cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Design optimization of an electric energy production system for power supplying the nodes of wireless sensor networks
Creators: name: Μανδουραρακης Ιωαννης
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2015

description: The widespread utilization of the Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) that are power supplied by Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is now leading scientific research towards the development of innovative sizing optimization techniques and configurations that aim in the service of multi-criteria objectives of economical and/or technical nature. The most frequently used ones have to do with the minimization of the overall cost and the maximization of the overall system efficiency, in terms of energy redundancy and operational reliability. Sizing optimization techniques are being introduced, where there is a tradeoff amongst similar to the aforementioned criteria that often contradict to each other (e.g. reliability is improved when economical cost or energy redundancy are increased).
In this thesis, two complementary design optimization methods (a circuit level and a system level study) are presented for deriving the optimal configuration of the RES based energy production system of a WSN node, such that its total lifetime cost is minimized, while simultaneously guaranteeing that the data acquisition equipment is uninterruptedly power supplied during the entire year. The experimental results verify that, by applying the design variables as they were derived by the proposed optimization techniques at both the circuit and the system level, RES-based power-supply structures with a lower lifetime cost and higher power-processing efficiency are derived, compared to the non-optimally designed configurations. The design optimization and experimental results indicate that by using the proposed techniques, the total cost of the RES-based power supply system is reduced by 15.7 % and the DC DC converter efficiency is increased by 5.5 % compared to the corresponding results obtained by non-optimized power-supply structures.
Additional file 3 of Association between humidifier disinfectant exposure during infancy and subsequent neuropsychiatric outcomes during childhood: a nation-wide cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Kim, Ju Hee
name: Park, Sihyeong
name: Ha, Eun Kyo
name: Yon, Dong Keon
name: Lee, Seung Won
name: Koh, Hyun Yong
name: Han, Man Yong
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 3: Supplementary Table 3. Subgroup analysis of the association of HD exposure with behavioral/neuropsychiatric outcomes, divided into sex*.
Friedrich Weber 1843-1912
Creators: name: Weber, Heinrich Friedrich
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1988
Subjects: HANDSCHRIFTENVERZEICHNISSE + HANDSCHRIFTENKATALOGE
Weber, Heinrich Friedrich
MANUSCRIPT LITERATURE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/530
Physics

description: Handschriften und Autographen der ETH-Bibliothek, 103
Universal Jurisdiction for Syrian Cases: Path to Accountability or False Hope?
Creators: name: Daghestani, Sumaya
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2021
Subjects: universal jurisdiction
international law
law
human rights
Syria
Middle East and North Africa
accountability
atrocity crimes
war crimes
crimes against humanity
Arab Spring
Pinochet
Rios Montt
Murwanashyaka
Anwar Raslan
Eyad al-Gharib

description: This thesis explores the potential utility of universal jurisdiction to prosecute atrocity crimes committed against the people of Syria by the Syrian regime and its affiliates. Entitled “Universal Jurisdiction for Syrian Cases: Path to Accountability or False Hope,” the thesis evaluates the potential efficacy of universal jurisdiction prosecutions to advance justice and accountability in the case of Syria. Of the various mechanisms that exist in the international criminal justice apparatus, many scholars, experts, and activists view universal jurisdiction, as one of the most viable means by which Syrian victims might hold perpetrators of crimes responsible. Universal jurisdiction is a legal means by which certain crimes particularly war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide -- can be prosecuted in national courts, regardless of where the crime occurred and the nationalities of the perpetrator and victim. It is the basis of several ongoing prosecutions against officials of the Assad regime. One earlier prosecution resulted in a conviction. These cases offer hope to Syrians around the globe that government actors and agents responsible for heinous attacks and crimes against the Syrian people will be held accountable. Drawing on lessons learned from other uses of universal jurisdiction, this thesis examines the extent to which universal jurisdiction can deliver accountability for Syria.
Aloys Winterling: Caligula. Eine Biographie
Creators: name: Lobe, Michael
Publisher: name: Forum Classicum
Year: 2017

description: Rezension zu: Aloys Winterling: Caligula. Eine Biographie. München (Beck) 2003, 205 S., (ISBN 3-406-50206-7).
description: Forum Classicum, Nr. 4 (2003): Forum Classicum
title: Decomposition methods for network utility maximization
Creators: name: Κωστουλας Γεωργιος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2015

description: Network Utility Maximization (NUM) is the problem of allocating the right amount of resources to the nodes of a network, in order to maximize an overall utility function. There are many optimization tools to solve this problem in a centralized manner. In this thesis, we discuss distributed ways to solve various formulations of NUM problems.
We decompose the problems into subproblems using Primal Decomposition, by applying direct resource allocation and then adjust the resources by small steps until equilibrium, and Dual Decomposition by pricing the resource in such manner that each node achieves the optimal utility. Many alternatives can be derived from these two methods, in different NUM formulations, with the use of multilevel decompositions. These decompositions may lead to better understanding of existing networks, reverse engineering of network protocols like TCP, better management of existing networks, and ways to design and operate new networks by layering as optimization. Finally, we experiment with the message passing of these algorithms and try to minimize the data transferred by quantizing the values.
Prosa und Dichtung der Renaissance, bearb. v. Franz Wachinger
Creators: name: Rettberg, Jürgen
Publisher: name: Forum Classicum
Year: 2017

