bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Designing an observation protocol for professional development providers and mentors working with scientific inquiry‐supported classroom settings
Authors: Unver Ayse Oguz , Okulu Hasan Zuhtu , Bektas Onur , Yilmaz Yasemin Ozdem , Muslu Nilay , Senler Burcu , Arabacioglu Sertac 
Published: April 2024

AbstractSeveral observation protocols in different theoretical frameworks and components have been designed and validated by teacher trainers and professional development providers to capture and categorize observational data on the characteristics and level of inquiry in science practices. However, certain constraints limit their wide use, such as the neglect of certain indicators of scientific inquiry, the scoring of just summative goals, or the necessity for extensive observer training. The present study, therefore, aims to propose a tool that assists professional development providers and mentors in diagnosing the closeness of practices to scientific inquiry in the context of various settings, from traditional didactic lectures to scientific inquiry, making it easily operational for self and peer evaluations as well as 360‐degree video feedback. The method concentrated on multiple observations provides supportive evidence about the tool's internal consistency coefficient, the relationship between its components, and the inter‐rater reliability coefficient between multiple scorers. The results highlight that the tool, which includes the components of course structure, course overview, and teacher–student communication, has the potential to contribute to the growing library of observation protocols.
Applicability of spatial planning system package for the LADM Turkey country profile
Authors: Yılmaz Okan , Alkan Mehmet 
Published: April 2024

AbstractSpatial planning plays a crucial role in shaping the future of urban development and land administration. While land registration information is necessary for spatial planning processes, it is also probable that changes in land registration data occur in line with spatial plan decisions. Development of the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) Edition II It also aimed to extend its existing conceptual model with spatial plan data, considering the close connection between the two systems. The study aims to design a conceptual model for Turkey's spatial planning system within the LADM Turkey country profile context. This article researches the capability of the proposed conceptual model for representing spatial planning data with instance‐level diagrams and the implementation opportunities of a technical model. To demonstrate the functionality of the proposed model, the zoning status certificate, which contains spatial plan and land registration data and is provided to inform about the legal conditions before development, is chosen as the mission. The results show that the LADM Turkey country profile extended with spatial planning system data can represent spatial plan data and be implemented in a technical model to support land administration applications.
EpMYB2 positively regulates chicoric acid biosynthesis by activating both primary and specialized metabolic genes in purple coneflower
Authors: Jin Ge , Deng Zongbi , Wang Hsihua , Zhang Yang , Fu Rao 
Published: April 2024

SUMMARYChicoric acid is the major active ingredient of the world‐popular medicinal plant purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea (L.) Menoch). It is recognized as the quality index of commercial hot‐selling Echinacea products. While the biosynthetic pathway of chicoric acid in purple coneflower has been elucidated recently, its regulatory network remains elusive. Through co‐expression and phylogenetic analysis, we found EpMYB2, a typical R2R3‐type MYB transcription factor (TF) responsive to methyl jasmonate (MeJA) simulation, is a positive regulator of chicoric acid biosynthesis. In addition to directly regulating chicoric acid biosynthetic genes, EpMYB2 positively regulates genes of the upstream shikimate pathway. We also found that EpMYC2 could activate the expression of EpMYB2 by binding to its G‐box site, and the EpMYC2–EpMYB2 module is involved in the MeJA‐induced chicoric acid biosynthesis. Overall, we identified an MYB TF that positively regulates the biosynthesis of chicoric acid by activating both primary and specialized metabolic genes. EpMYB2 links the gap between the JA signaling pathway and chicoric acid biosynthesis. This work opens a new direction toward engineering purple coneflower with higher medicinal qualities.
Multiple transcription factors of Arabidopsis thaliana that are activated by LEAFY COTYLEDON 2 regulate triacylglycerol biosynthesis
Authors: Kim Inyoung , Do Hyungju , Park Mid‐Eum , Kim Hyun Uk 
Published: April 2024

