cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Remainders of the day: The collapse of Angus & Robertson and the culture of bookselling in Australia
Creators: name: Been, Carly
Publisher: name: Australian Catholic University
Year: 2012

description: Bookselling in Australia has altered irreversibly since the collapse of REDgroup Retail, owner of the Angus & Robertson and Borders brands. A popular but misleading explanation in the media for the REDgroup collapse was the emergence of eBooks and other competitive technologies. While the essential cause of the business failure was debt, the supermarket philosophy of the management team produced a corporate model of bookselling destined to fail as they lost sight of books as their primary product and the cultural value attached to the object of the book. Other significant factors that contributed to the collapse were the proliferation of similar format bookstores in close proximity to each other, failing to offer a point of difference between REDgroup chain stores and other competing bookstores, and being unable to effectively compete on price with discount department stores. Other indirect issues that continue to concern the industry include relationships between booksellers and publishers, the changing nature of the parallel importation debate, competition from other media and the financial and environmental cost of distribution. The failure of REDgroup was the end point of a corporate model of bookselling that the industry in Australia could not accept, but there were many problems that caused the collapse, with technology seized on by the media as a simple answer to a complex set of circumstances.Booksellers contribute to the cultural and commercial life of Australia by fostering a book buying and book reading culture. Independent bookstore owners are the key to sustaining a strong bricks-and-mortar bookselling industry as they continue to foster a sense of connectedness with the wider book community. Providing experiences to engage an existing or prospective book buyer is one of the main ways bookstores promote connectedness, with the ambience and experience of in-store events impossible to replicate online.
Saltmarsh, mosquitoes and insectivorous bats: Seeking a balance
Creators: name: Gonsalves, Leroy
Publisher: name: Australian Catholic University
Year: 2012

description: Coastal saltmarsh provides suitable breeding habitat for a number of estuarine mosquito species. The saltmarsh mosquito (Aedes vigilax Skuse) can be locally abundant throughout summer, representing a potentially important prey resource for insectivorous bat species. However, Ae. vigilax has been identified as an important vector of mosquito-borne viruses such as Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus and is a known nuisance biting pest. Coastal residential areas adjacent to Empire Bay (e.g., Killcare, Pretty Beach and Hardys Bay) on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia are prone to nuisance biting from Ae. vigilax and other estuarine mosquito species, particularly in late summer each year. Residents have requested use of a broadscale mosquito spraying regime (using Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, Bti) to control numbers of Ae. vigilax. While it has been suggested that Ae. vigilax may be an important dietary item for insectivorous bats foraging within saltmarsh, no study to date has specifically investigated the importance of the mosquito in the diet of these bats. In this thesis, I investigated the importance of Ae. vigilax to insectivorous bats on the NSW Central Coast by examining relationships between bat activity, habitat use by bats, bat diet and the availability of Ae. vigilax and non-mosquito prey in three major habitats (saltmarsh, urban and forest) within the area. In all, 15 bat species and two species groups were recorded, of which eight are listed as threatened under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act (1995). Bats were most active in forest habitat, however, proportional feeding activity was greatest in saltmarsh. Positive relationships between prey abundance and total bat activity were only detected in the less cluttered saltmarsh habitat.
Andrena (Cnemidandrena) nubecula Smith 1853
Creators: name: Gibbs, Jason
name: Ascher, John S.
name: Rightmyer, Molly G.
name: Isaacs, Rufus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Andrena
Andrena nubecula

description: Andrena (Cnemidandrena) nubecula Smith 1853 (nubecula group)
County records: Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Dickinson, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Marquette, Midland, Newaygo, Van Buren, Washtenaw.
Notes. Specialist on Solidago (Asteraceae).
description: Published as part of Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, pp. 1-160 in Zootaxa 4352 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1063854
Multi-Trait Body Shape Phenotypes and Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women: a Causal Mediation Analysis in the UK Biobank Cohort
Creators: name: Amadou, Amina
name: Freisling, Heinz
name: Sedlmeier, Anja M.
name: Bohmann, Patricia
name: Fontvieille, Emma
name: Weber, Andrea
name: Konzok, Julian
name: Stein, Michael J.
name: Peruchet-Noray, Laia
name: Jansana, Anna
name: Noh, Hwayoung
name: His, Mathilde
name: Gan, Quan
name: Baurecht, Hansjörg
name: Fervers, Béatrice
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Breast cancer, Anthropometry, Body shape, Biomarker, Mediation, Interaction
subject: 610 Medizin
subject: Humans
subject: Female
subject: Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology
subject: United Kingdom/epidemiology
subject: Postmenopause
subject: Middle Aged
subject: Phenotype
subject: Biological Specimen Banks
subject: Aged
subject: Mediation Analysis
subject: Risk Factors
subject: Cohort Studies
subject: Body Mass Index
subject: Waist-Hip Ratio
subject: Somatotypes
subject: Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/metabolism
subject: UK Biobank