description: Rezension zu: Prosa und Dichtung der Renaissance, bearb. v. Franz Wachinger (ratio, Bd. 39). Bamberg (C.C. Buchner). Textband: 62S., (ISBN 3 7661 5869 4). Kommentarband: 56S., (ISBN 3 5889 9).
description: Forum Classicum, Nr. 4 (2003): Forum Classicum
Teetotalitarianism: The Benevolent Stagnation of Alcoholics Anonymous
Creators: name: Greer, J. Patrick
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2021
Subjects: addiction
alcoholism
recovery
substance use disorder
substance misuse
Alcoholics Anonymous
12 Steps
TSF
work cure
best practice
mortality salience
status quo
growth mindset
harm reduction
moderation
spirituality

description: In examining the global expansion of Alcoholics Anonymous over the past 100 years, the author will pinpoint elements of the world's largest peer support program that have 1. helped untold millions recover from alcoholism/addiction and 2. impacted understanding of addiction in social and professional circles. The thesis will address the program's underlying practices, which remained largely unchanged after the 1930s. First, how does the canonical literature and tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous help and harm people in recovery? An examination is conducted of clinical best practices for substance use disorder, the effect of group cohesion and identity formation in recovery, and populations that may not benefit from the 12 Step disease model of addiction treatment. The second question: what harmful aspects of AA's program could change in the 21st century to help as the maximum number of people struggling with addictions? The author outlines several areas where the program has fallen short, including its silence toward underserved or abused members, its isolation from other support groups, and deadlock/attrition within its governmental structure. Research into both questions drew on empirical studies/reviews as well as AA publications/archives. Sociological theories from the likes of Émile Durkheim and Dorothy Smith are also featured. A trustee of AA's service board provided the author with her expert opinion on the organization's unchanging nature. Ultimately, the dominance of Alcoholics Anonymous in recovery peer support—in all of addiction treatment—is found to be self-perpetuating by virtue of its wide availability and its hierarchy's traditionalist leanings. The program's successes mask its shortcomings. It's recommended that AA, rather than rest on its laurels, should instead earn status by incorporating modern research, reforming its governmental structure, and stewarding newer non-12-step peer support groups in their own growth.
Gottfried Kinkel 1815-1882
Creators: name: Kinkel, Gottfried
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1988
Subjects: Kinkel, Gottfried
HANDSCHRIFTENVERZEICHNISSE + HANDSCHRIFTENKATALOGE
MANUSCRIPT LITERATURE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/900
History

description: Handschriften und Autographen der ETH-Bibliothek, 104
The Nuclear Option: A Utopian Dream or an Apocalyptic Nightmare?
Creators: name: Hornfischer, Grace Ann
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2021
Subjects: Nuclear energy
Three Mile Island
The China Syndrome

description: The Three Mile Island nuclear plant near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania experienced a partial meltdown on March 28, 1979. Two weeks prior, The China Syndrome, a blockbuster film that portrays a scenario eerily similar to what occurred at Three Mile Island, came out in theaters. Press coverage of the nuclear incident and strong connections to the film created a media storm that brought widespread attention to nuclear energy production. No new nuclear plants have been constructed in the United States since Three Mile Island. Existing plants still produce power, but the industry’s growth is stagnant and the technology is polarizing even today. How did print media coverage of the Three Mile Island nuclear incident and comparisons to the film The China Syndrome contribute to polarization surrounding the use of commercial nuclear energy in the United States? In this paper I trace the development of public attitudes towards nuclear energy over time and focus primarily on cultural attitudes immediately preceding Three Mile Island. I then analyze The China Syndrome and a selection of news articles about Three Mile Island from both national and local news outlets. I came to the conclusion that abundant communication, emotionally charged communication, and poor communication characterized the media surrounding Three Mile Island and contributed to the polarization about the use of commercial nuclear power in the United States. Nuclear energy is viewed by some as the path to a “Utopian Dream” and by others to an “Apocalyptic Nightmare”. The media did not cause these ideas, but rather facilitated the spread of them.
A Stance or a Step? Evaluating Student Organizations' Solidarity and Action
Creators: name: Boyd, Bryanna
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2021
Subjects: activism
rhetoric
solidarity statements
BLM
social media

description: The university occupies a unique position as one of the oldest — and therefore the most steadfast—institutions while intending to serve a population of students who are invested in seeking change and engaging in activism. This tension has created a rich history of student advocacy and protest that takes place inside and outside of the classroom. The recent revitalization of the Black Lives Matter movement has sparked an interest in social justice. With this interest there has emerged the use of "solidarity statements" across universities, departments, and student organizations as ways to align themselves with the larger movement. While the rhetoric and contentious repertoires of protest movements has been investigated, a particular attention is required to understand the purposes and qualities of student activism. My research is guided by the question: what do solidarity statements say about the nature of student organizations and their potential demands for social and structural change? Using statements posted to Instagram between May 2020 and August 2020 by student groups at the University of Texas at Austin, I will consider the ways in which students position themselves as change agents and view the university in relation to their efforts. Furthermore, this study evaluates the particular aspects that define student advocacy as it takes place in the digital environment of Instagram. This study will shine light on the formal and informal powers of student organizations and individual students in positioning themselves as advocates for social change and shaping the university long-term.
Gustav Lorenz 1885-1958
Creators: name: Lorenz, Gustav
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1988
Subjects: HANDSCHRIFTENVERZEICHNISSE + HANDSCHRIFTENKATALOGE
Lorenz, Gustav
MANUSCRIPT LITERATURE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620
Engineering & allied operations

description: Handschriften und Autographen der ETH-Bibliothek, 105
Experimental Drug Access for Terminally-Ill Patients: A Review of the Right to Try Act
Creators: name: Dighe, Ashka
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2021
Subjects: ethics
pharmaceutical
law
cancer
drugs

