cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Ausgabe 01/2024: Genderkompetenz als interdisziplinäres Future Skill
Creators: name: Gaedicke, Sonja
name: Gerloff-Blood, Clara
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 3
subject: 370

description: Diversität konkret: Handreichung für das Lehren und Lernen an Hochschulen
Supplementary document for Design of metasurfaces with decoupled amplitude and phase response for spatial light modulation - 6172063.pdf
Creators: name: Xie, Rongbo
name: Zhang, Lingyun
name: You, Zheng
name: Zhao, Xiaoguang
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Information
Additional material for article Documentation of non-functional requirements for systems with machine learning components
Creators: name: Bajraktari, Elma
name: Krause, Thomas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Additional material for the article Bajraktari E, Krause T, Kücherer C:  Documentation of non-functional requirements for systems with machine learning components

1) An second example NFR, documented with the proposed template in file Example-NFR.docx.

2) Additional material of the extracted NFRs from primary studies, in particular the alternative designation of requirements and our combination in file NFRsInPrimaryStudies.xlsx

3) The questions of the online-survey in file Questionnaire for online survey.docx

4) Details about the Study Selection of each phase provided in Study selection.pdf
Cone Rod Homeobox (CRX): literature review and new insights
Creators: name: Leigh, Arnold
name: Swaroop, Anand
name: Kruczek, Kamil
name: Ullah, Ehsan
name: Brooks, Brian P
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: The development of the neural retina requires a complex, spatiotemporally regulated network of gene expression. Here we review the role of the cone rod homeobox (CRX) transcription factor in specification and differentiation of retinal photoreceptors and its function in inherited retinal diseases such as cone-rod dystrophy (CoRD), dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and Leber’s congenital amaurosis (LCA). We delineate the findings of animal models and, more recently, human retinal organoids in elucidating molecular mechanisms of CRX activity and the pathogenesis of inherited photoreceptor degenerations. Lastly, we discuss implications of these findings in the development of therapies for inherited retinal diseases.
Seeing the unseen: Copper toxicity disrupts neural and visual signalling in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae
Creators: name: Green, Sarah
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 4105
subject: Pollution and contamination
classificationCode: 310902
subject: Animal cell and molecular biology
classificationCode: 340605
subject: Molecular imaging (incl. electron microscopy and neutron diffraction)
classificationCode: 310205
subject: Proteomics and metabolomics
classificationCode: 300503
subject: Fish pests and diseases

description: This thesis is submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science to the School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
OSTrails: Delivering the Commons to Plan - Track - Assess research in EOSC
Creators: name: Papadopoulou, Elli
name: Miksa, Tomasz
name: Stavropoulos, Tassos
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This poster was presented at the EOSC Symposium in Berlin. It informs about the objectives of the OSTrails project and communicates preliminary outcomes on the interoperability frameworks for Data Management Plan platforms, Scientific Knowledge Graphs and FAIR Assessment tools.
TURIZMDA RAQAMLI TEXNOLOGIYALAR ORQALI MIJOZLAR TAJRIBASINI OSHIRISH
Creators: name: Islomova, Mohlaroyim
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Raqamli texnologiyalar, masalan, mobil ilovalar, sun'iy intellekt (AI), virtual haqiqat (VR), va kengaytirilgan haqiqat (AR), tez sur'atlarda rivojlanmoqda. Yuqoridagi omillarni hisobga olgan holda, raqamli texnologiyalar orqali mijozlar tajribasini oshirish nafaqat dolzarb, balki turizm sohasida uzoq muddatli muvaffaqiyat uchun muhim hisoblanadi. Bu mavzu bo‘yicha chuqur tadqiqotlar va tajriba almashinuvi, soha uchun yangi imkoniyatlar ochadi va mavjud texnologiyalarni yaxshilash uchun yo‘l-yo‘riq beradi.
Using Threshold Methods to Assess Cumulative Effects in Watersheds
Creators: name: Sunde, Ian
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: This paper reviews the physical properties of water quality in watersheds, assesses how forest harvesting operations in watersheds affects water quality, and identifies ways land managers attempt to measure the potential impacts of further development on water quality and watershed function through the use of threshold assessments. Threshold assessments are popular methods of measuring the potential impacts of landscape level development plans. They use measurable watershed indicators in an attempt to quantify the complex interaction of water quality properties and cumulative effects imposed by forest operations on watersheds. This paper reviews past research to identify evidence and support for the use of thresholds such as Equivalent Clearcut Area assessments and Equivalent Roaded Area assessments. The literature review found that the properties of water quality rely on forested landscapes for their regulation, and that ground disturbance and removal of forest can lead to negative impacts on water quality. There is a correlation between the percentage of watershed area harvested and average annual water yields from watersheds that suggests thresholds exist for average annual yields. For peak flow events and other causes of degraded water quality, the relationship between the percentage of a watershed harvested and the likelihood of impacts occurring is unclear, and they may be more dependent on spatially explicit factors. Threshold assessments can be valuable to land managers as they provide a measurable means of quickly determining a watershed’s water regulating capabilities based on planned and historic developments. They are potentially limited by a lack of depth and detail that is necessary for a complete accounting and assessment of all water quality properties in a watershed.
Pressure is high – and rising
Creators: name: Müller, Henrik
name: Rieger, Jonas
name: Schmidt, Tobias
name: Hornig, Nico
Publisher: name: TU Dortmund
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: inflation
subject: expectations
subject: narratives
subject: latent Dirichlet allocation
subject: text mining
subject: computational methods
subject: behavioral economics
subject: 004
subject: 070
subject: 310
subject: Inflation
subject: Narrativ
subject: Text Mining
subject: Verhaltensökonomie

