jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Axial Wave Propagation in Infinitely Long Periodic Curved Panels

Propagation of waves along the axis of the cylindrically curved panels of infinite length, supported at regular intervals is considered in this paper to determine their natural frequencies in bending vibration. Two approximate methods of analysis are presented. In the first, bending deflections in the form of beam functions and sinusoidal modes are used to obtain the propagation constant curves. In the second method high precision triangular finite elements is used combined with a wave approach to determine the natural frequencies. It is shown that by this approach the order of the resulting matrices in the FEM is considerably reduced leading to a significant decrease in computational effect. Curves of propagation constant versus natural frequencies have been obtained for axial wave propagation of a multi supported curved panel of infinite length. From these curves, frequencies of a finite multi supported curved panel of k segments may be obtained by simply reading off the frequencies corresponding to jπ/kj=1,2…k. Bounding frequencies and bounding modes of the multi supported curved panels have been identified. It reveals that the bounding modes are similar to periodic flat panel case. Wherever possible the numerical results have been compared with those obtained independently from finite element analysis and/or results available in the literature.

Topic: Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Lost Saints: Silence, Gender, and Victorian Literary Canonization

In Lost Saints Tricia Lootens argues that parallels betwee literary and religious canons are far deeper than has yet been realized. She presents the ideological underpinnings of Victorian literary canonization and the general processes by which it occurred and discloses the unacknowledged traces of canonization at work today. Literary legends have accorded canonicity to women writers such as Felicia Hemans, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Christina Rossetti, she contends, but often at the cost of discounting their claims as serious poets.Through case studies of the canonization of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti, Lootens demonstrates how nineteenth-century literary legends simultaneously glorified women poets and opened the way for critical neglect of their work. The author draws on a wide range of sources: histories of literature, religion, and art; medieval studies and folklore; and nineteenth-century poetry, essays, conduct books, textbooks, and novels.

Topic: Literature: history, themes, analysis
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
To be or not to be positive: Development of a tool to assess the relationship of negative, positive, and realistic thinking with psychological distress in breast cancer

There is a widespread belief that positive thinking is a key strategy to cope with cancer. While dispositional optimism is associated with lower psychological distress, the literature supporting the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy indirectly suggests that realistic thinking is also effective. This article describes the development of the Thoughts and Anticipations about Cancer questionnaire designed to directly compare the effect of realistic thinking versus positive thinking on adjustment to cancer. Preliminary data on its relationships with psychological distress gathered in 10 breast cancer patients are promising. The validity of the Thoughts and Anticipations about Cancer questionnaire will need to be confirmed in larger studies.

Topic: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
[Assessing efficacy and risk factors of carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting in patients with symptomatic stenoses of internal carotid arteries in early postoperative period].

The present work was aimed at comparative assessment of efficacy and risk factors of carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting in patients suffering from symptomatic stenoses of the internal carotid arteries, with due regard for the degree of the accompanying cardiac pathology, the presence of contralateral occlusion, and severity of chronic cerebrovascular insufficiency. We examined and treated a total of 142 patients diagnosed with stenoses of the internal carotid arteries and symptoms of chronic cerebrovascular insufficiency. In the cohort of those subjected to carotid endarterectomy we performed a total of 76 operations in 73 patients, and in the group of carotid stenting 71 operations of stenting of the internal carotid artery with cerebral protection in 69 patients. Postoperatively we assessed the following parameters: «stroke+lethality», incidence of transitory ischaemiс attacks, incidence rate of cerebrovascular neuropathy, and acute myocardial infarction. In the carotid endarterectomy group, we revealed increased risk for the development of neuropathy of the craniocerebral nerves (OR=0.0564, 95% CI 0.9953, P=0.049). In the group of stenting, we revealed increased risk for the development of transitory ischaemia.

