cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Higginsia coralloides var. liberiensis Higgin 1877
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Axinellida
Stelligeridae
Higginsia
Higginsia coralloides
Higginsia coralloides var. liberiensis higgin, 1877

description: Higginsia coralloides var. liberiensis Higgin, 1877
Higginsia coralloides var. liberiensis Higgin, 1877: 293 (no illustration).
Higginsia liberiensis; Van Soest 1987: 24.
The variety was described by Higgin as dredged from the sea bottom off the West African locality Cape Palmas, Liberia, approximate coordinates 4.37°N 7.73°W, depth not recorded. Type material of H. liberiensis has not been identified with certainty so far. The Natural History Museum Data Portal has one specimen labeled as H. coralloides var. liberiensis, BMNH 1933.8.5.1, but it was collected in rock pools on the ‘Gold Coast’ (= Ghana) by a different collector than given in Higgin’s original paper. The type material has possibly been destroyed during WWII when the Liverpool Free Museum was bombed. It was erected largely on the basis of spicule differences with the typical variety also described by Higgin (1877: 291) from Carinage Harbour, Grenada, Eastern Caribbean, approximate coordinates 12.13°N 61.76°W, depth not recorded but obtained “by diving” (type slide BMNH 1886.12.15.92, fide Hooper 2002: 763). The species was also subsequently reported from Florida, North Carolina, Bahamas, Yucatan, Guyana coast. The shape (fan-like mass of interconnected branches) is similar in both, the main skeletal spicules are similar robust oxeas of about 650 x 20–33 µm, and both have additional thin anisoxeas. However, the acanthomicroxeas of the present variety are only about half the size (averaging 75 x 6 µm) of those of the typical variety (averaging 140 x 4 µm, cf. Van Soest 2017: 55). Apparently there is also a color difference between the varieties as Higgin (1877: 293) mentioned, as well as a difference in texture. In view of the geographic separation by the deep Atlantic, I confirm here as valid the casual elevation of the present variety to species level as Higginsia liberiensis Higgin, 1877 by Van Soest (1987: 24).
Burton (1956: 133) assigned the present species/variety along with almost all other Higginsia species to the synonymy of Higginsia strigilata (Lamarck, 1814), but this conclusion has not been followed by the sponge colleague. Burton mentioned two ‘typical’ specimens from West African waters (9.3833°N 15.1167°W and 9.4667°N 14.9667°W) from depths of 30– 45 m. It is likely that his specimens belong to H. liberiensis.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Cryptocheilus alternatus
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Cryptocheilus
Cryptocheilus alternatus

description: Cryptocheilus alternatus (Lepeletier, 1845)
Pompilus alternatus Lepeletier, 1845:417, ♂.—Midi de la France (MNHN).
Distribution in Iran: FARS (EBRAHIMI et al. 2008), GOLESTAN (EBRAHIMI et al. 2008; HAUPT 1929A—AS Cryptochilus annulatus spectabilis MORAWITZ, 1892), HAMADAN (WOLF et al. 2009— AS Cryptocheilus alternatus caspius GUSSAKOVSKIJ, 1952), KHORASAN, KHUZESTAN, MARKAZI (EBRAHIMI et al. 2008).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on pages 473-474, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Raspailia fruticosa var. tenuiramosa Dendy 1905
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Axinellida
Raspailiidae
Raspailia
Raspailia fruticosa
Raspailia fruticosa var. tenuiramosa dendy, 1905

