cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Consequential-based life cycle assessment of reducing the concentrates supply level in the diet fed to lactating cows in the alpine dairy farming system
Creators: name: Berton, Marco
name: Bovolenta, Stefano
name: Gallo, Luigi
name: Ramanzin, Maurizio
name: Corazzin, Mirco
name: Sturaro, Enrico
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: This study aimed to assess the consequences of reducing the concentrates supply level (CSL) in the lactating cows’ diet on Alpine dairy system’s GHG emissions. Consequential-based Life Cycle Assessment (cLCA) was adopted to assess the consequences within the ‘dairy_system’ (farm plus milk processing) and outside (‘expanded_system’). The functional unit was 1 kg of protein and fat (ProtFat). Data (1-year average) originated from 40 dairy farms in the Alps, collected through farm questionnaires during farm visits. Emissions were evaluated without (GWP) and with land-based emissions (crop- (GWP_LULUC_cb) or global-based (GWP_LULUC_gb) method). The feed conversion ratio was computed in terms of potentially human-edible gross energy (HeECR, MJ feed/MJ milk). Three scenarios were explored: 100% (t0), 75% (t175), and 50% (t150) of the initial CSL. Impact values for both systems were analysed with a mixed model to test the effect of the scenarios. At ‘dairy_system’, 1 kg ProtFat caused 19.0 (GWP), 22.9 (GWP_LULUC_cb) and 23.4 kg CO2-eq (GWP_LULUC_gb) at t0 and HeECR resulted in 0.71 MJ feed/MJ milk. The CSL reduction from t0 to t175 and t150 significantly increased impact values (2–11%) and decreased HeECR (from −10 to −23%). Considering ‘expanded_system’, CSL reduction significantly increased GWP (4%) and GWP_LULUC_gb (3%) but decreased GWP_LULUC_cb (up to −4%). In conclusion, cLCA-based approach evidenced that CSL reductions implied diversified effects on GHG emissions, at Alpine dairy system and at food supply level, giving new insights into the challenge of reducing GHG emissions while favouring the decoupling of milk production from the use of human-edible resources.HighlightsConsequential Life Cycle Assessment of reducing concentrates supply (CSL) to lactating cows on the GHG emission of Alpine dairy products was analysedGHGs per protein plus fat in the product increased with decreasing CSL (75% and 50% of initial CSL) but can decrease considering land-use change GHGDecoupling Alpine dairy production from concentrates could be environmentally challenging but feasible Consequential Life Cycle Assessment of reducing concentrates supply (CSL) to lactating cows on the GHG emission of Alpine dairy products was analysed GHGs per protein plus fat in the product increased with decreasing CSL (75% and 50% of initial CSL) but can decrease considering land-use change GHG Decoupling Alpine dairy production from concentrates could be environmentally challenging but feasible
Additional file 3: of Multiple paralogues of α-SNAP in Giardia lamblia exhibit independent subcellular localization and redistribution during encystation and stress
Creators: name: Shankari Datta
name: Kuladip Jana
name: Avisek Mondal
name: Sandipan Ganguly
name: Srimonti Sarkar
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Figure S9. Total number of Giardia cells with desired localization of three different α-SNAPs (α-SNAP17224 and α-SNAP10856 at the PVs, and α-SNAP16521 at the PDRs of different flagella) under, (a) H2O2 (150 μM) or (b) metronidazole (1 μg/ml) stress were counted from five different fields. The “banned” sign indicates cells that were excluded from the final count, either due to absence of signal or because the cells were deformed. Cells where a given α-SNAP localized to the region other than the desired one, were marked with “cross” sign. Scale-bar: 25 μm. Figure S10. Total number of Giardia cells with desired localization of three different α-SNAPs (α-SNAP17224 and α-SNAP10856 at the PVs, and α-SNAP16521 at the PDRs of different flagella) under, (a) H2O2 (150 μM) or (b) metronidazole (1 μg/ml) stress were counted from five different fields. The “banned” sign indicates cells that were excluded from the final count, either due to absence of signal or because the cells were deformed. Cells where a given α-SNAP localized to the region other than the desired one, were marked with “cross” sign. Scale-bar: 25 μm. (PDF 14472 kb)
Physical phase space of lattice Yang-Mills theory and the moduli space of flat connections on a Riemann surface
Creators: name: Frolov, S. A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: It is shown that the physical phase space of $\g$-deformed Hamiltonian lattice Yang-Mills theory, which was recently proposed in refs.[1,2], coincides as a Poisson manifold with the moduli space of flat connections on a Riemann surface with $(L-V+1)$ handles and therefore with the physical phase space of the corresponding $(2+1)$-dimensional Chern-Simons model, where $L$ and $V$ are correspondingly a total number of links and vertices of the lattice. The deformation parameter $\g$ is identified with $\frac {2π}{k}$ and $k$ is an integer entering the Chern-Simons action.
