cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Functional characterization of novel regulators required for genomic integrity
Creators: name: Budjan, Christoph
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 60114 Systems Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Computational Biology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics

description: This thesis was submitted to the Undergraduate program in Biology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany in June, 2008 for the degree Bachelor of Science. Experimental design and ideas were developed together with Michael Boutros and Florian Fuchs. Florian Fuchs acted as a primary supervisor in the lab. The thesis project followed from a primary screen that Florian Fuchs developed and which was performed together with myself and others in the Boutros lab. A significant part of the results from my project were later published as part of a paper entitled “Clustering phenotype populations by genome-wide RNAi and multiparametric imaging.” published in Mol Syst Biol 6, 370 (doi: 10.1038/msb.2010.25).
Assessing the Performance Impact of Service Monitoring
Creators: name: Heward, Garth
name: Mueller, Ingo
name: Han, Jun
name: Schneider, Jean-Guy
name: Versteeg, Steven
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Service monitoring is an essential part of service-oriented software systems and is required for meeting regulatory requirements, verifying compliance to service-level agreements, optimising system performance, and minimising the cost of hosting Web services. However, service monitoring comes with a cost, including a performance impact on the monitored services and systems. Therefore, it is important to deploy the right level of monitoring at the appropriate time and location in order to achieve the objectives of monitoring whilst minimising its impact on services and systems. Although there have been many efforts to create Web services monitoring techniques and frameworks, there has been limited work in quantifying theim pact of Web service monitoring. In this paper, we report on experiments assessing the performance impact of service monitoring under typical system monitoring settings. The performance impact of monitoring method, monitor location, monitor processing capability, and monitoring mode are taken into consideration. Based on the experimental results, we advise on the most appropriate ways to deploy service monitoring.
A Unified Approach to the Asymmetric Synthesis of Higher Homologues of (3-Quinolyl)-Alanine
Creators: name: Shital K. Chattopadhyay
name: Indranil Kundu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A new protocol based on a palladium catalysed Heck reaction of an amino acid derived vinyl unit with 3-bromoquinoline has been developed to access the title compounds in good yield and optical purity.
Chemical Profiling of an Indian Herbal Formula Using Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Electro Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Creators: name: C. T. Sulaiman
name: Balachandran, Indira
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Amruthotharam kashayam is an important Ayurvedic formulation prepared using specified plant parts of Tinospora cordifolia, Terminalia chebula, and Zingiber officinale. The current study developed a rapid liquid chromatographic method coupled with electro spray ionization mass spectrometry for the identification of major phytoconstituents present in the formulation. Reverse phase high-pressure liquid chromatogram was developed as chemical fingerprint. The mass spectrum along with the MS/MS fragmentation on collision-induced dissociation led to the structural identification of separated compounds. Phenolic acids such as quinic acid, protocatechuic acid, gallic acid, and chebulic acid were identified in the formulation along with some flavonoids.
title: “You learn a lot from your teachers but mostly from your students”: An interview with Joseph Weiler
Creators: name: Kunz, Raffaela
name: Schmalz, Dana
name: Weiler, Joseph
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
Simple and Convenient Method for the Synthesis of Aryltellurophosphates Catalyzed by Cesium Hydroxide
Creators: name: Wang, Ling Xiao
name: Su, Liu
name: Li, Jian Hua
name: Li, Ning Bo
name: Li, Yuan Yuan
name: Xu, Xin Hua
name: Peng, Zhi Hong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: In the presence of a catalytic amount cesium hydroxide, the corresponding aryltellurophosphates can be obtained by the reactions of dialkyl phosphites with diaryl ditellurides in excellent yield at room temperature, using dimethylsulfoxide as solvent. The possible reaction mechanism was discussed. The method could provide a new and expedient path for the preparation of aryltellurophosphates.
title: The 12mm-Winchester-Gun and the Global South in Comparative Constitutional Law: Symposium accompanying the 50-year anniversary conference of our partner journal VRÜ
Creators: name: Riegner, Michael
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
A Simple and Convenient Method for the Synthesis of Aryltellurophosphates Catalyzed by Cesium Hydroxide
Creators: name: Wang, Ling Xiao
name: Su, Liu
name: Li, Jian Hua
name: Li, Ning Bo
name: Li, Yuan Yuan
name: Xu, Xin Hua
name: Peng, Zhi Hong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: In the presence of catalytic amount cesium hydroxide, the corresponding aryltellurophosphates can be obtained by the reactions of dialkyl phosphites with diaryl ditellurides in excellent yield at room temperature, using DMSO as solvent. The possible reaction mechanism was discussed. The method could provide a new and expedient path for the preparation of aryltellurophosphates.
