cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Exp Physiol 102.12 (2017) pp 1661–1671
Creators: name: Raymond, Andrea
name: Ashley, John
name: Youngdeok Kim
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: l-Citrulline (Cit) increases l-arginine (Arg), the primary substrate for nitric oxide biosynthesis. We tested the hypothesis that muscle blood flow during exercise would be enhanced by Cit supplementation in older adults. Femoral artery blood flow was measured during calf exercise using Doppler ultrasound, and vascular conductance (FVC) was calculated in 25 older adults (13womenand12men) before and after 14days of Cit (6gday−1) and placebo (maltodextrin) in a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. Plasma [Arg] and resting blood pressure were also measured before and after each condition.Women and men were analysed separately because of significant sex-by-condition interactions for the change in exercise blood flow and FVC. Plasma [Arg] was increased by 30 and 35% after Cit (P < 0.01) in women and men, respectively, with no change after placebo. Citrulline lowered diastolic blood pressure in men (75 ± 9 versus 71 ± 6 mmHg, P = 0.02), but this variable remained unchanged in women. Blood flow and FVC during exercise at higher workloads were increased after Cit in men (flow, 521 ±134 versus 584 ± 166 ml min−1, P = 0.04; FVC, 5.0 ± 1.5 versus 5.8 ± 1.7 m, min mmHg−1, P = 0.01) but were not different after placebo. These variables were not altered by Cit in women. Adjusting for baseline diastolic blood pressure removed (P = 0.10) the difference in FBF and FVC following Cit in men. These results indicate that l-citrulline has a modest effect of improving muscle blood flow during submaximal exercise in older men.
Article, Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism (PMID: 29394491)
Creators: name: Ashley, John
name: Youngdeok Kim
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplementation with L-citrulline (Cit) has been shown to improve muscle oxygenation and oxygen uptake (VO2) kinetics during moderate-to-high intensity cycling in young men. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis whether Cit would improve VO2 kinetics during walkingin older and young adults. In a randomized, double-blind study, 26 (15 women, 11 men) adults between the ages of 20-35y (n = 15) and 64-86y (n = 11) completed 7 day periods of taking placebo and L-citrulline (6 g/day) in a crossover manner. Participants walked on a treadmill at40%HRR while pulmonary VO2 was measured using indirect calorimetry. Net oxygen cost, mean response time (MRT), and the oxygen deficit were calculated before and after each supplement period. There was no significant change (P>0.05) in net oxygen cost, MRT, or the oxygen deficit after Cit in older adults, while young adults showed a decrease (P=0.05) in the oxygen deficit after Cit that tended (P=0.053) to be different than the change after placebo. Sexstratified analysis revealed that Cit decreased MRT (P=0.04, Cohen’s d = 0.41) and the oxygen deficit (P<0.01, Cohen’s d = 0.56) in men with the change after Cit being greater than the change after placebo (MRT: -4.5±2.1 vs. 3.4±2.1s, P=0.01; deficit: -0.15±0.05 vs. 0.01±0.05L, P=0.02). All VO2 parameters were unchanged (P>0.05) following Cit and placebo in women. Citrulline does not alter the oxygen cost of moderate intensity walking in young or older adults, but Cit improved the rate of rise in VO2 at exercise onset in men.
Transitional cell carcinoma
Creators: name: Makedonskaia, Sofiia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Carcinoma
subject: Neuropathy
subject: Cystoscopy
subject: Hematuria
subject: Bladder cancer
subject: Obturator Nerve

description: Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), or urothelial carcinoma, is the predominant form of bladder cancer, accounting for 90-95% of global cases. It ranks as the fourth most common cancer in men and the tenth in women in the United States, with higher incidences in developed regions. TCC predominantly affects older adults, particularly males over 50, representing a significant health issue, especially during the sixth and seventh decades of life. With rising incidence rates, understanding risk factors such as smoking, environmental carcinogens, and genetic predispositions is crucial for improving early detection and treatment outcomes. Early symptoms, like hematuria, can be overlooked, necessitating public health initiatives for awareness and screening.

Recent research has identified specific genetic mutations associated with TCC, providing insights into tumor behavior and potential personalized treatment strategies. Clinically, TCC presents variably, and diagnostic approaches include cystoscopy and imaging, with advancements like blue light cystoscopy improving detection. Treatment varies with disease stage, incorporating therapies from transurethral resection and chemotherapy to radical cystectomy and immunotherapy for advanced cases. Despite historical increases in incidence, recent trends show declines in rates, although disparities remain among racial groups and the elderly.

