cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Cross-Border Securities Clearing and Settlement Infrastructure in the European Union as a Prerequisite to Financial Markets Integration: Challenges and Perspectives
Creators: name: De Carvalho, Cynthia Hirata
name: De Carvalho, Cynthia Hirata
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Financial Economics
subject: Securities settlement systems
subject: settlement designs
subject: models for consolidation of depository institutions
subject: costs of cross-border securities transactions
subject: financial integration

description: The importance of an efficient securities clearing and settlement system lies on the safer transfer of ownership of assets against payment. Such a system must be developed in a way to minimize the risks involved on securities transactions, and it must still offer lower costs, which do not hinder the intention to acquire or dispose securities. The cross-border securities clearing and settlement transactions within Europe, especially equities transactions, are still much higher and riskier than if cleared and settled domestically. The fragmented structure of local securities depositories is hindering the integration of financial markets in Europe, because investors are not stimulated to enjoy opportunities cross-border. Thus a smoothly functioning integrated infrastructure for clearing and settlement within the European Union is a precondition to further developments of the single financial market. The immediate benefits of financial integration in Europe are economic growth. Benefits under the investors' perspective are higher risk-adjusted returns on savings, better position to diversify portfolio, as well as higher liquidity and competition in the capital markets. On the other hand, corporations would also be favored with better access to financing capital, and competition would force financial intermediates to offer a wider range of financial products at lower prices.
Student reasoning about sources of experimental measurement uncertainty in quantum versus classical mechanics
Creators: name: Stump, Emily M.
name: White, Courtney L.
name: Passante, Gina
name: Holmes, N. G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Physics Education (physics.ed-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Measurement uncertainty and experimental error are important concepts taught in undergraduate physics laboratories. Although student ideas about error and uncertainty in introductory classical mechanics lab experiments have been studied extensively, there is relatively limited research on student thinking about experimental measurement uncertainty in quantum mechanics. In this work, we used semi-structured interviews to study advanced physics students' interpretations of fictitious data distributions from two common undergraduate laboratory experiments in quantum mechanics and one in classical mechanics. To analyze these interpretations, we developed a coding scheme that classifies student responses based on what factors they believe create uncertainty and differentiates between different types of uncertainty (e.g. imprecision, inaccuracy). We found that participants in our study expressed a variety of ideas about measurement uncertainty that varied with the context (classical/quantum) and the type of uncertainty.
Additional file 15 of Differences between predicted outer membrane proteins of genotype 1 and 2 Mannheimia haemolytica
Creators: name: Clawson, Michael L.
name: Gennie Schuller
name: Dickey, Aaron M.
name: Bono, James L.
name: Murray, Robert W.
name: Sweeney, Michael T.
name: Apley, Michael D.
name: DeDonder, Keith D.
name: Capik, Sarah F.
name: Larson, Robert L.
name: Lubbers, Brian V.
name: White, Brad J.
name: Blom, Jochen
name: Chitko-McKown, Carol G.
name: Brichta-Harhay, Dayna M.
name: Smith, Timothy P. L.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 15: Figure S10. Alignment adhesin D isoforms from five genotype 1 strains and four genotype 2 strains that are each of a different subtype. The alignment contains adhesin D isoforms from five genotype 1 strains and four genotype 2 strains that are each of a different subtype. Areas of 51% chemical identity or greater are indicated with grey boxes.
Matrix Representation of Operators Using Frames
Creators: name: Balazs, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: Operator Algebras (math.OA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 41A58; 42C15; 47A58; 65J10

description: In this paper it is investigated how to find a matrix representation of operators on a Hilbert space with Bessel sequences, frames and Riesz bases. In many applications these sequences are often preferable to orthonormal bases (ONBs). Therefore it is useful to extend the known method of matrix representation by using these sequences instead of ONBs for these application areas. We will give basic definitions of the functions connecting infinite matrices defining bounded operators on l2 and operators on the Hilbert space. We will show some structural results and give some examples. Furthermore in the case of Riesz bases we prove that those functions are isomorphisms. Finally we are going to apply this idea to the connection of Hilbert-Schmidt operators and Frobenius matrices. Keywords: frames, discrete expansion, operators, matrix representation, Hilbert-Schmidt operators, Frobenius matrices, Riesz bases.
description: 16 pages; title was changed; Cut from 25 to 16 pages
Information privacy concerns in the context of electronic commerce : a study to measure sensitivity levels of different types of personal information and the willingness of internet users to submit personal information
Creators: name: Kong, Shiuh Yong
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2009

description: The purpose of this thesis is to examine one of the information privacy dimensions from the Internet consumers' perspective. Specifically, the goal of this research is to identify the levels of sensitivity of six types of personal information that Internet users are asked to submit to web sites. This research intends to develop a hierarchy of the sensitivity levels based on the results of the study. In addition, this study investigates the willingness of the Internet users to provide their personal information before and after the benefits of submitting the personal information are revealed. In this thesis, the study involved both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The qualitative methodology involved literature review to identify the scope and content of the research. In the quantitative research, a comprehensive survey targeting the students, faculty, and staff at the University of British Columbia was conducted to answer the research questions. Results of the survey of 108 subjects confirm one of this thesis's hypotheses in which different types of information exhibit contrasting levels of sensitivity. Another important finding from the outcomes of the survey suggests that benefits alone do not induce Internet users to relinquish their personal information in general. Implications of this study and future research directions were summarized at the end.
