cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
SMOKELESS TOBACCO USE IN SOUTH AFRICA: A SCOPING REVIEW
Creators: name: Ngobese, Senamile Phindile
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: Introduction: Smokeless tobacco (SLT) products have been found to have high nicotine contents, making SLT heavily addictive. Various studies on SLT use have been done in South Africa, studies include the prevalence of use by adults, slightly more studies on SLT use by adolescents, experimental studies including those seeking to find out the nicotine content and antibacterial effect of SLT, and many more. However, little is known on what exactly has been done and where are the gaps in SLT research. This study aims to explore academic publications on SLT and map out the gaps in research and literature about SLT use in SA. Methodology: A scoping review will be conducted using literature search on various electronic databases including Ebsco Host, Pubmed and Google scholar. Inclusion criteria will be academic articles that include SLT as a variable and SA population. This study will follow the Arksey and O’Malley methodological framework for scoping reviews and use thematic analysis with the aid of NVivo to analyse the data.
title: Structural studies of bunyavirus interferon antagonist proteins
Creators: name: Barski, Michal S.
Publisher: name: University of St Andrews
Year: 2016

description: Bunyaviridae is one of the biggest known viral families, and includes many viruses of clinical and economic importance. The major virulence factor of most bunyaviruses is the non-structural protein (NSs). NSs is expressed early in infection and inhibits the innate immune response of the host by blocking several steps in the interferon induction and signalling pathways. Hence, NSs significantly contributes to the establishment of a successful viral infection and replication, persistent infection and the zoonotic capacity of bunyaviruses. Although functions and structures of many viral interferon antagonists are known, no structure of a bunyavirus NSs protein has been solved to date. This strongly limits our understanding of the role and the mechanism of interferon antagonism in this large virus family. In this work the first structure for a bunyavirus interferon antagonist, the core domain crystal structure of NSs from the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is presented. RVFV is one of the most clinically significant members of the Bunyaviridae family, causing recurrent epidemics in Africa and Arabia, often featuring high-mortality haemorrhagic fevers. The structure shows a novel all-helical fold. The unique molecular packing of NSs in the crystal creates stable fibrillar networks, which could correspond to the characteristic fibrillation of NSs observed in vivo in the nuclei of RVFV infected cells. This first NSs structure might be a useful template for future structure-aided design of drugs that target the RVFV interferon antagonism. Attempts at characterising other bunyavirus NSs proteins of other genera were made, but were hampered by problems with obtaining sufficient amounts of soluble and folded protein. The approaches that proved unsuccessful for the solubilisation of these NSs proteins, however, should inform future experiments aimed at obtaining recombinant NSs for structural studies.
Adesão ao Plano S: A resposta da FCT aos novos desafios
Creators: name: Novais, Joana
name: Pereira, Filipa
name: Andrade, Miguel
name: Moreira, João Mendes
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Apresentação realizada na sessão “O meu Póster em 30 segundos” da 14ª Conferência Lusófona de Ciência Aberta, Natal Brasil, de 18 a 21 de setembro de 2023.
Healing Perception and Ritual Practice through the Metal Gifts in the Hot Water at San Casciano dei Bagni
Creators: name: Bischeri, Mattia
Publisher: name: La Rivista di Engramma
Year: 2024
Subjects: Thermal sanctuary
ex votos
Medical anthropology
cognitive approach

description: The thermo-mineral sanctuary at Bagno Grande in San Casciano dei Bagni (province of Siena, central Italy) offers extraordinary data for the analysis of healing cults and thermal medicine in the context of multicultural interaction among Etruscans and Romans. The core of the sanctuary is a sacred pool meant to protect and sacralise a hot spring, which contains an intact votive deposit stratified by several phases of large statues, bronze figurines, anatomical ex-votos, thousands of coins, stone altars, and vegetal offerings. Throughout time, from at least the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD the cult associated with the sacred pool has maintained its focus on the hot spring recognizing it as a pivotal natural element of prediction and healing simultaneously. In this paper, adopting a cognitive approach and the perspectives of Medical Anthropology, I seek to focus on the agency of the votive offerings on the perception of the worshippers.
Everything you always wanted to know about Open Science* (*But were afraid to ask)
Creators: name: Morales, Professor Laura
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Open Science
Research Data Alliance
EOSC
Social Sciences

description: Open Science sounds like a very dense acronym soup: FAIR principles, EOSC, RDA, DOIs, ORCID, API, Gold/Platinum OA, etc. All these acronyms and jargon can feel daunting but embracing Open Science is simpler than it seems, though it requires a bit of planning and thinking ahead. In this seminar, Professor Laura Morales presented the core principles that guide Open Science and offered practical tips on how to go about engaging with Open Science on your everyday research activities. Time was also made for Q&A focusing on participants’ needs and queries.
THE ELECTRO-MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF COMBINED CARBON NANOTUBES AND CARBON-COATED IRON NANOPARTICLES-MODIFIED POLYMER COMPOSITES
Creators: name: Arora, Jassimran Kaur
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2023
Subjects: Aerospace materials

