cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Refining, Testing, and Applying Thermal Species Distribution Models to Enhance Ecological Assessments
Creators: name: Benkendorf, Donald J.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: The temperature of streams and rivers is changing rapidly in response to a variety of human activities. This rapid change is concerning because the abundances and distributions of many aquatic species in streams and rivers are strongly associated with temperature. Linking observations of temperature effects on species distributions with observations of temperature effects on fitness is important for improving confidence that temperature (and not some other variable) is causing the distributions we observe. Furthermore, producing accurate models of temperature effects on species distributions may allow us to develop tools to diagnose whether or not thermal pollution has impaired aquatic life. Such a diagnostic tool could help us better target management efforts on the specific stressors impairing aquatic life. In chapter two, I describe several laboratory experiments designed to examine the link between the effects of temperature observed in the field with effects of temperature observed in the laboratory. I found that the effects of temperature on survival were correlated with the thermal limits inferred from species distributions, which supports the hypothesis that temperature influences distributions by affecting the survival of species. In chapters three and four, I assessed two techniques that could potentially improve our ability to model relationships between temperature and distributions. In chapter three, I show that methods for dealing with imbalanced data broadly improved our ability to model the relationship between predictor variables (temperature and other variables)and species distributions. In chapter four, I evaluated a recently developed technique (deep artificial neural networks) for modeling large complex datasets. I found that deep artificial neural networks did not improve predictions over that of standard artificial neural networks and random forest models. In chapter five, I developed and evaluated a diagnostic biotic index for diagnosing the likelihood that temperature has affected macroinvertebrate species in streams and rivers. This index showed that 2.6% of streams across the continental United States had species with thermal tolerances higher than expected compared with thermally undisturbed conditions.
Premorbid personality traits and neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with mild cognitive impairment
Creators: name: Parin Tieosirisap
name: Daruj Aniwattanapong
Publisher: name: Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Personality trait, mild cognitive impairment, mild neurocognitive disorder, neuropsychiatric symptoms, behavioral and psychological symptoms

description: Chulalongkorn Medical Journal, 64, 2, 153-160
Nonverbal Morality Plays from Moral judgement by the disconnected left and right cerebral hemispheres: a split-brain investigation
Creators: name: Steckler, Conor M.
name: J. Kiley Hamlin
name: Miller, Michael B.
name: King, Danielle
name: Kingstone, Alan
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: 170299 Cognitive Science not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: This supplement contains written descriptions of the nonverbal morality play stimuli as well as a link to the morality play videos.
title: Children's Mathematical Engagement Based on Their Awareness of Different Coding Toys' Design Features
Creators: name: Kozlowski, Joseph S.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: Tangible coding toys have been promulgated as useful learning tools for young children to learn computer science and mathematics concepts and skills. Although research shows coding toys can support mathematics for early childhood aged children, little is known about the specific design features of coding toys that afford mathematical thinking concepts and skills to young children. The purpose of this study was to examine kindergarten-aged children’s awareness of the design features in coding toys and to understand how those design features afford children’s engagement with mathematics. The dataset used for this study was collected as part of design-based research NSF project (award #DRL-1842116). I used a multi-phased qualitative analysis with a total of 42 hours of video data of 106, 5- to 6-year-old children engaging in coding toy tasks with four coding to answer the three research questions which were focused on perception of design features, mathematical engagement, and how different design features could afford mathematics.
Results indicated that (a) children used and perceived the grid square and command arrow design features frequently, while other design features were used moderately or rarely; (b) children engaged in a variety of mathematical concepts and skills in five main categories of mathematical topics: spatial reasoning, geometry, comparison, measurement, and number; and (c) the relationship between design features affording mathematics varied depending on the coding toy. This research highlights the importance of specific design features to afford certain mathematical concepts and skills. These findings have important implications as early childhood educators explore ways to implement coding toys to support mathematics and computer science concepts, researchers conduct studies to better understanding how coding toys support mathematics and computer science learning, and commercial companies design new coding toys to fill the needs of educators and parents.
Association of ageing and PCOS women's metabolic turbulence: A cohort study in hospitals of Faisalabad, Pakistan
Creators: name: Laiq Ahmad
Publisher: name: Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Cardiovascular diseases, framingham risk scoring system, hyperandrogenism, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome

description: Chulalongkorn Medical Journal, 64, 2, 175-185
Supporting Information from Sensitive SERS nanotags for use with a hand-held 1064 nm Raman spectrometer
Creators: name: Hayleigh Kearns
name: Ali, Fatima
name: Bedics, Matthew A.
name: Shand, Neil C.
name: Faulds, Karen
name: Detty, Michael R.
name: Graham, Duncan
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 30199 Analytical Chemistry not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 30606 Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy
subject: 100799 Nanotechnology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Nanotechnology

description: General experimental details for the synthesis and characterisation of dyes 1-17 and HGNs; schematic detailing experimental setup, figures of extinction spectra for HGNs and selected chalcogenopyrylium dyes; chemical structures for dyes 1-17 and commercial reporters; SERS spectra and LOD plots for dye/HGN nanotags plus commercial reporter/HGN nanotags with 1064 nm excitation.
Effect of Wii Balance Board and motor imagery on balance and muscle strength in football players
Creators: name: Adithep Watkhum
name: Onuma Boonyaro
name: Kanokwan Srisupornkornkool
Publisher: name: Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Balance, motor imagery, muscle strength, Wii Balance Board

description: Chulalongkorn Medical Journal, 64, 2, 187-192
Additional file 4 of RBM15 facilitates laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma progression by regulating TMBIM6 stability through IGF2BP3 dependent
Creators: name: Wang, Xin
name: Tian, Linli
name: Li, Yushan
name: Wang, Jingting
name: Yan, Bingrui
name: Yang, Like
name: Li, Qiuying
name: Zhao, Rui
name: Liu, Ming
name: Wang, Peng
name: Sun, Yanan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 4: Figure S2. IHC was performed to investigate the expression of TMBIM6 in 122 pairs of LSCC samples.
A Graphic Summary of American Agriculture Based Largely on the Census
Creators: name: Baker, O. E.
name: Baker, O. E.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1931
Subjects: subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: Land Economics/Use
subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Excerpts from the Report: This publication is a revision and enlargement of A Graphic Summary of American Agriculture contained in the 1915 Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture, which was also issued as Yearbook Separate 681, and of a second contribution having the same title in the 1921 Yearbook, which was also issued as Yearbook Separate 878. The first edition was based largely on the 1910 census of agriculture, the second on the 1920 census; this revision portrays similarly the returns from the 1925 census, supplemented by a number of maps based on the annual estimates of the United States Department of Agriculture. Extensive and significant shifts have occurred in the areas of crop and livestock production since the pre-war years, and even since the World War. Maps have, therefore, been included in this revision showing the increase and decrease in the principal crops and kinds of livestock between 1909 and 1924 (1910 and 1925 for livestock) and between 1919 and 1924 (1920 and 1925 for livestock), while several other maps show regional changes between 1924 (or 1925) and 1928 (or 1929). Still other maps show percentage changes since 1919 or 1920.
title: Identifying Optimal Stocking Strategies to Support Recovery of an Endemic Lake Sucker
Creators: name: Fonken, Dale R.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: Endemic fishes in the intermountain west experienced significant population declines in the 20th century due to a variety of disturbances, including habitat fragmentation, water development, and the introduction of non-native, predatory fish species. The combination of habitat degradation with increased predation risk can severely limit natural recruitment for native fish species, and in response, fisheries manager shave employed a variety of recovery strategies to prevent extinction. Among the most prominent strategies is artificial propagation and subsequent release of individuals into the natural environment (i.e., stocking). Artificial propagation is an expensive endeavor, and when not coupled with a research component, can lead to poor post-stocking survival and inefficient use of limited recovery resources. The June sucker, an imperiled species endemic to Utah Lake, UT, has been supplemented through artificial propagation since the 1990s. Approximately 800,000 June suckers have been stocked from multiple sources at varying sizes and across different seasons. Here, I analyzed the effects of stocking origin, size, and season on post-stocking survival for June suckers. Additionally, because the goal of hatchery programs is to maximize efficiency, I examined costs and benefits of stocking different sizes of fish. In doing so, I highlight operational changes that will more effectively augment adult abundance, which in turn will reduce extinction risk for the June sucker and other imperiled fish species in the intermountain west.
A study on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with schizophrenia at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Creators: name: Thanaporn Phengkaew
name: Atapol Sughondhabirom
Publisher: name: Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Vitamin D deficiency, schizophrenia, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale in Thai version (PANSS-T)