description: Early access to drugs that have not won approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a heavily debated topic across academics and subject matter experts in the United States, especially regarding use for terminally-ill patients. The debates surrounding whether it should be legal, what restrictions should be put in place, and what freedoms or rights individuals are entitled to continue to raise ethical questions and concerns about policy implementation. The Right to Try Act, signed into law in 2018, is a policy that effectively removes the necessity of FDA approval, granting terminally-ill patients access to non-FDA-approved drugs. This thesis explores the historical examples that underpin the Right to Try Act, the ethical considerations associated with its promulgation, and policy recommendations to improve the current system for accessing experimental drugs. For numerous reasons addressed throughout this paper, granting physicians and pharmaceutical companies sole control of non-FDA approved drugs yields too much risk to the patient and opens these entities to greater liability. The Right to Try Act causes safety concerns and removes supervision over access to under-researched therapeutics. The best system—one that prioritizes patients and their autonomy, manages safety risks of non-FDA approved drugs, and mitigates the potential for unethical practices—requires federal oversight. To build this type of system, the FDA should retain the authority to protect medical ethics and the integrity of the medical establishment.
Exploring the experience of “military mobility” for adolescents from British military families.
Creators: name: Cambridge, Siobhan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 429999
subject: Other health sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The purpose of this protocol paper is to explore the experience of military mobility for adolescents from British military families. Between 2022-23, the MoD estimated there was 121,600 children from British military families (Ministry of Defence (MoD), 2022). The FamCAS survey (2023) identified that 79% of British military families have dependent children, that 76% of military families living overseas have dependent children and that 1 in 5 military families have moved for service reasons in the previous year. As such, mobile military families represent a sizable population of the military community.
title: Προσρόφηση ενδοκρινικών διαταρακτών σε βιοεξανθράκωμα από λυματολάσπη
Creators: name: Ρεγκουζας Παναγιωτης
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2017

description: Στο πλαίσιο της παρούσας μεταπτυχιακής διατριβής μελετήθηκε σε πρώτη φάση η παραγωγή βιοεξανθρακώματος από τρία διαφορετικώς επεξεργασμένα δείγματα λυματολάσπης. Τα δείγματα λυματολάσπης που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν αποτελούνταν από αερόβια δευτεροβάθμια ιλύ χωρίς την προσθήκη σιδήρου (Δείγμα 1, SS1), από πρωτοβάθμια ιλύ επεξεργασμένη με τη διαδικασία της αναερόβιας χώνευσης (Δείγμα 2, SS2), καθώς και από δευτεροβάθμια ιλύ με την προσθήκη σιδήρου (Δείγμα 3, SS3). Με χρήση των παραπάνω δειγμάτων, πραγματοποιήθηκε η παραγωγή βιοεξανθρακωμάτων σε δύο θερμοκρασίες πυρόλυσης (300⁰C και 500⁰C).
Μετά το στάδιο της παραγωγή των βιοεξανθρακωμάτων, ακολούθησε ο φυσικοχημικός χαρακτηρισμός τους, όπου πραγματοποιήθηκαν αναλύσεις για τον προσδιορισμό της απόδοσης της πυρόλυσης, της τέφρας, του pH, της ηλεκτρικής αγωγιμότητας, της ειδικής επιφάνειας, καθώς και ανάλυση υπέρυθρης φασματοσκοπίας FT/IR και στοιχειακή ανάλυση. Από τις συγκεκριμένες αναλύσεις προέκυψε το γεγονός ότι τα βέλτιστα βιοεξανθρακώματα, βάσει φυσικοχημικών ιδιοτήτων, ήταν αυτά που προέκυψαν από την πυρόλυση του Δείγματος 2, ενώ τα βιοεξανθρακώματα που προέκυψαν από το Δείγμα 3, ήταν τα πλουσιότερα αναφορικά με τη στοιχειακή τους σύνθεση.
Το επόμενο στάδιο της πειραματικής διαδικασίας αφορούσε στη μελέτη απομάκρυνσης επτά ενδοκρινικών διαταρακτών από επιτραπέζιο νερό και λύμα, σε ρεαλιστικές συγκεντρώσεις, χρησιμοποιώντας τα βιοεξανθρακώματα που παράχθηκαν ως προσροφητικά υλικά. Οι ενδοκρινικοί διαταράκτες που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν ως ρύποι στην πειραματική διαδικασία ήταν οι: 2,4-Dichlorophenol, 2,3,4-Trichlorophenol, Bisphenol A, Carbamazepine, Androsterone, Estrone (E1) και 17α-Ethinylestradiol (EE2). Με βάση τα αποτελέσματα των κινητικών πειραμάτων, αποδείχθηκε ότι όλα τα βιοεξανθρακώματα που παράχθηκαν ήταν ικανά να απομακρύνουν τους εν λόγω ρύπους ικανοποιητικά από το επιτραπέζιο νερό και το λύμα. Συγκεκριμένα, για τα πειράματα στο επιτραπέζιο νερό παρατηρήθηκε απομάκρυνση 67-99%, ενώ για τα πειράματα στο λύμα η απομάκρυνση κυμάνθηκε στο εύρος 35-97%. Παράλληλα, πραγματοποιήθηκαν πειράματα σχετικά με την επίδραση του pH στην προσροφητική ικανότητα των βιοεξανθρακωμάτων, καθώς και της υδρόλυσης στο διάλυμα επιτραπέζιου νερού με την προσθήκη των ρύπων.
Το τελευταίο στάδιο της πειραματικής διαδικασίας περιλάμβανε την προσομοίωση των πειραματικών αποτελεσμάτων σε δύο κινητικά μοντέλα προσρόφησης, της ψευδο-1ης και ψευδο-2ης τάξης. Ο υπολογισμός των παραμέτρων των μοντέλων πραγματοποιήθηκε εφαρμόζοντας μη γραμμική παλινδρόμηση στα πειραματικά δεδομένα. Τα αποτελέσματα της συγκεκριμένης μελέτης φανέρωσαν ότι στις περισσότερες περιπτώσεις απομάκρυνσης των περισσοτέρων ρύπων ακολουθείται κινητική ψευδο-2ης τάξης.
Additional file 4: of Association between DSCAM polymorphisms and non-syndromic Hirschsprung disease in Chinese population
Creators: name: Wang, Yong
name: He, Qiuming
name: Zhang, Ruizhong
name: Zhong, Wei
name: Zhu, Deli
name: Zhang, Yan
name: Xia, Huimin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Figure S2. The expression of DSCAM in the intestinal mucosa of (A) a non-HSCR subject. (B) dilated (ganglionic) segment and (C) narrow (aganglionic) segment of a HSCR patient. (PDF 138Â kb)
Additional file 4 of Association between humidifier disinfectant exposure during infancy and subsequent neuropsychiatric outcomes during childhood: a nation-wide cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Kim, Ju Hee
name: Park, Sihyeong
name: Ha, Eun Kyo
name: Yon, Dong Keon
name: Lee, Seung Won
name: Koh, Hyun Yong
name: Han, Man Yong
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 4: Supplementary Table 4. Subgroup analysis of the association of HD exposure with behavioral/neuropsychiatric outcomes, divided into status of paternal smoking*.
Mauritio Pedetti 1719-1799
Creators: name: Pedetti, Maurizio
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1988
Subjects: subject: HANDSCHRIFTENVERZEICHNISSE + HANDSCHRIFTENKATALOGE
subject: Pedetti, Maurizio
subject: MANUSCRIPT LITERATURE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
subject: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/720
subject: Architecture
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: Handschriften und Autographen der ETH-Bibliothek, 106
title: Numerical simulation of fundamental elastic wave modes coupling in composite plates
Creators: name: Barski, Marek
name: Stawiarski, Adam
name: Chwał, Małgorzata
name: Augustyn, Marcin
Publisher: name: Publishing House of Poznan University of Technology
Year: 2023

