cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Culturing partial-denitrification (PD) granules in continuous flow reactor with waste sludge as inoculum: Performance, granular sludge characteristics and microbial community
Creators: name: Tao, Youqi
name: Li, Linjing
name: Ning, Jianyong
name: Xu, Wenlai
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Partial denitrification granular sludge (PDGS) can provide long-term stable nitrite for anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox). The cultivation of ordinary activated sludge from wastewater treatment plants into PDGS can further promote the application of PD in practical engineering. In this study, the feasibility of fast start-up of PDGS was explored by inoculating waste sludge in up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor with synergistic control of nitrogen load rate (NLR, 0.05-0.65 kg N/m3/d) and electron donor starvation (EDS) (240-168 mg L-1), and system performance, particle characteristics and microbial structure were studied. The results showed that PD-UASB started successfully within 48 days, the average nitrite accumulation rate (NTR) and nitrate removal ratio (NRR) reached 79.6% and 82.5% after successful initiation, accompanied by high abundance of PD bacteria (Thauera, Pseudomonas, unclassflied commamonadaceae and Limnobacter) (25.3%). The increase of PD activity, and the difference between nitrate reductase (NAR) and nitrite reductase (NIR) contributed to nitrite production. Besides, the sludge shifted from flocculated (≤0.5 mm, 95.37%) to granulated state (0.5-2mm, 64.74%), which could be due to the increase of extracellular polymers (EPS) (especially T-EPS) and metabolism of specific microorganisms (Bacteroidota and Chloroflexi, 19.92%). Good sludge granulation promoted the settleability of PD (the SVI5 was 47.248mL/ g. ss after successful start-up). In summary, good PD sludge granulation process could be achieved in a short time by synergistically controlling NLR and EDS.
Activation of persulfate with magnetic Fe3O4-municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash-derived zeolite core-shell materials for tetracycline hydrochloride degradation
Creators: name: Zhao, Ruiqing
name: Yang, Weiwei
name: Xu, Youmei
name: Hong, Chen
name: Bu, Qingwei
name: Bai, Zhuoshu
name: Niu, Mengyao
name: Xu, Bin
name: Wang, Jianbing
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: A novel and environmentally friendly magnetic iron zeolite (MIZ) core-shell were successfully fabricated using municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash-derived zeolite (MWZ) coated with Fe3O4 and innovatively investigated as a heterogeneous persulfate (PS) catalyst. The morphology and structure composition of as-prepared catalysts were characterized, and it was proved that the core-shell structure of MIZ was successfully synthesized by coating Fe3O4 uniformly on the MWZ surface. The tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) degradation experiment indicate that the optimum equimolar amount of iron precursors was 3 mmol (MIZ-3). Compared with other systems, MIZ-3 possessed a superior catalytic performance, and the degradation efficiency of TCH (50 mg·L-1) in the MIZ-3/PS system reached 87.3%. The effects of reaction parameters on the catalytic activity of MIZ-3, including pH, initial concentration of TCH, temperature, the dosage of catalyst, and Na2S2O8, were assessed. The catalyst had high stability according to three recycling experiments and the leaching test of iron ions. Furthermore, the working mechanism of the MIZ-3/PS system to TCH was discussed. The electron spin resonance (ESR) results demonstrated that the reactive radicals generated in the MIZ-3/PS system were sulfate radical (SO4-•) and hydroxyl radical (•OH). This work provided a novel strategy for TCH degradation under PS with a broad perspective on the fabrication of non-toxic and low-cost catalysts in practical wastewater treatment.
Focal positive prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) expression in ganglionic tissues associated with prostate neurovascular bundle: implications for novel intraoperative PSMA-based fluorescent imaging techniques
Creators: name: Faraj, Sheila F.
name: Eifler, John
name: Solus, Jason
name: Turki Al-Hussain
name: Chaux, Alcides
name: Karram, Sarah
name: Pomper, Martin
name: Rodriguez, Ronald
name: Netto, George J.
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: BACKGROUND: Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a type II transmembrane glycoprotein that is primarily expressed in glandular prostate tissue. We previously demonstrated occasional PSMA expression in peripheral nerve sheath tumors. A real-time intra-operative imaging technique using a newly developed low molecular weight urea-based compound that binds to PSMA and fluoresces in the NIR spectrum is being pursued at our institution. Such intra-operative techniques could help decrease the rate of positive surgical margins of radical prostatectomy (RP). In the current study, we evaluated PSMA expression in neurovascular bundle elements including peripheral nerve, ganglion, and lymphovascular tissue in order to assess the feasibility of the above intraoperative technology.

DESIGN: Twenty consecutive RP specimens were retrieved from our surgical pathology archives. PSMA immunoexpression was assessed in a representative section from each specimen containing neurovascular bundle elements using a PSMA monoclonal antibody (Clone 3E6, DAKO, Denmark). PSMA expression was evaluated by two pathologists. An intensity (1 = weak, 2 = moderate, 3 = strong) and extent (1 =< 25%; 2 = 25%-75%; 3 => 75%) score was assigned in each RP for available prostate carcinoma (PCa) neurovascular bundle elements and associated ganglion tissue.

RESULTS: As expected, PSMA membranous and cytoplasmic expression was documented in 100% (11/11) of examined PCa tumors. None of the peripheral nerve and lymphovascular components of 19 examined neurovascular bundles were positive for PSMA. However, focal weak to moderate staining was detected in associated ganglionic tissue in 3/15 (20%) examined RPs.

