cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
MACHINE LEARNING-BASED EXPLORATION OF BLOOD-BASED BIOMARKERS FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE DIAGNOSIS
Creators: name: Eke, Chima Stanley
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Alzheimer's Disease
subject: Biomarker
subject: Blood Biomarker
subject: Diagnosis
subject: Machine Learning
subject: Screening Tool
subject: Point of care device
subject: PhD

description: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with typical clinical symptoms in the form of progressive cognitive impairment and memory loss. To facilitate early diagnosis of AD and a greater understanding of the mechanisms underlying its clinical expression, the use of biomarkers is necessary. Furthermore, it is believed that biomarkers provide a more objective and accessible means of diagnosis. Currently, established biomarkers include neuroimaging markers, such as those based on positron emission tomography (PET), and biochemical markers such as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers. However, neuroimaging is expensive and may not be widely available and CSF testing is invasive. Blood-based biomarkers offer the potential for the development of minimally invasive, low-cost and time-efficient methods for AD detection to complement CSF and neuroimaging. In this work, a data-driven approach, machine learning in particular, was exploited to identify blood-based biomarker panels consisting of a few markers (as no single marker provides sufficient performance) that may serve as screening tools in a multi-stage diagnostic procedure. Novel contributions were made in biomarker discovery, including identification of novel panels as well as panel selection procedures that emphasize performance and robustness. Identified biomarker panels have remarkable classification performance at discriminating between Alzheimer’s dementia as well as mild cognitive impairment subjects and normal controls. Another set of identified blood-based biomarkers could classify individuals with abnormal/normal levels of CSF amyloid β42, which is one of the key early markers of AD. Furthermore, a novel software prototype was developed to demonstrate the possible clinical use of identified biomarker panels. A significance of this work is its potential contribution to the development of rapid testing and cost-effective point of care devices to facilitate AD diagnosis.
Mentha arvensis Linnaeus 1753
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha arvensis

description: Mentha arvensis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 577. 1753.
"Habitat in Europae agris frequens post messem." RCN: 4208.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 236, f. 8. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 238.11 (S).
 Current name:  Mentha arvensis  L. (Lamiaceae).
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 665, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
Geodorum densiflorum Schltr., Repert. 2021, Spec. Nov.
Creators: name: Ormerod, Paul
name: Kurzweil, Hubert
name: Watthana, Santi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Geodorum
Geodorum densiflorum

description: Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 259, 1919
 Basionym: Limodorum densiflorum Lam., Encycl. 3: 516, 1792.
 Heterotypic synonyms: Geodorum purpureum R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 207, 1813, nom. superfl.
 Geodorum pallidum D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 31, 1825. Limodorum candidum Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 470, 1832. Geodorum candidum (Roxb.) Wall. ex Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 6: 3, 1854, p.p.
 Specimens examined:— BORDER AREA CHIN – MAGWAY (Mindat – Gangaw districts). 23 Jun 2009, Tanaka & Yukawa 081024 (MBK). MANDALAY. Myingyan District: 16 Jun 2000, Tanaka et al. 020328 (MBK, TI), fide Tanaka et al. (2015: 80). KAYIN. Hpa-an District: fide Aung et al. (2020: 85). Also reported from Bago Region by Kress et al. (2003: 79), but we have not seen material from this area.
 Distribution:— Sri Lanka, India, the Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, southwestern and southern China, Taiwan, Japan and throughout Malesia to northern Australia and the islands of the western Pacific.
 Note:— Griffith (1845: 358) was the first to record this species from Myanmar (Mawlamyine District) under the synonym G. pallidum, which material has not been located.
description: Published as part of Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, pp. 1-262 in Phytotaxa 481 (1) on page 137, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.481.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5417592
ECONOMIC NATURE OF PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
Creators: name: Xurramov, Suhrob
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Private investment plays an important role in stimulating economic growth and innovation. It provides capital to emerging businesses, supports expansion plans and supports entrepreneurial initiatives. Private investments are made in companies, funds and assets that are not traded on the stock exchange, allowing investors to diversify their portfolios and earn higher returns. While private equity investments can offer rewarding opportunities, it is important to understand the underlying risks and complexities. Investors should carefully assess their risk tolerance, conduct due diligence and seek professional advice when entering this industry.
Pogostemon auricularius Hassk.
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Pogostemon
Pogostemon auricularius