description: Raspailia fruticosa var. tenuiramosa Dendy, 1905
(Fig. 5B)
Raspailia fruticosa var. tenuiramosa Dendy, 1905: 172, pl. VIII fig. 5; Dendy 1916: 130.
? Raspailia fruticosa var. aruensis Hentschel, 1912: 372 (suggested by Dendy 1916: 130).
? Endectyon fruticosa aruensis; Hooper 1991: 1290.
The variety was described by Dendy from the Gulf of Mannar, Sri Lanka, approximate coordinates 9°N 79°E (dried holotype BMNH 1907.2.1.65). The status of the variety, and of its possible junior synonym Raspailia fruticosa var. aruensis Hentschel, 1912 from the Aru Islands, Indonesia, 6.2064°S 134.3249°E, depth 18 m (holotype SMF 984), which was transferred to Endectyon as a subspecies of E. fruticosum by Hooper (1991), is still under debate. The difference with the typical subspecies according to Dendy (1905, 1916) is apparently the more digitate, densely bushy, smaller growth form, as opposed to the more loosely branching form of the type specimens of the typical variety described by Dendy (1887: 160, pl. XII fig. 2) from Madras, Eastern India, 13.0805°N 80.3°E (syntypes BMNH 1887.8.4.7–8).
Hooper (1991) did not discuss this variety, although he described Thailand specimens of Endectyon fruticosa aruensis and pointed out a few differences with the typical subspecies. Dendy himself (1916) synonymized Hentschel’s variety with the present. Sandes et al. (2019) listed all Endectyon species, including E. fruticosum and its varieties, but did not draw further conclusions about their validity.
The growth form and poorly available spicule data do not make specific distinctness of the present variety (and also Hentschel’s variety) likely. Accordingly, I propose to merge these varieties with the typical variety as Endectyon (Endectyon) fruticosum (Dendy, 1887).
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Estimation of the phenolic content and in vivo evaluation of the anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcer activity of Rhus pentaphylla leaf and fruit extracts from Morocco
Creators: name: Fatimazahra, Agouram
name: Kabdy, Hamid
name: Oubella, Khadija
name: Oufquir, Sara
name: Aitbaba, Abdelfatah
name: Azraida, Hajar
name: Raoui, Karima
name: Aboufatima, Rachida
name: Sokar, Zahra
name: Garzoli, Stefania
name: Chait, Abderrahman
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: The present study aimed to estimate the phenolic compounds and evaluate the anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcer activity of Rhus pentaphylla leaf and fruit extracts in rodents. Phytochemical identification of the extracts was performed using HPLC technique. The anti-inflammatory property of the extracts was studied using three animal models of inflammation: xylene-induced ear swelling in Swiss albino mice, paw edoema and carrageenan-induced air pocketing in Sprague Dawley rats. The antiulcer activity of the extracts was evaluated through HCl/ethanol-induced acute gastric lesions in rats. HPLC results revealed the presence of epicatechin, caffeic acid and rutin in the leaf extract, while quercetin and kaempferol were identified in the fruit extract. Both leaf and fruit extracts demonstrated significant anti-inflammatory potential. Additionally, the extracts inhibited leukocyte migration and exhibited a strong gastroprotective effect. These remarkable in vivo pharmacological activities of Rhus pentaphylla extracts, linked to their bioactive compounds, demonstrate their potential for possible therapeutic applications.
Performing modernity
Creators: name: Gitre, Carmen Mary Khair
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: “Performing Modernity” examines the intimate relationship between politics and culture in debates over identity and modernity in Egypt. Tracing changes in theater and performance, from the opening of the Khedivial Opera House and Suez Canal (1869) to aflourishing Cairene theatrical scene and demands for independence from colonial rule (circa 1919), it argues that modern theater was integral to shaping a uniquely Egyptian modernity. This project takes modernity to be a lived historical experience that affected social and cultural practices in all segments of society, reshaping and framing notions of changing Egyptian identities. New technologies and sites of sociability of the latenineteenth century—theaters, cabarets, the phonograph—alongside the old—streets, places of prayer, coffeehouses—offered myriad spaces for the articulation of that modernity. A focus on the content of performances, discussions surrounding them, andthe physical spaces in which they took place offers a unique window onto the ways in which Egyptians understood themselves, their relationships to one another, and their roles and responsibilities in a modernizing society. Critically, this project contends thatmodernity in Egypt was localized; while it incorporated European influences, it shaped them to fit local contexts, histories, and needs. Drawing upon underutilized sources like opera, plays, and musical recordings, it focuses on the Khedivial Opera House, middle class Arabic theater, folk and women’s performances to demonstrate how eachcontributed to notions of modernity and “Egyptianness” invoked in post-WWI demands for Egyptian independence.
Cryptocheilus desertorum
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Cryptocheilus
Cryptocheilus desertorum

description: Cryptocheilus desertorum (Morawitz, 1890b)
Salius desertorum Morawitz, 1890b: 200, ♀.—Transcaspien.
Distribution in Iran: EAST AZERBAIJAN (WOLF et al. 2009); MAZANDARAN (HAUPT 1929A, 1935— AS Cryptochilus picturatus HAUPT, 1929A).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 474, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Acanthella aculeata var. inconspicua Thiele 1898
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Bubarida
Dictyonellidae
Acanthella
Acanthella aculeata
Acanthella aculeata var. inconspicua thiele, 1898

description: Acanthella aculeata var. inconspicua Thiele, 1898
(Fig. 5C)
Acanthella aculeata var. inconspicua Thiele, 1898: 54, pl. III fig. 6, pl. V fig. 19, pl. VIII figs. 36a–b.
The variety was described by Thiele for the smaller of two type specimens of Acanthella aculeata Thiele, 1898 from the same general locality at Enoshima, Sagami Bay, Japan, approximate coordinates 35.2833°N 139.45°E, collected by Hilgendorf. The Berlin museum catalogue lists only the holotype of the variety inconspicua (ZMB 2174); the larger specimen, presumably the holotype of the typical variety aculeata, also described by Thiele, is so far unidentified. Both varieties are listed in the Taxonomic Review of Japanese Sponges (Ise 2017: 366). The varieties are represented by drawings in Thiele’s work and look similar in shape, but the var. inconspicua is smaller and more spiny. The smaller specimen (var. inconspicua) has longer styles (550–1250 µm) than those of the larger specimen (200–750 µm). In view of the similarity in shape, large size range of the overlapping styles, and the sympatric occurrence I can see no compelling reason to maintain the varieties as distinct taxa. I propose to consider the var. inconspicua a junior synonym of the species Acanthella aculeata Thiele, 1898.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Cryptocheilus discolor
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Cryptocheilus
Cryptocheilus discolor