description: 12 pages, latex, no figures
A Rolling Blockchain for a Dynamic WSNs in a Smart City
Creators: name: Kushch, Sergii
name: Prieto-Castrillo, Francisco
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Blockchain is one of the most popular topics for discussion now. However, most experts still see this technology as only part of Bitcoin, other crypto-currencies or money transfer systems. Often, new solutions, proposed by young researchers, are blocked by reviewers, only because these solutions can not be used for Bitcoins. However, Blockchain technology is more universal and can be used also in other areas, for example, in IoT, WSN and mobile devices. This paper considers the implementation of Blockchain technology in sensor networks as an element of IoT. The concept of "Rolling Blockchain" was proposed, which can be used to build WSN with the participation of Smart Cars, as nodes of the network. The order of block formation and structure in the chain is proposed and a mathematical model is created for it. We estimate the optimal number of WSN nodes, the number of connections between nodes, for specified network reliability values, was performed.
Optimization models for resource planning in urban energy systems
Creators: name: Jennings, Mark
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2013

description: Resource planning at urban scale has received significant scrutiny in recent years. What has been paid less attention is whether existing tools such as optimization models can play a role in helping with this planning. The reason for the historical lack of interest is argued as due to both insufficient computing capability and practical modelling difficulties. The proposition put forward here is that optimization software can work with large distributed systems associated with urban resources. Resources considered include inter alia capital, employees, and technologies. To help support the contention, a mixed integer linear program and a nonlinear program have been formulated and tested. RESCOM and LAPM are optimization models developed in this research to make decisions on urban scale at the concept stage of design. The focus is on residential energy retrofits and workforce allocation for technology deployment respectively. Solutions are described to the problems encountered. Obstacles include use of available data, modelling interventions in a computationally efficient manner, and modelling thermal energy requirements as dependent on both temperature and thermal transmittance. Real world case studies in the London Borough of Haringey demonstrate the functionalities of the models. It is proposed that it is the structure rather than the objective function's value which should be analysed. Three methods are employed to test the resilience of solution structures as follows: i) scenario analysis, ii) generation of near-optimal solution alternatives, and iii) uncertainty analysis. The detailed analysis of the results is an important - but often omitted - step yielding interesting findings. Yet the insights must be considered with respect to the scope and assumptions within the models. Notwithstanding, RESCOM and LAPM carefully combine modern developments in the literature with practical real-world constraints to provide novel contributions to existing knowledge. The hypothesis put forward as a result of the research described in this work is that optimization software can be successfully employed for modelling resources planning at the large scale.
AdS Box Graphs, Unitarity and Operator Product Expansions
Creators: name: Hoffmann, L.
name: Mesref, L.
name: Ruehl, W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We develop a method of singularity analysis for conformal graphs which, in particular, is applicable to the holographic image of AdS supergravity theory. It can be used to determine the critical exponents for any such graph in a given channel. These exponents determine the towers of conformal blocks that are exchanged in this channel. We analyze the scalar AdS box graph and show that it has the same critical exponents as the corresponding CFT box graph. Thus pairs of external fields couple to the same exchanged conformal blocks in both theories. This is looked upon as a general structural argument supporting the Maldacena hypothesis.
description: 20 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables
MOESM1 of Aspirinâ s Active Metabolite Salicylic Acid Targets High Mobility Group Box 1 to Modulate Inflammatory Responses
Creators: name: Choi, Hyong
name: Miaoying Tian
name: Song, Fei
name: Venereau, Emilie
name: Preti, Alessandro
name: Park, Sang-Wook
name: Hamilton, Keith
name: G. Swapna
name: Murli Manohar
name: Moreau, Magali
name: Agresti, Alessandra
name: Gorzanelli, Andrea
name: Marchis, Francesco
name: Wang, Huang
name: Antonyak, Marc
name: Micikas, Robert
name: Gentile, Daniel
name: Cerione, Richard
name: Schroeder, Frank
name: Montelione, Gaetano
name: Bianchi, Marco
name: Klessig, Daniel
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Supplementary material, approximately 10209 KB.
