cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Policy brief: Fighting antibiotic resistance
Creators: name: Ancillotti, Mirko
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021

description: Antibiotic resistance is a global threat to health and development. But the way we behave can either slow this process down or speed it up. Antibiotic resistance is a collective problem. It is also a shared responsibility. And it is not limited to medical antibiotic use. Whether it is choices made in the dairy aisle or by ensuring vaccinations are up-to-date before travelling, the effectiveness of our efforts to to curb antibiotic resistance will depend on our behaviour. We need to raise awareness of how individuals’ actions contribute to antibiotic resistance and learn why they use antibiotics responsibly, why they sometimes do not, and what encourages them to do better. This policy brief contains Mirko Ancillotti's recommendations for fighting antibiotic resistance.
Book reviews - Buchbesprechungen
Creators: name: Habbe, Karl Albert
name: Narr, Karl Josef
name: Pasda, Clemens
name: Züchner, Christian
name: Gerloff, Sabine
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Rezension zu: Eckhard Speetzen: Findlinge in Nordrhein-Westfalen und angrenzenden Gebieten. 172 S.; 43 Abb., 9 Tab. im Text; 111 Kurzbeschreibungen und Fotos im Anhang; 1 Kr. in der Anlage. Krefeld (Geologisches Landesamt Nordrhein-Westfalen) 1998. Rezension zu: Marcel Otte und Lawrence G. Straus (Hrsg.): Le Trou Magrite: Fouilles 1991-1992. Résurrection d'un Site Classique en Wallonie. Etudes et Recherches Archéologiques de l'Université de Liège, ERAUL 69, Liège 1995 . Rezension zu: Thomas Terberger: Die Siedlungsbefunde des Magdalénien-Fundplatzes Gönnersdorf- Konzentrationen III und IV. - Der Magdalénien-Fundplatz Gönnersdorf Band 6. 329 S., 181 Texrabb., 18 Tab., 41 Taf., 3 Beilagen. Stuttgart 1997. Rezension zu: L. Iakovleva und G. Pinçon: Angles-sur-L'Anglin (Vienne). La Prise sculptée du Roc-aux-Sorciers. Document Préhistorique 9. 168 S., 173 Abb., Paris 1997. Rezension zu: Francesco d'Errico: L'art gravé azilien. De la technique à la signification. 329 S. mit 331 Abb. und 19 Tabellen. XXXIe supplément à Gallia Préhistoire, Paris 1994. Rezension zu: Sophie A. de Beaune: Les galets utilisés au Paléolithique supérieur. Approche archéologique et expérimentale 298 S. mit 107 Abb., 21 Tab. und 71 Taf., XXXIIe supplément à Gallia Préhistoire, Paris 1997. Rezension zu: Marc Devignes: Inventaire des mégalithes de Ia France 9 - Gironde. 216 S. mit 120 Abb. und 21 Phototaf. Ier supplément à Gallia Préhistoire, Paris 1995.
description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
METHOD FOR EVALUATING VIABILITY OF A TISSUE-ENGINEERING STRUCTURE WHEN CLOSING A TRACHEAL CRITICAL DEFECT ON AN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL MODEL
Creators: name: Baranovskij, D.S.
name: Lyundup, A.V.
name: Klabukov, I.D.
name: Krasilnikova, O.A.
name: Krasheninnikov, M.E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to experimental surgery, and can be used to assess viability of a tissue engineering structure when closing a critical tracheal defect on an experimental animal model. Part of the tracheal wall of the experimental animal is excised between 2nd and 7th rings to form a critical tracheal wall defect of at least 2×4 mm, fixation of tissue engineering structure in defect area. At end of 3 months after fixation of the tissue engineering, the trachea is examined by the radial technique with construction of 3D-model for evaluation of a degree of constriction of the tracheal lumen. After 6 months post- mortal histological and immunohistochemical examination of the explanted tissue engineering structure is performed, diagnostic test results are used as following: percent of tracheal lumen narrowing in area of fixation of tissue engineering structure (Fz), at narrowing by 75 % and more are assigned 0 points, less than 75 % – 1 point; evaluation of epithelisation of internal surface of tissue engineering (Se), with complete epithelisation – 1 point, with no epithelialization or partial epithelisation – 0 points; density of microvessels in a submucosal layer of a tissue engineering structure (Bc), with density of 0–25 mm^-2 is assigned 0 points, at 26^–50 mm – 1 point, more than 50 mm^-2 – 2 points. Value Lcb corresponding to the product of points is calculated by formula: Lcb=Fz*Se*Bc. In the case of the calculated value Lcb<1, the absence of viability of the tissue engineering structure is stated. At Lcb≥1 is concluded on viability of tissue engineering structure. EFFECT: method provides obtaining reliable data on biological and physiological compatibility of tissue engineering structures based on matrices of different origin when the tracheal critical defect is closed on the model of the experimental animal by creating a reliable method for evaluating the viability of the tissue engineering structure when closing the critical airway defect, allowing to assess the biological and physiological compatibility of the tracheal implant. 1 cl, 1 tbl, 2 ex, 5 dwg
description: Patent RU 2730924
title: Service organisation, staff performance and client outcomes in services for people with learning disabilities
Creators: name: Elliott, Teresa
Publisher: name: University of Kent
Year: 2004