Advanced bladder cancer may lead to complications like nerve compression, requiring timely imaging and intervention to prevent neuromuscular deficits. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, particularly cisplatin-based regimens, has shown efficacy in improving survival by targeting micrometastases early. However, alternative regimens are necessary for patients ineligible for cisplatin. Ongoing research and clinical trials are essential for evolving treatment strategies, aiming to optimize patient outcomes and quality of life in managing TCC.

In a clinical setting, the following dialogue unfolds between Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Smith, a patient presenting symptoms that may indicate a serious underlying condition.
APNM 2018.pdf
Creators: name: Ashley, John
name: Youngdeok Kim
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplementation with L-citrulline (Cit) has been shown to improve muscle oxygenation and oxygen uptake (VO2) kinetics during moderate-to-high intensity cycling in young men. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis whether Cit would improve VO2 kinetics during walkingin older and young adults. In a randomized, double-blind study, 26 (15 women, 11 men) adults between the ages of 20-35y (n = 15) and 64-86y (n = 11) completed 7 day periods of taking placebo and L-citrulline (6 g/day) in a crossover manner. Participants walked on a treadmill at40%HRR while pulmonary VO2 was measured using indirect calorimetry. Net oxygen cost, mean response time (MRT), and the oxygen deficit were calculated before and after each supplement period. There was no significant change (P>0.05) in net oxygen cost, MRT, or the oxygen deficit after Cit in older adults, while young adults showed a decrease (P=0.05) in the oxygen deficit after Cit that tended (P=0.053) to be different than the change after placebo. Sexstratified analysis revealed that Cit decreased MRT (P=0.04, Cohen’s d = 0.41) and the oxygen deficit (P<0.01, Cohen’s d = 0.56) in men with the change after Cit being greater than the change after placebo (MRT: -4.5±2.1 vs. 3.4±2.1s, P=0.01; deficit: -0.15±0.05 vs. 0.01±0.05L, P=0.02). All VO2 parameters were unchanged (P>0.05) following Cit and placebo in women. Citrulline does not alter the oxygen cost of moderate intensity walking in young or older adults, but Cit improved the rate of rise in VO2 at exercise onset in men.
Hyalinobatrachium tatayoi Castroviejo-Fisher, Ayarzagüena and Vilà 2007
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Centrolenidae
Hyalinobatrachium
Hyalinobatrachium tatayoi

description: Hyalinobatrachium tatayoi Castroviejo-Fisher, Ayarzagüena and Vilà, 2007
Holotype: MHNLS 17174.
Type locality: “ Stream near Tokuko (09°50’30.6”N, 72°49’13.6”W; 301 m asl.), Estado Zulia, Venezuela.”
Distribution: Regions 1, 6. Known from four localities in lowlands and uplands of the eastern versant of Sierra de Perijá, Zulia State (Rojas-Runjaic et al. 2012). CBA and Erik Arrieta also collected this species at Río Frío (CVULA 8201–09) at 40 m, in a small stream flowing from Cordillera de Mérida through the lowlands facing Lake Maracaibo, Mérida State. Elevation range 40–512 m asl.
Remarks: Castroviejo-Fisher et al. (2009) showed that Hyalinobatrachium tatayoi is embedded in a clade of specimens of H. fleischmanni and these two species could be conspecific. If H. fleischmanni is a species complex it requires further taxonomic and nomenclatural revision.
Selected references: Castroviejo-Fisher et al. (2007, 2009); Rojas-Runjaic et al. (2012).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Hyalinobatrachium taylori
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Centrolenidae
Hyalinobatrachium
Hyalinobatrachium taylori

