cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Using Stakeholder Perceptions to Inform Future Efforts to Implement Mental Health First Aid Training in China: A Qualitative Study
Creators: name: Lu, S
name: He, Y
name: Searle, K
name: Absetz, P
name: Oldenburg, Brian
name: Reavley, N
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training program has been widely implemented in many high-income countries. Evidence on the adaptation of this and other similar programs in resource-constrained settings like China is very limited. This study aimed to explore the views of key stakeholders on the implementation issues and contextual factors relevant to the scale-up of MHFA in China. Methods: Informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, five implementation domains of intervention characteristics, characteristics of individuals, contextual adaptation, outer and inner setting, and implementation process were investigated through semi-structured in-depth interviews. Twenty-four stakeholders with diverse expertise in the Chinese mental health system were interviewed. Transcripts were coded using NVivo 12 software and thematically analyzed. Results: Fifteen themes and 52 sub-themes were identified in relation to the five domains. Participants saw MHFA as meeting the need for more evidence-based interventions to improve population mental health. Previous participants in MHFA training were satisfied with the course, but their intentions to help and levels of self-efficacy varied. Contextual adaptation of course content, delivery formats, and financing models, was seen as essential. External health policies and some socioeconomic factors (e.g., improved living conditions) were perceived as potential enablers of scalability. Low levels of engagement in health interventions and lack of supportive social norms were identified as potential barriers while executive support, quality control, and sustainable funding were viewed as facilitators of implementation. Conclusion: MHFA training meets some very important current societal and public health needs in China. To achieve its potential impact, significant contextual adaptation is required, particularly in terms of course content, delivery formats, and financing models. Overcoming low levels of engagement in community-based mental health interventions and combating stigma will also be critical for its scale-up.
The Prevalence of Metabolic Disease Multimorbidity and Its Associations With Spending and Health Outcomes in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Adults
Creators: name: Zhao, Y
name: Zhang, P
name: Lee, JT
name: Oldenburg, Brian
name: Heusden, AV
name: Haregu, TN
name: Wang, H
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Objective: Metabolic diseases have been a clinical challenge worldwide and a major public health issue. Very few studies from China investigated the impact of metabolic multimorbidity on healthcare and health outcomes at the national level. This study aims to examine the association of metabolic multimorbidity with health service utilization, spending, functional and mental health. Materials and Methods: This is a nationally representative cross-sectional study, utilizing the data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study in 2015, including 11,377 participants aged 45 years and older. Multivariable regression models were used to assess the association of metabolic multimorbidity with healthcare, out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE), the activities of daily living (ADL) limitation, the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) limitation, and depression. Results: Overall, 30.50% of total participants had metabolic multimorbidity in 2015 in China. Compared with single disease, metabolic multimorbidity were associated with the number of outpatient visits [incident rate ratio (IRR) = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.05, 1.62] and days of inpatient care (IRR = 1.52, 95% CI = 1.28, 1.81). Metabolic multimorbidity was positively associated with the OOPE on outpatient care (coefficient = 82.99, 95% CI = 17.70, 148.27) and physical functional difficulties, including ADL limitation (odds ratio = 1.36, 95% CI = 1.18, 1.57). Conclusions: Metabolic multimorbidity is associated with higher levels of health-care service use, greater expenditure for outpatient care, and more difficulties in ADL among Chinese adults. China's health-care systems need to shift from single-disease models to new financing and service delivery models to effectively manage metabolic multimorbidity.
Associations between residential greenness and self-reported heart disease in Sri Lankan men: A cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Silva, J Padmaka
name: Singh, A
name: Oldenburg, Brian
name: Gunathunga, W
name: Alagiyawanna, AMAAP
name: Mavoa, S
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). Features of the natural environment, such as greenness, are a potential, modifiable determinant of CVD, yet there is a lack of evidence, particularly in LMICs. Our study investigated associations between residential greenness, measured using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and self-reported heart disease in 5268 Sri Lankan men aged 34 to 55 years. Multivariable logistic regression models were fitted to examine associations between mean NDVI within 100 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1600 m, and 2000 m of the residential address, adjusting for age, marital status, income, education, alcohol consumption, smoking and road length. Fully adjusted models showed that a 0.1 increase in mean NDVI was associated with lower odds of heart disease when using the 400 m (OR: 0.80; 95% CI: 0.64, 1.00), 800 m (OR: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.63, 1.14), and 2000 m (OR: 0.74; 95% CI: 0.48, 1.13) buffers. Further research in different contexts, and with improved outcome measures, is needed to confirm relationships between residential greenness and heart disease in rural areas and in LMICs.
Pumping potentiality: studying the socio-material politics of solar irrigation pumps in rural India
Creators: name: Choudhary, Kamya
Publisher: name: The University of Edinburgh
Year: 2022
Subjects: solar energy
India
agriculture
irrigation
policy
caste
gender
class
solar irrigation pump