description: Research into direct-care staff performance in residential services for persons with a learning disability has led to a number of explanatory findings. Variables such as client ability, maladaptive behaviour, the employment status of staff, staff stress, facility size, staffing ratios, training and management strategies have all been found, by different authors, to variously affect levels of staff/client interaction. The influence of an informal social system within a residential service on staff behaviour has not, however, been fully examined. The aim of the study presented in this thesis was to uncover which features of a residential service, its organisation and delivery are responsible for levels of support offered by staff and also for the extent to which clients are engaged in activities. A wide range of variables including those previously found to be significant and others that represented the informal aspects of a service, such as the expectations of others, were included in the study. The main findings were that quality of care in the facilities studied was generally poor. Few significant differences were found between the provision of care offered by the two organisations included in the study although many were expected. Although staff responses revealed that the expectations of others in the workplace might have an influence over the ways in which they work with clients, multiple regression analysis did not find these informal variables to be significant. Only the adaptive behaviour of clients was found to be predictive of the levels of staff support offered. None of the variables included in the analysis was found to be predictive of the levels of client engagement found. The reasons for this are discussed and the proposition that staff behaviour in this study was perhaps contingent on arbitrary, haphazard and unpredictable circumstances was introduced.
Die 39. Tagung der Hugo Obermaier-Gesellschaft 1997 in Potsdam mit Exkursionen nach Nordwestbrandenburg und in die Niederlausitz / Die 40. Tagung der Hugo Obermaier-Gesellschaft 1998 in Iserlohn-Letmathe mit Exkursionen zu Fundstellen des Hönnetals und der Iserlohner Kalksenke
Creators: name: Züchner, Christian
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
title: The Global Making of Policing
Creators: name: Hönke, Jana
name: Müller, Markus-Michael
Publisher: name: University of Bayreuth
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Postcolonial
subject: Global
subject: Policing
subject: 300
subject: 320

description: This edited volume analyses the global making of security institutions and practices in our postcolonial world. The volume will offer readers the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the global making of how security is thought of and practiced, from US urban policing, diaspora politics and transnational security professionals to policing encounters in Afghanistan, Palestine, Colombia or Haiti. It critically examines and decentres conventional perspectives on security governance and policing. In doing so, the book offers a fresh analytical approach, moving beyond dominant, one-sided perspectives on the transnational character of security governance, which suggest a diffusion of models and practices from a ‘Western’ centre to the rest of the globe. Such perspectives omit much of the experimenting and learning going on in the (post)colony as well as the active agency and participation of seemingly subaltern actors in producing and co-constituting what is conventionally thought of as ‘Western’ policing practice, knowledge and institutions. This is the first book that studies the truly global making of security institutions and practices from a postcolonial perspective, by bringing together highly innovative, in-depth empirical cases studies from across the globe. It will be of particular interest to students and scholars interested in International Relations and Global Studies, (critical) Security Studies, Criminology and Postcolonial Studies.
Zur Entwicklungsgeschichte geschliffener, undurchbohrter Geräte aus Felsgestein nach Inventaren mitteleuropäischer Gräberfelder mit Linienbandkeramik
Creators: name: Kahlke, Hans-Dietrich
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
Seefahrt im Pleistozän
Creators: name: Bednarik, Robert G.
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
Nanocellulose-based gel ionic conductors : design, manufacturing, and applications
Creators: name: Ye, Yuhang
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: As the most promising candidate for replacing conventional rigid and brittle inorganic conductive materials, Gel ionic conductors (GICs) have piqued enormous interest in a wide range of fields. However, several limitations, including weak mechanical performance, low conductivity, narrow working temperature range, and proneness to dehydration, severely hinder their practical applications. In this thesis, I centered on leveraging cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) to address these issues in combination with dedicated material design, innovative technology, and the validation of theoretical mechanisms. These nanocellulose-based gel materials were further assembled into diverse functional devices for proof-of-concept application. Especially, I first verified the addition of CNFs to GICs to improve both their mechanical properties and their ionic conductivity. Then extending this enhancement effect to ionogel system presents higher environmental resilience. To preserve the colloidal state of CNFs inside ionogels, a strategy of regulating the hydration interaction between CNFs, water, and ionic liquids was proposed resulting in a highly stretchable ionogel with environmental resilience. However, the sensitivity of strain sensors of these two GICs was not satisfactory. The system was further improved with enhanced sensitivity, where CNFs encapsulated and stabilized conductive fillers, overcoming the interfacial incompatibility between fillers, and surrounding hydrophilic polymer network. While these strategies improved performance there was a lack of robustness due to overlooking the fundamentals at the molecular level. From the molecular design perspective, we adopted CNFs and their hydrolysate (glucose) as patching materials to repair local and spatial imperfections of hydrogel networks, resulting in mechanically strong hydrogels with excellent dehydration resistance. This strategy is versatile and effective in varied material systems. Lastly, to better control the performance of GICs at macroscale, we developed a technique for patterning within hydrogels using CNF-based ink through 3D printing, enabling the tailoring of their mechanical properties while enhancing functionalities for advanced applications. Overall, the strategies presented in this thesis demonstrate the potential of CNFs in the fabrication of high-caliber ionic gel conductors for emerging applications.
Additional file 1 of An exploration of perceptions and preferences for healthy eating in Dutch consumers: a qualitative pilot study
Creators: name: Coumans, Juul M. J.
name: Bolman, Catherine A. W.
name: Lechner, Lilian
name: Oenema, Anke
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1: Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR)*
Late Weichselian Record of Saiga ('Saiga tatarica' (L.)) from Denmark and its Indications of Glacial History and Environment
Creators: name: Aaris-Sørensen, Kim
name: Petersen, Kaj Strand
name: Henriksen, Mogens Bo
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
BIOLOGIYA FANINI O'QITISHDA RAQAMLI O'QUV MATERIALLARIDAN FOYDALANISH DAVR TALABI.
Creators: name: Jo'rayev, Olim
name: Axmatova, Shaxlo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Maqolada multimediali o'qitish va ananaviy o'qitish jarayonlari tahlil qilingan. Tahlil natijalari yuzasidan tavsiya va xulosalar berilgan. Biologiya fanini o'qitish bo'yicha, multimediali elektron ta'lim resursi tarkibida interaktiv elementlarni qo'llashning ba'zi jihatlari ko'rib chiqilgan. Fan bo'yicha yaratilgan elektron ta'lim resursidan foydalanish yo'llari yoritilgan. Foydalanuvchilar uchun elektron o'quv kursi va uning tarkibida interaktiv elementlar yaratilgan.
Ein 'Cuon'-Fund aus der Zoolithenhöhle, morphologische und biostatistische Studien unter Verwendung einer ACCESS-Datenbank
Creators: name: Ehrlinger, Sabine
name: Zenger, Klaus
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Weichselspätglazial in der Niederlausitz bei Cottbus (Land Brandenburg)
Creators: name: Spurk, Marco
name: Kromer, Bernd
name: Peschke, Peter
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
Nanoscale flow cytometry for extracellular vesicle analysis and isolation
Creators: name: Khanna, Karan
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2024

description: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanosized (~30-1000 nm) lipid-enclosed particles released by all cell types. The cargo contained within the EV is representative of the cell of origin containing lipids, proteins, glycans, and nucleic acids. Evidence of EV presence in biological fluids has led to considerable efforts focused on identifying their cargo and determining their utility as a non-invasive diagnostic platform for cancer. Direct enumeration of tumor-derived EVs and/or profiling of their molecular cargo in patient body fluids have been shown to provide valuable information about the biology of the tumor. Given their nanosized properties, EVs are difficult to isolate and study. In complex biological samples, this difficulty is amplified by other small particles and contaminating proteins making the discovery and validation of EV-based biomarkers challenging. Developing new strategies to analyze and isolate EVs from complex biological samples is of significant interest. This thesis focuses on developing nanoscale flow cytometry for EV analysis and isolation in the context of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer screening strategies have not advanced since the introduction of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test, despite prostate cancer being the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canadian males. Relying on imprecise detection methods, such as the PSA blood test, has deeply hampered our ability to detect and treat clinically relevant prostate cancer early, which is the most important factor for decreasing mortality rates. Therefore, alternative, non-invasive biomarkers capable of identifying high-risk prostate cancer are urgently needed to improve the detection and prognostication of prostate cancer patients. iv The work described in this thesis utilizes nanoscale flow cytometry to enumerate circulating STEAP1 (six-transmembrane epithelial antigen of the prostate 1)-positive EVs in the plasma of prostate cancer patients and healthy males and demonstrates a diagnostic capability far superior to the PSA blood test. To improve the prognostication capabilities of our test and detect high-risk prostate cancer, we then developed a method to isolate subpopulations of EVs directly from human plasma using nanoscale flow cytometry without additional EV isolation strategies. The isolation and enrichment of unique EV populations have significant implications in the discovery and validation of biomarkers with clinical utility.
An Empirical Investigation of the Factors Affecting Customers Towards E-banking Adoption in the Nigerian Banking Sector
Creators: name: Ajoke Odutolu, Sherifat
name: Fallon, Julia
Publisher: name: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Marketing management (incl. strategy and customer relations)