description: DoCMA Working Paper;10
Additional material for article Documentation of non-functional requirements for systems with machine learning components
Creators: name: Bajraktari, Elma
name: Krause, Thomas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Additional material for the article Bajraktari E, Krause T, Kücherer C:  Documentation of non-functional requirements for systems with machine learning components

1)    An second example NFR, documented with the proposed template in file Example-NFR.docx.

2)    Additional material of the extracted NFRs from primary studies, in particular the alternative designation of requirements and our combination in file NFRsInPrimaryStudies.xlsx

3)    The questions of the online-survey in file Questionnaire for online survey.docx
Exploring differentiated nature of livelihood vulnerability in the context of climate change: An Intersectional Analysis of Flood-Prone Areas in Bangladesh
Creators: name: Jobaer, Md. Abu
name: Ha-Mim, Nur Mohammad
name: Hossain, Md. Zakir
name: Islam, Md. Tariqul
name: Haque, Salman F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This study assesses how intersectionality influences the vulnerability of households to climate change based on flood-affected communities in Bangladesh; varying social identities grounded on ability, race, income, class, gender, geography, marital status, and age create differential access and complex experiences for individuals or households within and between social groups. These experiences contribute to the vulnerability of livelihoods. However, there is a need for more empirical research about the effects of climate-related impacts on the livelihoods of poor individuals and communities, both at the intergroup and intragroup levels. This research considered two sub-districts, namely Chuahali and Shahjadpur of Sirajgonj district in Bangladesh, as both the upazilas are chars (i.e., riverine islands) in Jamuna River, along with different climate-induced hazards, severe floods, and river erosion are two destructive hazards that frequently occur. The research considered a quantitative approach, following the household questionnaire survey. Three hundred eighty-four sampled households were determined at a confidence level of 95%, and the error margin was 5%. The result revealed that each of the variables of intersectionality has a significant association with vulnerability. Among the variables, geography, household income, education of household head, number of earning members, asset value, safety nets, household size, and number of dependent members are significant at p ≤ 0.001; savings, sex ratio, and disability are significant at p≤0.01 and occupation, and formal employment is significant at p≤0.05. The Ordinal Logistic Regression model determined the extent of the influence of intersectionality on vulnerability. The model’s predictive power was significant, explaining 80% of the variation in household vulnerability. Ten intersectionality indicators, including geography, occupation, household income, education of the household head, number of earning members, asset value, formal employment, savings, safety nets and household size, were identified as significant influencers of vulnerability. These results highlighted the intricate web of socio-economic, demographic, and geographic factors that shape household vulnerability to climate change. This underscores the critical need to incorporate intersectionality into development programs addressing vulnerability. By recognising and addressing these issues, development efforts can ensure sensitivity and responsiveness to different communities' diverse needs and experiences.
O`SMA KASALIGI ZAMONAVIY TAHLIL VA TASHXISLASH USULLARI
Creators: name: Turdaliyev, Samandar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu  maqolada o`sma kasaligining  asosiy sabablari,tashxislash usullari va zamonaviy davolash  yondashuvlari  yoritilgan. O`sma (Neoplaziya) kasalligining  organizmda nazoratsiz ko`payishi natijasida yuzaga keladigan patologik holat bo`lib,bugungi  kunda  inson salomatligi uchun eng  dolzarb  muammolardan biri hisoblanadi.
Additional material for article Documentation of non-functional requirements for systems with machine learning components
Creators: name: Bajraktari, Elma
name: Krause, Thomas
name: Kücherer, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Additional material for the article Bajraktari E, Krause T, Kücherer C:  Documentation of non-functional requirements for systems with machine learning components

A second example NFR, documented with the proposed template in file Example-NFR.pdf, 

Additional material of the extracted NFRs from primary studies, in particular the alternative designation of requirements and our combination in file NFRsInPrimaryStudies.xlsx, 