description: Rural electrification and irrigation infrastructure improvements boost agricultural growth, but rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions require a shift in how irrigation pumps should be energised. In this thesis, I study the large-scale use of subsidised solar irrigation pumps in the state of Rajasthan, India using qualitative data derived from interviews and immersive participant ethnography in the districts of Jaipur and Tonk. Drawing from agricultural studies, science and technology studies and anthropology, I add to the debates around the suitability of solar pumps as a welfare policy for India’s agriculture sector in the face of climate change. I investigate how the introduction of solar pumps will impact farming practises, contribute to rural development, and engage Indian policy with global sustainability discourse. I contextualise the emergence of the solar irrigation pump policy within international development flows and climate change diplomacy. I argue that its inception within specific ministries is accompanied by strong bureaucratic silos that prevent water conservation from being an equal priority to emissions reduction in India. I have used a water-energy-food nexus and an intersectional lens for my analysis. Despite existing within a subsidy structure, the technologies accompanying the solar pumping system are costly for farmers. Such expenses, alongside the male/upper-caste makeup of the social networks supporting farmers, e.g., solar pump distributors, extension trainers, government officials, etc. restrict become viable beneficiaries. The current economic and social structure excludes lower-caste and class farmers, especially women, from accessing solar pump subsidies and its range of associated benefits. This study demonstrates the urgent need to develop more socially inclusive and environmentally holistic irrigation policies in India’s adaptation and mitigation work tackling climate change. I hope to provide an evidence-based insight to policymakers, academics, and development practitioners on the social and environmental costs of the limited design and goals of India’s current solar pumping schemes.
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: A Potential Option For Non-Binary Gender-Affirming Hormonal Care?
Creators: name: Xu, Jane Y
name: O'Connell, Michele A
name: Notini, Lauren
name: Cheung, Ada S
name: Zwickl, Savannah
name: Pang, Ken C
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Gender dysphoria describes the distress associated with having a gender identity that differs from one’s birth-assigned sex. To relieve this distress, transgender, and gender diverse (henceforth, trans) individuals commonly undergo medical transition involving hormonal treatments. Current hormonal treatment guidelines cater almost exclusively for those who wish to transition from male to female or vice versa. In contrast, there is a dearth of hormonal options for those trans individuals who identify as non-binary and seek an androgynous appearance that is neither overtly male nor female. Though prolonged puberty suppression with gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa) could in theory be gender-affirming by preventing the development of unwanted secondary sex characteristics, this treatment option would be limited to pre- or peri-pubertal adolescents and likely have harmful effects. Here, we discuss the theoretical use of Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) for non-binary people assigned male at birth (AMAB) who are seeking an androgynous appearance through partial feminization without breast growth. Given their unique range of pharmacodynamic effects, SERMs may represent a potential gender-affirming treatment for this population, but there is a lack of knowledge regarding their use and potentially adverse effects in this context.
HYDROLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND GEOCHEMICAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CARBON, NITROGEN, AND BASE CATIONS IN RESTORED AND UNRESTORED URBAN STREAMS
Creators: name: Doody, Thomas Rossiter
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Hydrologic sciences
subject: Biogeochemistry
subject: Water resources management
subject: carbon
subject: cations
subject: nitrogen
subject: restoration
subject: urbanization
subject: watershed

description: Urban infrastructure changes hydrologic flowpaths of water into streams and alters ecosystem function.  Geomorphic stream restoration is commonly implemented to stabilize channels, while ecosystem function, and nutrient retention are of secondary concern.  This research investigated  whether restoration alone significantly influences N uptake in streams and  if significant hydrological, biological, and geochemical relationships exist between coupled biogeochemical cycles that should be considered when evaluating restorations.  Carbon, nitrogen, base cations, and stream metabolism dynamics were investigated in six urban streams in Baltimore,MD. Nitrate tracer injections were used to quantify nitrogen uptake dynamics. Results did not show significant differences in nitrogen uptake based on restoration.  Organic carbon, inorganic carbon, and nitrogen each have distinct but interrelated hydrological, biological, and geochemical relationships across all sites.  These dynamic relationships may also significantly affect nitrogen uptake, but  more spatiotemporal data are needed to quantify and understand variability among restored and unrestored sites.
sj-docx-9-dhj-10.1177_20552076231184091 - Supplemental material for ChatGPT's potential role in non-English-speaking outpatient clinic settings
Creators: name: Zhu, Zhoule
name: Ying, Yuqi
name: Zhu, Junming
name: Wu, Hemmings
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 111708
subject: Health and Community Services
subject: Cardiology
classificationCode: 110306
subject: Endocrinology
classificationCode: 110308
subject: Geriatrics and Gerontology
classificationCode: 111099
subject: Nursing not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 111299
subject: Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 111702
subject: Aged Health Care
classificationCode: 111799
subject: Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 99999
subject: Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology
classificationCode: 200299
subject: Cultural Studies not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 89999
subject: Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 150310
subject: Organisation and Management Theory
subject: Science Policy
classificationCode: 160512
subject: Social Policy
subject: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-9-dhj-10.1177_20552076231184091 for ChatGPT's potential role in non-English-speaking outpatient clinic settings by Zhoule Zhu, Yuqi Ying, Junming Zhu and Hemmings Wu in DIGITAL HEALTH
Additional file 1 of Dynamic radiological features predict pathological response after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Creators: name: Ruan, Yuli
name: Ma, Yue
name: Ma, Ming
name: Liu, Chao
name: Su, Dan
name: Guan, Xin
name: Yang, Rui
name: Wang, Hong
name: Li, Tianqin
name: Zhou, Yang
name: Ma, Jianqun
name: Zhang, Yanqiao
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Supplementary Material 1. sFigure 1. Comparative analysis of TRG grading and survival outcomes. (A) Distribution of TRG grading in high-ECPI and low-ECPI groups; (B) Distribution of TRG grading in vascular sign (+) and vascular sign (-) groups; (C) Survival curve analysis of Recurrence-Free Survival (RFS) for TRG 1-3 vs. TRG 4-5; (D) Survival curve analysis of Overall Survival (OS) for TRG 1-3 vs. TRG 4-5.
Ephemerum serratum Hampe 1837
Creators: name: Papp, Beáta
name: Pantović, Jovana
name: Sabovljević, Marko S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Funariales
Ephemeraceae
Ephemerum
Ephemerum serratum

description: Ephemerum serratum (Hedw.) Hampe
 SPECIMEN EXAMINED. — Republic of Northern Macedonia. From Ohrid-Otoševo road to Velestovo through the plateau, before the junction to Velestovo and Resen, acidic soil around a pond, 41°03’17.0”N, 20°51’22.8”E, 1470 m a.s.l., 18.X.2016, leg. Papp B. and Pantovi ć J. s.n., BP[BP 193723].   REMARKS
 This species has scattered European reports (Hodgetts 2015). It was rarely documented from the Balkans and this is the first record of the genus Ephemerum Hampe in the Republic of Northern Macedonia. It is known from Bulgaria where it is considered as DD (Papp et al. 2018), Croatia (Düll 1999; Alegro et al. 2014) and Montenegro (Sabovljević et al. 2008), but possibly overlooked across SE Europe due to its minute size, seasonal appearance and controversial taxonomic status. In the rest of Mediterranean areas, it is known from Corsica, France, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain and Turkey (Ros et al. 2013; Hodgetts 2015). Some authors included it in E. stoloniferum (Hedw.) L.T. Ellis and M.J. Price (syn. E. serratum auct. non (Hedw.) Hampe in the traditional sense).
 The specimen is characterized by the possession of finely papillose spores (40-70 µm in diameter), with an external hyaline veil (Price 2011). After the typification by Ellis & Price (2015), E. serratum became the earliest valid name for the entity, most frequently referred to as E. minutissimum with the above mentioned characters, while Phascum stoloniferum Hedw. provides the earliest available epithet for the moss presently referred to by European authors as E. serratum. The checklists of Ros et al. (2013) and Hodgetts (2015) still use the earlier nomenclature.
description: Published as part of Papp, Beáta, Pantović, Jovana & Sabovljević, Marko S., 2019, Additions to the bryophyte flora of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, pp. 159-166 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (15) on page 162, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2019v40a15, http://zenodo.org/record/12215549
Renewable energy integration in Vietnam’s power system: Generation adequacy assessment and strategic implications
Creators: name: Do, B
name: Tran, T
name: Nguyen, The Ninh
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Vietnam is widely considered as an energy‐intensive economy. Renewable energy integration has been set as an important goal in the country’s revised Power Development Plan 7 (PDP7). This study first conducted a generation adequacy assessment using the basic probabilistic modeling approach to evaluate how the generation fleet, as foreseen in the PDP7, can meet the demand, despite the fast‐changing renewable energy sources (RES) generation. The adequacy of the generation was measured using the Loss of Load Expectation (LOLE, expressed in hours) index. The study then conducted in‐depth interviews with key stakeholders to identify and propose efficient strategic approach and policy implementations for integration of RES into the current power system in Vietnam. The results suggested that three major pillars should be considered to ensure the success of RES integration: strategic objectives, structural reforms and system transformation.
sj-docx-1-nms-10.1177_14614448231179941 – Supplemental material for Not all skepticism is “healthy” skepticism: Theorizing accuracy- and identity-motivated skepticism toward social media misinformation
Creators: name: Li, Jianing
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 200199
subject: Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-nms-10.1177_14614448231179941 for Not all skepticism is “healthy” skepticism: Theorizing accuracy- and identity-motivated skepticism toward social media misinformation by Jianing Li in New Media & Society
Rhynchostegium rotundifolium Schimp.
Creators: name: Papp, Beáta
name: Pantović, Jovana
name: Sabovljević, Marko S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Hypnales
Brachytheciaceae
Rhynchostegium
Rhynchostegium rotundifolium

description: Rhynchostegium rotundifolium (Scop. ex Brid.) Schimp.
 SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Republic of Northern Macedonia. Sveta Bogorodica church in Sveti Naum monastery complex at Ohrid lake, source area of the Crni Drim river, on shaded limestone rock, 40°54’36.7”N, 20°44’42.8”E, 710 m a.s.l., 17.X.2016, leg. Papp B. and Pantovi ć J. s.n., BP[BP 193617] — Source area of the Crni Drim river at Sveti Atanasij church in Sveti Naum monastery complex at Ohrid lake, on shaded limestone rock, 40°54’37.8”N, 20°44’53.1”E, 715 m a.s.l., 17.X.2016, leg. Papp B. and Pantovi ć J. s.n., BP[BP 193634].   REMARKS
 This is a rarely reported species in Europe with mainly central-European distribution, but reaching Great Britain in the west and Ukraine and south-eastern Russia in the east (Smith 2004; Hodgetts 2015). In the Balkans, it was not frequently reported, being known from Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia (Sabovljević et al. 2008; Dragiévić et al. 2008). In the rest of the Mediterranean Region it was reported only in France, Italy, Sicily and Turkey (Ros et al. 2013; Hodgetts 2015). It is considered EN in Romania (Ştefănuţ & Goia 2012).
description: Published as part of Papp, Beáta, Pantović, Jovana & Sabovljević, Marko S., 2019, Additions to the bryophyte flora of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, pp. 159-166 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (15) on page 164, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2019v40a15, http://zenodo.org/record/12215549
Nyholmiella gymnostoma Holmen & Warncke
Creators: name: Alegro, Antun
name: Dragićević, Snežana
name: Šegota, Vedran
name: Ćetković, Ilinka
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Orthotrichales
Orthotrichaceae
Nyholmiella
Nyholmiella gymnostoma

description: Nyholmiella gymnostoma (Bruch ex Brid.) Holmen & Warncke
 SPECIMEN EXAMINED. — Montenegro. Gradac Hill, above the town of Mojkovac, on the slopes of Bjelasica Mt, 42°57’01”N, 19°37’53”E, 1152 m a.s.l., 23.VIII.2016, leg. and det. S. Dragićević s.n., Natural History Museum of Montenegro herbarium no. 1656/134.   REMARKS
 The species was found on bark of Populus tremula L., growing on the forest edge of mixed deciduous and conifer woodland, on medieval archaeological locality Brskovo, geographically situated outside the Mediterranean part of Montenegro, but still under some influence of Mediterranean on the precipitation regime. Specimens formed only three tiny tufts on the tree trunk, at the 1.4 m height. Generally, the species is related to bark of the Populus trees (Dierssen 2001; Smith 2004; Atherton et al. 2010). No capsules were found, and a tiny liverwort, Radula complanata (L.) Dumort., was noticed among the leaves of the moss. Nyholmiella gymnostoma is a Boreal-montane element, beside Europe known also in central Asia, Japan and rarely in N America (Hill & Preston 1998; Smith 2004; Vitt 2014). It is most common in boreal Europe (Hill & Preston 1998; Lara & Estébanez 2014), while in central and E Europe it is rare (Nebel & Philippi 2001). In SE Europe it is extremely rare, or at least under-recorded, being only known from Bulgaria (Natcheva & Ganeva 2005), Romania (Stefănuţ & Goia 2012) and Slovenia (recorded at the end of 19th century and published in Pavletić 1955). After being recorded for the first time in Mediterranean area, in Calabria (Italy) (Lara et al. 2004), several new records from Mediterranean countries appeared. In Albania and Greece, the species has been recorded very recently, in Drilon National Park, on trunk of Tilia (Ellis et al. 2012) and in Epirus region (NW Greece) on trunk of Juglans regia L. (Ellis et al. 2016b), respectively. Additionally, the species has been found in Spain, in the autonomous community Castille-La Mancha (Cezón & Muñoz 2013). The population in Romania is critically endangered (Stefănuţ & Goia 2012), while that in Bulgaria is vulnerable (Natcheva et al. 2006). Our record seems to be the only recent finding of the species in W Balkans. Since our specimens have been found on the Populus tremula trees growing within the archaeological excavation site, possible tree cut could represent a major threat to the species.
description: Published as part of Alegro, Antun, Dragićević, Snežana, Šegota, Vedran & Ćetković, Ilinka, 2019, Stepping beyond the 700 milestone: four new moss species in the bryophyte flora of Montenegro, pp. 97-103 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (9) on page 99, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2019v40a9
Additional file 2 of Dynamic radiological features predict pathological response after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Creators: name: Ruan, Yuli
name: Ma, Yue
name: Ma, Ming
name: Liu, Chao
name: Su, Dan
name: Guan, Xin
name: Yang, Rui
name: Wang, Hong
name: Li, Tianqin
name: Zhou, Yang
name: Ma, Jianqun
name: Zhang, Yanqiao
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Supplementary Material 2.
Fossombronia caespitiformis De Not.
Creators: name: Schäfer-VERwIMP, Alfons
name: VERwIMP, Inge
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Marchantiophyta
Jungermanniopsida
Fossombroniales
Fossombroniaceae
Fossombronia
Fossombronia caespitiformis

description: Fossombronia caespitiformis (Nees) De Not.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Loc. 2, 38430/ A; Loc. 4, 38434, 38440; Loc. 6, 38451; Loc. 7, 38457, 38469; Loc. 10, 38489; Loc. 13, 38503, 38505; Loc. 14, 38514; Loc. 16, 38537/ A; Loc. 20, 38561/ A; Loc. 21, 38567; Loc. 23, 38580/ B; Loc. 24, 38596; Loc. 26, 38601/ C; Loc. 28, 38623.  REMARKS
 A very common species on the Maltese Islands, as already indicated by Sommier & Caruana Gatto (1915); no other member of Fossombronia could be collected. Possibly, other species may develop sporophytes somewhat later in the year and therefore have not been collected. Interestingly, exactly one year ago in second half of January 2017, abundant Fossombronia have been seen in northern limestone part of Cyprus, however, no single sporophyte could be detected there.
description: Published as part of Schäfer-VERwIMP, Alfons & VERwIMP, Inge, 2019, On a bryophyte collection from the Maltese Islands, pp. 19-29 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (4) on page 22, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2019v40a4
Blood transcriptome predicts obstructive Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection by machine learning
Creators: name: 万尊敏
Publisher: name: CNGB
Year: 2022
Subjects: Raw sequence reads
Other
单中心的人的疾病样本
Medical

description: 基于机器学习算法运用白细胞转录组数据构建术前分类是否梗阻的TAPVC患者的模型
Oxymitra incrassata Sergio & Sim-Sim
Creators: name: Schäfer-VERwIMP, Alfons
name: VERwIMP, Inge
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Marchantiophyta
Marchantiopsida
Marchantiales
Oxymitraceae
Oxymitra
Oxymitra incrassata

description: Oxymitra incrassata (Brothero) Sérgio & Sim-Sim
MATERIAL EXAMINED. —Loc. 12, 38496; Loc. 23, 38584.  REMARKS
 Seems nowadays belong to the rather rare or at most scattered species (only once seen by Frahm & Lüth, 2008). Sommier & Caruana Gatto (1915, as Tessellina pyramidata Dumort.) found it abundant and noted that Oxymitra appears later in the year when most Riccia species are desintegrated.
description: Published as part of Schäfer-VERwIMP, Alfons & VERwIMP, Inge, 2019, On a bryophyte collection from the Maltese Islands, pp. 19-29 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (4) on page 23, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2019v40a4
Additional file 3 of Dynamic radiological features predict pathological response after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Creators: name: Ruan, Yuli
name: Ma, Yue
name: Ma, Ming
name: Liu, Chao
name: Su, Dan
name: Guan, Xin
name: Yang, Rui
name: Wang, Hong
name: Li, Tianqin
name: Zhou, Yang
name: Ma, Jianqun
name: Zhang, Yanqiao
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Supplementary Material 3.
Use of Field Based Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Technology for a Prevalence Survey and Proof of Freedom Survey for African Swine Fever in Timor-Leste in 2019
Creators: name: Phillips, DE
name: Mee, PT
name: Lynch, SE
name: da Conceição, F
name: da Costa Jong, J Bendita
name: Rawlin, Grant
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: African Swine Fever (ASF) has been spreading in numerous southeast Asian countries since a major incursion in mainland China in 2018. Timor-Leste confirmed an outbreak of ASF in September 2019 which resulted in high mortalities in affected pigs. Pigs in Timor-Leste are the second most common type of livestock kept by villagers and represent a traditionally important source of income and prestige for householders. In order to understand the extent of ASF infected villages in Timor-Leste a prevalence survey was designed and conducted in November-December 2019. Timor-Leste has limited laboratory facilities and access to qPCR diagnostic tests. Therefore, a loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was used to detect ASF positive blood samples collected during the prevalence survey. The LAMP assay was proven to be a robust, highly specific and sensitive laboratory test for ASF suitable for use in the field and where there are limited laboratory facilities. The results of the prevalence survey allowed the extent of the ASF incursion to be delineated and the introduction of a disease response strategy to limit the spread of ASF and assist in the recovery of the pig population in Timor-Leste.
The Effect of Adjunctive Mangosteen Pericarp on Cognition in People With Schizophrenia: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Creators: name: Marx, Wolfgang
name: Skvarc, David R
name: Mohebbi, Mohammadreza
name: Walker, Adam J
name: Meehan, Alcy
name: Turner, Alyna
name: Baker, Andrea
name: Dodd, Seetal
name: Cotton, Sue M
name: Scott, James Graham
name: Kavanagh, Bianca E
name: Ashton, Melanie M
name: Brown, Ellie
name: McGrath, John J
name: Berk, Michael
name: Dean, Olivia May
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021

description: Background: Cognitive impairment is prevalent and often highly burdensome in people with schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to investigate if mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana Linn.) pericarp extract may be an effective intervention to improve cognitive performance in this population.Methods: This was a secondary analysis of a larger randomized placebo-controlled trial that investigated a 24-weeks intervention of mangosteen pericarp extract supplementation in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. A subset of n = 114 participants with completed cognitive outcomes at follow up were included in this analysis. Using the Cogstate Brief Battery, the following cognitive outcomes were assessed: psychomotor function, attention, visual learning and memory (visual and working). Subgroup analyses investigated whether baseline clinical parameters (baseline cognitive functioning, illness severity and duration, depressive symptoms) moderated the relationship between mangosteen pericarp extract intervention and change in cognitive outcomes.Results: There were no significant between-group changes in any cognitive outcomes assessed. Subgroup analysis based on baseline cognition and clinical characteristics did not reveal any significant between-group difference in change.Conclusions: Mangosteen pericarp extract did not affect cognitive outcomes in people with schizophrenia. Further investigation regarding optimal dosing strategies for mangosteen interventions and the testing of additional cognitive domains may be warranted.Trial Registration:ANZCTR.org.au identifier: ACTRN12616000859482, registered 30 June 3 2016.
Multimorbid Patient Experiences With Primary Care at Community Health Centers in Shanghai, China
Creators: name: Jin, H
name: Wang, Z
name: Shi, L
name: Chen, C
name: Huo, Y
name: Huang, W
name: Zhang, Y
name: Lu, Yuan
name: Ge, X
name: Shi, J
name: Yu, D
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Objective: Primary care in China is facing mounting challenges with multimorbidity as the aging population grows. Knowing how patients experience primary care may highlight the deficiencies of the care system and guide health system reform. The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of primary care experienced by patients with and without multimorbidity at community health centers (CHCs) in Shanghai, China and to examine the factors influencing these experiences. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from August to December 2019 using the validated Chinese Primary Care Assessment Tool-Adult Edition (PCAT-AE). ANOVA was performed to compare the overall and domain-specific quality of primary care for patients with and without multimorbidity. Multivariate linear regressions were used to assess the factors associated with primary care quality while controlling for patients' sociodemographic and healthcare characteristics. Results: From 2,404 completed questionnaires, patients with multimorbidity reported higher PCAT scores in the domains of first contact-utilization (3.54 ± 0.55 vs. 3.48 ± 0.56, P < 0.01), accessibility (2.93 ± 0.49 vs. 2.86 ± 0.47, P < 0.001), and ongoing care (3.20 ± 0.39 vs. 3.14 ± 0.43, P < 0.001), while reporting lower scores in coordination (information system) (2.72 ± 0.41 vs. 2.79 ± 0.35, P < 0.001) and family-centeredness (3.23 ± 0.63 vs. 3.30 ± 0.64, P < 0.01). Multimorbidity (ß = 0.355, P < 0.01), education level (ß = 0.826, P < 0.01), district (suburb: ß = 1.475, P < 0.001), and self-perceived good health status (ß = 0.337, P < 0.05) were associated with better patient experiences in primary care. Patients between the age 61 and 70 (ß = −0.623, P < 0.001; >70 years: ß = −0.573, P < 0.01), with a monthly household income ≥6,000 RMB (ß = −1.385, P < 0.001) and with more than 20 outpatient visits the previous year (ß = −1.883, P < 0.001) reported lower total PCAT scores. Conclusion: The findings of our study suggest that CHCs in China have contributed to better primary care experiences for patients with multimorbidity in certain quality domains, including first contact-utilization, accessibility, and ongoing care. However, there is still room for improvement in care coordination and family-centeredness.
Additional file 4 of Dynamic radiological features predict pathological response after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Creators: name: Ruan, Yuli
name: Ma, Yue
name: Ma, Ming
name: Liu, Chao
name: Su, Dan
name: Guan, Xin
name: Yang, Rui
name: Wang, Hong
name: Li, Tianqin
name: Zhou, Yang
name: Ma, Jianqun
name: Zhang, Yanqiao
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Supplementary Material 4.
Demographic effects of severe fire in montane shrubland on tasmania’s central plateau
Creators: name: Foulkes, JA
name: Prior, LD
name: Leonard, Steven
name: Bowman, DMJS
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Australian montane sclerophyll shrubland vegetation is widely considered to be resilient to infrequent severe fire, but this may not be the case in Tasmania. Here, we report on the vegetative and seedling regeneration response of a Tasmanian non-coniferous woody montane shrubland following a severe fire, which burned much of the Great Pine Tier in the Central Plateau Conservation Area during the 2018–2019 fire season when a historically anomalously large area was burned in central Tasmania. Our field survey of a representative area burned by severe crown fire revealed that more than 99% of the shrubland plants were top-killed, with only 5% of the burnt plants resprouting one year following the fire. Such a low resprouting rate means the resilience of the shrubland depends on seedling regeneration from aerial and soil seedbanks or colonization from plants outside the burned area. Woody species’ seedling densities were variable but generally low (25 m−2). The low number of resprouters, and reliance on seedlings for recovery, suggest the shrubland may not be as resilient to fire as mainland Australian montane shrubland, particularly given a warming climate and likely increase in fire frequency.
sj-docx-1-nms-10.1177_14614448231218991 – Supplemental material for Love is love: Reverse isomorphism and the rise of LGBTQ+ romance publishing
Creators: name: Larson, Christine
name: Carter, Ashley
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2023
Subjects: Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-nms-10.1177_14614448231218991 for Love is love: Reverse isomorphism and the rise of LGBTQ+ romance publishing by Christine Larson and Ashley Carter in New Media & Society
Pre-Clinical Application of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein (IAP) Antagonists in Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
Creators: name: Meyer, Mariangela
Publisher: name: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Cell Biology
subject: 60103 Cell Development, Proliferation and Death
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60111 Signal Transduction

description: Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins (IAPs) have diverse roles in apoptosis, acting as inhibitors of caspases and mediators of NF-κB signalling. Upregulation of IAPs has been correlated with disease progression in many cancer types whence, synthetic inhibitors of IAPs have been developed in recent years. These target IAPs by mimicking the amino-terminal (N-terminal) IAP-binding motif of Second Mitochondrial-derived Activator of Caspases (SMAC). The principal aim of this study was to provide rational understanding of the anti-tumour therapeutic effect of the IAP antagonist Birinapant in colorectal cancer (CRC), as monotherapy and in combination with 5-Fluorouracil (5FU)/Oxaliplatin or Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNFα), with emphasis on the role of the pro-inflammatory tumour microenvironment modelled by TNFα and the specific Consensus Molecular Subtypes (CMS subtypes).An 3D ex vivo model has been established using dental sponges as culture support for CRC patient-derived explants. Active caspases levels were analysed by immunohistochemistry and compared to IAPs expression. Histological evaluation of other key markers involved in the apoptotic pathways was also carried out. Apoptosis was evaluated using a TUNEL assay and TNFα synthesis was determined by ELISA. Expression patterns of proliferation markers, Wnt signalling intermediaries and EMT mediators were also explored. CMS subtyping was performed by using gene-expression profiles and an IHC-based classifier tool and correlation between the assigned CMS and the response to Birinapant was examined.
Treatment with Birinapant and 5FU/Oxaliplatin or TNFα sensitised CRC patient-derived explants to SMAC mimetic-mediated cell death via caspase-dependant mechanisms, by triggering activation of caspase-8, -9, and -3, blocking the anti-apoptotic activity of IAPs and by stimulating the TNFα-dependant pro-apoptotic signalling. Birinapant co-treatments also reduced the expression levels of Ki-67, Zeb1, COX-2, PGE2 and β-catenin. CMS subtyping revealed that the analysed explants had a higher proportion of epithelial-like subtype CMS3 which preferably benefited from the administration of Birinapant in combination with TNFα.
The 3D system retained the in vivo tissue architecture, promising to serve as a powerful experimental platform to identify key biomarkers which could serve as predictors of treatment response. Assigning the CMS subtype to each CRC tumour also offered a patient stratification tool which provided individualised predictions of treatment outcomes.
title: The relationship between family context and job satisfaction: a quantitative investigation
Creators: name: Mariani, Elena
Publisher: name: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: H Social Sciences
subject: HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform

description: This thesis provides empirical evidence on the relationship between demographic events and job satisfaction. Existing conceptualisations of job satisfaction are not fruitful for theorising the relationship between family context and job satisfaction. I develop a framework whereby job satisfaction is maximised when there are no mismatches between desired and obtained employment characteristics, while desired employment characteristics are in turn affected by family context. On one hand, family events may create negative spill-overs into well-being at work; on the other hand, work may be a buffer against negative family events. As family context I consider motherhood, length of paid leave after birth of a child for women and marital dissolution for men. I use the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), a longitudinal survey representative of German households that spans the period 1984–2013. This dataset is ideal for my research question because it is the longest panel survey of job satisfaction. Although I chose the SOEP due to its high suitability, I also exploit features of German society and policy. I show that family events bring about variations in job satisfaction in unexpected ways. Becoming a mother does not matter for trajectories of job satisfaction. However, factors such as availability of suitable employment and norms may be more important in explaining why childless women have lower job satisfaction than mothers in Eastern Germany, but not in Western Germany. A shorter paid leave brings about a lower level of job satisfaction at the return to work but only for women of a lower socio-economic standing. Men who divorce experience a temporary increase in job satisfaction that lasts for up to three years after marital dissolution.
Essays on poverty in Sri Lanka
Creators: name: NAOTUNNA PALLIYAGE, Ravindra
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 380119
subject: Welfare economics

description: Sri Lanka is a lower-middle income country in South Asia. The incidence of income poverty in the country has been in sharp decline over the last two decades. However, there are on-going debates about how poverty is best measured. Using a binary measure of poverty fails to identify the non-poor that are vulnerable to poverty as well as those that are deeply entrenched in poverty. Moreover, it is widely accepted that poverty should be defined and measured using indicators other than income.
This study attempts to answer four research questions. First, using income, what is the prevalence of poverty, extreme poverty, vulnerability to poverty, and non-poverty and how have their prevalence changed through time? Second, what is the incidence of multidimensional poverty for Sri Lanka and, using population surveys, what weights should be attached to the dimensions of a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)? Third, what are the determinants of income and multidimensional poverty in Sri Lanka and how do they differ? Fourth, given the paucity of data, what are the missing dimensions of multidimensional poverty in Sri Lanka that should be included in future measures?

The study employs data from Sri Lanka's Household Income and Expenditure Surveys (HIES). Primary data were also collected through a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) to determine people's preferences over weights attached to the different dimensions of a MPI. Quantitative data are analysed using a variety of econometric techniques. Qualitative data were also collected through key informant interviews to identify the most important missing dimensions of the MPI devised by the paper.
Findings suggest that while the incidence of poverty and severe poverty is low in Sri Lanka, a much larger proportion of households are vulnerable to poverty, in the sense that they only just above the poverty line threshold. An MPI is constructed that incorporates information on the following three dimensions of wellbeing: health; education; and living standards. Findings from the DCE suggest that the health dimension should receive the highest weight followed by education and living standards. MPI rankings of districts and provinces differ across equal weights and DCE weights applied to the index.

Other findings suggest that income poverty and multidimensional poverty share many of the same correlates. Age of the household head, education, marital status, employment, access to agricultural land and the receipt of remittances are important across the two poverty measures. However, there are important differences with respect to the signs of the coefficients on household size and ethnicity variables. Further, the magnitude of the associations of independent variables with poverty vary considerably across the two measures as well as their arbitrary poverty line thresholds.  Finally, the study proposes an augmented MPI which includes information on food security, safety and security and access to basic services.
sj-docx-1-pus-10.1177_09636625231215979 – Supplemental material for Credibility of misinformation source moderates the effectiveness of corrective messages on social media
Creators: name: Zeng, Huai-Kuan
name: Lo, Shih-Yu
name: Li, Shu-Chu Sarrina
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-pus-10.1177_09636625231215979 for Credibility of misinformation source moderates the effectiveness of corrective messages on social media by Huai-Kuan Zeng, Shih-Yu Lo and Shu-Chu Sarrina Li in Public Understanding of Science
Supplemental Material - Cultural Correlates of Adult Attachment Dimensions: Comparing the US and Turkey
Creators: name: Sakman, Ezgi
name: Sümer, Nebi
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cultural Studies not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental Material for Cultural Correlates of Adult Attachment Dimensions: Comparing the US and Turkey by Ezgi Sakman and Nebi Sümer in Cross-Cultural Research
Formulas for the F-pure Threshold of Some Algebras with Straightening Laws
Creators: name: Fong, Justin A.
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 490401
subject: Algebra and number theory

description: In positive characteristic commutative algebra there exists a numerical invariant which measures the singularities of a variety, called the $F$-pure threshold, which is the analog of another invariant called the log canonical threshold in characteristic zero. We compute the $F$-pure threshold $\fpt(\mathfrak{m})$ of the irrelevant maximal ideal $\frak{m}$ of some graded rings. In particular, we focus on graded rings that have the structure of an algebra with straightening laws, or ASL for short, which are algebras whose structure is determined by an underlying poset. The ASLs that we consider in this work include the homogeneous coordinate rings of flag varieties and the homogeneous coordinate rings of Schubert varieties inside a fixed Grassmannian. Our calculation of the $F$-pure threshold for these rings is made possible through the combinatorial properties of their ASL structure. We also compute the $F$-pure threshold of some non-ASLs such as the symmetric determinantal rings and special classes of flag varieties through other means. We also note that every instance of our computation of $\fpt(\mathfrak{m})$ relied on the computation of another invariant of graded rings, the $a$-invariant.