description: Mentha auricularia Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 391; Mantissa Plantarum: 81. 1767.
"Habitat in Indiae aquosis." RCN: 4198.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 238, f. 15. 1980): Herb. Hermann 4: 42, No. 411 (BM-000594741).
 Current name:  Pogostemon auricularius  (L.) Hassk. (Lamiaceae).
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 665, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
Analyzing non-Financial reporting through GRI-ESRS interoperability
Creators: name: Biancone, Paolo Pietro
name: Chmet, Federico
name: Demarchi, Lara
Publisher: name: Economia Aziendale Online -
Year: 2024
Subjects: Corporate social responsibility, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), Transparency, Accountability

description: Governments, industries, and individuals have intensified efforts to raise awareness and adopt sustainable practices. Concurrently, numerous companies have embraced non-financial reporting, including sustainability reports, alongside their financial statements, signalling a commitment to environmental sustainability. Introducing the GRI-ESRS Interoperability Index marks a pivotal stride toward aligning corporate sustainability reporting standards. This index, a collaboration between the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), aims to ensure high interoperability, emphasizing environmental impacts reported by companies. ESRS mandates disclosure of a company's substantial impacts, risks, and opportunities regarding environmental, social, and governance sustainability issues, fostering stakeholder comprehension of impacts and effects on company development.

The research adopts a qualitative approach based on a single-interventionist case study to analyze the Non-Financial Disclosure (DNF) of Gruppo Torinese Trasporti (GTT) European Intermodal Transport Company in the International Market.

The chosen methodology promotes participatory processes and documentary analysis. The interventionist approach explores the evolution of GTT's DNF over time, influencing individuals' decision-making capacity to enhance communication between service users and the company through observation and participation. An author has actively participated as an expert in developing GTT's DNF through interviews, collaboration, and undergoing an audit by an auditing firm. At the same time, two other authors have carried out supporting activities.

 The objective is to evaluate the alignment of GTT's corporate sustainability representation with the GRI-ESRS Interoperability Index and identify gaps in non-financial information concerning the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
description: Economia Aziendale Online -, Vol 15, No 2 (2024): ISSUE 2/2024
Geodorum eulophioides Schltr., Repert. 2021, Spec. Nov.
Creators: name: Ormerod, Paul
name: Kurzweil, Hubert
name: Watthana, Santi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Geodorum
Geodorum eulophioides

description: Geodorum cf. eulophioides Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 70, 1921
 Specimens examined:— MANDALAY. Myingyan District: 13 Jul 2005, Khin Myo Htwe 55 (TNS [s]), fide Tanaka et al. (2011: 164); same loc., 3 Jun 2006, Tsujita 036208 (TNS [s]), fide Tanaka et al. (2011: 164); same loc., 3 Jun 2006, Tanaka et al. 036208 (MBK).
 Distribution:— ?Central Myanmar and southwestern China.
 Notes:— Further study regarding the identity of these specimens is needed. We assume that the second and third of the above-mentioned collections are the same, as indicated by the same date, same major locality and same number.
description: Published as part of Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, pp. 1-262 in Phytotaxa 481 (1) on page 137, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.481.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5417592
Mentha canadensis Linnaeus 1753
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha canadensis

description: Mentha canadensis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 577. 1753.
"Habitat in Canada. Kalm." RCN: 4210.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 237, f. 9. 1980): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 730.18 (LINN).
 Current name:  Mentha canadensis  L. (Lamiaceae).
 Note: Although Epling (in J. Bot. 67: 8. 1929) stated that the Linnaean sheet is "probably also the historical type", this falls short of formal typification.
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 665, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
An Investigation into the Implementation and Performance of Spectrally Shaped Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex
Creators: name: Bhatoolaul, David Lahiri
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1999

description: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) is a flexible, robust multi-carrier modulation scheme. The orthogonal spectral shaping and spacing of OFDM sub-carriers ensure that their spectra can be over-lapped without leading to undesirable inter-carrier interference. Conventional OFDM systems have non-band limited Sinc(x) shaped subcarrier spectra. An alternative form of OFDM, referred to hereafter as Spectrally Shaped OFDM, employs band limited Nyquist shaped sub-carrier spectra. The research described in this thesis investigates the strengths and weaknesses of Spectrally Shaped OFDM as a potential modulation scheme for future mobile radio applications. From this research a novel Digital Signal Processing architecture for modulating and demodulating Spectrally Shaped OFDM sub-carriers has been derived which exploits the combination of a complex Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and PolyPhase Network (PPN) filter. This architecture is shown to significantly reduce the minimum number of computations required per symbol compared to previous designs. Using a custom coded computer simulation, the effects of varying the key parameters of the novel architecture's PolyPhase Filter (PPN) filter an the overall system complexity, spectral performance and system signal-to-distortion have been extensively studied. From these studies it is shown that compared to similar conventional OFDM systems, Spectrally Shaped OFDM systems possess superior out-of-band spectral qualities but significantly worse Peak-to-Average-Power-Ratio (PAPR) envelope performance. lt is also shown that the absolute value of the end PPN filter coefficients (dependent on the roll-off factor of the sub-carrier spectral shaping) dictate the system signal-to-distortion ratio when no time-domain windowing of the PPN filter coefficients is applied. Finally the effects of a both time and frequency selective fast fading channels on the modulation scheme's uncoded Bit Error Rate (BER) versus Signal-to-Noise (SNR) performance are simulated. The results obtained indicate that Spectrally Shaped OFDM is more robust (lower BER) to frequency-selective fading than time-selective fading.
title: Βέλτιστη διαστασιολόγηση φωτοβολταϊκών συστημάτων
title: Optimal sizing of PV systems
Creators: name: Κακκαρου Κασσανδρα-Μιχαελα
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2024

