cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
A Predictive Model for Prime Numbers in Base-9: A Harmonic Approach to Prime Distribution
Creators: name: Hoegfeldt, Ian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This paper introduces a novel predictive model for prime numbers based on Base-9 arithmetic. Unlike traditional number systems, which treat prime numbers as unpredictable, Base-9 reveals a harmonic structure that allows for prime number prediction without brute-force verification. The formula, has been verified up to 50 trillion, demonstrating that prime locations can be accurately determined without trial division. This discovery has profound implications for number theory, cryptography, and computational efficiency.
Platyrrhinus lineatus
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Platyrrhinus
Platyrrhinus lineatus

description: Platyrrhinus lineatus (E. Geoffroy, 1810)
Distribuição Geral: norte da América do Sul, Colômbia, Peru, norte da Argentina e sul/sudeste do Brasil.
Distribuição no Paraná: regiões norte, noroeste e leste (Figura 11B).
 Registros: campus da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (Lima & Reis, 1994); Estação Ecológica do Caiuá (MHNCI, 4); fazenda Regina (Reis & Muller, 1995); fazenda Thá (MHNCI, 1); Mãe Catira (MHNCI, 3); Parque Arthur Thomas (Reis & Muller, 1995); Parque Estadual Mata dos Godoy (Reis & Muller, 1995); Parque Nacional de Sete Quedas (MHNCI, 2); região Norte (Vizotto et al., 1976); Salto Grande (Sanborn, 1955); vale do rio Ribeira (MHNCI, 1).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 111, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
Beyond the New "Two Whateverisms": China´s Ties in Africa
Creators: name: Taylor, Ian
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: The exponential rise of Chinese activities in Africa over the last eight years has been accompanied by a rise in accusations that “China” is seeking to colonise Africa and/or is responsible for a whole host of issues and problems on the continent. Such commentaries have had the intriguing effect of manufacturing a new “two whateverisms” (liangge fanshi), this time built around crude binaries: whatever “China” does in Africa is immoral, and whatever others (either “the West” or African actors) do - or do not do - can be explained away, if not defended. This article argues for a more nuanced perspective on the prospects and issues that rising Chinese activities in Africa bring.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 3/2008
Contours of China's "Africa Mode" and Who May Benefit
Creators: name: Asche, Helmut
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: China’s engagement with Africa intensified simultaneously in the four dimensions of trade, investment, aid, and immigration. Cross-dimensional complementarity as much as the geographical and sectoral spread distinguish the Chinese progression from most Western approaches. Who benefits from China in Africa is nevertheless still unclear in terms of aggregate welfare effects or the pro-poorness of growth. Furthermore, benefits in Africa depend on the African policy response to China’s advancement. It is argued that African policy-makers can take much on board from China’s own industrial, exchange rate, and trade policy. Lastly, negative effects from support for dictatorial regimes in Africa are not attributable to China alone, while Western policy learning on how to grant Africa the necessary policy space in a multi-polar environment remains painfully slow.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 3/2008
Harm reduction services as a point-of-entry to and source of end-of-life care and support for homeless and marginally housed persons who use alcohol and/or illicit drugs: a qualitative analysis
Creators: name: McNeil, Ryan, 1982-
name: Guirguis-Younger, Manal
name: Dilley, Laura B
name: Aubry, Tim D
name: Turnbull, Jeffrey
name: Hwang, Stephen W
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: Homeless and marginally housed persons who use alcohol and/or illicit drugs often have end-of-life care needs that go unmet due to barriers that they face to accessing end-of-life care services. Many homeless and marginally housed persons who use these substances must therefore rely upon alternate sources of end-of-life care and support. This article explores the role of harm reduction services in end-of-life care services delivery to homeless and marginally housed persons who use alcohol and/or illicit drugs. Methods: A qualitative case study design was used to explore end-of-life care services delivery to homeless and marginally housed persons in six Canadian cities. A key objective was to explore the role of harm reduction services. 54 health and social services professionals participated in semi-structured qualitative interviews. All participants reported that they provided care and support to this population at end-of-life. Results: Harm reduction services (e.g., syringe exchange programs, managed alcohol programs, etc.) were identified as a critical point-of-entry to and source of end-of-life care and support for homeless and marginally housed persons who use alcohol and/or illicit drugs. Where possible, harm reduction services facilitated referrals to end-of-life care services for this population. Harm reduction services also provided end-of-life care and support when members of this population were unable or unwilling to access end-of-life care services, thereby improving quality-of-life and increasing self-determination regarding place-of-death. Conclusions: While partnerships between harm reduction programs and end-of-life care services are identified as one way to improve access, it is noted that more comprehensive harm reduction services might be needed in end-of-life care settings if they are to engage this underserved population.
Towards China´s Integration into the Aid Donor Architecture: Learning from Chinese Participation in International Regimes
Creators: name: Stähle, Stefan
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: China’s increasing involvement in Africa seems to pose a serious challenge to the established aid donor community. A competition between the so-called Beijing Consensus and the Post-Washington Consensus could undermine regional and international efforts for supporting a reformist agenda towards market economy development and liberal democracy in Africa and could thus propel regional instability. Since most suggestions for an engagement strategy toward China regarding its economic activities in Africa lack a clear understanding of China’s motives to join such a regime, this article analyses China’s past behaviour in other international regimes. It recommends combining international pressure with pragmatic assistance in order to affect China’s cost-benefit analysis. A structured approach could provide pragmatic experience in the field, informal and formal dialogues, and an institutional structure that takes into account Chinese interests. Beijing could be gradually familiarised with the aid donor regime, using the effects of practical learning and small-group socialisation. (Manuscript received March 10, 2008; accepted for publication April 29, 2008)
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 3/2008
Aid within the China-Africa Partnership: Emergence of an Alternative to the NEPAD Development Paradigm?
Creators: name: Van Hoeymissen, Sara
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: This paper analyses the aid aspect within Sino-African relations against the backdrop of the neoliberal development vision behind the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and asks to what extent China-Africa relations, as a model of South-South cooperation, propose an alternative to this development paradigm. It identifies three types of development-related issues that have emerged in this context and that can be seen as characterising the emerging development paradigm within the relation. This paradigm appears shaped by both neo-liberal principles and the mutual benefit concerns proclaimed under the South-South partnership. Not unlike China’s own development model, the paradigm seems to be developed in a pragmatic and gradualist way and lacks a clear theoretical foundation or negotiated consensus. Agency by African countries with regard to creating the right conditions for development will therefore be as important as in their relations with any other partner. (Manuscript received February 29, 2008; accepted for publication July 14, 2008)
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 3/2008
Pygoderma bilabiatum
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Pygoderma
Pygoderma bilabiatum

