cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Encouraging the use of immersive sonic design for learning through the interactive media content
Creators: name: CompinDubus, Arthur
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 120304 Digital and Interaction Design
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
subject: 190205 Interactive Media
subject: Education
subject: Developmental and Educational Psychology
subject: 130199 Education systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Educational sciences
subject: 130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified

description: The educational system aspires to use interactive tools more often as it proved to benefit a learning process. In media content, the design direction of the audio is a key element to the overall experience of the audience. Specifically, the good experience mostly comes from a sense of “ presence experienced immersion. The present study experiment with ” , a term used in psychology to describe an sonic design technics that can be used to combine an immersive experience to learning modules through the developmen t of a video game adventure, designed to experiment with the discussed theories in the literature review. A post mortem critical analysis of the project showed that it is possible to lead a player progression through the audio immersion, based on a learnin g process associating sounds and images, while gradually obscure from the latter. Then, a survey investigating the effectiveness of this practiceled research project. It identifies that audio immersion can be used in the learning process of mastering the mechanics of interactive content. However, it also showed the limitations and precautions associated with the use of audio in an educational learning process, particularly as it can be difficult to distinguish between the learning and gamified elements.
Women and nonbinary people's understandings of their sports-based activism
Creators: name: Sanvido, Hannah
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: The primary objective of this research is to determine how women and nonbinary people perceive their activism in the sporting or greater world. The hope of this research is for others to continue their activism and create a more equitable and inclusive sport setting and society. Women and nonbinary people involved in sport including athletes, board members and sport organization founders were purposefully recruited to participate in a study concerning sports- based activism. A narrative methodology was employed using two semi-structured interviews. In line with narrative methodologies smaller participant range and more personable accounts, three participants were interviewed. Using a critical intersectional lens, this research asked women and nonbinary individuals involved in sport about their activism. I focused on three research questions and pulled out multiple themes from participant narratives. When discussing how women and nonbinary people understand and navigate systems that are often inequitable and discriminatory, themes included that sport spaces are exclusionary, critical perspectives are lacking and there are constraints to change within sport. Regarding how identity relates to social justice, participants spoke on sport categorization, how people seek belonging and how groups who share identities do not necessarily share values. Lastly, relating to activism impact, participants focused on family dynamics and sport politics, how social change is facilitated as well as difficulties and enablers in relation to social change. This research builds on existing literature by including narrative perspectives of sports-based activism, focusing on intersectional identities and including people involved in sport beyond the athlete. Moreover, practical recommendations about how organizations might be more inclusive from the activists are included.
The measurement of nuclear modification factor Rda of single muons from open heavy-flavor in d+Au collisions at sqrt(sNN)=200 GeV
Creators: name: Lim, Sanghoon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: modification
invariant yield
centrality
heavy flavor
cnm effects

description: This dissertation represents the measurement of invariant yield of heavy- flavor muons in p+p and different centrality classes of d+Au collisions at √sNN= 200 GeV. The nuclear modication factor RdA as a function of pT and〈Ncoll〉was also determined in an effort to quantify nuclear effects in d+Au collisions.
eLN – electronic Lab Notebook
Creators: name: Kainz, Gudrun
Year: 2024
Subjects: Bibliothekswissenschaft
Library science
ÖFOS 2012 -- SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN (5) -- Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (508) -- Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (5080) -- Bibliothekswissenschaft (508003)
ÖFOS 2012 -- SOCIAL SCIENCES (5) -- Media and Communication Sciences (508) -- Media and Communication Sciences (5080) -- Library science (508003)
Forschungsdatenmanagement
FDM
Trainingsmaterialien
eLN
eLabFTW
Projekt Shared RDM

description: Das Cheatsheet „eLN – electronic Lab Notebook“ gehört zu einer Serie der Trainingsmaterialien, die im Projekt „Shared RDM Services & Infrastructure“ (2023–2026) erstellt wurde.
MOESM1 of The diversity between curatively resected pancreatic head and body-tail cancers based on the 8th edition of AJCC staging system: a multicenter cohort study
Creators: name: Sheng, Weiwei
name: Dong, Ming
name: Wang, Guosen
name: Shi, Xiaoyang
name: Gao, Wei
name: Wang, Kewei
name: Song, He
name: Shi, Gang
name: Tan, Xiaodong
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. 8th AJCC stage for PC. The details of TNM Stage in 8th edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer according to primary tumor, regional lymph node and Distant metastasis.
Online Learning For Foreign Language Teachers: Using Social Networking for Creating Autonomous Personal Learning Networks
Creators: name: Anca-Cristina, Colibaba; Monica, Vlad; Lucia, Petrescu
Publisher: name: Editura Universitara
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 0 Social sciences
subject: 37 Education
subject: 371 Instructional design
subject: 004:37 Elearning

