cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Evaluating the Impact of Key Parameters on Evaporation of E-cigarette Aerosols
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The unique volatile property of e-cigarette (e-cig) emitted particles might affect the exposure to e-cig aerosols (ECAs) of both mainstream and secondhand vaping (SHV) that are distinctively different from tobacco smoke. The objective of the proposed study is to identify important parameters that affect the evaporation rates of both mainstream and simulated exhaled ECAs. With a rapid growth in the consumption of e-cig among adults and youth in the United States, there is still a lack of knowledge about the exposure and health effects of e-cigs. Unlike tobacco smoke generated by combustion, e-cigs utilize vaporization of the liquid mixture (so-called, e-liquid) to generate aerosols. Thus, the ECAs could be volatile due to the vaporization of propylene glycol with relatively high vapor pressure (i.e., 20 Pa) after heated. The volatile nature of e-cig aerosols would likely affect the exposure mechanisms and health outcomes associated with ECAs. While many existing studies have linked the property of evaporation to aerodynamic behaviors of ECAs, there has been no systematic study that determines to what extent the ECA evaporates with both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Previous studies have demonstrated the impacts of SHV on indoor air quality, where high volatility has also been observed. However, there is limited information about how the volatility of SHV emissions can be affected. To fill these knowledge gaps, the overarching goal of this project is to identify key parameters (i.e., e-liquid components, and environmental conditions) that affect the evaporation rates of mainstream and mimic exhaled ECAs, respectively. To determine the evaporation rate of ECAs, the real-time measurements of ultrafine particles (UFPs) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) decays in ECAs as well as di-ethyl-hexyl sebacate (DEHS) aerosols with the least volatility will be conducted in a well-controlled stainless steel chamber. An artificial lung system will be developed to mimic exhaled ECAs, simulating the human respiratory system. This proposed project will provide mechanistic data to better assess the impact of the e-cigs consumption on indoor air quality and potentially provide physical insight into the mainstream ECA exposure for the respiratory system.
Anarsia innoxiella Gregersen & Karsholt 2017
Creators: name: Bryner, Rudolf
name: Kopp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Gelechiidae
Anarsia
Anarsia innoxiella

description: 3822a Anarsia innoxiella Gregersen & Karsholt, 2017 – JU, ML, WA
Andriollo et al. (2019):Entomo Helvetica 12:13; Kopp (2022):Entomo Helvetica 15: 140.
description: Published as part of Bryner, Rudolf & Kopp, Andreas, 2023, Aktualisierung der Checkliste der Schmetterlinge (Lepidoptera) der Schweiz, pp. 39-60 in Entomo Helvetica 16 on page 50
Multidimensional assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Creators: name: Boswell, Ashley Keiser
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: The present study examined the clinical utility of direct measures of neuropsychological performance (Pediatric Attention Disorder Diagnostic Screener Target Tests of Executive Functioning, Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning-Second Edition, Trail Making Test-Part A/B) and indirect measures of behavioral functioning (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)-Parent and Teacher Form) in the identification of children at risk for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The sample consisted of 80 elementary-aged children (6-12 years old), 40 ADHD and 40 Non-ADHD subjects, referred to a large community private practice setting in the Southern United States. Two sample t-tests (with Bonferroni correction) and effect sizes (Cohen’s d) were computed to assess statistical and practical performance differences between ADHD and Non-ADHD groups. Youth in the ADHD group performed significantly worse on direct neuropsychological measures, yielding lower mean scale scores on all TTEFs, 3 of 4 WRAML-2 indices, and TMT-Part B than youth in the Non-ADHD group. Group differences were not found for the BRIEF Parent and Teacher Forms. Implications of findings for research and practice are presented.
Phalonidia udana
Creators: name: Bryner, Rudolf
name: Kopp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Phalonidia
Phalonidia udana

description: 4255a Phalonidia udana (Guenée, 1845) – ML
Kopp (2022): Entomo Helvetica 15: 140.
description: Published as part of Bryner, Rudolf & Kopp, Andreas, 2023, Aktualisierung der Checkliste der Schmetterlinge (Lepidoptera) der Schweiz, pp. 39-60 in Entomo Helvetica 16 on page 51
Sattleria basistrigella Huemer 1997
Creators: name: Bryner, Rudolf
name: Kopp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Gelechiidae
Sattleria
Sattleria basistrigella