description: Vibrations in Physical Systems, 34(1), 2023120-1 - 2023120-9
George Polya 1887-1985
Creators: name: Pólya, George
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1987
Subjects: subject: HANDSCHRIFTENVERZEICHNISSE + HANDSCHRIFTENKATALOGE
subject: HOCHSCHULWESEN
subject: MATHEMATIK
subject: UNGARN (OSTEUROPA). REPUBLIK UNGARN
subject: SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT
subject: Pólya, George
subject: MANUSCRIPT LITERATURE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
subject: HIGHER EDUCATION
subject: MATHEMATICS
subject: HUNGARY (EAST EUROPE). HUNGARIAN REPUBLIC
subject: SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION
subject: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/510
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Handschriften und Autographen der ETH-Bibliothek, 95
Quality Control of Gastrodia elata by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection (HPLC–FLD) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA)
Creators: name: Yu, Bocheng
name: Li, Zhen
name: Wu, Jinyi
name: Ying, Jiamin
name: Tang, Yuqing
name: Wu, Bingchu
name: Tang, Chunlan
name: Xu, Jinyan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: A high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC–FLD) and principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) were developed for the quality control of Gastrodia elata. The developed protocols were successfully applied to the analysis and evaluation of 47 batches of this material from eight regions. A standard fluorescence fingerprint for G. elata was established based on 12 common peaks measured in all samples and the similarities between sample fingerprints and standard fingerprint were almost greater than 0.85. The results of PCA and HCA analysis showed that the samples from the eight regions could be classified into three groups. The correlation between the fingerprints and antioxidant activities was investigated by a stepwise regression model and Pearson correlation analysis. Gastrodigenin and parishin E were screened and validated as potential antioxidant markers of G. elata. This study provides a valuable reference for the evaluation of G. elata and other herbal medicines or their related foods.
Women and politics in Algeria: essays on political representation
Creators: name: Aissa, Meriem
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Gender and politics scholars have sought to determine whether there is a link between women’s descriptive representation, operationalized as the proportion of seats held by women in a national legislature, and women’s substantive representation, usually operationalized as laws that advance women’s rights. But, except for a few studies, the Arab world has not received significant attention which is surprising because the region has experienced a significant increase in women’s presence in politics. Further, most of this work has focused on democratic contexts, obscuring whether hypothesized links between women’s descriptive and substantive representation work in the same way in authoritarian contexts. To fill these gaps in the literature, I focus on the case of Algeria, where women’s presence in parliament increased from 8% to 31.6% after the adoption of a gender quota in 2012.Drawing on in-depth interviews with a wide range of stakeholders, my research examines the backgrounds of women elected, constituency service priorities, legislative dynamics, and women’s agency. I argue that the “authoritarian toolkit,” i.e., the resources available to authoritarian governments to manage and control political outcomes, shapes women’s descriptive, substantive, and symbolic representation in ways that are distinct from how these dynamics operate in more democratic contexts.While women parliamentarians reject the notion that they have an obligation to introduce and pass women’s rights laws, they invest time in helping their male and female constituents solve their everyday problems to challenge the notion that women do not belong in politics. Therefore, there may not be strong links between women's descriptive and substantive representation. However, the efforts of elected women on behalf of their male constituents may advance women’s symbolic representation by demonstrating women's abilities in the political realm.
Arno Schmidt, Die Geburt des Logos
Creators: name: Gieseking, Kurt
Publisher: name: Forum Classicum
Year: 2017

