cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Supplementary data including 1 Table and 9 Figures from The anti-parasitic agent suramin and several of its analogues are inhibitors of the DNA binding protein Mcm10.
Creators: name: Paulson, Carolyn N.
name: John, Kristen
name: Baxley, Ryan M.
name: Kurniawan, Fredy
name: Orellana, Kayo
name: Rawle Francis
name: Sobeck, Alexandra
name: Brandt F. Eichman
name: Chazin, Walter J.
name: Aihara, Hideki
name: Georg, Gunda I.
name: Hawkinson, Jon E.
name: Anja-Katrin Bielinsky
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biochemistry

description: Minichromosome maintenance protein 10 (Mcm10) is essential for DNA unwinding by the replisome during S phase. It is emerging as a promising anti-cancer target as MCM10 expression correlates with tumour progression and poor clinical outcomes. Here we used a competition-based fluorescence polarization (FP) high-throughput screening (HTS) strategy to identify compounds that inhibit Mcm10 from binding to DNA. Of the five active compounds identified, only the anti-parasitic agent suramin exhibited a dose-dependent decrease in replication products in an in vitro replication assay. Structure–activity relationship evaluation identified several suramin analogues that inhibited ssDNA binding by the human Mcm10 internal domain and full-length Xenopus Mcm10, including analogues that are selective for Mcm10 over human RPA. Binding of suramin analogues to Mcm10 was confirmed by surface plasmon resonance (SPR). SPR and FP affinity determinations were highly correlated, with a similar rank between affinity and potency for killing colon cancer cells. Suramin analogue NF157 had the highest human Mcm10 binding affinity (FP Ki 170 nM, SPR KD 460 nM) and cell activity (IC50 38 μM). Suramin and its analogues are the first identified inhibitors of Mcm10 and probably block DNA binding by mimicking the DNA sugar phosphate backbone due to their extended, polysulfated anionic structures.
Multi-Messenger Tests for Fast-Spinning Newborn Pulsars Embedded in Stripped-Envelope Supernovae
Creators: name: Kashiyama, Kazumi
name: Murase, Kohta
name: Bartos, Imre
name: Kiuchi, Kenta
name: Margutti, Raffaella
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Fast-spinning strongly magnetized newborn neutron stars, including nascent magnetars, are popularly implemented as the engine of luminous stellar explosions. Here, we consider the scenario that they power various stripped-envelope supernovae, not only super-luminous supernovae Ic but also broad-line supernovae Ibc and possibly some ordinary supernovae Ibc. This scenario is also motivated by the hypothesis that Galactic magnetars largely originate from fast-spinning neutron stars as remnants of stripped-envelope supernovae. By consistently modeling the energy injection from magnetized wind and Ni decay, we show that proto-neutron stars with >~ 10 ms rotation and B_dip >~ 5 x 10^14 G can be harbored in ordinary supernovae Ibc. On the other hand, millisecond proto-neuton stars can solely power broad-line supernovae Ibc if they are born with poloidal magnetic field of B_dip >~ 5 x 10^14 G, and superluminous supernovae Ic with B_dip >~ 10^13 G. Then, we study how multi-messenger emission can be used to discriminate such pulsar-driven supernova models from other competitive scenarios. First, high-energy x-ray and gamma-ray emission from embryonic pulsar wind nebulae is a promising smoking gun of the underlying newborn pulsar wind. Follow-up observations of stripped-envelope supernovae using NuSTAR ~ 50-100 days after the explosion is strongly encouraged for nearby objects. We also discuss possible effects of gravitational-waves on the spin-down of proto-neutron stars. If millisecond proto-neutron stars with B_dip ~ 10^16 G, the gravitational wave signal can be detectable from ordinary supernova Ibc in the Virgo cluster by Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo, and KAGRA.
description: 15 pages, 16 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ
Supplementary data including 1 Table and 9 Figures from The anti-parasitic agent suramin and several of its analogues are inhibitors of the DNA binding protein Mcm10
Creators: name: Paulson, Carolyn N.
name: John, Kristen
name: Baxley, Ryan M.
name: Kurniawan, Fredy
name: Orellana, Kayo
name: Rawle Francis
name: Sobeck, Alexandra
name: Brandt F. Eichman
name: Chazin, Walter J.
name: Aihara, Hideki
name: Georg, Gunda I.
name: Hawkinson, Jon E.
name: Anja-Katrin Bielinsky
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biochemistry

description: Minichromosome maintenance protein 10 (Mcm10) is essential for DNA unwinding by the replisome during S phase. It is emerging as a promising anti-cancer target as MCM10 expression correlates with tumour progression and poor clinical outcomes. Here we used a competition-based fluorescence polarization (FP) high-throughput screening (HTS) strategy to identify compounds that inhibit Mcm10 from binding to DNA. Of the five active compounds identified, only the anti-parasitic agent suramin exhibited a dose-dependent decrease in replication products in an in vitro replication assay. Structure–activity relationship evaluation identified several suramin analogues that inhibited ssDNA binding by the human Mcm10 internal domain and full-length Xenopus Mcm10, including analogues that are selective for Mcm10 over human RPA. Binding of suramin analogues to Mcm10 was confirmed by surface plasmon resonance (SPR). SPR and FP affinity determinations were highly correlated, with a similar rank between affinity and potency for killing colon cancer cells. Suramin analogue NF157 had the highest human Mcm10 binding affinity (FP Ki 170 nM, SPR KD 460 nM) and cell activity (IC50 38 μM). Suramin and its analogues are the first identified inhibitors of Mcm10 and likely block DNA binding by mimicking the DNA sugar phosphate backbone due to their extended, polysulfated anionic structures.
Exhaled breath condensate purines correlate with lung function in infants and preschoolers
Creators: name: Davis, Stephanie D.
name: Esther Jr., Charles R.
name: Patel, Kavita
name: Johnson, Robin
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2013

description: Although airway inflammation begins early in life in children with chronic respiratory diseases, current methods to assess this inflammation are invasive and entail significant risk. Measurement of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) purines and other biomarkers offer a less invasive method to assess airway inflammation; however, the feasibility and utility of EBC biomarkers in young children has not been established.
Stability and Hierarchy of Quasi-Stationary States: Financial Markets as an Example
Creators: name: Stepanov, Yuriy
name: Rinn, Philip
name: Guhr, Thomas
name: Peinke, Joachim
name: Schäfer, Rudi
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Statistical Finance (q-fin.ST)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We combine geometric data analysis and stochastic modeling to describe the collective dynamics of complex systems. As an example we apply this approach to financial data and focus on the non-stationarity of the market correlation structure. We identify the dominating variable and extract its explicit stochastic model. This allows us to establish a connection between its time evolution and known historical events on the market. We discuss the dynamics, the stability and the hierarchy of the recently proposed quasi-stationary market states.
description: 19 pages
Standard care versus protocol based therapy for new onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis: Protocol-Based Anti-PseudomonalTherapy in CF
Creators: name: Retsch-Bogart, George
name: Morgan, Wayne
name: Gibson, Ronald L.
name: Khan, Umer
name: Elkin, Eric P.
name: Rosenfeld, Margaret
name: Treggiari, Miriam M.
name: Mayer-Hamblett, Nicole
name: Ramsey, Bonnie W.
name: Wagener, Jeff
name: Thompson, Valeria
name: Konstan, Michael W.
name: Emerson, Julia
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2013

description: The Early Pseudomonal Infection Control (EPIC) randomized trial rigorously evaluated the efficacy of different antibiotic regimens for eradication of newly identified Pseudomonas (Pa) in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Protocol based therapy in the trial was provided based on culture positivity independent of symptoms. It is unclear whether outcomes observed in the clinical trial were different than those that would have been observed with historical standard of care driven more heavily by respiratory symptoms than culture positivity alone. We hypothesized that the incidence of Pa recurrence and hospitalizations would be significantly reduced among trial participants as compared to historical controls whose standard of care preceded the widespread adoption of tobramycin inhalation solution (TIS) as initial eradication therapy at the time of new isolation of Pa.
Supplementary Information from Dynamic biological adhesion: mechanisms for controlling attachment during locomotion.
Creators: name: Federle, Walter
name: Labonte, David
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 110601 Biomechanics
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 90301 Biomaterials
subject: FOS: Medical engineering

description: The rapid control of surface attachment is a key feature of natural adhesive systems used for locomotion, and a property highly desirable for man-made adhesives. Here, we describe the challenges of adhesion control and the timescales involved across diverse biological attachment systems and different adhesive mechanisms. The most widespread control principle for dynamic surface attachment in climbing animals is that adhesion is ‘shear-sensitive’ (directional): pulling adhesive pads towards the body results in strong attachment, whereas pushing them away from it leads to easy detachment, providing a rapid mechanical ‘switch’. Shear-sensitivity is based on changes of contact area and adhesive strength, which in turn arise from non-adhesive default positions, the mechanics of peeling, pad sliding, and the targeted storage and controlled release of elastic strain energy. The control of adhesion via shear forces is deeply integrated with the climbing animals’ anatomy and locomotion, and involves both active neuromuscular control, and rapid passive responses of sophisticated mechanical systems. The resulting dynamic adhesive systems are robust, reliable, versatile and nevertheless remarkably simple.This article is part of the theme issue ‘Transdisciplinary approaches to the study of adhesion and adhesives in biological systems’.
Selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH3 using Mn-based catalysts supported by Ukrainian clinoptiolite and lightweight expanded clay aggregate
Creators: name: Baltrėnas, Pranas
name: Urbanas, Davyd
name: Sukackienė, Zita
name: Stalnionienė, Irena
name: Tamašauskaitė-Tamašiūnaitė, Loreta
name: Balčiūnaitė, Aldona
name: Jasulaitienė, Vitalija
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: In this study Mn-based multicomponent catalysts supported by two different carriers (lightweight expanded clay aggregate – LECA and the Ukrainian clinoptiolite) were prepared by electroless metal deposition method and tested for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with ammonia (NH3-SCR de-NO). Prior to the activity test all the catalysts prepared were characterized by ICP-OES, FESEM, EDX mapping, XPS, H2-TPR and NH3-TPD techniques. The particular interest of the present study was focused on the investigation of the carrier’s role in the NO catalytic reduction and the promoting effect provided by incorporation of the small amount of Pt (0.1 wt.%) in the Mn-based catalytic layer. The results revealed that the carrier’s role in the NO catalytic conversion can be considered as a factor determining the effectiveness of the conversion process. Ukrainian clinoptiolite was proved to be more attractive carrier for preparation of the effective SCR de-NO catalysts due to its intrinsic sorption capacity, surface acidity and the redox potential. The high NO conversion efficiency provided by the Mn-based clinoptiolite-supported catalysts can be explained by the synergistic effect between the carrier and the active species deposited. It was shown that both the Mn97.6Cu2.4/clinoptiolite and the Mn97.5Co2.5/clinoptiolite catalysts can be successfully applied as the low-temperature (100-300°C) catalysts for NH3-SCR de-NO. When the NO removal efficiency varies in the range of 86-91%, the additional incorporation of Pt in the active layer in the amount of 0.1 wt.% can enhance the NO reduction by about 5% on average.
Designing and Delivering Experiential Journalism Tasks in Online Environments: A Framework Grounded in Cognitive Apprenticeship Theory
Creators: name: Delaney, Brian
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, journalism and mass communication (JMC) schools were increasingly integrating online educational delivery into their programming. The pandemic then forced instructors to transition all programming almost overnight to emergency remote teaching environments. This had an acute disruption on applied courses within JMC professions. As higher education pivots toward an uncertain future amidst a likely endemic COVID-19, JMC instructors will need access to evidence-supported pedagogy that can be contextualized across modalities. This five-round Delphi study featured a panel of 24 experienced online JMC educators, who co-constructed a framework of pedagogical practices and instructional design strategies for designing, delivering, supporting, and evaluating rigorous experiential learning activities in online environments. The resulting framework—called The EXCEL Online Framework—is comprised of 36 primary and 59 ancillary practices that JMC educators can contextualize to their online courses. Analysis revealed the primary practices aligned closely with principles of the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model.
Rocket salad: crop description, bioactive compounds and breeding perspectives
Creators: name: Tripodi, P.
name: Francese, G.
name: Mennella, G.
Publisher: name: Advances in Horticultural Science
Year: 2017

description: Rocket salad is a plant member of the Brassicaceae family whose name encloses species of the Eruca and Diplotaxis genera characterized by leaves with peculiar pungent taste and strong flavour. It has been originated in the Mediterranean area and nowadays is worldwide cultivated and consumed as food condiment and in ready-to-use mixed salad packages. Several other uses are recognized in cosmetics and medicine. This crop represents a valuable source of health benefits due to the presence of a range of health-promoting phytochemicals including carotenoids, vitamin C, fiber, polyphenols, and glucosinolates. These compounds are potentially linked in the prevention of certain diseases and types of cancer. Glucosinolates, represent the major class of compounds in rocket, and their hydrolysis products are responsible of the typical pungent aromas and flavours. Despite the continuous increase of the global consumption during the recent years, few efforts have been carried out in genetic improvement programs aimed to constitute new varieties due to biological and reproductive barriers. In the present article is provided a brief overview of the principal species of rocket salad used in dietary and discussed the qualitative properties as well as the potentiality and constraints for breeding.
description: Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol 31 No 2 (2017): Special issue on Metabolomics
Comunidades bentonicas de la ria del Eo (Galicia-Asturias, NW Espana)
Creators: name: CURRAS, A.
name: MORA, J.
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 1991

description: Four kinds of communities have been found in the Eo estuary from samples taken with a Van-Veen grab, by application of correspondence analysis and point correlation coefficient to sampling data. Constancy, Fidelity and Dominance indexes, show these four faunistic communities : 
-Medium sandy bottoms : Characterized by the presence of Diogenes pugilator, Siphonoecetes sabatieri, Nephtys cirrosa & Tellina tenuis. Low species richness found here, is due to a strong hydrodynamism in oceanic conditions. 
-Sandy bottoms of Zostera marina : They are situated at the medium-inner area of the estuary, and characterized by a biocenosis with transitional endofauna between the reduced community of Macoma and the community of Tellina tenuis. 
-Medium sandy bottoms of the inner part of the estuary : They give rise to sandy intertidal banks ; its biocenosis belongs to the community of Tellina tenuis. 
-Muddy bottoms of Zostera noltii : They are located at the most sheltered areas in the estuary ; they have the typical endofauna of the reduced community of Macoma.
Supplementary Information from Dynamic biological adhesion: mechanisms for controlling attachment during locomotion
Creators: name: Federle, Walter
name: Labonte, David
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 110601 Biomechanics
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 90301 Biomaterials
subject: FOS: Medical engineering

description: The rapid control of surface attachment is a key feature of natural adhesive systems used for locomotion, and a property highly desirable for man-made adhesives. Here, we describe the challenges of adhesion control and the timescales involved across diverse biological attachment systems and different adhesive mechanisms. The most widespread control principle for dynamic surface attachment in climbing animals is that adhesion is ‘shear-sensitive’ (directional): pulling adhesive pads towards the body results in strong attachment, whereas pushing them away from it leads to easy detachment, providing a rapid mechanical ‘switch’. Shear-sensitivity is based on changes of contact area and adhesive strength, which in turn arise from non-adhesive default positions, the mechanics of peeling, pad sliding, and the targeted storage and controlled release of elastic strain energy. The control of adhesion via shear forces is deeply integrated with the climbing animals’ anatomy and locomotion, and involves both active neuromuscular control, and rapid passive responses of sophisticated mechanical systems. The resulting dynamic adhesive systems are robust, reliable, versatile and nevertheless remarkably simple.This article is part of the theme issue ‘Transdisciplinary approaches to the study of adhesion and adhesives in biological systems’.
Voter mobilization efforts can depress turnout
Creators: name: Bankston, Levi
name: Burden, Barry C.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: We analyze the effects of a volunteer-led postcard writing campaign intended to turn out registered voters to support specific candidates in two state legislative districts. After adjusting for known selection bias in treatment assignment, we find that the postcards had a surprising negative effect on overall voter turnout. There is no evidence of effects being conditional on socioeconomic status or prior voting history. Of several explanations for this unexpected result, the most promising is that the focus on a down-ballot race distracted subjects from being aware of higher-profile contests on the ballot that might have motivated them to vote. We encourage researchers and practitioners to take negative findings seriously and develop tests for the explanations we offer.
Supplementary Materials to paper Generalized Fock space and contextuality.
Creators: name: Rashkovskiy, Sergey
name: Khrennikov, Andrei
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 10599 Mathematical Physics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 20699 Quantum Physics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This material contains the proofs of a few statements formulated in the paper.
Preparation of Fe-filled MOF-Al-based hydrogel for efficient reclaim of phosphate from wastewater and reusing as a slow-release fertilizer
Creators: name: Wang, Zhengxian
name: Lu, Jiankang
name: Wu, Chengyi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 60506 Virology

description: In this study, a novel Fe-filled MOF-Al-based hydrogel (SA@Fe@MOF-Al) was prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis. The SA@Fe@MOF-Al hydrogel bead was used as an adsorbent to adsorb H2PO4− from wastewater. The effects on adsorption were investigated, including pH and coexist ion. The adsorption reached equilibrium within 30 min. The maximum H2PO4− adsorption capacity of SA@Fe@MOF-Al was 103.09 mg g−1 at 298K with pH 7.0. Meanwhile, thermodynamic results confirmed that adsorption is exothermic and spontaneous. The adsorption kinetics displayed that SA@Fe@MOF-Al adsorption process was suitable to the pseudo-first-order and Langmuir model. Moreover, the feasibility of reusing the P-laden carrier material as a slow-release fertilizer was determined. The study results indicated that the product demonstrated excellent slow-release and water-retention properties. Thus, it has potential applications in improving soil moisture content and reducing soil moisture evaporation rate.
Decorating metal organic framework on nickel foam for efficient Cu2+ removal based on adsorption and electrochemistry
Creators: name: Zhang, Xiuling
name: Peng, Lichong
name: Wang, Jiaona
name: Li, Congju
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The removal of heavy metal ions in wastewater has a great significance to human health and environment protection. Metal organic framework possesses high surface area, rich porosity, tunable pore size and abundant active sites. However, the intrinsic aggregation and fragility of MOF nanoparticles make its poor adsorption and undesirable reusage. Herein, a facile and unique hot-pressing method is adopted to decorate the MOF nanoparticles on nickel foam (ZIF-8/NF), which simultaneously serves as self-supporting substrate of ZIF-8 nanoparticles and electrode of a self-powered multifunctional purification system. In adsorption, the ZIF-8/NF composite presents high Cu2+ removal rate of 49.5% with the concentration of 10 mg/100 ml. More importantly, integrating with electrochemistry, the Cu2+ removal rate of the ZIF-8/NF composite reaches 54.7% in 5 min. The superior performance is attributed to the comprehensive effects of ion exchange, chemical bonding and physical adsorption. Moreover, the low-cost, fast and scalable preparation contributes to commercially fabricate MOF nanoparticles on self-supported substrate to treat wastewater with high efficiency and good recyclability.
Novel Outcome Measures for Clinical Trials in Cystic Fibrosis
Creators: name: Davis, Stephanie D.
name: Venegas, Jose G.
name: Tiddens, Harm A.W.M.
name: Puderbach, Michael
name: Donaldson, Scott H.
name: Rowe, Steven M.
name: Ratjen, Felix
name: Waltz, David A.
name: Higgins, Mark
name: Sagel, Scott D.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2015

description: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common inherited condition caused by mutations in the gene encoding the CF transmembrane regulator protein. With increased understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying CF and the development of new therapies there comes the need to develop new outcome measures to assess the disease, its progression and response to treatment. As there are limitations to the current endpoints accepted for regulatory purposes, a workshop to discuss novel endpoints for clinical trials in CF was held in Anaheim, California in November 2011. The pros and cons of novel outcome measures with potential utility for evaluation of novel treatments in CF were critically evaluated. The highlights of the 2011 workshop and subsequent advances in technologies and techniques that could be used to inform the development of clinical trial endpoints are summarized in this review. Pediatr Pulmonol. © 2014 The Authors. Pediatric Pulmonology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Supplementary Materials to paper Generalized Fock space and contextuality
Creators: name: Rashkovskiy, Sergey
name: Khrennikov, Andrei
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 10599 Mathematical Physics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 20699 Quantum Physics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This material contains the proofs of a few statements formulated in the paper.
Zooplankton assemblages in the shallow tidal estuary of Mundaka (Bay of Biscay)
Creators: name: VILLATE, Fernando
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 1991

description: Spatial and temporal variability of zooplankton assemblages were studied in the tidal estuary of Mundaka , from May 1981 to July 1982, in relation to factors controlling estuarine hydrodynamics. Salinity range and maintenance of mixed waters were related to the tidal amplitude and rain fall, which drives river discharge. At high tide, the study zone appeared mainly as a polyhaline system, in which Acania bifilosa was the only perennial component of the estuarine-marine assemblage, and true estuarine copepods (genus Eurytemora) were absent. Among neritic holoplankters, Paracalanus parvus and Acartia clausi dominated and no seasonally stable euryhaline and stenohaline assemblages were found. Among meroplankton groups, larvae of Polychaete Spionids was predominant
toward the upper estuary, while Bivalve veligers had the lowest penetration in the estuary from the neritic zone. Some nectobenthic organisms associated with muddy benthic habitats, such as Praniza larvae of Paragnatilia formica and ostracod Cytherids, characterized the plankton community of the upper estuary during periods of low abunclanre of estuarine holoplankton. According to the hierarchical clustering of samples from zooplankton data, summer-autumn, winter and spring periods were separated as seasonal units, which also differed with regard to hydrological features. The mixed water persistency and the development of estuarine species were higher in summer, when low freshwater inflows and neap tides coincided. By contrast, high-salinity waters and neritic zooplankton filled the estuary in spring by the effect of spring tides coupled with low freshwater inflows.
Removal of triclosan from water by sepiolite supported bimetallic Fe/Ni nanoparticles
Creators: name: Ren, Guofa
name: Shi, Yichao
name: Cai, Yunmei
name: Yuan, Lingling
name: Wu, Kangming
name: Ouyang, Minghui
name: Zheng, Kewen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: A simple and low-cost route to fabricate sepiolite-supported bimetallic Fe/Ni (Sep-Fe/Ni) nanoparticles was obtained by synchronous liquid phase reduction method. The as prepared composite was used to remove triclosan (TCS) from aqueous solutions. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis were used for characterization of the materials. As the supporting material, Sep dispersed Fe/Ni nanoparticles on its surface effectively and reduced the agglomeration phenomenon, providing more reactive sites. Sep-Fe/Ni had a large surface area of 90.5 m2/g, which was considerably higher than that of Fe/Ni (9.2 m2/g). Sep-Fe/Ni exhibited an enhanced TCS removal efficiency, as compared to the Fe/Ni and Sep materials. Operation factors, including the solution pH, initial TCS concentration, and material dosage, were investigated and found to be influential for TCS removal. The kinetic analysis indicated that the depletion of TCS in aqueous solutions conformed to the pseudo-first-order kinetic model under optimized conditions. The transformation pathway of TCS was studied in detail, revealing that the dechlorination of TCS by Sep-Fe/Ni is a stepwise reaction, namely from TCS to di-chlorinated intermediates, with the newly formed intermediate products also degrading into mono-chlorinated products by further reductive dechlorination. This study demonstrated that Sep-Fe/Ni is a promising reductant for TCS removal in water.
Observer variability assessing US scans of the preterm brain: the ELGAN study
Creators: name: Seibert, Joanna
name: Miller, Cindy
name: Kuban, Karl
name: Adler, Ira
name: Durfee, Sara
name: Wellman, Jacqueline
name: McCauley, Roy
name: Betz, Bradford W.
name: Batton, Daniel
name: Feinstein, Kate
name: Cavenagh, Ellen
name: Leviton, Alan
name: Hampf, Frederick
name: Junewick, Joseph
name: Lorenzo, Robert
name: Specter, Barbara
name: Allred, Elizabeth N.
name: Ecklund, Kirsten
name: Westra, Sjirk
name: Bezinque, Steven
name: Fordham, Lynn Ansley
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2007

description: Neurosonography can assist clinicians and can provide researchers with documentation of brain lesions. Unfortunately, we know little about the reliability of sonographically derived diagnoses.
Figures S1–S6 from "Extensive sampling reveals the phenology and habitat use of Afrotropical parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Rhyssinae)".
Creators: name: Hopkins, Tapani
name: Roininen, Heikki
name: Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Six supplementary figures from "Extensive sampling reveals the phenology and habitat use of Afrotropical parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Rhyssinae)". The figures show the number of rhyssines caught in 34 traps, with each species in its own figure. Also shows the rhyssine catch of each species predicted by a model taking into account the date, rainfall, amount of decaying wood and forest type.
Finite Volume Corrections to the Electromagnetic Mass of Composite Particles
Creators: name: Lee, Jong-Wan
name: Tiburzi, Brian C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The long-range electromagnetic interaction presents a challenge for numerical computations in QCD + QED. In addition to power-law finite volume effects, the standard lattice gauge theory approach introduces non-locality through removal of photon zero-momentum modes. The resulting finite volume effects must be quantitatively understood; and, to this end, non-relativistic effective field theories are an efficient tool, especially in the case of composite particles. Recently an oddity related to non-locality of the standard lattice approach was uncovered by the Budapest-Marseille-Wuppertal collaboration. Explicit contributions from antiparticles appear to be required so that finite volume QED results for a point-like fermion can be reproduced in the effective field theory description. We provide transparency for this argument by considering point-like scalars and spinors in finite volume QED using the method of regions. For the more germane case of composite particles, we determine that antiparticle modes contribute to the finite-volume electromagnetic mass of composite spinors through terms proportional to the squares of time-like form factors evaluated at threshold. We extend existing finite volume calculations to one order higher, which is particularly relevant for the electromagnetic mass of light nuclei. Additionally, we verify that the analogous finite volume contributions to the nucleon mass in chiral perturbation theory vanish in accordance with locality.
description: 12 pages, 5 figures, v.3 version to be published
Blood Protein Concentrations in the First Two Postnatal Weeks That Predict Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Among Infants Born Before the 28th Week of Gestation
Creators: name: Leviton, Alan
name: Laughon, Matthew
name: Ehrenkranz, Richard A.
name: Fichorova, Raina
name: Bose, Carl
name: Allred, Elizabeth N.
name: Van Marter, Linda J.
name: Michael O'Shea, T.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: Lung inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and may be accompanied by a systematic inflammatory response. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of systemic inflammation in the development of BPD in a cohort of extremely low gestational age newborns (ELGANs) by examining the relationships between inflammation-associated proteins in neonatal blood samples and pulmonary outcomes. Proteins were measured in blood specimens collected on postnatal days 1–3, 5–8 and 12–15 from 932 ELGANs. Increased risk of BPD was associated with elevated blood concentrations of a variety of pro-inflammatory cytokines, adhesion molecules and proteases. Reduced risk was prominently associated with increased concentrations of one chemokine, RANTES. Elevations of inflammatory proteins associated with BPD risk occurred during the first days following birth, and inflammation intensified thereafter. Therefore, exposures that promote inflammation after the first postnatal days may be more critical in the pathogenesis of BPD. Fetal growth restriction, a known BPD risk factor, was not accompanied by proteins elevations and therefore does not appear to be mediated by systemic inflammation. By contrast, mechanical ventilation altered protein levels and may be associated with systemic inflammation.
Decorating Metal Organic Framework on Nickel Foam for Efficient Cu2+ Removal Based on Adsorption and Electrochemistry
Creators: name: Zhang, Xiuling
name: Peng, Lichong
name: Wang, Jiaona
name: Li, Congju
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Removal of heavy metal ions in wastewater has a great significance to human health and environment protection. Metal organic framework possesses high surface area, rich porosity, tunable pore size and abundant active sites. However, the intrinsic aggregation and fragility of MOF nanoparticles make its poor adsorption and undesirable reusage. Herein, a facile and unique hot-pressing method is adopted to decorate the MOF nanoparticles on nickel foam (ZIF-8/NF), which simultaneously serves as self-supporting substrate of ZIF-8 nanoparticles and electrode of a self-powered multifunctional purification system. In adsorption, the ZIF-8/NF composite presents high Cu2+ removal rate of 49.5% with the concentration of 10 mg/100 ml. More importantly, integrating with electrochemistry, the Cu2+ removal rate of the ZIF-8/NF composite reaches 54.7% in 5 minutes. The superior performance is attributed to the comprehensive effects of ion exchange, chemical bonding and physical adsorption. Moreover, the low-cost, fast and scalable preparation contribute to commercially fabricate MOF nanoparticles on self-supported substrate to treat wastewater with high efficiency and good recyclability.
Effects of salinity stress on certain morphological traits and antioxidant enzymes of two Carica papaya cultivars in hydroponic culture
Creators: name: Refahi, A.
name: Shahsavar, A.R.
Publisher: name: Advances in Horticultural Science
Year: 2017

description: Carica papaya L. is the only species belonging to the Carica genus. Salinity stress in soil or water, especially in hot, arid regions, could limit plant growth and reduce its yield. This research studied six-month old seedlings of two cultivars of papaya (‘Sinta’ and ‘Solo’), in solid, disease-free form for two weeks inside a half-dose of Hoagland solution. Results obtained from the effects of salinity stress indicated that the longest root and shoot were observed in the control treatment in ‘Sinta’. Moreover, there was no significant difference between the two cultivars in terms of root length, shoot length, fresh weight of roots and fresh weight of shoots in different salinity levels. The highest dry weights of roots and shoots were found in the ‘Sinta’ control treatment, while the lowest was observed in ‘Solo’ 6 dS/m treatment. There was no significant difference between the two cultivars in terms of dry weights of roots and shoots. Finally, the interaction of salinity levels showed that increasing salinity in both cultivars led to higher peroxidase, catalase, superoxide dismutase and ascorbic peroxides activity. By increasing the salinity level, the total protein and proline greatly increased in both cultivars, where the maximum value was found in the ‘Sinta’ 6 dS/m salinity treatment, and this was significantly different from other treatments. A comparison of the different salinity levels showed that there was a significant difference between the 6 dS/m salinity treatment and other treatments.
description: Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol 31 No 2 (2017): Special issue on Metabolomics
Sphaeromatidae from coral reefs of the Society Islands, French Polynesia (Crustacea : Isopoda)
Creators: name: MULLER, H.-G.
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 1991

description: Three species of sphaeromatid isopods are recorded from coral reefs at Bora Bora and Moorea, Society Islands. Neonaesa rugosa Harrison & Holdich, 1982, Paracassidinopsis sculpta Nobili , 1906, and Paradella tuberculata n.sp. are (re)described. The genus Neocassidina Roman, 1974 is considered a junior synonym of
Paracassidinopsis.
Figures S1–S6 from "Extensive sampling reveals the phenology and habitat use of Afrotropical parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Rhyssinae)"
Creators: name: Hopkins, Tapani
name: Roininen, Heikki
name: Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Six supplementary figures from "Extensive sampling reveals the phenology and habitat use of Afrotropical parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Rhyssinae)". The figures show the number of rhyssines caught in 34 traps, with each species in its own figure. Also shows the rhyssine catch of each species predicted by a model taking into account the date, rainfall, amount of decaying wood and forest type.
title: Die Parodontitis als Keimreservoir in der septischen Endoprothetik (ParsEk)
title: eine nicht interventionelle, interdisziplinäre diagnostische Studie
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Reuber, Maximilian
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: ddc:610

description: Die vorliegende Studie befasst sich im experimentellen Aufbau mit der Frage, inwieweit die Mundhöhle, insbesondere bei parodontitischen Veränderungen, ein mögliches Keimreservoir und eine Eintrittspforte für Keime ist und damit eine Ursache für hämatogene, fremdkörperassoziierte Infektionen in der Orthopädie darstellen kann. Zudem wird ermittelt, ob Patienten mit orthopädischen Infektionen einen insgesamt schlechteren Zahn- und Parodontitis-Status haben als Endoprothesenträger ohne Infektzeichen, und Zahnstatus und Parodontitis, auch unabhängig von einer möglichen Übereinstimmung des Erregerspektrums, als unabhängiger Risikofaktor für das Auftreten von orthopädischen Infektionen angenommen werden muss.
 Es wurden 55 Patienten aus der Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, speziell der Sektion Gelenkchirurgie, rekrutiert. Die Klinik führt jährlich über 350 Revisionsendoprothetische Eingriffe an der Hüfte und des Knies durch und gehört damit deutschlandweit zu den größten Zentren in diesem Spezialgebiet. Ein erheblicher Anteil dieser Operationen wird nötig aufgrund von periprothetischen Infekten. Seit Jahren besteht daher eine enge und fruchtbare Kooperation, sowohl klinisch wie auch wissenschaftlich, mit dem Institut für medizinische Mikrobiologie. Im Verlauf eines Jahres sind 19 Patienten mit nachgewiesenem oder vermutetem Infekt einer Endoprothese der Hüfte oder des Knies rekrutiert worden, dazu eine alters- und risikoadjustierte Vergleichsgruppe von 36 Endoprothesenträgern ohne Verdacht auf einen Infekt.
Recruitment patterns of invertebrates at anhydrite hydrothermal vents on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, NE Pacific
Creators: name: KELLY, Noreen E.
name: METAXAS, Anna
Publisher: name: Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR)
Year: 2006

description: Increased understanding of recruitment dynamics of vent species can provide greater insights into the variabili-
 ty in adult populations and aid in identifying factors, such as physical and/or environmental stressors, which may obscure
 the temporal history of recruitment patterns. At anhydrite vents within the ASHES vent field (Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca
 Ridge) the infrastructure is unstable, fluids contain low metal but high sulphide concentrations, and temperatures range
 from 10 to 200°C. Despite high levels of larval supply to these vents, there is a paucity of colonizing invertebrates, either
 because of the physical instability of the anhydrite substratum or the chemical composition of the fluid. Colonization panels
 were used to quantify recruitment to three anhydrite vents (Virgin, Virgin's Daughter, Marshmallow) in the ASHES vent
 field over different time scales (1 vs. 2 yrs). Recruitment to anhydrite habitats did occur, but at lower levels compared to
 other vents in the field. The most abundant taxa colonizing the panels were gastropods and polychaetes. The recruit
 assemblages on the colonization panels generally were similar to the established assemblages inhabiting these vents,
 particularly after 2-yr periods. These results suggest that environmental factors, such as the temperature and/or chemistry
 of the vent fluid, rather than the physical instability of the anhydrite substratum are regulating invertebrate populations at
 anhydrite hydrothermal vents.
Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation in Infancy Reduces Heart Rate and Positively Affects Distribution of Attention
Creators: name: Kepler, Amy
name: Doty, Tasha
name: Fitzgerald-Gustafson, Kathleen M.
name: Cheatham, Carol L.
name: Carlson, Susan E.
name: Colombo, John
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2011

description: A double-blind, randomized, controlled, parallel-group prospective trial was conducted to determine whether a dose-response existed for four different levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation on the cognitive performance of infants. A total of 122 term infants were fed one of four different formulas varying in their DHA composition (0.00%, 0.32%, 0.64% and 0.96% of total fatty acids as DHA) from birth to 12 months. The three DHA-supplemented formulas also contained 0.64% of total fatty acids as arachidonic acid (ARA, 20:4n-6). Infants were tested at 4, 6, and 9 months of age on a visual habituation protocol that yielded both behavioral and psychophysiological indices of attention. Infants in all DHA+ARA-supplemented conditions had lower heart rates than those in the unsupplemented condition; there was no dose-response for this effect. The distribution of time that infants spent in different phases of attention (a cognitive index derived from the convergence of behavioral and cardiac responses) varied as a function of dosage. Infants supplemented at the two lower DHA doses spent proportionately more time engaged in active stimulus processing than infants fed the unsupplemented formula, while infants fed the highest dose were intermediate and did not differ from any other group.
The relationship between education and political knowledge: evidence from discordant Danish twins
Creators: name: Weinschenk, Aaron C.
name: Dawes, Christopher T.
name: Rasmussen, Stig Hebbelstrup Rye
name: Klemmensen, Robert
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Many studies have shown that there is a positive relationship between education and political knowledge. However, some scholars have recently challenged this idea, arguing that the positive correlation between education and knowledge may disappear once confounding variables are considered. In this paper, we replicate a recent study that used the discordant twin design to examine the association between education and political knowledge. More specifically, we analyze the relationship between education and political knowledge within monozygotic (MZ) twin pairs, which enables us to bypass sources of confounding of the relationship (i.e. genes and socialization) because MZ twins reared together share both. Using data from a 2019 survey of twins from the Danish Twin Registry, we find that, consistent with earlier work, after accounting for familial factors, the relationship between education on political knowledge is small and not statistically significant.