424 research outputs found
Twas a Thursday in Class…
The purpose of this article is to describe a service-learning partnership between a human sexuality class and a community agency that assists those affected by intimate partner violence and sexual assault, and the benefits of the service-learning experience from the viewpoints of two of the students
Variability Catalog of Stars Observed During the TESS Prime Mission
During its 2-year Prime Mission, TESS observed over 232,000 stars at a 2-min
cadence across ~70% of the sky. These data provide a record of photometric
variability across a range of astrophysically interesting time scales, probing
stellar rotation, stellar binarity, and pulsations. We have analyzed the TESS
2-min light curves to identify periodic variability on timescales 0.01-13 days,
and explored the results across various stellar properties. We have identified
over 46,000 periodic variables with high confidence, and another 38,000 with
moderate confidence. These light curves show differences in variability type
across the HR diagram, with distinct groupings of rotational, eclipsing, and
pulsational variables. We also see interesting patterns across
period-luminosity space, with clear correlations between period and luminosity
for high-mass pulsators, evolved stars, and contact binary systems, a
discontinuity corresponding to the Kraft break, and a lower occurrence of
periodic variability in main-sequence stars on timescales of 1.5 to 2 days. The
variable stars identified in this work are cross-identified with several other
variability catalogs, from which we find good agreement between the measured
periods of variability. There are ~65,000 variable stars that are newly
identified in this work, which includes rotation rates of low-mass stars,
high-frequency pulsation periods for high-mass stars, and a variety of giant
star variability.Comment: 29 pages, 17 figures, accepted to ApJS, catalog available:
https://archive.stsci.edu/hlsp/tess-svc, data visualization tool:
https://filtergraph.com/tessvariabilit
The material role of digital media in connecting with, within, and beyond museums
The connective potentials of digital media have been positioned as a key part of a contemporary museum visitor experience. Using a sociology of translation, we construct a network of visitor experiences using data from a digital media engagement project at a large and multi-sited museum in the United Kingdom. These experiences relate to (dis)connections with the museum, museum objects, and other visitors. Through this analysis we disclose the often contradictory roles of the non-human, including and going beyond the digital, as contributors to the success and failure of attempts to change museum visitor experiences through engagement activities rooted in narratives of participation and connectivity
A haplotype-resolved chromosome-scale genome for Quercus rubra L. provides insights into the genetics of adaptive traits for red oak species
Northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) is an ecologically and economically important forest tree native to North America. We present a chromosome-scale genome of Q. rubra generated by the combination of PacBio sequences and chromatin conformation capture (Hi-C) scaffolding. This is the first reference genome from the red oak clade (section Lobatae). The Q. rubra assembly spans 739 Mb with 95.27% of the genome in 12 chromosomes and 33,333 protein-coding genes. Comparisons to the genomes of Quercus lobata and Quercus mongolica revealed high collinearity, with intrachromosomal structural variants present. Orthologous gene family analysis with other tree species revealed that gene families associated with defense response were expanding and contracting simultaneously across the Q. rubra genome. Quercus rubra had the most CC-NBS-LRR and TIR-NBS-LRR resistance genes out of the 9 species analyzed. Terpene synthase gene family comparisons further reveal tandem gene duplications in TPS-b subfamily, similar to Quercus robur. Phylogenetic analysis also identified 4 subfamilies of the IGT/LAZY gene family in Q. rubra important for plant structure. Single major QTL regions were identified for vegetative bud break and marcescence, which contain candidate genes for further research, including a putative ortholog of the circadian clock constituent cryptochrome (CRY2) and 8 tandemly duplicated genes for serine protease inhibitors, respectively. Genome–environment associations across natural populations identified candidate abiotic stress tolerance genes and predicted performance in a common garden. This high-quality red oak genome represents an essential resource to the oak genomic community, which will expedite comparative genomics and biological studies in Quercus species
Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler V: Planet Sample from Q1-Q12 (36 Months)
The Kepler mission discovered 2842 exoplanet candidates with 2 years of data.
We provide updates to the Kepler planet candidate sample based upon 3 years
(Q1-Q12) of data. Through a series of tests to exclude false-positives,
primarily caused by eclipsing binary stars and instrumental systematics, 855
additional planetary candidates have been discovered, bringing the total number
known to 3697. We provide revised transit parameters and accompanying posterior
distributions based on a Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm for the cumulative
catalogue of Kepler Objects of Interest. There are now 130 candidates in the
cumulative catalogue that receive less than twice the flux the Earth receives
and more than 1100 have a radius less than 1.5 Rearth. There are now a dozen
candidates meeting both criteria, roughly doubling the number of candidate
Earth analogs. A majority of planetary candidates have a high probability of
being bonafide planets, however, there are populations of likely
false-positives. We discuss and suggest additional cuts that can be easily
applied to the catalogue to produce a set of planetary candidates with good
fidelity. The full catalogue is publicly available at the NASA Exoplanet
Archive.Comment: Accepted for publication, ApJ
Beyond Accommodations: Supporting Autistic Professionals in Education. Practice based guide for employers and employees
This guide is intended to support neurodivergent people working by providing
information and practical suggestions based upon the views and preferences
of neurodivergent adults.
Autistic people can have poor employment outcomes, are under-represented in the
workforce, and often experience discrimination and poor mental health (Buckley
et al., 2021; Bury et al., 2021; Wood et al., 2022). Employment is often precarious (short term, part-time, low paid) and individuals are underemployed or overqualified for
their current roles. Although, as not all autistic people are diagnosed or choose to
share their autistic identity, the literature may not reflect the true picture.
It is therefore important that we increase our understanding of the challenges
facing autistic people not only in gaining employment but within the workforce.
This study draws on the experience of autistic professionals working in health and
education because professionals working within health and education are well
placed to become influential positive role models (Lawrence, 2019).
The guidance is based on information obtained during a review of published
literature and interviews with thirty-four autistic people who work in professional
roles within health and education in Scotland. They were asked about their
experiences of training, recruitment, and employment, particularly factors that
offered them support, and factors which challenged them. They also provided
recommendations for improving training, recruitment, and employment for
neurodivergent people in the future. The guide was also reviewed by people
working in management and human resources roles across health and education.
This guide is intended to provide information which will support neurodivergent
people in employment. Often adjustments to language, mindsets and actions do
not cost money and can provide benefit to the whole diverse workforce.
Throughout this guide we have included direct quotations obtained during
interviews with autistic professionals. This guide and the research on which it
is based was conducted by a team which includes autistic and non-autistic
researchers.
Although our focus has been on autistic people, it is well known that most autistic
people experience co-occurring mental health and neurodevelopmental
differences. Similar experiences are shared by people with ADHD or who identify
as neurodivergent.pubpu
Beyond Accommodations: Supporting Autistic Health Professionals. Practice based guide for employers and employees
This guide is intended to support neurodivergent people working in the healthcare
sector by providing information and practical suggestions based upon the views
and preferences of neurodivergent adults.
Autistic people can have poor employment outcomes, are under-represented in the
workforce, and often experience discrimination and poor mental health (Buckley
et al., 2021; Bury et al., 2021; Wood et al., 2022). Employment is often precarious (short term, part-time, low paid) and individuals are underemployed or overqualified for
their current roles. Although, as not all autistic people are diagnosed or choose to
share their autistic identity, the literature may not reflect the true picture.
It is therefore important that we increase our understanding of the challenges
facing autistic people not only in gaining employment but within the workforce.
This study draws on the experience of autistic professionals working in health and
education because professionals working within health and education are well
placed to become influential positive role models (Lawrence, 2019).
The guidance is based on information obtained during a review of published
literature and interviews with thirty-four autistic people who work in professional
roles within health and education in Scotland. They were asked about their
experiences of training, recruitment, and employment, particularly factors that
offered them support, and factors which challenged them. They also provided
recommendations for improving training, recruitment, and employment for
neurodivergent people in the future. The guide was also reviewed by people
working in management and human resources roles across health and education.
This guide is intended to provide information which will support neurodivergent
people in employment. Often adjustments to language, mindsets and actions do
not cost money and can provide benefit to the whole diverse workforce.
Throughout this guide we have included direct quotations obtained during
interviews with autistic professionals. This guide and the research on which
it is based was conducted by a team which includes autistic and non-autistic
researchers.