description: Pygoderma bilabiatum (Wagner, 1843)
Distribuição Geral: apresenta uma distribuição disjunta, tendo sido registrado no Suriname, Bolívia, Paraguai, nordeste da Argentina e sul/sudeste do Brasil.
Distribuição no Paraná: amplamente distribuído, não tendo sido registrado, até o momento, apenas na porção noroeste do Estado (Figura 12A).
 Registros: Bairro Alto (MHNCI, 4); Castro (Vieira, 1942); campus da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (Reis & Muller, 1995); Céu Azul (MHNCI, 1); Empresa (MHNCI, 1); fazenda Barra Mansa (MHNCI, 10); fazenda Durgo (MHNCI, 1); fazenda Regina (Reis & Muller, 1995); Imbuial (MHNCI, 2); Jardim das Américas (Cáceres & Moura, 1998); Limeira (MHNCI, 4); Palmeira (Thomas, 1899); Parque Estadual Mata dos Godoy (Reis & Muller, 1995); Parque Estadual do Rio Guarani (MHNCI, 1); Parque Estadual de Vila Velha (MHNCI, 2); Parque Municipal Arthur Thomas (Reis et al, 1993); Parque Nacional do Iguaçu (Sekiama et al., 1998); Ponte São João (MHNCI, 1); Poruquara (MHNCI, 1); Usina de Guaricana (MHNCI, 2); Tijuco Alto (MZUSP, 2).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 111, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
title: Improving the performance of machine learning algorithms using conceptual models: a case study of auto insurance
Creators: name: Moosavi, Maedeh
Publisher: name: Memorial University of Newfoundland
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04haebc03
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2025

description: The integration of domain knowledge into machine learning models has been proposed as a means to address the limitations of purely data-driven approaches. Traditional machine learning techniques often rely on pre-defined, fixed data structures, which can overlook valuable context-specific insights that domain knowledge provides. This study investigates the impact of incorporating domain knowledge into the preprocessing and feature engineering stages of machine learning models, specifically focusing on decision tree algorithms and Support Vector Machines (SVM) within the insurance sector. To evaluate the effectiveness of this integration, this study compares the performance of models trained on a pre-defined dataset (A) with models trained on the same dataset after it was enhanced with domain-specific knowledge (Revised A). The results demonstrate that the integration of domain-specific guidelines into the feature engineering process significantly improved the accuracy and reliability of the predictive models, particularly in complex scenarios such as predicting customer profitability. In scenarios where domain knowledge played a crucial role in refining features that capture relationships within the insurance data, the enhanced models outperformed the original ones. Conversely, for tasks where the domain knowledge had less influence, the performance improvement was marginal. These findings suggest that integrating domain knowledge into machine learning processes can provide a meaningful boost in model effectiveness, but the benefits are context-dependent.
SSRS: April 2020 Coronavirus Opinion Panel Survey
Creators: name: SSRS
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2020

description: News about coronavirus (COVID-19) (2); news source for coronavirus information (1); worried that you or family will contract coronavirus (1); actions as a result of coronavirus (4); satisfaction with response to coronavirus outbreak (6); participating in activities more because of coronavirus (9); impact of coronavirus on work (9); economic impact of coronavirus (1); personally know anyone with coronavirus (1).
Sturnira lilium
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Sturnira
Sturnira lilium