The questions of the online-survey in file Questionnaire for online survey.pdf, 

The questions of the expert interviews in file Key questions for the expert interviews.pdf, 

The questions of the expert interviews for the evaluation in file Key questions for the expert interviews (evaluation of the template).pdf, 

The first version and the final version of the template in file Templates.pdf, Details about the Study Selection of each phase provided in file Study selection.pdf
title: Das Netzwerk Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung NRW: Geschichte und Gegenwart einer Wissenschaftsinstitution Teil I und Teil II
Creators: name: Schmidt, Uta
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Studien des Netzwerks Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung NRW, vol. 43
title: Artificial Intelligence in teaching and learning: Recommendations for handling AI at UDE
Creators: name: Gür-Şeker, Derya
name: Hintze, Patrick
name: Tasche, Belinda
name: Wefelnberg, Marianne
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: AI, Artificial Intelligence
subject: 000

description: With these guidelines, the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) would like to provide its members guidance and recommendations on how to handle AI technology in teaching and learning. As the field of AI technology in particular is subject to rapid changes, these guidelines are to be updated and expanded on a regular basis. AI systems affect the world we live in and are already being employed in various fields. This also applies to the education sector and to teaching and learning at universities. In order to identify and embrace the potential and the challenges of AI-based tools in the context of work and research or for learning, one needs to understand the processing operations and the implications for society. Therefore, the use of AI-based systems in teaching at universities necessitates that employees, teaching staff, researchers and students develop the skills required to use AI-based systems appropriately and responsibly and in a way that suits the particular task. From a technical perspective, the processing, analysis and exploitation of data (data literacy) is also of particular importance as an overarching topic in research, the work environment and learning.
Supplementary document for Thermal tunable silicon valley photonic crystal ring resonators at telecommunication wavelength - 6172479.pdf
Creators: name: Kang, Lijuan
name: Fei, Hongming
name: Lin, Han
name: Wu, Min
name: Wang, Xiaorong
name: Zhang, Mingda
name: liu, xin
name: sun, fei
name: Chen, Zhihui
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Thermal tunable silicon valley photonic crystal ring resonators at telecommunication wavelength
DEVELOPING AN ISLAMIC BOSNIAN DIASPORA MUTUAL FUND:  ISLAMIC FINANCE, DIASPORA PHILANTHROPY AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Creators: name: Trokic, Amela
Publisher: name: European Journal of Islamic Finance
Year: 2016
Subjects: Islamic Mutual Fund, Remittances, Diaspora Philanthropy, Economic Development, Youth Brain Drain

description: This paper analyzes the potential of Diaspora philanthropy in an Islamic economic context specific to the development of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian War in the late 1990s created a large Bosnian Diaspora population that resulted in significant increases in the country’s remittance inflows, which continue to account for a large percentage of Bosnia’s GDP. While some financial remittances are invested, most are used towards consumption and contribute very little to the country’s economic development, oftentimes leading to negative long-term effects including a significant youth brain drain. However, Islamic finance presents a potential revolution in the role remittances, as a form of Diaspora Philanthropy, play in economic development and poverty eradication within Bosnia. Namely through the creation of an Islamic Bosnian Diaspora Mutual Fund which pools remittances in the form of investments. The aim would be to primarily mobilize remittances, which individually have very little economic potential, and invest them in Shari’ah compliant instruments and endeavors in Bosnia. Return on investments could then be pooled into philanthropic funds which would be used towards supporting small and medium business growth and combat issues related to unemployment. Thus, this paper discusses the potential of Islamic finance in organizing and revolutionizing Diaspora efforts (financial remittances) in detail.  It presents a case for Islamic finance and its role in effectively strengthening Diaspora philanthropy in order to contribute to the economic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina while presenting a potential model for the Mutual Fund.
description: European Journal of Islamic Finance, No 5 (2016): EJIF - European Journal of Islamic Finance, 5, 2016
Restructuring Rental Rate Components to be More Innovative Sharia Compliance Product in Islamic Home Financing
Creators: name: Mahfudz, Akhmad Afffandi
name: Ahmad, Nor Hayati
name: Mohd Yusoff, Rosylin
name: Naim, Asmadi Muhamad
name: Ali, Turkhan
Publisher: name: European Journal of Islamic Finance
Year: 2016
Subjects: Sharia, Innovative Sharia Product, Islamic home financing, musharakah mutanaqishah