description: Cryptocheilus discolor (Fabricius, 1793)
Sphex discolor Fabricius, 1793:217, ♀.— Barbaria (Coll. Mus. Dom. Desfontaines)
Distribution in Iran: GOLESTAN (WOLF et al. 2009), KHORASAN (EBRAHIMI et al. 2008), KHORASAN-E RAZAVI (GUSSAKOVSKIJ 1932), KOHgILUyEH-VA BOyERAHMAD, LORESTAN (WOLF et al. 2009), MAZANDARAN (HAUPT 1929A, AMIRESMAILI et al. 2010A, B), NORTH KHORASAN (WOLF et al. 2009), SOUTH KHORASAN (GUSSAKOVSKIJ 1932), WEST AZERBAIJAN (WOLF et al. 2009).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 474, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Auletta elongata var. fruticosa Dendy 1916
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Bubarida
Bubaridae
Auletta
Auletta elongata
Auletta elongata var. fruticosa dendy, 1916

description: Auletta elongata var. fruticosa Dendy, 1916
Auletta elongata var. fruticosa Dendy, 1916: 119, pl. II fig. 17.
The variety was described by Dendy from Dwarka, W coast of India, approximate coordinates 22.2333°N 68.95°E, depth 27–32 m (wet holotype BMNH 1920.12.9.31). Dendy provided only very little information for his reason to erect this variety. The type specimen has a “much more spreading mode of branching” than the type specimen of the typical variety (cf. Dendy 1905: 195, pl. XII fig. 7 from the Gulf of Mannar, Sri Lanka, approximate coordinates 9°N 79°E, wet holotype BMNH 1907.2.1.86). It has “considerably smaller average size” of the spicules, but details are omitted. The habitus of the typical variety of Auletta elongata is not illustrated, but described as consisting of “seven elongated sub-cylindrical tubes, branching out from each other and from the short thick stem”. The spicules are described as “very variable in form and thickness”. I do not believe the two varieties merit distinction at the species level, and propose to consider the var. fruticosa as a junior synonym of A. elongata. Without discussing the status of the variety, Dendy himself (Dendy 1922: 121) confirmed this by adding the name of the present variety under Auletta elongata Dendy, 1905.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Antioxidants and cancer of the endometrium and ovary
Creators: name: Gifkins, Dina M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Endometrial and ovarian cancers represent two of the top ten cancers affecting women in the United States. Experimental and animal models suggest that oxidativestress may play a role in the development of these cancers. Additionally, there is suggestive but limited evidence that dietary antioxidants may be associated with protective effects. To our knowledge, no studies have investigated the synergistic effect of total antioxidant intake with endometrial and ovarian cancer risk. We therefore sought to investigate the role of total antioxidant capacity of the diet using two publishedantioxidant databases on endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer risk using data from two population-based case-control studies in New Jersey. We also evaluated the association with individual antioxidants, including vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, selenium, lycopene, and lutein. For endometrial cancer, using antioxidant capacity estimates derived from an ORAC assay, we found decreased risks for total phenolics (OR: 0.60; 95% CI: 0.38-0.95) and suggested decreased risks for total lipophilic and total hydrophilic antioxidant intake.A suggested decreased risk with the highest tertile compared to the lowest of dietary vitamin E (OR: 0.79; 95% CI: 0.47 – 1.33), dietary selenium (OR: 0.62; 95% CI: 0.36-1.07), and dietary lycopene (OR: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.50 – 1.15) were observed, however none reached statistical significance. For ovarian cancer, an inverse association was observed for the highest comparedto the lowest tertile of selenium intake from food sources (OR: 0.41; 95% CI: 0.20-0.81). No association was observed for any other dietary antioxidant. In contrast, a positive association was observed with vitamin C supplement use (OR: 1.63; 95% CI: 1.01-2.62)vitamin E supplement use (OR: 1.63; 95% CI:1.02-2.63), beta-carotene supplement use(OR: 1.69; 95% CI: 1.08-2.66) and selenium supplement use (OR: 1.64; 95% CI: 1.05-2.56). Similar results were observed when we used the antioxidant database based on a FRAP assay. Comparisons between the ORAC and FRAP assay-based values revealed differences in the values assigned to food items, mean total daily intake, correlations between individual antioxidants, and between the relative contributions of food items to the indices. However, we found the agreement and the rank order correlation to be high between the two resulting total antioxidant indices. In conclusion, results from these studies suggest that components of dietary antioxidant intake, mainly total phenolics, total lipophilic antioxidant intake and dietary selenium, may be associated with decreased risks of endometrial and ovarian cancer.Antioxidant supplement intake was associated with increased risks in both studies. Additionally, our findings show that both antioxidant databases may be useful in assessing the total antioxidant capacity of diet in studies of nutritional epidemiology. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.
