cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Personalizing information retrieval using interaction behaviors in search sessions in different types of tasks
Creators: name: Liu, Chang
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: When using information retrieval (IR) systems, users often pose short and ambiguous query terms. It is critical for IR systems to obtain more accurate representation of users’ information need, their document preferences, and the context they are working in, and then incorporate them into the design of the systems to tailor retrieval to individual users. The proposed study is to personalize IR systems by tailoring search result content to individual users through the inference of useful documents during their information seeking episode, in different types of tasks. Specifically, this dissertation has two research goals: (1) generate predictive models of document usefulness based on multiple user behaviors as in different types of tasks; (2) generate predictive models of task type through observing users’ search behaviors. To address these research goals, this study analyzed data collected in a controlled lab experiment. Thirty-two students were invited to participate in the study, each worked on four search tasks, and these tasks were designed to be different types. During search sessions, all users’ interactions were recorded by multiple loggers. Predictive models of document usefulness and task type were generated using various statistical analysis methods. Our results demonstrate that multiple behavioral measures on both content pages and search result pages can be indicators of document usefulness. More importantly, task type affected the relationship between the behavioral measures and document usefulness, and it may therefore be necessary to build task-specific predictive models of document usefulness, which can achieve better prediction accuracy than a non-task specific predictive model. In addition, behavioral measures on within-session level and whole-session levels could be able to generate predictive models of task type. The results improve our understanding on how to infer users’ search context information and document usefulness from user behaviors, and then to use this knowledge to improve the information searcher’s experience; that is, to make their information search more effective and pleasurable. The research findings have theoretical and practical implications for using behavioral measures and taking account of contextual factors in the development of personalized IR systems. Future studies are suggested for making use of these findings as well as research on related issues.
Chlorocypha aurora Dijkstra, Kipping & Schutte, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.
name: Kipping, Jens
name: Mézière, Nicolas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Odonata
Chlorocyphidae
Chlorocypha
Chlorocypha aurora

description: Chlorocypha aurora Dijkstra, Kipping & Schütte sp. nov. – Dawn Jewel (Type Photo 3, Photo 7, Fig. 2)
Taxonomy
Genetically falls within a poorly resolved group of Chlorocypha Fraser, 1928 species that predominates on more open waters, such as large rivers and woodland streams, and includes widespread species like C. curta (Hagen in Selys, 1853), C. fabamacula Pinhey, 1961, C. pyriformosa Fraser, 1947 and C.victoriae (Förster, 1914). The present taxon is distinctly marked and therefore, within a genus where structural differences are almost non-existent, worthy of specific recognition.
Material studied
Holotype ♂. Cameroon, South Province, Kienké River at Kribi, large river in degraded rainforest, 10–15 m a.s.l. (2.9347 ° N 9.9134 ° E), 10 -vi- 2008, leg. K.- D.B. Dijkstra, J. Kipping & K. Schütte, RMNH.
Further material. CAMEROON (South Province): 3 ♂ (RMNH.INS.229137, RMNH.INS.500154), 2 ♀, as holotype, RMNH. 3 ♂, as holotype, CJKL.GeneticsOne unique haplotype (n = 2) that is close to those of the complex of species mentioned above.
Male morphological diagnosis
Near the Upper Guinean C. luminosa (Karsch, 1893) and potentially sympatric C. neptunus (Sjöstedt, 1900) and C. pyriformosa Fraser, 1947 by (a)small size, Hw 18.5–19.5 mm (n = 7); and (b) fairly extensive black abdominal markings (Fig. 2). However, is the only Chlorocypha species to combine this with (1) a contrastingly yellow-marked head and thorax; (2)yellow-stained wings, especially at their bases; (3) entirely black tibiae with some light pruinosity, rather than with yellow or white anterior streaks; and (4) a reddish orange abdomen with the less extensive black markings on S 2 (almost) continuous between the basal and apical border, S 3–5 and sometimes S 6 each with an apical black bar, and yellow lateral carinae of S 4–8 (Fig. 2). The colour of C. luminosa has a deeper yellow tone and is more uniform across the body and wings, C. neptunus has an especially extensively black abdomen, and C. pyriformosa becomes almost red on the abdomen and black on the thorax.
Etymology
Latin “dawn” refers to the orange coloration (noun in apposition) and the first author’s colleagues of DAWN; the Damselfly Workers at Naturalis (see Dijkstra et al. 2014).
Range and ecology
Near sea level on the Kienké, a large forested river at Kribi in southern Cameroon.
description: Published as part of Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B., Kipping, Jens & Mézière, Nicolas, 2015, Sixty new dragonfly and damselfly species from Africa (Odonata), pp. 447-678 in Odonatologica 44 (4) on pages 467-469, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.35388
Selection-based dictionary learning for sparse representation invisual tracking
Creators: name: Liu, Baiyang
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: This dissertation describes a novel selection-based dictionary learning method with a sparse representation to tackle the object tracking problem in computer vision. The sparse representa- tion has been widely used in many applications including visual tracking, compressive sensing, image de-noising and image classification, and learning a good dictionary for the sparse rep- resentation is critical for obtaining high performance. The most popular existing dictionary learning algorithms are generalized from K-means, which compute the dictionary columns to minimize the overall target reconstruction error iteratively. For better discriminative capability to differentiate target-object (positive) from background (negative) data, a class of dictionary algorithms has been developed to learn the dictionary from both the positive and the negative data. However, these methods do not work well for visual tracking in a dynamic environment in which the background can change considerably between frames in a non-linear way. The background cannot be modeled statically with the usual linear models. In this tdissertation, I report on the development of a selection-based dictionary learning algorithm (K-Selection) that constructs the dictionary by choosing its columns from the training data. Each column is the most representative basis for the whole dataset, which also has a clear physical meaning. With locality-constraints, the subspace represented by the learned dictionary is not restricted to the training data alone, and is also less sensitive to outliers. The sparse representation based on this dictionary learning method supports a more robust tracker trained on the target-object data alone. This is because the learned dictionary has more discriminative power and can better distinguish the object from the background clutter. By extending the dictionary with encoded spatial information, I present a new tracking algorithm which is robust to dynamic appearance changes and occlusions. The performance of the proposed algorithms have been validated for several challenging visual tracking applications through a series of comparative experiments.
Orosanga japonicus Melichar 1898
Creators: name: Mozaffarian, Fariba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Ricaniidae
Orosanga
Orosanga japonicus

description: Orosanga japonicus Melichar, 1898 (Figs 9 and 18a–b)
Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: This is the first record of this species in Iran. It was first collected in the north of the country (Mazandaran province, 7♂, 1♂, and 47 nymphs) in 2010. During 2013, 2015 and 2016 many specimens were collected among large populations on Kiwi fruit and fig in other localities in the north. The large populations of the nymphs and adults along with the damage caused by their direct feeding and anecdotal reports of heavy deposits of “honey dew” on leaves, suggest the potential for economic damage but its pest status remains unknown.
Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: The species has been recorded on grapevine and fig in Turkey and as an agricultural pest in Ukraine and Georgia (Demir 2009; Gjonov 2011; Gjonov & Shishinova 2014).
Recorded distribution in Iran: North, along the shores of Caspian Sea.
Conclusion: Given the recent discovery of large populations of the species in the north of Iran and its recorded pest status in adjacent countries, the species may be considered invasive. The economic damage made by the species and the necessity of using control methods need to be investigated urgently.
description: Published as part of Mozaffarian, Fariba, 2018, An Identification key to the species of Auchenorrhyncha of Iranian fauna recorded as pests in orchards and a review on the pest status of the species, pp. 475-501 in Zootaxa 4420 (4) on page 483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1455385
Content networking with packet-level coding
Creators: name: Li, Yao
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: This dissertation focuses on linear packet combining (coding) strategies for bulk content data distribution in packet-switching networks and their effects on transmission cost. The employment of packet level codes aims to reduce the communication overhead needed to exchange real-time network states to restore packet losses, or to plan for efficient sharing of communication links. The aim is achievable due to the additional diversity introduced by coding, which increases the possibility of extracting innovative information by receivers. Nevertheless, increased computational complexity is entailed and may lower the throughput of network node processors and hence the communication throughput. This dissertation, in particular, studies coding strategies generating linear combinations of packets that are decodable with reduced complexity.    Major efforts to reduce computational complexity include limiting the number of packets combined in each coded packet and working with simple operations such as xoring. Two representative classes of codes are LT codes and coding with generations (hyperblocks). LT codes are the first class of fountain codes, especially suitable for multicast applications. Coding with generations is also of interest due to other practical reasons, such as source clustering.    We study these codes in two settings: (1) Content delivery to heterogeneous users experiencing varied channel conditions and having diverse demand volumes; (2) One or more users collecting packets from a ``cloud'' of source nodes storing the content. Throughput performance is characterized analytically and optimized or improved by parameter selection and code design. In particular, with scenario (2), a probability analysis is conducted using balls-into-bins models. We show that (1) the achievable throughput and energy performance with coding and without receiver feedback can beat that achievable with receiver feedback but without coding; (2) fast encoding and decoding is essential to increasing the throughput limits; (3) employing coding such as LT codes with optimized degree distribution can increase the efficiency of a simultaneous service to heterogeneous users; (4) coding with generations compensates for the lack of coordination between sources or between collectors; and (5) the proposed random annex codes based on coding with generations effectively reduces transmission redundancy by introducing overlaps between generations.