description: Rezension zu: Arno Schmidt, Die Geburt des Logos, Logos Verlag Berlin, Comeniushof, Gubener Str. 47, 10243 Berlin (ISBN 3-89722-941-2).
description: Forum Classicum, Nr. 1 (2004): Forum Classicum
Time series model and anomaly detection in media data
Creators: name: Shi, Yimeng
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Living in the information explosion era, the amount of data grows rapidly from different sources and the analysis of those data are in great demand. Data from media such as news and twitter are popular sources. Two aspects from those data are especially of interest. One is about discovering the chronological rule behind the text data, which has the application to decision making and future planning. With the increasingly enormous data, automatic and simultaneously detection of the abnormality is also essential for network safety or even military surveillance to prevent attacks. This thesis works on approaches to solve the twoproblems.Part I focuses on discovering the dynamics over time for texts by using State Space Model and the Sequential Monte Carlo methods. Specifically, we attempt to analyze the evolution of topics, a latent variable that summarizes documents, distributed over each document changing over time. Inspired by the Latent Dirichlet Allocation model, autoregression related state space models are built in to describe the dynamic structure. Simulations and a real data example are present to demonstrate the new model setup and inference process.In Part II, we propose a non-parametric framework to detect multiple outliers. Conformal analysis, a recent developed tool, can determine precise levels of confidence in new predictions. Based on the conformal analysis, we propose a non-parametric framework that can be suitable for various data format and models, without the assumption of knowing the data distribution. Moreover, multiple testing scheme with controlled False Discovery Rate is established meanwhile. From the simulation results, even under a ‘wrong model’, the outlier detection framework still works with controlled FDR.
Molecular dynamics study of chemo-mechanical properties of asphalt binder
Creators: name: Sun, Wei
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Asphalt binder is an extensively used material as the paving surface of asphalt pavement. As is exposed to traffic load and environment, cracks are usually observed during the service life due to the mechanical damage. This dissertation aims at exploring molecular-level chemo-mechanical property of asphalt binder using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Atomistic models of asphalt binder were established, and SARA fractions were adopted to represent the chemical composition of asphalt binder. Several perspects of asphalt binder were investigated: (a) thermodynamics and rheological properties; (b) self-healing behaviors at nanoscale; (c) nanovoid initiation and propagation; (d) surface mechanical properties from AFM tapping.The thermodynamics and rheological properties of asphalt binder, such as density, solubility parameters, radial distribution function, viscosity, and dynamic shear modulus were calculated under the help of molecular dynamics simulation. The results showed agreement to the experimental measurements, which validated the molecular models. The intrinsic self-healing behavior of asphalt binder was studied through the simulated failure-healing-failure test. The evolution of volume and surface area of nanovoids were proved to be related to the temperature, loading rate, SARA ratio and aging. The initiation location was found to be related to the local chemistry. AFM simulation found that the adhesion force and modulus are affected by simulation parameters. Contours of surface height and SARA concentration were plotted, which showed a strong correlation with the mechanical indicators.This study indicated that utilization of molecular dynamics simulation brought about nanoscale perspective of the mechanical behavior for asphalt binder, which can further help to improve the fundamental understandings of this materials. The mechanical response can be further examined at nanoscale to add more basic knowledge. Furthermore, molecular dynamics simulation also brought new energy for studying the relationship between chemistry and mechanical properties. Overall, the utilization of molecular dynamics simulation is promising; it serves as the complement of the experiments, fulfills the gap between the mechanism and the behaviors.
Applications of Electroporation in Microorganism Inactivation and Pain Remediation
Creators: name: Downing, Emily Fay
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2022
Subjects: Nuclear and plasma physics not elsewhere classified

description: Electroporation uses puled electric fields to permeabilize cell membranes to either introduce exogeneous molecules into cells through normally impermeable membranes or completely lysing cells to induce cell death. This thesis examines electroporation in combination with a natural product for microorganism inactivation and pulsed magnetic fields for inducing pain remediation. Motivated by previous studies using curcumin with pulsed electric fields for cancer treatment, we hypothesized that this combined treatment modality could also enhance microorganism inactivation. The experiments did not indicate any synergistic benefit from combining curcumin and pulsed electric fields for microorganism inactivation. We also hypothesized that a pulsed magnetic field treatment could permeabilize neuron membranes to block action potentials to reduce pain without requiring drugs or direct intervention with the electric pulses. This thesis explored Sim4Life, a commercial software that coupled electromagnetic solvers with models of organisms to assess the interaction of pulsed magnetic fields with tissues. We designed and simulated a device for generating a pulsed magnetic field with different geometries to assess electric and magnetic field generation. These studies only considered pulsed magnetic fields and not specifically time-dependent currents or DC magnetic fields that could be benchmarked to standard analytic solutions. The process outlined here will enable future benchmarking for Multiphysics, multiscale simulations of pulsed magnetic fields, AC magnetic fields, or novel electromagnetic waveforms. The results for this thesis provide a starting point for future experiments coupling electroporation with natural products for microorganism inactivation and for assessing in vivo effects of external electromagnetic fields.
Several Novel Applications of Microwave Interferometry in the Measurement of Solid Rocket Propellant Regression Rates
Creators: name: Klinger, Daniel Joseph
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2022
Subjects: Aerospace engineering not elsewhere classified