Engineering nanostructured functional thin films for frozen foods application
Creators: name: Gezgin, Zafer
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Nano-foods are becoming more common with the implementation of nanotechnological methods to the production, processing & packaging of foods. Food nanotechnology is bringing a new dimension to product development, by allowing the transfer of functionalities from biological molecules observed in nature to foods. Aim of this study is to transfer the ability of extracellular ice nucleators (ECINs) to trigger ice formation at higher sub-zero temperatures to a food packaging material, by creating a nano-thin ECIN layer on it. Earlier studies indicated shorter freezing times, higher ice nucleation temperatures and quality improvement when ECINs were mixed into foods. It is hypothesized that this effect can be retained with the nano-thin ECIN films. Our objective is to (1) investigate the biopolymer systems suitable for building food grade multilayers, (2) use these multilayers to immobilize ECINs, and (3) evaluate the ice nucleation activity of these films.  Surface morphology of nano-thin films was investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the surface hydrophobicity was studied by the water contact angle measurements. Layer thicknesses were determined using the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) technique. A refrigerated water/ethylene glycol bath was used to study the ice nucleation activity of nano-thin layers. Chitosan, ε-polylysine, carrageenan and pectin were good alternatives to synthetic polyelectrolytes in multilayer formation. Parameter that affected the nanoscale properties of these biogenic multilayer systems were the molecular weight, molecular conformation, charge density and degree of esterification. An average of 1.8°C increase in ice nucleation temperatures and 5.5 minutes decrease in freezing times was observed with high purity deionized water samples frozen in ECIN coated LDPE films. Films retained their activity for  up to 50 freeze-thaw cycles. This dissertation establishes a proof of concept for the application of the LbL deposition technique to engineer functional food grade nano-thin films. Preliminary experiments using our films to freeze milk, fish actomyosin and 20% sucrose solution resulted in shorter freezing times, better quality retention and ice nucleation at higher temperatures versus untreated control films. Implementation of this technology in frozen food packaging applications can actualize the significant energy-saving and quality-improvement potentials of nano-thin ECIN films.
Hallowed ground
Creators: name: Galati, Carmelo Antonio
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Dante’s influence or appropriation into popular culture is not new to either the twentieth or twenty-first centuries. Research on the reception of Dante demonstrates how the Commedia has been appropriated into different mediums ever since its completion. Amilcare A. Iannucci’s work on Dante’s influence in cinema and television has been groundbreaking. It has presented readers and scholars with newer ways of reading and interpreting Dante by focusing on the poet’s impact on other mediums; extending it to the world of cinema and television throughout the twentieth century. While Iannucci focused on Dante’s influence in the history of cinema and television culture, I expand upon his work by demonstrating how today, Dante’s poem, because of its moralistic character, is a catalyst for discussing society’s current moral and political issues, such as the “War on Terror” and its results. Hallowed Ground: Dante’s Commedia in the New Millennium, centers on Dante’s posthumous fame, specifically his reception in the twenty-first century in both Italy and the United States. In my study, I not only analyze works of popular culture that have adapted the Commedia, but I demonstrate how the tragic events of September 11, 2001 have given rise to a new, contemporary Dante. Focusing on the Commedia’s adaptation in theatre, television, and the technological arts (such as interactive media and video games), I argue that the new hypertexts transform, modify, and extend the hypotext, creating original and newer texts, while showcasing different modes of reading and thinking about literature.
Cryptocheilus egregius
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Cryptocheilus
Cryptocheilus egregius

description: Cryptocheilus egregius (Lepeletier, 1845) #
Calicurgus egregius Lepeletier, 1845:402, ♀.— Corsica (MNHN)
Distribution in Iran: MAZANDARAN (WOLF et al. 2009).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 474, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Gabapentinoid prescriptions for neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain in Lebanon
Creators: name: Rassi, Joe
name: Khazaka, Stephanie
name: Hlais, Sani
name: Rassi, Stephanie
name: Daher, Mohammad
name: Samaha, Toufic
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health
subject: Computational Biology

