bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Information organization in libraries, archives and museums: Converging practices and collaboration opportunities
Authors: Hsieh‐Yee Ingrid , Ménard Elaine , Chen Shu‐Jiun (Sophy) , Chen Ya‐Ning (Arthur) , Kalfatovic Martin , Wisser Kathy , Kim Jeonghyun 
Published: January 2010

AbstractAs cultural institutions libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) share the mission to organize information objects, artifacts, and data for user access and enlightenment. While (LAMs) may follow different metadata standards and procedures to manage their collections and each type of institution has unique information organization and service concerns, digital technologies have enabled them to create, organize, preserve, and provide access to digital collections for global audience. Increasingly LAMs are converging in their information organization and management effort (LAM entries in Hangingtogether.org; Zorich, Waibel & Erway 2008), and the cultural silos created by libraries, archives, and museums are being integrated or rendered transparent for users (Calhoun 2006; Christenson and Tennant 2005; Uzwyshyn 2007). The proposed panel is designed to examine the convergence of information organization practices of libraries, archives, and museums; explore collaboration opportunities; and discuss the implications of LAM information organization practices for educating information professionals for these cultural heritage institutions.The panel consists of five speakers who will cover (1) the use of a faceted classification to organize museum artifacts and support website development; (2) metadata design and applications for organizing and preserving information objects for several types of cultural institutions; (3) the development of the Biodiversity Heritage Library and the involvement of libraries and non‐library specialists in this effort; (4) analysis of descriptive standards used by cultural organizations and areas where libraries, archives, and museums can collaborate; and (5) collaboration among cultural institutions, especially in the technology area.
Bridging between scientific disciplines: Educational strategies to meet the challenge of managing information across the sciences
Authors: D'Ignazio John , Blake Catherine , Sonnenwald Diane 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThe need for research to address global, complex problems that require expertise from multiple disciplines across geographic distances and the impact of new computing and network technologies on the practice of science and engineering research endeavors has received attention from many stakeholder communities. Helping to supply an appropriately trained information professional and researcher who can readily step in and contribute to a cyberinfrastructure‐enabled research process has lagged behind other contributions made by information and library schools. Each of the panelists has developed strategies that prepare students to thrive in this new environment where they can play an active role in an interdisciplinary research process. Given that technology and interdisciplinary involvement may differ greatly between disciplines and research projects, and that the scientific process will evolve as new technologies are adopted, it is important to examine the different aspects of training required for this complex environment. The panelists will therefore detail strategies used to expose and involve students in a range of science disciplines and problems, while providing these students room to express their own interests and come to an understanding of information needs and solutions appropriate for scientific research, whether occurring alone with a computer, via interaction with others in a virtual collaboratory, or as a result of inputs from a remote observation station or laboratory. The panelists will then invite discussion to help identify successful aspects of these solutions that can be incorporated into permanent information and library school course offerings regarding managing information across the sciences.
International partnerships in developing and deploying health open educational resources
Authors: Luo Airong , Fons Garin , Ng'ambi Dick , Doyle Gregory , Cleveland Ana 
Published: January 2010

AbstractLack of training opportunities for new and practicing health care professionals constitutes a major barrier to patient care in many developing countries. Open Educational Resources (OER) hold the potential to provide more training materials and alternative learning opportunities for health professionals. OER are teaching and learning materials made freely and openly available for students, faculty, and self learners around the world. OER is not an online distance learning program. The focus of OER is on scaling up teaching and learning capacity in partner institutions by co‐creating new learning materials and converting existing materials into OER.The context for which OER content is produced is often different from the contexts in which it is used. Thus, one of the major challenges of OER is to understand how to create a sustainable OER model to ensure that OER production and use fit different learning and teaching environments. The panel will share their perspectives on the following issues:

How are different types of OER created and packaged for delivery and use?
What are the challenges brought about by different contexts of knowledge creation and use?
How do we design new tools and leverage the existing tools (Sakai course management system, Adobe Connect and similar web conferencing systems, OpenCast and lecture capture systems) to facilitate the creation and use of knowledge?
How can we produce sustainable models of OER creation and use?
Free access to computers and the internet at public libraries: International reflections on outcomes and methods
Authors: Fisher Karen E. , Coward Chris , Crandall Michael , Gomez Ricardo , Sey Araba , Audunson Ragnar 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThe Internet and computer technology have radically changed the way people live around the world. Public libraries have been at the forefront of championing digital inclusion through partnerships with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, other international and national organizations, government, and their own communities. As a result, virtually every library in the United States, as well as many libraries in other countries, provides access (often free) to computers and the Internet. Similar to information and communication technologies (ICTs) and sometimes called public access computing (PAC), this access essentially encompasses access to digital resources, databases, networked and virtual services, training, technical assistance, and technology‐trained staff. Little research has been conducted, especially from a social policy perspective, on the broad impacts of these services on individuals, families, communities and nations. Discussion is also needed regarding how to study public access to computers and the Internet in libraries, highlighting the challenges of using mixed methods and team research.This technical panel comprises researchers from The Information & Society Center of the University of Washington Information School and Oslo University College, who are conducting several synergistic investigations of the impacts of access to computers and the Internet at libraries around the world. Upon introducing their respective studies (abstracts below), the panelists will engage the audience in an open discussion of the following questions. Note: The audience will “sign‐in” at the ASIST AM09 session and the ensuing discussion will be posted on the UW iSchool ISC website to document/promote future dialog with the global ICT‐PAC community.Session Discussion Questions

What does “public access computing in libraries” mean in different geo contexts?
What other terms are used for it?
What impact does PAC have on individuals, families and society, over the short and long term?
What difference does it make when libraries (as opposed to other venues) provide PAC?
What are the challenges to studying PAC?
What are the policy implications of PAC?
Beyond (simple) reading: Strategies, discoveries, and collaborations
Authors: Torvik Vetle I. , Renear Allen H. , Smalheiser Neil R. , Marshall Catherine C. 
Published: January 2010

AbstractScientists increasingly use the scientific literature in ways that go beyond traditional reading. This panel explores three ways, other than traditional reading, that the computer can help us exploit scientific articles: the strategic reading of large numbers of articles, the discovery of implicit assertions, and the identification of collaboration patterns. A respondent will speculate on where these trends will take us, and what sort of outfits should be packed for the trip.
Digital libraries for biodiversity and natural history collections
Authors: Ruiz Miguel , Kramer‐Duffield Jacob , Greenberg Jane , Hall Nathan 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThis panel aims to discuss the importance of creating digital libraries for biodiversity and natural history collections, the state of the art in terms of standards, best practices and the challenges that natural history museums and herbaria face when trying to digitize their collections, and the creation and management of personal digital libraries for botanical learning.
Web‐based teaching: Surviving and thriving in a pluralistic online world
Authors: Aversa Elizabeth , Bajjaly Stephen , Barlow Diane , Hahn Trudi Bellardo , Lester June , Riggs Beth , Roderer Nancy 
Published: January 2010

AbstractOnline education in the field of Library and Information Science facilitates enrollment and participation by diverse and geographically dispersed students. However, questions have arisen about how best to administer this mode of delivery and how to address differences in the cultural, linguistic, and pedagogical expectations of students and faculty that may affect learning outcomes.
Query expansion using UMLS Tools for health information retrieval
Authors: Lu Kun , Mu Xiangming 
Published: January 2010

AbstractFour new automatic query expansion strategies based on UMLS Metathesaurus are proposed to improve the effectiveness of health information retrieval: String index with Concept expansion (SC), String index with Term expansion (ST), Word index with Concept expansion (WC), and Word index with Term expansion (WT). Results from a comparison evaluation study using Medline plus dataset indicated that 1) the Mean Average Precisions (MAPs) with term‐level expansion are higher than those with concept level by 5.6% for 30 queries and 10.9% for short queries; 2) the MAPs based on the string index strategy are better than those based on the word index by 15.5% for 30 queries and 9.6% for short queries; and 3) the String index with Term expansion (ST) has the highest MAPs for both 30 queries and short queries. These results will help us better understand the effectiveness of different automatic query expansion strategies using UMLS Metathesaurus and further inform the design of future Healthcare IR system.
Digitised indigenous knowledge in cultural heritage organisations in Australia and New Zealand: An examination of policy and protocols
Authors: Francis Kirsten D. , Liew Chern Li 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThis research project investigates the digital collections from selected heritage organisations, exploring how and if the rights of Indigenous peoples are being protected by policy and protocol documents on the Web. It surveys selected heritage collections across Australia and New Zealand and explores digital collection policies at local and national level, investigating the extent of international pressure, socio‐cultural influences, and legislative constraints. This research project uses qualitative methodology in an interpretive way for the collation for data and analysis. The major finding of this research project is that many cultural heritage organisations in the two countries investigated attempt to bridge the gap between Anglo‐American development of legislation and Indigenous intellectual property rights by the inclusion of specific policy measures. These organisations thus in the process, are increasingly becoming in effect socio‐cultural agents for change. The main themes that emerged from this study are that of cultural, legislative and structural influences. They outline the fundamental characteristics of the policies and protocols of cultural heritage organisations in Australia and New Zealand.
Outcomes of information literacy instruction for undergraduate business students
Authors: Julien Heidi , Detlor Brian , Serenko Alexander , Willson Rebekah , Lavallee Maegen 
Published: January 2010

AbstractThis paper reports on a national study of information literacy instruction at Canadian business schools. The research question examined was: what is the interplay between factors of the learning environment and information literacy program components on business student learning outcomes? The question was examined in a four‐phase study; data focusing on student learning outcomes drawn from the first phase is reported here. Library administrators, librarians, teaching faculty, and business students were interviewed about students' information literacy instructional experiences, and the outcomes arising from those experiences, observed by these four groups. Data indicate a wide range of positive outcomes, including specific skill development and increased confidence; however, expected transferability of those outcomes beyond the walls of the educational institution remains doubtful.
The effect of co‐administered flavonoids on the metabolism of hesperetin and the disposition of its metabolites in Caco‐2 cell monolayers
Authors: Brand Walter , Padilla Beatriz , van Bladeren Peter J. , Williamson Gary , Rietjens Ivonne M. C. M. 
Published: January 2010

AbstractMetabolism by phase II enzymes and transport from intestinal cells back into the lumen by ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters limits the bioavailability of the flavanone hesperetin, the aglycone of hesperidin. This study investigates to what extent other flavonoids modulate the metabolism and transport of hesperetin by characterizing the effect of co‐administrating a series of flavonoids using Caco‐2 cell monolayers in a two‐compartment transwell system. Flavonoids may interfere with hesperetin metabolism and can also inhibit the apically located ABC transporter breast cancer resistance protein (ABCG2) which was previously shown to be responsible for the apical transport of hesperetin metabolites. Co‐exposure of Caco‐2 cell monolayers to hesperetin with specific flavonoids reduced the ratio of apical efflux to basolateral transport of hesperetin metabolites, and in some cases, also reduced the amount of hesperetin metabolites detected extracellularly. As intracellular accumulation of hesperetin metabolites did not account for this decrease, inhibition of metabolism of hesperetin is likely the underlying mechanism for the reduced metabolite formation and excretion. In spite of the reduction in metabolism the amount of hesperetin metabolites transported to the basolateral side significantly increased upon co‐exposure with specific flavonoids and therefore co‐administration of specific flavonoids could be a strategy to improve the bioavailability of hesperetin.
Dietary ω‐3 fatty acid supplementation for optimizing neuronal structure and function
Authors: Heinrichs Stephen C. 
Published: January 2010

AbstractDirect actions of ω‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) on neuronal composition, neurochemical signaling and cognitive function constitute a multidisciplinary rationale for classification of dietary lipids as “brain foods.” The validity of this conclusion rests upon accumulated mechanistic evidence that ω‐3 fatty acids actually regulate neurotransmission in the normal nervous system, principally by modulating membrane biophysical properties and presynaptic vesicular release of classical amino acid and amine neurotransmitters. The functional correlate of this hypothesis, that certain information processing and affective coping responses of the central nervous system are facilitated by bioavailability of ω‐3 fatty acids, is tentatively supported by developmental and epidemiological evidence that dietary deficiency of ω‐3 fatty acids results in diminished synaptic plasticity and impaired learning, memory and emotional coping performance later in life. The present review critically examines available evidence for the promotion in modern society of ω‐3 fatty acids as adaptive neuromodulators capable of efficacy as dietary supplements and as potential prophylactic nutraceuticals for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Heme induces DNA damage and hyperproliferation of colonic epithelial cells via hydrogen peroxide produced by heme oxygenase: A possible mechanism of heme‐induced colon cancer
Authors: Ishikawa Shin‐ichi , Tamaki Satoru , Ohata Motoko , Arihara Keizo , Itoh Makoto 
Published: January 2010

AbstractEpidemiological and animal model studies have suggested that high intake of heme, present in red meat, is associated with an increased risk of colon cancer. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are not clear. This study aimed to investigate whether heme induces DNA damage and cell proliferation of colonic epithelial cells via hydrogen peroxide produced by heme oxygenase (HO). We examined the effects of zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP; a HO inhibitor) and catalase on DNA damage, cell proliferation, and IL‐8 production induced by the addition of hemin (1–10 μM) to human colonic epithelial Caco‐2 cells. DNA damage was determined with a comet assay, and cell proliferation was evaluated with 5‐bromo‐2′‐deoxyuridine incorporation assay. Both ZnPP and exogenous catalase inhibited the hemin‐induced DNA damage and cell hyperproliferation dose‐dependently. IL‐8 messenger RNA expression and IL‐8 production in the epithelial cells increased following the hemin treatment, but the production was inhibited by ZnPP and catalase. These results indicate that hemin has genotoxic and hyperproliferative effects on Caco‐2 cells by HO and hydrogen peroxide. The mechanism might explain why a high intake of heme is associated with increased risk of colon cancer.
Chlorodithiocarbamate‐Mediated RAFT Polymerization: A Novel Synthetic Method for ATRP Macroinitiators
Authors: Zhang Wei , Yan Yuefang , Zhu Xiulin , Qiu Yansheng , Cheng Zhenping , Zhu Jian , Zhang Zhengbiao 
Published: January 2010