Although our focus has been on autistic people, it is well known that most
autistic people experience co-occurring mental health and neurodevelopmental
differences. Similar experiences are shared by people with ADHD or who identify
as neurodivergent.pubpu
The Antarctic contribution to 21st-century sea-level rise predicted by the UK Earth System Model with an interactive ice sheet
The Antarctic Ice Sheet will play a crucial role in the evolution of global mean sea level as the climate warms. An interactively coupled climate and ice sheet model is needed to understand the impacts of ice–climate feedbacks during this evolution. Here we use a two-way coupling between the UK Earth System Model and the BISICLES (Berkeley Ice Sheet Initiative for Climate at Extreme Scales) dynamic ice sheet model to investigate Antarctic ice–climate interactions under two climate change scenarios. We perform ensembles of SSP1–1.9 and SSP5–8.5 (Shared Socioeconomic Pathway) scenario simulations to 2100, which we believe are the first such simulations with a climate model that include two-way coupling of atmosphere and ocean models to dynamic models of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. We focus our analysis on the latter. In SSP1–1.9 simulations, ice shelf basal melting and grounded ice mass loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet are generally lower than present rates during the entire simulation period. In contrast, the responses to SSP5–8.5 forcing are strong. By the end of the 21st century, these simulations feature order-of-magnitude increases in basal melting of the Ross and Filchner–Ronne ice shelves, caused by intrusions of masses of warm ocean water. Due to the slow response of ice sheet drawdown, this strong melting does not cause a substantial increase in ice discharge during the simulations. The surface mass balance in SSP5–8.5 simulations shows a pattern of strong decrease on ice shelves, caused by increased melting, and strong increase on grounded ice, caused by increased snowfall. Despite strong surface and basal melting of the ice shelves, increased snowfall dominates the mass budget of the grounded ice, leading to an ensemble mean Antarctic contribution to global mean sea level of a fall of 22 mm by 2100 in the SSP5–8.5 scenario. We hypothesise that this signal would revert to sea-level rise on longer timescales, caused by the ice sheet dynamic response to ice shelf thinning. These results demonstrate the need for fully coupled ice–climate models in reducing the substantial uncertainty in sea-level rise from the Antarctic Ice Sheet
'A good fit?' Bringing the Sociology of Footwear to the Clinical Encounter in Podiatry Services : A Narrative Review
Background: This narrative review explores the ways in which drawing on theories and methods used in sociological work on footwear and identity can contribute to healthcare research with podiatrists and their patients, highlighting recent research in this field, implications for practice and potential areas for future development. Traditionally, research within Podiatry Services has tended to adopt a quantitative, positivist focus, developing separately from a growing body of sociological work exploring the importance of shoes in constructing identity and self-image. Bringing qualitative research drawing on sociological theory and methods to the clinical encounter has real potential to increase our understanding of patient values, motivations and – crucially – any barriers to adopting ‘healthier’ footwear that they may encounter. Such work can help practitioners to understand why patients may resist making changes to their footwear practices, and help us to devise new ways for practitioners to explore and ultimately break down individual barriers to change (including their own preconceptions as practitioners). This, in turn, may lead to long-term, sustainable changes to footwear practices and improvements in foot health for those with complex health conditions and the wider population. Conclusion: A recognition of the complex links between shoes and identity is opening up space for discussion of patient resistance to footwear changes, and paving the way for future research in this field beyond the temporary ‘moment’ of the clinical encounter
Effective description of general extensions of the Standard Model: the complete tree-level dictionary
We thank Nuria Rius and Arcadi Santamaria for an interesting discussion that motivated
this work. We also thank Paco del Águila and Toni Pich for useful comments.We compute all the tree-level contributions to the Wilson coefficients of
the dimension-six Standard-Model effective theory in ultraviolet completions with general
scalar, spinor and vector feld content and arbitrary interactions. No assumption about
the renormalizability of the high-energy theory is made. This provides a complete ultraviolet/
infrared dictionary at the classical level, which can be used to study the low-energy
implications of any model of interest, and also to look for explicit completions consistent
with low-energy dataThe work
of J.C.C., M.P.V. and J.S. has been supported by the Spanish MICINN project FPA2013-
47836-C3-2-P, the MINECO project FPA2016-78220-C3-1-P (Fondos FEDER) and the
Junta de Andalucía grant FQM101. The work of J.C.C. has also been supported by the
Spanish MECD grant FPU14. The work of M.P.V. and J.S. has also been supported by the European Commission through the contract PITN-GA-2012-316704 (HIGGSTOOLS).
J.C.C. is grateful for the hospitality of the Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia \Galileo
Galilei" of the University of Padova during part of this work. J.S. would like to thank
the Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics (MITP) for its hospitality and partial support
during the completion of this work
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