cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Building a Bioethanol Market in Mexico
Creators: name: Nunez, H.
name: Nunez, H.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Mexico
subject: Agricultural Sector
subject: Bioethanol
subject: Gasoline
subject: Fuel Policies

description: This article aims to develop a framework to forecast bioethanol policies impacts a decade ahead in Mexico, where there have been several attempts to introduce biofuels into the market but so far no success. Technically, an endogenous-price mathematical programming model is developed emphasizing the Mexican agricultural and fuel sectors, which are embedded in a multi-region, multi-product, spatial partial equilibrium model of the world economy. There is a module for the U.S. and another for ROW. Mexico is disaggregated into 193 crop districts. Production functions are specified for 14 major crops and pasture. Bioethanol can be produced both from a dedicated crop and from agroindustrial residues. Three policy alternatives are considered as well as a base case in which, as now, liquid fuels are all derived from fossil sources. The rest alternative consists of subsidies to biofuel producers, the second of blending mandates and the third of both combined. Biofuel imports are allowed in all cases. Results show some losses for fuel and agricultural consumers, that are not o set by both ethanol producer and GHG emissions reduction gains. This suggests that some compensating redistribution may be needed if these policies are to be seen as politically sustainable.
A Model for Striped Growth
Creators: name: Qian, Hai
name: Mazenko, Gene F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We introduce a model for describing the defected growth of striped patterns. This model, while roughly related to the Swift-Hohenberg model, generates a quite different mixture of defects during phase ordering. We find two characteristic lengths in the system: the scaling length L(t), and the average width of the domain walls. The growth law exponent is larger than the value of 1/2 found in typical point defect systems.
description: 7 pages, 14 figures
Endogenous Market Structure and Trade
Creators: name: Larue, B.
name: Gonzalez, P.
name: Kempa Nangue, C.
name: Larue, B.
name: Gonzalez, P.
name: Kempa Nangue, C.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Many agricultural products are exported from a small number countries and few export traders are typically involved. This is the case for maple syrup whose production takes place in eastern Canada and in the northeastern part of the United States. Corner solutions in oligopoly models usually arise because of asymmetries in trade and procurement costs. Such asymmetries can be ruled out in the case of Canadian and US maple syrup exports, yet many importing countries purchase only either from Canada or from the US. A theory of endogenous market structures based on duopoly competition with fixed costs is developed. It explains many stylized facts including that large markets have a higher probability of accommodating duopoly competition while smaller markets are more likely to “naturally” attract a single entrant or no entrant at all. A random parameter multinomial logit model is used to explain market structure and probability estimates are used to correct for potential selection biases in market-structure-specific gravity equations.
Guiding polarizable particles in multi-hole Gaussian beams
Creators: name: Radozycki, Tomasz
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The present paper discusses certain special Gaussian beams that, thanks to some polynomial prefactors, have uniquely designed holes in the irradiance. Such holes, or rather tubes, can constitute potential valleys for negatively polarizable particles, providing the possibility of guiding several objects of that kind, each along its own trajectory. The mechanism of creating these holes by interference of Gaussian beams which exhibit orbital angular momentum is discussed, and then the trajectories of particles moving in such a wave are numerically calculated. As it turns out, these particles, performing transverse oscillations, follow the designed tunnels of low irradiance. On the contrary, for particles with positive polarizability these areas are inaccessible.
description: 11 pages, 12 figures, REVTEX
Blogues e bibliotecas: informação, comunicação e nonsense à velocidade da luz
Creators: name: Barreto, Adalberto
Publisher: name: Cadernos BAD
Year: 2007

