cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Istota kreacji wartości dodanej w rolnictwie i na obszarach wiejskich
The Essence of Creating Value-Added in Agriculture and in Rural Areas
Creators: name: Kania, Józef
name: Musiał, Wiesław
name: Kania, Józef
name: Musiał, Wiesław
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Industrial Organization
subject: value-added in agriculture
subject: creation of the value-added
subject: vertical integration
subject: food supply chain
subject: wartość dodana w rolnictwie
subject: kreowanie wartości dodanej
subject: integracja pionowa
subject: łańcuch dostaw żywności

description: The aim of the study is to broaden the definition of the added-value concept in agriculture and in rural areas. To start, reference was made to the location of this concept in relation to the economics of agriculture and then to the various processes that occur or should occur in rural areas creating or conditioning the expected positive effects, which were called the Value-added. Then, the creation of added value in the agricultural supply chain was analyzed with an old and new approach to its creation. The case analysis was conducted for the "Owoc Łącki" company, which assessed the ways of creating added value and the form of integration of fruit producers. The effect of the analysis is the multiplicity and diversity of defining and describing conditions for the creation of added value. The presented examples, practices and approaches in increasing the added value can be an inspiration for advisors, especially farmers looking for new business models, thus increasing their income. / Synopsis. Celem opracowania jest próba poszerzenia sposobu definiowania pojęcia wartości dodanej w rolnictwie i na obszarach wiejskich, głównie w oparciu o literaturę przedmiotu. W pierwszej kolejności odniesiono się do usytuowania tego pojęcia w kontekście ekonomii rolnictwa, a następnie różnych procesów, które zachodzą lub zachodzić powinny na obszarach wiejskich, kreując lub warunkując oczekiwane, pozytywne efekty, które nazwano wartością dodaną. Następnie przeanalizowano tworzenie wartości dodanej w rolniczym łańcuchu dostaw, mając na uwadze stare i nowe podejście do jej tworzenia. Analizę przypadku przeprowadzono dla spółki „Owoc Łącki” i poddano ocenie sposoby tworzenia wartości dodanej i formę integracji producentów owoców. Efektem analizy jest przedstawienie wielości i różnorodności definiowania oraz opisu uwarunkowań tworzenia wartości dodanej. Zaprezentowane przykłady, praktyki i podejścia w podnoszeniu wartości dodanej stanowić mogą inspirację dla doradców, a zwłaszcza rolników poszukujących nowych modeli biznesowych, by zwiększyć w ten sposób swoje dochody.
description: DOI: 10.22630/PRS.2018.18.2.39
Using radiosonde data to determine statistical properties of convection
Creators: name: Chan, Rebecca
name: Gettelman, Andrew
name: Randel, William
name: Pandya, Rajul
name: Curtis, Laura
name: Ueyama, Rei
Publisher: name: University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Year: 2003

The outflow from deep convection influences the budgets of water vapor and other trace constituents in the upper troposphere, and may lead to ozone depletion and long term climate change as a result of radiative cooling. However, the processes that control the altitude of convective outflow are poorly understood at present. Nevertheless, the distribution of the height of convective outflow does correlate with the near-surface equivalent potential temperature distribution. This study used radiosonde measurements of temperature and humidity to determine the statistical properties of subtropical and midlatitude convection. The near-surface equivalent potential temperature distribution in the tropics was compared with that from the South Asian and North American continental regions. The south Asian monsoon convection had a distribution skewed toward higher equivalent potential temperatures than convective systems in tropical regions; this implied that convection in southern Asia had a higher altitude outflow than convection in the tropics. In contrast, the midlatitude distribution of equivalent potential temperature skewed toward lower values compared to the distribution in the tropics. Therefore, deep convective systems were less likely to occur at the midlatitudes and most convective outflow occurred at or below 10 km. These results tentatively showed that convective systems in the tropics were the primary means for transporting water vapor into the upper troposphere, and that midlatitude convection did not generate convection powerful enough to carry surface water vapor directly into the atmosphere.
Dochody z gospodarstwa rolnego a wynagrodzenia z pracy najemnej w krajach UE
Income from the Farm and Remuneration in EU Countries
Creators: name: Kisielińska, Joanna
name: Kisielińska, Joanna
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: income from commercial farms
subject: remuneration
subject: dochody z towarowych gospodarstw rolnych
subject: wynagrodzenia z pracy najemnej

