cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Finite state machine for position dependent hydrocephalus shunt therapy
Creators: name: Iselin, David
name: Chomarat, Joris
name: Holzer, Caroline
name: Hug, Janina
name: Hungerland, Tiago
name: Krebs, Luca
name: Weiss, Rosina
name: Flürenbrock, Fabian
name: Korn, Leonie
name: Podgoršak, Anthony
name: Schulte, Dominik
name: Tachatos, Nikolaos
name: Oertel, Markus Florian
name: Stieglitz, Lennart
name: Meboldt, Mirko
name: Zeilinger, Melanie
name: Schmid Daners, Marianne
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2023

description: Introduction: Intracranial pressure (ICP) being strongly position- dependent complicates pressure-based shunt control as a reliable therapy approach for hydrocephalus patients. An algorithm using state detection and position-specific ICP reference selection imple- mented on a novel mechatronic shunt platform enables regulation towards a physiological ICP in any patient’s posture. Methods: A finite state machine (FSM) was developed. Two states rep- resent pressure-control for positions of known reference pressures, namely supine and upright. A third state represents flow-control for positions with unknown reference pressures and positional changes. The FSM switches cases by tracking the torso inclination of the patient every second, using an increasing counter when leaving a certain case-dependent angular interval and changing case when reaching a predefined counter threshold. Results: During hardware-in-the-loop tests, position-dependent pres- sure references of physiological ICP could be tracked without offset during sequences of postural changes. The case-dependent thresh- olds improved robustness against sensor noise and patient motion. Increasing threshold values for changes from flow to pressure-based cases and decreasing values vice versa improved the controller stabil- ity. Flow-based regulation using averaged empirical flows as reference allowed for physiological cerebrospinal fluid drainage even during intervals of severe ICP fluctuations and disturbances. Conclusions: FSM posture detection proves to be an efficient exten- sion to pressure-based shunt control. The implementation of case- dependent threshold values allows for a trade-off between fast and robust system response and will be a central aspect of future research. Possibilities arising from the FSM enable the extension to further posi- tion and activity states, rendering the controller personalised for every patient.
description: Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 19 (S1)
description: ISSN:2045-8118
description: Abstracts from Hydrocephalus 2022 - The Fourteenth Meeting of the Hydrocephalus Society
Neoderoploa bruchii Pennington 1923
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Pentatomidae
Neoderoploa
Neoderoploa bruchii

description: Neoderoploa bruchii Pennington, 1923 First record from Chaco Province
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/es/info/22171.html
(Fig. 6G)
Material studied: 1♀, El Caño, 25.124462 S- 61.051742 W, 10/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., V. Castro-Huertas det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
Towards an automated identification of typical walking patterns in NPH patients using wearable sensors
Creators: name: Stieglitz, Lennart Henning
name: Dias, Sandra
name: Graf, Christina
name: Jehli, Elisabeth
name: Oertel, Markus Florian
name: Mahler, Julia
name: Schmid Daners, Marianne
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2023

description: Introduction: An experienced physician may tell the likelihood of
iNPH from the walking pattern alone. However, the challenge is to
provide the benefits of a “diagnostic view” to as many patients as
possible to improve iNPH identification and treatment rates. We
therefore performed a prospective controlled study using wear-
able inertia measurement units (IMUs) to identify typical walking
patterns in preparation of a future automated patient identification
system.
Methods: Five wearable inertial measurement units were placed in
20 iNPH patients, 20 elderly age- and gender-matched healthy con-
trols (EHCs) and 20 young healthy controls (YHCs) for data collection
in their home environment during 72 h, as well as 6 months after
shunt implantation in case of the iNPH patients.
Results: There was a significant difference for most of the gait
parameters when YHC, EHC and iNPH patients were compared. Post-
operatively, iNPH patients showed an improvement of the swing
phase (p = 0.039). In gait velocity, stance to swing ratio, stance
phase, cycle time and cadence, a significant difference was observed
for patients with a good VP-shunt response (NPH RR ≥ 5). A receiver
operating characteristic analyses showed a good sensitivity for
stride length ≥ 0.44 m, gait velocity≥ 0.39 m/s and cadence≥ 0.81
steps/min.
Conclusions: The walking-pattern characteristics in iNPH patients
are far more evident in the home environment than during a physi-
cal examination. It can be used to distinguish patients from healthy
persons and to predict response to VP shunt therapy.
description: Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 19 (s1)
description: ISSN:2045-8118
description: Abstracts from Hydrocephalus 2022 - The Fourteenth Meeting of the Hydrocephalus Society
Terania guachipasi Piran 1963
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Pentatomidae
Terania
Terania guachipasi

