cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Geschlecht, Umwelt und Gesundheit: Workshop zur Bedeutung der biologischen und sozialen Dimensionen von Geschlecht für Expositions- und Risikoabschätzungen
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015

description: In der biomedizinischen Forschung zu umweltbezogener Gesundheit wird die Kategorie Geschlecht bisher noch unzureichend berücksichtigt: Neuere Konzepte von Geschlecht, welche sowohl biologische als auch soziale Dimensionen und deren Interaktionen umfassen und Geschlecht nicht als feste dichotome Größe sondern als veränderbares Kontinuum von Eigenschaften erklären, finden bislang kaum Anwendung. Das Themenfeld "Geschlecht, Umwelt und Gesundheit" diskutierten 24 Fachleute in einem Workshop am 12. Juni 2015 in Bremen. Insgesamt wurde deutlich, dass noch erhebliche Anstrengungen konzeptioneller und methodischer Art erforderlich sind, um die Bedeutung dynamischer und interagierender Geschlechtsdimensionen für umweltbezogene Gesundheitswirkungen adäquat zu analysieren. Eine systematische Zusammenführung von Wissensbeständen und eine gezielte Forschungsförderung für theoretische Weiterentwicklungen und Verbesserungen der Datenbasis sind notwendig.In: Institut für Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene : UMID : Umwelt und Mensch - Informationsdienst ; Umwelt & Gesundheit, Umweltmedizin, Verbraucherschutz. - Berlin.S. 73
description: Within biomedical research on environmental health the category sex/gender has been insufficiently considered until now: New concepts of sex/gender, encompassing biological as well as social dimensions and their interactions and interpreting sex/gender as a modifiable continuum of characteristics instead of a fixed dichotomous quantity, have hardly been applied. The topic "sex/gender, environment and health" has been discussed by 24 experts at a workshop in Bremen on June 12, 2015. The workshop pointed out that considerable efforts of conceptual and methodical type are required for the adequate analysis of the impact of dynamic and interacting sex/gender dimensions on environment-related health effects. The systematic combination of knowledge bases as well as targeted research funding aiming at the advancement of theoretical concepts and at the improvement of the data base are necessary. In: Institut für Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene : UMID : Umwelt und Mensch - Informationsdienst ; Umwelt & Gesundheit, Umweltmedizin, Verbraucherschutz. - Berlin. S. 73
Presentación Modelo General de Vinculación con el Medio (VcM) de la Universidad Mayor
Creators: name: Universidad Mayor
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Vinculación con el Medio
Bidireccionalidad

description: Esta presentación contiene el Modelo General de Vinculación con el Medio (VcM) de la Universidad Mayor. El modelo articula áreas de acción estratégica en sostenibilidad social, ambiental y productiva, integrando a actores internos y externos en procesos colaborativos que fortalecen la docencia, investigación, creación, innovación, cultura y emprendimiento. Incluye el ciclo evaluativo CEVA-VcM, sustentado en una metodología mixta que recoge evidencia de retroalimentación y contribución, y que permite caracterizar el impacto de la Vinculación con el Medio en coherencia con los propósitos institucionales y los estándares de calidad nacionales.
Courageous Changes in Pharmacy Career paths
Creators: name: Gobis, Barbara
name: Tilley, Tiana
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Pharmacists demonstrate courage in many different ways, but can often feel inadequate to call it courage. This episode features a conversation with the clinic’s newest team member, Tiana Tilli, who has worked in various pharmacy practice settings since graduating in 2017. These changes and experiences have had an important impact on her career, and are exemplary of stepping outside of one's comfort zone with courage.
Seroprevalence of IgG and IgM antibodies to Haemophilus influenzae type a in Canadian children
Creators: name: Huska, Brenda
name: Kubinec, Chelsea
name: Sadarangani, Manish
name: Ulanova, Marina
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2024

description: Background: Over the last 2 decades, Haemophilus influenzae type a (Hia) has emerged as a significant cause of invasive disease in some geographic regions and populations. Recognition of the importance of Hia in the etiology of serious disease, particularly in young children, prompted the development of a new protein-capsular polysaccharide conjugate vaccine, similar in design to a vaccine against H. influenzae type b. At present, understanding of Hia immunology is incomplete; the immunological correlate of protection against invasive disease is unknown. Methods: Our objective was to study Hia antibody in children of various ages residing in a Canadian province with low incidence rates of invasive disease. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were performed to quantify plasma IgG and IgM specific to Hia capsular polysaccharide in 133 children (3 months to 16 years). Results: Both anti-Hia IgG and IgM concentrations increased with age and were significantly higher in older children; a positive correlation between age and concentrations of Hia antibody was found. IgM antibody concentrations were significantly higher than IgG, with mean IgM concentrations over 10 times larger than IgG across all age groups. Conclusions: The steady rise of naturally acquired, Hia-specific IgG and IgM concentrations in a pediatric population with low incidence rates of invasive Hia disease suggests the exposure to some cross-reactive environmental antigens as a major source of the antibody. However, the carriage rates of Hia in the region are unknown and further seroepidemiological studies are warranted. Although natural antibody may protect certain population groups against invasive disease, immunization of younger children will be essential to prevent serious infections if Hia continues to spread across North America.
Inventory and effectiveness of measures to improve air quality
Creators: name: Diegmann, Volker
name: Pfäfflin, Florian
name: Wursthorn, Heike
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Luftgüte
subject: Aktionsplan
subject: Luftschadstoff
subject: Luftreinhalteplan
subject: air quality
subject: action plan
subject: air pollutant
subject: air pollution management
subject: air quality plan
subject: Luft
subject: Air

