white dwarf (WD) cooling sequences and luminosity functions (LFs) in the near-infrared (NIR) bands that will exploit the sensitivity and resolution of future extremely large telescopes. The collision-induced absorption (CIA) of molecular hydrogen causes a clearly defined blue turn-off along the WD (WDBTO) cooling sequences and a bright secondary maximum in the WD LFs. These features are independent of age over a broad age range and are minimally affected by metal abundance. This means that the NIR magnitudes of the WDBTO are very promising distance indicators. The interplay between the cooling time of progressively more massive WDs and the onset of CIA causes a red turn-off along the WD (WDRTO) cooling sequences and a well defined faint peak in the WD LFs. These features are very sensitive to the cluster age, and indeed the K-band magnitude of the faint peak increases by 0.2--0.25 mag/Gyr for ages between 10 and 14 Gyr. On the other hand, the faint peak in the optical WD LF increases in the same age range by 0.17 (V band) and 0.15 (I band) mag/Gyr. Moreover, we also suggest to use the difference in magnitude between the main sequence turn-off and either the WDBTO (optical) or the WDRTO (NIR). This age diagnostic is also independent of distance and reddening. Once again the sensitivity in the K band (0.15-0.20 mag/Gyr) is on average a factor of two higher than in the optical bands (0.10 [V band], 0.07 [I band] mag/Gyr). Finally, we also outline the use of the new diagnostics to constrain the CO phase separation upon crystallization.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures, accepted on A&A
Additional file 1 of Predictors of self-management in patients with chronic low back pain: a longitudinal study
Creators: name: Banerjee, A.
name: Hendrick, P.
name: Blake, H.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Science Policy
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the participants at baseline and comparison between completers and non-completers of the follow-up survey. Table 2. Characteristics of the participants at baseline. Table 3. Descriptive statistics for self-management constructs at baseline. Table 4. Spearman (rho) correlation for the self-management constructs at baseline. Table 5. Descriptive statistics after loss to follow up data imputation. Figure 4. Predictors of change in self-management constructs at follow up after mean substitution of the lost to follow up cases. Figure 5. Predictors of change in self-management constructs at follow up after last observation carried forward substitution of the lost to follow up cases.
Gluon Transport Equation in the Small Angle Approximation and the Onset of Bose-Einstein Condensation
Creators: name: Blaizot, Jean-Paul
name: Liao, Jinfeng
name: McLerran, Larry
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we study the evolution of a dense system of gluons, such as those produced in the early stages of ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions. We describe the approach to thermal equilibrium using the small angle approximation for gluon scattering in a Boltzmann equation that includes the effects of Bose statistics. In the present study we ignore the effect of the longitudinal expansion, i.e., we restrict ourselves to spatially uniform systems, with spherically symmetric momentum distributions. Furthermore we take into account only elastic scattering, i.e., we neglect inelastic, number changing, processes. We solve the transport equation for various initial conditions that correspond to small or large initial gluon phase-space densities. For a small initial phase-space density, the system evolves towards thermal equilibrium, as expected. For a large enough initial phase-space density the equilibrium state contains a Bose condensate. We present numerical evidence that such over-populated systems reach the onset of Bose-Einstein condensation in a finite time. The approach to condensation is characterized by a scaling behavior that we briefly analyze.
description: 25 pages, 13 figures, published version with minor update
Investigating the Use of Pozzolans in Portland Cement Concrete and Inorganic Polymer Mortar
Creators: name: Saleh, Omar Abdelmalek
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2012

description: The use of pozzolans offers promising signs for a change in the cement industry. Pozzolan in its natural and artificial forms can be used to improve cement properties or to synthesize new cement. This study investigates the use of pozzolans in portland cement concrete and inorganic polymer mortar (geopolymer mortar).
This thesis is divided into two phases. Phase 1 investigates the use of natural pozzolan as a partial replacement of portland cement in concrete. In this phase two types of class N pozzolan are used separately to develop concrete mixtures contain different percentages of class N pozzolan. Fresh concrete properties are evaluated along with hardened concretes properties. The properties of the new concretes are compared to those of a control concrete mixture made without the use of pozzolan.
Phase 2 focuses on synthesizing geopolymer mortars using artificial pozzolan as well as natural pozzolan in two separate applications. The pozzolan was used as a base material to synthesize the geopolymer binder. An alkaline solution and heat curing were deployed to enhance the polymerization process. Geopolymer mortars were synthesized using different alkaline solutions and curing temperatures. Some of the geopolymer mortar specimens then were exposed to 800°C to study the geopolymer mortars resistance to heat. Factors that affect the geopolymer mortars properties were investigated. Geopolymer mortars properties were evaluated before and after they were exposed to 800°C.
About a Yellow Ball
Creators: name: Salter, Shannon Alice
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2012

description: These are poems made from many things: color, eggs, oranges, many kinds of seeds, leaves, wind, California, the desert, birds. They are things alive in the world and alive in my heart. I cannot take them out of the world, but from my heart I can have whatever appears on its surface. The language of steam.
They are poems that like to be at home.
California is my home and so is the Mojave (and so is every desert). I live in a valley about four hundred miles from the Pacific Ocean, in the city of Las Vegas. What better place to rejoice in the material of our soul than a city in the middle of the true, beautiful void. This is a place where life and death happen at once, where oleander blooms in June and people sometimes keep Joshua trees in their yard. It is the place where I first understood faith, that it is the ability to believe in what is not there, to know that an empty bowl is actually filled with the whole of humanity.
Ultimately, the poems are most concerned with space. They are enamored with the spaces between us that make us selves, and the spaces inside of other spaces within the heart. They try to look out and look in at the same time; they try to close the spaces between a self and all the other selves in the world, between one thing and another. Like all poems, they try also to close the space between a thing itself and the line it occupies. Of course, these kinds of spaces can never be completely closed. But the reach is what makes a poem believe it is a poem, what gives it its life and place.
Some spaces can be closed. A word follows the one before it and one line comes after another to create something brand new. Here is the "principle of magic", which Jack Spicer defined in a letter to Robin Blaser as the fact that things simply "fit together".
An unseen force draws the words into one another, and it is faith in this force that makes the poems true. Jack Spicer felt the outside coming into his poems, the words delivered to his heart and mind from something and someplace else.
There is a Sanskrit word used in several belief systems to define a fifth element or other spiritual force. The word is Akasha, which means the spiritual essence which fills all space; the sky. As the fifth element, Akasha is the intangible energy which runs through each of the other four elements, encompassing and connecting all things on earth and the universe.
Wind, earth and water are everywhere in these poems. Fire is present as the sun.
Analysis on the Characteristics of Architectural Environment of Traditional Villages in Southwest Mountainous Area : Taking Heijing Ancient Town of Chuxiong as an Example
Creators: name: LU Yannan
name: LU Yannan
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Southwest mountainous area, Heijing ancient town, Environmental characteristics, Adaptation to local conditions

description: The formation of the ancient town of Heijing conforms to the natural conditions and local conditions, and makes effective use of the natural mountains, water bodies, trees and other resources of the ancient town, so that the ancient town and nature rely on each other and unify harmoniously. Through the analysis of the environmental characteristics of the ancient town, this paper further explores its cultural connotation.
4 smukke Kjærlighedsviser
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Theodor Rose, Trykkeri: N. Nilssens Bogtrykkeri, Bergen
Year: 0

description: Innhold: 2 blad.
description: Innhold: [1] Soldaten, som kom ifra Krigen igjen. [2] Dei ve alti klaga og kyta. [3] Der boede en Kjøbmand paa Hamburger-Berg. [4] De to Drosler.
The Triple Helix Argument for Establishing Partnerships between Physical Education and Industry
Creators: name: Motta, Charles Figueiredo
name: Da Silva, Carlos Alberto Figueiredo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Innovation
triple helix
university
sport
physical education
management

description: The goal of this research was to find techniques for fostering collaboration between the industry and the physical education academy. Participants from the business and academic worlds were interviewed in depth. The Innovation Portal of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC) and the representativeness of Brazil's GDP were utilised to pick the research subjects, with preference given to enterprises that were among the top fifty in terms of value. Four significant categories emerged in the analysis of the interviews: Mandatory society, addictive state, decontextualized formation, and synergy. According to the respondents, the most important strategy is to listen to the people and combine the efforts of all institutions to deliver what society expects. However, in practice, there is a more traditional behavior. This behaviour is a reflection of a mindset that ignores societal expectations and takes a tactical rather than strategic approach.
Higher-Order Pushdown Systems with Data
Creators: name: Parys, Paweł
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Formal Languages and Automata Theory (cs.FL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: F.1.1; F.4.3

description: We propose a new extension of higher-order pushdown automata, which allows to use an infinite alphabet. The new automata recognize languages of data words (instead of normal words), which beside each its letter from a finite alphabet have a data value from an infinite alphabet. Those data values can be loaded to the stack of the automaton, and later compared with some farther data values on the input. Our main purpose for introducing these automata is that they may help in analyzing normal automata (without data). As an example, we give a proof that deterministic automata with collapse can recognize more languages than deterministic automata without collapse. This proof is simpler than in the no-data case. We also state a hypothesis how the new automaton model can be related to the original model of higher-order pushdown automata.
description: In Proceedings GandALF 2012, arXiv:1210.2028
Influence of a keV sterile neutrino on neutrino-less double beta decay -- how things changed in the recent years
Creators: name: Merle, Alexander
name: Niro, Viviana
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Earlier studies of the influence of Dark Matter keV sterile neutrinos on neutrino-less double beta decay concluded that there is no significant modification of the decay rate. These studies have focused only on a mass of the keV sterile neutrino above 2 and 4 keV, respectively, as motivated by certain production mechanisms. On the other hand, alternative production mechanisms have been proposed, which relax the lower limit for the mass, and new experimental data are available, too. For this reason, an updated study is timely and worthwhile. We focus on the most recent data, i.e., the newest Chandra and XMM-Newton observational bounds on the X-ray line originating from radiative keV sterile neutrino decay, as well as the new measurement of the previously unknown leptonic mixing angle $θ_{13}$. While the previous works might have been a little short-sighted, the new observational bounds do indeed render any influences of keV sterile neutrinos on neutrino-less double beta decay small. This conclusion even holds in case not all the Dark Matter is made up of keV sterile neutrinos.
description: 24 pages, 5 figures, text reorganized, numerical analysis improved, figures added, conclusions unchanged
Statistical Analysis Of A Vehicle Miles Travled Fee For Nevada
Creators: name: Nordland, Andrew
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2012

description: Increases in the number of electric, hybrid-electric, and other alternative fuel vehicles, combined with increasing vehicle fuel efficiency present problems with the ability of the fuel tax to collect sufficient revenue. A Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Fee is being considered as an option to replace the existing fuel tax for the collection of revenue for road maintenance, reconstruction and expansion. This study provides an analysis about costs, preference of a potential billing cycle, level of comfort with a mileage collection device, potential changes in transit use, and the effectiveness of a VMT Fee for Nevada. Multinomial logit models are developed using stated preference data gathered through a survey questionnaire to study some of the important aspects associated with users' preferences and attitudes towards the VMT Fee. A monthly bill is recommended as a method of reducing initial costs and to allow for gradual implementation of the fee. A linear regression model is used to estimate household miles traveled based on the 2009 National Household Travel Survey Data. Two revenue neutral fees are compared to determine how well they collect revenue and how equitable they are to the users. A 3.3 cent/mile fee was determined to be most effective for collecting revenue and was found to be equitably distributed amongst roadway users.
DEP Bulletin:Volume 36 Issue 2
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: The DEP bulletin is a semi-monthly publication of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. It contains a list of construction permit applications recently filed or acted upon by the Department along with a calendar of events of interest, a schedule of public hearings, and Environmental Impact Statements acted upon during the period.
Dei ve alti klaga og kyta
Creators: name: [Aasen, Ivar]
Publisher: name: Theodor Rose, Trykkeri: N. Nilssens Bogtrykkeri, Bergen
Year: 0
Subjects: Patriotisme

description: Førstelinje: Dei ve alti klaga og kyta.
description: Innhold: 4 vers.
description: Inngår i trykk: 4 smukke Kjærlighedsviser [2]
Modelling mass distribution in elliptical galaxies: mass profiles and their correlation with velocity dispersion profiles
Creators: name: Chae, Kyu-Hyun
name: Bernardi, Mariangela
name: Kravtsov, Andrey V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We assemble a statistical set of global mass models for ~2,000 nearly spherical SDSS galaxies at a mean redshift of 0.12 based on their aperture velocity dispersions and newly derived luminosity profiles in conjunction with published velocity dispersion profiles and empirical properties and relations of galaxy and halo parameters. When two-component (i.e. stellar plus dark) mass models are fitted to the SDSS aperture velocity dispersions, the predicted velocity dispersion profile (VP) slopes within the effective radius R_eff match well the distribution in observed elliptical galaxies. In contrast, the single-component models cannot reproduce the VP slope distribution. From a number of input variations the models exhibit for the radial range 0.1 R_eff < r < R_eff a tight correlation =(1.865+/-0.008)+(-4.93+/-0.15) where is the mean slope absolute value of the total mass density and is the mean slope of the velocity dispersion profile, which leads to a super-isothermal = 2.15+/-0.04 for =-0.058+/-0.008 in observed elliptical galaxies. Furthermore, the successful two-component models appear to imply a typical slope curvature pattern in the total mass profile because for the observed steep luminosity (stellar mass) profile and the weak lensing inferred halo profile at large radii a total mass profile with monotonically varying slope would require too high DM density in the optical region giving rise to too large aperture velocity dispersion and too shallow VP.
description: 21 pages, 19 figures, 2 tables, MNRAS, in press
Der boede en Kjøbmand paa Hamburger-Berg
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Theodor Rose, Trykkeri: N. Nilssens Bogtrykkeri, Bergen
Year: 0
Subjects: Kjærlighet

description: Førstelinje: Der boede en Kjøbmand paa Hamburger-Berg.
description: Innhold: 9 vers.
description: Melodi: Egen Melodi
description: Inngår i trykk: 4 smukke Kjærlighedsviser [3]
Soldaten, som kom ifra Krigen igjen
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Theodor Rose, Trykkeri: N. Nilssens Bogtrykkeri, Bergen
Year: 0
Subjects: Soldater
Kjærlighet
Krig

description: Førstelinje: Soldaten, som kom ifra Krigen igjen.
description: Innhold: 9 vers.
description: Melodi: Egen Melodi
description: Inngår i trykk: 4 smukke Kjærlighedsviser [1]
Evaluation of possible source rocks in northern Nye County, Nevada: implications for hydrocarbon exploration
Creators: name: Yurchenko, Inessa
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2012

description: The presence of oil outside of Railroad Valley, northern Nye County has sparked the interest of exploration companies in Nevada. The geology in this region is very complex and the level of petroleum exploration is low. In order to understand the distribution of oil, a complete petroleum systems analysis is required. Previous studies confirmed that the Mississippian Chainman Shale and Cretaceous to Paleocene Sheep Pass Formation, Member B are source rocks. However, a number of other possible source rocks exist in northern Nye County, but they are not confirmed because of incomplete datasets. The goal of this thesis project is to determine if effective source rocks other than the Chainman Shale and Sheep Pass Formation exist in northern Nye County. I obtained samples from outcrops and used organic geochemistry to test the hypothesis that different strata, including Paleozoic Vinini, Pogonip, Woodruff, Guilmette Formations, Pilot Shale, Ely Limestone, and Cretaceous Newark Canyon Formation have the necessary qualities to be petroleum source rocks.
This evaluation revealed source rock potential for Woodruff Formation, but none of the other analyzed candidate units met the requirements for organic matter quantity, quality, and thermal maturity in order to be called source rocks. The Devonian Woodruff Formation displayed excellent organic matter quantity, and oil-prone kerogen type, however samples appeared to be thermally immature. Additional oil - source rock correlation suggested genetic relationship between the Woodruff Formation and Chainman-derived oils from Railroad Valley. This knowledge will help to estimate the petroleum potential of northern Nye County for future exploration and development in Nevada.
Additional file 2 of Bioconversion of non-food corn biomass to polyol esters of fatty acid and single-cell oils
Creators: name: Liu, Guang-Lei
name: Bu, Xian-Ying
name: Chen, Chaoyang
name: Fu, Chunxiang
name: Chi, Zhe
name: Kosugi, Akihiko
name: Cui, Qiu
name: Chi, Zhen-Ming
name: Liu, Ya-Jun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Hematology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2: Fig S1. HPLC analysis of the sulfuric acid hydrolysates of pretreated CS and CCR. The peaks referring to glucose, xylose, and arabinose were indicated. Fig S2 The time courses of residual sugars during batch fermentation (a) and semi-continuous fermentation (b) of P4R5 as shown in Figs. 4c and 5d, respectively. The reducing sugar was determined by the DNS method. The glucose and xylose were analyzed by HPLC. Three replicates were prepared for statistical analysis. Fig S3 Three-round fermentation of P4R5 with CCR-derived sugar as the carbon source in 250-mL flasks. The first round of fermentation lasted for 7 days and the second and third rounds of fermentation lasted for 5 days. The PEFA titer, PEFA productivity, and pH during fermentation were determined at the end of each round of fermentation.
Ion temperature gradient instability at sub-Larmor radius scales with non-zero ballooning angle
Creators: name: Migliano, Pierluigi
name: Camenen, Yann
name: Casson, Francis
name: Hornsby, William
name: Peeters, Arthur
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Linear gyro-kinetic stability calculations predict unstable toroidal Ion Temperature Gradient modes with normalised poloidal wave vectors well above one ($k_θρ_i > 1$) for standard parameters and with adiabatic electrons. These modes have a maximum amplitude at a poloidal angle $θ$ that is shifted away from the low field side ($θ\ne 0$). The physical mechanism is clarified through the use of a fluid model. It is shown that the shift of the mode away from the low field side ($θ\ne 0$) reduces the effective drift frequency, and allows for the instability to develop. Numerical tests using the gyro-kinetic model confirm this physical mechanism. It is furthermore shown that modes with $θ\ne 0$ can be important also for $k_θρ_i < 1$ close to the threshold of the ITG. In fact, modes with $θ\ne 0$ can exist for normalised temperature gradient lengths below the threshold of the ITG obtained for $θ= 0$.