cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Electronic supplementary results and discussion from Social learning and the demise of costly cooperation in humans
Creators: name: Burton-Chellew, Maxwell N.
name: Mouden, Claire El
name: West, Stuart A.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60801 Animal Behaviour

description: Supplementary discussion of the results.
Role of Clays in Fouling-Resistant Clay-Embedded Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Membranes for Wastewater Effluent Treatment
Creators: name: Hong, Joung Sook
name: Yu, Jing
name: Lee, Ilsoon
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Hematology
subject: Plant Biology

description: This study aimed to investigate the effects of cationic exchange capacity (CEC) and location of clay nanoplatelets on the structure and performance of clay-embedded polyelectrolyte multilayer (c-PEM) membranes for wastewater effluent treatment. Two kinds of clay nanoplatelets, montmorillonite and kaolin, were deposited on the ultra-filtration membrane by employing layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly with poly(allylamine hydrochloride)(PAH) and poly(acrylic acid)(PAA). Negatively charged clay platelets or PAA interacted with positively charged PAH to form a bilayer in the c-PEM membrane. The filtration effect of clay platelets was successively distinguished from PEM by reducing the number of (PAH/PAA) bilayers from four to one, while keeping the clay layer at the outermost layer of assembly. When the clay platelets were deposited only as the outermost layer of the LbL multilayers, the c-PEM membrane with one clay layer and one bilayer assembly showed significant flux barrier and fouling resistance. Clay platelets as the outermost layer physically increased flow path length and decreased number of pores, as well as effectively blocked organic contaminants in the wastewater. Meanwhile, when the clay layer was embedded in the middle of the PEM, the synergistic effect of clay platelets and PEM for wastewater treatment was difficult to obtain because the presence of clay platelets defected the build-up of fully interdigitated c-PEM and the adsorption of clay platelets was decreased. For the clays having low CEC, a higher number of LbL multilayers were required to deposit the clay platelets and to improve the performance of membrane. The high CEC clays (montmorillonite) turned out to be better than the low CEC clays (kaolin) in the structure and performance of the c-PEM membrane for wastewater effluent treatment.
Supplementary Text from Body size affects the strength of social interactions and spatial organization of a schooling fish (Pseudomugil signifer)
Creators: name: Romenskyy, Maksym
name: Herbert-Read, James E.
name: Ward, Ashley J. W.
name: Sumpter, David J. T.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Computational Biology
subject: 80201 Analysis of Algorithms and Complexity
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Supplementary text includes supplementary methods and additional results
Predictors and immunological correlates of sublethal mercury exposure in vampire bats: Online Supplemental Information
Creators: name: Becker, Daniel J.
name: Chumchal, Matthew M.
name: Bentz, Alexandra B.
name: Platt, Steven G.
name: Czirják, Gábor Á.
name: Rainwater, Thomas R.
name: Altizer, Sonia
name: Streicker, Daniel G.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Health Care
subject: Diseases
subject: 111706 Epidemiology
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary figures and tables showing model averaging results, full model comparison, site and year effects on bat hair THg, relationships between sampling year and bat immunity, and temporal patterns in rainfall across years.
Supplementary information from Linking species habitat and past palaeoclimatic events to evolution of the teleost innate immune system
Creators: name: Solbakken, Monica Hongrø
name: Voje, Kjetil Lysne
name: Kjetill Sigurd Jakobsen
name: Jentoft, Sissel
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 60408 Genomics

