cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Micraris Townes 1970
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Micraris

description: Genus Micraris Townes, 1970
Micraris Townes, 1970: 36. Type: Micraris collaris Townes, 1970. Original designation.
Only a type species, Mi. collaris Townes, 1970, has been recorded from the Philippines. In this study, I newly record this genus from Japan based on a new species Mi. ryukyuensis sp. nov. described below. This is also the first record of this genus from Palearctic region.
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on pages 65-67, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
St. Ann's Unity House; Architecture as a Means of Supporting Family Structure
Creators: name: Hess, Joanna Leigh
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Architecture
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: This thesis is a transitional housing program for young mothers or expectant mothers who are ready to take the next step in their independence. This facility is an extension of an existing Catholic charity called St. Ann’s Center for Children Youth and Families. Women who find themselves in threatening situations with their child can stay at St. Ann’s while they gain their strength. This thesis acts as a stepping stone between St. Ann’s structured and protective environment to complete self-sufficiency. The main focus for this thesis is providing a safe environment that fosters growth, health, independence and a supportive community for these women and their children.
Topological Analytics for Vulnerability Enhancement and Recovery Strategy after Disruptions of Rail Networks in the United States
Creators: name: Cao, Siqi
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Civil engineering
subject: FOS: Civil engineering

description: Rail networks are real-life examples of complex networks and critical logistic and economic contributors to the wellbeing of society. Natural or human-caused hazards leading to the disruptions of rail network’s components can cause severe consequences including significant economic impacts. Therefore, analyzing rail networks and further reducing the impacts of potential disruptions are critical in order to manage risks to the performance of rail networks. Based on existing research on rail networks, this thesis proposes a methodology to analyze the rail networks with a large number of nodes, links, and complex connectivity from topological perspectives. Additionally, topology enhancement prior to failures and recovery strategies post to failures are used to reduce the impacts of potential failures based on vulnerability and resilience assessments. The analysis results of two case studies, the Amtrak and Class I rail networks, indicate that the proposed methodology is well suited to analyze and enhance the topology, vulnerability, and resilience of complex rail networks effectively and efficiently.
Bathythrix claviger
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Bathythrix
Bathythrix claviger

description: Bathythrix claviger (Taschenberg, 1865)
(SJN: Kuro-mame-togari-himebachi)
(Figs 10A–C)
Cryptus claviger Taschenberg, 1865: 76.
Cryptus (Chaeretymma) ater Brischke, 1881: 337.
Bathythrix tibialis Cushman, 1917: 458.
Description. See Sawoniewicz (1980).
Materials examined. JAPAN: KPM-NK 81874, F, Hokkaido, Shintoku town, Tomuraushi, 23. VI. 2017, K. Watanabe leg.; KPM-NK 81876, F, Yamanashi Pref., Hokuto City, Masutomi, Biwakubo-sawa, 24. VI. 2007, K. Watanabe leg.; KPM-NK 81875, F, Toyama Pref., Toyama City, Arimine, Jyuroudani, 7–14. VII. 2009, M. Watanabe et al. leg. (MsT). GERMANY: ZSM, M (det. Sawoniewicz), Handorfer Gel., Rendsbg, 8. VII. 1962; ZSM, F (det. Sawoniewicz), Schraudenbach Würzburg, 4. VI. 1968.
Distribution. Japan (Shikotan Is., Hokkaido, and Honshu*); widely distributed in Palearctic region.
Bionomics. Unknown in Japan. Some sawflies and coleopterans have been recorded as the hosts (see Yu et al., 2016).
Remarks. This is the first record of this species from Honshu.
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on pages 69-70, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
DEVELOPMENT AND IN-SILICO EVALUATION OF A CLOSED-LOOP FLUID RESUSCITATION CONTROL ALGORITHM WITH MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE FEEDBACK
Creators: name: Alsalti, Mohammad
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Mechanical engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering
subject: Adaptive control
subject: Blood pressure
subject: Closed-loop control
subject: Composite adaptive control
subject: Fluid resuscitation
subject: Model reference adaptive control

description: In this thesis, a model-based closed-loop fluid resuscitation controller using mean arterial pressure (MAP) feedback is designed and later evaluated on an in-silico testbed. The controller is based on a subject specific model of blood volume and MAP response to fluid infusion. This simple hemodynamic model is described using five parameters only. The model was able to reproduce blood volume and blood pressure response to fluid infusion using an experimental dataset collected from 23 sheep and is therefore suitable to use for control design purposes. A model-reference adaptive control scheme was chosen to account for inter-subject variability captured in the parametric uncertainties of the underlying physiological model. Three versions of the control algorithm were studied under different measurement availability scenarios. In-silico evaluation of the three controllers was done using a comprehensive cardiovascular physiology model on a cohort of 100 virtually generated patients. Results clearly show that a tradeoff exists between tracking and estimation performance depending on measurement availability.
Effect of Microgravity on the Development and Structure of Fire Whirls
Creators: name: Jones, Michael Robert
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Fluid mechanics