description: Η παρούσα Διπλωματική Εργασία πραγματεύεται την δημιουργία και εγκατάσταση φωτοβολταϊκού σταθμού για την παραγωγή ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας τόσο για οικιακή όσο και κρατική χρήση, μέσω της ανάπτυξης αλγορίθμου προσομοίωσης και βελτιστοποίησης.
Αρχικά, αναφέρονται οι τρόποι με τους οποίους μπορεί να αξιοποιηθεί η ηλιακή ενέργεια για την παραγωγή ηλεκτρισμού και αναλύεται ο τρόπος λειτουργίας ενός φωτοβολταϊκού πλαισίου. Εν συνεχεία, παρουσιάζεται το μαθηματικό μοντέλο του φωτοβολταϊκού στοιχείου. Μελετώντας τα χαρακτηριστικά τεσσάρων (4) φωτοβολταϊκών πλαισίων σύμφωνα με τα τεχνικά φυλλάδια των κατασκευαστών και προσομοιώνοντας το μοντέλο του κάθε πλαισίου βάσει αλγορίθμου, ελέγχεται η αξιοπιστία και η λειτουργικότητά τους (σύγκριση πειραματικών και θεωρητικών δεδομένων).
Επιπροσθέτως, αναπτύσσεται κώδικας στο περιβάλλον γλώσσας προγραμματισμού (matlab) για την εύρεση βέλτιστου αριθμού φωτοβολταϊκών πάνελ, ώστε να διαμορφωθεί ο κατάλληλος σταθμός για την κάλυψη της ενεργειακής ζήτησης κάθε εγκατάστασης που μελετάται. Ειδικότερα, πραγματοποιείται βελτιστοποίηση για το ενεργειακό προφίλ μίας κατοικίας και ενός νοσοκομείου (μετεωρολογικά δεδομένα λήφθηκαν  για την περιοχή της Θεσσαλονίκης) χρησιμοποιώντας ως δεδομένα την ενεργειακή κατανάλωσή τους. Ο εξοπλισμός που αναλύεται αφορά φωτοβολταϊκά πάνελ ισχύος 245W , 390W , 370W και 280W, ο οποίος χρησιμοποιείται για την εφαρμογή ενεργειακού συμψηφισμού –net metering- παράγοντας ετησίως την ενέργεια που απαιτείται σε κιλοβατώρες(kWh).
Όπως προέκυψε από τις προσομοιώσεις, το ιδανικότερο πάνελ που καλύπτει αποτελεσματικά τις ενεργειακές ανάγκες της κατοικίας καθώς και του νοσοκομείου είναι το πάνελ ισχύος 370W με συνολική εγκατεστημένη ισχύ 7,4kW και 13,9MW αντίστοιχα.
Geodorum pulchellum Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc.
Creators: name: Ormerod, Paul
name: Kurzweil, Hubert
name: Watthana, Santi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Geodorum
Geodorum pulchellum

description: Geodorum pulchellum Ridl., J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 50: 138, 1908
 Specimens examined:— KACHIN. Unspecified: Apr 1898, Mokim s.n. (CAL) [8 collections]; Mohnyin District: 190 m, 5 May 2010, Kurzweil & Saw Lwin KL 2797 (SING); same loc., 175 m, 6 May 2010, Kurzweil & Saw Lwin KL 2802 (SING [s]). MANDALAY. Pyinoolwin District: 21 Sep 1927, Swinhoe 116 (K); Myingyan District: 18 Jun 2000, Tanaka et al. 020437 (MBK), fide Tanaka et al. (2015: 80). SHAN. Hopang District: 5 May 1939, Po Khant 15343 (K).
 Distribution:— Northeastern India, Myanmar, Thailand and southwestern China.
description: Published as part of Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, pp. 1-262 in Phytotaxa 481 (1) on page 137, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.481.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5417592
Organisational culture and quality improvement : a study
Creators: name: Brown, Robert Paul
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1997

description: Merged with duplicate record 10026.1/2682 on 06.20.2017 by CS (TIS)
description: The initial direction of this research was in the application of Quality tools and techniques, within the framework of the EFQM Model for Business Excellence. Three quality improvement projects managed by the author (Cost of Quality, BPR and Benchmarking) sought to identify the key elements of a process improvement methodology. However, the completion of the three case studies led the author to review the whole approach of the research. The review led to the need to develop an understanding of the culture and the environment of an organisation as a precursor to implementing quality improvement. The ability of an organisation to manage the process of continuous improvement or TQM implementation was fundamentally dependent on the culture of an organisation. Organisational culture is the bedrock upon which organisational change is based and an understanding of the culture could help the practitioner focus on key change issues at the outset. The main work in the research then set about attempting to develop and test a model of organisational culture and climate which would help practitioners develop a fuller understanding of organisational culture and internal environment before interventions were carried out. A process for developing an understanding of organisational culture and climate was derived, using information obtained from the culture, quality and climate literature and the review of the case studies. This process included the use of various tools and techniques such as multi-item questionnaire and focus groups. The process used Focus Groups to identify key issues within Lloyds TSB and to help develop a multi-item questionnaire, termed PCOC. The PCOC questionnaire was then tested in four different Areas of Lloyds TSB and the results were analysed and compared to identify similarities and differences across Business Areas. The implications for the implementation of quality improvement were identified and recommendations for managing change were made.
THE REAL PERFORMANCE OF SOME CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES
Creators: name: WILLIAMS, CLIVE
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1979

description: The work carried out during this research project has been concerned with the performance of large structures and in the introduction to this thesis a justification for full-scale testing is presented. Full-scale testing techniques relating to both dynamic and quasi-static movements occurring in large civil engineering structures such as multi-storey buildings and bridges have been studied. Dynamic characteristics of buildings were obtained during full-scale testing with the use of seismometers and servo-drive accelerometers. Oscillations produced from both by wind and by forced vibration have been studied and the methods and results obtained are compared. The slow movement of structures, occurring at a frequency less than approximately 1 Hz, has been studied with the use of a specially developed laser based system. The system consists of a laser located at a stationary reference position while an X-Y plotter is positioned on the moving structure. Linked with four photo-cells and associated electronics, the system proved capable of monitoring the most significant movements occurring in civil engineering structures. A Theoretical control system analysis and frequency response of the device was performed. Extensive trials with the equipment and monitoring of the atmospheric temperature effects on the laser beam were undertaken and are described. Deflection data obtained on a multi-storey building and the Tamar suspension bridge and discussions on the problems encountered are presented. A small scale dynamic survey on the Tamar suspension bridge and results from an analytical model are described in Chapter Seven. Simple structural analysis models of multi-storey buildings have been used to yield values of natural frequencies. A finite element package has also been used to develop an accurate analytical model of a building to which different wind loading profiles were applied and deflections obtained.
Bystropogon canariense
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Bystropogon
Bystropogon canariense

description: Mentha canariensis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 578. 1753.
"Habitat in Canariis." RCN: 4213.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 237, f. 12. 1980): Herb. Clifford: 307, Mentha 8, sheet A (BM-000646014).
 Current name:  Bystropogon canariense  (L.) L’Hér. (Lamiaceae).
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 665, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
THE IMPACT OF URBAN EXPANSION ON THE GREEN ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE
Creators: name: JIANG KE
name: Dr. PEERAWEE THEPPRATUENGTHIP
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Urban Expansion; Green Economy Development; Energy Consumption; Environmental Quality; Guangdong Province.

description: Abstract

This article takes Guangdong Province, China as the research object, and investigates 568 samples of the civil service system in Guangdong Province through a questionnaire survey to explore the mutual influence relationship and internal influence mechanism between urban expansion and green economy development. Through empirical research using structural equation modeling (SEM), the article concludes that urban expansion has a significant negative impact on the development of green economy, a positive impact on energy consumption, a negative impact on environmental quality, a negative impact on energy consumption, and a positive impact on environmental quality. Further analysis of indirect effects reveals that energy consumption and environmental quality have a mediating effect between urban expansion and green economic development. Therefore, in order to achieve sustainable development of the green economy, comprehensive measures need to be taken to coordinate the relationship between these three factors, namely promoting the rationalization of urban expansion, improving energy efficiency, and strengthening environmental protection and governance.
Mentha cervina Linnaeus 1753
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha cervina

description: Mentha cervina Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 578. 1753.
"Habitat Monspelii & ad Rhodanum." RCN: 4212.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 237, f. 11. 1980): Herb. Burser XII: 131 (UPS).
 Current name:  Mentha cervina  L. (Lamiaceae).
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 665, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
Geodorum recurvum Alston
Creators: name: Ormerod, Paul
name: Kurzweil, Hubert
name: Watthana, Santi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Geodorum
Geodorum recurvum

description: Geodorum recurvum (Roxb.) Alston in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6 (Suppl.): 276, 1931
 Basionym: Limodorum recurvum Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: t. 39, 1795.
 Heterotypic synonym: Geodorum dilatatum R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 207, 1813.
 Specimens examined:— KACHIN. Unspecified: 1897, Mokim s.n. (BM). BORDER AREA CHIN – MAGWAY (Mindat – Gangaw districts). 775 m, 10 Jun 2008, Yasuda 060058 (MBK). MANDALAY (all fide Tanaka et al. 2015: 80). Myingyan District: 18 Jun 2005, Khin Myo Htwe 41 & 42 (TNS [s]); same loc., 20 May 2006, Khin Myo Htwe 109 (MBK [s], TNS). SHAN. Unspecified: fide Aung et al. (2020: 85).
 Distribution:— Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina and southwestern and southern China.
description: Published as part of Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, pp. 1-262 in Phytotaxa 481 (1) on page 137, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.481.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5417592
An investigation into motor pools and their applicability to a biologically inspired model of ballistic voluntary motor action
Creators: name: Norman, Mark Paul
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1996

description: This study investigates the properties of motor pools in the human motor control system. The simulations carried out as part of this study used two biologically inspired neuronal models to simulate networks with properties similar to those observed in the human motor system (Burke, 1991). The Synchronous neuronal model developed as part of this study explicitly models the input/output spike train and frequency relationship of each neuron. The motor pool simulations were carried out using the INSIGHT TOO simulation software developed as part of this study. INSIGHT TOO is a flexible neural design tool that allows the visual interactive design of network connectivity and has the power of a node specification language similar to that of BASIC that allows multi-layer, multi-model networks to be simulated. The simulations have shown that the motor pools are capable of reproducing commonly observed physiological properties during normal voluntary reaching movements. As a result of these findings a theoretical model of ballistic voluntary motor action was proposed called the Recruitment Model. The Recruitment model utilises the "recruitment" principle known to exist in motor pools and applies this distributed processing methodology to the higher levels of motor action to explain how complex structures similar to the human skeletal system might be controlled. A simple version of the Recruitment Model is simulated showing an animation of a running "stick man". This simulation demonstrates some of the principles necessary to solve problems relating to synergy formation.
Mentha crispa Linnaeus 1753
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha crispa

description: Mentha crispa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 576. 1753.
"Habitat in Sibiria." RCN: 4203.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 233, f. 1. 1980): Herb. Clifford: 306, Mentha 3, sheet 2 (BM-000646005).
 Current name:  Mentha crispa  L. (Lamiaceae).
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 665, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MODEL FOR THE DESIGN OF RF REED RELAYS
Creators: name: HARRISON, ROBERT ANTHONY
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2000

description: A model of the electromechanical characteristics, electrostatic characteristics and coil eddy current losses of a reed relay was developed. These characteristics were returned from reed and coil dimensions. The model was intended as an aid to the design of reed relays for Radio Frequency (RF) and high voltage applications. An electromechanical model of a reed switch and coil was developed using a combination of an axisymmetric finite element model and analytical methods. The characteristics returned from this model were operate, release and differential amp turns, contact gap and contact force. Inclusion of results for contact resistance against contact force yielded the contact resistance characteristics. Electrostatic force between reed contacts was calculated and a criteria for contact arcing in a vacuum applied to allow prediction of breakdown voltage in an evacuated reed switch. The above elements were incorporated in a "Reed Switch Design Program" in which operating, contact resistance and breakdown voltage characteristics were calculated from reed and coil dimensions. Results were found to be in agreement with measured values for three reed switch types. Eddy current losses in relay coils were investigated through experimental measurement of losses occurring in coils mounted around a copper conductor carrying a high frequency current. The losses occurring in the coil were found to present an effective resistance to the current in the conductor. The influence of coil dimensions and the magnetic properties of the conductor on losses were observed. An analytical model of eddy current losses was derived from first principals results and were found concordant with those measured. An "RF Reed Relay Design Program" embodying the eddy current loss model and preceding work was created to demonstrate how relay performance (and efficiency) can be enhanced by tuning reed and coil dimensions. An example of its successful application to product development at Crydom Magnetics Ltd is presented. Proposals for future work are included.
Intelligent Pattern Analysis of the Foetal Electrocardiogram
Creators: name: Outram, Nicholas John
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1998

