cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Gamer or Citizen? Live Video Politics in a Digital Age
Creators: name: Brookwell, Ilya
Publisher: name: Goldsmiths, University of London
Year: 2019

description: This thesis is a study of the communities of gamers who populate several live-video streams on the website Twitch.  I explore gamers as citizens and ask how gamers are political in light of their activities on stream.  We have inherited an understanding of gamers as “disaffected” and their “habits” a retreat from a world apparently deprived of hope and increasingly devoid of human contact.  This is an inheritance which constrains the very question ‘gamer or citizen?’  I write against this dominant discourse of disaffection.  While I show that gamers and video games are not separate aspects of play rather inextricably linked, I emphasize that streaming is not a game.  Instead, I show that it is a human activity system configured for the gamer subject to develop a notion of self fundamentally located in community.  I use the term ‘community’ to refer to existing channels of which there are 7 core sites on this project.  What gives these communities cohesion is the underlying premise that gamers create, inhabit as well as inherit a political world.  Streaming communities offer unique insights into what it means to live in a “digital age.”  Gamers find through streaming ‘a way in’ to viable channels and ostensibly ‘a way out’ from demonization, but in so doing they experience tensions as part of what I call a “live-video politics”.  They find themselves caught up in a neo-liberal world as their streaming entails hard and often poorly remunerated work.  What is more, their virtual encounters bring dominant and subordinate subjects into view revealing negotiations and colluding hegemonies not only with a corporate world but across the fault lines of race, gender and sexuality.  My main conclusion is that it will be up to gamers as citizens to ‘rise up’ and take control of their politics, to show not only that they are not so narrowly determined by their activities of play but also that they can indeed become leaders in an incumbent democracy.
title: Strategien zu offenen Bildungsresourcen (OER) an österreichischen öffentlichen Universitäten
title: Eine Beschreibung von nationalen Strategien, Whitepapers und Projekten sowie eine Analyse der aktuellen Leistungsvereinbarungen
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Edelsbrunner, Sarah
name: Ebner, Martin
name: Schön, Sandra
Publisher: name: Graz University of Technology
Year: 2021

description: Präsentation zum Vortrag auf der 29. Jahrestagugn der Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft (GMW), 21.-22. Oktober 2021Sarah Edelsbrunner, Martin Ebner und Sandra Schön (2021). Strategien zu offenen Bildungsressourcen an österreichischen öffentlichen Universitäten. Eine Beschreibung von nationalen Strategien, Whitepapers und Projekten sowie eine Analyse der aktuellen Leistungsvereinbarungen. Erscheint in den Proceedings der GMW 2021.Dieser Foliensatz ist lizenziert unter einer CC BY 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de), ausgenommen anders zitierte Quellen und Grafiken.
Comparative research in the digital competence of the pre-service education teacher: face-to-face vs blended education and gender
Creators: name: Guillen-Gamez, Francisco D.
name: Mayorga-Fernández, Maria Jose
name: Del Moral, María Teresa
Publisher: name: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society
Year: 2020

description: To evaluate the digital competence of pre-service teacher, three sub-scales must be considered: attitude, knowledge and use. However, the degree of acquisition may vary depending on different variables. The main objective of this research is to find out the level of digital competence of university students based on these three sub-scales, and, as secondary objectives, to find out whether any differences exist in relation to students’ educational modality and gender. A non-experimental design has been used (ex post facto) with a sample of 675 students from the Pontifical University of Salamanca. The results revealed that the level of digital competence of the pre-service education teacher is medium, with no significant differences in gender. However, differences were found in the Blended-Learning modality.
description: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, Vol 16 No 3 (2020): Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society - Regular Issue N. 3/2020
Interplay between two-component regulatory systems is involved in control of Cupriavidus metallidurans metal resistance genes
Creators: name: Große, Cornelia
name: Scherer, Judith
name: Schleuder, Grit
name: Niesa, Dietrich H.
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 570

description: Metal resistance of Cupriavidus metallidurans is based on determinants that were acquired in the past by horizontal gene transfer during evolution. Some of these determinants encode transmembrane metal efflux systems. Expression of most of the respective genes is controlled by two-component regulatory systems composed of a membrane-bound sensor/sensory histidine kinase (HK) and a cytoplasmic, DNA-binding response regulator (RR). Here, we investigated the interplay between the three closely related two-component regulatory systems CzcRS, CzcR2S2, and AgrRS. All three systems regulate the response regulator CzcR, while the RRs AgrR and CzcR2 were not involved in czc regulation. Target promoters were czcNp and czcPp for genes upstream and downstream of the central czc gene region. The two systems together repressed CzcRS-dependent upregulation of czcP-lacZ at low zinc concentrations in the presence of CzcS but activated this signal transmission at higher zinc concentrations. AgrRS and CzcR2S2 interacted to quench CzcRS-mediated expression of czcNp-lacZ and czcPp-lacZ. Together, cross talk between the three two-component regulatory systems enhanced the capabilities of the Czc systems by controlling expression of the additional genes czcN and czcP.
Parental Benefit to Care for Children During School Closures
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: A parent benefit (beneficcju ta genitur) was newly introduced for parents to care for their children during school closures
Stärken und Schwächen regionaler Innovationssysteme in den vom Kohleausstieg betroffenen Regionen in Deutschland
Creators: name: Brachert, Matthias
name: Titze, Mirko
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 330