Financing Structures for CDM Projects in India and Capacity Building Options for EU-Indo Collaboration
Creators: name: Deodhar, Vinay
name: Michaelowa, Axel
name: Krey, Matthias
name: Deodhar, Vinay
name: Michaelowa, Axel
name: Krey, Matthias
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: International Climate Policy
subject: CDM
subject: Financial Institutions
subject: India

description: The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) enables industrialized countries to meet a part of their emission reduction requirements through purchase of emission reduction credits from projects in developing countries. Various studies have concluded that India is likely to be one of the major countries supplying such projects. However, in order that a large number of high-quality CDM projects is developed and result in Certified Emission Reductions as specified by the international CDM Executive Board, the institutional set up in the Indian finance sector has to be suitably geared up. So far, banks and financial institutions have not developed procedures for efficient financing of CDM projects. A necessary condition for an in-depth involvement of the financial sector is the development of transparent and effective approval rules by regulators both on the central and state level as well as improved project development capacity of the private sector. Then conventional and novel financing instruments such as project finance for large projects, Special Purpose Vehicles, CDM funds or CDM bonds couldbecome attractive to banks. Such a set up helps in reducing the permit credit risks and political risks considerably. This discussion paper describes the current status of the CDM stakeholders in India, assesses risk perspectives of CDM projects and provides suggestions for approaches these stakeholders may adopt in order that projects from Indian promoters are able to capture a sizeable share of emerging competitive CDM market. It also defines options for capacity building support from EU countries.
The giant star forming halo associated with the radio galaxy PKS1932-46
Creators: name: Villar-Martin, Montse
name: Tadhunter, Clive
name: Morganti, Raffaella
name: Holt, Joanna
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the discovery of a giant (~160 kpc) knotty extended emission line nebula associated with the radio galaxy PKS1932-46 at z=0.23. The 2-d long slit spectra, obtained with VLT-FORS2 at a large angle (~63 degr) to the radio source axis, shows that the nebula extends well beyond the radio structure and the ionization cones of the active nucleus. This is one of the largest ionized nebulae yet detected around a radio galaxy at any redshift. The analysis of the ionization, morphological and kinematic properties of the knots suggests that these are star forming objects, probably compact HII galaxies. We propose that the giant structure is a star forming halo associated with the debris of the merger that triggered the activity. This study reinforces the view that radio galaxies are activated by major mergers which also trigger substantial star formation. The star formation activity can extend on the scale of a galaxy group, beyond the old stellar halo of the host galaxy.
description: Accepted for publication in MNRAS Letters. 5 pages, 5 figures
I-BiDaaS - D6.5: Assessment Report and Impact Analysis
Creators: name: Arapakis, Ioannis
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: This deliverable provides a critical assessment and impact analysis of the final I-BiDaaS solution. Considering the evaluation methodology defined in Deliverable 1.3 [1], all KPIs are reported for each component of the platform both in operational terms (cost, service levels, etc.) and technical terms (performance of solution). This report takes into consideration the implementation of the real-life industrial experiments of task 6.2 and the evaluation and impact analysis of task 6.3. Furthermore, the deliverable reports on the impact analysis and external stakeholders’ involvement during the progress of the project from M33 to M36, and also documents directions for exploitation and potential commercialization.
Isostructural spin-density-wave and superconducting gap anisotropies in iron-arsenide superconductors
Creators: name: Han, T. T.
name: Chen, L.
name: Cai, C.
name: Wang, Y. D.
name: Wang, Z. G.
name: Xin, Z. M.