description: The aim of the project on which this thesis is based is to develop reliable techniques for foetal electrocardiogram (ECG) based monitoring, to reduce incidents of unnecessary medical intervention and foetal injury during labour. World-wide electronic foetal monitoring is based almost entirely on the cardiotocogram (CTG), which is a continuous display of the foetal heart rate (FHR) pattern together with the contraction of the womb. Despite the widespread use of the CTG, there is no significant improvement in foetal outcome. In the UK alone it is estimated that birth related negligence claims cost the health authorities over £400M per-annum. An expert system, known as INFANT, has recently been developed to assist CTG interpretation. However, the CTG alone does not always provide all the information required to improve the outcome of labour. The widespread use of ECG analysis has been hindered by the difficulties with poor signal quality and the difficulties in applying the specialised knowledge required for interpreting ECG patterns, in association with other events in labour, in an objective way. A fundamental investigation and development of optimal signal enhancement techniques that maximise the available information in the ECG signal, along with different techniques for detecting individual waveforms from poor quality signals, has been carried out. To automate the visual interpretation of the ECG waveform, novel techniques have been developed that allow reliable extraction of key features and hence allow a detailed ECG waveform analysis. Fuzzy logic is used to automatically classify the ECG waveform shape using these features by using knowledge that was elicited from expert sources and derived from example data. This allows the subtle changes in the ECG waveform to be automatically detected in relation to other events in labour, and thus improve the clinicians position for making an accurate diagnosis. To ensure the interpretation is based on reliable information and takes place in the proper context, a new and sensitive index for assessing the quality of the ECG has been developed. New techniques to capture, for the first time in machine form, the clinical expertise / guidelines for electronic foetal monitoring have been developed based on fuzzy logic and finite state machines, The software model provides a flexible framework to further develop and optimise rules for ECG pattern analysis. The signal enhancement, QRS detection and pattern recognition of important ECG waveform shapes have had extensive testing and results are presented. Results show that no significant loss of information is incurred as a result of the signal enhancement and feature extraction techniques.
MPEC 2024-N20 : 2019 NJ
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.
Mentha pulegium var. exigua Linnaeus 1753
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha pulegium
Mentha pulegium l. var. exigua (l.) huds.

description: Mentha exigua Linnaeus, Centuria II Plantarum: 20. 1756.
"Habitat in Anglia. Miller." RCN: 4209.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 238, f. 14. 1980): Miller, Herb. Linn. No. 730.17 (LINN).
 Current name:  Mentha pulegium  L. var.  exigua  (L.) Huds. (Lamiaceae).
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 665, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
Mentha arvensis Linnaeus 1753
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha arvensis

description: Mentha gentilis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 577. 1753.
"Habitat in Europa australiore." RCN: 4207.
 Lectotype (Tucker & al. in Taxon 29: 236, f. 7. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 730.14 (LINN).
 Current name:  Mentha arvensis  L. (Lamiaceae).
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 666, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
Supplementary MD Simulation Data: "Structure-function analysis of carrier protein-dependent 2-sulfamoylacetyl transferase in the biosynthesis of altemicidin"
Creators: name: Zhu, Yuhao
name: Mori, Takahiro
name: Karasawa, Masayuki
name: Shirai, Kohei
name: Cheng, Wenjiao
name: Terada, Tohru
name: Awakawa, Takayoshi
name: Abe, Ikuro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This repository contains the results of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations reported in the following article:

Structure-function analysis of carrier protein-dependent 2-sulfamoylacetyl transferase in the biosynthesis of altemicidin

Yuhao Zhu, Takahiro Mori,* Masayuki Karasawa, Kohei Shirai, Wenjiao Cheng, Tohru Terada, Takayoshi Awakawa,* Ikuro Abe*
AUTOMATED DIESEL ENGINE CONDITION & PERFORMANCE MONITORING & THE APPLICATION OF NEURAL NETWORKS TO FAULT DIAGNOSIS
Creators: name: OWEN, CHRISTOPHER LLOYD
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1998

description: The overall aim of this research was to design, configure and validate a system which was capable of on-line performance monitoring and fault diagnosis of a diesel engine. This thesis details the development and evaluation of a comprehensive engine test facility and automated engine performance monitoring package. Results of a diesel engine fault study were used to ascertain commonly occurring faults and their realistic severities are discussed. The research shows how computer simulation and rig testing can be applied to validate the effects of faults on engine performance and quantify fault severities. A substantial amount of engine test work has been conducted to investigate the effects of various faults on high speed diesel engine performance. A detailed analysis of the engine test data has led to the development of explicit fault-symptom relationships and the identification of key sensors that may be fitted to a diesel engine for diagnostic purposes. The application of a neural network based approach to diesel engine fault diagnosis has been investigated. This work has included an assessment of neural network performance at engine torques and speeds where it was not trained, noisy engine data, faulty sensor data, varying fault severities and novel faults which were similar to those which the network had been trained on. The work has shown that diagnosis using raw neural network outputs under operational conditions would be inadequate. To overcome these inadequacies a new technique using an on-line diagnostic database incorporating 'weight adjusting' and 'confidence factor' algorithms has been developed and validated. The results show a neural network combined with an on-line diagnostic database can be successfully used for practical diesel engine fault diagnosis to offer a realistic alternative to current fault diagnosis techniques.
QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE ASSURANCE IN WIRELESS NETWORKS FOR MPEG-4 TRANSMISSION
Creators: name: MD. KHAMBARI, MOHD NAJWAN
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: QoE
subject: QoS
subject: wireless network
subject: wireless LAN
subject: NS-3
subject: network simulation
subject: video streaming
subject: IEEE 802.11e
subject: PhD

description: The evolution of IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) has emerged as the most preferred choice for organizations as well as end users and consumers to access the network, especially the Internet. Today, WLAN technology has becoming more mature and slowly taking over the job for information sharing which was once borne by wired networks. WLAN has not only been used to transfer data packets, but also multimedia packets that are more time sensitive. Given the nature of WLAN which is prone to interference, several challenges need to be encountered for WLAN to keep abreast with the ability of wired network, especially in terms of performance and user experience. Among the challenges of WLAN is the support of Quality of Experience (QoE) to stream video which demands special attention and immediate solution. Failing to address this demand in a timely and effective manner will eventually limit the success of WLAN. This thesis presents a novel QoE provisioning technique in the IEEE 802.11e networks. With these techniques, video traffic can be prioritized so that the end users will have better video quality especially during wireless network congestion. This is done by looking at the types of videos frames and prioritises the more important ones (I-Frame). These techniques use two different algorithms, namely congestion-triggered based and PSNR-triggered based. Within the former method, I-Frames are prioritized when the system detects that the network is congesting. Less important video frames (B-Frames) will be dropped from the queue whenever an I-Frame enters the MAC queue. Meanwhile in PSNR-triggered based, I-Frames will be given priority over B-Frames when the end user’s predicted PSNR level is below a certain threshold. Simulations results done using NS-3 showed that improvements on the proposed schemes, both in objective and subjective evaluation. On implementing the proposed techniques, better QoE can be achieved where better PSNR and MOS were recorded. Finally, a brief discussion on the constraints during experiment implementations and future directions of QoE in WLAN conclude this thesis.
Euarche Ehlers 1887
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Phyllodocida
Acoetidae
Euarche

description: Genus Euarche Ehlers, 1887
® Euarche tubifex (Ehlers, 1887)
DISTRIBUTION: NA.
NEW RECORDS: BM94.
REMARKS: This is the first record from the Adriatic Sea. DEPOSITED MATERIAL: BM94, 23.11.2006., 1 spec. (PMR-17609).
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Geodorum siamense Rolfe ex Downie, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925
Creators: name: Ormerod, Paul
name: Kurzweil, Hubert
name: Watthana, Santi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Asparagales
Orchidaceae
Geodorum
Geodorum siamense

description: Geodorum siamense Rolfe ex Downie, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 383, 1925
 Specimens examined:— KACHIN. Bhamo District: 110 m, May−Jun 1912, Forrest 9172 (E), ident. uncertain. CHIN. Mindat District: 20 May 2007, Tanaka et al. 051154 & 051155 (MBK). MAGWAY. Gangaw District: 320 m, 23 May 2007, Fujikawa et al. 051172 (MBK). SHAN. Taunggyi District: 1894, Abdul Khalil s.n. (CAL). KAYIN. Kawkareik District: 280 m, 30 Apr 1946, Bloembergen 42 (SING). AYEYARWADY. Hinthada District: May 1911, Rogers s.n. (E).
 Distribution:— Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina.
description: Published as part of Ormerod, Paul, Kurzweil, Hubert & Watthana, Santi, 2021, Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar, pp. 1-262 in Phytotaxa 481 (1) on page 138, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.481.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5417592
Traffic Profiles and Performance Modelling of Heterogeneous Networks
Creators: name: Müller, Georg
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2000

description: This thesis considers the analysis and study of short and long-term traffic patterns of heterogeneous networks. A large number of traffic profiles from different locations and network environments have been determined. The result of the analysis of these patterns has led to a new parameter, namely the 'application signature'. It was found that these signatures manifest themselves in various granularities over time, and are usually unique to an application, permanent virtual circuit (PVC), user or service. The differentiation of the application signatures into different categories creates a foundation for short and long-term management of networks. The thesis therefore looks from the micro and macro perspective on traffic management, covering both aspects. The long-term traffic patterns have been used to develop a novel methodology for network planning and design. As the size and complexity of interconnected systems grow steadily, usually covering different time zones, geographical and political areas, a new methodology has been developed as part of this thesis. A part of the methodology is a new overbooking mechanism, which stands in contrast to existing overbooking methods created by companies like Bell Labs. The new overbooking provides companies with cheaper network design and higher average throughput. In addition, new requirements like risk factors have been incorporated into the methodology, which lay historically outside the design process. A large network service provider has implemented the overbooking mechanism into their network planning process, enabling practical evaluation. The other aspect of the thesis looks at short-term traffic patterns, to analyse how congestion can be controlled. Reoccurring short-term traffic patterns, the application signatures, have been used for this research to develop the "packet train model" further. Through this research a new congestion control mechanism was created to investigate how the application signatures and the "extended packet train model" could be used. To validate the results, a software simulation has been written that executes the proprietary congestion mechanism and the new mechanism for comparison. Application signatures for the TCP/IP protocols have been applied in the simulation and the results are displayed and discussed in the thesis. The findings show the effects that frame relay congestion control mechanisms have on TCP/IP, where the re-sending of segments, buffer allocation, delay and throughput are compared. The results prove that application signatures can be used effectively to enhance existing congestion control mechanisms.
Mentha longifolia Huds.
Creators: name: Jarvis, Charlie
Publisher: name: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Mentha
Mentha longifolia

description: Mentha longifolia (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Amoenitates Academicae 4: 485. 1759, nom. inval.
Type not relevant.
 Current name:  Mentha longifolia  (L.) Huds. (Lamiaceae).
 Note: As noted by Stearn (in Geck & Pressler, Festschr. Claus Nissen: 630. 1974), " Mentha longifolia " is a typographical error for Mentha spicata var. longifolia L. (1753). The former name did not appear in Syst. Nat., ed. 10 (1759), nor Sp. Pl., ed. 2 (1763) or later Linnaean works. Kerguélen & al. (in Lejeunia, n.s., 120: 207. 1987) also cast doubt on the relationship between these two “names”. Tucker & al. (in Taxon 29: 234, f. 3. 1980) treated M. longifolia as a valid recombination based on M. spicata var. longifolia L. (1753), and typified by Herb. Burser XIII: 9 (UPS).
description: Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part M), pp. 651-689 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 666, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.291971
An evaluation of desktop video conferencing for one-to-one tutorial support in mathematics
Creators: name: Walker, Brian Joseph
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2005

description: Merged with duplicate record: 10026.1/683 on 01.02.2017 by CS (TIS)
description: The growth in Flexible and Distributed Learning will, it is believed, lead to a need for a more innovative and flexible approach to the way support is offered to students. This study which was conducted with students at a Further Education College looks at the effectiveness of using Desktop Video Conferencing (DVC) to provide support to students studying mathematics at a number of different levels. The research design adopted the concept of triangulation with three different approaches being used. The first strand of the methodology was the collection of statistical data for all students re-sitting GCSE mathematics to develop a model to predict the learning outcome for students. The second strand was the extensive use of questionnaires and interviews with students receiving learning support. The final strand was the application of discourse analysis to recordings of both face-toface and DVe tutorials in order that a comparison could be made between them. To do this it was necessary to develop a research tool to record both verbal and non-verbal dialogue. The main conclusion from the study was that there was no identifiable difference in learning outcome between tutorials conducted face-to-face and those conducted using DVe. A number of positive advantages of using DVe emerged during the course of the study. These included the fact that most students preferred tutorials using DVC as they found the environment less threatening than when sitting next to a tutor. Other advantages resulted from the use of the electronic Whiteboard, these included being able to give students quicker feedback, if appropriate.