description: This article presents the results of a research carried out in July-October 2011 throughout Europe for obtaining an overview on the usage of social networks (SNs) in the autonomous professional development of language teachers.
Approaches on Metrics and Taxonomy in Serious Games
Creators: name: Maria-Magdalena, Popescu; Francesco, Bellotti
Publisher: name: Editura Universitara
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 0 Social sciences
subject: 37 Education
subject: 371 Instructional design
subject: 004:37 Elearning

description: This paper documents new perspectives on Evaluation metrics and taxonomy in Serious Games, considering state of the art taxonomies and repositories, such as the Serious.GameClassification, Imagine,Engage learning databases; in this respect, a new knowledge space is being developed, based on the following dimensions: description - classification of SG, analysis of SG components, application domains, pedagogy, deployment and technologies, with the pedagogical dimension divided into two parts- theoretical frameworks and pedagogical outcomes.
Measurement of the Transverse Single Spin Asymmetry and the Invariant Cross Section of Inclusive Eta Mesons Produced from Transversely Polarized Proton-Proton Collisions at Center of Mass Energy of 200 GeV
Creators: name: Kleinjan, David
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: transverse spin asymmetry
η
polarization
proton
cross section

description: Using the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), the cross section and transverse single spin asymmetry (AN) of inclusive η-mesons produced from transversely polarized proton-proton collisions at center of mass energy of 200 GeV at forward rapidity is measured.
Clinical observation on the treatment of severe COVID-19 with integrated traditional Chinese and Western Medicine：A single‐center cohort study.xlsx
Creators: name: Shizheng Zhang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110804 Medical Virology
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110203 Respiratory Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: severe COVID-19
Measurement of Particle Species Dependence of Elliptic Anisotropy with High Resolution Reaction Plane Detector at √sNN = 39, 62 and 200 GeV Au+Au Collisions at RHIC-PHENIX
Creators: name: Ikeda, Yoshimasa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: elliptic
anisotropy
flow
hbt
transverse momentum

description: This work present measurements of the elliptic flow (v2) of hadrons as a function of transverse momentum (pT) at √sNN = 200GeV, √sNN = 39 and 62 GeV in Au+Au collisions.
eLN – electronic Lab Notebook
Creators: name: Kainz, Gudrun
Year: 2024
Subjects: Bibliothekswissenschaft
Library science
ÖFOS 2012 -- SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN (5) -- Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (508) -- Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (5080) -- Bibliothekswissenschaft (508003)
ÖFOS 2012 -- SOCIAL SCIENCES (5) -- Media and Communication Sciences (508) -- Media and Communication Sciences (5080) -- Library science (508003)
eLN
eLabFTW
research data management
RDM
training materials
Shared RDM project