description: A Web 2.0 invadiu a Internet. Wikis, blogues ou vídeos carregados no YouTube são fenómenos cada vez mais utilizados pela população mundial com acesso à Internet. No caso específico dos blogues, podemos afirmar, sem reservas, que crescem diariamente em proporções geométricas, cobrindo áreas cada vez mais especializadas do conhecimento humano. E assim sucede também no domínio das bibliotecas e das Ciências da Informação, onde podemos não só encontrar blogues de conteúdo generalista, mas também (e cada vez mais) blogues que cobrem áreas de interesse específicas. Serviços para jovens adultos e adolescentes, banda desenhada, humor e entretenimento em blogues são os temas que serão abordados com um pouco mais de atenção.
description: Cadernos BAD, N.º 1 (2007): Novos Espaços na Web: Os Blogs na Área da Documentação e Informação
Hubble Expansion Signature on Simulated Halo Density Profiles: A Path to Observing the Turnaround Radius
Creators: name: Korkidis, Giorgos
name: Pavlidou, Vasiliki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Density profiles are important tools in galaxy cluster research, offering insights into clusters dynamical states and their relationship with the broader Universe. While these profiles provide valuable information about the matter content of the Universe, their utility in understanding its dark energy component has remained limited due a lack of tools allowing us to study the transition from cluster portions that are relaxed and infalling, to those that are merging with the Hubble flow. In this work we investigate signatures of this transition in stacked density profiles of simulated cluster-sized halos at different redshifts. To highlight the Hubble flow around clusters we use their turnaround radius to normalize stacked simulated density profiles and calculate their logarithmic slope. Then, we complement our analysis by modeling the outer portions of these profiles assuming Gaussian early Universe statistics and spherical collapse without shell-crossing. We find the logarithmic slope of median cluster density profiles beyond the turnaround radius - where the Hubble flow dominates - to be Universal and well described by our model. Importantly, we find the slope of the profiles to diverge from the SCM prediction from within the turnaround radius where the actual profiles exhibit caustics which give rise to the splashback feature. We suggest utilizing this divergence from the spherical collapse model as a method to identify the turnaround radius in stacked cluster density profiles, offering a new perspective on understanding cluster dynamics and their cosmological implications.
description: 8 pages, 5 figures, submitted to A&A
Abelian and non-Abelian branes in WZW models and gerbes
Creators: name: Gawedzki, Krzysztof
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We discuss how gerbes may be used to set up a consistent Lagrangian approach to the WZW models with boundary. The approach permits to study in detail possible boundary conditions that restrict the values of the fields on the worldsheet boundary to brane submanifolds in the target group. Such submanifolds are equipped with an additional geometric structure that is summarized in the notion of a gerbe module and includes a twisted Chan-Paton gauge field. Using the geometric approach, we present a complete classification of the branes that conserve the diagonal current-algebra symmetry in the WZW models with simple, compact but not necessarily simply connected target groups. Such symmetric branes are supported by a discrete series of conjugacy classes in the target group and may carry Abelian or non-Abelian twisted gauge fields. The latter situation occurs for the conjugacy classes with fundamental group Z_2\times Z_2 in SO(4n)/Z_2. The branes supported by such conjugacy classes have to be equipped with a projectively flat twisted U(2) gauge field in one of the two possible WZW models differing by discrete torsion. We show how the geometric description of branes leads to explicit formulae for the boundary partition functions and boundary operator product coefficients in the WZW models with non-simply connected target groups.
description: 59 pages, latex, 1 incorporated figure
Editorial
Creators: name: André, Mónica
Publisher: name: Cadernos BAD
Year: 2007

description: De uma ferramenta para publicação de conteúdos na Web, para não especialistas, os blogs constituem-se hoje como redes interligadas de microconteúdos que permitem disseminar, desenvolver, valorizar e integrar recursos. Com o objectivo de dar conta do seu potencial nas Ciências da Informação, este número dos Cadernos da BAD é dedicado aos Novos espaços na Web – os blogs na área da documentação e informação. Em 2004, apostando na formação para utilização de blogs no contexto das bibliotecas, a BAD incluía no seu plano anual uma primeira acção de formação: Weblogs: conhecer e utilizar a ferramenta no contexto das bibliotecas. Decorridos três anos, Os blogues no domínio da Ciência da Informação foram o tema de um painel no 9.º Congresso da BAD. O testemunho do desenvolvimento e dos caminhos desde então percorridos está abundantemente registado em blogs, fóruns de discussão, grupos de interesse, álbuns de fotografias, slides e vídeos. Os artigos aqui compilados dão conta da banalização das ferramentas de publicação de conteúdos em linha, à distância de um acesso à Internet, de que os blogs fazem parte, contribuindo para a proliferação de conteúdos e alterando os nossos comportamentos de informação e de comunicação; convidam a pensar o lugar da Biblioteca, face a estes novos espaços com contornos ainda pouco definidos, e o papel que os blogs podem desempenhar nos serviços internos e externos das organizações: desde a promoção de eventos e serviços a novos canais de comunicação com os utilizadores. Assim, são discutidos casos de blogs em bibliotecas que permitem valorizar recursos, disseminar eventos e valorizar colecções, envolvendo a comunidade e dando-lhe espaço para se expressar, sublinhando-se a necessidade de novas atitudes e comportamentos por parte dos profissionais envolvidos. A criação de blogs, assinala-se, continua em crescimento exponencial, ao sabor da necessidade de partilha de experiências e conhecimentos, criando um terreno fértil à problematização da(s) própria(s) Ciência(s) da Informação. Decorrida uma década sobre o baptismo dos weblogs, vivemos ainda uma fase precoce da sua discussão, o que se reflete na preocupação, transversal aos trabalhos apresentados, em esclarecer a sua natureza. Esperamos, com este número dos Cadernos da BAD, contribuir não só para alargar o debate entre os profissionais do sector como para estimular os restantes actores a participarem na construção desta Web social de escrita e leitura (Web 2.0). Só criando, partilhando e integrando a diversidade de práticas e saberes se assegura o desenvolvimento de uma rede que se quer de acesso global.
description: Cadernos BAD, N.º 1 (2007): Novos Espaços na Web: Os Blogs na Área da Documentação e Informação
Identifying degradation patterns of lithium ion batteries from impedance spectroscopy using machine learning
Creators: name: Zhang, Yunwei
name: Tang, Qiaochu
name: Zhang, Yao
name: Wang, Jiabin
name: Stimming, Ulrich
name: Lee, Alpha A.
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: Article
/639/638/630
/639/4077/4079/891
/639/705/1041
/639/705/1046
article

