cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Facile design of lidocaine-loaded polymeric hydrogel to persuade effects of local anesthesia drug delivery system: complete in vitro and in vivo toxicity analyses
Creators: name: Li, Yan
name: Zhao, Erxian
name: Li, Li
name: Bai, Liying
name: Zhang, Wei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: The principal goal of the present investigation was to enterprise new and effective drug delivery vesicle for the sustained delivery of local anesthetic lidocaine hydrochloride (LDC), using a novel combination of copolymeric hydrogel with tetrahydroxyborate (COP–THB) to improve bioactivity and therapeutic potential. To support this contention, the physical and mechanical properties, rheological characteristics, and component release of candidate formulations were investigated. An optimized formulation of COP–THB containing LDC to an upper maximum concentration of 1.5% w/w was assessed for drug crystallization. The biocompatibility of the prepared COP–THB hydrogel was exhibited strong cell survival (96%) and growth compatibility on L929 fibroblast cell lines, which was confirmed by using methods of MTT assay and microscopic observations. The COP–THB hydrogel release pattern is distinct from that of COP–THB/LDC hydrogels by the slow-release rate and the low percentage of cumulative release. In vivo evaluations were demonstrated the anesthetic effects and toxicity value of treated samples by using mice models. In addition, COP–THB/LDC hydrogels significantly inhibit in vivo tumor growth in mice model and effectively reduced it is in vivo toxicity. The pharmacological evaluation showed that encapsulation of LDC in COP–THB hydrogels prolonged its anesthetic action with favorable in vitro and in vivo compatibility. This novel design may theoretically be used in promising studies involving the controlled release of local anesthetics.HighlightsDevelopment a modified sustained release system for the local anesthetic lidocaine.PVP-THB hydrogel to improve the pharmacological properties of the drug and their anesthetic activities.Profiles of PVP-THB/LDC showed that the effective release of associated lidocaine.This new formulation could potentially be used in future local anesthetics. Development a modified sustained release system for the local anesthetic lidocaine. PVP-THB hydrogel to improve the pharmacological properties of the drug and their anesthetic activities. Profiles of PVP-THB/LDC showed that the effective release of associated lidocaine. This new formulation could potentially be used in future local anesthetics.
Exploring gender transition: Partner experiences and attitudes towards adolescent gender services
Creators: name: Smith, Aimee
Publisher: name: University of Leicester
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Literature Review:Qualitative research was reviewed to further understand the experiences of partners in romantic relationships with people who are transitioning gender. A systematic search of the literature was conducted, and a quality appraisal tool utilised to select nine papers. A thematic synthesis generated four themes: Changes in sexual relationship; new roles and responsibilities; identity and belonging; loss and transformation. Findings suggested experiences of ambiguous loss and disenfranchised grief, changes in sexual intimacy and sexual roles. The findings were considered in relation to dominant trans-affirmative discourses and marginalised positions in LGBTQ communities. There is a need for open and supportive spaces for partners to explore and share their experiences.Research Paper:There are debates around the conceptualisation of gender identity within the research. There are also debates concerning how adolescent gender services should respond when an adolescent wishes to transition gender. Q-Methodology was utilised in order to further understand the positions in relation to these debates. Analysis identified three factors: ‘affirmative action is needed now’, ‘gender exploration is key’ and ‘proceed with caution’. Affirmative action is needed now argued for all medical interventions to be offered with little or no assessment and gatekeeping from gender services. Gender exploration is key argued for slowing down the process and taking an explorative view rather than advocating for medical interventions. Finally proceed with caution advocated for a staged approach to intervention starting with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria followed by the most reversible interventions to the least reversible. There were consensus agreements around informed consent and offering social networking opportunities. The findings of the study depict three clear positions within the debates around interventions for adolescents wishing to transition, individuals may be able to consider and reflect upon their own positioning.