description: Sturnira lilium (E. Geoffroy, 1810)
Distribuição Geral: do México e Pequenas Antilhas, Jamaica, Trinidade e Tobago, norte da Argentina, Brasil e Uruguai.
Distribuição no Paraná: amplamente distribuído (Figura 12B).
 Registros: Agudos do Sul (MHNCI, 1); Alto Boqueirão (MHNCI, 3); Bacacheri (MHNCI, 2); Bairro Alto (MHNCI, 1); Boqueirão (MHNCI, 1); campus da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (Lima & Reis, 1994); Capão da Imbuia (MHNCI, 10); Castelhanos (MHNCI, 1); Centro Cívico (MHNCI, 6); Cerro Azul (MHNCI, 1); Chácara Kanashiro (Reis et al., 1993); Empresa (MHNCI, 5); Estação Ecológica do Caiuá, (MHNCI, 8); Estação Marumbi (MHNCI, 2); fazenda Barra Mansa (MHNCI, 44); fazenda do Durgo (MHNCI, 1); fazenda Monte Alegre (Reis et al., 1999); fazenda Regina (Reis & Muller, 1995); fazenda Thá (MHNCI, 4); Floresta Nacional de Irati (Reis & Lima, 1994); foz do rio Jordão (MHNCI, 5); Guaricana (MHNCI, 16); Ilha do Mel (Leite et al., 1991); Imbuial (MHNCI, 13); Jardim das Américas (MHNCI, 2); Juruqui (MHNCI, 5); Lagoinha (MHNCI, 15); Limeira (MHNCI, 5); Mãe Catira (MHNCI, 2); Mananciais da Serra (MHNCI, 5); Mercês (MHNCI, 5); Palmeira (Thomas 1899); Paraná (MHNCI, 1); Parque Arthur Thomas (Reis & Muller, 1995); Parque Estadual de Caxambú (MHNCI, 1); Parque Estadual Mata dos Godoy (Reis & Muller, 1995); Porto de Cima (MHNCI, 11); Parque Estadual do Guartelá (MHNCI, 5); Parque Estadual de Vila Rica do Espírito Santo (MHNCI, 2); Parque Estadual de Vila Velha (MHNCI, 25); Parque Nacional do Iguaçu (Sekiama et al., 1998); Parque Nacional de Sete Quedas (MHNCI, 7); Piraquara (MHNCI, 1); Refúgio Biológico de Bela Vista e de Santa Helena (MHNCI, 1); Refúgio Biológico de Santa Helena (MHNCI, 2); Refúgio Biológico de Bela Vista (Zotz et al., 1987); Região Metropolitana de Curitiba (Sipinski et al., 1998); represa do Capivari-Cachoeira (MHNCI, 1); Reserva Guarani (MHNCI, 2); Reserva do Iguaçu (MHNCI, 1); Reserva do Rio dos Touros (MHNCI, 7); Rio Preto (MHNCI, 1); Rio Sagrado (MHNCI, 7); Salto do Morato (MHNCI, 3); Santa Quitéria (MHNCI, 1); Santo Inácio (MHNCI, 2); Sertãozinho (MHNCI, 2); Taquari (MHNCI, 6); Tijuco Alto (MZUSP, 3); vila da Usina Hidrelétrica de Segredo (MHNCI, 3); Vila Hauer (MHNCI, 11); Vila do Perneta (MHNCI, 1).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 111, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
Development and validation of a crash culpability scoring tool
Creators: name: Brubacher, Jeffrey
name: Chan, Herbert
name: Asbridge, Mark
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022

description: Objective: Several traffic safety research techniques require researchers to separate crash-involved drivers into culpable and non-culpable. Non-culpable drivers are assumed to be randomly involved in the crash by external factors and to approximate a non-collision control population. If this is true, factors that increase crash risk should be found more often in culpable than in non-culpable drivers. While a culpability scoring tool has been developed for research purposes, that tool does not adequately address wintery driving conditions.(Robertson and Drummer 1994) Moreover, traditional culpability scoring requires assessors to read and score individual collision reports. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate an automated, rule-based Canadian culpability scoring tool which is capable of rapidly scoring police crash reports from large administrative datasets. Methods: We used an iterative approach to develop and validate our tool. First, the Robertson – Drummer culpability scoring tool was modified to include the extensive police report data collected in the British Columbia Traffic Accident System (TAS) and to account for wintery driving conditions. This was done in consultation with traffic safety experts. The scoring tool was automated, employing a rule-based decision model that avoids interpretation of free text reports. The scoring tool was applied to 73 collisions (134 drivers). Two experts also reviewed these collisions and determined the culpability of each driver. Discrepant cases were discussed to understand why the scoring tool differed from the expert assessment and the scoring tool was modified accordingly. The final tool was compared with expert assessment on another sample of 96 crashes. The tool was also applied to a sample of 2086 crash-involved drivers with known blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) and the adjusted odds of culpability were calculated for several BAC ranges. Results: The final scoring tool included seven factors and had content validity for traffic safety experts. It had excellent agreement with expert scoring on the first set of collisions (kappa = 0.83, 95%CI: 0.75 – 0.91)) and on the second set (kappa = 0.84, 95%CI: 0.77 – 0.92)). When applied to crash-involved drivers with known BAC levels, the scoring tool exhibited predictive validity: the odds of culpability increased with higher BACs consistent with the known dose effect of BAC on crash risk. Conclusions: We have developed an automated culpability scoring tool contextualized to Canadian driving conditions. This tool will allow road safety researchers to assess collision responsibility in large administrative data sets derived from police reports.
Supplementary document for Sodium Ion Modulation for Interface Engineering in High-Efficiency Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells - 7442796.pdf
Creators: name: Zang, Lele
name: Qin, Deyang
name: Hu, Xiaobo
name: Chen, Shaoqiang
name: Nie, Er
name: Chu, Junhao
name: Tao, Jiahua
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Sodium Ion Modulation for Interface Engineering in High-Efficiency Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells
Sturnira tildae de la Torre 1959
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Sturnira
Sturnira tildae