description: Abstract: Forecasting the state of health and remaining useful life of Li-ion batteries is an unsolved challenge that limits technologies such as consumer electronics and electric vehicles. Here, we build an accurate battery forecasting system by combining electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)—a real-time, non-invasive and information-rich measurement that is hitherto underused in battery diagnosis—with Gaussian process machine learning. Over 20,000 EIS spectra of commercial Li-ion batteries are collected at different states of health, states of charge and temperatures—the largest dataset to our knowledge of its kind. Our Gaussian process model takes the entire spectrum as input, without further feature engineering, and automatically determines which spectral features predict degradation. Our model accurately predicts the remaining useful life, even without complete knowledge of past operating conditions of the battery. Our results demonstrate the value of EIS signals in battery management systems.
A Policy Situation Analysis for Achieving the SDG2 (Zero Hunger) Targets In Selected States of Nigeria
Creators: name: Ayoola, J.
name: Ayoola, G.
name: Okike, I.
name: Dashiell, K.
name: Ogbodo, J.
name: Ayoola, J.
name: Ayoola, G.
name: Okike, I.
name: Dashiell, K.
name: Ogbodo, J.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: Agricultural and Food Policy
International Development

description: Policy process data were collected in four states of Nigeria to examine the readiness of the states to implement the SDG2 (Zero Hunger) in their respective jurisdictions. It is empirically evident that the present situation with the States is inadequate, in terms of policy formulation and implementation, which makes the targets set for zero hunger practically unrealistic, unless corrective measures are taken to normalize the policy process. Hence the recommendation that, each State should embark on professional articulation of food and agriculture policy; and that, the implementation of food policy be markedly improved upon in the many directions of the different policy instruments identified for implementing programmes to de-embrace the situation and promote food as a human right, thereby increasing the chances that Nigeria would achieve zero hunger by 2030.
Development of past tense counterfactual sentences (Nippold et al., 2020)
Creators: name: Nippold, Marilyn A.
name: Nehls-Lowe, Abigail
name: Daemion Lee
Publisher: name: ASHA journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: Language

description: Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the development of past tense counterfactual (PTCF) sentences (“If the dog had stayed in the house, he would not have bitten the police officer”) in young adolescents and young adults, addressing both production and comprehension. The goal was to determine if growth occurs during the years between early adolescence and early adulthood and when or if mastery of these sentences occurs. We also examined the development of past tense irregular verbs to determine growth and mastery.Method: The participants included one group of young adolescents (Mage = 12.44 years, n = 80) and one group of young adults (Mage = 21.30 years, n = 80). All were monolingual speakers of Mainstream American English. Using a written language task, each participant completed a set of 40 sentences. For each sentence, the missing element affected the main clause (present perfect verb omitted), the subordinate clause (past perfect verb omitted), or either the main or the subordinate clause (past tense irregular verb omitted). To examine differences in production versus comprehension, half the participants in each group used a fill-in response format (production task), and half used a multiple-choice response format (comprehension task).Results: On the PTCF sentences, the adults outperformed the adolescents, comprehension exceeded production, both groups experienced greater difficulty with the past perfect compared to the present perfect verb form, and the adults were more likely to show mastery of PTCF sentences than were the adolescents. Similarly, on the past irregular verbs, the adults outperformed the adolescents, and the adults were more likely to show mastery of these verbs.Implications: The findings of this study contribute to the knowledge base in later syntactic development and suggest that some adolescents and adults may require formal instruction in subtle aspects of English grammar used in literate contexts, such as PTCF sentences.
Supplemental Material S1. PTCF sentence completion tasks: production and comprehension.
Nippold, M. A., Nehls-Lowe, A., & Lee, D. (2020). Development of past tense counterfactual sentences: Examining production and comprehension in adolescents and adults. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00036
On orbifold theory and N=2, D=5 gauged supergravity
Creators: name: Lin, Yin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have studied the most general N=2 supergravity in five dimensions in context with the orbifold theory based on $M_4 \times S^1/Z_2$. Various ways to treat the supersymmetry with singular sources placed in orbifold fixed points were proposed in past. Supersymmetric branes were consistently introduced in a bulk where a gauged supergravity was present. In this paper we find that in the $N=2,D=5$ supergravity with general gauging, the possibility to obtain a supersymmetric brane world is constrained. Imposing the compatibility of supersymmetry transformation rules with the orbifold condition, we find the necessary and sufficient condition to obtain supersymmetric branes and bulk independently. We comment that the same condition guarantees naturally the presence of singular BPS solutions.
description: 16 pages
Impact of pre– and post-harvest training reminders on crop losses and food poverty in Mali
Creators: name: Dzanku, F.M.
name: Osei, R.D.
name: Dzanku, F.M.
name: Osei, R.D.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: Crop Production/Industries
International Development