An unconventional day in a publishing house
Creators: name: Benetti, Francesca
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2014

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
At the intersection of autism and gender: Personal identities and professional ideas
Creators: name: Moore, Isobel
Publisher: name: University of Leicester
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Systematic literature review and meta-synthesis:Influenced by theories of intersectionality, performativity and gender hegemony, the review explored the intersection of autism and gender in the negotiation of identity for individuals who identified as autistic. Purposefully not restricted to any one gender category so as to be able to interrogate gender as a construct, a systematic search for qualitative research found 12 studies. Meta-synthesis involved a constructionist approach to thematic synthesis. Findings related to the ways in which dominant autism discourses restricted gender identities; the positioning of gendered autistic identities as subordinate and ‘other’ within hierarchies of power; and the possibilities for finding spaces of belonging and resistance to normative expectations. Findings are considered in relation to critical autism scholarship, feminist and queer theory, and clinical implications. The review was original in its inclusive approach to gender and contribution to critical theory on autism and gender.Research report:Most existing literature on the subject of ‘female autism’ has extended unproblematised dominant medical-model conceptualisations of autism. This study developed a critique of ‘female autism’ as a concept. Using a Foucauldian discourse analysis of reports and resources provided by UK-based clinicians, it examined how ‘female autism’ is constructed in professional practices. The analysis drew out a narrative of ‘female autism’ as progress in terms of medical-scientific knowledge, gender equality and the prospects for women and girls recognised as autistic, before problematising this narrative by focusing on power, institutional interests and ideology. I argue that ‘female autism’ extends the reach of the expert gaze through expanding the category of autism into previously un-pathologised territory, while reinforcing hegemonic, binary understandings of gender. The biopolitics of autism, Hacking’s ‘looping effect’ and feminist theory are discussed.
What is Open Science?
Creators: name: Apel, Jochen
name: Dennis, Richard
name: Janíček, Milan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Open Science
Open Access
Scholary Publishing
FAIR Data Principles
Research Data Management
Research Integrity
European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)
Citizen Science

description: Openness and transparency are closely linked to the scientific method. But how open can and should research be? The lecture would like to invite you to participate in the current discussion about open science in its different facets by providing a broad overview - from open access over the FAIR data principles and citizen science to the European Open Science Cloud. The presentation took place on 8 November 2021 and was part of the event series "Open for you! An introduction series to open science" organized by the 4EU+ University Alliance.
description: Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
Apulum Mithraeum III Project in Alba Iulia 2014
Creators: name: Edwards, Erin
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2014

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Learning Rates and States from Biophysical Time Series: A Bayesian Approach to Model Selection and Single-Molecule FRET Data
Creators: name: Bronson, Jonathan E.
name: Fei, Jingyi
name: Hofman, Jake M.
name: Gonzalez,, Ruben L.
name: Wiggins, Chris H.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Quantitative Methods (q-bio.QM)
subject: Biomolecules (q-bio.BM)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Time series data provided by single-molecule Forster resonance energy transfer (sm-FRET) experiments offer the opportunity to infer not only model parameters describing molecular complexes, e.g. rate constants, but also information about the model itself, e.g. the number of conformational states. Resolving whether or how many of such states exist requires a careful approach to the problem of model selection, here meaning discriminating among models with differing numbers of states. The most straightforward approach to model selection generalizes the common idea of maximum likelihood-selecting the most likely parameter values-to maximum evidence: selecting the most likely model. In either case, such inference presents a tremendous computational challenge, which we here address by exploiting an approximation technique termed variational Bayes. We demonstrate how this technique can be applied to temporal data such as smFRET time series; show superior statistical consistency relative to the maximum likelihood approach; and illustrate how model selection in such probabilistic or generative modeling can facilitate analysis of closely related temporal data currently prevalent in biophysics. Source code used in this analysis, including a graphical user interface, is available open source via http://vbFRET.sourceforge.net
EYEDIG: multi sensory experience in Archaeology
Creators: name: Guerra Garcia, Pablo
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2014

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Foundation of Statistical Mechanics under experimentally realistic conditions
Creators: name: Reimann, Peter
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We demonstrate the equilibration of isolated macroscopic quantum systems, prepared in non-equilibrium mixed states with significant population of many energy levels, and observed by instruments with a reasonably bound working range compared to the resolution limit. Both properties are fulfilled under many, if not all, experimentally realistic conditions. At equilibrium, the predictions and limitations of Statistical Mechanics are recovered.
