cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Population-specificity of human DNA methylation
Creators: name: Fraser, Hunter B.
name: Lam, Lucia L.
name: Neumann, Sarah M.
name: Kobor, Michael S. (Geneticist)
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: Ethnic differences in human DNA methylation have been shown for a number of CpG sites, but the genome-wide patterns and extent of these differences are largely unknown. In addition, whether the genetic control of polymorphic DNA methylation is population-specific has not been investigated. Results: Here we measure DNA methylation near the transcription start sites of over 14, 000 genes in 180 cell lines derived from one African and one European population. We find population-specific patterns of DNA methylation at over a third of all genes. Furthermore, although the methylation at over a thousand CpG sites is heritable, these heritabilities also differ between populations, suggesting extensive divergence in the genetic control of DNA methylation. In support of this, genetic mapping of DNA methylation reveals that most of the population specificity can be explained by divergence in allele frequencies between populations, and that there is little overlap in genetic associations between populations. These population-specific genetic associations are supported by the patterns of DNA methylation in several hundred brain samples, suggesting that they hold in vivo and across tissues. Conclusions: These results suggest that DNA methylation is highly divergent between populations, and that this divergence may be due in large part to a combination of differences in allele frequencies and complex epistasis or gene × environment interactions.
title: Institut Pasteur, "La découverte du virus du Sida en 1983"
Creators: name: Leibowitch, Jacques
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020

description: Extrait du site de l'Institut Pasteur, http://www.pasteur.fr/actu/presse/dossiers/Sida/decouverte.htm, consulté le 7 décembre 2005.
description: Source: http://www.calames.abes.fr/pub/ms/Calames-20193111135696621
description: Relation: http://www.pasteur.fr/actu/presse/dossiers/Sida/decouverte.htm
Pristina aequiseta Boume 1891
Creators: name: Righi, Gilberto
name: Hamoui, Viviane
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2002
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Clitellata
Tubificida
Naididae
Pristina
Pristina aequiseta

description: Pristina aequiseta Boume, 1891    Pristina equiseta Boume, 1891: 352
 Pristina aequiseta var.? Michaelsen, 1913: 204.
 Pristina aequiseta, Michaelsen, 1933: 341; Marcus, 1943: 104, fig. 81A-D; Sperber, 1948: 230, fig. 24, pl. XXI, fig. 5; Brinkhurst, 1971a: 124, fig. 4H; Harman, 1974: 17; 1982a: 296; Pujals, 1985: 204, figs. 1-3, 7-10; Dumnicka, 1986: 278, fig. 11; Botea, 1987: 67, fig. 2A-D.
Material: Key Biscaine 694, 1 specimen. Montserrat 839, 2 specimens. Guadeloupe 729, 1 specimen. Margarita 22, 1 specimen. Curaçao 74, 16 specimens; 76A, 3 specimens; 77a, 2 specimens; 389, 2 specimens; 914: 9 specimens. Aruba 103, 1 specimen. Surinam 566, 4 specimens. Habitat: Limnic to mesohaline; salinity 0.03-5.7%.
 Distribution: Cosmopolite. Neotropical occurrences: Argentina: Prov. Buenos Ayres (Pujals, 1985). Brazil: State São Paulo (Marcus, 1943). Bolivia (Martinez-Ansemil & Giani, 1986). Peru: States Puno, Cusco, Madre de Dios, Loreto (Harman et al. 1988). Colombia: Dept. Antioquia (Michaelsen, 1913). Venezuela: States Monaguas, Sucre (Botea, 1987). Surinam (Harman, 1974). Costa Rica; Nicaragua (Harman, 1982a). Bonaire; Klein Bonaire; Curaçao (Michaelsen, 1933). Puerto Rico; Haiti (Dumnicka, 1986). Aruba; Margarita; Guadeloupe; Montserrat (Righi & Hamoui).
 Remarks: The taxonomic value of Pristina foreli (Piguet, 1906) and P. evelinae Marcus (1943) is controversial. Some authors such as Harman (1974), Loden & Harman (1980), Harman et al. (1988) consider both species as synonymous of P. aequiseta. Other authors as Dumnicka (1986), Martinez-Ansemil & Giani (1986), Botea (1987) consider the three species as valid ones. The literature instructs us that foreli is set apart from aequiseta by the prostomium’s shape, number of dorsal setae and absence of giant setae (Piguet, 1906; Sperber, 1948) and evelinae is distinguished from aequiseta by shape and ontogenesis of the giant setae and the holding of genital setae (Hempelmanm, 1923; Marcus, 1943). Studies on the sexual structures of foreli and aequiseta in laboratory culture are needed to make comparisons with evelinae. The characteristics of the prostomium, shape, size and number of the setae and the well-known existence of aequiseta population with and or without giant setae leave no doubt about the identification of our material.
description: Published as part of Righi, Gilberto & Hamoui, Viviane, 2002, Oligochaeta, Naididae Of The West Indies And Adjacent Regions, pp. 119-167 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 42 (6) on page 149, DOI: 10.11606/0031-1049.2002.42.p119-167, http://zenodo.org/record/13226308
Food intake and blood cholesterol levels of community-based adults with mood disorders
Creators: name: Davison, Karen M.
name: Kaplan, Bonnie J.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2013

description: Background: A growing body of literature links nutrition to mood, especially in epidemiological surveys, but there is little information characterizing food intake in people with diagnosed mood disorders. Methods: Food intake obtained from 3-day food records was evaluated in 97 adults with mood disorders, whose diagnoses were confirmed in structured interviews. Information from a population nutrition survey, national guidelines for nutritional intakes (Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide) and North American dietary guidelines (Dietary Reference Intakes) was utilized to evaluate the quality of their food intake. Results: Compared to the regional nutrition survey data and national guidelines, a greater proportion of study participants consumed fewer of the recommended servings of grains (p < 0.001) and vegetables and fruits (p < 0.05), and less than the lower boundary of the Adequate Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) for a-linolenic acid (p < 0.001). The study sample also had greater intakes of high-fat whole grain products (p < 0.01), processed meats (p < 0.00001), and higher sugar, fat or salty foods (p < 0.00001). Of the 1746 total meals and snacks consumed, 39% were from sources outside the home, suggesting a lack of time devoted to meal preparation. Finally, a subsample of 48 participants agreed to have blood tests: 44% had mild hypercholesterolemia (> 5.2 and ≤ 6.2 mmol/L) and 21% had hypercholesterolemia (> 6.2 mmol/L). Conclusions: Much research has proposed multiple ways in which healthier diets may exert protective effects on mental health. The results of this study suggest that adults with mood disorders could benefit from nutritional interventions to improve diet quality.
Use of non-admitted geriatric and allied health services by people living with dementia in community and residential aged care
Creators: name: Moules, Stephen
name: Lago, Luise
name: Artiss, Suzanne
name: Potter, Jan
name: Low, Lee-Fay
name: Phillipson, Lyn
Publisher: name: University of Wollongong
Year: 2025

description: Introduction
Post-diagnostic care guidelines for people with dementia recommend supports such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychology and memory clinics. There is evidence that healthcare pathways differ between people living in the community and aged care.
Methods
Retrospective matched cohort study was carried out using linked mortality, admitted and non-admitted data. Study participants were residents living in a regional area, aged 65 or older with a first inpatient diagnosis of dementia. Transition from community to aged care (where applicable) was estimated using mode of separation, transfers to/from facility IDs, source of referral and type of usual accommodation. Time in study was censored for deaths and hospital admissions. A propensity matched cohort (admission date, socio-demographics, admission characteristics and comorbidities but without history of dementia) was used to compare rates of service use by setting.
Results
The study cohort included 4,786 people with a total of 4,937 person-years observed in the community and 3,734 in aged care. Non-admitted geriatric services 0.91 per year in the community compared to 0.35 in aged care. Non-admitted services involving an occupational therapist 0.61 per year in the community in contrast to 0.13 in aged care, involving a physiotherapist 0.84 per year in the community in contrast to 0.14 in aged care.
The matched cohort included 4,909 people with a total of 7,205 person-years observed in the community and 3,251 in aged care. Non-admitted geriatric services 0.16 per year in the community compared to 0.12 in aged care. Non-admitted services involving an occupational therapist 0.51 per year in the community in contrast to 0.26 in aged care, involving a physiotherapist 0.88 per year in the community in contrast to 0.41 in aged care.
Implications
Despite having a similar demographic and clinical profile, people living with dementia in aged care received less support occupational therapy and physiotherapy than people without dementia.
The relationship of systemic inflammation to prior hospitalization in adult patients with cystic fibrosis
Creators: name: Ngan, David A.
name: Wilcox, Pearce G.
name: Aldaabil, May
name: Li, Yuexin
name: Leipsic, Jonathon
name: Sin, Don D.
name: Man, S. F. P.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: In cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, it has been suggested that systemic inflammation may be an important risk factor for poor health outcomes. The relationship of plasma inflammatory biomarkers to lung function and hospitalization history remains largely unexplored. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 58 consecutive, clinically stable adults from the CF Clinic at St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver, Canada). Blood levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, granzyme B (GzmB), chemokine C-C motif ligand 18 (CCL18/PARC), surfactant protein D (SP-D), lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding protein, and soluble cluster of differentiation 14 (sCD14) were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and LPS levels were measured using a Limulus amebocyte lysate assay. Spirometry was also performed. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to assess relationships of the blood biomarkers to lung function. Results: Lung function impairment was independently associated with elevated plasma levels of CRP (P < 0.01), IL-6 (P = 0.04), IL-1β (P < 0.01), and LBP (P < 0.01). Increasing age (P < 0.01), reduced body mass index (P = 0.02), prior hospitalizations (P = 0.03), and presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum cultures (P < 0.01) were also associated with reduced lung function. Elevated concentrations of LPS in plasma were associated with a previous history of hospitalization (P < 0.05). There was a trend towards an increase in plasma IL-6 (P = 0.07) and IL-1β (P = 0.06) levels in patients who were previously hospitalized. Conclusions: IL-6 and IL-1β are promising systemic biomarkers for lung function impairment and history of hospitalization in adult patients with CF.
title: Transcription d'un entretien auprès d’une femme, dans les couloirs de la maternité de l’hôpital German Urquidi de Cochabamba en Bolivie
Creators: name: Geffroy, Céline
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2017

description: Source: T-4932
description: L’enquêtrice pose des questions sur le déroulement de la grossesse, de l’accouchement et de la première tétée. A la question sur colostrum, la mère déclare qu’il était de couleur blanchâtre et transparent. L’enfant a été placé au sein de suite et le lait est monté mais sa quantité étant insuffisante elle a été obligée d’avoir recours au lait en poudre. Elle déclare que c’est le personnel soignant qui l’a instruite concernant les soins à apporter aux seins en cas de crevasses, la pratique de l’allaitement, les différences entre le colostrum et le lait et leurs propriétés curatives. De plus, la mère affirme que le colostrum permet de mieux évacuer le méconium. Ces précisions sont nécessaires pour la mère, originaire de la campagne d’Oruro et où, par tradition, on ne donnait pas le colostrum car il était considéré comme mauvais pour l’enfant et qu’elle ne s’est exécutée que sous les injonctions du personnel de l’hôpital. La mère a continué à avoir des relations sexuelles normales avant et après l’accouchement et ne s’inquiète pas de considérations esthétiques pour sa poitrine car la priorité est donnée à la santé du bébé.
Serum contents of endocannabinoids are correlated with blood pressure in depressed women
Creators: name: Ho, WS V
name: Hill, Matthew N
name: Miller, Gregory E
name: Gorzalka, Boris B
name: Hillard, Cecilia J
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: Depression is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Since recent preclinical evidence suggests that endogenous agonists of cannabinoid receptors (endocannabinoids) are involved in both cardiovascular function and depression, we asked whether endocannabinoids correlated with either in humans. Results: Resting blood pressure and serum content of endocannabinoids in ambulatory, medication-free, female volunteers with depression (n = 28) and their age- and ethnicity-matched controls (n = 27) were measured. In females with depression, both diastolic and mean arterial blood pressures were positively correlated with serum contents of the endocannabinoids, N-arachidonylethanolamine (anandamide) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol. There was no correlation between blood pressure and endocannabinoids in control subjects. Furthermore, depressed women had significantly higher systolic blood pressure than control subjects. A larger body mass index was also found in depressed women, however, it was not significantly correlated with serum endocannabinoid contents. Conclusions: This preliminary study raises the possibility that endocannabinoids play a role in blood pressure regulation in depressives with higher blood pressure, and suggests an interrelationship among endocannabinoids, depression and cardiovascular risk factors in women.
Der Bindebogen, 1976
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: Konservatorium und Musikhochschule; Musikakademie Zürich
Year: 1976
Subjects: subject: 370 Bildung und Erziehung
subject: 780 Musik
subject: Konservatorium und Musikhochschule Zürich
subject: Musikakademie Zürich
subject: Musikschule

description: Die September-Ausgabe ist die "Sondernummer zum 100jährigen Bestehen von Konservatorium und Musikhochschule Zürich 1876-1976".
HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA AND ITS IMPACT ON GLOBAL HEALTH: BASIC REVIEW
Creators: name: Paul Owusu Boateng
name: Richard Owusu Nyarko
name: Edward A. Boateng
name: James Yamoah
name: Francis Asante
name: Kofi Kumah Abram Kwakye
name: Robert Ofori Amoah
name: Josephine Sackey
name: Ken Ameovi Gbeve
name: Frank Delasi Amenorpe
name: Quist Yaw Kwadje
name: Rosemond Owusu Nyarko
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: High prevalence rate, HIV/AIDS, poverty, heterosexual transmission, community based interventions, affordable barrier methods, opportunistic infections.

description: Abstract:

Introduction

Africa has the greatest problem of HIV/AIDS in the world, which accounts new major infections and deaths related to AIDS. The burden has caused socio-economic and health consequences, affecting individuals, families, communities, and countries. High prevalence and impact of HIV/AIDS is related to factors like poverty, gender inequality, and limited access to health care and social stigma. The negative effect of HIV/AIDS in Africa extends beyond the continent itself and has greater effect on global health. The continent’s high HIV level adds significant global burden of the disease. The problems facing Africa, includes less resources, bad healthcare systems, and barriers in culture, shows the need for continuous investment and support from the international bodies to effectively address the epidemic.

Methods/Approach

The researchers gathered secondary data and reports on HIV/AIDS pandemics and epidemics in sub Saharan Africa. A thorough review were made comparing and contrasting findings and conclusions on the various reports from the archives of UNAIDS, W.H.O from 1980 to 2000 in relation to 2023 reports. In all the researchers worked across 120 reports and constructively criticized and accepted findings and conclusions that were similar in about 99% of all works.

Findings

The majority of reported AIDS cases in sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 91%, are believed to have been acquired through heterosexual transmission. Additionally, HIV transmission through blood transfusions and from mother to child during childbirth (perinatal transmission) has also played a significant role in the spread of the virus across the continent. Among AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa, tuberculosis (TB) is the most commonly observed opportunistic infection. Secondly, Africa has been a testing ground for innovative approaches to Human Immune Virus prevention, management, treatment, and care. The African continent has been a leader of bringing many interventions, such as antiretroviral treatment programs, mother-to-child transmission prevention initiatives, and community-based interventions. The skills gotten from these processes in Africa have informed global health policies, helping HIV/AIDS in the world. Furthermore, the effect of HIV/AIDS on major people in Africa, like females, adolescents, and communities, bring the need for major interventions. Addressing the specific challenges faced by these people is important for helping the spread in Africa and the globe, and also growing health equality, equity and the right of human.
Using a single question to assess physical activity in older adults: a reliability and validity study
Creators: name: Gill, Dawn P.
name: Jones, Gareth R. (Gareth Reardon), 1968-
name: Zou, Guangyong
name: Speechley, Mark
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: Single-item physical activity questions provide a quick approximation of physical activity levels. While recall questionnaires provide a more detailed picture of an individual's level of physical activity, single-item questions may be more appropriate in certain situations. The aim of this study was to evaluate two single-item physical activity questions (one absolute question and one relative question) for test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity, in a sample of older adults. Methods: Data was obtained from the Project to Prevent Falls in Veterans, a fall risk-factor screening and modification trial. One question measured absolute physical activity (seldom, moderately, vigorously active) and one measured relative physical activity (more, about as, less active than peers). Test-retest reliability was examined using weighted Kappa statistics (κ) in a sample of 43 subjects. Validity was assessed using correlation coefficients (r) in participants who received clinical assessments (n = 159). Results: The absolute physical activity question was more reliable than the relative physical activity question (κ = 0.75 vs. κ = 0.56). Convergent validity, however, was stronger for the relative physical activity question (r = 0.28 to 0.57 vs. r = 0.10 to 0.33). Discriminant validity was similar for both questions. For the relative physical activity question, there was moderate agreement when this question was re-administered seven days later, fair to moderate/good associations when compared with indicators of physical function, and little to no associations when compared with measures hypothesized to be theoretically not related to physical activity. Conclusions: The relative physical activity question had the best combination of test-retest reliability, convergent validity and discriminant validity. In studies requiring a measure of physical activity, where physical activity is not the primary focus and more detailed measures are not feasible, a single question may be an acceptable alternative.
"Caça a botnets , com análise de fluxos de rede e um comparativo da superfície de ataque IPv4 x IPv6". Um estudo de caso com o Team Cymru Nimbus
Creators: name: Badaró, Francisco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: flows , contexto , nimbus

description: Com o crescente aumento do número de dispositivos conectados devido à crescente demanda por acesso à Internet, culminou no aumento crescente da densidade e nível de tráfego de internet e com isso as ameaças. Com o crescimento do tráfego de internet conforme o aumento de dispositivos conectoados, podemos observr um aumento na demanda do tráfego malicioso. Para garantir níveis de segurança minimamente aceitáveis nas redes, é necessário saber identificar os eventos que são prejudiciais ao ambiente, é necessário conhecer a natureza do tráfego, contextualizando-o, para poder conhecer as ameaças . Este trabalho apresenta uma solução comunitária/gratuita, para sistemas autônomos na internet, para monitoramento de fluxos de rede Com contextualização para tratamento de incidentes de segurança. Com uma abordagem prática através de uma demonstração da ferramenta operando em um ambiente de um ISP TIER-2, apresentando um estudo e caso com um comparativo da superficie de ataque em IPv4 e IPv6.
On the Existence of an Absolute Frame of Reference Beyond Special Relativity
Creators: name: Choi, Eunhyuk
name: rock, wad
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: The principle of inertial frame equivalence, as established in the Special Theory of Relativity, has long been regarded as a cornerstone ofmodern physics. However, recent advancements in observational cosmology, particularly analyses of the cosmic microwave background (CMB)anisotropies, suggest the possibility of a preferred cosmic reference frame.In this paper, we propose a theoretical framework introducing the conceptof an absolute frame of reference, grounded in the large-scale mass-energydistribution of the universe. We derive modified formulations for relativistic phenomena including time dilation, light speed anisotropy, and particle kinematics as functions of absolute velocity relative to this universalframe. We further outline experimental methodologies capable of testingthe predictions of this framework, using current or near-future technology. Our aim is to provide a coherent extension to relativity that reconciles local relativistic invariance with a broader, cosmologically groundedstructure.
title: Diccionario histórico de los mas ilustres profesores de las bellas artes en España
Creators: name: Cean Bermudez, Juan Agustin
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020

description: 6 vol.
description: Source: Bibliothèque patrimoniale Villon (Rouen), fonds Leber ,Mt p 4144
Health impacts of the built environment : within-urban variability in physical inactivity, air pollution, and ischemic heart disease mortality
Creators: name: Hankey, Steve
name: Marshall, Julian D.
name: Brauer, Michael (Of University Of British Columbia)
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity and exposure to air pollution are important risk factors for death and disease globally. The built environment may influence exposures to these risk factors in different ways and thus differentially affect the health of urban populations. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the built environment’s association with air pollution and physical inactivity, and estimated attributable health risks. METHODS: We used a regional travel survey to estimate within-urban variability in physical inactivity and home-based air pollution exposure [particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM₂.₅), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and ozone (O₃)] for 30,007 individuals in southern California. We then estimated the resulting risk for ischemic heart disease (IHD) using literature-derived dose–response values. Using a cross-sectional approach, we compared estimated IHD mortality risks among neighborhoods based on “walkability” scores. RESULTS: The proportion of physically active individuals was higher in high- versus low-walkability neighborhoods (24.9% vs. 12.5%); however, only a small proportion of the population was physically active, and between-neighborhood variability in estimated IHD mortality attributable to physical inactivity was modest (7 fewer IHD deaths/100,000/year in high- vs. low-walkability neighborhoods). Between-neighborhood differences in estimated IHD mortality from air pollution were comparable in magnitude (9 more IHD deaths/100,000/year for PM₂.₅ and 3 fewer IHD deaths for O₃ in high- vs. low-walkability neighborhoods), suggesting that population health benefits from increased physical activity in high-walkability neighborhoods may be offset by adverse effects of air pollution exposure. POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Currently, planning efforts mainly focus on increasing physical activity through neighborhood design. Our results suggest that differences in population health impacts among neighborhoods are similar in magnitude for air pollution and physical activity. Thus, physical activity and exposure to air pollution are critical aspects of planning for cleaner, health-promoting cities.
title: Reagan and Cuba: an analysis of U.S. foreign policy in the 1980s
Creators: name: Wang, Wen
Publisher: name: University of Glasgow
Year: 2022

description: Though U.S.-Cuba relations during Reagan years have been studied from various perspectives, scholars have not taken the Reagan’s approach to diplomacy and Cuba’s foreign policy into consideration, in addition to domestic politics and the global Cold War context. The primary aim of this thesis is to identify the major characteristic of Reagan’s Cuba policy and how they emerged. Address this issue improves understanding of U.S.-Cuba relations in the 1980s and the major dynamics in the politics of U.S. Cuba policy. To achieve this, this thesis reviews primary source and secondary source from mid-1950s to 1989 and discusses four main aspects of U.S. policy: an intensified blockade of Cuba, the immigration agreement of 1984, Radio Martí and public diplomacy, and covert actions. The concluding reasons highlighted here are legacies from the past that shaped Reagan’s Cold War diplomacy, realignment of domestic political forces and the rise of the Cuban-American community, changing international context, and Cuban foreign policy. The Cuban government’s foreign policy, in turn, was driven by its need for survival and also shaped Reagan’s Cuba policy. Cuba’s connection with USSR and its interventionist activities in Central America also contributed a lot to aggression from Reagan’s administration.
Key considerations: bushmeat in the border areas of South Sudan and DRC
Creators: name: Garside, Adrian
name: Gercama, Ingrid
name: Bedford, Juliet
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: In the context of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), May 2019, this brief summarises key considerations about bushmeat (meat derived from wild animals for human consumption) in the context of preparedness activities in South Sudan. The brief details the socio-cultural and socio-economic significance of bushmeat amongst at risk communities and perceived risks of Ebola transmission through bushmeat. Its geographic focus rests on South Sudan’s south-western border with the north-eastern border of the DRC, where Yambio is the state capital and primary population hub. Key considerations and recommendations are tailored for this specific area, and may not be necessarily generalisable for other parts of South Sudan or beyond.
Cross-border dynamics and healthcare in West Nile, Uganda
Creators: name: Storer, Elizabeth
name: Pearson, Georgina
name: Bedford, Juliet
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: Against the backdrop of on-going preparedness work in Uganda as related to the outbreak of Ebola in DRC, this brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics and health structures and behaviours in the West Nile sub-region of north-west Uganda. It builds upon the SSHAP brief ‘Uganda-DRC: cross-border dynamics’ (published December 2018).
Key considerations: cross-border dynamics between South Sudan and DRC
Creators: name: Pendle, Naomi
name: Marko, Ferenc David
name: Gercama, Ingrid
name: Bedford, Juliet
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: This brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics between South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the context of the outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and surrounding provinces.
Rwanda – DRC cross border dynamics
Creators: name: Lamarque, Hugh
name: Bedford, Juliet
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: This brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the context of the outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
title: Instrumental Development of an Atmospheric Pressure Liquid UV-MALDI Mass Spectrometer Source and Interface for the Analysis of Multiply Protonated Peptide Ions
Creators: name: Brown, Jeffery M.
Publisher: name: University of Reading
Year: 2020

description: Over the last three decades, electrospray ionisation (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) have been the most prevalent types of ion source fitted to commercial instruments for biological mass spectrometry (MS) analysis. In particular, the qualitative and quantitative analysis of peptides and proteins has been revolutionised by these techniques. Also, the routine analysis of many other molecule types including DNA, sugars, carbohydrates, synthetic polymers and even virus capsids has been facilitated by ESI and MALDI. Despite the commercial success of these ionisation methods, there are relative advantages and limitations inherent to both techniques. For example, conventional solid-state crystalline MALDI generates mainly singly charged analyte ions. As the ion of interest increases in mass, the mass spectrometer analysis becomes compromised. In contrast, liquid atmospheric pressure (AP) MALDI source (the focus of this work) generates multiply charged ions and is more suited for coupling with high-performance MS systems. ESI also produces a spatially diffuse beam of ions from a flowing liquid inlet whereas the source of ions from liquid APMALDI can be precisely controlled by the laser, both in time and space. Ultimately, flexibility of control will enable ultrahigh-throughput sample rates. Liquid AP-MALDI MS is the focus of this thesis and includes details of the design and optimisation of the new ion source and coupling interface. Significant advances in the performance of the ionisation source are reported with attention to the optimisation of the pressure regime and temperature of the ion inlet interface. Focusing on multiply protonated peptides, instrumental developments have been applied to increase the sensitivity (ions detected per mole), signal persistence, as well as the speed of analysis using fast laser repetition rates of up to 5 kHz. Charge state enhancement through ion mobility offers signal- to-noise increases of up to two orders. Electron-mediated fragmentation of multiply charged ions from liquid AP-MALDI provides new tandem MS functionality relative to conventional singly charged MALDI ions (that would be neutralised by electrons in ECD). Although the new MALDI technique produces ESI-like spectra, the advantage of a discrete spatial ionisation point and time offers the distinct possibility of ultra-high-throughput sample acquisition from high-density sample arrays at rates theoretically limited to greater than 100 samples/second. It is therefore concluded that the liquid AP-MALDI source provides powerful enhancements over both ESI and conventional MALDI.
Social science and behavioural data compilation No.4, Ebola response, DRC
Creators: name: Bardosh, Kevin
name: Jones, Theresa
name: Bedford, Juliet
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: This rapid compilation of data analyses provides a ‘stock-take’ of social science and behavioural data related to the on-going outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces. Based on data gathered and analysed by organisations working in the Ebola response and in the region more broadly, it explores convergences and divergences between datasets and, when possible, differences by geographic area, demographic group, time period and other relevant variables. Data sources are listed at the end of the document. This is the fourth data synthesis brief produced by the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform and focuses on data published between June and August 2019. It builds on the previous three data synthesis briefs, the first focusing on data from August- October 2018, the second on data from November 2018 to January 2019, and the third on data from February to May 2019.
Differentiation of stress and depressive symptoms between universitystudents with either addictive or non-addictive smartphone behavior
Creators: name: Supawadee Chareonwanit
name: Ekkawit Charoenwanit
Publisher: name: Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University
Year: 2020
Subjects: addictive smartphone behavior
depression
stress
university student

description: Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology, 42, 3, 714-720
Prevalence of safety equipment and helmet use among school studentscommuting to school in South Selangor, Malaysia
Creators: name: Sivasankar Sambasivam
name: Aziz, Adriana Abdul
name: Karmegam Karuppiah
name: Abidin, Emilia Zainal
name: Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin
name: Naeini, Hasan Sadeghi
name: Kulanthayan KC Mani
name: Puvanasvaran A. Perumal
name: Ayuni Nabilah Alias
Publisher: name: Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University
Year: 2020
Subjects: children
safety
motorcycles
Malaysia
observation
pillion

description: Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology, 42, 3, 721-724
Processing and quality control procedures of turbulent flux measurements during the Vancouver EPiCC experiment
Creators: name: Crawford, Ben
name: Christen, Andreas
name: Ketler, Rick
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2013

description: This report summarizes data processing and quality control procedures used during the Vancouver experiment of the Environmental Prediction in Canadian Cities (EPiCC) network in 2007-­‐2010. The document describes the procedures applied to calculate turbulent fluxes of sensible heat, latent heat and carbon dioxide from the turbulent flux towers operated in the Vancouver region during the field experimental campaign 2007-2010.
Nutrient intakes are correlated with overall psychiatric functioning in adults with mood disorders
Creators: name: Davison, Karen M.
name: Kaplan, Bonnie J.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2013

description: Objective: To evaluate the relation between nutrient intake and psychiatric functioning in adults with confirmed mood disorders. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted of the intake of major (that is, carbohydrates, fat, and protein) and minor (that is, vitamins and minerals) nutrients (from 3-day food records and a Food Frequency Questionnaire), Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores, and symptoms of depression and mania (the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and the Young Mania Rating Scale) in 97 community-based adults with mood disorders whose diagnoses were confirmed with structured interviews. Results: Significant correlations were found between GAF scores and energy (kilocalories), carbohydrates, fibre, total fat, linoleic acid, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin Bg, vitamin B,^, pantothenic acid, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and iron (all P values < 0.05), as well as magnesium (r = 0.41, P < 0.001 ) and zinc (r = 0.35, P < 0.001 ). Though modest in magnitude, the pattern of correlations was consistent, indicating higher levels of mental function associated with a higher intake of nutrients. Depression and mania scores, which were generally mild or moderate, did not individually show consistent patterns. When dietary supplement use was added to nutrient intakes from food, GAF scores remained positively correlated (P < 0,05) with all dietary minerals. Conclusion: This detailed analysis in a clinically diagnosed sample was consistent with prior epidemiologic surveys, revealing an association between higher levels of nutrient intakes and better mental health. Nutrient intakes warrant further consideration in the treatment of people with mood disorders.
The Deposition of Smooth Metallic Molybdenum from Aqueous Electrolytes Containing Molybdate ions
Creators: name: Morley, Thomas J.
name: Penner, Leah
name: Schaffer, Paul
name: Ruth, Thomas J.
name: Bénard, François
name: Asselin, Edouard
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2021

description: This paper details the electrodeposition of metallic molybdenum from an aqueous electrolyte containing molybdate ions. The deposition is performed in an acetate bath that contains a high (up to 10 M) concentration of acetate. The molybdenum deposits are thick (up to 20 4 μm), adherent and were characterized by XRD and XPS analysis. The deposition is inefficient, with most of the current (up to 99%) used in the electrolysis of water to generate hydrogen. The effect of acetate concentration, pH, additives and current on the deposition efficiency and physical properties of the molybdenum deposit were investigated and optimized to obtain smooth, adherent coatings.
Key considerations: mental health and psychosocial support, North Kivu, DRC
Creators: name: Jones, Theresa
name: Bedford, Juliet
name: IASC Mental Health And Psychosocial Support Reference Group
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platfrom
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: This brief summarises key mental health and psychosocial support considerations in relation to the response to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu, DRC in August 2018. The brief was last updated on 3 October 2018. The brief is based on a rapid review of existing published and grey literature, existing Interagency Standing Committee Guidance materials, professional ethnographic research in DRC and the experience of previous Ebola outbreaks. It was developed through participatory engagement with in-country practitioners, health officials and local leadership. The development and review of this brief was facilitated by Anthrologica and the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform, together with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the WHO and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Additional inputs were provided by the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Working Group in Goma, colleagues from Bethesda Counselling Centre, Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo, University of Notre Dame, USAID-IMA World Health, Mercy Corps and Environment Management and Systems. The brief was reviewed by IASC Reference Group members.
Cross border dynamics: Burundi-DRC
Creators: name: Jean-Benoît Falisse
name: Bedford, Juliet
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: This brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the context of the outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
Uganda-DRC cross-border dynamics
Creators: name: Bedford, Juliet
name: Akello, Grace
name: Gercama, Ingrid
name: Jones, Theresa
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: This brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the context of the outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and surrounding provinces.
Computational modeling of light processing in the habenula and dorsal raphe based on laser ablation of functionally-defined cells
Creators: name: Cheng, Ruey-Kuang
name: Jagannathan, Narendra Suhas
name: Kathrada, Ahmad Ismat
name: Jesuthasan, Suresh
name: Tucker-Kellogg, Lisa
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310202
subject: Biological network analysis

description: Two photon calcium imaging of the habenula of larval zebrafish in response to pulses of blue light. Fish 104 - 111 and Fish 116 were analyzed for Figure 1.

For figure 2, Fish 525, 528 and 529 were used for dHb lesioning;  Fish 754, 755, 783 and 784 were used for vHb OFF lesioning. Fish 432, 482, 495 and 497 were used for vHb ON lesioning.

Fish express GCaMP6f under the elavl3 promoter.
Social science and behavioural data compilation No.1, Ebola response DRC
Creators: name: Bardosh, Kevin
name: Gercama, Ingrid
name: Bedford, Juliet
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: This rapid compilation of data analyses provides a ‘stock-take’ of social science and behavioural data related to the outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. Based on data gathered and analysed by organisations working in the region, we aimed to explore convergences and divergences between datasets and, when possible, differences by geographic area, demographic group, time period and other relevant variables.
Die Übersetzung eines heiklen Konzepts: „Rasse“ in Fukuzawa Yukichis Sekai kunizukushi
Creators: name: Merida, Tarik
Publisher: name: Bunron – Zeitschrift für literaturwissenschaftliche Japanforschung
Year: 2022

description: The aim of this paper is to retrace the early history of the concept of “race” in Meiji Japan (1868–1912). Similar to numerous other new concepts that were imported in the process of the Meiji Restoration, “race” was also translated into the Japanese language. It was, however, not merely a lexical matter: it meant translating a hegemonic discourse, that under the cover of scientific legitimation was offering a rationale for imperialism. Obviously on the losing side of this discourse, the Japanese translators engaged with it faced a dilemma: “Race” was, after all, part of the “modern” Western knowledge that was eagerly being imported. Yet, it also implicated the inferiority of the Japanese. The Meiji thinker Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835–1901) managed, through a process of translation and adaptation, to resolve this dilemma by rejecting the determinism implied by the notion of “race” without negating the existence of differences between humans. Thereby, he asserted that the Japanese were able to reach the level of civilization displayed by the Western powers.
description: Bunron – Zeitschrift für literaturwissenschaftliche Japanforschung, Nr. 8 (2021): Bunron Nr. 8 (2021)
Social science and behavioural data compilation, No.2, Ebola response, DRC
Creators: name: Bardosh, Kevin
name: Gercama, Ingrid
name: Bedford, Juliet
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: This rapid compilation of data analyses provides a ‘stock-take’ of social science and behavioural data related to the on-going outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. Based on data gathered and analysed by organisations working in the Ebola response and in the region more broadly, it explores convergences and divergences between datasets and, when possible, differences by geographic area, demographic group, time period and other relevant variables. Data sources are listed at the end of the document.
The brief focuses on data generated between November 2018 and early February 2019, and also includes studies that were completed in October but only became available for analysis in November 2018. It builds on the previous SSHAP data compilation brief that synthesised social science and behavioural data generated in August-October 2018.
Social science and behavioural data compilation No.3, Ebola response, DRC
Creators: name: Bardosh, Kevin
name: Gercama, Ingrid
name: Bedford, Juliet
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: This rapid compilation of data analyses provides a ‘stock-take’ of social science and behavioural data related to the on-going outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. Based on data gathered and analysed by organisations working in the Ebola response and in the region more broadly, it explores convergences and divergences between datasets and, when possible, differences by geographic area, demographic group, time period and other relevant variables. Data sources are listed at the end of the document. This is the third data synthesis brief produced by the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform and focuses on data published between February and May 2019. It builds on the previous two data synthesis briefs, the first focusing on data from August- October 2018, and the second on data from November 2018 to January 2019.
Social science and behavioural data compilation, No.5, Ebola response, DRC
Creators: name: Bardosh, Kevin
name: Jones, Theresa
name: Tulloch, Olivia
name: Social Science In Humanitarian Action Platform
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2020

description: This rapid compilation of data analyses provides a ‘stock-take’ of social science and behavioural data related to the on-going outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces. Based on data gathered and analysed by organisations working in the Ebola response and in the region more broadly, it explores convergences and divergences between datasets and, when possible, differences by geographic area, demographic group, time period and other relevant variables. Data sources are listed at the end of the document. This is the fifth data synthesis brief produced by the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform and focuses on data published between September and November 2019. It builds on the previous four data synthesis briefs, (#1: August to October 2018; #2: November 2018 to January 2019; #3: February to May 2019; #4: June to August 2019).