An Extendable Galaxy Number Count Model
Creators: name: Gardner, Jonathan P.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: I review galaxy number count models and present ncmod, an extendable and general purpose model for comparing and interpreting the results of field galaxy survey data. I develop techniques and software for converting the results of a survey done in one filter into another filter, for direct comparison with other surveys. Comparison of the data from surveys which differ greatly in wavelength coverage or sensitivity is of necessity model-dependent, but comparison between similar surveys can be done in a relatively model-independent way. I extrapolate existing number counts into the ultraviolet and thermal infrared. The model is used to predict the results of future space missions, including STIS and NICMOS on HST, ISO, SIRTF and NGST.
description: 36 pages, LaTex, 13 enclosed Postscript figures, aaspp4.sty. Accepted for publication in the PASP, March 1998. The manuscript and software are available at http://hires.gsfc.nasa.gov/~gardner/ncmod
On the Nernst-Planck-Navier-Stokes system
Creators: name: Constantin, Peter
name: Ignatova, Mihaela
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 35Q30, 35Q35, 35Q92

description: We consider ionic electrodiffusion in fluids, described by the Nernst-Planck-Navier-Stokes system in bounded domains, in two dimensions, with Dirichlet boundary conditions for the Navier-Stokes and Poisson equations, and blocking (vanishing normal flux) or selective (Dirichlet) boundary conditions for the ionic concentrations. We prove global existence and stability results for large data.
A Metabolomic Approach to Assessing Life-History Traits in Caenorhabditis elegans
Creators: name: Davies, Sarah Katherine
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2011

description: The proximate causes of ageing and the biological processes that determine lifespan are still unclear. However, many studies using model organisms have led to the identification of genes associated with longevity. While there is a clear link between changes in metabolism and changes in longevity, there has been relatively little ageing-related research that has measured metabolites directly. Metabolic profiling of low molecular weight metabolites (metabolomics) has an advantage over other 'omics' techniques, in that it directly samples the metabolic changes in an organism, and integrates information from changes at the gene, transcript and protein levels, as well as post-translational modification. This thesis demonstrates that metabolic profiling provides a new and useful phenotyping tool for studying ageing in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Using both nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), I have identified metabolites that are linked with long life. I have carried out the first characterisation of the C. elegans metabolome throughout both development and ageing. Comparing these metabolic changes in wild type worms with those seen in a long-lived mutant aid the understanding of when and how mutant worms acquire their long-lived phenotype. In addition to this, I have examined the effects on metabolism of a commonly used technique in C. elegans ageing research: the inhibition of DNA synthesis to maintain synchronous ageing populations. This provided a way to control for the effects of this technique when used in my work, but also demonstrated that its use may result in artefacts in data. I have also investigated the effect of mutation accumulation on the C. elegans metabolic profile. I have shown that metabolomics provides a way to obtain new phenotypes in this type of study, and novel information about the variation that occurs as a result of spontaneous mutation.
title: ADCO, Ordre cistercien et abbaye de Cîteaux : comptes pour l'ordre (1337-1347), comptes du boursier (1377-1402) (11 H 1160), f. 00035
Creators: name: de la Côte-d'Or, Archives départementales
name: Archives Départementales De La Côte-D'Or
name: Petot, Frédérique
name: Projet CBMA
name: CBMA/CG21/F.PETOT/2017
name: Petot, Frédéric
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris
subject: comptes
subject: Corpus Burgundiae Medii Aevi
subject: Chartes de la Bourgogne du Moyen Âge

description: Ordre cistercien et abbaye de Cîteaux : comptes pour l'ordre (1337-1347), comptes du boursier (1377-1402), Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or, (11 H 1160). Numérisation en mode image.
description: Relation: http://www.cbma-project.eu/
description: Bibliographic citation: Ordre cistercien et abbaye de Cîteaux : comptes pour l'ordre (1337-1347), comptes du boursier (1377-1402), Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or, (11 H 1160), f. 00035, in Projet CBMA - Corpus Burgundiae Medii Aevi \[Ressource en ligne\], https:// manuscrits.cbma-project.eu/
description: Provenance: abbaye de Cîteaux
description: Provenance: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q843261
description: Provenance: https://www.geonames.org/3024876
description: Provenance: http://www.idref.fr/030974844/id
description: Provenance: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12228351v
From Hamiltonian to Lagrangian Sp(2) BRST Quantization
Creators: name: Bering, K.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We give a formal proof of the equivalence of Hamiltonian and Lagrangian BRST quantization. This is done for a generic $Sp(2)$-symmetric theory using flat (Darboux) coordinates. A new quantum master equation is derived in a Hamiltonian setting which contains all the Hamiltonian fields and momenta of a given theory.
description: 13 pages, LaTeX
The Charge Management System for LISA and LISA Pathfinder
Creators: name: Hollington, Daniel
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2011

description: The test masses at the heart of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) and LISA: Pathfinder experiments will experience charging caused by incident ionising radiation. This thesis describes work carried out in developing, testing and understanding the performance of the hardware used to characterise and counteract this test mass charging. Work will be presented that describes the simulation and testing of a radiation monitor to be flown on board Pathfinder. The Charge Management System will then be introduced and the results from testing at the Trento torsion pendulum facility discussed. Several measurements of individual properties that affect discharging are made and these are then incorporated into simulations of the discharging system as a whole. Finally, initial studies are conducted into the suitability of UV-LEDs as the discharging light source for LISA, with particular focus on their spectral stability.
