cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
An innovative approach to tackling the boundary effect in adaptive random testing
Creators: name: Chen, Tsong
name: Tse, T. H.
name: Huang, De Hao
name: Yang, Zongyuan
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Adaptive Random Testing (ART) is an effective improvement of Random Testing (RT) in the sense that fewer test cases are needed to detect the first failure. It is based on the observation that failure-causing inputs are normally clustered in one or more contiguous regions in the input domain. Hence, it has been proposed that test case generation should refer to the locations of successful test cases (those that do not reveal failures) to ensure that all test cases are far apart and evenly spread in the input domain. Distance-based ART and Restricted Random Testing are the first two previous attempts. However, test cases generated by these attempts are far apart but not necessarily evenly spread, since more test cases are generated near the boundary of the input domain. This paper analyzes the cause of this phenomenon and proposes an enhanced implementation based on the concept of virtual images of the successful test cases. The results of simulations show that the test cases generated by our enhanced implementation are not only far apart but also evenly spread in the input domain. Furthermore, the fault detection capability of ART for high-dimensional input domains is also enhanced.
Approximate Analytic Expression of Surface Charge Density/Surface Potential Relationship for a Spherical Colloidal Particle Immersed in a General Electrolyte Solution
Creators: name: Shiqi Zhou
name: Qinghao Zhong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Computational Biology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Physics
subject: Engineering
subject: Biophysics

description: We implement a variational iteration method for solving a Poisson-Boltzmann equation (PBE) describing a spherical colloid immersed in a general electrolyte solution. In this method, a general Lagrange multiplier is introduced to construct correction functional for the problem, and the multiplier is identified optimally via a variational method; a linearization solution of the original PBE is chosen as an initial approximation for the iteration. To proceed with the iteration analytically, we approximate the highly nonlinear term of the PBE by a polynomial of proper order. Due to presence of an exponent integral function in the first order iteration solution, higher-order iteration solutions are analytically unavailable currently. Based on the first-order iteration solution, analytic expression for surface charge density/surface potential relationship is acquired. The present analytic solution contrasts sharply with previous ones by two striking features: (1) the present one surpasses well beyond previous approximate solutions in that general electrolyte type can be dealt with in a unified way, and (2) valid application scope of the present expression is in small κa domain and thus is complementary with those of previous ones.
Binding of RDX to Cell Wall Components of Pinus sylvestris and Picea glauca and Three-Year Mineralisation Study of Tissue-Associated RDX Residues
Creators: name: Büttner, Carmen
name: Schoenmuth, Bernd
name: Schenke, Detlef
name: Scharnhorst, Tanja
name: Combrinck, Sandra
name: McCrindle, Robert I.
name: Mueller, Jakob O.
name: Pestemer, Wilfried
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences

description: Contamination of soils with the explosive hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX, Research Department Explosive) as a result of military applications is a large-area problem globally. Since coniferous trees dominate the vegetation of large areas of military land in Central Europe, particularly in Germany, the long-term fate of 14C-RDX in the conifers Scots pine and Dwarf Alberta spruce was studied. Acetic acid was the most effective solvent for the removal of extractable RDX residues from homogenates of RDX-laden tree material (85%, 80–90% and 64–80% for roots, wood and needles, respectively). On average, only a fifth of RDX-derived 14C was bound in non-extractable residues (NER). Within the main cell wall compartments, lignin was the dominant binding site for NER (needles: 32–62%; roots: 38–42%). Hemicellulose (needles: 11–18%; roots: 6–11%) and cellulose (needles: 12–24%; roots: 1–2%) were less involved in binding and a considerable proportion of NER (needles: 15–24%; roots: 59–51%) was indigestible. After three-year incubation in rot chambers, mineralisation of tree-associated 14C-RDX to 14CO2 clearly dominated the mass balance in both tree species with 48–83%. 13–33% of 14C-RDX-derived radioactivity remained in an unleachable form and the remobilisation by water leaching was negligible (< 2%).
60+ Online: Enhancing digital inclusion of seniors via mobile digital stories and social media participation
Creators: name: Davis, Hilary
name: McCosker, Anthony
name: Bossio, Diana
name: Schleser, Max
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Seniors are amongst the most digitally excluded in Australia. Despite the increasing popularity of social media, seniors often lack access to technology and to basic digital skills. Thus many seniors do not derive the social benefits and service realisation that arise from online forms of communication and engagement. One barrier to digital inclusion for seniors is learning how to make use of digital and online tools in a way that incorporates their specific needs, interests and capabilities.
The 60+ Online project fostered digital inclusion amongst 22 Australian seniors with varied digital skills and from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Within workshops, researchers encouraged seniors to learn basic digital skills, addressed seniors’ concerns about confidentiality and privacy, and introduced them to safe and regulated online social media platforms. Seniors were encouraged to draw upon personal and community interests to inform storyboarding and digital story development. Digital stories were generated and edited using personal mobile technology. Social media sites (a closed Facebook page and personal Instagram accounts) facilitated sharing of digital skills development and experiences outside the workshops. Regardless of digital skill levels at outset, every senior who completed the workshops ‘graduated’, and produced their own digital story. These digital stories were showcased at festivals, City Council events, and hosted on YouTube.
This article outlines the framework used for this project, from the first co-design workshop to YouTube dissemination. We provide links to workshop resources and tools (iPads, smartphones and apps used) in order to provide a model for digital inclusion that may be replicated for other disadvantaged or vulnerable groups in diverse community-based settings.
Fee waivers for open access journals
Creators: name: Lawson, Stuart
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Library and Information Studies
subject: FOS: Media and communications

description: The preprint was replaced on 6 August 2015 with the final published version. ABSTRACT: Open access journals which charge article processing charges (APCs) sometimes offer fee waivers to authors who cannot afford to pay them. This article measures the extent of this practice among the largest toll access and open access publishers. A majority (68.8%) were found to offer fee waivers and sometimes they are only available to authors from low- and middle-income countries. This has implications for the ability of authors without funding to publish in journals from these publishers.
Recenzja pracy p.t „Zarządzanie finansowe w przedsiębiorstwie na przykładzie polskich instytucji” autorstwa Nieć. A., Dziedzic P., Mrozińska J.
Creators: name: Nieć, Adam
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: Economics

description: Recenzja autrostwa Kamila Krzemieniec. Celem przedstwaienia pracy jest oszacowanie wartości trzech polskich instytucji jak i przedstrawieniu WACCi IRR
Zarządanie finasowe w przedsiebiorstwie na przykładzie polskich instytucji autrostwa A. Nieć, P. Dziedzic,J. Mrozińska
Creators: name: Nieć, Adam
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: Economics

description: Poniższy praca przedstawia szacowanie wolnych przepływów pieniężnych, Szacowanie średnio ważonego kosztu kapitału WACC jak i wewnętrzna stopę zwrotu autorstwa A. Nieć, P. Dziedzić, J. Mrozińska.
Recenzja pracy A.Nieć, P.Diedzic,J.Mrozińska, p.t Zarzadzanie finasowe w przedisebiorstwie na przykładzie polskich instytucji
Creators: name: Nieć, Adam
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: Economics

description: Recenzja Anny Jańska pracy, której celem było przedstwienie wartości przedsiebiorstwa, oszacowanie średnioważonego kosztu kapitalu i wewnetrznej stopy zwrotu.
Obstetric-Focused POCUS Training for Medical Students
Creators: name: Cohen, Koral
name: Kidd, Jennifer
name: Schiller, Emily
name: Kantorowska, Agata
name: Kinzler, Wendy
name: Chavez, Martin
Publisher: name: PRIME
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 390110
subject: Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
classificationCode: 321502
subject: Obstetrics and gynaecology

description: Abstract
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is rapidly expanding throughout the United States. Due to its ability to quickly and accurately diagnose and guide therapy for critical conditions, POCUS is becoming routine in many specialties, with established guidelines in fields such as emergency medicine and critical care. For example, a study entitled "Ultrasound Integration in Undergraduate Medical Education: Comparison of Ultrasound Proficiency Between Trained and Untrained Medical Students" initiated an Emergency Medicine POCUS curriculum for first-year medical students that showed an increase in ultrasound capability. In short, as POCUS becomes more common practice, medical schools are beginning to implement POCUS training into their undergraduate medical education; studies from these institutions demonstrate that implementing a formal ultrasound curriculum into preclinical medical education significantly increases medical students' POCUS capabilities and assisted in their understanding and learning of anatomy.
Memory, Violence, Religion And Immorality In Postcolonial Discourse Re-Reading Isidore Okpewho’s The Last Duty.pdf
Creators: name: Kalu, Kalu  Obasi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 470501
subject: African literature

description: Memory, which is the art of storage of pieces of information and regurgitating them for use by remembrance, is useful tool in literary tradition. Memory weaves up the word, the incident and the action in any work of art. Literature thus is seen as metonymy which word are put for thought. Memory graduates into the words which is language and becomes personalized in action. This paper attempts to establish the relationship that exists among memory, violence, religious and immorality in Okpewho’s The Last Duty (1976), using the view point of post- colonialism. It attempts to unravel the structural pattern which the writer of the novel adopts to brace up the actions and events that happen in the novel in view of a master-servant relationship. The novel is made up of three parts each featuring the characters themselves in action, each narrating their own case or part. The writer uses the memory of the war event to describe the violence and immorality that exist in society virtually enshrined in religion and the fear of God. The actions of Major Ali blend with Major Bello. The activities of the military align with the war time, while Chief Toje’s actions are in tandem with his accomplices. Odibo, Oghenovo, Oshevire and Aku are merged together but Oghenovo exhibits a child’s innocence throughout the novel. Domination gives effect in violence. When what ought to be done is not done, violence ensues. The writer captures this scenario of omission and neglect from the beginning to the end of the novel. The war (Biafran/Nigerian war is caused by domination, the fight and consequent death of the private soldier is domination; the hatred and implication of Oshevire by Chief Toje is engendered by dominating in as much as the fight and violent acts of Odibo and Chief Toje over Aku, Oshevire’s wife. Each of these establishes a postcolonial relation. The author uses this novel and the events in it to give a summary picture of what transpired at the war time. Keywords: Memory, Violence, Immorality, Religion .
Zarządanie finasowe w przedsiebiorstwei na przykładzie polskich instytucji autrostwa A. Nieć, P. Dziedzic,J. Mrozińska
Creators: name: Nieć, Adam
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: Economics

description: Poniższy praca przedstawia szacowanie wolnych przepływów pieniężnych, Szacowanie średnio ważonego kosztu kapitału WACC jak i wewnętrzna stopę zwrotu autorstwa A. Nieć, P. Dziedzić, J. Mrozińska.
Performance analysis of the ANGEL system for automated control of game traffic prioritisation
Creators: name: But, Jason
name: Nguyen, Thuy
name: Stewart, Lawrence
name: Williams, Nigel
name: Armitage, Grenville
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The Automated Network Games Enhancement Layer (ANGEL) is a novel architecture for meeting Quality of Service (QoS) requirements of real-time network game traffic across consumer broadband links. ANGEL utilises detection of game traffic in the ISP network via the use of Machine Learning techniques and then uses this information to inform network routers---in particular the home access modem where bandwidth is limited---of these flows such that the traffic may be prioritised. In this paper we present the performance characteristics of the fully built ANGEL system. In particular we show that ANGEL is able to detect game traffic with better than 96% accuracy and effect prioritisation within a second of game flow detection. We also demonstrate the processing performance of key ANGEL components under typical hardware scenarios.
OpenSocial: From social networks to social ecosystem
Creators: name: Mitchell-Wong, Juliana
name: Kowalczyk, Ryszard
name: Roshelova, Albena
name: Joy, Bruce
name: Tsai, Henry
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Unlike the physical world where social ecosystems are formed from the integrated and managed relationships between individuals and organisations, the online digital world consists of many independent, isolated and incompatible social networks established by organisations that have overlapping and manually managed relationships. To bring the online digital world in-line with the physical world, integration of social networks, identification of overlapping relationships in social networks, and automation of relationship management in social networks are required. OpenSocial is a framework that enables social networks to interlink and self-organise into a social ecosystem guided by the policies of individuals and organisations.
Optimizing the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC
Creators: name: Shu, Feng
name: Sakurai, Taka
name: Vu, Hai
name: Zukerman, Moshe
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper optimally determines the IEEE 802.15.4 medium access control (MAC) attributes macBeaconOrder (BO) and macSuperframeOrder (SO) (by which the periods of time that the sensor is active and non-active can be computed) such that the overall energy consumption of the network is minimized. Considering an IEEE 802.15.4 beacon-enabled network laid out in a single-hop star topology, we evaluated the performance of the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC through simulation. Numerical results show that the optimal solutions of BO and SO can be obtained for a range of user-specific quality of service requirements, such as proportion of successful packet transmissions and maximum delay constraint.
Multilevel sparse grid Lagrange collocation method with positive definite radial basis functions for the solution of elliptic boundary value problems
Creators: name: Alarfaj, Kawther
Publisher: name: University of Leicester
Year: 2024

description: In this thesis, we introduce the Lagrange collocation method with radial basis functions (LRBF) as a novel approach to solving n-dimensional PDEs. Our method addresses the fundamental challenge – the ‘trade-off principle’ – often associated with standard RBF collocation methods. We aim to maintain the accuracy and convergence of the numerical solution while improving stability and efficiency.In 1D, we establish its existence and uniqueness for specific differential operators, including the Laplacian operator, and positive definite RBFs. In 2D, we provide some theoretical proofs and validate our claims through numerical experiments.A pivotal innovation is to perturb the primary matrix, thus defining the perturbed LRBF method (PLRBF). This perturbation enables Cholesky decomposition, reducing the condition number to its square root, leading to the CPLRBF. This allows us to select larger shape parameters without compromising stability and accuracy.Consequently, we achieve highly accurate solutions early in the process, thus saving time. Surprisingly, the stability of CPLRBF in 2D is not solely influenced by the main matrix but also affected by a second matrix that does not play a key role in 1D. For sufficiently large shape parameters, this second matrix dominates the overall stability, posing limitations to be addressed in future work.To address stagnation issues arising from using an adaptive shape parameter inversely proportional to the node spacing, we combine PLRBF/CPLRBF with multilevel techniques, resulting in the MuPLRBF/MuCPLRBF. Our findings reveal that MuCPLRBF significantly enhances accuracy early in the process.In this context, the Multilevel Sparse Grid method yields improvement in terms of accuracy and efficiency for the Gaussian. However, no accuracy improvement was observed for IMQ when using a sparse grid.Through a series of numerical experiments, we underscore the effectiveness of MuCPLRBF in achieving stability, accuracy, and efficiency in 1D and 2D.
title: Solidarity in Europe. How did German newspapers perceive aspects of solidarity during the Great Recession 2008/2009?
Creators: name: Alexin, Christian
name: Beck, Joshua
name: Boese, Franziska-Erzsébet
name: Bolz, Dorian-Patrick
name: Bremberger, Celine
name: Carstens, Lene Elisabeth
name: Danaci, Dilara M.
name: Darmstädter, Stella
name: Efraimov, Yefim
name: Egner, Björn
name: Enders, Martin
name: Feike, Tobias
name: Fischer, Paula
name: Gajewski, Leon
name: Gauch, Alina
name: Göckel, Lennart
name: Grabelus, Maximilian R.
name: Grünewald, Paul
name: Halft, David
name: Heyer, Milena
name: Hinte, Johanna Victoria
name: Hirte, Leon
name: Huber, Christopher
name: Im, Yujeong
name: Junge, Lena
name: Karb, Adrian
name: Kehr, Julia
name: Kilian, Leonie
name: Knappe, Romy
name: Köylüoglu, Atakan
name: Krahe, Jannik
name: Kratz, Tobias
name: Mohamed, Iman
name: Müller, Melanie
name: Orere, Ayleen Otevane
name: Pavic, Daniela
name: Rasbieler, Philip
name: Schäfer Aparicio, Maik
name: Scholl, Hendrik
name: Schwind, Jesse
name: Thyme, Mattea
Publisher: name: UNSPECIFIED
Year: 2024

description: This report is the final joint product of the student research project “Solidarity in Europe” which was conducted the Institute of Political Science at Technische Universität Darmstadt from April 2023 to March 2024. It explores attitudes towards solidarity in Europe expressed in four large German newspapers within the first year of the fiscal crisis of 2009. The report is based on empirical analysis of more than 600 newspaper articles which were assessed using qualitative content analysis.
The nutritional role of acetate for lactic acid bacteria
Creators: name: Guirard, Beverly Marie, 1915-
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 1945
Subjects: subject: Lactic acid bacteria
subject: Lactic acid bacteria--Nutrition
subject: Sodium acetate

description: As one approach to elucidation of the role of acetate in the metabolism of lactic acid bacteria, all of these substances reportedly formed from acetate or capable of degradation to acetate have been tested for their ability to duplicate the growth effect of acetate for various representative organisms of this group. In addition, certain intermediates known to be involved in carbohydrate and fat metabolism were investigated. Along with the pure substances, some cellular and tissue extracts were tested. Many of these were more active in promoting growth than acetate itself per unit weight. Consequently, the concentration of the active factor (or factors) in the most promising source materials was undertaken. The nature of the active material(s) in cellular and tissue extracts, details of the fractionation procedures, and the extent of concentration effected are given in the text of the thesis. Another approach toward ascertaining the nutritional role of sodium acetate for lactic acid bacteria was attempted. The bacterial cells grown in a complete medium were saponified, and the fatty acid and unsaponifiable fractions were isolated and tested as growth supplements for these organisms. These experiments yielded information which is concordant with the view that acetate is utilized by lactic acid bacteria in the synthesis of lipoid and steroid materials
Gary Cunningham Guest Lecture
Creators: name: Cunningham, Gary
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 1994
Subjects: Cistercian monasteries
Cistercian architecture
Architecture--Environmental aspects
mesoamerican
Architectural design
Architecture, Romanesque
rose windows
Architecture, Gothic
Benedictines
Building materials
tripartite windows
Architecture, Baroque
naves
Limestone
Masonry
stonecutting
trusses (structural elements)
tilt-up construction
Steel
Choir stalls
tabernacle frames
Roofs--Design and construction
Skylights
Concrete
International style (Architecture)
Columns, Concrete
Sealed double glazing
Porticoes
fieldstone
plywood
sandblast sand
Architectural drawing--Computer-aided design
Ford, O'Neil, 1905-1982
Leary, Daniel
Cunningham Architects
University of Dallas
Cistercian Preparatory School
United States. Department of Justice. Office on the Americans with Disabilities Act
University of Texas at Austin. School of Architecture
Irving, Tex.
Hungary
Rome
Zirc (Hungary)

description: Architectural projects and/or sites mentioned: abbazia di Casamari (unknown, 13th century) (Province of Frosinone, Italy) ; Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Dallas (Cunningham Architects, 1992) (Irving, Texas) ; Powerhouse (Cunningham Architects, 1998) (Dallas, Texas) ; Pyramids at Cuca (unknown, unknown) (Yucatán, Mexico)
description: Audio files are EID restricted. Individuals without an EID should send an email request to apl-aaa@lib.utexas.edu.
АНАЛИЗ СВОЙСТВ ПОЛИМЕРНО-ЩЕБЕНОЧНО-МАСТИЧНОГО АСФАЛЬБЕТОНА НА ОСНОВЕ ПОЛИМЕРНО МОДИФИКАТОРА ДЛЯ ДОРОЖНО-КЛИМАТИЧЕСКИХ ЗОН УЗБЕКИСТАНА
Creators: name: Курбонов, Салохиддин
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: В результате нашей научно-исследовательской работы подтверждено, что полимерно-щебеночно-мастичный асфальтобетон (ПЩМА) эффективен с технико-экономической точки зрения для дорожно-климатических регионов Узбекистана.
Cap Floor Explained
Creators: name: Yang, Alex
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Interest rate cap, interest rate floor, caplet, floorlet, call option, put option, valuation, Black model

description: An interest rate cap is designed to provide insurance against the interest cap on an underlying floating-rate note rising above a certain level (cap rate), and is modelled as a portfolio of European interest rate call options (caplets).
description: https://ia801404.us.archive.org/13/items/ir-cap-30/IrCap-30.pdf
An Environmental Education Model Based on Bio-dynamic Agriculture: a case study in the 2025 May's election in Suriname
Creators: name: Cristiano Trindade De Angelis*
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: bio-dynamic agriculture. Ecological citizen. Communities of Practice. Environmental education of children. Rock dust.

description: Abstract: On May 25 of this year will have presidential elections in Suriname and this is difficult to find a candidate, among the six who compete for the most important position of the country, seriously committed to environmental education and preservation.

There is no any governmental interventions, required to prevent green gentrification: 451,000 hectares of Amazonian primary forest were granted to agricultural installments. This has resulted in a shocking amount of primary forest loss for a country that has suffered an average annual deforestation of 6,560 hectares in the last 21 years (137,746 hectares in total since 2002).

It is a country with various climatic challenges due to the lack of education, available only in The Netherlands. This is related to the vast Chinese and Indian population density, which dominate the private sector and has a large influence on the public sector with the endorsement of The Netherlands.

Due to the lack of access to knowledge, the pollution of Suriname, in particular the amount of garbage in the streets of Paramaribo, is a chaotic situation that can no longer continue since it is gravally affected the health of the population. A growing body of research highlights that enhancing green spaces can play a significant role in preventing or reducing the severity of various chronic conditions.

Environmental education cannot be developed in isolation; it must be integrated within a broader social and cultural context to be truly effective. This study explores the importance of incorporating environmental education into early childhood learning and fostering greater engagement with students. By embedding environmental education into diverse learning environments, this approach promotes both ecological awareness and a deeper respect for the environment.

An ecologically conscious citizen who respects nature and diverse cultures is more receptive to effective environmental education practices and better equipped for active participation in government initiatives. In response to this need for transformation, this research proposes an environmental education new paradigm based on transversality.

In parallel, the insertion of environmental education as a cross in mathematics, chemistry, literature, biology and physical education, it is necessary that Suriname farmers begin to use biodynamic agriculture practices as a rock dust.

The main result is a model of biodynamic agriculture based on the transversality of the teaching of Environmental Education and rock dust as an excellent remineralizer for the Suriname’s soil.
Great Britain Historical Database: Economic Distress and Labour Markets Data: Poor Law Statistics for Scotland, 1845-1931
Great Britain Historical Database, 1801-1992
Creators: name: Southall, H. R.
name: Gilbert, D.
Publisher: name: UK Data Service
Year: 2024

description:
The Great Britain Historical Database has been assembled as part of the ongoing Great Britain Historical GIS Project. The project aims to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain at sub-county scales. Further information about the project is available on A Vision of Britain webpages, where users can browse the database's documentation system online.

These data were originally published by the Board of Supervision for the Relief of the Poor in Scotland, later renamed the Local Government Board for Scotland. They were computerised by the Great Britain Historical GIS Project. They form part of the Great Britain Historical Database, which contains a wide range of geographically-located statistics, selected to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain, generally at sub-county scales.

This study contains Scottish poor law statistics, generally by parish, from 1845 to 1915, plus some limited data from 1931. From 1845 to 1889 they provide a single annual count of paupers, usually on the 14th of May. From 1890 to 1915 three counts are provided, for January,  May and either August or September. The data classify recipients of poor relief by reason for relief (casual, sane, lunatic, vagrant) and by gender/age (aged male, aged female, children).

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.
How to Save the World: Actually Achieving Personal Evolution
Creators: name: Thomas J. Savage*
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Internal interaction, external interaction, individual evolutionary movement, invisible crisis, democracy, science of human behavior, interdisciplinary.

description: Abstract: This article carries forward the ideas in Savage’s book with Bernard Phillips, Creating Life Before Death: Before Disaster Strikes the Ship of State (2nd ed., 2024), as illustrated by the 55 references in the bibliography. By reversing that book’s sequence of ideas followed by stories, so as to present stories followed by their sociological implications, Savage looks toward communicating the full power of sociology for solving individual and world problems. He sees the result as nothing less than the framework for a new social movement, an Individual Evolutionary Movement. The key figures in the bibliography—Durkheim, Simmel, Weber, Addams, Dewey, Korzybski, Polak, Mills, Gouldner, Gould, Kelly, Phillips, Savage, Busch, Plotkin, Levin and Turner—succeeded in laying the groundwork for this paper with their focus on personal and world problem-solving. By centering on the concept of INTERACTION, the paper integrates these ideas, working toward fulfilling the vision of the “dynamic duo”—Phillips and Savage—of a social movement delivering an incredibly effective science of human behavior in the hands of the ordinary individual. Our times, with unsolved problems threatening the very existence of the human race, call for nothing less than such an Individual Evolutionary Movement. It opens up to individuals of all political persuasions and all nations with its focus on moving democratic institutions a step further, following the vision of Jane Addams: “The Cure for the Ills of Democracy——Is More Democracy”. That vision extends to John Dewey’s mantra to “educate every individual into the full stature of his possibility.” In the view of Phillips and Savage, that possibility is limitless. Metaphorically, they see the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and the Munchkins as learning to travel on the yellow brick road with no end, carrying forward the visions of Addams and Dewey and stretching beyond Emerald City.
Great Britain Historical Database: Health and Health Care Data: Mortality Statistics for Scotland, 1861-1971
Great Britain Historical Database, 1801-1992
Creators: name: Southall, H. R.
Publisher: name: UK Data Service
Year: 2024

description:
The Great Britain Historical Database has been assembled as part of the ongoing Great Britain Historical GIS Project. The project aims to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain at sub-county scales. Further information about the project is available on A Vision of Britain webpages, where users can browse the database's documentation system online.

These data were originally published in the reports of the Registrar-General for Scotland. They were computerised by the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and its collaborators. They form part of the Great Britain Historical Database, which contains a wide range of geographically-located statistics, selected to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain, generally at sub-county scales.

The data comprise complete transcriptions of a small number of tables selected from the Annual Reports, and Decennial Supplements, of the Registrar General:

(1) Annual counts of births, marriages and deaths in 1861, 1881 and 1911.

(2) Annual counts of births (and stillbirths), deaths, and deaths by 5- or 10-year age bands in 1921, 1930, 1931, 1941, 1950, 1951, 1961 and 1971.

(3) Deaths by gender and 5-year age bands in 1881.

(4) Cause of death by gender and 5-year age bands for the decades 1881-90 and 1891-1900.

The data are always by county and sometimes also by burgh and district.

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.
Conflict or connection? A feasibility study on the implementation of a training based on connecting communication in a nursing curriculum
Creators: name: Bakker, Ellen
name: Dekker-van Doorn, Connie M.
name: Kox, Jos
name: Miedema, Harald S
name: Francke, Anneke L.
name: Roelofs, Pepijn D. D. M.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 399999
subject: Other education not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 420505
subject: Nursing workforce
classificationCode: 420599
subject: Nursing not elsewhere classified

description: Background: Nursing students frequently experience offensive behaviour and communication problems with patients, clinical supervisors, and nursing and faculty staff. A communication training was developed based on connecting communication to prevent and manage conflict, and build interpersonal trust-based relationships. Objectives: Feasibility study to evaluate the acceptability, demand, implementation, integration, and limited efficacy of a training based on connecting communication within a nursing curriculum. Design: Mixed method design. Participants: Third-year nursing students (n = 24). Setting: A Dutch Bachelor of Nursing degree programme in Rotterdam. Methods: Between November 2019 and March 2020, data were collected from students and trainers, using quantitative and qualitative methods. Feasibility aspects, including limited efficacy testing, were measured with pre- and post-training surveys. Descriptive statistical analyses and (non)parametric tests were used to analyse feasibility aspects and baseline and follow-up scores for empathy, self-compassion, and exposure to violence. In addition, reflection reports of students and two paired interviews with the two trainers were analysed using qualitative content analysis with a deductive approach. Results: The post-training survey and reflection reports showed a positive assessment of the training on acceptability, demand, and integration. Students rated the training as helpful in improving their communication skills and in dealing with conflict situations. Furthermore, they recommended to implement the training in earlier years of the educational programme. According to the trainers, miscommunication, students' lack of preparation for lessons, and the timing of the training prohibited full participation in the training. The pretestposttest survey results show statistically significant improved self-compassion (3.77 vs. 4.10; p = 0.03) and decreased self-judgement (4.21 vs. 3.50; p = 0.03). Empathy and exposure to violence did not change. Conclusions: From the perspective of nursing students and trainers involved, this 10-week training based on connecting communication is feasible to implement in the Bachelor of Nursing degree programme, preferably before clinical placements.
Role of cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for metastatic gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma?
Creators: name: Zaidi, Syed M. H.
name: Ho, Kimberly
name: Sohail, Amir H.
name: Whittington, Jennifer
Publisher: name: PRIME
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 320226
subject: Surgery

description: Abstract
Gastric cancer is the fifth most prevalent cancer worldwide and the third leading cause of cancer- related mortality. Peritoneal carcinomatosis can develop in patients with a primary gastric tumor in a substantial proportion of patients, with estimates ranging from 14% to 43%. For patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastric cancer, therapeutic options are limited. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy, combined with hyperthermia (HIPEC), provides regional dose intensification within the peritoneal cavity, effectively targeting peritoneal carcinomatosis with minimal systemic exposure. We report a case of gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with peritoneal metastasis successfully treated with of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC, and followed by surgery and systemic chemotherapy, highlighting HIPEC as one of the viable options and the importance of a multimodal approach for the treatment of this case.
Reference sheet for the publication: Towards sensor agnostic artificial intelligence for underwater imagery
Creators: name: Massot-Campos, Miquel
name: Thornton, Blair
name: Yamada, Takaki
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This reference sheet serves to direct to the location of the referenced publication, which is currently Green Access but available to those with IEEE Xplore access. When the embargo period is over this entry will be updated with the full version. For queries on this please contact comms.techoceans@aquatt.ie.
Prevalence of recurrent stroke in individuals that previously presented with TIA
Creators: name: Burr, Tucker
name: Carr, Danielle
name: Dowling, Myles
name: Guillaume, Tiana M. D
name: Imbo-Nloga, Camile
name: Krueger, Aaron
name: Manning, Michael
name: Penaranda, Ariel
name: Steele, Andrew
name: Ambuj Kumar
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: Health Care

description: EBM assignment critical apprasial
Do household living arrangements explain gender and ethnicity differences in receipt of support services? Findings from LiLACS NZ Mori and non-Mori advanced age cohorts
Creators: name: Lapsley, Hilary
name: Kerse, Ngaire
name: Moyes, Simon A.
name: Keeling, Sally
name: Muru-Lanning, Marama Leigh
name: Wiles, Janine
name: Jatrana, Santosh
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Services providing practical support are a key component in the spectrum of social care assisting older people to age in place. Te Puwaitanga o Ng Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu/Life and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study in New Zealand (LiLACS NZ), a longitudinal study of Mori and non-Mori in advanced age, aims to determine predictors of successful ageing and to understand trajectories of health and wellbeing. This paper investigates whether household living arrangements (living alone or with others) might explain previously reported gender and ethnic differences in support service utilisation. We had shown that women and non-Mori received more services than men and Mori despite better health. The results of analyses in this paper show that, as expected, poorer physical function led to increased service use. After controlling for functional status, household living arrangements (living alone) were the next strongest driver of service use. In a fully adjusted model, previously observed differences around gender and ethnicity were no longer significant predictors of support service use. However, gender and ethnicity do shape living arrangements in advanced age. Women in advanced age are more likely to live alone, consequently needing more outside support, whereas men are more likely to have a spouse/partner able to provide care. Mori are more likely to live in multigenerational households, the care available at home meaning they are less likely to qualify for formal support. This study points to a need for understanding how gender and ethnicity interact with living arrangements and suggests that inequities may not be absent when the presence of others in a household renders an older person ineligible for formal care.
Teaching automated test case generation
Creators: name: Chen, Tsong
name: Kuo, Fei-Ching
name: Zhou, Zhi Quan
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Software testing is a major approach to software quality assurance, but it is relatively neglected in universities' computing curricula. For students majoring in computer science or software engineering, several basic testing methods need to be taught. These testing methods generate test cases based on either specifications or program code. When introducing the testing methods based on program code, it is not easy to let the students experience automated test case generation due to the lack of supporting tools and limited teaching hours. In this paper we report our experience in teaching this topic with limited resources. The evaluation result indicates that our teaching method is effective and can also be adopted in other computer science/software engineering subjects where similar constraints exist.
title: Μεθευρετικοί και υβριδικοί αλγόριθμοι για προβλήματα δρομολόγησης οχημάτων πολλαπλών αντικειμενικών συναρτήσεων
title: Metaheuristic and hybrid algorithms for multi-objective vehicle routing problems
Creators: name: Γκουβερης Κωνσταντινος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2024

description: Η παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία επιχειρεί να συμβάλει στην κατανόηση και στην πρακτική εφαρμογή των αλγορίθμων βελτιστοποίησης στον τομέα της επιχειρησιακής έρευνας και εφοδιαστικής. Με την εφαρμογή, αξιολόγηση και σύγκριση των αποτελεσμάτων μιας ποικιλίας ευρετικών και μεθευρετικών αλγορίθμων, αλλά και των υβριδοποιημένων εκδόσεών τους, θα προκύψουν χρήσιμες πληροφορίες για την αποτελεσματικότητά αυτών στην αντιμετώπιση πολύπλοκων προβλημάτων δρομολόγησης. Αρχικά γίνεται αναλυτική παρουσίαση ορισμένων μεθευρετικών αλγορίθμων (περιορισμένη αναζήτηση, προσομοιωμένη ανόπτηση, επαναληπτική τοπική αναζήτηση, αλγόριθμος βελτιστοποίησης αποικίας μυρμηγκιών κ.α.) που εφαρμόζονται συνήθως κατά τη βελτιστοποίηση μίας μοναδικής αντικειμενικής συνάρτησης. Στη συνέχεια παρουσιάζονται αλγόριθμοι βελτιστοποίησης πολλαπλών αντικειμενικών συναρτήσεων (MOTS, NSGA-2, SPEA-2) και έπειτα προτείνονται προσαρμοσμένες υβριδικές προσεγγίσεις που συνδυάζουν δύο τουλάχιστον από τις παραπάνω τεχνικές με σκοπό την επίτευξη καλύτερης ποιότητας λύσεων ή/και την ταχύτερη σύγκλιση στο βέλτιστο μέτωπο Pareto. Οι υβριδικοί αυτοί αλγόριθμοι εφαρμόζονται για την επίλυση δύο προβλημάτων δρομολόγησης οχημάτων για την εξυπηρέτηση 200 πελατών, βελτιστοποιώντας ταυτόχρονα πολλαπλές αντικειμενικές συναρτήσεις, υπό περιορισμούς. Τέλος, τα αποτελέσματα αυτών των εφαρμογών συγκρίνονται με τα αποτελέσματα που θα εξήγαγε η εφαρμογή ενός μόνο μεθευρετικού αλγορίθμου.
description: This thesis attempts to contribute to the understanding and practical application of optimization algorithms in the field of operational research and logistics. By applying, evaluating and comparing the results of a variety of heuristic and meta-heuristic algorithms, as well as their hybridized versions, useful information will emerge on their effectiveness in dealing with complex routing problems. Firstly, a number of metaheuristic algorithms (tabu search, simulated annealing, iterated local search, ant colony optimization, etc.) that are usually applied for solving single-objective optimization problems is presented. Then, some multi-objective optimization algorithms (MOTS, NSGA-2, SPEA-2) are presented and subsequently, customized hybrid approaches are proposed that combine at least two of the above techniques in order to achieve better solutions and/or faster convergence to the optimal Pareto frontier. These hybrid algorithms are applied to solve two different multi-objective vehicle routing problems to serve 200 customers, under constraints. Finally, the results are compared to the results that are produced by the application of a single metaheuristic algorithm.
‘Patient journeys into hospital’. An in-depth exploration of primary care’s role in the emergency admission of older people with multimorbidity.
Creators: name: Walker, Nicola
Publisher: name: University of Leicester
Year: 2024

description: IntroductionLevels of emergency hospital admissions in multimorbidity are high. Many of these admissions could be avoided.AimTo understand the primary care factors and decision making associated with emergency GP hospital admissions for patients with multimorbidity.MethodSeven case studies consisted of interviews with a patient or carer, GP and medical record reviews. Patients had more than one chronic disease and a recent emergency admission by their GP. Medical records were reviewed for twelve months prior to and including the admission. Maps of the patient journeys detailed key interactions. Two focus groups of GPs, six further patient/ carer interviews and seven practice manager interviews were completed. Framework analysis helped generate themes associated with the primary care factors leading up to and involved in the decision-making processes in context of an admission.ResultsPoor coordination of care within and between primary, community and secondary care was challenging for patients and GPs alike. Responsiveness of practices could have been timelier and collaborated better. Patients reported high trust in their GPs which increased agreement with management plans or admission. GPs and patients followed a structured admission decision pathway. Time pressures and worry re negative outcomes impacted on GP’s admission decisions. Prior knowledge of the patient, higher confidence levels in their condition and better access to support from secondary care colleagues assisted their decision. Level of trust in the GP and the language and context of their explanation influenced patient’s agreement to admission.ConclusionAs far as we are aware this is the first study in this area of its design. Improved collaboration and coordination within primary care teams and between primary and secondary care should the focus for improvement.
Supplementary materials from Inbreeding avoidance and cost in a small, isolated trout population
Creators: name: Bell, Donovan
name: Kovach, Ryan  P
name: Whiteley, Andrew  R
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310399
subject: Ecology not elsewhere classified

description: Supplementary methods, results, figures, and tables for, "Inbreeding avoidance and cost in a small, isolated trout population".
PLOTINA FIinal Conference Book of Abstracts. Regendering Science for an Inclusive Research Environment.
Creators: name: Gallina Toschi, Tullia
name: Balzano, Angela
name: Crivellaro, Francesca
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2020
Subjects: AGR/13 Chimica agraria
AGR/15 Scienze e tecnologie alimentari
M-PED/03 Didattica e pedagogia speciale
MED/25 Pschiatria
SECS-P/01 Economia politica
SECS-P/02 Politica economica
SECS-P/07 Economia aziendale
SH2 - Institutions, Values, Beliefs and Behaviour: Sociology, social anthropology, political science, law, communication, social studies of science and technology
SH3 - Environment, Space and Population: Environmental studies, geography, demography, migration, regional and urban studies
SPS/01 Filosofia politica
SPS/04 Scienza politica
SPS/09 Sociologia dei processi economici e del lavoro

description: This E-book is a result of the H2020 PLOTINA project Final Conference, ReGendering Science. For an inclusive research environment, held in the Università di Bologna (27th-28th of January 2020, https://www.plotina.eu/plotina-final-conference/). It includes the abstracts selected thanks to the call for abstracts that the Consortium – in collaboration with scholars from different European institutions – launched in October 2019. PLOTINA: Promoting gender balance and Inclusion in Research Innovation and Training (G.A. 666008) aimed at identifying and addressing the obstacles hampering gender equality in Research Performing Organizations.