description: Chulalongkorn Medical Journal, 64, 2, 161-167
Determinants for methamphetamine abstinence of short-term and long-term inpatient treatments for methamphetamine use
Creators: name: Puttipong Prasartpornsirichoke
name: Rasmon Kalayasiri
Publisher: name: Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Methamphetamine, inpatient treatment, outcomes, long term, short term

description: Chulalongkorn Medical Journal, 64, 2, 169-174
Bioactive compounds, antioxidant and antineoplastic activities of Asian herbs
Creators: name: Yasmin, Tahira
name: Azam, Muhammad
name: Ummaimah
name: Basra, Muhammad Asim Raza
Publisher: name: Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Medicinal plants, antioxidants, anti-neoplastic, anti-angiogenic, anti-tumor, phytochemicals

description: Chulalongkorn Medical Journal, 64, 2, 193-204
Effects of neuromuscular training and electrical stimulation on ankle stability and muscle strength of peroneus longus in rock climbers
Creators: name: Khingkhan Saleephon
name: Onuma Boonyaroma
name: Chaiyong Jorrakate
Publisher: name: Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Ankle stability, electrical stimulation, muscle strength, neuromuscular training, peroneus longus

description: Chulalongkorn Medical Journal, 64, 2, 205-211
Indoor air bacterial and fungi bioburden in an electronic factory, an office and a winery in Malaysia
Creators: name: Adeola Folayan
name: Ambu, Stephen
Publisher: name: Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Indoor air, bacterial, fungi, electronic factory, office, winery

description: Chulalongkorn Medical Journal, 64, 2, 213-221
title: An Electroencephalographic Analysis of Strategy Usage During Social Dilemmas
Creators: name: Wan, Nick
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: The neuroscience of strategy usage during social dilemmas is said to require Theory of Mind (ToM). The process of ToM takes into consideration the actions of another person, so implications with strategies like tit-for-tat (TFT) or win-stay-lose-switch (WSLS) are logical. However, using either TFT or WSLS does not require ToM since these strategies are based on the previous opponent choice. Thus using a quantifiable strategy like TFT or WSLS during a social dilemma game may not necessarily incur activation of ToM. To investigate whether this is possible, 31 participants participated in the Prisoner’s Dilemma while being recorded via electroencephalography (EEG). 16 participants were trained and performed either TFT or WSLS (strategy group) while 15 participants did not train or perform either TFT or WSLS (control group). The strategy group differed from the control group by showing significantly less alpha desynchrony than the control group in ToM areas (channels AF3 and P8) when faced with an opponent whose cooperation rate varied from one half of the experiment to the other half. The differences suggest choice processing differs when selecting by TFT or WSLS versus selecting by ToM. Furthermore, greater ToM activity for the control group may indicate strategy downregulates ToM during social dilemmas.
title: Network-Wide Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis with Statistical and Machine Learning Models in Utah
Creators: name: Rahman, Md Rafiur
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: Recent trends in crashes indicate a dramatic increase in both the number and share of pedestrian and bicyclist injuries and fatalities nationally and in many states. Crash frequency modeling was undertaken to identify crash prone characteristics of segments and non-signalized intersections and explore possible non-linear associations of explanatory variables with crashes. Crowdsourced “Strava” app data was used for bicycle volume, and pedestrian counts estimated from nearby signalized intersections were used as pedestrian volume. Multiple negative binomial models investigated crashes at different spatial scales to account for different levels of data availability and completeness. The models showed high traffic volume, steeper vertical grades on roads, frequent bus and rail stations, greater driveway density, more legs at intersections, streets with high large truck presence, greater residential and employment density, as a larger share of low-income households and non-white race/ethnicity groups are indicators of locations with more pedestrian and bicycle crashes. Crash severity model results showed that crashes occurring at mid-blocks and near vertical grades were more severe compared to crashes at intersections. High daily temperature, driving under influence, and distracted driving also increases injury severity in crashes. This study suggests potential countermeasures, policy implications, and the scope of future research for improving pedestrian and bicycle safety at segments and at non-signalized intersections.
Dostoevsky's storm and stress: Notes from Underground and the psychological foundations of Utopia
Creators: name: King-Salter, John Luke
Publisher: name: The University of Edinburgh
Year: 2020
Subjects: Dostoevsky
Schiller
Goethe
Sturm und Drang
Chernyshevsky
Utopian socialism
underground
Notes from Underground
freedom
liberty
determinism
Romanticism
idealism
Byron
The Robbers
Faust
Nihilism