description: The „eLN – electronic Lab Notebook“ is part of a series of training materials created in the “Shared RDM Services & Infrastructure” project (2023-2026).
Investigating the role of myeloid cells within the tumor microenvironment
Creators: name: Cederberg, Rachel Ann
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: The solid tumor microenvironment contains structural and cellular components that can dictate cancer progression and therapy response. These cellular components can include cells of the innate immune system, such as myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), and eosinophils, as well as cells of the adaptive immune system, including CD4⁺ T regulatory cells (Tregs) and cytotoxic CD8⁺ T cells. The aim of this thesis work is to interrogate the pro- and anti- tumorigenic roles myeloid cells play in primary and metastatic disease, and how these myeloid populations interact with cells of the adaptive immune system to influence anti-tumor immunity. In Chapter 2, I examined how proteins secreted by cancer cells can promote a tumor-permissive microenvironment through the recruitment of suppressive innate and adaptive immune cells to the lungs. I demonstrated that tumor cells secreted proteins that drove the recruitment and/or expansion of pulmonary TAMs, Tregs, and granulocytic-MDSCs (G-MDSCs), resulting in increased primary lung tumor growth and pulmonary metastasis of mammary carcinoma cells, respectively. Targeting tumor-secreted proteins, or the suppressive immune cells that are expanded in response to said proteins, led to a decrease in primary and metastatic pulmonary disease. In Chapter 3, I utilized several transgenic mouse models of eosinophilia and eosinophil-deficiency to assess the role of eosinophils in breast cancer pulmonary metastasis. I found that eosinophils were directly cytotoxic towards mammary carcinoma cells, likely through degranulation, and that eosinophils decreased pulmonary metastatic growth of breast cancer cells. In Chapter 4, I profiled the dynamic myeloid compartment following antigen specific CD8⁺ T cell-mediated tumor regression and recurrence. I demonstrated that using glucose restriction of CD8⁺ T cells in vitro led to improved tumor regression in vivo. I identified several potentially suppressive myeloid cell subsets, including TAMs and arginase-1ʰⁱ monocytic-MDSCs (M-MDSCs) that expand during CD8⁺ T cell-mediated tumor regression and subsequent recurrence, which may play a role in tumor regrowth. This thesis work aims to examine the diverse phenotype and function of myeloid cells in primary and metastatic disease, ultimately contributing to an improved understanding of the interplay between the innate and adaptive immune system in the solid tumor microenvironment.
MOESM2 of The diversity between curatively resected pancreatic head and body-tail cancers based on the 8th edition of AJCC staging system: a multicenter cohort study
Creators: name: Sheng, Weiwei
name: Dong, Ming
name: Wang, Guosen
name: Shi, Xiaoyang
name: Gao, Wei
name: Wang, Kewei
name: Song, He
name: Shi, Gang
name: Tan, Xiaodong
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 2: Table S2. 7th AJCC stage for PC. 7th AJCC stage for PC. The details of TNM Stage in 7th edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer according to primary tumor, regional lymph node and Distant metastasis.
Characterizing the effect of caveolin-1 mutations and age-related changes in the caveolin-1 signalling interaction with endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Creators: name: Lim, John Elpis
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Caveolin-1 (Cav1) is a membrane protein that plays important structural and signalling roles in several mammalian cell types. While best known for the formation of flask-shaped membrane structures known as caveolae, which have been implicated in endocytic, mechanoprotective, and signalling roles, Cav1 also readily oligomerizes within lipid rafts to form Cav1 domains known as scaffolds. Disrupting Cav1 expression promotes tumour survival and migration, and Cav1 knockout animals suffer from pulmonary and cardiovascular conditions. While Cav1 is well-known to interact with multiple cell signalling partners, notably its inhibition of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), it remains unclear if this interaction is caveolae- or scaffold-dependent, of if it involves the caveolin scaffolding domain or the tyrosine-14 residue of Cav1. Here, we used confocal and single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) network analysis of Cav1 and eNOS localization in a transiently transfected Cav1 knockout MDA-MB-231 cell line, as well as whole-mount labeling of Cav1 and eNOS in mouse pulmonary arteries to study Cav1 interaction with eNOS. We found that phosphomimetic Cav1-Y14D mutant caveolae and scaffolds had similar features to caveolin scaffolding domain (CSD) mutants, while phosphorylation-deficient Cav1-Y14F mutant Cav1 structures closely resembled Cav1-WT blobs. Using binary mask analyses of Cav1 and eNOS, we identified that eNOS interacts with caveolae and scaffolds approximately equally, and that CSD mutant and Y14D mutant Cav1 had a slight but non-significant increase in Cav1-eNOS co-occurrence across all Cav1 domains. Additionally, to investigate changes in Cav1 and eNOS localization and behaviour with age, we used confocal microscopy to image Cav1, eNOS, and the Golgi marker GM130 in the pulmonary artery endothelium young and old mice. We observed that eNOS expression decreases with age (p < 0.001), especially outside the Golgi apparatus, that Golgi flatten with age while length remains constant (p < 0.0001), and that Cav1-eNOS co-localization decreases slightly with age (p = 0.03) despite decreased eNOS expression. Altogether, these results provide insights into the properties and characteristics of Cav1 nano-domains, their interactions with eNOS, and the effects of Cav1 CSD and Y14 mutation and age on its signalling activity.
The effects of a combination of cognitive interventions and loving-kindness meditations (C-METTA) on guilt, shame and PTSD symptoms: results from a pilot randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Müller-Engelmann, Meike
name: Bahnemann, Luisa
name: Kümmerle, Stella
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Background: Trauma-related guilt and shame are crucial for the development and maintenance of PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder). We developed an intervention combining cognitive techniques with loving-kindness meditations (C-METTA) that specifically target these emotions. C-METTA is an intervention of six weekly individual treatment sessions followed by a four-week practice phase. Objective: This study examined C-METTA in a proof-of-concept study within a randomized wait-list controlled trial. Method: We randomly assigned 32 trauma-exposed patients with a DSM-5 diagnosis to C-METTA or a wait-list condition (WL). Primary outcomes were clinician-rated PTSD symptoms (CAPS-5) and trauma-related guilt and shame. Secondary outcomes included psychopathology, self-criticism, well-being, and self-compassion. Outcomes were assessed before the intervention phase and after the practice phase. Results: Mixed-design analyses showed greater reductions in C-METTA versus WL in clinician-rated PTSD symptoms (d = −1.09), guilt (d = −2.85), shame (d = −2.14), psychopathology and self-criticism. Conclusion: Our findings support positive outcomes of C-METTA and might contribute to improved care for patients with stress-related disorders. The study was registered in the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00023470). C-METTA is an intervention that addresses trauma-related guilt and shame and combines cognitive interventions with loving-kindness meditations.A proof-of-concept study was conducted examining C-METTA in a wait-list randomized controlled trialC-METTA led to reductions in trauma-related guilt and shame and PTSD symptoms. C-METTA is an intervention that addresses trauma-related guilt and shame and combines cognitive interventions with loving-kindness meditations. A proof-of-concept study was conducted examining C-METTA in a wait-list randomized controlled trial C-METTA led to reductions in trauma-related guilt and shame and PTSD symptoms.
title: Oil and Gas Titles Australia
Creators: name: S., Wall
name: C., Evenden
Publisher: name: Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Energy Advice and Promotion
subject: Titles
subject: Published_External
subject: Oil
subject: Gas
subject: Map
subject: EARTH SCIENCES

description: A downloadable map showing Australia's Oil and Gas Titles as at 22 December 2022
MOESM10 of An integrated model to evaluate the impact of social support on improving self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Creators: name: Wang, Xiaojia
name: He, Linglan
name: Zhu, Keyu
name: Zhang, Shanshan
name: Xin, Ling
name: Xu, Weiqun
name: Guan, Yuxiang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 10: It describes the specific calculation steps of the least squares method.
Processing freehand vector sketches
Creators: name: Liu, Chenxi
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Freehand sketching is a fast and intuitive way for artists to communicate visual ideas, and is often the first step of creating visual content, ranging from industrial design to cartoon production. As drawing tablets and touch displays become increasingly common among professionals, a growing number of sketches are created and stored digitally in vector graphics format. This trend motivates a series of downstream sketch-based applications, performing tasks including drawing colorization, 3D model creation, editing, and posing. Even when stored digitally in vector format, hand-drawn sketches, often containing overdrawn strokes and inaccurate junctions, are different from the clean vector sketches required by these applications, which results in tedious and time-consuming manual cleanup tasks. In this thesis, we analyze the human perceptual cues that influence these two tasks: grouping overdrawn strokes that depict a single intended curve and connecting unintended gaps between strokes. Guided by these cues, we develop three methods for these two tasks. We first introduce StrokeAggregator, a method that automatically groups strokes in the input vector sketch and then replaces each group by the best corresponding fitting curve—a procedure we call sketch consolidation. We then present a method that detects and resolves unintended gaps in a consolidated vector line drawing using learned local classifiers and global cues. Finally, we propose StripMaker, a consolidation method that jointly considers local perception cues from the first method and connectivities detected by the second method. We further integrate observations about temporal and contextual information present in drawing, resulting in a method with superior consolidation performance and potential for better user interactivity. Together, this work identifies important factors in humans’ perception of freehand sketches and provides automatic tools that narrow the gap between the raw freehand vector sketches directly created by artists and the requirements of downstream computational applications.
TableS1
Creators: name: Firouzi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: Sequence analysis
Genomics and transcriptomics

description: TableS1,Description A,Results of STAD WGS tumors SBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach B,Results of STAD WGS tumors ID signature analysed by NMF-based approach C,Results of STAD WGS tumors DBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach D,Results of COAD WGS tumors SBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach E,Results of COAD WGS tumors ID signature analysed by NMF-based approach F,Results of COAD WGS tumors DBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach G,Results of STAD-MSS WES tumors SBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach H,Results of STAD-MSS WES tumors ID signature analysed by NMF-based approach I,Results of STAD-MSS WES tumors DBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach J,Results of STAD-MSI-H WES tumors SBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach K,Results of STAD-MSI-H WES tumors ID signature analysed by NMF-based approach L,Results of STAD-MSI-H WES tumors DBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach M,Results of COAD-MSS WES tumors SBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach N,Results of COAD-MSS WES tumors ID signature analysed by NMF-based approach O,Results of COAD-MSS WES tumors DBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach P,Results of COAD-MSI-H WES tumors SBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach Q,Results of COAD-MSI-H WES tumors ID signature analysed by NMF-based approach R,Results of COAD-MSI-H WES tumors DBS signature analysed by NMF-based approach S,Results of STAD WGS tumors analysed by Multivariate approach T,Results of COAD WGS tumors analysed by Multivariate approach U,Results of STAD-MSS WES tumors analysed by Multivariate approach V,Results of STAD_MSH-H WES tumors analysed by Multivariate approach W,Results of COAD-MSS WES tumors analysed by Multivariate approach X,Results of COAD_MSH-H WES tumors analysed by Multivariate approach
MOESM11 of An integrated model to evaluate the impact of social support on improving self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Creators: name: Wang, Xiaojia
name: He, Linglan
name: Zhu, Keyu
name: Zhang, Shanshan
name: Xin, Ling
name: Xu, Weiqun
name: Guan, Yuxiang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 11: It describes the specific calculation steps of the RSR method.
Interoperability Strategies for Serious Game Development
Creators: name: Ioana-Andreea, Stanescu; Antoniu, Stefan; Milos, Kravcic; Theo, Lim; Rafael, Bildarra
Publisher: name: Editura Universitara
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 0 Social sciences
subject: 37 Education
subject: 371 Instructional design
subject: 004:37 Elearning

description: This paper approaches the technological environment underpinning the development of serious games, and focuses on interoperability as a core element of a sustainable endeavour. Developing serious games in a way that enables interoperability is one means of increasing he depth and scope of instructional materials available to learners while reducing the overall development costs and time. Interoperability, the ability of computers and applications to communicate and share resources in a heterogeneous environment, is dependent on standards.
MOESM12 of An integrated model to evaluate the impact of social support on improving self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Creators: name: Wang, Xiaojia
name: He, Linglan
name: Zhu, Keyu
name: Zhang, Shanshan
name: Xin, Ling
name: Xu, Weiqun
name: Guan, Yuxiang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: Molecular Biology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified
Cancer
Science Policy

description: Additional file 12: Table S12.1. Critical probit values for different commonly used grade numbers. It describes the regulations on the critical probit values for different commonly used grade numbers.
A new approach to determining the boats hydrodynamic characteristics [In Russian: Новый подход в определении гидродинамических характеристик лодок]
Creators: name: Pomerantsev, Andrey
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The article shows a new approach to determining the hydrodynamic characteristics of sports kayaks.
Visual Outcomes Early after Implantable Collamer Lens V4c Implantation in Different Preoperative Spectacle Correction: Full Correction vs. Under Correction
Creators: name: Zhu, Jiru
name: Zhou, Tianan
name: Yang, Qianjie
name: Tong, Jianping
name: Shen, Ye
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: To investigate visual outcomes early after implantable collamer lens (ICL) V4c implantation between patients with fully corrected and under-corrected spectacles preoperatively. Patients who implanted ICL V4c were divided into the full correction (46 eyes/23 patients) and under-correction groups (48 eyes/24 patients) based on preoperative differences between the spherical diopter of the spectacles and the actual spherical diopter. Refractive outcomes, scotopic pupil size, higher-order aberrations, and subjective visual outcomes as assessed using a validated questionnaire were compared between the two groups 3 months postoperatively. Moreover, the relationships between the severity of haloes and postoperative ocular or ICL parameters were analyzed. At the 3-month follow-up, the efficacy indices in the full correction and under-correction groups were 0.99 ± 0.12 and 1.00 ± 0.10, respectively; the safety indices were 1.15 ± 0.16 and 1.15 ± 0.15, respectively. Total-eye spherical aberration (p < 0.0001) and internal spherical aberration (p = 0.0005) were significantly different pre- and post-operatively in the under-correction group, while no differences were found in the full correction group. Total-eye spherical aberration (p = 0.002) and the severity of haloes (p = 0.03) were postoperatively different between the two groups. The severity of haloes was associated with postoperative spherical aberration (total-eye spherical aberration: r = −0.32, p = 0.002; internal spherical aberration: r = −0.24, p = 0.02). Good efficacy, safety, predictability, and stability were obtained early after surgery regardless of preoperative spectacle correction. Patients in the under-correction group possessed a shift to negative spherical aberration and reported greater severity of haloes at the 3-month follow-up. Haloes were the most common visual symptoms after ICL V4c implantation and the severity of them was correlated with postoperative spherical aberration.
title: Mechanochemical Route to Novel High Entropy Materials for Rechargeable Batteries and Water Splitting Electrocatalysis
Creators: name: Lin, Ling
Publisher: name: UNSPECIFIED
Year: 2023

description: Owing to the significantly growing consumption of fossil fuels and emerging environmental concerns, new sustainable energy sources and innovative energy storage solutions are gaining significance in contemporary society. Hydrogen is being considered as a promising clean and renewable energy source, but efficient production to meet demand remains a challenge. Electrocatalytic water splitting is a potential pathway, however, its practical realization requires the development of stable, low-cost, and highly active catalysts. Furthermore, in order to optimize the harnessing of renewable energy sources, particularly those with inherent variability, there is a burgeoning requirement for energy storage systems, notably exemplified by the prominence and extensive investigation of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in scientific discourse. Among the various components of these devices, the electrode material is a crucial part that greatly affects the performance and cost of rechargeable batteries. Frequently, the enhancement of energy technologies necessitates the discovery and development of optimized materials, underscoring the criticality of exploring novel substances for energy conversion and storage purposes. In this context, catalysts and electrode materials hold particular importance, and investigating their composition-structure-property relationships becomes indispensable for facilitating future advancements in the field.
In recent years, high entropy materials (HEMs) have emerged as a promising class of materials for various applications, due to their distinctive structural features, customizable chemical composition, and resulting adjustable functional properties. The application of the high entropy concept to the energy field also offers opportunities for the design and the synthesis of novel materials with unprecedented properties.
In this dissertation, a novel mechanochemical method was successfully applied to synthesize HEMs, including high entropy oxides, oxyfluorides, and sulfides of different compositions and structures, containing thermally unstable or air-sensitive ions. The structural and chemical details of the prepared HEMs are studied by various techniques of X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). By this facile one-step synthesis, a series of HEMs were designed, prepared and investigated as electrode materials for LIBs and electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). These HEMs, particularly high entropy sulfides, showed exceptional capabilities in rechargeable batteries and water electrolysis, highlighting the potential and capacity of customized HEMs for various future applications.
Orthoporus fraternus
Creators: name: John Hollier
name: Edmund Schiller
name: Nesrine Akkari
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Diplopoda
Spirostreptida
Spirostreptidae
Orthoporus
Orthoporus fraternus

description: fraternus Saussure, 1860: 374, fig. 40 [Julus].
Yautepec dans les terres chaudes de la province de Mexico. One ♀.
 The MHNG collection contains one card-mounted ♀ under the name Spirostreptus fraternus. It is labelled “Atihuayan, Mexique, M H de Saussure” and matches the rough measurements given in the original description. This specimen is presumably the holotype. There is a ♂ specimen in alcohol under the same name, but the identification is given with a question mark so it cannot be part of the type series.
 Orthoporus fraternus (Saussure, 1860)
description: Published as part of John Hollier, Edmund Schiller & Nesrine Akkari, 2017, An annotated list of the Diplopoda described by Aloïs Humbert alone and with Henri de Saussure, and the Diplopoda from Saussure's Mexico expedition, pp. 203-224 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 124 (2) on page 209, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.893503
Rhysodesmus fraternus
Creators: name: John Hollier
name: Edmund Schiller
name: Nesrine Akkari
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Diplopoda
Polydesmida
Xystodesmidae
Rhysodesmus
Rhysodesmus fraternus

description: fraternus Saussure, 1859a: 322 -323 [Polydesmus (Fontaria)].
Côte orientale du Mexique. Unspecified number of ♂ and ♀.
 Saussure (1860) stated that he had four ♂ and three ♀, collected “dans les vallées du versant oriental de la Cordillère”. The MHNG has two ♂ and two ♀ in the dry collection under the name Fontaria fraternus. One ♂ and the two ♀ have the data label “Cordova, Mexique, M H de Saussure,” the other ♂ has “Pic Orizaba, Mexique, M H de Saussure.” There is also a glass vial containing a pair of gonopods secured by a pin through the cork stopper. All are part of the type series; the ♂ from Cordova was designated as the lectotype by Hoffman (1970: 155). There is a paralectotype in the ZMHB (Moritz & Fischer, 1978; ZMB202).
 Rhysodesmus fraternus (Saussure, 1859)
description: Published as part of John Hollier, Edmund Schiller & Nesrine Akkari, 2017, An annotated list of the Diplopoda described by Aloïs Humbert alone and with Henri de Saussure, and the Diplopoda from Saussure's Mexico expedition, pp. 203-224 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 124 (2) on page 210, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.893503
Digital multimodal composing with youth from refugee and immigrant backgrounds in a Metro Vancouver secondary school
Creators: name: Michalovich, Amir
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Canadian schools welcome increasing numbers of emergent multilingual newcomer youth. However, studies examining graduation data have shown that schools have not been very successful in keeping youth from refugee and socio-economically marginalized backgrounds invested in school learning. There is thus an urgent need to understand how these youth can be better supported in Canadian schools to achieve their potential. This qualitative, multi-year, ethnographic case-study research addresses this need, involving nine emergent multilingual adolescent newcomers from refugee and immigrant backgrounds in a Metro Vancouver secondary school. The study explored possibilities for language and literacy learning among these youth through in-school digital multimodal composing (DMC), the use of digital tools to make meaning with multiple modes (e.g., languages, visuals, gestures). Youth inquired, and later shared, about issues of interest and concern to them in DMC activities, specifically video productions, that I facilitated during class time in popular new media genres (e.g., reaction videos, video podcasts). The activities were designed with a role-play-based, dramaturgical pedagogy, and were anchored in curriculum goals. Reflexive thematic analysis of text, audio, and video data collected from youth and their teachers was conducted inductively in ATLAS.ti, with a multimodal ethnographic approach. Findings revealed three patterns presented in three manuscripts: (1) a focus on the role-play-based, dramaturgical pedagogy of the project as a case showed how this pedagogical structuring of DMC processes facilitated the nine newcomer students’ investment in classroom learning; (2) a focus on the reaction videos production as a case showed how six youth from refugee backgrounds took ownership of how they were to be perceived by their classmates and teachers; and (3) a focus, as a case, on one emergent multilingual refugee-background learner with significantly interrupted schooling who had come late to literacy, showed how DMC processes helped him overcome the language barrier, showcase English proficiency, and counter deficit perceptions. The study helps researchers, educators, and teacher-educators better understand how DMC can foster these youth’s investment in school learning.
Assessment of heavy metal contamination within the sediments in some fresh water lakes of Udaipur
Creators: name: Karki, Dhanusha
name: Verma, Anuya
Publisher: name: EQA - International Journal of Environmental Quality
Year: 2021

description: Heavy metal concentrations were assessed in sediment samples collected from three lakes of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The aim of the present investigation was to compare the lakes for season wise addition of pollution load. The assessment of heavy metals was done using Contamination factor (CF), Geo accumulation index (Igeo) and Pollution load index (PLI). In summer CF varied from 0.01 to 7.43 i.e low to very high but in winter season all three lakes represented high CF factor. Likewise Igeo index in the sediments for summer ranged between 0.41 to 14.48 mg/kg i.e uncontaminated to moderate to heavy to extreme levels in sediments of lakes and trends were of the order Mn>Zn>Pb>Ni>Cu>Cd. In winter Igeo index ranged between 1.34 to 19.3 mg/kg which is uncontaminated to extreme contamination in bottom sediments and trends were of the order Mn>Zn>Pb>Ni>Cu>Cd. Pollution load index in winter season represented high value i.e more than 1 in both Dudh Talai and Udai Sagar Lake. The proposed study suggested that heavy metal accumulation in sediments during winter was higher than summer season. This has a very significant relevance where the contaminated sediments have one of the most challenging pollution issues owning to the toxicity persistence and bioaccumulation issues of food web.
description: EQA - International Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 46 (2021)
Pseudoprionopeltis haastii
Creators: name: John Hollier
name: Edmund Schiller
name: Nesrine Akkari
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Diplopoda
Polydesmida
Dalodesmidae
Pseudoprionopeltis
Pseudoprionopeltis haastii

description: haastii Humbert & Saussure, 1869b: 683 -684 [Polydesmus (Oxyurus)].
Auckland, Waikato River, Nouvelle Zélande (Musée de Vienne, Voyage Novara). Unspecified number of ♀.
No specimens found in the MHNG. The NHMW contains one broken ♀ syntype (Inventory number 3811, Acquisition number 1866.I.22). Johns (1964: 41) refers to a ♀ specimen in the NHMW as the holotype, which can be regarded as a lectotype designation by holotype assumption. The Acquisition Register gives a more detailed locality “Waikato River/Tauperi” showing that the specimen was collected during the Novara’s stay in Auckland in 1858 (Scherzer, 1862).
 Pseudoprionopeltis haastii (Humbert & Saussure, 1869)
description: Published as part of John Hollier, Edmund Schiller & Nesrine Akkari, 2017, An annotated list of the Diplopoda described by Aloïs Humbert alone and with Henri de Saussure, and the Diplopoda from Saussure's Mexico expedition, pp. 203-224 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 124 (2) on page 210, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.893503
Centrelus heteropygus
Creators: name: John Hollier
name: Edmund Schiller
name: Nesrine Akkari
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Diplopoda
Spirobolida
Atopetholidae
Centrelus
Centrelus heteropygus

description: heteropygus Humbert & Saussure, 1869a: 154 [Spirobolus].
Mexico temperata. Unspecified number of ♂ and ♀.
Saussure & Humbert (1872) gave a more detailed redescription of the ♂ only and the type locality “Cuernavaca.” No specimens found in the MHNG. The whereabouts of the type specimens is unknown.
 Centrelus heteropygus (Humbert & Saussure, 1869)
description: Published as part of John Hollier, Edmund Schiller & Nesrine Akkari, 2017, An annotated list of the Diplopoda described by Aloïs Humbert alone and with Henri de Saussure, and the Diplopoda from Saussure's Mexico expedition, pp. 203-224 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 124 (2) on page 211, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.893503
The Current Trends in Lead Contamination in Zambian Towns: Save the Innocents
Creators: name: Lombe, Annette
name: Pamba, John
name: Kasali, George
name: Mwaanga, Phenny
name: Katete, Rodrick S.
Publisher: name: EQA - International Journal of Environmental Quality
Year: 2021

description: Lead (Pb) is a heavy metal which was actively mined in Kabwe, in Zambia’s Central Province and to a lesser extent, on the Copperbelt. Though the lead-zinc mine in Kabwe closed almost three decades ago, the risks associated with chronic exposure to the toxic heavy metal have not been addressed and remain a source of grave concern. Kabwe still remains one of the most lead contaminated towns in the world. Studies have shown that lead levels in soil, water and sediment far exceed permissible limits set by the World Health Organization. Recent investigations on the children under the age of seven in the mining towns have revealed arming levels of lead in their blood. Similarly, high level of lead has also been recorded in livestock in the same towns. Lead affects all organs of the body, particularly the nervous system. This paper identifies the various sources of Pb contamination in Zambian towns and the effects of lead toxicity on human health. Currently there are no any mitigation measures in place to protect people and livestock from excessive exposure to lead in the mining towns. The paper proposes sustainable bioremediation measures that can be used to reduce lead contamination in Zambian mining towns.
description: EQA - International Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 46 (2021)
MOESM1 of An integrated model to evaluate the impact of social support on improving self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Creators: name: Wang, Xiaojia
name: He, Linglan
name: Zhu, Keyu
name: Zhang, Shanshan
name: Xin, Ling
name: Xu, Weiqun
name: Guan, Yuxiang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Sub-criterion descriptions and references. It describes the meaning of 11 sub- criterion and the references.
Targeted feature extraction : a deep learning approach
Creators: name: Tsai, Yiting
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: This thesis details the progressive development of a Machine Learning workflow, aimed towards multi-class problems in the engineering and clinical fields. We select Deep Learning as the basis of this modelling framework, as their universal approximation property renders them agnostic to different types of underlying data structures. We propose an optimal Deep Learning model which extracts interpretable features, capturing the decisive, salient characteristics of each data class. This is accomplished by revising the traditional Deep Learning objective, introducing an additional term which enhances class separation and identity. Using mathematical properties of the discovered latent space, we introduce a Feature Extractor based on weight traceback, which connects the decisive class-specific neurons to the raw variables in the input layer. The efficacy and necessity of the proposed strategy is demonstrated across six total case studies. The first two studies highlight the inconsistency across clusters discovered by traditional Unsupervised Learning models, as well as the misconception of traditional Deep Learning as a magical solution to every problem. The following two studies demonstrate proof-of-concept for the proposed strategy on two Machine Learning benchmark datasets, showing visible improvements in both classification accuracy and feature extraction compared to baseline models. Finally, the remaining two studies explore clinical applications concerning the diagnosis of COVID-19 and Scleroderma patients. In each case, the proposed Machine Learning strategy is compared against traditional, state-of-art models, with respect to class cluster separability, prediction accuracy, and biomarker discovery. The results show clear improvements in each aforementioned area; moreover, computational complexity analysis shows that our method scales linearly with the number of samples in the dataset, and in a linearithmic fashion with respect to the number of raw variables. The main practical contributions of this thesis include a significant improvement in prediction accuracy through the reduction of false discovery rates, as well as the discovery of signature variables which allow for targeted mitigation of undesired conditions.
Geo-spatial distribution of hydrological nephrotoxic characteristics in Kalawewa and Tissawewa reservoirs in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Creators: name: Botheju, Shermila
name: Dayananda, Nalika
name: Perera, Ruwan T.
name: Liyanage, Janitha A.
Publisher: name: EQA - International Journal of Environmental Quality
Year: 2021

description: Reservoirs are one of the major water resources subjected to different forms of pollution due to anthropogenic activities. Heavy metals and water hardness are a particular concern due to their potential toxic effect and bio-accumulate ability. Therefore, the objective of this investigation was to analyze the spatial distribution of selected heavy metals Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb), and Arsenic (As)) and total water hardness in Kalawewa and Tissawewa reservoirs, Anuradhapura District in Sri Lanka. Cd, Pb, and As contents of water samples were analyzed using Inductive Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS-Agilent-7800). Total water hardness values were analyzed based on Ca and Mg concentrations of water samples. Spatial distribution patterns of analyzed heavy metals and total water hardness values were interpolated using Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) and Spatial autocorrelation tool in ArcMap 10.2.2 software. Overall, the mean heavy metal concentrations in two reservoirs complied with World Health Organization agricultural water standards. The mean total water hardness values of the two reservoirs reflect “very hard water”, and the distributions of analyzed heavy metals and water hardness were higher in the center. As long term exposure to nephrotoxic heavy metals adversely affects human health, taking all necessary changes before consumption can be recommended.
description: EQA - International Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 46 (2021)
Polydesmus
Creators: name: John Hollier
name: Edmund Schiller
name: Nesrine Akkari
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: hochstetterii Humbert & Saussure, 1869b: 690-691 [Polydesmus (Icosidesmus)].
Auckland, Nouvelle-Zélande (Musée de Vienne, Voyage Novara). Unspecified series.
 Attems (1899) redescribed the species based on type specimens in the NHMW. Carl (1902) gave a detailed redescription based on a type specimens in the MHNG and illustrated the gonopod. The MHNG collection contains two ♂ specimens in alcohol under the name Icosidesmus hochstetteri. The labels in the jar indicate that the specimens came from the NHMW and are types. Johns (1964: 6) designated one of the specimens (identified by a label in the vial containing the specimen) as lectotype. The NHMW houses two ♂ specimens from the type series (Inventory number 3823, Acquisition number 1866.I.10b), rather than the three reported by Johns (1964).
 Icosidesmus hochstetteri Humbert & Saussure, 1869
description: Published as part of John Hollier, Edmund Schiller & Nesrine Akkari, 2017, An annotated list of the Diplopoda described by Aloïs Humbert alone and with Henri de Saussure, and the Diplopoda from Saussure's Mexico expedition, pp. 203-224 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 124 (2) on page 211, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.893503