description: Terania guachipasi Pirán, 1963 First record from Chaco Province
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/es/info/22175.html
(Fig. 6I)
Material examined: 1♀, Estación de Campo El Teuco, 25.064561 S- 60.9464903 W, t. de luz, 10/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., V. Castro-Huertas det. (MLP); 1♀, Paraje La Armonía, 25.151553 S- 61.097375 W, 11/XII/2021, t de luz, M.C. Melo col., V. Castro- Huertas det. (MLP); 1♀, same locality, 1/XI/2021, T. de luz, A. Serrano col. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
Ascoschoengastia sellnicki Audy and Womersley 1957
Creators: name: Nielsen, David H.
name: Robbins, Richard G.
name: Rueda, Leopoldo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Actinedida
Trombiculidae
Ascoschoengastia
Ascoschoengastia sellnicki

description: Ascoschoengastia sellnicki Audy and Womersley, 1957:
ORI
Ascoschoengastia (Laurentella) sellnicki Audy and Womersley, 1957
Ascoschoengastia (Ascoschoengastia) sellnicki, Vercammen-Grandjean 1968c [malayensis group]
Ascoschoengastia sellnicki, Stekolnikov 2021
description: Published as part of Nielsen, David H., Robbins, Richard G. & Rueda, Leopoldo M., 2021, Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758 - 2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, pp. 1-243 in Zootaxa 4967 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4967.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4745510
Chelycoris scitulus First
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Scutelleridae
Chelycoris
Chelycoris scitulus

description: Chelycoris scitulus (Walker, 1867) First record from Chaco Province
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/es/info/20940.html
(Fig. 6K)
Material studied: 2♂, el caño, 25.124462 S- 61.251742 W, 10/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col, M.C. Melo det. (MLP); 1♂, Pastizal Aibal, 25.251470 S- 61.043291 W, 12/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., M.C. Melo det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' THINKING
Creators: name: Tojiboev, M.N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: In the article, depending on what area of the objective world a person knows, his thinking reflects the specific characteristics of the dialectic of development of things and events in it, the importance of the culture of thinking in the acquisition and formation of certain characteristics, as well as innovative approaches to the development of pedagogical thinking of students.
Camirus brevilinea First
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Scutelleridae
Camirus
Camirus brevilinea

description: Camirus brevilinea (Walker, 1867) First record from Argentina
(Fig. 6J)
Material studied: 1♀, Pozo del Yacaré, 9/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., M.C. Melo det. (MLP). Known distribution: This species was recorded only from Brazil (Eger et al. 2015).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on pages 18-19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
Aplicación móvil educativa sobre dietas saludable y dietas milagro: HOM diet APP
Creators: name: Hinojosa-Nogueira, Daniel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: APP nutrición
Dietas milagro
Metodología activa
Educación nutricional

description: Se ha desarrollado una aplicación móvil educativa sobre dietas saludables y dietas milagro con fines educativos: HOM diet APP (health or miracle diet). La aplicación es gratuita y se ha desarrollado con la ayuda de una herramienta de edición de Apps Mobincube. La APP sigue una metodología activa en un contexto de supervivencia estilo escape room. Se muestran 24 dietas saludables, saludables en momentos puntuales o dietas milagro, donde el jugador deberá escoger si son saludables o no. La idea de la aplicación surge como una actividad realizada en un seminario propuesto por UNLOCK UGR dentro del proyecto europeo UNLOCK.
description: {"references": ["Tercanli, H., Martina, R., & Dias, M. F. (Eds.). (2021). Educational escape rooms in practice: research, experiences, and recommendations. Journal of Serious Games, 4(3), 73-86.", "Silva, M. G. (2015). Mobincube: crea tu APP sin saber programaci\u00f3n. Inversi\u00f3n: el semanario l\u00edder de bolsa, econom\u00eda y gesti\u00f3n de patrimonios, (992), 66."]}
AKADEMIK VOKAL OVOZI VA U BILAN ISHLASH
Creators: name: Umarova Zarnigor Rahmonali qizi
Publisher: name: Academic Scientific Research Group
Year: 2024

description: Har bir insonni ovoz ohangi nafisligi  hamda so‘zni chiroyli talafuz etilishi inson kayfiyatiga ta‘siri etadi va uni madaniy-ma’naviy tomonlama rivojlantirishga xizmat qiladi . Mazkur maqola akademik vokal ovozi va u bilan ishlash uslublariga bag’ishlangan.
Aplicación móvil educativa sobre dietas saludable y dietas milagro: HOM diet APP
Creators: name: Hinojosa-Nogueira, Daniel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: APP nutrición
Dietas milagro
Metodología activa
Educación nutricional

description: Se ha desarrollado una aplicación móvil educativa sobre dietas saludables y dietas milagro con fines educativos: HOM diet APP (health or miracle diet). La aplicación es gratuita y se ha desarrollado con la ayuda de una herramienta de edición de Apps Mobincube.