Mitigating and Managing Extreme Wildfire Risk in California
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 recent tragic examples of wildfires in California underscore the importance of understanding the relationships among climate, extreme fire-weather, fire ignitions by electric powerlines and vegetation management. This proposal assembles a multidisciplinary team to investigate the interactions among four research themes —climate change and fire-weather, vegetation management, the electric power grid and associated policies — and their influences on wildfires. To make groundbreaking discoveries, this proposal will investigate a series of critical questions: what is the nature of changes in extreme fire-weather behavior in recent years? What factors interact with electric power system infrastructure to increase wildfire risk in California? How do trade-offs between reliability of energy supply and wildfire risk vary across alternative de-energizing protocols? Can cost-effective investments be implemented in the near future to minimize fire-risk associated with vegetation management and electric power grid infrastructure? The project consists of five interconnected objectives that will foster collaborations among 3 UC campuses and 2 national labs. Objective-1 will use a broad array of observations, global and regional climate models to investigate the problem of climate change and potential changes in fire-weather regimes in California. Objective-2 will use the unique database of high-resolution fire-weather regimes (Objective-1) to determine fire-risks associated with high winds and electric powerlines ignitions. Objective-3 will develop a model of de-energization rules applicable to the electric power grid under high winds and re-estimate fire-weather risk. Objective 4 will evaluate the reliability implications of alternative de-energization rules and contrast these with estimates of the economic impacts of mitigating increased fire risks (Objective 2). Objective-5 will analyze observations and model simulations to determine fire-spread and economic impacts of vegetation management strategies near power lines. The project will combine a wealth of educational and mentoring activities across an innovative and diverse team of undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars on four UC campuses.
In vivo evaluation of nerve guidance conduits comprised of a salicylic  acid-based poly(anhydride-ester) blend
Creators: name: Lee, Yong Soo
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: Unlike the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system can regenerate from  injury. However, without surgical intervention, the results are often poor. Autologous  nerve grafting is the golden standard for repairing peripheral nerve injury; but limited  donor availability and donor site morbidity led researchers to seek alternative methods.  Among the many alternative treatment options, synthetic nerve guidance conduits (NGCs)  have been most actively developed. The goal of NGCs is to serve as a physical scaffold that  aids the axonal regeneration process while preventing scar tissue formation that interferes  with regeneration. Biocompatible and biodegradable NGCs would provide additional  benefits: minimize foreign body reaction and avoid secondary surgeries to remove NGCs.  We developed a unique NGC that incorporated the characteristics described above and can  release an anti-inflammatory drug, salicylic acid. In this work, in vivo assays were  performed to evaluate NGCs fabricated from a poly(anhydride-ester) blend. To further  assist in the regeneration process, bovine native collagen type I hydrogel were inserted into  the NGCs lumen which was then implanted in femoral nerve of mice for up to 16 weeks.  These studies demonstrated in vivo biodegradability, biocompatibility, and axonal  regeneration following an injury to the peripheral nerve. These studies provide greater  insights into the importance of designing NGCs and how they aid in regeneration and  functional recovery of subjects.
Dietary Fat, Fat Metabolizing Genes and Breast Cancer Risk
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: Does a high fat diet increase breast cancer risk? Although this question has been the topic of much research, we still do not know whether decreasing dietary fat might protect against breast cancer. Animal studies and studies of cancer cells grown in the laboratory do support the idea that certain types of fats promote the growth and spread of breast cancer. However, studies of humans have not been convincing. One reason is that many studies have not distinguished between the different types of fats that are consumed in the human diet. Animal studies suggest that it is mainly certain types of polyunsaturated fats (the omega-6 fats that are found in many vegetable oils) that cause cancer, while other types of fats may be harmless or actually protective. Another deficiency of human studies is that genetic differences among individuals have, in previous studies, been ignored. We know, for example, that there are large genetically determined differences among individuals in the regulation of blood cholesterol, a type of fat related to heart disease. While some individuals must carefully monitor their diets, it seems that others are able to eat high fat diets with impunity. With respect to the omega-6 fats that may be related to breast cancer, much less is known about genetic differences. While it is known that genetic differences do exit, the impact on breast cancer risk has not been studied.

 Genetically-determined differences among individuals in dietary fat metabolism may influence the development and progression of breast cancer. We hypothesize that by examining genetic and dietary influences together, we may be able to identify dietary risk factors that are obscured when diet is examined in isolation.

 We will build on a previous breast cancer study conducted at the Northern California Cancer Center. DNA samples and data on dietary fat intake are already available for more than 750 women diagnosed with breast cancer and 750 women with no history of breast cancer. We will classify these women according to genetic differences that are important for dietary fat metabolism. We will study whether specific types of dietary fat increase risk of breast cancer for women in each of the genetically-determined groups.

 This will be the first study to examine specific types of dietary fat in combination with genetic influences on fat metabolism. This study could provide new information to answer the question as to whether breast cancer can be prevented by dietary changes. It may also suggest new ways to treat breast cancer by interfering with the use of fats by breast cancer cells.
Pharmacokinetics and toxicodynamics of intravenously administered rigid microparticles that passively target the pulmonary circulation of rodents
Creators: name: Kutscher, Hilliard L.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: Systemic treatment of localized diseases, currently the most widely used method of drug delivery, often results in dose limiting toxicity.  Reducing the amount of drug administered to minimize toxicity often reduces treatment effectiveness.  Many drug delivery systems actively target their site based on an over-expression of cell surface receptors that may differ during disease or treatment progression.    The purpose of this thesis was to determine the optimal size/number of intravenously administered rigid polystyrene microparticles (MPs) that are passively filtered by the pulmonary circulation system prior to causing dose-limiting toxicity and to develop an appropriately sized rigid yet biodegradable MP for future use.    Passive entrapment of MPs in the lung depended upon size.  In a rat model, rigid, non-degradable 10 μm polystyrene MPs were trapped in the lung capillary and remained for the duration of the 1-week study.  Smaller MPs (6 μm) were initially trapped in the lung but migrated to the liver and spleen over 48 h whereas 3 μm MPs eluded the lung’s filtering capability and became entrapped in the liver by 1 h.  To devise a non-invasive technique to detect early toxicity, a mathematical algorithm based on a clinically-relevant, non-invasive method developed in humans was adapted to study pulmonary gas exchange in young CD-1 mice.  A threshold MP dosage that resulted in a rapid decrease in function was found for different MP sizes.  The ventilation-perfusion ratio (VA/Q) was dramatically reduced from pre-treatment to Day 1 post-treatment when ≥550,000 10 μm MPs/g, ≥40,000 25 μm MPs/g or ≥4,000 45 μm MPs/g were administered.  Shunt increased slightly with MP burden but was not a consistent early marker for impaired gas exchange from microemboli.  Of interest was that by Day 7, the resulting hypoxemia was resolved.    Finally, the manufacture of biodegradable, albumin-based MPs was optimized to create an appropriately-sized narrow distribution using an emulsion technique.  Increased heating (150 °C vs. 120 °C) caused an increase in lysinoalanine formation and decreased the lung clearance rate, while not changing MP size.  In summary, understanding of the pharmacokinetics, toxicodynamics, and design of passively targeted intravenously administered MPs was significantly advanced.
Sex in the “Pearl of the Danube”
Creators: name: Kurimay, Anita A.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: The dissertation examines the ideas, regulations, and experiences of queer sexualities in Hungary between the birth of Budapest as a unified metropolis in 1873 and Hungary’s entry into World War II in 1941. Focusing on same-sex sexuality throughout Hungary’s turbulent history provides an illuminating case study about how political conservatism and tolerance of non-normative sexualities could coexist prior to WWII.  By piecing together scattered information on how regulatory bodies (police, courts, and medical establishments) and individuals negotiated sexuality throughout Hungary’s turbulent history, while simultaneously reading for historical and current silences around sexuality, the study exposes the complex interplay between the modernization efforts of Hungarian authorities, liberal ideas that equated “gay friendliness” with progress, and practical realities on the ground.  I reconstruct the ambiguous legal discourse of same-sex sexuality, which criminalized male homosexuals, and, yet left a lot of room not to prosecute them.  The chapters examine both discourses and lived experiences of non-normative sexualities using a wide range of sources that include: the homosexual registry of the Budapest Metropolitan police, contemporary investigative journalism reports, a lesbian scandal and legal case involving two of Hungary’s leading conservative women, the records of the 1919 Hungarian Soviet Republic Revolutionary Tribunal’s Experimental Criminology Department, and various documents from the Hungarian legal system.  I argue that regardless of the varying political constellations between 1873 and 1941, authorities did not attempt to repress “respectable” homosexuals because they believed that tolerance was a means to secure Budapest’s place in the transnational Western urban community.  I demonstrate that in spite of Hungary’s authoritarian conservative climate of the interwar years, the discourses, regulation, and policing of same-sex sexuality show remarkable continuities from the pre-WW I era. Using same-sex sexuality as a lens, the dissertation also illustrates that Budapest was not a cultural backwater in prewar and interwar Europe, but was in fact an important location in a European conversation about non-normative sexuality that is more commonly associated with Berlin, London or Paris.  In spite of the West’s sense of “superiority” and Hungary and Eastern Europe’s keenness to “catch up,” the transmission of knowledge about sexuality and its management was not a one-way flow.
Dactylocythere peedeensis Hobbs & Peters 1977, new species
Creators: name: Williams, Bronwyn W.
name: Weaver, Patricia G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Ostracoda
Podocopida
Entocytheridae
Dactylocythere
Dactylocythere peedeensis

description: Dactylocythere peedeensis Hobbs & Peters, 1977
1977 Dactylocythere peedeensis, new species.—Hobbs & Peters: iii, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 21, 26, 36–38, 43, 71, Fig. 16a–f, Map 8 (A, D, H, K, R, T).