description: Notes from Underground is Dostoevsky’s most intense examination of the fundamental psychological basis of society and politics, and was conceived as a polemical response to the utopian socialism of Nihilists like Nikolai Chernyshevsky. This dissertation presents a new interpretation of Notes from Underground, and in particular its argument against utopian socialism, based on a comparison with the German Sturm und Drang movement and related literary and philosophical texts. It is usually assumed that Dostoevsky’s problem with utopian socialism is that it curtails individual liberties to an unacceptable degree, since human beings have an innate need for freedom. I argue that the appeal of this reading rests on the ambiguity of the word “freedom,” and that when its conceptual foundations are clarified, it leads to serious inconsistencies in Dostoevsky’s social thought. The need for an entirely new approach thereby becomes evident. Having examined and clarified the meaning of relevant portions of the novel, I find that for Dostoevsky it is not the need for freedom that renders utopian socialism psychologically inadequate, but the need for deeper spiritual fulfilment. By placing the novel in its broader historical context, I show that this new approach can be illuminated and justified with reference to German philosophy and literature, and the works of Friedrich Schiller in particular. The influence of Schiller on Dostoevsky is well known, but it has not been sufficiently appreciated by those interested in his social and political philosophy. I argue that Notes from Underground should be seen as a revival of psychological themes from the Sturm und Drang movement to which Schiller contributed, and, crucially, that these themes are the linchpin of Dostoevsky’s polemic against utopian socialism. The Sturm und Drang movement was a reaction against the demystification of human nature by Enlightenment philosophy; its anti-heroes represented the psychological and spiritual dangers of this demystification and the lack of spiritual fulfilment it entailed. Dostoevsky, I maintain, draws on these insights to argue that any ideology that rejects the spiritual needs of humanity, including utopian socialism, will lead to the dire psychological consequences illustrated extensively in Notes from Underground. Overall, I present an original reappraisal of Dostoevsky’s novel that sheds new light on this crucial intersection of his political, psychological, philosophical and religious thought.
title: Global Change Effects on Carbon Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Creators: name: Liang, Guopeng
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: Since terrestrial ecosystems store approximately 3 times more carbon (C) than the atmosphere, they have a significant effect on the atmospheric CO2 concentration. Although many studies have been conducted to determine global change effects on C cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, the underlying mechanisms remain uncertain. To address this knowledge gap, I utilized meta-analysis, laboratory experiments, and soil microbial community analysis.
In chapter 2, I conducted a meta-analysis to examine whether effects of long-term N addition on plant productivity can shift over time. I found that 44% of studies showed a marked trend (increase or decrease) in the strength of N impacts over time. The temporal trend of N impacts on plant productivity was mainly explained by climate variables (e.g. mean annual temperature and precipitation). This chapter suggests that, to estimate N impacts on terrestrial ecosystem more accurately, not only the magnitude of N impacts on plant productivity, but also their temporal pattern should be considered in future studies.
In chapter 3, I determined the responses of dryland soil C cycling to multiple global change factors (e.g. previous warming, C availability, soil moisture content, and soil moisture variability) by conducting a laboratory incubation experiment. I found that interactive effects of multiple global change factors were ubiquitous in drylands. For example, effects of soil moisture and previous warming on soil respiration were insignificant without C addition. However, higher soil respiration was found under high soil moisture and prior warming in soils with C additions. This chapter indicates that future experiments should include multiple global change factors to assess their interactive effects on soil C cycling and to unravel underlying mechanisms.
In chapter 4, I quantified roles of plant-microbe-soil interactions in soil C cycling by utilizing synthetic root/soil systems. The treatments consisted of C input quality, root exudates, soil minerology, and soil microbial community composition. I found that the root exudates-soil minerology interaction was dominant in regulating soil C cycling. More specifically, the positive effect of root exudates on soil respiration decreased with increasing soil clay activity. This chapter suggests that plant-soil interactions play a great role in soil C formation and loss.
title: Applications of Affinity Spaces in English Language Instruction: Writing and Peer Review of Fanfiction Based on Video Games in an Academic English as a Second Language Writing Course
Creators: name: Halaczkiewicz, Marta
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: This classroom-based research study explored applications of informal online spaces in formal language instruction. Using sociocultural theory as a lens, the present study examined how using creative writing genres and online feedback practices, may assist with alleviating the three pedagogical issues of academic writing instruction: rigidity of academic topics and forms, superficiality of in-class feedback process, and slow language development. Students in an intermediate English language course wrote weekly fiction inspired by their favorite video games. They also engaged in a scaffolded feedback process facilitated in an online space. At the end of the semester, they wrote a reflection on the assignment. A qualitative analysis of student creative writing, online feedback, and student reflections allowed for exploring 1) students’ experiences with this type of activity, 2) types of feedback they engaged in, and 3) the relationship between the feedback process and students’ language development. The results show that students found this assignment helpful in building their English vocabulary and grammar, as well as improving their writing skills. Participants enjoyed learning a new writing style and developing academic skills. They identified reading their peers’ writing pieces and receiving feedback as factors for why the topic and form of this type of writing was enjoyable and motivating. An important finding in this study was that while students engaged in feedback that focused on praise and encouragement, they also offered feedback on vocabulary and grammar, which is rarely present in the wild. Finally, two contrasting cases are provided to illustrate how students’ perceptions of their language gains measured up to their writing scores. While both students perceived improvement in their vocabulary and grammar, one, who received a large amount of feedback, experienced marked increase in her writing scores while the other, who received a small amount of feedback, did not show increase in writing scores. The findings suggest that using the creative writing genre combined with the online feedback process has the potential to provide motivation to write, result in quality constructive feedback, and lead to improved language development.
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) and sound control standards for stone crushers
Creators: name: Pariyanuch Junsatitanon
name: Krit Pongpirul
Publisher: name: Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University
Year: 2020
Subjects: Hearing loss, stone crushers, loud noise