description: This report contains a description and analysis of 242 air quality plans (AQPs) and action plans published in Germany up to 30.11.2012. These plans offer an extensive overview of the current situation in Germany regarding air quality, different methodologies of assessment and proposed measures to improve air quality.
Supplementary document for Gold nanodoughnut as an outstanding nanoheater for photothermal applications - 5571417.pdf
Creators: name: González-Colsa, Javier
name: Serrera, Guillermo
name: Saiz, Jose
name: Ortiz, Dolores
name: Gonzalez, Francisco
name: Bresme, Fernando
name: Moreno, Fernando
name: Albella, Pablo
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Document including additional calculations and figures to support some of the results of the main text
The student-athlete experience: the interacting demands, coping skills, environmental qualities and fundamental attributes of elite British student-athletes
Creators: name: Cross, Jeremy A.
Publisher: name: Loughborough University
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other medical sciences

description: The student-athlete experience: the interacting demands, coping skills, environmental qualities and fundamental attributes of elite British student-athletes
MILLATNING MA'NAVIY MEROSINI ASRAB-AVAYLASHDA YOSHLARNING ROLI
Creators: name: Madraximov, Jahongir
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Ushbu maqolada maʼnaviy hayotning inson hayotida tutgan oʻrni va ahamiyati,moddiy hayitning maʼnaviy hayot bilan qanchalik bogʻliq ekanligi, maʼnaviy va moddiy hayitning uzviyligiga putur yetganda kelib chiqadigan salbiy holatlar haqida fikr yuritiladi. Shuningdek ushbu maqola orqali buyuk insonlarning bu boradagi qarashlari ham aks etadi. Shuningdek, Millatning ma’naviy merosini asrab-avaylashda yoshlarning ahamiyati tahlil qilindi.
Physiological and genomic characterization of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum isolated from Indri indri in Madagascar
Creators: Qiao, Nanzhen
Gaur, Gautam
Modesto, Monica
Chinnici, Fabio
Scarafile, Donatella
Borruso, Luigimaria
Castro Marin, Antonio
Spiezio, Caterina
Valente, Daria
Sandri, Camillo
Gänzle, Michael G.
Mattarelli, Paola
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2023

Aims

Indri indri is a lemur of Madagascar which is critically endangered. The analysis of the microbial ecology of the intestine offers tools to improve conservation efforts. This study aimed to achieve a functional genomic analysis of three Lactiplantibacillus plantarum isolates from indris.

Methods and result

Samples were obtained from 18 indri; 3 isolates of Lp. plantarum were obtained from two individuals. The three isolates were closely related to each other, with <10 single nucleotide polymorphisms, suggesting that the two individuals shared diet-associated microbes. The genomes of the three isolates were compared to 96 reference strains of Lp. plantarum. The three isolates of Lp. plantarum were not phenotypically resistant to antibiotics but shared all 17 genes related to antimicrobial resistance that are part of the core genome of Lp. plantarum. The genomes of the three indri isolates of Lp. plantarum also encoded for the 6 core genome genes coding for enzymes related to metabolism of hydroxybenzoic and hydroxycinnamic acids. The phenotype for metabolism of hydroxycinnamic acids by indri isolates of Lp. plantarum matched the genotype.

Conclusions

Multiple antimicrobial resistance genes and gene coding for metabolism of phenolic compounds were identified in the genomes of the indri isolates, suggesting that Lp. plantarum maintains antimicrobial resistance in defense of antimicrobial plant secondary pathogens and that their metabolism by intestinal bacteria aids digestion of plant material by primate hosts.
title: Emissionsmessungen an Kaminöfen mit Holz und Braunkohlebriketts
title: Emissionsmessungen an Kaminöfen mit Holz und Braunkohlebriketts
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Ulbricht, Tobias
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2021
Subjects: PAK
Einzelfeuerstätte
Holzfeuerung

description: Viele der Polyzyklischen Aromatischen Kohlenwasserstoffe (PAK) sind als krebserregend eingestuft und können in der Umwelt nur schwer abgebaut werden. Hauptemissionsquelle in die Luft sind Kleinfeuerungsanlagen, die mit Festbrennstoffen betrieben werden. In dem Projekt wurde untersucht, welche PAK-Emissionen bei modernen Kaminöfen in der Anbrandphase und während der Hauptverbrennung entstehen können. Einige Öfen wurden sowohl mit Holz als auch mit Braunkohlenbriketts beheizt, um herauszufinden inwieweit sich der Brennstoff auf die Emissionshöhe der einzelnen PAK auswirkt. Der Bericht enthält eine Beschreibung der Verbrennungsbedingungen, die Darlegung des Messverfahrens sowie die Messergebnisse für die 16 PAK nach US EPA. Der ebenfalls veröffentlichte Factsheet enthält Messwerte zusätzlicher Schadstoffe, die an den gleichen Kaminöfen gemessen wurden. Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
Cytochromes P450 in the biocatalytic valorization of lignin
Creators: name: Wolf, Megan E.
name: Hinchen, Daniel J.
name: DuBois, Jennifer L.
name: McGeehan, John E.
name: Eltis, Lindsay
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2024

description: The valorization of lignin is critical to establishing sustainable biorefineries as we transition away from petroleum-derived feedstocks. Advances in lignin fractionation and depolymerization are yielding new opportunities for the biocatalytic upgrading of lignin-derived aromatic compounds (LDACs) using microbial cell factories. Given their roles in lignin metabolism and their catalytic versatility, cytochromes P450 are attractive enzymes in engineering such biocatalysts. Here we highlight P450s that catalyze aromatic O-demethylation, a rate-limiting step in the conversion of LDACs to valuable chemicals, including efforts to engineer the specificity of these enzymes and to use them in developing biocatalysts. We also discuss broader opportunities at the intersection of biochemistry, structure-guided enzyme engineering, and metabolic engineering for application of P450s in the emerging area of microbial lignin valorization.
Supplementary document for Gold nanodoughnut as an outstanding nanoheater for photothermal applications - 5571417.pdf
Creators: name: González-Colsa, Javier
name: Serrera, Guillermo
name: Saiz, Jose
name: Ortiz, Dolores
name: Gonzalez, Francisco
name: Bresme, Fernando
name: Moreno, Fernando
name: Albella, Pablo
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Document including additional calculations and figures to support some of the results of the main text
Regional personality differences predict variation in early COVID-19 infections and mobility patterns indicative of social distancing
Creators: name: Heinrich, Peters
name: Götz, Friedrich M.
name: Ebert, Tobias
name: Müller, Sandrine R.
name: Rentfrow, P. Jason
name: Gosling, Samuel D.
name: Obschonka, Martin
name: Ames, Daniel
name: Potter, Jeff
name: Matz, Sandra C.
Publisher: name: American Psychological Association
Year: 2024

description: The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed stark regional variation in the spread of the virus. While previous research has highlighted the impact of regional differences in sociodemographic and economic factors, we argue that regional differences in social and compliance behaviors – the very behaviors through which the virus is transmitted – are critical drivers of the spread of COVID-19, particularly in the early stages of the pandemic. Combining self-reported personality data that capture individual differences in these behaviors (3.5M people) with COVID- 19 prevalence and mortality rates as well as behavioral mobility observations (29M people) in the US and Germany, we show that regional personality differences can help explain the early transmission of COVID-19; this is true even after controlling for a wide array of important sociodemographic, economic, and pandemic-related factors. We use specification curve analyses to test the effects of regional personality in a robust and unbiased way. The results indicate that in the early stages of COVID-19, Openness-to-experience acted as a risk factor while Neuroticism acted as a protective factor. The findings also highlight the complexity of the pandemic by showing that the effects of regional personality can differ (i) across countries (Extraversion), (ii) over time (Openness) and (iii) from those previously observed at the individual level (Agreeableness and Conscientiousness). Taken together, our findings support the importance of regional personality differences in the early spread of COVID-19, but they also caution against over-simplified answers to phenomena as complex as a global pandemic.
Design of Cast Steel Components under Cyclic Loading
Creators: name: Nagel, Sven
Publisher: name: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Year: 2021
Subjects: Stahlbau
Stahlguss
Werkstoff
Ermüdung
Ermüdungsfestigkeit
Gussfehler
Ungänzen
Bruchmechanik
experimentelle Untersuchungen
numerische Untersuchungen
Bemessungskonzept

description: Stahlguss ist aufgrund seiner hohen mechanischen Beanspruchbarkeit und der nahezu freien Formgebung theoretisch optimal für den Einsatz in ermüdungsbeanspruchten Konstruktionen geeignet. Jedoch wird der Bauteilwiderstand gegen Ermüdung durch herstellungsbedingte Ungänzen bestimmt. Aufgrund fehlender Kenntnisse und nicht vorhandener, einfach anwendbarer Bemessungsansätze wird der Einsatz meist abgelehnt, oder durch höchste Anforderungen an die Herstellqualität begegnet. Diese pauschale Wahl ist in vielen Fällen unwirtschaftlich und unter technischen Gesichtspunkten nicht erforderlich, da auch größere Gussfehler die Leistungsfähigkeit eines Bauteils nicht zwangsläufig reduzieren. Um diese Lücke zu schließen, wird in dieser Arbeit ein allgemeingültiger Bemessungsansatz entwickelt und so eine durch lokale Beanspruchungen begründete Festlegung von Herstellqualität ermöglicht. Dieser Ansatz wird durch umfangreiche experimentelle als auch numerische Untersuchungen abgesichert und deckt sich mit den Erkenntnissen aus Forschung und Anwendungspraxis der letzten 60 Jahre. Grundlage für die Bewertung sind Ermüdungsversuche an 60 Kleinbauteilen mit realen Gussfehlern aus den Werkstoffen G20Mn5 und G22NiMoCr5-6. Der Übertrag auf reale Bauteile erfolgt durch die Betrachtung von 19 Probekörpern mit praxisnahen Abmessungen und realitätsnahen geometrisch bedingten Spannungskonzentrationen. Mit Hilfe von nummerisch gestützten Rissfortschrittsberechnungen kann das Schädigungsverhalten detailliert abgebildet und bewertet werden. Die Verknüpfung zwischen Beanspruchbarkeit und zulässigen Fehlergrößen erfolgt durch neu definierte Widerstandskategorien. Ausgehend von technisch relevanten Ermüdungsbeanspruchungsklassen werden auf Basis bruchmechanischer Überlegungen maximal zulässige Fehlergrößen definiert. Die Bauteilauslegung erfolgt durch die Begrenzung von maximalen Spannungsschwingbreiten, ist an etablierte Nachweiskonzepte angelehnt und somit direkt auf baupraktische Anwendungen abgestimmt. Einflüsse wie Mittelspannungsabhängigkeit, Formtoleranzen, Sprödbruch, Spannungsgradienten und Interaktion mehrerer Fehler, werden durch Abminderungsfaktoren oder Zusatzbedingungen berücksichtigt.
The Computational Burden of Time: A Non-Linear Interpretation of Temporal Perception with CODES
Creators: name: Jeong, Eunjun
name: Bostick, Devin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Time is often treated as a linear, fundamental dimension of reality, but this assumption may be flawed. Instead of existing as an independent entity, time may be an emergent phenomenon arising from the density of overlapping physical interactions. This paper explores the idea that time is not an absolute structure but a cognitive processing artifact—an illusion created by the way our intelligence perceives sequential physical changes. We analyze time through the lens of relative definitions, physical constraints, and chirality to propose a non-linear interpretation of temporal perception.
Einführung eines Emissionshandelssystems für Gebäude, Straßenverkehr und zusätzliche Sektoren in der EU
Creators: name: Schrems, Isabel
name: Fiedler, Swantje
name: Zerzawy, Florian
Publisher: name: Umweltbundesamt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Emissionshandel
subject: CO2-Bepreisung
subject: Fit for 55
subject: Klima | Energie

description: In Ergänzung zum EU-ETS 1 soll ein separates Emissionshandelssystem (EU-ETS 2) innerhalb des Anwendungsbereichs der Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) für den Verbrauch fossiler Energien im Bereich Gebäude, Straßenverkehr sowie in zusätzlichen Sektoren geschaffen werden. Dieser EU-ETS 2 soll im Jahr 2027 starten und ist analog zum deutschen nationalen Emissionshandel (nEHS) als Upstream System ausgestaltet. Quelle: umweltbundesamt.de
description: In Ergänzung zum EU-ETS 1 soll ein separates Emissionshandelssystem (EU-ETS 2) innerhalb des Anwendungsbereichs der Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) für den Verbrauch fossiler Energien im Bereich Gebäude, Straßenverkehr sowie in zusätzlichen Sektoren geschaffen werden. Dieser EU-ETS 2 soll im Jahr 2027 starten und ist analog zum deutschen nationalen Emissionshandel (nEHS) als Upstream System ausgestaltet.
AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE: THE CONVERGENCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
Creators: name: Gray, Christopher Hunter
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 350307
subject: Technology management

description: Artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are each rapidly emerging technologies. The integration of AI into to UAVs is creating a technology convergence that requires exploration and understanding. World-wide patents in the convergence area are an unexplored data source that holds indicators of emergence, and research, development, and innovation trends. This research used a novel combination of tech mining techniques to identify and analyze the emerging technology landscape of the convergence between AI and UAVs. Bibliometric analysis, a cluster map, a network analysis, and a two-mode network analysis are employed to map the landscape. Nineteen emerging technologies were identified. Results indicate deep learning, reinforcement learning, and deep learning techniques are highly connected and the most used AI techniques in the emerging technologies. Computer vision and remote navigation techniques are emergent but not connected, potentially indicating immaturity. G06N-003/08 (computing arrangements based on biological models > neural networks > learning methods), G06V-010/82 (arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding > using pattern recognition or machine learning > using neural networks) and G06N-003/04 (computing arrangements based on biological models > neural networks > architecture) are the most central technology categories in the emerging technologies. Deep reinforcement learning, reinforcement learning, and artificial intelligence are central to categorical emergence based on IPC. Findings contribute to the understanding of the technology landscape of AI and UAV convergence and contribute to the employment of EScript as selection criteria for a patent landscape. The findings can inform policy, regulation, or investment decisions into AI applications for UAVs.
Canada Mobile Banking Industry Analysis Report.pdf
Creators: name: Gunasekara Yapa, Dilini
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 350718
subject: Strategy