2014a Dactylocythere peedeensis Hobbs & Peters, 1977.—Mestre, Monrós & Mesquita-Joanes: 948 (C).
Remarks: In their key to the North Carolina species of Dactylocythere, Hobbs & Peters (1977: 26) include D. peedeensis twice, once as 2’, and again as 12’; both options for couplet 2 terminate in a species, i.e., each is a deadend couplet.
description: Published as part of Williams, Bronwyn W. & Weaver, Patricia G., 2018, A historical review of the taxonomy and classification of Entocytheridae (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Podocopida), pp. 1-129 in Zootaxa 4448 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4448.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1444492
Iranodus amygdalinus Dlabola 1980
Creators: name: Mozaffarian, Fariba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Issidae
Iranodus
Iranodus amygdalinus

description: Iranodus amygdalinus Dlabola, 1980 (Fig. 8)
Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: Causing mild economic damage on leaves of almond (Rajabi 1991).
Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: Not recorded.
Recorded distribution in Iran: South, southeast and southwest (Mozaffarian & Wilson 2011).
Conclusion: The species is endemic to Iran and its pest status needs to be studied.
description: Published as part of Mozaffarian, Fariba, 2018, An Identification key to the species of Auchenorrhyncha of Iranian fauna recorded as pests in orchards and a review on the pest status of the species, pp. 475-501 in Zootaxa 4420 (4) on page 483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1455385
Vitamin D Receptor Gene and Breast Cancer Risk
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: Previous evidence suggests that vitamin D, by interacting with vitamin D receptors in the breast and other tissues, prevents cancer. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) plays a key role in this process, and occurs in at least two different genetic types. Individuals who inherit the "weak" type of VDR gene from both parents may be at increased risk of breast cancer. Treatment with vitamin D or modified forms of vitamin D might be useful for prevention of breast cancer or its progression in these individuals.

 We plan to study several VDR genetic markers as well as blood vitamin D levels in women with and without breast cancer. This information may help us to understand how "weak" VDR genes influence cancer risk and may help us create better tests for the "weak" VDR gene. If we are able to demonstrate that "weak" VDR genes are associated with breast cancer risk, we may be able to identify susceptible individuals who are candidates for prevention studies. Improvement of vitamin D status may have an especially large impact in the African-American population, which is known to be more susceptible to vitamin D deficiency due to less efficient production of vitamin D precursors by sunlight in darker skinned individuals. Because the high-risk form of the VDR gene is relatively common in all ethnic groups, this work could lead to a significant reduction in the economic and human cost of breast cancer in California.
Quantitative seismic attribute analysis using artificial neural networks and seismic stratigraphic interpretation of lower to middle Miocene sedimentsoffshore New Jersey
Creators: name: Karakaya, Sarp
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: This study comprises two parts intended to improve understanding of the lower and middle Miocene depositional history of the New Jersey continental shelf. The first, lower Miocene-based part, aims to determine lateral variations in lithofacies between holes drilled by IODP Expedition 313 using seismic attributes and artificial neural networks. The second provides detailed seismic sequence stratigraphy of mid-Miocene successions.  Neural networks are used in the first part to search for a relationship between seismic attributes and gamma log measurements of the lower Miocene section. Using this relationship, the networks generate 'pseudo gamma logs' that predict lateral changes in lithofacies based on accompanying changes in seismic attributes. A successful test of the technique is demonstrated using 3D seismic data and 6 closely-spaced gamma raylogs from the Denver Basin. A similar application to lower Miocene successions offshore NJ is unsuccessful, most likely due to an insufficient number of wells, complexity of lithofacies variations between wells up to 12 km apart, and/or an incorrect selection of attributes.  In the second part, candidate sequence boundaries are identified in a grid of high- resolution, densely spaced profiles. In addition to a more detailed history than derived from prior studies, this part reveals previously unreported records of sediment erosion and possible global climate influence on the middle Miocene stratigraphic evolution offshore New Jersey. Eleven candidate sequence boundaries, three not documented by previous studies, are identified. System tract positions of each sequence are determined, while only one transgressive system tract and no lowstand fans are observed. Age estimates based on published studies show that the 11 mid Miocene sequences reported here span the interval between ~11.8-12.9 Ma, suggesting an average interval between each of 100 kyr. Clinoform rollovers prograded SE during the development of the oldest sequence of the study area beginning at a time that coincides with a major shift in !18O towards heavier values (represented by Mi4) and at about the time of the permanent East Antarctic ice sheet development. Grain size distribution of the prograding clinoforms is predicted by extrapolating IODP Expedition 313’s lithostratigraphic analysis of lower Miocene succession.
An examination of cross contamination rates between common kitchen surfaces, hands, and produce
Creators: name: Jensen, Dane A.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: Fresh cut produce consumption has increased recently due to increase consumer demand and availability. Such products may pose a risk of foodborne disease because the product is frequently consumed raw. This thesis addresses three specific concerns related to fresh cut produce safety: (i) quantification of the cross contamination rates between fresh cut produce and hands (ii) quantification of the cross contamination rates between a variety of fresh produce and surface types using scenarios that differ by cross contamination direction, surface type, produce type, and post inoculation drying time and (iii) quantification of the transfer rates of Escherichia coli O157:H7 between a single inoculated lettuce leaf to non-inoculated lettuce leaves under various washing times. These studies were carried out using a non-pathogenic surrogate (Enterobacter aerogenes) or cocktails of E. coli O157:H7 or Salmonella. Fresh cut produce types used were cantaloupe, carrots, celery, romaine lettuce or watermelon. Surface types used were ceramic, stainless steel, glass, and plastic. When gloved hands were contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 about 30% transferred to carrots, and 10% and 3% to celery and cantaloupe respectively. When carrots and celery were contaminated, about 1% of those bacteria transferred to gloved hands, while inoculated cantaloupe only transferred about 0.3%. Dry food contact surfaces transferred almost 100% of the bacteria present to carrots and watermelon, but transfer from dry surfaces to celery or lettuce were much more variable. Wash water will become contaminated with 90-99% of bacteria originally present on the lettuce leaves, regardless of washing time and each non-inoculated lettuce piece will become contaminated with ~1% of the E. coli O157:H7 originally on the inoculated lettuce. The key observations are that direction of transfer, and moisture play a large role in determining transfer rates, and that a simple wash with tap water may not be sufficient to significantly reduce the microbial load on lettuce, and may result in contamination spread to previously uncontaminated leaves. Understanding the transfer rates to and from fresh cut produce and during washing arising from this work will allow for better risk assessment and management of microbial food safety risks in the home.
The work that parks do
Creators: name: Gabriel, Nathaniel Joseph
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: As cities come to be seen as both the source of and the possible solution to a variety of environmental concerns, and as hubs of economic activity, it is increasingly important to understand the shifting meanings that are applied to them, their economies, and their connection to the non-human world. In this dissertation, I examine the city as a site of environmental discourse formation, where knowledge about the environment is produced, shaped, and changed, and where notions of “nature” and “society” develop in conjunction with an emerging understanding of environmental responsibility and identity.    Through an examination of the establishment of urban parks in Philadelphia from the 19th century to the present, this project sheds light on the processes through which the urban and the natural have been and continue to be constituted. The central concern of this project is to understand how and why a particular knowledge of urban nature emerged, to uncover the techniques employed that produce and reinforce it, and to trace the positioning of subjects within urban, economic, and environmental discourses. To do this, I identify the sites in which this discourse is (re)produced, the disciplinary techniques and specific practices that produce parks as unique kinds of spaces or landscapes in the city, and the consequences of these framings for the way cities are imagined.    I employ a range of research methods that includes text analysis, visual discourse  analysis, participant observation, and focus group interviewing techniques.
Tettigometra costulata Fieber 1865
Creators: name: Mozaffarian, Fariba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Tettigometridae
Tettigometra
Tettigometra costulata

description: Tettigometra costulata Fieber, 1865 (Fig. 10)
Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: On pear (Rajabi 1991).
Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: Not recorded.
Recorded distribution in Iran: Northwest, north, west, central and southeast (Mozaffarian & Wilson 2011).
Conclusion: Rajabi (1991) mentioned this species in the list of pests of Rosaceous fruit trees after observing a population of the species on pear in the north of Iran. Therefore, pest status of the species needs further study. Although Rajabi (1991) observed large populations on pear in north, no records of economic damage is known from Iran or other parts of the world so the pest status of this species needs to be evaluated.
description: Published as part of Mozaffarian, Fariba, 2018, An Identification key to the species of Auchenorrhyncha of Iranian fauna recorded as pests in orchards and a review on the pest status of the species, pp. 475-501 in Zootaxa 4420 (4) on page 483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1455385
Dactylocythere phoxa Hobbs 1967, new species
Creators: name: Williams, Bronwyn W.
name: Weaver, Patricia G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Ostracoda
Podocopida
Entocytheridae
Dactylocythere
Dactylocythere phoxa

description: Dactylocythere phoxa Hobbs, 1967
1967 Dactylocythere phoxa, new species.—Hobbs: 5, 7, 8–9, Fig. 1d–f (D, H, K, R, T).
1970 D. phoxa Hobbs, 1967:8.—Hobbs & Hobbs: 6 (K).
1974 Dactylocythere phoxa Hobbs, 1967.—Hart & Hart: 47, 65–66, 194, 225, Pl. XVIII Figs. 4–7, Pl. XLIX (D, H, K, R, T).
1975 Dactylocythere phoxa Hobbs, 1967.—Hart & Hart: 22 (C, D, H).
1985 D. phoxa (Hobbs, 1967).—Norden & Norden: 628, erroneous authority format (A).
2014a Dactylocythere phoxa Hobbs, 1967.—Mestre, Monrós & Mesquita-Joanes: 948 (C).
description: Published as part of Williams, Bronwyn W. & Weaver, Patricia G., 2018, A historical review of the taxonomy and classification of Entocytheridae (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Podocopida), pp. 1-129 in Zootaxa 4448 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4448.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1444492
Ommatissus lybicus Bergevin 1930
Creators: name: Mozaffarian, Fariba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Tropiduchidae
Ommatissus
Ommatissus lybicus

description: Ommatissus lybicus Bergevin, 1930 (Figs 11 and 19)
Recorded damage and economic importance in the orchards of Iran: The species has been recorded as a very serious and a key pest on date palm in all Iranian palm growing areas on leaves and fruits of palm trees (Gardenhire 1958; Farahbakhsh 1961; Gharib 1966 and 1998; Behdad 1991; Dlabola 1994; Abaii 2000; Payandeh et al. 2008; Lashkari et al. 2008a, b; Assari et al. 2012; Koliayee et al. 2012; Arbabtafti et al. 2014).
Recorded damage in the orchards of other parts of the world: Economic importance on date palm throughout west Palaearctic (Wilson & O’Brien 1987; Asche & Wilson 1989; Wilson 2005).
Recorded distribution in Iran: From central Iran to the coasts of Persian Gulf and Oman Sea in all palm growing areas (Gharib 1998).
Conclusion: The economic importance of this species is widely documented in Iran and west Palaearctic. It is considered as a serious pest in Iran.
description: Published as part of Mozaffarian, Fariba, 2018, An Identification key to the species of Auchenorrhyncha of Iranian fauna recorded as pests in orchards and a review on the pest status of the species, pp. 475-501 in Zootaxa 4420 (4) on page 484, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/1455385
Notes from the rotten West, reports from the backward East
Creators: name: Fainberg, Dina
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States featured the media as one of the most carefully calibrated weapons. Acrimonious editorials, venomous cartoons, and scathing reports on each side proclaimed that it held the key to universal happiness and castigated the rival’s ideology. This dissertation explores the contribution of Soviet and American international reporting to the production of ideology and politicization of everyday life in the Cold War era. It follows the lives and work of Soviet and American journalists who served as resident correspondents covering the rival superpower for news agencies at home between 1945 and 1985. Foreign correspondents and their reports shaped the popular imagination and the political horizons of the Cold War in important ways. As gifted storytellers, these journalists were able to relate life observed on the other side of the Iron Curtain in ways that resonated with the ideological sensibilities of their domestic audiences. Readers appreciated the professional expertise of foreign correspondents and their accessible style. As a result, ordinary people on both sides adopted journalistic reports as guidelines for their own views of the adversary overseas.    This dissertation compares and contrasts the different ways that ideology influenced the journalists’ sense of self and their writings about the rival superpower. International reporting on both sides combined a projection of Soviet or American culture onto the foreign world with the personal interests and convictions of individual journalists. Professional duty demanded that the journalists immerse themselves into their nations’ ultimate “other,” make that other intelligible for their compatriots, all the while resisting the “other’s” ideological temptations. Foreign correspondent simultaneously occupied the position of an insider and an outsider, and travelled across boundaries of culture, customs, and worldviews on a daily basis. The ideological prism helped the journalists as they struggled to understand the Cold War adversary and to make their experience overseas meaningful. The foundational ideas of the period thus became deeply intertwined with the subjectivity of individual correspondents and their reporting.    This study is the first comparative investigation of Soviet and American international reporting and its contribution to the legitimation of Cold War ideology. Only with the end of the Cold War is it possible to see how the news media and their correspondents on each side were shaped by different sets of ideological convictions and at the same time contributed to the continued elaboration of those creeds.