SUMMARYPlant triacylglycerols (TAG) are used in food and various industrial feedstocks. LEAFY COTYLEDON 2 (LEC2), a master positive regulator of TAG biosynthesis, regulates a complex network of transcription factors (TFs) during seed development. Aside from WRINKLED1 (WRI1), the TFs regulated by LEC2 related to TAG biosynthesis have not yet been identified. Previously, we identified 25 seed‐expressing TFs that were upregulated in Arabidopsis leaves that overexpressed senescence‐induced LEC2. In this study, each of the 25 TFs was transiently expressed in the leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana to identify unknown TFs that regulate TAG biosynthesis. The TAG content of the transformed leaves was analyzed using thin layer chromatography and gas chromatography. We observed that five TFs, ARABIDOPSIS RESPONSIVE REGULATOR 21 (ARR21), AINTEGUMENTA‐LIKE 6 (AIL6), APETALA2/ETHYLENE RESPONSIVE FACTOR 55 (ERF55), WRKY DNA‐BINDING PROTEIN 8 (WRKY8), and ARABIDOPSIS NAC DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN 38 (ANAC038) increased TAG synthesis in the leaves. Among these, the promoters of AIL6, ERF55, WRKY8, and ANAC038 contain RY motifs, which are LEC2‐binding sites activated by LEC2. AIL6 overexpression in Arabidopsis increased the total fatty acid (FA) content in seeds and altered the FA composition, with increases in 16:0, 18:1, and 18:2 and decreases in 18:0, 18:3, and 20:1 compared with those in the wild type (WT). AIL6 overexpression activates several FA and TAG biosynthesis genes. Therefore, our study successfully identified several new TFs regulated by LEC2 in TAG biosynthesis and showed that AIL6 increased the TAG content in seeds.
Chemical ciliary body ablation in dogs with chronic glaucoma and anterior lens luxation: A retrospective review from 2017 to 2022
Authors: King Cristina , Stine Jessica M. , Welihozkiy Anja , Baldwin Terri L. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the clinical outcomes of chemical ciliary body ablation (CBA) in dogs with chronic glaucoma and concurrent anterior lens luxation and to investigate adverse ocular effects of this procedure.ProceduresRetrospective review of 17 dogs (18 eyes) with chronic glaucoma and concurrent anterior lens luxation treated with intravitreal gentamicin with or without dexamethasone sodium phosphate or triamcinolone acetonide. Data collected included signalment, concurrent ocular disease, topical medications prescribed, follow‐up duration, and intraocular pressure (IOP) pretreatment, posttreatment, and at the last follow‐up visit. Success was defined as an IOP <25 mmHg with no additional procedures or ocular hypotensive medications at the last examination to date.ResultsThe success rate for CBA in dogs with chronic glaucoma and concurrent anterior lens luxation was 88.9% without the need of additional surgical or ocular hypotensive therapies. Glaucoma was suspected to be secondary to lens luxation in 72.2% of cases. The most common postoperative complications were phthisis bulbi (50.0%), keratoconjunctivitis sicca (27.8%), and uveitis (27.8%). Long‐term management with topical nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatories, corticosteroids, and/or immunomodulators was needed in 70.6% of cases.ConclusionsCBA with intravitreal injection of gentamicin is effective at maintaining an IOP <25 mmHg in dogs with chronic glaucoma and concurrent anterior lens luxation. Management of postoperative sequelae commonly requires continued use of topical medications.
Characteristics, enablers, and barriers to the community health and well-being assessment component of the health promotion practice cycle: a scoping review protocol
Authors: Gamble Tara , Taylor Jane , O’Hara Lily , Cole Rachel 
Published: April 2024

Objective:
The proposed review will describe the characteristics, enablers, and barriers to the community health and well-being assessment (CHWA) component of the health promotion practice cycle.

Introduction:
CHWA guides health promotion action in communities and populations. A “critical” approach to CHWA can be adopted, which addresses the social, political, cultural, economic, commercial, and environmental determinants of health and well-being to enhance health equity for priority communities and populations. Although tools exist to guide such a critical approach, little is known about the extent to which these tools are being used or the barriers and enablers to applying best practice CHWA. Such evidence is needed to inform future health promotion CHWA and research.

Inclusion criteria:
This review will consider literature that describes CHWA conducted in health promotion practice, focusing on an organizational, social, or geographical community or population. Literature that focuses on clinical practice or a specific health condition will be excluded.

Methods:
Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL (EBSCOhost) will be searched to identify peer-reviewed articles. Google Scholar and Google, as well as Public Health, Health and Medical, and Nursing and Allied Health (ProQuest) databases will be searched for gray literature. Articles will be screened and data extracted by 2 or more independent reviewers. The data extraction tool will be developed by the reviewers based on the JBI template and a critical health promotion approach to CHWA. Data will be analyzed and presented as frequency tables and narrative summaries of the characteristics, enablers, and barriers to CHWA.

Review registration:
Open Science Framework osf.io/jq8th/
Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Heat Pipe Tilting on a Concentrated Photovoltaic/Heat Pipe Passive Cooling System
Authors: Lashin Abdelrahman , Sabry Mohamed 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
To maintain the concentrated photovoltaic systems (CPV) output, effective cooling is necessary. In contrast to costly and complicated active cooling methods, passive cooling is static, simple, and maintenance-free. Among passive techniques, Heat Pipes (HPs) are devices that efficiently transfer heat from the evaporator to the condenser. The inclination angle of wicked, liquid-filled HP's long-axis determines how well it cools, as an effect of the gravitational force acting on the condensed liquid. This study investigates the effect of tilting the HP long-axis on the performance of the different parameters of the CPV, which is passively cooled by thermal attachment to its back side. Two similar HPs except for their lengths were attached alternatively. Different concentrated illumination levels are then allowed to be incident on the CPV. At each illumination level, the inclination of the HP long-axis was varied from −90 deg (completely vertical with condenser up) to 90 deg (completely vertical with condenser down), passing through 0 deg (HP is completely horizontal) with a step of 15 deg. The effect of such variations on the inclinations has been tested on the two systems. The system incorporating the long HP was found to have a higher cooling performance at an angle of −15 deg, compared to the short HP system, which has its highest cooling capacity at an angle of −60 deg, with an increase of about 7% for the maximum power in case of using the former system compared to the latter.
Sustainability Neighborhood
Authors: Lawrence Demi 
Published: April 2024

This project explores the opportunities for not only for individuals aiming to increase sustainability in their lifestyles, but, for other landlords and universities nationally to incorporate the grassroots innovation of Sustainable Neighbourhood/s to their practices. Connecting innovation and community action enables a new lens on individual and community-level sustainability efforts, further highlighting the importance of community action which is often as an overlooked source of innovation (Seyfang & Smith, 2007). Otago University’s Sustainability Neighbourhoods fosters a sense of environmental responsibility, community engagement, and lifelong learning, contributing to a more resilient and eco-conscious future for both the residents and the broader community. The practical aspect of this project has been conducted through providing an interactive and locally specific online platform with resources, information, and tools to enhance for both residents and other students understanding and commitment to sustainable living. By enabling open online platform to the University of Otago’s Sustainability Neighbourhoods, this concurrently acts as a manual for other universities and landlords seeking to establish similar Sustainability initiatives, communities and/or neighbourhoods.
Supervised by: Ray O’Brien & Jesikah Triscott
Carbon Loss from Earthquake Induced Landslides in Fiordland
Authors: Cox Charlie 
Published: April 2024

Landslides triggered by two earthquakes in Fiordland, New Zealand, were mapped using Google Earth Pro retro satellite imagery (eye altitude of 1.5-2.5 km, enabling ± 50 m precision), then catalogued and classified in a GIS inventory. Ground acceleration during the 2003 Mw 7.2 Secretary Island Earthquake resulted in at least 1852 landslides, but the larger Mw 7.8 2009 Dusky Sound Earthquake had lower accelerations and produced only 313. Both events dislodged large swaths of native forest, grassland vegetation and soil from Fiordland’s steep slopes in similar proportions, some landing in rivers and fiords. The landslide maps and magnitude-frequency distributions show close similarity to a published Global Forest Loss dataset derived from 2001-2022 satellite imagery. Assuming forest loss in this wilderness is predominantly landslide-related, it enables the more-precise earthquake-induced landslide mapping to be placed in a longer-term context of other vegetation loss, mostly rainfall-induced landslides, during the past two decades. The total area of forest loss during the 2003 earthquake was anomalous, whereas during 2009 the earthquake losses were similar to areas of forest loss assumed to be rainfall-induced landslides throughout Fiordland each year. Carbon concentrations of landslide vegetation and soil were calculated by defining vegetation types from a published Land Cover Database, and soil organic carbon concentration from a 1 km resolution raster dataset. Total carbon loss from earthquake-induced landslides amounts to 2.05E+06 tonnes for the 2003 Mw7.2 and 2.17E+05 tonnes for the 2009 Mw 7.8. By way of comparison, New Zealand’s total annual carbon sequestration was 6.3E+06 tonnes in 2020. Earthquake-induced and rainfall-induced landslides are shown to account for significant changes in stored carbon and available carbon sequestration, especially in areas of densely vegetated land, such as Fiordland. Processes of landscape disturbance should be included in carbon accounting and estimates of national greenhouse gas emissions.

Supervised by: Caroline Orchiston
Scholarship Project Funded by: Centre for Sustainability
Are You Ready to Shake, Dunedin?
Authors: Latton Rhys 
Published: April 2024

In 1974, I was one and a half years old. We didn’t own a TV in my family’s home, but if we had, we would have perhaps been watching Coronation Street on the evening of the 9th of April (there was only one channel - black and white). My mother remembers the quake quite vividly - the sound like a train roaring outside confused her for a moment. Once she realised what was happening, Mum rushed her little family under the strong, oaken kitchen table as our little bungalow shook.
I have been making a short film in which we find out about Dunedin’s moderate intensity 1974 earthquake through the firsthand memories of residents of the time and through our local earthquake experts. How did the earthquake manifest in our city? What damage was caused? How prepared were we?
Taking this experience further: what is the potential for a larger quake to happen here - could nearby fault lines deliver an earthquake to Dunedin of catastrophic proportions? Have we learned from 1974 enough to be prepared for such an event?In my presentation, I’ll discuss my process for finding a narrative approach to this documentary in order to bring about audience engagement and even entertainment to this communication resource, thus amplifying retention of the important messaging of resilience and preparedness.
Supervised by: Caroline Orchiston
Scholarship Project Funded by: The Centre for Sustainability
Food Waste Initiatives Across Tertiary Sectors in the Pacific Region
Authors: Gibson Ana 
Published: April 2024

Preventing food waste is becoming a global priority, with approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted annually contributing to 10% of the world’s carbon emissions. The United Nations has established the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 12.3, aiming to halve food waste by 2050. Pacific nations are at risk of becoming food insecure, due in part to their hot climate and limited resources to store food properly. This research paper investigates food waste initiatives at universities across the Pacific region. The aim of this project was to identify current proactive measures addressing food waste, assess the effectiveness of existing initiatives, and pinpoint actions that could enhance sustainable food consumption. This project involved both primary and secondary data collection, to investigate the practices of 34 universities from 17 islands in the Pacific Region.
Supervised by: Miranda Mirosa
Scholarship Project Funded by: Riddet Summer
Transforming the E-waste Management System
Authors: Ibrahim Sarah 
Published: April 2024

The aim of this research is to inform the transformation of the e-waste management in Dunedin by shifting the focus from recycling to activities higher in the waste hierarchy (for example, redesigning, reducing and refurbishing). Previous research has identified the importance and potential solutions of creating a circular economy for e-waste, but few have addressed the context of Dunedin's social and environmental economy. To gain insight into how Dunedin’s climate influences the e-waste management system, semi-structured interviews were conducted with stakeholders involved in the production, processing and diversion of e-waste.
The interviews focused on understanding current e-waste management practices, identified barriers and explored opportunities for collaboration with other stakeholders. This research hopes to generate recommendations to improve e-waste management in Dunedin that may be adopted in other areas to support sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Supervised by: Craig Cliff, Ray O’Brien
Scholarship Project Funded by: Dunedin City Council
Supplier Perceptions Towards Providing Surplus Food to a Social Enterprise
Authors: Collins Cinamin 
Published: April 2024

Social enterprises are organisations that adopt business models to achieve their social and/or environmental goals. The use of surplus food by a social enterprise may help support de-growth, lessen food insecurity, create community spaces, and/or be more environmentally friendly. In the case of acquiring surplus food, social enterprises may either receive donated surplus food from producers or manufacturers, or they can purchase the surplus food thereby creating a secondary market for food that would have otherwise gone to waste. The purpose of this project was to explore food producers' and manufacturers' perceptions on the provision of surplus food to a social enterprise, to provide a better understanding of the opportunities to grow this beneficial practice. The project consisted of a series of semi-structured interviews with food producers and manufacturers in the Otago region. These interviews were transcribed and then thematically analysed, to identify themes in the data.
The report found that the food suppliers interviewed, though they did not currently have systems in place, were open to the idea of providing surplus food to a social enterprise. In terms of opportunities, frequently mentioned were “capacity”, “public perception”, “community” and "attitude". In terms of barriers, frequently mentioned were “capacity”, "logistics", “cost/benefit”, “current use” and “communication”." These results will form the basis of recommendations on how social enterprises can more effectively source surplus food from the region.
Supervised by: Miranda Mirosa, Food Waste Innovation
Comparison of lumefantrine, mefloquine, and piperaquine concentrations between capillary plasma and venous plasma samples in pregnant women with uncomplicated falciparum and vivax malaria
Authors: Saito Makoto , Wilaisrisak Pornpimon , Pimanpanarak Mupawjay , Viladpai-Nguen Jacher , Paw Moo Kho , Koesukwiwat Urairat , Tarning Joel , White Nicholas J. , Nosten Francois , McGready Rose 
Published: April 2024

ABSTRACT

Capillary samples offer practical benefits compared with venous samples for the measurement of drug concentrations, but the relationship between the two measures varies between different drugs. We measured the concentrations of lumefantrine, mefloquine, piperaquine in 270 pairs of venous plasma and concurrent capillary plasma samples collected from 270 pregnant women with uncomplicated falciparum or vivax malaria. The median and range of venous plasma concentrations included in this study were 447.5 ng/mL (8.81–3,370) for lumefantrine (day 7,
n
= 76, median total dose received 96.0 mg/kg), 17.9 ng/mL (1.72–181) for desbutyl-lumefantrine, 1,885 ng/mL (762–4,830) for mefloquine (days 3–21,
n
= 90, median total dose 24.9 mg/kg), 641 ng/mL (79.9–1,950) for carboxy-mefloquine, and 51.8 ng/mL (3.57–851) for piperaquine (days 3–21,
n
= 89, median total dose 52.2 mg/kg). Although venous and capillary plasma concentrations showed a high correlation (Pearson’s correlation coefficient: 0.90–0.99) for all antimalarials and their primary metabolites, they were not directly interchangeable. Using the concurrent capillary plasma concentrations and other variables, the proportions of venous plasma samples predicted within a ±10% precision range was 34% (26/76) for lumefantrine, 36% (32/89) for desbutyl-lumefantrine, 74% (67/90) for mefloquine, 82% (74/90) for carboxy-mefloquine, and 24% (21/89) for piperaquine. Venous plasma concentrations of mefloquine, but not lumefantrine and piperaquine, could be predicted by capillary plasma samples with an acceptable level of agreement. Capillary plasma samples can be utilized for pharmacokinetic and clinical studies, but caution surrounding cut-off values is required at the individual level.

CLINICAL TRIALS

This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov as
NCT01054248
.