cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Myopias
Creators: name: Schmidt, C. A.
name: Shattuck, S. O.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Myopias

description: Species of Myopias
See Willey & Brown (1983) for a key to Australian species of Myopias.
M. amblyops Roger, 1861: Sri Lanka
M. bidens (Emery, 1900): Indonesia (Sumatra)
M. bidens polita (Stitz, 1925): Philippines
M. breviloba (Wheeler, W.M., 1919): Borneo
M. castaneicola (Donisthorpe, 1938): New Guinea
M. chapmani Willey & Brown, 1983: Australia
M. concava Willey & Brown, 1983: New Guinea
M. conicara Xu, 1998: China
M. crawleyi (Donisthorpe, 1941): Indonesia (Sumatra)
M. cribriceps Emery, 1901: New Guinea
M. delta Willey & Brown, 1983: New Guinea
M. densesticta Willey & Brown, 1983: Australia
M. emeryi (Forel, 1913): Indonesia (Java)
M. gigas Willey & Brown, 1983: New Guinea
M. hollandi (Forel, 1901): Indonesia (Sumatra)
M. julivora Willey & Brown, 1983: New Guinea
M. kuehni (Forel, 1902): Indonesia (Key Island)
M. latinoda (Emery, 1897): New Guinea
M. levigata (Emery, 1901): New Guinea
M. lobosa Willey & Brown, 1983: Philippines
M. loriai (Emery, 1897): New Guinea
M. maligna (Smith, F., 1861): Indonesia (Sulawesi)
M. maligna punctigera (Emery, 1900): Indonesia (Mentawei I.)
M. mandibularis (Crawley, 1924): Indonesia (Sumatra)
M. mayri (Donisthorpe, 1932): Indonesia (Sulawesi)
M. media Willey & Brown, 1983: New Guinea
M. modiglianii (Emery, 1900): Indonesia (Sumatra)
M. nops Willey & Brown, 1983: Taiwan
M. papua Snelling, 2008: New Guinea
M. philippinensis (Menozzi, 1925): Philippines
M. ruthae Willey & Brown, 1983: New Guinea
M. santschii (Viehmeyer, 1914): New Guinea
M. tasmaniensis Wheeler, W.M., 1923: Tasmania
M. tenuis (Emery, 1900): New Guinea
M. trumani (Donisthorpe, 1949): New Guinea
M. xiphias (Emery, 1900): New Guinea
description: Published as part of Schmidt, C. A. & Shattuck, S. O., 2014, The Higher Classification of the Ant Subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Review of Ponerine Ecology and Behavior, pp. 1-242 in Zootaxa 3817 (1) on pages 113-114, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10086256
Synthesis and characterization of seven thiophosphate analogs of cyclic diguanosine monophosphate
Creators: name: Zhao, Jianwei
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: Cyclic diguanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) was first identified as an activator of bacterial cellulose synthase in 1987. Since then, it has been recognized as an important second messenger molecule in many bacterial processes, including cellulose synthesis, biofilm formation, and host-pathogen interactions. More recently, it found to stimulate innate immunity in mammals. The monothiophosphate analog was synthesized some years ago and was shown to be a highly potent activator/second messenger with a high stability to enzymatic degradation.In the work presented here, synthetic methods have been developed to synthesize mono-, di- and trithiophosphate c-di-GMP analogs. All seven diastereomers of these analogs have been separated and purified. Stereochemistry of the two diastereomers of the monothioate analog was assigned by enzymatic digestion of the linear dimer, as well as direct enzymatic degradation of the cyclic dimers. In addition, the same linear dimer was cyclized to produce a cyclic dimer of known configuration. The correlation between stereochemistry and 31P NMR chemical shifts of the two diastereomers of the monothioate was then used to assign configurations of the di- and trithiophosphate analogs.1D 1H and 31P NMR, as well as 2D NOSEY and DOSY were used to characterize all seven thiophosphate analogs in both Na+ and K+ forms. It was found that the [S] sulfurs, as well as the counterions, display dramatic effects on the equilibrium among five different complexes that can form. It is concluded that: 1) in all cases, the presence of an [S] sulfur promotes more extensive complex formation than [R]; 2) in both Na+ and K+ forms, two [S] sulfurs promote extensive aggregation, forming large aggregates that cannot be observed in the NMR spectra; 3) K+ promotes more extensive complex formation than Na+, with primarily octamolecular complexes in the K+ forms, but tetramolecular complexes in the Na+ forms; and 4) in all the Na+ forms, but not the K+ forms, the presence of one [S] sulfur stabilizes anti complexes and/or destabilizes syn complexes.
Coastal ocean modeling using variational methods for freshwater dispersal study, data assimilation and observing system design
Creators: name: Zhang, Weifeng
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: Coastal oceans as highly productive components of the global ocean play crucial roles in global carbon cycle and climate change.  The wide continental shelf off US east coast is a typical coastal environment that serves as a buffer zone between human activities and open oceans.  This thesis investigates the dispersal pattern of Hudson River outflow in the New York Bight (NYB). It applies adjoint sensitivity, Incremental Strong Constraint 4D Variational Data Assimilation (IS4DVAR) and representer-based optimal observation to integrate coastal ocean modeling and observation capabilities. Firstly, analysis of a 2-year model simulation identifies three freshwater pathways: along (i) the New Jersey coast, (ii) the Long Island coast, and (iii) a Mid-shelf Pathway. It is shown that the New Jersey coast Pathway dominates winter months and the Mid-shelf Pathway summer months. It is also demonstrated that wind is the primary force for spreading freshwater into mid- and outer-shelf and presence of the Hudson Valley strengthens freshwater recirculation in the New York Apex area.  Secondly, the Constituent-oriented Age and Residence time Theory is implemented to simulate the age and residence time of the Hudson River plume.  Analysis shows strong seasonality of surface mean age and residence time consistent with seasonal variation of the circulation. Time series analysis shows that spatial and temporal variations of the time scales in NYB are largely buoyancy- and wind-driven. Thirdly, adjoint sensitivity analysis applied on the New Jersey inner shelf identifies water sources and quantitatively compares the contributions of different variables to a chosen oceanic process.  Fourthly, IS4DVAR is used to assimilate observational data collected by all instrument types during spring 2006.  It reduces the model-observation misfit by 60% and improves forecast of temperature, salinity and velocity.  Finally, a representer-based optimal observation system is applied to identify the optimal sampling locations for predicting salt transport within the Hudson Shelf Valley. The system is then used to compare the influence area of existing observations. This work prototypes the integration of observation and modeling in a coastal environment and demonstrates the use of traditional and variational tools to reveal the physical processes in a shelf region.
Orphnebius belemensis Pace 2009, n. sp.
Creators: name: Pace, Roberto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Orphnebius
Orphnebius belemensis