CONCLUSION: We found focal positive PSMA expression in ganglionic elements adjacent to prostate neurovascular bundle tissue. This pattern of expression should be taken into consideration to distinguish prostate tissue from neurovascular bundle element during real-time intra-operative imaging techniques using PSMA binding fluorescent compounds.
Influence of right ventricular remodeling on ventricular function, flow and energetics in pulmonary insufficiency vs stenosis: A 4-dimensional phase contrast MRI and admittance catheterization study
Creators: name: Konecny, Filip
name: Hammel, James
name: Joao Filipe  Fernandes
name: Schuster, Andreas
name: Quanliang Shang
name: Lof, John
name: Goubergrits, Leonid
name: Kuehne, Titus
name: Kutty, Shelby
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Right Ventricular Remodeling is influencing overall pan-ventricular function.

 A 4-Dimensional Phase Contrast MRI (non-invasive) and Admittance catheterization pressure-volume (invasive) study are compared using large animal model in discerning remodelling changes that are taking place in the RV during Pulmonary artery valve insufficiency and also during Pulmonary artery stenosis
Hemodynamic relationship of invasive left ventricular pressure and aortic blood flow
Creators: name: Konecny, Filip
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: The invasive left ventricular pressure and the aortic blood flow relationship is an important one. During baseline & under Dobutamine stress (as shown here) in a large animal model a visual comparison can be made using ejection times from multiple cardiac cycles.

All can be performed without preload reduction i.e. by using simple steady state comparisons or during the preload reduction by occluding the inferior (IVC) or superior (SVC) vena cava or (both).

Interesting Ao blood flow timing during Dobutamine challenge is presented.
Evaluation of Austin Community College’s Strengthening Institutions Program Grant: Implementation Evaluation Report Through July 2020
Creators: name: Juniper, Cynthia
name: Cumpton, Greg
name: Patnaik, Ashweeta
Publisher: name: Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources
Year: 2020
Subjects: Education
Methods and Data

description: ACC hopes to demonstrate that the activities of ACC-OSMM would be linked to improvements in measures of student success such as: graduation rate, time to completion, retention/persistence, and cohort loan default rate (CDR). ACC will partner with the Ray Marshall Center (RMC) to perform an evaluation, both formative and summative, on the effectiveness of these efforts on the student outcome measures of interest. Both types of evaluations provide actionable information about the success of the intervention while each successive cohort of recipients is in the process of receiving services, allowing for relatively rapid reflection and program modification as needed by ACC staff. Both evaluations are intended to measure the implementation, aggregate outcomes, and the impact of these efforts on Full Time First Time in College (FTFIC) loan or Pell grant receiving students’ graduation rates, 3-year Cohort Default Rates (CDR), retention rates, and fall to fall persistence for those who are Pell eligible. A host of intermediate steps related to these outcomes will also be measured.
PTEN and phosphorylated S6 expression in clinically-insignificant prostate adenocarcinoma: correlation with ERG fusion status
Creators: name: Albadine, Roula
name: Chaux, Alcides
name: Hicks, Jessica
name: Marzo, Angelo M De
name: Netto, George J
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: BACKGROUND: Loss of PTEN leads to activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway and it has been linked to poor survival in patients with prostatic cancer. Phosphorylated S6 (phos-S6) expression is a potential predictive marker of response in mTOR-targeted therapy. Minimal or insignificant prostatic adenocarcinoma is defined as prostate cancer with a Gleason score ≤ 6 and a tumor volume < 0.5 cc. Studies assessing mTOR pathway status in minimal prostate cancer are lacking. The current study evaluates PTEN and phos-S6 expression in such tumors in correlation with previously assessed ERG fusion status.

DESIGN: Tissue microarrays were built from 45 consecutive prostatectomies performed in our hospital (2002-2003) and diagnosed as minimal prostate cancer. Each tumor and paired benign tissue was represented by up to triplicate 1 mm spots. Standard immunohistochemistry analysis for mTOR pathway members PTEN and phos-S6 was performed. An H-score was generated for each marker as the product of intensity (0 to 3+) by percent of positive cells. FISH analysis was previously performed using break-apart probes for 5' and 3' regions of ERG.

RESULTS: PTEN expression was retained in 28/29 (97%) tumors while phos-S6 positivity was present in 9/29 (31%) tumors. We found a significant correlation between phos-S6 expression and TMPRSS2-ERG fusion status (P<0.05) with 77% of phos-S6 positive tumors showing ERG fusion. Surprisingly, of 9 tumors demonstrating phos-S6 expression, 8 (89%) did not show associated loss of PTEN tumor suppressor gene, suggesting an alternative mechanism controlling phos-S6 activation in minimal prostate cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: In our cohort of minimal prostate cancer, loss of PTEN was a rare event (1/29 tumors). Loss of PTEN was not associated with ERG fusion. The latter is in contrast to prior studies suggesting a collaborative role of PTEN loss and ERG fusion in early prostate cancer development. ERG rearrangement was associated with phos-S6 expression, independent of PTEN loss. This finding suggests an alternative signaling mechanism controlling pS6 activation in MinPCa and calls for further analysis.
Efecto del uso de semilla de chía (salvia hispánica l.) En la elaboración de mermelada de fresa (fragaria x ananassa duch.) Como agente gelificante
Creators: name: Díaz-Ramírez, M.
name: Beltrán-Orozco, M. Del C.
name: Calderón-Domínguez, G.
name: Cortés-Sánchez, A. De J.
name: Téllez-Medina, D.I.
name: Ramos-Monroy, O.A.
name: Salgado-Cruz, M. De La P.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 0
Subjects: subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: chia seed
subject: jam
subject: pectin