description: Hyalinobatrachium taylori (Goin 1968)
Holotype: BM 1939.1.1.65.
Type locality: “ 750 ft. (228 m) along the New River, Guyana ”
Distribution: Region 5. Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guyana. Widespread in the Venezuelan Guayanas. Elevational distribution in Venezuela from 450 m (La Laja, Sierra de Lema) to 1,850 on Auyan-tepui (Señaris and Ayarzagüena 1994). Lower elevations are known in Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname (Kok and Castroviejo-Fisher 2008). Amazonas state reports (Señaris and Ayarzagüena 2005) are doubtful and must be verified.
Remarks: Hyalinobatrachium taylori has a long history of misidentifications. The type series contained three different species, and many published records refer to H. cappellei (Castroviejo-Fisher et al. 2011).
Selected references: Goin (1968); Ruíz-Carranza and Lynch (1991); Ayarzagüena (1992); Señaris and Ayarzagüena (1993, 2005); Gorzula and Señaris (1998); Lescure and Marty (2000); Noonan and Bonet (2003); Kok and Castroviejo-Fisher (2008); Kok and Kalamandeen (2008); Barrio-Amorós and Duellman (2009); Castroviejo-Fisher et al. (2011); Señaris et al. (2014).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Ceratophryidae Tschudi 1838
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Ceratophryidae

description: Family Ceratophryidae Tschudi, 1838
Remarks: Recovered Leptodactylidae by Frost (2006). Faivovich et al. (2014) treated its phylogenetic relationships.
Selected references: Frost (2006); Faivovich et al. (2014).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied 1824
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Ceratophryidae
Ceratophrys

description: Genus Ceratophrys Wied-Neuwied, 1824
Type species: Ceratophrys varius Wied-Neuwied, 1824 (= Bufo auritus Raddi, 1823), by subsequent designation of Fitzinger (1843).
Remarks: Ceratophrys cornuta (Linnaeus 1758) was considered to occur in Venezuela (Rivero 1961; Lynch 1982). This was accepted by many subsequent authors until Barrio-Amorós (2004) deleted it from the Venezuelan checklist for lack of any voucher or photographs of the species in the country.
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Ceuthomantidae Heinicke, Duellman, Trueb, Means, MacCulloch and Hedges 2009
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Ceuthomantidae

description: Family Ceuthomantidae Heinicke, Duellman, Trueb, Means, MacCulloch and Hedges, 2009
Remarks: Includes Pristimantinae sensu Padial et al. (2014), including Ceuthomantinae Heinicke et al. (2009), and follows Heinicke et al (2018) intended for a robust framework for a standarized and revised Terraranae taxonomy.
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Ceuthomantis Heinicke, Duellman, Trueb, Means, MacCulloch and Hedges 2009
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Craugastoridae
Ceuthomantis

description: Genus Ceuthomantis Heinicke, Duellman, Trueb, Means, MacCulloch and Hedges, 2009
Type species: Ceuthomantis smaragdinus Heinicke, Duellman, Trueb, Means, MacCulloch, and Hedges, 2009, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Ceuthomantis aracamuni
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Craugastoridae
Ceuthomantis
Ceuthomantis aracamuni

description: Ceuthomantis aracamuni
(Barrio-Amorós and Molina 2006)*
Holotype: MHNLS 17042.
Type locality: Summit of CerroAracamuni (01°28’36”N, 65°50’7”W), elevation 1,493 m, Amazonas State, Venezuela.
Distribution: Region 5. Endemic to Cerro Aracamuni, a granitic mountain in Amazonas State, southern Venezuela.
Remarks: Described originally in genus Eleutherodactylus (Barrio-Amorós and Molina 2006), subsequently transferred to Pristimantis based on Heinicke et al. (2007), and finally transferred to Ceuthomantis by Heinicke et al. (2009).
Selected references: Barrio-Amorós and Molina (2006); Heinicke et al. (2009); Barrio-Amorós (2010c).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Ceuthomantis cavernibardus
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Craugastoridae
Ceuthomantis
Ceuthomantis cavernibardus

description: Ceuthomantis cavernibardus (Myers and Donnelly 1997)
Holotype: AMNH 131537.
Type locality: “ North base of Pico Tamacuari, 1,160– 1,200 m elevation. Sierra Tapirapecó, Amazonas, Venezuela (1°13’N, 64°42’W).”
Distribution: Region 5. Restricted to the Sierra Tapirapecó, in the extreme south of Amazonas State in Venezuela along the northern border of Brazil.
Remarks: Described originally as a member of genus Eleutherodactylus (Myers and Donnelly 1997), and considered a member of Pristimantis by Barrio-Amorós and Brewer-Carías (2008), before being transferred to Ceuthomantis by Heinicke et al. (2009).
Selected references: Myers and Donnelly (1997); Caramaschi and Niemeyer (2005); Barrio-Amorós and Brewer-Carías (2008); Heinicke et al. (2009); Barrio-Amorós (2010c).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Balancing MultiWavelets
Creators: name: Lebrun, Jerome
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: Balanced multiwavelets
subject: Multifilter banks
subject: Strang-Fix conditions
subject: Superfunction theory
subject: Balanced smoothness
subject: Appell sequence
subject: Padé approximation
subject: Umbral calculus
subject: MultiCoiflets
subject: Computational algebraic geometry
subject: Signifiance tree quantization
subject: https://mathscinet.ams.org/msc/msc2020.html?t=41Axx

