cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
BEEP BEEP BEEP: STEERING THE PERCEPTION OF JEEPNEY DRIVERS TOWARDS JEEPNEY MODERNIZATION
Creators: name: Balilo, Arelly Angel O.
name: Cunanan, Mara Raine P.
name: David, Sean Danielle D.
name: David, Sean Danielle D.
name: Lugue, Louie Jr. C.
name: Marcaida, John Louise M.
name: Pamintuan, Renz M.
name: Rosel, Joshua L.
name: Sandot, Angelo P.
name: Tayag, Dexk Michael N.
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024

description: To strengthen and develop the PUVM, the study attempts to ascertain the views and opinions of jeepney drivers regarding public utility vehicle modernization. This qualitative-phenomenological study included a complete list of the responses of Jeepney drivers in the Bulaon-San Fernando Jeep Terminal who voluntarily participated in this qualitative research (30) by responding to a semi-structured questionnaire. This open-ended and closed-ended questionnaire analyses the perceptions of the jeepney drivers and the challenges of the PUVM to the jeepney drivers. The study employed manual coding to carry out Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis approach. Three themes emerged from the research that shed light on the attitudes and views of jeepney drivers regarding PUVM and its impact on them: (1) preserving cultural heritage and economic resilience: The Jeepney Industry's Struggle Against Modernization; (2) fare adjustments and passenger competition in Jeepney Modernization; and (3) daily impacts: the Effect of PUVM on Jeepney Drivers Daily Lives. The findings of this study may wake people up, especially the higher-ups, to what is happening to the jeepney drivers towards the PUVM. In addition, it may enhance the PUVM to improve and be a better program for everyone, and it may also raise social awareness among the people.
Review: Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story
Creators: name: Motevalli, Tannaz
name: Motevalli, Tannaz
name: Motevalli, Tannaz
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Comics (Graphic works)
subject: Graphic novels

description: A review of the 2023 book by Sarah Myer, "Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story," for inclusion in ARLIS/NA's 2023 Notable Graphic Novels Review.
Die Orgilus-Arten der Paläarktis (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
Creators: name: Taeger, Andreas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 60301 Animal Systematics and Taxonomy
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Taeger, A. 1989: Die Orgilus-Arten der Paläarktis (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
Akademie der Landwirtschaftswissenschaften der DDR, Berlin [1988]: 1-260.

Zusammenfassung
Die Orgilus Arten parasitieren in Kleinschmetterlingslarven. In dieser Arbeit werden 76 paläarktische Species behandelt, von denen 39 bisher unbeschrieben waren.
Ein Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Arten (einschließlich der Gattungen Kerorgüus und Petiorgilus) und detaillierte Beschreibungen aller Arten werden vorgelegt.

Summary
The Palaearctic species of Orgilus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
The species of the genus Orgilus are all parasites of the larvae of Microlepidoptera. The paper treats altogether 76 Palaearctic species, 39 of which are described
as new ones. A key to the species (including the genera Kerorgüus and Petiorgilus) and detailed descriptions of all species are given.
Religion on the Internet and New Information and Communication Technologies in Burkina Faso
Creators: name: Louis, Audet Gosselin
name: Madore, Frédérick
Publisher: name: Amalion
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Christianity
subject: Internet
subject: Mass media
subject: Burkina Faso
subject: Islam