description: All supplementary information needed to reproduce the genome searches, evaluate the SLOUCH outputs, the detailed results from the MEME analysis as well as the phylogenetic trees generated by BSR.
Trace Metal Imaging of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria and Methanogenic Archaea at Single-Cell Resolution by Synchrotron X-Ray Fluorescence Imaging
Creators: name: Glass, Jennifer B.
name: Chen, Si
name: Dawson, Katherine S.
name: Horton, Damian R.
name: Vogt, Stefan
name: Ingall, Ellery D.
name: Twining, Benjamin S.
name: Orphan, Victoria J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Metal cofactors are required for many enzymes in anaerobic microbial respiration. This study examined iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, and zinc in cellular and abiotic phases at the single-cell scale for a sulfate-reducing bacterium (Desulfococcus multivorans) and a methanogenic archaeon (Methanosarcina acetivorans) using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy. Relative abundances of cellular metals were also measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. For both species, zinc and iron were consistently the most abundant cellular metals. M. acetivorans contained higher nickel and cobalt content than D. multivorans, likely due to elevated metal requirements for methylotrophic methanogenesis. Cocultures contained spheroid zinc sulfides and cobalt/copper sulfides.
Fixation Data from Sex-specific but not sexually explicit: pupillary responses to dressed and naked adults
Creators: name: Attard-Johnson, Janice
name: Bindemann, Markus
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 170299 Cognitive Science not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Observer's fixations to Regions of Interest (ROIs) for the male and female stimuli across exposure conditions
Trace metal imaging of sulfate-reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea at single-cell resolution by synchrotron X-ray fluorescence imaging
Creators: name: Glass, Jennifer B.
name: Chen, Si
name: Dawson, Katherine S.
name: Horton, Damian R.
name: Vogt, Stefan
name: Ingall, Ellery D.
name: Twining, Benjamin S.
name: Orphan, Victoria J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Metal cofactors are required for many enzymes in anaerobic microbial respiration. This study examined iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, and zinc in cellular and abiotic phases at the single-cell scale for a sulfate-reducing bacterium (Desulfococcus multivorans) and a methanogenic archaeon (Methanosarcina acetivorans) using synchrotron x-ray fluorescence microscopy. Relative abundances of cellular metals were also measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. For both species, zinc and iron were consistently the most abundant cellular metals. M. acetivorans contained higher nickel and cobalt content than D. multivorans, likely due to elevated metal requirements for methylotrophic methanogenesis. Cocultures contained spheroid zinc sulfides and cobalt/copper-sulfides.
Wideband Self‐Grounded Bow‐Tie Antenna for Thermal MR
Creators: name: Eigentler, Thomas Wilhelm
name: Winter, Lukas
name: Han, Haopeng
name: Oberacker, Eva
name: Kuehne, Andre
name: Waiczies, Helmar
name: Schmitter, Sebastian
name: Boehmert, Laura
name: Prinz, Christian
name: Trefna, Hana Dobsicek
name: Niendorf, Thoralf
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Berlin
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
subject: broadband antenna
subject: magnetic resonance
subject: radiofrequency antenna
subject: self‐grounded bow‐tie
subject: thermal intervention
subject: thermal magnetic resonance
subject: ultrahigh field MR

description: The objective of this study was the design, implementation, evaluation and application of a compact wideband self‐grounded bow‐tie (SGBT) radiofrequency (RF) antenna building block that supports anatomical proton (1H) MRI, fluorine (19F) MRI, MR thermometry and broadband thermal intervention integrated in a whole‐body 7.0 T system. Design considerations and optimizations were conducted with numerical electromagnetic field (EMF) simulations to facilitate a broadband thermal intervention frequency of the RF antenna building block. RF transmission (B1+) field efficiency and specific absorption rate (SAR) were obtained in a phantom, and the thigh of human voxel models (Ella, Duke) for 1H and 19F MRI at 7.0 T. B1+ efficiency simulations were validated with actual flip‐angle imaging measurements. The feasibility of thermal intervention was examined by temperature simulations (f = 300, 400 and 500 MHz) in a phantom. The RF heating intervention (Pin = 100 W, t = 120 seconds) was validated experimentally using the proton resonance shift method and fiberoptic probes for temperature monitoring. The applicability of the SGBT RF antenna building block for in vivo 1H and 19F MRI was demonstrated for the thigh and forearm of a healthy volunteer. The SGBT RF antenna building block facilitated 19F and 1H MRI at 7.0 T as well as broadband thermal intervention (234‐561 MHz). For the thigh of the human voxel models, a B1+ efficiency ≥11.8 μT/√kW was achieved at a depth of 50 mm. Temperature simulations and heating experiments in a phantom demonstrated a temperature increase ΔT >7 K at a depth of 10 mm. The compact SGBT antenna building block provides technology for the design of integrated high‐density RF applicators and for the study of the role of temperature in (patho‐) physiological processes by adding a thermal intervention dimension to an MRI device (Thermal MR).
Finding a second Hamiltonian decomposition of a 4-regular multigraph by integer linear programming
Creators: name: Nikolaev, Andrei V.
name: Klimov, Egor V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 05C85, 90C10, 90C57, 90C59, 52B05

