cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: FUV and X-Ray absorption in the warm-hot intergalactic medium
Creators: name: Richter, Philipp
name: Paerels, Frits  B. S.
name: Kaastra, Jelle S.
Publisher: name: Universität Potsdam
Year: 2020

description: The Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM) arises from shock-heated gas collapsing in large-scale filaments and probably harbours a substantial fraction of the baryons in the local Universe. Absorption-line measurements in the ultraviolet (UV) and in the X-ray band currently represent the best method to study the WHIM at low redshifts. We here describe the physical properties of the WHIM and the concepts behind WHIM absorption line measurements of Hi and high ions such as Ovi, Ovii, and Oviii in the far-ultraviolet and X-ray band. We review results of recent WHIM absorption line studies carried out with UV and X-ray satellites such as FUSE, HST, Chandra, and XMM-Newton and discuss their implications for our knowledge of the WHIM.
description: Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe, 864
Anticancer effects of carboxymethylated (1→3)(1→6)-β-D-glucan (botryosphaeran) on multicellular tumor spheroids of MCF-7 cells as a model of breast cancer
Creators: name: Fujiike, Andressa Y.
name: Lee, Celina Y. A. L.
name: Rodrigues, Fabiana S. T.
name: Oliveira, Larissa C. B.
name: Barbosa-Dekker, Aneli M.
name: Dekker, Robert F. H.
name: Cólus, Ilce M. S.
name: Serpeloni, Juliana M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology

description: Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide among the female population. The fungal exopolysaccharide botryosphaeran is a (1→3)(1→6)-β-D-glucan with limited solubility in water that can be promoted through carboxymethylation. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine in-vitro anticancer effects of carboxymethylated-botryosphaeran (CM-BOT) on breast cancer MCF-7 cells cultivated in multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTS). CM-BOT (≥ 600 µ/ml) decreased the viability (resazurin assay) of MCF-7 grown in monolayers after 24 hr incubation. Although CM-BOT did not markedly alter viability of MCTS in the resazurin assay after 24, 48 or 72 hr, CM-BOT ≥ 600 µg/ml produced cell-death by apoptosis after 72 hr utilizing the triple staining assay and labeling dead cells with propidium iodide, which can also be visualized on the architecture of MCTS. CM-BOT (1000 µg/ml) inhibited cell proliferation, which resulted in MCTSs with smaller diameters than controls. CM-BOT at all concentrations examined decreased the ability of MCF-7 to form colonies and to migrate in the extracellular matrix. This is the first report using MCTS-architecture to study anti-tumor effects of β-glucans. Our findings are important in the search for compounds for use in breast cancer therapy, or as adjuvants in reducing the adverse effects of mammary tumor chemotherapy.
New eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoids from the root bark of Pseudolarix kaempferi
Creators: name: Jiang, Hai-Long
name: Shi, Yan-Ping
name: Ha, Wei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biochemistry

description: The phytochemical investigation of the root bark of Pseudolarix kaempferi yielded eight eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoids, including three new ones, 1α-hydroxyl-4(14)-en-β-dihydroagarafuran (1), 1α, 2α-diacetoxy-8β-isobutanoyloxy-9α-benzoyl oxy-15-β-(β-furancarbonyloxy)-4β, 6β-dihydroxy-β-dihydroagarofuran (7), and 1α-acetoxy-2 α-furancarbonyloxy-8β-isobutanoyloxy-9α-benzoyloxy-15β-(β-acetoxy)-4β, 6β-dihydroxy-β-dihydroagarofuran (8). Herein the new compounds 7 and 8 were reported as a mixture. The molecular structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis, including UV, IR, NMR, and MS, and comparison with the literature data.
COVID-19, SDGs and Disaster Preparedness
Creators: name: Levantino, Francesco Paolo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: SDGs
Agenda for Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Goals
Sendai Framework
Distaster Preparedness
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Pandemic
Soft Law
International Human Rights Law
IHRL
Vienna Convention and Programme of Action
All human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated

description: The international community’s awareness of the growing occurrence of pandemics and comparable disasters emerges from instruments like the Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, the soft law nature of such tools leaves their implementation to the inconsistent ‘good faith’ of national actions... [This contribution was published for the first time on 11.02.2021 as a blog post for Global Campus (GC) Human Rights Preparedness. The link to the original publication is indicated both in the file and here as an alternate identifier. Please, cite as Levantino, Francesco Paolo. "COVID-19, SDGs and Disaster Preparedness", GC Human Rights Preparedness, 11 February 2021, https://gchumanrights.org/preparedness/article-on/covid-19-sdgs-and-disaster-preparedness.html]
description: This contribution was published for the first time on 11.02.2021 as a blog post for Global Campus (GC) Human Rights Preparedness. The link to the original publication is indicated both in the file and here as an alternate identifier. Please, cite as Levantino, Francesco Paolo. "COVID-19, SDGs and Disaster Preparedness", GC Human Rights Preparedness, 11 February 2021, https://gchumanrights.org/preparedness/article-on/covid-19-sdgs-and-disaster-preparedness.html
Predictors of Change in Dyspnea Level in Acute Exacerbations of COPD
Creators: name: Garcia-Gutierrez, Susana
name: Quintana, José M.
name: Unzurrunzaga, Anette
name: Esteban, Cristóbal
name: Baré, Marisa
name: Larrea, Nerea Fernández De
name: Pulido, Esther
name: Rivas, Paco
name: IRYSS -COPD Group
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The aim of this study was to identify factors related to changes in dyspnoea level in the acute and short-term periods after acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This was a prospective cohort study of patients with symptoms of acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation who attended one of 17 hospitals in Spain between June 2008 and September 2010. Clinical data and patient reported measures (dyspnoea level, health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression levels, capacity to perform physical activity) were collected from arrival to the emergency department up to a week after the visit in discharged patients and to discharge in admitted patients (short term). Main outcomes were time course of dyspnoea over the acute (first 24 hours) and short-term periods, mortality and readmission within 2 months of the index episode. Changes in dyspnoea in both periods were related capacity to perform physical activity as well as clinical variables. Short-term changes in dyspnoea were also related to dyspnoea at 24 hours after the ED visit, and anxiety and depression levels. Dyspnoea worsening or failing to improve over the studied periods was associated with poor clinical outcomes. Patient-reported measures are predictive of changes in dyspnoea level.
Der Blick durch die Brille der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft
Creators: name: Funk, Dieter
name: Lachenmeier, Walter
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004

description: Schaut man durch die Brille der DFG auf das DLR, sieht man ein Beispiel von guter Zusammenarbeit zwischen zwei unterschiedlichen
 Organisationen, die beide im Forschungssystem der Bundesrepublik wichtige und zentrale Funktionen ausüben.
Using flow signatures and catchment similarities to evaluate the E-HYPE multi-basin model across Europe
Creators: name: Donnelly, Chantal
name: Andersson, Jafet C.M.
name: Arheimer, Berit
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Open data make it possible to set up multi-basin models for large domains across environmental, climate and administrative boundaries. This study presents new methods for evaluating a number of aspects of multi-basin model performance, while exploring the performance of the E-HYPE_v2.1 model for several evaluation criteria in 181 independent river gauges across the European continent. Embedded model assumptions on dominant flow generating mechanisms are analysed by correlating physiographical characteristics to the flow regime. The results indicate that the model captures the spatial variability of flow and is therefore suitable for predictions in ungauged basins. The model shows good performance of long-term means and seasonality, while short-term daily variability is less well represented, especially for Mediterranean and mountainous areas. Major identified shortcomings refer to the resolution of precipitation patterns, aquifer exchanges, water extractions and regulation. This will guide the work with the next model version for which improvements in input data, processes and calibration have been identified to potentially contribute most to improved model performance. EDITOR D. Koutosyiannis ASSOCIATE EDITOR A. Efstratiadis EDITOR D. Koutosyiannis ASSOCIATE EDITOR A. Efstratiadis
A mechanism to explore proactive knowledge retention in open source software communities
Creators: name: Rashid, Mehvish
name: M. Clarke, Paul
name: V. O’Connor, Rory
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 4612
subject: Software engineering

description: Open-source software (OSS) is a type of computer software where in the source code is distributed under a special type of license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to inspect, alter and redistribute the software. OSS projects are collaborative endeavours which have multiple contributors who are constantly joining, leaving, or changing their role in the project. This ever changing and ever transient nature of OSS project contributors contributes to a contributor turnover induced knowledge loss in OSS projects. In this case ‘Knowledge Loss’ refers to the phenomenon of the loss of project specific knowledge, experience and expertise in an OSS project, caused by contributors regularly joining and leaving the OSS project. This paper describes the design and development of a robust research methodology and contributes towards the formation of proactive knowledge retention practices in OSS projects to transform contributor’s use of knowledge and engagement in knowledge relevant activities including knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer.
The Galactic Magnetic Field and UHECR Deflections
Creators: name: Unger, Michael
name: Farrar, Glennys R.
Publisher: name: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
Year: 2025

description: Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) experience deflections as they traverse the Galactic magnetic field (GMF), which must be accounted for when tracing them back to their sources. After briefly summarizing our results on uncertainties in cosmic-ray deflections from the UF23 ensemble of GMF models (Unger & Farrar, 2024), we report a new preliminary fit of the GMF including foreground emission from the Local Bubble. This fit uses the analytic model of Pelgrims et al. (2024) for the magnetic field in the thick shell Galactic bubbles. We also discuss how variations in toroidal halo field modeling account for the key differences between the Jansson & Farrar (2012) GMF model and the UF23 ensemble.

We also extend our previous analysis of the origin of the highest-energy “Amaterasu” event observed by the Telescope Array to include the four highest-energy events detected by the Pierre Auger Observatory. Amaterasu and PAO070114 are the UHECR events with the smallest localization uncertainties of 4.7% and 2.4%, respectively. Neither of their back-tracked directions aligns with any compelling candidate for a continuous UHECR accelerator. This strengthens the evidence that at least a fraction of the highest energy events originate from transient sources.
Using flow signatures and catchment similarities to evaluate the E-HYPE multi-basin model across Europe
Creators: name: Donnelly, Chantal
name: Andersson, Jafet C.M.
name: Arheimer, Berit
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Open data make it possible to set up multi-basin models for large domains across environmental, climate and administrative boundaries. This study presents new methods for evaluating a number of aspects of multi-basin model performance, while exploring the performance of the E-HYPE_v2.1 model for several evaluation criteria in 181 independent river gauges across the European continent. Embedded model assumptions on dominant flow generating mechanisms are analysed by correlating physiographical characteristics to the flow regime. The results indicate that the model captures the spatial variability of flow and is therefore suitable for predictions in ungauged basins. The model shows good performance of long-term means and seasonality, while short-term daily variability is less well represented, especially for Mediterranean and mountainous areas. Major identified shortcomings refer to the resolution of precipitation patterns, aquifer exchanges, water extractions and regulation. This will guide the work with the next model version for which improvements in input data, processes and calibration have been identified to potentially contribute most to improved model performance. EDITOR D. Koutosyiannis ASSOCIATE EDITOR A. Efstratiadis EDITOR D. Koutosyiannis ASSOCIATE EDITOR A. Efstratiadis
MPEC 2024-E69 : 2024 ER1
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 ER1

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Economic Burden of Prescription Opioid Misuse and Abuse: A Systematic Review
Creators: name: Oderda, Gary M.
name: Joanita Lake
name: Rüdell, Katja
name: Roland, Carl L.
name: Masters, Elizabeth T.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Medicine

description: ABSTRACTA 2009 systematic review found that the total cost of prescription opioid abuse in 2001 in the United States was approximately $8.6 billion and medical expenses were estimated to be $15,884 for opioid abusers and $1,830 for nonabusers. A search was conducted for English publications on the cost of prescription opioid abuse and misuse from 2009 to 2014. The initial literature search identified 5,412 citations. Title and abstract review selected 59 for further review. The final review process resulted in 16 publications for inclusion that examined cost from the payer perspective. Mean costs to the payer for abusers were $23,000–$25,000 per year and excess costs approximately $15,000 per patient. Three papers were identified that presented societal costs, including direct and indirect costs such as criminal justice costs and costs associated with lost productivity. The strongest evidence suggests that societal cost is in excess of $50 billion per year in the United States. Prescription opioid abuse and misuse is a common and important problem throughout the world that has significant associated societal costs and excess medical costs.
Copper tetradentate N2Py2 complexes with pendant bases in the secondary coordination sphere: improved ligand synthesis and protonation studies
Creators: name: Kotyk, Juliet F. Khosrowabadi
name: Ziller, Joseph W.
name: Yang, Jenny Y.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
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: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: An improved preparation for a tetradentate neutral N2Py2 ligand with two dimethylamine functionalities in the secondary coordination sphere (LDMA) is reported. This synthetic route uses cheaper and more readily available precursors with fewer steps and greater overall yield. The synthesis and characterization of the corresponding Cu(II) and Cu(I) complexes of this ligand and its analog lacking pendant bases (LH) are also described. The cyclic voltammograms indicate that the Cu(II/I) couple for the LDMA complex is over 400 mV positive of the quasi-reversible Cu(II/I) couple for the LH complex. Structural characterization indicates this is likely a result of steric effects in [Cu(LDMA)]2+ that are not present in the [Cu(LH)]2+ complex. Protonation of both diamagnetic Cu(I) complexes is cleanly reversible. 1H NMR spectroscopic studies of the protonated complexes reveals that protonation occurs on the tertiary amines in the ligand backbone for both complexes.
Investigation of the Flow-Field in the Upper Respiratory System when wearing N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator
Creators: name: Hui, Li
name: Xiaotie, Zhang
name: Shengnan, Shen
name: Mang, Cai
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Physics
subject: Biophysics

description: ABSTRACTThis paper presents a reverse modeling of the headform when wearing a filtering facepiece respirator (FFR) and a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation based on the modeling. The whole model containing the upper respiratory airway, headform and FFR was directly recorded by computed tomography (CT) scanning, and a medical contrast medium was used to make the FFR “visible.” The FFR was normally worn by the subject during CT scanning so that the actual deformation of both the FFR and the face muscles during contact can be objectively conserved. The reverse modeling approach was introduced to rebuild the geometric model and convert it into a CFD solvable model. In this model, we conducted a transient numerical simulation of air flow containing carbon dioxide, thermal dynamics, and pressure and wall shear stress distribution in the respiratory system taking into consideration an individual wearing a FFR. The breathing cycle was described as a time-dependent profile of the air velocity through the respiratory airway. The result shows that wearing the N95 FFR results in CO2 accumulation, an increase in temperature and pressure elevation inside the FFR cavity. The volume fraction of CO2 reaches 1.2% after 7 breathing cycles and then is maintained at 3.04% on average. The wearers re-inhale excessive CO2 in every breathing cycle from the FFR cavity. The air temperature in the FFR cavity increases rapidly at first and then stays close to the exhaled temperature. Compared to not wearing an FFR, wearers have to increase approximately 90 Pa more pressure to keep the same breathing flow rate of 30.54 L/min after wearing an FFR. The nasal vestibule bears more wall shear stress than any other area in the airway.
Estimating the Future Impact of a Multi-Pronged Intervention Strategy on Ocular Disease Sequelae Caused by Trachoma: A Modeling Study
Creators: name: Gambhir, Manoj
name: Grassly, Nicholas C.
name: Burton, Matthew J.
name: Solomon, Anthony W.
name: Taylor, Hugh R.
name: Mabey, David C.
name: Blake, Isobel M.
name: María-Gloria Basáñez
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Purpose: Trachoma control programs are underway in endemic regions worldwide. They are based on the SAFE strategy (Surgery for trichiasis, Antibiotic distribution, Facial cleanliness, and Environmental improvement). Although much is known about the effect of community-wide treatment with antibiotics on the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, the impact of the SAFE strategy on severe ocular disease sequelae (the main focus of the Global Elimination of blinding Trachoma by 2020 program) remains largely unknown. Methods: We use a mathematical model to explore the impact of each of the components of the SAFE strategy, individually and together, on disease sequelae, arising from repeat infection and subsequent conjunctival scarring. We ask whether two elimination goals, to reduce the prevalence of trachomatous trichiasis to 1 per 1000 persons, and the incidence of corneal opacity to 1 per 10,000 persons per annum, are achievable, and which combinations of interventions have the greatest impact on these indicators. Results: In high prevalence communities (here, >20% infection of children aged 1–9 years), a combination of efforts is needed to bring down sustainably the prevalence and incidence of ocular disease sequelae. Conclusion: The mass delivery of antibiotics is highly beneficial for the clearance of infection, inflammation and prevention of subsequent scarring, but needs to be supplemented with sustained reductions in transmission and surgery to consider realistically the elimination of blindness by the year 2020.
Neural Network based Hybrid Optical Digital Equalization for Short-reach Transmission
Creators: name: Ros, Francesco Da
name: Stenio M. Ranzini
name: Hennning Bülow
name: Zibar, Darko
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Optical communications
Reservoir computing
Machine learning

description: Talk at ERC international workshop intitled Photonic Reservoir Computing and Information Processing in Complex Network.
SCICOMOVE Management Manual
Creators: name: Pravdenko, Inna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: management, project manager, procedure, deadline, administration, schedule, deliverable

description: The Management Manual collates and explains all the administrative and financial procedures in the project. It also contains the list of deliverables and events to be carried out by the Consortium, as well as communication tools. The manual is to be used as a first reference for the administrative teams of each beneficiary.
Copper tetradentate N2Py2 complexes with pendant bases in the secondary coordination sphere: Improved ligand synthesis and protonation studies
Creators: name: Kotyk, Juliet F. Khosrowabadi
name: Ziller, Joseph W.
name: Yang, Jenny Y.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: An improved preparation for a tetradentate neutral N2Py2 ligand with two dimethylamine functionalities in the secondary coordination sphere (LDMA) is reported. This synthetic route uses cheaper and more readily available precursors with fewer steps and greater overall yield. The synthesis and characterization of the corresponding Cu(II) and Cu(I) complexes of this ligand and its analogue lacking pendant bases (LH) are also described. The cyclic voltammograms indicate that the Cu(II/I) couple for the LDMA complex is over 400 mV positive of the quasi-reversible Cu(II/I) couple for the LH complex. Structural characterization indicates this is likely a result of steric effects in [Cu(LDMA)]2+ that are not present in the [Cu(LH)]2+ complex. Protonation of both diamagnetic Cu(I) complexes is cleanly reversible. 1H NMR spectroscopic studies of the protonated complexes reveals protonation occurs on the tertiary amines in the ligand backbone for both complexes.
Paper-based substrate for SERS biosensing platform; accessible data
Creators: name: Kang, Yuri
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 30107 Sensor Technology (Chemical aspects)
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: This is for the data availability statement of the research article, 'Paper-based substrate for a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy biosensing platform - A silver/chitosan nanocomposite approach' Biosensors 2022
 It includes micrograph images, RGB data, micro tensile test data, SERS data, t-test data, and all figures.
Synthesis and Characterization of Some Novel Thiosemicarbazones of Substituted Benzaldehydes and N-(Hepta-O-Acetyl-β-d-Lactosyl)Thiosemicarbazide
Creators: name: Nguyen Dinh Thanh
name: Van, Hoang Thi Kim
name: Thu, Truong Thi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: A set of reaction conditions, including ionic liquids as catalysts, water as solvent and microwave-assisted heating method, had been investigated for the synthesis of hepta-O-acetyl-β-d-lactosyl thiosemicarbazones. Based on optimized conditions, namely, [HO(CH2)2NH3][OAc] as catalyst, water as solvent and 300 W microwave power, a series of substituted benzaldehyde hepta-O-acetyl-β-d-lactosyl thiosemicarbazones was synthesized by reaction of hepta-O-acetyl-β-d-lactosyl thiosemicarbazide with the corresponding substituted benzaldehydes. The high yields of 90–97% were achieved. Almost all of the obtained thiosemicarbazones exhibited remarkable antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterobacter, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumonia in comparison with sulphamethoxazole and trimethoprim as drug references and antifungal activity against Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in comparison with clotrimazole as drug reference. MIC values of the compounds range from 39.1 to 2500 μg/mL for bacterial activity and from 0.25 to 25.6 μg/mL for fungal activity.
Sentential influences on acoustic-phonetic processing: a Granger causality analysis of multimodal imaging data
Creators: name: Gow, David W.
name: Olson, Bruna B.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
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: Science Policy

description: Sentential context influences the way that listeners identify phonetically ambiguous or perceptual degraded speech sounds. Unfortunately, inherent inferential limitations on the interpretation of behavioural or BOLD imaging results make it unclear whether context influences perceptual processing directly, or acts at a post-perceptual decision stage. In this paper, we use Kalman-filter enabled Granger causation analysis of MRI-constrained MEG/EEG data to distinguish between these possibilities. Using a retrospective probe verification task, we found that sentential context strongly affected the interpretation of words with ambiguous initial voicing (e.g. DUSK-TUSK). This behavioural context effect coincided with increased influence by brain regions associated with lexical representation on regions associated with acoustic-phonetic processing. These results support an interactive view of sentence context effects on speech perception.
GU and Reproductive System (Medical illustrations, Sketches)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: Medical Illustration
Penis
Vagina
Anal Canal
Genitalia, Female
Genitalia, Male
Urinary Tract
Pregnancy

description: Twenty four labeled sketches including diagrams of the penis, vagina and anus, the urinary tract and internal reproductive organs. This folder also contains three drawings depicting the development of pregnancy
Lungs, Liver, Intestines, Gall Bladder, Rectum (Medical illustrations, Sketches)
Creators: name: Francone, Clarice Ashworth
Publisher: name: Oregon Health & Science University
Year: 0
Subjects: Medical Illustration
Digestive System
Esophagus
Stomach
Liver
Anal Canal
Heart
Tooth

description: Contains labeled sketches of the digestive system including the esophagus, stomach, liver and anus. Also includes two drawings of the heart and one of teeth.
Ethical Competence: an Analysis of Decision-Making in Clinical Psychology
Creators: name: Grace, Becky
Publisher: name: UH Research Archive
Year: 2019
Subjects: ethical decision-making
clinical psychology
ethical dilemma
Delphi

description: This research aimed to develop understanding of ethical competence in clinical psychology by exploring responses to hypothetical ethical dilemmas presented in vignettes, developed for the present research. It investigated what psychologists considered to be appropriate justifications for ethical decisions; and how the ethical decision-making process occurred. A mixed-methods Delphi survey was employed using qualitative justifications for quantitative scores, in an iterative process. Ethical competence in clinical psychology is arguably socially constructed, largely within the discipline. Ethical decision-making was therefore assessed by exploring responses and consensuses to ethical dilemmas, from an opportunistic sample of experienced clinical psychologists, working in the UK (n = 31). Quantitative analyses indicated that the vignettes developed for this research were rated as realistic (72-79%) and relevant (75-85%) to UK clinical practice. Thematic analysis identified five themes within ethical decision-making: assessing, formulating, responding, influencing factors, and guiding principles. A model describing this process of ethical decision-making is presented; the first of its kind in clinical psychology to be empirically derived. Future research should assess whether this is seen by the wider profession as a competent way of making ethical decisions. It is argued that this research has important implications for clinical psychology, including for ethical instruction (as the vignettes and model can be used for research or teaching), and for those using clinical psychology services.
Efficient Synthesis of L-galactose from D-galactose
Creators: name: Orii, Ryo
name: Izumi, Masayuki
name: Kajihara, Yasuhiro
name: Okamoto, Ryo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Racemic protein crystallography is an emerging methodology to obtain high-resolution protein structures. Preparation of both a mirror image of protein and a mirror image of glycan is essential to apply the new methodology to glycoprotein. This article describes an efficient synthesis of L-galactose that is a mirror image of D-galactose. The developed method takes only 6 steps from D-galactose without any chromatographic purification.
Experiences of Post-Diagnostic Support for Children and Young People on the Autism Spectrum
Creators: name: Hasson, Laurence
Publisher: name: UH Research Archive
Year: 2019
Subjects: Autism
autistic spectrum
children
young people
post-diagnostic
support
provision
education

description: There is considerable research about individuals’ negative experiences of the process of obtaining an autism diagnosis (Crane et al., 2018), however less is known about experiences of post-diagnostic support. A systematic review of the literature showed a gap for research focused on people’s experiences of post-diagnostic support for children and young people on the autism spectrum. A qualitative approach was taken, and an inductive thematic analysis was chosen to investigate this topic. Eight parents, eleven school staff, and four young people on the autism spectrum, all from one London borough, were interviewed about their experiences, either individually or in a focus group. Thematic analysis of the data revealed five main themes: a lack of knowledge and understanding about autism, a system overwhelmed by unmet needs, the impact of communication on relationships, negative impacts on quality of life, and hope for the future (developing the system to make it work). The overwhelming finding was of a significant lack of post-diagnostic support, and a system poorly designed to support children on the autism spectrum and their families. Findings are discussed in the context of the ecological systems model (Bronfenbrenner, 1992), and in relation to previous research. Important clinical implications and recommendations are presented with the aim of improving post-diagnostic support for children and young people on the autism spectrum, and their families, in the future.
Pharmaceutical adsorption from the primary and secondary effluents of a wastewater treatment plant by powdered activated carbon
Creators: name: Jingyi Hu
name: Shang, Ran
name: Frolova, Marta
name: Heijman, Bas
name: Rietveld, Luuk
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
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: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology
subject: 60506 Virology

description: This study investigated the powdered activated carbon (PAC) adsorption of 13 pharmaceuticals from the primary (and secondary) effluents of a wastewater treatment plant. In addition to fresh PAC, PAC that was previously used for pharmaceutical elimination from the secondary effluent was also examined for its reuse potential in the primary effluent. The results showed a comparably negligible pharmaceutical uptake by fresh and used PACs in the primary effluent, in contrast to a substantial uptake by both PACs in the secondary effluent. This result indicated a severe adsorption competition induced from the primary effluent organic matter, i.e. the considerably higher constituents of low molecular and hydrophobic components. Furthermore, the competition effect even resulted in a desorption of the negatively charged pharmaceuticals from the used PAC into the primary effluent. It was concluded that adding fresh PAC to the secondary effluent is preferred and that recycling the used PAC into the activated sludge tank could not offer an additional pharmaceutical adsorption.
Stratigraphic framework of the late Miocene Pisco Formation at Cerro Los Quesos (Ica Desert, Peru)
Creators: name: C. Di Celma
name: E. Malinverno
name: G. Cantalamessa
name: A. Gioncada
name: G. Bosio
name: I.M. Villa
name: K. Gariboldi
name: A. Rustichelli
name: P.P. Pierantoni
name: W. Landini
name: C. Tinelli
name: A. Collareta
name: G. Bianucci
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Pharmacology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: The enormous concentration of marine vertebrates documented within the Pisco Formation is unique for Peru and South America and places this unit among the prime fossil Lagerstätten for Miocene to Pliocene marine mammals worldwide. In order to provide a robust stratigraphic framework for the fossil-bearing locality of Cerro Los Quesos, this study presents a 1:10,000 scale geological map covering an area of about 21 km2, a detailed measured section spanning 290 m of strata, and a refined chronostratigraphy for the studied succession well constrained by diatom biostratigraphy and high-resolution 40Ar/39Ar isotopic dating of three interbedded ash layers. Within the apparently monotonous, diatomite-dominated sedimentary section, the Pisco Formation has been subdivided into six local members, with stratigraphic control over the different outcrops facilitated by the establishment of a detailed marker bed stratigraphy based on 15 readily distinguishable sediment layers of different nature.
Rhythmic oscillations in KaiC1 phosphorylation and ATP/ADP ratio in nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142
Creators: name: Swathi Alagesan
name: Gaudana, Sandeep B.
name: Wangikar, Pramod P.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: Cyanobacterial circadian clock composed of the Kai oscillator has been unraveled in the model strain Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. Recent studies with nitrogen-fixing Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142 show rhythmic oscillations in the cellular program even in continuous light albeit with a cycle time of ~11 h. In the present study, we investigate correlation between cellular rhythms, KaiC1 phosphorylation cycle, ATP/ADP ratio, and the redox state of plastoquinone pool in Cyanothece. KaiC1 phosphorylation cycle of Cyanothece was similar to that of Synechococcus under diurnal cycles. However, under continuous light, the cycle time was shorter (11 h), in agreement with physiological and gene expression studies. Interestingly, the ATP/ADP ratio also oscillates with an 11 h period, peaking concomitantly with the respiratory burst. We propose a mathematical model with C/N ratio as a probable signal regulating the clock in continuous light and emphasize the existence of a single timing mechanism regardless of the cycle time.
Rhythmic oscillations in KaiC1 phosphorylation and ATP/ADP ratio in nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142
Creators: name: Swathi Alagesan
name: Gaudana, Sandeep B.
name: Wangikar, Pramod P.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: Cyanobacterial circadian clock composed of the Kai oscillator has been unraveled in the model strain Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942. Recent studies with nitrogen-fixing Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142 show rhythmic oscillations in the cellular program even in continuous light albeit with a cycle time of ~11 h. In the present study, we investigate correlation between cellular rhythms, KaiC1 phosphorylation cycle, ATP/ADP ratio, and the redox state of plastoquinone pool in Cyanothece. KaiC1 phosphorylation cycle of Cyanothece was similar to that of Synechococcus under diurnal cycles. However, under continuous light, the cycle time was shorter (11 h), in agreement with physiological and gene expression studies. Interestingly, the ATP/ADP ratio also oscillates with an 11 h period, peaking concomitantly with the respiratory burst. We propose a mathematical model with C/N ratio as a probable signal regulating the clock in continuous light and emphasize the existence of a single timing mechanism regardless of the cycle time.
Estimated travel time of mudflows at Mount Hood, Oregon
Creators: name: Preppernau, Charles A.
name: Jenny, Bernhard
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Volcanic hazard maps are used to inform planners, policy-makers, and the public of the areas potentially impacted by volcanic hazards. We describe the design and production of a three-dimensional (3D) volcanic hazard map showing lahar travel times at Mount Hood, Oregon. The creation of this map involved the application of innovative techniques, including (a) an analytical model for computing lahar travel time isochrones; (b) a terrain tiling system for 3D modeling software; (c) the modeling of roads, rivers, and other linear features as 3D tubes to improve visibility; and (d) progressive terrain bending to create a top-down perspective in the foreground and an oblique perspective in the background. A user study (documented in a separate article) confirmed that the 3D map effectively shows the extent and travel time of potential lahars, allowing readers to choose better escape routes than with a conventional two-dimensional map.
Synthesis by ring closing metathesis and properties of an electroactive calix[6]arene [2]catenane
Creators: name: Orlandini, Guido
name: Zanichelli, Valeria
name: Secchi, Andrea
name: Arduini, Arturo
name: Ragazzon, Giulio
name: Credi, Alberto
name: Venturi, Margherita
name: Silvi, Serena
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Tris-(N-phenylureido)-calix[6]arenes are heteroditopic non-symmetric molecular wheels that, in apolar media, bind viologen-based molecular axles in a pseudorotaxane-type fashion. Because of the precise kinetic requirements associated with the threading process, in apolar solvents, the dicationic portion of the axle enters the calixarene annulus exclusively from the upper rim. With the general aim to develop new prototypes of molecular devices and machines whose functions could be governed through a wider set of control elements, we envisaged that the unique properties of these calixarene wheels could be transferred to the synthesis of new catenanes for the construction of unidirectional rotary motors. Herein, we describe the synthesis of a tris(N-phenylureido)calix[6]arene-based catenane by applying the intramolecular ring-closing metathesis reaction for the catenation step on a pre-formed pseudorotaxane.
A high-resolution DEM for the Top-Palaeogene surface of the Belgian Continental Shelf
Creators: name: M. De Clercq
name: V. Chademenos
name: V. Van Lancker
name: T. Missiaen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: 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: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: A 1:250,000 scale map of the surface of the Top-Palaeogene for the Belgian Continental Shelf was created based on extensive analyses of older and recent geological and geophysical datasets. The Top-Palaeogene surface is an important polygenetic unconformity that truncates older strata of the Palaeogene and to a smaller extent some of Neogene age from the overlying Quaternary deposits. As such it represents the base of the latter. The represented surface has been diachronously shaped and reworked through Late Quaternary times by different geological processes (e.g. fluvial, marine, estuarine, periglacial). Additionally, the offshore surface has been attached to the landward Top-Palaeogene surface and was transformed into a uniform 3D surface allowing new and better interpretations to be used in fundamental and applied research underpinning both scientific purposes (e.g. geology, archaeology, palaeogeography), and commercial applications (e.g. wind farms, aggregate extraction, dredging).
POLYPHEM_D2.2_Recovery Heat Exchanger
Creators: name: Falsig, Jens Jørgen
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Recovery Heat eXchanger
Exhaust gas solar energy
Themis Solar Tower
Recovery Heat eXchanger Performance
Recovery Heat eXchanger Geometry
RHX
Solar Thermal Electricity
Solar Energy
Concentrated Solar Power
Thermal Energy Storage
Solar Thermal Combined Cycle
Solarized Micro Gas-Turbine
Decentralized Renewable Electricity Generation
Solarized Organic Rankine Cycle

description: This document is the deliverable D2.2 of the project POLYPHEM. It is planned in the framework of the Work Package 02 "R&D ON SOLAR–DRIVEN MICRO-GAS-TURBINE AND ORC"
 The document describes the technical specifications for the design of the air/oil recovery heat exchanger. Drawings and a picture of the unit are also shown.