AbstractA novel functional dithiocarbamate, ClBTD, comprising both chloromethyl and thiocarbonyl groups, was successfully synthesized and used to mediate the RAFT polymerizations of St and MA. The obtained polymer was functionalized with chloromethyl and thiocarbonyl groups at the α‐ and ω‐ends of the polymer chain, respectively. The obtained polymer was directly used as macroinitiator to conduct ATRP chain extension experiment with NIPAAM as the second monomer, which resulted in poor control of the polymerization. After the thiocarbonyl group in the polymer chain end was fully removed by reaction with excess of AIBN, the recovered polymer was successfully used as macroinitiator in St/NIPAAM block copolymerization.magnified image
First‐trimester sonographic findings in trisomy 18: a review of 53 cases
Authors: Sepulveda Waldo , Wong Amy E. , Dezerega Victor 
Published: January 2010

AbstractObjectiveTo report our experience with first‐trimester sonographic findings in pregnancies complicated by trisomy 18.MethodsProven cases of trisomy 18 undergoing sonographic examination between 11 + 0 and 13 + 6 weeks of gestation were retrospectively identified. Information on maternal demographics, prenatal sonographic findings, and chromosomal analysis results was obtained by reviewing the ultrasound reports and medical records.ResultsDuring the 12‐year period from July 1997 to June 2009, 53 cases of full trisomy 18 had first‐trimester sonographic examination performed at our institution. All but one fetus displayed one or more abnormal sonographic finding, most commonly increased nuchal translucency thickness (n = 48, 91%). Absent or hypoplastic nasal bone was documented in 53% of the fetuses in which this marker was specifically looked for. Structural anomalies included omphalocele in 11 (21%), abnormal posturing of the hands in three (6%), megacystis in two (4%), and abnormal four‐chamber view of the heart in two (4%). Early‐onset fetal growth restriction and bradycardia were documented in 14 (26%) and 4 (8%) of the cases, respectively.ConclusionsOur study demonstrates that a large number of fetuses with trisomy 18 have abnormal sonographic findings in the first trimester. However, the sonographic features usually found in the second‐trimester are difficult to detect at an early gestational age. The recognition of the specific first‐trimester sonographic pattern of trisomy 18 may allow improved detection of this serious condition in early pregnancy. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Gas Plasma: Medical Uses and Developments in Wound Care
Authors: Lloyd Geoff , Friedman Gary , Jafri Syed , Schultz Greg , Fridman Alex , Harding Keith 
Published: January 2010

AbstractNon‐thermal gas plasmas (NTGPs) are a promising emergent medical technology.a Unlike thermal plasmas, they generate a complex room temperature mix of reactive species which interact with tissues. The characterization of candidate plasmas and their interaction with tissues has shown that they produce a variety of broadly dose dependent effects ranging from fibroblast proliferation to angiogenesis and bacterial destruction. These findings, supported by recent experiments using skin models, suggest that NTGP's could potentially play an important role in both decontaminating acute and chronic wounds and accelerating healing. However, important issues over toxicological and environmental safety remain unanswered and a number of regulatory and technical hurdles will need to be overcome before a NTGP medical device is released.magnified image
Determination of the Mechanical Properties of Powdered Agricultural Products and Sugar
Authors: Ramírez Alvaro , Moya Manuel , Ayuga Francisco 
Published: January 2010

AbstractGrain, forage cereals and different types of flour are commonly stored in silos. Their behavior within these structures is mainly governed by their mechanical properties. Since their advent, numerical methods have increasingly been used in silo design. However, the results obtained using these methods strongly depend on the variables employed to define the materials stored. Since the literature provides little information on the variables required for modeling the behavior of agricultural powdered materials, the goals of the present work were to: i) provide values for the different variables that are needed when designing silos using numerical methods (e.g., the Poisson ratio, the dilatancy angle and the modulus of elasticity, etc.), and ii) investigate the suitability of tests used in soil mechanics for powdered materials (e.g., the direct shear and the oedometric and triaxial test). Recommended values for these variables are proposed.