description: 3741a Sattleria basistrigella Huemer, 1997 – WA
Huemer & Hebert (2011): Zootaxa 2981: 17.
Ersetzt in der Checkliste 2010 Sattleria triglavica Povolný, 1987, die in der Schweiz nicht vorkommt. Sattleria basistrigella wurde in der Schweiz bisher nur im Kanton Wallis nachgewiesen.
description: Published as part of Bryner, Rudolf & Kopp, Andreas, 2023, Aktualisierung der Checkliste der Schmetterlinge (Lepidoptera) der Schweiz, pp. 39-60 in Entomo Helvetica 16 on page 50
Targeting factor acetylation in therapeutic resistance models of lung cancer
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Tobacco smokers have the greatest risk of lung cancer and account for 80-90% of these deaths. Current treatment options for patients with lung cancers that have mutations in a gene called EGFR, include highly effective drugs that inhibit the overly active EGFR protein. However, while these targeted therapies initially elicit robust tumor responses, invariably tumor progression occurs due to residual tumor cells that are resistant to the EGFR inhibitors. This resistance mediated by activation of a protein called NFkB, which controls how genes are expressed in a cell. Here, I identify a specific modification (acetylation) of NFkB that occurs in lung cancer cells and present a potential novel strategy of combination-based drug therapy. I will study if drugs that block the interactions of modified NFkB with other proteins can circumvent acquired resistance to EGFR inhibitors in mutant EGFR lung cancers. Ultimately, these studies will contribute to our overall understanding of mechanisms promoting resistance to targeted therapies in lung cancer and elucidate combinatorial therapeutic strategies that would prolong patient response to targeted therapies.
Additional file 2: of One or two serological assay testing strategy for diagnosis of HBV and HCV infection? The use of predictive modelling
Creators: name: Parry, John
name: Easterbrook, Philippa
name: Sands, Anita
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Outcomes from applying 1- and 2-test diagnostic strategy models to four HCV epidemic scenarios (DOCX 953Â kb)
Evaluating the effectiveness of an inpatient group-CBT program for women with depressive symptoms
Creators: name: Christiana, William
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: Recent trends within inpatient psychiatry have led to shorter lengths of stay, lower reimbursement rates, and a general decline in resources for treatment providers. Inpatient psychotherapy programming must adapt to this changing landscape in order remain effective. Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are the largest subgroup seeking inpatient care, making the treatment of MDD a key priority in this regard. Currently, there is no well-established, empirically supported, psychosocial treatment designed for inpatients with MDD. Within this context, inpatient Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (G-CBT) offers a pragmatic, cost-efficient, and empirically driven solution for the development of psychotherapy programming for this population. The present study evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of an inpatient G-CBT program implemented on a women’s inpatient unit. A total of 159 women diagnosed with MDD, Bipolar I Disorder – Current Episode Depressed, Bipolar II Disorder, Depressive Disorder NOS, and Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood were given the Beck Depression Inventory – Second Edition at admission and discharge from the program. Attendance rates at G-CBT sessions were high, indicating that the treatment was well tolerated. A statistically significant decrease in depressive symptoms was observed at post-treatment. The obtained effect size (d=1.30) was lower, but comparable, to findings from randomized controlled trials of individual outpatient CBT and controlled studies of individual inpatient CBT. Reliable and clinically significant improvement was observed for the majority of the sample. Overall, the findings indicate that inpatient G-CBT for MDD is a promising and worthwhile treatment approach deserving of future study.
Analysis of tobacco toxin-genetic interactions through study of the dioxin-AHR pathway
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Although half of these deaths are
 due to cardiovascular (CV) disease, the molecular mechanism of how tobacco leads to increased CV
 mortality is not well understood. How we respond to tobacco exposure is known to be genetically determined
 – for example, a person with so-called “good genes” may live a long life despite smoking heavily. Such
 interaction between genes and the exposures are known as gene-environment interaction (GxE). Very little is
 known of how these GxE are regulated or which genes are responsible. Leveraging the exponential growth in
 human genetic findings related to cardiovascular disease and what we know about genes that respond to the
 environment, this study will identify a novel mechanism of how tobacco smoke and other environmental toxins
 can affect the disease process in the artery of patients and how a person’s genetic makeup can vary the way
 the artery responds. We are particularly interested in how the smooth muscle cells (SMC) that make up the
 majority of the artery wall responds to the tobacco toxins. We hypothesize that a gene called Aryl
 Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) can affect how SMC participate in the atherosclerotic plaque formation in
 response to tobacco exposure, and propose to use mouse models of atherosclerosis, SMC tracking
 and high-throughput RNA sequencing at single-cell resolution to answer this question. When this pilot project
 is completed, we will: i) have generated a strong model of how dioxin-containing compounds increase
 atherosclerosis, including the cell types involved and transcriptional program regulated, and ii) begin to
 understand how AHR regulates phenotypic changes in SMC and how AHR affects atherosclerosis.
Desmiphora (Distenia) barbata Martins & Galileo 2005
Creators: name: Groll, Elisa Von
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Desmiphora
Desmiphora barbata

description: Desmiphora (D.) barbata Martins & Galileo, 2005
Martins & Galileo, 2005c:247, fig. 5.
Paratype ♂, BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz: Prov. Florida (Samaipata), 07.XI.1994, F. A. Langer col. (MCNZ 234.676).
description: Published as part of Groll, Elisa Von, 2017, Catalogue of Coleoptera type specimens housed in the collection of the Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, pp. 439-473 in Zootaxa 4318 (3) on page 451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4318.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/887750
Isotoma riparia
Creators: name: Mayvan, Mahmood Mehrafrooz
name: Greenslade, Penelope
name: Sadeghi-Namaghi, Hussein
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Collembola
Entomobryomorpha
Isotomidae
Isotoma
Isotoma riparia

description: Isotoma cf. riparia (Nicolet, 1842)
– Desoria riparia Nicolet, 1842: 62.
MAZ: Alijani-Ardeshir et al. 2017.
Ecology and habitat in Iran: soil in pastureland.
General distribution: Palaearctic (Fjellberg 2007).
description: Published as part of Mayvan, Mahmood Mehrafrooz, Greenslade, Penelope & Sadeghi-Namaghi, Hussein, 2023, An annotated checklist of the Collembola (Hexapoda) from Iran, pp. 1-101 in Zootaxa 5275 (1) on page 46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5275.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7898948
Argyroploce externa
Creators: name: Bryner, Rudolf
name: Kopp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Argyroploce
Argyroploce externa

description: 4769 Argyroploce externa (Eversmann, 1844) – WA, GR
Schmid (2015): Entomo Helvetica 8: 152.
Ein weiterer Fund gelang W. Wittland am 12.7. 2018 in Eischoll (VS).
description: Published as part of Bryner, Rudolf & Kopp, Andreas, 2023, Aktualisierung der Checkliste der Schmetterlinge (Lepidoptera) der Schweiz, pp. 39-60 in Entomo Helvetica 16 on page 51
The examination of anomalous world-experience in schizophrenia and other disorders
Creators: name: Conerty, Joseph R.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: There is extensive literature in the fields of psychiatry and clinical phenomenology documenting a set of sub-psychotic, sometimes subtle, subjective phenomena prominent in the phenomenology of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. These phenomena are observed to occur pre- and post-psychosis, predict future psychosis of at-risk individuals, and are believed by some to characterize the very essence of schizophrenia. One such conception of these phenomena is called Self-Disorder, and more specifically disturbances in the subjective experience of self, referred to as “Anomalous Self Experience.”  A semi-structured interview emphasizing such anomalies called the “Examination of Anomalous Self Experience” (EASE) was published in 2005 and has demonstrated that it can discriminate disorders on the schizophrenia spectrum from affective psychosis and groups of non-schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, and has high interrater reliability. The potential utility of analogous measures focusing on experiences of the world rather than the self has yet to be assessed. A novel measure called the “Examination of Anomalous World Experience” (EAWE), composed in a format similar to the EASE, has however been created and is under development (under the leadership of Louis Sass). The purpose of this study was to field test the EAWE as a cohesive measure, including an analysis of interrater reliability, on a sample of psychiatric patients and non-psychiatric controls.   Initial analysis suggests good interrater reliability and strong specificity to diagnosis but (like many well-studied psychological and neurocognitive constructs) only modest sensitivity to the schizophrenia spectrum.  The data also lend preliminary support to the EAWE’s ability to discriminate severe affective disorders from schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and non-psychiatric controls, suggesting potential for use of the EAWE in future research to clarify affinities and discrepancies between the phenomenal gestalt of schizophrenia spectrum and non-schizophrenia spectrum disorders. A potential sample bias toward chronically ill, lower functioning individuals may have diminished the sensitivity of the EAWE.  It is possible that the recent experiences of such individuals (in comparison with that of the younger and more recent-onset patients targeted in past EASE research) are less complex in nature, or that, in general, they have less ability to recall or willingness to describe recent or earlier forms of anomalous experience.
Secondhand smoke, past smoking, diet, novel biomarkers and breast cancer metastasis.
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Tobacco smoke residue, which contains toxic chemicals and carcinogens, can pollute homes, apartments, and public places long after smoking has ceased. Exposure to such residue is called secondhand smoke (SHS). Women with breast cancer are more susceptible to environmental damages, and those with low incomes are at high risk of living in homes or apartments polluted with tobacco residue. Thus, breast cancer women should be concerned about whether they have been exposed to SHS and, if so, what they should do to minimize the damages caused by SHS. Approximately 30%–40% of breast cancer survivors are former smokers, who have increased risk of breast cancer recurrence and mortality. These breast cancer survivors with past smoking history worry about their risk of recurrence. The proposed research will directly address these concerns. We will study the joint impacts of SHS, past smoking, dietary patterns, and endogenous biological damages on invasive breast cancer recurrence and total mortality among breast cancer survivors. We plan to use an existing cohort that enrolls women with early-stage breast cancer and has stored blood samples. Thus, this cohort will enable us to assess accurate and longitudinal dietary intakes, SHS, and past smoking history. We will assess SHS by measuring plasma cotinine. Longitudinal data are better than snap-shot data because the former can identify causes. Another strength of our study is that we will assess smoking in conjunction with several dietary factors and biomarkers, thereby better assessing joint impacts at a multiplicative scale than studying any one factor alone.
 As California has the highest poverty rate (20%) in the nation, residents have a greater chance of living in low-income housing units polluted with tobacco. Our study will aid in setting up risk levels of SHS for women with breast cancer and will help influence policy to screen breast cancer women in California who may be susceptible to SHS. Studying healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns, biomarkers, and SHS/past smoking in women with breast cancer will help provide innovative patient care strategies for prognosis risk prediction and help make specific dietary recommendations.
What does DIAMAS offer to libraries?
Creators: name: DIAMAS
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: scholarly publishing
academic libraries
open access publishing
Diamond Open Access
institutional publishers and service providers

description: Academic libraries play important roles in the Diamond Open Access ecosystem. Libraries provide infrastructure and services, as well as training and expert support to institutional publishers, but they can also be publishers in their own right. DIAMAS seeks to support them in these roles.

This factsheet helps you learn more about the Diamond Open Access landscape in Europe and the knowledge, tools and networking opportunities DIAMAS will provide to libraries involved in institutional publishing.
Cydia ilipulana
Creators: name: Bryner, Rudolf
name: Kopp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Cydia
Cydia ilipulana

description: 5120 Cydia ilipulana (Walsingham, 1903) – GR, SS
Kopp & Brägger (2017): Alpine EntomologY 1: 111.
5173a Pammene herrichiana (Heinemann, 1854) – JU
Nachdem P. herrichiana als eigene, von Pammene fasciana (Linnaeus, 1761) verschiedene Art anerkannt ist, wird sie jetzt auch in die Schweizer Checkliste aufgenommen. Die Verbreitung ist allerdings noch kaum bekannt. Die Überprüfung von dunkel gefärbten, als P. fasciana bestimmten Tiere wird wohl zeigen, dass P. herrichiana in der Schweiz weit verbreitet ist. Orvin (BE), 800 m ü.M., 581/223, 22.6.1986; mehrere weitere Nachweise aus dem Berner und Neuenburger Jura (leg. R. Bryner).
description: Published as part of Bryner, Rudolf & Kopp, Andreas, 2023, Aktualisierung der Checkliste der Schmetterlinge (Lepidoptera) der Schweiz, pp. 39-60 in Entomo Helvetica 16 on page 53
Additional file 1: of Randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation of nurse-led group support for young mothers during pregnancy and the first year postpartum versus usual care
Creators: name: Barnes, Jacqueline
name: Stuart, Jane
name: Allen, Elizabeth
name: Petrou, Stavros
name: Sturgess, Joanna
name: Barlow, Jane
name: Macdonald, Geraldine
name: Spiby, Helen
name: Dipti Aistrop
name: Melhuish, Edward
name: Kim, Sung
name: Elbourne, Diana
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Baseline information and results of additional analyses. Baseline values for questionnaires. Sensitivity analyses of primary and secondary outcomes with all participants, details of economic costs of service use for cases with complete data by trial allocation, cost-effectiveness results based upon the QALY and maltreatment outcomes by societal perspective and by NHS and PSS perspectives, economic sensitivity analysis that varied gFNP session attendance and group size, and economic subgroup analyses by phase of recruitment. (DOCX 59 kb)
Mazama nemorivaga Rafinesque 1817
Creators: name: Don E. Wilson
name: Russell A. Mittermeier
Publisher: name: Lynx Edicions
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Mazama
Mazama nemorivaga

description: 46.
Amazonian Brown Brocket
Mazama nemorivaga
French: Cariacou de Cayenne / German: Amazonien-Mazama / Spanish: Corzuela amazénica
Other common names: Amazonian Gray Brocket
Taxonomy. Cervus nemorivagus F. Cuvier, 1817,
Cayenne (French Guiana).
Long considered a subspecies of M. gouazoubira, it is now considered a distinct species. Monotypic.
Distribution. From N & E Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas to E Ecuador, E Peru, Amazonian Brazil, and N Bolivia; an isolated population in San José I (Panama).
Descriptive notes. Head—body 75-100 cm, tail 6-11 cm, shoulder height 50 cm; weight 14-16 kg. Small to medium-sized brocket, with relatively small rounded ears. Large eyes and orbital cavities. The coat is dark brown dorsally, including the rump and tail. The flanks are faded brown. Antlers are 3-11 cm long. The diploid number of chromosomes is 66-70.
Habitat. It inhabits the tropical broadleaf moist forests of Amazonia, avoiding the flooded forests. Up to 1500 m in Peru. Most localities for Amazonian Brown Brockets are from tropical and subtropical broadleaf moist forests of the Amazon Basin. In addition, there are a few records from the desert and xeric scrubland biomes. They occur in non-flooded forests and are rare or absent in seasonally flooded forests.
Food and Feeding. It is mainly a fruit-eater, but also feeds on a variety of leaves and shoots.
Breeding. Mating occurs year-round. In Peru births have two peaks, January-April and July-October. In Venezuela births are mainly in July-August and November. There is a postpartum estrus. No twinning was observed and half of the females were pregnant at any given time. Most pregnant females were adults between one and two years old.
Activity patterns. It is active throughout the day, although perhaps more nocturnal than some other species of Mazama.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. It is a solitary species. They are found foraging alone or in mated pairs within their own small territory, the boundaries of which are usually marked with urine or feces, or secretions from the eye glands.
Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List forits relatively large distribution range. Hunting pressure and habitat destruction for cattle ranching and agriculture are major threats.
Bibliography. Branan et al. (1985), Gayot et al. (2004), Rossi & Duarte (2008), Rossi et al. (2010).
description: Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2011, Cervidae, pp. 350-443 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 441, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6514377
The design, implementation, and formative evaluation of a classroom aide professional development training program
Creators: name: Dulfer, Katherine J.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: This dissertation focused on the process of designing, implementing, and formatively evaluating an eight week Classroom Aide Professional Development Training Program (CAPD-TP) on behavior management and academic instruction within the context of a New Jersey state approved private special education school for students with behavioral and/or learning disabilities using Maher’s (2012) program planning and evaluation framework. In the Clarification phase, a needs assessment was conducted in order to clarify the professional development needs of the classroom aides. The results of the needs assessment indicated that the classroom aides would benefit from professional development training activities in the domains of behavior management and academic instruction. This information was used in the Design phase to develop the Classroom Aide Professional Development Training Program’s (CAPD-TP) purpose, goals, and activities. The first main goal of the program was that classroom aides would report increased knowledge of behavioral management strategies and academic instruction strategies. The second main goal was that the classroom aides would utilize behavioral management strategies and academic instruction strategies presented in the program when working with students. The CAPD-TP met for a period of eight weeks during a 30-minute prep period designated by the school director for the program. In the Evaluation phase, five questions were delineated and investigated. Results of the formative evaluation indicated that the program met one of its goals but not the other. The classroom aides did report increased knowledge of behavioral management strategies and academic instruction strategies. They did not meet the goal of utilizing these strategies in the classroom. Overall, the classroom aides rated the CAPD-TP to be a valuable and satisfying experience. Finally, the program was implemented as designed with a few minor changes including an increased budget and a slightly shorter session length than expected. This dissertation adds to the limited literature on professional development for classroom aides by providing a case study example of the design, implementation, and evaluation of such a program. The external validity of the Classroom Aide Professional Development Program is weak, as results cannot be generalized outside of this private, special education school setting. Recommendations include the continuation of the program, the development of a summative evaluation process, and increased collaborative, team building activities.
An investigation of the association between sources of competence and affect in physically active college students
Creators: name: Gaskin, Jenya C.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: Harter’s competence motivation theory (Harter, 19&8) describes factors that can increase motivation to enhance participation in physical activity. Important factors are sources of competence information, perceptions of competence, and affect. As young people age, they move from emphasizing external sources of competence information (e.g., parents and coaches) to internal sources (e.g., effort and improvement). This study examined sources of competence information used by young adults in college physical activity classes and the impact of those sources on their affect. It was hypothesized that students who used multiple sources of competence information (i.e., scored high on both internal and external sources) would have higher positive affect than students who used only internal sources of competence information. It was also hypothesized that perceptions of competence would mediate the relationship between multiple sources of competence information and positive affect. One hundred and fifty-one college students from various physical activity classes were included in the sample. A cluster analysis was utilized to create groups of students based on their reliance on internal and external sources. Two distinct groups were found – Cluster 1, who favored internal sources and Cluster 2, who preferred multiple sources (internal and external). A One-Way ANOVA was used to compare the two clusters on positive affect. The hypothesis was not supported, as there were no significant differences between the clusters on positive affect. A mediational analysis was used to determine if perceptions of competence would mediate the relationship between multiple sources of competence and affect. This hypothesis was also not supported, signifying a direct relationship between sources of competence and positive affect. In addition, since there was no difference between multiple and internal sources on positive affect, it may be important for college-aged physical activity participants to focus on using internal sources of competence information to have the highest enjoyment in physical activity. Having college-aged students enjoy physical activity is an important factor for students to stay motivated to participate in physical activity during their transition into adulthood. Guidelines for personnel at colleges and universities are provided.
Determining How the Intratumoral Environment Confers Stemness in Lung Cancer
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: This project seeks to determine how some cancers can recur and become resistant to treatment. Cancer recurrence and its spread throughout the body remains the chief cause of cancer death. Despite ever increasing advances in cancer treatment, very few treatments exist for preventing cancer recurrence. This is because very little is known about how cancers recur and spread. One of the more common hypotheses for how cancer recurs and becomes resistant to treatment is that a subset of cancer cells exists within a tumor that behave like stem cells. This behavior is advantageous to cancers because stem cells are resistant to chemotherapy and radiation, but are also able to repopulate a tumor. How a cancer cell obtains these stem cell like properties remains largely unknown however. Recently, it has been shown that exposing cancer cells to conditions associated with the inside of a tumor can cause cancer cells to express genes and cellular pathways that are ordinarily only associated with stem cells. These conditions consist of low oxygen content (hypoxia) and high concentrations of lactic acid. Hypoxia is known to stimulate the expression of hundreds of protein-coding and non-protein coding genes. Additionally, mutations in genes known to cause cancer such as KRAS have been found to stimulate the expression of a wide array of coding and non-coding genes similar to hypoxia. This is because KRAS is normally a tightly controlled signaling protein responsible for signaling cell division, growth and other stem cell like behaviors. When mutated, KRAS signaling becomes hyper active and results in uncontrolled growth as well as aberrant changes in global gene expression. Therefore, we are interested in how gene expression and mutant KRAS signaling interact to induce stem cell behavior when cancer cells are subjected to conditions such as lactic acidosis and/or hypoxia. We believe this knowledge will help advance the development of novel therapies that target cancer recurrence
Desmiphora (Distenia) compta Martins & Galileo 2005
Creators: name: Groll, Elisa Von
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Desmiphora
Desmiphora compta

description: Desmiphora (D.) compta Martins & Galileo, 2005
Martins & Galileo, 2005c:247, fig. 6.
Paratype ♀, BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz: Buena Vista, 17–19.X.2000, Wappes & Morris col. (MCNZ 234.677).
description: Published as part of Groll, Elisa Von, 2017, Catalogue of Coleoptera type specimens housed in the collection of the Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, pp. 439-473 in Zootaxa 4318 (3) on page 451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4318.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/887750
Dichrorampha velata Schmid & Huemer 2021
Creators: name: Bryner, Rudolf
name: Kopp, Andreas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricidae
Dichrorampha
Dichrorampha velata

description: 5255b Dichrorampha velata Schmid & Huemer, 2021 – JU, NA, WA GR
Schmid & Huemer (2021): Alpine EntomologY 5: 44–45.
description: Published as part of Bryner, Rudolf & Kopp, Andreas, 2023, Aktualisierung der Checkliste der Schmetterlinge (Lepidoptera) der Schweiz, pp. 39-60 in Entomo Helvetica 16 on page 53
The Impact of Recreational Marijuana Legalization on Tobacco and Marijuana Co-Use
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: California has been extremely successful in reducing rates of tobacco use through education and legislation and now has the second lowest rate of tobacco use in the country. However, the landscape of tobacco is changing. Tobacco companies have introduced a variety of new products, such as electronic cigarettes and vaping devices, that are being marketed as safer despite containing the same addictive nicotine as traditional cigarettes and numerous harmful chemicals and toxins. Even while tobacco smoking rates were declining, marijuana use has been increasing both nationally and in California. In contrast to tobacco, rates of marijuana use are higher than the national average in California and are poised to increase further with recreational legalization.

 There are many reasons to believe that recreational legalization and the expanded use of marijuana and novel products that are expected to follow it will increase tobacco use. Prior studies have found people who use marijuana are more likely to start using tobacco and to have a harder time quitting tobacco. Legalization can also be accompanied by changes in public perceptions of safety of marijuana use. People now regularly smoke and vape marijuana in California in public places where it would be socially unacceptable to smoke cigarettes. This increased acceptability could cross over to tobacco use, especially given the new marijuana and tobacco electronic delivery devices that are identical or highly similar. Understanding how recreational legalization impacts marijuana and tobacco use and public perceptions of the safety of these substances will be extremely important as the state works to develop laws to regulate marijuana and to continue to reduce exposure to harmful smoke.

 We are in an ideal position to provide this information. In 2017, we conducted a national survey with 9,003 respondents, including nearly 1,000 from California. This established pre-recreational legalization rates of tobacco and marijuana use and opinions on safety. We now propose to repeat our survey in 2019 and 2020. This will allow us to determine how tobacco and marijuana use and public opinions have changed following recreational legalization and compare these changes to those in other states. This work will inform policy and programs to protect the health of all Californians in this changing landscape.
Desmiphora (Distenia) mirim Martins & Galileo 2002
Creators: name: Groll, Elisa Von
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Desmiphora
Desmiphora mirim