Novel Food Case Study in the EU
Creators: name: Laganaro, Marcello
name: Zamariola, Giorgia
name: Garcia Ruiz, Esther
name: Nuin Garciarena, Irene
name: Glymenaki, Maria
name: Muñoz González, Alejandra
name: Mendes, Vânia
name: Precup, Gabriela
name: Roldán-Torres, Ruth
name: Smith, Anthony
name: Ververis, Ermolaos
name: Vrbos, Domagoj
name: Germini, Andrea
Publisher: name: The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food
Year: 2025

description: Recent advances in science and consumer demand for new or alternative food products boosted innovation in the food industry, stimulating the production of ever newer foodstuff. In the European Union (EU), when these lack a significant history of consumption, they may qualify as novel foods (NFs) and require a risk assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) before they can enter the EU market. In this context, risk communication is crucial in ensuring the public understands any associated risks and requires different approaches according to societal knowledge and risk perception. We identified effective risk communication options for different NFs, accounting for societal insights, media analytics, and technical features. We applied an adapted version of EFSA’s approach for planning risk communication of risk assessments’ incoming requests on cell culture-derived foods and previously assessed NFs. The study included: categorization according to NF’s nature, assessment of their mandates for their risk communication potential, identification of shared features across NF categories potentially triggering societal interest, and gathering of societal insights from literature and media analysis to map elements for risk communication. We recommend enhancing individuals’ knowledge of risks through awareness-raising for NFs derived from microorganisms, fungi, or algae, produced with precision fermentation, derived from insects, or plants. For cell culture-derived foods, where public knowledge is higher, communication approaches should instead aim to build trust and resolve differences in views. We further highlight the importance of continuous dialogue between EFSA and stakeholders to ensure tailored risk communication that considers both scientific and societal factors.
description: The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, Vol. 30 No. 2 (2024): Special Section: Novel Foods
Dactylocythere prinsi Hobbs & Walton 1968, new species
Creators: name: Williams, Bronwyn W.
name: Weaver, Patricia G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Ostracoda
Podocopida
Entocytheridae
Dactylocythere
Dactylocythere prinsi

description: Dactylocythere prinsi Hobbs & Walton, 1968
1968 Dactylocythere prinsi new species.—Hobbs & Walton: 242–243, 244, 245, 247, Fig. 2e–g (A, D, H, R, T).
1970 D. prinsi Hobbs and Walton, 1968:242.—Hobbs & Hobbs: 6, 8 (K, R).
1974 Dactylocythere prinsi Hobbs and Walton, 1968.—Hart & Hart: 46, 54, 66, 194, 225, Pl. XVIII Figs. 8–10, Pl. XLIX (D, H, K, R, T).
1975 Dactylocythere prinsi Hobbs & Walton, 1968.—Hart & Hart: 22 (C, D, H).
1977 Dactylocythere prinsi Hobbs and Walton. —Hobbs & Peters: iii, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 26, 33, 38, 39, 44, 56, 57, 73, Fig. 17a–c, Map 11 (A, D, H, K, T).
2014a Dactylocythere prinsi Hobbs & Walton, 1968.—Mestre, Monrós & Mesquita-Joanes: 948 (C).
description: Published as part of Williams, Bronwyn W. & Weaver, Patricia G., 2018, A historical review of the taxonomy and classification of Entocytheridae (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Podocopida), pp. 1-129 in Zootaxa 4448 (1) on page 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4448.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1444492
Dactylocythere prionata Hart 1962, new species
Creators: name: Williams, Bronwyn W.
name: Weaver, Patricia G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Ostracoda
Podocopida
Entocytheridae
Dactylocythere
Dactylocythere prionata

description: Dactylocythere prionata (Hart & Hobbs, 1961) Hart, 1962
1961a Entocythere prionata new species.—Hart & Hobbs: 174, 177, 178–180, Figs. 15–17 (A, D, H, K, R, T).
1962 Dactylocythere prionata (Hart and Hobbs) new combination.—Hart: 130 (C, D, T).
1966a Dactylocythere prionata (Hart and Hobbs, 1961).—Hart & Hart: 5, 8 (A).
1967 prionata (Hart and Hobbs, 1961, p. 178).—Hobbs: 4 (K).
1968 D. prionata (Hart and Hobbs, 1961).—Ferguson: 501 (C, D).
1970 D. prionata (Hart and Hobbs, 1961:178).—Hobbs & Hobbs: 6 (K).
1972 Dactylocythere prionata (Hart and Hobbs).—Hobbs & Barr: 81 (D, H).
1974 Dactylocythere prionata (Hart and Hobbs, 1961).—Hart & Hart: 46, 49, 66–67, 74, 194, 225, Pl. XVIII Figs. 11–13, Pl. XLIX (D, H, K, R, T).
1975 Dactylocythere prionata (Hart & Hobbs, 1961).—Hart & Hart: 22 (C, D, H).
1975 Dt. prionata (Hart and Hobbs, 1961).—Hobbs: 281 (C, D).
1977 Dactylocythere prionata (Hart and Hobbs, 1961:178).—Hobbs, Hobbs & Daniel: 151, 179, 182 (C, D, H).
1993 Dactylocythere prionata (Hart & Hobbs).—Hobbs & Peters: 462 (D, H).
2014a Dactylocythere prionata (Hart & Hobbs, 1961).—Mestre, Monrós & Mesquita-Joanes: 948 (C).
description: Published as part of Williams, Bronwyn W. & Weaver, Patricia G., 2018, A historical review of the taxonomy and classification of Entocytheridae (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Podocopida), pp. 1-129 in Zootaxa 4448 (1) on page 53, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4448.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1444492