description: Multiwavelets are a generalization of wavelets where one allows the multiresolution analysis to be generated by a finite number of scaling functions instead of only one. This approach allows to overcome some limitations in the design of filter banks preventing the construction of non-trivial, orthonormal bases with compactly supported, symmetric wavelets. However, in order to obtain multifilter banks that are appropriate for processing scalar signals, new conditions, coined ''balancing'', have to be imposed in the design of multiwavelets. A thorough study of the discrete-time properties of multifilter banks shows that the balancing conditions are closely related to the important issue of the preservation of discrete-time polynomial signals. Balancing is then proved to be equivalent to a very natural factorization of the lowpass synthesis refinement mask and to some Strang-Fix conditions on a time-varying scalar subdivision operator. Connections are also made with the usual properties of the associated multiresolution analysis (approximation power, moments of the scaling functions, superfunction theory). MultiCoiflets, the natural generalization of Coiflets, come out as a special case of balanced multiwavelets. With the help of computational algebraic geometry, in particular Groebner bases methods, the design of several new families of orthonormal balanced multiwavelets and multiCoiflets with compact support, symmetries and minimal-length multifilters is detailed. A new concept of discrete-time balanced smoothness is introduced to measure the influence of ergodic properties (zeros at preperiodic points of invariant cycles) on the smoothness of the iterated multifilter bank. Finally, the description of a significance tree image coder based on balanced multiwavelets concludes this thesis dissertation.
description: Official version of the EPFL Doctoral Thesis dissertation nº 2192 (2000) originally titled "About Balancing Order and Other Discrete-Time Properties of Multiwavelets" that was submitted on May 4, 2000 to the Registrar's Office at EPFL for Oral Examination on May 31, 2000. The manuscript was granted "Immediate Unconditional Acceptance" for publication by the Jury with title shortening to "Balancing MultiWavelets". The official version with added cover page was registered on June 9, 2000 at the Registrar's Office of EPFL and the Dr. sc. EPFL degree was granted on June 29, 2000 during the Doctoral Public Defense. This thesis dissertation was awarded the 2001 Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation scientific prize in "Computer and Communication Sciences".
Craugastoridae Hedges, Duellman and Heinicke 2008
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Craugastoridae

description: Family Craugastoridae Hedges, Duellman and Heinicke, 2008
Remarks: This very diverse group of Terrarana is still under revision (e.g., Padial et al. 2014; Heinicke et al. 2015, 2018). Pyron and Wiens (2011) found Craugastoridae embedded in Strabomantidae. Padial et al. (2014) validated a monophyletic Craugastoridae including subfamily Ceuthomantinae Heinicke et al., 2009. Heinicke et al. (2018) showed Strabomantidae monophyletic with respect to Craugastoridae, a view shared here. Heinicke et al. (2015) did not allow unequivocal placement of Tachiramantis into a subfamily, however, Heinicke et al. (2018) placed it into Craugastoridae.
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Orbits: Conceptual Limits to Queer Science
Creators: name: Wisner, Evan
name: Hong, David
Publisher: name: Stanford Digital Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Transgender people
subject: Gender identity
subject: Sex (Psychology)
subject: Child development