description: Sturnira tildae de la Torre, 1959
Distribuição Geral: Guianas, Trinidade, Venezuela, Colômbia, Equador, Peru, Bolívia e Brasil.
Distribuição no Paraná: uma única localidade, na Serra do Mar paranaense (Figura 11A).
Registro: Mãe Catira (MHNCI, 1).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 112, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Signalling in Plants
Creators: name: ZHAO, Yang
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 3108
subject: Plant biology
classificationCode: 310803
subject: Plant cell and molecular biology

description: A thesis submitted in total fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.
Predictors of trips to food destinations
Creators: name: Kerr, Jacqueline
name: Frank, Lawrence
name: Sallis, James F
name: Saelens, Brian
name: Glanz, Karen
name: Chapman, Jim
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Background: Food environment studies have focused on ethnic and income disparities in food access. Few studies have investigated distance travelled for food and did not aim to inform the geographic scales at which to study the relationship between food environments and obesity. Further, studies have not considered neighborhood design as a predictor of food purchasing behavior. Methods Atlanta residents (N = 4800) who completed a travel diary and reported purchasing or consuming food at one of five food locations were included in the analyses. A total of 11,995 food-related trips were reported. Using mixed modeling to adjust for clustering of trips by participants and households, person-level variables (e.g. demographics), neighborhood-level urban form measures, created in GIS, and trip characteristics (e.g. time of day, origin and destination) were investigated as correlates of distance travelled for food and frequency of grocery store and fast food outlet trips. Results Mean travel distance for food ranged from 4.5 miles for coffee shops to 6.3 miles for superstores. Type of store, urban form, type of tour, day of the week and ethnicity were all significantly related to distance travelled for food. Origin and destination environment, type of tour, day of week, age, gender, income, ethnicity, vehicle access and obesity status were all significantly related to visiting a grocery store. Home neighborhood environment, day of week, type of tour, gender, income, education level, age, and obesity status were all significantly related to likelihood of visiting a fastfood outlet. Conclusions The present study demonstrated that people travel sizeable distances for food and this distance is related to urban. Results suggest that researchers need to employ different methods to characterize food environments than have been used to assess urban form in studies of physical activity. Food is most often purchased while traveling from locations other than home, so future studies should assess the food environment around work, school or other frequently visited destinations, as well as along frequently traveled routes.
Contemporary China-Nigeria Economic Relations: Chinese Imperialism or South-South Mutual Partnership?
Creators: name: Ogen, Olukoya
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: This study examines the vicissitudes of contemporary Sino-Nigerian trade relations by articulating and contextualising the phenomenal upsurge in China’s trade with Nigeria within the purview of the undercurrents of neo-liberalism. It further explores the diversified nature of Chinese investments in Nigeria especially in the areas of transportation, oil and gas, agriculture, communication and distribution. The work submits that while China has been feasting on Nigeria’s natural resources to propel its massive industrial complex, it has also been pursuing a policy of de-industrialisation in some strategic sectors of the Nigerian economy. The paper concludes that though Chinese investments in the areas of infrastructural development may appear crucial to Nigeria’s socioeconomic development, at the same time the skewed trading relationship that has turned Nigeria into a dumping ground for Chinese manufactured goods has wrecked havoc on Nigeria’s infant industries and stifled the development of the Nigeria’s indigenous enterprise. (Manuscript received March 01, 2008; accepted for publication April 22, 2008)
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 3/2008
Uroderma bilobatum Peters 1866
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Uroderma
Uroderma bilobatum

description: Uroderma bilobatum Peters, 1866
Distribuição Geral: do México até o Peru, Bolívia e Brasil.
Distribuição no Paraná: um único registro, na porção norte do Estado (Figura 13A).
 Registro: Londrina (Reis et al., 1998).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 112, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
Does journal endorsement of reporting guidelines influence the completeness of reporting of health research? A systematic review protocol
Creators: name: Shamseer, Larissa
name: Stevens, Adrienne
name: Skidmore, Becky
name: Turner, Lucy
name: Altman, Douglas G
name: Hirst, Allison
name: Hoey, John
name: Palepu, Anita
name: Simera, Iveta
name: Schulz, Kenneth
name: Moher, David
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: Reporting of health research is often inadequate and incomplete. Complete and transparent reporting is imperative to enable readers to assess the validity of research findings for use in healthcare and policy decision-making. To this end, many guidelines, aimed at improving the quality of health research reports, have been developed for reporting a variety of research types. Despite efforts, many reporting guidelines are underused. In order to increase their uptake, evidence of their effectiveness is important and will provide authors, peer reviewers and editors with an important resource for use and implementation of pertinent guidance. The objective of this study was to assess whether endorsement of reporting guidelines by journals influences the completeness of reporting of health studies. Methods: Guidelines providing a minimum set of items to guide authors in reporting a specific type of research, developed with explicit methodology, and using a consensus process will be identified from an earlier systematic review and from the EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network’s reporting guidelines library. MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Methodology Register and Scopus will be searched for evaluations of those reporting guidelines; relevant evaluations from the recently conducted CONSORT systematic review will also be included. Single data extraction with 10% verification of study characteristics, 20% of outcomes and complete verification of aspects of study validity will be carried out. We will include evaluations of reporting guidelines that assess the completeness of reporting: (1) before and after journal endorsement, and/or (2) between endorsing and non-endorsing journals. For a given guideline, analyses will be conducted for individual and the total sum of items. When possible, standard, pooled effects with 99% confidence intervals using random effects models will be calculated. Discussion: Evidence on which guidelines have been evaluated and which are associated with improved completeness of reporting is important for various stakeholders, including editors who consider which guidelines to endorse in their journal editorial policies.
"Doing" and "Undoing" of Community; Chinese Networks in Ghana
Creators: name: Ho, Conal Guan-Yow
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Chinese have been migrating to Ghana since the late 1950s. Despite over 50 years of migration to Ghana, the Chinese do not consider Ghana their home but rather live in an extended transitory state that can last from a couple of years to several decades. Part of the nature of this extended transitory state is the invisibility of a community. This paper looks at the nature of community among the Chinese in Ghana arguing that there is a constant desire to push away from the idea of belonging to a community (“undoing” of community) while at the same time pulling towards more social intimacy (“doing” of community). In particular, this paper looks at gossip and suspicion in conjunction with economic cooperation and competition as aspects of their social encounter that illuminates the nature of this pendulum swing. (Manuscript received February 27, 2008; accepted for publication April 21, 2008)
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 3/2008
Eptesicus brasiliensis
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Eptesicus
Eptesicus brasiliensis

description: Eptesicus brasiliensis (Desmarest, 1819)
Distribuição Geral: do sul do México ao norte da Argentina, Brasil e Uruguai
Distribuição no Paraná: amplamente distribuído (Figura 14B).
 Registros: Alto Boqueirão (MHNCI, 2); Arapoti (MHNCI, 1); Barreirinha (MHNCI, 1); Bigorrilho (MHNCI, 1); Canguiri (MHNCI, 3); Capão da Imbuia (MHNCI, 3); Castro (Davis, 1966); Curitiba (MHNCI, 1); Estação Ecológica Rio dos Touros (MHNCI, 1); Estação Ecológica do Caiuá (MHNCI, 1); fazenda Conceição (MHNCI, 3); fazenda Imbaúva (Reis et al., 1993); fazenda Monte Alegre (Reis et al., 1999); Ilha do Mel (MHNCI, 2); Mananciais da Serra (Lange & Straube, 1988); Palmeira (Thomas, 1899); Pilarzinho (MHNCI, 1); Parque Estadual Mata dos Godoy (Reis et al., 1993);. Refúgio Biológico Bela Vista (MHNCI, 1); Vila Hauer (MHNCI, 1).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 114, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
China-Africa Relations through the Prism of Culture - The Dynamics of Chineses Cultural Diplomacy with Africa
Creators: name: Liu, Haifang
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: China’s use of cultural diplomacy dates back almost to the beginning of the founding of the People’s Republic of China; it is not something invented by the Chinese government in the last few years, as the popular myth of China’s engagement in Africa via a well-established “grand geopolitical strategy” suggests. This study begins by providing a deeper historical understanding of China’s diplomacy and China’s Africa policy, and discusses at length the importance of cultural diplomacy as a path breaker and a lasting instrument of foreign policy. Focusing on several cases of current cultural diplomacy, the second half of the article explains the underlying reasons for and functions of these prominent practices, concluding that cultural diplomacy is a useful prism through which to observe the very nature of Sino-African relations and that the study of it is the right way to explore the special diplomatic culture the Chinese government has been practising. (Manuscript received February 26, 2008; accepted for publication April 3, 2008)
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 3/2008
Taiwan vollendet den Machtwechsel
Creators: name: Schütte, Hans-Wilm
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Am 21. März 2008 wählten die Taiwaner einen neuen Präsidenten und sie entschieden sich mit einer Mehrheit von 58,45% für Ma Ying-jeou (Ma Yingjiu), den Kandidaten der oppositionellen Nationalen Volkspartei Kuomintang (Guomin- dang, KMT). Mit ihm wurde Vincent Siew (Xiao Wanchang) zum Vizepräsidenten gewählt (ZXW o.J.a). Nach acht Jahren (zwei Amtsperioden) unter Chen Shui- bian von der taiwannationalistischen Demokratischen Fortschrittspartei DPP vollendeten die Wähler damit einen Machtwechsel, dessen ersten Akt die von der KMT überragend gewonnenen Parlamentswahlen im Januar 2008 bildeten (Schütte 2008). Es war der zweite auf demokratische Art zustande gekommene Machtwechsel in der Geschichte der noch jungen taiwanischen Demokratie.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 2/2008
China's Water Market - Opportunities for Foreign Investors
Creators: name: Hutterer, Jan
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: China has undergone a remarkable transformation process and rapid economic development. However, the resources that such growth demands have raised deep concerns about the long-term sustainability and hidden costs of China’s development. Many of these concerns are associated with the state of China’s water resources. As demand for water has increased, so too have problems with water shortages, pollution, falling groundwater tables, and flood/drought damages. To tackle these challenges, the Chinese government increasingly encourages foreign companies to engage in the country’s water market. Market research studies claim that this market holds promising business opportunities for both domestic and foreign companies. This article analyses this statement from a foreign investor’s perspective. It evaluates key factors influencing the reform policy of the Chinese government and introduces the main policy and investment implications. It shows that in spite of the remaining market barriers, the Chinese water market indeed holds business opportunities. In fact, a key role in solving China’s water crisis should be played by international companies and governments.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 2/2008
Wirtschaftliche Dimensionen der Olympischen Spiele in Beijing: Wer werden die Gewinner sein?
Creators: name: Schüller, Margot
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Die Olympischen Spiele sind nicht nur ein herausragendes Sportereignis, sondern bieten den austragenden Ländern stets eine politische Plattform zur Selbstdarstellung (Cha 2008:105). Auch die VR China wollte anlässlich der Olympischen Spiele die Gelegenheit nutzen, ihre wirtschaftlichen Erfolge der Weltöffentlichkeit vorzustellen. Nach drei Dekaden der Reform und Transformation gibt es in der Tat bemerkenswerte Fortschritte in allen Wirtschaftsbereichen. Nur wenige Wochen vor Beginn dieses internationalen sportlichen Großereignisses veränderte sich die Situation jedoch schlagartig: Die internationale Kritik an China verschärfte sich und fand ihren Höhepunkt in der Verurteilung der politischen Haltung der chinesischen Regierung gegenüber den tibetischen Protestgruppen im In- und Ausland. In manchen Ländern hatte dies sogar die Diskussion um einen Boykott der Olympischen Spiele ausgelöst. Viel zu spät reagierte die politische Führung Chinas auf diese Kritik in konstruktiver Weise. Als dann die dramatischen Folgen des Erdbebens in der Provinz Sichuan deutlich wurden und die internationalen Medien verfolgen konnten, wie ungleich effizienter und offener die politische Führung mit dieser Naturkatastrophe umging, kehrte sich die öffentliche Meinung im Westen erneut um.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 2/2008
neue Runde der Strukturreform des Staatsrats
Creators: name: Liu, Jen-Kai
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Vom 5. bis 18. März 2008 trat der XI. Nationale Volkskongress (NVK) in Beijing zu seiner 1. Jahrestagung zusammen. Neben den personellen Neubesetzungen im NVK und im Staatsrat (CDS 2008) ging es wie anlässlich jeder der alle fünf Jahre stattfindenden NVK-Tagungen um eine neue Runde der Verwaltungsreform. Dies ist die sechste Runde der Reorganisation des Staatsrats, Chinas Kabinett, seit Beginn der Reformperiode (zu den ersten vier Runden der Strukturreformen von 1982, 1988, 1993 und 1998 Liu 2001, zur fünften Runde im Jahr 2003 Holbig 2003:319-322). Die jetzige Strukturreform steht unter der Federführung Li Keqiangs, Mitglied des Ständigen Ausschusses des Politbüros und einer der drei neuen stellvertretenden Ministerpräsidenten. Das gegenwärtige Verwaltungssystem lässt nach Ansicht der Zentralregierung angesichts der Vertiefung der Reform des Wirtschaftssystems und Chinas Beitritt zur WTO noch viel zu wünschen übrig. Um mit den Entwicklungen der vergangenen Jahre Schritt zu halten, so NVK-Sprecher Jiang Enzhu auf einer Pressekonferenz am 4. März, sei eine neue Runde der Reorganisation der Regierungsorgane zwingend notwendig geworden. Ziel der Reform sei, eine offenere, transparentere und effizientere Regierung zu schaffen, die die Interessen der Bevölkerung ganz oben auf die Prioritätenliste setzt (Xinhua 2008d; CCTV 2008).
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - 2/2008
Diaemus youngi
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Phyllostomidae
Diaemus
Diaemus youngi

