cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Numerical study of biological problems in a predator-prey system
Creators: name: Chakraborty, Aspriha
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The logistic Lotka-Volterra predator-prey equations with diffusion based on Luckinbill's experiment with Didinium nasutum as predator and Paramecium aurelia as prey, have been solved numerically along with a third equation to include prey taxis in the system. The effect of taxis on the dynamics of the population has been examined under three different non-uniform initial conditions and four different response functions of predators. The four response functions are Holling Type 2 Response, Beddington Type Response or Holling Type 3 Response, a response function involving predator interference and a modified sigmoid response function. The operator splitting method and forward difference Euler scheme have been used to solve the differential equations. The stability of the solutions has been established for each model using Routh - Hurwitz conditions, variational matrix. This has been further verified through numerical simulations. The numerical solutions have been obtained both with and without prey-taxis coefficient. The effect of bifurcation value of prey-taxis coefficient on the numerical solution has been examined. It has been observed that as the value of the taxis coefficient is increased significantly from the bifurcation value chaotic dynamics develops for each model. The introduction of diffusion in predator velocity in the system restores it back to normal periodic behaviour. A brief study of coexistence of low population densities both with and without prey-taxis has also been done.
UNCTAD III - Eine Konferenz der "kleinen Resultate" in einer Entwicklungsdekade der "Großen Pläne"
Creators: name: Dams, Theodor
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2018

description: Im April/Mai 1972 fand in Santiago/Chile die UNCTAD Ill-Konferenz statt. Gegenüber den früheren Tagungen (1964 in Genf; 1968 in New Delhi) war die Ausgangstage für erfolgreiche Verhandlungen weitaus ungünstiger. Der vorgelegte Beitrag befaßt sich daher besonders mit der unbefriedigenden Entwicklung des Wirtschaftswachstums in den Ländern der Dritten Welt, ihrer unzureichenden Beteiligung am Welthandel und den enttäuschenden finanziellen Leistungen der westlichen Industrieländer. Weiterhin werden die Positionen einzelner Entwicklungsländer, der EWG-Staaten, der USA sowie der UdSSR und der VR China analysiert. Nur vor dem Hintergrund dieser Sachverhalte können die Resultate der Konferenz beurteilt werden, die angesichts der großen Pläne zu Beginn der Zweiten Entwicklungsdekade als wenig befriedigend angesehen werden müssen; im Hinblick auf die wirtschaftlichen Schwierigkeiten westlicher Industrieländer kann als Positivum gewertet werden, daß die befürchtete Konfrontation ausblieb und UNCTAD III nicht zu einer „Konflikt-Konferenz“ wurde. Die Tatsache, daß der Institution UNCTAD zukünftig bei den Fragen der Weltwährungsordnung und des Welthandels seitens der westlichen Industrieländer ein Recht auf Mitberatung zugestanden wurde, dürfte dabei entscheidend mitgewirkt haben.
description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 3 Nr. 3 (1972): Internationales Asienforum
Die Wirtschaft Birmas
Creators: name: Fleischmann, Klaus
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2018

description: Eine Untersuchung der Entwicklung und derzeitigen Situation der birmanischen Wirtschaft ist mit beträchtlichen Schwierigkeiten verbunden, da das zur Verfügung stehende Zahlenmaterial begrenzt und nicht ohne weiteres erhältlich ist. Hinzu kommen gewisse Unsicherheitsfaktoren, weil die Grundlagen für einige wichtige Zahlen nicht überprüft werden können. Das spielt u. a. bei der Beurteilung der Reisproduktion eine große Rolle, wo auch innerhalb Birmas berechtigte Zweifel an den amtlichen Zahlen bestehen. Trotz dieses allgemeinen Vorbehalts und unter Berücksichtigung der Tatsache, daß Zahlen für das zurückliegende Jahr gewöhnlich nur Schätzungen sind, dürfen die von der Regierung veröffentlichten Zahlen als weitgehend zuverlässig angesehen werden.
description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 3 Nr. 2 (1972): Internationales Asienforum
Korea auf dem Weg der friedlichen Wiederverreinigung?
Creators: name: Kim, Youn-Soo
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2018

description: Korea ist am 6. August 1971 in ein neues, aber realistisches Stadium in der Bestrebung nach Wiedervereinigung des Landes getreten. Als der südkoreanische Ministerpräsident, Kim Chong-P’il, vor dem Parlament eine „neue“ Außenpolitik ankündigte, die „auf die rasche Entwicklung der internationalen Politik nach der Zusammenkunft Nixons mit Mao Tse-tung abzielt“ und dabei „die zwischenstaatlichen Beziehungen mit allen Ländern, die keine feindselige Politik gegenüber Seoul treiben, aufnehmen will“, gab der nordkoreanische Ministerpräsident, Kim Il-Song, auf einer Kundgebung für die kambodschanische Exil-Regierung Sihanouks am selben Tag bekannt, daß Nordkorea „bereit ist, mit der südkoreanischen regierenden Partei, d. h. der Demokratisch-Republikanischen Partei (Minchu-Konghwa-Dang) unter der Führung des Staatspräsidenten Park Chung-Hee, über die friedliche Wiedervereinigung des Landes zu sprechen“. Dies war Kim Il-Songs Reaktion auf die „Bettlerdiplomatie Nixons“ und das erste Angebot Nordkoreas nach der Teilung des Landes, mit einer regierenden südkoreanischen Partei direkt zu verhandeln.
description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 3 Nr. 2 (1972): Internationales Asienforum
Capitalism in South Korea
Creators: name: Breidenstein, Gerhard
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2018

description: This article has two purposes. On the one hand, for those who are interested in Korea or even specialized in one or the other field of Korean Studies, it attempts to present an overall interpretation of the economic, social and political situation currently existing in South Korea, under the focus of the term “capitalism”. For such readers the analytic framework of this essay might be of more interest than the factual information which, in parts, is well-known. Although not all aspects of the present South Korean society can be related to the concept of capitalism, it is the intention of this analysis to show that this society cannot be fully understood without regard to this term and its critical implications. The concept of capitalism that is used in this paper will emerge through the article itself, at least in its concluding part.
description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 3 Nr. 2 (1972): Internationales Asienforum
Japan - konkrete Fremde. Eine Kritik der Modalitäten europäischer Erfahrung von Fremde
Creators: name: Krusche, Dietrich
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2018

description: Europas Verhältnis zu außereuropäischer Fremde ist immer noch von den Erfahrungen der Epoche des Kolonialismus geprägt: der selbstauferlegte Zwang zur machtpolitisch-wirtschaftlichen Dominanz in der Welt hat das Offensein für geschichtlich gewachsene Fremde gestört. (Das gleiche gilt für die USA spätestens seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.) Fremde wird, soweit irgend möglich, als bloße Modifikation des Eigenen vereinnahmt, das heißt unvermeidlich: als Weniger-als-das-Eigene entwertet. Dabei ist das Interesse an Fremdem durchaus nicht geringer geworden: es wird gesucht als Möglichkeit, sich der eigenen Überlegenheit bewußt zu werden — und sei’s auf die subtile Weise einer selbstgefälligen Wissenschaftlichkeit, die fertige Kategorien zu besitzen glaubt, denen jede geschichtliche Andersheit, wo und wie sie sich auch zeigen möge, zu subsumieren sei.
description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 3 Nr. 2 (1972): Internationales Asienforum
Japanische Verteidigungspolitik und Öffentlichkeit
Creators: name: Bürkner, Alexander
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2018

description: Nach der Besetzung Japans wurde die Sicherheit Japans zunächst ausschließlich durch die USA garantiert, dann seit der wiedererlangten Unabhängigkeit Japans am 8. September 1951 gemeinsam durch die USA und Japan auf Grund des Japanisch-Amerikanischen Sicherheitsvertrages. Die japanische Wiederaufrüstung hatte stufenweise bereits seit 1950 eingesetzt, und heute verfügt Japan über keine geringe Militärorganisation.
description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 3 Nr. 2 (1972): Internationales Asienforum
Neuorientierung Tokio-Moskau? Die japanisch-sowjetischen Beziehungen
Creators: name: Schneider, Eberhard
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2018

description: Die Reise Nixons nach Peking im Februar, von der Sato nur zehn Minuten vor ihrer Bekanntgabe vor der Weltöffentlichkeit vom amerikanischen Präsidenten unterrichtet worden war („Nixon-Schock“), die amerikanischen Wirtschafts- und Währungsmaßnahmen vom vergangenen Jahr, die Japan am härtesten trafen („Dollarschock“) und die Reise Gromykos im Januar nach Tokio ließen Spekulationen über eine Neuorientierung der japanischen Außenpolitik in Richtung Moskau aufkommen. Viele Fragen stellen sich, wenn mit Blick auf Peking und Washington die wechselhafte Geschichte der japanisch-sowjetischen Beziehungen kurz beleuchtet wird.
description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 3 Nr. 2 (1972): Internationales Asienforum
Japan nach der Chinareise Nixons
Creators: name: Hielscher, Gebhard
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2018

description: Am Vorabend seiner Pekingreise veranstaltete US-Präsident Nixon eine Reihe von Gipfeltreffen mit den Regierungshäuptern der wichtigsten Verbündeten Amerikas, darunter auch eines mit dem japanischen Ministerpräsidenten Eisaku Sato, das Anfang Januar im sogenannten „Westlichen Weißen Haus“ in San Clemente stattfand. Das Treffen sollte dazu dienen, Tokios unverhohlenes Mißtrauen gegenüber der neuen Chinapolitik Washingtons zu besänftigen und endete mit einer gemeinsamen Erklärung Nixons und Satos, in der sie anerkennen, „daß die Aufrechterhaltung kooperativer Beziehungen zwischen Japan und den Vereinigten Staaten einen unabdingbaren Faktor für Frieden und Stabilität in Asien darstellt.“ Dementsprechend wurde vereinbart, „daß die beiden Regierungen ihre engen Konsultationen über ihre jeweilige Asienpolitik fortsetzen würden“.
description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 3 Nr. 2 (1972): Internationales Asienforum
Der sino-sowjetische Konflikt und die chinesisch-amerikanische Annäherung
Creators: name: Fabritzek, Uwe G.
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2018

description: Die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Peking und Moskau war nach den turbulenten Ereignissen der „Großen Proletarischen Kulturrevolution“ (1966—1968) und den bewaffneten Zwischenfällen des Jahres 1969 an der gemeinsamen Grenze seit Ende 1969 in ein Stadium partieller, auf den zwischenstaatlichen Bereich beschränkter Entspannung getreten.
description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 3 Nr. 2 (1972): Internationales Asienforum
Solving problems with hidden dynamics: comparison of extremal optimisation and ant colony system
Creators: name: Moser, I.
name: Hendtlass, Tim
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Solving dynamic combinatorial problems poses a particular challenge to optimisation algorithms. Optimising a dynamic problem that does not notify the solver when a change has been made is very difficult for most well-known algorithms. Extremal Optimisation is a recent addition to the group of biologically inspired optimisation algorithms, while Ant Colony System has been used to solve a large variety of problem types in static and dynamic contexts. Both algorithms seem well suited to solving problems with hidden dynamics. We present a performance comparison of the two algorithms and endeavour to highlight particular strengths and weaknesses observed with different types of dynamic problem changes.
Effect of waterlogging on brinjal fruit yield
Creators: name: Sarker, Mohammad Saiful Alam
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: ABSTRACTWater logging is an important abiotic stress which affects seriously for growth and development of brinjalproduction. To find out adverse effect of water logging on vegetative growth and fruit yield of brinjal a potexperiment was conducted on Jute Agriculture Experimental Station, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute,Jagir, Manikganj. Thirty days old healthy brinjal plants were subjected to continuous flooding stress ofdifferent durations 0, 3, 6, 9 and 12 days. Earthen pots healthy brinjal plants were placed inside a largerconcrete chamber and irrigated with tap water so that the water logging depth was maintained within 4-5 cmthroughout the experimental period. Morphological parameters recorded include plant height, number ofleaves, stem base diameter, leaf area, days to flowering and number of fruits per plant. Among three brinjalvarieties Singnath perform better considering fruit production per plant. All the studied characters performbetter at no water logging condition whereas the lowest performances at 12 days of water logging condition.Key words: Brinjal, water logging stress, growth parameters, and fruit yield.
Determinants of parents’ decision to vaccinate their children against rotavirus : results of a longitudinal study
Creators: name: Bettinger, Julie A.
name: Halperin, Beth A. (Beth Andrea), 1954-
name: Bradet, R.
name: Lavoie, France
name: Sauvageau, Chantal
name: Gilca, Vladimir
name: Boulianne, Nicole
name: Dubé, Eve
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Rotavirus disease is a common cause of health care utilization and almost all children are affected by the age of 5 years. In Canada, at the time of this survey (2008–09), immunization rates for rotavirus were <20%.We assessed the determinants of a parent’s acceptance to have their child immunized against rotavirus. The survey instruments were based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. Data were collected in two phases. In all, 413 and 394 parents completed the first and second interviews, respectively (retention rate 95%). Most parents (67%) intended to immunize their child against rotavirus. Factors significantly associated with parental intentions (Phase 1) were as follows: perception of the moral correctness of having their child immunized (personal normative belief) and perception that significant others will approve of the immunization behavior (subjective norm), perceived capability of having their child immunized (perceived behavioral control) and household income. At Phase 2, 165 parents (42%) reported that their child was immunized against rotavirus. The main determinant of vaccination behavior was parental intention to have their child vaccinated, whereas personal normative beliefs influenced both intention and behavior. The acceptability of the rotavirus vaccine will be higher if health promotion addresses parental knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding the disease and the vaccine.
Predicting the match outcome in one day international cricket matches, while the game is in progress
Creators: name: Bailey, Michael J.
name: Clarke, Stephen
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Millions of dollars are wagered on the outcome of one day international (ODI) cricket matches, with a large percentage of bets occurring after the game has commenced. Using match information gathered from all 2200 ODI matches played prior to January 2005, a range of variables that could independently explain statistically significant proportions of variation associated with the predicted run totals and match outcomes were created. Such variables include home ground advantage, past performances, match experience, performance at the specific venue, performance against the specific opposition, experience at the specific venue and current form. Using a multiple linear regression model, prediction variables were numerically weighted according to statistical significance and used to predict the match outcome. With the use of the Duckworth-Lewis method to determine resources remaining, at the end of each completed over, the predicted run total of the batting team could be updated to provide a more accurate prediction of the match outcome. By applying this prediction approach to a holdout sample of matches, the efficiency of the 'in the run' wagering market could be assessed. Preliminary results suggest that the market is prone to overreact to events occurring throughout the course of the match, thus creating brief inefficiencies in the wagering market.
Rapid prototyping of polymer microfluidic devices using CAD/CAM tools for laser micromachining
Creators: name: Iovenitti, Pio
name: Mutapcic, Emir
name: Hume, Richard
name: Hayes, Jason P.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: A CAD/CAM system has been developed for rapid prototyping (RP) of microfluidic devices based on excimer laser micromachining. The system comprises of two complementary softwares. One, the CAM tool, creates part programs from CAD models. The other, the Simulator Tool, uses a part program to generate the laser tool path and the 2D and 3D graphical representation of the machined microstructure. The CAM tool’s algorithms use the 3D geometry of a microstructure, defined as an STL file exported from a CAD system, and process parameters (laser fluence, pulse repetition frequency, number of shots per area, wall angle), to automatically generate Numerical Control (NC) part programs for the machine controller. The performance of the system has been verified and demonstrated by machining a particle transportation device. The CAM tool simplifies part programming and replaces the tedious trial-and-error approach to creating programs. The simulator tool accepts manual or computer generated part programs, and displays the tool path and the machined structure. This enables error checking and editing of the program before machining, and development of programs for complex microstructures. Combined, the tools provide a user-friendly CAD/CAM system environment for rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices.
Project Management Plan (D6.1)
Creators: name: De Vreese, Rik
name: Winkel, Georg
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Urban forests
nature-based solutions
project governance
project management
urban forest

description: This deliverable (D6.1) is the Project Management Plan for the CLEARING HOUSE project. This plan describes the project management structure, the management principles and management procedures, the planned deliverables and milestones, and the planned meetings. This is the first version of the plan, updates are foreseen in February 2021 and August 2022.
Proceedings of the High Temperature Processing Symposium 2011, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 07-08 February 2011
Creators: name: Rhamdhani, Akbar
name: Brooks, Geoffrey
name: Huda, Nazmul
name: Alam, Md Morshed
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Proceedings of the High Temperature Processing Symposium 2011, held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 07 to 08 February 2011.
China nach der Kulturrevolution. Bericht über die 10. Arbeitstagung des Centre d´Etudes du Sud-Est Asiatique et de l’Extreme Orient
Creators: name: Fabritzek, Uwe G.
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2018

description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 3 Nr. 1 (1972): Internationales Asienforum
Data Management Plan (D6.2)
Creators: name: De Vreese, Rik
name: Queneherve, Gilles
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Data Management
guidelines for data storage and reuse
Knowledge exchange

description: This is deliverable “D6.2 Data Management Plan” of the CLEARING HOUSE project, which is due in month 5 of the project (31st of January 2020).
 The goal of CLEARING HOUSE is to provide evidence and tools that facilitate mobilising the full potential of urban forests as nature-based solutions (UF-NBS) for rehabilitating, reconnecting and restoring urban ecosystems. To achieve this goal, the project will collect, generate, characterise, transform, exchange, store, disseminate, make available large amounts of data. This deliverable aims at describing the data lifecycle during the project and beyond. The project is focussing on Sino-European cooperation, which results in some specificities regarding data storage and data management. This Data Management Plan is focussed on the data collected, analysed and stored by the European and international beneficiaries, not on the data life cycle with the Chinese partners.
 The deliverable is structured in three distinct parts. The first part provides some basic contextualisation of a data management plan in H2020 projects and reminds some key definitions necessary to understand the deliverable correctly. The second part aims at explaining the scope of the CLEARING HOUSE Data Management Plan, in other words, the purpose of data collection in the frame of CLEARING HOUSE, the type, format and the origin of the data to be collected and the use and re-use of the data. The third part details the various actions CLEARING HOUSE will implement to make its data findable, accessible, interoperable and available for re-use.
 According to the EU’s guidelines regarding the DMP (European Commission, 2016), the document may be updated - if appropriate - during the project lifetime (in the form of deliverables). DMPs should therefore have a clear version number and include a timetable for updates.
Reshaping educational experience by volunteering in the community: language learners in the real world
Creators: name: Andrew, Martin
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper views tertiary language learners’ gaining a sense of cultural belonging and an awareness of intercultural communication through three prisms: (i) the metaphor of 'investment', (ii) the notion of 'community of practice' and (iii) the concept of 'imagined community'. Applied to environments of real world learning, specifically the volunteer sector, the notion of 'community' holds a key to reshaping the cultural education experiences for participants in language learning programs, including learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL). This paper examines facets of 'community' to contextualise the experiences of learners in a project where advanced EAL learners undertook volunteer work as part of a cultural learning curriculum within a Bachelor of Arts in EAL at a tertiary institute in New Zealand. This project gave learners access to 'communities of practice' (Lave & Wenger 1992; Wenger 1998), providing contexts where instructors can reshape learners’ higher education experiences by identifying cultural learning opportunities within the volunteer sector of the community. In educational research, the properties of community include insider support, common goals, shared discourse and membership (Rovai 2002a). The occurrence of such features in a student’s volunteer placement depends on the degree of 'investment' (Norton 2000; Pittaway 2004) participants have in individual and community goals. In the project, the journalised reflections of the participating migrants, refugees and international students reveal the cultural and ontological value of community work. This paper uses the concepts of real and imagined communities to theorise the participants’ investments in their learning, presents qualitative findings from the project, and describes a range of benefits for EAL learners’ learning in community. The paper concludes that investing in community can prepare learners for their future and imagined communities while reshaping significant aspects of cultural learning.
Reshaping educational experience by investing in community
Creators: name: Andrew, Martin
name: Kearney, Celine
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The notion of “community” holds a key to enhancing higher education experiences for learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL), a core discipline of the vocational education and training (VET) sector in New Zealand. This paper contextualises the experiences of advanced EAL learners investing and participating in assessed community placements. Community placements represent a pedagogical intervention effectively giving learners access to communities of practice in a meaningful, authentic, real-world context. Pedagogically, they create learning contexts where instructors can reshape learners’ experiences by preparing students to explore and experience the linguistic and cultural potential of community. In the project, the journalised reflections of migrants and international students participating in a degree in EAL in New Zealand reveal the linguistic, cultural and ontological value of community work. The study uses the concepts of learner investment, communities of practice and imagined communities to theorise the participants’ learning, presents key qualitative findings about the cultural, linguistic, and transformative capital of community placements, and suggests they are valuable pedagogical interventions that can help reconfigure teaching and learning EAL in VET contexts.
Postal recruitment for genetic studies of preterm birth: A feasibility study.
Creators: name: Keag, Oonagh E
name: Murphy, Lee
name: Bradley, Aoibheann
name: Deakin, Naomi
name: Whyte, Sonia
name: Norman, Jane E
name: Stock, Sarah J
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: DNA
Phenotype
Fetal Membranes
Premature Birth
Premature
Premature Rupture
Obstetric Labour
Surveys And Questionnaires

description: Background: Preterm birth (PTB) represents the leading cause of neonatal death. Large-scale genetic studies are necessary to determine genetic influences on PTB risk, but prospective cohort studies are expensive and time-consuming. We investigated the feasibility of retrospective recruitment of post-partum women for efficient collection of genetic samples, with self-collected saliva for DNA extraction from themselves and their babies, alongside self-recollection of pregnancy and birth details to phenotype PTB. Methods: 708 women who had participated in the OPPTIMUM trial (a randomised trial of progesterone pessaries to prevent PTB [ISRCTN14568373]) and consented to further contact were invited to provide self-collected saliva from themselves and their babies. DNA was extracted from Oragene OG-500 (adults) and OG-575 (babies) saliva kits and the yield measured by Qubit. Samples were analysed using a panel of Taqman single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) assays. A questionnaire designed to meet the minimum data set required for phenotyping PTB was included. Questionnaire responses were transcribed and analysed for concordance with prospective trial data. Results: Recruitment rate was 162/708 (23%) for self-collected saliva samples and 157/708 (22%) for questionnaire responses. 161 samples from the mother provided DNA with median yield 59.0µg (0.4-148.9µg). 156 samples were successfully genotyped (96.9%). 136 baby samples had a median yield 11.5µg (0.1-102.7µg); two samples failed DNA extraction. 131 baby samples (96.3%) were successfully genotyped. Concordance between self-recalled birth details and prospective birth details ranged from 55 - 99%, median 86%. The highest rates of concordance were found for mode of birth (154/156 [99%]), smoking status (151/157 [96%]) and ethnicity (149/156 [96%]). Conclusion: This feasibility study demonstrates that self-collected DNA samples from mothers and babies were sufficient for genetic analysis but yields were variable. Self-recollection of pregnancy and birth details was inadequate for accurately phenotyping PTB, highlighting the need for alternative strategies for investigating genetic links with PTB.
EEG alpha reactivity and cholinergic system integrity in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Creators: name: Schumacher, Julia
name: Thomas, Alan J
name: Peraza, Luis R
name: Firbank, Michael
name: Cromarty, Ruth
name: Hamilton, Calum A
name: Donaghy, Paul C
name: O'Brien, John T
name: Taylor, John-Paul
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: Nucleus basalis of Meynert
Structural Mri
Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Resting State Eeg
Parkinson’s Disease Dementia