description: Objetive: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the incorporation of chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.) in jams, taking advantage of its ability to form gels, and to absorb and retain water due to its mucilage content.Design/methodology/approach: The study was performed using surface response methodology, by means of a D-optimal mix design, using the Design Expert 10.0.1 software, with which 17 formulations were obtained by combining three variables: fruit (49-50 g), chia seed (0-0.6 g) and pectin (0-1 g). The desirability function was used to optimize the formulation, where the evaluated physicochemical parameters (consistency, aw, °Brix and color: L, a *, b *) were restricted according to the most suitable characteristics for the product.Results: The results obtained showed that the change in concentration of the fruit and pectin from chia seed generated important changes in the jam, mainly in luminosity as well as the flow rate.Study limitations/implications: The addition of chia seed added to a formulation of strawberry jam modifies the color, particularly the luminosity and flow rate or consistency, which is why it is suggested to analyze this quality parameter through an assay that allows predicting the quality of the product and completing the information obtained.Findings/conclusions: The use of mathematical models generated the optimal formulation as well as the prediction of the quality responses by the jams.
Macrophage inflammatory protein-3α is downregulated in clear cell renal cell carcinomas and correlates with stage and grade
Creators: name: Munari, Enrico
name: Poling, Justin S
name: González-Roibón, Nilda D
name: Faraj, Sheila F
name: Doucet, Michele
name: Chaux, Alcides
name: Kominsky, Scott
name: Weber, Kristin L
name: Netto, George J
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: BACKGROUND: Macrophage inflammatory protein-3α (MIP-3α, aka CCL20) is an inflammatory and homeostatic chemokine that interacts with the CCR6 receptor to attract immature dendritic cells and lymphocytes. Studies have shown upregulation of MIP-3α in pancreatic, breast, cervical, hepatocellular, and hematopoietic malignancies. Increased expression of MIP-3α has also been demonstrated in renal transplant specimens with rejection, but the expression of MIP-3α has not been studied in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC).

DESIGN: Immunohistochemistry for MIP-3α was performed on microarrays that contained matched primary CCRCC and normal kidney specimens (N=133) spotted in triplicate, as well as unmatched metastatic CCRCC specimens (N=40). Each spot was assigned an H-score (percentage of cells expressing MIP-3α by intensity of expression) by a pathologist. Statistical analysis was performed using STATA to calculate Kruskal-Wallis equality-of-populations rank test results.

RESULTS: MIP-3α expression was downregulated in both primary and metastatic CCRCCs as compared to normal kidney (P=0.0001) by both H-score and percentage of cells expressing MIP-3α independent of intensity. Expression did not differ between primary and metastatic CCRCCs (P=0.525). The H-score showed positive correlation with tumor stage (P=0.0173) and Fuhrman grade (P=0.0009) of primary CCRCCs, but did not correlate with overall survival, disease-specific survival, or disease progression. Percentage of cells expressing MIP-3α showed positive correlation with Fuhrman grade (P=0.0337), but not tumor stage, overall survival, or disease-specific survival. In metastatic CCRCCs, the H-score inversely correlated with disease-specific survival (P=0.0349).