description: Diaemus youngi (Jentink, 1893)
Distribuição Geral: do México até o norte da Argentina, Brasil.
Distribuição no Paraná: um único registro para a região sudeste do Paraná (Figura 14A).
Registro: Palmeira (Thomas, 1899).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 113, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
IKT-Sektor in China und Indien
Creators: name: Müller, Götz
name: Schüller, Margot
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Im ersten Teil des Beitrages „Der IKT-Sektor in Indien und China“ wurde ein detaillierter Überblick über die Entwicklung des Sektors gegeben und dabei auf seine unterschiedliche Ausprägung in China und Indien hingewiesen. Während China der größte asiatische Exporteur von Hardware ist, verfügt Indien im Bereich Software und ITServices über eine herausragende Marktstellung in Asien. Es ist damit zu rechnen, dass China mittelfristig für Indien auch eine starke Konkurrenz bei IT-Software-Exporten werden wird. Zwar weist Indien ein starkes Exportgeschäft bei Software und IT-Services auf, doch ist der inländische Markt sowohl für Hardware als auch für Software im Vergleich zum chinesischen Markt wesentlich kleiner.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Dezember 2004
Lasiurus borealis
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Lasiurus
Lasiurus borealis

description: Lasiurus borealis (Müller, 1776)
Distribuição Geral: sul do Canadá, Cuba, Porto Rico, 0Galápagos, Chile, Argentina, Brasil e Uruguai.
Distribuição no Paraná: amplamente distribuído, exceto na região da Serra do Mar e faixa litorânea (Figura 16A).
 Registros: Capão da Imbuia (MHNCI, 1); Céu Azul (MHNCI, 1); Cidade Industrial (MHNCI, 1); Curitiba (MHNCI, 3); Douradina (MHNCI, 1); fazenda Marimbondo (MHNCI, 1); Ivaiporã (MHNCI, 2); Lupionópolis (MHNCI, 2); Parque Estadual Mata dos Godoy (Reis & Muller, 1995); Parque Municipal Arthur Thomas (Reis & Muller, 1995); Parque Nacional do Iguaçu (Sekiama et al., 1998); Palmital (MHNCI, 2); Rebouças (MHNCI, 1); São Luis do Purunã (MHNCI, 1).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 115, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
Modelling Aquatic Eco-Dynamics: Overview of the AED modular simulation platform
Creators: name: Hipsey, Matthew R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: aquatic-science
water quality
ecosystem
biogeochemistry
lakes
rivers
estuaries
open-science

description: This is the first release of the AED Science Manual, an online book summarising the mathematical basis for the balance equations and interactions between the AED modules. In addition a summary of parameter values for lake, river and estuary environments are presented from a range of sources, as well as instructions for setting up a simulation. Access the book at : https://aquaticecodynamics.github.io/aed-science/
LRRK2 knockout mice have an intact dopaminergic system but display alterations in exploratory and motor co-ordination behaviors
Creators: name: Hinkle, Kelly M
name: Yue, Mei
name: Behrouz, Bahareh
name: Dächsel, Justus C
name: Lincoln, Sarah J
name: Bowles, Erin E
name: Beevers, Joel E
name: Dugger, Brittany
name: Winner, Beate
name: Prots, Iryna
name: Kent, Caroline B
name: Nishioka, Kenya
name: Lin, Wen-Lang
name: Dickson, Dennis W
name: Janus, Christopher J
name: Farrer, Matthew J
name: Melrose, Heather L
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Mutations in the LRRK2 gene are the most common cause of genetic Parkinson’s disease. Although the mechanisms behind the pathogenic effects of LRRK2 mutations are still not clear, data emerging from in vitro and in vivo models suggests roles in regulating neuronal polarity, neurotransmission, membrane and cytoskeletal dynamics and protein degradation. We created mice lacking exon 41 that encodes the activation hinge of the kinase domain of LRRK2. We have performed a comprehensive analysis of these mice up to 20 months of age, including evaluation of dopamine storage, release, uptake and synthesis, behavioral testing, dendritic spine and proliferation/neurogenesis analysis. Our results show that the dopaminergic system was not functionally comprised in LRRK2 knockout mice. However, LRRK2 knockout mice displayed abnormal exploratory activity in the open-field test. Moreover, LRRK2 knockout mice stayed longer than their wild type littermates on the accelerated rod during rotarod testing. Finally, we confirm that loss of LRRK2 caused degeneration in the kidney, accompanied by a progressive enhancement of autophagic activity and accumulation of autofluorescent material, but without evidence of biphasic changes.
Taiwan nach der Wahl zum Legislativyuan am 11.12.2004
Creators: name: Schütte, Hans-Wilm
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Bei einer Parlamentswahl gilt gewöhnlich nicht die Partei als Verliererin, die am wenigsten Stimmen erhält, und die als Gewinner, die mit den meisten Kandidaten ins Parlament einziehen kann. Vielmehr werden einer Bewertung sowohl das Abschneiden gegenüber der vorangegangenen Wahl wie auch das Erreichen oder Verfehlen von Wahlzielen zu Grunde gelegt, die sich die Parteien selbst gesetzt haben. Dass man sogar dann als Verlierer gelten - und sich selbst als Verlierer fühlen - kann, wenn man Stimmenzuwächse erhielt und die größte Fraktion stellt, musste im Dezember 2004 Taiwans Demokratische Fortschrittspartei (Minjin Dang, DPP) erfahren.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Dezember 2004
Lasiurus cinereus
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Lasiurus
Lasiurus cinereus