description: Chulalongkorn Medical Journal, 64, 2, 227-232
title: An Exploration of Parent Management Training Programs and Their Cultural Relevance
Creators: name: de la Caridad Alvarez, Maria
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: Behavioral parent training is a research-supported treatment for improving child behavior and increasing parenting skills. Despite many programs sharing a theoretical foundation and common elements, there is great variety in terms of treatment targets, populations served, treatment length, delivery setting, and expected outcomes. The purpose of this research was to first systematically organize and categorize relevant program information for the most frequently referenced Parent Management Training (PMT) programs. To this end, 19 programs were identified for review. We summarized each program and their available research evidence which ranged from 1 to 72 studies. The findings from this first project informed the development of the second, which investigated the generalizability and applicability of PMT programs to non-White populations. We learned that the evidence for communities of color was significantly limited because people of color represented a small part of those studied or their information was not presented independently. We conclude that although the behavioral parent training literature for white individuals is robust and varied, this is disproportionately not the case for individuals of color.
Supplementary document for Splicing Exponential point spread function design for localization of nanoparticles - 5483317.pdf
Creators: name: Li, Hangfeng
name: Wang, Famin
name: Miu, Xin
name: HUANG, Wei
name: Cheng, Yu
name: Xiao, Yun
name: Wei, Tongda
name: Zhang, Yunhai
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2021
Subjects: Image Processing

description: Supplement 1
title: Comparing Multiple Approaches to Reconstructing the Phosphorus History of Marl Lakes: A Utah Lake Case Study
Creators: name: Devey, Mark R.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: Freshwater lakes around the world have suffered from the increasing occurrence of harmful algal blooms in recent decades. One of the most pressing reasons water quality managers try to address harmful algal blooms is that some of the species that occur with them produce toxins which can affect humans, pets, and wildlife. In many lakes, the nutrient phosphorus controls whether these harmful algal and bacterial species can occur. Therefore, efforts to control harmful algal blooms often center around reducing inputs of phosphorus from a variety of sources within the watershed. Scientists and water quality managers have long been challenged by the problem of determining the extent of phosphorus pollution in lakes, and to what degree human activity has changed the phosphorus aspect of aquatic ecosystems. We studied the historical phosphorus record of Utah Lake in north-central Utah, USA, which has been plagued by harmful algal blooms in recent years, by taking sediment cores from four different locations around the lake. We first analyzed the CaCO3 component of one Utah Lake core for trends in phosphorus concentration over time. This approach is based on the co-precipitation of CaCO3 with phosphorus, which scales with concentrations of phosphorus in the lake water. Next, we separated the total phosphorus of samples from four different sediment cores into five different forms by extraction and analyzed each extraction to establish trends in the different fractions of phosphorus that occur in lake sediments. In order to correlate phosphorus trends with important events in the lake’s ecological history, we performed cesium and lead isotope analyses, assigning years to the various depths of these sediment cores. These analyses together support our hypothesis that phosphorus concentrations have increased in the lake due to human activity. Nearly all of the phosphorus fractions from each of the four cores increase in more recent years, agreeing with the analyses focused on CaCO3 grains from one specific core which showed an increase in phosphorus beginning around the middle of the 19th century. We recommend applying the principles of our CaCO3-phosphorus analysis performed here in other lakes with CaCO3-P-rich sediments to better understand their ecological histories.
title: Stability, Electronic Structure, and Nonlinear Optical Properties in Clusters and Materials: A Synergistic Experimental-Computational Analysis
Creators: name: Kulichenko, Maksim
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: The main objective of Chemistry as a science is an understanding of how and why certain atoms are bonded together and what effects these bonds cause. Modern computational chemistry offers a wide range of tools that greatly assist the exploration of vast chemical space replacing expensive trial-and-error experimental approaches. Computational chemistry may serve to characterize newly synthesized compounds and provide atomic scale insights inaccessible to experimentalists’ vision. Moreover, predictive power of computational chemistry may be used as a guidance for future experiments and for the rational design of new compounds with desired properties.
This dissertation demonstrates the capabilities of joint experimental and theoretical approaches in the characterization of atomic clusters. Bonding and stability analysis in such systems is crucial for understanding the relations between various atomic-scale changes and resulting alterations in chemical properties. This work also makes use of predictive power of modern theoretical methods to probe new chemical species with peculiar electronic properties. A common thread through the projects presented here has been a rationalization of size-and composition-dependent properties of chemical systems based on the analysis of their electronic structure. An essential part of this dissertation is the deciphering of electronic structure via chemical bonding analysis which helps explain various properties in a chemically intuitive manner.
BærUt! Sustainable digital scientific editions. Presentation for SamDig leader team at the University of Oslo Library
Creators: name: Rockenberger, Annika
name: Christensen, Johanne Emilie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Presentation of BærUt! Sustainable digital scientific editions. Skills hub and network at the University of Oslo, 2024-2026. For the Collection and Digital Services Dept. at the University of Oslo Library. Content authored by Annika Rockenberger, translations and edits by Johanne Emilie Christensen. Design: Sofie Gilbert.
Molecular identification of polydorid polychaetes (Annelida: Spionidae): is there a quick way to identify pest and alien species?
Creators: name: Lee-Gavin Williams
name: Karl, Stephen A
name: Rice, Stanley
name: Simon, Carol
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Plant Biology