description: BACKGROUND:Lewy body dementia (LBD), which includes dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), is characterised by marked deficits within the cholinergic system which are more severe than in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and are mainly caused by degeneration of the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) whose widespread cholinergic projections provide the main source of cortical cholinergic innervation. EEG alpha reactivity, which refers to the reduction in alpha power over occipital electrodes upon opening the eyes, has been suggested as a potential marker of cholinergic system integrity. METHODS:Eyes-open and eyes-closed resting state EEG data were recorded from 41 LBD patients (including 24 patients with DLB and 17 with PDD), 21 patients with AD, and 40 age-matched healthy controls. Alpha reactivity was calculated as the relative reduction in alpha power over occipital electrodes when opening the eyes. Structural MRI data were used to assess volumetric changes within the NBM using a probabilistic anatomical map. RESULTS:Alpha reactivity was reduced in AD and LBD patients compared to controls with a significantly greater reduction in LBD compared to AD. Reduced alpha reactivity was associated with smaller volumes of the NBM across all groups (ρ = 0.42, pFDR = 0.0001) and in the PDD group specifically (ρ = 0.66, pFDR = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS:We demonstrate that LBD patients show an impairment in alpha reactivity upon opening the eyes which distinguishes this form of dementia from AD. Furthermore, our results suggest that reduced alpha reactivity might be related to a loss of cholinergic drive from the NBM, specifically in PDD.
title: 02_1183
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
title: Atmospheric ozone
Creators: name: Roy, Marjory G.
Publisher: name: University of Edinburgh
Year: 1961
Subjects: subject: Atmospheric Ozone
subject: Photochemical Principles
subject: Vertical Distribution
subject: Seasonal Variations
subject: Measurement Methods

description: The subject of this study is atmospheric ozone which will be considered under various headings defined below. The general starting point is the Craig monograph (1950) which summarized the observational results up to that time and considered the various theories for the observed seasonal, latitudinal and day-to-day variations. It also included calculations of the vertical distribution and rates of approach to equilibrium at various heights, based on photochemical principles. The sections are as follows: I. A brief historical introduction dealing with th® identification of ozone in th® atmosphere, its main absorption bands, the photochemical theory of its production and destruction, and the heating effect of the ozone layer. II. Descriptions of the various methods of measurement of total ozone and of vertical distribution, both from ground observations and from those made within the layer itself also measurements of ground-level ozone, and of the temperature and mean pressure of the ozone layer. III. The observed seasonal, latitudinal and short period changes, considered together with theories of the general circulation, motions in the atmosphere and different forms of mass exchange.
21. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Südostasien der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie
Creators: name: Peters, Gerrit
name: Kraas, Frauke
name: Revilla-Diez, Javier
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2015

description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 45 Nr. 3-4 (2014): Internationales Asienforum
Evaluating the application of ChatGPT in China’s residency training education: An exploratory study
Creators: name: Shang, Luxiang
name: Li, Rui
name: Xue, Mingyue
name: Guo, Qilong
name: Hou, Yinglong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of information generated by ChatGPT for residency education in China. We designed a three-step survey to evaluate the performance of ChatGPT in China’s residency training education including residency final examination questions, patient cases, and resident satisfaction scores. First, 204 questions from the residency final exam were input into ChatGPT's interface to obtain the percentage of correct answers. Next, ChatGPT was asked to generate 20 clinical cases, which were subsequently evaluated by three instructors using a pre-designed Likert scale with 5 points. The quality of the cases was assessed based on criteria including clarity, relevance, logicality, credibility, and comprehensiveness. Finally, interaction sessions between 31 third-year residents and ChatGPT were conducted. Residents’ perceptions of ChatGPT's feedback were assessed using a Likert scale, focusing on aspects such as ease of use, accuracy and completeness of responses, and its effectiveness in enhancing understanding of medical knowledge. Our results showed ChatGPT-3.5 correctly answered 45.1% of exam questions. In the virtual patient cases, ChatGPT received mean ratings of 4.57 ± 0.50, 4.68 ± 0.47, 4.77 ± 0.46, 4.60 ± 0.53, and 3.95 ± 0.59 points for clarity, relevance, logicality, credibility, and comprehensiveness from clinical instructors, respectively. Among training residents, ChatGPT scored 4.48 ± 0.70, 4.00 ± 0.82 and 4.61 ± 0.50 points for ease of use, accuracy and completeness, and usefulness, respectively. Our findings demonstrate ChatGPT's immense potential for personalized Chinese medical education.
title: Atlas des DOM. - La Réunion - Planches 15 : Population : répartition socio-professionnelle : notice, page 3 "II. Secteurs d'activité (suite)"
Creators: name: Defos du Rau, Jean
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2017
Subjects: densité de population
population
démographie
recensement
répartition de la population
catégorie socioprofessionnelle
population active
structure sociale
travail
activité sectorielle
secteur primaire
secteur secondaire
secteur tertiaire

description: Suite de la présentation de la population par le prisme des secteurs d'activité. Quatre tableaux et deux schémas appuient cette présentation : un tableau donne le nombre de la population active par catégorie socio-professionnelle en 1954, 1961 et 1967, un tableau donne la répartition en pourcentage de la population active par catégorie socio-professionnelle en 1954, 1961 et 1967, un tableau donne le nombre et le pourcentage de la population active de plus de 15 ans par branches d'activités en 1967, un schéma montre la proportion des hommes employés dans les différents secteurs d'activité, un schéma montre la proportion des femmes employées dans les différents secteurs d'activité. Présente la population qui travaille dans le secteur primaire. Un tableau appuie cette présentation : un tableau donne la répartition des professions agricoles. Présente la population qui travaille dans le secteur secondaire. Trois tableaux appuient cette présentation : un tableau donne les effectifs des grands groupes industriels en 1967, un tableau donne la répartition du personnel industriel par qualification, un tableau donne la ventilation des établissements industriels suivant le nombre de salariés. Début de la présentation de la population qui travaille dans le secteur tertiaire.
description: Relation: http://www.nakala.fr/data/11280/575a0bf7
description: Relation: http://www.nakala.fr/data/11280/46c7e3e8
description: Relation: http://www.nakala.fr/data/11280/67477b89
description: Relation: http://www.nakala.fr/data/11280/1580cb85
description: Coverage: La Réunion
description: Temporal: start=1954; end=1967;
The complexity of clinically-normal sinus-rhythm ECGs is decreased in equine athletes with a diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Creators: name: Alexeenko, Vadim
name: Fraser, James A
name: Bowen, Mark
name: Huang, Christopher L-H
name: Marr, Celia M
name: Jeevaratnam, Kamalan
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020

description: Equine athletes have a pattern of exercise which is analogous to human athletes and the cardiovascular risks in both species are similar. Both species have a propensity for atrial fibrillation (AF), which is challenging to detect by ECG analysis when in paroxysmal form. We hypothesised that the proarrhythmic background present between fibrillation episodes in paroxysmal AF (PAF) might be detectable by complexity analysis of apparently normal sinus-rhythm ECGs. In this retrospective study ECG recordings were obtained during routine clinical work from 82 healthy horses and from 10 horses with a diagnosis of PAF. Artefact-free 60-second strips of normal sinus-rhythm ECGs were converted to binary strings using threshold crossing, beat detection and a novel feature detection parsing algorithm. Complexity of the resulting binary strings was calculated using Lempel-Ziv ('76 & '78) and Titchener complexity estimators. Dependence of Lempel-Ziv '76 and Titchener T-complexity on the heart rate in ECG strips obtained at low heart rates (25-60 bpm) and processed by the feature detection method was found to be significantly different in control animals and those diagnosed with PAF. This allows identification of horses with PAF from sinus-rhythm ECGs with high accuracy.
title: Miscellaneous to the vegetation of hard surfaces in old towns in North Portugal (Porto, Braga, Guimarães)
Creators: name: Brandes, Dietmar
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek Braunschweig
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 58

description: A short excursion to the historic centres of Porto, Braga and Guimarães in spring 2024 showed a relatively lush vegetation of urban hard surfaces due to mild winters (winter hardiness zone 10a: -1,1°C to 1,7°C) and high rainfall (approx. 1237 to 1706 mm p.a). In the meanwhile most of the people of the world are living in cities. Urban ecosystems are therefore a very important habitat. The urbanization process involves a remarkable reduction of potential areas for spontanous vegetation, surface sealing and use of hard construction materials where only the joints can be used by plants.The later is often mentioned as „urban hard surfaces“ (LUNDHOLM 2011). Indeed urban ecology started with the investgation of the flora of walls (DEAKIN 1855) after the very early work of PANAROLI (1643). The aim of this paper is to document vegetation pattern from the historic centres; mainly of Porto. The vegetation of stone walls in Porto belongs primarely to the alliance Centrantho – Parietarion enriched by some vigorously growing alien species.
Microwave assisted, one-pot four component designing of 1-butyl-4,5-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2-aryl-1H-imidazoles
Creators: name: Abdelhamid, Antar A.
name: El-Eisawy, Raafat A.
name: Alsenani, Nawaf I.
name: Alqurashi, Esam A.
name: Alsimaree, Abdulrahman A.
name: Babiker, Musa E. Mohamed
name: Amer, Amer A.
name: Alqahtany, Faleh Z.
name: Badrey, Mohamed G.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: A novel series of 1-butyl-4,5-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-2-phenyl-1H-imidazole derivatives 5–14 were prepared via one-pot cyclo-condensation of aryl aldehyde derivatives, butylamine, 1,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-1,2-ethanedione & CH3COONH4, undergo microwave irradiation employing 4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid (PTSA) as acidic catalyst. Also, the same compounds 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted-1H-imidazole products 5–14 were designed under thermal reaction condition. By optimizing the two-reaction method, it was found that under conventional condition (reflux method), the identical products 5–14 were generated in good yields (68–87%) in about 10 h. While using the microwave irradiation is an effective and clean technique than the traditional thermal method and gives the same products with higher yields (71–89%) and purity in less time (7–9 min). Additionally, we find that the concentration of p-toluenesulfonic acid affects both the reaction time and the yield. The structures of the prepared components were approved via Infrared spectra, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and elementals analysis.
Green synthesis of oxadiazolo[2,3-b]quinazolin-5-ones based on iodine-catalyzed cyclodesulfurization in water
Creators: name: Tomotani, Yuuki
name: Tanimori, Shinji
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Virology

description: Oxadiazolo[2,3-b]quinazolin-5-ones are a rare class of heterocycles exhibiting herbicidal and fungicidal activities. We found that the cyclodesulfurization of 2-thioxo-3(2H)-quinazolinyl)benzamides prepared from methyl 2-isothiocyanatobenzoates and benzoylhydrazines afforded oxadiazolo[2,3-b]quinazolin-5-ones by the mediation of catalytic iodine in moderate to excellent yields. The reactions proceeded smoothly in water with the presence of terminal oxidant and base under mild reaction conditions.
An efficient synthesis of novel tricyclic fused pyrido[3,2-e]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines via one-pot three-component reaction in a green media
Creators: name: Alizadeh, Sajedeh
name: Esmaeili, Abbas Ali
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: In this study, we report the development of an efficient and facile synthetic approach for the preparation of novel pyrido[3,2-e]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines via a tandem Knoevenagel–Michael cyclo-condensation reaction. This transformation employs heterocyclic enamine, aromatic aldehydes, and malononitrile in the presence of DABCO as an organocatalyst under ethanol reflux conditions. The reactions proceed to completion within 1.0–1.5 h, affording the desired products in good to high yields (75%–82%). The main goal of this study is to design and synthesize heterocyclic scaffolds that exhibit promising biological activity. Notable benefits of this approach include a simple work-up procedure, environmentally friendly conditions, and the use of an inexpensive and readily accessible catalyst. The structures of the target compounds (4a–j) were validated using IR, 1H, and 13C NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis, demonstrating the effectiveness and practicality of the method developed.
JÖRN KECK, DIMITRI VANOVERBEKE, FRANZ WALDENBERGER (eds.): EU-Japan Relations, 1970-2012. From Confrontation to Global Partnership
Creators: name: Pascha, Werner
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2015

description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 45 Nr. 3-4 (2014): Internationales Asienforum
PERSONALISED DOSING OF MEDICINES FOR CHILDREN
Creators: name: Soham Mukherjee
name: Himanshu Bhagbole
name: Kumar, Suraj
name: Kumar, Krishna
Publisher: name: Вестник науки
Year: 2019
Subjects: PERSONALISED DOSING
MEDICINE
HEALTH CARE

description: Doses for most drugs are determined from population-level information, resulting in a standard ? one- size-fits-all’ dose range for all individuals. This review explores how doses can be personalized through the use of the individuals’ pharmacokinetic (PK)-pharmacodynamic (PD) profile, its particular application in children, and therapy areas where such approaches have made inroads
DAVID J. LORENZO: Conceptions of Chinese Democracy. Reading Sun Yatsen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo
Creators: name: Siekmann, Florian
Publisher: name: Internationales Asienforum
Year: 2015

description: Internationales Asienforum, Bd. 45 Nr. 3-4 (2014): Internationales Asienforum
New thiazole-based pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine hybrids: One-pot synthesis of potential MRSA and VRE inhibitors
Creators: name: Ahmed, Ahmed A. M.
name: Mekky, Ahmed E. M.
name: Sanad, Sherif M. H.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Hematology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Synthesis of new heterocyclic hybrids that are capable of fighting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) strains is still a challenging task for organic chemists. In the current study, we examined the protocol involving the reaction of 2-(4-arylthiazol-2-yl)acetonitriles and benzaldehyde in pyridine at reflux for 2 h. The reaction mixture was then treated with 1H-pyrazole-3,5-diamines and heated at reflux for an additional 3-4 h. The reaction afforded 15 new thiazole-linked pyrimidines in good to excellent yields. Product 3e, which is linked to 4-methoxybenzyl and 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl) units at C3 and C6, respectively, displayed the best antibacterial efficacy, especially against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis, with an MIC/MBC up to 1.8/3.6 µM. Moreover, it possessed comparable efficacy to linezolid with an MIC/MBC of 3.6/7.3 µM against VRE ATCC:51299 and ATCC:51575, whereas it had an MIC/MBC of 7.3/14.6 µM against MRSA ATCC:33591 and ATCC:43300.
CHILDHOOD PNEUMONIA IN LOW-AND-MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
Creators: name: Ahmed, Nehal
Publisher: name: Вестник науки
Year: 2019
Subjects: LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION
EPIDEMIOLOGY
AETIOLOGY
PREVENTION
MANAGEMENT

description: To review epidemiology, aetiology, diagnosis, prevention and management of childhood pneumonia in low-and-middle-income countries