The Role of Rab27 in Inflammation
Creators: name: Singh, Rajesh Kumar
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2011

description: Rab27 is a member of the Rab family of Ras-like GTPases and is expressed in two isoforms, Rab27a and Rab27b that share 72% amino acid identity. Previous studies have suggested Rab27a and Rab27b to regulate inflammation through exocytosis in a variety of leukocytes including T lymphocytes, NK cells, mast cells and neutrophils. A key process in inflammation is mast cell secretion, a process in which Rab27b has been established as a positive regulator but the role of Rab27a remains unclear. In this study we confirm that in response to IgE crosslinking, Rab27a appears to play a negative role in secretion, however Rab27a was observed to promote secretion in absence of Rab27b, so this effect is likely due to abnormally distributed cortical F-actin and enhanced granule docking in absence of Rab27a. Furthermore Rab27a may exert this regulation through effector Melanophilin. We also confirm that the effector Munc13-4 is important for promoting mast cell secretion, likely through interaction with both Rab27a and Rab27b. Rab27 has also been suggested to regulate inflammation by promoting granule secretion in neutrophils. Here we find that Rab27a was localised to structures at the uropod and that Rab27a deficient neutrophils display defective chemotaxis due to impaired uropod release. Inhibition of extracellular serine proteases inhibited wild-type but not Rab27a deficient neutrophil chemotaxis suggesting that defective protease secretion may underlie Rab27a deficient neutrophil chemotaxis defect. Analysis of αMβ2 integrin subunit CD11b after chemokine stimulation revealed that CD11b surface expression was sustained on Rab27a deficient neutrophils compared to wild-type, suggesting that cleavage of CD11b may be impaired. Inhibition of other proteins known to promote primary granule secretion, Rab27b and Rab27 effectors Slp1 and Munc13-4 also impaired neutrophil chemotaxis. Together these data suggest that Rab27a promotes uropod detachment through release of proteases contained in primary granules to promote neutrophil chemotaxis.
A class of widely linear complex-valued adaptive filtering algorithms
Creators: name: Xia, Yili
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2011

description: A large class of signals encountered in communications, biomedical engineering, renewable energy and power systems are conveniently processed in the complex domain C, where traditional adaptive signal processing in C is regarded as a straightforward extension of the corresponding algorithms in the real domain R. However, recent advances in widely linear modelling and augmented complex statistics show the suboptimality of such an assumption. In this work, based on the widely linear model, a class of linear and nonlinear adaptive filtering algorithms have been derived to process the generality of complex-valued signals (both second order circular and noncircular) in both noise-free and noisy environments, and their usefulness in real-world applications is demonstrated through case studies. The focus of this thesis is on the use of augmented second order statistics and widely linear modelling. The so called Augmented Complex Least Mean Square (ACLMS) algorithm has already been extended from the standard CLMS algorithm to perform optimum mean square error(MSE) type of adaptive estimation for the generality of complex-valued signals and has been shown to outperform the CLMS algorithm, however, a theoretical understanding of its performance is still missing. To this end, this thesis first addresses this issue in terms of both convergence analysis and steady state analysis. Next, based on the generalised framework introduced by the derivation of the ACLMS algorithm, a class of widely linear adaptive algorithms have been introduced; these include the Regularised Normalised ACLMS (RNACLMS) algorithm, the Augmented Affine Projection algorithm (AAPA) for linear Finite Impulse Response (FIR) adaptive filters, and also in the context of reservoir computing, for the recently introduced random state space based Echo State Networks (ESNs). Furthermore, the widely linear model has been introduced in the context of distributed networks, where the individual adaptive filters share information with their neighbours to achieve a cooperative estimation. The enhanced performances of the widely linear algorithms are illustrated in renewable energy and power system applications, in particular, for the prediction of wind profiles and frequency estimation of unbalanced three-phase power systems.
Fault detection and isolation for linear dynamic systems
Creators: name: Zhang, Ze
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2011

description: As modern control systems and engineering processes become increasingly more complex and integrated, the consequences of system failures and faults can be disastrous environmentally and economically. This thesis considers the fault detection and isolation (FDI) problem for linear time-invariant (LTI) systems subject to faults, disturbances and model uncertainties. Firstly, a novel on-line approach to the robust FDI problem for linear discrete-time systems is proposed by using input/output measurement analysis over a finite estimation horizon. Upper and lower bounds on the fault signal are computed at each sampling instant so that a fault is detected and isolated when its upper bound is smaller than zero or its lower bound is larger than zero. Moreover, a subsequent-state-estimation technique, together with an estimation horizon update procedure are given to allow the on-line FDI process to be repeated in a moving horizon scheme. Secondly, an optimal solution to theH−/H∞ fault detection (FD) problem is given for linear time-invariant systems subject to faults, disturbances and model uncertainties by using an observer-based approach. A new performance index is developed to capture both fault detection and disturbance rejection requirements which is particularly suitable for handling model uncertainties. A class of optimal solutions to the problem is then given in the form of simple linear matrix inequalities (LMI) with two degrees of freedom. By appropriately choosing these degrees of freedom, fault isolation can also be achieved. Thirdly, in order to improve the FD performance and remove restrictive rank assumptions, routinely made in the literature, observer-based FD problems are investigated at a single frequency and over a finite frequency range, respectively. An optimal solution is derived such that, at a given frequency, the static observer generates a residual signal which minimizes the sensitivity of the residual to disturbances while maintaining a minimum level of sensitivity to faults. Then, an initial investigation is carried out for the FD problem over a finite frequency range. A solution is derived in the form of an LMI optimization by using the generalized KYP lemma followed by a linearization procedure. Conditions under which this solution is optimal are also derived. Fully worked out numerical examples, mostly from the literature, are given to illustrate the effectiveness of all the proposed schemes.
Meaning of Noncommutative Geometry and the Planck-Scale Quantum Group
Creators: name: Majid, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This is an introduction for nonspecialists to the noncommutative geometric approach to Planck scale physics coming out of quantum groups. The canonical role of the `Planck scale quantum group' $C[x]\bicross C[p]$ and its observable-state T-duality-like properties are explained. The general meaning of noncommutativity of position space as potentially a new force in Nature is explained as equivalent under quantum group Fourier transform to curvature in momentum space. More general quantum groups $C(G^\star)\bicross U(g)$ and $U_q(g)$ are also discussed. Finally, the generalisation from quantum groups to general quantum Riemannian geometry is outlined. The semiclassical limit of the latter is a theory with generalised non-symmetric metric $g_{μν}$ obeying $\nabla_μg_{νρ}-\nabla_νg_{μρ}=0$
description: 51 pages latex, many figures; see also less technical version, my JMP millenium article
Pulsar X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Pulse Profiles: Constraint on Obliquity and Observer Angles
Creators: name: Harding, Alice K.
name: Muslimov, Alexander G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We model the thermal X-ray profiles of Geminga, Vela and PSR 0656+14, which have also been detected as gamma-ray pulsars, to constrain the phase space of obliquity and observer angles required to reproduce the observed X-ray pulsed fractions and pulse widths. These geometrical constraints derived from the X-ray light curves are explored for various assumptions about surface temperature distribution and flux anisotropy caused by the magnetized atmosphere. We include curved spacetime effects on photon trajectories and magnetic field. The observed gamma-ray pulse profiles are double peaked with phase separations of 0.4 - 0.5 between the peaks. Assuming that the gamma-ray profiles are due to emission in a hollow cone centered on the magnetic pole, we derive the constraints on the phase space of obliquity and observer angles, for different gamma-ray beam sizes, required to produce the observed gamma-ray peak phase separations. We compare the constraints from the X-ray emission to those derived from the observed gamma-ray pulse profiles, and find that the overlapping phase space requires both obliquity and observer angles to be smaller than 20-30 degrees, implying gamma-ray beam opening angles of at most 30-35 degrees.
description: 29 pages, 9 embedded figures, AASTEX v.4, To appear in ApJ, June 20, 1998 (Vol. 499)
Wheeler-DeWitt Universe Wave Function in the presence of stiff matter
Creators: name: Giacosa, Francesco
name: Pagliara, Giuseppe
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We study the Wheeler-DeWitt (WDW) equation close to the Big-Bang. We argue that an interaction dominated fluid (speed of sound equal to the speed of light), if present, would dominate during such an early phase. Such a fluid with $p=ρ\propto1/a^{6}$ generates a term in the potential of the wave function of the WDW equation proportional to $-1/a^{2}.\ $This very peculiar quantum potential, which embodies a spontaneous breaking of dilatation invariance, has some very remarkable consequences for the wave function of the Universe: $Ψ(a)$ vanishes at the Big-Bang: $Ψ(0)=0$; the wave function $Ψ(a)$ is always real; a superselection rule assures that the system is confined to $a\geq0$ without the need of imposing any additional artificial barrier for unphysical negative $a$. These results do not depend on the operator-ordering problem of the WDW equation.
description: 7 pages, 1 figure
Management factors affecting the environmental impact of cereal-based dairy farms
Creators: name: Berton, Marco
name: Sturaro, Enrico
name: Schiavon, Stefano
name: Cecchinato, Alessio
name: Gallo, Luigi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

description: This study aimed to assess the environmental impact (cradle-to-farm gate LCA) of milk production of cereal-based dairy farms in northern Italy and to analyse which traits related to farm management (MAN_F), lactating cows’ ration composition (DIET_F), and animal responses (ANI_F) could be identified as main determinants to address specific mitigation strategies. Data originated from 28 dairy farms. The functional unit was 1 kg of fat- and protein-corrected milk (FPCM). Impact categories were global warming (GWP), acidification (AP) and eutrophication (EP) potentials and land occupation (LO). Impact values were analysed with a linear model to test separately the effects of MAN_F, DIET_F and ANI_F variables. One kg FPCM was associated with an average impact of 1.10 kg CO2-eq (GWP), 17.1 g SO2-eq (AP), 6.0 g PO4-eq (EP), and 1.3 m2/y (LO). Regarding MAN_F, GWP and LO linearly decreased with increasing values of stocking rate and feed self-sufficiency (FSS), whereas minimum EP was found for intermediate FSS values (50% DM). Regarding DIET_F, GWP linearly decreased at increasing levels of dietary inclusion of cereal silages, whereas AP and EP linearly decreased at decreasing dietary crude protein (CP) content values. Among ANI_F, GWP and EP were quadratically associated with milk yield (MY), evidencing the lowest values at intermediate MY (9100 ± 477 kg FPCM/cow per 305d-lactation). The GWP, AP and EP decreased with decreasing age at first calving. These results can contribute at drawing good practices for farmers and consultants to promote more environmentally sustainable dairy production while supporting farm functioning and farmers’ income.HIGHLIGHTSFarm and animal determinants of Life Cycle Assessment of cereal-based dairy farms were studied.Mitigation effects can be achieved by operating on farm organisation, cow’s diet, and animal responses.Good practices for farmers and consultants can be proposed for a better dairy production sustainability. Farm and animal determinants of Life Cycle Assessment of cereal-based dairy farms were studied. Mitigation effects can be achieved by operating on farm organisation, cow’s diet, and animal responses. Good practices for farmers and consultants can be proposed for a better dairy production sustainability.
title: ADCO, Cartulaire général de Cîteaux, dit de Jean de Cirey, (XVe siècle), tome IV, Cart. 188 (11 H 73), f. 0029r
Creators: name: de la Côte d'Or, Archives départementales
name: Archives Départementales De La Côte-D'Or
name: Petot, Frédérique
name: Projet CBMA
name: CG21/F.PETOT/2012
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: cartulaire
subject: Corpus Burgundiae Medii Aevi
subject: Chartes de la Bourgogne du Moyen Âge
subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: Cartulaire général de Cîteaux, dit de Jean de Cirey, (XVe siècle), tome IV, Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or, Cart. 188 (11 H 73), f. 0029r, Numérisation en mode image.
description: Relation: http://www.cbma-project.eu/
description: Bibliographic citation: Cartulaire général de Cîteaux, dit de Jean de Cirey, (XVe siècle), tome IV, Archives départementales de la Côte-d'Or, Cart. 188 (11 H 73), f. 0029r, in Projet CBMA - Corpus Burgundiae Medii Aevi [Ressource en ligne], https:// manuscrits.cbma-project.eu/
description: Provenance: https://www.geonames.org/3024876
description: Provenance: http://www.idref.fr/030974844/id
description: Provenance: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12228351v
description: Provenance: abbaye de Cîteaux
description: Provenance: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q843261
MPEC 2024-E120 : 2022 LW14
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Role of Dmrt5 during development of midbrain dopaminergic progenitors
Creators: name: Farley, Emma Kirsten
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2011

description: This thesis investigates the previously un-described role of Dmrt5, a zinc-finger transcription factor, in ventral midbrain development. The spatio-temporal expression pattern of Dmrt5, described for the first time in this thesis, suggests that Dmrt5 may have a role in midbrain dopaminergic development. Exogenous expression of Dmrt5, by in ovo electroporation in the chick embryo and over expression during neuronal differentiation of mouse epistem cells, causes ectopic expression of Hes1, a gene involved in the timing of neurogenesis. Dmrt5 ectopic expression also reduces the number of cells undergoing proliferation and inhibits terminal differentiation. These findings are consistent with the previously described phenotype observed upon Hes1 over expression. Studies in neuronal progenitors derived from mouse epistem cells indicate Dmrt5 mediates this effect by binding to the Hes1 promoter region. Genome-wide analysis of Dmrt5 over expression within the developing chick embryo, implicate Dmrt5 in specification of dorsal-ventral patterning. Dmrt5 promotes a floor-plate-like transcriptional profile when it is ectopically expressed in the dorsal ventral lateral midbrain. This observation is confirmed by ectopic expression studies in the developing chick and by over expression studies in neural progenitors differentiated from mouse epistem cells. In conclusion the data presented in this thesis describe the role of Dmrt5 in neurogenesis and dorsal-ventral patterning of the ventral midbrain. This data contributes to our knowledge of the developmental program involved in the creation of midbrain dopaminergic progenitors.
Duality and self-dual triplet solutions in Euclidean quantum gravity
Creators: name: Mahapatra, Swapna
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Starting from the self-dual "triplet" of gravitational instanton solutions in Euclidean gravity, we obtain the corresponding instanton solutions in string theory by making use of the target space duality symmetry. These dual triplet solutions can be obtained from the general dual Taub-NUT de Sitter solution through some limiting procedure as in the pure gravity case. The dual gravitational instanton solutions obtained here are self-dual for some cases, with respect to certain isometries, but not always.
description: 14 pages, TeX file (macro phyzzx is needed)
Additional file 1: of Drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae colonization is associated with healthcare utilization and antimicrobial use among inpatients in Pune, India
Creators: name: Bharadwaj, Renu
name: Robinson, Matthew L
name: Balasubramanian, Usha
name: Kulkarni, Vandana
name: Kagal, Anju
name: Raichur, Priyanka
name: Khadse, Sandhya
name: Dileep Kadam
name: Valvi, Chhaya
name: Kinikar, Aarti
name: Kanade, Savita
name: Suryavanshi, Nishi
name: Marbaniang, Ivan
name: Nelson, George
name: Johnson, Julia
name: Zenilman, Jonathan
name: Sachs, Jonathan
name: Gupta, Amita
name: Mave, Vidya
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Table S1. Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with and without carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae colonization at enrollment. (PDF 43 kb)
Neutrino Induced Charged Current π+ Production at the T2K Near Detector
Creators: name: Dobson, James Edward Young
Publisher: name: Imperial College London
Year: 2012

description: A study of ν µ-induced charged current (CC) π+ production at the T2K off -axis near detector (ND280) is presented. Using Monte Carlo (MC) data studies event selections for both CC-inclusive and enriched CC- π+ samples have been developed using the ND280 tracker-region and surrounding ECals. Two types of CC- π+ selections were developed - one using the TPC to identify the pion and the other using a new ECal PID based on the deposited charge per unit length. Data/MC ratios are calculated and compared with the associated detector, neutrino interaction and flux simulation systematics. The predicted neutrino interaction rate was based on v2.6.2 of the GENIE MC generator and on T2Ks tuned 11a JNUBEAM flux simulation. The data used was collected between Nov. 2010 and March 2011 during the Run 2 data taking period and corresponds to a total integrated POT of 7.83 x 10[to the power of 19]. For the ν µ-CC-Inclusive selection which selects ν µ -CC interactions with a purity of 88:1% we find: [Mathematical formulae appear here. To view, please open pdf attachment] These show that the current measured and predicted rates for both the inclusive rate of ν µ neutrino interactions and those with at least one π+ in the final state agree to within the systematic uncertainties associated with neutrino interaction and flux simulation. Moreover, these selections lay the groundwork for future analyses, using larger data sets, that can be used to constrain these sources of uncertainty.
Quantum Groups and Noncommutative Geometry
Creators: name: Majid, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Quantum groups emerged in the latter quarter of the 20th century as, on the one hand, a deep and natural generalisation of symmetry groups for certain integrable systems, and on the other as part of a generalisation of geometry itself powerful enough to make sense in the quantum domain. Just as the last century saw the birth of classical geometry, so the present century sees at its end the birth of this quantum or noncommutative geometry, both as an elegant mathematical reality and in the form of the first theoretical predictions for Planck-scale physics via ongoing astronomical measurements. Noncommutativity of spacetime, in particular, amounts to a postulated new force or physical effect called cogravity.
description: 72 pages, many figures; intended for wider theoretical physics community (special millenium volume of JMP)
title: Comedy and the Counter-Reformation: An examination of the evolution of the Italian non-tragic drama and its subsequent effect on the English theatre from Shakespeare to Shirley with particular emphasis on the role of the go-between
Creators: name: Leslie, Robert William Charles
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Theater history.