description: The aim of the research presented in the article was to compare the income from commercial farms with national averages for wages in EU countries. Average income in farms and national averages by economic classes (KS6 classification) were compared. In 12 EU countries, the average income from farms was higher than national wage averages, and in 15 countries it was lower. An increase in average agricultural income is usually a result of a general increase in the economic class. The economically strongest farms, with incomes that are higher than national average wages, are those that are owned first in Western, and then in Southern, EU countries, with the smallest numbers found in post-Communist countries. Among new EU members, however, the preservation of income parity in agriculture is easier than in the case of old members. / Synopsis. Celem badań przedstawionych w artykule było porównanie dochodów z towarowych gospodarstw rolnych z wynagrodzeniami uzyskiwanymi z pracy najemnej w krajach UE. Porównywano średnie dochody w ogóle gospodarstw oraz średnie w klasach ekonomicznych (klasyfikacja KS6). W 12 państwach UE średnie dochody z gospodarstw były wyższe niż wynagrodzenia, w 15 zaś niższe. Konsekwencją wzrostu klasy ekonomicznej jest zwykle wzrost średnich dochodów rolniczych. Aby uzyskać z gospodarstwa wyższe dochody niż wynagrodzenia z pracy najemnej, należy być właścicielem najsilniejszych ekonomicznie gospodarstw w krajach Europy zachodniej a następnie południowej, najmniejsze zaś w krajach postkomunistycznych. Wśród nowych członków UE zachowanie parytetu dochodowego w rolnictwie jest więc łatwiejsze niż wśród starych członków.
description: DOI: 10.22630/PRS.2018.18.2.40
Evaluation of the performance of the dropsonde humidity sensor in clouds
Creators: name: Coleman, D.
name: Wang, Junhong
name: Golden, Mary
Publisher: name: University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Year: 2003

The Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus, Phase II (DYCOMS-II) experiment provided us a unique opportunity for in-depth study of the dropsonde humidity sensor's performance within well-layered stratocumulus clouds. We analyzed plots of the dropsonde's relative humidity (RH) profiles from DYCOMS-II and characterized them as either expected or unexpected, using liquid-water content (LWC) measurements to define cloud regions. Expected profiles (Type-1) displayed 100% RH within clouds and <100% RH outside clouds. Classified as unexpected profiles were those that never reached 100% RH (Type-2), and those that read 100% RH at cloud-base (Type-3) or from cloud-base to surface (Type-4). We compared unexpected profiles to RH and LWC profiles collected by sensors on NCAR's EC-C130Q aircraft. Our comparisons revealed three features of the dropsonde humidity sensor within clouds. First, due to the sensor's error, there is a ~13 second time lag in measuring near-saturation RH values when the dropsonde enters clouds. Second, dropsonde-measured RHs resemble those measured by a dew-point hygrometer (DPH) on the C130 near the cloud-base. Finally, dropsonde-measured RHs remain near-saturation from cloud-base to 100-400 m below clouds, sometimes never returning to ambient conditions. This may be caused by liquid-water deposition on the humidity sensor. We believe alternate heating of the two humidity sensors will accelerate evaporation of water on the sensor. Exploration of these results can foster improvement of the world's only operational dropsonde model and generate better RH data sets for hurricane and climate forecasting.
Così Psyche esplorerà un mondo sconosciuto
Creators: Maura Sandri
Publisher: name: Media Inaf
Year: 2021

La missione Psyche della Nasa verrà lanciata nell’agosto del 2022 e arriverà a destinazione, nella fascia principale degli asteroidi, nel 2026. Il suo obiettivo è l’asteroide omonimo, il più pesante a oggi conosciuto, insolitamente ricco di metalli. La sonda spaziale tenterà di risolvere i suoi misteri: da dove viene, di cosa è fatto e cosa ci può insegnare sulla formazione del Sistema solare
Estimation in the presence of fractionally integrated noise: An application to atomic timescales
Creators: name: Schmidt, Lara Suzanne
Publisher: name: ProQuest
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 49
subject: Mathematical sciences
classificationCode: 4905
subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: The U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) maintains the world's largest ensemble of atomic clocks, and is the largest contributor to the world's official timescale, UTC. As such, the accuracy and precision of the USNO timescale is of the utmost importance. This dissertation evaluates traditional clock analysis and modeling techniques such as those based on power-law noises, also called 1fa noises for the shape of their power spectral density. In addition, the class of long-memory processes, frequently employed in the economics genre yet applicable to many physical noises, is investigated in the atomic clock setting. An alternative clock noise model is developed using these long-memory or fractionally integrated noises. Estimation in the presence of such noise is studied, and comparisons to the current atomic clock modeling methodology are made. Several potential estimation techniques are evaluated including ordinary least squares, prewhitening techniques, and maximum likelihood estimation. A fractional difference prewhitening estimator is developed and shown to perform quite well in the presence of several additive long-memory noises. This estimator is evaluated in terms of atomic clock rate and drift determination, and ultimately upon its effects on the accuracy and stability of the USNO timescale.
Improving the performance of image based flow visualization
Creators: name: Craft, Tanya
name: Clyne, John
name: Rew, Juliana
name: Peterson, Peter
name: Webb, Christina
Publisher: name: University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Year: 2003