Ultrasound-Promoted Rapid and Efficient Iodination of Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Compounds in the Presence of Iodine and Hydrogen Peroxide in Water
Creators: name: Irlon M. Ferreira
name: Gleison A. Casagrande
name: Pizzuti, Lucas
name: Raminelli, Cristiano
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A rapid and efficient ultrasound-promoted protocol for iodination of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds, using molecular iodine in the presence of aqueous hydrogen peroxide in water without any cosolvent, has produced versatile iodinated organic molecules with potential application in organic synthesis and medicine in short reaction times and good to excellent yields.
ORGANIZING METHODOLOGICAL WORK IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ON THE BASIS OF AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH
Creators: name: Olimov, Sodiq
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Methodical work is a necessary organizational basis for forming an innovative direction of pedagogical activity, creating a specific innovative environment in the school. Methodical work can meet the needs of pedagogues to improve their scientific and methodological training, taking into account the principles of individualization and differentiation.
DPT-Mediated Synthesis of 2-Aminoimidazolidin-4-ones from Thioureas Tethered to Amides
Creators: name: Sukumar Bepary
name: Youn, In Kwon
name: Hee-Jong Lim
name: Lee, Ge Hyeong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: 2-Aminoimidazolidin-4-ones have been synthesized by using di-2-pyridyl thiocarbonate (DPT), taking the thioureas tethered to amides as the starting materials. Both the primary amides and secondary amides have been subjected to this cyclization method and in general this simple and convenient method was found to ensure good to excellent yields (81–99%).
Identifying gender differences in an Australian youth offender population
Creators: name: Shepherd, Stephane
name: Luebbers, Stefan
name: Dolan, Mairead
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 520103
subject: Forensic psychology

description: The study examined gender differences in risk factors for violence in a sample of 213 male and female youths held in Youth Justice Centres in Victoria, Australia. Although violence risk factors are considered to be commensurate across gender, a growing body of international literature is categorizing gender-specific criminal trajectories. The study aimed to investigate this concept in an Australian juvenile context. Through the use of a widely validated youth violence risk assessment inventory, the prevalence of salient risk items was compared across gender. Young female offenders were found to present with higher levels of family dysfunction, peer rejection and self-injurious behavior reflecting international female offending pathways literature.
Consequences of long-term infrastructure decisions—the case of self-healing roads and their CO2 emissions
Creators: name: Rodríguez-Alloza, Ana María
name: Heihsel, Michael
name: Fry, Jacob
name: Gallego, Juan
name: Geschke, Arne
name: Wood, Richard
name: Lenzen, Manfred
Publisher: name: Technische Universität Berlin
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 338 Produktion
subject: life cycle assessment
subject: hybrid LCA
subject: input–output analysis
subject: self-healing asphalt
subject: road
subject: climate change

description: What could be the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions if the conventional way of maintaining roads is changed? Emissions of greenhouse gases must be reduced if global warming is to be avoided, and urgent political and technological decisions should be taken. However, there is a lock-in in built infrastructures that is limiting the rate at which emissions can be reduced. Self-healing asphalt is a new type of technology that will reduce the need for fossil fuels over the lifetime of a road pavement, at the same time as prolonging the road lifespan. In this study we have assessed the benefits of using self-healing asphalt as an alternative material for road pavements employing a hybrid input–output-assisted Life-Cycle Assessment, as only by determining the plausible scenarios of future emissions will policy makers identify pathways that might achieve climate change mitigation goals. We have concluded that self-healing roads could prevent a considerable amount of emissions and costs over the global road network: 16% lower emissions and 32% lower costs compared to a conventional road over the lifecycle.
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Creators: name: Wariba Albert Mutambi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 99901 Agricultural Engineering
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies

description: Rice research carried out in 2005-2006 at UNVDA, Ndop to investigate the effect of water management practices on growth, yield and water-use of three rice varieties. Supervised by: Prof. FONTEH Mathias Cameroon
Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Functionalized Montmorillonite for the Preparation of Polymer-Montmorillonite Nanocomposites Through Iniferter-based Controlled Radical Polymerization of Methylmethacrylate and Styrene
Creators: name: Kumar, Mukesh
name: Tharanikkarasu Kannan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: To incorporate polymer in between montmorillonite (MMT) galleries in a controlled fashion, controlled radical polymerization (CRP) was carried out in the presence of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA)-anchored montmorillonite using tetraphenylethane-based thermal iniferter. The use of DMAEMA-anchored MMT enhanced the interaction between polymer and MMT, due to this, enhanced Tg up to 10°C and enhanced thermal stability up to 50°C were observed. As CRP mechanism is followed during the synthesis of nanocomposites, the amount and molecular weight of polymers incorporated inside the MMT galleries can easily be controlled just by changing polymerization time.
Chemical Profiling of an Indian Herbal Formula Using Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Electro Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Creators: name: C. T. Sulaiman
name: Balachandran, Indira
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: ABSTRACT Amruthotharam kashayam is an important ayurvedic formulation prepared using specified plant parts of Tinospora cordifolia, Terminalia chebula andZingiber officinale. The current study developed a rapid liquid chromatographic method coupled with Electro Spray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the identification of major phytoconstituents present in the formulation. Reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatogram was developed as chemical finger print. The Mass spectrum along with the MS/MS fragmentation on collision induced dissociation led to the structural identification of separated compounds. Phenolic acids such as Quinic acid, protocatechuic acid, gallic acid and Chebulic acid were identified in the formulation along with some flavonoids.
Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Functionalized Montmorillonite for the Preparation of Polymer-Montmorillonite Nanocomposites Through Iniferter-based Controlled Radical Polymerization of Methylmethacrylate and Styrene
Creators: name: Kumar, Mukesh
name: Tharanikkarasu Kannan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: To incorporate polymer in between montmorillonite (MMT) galleries in a controlled fashion, controlled radical polymerization (CRP) was carried out in the presence of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA)-anchored montmorillonite using tetraphenylethane-based thermal iniferter. The use of DMAEMA-anchored MMT enhanced the interaction between polymer and MMT, due to this, enhanced Tg up to 10°C and enhanced thermal stability up to 50°C were observed. As CRP mechanism is followed during the synthesis of nanocomposites, the amount and molecular weight of polymers incorporated inside the MMT galleries can easily be controlled just by changing polymerization time.
Ultrasound-Promoted Rapid and Efficient Iodination of Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Compounds in the Presence of Iodine and Hydrogen Peroxide in Water
Creators: name: Irlon M. Ferreira
name: Gleison A. Casagrande
name: Pizzuti, Lucas
name: Raminelli, Cristiano
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A rapid and efficient ultrasound-promoted protocol for iodination of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds, using molecular iodine in the presence of aqueous hydrogen peroxide in water without any cosolvent, has produced versatile iodinated organic molecules with potential application in organic synthesis and medicine in short reaction times and good to excellent yields.
DPT-Mediated Synthesis of 2-Aminoimidazolidin-4-ones from Thioureas Tethered to Amides
Creators: name: Sukumar Bepary
name: Youn, In Kwon
name: Hee-Jong Lim
name: Lee, Ge Hyeong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: 2-Aminoimidazolidin-4-ones have been synthesized by using di-2-pyridyl thiocarbonate (DPT), taking the thioureas tethered to amides as the starting materials. Both the primary amides and secondary amides have been subjected to this cyclization method and in general this simple and convenient method was found to ensure good to excellent yields (81–99%).
Vve: de ongemakkelijke waarheid
Creators: name: Driessen, Geert
Publisher: name: Didactief
Year: 2017
Subjects: VVE
effectiviteit
voorschools
vroegschools

description: Vve is zinnig, juichten de media afgelopen zomer. Zij baseerden zich opnieuw cohortonderzoek. Maar wie beter kijkt, ziet dat de wetenschappelijkeonderbouwing van vve-beleid rammelt.
Increasing Drug Adherence by Using Pharmaceutical Care and Multimedia for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
Creators: name: Thitinan Kupapan
Publisher: name: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences KKU MSU UBU
Year: 2016
Subjects: Depressive disorder, Drug adherence, Pharmaceutical care, Multimedia, Drug related problems

description: Isan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 12, 2, 33-43
A randomized, controlled trial of meditation for work stress, anxiety and depressed mood in full-time workers
Creators: name: Manocha, R.
name: Black, D.
name: Sarris, J.
name: Stough, Con
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Objective. To assess the effect of meditation on work stress, anxiety and mood in full-time workers. Methods. 178 adult workers participated in an 8-week, 3-arm randomized controlled trial comparing a 'mental silence' approach to meditation (n = 59) to a 'relaxation' active control (n = 56) and a wait-list control (n = 63). Participants were assessed before and after using Psychological Strain Questionnaire (PSQ), a subscale of the larger Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI), the State component of the State/Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults (STAI), and the depression-dejection (DD) subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS). Results. There was a significant improvement for the meditation group compared to both the relaxation control and the wait-list groups the PSQ (P = .026), and DD (P = .019). Conclusions. Mental silence-orientated meditation, in this case Sahaja Yoga meditation, is a safe and effective strategy for dealing with work stress and depressive feelings. The findings suggest that 'thought reduction' or 'mental silence' may have specific effects relevant to work stress and hence occupational health.
Supplementary document for Measurement of Retinal Blood Flow Precision in Humans using Multimodal Adaptive Optics - 7086621.pdf
Creators: name: Raghavendra, Achyut
name: Damani, Aashka
name: Liu, Zhuolin
name: Hammer, Daniel
name: Osamah, Saeedi
name: Oechsli, Saige
name: Magder, Laurence
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ophthalmology

description: Supplemental Document
Ultrasound-Promoted Rapid and Efficient Iodination of Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Compounds in the Presence of Iodine and Hydrogen Peroxide in Water
Creators: name: Irlon M. Ferreira
name: Gleison A. Casagrande
name: Pizzuti, Lucas
name: Raminelli, Cristiano
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A rapid and efficient ultrasound-promoted protocol for iodination of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds, using molecular iodine in the presence of aqueous hydrogen peroxide in water without any co-solvent, has produced versatile iodinated organic molecules with potential application in organic synthesis and medicine in short reaction times and good to excellent yields.
The effect of wave-induced turbulence on the ocean mixed layer during tropical cyclones: Field observations on the Australian North-West Shelf
Creators: name: Toffoli, Alessandro
name: McConochie, J.
name: Ghantous, M.
name: Loffredo, L.
name: Babanin, Alexander
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Field observations of water temperature on the Australian North-West Shelf (Eastern Indian Ocean) with the support of numerical simulations are used to demonstrate that the injection of turbulence generated by the wave orbital motion substantially contributes to the mixing of the upper ocean. Measurements also show that a considerable deepening of the mixed layer occurs during tropical cyclones, when the production of wave-induced turbulence kinetic energy overcomes the contribution of the current-generated shear turbulence. Despite a significant contribution to the deepening of the mixed layer, the effect of a background current and atmospheric forcing are not on their own capable of justifying the observed deepening of the mixed layer through most of the water column. Furthermore, variations of a normally shallow mixed layer depth are observed within a relatively short time scale of approximately 10 hours after the intensification of wave activity and vanish soon after the decay of storm surface waves. This rapid development tends also to exclude any significant contribution by wave breaking, as small rates of vertical diffusivity for wave breaking-induced turbulence would require longer time scales to influence the depth of the mixed layer.
Effective message design for youth vaping prevention: a qualitative systematic review protocol
Creators: name: Chen, Yu
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Communication
subject: Health Communication
subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences
subject: health communication
subject: tobacco control
subject: youth vaping prevention

description: This qualitative systematic review aims to synthesize evidence on effective message design strategies for youth vaping prevention campaigns.
title: Messing with the Mess We Are In: Notes from the Transregional Academy on ‘Redistribution and the Law in an Antagonistic World’ from 21-30 August 2017 in Berlin
Creators: name: Dollmaier, Thomas
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
DESTRUCTION OF THE LANGUAGE STANDARD IN THE SPHERE OF NORMS TO USE IN RUSSIAN INDECLINABLE NOUNS WHICH CAME FROM OTHER LANGUAGES
Creators: name: Nekipelova, Irina M.
Publisher: name: Cross Cultural Studies: Education and Science
Year: 2019
Subjects: language theory
language philosophy
language as an open dissipative system
formation and destruction of a language standard
indeclinable nouns

description: The article is devoted to language as an open dissipative system. The research has crossdisciplinary character and bases on a method of problem-oriented search allowing use of data of one field of knowledge in the field of other. The offered research allows to understand what processes happen at stabilization and destabilization of a language system. In article it is revealed that during assimilation of words language constantly endures the instability periods, at the same time in language multidirectional processes are carried out. The author shows that the aspiration of language to self-organization results it in need to create the uniform language standard for all carriers which is convenient in use and is clear to all native speakers. The aspiration to continuous changes does this standard vulnerable. Most often vulnerability is shown in emergence of exceptions of the rule. The article also describes that exceptions are result of deviations which are realized in speech communication. Therefore, they show how it is more convenient to native speakers to use language unit in the speech. When deviations begin to have mass character, they join in the standard as special units which have non-standard conditions of the use. But they can also be an indicator of ignorance of the standard and sign of elementary illiteracy. In case of the use of indeclinable words from other languages this situation is especially relevant because not all people who speak Russian use its literary form. With this approach, we come to a conclusion that in the history of language there can be such conditions when the language standard can be transformed, corrected or destroyed. In the latter case language appears in a situation of instability which demands need of formation of the new language standard because the independent use of language elements can strongly complicate language professional and interpersonal communication.
DPT-Mediated Synthesis of 2-Aminoimidazolidin-4-ones from Thioureas Tethered to Amides
Creators: name: Sukumar Bepary
name: Youn, In Kwon
name: Hee-Jong Lim
name: Lee, Ge Hyeong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: 2-aminoimidazolidin-4-ones have been synthesized by using DPT (di-2-pyridyl thiocarbonate) taking the thioureas tethered to amides as the starting materials. Both the primary amides and secondary amides have been subjected to this cyclization method and in general this simple and convenient method was found to ensure good to excellent yields (81–99%).
Designing quantitative structure activity relationships to predict specific toxic endpoints for polybrominated diphenyl ethers in mammalian cells
Creators: name: S. Rawat
name: E.D. Bruce
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are known as effective flame retardants and have vast industrial application in products like plastics, building materials and textiles. They are found to be structurally similar to thyroid hormones that are responsible for regulating metabolism in the body. Structural similarity with the hormones poses a threat to human health because, once in the system, PBDEs have the potential to affect thyroid hormone transport and metabolism. This study was aimed at designing quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) models for predicting toxic endpoints, namely cell viability and apoptosis, elicited by PBDEs in mammalian cells. Cell viability was evaluated quantitatively using a general cytotoxicity bioassay using Janus Green dye and apoptosis was evaluated using a caspase assay. This study has thus modelled the overall cytotoxic influence of PBDEs at an early and a late endpoint by the Genetic Function Approximation method. This research was a twofold process including running in vitro bioassays to collect data on the toxic endpoints and modeling the evaluated endpoints using QSARs. Cell viability and apoptosis responses for Hep G2 cells exposed to PBDEs were successfully modelled with an r2 of 0.97 and 0.94, respectively.
title: Anwendung humanitärvölkerrechtlicher Normen in asymmetrischen Konflikten: Extensive Auslegung oder „Lawfare“-Methode?
Creators: name: Schäfer, Raphael
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
A general class of test statistics for Van Valen's Red Queen hypothesis
Creators: name: Jelani Wiltshire
name: Huffer, Fred W.
name: Parker, William C.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Van Valen's Red Queen hypothesis states that within a homogeneous taxonomic group the age is statistically independent of the rate of extinction. The case of the Red Queen hypothesis being addressed here is when the homogeneous taxonomic group is a group of similar species. Since Van Valen's work, various statistical approaches have been used to address the relationship between taxon age and the rate of extinction. We propose a general class of test statistics that can be used to test for the effect of age on the rate of extinction. These test statistics allow for a varying background rate of extinction and attempt to remove the effects of other covariates when assessing the effect of age on extinction. No model is assumed for the covariate effects. Instead we control for covariate effects by pairing or grouping together similar species. Simulations are used to compare the power of the statistics. We apply the test statistics to data on Foram extinctions and find that age has a positive effect on the rate of extinction. A derivation of the null distribution of one of the test statistics is provided in the supplementary material.
Mitigating sampling error when measuring internet client IPv6 capabilities
Creators: name: Zander, Sebastian
name: Andrew, Lachlan L. H.
name: Armitage, Grenville
name: Huston, Geoff
name: Michaelson, George
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Despite the predicted exhaustion of unallocated IPv4 addresses between 2012 and 2014, it remains unclear how many current clients can use its successor, IPv6, to access the Internet. We propose a refinement of previous measurement studies that mitigates intrinsic measurement biases, and demonstrate a novel web-based technique using Google ads to perform IPv6 capability testing on a wider range of clients. After applying our sampling error reduction, we find that 6% of world-wide connections are from IPv6-capable clients, but only 1-2% of connections preferred IPv6 in dual-stack (dual-stack failure rates less than 1%). Except for an uptick around IPv6-day 2011 these proportions were relatively constant, while the percentage of connections with IPv6-capable DNS resolvers has increased to nearly 60%. The percentage of connections from clients with native IPv6 using happy eyeballs has risen to over 20%.
Synthesis, structure, electrochemical behaviour and electrochemical investigations on the assembling with pyrene of a novel C3 cryptand
Creators: name: Woiczechowski-Pop, Adrian
name: Gligor, Delia
name: Bende, Attila
name: Varodi, Codruta
name: Bogdan, Elena
name: Terec, Anamaria
name: Grosu, Ion
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: The synthesis and the structure of a new cryptand with 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene caps and pyridine rings in the chains are reported. The formation of a host–guest assembly between the investigated cryptand and pyrene was predicted by molecular modelling and confirmed by the electrochemical investigations by cyclic voltammetry using graphite electrodes.
A general class of test statistics for Van Valen's Red Queen hypothesis
Creators: name: Jelani Wiltshire
name: Huffer, Fred W.
name: Parker, William C.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Van Valen's Red Queen hypothesis states that within a homogeneous taxonomic group the age is statistically independent of the rate of extinction. The case of the Red Queen hypothesis being addressed here is when the homogeneous taxonomic group is a group of similar species. Since Van Valen's work, various statistical approaches have been used to address the relationship between taxon age and the rate of extinction. We propose a general class of test statistics that can be used to test for the effect of age on the rate of extinction. These test statistics allow for a varying background rate of extinction and attempt to remove the effects of other covariates when assessing the effect of age on extinction. No model is assumed for the covariate effects. Instead we control for covariate effects by pairing or grouping together similar species. Simulations are used to compare the power of the statistics. We apply the test statistics to data on Foram extinctions and find that age has a positive effect on the rate of extinction. A derivation of the null distribution of one of the test statistics is provided in the supplementary material.
Influence of stacking fault energy and strain rate on the mechanical properties in Cu and Cu–Al–Zn alloys
Creators: name: Ren, Shiying
name: Wen, Cuie
name: Wu, Xiaoxiang
name: Gong, Yulan
name: Long, Yan
name: Cheng, Lianping
name: Zhu, Xinkun
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The effects of stacking fault energy (SFE) and severe plastic deformation on the strength and ductility of Cu and Cu-Al-Zn alloys were systematically investigated. With lowering SFE, the crystallite size decreased while the microstrain, dislocation density and twin density all increased. Tensile testing results demonstrate that the tensile strength and uniform elongation increase with decreasing SFE, but the total elongation to failure first decreases with lowering SFE and then increases. The relationship between microstructure and mechanical behavior is briefly discussed in the paper.
CO2 to Methanol Process Optimizer
Creators: name: Ghafarian Nia, Seyyed Alireza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This software enables users to input operational conditions and catalyst properties for CO2 to methanol catalytic hydrogenation. It provides outputs such as CO2 conversion efficiency, and product selectivity. Additionally, the software identifies the optimum operational conditions for maximum efficiency and productivity.
Streamwise forced oscillations of circular and square cylinders
Creators: name: Tudball-Smith, Daniel
name: Leontini, Justin
name: Sheridan, John
name: Jacono, David Lo
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The modification of a cylinder wake by streamwise oscillation of the cylinder at the vortex shedding frequency of the unperturbed cylinder is reported. Recent numerical simulations [J. S. Leontini, D. Lo Jacono, and M. C. Thompson, 'A numerical study of an inline oscillating cylinder in a free stream,' J. Fluid Mech.688, 551-568 (2011)10.1017/jfm.2011.403] showed that this forcing results in the primary frequency decreasing proportionally to the square of the forcing amplitude, before locking to a subharmonic at higher amplitudes. The experimental results presented here show that this behavior continues at higher Reynolds numbers, although the flow is three-dimensional. In addition, it is shown that this behavior persists when the body is a square cross section, and when the frequency of forcing is detuned from the unperturbed cylinder shedding frequency. The similarity of the results across Reynolds number, geometry, and frequency suggests that the physical mechanism is applicable to periodic forcing of the classic von Karman vortex street, regardless of the details of the body which forms the street.
Effect of surfactants on single bubble sonoluminescence behavior and bubble surface stability
Creators: name: Leong, Thomas
name: Yasui, Kyuichi
name: Kato, Kazumi
name: Harvie, Dalton
name: Ashokkumar, Muthupandian
name: Kentish, Sandra
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The effect of surfactants on the radial dynamics of a single sonoluminescing bubble has been investigated. Experimentally, it is observed that an increase in the surfactant concentration leads to a decline in the oscillation amplitude and hence light emission intensity. Numerical simulations support this result, showing that under the driving pressures required to achieve single bubble sonoluminescence (SBSL), the surface properties, namely, the surface elasticity and dilatational viscosity, contribute to the damping of the radial amplitude in the bubble oscillation. In most cases this stabilizes the bubble surface, and contributes to a decreased light intensity. A stronger driving pressure is necessary to achieve equivalent light emission to a surfactant-free bubble. However, as the driving pressure is increased, the surface stability also decreases, making it practically very difficult for a bubble to achieve high SBSL intensities in concentrated surfactant solutions. Although more stable owing to more mild pulsations, the instability mechanism for a surfactant-coated bubble at higher ambient radii is more likely to be of the Rayleigh-Taylor type than that of a clean bubble at the same given acoustic parameters, which can lead to bubble disintegration before correcting mechanisms can bring the bubble back into the stable sonoluminescence regime.
title: Combatting the legal side effects of privatized war: What has been achieved, and what still needs to be done in international legal scholarship on Private Military and Security Companies
Creators: name: Sossai, Mirko
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
Understanding Confidence of Older Adults for Embracing Mobile Technologies
Creators: name: An, Lan
name: Munoz Saez, Diego
name: Pedell, Sonja
name: Sterling, Leon
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 460806
subject: Human-computer interaction

description: Confidence helps sustain people to use their mobile technology devices in daily life. However, there is little research that discusses how to build confidence among older adult users either when starting to use technology or broadening their existing technology use. To understand older adults’ confidence in technology use, we conducted an exploratory study over six months with ten participants in a residential care setting. We investigated the relationship between confidence, experience, and personal interests to use technology in their embracing of technology. Our findings show that confidence can be gained from positive experiences of use and that confidence helps with subsequent technology engagement. Positive experiences encourage further and broader experimentation with their own devices. Activities using technology to support personal interests provide great motivation for participants to expand the use of their mobile technology devices. We provide insights on a facilitation process that is based on open exploration and mutual learning to build confidence of users in residential care settings.
A novel 31-bp indel in the paired box 7 (PAX7) gene is associated with chicken performance traits
Creators: name: S. Zhang
name: R.L. Han
name: Z.Y. Gao
name: S.K. Zhu
name: Y.D. Tian
name: G.R. Sun
name: X.T. Kang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: 1. A novel 31-bp indel polymorphism in intron 3 of the chicken paired box 7 (PAX7) gene was identified and genotyped in an F2 resource population of Gushi chicken crossed with Anka broiler to analyse its associations with chicken growth, carcass and meat quality traits.2. Results showed that the 31-bp indel was significantly associated with body weight at 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 weeks of age and body size indices including shank length, shank girth, body slanting length at 8 and 12 weeks of age. Significant associations were found for carcass weight, semi-evisceration weight, evisceration weight, breast muscle fibre diameter, leg muscle fibre diameter, breast muscle fibre density, while no significant association with leg muscle fibre density was observed.3. It was concluded that the 31-bp indel in intron 3 of the PAX7 gene was associated with chicken growth, carcass and meat quality traits where the 31-bp deletion had a negative effect on chicken growth and carcass traits and positive effect on meat quality traits.
MPEC 2024-V25 : 2024 UJ13
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 UJ13

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
title: Auctoritas non veritas facit Legem: A Response to Professor Roberto Niembro’s Conceptualisation of Authoritarian Constitutionalism
Creators: name: Abat i Ninet, Antoni
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
MPEC 2024-V26 : 2024 UK13
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 UK13

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
A novel 31-bp indel in the paired box 7 (PAX7) gene is associated with chicken performance traits
Creators: name: S. Zhang
name: R.L. Han
name: Z.Y. Gao
name: S.K. Zhu
name: Y.D. Tian
name: G.R. Sun
name: X.T. Kang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: 1. A novel 31-bp indel polymorphism in intron 3 of the chicken paired box 7 (PAX7) gene was identified and genotyped in an F2 resource population of Gushi chicken crossed with Anka broiler to analyse its associations with chicken growth, carcass and meat quality traits.2. Results showed that the 31-bp indel was significantly associated with body weight at 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 weeks of age and body size indices including shank length, shank girth, body slanting length at 8 and 12 weeks of age. Significant associations were found for carcass weight, semi-evisceration weight, evisceration weight, breast muscle fibre diameter, leg muscle fibre diameter, breast muscle fibre density, while no significant association with leg muscle fibre density was observed.3. It was concluded that the 31-bp indel in intron 3 of the PAX7 gene was associated with chicken growth, carcass and meat quality traits where the 31-bp deletion had a negative effect on chicken growth and carcass traits and positive effect on meat quality traits.
MPEC 2024-V27 : 2024 UL13
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 UL13

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
L’astensionismo elettorale nella Circoscrizione estero: le ragioni del non voto
Creators: name: Battiston, Simone
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 4408
subject: Political science
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Lo scopo di questo saggio è quello di indagare le motivazioni che stanno alla base dell’astensionismo oltre confine. Nel primo paragrafo si tratteggiano per grandi linee le caratteristiche dell’astensionismo degli italiani all’estero, collegandosi ad alcune considerazioni individuate dalla storiografia sul tema. Nel secondo paragrafo si analizzano i risultati in parte inediti di una ricerca sul campo che mette in luce caratteristiche sociodemografiche e ragioni dell’astensione all’estero di un campione di intervistati in occasione del Referendum costituzionale del 2020. L’intenzione qui è di trovare un riscontro empirico alle tesi già formulate dalla storiografia e di abbozzare possibili soluzioni che possano contrastare l’astensionismo crescente.
Parmotrema tinctorum exhibits antioxidant, antiglycation and inhibitory activities against aldose reductase and carbohydrate digestive enzymes: an in vitro study
Creators: name: P. Salin Raj
name: A. Prathapan
name: Jomon Sebastian
name: Antony, Antu K.
name: Riya, Mariam Philip
name: M.R. Preetha Rani
name: H. Biju
name: S. Priya
name: K.G. Raghu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This study evaluated the inhibitory potential of ethyl acetate extract of Parmotrema tinctorum (PTEE), an edible lichen, against aldose reductase (AR) and carbohydrate digestive enzymes such as α-glucosidase and α-amylase. It was also screened for antioxidant activities by using DPPH, ABTS, superoxide and hydroxyl radical-scavenging assays. PTEE exhibited α-glucosidase, α-amylase and AR inhibition along with significant antiglycation potential with an estimated IC50 value of 58.45 ± 1.24, 587.74 ± 3.27, 139.28 ± 2.6 and 285.78 ± 1.287 μg/mL, respectively. Antioxidant activity of PTEE against DPPH (IC50 396.83 ± 2.98 μg/mL), ABTS (151.34 ± 1.79 μg/mL), superoxide (30.29 ± 1.17 μg/mL) and hydroxyl (35.42 ± 1.22 μg/mL) radicals suggests the antioxidant potential of P. tinctorum. Significant antioxidant activity and inhibitory potential against carbohydrate digestive enzymes and AR suggest that P. tinctorum can be developed as functional food/nutraceuticals for diabetes after detailed study.
Assessing Algerian Ilex aquifolium L.’s phenolic compounds, antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory properties to find a new natural remedy for Alzheimer’s, diabetes and skin diseases
Creators: name: Hadroug, Aldjia
name: Zengin, Gokhan
name: Belhattab, Rachid
name: Cakmak, Yavuz S.
name: Rebbas, Khellaf
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: This research explored the impact of methanolic extracts from the fruits and leaves of Ilex aquifolium L., a rare Algerian species, on several enzymes, focusing on tyrosinase, α-amylase, α-glucosidase, and cholinesterases, as well as their antioxidant potential in vitro assays, including phosphomolybdenum, DPPH, ABTS, CUPRAC, FRAP, and MCA. HPLC-DAD analysis identified chlorogenic acid, rosmarinic acid, hesperidin, and quercetin as predominant phenolic components. Both extracts exhibited notable antioxidant properties, up to 250.08 mg TE/g for fruits and 237.08 mg TE/g for leaf extracts. Enzyme inhibitory assays demonstrated significant inhibition against AChE and BChE with maximum activities of 2.34 mg GALAE/g in leaves and 4.32 mg GALAE/g in fruits. Additionally, considerable tyrosinase inhibition was observed in leaves at 39.69 mg KAE/g. These findings highlight I. aquifolium L. as a valuable source for investigating natural antioxidants and enzyme inhibitors, particularly for possible cosmetics and food additives applications.
Iridoid glycosides from Alonsoa meridionalis
Creators: name: Tomassini, Lamberto
name: Serafini, Mauro
name: Foddai, Sebastiano
name: Ventrone, Antonio
name: Nicoletti, Marcello
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A new iridoid glucoside has been isolated from the Chilean native Alonsoa meridionalis (L.f.) Kuntze. Its structure has been assigned as 6′-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-8-O-acetylharpagide (1) by using spectroscopic methods. Harpagoside (2), laterioside (3) and verbascoside (4) were also identified.
Parmotrema tinctorum exhibits antioxidant, antiglycation and inhibitory activities against aldose reductase and carbohydrate digestive enzymes: an in vitro study
Creators: name: P. Salin Raj
name: A. Prathapan
name: Jomon Sebastian
name: Antony, Antu K.
name: Riya, Mariam Philip
name: M.R. Preetha Rani
name: H. Biju
name: S. Priya
name: K.G. Raghu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: This study evaluated the inhibitory potential of ethyl acetate extract of Parmotrema tinctorum (PTEE), an edible lichen, against aldose reductase (AR) and carbohydrate digestive enzymes such as α-glucosidase and α-amylase. It was also screened for antioxidant activities by using DPPH, ABTS, superoxide and hydroxyl radical-scavenging assays. PTEE exhibited α-glucosidase, α-amylase and AR inhibition along with significant antiglycation potential with an estimated IC50 value of 58.45 ± 1.24, 587.74 ± 3.27, 139.28 ± 2.6 and 285.78 ± 1.287 μg/mL, respectively. Antioxidant activity of PTEE against DPPH (IC50 396.83 ± 2.98 μg/mL), ABTS (151.34 ± 1.79 μg/mL), superoxide (30.29 ± 1.17 μg/mL) and hydroxyl (35.42 ± 1.22 μg/mL) radicals suggests the antioxidant potential of P. tinctorum. Significant antioxidant activity and inhibitory potential against carbohydrate digestive enzymes and AR suggest that P. tinctorum can be developed as functional food/nutraceuticals for diabetes after detailed study.