description: A Hamiltonian decomposition of a regular graph is a partition of its edge set into Hamiltonian cycles. We consider the second Hamiltonian decomposition problem: for a 4-regular multigraph find 2 edge-disjoint Hamiltonian cycles different from the given ones. This problem arises in polyhedral combinatorics as a sufficient condition for non-adjacency in the 1-skeleton of the travelling salesperson polytope. We introduce two integer linear programming models for the problem based on the classical Dantzig-Fulkerson-Johnson and Miller-Tucker-Zemlin formulations for the travelling salesperson problem. To enhance the performance on feasible problems, we supplement the algorithm with a variable neighbourhood descent heuristic w.r.t. two neighbourhood structures, and a chain edge fixing procedure. Based on the computational experiments, the Dantzig-Fulkerson-Johnson formulation showed the best results on directed multigraphs, while on undirected multigraphs, the variable neighbourhood descent heuristic was especially effective.
Validation of the Essen Stroke Risk Score in different subtypes of ischemic stroke
Creators: name: Liu, Yi
name: Wang, Yongjun
name: Li, William A.
name: Yan, Aoshuang
name: Wang, Yilong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Objective: Predictive scores are important tools for stratifying patients based on their risk of future vascular events and for selecting preventive therapies. The aim of this study is to validate the Essen Stroke Risk Score (ESRS) for stratifying stroke recurrence in different subtypes of non-atrial fibrillation ischemic stroke in a large Chinese cohort. Methods: Data were derived from the Blood pressure and clinical Outcome in Stroke Survivors registry, which includes a cohort of 2204 stroke patients. All patients were further classified according to the TOAST (Trial of Org 10 172 in Acute Stroke Treatment) criteria. We stratified one-year cumulative rates for stroke and composite vascular events using the ESRS. The predictive power of the ESRS was assessed using the area under the receiver–operator curves (AUC). Results: Among 1699 patients included in the study, the AUC of ESRS was 0.58 (95% CI: 0.52–0.64) for recurrent stroke, whereas 0.59 (95% CI: 0.53–0.64) for composite vascular events at 1 year. In patients with large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA) subtype of stroke, the AUC of ESRS was both 0.61 (95% CI: 0.54–0.68) for recurrent stroke and composite vascular events. However, no significant AUC was observed in patients with small-artery occlusion subtype of stroke. Conclusions: In patients with LAA subtype of non-atrial fibrillation stroke, the ESRS has moderate accuracy in stratifying the risk of both recurrent strokes and major vascular events within the first year. However, the ESRS couldn’t accurately stratify the risk of recurrent strokes in patients with small-artery atherosclerosis subtype of non-atrial fibrillation stroke.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Poll: 2018 Biannual Survey
Creators: name: Chicago Council On Global Affairs
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2020

description: Interest in news (6); world affairs (2); threats to the United States (12); United States foreign relations (6); United States foreign policy goals (13); confidence in leaders of institutions (12); importance of United States relationships (22); traveled outside United States (1); respect for different countries (9); United States budget (10); use of United States troops (20); long-term military bases (5); North American Treaty Organization (1); influence of different countries (6); United States influence (7); China influence (7); United States economic system fairness (1); favorability of world leaders (7); proud to be American (1); United States participation in international agreement (4); United States programs in other countries (6); international trade good or bad (3); foreign imports (2); North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (1); United States international trade agreement (1); United States economy (3); United States Israel relations (2); establishment of an independent Palestinian state (1); United States foreign policy in Asia (1); North Korea United States relations (15); political activities (10); voter likelihood (1); military service (1); labor union membership (1).
Stochastic epidemic SIR models with hidden states
Creators: name: Du, Nguyen
name: Hening, Alexandru
name: Nguyen, Nhu
name: Yin, George
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Probability (math.PR)
subject: Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 34C12, 60H10, 92D25

description: This paper focuses on and analyzes realistic SIR models that take stochasticity into account. The proposed systems are applicable to most incidence rates that are used in the literature including the bilinear incidence rate, the Beddington-DeAngelis incidence rate, and a Holling type II functional response. Given that many diseases can lead to asymptomatic infections, we look at a system of stochastic differential equations that also includes a class of hidden state individuals, for which the infection status is unknown. We assume that the direct observation of the percentage of hidden state individuals that are infected, $α(t)$, is not given and only a noise-corrupted observation process is available. Using the nonlinear filtering techniques in conjunction with an invasion type analysis (or analysis using Lyapunov exponents from the dynamical system point of view), this paper proves that the long-term behavior of the disease is governed by a threshold $λ\in \mathbb{R}$ that depends on the model parameters. It turns out that if $λ<0$ the number $I(t)$ of infected individuals converges to zero exponentially fast, or the extinction happens. In contrast, if $λ>0$, the infection is endemic and the system is permanent. We showcase our results by applying them in specific illuminating examples. Numerical simulations are also given to illustrate our results.
description: 27 pages, 3 figures
Supplementary Material for: Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy of the ACE-III, MIS, MMSE, MoCA, and RUDAS for Screening of Alzheimer Disease
Creators: name: Matías-Guiu, J.A.
name: Valles-Salgado, M.
name: Rognoni, T.
name: Hamre-Gil, F.
name: Moreno-Ramos, T.
name: Matías-Guiu, J.
Publisher: name: Karger Publishers
Year: 2017
Subjects: Medicine