La APP sigue una metodología activa en un contexto de supervivencia estilo escape room. Se muestran 24 dietas saludables, saludables en momentos puntuales o dietas milagro, donde el jugador deberá escoger si son saludables o no. 

La idea de la aplicación surge como una actividad realizada en un seminario propuesto por UNLOCK UGR dentro del proyecto europeo UNLOCK.
Future Learning Spaces - Re-Used
Creators: name: Knecht, Elias
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Architecture
subject: FOS: Civil engineering
subject: Sustainability
subject: Circular Economy
subject: Reuse
subject: interdisciplinarity
subject: Digitalization
subject: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/690
subject: info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/720
subject: Buildings

description: The master's thesis project "Future Learning Space" is embedded into the context of the contemporary learning environment at ETH Zurich. The thesis advocates for the preservation and re-use of the Huber Pavilions on ETH Campus Hönggerberg, which coincidentally were being demolished at the same time. While exploring the question “what makes a healthy learning environment?”, the diploma project tests the limits to collaborate with the existing network of stakeholders at ETH, from a student's perspective. The diploma thesis concludes with a 1:1 mock-up, a building site and -permit for the construction of a research object next to the HIL building, allowing students of the following semesters to continue the legacy of the Huber Pavilions and build their own learning environment.
Retrieval of sun-induced plant fluorescence in the O$_2$-A absorption band from DESIS imagery
Creators: name: Buffat, Jim
name: Pato, Miguel
name: Alonso, Kevin
name: Auer, Stefan
name: Carmona, Emiliano
name: Maier, Stefan
name: Müller, Rupert
name: Rademske, Patrick
name: Rascher, Uwe
name: Scharr, Hanno
Publisher: name: Forschungzentrum Jülich
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Geophysics (physics.geo-ph)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: arXiv (2024). doi:10.48550/ARXIV.2411.08925
description: We provide the first method allowing to retrieve spaceborne SIF maps at 30 m ground resolution with a strong correlation ($r^2=0.6$) to high-quality airborne estimates of sun-induced fluorescence (SIF). SIF estimates can provide explanatory information for many tasks related to agricultural management and physiological studies. While SIF products from airborne platforms are accurate and spatially well resolved, the data acquisition of such products remains science-oriented and limited to temporally constrained campaigns. Spaceborne SIF products on the other hand are available globally with often sufficient revisit times. However, the spatial resolution of spaceborne SIF products is too small for agricultural applications. In view of ESA's upcoming FLEX mission we develop a method for SIF retrieval in the O$_2$-A band of hyperspectral DESIS imagery to provide first insights for spaceborne SIF retrieval at high spatial resolution. To this end, we train a simulation-based self-supervised network with a novel perturbation based regularizer and test performance improvements under additional supervised regularization of atmospheric variable prediction. In a validation study with corresponding HyPlant derived SIF estimates at 740 nm we find that our model reaches a mean absolute difference of 0.78 mW / nm / sr / m$^2$.
description: Published by arXiv
title: "Predica di San Giovanni Battista", ambito fiammingo, inv. 475 (ITA/EN)
title: Scheda catalogo digitale Borghese
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Scanu, Lara
name: Galleria Borghese
Publisher: name: Galleria Borghese
Year: 2024

description: Pubblicazione delle schede delle opere conservate nel museo ed estratte dal catalogo digitale di Galleria Borghese, nelle due versioni esistenti online, in italiano e inglese.

Collegamento al catalogo digitale:

ITA: https://www.collezionegalleriaborghese.it/

EN: https://www.collezionegalleriaborghese.it/en
MechE Rotation Test
Creators: name: Picard, Cyril
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Mechanical engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering
subject: Engineering design
subject: Engineering design education

description: This is a brief spatial reasoning test comprising ten items, intended to assess students' capacity to visualize one or two rotations performed on a reference object and apply them to another object. The objects used in the test possess features that are typical of mechanical engineering parts. Each question presents five possible configurations of the object, and the participants are required to choose the correct one.
Tipping aid for loading small trucks on waste collection tours
Creators: name: Wälti, Dominic
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2023

