cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Untersuchung eines Keuchhusten-Ausbruchs bei Kindern mit hohen Impfquoten in Kiel
Creators: name: Schönfeld, Viktoria
name: Hellenbrand, Wiebke
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Kinder
subject: Keuchhusten
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Zwischen dem 16. November 2015 und 13. März 2016 wurden 94 Fälle von Keuchhusten an das Gesundheitsamt Kiel gemeldet. Da viele der Erkrankten geimpft waren und dies auf eine verminderte Impfeffektivität hinweisen kann, wurde dieser Ausbruch mittels einer Kohortenstudie untersucht. Drei der am stärksten betroffenen Gemeinschaftseinrichtungen nahmen an der Untersuchung teil.
Additional file 1 of Diagnostic performance of Strongyloides-specific IgG4 detection in urine for diagnosis of human strongyloidiasis
Creators: name: Wongphutorn, Phattharaphon
name: Worasith, Chanika
name: Kopolrat, Kulthida Y.
name: Homwong, Chutima
name: Sithithaworn, Jiraporn
name: Eamudomkarn, Chatanun
name: Techasen, Anchalee
name: Tippayawat, Patcharaporn
name: Pitaksakurat, Opal
name: Hongsrichan, Nuttanan
name: Crellen, Thomas
name: Sithithaworn, Paiboon
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table S1 Positive rates of Strongyloides stercoralis determined by specific IgG4 and IgG detection in different parasitic infection groups based on fecal examination (APCT and FECT).
Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-ahp-10.1177_08901171211026132 - Unique Predictors of Intended Uptake of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Adults Living in a Rural College Town in the United States
Creators: name: Lennon, Robert P.
name: Small, Meg L.
name: Smith, Rachel A.
name: Van Scoy, Lauren J.
name: Myrick, Jessica G.
name: Martin, Molly A.
name: Group, Data4 Action Research
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-ahp-10.1177_08901171211026132 for Unique Predictors of Intended Uptake of a COVID-19 Vaccine in Adults Living in a Rural College Town in the United States by Robert P. Lennon, Meg L. Small, Rachel A. Smith, Lauren J. Van Scoy, Jessica G. Myrick, Molly A. Martin and Data4 Action Research Group in American Journal of Health Promotion
Co-circulation of West Nile virus and distinct insect-specific flaviviruses in Turkey
Creators: name: Ergünay, Koray
name: Litzba, Nadine
name: Brinkmann, Annika
name: Günay, Filiz
name: Sarıkaya, Yasemen
name: Kar, Sırrı
name: Örsten, Serra
name: Öter, Kerem
name: Domingo, Cristina
name: Kasap, Özge Erisoz
name: Özkul, Aykut
name: Mitchell, Luke
name: Nitsche, Andreas
name: Alten, Bülent
name: Linton, Yvonne-Marie
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Biologische Sicherheit
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Turkey
subject: Flavivirus
subject: West Nile virus
subject: Insect-specific
subject: Biosurveillance
subject: Mosquito
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: Active vector surveillance provides an efficient tool for monitoring the presence or spread of emerging or re-emerging vector-borne viruses. This study was undertaken to investigate the circulation of flaviviruses. Mosquitoes were collected from 58 locations in 10 provinces across the Aegean, Thrace and Mediterranean Anatolian regions of Turkey in 2014 and 2015. Following morphological identification, mosquitoes were pooled and screened by nested and real-time PCR assays. Detected viruses were further characterised by sequencing. Positive pools were inoculated onto cell lines for virus isolation. Next generation sequencing was employed for genomic characterisation of the isolates. Results: A total of 12,711 mosquito specimens representing 15 species were screened in 594 pools. Eleven pools (2%) were reactive in the virus screening assays. Sequencing revealed West Nile virus (WNV) in one Culex pipiens (s.l.) pool from Thrace. WNV sequence corresponded to lineage one clade 1a but clustered distinctly from the Turkish prototype isolate. In 10 pools, insect-specific flaviviruses were characterised as Culex theileri flavivirus in 5 pools of Culex theileri and one pool of Cx. pipiens (s.l.), Ochlerotatus caspius flavivirus in two pools of Aedes (Ochlerotatus) caspius, Flavivirus AV-2011 in one pool of Culiseta annulata, and an undetermined flavivirus in one pool of Uranotaenia unguiculata from the Aegean and Thrace regions. DNA forms or integration of the detected insect-specific flaviviruses were not observed. A virus strain, tentatively named as “Ochlerotatus caspius flavivirus Turkey”, was isolated from an Ae. caspius pool in C6/36 cells. The viral genome comprised 10,370 nucleotides with a putative polyprotein of 3,385 amino acids that follows the canonical flavivirus polyprotein organisation. Sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analyses revealed the close relationship of this strain with Ochlerotatus caspius flavivirus from Portugal and Hanko virus from Finland. Several conserved structural and amino acid motifs were identified. Conclusions: We identified WNV and several distinct insect-specific flaviviruses during an extensive biosurveillance study of mosquitoes in various regions of Turkey in 2014 and 2015. Ongoing circulation of WNV is revealed, with an unprecedented genetic diversity. A probable replicating form of an insect flavivirus identified only in DNA form was detected.
Die Echinokokkose – Eine Übersicht und neue Erkenntnisse in der Diagnostik, Therapie und Parasitenbiologie
Creators: name: Brehm, Klaus
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Diagnostik
subject: Therapie
subject: Echinokokkose
subject: Parasitenbiologie
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Zu den vielen mit dem Attribut „selten aber gefährlich“ versehenen Krankheiten in Deutschland gehören zweifelsfrei die Alveoläre und die Zystische Echinokokkose, die durch die Metazestoden-Larvenstadien des Fuchs- bzw. Hundebandwurms ausgelöst werden. Nach wie vor stellt die Echinokokkose eine Herausforderung für Diagnostiker und behandelnde Ärzte dar und verläuft unbehandelt tödlich. Molekular- und zellbiologische Forschung führte in den letzten Jahren zur Entschlüsselung der Genome der beteiligten Parasiten, Echinococcus (E.) multilocularis und E. granulosus, und lieferte neue Erkenntnisse zur Echinococcus-Zellbiologie sowie zur molekularen Interaktion zwischen Parasit und infiziertem Wirt. Die Untersuchungen zeigten, dass Wirtshormone wie Insulin die Parasitenentwicklung fördern und die Parasiten eine spezielle Form von Stammzellen besitzen, die vermutlich resistent gegen die derzeitige Chemotherapie mit Benzimidazolen sind. Welche Auswirkungen diese Forschungsergebnisse auf künftige Behandlungs- und Detektionsstrategien der Echinokokkose haben können, wird in diesem Übersichtsartikel vorgestellt und diskutiert.
Additional file 2 of Identification of Timm13 protein translocase of the mitochondrial inner membrane as a potential mediator of liver fibrosis based on bioinformatics and experimental verification
Creators: name: Liao, Xiaomin
name: Ruan, Xianxian
name: Wu, Xianbin
name: Deng, Zhejun
name: Qin, Shanyu
name: Jiang, Haixing
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 2: Table S1. Information of GSE167033 dataset.
Invaginationsrisiko nach Impfung gegen Rotaviren
Creators: name: Koch, Judith
name: Harder, Thomas
name: Kries, Rüdiger Von
name: Wichmann, Ole
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 610 Medizin

description: Hintergrund: Die Ständige Impfkommission (STIKO) hat 2013 die Rotavirusimpfung (RV-Impfung) für alle Säuglinge empfohlen und auf ein leicht erhöhtes Risiko für Invaginationen hingewiesen. Invaginationen sind potenziell lebensbedrohlich. Seit der Empfehlung wurden Beobachtungsstudien im „self-controlled case series (SCCS)“-Design publiziert, das zur Untersuchung seltener unerwünschter Arzneimittelwirkungen besonders geeignet ist. Methode: Es wurde eine systematische Literaturrecherche nach SCCS-Studien zum Invaginationsrisiko nach RV-Impfung durchgeführt. Relative Risiken (RR) nach den Impfstoffdosen wurden in einer Metaanalyse zusammengefasst und attributable Risiken (AR) berechnet. Ergebnisse: Von initial 16 identifizierten Studien wurden 10 Studien mit überwiegend geringem Verzerrungsrisiko in der Analyse berücksichtigt. Das RR für Invaginationen 1–7 Tage nach der 1. Dosis betrug 5,71 (95-%-Konfidenzintervall: [4,50; 7,25]), nach der 2. Dosis 1,69 [1,33; 2,14] und nach der 3. Dosis 1,14 [0,75; 1,74]. Das AR ergab im empfohlenen Impfalter 1,7 [1,1; 2,7] beziehungsweise 0,25 [0,16; 0,40] zusätzliche Invaginationen pro 100 000 geimpfte Kinder nach der 1. beziehungsweise 2. Dosis. Werden Säuglinge im Alter > 3 Monate geimpft, erhöht sich das AR auf 5,6 [4,3; 7,2]/100 000 nach der 1. Dosis beziehungsweise auf 0,81 [0,63; 1,06]/100 000 nach der 2. Dosis. Schlussfolgerung: Die RV-Impfung ist 1–7 Tage nach der 1. Dosis mit einem deutlich erhöhten RR für Invaginationen und mit einem geringfügig erhöhten AR assoziiert. Ärzte sollten entsprechend der STIKO-Empfehlung mit der Impfserie im Alter von 6–12 Wochen beginnen, weil später das Invaginationsrisiko zunimmt. Zur Zeit erhalten nach Krankenhausabrechnungsdaten noch 11,2 % der Säuglinge die 1. Impfstoffdosis im Alter > 3 Monaten. Die Eltern der Impflinge sollten für mögliche Anzeichen einer Invagination (kolikartige Schmerzen, galliges Erbrechen und himbeergeleeartiger Stuhl) sensibilisiert werden.
Origami inspired design of thin walled tubular structures for impact loading
Creators: name: Shinde, Shantanu Ramesh
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: Thin walled structures find wide applications in automotive industry as energy absorption devices. A great deal of research has been conducted to design thin walled structures, where the main objective is to reduce peak crushing forces and increase energy absorption capacity. With the advancement of computers and mathematics, it has been possible to develop 2D patterns which when folded turn into complex 3D structures. This technology can be used to develop patterns for getting structures with desired properties. In this study, square origami tubes with folding pattern (Yoshimura pattern) is designed and studied extensively using numerical analysis. An accurate Finite Element Model (FEM) is developed to conduct the numerical analysis. A parametric study was conducted to study the influence of geometric parameters on the mechanical properties like peak crushing force, mean crushing force, load uniformity and maximum intrusion, when subjected to dynamic loading. The results from this analysis are studied and various conclusions are drawn. It is found that, when the tube is folded with the pattern having specific dimension, the performance is enhanced significantly, with predictable and stable collapse. It is also found that the stiffness of the module varies with geometrical parameters. With a proper study it is possible to develop origami structures with functionally graded stiffness, the performance of which can be tuned as per requirement, hence, showing promising capabilities as an energy absorption device where progressive collapse from near to end impact end is desired.
Impact of Outpatient Neuraminidase Inhibitor Treatment in Patients Infected With Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 at High Risk of Hospitalization: An Individual Participant Data Metaanalysis
Creators: name: Venkatesan, Sudhir
name: Myles, Puja R.
name: Leonardi-Bee, Jo
name: Muthuri, Stella G.
name: Masri, Malak Al
name: Andrews, Nick
name: Bantar, Carlos
name: Dubnov-Raz, Gal
name: Gérardin, Patrick
name: Koay, Evelyn S. C.
name: Loh, Tze Ping
name: Memish, Ziad
name: Miller, Elizabeth
name: Oliva, Maria E.
name: Rath, Barbara A.
name: Schweiger, Brunhilde
name: Tang, Julian W.
name: Tran, Dat
name: Vidmar, Tjasa
name: Waight, Pauline A.
name: Nguyen-Van-Tam, Jonathan S.
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: pandemic
subject: influenza
subject: neuraminidase inhibitors
subject: individual participant data metaanalyses
subject: hospitalization
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background: While evidence exists to support the effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) in reducing mortality when given to hospitalized patients with A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection, the impact of outpatient treatment on hospitalization has not been clearly established. We investigated the impact of outpatient NAI treatment on subsequent hospitalization in patients with A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection. Methods: We assembled general community and outpatient data from 9 clinical centers in different countries collected between January 2009 and December 2010. We standardized data from each study center to create a pooled dataset and then used mixed-effects logistic regression modeling to determine the effect of NAI treatment on hospitalization. We adjusted for NAI treatment propensity and preadmission antibiotic use, including “study center” as a random intercept to account for differences in baseline hospitalization rate between centers. Results: We included 3376 patients with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, of whom 3085 (91.4%) had laboratory-confirmed infection. Eight hundred seventy-three patients (25.8%) received outpatient or community-based NAI treatment, 928 of 2395 (38.8%) with available data had dyspnea or respiratory distress, and hospitalizations occurred in 1705 (50.5%). After adjustment for preadmission antibiotics and NAI treatment propensity, preadmission NAI treatment was associated with decreased odds of hospital admission compared to no NAI treatment (adjusted odds ratio, 0.24; 95% confidence interval, 0.20–0.30). Conclusions: In a population with confirmed or suspected A(H1N1)pdm09 and at high risk of hospitalization, outpatient or community-based NAI treatment significantly reduced the likelihood of requiring hospital admission. These data suggest that community patients with severe influenza should receive NAI treatment.
sj-pdf-1-jbx-10.1177_24725552211030288 – Supplemental material for ASCT1 and ASCT2: Brother and Sister?
Creators: name: Scalise, Mariafrancesca
name: Console, Lara
name: Cosco, Jessica
name: Pochini, Lorena
name: Galluccio, Michele
name: Indiveri, Cesare
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-jbx-10.1177_24725552211030288 for ASCT1 and ASCT2: Brother and Sister? by Mariafrancesca Scalise, Lara Console, Jessica Cosco, Lorena Pochini, Michele Galluccio and Cesare Indiveri in SLAS Discovery
Translational Rodent Models for Research on Parasitic Protozoa—A Review of Confounders and Possibilities
Creators: name: Ehret, Totta
name: Torelli, Francesca
name: Klotz, Christian
name: Pedersen, Amy B.
name: Seeber, Frank
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 610 Medizin

description: Rodents, in particular Mus musculus, have a long and invaluable history as models for human diseases in biomedical research, although their translational value has been challenged in a number of cases. We provide some examples in which rodents have been suboptimal as models for human biology and discuss confounders which influence experiments and may explain some of the misleading results. Infections of rodents with protozoan parasites are no exception in requiring close consideration upon model choice. We focus on the significant differences between inbred, outbred and wild animals, and the importance of factors such as microbiota, which are gaining attention as crucial variables in infection experiments. Frequently, mouse or rat models are chosen for convenience, e.g., availability in the institution rather than on an unbiased evaluation of whether they provide the answer to a given question. Apart from a general discussion on translational success or failure, we provide examples where infections with single-celled parasites in a chosen lab rodent gave contradictory or misleading results, and when possible discuss the reason for this. We present emerging alternatives to traditional rodent models, such as humanized mice and organoid primary cell cultures. So-called recombinant inbred strains such as the Collaborative Cross collection are also a potential solution for certain challenges. In addition, we emphasize the advantages of using wild rodents for certain immunological, ecological, and/or behavioral questions. The experimental challenges (e.g., availability of species-specific reagents) that come with the use of such non-model systems are also discussed. Our intention is to foster critical judgment of both traditional and newly available translational rodent models for research on parasitic protozoa that can complement the existing mouse and rat models.
Only the complex N559-glycan in SV2C mediates high affinity binding to botulinum neurotoxin serotype A1
Creators: name: Mahrhold, Stefan
name: Bergström, Tomas
name: Stern, Daniel
name: Dorner, Brigitte
name: Astot, Crister
name: Rummel, Andreas
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Biologische Sicherheit
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 610 Medizin