description: When characterizing a new solid propellant, one of the most important steps in determining its usefulness is discovering how the burning rate changes in response to changes in pressure. While there are many dynamic methods for directly measuring the regression rate of a burning propellant sample, few of them are capable of being used in typical harsh motor conditions: high pressures, high temperatures, and in an environment comprised of propellant exhaust products. This paper describes and evaluates the use of two custom-built microwave interferometers, one operating at 35 GHz and the other operating at 94 GHz, in several different configurations for the measurement of propellant regression rates. Four different configurations of interferometer and waveguide are presented and contrasted, with example results of experiments included. A polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) waveguide, utilized in previous works for explosives detonation velocity characterization, was used to directly couple interferometer signal with a burning propellant strand. This PTFE coupling is shown to be applicable to pressure vessel studies by simply using a cable feedthrough. In this configuration, signal quality is high but signal amplitude is low, especially when the waveguide is encased by support structures. A novel PTFE truncated cone waveguide expander is presented which performs three tasks: expanding the microwave signal such that an oversized (relative to signal wavelength) strand may be examined via microwave interferometry, functioning as a weak antenna that can observe phenomena through interstitial material without picking up significant amounts of environmental reflection, and acting as a sealing surface for pressure vessel experiments. Additionally, the use of a more-standard hollow-core waveguide and high-gain antenna is displayed, highlighting the increased signal strength but the larger number of spurious reflections in the signal. This study shows, through various experiments using the aforementioned configurations, the capability of microwave interferometry to quickly characterize a full propellant burning rate curve using a single dynamic-pressure test with 40g of propellant in a 2.5cm diameter propellant strand. Several novel combinations of mechanical configuration and propellant composition are shown that may guide future studies into the use microwave interferometry for solid propellant regression rate analysis.
Martin Euringer: Epikur. Antike Lebensfreude in der Gegenwart
Creators: name: Schmitz, Dietmar
Publisher: name: Forum Classicum
Year: 2017

description: Rezension zu: Martin Euringer: Epikur. Antike Lebensfreude in der Gegenwart. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer 2003, 114 S., (ISBN 3-17-017957-8).
description: Forum Classicum, Nr. 1 (2004): Forum Classicum
Fik Meijer: Gladiatoren. Das Spiel um Leben und Tod. Aus dem Niederländischen von Wolfgang Himmelberg
Creators: name: Schmitz, Dietmar
Publisher: name: Forum Classicum
Year: 2017

description: Rezension zu: Fik Meijer: Gladiatoren. Das Spiel um Leben und Tod. Aus dem Niederländischen von Wolfgang Himmelberg. Düsseldorf: Patmos Verlag 2004, 230 S., (ISBN 3-7608-203-3).
description: Forum Classicum, Nr. 1 (2004): Forum Classicum
Siobhan Cambridge, PhD Research Proposal.docx
Creators: name: Cambridge, Siobhan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 429999
subject: Other health sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The purpose of this protocol paper is to explore the experience of military mobility for adolescents from British military families. Between 2022-23, the MoD estimated there was 121,600 children from British military families (Ministry of Defence (MoD), 2022). The FamCAS survey (2023) identified that 79% of British military families have dependent children, that 76% of military families living overseas have dependent children and that 1 in 5 military families have moved for service reasons in the previous year. As such, mobile military families represent a sizable population of the military community.
THE POWER OF GAMIFICATION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION- A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Creators: name: Vijayalakshmi Sinouvassane
name: Joseph Philipraj S
name: Sikkathambur Raveendran Nirmal
name: Ramkumar Sundaram
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Gamification, Medical Education, Need.

description: Abstract
In the dynamic landscape of modern education, the integration of innovative pedagogical strategies has become essential to engage and empower learners effectively. One such groundbreaking approach that has been gaining prominence in recent years is the incorporation of gamification principles into educational contexts, particularly in the field of medical education. Gamification introduces an innovative and engaging approach to medical education, leveraging elements from the world of games, such as competition, rewards, challenges, and interactivity, to create immersive and effective learning experiences. This transformative approach enhances motivation and retention and fosters critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and teamwork among the students, all of which are essential attributes for healthcare professionals. This paper explores the profound power of gamification in medical education, delving into its theoretical foundations, practical applications, and the multitude of benefits it offers to both educators and learners. Through a comprehensive examination of case studies, best practices, and the research findings published in various databases PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar (2003-2023), we aim to shed light on how gamification is revolutionizing the way medical knowledge is acquired and retained, ultimately shaping the future of healthcare education.
title: Μοντελοποίηση της υδρολογίας της λεκάνης απορροής του ποταμού Μύρτου
Creators: name: Παπαδογιωργακη Μαργαριτα
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2016