description: The global population’s continuous growth leads to an escalating production of solid waste. This presents significant challenges, especially in urbanized areas like Zurich. The city’s existing infrastructure incorporates recyclable waste collection sites, which are strategically positioned throughout the municipality. Specific workers from the responsible institution manually maintain these sites. This task, which is already physically demanding, is further intensified by the illegal dumping of waste and bulky items by the residents. Despite having vehicles designed for the collection of smaller waste, these workers are often forced to manage large, cumbersome items without appropriate equipment. The severity of the resulting strain is challenging to assess, even though the workers have already reported physical complaints. Therefore, this thesis aims to quantify the strain levels associated with the current activities of the affected individuals. Furthermore, another goal is to develop a technical aid in the form of a concept, specifically tailored to the workers to reduce the physical burden of loading bulky items. To achieve these objectives, scientifically recognized ergonomic risk assessment methods were employed, original studies were conducted in collaboration with the workers, and an adapted development process was implemented. Based on the findings, it was evident that the workers are subjected to significantly increased strain levels, leading to elevated risks of both injuries and chronic illnesses. The handling of bulky items significantly contributed to this strain, but so did the activities related to the management of smaller waste. The development process led to the creation of a suitable design concept that effectively meets the diverse needs of the workers. This design facilitates the loading of bulky items into the vehicle without any intervention from the workers. When compared to existing technical products in the market, the developed concept proved to be the most optimal for the given working environment. This research yielded various insights to formulate actionable recommendations and strategies to improve the workers’ health and working conditions in the future. It is also advised to implement these recommendations immediately. Moreover, it is crucial to realize the developed design to evaluate its efficacy in reducing physical strain on workers.
Jalysus sobrinus Stal 1862
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Berytidae
Jalysus
Jalysus sobrinus

description: Jalysus sobrinus Stål, 1862a
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/es/info/20067.html
(Fig. 7A)
Material studied: 1♀, Jaula de Tobuna, 25.024331 S- 60.928141 W, 10/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
Detection of Contamination in Biowaste
Creators: name: Injodikaran, Joseph Johnson
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biowaste, Detection of Contamination, enhanced biowaste management, Entsorgung und Recycling Zürich, ERZ
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/333.7
Natural resources, energy and environment

description: In the pursuit of a circular economy and the optimization of recycling rates for municipal waste, biowaste, constituting over 34% of Europe’s total municipal waste, emerges as a signifi- cantly overlooked resource. The potential of converting this biowaste into biogas and compost is substantial, offering valuable sources of green energy and fertilization, respectively. How- ever, a central challenge obstructing this potential lies in contamination, notably from materials like PET, plastic bags, foil, and cans. Contamination during the fermentation process compro- mises compost quality, leading to detrimental effects on soil fertility and posing health risks to humans and animals. In collaboration with "Entsorgung und Recycling Zürich" (ERZ), a waste management entity in Zurich, this study aims to enhance biowaste quality. The evaluation pri- marily focuses on the widely used visual inspection method for detecting contamination, which, however, exhibits notable drawbacks. It provides a contamination estimate limited to the bin’s surface and is susceptible to significant biases and subjectivity.To address this, the study pursues four distinct goals. Initially, it identifies temporal trends and contamination hotspots, highlight- ing winter as the peak contamination season and Schwamendingen (a municipality in Zurich) as a notable hotspot through the visual inspection method. Subsequently, to tackle data uncer- tainties, the second goal involves scrutinizing the accuracy of these findings. This is achieved by evaluating the visual inspection method against the manual sorting procedure, considered the ground truth. The comparison exposes a disconcerting Pearson correlation of 0.25, signi- fying low accuracy and casting doubt on the initial results. This underscores the need for a refined detection method. The identified contamination hotspots and temporal trends provide crucial insights for targeted interventions. To gather alternative insights, a street survey is con- ducted in Schwamendingen, revealing a keen interest in biowaste management but a notable lack of knowledge. To address this, recommendations include enhanced container labeling, intensified information campaigns, and strengthened control mechanisms with penalties. The identified interest and lack of knowledge among the local population emphasize the importance of community engagement in driving effective biowaste management.
Designing a manual press for blackwater dewatering
Creators: name: Hugentobler, Magnus
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2023
Subjects: Blackwater
Dewatering
sanitation