description: Desmiphora (D.) mirim Martins & Galileo, 2002
Martins & Galileo, 2002:8, fig. 4.
Paratype ♂, BRAZIL, Amazonas: Manaus (Reserva Ducke, 26 km NE de Manaus), 23.III.1996, J. C. Hurtado col., aspersão de inseticida em Ecclinusaguianensis, Sapotaceae (MCNZ 233.954).
description: Published as part of Groll, Elisa Von, 2017, Catalogue of Coleoptera type specimens housed in the collection of the Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, pp. 439-473 in Zootaxa 4318 (3) on page 451, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4318.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/887750
Pilot Investigation of Tobacco and Cannabis Contaminants in an Urban Natural Reserve
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Few studies have examined the environmental pollution caused by tobacco’s use and disposal. Information on the pollution’s impact is even rarer in protected areas such as California natural reserves, even when these natural reserves are next to urban areas and receive contaminated inputs such as storm water after rain events. Environmental impact assessments require the measurement of chemicals that accurately represent their original source, and/or toxicants or other compounds that have a biological impact. The overall aim of this project is to identify chemical markers associated with tobacco-use pollution sources to natural reserves, and to make a determination of the potential biological impacts to these environments. The project will examine a natural reserve directly adjacent to a major metropolitan area that likely receives urban inputs containing tobacco product waste. Due to the preliminary nature of this work, we will primarily utilize laboratory studies to enable controlled conditions. Currently, optimal chemical markers can be hypothesized, but there is little experimental evidence to guide their selection. In addition to tobacco-use related chemicals, we will examine potential environmental contaminants resulting from cannabis use and production. We will perform the following. 1) A test to determine the toxicity of tobacco product waste. 2) A test to determine the tobacco product waste chemicals that accumulate in animals that live in the natural reserves. 3) Experiments to identify specific chemical markers of tobacco product waste pollution in water and sediment. 4) Experiments to investigate the utility of a water sampling method that may allow the detection of very low concentrations of tobacco and cannabis pollution markers in natural environments compared to conventional sampling methods. The outcome of this pilot project includes determination of target chemical markers representing tobacco and cannabis contamination, the toxicity of tobacco-related contaminants, methodological assessments, best-practices (QA/QC guidelines informed by experimental data), and policy implications specific to the contamination of natural protected areas by tobacco and cannabis contamination.
MOESM1 of Pattern of neurological diseases in adult outpatient neurology clinics in tertiary care hospital
Creators: name: Awan, Safia
name: Shafqat, Saad
name: Ayeesha Kamal
name: Sonawalla, Aziz
name: Sarwar Siddiqui
name: Fowzia Siddiqui
name: Wasay, Mohammad
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1. The ten leading diseases in the out-patient neurology clinics. Leading diseases among patients above the age of 45Â years.
Technology-Assisted Motivational Interviewing and Referral Coach: The TAMI Coach
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Although rates of smoking have decreased dramatically, tobacco still accounts for 480,000 deaths per year and over 16 million adults suffer from smoking-related illnesses. This burden is disproportionately felt by underrepresented minorities and those in low income areas. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a strategy that has been used successfully to enhance patients’ motivation to quit smoking by exploring their mixed feelings about smoking or quitting. MI is a directive, yet non-judgmental, non-confrontational patient-centered approach that posits that patient speech expressing a commitment to change (“Change Talk”) is associated with quitting smoking and speech opposing change (“Sustain Talk”) is related to continued smoking. Although it works, MI can be time intensive, require substantial expertise, and patients will still need tailored referrals to smoking cessation programs that fit their needs and the local resources. Digital health interventions that assess readiness, deliver MI, and make tailored referrals to cessation treatment programs could potentially provide an effective and efficient way to help smokers quit thus preventing smoking-related illnesses and death.
 Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, this proposal creates a “smart” chatbot capable of delivering an MI-based intervention to assess and promote cessation readiness then elicit patient preferences for cessation interventions. The chatbot “personality” development will be based on effective (MI) therapist skills, and its ability to recognize client change talk indicative of smoking cessation change, will be derived from existing transcripts of MI interviews addressing smoking. The chatbot will then be further refined by using over 6,000 online interactions. The Technology Assisted Motivational Interviewing Coach, the “TAMI Coach”, will interact with users until they are ready to quit smoking. Once a smoker is ready, the TAMI Coach will assist them in setting up an appointment with their PCP and/or assist in finding a local cessation program, quitline, or other effective digital tool such as a website or texting program. Although focused on smoking cessation, the application of the TAMI Coach could include helping patients get ready for other behavior changes like drinking, exercising, or eating healthier foods.
Understanding the mechanisms of perineural invasion in oral cancer
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Head and neck cancers (HNC) represent a population of tumor types that remain extremely difficult to treat. A major challenge for successfully treating these patients is cancer tracking along nerves that innervate the tumors, resulting in both local-regional tumor recurrence and cancer invasion of peripheral organs. Wide surgical excision of tumor-associated nerves is anatomically challenging and can lead to high morbidity for patients. It is not known why nerves invade cancers, and how this interaction might regulate tumor growth and metastatic properties. Understanding the molecular basis of HNC-neuronal interaction will lead to new therapeutic approaches to target tumor recurrence and metastasis. To address this challenging problem, we have assembled a diverse team of a neuronal & epithelial biologist (Dr. Knox), cancer and molecular biologist (Dr. Goga), and head and neck surgeon and translational researcher (Dr. Ha).
Growing up with autism
Creators: name: Herman, Erin Leigh
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: A substantial amount of research has focused on the psychological, social, and behavioral impacts of having a sibling with autism on the neurotypical sibling. However, there is a lack of research that focuses on the educational or academic effects that the typically developing sibling may experience as a result of increased responsibility, varying family dynamics, and psychological functioning. This pilot study includes 14 high school students who have a sibling with an autism spectrum diagnosis, and 25 high school students who have a sibling who does not have autism. This study examines three hypotheses, all related to the academic domain of individuals of siblings with autism: (1) siblings of children with autism spend less time on school-related activities (e.g. homework, studying, extracurricular activities) when compared to same-aged peers who do not have a sibling with autism, (2) siblings of children with autism receive less support from their parents or guardians on school-related activities, and (3) siblings of children with autism receive lower grades than students who do not have siblings with autism, and grade point average (GPA) will be predicted by amount of time spent on homework and amount of support received from parents or guardians. Hypothesis 1 and 2 received partial support. (1) Siblings with autism reported participating in fewer extracurricular activities than their peer counterparts who did not have a sibling with autism. (2) High school students with siblings with autism reported needing less help on their homework, and accordingly, receiving less help on their homework from their parents. High school students with siblings with autism reported that their sibling receives more attention from their parents and that they themselves spend less one-on-one time with their sibling when compared to students with typically developing siblings. (3) There was no significant difference found between the two groups of students’ GPAs. Nevertheless, GPA was significantly related to the number of hours spent on studying. An additional finding suggested that students with siblings with autism reported that school was less important to them.