description: This chapter explores the relationship between religion and the internet in Burkina Faso, focusing on the role of new information and communication technologies (NICTs) in shaping religious practices and discourses. It examines how religious actors use digital platforms to disseminate teachings, engage followers, and address the challenges of digitisation in a culturally diverse and religiously pluralistic society. By analysing specific case studies, the chapter highlights the transformative impact of NICTs on religious authority, community formation and the negotiation of religious identity in the digital age.
Experiences of participating in a structured osteoporosis school in persons with established spinal osteoporosis – an interview study
Creators: name: Kronhed, Ann-Charlotte Grahn
name: Enthoven, Paul
name: Willerton, Catrin
name: Andersson, Martin
name: Baardh, Joakim
name: Spångeus, Anna
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: Medicine
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: Patient education in combination with physical activity has been proposed as a way of increasing health-related quality of life and functional capacity in patients with osteoporosis. A randomised pilot study called the School of Osteoporosis in Linköping (SOL) was conducted in 2018 for persons aged ≥60 years with established spinal osteoporosis. The SOL was scheduled for ten weeks with once-weekly theory education with or without additional supervised physical group training. The purpose of the present study was to explore the experiences of having participated in an osteoporosis school in persons with established spinal osteoporosis. Ten participants who had completed the SOL with patient education and supervised physical group training were invited to individual interviews, while six persons were accepted to participate. Qualitative content analysis was conducted with an inductive approach. Three main categories were identified from the interviews: The structure of the osteoporosis school; Gained knowledge related to the education in the osteoporosis school; and Experiences of health status one-year post-intervention. Seven associated subcategories were identified. Increased knowledge and perceptions of improved health acquired by the interventions were emphasised. However, continued supervised group training was requested and there were also concerns about worsened health at the one-year post-intervention follow-up. The tailored content and the group aspects of the structured osteoporosis school were experienced as the most important factors for successful results.
A new halisaurine mosasaur (Squamata: Halisaurinae) from Japan: the first record in the western Pacific realm and the first documented insights into binocular vision in mosasaurs
Creators: name: Konishi, Takuya
name: Caldwell, Michael W.
name: Nishimura, Tomohiro
name: Sakurai, Kazuhiko
name: Tanoue, Kyo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: A specimen of a halisaurine mosasaur is reported from Japan for the first time, closing the pre-existing biogeographical gap between the Middle East and the eastern Pacific. Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans sp. nov., from the lowermost Maastrichtian of Hokkaido, has been assigned to the genus Phosphorosaurus for sharing the following suite of major cranial characters with P. ortliebi, the type species from Belgium: apex of posterodorsal triangular plateau on frontal reaching level of interorbital constriction; frontal lateral border forming a step-like junction between interorbital and preorbital segments of frontal; preorbital segment of frontal sloping anteroventrally; and stapedial meatus parallel-sided in latero-medial view. Potential autapomorphies that distinguish P. ponpetelegans from other members of Halisaurinae include: postorbitofrontal jugal process elongate and stalk-like, projecting laterally; this process distally bearing a ventrally facing depression for jugal articulation; and lateral surangular–articular suture angular rather than round. The long and laterally projecting jugal processes, when combined with a depressed as well as narrow snout, provide compelling evidence for well-developed binocular vision for the new mosasaur, with an estimated binocular field of view (BFoV) of 35°. This value is unusually high for non-ophidian squamates that typically exhibit a BFoV of 10—20°, and is higher than those of other measured mosasaur taxa by at least 5°. Among colubrid snakes, nocturnal species exhibit greater BFoV than diurnal ones in both arboreal and terrestrial taxa. Known also from the Maastrichtian of Hokkaido are fossils of lantern fish (myctophids) and 10-armed cephalopods (coleoids), both of which are typically bioluminescent today. It is hence proposed that the exceptionally large, forward-facing eyes of P. ponpetelegans may well have been a special adaptation for a nocturnal lifestyle, where they hunted small, bioluminescent prey at night while avoiding direct competition with larger, more piscine mosasaurine taxa such as Mosasaurus hobetsuensis that co-existed with P. ponpetelegans. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3EF73BE7-B3FE-4441-BA5E-29C5D5FCCBC9
Agreement between a 3D camera system and an inertial measurement unit for assessing the range of motion, head repositioning accuracy and quality of movement during neck and head movements
Creators: name: Christensen, Steffan Wittrup McPhee
name: Palsson, Thorvaldur Skuli
name: Djurtoft, Chris
name: Simonsen, Morten Bilde
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Altered head range of motion (RoM) and head repositioning accuracy (HRA) are commonly reported in neck pain. However, the quality of motion (QoM) is currently not easy to assess clinically. This study investigated the agreement of head rotation recordings using a 3D camera system compared to a commercially available inertial measurement unit (MOTI). Thirty participants, mean age 26.5 years old (SD 4.4), partook in this study. Participants wore a Headband with MOTI and markers for 3D motion capture analysis during head rotations. The two systems recorded active head RoM in rotation, HRA, and QoM. Agreement of RoM, HRA and QoM data was compared between the two systems using Interclass correlation coefficients (ICC; 2.1) and Bland-Altman plots. Good to excellent agreement between the two systems was seen for RoM (ICC: 0.998), HRA (0.75–0.88) and QoM (ICC: 0.911–0.913). The Bland-Altman plots revealed a systemic offset where the MOTI device measured higher values for RoM (mean bias: −0.56 ± 0.65°), HRA (mean bias: 0.48 ± 0.76°) and QoM (mean bias: −16.9 ± 51.6 A.U.). The present study found that the MOTI device can accurately measure RoM, HRA and QoM during head rotation. MOTI may be preferred over a 3D camera system for clinical use.
Archaeology in space: The Sampling Quadrangle Assemblages Research Experiment (SQuARE) on the International Space Station. Report 1: Squares 03 and 05
Creators: name: Abdullah, Salma
name: Brousseau, Chantal
name: Gorman, Alice
name: Graham, Shawn
name: Walsh, Justin
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Space archaeology
subject: International Space Station
subject: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

description: Between January and March 2022, crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) performed the first archaeological fieldwork in space, the Sampling Quadrangle Assemblages Research Experiment (SQuARE). The experiment aimed to: (1) develop a new understanding of how humans adapt to life in an environmental context for which we are not evolutionarily adapted, using evidence from the observation of material culture; (2) identify disjunctions between planned and actual usage of facilities on a space station; (3) develop and test techniques that enable archaeological research at a distance; and (4) demonstrate the relevance of social science methods and perspectives for improving life in space. In this article, we describe our methodology, which involves a creative re-imagining of a long-standing sampling practice for the characterization of a site, the shovel test pit. The ISS crew marked out six sample locations (“squares”) around the ISS and documented them through daily photography over a 60-day period. Here we present the results from two of the six squares: an equipment maintenance area, and an area near exercise equipment and the latrine. Using the photographs and an innovative webtool, we identified 5,438 instances of items, labeling them by type and function. We then performed chronological analyses to determine how the documented areas were actually used. Our results show differences between intended and actual use, with storage the most common function of the maintenance area, and personal hygiene activities most common in an undesignated area near locations for exercise and waste.
Short-term benefits of an unrestricted-calorie traditional Mediterranean diet, modified with a reduced consumption of carbohydrates at evening, in overweight-obese patients
Creators: name: Salvia, Roberto
name: D’Amore, Simona
name: Graziano, Giusi
name: Capobianco, Caterina
name: Sangineto, Moris
name: Paparella, Domenico
name: Bonfils, Paola De
name: Palasciano, Giuseppe
name: Vacca, Michele
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The Mediterranean diet (MeD) is believed to promote health; nevertheless, changes in the nutritional patterns in the Mediterranean area (increased intake of refined carbohydrates/saturated fats; reduced fibers intake; main calorie load shifted to dinner) led to reduced MeD benefits in recent decades. We retrospectively investigated the effects of a MeD with a low intake of refined carbohydrates in the evening (“MeDLowC”) on body weight (BW) and metabolic profile of overweight/obese subjects. According to their adherence to MeDLowC, subjects were classified into 44 (41%) individuals with “excellent” adherence and 63 (59%) with “poor” adherence. Nutritional counseling induced an improvement in BW, glucose metabolism and liver transaminases in both groups, with an increased magnitude of these effects in the “Excellent” adherence group. “Excellent” adherence to MeDLowC improved insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism. In conclusion, MeD with a restriction of carbohydrates in the evening significantly ameliorates obesity and associated metabolic complications.
Review: Roaming
Creators: name: Fortier, Eugénie
name: Fortier, Eugénie
name: Fortier, Eugénie
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Comics (Graphic works)
subject: Graphic novels

description: A review of the 2023 book by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki, "Roaming," for inclusion in ARLIS/NA's 2023 Notable Graphic Novels Review.
Effect of telerehabilitation on motor and functional outcomes in people with spinal cord injuries – a systematic review
Creators: name: Nayak, Pradeepa
name: John, Anne Mary
name: Kaur, Parminder
name: Mahmood, Amreen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: To summarise the evidence on telerehabilitation for improving motor and functional outcomes in people with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI). PubMed, Cochrane and Web of Science were searched to identify the eligible studies from October to December 2021. Randomised control trials (RCTs), non-RCTs, and case-control studies were included if they delivered exercises/rehabilitation through synchronous and asynchronous mode of telerehabilitation.. Risk of bias was assessed using Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for RCTs and ROBINS-I tool for non-RCTs. The included studies were qualitatively synthesised and tabulated to present study characteristics. Four articles (190 participants) were included in the present review. Three studies reported significant improvement in motor outcome measures such as Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM) II, Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), ReJoyce Automated Hand Function Test (RAHFT), pinch and grip forces and isometric muscle strength of shoulder muscles. One study reported no difference between the control and experimental groups for the motor outcomes measured using 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and 6-Minute Push Test. Telerehabilitation was found to improve motor and functional outcomes in people with SCI and can be considered as a feasible treatment option in rehabilitation after SCI. Prospero registration: CRD42022349245
Review: The Talk
Creators: name: Gossman, Amelia
name: Gossman, Amelia
name: Gossman, Amelia
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Graphic novels
subject: Comics (Graphic works)

description: A review of the 2023 book by Darrin Bell, "The Talk," for inclusion in ARLIS/NA's 2023 Notable Graphic Novels Review.
Review: Okinawa
Creators: name: Abreu Gómez, Isamar
name: Abreu Gómez, Isamar
name: Abreu Gómez, Isamar
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Comics (Graphic works)
subject: Graphic novels

description: A review of the 2023 book by Susumu Higa, "Okinawa" for inclusion in ARLIS/NA's 2023 Notable Graphic Novels Review.
Review: Time Under Tension
Creators: name: Kozlowski, Beata
name: Kozlowski, Beata
name: Kozlowski, Beata
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Comics (Graphic works)
subject: Graphic novels

description: A review of the 2023 book by M.S. Harkness, " Time Under Tension," for inclusion in ARLIS/NA's 2023 Notable Graphic Novels Review.
Mercury accumulation in Mediterranean Fish and Cephalopods Species of Sicilian coasts: correlation between pollution and the presence of Anisakis parasites
Creators: name: Graci, Stefania
name: Collura, Rosaria
name: Cammilleri, Gaetano
name: Buscemi, Maria Drussilla
name: Giangrosso, Giuseppe
name: Principato, Deborah
name: Gervasi, Teresa
name: Cicero, Nicola
name: Ferrantelli, Vincenzo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: The aim of this study was to investigate mercury accumulation in some species, caught in Mediterranean Sea, in the period between May and December 2015, and to compare it to the presence of Anisakis parasites. The samples were examined by direct mercury analyzer (DMA-80) for their Hg levels. The metal concentration was compared to the presence or the absence of Anisakis parasites. Significant differences in Hg concentration in analysed samples were observed. The low-infested fishes contained 1–6 larvae of parasites whereas the high-infested one had 7–83 larvae.
Cytotoxic activities of flavonoids from a traditional Mongolian medicinal herb Clematis aethusifolia Turcz.
Creators: name: Yanxi Chang
name: Zhang, Ping
name: Zhang, Xuan
name: Jianping Chen
name: Wolf-Dieter Rausch
name: A Gula
name: Baoquan Bao
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Hematology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: In the course of our search for antitumour constituents from the traditional Mongolian medicinal herb Clematis aethusifolia Turcz., 11 flavonoids were isolated for the first time from the dried aerial parts of the plant by flash C18 column chromatography, Sephadex LH-20 and reversed phase preparative HPLC. The planar structures of these flavonoids were established based on 1D and 2D NMR and high-resolution mass spectrometry. Compounds 1, 2, 4 and 5 showed moderate cytotoxicity against a panel of five human solid tumour cell lines, including A-375, a human melanoma cell line; SK-OV-3, a human ovarian cancer cell line; A549, a human lung cancer cell line; HCT-15, a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line; and SH-SY5Y, a human neuroblastoma cell line (with IC50 values of 20–70 μM). The obtained cytotoxic apigenin and its derivatives may be useful as standard compounds for the quality control of the crude drug and its preparations.
Redefining Human Rewilding: Expanding Ecological Thought Beyond the Oikos
Creators: name: Natan Feltrin, Andrea
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024

description: This commentary investigates the concept of human rewilding as a transformative movement and bottom-up philosophy that aims to reconnect people with their less domesticated, more spontaneous selves while challenging human supremacist beliefs and power structures. It critiques the traditional view of nature as an oikos, or house, as a repressive biopolitical metaphor of control through management and organization, and the creation of false divisions between humans and the more-than-human world. It proposes a shift toward ecological messy entanglements and multispecies co-stewardship. Integrating ecological and decolonial viewpoints, it explores how human rewilding intersects with cultural resistance and environmental activism, drawing inspiration from the work of Sarah Pike, and stresses the importance of rethinking our role within the biosphere through non-anthropocentric lenses. Through an examination of cultural and philosophical underpinnings, the essay underscores human rewilding’s potential to nurture endurable ways of living, increase biocultural diversity, and support ecological autonomies that transcend normative ideas of nature and their ontological violence toward humans and non-humans alike.
Chemical constituents from the roots of Ampelopsis delavayana and their antibacterial activities
Creators: name: Mei, Shuang-Xi
name: Li, Xu-Hong
name: Yang, Li-Guo
name: Li, Xiao-Hui
name: Xie, Jia-Ying
name: Yao, Qi
name: Su, Mei
name: Cui, Tao
name: Wang, Jing-Kun
name: Zhao-Yun Zhu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Two new aromatic glycosides, 2-methylphenyl O-β-d-xylopyranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (1) and 2-methylphenyl O-α-arabinofuranosyl-(1→6)-O-β-glucopyranoside (2), together with eight known compounds were isolated from the roots of Ampelopsis delavayana. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis. Furthermore, the in vitro antibacterial activities of 1 and 2 were investigated using serial twofold dilution in three bacteria including Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus.
Review: Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
Creators: name: Lewis, Kat
name: Lewis, Kat
name: Lewis, Kat
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Comics (Graphic works)
subject: Graphic novels

description: A review of the 2023 book by Pedro Martín, "Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir," for inclusion in ARLIS/NA's 2023 Notable Graphic Novels Review.
AI Based Insurance Claim Assisting Device
Creators: name: Ramrao Sontakke, Dipti
name: Ramrao Sontakke, Dipti
name: Shamrao Zanke, Pankaj
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024

description: The proposed invention is an AI-based device that helps employees handle insurance claims efficiently. This device includes state-of-the-art AI and biometric technologies, a large display screen, cameras, voice and face recognition facilities, and real-time language translation. It would make running a claim smoother, more accurate, secure, and transparent.  Key Features:  Display Screen  The device features a large, high-resolution touchscreen, making navigation and information display a breeze. Users can easily access details of their claims, policies, and claim processing status, enhancing their overall experience with readily available and understandable information.  Camera  The high-definition camera for picture and video capture enhances transparency by documenting claim-related evidence such as property damage or medical reports. This clarity reassures users about the proof required to process claims.  Speaker  The built-in speakers provide clean and clear audio, pre-recorded messages, instructions, or responses to claims. Such audio means of communication are very effective for employees who are auditory learners, thus receiving and understanding information.
AI Based Insurance Claim Assisting Device
Creators: name: Ramrao Sontakke, Dipti
name: Ranjan, Rahul
name: Shamrao Zanke, Pankaj
Publisher: name: Intellectual Property India
Year: 2024

description: The proposed invention is an AI-based device that helps employees handle insurance claims efficiently. This device includes state-of-the-art AI and biometric technologies, a large display screen, cameras, voice and face recognition facilities, and real-time language translation. It would make running a claim smoother, more accurate, secure, and transparent.

Key Features:

Display Screen

The device features a large, high-resolution touchscreen, making navigation and information display a breeze. Users can easily access details of their claims, policies, and claim processing status, enhancing their overall experience with readily available and understandable information.

Camera

The high-definition camera for picture and video capture enhances transparency by documenting claim-related evidence such as property damage or medical reports. This clarity reassures users about the proof required to process claims.

Speaker

The built-in speakers provide clean and clear audio, pre-recorded messages, instructions, or responses to claims. Such audio means of communication are very effective for employees who are auditory learners, thus receiving and understanding information.
Chris Hemmings, BE A MAN: How Macho Culture Damages Us and How to Escape It
Creators: name: Akyildiz, Sevket
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Masculinity
subject: Gender

description: Men are currently experiencing, and perhaps always have experienced, a unique set of challenges about what it means to be a 'man' and how to interact with others as a man. Indeed, the book argues that men face an identity crisis based on their problematic upbringing, socialisation and lived reality. The acculturation of boys and men is creating generations after generations of maladjusted citizens unable to find a personal and social balance in society with women and other men.
Gul Berna Ozcan, BUILDING STATES AND MARKETS: Enterprise Developments In Central Asia
Creators: name: Akyildiz, Sevket
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Central Asia
subject: Turkey
subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science
subject: Economics

description: In contemporary Central Asian research, the text Building States And Markets: Enterprise Developments In Central Asia (2010), written by Gul Berna Ozcan, is a useful addition. As a Reader in International Business and Strategy, Ozcan combines knowledge from the business sector with a detailed examination of the developing region of Central Asia. In doing so, the author explains how and why Western capitalist-influenced business practices function in the way they do across the region. Many texts on Central Asia analyse nation-state-building. Ozcan’s work is unique because she introduces market-building into the discourse. In particular, her book touches upon an important but neglected theme in Central Asia studies since 1991: business practices and morality in contemporary Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Imperfect Speakers: Macbeth and the Name of King
Creators: name: Lucking, David
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: Shakespeare plays

description: It has more than once been remarked that Macbeth can be read as a play about names and naming, and also about the deeply problematical status of the identities that names are presumed to designate. Viewed in such terms, the tragedy can be seen to reﬂect a concern with the ambiguities inherent in names and identity that constitute an abiding preoccupation in Shakespeare’s drama, and that have been extensively examined in connection with other works in the canon as well. What has received somewhat less attention than might appear to be warranted are the implications of the fact that the most conspicuous ‘‘name’’ around which this particular play revolves happens to be that of king, a circumstance that throws into particularly vivid relief some of the more troublesome issues involved in the process of naming.
Supplementary document for Gain-compensated metal cavity modes and a million-fold improvement of Purcell factors - 6834596.pdf
Creators: name: VanDrunen, Rebecca
name: Ren, Juanjuan
name: Franke, Sebastian
name: Hughes, Stephen
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2024
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Revised Supplementary material
Marginal zero-inflated regression models for count data
Creators: name: Martin, Jacob
name: Hall, Daniel B.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Data sets with excess zeroes are frequently analyzed in many disciplines. A common framework used to analyze such data is the zero-inflated (ZI) regression model. It mixes a degenerate distribution with point mass at zero with a non-degenerate distribution. The estimates from ZI models quantify the effects of covariates on the means of latent random variables, which are often not the quantities of primary interest. Recently, marginal zero-inflated Poisson (MZIP; Long et al. [A marginalized zero-inflated Poisson regression model with overall exposure effects. Stat. Med. 33 (2014), pp. 5151–5165]) and negative binomial (MZINB; Preisser et al., 2016) models have been introduced that model the mean response directly. These models yield covariate effects that have simple interpretations that are, for many applications, more appealing than those available from ZI regression. This paper outlines a general framework for marginal zero-inflated models where the latent distribution is a member of the exponential dispersion family, focusing on common distributions for count data. In particular, our discussion includes the marginal zero-inflated binomial (MZIB) model, which has not been discussed previously. The details of maximum likelihood estimation via the EM algorithm are presented and the properties of the estimators as well as Wald and likelihood ratio-based inference are examined via simulation. Two examples presented illustrate the advantages of MZIP, MZINB, and MZIB models for practical data analysis.
Как передается ВИЧ
Creators: name: Берковский Алексей Сергеевич
name: Белоцерковский Юрий Иванович
name: Сергеевич, Шевченко Александр
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2000
Subjects: ВИЧ/СПИД
мифы о ВИЧ
пути передачи ВИЧ
HIV/AIDS
myths about HIV
ways of HIV transmitting

description: На русском: [Как передается ВИЧ : Постер / разработано Берковский А.С., Белоцерковский Ю.И., Шевченко А.С.; БФ "Червона стрічка", ХОЦПБС // Червона стрічка: Журнал для медицинских работников и СПИД-сервисных организаций, № 2. - Харьков: УРИС пр. "Создание информационных центров по ВИЧ/СПИДу в Украине", 2000. - С. 49. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3715452] Постер о путях передачи ВИЧ, мифах о ВИЧ и их развенчивании, входит в число просветительских материалов, разработанных сотрудниками БФ "Червона стрічка" и Харьковского областного центра профилактики и борьбы со СПИДом в рамках проекта "Создание информационных центров по профилактике ВИЧ/СПИДа в Украине", реализованного при финансовой поддержке "Врачей без границ" (Голландия) в 2000-2001 гг. украино-российской информационной сетью СПИД-сервисных организаций. Ключевые слова: ВИЧ/СПИД, мифы о ВИЧ, пути передачи ВИЧ. In English: [How is HIV transmitted : Poster / dev. Berkovsky A.S., Belotserkovsky Yu.I., Shevchenko A.S.; CF "Red Ribbon", KhRCPFA // Red Ribbon: Journal for medical workers and AIDS service organizations, No. 2. - Kharkov: URIN pr. "Creation of HIV/AIDS Information Centers in Ukraine", 2000. - P. 49. (rus.) http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3715452] Poster about HIV transmission, HIV myths and debunking, is one of the educational materials developed by employees of Charity Foundation "Red Ribbon" and the Kharkiv Regional Center for AIDS Prevention and Control as part of the project "Creating Information Centers of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Ukraine", implemented under financial support from Doctors Without Borders (Holland) / Médecins Sans Frontières in 2000-2001 Ukrainian-Russian information network of AIDS service organizations. Keywords: HIV/AIDS, myths about HIV, ways of HIV transmitting.
Bad News: Medium as Message in Antony and Cleopatra
Creators: name: Lucking, David
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Shakespeare plays

description: There are respects in which the numerous messengers thronging Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra might be seen as constituting a “medium” in the sense in which Marshall McLuhan employed the term: that is, as extensions of the self profoundly influencing the character of the society in which they are used. This essay examines some of the implications of the fact that individuals and entire cultures in Shakespeare’s play are obliged to resort to the use of intermediaries in order to communicate with one another as well as transact with the world at large. At the same time as they are shown to be indispensable, the dubious role that messengers play in Shakespeare’s tragedy suggests that all such mediatory processes are inherently unstable, and that information obtained by means of external agents functioning as extensions of the individual’s own perceptual and cognitive apparatus inevitably provides only a distorted picture of reality.
Scenarios for Resolving Sudan's Political Crisis: A Futures Perspective
Creators: name: Saaida, Mohammed
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Sudan
Scenarios
resolution

description: Sudan's political crisis has been a matter of concern both domestically and internationally. With the aim of exploring potential pathways towards resolution, this article employs scenario development to present four plausible scenarios: power-sharing, militarized management, revolutionary regeneration, and international intervention. Understanding the driving factors and assumptions behind each scenario is crucial for comprehending their feasibility and implications. Through a thorough evaluation and analysis, this article aims to shed light on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with each scenario. Additionally, the potential implications for political stability, economic development, and international relations will be explored to offer a comprehensive understanding of the potential consequences of each scenario.
Novel calix[4]arene based metallo-supramolecular complex for recognition of cyanide ions in aqueous medium
Creators: name: Shahid, Mohammad
name: Chawla, Har Mohindra
name: Bhatia, Pooja
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: A novel bis-naphthalimidocalix[4]arene-Cu(II) supramolecular complex has been observed to provide an efficient recognition system for CN− ions in aqueous medium. The binding stoichiometry of bis-naphthalimidocalix[4]arene and copper ion has been found to be 1:1 while that for bis-naphthalimidocalix[4]arene-Cu(II) and cyanide ion it has been determined to be 1:2.
Who/What is "Trotula"? (2024)
Creators: name: H. Green, Monica
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: History
subject: Medicine
subject: Physicians
subject: Women
subject: Middle Ages
subject: Obstetrics
subject: Gynecology
subject: Historiography
subject: Bibliographies

description: Because there was so much confusion on the Internet about who/what "Trotula" was, in 2005 I drew up a short Fact Sheet summarizing the scholarly question about this medieval European author/text, whose influence was so central to the history of gynecology and obstetrics. I've updated the document periodically since then. This version dates from 10 August 2024.
The Impact of the 2023 Coup on Niger's Democracy
Creators: name: Saaida, Mohammed
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 2023 coup
subject: Niger's democracy
subject: Implications
subject: Economic challenges
subject: Political resilience
subject: Regional cooperation
subject: Political transitions

description: The aftermath of the 2023 coup in Niger has profound implications for its democracy. The coup disrupted governance, revealing underlying socio-economic challenges and testing political resilience. Rebuilding democratic institutions and ensuring a peaceful transition to civilian rule are vital. Addressing economic concerns, such as poverty and unemployment, is crucial for inclusive growth. The nation must tackle security threats and promote regional cooperation in the Sahel. The human touch of citizen aspirations, struggles, and resilience underpins the challenges and prospects ahead. Sustained efforts from government, civil society, and international partners are pivotal for fostering democratic stability and shaping Niger's path towards a more inclusive and prosperous future.
Balancing National Identity and Cultural Heritage with the Influences of Globalization
Creators: name: Saaida, Mohammed
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Balancing National Identity
Cultural Heritage
Influences
Globalization

description: In an increasingly interconnected world, the coexistence of national identity and cultural heritage alongside the forces of globalization becomes a delicate and multifaceted affair. The challenge lies not only in formulating policies and strategies but also in understanding the profound impact of this struggle on individuals and communities. The human touch in this discourse offers a lens through which we can explore the intricate emotions, struggles, and victories that shape people's sense of belonging, cultural pride, and identity.
Supplementary Material for: Novel Blood Biomarkers Are Associated with White Matter Lesions in Fragile X- Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome
Creators: name: Loesch, D.Z.
name: Annesley, S.J.
name: Trost, N.
name: Bui, M.Q.
name: Lay, S.T.
name: Storey, E.
name: De Piazza, S.W.
name: Sanislav, O.
name: Francione, L.M.
name: Hammersley, E.M.
name: Tassone, F.
name: Francis, D.
name: Fisher, P.R.
Publisher: name: Karger Publishers
Year: 2016
Subjects: Medicine

description: Background: The need for accessible cellular biomarkers of neurodegeneration in carriers of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) premutation (PM) alleles.Objective: To assess the mitochondrial status and respiration in blood lymphoblasts from PM carriers manifesting the fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) and non-FXTAS carriers, and their relationship with the brain white matter lesions. Methods: Oxygen consumption rates (OCR) and ATP synthesis using a Seahorse XFe24 Extracellular Flux Analyser, and steady-state parameters of mitochondrial function were assessed in cultured lymphoblasts from 16 PM males (including 11 FXTAS patients) and 9 matched controls. The regional white matter hyperintensity (WMH) scores were obtained from MRI. Results: Mitochondrial respiratory activity was significantly elevated in lymphoblasts from PM carriers compared with controls, with a 2- to 3-fold increase in basal and maximum OCR attributable to complex I activity, and ATP synthesis, accompanied by unaltered mitochondrial mass and membrane potential. The changes, which were more advanced in FXTAS patients, were significantly associated with the WMH scores in the supratentorial regions. Conclusion: The dramatic increase in mitochondrial activity in lymphoblasts from PM carriers may represent either the early stages of disease (specific alterations in short-lived blood cells) or an activation of the lymphocytes under pathological situations. These changes may provide early, convenient blood biomarkers of clinical involvements.
Who/What is "Trotula"? (2024)
Creators: name: H. Green, Monica
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Physicians
subject: History
subject: Bibliographies
subject: Historiography
subject: Middle Ages
subject: Gynecology
subject: Obstetrics
subject: Medicine
subject: Women

description: Because there was so much confusion on the Internet about who/what "Trotula" was, in 2005 I drew up a short Fact Sheet summarizing the scholarly question about this medieval European author/text, whose influence was so central to the history of gynecology and obstetrics. I've updated the document periodically since then. This version dates from 10 August 2024.
Cytotoxicity and biodistribution studies on PEGylated EDA and PEG cored PAMAM dendrimers
Creators: name: Gürbüz, Mustafa U.
name: Kıvılcım Öztürk
name: Ertürk, Ali S.
name: Digdem Yoyen-Ermis
name: Gunes Esendagli
name: Çalış, Sema
name: Tülü, Metin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Starting from Ethylenediamine (EDA) or poly(ethylene glycol) tetra amine (4-arm-PEG) cores, two different peripheral methylester (–COOCH3) or amine (–NH2) PAMAM dendrimers have been synthesized. In the growth phase of dendrimers, two important building blocks, methyl acrylate for the half generation and EDA for the full generations, have been used. In order to improve the yield and decrease the time for the aminolysis step, a microwave-assisted technique was applied. Both of these dendrimers with different cores were grown up to 4.5 generations where surface modification, i.e. PEGylation, with 10% Poly(ethylene glycol) bis(amine) was performed. In order to increase the solubility of dendrimers, esteric surfaces were converted to carboxylic acid groups. Accordingly, the dendrimers were soluble in water or in water–methanol mixture which enabled their purification by liquid-phase polymer-based retention in each step. Finally, the resulting products that were characterized with (NMR and FTIR) spectroscopy were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. The analytical grade dendrimers were not cytotoxic to mouse fibroblasts and their biodistribution was mainly determined in the site of injection (peritoneum), liver and kidneys.
Supplementary Material for: Quality of Life Impairment in Children and Adults with Vitiligo: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Dermatology-Specific and Disease-Specific Quality of Life Instruments
Creators: name: Catucci Boza, J.
name: Giongo, N.
name: Machado, P.
name: Horn, R.
name: Fabbrin, A.
name: Cestari, T.
Publisher: name: Karger Publishers
Year: 2016
Subjects: Medicine

description: Background: Vitiligo can negatively affect a patient's quality of life (QoL). A specific questionnaire has been developed and validated in the English language: the vitiligo-specific quality-of-life instrument (VitiQoL). The instrument was translated, culturally adapted and validated into Brazilian Portuguese (VitiQoL-PB). Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the QoL in adult patients through the VitiQoL and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and in pediatric patients through the Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) in a sample of patients with vitiligo. Methods: Subjects were selected from a dermatological outpatient clinic and from a private practice in Porto Alegre. The QoL of pediatric patients was evaluated using the CDLQI questionnaire. In adult patients we used the VitiQoL-PB and the DLQI. Results: A strong correlation between the scores of the total VitiQoL and DLQI was observed (r = 0.81; p < 0.001). The factor that most contributed to the final score of VitiQoL was stigma. In our sample, women had higher scores than men (p < 0.05). Psychiatric problems were associated with lower QoL. In the pediatric population, the median score of the CDLQI was 3 (interquartile range 1.3-7.3). There was a statistically significant correlation between the child's age and the CDLQI score (rs = 0.41, p = 0.044). Conclusion: This study confirms that the VitiQoL is easy to administer and adds important information about the impact of vitiligo on a South American population. Stigmatization is very present in the disease. There are groups of patients that are more vulnerable, like women, patients with psychiatric diseases and adolescents.
Supplementary Material for: Sensitivity of the GEPARD Patient Questionnaire to Identify Psoriatic Arthritis in Patients with Psoriasis in Daily Practice: The GEPARD-Life Study
Creators: name: Härle, P.
name: Letschert, K.
name: Wittig, B.
name: Mrowietz, U.
Publisher: name: Karger Publishers
Year: 2016
Subjects: Medicine

description: Early detection of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) remains a challenge in clinical practice. Tools such as the German Psoriasis Arthritis Diagnostic (GEPARD) questionnaire have been developed for this purpose. The aim of this study was to determine the performance of the GEPARD questionnaire in the detection of PsA in psoriasis patients following rheumatology evaluation in daily clinical practice in Germany. This was a multicenter study involving 59 dermatology units (university/general hospital/office based), and the GEPARD questionnaire was distributed to psoriasis patients. Patients who had a sum score of ≥4 positive answers were referred to a rheumatologist for evaluation of PsA. We recruited 1,512 patients, of whom approximately 50% were referred. One third of the referred patients were classified as having PsA after rheumatological assessment. Rates of PsA in university/general hospital settings were higher than those observed in a doctor's office-based setting (43.7 vs. 25.8%). The GEPARD questionnaire demonstrated easy screening of psoriasis patients for PsA.