description: Polymer based multifunctional material systems (MFMS) have gained increasing attention in the past two decades. The addition of nanofillers and nanoparticles allows for modification of physical properties as well as the discovery of new features. Multifunctionalization of composites allows us to “do more with less”. For example, electrically conductive additives can eliminate the need for sensors through self-sensing principles, shape morphing matrices can reduce the need for actuators, and the inclusion of fire-resistant constituents can reduce flammability in stringent fire protection measures. With added capabilities, the applications of multifunctional composites extends beyond the aerospace and automotive industries to healthcare, infrastructure, electronics, among others, and optics.
 The current state of the art is largely focused on single-filler composites or multifiller composites with complementary attributes. For example, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) when mixed with graphene produces higher conductivity than can be achieved via modification with either CNTs or graphene alone. The majority of investigations conducted in this domain have fillers selected with the aim of imparting a singular property. Much less has been done in the area of multifiller and multifunctional polymer matrix composites (PMCs) which can exhibit multiple properties. Consequently, this work seeks to contribute towards the field of synergistic functional composites. That is, a multifiller composite material system comprised of differently functional fillers. This approach has potential to yield smart material systems that outperform single-filler or single-functionality materials through the discovery of novel synergistic coupling between the differently functional phases.
 In light of the preceding motivation, this work presents the results on the experimental electromagnetic and mechanical characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) + carbon-coated iron nanoparticle (CCFeNP)-modified polymers. Carbon nanotubes with their electrical properties and iron nanoparticles with their magnetic attributes present potential for synergistic electromagnetic interactions in a well-percolated network. We report on the electro-magnetic properties of MWCNT + CCFeNP/epoxy composites including DC and AC conductivity, dielectric permittivity, magnetic permeability, and piezoresistance as a function of varying relative MWCNT and CCFeNP concentrations. The results are in a large part linked to the manufacturing process described herein. This work seeks to establish the foundations of synergistic functional filler combinations that could lead to new multifunctional capabilities in the future.
title: Lerneffekte bei der Einführung der kathetergestützten Aortenklappenimplantation (TAVI): deutsche Erfahrungen aus mehr als 32.000 Fällen
Creators: name: Reinecke, Holger
name: Freisinger, Eva
name: Lüders, Florian
name: Reinöhl, Jochen
name: Kaier, Klaus
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a rapidly evolving but extremely expensive technique for therapy of aortic valve stenosis. Previous studies reported learning curves with respect to in-hospital mortality and clinical complications; however, it is not clear to what extent[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
description: 15. Deutscher Kongress für Versorgungsforschung
title: Physiotherapeutische Versorgungssituation in Deutschland von 2004 bis 2014. Analyse des Verordnungsverhaltens bei Versicherten der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung
Creators: name: Kopkow, Christian
name: Lange, Toni
name: Schmitt, Jochen
name: Petzold, Thomas
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Hintergrund: Der aufgrund der demographischen Entwicklung zunehmende Bedarf an medizinischer Versorgung betrifft gleichermaßen Ärzteschaft und nicht-ärztliche Berufe wie Physio-, Logo- oder Ergotherapie, Pflege oder medizinisch-technische Personal. Der Zugang zu physio-, logo- oder ergotherapeutischen[zum vollständigen Text gelangen Sie über die oben angegebene URL]
description: 15. Deutscher Kongress für Versorgungsforschung
title: Pay for Performance (P4P) in hospitals: an analysis of the effectiveness under the consideration of context and program design factors
Creators: name: Mathes, Tim
name: Pieper, Dawid
name: Morche, Johannes
name: Eikermann, Michaela
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Background: “Pay-for-performance (P4P) programs are designed to offer financial incentives to meet defined quality, efficiency, or other targets”. In some health care systems programs were initiated that link the reimbursement of a hospital to its quality. The main aim was to counteract[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
description: 15. Deutscher Kongress für Versorgungsforschung
Resolution and Efficiency of the ATLAS Muon Drift-Tube Chambers at High Background Rates
Creators: name: Deile, M.
name: Dubbert, J.
name: Horvat, S.
name: Kortner, O.
name: Kroha, H.
name: Manz, A.
name: Mohrdieck-Moeck, S.
name: Rauscher, F.
name: Richter, R.
name: Staude, A.
name: Stiller, W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The resolution and efficiency of a precision drift-tube chamber for the ATLAS muon spectrometer with final read-out electronics was tested at the Gamma Irradiation Facility at CERN in a 100 GeV muon beam and at photon irradiation rates of up to 990 Hz/square cm which corresponds to twice the highest background rate expected in ATLAS. A silicon strip detector telescope was used as external reference in the beam. The pulse-height measurement of the read-out electronics was used to perform time-slewing corrections which lead to an improvement of the average drift-tube resolution from 104 microns to 82 microns without irradiation and from 128 microns to 108 microns at the maximum expected rate. The measured drift-tube efficiency agrees with the expectation from the dead time of the read-out electronics up to the maximum expected rate.
title: Public Perceptions of Bioenergy: 2016 - Presentation to the Energy Institute
Creators: name: Evans, H.
Publisher: name: ETI
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Bioenergy
subject: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (Bio-Energy)
subject: OTHER CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES or RESEARCH (Environmental, social and economic impacts)
subject: OTHER CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES or RESEARCH (Other Supporting Data)