description: Accepted in Phys. Rev. Lett
Chemical determinants of tree susceptibility to mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins)
Creators: name: Syed, Akbar
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Volatile constituents of bark from the two species of pine hosts of the mountain pine beetle, (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) were investigated as postulated factors in host tree discovery and selective attack by the insect. The anemo-olfactory, klinokinetic and klinotactic responses of pedestrian adult flown females to odors of different aged pines of the species Pinus ponderosa Laws, (ponderosa pine) and Pinus monticola Dougl. (western white pine) were used as criteria to test for evidence as to possible involvement of host tree volatiles in host selection. Volatile substances from pine bark were collected through sublimation under vacuum from frozen state. The volatile extracts were analyzed by Gas-Liquid Chromatography. Total volatile extracts and their ether soluble fraction from mature pine trees were "attractive" to beetles, whereas those from saplings were "repellent." No qualitative differences were found in the ether-soluble fraction of mature trees and saplings respectively, but proportions of individual constituents in the extracts differed. Ethanol at various concentrations caused arrestance of the anemo-olfactory response of pedestrian beetles. As a constituent of trees under stress ethanol may thus play an important role in the programme of responses which lead ultimately to attack. Problems encountered during the storage of tree samples and their extracts have been discussed.
Inter-valley plasmons in graphene
Creators: name: Tudorovskiy, Timur
name: Mikhailov, Sergey A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The spectrum of two-dimensional (2D) plasma waves in graphene has been recently studied in the Dirac fermion model. We take into account the whole dispersion relation for graphene electrons in the tight binding approximation and the local field effects in the electrodynamic response. Near the wavevectors close to the corners of the hexagon-shaped Brillouin zone we found new low-frequency 2D plasmon modes with a linear spectrum. These "inter-valley" plasmon modes are related to the transitions between the two nearest Dirac cones.
description: 4 pages, 2 figures; submitted in PRL
Beware of fake AGNs
Creators: name: Stasinska, G.
name: Asari, N. Vale
name: Fernandes, R. Cid
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: In the BPT diagram, the distribution of the emission-line galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) evokes the wings of a seagull. Traditionally, galaxies in the right wing are considered to host AGNs. Our study of the stellar populations of SDSS galaxies showed that about1/4 of galaxies thought to host LINERS are in fact "retired galaxies", i.e. galaxies that stopped forming stars and are ionized by hot post-AGB stars and white dwarfs (Stasinska et al. 2008). When including the galaxies that lack some of the lines needed to place them in the BPT diagram the fraction of retired galaxies is even larger (Cid Fernandes et al., 2009, arXiv:0912.1376)
description: to be published in "Co-evolution of central black holes and galaxies: feeding and feed-back" Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 267, Peterson, Rachel Somerville, & Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann eds
Intrinsic chiral topological superconductor thin films
Creators: name: Luo, Xi
name: Chen, Yu-Ge
name: Wang, Ziqiang
name: Yu, Yue
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Superconductors (SCs) with nontrivial topological band structures in the normal state have been discovered recently in bulk materials. When such SCs are made into thin films, quantum tunneling and Cooper pairing take place between the topological surface states (TSSs) on the opposing surfaces. Here, we find that chiral topological superconductivity with spontaneous time-reversal symmetry breaking emerges on the surface of such thin film SCs. There is a mirror symmetry that protects a novel nonunitary orbital and spin triplet pairing of the TSS. In the mirror diagonal space, the chiral topological SC manifests as two independent chiral $p$-wave spin-triplet pairing states, in which each is a two-dimensional superconducting analog of the Anderson-Brinkman-Morel state in superfluid $^3$He with in-plane exchange fields. A rich topological phase diagram governed by the nontrivial $\mathbb{Z}\oplus\mathbb{Z}$ topological invariant is obtained with gapless chiral Majorana edge modes and anyonic Majorana vortices. We further construct a three dimensional lattice model with a topological band structure and SC pairings, which is motivated by Fe-based SCs such as Fe(Te,Se). We demonstrate the realization of the proposed intrinsic chiral topological superconductor in the quasi-two-dimensional thin-film limit. Our findings enable thin-film SCs with nontrivial $Z_2$ band structures as a single-material platform for intrinsic chiral topological superconductivity with both vortex and boundary Majorana excitations for topological quantum device making.