description: Fire whirls have long fascinated the scientific community due to their unique structure and behavior. When swirl is added to a traditional diffusion flame, a dramatic intensification of combustion occurs increasing flame lengths and burning rates, producing a more vigorous state of combustion. While fire whirls have long been studied, many aspects of their behavior remain unsolved, such as the precise mechanisms by which circulation and buoyancy interact to lengthen diffusion flames in swirling flows. Microgravity presents an opportunity to directly investigate these aspects, isolating the influence of ambient circulation from buoyancy on the flame. Results are presented from tests performed at the NASA Glenn Research Center Zero Gravity Research Facilities’ 5.18 s drop tower. Fire whirls were generated over a paraffin wax wick in 1 g using two offset half cylinders. A vertical bank of fans was placed at each inlet to provide continuous circulation, which was held constant throughout the microgravity drop test. Results show that the lengthening effect observed in 1 g dramatically reduces in microgravity, even under the influence of continuous ambient circulation. Some similarities are still observed between 1 g fire whirls with strong circulation and microgravity fire whirls, with flames shrinking and expanding into a more cylindrical form. Interesting phenomena is also observed in higher-g conditions following the drop test.
International Journal of Indian Science and Research
Creators: name: International Journal of Indian Science and Research
Publisher: name: International Journal of Indian Science and Research
Year: 2024

description: Education in every sense is one of the essential factors of development. No country can achieve sustainable economic development without substantial investment in human capital. It is undeniable that education enriches people’s understanding of themselves and of the world. The concept of Education is dynamic. It has passed through many ages and stages evolution and at every stage it has had a different meaning according to the existing social condition. Historically Naturalism as a philosophy of Education developed in the 19th century.  The democracy enshrined in our constitution. In those days education syllabus were Vedas, Brahmans, Upanishads and Dharmasutras. So modern education begins in India under the British rule. Perhaps India needs independent and uniformed curriculum. Centralized education system may help every student to receive psychologically supportive and well balanced education for their bright future. Education with holistic perspective is concerned with the improvement of every student’s intellectual, emotional, physical, social, artistic creative and spiritual potentials. It focuses only on curriculum of school education in general and impact of information Technology in particular.

Keywords: Education, Student, Spiritual potential, Modern education, Philosophy
A LANDSCAPE DESIGN FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS AT THE FRIENDS HOUSE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
Creators: name: Rahmati, Afrouz
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Landscape architecture
subject: Environmental health

description: Nature can play a vital role in people’s health. The need to access nature, and the barriers to doing so, change with each stage of life. Research highlights the importance of access to the outdoors and engagement with nature for older adults in achieving physical and psychological well-being. As people live longer and the senior population grows, there is increasing demand for well-designed residential communities that maximize residents’ health and quality of life. It is particularly important to find solutions that afford access to nature for those facilities. This thesis explores the role that landscape architecture can play in improving the quality of life for seniors at residential facilities, retirement centers and nursing homes. The project employs research-informed strategies for providing safe, easy and rewarding access to nature at the Friends House Retirement Community in Sandy Spring, Maryland. A literature review, site visits, and site inventory and analysis led to development of a design proposal that affords a restorative outdoor environment for Friends House where residents can engage with nature and each other. The site’s significant natural and cultural resources are preserved and amplified.
Model-Based Systems Engineering Applied to the Detection and Correction of Object Slippage Within a Dexterous Robotic Hand from the Laboratory to Simulation
Creators: name: Meehan, Charles Anthony
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Robotics
subject: Engineering
subject: MBSE
subject: Robotic Simulation
subject: Slip Detection

description: Now more than ever, it is important to have the ability to replicate robotic tasks in simulation and be able to validate the simulation against stakeholder requirements and verify the simulation against simulation requirements. In a previous study, a five-fingered robotic hand, the Shadow Dexterous Hand, with haptic BioTac SP sensors attached was used to detect the moment of slip of an object from the robotic hand while weight was continuously being added and stop the object from falling from the grasp while not overcorrecting. This work was accomplished by Dr. Zhenyu Lin, Dr. John S. Baras, and the author in the Autonomy Robotics Cognition Laboratory at the University of Maryland. This thesis will present the use of Model-Based System Engineering techniques to replicate the detection and correction of object slippage by a five-fingered robotic hand using force feedback control in simulation.
Bathythrix margaretae Sawoniewicz 1980
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Bathythrix
Bathythrix margaretae