description: Der Beitrag analysiert regionale Innovationssysteme in den Regionen Deutschlands, die aufgrund der Gesetzeslage bis zum Jahr 2038 den Ausstieg aus der thermischen Verwertung der Braunkohle vollzogen haben müssen. Viele dieser Regionen weisen ohnehin Strukturschwächen auf. Es stellt sich die Frage, ob und wie regionale Strukturpolitik dabei helfen kann, die Transformation der regionalen Wirtschaft zu meistern. Ein guter Anknüpfungspunkt besteht darin, regionale Innovationssysteme in ihrem Wandel zu stärken. Im Vergleich der drei betroffenen Reviere zeigt sich insbesondere für die Lausitz, dass bisher die Hochschulen insgesamt wenig vernetzt sind und Kontakte zur regionalen Wirtschaft unterentwickelt sind. Eine Stärkung von Innovationskooperationen kann daher zusätzliche Impulse für die regionale Entwicklung der Reviere liefern.
Resolving clouds in a global atmosphere model
Creators: name: Jansson, Fredrik
name: van den Oord, Gijs
name: Pelupessy, Inti
name: Grönqvist, Johanna
name: Chertova, Maria
name: Crommelin, Daan
name: Siebesma, Pier
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: OpenIFS
DALES
superparameterization
weather simulation

description: Poster about superparameterization of clouds, convection and turbulence in the global atmospheric model OpenIFS, using DALES, a high-resolution, three-dimensional large-eddy simulation code.

Presented at the Woudschoten Conference of the Dutch-Flemish Scientific Computing Society 2018.
Cooperative leadership as a condition for patient-reported rehabilitation success
Creators: name: Meyer, Thorsten
name: Kleineke, Vera
name: Stamer, Maren
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Introduction: Rehabilitation is a complex intervention that takes place in a complex setting. The MeeR project (characteristics of successful rehabilitation facilities) aims to identify complex conditions of successful rehabilitation outcomes. Methods: A project with a sequential mixed-methods study design with a quantitative prestudy and a qualitative main study was applied. In the quantitative study, quality assurance data of the German Pension Insurance was used to (1) develop and compute a multifacet z-standardized outcome index based on patient-reported outcome data, (2) rank k = 273 orthopedic rehabilitation facilities comprising n = 112,895 patients and k = 86 cardiac rehabilitation institutions comprising n = 30,299 patients based on their outcome index score by means of a league table, and (3) adjust the ranking by basic patient characteristics (age, gender, diagnosis, weeks out of work prior to rehabilitation, application for pension). In the qualitative main study, k = 6 rehabilitation facilities (orthopedic and cardiac rehabilitation centers) were recruited based on the results of the quantitative analysis: three facilities that ranked top 10% and three facilities that ranked lowest 10% of the adjusted league table. All six rehabilitation facilities were visited each for 1 week by two researchers. We conducted participant observations, expert interviews with medical and administrative leaders, group discussions with rehab team members, and group discussions with patients. Subsequently, a systematic comparison of the results of the upper and lower 10% facilities was conducted to identify those characteristics that distinguished those institutions from one another. Results: One of the three clusters of characteristics that distinguished the above and below 10% facilities related to teamwork or interdisciplinary cooperation: among others, the extent of interdisciplinary cooperation was higher in the rehabilitation facilities with a higher degree of success, the leading medical doctors were less dominant in these institutions, and there was also a more comprehensive representation of the team within team meetings, i.e., the quality and amount of interdisciplinary cooperation were higher in these institutions compared to rehabilitation facilities with a lower level of success. Discussion: This project provided qualitative evidence for the role of interdisciplinary cooperation and collaborative leadership and its different facets for patient-related successful rehabilitation in orthopedic and cardiac rehabilitation. It provides valuable insights into the fabric and structure of a rehabilitation institution and a variety of target points for team development and group-leading interventions.
Research progress in enzymatically cross-linked hydrogels as injectable systems for bioprinting and tissue engineering
Creators: name: Naranjo-Alcazar, Raquel
name: Bendix, Sophie
name: Groth, Thomas
name: Gallego Ferrer, Gloria
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 615