description: Every other week “The Transgender Question” makes a reappearance, as social commentators and political activists attempt to advocate for or against the continued existence of transgender people in society. Despite constituting less than one in 200 Americans, transgender people are highly salient to the public conscience. Given the highly sensitive social and political circumstances of this group, and the potential for science to be misconstrued in the service of various political agendas, research into Queer topics must be especially cognizant of how studies are designed, carried out, and how results are framed. This project builds on Queer Theory to present a modular framework to inform empirical investigations in Queer Science, providing a conceptual foundation for carrying out high quality, inclusive, and communicable research.
Diet particle size influences tropical house cricket life history
Creators: name: Muzzatti, M.J.
name: Kong, J.D.
name: McColville, E.R.
name: Brzezinski, H.
name: Stabile, C.C.
name: MacMillan, H.A.
name: Bertram, S.M.
Publisher: name: Brill Online
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 309999
subject: Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Artificial diets are costly to produce, so diet efficiency is critically important to the success of mass rearing insects. One way to improve feed efficiency is through dietary particle size optimization. We tested whether individual crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus) reared on diets of different particle sizes (0.088-0.125 mm, 0.5-0.7 mm, and 1.0-1.4 mm) would grow differently. Crickets fed a diet ≥0.5 mm grew heavier during the first three weeks but weighed the same after six weeks regardless of diet size. We also tested for dietary size preference, and given a choice crickets consumed the most feed from the 1.0-1.4 mm diet. Next, we tested whether grinding diet to a powder and also pelleting the powder could influence life history. Powdered diet did not influence growth or development, but crickets fed a 2 mm pelleted diet grew larger body size. Overall, our results demonstrate that diet particle size can be leveraged to enhance cricket life history traits important to mass production, as growth was accelerated on larger particle size diets and crickets preferred to eat larger-sized diets. Researchers focusing on physical properties of insect diets should carefully consider the timing of growth and development milestones through which diet particle size may influence feed efficiency.
Tachiramantis Heinicke, Barrio-Amoros and Hedges 2015
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Craugastoridae
Tachiramantis

description: Genus Tachiramantis Heinicke, Barrio-Amorós and Hedges, 2015
Type species: Eleutherodactylus prolixodiscus Lynch, 1978, by original designation.
Remarks: Recently erected by Heinicke et al. (2015) to accommodate a clade of terraranan frogs deeply divergent from Pristimantis. More species currently in Pristimantis will probably be shown to be members of Tachiramantis, such as P. melanoproctus, P. mondolfii and P. tayrona (due to its similarity to P. prolixodiscus).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Molecular cloning and functional characterization of the flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase gene from Rubus coreanus Miquel
Creators: name: Eom, Seung Hee
name: Kim, Jae-Yean
name: Hyun, Tae Kyung
Publisher: name: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Year: 2018

description: Rubus coreanus Miquel is a Korean black raspberry used in folk medicine and functional foods. To investigate the biosynthesis pathway of anthocyanin in R. coreanus Miquel, the complete coding sequence of flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase (F3′H), designated as RcMF3′H1, was cloned for the first time using the Korean black raspberry transcriptome library. The deduced amino acid sequence of RcMF3′H1 contained the proline-rich “hinge” region, P450 consensus heme-binding domain, and F3′H-specific motifs. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that RcMF3′H1 was clustered into the same subgroup as other plant F3′Hs. In addition, expression analysis by quantitative real-time PCR revealed the involvement of RcMF3′H1 in methyl jasmonate-mediated anthocyanin biosynthesis. Furthermore, the ability of the RcMF3′H1 gene to complement the Arabidopsis transparent testa 7-1 mutant suggested that RcMF3′H1 encodes the functional F3′H enzyme involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis. Taken together, the cloning and molecular characterization of RcMF3′H1 will facilitate a better insight into the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway in R. coreanus Miquel.
description: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, Vol 91 (2018): Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Portulaca oleracea L. (Purslane) extracts display antioxidant and hypoglycaemic effects
Creators: name: Sicari, Vincenzo
name: Loizzo, Monica Rosa
name: Tundis, Rosa
name: Mincione, Antonio
name: Pellicanò, Teresa Maria
Publisher: name: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Year: 2018

description: Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) is a member of the family Portulacaceae. Due to its many health benefits, it is listed in a World Health Organization database. The aim of this work is to investigate the purslane extracts for their chemical profile and bioactivity. In this study, two different solvents (MeOH/H2O and EtOH) were applied to fresh and dried leaves. The extracts were analysed using HPLC-DAD. Phenolic acids (caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid) and flavonoids (apigenin, kaempferol, luteolin, quercetin, isorhamnetin, kaempferol-3-O-glucoside and rutin) were identified in all samples. Quercetin and p-coumaric acid were the most abundant compounds. Total antioxidant activity was measured by using the ABTS and DPPH tests, and the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. Hypoglycaemic properties were investigated via the inhibition of carbohydrate-hydrolysing enzymes, α-amylase and α-glucosidase. Fresh hydroalcoholic purslane extract exhibited the highest radical scavenging potential in both ABTS and DPPH test (IC50 values of 52.86 and 66.98 μg/mL, respectively), whereas dried hydroalcoholic purslane extract showed the highest α-glucosidase inhibitory potential (IC50 value of 45.05 μg/mL). Collectively these data show the health properties of this widely consumed salad plant.
description: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, Vol 91 (2018): Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Tachiramantis lentiginosus
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Craugastoridae
Tachiramantis
Tachiramantis lentiginosus

description: Tachiramantis lentiginosus (Rivero 1984) *
Holotype: UPR-M 6060.
Type locality: “ Guacharaquita, 1,768 m, entre La Grita y Páramo de La Negra, Edo. Táchira, Venezuela.”
Distribution: Region 1. Known from scattered localities in cloud forests of Táchira and Mérida States.
Selected references: Rivero (1982c).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Tachiramantis prolixodiscus
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Craugastoridae
Tachiramantis
Tachiramantis prolixodiscus

description: Tachiramantis prolixodiscus (Lynch 1978)
Holotype: KU 132726.
Type locality: “ 30 km ENE Bucaramanga, road to Cúcuta, Departamento Santander, Colombia, 2,485 m.”
Distribution: Region 1. Cordillera Oriental in Colombia and Venezuela. In Venezuela, present in the Cordillera de Mérida and the Sierra de Perijá. Barrio-Amorós (2010a) reported it from Calderas, Barinas State, and Barrio-Amorós et al. (2010i) from Perijá; Camargo et al. (2014) provided first report from Lara State.
Remarks: According to Lynch (2003), Eleutherodactylus chlorosoma Rivero, 1984 is a junior synonym. Heinicke et al. (2015) assigned prolixodiscus to Tachiramantis as its type species.
Selected references: Lynch (1978, 2004); Rivero (1982); Barrio-Amorós (2010a); Barrio-Amorós et al. (2010); Camargo et al. (2014); Heinicke et al. (2015).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Scientific and Fantastical: Facilitate Science Learning and Knowledge Retention with Augmented Reality, Narratives, and Large Language Models
Creators: name: Guo, Meng
Publisher: name: Stanford Digital Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Human-computer interaction
subject: Education
subject: Computer software--Human factors
subject: Augmented reality
subject: Large language models
subject: Immersive technology

description: Maintaining children's motivation to learn effectively is a crucial topic in K-12 education to mitigate the decrease in learning motivation and dropout rates. One way to inspire motivation to learn is through immersion. We combine the immersive potential of augmented reality (AR), narrative, and large language models (LLMs) to bridge fantasy with reality in a mobile application. Moon Story teaches elementary schoolers astronomy and environmental science by building upon learning theories such as culturally-relevant pedagogy. Using our application, a child embarks on a journey inspired by Chinese mythology, engages in real-world AR activities, and converses with a fictional character powered by an LLM. We conducted a controlled experiment (N=50) with two conditions: one using an LLM and one that was hard-coded. Both conditions resulted in learning gains, high engagement levels, and increased science learning motivation. Participants in the LLM condition also wrote more relevant answers. Finally, participants of both East Asian and non-East Asian heritage found the culturally-based narrative compelling.
Aromobatinae Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel and Wheeler 2006
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Dendrobatidae

description: Subfamily Aromobatinae Grant, Frost, Caldwell, Gagliardo, Haddad, Kok, Means, Noonan, Schargel and Wheeler, 2006
Remarks: Grant et al. (2006) erected family Aromobatidae for dendrobatoid frogs without alkaloids. Santos et al. (2009) returned to a comprehensive Dendrobatidae with Aromobatinae as a subfamily, which is followed here. Pyron and Wiens (2011) opined that there was not a need for subfamilies in Dendrobatidae. Grant’s et al. (2017) claim against Santos (2009) and Barrio-Amorós et al. (2010b) opinions.
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 32, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Mutation Breeding of Thai Native Torenia (Torenia fournieri Lind.) by gamma-ray irradiation
Creators: name: Thunya Taychasinpitak
Publisher: name: Thammasat University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Torenia
gamma irradiation
FISH
mutation
axillary bud

description: Thai Journal of Science and Technology, 5, 2, 190-199
Prostherapis Cope 1868
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Aromobatidae
Prostherapis

description: Genus Prostherapis Cope, 1868
Type species: Prostherapis inguinalis Cope, 1868, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Prostherapis dunni
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Aromobatidae
Prostherapis
Prostherapis dunni