CONCLUSION: In primary and metastatic CCRCCs expression of MIP-3α is downregulated as compared to normal kidney, suggesting a possible difference in the role of dendritic and inflammatory cells in CCRCCs as compared to other malignancies where MIP-3α has been found to be upregulated. In primary tumors, increased expression of MIP-3α is correlated with tumor stage and Fuhrman grade. Our finding of inverse correlation of MIP-3α expression in metastatic tumors with survival merits further investigation.
Novel activated carbon from Magonia pubescens bark: characterization and evaluation of adsorption efficiency
Creators: name: dos Santos, Débora Federici
name: Moreira, Wardleison Martins
name: de Araújo, Thiago Peixoto
name: Martins, Danielly Cruz Campos
name: da Silva Fonseca, Beatriz Carvalho
name: Ostroski, Indianara Conceição
name: de Barros, Maria Angélica Simões Dornellas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: In this work, the synthesis of activated carbon from the bark of the Magonia pubescens (known as Tingui) and its efficiency in the removal of diclofenac sodium through batch adsorption tests and physical-chemical characterizations were investigated. The phytotoxicity of this material was also evaluated through germination and root growth of Lactuca sativa seeds. According to the experimental design performed for the synthesis of Tingui carbon, the optimized temperature and residence time for the production of this adsorbent were 550 °C and 120 min, respectively. The equilibrium time was reached in 600 minutes and the theoretical model that best fitted the kinetic data was the Elovich model. The BET was the best fit for the adsorption isotherm data. This indicates that the adsorption process of sodium diclofenac by activated carbon can occur by two different mechanisms, monolayer and/or multilayer adsorption, depending on the conditions employed in the process, such as temperature and adsorbate concentration. The thermodynamic study showed that the process was favorable and spontaneous in the temperature range evaluated. Furthermore, the characterizations showed by TG/DTG and FTIR analyses that the temperature throughout the process had a marked impact on the degradation of the organic constituents of the biomass and the appearance of distinct functional groups that contributed to the adsorption process of diclofenac sodium. Finally, the toxicity tests recognized that this adsorbent does not affect the germination of L. sativa species. Thus, this adsorbent may become a novel and viable option to be used in the removal of sodium diclofenac.
Ionic liquid-based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction of succinic acid from aqueous streams: COSMO-RS screening and experimental verification
Creators: name: Khan, Huma Warsi
name: Zailan, Anis Aina
name: Reddy, Ambavaram Vijaya Bhaskar
name: Goto, Masahiro
name: Moniruzzaman, Muhammad
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: In the present investigation, a total of 108 combinations of ionic liquids (ILs) were screened using the conductor-like screening model for real solvents (COSMO-RS) with the aid of six cations and eighteen anions for the extraction of succinic acid (SA) from aqueous streams through dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME). Using the screened ILs, an ionic liquid-based DLLME (IL-DLLME) was developed to extract SA and the role of different reaction parameters in the effectiveness of IL-DLLME approach was investigated. COSMO-RS results suggested that, quaternary ammonium and choline cations form effective IL combinations with [OH], [F], and [SO42] anions due to hydrogen bonding. In view of these results, one of the screened ILs, tetramethylammonium hydroxide [TMAm][OH] was chosen as the extractant in IL-DLLME process and acetonitrile was adopted as the dispersive solvent. The highest SA removal efficiency of 97.8% was achieved using 25 μL of IL [TMAm][OH] as a carrier and 500 μL of acetonitrile as dispersive solvent. The highest amount of SA was extracted with a stir time of 20 min at 300 rpm, followed by centrifugation for 5 min at 4500 rpm. Overall, the findings showed that IL-DLLME is efficient in extracting succinic acid from aqueous environments while adhering to the first-order kinetics.
Immunoexpression status and prognostic significance of mTOR pathway members in upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Creators: name: Faraj, Sheila F
name: Fujita, Kazutoshi
name: Munari, Enrico
name: Chaux, Alcides
name: González-Roibón, Nilda
name: Hicks, Jessica
name: Meeker, Alan
name: Netto, George J
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: BACKGROUND: Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) accounts for 5-10% of all urothelial carcinomas. Despite many shared features, key clinical and molecular genetic differences between upper tract and bladder urothelial carcinomas are becoming apparent. We have previously demonstrated dysregulation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway in bladder carcinoma with potential impact on biological behavior. In the current study we evaluated the expression status and prognostic significance of mTOR pathway members in UTUC.

DESIGN: Archival FFPE tissues from 99 primary UTUC were retrieved from one of the authors institution. Tissue microarrays (TMA) were built with triplicate tumor samples and paired non-neoplastic urothelium. TMAs were analyzed using immunohistochemistry for mTOR pathway members: PTEN, phos-AKT, phos-mTOR, phos-S6, phos-4EBP1 and related markers p27 and c-myc, as previously reported (Schultz et al; Cancer 2010). An H-score [sum of stain intensity (0-3+) by extent (0%-100%)] was calculated in each spot. Median H-scores per tumor were used for analysis. Correlation with clinicopathologic parameters and outcome (recurrence and disease-specific survival) was performed.

RESULTS: Significantly lower expression of PTEN, phos-AKT, phos-mTOR, phos-S6, phos-4EBP1, p27, and c-myc was found in UTUC compared to paired benign urothelium (P<0.0005). Median follow-up was 47 months (range: 3–174 months). Fourty-nine of 99 patients (49%) experienced recurrence. Four patients (4%) developed metastasis. We found no association between analyzed markers and any of the clinicopathologic parameters assessed. Although higher phos-Akt expression was seen in association with cancer-specific mortality (P=0.04), the association was not significant on time to event survival analysis. On multivariate analysis model that also included grade, pT stage, lymphovascular invasion and patient age, none of the analyzed markers showed independent prognostic significance.

CONCLUSIONS: We found markedly lower PTEN expression compared to paired normal urothelium in our cohort. However, none of the markers retained prognostic significance when adjusting for standard clinicopathologic prognostic parameters.
title: MRI of the bend: Peyronie’s disease
Creators: name: Andour, Hajar
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Uroradiology & genital male imaging
subject: Genital / Reproductive system male
subject: MR
subject: Diagnostic procedure
subject: Clinical Case

description: Clinical History: A 54-year-old man with a long-term history of diabetes presented to the urology department with complaints of penile deviation during erection for the past two months. Physical examination revealed superficial indurations along the superior midline aspect of the penis.