description: Orphnebius belemensis n. sp.
(Figg. 10-13)
Materiale tipico: Holotypus , Brasilien, Umg. Belem Para, leg. H. Franz (NHMW).
Paratypus: 1 , Brasilien, Umg Capitao Poco, Juni 1983, leg. H. Franz (MRSNT).
Descrizione:
Lunghezza 2,1 mm. Corpo lucido e bruno-rossiccio con i due uroterghi liberi basali rossicci; antenne bruno-rossicce con antennomero basale giallo-bruno e undicesimo giallo; zampe gialle con femori bruni. Punteggiatura del capo invisibile. Granulosità delle elitre rada e superficiale. Uroterghi liberi nudi, senza pubescenza. Edeago figg. 11-12, sesto urotergo libero del maschio fig. 13.
Comparazioni:
La nuova specie è nettamente differente da O. tuberculatus BERNHAUER, 1908, pure del Brasile, per le elitre non coperte di forti granuli come in tuberculatus.
Etimologia: La nuova specie prende nome dalla città di Belem.
description: Published as part of Pace, Roberto, 2009, Nuovi dati faunistici e tassonomici su Aleocharinae delle tribù Lomechusini, Hoplandriini, Oxypodini e Aleocharini del Sudamerica (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), pp. 133-173 in Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 59 (1) on pages 136-138, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.59.1.133-173, http://zenodo.org/record/4752253
MOESM3 of Reduced antiretroviral drug efficacy and concentration in HIV-infected microglia contributes to viral persistence in brain
Creators: name: Asahchop, Eugene
name: Meziane, Oussama
name: Mamik, Manmeet
name: Chan, Wing
name: Branton, William
name: Resch, Lothar
name: M. Gill
name: Haddad, Elie
name: Guimond, Jean
name: Wainberg, Mark
name: Baker, Glen
name: Cohen, Eric
name: Power, Christopher
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 3. Â Brain tissue (70â  100 mg) from all BLT HIV-infected and uninfected animals wasÂ used toÂ extract RNA. The RNA was used to quantify host genes (A) human CD163 (B) human IP10 (C) human MX2 and (D) mouse f4/80.
Supplemental Materials for Can GPT-4 Replicate Empirical Software Engineering Research?
Creators: name: Liang, Jenny
name: Badea, Carmen
name: Bird, Christian
name: DeLine, Robert
name: Ford, Denae
name: Forsgren, Nicole
name: Zimmermann, Thomas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 461202
subject: Empirical software engineering

description: Supplemental materials for Supplemental Materials for Can GPT-4 Replicate Empirical Software Engineering Research?
Orphnebius caligatus Pace 2009, n. sp.
Creators: name: Pace, Roberto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Orphnebius
Orphnebius caligatus

description: Orphnebius caligatus n. sp.
(Figg. 14-15)
Materiale tipico: Holotypus , Brasilien, Nova Teutonia, VI.1960, leg. F. Plaumann (MB).
Descrizione:
Lunghezza 3,4 mm. Corpo assai lucido e bruno con elitre bruno-rossicce; antenne brune con antennomero basale bruno-rossiccio e secondo e terzo basali giallo-rossicci; femori bruni, tibie e tarsi anteriori giallo-rossicci, tibie medie e posteriori bruno-rossicce con le due estremità e tarsi giallo-rossicci. Punteggiatura del capo e del pronoto molto superficiale. Granulosità delle elitre saliente. Uroterghi liberi nudi, senza pubescenza. Due punti isolati sul pronoto. Quinto urotergo libero della femmina con due forti granuli posteriori lungo il margine, sesto urotergo libero della femmina pure con due forti granuli su una superficie fortemente punteggiata. Spermateca fig. 15.
Comparazioni:
La nuova specie è differente da O. tuberculatus BERNHAUER, 1908, pure del Brasile, per il capo nettamente più stretto del pronoto che non presenta alcuni punti tra gli occhi (capo poco più stretto del pronoto e con punti tra gli occhi in tuberculatus) e manca una bozza del pronoto davanti allo scutello come in tuberculatus.
Etimologia: La nuova specie per le zampe posteriori di due colori sembra calzare le calighe, calzature dell’antica Roma.
description: Published as part of Pace, Roberto, 2009, Nuovi dati faunistici e tassonomici su Aleocharinae delle tribù Lomechusini, Hoplandriini, Oxypodini e Aleocharini del Sudamerica (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), pp. 133-173 in Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 59 (1) on page 138, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.59.1.133-173, http://zenodo.org/record/4752253
title: Diagnosis of dysplasia using laser induced fluorescence
Creators: name: Richards-Kortum, Rebecca R.
name: Ramanujam, Nirmala
name: Mahadevan, Anita
name: Mitchell, Michele F.
name: Thomsen, Sharon
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: A61B5/0084
subject: A61B5/0071
subject: A61B5/0075
subject: A61B5/4331
subject: G01N21/6402
subject: G01N2021/6417
subject: 600/317
subject: 600/476

description: Apparatus and in vivo methods to distinguish normal and abnormal cervical tissue and to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in a diagnostic cervical tissue sample. Induced fluorescence intensity spectra from known normal cervical tissue and a diagnostic tissue sample are obtained from the same patient. Peak fluorescence intensity values for normal tissue samples are averaged, as are slope measurements from predetermined portions of spectra induced in both known normal cervical tissue and the diagnostic tissue sample. Peak fluorescence intensities of diagnostic tissue spectra are divided by average peak fluorescence intensity values for normal tissue in the same patient to yield relative peak fluorescence intensity values. Normal and abnormal cervical tissues are distinguished using a predetermined empirical discriminant function of slope measurements derived from normal tissue spectra and relative peak fluorescence intensity measurements in the same patient. CIN is distinguished from tissue with human papilloma virus infection or inflammation using a predetermined empirical discriminant function of average slope measurements on spectra from known normal tissue and slope measurements on a diagnostic tissue spectrum.
Nanotechnology for efficient delivery of short therapeutic oligonucleotides (antisense ODN and siRNA) and codelivery with chemical anticancer drugs for effective cancer therapy
Creators: name: Chen, Minhua
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: Despite great progress in recent years, efficient delivery of gene therapy or chemotherapy drugs into their target sites with minimal side effects remains one of the biggest challenges for effective cancer therapy. Co-delivery of siRNA targeted for proteins responsible for drug resistance and chemical anticancer drugs represents a promising new approach to overcome drug resistance and to make cancer therapy more effective. However, efficient co-delivery systems that can deliver siRNA and anti-cancer drugs simultaneously into cancer cells have rarely been developed. This thesis is aimed at developing novel non-viral nanocarriers for efficient delivery of antisense ODN and siRNA and codelivery with chemical anticancer drugs for effective cancer therapy. We began by performing a systematic investigation on the efficacy of five generations of polypropyleneimine (PPI) dendrimers to provoke nanoparticle formation from antisense ODNs and then deliver the ODN nanoparticles into cancer cells (Chapter 2). We then developed a novel approach to efficiently package and deliver siRNAs into cancer cells with low generation non-toxic PPI dendrimers by using gold nanoparticles as a “labile catalytic” packaging agent (Chapter 3). Relying on the fundamental understanding gained from Chapters 2 and 3, we then continued the utilization of dendrimers and developed polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer-modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) as a stimuli-responsive controlled-release delivery system for a chemotherapy drug (Chapter 4). By using a non-gatekeeping approach, we demonstrated nearly zero release of doxorubicin in H2O and complete release once delivered into cancer cells. In Chapter 5, we further utilized MSNs as a codelivery system to simultaneously deliver Doxorubicin and a Bcl-2-targeted siRNA into A2780/AD human ovarian cancer cells for enhanced chemotherapy efficacy. We then investigated the effect of each component in the PAMAM-dendrimer modified MSN-based codelivery system on the cell uptake efficiency of siRNA and its intracellular release and localization (Chapter 6). We further studied the effect of temperature and different inhibitors on the cell uptake efficiency of MSN-Dox-G2 and found that MSN-Dox-G2 might internalize into cells through a non-endocytic process (Chapter 7). Finally, we demonstrated a specific cancer cell-targeted delivery by PEGylating the MSN-Dox-G2/siRNA complex and tagging it with a specific cancer-targeting group (Chapter 8).
Cyclocoelum vogeli Szidat 1932
Creators: name: Dronen, Norman O.
name: Blend, Charles K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Platyhelminthes
Trematoda
Plagiorchiida
Cyclocoelidae
Cyclocoelum
Cyclocoelum vogeli

description: Szidatitrema vogeli (Szidat, 1932) — Type species
Type host. Ahanta francolin, Pternistis ahantensis Temminck (Syn. Francolinus ahantensis Temminck) (Galliformes: Phasianidae).
Type locality. Bolahun, Liberia.
Remarks. Although originally described as Cyclocoelum vogeli by Szidat (1932), this species was transferred to Szidatitrema by Yamaguti (1971). No oral or ventral sucker described—Szidat (1932); Bashkirova (1950).
description: Published as part of Dronen, Norman O. & Blend, Charles K., 2015, Updated keys to the genera in the subfamilies of Cyclocoelidae Stossich, 1902, including a reconsideration of species assignments, species keys and the proposal of a new genus in Szidatitreminae Dronen, 2007, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 4053 (1) on page 87, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4053.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/237117
Orphnebius modestus Pace 2009, n. sp.
Creators: name: Pace, Roberto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Orphnebius
Orphnebius modestus

description: Orphnebius modestus n. sp.
(Figg. 16-19)
Materiale tipico: Holotypus , Brasilien, Nova Teutonia, VI.1960, leg. F. Plaumann (MB).
Paratypus: 1 , stessa provenienza (MRSNT).
Descrizione:
Lunghezza 2 mm. Corpo lucidissimo e bruno-rossiccio con addome bruno; antenne brune con i tre antennomeri basali gialli; zampe gialle. Punteggiatura del capo e del pronoto assente. Corpo senza reticolazione. Granulosità delle elitre fine e saliente. Uroterghi liberi nudi, senza pubescenza. Edeago figg. 17-18, spermateca fig. 19.
Comparazioni:
La nuova specie è differente da O. tuberculatus BERNHAUER, 1908, pure del Brasile, perché il quinto urotergo libero del maschio non presenta quattro lunghe carene come in tuberculatus.
Etimologia: La nuova specie per la sua taglia corporea ridotta e per l’assenza di caratteri differenziali vistosi è chiamato «modesto o senza pretese».
description: Published as part of Pace, Roberto, 2009, Nuovi dati faunistici e tassonomici su Aleocharinae delle tribù Lomechusini, Hoplandriini, Oxypodini e Aleocharini del Sudamerica (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), pp. 133-173 in Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 59 (1) on page 138, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.59.1.133-173, http://zenodo.org/record/4752253
Additional file 5: Table S2D. of Personalized treatment of women with early breast cancer: a risk-group specific cost-effectiveness analysis of adjuvant chemotherapy accounting for companion prognostic tests OncotypeDX and Adjuvant!Online
Creators: name: Jahn, Beate
name: Rochau, Ursula
name: Kurzthaler, Christina
name: Hubalek, Michael
name: Miksad, Rebecca
name: Sroczynski, Gaby
name: Paulden, Mike
name: Bundo, Marvin
name: Stenehjem, David
name: Brixner, Diana
name: Krahn, Murray
name: Siebert, Uwe
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Sensitivity Analysis of cost effectiveness of chemotherapy in subgroups where OncotypeDX is not applied. “Table S2D” is referring to Table 2d: Sensitivity Analysis of cost effectiveness of chemotherapy in subgroups where OncotypeDX is not applied. Table 2a, b, c and d show detailed results of the sensitivity analyses on the parameters age, discount rate, costs, probabilities and utilities. (DOCX 18 kb)
Objectivity and advocacy
Creators: name: Collier, Deirdre M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: This dissertation, an historical case study, investigates how the Bell Telephone System blended knowledge of depreciation and probability theory both to develop a managerial accounting policy and to serve as a means for controlling debate before government regulators in the early twentieth century.  This research shows that by combining statistics and accounting, the Bell System created a system for estimating capital cost expiration that was firmly grounded in mathematical science. The firm developed methodologies that used averaging techniques as a way to determine trends in asset life that were obscured by random fluctuations in actual retirements. The resultant smoothing of annual expenses also helped reduce the perception of risk, thus providing an economic benefit to the firm. At the same time, complexity derived from the application of probability theory gave the telephone company significant advantages in regulatory debates with adversaries trained primarily in accounting and law. In addition, the advanced mathematics also functioned as a knowledge barrier which inhibited potential encroachments by regulators on corporate prerogatives. This study extends the body of literature on managerial accounting by documenting an early use of statistical tools to understand firm resources. This study also expands our understanding of the acquisition and use of knowledge within the firm. Some of the most interesting findings look at the contextual nature of knowledge. Thus, in the pro-business atmosphere of the 1920’s, the firm was left alone to develop its knowledge base and design applications that were in its own best interests. With the crisis of the Depression, the relationship between the firm and business changed, and regulators demanded examination of the equity issues related to AT&T’s depreciation practices. This resulted in changes to the rate base calculations, but the basic depreciation policies of the Bell System remained unchanged.
Orphnebius rioensis Pace 2009, n. sp.
Creators: name: Pace, Roberto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Orphnebius
Orphnebius rioensis

description: Orphnebius rioensis n. sp.
(Figg. 20-22)
Materiale tipico: Holotypus , Rio Jan. Sta. Cruz, leg. Dr. Hensel (MB).
Descrizione:
Lunghezza 2,2 mm. Corpo lucidissimo e giallo-rossiccio con capo bruno; antenne e zampe giallo-rossicci. Punteggiatura del capo e del pronoto assente. Granulosità delle elitre saliente. Reticolazione del capo molto superficiale, quella del pronoto, elitre e addome assente. Uroterghi liberi nudi, senza pubescenza. Una fossetta a ciascun lato del pronoto. Edeago figg. 21-22.
Comparazioni:
La nuova specie è differente da O. tuberculatus BERNHAUER, 1908, pure del Brasile, per il differente colore del corpo, giallo-rossiccio con capo bruno nella nuova specie e nero pece con elitre nerobruno e capo e pronoto di un nero profondo in tuberculatus.
Etimologia: La nuova specie prende nome dalla grande città di Rio de Janeiro.
description: Published as part of Pace, Roberto, 2009, Nuovi dati faunistici e tassonomici su Aleocharinae delle tribù Lomechusini, Hoplandriini, Oxypodini e Aleocharini del Sudamerica (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), pp. 133-173 in Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 59 (1) on page 140, DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.59.1.133-173, http://zenodo.org/record/4752253
Perceived risk for developing Type 2 diabetes in adolescents
Creators: name: Fischetti, Natalie
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the dependent variables of dietary intake and physical activity and of the independent variables (a) knowledge of risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and (b) perceived risk. The researcher further planned to examine the relationship between perceived risk and knowledge of risk factors by testing two meditational models with the variables of dietary intake and physical activity. The Children’s Health Belief Model (Bush and Iannotti, 1990) was used in this study as the conceptual framework for testing the theoretical relationships. Participants were recruited from two private high schools and two Boy Scout troops in the New York City area. One high school (all girls) has approximately 400 students. The other high school (all boys) has approximately 500 students. The final sample consisted of 80 participants:  males (n =35) and females (n = 45) aged from 13-18 years (M =16.1, SD = 1.14). The participants were  Caucasian (n=62, 77.5%), Hispanic (n=6, 7.5%), Black (n=2, 2.5%) and Asian (n=2, 2.5%). Participants completed the following instruments:  (1) Knowledge of Risk Factors for T2DM, (2) Health Beliefs for T2DM, (3) Godin-Shepard Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (Godin & Shepard, 1997) and (4) the Demographic/Medical Questionnaire.The findings in this study did not support the theoretical and empirical relationships between the independent variables of knowledge of risk factors for T2DM and perceived risk and the dependent variables of dietary intake and physical activity. However, the additional findings found significant relationships between the subsets of perceived risk; dietary intake and physical activity. The relationships may have not been identified in the tests of hypotheses because of the low alpha coefficients of the Knowledge of Risk Factors for T2DM and the Health Beliefs for T2DM instruments. Gender and BMI also appear to play a significant role in perceived risk. Implications for nursing practice were addressed.
Selfcoelum philomachii Lal 1981
Creators: name: Dronen, Norman O.
name: Blend, Charles K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Platyhelminthes
Trematoda
Echinostomida
Cyclocoelidae
Selfcoelum
Selfcoelum philomachii

description: S. philomachii Lal, 1981
Type host. Ruff, Philomachus pugnax (Linnaeus) (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae). Type locality. Danapur, Patna, Bihar, India.
Remarks. Rudimentary oral sucker present—Lal (1981).
description: Published as part of Dronen, Norman O. & Blend, Charles K., 2015, Updated keys to the genera in the subfamilies of Cyclocoelidae Stossich, 1902, including a reconsideration of species assignments, species keys and the proposal of a new genus in Szidatitreminae Dronen, 2007, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 4053 (1) on page 88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4053.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/237117
Published industrial case studies
Creators: name: Wowra, Karoline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The deliverable “D 7 4 Published industrial case studies” provides a presentation of the BioSPRINT biorefinery concepts showing the processing steps and intensification.including a short introduction to the BioSPRINT project, the different biorefinery concepts with the processing steps and intensification technology applied in each steps, the main opportunities and challenges for the BioSPRINT concept and measures necessary for a further concept development and implementation.
title: Functional nanoparticles
Creators: name: Sreenivasan, Sidlgata V.
name: Xu, Frank Y.
name: Singh, Vikramjit
name: Yang, Shuqiang
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: B82Y10/00
subject: B82Y40/00
subject: B82Y30/00
subject: G03F7/0002
subject: 216/40
subject: 216/36
subject: 216/41
subject: 438/692

description: Functional nanoparticles may be formed using at least one nano-lithography step. In one embodiment, sacrificial material may be patterned on a multi-layer substrate using an imprint lithography system. The pattern may be further etched into the multi-layer substrate. Functional material may then be deposited on multi-layer substrate and solidified. At least a portion of the functional material may then be removed to provide a crown surface exposing pillars. Pillars may be removed from multi-layer substrate forming functional nanoparticles.
Selfcoelum mertensis Gupta 1970, n. comb.
Creators: name: Dronen, Norman O.
name: Blend, Charles K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Platyhelminthes
Trematoda
Echinostomida
Cyclocoelidae
Selfcoelum
Selfcoelum mertensis

description: S. mertensis (Gupta, 1970) n. comb.
Type host. Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus) (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae).
Type locality. Merta, Nagaur District, Rajasthan, India.
Remarks. This species was originally described as Ophthalmophagus mertensis Gupta, 1970. On the one hand, the position of the posttesticular ovary may have been confused with the “receptaculum seminis uterinum”, as shown in Fig. 3 of the original description and may be more posteriorly situated nearer to the posterior arch of the cyclocoel, which is more typically the case in members of this genus. On the other hand, the “receptaculum seminis uterinum” may be the posterior testis and the anterior testis which is shown as being situated near the midbody may be part of the uterus. If the second situation is true, then this species would have an intertesticular ovary froming a triangle with the diagonal testes and would be assigned to Cyclocoelinae. However, the species was described from a single damaged specimen and it appears that the anterior end is rotated somewhat to the left causing the cirrus sac to be shifted more laterally than normal. We assume that the author is correct and that the ovary is situated off the midline of the body some distance posterior to the anterior testis as is shown in Fig. 3 of the original description (apparently a dorsal view). It should be noted that although both the diameters of the oral sucker (200, but about 690 calculated using the scale provided) and the pharynx (200, but about 350 calculated using the scale provided) are given as being the same, the oral sucker is shown in Fig. 3 as being much wider than the pharynx (about twice as wide). The length of the intertesticular and posttesticular spaces could not be calculated from the original figures because of the lack of verifiable reference measurements and the scale provided. As originally described, the ovary is posttesticular forming an elongate triangle with the testes (Szidatitreminae), the genital pore is postpharyngeal and the vitelline fields are not confluent posteriorly, placing this species in Szidatitrema. Rudimentary oral sucker present—Gupta (1970).
description: Published as part of Dronen, Norman O. & Blend, Charles K., 2015, Updated keys to the genera in the subfamilies of Cyclocoelidae Stossich, 1902, including a reconsideration of species assignments, species keys and the proposal of a new genus in Szidatitreminae Dronen, 2007, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 4053 (1) on page 87, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4053.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/237117
Structural and dynamic properties of translocase motor SecA
Creators: name: Keramisanou, Dimitra
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: SecA is a large, 204 kDa, homodimeric, helicase-like protein that is a key component of the bacteria protein secretion machinery. SecA, being a motor protein, couples the translocation of polypeptide segments across or into biological membranes with the expenditure of metabolic energy extracted from ATP hydrolysis. SecA adopts a compact conformation in the cytoplasm but switches to a relaxed one when is engaged to translocation at the membrane. Specific interaction of SecA with SecYEG induces large conformational changes to both partners that result in the stimulation of SecA’s ATPase activity and trigger the opening of the channel.We use a combination of NMR spectroscopy, Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) and biochemical techniques to characterize E. coli SecA along the protein secretion pathway. Recent advances in isotope labeling and NMR methodology (methyl-TROSY) enabled the NMR study of SecA.We found that the nucleotide binding cleft of SecA exists in a metastable state that undergoes a disorder-order transition upon nucleotide binding. Our data show that SecA uses a novel mechanism wherein conserved regions lining the cleft undergo cycles of disorder-order transitions while switching among functional catalytic states. The structural relation of SecA to helicases suggests that these proteins may utilize similar mechanisms to convert the ATP binding/hydrolysis energy to mechanical work.Our data reveal that C domain undergoes cycles of detachment and rebinding to the motor that are linked with the ATPase activation of SecA. When the contacts with the C domain are loosened, SecA becomes activated and this process is probably facilitated by the membrane. Moreover, allosteric communication between the preprotein binding and the motor domain of SecA is regulated by nucleotide and signal peptide binding. Finally, we found that the extreme C terminus of SecY (C6 loop) contacts both the motor and the C domain of SecA and we identified important residues from the loop C6 that mediate this interaction. In summary, our studies revealed the intimate relation between flexibility and catalytic efficiency in SecA as well the allosteric communication among the domains.
A dynamic demand for medical care
Creators: name: Kohn, Jennifer Leigh
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Year: 2009

description: I develop a theoretical model to explain observed patterns of medical care demand and test the hypothesis that demand is greater the greater the decline in health at any level of health.  Medical care demand is highly skewed: the top 5% of individuals consume nearly 50% of expenditures, and nearly half of lifetime expenditures occur after age 65.  Extant economic models don’t explain this behavior.  For example, Murphy & Topel (2006) suggest the willingness to pay for health decreases with age and illness.  Grossman (1972) concludes that we demand less health over time, and maintained assumptions about health transition make observed spikes in medical spending unlikely.  Tomas Philipson (2007 iHEA plenary) suggested either consumers act irrationally or economists have not adequately modeled behavior.  I explore the latter explanation.I specify an optimal control model that extends the seminal Grossman (1972) model in three ways.  I include the change in health in utility; I model depreciation as an amount rather than a rate; and I allow the health state to increase health production.  Contrary to the Grossman model, the resulting demand for health suggests an inevitable disequilibrium as health declines between increasing benefits and declining costs of health capital that individuals can only balance by increasing medical care.  The time path for medical care demand suggests the change in health rather than the state of health drives increasing demand and that price sensitivity declines over time.I test the central hypothesis that the change in health is significant using the first 14 waves of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS).  I specify a non-linear seemingly unrelated system of demands for consumption and medical care and impose symmetry restrictions on the cross-price parameters so that inferences are consistent with utility maximization theory.  I identify instruments for unobservable health and price using a multiple correspondence analysis.  I find support for the theory and the assumption that health and wealth are not separable.  Results suggest single period, single equation models of medical care demand omit relevant variables that capture dynamic decision making and the relationship between health and wealth.
Container ports in developing countries
Creators: name: Laventhal, William Tricot
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: This dissertation investigates whether organizational and technological changes in the global economy, the port and maritime industry, and infrastructure financing have created port development barriers for developing countries on the global periphery. The restructuring of the international economy and development of global supply chains has altered both the routes and manner in which goods are traded. The port infrastructure that connects economies to the system of global trade has changed significantly in response to containerization of manufactured trade. The financing of port development has also evolved as governments have transferred investment responsibilities to the private sector. This dissertation proposes that changes in the global economy, maritime industry, and port financing models have created barriers to port development for countries on the global periphery. Port development barriers can have a significant impact on these countries’ economic development. This research examines potential solutions for overcoming port development barriers, and also discusses some future trends that may shape the port development patterns and the overall global economy in the future.
Odontoponera
Creators: name: Schmidt, C. A.
name: Shattuck, S. O.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Odontoponera

description: Species of Odontoponera
Odontoponera currently contains two species, one of which has three subspecies (Yamane, 2009). However, the status of the species has been questioned and Yamane (2009) suggests that at least one of them should be treated as a junior synonym. A full revision of the group will be required to determine the true taxonomic status of these taxa.
O. denticulata (Smith, F., 1858): Singapore
O. transversa (Smith, F., 1857): Singapore
O. transversa biconcentrica Wheeler, W.M. & Chapman, 1925: Philippines
O. transversa infuscata Creighton, 1929: Indonesia (Java).
O. transversa nitens Creighton, 1929: Borneo
description: Published as part of Schmidt, C. A. & Shattuck, S. O., 2014, The Higher Classification of the Ant Subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Review of Ponerine Ecology and Behavior, pp. 1-242 in Zootaxa 3817 (1) on page 121, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10086256
title: Nitrite formulations and their use as nitric oxide prodrugs
Creators: name: Bryan, Nathan S.
name: Zand, Janet
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: A23K50/50
subject: A23L33/105
subject: A23L33/15
subject: A23L33/16
subject: A23L33/175
subject: A23V2002/00
subject: A23V2200/326
subject: A23V2250/0606
subject: A23V2250/156
subject: A23V2250/21
subject: A23V2250/708
subject: A61K33/00
subject: A61K9/0056
subject: A61K9/0095
subject: A61K31/195
subject: A61K31/198
subject: A61K31/375
subject: A61K31/714
subject: A61K36/00
subject: A61K36/21
subject: A61K36/734
subject: A61K45/06
subject: A61K2300/00
subject: 424/718

description: Compositions comprising from about 40 weight parts to about 1000 weight parts of a botanical nitrate source; from about 20 weight parts to about 500 weight parts of a botanical source of nitrite reduction activity; and from about 4 weight parts to about 100 weight parts of a nitrite salt. Use of the composition in methods of reducing triglycerides or reducing C-reactive protein levels are also provided.
Selfcoelum yamagutii Dronen, Craig & Hammond 2006
Creators: name: Dronen, Norman O.
name: Blend, Charles K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Platyhelminthes
Trematoda
Echinostomida
Cyclocoelidae
Selfcoelum
Selfcoelum yamagutii

description: S. yamagutii Dronen, Craig & Hammond, 2006
Type host. White-necked myna, Streptocitta albicollis (Vieillot) (Passeriformes: Sturnidae). Type locality. Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Additional host. Bearded barbet, Lybius dubius Gmelin (Piciformes: Lybiidae)— Dronen et al. (2006c). Remarks. This is likely a species that was introduced from Sulawesi into the Audubon Zoo by importation of exotic exhibit birds. No oral or ventral sucker present—Dronen et al. (2006c).
description: Published as part of Dronen, Norman O. & Blend, Charles K., 2015, Updated keys to the genera in the subfamilies of Cyclocoelidae Stossich, 1902, including a reconsideration of species assignments, species keys and the proposal of a new genus in Szidatitreminae Dronen, 2007, pp. 1-100 in Zootaxa 4053 (1) on page 88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4053.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/237117
title: Entwicklung und Anwendung von einem neuronalen Netzwerk zur Analyse und Klassifikation von Produktbildern in E-Commerce-Systemen
Creators: name: Guryanov, Nikita
Publisher: name: Technische Hochschule Augsburg
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/016604a03
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 004 Datenverarbeitung; Informatik

description: Die rasante Entwicklung verschiedener Arten neuronaler Netzwerke und künstlicher Intelligenz macht diese einem breiten Verbraucherkreis zugänglich. Das Problem der menschlichen Interaktion und alltäglicher Routineaufgaben kann durch die kompetente und rationale Implementierung der Technologie der künstlichen Intelligenz in bekannte Formen von E-Commerce-Systemen unter Zuhilfenahme zusätzlicher Mittel zur Verbraucherunterstützung gelöst werden. Eine solche Form der Nutzung großer Datenmengen könnte das Sucherlebnis und die Zugänglichkeit von Informationen in E-Commerce-Systemen durch die Interaktion des Verbrauchers mit seinem Smartphone verbessern. Dies könnte beispielsweise durch die Verwendung der Kamera beim Suchen, Auswählen und Klären von Produktinformationen erfolgen. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit werden mögliche Algorithmen zur Kombination einer Reihe grafischer Informationen über Produkte in einem neuronalen Netzwerk mit der anschließenden Konstruktion einer vorgefertigten Lösung mithilfe künstlicher Intelligenz präsentiert. Die Umsetzung erfolgt in Form einer mobilen App für Smartphones. Darüber hinaus werden die schrittweise Umsetzung solcher Lösungen in die praktische menschliche Tätigkeit unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Rationalität, Gültigkeit und technischen Umsetzung solcher Technologien analysiert.
description: The rapid evolution of various types of neural networks and artificial intelligence technologies has made them increasingly accessible to a broad consumer base. Addressing the challenges of human interaction and routine daily tasks, this paper proposes the adept and rational integration of artificial intelligence technology into established e-commerce systems, augmented by additional consumer support tools. Such an application of large data volumes can enhance the search experience and the accessibility of information within e-commerce systems through consumer interactions on smartphones. This could be particularly effective using smartphone cameras for searching, selecting, and clarifying product information. This study presents potential algorithms for integrating an array of graphic product information into a neural network, followed by the development of a prefabricated solution leveraging artificial intelligence. The implementation is manifested in a mobile app designed for smartphones. Additionally, this paper analyzes the step-by-step integration of such solutions into practical human activities, focusing on the rationality, validity, and technical execution of these technologies.
Measuring acceptance of immigrant groups in the U.S.
Creators: name: Koleser, Jennifer M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: Immediately following the attacks of September 11th, 2001, prejudice and discrimination against particular immigrant/ethnic groups in the United States increased immensely.  I sought to understand if this backlash was consistent with previous times of war and the degree to which college students in New Jersey would tolerate prejudice, discrimination and a lessening of civil liberties.  A literature review of existing materials helps provide a context for my findings.  The two opening chapters discusses historical immigration to the United States, and provide a backdrop and context of the current situation surrounding prejudice, discrimination and civil liberties of immigrants.  Chapter Three describes prejudice and discrimination post-9/11 in the U.S.  And, Chapter Four examines the work of Emory Bogardus and subsequent sociologists, to understand under what circumstances prejudice correlates directly with discrimination.Utilizing data from studies conducted between 1920 and 2001, I compare these to my own study of social distance.  I also include a semantic differential measure of prejudice to use in conjunction with the social distance measure to get a more complete measure of prejudice towards various pan-ethnic groups.  Including questions about civil liberties, I measure if respondents are accepting of prejudice and discrimination at the personal level and/or national/governmental level.Primary conclusions of this study include:-Respondents indicate greater allowances and acceptance of the hindrance of civil liberties during both times of war and perceived terrorist threats.  These threats may or may not be real and one must not take an impediment on civil liberties lightly given the potential of grave consequence (for example, the imprisonment of an innocent person for life without due process of law.)  -The realization that the Bogardus Social Distance Scale is not an effective measure by itself when calculating the degree of prejudicial attitudes towards a particular group.  Since semantic differential measures can provide a more complete analysis of prejudicial attitudes by measuring the degree of positive and negative attributes towards that group, results from these two scales should be averaged together to provide a more accurate reading of a group’s total acceptance into society.
Implicit and explicit memory tests reactivate common memory traces
Creators: name: Manelis, Anna
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: The structure of human memory is heatedly debated. While some researchers claim that there are two or more memory systems (Graf & Schacter, 1985; Mitchell & Brown, 1988; Tulving, 1985), others believe that memory is unitary (Bentin et al., 1992; Roediger, 1990). Behavioral and neuroimaging research presented in this dissertation examines a unitary model of human memory using implicit and explicit memory tests for object locations. Specifically, the behavioral experiments tested  a) if implicit memory could occur without explicit memory, b) if implicit memory correlated with explicit memory and c) if both tests were equally affected by the strength of memory traces.  It appeared that implicit memory for object locations was greater for explicitly recalled, compared to not recalled, items. Implicit memory was correlated with explicit recall. Stronger memory traces were associated with higher recall and higher implicit memory for object locations.  The fMRI experiment tested a) if increases in neural activity were related to enhancement of implicit memory and b) re-engagement of encoding-related brain regions during implicit memory test for locations. Consistent with the findings reported in the earlier studies of explicit memory, improvement of implicit memory for locations was associated with increased neural activity in task-specific and attentional networks. In addition, implicit spatial memory depended on the magnitude of reactivation in the encoding-related brain regions. These findings indicated that implicit and explicit memory may rely on similar facilitatory mechanisms. Taken together, behavioral and neuroimaging evidence supported a unitary model of human memory and suggested that both, implicit and explicit, spatial memory tests access common memory representations. It was proposed that reactivation of memory traces is a key factor for performance on implicit and explicit memory tests. Implicit and explicit tests may differ in their ability to reactivate memory representations. This difference may account for dissociation between performance on implicit and explicit memory tests observed in the previous studies.