cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Marine debris in the Derwent Estuary : behaviour and perception of beach users
Creators: name: Parajuli, A
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: Marine debris is a recognised form of marine pollution. Its impacts on marine biota (marine mammals, sea birds, coral reefs, plants, fishes) have been widely documented. Apart from this, its impacts on human health have in addition drawn the attention of global community. It has impacted tourism due to the reducing aesthetic values of marine environment. A high economic cost is associated with clean ups in order to minimize these impacts associated to marine debris. Researchers have shown that marine debris has led to environmental degradation on the beaches around the world. Though legislative instruments exist to mitigate the problem and international, national and state legislation have been adopted worldwide, they are yet to be strongly implemented. The aim of the research project was to determine behaviour and perceptions of Derwent Estuary beach users about marine debris. A total of ten beaches around Hobart were surveyed from August to September 2014. Social perception surveys on littering was performed through structured questionnaires which also included participants activities at the beaches of whether or not their activities contribute to the issue and their suggestions to improve beach condition was noted. Participants over the age of 18 were only included during surveys. Chi-square analysis was used for assessing people's perceptions activities beaches and recommendations to combat the issue. The results from the beach surveys show that 32% of people answered that they have littered in the past which is consistent with the similar studies conducted elsewhere.
Stiffening and unfolding of early deposited-fibronectin increase proangiogenic factor secretion by breast cancer-associated stromal cells
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Tumor-conditioned fibronectin
Matrix stiffness
Molecular unfolding
Proangiogenic factor secretion
Integrin switch

description: © 2015 The Authors. Fibronectin (Fn) forms a fibrillar network that controls cell behavior in both physiological and diseased conditions including cancer. Indeed, breast cancer-associated stromal cells not only increase the quantity of deposited Fn but also modify its conformation. However, (i) the interplay between mechanical and conformational properties of early tumor-associated Fn networks and (ii) its effect on tumor vascularization remain unclear. Here, we first used the Surface Forces Apparatus to reveal that 3T3-L1 preadipocytes exposed to tumor-secreted factors generate a stiffer Fn matrix relative to control cells. We then show that this early matrix stiffening correlates with increased molecular unfolding in Fn fibers, as determined by Förster Resonance Energy Transfer. Finally, we assessed the resulting changes in adhesion and proangiogenic factor (VEGF) secretion of newly seeded 3T3-L1s, and we examined altered integrin specificity as a potential mechanism of modified cell-matrix interactions through integrin blockers. Our data indicate that tumor-conditioned Fn decreases adhesion while enhancing VEGF secretion by preadipocytes, and that an integrin switch is responsible for such changes. Collectively, our findings suggest that simultaneous stiffening and unfolding of initially deposited tumor-conditioned Fn alters both adhesion and proangiogenic behavior of surrounding stromal cells, likely promoting vascularization and growth of the breast tumor. This work enhances our knowledge of cell - Fn matrix interactions that may be exploited for other biomaterials-based applications, including advanced tissue engineering approaches.
Excavating an Archaeologist s Desk
Creators: name: Carlson-Drexler, Carl
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2012

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Taylor s Farm (Pioneer Farm Settlement Site in Coromandel Ranges, NZ)
Creators: name: Wilton, Dave
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2012

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Discordant voices : the influence of ideology and context on the perceptions of Franciscan and Dominican friars in the thirteenth century concerning Islam and Muslims
Creators: name: Lette, R
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the USA, President George W. Bush called for a global crusade, a war on terrorism. Whether Bush intended to or not, with that one word, crusade‚ÄövÑvp, he polarised the international community by alluding to events which occurred more than seven centuries ago. The response is testament to the lasting impact that this period of Christian-Muslims relations has had on the collective imaginations of societies on both sides of the conflict. It also highlights the contemporary relevance of study in this area. However, this thesis is not principally about the crusades, but concerns a group whose work was inextricably linked to them and their legacy. It examines the perceptions of thirteenth-century Dominican and Franciscan friars concerning Islam and Muslims, in particular the extent to which their perceptions demonstrate the existence of a normative ideology influenced by the needs of crusading. It also explores the relationship between the individual context of each author and similarities and differences between their respective perceptions.
Solitary waves in coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equations with spatially inhomogeneous nonlinearities
Creators: name: Belmonte-Beitia, Juan
name: Brazhnyi, Valeriy
name: Perez-Garcia, Victor M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Pattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)
subject: Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems (nlin.SI)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using Lie group theory we construct explicit solitary wave solutions of coupled nonlinear Schrodinger systems with spatially inhomogeneous nonlinearities. We present the general theory, use it to construct different families of explicit solutions and study their linear and dynamical stability.
Such a boring life... or not, just normal
Creators: name: Almansa Sánchez, Jaime
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2012

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
An Inscribed Spindle Whorl
Creators: name: Boughton, Dot
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2012

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Memory acquisition and retrieval impact different epigenetic processes that regulate gene expression
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Animals
Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2
Conditioning, Psychological
Epigenesis, Genetic
Gene Expression
Gene Expression Profiling
Gene Expression Regulation
Hippocampus
Histones
Male
Memory, Long-Term
Memory, Short-Term
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
MicroRNAs
RNA Splicing Factors
RNA-Binding Proteins
Transcription, Genetic

description: © 2015 Peixoto et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: A fundamental question in neuroscience is how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain. Long-term memory formation requires transcription, translation and epigenetic processes that control gene expression. Thus, characterizing genome-wide the transcriptional changes that occur after memory acquisition and retrieval is of broad interest and importance. Genome-wide technologies are commonly used to interrogate transcriptional changes in discovery-based approaches. Their ability to increase scientific insight beyond traditional candidate gene approaches, however, is usually hindered by batch effects and other sources of unwanted variation, which are particularly hard to control in the study of brain and behavior. Results: We examined genome-wide gene expression after contextual conditioning in the mouse hippocampus, a brain region essential for learning and memory, at all the time-points in which inhibiting transcription has been shown to impair memory formation. We show that most of the variance in gene expression is not due to conditioning and that by removing unwanted variance through additional normalization we are able provide novel biological insights. In particular, we show that genes downregulated by memory acquisition and retrieval impact different functions: chromatin assembly and RNA processing, respectively. Levels of histone 2A variant H2AB are reduced only following acquisition, a finding we confirmed using quantitative proteomics. On the other hand, splicing factor Rbfox1 and NMDA receptor-dependent microRNA miR-219 are only downregulated after retrieval, accompanied by an increase in protein levels of miR-219 target CAMKIIγ. Conclusions: We provide a thorough characterization of coding and non-coding gene expression during long-term memory formation. We demonstrate that unwanted variance dominates the signal in transcriptional studies of learning and memory and introduce the removal of unwanted variance through normalization as a necessary step for the analysis of genome-wide transcriptional studies in the context of brain and behavior. We show for the first time that histone variants are downregulated after memory acquisition, and splicing factors and microRNAs after memory retrieval. Our results provide mechanistic insights into the molecular basis of cognition by highlighting the differential involvement of epigenetic mechanisms, such as histone variants and post-transcriptional RNA regulation, after acquisition and retrieval of memory.
Childhood sexual violence and consistent, effective contraception use among young, sexually active urban women
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: childhood sexual violence
contraception use
depressive symptoms
self-esteem
unintended pregnancy