description: The Canadian mobile banking industry has experienced continuous expansion, driven by rapid technology evolution, increasing smartphone penetration, and changing customer needs for easy and digital financial services. The industry has expanded due to the rising need for real-time and secure financial activities with the “Big Five” banks, i.e., RBC, TD, Scotiabank, BMO, and CIBC, followed by upcoming FinTech companies and online banks. The COVID-19 pandemic also contributed to enhancing this trend among account holders, young and tech-savvy customer segments.The Porter’s Five Forces analysis shows high industry rivalry, moderate to high substitute threat from FinTech and cryptocurrency applications, and moderate entry barriers due to strict regulations and high capital requirements. The main regulatory authorities, including OSFI, FCAC, and FINTRAC, encourage banks to ensure the privacy, data security, and integrity of funds through acts and frameworks, such as PIPEDA and the Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA).The comparative analysis of RBC, CIBC, and BMO mobile banking apps highlights competitive features and strategies, and areas for improvement. RBC leads in AI-powered capabilities and client satisfaction, CIBC offers customer-centric services, and BMO provides AI-driven financial intelligence and innovation. Emerging opportunities in open banking, AI, and blockchain, and rising demand for customized mobile services, offer high expansion opportunities, while overcoming cybersecurity threats and competition. Ultimately, banks can speed their technology adoption, improve customer experience in using apps by solving existing app weaknesses, establish strategic partnerships with FinTech companies and startups to provide integrated service, and scale up app security to remain market leaders.
Influence of tannin-rich extract from commercial Acacia mearnsii and gallocatechin on ovine cryopreserved semen viability
Creators: name: Liman, Mohammed S.
name: Hassen, Abubeker
name: Smuts, Mario P.
name: Biraima, Ahmed D.A.
name: Sutovsky, Peter
name: McGaw, Lyndy J.
name: Holm, Dietmar E.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a tannin-rich extract from commercial Acacia mearnsii (MTE_0), and gallocatechin, a flavonoid compound derived from Acacia mearnsii, on the long-term viability and motility of cryopreserved ovine semen. Six fresh ejaculates obtained from six adult merino rams twice per week for three weeks were allocated to five aliquots (0, 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 µM gallocatechin added into the Optidyl™ extender) before cooling and cryopreservation. Effects of MTE_0 and gallocatechin on post-thawed motility characteristics were analyzed using computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA), and viability (LIVE/DEAD® kit, Molecular Invitrogen, Waltham, MA), oxidative stress (2,7-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (H2DCFDA, Thermo Fisher®, Waltham, MA)) for reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial membrane potential (JC-1 MitoTracker, Molecular Invitrogen, Waltham, MA), acrosomal integrity (lectin PNA), and capacitation using merocyanine 540 (M540) and YO-PRO-1 dyes in flow cytometry. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA (IBM SPSS 21.0 for Windows, Armonk, NY). Gallocatechin at 25 µM positively affected (p ≤ .001) kinematic parameters including average path velocity (VAP), progressive velocity (VSL), and beat cross frequency (BCF) of cryopreserved semen. Similarly, gallocatechin at 25 µM- improved sperm motility (live 21.99 ± 2.06%), reduced ROS levels (26.45 ± 1.10%), and mitigated premature capacitation (viable and stable 20.08 ± 1.48%) compared to other treatments. Gallocatechin addition to semen resulted in a significant (p ≤ .001) positive effect compared with the MTE_0 extract. It is concluded that gallocatechin inclusion at 25 µM significantly reduces semen deterioration following cryopreservation. This study is the first to introduce gallocatechin as an efficient antioxidant additive to ovine semen to improve its quality during storage. Our findings will help improve post-thaw ovine semen quality and longevity. Future studies to elucidate the mechanism of anti-oxidative stress action of gallocatechin and its derivatives on semen motility and longevity are recommended.
Visible Light Positioning Using Arrays of Time-of-Flight Pixels
Creators: name: Liu, Zhibin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Indoor Positioning, Visible Light Positioning, Time-of-Flight, Optical Wireless Positioning, Time Difference of Arrival, Angle of Arrival

description: The gradual maturity of 5G technology and the rapid development of 6G further facilitate the overall deployment of Internet of Things (IoT). The indoor location information of things plays an important role in mutual interaction. As traditional incandescent lamps are gradually replaced by Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs), LED-based Visible Light Positioning (VLP) has become an increasingly attractive alternative for indoor positioning. With the massive installation of LEDs indoors and the widespread use of end devices with Time-of-Flight (ToF) cameras (e.g., smartphones, tablets, etc.), a hardware basis is available for combining VLP and ToF cameras to achieve indoor positioning. We have demonstrated by a mathematical model that the intensity pattern of LED in the amplitude image approximately follows a Gaussian distribution. We have successfully simulated indoor positioning using the Angle Of Arrival (AOA) algorithm leveraging the knowledge of the lens normals of the ToF camera and the Time Difference Of Arrival (TDOA) algorithm based on the hybrid Chan/Taylor method. We have proposed a fusion AOA and TDOA algorithm to achieve higher localization accuracy. Numerous experiments have demonstrated that accurate light-based localization is feasible from measurements of a ToF camera.
An Introduction to Relativistic Theory as Implemented in GRASP
Creators: name: Jönsson, Per
name: Godefroid, Michel
name: Gaigalas, Gediminas
name: Ekman, Jörgen
name: Grumer, Jon
name: Li, Wenxian
name: Li, Jiguang
name: Brage, Tomas
name: Grant, Ian P.
name: Bieroń, Jacek
name: Fischer, Charlotte Froese
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2024