description: Background: Our aim was to evaluate and compare the diagnostic properties of 5 screening tests for the diagnosis of mild Alzheimer disease (AD). Methods: We conducted a prospective and cross-sectional study of 92 patients with mild AD and of 68 healthy controls from our Department of Neurology. The diagnostic properties of the following tests were compared: Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE-III), Memory Impairment Screen (MIS), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS). Results: All tests yielded high diagnostic accuracy, with the ACE-III achieving the best diagnostic properties. The area under the curve was 0.897 for the ACE-III, 0.889 for the RUDAS, 0.874 for the MMSE, 0.866 for the MIS, and 0.856 for the MoCA. The Mini-ACE score from the ACE-III showed the highest diagnostic capacity (area under the curve 0.939). Memory scores of the ACE-III and of the RUDAS showed a better diagnostic accuracy than those of the MMSE and of the MoCA. All tests, especially the ACE-III, conveyed a higher diagnostic accuracy in patients with full primary education than in the less educated group. Implementing normative data improved the diagnostic accuracy of the ACE-III but not that of the other tests. Conclusions: The ACE-III achieved the highest diagnostic accuracy. This better discrimination was more evident in the more educated group.
Structures and bioactivities of seven flavonoids from Osmanthus fragrans ‘Jinqiu’ essential oil extraction residues
Creators: name: Zhou, Jiang-Lian
name: Fang, Xian-Ying
name: Wang, Jing-Qiu
name: Zhao, Lin-Guo
name: Li, Yi
name: Tang, Feng
name: Yue, Yong-De
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology

description: Osmanthus fragrans are well-known for their fragrance, but it is wasteful if to discard O. fragrans flower after extracting their essential oils. In this paper, we found that O. fragrans flower residues were rich in flavonoids. Six flavonoids and one phenylethanoid glycoside were isolated from the ethanol extract of O. fragrans flower residues, identified as quercetin (1), rutin (2), verbascoside (3), genistin (4), kaempferol (5), isorhamnetin (6) and naringin (7). In bioactivity study, kaempferol (IC50 = 1.43 μg/mL) showed the best anti-inflammatory activity. Isorhamnetin, quercetin, kaempferol, verbascoside and rutin (the values of IC50 were 18.30, 11.05, 16.88, 20.21 and 22.76 μg/mL, respectively) showed excellent DPPH free radical scavenging activity. Verbascoside performed relatively well at inhibiting the growth of both CT26 colonic carcinoma cells (IC50 = 46.87 μg/mL) and HepG2 hepatocarcinoma cells (IC50 = 30.58 μg/mL). In addition, quercetin and kaempferol showed strong anti-proliferation activity against HepG2 cells.
Cross-resistance among common insecticides and its possible mechanism in Laodelphax striatellus Fallén (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)
Creators: name: Elzaki, Mohammed Esmail Abdalla
name: Pu, Jian
name: Zhu, Yuxuan
name: Zhang, Wanfang
name: Sun, Haina
name: Wu, Min
name: Han, Zhaojun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Hematology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Virology

description: Laodelphax striatellus Fallén, is a serious pest of rice, has developed resistance to various chemical insecticides. Thus, clear documentation of resistance and cross-resistance is required for good resistance management. This study examined cross-resistance among common insecticides acting on different targets and its mechanism. First, the L. striatellus strains selected with chlorpyrifos, deltamethrin and imidacloprid were tested for cross-resistance to common insecticides. Then, these three resistant strains underwent mixed breeding for two generations, as an original population and reselected for seven generations by corresponding insecticides, resulting in three new resistant strains. These strains were tested for confirmation of the cross-resistance and the mechanism was analysed by comparing the expression levels of related detoxification enzyme genes. The results demonstrated that cross-resistance existed among chlorpyrifos, deltamethrin and imidacloprid. The detoxification enzyme gene CYP6AY3v2, CYP306A2v2 and CYP353D1v2 were found to be up-regulated in the chlorpyrifos-selected strain; CYP6AY3v2, CYP6FU1, CYP353D1v2, and CYP439A1v3 in the Deltamethrin-selected strain; and CYP4C72, CYP6AY3v2 and CYP353D1v2 in the Imidacloprid-selected strain. Furthermore, overexpression of CYP6AY3v2 and CYP353D1v2 was in concert with cross-resistance in selected strains. These results suggest that CYP6AY3v2 and CYP353D1v2 might be associated with the cross-resistance among chlorpyrifos, deltamethrin and imidacloprid in L. striatellus.
Functionalized carbon black nanoparticles used for separation of emulsified oil from oily wastewater
Creators: name: Wang, Huanjiang
name: Xu, Haiyan
name: Jia, Weihong
name: Ren, Sili
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Functionalized carbon black (F-CB) nanoparticles were synthesized by covalently grafting the polyvinyl alcohol on carbon black (CB) surfaces and used as demulsifier to separate the oil from the emulsified oily wastewater. The bottle test showed that the residual oil content in the separated water was as low as ∼50 mg/L corresponding to a demulsification efficiency of about 99.90% at an optimal condition within a few minutes. It was believed that the surface wettability of the carbon black could be tuned by modifying with the PVA molecules, which enables the F-CB nanoparticles to be readily migrated to the oil/water interface and have the opportunity to interact with and/or displace the stabilizers of the emulsion. As a result, the demulsification process was accomplished with the coalescence of the oil droplets promoted by the F-CB nanoparticles. The interaction behavior between F-CB nanoparticles and asphaltenes was investigated by quantum chemical calculations. The results showed that the F-CB nanoparticles have strong interaction with the asphaltene molecules in form of π−π and θ−π forces. The findings in present study are significant for understanding the demulsification mechanism and also provide a novel demulsifier for the demulsification of emulsified oily wastewater.
Functionalized Carbon Black Nanoparticles Used for Separation of Emulsified Oil from Oily Wastewater
Creators: name: Wang, Huanjiang
name: Xu, Haiyan
name: Jia, Weihong
name: Ren, Sili
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Functionalized carbon black (F-CB) nanoparticles were synthesized by covalently grafting the polyvinyl alcohol on carbon black (CB) surfaces and used as demulsifier to separate the oil from the emulsified oily wastewater. The bottle test showed that the residual oil content in the separated water was as low as ∼ 50 mg/L corresponding to a demulsification efficiency of about 99.90% at an optimal condition within a few minutes. It was believed that the surface wettability of the carbon black could be tuned by modifying with the PVA molecules, which enables the F-CB nanopartilces to be readily migrated to the oil/water interface and have the opportunity to interact with and/or displace the stabilizers of the emulsion. As a result, the demulsification process was accomplished with the coalescence of the oil droplets promoted by the F-CB nanoparticles. The interaction behavior between F-CB nanoparticles and asphaltenes was investigated by quantum chemical calculations. The results showed that the F-CB nanoparticles have strong interaction with the asphaltene molecules in form of π−π and θ−π forces. The findings in present study are significant for understanding the demulsification mechanism and also provide a novel demulsifier for the demulsification of emulsified oily wastewater.
Development of a TaqMan-based real-time PCR assay for rapid and specific detection of fowl aviadenovirus serotype 4
Creators: name: Wang, Jianchang
name: Wang, Jinfeng
name: Chen, Ping
name: Liu, Libing
name: Yuan, Wanzhe
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology

description: Twelve serotypes of fowl aviadenovirus, namely, FAdV-(1-8a and 8b-11), have been identified, among which FAdV-4 is the aetiologic agent of hepatitis hydropericardium syndrome (HHS) in chickens. Outbreaks of HHS have been documented in many countries, causing significant economic losses. Real-time PCR methods described so far in the literature cross-detect different serotypes of FAdVs. In this study, we aimed to develop a TaqMan-based real-time PCR assay for the specific detection of FAdV-4. A pair of primers targeting the hexon gene and a TaqMan probe were designed. Using different copy numbers of plasmid DNA carrying the hexon gene as template, we showed the detection limit of this assay was 101 copies/reaction, which was 10 times higher than conventional PCR. The assay was highly speciﬁc for FAdV-4 and did not cross-detect 11 other serotypes of FAdVs, avian influenza virus, Newcastle disease virus, infectious bronchitis virus or subgroup J of the avian leukosis virus. The reproducibility of the assay was assessed by five independent reactions using different copy numbers of plasmid DNA (103 and 105) as template, and the results showed 0.56–1.15% coefficient of variation for inter-assay variability. Furthermore, the assay was validated with 80 clinical samples. Real-time PCR showed that 76 out of 80 samples were positive for FAdV-4 (95.0% positivity) while 68 out of 80 were tested positive by conventional PCR (85.0% positivity). Our data suggest this real-time PCR assay could be an attractive tool for screening, confirmatory diagnosis and specific differentiation of FAdV-4 infection.
Supplementary Material for: Efficacy and Tolerance of Cetuximab Alone or Combined with Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Open Study of 14 Patients
Creators: name: Dereure, O.
name: Missan, H.
name: Girard, C.
name: Costes, V.
name: Guillot, B.
Publisher: name: Karger Publishers
Year: 2017
Subjects: Medicine