description: Lasiurus cinereus (Beauvois, 1796)
Distribuição Geral: Escócia, Havaí, Canadá, do México até a Venezuela, Chile, Argentina e Brasil.
Distribuição no Paraná: região leste (Figura 16B).
Registros: Batel (MHNCI, 1); Capão da Imbuia (MHNCI, 1); Guaricana (MHNCI, 2); Jardim das Américas (MHNCI, 2); Mercês (MHNCI, 1); Vila Fani (MHNCI, 3).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 115, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
Lasiurus ega
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Lasiurus
Lasiurus ega

description: Lasiurus ega (Gervais, 1855)
Distribuição Geral: sul dos Estados Unidos até o sul da América do Sul.
Distribuição no Paraná: um único registro para a região norte (Figura 16B).
 Registro: Londrina (Reis et al., 1998).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 115, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
Myotis nigricans
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis nigricans

description: Myotis nigricans (Schinz, 1821)
Distribuição Geral: México, Pequenas Antilhas, norte da Argentina, sul e sudeste do Brasil.
Distribuição no Paraná: amplamente distribuído (Figura 17B).
 Registros: Adrianópolis (MHNCI, 1); Alto Boqueirão (MHNCI, 1); Arapoti (MHNCI, 1); Balneário Riviera II (MHNCI, 1); Campus da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (Lima & Reis, 1994); Estação Ecológica do Caiuá (MHNCI, 3); fazenda Durgo (Oliveira et al., 1985); fazenda Monte Alegre (Reis et al., 1999); fazenda Regina (Reis & Muller, 1995); Floresta Nacional de Irati (Reis & Lima, 1994); Guaricana (MHNCI, 2); Lancinhas (MHNCI, 10); Limeira (MHNCI, 1); Manancias da Serra (MHNCI, 2); Morretes (MHNCI, 1); Palmeira (Thomas, 1899); Parque Arthur Thomas (Félix et al., 2000); Parque Estadual Mata dos Godoy (Reis & Muller, 1995); Parque Estadual de Vila Velha (Borges, 1989); Porto de Cima (MHNCI, 3); Segredo (MHNCI, 1); Shangri-lá (MHNCI, 1); Refúgios Biológicos de Bela Vista e Santa Helena (Durigan et al., 1990); Região Metropolitana de Curitiba (Sipinski et al., 1998); rio Iguaçu (MHNCI, 6); Rio Negro (Carvalho, 1973); Taboão (MHNCI, 1); vila da Usina Hidrelétrica de Segredo (MHNCI, 1).
Distribuição no Paraná: região sudeste, excluindo, possivelmente, a faixa da Serra do Mar e litoral (Figura 17A).
Registros: fazenda São Nicolau (MHNCI, 1); Lancinhas (MHNCI, 2).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on pages 115-116, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
Myotis rubra
Creators: name: Miretzki, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis
Myotis rubra

description: Myotis rubra (E. Geoffroy, 1806)
Distribuição Geral: Paraguai, noroeste da Argentina, sul e sudeste do Brasil.
Distribuição no Paraná: amplamente distribuído (Figura 18A).
 Registros: fazenda Durgo (Oliveira et al., 1985); fazenda Iguaçu (Persson & Lorini, 1990); fazenda Monte Alegre (Reis et al., 1999); Parque Estadual Mata dos Godoy (Reis & Muller, 1995); Rio Negro (MZUSP, 2); serra do Araçatuba (MHNCI, 2); Três Córregos (MHNCI, 1).
description: Published as part of Miretzki, Michel, 2003, Morcegos Do Estado Do Paraná, Brasil (Mammalia, Chiroptera): Riqueza De Espécies, Distribuição E Síntese Do Conhecimento Atual M M Abstract, pp. 101-138 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (6) on page 116, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000600001, http://zenodo.org/record/13226416
SVR Macau
Creators: name: Jen-Kai, Liu
Publisher: name: China aktuell
Year: 2020

description: Am 4. Dezember ernannte Chinas Staatsrat auf Vorschlag von Regierungschef Edmund Ho Macaus Führungspersonal für die zweite (fünfjährige) Amtszeit, die am 20. Dezember beginnt.
description: China aktuell, China aktuell - Dezember 2004