Topic: Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
A Best-Response Algorithm with Voluntary Communication and Mobility Protocols for Mobile Autonomous Teams Solving the Target Assignment Problem

We consider a team of mobile autonomous robots with the aim to cover a given set of targets. Each robot aims to select a target to cover and physically reach it by the final time in coordination with other robots given the locations of targets. Robots are unaware of which targets other robots intend to cover. Each robot can control its mobility and who to send information to. We assume communication happens over a wireless channel that is subject to fading and failures. Given the setup, we propose a decentralized algorithm based on decentralized fictitious play in which robots reason about the selections and locations of other robots to decide which target to select, whether to communicate or not, who to communicate with, and where to move. Specifically, the communication actions of the robots are learning-aware, and their mobility actions are sensitive to the success probability of communication. We show that the decentralized algorithm guarantees that robots will cover their targets in finite time. Numerical simulations and experiments using a team of mobile robots confirm the target coverage in finite time and show that mobility control for communication and learning-aware voluntary communication protocols reduce the number of communication attempts in comparison to a benchmark distributed algorithm that relies on communication after every decision epoch.

Topic: Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Cluster Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) For Semiconductor and Metals Depth Profiling

Sputter depth profiling has long been used to investigate the distribution of subsurface elemental species. Detection and identification of secondary ions formed during the sputtering process can provide exceptional sensitivity for many elements in a wide range of materials and forms the basis for secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) depth profiling. This chapter describes the origin of some of the artifacts that currently limit SIMS depth profiling performance as well as the evolution of ion beam technology. Specific emphasis is placed on the application of cluster primary ion beams for ultra high resolution depth profiling. Examples are drawn primarily from depth profiling investigations of various semiconductor materials and metal films.

Topic: Ion-surface interactions and analysis
Subfield: Computational Mechanics
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
EVALUATING THE USE OF NITRIC ACID AS A DETERGENT IN DAIRY CLEANED-IN-PLACE SYSTEMS1

A model cleaned-in-place system was constructed and an atomic absorption method used to evaluate the detergency of low concentrations of nitric acid. Results indicate that critical temperature-concentration combinations exist which will remove the calcium from stainless steel test plates soiled with a milk film to a level comparable to a standardized-control wash (0.0–0.2 ppm calcium in 30 ml solvent eluted from a 324 cm2 area). Stainless steel test plates soiled with milk became resistant to wetting with water after being washed with nitric acid. Bacteriological studies were made to determine if the surface of the plates washed with nitric acid retained enough nutrients to support bacterial growth. Longer washing times than those required for complete calcium removal were necessary to reduce effectively the number of bacteria which would multiply on the surface of the test plates. Tests on corrosion showed that low concentrations of nitric acid were noncorrosive to stainless steel type 304. Low concentrations of nitric could be used routinely and for prolonged periods with little deleterious effect to the stainless steel. Plant trials indicated that nitric acid, under the conditions studied, did not remove the soil resulting from milk in contact with heated surfaces. More extensive plant trials are needed to fully evaluate the effectiveness of nitric acid in cleaning non-heated milk contact surfaces.

Topic: Water Treatment and Disinfection
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
[Changes in various immunological parameters in patients with recurrent vaginal candidiasis].

An immunological study has been performed in a group of 14 patients suffering from recurring vaginal candidiasis. Cellular immunity has been evaluated by skin test. Mononuclear cells of peripheral blood have been studied by a panel of monoclonal antibodies. Moreover granulocytes phagocytosis and NK activity have been determined. We observed a significant reduction of cellular immunity and phagocytosis comparing to the control group. This association may represent the basis of a compromised immunological response in patients with recurring vaginal candidiasis.

Topic: Medical and Biological Ozone Research
Subfield: Pharmacology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Sound field modeling in a street canyon with partially diffusely reflecting boundaries by the transport theory

The transport theory, applied to the concept of sound particles, seems to be well adapted to predict the sound propagation in urban areas, including most complex effects, like diffuse scattering by building facades, atmospheric attenuation, scattering by urban objects in streets, etc. In this paper, the transport theory is then applied to the sound field modeling in an empty street canyon with partially diffusely building facades. In this case, the temporal and spatial distribution of sound energy in a street is the solution of a transport equation, with mixed specular-diffuse boundary conditions. Using an asymptotic approach, the transport equation may be reduced to a diffusion equation for the sound energy, where the diffusion coefficient depends only on the building facades properties. Comparisons with experiments show that the diffusion model gives consistent results with experimental data, both for the sound attenuation level and the reverberation time.