description: Comedy and the Counter-Reformation: an examination of the relationship between the changing moral ambience of Cinquecento Italy and the evolution of the non-tragic erudite drama relating this to the forms taken by English Renaissance comedy. This is divided into six areas broadly presented chronologically: the Humanist comedy - bawdy in tone and language and centred on the Go-Between; mixed-genre experiments, e.g. pastorale and Giraldi's tragedia di fin lieto, and the gradual de-emphasising of the Go- Between's role to meet the changing moral climate of the Counter-Reformation; the commedie gravi of Sforza Oddi, with emphasis on the moral contrast between attivita and passivita, passionate but chaste heroines, and the marginalisation of the Go- Between; Shakespeare, his use of Italian forms, and his carrying-over of Counter Reformation ideals; the use by Jonson and the Satirists of Italian sources and typology and their divergence from these models; and the continuation in the Fletcherian Tragicomedy of structures and morality typical of the comedies of Counter-Reformation Italy. The thesis highlights the influence of Italian literary culture, and thereby the influence of the Counter-Reformation, on the structures, typology and moral tone of the English comedy.
A review of horse welfare literature from 1980 to 2023 with a text mining and topic analysis approach
Creators: name: Benedetti, Beatrice
name: Felici, Martina
name: Costa, Leonardo Nanni
name: Padalino, Barbara
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Animal welfare protection is a challenge for which policy-makers are demanding scientific-based evidence. Considering horses, the challenge is even greater, as their role in society varies from production to companion animals. This review aimed to describe the evolution and geographical distribution of horse welfare literature over the years, to identify the most studied research topics and to highlight the still present gaps in knowledge. A search on Scopus® bibliometric database was performed using different welfare-related keywords. Predetermined filters were posed on time range, language and subject area. A total of 6584 records were downloaded and screened retaining only the ones dealing with horse welfare and behavioural sciences. Descriptive statistics, text mining (TM) and topic analysis (TA) were performed on the abstract of 801 eligible records. The results showed the number of studies on horse welfare is exponentially increasing, especially in the European continent. ‘Transport’ was the most frequent word, but also ‘behaviour’ and ‘pain’ emerged. Nine topics were identified and covered different subject areas: stress analysis, pain assessment, equitation science, human–horse interactions, breeding management, transport, working equids and health. The evaluation of stress and pain, horse social behaviour and the human–horse relationship resulted to be the most studied aspects related to animal welfare. On the contrary, the concept of positive welfare and the welfare assessment at slaughter of horses were underrepresented, confirming the limited literature on these subjects. This review confirmed the growing impact of research on horse welfare and highlighted how some important areas still do not provide sufficient scientific evidence. Analysis of the literature related to horse welfare was performed using text analysis techniques to identify trends in words and research topics.Results showed that the literature on horse welfare has exponentially grown in the last 43 years, especially in Europe.The most studied topics were stress and pain, while studies on the welfare at slaughter and positive welfare indicators were scant. Analysis of the literature related to horse welfare was performed using text analysis techniques to identify trends in words and research topics. Results showed that the literature on horse welfare has exponentially grown in the last 43 years, especially in Europe. The most studied topics were stress and pain, while studies on the welfare at slaughter and positive welfare indicators were scant.
Impact of a Binary System Common Envelope on Mass Transfer through the Inner Lagrange Point
Creators: name: Bisikalo, D. V.
name: Boyarchuk, A. A.
name: Kuznetsov, O. A.
name: Chechetkin, V. M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Results of numerical simulations of the impact of a common envelope on the matter flow pattern near the outflowing component in a semidetached binary system are presented. Three-dimensional modeling of the matter transfer gas dynamics in a low-mass X-ray binary X1822-371 enable investigation of the structure of flows in the vicinity of the inner Lagrange point L1. Taking into account the common envelope of the system substantially changes the flow pattern near the Roche surface of the outflowing component. In a stationary regime, accretion of common envelope gas is observed over a significant fraction of the donor star's surface, which inhibits the flow of gas along the Roche surface to L1. The change in the flow pattern is particularly significant near L1, where the stream of common envelope gas strips matter off the stellar surface. This, in turn, significantly increases (by an order of magnitude) the gas flow from the donor surface in comparison with the estimates of standard models.
description: LaTeX, 8 pages, 7 EPS figures, using AAS2PP4 style (included)