description: Most of sub-Saharan Africa relies on non-sewered sanitation. In the treatment of the ac cumulating blackwater dewatering is a crucial step. Established technologies for dewatering are drying beds or settling tanks. These methods are often land- and time-intensive. Mechani cal dewatering offers a solution to this problem. However commercially available mechanical dewatering presses are often too big in scale, require electricity for operation, and rely on the global supply chain. Therefore two designs of a manual mechanical dewatering press that serves a small-scale, urban community of 5000 people were conceived. These presses are con structed with widely available construction steel, which allows for their construction in local workshops. The pressure mechanism in both designs is powered by a widely available 12 t hydraulic car jack. The major difference between the two designs is the orientation, one is vertical the other horizontal. In a comparison between the vertical and horizontal design, the vertical design emerged with more advantages. These advantages were mainly from cheaper manufacturing, easier assembly, and knowledge of the workings of the system due to tests with smaller-scale fruit presses that employ a very similar concept. Because of the aforementioned reasons, the vertical system is recommended for construction. If a horizontal system is desired a change of concept to a filter press is suggested.
Fistulatus biconjugara Yang & Dai & You 2024, sp. nov
Creators: name: Yang, Yanqiong
name: Dai, Renhuai
name: You, Siying
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Fistulatus
Fistulatus biconjugara

description: Fistulatus biconjugara Yang & Dai sp. nov
(Fig 28 A–K)
Description.
Body light brown, crown yellowish brown. Pronotum brown as a whole, densely covered with transverse striations, and irregular dark irrorations on the outside, and many black spots in the middle. Mesoscutellum brownish yellow with brown irregular plaques and obvious brown depression lines in the middle. Forewing veins yellowish brown.
Head slightly narrower than pronotum with anterior margin rounded and protruding forward.
Male genitalia. Pygofer side broad, with caudoventral margin acute to apex, with dense macrosetae, and with two pairs of ventral processes bent toward base. Style with base wide, middle part constricted and extended, terminal process sharp. Aedeagal shaft slender, tubular, strongly curved dorsad in lateral view, with pair of short distal processes, base of dorsal margin with enlargement; gonopore large, apical.
Measurement. Length (including tegmen): ♂, 6.5 mm.
Holotype. ♂, China, Guizhou Province, Fanjing mountain, 27.8961E, 108.7084N, 3 August 2014, Coll. Yunfei Wu (GUGC). Paratype: 1♂, same data as the holotype.
Etymology. The species is named for the two pairs of convergent processes on the pygofer side.
Remarks. According to the characteristics of the pygofer, this species is similar to F. quadrispinosus, but can be distinguished by the following three points: 1) pygofer with base wide and end narrow, and end of ventral process bent to base; 2) aedeagal shaft with only small distal processes; 3) base of aedeagal shaft enlarged. This species is also similar to F. luteolus, but can be differentiated from the latter by the aedeagus with a pair of small distal processes.
description: Published as part of Yang, Yanqiong, Dai, Renhuai & You, Siying, 2024, Key to species of the genus Fistulatus Zhang, 1997 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini) with description of two new species from China, pp. 143-150 in Zootaxa 5446 (1) on page 148, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5446.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/11084714
Fistulatus brevimarginalis Yang & Dai & You 2024, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Yang, Yanqiong
name: Dai, Renhuai
name: You, Siying
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Fistulatus
Fistulatus brevimarginalis

description: Fistulatus brevimarginalis Yang & Dai sp. nov.
(Fig 29 A–K)
Description.
Body brownish green. Crown yellowish green. Ocelli and eyes brown. The front chest back plate dark green as a whole, densely covered with transverse striations and light green spots. Mesoscutellum yellowish green, densely covered with tumor-like processes, and the middle part with obvious brown depression line. Forewings brownish, transparent with wing veins brown. The overall color of the feet lighter yellow, with black patches distributed.
Head slightly narrower than pronotum with anterior margin rounded and protruding forward.
Male genitalia. Pygofer lobe with base wide and apex narrow, densely covered with long macrosetae, and with two pairs of processes, the ventral process at the base bent to the end. The base and end of the style equal in length, the middle part constricted and extended, and the terminal process sharp. Connective Y-shaped with stem very short. Aedeagus shaft tubular, relatively broad, with short, unpaired preapical dorsal process; gonopore large, apically.
Measurement. Length (including tegmen): ♂, 5.5 mm.
Holotype. ♂, China, Yunnan Province, Yingjiang Country, 98.1806E, 24.7354N, 24 May 2023, Coll. Yanqiong Yang (GUGC). Paratypes: 1♂ 1♀, same data as the holotype.
Etymology. This species is named for the short dorsal process of the aedeagal shaft.
Remarks. This species is similar to F. biconjugara sp. nov. in having the pygofer side with two pairs of processes, but both processes extend distad. The aedeagal shaft also differs in having a single dorsal preapical process and no paired apical processes. The new species is also similar to F. sinensis, but the latter lacks ventral processes of the pygofer and the shape of the aedeagal processes is also different.
description: Published as part of Yang, Yanqiong, Dai, Renhuai & You, Siying, 2024, Key to species of the genus Fistulatus Zhang, 1997 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini) with description of two new species from China, pp. 143-150 in Zootaxa 5446 (1) on page 148, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5446.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/11084714
Ischnodemus lactipennis Slater & Wilcox 1969
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Blissidae
Ischnodemus
Ischnodemus lactipennis

description: Ischnodemus lactipennis Slater & Wilcox, 1969 First record from Chaco Province
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/es/info/20083.html
(Fig. 7B)
Material studied: 1♀, El Caño, 25.124462 S- 61.051742 W, 10/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
Geocoris ventralis First
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Lygaeidae
Geocoris
Geocoris ventralis

description: Geocoris ventralis (Fieber, 1861a) First record from Chaco Province
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/es/info/20111.html
(Fig. 7C)
Material studied: 1♂, Pozo del Yacaré, 9/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
SAMARQAND DOSTONCHILIK MAKTABINING TARIXIY SHAKLLANISHI VA  BAXSHI IJROCHILIGI AN'NALARINING TUTGAN O'RNI
Creators: name: Annakulova Dildora Baymuratovna
Publisher: name: Academic Scientific Research Group
Year: 2024

description: Mazkur maqolada Samarqand dostonchilik maktabining tarixiy shakllanishi va unda baxshi ijrochiligi an’analarining tutgan o‘rni haqida ma’lumotlar keltirib o‘tilgan.
Lygaeus alboornatus Blanchard 1852
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Lygaeidae
Lygaeus
Lygaeus alboornatus

description: Lygaeus alboornatus Blanchard, 1852
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/en/info/20120.html
(Fig. 7D)
Material studied: 1♂, 25.084874 S- 60.046090 W, 27/II/2022, A. Serrano col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP); 1♂, Pastizal Aibal, 25.051470 S- 61.043291 W, 12/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
Ochrimnus somnus Brailovsky 1982
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Lygaeidae
Ochrimnus
Ochrimnus somnus

description: Ochrimnus somnus Brailovsky, 1982b First record from Chaco Province
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/en/info/20124.html
(Fig. 7E)
Material studied: 1♀, Pozo del Yacaré, 9/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
Experimental Optimization of a Peristaltic Pump Prototype for Pit-Emptying
Creators: name: Bregenzer, Sarah
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2024

description: The development of efficient, affordable, and mobile pit-emptying techniques is crucial for providing safe sanitation to people in densely populated areas of urban and peri-urban settlements with no access to sewer systems. A functional test stand for a low-cost, manually built peristaltic pump prototype was constructed and used to evaluate the flow rate performance of the prototype and variations thereof. Different tube sizes, tube materials, and pumping speeds were analyzed using synthetic sludge and water. The results indicate that bigger tube diameters and higher pumping speeds both increase flow rates. While one material presented higher flow rates than the other, neither showed desirable characteristics in terms of durability, so further investigation into suitable tubes for peristaltic pumps is recommended. The thesis describes some stability and durability issues it encountered and evaluates the effect of applied improvements. The prototype has worked best for thin fluids and is most likely not able to pump dense sludges. Further optimization and testing of the prototype would be necessary to find out whether the design can be improved enough, on its compatibility with thicker sludges, to add value in the field of pit-emptying.
Oxygranulobaphus willinki Brailovsky 1982
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Lygaeidae
Oxygranulobaphus
Oxygranulobaphus willinki

description: Oxygranulobaphus willinki Brailovsky, 1982c
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/en/info/20136.html
(Fig. 7F)
Material studied: 1♀, 25.007961 S- 60.947266 W, 2-9/XI/2019, L. Damer, N. Bustos & A. Serrano cols., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP); 1♂ 1♀, Estación de Campo El Teuco, 25,064 561 S- 60,946 4903 W, t. de luz, 10/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP); 4♀, Paraje La Armonía, 25.151553 S- 61.097375 W, 11/XII/2021, t de luz, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
Thermal Analysis and Optimization Potential of Clamp Kilns for Fired Clay Brick Production
Creators: name: Bossard, Anna
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2023

description: Fired clay bricks are the primary building material in Malawi, traditionally produced in small-scale clamp ovens. However, the country’s construction sector faces significant challenges. Malawi experiences rapid growth and has one of the highest rates of urbanization globally, resulting in a high demand for building materials. Unfortunately, wood, the predominant fuel for clay brick production, is increasingly scarce due to the depletion of natural forests over the past decades.