Topic: Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery and Kommerell's Diverticulum: An Original Surgical Treatment with Dual-purpose Shunt

We report a case of Kommerell's diverticulum of an aberrant right subclavian artery in a patient with a left-sided aortic arch. The 80-year-old patient presented with dysphagia and dyspnea. The computed tomography scan showed that the trachea and the esophagus were compressed by the aberrant artery. This situation was corrected by surgical treatment without cardiopulmonary bypass or hypothermic circulatory arrest. The aneurysm was excluded by means of a temporary shunt between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta. An endovascular procedure was not considered to be appropriate to release the esophagus and trachea from arterial compression.

Topic: Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
A Semantic-Based Smart Contract Defect Detection General Platform

The emergence of smart contracts has brought blockchain into a new era. Smart contract has the feature that cannot be modified once deployed, which can ensure the credibility of smart contract. Security incidents on blockchain platforms in recent years have been linked to smart contracts. If the code of the smart contract contains defects, it may bring unpredictable risks and losses to the contract participants. Therefore, it is very necessary for smart contract to detect defects before deployment. To solve the above problems, this paper proposes a general platform for smart contract defect detection. The platform generates the abstract syntax tree of smart contracts, obtains the semantic description of corresponding functions, variables. Generate assertions by knowledge of security model libraries and semantic description of abstract syntax trees, and expressions, and then detects the defects of smart contracts. This paper introduces the design and implementation of the platform. Taking the variables parsed by the abstract syntax tree as an example, it explains in detail how the platform detects the delegatecall dangerous call vulnerability.

Topic: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Moral Hazard and Least-Cost Contracts: Impact of Changes in Agent Preferences

Moral hazard often called hidden action arises when one party a principal hires another party an agent who undertakes unobservable effort The agents effort is stochastically related to the outcomes or profits of the principal Because the effort is not observable or verifiable the agent can only be paid a wage contingent upon the observable variable such as whether a sale occurred or not If a profi

Topic: Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Domain: Social Sciences
Institutional Sources of Distrust in Government Contracting

This interview-based study explores trust in public--private co-operation by addressing the research questions: What are the main sources of distrust in public--private contracting? And why? We compare two Spanish social services subfields: one with high levels of cross-sector distrust and another one with low distrust between public and private sectors. We conclude that the sources of the identified cross-sector distrust are institutional: insufficient regulation and legislation, lack of business certification, and low local government administrative capacity. The article is a pioneering exploration of the under-researched theme of institutional distrust and its effect on public--private co-operation management.

Topic: Public Procurement and Policy
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Field: Business, Management and Accounting
Domain: Social Sciences
Influence of external vibration on tether chain in ligand-receptor binding

The tethered ligand-receptor binding is an important biological phenomenon. The conformation of tether chain greatly affects the binding process. By using molecular dynamics, the influence of environmental vibration on the conformation of the tether chain is studied. The phase diagram shows that the radius of gyration of the tether chain becomes large when there is vibration due to the vibrational disturbance. However, when the vibration frequency is high enough, the average value of radius of gyration will reduce. Under high frequency vibration, the chain has an inerratic variation on its radius of gyration. These properties provide the frequency modulation on the dimension of the chain. The scaling relation proves the dimension of chain increases faster under low frequency vibration. There are also weak resonance and stochastic-resonance-like behaviors in the chain system. These behaviors probably have biological importance.

Topic: Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Determinants of Quality of Life in the Acute Stage Following Stroke

Psychological distress and impaired cognitive function were independently associated with lower QOL in patients with acute stroke. However, stroke severity, physical disability and other socio-demographic factors were less significantly associated with QOL. These findings underscore the importance of psychological interventions for improving QOL during the acute phase following stroke.

Topic: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
Subfield: Rehabilitation
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Mothers Raising Daughters: New Complexities in Cultural Socialization for Children Adopted From China

This study examined the process of cultural socialization among 6- to 8-year-old girls adopted from China, with a focus on adoptive mothers' decisions about their children's socialization and children's interest in and knowledge about China and being Chinese. Qualitative interviews of 10 mothers and their children were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Three main categories were identified to further specify parental cultural socialization: (1) motivation, (2) approaches to differences, and (3) type of activities that differed in their contextual layers and their degree of structure. Findings additionally revealed the interplay between parents' cultural socialization practices and children's interest in socialization, patterns of participation, and knowledge and understanding about China or being Chinese. Results suggest that parental cultural socialization in families with children adopted internationally and transracially is more dynamic, complex, and layered than previously thought.

Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
A Quadrillion Ways to Say I Love You

Bill Richardson is out and we'll miss him. The culinary workers endorse Obama so he'll be eating well. And the Spears family is placing the blame on their daughter? No - Dr. Phil. Yes, of course. That and more news for Thursday, January 10, 2008.

Topic: Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
Subfield: Paleontology
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Optimal control of parallel machine systems

Thompson and Sethi [192] consider a deterministic single machine, single product production planning model whose purpose is to obtain the production rate over time to minimize an integral representing a discounted quadratic loss function. The model is solved both with and without nonnegative production constraints. It is shown that there exists a turnpike level of inventory, to which the optimal inventory level approaches monotonically over time. The model was generalized by Sethi and Thompson [155, 156] and Bensoussan, Sethi, Vickson, and Derzko [18] by incorporating an additive white noise term in the dynamics of the inventory process. Moreover, the concept of turnpike inventory level for the stochastic production planning problem was introduced.

Topic: Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms
Subfield: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Crossing Boundaries: An Exercise in Partnership Provision

Journal Article Crossing Boundaries: An Exercise in Partnership Provision Get access BILL WHYTE BILL WHYTE Bill Whyte lectures in social work at the University of Edinburgh and is currently a member of a research team carrying out a national study of Scotland's Children's Hearings system Correspondence to Bill Whyte, Department of Social Work, University of Edinburgh, Adam Ferguson Building, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LL Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 27, Issue 5, October 1997, Pages 679–704, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a011260 Published: 01 October 1997 Article history Accepted: 01 December 1995 Published: 01 October 1997

Topic: Social Work Education and Practice
Subfield: Public Administration
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
The recommendation for child placement by a psychiatric clinic.

Described below are three major factors which one child guidance clinic found useful in the consideration of the advisability of placement of a child away from his home. These factors are: 1) additional factors in diagnostic study of child and family when placement is in question; 2) services which aid the family with the emotional turmoil associated with placement, and aid the family in using a placement resource; and 3) the placement resource.

Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Synthetic Two-Dimensional Polymers

Synthetic two-dimensional polymers (2DPs) are an emerging subclass of 2D materials that are accessible by mild and rational synthesis procedures. Because of their structure, which is reminiscent of a molecular fisherman's net, 2DPs strongly differ from conventional linear polymers. They are expected to show applications in fields such as gas separation, nonlinear optics, and miniaturization of optical devices. The article sketches the historic development that led to the first fully proven representatives, describing each case in detail and comparing the current main access routes. Insights into some application aspects are also given. Alternative synthesis routes are also presented, together with the critical analytical issues. Structure analysis is perhaps the greatest challenge in this field, which arises with regard to proving the periodic structure of a 2DP. This article intends to stimulate the interest of an interdisciplinary community to join forces to develop this promising field even more quickly.

Topic: Perovskite Materials and Applications
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
ADVANCED SELECTIVE MONITORING SYSTEMS.

In order to reduce the amount of data obtained in multiple-input data acquisition systems--subsequently reducing power and size requirements in space vehicles, or reducing processing time in a computer analysis--a Selective Monitoring System was built and tested. The present system is an extension of a laboratory model which was used as criteria for signal selection signal changes from a steady state and signal excursions beyond predetermined limits. That system (laboratory model) was expanded to include originating (encoding) and terminal (decoding) equipment for a PCM data-transmission channel. The encoding and decoding equipment used the selective-monitoring characteristics of the laboratory model to obtain a data transmission rate lower than that required in an ordinary multiple input data acquisition system. Signals selected by the encoder unit were reconstructed in the decoder unit. A rate analog processor, compatible with the Selective Monitoring System, and suitable for use as a cardiotachometer, was built and tested. Performance requirements in an operational system are described. The reduction in size and power consumption obtainable with microminiaturization is analyzed. (Author)

Topic: Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences