cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Probiotics modulation of the endotoxemic effect on the gut and liver of the lipopolysaccharide challenged mice
Creators: name: Babu, Gyan
name: Mohanty, Banalata
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: The multistrain probiotics’ efficacy in ameliorating the endotoxemic effect in Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenged mice was evaluated with the agonist of anti-inflammatory peptide, neurotensin (NTS), especially targeting the inflammation of the gut and liver. Swiss Albino Mice (Female, 8 weeks old) were maintained in eight groups: Group I as Control, Group II-Group V were exposed to intraperitoneal (i.p.) LPS (1 mg/kg bw) for 5 days. After that, Group III and Group VI were administered probiotics orally (0.6 gm/kg bw/day), Group IV and Group VII with NTS receptor 1 (NTSR1) agonist PD149163 (50 µg/kg bw/day i.p.), and Group V and Group VIII co-administered with probiotics and PD149163 for 28 days. Group II (LPS-exposed) was maintained without any further treatment; mice of all the groups were sacrificed at day 34. In the LPS-exposed mice, endotoxemia was distinct from a significant (P < 0.001) increase of plasma pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α; IL-6), a decrease of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10), oxidative stress, and inflammation of the gut and liver. Increased serum transaminases indicated hepatic inflammation. A decreased population of the bifidobacteria and increased clostridia indicated microbiota dysbiosis. Probiotics when used as an adjunct along with PD149163 have shown better efficacy in inflammation modulation as reflected in the significantly decreased (P < 0.001) inflammatory mediators, oxidative stress, restoration of the beneficial bacterial population, along with a significant reduction in histopathological scores of the gut and the liver than when used alone. This study suggests probiotics could be used as an adjunct in clinical practice along with anti-inflammatory drugs for better therapeutic efficacy.
Moving collections: Curse, Blessing or Opportunity? Populating the New Collections Store at the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
Creators: name: Pemberton, Dan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Abstract of conference oral presentation on Moving collections: Curse, Blessing or Opportunity? Populating the New Collections Store at the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge by Dan Pemberton of Sedgwick Museum Of Earth Sciences, University Of Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom for SPNHC2022 Conference, Edinburgh. June 5-10th 2022.
Additional file 1 of Carboligation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural via whole-cell catalysis to form C12 furan derivatives and their use for hydrazone formation
Creators: name: Glaser, Sara Jonsdottir
name: Pyo, Sang-Hyun
name: Rehnberg, Nicola
name: Rother, Dörte
name: Hatti-Kaul, Rajni
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. SDS-PAGE gel of the E. coli cells expressing benzaldehyde lyase. Lane 1=cell suspension, lane 2=insoluble fraction, lane 7= Precision Plus protein ladder, lane 12=soluble fraction. The total protein content of the cell suspension was 3.6 mg/mL. BAL molecular weight= ~49 kDa. Figure S2. Effect of various additives on the yields ofDHMF yield as green bars, with maximum concentration at 1h reaction timeBHMF yield as orange bars, with maximum concentration at 72 h reaction time. The reaction was performed using initial 5-HMF concentration of 2 g/L, 2 gcdw/L recombinant E. coli cells expressing P. fluorescens benzaldehyde lyase, 10 % dimethylcarbonate, 50 mM KH2PO4/K2HPO4 buffer pH 8.0, 2.5 mM MgSO4, 0.1 mM ThDP, temperature 30 °C and total reaction time of 72 h. The yellow points indicate 5-HMF conversion. BSA=bovine serum albumin, TRIS=tisaminomethane, N2-purged=nitrogen purged for 5 minutes prior to start of reaction. The last columnshows BHMF yield mol per mol DHMF. Figure S3. Fed-batch biotransformation in 200 mL working volume in 1 L flask, with 5 g/L 5-HMF initial concentration, 2 gcdw/L cells, 10% dimethylcarbonate, 30°C, 50 mM KH2PO4/K2HPO4 buffer pH 8.0, 2.5 mM MgSO4, 0.1 mM ThDP. 5-HMFwas fed every 1 hour. Figure S4. 1H NMR of purifiedDHMF andBHMF. Figure S5. 1H NMR spectra of hydrazone formation from DHMF and BHMF with adipic acid dihydrazide.Adipic acid dihydrazide,DHMF-based hydrazone, andBHMF-based hydrazone. Figure S6. Representative chromatogram for quantitative analysis of 5-HMF, DHMF and BHMF by HPLC using reversed phase columnand 20–80% methanol/water as mobile phase at 30°C, and UV detection at 280 nm. The retention times were 7.2 min, 9.4 min and 16.2 min for 5-HMF, DHMF anf BHMF, respectively. Scheme S1. Hydrazone formation via reaction with adipic dihyrazide.DHMF-based hydrazone, andBHMF-based hydrazone.
Legal Aspects of Transnational Energy Pipelines: A Critical Appraisal
Creators: name: Jamal, Fazil
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: International relations
subject: Pipelines--Design and construction
subject: International law
subject: Energy Charter Treaty (1994 December 17)

description: Ensuring the availability of basic resources and energy services, in adequate quantities and at reasonable prices, is a vital aspect of national energy policy everywhere. Hence, transnational pipeline projects for the transportation of oil and gas products play a significant role in the global quest for energy security. The construction and operation of cross-border pipeline systems from producing countries to consumer markets entail huge financial commitments for investors. Likewise, such long-term infrastructure projects straddling several jurisdictions have implications for the rights of livelihood-affected people and may adversely impact the environmental sustainability along the project area. This Article seeks to identify and understand the framework models that undergird the regional pipeline networks, against the backdrop of the evolving legal norms and business practices. It further seeks to examine the ways in which the competing rights and interests of different stakeholders are balanced and adjusted. Drawing upon the rich variety of international pipeline-related legal arrangements established in the last half century, the Article pays closer attention to the Energy Charter Treaty, the only multilateral legal instrument dealing exclusively with the energy sector. Further, the Article contends that given the strategic dimensions of the energy sector, extra-legal factors such as the extraterritorial over-reach of US domestic legislations and associated foreign policy considerations, structurally influence the development of an international legal framework for regional gas pipeline system in South Asia and elsewhere.
DNA methylation at birth predicts intellectual functioning and autism features in children with fragile x syndrome
Creators: name: CM Kraan
name: Baker, Emma
name: M Arpone
name: M Bui
name: L Ling
name: D Gamage
name: L Bretherton
name: C Rogers
name: MJ Field
name: TL Wotton
name: D Francis
name: MF Hunter
name: J Cohen
name: DJ Amor
name: DE Godler
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a leading single-gene cause of intellectual disability (ID) with autism features. This study analysed diagnostic and prognostic utility of the Fragile X-Related Epigenetic Element 2 DNA methylation (FREE2m) assessed by Methylation Specific-Quantitative Melt Analysis and the EpiTYPER system, in retrospectively retrieved newborn blood spots (NBS) and newly created dried blood spots (DBS) from 65 children with FXS (~2–17 years). A further 168 NBS from infants from the general population were used to establish control reference ranges, in both sexes. FREE2m analysis showed sensitivity and specificity approaching 100%. In FXS males, NBS FREE2m strongly correlated with intellectual functioning and autism features, however associations were not as strong for FXS females. Fragile X mental retardation 1 gene (FMR1) mRNA levels in blood were correlated with FREE2m in both NBS and DBS, for both sexes. In females, DNAm was significantly increased at birth with a decrease in childhood. The findings support the use of FREE2m analysis in newborns for screening, diagnostic and prognostic testing in FXS.
Behavioral, axonal, and proteomic alterations following repeated mild traumatic brain injury: novel insights using a clinically relevant rat model
Creators: name: Pham, Louise
name: DK Wright
name: WT O'Brien
name: J Bain
name: C Huang
name: M Sun
name: PM Casillas-Espinosa
name: AD Shah
name: RB Schittenhelm
name: Sobey, Christopher
name: RD Brady
name: TJ O'Brien
name: R Mychasiuk
name: SR Shultz
name: McDonald, Stuart
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020 The Author(s) A history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is linked to a number of chronic neurological conditions, however there is still much unknown about the underlying mechanisms. To provide new insights, this study used a clinically relevant model of repeated mTBI in rats to characterize the acute and chronic neuropathological and neurobehavioral consequences of these injuries. Rats were given four sham-injuries or four mTBIs and allocated to 7-day or 3.5-months post-injury recovery groups. Behavioral analysis assessed sensorimotor function, locomotion, anxiety, and spatial memory. Neuropathological analysis included serum quantification of neurofilament light (NfL), mass spectrometry of the hippocampal proteome, and ex vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Repeated mTBI rats had evidence of acute cognitive deficits and prolonged sensorimotor impairments. Serum NfL was elevated at 7 days post injury, with levels correlating with sensorimotor deficits; however, no NfL differences were observed at 3.5 months. Several hippocampal proteins were altered by repeated mTBI, including those associated with energy metabolism, neuroinflammation, and impaired neurogenic capacity. Diffusion MRI analysis at 3.5 months found widespread reductions in white matter integrity. Taken together, these findings provide novel insights into the nature and progression of repeated mTBI neuropathology that may underlie lingering or chronic neurobehavioral deficits.
Diversity and composition of Coreidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in a seasonal forest of central Mexico
Creators: name: Martínez-Hernández, José Guadalupe
name: Corona-López, Angélica María
name: Brailovsky, Harry
name: Flores-Palacios, Alejandro
name: Villanueva-Sánchez, Immer Arturo
name: Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The diversity of the Coreidae family in the tropical deciduous forest (TDF) of Coaxitlán, Tlaquiltenango, Morelos, Mexico, is presented. From the collection carried out during an annual cycle, 34 species, 18 genera, 8 tribes, and 2 subfamilies were recorded. The sample coverage was 99% and according to the Chao 1 richness estimator, 90% of the species in the study area were represented. The greatest richness, abundance, and diversity occur during the months of greatest rainfall. The faunal similarities between months show groupings in species composition corresponding to the TDF’s seasonality. The community structure reflects a high diversity, integrated by a high proportion (>60%) of species with a low abundance. The data show that the diversity of Coreidae in the TDF is high, but the environmental heterogeneity of this type of vegetation suggests that the species composition could still be different in other sites, which shows the need to continue documenting it.
Neuropathology studies of dementia in US persons other than non-Hispanic whites
Creators: name: Nguyen, My-Le
name: Huie, Emily
name: Whitmer, Rachel
name: George, Kristen
name: Dugger, Brittany
Publisher: name: Free Neuropathology
Year: 2022

description: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia are two of the most prevalent dementias that afflict the aging population in the United States (US). Studies have made great strides in understanding the neuropathology of these diseases; however, many studies are conducted in the context of non-Hispanic whites (NHWs), and few include the rapidly growing underrepresented populations that reside in the US. We sought to characterize current knowledge of the neuropathologic landscape of AD and vascular dementia of the largest growing US minority groups, namely Latinos/Hispanics, Black Americans, and Asian Americans, compared with NHWs being the majority group. It is vital to note these historic categories are social constructs and cultural and social associations may underlie differences. We conducted a literature search utilizing specific criteria to yield neuropathology papers that addressed the demographics and neuropathologies of relevance, then collated the findings into this review. We reveal that while there has been much progress in neuropathological research involving Latinos/Hispanics and Black Americans in the past decade, no cohesive conclusions could be extrapolated from the existing data due to the dearth of minority participants and even smaller amount of information related to the heterogeneity within each minority group, especially Latinos/Hispanics. Furthermore, we reveal an even greater scarcity in neuropathological studies involving Asian Americans, also a very heterogeneous group. We hope the presented findings will illuminate the paucity of minority representation in not just neuropathological research but the field of clinical research overall and serve to inspire clinicians and researchers to help reduce the health disparities underrepresented groups in the US face.
description: Free Neuropathology, Bd. 3 (2022)
Population patterns in Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores in the Australian population; 2007–2016
Creators: name: O'Brien, Helen
name: Callinan, Sarah
name: Livingston, Michael
name: Doyle, Joseph S
name: Dietze, Paul
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020 The Authors Objectives: Despite widespread use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), there are no published contemporary population-level scores for Australia. We examined population-level AUDIT scores and hazardous drinking for Australia over the period 2007–2016. Methods: Total population, age- and gender-specific AUDIT scores, and the percentage of the population with an AUDIT score of 8 or more (indicating hazardous drinking), were derived from four waves of the nationally representative National Drug Strategy Household Survey, weighted to approximate the Australian population. Results: In 2016, the mean AUDIT score was 4.58, and 22.22% of the population scored ≥8. Both measures remained stable from 2007 to 2010 but declined in 2013 and 2016. Scores were highest in those aged 18–24 years, the lowest in those aged 14–17 or 60+. A downward trend in AUDIT scores was seen in younger age groups, while the 40–59 and 60+ groups increased or did not change. Conclusions: Despite an overall decline in AUDIT scores, nearly one-quarter of Australians reported hazardous drinking. Implications for public health: The marked declines in hazardous drinking among young people are positive, but trends observed among those aged 40–59 and 60+ years suggests targeted interventions for older Australians are needed.
Additional file 1 of The neuropathological landscape of Hispanic and non-Hispanic White decedents with Alzheimer disease
Creators: name: Scalco, Rebeca
name: Saito, Naomi
name: Beckett, Laurel
name: Nguyen, My-Le
name: Huie, Emily
name: Wang, Hsin-Pei
name: Flaherty, Delaney A.
name: Honig, Lawrence S.
name: DeCarli, Charles
name: Rissman, Robert A.
name: Teich, Andrew F.
name: Jin, Lee-Way
name: Dugger, Brittany N.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Additional file 1. Supplementary Tables
FUNCTIONAL-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF KOREAN AND UZBEK PROVERBS
Creators: name: I.F. Bayankhanova  Xvang Song Dong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Proverbs are not only the most significant, but also the most characteristic part of the folklore heritage of any people. Traits of folk history and character, work and life are imprinted or metaphorically encrypted in them with the same reliability, ancient life on a fossil with the difference that they remain alive for centuries, as long as the people who created them live, and their language, which made them a part of itself. Proverbs, which are part of the paremiological fund of the language, are a valuable linguistic heritage of the people, reflecting their customs, traditions and history, and other specific features of the people. Proverbs, like any other genre of folklore, reflect everything that a particular people lives with and encounters over the centuries. Here is a full set of ethnographic realities, from tools to outfits, and a comprehensive description of the geographical environment with its landscapes, climate, animals and flora; here are memories of long-past events and outstanding personalities, echoes of ancient religious views and a detailed picture of the modern organization of society.
Pros and cons of jaguar tourism: a systematic review
Creators: name: García-Londoño, Andrés Felipe
name: Castelblanco-Martínez, Nataly
name: Roldán-Clarà, Blanca
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: The jaguar (Panthera onca) tourism (JT) has expanded across Latin America, but its impacts on sustainability dimensions remain unclear. This systematic review analyzed 88 studies on JT impacts published between 1989 and 2022. Database searches yielded 3,401 initial studies, refined to 88 relevant documents meeting review criteria. Results were compiled into impact tables categorizing 98 specific positive and negative environmental, economic, and sociocultural JT impacts. Key findings demonstrate that, while JT can bring conservation benefits, economic growth, and cultural appreciation of jaguars, negative impacts like habituation, culture commodification, and limited economic reach also occur. Environmental impacts accounted for 41.8% of documented effects, economic impacts 23.5%, and sociocultural impacts 34.7%. Half were positive and half negative. The review reveals the complex trade-offs involved in JT. A comprehensive sustainability approach is needed that minimizes harms and maximizes benefits across all dimensions. This requires policies and regulations to promote responsible practices, ongoing impact monitoring and research, and active local community participation. Our findings provide key insights to inform jaguar conservation and tourism management strategies in Latin America.
Agent-based modelling to investigate angler behaviour in relation to management decisions and stock development.
Creators: name: Haase, Kevin
Publisher: name: Universität Rostock
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 004 Data processing Computer sciences
subject: 500 Natural sciences
subject: 570 Life science

description: This Ph.D. project has two main aims. First, to enhance the understanding of angler behaviour and underlying decision mechanisms and second, to explore how agent-based models (ABMs) can be used to achieve this goal and to address methodological challenges from ABMs. The German recreational western Baltic cod Fishery was used as a case study for recreational Fisheries of social-ecological systems.
Arrear Quanto CMS Model
Creators: name: Xiao, Tim
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Derivative securities
subject: Derivative securities--Prices

description: An arrear quanto constant-maturity-swap (CMS) is a swap that pays coupons in a different currency from the notional and in arrears. The underlying swap rate is computed from a forward starting CMS.
title: Die Lupe: Jahrgang 1, 1925, Nr. 10, 17. April 1925
Creators: name: :None
Publisher: name: Verlag Die Lupe
Year: 1925
Subjects: subject: Bestände des Stadtarchivs Braunschweig
subject: Brunsvicensien der Universitätsbibliothek Braunschweig
subject: Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte
subject: 7

description: Die Lupe: Braunschweigische Wochenschrift für Theater, Musik, Kunst, Literatur, Film und Kabarett, vol. 1, no. 10
Moving Forward and Fitting In: designing storage and relocating the museum collections at College of the Atlantic
Creators: name: Graham, Carrie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Abstract of conference poster on Moving Forward and Fitting In: designing storage and relocating the museum collections at College of the Atlantic by Director Carrie Graham of Director George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic Mount Desert United States for SPNHC2022 Conference, Edinburgh. June 5-10th 2022.
The influence of landscape and road characteristics on the roadkills in Cerrado
Creators: name: Miranda, Jefferson Eduardo Silveira
name: Rocha-Santos, Larissa
name: de Souza, Wellington Fernandes
name: Schiavetti, Alexandre
name: Blamires, Daniel
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Roadkill is responsible for a great loss of biodiversity and, therefore, identifying roadkill hotspots is necessary to install mitigation structures. Here, we aimed to analyze roadkill hotspots along a highway in the Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado) and evaluate how landscape and highway characteristics influence roadkill rates among different taxonomic groups. We surveyed a section of the GO-060 highway monthly for 1 year, analyzing the roadkill hotspots and the impact of landscape and highway characteristics. We categorized roadkill data into groups: Total (all records), Mammals, Birds, and Herpeto (amphibians and reptiles). Our results showed that the different groups responded variably to landscape and highway characteristics, with roadkill hotspots differing across groups. Natural vegetation had a negative relation to Total, Birds, and Mammals. Water had a negative relation for all groups, except for Birds. Urban area had a negative relation with Birds, while Farming had a positive relation with Herpeto. All highway characteristics affected roadkill rates across groups, but elevation was significant for Mammals. Our study highlights the impact of roadkills, showing that landscape and road characteristics are important to predict roadkills, and that impacts vary between taxonomic groups and regions. We recommend future works focus on the characteristics of highways to predict roadkills.
APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN CLASSIFYING NORMAL AND ABNORMAL ECG HEARTBEATS
Creators: name: Mensah, Kwabena Ato
Publisher: name: AYDEN JOURNAL
Year: 2025
Subjects: Electrocardiogram (ECG), Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Heart Disease Prediction, Cardiovascular Disorders

description: The vital role played by the heart for the sustenance of humanity is such that the heart be given proper attention and care besides the ribs. The alarming rate of heart defects and increasing death toll calls for the urgent need to improve the ECG platform with enhance machine learning technique the more accurate predictive diagnosis of heart conditions like arrhythmia, stroke and other cardio-vascular disorders. This paper proposed a machine learning approach using ANN and objective methodology to analyse and predict heartbeat condition using heart dataset of 303 patients from kaggle dataset repository and the accuracy level was 88.52 with a validation loss of 34.31 respectively which indicates that with further work with more advance machine learning algorithm the predictive capacity of the model could be optimized
Additional file 1 of Aspartoacylase promotes the process of tumour development and is associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer
Creators: name: Han, Yalin
name: Wang, Xuning
name: Xu, Maolin
name: Teng, Zhipeng
name: Qin, Rui
name: Tan, Guodong
name: Li, Peng
name: Sun, Peng
name: Liu, Hongyi
name: Chen, Li
name: Jia, Baoqing
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Supplementary Material 1
PRISMA_ScR_Checklist_Malnutrition_Review – Supplemental material for Adult malnutrition, nutritional interventions and outcomes in Singapore: a scoping review of local studies for the past 20 years
Creators: name: Wong, Alvin
name: Yingxiao Huang
name: Przemyslaw M Sowa
name: Merrilyn D Banks
name: Bauer, Judith D
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Cardiology
subject: Medicine
subject: 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: 110323 Surgery

description: Supplemental material, PRISMA_ScR_Checklist_Malnutrition_Review for Adult malnutrition, nutritional interventions and outcomes in Singapore: a scoping review of local studies for the past 20 years by Alvin Wong, Yingxiao Huang, Przemyslaw M Sowa, Merrilyn D Banks and Judith D Bauer in Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Black-Karasinski Short Rate Tree Model
Creators: name: Xiao, Tim
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Derivative securities
subject: Derivative securities--Valuation

description: The Black-Karasinski model is a short rate model that assumes the short-term interest rates to be log-normally distributed. We implement the one factor Black-Karasinski model as a binomial or trinomial tree.
Black-Karasinski Short Rate Tree Model
Creators: name: Xiao, Tim
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Derivative securities
subject: Derivative securities--Valuation

description: The Black-Karasinski model is a short rate model that assumes the short-term interest rates to be log-normally distributed. We implement the one factor  Black-Karasinski model as a binomial or trinomial tree.
Yoga_breast_ca_syst_rev_ICT_suppl_tables_figures – Supplemental material for The Effect of Yoga Interventions on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life for Women with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Creators: name: O’Neill, Meagan
name: Samaroo, Dominic
name: Lopez, Christian
name: Tomlinson, George
name: Mina, Daniel Santa
name: Sabiston, Catherine
name: Culos-Reed, Nicole
name: Alibhai, Shabbir M. H.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: 111702 Aged Health Care

description: Supplemental material, Yoga_breast_ca_syst_rev_ICT_suppl_tables_figures for The Effect of Yoga Interventions on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life for Women with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Meagan O’Neill, Dominic Samaroo, Christian Lopez, George Tomlinson, Daniel Santa Mina, Catherine Sabiston, Nicole Culos-Reed and Shabbir M. H. Alibhai in Integrative Cancer Therapies
Aquatic macroinvertebrate indicators in the zawgyi irrigation channels and a river in the central dry zone of myanmar
Creators: name: NT Ko
name: Suter, Phillip
name: J Conallin
name: M Rutten
name: T Bogaard
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020 by the authors. Rivers and wetlands in Myanmar provide essential services to people in terms of transportation, agriculture, fisheries and a myriad of other ecosystem services, all of which are dependent on a healthy ecosystem. Irrigation channels are also an important part of the infrastructure for daily water use in Myanmar. The objective of this research is to describe the aquatic ecosystem of irrigation channels using aquatic macroinvertebrate communities. The research focused on the taxonomic composition of the aquatic macroinvertebrates of the Zawgyi River and the associated irrigation channels in central Myanmar, east of the city of Mandalay. Significant differences between the river and channels, and among individual channels, were shown using an analysis of similarity: Bray-Curtis similarity, a multivariate equivalent of the univariate statistical method of analysis of variance: ANOSIM and an analysis of similarity percentages: SIMPER by Plymouth Routines in Multivariate Ecological Research: PRIMER v6 software. The initial findings suggest that there is a clear separation between macroinvertebrate communities at the morpho-species level of identification between river and irrigation channels, while there is less separation between functional feeding groups (FFG) between them. The lower taxonomic level of discrimination at the family level using a water quality index showed no significant difference between river and channels. The preliminary field results indicate that a recently modified biomonitoring index method could be applied in Myanmar to assess the ecological water quality of the modified river, as well as human-made channels.
Schizohelea Kieffer 1917
Creators: name: Borkent, Art
name: Evenhuis, Neal L.
name: Dominiak, Patrycja
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ceratopogonidae
Schizohelea

description: Genus SCHIZOHELEA Kieffer
algeriana Szadziewski, Dominiak, Rumišek & Rupp, in Szadziewski et al. 2024: 177. Algeria.
clastrieri Szadziewski, Dominiak, Rumišek & Rupp, in Szadziewski et al. 2024: 179. Algeria.
withersi Szadziewski, Dominiak, Rumišek & Rupp, in Szadziewski et al. 2024: 179. France.
description: Published as part of Borkent, Art, Evenhuis, Neal L. & Dominiak, Patrycja, 2025, The World Catalog of Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae): Additional Updates and Errata, pp. 245-268 in Zootaxa 5631 (2) on page 261, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5631.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/15370558
title: Sexuality Education at School
title: Youth Sexuality 9th Iteration. BZgA Fact Sheet
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Scharmanski, Sara
name: Hessling, Angelika
name: Federal Centre For Health Education (BZgA)
Publisher: name: BZGA - Federal Centre for Health Education
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 10000 Social Sciences
subject: adolescence
subject: contraception
subject: prevention
subject: school
subject: sex education
subject: family planning
subject: sexual and reproductiv health
subject: reproduktive Gesundheit
subject: sexuelle Gesundheit
subject: Adoleszenz
subject: Empfängnisverhütung
subject: Prävention
subject: Schule
subject: Sexualaufklärung

description: This fact sheet presents the core results about sexuality education in school for adolescents in Germany between the ages of 14 and 17.
description: Fact Sheet Sexuality Education, Contraception and Family Planning
description: Face-to-face interview: CAPI/CAMI
description: Self-administered questionnaire: Computer-assisted (CASI)
Unblinded_Supplementary_Table_1_9-28-20 – Supplemental material for The Value of Home-Based Primary Care: Qualitative Exploration of Homebound Participant Perspectives
Creators: name: LaFave, Sarah
name: Drazich, Brittany
name: Sheehan, Orla C.
name: Leff, Bruce
name: Szanton, Sarah L.
name: Mattan Schuchman
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, Unblinded_Supplementary_Table_1_9-28-20 for The Value of Home-Based Primary Care: Qualitative Exploration of Homebound Participant Perspectives by Sarah LaFave, Brittany Drazich, Orla C. Sheehan, Bruce Leff, Sarah L. Szanton and Mattan Schuchman in Journal of Applied Gerontology
Time-resolution of the shoot and root growth of the model cereal Brachypodium in response to inoculation with Azospirillum bacteria at low phosphorus and temperature
Creators: name: Schillaci, M
name: Arsova, B
name: Walker, R
name: Smith, Penelope
name: Nagel, KA
name: Roessner, U
name: Watt, M
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 300299
subject: Agriculture, land and farm management not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 300499
subject: Crop and pasture production not elsewhere classified

description: © 2020, The Author(s). A non-invasive plant phenotyping platform, GrowScreen-PaGe, was used to resolve the dynamics of shoot and root growth of the model cereal Brachypodium (Brachypodium distachyon Bd21-3) in response to the plant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria Azospirillum (Azospirillum brasilense Sp245). Inoculated Brachypodium plants had greater early vigor and higher P use efficiency than non-inoculated Brachypodium at low P and low temperature conditions. Root systems were imaged non-invasively at eight time points and data combined with leaf area, shoot biomass and nutrient content from destructive subsamples at 7, 14 and 21 days after inoculation (DAI). Azospirillum colonisation of roots improved Brachypodium shoot and, to a greater degree, root growth in three independent experiments. Inoculation promoted P use efficiency in shoots but not P concentration or uptake, despite increased total root length. Longer roots in inoculated plants arose from twofold faster branch root growth but slower axile root growth, detected at 11 DAI. Analysis of the spatio-temporal phenotypes indicated that the effects of Azospirillum inoculation increased as shoot P concentration declined, but the magnitude depended on the time after inoculation and growth rate of branch roots compared to axile roots. High throughput plant phenotyping platforms allow the details of plant-microorganism symbioses to be resolved, offering insights into the timing of changes in different tissues to allow molecular mechanisms to be determined.
The g-convexity and the g-centroids of composite graphs
Creators: name: Veeraraghavan, Prakash
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The graph centroids defined through a topological property of a graph called g-convexity found its application in various fields. They have classified under the “facility location” problem. However, the g-centroid location for an arbitrary graph is N P-hard. Thus, it is necessary to devise an approximation algorithm for general graphs and polynomial-time algorithms for some special classes of graphs. In this paper, we study the relationship between the g-centroids of composite graphs and their factors under various well-known graph operations such as graph Joins, Cartesian products, Prism, and the Corona. For the join of two graphs G1 and G2, the weight sequence of the composite graph does not depend on the weight sequences of its factors; rather it depends on the incident pattern of the maximum cliques of G1 and G2. We also characterize the structure of the g-centroid under various cases. For the Cartesian product of G1 and G2 and the prism of a graph, we establish the relationship between the g-centroid of a composite graph and its factors. Our results will facilitate the academic community to focus on the factor graphs while designing an approximate algorithm for a composite graph.
How not to – damages in fluid-preserved collections caused by renovation works
Creators: name: Neumann, Dirk
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Abstract of conference oral presentation on How not to – damages in fluid-preserved collections caused by renovation works by Collection Manager Dirk Neumann of LIB Hamburg Hamburg Germany for SPNHC2022 Conference, Edinburgh. June 5-10th 2022.
Child health nurse perceptions of using confident body, confident child in community health: a qualitative descriptive study
Creators: name: LN Norton
name: Hart, Laura
name: FE Butel
name: S Roberts
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020, The Author(s). Background: Confident Body, Confident Child (CBCC) is an innovative, evidence-based program providing parenting strategies to promote healthy eating, physical activity and body satisfaction in children aged 2–6 years. This study aimed to explore Child Health Nurse (CHN) experiences with using CBCC in their community health clinics with parents of young children. This work is part of a larger study involving tailoring, implementing and evaluating CBCC in a community child health setting. Methods: This qualitative descriptive study was conducted within community child health centres at a public health service in Queensland, Australia. Participants included CHNs who had recently attended a tailored CBCC training workshop providing training/education, group activities/discussions and CBCC resources for CHN use in clinical practice. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore CHN perceptions of CBCC training, content and resources; and how CBCC was used in practice. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. Results: Eleven CHNs participated in interviews, with three themes emerging from the data. In Theme 1, High CHN satisfaction with CBCC messages, resources and utility, nurses expressed CBCC was highly valuable, useful and easy to enact in their practice. In Theme 2, Effects of CBCC on CHN knowledge, behaviour and practice, CHNs said they experienced increased awareness around body image, improved confidence in addressing issues with clients, and positive changes in their own behaviour and practice after attending CBCC training. In Theme 3, CHNs discussed Ideas for future implementation of CBCC, including challenges and considerations for practice, ongoing education/training for CHNs and broadening the target audience for wider CBCC dissemination. Conclusions: This study found CHNs were highly accepting of CBCC as it was useful and valuable in practice, increased their awareness and confidence around body image issues, and positively affected their attitudes and behaviours. CHNs’ suggestions for making CBCC delivery more efficient and broadening its reach in the community were valuable and will likely inform local policy and future research. Further research is required on the wider dissemination of CBCC to parents of young children for promoting positive body image and healthy eating, ultimately for the long-term prevention of eating disorders.
Tracing autism traits in large multiplex families to identify endophenotypes of the broader autism phenotype
Creators: name: KJ Trevis
name: NJ Brown
name: Green, Cherie
name: PJ Lockhart
name: T Desai
name: T Vick
name: V Anderson
name: EPK Pua
name: M Bahlo
name: MB Delatycki
name: IE Scheffer
name: SJ Wilson
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Families comprising many individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) may carry a dominant predisposing mutation. We implemented rigorous phenotyping of the "Broader Autism Phenotype" (BAP) in large multiplex ASD families using a novel endophenotype approach for the identification and characterisation of distinct BAP endophenotypes. We evaluated ASD/BAP features using standardised tests and a semi-structured interview to assess social, intellectual, executive and adaptive functioning in 110 individuals, including two large multiplex families (Family A: 30; Family B: 35) and an independent sample of small families (n = 45). Our protocol identified four distinct psychological endophenotypes of the BAP that were evident across these independent samples, and showed high sensitivity (97%) and specificity (82%) for individuals classified with the BAP. Patterns of inheritance of identified endophenotypes varied between the two large multiplex families, supporting their utility for identifying genes in ASD.
Knowledge leads to protection: anuran composition and conservation of the ‘Brejos de altitude’ of Northeastern Brazil
Creators: name: Araújo, Kássio Castro
name: de Andrade, Etielle Barroso
name: Brasileiro, Ana Carolina
name: dos Santos, Ednilza Maranhão
name: Ávila, Robson Waldemar
name: Roberto, Igor Joventino
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: The ‘Brejos de altitude’ (BA) are mountains that harbor rich biodiversity, including endemic and threatened species. However, some of them remain understudied, suffering high anthropogenic pressures. To verify the composition, richness, conservation status, and biogeographic patterns, we compiled information about the anurans from 16 BA in Northeastern Brazil. We used data from the 28 literatures, consulted the herpetological collections, and sampled three mountains in the Ceará state, Northeastern Brazil. We compiled 73 species of anurans distributed in 12 families; hylids and leptodactylids are the most representative. The highest richness was found in Brejo dos Cavalos and Madre de Deus, located in the Pernambuco state; Ibiapaba, Baturité and Maranguape, in the Ceará state. The BA harbor five endemic frogs, three of which are threatened species, which were not considered protected since they occur outside strictly protected areas. The BA from eastern Pernambuco and Paraíba states have a pronounced influence of Atlantic Forest species. In contrast, Ceará’s BA is the most distinct, with a unique composition of endemic and threatened species and a higher influence of Caatinga elements. Our results show the urgent necessity of the implementation of new protected areas in these mountains.
A model of population dynamics with complex household structure and mobility: Implications for transmission and control of communicable diseases
Creators: name: Chisholm, Rebecca
name: B Crammond
name: Y Wu
name: AC Bowen
name: PT Campbell
name: SYC Tong
name: J McVernon
name: N Geard
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Copyright 2020 Chisholm et al. Households are known to be high-risk locations for the transmission of communicable diseases. Numerous modelling studies have demonstrated the important role of households in sustaining both communicable diseases outbreaks and endemic transmission, and as the focus for control efforts. However, these studies typically assume that households are associated with a single dwelling and have static membership. This assumption does not appropriately reflect households in some populations, such as those in remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, which can be distributed across more than one physical dwelling, leading to the occupancy of individual dwellings changing rapidly over time. In this study, we developed an individual-based model of an infectious disease outbreak in communities with demographic and household structure reflective of a remote Australian Aboriginal community. We used the model to compare the dynamics of unmitigated outbreaks, and outbreaks constrained by a householdfocused prophylaxis intervention, in communities exhibiting fluid vs. stable dwelling occupancy. We found that fluid dwelling occupancy can lead to larger and faster outbreaks in modelled scenarios, and may interfere with the effectiveness of household-focused interventions. Our findings suggest that while short-term restrictions on movement between dwellings may be beneficial during outbreaks, in the longer-term, strategies focused on reducing household crowding may be a more effective way to reduce the risk of severe outbreaks occurring in populations with fluid dwelling occupancy.
Arresting the Panoramic Flow: Virtual Photography as Temporospatial Negotiation in Digital Games (abstract)
Creators: name: Mummelthei, Victoria
Publisher: name: Panoramic Perspectives on Digital Images, conference as part of the research project Capturing Movable Images, July 17–18, 2025, Marburg
Year: 2025
Subjects: game studies
video games
digital games
virtual photography
game photography
photomode
computer games

description: Accepted contribution for Panoramic Perspectives on Digital Images, conference as part of the research project Capturing Movable Images, July 17–18, 2025, Marburg.
Investigating the effector suite profile of Australian Fusarium oxysporum isolates from agricultural and natural ecosystems
Creators: name: Saidi Achari
name: Kaur, Jatinder K
name: Mann, Ross C
name: Sawbridge, Tim
name: Summerell, Brett A
name: Edwards, Jacqueline
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2020 The Authors. Plant Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Society for Plant Pathology Pathogenic and putatively nonpathogenic isolates of Fusarium oxysporum are ubiquitously present in soils. Pathogenic isolates designated as formae speciales are very host specific. The genes that determine host-specific pathogenicity may be expected to be similar between strains within a forma specialis. Three different pathways were used for mining putative effectors from 85 assembled genome sequences representing isolates from the agricultural and natural ecosystems. A total of 436 putative effectors were identified, of which 115 were present in all the isolates. The presence–absence phylogeny showed some clustering of isolates based on the ecosystems, while some clustered with isolates from different ecosystems. Isolates from the agricultural and natural ecosystems shared 358 putative effectors. Agricultural isolates had 78 unique putative effectors, while isolates from the natural ecosystems had no unique effectors. Isolates from the natural ecosystems had effectors that have previously been confirmed with virulence functions in other filamentous fungi, suggesting that the natural ecosystems may be acting as a reservoir for pathogenic isolates awaiting compatible hosts. They also possessed putative effectors with domains involved in polysaccharide degradation. The putative effectors in the natural ecosystem isolates may be important for both parasitic and ecological fitness. Further analysis of the three characterized ff. sp.—lycopersici, niveum, and pisi—revealed high conservation in the pathogenicity mechanism in F. oxysporum. However, each strain had unique putative effectors, which may be responsible for host specificity.