description: Background/Aims: Previous reports highlighted the potential interest of cetuximab alone or in combination with chemotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCC) care. Material and Methods: To further evaluate the efficiency and safety of cetuximab in advanced cSCC, a single-center retrospective study including all patients treated with cetuximab alone or combined with carboplatin for locally advanced or metastatic cSCC was conducted in a tertiary referral center. The primary end point was the overall response rate (ORR) after 2 cycles of treatment. Secondary end points were best overall disease control rate (DCR), overall survival (OS), best response duration, progression-free survival (PFS), and toxicity profile. Results: Of the 14 enrolled patients, no complete response was obtained after 2 cycles of treatment, but 3 partial responses and 6 stable diseases were observed. ORR and DCR were 21.4 and 64.3%, respectively. Median OS and PFS were 9.25 and 2.65 months, respectively. Median PFS was longer with combined treatment compared with cetuximab monotherapy (9.03 vs. 3.55 months). The safety profile was acceptable with a trend toward a relationship between acne-like rash and longer response (median PFS 5.2 vs. 2.2 months). Discussion/Conclusion: In all series including ours, disease control is usually rapidly obtained with cetuximab alone or combined with conventional chemotherapy, although with a minority of partial responses and no complete response. However, this control is of short duration in most cases. The safety profile is acceptable. A randomized phase III trial is warranted to better assess the benefit/risk ratio.
Synthesis of thermal and photo dual-responsive amphiphilic random copolymer via atom transfer radical polymerization and its control release of doxorubicin
Creators: name: Zou, Hu
name: Liu, Hui
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Dual-responsive amphiphilic random copolymer containing tri(ethylene glycol)methyl ether methacrylate (MEO3MA) and 1′-(2-acryloxyethyl)-3′,3′-dimethyl-6-nitrospiro-(2H-1-benzopyran-2,2′-indoline) (SPMA) was successfully synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization. The temperature and photo dual stimuli-responsive behaviors were investigated by lower critical solution temperature testing and UV–Vis absorption spectra, and their self-assembly morphology at various conditions was observed via TEM. The accumulative release of doxorubicin at all the conditions increased with the prolonging dialysis time, and it attained the highest value when the two chain segments of the copolymer underwent their hydrophobic/hydrophilic transition (50°C and UV light irradiation).
How Our Concept of Time Is Embedded & Derived from Our Language
Creators: name: Doble, Rick
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 200322 Comparative Language Studies
subject: FOS: Languages and literature
subject: 200302 English Language
subject: 200399 Language Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: 209999 Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified
subject: Language
subject: Linguistics
subject: 80107 Natural Language Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Words and language are the primary tools a culture uses to conceive of time and to manage, plan, and communicate time. Embedded in every language is a concept and a structure of time that is understood by each individual but that is also shared by the culture as a whole. In each language, in virtually every sentence, a kind of time stamp or time code is implied, such as verb tenses which vary from culture to culture and language to language.
Synthesis of Thermal and Photo Dual Responsive Amphiphilic Random Copolymer via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and its Control Release of Doxorubicin
Creators: name: Zou, Hu
name: Liu, Hui
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Dual responsive amphiphilic random copolymer containing tri(ethylene glycol)methyl ether methacrylate (MEO3MA) and 1′-(2-acryloxyethyl)-3′,3′-dimethyl-6-nitrospiro-(2H-1-benzopyran-2,2′-indoline) (SPMA) was successfully synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization. The temperature and photo dual stimuli responsive behaviors were investigated by lower critical solution temperature testing and UV-Vis absorption spectra, and their self-assembly morphology at various conditions was observed via TEM. The accumulative release of doxorubicin at all the conditions increased with the prolonging dialysis time, and it attained the highest value when the two chain segments of the copolymer underwent their hydrophobic/hydrophilic transition (50°C and UV light irradiation).
Combination of the Perturbation Theory with Configuration Interaction Method
Creators: name: Kozlov, M. G.
name: Tupitsyn, I. I.
name: Bondarev, A. I.
name: Mironova, D. V.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Present atomic theory provides accurate and reliable results for atoms with a small number of valence electrons. However, most current methods of calculations fail when the number of valence electrons exceeds four or five. This means that we can not make reliable predictions for more than a half of the periodic table. Here we suggest a modification of the CI+MBPT (configuration interaction plus many-body perturbation theory) method, which may be applicable to atoms and ions with filling d and f shells.
description: 11 pages, 6 figures, submitted to PRA
P(NIPAM-co-AA)@BMMs with mesoporous silica core and controlled copolymer shell and its fractal characteristics for dual pH- and temperature-responsive performance of ibuprofen release
Creators: name: Jin, Xiaoqi
name: Wang, Qian
name: Sun, Jihong
name: Panezai, Hamida
name: Bai, Shiyang
name: Wu, Xia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: A kind of core–shell hybrid composite (P@BMMs) as a drug carrier was prepared through seed polymerization method, in which, biomodal mesoporous materials (BMMs) as core and copolymer poly(N-isopropylacryl-acrylamide)-co-poly(acrylicacid) [P(NIPAM-co-AA)] with pH- and temperature-responsive characteristics as shell. Its structural features and textural parameters were characterized using various techniques. The kinetic and thermodynamic evaluation demonstrated the existence of hydrogen bond interaction between IBU and P(NIPAM-co-AA)-coated surfaces. Meanwhile, the smart thermo/pH-responsive properties of ibuprofen (IBU) release could be regulated through adjusting coated amount of copolymer. Specially, the responsive properties of P@BMMs were traced by small-angle X-ray scattering technique, suggesting the surface roughness and structural irregularities.
P(NIPAM-co-AA) @BMMs with Mesoporous Silica Core and Controlled Copolymer Shell and its Fractal Characteristics for Dual pH- and Temperature- Responsive Performance of Ibuprofen Release
Creators: name: Jin, Xiaoqi
name: Wang, Qian
name: Sun, Jihong
name: Panezail, Hamida
name: Bai, Shiyang
name: Wu, Xia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Virology