description: 54 years, male
Distinct fecal metabolome signature in patients with pulmonary hypertension
Creators: name: 钟碧华(Zhong Bihua)
Publisher: name: CNGB
Year: 2024
Subjects: Metabolome
Multiisolate

description: Stool samples from the patients (n=96) with pulmonary hypertension and healthy controls (n=40) were subjected to feacal metabolite testing.
title: HOW TO LIVE LIFE ALL THE WAY UP LEARNING LIFE SKILLS FROM LITERARY CHARACTERS
Creators: name: Mize, Sue
Publisher: name: University of Kentucky Libraries
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: FOS: Languages and literature
valueUri: http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/38235147.pdf

description: In this essay, using the theories of psychiatrist, Eric Berne and his script theory; psychoanalyst, Carl Jung and his archetypes and mandalas; as well as the Native American Medicine Wheel; and the Hindu notion of the kundalini, I analyze the psychological development of Adele Quested of E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India (1924) and Anna Wulf of Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook (1962). Adela Quested goes to India seeking the real India and while engaging the archetype of the Lover discovers her real Self. While in India she metaphorically walks the Medicine Wheel and discovers that to be whole she must balance her ability to think with her ability to feel. Anna Wulf’s psychological development requires her to walk the Medicine Wheel and discover that her idealistic thinking must be balanced by realistic thinking and her femininity with her masculinity. This is an arduous task for Anna and requires the help of the Destroyer archetype. By the end of the novels both women have rewritten their scripts and become individuated and whole.
description: © 2022 Sue Mize
Silaouet holl, Bretoned
Creators: name: Musée National Des Arts Et Traditions Populaires (Paris)
name: Centre D'ethnologie Française
Publisher: name: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales; Institut  interdisciplinaire d'anthropologie du contemporain (Paris); Laboratoire d'anthropologie et d'histoire de l'institution de la culture (Paris)
Year: 2024

Abstract
Avian Data Acquisition Unit
Creators: name: Daniels, Nicholas
name: Dill, Chad
name: Head, Jason
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2017

description: This document describes the design of a bird feeding apparatus that will collect data for
the USl Biology department. Additionally, the birdfeeder is designed to be implemented by
biologists, ornithologists and citizen scientists. The automated bird feeder is a data acquisition
system that stores mass and records species of birds that visit for feeding. It consists of an
Arduino/Raspberry Pi, a load cell and a high resolution camera in order to record the required
data. The entire bird feeding apparatus is designed based on the needs of the USl Biology
department and inspired from current automated birdfeeder models with relevant technology by
the team of students that worked on this project. As an additional benefit, this design will provide
citizen scientists with information on how to build and operate a birdfeeder that gathers data. The
bird feeding apparatus will provide USl's Biology department with a platform for professors and
students to collect, analyze and hypothesize about the feeding habits of wild birds.
title: Η Σημασία της μη λεκτικής επικοινωνίας στις επιχειρηματικές διαπραγματεύσεις
title: The importance of nonverbal communication in business negotiations
Creators: name: Πουλιδάκης Χρήστος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2025

description: 1.ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ Η παρούσα εργασία εξετάζει τον ρόλο της μη λεκτικής επικοινωνίας στις επιχειρηματικές διαπραγματεύσεις καθώς και τους παράγοντες που συμβάλλουν στην αποτελεσματικότητά της. Μέσα από μια εκτενή βιβλιογραφική ανάλυση, η έρευνα θα εντοπίσει πώς διάφορες μορφές μη λεκτικής επικοινωνίας, όπως η γλώσσα του σώματος, οι εκφράσεις του προσώπου και η στάση, επηρεάζουν τις διαπραγματεύσεις. Επιπλέον, θα πραγματοποιηθεί η ταξινόμηση των διαπραγματεύσεων σε κατηγορίες, ώστε να αναδειχθεί πώς η μη λεκτική επικοινωνία συμβάλλει στην αποτελεσματικότητα κάθε τύπου διαπραγμάτευσης. 2.ΣΤΟΧΟΙ Ο κύριος στόχος της εργασίας είναι να διερευνήσει πώς η μη λεκτική επικοινωνία, όπως η γλώσσα του σώματος, οι εκφράσεις του προσώπου και η στάση, επηρεάζουν την επιτυχία των επιχειρηματικών διαπραγματεύσεων. Η έρευνα θα επιχειρήσει την ταξινόμηση των διαπραγματεύσεων σε διαφορετικές κατηγορίες και θα εξετάσει πώς η μη λεκτική επικοινωνία μπορεί να συμβάλει στην αποτελεσματικότητα κάθε κατηγορίας διαπραγμάτευσης, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τις μοναδικές απαιτήσεις και προκλήσεις τους. Τέλος, η εργασία στοχεύει στην παροχή πρακτικών συμβουλών και κατευθύνσεων για επαγγελματίες που συμμετέχουν σε διαπραγματεύσεις, αξιοποιώντας τη μη λεκτική επικοινωνία για την ενίσχυση των διαπραγματευτικών τους δεξιοτήτων. Για την επίτευξη των παραπάνω στόχων, η έρευνα θα επικεντρωθεί στα εξής ερευνητικά ερωτήματα: Ποιες μορφές μη λεκτικής επικοινωνίας έχουν τη μεγαλύτερη επίδραση στην επιτυχία των επιχειρηματικών διαπραγματεύσεων και γιατί; Ποιες πρακτικές μπορούν να υιοθετήσουν οι διαπραγματευτές για να ενσωματώσουν αποτελεσματικά τη μη λεκτική επικοινωνία στις στρατηγικές τους; ΜΕΘΟΔΟΛΟΓΙΑ Για τη διερεύνηση του θέματος θα ακολουθηθεί ποιοτική μεθοδολογία, η οποία θα βασιστεί σε βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση. Η έρευνα θα επικεντρωθεί στην ανάλυση υπάρχουσας βιβλιογραφίας από επιστημονικά άρθρα, βιβλία και έρευνες που σχετίζονται με τη μη λεκτική επικοινωνία, τις επιχειρηματικές διαπραγματεύσεις. Συγκεκριμένα, ανάλυση θα στηριχθεί σε επιστημονικές πηγές που εξετάζουν τη μη λεκτική επικοινωνία και τη σημασία της στον επιχειρηματικό κόσμο, με έμφαση στη διαπραγματευτική διαδικασία και τις στρατηγικές. Θα αναλυθούν θεωρίες, μελέτες περιπτώσεων και αποτελέσματα προηγούμενων ερευνών. ΑΝΑΜΕΝΟΜΕΝΑ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΑ Η εργασία αναμένεται να αποδείξει ότι η μη λεκτική επικοινωνία παίζει κρίσιμο ρόλο στις επιχειρηματικές διαπραγματεύσεις και πως η κατανόηση και η χρήση της μπορεί να οδηγήσει σε βελτιωμένες επικοινωνιακές δεξιότητες και στρατηγικές. Τα αποτελέσματα θα μπορούσαν να αξιοποιηθούν για την ανάπτυξη εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων και σεμιναρίων για επαγγελματίες και στελέχη των επιχειρήσεων, καθώς και για τη βελτίωση των επιχειρηματικών πρακτικών και στρατηγικών σε διαπραγματεύσεις
Intercorrelation of cell cycle markers in squamous cell carcinomas of the penis
Creators: name: Netto, George J.
name: Cubilla, Antonio L.
name: Sharma, Rajni
name: Hicks, Jessica
name: Lecksell, Kristen L.
name: Chaux, Alcides
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested a link between tumor morphology and expression of specific cell cycle markers in penile squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). However, studies assessing the intercorrelation between molecular pathways involved in cell proliferation and apoptosis are scant. Herein, we evaluated the status and intercorrelation of 5 cell cycle and apoptosis-related markers in a large series of penile carcinomas.

DESIGN: One hundred and twelve penile SCC were used to build 4 tissue microarrays. TMA spots were scanned using the APERIO system and uploaded to the TMAJ platform (http://tmaj.pathology.jhmi.edu). The following cell cycle and apoptosis-related markers were evaluated by immunohistochemistry: p16INK4a, p53, cyclin-D1, MDM2, and Ki-67. For each marker, extent (percent of positive cells) was assessed in each spot, and an average value was calculated per case. Pairwise correlation coefficients (CC) were estimated for all markers. Strength of correlation was interpreted as follows: <0.3, weak; 0.3–0.5, moderate; >0.5, strong.

RESULTS: Extent of p16INK4a expression was positively correlated with Ki-67 (CC=0.39, P<0.001) and negatively correlated with p53 (CC=0.28, P=0.003) and cyclin-D1 (CC = 0.48, P < .001). In addition, extent of p53 expression was positively correlated with Ki-67 (CC=0.22, P=0.02) and cyclin-D1 (CC=0.48, P<0.0001). Cyclin-D1 intercorrelation with p16INK4a and p53 was similar across histologic subtypes of penile cancer. No significant associations were found for all the other pairwise correlations. Tumors with warty and/or basaloid morphology had higher levels of p16INK4a and Ki-67 (both P=0.001) compared to keratinizing SCC.

CONCLUSION: Increased Ki-67 was positively correlated with the expression of both p16INK4a and p53. The negative correlation between p16INK4a and cyclin-D1 is expected. The positive correlation between cyclin-D1 and p53 and the negative correlation between p16INK4a and p53 indicates a crosstalk between pathways during penile carcinogenesis. This crosstalk seems to be independent of tumor morphology.
Sick, Hungry, and Vulnerable: Federal Stimulus and Food Security on Marginalized Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Creators: name: Chaparro, Mateo Villamizar
name: Jacobs, Molly
name: Corea, Michelle
name: McDade, Timothy R.
Publisher: name: Springer Nature
Year: 2022

description:
In addition to the threat of serious illness, COVID-19 and subsequent restrictions had devastating economic consequences for many US citizens. This study examines the evolution of food security over the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic testing whether the initial economic stimulus payment improved the nutritional well-being of vulnerable populations. We use data from phase 1 of the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey among a nationally representative sample of adults and the 2017–2018 Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement. Using an ordered logistic regression, we assess differences in the incidence and severity of food security across demographic, income, geographic, and employment status cohorts and assess the effects of the first economic stimulus payment. Our results show that marginalized groups faced greater food insecurity and had food-related outcomes worsen over time. Blacks, Hispanics, and individuals living in rural areas became less food secure as the pandemic progressed. However, receipt of a stimulus payment appears to have improved conditions. Rising food prices and persistent high unemployment have the potential to exacerbate food insecurity among marginalized and at-risk groups.
Potential utility of GATA3 immunoexpression and HPV status in the differential diagnosis of urothelial vs squamous cell carcinomas of distal penile urethra
Creators: name: Han, Jeong S.
name: Netto, George J.
name: Lee, Stephen
name: González-Roibón, Nilda
name: Ross, Hillary
name: Sharma, Rajni
name: Cubilla, Antonio L.
name: Chaux, Alcides
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: BACKGROUND: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and urothelial carcinoma (UC) occur as primary tumors of the distal penile urethra. As there may be a considerable morphologic overlap between the two tumor types, the utility of GATA3, a transcription factor that has been recently used as a marker of urothelial differentiation, and human papillomavirus (HPV) status was evaluated in the differential diagnosis of the two entities.

DESIGN: We retrieved 6 cases originally classified as primary urothelial carcinoma of distal urethra from our surgical pathology archives. All H&E sections were retrieved and reviewed by 2 urologic pathologists on the study. Medical records were also reviewed. Extension from other urologic sites was clinically excluded in all cases. Whole routine representative sections were stained for GATA3 (BioCare, GATA3 clone L50-823) using standard immunohistochemistry techniques. In situ hybridization for high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) was also performed in all cases. In addition, GATA3 immunoexpression was evaluated in a tissue microarray (TMA) containing 38 cases of SCC of the penile glans.

RESULTS: In the TMA section, all 38 cases of penile glans SCC were negative for GATA3. Based on the morphologic review, GATA3 immunohistochemistry, and HR-HPV in situ hybridization, the 6 distal urethral tumors were reclassified. The original diagnosis of invasive urothelial carcinoma was confirmed in 3 cases. The 3 additional cases that were reclassified as SCCs were of basaloid or warty-basaloid subtype. One of the latter revealed a non-invasive component that displayed urothelial differentiation, as suggested by its GATA3 positivity and lack of HR-HPV.

CONCLUSION: We found no expression of GATA3 in bona fide penile glans SCC. In difficult distal urethral carcinoma tumors displaying ambiguous urothelial/squamous features, GATA3 and HR-HPV detection may aid in differentiating SCC from UC.
Supplementary document for Rapid Scan White Light Pump-Probe Spectroscopy with 100 kHz Shot-to-Shot Detection - 6454486.pdf
Creators: name: BHAT, VIVEK
name: Thomas, Asha
name: Bhattacharyya, Atandrita
name: Tiwari, Vivek
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supporting Information
Openlaws.Eu: State-Of-The-Art Report For Legal, Social And Business Aspects Of Re-Use Of Legal Information
Creators: name: Marsden, Chris
name: van Eechoud, Mireille
name: Wass, Clemens
name: Salamanca, Olivia
name: Guadamuz, Andres
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016

description: This Deliverable specifies the main existing stakeholders involved in legal publication for the BOLD2020 vision, and their working practices with regards to the consumption, creation, use and exploitation of legal data. Workstream 1 involves the identification of the problem through a Soft Systems Methodology approach (Annex 1), the mapping of stakeholders and the identification of their understanding of the problem domain, the activities they are engaged in, and the key use cases for the re­use and consumption of legal data. It also maps the flows of data as a result of the legal, social and market limitations and identifies potential flows of value in the same context. Together with country case studies Deliverables 1.2.d1­5 (four reports based on protocol D1.2.d1), this report will feed into Workstream 2 activities 2.3­2.4, and the “White paper on the OpenLaws.eu open innovation community" (finalized in M24) to provide an updated set of recommendations based on the overall findings of the OpenLaws.eu project.

The report analyses using the standard subtitles for the BOLD2020 vision: big data, open data and legal data. In Big Data, it explains the term, its impacting by digitalisation, mash­ups, machine­readability, interoperability. Open Data is explored for the use of standards, licences, and the impact of reuse of Public Sector Information (PSI) as well as generating of open data by users. Free Data within open data is explored via the Free/Open Source Software movement, the reuse and enhancement of law as a public goods via the history of the Free Access to Law Movement (FALM). Legal Data is analysed within sectors of users including law firms, universities, citizens. The typology of judgements, legislation, regulations, soft law, legal literature is used. We examine consumption patterns, stakeholders, users, and ‘prosumers’. Prosumerism and the law is finally explored, which introduces the concept of the lawyer creating their own sources of law via both authorship and stewardship of online resources.
Openlaws.Eu: Case Study 1: European Institutions
Creators: name: Marsden, Chris
name: van Eechoud, Mireille
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016

description: The first case study is a 'state of the art' case study of the sponsor, the European insti­tutions' provision of free access to European Union law, in terms of cases, legislation, regulatory instruments and academic­expert analysis. Note that as it is produced at Month 4 of the project, it is contingent in its first full draft, and will be continually revised. The analysis explains how and whether the environment (institutions, policies and the legal community) is finally developing in which open access models such as openlaws.eu can take root and flourish. The key functionalities of the existing legal publishing system are summarized and described.

This activity involves a review of the existing information systems and legal databases already in use and will produce a specification of the requirements of the system on the basis of the analysis of social, legal and market requirements. The case studies represent the key socio­economic and legal aspects of the services and illustrate the main functionalities, structure and operation of the proposed services. The findings are informed by key informant interviews and form a working assumption. The interviews are supported by the literature review, and the insights of workshops (including the LASPSI workshop on 3 September 2014) following which the version was edited.

In conclusion, it may be argued that European legal data is so open to reuse and access that it is the ‘exception that proves the rule’ – in that the national systems under examination may have less a virtuous circle and more a system hampered by legacies of closed and restrictively licensed underfunded systems. This will be a major research theme in national case studies. We can conclude that though European legal information may not be as widely reused and repurposed as US federal law, it is nevertheless a best of breed example for the Member States to emulate where possible.
Lack of Content Uniformity in Azacitidine Vials
Creators: name: Lodder, Robert
name: Isaacs, James
name: Almeter, Philip
name: Hunter, Aaron
name: Lyman, Thomas
name: Zapata, Stephanie
name: Henderson, Bradley
name: Larkin, Seth
name: Long, Lindsey
name: Bossle, Megan
name: M. Lozier, Austin
name: Melson, Joshua
name: Fraley, Savannah
name: Relucio, Eunice
name: Felix, Margaret
name: Reynolds, Jeffrey
name: Naseman, Ryan
name: Platt, Thomas
name: Meador, Kaylee
name: Grahovic, Sanda
name: Rajcan, Jessica
name: Shon, Hyungjoo
name: Carlson, Anna
name: Fuson, Taylor
name: Haney, Lian
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 340101
subject: Analytical spectrometry

description: Azacitidine injections are used to treat specific types of blood cancers. They work by interfering with the growth of cancer cells. Azacitidine for injection is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor indicated for the treatment of (a) Adult patients with the following FAB myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) subtypes: Refractory anemia (RA) or refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS) (if accompanied by neutropenia or thrombocytopenia or requiring transfusions), refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB), refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation (RAEB-T), and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMMoL), and (b) Pediatric patients aged 1 month and older with newly diagnosed Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML).Intra-lot variability was initially detected in one lot of azacitidine for injection in which 17% of the samples scanned in the lot were more than 5 multidimensional SDs from the center of the lot cluster. After the intra-lot variability was detected, inter-lot variability was measured in a spectral library comprising 8 lots of  azacitidine for injection.
MAKTABGACHA TA'LIMDA ZAMONAVIY TA'LIM VOSITALARI ASOSIDA O'QUVCHILARNI O'QITISH VA ULARGA TA'LIM BERISH.
Creators: name: Ergashova, Munavvar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Наr bir mamlakatning taraqqiyoti, istiqboli, farovonligi, ma’naviy yuksalishi, jaxonning eng rivojlangan davlatlar qatoridan o‘rin olishi - bilimli, yuqori intellektual saloxiyatli, qalbiga va ongiga ezgu fazilatlami mujassamlagan yoshlarga bog‘liq xisoblanib, har jixatdan etuk va barkamol, Vatan taqdiri uchun sitqi dildan hizmat qiladigan, fidoyi, iymonli avlodni voyaga etkazish, oqitishni sifatli va mazmun jixatdan yuqori pog‘onalarga olib chiqish avvalo o‘qituvchi va tarbiyachi murabbiylar zimmasiga sharafli va ayni paytda mas’uliyatli vazifani yuklaydi.
Openlaws.Eu: Case Study 2: United Kingdom
Creators: name: Marsden, Chris
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016

description: The second case study is a case study of the United Kingdom's provision of free access to law, in terms of cases, legislation, regulatory instruments and academic­expert analysis. Note that as it is produced at Months 9­12 of the project, it is contingent in its first full draft, and will be continually revised. The analysis explains how and whether the environment (institutions, policies and the legal community) is finally developing in which open access models such as openlaws.eu can take root and flourish. The key functionalities of the existing legal publishing system are summarized and described.

This activity involves a review of the existing information systems and legal databases already in use and will produce a specification of the requirements of the system on the basis of the analysis of social, legal and market requirements. The case studies represent the key socio­economic and legal aspects of the services and illustrate the main functionalities, structure and operation of the proposed services. The findings are informed by key informant interviews and form a working assumption. The interviews are supported by the literature review, and the insights of workshops (including the Society for Computers and Law workshop of May 2014, and London workshop of January 2015, as well as the Open Data Institute seminar of March 2015) following which the version was edited.

In conclusion, it may be argued that UK legal data is generally open to reuse and access with the exception of case law restrictions – where a virtuous open data circle has been hampered by legacies of closed and restrictively licensed underfunded systems belonging to legal educational charities BAILII and Incorporated Council of Law Reporters (ICLR). Reforms to case law release would enable the UK to be seen as a ‘best of breed’ open legal data example.
Openlaws.Eu: Case Study 3: Austria
Creators: name: Wass, Clemens
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016

description: Just like the UK and the NL, Austria is one of the leading EU Member States with respect to legal information systems and access to justice. The RIS is an award- winning centralized expert systems, containing legislation and case law in one plat- form. Despite financial limitations of the government, the platform continuous to make information accessible for free in accordance with the PSI Directive, also via a new REST interface. These open data interfaces made it possible that third parties have developed new applications based on the RIS datasets, including the OpenLaws platform. The RIS is well established and experts users are satisfied. Non-experts can receive legal information through the citizen portal help.gv.at or the business portal usp.gv.at. Primary sources of the law are well covered, with the exception of prepara- tory works of the parliament, which are not very accessible. The border line in Austria between legal information provided by public bodies and information provided by commercial publishers is “added-value”. Primary sources and basic functionality are offered by the government, access to secondary sources (literature, commentary) and premium functionality is offered by the publishers.
Glac' haret eo ma c'halon
Creators: name: Musée National Des Arts Et Traditions Populaires (Paris)
name: Centre D'ethnologie Française
Publisher: name: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales; Institut  interdisciplinaire d'anthropologie du contemporain (Paris); Laboratoire d'anthropologie et d'histoire de l'institution de la culture (Paris)
Year: 2024

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