description: To complement its existing analysis of the bioenergy sector, the ETI wanted to find out more about current public opinion of bioenergy in the UK and the potential drivers behind those opinions. To do this the ETI developed a survey which was carried out by YouGov in 2015. An extended version of the survey was repeated in 2016.

This presentation to the Energy Institute at the launch of the Insight paper summarises the findings.
Clustering and the Three-Point Function
Creators: name: Jiang, Yunfeng
name: Komatsu, Shota
name: Kostov, Ivan
name: Serban, Didina
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We develop analytical methods for computing the structure constant for three heavy operators, starting from the recently proposed hexagon approach. Such a structure constant is a semiclassical object, with the scale set by the inverse length of the operators playing the role of the Planck constant. We reformulate the hexagon expansion in terms of multiple contour integrals and recast it as a sum over clusters generated by the residues of the measure of integration. We test the method on two examples. First, we compute the asymptotic three-point function of heavy fields at any coupling and show the result in the semiclassical limit matches both the string theory computation at strong coupling and the tree-level results obtained before. Second, in the case of one non-BPS and two BPS operators at strong coupling we sum up all wrapping corrections associated with the opposite bridge to the non-trivial operator, or the "bottom" mirror channel. We also give an alternative interpretation of the results in terms of a gas of fermions and show that they can be expressed compactly as an operator-valued super-determinant.
description: 52 pages + a few appendices; v2 typos corrected
title: Public Perceptions of Bioenergy: Summary Presentation of Bioenergy Survey Results 2017
Creators: name: ETI
Publisher: name: ETI
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Bioenergy
subject: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (Bio-Energy)
subject: OTHER CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES or RESEARCH (Environmental, social and economic impacts)
subject: OTHER CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES or RESEARCH (Other Supporting Data)

description: To complement its existing analysis of the bioenergy sector,The ETI wanted to find out more about current public opinion of bioenergy in the UK and the potential drivers behind those opinions. To do this the ETI developed a survey which was carried out by YouGov in 2015. An extended version of the survey was repeated in 2016.

To complement its existing analysis of the bioenergy sector,The ETI wanted to find out more about current public opinion of bioenergy in the UK and the potential drivers behind those opinions. To do this the ETI developed a survey which was carried out by YouGov in 2015. An extended version of the survey was repeated in 2016.

This document presents the results of a survey on public perceptions of bioenergy carried out by YouGov for the ETI from 15th – 18th August 2017.The total sample size was 3,232 GB (Great Britain) adults and the figures in this document have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).The survey found that there is strong public support for producing bioenergy in the UK from both biomass and waste, with 80% of respondents in favour of bioenergy playing a bigger part in the UK energy mix. Readers should note that any percentages calculated based on fewer than 50 respondents do not represent a wide enough cross-section of the target population to be considered statistically reliable.The questionnaire was developed by the ETI and reviewed by specialists in social science research.

An insights paper, ‘Public Perceptions of Bioenergy’, based on the findings from the 2015 and 2016 surveys is available on the ETI website: http://www.eti.co.uk/library/public-perceptions-of-bioenergy-in-the-uk-1
A shorter perspective on the results from all three surveys is available here: http://www.eti.co.uk/library/an-eti-perspective-public-perceptions-of-bioenergy
Mobile nodes: mobile and locative media, everyday life and sense of place
Creators: name: Özkul, Didem
Publisher: name: University of Westminster
Year: 2014

description: This thesis presents an analysis of the relationship that exists between the use of place-specific information in mobile communication technologies and the different aspects of place-making and self-presentation in London. Through a study of empirical data collected from seven focus groups, during which a total of 38 participants were asked to draw sketch maps of London to shed light on social and spatial interactions in the urban space related to the proliferation of mobile communication technologies and their location-aware features. To this end, the development of locative media within specific types of location-aware mobile devices and services is shown to be intimately interrelated with different aspects of place-making and self-presentation in London. This thesis demonstrates that mobile and locative media serves as a platform through which the user can communicate different aspects of themselves and their relationship with specific places, while also constructing a sense of those places by sharing individual narratives of their everyday lives. Highlighting the significance of sharing and retrieving locational information through mobile and locative media, this study not only analyses the use of mobile and locative media in everyday life, but reflects also on how the perception of places is transformed as a result of social and spatial interactions, and the practices of sharing and remembering, as well as navigating. Employing a holistic approach in the framing and research of locative media, and introducing sketch-mapping as a creative methodology in the form of focus groups for a research into communication and media, this thesis makes an original contribution to existing literature, especially in the field of mobile and locative media.
Transferring multipartite entanglement among different cavities
Creators: name: Su, Qi-Ping
name: Liu, Tong
name: Yang, Chui-Ping
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The transfer of quantum entanglement (or quantum coherence) is not only fundamental in quantum mechanics but also important in quantum information processing. We here propose a way to achieve the coherent transfer of $W$-class entangled states of qubits among different cavities. Because no photon is excited in each cavity, decoherence caused by the photon decay is suppressed during the transfer. In addition, only one coupler qubit and one operational step are needed and no classical pulses are used in this proposal, thus the engineering complexity is much reduced and the operation is greatly simplified. We further give a numerical analysis, showing that high-fidelity transfer of a three-qubit $W$ state is feasible within the present circuit QED technique. The proposal can be applied to a wide range of physical implementation with various qubits such as quantum dots, nitrogen-vacancy centers, atoms, and superconducting qubits.
description: 13 pages, 5 figures. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1410.3057
title: Public Perceptions of Bioenergy: Summary Presentation of Bioenergy Survey Results 2015
Creators: name: ETI
Publisher: name: ETI
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Bioenergy
subject: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (Bio-Energy)
subject: OTHER CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES or RESEARCH (Environmental, social and economic impacts)
subject: OTHER CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES or RESEARCH (Other Supporting Data)

description: To complement its existing analysis of the bioenergy sector,The ETI wanted to find out more about current public opinion of bioenergy in the UK and the potential drivers behind those opinions. To do this the ETI developed a survey which was carried out by YouGov in 2015. An extended version of the survey was repeated in 2016.

To complement its existing analysis of the bioenergy sector,The ETI wanted to find out more about current public opinion of bioenergy in the UK and the potential drivers behind those opinions. To do this the ETI developed a survey which was carried out by YouGov in 2015. An extended version of the survey was repeated in 2016.

This document presents the results of a survey on public perceptions of bioenergy carried out by YouGov for the ETI from 21st – 24th August 2015.The total sample size was 3,105 GB (Great Britain) adults and the figures in this document have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).The survey found that there is strong public support for producing bioenergy in the UK from both biomass and waste, with 80% of respondents in favour of bioenergy playing a bigger part in the UK energy mix. Readers should note that any percentages calculated based on fewer than 50 respondents do not represent a wide enough cross-section of the target population to be considered statistically reliable.The questionnaire was developed by the ETI and reviewed by specialists in social science research

An insights paper, ‘Public Perceptions of Bioenergy’, based on the findings from the 2015 and 2016 surveys is available on the ETI website: http://www.eti.co.uk/library/public-perceptions-of-bioenergy-in-the-uk-1

A shorter perspective on the results from all three surveys is available here: http://www.eti.co.uk/library/an-eti-perspective-public-perceptions-of-bioenergy
title: Public Perceptions of Bioenergy: Summary Presentation of Bioenergy Survey Results 2016
Creators: name: ETI
Publisher: name: ETI
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Bioenergy
subject: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (Bio-Energy)
subject: OTHER CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES or RESEARCH (Environmental, social and economic impacts)
subject: OTHER CROSS-CUTTING TECHNOLOGIES or RESEARCH (Other Supporting Data)

description: To complement its existing analysis of the bioenergy sector,The ETI wanted to find out more about current public opinion of bioenergy in the UK and the potential drivers behind those opinions. To do this the ETI developed a survey which was carried out by YouGov in 2015. An extended version of the survey was repeated in 2016.
title: The detrital mineral record of Cenozoic sedimentary rocks in the Central Burma Basin : implications for the evolution of the eastern Himalayan orogen and timing of large scale river capture
Creators: name: Brezina, Cynthia A.
Publisher: name: University of St Andrews
Year: 2015

description: This study contributes to the understanding of major river evolution in Southeast Asia during the Cenozoic. In order to trace the evolution of a hypothesized palaeo-Yarlung Tsangpo-Irrawaddy River, this work undertakes the first systematic provenance study of detrital minerals from Cenozoic synorogenic fluvial and deltaic sedimentary rocks of the Central Burma Basin, employing a combination of high precision geochronology, thermochronology, and geochemistry analytical techniques on single grain detrital zircon and white mica. The dataset is compared to published isotopic data from potential source terranes in order to determine source provenance and exhumation history from source to sink. A Yarlung Tsangpo-Irrawaddy connection existed as far back as ca. 42 Ma and disconnection occurred at 18–20 Ma, based on provenance changes detected using a combination of U-Pb ages and εHf(t) values on detrital zircons, and ⁴ºAr/³⁹Ar dating on detrital micas. During the Eocene and Oligocene, units are dominated by U-Pb age and high positive εHf(t) values, characteristic of a southern Lhasa Gangdese magmatic arc source. An antecedent Yarlung Tsangpo-Irrawaddy River system formed the major river draining the eastern Himalaya at this time. A significant change in provenance is seen in the early Miocene, where detritus is predominantly derived from bedrock of the eastern Himalayan syntaxis, western Yunnan and Burma, a region drained by the modern Irrawaddy-Chindwin river system characterized by Cenozoic U-Pb ages and negative εHf(t) values. This is attributed to the disconnection of the Yarlung-Irrawaddy River and capture by the proto-Brahmaputra River, re-routing Tibetan Transhimalayan detritus to the eastern Himalayan foreland basin. Re-set zircon fission track ages of 14-8 Ma present in all units is used to infer post-depositional basin evolution related to changes in the stress regime accommodating the continued northward migration of India. The early Miocene initiation of the Jiali-Parlung-Gaoligong-Sagaing dextral shear zone and the continued northward movement of the coupled India-Burma plate aided in focusing deformation inside the syntaxis contributing to the disconnection of the Yarlung Tsangpo-Irrawaddy system, linking surface deformation and denudation with processes occurring at deeper crustal levels.
From DEM to reconstruction of the ancient thermal landscape. Worship spaces and public areas in the context of the Bagno Grande in San Casciano dei Bagni.
Creators: name: Mariotti, Emanuele
Publisher: name: La Rivista di Engramma
Year: 2024
Subjects: Digital Elevation Model
San Casciano dei Bagni
Roman Imperial age
Thermal spring

description: The aim of this contribution is to analyse the archaeological topography around the Bagno Grande spring at San Casciano dei Bagni, particularly as regards the Imperial Roman age. Starting from the structures that have emerged in recent years, the area of a large sanctuary that has its focal point in the spring itself and is bordered in its southern and eastern parts by the Elvella stream is increasingly defined. The combined analysis of the visible elements on the ground, the archaeological evidence brought to light, the geophysical prospections and the 3D reconstruction of the terrain (DEM, Digital Elevation Model), makes it possible to propose an initial overall reading of the area, which covers approximately 4 hectares. The morphology of the terrain, based on the geophysical results, appears to be determined by natural and anthropic factors. On the natural terrace sloping down from the source of the Bagno Grande towards the south, structures and different land uses have succeeded one another up to the present day. All of these interventions have contributed to shaping the current surface, which presents, no less, markers such as vegetation and elevation changes, capable of defining different areas, perhaps with different archaeological destinations.
Magnetic field evolution of accreting neutron stars
Creators: name: Istomin, Ya. N.
name: Semerikov, I. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The flow of a matter, accreting onto a magnetized neutron star, is accompanied by an electric current. The closing of the electric current occurs in the crust of a neutron stars in the polar region across the magnetic field. But the conductivity of the crust along the magnetic field greatly exceeds the conductivity across the field, so the current penetrates deep into the crust down up to the super conducting core. The magnetic field, generated by the accretion current, increases greatly with the depth of penetration due to the Hall conductivity of the crust is also much larger than the transverse conductivity. As a result, the current begins to flow mainly in the toroidal direction, creating a strong longitudinal magnetic field, far exceeding an initial dipole field. This field exists only in the narrow polar tube of $r$ width, narrowing with the depth, i.e. with increasing of the crust density $ρ$, $r\propto ρ^{-1/4}$. Accordingly, the magnetic field $B$ in the tube increases with the depth, $B\propto ρ^{1/2}$, and reaches the value of about $10^{17}$ Gauss in the core. It destroys super conducting vortices in the core of a star in the narrow region of the size of the order of ten centimeters. Because of generated density gradient of vortices they constantly flow into this dead zone and the number of vortices decreases, the magnetic field of a star decreases as well. The attenuation of the magnetic field is exponential, $B=B_0(1+t/τ)^{-1}$. The characteristic time of decreasing of the magnetic field $τ$ is equal to $τ\simeq 10^3$ years. Thus, the magnetic field of accreted neutron stars decreases to values of $10^8 - 10^9$ Gauss during $10^7-10^6$ years.
description: 8 pages,6 figures
title: Request for proposals for the ELUM project (Ecosystem Land-Use Modelling and Soil Carbon GHG Flux Field Trial)
Creators: name: ETI
Publisher: name: ETI
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Bioenergy
subject: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (Bio-Energy - Other bio-energy)

description: Soil carbon and Green House Gas (GHG) (CO2, CH4 and N2O) changes are an indicator of soil productivity and contribute a significant proportion of an overall bioenergy Life Cycle Analysis. A fundamental requirement of this work was the quantification of Land Use Change (LUC) and crop management impacts on soil carbon and nitrogen pools together with the GHG emissions under Bioenergy Crop land use changes.The approach taken was to make use of existing networks of bioenergy field sites/locations in addition to taking a chronosequence approach to understanding LUC impacts on soil carbon and GHGs over longer timescales
The Essay Film and Space: The Essayistic Filmic Space as aLocation of Thought
Creators: name: Gegisian, Aikaterini
Publisher: name: University of Westminster
Year: 2014

description: This practice-led research investigates the function of filmic space in essayistic discourse through the dialogic relationship between the essay film My Pink City that reflects on post-Soviet urban space in Yerevan and a written thesis that examines the role of space in the essay film. The research considers essay film as a distinct modality of thought in moving image practices that incorporates multiple processes, a diversity of forms and heterogeneous material in its discursive logics. Reacting against the privileging of the temporal in the thinking operations of the moving image, the research addresses the renewed importance of spatial imagination, as a first step in establishing the significance of filmic space in cinematic consciousness. Filmic space has been mainly conceived as a static space that forms a background to action by centring movement, thus restricting the thinking potential of the moving image. Mapping a series of theorisations of filmic space in film theory, in geography of film and in the Deleuzian conception of cinema, the research identifies that filmic space can contribute to the thinking operations of the image when it precisely opens up to movement. Locating moments of spatial thinking in fiction and avant-garde film, the written thesis redefines filmic space as open, relational, heterogeneous and always under construction and relates this expanded notion of filmic space to the thinking modality of the essay film. The written thesis and My Pink City both demonstrate how the expanded notion of a fluid and dynamic filmic space, expressing thought via a variety of strategies, functions on multiple levels in the essay film and thus contributes to the thinking operations of the moving image. Following essay film’s ability to continuously makes visible its own thinking operations, the research proposes that filmic space (as the spatial imagination inherent in the image) also makes visible its own procedures, resulting in an essay film that does not only think about (the changes and complexities) of space but also thinks through filmic space.
The film that made me cry : a study on feelings in Mitchell Block’s no lies
Creators: name: Gerstenhaber, Devon Shea
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2022
Subjects: Film
Feminism
Affect
Experimental documentaries

description: Mitchell Block’s short student film no lies (1973), in dialogue with feminist discourse and cinéma vérité style, depicts a conversation about sexual assault. Given the current sociopolitical climate and discussions on women’s bodily rights, I will provide a close reading of the film through a contemporary lens. This thesis includes analysis of the film's making, its historical context, and a theoretical framework to understand emotional reactions to the film almost 50 years after its release. This project highlights the importance of non-documentary modes of cinema to raise critical questions on visual depictions of trauma and examines and how films are constructed through viewers’ perceptions and personal experiences.
Effect of Renal Vein Variations on Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Asymptomatic Patients
Creators: name: Gündoğdu, Elif
name: Emekli, Emre
name: Oğuzman, Mehmet
name: Kebapçı, Mahmut
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Radiology and organ imaging
Nephrology and urology

description: The study examined the effect of renal vein variations on apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in the kidneys. Renal vein variations were found in 4.8% of 958 patients, with circumaortic variations in 16 and retroaortic variations in 30 individuals. ADC values were compared between the renal vein variation group and a control group without variations. It was observed that the mean ADC of the left kidney was lower than the right kidney in both groups. However, there was no significant difference in ADC values between the two groups when comparing the right and left kidneys. The study suggests that renal vein variations do not affect kidney ADC values, indicating no impact on kidney microstructure. The research highlights the potential of ADC values as a parameter for evaluating kidney microstructure in various conditions. However, the study had limitations, including a small sample size and the absence of symptomatic patients. Further investigations are needed to assess ADC parameters in symptomatic groups and provide more comprehensive insights into kidney microstructure. This study is important because it investigates the impact of renal vein variations on ADC values in the kidneys. Understanding the relationship between renal vein variations and ADC values can provide valuable insights into kidney microstructure and potentially aid in the evaluation of kidney diseases. This knowledge can contribute to the development of more accurate diagnostic techniques and treatment selection in patients with renal vein variations.
XALQ OG'ZAKI IJODI – YOSHLARNI KAMOLOTGA YETAKLOVCHI TARBIYA MANBAYI
Creators: name: ATAJONOVA, SHOHISTA
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Maqolada xalq dostonlarining yoshlarni tarbiyalash jarayonidagi ijobiy ahamiyati, milliyligimizni aks ettirishda ko‘zgu ekanligi misollar yordamida tahlil qilingan.
title: Zusammenarbeit mit Betriebsärzten in der Primärversorgung – Einstellungen und Erfahrungen von Hausärzten
Creators: name: Rieger, M.A.
name: Michaelis, M.
name: Moßhammer, D.
name: Wilm, S.
Publisher: name: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: ärztliche Kooperationen
subject: Befragung
subject: Betriebsarzt
subject: 610 Medical sciences; Medicine

description: Hintergrund: Die Zusammenarbeit von Haus- und Betriebsärzten in Deutschland scheint nicht gut ausgeprägt zu sein, obwohl es vielfältige inhaltliche Nahtstellen gibt. Die Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Studie aus dem Jahr 2009, in der Hausärzte (HÄ) und Betriebsärzte (BÄ)[zum vollständigen Text gelangen Sie über die oben angegebene URL]
description: 50. Kongress für Allgemeinmedizin und Familienmedizin
A Solution to Lithium Problem by Long-Lived Stau
Creators: name: Sato, Joe
name: Shimomura, Takashi
name: Yamanaka, Masato
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We review a non-standard Big-Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) scenario within the minimal supersymmetric standard model, and propose an idea to solve both ${}^{7}$Li and ${}^{6}$Li problems. Each problem is a discrepancy between the predicted abundance in the standard BBN and observed one. We focus on the stau, a supersymmetric partner of tau lepton, which is a long-lived charged particle when it is the next lightest supersymmetric particle and is degenerate in mass with the lightest supersymmetric particle. The long-lived stau forms a bound state with a nucleus, and provide non-standard nuclear reactions. One of those, the internal conversion process, accelerates the destruction of ${}^{7}$Be and ${}^{7}$Li, and leads to a solution to the ${}^{7}$Li problem. On the other hand, the bound state of the stau and ${}^{4}$He enhances productions of n, d, t, and ${}^{6}$Li. The over-production of ${}^{6}$Li could solve the ${}^{6}$Li problem. While, the over-productions of d and t could conflict with observations, and the relevant parameter space of the stau is strictly constrained. We therefore need to carefully investigate the stau-${}^{4}$He bound state to find a condition of solving the ${}^{6}$Li problem. The scenario of the long-lived stau simultaneously and successfully fit the abundances of light elements (d, t, ${}^{3}$He, ${}^{4}$He, ${}^{6}$Li, and ${}^{7}$Li) and the neutralino dark matter to the observed ones. Consequently parameter space both of the stau and the neutralino is determined with excellent accuracy.
description: 28 pages, 12 figures. v2: references added
Coupled orbital angular momentum conversions in a quasi-periodically poled LiTaO3 crystal
Creators: name: Fang, Xinyuan
name: Yang, Guang
name: Wei, Dunzhao
name: Wei, Dan
name: Ni, Rui
name: Ji, Wei
name: Hu, Xiaopeng
name: Hu, Wei
name: Zhang, Yong
name: Zhu, S. N.
name: Xiao, Min
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We experimentally demonstrate the orbital angular momentum (OAM) conversion by the coupled nonlinear optical processes in a quasi-periodically poled LiTaO3 crystal. In such crystal, third-harmonic generation (THG) is realized by the coupled second-harmonic generation (SHG) and sum-frequency generation (SFG) processes, i.e., SHG is dependent on SFG and vice versa. The OAMs of the interacting waves are proved to be conserved in such coupled nonlinear optical processes. As increasing the input OAM in the experiment, the conversion efficiency decreases because of the reduced fundamental power intensity. Our results provide better understanding for the OAM conversions, which can be used to efficiently produce an optical OAM state at a short wavelength.
Rellich's theorem and N-body Schrodinger operators
Creators: name: Ito, K.
name: Skibsted, E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We show an optimal version of the Rellich theorem for generalized many-body Schrodinger operators. It applies to singular potentials, in particular to a model for atoms and molecules with infinite mass and finite extent nuclei. Our proof relies on a Mourre estimate and a functional calculus localization technique.
description: 11 pp
Low-noise AlxIn₁₋xAsySb₁₋y digital alloy staircase avalanche photodiodes grown by molecular beam epitaxy
Creators: name: March, Stephen Daniel
name: 0000-0002-8938-050X
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2021
Subjects: Molecular beam epitaxy
Avalanche photodiode

description: We present AlInAsSb digital alloy staircase avalanche photodiodes (APDs) grown on GaSb substrates with low-noise behavior for near- to mid-infrared optical sensing applications. Detectors that rely on electron ionization, such as traditional APDs or photomultiplier tubes, suffer from non-deterministic gain, which manifests itself in the form of noise. In this work, we leverage the widely tunable AlInAsSb band parameters afforded by the digital alloy growth technique to design multi-step staircase APDs that incorporate deterministic spatial localization of impact ionization events. Using these methods, we demonstrate the first implementation of staircase APDs with deterministic 2 [superscript N] gain, extremely low excess noise (F(M) ~ 1.1), and linear noise power scaling with gain, unlike the quadratic relationship observed in conventional APD noise. We further explore the staircase APD design with electrostatic and Monte Carlo simulation analyses to study low-noise APD carrier dynamics, namely: thermionic emission, tunneling, and impact ionization. Furthermore, we use the knowledge gained from those parameterization studies to produce 4- and 5-step staircase APDs. Future work will focus on the pursuing higher step counts to reap the benefits of the low-noise, deterministic gain characteristics of the staircase APD architecture. Additional work will focus on wavelength-flexible staircase APDs for low-noise mid-IR sensing applications
title: Waste gasification with syngas clean up ? reaching commercial demonstration and future prospects in the wider bioenergy sector - Presentation
Creators: name: Winstanley, P.
Publisher: name: ETI
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Bioenergy
subject: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (Bio-Energy - Other bio-energy)
subject: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (Bio-Energy - Production of other biomass-derived fuels (incl. Production from wastes))

description: ETI’s Project Manager Paul Winstanley presents “Waste gasification with syngas clean up - reaching commercial demonstration and future prospects in the wider bioenergy sector” at Aston University

The presentation covers:Who are ETIWhy is Bioenergy ImportantWhy Waste as a feedstockWhy GasificationWhat is the ETI doing to enable commercialisation of gasification
Monopoles, instantons and the Helmholtz equation
Creators: name: Franchetti, Guido
name: Maldonado, Rafael
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we study the dimensional reduction of smooth circle invariant Yang-Mills instantons defined on 4-manifolds which are non-trivial circle fibrations over hyperbolic 3-space. A suitable choice of the 4-manifold metric within a specific conformal class gives rise to singular and smooth hyperbolic monopoles. A large class of monopoles is obtained if the conformal factor satisfies the Helmholtz equation on hyperbolic 3-space. We describe simple configurations and relate our results to the JNR construction, for which we provide a geometric interpretation.
description: 18 pages, 3 figures
A Case of Incidentally Detected Bladder Lipoma and a Review of the Literature
Creators: name: Emekli, Emre
name: Gündoğdu, Elif
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Radiology and organ imaging
Nephrology and urology

description: This paper is a case discussion about a patient with a bladder lipoma, a rare benign mass. The report describes the imaging findings, such as the appearance of the mass on CT and MRI scans. It also discusses the differential diagnosis, including other benign bladder tumors. The importance of distinguishing bladder lipomas from liposarcomas and pelvic lipomatosis is emphasized. Overall, the report highlights the clinical features, imaging characteristics, and diagnostic challenges associated with bladder lipomas. This case report on bladder lipomas is important as it sheds light on a rare benign tumor of the bladder. By describing the imaging findings and differential diagnosis, it helps healthcare professionals recognize and differentiate bladder lipomas from other bladder masses. Accurate identification is crucial for appropriate management and avoiding unnecessary invasive procedures. Understanding the clinical presentation and imaging features aids in making informed decisions regarding treatment options and follow-up protocols for patients with bladder lipomas.
title: Techno-Economic Assessment of Biomass Pre-Processing (TEABPP) - Analysis and Recommendations Report
Creators: name: Taylor, R.
name: Westerbeeke, H.
name: German, L.
name: Bauen, A.
name: Brownbridge, G.
name: Bhave, A.
name: Bianco, N.
name: Wong, R.
name: Lawal, A.
name: Shah, N.
name: Martinez, L.
name: Eastwood, M.
name: Hughes, K.
name: Pourkashanian, M.
Publisher: name: ETI
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Bioenergy
subject: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (Bio-Energy - Production of other biomass-derived fuels (incl. Production from wastes))

description: The techno-economic project will provide a greater understanding of the options available to modify or improve the physical and chemical characteristics of different types of UK-derived 2nd generation energy biomass feedstocks, that may otherwise reduce the cost-effective performance of conversion technologies

This report (Deliverable 6) presents prioritised recommendations for further research into pre-processing technologies following the analysis of ten supply chains, two of which generate heat, and eight generating power to compare their costs, efficiencies and greenhouse gas emissions with and without pre-processing.These are compared in groups according to their shared conversion technology, and all the chains are able to use a blend of Miscanthus and woody feedstocks (from 0-100%). Every chain is described in the gPROMS model by a set of 200+ input parameters, each with a base case value and a minimum to maximum range.

The final recommendations areHigh Priority Conversion technologyinnovation improvements, especially CAPEX and efficiencies,result in dramatic chain improvements, and are worth exploring further as these will be required to increase the competitiveness of all of the TEABPP chains.Medium-High PriorityTorrefaction+pelleting plants should focus on increasing product LHV, optimising with energy crop/SRF feedstocks, and reducing electricity use.Medium PriorityChemical washingplants, if developed, should focus on reducing output nitrogen content and lowering chemicaluseand GHG emissions, plussafely dealing with waste water disposal.Water washingplants should focus on optimisation with forestrythen perennial energy cropfeedstocks, and compliance with combustion and gasification plant feedstock limits and non-GHG emissions limitsPyrolysis plants should focus on significantlyimproving bio-oil yields when usinghigher-ash energy crop/SRF feedstocks, and overall plant thermal integration.
Nonlinear response of the quantum Hall system to a strong electromagnetic radiation
Creators: name: Avetissian, H. K.
name: Mkrtchian, G. F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study nonlinear response of a quantum Hall system in semiconductor-heterostructures via third harmonic generation process and nonlinear Faraday effect. We demonstrate that Faraday rotation angle and third harmonic radiation intensity have a characteristic Hall plateaus feature. These nonlinear effects remain robust against the significant broadening of Landau levels. We predict realization of an experiment through the observation of the third harmonic signal and Faraday rotation angle, which are within the experimental feasibility.
description: 8 pages, 5 figures, Corrected typos. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1604.06250