description: Bathythrix margaretae Sawoniewicz, 1980
(SJN: Yorime-mame-togari-himebachi)
(Figs 13A–C, 62B)
Bathythrix margaretae Sawoniewicz, 1980: 350.
Description. See Sawoniewicz (1980).
Materials examined. JAPAN: KPM-NK 50015, F, Yamanashi Pref., Hokuto City, Kanayamazawa, 3. VIII. 2006, T. Mita leg.; KPM-NK 50016–50018 3 F, Yamanashi Pref., Hokuto City, Masutomi, Biwakubo-sawa, 23–24. VII. 2007, K. Watanabe leg.
Distribution. Japan * (Honshu), Canada, Finland, Germany, Poland, USA, and UK.
Bionomics. Unknown.
Remarks. This is the first record of this species from Japan.
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on page 72, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
Bathythrix Forster 1869
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Bathythrix

description: Bathythrix genus group
(subtribe Bathytrichina sensu Townes (1970))
Two genera, Bathythrix Förster, 1869 and Retalia Seyrig, 1952, have been recorded from Japan. In addition, I found Surculus from Japan. In this study, I newly record this genus from Japan and review Bathythrix and Retalia. The Japanese genera can be distinguished by the following key.
Key to Japanese genera of Bathythrix genus group
1. Notaulus short, not reaching to center of mesoscutum, its ending abruptly at a weak pit (Fig. 63E). Body relatively small, fore wing shorter than 3.5 mm. ………………………………… Retalia Seyrig, 1952
-. Notaulus long, at least reaching to center of mesoscutum, its end without pit (Figs 63D, F). Body relatively large, fore wing usually longer than 3.5 mm. ……………………………………………………… 2
2. Notaulus fading out near center of mesoscutum (Fig. 63F). T I with its spiracle near the basal 0.45 (Fig. 65X). Anterior section of lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum absent (Fig. 64A). ……………………………… Surculus Townes, 1970
-. Notaulus ending abruptly far behind center of mesoscutum (Fig. 63D). T I with its spiracle usually beyond the middle. Anterior section of lateral longitudinal carina of propodeum present. ……………………………… Bathythrix Förster, 1869
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on page 68, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
A Study of the History of Smallpox Vaccination in India
Creators: name: International Journal of Indian Science and Research
Publisher: name: International Journal of Indian Science and Research
Year: 2024

description: The smallpox was extremely contagious and had no treatment. As early as 1325 BCE, cases of it were discovered through the research of Egyptian mummies. Variola, or "la variole," is another name for the smallpox. In earlier times, variolation was a common practice in Asia and several regions of Africa. This involved giving healthy individuals small amounts of material from smallpox lesions, which led to milder symptoms and a far lower mortality rate than a natural infection. According to certain reports, variolation practices date back to 200 BCE. Similar procedures were used in India by inoculation, where healthy children's skin was exposed to smallpox pustule material via a lancet or needle. According to accounts from the 18th century, this method has been used for many centuries. Smallpox is a dangerous viral disease, and from the 1800s through the mid-1900s, vaccination campaigns were conducted to prevent it. It used to have a major impact on India's health, but it has since been removed entirely. The National Smallpox Eradication Programme (NSEP) in India was established in 1962 with the primary goal of successfully eliminating smallpox from India within a short period of time. The NSEP effort successfully eradicated smallpox from India by the end of the 1970s. In this article discussed the smallpox and the importance of vaccination, the history of smallpox vaccination, how it was introduced to the people of India, and how it completely eradicated.

Key Words: Smallpox Eradication, Vaccination, National Smallpox Eradication Programme,

                      Edward Jenner, Cow pox.
FIELD TESTING THE ATTRACTANCY AND TOXICITY OF THE PRO-FRAGRANCE COMPOUND, OKOUMAL, TO GRAVID AEDES MOSQUITOES AND THEIR OFFSPRING LARVAE
Creators: name: Babu, Maya
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Environmental science
subject: Aedes aegypti
subject: Aedes albopictus
subject: Mosquito Control
subject: Pro-fragrance
subject: Toxicity

description: Mosquitoes are among the most prominent and medically important insects in the world, causing substantial public health concerns in many regions. Aedes spp. mosquitoes are arguably the most important invasive species in the United States and worldwide. Oviposition traps are typically baited with plant infusions that release a suite of volatile compounds that attract gravid female mosquitoes, but plant infusions require weekly maintenance and are difficult to standardize. The overall goal of my thesis was to evaluate the efficacy of Okoumal, a pro-fragrance compound, at attracting ovipositing gravid adult Aedes mosquitoes and act as a toxin to their larvae offspring using field and laboratory trials. My results indicate that although Okoumal is toxic to Aedes larvae, there is little evidence of it being an attractant to oviposition gravid female Ae. albopictus casting doubt of its use as a bait in mosquito surveillance and control.
Bathythrix thomsoni
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Bathythrix
Bathythrix thomsoni