description: Aim: The purpose of this study is to analyze the different characteristics of gabapentinoids prescription by Lebanese orthopedics surgeons. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional study using a survey which was carried out in collaboration with the Lebanese Orthopedic Society over a 3-month period. Results: Forty-two orthopedic surgeons responded, most of them prescribing gabapentinoids in their daily practice with only half of the patients feeling relief after taking them. Furthermore, most of the surgeons prescribed these drugs for patients above 18 years old and for both acute and chronic pain. Conclusion: Even though almost half of the patients do not experience relief after taking gabapentinoids, these drugs are becoming more and more prescribed. With pain being a major concern in orthopedic surgery, a lot of surgeons prescribe drugs before surgical procedures for their patients. One of these drugs categories include Gabapentinoids. This class of medications was shown to be prescribed more and more by orthopedic surgeons despite it not granting successful pain relief for half of the patients and not being US FDA approved. 97.62% of surveyed orthopedic physicians prescribe gabapentinoids in daily practice with neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain being the main indication. 83% of surveyed surgeons use gabapentinoids when initial treatment for orthopedic pain fails with pregabalin (PGB) being prescribed slightly more (51.2%) than gabapentin (GBP) (48.8%). Minimum effective dose: 300 mg for GBP (70.73%), 75 mg for PGB (66.67%) with common side effects: dizziness (80.95%), somnolence (76.19%), visual disturbances (30.95%) being unrelated to the dosage. 97.62% prescribe gabapentinoids with other analgesics, and rarely as monotherapy (2.38%). Criteria influencing choice: type of pain (67.5%), safety and side-effect profile (57.5%) with age not considered a limiting factor by 63.41% of surveyed surgeons. Despite nearly half of the individuals not finding relief with gabapentinoids, the prescription of these medications is on the rise.
Relationship between SGLT2 inhibitor use and specific cancer types: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Obaid, Muhammad Ishtiaq
name: Shahzad, Mohammad Saiem
name: Latif, Fakhar
name: Khan, Muhammad Hamza
name: Akram, Moeez
name: Rizvi, Syed Asad Mehdi
name: Nasrullah, Rana Muhammad Umer
name: Asad, Dayab
name: Obaid, Muhammad Adil
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Cancer
Science Policy