description: The extraordinary potency of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) is mediated by their high neurospecificity, targeting peripheral cholinergic motoneurons leading to flaccid paralysis and successive respiratory failure. Complex polysialo gangliosides accumulate BoNTs on the plasma membrane and facilitate subsequent binding to synaptic vesicle membrane proteins which results in toxin endocytosis. The luminal domain 4 (LD4) of the three synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2 (SV2) isoforms A-C mediates uptake of the clinically most relevant serotype BoNT/A. SV2C-LD4 exhibits the strongest protein-protein interaction and comprises five putative N‑glycosylation sites. Here, we expressed human SV2C‑LD4 fused to human IgG‑Fc in prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression systems to analyse the effect of N‑glycosylation of SV2C on the interaction with BoNT/A. Mass spectrometric analysis of gSV2CLD-Fc demonstrates glycosylation of N534, N559 and N565, the latter two residing at the BoNT/A interface. Mutational analysis exhibits that only the N559‑glycan, but not N565-glycan increases affinity of BoNT/A to human gSV2C‑LD4. The N559‑glycan was characterised as of complex core-fucosylated type with a heterogeneity ranging up to tetra-antennary structure with bisecting N‑acetylglucosamine which can establish extensive interactions with BoNT/A. The mutant gSV2CLD-Fc N559A displayed a 50-fold increased dissociation rate k d resulting in an overall 12-fold decreased binding affinity in surface plasmon resonance experiments. The delayed dissociation might provide BoNT/A more time for endocytosis into synaptic vesicles. In conclusion, we show the importance of the complex N559‑glycan of SV2C-LD4, adding a third anchor point beside a ganglioside and the SV2C-LD4 peptide, for BoNT/A neuronal cell surface binding and uptake.
Evidence for Human Adaptation and Foodborne Transmission of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Creators: name: Larsen, Jesper
name: Stegger, Marc
name: Andersen, Paal S.
name: Petersen, Andreas
name: Larsen, Anders R.
name: Westh, Henrik
name: Agersø, Yvonne
name: Fetsch, Alexandra
name: Kraushaar, Britta
name: Käsbohrer, Annemarie
name: Feβler, Andrea T.
name: Schwarz, Stefan
name: Cuny, Christiane
name: Witte, Wolfgang
name: Butaye, Patrick
name: Denis, Olivier
name: Haenni, Marisa
name: Madec, Jean-Yves
name: Jouy, Eric
name: Laurent, Frederic
name: Battisti, Antonio
name: Franco, Alessia
name: Alba, Patricia
name: Mammina, Caterina
name: Skov, Robert L.
Publisher: name: Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: MRSA
subject: poultry
subject: livestock
subject: host adaptation
subject: foodborne transmission
subject: 610 Medizin

description: We investigated the evolution and epidemiology of a novel livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain, which colonizes and infects urban-dwelling Danes even without a Danish animal reservoir. Genetic evidence suggests both poultry and human adaptation, with poultry meat implicated as a probable source.
Archive 1970-2010
Creators: name: AA.VV
Publisher: name: Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia
Year: 2010

description:

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description: Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
CONVERSION OF POLYOLEFIN WASTE INTO FUELS AND OTHER VALUABLE PRODUCTS BY HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSING
Creators: name: Jin, Kai
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: Plastic waste is accumulated in landfills and the environment at an exponentially increasing rate. Currently, about 350 million tons of plastic waste is generated annually while only 9% is recycled. Plastic waste and its degradation products, microplastics, pose a severe threat to the ecosystem and eventually human health. Polyolefin (Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP)) waste is 63% of the total plastic waste. Converting polyolefin waste into useful products including clean gasoline, diesel, wax, and monomers, via hydrothermal processing (HTP) can help reduce the plastic waste accumulation. In this study, sorted PE waste was converted via supercritical water liquefaction (SWL) into gasoline blendstock, No.1 ultra-low-sulfur diesel, and clean waxes with high yields and high purities. Comprehensive reaction pathways for PE conversion were proposed based on detailed GC×GC analyses. Furthermore, a new low-pressure (~2 MPa) hydrothermal processing (LP-HTP) method was developed to convert mixed polyolefin waste. This new LP-HTP method can save 90% of the capital cost and energy compared to SWL. The oil products were distilled into clean gasoline and No.1 ultra-low-sulfur diesel. The reaction pathways of PE and PP were independent while the synergistic effects improved the fuel qualities. With this LP-HTP method, polyolefin waste can be converted into up to 190 million tons of fuels globally, while 92% of the energy and 71% of the GHG emissions can be saved compared to conventional methods for producing fuels. Overall, this method is robust, flexible, energy-efficient, and environmental-friendly. It has a great potential for reducing the polyolefin waste accumulation in the environment and associated risks to human health.
Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-jpx-10.1177_23743735211034047 - Improving Communications With Patients and Families in Geriatric Care. The How, When, and What
Creators: name: Huang, Shirley Chien-Chieh
name: Morgan, Alden
name: Peck, Vanessa
name: Khoury, Lara
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Medicine

description: Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-jpx-10.1177_23743735211034047 for Improving Communications With Patients and Families in Geriatric Care. The How, When, and What by Shirley Chien-Chieh Huang, Alden Morgan, Vanessa Peck and Lara Khoury in Journal of Patient Experience
Conversion of Polyolefin Waste into Useful Products via Hydrothermal Processing (HTP) and Sequential Selective Extraction and Adsorption (SSEA)
Creators: name: Jin, Kai
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: There has been an exponential increase of plastics being produced, used, and disposed of over the last 60 years. Most of plastic waste (76%) is consigned to landfills, 12% is incinerated, 3% ends up in the oceans while only 9% is recycled. If the current trend continues, more than 30 billion tons plastic waste will be generated on this planet and more plastic than fish will be in the oceans by 2050. Plastics take more than 100 years to degrade into plastic debris, microplastics, and toxic chemicals, which pose serious threats to the ecosystems, water and food supply, and eventually human health.
Polyolefins (Type 2 HDPE, Type 4 LDPE, and Type 5 PP), which are the majority (63%) of global plastic waste, are targeted in this study. Two methods, Hydrothermal Processing (HTP) and Sequential Selective Extraction and Adsorption (SSEA) were developed and tested. HDPE was converted into wax and oils using supercritical water under HTP at reaction temperature 400- 450 °C with reaction time 0.5- 3 hr. PP was converted into oils under supercritical water at 425 °C with reaction time 1- 3 hr. The oil products from HDPE and PP via HTP were composed of paraffins, olefins, cyclics, and aromatics with carbon numbers from C6 to C31. Reaction intermediates were analyzed using two-dimensional gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector (GC × GC-FID). The results were used to establish potential reaction pathways of HDPE and PP, respectively. PP was found to react faster than HDPE under the same HTP conditions while generating more olefins and cyclics than HDPE. Clean wax was obtained from PE waste via HTP. Its Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectrum was almost identical to the one of commercial paraffin wax. Oils converted from PE waste via HTP was distilled into three fractions. The diesel-like fraction (170 °C≤ b.p. < 300 °C) has similar properties as No.1 ultra-low-sulfur diesel. It also can be used as a blendstock for No2. Ultra-low-sulfur diesel.
SSEA methods were developed to recover pristine polymers from polyolefin waste via extraction and adsorption. Mixed solvents with higher selectivity, reduced toxicity, and lower costs were found based on their Hansen Solubility Parameters. Extraction conditions were investigated using model polyolefins. Selective mixed solvents were found for the separation of LLDPE from LLDPE/PP blend. Pristine PE polymers were recovered from dark green PE waste pellets.
Preliminary analyses indicated HTP and SSEA have a higher energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than incineration, mechanical recycling, and pyrolysis. A combination of these two methods has the potential to convert 63% of the plastic waste into useful and profitable products. It also helps transform current linear path from crude oil to plastics to landfills, to a more sustainable circular path.
BRAND LOYALTY AS A DRIVER OF MARKET PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM RIVERS STATE'S FOOD AND BEVERAGE SECTOR
Creators: name: Nwachukwu, Kingsley Ifeanyi
Publisher: name: AYDEN JOURNAL
Year: 2025

description: Brand loyalty is the degree to which a customer consistently buys the same brand within a product category. Brand loyalty as a key component of brand equity acts as a means of launching and introducing additional products that are aimed at same customers at reduced expenditure. Thebroad aim of the study was to examine the relationships between brand loyalty and market performance of food and beverage firms in Rivers State. In the course of achieving thispurpose, the study, extensively dealt with the conceptualization of brand loyalty in impacting market performance extensively.The study adopted the stratified sampling technique to appropriately plan and develops a good framework for the study. Data gotten through this means were analyzed using the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and the Regression Analysis techniques. More so, the study established that there is a link between brand loyalty and market performance. Based on the findings, the study concluded that, given the knowledge of the importance that firms and customers attach to brand loyalty, it would be fairly possible to predict that an increase in brand loyalty will motivate companies to introduce additional products, search for potential customers, and enhance her market performance. The study therefore, recommends amongst others that management of food and beveragefirms should key inbrand loyalty to market performance, because it was reveals that there is a statistically significant relationship between them.
Additional file 1 of Exploring paediatric rheumatology care: a ten-year retrospective analysis of the patient population in Ghana
Creators: name: Dey, Dzifa
name: Katso, Bright
name: Baah, Afia
name: Isaaka, Saudatu
name: Amoako, Emmanuella
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer

description: Supplementary Material 1
Codesigning a Mobile Interface for Travel Planning on Digital Maps
Creators: name: Ho, Yu-Shen
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Human-computer interaction
Human information behaviour

description: Nowadays, increasing numbers of people do travel research on their smartphones. More precisely, digital maps provide locational information, which is important during the planning process. However, smartphones are restricted by their small screen size, resulting in fragmented information delivery; also, the design of digital maps lacks features. The aims of this study are to investigate users’ travel-planning behavior on smartphones, identify the pain points and missing contexts when using digital maps on smartphones, and provide design guidelines for future digital map design. The study was done by conducting a travel-planning activity and a codesign workshop to bring users into the design process, promote in-depth discussion, and explore a new design possibility for digital maps with users. The results showed that people’s goals when planning travel include reducing their workload, improving effectiveness, and ensuring flexibility. People use digital maps to support not only information searching but also information compiling, including saving locations and routes. In addition, several difficulties have been pointed out: cross-platform planning, information hierarchy, and retrieval on digital maps.
Code and Supplementary Material for: A generalized numerical model for clonal growth in scleractinian coral colonies
Creators: name: Llabres, Eva
name: Re, Eleonora
name: Pluma, Nayra
name: Sintes, Tomas
name: Duarte, Carlos
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: numerical models
clonal growth
coral colonies

description: Coral reefs, vital ecosystems supporting diverse marine life, are primarily shaped by the clonal expansion of coral colonies. Although the principles of coral clonal growth, involving polyp division for spatial extension, are well-understood, numerical modeling efforts are notably scarce in the literature. In this article, we present a parsimonious numerical model based on the cloning of polyps, utilizing five key parameters to simulate a range of coral shapes. The model is agent-based, where each polyp represents an individual. The colony's surface expansion is dictated by the growth mode parameter (s), guiding the preferred growth direction. Varying s facilitates the emulation of diverse coral shapes, including massive, branching, cauliflower, columnar, and tabular colonies. Additionally, we introduce a novel approach for self-regulatory branching, inspired by the intricate mesh-like canal system and internode regularity observed in Acropora species. 

Through a comprehensive sensitivity analysis, we demonstrate the robustness of our model, paving the way for future applications that incorporate environmental factors, such as light and water flow. Coral colonies are known for their high plasticity, and understanding how individual polyps interact with each other and their surroundings to create the reef structure has been a longstanding question in the field. This model offers a powerful framework for studying these interactions, enabling a future implementation of environmental factors, and the possibility of identifying the key mechanisms influencing coral colonies' morphogenesis.
description: Funding provided by: European UnionROR ID: https://ror.org/019w4f821Award Number: No 101063295
Funding provided by: King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyROR ID: https://ror.org/01q3tbs38Award Number: BAS/1/1071-01-01
Funding provided by: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y UniversidadesROR ID: https://ror.org/05r0vyz12Award Number: PID2021-123723OB-C22
Funding provided by: European UnionROR ID: https://ror.org/019w4f821Award Number: PID2021-123723OB-C22
sj-docx-1-qjp-10.1177_17470218211032043 – Supplemental material for Online representations of non-canonical sentences are more than good-enough
Creators: name: Cutter, Michael G
name: Paterson, Kevin B
name: Filik, Ruth
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-qjp-10.1177_17470218211032043 for Online representations of non-canonical sentences are more than good-enough by Michael G Cutter, Kevin B Paterson and Ruth Filik in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
sj-pdf-4-mpp-10.1177_23814683211033249 – Supplemental material for Using Mixed Methods With Multiple Stakeholders to Inform Development of a Breast Cancer Screening Decision Aid for Women With Limited Health Literacy
Creators: name: Gunn, Christine M.
name: Maschke, Ariel
name: Paasche-Orlow, Michael K.
name: Housten, Ashley J.
name: Kressin, Nancy R.
name: Schonberg, Mara A.
name: Battaglia, Tracy A.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-4-mpp-10.1177_23814683211033249 for Using Mixed Methods With Multiple Stakeholders to Inform Development of a Breast Cancer Screening Decision Aid for Women With Limited Health Literacy by Christine M. Gunn, Ariel Maschke, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, Ashley J. Housten, Nancy R. Kressin, Mara A. Schonberg and Tracy A. Battaglia in MDM Policy & Practice
ANCHORING TO LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE: CONCRETE BREAKOUT STRENGTH OF CAST-IN, EXPANSION, AND SCREW ANCHORS IN TENSION
Creators: name: Wang, Ting-Wei
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Civil engineering not elsewhere classified

description: The useof lightweight concrete in the concrete industry provides economical and practical advantages. Structural anchors are commonly used in the industry for various structural applications. In ACI 318-19: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary, a modification factor, λa, is specified for the calculated design strengths of anchors installed in lightweight concrete that experience concrete or bond failure. The modification factor consists of the general lightweight concrete modification factor,λ, specified in the code multiplied by an additional reduction factor dependent on the anchor and failure type. For the concrete breakout strength of expansion and screw anchors in lightweight concrete, the value of λais specified as 0.8λ. For the concrete breakout strength of cast-in anchors in lightweight concrete, the value of λais 1.0λ. In both cases, however, the specified value of λais based on limited test data. A research program was therefore conducted to provide the data needed for more appropriate lightweight modification factors. A primary objective of the research was to evaluate the concrete breakout strengths of cast-in, expansion, and screw anchors installed in lightweight concrete by conducting a systematic experimental program that included various types of lightweight concrete. More specifically, the experimental program included tension tests on torque-controlled expansion anchors, displacement-controlled expansion anchors, and screw anchors from four manufacturers in addition to tension tests on cast-in headed stud anchors. A total of seven concrete types were included in the research: one normalweight concrete mixture and six lightweight concrete mixtures. The lightweight concrete included sand-lightweight and all-lightweight mixtures composed ofexpanded shale, clay, and slate aggregates. The results of the experimental program are compared to limited data available from previous tension tests on anchors in lightweight concrete. Based on the results of the research, revised lightweight concrete modification factors for the concrete breakout design strengths of the anchor types included in the test program are provided.
CHARACTERIZATION OF DENSE GRANULAR FLOWS USING A CONTINUOUS CHUTE FLOW RHEOMETER
Creators: name: Henry, Kayli Lynn
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 401699
subject: Materials engineering not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 409903
subject: Granular mechanics

description: The ability to predict and manipulate how a particulate material will flow in a process is challenging for industry and researchers alike. This dissertation presents the results of a model-directed, experimental approach using a concentric cylinder rheometer titled along an axis to enable continuous chute flow of granular media. Experiments were performed using draining flows for constant and oscillatory applied shear rates. Multiple flow and stress sensors were used to investigate the interaction of mass holdup, shear rate, specific torque, particle velocity, discharge mass flow rate, and wall pressure. Depending on the flow configuration, linear ranges were observed wherein the specific torque remained steady during draining. This finding enabled systematic testing of flow behavior as a function of dimensionless shear rates. Results suggest changes in the specific torque, wall slip, and outflow variance occur with the transition from the quasi-static to dense-inertial flow regimes. A pump-curve analogy was also identified for the relationship between the outlet mass flow rate and the specific power relationship for the constant shear rate experiments. Oscillatory shear rate experiments show a significant influence of the phase shift between the applied shear rate and the specific torque. Adding an asperity to the rotor revealed rate-dependent patterns in bulk flow and force chain dynamics. Overall, the study offers valuable insights into the effects of shear rate and boundary conditions on dense granular flows. The effects of particle characteristics (e.g., size and shape distributions, friction, cohesivity) and material properties (e.g., density, modulus) remain topics for future work.
sj-docx-1-mre-10.1177_14707853211030482 – Supplemental material for Does sustainable consumption make consumers happy?
Creators: name: Ramos-Hidalgo, Encarnación
name: Diaz-Carrion, Rosalia
name: Rodríguez-Rad, Carlos
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-mre-10.1177_14707853211030482 for Does sustainable consumption make consumers happy? by Encarnación Ramos-Hidalgo, Rosalia Diaz-Carrion and Carlos Rodríguez-Rad in International Journal of Market Research
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE IN AFRICAN NATIONS
Creators: name: Eze, Samuel Uchechukwu
name: Nwosu, Adaeze Chinyere
Publisher: name: AYDEN JOURNAL
Year: 2025
Subjects: International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS); Information Asymmetry; Education Managers, Africa, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI).

description: International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is considered a way of attracting Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), improving comparability in financial reporting, reducing information asymmetries and cost for foreign investors.  The effect of regulatory quality is found as an incentive for quality of accounting information, which is of great importance to accounting educators and compliance to the IFRS by firms. Using the fixed effect model for the regression and a sample of 45 countries in Africa, we find that compliance of IFRS has a positive impact on the flow of FDIs. We also established that regulatory quality is an incentive for compliance to IFRS standards. The results which are very useful to managers of education (teachers of accounting education), show that IFRS compliance by African countries will boost the flow of FDIs by increasing comparability. Improving regulatory quality will further strengthen the effect of IFRS compliance as well as enhance transparency.
sj-pdf-1-hsr-10.1177_13558196211016011 - Supplemental material for Health system barriers to accessing care for children with weight issues in New Zealand: An interview-based study
Creators: name: Wild, Cervantée EK
name: Rawiri, Ngauru
name: Willing, Esther J
name: Hofman, Paul L
name: Anderson, Yvonne C
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-hsr-10.1177_13558196211016011 for Health system barriers to accessing care for children with weight issues in New Zealand: An interview-based study by Cervantée EK Wild, Ngauru Rawiri, Esther J Willing, Paul L Hofman and Yvonne C Anderson in Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
O'QITISHNING DASTURIY TA'MINOTIGA OID MATERIALLAR BILAN TANISHISH
Creators: name: Xoliqova, Zebiniso
name: Nurullayeva, Malika
name: Yaxiyaxonova, Muxiba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu maqolada o‘qitish jarayonida foydalaniladigan dasturiy ta’minot va ularning ta’lim tizimidagi o‘rni tahlil qilinadi. Zamonaviy ta’limda raqamli texnologiyalar va maxsus dasturiy ta’minotlardan foydalanish samaradorlikni oshirish, interfaollikni kuchaytirish va o‘quvchilarning mustaqil ta’lim olish imkoniyatlarini kengaytirishga xizmat qiladi. Moodle, Google Classroom, Kahoot, Quizizz kabi platformalar dars jarayonini yanada qulay va qiziqarli qilishga yordam beradi. Maqolada dasturiy ta’minot turlari, ularning afzalliklari va qo‘llash usullari yoritilgan. Shuningdek, o‘qituvchilar duch keladigan muammolar va ularni hal etish yo‘llari ham muhokama qilingan. Ta’lim jarayonida dasturiy ta’minotdan samarali foydalanish uchun o‘qituvchilarni malaka oshirish kurslariga jalb qilish, texnik infratuzilmani yaxshilash va o‘quv jarayoniga innovatsion metodlarni joriy etish bo‘yicha takliflar ilgari surilgan. Mazkur maqola pedagoglar, ta’lim muassasalari rahbarlari va ta’lim texnologiyalari bilan shug‘ullanuvchi mutaxassislar uchun foydali manba bo‘lib xizmat qiladi.
Additional file 4 of Nanoparticles systemically biodistribute to regenerating skeletal muscle in DMD
Creators: name: Hicks, Michael R.
name: Liu, Xiangsheng
name: Young, Courtney S.
name: Saleh, Kholoud
name: Ji, Ying
name: Jiang, Jinhong
name: Emami, Michael R.
name: Mokhonova, Ekaterina
name: Spencer, Melissa J.
name: Meng, Huan
name: Pyle, April D.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 4: Figure S4. Evaluation of the regenerative microenvironment following BaCl2. A. Regenerating mdx myofibers (αSMA, red) are juxtaposed to enlarged, dilated Cd31+ capillaries (green) compared to non-regenerating muscle regions. B. Regenerating myofibers contain an influx of macrophages. eMyHC (green), Cd68 (red). Scale bars represent 20 μm. C. Images show increased Evan’s Blue Dye at the whole tissue level (blue) and within muscle cross sections (red) at 8 dpi compared to non-injured.
CHARACTERIZING TEAM ORIENTATION, LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATION STRATEGIES USED BY SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN TEAMS
Creators: name: Garces, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2019
Subjects: Information systems organisation and management
Software engineering not elsewhere classified
Educational technology and computing

description: There is an increasing needto design and implement technological solutions to span scientific advances, facilitate people’s life and increase the efficiency of daily tasks. This bringsinto the picture professionals with sufficient technical skills to bring to life these technological solutions. Considering the outreach and size of said solutions, technical knowledge is not enough to succeed, but softskills such as communication and teamwork. Engineering and technology professionals need to function effectively in teams to accomplish a common goal. Therefore, this study characterizes the strategies that teams use in order to accomplish their goals through successful team interactions.In addition, this study explores how these strategies vary during asemester-longproject and how these variations mayaffectteam interactions and different performance indicators
sj-pdf-1-jbf-10.1177_22808000211028808 – Supplemental material for FRESH bioprinting technology for tissue engineering – the influence of printing process and bioink composition on cell behavior and vascularization
Creators: name: Kreimendahl, Franziska
name: Kniebs, Caroline
name: Tavares Sobreiro, Ana Margarida
name: Schmitz-Rode, Thomas
name: Jockenhoevel, Stefan
name: Thiebes, Anja Lena
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 90399 Biomedical Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Medical engineering

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-jbf-10.1177_22808000211028808 for FRESH bioprinting technology for tissue engineering – the influence of printing process and bioink composition on cell behavior and vascularization by Franziska Kreimendahl, Caroline Kniebs, Ana Margarida Tavares Sobreiro, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Stefan Jockenhoevel and Anja Lena Thiebes in Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials
LA ECOLOGÍA DEL DESARROLLO HUMANO. ENFOQUE SISTÉMICO COMPLEJO
Creators: name: Corpodean, Alina Daiana
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Se trata de la lección de LA ECOLOGÍA DEL DESARROLLO HUMANO. ENFOQUE SISTÉMICO COMPLEJO para la asignatura de Pedagogía Social en el grado de Educación Social.