Despite the existence of more efficient technologies, clamp kilns are likely to continue being used in rural areas of Malawi for years to come due to their advantageous properties, including ease of use and low investment costs. However, there is a lack of quantitative analysis on their efficiency in the available literature. Therefore, the goal of this Master’s Thesis is to investigate the optimization potential of clamp kilns.

To achieve this, an experimental setup was designed to measure temperatures at 16 different points during a firing period in a small brick clamp located in Chembe, Malawi. These temperature measurements were used to assess the quality of bricks produced in various sections of the kiln. The results served as a basis for identifying areas within the clamp where the brick quality was insufficient.

In order to simulate the impact of different kiln layouts on brick quality and fuel consumption, a thermal simulation using the Finite Element Method was developed. A 3D model of the kiln was analyzed, and the temperature measurements were used as a reference to validate the accuracy of the model.

Based on the temperature measurements, it was observed that surface heat losses adversely affect brick quality. To address this issue, different layouts with increased width and length were simulated. The results showed that by increasing the width and length of the kiln, the proportion of insufficiently fired bricks could be reduced by 40.5%, while the fuelwood demand decreased by 20%. Thus, increasing the width and length of the kiln proved to be a simple way to save fuelwood and improve brick quality using clamp kiln technology. However, increasing the height of the oven did not yield beneficial results due to poor heat transfer to the top layers.

Even though the utilization of clamp kiln technologies can be improved, there are inherent flaws in their design that hinder the uniform firing of clay bricks and result in heat losses. These issues, such as the intermittent nature of the firing process and the fixed position of the fired bricks, are addressed in the design of more advanced kiln types. Therefore, efforts to industrialize Malawi’s brick sector are important in order to reduce the environmental impact of the country’s construction industry.
The Establishment of an Absorbent Hygiene Product Waste Collection System in Two Informal Settlements in South Africa
Creators: name: Huber, Dominik
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2024
Subjects: AHP waste management
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620
Engineering & allied operations

description: Absorbent hygiene products (AHPs), including nappies, sanitary pads, and tampons, have become essential personal hygiene products. In South Africa, most AHP waste is landfilled, however in informal settlements, where waste collection is insufficient, they are frequently dumped within the open environment. The purpose of this study is assess the feasibility of an AHP waste collection system within two informal settlements, Johanna Road and Blackburn Village, in the South African city of Durban. Utilizing a mix methodology case study design incorporating focus groups interviews, household estimations, and an iterative and participatory design process, the study designed, implemented, and tested a pilot AHP waste collection system within the targeted communities. The pilot collections results in a high purity of AHP waste, but with collection volumes which fell short of expectations, suggesting possible overestimations in household numbers or the AHP waste fraction. Moreover, the results indicated that the focus should be shifted from the complexity of bin design for AHP waste segregation to integration into the community. Moreover, it suggests that the aesthetic appeal of bins, as well as community feedback, are crucial factors in the acceptance and success of the project. Skill-appropriate instructions for the staff and a well-decomposed work breakdown structure emerged as key factors for the manufacturing process and staff motivation. Future research should focus on bin distribution's impact on increasing AHP waste collection and the potential for digitalizing data collection to modernize administration and enhance waste management efficiency in informal settlements.
Torvochrimnus poeyi
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Lygaeidae
Torvochrimnus
Torvochrimnus poeyi

description: Torvochrimnus poeyi (Guérin- Méneville, 1838)
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/en/info/20129.html
(Fig. 7G)
Material studied: 1♀, 25.007961 S- 60.947266 W, 2-9/XI/2019, L. Damer, N. Bustos & A. Serrano cols., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP); 1♂ 1♀, Jaula de Tobuna, 25,024 331 S- 60,928 414 W, 10/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP); 2♀, Pozo del Yacaré, 9/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP); 2♀, Paraje La Armonía, 25.151553 S- 61.097375 W, 11/XII/2021, t de luz, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
Heterochordeumatidae Pocock 1894
Creators: name: Shear, William A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Diplopoda
Chordeumatida
Heterochordeumatidae

description: Family Heterochordeumatidae Pocock 1894
Heterochordeumatidae Pocock 1894: 342. Silvestri, 1895: 727; Hoffman, 1963:129 et seq.; Shear 2000:164, 2011: 162 (list).
Type genus: Heterochordeuma Pocock 1893.
Included genera: Heterochordeuma Pocock 1893, Infulathrix Shear 2000, Pyrgeuma Shear, n. gen.
description: Published as part of Shear, William A., 2012, Pyrgeuma pyrgodesmoides, n. gen., n. sp., a new millipede from Malaysia with unusual surface structures (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Heterochordeumatidae), pp. 79-86 in Zootaxa 3560 on page 80, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.213349
Evaluation of the waste management system at the Züri Fäscht
Creators: name: Haechler, Ella
Publisher: name: ETH Zurich
Year: 2023
Subjects: Waste management system
waste management & disposal
LCA
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/620
Engineering & allied operations

description: This thesis evaluates the waste management system implemented for Züri Fäscht, the biggest festival in Zurich. It aims to identify opportunities for optimization in environmental impact reductions and resource efficiency. The study encompasses the analysis of the material flow, transportation, costs, energy, and emissions. Comparisons are made between the latest editions with other big events worldwide. 
Sorting is a new waste treatment strategy adapted by the festival organizers. It caused a lot of logistical complications but showed that not many recyclables are left in the waste and above all, showed that sorting at source has a major impact on the event. The earlier the recyclables are sorted, the better they can be recovered and remain in the life cycle. The environmental impact was difficult to evaluate due to imprecise data.
Ultimately, the work contributes to the discourse on sustainable event management by recording the aftermath, providing practical recommendations, informing organizers, and raising awareness among visitors.
TOPLUM KURULUŞLARININ FAALIYETLERINDE ETIK VE KÜLTÜREL İLIŞKILERIN DÜZENLENMESI KRITERLERI
Creators: name: Yusufjon Avazxonov Avazxon oğlu Özbekistan Milli Üniversitesi Etik ve Estetik Anabilim Dalı Doktora Adayı
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Bu makalede, kurumsal iletişimin etik normları ve standartlarının, bu sosyal süreçte kurumsal etiğin özgünlüğünü koruyarak, etik ilkelerin değerler düzeyinde yüceltilerek ideolojik, sosyal, manevi, kültürel ve ideolojik bir olgu olarak ifade edildiği dile getirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kurumsal iletişim, normlar, emircilik, gelenekler, ritüeller, ulusal gelenekler, ulusal ruh, etkinlik, etik standart
title: Bekanntmachung; [1848]
title: Bei dem Aufruhr dahier am 18. Sept. wurde eine Anzahl von Civilpersonen getödtet und in das Hopital zum heiligen Stift gebracht, wovon einige noch nicht wiedererkannt sind. ... : Frankfurt a. M., 20. Sept. 1848
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2018

description: Kopftitel
Ascoschoengastia sepikensis Goff 1979
Creators: name: Nielsen, David H.
name: Robbins, Richard G.
name: Rueda, Leopoldo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Actinedida
Trombiculidae
Ascoschoengastia
Ascoschoengastia sepikensis

description: Ascoschoengastia sepikensis Goff, 1979 g:
AUS
description: Published as part of Nielsen, David H., Robbins, Richard G. & Rueda, Leopoldo M., 2021, Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758 - 2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, pp. 1-243 in Zootaxa 4967 (1) on page 45, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4967.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4745510
Nysius simulans Stal 1859
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Lygaeidae
Nysius
Nysius simulans

description: Nysius simulans Stål, 1859a
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/en/info/20149.html
(Fig. 7H)
Material studied: 1♂ 2♀, 25.007961 S- 60.947266 W, 2-9/XI/2019, L. Damer, N. Bustos & A. Serrano cols., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP); 8♂ 2♀, Paraje La Armonía, 25.151553 S- 61.097375 W, 11/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP); 9♂ 10♀, Estación de Campo El Teuco, 25.064561 S- 60.9464903 W, t. de luz, 10/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524
Oxycarenus hyalinipennis
Creators: name: Castro-Huertas, Valentina
name: Minghetti, Eugenia
name: Olivera, Leonela
name: Serrano, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Oxycarenidae
Oxycarenus
Oxycarenus hyalinipennis

description: Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa, 1847)
https://biodar.unlp.edu.ar/pentatomomorpha/es/info/20156.html
(Fig. 7I)
Material studied: 4♂ 5♀, Estación de Campo El Teuco 25.064561 S- 60.9464903 W, 8/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP); 1♂, Pastizal del Valiente, 25.077469 S- 61.056790 W, 12/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP); 1♂, Pozo del Yacaré, 9/XII/2021, M.C. Melo col., P.M. Dellapé det. (MLP).
description: Published as part of Castro-Huertas, Valentina, Minghetti, Eugenia, Olivera, Leonela & Serrano, Alejandro, 2024, Diversity of true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the El Impenetrable National Park, Argentina, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 5424 (1) on page 21, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10808524