description: We carried out a randomized controlled experiment in the Sikasso Region of Mali to test the hypotheses that (a) pre– and post-harvest training lowers the probability of crop losses and reduces household food insecurity; (b) post-training reminders have an even greater impact on reducing crop losses and lowering food insecurity; and (c) post-training reminders during specific times when such information needs to be applied reduced the probability of crop losses and lowers food insecurity over and above what could be achieved through training only. Aside post-harvest losses for which we could not reject the null hypothesis that post-training reminders have no impact, we easily reject the null that farmers who received only faceto- face training and those who received post-training reminders have identical outcomes. The null hypothesis that farmers who received only training are not different (with respect to our outcomes of interest) from those who received neither training nor reminders could not be rejected, except in the case of timely harvesting. These results suggest that going beyond training to providing timely reminders through voice messages could boost adoption and improve household welfare. Besides, the reminders intervention is relatively inexpensive, compared with traditional extension approaches.
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN SELECT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS IN CHENGALPATTU DISTRICT
Creators: name: M. PRIYA
name: Dr. N. PERIYASAMI
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: ---

description: Abstract

In the ever-evolving landscape of the banking sector, adopting a customer-centric approach stands as a pivotal strategy for attaining sustainable competitive advantage. This study delves into the realm of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) practices within public and private sector banks in Chengalpattu District, unraveling the intricacies of their implementation and effectiveness. With a keen focus on customer retention and satisfaction, the research employs an exploratory approach to scrutinize various dimensions of CRM practices. The primary objective is to assess the contribution of CRM practices in crafting a sustainable competitive edge by comprehending and exceeding customer expectations. The study meticulously analyzes five key dimensions: Customer Acquisition, Customer Response, Customer Knowledge, Customer Information System, and Customer Value Evaluation. By interpreting the findings from detailed data analysis, the research illuminates the impact of CRM practices on both retaining existing customers and cultivating new relationships. Beyond insights into effective CRM implementation, the study identifies and highlights the pivotal role of exceptional customers in the success of banks. Proposing tailored strategies for further engagement with these key stakeholders through personalized products and services, the research aims to fortify the bonds between banks and their most valuable clients. Guided by the research findings, a set of strategic recommendations is presented to empower banks in optimizing their CRM practices, with a specific emphasis on the identified dimensions. These recommendations serve as a roadmap for banks to bolster their competitiveness within the dynamic and fiercely competitive banking industry. In contributing to the existing body of knowledge, this study offers practical insights into the nuances of CRM practices, providing a solid foundation for future research endeavors and strategic decision-making in the dynamic landscape of the banking sector.
Stakeholder perspectives on border carbon adjustments: Trinidad and Tobago's balancing act between competitiveness and climate action
Creators: name: Mohan, Preeya S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Introduction This policy analysis paper explores stakeholder perspectives on the potential impact of Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs) as an external climate policy instrument on Trinidad and Tobago. The research is based on data collected through a questionnaire and two workshops.Discussion The study finds that while the majority of stakeholders are aware of BCAs and generally support their implementation for environmental reasons, there are concerns about their impact on the competitiveness of the country's exports and the social consequences. Stakeholders expressed concerns about potential job losses, increased costs for consumers, and reduced competitiveness of local industries.Conclusion The research recommends the participation of Trinidad and Tobago in international discussions on BCA design to advocate for phased exemptions as the country decarbonizes and to influence key BCA design features such as geographic coverage, product coverage, emissions scope, fees and application of the fees and crediting for foreign policy. The country should also develop robust Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems to measure and verify domestic carbon emissions accurately. Additionally, the country should introduce policies like a carbon tax to potentially reduce emissions and the amount of taxes paid. Government, private sector, civil society, and academia hold varying views on BCAs, ranging from cautious optimism to outright concern.Strategic engagement with BCA implementers and relevant international organizations is important to find solutions balancing environmental, economic, and trade concerns.Trinidad and Tobago should implement a domestic carbon pricing system which would allow the country to collect revenue generated from carbon pricing instead of having that revenue go to foreign nations.Trinidad and Tobago should reduce emissions through technologies such as carbon sequestration, green hydrogen, energy efficiency, and renewables.Trinidad and Tobago must develop a robust MRV system to monitor and verify its emissions. Government, private sector, civil society, and academia hold varying views on BCAs, ranging from cautious optimism to outright concern. Strategic engagement with BCA implementers and relevant international organizations is important to find solutions balancing environmental, economic, and trade concerns. Trinidad and Tobago should implement a domestic carbon pricing system which would allow the country to collect revenue generated from carbon pricing instead of having that revenue go to foreign nations. Trinidad and Tobago should reduce emissions through technologies such as carbon sequestration, green hydrogen, energy efficiency, and renewables. Trinidad and Tobago must develop a robust MRV system to monitor and verify its emissions.
Leituras
Creators: name: Campos, Fernanda Maria
name: Cannas, Ana
name: Barreto, Adalberto
Publisher: name: Cadernos BAD
Year: 2006