description: Aim: The study aimed to explore the incidence of cancer as an adverse event to SGLT2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) use in Type 2 diabetes. Materials & methods: The study followed PRISMA guidelines to pool RCTs conforming the inclusion criteria. Random effects model was used to pool risk ratios. Results & conclusion: After reviewing 19 studies, the analysis suggested a possible increased risk of reproductive, breast, thyroid, hematologic/lymphatic, urinary, skin and skeletal cancers with SGLT2i use. Conversely, lower incidences of respiratory and cardiovascular cancers were noted. However, these associations lacked statistical significance. Caution is advised in using SGLT2i due to potential cancer risks, especially in diabetic patients prone to cancer. More RCTs are essential due to limited research in this area. SGLT2 inhibitors, widely used to manage Type 2 diabetes, provide benefits for blood sugar control, cardiovascular health and kidney function. However, their impact on cancer risk remains unclear. This review and meta-analysis examined randomized controlled trials to evaluate cancer outcomes in adults using SGLT2 inhibitors. Findings indicated mixed effects on various cancer types, with some inhibitors potentially increasing risk while others showed no significant impact. Further research is essential to clarify the relationship between SGLT2 inhibitors and cancer. SGLT2 inhibitors' impact on cancer risk in Type 2 diabetes patients examined via meta-analysis. Study synthesized data from 19 research trials; suggested potential links between SGLT2 inhibitors and increased risk for certain cancers. Identified potential higher risk for reproductive, breast, thyroid, hematologic/lymphatic, urinary, skin and skeletal malignancies. Notable lower incidence of respiratory and cardiovascular cancers among SGLT2 inhibitor users. Findings lacked statistical significance, indicating inconclusive evidence for definitive connections. Caution advised in using SGLT2 inhibitors due to potential cancer risk, urging careful consideration for diabetic patients. Highlighted the need for more extensive randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to deepen understanding of SGLT2 inhibitors' impact on cancer risk. Emphasized the necessity for further research to establish clearer associations between SGLT2 inhibitors and specific cancer types in diabetes management.
Investigating MapReduce framework extensions for efficient processing of geographically scattered datasets
Creators: name: Gadre, Hrishikesh
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: We observe two important trends brought about by the evolution of Internet in recent years. Firstly to improve end-to-end application performance in presence of bottlenecks in the wide-area Internet communication, modern day Internet services are designed in a decentralized fashion involving geographically distributed data-centers connected through the Internet. Secondly the pervasive nature of Internet services has resulted into an exponential growth in the size of digital information created, captured or replicated. Organizations are keenly interested in mining this information to uncover trends,  statistics and other actionable information which can give them competitive advantage. These two trends necessitate the design of a large-scale data processing system which can operate efficiently in a distributed environment involving multiple datacenters connected through the Internet.    In recent years, MapReduce programming model and specifically its open source implementation Hadoop is gaining a lot of traction for performing large-scale data processing in a centralized environment. Our evaluation of different real-world usage scenarios of Hadoop deployments revealed that the organizations with the distributed datasets are required to copy the entire dataset to a centralized location so that it can be efficiently processed by the Hadoop MapReduce framework. As the Internet evolves growth in the size of distributed datasets would outpace the improvements in the network  bandwidth available in the Internet. At that point the approach of copying the entire dataset to a single location using Internet would become infeasible. In this thesis, we have investigated the possibility of extending the MapReduce and specifically Hadoop framework to operate in a distributed environment involving multiple datacenters connected through the Internet. We also have proposed policies to  improve the performance of Hadoop MapReduce framework in a distributed environment. We have observed that our policies improve the performance of Hadoop framework substantially.
Divide, conquer, entertain
Creators: name: Filimon, Monica Elena
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: This dissertation examines the role played by the popular film melodrama of interiority in the dissemination and normalization of authoritarian ideology regarding the private and intimate spheres in France under the German Occupation (1940-1944), Spain under Francisco Franco in the 1950s (1951-1961), and Romania under Nicolae Ceauşescu in the late 1960s (1965-1971). Two major theoretical concepts, strongly connected with each other, structure my analysis: the intimate sphere, which I define as the space of discourse created among the closest emotional and psychological groupings of family and friends; and the melodrama of interiority, which I describe as one of the two major tendencies of the melodramatic mode centering on the conflicts within the intimate sphere. This theoretical aspect is doubled by a historical grounding of my dissertation in the social, economic, and political context of each country, with a specific focus on the organization and transformation of the three chosen cinema industries. Each authoritarian state sought to eliminate or control private groups and associations, and to reorganize intimate publics following a conservative, patriarchal model that emulated the relationship between the state and its citizens. Films were produced, distributed, and exhibited with the full knowledge of authorities. My analysis of the most popular melodramas of interiority in each country—L’éternel retour (The Eternal Return, 1943) in France, El último cuplé (The Last Torch Song, 1957) in Spain, and Dacii (The Warriors, 1967) in Romania—suggests that their commercial success relied on the well-organized system of production and promotion that supported them and on their melodramatic characteristics; these films contributed to the ―naturalization of state ideology regarding the intimate sphere. Through such texts, authoritarian regimes sought to seduce and conquer their publics.
Medium-energy ion scattering studies of interfaces of ultra-thin oxide films
Creators: name: Feng, Tian
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Interfaces in thin film/substrate systems play a central role in the performance of electronic devices in nano/microelectronics. However a detailed microscopic knowledge of the structure and composition of an interface is usually not established. Medium energy ion scattering (MEIS) is a powerful technique in interface analysis by providing depth profiling with sub-nanometer resolution, MEIS been used in this thesis to study two thin film systems.  The interface between the two insulating oxides LaAlO3/SrTiO3 has recently been found to exhibit a range of novel electronic properties, as for example a totally unexpected metallic electron mobility (two-dimensional electron gas). The origin of these novel properties is still under debate. An electronic reconstruction model, adopted by many researchers, assumes the interface to be completely abrupt and structurally perfect. MEIS has been used to systematically investigate this interface and provide the depth distributions of four metal atoms present in the overlayer/substrate system. The interface is found to be far from ideal and to exhibit substantial intermixing. A doping mechanism based on the atomic reconstruction is tentatively proposed to account for the high mobility at the interface.  The thin films of hafnium oxide and silicate have received intensive research as candidates to replace SiO2 as a gate dielectric in silicon-based electronics. Oxygen interaction with these films under high temperature annealing, a common processing treatment, is a crucial issue. An isotopic labeling technique (16O/18O) in combination with MEIS is used to elucidate this issue. At low temperatures the incorporation involves oxygen exchange, while at higher temperatures an interfacial layer is found to form at the film/Si interface. Dependence of the oxygen incorporation on the microstructure of the film and the presence of N is also discussed.
Auletta lyrata var. brevispiculata Dendy 1905
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Bubarida
Bubaridae
Auletta
Auletta lyrata
Auletta lyrata var. brevispiculata dendy, 1905

description: Auletta lyrata var. brevispiculata Dendy, 1905
Auletta lyrata var. brevispiculata Dendy, 1905: 195; Dendy 1922: 121; Burton 1928: 128, pl. I fig. 10.
The variety was described by Dendy from the Gulf of Mannar, Sri Lanka, approximate coordinates 9°N 79°E (syntypes BMNH 1907.2.1.82 and 83). Dendy’s (1905) description and subsequent information provided by Dendy (1922) and Burton (1928) make it clear that its shape is considerably different from the typical variety of Auletta lyrata (Esper, 1806: pl. LXVII as Spongia, described from Ceylon (= Sri Lanka), redescription by Ehlers 1870: 23 as Raspaigella Schmidt, 1868, type material considered lost) by forming a wide three-dimensional bush of tubes, which may form (dichotomous) branches. I propose in accordance with the suggestion of Dendy (1922) to raise the status of this variety to the rank of species as Auletta brevispiculata Dendy, 1905.
Auletta lyrata var. glomerata Dendy, 1905 from the Gulf of Mannar, approximate coordinates 9°N 79°E (wet holotype BMNH 1907.2.1.85), has been referred to the synonymy of Auletta aurantiaca Dendy (1889: 92, also from the Gulf of Mannar) by George et al. (2020), because Dendy himself (Dendy 1916) listed this species as a synonym of A. lyrata var. glomerosa, thus correcting the ignored seniority of aurantiac a.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Cryptocheilus exiguus Sustera 1924
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Cryptocheilus
Cryptocheilus exiguus

description: Cryptocheilus exiguus Šustera, 1924
Cryptocheilus exiguus Šustera, 1924:84, ♀.—Palaestina (coll. Šustera).
Distribution in Iran: NO LOCALITy CITED (EBRAHIMI et al. 2008).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 474, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Muslim democrats
Creators: name: Fahmy, Dalia Fikry
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: What explains the increase in moderate Islamists movements in the Middle East?  Why do Islamist movements at times adopt moderate strategies while others do not?  What conditions facilitate Islamist ideological moderation?  And finally, what effect does the integration of Islamists into the political arena have on the state?  The central claim of this study is that the moderation of opposition movements is the outcome of political processes that involve the tension among three variables: political inclusion, internal organization of the movement, and ideological frames.  Over time, the interaction of these affects the trajectory of an Islamist movement, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, ultimately leading to sustained ideological change.
Auletta lyrata var. crassispiculata Dendy 1905
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Bubarida
Bubaridae
Auletta
Auletta lyrata
Auletta lyrata var. crassispiculata dendy, 1905

description: Auletta lyrata var. crassispiculata Dendy, 1905
Auletta lyrata var. crassispiculata Dendy, 1905: 195.
The variety was described by Dendy from Gulf of Mannar, Sri Lanka, approximate coordinates 9°N 79°. Dendy mentioned three specimens, two from shallow water in the Gulf of Mannar, one from deep water off Galle, but the Natural History Museum online catalogue lists only a single holotype specimen (wet), BMNH 1907.2.1.84. The variety is very casually described: “loosely bushy specimens characterized mainly by the large size of the spicules”. No measurements are provided, because ‘it is almost impossible to express the differences’. The variety has not been recognized subsequently. In view of the indistinctness I propose to consider it a junior synonym of Auletta lyrata (Esper, 1806), but it cannot be excluded that it belongs to Auletta aurantiaca Dendy, 1889.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Cryptocheilus fabricii
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Cryptocheilus
Cryptocheilus fabricii

description: Cryptocheilus fabricii (Vander Linden, 1827)
Pompilus fabricii Vander Linden, 1827: 4, ♀. (replacement name for Sphex variegata Fabricius, 1793).
Distribution in Iran: GOLESTAN (GHAHARI et al. 2014).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 474, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Probing local environments in ionic liquids
Creators: name: Fadeeva, Tatiana
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: The polarity and solvation properties were investigated for four ionic liquids with non-aromatic cation. The four ionic liquids studied were: N-methyl-N-butylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-imide (Pyrr14+/NTf2-), N-methyl-N-ethoxyethylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-imide (Pyrr1(202)+/NTf2-), N-methyl-tri-N-butylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) -imide (N1444+/NTf2-) and N-hexyl-tri-N-butylammonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) -imide (N6444+/NTf2-). The ammonium based ILs exhibit slightly higher polarity than pyrrolidinium based ILs. The solvation dynamics of the fluorescence probe molecule Coumarin 153 exhibits multi-exponential character in all four ILs. The observed solvation dynamics occur on timescales orders of magnitude longer than for most organic solvents. The reorientational dynamics investigated by method of time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy decay is faster than predicted by hydrodynamic theory.  The ionic liquid/water interaction were characterized for hydrophobic and water- miscible ionic liquids. The two ionic liquids studied were: 1-butyl-1-methyl-  pyrrolidinium bis( trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide (Pyrr14+ /NTf2-) and 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium Trifloromethylsulfonate (Pyrr14+/OTf-). The concentration dependence of water proton chemical shift δH2O reveals different water-anion interaction in these two ILs.  The diffusion properties were investigated in the system IL/water by pulse gradient DOSY experiments. The diffusional behavior of cations and anions is very similar whereas water exhibits anomalously high diffusion rate. The diffusional properties of water are different in two ILs. The ratio DH2O / Dcation is higher for more hydrophobic Pyrr14+ /NTf2- that confirms weaker water-anion interaction in this liquid.
CFD FSI Modelling of Wind Turbine Blade Leading Edge Erosion
Creators: name: Ramachandran Nambiar, Vinayak
name: De Waele, Wim
name: Degroote, Joris
name: Fauconnier, Dieter
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: As the adoption of wind energy continues to grow, the need to resolve its critical technological limitations has become more relevant today than ever before. A particularly vexing problem affecting wind turbines blades (WTB) is that of leading edge erosion (LEE). LEE increases the aerodynamic drag on blades, resulting in reduced performance, annual energy production and blade life. Offshore wind systems are especially affected due to extended exposure to severe weather conditions, larger turbines sizes, faster blade speeds, and limited access for erosion monitoring and maintenance. Our research is focused on the development of numerical models to simulate raindrop-induced erosion on wind turbine blades. Currently, we are developing a computational fluid dynamics model for rain droplet simulations. This model will encompass both single and multiple droplet impacts, exploring variations in impact conditions such as droplet size, velocity, shape, and impact angle. Furthermore, we will develop a computational solid mechanics model to assess solid stresses and deformations produced in the WTB. To achieve a comprehensive understanding, these solid and fluid models will be coupled through a fluid-structure-interaction solver, which will calculate and provide insights into the solid responses elicited by droplet impacts. The overall aim of this study is to establish a numerical framework capable of predicting WTB LEE rates across diverse rainfall scenarios. Through this research, we seek to contribute to the improvement of reliability and robustness of offshore wind energy technology in the face of today's environmental challenges.
Characterizing invasive species
Creators: name: Earp, Colleen
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Invasive species are becoming a more relevant topic due to climate change and globalization altering the landscape. Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) is an invasive plant that has impacted land cover in Mesoamerican Biological Corridor region in Mexico. While much is known about its biology and presence elsewhere in the world and in some specific sections of the Southern Yucatan, greater understanding is needed concerning the extent and characteristics of the invasion in the MBC. This thesis serves as an inventory of the presence of bracken fern in the region and characterizing its relationship with land use and with fire regimes. In May and June of 2009, a total of 125 individual sites were studied through field mapping and interviews, based on the presence of bracken fern. Ancillary data including 24 previously surveyed plots in the region, land cover classifications, road networks, and MODIS fire data products were considered to gain a broader perspective of the bracken fern invasion there. Using GIS, these different datasets were considered together in effort to clarify the relationships between bracken fern and its surroundings. Overall, bracken fern is a more localized problem, but an issue for semi-subsistence farmers nonetheless. With varied spatial distribution and elevation, this plant invasion appears to be more driven by human activities such as the creation of pasturelands and agriculture. Human disturbance, especially fire regimes, reduces the biological competition and promotes permanent establishment of bracken fern, which may have implications for conservation efforts in the MBC.
Order and disorder in proteins
Creators: name: Ertekin, Asli
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Year: 2011

description: In contrast to the general view that proteins should have a specific 3D structure in solution for their activity, there are many proteins which do not have a folded “native” structure for a big portion of their sequence. While these intrinsically disordered regions are essential for protein function, they cause problems in efforts for determining the 3D structures for the folded domains. It has been shown that the removal of the disordered domains improved the structure determination success both by X-ray crystallography and by NMR.  As part of Northeast Structural Genomics (NESG) effort I worked on identifying the disordered and flexible parts of the protein using Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange with Mass Spectroscopy (HDX-MS) analysis for construct optimization for high-throughput structure determination. Using this method I also studied human Smad3, which is an important part of the TGF-β-signaling pathway; and provided the first experimental data on structural features of the linker domain. During my training, I also studied human Deleted in Oral Cancer (DOC-1) protein, which was one of the proteins I studied by HDX-MS for construct optimization. We determined the solution structure of the folded region of DOC-1, which was shown to be important in cell-cycle regulation and cancer biology; and I also studied structure-function relations. Additionally, we studied the solution structure of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase B from Bacillus subtilis, an important protein for reversing oxidative damage in cells, by NMR as a part of methods development studies for NMR for large proteins.
Nichts ist so konstant wie die Veränderung
Creators: name: Bernhard, Barbara
name: Beusing, Ruth
name: Bonin, Sonja
name: Dockter, Jost
name: Fritzsche, Wolfgang
name: Hoch, Magda
Publisher: name: Denkmal Hessen
Year: 2025

description:   
description: Denkmal Hessen, Jubiläumsausgabe 2024|02