description: A kind of core-shell hybrid composite (P@BMMs) as drug carrier was prepared via seed polymerization method, in which, bimodal mesoporous silica nanoparticles (BMMs) as core and copolymer poly(N-isopropylacryl-acrylamide) -co-poly(acrylicacid) (P(NIPAM-co-AA)) with pH- and temperature-responsive characteristics as shell. Its structural features and textural parameters were characterized using various techniques. The kinetic and thermodynamic evaluation demonstrated the existence of hydrogen-bonds interaction between IBU and P(NIPAM-co-AA)-coated surfaces. Meanwhile, the smart thermo/pH-responsive properties of IBU-release could be regulated via adjusting coated amount of copolymer. Specially, the responsive properties of P@BMMs were traced by SAXS technique, suggesting the surface roughness and structural irregularities.
Anti-complementary constituents of Anchusa italica
Creators: name: Hou, Yu-zhen
name: Chen, Kui-kui
name: Deng, Xi-ling
name: Fu, Ze-long
name: Chen, Dao-feng
name: Wang, Qi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biochemistry
Pharmacology
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology

description: Activity-guided fractionation for complement inhibitors led to the isolation of 24 known compounds from Anchusa italica. Chemical types include eight megastigmane compounds, five triterpenoid compounds, five lignan compounds, three flavonoid compounds, two alkaloid compounds and one phenthyl alcohol compound. Among which, a lignan (medioresinol), an alkaloid (5-hydroxypyrrolidin-2-one) and a flavonoid (5-hydroxyl-3', 4', 6, 7-tetramethoxy flavone) exhibited better anticomplementary effects with CH50 values ranging from 0.07 to 0.82 mM, which are plausible candidates for developing potent anticomplementary agents.
Two new organic-inorganic hybrid compounds induced by γ-[Mo8O26]4− and [PMo12O40]3−
Creators: name: Ying, Jun
name: Li, Ting-Ting
name: Liu, Jia-Ni
name: Tian, Yan
name: Ni, Huai-Ping
name: Ji, Xue-Bin
name: Liu, Guo-Cheng
name: Tian, Ai-Xiang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Two new organic–inorganic hybrid compounds, [CuII(btb)1.5(γ-Mo8O26)0.5(H2O)]·2H2O (1) and [CuII2(btb)4(PMoVMoVI11O40)]·2H2O (2) (btb = 4-butyl-1,4-bis(1,2,4-triazole), have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, IR spectra and elemental analyses. In 1, there exists a ladder-like metal-organic chain with the bidentate [γ-Mo8O26]4− anions inserting into the grids. Adjacent chains share the same Cu-btb lines of the ladder to form a 2-D layer. Compound 2 also has a ladder-like metal-organic chain. The tetradentate [PMo12O40]3− anions embed in the grids. The same Cu-btb line is shared by adjacent chains to build a 2-D layer. The btb ligands link adjacent layers to form a 3-D framework. Moreover, we also have investigated the electrochemical and photocatalytic properties of 1 and 2.
Proposal for a University Department for 'The Study Of Time'
Creators: name: Doble, Rick
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Cosmology
subject: History
subject: Linguistics
subject: FOS: Languages and literature
subject: Religious Studies
subject: 60801 Animal Behaviour
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60604 Comparative Physiology

