cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Targeting druggable enzymome by exploiting natural medicines: An in silico–in vitro integrated approach to combating multidrug resistance in bacterial infection
Creators: name: Zang, Ping
name: Aijie Gong
name: Peirong Zhang
name: Jinling Yu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Hematology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Context: Antibiotic resistance is a major clinical and public health problem. Development of new therapeutic approaches to prevent bacterial multidrug resistance during antimicrobial chemotherapy has thus been becoming a primary consideration in the medicinal chemistry community. Objective: We described a new strategy that combats multidrug resistance by using natural medicines to target the druggable enzymome (i.e., enzymatic proteome) of Staphylococcus aureus. Materials and methods: A pipeline of integrating in silico analysis and in vitro assay was purposed to identify antibacterial agents from a large library of natural products with diverse structures, high drug-likeness, and relatively low flexibility, with which a systematic interactome of 826 natural product candidates with 125 functionally essential S. aureus enzymes was constructed via a high-throughput cross-docking approach. The obtained docking score matrix was then converted into an array of synthetic scores; each corresponds to a natural product candidate. By systematically examining the docking results, a number of highly promising candidates with potent antibacterial activity were suggested. Results: Three natural products, i.e., radicicol, jorumycin, and amygdalin, have been determined to possess strong broad-spectrum potency combating both the drug-resistant and drug-sensitive strains (MIC value <10 μg/ml). In addition, some natural products such as tetrandrine, bilobalide, and arbutin exhibited selective inhibition on different strains. Discussion and conclusion: Combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics analysis revealed diverse non-bonded interactions across the complex interfaces of newly identified antibacterial agents with their putative targets GyrB ATPase and tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase.
Management of the Dairy Calf Prior to Weaning
Creators: name: Quigley, J. D.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: The calf and heifer enterprise is an important component of most dairy operations. On average, 25 to 35% of the dairy herd is culled each year and must be replaced. In addition, 10 to 12% of calves born, die within the first two years of life (USDA:APHIS, 1992). Thus, a ready source of high quality heifers is necessary. Unfortunately, calf and heifer management is often overlooked in the dairy enterprise, which leads to increased mortality and morbidity followed by delays in growth, breeding and delayed age at calving. Calves are born with a predetermined genetic potential, which may be permanently affected by environmental factors and management decisions implemented throughout the rearing period. A calf's genetic potential may be considered an upper limit that is expressed only if proper decisions are implemented at the appropriate time. Studies have shown that the level of management, estimated as herd milk production average, has a profound effect on calf morbidity and mortality (Curtis et al., 1985; James et al., 1984; Jenny et al., 1981; Waltner-Toews et al., 1986a, 1986b). Proper management of young stock, particularly during the neonatal period, can markedly reduce morbidity and mortality, whereas improper management will lead to economic losses from increased cost of veterinary intervention, death losses, growth retardation, and poor reproductive performance. Ultimately, poor management of calves and heifers can reduce the lifetime productivity of the individual cow and the herd as a whole.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Mehrsprachiges online-Wörterbuch zum Fachwortschatz der Verwaltungssprache des griechisch-römisch-byzantinischen Ägypten: das neue Fachwörterbuch (nFWB)
Creators: name: Scholl, Reinhold
name: Weilbach, Christoph
Publisher: name: Digital Classics Online
Year: 2016

