cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Agoras
Creators: name: Kinsella, John
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: I have a poem in mind. A 'late' Jam Tree Gully poem. It will be called 'Agora' and I will get to its first lines shortly.

Why late? I haven't ceased being connected with Jam Tree Gully, nor have I ceased writing it. Maybe because I am thinking about its spaces in different ways now, from afar. I often write from 'afar', and as Tom Bristow has highlighted, I write poetry of 'in situ' and also 'at a distance', but as I have said to him, this is a complex equation with no binaries; they are both elements of the 'cloud' that makes up 'International Regionalism'. And I am not simply co-opting a techno-fetish by saying 'cloud', though I might be ironizing it. In essence, the ecologies I construct around the lens to biosphere collapse, the 'damage done' as I wrote in The New Arcadia (WW Norton, 2005), are silhouetted through the costs of technologizing. I have written 'neo-Luddite' texts in the past, deploring what I see as unnecessary technologies-especially those where 'product' takes precedence over 'necessity'. Under the rubric 'necessity' I would put certain medical advances, the basic technologies of sustaining human life (from the shovel, scissors, through to-maybe- comparatively low-impact modes of transport that don't exploit animals). Advances in computer technology are largely driven by corporate capitalism, and change is interminably linked to sales and profit. All advances, all product developments, cost the biosphere. My aim is constantly to reduce the ironies of consumption-to own less, to 'change' product less, to resists the sales pitch. For me, place is entirely contiguous with how it is or isn't 'sold'.
Beyond civilization-versus-nature: Dennis Lee's new ontology of the natural world in Civil Elegies
Creators: name: Dickinson, Mark
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: More than forty years after the publication of Dennis Lee's Civil Elegies (1972), an epic nine-part exploration of the spiritual history of modern Canada, some of the poem's most profound accomplishments remain unsung. While Civil Elegies has generated a number of critical responses over the years-on everything from the influence of George Grant and Martin Heidegger on Lee to the poem's use of air pollution imagery-one of the most intriguing and potentially fruitful statements about the poem was actually made by another poet, Lee's colleague and Griffin Poetry Prize winner Don McKay. In his landmark essay 'Great Flint Singing' from Open Wide A Wilderness (2009), McKay remarks that there exists in Civil Elegies the basis for a 'new ontological understanding of the natural world.' This different way of being draws its power from a paradoxical reading of colonial alienation, and is companionable with insights from continental European philosophy and Eastern wisdom traditions, in particular the interpenetration of being and nonbeing found in both Heidegger and the Bengali sage Saraha. It is this 'new ontological understanding of the natural world' I would like to explore here. Lee's poem not only completely dismantles the natural resources paradigm upon which the Canadian economy has been built-one so entrenched in four centuries of colonial history as to constitute an article of faith-but, more importantly, does away with the very spatial logic inherent in the Civilization-versus- Nature binary that assigns meaning to certain landscapes while banishing it from others. At its most hopeful, Civil Elegies brings together 'green of the earth and civil grey,' allowing nature and the city, the eternal and the everyday, to intermingle and coincide as part of a single, indivisible whole, as 'what is.' It is a primal encounter with the earth- an encounter with the land as it exists beneath and outside the categories of colonial and modern consciousness-that is the foundation of any human community if it is to survive and flourish through time.
The place of pastoral in contemporary British writing
Creators: name: Lilley, Deborah
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: In the proliferation of recent writing about place in Britain, particular attention is given to the ways that places are represented and understood. These writings are inspired to look more closely, and more critically, at the places around us and the ways that we see them. In doing so, both the expectations and the experiences of places are registered and queried, and the connections and disjunctions between them come under scrutiny. In this essay, I examine the uses of pastoral in contemporary British writing about place and argue that the tradition plays a central role in the critical engagement with place underway there. Beginning by exploring the complex and often contradictory understanding of the relationship between pastoral and place alongside the similarly slippery notion of place itself, the essay then analyzes the appearance of the mode to depict and reflect upon place in a series of recent examples of creative non-fiction. In the process, I identify the potential of pastoral to both enact and expose the subjectivity of the perception and experience of place, and argue that this potential is exploited to open up the critical perspectives upon place that are present in contemporary writing.
Wellbeing at CERES
Creators: name: Bailey, Aisling
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: The Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies, commonly known as CERES, is an Australian community environment park situated in Brunswick, just north of Melbourne's central business district on the urban fringe. CERES holds a strong focus upon environmental sustainability and education, offering a variety of ways for visitors, volunteers and staff to engage with community and the natural environment and was formed in 1981 to return to health the site which was once a waste dump.