name: Zhang, Y.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: When passing through a phase transition, electronic system saves energy by opening energy gaps at the Fermi level. Delineating the energy gap anisotropy provides insights into the origin of the interactions that drive the phase transition. Here, we report the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) study on the detailed gap anisotropies in both the tetragonal magnetic and superconducting phases in Sr$_{1-x}$Na$_x$Fe$_2$As$_2$. First, we found that the spin-density-wave (SDW) gap is strongly anisotropic in the tetragonal magnetic phase. The gap magnitude correlates with the orbital character of Fermi surface closely. Second, we found that the SDW gap anisotropy is isostructural to the superconducting gap anisotropy regarding to the angular dependence, gap minima locations, and relative gap magnitudes. Our results indicate that the superconducting pairing interaction and magnetic interaction share the same origin. The intra-orbital scattering plays an important role in constructing these interactions resulting in the orbital-selective magnetism and superconductivity in iron-based superconductors.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures, See Supplemental Material at http://link.aps.org/supplemental/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.247002
Cantemir, Dimitrie: The Salvation if the Wise Man and The Ruin of the Sinful World
Creators: name: Todt, Klaus-Peter
name: Walbiner, Carsten-Michael
Publisher: name: Oriens christianus : Hefte für die Kunde des christlichen Orients
Year: 2024

description: Oriens christianus : Hefte für die Kunde des christlichen Orients, Bd. 92 (2008): Oriens christianus, Band 92
Migration induced epidemics: Dynamics of flux-based multipatch models
Creators: name: Liebovitch, Larry S.
name: Schwartz, Ira B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Biological Physics (physics.bio-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Classical disease models use a mass action term as the interaction between infected and susceptible people in separate patches. We derive the equations when this interaction is a migration of people between patches. The results model what happens when a new population is moved into a region with endemic disease.
description: 25 pages
Threshold Effects and Regional Economic Growth - Evidence from West Germany
Creators: name: Funke, Michael
name: Niebuhr, Annekatrin
name: Funke, Michael
name: Niebuhr, Annekatrin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: Regional Economic Growth
subject: Human Capital
subject: Germany

description: We study an overlapping generations model of human capital accumulation with threshold effects using regional data for West Germany. Our basic goal is to shed light on the growth of West German regions. The paper finds that the relative income distribution appears to be stratifying into a trimodal distribution. Thus, application of the threshold model to a real world case, here West Germany, shows that the model might help to explain regional growth patterns. Ausgangspunkt der Analyse ist ein Modell überlappender Generationen der Humankapitalakkumulation mit Schwellenwert-Effekten. Die empirische Überprüfung des Modells basiert auf einem regionalen Datensatz für Westdeutschland. Das zentrale Ziel der Untersuchung ist es, Erkenntnisse zum Wachstum westdeutscher Regionen zu liefern. Den Ergebnisse der empirischen Analyse zufolge ist die relative Einkommensverteilung der westdeutschen Regionen durch eine Aufgliederung in drei unterschiedliche Konvergenzclubs gekennzeichnet. Die Resultate weisen darauf hin, dass das Schwellenwert- Modell zur Erklärung regionaler Wachstumsprozesse beitragen kann.
Monogamy of Logarithmic Negativity and Logarithmic Convex-Roof Extended Negativity
Creators: name: Gao, Li-Min
name: Yan, Feng-Li
name: Gao, Ting
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: One of the fundamental traits of quantum entanglement is the restricted shareability among multipartite quantum systems, namely monogamy of entanglement, while it is well known that monogamy inequalities are always satisfied by entanglement measures with convexity. Here we present a measure of entanglement, logarithmic convex-roof extended negativity (LCREN) satisfying important characteristics of an entanglement measure, and investigate the monogamy relation for logarithmic negativity and LCREN both without convexity. We show exactly that the $α$th power of logarithmic negativity, and a newly defined good measure of entanglement, LCREN, obey a class of general monogamy inequalities in multiqubit systems, $2\otimes2\otimes3$ systems and $2\otimes2\otimes2^{n}$ systems for $α\geq4\ln2$. We provide a class of general polygamy inequalities of multiqubit systems in terms of logarithmic convex-roof extended negativity of assistance (LCRENoA) for $0\leqβ\leq2$. Given that the logarithmic negativity and LCREN are not convex these results are surprising. Using the power of the logarithmic negativity and LCREN, we further establish a class of tight monogamy inequalities of multiqubit systems, $2\otimes2\otimes3$ systems and $2\otimes2\otimes2^{n}$ systems in terms of the $α$th power of logarithmic negativity and LCREN for $α\geq4\ln2$. We also show that the $β$th power of LCRENoA obeys a class of tight polygamy inequalities of multiqubit systems for $0\leqβ\leq2$.
description: 5 pages
Anisotropic band flattening in graphene with 1D superlattices
Creators: name: Li, Yutao
name: Dietrich, Scott
name: Forsythe, Carlos
name: Taniguchi, Takashi
name: Watanabe, Kenji
name: Moon, Pilkyung
name: Dean, Cory R.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Patterning graphene with a spatially-periodic potential provides a powerful means to modify its electronic properties. Dramatic effects have been demonstrated in twisted bilayers where coupling to the resulting moiré-superlattice yields an isolated flat band that hosts correlated many-body phases. However, both the symmetry and strength of the effective moiré potential are constrained by the constituent crystals, limiting its tunability. Here we exploit the technique of dielectric patterning to subject graphene to a one-dimensional electrostatic superlattice (SL). We observe the emergence of multiple Dirac cones and find evidence that with increasing SL potential the main and satellite Dirac cones are sequentially flattened in the direction parallel to the SL basis vector. Our results demonstrate the ability to induce tunable transport anisotropy in high mobility two-dimensional materials, a long-desired property for novel electronic and optical applications, as well as a new approach to engineering flat energy bands where electron-electron interactions can lead to emergent properties.
Growth Mechanisms and Oxidation-Resistance of Gold-Coated Iron Nanoparticles
Creators: name: Cho, Sung-Jin
name: Idrobo, Juan-Carlos
name: Olamit, Justin
name: Liu, Kai
name: Browning, Nigel D.
name: Kauzlarich, Susan M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the chemical synthesis of Fe-core/Au-shell nanoparticles by a reverse micelle method, and the investigation of their growth mechanisms and oxidation-resistant characteristics. The core-shell structure and the presence of the Fe & Au phases have been confirmed by transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Mossbauer spectroscopy, and inductively coupled plasma techniques. Additionally, atomic-resolution Z-contrast imaging and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) in a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) have been used to study details of the growth processes. The Au-shell grows by nucleating on the Fe-core surface before coalescing. The magnetic moments of such nanoparticles, in the loose powder form, decrease over time due to oxidation. The less than ideal oxidation-resistance of the Au shell may have been caused by the rough Au surfaces. However, in the pressed pellet form, electrical transport measurements show that the particles are fairly stable, as the resistance of the pellet does not change appreciably over time.
description: 21 pages, 4 figures, Chemistry of Materials, in press
Additional file 13 of Differences between predicted outer membrane proteins of genotype 1 and 2 Mannheimia haemolytica
Creators: name: Clawson, Michael L.
name: Gennie Schuller
name: Dickey, Aaron M.
name: Bono, James L.
name: Murray, Robert W.
name: Sweeney, Michael T.
name: Apley, Michael D.
name: DeDonder, Keith D.
name: Capik, Sarah F.
name: Larson, Robert L.
name: Lubbers, Brian V.
name: White, Brad J.
name: Blom, Jochen
name: Chitko-McKown, Carol G.
name: Brichta-Harhay, Dayna M.
name: Smith, Timothy P. L.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 13: Figure S8. Alignment of genotype 1 pseudogene adhesin B1 and genotype 2 adhesin B isoform sequences. Represented within the alignment are pseudogene B1 adhesin isoforms from five genotype 1 strains that are each of a different genotype, and B adhesin isoforms from four genotype 2 strains that are also each of a different subtype. Areas of 51% chemical identity or greater are indicated with grey boxes.
Simulation of memristive synapses and neuromorphic computing on a quantum computer
Creators: name: Li, Ying
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: One of the major approaches to neuromorphic computing is using memristors as analogue synapses. We propose unitary quantum gates that exhibit memristive behaviours, including Ohm's law, pinched hysteresis loop and synaptic plasticity. Hysteresis depending on the quantum phase and long-term plasticity that encodes the quantum state are observed. We also propose a three-layer neural network with the capability of universal quantum computing. Quantum state classification on the memristive neural network is demonstrated. Our results pave the way towards brain-inspired quantum computing. We obtain these results in numerical simulations and experiments on the superconducting quantum computer ibmq_vigo.
description: 11 pages, 9 figures
SOME ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF PUBLIC LABELING
Creators: name: Crespi, John M.
name: Marette, Stephan
name: Crespi, John M.
name: Marette, Stephan
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2003
Subjects: Agribusiness

description: This article discusses economic issues related to public labeling. The main contributions in both the empirical and theoretical literatures are presented in order to motivate responses to the questions, when should a regulator promote public labeling, and what are the limits to and the possible market distortions from public labeling? Although the issues are complicated, there is already much economic guidance that can be given to inform the policy debate over food labeling.
COST OF AND APPROACHES TO HACCP IMPLEMENTATION: AN OYSTER INDUSTRY EXAMPLE
Creators: name: Hinson, Roger A.
name: Whitley, Daniel B.
name: Hinson, Roger A.
name: Whitley, Daniel B.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2003
Subjects: Agribusiness

description: As the result of highly visible events that involve food safety (some involving oyster consumption), HACCP programs have been developed to help assure safety. A protocol for seafood products, developed cooperatively by regulators and industry, is in place. The cost of such programs has not been documented. This research used the case-study approach to identify alternative HACCP systems and to estimate the implementation and operating costs of those systems in the oyster-processing industry.
Additional file 14 of Differences between predicted outer membrane proteins of genotype 1 and 2 Mannheimia haemolytica
Creators: name: Clawson, Michael L.
name: Gennie Schuller
name: Dickey, Aaron M.
name: Bono, James L.
name: Murray, Robert W.
name: Sweeney, Michael T.
name: Apley, Michael D.
name: DeDonder, Keith D.
name: Capik, Sarah F.
name: Larson, Robert L.
name: Lubbers, Brian V.
name: White, Brad J.
name: Blom, Jochen
name: Chitko-McKown, Carol G.
name: Brichta-Harhay, Dayna M.
name: Smith, Timothy P. L.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 14: Figure S9. Alignment of pseudogene adhesin B2 isoforms from five genotype 1 strains that are each of a different genotype and adhesin B isoforms from four genotype 2 strains that are also each of a different subtype. The alignment contains pseudogene adhesin B2 isoforms from five genotype 1 strains that are each of a different genotype and adhesin B isoforms from four genotype 2 strains that are also each of a different subtype. Areas of 51% chemical identity or greater are indicated with grey boxes.
R-modes of accreting hyperon stars as persistent sources of gravitational waves
Creators: name: Nayyar, Mohit
name: Owen, Benjamin J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The $r$-modes of accreting neutron stars could be a detectable source of persistent gravitational waves if the bulk viscosity of the stellar matter can prevent a thermal runaway. This is possible if exotic particles such as hyperons are present in the core of the star. We compute bulk viscous damping rates and critical frequencies for $r$-modes of neutron stars containing hyperons in the framework of relativistic mean field theory. We combine the results of several previous calculations of the microphysics, include for the first time the effect of rotation, and explore the effects of various parameters on the viability of persistent gravitational wave emission. We find that persistent emission is quite robust, although it is disfavored in stars below 1.3--1.5 $M_\odot$ depending on the equation of state. In some cases persistent emission is compatible with temperatures as low as $10^7$ K, observed in some accreting neutron stars in quiescence.
description: 14 pages, 8 figures Added more detail about the dependence of r-mode gravitational radiation on the saturation amplitude in response to referee's comment, added a reference, and corrected/completed some references
PRICE ASYMMETRY IN THE UNITED STATES FRESH TOMATO MARKET
Creators: name: Girapunthong, Napaporn
name: VanSickle, John J.
name: Renwick, Alan W.
name: Girapunthong, Napaporn
name: VanSickle, John J.
name: Renwick, Alan W.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2003
Subjects: Demand and Price Analysis

description: This paper analyzes pricing relationships between the producer, wholesale and retail levels of the U.S. fresh tomato industry. The results indicate that price transmission is unidirectional from producer to retail. There was no asymmetric response for the producer-retail price relationship. Asymmetric price response was exhibited between wholesalers and both producers and retailers. Retail prices respond more to rising wholesale prices than to falling prices. Wholesales prices, however, respond more to declining producer price than to rising producer price.
Additional file 11 of Differences between predicted outer membrane proteins of genotype 1 and 2 Mannheimia haemolytica
Creators: name: Clawson, Michael L.
name: Gennie Schuller
name: Dickey, Aaron M.
name: Bono, James L.
name: Murray, Robert W.
name: Sweeney, Michael T.
name: Apley, Michael D.
name: DeDonder, Keith D.
name: Capik, Sarah F.
name: Larson, Robert L.
name: Lubbers, Brian V.
name: White, Brad J.
name: Blom, Jochen
name: Chitko-McKown, Carol G.
name: Brichta-Harhay, Dayna M.
name: Smith, Timothy P. L.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 11: Figure S6. Alignment of ligand-gated channel proteins in five genotype 1 and four genotype 2 M. haemolytica strains that are each of a different subtype. Within the alignment, proteins encoded by the ligand-gated channel gene flagged by EDGAR as specific to genotype 2 M. haemolytica are labelled with an asterisk. The stop codon site within the genotype 1 proteins that are encoded by a pseudogene is highlighted with an arrow. Areas of 51% chemical identity or greater are indicated with grey boxes within the alignment.
STRATEGIC CHOICES IN PRODUCE MARKETING: ISSUES OF COMPATIBLE USE AND EXCLUSION COSTS
Creators: name: Codron, Jean-Marie
name: Sterns, James A.
name: Reardon, Thomas
name: Codron, Jean-Marie
name: Sterns, James A.
name: Reardon, Thomas
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Demand and Price Analysis
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Fresh produce suppliers in Europe and the United States use a mix of price and non-price marketing strategies. This paper shows that these strategies create, using Mancur Olson's terms, two collective goods: overall consumer confidence in the market's ability to deliver credence attributes, and overall consumer satisfaction with the experience attributes of fresh produce. The characteristics of these two collective goods, i.e., their compatible use and high costs of exclusion, influence the costs, effectiveness, and nature of the marketing strategies of firms. This paper presents examples from the fresh produce industries of Europe and the U.S. to show how compatible-use and high-exclusion costs influence firm strategies. It concludes that there are unavoidable interdependencies that create a need for collective action -- a need that will increase as consumer and retailer demand for quality attributes in fresh produce increases.
Effects of episodic gas infall on the chemical abundances in galaxies
Creators: name: Köppen, J.
name: Hensler, G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The chemical evolution of galaxies that undergo an episode of massive and rapid accretion of metal-poor gas is investigated with models using both simplified and detailed nucleosynthesis recipes. The rapid decrease of the oxygen abundance during infall is followed by a slower evolution which leads back to the closed-box relation, thus forming a loop in the N/O-O/H diagram. For large excursions from the closed-box relation, the mass of the infalling material needs to be substantially larger than the gas remaining in the galaxy, and the accretion rate should be larger than the star formation rate. We apply this concept to the encounter of high velocity clouds with galaxies of various masses, finding that the observed properties of these clouds are indeed able to cause substantial effects not only in low mass galaxies, but also in the partial volumes in large massive galaxies that would be affected by the collision. Numerical models with detailed nucleosynthesis prescriptions are constructed. We assume star formation timescales and scaled yields that depend on the galactic mass, and which are adjusted to reproduce the average relations of gas fraction, oxygen abundance, and effective oxygen yield observed in irregular and spiral galaxies. The resulting excursions in the N/O-O/H diagram due to a single accretion event involving a high velocity cloud are found to be appreciable, which could thus provide a contribution to the large scatter in the N/O ratio found among irregular galaxies. Nonetheless, the N/O-O/H diagram remains an important indicator for stellar nucleosynthesis.
description: 13 pages, 23 postscript figures, Latex, to appear in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Additional file 12 of Differences between predicted outer membrane proteins of genotype 1 and 2 Mannheimia haemolytica
Creators: name: Clawson, Michael L.
name: Gennie Schuller
name: Dickey, Aaron M.
name: Bono, James L.
name: Murray, Robert W.
name: Sweeney, Michael T.
name: Apley, Michael D.
name: DeDonder, Keith D.
name: Capik, Sarah F.
name: Larson, Robert L.
name: Lubbers, Brian V.
name: White, Brad J.
name: Blom, Jochen
name: Chitko-McKown, Carol G.
name: Brichta-Harhay, Dayna M.
name: Smith, Timothy P. L.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 12: Figure S7. Alignment of all detected isoforms of the ligand-gated channel specific to genotype 2 M. haemolytica and those of the homologous pseudogene in genotype 1 M. haemolytica. Within the alignment, sequences corresponding to the major isoform of genotype 1 and the major isoform of genotype 2 are highlighted with brackets. *184 isoform 1 is an abbreviation for USDA-ARS-USMARC-184 isoform 1 (ligand-gated channel). Areas of 51% chemical identity or greater are indicated with grey boxes within the alignment.
TRACEABILITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE MEAT SUPPLY CHAIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR FIRM ORGANIZATION AND MARKET STRUCTURE
Creators: name: Buhr, Brian L.
name: Buhr, Brian L.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2003
Subjects: Agribusiness
Industrial Organization

description: The traditional food supply chain is arranged as a complex array of producers, handlers, processors, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. As the food supply chain grew in complexity over time, little emphasis was placed on preserving information regarding the origin of raw materials and their transformation, often by multiple handlers, into consumer-ready products. This paper provides case illustrations of the implementation of information systems for support of traceability in Europe. Observations on these firms coupled with the literature on information asymmetry and transactions costs is used to provide insights into how traceability implementation might affect U.S. meat-industry structure.
Abū Nuhrā, Ğūzīf: al-Iklīrūs wa-l-mulkīya wa-s-sult̥a
Creators: name: Walbiner, Carsten-Michael
Publisher: name: Oriens christianus : Hefte für die Kunde des christlichen Orients
Year: 2024

description: Oriens christianus : Hefte für die Kunde des christlichen Orients, Bd. 92 (2008): Oriens christianus, Band 92
Optical evidence for a magnetically driven structural transition in the spin web $Cu_3TeO_6$
Creators: name: Caimi, G.
name: Degiorgi, L.
name: Berger, H.
name: Forro, L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: $Cu_3TeO_6$ is a modest frustrated $S=1/2$ spin system, which undergoes an anti-ferromagnetic transition at $T_N\sim61$ $K$. The anti-ferromagnetic spin alignment in $Cu_3TeO_6$ below $T_N$ is supposed to induce a magneto-elastic strain of the lattice. The complete absorption spectrum of $Cu_3TeO_6$ is obtained through Kramers-Kronig transformation of the optical reflectivity, measured from the far-infrared up to the ultraviolet spectral range as a function of temperature ($T$). Below $T^*\sim 50$ $K$, we find a new mode at 208 $cm^{-1}$. The spectral weight associated to this additional mode increases as $\propto (T^*-T)^{1/2}$ with decreasing $T$ below $T^*$. The implication of the optical findings will be discussed in relation to the magnetic phase transition at $T_N$.
description: 9 pages, 3 figures
PIoU Loss: Towards Accurate Oriented Object Detection in Complex Environments
Creators: name: Chen, Zhiming
name: Chen, Kean
name: Lin, Weiyao
name: See, John
name: Yu, Hui
name: Ke, Yan
name: Yang, Cong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Object detection using an oriented bounding box (OBB) can better target rotated objects by reducing the overlap with background areas. Existing OBB approaches are mostly built on horizontal bounding box detectors by introducing an additional angle dimension optimized by a distance loss. However, as the distance loss only minimizes the angle error of the OBB and that it loosely correlates to the IoU, it is insensitive to objects with high aspect ratios. Therefore, a novel loss, Pixels-IoU (PIoU) Loss, is formulated to exploit both the angle and IoU for accurate OBB regression. The PIoU loss is derived from IoU metric with a pixel-wise form, which is simple and suitable for both horizontal and oriented bounding box. To demonstrate its effectiveness, we evaluate the PIoU loss on both anchor-based and anchor-free frameworks. The experimental results show that PIoU loss can dramatically improve the performance of OBB detectors, particularly on objects with high aspect ratios and complex backgrounds. Besides, previous evaluation datasets did not include scenarios where the objects have high aspect ratios, hence a new dataset, Retail50K, is introduced to encourage the community to adapt OBB detectors for more complex environments.
Dynamical correlations and quantum phase transition in the quantum Potts model
Creators: name: Rapp, Akos
name: Zarand, Gergely
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a detailed study of the finite temperature dynamical properties of the quantum Potts model in one dimension.Quasiparticle excitations in this model have internal quantum numbers, and their scattering matrix {\gf deep} in the gapped phases is shown to take a simple {\gf exchange} form in the perturbative regimes. The finite temperature correlation functions in the quantum critical regime are determined using conformal invariance, while {\gf far from the quantum critical point} we compute the decay functions analytically within a semiclassical approach of Sachdev and Damle [K. Damle and S. Sachdev, Phys. Rev. B \textbf{57}, 8307 (1998)]. As a consequence, decay functions exhibit a {\em diffusive character}. {\gf We also provide robust arguments that our semiclassical analysis carries over to very low temperatures even in the vicinity of the quantum phase transition.} Our results are also relevant for quantum rotor models, antiferromagnetic chains, and some spin ladder systems.
description: 18 PRB pages added corrections
I-BiDaaS - D7.5: Second report on Dissemination strategy and activities
Creators: name: Fotis, Spiros
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019

description: This deliverable presents the work performed in WP7 – Task 7.2 “Communication strategy triggering awareness and new business opportunities” and consists of the reporting and monitoring of the respective dissemination and communication activities during the second year of the project (M13-M24). As the objective of WP7 is to supervise the integrity and consistency of all dissemination efforts for creating awareness on the I-BiDaaS achievements, the main purpose of the current deliverable is to report the dissemination, collaboration and communication activities followed during the 2nd year of the project as well as the results from these activities based on which project’s dissemination plan was updated respectively. This report is the second out of three reports that will be submitted on yearly basis.
Amino acid-driven hydrophobization of alumina and production of particle stabilised foams in a broader pH range
Creators: name: Junior, Tiago dos Santos
name: Pereira, Carolina Ierck
name: Goncalves, Roger
name: Fernandes, Carlos Henrique Magalhaes
name: Salvini, Vania Regina
name: Pandolfell, Victor Carlos
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The interaction of amino acids (glycine, L-valine, L-isoleucine and L-leucine) with alumina surface was studied to induce partial hydrophobization and production of ultrastable particle-stabilised foams. The evaluation of these amino acids was carried out by mechano-quantum simulations followed by experimental tests (foamability, zeta potential, contact angle and foam lifetime measurements). The experimental results agreed with the trends pointed out by the simulations. The selected amino acids interact with alumina particles in aqueous media and in a broader pH range, leading to hydrophobization of surfaces, which was more intense for amino acids with higher molecular mass (isoleucine and leucine). As a consequence, ultrastable foams with a longer lifetime (> 100 hours) were produced and the foam microstructure was preserved from ageing phenomena. Moreover, the attained foams were stable at different pH, opening up new possibilities to develop macroporous multiphasic ceramics, which can result in novel materials for thermal insulation at high temperatures.
description: Accepted manuscript with 30 pages
Change and continuity : the experience of living with a terminal illness
Creators: name: O’Brien, Patti
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2009

description: While participation in meaningful occupation has been shown to positively influence subjective health and well-being, there has been a neglect of the experience and meaning of occupation for palliative care clients to guide Occupational Therapists (O.T.s) in defining their role in this practice area. The intent of this study was to explore the experience and meaning of occupation for individuals with a terminal illness and to examine how different dimensions of their environment (social, physical, cultural or institutional) influenced their experience. A qualitative research approach was implemented to explore the unique perspectives of the participants. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were completed with nine individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness, such as cancer or AIDS. Two main themes emerged from the stories of the study participants. The first theme 'The Impact of Illness on Daily Life' outlines the changes following diagnosis in the participants' approaches to life, relationships, changing ability to engage in meaningful occupation, and independent living. The second theme 'Shrinking Worlds: The Importance of Home, Neighbourhood and Community Resources' describes the increasing significance and changing meanings of various spaces making up the context of the participants' lives. The manner in which these individuals restructured and renegotiated their environment to accommodate their changing physical, social and financial needs are also discussed. The participants described many losses as a result of decreased involvement in meaningful roles and occupations. Challenges related to living with a terminal illness (and specifically participating in occupation) were a result not only of their illness but also dimensions of their environment which mediated their experience (for example, social policies, the meaning of spaces, attitudes of others and availability of supports). Participants used a multitude of strategies to remain engaged in meaningful occupations and roles, despite their changing abilities, and described many benefits of this continued involvement. Strategies included applying energy conservation techniques, residential relocation, utilizing equipment and services and discovering new activities in which to become engaged. The findings from the research inform theoretical ideas around occupation and the environment as well as the role of O.T.s in working with individuals who are living with a terminal illness. Specifically, issues related to client-centred practice, loss and enabling occupation are discussed in this paper. Finally, limitations of the study and directions for future research are outlined.
Chandra observations of the globular cluster M54
Creators: name: Ramsay, Gavin
name: Wu, Kinwah
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have carried out a Chandra observation of the globular cluster M54. We detected 7 sources located within the half-mass radius of M54, at a flux limit of 1.5x10^-15 erg/s/cm in the 0.3-8 keV energy band. The spatial distribution and the colour/spectral properties of the 7 sources suggest that they are likely to be cataclysmic variables or LMXBs in the globular cluster. M54 shows the largest number of X-ray sources with luminosities greater than 10^32 ergs/s compared to other globular clusters observed using Chandra and XMM-Newton. We searched for a correlation between the number of sources above this luminosity level with globular cluster parameters. We found evidence that the number of sources peaks at a King concentration parameter c~1.7-1.9, with globular clusters which are core-collapsed or have low-c values having a smaller number of sources. We speculate on possible reasons for this.
description: Accepted A&A, 5 pages
Coherence measures with respect to general quantum measurements
Creators: name: Xu, Jianwei
name: Shao, Lian-He
name: Fei, Shao-Ming
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Quantum coherence with respect to orthonormal bases has been studied extensively in the past few years. Recently, Bischof, et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 110402 (2019)] generalized it to the case of general positive operator-valued measure (POVM) measurements. Such POVM-based coherence, including the block coherence as a special case, have significant operational interpretations in quantifying the advantage of quantum states in quantum information processing. In this work we first establish an alternative framework for quantifying the block coherence and provide several block coherence measures. We then present several coherence measures with respect to POVM measurements, and prove a conjecture on the $l_{1}$-norm related POVM coherence measure.
description: 11 pages, no figures
MARKETING OF SAFE FOOD THROUGH LABELING
Creators: name: Roosen, Jutta
name: Roosen, Jutta
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: After a series of food safety crises during the 1990s, regulators, producers, and retailers alike are trying to regain consumer confidence by redesigning legislation and quality-assurance programs. These programs focus on process innovation, traceability, and identity preservation of products. This paper reviews current developments in the European food and retail industry. Hypotheses on the link between structural adjustments in the food production and marketing chain and the provision of safe food emerge. In addition, we report results from a survey on consumer perception of food-safety attributes and discuss the opportunities for and limits of marketing safe food through labels.
EXPORTING INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED GRAPEFRUIT IN BULK BINS AND NONPACKAGED GRAPEFRUIT IN BULK BINS WITH FILM LINERS
Creators: name: Hale, Philip W.
name: Hatton, T.T.
name: Albrigo, L.G.
name: Hale, Philip W.
name: Hatton, T.T.
name: Albrigo, L.G.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1981
Subjects: Agribusiness

description: The authors are attempting to evaluate additional viable alternatives for shipping fresh citrus.