description: The „multilingual online dictionary of the technical administrative language of Greek, Roman and Byzantine Egypt“ (in short „neues Fachwörterbuch“) replaces, updates and extends its known predecessor, Friedrich Preisigke`s „Fachwörter des öffentlichen Verwaltungsdienstes Ägyptens: in den griechischen Papyrusurkunden der ptolemäisch-römischen Zeit“ which was published more than 100 years ago, in 1915. It offers not only a display of the lemmata with spelling variants and translations into the present academic languages German, English, French, Italian and Spanish, but also, among other features, a full-text search and the possibility to arrange the lemmata individually according to their respective subjects as well as sorting the search results according to different aspects. The „neues Fachwörterbuch“ indicates and links to their full-texts at www.papyri.info which represent the earliest and the latest record of a word‘s meaning; apart from that it provides bibliographical references and offers further information and links concerning the word and its meaning(s). In this paper we want to introduce the new Fachwörterbuch and explain the main features of the website.
description: Digital Classics Online, Bd. 2,2 (2016)
Concurrent bovine viral diarrhoea virus and Salmonella typhimurium DT104 infection in a group of pregnant dairy heifers
Creators: name: Penny, C. D.
name: Low, J. C.
name: Nettleton, P. F.
name: Scott, P. R.
name: Sargison, N. D.
name: Strachan, W. D.
name: Honeyman, P. C.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: Two days after being imported into the United Kingdom one of a group of 30 pregnant dairy heifers showed clinical signs of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) infection and subsequently died. Before it died the heifer was BVDV antigen-positive and antibody-negative. The gross post mortem findings were suggestive of mucosal disease but in addition to noncytopathic BVD virus, Salmonella typhimurium DT104 was cultured from tissues and gut contents. Full article published in Veterinary Record (1996); 138, 485-489
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Additional file 2 of Women’s awareness of breast cancer symptoms: a national cross-sectional study from Palestine
Creators: name: Elshami, Mohamedraed
name: Al-Slaibi, Ibrahim
name: Ghithan, Roba Jamal
name: Alser, Mohammed
name: Shurrab, Nouran Ramzi
name: Ismail, Islam Osama
name: Mahfouz, Ibtisam Ismail
name: Fannon, Aseel AbdulQader
name: Qawasmi, Malak Ayman
name: Hawa, Mona Radi
name: Giacaman, Narmeen
name: Ahmaro, Manar
name: Okshiya, Heba Mahmoud
name: Zaatreh, Rula Khader
name: AbuKhalil, Wafa Aqel
name: Usrof, Faten Darwish
name: Melhim, Noor Khairi
name: Madbouh, Ruba Jamal
name: Hziema, Hala Jamal Abu
name: Lahlooh, Raghad Abed-Allateef
name: Ubaiat, Sara Nawaf
name: Jaffal, Nour Ali
name: Alawna, Reem Khaled
name: Abed, Salsabeel Naeem
name: Abuzahra, Bessan Nimer
name: Kwaik, Aya Jawad Abu
name: Dodin, Mays Hafez
name: Taha, Raghad Othman
name: Alashqar, Dina Mohammed
name: Mobarak, Roaa Abd-alfattah
name: Smerat, Tasneem
name: Abu-El-Noor, Nasser
name: Bottcher, Bettina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: Space Science
Medicine
Biotechnology
Cancer

description: Additional file 2.
Tracking the origins of the introduced terrestrial amphipod, Puhuruhuru patersoni, on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island
Creators: name: Parvizi, Elahe
name: McGaughran, Angela
name: Stevens, Mark I.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: The terrestrial amphipod Puhuruhuru patersoni (Amphipoda: Talitridae) was discovered on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island in 1992. The species is only known to naturally occur on New Zealand’s South Island and some associated offshore islands. The possible routes by which the species was introduced to Macquarie Island have previously been considered based on morphology and historic activities between New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Here, we sampled across the known range for P. patersoni and generated mtDNA COI data for these specimens to investigate the likely origin of the Macquarie Island incursion. Our results showed high genetic diversity across the native range and substantially lower genetic diversity on Macquarie Island. Additionally, our phylogenetic reconstructions suggested that the source of the introduction to Macquarie Island is likely to have been from the southern region of New Zealand’s South Island.
Management and Economics of Natural Service Sires on Dairy Herds
Creators: name: Risco, Carlos A.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: To eliminate inefficient heat detection many dairies use natural service (NS) bulls. The perception is that pregnancy rates improves when NS is used because more cows are detected in true estrus and serviced; that is the intensity and accuracy improves in the herd. A 1984 survey of dairy herds in Florida showed that 50 per cent used AI, 38 per cent used a combination of AI and NS, and the remainder used mostly NS.3 A Pennsylvania study involving 329 dairy farms, evaluated the method used in breeding heifers; 11.2 per cent bred their heifers once with AI then used a bull, 8.5 per cent bred their heifers twice with AI then used bulls and 20.7 per cent bred their heifers with bulls only.4 Estimates from large dairy herds in Florida and Texas indicates that the use of NS is still widespread particularly in dairy herds employing a rotational grazing management. Dairy herds that use NS bulls usually do not raise replacement heifers, the genetic balance of the herd can be maintained by purchasing replacement heifers from breeders who are using AI with semen from proven bulls. The use of NS can reduce the negative effect that people can have on reproduction by eliminating errors in estrus detection. However, when the equation of reproduction is re-examined using NS, it becomes apparent that the fertility of the bull and his ability to service cows that are in estrus greatly determines the pregnancy outcome. Therefore, in order to adequately exploit the use of NS in dairy herds, proper selection and management of these bulls should be included in the overall herd health program of the dairy. In addition, to prevent the disastrous economic consequences of sub-fertile bulls, periodic evaluation of their reproductive performance must be performed.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Das Papyrus und Ostraka Projekt Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Creators: name: Quenouille, Nadine
name: Blaschek, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Digital Classics Online
Year: 2016

description: The Papyrus and Ostraca Project Halle-Jena-Leipzig was aiming at the digitization of the papyri and ostraca preserved in the special collections of the Universities of Halle, Jena and Leipzig. The project began in 2003 and lasted until 2015. During this period 7340 written objects were restored, assembled (where possible), deciphered, dated and put into historical context. The results were recorded into a MyCoRe-database together with digital images of the documents. Furthermore, some of the ostraca were scanned as 3D-objects in cooperation with the Institute of Mineralogy, Crystallography and Material Sciences of the University of Leipzig.
description: Digital Classics Online, Bd. 2,2 (2016)
Bovine Neonatal Cryptosporidiosis
Creators: name: Hunt, Elaine
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: The purpose of this paper is to review some of the more significant features of the body of research concerning cryptosporidiosis and discuss some of the opportunities for prevention and therapy which may become available in the future.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Ecophysiological and phytochemical response to ozone of wine grape cultivars of Vitis vinifera L.
Creators: name: Valletta, Alessio
name: Salvatori, Elisabetta
name: Santamaria, Anna Rita
name: Nicoletti, Marcello
name: Toniolo, Chiara
name: Caboni, Emilia
name: Bernardini, Alessandra
name: Pasqua, Gabriella
name: Manes, Fausto
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Vitis vinifera sensitivity to tropospheric ozone (O3) has been evidenced in several studies. In this work, physiological and metabolic effects of O3 on two wine cultivars of V. vinifera (i.e. Maturano and San Giuseppe) have been studied. Moreover, chlorogenic acid (CGA) production, in consideration of its importance in the biosynthetic pathway of polyphenols and as antioxidant, has been investigated. Maturano cultivar resulted more sensitive to O3, as evidenced by the gas exchange reduction at the early stage of treatment, and by the increase in Ci/Ca and the decoupling of net photosynthesis and the stomatal conductance at the end of the treatment. Unexpectedly, O3 did not activate stilbene production. Ozone induced an early CGA decrease, significantly more consistent in cv. Maturano, and an increase after 8 days, more consistent in cv. S. Giuseppe. These results suggest that CGA could be considered a biochemical marker of O3-induced stress in V. vinifera.
Lightweight differential mobility analyzers: Toward new and inexpensive manufacturing methods
Creators: name: K. Barmpounis
name: A. Maisser
name: A. Schmidt-Ott
name: G. Biskos
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Lightweight differential mobility analyzers: Toward new and inexpensive manufacturing methods
Die Entwicklungsgeschichte von MyCoRe an der Universität Leipzig
Creators: name: Kupferschmidt, Jens
Publisher: name: Digital Classics Online
Year: 2016

description: This article is a short overview on the history and functionality of the MyCoRe project, which is currently developed by various German universities. The MyCoRe-based applications can be used for cataloging and presentation of digitalized objects like papyrus, manuscripts and antique books. 
MyCoRe is also able to produce different kinds of repository servers.
description: Digital Classics Online, Bd. 2,2 (2016)
Additional file 1 of Glycemic status, non-traditional risk and left ventricular structure and function in the Jackson Heart Study
Creators: name: Ani, Chizobam
name: Shavlik, David
name: Knutsen, Synnove
name: Abudayyeh, Islam
name: Banta, Jimmie
name: O’Brien, Emily
name: Mentz, Robert J.
name: Bertoni, Alain G.
name: Fraser, Gary
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1. Supplementary Table 1. Distribution of study variables by exclusion criteria (presence or absence of CAD, arrhythmia, valvular Disease or ESRD).
Use of composite milk samples for diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in dairy cattle
Creators: name: Lam, T. J. G. M.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: Reliability of use of composite milk samples for diagnosis of intramammary Staphylococcus aureus infections in dairy cattle was compared with that of individual gland samples. Full article published in Journal American Veterinary Medical Association (1996); 208, 1705-1708
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Abgestaubt und eingescannt – Papyrologie goes Internet
Creators: name: Quenouille, Nadine
Publisher: name: Digital Classics Online
Year: 2016

description: This paper was originally presented during the Conference „Wikipedia trifft Altertum: Freies Wissen, Neue Medien, populäre Wissensvermittlung und Enzyklopädien in den Altertumswissenschaften“ on 10. / 11. June 2011 at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen. It focuses on the history and evolution of digital tools in Papyrology, which began as early as 1982 with the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri and is currently growing and continuing with a Multilingual Online Dictionary of the Administrative Terms of Graeco-Roman-Byzantine Egypt.
description: Digital Classics Online, Bd. 2,2 (2016)
Additional file 1 of Is energy excess the initial trigger of carbon overflow metabolism? Transcriptional network response of carbon-limited Escherichia coli to transient carbon excess
Creators: name: Li, Zhaopeng
name: Nees, Markus
name: Bettenbrock, Katja
name: Rinas, Ursula
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Fig. S1. Metabolic response to the addition of a single glucose pulse to a glucose-limited continuous culture. Time course data of carbon dioxide transfer rates (CTR). The differently coloured curves correspond to three different independent experiments. Time zero indicates the time point of the glucose pulse. Experimental conditions as specified in the Materials and methods section of the main manuscript. Fig. S2. Cluster validity index ‘Silhouette’. Differentially expressed genes showing at least a log2 fold change of ± 1.5 in response to the glucose pulse were sorted into clusters using a constrained k-means algorithm [1] with the background information of transcription factor (TF)/ sigma factor (SF) - target gene interaction form RegulonDB database (http://regulondb.ccg.unam.mx/) [2, 3]. The optimal cluster number (N = 14) was determined by repeated calculation of the cluster validity index ‘Silhouette’ [4]. Mean and standard deviation of the cluster validity index ‘Silhouette’ are shown in the y-axis. Fig. S3. Detailed analysis of transcript changes in response to the glucose pulse from indicated pathways are given in Figs. S4 – S10. Fig. S4. Heat-map of time course profiles of transcripts (log2 fold change) encoding designated proteins involved in carbohydrate transport. Fig. S5. Heat-map of time course profiles of transcripts (log2 fold change) encoding designated proteins from pentose phosphate pathway, glycolysis and pyruvate decarboxy-lation. Fig. S6. Heat-map of time course profiles of transcripts (log2 fold change) encoding designated proteins from methylglyoxal metabolism. Fig. S7. Heat-map of time course profiles of transcripts (log2 fold change) encoding designated proteins from by-product metabolism. Fig. S8. Heat-map of time course profiles of transcripts (log2 fold change) encoding designated proteins from TCA cycle, glyoxylate shunt and anaplerotic reactions. Fig. S9. Heat-map of time course profiles of transcripts (log2 fold change) encoding designated proteins from respiratory energy generation. Fig. S10. Heat-map of time course profiles of transcripts (log2 fold change) encoding designated proteins from the GABA shunt (acid resistance system 2, AR2) and the mass, energy and redox balance of the GABA shunt (2-oxoglutarate to succinate). Fig. S11. Condensed heat-map of time course profiles of transcripts (log2 fold change) encoding designated proteins from central catabolic pathways.
Approach for designing appropriate Johne' s disease control programs on the farm
Creators: name: Rossiter, Christine A.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: Testing is a critical tool in controlling Johne's disease. However, the limitations and options associated with commonly used tests can create confusion about herd testing as a part of a control program. Rational test choices can be made by veterinarians and producers with a basic understanding of the tests available, what they do, what results mean, and how results can be appropriately used. Understanding the tests underlies their usefulness. The issues that influence choice of commonly used tests and test strategies include basic performance characteristics (sensitivity, specificity, predictive value), cost, interpretation of results, herd test strategies (frequency, portion of herd tested, one or combination of tests), and action to be taken based on test results. These issues preclude a generic proscription for the most appropriate test scheme. Instead, each should be weighed in the context of the farm situation to determine the most appropriate strategy for their control program.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
The University of Chicago Library: Preservation Labs
Creators: name: University Of Chicago Library
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: University of Chicago Library
subject: Preservation Laboratories

description: The Library’s Preservation Laboratories are where art meets science, and where our collections are transformed. Reflecting both the artistry of traditional practices and the ingenuity of modern innovation, conservators and digitization specialists create multiple pathways to our scholarly resources and extend their longevity. The short documentary explores the science and craft of conservation and how our expert team rescued a 16th-century antiphonarium. You will also discover how our specialists convert the physical into digital formats, helping the Library share our collections for deep exploration in Chicago and around the world.
Additional file 1 of Developing long-term conservation priority planning for medicinal plants in China by combining conservation status with diversity hotspot analyses and climate change prediction
Creators: name: Xia, Changying
name: Huang, Yunfeng
name: Qi, Yaodong
name: Yang, Xudong
name: Xue, Tiantian
name: Hu, Renchuan
name: Deng, Hongping
name: Bussmann, Rainer W.
name: Yu, Shengxiang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 1: Fig. S1. Dragon Boat Festival wild medicinal plants market in Gongcheng, Guangxi China. Fig. S2. Map of the main mountains range in China. Fig. S3. Administrative division map of China (including the distribution of neighboring countries) ( http://bzdt.ch.mnr.gov.cn/index.html ). Fig. S4. The top 151 grids with highest species richness of all medicinal plants (AMPs_SR). Fig. S5. The top 152 grids with highest species richness of endemic medicinal plants (EMPs_SR). Fig. S6. The top 157 grids with highest species richness of threatened medicinal plants (TMPs_SR). Fig. S7. The top 156 grids with highest species richness of CITES listed medicinal plants (CMPs_SR). Fig. S8. The top 145 grids with highest species richness of national protected medicinal plants (NPMPs_SR). Fig. S9. The statistics of Areas under the Operating Characteristic Curve (AUC) of each threatened medicinal plants in MaxEnt. Fig. S10. Superposition of current and future suitable habitat areas with diversity hotspots and conservation gaps. Fig. S11. Superposition of current suitable habitat areas (current SHAs) with national and provincial nature reserves (NNRs-PNRs). Fig. S12. Superposition of future suitable habitat areas (future SHAs) with national and provincial nature reserves (NNRs-PNRs).
Additional file 2 of Developing long-term conservation priority planning for medicinal plants in China by combining conservation status with diversity hotspot analyses and climate change prediction
Creators: name: Xia, Changying
name: Huang, Yunfeng
name: Qi, Yaodong
name: Yang, Xudong
name: Xue, Tiantian
name: Hu, Renchuan
name: Deng, Hongping
name: Bussmann, Rainer W.
name: Yu, Shengxiang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 2: Table S2.1. Hotspot areas of medicinal plants in China. Table S2.2. Species composition of different groups in China, diversity hotspots, conservation effectiveness and gaps for diversity hotspots, and grid cells covered by nature reserves focusing on the whole country.
Lightweight Differential Mobility Analyzers: Towards New and Inexpensive Manufacturing Methods
Creators: name: K. Barmpounis
name: A. Maisser
name: A. Schmidt-Ott
name: G. Biskos
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Engineering
subject: Biophysics

description: Lightweight Differential Mobility Analyzers: Towards New and Inexpensive Manufacturing Methods
Improved sizing of soot primary particles using mass-mobility measurements
Creators: name: Dastanpour, Ramin
name: Rogak, Steven N.
name: Graves, Brian
name: Olfert, Jason
name: Eggersdorfer, Maximilian L.
name: Boies, Adam M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: The properties and impacts of aggregated aerosol particles (i.e., soot, metal oxide fumes) depend on their morphology, as characterized by fractal dimension, prefactor, and primary particle diameter. The morphology may be measured directly by time-consuming ex situ microscopy or rapid but indirect in situ methods. Previously, it was found that particle mass and mobility measurements could be used for the estimation of the primary particle diameter of zirconia aggregates, using plausible assumptions related to the fractal structure (specifically, prefactor and exponent ). Since the formation and growth of zirconia aggregates are different from carbon soot, here we compare primary particle diameters measured directly from transmission electron microscopy analysis of soot particles with the diameters estimated from mass–mobility measurements. Performing extensive measurements on soot emissions from two reciprocating engines over a range of operating conditions, we found that there are no universal values of and that can be used for all conditions. However, new optimized values of and are estimated here for soot particles. The variation of the primary particle diameter with particle size is also taken into consideration and is shown to be essential to obtain physically realistic results. Using optimized values of and , the average primary particle sizing error is reduced for all soot types. This suggests that with some calibration, in situ sizing of the primary particle diameter, using mass and mobility measurements, can provide useful accuracy. Copyright © 2016 American Association for Aerosol Research
Strategies For Rearing Co-Mingled, Colostrum-Deficient Calves
Creators: name: Fuhrmann, Thomas
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: Colostral immunoglobulin levels and exposure to pathogens are the two most important factors that affect health and mortality of baby calves. Farm management that affects either of these two factors has been shown to have a significant impact on calf morbidity and mortality.1 Dairy farms are capable of controlling colostrum feeding to insure immunoglobulin transfer and managing the environment to minimize pathogen exposure. Calf ranches, however, characterized by the co-mingling of day old calves purchased from a variety of sources, place calves at high risk of enteric and respiratory pathogen exposure. Failure of colostral immunoglobulin transfer is also high in these calves since the dairies from which calves are sourced have little incentive to feed colostrum. This report describes approaches to manage health programs for calves under different management systems. Calf management programs for dairy herds will be contrasted with those of calf ranches. Results will be compared so that practitioners can appreciate problems that may be encountered if calves with different histories are treated the same.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Above and Beyond: The Journey and Persistence of Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Atmosphere
Creators: name: Seijo, Marianne
name: Gouin, Todd
name: Whelan, Mick
name: Praetorius, Antonia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Plastic pollution, a pervasive global challenge, necessitates a nuanced understanding of micro- and nanoplastic (MNP) transport and transformation dynamics in the atmosphere, to predict residence times and assess their potential for long-range atmospheric transport under different meteorological conditions. This study intricately examines MNP transport mechanisms and residence times, accounting for diverse compositional, dimensional, and meteorological variables. Ranging from 1 nm to 5 mm, MNPs present unique complexities, particularly in tropospheric transport and deposition; and existing transport models for atmospheric particles (e.g. dust, ash or pollen) cannot be directly applied to the entire MNP range. MNPs demand dedicated or adapted equations and parameters, a necessity heightened by non-spherical shapes and complexities arising for aggregated MNPs.

Addressing the dynamic size and shape spectrum of MNPs, this study theoretically investigates and advances the description of different deposition processes: dry settling, and resistance deposition near surfaces, wet deposition during precipitation events. For each process, the impact of MNPs sizes, densities and shapes are assessed and compared to meteorological or other environmental influences (e.g. wind surface speed, rain intensity, deposition surface properties).

- Dry Settling: Exploring dry settling reveals size, density, weathering, shape, and aggregation impacts on MNP behavior.

- Dry Deposition: Here the influence of land surface characteristics and atmospheric stratification are dissected, refining theoretical foundations.

- Wet Scavenging: Scrutinizing below-cloud and in-cloud processes, these investigations unravel intricate mechanisms of particle capture during precipitation events.

Finally, we combine the above processes to determine the total residence times of MNPs in the atmosphere under selected meteorological scenarios. This research augments current theoretical frameworks for predicting atmospheric transport of MNPs, providing valuable process description for environmental fate models and directives for monitoring efforts. A systematic exploration of MNP characteristics and environmental conditions enhances our scientific comprehension of atmospheric MNP transport, supplying essential insights for refining transport models and steering future investigations.
Animal Welfare in Slaughter Plants
Creators: name: Grandin, Temple
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: There are five basic causes of animal welfare problems in slaughter plants. They are: 1) Poorly designed or improper stunning and handling equipment. 2) Distractions which impede animal movement, such as sparkling reflections on a wet fioor, air hissing, high-pitched noise or air drafts blowing down the race towards approaching animals. These distractions can ruin the performance of a well designed system and cause animals to become excited. When this happens, prodding will be required to make them move. 3) Lack of employee training and poor supervision of employees by management. 4) Poor maintenance of equipment and facilities, such as malfunctioning stunners or worn, slick fioors which cause animals to slip and fall. 5) Poor condition of animals arriving at the plant, such as cripples and sick animals. Another problem is pigs and cattle from excitable genetic lines which are more likely to become agitated during handling. To maintain a high standard of welfare, all five problem areas must be addressed. A survey of 29 Canadian slaughter plants indicated that 27% had excellent non-slip fioors and 21% had slick fioors which would cause animals to slip. Twenty-four percent had high pitched motor noise or hissing air exhausts that caused animals to balk. Air drafts blowing down the race towards approaching animals were a problem in 9% of the plants. Air drafts will often impede animal movement.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Improved sizing of soot primary particles using mass-mobility measurements
Creators: name: Dastanpour, Ramin
name: Rogak, Steven N.
name: Graves, Brian
name: Olfert, Jason
name: Eggersdorfer, Maximilian L.
name: Boies, Adam M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: The properties and impacts of aggregated aerosol particles (i.e., soot, metal oxide fumes) depend on their morphology, as characterized by fractal dimension, prefactor, and primary particle diameter. The morphology may be measured directly by time-consuming ex situ microscopy or rapid but indirect in situ methods. Previously, it was found that particle mass and mobility measurements could be used for the estimation of the primary particle diameter of zirconia aggregates, using plausible assumptions related to the fractal structure (specifically, prefactor and exponent ). Since the formation and growth of zirconia aggregates are different from carbon soot, here we compare primary particle diameters measured directly from transmission electron microscopy analysis of soot particles with the diameters estimated from mass–mobility measurements. Performing extensive measurements on soot emissions from two reciprocating engines over a range of operating conditions, we found that there are no universal values of and that can be used for all conditions. However, new optimized values of and are estimated here for soot particles. The variation of the primary particle diameter with particle size is also taken into consideration and is shown to be essential to obtain physically realistic results. Using optimized values of and , the average primary particle sizing error is reduced for all soot types. This suggests that with some calibration, in situ sizing of the primary particle diameter, using mass and mobility measurements, can provide useful accuracy. Copyright © 2016 American Association for Aerosol Research
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Creators: name: Greer, Terri
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: Virtually everyone, especially members of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) believe that animals should be treated humanely and with dignity. The PRCA values its animals and staunchly protects them with rules specifically designed to prevent cruelty or even unintentional mistreatment. Humane treatment of PRCA animals, both in and out of the arena, is a fact well-documented by veterinarians and research studies.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Use of corticosteroids alone or combined with glucose to treat ketosis in dairy cows
Creators: name: Shpigel, N. Y.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: Relative efficacy of 4 treatments for ketosis in cows and factors affecting therapeutic success were evaluated in a clinical trial. Full article published in Journal American Veterinary Medical Association (1996); 208, 1702-1704
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Four ring achiral ferroelectric liquid crystals of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles: synthesis and characterisation
Creators: name: Mahabaleshwara Subrao
name: Poornima Bhagavath
name: Sangeetha G. Bhat
name: Girish Sharada Ramachandra
name: D. M. Potukuchi
name: Srinivasulu Maddasani
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: A novel series of four-ring achiral ferroelectric liquid crystals containing 1,2,4-oxadiazole cores with unsymmetrical substitutions at C-3 and C-5 positions are synthesised and characterised. A fluoro substituted biphenyl moiety is prepared by Suzuki coupling reaction and is directly attached to the oxadiazole core at the C-5 position for the first time in the literature. An octyl benzoate is attached to the oxadiazole core at the C-3 position of it. All the compounds exhibit polar smectic (B2) mesophases with ferroelectric switching along with the orthogonal smectic-A mesophases. These compounds possess high mesomorphic thermal ranges of polar smectic phases and are towards the ambient temperatures. The influence of a more electronegative fluorine substituent on the electron rich biphenyl moiety (at the C-5 position) of the oxadiazole core is analysed for the prevalence and abundance of polar smectic (ferroelectric) mesophases.
Hemolysis indexes for biochemical tests and immunoassays on Roche analyzers: Determination of allowable interference limits according to different calculation methods
Creators: name: Monneret, Denis
name: Fressart, Veronique
name: Imbert-Bismut, Françoise
name: Bonnefont-Rousselot, Dominique
name: Fouzi Mestari
name: Atlan, Gregory
name: Corlouer, Camille
name: Zo Ramani
name: Jaffre, Jeremy
name: Dever, Sylvie
name: Alkouri, Rana
name: Foudil Lamari
name: Devilliers, Catherine
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry

description: Objectives. To determine the hemolysis interference on biochemical tests and immunoassays performed on Roche Diagnostics analyzers, according to different maximum allowable limits. Design and methods. Heparinized plasma and serum pools, free of interferences, were overloaded by increasing amounts of a hemoglobin-titrated hemolysate. This interference was evaluated for 45 analytes using Modular® and Cobas® analyzers. For each parameter, the hemolysis index (HI) corresponding to the traditional ± 10% change of concentrations from baseline (± 10%Δ) was determined, as well as those corresponding to the analytical change limit (ACL), and to the reference change value (RCV). Then, the relative frequencies distribution (% RFD) of hemolyzed tests performed in a hospital laboratory over a 25-day period were established for each HI as allowable limit. Results. Considering the ± 10%Δ, the analyte concentrations enhanced by hemolysis were: Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), folate, potassium, creatine kinase, phosphorus, iron, alanine aminotransferase, lipase, magnesium and triglycerides, decreasingly. The analyte concentrations decreased by hemolysis were: Haptoglobin, high-sensitive troponin T and alkaline phosphatase. Over the 25-day period, the % RFD of tests impacted more than 10%Δ by hemolysis were < 7% for LDH; < 5% for AST, folates and iron; and < 1% for the other analytes. Considering the ACL, HI were lower, giving % RFD substantially increased for many analytes, whereas only four analytes remain sensitive to hemolysis when considering RCV. Conclusion. This study proposes new HI based on different allowable limits, and can therefore serve as a starting point for future harmonization of hemolysis interference evaluation needed in routine laboratory practice.
Factors associated with six-year weight change in young and middle-aged adults in the Young Finns Study
Creators: name: Juonala, Markus
name: Keltikangas-Järvinen, Liisa
name: Hintsanen, Mirka
name: Pulkki-Råback, Laura
name: Viikari, Jorma S. A.
name: Kähönen, Mika
name: Lehtimäki, Terho
name: Raitakari, Olli T.
name: Kaikkonen, Jari E.
name: Mikkilä, Vera
name: Telama, Risto
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Genetics
subject: Medicine

description: Objective. To examine factors associated with weight change and obesity risk in young and middle-aged adults. Subjects/methods. The Young Finns Study with its 923 women and 792 men aged 24–39 years at baseline were followed for six years. Variables associated with the weight change were investigated with regression models. Results. The average weight change was 0.45 kg/year in women and 0.58 kg/year in men. In women, weight change was steady across all ages. In men, weight changes were more pronounced in younger age groups. In women (weight gain > 2 kg, n = 490), medication for anxiety, low occupational status, high baseline BMI (body mass index), high intake of sweet beverages, high childhood BMI, high salt (NaCl and/or KCl) use, low number of children, low childhood family income, high stature and low level of dependence (a temperament subscale) were associated with increased weight gain (in the order of importance). In men (weight gain > 2 kg, n = 455), high stature, high intake of french fries, low intake of sweet cookies, young age, recent divorce, low intake of cereals, high intake of milk, depressive symptoms, rural childhood origin, high baseline BMI and unemployment were associated with more pronounced weight gain. Sedentarity (screen-time) was associated with weight gain only in young men. Physical activity and genetic risk for high BMI (score of 31 known variants) were not consistently associated with weight change. Conclusions. Socio-economic factors, temperamental and physical characteristics, and some dietary factors are related with weight change in young/middle-aged adults. The weight change occurring in adulthood is also determined by childhood factors, such as high BMI and low family income.
The incidence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the progeny of affected sires and dams
Creators: name: Curnow, R. N.
name: Hau, C. M.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: Case control study techniques were used to compare the incidence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the progeny of two affected sires and. 110 affected dams with the incidence of BSE in the progeny of animals known to be unaffected at the last record. Full article published in Veterinary Record (1996) 138, 407-408
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Simultaneous tests for homogeneity of two zero-inflated (beta) populations
Creators: name: Sun, Luna
name: Gitelman, Alix I.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Motivated by an example in marine science, we use Fisher’s method to combine independent likelihood ratio tests (LRTs) and asymptotic independent score tests to assess the equivalence of two zero-inflated Beta populations (mixture distributions with three parameters). For each test, test statistics for the three individual parameters are combined into a single statistic to address the overall difference between the two populations. We also develop non parametric and semiparametric permutation-based tests for simultaneously comparing two or three features of unknown populations. Simulations show that the likelihood-based tests perform well for large sample sizes and that the statistics based on combining LRT statistics outperforms the ones based on combining score test statistics. The permutation-based tests have overall better performance in terms of both power and type I error rate. Our methods are easy to implement and computationally efficient, and can be expanded to more than two populations and to other multiple parameter families. The permutation tests are entirely generic and can be useful in various applications dealing with zero (or other) inflation.
A Practitioner's Approach to Management of Metritis/Endometritis
Creators: name: Upham, G. L.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: I feel the goal of any post-partum program dealing with metritis/endometritis is to maximize the potential for milk yield by keeping the affected cow at the feed bunk and aiding future reproductive performance by stimulating rapid uterine involution. This involves addressing the metabolic, hormonal and infectious components of the metritis/endometritis complex. I have taken the approach of trying to identify problem cows as early as possible within the first 10 days post-partum and provide supportive treatment to help maintain increases in dry matter intake and stimulate uterine involution.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996
Bovine papillomavirus type 4 DNA isolated from a skin lesion in a steer
Creators: name: Bloch, N.
name: Breen, M.
name: Irvin, Z. V.
name: Spradbrow, P. B.
Publisher: name: American Association of Bovine Practitioners  Proceedings of the Annual Conference
Year: 1996

description: A lesion on the head of a steer, defined histologically as an epithelial papilloma, yielded DNA which did not hybridise with any of the bovine papillomavirus DNAs usually associated with the formation of skin lesions.
description: American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 1996