description: Prostherapis dunni (Rivero 1961) *
Holotype: FMNH 35987.
Type locality: “above Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela.”
Distribution: Region 2. Only found in the Caracas Region.
Remarks: Little is known about this frog. Grant et al. (2006) did not include this species in their molecular analysis, and its morphological characteristics prevent clear assignment to an established genus. Until molecular data become available, it should remain in the genus to which it was originally assigned, which is not currently used for any other dendrobatid species. Its unknown phylogenetic relationships (La Marca 2004; Grant et al. 2006) require more data to determine its proper place among dendrobatids. It has likely suffered a dramatic decline in populations due to habitat destruction in the Caracas area (La Marca 2004). Recent surveys by FRR and collaborators in June, July, and December 2015 failed to detect any individuals. It is currently considered Critically Endangered in the Venezuelan Red Book (Rojas-Runjaic and Señaris 2015a) but could be already extinct.
Selected references: Rivero (1961, 1964a, 1988); Tello (1968); Myers et al. (1991); La Marca (2004); Grant et al. (2006); Barrio-Amorós (2013); Rojas-Runjaic and Señaris (2015a).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
The Audience Reception Of Algorithmic Music
Creators: name: Simoni, Mary
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018

description: Algorithmic music composition has been part of the lexicon since the mid-twentieth century. Due to the manifestation of Moore’s Law, we have witnessed an exponential growth in computing power. Contemporary music research and practice have leveraged these advances by integrating computing devices into many aspects of music– from generative music to live-coding. This efflorescence of musical practice, process, and product raises complex issues in audience reception (Miranda 2001). Since there is every indication that the exploration and exploitation of technology will continue unabated, it is essential that we understand the psychological aspects of audience reception of algorithmic music (Collins 2009).

This chapter employs a comparative analysis in a longitudinal study designed to advance our understanding of the psychological aspects of the audience reception of algorithmic music. The four compositions studied are Barry Truax’s Riverrun, Elliot Carter’s Canon for Three Equal Instruments, Mara Helmuth’s Abandoned Lake in Maine, and Krzysztof Penderecki’s Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima. These pieces were selected because they were composed during the latter part of the twentieth-century and were presented on fixed media to avoid variability in musical performance. The primary mode of data collection is through the language of the audience using a modified think-aloud protocol. The premise of this study is that reception theory may be applied to the audience reception of algorithmic music using a cognitive-affective model to further understand the process of decoding of meaning. This study puts forth a robust methodology for future longitudinal and comparative research in the audience reception of music and makes recommendations for further research.
description: This is a draft of a chapter/article that has been accepted for
publication by Oxford University Press in the Oxford Handbook of
Algorithmic Music, edited by Alex McLean and Roger Dean and published
in 2018.
Allobates Zimmermann and Zimmermann 1988
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Aromobatidae
Allobates

description: Genus Allobates Zimmermann and Zimmermann, 1988
Type species: Prostherapis femoralis Boulenger, 1884, by original designation.
Remarks: Barrio-Amorós et al. (2011) and Barrio-Amorós and Santos (2012) noted the difficulty of distinguishing some Allobates and Aromobates species using the morphological traits proposed by Grant et al. (2006).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Allobates algorei Barrio-Amoros and Santos 2009
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Aromobatidae
Allobates
Allobates algorei

description: Allobates algorei Barrio-Amorós and Santos, 2009 *
Holotype: EBRG 5560.
Type locality: Río Negro, Municipio Córdoba, Estado Táchira, Venezuela, “ 07°34.723’N, 72°10.739’W,” elevation 482 m.”
Distribution: Region 1. Cordillera Oriental de Colombia (Acevedo et al. 2019) and extreme southwestern piedmont of the Venezuelan Andes, on both northern and southern sides of the Táchira depression.
Selected references: Barrio-Amorós and García Porta (2003); Barrio-Amorós and Santos (2009).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Allobates bromelicola
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Aromobatidae
Allobates
Allobates bromelicola