description: Computational atomic physics continues to play a crucial role in both increasing the understanding of fundamental physics (e.g., quantum electrodynamics and correlation) and producing atomic data for interpreting observations from large-scale research facilities ranging from fusion reactors to high-power laser systems, space-based telescopes and isotope separators. A number of different computational methods, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, is available to meet these tasks. Here, we review the relativistic multiconfiguration method as it applies to the General Relativistic Atomic Structure Package [grasp2018, C. Froese Fischer, G. Gaigalas, P. Jönsson, J. Bieroń, Comput. Phys. Commun. (2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2018.10.032]. To illustrate the capacity of the package, examples of calculations of relevance for nuclear physics and astrophysics are presented.
CULTURE AND SEXUALITY: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE SEX LIVES OF EAST AFRICAN WOMEN IN THE US
Creators: name: Babirye, Brenda
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 520399
subject: Clinical and health psychology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 429999
subject: Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 470208
subject: Culture, representation and identity
classificationCode: 500321
subject: Social and political philosophy
classificationCode: 520599
subject: Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 520501
subject: Community psychology
classificationCode: 529999
subject: Other psychology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 520303
subject: Counselling psychology
classificationCode: 440509
subject: Women's studies (incl. girls' studies)
classificationCode: 470501
subject: African literature
classificationCode: 430322
subject: Sub-Saharan African history

description: Sexuality is a crucial aspect of human life, and understanding its expression is necessary for physical, emotional, and social well-being. Despite the significance of this topic, there is a paucity of research related to sex and sexuality among women of East African descent. Existing research has primarily focused on HIV/AIDS prevention and reproductive health, leaving the broader topic of female sexuality unexplored. This qualitative phenomenological study explores the sex lives of East African women living in the United States. Guided by Afro-Feminist theory, the study aimed to understand the experiences, attitudes, and behaviors related to sexuality shaped by cultural, religious, and migratory influences. Using thematic analysis of semi?structured interviews from six participants representing Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan, six themes emerged: (1) Gender roles and expectations, (2) Cultural and religious influences, (3) Sexual attitudes and communication, (4) Stability of sexual identities post-migration, (5) Language as both barrier and tool, and (6) Personal growth and reflections. The findings highlight persistent cultural and religious influences despite migration, providing essential insights for culturally informed therapeutic practices.
Quality assessment of SSH research: innovations and challenges - workshop slides
Creators: name: Tóth-Czifra, Erzsébet
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Peer review
Research assessment
Social sciences and humanities
Prestige economy

description: The 'Quality assessment of SSH research: innovations and challenges (T 6.6.)' task force aims to support the development of the relevant OPERAS activities and services by informing them about current trends, gaps and community needs in research evaluation. This entails 1. teasing out the underlying reasons behind the persistence of certain proxies in the system (such as the ‘impact factors of the mind’ that continue to assign tacit prestige to certain publishers and forms of scholarship) and 2. the analysis of emerging trends and future innovation in peer review activities within the Humanities domain. This comprises two areas: innovation in peer review workflows (different flavours of openness, novel practices and tools) and the peer review of digital scholarly objects (such as digital critical editions, data, software etc.). The slide deck below had been presented and discussed during ' The Future of Scholarly Communication – OPERAS-P Workshop' taking place online 24–26 February 2021. You can find more details about the workshop here: https://operas.hypotheses.org/4512
The more we share, the more we have: Introduction to DARIAH ERIC from an Open Humanities perspective
Creators: name: Tóth-Czifra, Erzsébet
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Open Humanities
Open Accesss