description: 12 pages, 9 figures, This paper supersedes arXiv:2003.11752
Cosmological parameter constraints from SDSS luminous red galaxies: a new treatment of large-scale clustering
Creators: name: Sanchez, Ariel G.
name: Crocce, M.
name: Cabre, A.
name: Baugh, C. M.
name: Gaztanaga, E.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We apply a new model for the spherically averaged correlation function at large pair separations to the measurement of the clustering of luminous red galaxies (LRGs) made from the SDSS by Cabre and Gaztanaga(2009). Our model takes into account the form of the BAO peak and the large scale shape of the correlation function. We perform a Monte Carlo Markov chain analysis for different combinations of datasets and for different parameter sets. When used in combination with a compilation of the latest CMB measurements, the LRG clustering and the latest supernovae results give constraints on cosmological parameters which are comparable and in remarkably good agreement, resolving the tension reported in some studies. The best fitting model in the context of a flat, Lambda-CDM cosmology is specified by Omega_m=0.261+-0.013, Omega_b=0.044+-0.001, n_s=0.96+-0.01, H_0=71.6+-1.2 km/s/Mpc and sigma_8=0.80+-0.02. If we allow the time-independent dark energy equation of state parameter to vary, we find results consistent with a cosmological constant at the 5% level using all data sets: w_DE=-0.97+-0.05. The large scale structure measurements by themselves can constrain the dark energy equation of state parameter to w_DE=-1.05+-0.15, independently of CMB or supernovae data. We do not find convincing evidence for an evolving equation of state. We provide a set of "extended distance priors" that contain the most relevant information from the CMB power spectrum and the shape of the LRG correlation function which can be used to constrain dark energy models and spatial curvature. Our model should provide an accurate description of the clustering even in much larger, forthcoming surveys, such as those planned with NASA's JDEM or ESA's Euclid mission.
description: 26 pages, 17 figures; Replaced to match version accepted for publication in MNRAS. The constraints on the set of "extended distance priors" can be found at http://www.mpe.mpg.de/~arielsan/web_dist_priors.html
Knowledge, community and ignorance
Creators: name: Townley, Cynthia
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: Most epistemologists have assumed that the elimination of ignorance is an uncontroversial epistemic goal: the ideal and virtuous knower is maximally informed. This assumption is automatically extended to the assertion that ideal knowers will also be maximally informative. I challenge both these assumptions and their implication that it is always desirable to eliminate or minimise ignorance. I argue that ignorance, far from being an epistemic flaw in need of remedy, is demanded by important epistemic virtues, especially when the importance of epistemic community is recognised. An initial account of the importance of ignorance is provided through a discussion of virtue epistemology. Standard virtue-based accounts focus on the acquisition of information through empirical evidence: scrupulousness, rigour, and objectivity are commonly identified as epistemic virtues. I argue that this list is incomplete, and must be supplemented with empathy, cooperation, discretion and humility. I show that while epistemology must attend to the desirable characteristics of knowers, epistemic virtues cannot all be understood as knowledge maximising. Furthermore, a properly communitarian epistemology must attend to relationships between knowers characterised by trust, respect and credibility. I will show that these features of epistemic interactions require the tolerance and even promotion of ignorance. I then show the ideals of complete knowledge, epistemic uniformity and consensus to be flawed and inadequate. I argue that the ideal of knowers as information maximisers should be replaced with a conception of knowers as cooperative \second persons.\" The communitarian virtue epistemology defended in the first three chapters forms the basis for the discussions of trust empathy and authority that follow. I develop an account of trust as a source of knowledge that cannot be reduced to treating persons and their claims as evidence. Empathic knowledge requires discretion and respect from virtuous knowers rather than a desire to accumulate all the facts. I argue further that the epistemic responsibilities of expert knowers are not limited to the provision or acquisition of accurate information. I show that an approach to knowledge that incorporates ignorance and starts from the ways that virtuous knowers engage with one another is a promising way to analyse practical epistemic concerns such as indigenous intellectual property rights. The thesis as a whole demonstrates that taking account of ignorance in epistemological theory enhances an adequate analysis of a range of epistemic practices that cannot be reduced to knowledge maximising. Ignorance is both theoretically indispensable to epistemological analyses and practically invaluable for a community of knowers."
