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Physical processes leading to surface inhomogeneities: the case of rotation
In this lecture I discuss the bulk surface heterogeneity of rotating stars,
namely gravity darkening. I especially detail the derivation of the omega-model
of Espinosa Lara & Rieutord (2011), which gives the gravity darkening in
early-type stars. I also discuss the problem of deriving gravity darkening in
stars owning a convective envelope and in those that are members of a binary
system.Comment: 23 pages, 11 figure, Lecture given to the school on the cartography
of the Sun and the stars (May 2014 in Besan\c{c}on), to appear in LNP, Neiner
and Rozelot edts V2: typos correcte
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Ethics and Design in the Brazilian Context
Often driven by practical and immediate requirements, more and more people are incorporating technology into a variety of aspects of their lives, often without reflecting on the consequences of using them. On the other hand, studies on interactive system development that lead to behavioral change have been gaining ground on the agenda of large HCI conferences. This movement brings to the forefront the fundamental issues of ethics in design and technology use. A designer’s intentions, when directing certain actions or behaviors, are not always explicit or desired by the stakeholders affected by the use of the technology. Systems that induce an undesired purchase, or even those that use conditioning strategies to cause a behavioral change are examples of such intentions. The challenge proposed is therefore about the relationship between design and personal freedom in a way that these technology users do not become victims, either passively or submissively, of the effects of its use. This advance allows for the redefinition of the relationship between man and technology, and the application of new forms of designing and developing interactive systems that take into account the ethical aspects of this relationship
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The Ensemble and Model Comparison Approaches for Big Data Analytics in Social Sciences
Big data analytics are prevalent in fields like business, engineering, public health, and the physical sciences, but social scientists are slower than their peers in other fields in adopting this new methodology. One major reason for this is that traditional statistical procedures are typically not suitable for the analysis of large and complex data sets. Although data mining techniques could alleviate this problem, it is often unclear to social science researchers which option is the most suitable one to a particular research problem. The main objective of this paper is to illustrate how the model comparison of two popular ensemble methods, namely, boosting and bagging, could yield an improved explanatory model. Accessed 993 times on https://pareonline.net from November 21, 2018 to December 31, 2019. For downloads from January 1, 2020 forward, please click on the PlumX Metrics link to the right
Developmental and functional effects of steroid hormones on the neuroendocrine axis and spinal cord
This review highlights the principal effects of steroid hormones at central and peripheral levels in the neuroendocrine axis. The data discussed highlight the principal role of oestrogens and testosterone in hormonal programming in relation to sexual orientation, reproductive and metabolic programming, and the neuroendocrine mechanism involved in the development of polycystic ovary syndrome phenotype. Moreover, consistent with the wide range of processes in which steroid hormones take part, we discuss the protective effects of progesterone on neurodegenerative disease and the signalling mechanism involved in the genesis of oestrogen-induced pituitary prolactinomas.Fil: Zubeldia Brenner, Lautaro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Roselli, C. E.. Oregon Health and Science University Portland; Estados UnidosFil: Recabarren, S. E.. Universidad de Concepción; ChileFil: Gonzalez Deniselle, Maria Claudia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; ArgentinaFil: Lara, H. E.. Universidad de Chile; Chil
Operation of graphene quantum Hall resistance standard in a cryogen-free table-top system
We demonstrate quantum Hall resistance measurements with metrological
accuracy in a small cryogen-free system operating at a temperature of around
3.8K and magnetic fields below 5T. Operating this system requires little
experimental knowledge or laboratory infrastructure, thereby greatly advancing
the proliferation of primary quantum standards for precision electrical
metrology. This significant advance in technology has come about as a result of
the unique properties of epitaxial graphene on SiC.Comment: 15 pages, 9 figure
Sundarban mangroves: diversity, ecosystem services and climate change impacts
The Bengal delta coast harboring the famous Sundarban mangroves is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Already, salinity intrusion, increasing cyclones and anomalies in rainfall, and temperature, are causing many social and livelihood problems. However, our knowledge on the diversified climate change impacts on Sundarban ecosystems services, providing immense benefits, including foods, shelters, livelihood, and health amenities, is very limited. Therefore, this article has systematically reviewed the major functional aspects, and highlights on biodiversity, ecosystem dynamics, and services of the Sunderban mangroves, with respect to variations in climatic factors. The mangrove ecosystems are highly productive in terms of forest biomass, and nutrient contribution, especially through detritus-based food webs, to support rich biodiversity in the wetlands and adjacent estuaries. Sundarban mangroves also play vital role in atmospheric CO2 sequestration, sediment trapping and nutrient recycling. Sea level rise will engulf a huge portion of the mangroves, while the associated salinity increase is posing immense threats to biodiversity and economic losses. Climate-mediated changes in riverine discharge, tides, temperature, rainfall and evaporation will determine the wetland nutrient variations, influencing the physiological and ecological processes, thus biodiversity and productivity of Sundarban mangroves. Hydrological changes in wetland ecosystems through increased salinity and cyclones will lower the food security, and also induce human vulnerabilities to waterborne diseases. Scientific investigations producing high resolution data to identify Sundarban‟s multidimensional vulnerabilities to various climatic regimes are essential. Sustainable plans and actions are required integrating conservation and climate change adaptation strategies, including promotion of alternative livelihoods. Thus, interdisciplinary approaches are required to address the future climatic disasters, and better protection of invaluable ecosystem services of the Sunderban mangroves.Fil: Neogi, Sucharit Basu. Coastal Development Partnership; Bangladesh. Osaka Prefecture University; Japón. Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology GmbH; AlemaniaFil: Dey, Mouri. University of Chittagong; BangladeshFil: Lutful Kabir, S. M.. Bangladesh Agricultural University; BangladeshFil: Masum, Syed Jahangir H.. Coastal Development Partnership; BangladeshFil: Kopprio, Germán Adolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology GmbH; AlemaniaFil: Yamasaki, Shinji. Osaka Prefecture University; JapónFil: Lara, Ruben Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentin
Substructure in the stellar halo near the Sun:I. Data-driven clustering in integrals-of-motion space
Aims: Develop a data-driven and statistically based method for finding such
clumps in Integrals of Motion space for nearby halo stars and evaluating their
significance robustly. Methods: We use data from Gaia EDR3 extended with radial
velocities from ground-based spectroscopic surveys to construct a sample of
halo stars within 2.5 kpc from the Sun. We apply a hierarchical clustering
method that uses the single linkage algorithm in a 3D space defined by the
commonly used integrals of motion energy , together with two components of
the angular momentum, and . To evaluate the statistical
significance of the clusters found, we compare the density within an
ellipsoidal region centered on the cluster to that of random sets with similar
global dynamical properties. We pick out the signal at the location of their
maximum statistical significance in the hierarchical tree. We estimate the
proximity of a star to the cluster center using the Mahalanobis distance. We
also apply the HDBSCAN clustering algorithm in velocity space. Results: Our
procedure identifies 67 highly significant clusters (), containing
12\% of the sources in our halo set, and in total 232 subgroups or individual
streams in velocity space. In total, 13.8\% of the stars in our data set can be
confidently associated to a significant cluster based on their Mahalanobis
distance. Inspection of our data set reveals a complex web of relationships
between the significant clusters, suggesting that they can be tentatively
grouped into at least 6 main structures, many of which can be associated to
previously identified halo substructures, and a number of independent
substructures. This preliminary conclusion is further explored in an
accompanying paper by Ruiz-Lara et al., where we also characterize the
substructures in terms of their stellar populations. Conclusions: We find...
(abridged version)Comment: 16 pages, 14 figures, 2 tables. Accepted for publication in A&A. This
is the first in a series of papers, the second (Ruiz-Lara et al.) can be
found in https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022arXiv220102405R/abstract Code
of the clustering algorithm can be found in
https://github.com/SofieLovdal/IOM_clusterin
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