description: Η λεκάνη απορροής του ποταμού Μύρτου βρίσκεται στο νότιο – δυτικό τμήμα του Νομού Λασιθίου, στη νήσο Κρήτη. Εκτείνεται από τη νότια πλευρά του όρους Δίκτυ έως το Λιβυκό πέλαγος κι έχει επιφάνεια 96 km2. Η ιδιαιτερότητα της συγκεκριμένης περιοχής είναι ότι στις όχθες του ποταμού Μύρτου συγκεντρώνεται μεγάλος αριθμός από θερμοκήπια. Το γεγονός αυτό, σε συνδυασμό με το ότι οι κύριες δραστηριότητες της περιοχής είναι κτηνοτροφικές και γεωργικές και συνεπώς η σημασία των υδατικών ποσοτήτων είναι υψηλή, οδήγησε στην ανάγκη περεταίρω διερεύνησης του υδρολογικού ισοζυγίου του εν λόγω ποταμού.
Πραγματοποιήθηκε εφαρμογή του ημι-κατανεμημένου μοντέλου λεκάνης απορροής, Soil and Water Assesment Tool (SWAT 2012), σε συνδυασμό με περιβάλλον ΓΣΠ (GIS), προκειμένου να μοντελοποιηθεί η υδρολογική απόκριση της λεκάνης απορροής. Αρχικά, η περιοχή διαιρέθηκε σε 17 υπολεκάνες και 125 υδρολογικές μονάδες απόκρισης (HRUs) με αυτοματοποιημένη διαδικασία και χρησιμοποιήθηκαν ημερήσια και συνεχή μετεωρολογικά δεδομένα από πέντε μετεωρολογικούς και βροχομετρικούς σταθμούς, καθώς επίσης και δεδομένα γεωλογίας και χρήσεων γης.
Ακολούθησε η βαθμονόμηση του μοντέλου για τα υδρολογικά έτη 1976-1981 και η ανάλυση των αποτελεσμάτων. Η αποτελεσματικότητα του μοντέλου ελέγχθηκε με χρήση διαφόρων στατιστικών δεικτών, όπως οι RMSE, NSE, RSR και PBIAS και η προσομοίωση που έγινε ήταν σχετικά ικανοποιητική. Τέλος, δημιουργήθηκαν και παρουσιάστηκαν τα συνολικά υδρολογικά ισοζύγια για σαράντα έτη (1969-2009).
title: Παρουσία αντιβιοτικών στο υδάτινο περιβάλλον: επίδραση στο αλόφυτο Juncus acutus ως προς την ανίχνευση γονιδίων ανθεκτικότητας

Creators: name: Αβραμιδου Μαρινα-Χρυσουλα
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2017

description: Η εμφάνιση και εξάπλωση των ανθεκτικών στα αντιβιοτικά βακτηρίων έχει χαρακτηριστεί από την Παγκόσμια Οργάνωση Υγείας (W.H.O.), ως μια από τις τρεις μεγαλύτερες απειλές για την δημόσια υγεία στον 21ο αιώνα. Η Ελλάδα συγκαταλέγεται στις ευρωπαϊκές χώρες με τα υψηλότερα επίπεδα μικροβιακής αντοχής, ενώ είναι πρώτη στη συνολική κατανάλωση αντιμικροβιακών παραγόντων.
Η υπερβολική κατανάλωση των αντιβιοτικών οφείλεται κυρίως στην έλλειψη ορθής ενημέρωσης και στην εύκολη πρόσβαση σε αυτά. Η κατάχρηση των αντιβιοτικών, η άσκοπη χρήση αντιβιοτικών σε κτηνοτροφικές μονάδες για πρόληψη ασθενειών και η απόρριψη μη χρησιμοποιηθέντων αντιβιοτικών αποτελούν κύριες αιτίες αύξησης των ανθεκτικών βακτηρίων στο περιβάλλον.
Η έξοδος των βιολογικών καθαρισμών αποτελεί κύρια πηγή εισόδου των αντιβιοτικών στο φυσικό περιβάλλον, καθώς τα συστήματα αυτά δεν έχουν αναπτυχθεί για την επεξεργασία τέτοιων χημικών ενώσεων. Η παρουσία τους είναι συνεχής, καθώς διοχετεύονται στο περιβάλλον ασταμάτητα. Εντούτοις, η δραστικότητα των αντιβιοτικών υποβαθμίζεται μέσω διαφόρων βιολογικών ή φυσικοχημικών διεργασιών, όταν εισέρχονται στο φυσικό περιβάλλον, σε αντίθεση με τα γονίδια ανθεκτικότητας που μεταφέρονται και εξαπλώνονται με μεγάλη ευκολία.
Πολλές μελέτες έχουν επισημάνει την παρουσία γονιδίων ανθεκτικότητας στα αντιβιοτικά και ανθεκτικών βακτηριακών στελεχών μετά το στάδιο της απολύμανσης, καθιστώντας τα επεξεργασμένα λύματα, φορείς γονιδίων ανθεκτικότητας στα αντιβιοτικά. Έτσι, τα ανθεκτικά βακτηριακά στελέχη εισέρχονται στο υδάτινο περιβάλλον, τροποποιώντας δυνητικά τα μικροβιακά οικοσυστήματα, μέσω της διάδοσης των γονιδίων ανθεκτικότητας στα αντιβιοτικά, σε εγχώριους μικροοργανισμούς.
Η βελτιστοποίηση των διαδικασιών απολύμανσης και διαχείρισης των λυμάτων για την μείωση του ανθεκτικού βακτηριακού φορτίου και της ποσότητας των αντιμικροβιακών παραγόντων στα υγρά απόβλητα, καθώς και μια πολιτική πρόληψης της ανάμιξης ανθρώπινης και ζωικής προέλευσης βακτηρίων με περιβαλλοντικούς μικροοργανισμούς κρίνονται αναγκαίες.
Σκοπός της παρούσας έρευνας είναι η ανίχνευση και ποσοτικοποίηση γονιδίων ανθεκτικότητας σε τέσσερα διαφορετικά αντιβιοτικά στο υδάτινο περιβάλλον. Συγκεκριμένα, σε ενδοφυτικές βακτηριακές κοινότητες στο αλόφυτο Juncus acutus, με την μέθοδο της ποσοτικής αλυσιδωτής αντίδρασης πολυμεράσης (real-time PCR). Τα γονίδια ανθεκτικότητας εξετάστηκαν στα αντιβιοτικά Σουλφαμεθοξαζόλη (Sulfamethoxazole, SMX), η Σιπροφλοξασίνη (Ciprofloxacin, CIP), η Τετρακυκλίνη (Tetracycline) και η Αμπικιλίνη (Ampicillin).
Τα πειραματικά αποτελέσματα συνηγορούν στην ύπαρξη γονιδίων ανθεκτικότητας σε αρκετές ενδοφυτικές βακτηριακές κοινότητες στο αντιβιοτικό Σουλφαμεθοξαζόλη, αποδεικνύοντας την ανάπτυξη γενετικών μηχανισμών ανθεκτικότητας σε περιβαλλοντικά βακτηριακά στελέχη, συνεισφέροντας στην εξάπλωση της ανθεκτικότητας στο περιβάλλον.
Peter Meyer 1894-1984
Creators: name: Meyer, Peter
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1988
Subjects: subject: HANDSCHRIFTENVERZEICHNISSE + HANDSCHRIFTENKATALOGE
subject: Meyer, Peter
subject: KUNSTGESCHICHTE
subject: SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT
subject: BIOGRAPHIEN (LEBEN UND WERK)
subject: MANUSCRIPT LITERATURE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
subject: HISTORY OF ART
subject: SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION
subject: BIOGRAPHIES (LIFE AND WORK)
subject: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/720
subject: Architecture
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: Handschriften und Autographen der ETH-Bibliothek, 111
Hans Roth 1882-1972
Creators: name: Roth, Hans
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1988
Subjects: HANDSCHRIFTEN (WERTVOLLE SCHRIFTEN)
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Roth, Herbert Otto
MANUSCRIPTS (RARE BOOKS)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
École polytechnique fédérale de Zurich
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/570
Life sciences

description: Handschriften und Autographen der ETH-Bibliothek, 108
Fritz Bützberger (1862-1922)
Creators: name: Bützberger, Fritz
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1994
Subjects: subject: Bützberger, Fritz
subject: Steiner, Jacob
subject: HANDSCHRIFTENVERZEICHNISSE + HANDSCHRIFTENKATALOGE
subject: BRIEFE + BRIEFWECHSEL (DOKUMENTENTYP)
subject: HOCHSCHULLEHRKÖRPER (HOCHSCHULWESEN)
subject: MATHEMATIK
subject: DEUTSCHLAND (MITTELEUROPA). BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND
subject: SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT
subject: MANUSCRIPT LITERATURE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
subject: LETTERS + CORRESPONDENCE (DOCUMENT TYPES)
subject: UNIVERSITY TEACHERS (HIGHER EDUCATION)
subject: MATHEMATICS
subject: GERMANY (CENTRAL EUROPE). FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
subject: SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION
subject: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/510
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Handschriften und Autographen der ETH-Bibliothek, 107
Der Sonderfall Drachenloch ob Vättis: Verzeichnis der Beleggruppen
Creators: name: Nigg, Toni
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1988
Subjects: HOEHLEN, ABRIS UND HOEHLENFUNDE (VORGESCHICHTE)
PFÄFERS (KANTON SANKT GALLEN)
BIOGRAPHIEN (LEBEN UND WERK)
Nigg, Theophil
GESCHICHTE
SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN/ALLGEMEIN
POLITIK
Bächler, Emil
CAVES, ROCK SHELTERS AND CAVE REMAINS (PREHISTORY)
PFÄFERS (CANTON OF ST. GALLEN)
BIOGRAPHIES (LIFE AND WORK)
HISTORY
SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION
SCIENCE (NATURAL SCIENCES)
POLITICS
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/900
History

description: Handschriften und Autographen der ETH-Bibliothek, 110
Robert Maillart: (1872-1940) Ingenieur
Creators: name: Rigassi, Clemente
name: Maillart, Robert
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1988
Subjects: BIOGRAPHIEN (LEBEN UND WERK)
Maillart, Robert
BAUINGENIEURWESEN (GEBAUTE UMWELT)
SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT
NACHLASSVERZEICHNISSE + NACHLASSKATALOGE
BIOGRAPHIES (LIFE AND WORK)
CIVIL ENGINEERING (BUILT ENVIRONMENT)
SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION
LITERARY REMAINS/INDEXES, CATALOGUES OF LITERARY REMAINS
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620
Engineering & allied operations

description: Handschriften und Autographen der ETH-Bibliothek, 102
Additional file 5: of Association between DSCAM polymorphisms and non-syndromic Hirschsprung disease in Chinese population
Creators: name: Wang, Yong
name: He, Qiuming
name: Zhang, Ruizhong
name: Zhong, Wei
name: Zhu, Deli
name: Zhang, Yan
name: Xia, Huimin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Figure S3. DSCAM shows strong connection with PAK1 analyzed by GeneMania. (PDF 138Â kb)
Albert Heim (1849-1937): Katalog zur Gedenkausstellung 1987
Creators: name: Heim, Albert
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 1988
Subjects: PUBLIKATIONEN ZU TEMPORÄREN AUSSTELLUNGEN
GEOLOGIE + REGIONAL GEOLOGIE + ERDWISSENSCHAFTEN
Heim, Albert
SCHWEIZ (MITTELEUROPA). SCHWEIZERISCHE EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT
PUBLICATIONS ON TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
GEOLOGY + REGIONAL GEOLOGY + EARTH SCIENCES
SWITZERLAND (CENTRAL EUROPE). SWISS CONFEDERATION
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/550
Earth sciences

description: Schriftenreihe der ETH-Bibliothek, 23