description: Abstract— This study attempts to restructure a more innovative Sharia compliant product in Islamic home financing. By examining the components of residential rental index and addressing some unresolved issues particularly in Musyarakah Mutanaqisah, the study seeks to propose rental index as an alternative benchmark to current interest rates. This paper employs library research derived from the pedigree of Islamic home financing. However, some mathematical modelings are  employed to strengthen the analysis. The paper proposes a new structure of rental rate as a benchmark instead of the conventional interest rate in pricing of loans. This structure comprises of Islamic rental rates, risk premium, overhead expenses and profit margin. Our findings suggest that these components are better-able to capture the market conditions as compared to the element of interest in BLR (Base Lending Rate) as practiced by banking industry. This paper also recommends the solution for default payment and at the same time addresses inconsistencies of MM contract offered by Islamic banks. Since rental index is regarded as new approach in Islamic home financing, this study limits its scope with one contract namely musharakah mutanaqishah. This limitation might wreak different views from industries for implementation and thus needs to be further tested. The findings also reveal some future challenges in applying more innovative Sharia compliant approach since up to date, there are no general consensus derived from different schools of thought in resolving the issues of pricing in Islamic home financing. Islamic banks might be resistant in accepting this  newly proposed structure of  rental rate since it  generates lesser amount of profits.
description: European Journal of Islamic Finance, No 5 (2016): EJIF - European Journal of Islamic Finance, 5, 2016
Transitioning to a More Resilient Food System in the British Columbia Lower Mainland by 2040
Creators: name: Schmoeker, Genevieve
name: Wong, Sarah
name: Henry, Mark
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: The British Columbia Lower Mainland’s (BCLM) current food system is heavily dependent on fossil fuels for production, transport, storage, and processing. By reducing its dependence on fossil fuels in these main sectors, the region’s food system can become more resilient1, enabling it to better withstand shocks such as peaking resources. The goal of this project was to: identify which areas of the food system are vulnerable to fossil fuel scarcity, understand the other challenges that threaten this system, and to identify a list of suggested interventions that can aid in transitioning the food system to one that is local, sustainable, and resilient by 2040. This study was performed in conjunction with the Village Vancouver Transition Society as a contribution to their Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP). For this report, the BCLM is defined inclusively as Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley up to Hope.
“The How-To Guide to a More Efficient Home” : Project Report
Creators: name: Yu, Jennifer
name: Yogendran, Melinda
name: Hermanson, Virginia
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: The intention of the guide is to provide homeowners with a centralized resource that supports them in carrying out a sustainable home retrofit in Maple Ridge and other municipalities throughout British Columbia. Our work was motivated by the current lack of resources available to those wishing to improve the efficiency of their home, and our interactions with individuals from the building industry. The toolkit was compiled using information and data gathered from existing resources, and structured to be navigated by homeowners with limited knowledge of energy efficient home retrofits. Open access to this resource should serve to support those wishing to retrofit their home with helpful information and suggestions. In addition, we hope that the information will also serve as a calltoaction to homeowners not yet committed to completing a home efficiency retrofit.
Islamic Crowd-funding as The Next Financial Innovation in Islamic Finance:  Potential and Anticipated Regulation in Indonesia
Creators: name: Achsien, Iggi Haruman
name: Purnamasari, Dien Lukita
Publisher: name: European Journal of Islamic Finance
Year: 2016

description: Crowd-funding is an innovative concept. The online nature and the usually small size of investments of crowd-funding makes it different from private placement or other similar activities. Crowd-funding is still infant industry but growing fast, including Islamic crowd-funding. Islamic crowd-funding is the platform designed to comply with the sharia. Considering as the most populous Muslim in the world, the third largest democracy, and the biggest Muslim nation in the world, with favorable demographics and transition to a middle-income country, Indonesia will mean eventually become the biggest market for Islamic finance. Hence, the coming era of Islamic crowd-funding in Indonesia is also underway. However, there is still lack of awareness and understanding about Islamic crowd-funding including its prospects and challenges. There is also no specific regulation on Islamic crowd-funding yet. In near future, regulation must also be put in place for crowd-funding. Regulator needs to create frameworks that provide sufficient structure and protections while allowing enough space for an orderly and robust market to grow. It is incumbent on Indonesia to ensure the groundwork in its place. Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) has shown resolve and determination to ensure the requisite infrastructure and regulations needed. Sharia and crowd-funding have similar goal and philosophical foundation. Our paper suggests that crowd-funding and Islamic finance are inherently compatible and mutually reinforcing. Islamic crowd-funding may also help Islamic finance to play more important roles with more significant market share in the Indonesian economy. Our paper also describes possible anticipated regulations for crowd-funding in Indonesia.
description: European Journal of Islamic Finance, No 5 (2016): EJIF - European Journal of Islamic Finance, 5, 2016
The equity crowdfunding italy: a model sharia compliant
Creators: name: Biancone, Paolo Pietro
name: Secinaro, Silvana
Publisher: name: European Journal of Islamic Finance
Year: 2016

description: The Islamic financial instruments is an opportunity to arise the equity crowdfunding in Italy? The study try to answer, throuth the analisys of the equity crowdfunding business model and the sharia compliance. A certification by a recognized Islamic body of the Italian equity crowdfunding company would make a great "business card" for observant Muslims who would like to invest in Italy and that can be a good opportunity also to develop Islamic Finance in Europe
description: European Journal of Islamic Finance, No 5 (2016): EJIF - European Journal of Islamic Finance, 5, 2016
EUROPEAN COMPANIES: EVALUATION FOR SHARIA COMPLIANCE “OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES”
Creators: name: Biancone, Paolo Pietro
name: Radwan, Maha
Publisher: name: European Journal of Islamic Finance
Year: 2016

description: The continuous growth of Islamic finance investments and the innovation in its various financial instruments make it an attractive financial system especially for the Western countries. Islamic finance is currently introduced in some European countries however the rest of the continent is studying the idea of having dual financial system (i.e. Islamic system and conventional system). Attracting Islamic investors to Europe requires the compatibility of the investments with Sharia. The aim of this paper is to evaluate European companies for being Sharia compliant. Qualitative and empirical approaches are used in the research methodology to test the European companies’ eligibility using a Sharia compliant methodology screening. The results should be a key element in understanding the nature of those companies and figuring out if it will be a win -win situation;  in one hand those companies can be financed through Islamic financial instruments and on the other hand examine the profitability of those companies.
description: European Journal of Islamic Finance, No 5 (2016): EJIF - European Journal of Islamic Finance, 5, 2016
BOSHLANG`ICH SINF TARBIYA DARSLARIDA HADISLARDAN UNUMLI FOYDALANISH
Creators: name: Abduraxmonova, Muazzamxon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu maqolada boshlang`ich sinf tarbiya darslarida hadislardan samarali foydalanish masalasi yoritilgan. Hadislarning o`quvchilarda ijobiy axloqiy fazilatlarni shakllantirishdagi o`rni, ularni dars jarayoniga mos tanlash va tadbiq etish usullari tahlil qilingan. Shuningdek, hadislarni boshqa fanlar bilan integratsiyalash kabi innovatsion yondashuvlarga alohida e`tibor qaratilgan.
The Impact of Instructional Approaches, Systematic Phonics Instruction and Word Study, on Second Grade Students’ Spelling Development
Creators: name: Harper, Tiffany
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Education -- Research papers (Graduate).

description: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of instructional approaches, systematic phonics instruction and word study, on second grade students’ spelling development. The measurement tool used in this study was the Primary Spelling Inventory (PSI) from the Words Their Way series. The PSI consists of a list of 26 words that begins with simple CVC words (e.g., fan, pet) and ends with inflected endings (e.g., clapping, riding).  This study involved the use of a pretest/posttest design to compare data from September of 2015 (before the intervention was administered) to data from March of 2016 (after the intervention was complete).  Achievement gains were made in both the systematic and word study groups, however, there were significant differences in favor of the word study group. These results could be attributed to a number of factors.  Research in the area of spelling development should continue given the disagreement over best practices. It is important that students have strong spelling skills as they will be used to communicate effectively in writing and will contribute to their development as readers.
Acta de compromiso: C15 "Cocreación de la política nacional de ciencia abierta e investigación estratégica" del 2do Plan de Acción de Gobierno Abierto
Creators: name: Gobierno Abierto Ecuador
Publisher: name: Estado Abierto Ecuador
Year: 2023

description: Documento que da inicio oficial a la implementación del compromiso C15 "Cocreación de la política nacional de ciencia abierta e investigación estratégica", el cual las entidades responsable y contraparte suscriben, donde se establecen las responsabilidades de cada actor. Esto se realizaró a través de un evento protocolar  en las instalaciones de la Secretaría de Educación Superior, el jueves, 23 de febrero de 2023.
Our park : an historical geography of Stanley Park from its closest neighbours
Creators: name: Mulat, Alyssa
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: Stanley Park, Vancouver’s 1001-acre crowning glory, has been in continual dialectical relationship with the citizens that populate the city located right outside its boundaries. Through oral history interviews and story submissions from former residents of Vancouver’s West End neighbourhood, I explore how what was a familial, close-knit neighbourhood during the 1940s and 1950s came under drastic changes in the latter half of the century. Rapid development of apartment buildings led to an increase in park users. I argue that with an increased population accessing the park, planning decisions for Stanley Park need to mediate between widely varied ideas about how to properly manage nature.
Identifying potential emerging invasive non‐native species from the freshwater pet trade
Creators: name: Dickey, James
name: Liu, Chunlong
name: Briski, Elizabeta
name: Wolter, Christian
name: Moesch, Simon
name: Jeschke, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: aquatic invasive species
subject: Invasive Alien Species (IAS)
subject: niche breadth
subject: niche overlap
subject: non‐native species
subject: pet trade
subject: propagule pressure
subject: Release Risk
subject: 570 Biologie

description: 1. An increasingly globalised world has facilitated the movement of non-native species (NNS) via the poorly regulated international pet trade. While focus is increasingly being placed on preventative action to combat invasive NNS—often cheaper and less difficult than the management of established populations—successful prevention requires controlling potential pathways and obtaining baseline knowledge of species' availability. 2. Here we performed an in-depth analysis of the freshwater pet trade as one major vector of NNS, compiling its species inventory and deriving threats of NNS release and establishment in the wild. With Germany as our study region, we surveyed pet stores, websites and the country's largest online classified portal, eBay Kleinanzeigen, recording the taxa encountered. For each species, we determined the likelihood of release based on availability and price (cheaper and/or more readily available species have been shown to be of greater risk), and the likelihood of establishment based on ecological niche breadth and niche overlap with environmental conditions in Germany. 3. The survey revealed 669 species, of which 651 were non-native to Germany. Looking at release likelihood, more readily available species in pet stores and on websites proved to be cheaper. For websites, there was a significant effect of occurrence status (i.e. released, not released, native) on price, with released and native species being significantly cheaper. Species previously released in Germany and elsewhere demonstrated greater niche breadths and greater niche overlaps between their source regions and Germany; and for species released in Germany, there was a significantly positive relationship between the magnitude of niche overlap and the number of documented occurrences. 4. Finally, we combined our release and establishment likelihood findings under ‘Release Risk’ metrics to highlight the species most worthy of prioritisation. We propose these metrics as proactive methods for screening species in the trade, which can inform future policy direction and intervention.
The Efffect of Using Data as Motivation for a High School Basketball Team
Creators: name: Jordan, Robert
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Basketball
subject: Motivation
subject: Education -- Research papers (Graduate).

description: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of recording and sharing defensive data with the players on a basketball team concerning defensive play during a basketball season.  A quasi-experimental without randomization design was used.  An instrument was developed by the researcher to record steals, deflections, and turnovers of the basketball team.  The data did not show an increase in player defensive productivity each game.  Additional studies are needed to validate whether data can motivate individuals in basketball.
title: Pyramid Schemes and Silver Tongues: Decoding Persuasion Tactics in MLMs
Creators: name: Lariviere, Anna
name: Reppond, Harmony
Publisher: name: University of Michigan
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Multi-level marketing
subject: Persuasion
subject: Social psychology

description: The American Dream promotes the belief that hard work leads to financial success, often embodied in capitalist ventures. Multilevel marketing (MLM) companies capitalize on this ideology, promising high earnings, flexible work, and the opportunity to be one’s own boss. Individuals invest in MLMs with hopes of selling products at a profit, yet the reality often diverges from these aspirations. Despite the global market share of MLMs reaching $180 billion, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that 99% of participants fail to recoup their initial investment (Taylor, 2011). After interviewing 52 former sellers about the causes and consequences of participating in multi-level marketing. Based on qualitative interview data, We developed an inductive codebook to identify trends in participant experiences. Based on consensus coding from 78% of the sample, we identified 20 codes related to persuasion, with authority and information messaging emerging as the most significant. Three major themes and nine sub-theses emerged. Our conference poster highlights how authority figures, such as upline members or company leaders, influence participants' decisions through directives, persistence, and tailored recruitment strategies.
The Effect of Sight Word Learning Strategies on Kindergarten Students’ Retention of Sight Words
Creators: name: Carrier, Jessica
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Sight Words
subject: Education -- Research papers (Graduate).

description: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of sending sight word boxes and a list of activities home with students on the number of sight words they were able to retain by the end of the kindergarten school year. The participants in this study consisted of twenty-one kindergarten students enrolled at an elementary school in Maryland. The participants were provided with sight word instruction and practice aligned with the Common Core State Standards as well as the local school system’s English Language Arts curriculum. In addition to instruction, students were provided with sight word boxes (plastic index card boxes), sight word cards (index cards with the sight word written on them), and a list of ten activities for practicing sight words at home. The analysis of data revealed the interventions had a positive impact on the retention of sight words. The number of sight words read fluently increased when the pre-and post-test data were compared.
Short and Long Term Management Strategies for Western Spruce Budworm in British Columbia in the Face of Climate Change
Creators: name: Holyn, Andre
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: Western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman) is a dominating defoliator species in British Columbia’s Douglas-fir forests, and perceived changes in outbreak ranges have become a point of concern for forest managers. This paper is a response to this concern, and aims to contextualize the mechanism and spread of this defoliator’s range within historical context and within a future for forests that will alter with climate change. A summary of the available short-term and long-term management responses to pest outbreak was made. These tables discuss short-term and long-term management strategies for forest health in terms of the forest industry, to forest ecosystems, and how climate change will affect these strategies. With this contextualized understanding of western spruce budworm, integrated management ought to include consideration for multiple pest species and chemical treatment should be considered as a viable solution to combat outbreak.
title: Alzheimer's On a Chip: Engineering Brain Vessels to Unravel Dementia's Bleeding Mysteries
Creators: name: Alenzi, Sena
name: Raghunandan, Aditya
Publisher: name: University of Michigan
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Bioengineering
subject: Microfluidics
subject: Dementia