description: The UN announcement for the launch of a Technology Facilitation Mechanism (TFM) to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and support the development and operationalization of the online platform (2020 Connect). This reflect the UN is committed to levelling up access via technology across the globe and this work is an example of how change is happening. The advancement in information technologies is changing the face of offering service in the business environment. Such advances encourage banks to invest in the new technologies (e-banking) to offer up-to-date service that goes beyond traditional service to their customers. Despite huge investments by the Nigeria banks, the level of adoption of e-banking service is still low. This research focuses on the Nigeria Banking Sector (NBS) by investigating the factors that affect electronic banking (e-banking) adoption in Nigeria using 14 constructs of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Diffusion of Innovation Theory (DIT) and Demographic related factors.
Additional file 2 of The scope and nature of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts: a systematic review protocol
Creators: name: Kinitz, David J.
name: Salway, Travis
name: Dromer, Elisabeth
name: Giustini, Dean
name: Ashley, Florence
name: Goodyear, Trevor
name: Ferlatte, Olivier
name: Kia, Hannah
name: Abramovich, Alex
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2. Medline search strategy was peer-reviewed using the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS) checklist
Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Weichselspätglazial in der Niederlausitz bei Cottbus (Land Brandenburg)
Creators: name: Gautier, Yves
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
Gentrification Nation: How Stanford (and its Students) Contribute to Bay Area Displacement
Creators: name: Arteaga, Kamilah
Publisher: name: Stanford Digital Repository
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Gentrification
subject: Housing Commodofication
subject: Housing policy
subject: wealth gap
subject: income gap
subject: median home price
subject: Bay Area
subject: Silicon Valley
subject: Google
subject: Stanford University
subject: Stanford
subject: Service Workers
subject: Apple Computer, Inc.
subject: Capitalism
subject: Facebook (Firm)
subject: Meta

description: "Gentrification Nation: How Stanford (and its Students) Contribute to Bay Area Displacement" speaks about the commodofication of housing and the disease to the Bay Area that is gentrification. Thoughts from a Latine born and raised in the East Bay Area, now Stanford University graduate. Additional link is to a website created by the author to put resources in one place.
"Gentrification Nation" Writer's Memo for Senior Project
Creators: name: Arteaga, Kamilah
Publisher: name: Stanford Digital Repository
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Memo
subject: Senior Project
subject: CSRE
subject: Gentrification
subject: Bay Area

description: Author's research and creation process of CSRE senior project entitled "Gentrification Nation: How Stanford (and its Students) Contribute to Bay Area Displacement". Opinion article and corresponding website.
Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Weichselspätglazial in der Niederlausitz bei Cottbus (Land Brandenburg)
Creators: name: Neubauer-Saurer, Dieter
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Weichselspätglazial in der Niederlausitz bei Cottbus (Land Brandenburg)
Creators: name: Kühner, Ralf
name: Hiller, Achim
name: Junge, Frank Wolfgang
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
Additional file 3 of The scope and nature of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts: a systematic review protocol
Creators: name: Kinitz, David J.
name: Salway, Travis
name: Dromer, Elisabeth
name: Giustini, Dean
name: Ashley, Florence
name: Goodyear, Trevor
name: Ferlatte, Olivier
name: Kia, Hannah
name: Abramovich, Alex
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 3. Sample Medline search strategy – PRESS validated.
Kinetic investigation of rare earth leaching on Labrador Canada rare earth ore in acidic sulphate medium
Creators: name: Sesen, Halil
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: The kinetics of sulphuric acid leaching of rare earth elements in a sample from the Foxtrot deposit in Labrador, Canada was investigated. The selected parameters were, particle size fraction of +38 –53 µm, +53 -75 µm, +75 -106 µm, and +106 -150 µm, sulphuric acid concentration of 0.5 M, 1.5 M and 3 M, temperature of 30, 60, and 90 ℃. The highest extraction efficiency for Ce, Nd and Y was 96.72％, 84.91％ and 72.83％, respectively at the highest temperature, highest sulphuric acid concentration and smallest particle size fraction. The highest selectivity was achieved at +106 -150 μm, temperature of 90 ℃, and sulphuric acid concentration of 0.5 M. It was determined that the kinetic experimental data followed the Jander product layer diffusion kinetic model, a type of shrinking core model, for all three elements. The activation energies for Ce, Nd, and Y were found to be 56.19 kJ/mol, 57.09 kJ/mol, and 38.57 kJ/mol, respectively. After identifying the most suitable kinetic model and calculating the activation energies, the rate orders were calculated for the mathematical model. These values were used to develop semi-empirical mathematical models for each element. The results showed that Y was the least affected by acid concentration and particle size, while Ce and Nd were the most affected. The acid leaching process resulted in crack and porosity formation for certain minerals but no notable change in particle size which is in a good agreement with the Jander kinetic model. The high activation energies with product layer diffusion control suggested that a mixed kinetic model might be in control of the leaching mechanism.
Additional file 1 of The scope and nature of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts: a systematic review protocol
Creators: name: Kinitz, David J.
name: Salway, Travis
name: Dromer, Elisabeth
name: Giustini, Dean
name: Ashley, Florence
name: Goodyear, Trevor
name: Ferlatte, Olivier
name: Kia, Hannah
name: Abramovich, Alex
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. PRISMA-P Checklist
Childhood PFAS exposure and immunotoxicity: a meta-analysis of human studies
Creators: name: Antoniou, Evangelia
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences

description: Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may affect infant and childhood health through immunosuppression. However, the findings of epidemiological literature examining relationships between prenatal/childhood PFAS exposure and vaccine response and infection in humans are still inconclusive. A synthesis and a better understanding of these findings will be attempted via this meta-analysis.
Inhalt
Creators: name: Redaktion, Die
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
The inequalities in the travel booking process: The case of mobile booking apps
Creators: name: Minor, Katarzyna
name: McLoughlin, Emmet
name: Richards, Vicky
name: Matthews, Nic
Publisher: name: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Year: 2023
Subjects: Tourism management

description: This study focuses on the accessibility and usability of travel booking mobile applications (apps) for people with a variety of visual impairments. The advent of assistive technologies in particular offers those with a visual impairment the opportunity to source information, plan itineraries and purchase travel products and services, thus potentially allowing people with disabilities to travel and take charge of their own tourism experience. However, the empowerment that comes from the ability to ‘take charge’ of own tourism experience can only be realised if the technology facilitates an inclusive and full experience for both disabled and non-disabled users. Following the Grounded Research methodology aimed at helping to understand the unique way visually impaired travellers access and navigate travel booking apps, the authors utilised an observational research design. The sample consisted of 19 participants aged 25 between over 65, who are registered sight- or severely sight impaired, including people with no useful vision.
EMPOWER Strategy Document and Collaboration Roadmap v1
Creators: name: Fdida, Serge
name: ANTONIO DE LA OLIVA DELGADO
name: Mourad, Alain
name: Knopp, Raymond
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: This document presents the first update of the EMPOWER Strategy Document and Collaboration Roadmap. This document presents the results of the discussions reached so far, after the first year of the Project and includes the updated strategy for collaboration and the planned roadmap/agenda of activities and collaboration opportunities for the short term. This document focuses on the definition of the key challenges to overcome for a fruitful collaboration and a deep analysis of the different actors involved in the research on advance wireless communication platforms. Following the experts’ comments during the Project Review (10 July 2020), the partners revised the document, providing further information about the standardization and regulation aspects as well as the areas of collaboration, as requested. The next update of the EMPOWER Strategy Document and Collaboration Roadmap is scheduled at M28, in February 2021.
ЖАЗОНИ ИЖРО ЭТИШ ФАОЛИЯТИНИ ТАРТИБГА СОЛУВЧИ ҲУҚУҚИЙ НОРМАЛАРНИНГ ТАВСИФИ ВА ЎЗИГА ХОС ЖИҲАТЛАРИ
Creators: name: Хожамуратов, Мухамметали
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Ўзбекистон Республикаси Президентининг "Ички ишлар органларининг фаолияти самарадорлигини тубдан ошириш, жамоат тартибини, фуқаролар ҳуқуқлари, эркинликлари ва қонуний манфаатларини ишончли ҳимоя қилишни таъминлашда уларнинг масъулиятини кучайтириш чора-тадбирлари тўғрисида"[1]ги Фармони, "Ички ишлар органлари кадрлари билан ишлаш ва уларнинг хизматини ташкил этиш тартибини тубдан такомиллаштириш чора-тадбирлари тўғрисида"[2]ги Қарори ички ишлар органлари тизимида амалга оширилаётган ислоҳотларнинг мантиқий давоми ва муҳим ҳуқуқий асоси бўлиб хизмат қилмоқда.
The IPBES thematic assessment report on the sustainable use of wild species: Factsheet
Creators: name: Fromentin, Jean-Marc
name: Emery, Marla R.
name: Donaldson, John
name: Danner, Marie-Claire
name: Halosserie, Agnès
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Message from the summary for policymakers of the thematic assessment report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Titelei
Creators: name: Redaktion, Die
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 49/50 (1999): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
フルート演奏支援システムのための音響分析
Creators: name: 大下 沙偉
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: flute, Acoustic Analysis, Performance Support

description: フルートは息の向きや吹く時の口の大きさを変えた時の音の変化量が大きい楽器である. そのため, 初学者にとって, 自分の音を聴いてどのように改善すればよいかを自ら判断するのは, 簡単なことではない. そこで本稿では, 吹いた音が良い音か, また, どのように修正すれば良い音になるのかを判断できるシステムの作成の実現のための音響分析を行う. フルートの音響分析に関しては, これまで様々な研究がおこなわれていて, 音色の良し悪しと音響的特徴の関係を議論するものや, 正しい音を吹いているのかを判断するシステムなどがあった. しかしどのように修正すれば良いかを判断するには音響的特徴と吹き方の関係性を考慮することが重要である. 分析方法としてフルートの演奏音の吹き方や主観評価の違いによる音響特徴量の差を調べる. そのためにクラウドソーシングサイトにて演奏音と音に対する主 観評価の収集を行う. その音の振幅, 基本周波数, 振幅スペクトルから音響特徴量を得て, 自動評価である線形回帰と決定木を使い, 吹き方や主観評価ごとの分類を行う. 自動評価の精度から判定条件を考える. 集めた演奏音を分析した結果, 主観評価の良いものと悪いものの音響的特徴の差が現れ, 先行研究の知見と一致する部分も見つかった. しかし吹き方の違いによる特徴量の分布の違いは見られなかった. 線形回帰で得られた式を使用し, 主観評価の値を予測すると, 二乗平均平方根誤差 (RMSE) は0.7ほどであった. よって主観評価の予測はある程度はできると思われるが, 実際の評価が高い場合の予測はあまりできていなかった. 決定木で吹き方の分類を行うと[普通]と[その他]の識別率は7割ほど, さらに細かく分類すると識別率は5割以下となった. また主観評価の分類を行うと, 識別率が8割以上となり, 最大で9割を超えるものも存在した. このことから, 音響特徴量の分析と自動評価の結果より, 適切な吹き方ではないこと, 主観評価の値はある程度判断できるといえる. 一方, 原因の特定は難しい可能性が高いと考えられる.
Additional file 2 of Evaluation of robotic versus open partial pancreatoduodenectomy—study protocol for a randomised controlled pilot trial (EUROPA, DRKS00020407)
Creators: name: Klotz, Rosa
name: Dörr-Harim, Colette
name: Bruckner, Thomas
name: Knebel, Philipp
name: Diener, Markus K.
name: Hackert, Thilo
name: Mihaljevic, André L.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2. Electronic case report form.
Excavations at the Geometrie Kebaran Site of Neve David, Israel
Creators: name: Kaufman, Daniel
Publisher: name: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit
Year: 2021

description: Quartär – Internationales Jahrbuch zur Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit, Bd. 37/38 (1987): Quartär. Internationales Jahrbuch zur Eiszeitalter- und Steinzeitforschung
A INFLUÊNCIA DA ILUMINAÇÃO NO ASPECTO DE AMBIÊNCIA NAS PRAÇAS DE CONVIVÊNCIA DA UNIVERSIDADE DE FRANCA
Creators: name: IAGO RODRIGUES OLIVEIRA
name: RAFAEL CARLINE LEITE
name: ANA CLARA DUARTE BERTOLDE
name: FABÍOLA DA SILVA DE BARROS
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: ambiencia
iluminação
conforto ambiental

description: O presente artigo tem como objetivo evidenciar e compreender a relação da ambiência e a iluminação para a convivência da comunidade nas áreas externas da Universidade de Franca no período noturno, uma vez que, o ambiente diurno apresenta uma boa iluminação e aproveitamento do espaço, entretanto, a iluminação artificial do local não corrobora para que a sensação obtida seja ideal para o período noturno.
Additional file 1 of Screening and referral is not enough: a qualitative exploration of barriers to access and uptake of mental health services in patients with cardiovascular diseases
Creators: name: C. M. Collopy
name: Cosh, S. M.
name: P. J. Tully
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1.
Hierarchical Bayesian model for the transfer of knowledge on spatial concepts based on multimodal information
Creators: name: Hagiwara, Yoshinobu
name: Taguchi, Keishiro
name: Ishibushi, Satoshi
name: Taniguchi, Akira
name: Taniguchi, Tadahiro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: This paper proposes a hierarchical Bayesian model based on spatial concepts that enables a robot to transfer the knowledge of places from experienced environments to a new environment. The transfer of knowledge based on spatial concepts is modeled as the calculation process of the posterior distribution based on the observations obtained in each environment with the parameters of spatial concepts generalized to environments as prior knowledge. We conducted experiments to evaluate the generalization performance of spatial knowledge for general places such as kitchens and the adaptive performance of spatial knowledge for unique places such as ‘Emma's room’ in a new environment. In the experiments, the accuracies of the proposed method and conventional methods were compared in the prediction task of location names from an image and a position, and the prediction task of positions from a location name. The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed method has a higher prediction accuracy of location names and positions than the conventional method owing to the transfer of knowledge.
Opportunities for photoplethysmography in public health
Creators: name: Charlton, Peter H
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: wearables
photoplethysmography
pulse wave
atrial fibrillation

description: An overview of the most promising opportunities to use photoplethysmography in public health. The talk introduces photoplethysmography, covering the physiological and technical fundamentals. It then discusses potential clinical applications, drawing on real-life examples of how they could be used to improve health outcomes. Finally, it discusses pressing directions for future research to ensure photoplethysmography can be used to inform clinical decisions safely and robustly. A video of this presentation is available at: https://youtu.be/1fQ16Cdxxto Presented at 'The Conference on the Future of Europe - Prescribing a healthier future for Europeans' on 25 February 2022.
description: Funded by the British Heart Foundation Grant FS/20/20/34626
title: Dissecting the biological content of host and parasite-derived extracellular vesicles in malaria
Creators: name: Mwikali, Kioko
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2023

description: Plasmodium falciparum causes the deadliest form of malaria, especially in African children under five years. The parasite and its human host secrete small nanoparticles called extracellular vesicles (EVs) into their extracellular milieu. EVs contain bioactive molecules such as RNA and proteins reflecting that in the secreting cells. However, the biological contents of EVs are not well-characterized in the context of falciparum malaria. EVs are attractive sources of non-invasive biomarkers for diseases affecting inaccessible tissues such as the brain. Analysing the biological content of EVs will provide insights into their functions and could illuminate pathophysiological mechanisms of severe malaria syndromes, including cerebral malaria, respiratory distress, and severe malaria anaemia.
The first part of this thesis aimed to investigate the biological benefit of EVs to the secreting parasite. To achieve this purpose, I sequenced four-hourly RNA samples obtained from EVs secreted by six P. falciparum isolates and compared them to the RNA within the secreting whole parasites. The data suggest parasite-derived EVs might be part of a post-transcriptional gene regulatory mechanism that maintains RNA homeostasis in P. falciparum. The second part of this thesis aimed to understand the pathophysiology of severe malaria complications. To this purpose, I quantified the protein and RNA content of plasma EVs obtained from acute malaria patients. I developed temporal models of disease progression by applying manifold learning to the cross-sectionally collected EV samples. In a parallel approach, I used plasma EV transcriptomes to develop a pseudo-temporal model of cerebral malaria. I determined that cerebral malaria might feature a progressive decrease in neural gene expression and an increase in glial gene expression, which can be followed using peripheral blood EVs. I conclude that EVs are treasure troves of biomarkers that can be used to eavesdrop on biological mechanisms in P. falciparum and its human host.
title: (How) does the water management work in connection with the lignite phase-out in the Rhenish mining area?
Creators: name: Cremer, Nils
Publisher: name: Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft - Geologische Vereinigung e.V. (DGGV)
Year: 2023

description:
Der Braunkohleausstieg führt zu Veränderungen in allen Bereichen der Wasserwirtschaft. Im Rheinischen Revier werden sich nach dem Ende des Bergbaus einige der größten deutschen Seen bilden. Der Grundwasserspiegel steigt und die Fließrichtung des Grundwassers ändert sich. Einige Oberflächengewässer führen mehr Wasser, andere weniger. Wasser wird ein wichtiger Faktor in der gesamten Region sein, aber es wird auch einen Wettbewerb um Wasser auf lokaler Ebene geben. Die Veränderungen in der Wasserwirtschaft sind wesentliche Randbedingungen im Strukturwandel im Bergbaugebiet.

Im Rheinischen Revier verursachten die Entwässerungsmaßnahmen rund um die Tagebaue ein Defizit von mehr als 20 Milliarden Kubikmetern Wasser. Beim Ausgleich dieses Defizits spielt die Nutzung von Wasser aus dem Rhein, das durch große Wasserleitungen gepumpt wird, eine wichtige Rolle. Die Befüllung der Seen wird etwa 40 Jahre dauern. Die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels werden in diese Planung einbezogen.

Eine der Kernaufgaben im Rahmen des Braunkohleausstiegs ist die Sicherstellung der Trinkwasserversorgung. Der Zufluss von Grundwasser aus den Abraumdeponien, das aufgrund von Pyritoxidationseffekten etwa 1.500 mg/l Sulfat enthält, wird die Schließung von mindestens vier Wasserwerken erzwingen. Darüber hinaus werden ca. 12 Wasserwerke von infiltriertem Rheinwasser betroffen sein, das verschiedene organische Spurenstoffe enthält. Ein flächendeckendes Wasserversorgungskonzept wird die Trinkwasserversorgung von mehr als 2,5 Millionen Einwohnern sicherstellen.
Additional file 4 of The scope and nature of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts: a systematic review protocol
Creators: name: Kinitz, David J.
name: Salway, Travis
name: Dromer, Elisabeth
name: Giustini, Dean
name: Ashley, Florence
name: Goodyear, Trevor
name: Ferlatte, Olivier
name: Kia, Hannah
name: Abramovich, Alex
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 4. Risk of bias tool
Characteristics of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for individuals with Cerebral Palsy: A scoping review protocol
Creators: name: Silberg, Tamar
name: Fehlings, Darcy
name: Kapil, Nisha
name: Switzer, Lauren
name: Levac, Danielle
name: Caven, Isabelle
Publisher: name: Open Science Framework
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Psychiatry and Psychology
subject: Psychiatric and Mental Health
subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
subject: Mental and Social Health
subject: Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
subject: Scoping review

description: This document represents the registration of the study protocol for the scoping review titled: Characteristics of cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) for individuals with Cerebral Palsy (CP): A scoping review. This study protocol was developed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) (Tricco et al., 2018) following the frameworks developed by Arksey and O’Malley (2005) and enhanced by Levac et al., (2010) and Daudt et al (2013).
Hierarchical Bayesian model for the transfer of knowledge on spatial concepts based on multimodal information
Creators: name: Hagiwara, Yoshinobu
name: Taguchi, Keishiro
name: Ishibushi, Satoshi
name: Taniguchi, Akira
name: Taniguchi, Tadahiro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: This paper proposes a hierarchical Bayesian model based on spatial concepts that enables a robot to transfer the knowledge of places from experienced environments to a new environment. The transfer of knowledge based on spatial concepts is modeled as the calculation process of the posterior distribution based on the observations obtained in each environment with the parameters of spatial concepts generalized to environments as prior knowledge. We conducted experiments to evaluate the generalization performance of spatial knowledge for general places such as kitchens and the adaptive performance of spatial knowledge for unique places such as ‘Emma's room’ in a new environment. In the experiments, the accuracies of the proposed method and conventional methods were compared in the prediction task of location names from an image and a position, and the prediction task of positions from a location name. The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed method has a higher prediction accuracy of location names and positions than the conventional method owing to the transfer of knowledge.
Additional file 2 of A realistic benchmark for differential abundance testing and confounder adjustment in human microbiome studies
Creators: name: Wirbel, Jakob
name: Essex, Morgan
name: Forslund, Sofia Kirke
name: Zeller, Georg
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Additional File 2: Supplementary Tables.
Comparing the sucrose synthase promoters in Arabidopsis thaliana and hybrid poplar
Creators: name: Muirragui, Emilia
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Sucrose synthase is a glycosyl transferase enzyme responsible for catalyzing the reversible cleavage of sucrose into fructose and UDP-glucose in terrestrial plants. This role in sucrose breakdown has been associated with determining sink strength, modulating phloem loading, and possibly participating in cellulose and starch biosynthesis. In Arabidopsis thaliana, all six SuSy isoforms have been observed to localize to vascular tissues other than the xylem, a major site of cellulose deposition. However, it is highly possible that SuSy plays a more significant role in cellulose biosynthesis in other plant species, such as the aspen family (Populus spp.), where several isoforms have been identified to localize preferentially to the mature xylem. Previous studies have demonstrated that promoters play essential roles in transcriptional regulation, and that the regulatory elements found in their distal and proximal regions could be fundamental to regulating spatiotemporal gene expression. As such, the primary objective of this thesis was to identify differences in the spatiotemporal localization of SuSy in A. thaliana and P. trichocarpa, by assessing the putative contribution of the promoter regions to the functional role(s) of SuSy in plant growth and development. This was investigated by first identifying essential motifs via a bioinformatic analysis of PtSuSy1, PtSuSy2, AtSuSy1, AtSuSy4 promoter sequences, and then comparing enzyme localization via histochemical staining and live-cell imaging across the vascular tissues of A. thaliana and P. trichocarpa when driven by the same promoter (PtSUS1p). Two SNBE-like motifs were identified in the distal region of the poplar SuSy promoters, and given their absence from the Arabidopsis orthologs, were selected for further analysis via promoter truncation experiments. These, along with other GUS transformants, had a sequencing error which caused a frameshift mutation preventing verified transgenic plants from producing visible GUS phenotypes. Instead, expression analysis was conducted to compare transcript abundance across vascular tissues in poplar trees. Results showed significantly higher GUS gene expression in the xylem tissues compared to the phloem, in wild-type poplar where the gene is driven by the native PtSUS1p. Although several questions remain unanswered, these findings partially support PtSUS1p as a spatiotemporal promoter capable of regulating xylem-specific gene expression.
Additional file 1 of Ratatosk: hybrid error correction of long reads enables accurate variant calling and assembly
Creators: name: Holley, Guillaume
name: Beyter, Doruk
name: Ingimundardottir, Helga
name: Møller, Peter L.
name: Snædis Kristmundsdottir
name: Eggertsson, Hannes P.
name: Halldorsson, Bjarni V.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1 Supplementary material.