description: Time is the most used noun in the English language according to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. This is probably true for most other languages as well. Time is critical to everything we do as individuals, as nations, and as human beings who inhabit the Earth. Yet there are virtually no University departments or courses that deal with the human experience of time. This paper proposes that such a department be established and suggests topics and areas of study that need to be included. Suggestions are based on my blog DeconstructingTime now in its fifth years, with more than 70 blog-essays, almost 50,000 page views from more than 100 countries. Much of this work is also available at my site at figshare.com in eBook or in individual papers.
Playing the Game of Praise and Blame: On the Justification of our Responsibility Practices
Creators: name: Cabantangan, Justice
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2024

description:
Moderate revisionists about moral responsibility, such as Manuel Vargas, attempt to preserve the backward-looking norms that ordinarily guide praise and blame while arguing that these norms are justified because of their effects. However, some doubt that backward-looking norms are good at achieving these effects; this is the objection from inefficacy. In this paper, I introduce an alternative to Vargas view that holds that our responsibility practices are a game, as analyzed by Bernard Suits. I argue that this alternative avoids the objection from inefficacy while preserving attractive features of Vargas view. Further, I argue that the game view yields benefits over other revisionist views to position the view as a promising account for the justification of our responsibility practices. If our responsibility practices are a game, then it affords the game view a valuable conceptual distinction unavailable on other views and ensures that praise and blame are attributed wholeheartedly.
The Public and the Private Good: Plato on the Happiness of the Citizens in the Republic
Creators: name: Heimgartner, Lucas
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2024

description:
In Book IV of the Republic Adeimantus raises a concern to Socrates that the guardians seem quite unhappy. If true, this charge threatens one of the central aims of the Republic: to show it is better for you to be just rather than unjust. Socrates offers a response, but ow to interpret this response is a matter of some debate. I argue that we ought to interpret his response as implying that Kallipolis citizens will be happy, but that they will be happy as citizens whose private interests are mediated by the public interest of the city. This account, which I call the hylomorphic reading of the city, helps incorporate features of the most plausible positions in the literature and helps Socrates respond to Adeimantus concern. The guardiansalong with the other citizenswill be happy, and they will be happy because of the role they play in the city.
Ethics of Acceptance and Its Rational Dynamics
Creators: name: Wang, Yun-Cheng
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2024

description:
The objective of this work is to try to carve out the rational dynamics of the attitude of acceptance. Building on Laura Soters work on acceptance, which advocates that moralists of belief should moralize acceptance instead of belief, I motivate the needs of evidential norms that govern acceptance, and propose a theory sketch about what evidential norms of acceptance there are. I design a series of cases in which the agent fails to meet the moral aim by not paying due respect to evidence, and draw different evidential norms from these cases.
SARMs.pdf
Creators: name: Brown, Layla
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 30499 Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 30502 Natural Products Chemistry
subject: Organic Chemistry
subject: 30606 Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 30199 Analytical Chemistry not elsewhere classified
subject: 30301 Chemical Characterisation of Materials
subject: 30405 Molecular Medicine
subject: FOS: Basic medicine
subject: NMR Spectroscopy
subject: 30503 Organic Chemical Synthesis
subject: 30599 Organic Chemistry not elsewhere classified

description: Muse Chem is a professional company committed to providing a wide variety of specialty chemicals including Inhibitors, APIs, reference standards and other research-use chemicals. We have thousands of products in stock that are ready to meet your needs.click: www.musechem.com
The effect of ultraviolet radiation on the mild photo-responsive surface functionalization of carbon nanotubes
Creators: name: Zhang, Yan
name: Kang, Zhixin
name: Chen, Dexin
name: Bessho, Takeshi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mental Health

description: The effect of ultraviolet radiation on the mild photo-responsive surface functionalization of carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was investigated. Functional MWCNTs were prepared via standard physisorption, followed by nitrene addition using azido compounds upon ultraviolet activation. The results imply that the organic molecules involved adsorption onto the side wall of MWCNTs, then MWCNTs reacted with azido groups in organic molecules. After immersed in ethanol for 50 days, the as-obtained MWCNTs with 700 seconds ultraviolet activation remain in the good dispersion state, which can bear comparison with that of MWCNTs oxidized with mixture acids. Therefore, this approach is a more attractive than oxidation method to functionalize MWCNTs and can be used as an effective and replaceable first step for the following functionalization.
Sarah Ayoub on The Year Book Committee, Writing and Diversity.pdf
Creators: name: Haynes, Nalini
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 200502 Australian Literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Literature)
subject: FOS: Languages and literature

description: Stella Schools Ambassador Sarah Ayoub chats with ACT Writers Centre Blogger in Residence, Nalini Haynes, about writing, diversity and representation.