One of the many interesting aspects of CERES is the potential it holds in offering people an opportunity to develop a sense of place. This article presents an exploration of the relationship between people and place, and how this relationship has the capacity to enhance the wellbeing of people and the environment more generally. It assesses the capacity CERES has for developing a sense of place, encompassing experiential and conceptual understandings of people and place as connected, and therefore reflects upon the significance of CERES in contributing to enhancing environmental and personal wellbeing. This exploration of a connected relationship between people and place is framed in contrast to the dualistic conceptualisation of nature versus culture.
IMKONIYATI CHEKLANGAN BOLALARNING NUTQIY  RIVOJLANISHIDA VOKAL SAN'ATINING O'RNI
Creators: name: Ikromova, Farangiz
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu maqolada imkoniyati cheklangan bolalarning nutqiy rivojlanishida vokal san’atining o’rni va uning ahamiyati haqida fikr yuritiladi.  Shu bilan birga bunday bolalar bilan ishlash usullari hamda vositalari to’g’risida atroflicha ma’lumot berilgan.
BIG BOOKS: IT’S EFFECTIVENESS ON READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS
Creators: name: Ablasa, Lemar A.
name: Adiston, May Ann L.
name: Calabias, Aniza J.
name: Calabias, Aniza J.
name: Gobi, Alfa L.
name: Lacbao, Jolibeth L.
name: Lingwa, Erica B.
name: Sagayo, Jefeme N.
name: Saguid, Karen O.
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024

description: This study explores the effectiveness of Big Books in enhancing reading comprehension among young learners in primary education. Recognizing the importance of early literacy experiences for cognitive development, the research focuses on the unique features of Big Books—such as enlarged text, vibrant illustrations, and interactive elements—that create engaging and multisensory reading experiences. Conducted at Loo Elementary School in Buguias, Benguet, the qualitative research involved semi-structured interviews with three teachers and three students to gather insights into their perceptions of Big Books and their impact on literacy skills. Key findings indicate that Big Books significantly improve word recognition, comprehension, and vocabulary development while fostering interactive participation among students. Teachers noted that these resources create a positive learning environment, enhancing student engagement and self-esteem. Challenges related to resource availability and curriculum integration were also identified, prompting recommendations for careful selection of titles, incorporation of multisensory activities, and regular read-aloud sessions to maximize effectiveness. The study highlights the critical role of educators in modeling effective reading practices and fostering a supportive atmosphere for young learners. Ultimately, the findings suggest that integrating Big Books into early literacy instruction can lead to improved reading comprehension outcomes and a lifelong love of reading. By addressing the literacy gaps in contexts like the Philippines and Turkey, this approach aligns with global educational goals, emphasizing quality and inclusive education for all children.
Homespun thoughts
Creators: name: Fox, Michael Allen
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: Of all the many places that we designate as special, salubrious, and worthy of fond reminiscence, home stands out in a singular way. 'Home, sweet home.' 'Home is where the heart is.' 'Home is where you come from and can be yourself.' 'The longest road out is the shortest way home.' 'Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.' 'Been on the road too long. It's time to get home.' 'Welcome home!' But what do we mean by 'home'? For many, the meaning is simply assumed rather than articulated. Home is just the place we take for granted, the place where we belong, feel comfortable, and can be somebody, be wanted. It contains the objects with the most personal significance to us and is the theatre within which we act out and forge our identities. Home represents solace, welcome, warmth, love, acceptance-it's 'a place to hang your hat.' Thoughts of home open onto nostalgic vistas of remembrance-of family, childhood, heritage, lineage, and loyalties of various sorts. Home is the benevolent, smiling face within the crowd of chaotic frowns that characterize the places of everyday life. In a topsy-turvy, unsettling world, that's no insignificant concept.
Houyhnhnm: empathic relationship with the horse and its environment
Creators: name: Collins, Reiko Goto
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: Between 2009 and 2011, I lived in Stonehaven, near Aberdeen, on Scotland's north east coast. I was finishing up my doctoral thesis. It dealt with environmental artworks that demonstrated empathic relationships with trees and forests. During the summer, daylight is much longer in Scotland. When I became tired of writing, I visited a herd of horses in the Dee valley. I enjoyed watching the herd eating soft grass and grooming each other in the emerald green valley. They came little by little to the fence where I was standing. Spending some times with the horses clarified my thoughts and shaped my writing. In this paper I talk about empathy and reflect on my memories and experiences of the horses.
¡Reinventando la rueda!: Comunidad cristiana, Interser (budista), Kapwa-Loob (V Enriquez, R Ileto, J Reyes,), Ubuntu (D Tutu, J. Mbiti), Anam Cara celta (O'Donohue), vs materialista "No hay psicología de grupos" + Hay & individualismo extremo,
Creators: name: E Peck Jr, Charles
Publisher: name: unknown
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Spirituality
subject: Philosophy, Philippine
subject: Hispanic American women
subject: Latin Americans
subject: Art, Spanish
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Ortega y Gasset, José, 1883-1955

description: Las personas son algo similares a las computadoras: ¡basura entra, basura sale! Ninguna conciencia social significa - "ninguna conciencia social" Tipos de normas prosociales-estereotipos 1. Kenneth Gergen: "las relaciones preceden y son más fundamentales que uno mismo" 2. Comunidad cristiana "una comunidad, sociedad o estado de dios como hombres y mujeres viviendo juntos en amor y verdad (rev stibitz) 3. Celta Anam Cara - Amigo del alma - poeta y teólogo irlandés John O'Donohue - en la tradición celta, "el alma brilla alrededor del cuerpo como una nube luminosa [creando] un vínculo profundamente sentido con otra persona" [o] "amigo del alma". 4. Confucianismo: "no puede haber un yo aislado, soy la totalidad de los roles en las relaciones". 5. Dharma indio: en el Rig Veda... La jerarquía y estratificación de la sociedad están escritas en el plano del universo. 6. Kapwa-Loob filipino: K Lagdameo-Santillan, "Kapwa es un reconocimiento de una identidad compartida, un yo interior, compartido con otros". 7. Ubuntu: "Soy una persona a través de otras personas". 8. INTERSER budista: Thich Nhat Hanh "todos los fenómenos son interdependientes... infinitamente entrelazados". K Santillan: "Kapwa es un reconocimiento de una identidad compartida, un yo interior, compartido con otros. Kapwa es la "unidad del uno-de-nosotros-y-el-otro"... Sostuvo que "Kapwa implicaba aspectos morales y normativos que obligaban a una persona a tratar a los demás como seres humanos y, por lo tanto, como iguales"… Pero también previó que este valor central filipino se veía amenazado por la expansión de las influencias occidentales. David Hay "Como resultado de la construcción cultural de un individualismo extremo que es particularmente evidente en el mundo occidental, ha habido un "olvido" de la conciencia relacional/espiritualidad que ha tenido efectos dañinos para la textura de la comunidad humana".
What lies beneath: reading Melbourne's CBD through 'the another view walking trail'
Creators: name: Morgan, Fiannuala
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: This article is about memory, history and erasure as expressed through the framework of the decommissioned-but fragmentarily remnant-walking trail, the Another View Walking Trail located in and around Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD). The Another View Walking Trail, herein referred to as the AVWT, was constructed in 1995. Commissioned by The City of Melbourne and in collaboration between Aboriginal artist Ray Thomas (Gunnai people, Gippsland, Victoria), researcher/writer Robert Mate Mate (Woorabinda/ Berigaba people, Queensland) and non-Aboriginal artist Megan Evans, the trail sought to reconfigure the colonial narrative implicit in the structural configuration of the CBD. The premise was/is at once simple and radical: counter-monuments were/are constructed next to monuments and structures that are sites of colonial power; these counter-monuments, accompanied by explanatory text in the trail's pamphlet, momentarily alter/ed the narrative of that site. Through such acts of juxtaposition sites of opposition and resistance were/are opened which produce/d a contemplative schism into which the assumed reality of the city fell/falls. Through labour-intellectual, physical and emotional-'the walker' emerges(ed) from the trail with an understanding of 'another history of Melbourne,' one in which Aboriginal resistance, spirituality and history is exhumed from the aestheticized spaces of Melbourne's streets and parks. The trail itself is a text-to be read in its entirety and not in the dislocated manner habitual to the experience of city monuments-only then does meaning, complex, entangled and disruptive, finally emerge. 'To read,' in the very De Certeau-ian sense, means here, 'to walk.' The trail since has fallen into disrepair; only three of the original 17 counter-monuments remain. 'Defacement,' according to Anthropologist Michael Taussig, renders the invisible visible. A vandalized wall makes itself apparent to the 'passer-by.' But what are we to make of the act of 'deterioration?' Some of the conclusions that can be drawn from the deterioration of the AVWT are self-evident: primarily, a resistance to acknowledging histories that disrupt narratives of national grandeur and/or an inability to look into the past and face the present. 'Deterioration' and 'neglect' provide an appropriate frame for a renewed approach to the AVWT: however, these conditions are not synonymous with any lapse in the functionality, operability or significance of the trail-the AVWT has no association with the word 'failure.'
¡Reinventando la rueda!: Comunidad cristiana, Interser (budista), Kapwa-Loob (V Enriquez, R Ileto, J Reyes,), Ubuntu (D Tutu, J. Mbiti), Anam Cara celta (O'Donohue), vs materialista "No hay psicología de grupos" + Hay & individualismo extremo,
Creators: name: E Peck Jr, Charles
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: Art, Spanish
subject: Latin Americans
subject: Spirituality
subject: Hispanic American women
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: Ortega y Gasset, José, 1883-1955
subject: Philosophy, Philippine

description: Las personas son algo similares a las computadoras: ¡basura entra, basura sale! Ninguna conciencia social significa - "ninguna conciencia social" Tipos de normas prosociales-estereotipos 1. Kenneth Gergen: "las relaciones preceden y son más fundamentales que uno mismo" 2. Comunidad cristiana  "una comunidad, sociedad o estado de dios como hombres y mujeres viviendo juntos en amor y verdad (rev stibitz) 3. Celta Anam Cara - Amigo del alma - poeta y teólogo irlandés John O'Donohue - en la tradición celta, "el alma brilla alrededor del cuerpo como una nube luminosa [creando] un vínculo profundamente sentido con otra persona" [o] "amigo del alma". 4. Confucianismo: "no puede haber un yo aislado, soy la totalidad de los roles en las relaciones". 5. Dharma indio: en el Rig Veda... La jerarquía y estratificación de la sociedad están escritas en el plano del universo. 6. Kapwa-Loob filipino: K Lagdameo-Santillan, "Kapwa es un reconocimiento de una identidad compartida, un yo interior, compartido con otros". 7. Ubuntu: "Soy una persona a través de otras personas". 8. INTERSER budista: Thich Nhat Hanh "todos los fenómenos son interdependientes... infinitamente entrelazados". K Santillan: "Kapwa es un reconocimiento de una identidad compartida, un yo interior, compartido con otros. Kapwa es la "unidad del uno-de-nosotros-y-el-otro"... Sostuvo que “Kapwa implicaba aspectos morales y normativos que obligaban a una persona a tratar a los demás como seres humanos y, por lo tanto, como iguales”… Pero también previó que este valor central filipino se veía amenazado por la expansión de las influencias occidentales. David Hay “Como resultado de la construcción cultural de un individualismo extremo que es particularmente evidente en el mundo occidental, ha habido un “olvido” de la conciencia relacional/espiritualidad que ha tenido efectos dañinos para la textura de la comunidad humana”.
Treeptych: contextualizing statement
Creators: name: Slovic, Scott
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: As a teacher, my work tends to fall into four categories: interdisciplinary environmental humanities, American and comparative literature, literary theory (especially ecocritical theory), and writing. These categories overlap, of course. At the University of Idaho, one of our major graduate-level programs in the English Department is the MFA (Master of Fine Arts) program in creative writing, for which I teach occasional workshops in nonfiction writing. When I offer such classes, my students work on a single long essay, which is 'workshopped' in stages throughout the semester, and on almost-weekly short essays, which we call 'flash nonfiction.' I ask my students to spend no longer than half an hour drafting their flash pieces.
A case of place: Solastalgia comes before the court
Creators: name: Kennedy, Amanda
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: In 2005, Professor Glenn Albrecht wrote in this journal about the concept of 'solastalgia', a phenomenon he had witnessed and researched in the Upper Hunter Valley in Australia following the rapid expansion of open-cut coal mining. A combination of the concepts of solace and desolation, Albrecht's neologism attempted to capture the distress and suffering experienced by people when their place of residence was threatened by significant environmental transformation. In 2013, the concept came before the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, in the case of Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc v Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and Warkworth Mining Limited [2013] NSWLEC 48. In this case, the Court overturned a government decision to approve an application to expand the Mount Thorley-Warkworth coal mine. The Court held that the expansion of the mine would have had significant negative impacts upon the community and the environment, which would not have been outweighed by the projected economic benefits to be gained. The decision was heralded as a triumph of David over Goliath; indeed, it has been rare for major development approvals of this kind to be subsequently overturned by the Court.
title: Local multi-polar expansions in potential field modeling
Creators: name: Minchev, Borislav
name: Chambodut, Aude
name: Holschneider, Matthias
name: Panet, Isabelle
name: Schöll, Eckehard
name: Mandea, Mioara
name: Ramillien, Guillaume
Publisher: name: Universität Potsdam
Year: 2020

description: The satellite era brings new challenges in the development and the implementation of potential field models. Major aspects are, therefore, the exploitation of existing space- and ground-based gravity and magnetic data for the long-term. Moreover, a continuous and near real-time global monitoring of the Earth system, allows for a consistent integration and assimilation of these data into complex models of the Earth’s gravity and magnetic fields, which have to consider the constantly increasing amount of available data. In this paper we propose how to speed up the computation of the normal equation in potential filed modeling by using local multi-polar approximations of the modeling functions. The basic idea is to take advantage of the rather smooth behavior of the internal fields at the satellite altitude and to replace the full available gravity or magnetic data by a collection of local moments. We also investigate what are the optimal values for the free parameters of our method. Results from numerical experiments with spherical harmonic models based on both scalar gravity potential and magnetic vector data are presented and discussed. The new developed method clearly shows that very large datasets can be used in potential field modeling in a fast and more economic manner.
description: Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe, 845
Is a vegetarian diet really more environmentally friendly than eating meat?
Creators: name: Martindale, Wayne
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: D600 - Food & beverage studies
D631 - Food & beverage manufacture
D632 - Food & beverage processing
D640 - Food & beverages for the consumer

description: Beef from Brazil, avocados from Mexico, lamb from New Zealand, wines from South Africa and green beans from Kenya – food shopping lists have a distinctly international flavour. And with many questioning the sustainability of importing so much food from so far away, we are beginning to ask if switching to a vegetarian diet to cut emissions caused by meat production is as sustainable as one might think.The influence of the global trade of food on local diets and cultural choices has exploded over recent years. Food supply chains operate globally and deliver rural produce to nearly 4 billion people now living in cities and towns. It was this principle that established the world’s first agricultural research station some 150 years ago when the founders of Rothamsted saw the potential of the agricultural land surrounding London to supply a growing urban population. In the 21st century, the whole world can be your bread basket.Many are conscious of what they eat – both from a health and environmental perspective. But what is the impact of this? We’re increasingly encouraged to eat less meat to tackle climate change. And meat consumption, in the European Union at least, has reduced and stabilised at around 42m tonnes over the last 15 years. There are also now new labels for different types of meat eaters: flexitarians (only eat meat sometimes) or the reducetarian (aim to eat less meat) that reflect the ways different groups are trying to cut down.
Lesotho and the QwaQwa Ski Resort, 1975–82: Border Disputes and South Africa's Increasingly Deadly Responses
Creators: name: Aerni-Flessner, John
name: Twala, Chitja
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024

description: In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the terrain of the diplomatic and security landscape of Southern Africa shifted dramatically. South Africa declared various Bantustans “independent,” but they were not recognized by other countries. Small regional states like Lesotho increasingly took more combative diplomatic stances, aided by Cold War connections and, in this case, a local border dispute. This article examines a proposed ski resort that South Africa wanted to build in the QwaQwa Bantustan on Lesotho's border starting in 1975. Because of Lesotho's diplomatic and military escalation, the Khoptjoane resort was never built, but the lengthy dispute contributed to the sidelining of the apartheid regime's diplomats in favor of its securocrats. Thus, we argue the failed ski resort contributed to the atmosphere in which Pretoria greenlit the Maseru Massacre of 1982, presaging the apartheid regime's increased 1980s willingness to use its military superiority against township residents and Southern African neighbors alike.
McLuhan: technology::Being
Creators: name: Cavell, Richard
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract: As the names 'Facebook' and 'YouTube' suggest, we are increasingly experiencing our being via technologies of mediation. Brian Rotman has expressed this phenomenon as a process of 'becoming beside ourselves,' which suggests the displacement of fixed notions of being by processual notions of becoming, and the way in which these processes are taking us beyond defined notions of selfhood. In this paper I want to explore McLuhan's foundational theories of mediation as they pertain to the increasingly relational sense of being emerging from the mediascape, and what the implications are for our ideas of learning, taking as my point of departure McLuhan's comment that media are effecting 'an evolutionary [shift] from biology to technology' in which 'the body becomes the old hardware environment,' and 'media [the] means of extending and enlarging our organic sense lives into our environment.'
title: Deep genetic divergences among Indo-Pacific populations of the coral reef sponge Leucetta chagosensis (Leucettidae)
title: Founder effects, vicariance, or both?
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Wörheide, Gert
name: Epp, Laura S.
name: Macis, Luciana
Publisher: name: Universität Potsdam
Year: 2020

description: Background: An increasing number of studies demonstrate that genetic differentiation and speciation in the sea occur over much smaller spatial scales than previously appreciated given the wide distribution range of many morphologically defined coral reef invertebrate species and the presumed dispersal-enhancing qualities of ocean currents. However, knowledge about the processes that lead to population divergence and speciation is often lacking despite being essential for the understanding, conservation, and management of marine biodiversity. Sponges, a highly diverse, ecologically and economically important reef-invertebrate taxon, exhibit spatial trends in the Indo-West Pacific that are not universally reflected in other marine phyla. So far, however, processes generating those unexpected patterns are not understood. Results: We unraveled the phylogeographic structure of the widespread Indo-Pacific coral reef sponge Leucetta chagosensis across its known geographic range using two nuclear markers: the rDNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS 1&2) and a fragment of the 28S gene, as well as the second intron of the ATP synthetase beta subunit-gene (ATPSb-iII). This enabled the detection of several deeply divergent clades congruent over both loci, one containing specimens from the Indian Ocean ( Red Sea and Maldives), another one from the Philippines, and two other large and substructured NW Pacific and SW Pacific clades with an area of overlap in the Great Barrier Reef/Coral Sea. Reciprocally monophyletic populations were observed from the Philippines, Red Sea, Maldives, Japan, Samoa, and Polynesia, demonstrating long-standing isolation. Populations along the South Equatorial Current in the south-western Pacific showed isolation-by-distance effects. Overall, the results pointed towards stepping-stone dispersal with some putative long-distance exchange, consistent with expectations from low dispersal capabilities. Conclusion: We argue that both founder and vicariance events during the late Pliocene and Pleistocene were responsible to varying degrees for generating the deep phylogeographic structure. This structure was perpetuated largely as a result of the life history of L. chagosensis, resulting in high levels of regional isolation. Reciprocally monophyletic populations constitute putative sibling ( cryptic) species, while population para- and polyphyly may indicate incipient speciation processes. The genetic diversity and biodiversity of tropical Indo-Pacific sponges appears to be substantially underestimated since the high level of genetic divergence is not necessarily manifested at the morphological level.
description: Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe, 846
Preparation and Characterization of Fenofibrate-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Oral Bioavailability Enhancement
Creators: name: Tran, Tuan Hiep
name: Truong, Duy Hieu
name: Yong, Chul Soon
name: Kim, Jong Oh
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 111504 Pharmaceutical Sciences
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 100709 Nanomedicine
subject: FOS: Nanotechnology
subject: 111205 Chemotherapy

description: The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) in improving the oral bioavailability of a lipid lowering agent, fenofibrate (FEN). FEN-loaded NLCs (FEN-NLCs) were prepared by hot homogenization followed by an ultrasonication method using Compritol 888 ATO as a solid lipid, Labrafil M 1944CS as a liquid lipid, and soya lecithin and Tween 80 as emulsifiers. NLCs were characterized in terms of particle size and zeta pote\ntial, surface morphology, encapsulation efficiency, and physical state properties. Bioavailability studies were carried out in rats by oral administration of FEN-NLC. NLCs exhibited a spherical shape with a small particle size (84.9 ± 4.9 nm). The drug entrapment efficiency was 99% with a loading capacity of 9.93 ± 0.01% (w/w). Biphasic drug release manner with a burst release initially, followed by prolonged release was depicted for in vitrodrug release studies. After oral administration of the FEN-NLC, drug concentration in plasma and AUCt-∞ was fourfold higher, respectively, compared to the free FEN suspension. According to these results, FEN-NLC could be a potential delivery system for improvement of loading capacity and control of drug release, thus prolonging drug action time in the body and enhancing the bioavailability.
Is a vegetarian diet really more environmentally friendly than eating meat?
Creators: name: Author, Unknown
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: D600 - Food & beverage studies
D631 - Food & beverage manufacture
D632 - Food & beverage processing
D640 - Food & beverages for the consumer

description: Beef from Brazil, avocados from Mexico, lamb from New Zealand, wines from South Africa and green beans from Kenya â€“ food shopping lists have a distinctly international flavour. And with many questioning the sustainability of importing so much food from so far away, we are beginning to ask if switching to a vegetarian diet to cut emissions caused by meat production is as sustainable as one might think.The influence of the global trade of food on local diets and cultural choices has exploded over recent years. Food supply chains operate globally and deliver rural produce to nearly 4 billion people now living in cities and towns. It was this principle that established the worldâ€™s first agricultural research station some 150 years ago when the founders of Rothamsted saw the potential of the agricultural land surrounding London to supply a growing urban population. In the 21st century, the whole world can be your bread basket.Many are conscious of what they eat â€“ both from a health and environmental perspective. But what is the impact of this? Weâ€™re increasingly encouraged to eat less meat to tackle climate change. And meat consumption, in the European Union at least, has reduced and stabilised at around 42m tonnes over the last 15 years. There are also now new labels for different types of meat eaters: flexitarians (only eat meat sometimes) or the reducetarian (aim to eat less meat) that reflect the ways different groups are trying to cut down.
Exploring the Cowpastures, the historical unveiling of a cultural region
Creators: name: Willis, Ian
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Australia
subject: New South Wales--Camden
subject: Regionalism
subject: Settler colonialism

description: This blog post explores The Cowpastures, a region in New South Wales that originated in the late 18th century with the escape of cattle from the First Fleet. It evolved through European settlement, shaping cultural landscapes influenced by Aboriginal peoples. By the 1840s, it had become a defined regional identity, later overshadowed by the establishment of Camden village.
Development of Vorinostat-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles to Enhance Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy against Multidrug-Resistant Cancer Cells
Creators: name: Truong, Duy Hieu
name: Tran, Tuan Hiep
name: Kim, Jong Oh
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 111504 Pharmaceutical Sciences
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111205 Chemotherapy
subject: 100709 Nanomedicine
subject: FOS: Nanotechnology

description: PurposeTo investigate whether delivery of a histone deacetylase inhibitor, vorinostat (VOR), by using solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) enhanced its bioavailability and effects on multidrug-resistant cancer cells.MethodsVOR-loaded SLNs (VOR-SLNs) were prepared by hot homogenization using an emulsification-sonication technique, and the formulation parameters were optimized. The cytotoxicity of the optimized formulation was evaluated in cancer cell lines (MCF-7, A549, and MDA-MB-231), and pharmacokinetic parameters were examined following oral and intravenous (IV) administration to rats.ResultsVOR-SLNs were spherical, with a narrowly distributed average size of ~100 nm, and were physically stable for 3 months. Drug release showed a typical bi-phasic pattern in vitro, and was independent of pH. VOR-SLNs were more cytotoxic than the free drug in both sensitive (MCF-7 and A549) and resistant (MDA-MB-231) cancer cells. Importantly, SLN formulations showed prominent cytotoxicity in MDA-MB-231 cells at low doses, suggesting an ability to effectively counter the P-glycoprotein-related drug efflux pumps. Pharmacokinetic studies clearly demonstrated that VOR-SLNs markedly improved VOR plasma circulation time and decreased its elimination rate constant. The areas under the VOR concentration-time curve produced by oral and IV administration of VOR-SLNs were significantly greater than those produced by free drug administration. These in vivo results clearly highlighted the remarkable potential of SLNs to augment the bioavailability of VOR.ConclusionsVOR-SLNs successfully enhanced the oral bioavailability, circulation half-life, and chemotherapeutic potential of VOR.
The Basement
Creators: name: Blanton, Ethan
name: Blanton, Ethan
name: Blanton, Ethan
name: Zola, Jarek
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024

description: The Basement is, as the full title says, "an avid look at yesterday's electronics." It is a passion project of art and technology in the form of a zine. Produced using cameras from the middle of the 20th century, with mid-century through 1980s technology as its subject, scanned on modern high-resolution equipment, and then typeset with software from the 1970s and laid out with current desktop publishing tools, it captures three quarters of a century of industrial design and technology in a friendly format. Jarek and Ethan are immensely proud of this personal contribution to art, history, and education. Jarek's vision captures the humanity of the otherwise industrial subject matter, while Ethan's descriptions attempt to communicate their history and character. If this zine leaves viewers with an appreciation of the industrial design and technical marvels of the end of the mechanical era and the early rise of its electronic replacement, it will have done its job.
Performance as Commemoration
Creators: name: Westerside, Andrew
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: W440 - Theatre studies

description: Performance-as-Comemmoration: Theatre and Performance as a Model for Commemorative Remembrance (2014-2018)This four-year research project was a collaboration between Dr Andrew Westerside (University of Lincoln, Principal Investigator), Conan Lawrence and Michael Pinchbeck (University of Lincoln), BBC Radio Lincolnshire, BBC North, Proto-type Theater, the Royal Air Force and the Armed Forces.Research Imperatives/Questions1. How might works of theatre and performance operate as commemorative acts, and how might they respond to the tension between performanceâ€™s implicit liveness and commemorationâ€™s widely theorised need for permanence, fixity, and repetition?2. How might we explore, through practice, the relationship between performance and the commemorative via performances that 1) fall on significant regional, national, and international anniversaries or 2) fall within commemorative â€˜cyclesâ€™ (i.e., 2014-2018)3. Where does the personal act of remembrance meet the public or political act of remembrance?4. Where is the boundary between commemorative and the performative acts, and how it might be blurred, broken or interrupted? Research Outputs1. Introduction, Chapter 1 and Conclusion, in: Publication: Pinchbeck, M. & Westerside, A. (2018) Staging Loss: Performance as Commemoration. London: Palgrave Macmillan (Eprint ID: 34252)2. Performance: Leaving Home: Friesthorpe. Documentation courtesy of BBC Documentary (BBC North / Lawrence & Westerside) (2015) (Eprint ID: 30408)3. Performance: The Forgotten Suffragette (writer and director: Andrew Westerside) (BBC Radio Lincolnshire / University of Lincoln / Proto-type Theater) (2016) (Eprint ID: 34253)4. Performance: Fallen (BBC broadcast documentation included) (2016) (co-writer and director: Andrew Westerside) (Eprint ID: 30406)Engagement with Wider Research Communitiesâ€¢ Invitation to develop commemorative performance works for the International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) digital archive and opening ceremonies, developing new and best practices in integrating performance work into historical and digital archivingâ€¢ The Forgotten Suffragette influenced and inspired a week of local BBC radio programming on the subject on womenâ€™s rights.â€¢ Fallen uncovered â€˜lostâ€™ music never before publically played or broadcast (composed by men who fell at the Somme, 1916).Awardsâ€¢ New York Festivals Radio Awards: Judges Commendation for Innovation Leaving Home.
title: Modelling the Earth's core magnetic field under flow constraints
Creators: name: Lesur, Vincent
name: Wardinski, Ingo
name: Asari, Seiki
name: Minchev, Borislav
name: Mandea, Mioara
Publisher: name: Universität Potsdam
Year: 2020

description: Two recent magnetic field models, GRIMM and xCHAOS, describe core field accelerations with similar behavior up to Spherical Harmonic (SH) degree 5, but which differ significantly for higher degrees. These discrepancies, due to different approaches in smoothing rapid time variations of the core field, have strong implications for the interpretation of the secular variation. Furthermore, the amount of smoothing applied to the highest SH degrees is essentially the modeler’s choice. We therefore investigate new ways of regularizing core magnetic field models. Here we propose to constrain field models to be consistent with the frozen flux induction equation by co-estimating a core magnetic field model and a flow model at the top of the outer core. The flow model is required to have smooth spatial and temporal behavior. The implementation of such constraints and their effects on a magnetic field model built from one year of CHAMP satellite and observatory data, are presented. In particular, it is shown that the chosen constraints are efficient and can be used to build reliable core magnetic field secular variation and acceleration model components.
description: Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe, 844
Exploring the Cowpastures, the historical unveiling of a cultural region
Creators: name: Willis, Ian
Publisher: name: Camden History Notes
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Australia
subject: New South Wales--Camden
subject: Settler colonialism
subject: Regionalism

description: This blog post explores The Cowpastures, a region in New South Wales that originated in the late 18th century with the escape of cattle from the First Fleet. It evolved through European settlement, shaping cultural landscapes influenced by Aboriginal peoples. By the 1840s, it had become a defined regional identity, later overshadowed by the establishment of Camden village.
Hyaluronic acid-coated solid lipid nanoparticles for targeted delivery of vorinostat to CD44 overexpressing cancer cells
Creators: name: Tran, Tuan Hiep
name: Truong, Duy Hieu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 111504 Pharmaceutical Sciences
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111205 Chemotherapy

description: Hyaluronic acid (HA)-decorated solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) were developed for tumor-targeted delivery of vorinostat (VRS), a histone deacetylase inhibitor. HA, a naturally occurring polysaccharide, which specifically binds to the CD44 receptor, was coated on a cationic lipid core through electrostatic interaction. After the optimization process, HA-coated VRS-loaded SLNs (HA-VRS-SLNs) were spherical, core-shell nanoparticles, with small size (∼100 nm), negative charge (∼−9 mV), and narrow size distribution. In vitro release profile of HA-VRS-SLNs showed a typical bi-phasic pattern. In addition, the intracellular uptake of HA-VRS-SLNs was significantly enhanced in CD44 overexpressing cells, A549 and SCC-7 cells, but reduced when HA-VRS-SLNs were incubated with SCC-7 cells pretreated with HA or MCF-7 cells with low over-expressed CD44. Of particular importance, HA-VRS-SLNs were more cytotoxic than the free drug and VRS-SLNs in A549 and SCC-7 cells. In addition, HA shell provided longer blood circulation and reduced VRS clearance rate in rats, resulting in enhanced higher plasma concentration and bioavailability. These results clearly indicated the potential of the HA-functionalized lipid nanoparticle as a nano-sized drug formulation for chemotherapy.
Performance as Commemoration
Creators: name: Author, Unknown
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: W440 - Theatre studies

description: Performance-as-Comemmoration: Theatre and Performance as a Model for Commemorative Remembrance (2014-2018)This four-year research project was a collaboration between Dr Andrew Westerside (University of Lincoln, Principal Investigator), Conan Lawrence and Michael Pinchbeck (University of Lincoln), BBC Radio Lincolnshire, BBC North, Proto-type Theater, the Royal Air Force and the Armed Forces.Research Imperatives/Questions1. How might works of theatre and performance operate as commemorative acts, and how might they respond to the tension between performanceÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s implicit liveness and commemorationÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s widely theorised need for permanence, fixity, and repetition?2. How might we explore, through practice, the relationship between performance and the commemorative via performances that 1) fall on significant regional, national, and international anniversaries or 2) fall within commemorative Ã¢â‚¬ËœcyclesÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ (i.e., 2014-2018)3. Where does the personal act of remembrance meet the public or political act of remembrance?4. Where is the boundary between commemorative and the performative acts, and how it might be blurred, broken or interrupted? Research Outputs1. Introduction, Chapter 1 and Conclusion, in: Publication: Pinchbeck, M. & Westerside, A. (2018) Staging Loss: Performance as Commemoration. London: Palgrave Macmillan (Eprint ID: 34252)2. Performance: Leaving Home: Friesthorpe. Documentation courtesy of BBC Documentary (BBC North / Lawrence & Westerside) (2015) (Eprint ID: 30408)3. Performance: The Forgotten Suffragette (writer and director: Andrew Westerside) (BBC Radio Lincolnshire / University of Lincoln / Proto-type Theater) (2016) (Eprint ID: 34253)4. Performance: Fallen (BBC broadcast documentation included) (2016) (co-writer and director: Andrew Westerside) (Eprint ID: 30406)Engagement with Wider Research CommunitiesÃ¢â‚¬Â¢ Invitation to develop commemorative performance works for the International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) digital archive and opening ceremonies, developing new and best practices in integrating performance work into historical and digital archivingÃ¢â‚¬Â¢ The Forgotten Suffragette influenced and inspired a week of local BBC radio programming on the subject on womenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s rights.Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ Fallen uncovered Ã¢â‚¬ËœlostÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ music never before publically played or broadcast (composed by men who fell at the Somme, 1916).AwardsÃ¢â‚¬Â¢ New York Festivals Radio Awards: Judges Commendation for Innovation Leaving Home.
ENGAGING YOUNG MINDS: SIMPLE STRATEGIES TO BOOST STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS
Creators: name: Abansi, Cleofa L.
name: Ablasa, Lemar A.
name: Bugtong, Deborah D.
name: Digmayo, Venus D.
name: Digmayo, Venus D.
name: Enway, Ferie D.
name: Lictag, Pearlyn T.
name: Lictag, Cyril S.
name: Ma-ayno, Arnolita T.
name: Tenias, Supranee M.
Publisher: name: Humanities Commons
Year: 2024

description: Research emphasizes the critical role of interactive teaching strategies in promoting student engagement and learning outcomes. According to Prince (2004), active learning techniques, such as collaborative learning and hands-on activities, significantly enhance student involvement, leading to improved comprehension and retention of material. The study found that when students actively participate in their learning processes, they exhibit higher motivation and satisfaction. Similarly, Hattie (2009) emphasizes the importance of visual aids, noting that they can double the rate of learning when effectively integrated into teaching practices. Hattie’s meta-analysis reveals that visual stimuli help students process and understand complex information, facilitating deeper cognitive engagement. Furthermore, studies by Hamari et al. (2016) on gamification indicate that game-like elements in education can increase motivation and participation among students. The integration of these interactive strategies aligns with the findings of this study, which highlights the strong preference of Grade 6 pupils for visual aids, hands-on learning, gamification, and collaborative approaches. This literature supports the notion that employing a variety of interactive methods not only accommodates diverse learning styles but also fosters a more engaging and effective classroom environment. By implementing these strategies, educators can create dynamic learning experiences that promote active participation and enhance overall academic achievement.