Day in the life of a Public Services Officer
Creators: name: Historic Environment Scotland
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2014

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Time-interval Measurement with Linear Optical Sampling at the Femtosecond Level
Creators: name: Yu, Dongrui
name: Chen, Ziyang
name: Yang, Xuan
name: Xu, Yunlong
name: Jin, Ziyi
name: Ma, Panxue
name: Zhang, Yufei
name: Yu, Song
name: Luo, Bin
name: Guo, Hong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: High-precision time-interval measurement is a fundamental technique in many advanced applications, including time and distance metrology, particle physics, and ultra-precision machining. However, many of these applications are confined by the imprecise time-interval measurement of electrical signals, restricting the performance of the ultimate system to a few picoseconds, which limits ultra-high-precision applications. Here, we demonstrate an optical means of the time-interval measurement of electrical signals that can successfully achieve femtosecond (fs)-level precision. The setup is established using the optical-frequency-comb (OFC)-based linear optical sampling technique to realize timescale-stretched measurement. We achieve the measurement precision of 82 fs for a single LOS scan measurement and 3.05 fs for the 100-times average with post-processing, which is three orders of magnitude higher than the results of older electrical methods. The high-precision time interval measurement of electrical signals can substantially improve precision measurement technologies.
description: 10 pages, 5 figures
MPEC 2023-K162 : 2023 JD6
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Teleneuropsychology in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Developing and testing the convergent validity of the eSPANS
Creators: name: McArdle, Benjamin
Publisher: name: University of Leicester
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Emergency restrictions implemented as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have required many health services to rethink how care is delivered, including neuropsychology. The advantages of Teleneuropsychology (TeleNP), remote delivery of neuropsychology assessment via video teleconferencing (VTC), have become substantially more prominent. This thesis aimed to evaluate the latest evidence of VTC assessment validity, feasibility and acceptability in order to design and trial remote administration of the Short Parallel Assessments of Neuropsychological Status (SPANS).Literature Review:A systematic and comprehensive search of the TeleNP literature in three peer-reviewed databases and extensive grey literature sources produced 52 items for review. VTC assessment was largely found to be feasible and valid, with high levels of equivalency when compared to face-to-face (FTF) versions. Screening tools or neuropsychological tests of attention, memory and language produced the strongest results, with executive function and visuospatial measures showing more variation. High levels of acceptability were often noted from clients, with neuropsychology clinicians often hesitant to adopt TeleNP practises, but an increase in available guidance looking to improve uptake.Empirical Study:The SPANS required adjustments to be administered via VTC, but was designed to simulate the FTF version closely. This new eSPANS was administered to 42 healthy adults aged 18-59 and compared to existing FTF normative data (n=255). The eSPANS was usable and well accepted in this population, with a majority suggesting a preference over FTF testing. Recommendations are made to eliminate technical difficulties that resulted in significantly worse scores on one specific subtest. Elsewhere performance was equivalent or significantly better than normative FTF data. Improved performance may be a result of sampling bias or an increased comfort level. Equivalency can therefore not yet be concluded. The perils of working with homogenous, skewed distributions with high kurtosis are discussed and steps for future highly-powered normative research are recommended.
Investigating the peat bogs of Ireland
Creators: name: Mount, Charles
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2014

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Fast bowling kinematics associated with ball release speed. An integrated data-science approach
Creators: name: Bhandurge, Shruti
name: Alway, Pete
name: Allen, Sam
name: Blenkinsop, Glen
name: Lowe, Andrew
name: King, Mark
Publisher: name: Loughborough University
Year: 2024

description: Engineering of Sport 15 - Proceedings from the 15th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport (ISEA 2024)
Experimental research has widely investigated biomechanical variables associated with ball release speed (BRS) of fast bowlers. Outcomes of these investigations have identified that several variables have inconsistent associations with high BRS. Moreover, conventional statistical explanatory approaches such as correlation analyses and linear regression models generally employed to study these associations have demonstrated inherent predictive limitations. It is important to acknowledge that high explanatory power may not imply high predictive power. Applied data science techniques, specifically machine learning models, offer a promising avenue to gain a deeper understanding into these complex datasets. The aim of this research was twofold: 1) to identify movement characteristics that best predict BRS in cricket fast bowling and 2) to understand the relationship between these top predictors and BRS using an integrated data science approach.