description: FUENTES, Juan José – Las bibliotecas nacionales: un estado de la cuestión. Gijón: Trea, cop. 2003. ISBN 84-9704-066-X Managing and archiving records in the digital era: changing professional orientations – edit. Niklaus Bütikofer, Hans Hofman, Seamus Ross. Baden: hier + jetzt, Verlag für Kultur und Geschichte GmbH, 2006, 131 p. Guide pratique: le droit de l’information – dir. rédaccion Louise Guerre. Paris: Archimag, 2006. 48 p. ISSN: 1242-1367
description: Cadernos BAD, N.º 2 (2006): Arquivos da Administração Pública: Estratégias, Políticas e Desafios
Aeluroedus jobiensis Rothschild 1895
Creators: name: Lecroy, Mary
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Ptilonorhynchidae
Aeluroedus
Aeluroedus jobiensis

description: AEluroedus [sic] jobiensis Rothschild
AEluroedus [sic] jobiensis Rothschild, 1895b: 26 (Island of Jobi, New Guinea).
Now Ailuroedus melanotis jobiensis Rothschild, 1895. See Hartert, 1919: 127; Mayr, 1962c: 174; Gilliard, 1969: 266–273; Diamond, 1985: 81; and Frith and Frith, 2004: 235–238; 2009a: 393– 394.
HOLOTYPE: AMNH 679724, unsexed, said to be from Pulau Yapen (= Japen or Jobi Island), 01.05S, 136.02E (Frith and Beehler, 1998: 572), Papua Province, Indonesia, purchased from van Renesse van Duivenbode. From the Rothschild Collection.
COMMENTS: Rothschild apparently had the single specimen when he named this form. A note on the reverse of the Rothschild label reads: ‘‘Said to be from Bruijn’s Hunters. Jobi acc. [= according to?] letter.’’ According to Hartert (1919: 127) it apparently was prepared by Bruijn’s hunters, but the locality was probably incorrect; he considered it a synonym of arfakianus. Van Renesse van Duivenbode was known for carelessness concerning specimen localities. Mayr (1962c: 174) thought that it probably came from the north coast of New Guinea, east of Geelvink Bay, and this has proven to be correct. Later studies have shown that this subspecies occurs in the northern coastal ranges (Diamond, 1985: 81), on the Idenburg River (Rand, 1942: 499), and probably also on the Foja Mountains (Beehler et al., 2012: 101).
description: Published as part of Lecroy, Mary, 2014, Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History Part 12. Passeriformes: Ploceidae, Sturnidae, Buphagidae, Oriolidae, Dicruridae, Callaeidae, Grallinidae, Corcoracidae, Artamidae, Cracticidae, Ptilonorhynchidae, Cnemophilidae, Paradisaeidae, And Corvidae, pp. 1-165 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2014 (393) on page 81, DOI: 10.1206/885.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4629954
Global influence of mantle temperature and plate thickness on intraplate volcanism
Creators: name: Ball, P. W.
name: White, N. J.
name: Maclennan, J.
name: Stephenson, S. N.
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2021
Subjects: Article
/704/2151/209
/704/2151/210
/704/2151/2809
article

description: Abstract: The thermochemical structure of lithospheric and asthenospheric mantle exert primary controls on surface topography and volcanic activity. Volcanic rock compositions and mantle seismic velocities provide indirect observations of this structure. Here, we compile and analyze a global database of the distribution and composition of Neogene-Quaternary intraplate volcanic rocks. By integrating this database with seismic tomographic models, we show that intraplate volcanism is concentrated in regions characterized by slow upper mantle shear-wave velocities and by thin lithosphere (i.e. <100 km). We observe a negative correlation between shear-wave velocities at depths of 125–175 km and melt fractions inferred from volcanic rock compositions. Furthermore, mantle temperature and lithospheric thickness estimates obtained by geochemical modeling broadly agree with values determined from tomographic models that have been converted into temperature. Intraplate volcanism often occurs in regions where uplifted (but undeformed) marine sedimentary rocks are exposed. Regional elevation of these rocks can be generated by a combination of hotter asthenosphere and lithospheric thinning. Therefore, the distribution and composition of intraplate volcanic rocks through geologic time will help to probe past mantle conditions and surface processes.
Understanding farmers’ perceptions/beliefs and adaptation to climate change: The case of Rio das Contas basin, Brazil
Creators: name: De Matos Carlos, S.
name: Antonio Da Cunha, D.
name: Viana Pires, M.
name: Rita Couto Santos, F.
name: De Matos Carlos, S.
name: Antonio Da Cunha, D.
name: Viana Pires, M.
name: Rita Couto Santos, F.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: Farm Management
subject: International Development
subject: Climate Change
subject: Agriculture
subject: Perception
subject: Belief-knowledge
subject: Adaptation
subject: Socioeconomic Conditions

description: Based on the background of the agriculture sector vulnerability to climate change in developing countries and it´s risks to Brazilian Northeast farmers, the paper put forward an understanding of the factors that guide individuals to adopt adaptive strategies to cope changing environments as a fundamental issue for the direction and effective formulation of well-targeted public policies. Mediation models were estimated considering two different scenarios: (i) adoption of adaptive practices by farmers based only on the impact of climate perception, mediated by knowledge/belief in the occurrence of climate change; (ii) the socioeconomic conditions of the farmers and their properties were additionally included. The main results demonstrated that the Rio das Contas basin farmers’ perceptions about the negative effects of climate change, despite being the main driver, will only affect adaptation behavior when the farmers have knowledge and believe in the occurrence of climate change. Socioeconomic conditions are overshadowed in predictive power of adaptation by knowledge/belief about climate change. This outcome may be directly related to the farmers’ cultural aspects, nevertheless, the importance of technical assistance or rural extension services should be also emphasized as an expressive part of farmers is no longer adapted due to lack of knowledge of suitable techniques.
Detection of OH and wide HI absorption toward B0218+357
Creators: name: Kanekar, N.
name: Chengalur, J. N.
name: de Bruyn, A. G.
name: Narasimha, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present deep GMRT OH and WSRT HI absorption spectra of the $z = 0.6846$ gravitational lens toward B0218+357. Both the 1665 MHz and 1667 MHz OH lines are clearly detected for the first time while a new wide absorption component was detected (at low significance) in the HI spectrum; the OH spectra yielded an OH column density of $N_{OH} = 2.3 \times 10^{15}$ cm^{-2}. The ratio of 1667 and 1665 MHz equivalent widths is $\sim 1.8$ while the redshift of peak OH absorption is $z = 0.68468 \pm 0.000008$ for both lines; this redshift agrees with that obtained from the HI line. The velocity spread (between nulls) of the HI absorption is $\sim 140$ km/s, while that of both OH lines is $\sim 100$ km/s; the HI and OH spectra are broadly similar in that they each have two principal narrow components and a wide absorption trough. We argue that the wide absorption is likely to arise from source components in the Einstein ring and derive a rotation velocity of $\sim 150$ km/s at a distance of 1.5 kpc from the centre of the $z \sim 0.6846$ galaxy.
description: 5 pages, 4 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRAS (Letters)
Aiolopus simulatrix
Creators: name: Usmani, Mohd. Kamil
name: Nayeem, Md. Rashid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Baissogryllidae
Aiolopus
Aiolopus simulatrix

description: 26. Aiolopus simulatrix (Walker, 1870)
Diagnostic characters: It is popularly known as Sudan Plague locust and is a serious pest of grain and many other crops. The species is variable in general coloration, size, relative length of tegmina and width of hind femur. It can easily be distinguished by its broad hind femur which is longer than hind tibia and by the form of frontal ridge and pronotum.
Material examined: 3 females, 2 males, 11.vi.2009, on paddy, Bhabua, Kaimur; 6 females, 15.vi.2009, on paddy, Gaya; 3 females, 2 males, 27.vi.2009, on paddy, Purnia; 3 females, 4 males, 21.vi.2009, on paddy, Jamui; 1 female, 2 males, 22.vi.2009, on paddy, Munger; 2 males, 23.vi.2009, on paddy, Khagaria; 1 female, 6.vi.2010, on paddy, Ara, Bhojpur; 4 males, 23.x.2010, on wheat, Chhapra, Saran; 2 females, 2 males, 28.vi.2009, on paddy, Kishanganj.
Mophometry: (length in mm). Male: Body 11.2– 11.7, Pronotum 6.4–7.1, Tegmina 17.3–17.7 Hind femur 7.3–7.8. Female: Body 13.3–13.9, Pronotum 7.1–8.3, Tegmina –22.3–23.1, Hind Femur 11.3 – 11.7.
Remarks: A common pest of agricultural crops. Observed in groundnut, paddy, cholam, ragi and brinjal fields as well as grasslands.
Natural enemies: No natural enemies recorded.
Distribution: Andaman & Nikobar Islands, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
description: Published as part of Usmani, Mohd. Kamil & Nayeem, Md. Rashid, 2012, Studies on taxonomy and distribution of Acridoidea (Orthoptera) of Bihar, India, pp. 3190-3204 in Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 (13) on page 3199, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o3010.3190-204, http://zenodo.org/record/4986970
Noradrenergic-dependent functions are associated with age-related locus coeruleus signal intensity differences
Creators: name: Liu, Kathy Y.
name: Kievit, Rogier A.
name: Tsvetanov, Kamen A.
name: Betts, Matthew J.
name: Düzel, Emrah
name: Rowe, James B.
name: Howard, Robert
name: Hämmerer, Dorothea
name: Tyler, Lorraine K.
name: Brayne, Carol
name: Bullmore, Edward T.
name: Calder, Andrew C.
name: Cusack, Rhodri
name: Dalgleish, Tim
name: Duncan, John
name: Henson, Richard N.
name: Matthews, Fiona E.
name: Marslen-Wilson, William D.
name: Shafto, Meredith A.
name: Campbell, Karen
name: Cheung, Teresa
name: Davis, Simon
name: Geerligs, Linda
name: Kievit, Rogier
name: McCarrey, Anna
name: Mustafa, Abdur
name: Price, Darren
name: Samu, David
name: Taylor, Jason R.
name: Treder, Matthias
name: Belle, Janna Van
name: Williams, Nitin
name: Bates, Lauren
name: Emery, Tina
name: Erzinçlioglu, Sharon
name: Gadie, Andrew
name: Gerbase, Sofia
name: Georgieva, Stanimira
name: Hanley, Claire
name: Parkin, Beth
name: Troy, David
name: Auer, Tibor
name: Correia, Marta
name: Gao, Lu
name: Green, Emma
name: Henriques, Rafael
name: Allen, Jodie
name: Amery, Gillian
name: Amunts, Liana
name: Barcroft, Anne
name: Castle, Amanda
name: Dias, Cheryl
name: Dowrick, Jonathan
name: Fair, Melissa
name: Fisher, Hayley
name: Goulding, Anna
name: Grewal, Adarsh
name: Hale, Geoff
name: Hilton, Andrew
name: Johnson, Frances
name: Johnston, Patricia
name: Kavanagh-Williamson, Thea
name: Kwasniewska, Magdalena
name: McMinn, Alison
name: Norman, Kim
name: Penrose, Jessica
name: Roby, Fiona
name: Rowland, Diane
name: Sargeant, John
name: Squire, Maggie
name: Stevens, Beth
name: Stoddart, Aldabra
name: Stone, Cheryl
name: Thompson, Tracy
name: Yazlik, Ozlem
name: Barnes, Dan
name: Dixon, Marie
name: Hillman, Jaya
name: Mitchell, Joanne
name: Villis, Laura
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: Article
/631/378/2612
/631/378/2649
article

description: Abstract: The locus coeruleus (LC), the origin of noradrenergic modulation of cognitive and behavioral function, may play an important role healthy ageing and in neurodegenerative conditions. We investigated the functional significance of age-related differences in mean normalized LC signal intensity values (LC-CR) in magnetization-transfer (MT) images from the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN) cohort - an open-access, population-based dataset. Using structural equation modelling, we tested the pre-registered hypothesis that putatively noradrenergic (NA)-dependent functions would be more strongly associated with LC-CR in older versus younger adults. A unidimensional model (within which LC-CR related to a single factor representing all cognitive and behavioral measures) was a better fit with the data than the a priori two-factor model (within which LC-CR related to separate NA-dependent and NA-independent factors). Our findings support the concept that age-related reduction of LC structural integrity is associated with impaired cognitive and behavioral function.
Summary and Evaluation of “Austria: Projected Level of Supply, Demand, and Trade of Agricultural Products in 1965 And 1975”
Creators: name: Bernitz, Alexander
name: Bernitz, Alexander
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1963
Subjects: Agricultural and Food Policy
Crop Production/Industries
Demand and Price Analysis
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
International Relations/Trade
Labor and Human Capital
Land Economics/Use
Livestock Production/Industries
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

description: The U. S. Department of Agriculture on January 1, 1959, contracted with the Austrian Institute for Economic Research, Vienna, Austria (Dr. Franz Nemschak, Director), to prepare a projection of supply, demand, and trade in agricultural products in that country. The independent, unabridged final report (over 450 pages of text, charts, and tables) will be published later. It is a comprehensive study utilizing accepted methodology and based on generally realistic assumptions.
Nonlocal order parameter of pair superfluids
Creators: name: Cuzzuol, Nitya
name: Barbiero, Luca
name: Montorsi, Arianna
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Order parameters represent a fundamental resource to characterize quantum matter. We show that pair superfluids can be rigorously defined in terms of a nonlocal order parameter, named odd parity, which derivation is experimentally accessible by local density measurements. As a case of study, we first investigate a constrained Bose-Hubbard model at different densities, both in one and two spatial dimensions. Here, our analysis finds pair superfluidity for relatively strong attractive interactions. The odd parity operator acts as the unique order parameter for such phase irrespectively to the density of the system and its dimensionality in regimes of total particle number conservation. In order to enforce our finding, we confirm the generality of our approach also on a two-component Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonian, which experimental realization represents a timely topic in ultracold atomic systems. Our results shed new light on the role of correlated density fluctuations in pair superfluids. In addition, they provide a powerful tool for the experimental detection of such exotic phases and the characterization of their transition to the atomic superfluid phase.
description: Submission to SciPost
Discutindo a análise documental de fotografias: uma síntese bibliográfica
Creators: name: Boccato, Vera Regina Casari
name: Fujita, Mariângela Spotti Lopes
Publisher: name: Cadernos BAD
Year: 2006

description: A fotografia, documento que transmite informação registrada num suporte papel (fotografia analógica) ou eletrônico (fotografia digital), registra um momento, um instante do passado, do presente de nossas vidas, constituindo a construção da história, da cultura, da educação de uma sociedade. A linguagem fotográfica tem um código e, assim, ela possui um signo, um significante e um significado. Uma vez que a fotografia possui um enunciado, ela é narrativa e transmite uma informação, pode-se analisar e representar o seu conteúdo informacional, independentemente do tipo, da finalidade e da forma de produção. Nesse sentido, propõe-se apresentar uma síntese bibliográfica das leituras realizadas sobre a análise documental de fotografias, com o objetivo de discutir os procedimentos de representação de conteúdo do documento fotográfico disponíveis na literatura científica da área, com o intuito de oferecer subsídios para melhor compreensão sobre essa temática.
description: Cadernos BAD, N.º 2 (2006): Arquivos da Administração Pública: Estratégias, Políticas e Desafios
Asymmetries in the CMB anisotropy field
Creators: name: Eriksen, H. K.
name: Hansen, F. K.
name: Banday, A. J.
name: Gorski, K. M.
name: Lilje, P. B.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report on the results from two independent but complementary statistical analyses of the WMAP first-year data, based on the power spectrum and N-point correlation functions. We focus on large and intermediate scales (larger than about 3 degrees) and compare the observed data against Monte Carlo ensembles with WMAP-like properties. In both analyses, we measure the amplitudes of the large-scale fluctuations on opposing hemispheres and study the ratio of the two amplitudes. The power-spectrum analysis shows that this ratio for WMAP, as measured along the axis of maximum asymmetry, is high at the 95%-99% level (depending on the particular multipole range included). The axis of maximum asymmetry of the WMAP data is weakly dependent on the multipole range under consideration but tends to lie close to the ecliptic axis. In the N-point correlation function analysis we focus on the northern and southern hemispheres defined in ecliptic coordinates, and we find that the ratio of the large-scale fluctuation amplitudes is high at the 98%-99% level. Furthermore, the results are stable with respect to choice of Galactic cut and also with respect to frequency band. A similar asymmetry is found in the COBE-DMR map, and the axis of maximum asymmetry is close to the one found in the WMAP data.
description: 6 pages, 5 figures; version to appear in ApJ, textual improvements, added references
Acesso à informação digital para portadores de necessidades especiais em bibliotecas universitárias - questão de ética e cidadania
Creators: name: Souto, Leonardo Fernandes
Publisher: name: Cadernos BAD
Year: 2006

description: Consiste numa reflexão sobre a necessidade de acesso à informação digital para portadores de necessidades especiais em bibliotecas universitárias. Relaciona a Sociedade da Informação, com o crescimento da literatura científica e a Internet, destacando os princípios de ética e cidadania para a inclusão e integração dos indivíduos. Por fim, identifica alguns possíveis problemas para serviços direccionados para portadores de necessidades especiais.
description: Cadernos BAD, N.º 2 (2006): Arquivos da Administração Pública: Estratégias, Políticas e Desafios
Análise da co-citação entre webs de instituições de ensino superior politécnico
Creators: name: Herrero-Solana, Víctor F.
name: Martins, Susana
Publisher: name: Cadernos BAD
Year: 2006

description: Este trabalho pretende representar a co-citação existente entre as webs de algumas instituições de ensino superior politécnico, portuguesas e estrangeiras, determinar a sua relação, representatividade, distribuição e distância existente entre si, utilizando, para isso, a representação gráfica. Para se atingir o objectivo final foi utilizada a técnica do escalonamento multidimensional (MDS) tendo sido criado um mapa bidimensional representativo dos resultados obtidos.
description: Cadernos BAD, N.º 2 (2006): Arquivos da Administração Pública: Estratégias, Políticas e Desafios
A Forecast of Internationalization Strategies for the Spanish Olive Oil Value Chain
Creators: name: Bouhaddane, Maria
name: Mili, Samir
name: Bouhaddane, Maria
name: Mili, Samir
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Internationalization strategies, Delphi method, olive oil, value chain

description: This study investigates key factors and future strategies for the internationalization of the Spanish olive oil from a value chain perspective. To this end, a two-round Delphi survey was conducted in 2017 involving the participation of a representative, highly qualified panel of experts in national and international olive oil markets. The study contributes to solve one of the most pressing concerns of the Spanish olive oil industry, namely the need to enhance internationalization in order to strengthen its competitive position in nontraditional markets where most of the recent growth in olive oil consumption is taking place. Results reveal, inter alia, that the achievement of a sustained competitive advantage in foreign markets will increasingly depend on the joint and coordinated efforts contributed by all the chain participants to implementing quality-driven policies starting from the upstream production stages and covering the whole value chain, accomplishing the necessary structural and organizational changes, as well as developing appropriate marketing and promotional strategies in concertation with public institutions.
A praxis do Arquivo Distrital do Porto e a actualidade arquivística nacional
Creators: name: Sousa, António
name: Lima, Maria João Pires
Publisher: name: Cadernos BAD
Year: 2006

description: O artigo aborda o modo como o Arquivo Distrital do Porto tem efectuado a modernização dos serviços, referindo os projectos que concebeu e tem vindo a implementar, vocacionados para a satisfação dos diferentes utilizadores da instituição e contribuindo, assim, para a renovação tecnológica e organizacional na Administração Pública. Apontam-se resultados, esboçam-se algumas questões pertinentes para os desafios e o papel dos arquivos na modernização das instituições e na promoção da cidadania.
description: Cadernos BAD, N.º 2 (2006): Arquivos da Administração Pública: Estratégias, Políticas e Desafios