description: Bathythrix thomsoni (Kerrich, 1942)
(New SJN: Thomson-mame-togari-himebachi)
(Figs 15A–C, 62C)
Thysiotorus thomsoni Kerrich, 1942: 56.
Panargyrops aereus corsicator Aubert, 1961: 171.
Description. See Sawoniewicz (1980).
Materials examined. JAPAN: KPM-NK 81673, F, Niigata Pref., Sado Is., Kanaishinbo, Hakuundai-Mt.
Myoukenzan, 4. VIII. 2009, K. Watanabe leg.; KPM-NK 81674, F, ditto, 10. IX. 2010; KPM-NK 81675, F, Hyogo Pref., Kami Town, Niiya, Mikata kogen, 26. VI. – 18. VII. 2011, S. Fujie leg. (MsT).
Distribution. Japan * (Honshu); widely distributed in Palearctic region.
Bionomics. Unknown in Japan. Various hosts like as microlepidoptera and braconids have been recorded (see Yu et al., 2016).
Remarks. This is the first record of this species from Japan.
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on pages 72-73, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
USERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF DATA OWNERSHIP, DATA STORAGE, AND THEIR LOCUS OF CONTROL OVER DATA GENERATED BY SMART PHONE APPLICATIONS
Creators: name: Rogers, Lisa
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Information science
subject: Computer science
subject: Design
subject: Cloud Storage
subject: Data Deletion
subject: Data Ownership
subject: Data Recovery
subject: Privacy
subject: Smartphones

description: When users don’t understand how their data is stored, managed, and deleted in the cloud, it can leave that data vulnerable to hacking, privacy breaches, and other losses. How aware are users of what data they have in their cloud or other locations? This thesis examines how centralized remote storage affects participants’ knowledge of and ability to control and delete their phone app data using qualitative semi-structured interviews with 16 adults in the Washington, DC area. Results indicate that many users, especially Android users, don’t know what data they have backed up, and don’t feel they have control or understanding of their cloud account. Some participants thought they could better control their data if they learned more technical skills, but felt too intimidated to try. These results have implications for designing more usable cloud storage, recovery and deletion for mobile devices.
Bathythrix sericea
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Bathythrix
Bathythrix sericea

description: Bathythrix sericea (Provancher, 1875)
(New SJN: Hokubei-mame-togari-himebachi)
(Figs 16A–C)
Mesostenus sericeus Provancher, 1875: 264.
Description. See Townes (1983).
Material examined. JAPAN: KPM-NK 55019, F, Nagano Pref., Outaki Vil., M. Ontake-san, Tanohara, 13. VI. 2015, K. Watanabe leg.
Distribution. Japan (Honshu), Canada, and USA.
Bionomics. Unknown.
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on pages 73-74, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
CHARACTERIZATION OF FOCUSED ULTRASOUND BEAM GEOMETRIES USING THERMOCHROMIC LIQUID CRYSTAL FILMS
Creators: name: Ahmed, Nabid
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Engineering

description: Focused ultrasound (FUS) applications are gaining more attention from clinicians for being able to provide effective, non-invasive treatments to almost any region of the body. In-house development of FUS devices require characterization and quality assurance methods to verify acoustic pressure fields, focal zone geometry, location, and validate proper function. Conventional techniques (hydrophones, gel phantoms) are limited by expensive and inaccessible equipment, time-consuming procedures, and use of toxic reagents. We developed a process for using thermochromic liquid crystal (TLC) films, sensors which undergo color transition when exposed to a range of specific temperatures, as a low-cost and readily adaptable characterization method for FUS transducers. A proof-of-concept experiment showed reproducibility in detecting ultrasound beams. Tests with two FUS transducers demonstrated that the technique was able to approximate axial dimensions of the focal region and depth of the focal region, characteristics that are significant in FUS treatment planning.
Die Erfassung des Flow-Erlebens
Creators: name: Rheinberg, Falko
name: Vollmeyer, Regina
name: Engeser, Stefan
Publisher: name: Leibniz Institut für Psychologie (ZPID)
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: Motivation
subject: Rating-Skalen
subject: Emotionen
subject: Psychologische Messung
subject: Testvalidität
subject: Flow-Erleben
subject: Flow-Kurzskala (FKS)
subject: Skalenaufbau
subject: Experience Sampling Method (ESM)
subject: Rating Scales
subject: Emotions
subject: Psychological Assessment
subject: Test Validity
subject: 150

description: Ausgehend von einer Charakterisierung des Flow-Erlebens als gaenzliches Aufgehen in einem glatt laufenden Taetigkeitsvollzug, den man trotz hoher Beanspruchung noch unter Kontrolle hat, wird auf die Erfassung dieser Motivationskomponente eingegangen. Dargestellt und diskutiert werden Vor- und Nachteile der bisherigen qualitativen (Interviews) und quantitativen Flow-Erfassung (Experience Sampling Method (ESM)) . Ausfuehrlicher wird eine "Flow-Kurzskala" (FKS) beschrieben, die mit zehn Items alle qualitativ verschiedenen Komponenten des Flow-Erlebens oekonomisch und reliabel erfasst. Sie liefert einen Gesamtwert sowie Werte fuer zwei Subskalen (glatter automatisierter Verlauf sowie Absorbiertheit). Daneben erfassen drei zusaetzliche Items die Besorgnis in der aktuellen Situation. Berichtet werden Vergleichskennwerte aus punktuellen Messungen und ESM-Studien. Die hoechsten Werte fuer Flow und Besorgnis wurden bislang bei Graffiti-Sprayern gefunden. Bei einer intellektuell herausfordernden Aufgabe (Postkorbuebung) sind die FKS-Werte mit der Hoffnung-auf-Erfolg-Komponente des Leistungsmotivs korreliert. Furcht-vor-Misserfolg korreliert dagegen mit dem Besorgniswert der FKS. Flow waehrend der Bearbeitung von Uebungsaufgaben fuer Statistik lieferte einen signifikanten Beitrag zur Vorhersage der nachfolgenden Klausurleistung. Dieser Beitrag blieb erhalten, auch wenn Faehigkeitsmasse kontrolliert wurden. (Buch/A.G. - ZPID)
ELECTROKINETIC TRANSPORT IN NANOCHANNELS GRAFTED WITH BACKBONE CHARGED POLYELECTROLYTE BRUSHES
Creators: name: Sivasankar, Vishal Sankar
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Fluid mechanics

description: In this thesis, we study the electrokinetic transport in nanochannels functionalized with pH-responsive backbone charged polyelectrolyte (PE) brushes modeled using thermodynamically self-consistent augmented strong stretching theory. We investigate the electroosmotic (EOS) transport, induced by the application of external electric field, and the diffusioosmotic (DOS) transport due to applied salt concentration gradient induced electroosmotic transport in brush functionalized and brushless nanochannels with equal surface charge density. We find massive enhancement in the electrokinetic transport in PE brush functionalized nanochannels when compared to brushless nanochannels which can be ascribed to the brush induced localization of the EDL and hence the net EOS body force away from the flow retarding walls. Further, we establish that both EOS and DOS transport in nanochannels grafted with backbone charged PE brushes is larger in magnitude when compared to that in nanochannels grafted with end charged PE brushes.
Bathythrix prothorax Momoi 1970
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Bathythrix
Bathythrix prothorax

description: Bathythrix prothorax Momoi, 1970
(SJN: Kimune-mame-togari-himebachi)
(Figs 14A–D)
Bathythrix prothorax Momoi, 1970: 342.
Description. See Momoi (1970).
Material examined. KPM-NK 81877, M, Okinawa Pref., Ishigakijima Is., Mt. Omoto-dake, 8. V. 2004, T. Mita leg.; MNHAH, M (holotype), Iriomotejima Is., Ushikumori, 11. III. 1964, C. M. Yoshimoto & J. Harrell leg.
Distribution. Japan (Ishigakijima Is.* and Iriomotejima Is.).
Bionomics. Unknown.
Remarks. This is the first record of this species from Ishigakijima Island.
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on page 72, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
The Communication Solution for Attentional Bias Among Project Decision Leaders during Critical Incident Stress Phase of Crisis
Creators: name: Djolevic, Natalija
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Management
subject: Civil engineering
subject: FOS: Civil engineering
subject: Adult education
subject: ACCT
subject: attention crisis communication theory
subject: attentional bias
subject: crisis communication
subject: crisis management
subject: critical incident stress phase of crisis

description: This research addresses barriers and solutions to crisis communication challenges based on existing crisis communication theories. The theories highlighted and expanded upon are integrated crisis mapping theory (ICM) and situational crisis communication theory (SCCT). Using these two theories, a new theory, attention crisis communication theory (ACCT) is postulated as a solution for attentional bias. Attentional bias is observed in crisis management teams during the onset of the critical incidence phase or at the beginning of a crisis trigger event. Other theories including real options decision theory and networks theory are considered and discussed as potential alternatives to ACCT.
Retalia Seyrig 1952
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Retalia

description: Genus Retalia Seyrig, 1952
Retalia Seyrig, 1952: 70. Type: Retalia nitida Seyrig, 1952. Original designation.
A single species, Re. japonica Kusigemati, 1985, has been recorded from Japan. In this study, I record some distributional data of this species below.
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on page 74, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
Surculus Townes 1970
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Surculus

description: Genus Surculus Townes, 1970
Surculus Townes, 1970: 88. Type: Surculus oculatus Townes, 1970. Original designation.
This genus contains a single species, Sur. oculatus Townes, 1970, from Chile. In this study, I record a new species, Sur. japonicus sp. nov., from Japan. This is the first record of this genus from Japan, Palearctic region, and Old World, respectively.
The distribution of Japanese species is extremely far from Chile, while the character states of Japanese species are “completely” accorded with the character states of this genus proposed by Townes (1970). Thus, I conclude that Japanese species is belonging to this genus.
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on page 75, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
QUANTUM DOT ENCAPSULATED VIRAL LIKE PARTICLES BASED ON ADENO- ASSOCIATED VIRUS
Creators: name: Wolpert, Matthew James
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Bioengineering
subject: Adeno-Associated Virus
subject: extracellular vesicle
subject: quantum dot
subject: Viral like particle

description: Adeno-associated virus (AAV) has emerged as a leading gene-therapy candidate due to its broad tissue tropism and encouraging safety profile. Traditionally, viral biodistribution is assessed through expression of reporter genes in tissues days to weeks post-vector administration. This does not provide insight into how AAV initially distributes throughout the body which will impact its effectiveness and long-term safety. Towards this end, we optimized a strategy for assembling a viral like particle (VLP) using capsid proteins from AAV serotype 2 and incorporated a quantum dot (QD) into its core. Their uptake was visualized in human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells in vitro. Our findings enable further optimization of VLP-QD systems for AAV biodistribution analysis. In addition, extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a new class of gene-delivery vector with potential in pulmonary disease. We measured the diffusion of EVs from two cell lines in human mucus to determine their potential as an inhaled therapeutic.
DISCOVERY OF NOVEL SUSCEPTIBILITY GENES FOR FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT IN WHEAT
Creators: name: Chhabra, Bhavit
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Plant sciences

description: Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium graminearum is a destructive disease of wheat and barley affecting both quantity and quality of grains. Several resistance genes contributing to partial quantitative resistance against FHB are known. Susceptibility genes facilitating infection and colonization by the pathogen on the other hand, have so far not been studied. With the long-term goal of manipulating such unconventional factors to enhance the resistance of plants, we discovered novel susceptibility genes for FHB in wheat using a multipronged strategy. Systematic Deletion bin mapping revealed a conserved gene on chromosome 7A to enhance susceptibility of plants to FHB. Forward genetic screening followed by greenhouse phenotyping of a chemically mutagenized population of wheat variety Jagger led to the discovery of eight variants with high FHB resistance, indicating loss of susceptibility in those plants. Manipulation of these susceptibility genes will provide a new way of enhancing genetic resistance of plants.
HYDROGEL SELECTION AND CIRCUMFERENTIAL VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL ALIGNMENT FOR AN ARTERY-ON-A-CHIP
Creators: name: Vo, Jesse
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Bioengineering
subject: artery-on-a-chip
subject: cell alignment
subject: collagen
subject: GelMa
subject: topographical patterning

description: Atherosclerosis leads to cardiovascular disease, which is the greatest cause of the death in the US. Atherosclerosis begins with endothelial dysfunction, including reduced nitric oxide production and subsequent vascular smooth muscle cell relaxation. Current methods to measure endothelial dysfunction are complex, low-throughput, and often require tissue harvested from animals, which limits human translation. Here, we present the foundation for a contractile artery-on-a-chip to investigate endothelial dysfunction. This device is comprised of a hydrogel channel in which human endothelial cells can be seeded together with circumferentially aligned vascular smooth muscle cells. In this thesis, I present data showing that the hydrogel channel can be made from a 1:1 collagen/GelMa blend and withstand 20µL/min flowrate. I also present a method to circumferentially align vascular smooth muscle cells inside a channel on feature sizes as large as 0.35mm. Together, these components bring us closer to realizing an in vitro artery-on-a-chip with contractile capability.
Retalia japonica Kusigemati 1985
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Retalia
Retalia japonica

description: Retalia japonica Kusigemati, 1985
(SJN: Haraboso-mame-togari-himebachi)
(Figs 17A, B, 63E)
Retalia japonica Kusigemati, 1985: 226.
Description. See Kusigemati (1985).
Materials examined. JAPAN: SEHU, F (holotype), Hokkaido, Aizankei, 3. VIII. 1966, K. Kusigemati leg.; KPM-NK 81677, F, Yamagata Pref., Mamurogawa Town, 4. IX. 2009, Y. Matsubara & K. Fukuda leg. (MsT); SEHU, M (paratype), Shizuoka Pref., Mt. Amagi, 31. V. 1959, K. Kamijo leg.; KPM-NK 81676, F, Shizuoka Pref., Izu City, Mt. Amagi-san, 3. VI. 2007, H. Katahira leg.
Distribution. Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu).
Bionomics. Unknown.
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on pages 74-75, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
The Fundamental Nature of Age of Incorrect Information
Creators: name: Chen, Yutao
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Electrical engineering

description: Age of Incorrect Information (AoII) is a newly introduced metric that captures not only the freshness of information but also the information content of the trans- mitted packets and the knowledge at the monitor. It overcomes the shortcomings of Age of Information (AoI) in many applications that involve the problem of remotely estimating an event in real-time. However, the fundamental nature of AoII has been elusive so far. This thesis considers a system in which a transmitter sends updates about a Markovian source to a remote monitor through an unreliable channel. By leveraging the notion of Markov Decision Process (MDP), it is shown that a simple ”always update” policy minimizes the AoII. The performances of ”always update” policy as well as a more general transmission policy - ”threshold update” policy are analyzed in this thesis. Lastly, numerical results that highlight the effects of the parameters on the performances of these two transmission policies are provided.
Calliscelio erana
Creators: name: Popovici, Ovidiu Alin
name: Fallahzadeh, Majid
name: Saghaei, Nazila
name: Copeland, Robert
name: Talamas, Elijah
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Scelionidae
Calliscelio
Calliscelio erana

description: Calliscelio erana species group
We here designate the erana species group based on a single character’s state, bidentate mandibles. The species included in this group are C. aphrodite, C. erana, C. rungu and C. safavii.
description: Published as part of Popovici, Ovidiu Alin, Fallahzadeh, Majid, Saghaei, Nazila, Copeland, Robert & Talamas, Elijah, 2024, A new species-group in Calliscelio Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) takes shape, pp. 201-214 in Zootaxa 5463 (2) on page 212, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5463.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/11610882
A DESIGN FOR NATURE RX ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CAMPUS
Creators: name: Wallace, Sarah Harlan
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Landscape architecture
subject: Campus Nature Rx
subject: College Student Stress
subject: Forest Bathing
subject: Nature Rx
subject: Nature Therapy

description: There has been a rising trend of mental health issues among college students. Studies have shown that time spent engaged in nature activities such as forest bathing can improve physical and mental health. Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, originated in Japan and is the practice of walking through the forest and processing all of its elements through sensory observation. As a designated arboretum, the University of Maryland (UMD) College Park campus possesses an untapped resource that can increase greenspace exposure for UMD students and open the doors to forest bathing opportunities. Through a literature review and site inventory and analysis, I have developed a design that centers around forest bathing practices and infuses the principles of Nature Rx@UMD, an initiative that prioritizes the natural environmental benefits of UMD campus. The Campus Creek Nature Rx@UMD site invites users to slow down, notice elements of the forest for mindful awareness and be restored.
A STUDY OF INTERMITTENT CONVECTIVE HEATING OF FINE LIVE WILDLAND FUELS
Creators: name: Orcurto, Ashlynne Rose
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Environmental engineering
subject: FOS: Environmental engineering
subject: fire
subject: fuel
subject: ignition
subject: Wildland

description: Recent studies have investigated the role of convective heating advancing wildland fire spread through intermittent bursts or pulses of flames onto unburned fuels. This study seeks to expand on initial experiments investigating the role of this intermittent convective heating by exploring the ignition of live fuels with different moisture contents under these conditions. A modified Rubens' tube is used to generate periodic pulses of a small-scale diffusion flame over the surface of a fuel sample. Infrared imaging is used to track the surface temperature of the fuel leading up to ignition while the intermittent temperature is characterized using a fine-wire thermocouple. Ponderosa pine needles with a variety of moisture contents are tested at different heating frequencies to determine patterns in the process of ignition. The fuel moisture content is seen to have a significant effect on the ignition times of fuels, while the temperature at ignition is seen to vary with heating frequency. Ignition results are compared with past tests of dried dead fuels using the same apparatus. Model predictions of ignition times as a function of ignition temperature and moisture content are also compared to experimental values and discussed.
Chirotica Forster 1869
Creators: name: Watanabe, Kyohei
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Chirotica

description: Chirotica genus group
(subtribe Chiroticina sensu Townes (1970))
Two genera, Chirotica Förster, 1869 and Paraphylax Förster, 1869, have been recorded from Japan. In addition, I found Bentyra from Japan. In this study, I newly record this genus from Japan and review Chirotica and Paraphylax. The Japanese genera can be distinguished by the following key.
Key to Japanese genera of Chirotica genus group
1. Upper tooth of mandible longer than lower tooth. Mesoscutum with a median longitudinal groove on the median lobe in Japanese species (Fig. 63G). ……………………..… Bentyra Cameron, 1905
-. Upper tooth of mandible as long as or slightly shorter than lower tooth. Mesoscutum with or without a median longitudinal groove on the median lobe. ……………………………………………………… 2
2. Median part of face relatively strongly convex. Area superomedia longitudinally elongate (Fig. 65F). Vein 2rsm indistinct or absent (Fig. 20C). Mesoscutum without a median longitudinal groove on the median lobe in Japanese species. ……………………………… Chirotica Förster, 1869
-. Median part of face relatively weakly convex or flat. Area superomedia not longitudinally elongate (Figs 65G–J). Vein 2rs-m short but distinct (e.g., Fig. 21C). Mesoscutum with a median longitudinal groove on the median lobe in Japanese species. ………….....…………… Paraphylax Förster, 1869
description: Published as part of Watanabe, Kyohei, 2021, Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Study of the Japanese Phygadeuontinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with Descriptions of 17 New Species, pp. 55-136 in Bulletin of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (Natural Science) 50 on page 77, DOI: 10.32225/bkpmnh.2021.50_55, http://zenodo.org/record/12774639
Semantic Modeling and Control of Urban Water Supply Networks
Creators: name: Peng, Zebo
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Systems science
subject: Civil engineering
subject: FOS: Civil engineering
subject: EPANET
subject: rule-based control
subject: semantic modeling
subject: software simulation
subject: urban system
subject: water network

description: Water resources play a central role in the operation of urban systems. Present-day challenges in the use of water resources include over reliance on human-centered system management, and lack of formal approaches to decision-making support. In a step toward mitigating these challenges, the goals of this project are two-fold: first, we explore use of semantic modeling and rule-based reasoning a means to control operations in the water network system operation. The second purpose of this project is to explore opportunities for extending the logic of EPANET software simulation operations to include reasoning that takes into account factors beyond the water network. The case studies integrate time-history simulation and semantic modeling.
MOLECULAR ISOLATION OF THE MOV-1 LOCUS IN HEXAPLOID BREAD WHEAT
Creators: name: Mahlandt, Alexander Robert
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Plant sciences
subject: floral embryogenesis
subject: genetics
subject: linkage mapping
subject: molecular biology
subject: wheat breeding

description: Wheat provides a substantial portion of globally consumed calories, yet faces growing challenges to meet yield needs. Traits affecting floral architecture and grain number hold immense promise for increasing yield potential. Multi-ovary wheat is a unique mutant line that holds potential in improving yields, characterized by the formation of 2-3 grains per floret in a given wheat spike. Described is a multi-approach mapping effort that refines the chromosomal position of the MOV1 locus at high resolution. A radiation hybrid map, linkage map, and refined physical map are reported. Further mutation analysis recovered missense mutations within a candidate gene, displaying a quantitatively reduced phenotype. Expression profiling of the candidate gene reveals up-regulation at crucial developmental stages. Structural investigation of the gene and surrounding locus identified two insertion/deletion events that suggest a pathway for transcriptional regulation. The results presented implicate the candidate gene in the manifestation of the multi-ovary phenotype.
Ecological Restoration Drives Functional Composition and Diversity in Urban Forest Patches
Creators: name: Do, Sara Miya
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Conservation biology
subject: Botany
subject: Ecological Restoration
subject: Ecological Succession
subject: Functional Traits
subject: Plant Community Ecology
subject: Urban Ecology
subject: Vegetation Dynamics

description: Urbanization greatly alters environmental conditions, affecting biodiversity in cities and ecological processes. To restore processes and native biodiversity, land managers have turned to ecological restoration of urban forest patches. Urban forest patches, nested within urban ecosystems, are subject to urban influences during ecological succession. Building on a long-term study evaluating outcomes of ecological restoration in New York City, I examined the effects of urban conditions, restoration, and forest succession on functional composition and diversity of restored and unrestored urban forest patches after 15-20 years. Functional traits play an essential role in community assemblages and influence the resilience and ecosystem functioning of urban ecosystems. I found that restored plots had greater functional evenness. Differences in functional composition indicated direct influence from restoration, succession, urban conditions, and success in meeting restoration goals. These results demonstrate that ecological restoration drives changes in functional composition and diversity of urban forest patches.