Jacquetta Hawkes, Sir Isaac Newton, and the idea of stratigraphy
Creators: name: Hicks, Dan
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2014

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
The harmed helpers: Investigating the traumatic experiences of prison staff and mental health professionals
Creators: name: Harris, Natashia D.
Publisher: name: University of Leicester
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Thesis Abstract:The two chapters of this thesis are separate. A shortened abstract has therefore been included as an overview for both chapters. Expanded abstracts are presented for each chapter.Literature Review:A systematic review was undertaken to understand the prevalence and impacts of stalking on mental health professionals and the methods they used to cope with these experiences. Of the 7060 papers identified in 5 databases, 11 papers were deemed to meet inclusion criteria. Prevalence rates were estimated between 10.2% and 50% across the included studies, with higher quality papers reporting prevalence rates of 13.9% and 14.3% respectively. Participants reported being stalked by perpetrators other than clients, notably colleagues and intimate partners as or more frequently than by clients, despite previous research focusing on the latter. Strategies to cope with the impacts of stalking include both workplace and lifestyle changes, indicating a pervasive impact on healthcare professionals’ lives. Limitations of the included research and future directions are discussed.Empirical Report:This study aims to replicate James and Todak’s (2018) study in UK prison establishments to understand the rate of post-traumatic stress reactions in a sample of UK prison staff and the impact of exposure to critical incidents and work environment factors on post-traumatic stress reactions. A total of 134 participants were asked to complete an online survey containing a measure of post-traumatic stress (PCL-5), Critical incident exposure (CIHQ-C) and of work environment (WEI). The rate of post-traumatic reaction in the sample was measured as 40.31% and 45.7% respectively. The cumulative impact of exposure to critical incidents was significantly positively correlated with PCL-5 scores, as well as the number of distinct types of trauma. A factor analysis of the work environment inventory revealed two factor subscales, both of which were positively correlated with PCL-5 scores, indicating greater dissatisfaction is associated with higher traumatic reaction. Findings are consistent with that of James and Todak’s original US paper; work environment factors and exposure to critical incidents both predict post-traumatic stress reactions in UK prison staff. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed.
Excavaciones Arqueológicas en Pinilla del Valle (Comunidad de Madrid, España)
Creators: name: Museo Arqueológico Regional
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2014

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Excavaciones arqueológicas en El Llano de la Horca (Santorcaz, Comunidad de Madrid, España)
Creators: name: Museo Arqueológico Regional
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2014

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Detect overlapping and hierarchical community structure in networks
Creators: name: Shen, Huawei
name: Cheng, Xueqi
name: Cai, Kai
name: Hu, Mao-Bin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Clustering and community structure is crucial for many network systems and the related dynamic processes. It has been shown that communities are usually overlapping and hierarchical. However, previous methods investigate these two properties of community structure separately. This paper proposes an algorithm (EAGLE) to detect both the overlapping and hierarchical properties of complex community structure together. This algorithm deals with the set of maximal cliques and adopts an agglomerative framework. The quality function of modularity is extended to evaluate the goodness of a cover. The examples of application to real world networks give excellent results.
description: 7 pages, 5 figures
Excavaciones arqueológicas en Olduvai - La Cuna de la Humanidad (Tanzania)
Creators: name: Museo Arqueológico Regional
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2014

description: This resource is a single blog post created as part of the Day of Archaeology initiative. The Day of Archaeology project aimed to provide a window into the daily lives of archaeologists from all over the world. The project asked people working, studying or volunteering in the archaeological world to participate in a 'Day of Archaeology' each year by recording their day and sharing it through text, images or video on the Day of Archaeology blog.
The project asked anyone with a personal, professional or voluntary interest in archaeology to get involved, and help highlight the reasons why archaeology is vital to protect the past and inform our futures. The resulting Day of Archaeology project archive demonstrates the wide variety of work the archaeological profession undertakes day-to-day across the globe, and helps to raise public awareness of the relevance and importance of archaeology to the modern world.
The first ever Day of Archaeology was held in 2011 and, since then, the project had thousands of archaeologists take part in the event, from those working in the field through to specialists working in laboratories and behind computers. The last Day of Archaeology was on Friday 28th July 2017.
Are the necessary partnerships and capacities being created to ensure Ireland's continued market success as a major player in the global food system?
Creators: name: Iannetta, Pietro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Legumes;

description: A brief treatise on the question raised by the Sequester Project on: what may Ireland learn from other countries and market trends as it transitions agriculture towards carbon neutrality. It is hoped that the discussion points have relevance to many countries globally, especially those which have high level of protein import dependency, and low levels of legume cropping.
An exploration of the psychological and behavioural profile of specific genetic syndromes, including Malan Syndrome and Sotos Syndrome
Creators: name: Goulding-Talbot, Josh
Publisher: name: University of Leicester
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Thesis abstract:The current thesis aimed to explore the psychological and behavioural profile of specific genetic syndromes. This was achieved by a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of the prevalence rate of several genetic syndromes, as well as an empirical study into autism spectrum disorders and anxiety in Malan Syndrome and Sotos Syndrome.Systematic literature review and meta-analysis:A systematic literature review and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the association between ADHD and genetic neurodevelopmental syndromes. A pooled estimate was calculated using a random effects model and heterogeneity between studies was explored. The estimate across syndromes was estimated at 0.34 (95% CI 0.30 – 0.37) and high heterogeneity was identified. Different analyses were conducted to try to identify potential causes of high heterogeneity and prevalence rate estimates were recalculated as an attempt to correct for this. The genetic syndrome with the highest uncorrected estimate was seen in Fragile X, with an estimate of 0.47 (95% CI 0.38 – 0.57), and the lowest was seen in Turner Syndrome, with an estimate of 0.18 (95% CI 0.08 – 0.28).Research report:Anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) traits have been associated with Sotos syndrome and Malan syndrome (“Sotos syndrome 2”). However, research in both are limited and the profile of difficulties has not been previously fully explored. Parents/caregivers of 15 children with Malan syndrome and 9 children with Sotos syndrome completed an online survey and results were compared with existing data to explore the specific profile of difficulties in both syndrome groups. Results suggested ASD may be characteristic of Malan syndrome although not to the same extent as Sotos syndrome and idiopathic ASD. Similar levels of anxiety were seen in Malan syndrome and idiopathic ASD although this was lower than seen in Sotos syndrome. The study concludes that both ASD and anxiety may be characteristic of Malan syndrome, although potentially not to the same extent as in Sotos syndrome.
A critical analysis of Alfred North Whitehead's statements that \The essence of education is that it be religious\" and \"A religious education is an education which inculcates duty and reverence\""
Creators: name: Webber, E. M
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: An investigation of the various interpretations given by Whitehead to the concepts religious, education, duty, and reverence; and especially of the problems which arise when they are taken in association, as in the title-statements. The philosophical implications of his views on religion (which cannot be dissociated from his description of that which is religious), and the bearing they have not only on education generally, but also on religious education, is examined. Ancillary to this has been a brief scrutiny of forms of knowledge, methods of learning, truth-claims, and the nature of belief. This has led to an examination of the nature and role both of certainty and uncertainty; and, on the authority of Whitehead and others, a claim has been made that the latter element has a legitimate place in the activity or process of education. Whitehead's dissatisfaction with the positivistic standpoint is shown in his advocacy of a type of philosophy which was, for some long time, foreign to most educational theorising; but which appears now to be regaining vitality and support. The concepts of purpose and teleology are referred to as being necessarily integral to an education which is religious in essence. Similarly, the concepts of subjectivity and objectivity, of the social and the individual, are woven through the whole dissertation. Whitehead's suggestion that conventional religion is losing its authority as it loses its objectivity is examined, and it is suggested that his relativism (which manifests itself as 'process') is seen both as contributing to this, and perhaps as leading to a new understanding of the meaning of religion. In conclusion, reference is made to special problems which Whitehead's point of view might provide for those who are most directly concerned in the enterprise of education.