description: Hydrogels have been developed for different biomedical applications such as in vitro culture platforms, drug delivery, bioprinting and tissue engineering. Enzymatic cross-linking has many advantages for its ability to form gels in situ while being injected into tissue, which facilitates minimally invasive surgery and adaptation to the shape of the defect. It is a highly biocompatible form of cross-linking, which permits the harmless encapsulation of cytokines and cells in contrast to chemically or photochemically induced cross-linking processes. The enzymatic cross-linking of synthetic and biogenic polymers also opens up their application as bioinks for engineering tissue and tumor models. This review first provides a general overview of the different cross-linking mechanisms, followed by a detailed survey of the enzymatic cross-linking mechanism applied to both natural and synthetic hydrogels. A detailed analysis of their specifications for bioprinting and tissue engineering applications is also included.
Paracallisoma abyssi Oldevig 1959
Creators: name: Kilgallen, Niamh M.
name: Lowry, James K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Scopelocheiridae
Paracallisoma
Paracallisoma abyssi

description: Taxon classification Animalia Amphipoda Scopelocheiridae Paracallisoma abyssi (Oldevig, 1959) Figure 21 Scopelocheirus abyssi Oldevig, 1959: 16, figs 1-3. - Barnard and Karaman 1991: 528. - Vinogradov et al. 1996: 8. - Brandt 1997: 1540 (table 2). Paracallisoma abyssi. - Horton 2006: 20, table 2. - Horton et al. 2013: 354. Type material. Syntypes, (24 specimens, maximum length about 15 mm), Stockholm Museum. Type locality. Swedish Deep (77°39'N, 1°17'E), 3200 m, Biloculina ooze, -1.4 °C. Depth range. 1525-3200 m (Brandt 1997, Oldevig 1959). Distribution. North Atlantic Ocean. Greenland Sea (Oldevig 1959, Brandt 1997); Norwegian Sea (Vinogradov et al. 1996); Faroe-Shetland Channel (Horton 2006); Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Horton et al. 2013). Ecology. A scavenger, taken in baited traps (Vinogradov et al. 1996, Horton 2006, Horton et al. 2013). Discussion. This is a poorly described and little-sampled species that was originally described in the genus Scopelocheirus. Horton (2006) removed it to Paracallisoma. Horton and Thurston (in prep.) have new material of this species and are in the process of re-describing it.
description: Published as part of Kilgallen, Niamh M. & Lowry, James K., 2015, A review of the scopelocheirid amphipods (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lysianassoidea), with the description of new taxa from Australian waters, pp. 1-43 in Zoosystematics and Evolution 91 (1) on page 1, DOI: 10.3897/zse.91.8440
The epidemiology or management of cardiovascular disease among Pacific people according to Pacific-specific ethnicity or country of birth: A systematic review.
Creators: name: Winter-Smith, Julie
name: Selak, Vanessa
name: Grey, Corina
name: Harwood, Matire
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Diseases
subject: Public Health
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Cardiovascular Diseases
subject: Epidemiology

description: This is a systematic review
Association of complement and coagulation pathway proteins with treatment response in first-episode psychosis : a longitudinal analysis of the OPTiMiSE clinical trial
Creators: name: Susai, Subash Raj
name: Föcking, Melanie
name: Mongan, David
name: Heurich, Meike
name: Coutts, Fiona
name: Egerton, Alice
name: Whetton, Anthony D.
name: Winter-Van Rossum, Inge
name: Unwin, Richard D.
name: Pollak, Thomas A.
name: Weiser, Mark
name: Leboyer, Marion
name: Rujescu, Dan
name: Byrne, Jonah F.
name: Gifford, George W.
name: Dazzan, Paola
name: Koutsouleris, Nikolaos
name: Kahn, René S.
name: Cotter, David R.
name: McGuire, Philip K.
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 150

description: Background and Hypothesis: Treatment response to specific antipsychotic medications is difficult to predict on clinical grounds alone. The current study hypothesizes that the baseline complement pathway activity predicts the treatment response and investigates the relationship between baseline plasma biomarkers with treatment response to antipsychotic medications. Study Design: Baseline plasma samples were collected from first episode of psychosis patients (n = 243) from a multi-center clinical trial. The participants were treated with amisulpride for 4 weeks. Levels of complement and coagulation proteins at baseline were measured using both data-dependent and data-independent mass spectrometry approaches. The primary outcome was remission status at 4 weeks and the secondary outcomes included change in psychotic and functional symptoms over the period of treatment. In addition, immunoassays were performed at baseline for complement C1R, as well as for activation markers C4a and sC5b-9. Study Results: The plasma level of complement variant C4A was significantly associated with remission at 4 weeks. Moreover, higher levels of several complement and coagulation pathway proteins were associated with a reduction in psychotic symptoms and an improvement in functioning. Immunoassays showed an association of baseline levels of C1R and C4a as well as complement activation marker sC5b-9 levels with treatment response. Conclusion: The results demonstrated that the response to antipsychotic treatment might be related to pre-treatment levels of plasma complement and coagulation pathway proteins. This is consistent with independent evidence associating immune dysfunction with the pathophysiology of psychosis. Moreover, these results inform the development of novel therapeutic approaches that target the complement system for psychosis.
With a little help from my friends? : acculturation and mental health in Arabic-speaking refugee youth living with their families
Creators: name: Meyer, Caroline
name: Alhaddad, Lina
name: Stammel, Nadine
name: Sixtus, Frederick
name: Wesche, Jenny Sarah
name: Kerschreiter, Rudolf
name: Kanngiesser, Patricia
name: Knaevelsrud, Christine
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 150

description: Introduction: Refugee youth are often faced with the compounding challenges of heightened exposure to traumatic events and acculturating to a new country during a developmental period when their sense of self is still forming. This study investigated whether refugee youth’s acculturation orientation (separation, integration, marginalization, and assimilation) is associated with depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms and aimed to identify additional indicators of acculturation that may contribute to mental health. Methods: A total of 101 Arabic-speaking refugee youths (aged 14–20 years), who were living with their families and attending school in Germany, took part in the study. They answered questions concerning traumatic exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms, depressive symptoms, and several indicators of acculturation, including cultural orientation, positive and negative intra- and intergroup contact, language skills and friendship networks. All participants were categorized into one of four acculturation orientations using median splits. Results: Kruskal–Wallis rank sum tests revealed that acculturation orientation was not significantly associated with depressive symptoms [χ2 (3, 97) = 0.519, p = 0.915] or posttraumatic stress symptoms [χ2 (3, 97) = 0.263, p = 0.967]. Regression analysis revealed that German language skills were significantly associated with lower scores of depressive symptoms (p = 0.016) and number of friends in Germany was significantly associated with lower scores of depressive (p = 0.006) and posttraumatic stress symptoms (p = 0.002), respectively. Discussion: Policies that provide refugee youth with access to language classes and social activities with peers do not only enable them to actively participate in a new society but may also have a positive effect on their mental health.
Chrysis inaequalis Dahlbom 1845
Creators: name: Rosa, Paolo
name: Wei, Na-sen
name: Xu, Zai-fu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Chrysididae
Chrysis
Chrysis inaequalis

description: Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Chrysididae 121. Chrysis inaequalis Dahlbom, 1845 Chrysis inaequalis Dahlbom, 1845: 8. Holotype ♀, Turkey: Bosfor (8 (descr.), type lost). Chrysis (Tetrachrysis) inaequalis: Tsuneki 1947: 56 (China: Beijing, cat.); Tsuneki 1948a: 126 (China: Shanxi: Kiutauyüan, Hengshuichen, Hengshuichen-Henglingkuan, cat.), 128 (Beijing distr., Shanxi, cat.); Tsuneki 1953a: 59 (Manchuria: Kaiyüan, Lushan, cat., distr.). Chrysis (Pentachrysis) inaequalis: Linsenmaier 1959: 165 (North China, Manchuria, tax., descr., inaequalis group), 205 (fig. 405), 213 (fig. 610); Linsenmaier 1997b: 38 (key), 126 (China, Manchuria, tax., descr., inaequalis group, fig. 110). Chrysis inaequalis: Banaszak 1980: 28 (China, Manchuria, tax.); Kimsey and Bohart 1991: 329 (fig. 107q), 331 (108b), 335 (fig. 109k), 336 (fig 110g), 351 (tax.), 422 (cat.). Material examined. ♀, Beijing, Russian mission, 5.IX.1906, leg. Y. Vasiliev (ZIN); ♀, Alashan, Din-yuan-in, 5.-6.VI.1908, leg. Kozlov (ZIN). Distribution. China (Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Shanxi). Widely distributed in central and southern Europe, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey (Linsenmaier 1959; Kimsey and Bohart 1991), Iran (Rosa et al. 2013), Kazakhstan, Tadjikistan, Transcaucasia, Uzbekistan (Tarbinsky 2002b), Siberia (Dalla Torre 1892), Russian Far East (Kurzenko and Lelej 2007).
description: Published as part of Rosa, Paolo, Wei, Na-sen & Xu, Zai-fu, 2014, An annotated checklist of the chrysidid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) from China, pp. 1-128 in ZooKeys 455 on page 35, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.455.6557
Additional Learning Support
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: A plan to allocate additional funding for students in vulnerable positions was introduced. Schools were free to decide how to use the funding. For example, they could provide additional catch-up programmes or summer schools for vulnerable students
Automatic interaction with virtual students in the virtual reality classroom
Creators: name: Groß, Oliver
Publisher: name: RWTH Aachen University
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 004

description: Masterarbeit, RWTH Aachen University, 2021; Aachen 57 S. (2021). = Masterarbeit, RWTH Aachen University, 2021
description: Published by Aachen
Skilled reaching deterioration contralateral to cervical hemicontusion in rats is reversed by pregabalin treatment conditional upon its early administration
Creators: name: Erskine, Erin
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Anticonvulsants like pregabalin (PGB) are the first-line treatment for neuropathic pain caused by traumatic injury and non-traumatic diseases of the central nervous system. Recent evidence from a human cohort study suggests that early use of pregabalin after spinal cord injury (SCI) may result in improved motor scores, however, it is unknown to what extent changes in spinal neural circuitry are involved. Backwards translation into a rat model is the first step towards understanding these possible changes. Using a rat model of unilateral cervical contusion, I examined the effect of pregabalin treatment on both motor and sensory function. For four weeks post-injury, rats were given daily pregabalin or filtered water via oral gavage. Motor function was scored using the Montoya staircase assessment (MSA) of fine motor skills. Additionally, pruritus and noxious mechanosensation were assessed through behavioural evidence of scratching and the Randall-Selitto analgesy-meter, respectively. I found no evidence of improved motor scores in the affected forelimb following MSA analysis with the early administration of pregabalin. There was an unexpected deterioration of motor function contralateral to injury, and this was mitigated by early PGB treatment. Additionally, I found that self-injurious scratching, often occurring in animals with this type of injury, was greatly reduced in those treated with PGB. Finally, results of the Randall-Selitto analgesy-meter indicate a protective effect of (PGB) even after its discontinuation. Our findings suggest that in rats with a unilateral SCI, pregabalin treatment has an at-time effect on pruritus and neuropathic pain, a possible protective effect on mechanosensory nociception, and contrary to a human cohort study, does not improve ipsilateral motor outcomes with early administration.
The role of IL-13 and IL-4 in adipose tissue fibrosis
Creators: name: Arndt, Lilli
name: Lindhorst, Andreas
name: Neugebauer, Julia
name: Hoffmann, Anne
name: Hobusch, Constance
name: Alexakē, Basileia-Ismēnē
name: Ghosh, Adhideb
name: Blüher, Matthias
name: Wolfrum, Christian
name: Glaß, Markus
name: Gericke, Martin
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 610

description: White adipose tissue (WAT) fibrosis, characterized by an excess of extracellular (ECM) matrix components, is strongly associated with WAT inflammation and dysfunction due to obesity. Interleukin (IL)-13 and IL-4 were recently identified as critical mediators in the pathogenesis of fibrotic diseases. However, their role in WAT fibrosis is still ill-defined. We therefore established an ex vivo WAT organotypic culture system and demonstrated an upregulation of fibrosis-related genes and an increase of α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) and fibronectin abundance upon dose-dependent stimulation with IL-13/IL-4. These fibrotic effects were lost in WAT lacking il4ra, which encodes for the underlying receptor controlling this process. Adipose tissue macrophages were found to play a key role in mediating IL-13/IL-4 effects in WAT fibrosis as their depletion through clodronate dramatically decreased the fibrotic phenotype. IL-4-induced WAT fibrosis was partly confirmed in mice injected intraperitoneally with IL-4. Furthermore, gene correlation analyses of human WAT samples revealed a strong positive correlation of fibrosis markers with IL-13/IL-4 receptors, whereas IL13 and IL4 correlations failed to confirm this association. In conclusion, IL-13 and IL-4 can induce WAT fibrosis ex vivo and partly in vivo, but their role in human WAT remains to be further elucidated.
نحو إعداد أخصائي المكتبات والمعلومات باحثا في البيئة الأكاديمية دراسة استكشافية
Creators: name: زكريا،محمود شريف احمد
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: أخصائي المكتبات والمعلومات | البحث العلمي | مجتمع المعرفة

description: تستند فكرة الدراسة المقترحة إلى أساس أن دور أخصائي المكتبات والمعلومات لا يقف فقط عند الأمور المتصلة بتقديم خدمات المعلومات والتعامل مع جمهور المستفيدين عن قرب أو من خلال البيئة الرقمية، وإنما يمتد دوره ليكون باحثاً علمياً Scholar Librarian أو مؤلفاً منتجاً Author Librarian أو ما يمكن التعبير عنه بوصفه باحثاً مهنياً ممارساً Practitioner-Researcher، في نظر البعض، بحيث يسهم في إثراء المعرفة الإنسانية في مجال تخصصه، كما يعكس عن قرب مختلف الخبرات والتجارب التي اختبرها طيلة حياته العملية، بما يطابق الواقع بشكل ملموس، حيث تبدو ظاهرة إنتاجية أمناء المكتبات والمعلومات ملحوظةً بشكل مثير للاهتمام لدى بعض المجتمعات الأجنبية، والتي تُعنى بهذا النمط من السلوك الإيجابي، وترصد له مكافآتٍ أو جوائزَ، تُعزز من قيمة ما يسهم به هؤلاء من عمل علمي، مقارنةً بواقع المجتمع العربي في هذا المنحى. لذا تسعى الدراسة الحالية إلى الكشف عن تلك القضية من جهة، فضلاً عن مناقشة دور الجمعيات العلمية الأجنبية المتخصصة في مجال المكتبات المعلومات من أجل إعداد أخصائي المكتبات كي يكون باحثاً علمياً.

 It is important for any discipline to investigate the patterns of its publications and to learn about contributions of its members. In this context, there have been many studies that focused on scholarly productivity in several disciplines using bibliometric indicators based on citation analysis, author productivity, and scholarly collaboration. While there have been numerous studies of professional librarians as scholars or researchers, specifically in the United States, for thirty years, little is known of the scholarly contribution by librarians in the Arab World. In terms of scholarly communication, the study recommends librarians to participate in regional and international conferences because of the attendance of those conferences is a re¬quirement for the career ad-vancement of many librarians, particularly those who work in colleges or universities.
Regional occupancy increases for widespread species but decreases for narrowly distributed species in metacommunity time series
Creators: name: Xu, Wu-Bing
name: Blowes, Shane A.
name: Brambilla, Viviana
name: Chow, Cher F. Y.
name: Fontrodona-Eslava, Ada
name: Martins, Inês S.
name: McGlinn, Daniel
name: Moyes, Faye
name: Sagouis, Alban
name: Shimadzu, Hideyasu
name: Klink, Roel
name: Magurran, Anne E.
name: Gotelli, Nicholas J.
name: McGill, Brian J.
name: Dornelas, Maria
name: Chase, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 610

description: While human activities are known to elicit rapid turnover in species composition through time, the properties of the species that increase or decrease their spatial occupancy underlying this turnover are less clear. Here, we used an extensive dataset of 238 metacommunity time series of multiple taxa spread across the globe to evaluate whether species that are more widespread (large-ranged species) differed in how they changed their site occupancy over the 10–90 years the metacommunities were monitored relative to species that are more narrowly distributed (small-ranged species). We found that on average, large-ranged species tended to increase in occupancy through time, whereas small-ranged species tended to decrease. These relationships were stronger in marine than in terrestrial and freshwater realms. However, in terrestrial regions, the directional changes in occupancy were less extreme in protected areas. Our findings provide evidence for systematic decreases in occupancy of small-ranged species, and that habitat protection could mitigate these losses in the face of environmental change.
Study protocol: Hypersexual and hyposexual behavior among adults diagnosed with alcohol- and substance use disorders : associations between traumatic experiences and problematic sexual behavior
Creators: name: Jepsen, Dennis
name: Luck, Tobias
name: Bernard, Marie
name: Moor, Irene
name: Watzke, Stefan
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Background: Hypersexual and hyposexual behaviors are common concomitant of substance use disorders (SUD). On the one hand, the regular consumption of alcohol or illegal drugs can lead to hypersexual or hyposexual behavior due to its effects on the organism; on the other hand, the use of psychotropic substances is also used as a coping strategy concerning already existing sexual impairments. The aforementioned disorders show similarities in terms of their etiology, as traumatic experiences get special attention as potential risk factors for the development of addictions, hypersexual, and hyposexual behavior. Objectives: The study aims to explore the association between SUD characteristics and hypersexual/hyposexual behavior, and a potential moderating effect of early traumatic life events by answering the following research questions: (1) Do people with SUD differ from a sample of people with other psychiatric disorders regarding hypersexual and hyposexual behavior? (2) What are the associations between the presence of sexual problems and different characteristics of the SUD (e.g., mono vs. polysubstance use, type of addictive substance, intensity of the disorder)? (3) What influence do traumatic experiences in childhood and adolescence have on the existence of sexual disorders among adults with a diagnosed SUD? Method: The target group of this cross-sectional ex-post-facto study comprises adults diagnosed with an alcohol- and/or substance use disorder. Data will be collected with an online survey, which will be promoted via several support and networking services for people diagnosed with SUD. Two control groups will be surveyed, one consisting of people with other psychiatric disorders than SUD and traumatic experiences, and one healthy group. Relations between the dependent variables (hypersexual and hyposexual behavior) and independent variables (sociodemographic information, medical and psychiatric status, intensity of the prevalent SUD, traumatic experiences, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder) will be initially calculated via correlations and linear regression. Risk factors will be identified via multivariate regression. Discussion: Gaining relevant knowledge promises new perspectives for prevention, diagnosis, case conception, and therapy of SUDs as well as problematic sexual behaviors. The results can provide more information about the importance of psychosexual impairments regarding the development and maintenance of SUDs.
Additional file 2 of Correlation between the progression of diabetic retinopathy and inflammasome biomarkers in vitreous and serum – a systematic review
Creators: name: Kuo, Charisse Y. J.
name: Murphy, Rinki
name: Rupenthal, Ilva D.
name: Mugisho, Odunayo O.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology
Science Policy

description: Additional file 2: Table S2. Modified Newcastle Ottawa Scale (NOS) for quality and risk of bias assessment. The quality and risk of bias of each study was assessed using 8 questions in the domains of selection, comparability, and exposure/outcome.
Is it feasible and ethical to randomize patients between surgery and non-surgical treatments for gastrointestinal cancers?
Creators: name: Gomes Dos Santos Ferreira Rebelo, Artur Luis
name: Klose, Johannes
name: Kleeff, Jörg H.
name: Ronellenfitsch, Ulrich
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Background: In several settings in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, it is unclear if the addition of surgery to a multimodal treatment strategy, or in some circumstances its omission, lead to a better outcome for patients. In such situations of clinical equipoise, high-quality evidence from randomised-controlled trials is needed to decide which treatment approach is preferable. Objective: In this article, we outline the importance of randomised trials comparing surgery with non-surgical therapies for specific scenarios in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. We explain the difficulties and solutions of designing these trials and recruiting patients in this context. Methods: We performed a selective review based on a not systematic literature search in core databases, supplemented by browsing health information journals and citation searching. Only articles in English were selected. Based on this search, we discuss the results and methodological characteristics of several trials which randomised patients with gastrointestinal cancers between surgery and non-surgical treatments, highlighting their differences, advantages, and limitations. Results and conclusions: Innovative and effective cancer treatment requires randomised trials, also comparing surgery and non-surgical treatments for defined scenarios in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. Nevertheless, potential obstacles to designing and carrying out these trials must be recognised ahead of time to avoid problems before or during the trial.
The interaction of two widely used endodontic irrigants, chlorhexidine and sodium hypochlorite, and its impact on the disinfection protocol during root canal treatment
Creators: name: Drews, Dirk-Joachim
name: Nguyen, Anh Duc
name: Diederich, Antje
name: Gernhardt, Christian
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 610

description: In recent years, sodium hypochlorite and chlorhexidine digluconate have been the gold standard of irrigation solutions utilized within the disinfection protocol during root canal treatments. Nowadays, it is known that, during chemical disinfection of the root canal, consecutive application of sodium hypochlorite and chlorhexidine digluconate leads to the formation of an orange-brown precipitate. This precipitate is described as being chemically similar to para-chloroaniline, which is suspected to have cytotoxic and carcinogenic effects. Concerns also exist regarding its influence on the leakage of root canal fillings, coronal restorations, and tooth discoloration. The purpose of this article is to review the literature on the interaction of sodium hypochlorite and chlorhexidine digluconate on the tooth and its surrounding tissues, and to discuss the effect of the precipitate formed during root canal treatment. We further address options to avoid the formation of the precipitate and describe alternative irrigation solutions that should not interact with sodium hypochlorite or chlorhexidine digluconate.
Eased Eligiblity for In-Work Tax Credits
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: The hours test for receiving an in-work tax credit, an income- and work-tested cash payment for working families with children, was temporarily removed. Before the pandemic, the credit was avilable for single-parent families working at least 20 hours a week or couple families working at least 30 hours a week
Targeted Opening of ECEC Settings
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: When ECEC settings were ordered to close, alternative childcare arrangements were made so that licensed childcare providers were able to provide care in their own home or in children's parents home
Co-creating a biocultural indicator framework for fish and fish habitat with Lower stal̕əw (Fraser River) region First Nations
Creators: name: Mussett, Kate
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Fish species and habitats globally are increasingly at risk of experiencing population declines and rapid degradation, respectively, due to ongoing and interactive effects of industrial development, infectious diseases, climate change, contaminants, and poor management. In addition, current practices in aquatic management, monitoring, and restoration are often motivated by economic forces above other dimensions and considerations. The effects of these aquatic stressors combined with extractive management approaches have not only led to notable biological impacts, but also deep cultural implications for the people connected to given waters. Biocultural indicators, which reflect both biological and cultural understandings of ecosystem health, present opportunities for addressing these multifaceted issues. In partnership with the First Nations Fisheries Legacy Fund and their six member First Nations — q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), qw'?ntl'en (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) — in the Lower Fraser River (stal̕əw in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm) region of what is now known as British Columbia, Canada, this work weaves together Western and Indigenous sciences to identify critical gaps in current models for aquatic ecosystem health assessment in the Lower Fraser. In co-creating our biocultural indicator framework, our overall aims were three-fold: firstly, to compare the use of both high- and low-cost aquatic monitoring tools; second, to assess the alignment between Western aquatic ecosystem health assessments and community characterizations of aquatic health; and, thirdly, to determine which biocultural indicators held the most explanatory power in understanding community characterizations of aquatic health. This project engaged both aquatic and riparian ecological sampling methods, alongside the hosting of community workshops and surveys (Chapter 2), where results revealed limitations of using ecological tools in isolation versus the benefits of weaving these methods into ecosystem health assessment models alongside Indigenous Knowledge Systems. Qualitative analysis of key informant interviews (Chapter 3) revealed strengths of including biocultural indicators in aquatic ecosystem health assessment frameworks, and how their inclusion can contribute to improved health across social–cultural–ecological systems. This co-created research identifies gaps in our current understandings of and interactions with aquatic ecology, conservation, and governance through the lens of Indigenous water relationality and access, and points to avenues for potentially transformative change.
COVID-19-related Distance Learning Package
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: Funding was assigned to the COVID-19-related distance learning package in order to support and empower parents, whānau (meaning extended family in Māori) and caregivers to support their children's learning from home, in partnership with teachers. The package included the provision of hard packs, television broadcasting, access to online learning and teaching, as well as devices and connectivity
COVID-19 Leave and Self-isolation Support Scheme
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: The COVID-19 leave and self-isolation support scheme was introduced to provide financial support for workers who were unable to work due to self-isolation, being ill with COVID-19 or caring for others with COVID-19. Employers were required to apply for the leave on behalf of their eligible employees and had to transfer payment to their employees in full
Seascape Review- Barriers to Marine Renewable Energy Supply Chain Development in Welsh Waters
Creators: name: Reis, Jeanette
name: Mason-Jones, Rachel
name: Lambert, Keith
name: Khandokar, Fahmida
name: Nguyet, Minh
Publisher: name: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Marine engineering

description: The purpose of this paper is to review the current status and barriers to the development of the marine renewable energy supply chain in Welsh waters. Results of a literature review will be discussed.
 UK waters are host to a rapidly expanding offshore renewable energy industry. The UK Government’s Energy Security Strategy (UK Government, 2022[i]) has set a UK renewable energy generation target of 50 GW representing a fivefold increase compared to installed capacity in 2021. It is suggested that Welsh waters could provide approximately one seventh of the wave energy resource, one quarter of the tidal range resource and one third of the tidal stream resource requirements for the UK (DECC, 2011[ii]; Lewis, 2015[iii]). [i] HM Government 2022 British energy security strategy. Downloaded from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1069969/british-energy-security-strategy-web-accessible.pdf on 8th December 2022.
 [ii] Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), 2011. The carbon plan: delivering our low carbon future. UK Government.
 [iii] Lewis, M., Neill, S., Robins, P., Hashemi, M. (2015) Resource assessment for future generations of tidal-stream energy arrays. Energy. Volume 83, 2015, Pages 403-415.
Investments in the Family Violence and Sexual Violance System
Creators: name: Daly, Mary
name: Ryu, Sunwoo
name: Polat, Ertugrul
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 440799
subject: Policy and administration not elsewhere classified

description: A plan entitled the Investments in the Family Violence and Sexual Violence System was introduced. The plan specified funding to strengthen specialist family violence and sexual violence services over four years
Protocol: A scoping review on the surgical management of chronic osteomyelitis of the lower limb
Creators: name: Camilleri-Brennan, Julian
name: McDaid, Catriona
name: James, Sophie
name: Adamson, Joy
name: Sharma, Hemant
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Diseases
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Medical Specialties
subject: Musculoskeletal Diseases
subject: Surgery

description: A protocol of a scoping review investigating limb reconstruction and limb amputation for chronic osteomyelitis of the lower limb
University Technology Transfer Offices and innovation performance in firms: The case of Ghana
Creators: name: Abdulai, Abdul-Fatahi
name: Murphy, Lyndon
name: Thomas, Andrew
name: Thomas, Brychan
Publisher: name: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Innovation management

description: Research into formal and informal technology transfer between universities and industry in economical developed counties is well-documented. However, such studies are limited in developing economies. In the context of developing economies, this study analyses technology transfer offices’ role in university technology transfer to Ghanaian firms. Informal mechanisms are incorporated as a moderating variable to explore the role of human interaction in the technology transfer value chain. In a cross-sectional survey in Ghana, using structural equation modelling with 245 firms, the findings identify a negative moderating effect of informal mechanisms on the effect of technology transfer offices on innovation performance in firms. The findings are of significance to universities and corporate bodies in economically developing nations such as Ghana. Policies to improve the effect of informal mechanisms of university technology transfer offices are proposed in developing economies.
КРЕАТИВЛИК ВА УНИ ЁШЛАРДА РИВОЖЛАНТИРИШ ЗАРУРИЯТИ
Creators: name: Жалалова Гулбаҳор Одилжоновна ЎЗМУ катта илмий ходими, фалсафа фанлари док.(PhD)
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Мақолада муаллиф креативлик тушунчасининг моҳиятини фалсафий  гносеологик  таҳлил этади. Креативлик  янги ташаббуслар билан чиқиш – самарали иқтисодий, сиёсий ва ижтимоий моделларни (намуна, қолип ва андазларни) таклиф қилиш қобилияти эканлиги  таъкидланади. Креативлик шахснинг психологик хусусиятларидан иборат  яхлит комплекс сифатида тадқиқ этилади.

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