description: © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Unintended pregnancy (UP) is a significant public health problem. The consistent use of effective contraception is the primary method to prevent UP. We examined the role of childhood sexual and physical violence and current interpersonal violence on the risk of unintended pregnancy among young, urban, sexually active women. In particular, we were interested in examining the role of childhood violence and interpersonal violence while recognizing the psychological correlates of experiencing violence (i.e., high depressive symptoms and low self-esteem) and consistent use of contraception. For this assessment, 315 sexually active women living in Philadelphia PA were recruited from family planning clinics in 2013. A self-administered, computer-assisted interview was used to collect data on method of contraception use in the past month, consistency of use, experiences with violence, levels of depressive symptoms, self-esteem and sexual self-efficacy, substance use and health services utilization. Fifty percent of young sexually active women reported inconsistent or no contraception use in the past month. Inconsistent users were significantly more likely to report at least one prior episode of childhood sexual violence and were significantly less likely to have received a prescription for contraception from a health care provider. Inconsistent contraception users also reported significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms and significantly lower levels of self-esteem. The relation between childhood sexual violence and UP remained unchanged in the multivariate models adjusting for self-esteem or depressive symptoms. These findings highlight the long-term consequences of childhood sexual violence, independent of current depressive symptoms and low self-esteem, on consistent use of contraception.
Excavating Michigan State University with the Campus Archaeology Program
Creators: name: MSU Campus Archaeology
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2012

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Archaeology and Mining (and Reptiles!) in Western Australia
Creators: name: Rowland, Megan
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2012

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
A wandering mind does not stray far from home: The value of metacognition in distant search
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Analysis of Variance
Female
Humans
Male
Metacognition
Research Design
Students
Thinking
Young Adult

description: © 2015 Kudesia et al. When faced with a problem, how do individuals search for potential solutions? In this article, we explore the cognitive processes that lead to local search (i.e., identifying options closest to existing solutions) and distant search (i.e., identifying options of a qualitatively different nature than existing solutions). We suggest that mind wandering is likely to lead to local search because it operates by spreading activation from initial ideas to closely associated ideas. This reduces the likelihood of accessing a qualitatively different solution. However, instead of getting lost in thought, individuals can also step back and monitor their thoughts from a detached perspective. Such mindful metacognition, we suggest, is likely to lead to distant search because it redistributes activation away from initial ideas to other, less strongly associated, ideas. This hypothesis was confirmed across two studies. Thus, getting lost in thoughts is helpful when one is on the right track and needs only a local search whereas stepping back from thoughts is helpful when one needs distant search to produce a change in perspective.
Electrical control of spontaneous emission and strong coupling for a single quantum dot
Creators: name: Laucht, A.
name: Hofbauer, F.
name: Hauke, N.
name: Angele, J.
name: Stobbe, S.
name: Kaniber, M.
name: Böhm, G.
name: Lodahl, P.
name: Amann, M. -C.
name: Finley, J. J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We report the design, fabrication and optical investigation of electrically tunable single quantum dot - photonic crystal defect nanocavities operating in both the weak and strong coupling regimes of the light matter interaction. Unlike previous studies where the dot-cavity spectral detuning was varied by changing the lattice temperature, or by the adsorption of inert-gases at low temperatures, we demonstrate that the quantum confined Stark effect can be employed to quickly and reversibly switch the dot-cavity coupling simply by varying a gate voltage. Our results show that exciton transitions from individual dots can be tuned by ~4 meV relative to the nanocavity mode before the emission quenches due to carrier tunneling escape. This range is much larger than the typical linewidth of the high-Q cavity modes (~0.10 meV) allowing us to explore and contrast regimes where the dots couple to the cavity or decay by spontaneous emission into the 2D photonic bandgap. In the weak coupling regime, we show that the dot spontaneous emission rate can be tuned using a gate voltage, with Purcell factors >=7. New information is obtained on the nature of the dot-cavity coupling in the weak coupling regime and electrical control of zero dimensional polaritons is demonstrated for the highest-Q cavities (Q>=12000). Vacuum Rabi splittings up to ~0.13 meV are observed, much larger than the linewidths of either the decoupled exciton or cavity mode. These observations represent a voltage switchable optical non-linearity at the single photon level, paving the way towards on-chip dot based nano-photonic devices that can be integrated with passive optical components.
The challenges and benefits of a genuine partnership between Music Therapy and Neuroscience: A dialog between scientist and therapist
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: clinical protocols
debate
interdisciplinary
music therapy
neuroscience
patients

description: © 2015 Magee and Stewart. Collaborations between neuroscience and music therapy promise many mutual benefits given the different knowledge bases, experiences and specialist skills possessed by each discipline. Primarily, music therapists deliver music-based interventions on a daily basis with numerous populations; neuroscientists measure clinical changes in ways that provide an evidence base for progressing clinical care. Although recent developments suggest that partnerships between the two can produce positive outcomes for both fields, these collaborations are not considered mainstream. The following dialog between an experienced professional from each discipline explores the potential for collaboration, as well as the misconceptions that may be preventing further synergies from developing.
Super-resolution imaging of nuclear import of adeno-associated virus in live cells
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology
subject: Biomedical
subject: Basic Science
subject: Bioengineering
subject: Gene Therapy
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Generic Health Relevance
subject: 5.2 Cellular and gene therapies

description: © 2015 Official journal of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy Adeno-associated virus (AAV) has been developed as a promising human gene therapy vector. Particularly, recombinant AAV vector (rAAV) achieves its transduction of host cells by crossing at least three physiological barriers including plasma membrane, endosomal membrane, and nuclear envelope (NE). So far, the AAV transduction mechanism has not been explored thoroughly at the single viral particle level. In this study, we employed high-speed super-resolution single-point edge-excitation sub-diffraction (SPEED) microscopy to map the events of single rAAV2 particles infecting live human cells with an unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution of 9–12 nm and 2–20 ms. Data reveal that rAAV2 particles are imported through nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) rather than nuclear membrane budding into the nucleus. Moreover, approximately 17% of the rAAV2 molecules starting from the cytoplasm successfully transverse the NPCs to reach the nucleoplasm, revealing that the NPCs act as a strict selective step for AAV delivery. This study lastly suggests a new pathway to improve AAV vectors for human gene therapy.
Resilience in physically abused children: Protective factors for aggression
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015

description: © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Aggression continues to be a serious problem among children, especially those children who have experienced adverse life events such as maltreatment. However, there are many maltreated children who show resilient functioning. This study investigated potential protective factors (i.e., child prosocial skills, child internalizing well-being, and caregiver well-being) that promoted positive adaptation and increased the likelihood of a child engaging in the healthy, normative range of aggressive behavior, despite experiencing physical maltreatment. Logistic regression analyses were conducted using two waves of data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW-I). Children who were physically maltreated were more likely to exhibit clinical levels of aggressive behavior at Time 1 than children who were not physically maltreated. Children’s internalizing well-being, children’s prosocial behavior, and caregivers’ well-being were associated with lower likelihood of clinical levels of aggressive behavior at Time 1. Children’s internalizing well-being and children’s prosocial behavior remained significantly associated with nonclinical aggression 18 months later. These findings highlight the role of protective factors in fostering positive and adaptive behaviors in maltreated children. Interventions focusing on preventing early aggression and reinforcing child prosocial skills, child internalizing well-being, and caregiver well-being may be promising in promoting healthy positive behavioral adjustment.
Binary Source Lensing and the Repeating OGLE EWS Events
Creators: name: Jaroszynski, M.
name: Skowron, J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A microlensing event may exhibit a second brightening when the source and/or the lens is a binary star. Previous study revealed 19 such repeating event candidates among 4120 investigated microlensing light curves of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE). The same study gave the probability ~ 0.0027 for a repeating event caused by a binary lens. We present the simulations of binary source lensing events and calculate the probability of observing a second brightening in the light curve. Applying to simulated light curves the same algorithm as was used in the analysis of real OGLE data, we find the probability ~ 0.0018 of observing a second brightening in a binary source lensing curve. The expected and measured numbers of repeating events are in agreement only if one postulates that all lenses and all sources are binary. Since the fraction of binaries is believed to be <= 50%, there seems to be a discrepancy.
description: 14 pages, 3 figures
Impact of potential inappropriate NSAIDs use in chronic pain
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: pain therapy
economic impact
dependence

description: © 2015 Ussai et al. Pain remains one of the main reasons for medical consultation worldwide: moderate- to severe-intensity pain occurs in 19% of adult Europeans, seriously affecting the quality of their social and working lives. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are not recommended for long-term use and a careful surveillance to monitor for toxicity and efficacy is critical. This study aims to assess: 1) the pattern of use of NSAIDs and opioids in a population covered by a cloud-based pharmacovigilance surveillance system; and 2) potential inappropriate use. A retrospective 18-months systematic analysis on patients’ pain treatment was performed. The primary endpoint was evaluating the prevalence of NSAIDs and opioids use and the duration of therapy regimen. The secondary endpoint was to investigate the preva­lence of NSAIDs taken for >21 consecutive days concomitant with drugs for peptic ulcer and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) or antiplatelet drugs. The yearly cost for individual users of concomitant NSAIDs for more than 21 consecutive days and of GORD medications has been estimated. A total of 3,050 subjects with chronic pain were enrolled; 97% of them took NSAIDs for >21 consecutive days; about one-fourth of these users also received drugs for peptic ulcer and GORD (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical code A02B). The yearly cost foran individual who uses NSAIDs for >21 consecutive days as well as concomitant GORD medications is 61.23 euros. In total, 238 subjects (8%) using NSAIDs for >21 days also received one antiplatelet agent. About 11% of subjects received opioids at least once and only 2% of them carried on the therapy for more than 90 consecutive days. In evaluating the escalation in dosage as a proxy of dependence risk, this study shows no dosage escalation in our cohort of chronic pain population - that is to say we show no risk of dependence.
Searching for substellar companion candidates with Gaia. II. A catalog of 9,698 planet candidate solar-type hosts
Creators: name: Kiefer, Flavien
name: LAGRANGE, Anne-Marie
name: Philipot, Florian
name: Rubini, Pascal
Publisher: name: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Year: 2024

description: Appendix D to F of paper "Searching for substellar companion candidates with Gaia. II. A catalog of 9,698 planet candidate solar-type hosts" published in A&A and accepted on 03/09/2024.
Ethnography of pregnancy in our culture
Creators: name: Powell, Martha Bauder
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: The essay describes ethnographically some of the special experiences of married women during pregnancy. Data were collected among middle class women in Vancouver, British Columbia, by means of observation, interviews, and a questionnaire. . Material relates to 1) the social relationships of pregnant women to other people, 2) some of the social customs practiced during pregnancy, 3) the social readjustments which occur as a result of pregnancy, and 4) preconceived notions about pregnancy in our culture. The essay concludes that during pregnancy, certain kinds of communication with other persons (particularly kin, good friends, and medical personnel) provide a means by which women learn to orient themselves to the physical and social realities of pregnancy and motherhood. This communication entails the mutual exchange of knowledge and feelings, and the content and function of these exchanges are discussed
Evaluation method for running shoes’ outsole durability using a robot
Creators: name: Ohno, Asuka
name: Nakaya, Seigo
Publisher: name: Loughborough University
Year: 2024

description: Engineering of Sport 15 - Proceedings from the 15th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport (ISEA 2024)
Footwear brands develop a variety of running shoes with functions including shock attenuation, fit, stability, and durability. Among them, durability of outsole is one of the important functions all running shoes need and describes the resistance toward wear and tear. The outsole gradually wears out through running, but if it occurs too quickly, it is not acceptable for users. Generally, the most common evaluation method for durability is that runners wear a pair of shoes and run for a certain distance, several kilometers. As an evaluation method, it takes a considerable amount of time to complete, roughly two or three months. In addition to that, a further issue is the consistency of outcomes. No two runners are exactly the same, especially when it comes to running paces and foot strike patterns. Also, it is challenging to restrict running environments such as running surfaces for all runners. The purpose of this study was to establish a new evaluation method for the durability, specifically in the outsole of running shoes, utilizing a robot.
Observations on chick embryo lens morphogenesis in vivo and in vitro
Creators: name: McLean, Brian G.
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Ultrastructural observations on the six-day chick embryo lens reveal that fibre cell differentiation, which involves extensive cell elongation, is characterized by the presence of numerous oriented microtubules and by marked changes in intercellular relationships which are felt to be important for cell extension. Increased Golgi activity in cells initiating elongation appears to be related to the formation of intercellular junctions and the elaboration of new surface membrane. Studies concerning the differentiation in vitro of anterior lens epithelia demonstrate that their cells elongate either to a great extent or to a limited extent, depending on factors deriving from the epithelial conformation.The conformation of an explanted anterior lens epithelium can be manipulated so that its cells elongate consistently to either a limited or a great extent. These cells, whether elongated to a limited or to a great extent, are ultrastructurally similar with respect to features reflecting cytoplasmic differentiation, including those important for morphogenesis. Their fine structure closely resembles that of fibre cells differentiating in vivo. The cells of anterior lens epithelia differentiating in vitro, whether elongating to a limited or to a great extent, are the same in terms of the nature and relative proportions of their soluble proteins as indicated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. There is a change in the relative proportions of the soluble proteins accumulated by the anterior lens epithelia when they differentiate in vitro that is similar to that which occurs in cells undertaking fibre cell differentiation in vivo. It is concluded that those factors deriving from the conformation of the anterior lens epithelium that affect the degree of elongation of its cells differentiating in vitro are physical in nature. Since such physical factors are important with regard to restraining or encouraging the expression of morphogenetic potential in vitro, it is suggested that similar physical forces are important in lens morphogenesis in vivo. Observations concerning anterior lens epithelia elongating to a great extent in vitro demonstrate that their cells progressively elongate for only about three days. Well differentiated explants cultured for longer periods do not show greater elongation or further cytoplasmic differentiation. Their cells, at the ultrastructural level, resemble differentiating fibre cells in vivo rather than differentiated ones. It is concluded that the anterior lens epithelium has some capacity for differentiation independent of the ocular environment, but that the latter is essential for the expression of its full developmental potential.
Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2011, featuring incidence of breast cancer subtypes by race/ethnicity, poverty, and state
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Adult
African Americans
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers, Tumor
Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms, Male
Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
Continental Population Groups
Early Detection of Cancer
Ethnic Groups
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Incidence
Male
Mammography
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Poverty
Prognosis
Receptor, ErbB-2
Receptors, Estrogen
Receptors, Progesterone
Registries
United States

description: © 2015 The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press. Background: The American Cancer Society (ACS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) collaborate annually to produce updated, national cancer statistics. This Annual Report includes a focus on breast cancer incidence by subtype using new, national-level data. Methods: Population-based cancer trends and breast cancer incidence by molecular subtype were calculated. Breast cancer subtypes were classified using tumor biomarkers for hormone receptor (HR) and human growth factor-neu receptor (HER2) expression. Results: Overall cancer incidence decreased for men by 1.8% annually from 2007 to 2011. Rates for women were stable from 1998 to 2011. Within these trends there was racial/ethnic variation, and some sites have increasing rates. Among children, incidence rates continued to increase by 0.8% per year over the past decade while, like adults, mortality declined. Overall mortality has been declining for both men and women since the early 1990's and for children since the 1970's. HR+/HER2- breast cancers, the subtype with the best prognosis, were the most common for all races/ethnicities with highest rates among non-Hispanic white women, local stage cases, and low poverty areas (92.7, 63.51, and 98.69 per 100000 non-Hispanic white women, respectively). HR+/HER2- breast cancer incidence rates were strongly, positively correlated with mammography use, particularly for non-Hispanic white women (Pearson 0.57, two-sided P
100 Degrees, High Humidity -- Field School in Virginia s Shenandoah Valley
Creators: name: Nash, Carole
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2012

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
In vitro investigation of the inhibitory effect of fucoidan on ‚Ä¶v´-glucoisidase enzyme activity
Creators: name: Yin, X
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: Context. Diabetes causes a significant burden to the society and individuals. Current treatments exhibit many limitations. Therefore more effective and safer medications are required for its treatment. Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of fucoidans from Undaria pinnatifida, Fucus vesiculosus and Fucus synergy on the activity of ‚Ä¶v´-glucosidase. Materials and methods. Enzyme activity and enzyme kinetics of ˜í¬±‚Äö-glucosidase enzyme extracted from rat‚Äö-intestinal acetone powder were carried out using standard calibration curve of p‚Äö-nitrophenol. Then enzyme inhibition assay was carried out using fucoidan from three different sources. Water and acarbose were used as negative and positive controls respectively. Results. The enzyme activity, Km and Vmax of ˜í¬±‚Äö-glucosidase were 0.0381 U ml-1, 8.8339 ˜í¬¿g and 0.2885 ¬¨¬µg ml-1 respectively. Acarbose showed inhibition of ˜í¬±‚Äö-glucosidase activity while three different types of tested fucoidan showed very little or no activity. Discussion and conclusion. Experimental results showed negligible inhibitory effect of fucoidan on the activity of ˜í¬±‚Äö-glucosidase.
The lenticular galaxy NGC3607: stellar population, metallicity and ionised gas
Creators: name: Rickes, Mauro G.
name: Pastoriza, Miriani G.
name: Bonatto, Charles
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In this work we derive clues to the formation scenario and ionisation source of the lenticular galaxy NGC 3607 by means of metallicity gradients, stellar population and emission lines properties. We work with long-slit spectroscopy from which we (i) study the radial distribution of the equivalent widths of conspicuous metallic absorption features, (ii) infer on the star-formation history (with a stellar population synthesis algorithm), and (iii) investigate the ionisation source responsible for a few strong emission lines. Negative radial gradients are observed for most of the absorption features of NGC 3607. Compared to the external parts, the central region has a deficiency of alpha elements and higher metallicity, which implies different star-formation histories in both regions. At least three star formation episodes are detected, with ages within 1-13 Gyr. The dynamical mass and the $Mg_2$ gradient slope are consistent with mergers being important contributors to the formation mechanism of NGC 3607. Emission-line ratios indicate the presence of a LINER at the centre of NGC 3607. Contribution of hot, old stars to the gas ionisation outside the central region is detected. Evidence drawn from this work suggest small mergers as important contributors to the formation of NGC 3607, a scenario consistent with the star-formation episodes.
description: 10 pages, 11 figs; accepted for publication in A&A
Exploring twitter to analyze the public's reaction patterns to recently reported homicides in London
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Crime
Homicide
Humans
Likelihood Functions
London
Models, Theoretical
Public Opinion
Social Media
Spatial Analysis
Time Factors

description: © 2015 Kounadi et al. Crime is an ubiquitous part of society. The way people express their concerns about crimes has been of particular interest to the scientific community. Over time, the numbers and kinds of available communication channels have increased. Today, social media services, such Twitter, present a convenient way to express opinions and concerns about crimes. The main objective of this study is to explore people's perception of homicides, specifically, how the characteristics and proximity of the event affect the public's concern about it. The analysis explores Twitter messages that refer to homicides that occurred in London in 2012. In particular, the dependence of tweeting propensity on the proximity, in space and time, of a crime incident and of people being concerned about that particular incident are examined. Furthermore, the crime characteristics of the homicides are analysed using logistic regression analysis. The results show that the proximity of the Twitter users' estimated home locations to the homicides' locations impacts on whether the associated crime news is spread or not and how quickly. More than half of the homicide related tweets are sent within the first week and the majority of them are sent within a month of the incident's occurrence. Certain crime characteristics, including the presence of a knife, a young victim, a British victim, or a homicide committed by a gang are predictors of the crime-tweets posting frequency.
Orbits in symmetric spaces
Creators: name: Sukochev, F.
name: Zanin, D.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Functional Analysis (math.FA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 46Exx

description: We characterize those elements in a fully symmetric spaces on the interval $(0,1)$ or on the semi-axis $(0,\infty)$ whose orbits are the norm-closed convex hull of their extreme points. Our results extend and complement earlier work on the same theme by Braverman and Mekler.
Making Sense of Analytical Data
Creators: name: Young, Tim
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2012

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Archaeology for all
Creators: name: Heyworth, Mike
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2012

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.