description: The early detection and correct identification of polydorid polychaete species is essential as they are often encountered as invasive alien pests in aquaculture facilities or the intertidal where they may modify the ecosystem. Accurate identification is, however, often hampered by high levels of morphological similarity among species. This taxon will therefore benefit from the development of a library of sequences, such as COI barcodes, to aid identification. However, the universal primers for the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) DNA barcoding marker has failed to consistently amplify this gene for polydorids, greatly hampering the development of such a library. We describe the development of unique PCR primers for the COI gene that work across four genera and nine species of polydorids. We also compared its efficacy with sequence data for mitochondrial cytochrome b and nuclear 18S rRNA, and a concatenated dataset consisting of all three markers. The nuclear 18S rRNA gene showed the least variation both intra- (0.0–1.2%) and interspecifically (0.6–4.3%), and was the most accurate for species identifications among the three markers. Although COI was characterised by higher intraspecific variation compared with Cyt b (0.0–14.5% and 0.0–4.2%, respectively), Cyt b showed considerably higher levels of interspecific variation (16.6–30.2%) compared with COI (2.2–20.7%). Of the two mitochondrial DNA markers, COI was actually less accurate for species identifications, having suggested two species within Boccardia pseudonatrix that was not supported by the other markers. Overall, the concatenated dataset yielded the most consistent intraspecific groupings, suggesting that this is the most accurate means of identifying polydorids using DNA sequence data. Thus, there may not be a quick and easy way to identify these species accurately using only molecular data.
title: 01_1842
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
The use of evidence during group meetings of Dutch general practitioners
Creators: name: Brugge, Bastiaan P. H. Ter
name: Marie-Louise E. L. Bartelink
name: Damoiseaux, Roger A. M. J.
name: Groot, Esther De
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Background and Objectives: For Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) learning journal clubs are recommended, but these are not common practice. How participants discuss and learn about applying evidence in other group meetings is unknown. We examined different types of group meetings and explored the use of, and discussions about, clinical research evidence. Methods: A mixed-methods study design was adopted. After distribution and analysis of a questionnaire about types of group meetings, interviews were conducted to better understand the most frequently occurring type. Results: GPs have different types of meetings, but the most common group meetings where evidence wass discussed were so called quality circles, i.e. pharmacotherapy audit meetings in which GPs discuss drug prescription figures or preferred treatment together with pharmacists. Interviews showed that the source of evidence used mostly are the recommendations in the national GP guidelines. The underlying evidence or new research did not play an important role in the discussions. Conclusions: Quality circles seem to be more goal-oriented than learning oriented. Learning discussions about controversies in clinical research or about the integration of evidence, patient values and clinical expertise occurred infrequently. To harvest the potential value of group meetings for EBM learning, quality circles in their present design are not optimal.
title: Detecting Ecosystem Response to Restoration Efforts with Implications for Recovery of the Threatened June Sucker (Chasmistes liorus) in a Shallow, Eutrophic, Utah Lake
Creators: name: Dillingham, Ryan D.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: Environmental damage associated with a growing human population will increase globally without active management. Restoration can promote ecosystem recovery, yet often fails to produce desired results and may require decades to achieve noticeable benefits. Detecting small, incremental change sis imperative in these difficult situations. Here, I demonstrate that restoration focused on fish removal triggers incremental responses in aquatic plants and animals. Removing common carp is expected to encourage recovery of aquatic plants, increasing animal habitat, resulting in more macroinvertebrates (e.g., aquatic insects, snails). Carp removal should also increase water clarity, improving visibility for fishes, thus increasing their ability to find food. I examined the response of aquatic plants, macroinvertebrates, and fishes’ weight to carp removal in Utah Lake, UT, to demonstrate that plants and animals can serve as indicators of incremental changes following restoration. Submerged, native, non-woody, and mixed-plant communities were most common when carp were reduced. Macroinvertebrate predators, total unique types, and total weight varied among plant habitat types, where, in general, all were higher in plant habitats than bare sediment. Macroinvertebrate predators were highest in mixed plants, and total weight and total unique types were both much higher in mixed plants than bare sediment. Neither total unique macroinvertebrate types nor total weight were influenced by carp population changes, but white bass (Morone chysops) weight was much greater when carp were reduced. However, other environmental conditions can also influence aquatic plants and animals, and may limit the benefits achieved with carp removal. Indeed, I found that the benefits of carp removal are reduced if water levels are not maintained. Aquatic plants decreased as lake level declined and plant habitat was completely absent at very low lake levels. Additionally, the total unique types of macroinvertebrates and walleye (Sander vitreus) weight both decreased with lower lake levels. Water clarity did not respond to carp population changes, nor did it influence fishes’ weight. Identifying relationships between carp removal, aquatic plants and animals, and other environmental conditions provides a useful framework for detecting incremental changes caused by restoration, while simultaneously capturing the effects of multiple environmental conditions including drought.
title: History Strikes Back! The Portrayal of Greek and Roman History in Hollywood Films and How it Furthers the Discussion of History
Creators: name: Frost, Ethan P.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2022

description: In an article published in 2009, Robert Rosenstone expressed disappointment in two films he played a role in developing the Reds (1981) and the The Good Fight (1984). He expressed regret the films did not reach his expectations as a historian. As a result, he wondered whether there was a point in historians being involved in the making of historical films.
This thesis focused on six historical films set in ancient Greece and Rome. The six films are Alexander the Great (1956), The 300 Spartans (1962), and 300 (2006) for Greek history; and The Last Days of Pompeii (1935), The Last Days of Pompeii (1959), and The Eagle (2011) for Roman history. In this thesis, these films were examined through the lenses of various topics. Two major questions were considered. The first question was historical: how accurately did these films portray the various aspects of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations that were depicted in them? And the second question was historiographical: what did the historical accuracies (and inaccuracies) of these films say about how filmmakers present historical events to the public?
Throughout this process, this thesis attempted to answer Rosenstone’s question. In the end, his question was answered with a yes. It is worthwhile for historians to be involved with historical films because it furthers the process of educating others about history.
Studies of Family Living in the United States and Other Countries: An Analysis of Material and Method
Creators: name: Williams, Faith M.
name: Zimmerman, Carle C.
name: Williams, Faith M.
name: Zimmerman, Carle C.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1935
Subjects: Consumer/Household Economics
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Labor and Human Capital
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

description: Excerpts from the Introduction: The importance of planning systematically for production and distribution, and of taking account in that planning of consumer demand both at home and abroad, has come to be very generally recognized in the United States. With this recognition has come a realization of the need for satisfactory information on consumption habits and consumption needs. Most of the studies of consumption made in the United States in recent years have included relatively small groups. Furthermore, very different methods of collecting and analyzing data have been used in these investigations, and it is, therefore, extremely difficult to utilize the results in planning for the production and distribution of consumer goods. The increased recognition of the need for data on consumption will undoubtedly result in extensive investigations in the field of family living in the near future, since most of our population live in family groups. It is, therefore, especially important at the present time to evaluate for research workers in this field the methods which have been used in gathering and analyzing data on family living, and to index the material already published. There are many studies of family living which are not easily accessible. Approximately 1,500 studies of family living made in 52 countries are included in the bibliography presented herein. These studies analyze the consumption of family groups in many different ways. They are alike in presenting data from individual families and in giving figures on either the total money income or the total money expenditures of the families studied for the period of the report, since, in order to limit the field of this survey to manageable proportions, it was agreed to include only studies fulfilling these conditions.
title: Effects of Several Solutes and Water Stress on Succinic Dehydrogenase Activity
Creators: name: Richards, Rex Alton
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1972

description: The influence of the concentration of several solutes on the activity of succinic dehydrogenases from acetone powders of several species was studied spectrophotometrically. The plants used were: Cauliflower (Brassica oleraceavar. botrytis, L.), sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris, L.), sunflower (Helianthus annuus, L.), Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb) C. A. Mey., and Samphire (Salicornia rubra, A. Nels.). Sodium chloride, potassium chloride, mannitol, sucrose, glycerol, glucose, and Hoagland's solution, at increasing concentrations, were used.
Decreased (more negative) osmotic potential produced by sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and Hoagland 's solution resulted in a slight increase in' enzyme activity at low solute concentrations (π = -5 to -10 bars) but decreases in activity at higher solute concentrations (to about -130 bars).
Increasing concentrations of glucose and sucrose resulted in greatly increased succinic dehydrogenase activity.
Increasing concentrations of mannitol result.ed in increased succinic dehydrogenase activity, but the activity appeared to level off between an π of -9.3 and -15.8. Limited solubility prevented measurements at higher mannitol concentrations, so that it is impossible to say whether these would increase or decrease the reaction rate.
Increasing concentrations of glycerol in the reaction cuvette resulted in decreased enzyme activity.
Increased water stress, produced by repeat.ed wilting, did not cause changes in succinic dehydrogenase activity in sunflower plants.
It appears that osmotic potential is not the cause of variations in succinic dehydrogenase activity, since equal osmotic potentials produced by sodium chloride or sucrose led to almost opposite results. Instead, the species of solute and its concentration seem to be more important.
Halophytes (Halogeton and Salicornia) had about the same activity and reaction to various solutes as the other plants that were tested. It appears that at the osmotic potentials used, there were no significant differences in succinic dehydrogenase activity among the five species.
Additional file 5 of RBM15 facilitates laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma progression by regulating TMBIM6 stability through IGF2BP3 dependent
Creators: name: Wang, Xin
name: Tian, Linli
name: Li, Yushan
name: Wang, Jingting
name: Yan, Bingrui
name: Yang, Like
name: Li, Qiuying
name: Zhao, Rui
name: Liu, Ming
name: Wang, Peng
name: Sun, Yanan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 5: Figure S3. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis suggested that patients with high TMBIM6 expression in LSCC had a worse prognosis.