description: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a growing public health concern, projected to affect over 15 million Americans within the next decade. A critical hallmark of AD is the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques, which disrupt neural cells and contribute to vascular abnormalities and brain bleeds. This study aims to develop an in vitro model focusing on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) to understand how cerebral blood vessels are impacted in AD. Using Organ-on-a-Chip technology, the μSiM platform was employed to investigate Aβ's effects on VSMCs. Results indicated that prolonged Aβ exposure deteriorates VSMCs, weakening brain blood vessels and creating conditions conducive to brain bleeds. The μSiM platform demonstrated its potential as a viable tool for modeling AD and vascular dementia, with future work set to incorporate co-culturing with other brain cells to enhance model accuracy. These findings contribute to understanding the vascular aspects of AD and lay the groundwork for developing drug-testing platforms targeting this mechanism.
Supplementary document for Investigation into the writing dynamics of planar Bragg gratings using pulsed 213 nm radiation - 6172495.pdf
Creators: name: Ahmed, Salman
name: Field, James
name: Holmes, Christopher
name: Oo, Swe Zin
name: Mennea, Paolo
name: Bannerman, Rex
name: Cecil, Rod
name: Topley, Glenn
name: Gawith, Corin
name: Smith, Peter
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document
title: Magnete als Klimaretter: Materialien für eine emissionsfreie Zukunft
Creators: name: :None
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 000

description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, vol. 2024, no. 60
Genome assembly and annotations of Cymbidium tracyanum
Creators: name: HE, Zheng-Shan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 310803
subject: Plant cell and molecular biology

description: Genome assembly of Cymbidium tracyanumAccession: JBLUNB000000000BioProject: PRJNA1145103BioSample: SAMN43051900
title: Integrated E-Assessment
Creators: name: Striewe, Michael
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 004

description: Assessments are an important part of many teaching and learning activities. Since several decades, electronic aids are involved in planning, conducting and evaluating such assessments. However, there are still many scenarios in which electronic assessments cannot be smoothly integrated into teaching and learning due to organizational or technical issues. Although there is a large body of research on the educational aspects of electronic assessments, there seems to be a lack of research on the connections between organizational and technical aspects as well as on the integration of technical innovation into a larger context. This thesis aims to reduce that lack and to create a map that defines, explains and covers electronic assessment as a subject of study that brings together research results from process modeling, software engineering, educational technology and educational data analysis. This thesis summarizes and advances the state-of-the-art in these four areas by creating structured catalogues and conceptual frameworks. In addition, it maps these theoretical results back to practice in several case studies. The result is an integrated view on various aspects of electronic assessments and their connections between each other and a larger context, which is intended to prepare the ground for future research.
Productivity of mixed-species vs. single-species forest stands : an analysis of a mixed lodgepole pine-interior hybrid spruce spacing trial in interior British Columbia
Creators: name: Carsky, Grace
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Though most forest plantations are planted with a single species, there has been a push in forest management to switch to mixed species stands. To further understand the effects of density and species mixture on size, growth, and yield in pure- and mixed-species plots, this thesis analyzes a 20-year-old mixed lodgepole pine – interior hybrid spruce installation across three densities (1000, 1500, and 2000 stems per hectare [SPH]) and five species mixtures (1:0, 3:1, 1:1, 1:3, and 0:1 Pine:Spruce [Pl:Sx]). Results show that there is no interaction between density and mixture, but both factors have a significant effect on total volume per hectare, merchantable volume per hectare, and total basal area per hectare. Differences in density and mixture levels were significant between 1000 and 2000 SPH and between mixtures 3:1 and 1:3 Pl:Sx, mixtures 1:0 and 1:3 Pl:Sx, and mixtures 1:0 and 1:1 Pl:Sx. Pure pine plots (1:0 Pl:Sx) at a density of 2000 SPH resulted in the highest yield, but the 3:1 Pl:Sx treatment at a density of 2000 SPH showed potential for higher yield. Although monocultures tend to yield higher total volumes, planting mixed-species stands that produce similar volumes provides additional increases to pest and disease resistance and biodiversity.
title: Editorial
Creators: name: Gutfleisch, Oliver
name: Farle, Michael
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 000

description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, vol. 2024, no. 60Magnete als Klimaretter: Materialien für eine emissionsfreie Zukunft, p. 6
title: „Die Energiewende ist eine Materialwende!“
Creators: name: :None
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 000

description: Interview mit dem Sprecher des SFB/TRR 270 HoMMage „Hysteresis Design of Magnetic Materials for Efficient Energy Conversion“
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, vol. 2024, no. 60Magnete als Klimaretter: Materialien für eine emissionsfreie Zukunft, p. 8
Facing the music: an investigation of the factors that influence early career teachers’ music practices in early childhood education settings in Australia
Creators: name: La Rocca, Gianna
Publisher: name: Macquarie University
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: The benefits of music education for young children’s learning are well documented. Existing research identifies that several challenges impact how early childhood teachers use music in prior-to-school settings. This mixed methods study investigated factors in Australian early childhood (EC) policy and initial teacher education (ITE) programs that impacted how early childhood teachers enacted music pedagogy and practices. The study is underpinned by critical theory and phenomenology. Three sources of data were used: national EC policies; interviews with ITE academics teaching music; and an online survey with early career teachers in the EC sector. This study addressed a gap in extant research by capturing the voices of ITE academics and early career EC teachers, two groups who had not yet been heard on this topic. Qualitative and quantitative data were analysed using NVivo and SPSS respectively. Emerging themes consisted of the role of singing, the place of music in education and the relationship between policy and practice. This research contributes to potential reforms in music related early childhood policy and teacher education.
title: Seeing is believing – maybe, but it’s also understanding: Why advanced microscopy and microanalysis have become crucial to advancing materials science and technology
Creators: name: Gault, Baptiste
name: Molina-Luna, Leopoldo
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 000

description: Materials are complex hierarchical arrangements of atomic species. Imperfection, defects in these arrangements change the properties of the material, potentially dramatically. In order to guide the design of the next generations of materials and devices, while avoiding the costly and time-consuming trial-and-error, it has become critical to observe materials at the scale that is relevant to the propertyenhancing microstructural features: from the nanometre and below. We are introducing the main two techniques used in our project, transmission-electron microscopy and atom probe tomography, and showcase their application on the example of a hard magnetic material.
description: Werkstoffe sind komplexe hierarchische Anordnungen von Atomen. Defekte in diesen Anordnungen verändern die Eigenschaften des Materials – und dies teilweise dramatisch. Um den Entwurf der nächsten Generationen von Werkstoffen und Geräten zu steuern und gleichzeitig das kostspielige und zeitaufwändige „Trial-and-Error“- Verfahren zu vermeiden, ist es von entscheidender Bedeutung, Werkstoffe auf der Skala zu beobachten, die für die eigenschaftsverbessernden mikrostrukturellen Merkmale relevant ist: im Nanometerbereich und darunter. Wir stellen hier die beiden wichtigsten Techniken vor, die in unserem Projekt zum Einsatz kommen: die Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie und die Atomsondentomographie. Ihre Anwendung demonstrieren wir am Beispiel eines hartmagnetischen Materials.
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, vol. 2024, no. 60Magnete als Klimaretter: Materialien für eine emissionsfreie Zukunft, p. 80
The Effect of Rewarding In-Class Participation to Decrease Off-task Conversations in Middle School Age Females
Creators: name: Jaimes, Cielo
Publisher: name: Maryland Shared Open Access Repository
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: off-task conversations
subject: in-class participation
subject: Education -- Research papers (Graduate).

description: The purpose of this study was to determine if students in an eighth-grade, all-female Spanish I class of 15 would decrease off-topic conversations after an intervention to award in-class participation. Off-task conversations were defined as any time students spoke out of turn in a reciprocal manner that was not related to the lesson.  For the intervention, the researcher gave out tickets to students when they contributed to class discussion.  The tickets were then put in drawings for weekly prizes.  There were two weeks of weighted baseline data and four weeks of intervention data.  Data was prorated to adjust for absences.  The mean of off-task conversations per student during the weighted baseline (Mean= 144.38, SD=151.28) was significantly higher than during the intervention (Mean= 107.37, SD= 119.89).  [t(14) = 3.09, p = .008)]. Because the data was significant (as shown by p-value), the null hypothesis was rejected.  Implications and ideas for future research are discussed.
IDEOGRAPHIC DICTIONARIES IN THE SYSTEM OF LEXICOGRAPHY
Creators: name: Djuraeva, Madina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Ideographic dictionaries are a specialized type of dictionary that focuses on the meanings and concepts associated with words rather than their phonetic or grammatical properties. They play a significant role in the field of lexicography, which is the art and science of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries.