cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Japan: Determinants of Wheat Import Demand
Creators: name: Caplan, Lois A.
name: Webb, Alan J.
name: Caplan, Lois A.
name: Webb, Alan J.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Wheat imports
subject: Japan
subject: Food Agency
subject: quality
subject: dockage

description: This paper describes trends in Japanese wheat production, consumption, and trade. It also describes pricing policies, the marketing systems for domestic and imported wheat, and the milling and baking industries. The authors interviewed officials from the Food Agency--the sole wheat-buying authority, representatives of the Flour Millers Association, and personnel of Japan's four largest flour milling companies to find out the major factors affecting wheat purchase decisions. Survey questions focused on grain quality issues, particularly dockage. The authors concluded that under the existing state-trading system, cleaner (that is, lower dockage) U.S. wheat probably would not lead to an increase in either U.S. export volume or share of the Japanese market.
Katamenes flavigularis
Creators: name: Schmid, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Katamenes
Katamenes flavigularis

description: Katamenes flavigularis (BLÜTHGEN, 1951)
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Golestan prov., 1♂, 10.vii.2018 Shakuh-e Sofla 36.5428 N 54.,4194 E, 2515 m.
D i s t r i b u t i o n i n I r a n: RAHMANI et al. (2020).
description: Published as part of Schmid, Christian, 2021, New records of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran with descriptions of three species, pp. 1105-1121 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2) on page 1112, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5038766
title: Fisionomía musical de diez canciones narrativas catalanas
Creators: name: Vilar i Herms, Ramon
Publisher: name: IELT - Instituto de Estudos de Literatura e Tradição, NOVA FCSH
Year: 2020

description: Este artículo presenta un acercamiento al Romancero desde el punto de vista etnomusicológico o del análisis musical a partir de diez canciones populares narrativas catalanas.
description: Vilar i Herms, Ramon (2020), “Fisionomía musical de diez canciones narrativas catalanas” in Boto, Sandra; Cid, Jesús Antonio e Ferré, Pere (coords.), 'Viejos son, pero no cansan'. Novos Estudos sobre e o Romanceiro, Coimbra - Madrid, Fundación Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Instituto Universitario “Seminario Menéndez Pidal”, Centro de Investigação em Artes e Comunicação, Centro de Literatura Portuguesa e Instituto de Estudos de Literatura e Tradição. ISBN 978-989-8968-06-7
The effects of collisions on the generation and suppression of temperature anisotropies and the Weibel instability
Creators: name: Schoeffler, K. M.
name: Silva, L. O.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The expansion of plasma with non-parallel temperature and density gradients, and the generation of magnetic field via the Biermann battery is modeled using particle-in-cell simulations that include collisional effects via Monte Carlo methods. A scaling of the degree of collisionality shows that an anisotropy can be produced, and drive the Weibel instability, for gradient scales shorter than the mean free path. For larger collision rates, the Biermann battery dominates as the cause of magnetic field generation. When the most energetic particles remain collisionless, the Nernst effect causes the Biermann field to be dragged with the heat flux, piled up, and enhanced.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures
Partial equivalence of statistical ensembles in a simple spin model with discontinuous phase transitions
Creators: name: Fronczak, Agata
name: Fronczak, Piotr
name: Siudem, Grzegorz
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: General Physics (physics.gen-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this paper, we draw attention to the problem of phase transitions in systems with locally affine microcanonical entropy, in which partial equivalence of (microcanonical and canonical) ensembles is observed. We focus on a very simple spin model, that was shown to be an equilibrium statistical mechanics representation of the biased random walk. The model exhibits interesting discontinuous phase transitions that are simultaneously observed in the microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensemble, although in each of these ensembles the transition occurs in a slightly different way. The differences are related to fluctuations accompanying the discontinuous change of the number of positive spins. In the microcanonical ensemble, there is no fluctuation at all. In the canonical ensemble, one observes power-law fluctuations, which are, however, size-dependent and disappear in the thermodynamic limit. Finally, in the grand canonical ensemble, the discontinuous transition is of mixed-order (hybrid) kind with diverging (critical-like) fluctuations. In general, this paper consists of many small results, which together make up an interesting example of phase transitions that are not covered by the known classifications of these phenomena.
description: 7 pages, 3 figures
Examining the Impacts of Green and Blue Biophilic Landscapes on University Students’ Stress and Anxiety
Creators: name: Zhang, John
name: Duhra, Raveen
name: Liu, Sandy
name: Li, Sichan
name: Shi, Yanbing
name: Cao, Yixin
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2022

description: The current study explored how viewing green or blue biophilic outdoor landscapes impacts university students’ stress and anxiety? To operate the study, we hypothesized that a combination of green and blue biophilic landscapes would reduce stress and anxiety to a greater extent than individual elements or non-biophilic urban landscapes. We conducted an online experiment using a between-subject design on the UBC Qualtrics Platform. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the four conditions with different pictorial window views (ocean view, forest view, combined view and urban view) and asked to imagine studying and living in the environments shown in the pictures. Their stress and anxiety levels were measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) questionnaire. An one-way between groups ANOVA and post hoc Turkey test revealed that participants in the forest view condition showed the greatest reduction of stress and anxiety, followed by the ocean view and combined view condition. Therefore, the results do not support our hypothesis. This can be due to the lack of ecological validity of pictures used and sampling bias. The current research can be applied to future residential zoning plans at UBC to maximize the forest and ocean views exposed to students. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
Antepipona omanensis GIORDANI SOIKA 1979
Creators: name: Schmid, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Antepipona
Antepipona omanensis

description: Antepipona omanensis GIORDANI SOIKA, 1979
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Kerman prov., 2♂♂ 1♀, 12.v.2019 Jiroft 28.6847 N 57.7123 E, 716 m.
D i s t r i b u t i o n i n I r a n: New for the Fauna of Iran. Already known from Oman (GUSENLEITNER 2013).
description: Published as part of Schmid, Christian, 2021, New records of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran with descriptions of three species, pp. 1105-1121 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2) on page 1107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5038766
Melfa Road Walk N’ Roll Tactical Urbanism Interventions for Improving Road Safety and Nature Connections
Creators: name: Ellerbroek, Kristi
name: Li, Henry
name: Jiang, Doula
name: Hu, Elaine
name: Li, Wenyao
name: Deland, J. P.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2022

description: The objective of the Melfa Road Project (MRP) is to address inadequacies in street safety in East Acadia neighbourhood while incorporating community ideas for enhancing biodiversity, fostering environmental education, and promoting connections to nature for children. The MRP inventories all classes of land-use, soft landscapes, canopy cover, and above ground-infrastructure features. Metric outputs show that 52% of land-use types is public land, 18% is residential, 2% is institutional, 66% of soft landscapes are lawns, 22% is wild greenery, and11% are planting beds. There are 101 trees in the study site, 64% of which are deciduous, and the rest is coniferous, which encompasses a total canopy cover of 13.5%. Through a site assessment and QGIS analysis, the MRP examines overarching problems associated with Melfa Road, such as lack of street safety signs, unsuitable placement of garbage dumps, and underutilised parking lots. Through an extensive literature review we suggest opportunities for tactical urbanism interventions (TUI) that adhere to UBC land-use plans and initiatives. Melfa Road is heavily depended on by students, children, and families and is trafficked by vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians. There is abundant greenspace accessibility for passive or active recreation, for activities such as walking, playing, bicycling, and lounging. These outdoor areas provide a moment for relaxation but missed opportunities in past designs along with the placement of current roads and parking lots creates a barrier to these beneficial activities. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”
Supporting Information - Economic evaluations of human schistosomiasis interventions: a systematic review and identification of associated research needs
Creators: name: Turner, Hugo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 111706 Epidemiology
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 140208 Health Economics
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Supporting Information of a systematic review: Economic evaluations of human schistosomiasis interventions: a systematic review and identification of associated research needs
Thermal infrared observations of near-Earth asteroid 2002 NY40
Creators: name: Mueller, T. G.
name: Sterzig, M. F.
name: Schuetz, O.
name: Pravec, P.
name: Siebenmorgen, R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We obtained N-band observations of the Apollo asteroid 2002 NY40 during its close Earth fly-by in August 2002 with TIMMI2 at the ESO 3.6 m telescope. The photometric measurement allowed us to derive a radiometric diameter of 0.28+/-0.03 km and an albedo of 0.34+/-0.06 through the near-Earth asteroid thermal model (NEATM) and a thermophysical model (TPM). The values are in agreement with results from radar data, visual and near-IR observations. In this first comparison between these two model approaches we found that the empirical NEATM beaming parameter $η$=1.0 corresponds to a thermal inertia values of about 100 $\mathrm{J m^{-2} s^{-0.5} K^{-1}}$ for a typical range of surface roughness, assuming an equator-on viewing angle. Our TPM analysis indicated that the surface of 2002 NY40 consists of rocky material with a thin or no dust regolith. The asteroid very likely has a prograde sense of rotation with a cold terminator at the time of our observations. Although both model approaches can fit the thermal spectra taken at phase angles of 22$^{\circ}$ and 59$^{\circ}$, we did not find a consistent model solution that describes all pieces of photometric and spectroscopic data. In addition to the 2002 NY40 analysis, we discuss the possibilities to distinguish between different models with only very few photometric and/or spectroscopic measurements spread over a range of phase angles.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures, A&A accepted
Trichodectes canis
Creators: name: Kazim, Abdul-Rahman
name: Houssaini, Jamal
name: Tappe, Dennis
name: Heo, Chong-Chin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Trichodectidae
Trichodectes
Trichodectes canis

description: Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778)
Ricinus canis De Geer, 1778: 81, pl. 4: fig. 16.
Pediculus canis O. Fabricius, 1780: 215.
Trichodectes latus Nitzsch, 1818: 296.
Trichodectes octopunctatus Denny, 1852: 29. Unnecessary nomen novum for Trichodectes latus Nitzsch, 1818.
Trichodectes Riveti [sic] Neumann, 1913: 614, figs 7–8.
Trichodectes floridanus McGregor, 1917: 168, pl. 16: figs 3, 5.
Trichodectes latifrons Fahrenholz, 1919: 363.
Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778); Werneck 1948: 111.
Trichodectes canis; Macadam et al. 1984: 37.
Trichodectes canis (De Geer, 1778); Price et al. 2003: 274, fig. 264.
Type host: Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 —Domestic dog.
Type locality: Europe.
Malaysian host: Canis lupus familiaris.
Malaysian locality: Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) Malaysian Borneo (Macadam et al. 1984).
Geographical distribution: Worldwide, except Antarctica.
Remarks: Trichodectes canis is a prevalent parasite of dogs (Durden 2019), that also parasitises several other hosts (Price et al. 2003: 274). The only record of T. canis in Malaysia is from domestic dogs in multiple locations of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (Macadam et al. 1984). Whether T. canis in Malaysia is more prevalent on hosts in forest areas, as shown by Macadam et al. (1984), needs to be confirmed.
description: Published as part of Kazim, Abdul-Rahman, Houssaini, Jamal, Tappe, Dennis & Heo, Chong-Chin, 2023, An annotated checklist of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera, Amblycera Rhynchophthirina) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia, pp. 40-60 in Zootaxa 5263 (1) on pages 48-49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7797797
Factors Associated with the Growth of Local and Regional Economies: A Review of Selected Empirical Literature
Creators: name: Kusmin, Lorin D.
name: Kusmin, Lorin D.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Public Economics
subject: growth
subject: economic development
subject: business location
subject: regional economics
subject: literature review

description: Thirty-five empirical studies of factors influencing business location and/or regional economic growth are reviewed. Differences in methodology among the studies are described, and several methodological issues are discussed. Regional characteristics that have been hypothesized to affect regional growth and/or business location are identified, and the results of these studies with regard to the effects of these regional characteristics are discussed. Few results are found to be consistent across studies. Some suggestions are offered about methodological issues and regional characteristics to be considered in future studies of regional economic growth and/or business location.
Magnetic proximity and nonreciprocal current switching in a monolayer WTe2 helical edge
Creators: name: Zhao, Wenjin
name: Fei, Zaiyao
name: Song, Tiancheng
name: Choi, Han Kyou
name: Palomaki, Tauno
name: Sun, Bosong
name: Malinowski, Paul
name: McGuire, Michael A.
name: Chu, Jiun-Haw
name: Xu, Xiaodong
name: Cobden, David H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The integration of diverse electronic phenomena, such as magnetism and nontrivial topology, into a single system is normally studied either by seeking materials that contain both ingredients, or by layered growth of contrasting materials. The ability to simply stack very different two dimensional (2D) van der Waals materials in intimate contact permits a different approach. Here we use this approach to couple the helical edges states in a 2D topological insulator, monolayer WTe2, to a 2D layered antiferromagnet, CrI3. We find that the edge conductance is sensitive to the magnetization state of the CrI3, and the coupling can be understood in terms of an exchange field from the nearest and next-nearest CrI3 layers that produces a gap in the helical edge. We also find that the nonlinear edge conductance depends on the magnetization of the nearest CrI3 layer relative to the current direction. At low temperatures this produces an extraordinarily large nonreciprocal current that is switched by changing the antiferromagnetic state of the CrI3.
Pitfalls of Guaranteeing Asymptotic Stability in LPV Control of Nonlinear Systems
Creators: name: Koelewijn, P. J. W.
name: Mazzoccante, G. Sales
name: Tóth, R.
name: Weiland, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Recently, a number of counter examples have surfaced where Linear Parameter-Varying (LPV) control synthesis applied to achieve asymptotic output tracking and disturbance rejection for a nonlinear system, fails to achieve the desired asymptotic tracking and rejection behavior even when the scheduling variations remain in the bounded region considered during design. It has been observed that the controlled system may exhibit an oscillatory motion around the equilibrium point in the presence of a bounded constant input disturbance even if integral action is present. This work aims at investigating how and why the baseline Lyapunov stability notion, currently widely used in the LPV framework, fails to guarantee the desired system behavior. Specifically, it is shown why the quadratic Lyapunov concept is insufficient to always guarantee asymptotic stability under reference tracking and disturbance rejection scenarios, and why an equilibrium independent stability notion is required for LPV stability analysis and synthesis of controllers. The introduced concepts and the apparent pitfalls are demonstrated via a simulation example.
description: Accepted to European Control Conference (ECC) 2020, Saint Petersburg
Notallus nerii Keifer 1975
Creators: name: Bahirai, Fereshteh
name: Jafari, Shahriar
name: Lotfollahi, Parisa
name: Shakarami, Jahanshir
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Eriophyidae
Notallus
Notallus nerii

description: Notallus nerii Keifer, 1975
 Material examined – This species was collected on leaves of oleander, Nerium oleander L. (Apocynaceae). Thirty-eight (38) females and 21 males, Khorramabad, 15 September 2018; 22 females and nine males, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, 8 August 2017; Lorestan Province, Iran.
 Remarks – This species has been reported from Khuzestan Province, Iran (Ramazani et al. 2006). This species was previously reported from Lorestan Province (Delfan et al. 2014).
description: Published as part of Bahirai, Fereshteh, Jafari, Shahriar, Lotfollahi, Parisa & Shakarami, Jahanshir, 2021, Eriophyoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) of the Lorestan Province and first record of Aceria querci (Garnam, 1883) outside of the USA, pp. 111-119 in Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (1) on page 115, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i1.63306, http://zenodo.org/record/5037942
Reaction Theory and Advanced CDCC
Creators: name: Moro, A. M.
name: Casal, J.
name: Lei, Jin
name: Gómez-Ramos, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The Continuum-Discretized Coupled-Channels (CDCC) has been successfully employed to describe elastic and breakup of nuclear reactions induced by weakly bound projectiles. In this contribution, we review some other, less widespread applications of the CDCC wavefunction, some of them in combination with other reaction formalisms, which are being currently employed in the analysis of reactions involving three or more fragments in the initial or final state.
description: Invited contribution to INPC 2019 (Glasgow, UK, July 2019)
Yemen: Determinants of Wheat Import Demand
Creators: name: Parker, John
name: Johnson, Demcey
name: Parker, John
name: Johnson, Demcey
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Demand and Price Analysis
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Wheat imports
subject: flour imports
subject: balady bread
subject: supplier competition
subject: quality
subject: prices

description: Yemen is a rapidly growing importer of wheat and flour with 1992 combined imports of 1.7 million tons. The Yemen wheat market is comprised of three segments--a commercial market (20 percent), a market for imported or domestic wheat flour for home and restaurant use (52 percent), and a consumer market where wheat is sold as grain (28 percent). Yemen buys mainly soft white wheat. Australian wheat quality is preferred to U.S. and European wheat. Wheat quality, however, plays a secondary role in the current economic and institutional environment to export subsidies and the availability of credit.
FDA: theoretical and practical efficiency of the local linear estimation based on the kNN smoothing of the conditional distribution when there are missing data
Creators: name: Rachdi, Mustapha
name: Laksaci, Ali
name: Almanjahie, Ibrahim M.
name: Zouaoui Chikr-Elmezouar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: We aim to estimate effectively the conditional distribution function (CDF) of a scalar response variable, with missing data at random, given a functional co-variable. For this aim, we combine the local linear approach with the kernel nearest neighbours procedure to construct a new estimator of the CDF. A fundamental issue of interest is to study the impact of the missing observations on the performances of estimators. We establish, under less restrictive conditions, the strong consistency of the constructed estimator. Then, we test first its effectiveness on simulated and real datasets, and then we conclude by a comparison study with classical estimators of the CDF.
A Slow Merger History of Field Galaxies Since z~1
Creators: name: Bundy, Kevin
name: Fukugita, Masataka
name: Ellis, Richard S.
name: Kodama, Tadayuki
name: Conselice, Christopher J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using deep infrared observations conducted with the CISCO imager on the Subaru Telescope, we investigate the field-corrected pair fraction and the implied merger rate of galaxies in redshift survey fields with Hubble Space Telescope imaging. In the redshift interval, 0.5 < z < 1.5, the fraction of infrared-selected pairs increases only modestly with redshift to 7% +- 6% at z~1. This is nearly a factor of three less than the fraction, 22% +- 8%, determined using the same technique on HST optical images and as measured in a previous similar study. Tests support the hypothesis that optical pair fractions at z~1 are inflated by bright star-forming regions that are unlikely to be representative of the underlying mass distribution. By determining stellar masses for the companions, we estimate the mass accretion rate associated with merging galaxies. At z~1, we estimate this to be 2x10^{9 +- 0.2} solar masses per galaxy per Gyr. Although uncertainties remain, our results suggest that the growth of galaxies via the accretion of pre-existing fragments remains as significant a phenomenon in the redshift range studied as that estimated from ongoing star formation in independent surveys.
description: 5 pages, accepted for publication in ApJ Letters
Timing Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications To Improve Water Quality
Creators: name: Huang, Wen-Yuan
name: Uri, Noel D.
name: Hansen, LeRoy
name: Huang, Wen-Yuan
name: Uri, Noel D.
name: Hansen, LeRoy
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Farm Management
subject: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
subject: Nitrogen fertilizer
subject: application timing
subject: production risk
subject: cotton

description: roper timing of the application of nitrogen fertilizer can be an effective tool to reduce nitrogen losses. This report is concerned with a farmer's decision on the timing of nitrogen fertilizer application. Analytical models are developed to determine the necessary conditions for the optimal timing of the application of nitrogen fertilizer. The models, coupled with an estimated cotton yield function, are used to assess a farmer's decision on the optimal application timing of nitrogen fertilizer in cotton production. The empirical results explain various observed application timings of nitrogen fertilizer being used in cotton production in Mississippi, and provide an estimate of the cost to a farmer complying with a restriction on the timing of nitrogen fertilizer application.
Simulated Versus Observed Cluster Eccentricity Evolution
Creators: name: Floor, Stephen
name: Melott, Adrian
name: Motl, and Patrick
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The rate of galaxy cluster eccentricity evolution is useful in understanding large scale structure. Rapid evolution for $z < $ 0.13 has been found in two different observed cluster samples. We present an analysis of projections of 41 clusters produced in hydrodynamic simulations augmented with radiative cooling and 43 clusters from adiabatic simulations. This new, larger set of simulated clusters strengthens the claims of previous eccentricity studies. We find very slow evolution in simulated clusters, significantly different from the reported rates of observational eccentricity evolution. We estimate the rate of change of eccentricity with redshift and compare the rates between simulated and observed clusters. We also use a variable aperture radius to compute the eccentricity, r$_{200}$. This method is much more robust than the fixed aperture radius used in previous studies. Apparently radiative cooling does not change cluster morphology on scales large enough to alter eccentricity. The discrepancy between simulated and observed cluster eccentricity remains. Observational bias or incomplete physics in simulations must be present to produce halos that evolve so differently.
description: ApJ, in press, minor revisions
Felicola sumatrensis
Creators: name: Kazim, Abdul-Rahman
name: Houssaini, Jamal
name: Tappe, Dennis
name: Heo, Chong-Chin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Trichodectidae
Felicola
Felicola sumatrensis

description: Felicola sumatrensis (Werneck, 1948)
The type host of Felicola sumatrensis is the banded linsang (Prionodon linsang), which is also the type host of Felicola aspidorhynchus. Similarly, Felicola sumatrensis has been reported only from Sumatra, Indonesia (Werneck 1948). Given that P. linsang is distributed across a large part of Southeast Asia, it is possible that F. sumatrensis occurs in Malaysia.
description: Published as part of Kazim, Abdul-Rahman, Houssaini, Jamal, Tappe, Dennis & Heo, Chong-Chin, 2023, An annotated checklist of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera, Amblycera Rhynchophthirina) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia, pp. 40-60 in Zootaxa 5263 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7797797
Biostabilised icosahedral gold nanoparticles: synthesis, cyclic voltammetric studies and catalytic activity towards 4-nitrophenol reduction
Creators: name: Alizadeh, Abdolhamid
name: Suhaila Borhamdin
name: Mustaffa Shamsuddin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Organic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: icosahedral gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using an aqueous leaf extract of Polygonum minus as reducing and stabilising factor is described. The reduction of Au3C ions to elemental Au rapidly occurred and is completed within 20 minutes at room temperature. The size of the nanoparticles is highly sensitive to the AuCl4 ¡/leaf extract concentration ratio and pH.Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction data indicated that the nanoparticles were in a crystalline shape (face-centred cubic), mostly icosahedral and nearly monodispersed with an average size of 23 nm. Cyclic voltammetric studies suggested that flavonoids, such as quercetin and myricetin present in the leaf extract had a tendency to donate electrons to Au3C ions and the formation of elemental Au was possible due to the transfer of electrons from these flavonoids to Au3C ions.Infrared absorption of the AuNPs and the leaf extract revealed that the oxidised (quinone) form of quercetin and myricetin were presumably the main stabilising agents in the formation of stable nanoparticles. The present biosynthesis of AuNPs was simple, rapid, cost-effective andenvironmentally friendly. The newly prepared biostabilised icosahedral AuNPs show good catalytic activity in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP).
Aculus fockeui
Creators: name: Bahirai, Fereshteh
name: Jafari, Shahriar
name: Lotfollahi, Parisa
name: Shakarami, Jahanshir
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Eriophyidae
Aculus
Aculus fockeui

description: Aculus fockeui (Nalepa & Trouessart, 1891)
 Material examined – This species was collected as vagrant on leaves of almond, Prunus amygdalus L. (Rosaceae). Six females and five males, Aligudarz County, 12 September 2018; seven females and two males, Sabzevar Veysian, 2 Agust 2018, Lorestan Province, Iran.
 Remarks – This species has been reported from East Azarbaijan (Lotfollahi et al. 2014b) and Miandoab, West Azarbaijan, Iran (Mehri-Heyran et al. 2020). This species was previously reported from Lorestan Province (Delfan et al. 2014).
description: Published as part of Bahirai, Fereshteh, Jafari, Shahriar, Lotfollahi, Parisa & Shakarami, Jahanshir, 2021, Eriophyoidea (Acari: Trombidiformes) of the Lorestan Province and first record of Aceria querci (Garnam, 1883) outside of the USA, pp. 111-119 in Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (1) on page 115, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i1.63306, http://zenodo.org/record/5037942
Tricholipeurus indicus Werneck 1950
Creators: name: Kazim, Abdul-Rahman
name: Houssaini, Jamal
name: Tappe, Dennis
name: Heo, Chong-Chin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Trichodectidae
Tricholipeurus
Tricholipeurus indicus

description: Tricholipeurus indicus Werneck, 1950
Werneck (1950) described the adult male and female of Tricholipeurus indicus from the Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak, but expressed doubt about the identity of the type host because T. indicus belonged in a group of species from the Americas. However, Price et al. (2003) listed Reeve’s muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi Ogilby, 1839) as an additional host of T. indicus, a mammal which also occurs in eastern Asia. As stated above under Damalinia muntiaca, the red muntjac is distributed in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia. Considering that Malaysian researchers have frequently studied the ectoparasites of small mammals (Mariana et al. 2005, 2008; Madinah et al. 2011, 2013, 2014; Mohd-Taib et al. 2021), it is highly recommended that future parasite surveys should focus on large mammals, such as muntjacs, to determine whether Tricholipeurus indicus is present in Malaysia.
description: Published as part of Kazim, Abdul-Rahman, Houssaini, Jamal, Tappe, Dennis & Heo, Chong-Chin, 2023, An annotated checklist of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera, Amblycera Rhynchophthirina) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia, pp. 40-60 in Zootaxa 5263 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7797797
Alastor iranus BLUTHGEN 1956
Creators: name: Schmid, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Alastor
Alastor iranus

description: Alastor iranus BLÜTHGEN, 1956
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Kerman prov., 1♂, 10.v.2019 Bam 4 km E 29.1162 N 58.4294 E, 1000 m.
D i s t r i b u t i o n i n I r a n: RAHMANI et al. (2020).
description: Published as part of Schmid, Christian, 2021, New records of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran with descriptions of three species, pp. 1105-1121 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2) on page 1107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5038766
Goldstone fluctuations in the amorphous solid state
Creators: name: Mukhopadhyay, Swagatam
name: Goldbart, Paul M.
name: Zippelius, Annette
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Goldstone modes in the amorphous solid state, resulting from the spontaneous breaking of translational symmetry due to random localisation of particles, are discussed. Starting from a microscopic model with quenched disorder, the broken symmetry is identified to be that of relative translations of the replicas. Goldstone excitations, corresponding to pure shear deformations, are constructed from long wavelength distortions of the order parameter. The elastic free energy is computed, and it is shown that Goldstone fluctuations destroy localisation in two spatial dimensions, yielding a two-dimensional amorphous solid state characterised by power-law correlations.
description: 7 pages, 2 figures
Farm Structural Changes In Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties, 1978-87
Creators: name: Hines, Fred K.
name: Rhoades, Douglas A.
name: Hines, Fred K.
name: Rhoades, Douglas A.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Community/Rural/Urban Development
subject: Farm structure
subject: metro-nonmetro
subject: regions

description: The long-term national trend of decline in farm numbers and increase in average farm size continued in 1978-87, with farm numbers declining by 7.6 percent and average farm size increasing by 2.9 percent. While trends in nonmetro areas followed national trends of fewer and larger farms, they were in contrast to trends in metro counties where the number of farms fell by only 4.2 percent and the average farm size declined by 4.1 percent. Although regional differences in farm structure complicate metrononmetro comparisons, the greater availability of off-farm employment in metro areas and in areas with some metro dominance helps explain the smaller decline in metro farm numbers. Differences in farm structural changes among regions resulted from regional differences in the competitive advantages in the production of various farm commodities as well as the degree of regional urbanization and availability of nonfarm jobs. Changes in farm numbers and average farm size ranged from a growth in the number of farms (9.5 percent) and a reduction in farm size (12.2 percent) in the West to a decrease in farm numbers (12.8 percent) with an increase in size (9.2 percent) in the Midwest. Farm location relative to growing, dominant metro areas will become even more important in the future to overall farm viability and farm structure.
Antepipona vagabunda
Creators: name: Schmid, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Antepipona
Antepipona vagabunda

description: Antepipona vagabunda (DALLA TORRE, 1889)
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Kerman prov., 4♀♀, 10.v.2019 Bam 4 km E 29.1162 N 58.4294 E, 1000 m.
D i s t r i b u t i o n i n I r a n: RAHMANI et al. (2020).
description: Published as part of Schmid, Christian, 2021, New records of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran with descriptions of three species, pp. 1105-1121 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2) on page 1108, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5038766
Electron rotational asymmetry in strong-field photodetachment from F$^-$ by circularly polarized laser pulses
Creators: name: Armstrong, G. S. J.
name: Clarke, D. D. A.
name: Brown, A. C.
name: van der Hart, H. W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We use the $R$-matrix with time-dependence method to study detachment from F$^-$ in circularly-polarized laser fields of infrared wavelength. By decomposing the photoelectron momentum distribution into separate contributions from detached $2p_1$ and $2p_{-1}$ electrons, we demonstrate that the detachment yield is distributed asymmetrically with respect to these initial orbitals. We observe the well-known preference for strong-field detachment of electrons that are initially counter-rotating relative to the field, and calculate the variation in this preference as a function of photoelectron energy. The wavelengths used in this work provide natural grounds for comparison between our calculations and the predictions of analytical approaches tailored for the strong-field regime. In particular, we compare the ratio of counter-rotating electrons to corotating electrons as a function of photoelectron energy. We carry out this comparison at two wavelengths, and observe good qualitative agreement between the analytical predictions and our numerical results.
MSbar Charm Mass from Charmonium Sum Rules with Contour Improvement
Creators: name: Hoang, A. H.
name: Jamin, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A detailed error analysis is carried out for the determination of the MSbar charm quark mass $\bar m_c(\bar m_c)$ from moments at order alpha_s^2 of the charm cross section in e^+e^- annihilation. To estimate the theoretical uncertainties the renormalization scale is implemented in various ways including energy-dependent functions, which lead to ``contour-improved'' predictions. We obtain $\bar m_c(\bar m_c)=1.29\pm 0.07$ GeV which contains a substantial theoretical uncertainty.
description: 13 pages, latex, 1 postscript figures included
An interesting spectroscopic method for chromofluorogenic detection
Creators: name: Alizadeh, Abdolhamid
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Organic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: 5-[4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene) pyrimidine 2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)]-trione (DMP-3H), the receptor was synthesized which played a chemosensor role for cyanide ion (CN−) in aqueous solution with colorimetric and fluorescence turn-off responses. Upon addition of CN− ion into the solution containing the receptor, a color change visible to the naked eye was observed from yellow to colourless and also, the fluorescence of the solution was immediately quenched. Moreover, DMP-3H exhibited a selective response to cyanide ion over many other anions such as F−, Cl−, Br−, I−, SO2−3 , OCN−, ClO−3 , CO2−3 , IO−3 , N−3 , C2O2−4 and SCN−. The detection limit toward CN− was 8.1 × 10−7 mol.L−1, which is satisfactory enough for monitoring CN− levels in physiological and environmental systems.
Tunisia: Determinants of Wheat Import Demand
Creators: name: Lent, Rebecca
name: Dusch, Erin
name: Lent, Rebecca
name: Dusch, Erin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Demand and Price Analysis
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Tunisia
subject: wheat
subject: durum wheat
subject: wheat imports
subject: wheat quality
subject: wheat policy
subject: consumption

description: Tunisia has the world's highest per capita consumption of wheat and is representative of growing cereal markets in North Africa and the Middle East. It is not a leader in terms of total volume of wheat imports, being virtually self-sufficient in durum wheat. Hard wheat is imported in varying quantities each year to supplement domestic production. The government continues to play a major role in the wheat market, as the sole purchaser of domestic and imported wheat, and by setting prices at all market levels. The United States is one of the major suppliers of wheat to Tunisia, with a market share ranging from 10 percent to 69 percent since 1980. Competing suppliers include France, Canada, and many smaller exporters. Dockage is no longer a major problem with U.S. wheat. U.S. red wheat is appreciated for its protein and test weight characteristics, while European wheat is perceived as lower in quality due to a higher moisture content. Quality, price, and credit programs will be important issues in determining the U.S. share of the Tunisian market in the coming years of agricultural policy reform.
Middle Paleolithic Arrowheads? Three More Potential Armatures in the Middle Paleolithic Assemblage from Heidesheim-Höllenberg, Germany
Creators: name: Anderson, Mark
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: Archaeology

description: As was reported previously, seventeen potential armatures fashioned almost exclusively from metaquartzite were recovered at the Middle Paleolithic surface site of Heidesheim-Höllenberg near Mainz, Germany (Anderson 2018). A recent reexamination of the lithic assemblage revealed the existence of three additional armature candidates. Two of these are of small size and display fracturing thought to be typical of impact damage on arrowheads. It is thus at least possible that these two specimens were true projectile points. However, other evidence suggests that all three specimens were mounted on thrusting or throwing spears. A grooved abrader found at the site would seem to be significant in this context. It has been assigned to the Middle Paleolithic assemblage on the basis of its weathering features and may have been used to polish wooden arrow shafts. The three new armature candidates will be presented here in the same catalog format used in the 2018 paper.
Change in ant community composition between pine plantation, remnant grassland and cultural landscape
Creators: name: Matukana, Vanessa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Invasive pine trees
cultural landscape
Savanna ants
conservation
species richness
Honours

description: Forestry with rapid growing species is an expanding practice especially at Entabeni. Habitat transformation and disturbance are important threats to biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function and can strongly affect ant communities. We studied the effects of invasive pine plantations on savanna ants. We sampled ants using pitfall traps in three sites (cultural landscape, Fragment grassland and pine plantations). We sampled 10 replicates per site. We measured and analyzed ant abundance, species richness and diversity. Through our results we show that ants are highly sensitive to pine plantations,(selonopsis spp) ant abundance is low within the pine plantations but high in other sites. The cultural landscape which consists of high species richness of ants, because of the indigenous plants that are occurring there. This area needs to be conserved.
description: To asses the effects of pine plantation on ants diversity in fragmented grasslands in traditional domesticated landscape To compare the diversity, abundance and communities assemblages of ants between these different habitat types
Adaptive Distributed Laser Charging for Efficient Wireless Power Transfer
Creators: name: Zhang, Qingqing
name: Shi, Xiaojun
name: Liu, Qingwen
name: Wu, Jun
name: Xia, Pengfei
name: Liao, Yong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Distributed laser charging (DLC) is a wireless power transfer technology for mobile electronics. Similar to traditional wireless charging systems, the DLC system can only provide constant power to charge a battery. However, Li-ion battery needs dynamic input current and voltage, thus power, in order to optimize battery charging performance. Therefore, neither power transmission efficiency nor battery charging performance can be optimized by the DLC system. We at first propose an adaptive DLC (ADLC) system to optimize wireless power transfer efficiency and battery charging performance. Then, we analyze ADLC's power conversion to depict the adaptation mechanism. Finally, we evaluate the ADLC's power conversion performance by simulation, which illustrates its efficiency improvement by saving at least 60.4% of energy, comparing with the fixed-power charging system.
description: 5 pages, 9 figures
Lorisicola mjoebergi
Creators: name: Kazim, Abdul-Rahman
name: Houssaini, Jamal
name: Tappe, Dennis
name: Heo, Chong-Chin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Trichodectidae
Lorisicola
Lorisicola mjoebergi

description: Lorisicola mjoebergi (Stobbe, 1913)
Trichodectes mjöbergi Stobbe, 1913: 379, figs 8a–b.
Trichodectes brachycephalus Ewing, 1930: 120.
Lorisicola mjöbergi (Stobbe, 1913); Bedford 1936: 52.
Meganarion mjöbergi (Stobbe, 1913); Kéler 1938: 465.
Meganarion brachycephalus (Ewing, 1930); Kéler 1938: 465.
Lorisicola mjöbergi (Stobbe, 1913); Werneck 1950: 3, figs 2–8, 8A.
Felicola (Lorisicola) mjoebergi (Stobbe, 1913); Price et al. 2003: 258.
Lorisicola mjobergi [sic] (Stobbe, 1913); Mey 2021: 194, figs 1–5, 7–17, tables 1–2.
Type host: Nycticebus borneanus (Lyon, 1906) —Bornean slow loris [see Mey 2021: 184].
Type locality: “Nord-Borneo” = Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
Malaysian hosts: Nycticebus borneanus, Nycticebus coucang (Boddaert, 1785) [see Mey 2021: 184]. Malaysian localities: Kota Tinggi (Johor) Peninsular Malaysia (Ewing 1930); Sabah, Malaysian Borneo (Stobbe 1913).
Geographical distribution: Southeast Asia.
Remarks: Mey (2021) discussed the taxonomic status of Lorisicola mjoebergi in great detail, including a complete morphological description and a discussion about its hosts. Also, Mey (2021) questioned the validity of the two hosts listed above, based on their known geographical distribution.
description: Published as part of Kazim, Abdul-Rahman, Houssaini, Jamal, Tappe, Dennis & Heo, Chong-Chin, 2023, An annotated checklist of the chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera, Amblycera Rhynchophthirina) from domestic and wild mammals in Malaysia, pp. 40-60 in Zootaxa 5263 (1) on page 48, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/7797797