description: Body shape phenotypes combining multiple anthropometric traits have been linked to postmenopausal breast cancer (BC). However, underlying biological pathways remain poorly understood. This study investigated to what extent the associations of body shapes with postmenopausal BC risk is mediated by biochemical markers. The study included 176,686 postmenopausal women from UK Biobank. Four body shape phenotypes were derived from principal component (PC) analysis of height, weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumferences, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). The four-way decomposition of the total effect was used to estimate mediation and interaction effects simultaneously as well as the mediated proportions. After 10.9 years median follow-up, 6,396 incident postmenopausal BC were diagnosed. There was strong evidence of positive associations between PC1 (general obesity) and PC2 (tall, low WHR), and BC risk. The association of PC1 with BC risk was positively mediated by testosterone and negatively by insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), with the overall proportion mediated (sum of the mediated interaction and pure indirect effect (PIE)) accounting for 11.4% (95% confidence intervals: 5.1 to 17.8%) and -12.2% (-20.5% to -4.0%) of the total effect, respectively. Small proportions of the association between PC2 and BC were mediated by IGF-1 (PIE: 2.8% (0.6 to 4.9%)), and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) (PIE: -6.1% (-10.9% to -1.3%)). Our findings are consistent with differential pathways linking different body shapes with BC risk, with a suggestive mediation through testosterone and IGF-1 in the relationship of a generally obese body shape and BC risk, while IGF-1 and SHBG may mediate a tall/lean body shape-BC risk association.
Shedding light on the pedestrian safety crisis: An analysis across the injury severity spectrum by lighting condition
Creators: name: Ferenchak, Nicholas N.
name: Gutierrez, Risa E.
name: Singleton, Patrick A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Pedestrian fatalities in the United States increased 51% from 2009 to 2019. During that time, pedestrian fatalities occurring at night increased by 63.7%, compared to a 17.6% increase for pedestrian fatalities occurring during daylight conditions. Have there also been increases in serious, minor, and possible pedestrian injuries (i.e., have all pedestrian collisions been occurring more frequently)? Have pedestrian collisions been getting more severe (i.e., are there now higher proportions of more severe injuries)? Have trends differed between night and day? What role does street lighting play in the nighttime trends? We analyzed pedestrian fatalities, serious injuries, minor injuries, and possible injuries that occurred in California, North Carolina, and Texas from 2010 to 2019 using linear regressions to explore the strength and statistical significance of trends. We then parsed these trends by lighting condition, exploring outcomes during the day and night and with and without street lighting. Findings suggest that increases in daytime minor (7.9%) and possible (7.5%) injuries closely mirrored increases in population (9.8%). Increases in daytime fatal/serious injuries were significantly higher (43.1% and 35.1%, respectively), suggesting worsening severities during the day. Increases in nighttime minor/possible injuries (31.9% and 27.6%, respectively) were significantly larger than those during the day, suggesting that pedestrian collisions are occurring more frequently at night. Substantial increases in nighttime fatal/serious injuries (78.0% and 74.7%, respectively) likely reflect a combination of worsening severity (seen throughout the day) and increasing frequency (seen particularly at night). A pedestrian injured in the dark was found to be 5.0 times more likely to be killed than a pedestrian injured during the day. While a lack of street lighting does not seem to be the cause of the disproportionate increase in pedestrian injuries at night, pedestrians struck without a street light were 2.4 times more likely to be killed than those struck in the presence of a street light. As we find ourselves in the midst of a pedestrian safety crisis, understanding that severities have increased throughout the entire day and frequencies have increased particularly at night helps illuminate a path forward.
Does past offending behaviors catch up with you? A study examining the relationship between traffic offending history and fatal crash involvement
Creators: name: Davey, Benjamin
name: Mills, Laura
name: Freeman, James
name: Parkes, Alexander
name: Davey, Jeremy
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: The aim of the current study was to compare the traffic histories of drivers fatally injured in a road traffic crash, to alive drivers of the same age and gender in order to determine if key markers of increased fatality-risk could be identified. The case sample comprised 1,139 (82% male) deceased drivers, while the control sample consisted of 1,139 registered Queensland drivers (who were individually matched to the case sample on age and gender). Using a logistic regression model, and adjusting for age and gender, it was found that a greater number of offenses predicted greater odds of fatal crash involvement, with each increase in offense frequency category increasing ones’ odds by 1.98 (95% CI: 1.8, 2.18). When each offense type was considered individually, dangerous driving offenses were most influential, predicting a 3.44 (95% CI: 2, 5.93) increased odds of being in the case group, followed by the following offense types: learner/provisional (2.88, 95% CI: 1.75, 4.74), drink and drug driving (2.82, 95% CI: 1.97, 4.04), not wearing a seatbelt/helmet (2.63, 95% CI: 1.53, 4.51), licensing offenses (1.87, 95% CI: 1.41, 2.49), and speeding (1.48, 95% CI: 1.33, 1.66). In contrast, mobile phone and road rules offenses were not identified as significant predictors. The findings indicate that engagement in a range of aberrant driving behaviors may result in an increased odds of future fatal crash involvement, which has multiple implications for the sanctioning and management of apprehended offenders.
Identification of contributing factors and hotspots of pedestrian-vehicle collisions in urban areas: An alternative hybrid method for small cities
Creators: name: Oestreich, Letícia
name: Pereira, Brenda Medeiros
name: Ruiz-Padillo, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer

description: Traffic safety numbers in developing countries show a serious global problem that requires studies and actions to promote safety for the most vulnerable users, such as pedestrians, as a way of contributing to sustainable urban mobility. Therefore, this research proposes a hybrid method to identify contributing factors and critical points according to the profile of crashes involving pedestrians being run over by motor vehicles in small cities. The proposed method uses multivariate data analysis, specifically Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Cluster Analysis (CA), combined with geospatial tools. The study scenario corresponds to pedestrian-vehicle collisions that occurred in the urban area of Cachoeira do Sul, a small city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, recorded in police reports between 2015 and 2018. Additionally, Geographic Information Tools (GIS) were used to collect characteristics of the road environment. According to EFA, a set of attributes configured as contributing factors are discussed according to the components of the traffic system: user, road, vehicle, and environment. Subsequently, a CA was applied with the road-environmental factors, and three pedestrian-vehicle collision profiles were extracted, with clustering according to road segments with homogeneous characteristics. Moreover, a Kernel Density Estimate (KDE) was used to obtain heat maps of the pedestrian collisions profiles. The results allowed interventions to be proposed according to the contributing factors of each profile. The multivariate statistical analysis supported the discussion of the factors contributing to the occurrence of pedestrian-vehicle collisions in small cities in developing countries. The spatial visualization of the results showed urban corridors with a high risk for pedestrians and the identification of hotspots in the city. In addition, the study demonstrated that the hybrid method tested is an alternative for the government of cities with few resources to promote safety mobility.
Industry 3 (Presentation): Intelligent Fatigue Driving Detection & Management System Based on Sensing Technology and AI
Creators: name: Wang, Ellen
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: ABSTRACT With the development of automotive industry and transport infrastructure, the number of drivers continues to grow rapidly, and fatigue driving becomes increasingly prominent as one of the major factors causing traffic accidents. Relevant researches show that many traffic accidents can be effectively avoided if the fatigue state of the drivers is monitored in real-time and corresponding alerts are issued in the early period of fatigue driving. At present, driving fatigue state has been recognized through diverse technologies, with the main detection methods based on driving operation data, facial data, or physiological data. The detection method based on driving operation data is the most traditional method, and is easy to implement. Nevertheless, due to the influences of road conditions, operation habits and climate conditions, the accuracy is relatively low. With the rise of computer vision technology, the method based on facial data is gradually applied to identify driving fatigue state. However, the method can only detect the fatigue state until it is obvious, and cannot predict it at the early stage. Moreover, the accuracy is greatly affected by ambient light and drivers’ sitting postures. The detection method based on physiological signals may be the best choice, but, there are only technological fruits applicable to lab environment instead of products that meet industrial standards in the market so far. This paper will introduce the global first intelligent driving fatigue detection system (IDFDS) based on advanced bio-sensing and physiological computing technology. With an intelligent ring, a mobile app and a management system, the IDFDS can be customized for different industries. It has been an important part of the central control system of car makers so far, and is expected to be tested and accepted by car makers in July 2020, and to hit the market in September 2020. Besides, the IDFDS can also be provided to the investigators who are interested in fatigue driving as an experimental research platform. HOW TO CITE (APA) Wang, L. (2022). Intelligent Fatigue Driving Detection & Management System Based on Sensing Technology and AI [Conference presentation] . In Industry Talks & Exhibitions - ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences: IMX 2022 (pp. 79–96). Aveiro, Portugal.
Andrena (Cnemidandrena) parnassiae Cockerell 1902
Creators: name: Gibbs, Jason
name: Ascher, John S.
name: Rightmyer, Molly G.
name: Isaacs, Rufus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Andrena
Andrena parnassiae

description: Andrena (Cnemidandrena) parnassiae Cockerell 1902 (scutellinitens group) (New state record)
(Fig. 5A)
County records: Jackson.
Notes. Andrena parnassiae has been overlooked and is therefore of particular taxonomic and conservation interest. The type female (NMNH) was collected by S. Graenicher in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 14 September (perhaps 1901). Mitchell (1960) also recorded it from Michigan and Vermont. Andrena parnassiae was included in subgenus Leucandrena (Hurd 1979; Lanham 1949; Mitchell 1960) until LaBerge (1986) removed it to Cnemidandrena, so it was not included in Donovan’s (1977) revision of the latter subgenus. The record below was collected as part of a prairie-fen pollinator study (Fiedler et al. 2012) and subsequently identified by JG. The specimen was originally identified as A. runcinatae Cockerell, another poorly known species, by M. Arduser (see below; Gusenleitner et al. 2005). Andrena parnassiae can be distinguished from other members of the ‘ scutellinitens’ group: clypeus with dark setae; labral process much broader than long, without median emargination; head distinctly wider than long (length/width = 0.75), following measurements of Donovan (1977); and mesoscutellum dull due to microsculpture.
Material examined. Jackson Co.: Liberty-Grand River Fen, N 42°05ʹ02ʹʹ, W84°27ʹ38ʹʹ, 31 Aug. 2009, A.K. Fiedler (1♀ MSUC).
description: Published as part of Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, pp. 1-160 in Zootaxa 4352 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1063854
Andrena (Cnemidandrena) peckhami Cockerell 1902
Creators: name: Gibbs, Jason
name: Ascher, John S.
name: Rightmyer, Molly G.
name: Isaacs, Rufus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Andrena
Andrena peckhami

description: Andrena (Cnemidandrena) peckhami Cockerell 1902 (chromotricha group) (New state record)
(Fig. 5B)
County records: Iron.
Notes. The type female (NMNH) of A. peckhami was described in the same publication as A. parnassiae, and was also collected in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but on 24 July (likely 1901). This species resembles A. parnassiae but can be recognized by the smoother more sparsely punctate medial area of the clypeus and convergent eyes above. It should be noted that the convergent eyes of A. peckhami and A. chromotricha (above) is subtle and requires careful examination. A single female was compared to a Minnesota specimen determined by Mitchell (MSUC) and images of the type (NMNH).
Material examined. Iron Co.: T43N R35W Sec. 1, 19 Jul. 1983, R.L. Fischer (1 ♀ MSUC).
Additional Material examined. ILLINOIS: Dupage Co.: 17 Sep. 2010 (National University of Sinapore); MINNESOTA: Lake of the Woods Co.: Baudette, 25 mi S. E., 11 Jul. 1952, R.L. Fischer (1 ♀ MSUC); Baudette, 9 Jul. 1952, R.L. Fischer (1 ♂ MSUC, W.E. LaBerge det.); VERMONT: Caledonia Co.: Burke Mt. St. Park, 20 Aug. 1956, Solidago, R.L. Fischer (1 ♀ MSUC—new state record).
description: Published as part of Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, pp. 1-160 in Zootaxa 4352 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1063854
Industry 1 (Presentation Abstract): BrainAnswer - Neuroscience-based Intelligent Video Evaluation System
Creators: name: Valente, João
name: Godinho, Leonor
name: Kozlova, Veronika
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 80505 Web Technologies (excl. Web Search)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 190205 Interactive Media
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)

description: ABSTRACT BrainAnswer is a web-based platform for psychophysiological data acquisition and storage. It enables creating highly customizable protocols for neuroscience studies of media or advertising content and allows the simultaneous recording of content, physiological signals, and self-reporting from the participants using the compatible hardware. The industry has a lot to gain from integrating psychophysiological data in media studies as this data is not dependent on the consciously declared self-report of subjects to obtain measurable results and is able to depict unconscious processes occurring during the experience or the contact with content. As an example, a study of an advertising video with 28 subjects showed a connection between the drop in psychophysiological emotional engagement at its end and its low success. This shows that media and advertising companies can benefit from the BrainAnswer approach of studying psychophysiological data to adapt their content in order to reduce failure risk and improve success rates. HOW TO CITE (APA) Valente, J., Godinho, L. & Kozlova, V. (2022). BrainAnswer - Neuroscience-based Intelligent Video Evaluation System [Conference presentation abstract] . In Industry Talks & Exhibitions - ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences: IMX 2022 (pp. 43–45). Aveiro, Portugal.
Cognitive patterns that influence female vulnerability to depression: Rumination, thought suppression, reaction time variability and self-evaluation
Creators: name: Witteveen, Kate
Publisher: name: Australian Catholic University
Year: 2012

description: This research program consisted of three complementary studies. The overall focus of this research was to examine the influence of a number of cognitive risk factors on depression in females. The first two studies informed the third study by, firstly, assessing the appropriateness of online data collection (Study 1), and secondly by clarifying the factor structures of two pivotal measures to be utilised in this research (Study 2). Having established the methodological and psychometric appropriateness of the variables of interest, Study 3 was then able to investigate the individual and combined influence of a number of cognitive variables on depression, specifically in females...
Andrena (Cnemidandrena) robervalensis Mitchell 1960
Creators: name: Gibbs, Jason
name: Ascher, John S.
name: Rightmyer, Molly G.
name: Isaacs, Rufus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Andrena
Andrena robervalensis

description: Andrena (Cnemidandrena) robervalensis Mitchell 1960 (scutellinitens group)
(Fig. 5C)
= Andrena (? Cnemidandrena) robervalensis Mitchell 1960: 175.
County records: Gladwin, Isabella.
Notes. Andrena robervalensis was tentatively treated as a junior synonym of A. runcinatae Cockerell 1906 by Gusenleitner et al. (2005), based on JSA’s examination of a paratype of A. runcinatae at the AMNH. However, Cockerell (1906), in his original description of A. runcinatae, describes the clypeus as “shining, with sparse strong punctures, the anterior middle smooth, but no median ridge”. The holotype female of A. runcinatae, from Florissant, Colorado in Teller County “a little over 8000 feet ” collected by S. A. Rohwer on 22 July 1906 and deposited at the California Academy of Sciences, matches this description and also has a highly polished mesoscutellum, similar to Donovan’s (1977) description of A. specularia Donovan. Donovan (1977) did not treat A. runcinatae in his revision of the subgenus Cnemidandrena. Hurd (1979) lists A. runcinatae in the subgenus Simandrena. The type of A. runcinatae was compared directly to a paratype of A. robervalensis (MSUC) and images of the holotype female (NMNH). Andrena robervalensis is noticeably duller than A. runcinatae on the clypeus (Fig. 5C, D) and mesoscutellum. A more thorough reexamination of Donovan’s entire ‘ scutellinitens’ group in North America is required, i.e., the western species A. scutellinitens Viereck and A. specularia, the previously associated eastern species A. robervalensis, and and the newly associated A. runcinatae and A. parnassiae.
Material examined. Gladwin Co.: T19N R2 E Sec. 2, 4 Sep. 1959, R.L. Fischer (1 ♀ MSUC); Isabella Co.: (no locality), 9 Sep. 1950, R.R. Dreisbach (1 ♀ paratype MSUC).
description: Published as part of Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, pp. 1-160 in Zootaxa 4352 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1063854
The rabbit ate the grass! Exploring children's activities on digital technologies in an early childhood classroom
Creators: name: Bird, Jo
Publisher: name: Australian Catholic University
Year: 2012

description: The aim of this project was to make children's activities on digital devices visible, in order to be understood, which could then assist educators to extend these activities, thus potentially increasing children's learning. The purpose of the study was to explore the children's activities as they used a range of digital technologies. The research was framed by two research questions: a) 'what activities do children engage in around digital devices within an early childhood classroom?' and b) 'how do these activities relate to elements of Vygotsky's theorisation about young children's play?' By examining these questions the study, which will inform early childhood education practices through four implications in learning with and through technologies in early childhood settings. Historically, the research literature in early childhood technologies has focused on educators' use of technological devices with a focus on using desktop computers. Researchers exploring digital technology in early childhood education have called for further investigation into the role digital technology plays in the current context. This includes thinking beyond how educators use technologies in the classroom to the implications for children's play, learning and development; and what this might mean for pedagogy and curriculum. This study used a single site, case study approach where the researcher, who was also the educator, along with the children, documented the use of two iPadsREPLACE1, two digital cameras, a FlipREPLACE1 camera and a computer within the kindergarten classroom. Sociocultural theory framed the research, in particular Vygotsky's views on children's play, learning and development. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used for analysing the data collected and the results were then discussed in detail.;The study resulted in four main findings which were: 1) digital devices are supportive cultural tools for fostering social interactions; 2) time is needed to explore the technology; 3) digital devices assist leading activity; and 4) children shift from recording artefacts to recording imaginative episodes. These findings formed the basis of four implications for educators which included: 1) educators need to provide children with the time and knowledge to appropriately use ICT and extend their learning; 2) educators need to plan, provide for and encourage social interactions between children using digital technologies; 3) educators need to develop children's skills as mentors for each other in their ICT use; and 4) educators need to consider and provide apps that encourage imaginative play. This investigation identified the necessity for further research around children's need for time to explore digital devices to assist them in moving from explorative to imaginative behaviours
Recipe For Drosophila Media
Creators: name: Temasek Life Sciences Laboratories
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: fly food
Drosophila
media

description: This fly food preparation recipe is credited to "Media Prep Lab, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratories, July 2009." It  was used at both the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratories and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore from before 2011 and until after 2017. Use of the recipe was established at TLL and IMCB by Pernille Rorth and Stephen Cohen.
Policy Brief - The role of citizen science in improving ambient water quality
Creators: name: Earthwatch Institute
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: SDG632
Citizen Science
Ambient Water Quality
WWQA
World Water Quality Alliance
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG6
Water
Water Quality
Methodology
Data Gathering
Water Policy

description: Recommended Citation: WWQA, 2024. Policy Brief – The role of citizen science in improving ambient water quality - Sustainable Development Target 6.3. Published by Earthwatch Europe on behalf of the United Nations Environment Programme-coordinated World Water Quality Alliance. July 2024. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12650972

This is the Policy Brief. There is an accompanying Technical Brief. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12634359

Key messageInternational recognition of the need for global action on water is building. In 2023 the UN Water Conferencemade it clear that water is essential for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, and for the health and prosperity of people and planet. But that progress on water related goals and targets remains alarmingly off track. The 2024 United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 6) resolution on Effective and inclusive solutions for strengthening water policies - (UNEP/EA.6/L.13) makes clear that the collection of water quality data needs to be enhanced and used for evidence-based decision making and informed water resource management. Despite the awareness that good ambient water quality is crucial for human survival, it is alarming how little information about the quality of water in lakes, rivers, and groundwater is available globally. Urgent action needs to be taken if we want to understand and protect our water supplies. This brief calls for international policy makers and local communities to work together to monitor and improve water quality using a readily available approach – citizen science. Without immediate adoption, the authors believe that Sustainable Development Target 6.3 will not be met.
Nonthermal Heavy Dark Matter from a First-Order Phase Transition
Creators: name: Giudice, Gian F.
name: Lee, Hyun Min
name: Pomarol, Alex
name: Shakya, Bibhushan
Publisher: name: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
Year: 2024
Subjects: dark matter: heavy
symmetry breaking: scale
scale: Planck
mass: scale
invariance: gauge
plasma: thermal
dark matter: vector
field theory: scalar
critical phenomena
bubble
background field
temperature
excited state
gravitational radiation
gauge field theory: SO(10)
background
VHE
gauge boson
resolution
TeV

description: We study nonthermal production of heavy dark matter from the dynamics of the background scalar field during a first-order phase transition, predominantly from bubble collisions. In scenarios where bubble walls achieve runaway behavior and get boosted to very high energies, we find that it is possible to produce dark matter with mass several orders of magnitude above the symmetry breaking scale or the highest temperature ever reached by the thermal plasma. We also demonstrate that the existing formalism for calculating particle production from bubble dynamics in a first-order phase transition is not gauge invariant, and can lead to spurious results. While a rigorous and complete resolution of this problem is still lacking, we provide a practical prescription for the computation that avoids unphysical contributions and should provide reliable order-of-magnitude estimates of this effect. Furthermore, we point out the importance of three-body decays of the background field excitations into scalars and gauge bosons, which provide the dominant contributions at energy scales above the scale of symmetry breaking. Using our improved results, we find that scalar, fermion, and vector dark matter are all viable across a large range of mass scales, from O(10) TeV to a few orders of magnitude below the Planck scale, and the corresponding phase transitions can be probed with current and future gravitational wave experiments.
Andrena (Conandrena) bradleyi Viereck 1907
Creators: name: Gibbs, Jason
name: Ascher, John S.
name: Rightmyer, Molly G.
name: Isaacs, Rufus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Andrena
Andrena bradleyi

description: Andrena (Conandrena) bradleyi Viereck 1907
County records: Allegan, Clare, Grand Traverse, Kent, Livingston, Mackinac, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Newaygo, Oakland, Schoolcraft.
Notes. Specialist on Vaccinium (Ericaceae) and a wild pollinator of highbush blueberry (LaBerge 1985; Gibbs et al. 2017).
description: Published as part of Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, pp. 1-160 in Zootaxa 4352 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1063854
Development of a multi-functional HVAC facility for the evaluation of air  cleaning technologies and ventilation performance
Creators: Wu, Jing
Luo, Hao
Zhong, Lexuan
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2022

Adequate ventilation with an effective airflow pattern and the air handling unit equipped with air purifier devices are common contaminant control methods for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Air cleaner purification performance, ventilation modes, and contaminant transportation need to be further explored to offer the safest indoor environment, especially under and post the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, this study developed a pilot-scale HVAC test rig to support various research initiatives. The setup was mainly composed of a square duct with the integration of an air filtration/purification testing system and 3 chambers with the ability to control the ventilation modes. The prequalification tests of the facility, including air leakage, velocity and aerosol uniformity, airflow and flow control verification tests, were conducted to show its feasibility. Results of the filter test were discussed as an example to show potential applications of the test rig. This paper can offer insights for future research about HVAC effectiveness.

Part of the Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering International Congress 2022.
Like a bridge: Scaffolding as a means of assisting low-attaining students in mathematics during cognitively challenging tasks
Creators: name: Ferguson, Sarah
Publisher: name: Australian Catholic University
Year: 2012

description: The present study examined the case of two upper primary teachers and two low-attaining target students in each of their classes. This study was a component of a large study examining three specific types of mathematics tasks aimed at building conceptual understanding. The two classes observed and described in the present study were engaged in using these cognitively challenging types of mathematics tasks. The study aimed to explore the impact that particular scaffolding practices had on the cognitive and affective responses of the target students during their work on these challenging tasks. The three scaffolding practices focussed on during this study were the use of discussion; the use of manipulative materials and visual representations; and explicit attention paid to concepts.
Doctoral Consortium 2 - Modeling Cognitive Load and Affect in Interactive Game-based Learning Using Physiological Features
Creators: name: Cai, Minghao
name: Epp, Carrie Demmans
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 190205 Interactive Media
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)

description: ABSTRACT Media use in educational environments has been rapidly developing with the increasing availability and diversity of interactive elements. By understanding how student cognitive load changes when interacting with learning technologies, we can make sense of their learning process and how to provide appropriate, personalized media design to enhance the learning experience. Recent developments in sensing technologies makes it possible to capture learner’s dynamic physiological reactions. In this thesis research, we will identify learner’s cognitive load when interacting with educational media. We will explore how affective reactions contribute to the modeling of cognitive load and how real-time cognitive load changes alongside learning activities. We focus on modeling such information using physiological reactions that include pupillary, cardiovascular, and electrodermal responses. We are conducting this work in a game-based learning (GBL) environment for reading comprehension. We have implemented a sensing pipeline that will enable the modelling of learner affect and cognitive load. The modeling and analysis from this project could enable the design of interactive learning media that provides real-time adaptation to support learning processes. HOW TO CITE (APA) Cai, M. & Epp C.D. (2022). Modeling Cognitive Load and Affect in Interactive Game-based Learning Using Physiological Features. In Doctoral Consortium - ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences: IMX 2022 (pp. 9–14). Aveiro, Portugal.
Taming to tackling: Addressing numeracy achievement in low SES schools as a wicked problem
Creators: name: Ashhurst, Craig
Publisher: name: Australian Catholic University
Year: 2012

description: This thesis is a qualitative study exploring and comparing the perceptions of stakeholders engaged in trying to improve the numeracy achievement of students in low socioeconomic status (SES) schools. The research was conducted as part of the Leading Aligned Numeracy Development (LAND) research project a national literacy and numeracy pilot initiative, funded by the Australian government (DEEWR, 2008). The outcomes of the LAND research were designed to inform future policy work by the commonwealth, state and territory governments. The purpose of this study was to support these outcomes by trialling a framework and related tools for tackling wicked problems, applying both framework and tools to the specific problem of low numeracy achievement, so that the potential of this type of framework could be tested on a real life problem. The literature on wicked problems identifies the need for stakeholders to develop a shared understanding for the problem to be successfully tackled. A framework (entitled the Niche Wicked Problem framework) is introduced as a means of supporting tackling wicked problems. The framework was distilled from the literature and informed by the professional experience of the researcher. It includes three interrelated areas: people, systems and context. A shift from 'taming' to 'tackling' in the responses of stakeholders to wicked problems is also required. The framework and the associated use of boundary objects such as causal maps have been used to facilitate this development. Three types of data collecting methods were conducted within a broad ethnographic methodology. (i) Survey data from the LAND project were utilised as a foundation for developing (ii) causal maps that were then used as boundary objects in a facilitated collaborative dialogue process during the LAND workshops. (iii) Observations made during the project were used to shed light on the completed causal maps....
Cultivating fertile soil: Formation for canonical governance
Creators: name: Thornber, John
Publisher: name: Australian Catholic University
Year: 2012

description: "The fall in the number of religious staying in or joining religious life has become a significant issue for the governance of Church ministries, especially those in health, education and social welfare. Increasing numbers of lay people are becoming involved in senior management and governance responsibilities. The level of involvement of the laity had not been envisaged in the Code of Canon Law. Further the nature and importance of such roles raises the question of appropriate formation of the laity in governance informed by, and under the jurisdiction of Canon Law, i.e., canonical governance. This study researched the formation needs of lay people to undertake canonical governance roles and sought to develop a framework which would be relevant to address their needs."
title: Variability Analysis of Discrete Cosine Transform Coefficient (DCTC) Features for Speech Processing
Creators: name: Dai, Bingjun
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 1998

description: In this research, the variability of Discrete Cosine Transform Coefficient (DCTC) features was investigated. Additionally, a new pitch-synchronous processing method was explored to increase the stability of features and to reduce window effects when compared to the regular method. The noise sources that lead to feature variability were analyzed, and different smoothing methods were tested. It was found that longer frames, frequency warping, time smoothing of the log spectrum, and DCS level time smoothing, all help reduce DCTC variability and increase classification performance. The pitch­ synchronous method was implemented with Matlab. Important processing methods, including pitch period estimation, time­ domain resampling, and pitch-dependent scaled frequency range, were investigated. Twenty-four training speakers and eight test speakers were used for the classification tests. The final results showed similar performance as compared to the conventional method, which implies that window effects are a minor factor in speech recognition. However, processing using a pitch-dependent spectrum led to better performance than the conventional pitch-independent method. In addition, the new method appears to reduce DCTC feature variability by a small amount.
Andrena (Euandrena) algida Smith 1853
Creators: name: Gibbs, Jason
name: Ascher, John S.
name: Rightmyer, Molly G.
name: Isaacs, Rufus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Andrena
Andrena algida

description: Andrena (Euandrena) algida Smith 1853
County records: Allegan, Clare, Gratiot, Iosco, Isabella, Lake, Midland, Otsego, Ottawa, Van Buren.
Notes. Polylectic, but may prefer Salix (Salicaceae).
description: Published as part of Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, pp. 1-160 in Zootaxa 4352 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1063854
Doctoral Consortium 4 - Human-Computer Interaction Patterns for Head-Mounted-Device-based Augmented Reality in the Exhibition Domain
Creators: name: Liu, Yu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 80602 Computer-Human Interaction
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: ABSTRACT Head-mounted-device (HMD) based augmented reality (AR) applications bring new opportunities to the exhibition domain. However, first-time users such as exhibition visitors are not familiar with the interaction method of the HMD, which also brings challenges to exhibition authors while implementing HMD-based AR technologies. This research project focuses on the accessibility of HMD-based AR applications in the exhibition domain. It explores potential interaction patterns based on the technical features of the HMD for exhibition-related use cases. Both information system research and design research methods are applied while exploring interaction solutions for human factor challenges. Several prototypes will be created and iteratively tested and evaluated at the exhibition for generalizing effective and accessible interaction patterns. As a result, we will achieve a pattern-based interaction system as an artifact with integrated design knowledge. This will support the future development of AR authoring tools. HOW TO CITE (APA) Liu, Y. (2022). Human-Computer Interaction Patterns for Head-Mounted-Device-based Augmented Reality in the Exhibition Domain. In Doctoral Consortium - ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences: IMX 2022 (pp. 21–26). Aveiro, Portugal.
Andrena (Euandrena) geranii Robertson 1891
Creators: name: Gibbs, Jason
name: Ascher, John S.
name: Rightmyer, Molly G.
name: Isaacs, Rufus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Andrena
Andrena geranii

description: Andrena (Euandrena) geranii Robertson 1891
County records: Allegan, Berrien, Clinton, Dickinson, Grand Traverse, Ingham, Isabella, Lapeer, Leelanau, Mackinac, Monroe, Osceola, Saginaw, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford.
Notes. Specialist on Hydrophyllum (Hydrophyllaceae).
description: Published as part of Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, pp. 1-160 in Zootaxa 4352 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1063854