Fluid flows play a dominant role in many processes that are important to mankind, such as weather, climate, industrial process, cooling, heating, etc. Scientific understanding of fluid flows has increased since the introduction of High Performance Computing (HPC) and the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. Important tools to aid in the understanding of the large data sets generated by these simulations are computer graphics based visualization and animation. However, the largest data sets challenge the capabilities of even the most advanced visualization techniques. This study was aimed at enhancing the performance of a vector visualization algorithm known as Image Based Flow Visualization (IBFV), by exploiting the programmable capabilities of todayâs 3D graphics chips. The basic algorithm was enhanced in such a way that it can visualize a vector field together with a scalar field. A portion of the implementation of the IBFV algorithm was moved from the Central Processing Unit (CPU) to the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) to allow quicker graphic rendering and to free the CPU for more non-graphic calculations, which will often result in a significant performance gain over CPU based computation. The performance of the algorithm was thus increased, allowing the animation to be produced faster than originally, or enabling the algorithm to encompass a larger data set at the same performance rate.
L’esplorazione di Marte nelle top ten del 2021
Creators: Maura Sandri
Publisher: name: Media Inaf
Year: 2021

L’esplorazione di Marte rientra sia nelle Science’s 2021 breakthroughs che nelle top ten di Nature. In particolare, Zhang Rongqiao, l’ingegnere alla guida della prima missione cinese su Marte, è nella top ten di Nature delle persone che hanno contribuito maggiormente ai risultati scientifici del 2021. L’esplorazione del Pianeta rosso domina anche la classifica di Nature delle migliori immagini scientifiche
On Li--Yorke chaotic transformation groups modulo an ideal
Creators: name: Pourattar, Mehrnaz
name: Shirazi, Fatemah Ayatollah Zadeh
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Dynamical Systems (math.DS)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 5H15, 54H20

description: In the following text we introduce the notion of chaoticity modulo an ideal in the sense of Li-Yorke in topological transformation semigroups and bring some of its elementary properties. We continue our study by characterizing a class of abelian infinite Li-Yorke chaotic Fort transformation groups and show all of the elements of the above class is co-decomposable to non-Li-Yorke chaotic transformation groups.
description: 14 pages
Możliwości wykorzystania karobu (Ceratonia siliqua) w sektorze żywnościowym i żywieniowym
Possibilities of Utilizing Carob (Ceratonia Siliqua) in Food Industry and Nutrition
Creators: name: Kłobukowski, Filip
name: Śmiechowska, Maria
name: Skotnicka, Magdalena
name: Kłobukowski, Filip
name: Śmiechowska, Maria
name: Skotnicka, Magdalena
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: carob
subject: cocoa
subject: application
subject: nutritional value
subject: carob gum
subject: karob
subject: kakao
subject: zastosowanie
subject: wartość odżywcza
subject: guma karobowa

description: Carob flour is produced from carob seeds and can be widely utilized in the food industry. It is mainly used as a thickener or stabilizer, and in certain conditions can have gel-forming abilities and is used as a medium (mainly for flavour). Many consumers consider carob flour as a cocoa substitute thanks to its flavour and aroma. In Mediterranean climates, which is the carob’s natural growth environment, carob flour is utilized in sweets production. The aim of this study was to point out possibilities of utilizing carob as a product that is beneficial to health, which should therefore be considered as a valuable resource in producing functional food. / Synopsis. Proszek pozyskiwany z nasion karobowych, zwany inaczej mączką chleba świętojańskiego, ma szerokie zastosowanie przemysłowe. Spełnia funkcję zagęstnika, stabilizatora, w odpowiednich warunkach substancji żelującej oraz nośnika. Wielu konsumentów ocenia karob jako produkt, który ze względu na swój smak i aromat może niejednokrotnie stanowić substytut kakao. W klimacie śródziemnomorskim, gdzie występuje karob, mączka chleba świętojańskiego stanowi główny surowiec do produkcji słodyczy. Celem tej pracy było wskazanie możliwości wykorzystania karobu jako dodatku o działaniu prozdrowotnym i tym samym potencjalnym składniku funkcjonalnym w żywności (o znaczeniu innym niż technologiczne bądź sensoryczne).
description: DOI: 10.22630/PRS.2018.18.2.41
Estimation in the presence of fractionally integrated noise: An application to atomic timescales
Creators: name: Schmidt, Lara Suzanne
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: The U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) maintains the world's largest ensemble of atomic clocks, and is the largest contributor to the world's official timescale, UTC. As such, the accuracy and precision of the USNO timescale is of the utmost importance. This dissertation evaluates traditional clock analysis and modeling techniques such as those based on power-law noises, also called 1fa noises for the shape of their power spectral density. In addition, the class of long-memory processes, frequently employed in the economics genre yet applicable to many physical noises, is investigated in the atomic clock setting. An alternative clock noise model is developed using these long-memory or fractionally integrated noises. Estimation in the presence of such noise is studied, and comparisons to the current atomic clock modeling methodology are made. Several potential estimation techniques are evaluated including ordinary least squares, prewhitening techniques, and maximum likelihood estimation. A fractional difference prewhitening estimator is developed and shown to perform quite well in the presence of several additive long-memory noises. This estimator is evaluated in terms of atomic clock rate and drift determination, and ultimately upon its effects on the accuracy and stability of the USNO timescale.
Shell Model for Drag Reduction with Polymer Additive in Homogeneous Turbulence
Creators: name: Benzi, Roberto
name: De Angelis, Elisabetta
name: Govindarajan, Rama
name: Procaccia, Itamar
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Recent direct numerical simulations of the FENE-P model of non-Newtonian hydrodynamics revealed that the phenomenon of drag reduction by polymer additives exists (albeit in reduced form) also in homogeneous turbulence. We introduce here a simple shell model for homogeneous viscoelastic flows that recaptures the essential observations of the full simulations. The simplicity of the shell model allows us to offer a transparent explanation of the main observations. It is shown that the mechanism for drag reduction operates mainly on the large scales. Understanding the mechanism allows us to predict how the amount of drag reduction depends of the various parameters in the model. The main conclusion is that drag reduction is not a universal phenomenon, it peaks in a window of parameters like Reynolds number and the relaxation rate of the polymer.
Stages of change in smoking cessation: A comparison of precontemplators and contemplators
Creators: name: Yarmus, Michelle Lisa
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: Previous research has found support for the transtheoretical model of change, which proposes that smokers move through a series of stages as they attempt to change their smoking habit. This study was designed to further evaluate the first two stages of change, precontemplation and contemplation, in order to explore how we can effectively facilitate positive stage transition. Participants were 140 adult volunteers who were current smokers. The precontemplation (n = 71) and contemplation (n = 30) groups were compared across four areas in which they were hypothesized to differ: smoking and quitting history, self-efficacy beliefs, response outcome expectancies, and gender. Stage of change was defined according to both categorical and continuous dimensions. Although there were no significant differences between the two groups when stage of change was measured categorically, there were differences when stage of change was measured continuously, such that higher stages of change were associated with more positive response outcome expectancies for quitting. The findings are discussed in terms of their potential applications to smoking cessation programs, as well as their implications regarding the stage model of change.
Stages of change in smoking cessation: A comparison of precontemplators and contemplators
Creators: name: Yarmus, Michelle Lisa
Publisher: name: ProQuest
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 52
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
classificationCode: 5203
subject: Clinical and health psychology

description: Previous research has found support for the transtheoretical model of change, which proposes that smokers move through a series of stages as they attempt to change their smoking habit. This study was designed to further evaluate the first two stages of change, precontemplation and contemplation, in order to explore how we can effectively facilitate positive stage transition. Participants were 140 adult volunteers who were current smokers. The precontemplation (n = 71) and contemplation (n = 30) groups were compared across four areas in which they were hypothesized to differ: smoking and quitting history, self-efficacy beliefs, response outcome expectancies, and gender. Stage of change was defined according to both categorical and continuous dimensions. Although there were no significant differences between the two groups when stage of change was measured categorically, there were differences when stage of change was measured continuously, such that higher stages of change were associated with more positive response outcome expectancies for quitting. The findings are discussed in terms of their potential applications to smoking cessation programs, as well as their implications regarding the stage model of change.
SkyCam, una rete neurale per imbrigliare gli Ufo
Creators: Marco Malaspina
Publisher: name: Media Inaf
Year: 2021

Sui tetti dell’università di Würzburg, in Germania, è in funzione da qualche giorno una camera all-sky dotata di un algoritmo di machine learning che i ricercatori stanno addestrando a riconoscere in modo autonomo i cosiddetti “fenomeni aerei non identificati”. Un sistema analogo, dice a Media Inaf Daniele Gardiol, potrebbe essere implementato anche sulle camere della rete Prisma
Così parlò Ganimede
Creators: Maura Sandri
Publisher: name: Media Inaf
Year: 2021

La scorsa settimana, all'American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting tenutosi a New Orleans, sono state presentate alcune interessanti scoperte che riguardano la missione Juno della Nasa: una traccia audio generata dai dati raccolti durante il sorvolo ravvicinato di Ganimede, la mappa più dettagliata mai ottenuta del campo magnetico di Giove e il confronto tra i vortici di Giove e quelli degli oceani terrestri
Koszt korzystania z usług w gospodarstwach rolnych specjalizujących się w uprawach polowych w krajach UE w latach 2004 i 2016
The Cost of Services Use in Field Crops on Farms in the European Union Countries in 2004 and 2016
Creators: name: Kołodziejczak, Małgorzata
name: Kołodziejczak, Małgorzata
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Community/Rural/Urban Development
subject: Farm Management
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: agriculture services
subject: field crops
subject: European Union
subject: usługi rolnicze
subject: uprawy polowe
subject: Unia Europejska

description: Agricultural services address the demand for the technological, economical and environmental dimension of agricultural activities. This paper focuses on agricultural services related to field crop production. The objective of the study was to compare the output of agricultural services used by farms specializing in field crops in European Union countries in 2004 and 2016. The study was based on a deductive and comparative method and relied on FADN data. It was shown that the purchasing costs of agricultural services tend to be connected with the level of agricultural development. Other factors of importance are the availability of the farms’ own machinery and the amount of labour engaged in production. However, the differences between EU-14 and EU-10 countries suggest that natural and cultural specificities of national agriculture also play a considerable role. / Synopsis. Usługi dla rolnictwa są odpowiedzią na zapotrzebowanie dotyczące technologicznego, ekonomicznego i środowiskowego wymiaru działalności rolniczej. W artykule skupiono się na usługach rolniczych, związanych z produkcją roślinną prowadzoną w formie upraw polowych. Celem badania było porównanie poziomu korzystania z usług rolniczych wykorzystywanych przez gospodarstwa specjalizujące się w uprawach polowych w państwach Unii Europejskiej w latach 2004 i 2016. Badanie przeprowadzono na podstawie danych FADN metodą dedukcyjną i porównawczą. Wykazano, że koszty zakupu usług rolniczych związane są przede wszystkim z poziomem rozwoju rolnictwa. Znaczenie ma także wyposażenie gospodarstw we własne maszyny i wielkość zasobów pracy zaangażowanych w produkcję. Zróżnicowanie sytuacji pomiędzy krajami wewnątrz agregatów UE-14 i UE-10 wskazuje jednak, że ważna jest również specyfika przyrodnicza i kulturowa rolnictwa w poszczególnych krajach.
description: DOI: 10.22630/PRS.2018.18.2.42
Possible heights of Alexandroff square transformation groups
Creators: name: Shirazi, Fatemah Ayatollah Zadeh
name: Ebrahimifar, Fatemeh
name: Yaghmaeian, Reza
name: Yahyaoghli, Hamed
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: General Topology (math.GN)
subject: Geometric Topology (math.GT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 54H15, 54H20

description: In the following text we compute possible heights of $\mathbb A$ (Alexandroff square), $\mathbb O$ (unit square $[0,1]\times[0,1]$ with lexicographic order topology) and $\mathbb U$ (unit square $[0,1]\times[0,1]$ with induced topology of Euclidean plane). We prove $P_h(\mathbb{A})=\{n:n\geq5\}\cup\{+\infty\}$, $P_h(\mathbb{O})=\{n:n\geq4\}\cup\{+\infty\}$, $P_h(\mathbb{U})=\{n:n\geq1\}\cup\{+\infty\}$ (where for topological space $X$, by $P_h(X)$ we mean the collection of heights of transformation groups with phase space $X$. In this way we also prove that there is not any topological transitive (resp. Devaney chaotic) Alexandroff square transformation group.
description: 10 pages
Collisions of history and language: Nuclear weapons testing, human environmental rights abuses, and cover-up in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Creators: name: Barker, Holly M.
Publisher: name: ProQuest
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society
classificationCode: 4401
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Nuclear weapons, the English language and American colonialism arrived in the Marshall Islands at approximately the same time. Atomic and thermonuclear weapons tested by the U.S. Government in the Marshall Islands from 1946--1958 spread radiation throughout the region. Exposure to radiation dramatically altered the lives and environments of the Marshallese who experience acute illness, exile from their home islands, and a variety of radiation-related problems. U.S. Public Law narrowly defines radiation exposure and U.S. Government responsibility for the consequences of the testing program in the Marshall Islands. The legal definition is limited in time and space, and fails to take into account the knowledge and experiences of several populations affected by radiation. As a result, radiation exposure is a legally binding, imposed identity that Marshallese radiation populations actively resist because it does not comport with the experiences of a substantial number of people exposed to radiation from the tests. This dissertation identifies and analyzes sources of information outside of the official U.S. Government history to the testing program. Using oral histories and life stories, recently declassified internal U.S. Government documents, and recent changes in Marshallese language, this dissertation deconstructs the experiences of one community downwind of the U.S. tests, Rongelap, to illustrate the breadth and complexity of radiation-related problems faced by the Marshallese. Analysis of a Marshallese radiation language, used by the Rongelapese and other radiation communities, demonstrates how speakers resist U.S. Government efforts to minimalize the effects of radiation. The existence of a Marshallese radiation language also shows that the Marshallese claim experiences with radiation as their own. This research challenges existing U.S. Government policy and demands the writing of a new historical narrative to incorporate the knowledge and experiences of silenced radiation populations.
Collisions of history and language: Nuclear weapons testing, human environmental rights abuses, and cover-up in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Creators: name: Barker, Holly M.
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: Nuclear weapons, the English language and American colonialism arrived in the Marshall Islands at approximately the same time. Atomic and thermonuclear weapons tested by the U.S. Government in the Marshall Islands from 1946--1958 spread radiation throughout the region. Exposure to radiation dramatically altered the lives and environments of the Marshallese who experience acute illness, exile from their home islands, and a variety of radiation-related problems. U.S. Public Law narrowly defines radiation exposure and U.S. Government responsibility for the consequences of the testing program in the Marshall Islands. The legal definition is limited in time and space, and fails to take into account the knowledge and experiences of several populations affected by radiation. As a result, radiation exposure is a legally binding, imposed identity that Marshallese radiation populations actively resist because it does not comport with the experiences of a substantial number of people exposed to radiation from the tests. This dissertation identifies and analyzes sources of information outside of the official U.S. Government history to the testing program. Using oral histories and life stories, recently declassified internal U.S. Government documents, and recent changes in Marshallese language, this dissertation deconstructs the experiences of one community downwind of the U.S. tests, Rongelap, to illustrate the breadth and complexity of radiation-related problems faced by the Marshallese. Analysis of a Marshallese radiation language, used by the Rongelapese and other radiation communities, demonstrates how speakers resist U.S. Government efforts to minimalize the effects of radiation. The existence of a Marshallese radiation language also shows that the Marshallese claim experiences with radiation as their own. This research challenges existing U.S. Government policy and demands the writing of a new historical narrative to incorporate the knowledge and experiences of silenced radiation populations.
On Symmetries in (Anti)Causal (Non)Abelian Quantum Theories
Creators: name: Kleefeld, F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: (Anti)causal boundary conditions being imposed on the (seemingly) Hermitian Quantum Theory (HQT) as described in standard textbooks lead to an (Anti)Causal Quantum Theory ((A)CQT) with an indefinite metric. Therefore, an (anti)causal neutral scalar field is not Hermitian, as one (anti)causal neutral scalar field consists of a non-Hermitian linear combination of two (Hermitian) acausal fields. Fundamental symmetries in (A)CQT are addressed. The quantum theoretical (transition) probability and antiparticle concepts are revised. Imaginary parts of cross sections and refraction indices are related.
description: 8 pages, no figures; invited contribution to the 5th Int. Conference on "Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics", Inst. of Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, June 23-29, 2003
Analyzing the accuracy of using surface data to estimate the water vapor content throughout the boundary layer
Creators: name: Edwards, Braxton
name: LeMone, Margaret
name: Knievel, Jason
name: Davis, Ethan
name: Singleton, Tamara
Publisher: name: University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Year: 2003

This research analyses the impact of using surface observations and observations at 70 m above the surface to estimate mixing ration and potential temperature throughout the summer daytime boundary layer. Soundings were created to represent the actual conditions, and errors were computed when surface values and values at 70 m above the surface were assumed to represent the entire boundary layer. Data for this research was collected during the International H2O Project (IHOP). The datasets of interest came from the University of Wyomingâs King Air aircraft and from surface stations. Results showed that mixing ratio and potential temperature were rarely constant with height throughout the boundary layer during IHOP. When mixing ratio was assumed equal to the surface value, significant errors could occur in the forecast for severe storm potential as defined by the atmospheric stability indices. Boundary-layer estimate of potential temperature and mixing ration from surface values yielded average overestimates of 1.5 K and 1 g/kg. When applied to a convective sounding, such errors corresponded to significant changes in the convective available potential energy (CAPE) and the lifter index (LI). When the boundary-layer potential temperature and mixing ratio values were set equal to the values at 70 meters above the surface, the errors in potential temperature and mixing ratio estimates were significantly reduced. The author speculates that if it were better understood how mixing ratio evolved throughout the daytime boundary layer, then there would be increased forecast accuracy for convective precipitation.
Occupational Situation of the Rural Farming and Landless Population in Poland in 2002-2016
Creators: name: Kołodziejczak, Włodzimierz
name: Kołodziejczak, Włodzimierz
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: labour force
subject: rural areas
subject: natural unemployment rate

description: The Polish rural population is highly differentiated in terms of occupational situation, mainly because of the rural population’s involvement in individual farming. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the occupational situation of the rural farming and landless population in 2002, 2016 and 2017 in the context of non-farming job opportunities and unemployment risks. The study consists of two parts; the first one analyses the changes to the occupational situation of the rural population in the labour market; the second one identifies the risk of unemployment in selected groups of rural population. Aggregated weighted data and non-aggregated, non-published non-weighted BAEL (Polish LFS) data was used as source material. The study period witnessed a considerable improvement of the rural population’s occupational situation. However, if there is a slowdown in economic growth, the occupational situation of the rural population may deteriorate. In the short and medium term, people involved in individual farming and landless woman, i.e. the group where the real unemployment rate is much lower than equilibrium unemployment, will be particularly severely affected. In the longer term, the adverse impact of business cycles may also deteriorate the situation of landless men if their equilibrium unemployment level “follows” the real unemployment rate.
description: DOI: 10.22630/PRS.2018.18.2.43
Lensed or not lensed: Determining lensing magnifications for binary neutron star mergers from a single detection
Creators: name: Pang, Peter T. H.
name: Hannuksela, Otto A.
name: Dietrich, Tim
name: Pagano, Giulia
name: Harry, Ian W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo could observe the first lensed gravitational wave sources in the coming years, while the future Einstein Telescope could observe hundreds of lensed events. It is, therefore, crucial to develop methodologies to distinguish between lensed from unlensed gravitational-wave observations. A lensed signal not identified as such will lead to biases during the interpretation of the source. In particular, sources will appear to have intrinsically higher masses. No robust method currently exists to distinguish between the magnification bias caused by lensing and intrinsically high-mass sources. In this work, we show how to recognize lensed and unlensed binary neutron star systems through the measurement of their tidal effects for highly magnified sources as a proof-of-principle. The proposed method could be used to identify lensed binary neutron stars, which are the chief candidate for lensing cosmography studies. We apply our method on GW190425, finding no evidence in favor of lensing, mainly due to the poor measurement of the event's tidal effects. However, we expect that future detections with better tidal measurements can yield better constraints.
description: 12 pages, 7 figures
Novel methodologies for the characterization and identification of proteins
Creators: name: Donohue, Maura Joyce
Publisher: name: American University
Year: 2023

description: The following report details the development of novel methods for characterizing proteins. In one case, a proteolytic microreactor column (PMC) was used to obtain a protein digest for peptide mapping by capillary electrophoresis (CE). A second project used CE to examine the isoform composition of prostate specific antigen (PSA). In addition, an off-line interface was designed to couple CE to a Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) to obtain masses of separated species. The development of these methods will reduce the difficulties often encountered in measuring and characterizing proteins. In the first instance, a PMC was created by immobilizing trypsin onto an epoxy polymeric monolith within a fused silica capillary. The PMC was used to digest beta-casein for characterization by peptide mapping. beta-casein was perfused through the PMC, the effluent collected and separated by CE with detection by UV absorbance. The isoform composition of four preparations of PSA from different venders, PSA-ACT complex, and ACT were characterized using CE. The number of isoforms as well as their relative concentrations varied between samples illustrating the utility of this approach in assessing microheterogeneity. In the third project, glycoforms of PSA and human transferrin were analyzed by a combination of CE and off line MALDI-TOF-mass-spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Fractions collected directly from the CE were analyzed by MALDI-TOF-MS. Rapid off-line MALDI-TOF-MS on complex electropherograms is a powerful tool for characterization of proteins.
Testing and modification of two infrared gas analyzers for CO₂ measurement
Creators: name: Goyea, Olusegun
name: Stephens, Britton
name: Shea, Catherine
Publisher: name: University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Year: 2003

The goal of the research was to test and modify two infrared carbon dioxide (CO₂) analyzers. The two analyzers are the LI-820 series and RMT DX 6100 series. They both operate on the principle of infrared light absorption. Accurate measurements of carbon dioxide play an important role in understanding global climate change resulting from the greenhouse effect. Policy makers also need more accurate measurements to manage the carbon cycle. Policy makers will be better able to manage CO₂, CH₄ and the carbon cycle with the development of the scientific basis for such societal decisions. Presently, information on carbon fluxes is only available on small or large scales with very few measurements applicable to middle scale fluxes. The research process was divided into four steps. First, calibration requirements for the instruments were tested. The tests checked the zero value, span drift and flushing time of each analyzer. The second step tested different Nafion tube lengths to determine which will be appropriate for drying the sample air. For the third step the CO₂ analyzers and the drying system will be integrated together with other components such as a chemical drying agent (CDA), pumps and valves. Lastly, the integrated system will be tested in the laboratory and in the field to characterize its performance and to make necessary corrections. Thus far, the research has been successful. The success of this research will provide a less expensive CO₂ instrument that will be used at different measurement sites around the globe. The success of this research, an improved instrument, will help clarify scientific uncertainties regarding CO₂ flux measurements, especially within the regional and continental areas, which constitutes the middle scale.
On the Electrodynamics with Faster-Than-Light Motion
Creators: name: Kotel'nikov, Gennadii A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Classical Physics (physics.class-ph)
subject: General Physics (physics.gen-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The version of electrodynamics is constructed in which faster-than-light motions of fields and particles with real masses are possible. Transformational properties of 3-velocity, momentum, energy and electromagnetic field are presented in addition to the paper physics/0405085.
description: 11 pages
Subthreshold Stochastic Resonance: Rectangular signals can cause anomalous large gains
Creators: name: Casado-Pascual, Jesús
name: Gómez-Ordóñez, José
name: Morillo, Manuel
name: Hänggi, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The main objective of this work is to explore aspects of stochastic resonance (SR) in noisy bistable, symmetric systems driven by subthreshold periodic rectangular external signals possessing a large duty cycle of unity. Using a precise numerical solution of the Langevin equation, we carry out a detailed analysis of the behavior of the first two cumulant averages, the correlation function and its coherent and incoherent parts. We also depict the non-monotonic behavior versus the noise strength of several SR quantifiers such as the average output amplitude, i.e. the spectral amplification (SPA), the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the SR-gain. In particular, we find that with subthreshold amplitudes and for an appropriate duration of the pulses of the driving force the phenomenon of stochastic resonance (SR), is accompanied by SR-gains exceeding unity. This analysis thus sheds new light onto the interplay between nonlinearity and the nonlinear response which in turn yields nontrivial, unexpected SR-gains above unity.
description: 17 pages, 7 figures
Changes in Demand and Expenses for Food in Households in Poland
Creators: name: Kowalska, Anna
name: Kowalska, Anna
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: Demand and Price Analysis
subject: consumption
subject: expenses
subject: households
subject: foodstuffs

description: The aim of the work is to assess the demand for food among households in Poland and the changes that occurred in this demand in the years 2000-2016. In addition, changes in the consumption of selected food products over a period of 10 years depending on the socio-economic group of the household have been evaluated. The research material consists of secondary data obtained from the publication of the Central Statistical Office in the years 2000-2016. The study uses descriptive statistics methods. The income situation of households in Poland during the period under review significantly improved. In the analysed years, monthly expenses on food products per one person grew slower than total expenditure and disposable income. The analysis of the research material showed a decrease in consumption of the majority of discussed food products. The increase in demand occurred in the case of yoghurts as well as cheese and curd. The analysis divided into socio-economic groups of the households showed significant variation in the consumption of sugar, fish and seafood as well as oils and fats.
description: DOI: 10.22630/PRS.2018.18.2.44
The Evaluation of Implementation of Agricultural Sustainable Development Policy in the European Union
Creators: name: Krzyżanowski, Julian T.
name: Krzyżanowski, Julian T.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: agriculture
subject: European Union
subject: "greening”
subject: EIP

description: Author tries to evaluate two elements of implementation of agricultural sustainable development policy in the European Union. Those elements are: “greening” and European innovation partnership. Greening is carried out by: crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland (PG), maintenance of ecological focus areas (EFA). Diversification of crops was carried out for three fourth of areas of arable lands in the EU. Diversification prevents soil erosion. Share of PG in the overall area of agricultural land in the EU is 29 %. The highest indicator is at present in the United Kingdom (90%), and the lowest in Cyprus, Malta, Denmark and Finland. From the set of actions maintaining the pro-environmental areas (EFA), the most popular were: setting aside (27 member states), and the least popular – afforestation (only 11 countries). When it comes to EFA area, the biggest share was the area for legume plants. New pro-environmental instrument is European Innovation Partnership for productive and sustainable agriculture. There has already been some results of this action in the EU countries.
description: DOI: 10.22630/PRS.2018.18.2.45
Additional file 3 of The impact of the Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program (AGEP) on short and long term social, economic, education and fertility outcomes: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Zambia
Creators: name: Austrian, Karen
name: Soler-Hampejsek, Erica
name: Behrman, Jere R.
name: Digitale, Jean
name: Hachonda, Natalie Jackson
name: Bweupe, Maximillian
name: Hewett, Paul C.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 3. Estimated difference-in-differences (DID) for intent-to-treat (ITT) by intervention arm, results from linear regressions with girl-level fixed effects.
Anthophora (Micranthophora) mortuaria Timberlake 1937
Creators: name: Pedro, Diego De
name: Ceccarelli, Fadia Sara
name: Sagot, Philippe
name: López-Reyes, Eulogio
name: Mullins, Jessica L.
name: Mérida-Rivas, Jorge A.
name: Falcon-Brindis, Armando
name: Griswold, Terry
name: Ascher, John S.
name: Gardner, Joel
name: Ayala, Ricardo
name: Vides-Borrell, Eric
name: Vandame, Rémy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: Anthophora (Micranthophora) mortuaria Timberlake, 1937
[Holotype: AMNH; ♂ Furnace Creek, Inyo Co., California, USA; May 1, 1927]
This species is found mainly in the Mojave and SD. This species specializes on Asteraceae, specifically Pluchea sericea Nutt. (Orr et al. 2018). To our knowledge, the only specimens reported in BC were collected in the Lower Colorado Desert by the BBPT surveys in Mexicali valley in June 2019, and May 2021, and in Hardy River in April 2021. Voucher specimens are in ECOAB (102 ♀, 24 ♂), and MABC (3 ♀, 3 ♂). See fig. 74.
description: Published as part of Pedro, Diego De, Ceccarelli, Fadia Sara, Sagot, Philippe, López-Reyes, Eulogio, Mullins, Jessica L., Mérida-Rivas, Jorge A., Falcon-Brindis, Armando, Griswold, Terry, Ascher, John S., Gardner, Joel, Ayala, Ricardo, Vides-Borrell, Eric & Vandame, Rémy, 2024, Revealing the Baja California Peninsula's Hidden Treasures: An Annotated checklist of the native bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), pp. 1-391 in Zootaxa 5522 (1) on page 132, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5522.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/13920532