description: Slides presented at the Sharing Digitally: Seminar on Digital Tools and Infrastructures seminar organized by the University of Lviv, Center for Urban History on the 29.09.2021. The presentation aims to outline discipline-specific, yet widely interoperable models of Open Science emerging from community practices of arts and humanities. It will be shown how DARIAH, a pan-European infrastructure for Arts and Humanities builds an open agenda for Arts and Humanities research that is firmly grounded in disciplinary realities. This includes: a suite of Open Science services within DARIAH (Open Science helpdesk, the OpenMethods and the DARIAH Open platforms); training and advocacy activities and also building and strengthening communities of practice, such as the DARIAH Research data management Working Group to critically assess and shape current options for opening up research workflows and to ease compliance with national, European and global research policy mandates such as Open Access or FAIR data.
1-D CNN-Based Online Signature Verification with Federated Learning
Creators: name: Zhang, Lingfeng
name: Guo, Yuheng
name: Ding, Yepeng
name: Sato, Hiroyuki
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Online signature verification plays a pivotal role in security infrastructures. However, conventional online signature verification models pose significant risks to data privacy, especially during training processes. To mitigate these concerns, we propose a novel federated learning framework that leverages 1-D Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) for online signature verification. Furthermore, our experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of our framework regarding 1-D CNN and federated learning. Particularly, the experiment results highlight that our framework 1) minimizes local computational resources; 2) enhances transfer effects with substantial initialization data; 3) presents remarkable scalability. The centralized 1-D CNN model achieves an Equal Error Rate (EER) of 3.33% and an accuracy of 96.25%. Meanwhile, configurations with 2, 5, and 10 agents yield EERs of 5.42%, 5.83%, and 5.63%, along with accuracies of 95.21%, 94.17%, and 94.06%, respectively.
description: 8 pages, 11 figures, 1 table
MADE FROM A MIXTURE OF FIBERS OF VARIOUS COMPOSITION STUDY OF PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THREADS
Creators: name: Xazratkulov, M.A.
name: Atanafasov, M.R.
name: Ochilov, T.A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This article defines and analyzes the quality indicators of yarn obtained from fiber blends of 100% cotton, 50% cotton and 50% polyester, 50% cotton and 50% modal, 50% cotton and 50% viscose, and 50% polyester and 50% viscose.
Structural and chemical properties of NiOx thin films: the role of oxygen vacancies in NiOOH formation in a H2O atmosphere
Creators: name: Blume, A. Raoul
name: Calvet, Wolfram
name: Ghafari, Aliakbar
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2023

description: NiOx films grown from 50 nm thick Ni on Si(111) were put in contact with oxygen and subsequently water vapor at elevated temperatures. Near ambient pressure (NAP)-XPS and -XAS reveal the formation of oxygen vacancies at elevated temperatures, followed by H2O dissociation and saturation of the oxygen vacancies with chemisorbing OH. Through repeated heating and cooling, OH-saturated oxygen vacancies act as precursors for the formation of thermally stable NiOOH on the sample surface. This is accompanied by a significant restructuring of the surface which increases the probability of NiOOH formation. Exposure of a thin NiOx film to H2O can lead to a partial reduction of NiOx to metallic Ni accompanied by a distinct shift of the NiOx spectra with respect to the Fermi edge. DFT calculations show that the formation of oxygen vacancies and subsequently Ni0 leads to a state within the band gap of NiO which pins the Fermi edge. © the Owner Societies 2023
Questioning the Lorentz factor in special relativity based on the Value of the Maximum Anisotropy of Light Speed in the Michelson-Morley Experiment
Creators: name: yu, yunrui
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510799
subject: Particle and high energy physics not elsewhere classified

description: Newton's classical dynamics accurately describes the motion of objects moving at speeds much less than the speed of light and has been extensively validated under these conditions. Any new dynamics formula must reduce to Newton's equations at low velocities. Einstein's theory of special relativity, which utilizes the Lorentz factor, provides a revised view of space-time and also conforms to Newton's equations for low speeds. However, the Lorentz factor assumes that the maximum anisotropy of the speed of light is zero, a condition not fully supported by experimental evidence. The Michelson-Morley Experiment, conducted at a speed far less than that of light, suggests that while the measured anisotropy is very small, it is not zero. This small value could imply the existence of undiscovered physical laws. To address this, we propose the Yuyunrui factor, which includes two hyperparameters, \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\), encompassing various possible models. In this framework, the Lorentz factor represents a special case with \((\alpha=0, \beta=1)\) and zero anisotropy. We categorize the \((\alpha, \beta)\) combinations into four broad types based on their scaling effects and describe these in detail. Future experiments at higher speeds will be essential to accurately determine the true value of the maximum anisotropy of the speed of light and to refine the proposed factor.
“The system always undermined what I was trying to do as an individual” : identifying opportunities to improve the delivery of opioid use services for youth from the perspective of service providers in four communities across British Columbia, Canada
Creators: name: Marchand, Kirsten
name: Turuba, Roxanne
name: Katan, Christina
name: Fogarty, Oonagh
name: Fairbank, Jill
name: Tallon, Corinne
name: Mathias, Steve
name: Barbic, Skye
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2023

description: Background: Substance use among youth is a longstanding global health concern that has dramatically risen in the era of highly toxic and unregulated drugs, including opioids. It is crucial to ensure that youth using unregulated opioids have access to evidence-based interventions, and yet, youth encounter critical gaps in the quality of such interventions. This study aims to address these gaps by identifying opportunities to improve the quality of opioid use services from the perspective of service providers, a perspective that has received scant attention. Methods This community-based participatory study was conducted in four communities in British Columbia (Canada), a province that declared a public health overdose emergency in 2016. Human-centered co-design workshops were held to understand service providers’ (n = 41) experiences, needs, and ideas for improving the quality of youth opioid use services/treatments in their community. Multi-site qualitative analysis was used to develop overarching experiences and needs themes that were further contextualized in each local community. A blended deductive and inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze the ideas data. Results Three overarching themes were identified, reflecting service providers’ goals to respond to youth in a timely and developmentally appropriate manner. However, this was significantly limited by organizational and systems-level barriers, revealing service providers’ priorities for intra- and inter-organizational support and collaboration and systems-level innovation. Across communities, service providers identified 209 individual ideas to address these prioritized needs and improve the quality of youth opioid use services/treatments. Conclusion These themes demonstrate a multi-level tension between macro-level systems and the meso-level organization of youth opioid use services, which undermine the quality of individual-level care service providers can deliver. These findings underscore the need for a coordinated multi-level response, such as developing youth-specific standards (macro-level), increasing inter-organizational activities and collaboration (meso-level), and creating programs that are specific to youths’ needs (micro-level).
Setting Goals to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk : A Retrospective Chart Review of a Pharmacist-Led Initiative in the Workplace
Creators: name: Klaassen, Alicia E.
name: Kapanen, Anita I.
name: Zed, Peter J.
name: Conklin, Annalijn
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2023

description: Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the second leading cause of death in Canada with many modifiable risk factors. Pharmacists at a Canadian university delivered a novel CVD risk management program, which included goal-setting and medication management. Aim: This study aimed to describe what CVD prevention goals are composed of in a workplace CVD risk reduction program, and how might these goals change over time. Methods: A longitudinal, descriptive qualitative study using a retrospective chart review of clinical care plans for 15 patients enrolled in a CVD prevention program. Data across 6 visits were extracted from charts (n = 5413 words) recorded from May 2019–November 2020 and analyzed using quantitative content analysis and descriptive statistics. Results: Behavioural goals were most popular among patients and were more likely to change over the 12-month follow-up period, compared to health measure goals. Behavioural goals included goals around diet, physical activity (PA), smoking, medication, sleep and alcohol; health measure goals centered on weight measures, blood pressure (BP) and blood lipid levels. The most common behavioural goals set by patients were for diet (n = 11) and PA (n = 9). Over time, goals around PA, medication, alcohol and weight were adapted while others were added (e.g. diet) and some only continued. Patients experienced a number of barriers to their goal(s) which informed how they adapted their goal(s). These included environmental limitations (including COVID-19) and work-related time constraints. Conclusions: This study found CVD goal-setting in the pharmacist-led workplace wellness program was complex and evolved over time, with goals added and/or adapted. More detailed qualitative research could provide further insights into the patient-provider goal-setting experience in workplace CVD prevention.
Unlocking scholarship: Introduction to DARIAH ERIC from an Open Humanities perspective
Creators: name: Tóth-Czifra, Erzsébet
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Open Humanities
Open Access
FAIR data
Open Access books
Cultural Heritage data
Open Science

description: Slides presented at the DARIAH-CZ national workshop on the 21st of October (https://lindat.cz/events/workshop2021) Having a vision and a strong commitment to open research has always been important to DARIAH as it brings on collaborative and innovative means of digitally enabled research. As Open Science practices are becoming a central condition of research funding, it is even more important to establish a dedicated discourse and community practices around the open research culture as it makes sense in the arts and humanities disciplines. The presentation aims to outline discipline-specific, yet widely interoperable models of Open Science emerging from community practices of arts and humanities. It will be shown how DARIAH-EU builds an open agenda for arts and humanities research that is firmly grounded in disciplinary realities. This includes: 1)Strengthening discourse and community practices around Open Humanities 2) Providing training and advocacy to implement open research practices 3) Building infrastructural components that enable open research practices across arts and humanities disciplines. 4) Providing a strong voice for arts and humanities research communities to be heard in European and national research policy debates, with special focus on career assessment
Supplementary document for Structural and emission improvement of cyan-emitting InGaN quantum wells by introducing large substrate misorientation angle - 5571428.pdf
Creators: name: Kafar, Anna
name: Sakaki, Atsushi
name: Ishii, Ryota
name: Shojiki, Kanako
name: Stanczyk, Szymon
name: Gibasiewicz, Krzysztof
name: Staszczak, Grzegorz
name: Marona, Lucja
name: Schiavon, Dario
name: Grzanka, Szymon
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary data related to the experiment - results from examining other positions on the sample.
Der verborgene Reichtum
Creators: name: Keßler, Hermann
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2016

description: Unsere Gesellschaft hat einen ungeheuren Reichtum an Wohnhäusern, Fabrikhallen, Straßen und sonstigen langlebigenAnlagengütern geschaffen. Es sind vor allem die Kommunen und Unternehmen des Mittelstandes, die sich auf eine effizienteNachnutzung dieses Materialreichtums einstellen sollten.
Quelle: Keßler, Hermann: Der verborgene Reichtum : Baustoffrecycling / Hermann Keßler. - Ill. In: Fachzeitschrift für alternative Kommunalpolitik: AKP. - (2016), H. 6, S. 40