description: Allobates bromelicola (Test 1956) *
Holotype: UMMZ 113027.
Type locality: “ 1,375 m on Pico Periquito, Rancho Grande, Estado Aragua, Venezuela.”
Distribution: Region 2. Surroundings of the type locality, 1,310 –1,375 m asl.
Remarks: Nothing is known of this species beyond the original description and some natural history notes by Dixon and Rivero Blanco (1985). It appears to be quite rare, difficult to observe and collect, or it may have suffered a severe decline.
Selected references: Test (1956); Ginés (1959); Rivero (1961, 1964a, 1988); Dixon and Rivero Blanco (1985); Myers et al. (1991); Manzanilla et al. (1995); La Marca and Mijares-Urrútia (1997); Barrio and Fuentes (1999a); Barrio-Amorós (2006c).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
Allobates caribe
Creators: name: Barrio-Amorós, César L.
name: Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M.
name: Señaris, J. Celsa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Aromobatidae
Allobates
Allobates caribe

description: Allobates caribe (Barrio-Amorós, Rivas and Kaiser 2006) *
Holotype: MHNLS 17462.
Type locality: “Southern slope of Cerro El Humo, Península de Paria, Estado Sucre, Venezuela (10°41’094”N, 62°37’147”W), elevation 1,050 m.”
Distribution: Region 2. Only known from type locality.
Remarks: Described as Colostethus caribe, it was transferred to Allobates by Lötters et al. (2007: 55) a shift agreeable to the current authors, but later (mistakenly) transferred to Anomaloglossus (Lötters et al. 2007: 60) without explanation. Frost (2018) used Allobates for this species by implication. Several recent attempts to secure more specimens in the same general area failed (G. Rivas, pers. comm.).
Selected references: Barrio-Amorós et al. (2006a); Lötters et al. (2007).
description: Published as part of Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, pp. 1-198 in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) (e 180) 13 (1) on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11404264
How harvest, cleaning and conservation good practices affect the quality of saffron: results of a research conducted in Italy
Creators: name: Leoni, Valeria
name: Giupponi, Luca
name: Pedrali, Davide
name: Zuccolo, Marco
name: Borgonovo, Gigliola
name: Bassoli, Angela
name: Giorgi, Annamaria
Publisher: name: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Year: 2022

description: Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) spice making requires time-spending manual operations: stigmas are separated from the flower picked in bud early in the morning, and once dried they are preserved protected from light. This study verified how the correct pursuing of these good practices affects saffron quality. Few hours of exposure of the flower to the sun determined a significant decrease in the colouring strength (239.66 ± 10.33 versus 255.35 ± 11.87). The correct cleaning of stigmas determined a very significant increase of colouring strength (247.12 ± 13.32 instead of 224.35 ± 14.88) and a significant increase of flavour strength (99.72 ±7.48 against 90.31 ± 6.32, p <0.05). In 24 months, all the samples kept in the dark were still of first category of quality while the ones kept in the light dropped in second category. For all samples there was an increase of aroma strength and a decrease of the flavour and colouring strength, but only the colouring strength loss followed a significantly more sloping trendline. A detectable difference in the content of trans-crocin 4 correlated to the ageing or the way of conservation was not found, nevertheless, it was confirmed that the isomers tend towards a photostationary state where the trans isomer is more present.
description: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, Vol. 95 (2022): Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Effects of temperature on pollen viability and in vivo pollen tube growth in Citrus sinensis
Creators: name: Karabiyik, Senay
Publisher: name: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Year: 2022

description: Temperature is the major factor in global warming and strongly influences the success of plant sexual reproduction. Therefore, there isan urgent need to assess the vulnerability of species for breeding and planning effective actions. In this study, effects of different tempera-tures and storage duration on pollen viability and in vivo pollen tube growth were analysed in Citrus sinensis ‘Kozan yerlisi’. The pollenswere obtained before anthesis and stored at 10 °C, 20 °C and 30 °C for 1, 2 or 3 days before analysis.The pollen viability decreased with increasing temperatures and storage duration from 61.3% to 5.8%. In vivo pollen germination results showed that for one day storage, the pollen growth rates were similar to the control treatment while storing pollens two or three days differed from the control. Pollen germination after storage at 10 °C was lower and not efficient, while after storage at 30 °C no pollen tube germination at all was seen on the stigma. At the same time, storing pollen in low temperature caused delay in pollen tube germination and pollen tube growth, suggesting that pollen that are stored in low temperatures pass into a dormancy process for three to five days.In conclusion, this study indicated that pollen storage in 30 °C for a long time causes loss of pollination ability while storage in 10 °Ccauses dormancy in pollen.
description: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, Vol. 95 (2022): Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality