cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Errors-in-variables beta regression models
Creators: name: Jalmar M.F. Carrasco
name: Ferrari, Silvia L.P.
name: Arellano-Valle, Reinaldo B.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Beta regression models provide an adequate approach for modeling continuous outcomes limited to the interval (0, 1). This paper deals with an extension of beta regression models that allow for explanatory variables to be measured with error. The structural approach, in which the covariates measured with error are assumed to be random variables, is employed. Three estimation methods are presented, namely maximum likelihood, maximum pseudo-likelihood and regression calibration. Monte Carlo simulations are used to evaluate the performance of the proposed estimators and the naïve estimator. Also, a residual analysis for beta regression models with measurement errors is proposed. The results are illustrated in a real data set.
Cascade atom in high-Q cavity: the spectrum for non-Markovian decay
Creators: name: Dalton, Bryan
name: Garraway, B. M.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Spontaneous emission spectra for an excited three level cascade atom in an empty damped high-Q cavity are determined from the atom-cavity mode zero temperature master equation and the quantum regression theorem. Interference effects are shown.
Evaluation of QoE for Fixed wire-line Broadband Data Service in the case of Addis Ababa Enterprise Customers Ethiopia
Creators: name: Wallelign, Asfaw
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2020

description: Telecom operators should monitor the satisfaction level of their customers and the quality of their networks to take on-time network optimization, redesign and marketing, in general effective resource allocation decisions. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the impact of fixed wire-line broadband performances on the customers' experience. QoE is an emerging technology, it has become an increasing research area. In this thesis, QoE is evaluated with objective and subjective methods. Most of earlier studies used subjective method to evaluate QoE, but the evaluation we used a combination of objective and subjective methods which give more realistic results. Moreover, the nobility of this thesis to the best of my knowledge is a unique combination of network quality metrics. It is based on download, upload speed and latency of QoE objective metrics which are collected from the customers' end devices, using Testmy.net, ping-test.net tools. Furthermore, we formulate a survey questionnaire to evaluate user MOS. The evaluation result indicates user perception is not satisfactory during on-peak hours with MOS value of 2.88. Whereas the satisfaction of customers during off-peak hours is good with MOS value of 3.90. On the other hand, the objective fuzzy logic QoE output indicates 4.0 at offpeak hours and 2.67 on-peak hours. To summarize, off-peak hour's satisfaction result is good (greater than 3.5) and on-peak hour's satisfaction needs attention to improve the experience since our result shows less than the benchmark value of quality of experience 3.5. According to our analysis, the main problem is latency which does not fulfil ITU benchmark, but the upload and download speed fulfil Ofcom recommendation. The recommended solution to reduce latency especially during on-peak period is to implement a proxy cache server. This solution leads to reduce traffic volume more than 50% of inter-domain link, saves bandwidth of inter-domain link and handles more traffic without upgrading uplink capacity.
Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Natural Resources Management: Challenges to Policy-Making in the US Great Plains
Creators: name: Romsdahl, Rebecca J.
name: Wood, Robert S.
name: Hultquist, Andy
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: AbstractIn contrast to the national-level policies found in most developed nations, in the USA, sub-national governments have emerged as leaders in formulating climate change policy. Yet participation is uneven, and little is understood about why some act and others do not. This paper examines two sets of factors for their influence on climate change adaptation planning in communities of the Great Plains. Using survey data collected from a range of natural resources managers in 900+ jurisdictions in 12 states, the study examines the impact of perceived barriers to climate change planning and the natural environment on the probability that jurisdictions will engage in adaptation planning. The findings show that most jurisdictions remain sceptical of climate change and see no need to engage in adaptation planning. Among those that have begun to plan or have a plan in place already, the strongest influence comes from changes in the physical environment itself.
Two-tailed asymptotic inferences for a proportion
Creators: name: Andrés, Antonio Martín
name: Hernández, María Álvarez
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This paper evaluates 29 methods for obtaining a two-sided confidence interval for a binomial proportion (16 of which are new proposals) and comes to the conclusion that: Wilson's classic method is only optimal for a confidence of 99%, although generally it can be applied when n≥50; for a confidence of 95% or 90%, the optimal method is the one based on the arcsine transformation (when this is applied to the data incremented by 0.5), which behaves in a very similar manner to Jeffreys’ Bayesian method. A simpler option, though not so good as those just mentioned, is the classic-adjusted Wald method of Agresti and Coull.
STUCK performance photography
Creators: name: Newall, Helen
name: Davismoon, Steve
Publisher: name: Edge Hill University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 190203 Electronic Media Art
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
subject: 190205 Interactive Media
subject: 190504 Performance and Installation Art

description: STUCK is a Dance Theatre installation; a collaboration between Julia Griffin (Choreographer and Live Performer), Professor Stephen Davismoon (Composer, Sound Designer and Live Sound Performer) and Professor Helen Newall (Images and Projections). It takes as its central themes for each of the authors a lamentation of the loss of memory and identity through Dementia. For each artist this work is centred upon memory and identity. All of its sounds in the soundscape are derived from the movement of Julia's body: arms, legs, feet and hands as well as the sounds of her breathing as she moved through, often getting 'Stuck' various states. In live performance Davis follows her every movement and arc, diffusing the sound live, in a quasi-improvised way, across an array of 8 loudspeakers allowing for often granular dispersal of the sound. The multi-layered projections by Helen Newall using text selected from Julia's account of her mother's loss of identity, bring an extraordinarily haunting perspective to the work. Using kinetic typography, the investigative aim was to find a way of visually representing the erosion of verbal language fluency and language confusion experienced by some sufferers of dementia, alongside their loss of identity and memory, and reflected Newall's own experiences of her father's aphasic dementia.
To listen to the sound as you look at the images click here: https://soundcloud.com/stephen-davismoon/stuck
More photographs of the performance at Angel Field Festival, Liverpool Hope University: https://www.flickr.com/photos/liverpoolhopeuniversity/albums/72157713091246246
'STUCK' has performed at:- Resonant Edge Festival, and ICE Festival of Ideas, EHU, June 2017;- for psychiatric intensive care unit staff, Callington Road Hospital, Bristol, May 2018;- Angel Field Festival, Liverpool Hope University, February 2020.
B2-InF flyer for 31st national IVF conference - Brno, Czech Republic
Creators: name: B2-InF Consortium
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: fertility, infertility, fertility awareness

description: Flyer designed for the 31st national IVF conference - Brno, Czech Republic, where MEDISTELLA is participating on behalf of B2-InF
Assessing effects of site characteristics on remediation secondary life cycle impact with a generalised framework
Creators: name: Deyi Hou
name: Al-Tabbaa, Abir
name: Luo, Jian
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: The ‘sustainable remediation’ concept has been broadly embraced by industry and governments in recent years in both the US and Europe. However, there is a strong need for more research to enhance its ‘practicability’. In an attempt to fill this research gap, this study developed a generalised framework for selecting the most environmentally sustainable remedial technology under various site conditions. Four remediation technologies were evaluated: pump and treat (P&T), enhanced in situ bioremediation (EIB), permeable reactive barrier (PRB), and in situ chemical reduction (ISCR). Within the developed framework and examined site condition ranges, our results indicate that site characteristics have a profound effect on the life cycle impact of various remedial alternatives, thus providing insights and valuable information for determining what is considered the most desired remedy from an environmental sustainability perspective.
title: Corona Constitutional #31: Cop-Kultur
Creators: name: Steinbeis, Maximilian
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 342

description: In den USA gehen Zigtausende gegen institutionellen Rassismus auf die Straße. Vielerorts werden sie Opfer eben jener brutalen Polizeigewalt, gegen die sie protestieren. Lässt sich das vergleichen mit Polizeiübergriffen in Deutschland? Darüber spricht Max Steinbeis in der heutigen Podcast-Folge mit RAFAEL BEHR, der zur sogenannten “Cop Culture” an der Akademie der Polizei Hamburg forscht.
description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
title: Drüsenblättrige Kugeldistel (Echinops sphaerocephalus)
Creators: name: Sölter, Ulrike
name: Verschwele, Arnd
name: Starfinger, Uwe
name: Haase, Matthias
name: Hoppe, Irene
name: Schneider, Katrin
name: Birger, Jens
name: Birger, Antje
name: Martini, Philip
name: Ritter, Sascha
name: Schenke, Elke
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 630

description: ENVISAGE - Erfassung und Management invasiver Neophyten auf landwirtschaftlichen Nutzflächen zur Sicherung der landwirtschaftlichen Produktionsbedingungen, p. 145
Effect of dietary calcium intake on lead exposure in Inuit children attending childcare centres in Nunavik
Creators: name: O’Brien, Huguette Turgeon
name: Gagné, Doris
name: Émilie Vaissière
name: Blanchet, Rosanne
name: Lauzière, Julie
name: Vézina, Carole
name: Ayotte, Pierre
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: High blood lead levels (BLLs) can be found in Inuit from Nunavik. At the same time, various nutrients such as calcium could lower lead absorption and toxicity. We examined the effect of dietary calcium intakes on BLLs in 245 preschool Inuit children attending childcare centres in Nunavik. Calcium intake was assessed with one 24-h dietary recall and BLLs were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in whole blood samples. Multiple imputation was performed to deal with missing data. Median blood lead concentration was 0.08 μmol/L. A high proportion of children did not meet the Estimated Average Requirement for vitamin D intake (73 %) and, to a lower extent, for calcium (20 %). Calcium intake was negatively associated with BLLs ( p = 0.0001) while child’s age and energy intake were positively associated with BLLs ( p = 0.015 and p = 0.024, respectively). Consuming traditional foods rich in calcium as well as milk and alternatives may protect against lead exposure.
title: Mehr Menschenrechtsschutz mit einem Lieferkettengesetz „Made in Germany“?
Creators: name: Humbert, Franziska
name: Grabosch, Robert
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
Errors-in-variables beta regression models
Creators: name: Jalmar M.F. Carrasco
name: Ferrari, Silvia L.P.
name: Arellano-Valle, Reinaldo B.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Beta regression models provide an adequate approach for modeling continuous outcomes limited to the interval (0, 1). This paper deals with an extension of beta regression models that allow for explanatory variables to be measured with error. The structural approach, in which the covariates measured with error are assumed to be random variables, is employed. Three estimation methods are presented, namely maximum likelihood, maximum pseudo-likelihood and regression calibration. Monte Carlo simulations are used to evaluate the performance of the proposed estimators and the naïve estimator. Also, a residual analysis for beta regression models with measurement errors is proposed. The results are illustrated in a real data set.
Additional file 5 of Different effects of methylphenidate and atomoxetine on the behavior and brain transcriptome of zebrafish
Creators: name: Suzuki, Shiho
name: Kimura, Ryo
name: Maegawa, Shingo
name: Nakata, Masatoshi
name: Hagiwara, Masatoshi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 5: Fig. S1. Dose-response curve of methylphenidate and atomoxetine.
Spatial and temporal clustering of isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate in Poland
Creators: name: Materna-Kiryluk, Anna
name: Więckowska, Barbara
name: Wiśniewska, Katarzyna
name: Małgorzata Czyżewska
name: Godula-Stuglik, Urszula
name: Jaworska-Bobkier, Romana
name: Walencka, Zofia
name: Kucharska, Zofia
name: Latos-Bieleńska, Anna
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Information and Computing Sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences

description: Background: Geographic variation in the prevalence of isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate may be due to exogenous environmental factors or genetic variation. In this study, we aim to evaluate the prevalence of isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate in Polish urban and rural environments in order to identify geographic areas with high prevalence (defect clusters). Methods: We use all cases of congenital malformations reported to the Polish Registry of Congenital Malformations in the years 1998–2008 from the total population of 2,362,502 births. Results: We detect a strong signal of increased prevalence of isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate in a single region of Poland, the Dolnośląskie voivodeship. Furthermore, we demonstrate a statistically significant prevalence differences between the urban and rural areas within this region. Through our comprehensive spatiotemporal analysis, we precisely define the cluster of the highest risk that comprises the eastern part of this voivodeship.
The Effect of Long-Term Cd and Ni Exposure on Seed Endophytes of Agrostis capillaris and Their Potential Application in Phytoremediation of Metal-Contaminated Soils
Creators: name: S. Truyens
name: I. Jambon
name: S. Croes
name: J. Janssen
name: N. Weyens
name: M. Mench
name: R. Carleer
name: A. Cuypers
name: J. Vangronsveld
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: We examined whether long-term Cd exposure leads to beneficial changes in the cultivable endophytic bacteria present in the seeds of Agrostis capillaris. Therefore the cultivable seed endophytes of Agrostis capillaris growing on a long-term Cd/Ni-contaminated plot (Cd/Ni seeds) were compared with those originating from a non-contaminated plot (control seeds). We observed plant- and contaminant-dependent effects on the population composition between control and Cd/Ni seeds. Also differences in phenotypic characteristics were found: endophytes from Cd/Ni seeds exhibited more ACC deaminase activity and production of siderophores and IAA, while endophytes from control seeds, very surprisingly, showed more metal tolerance. Finally, the 3 most promising seed endophytes were selected based on their metal tolerance and plant growth promoting potential, and inoculated in Agrostis capillaris seedlings. In case of non-exposed plants, inoculation resulted in a significantly improved plant growth; after inoculation of Cd-exposed plants an increased Cd uptake was achieved without affecting plant growth. This indicates that inoculation of Agrostis with its seed endophytes might be beneficial for its establishment during phytoextraction and phytostabilisation of Cd-contaminated soils.
Additional file 6 of Different effects of methylphenidate and atomoxetine on the behavior and brain transcriptome of zebrafish
Creators: name: Suzuki, Shiho
name: Kimura, Ryo
name: Maegawa, Shingo
name: Nakata, Masatoshi
name: Hagiwara, Masatoshi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 6: Fig. S2. The effect on behavior and transcriptome after 4 h of treatment of methylphenidate and atomoxetine.
Two-tailed asymptotic inferences for a proportion
Creators: name: Andrés, Antonio Martín
name: Hernández, María Álvarez
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: This paper evaluates 29 methods for obtaining a two-sided confidence interval for a binomial proportion (16 of which are new proposals) and comes to the conclusion that: Wilson's classic method is only optimal for a confidence of 99%, although generally it can be applied when n≥50; for a confidence of 95% or 90%, the optimal method is the one based on the arcsine transformation (when this is applied to the data incremented by 0.5), which behaves in a very similar manner to Jeffreys’ Bayesian method. A simpler option, though not so good as those just mentioned, is the classic-adjusted Wald method of Agresti and Coull.
The Influence of Diet-Induced Obesity and Exercise on Bone Marrow Extracellular Vesicles in an Irradiated Mouse Model
Creators: name: Ngu, Matthew
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2020
Subjects: Stem cell
Irradiation
Exercise training
Bone marrow
Extracellular vesicle
Cell communication

description: Background: Between 2005 and 2015 the number of new cancer cases per year in Canada rose by 29% and this number is projected to increase to 277,000 cases per year. Ionizing radiation is used as therapy in the majority of cancer cases; however, it can have long-term detrimental effects on the hematopoietic system. Recent work from our lab, in a preclinical model of radiation damage, demonstrated that endurance exercise training can enhance hematopoietic recovery, while obesity can impair it. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a mode of cellular communication that has been implicated in regulating hematopoiesis acutely following radiation exposure. However, the long-term, radiation-induced changes to EVs, and the role of exercise and/or obesity at modulating marrow EVs remains unknown. Thus, the purpose of this project was to determine the extent to which obesity and exercise influence the regenerative potential of bone marrow-EVs following radiation. Method: Mice were randomly divided into control (n=20; CON) or high fat diet (n=20; HF) groups, then subdivided into exercise-trained (EX, n=10) or sedentary (SED, n=10). Mice underwent whole-body exposure to a 3 Gy dose of gamma-radiation at age 13 weeks of age followed by bone marrow collection at 20 weeks of age. EVs were then isolated from the bone marrow by ExoQuick and ultracentrifugation. A non-irradiated, sedentary, control diet group (n=10) was used to determine the effects of radiation alone. Data was evaluated using repeated-measures three-factor (diet, exercise, time) and two-factor ANOVA. Results: High fat diet-induced changes in body weight and composition and altered food consumption (p<0.05). Isolated EVs measured between 78 and 195 nm and western blot confirmed the presence of EV protein markers Alix, TSG101, and Flotillin. No size difference was observed between the groups. The concentration of EVs in irradiated mice was significantly lower compared to EVs from control mice (p<0.01). Radiation, obesity, exercise, or their combination had no significant effect on hematopoietic stem progenitor cells (HSPC) content in co-culture assays. Conversely, EVs from irradiated mice significantly increased the number of CFU-GEMM, CFU-G, and the TOTAL number of colonies compared to EVs from non-irradiated mice (p<0.01). However, EVs from the CON+SED, CON+EX, HF+SED, and HF+EX groups did not have a significant effect on colony formation. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that ionizing radiation can diminish the concentration of bone marrow-EVs and that irradiated bone marrow-EVs can increase the total number of myeloid colonies formed in vitro. These results suggest that radiation induces myelopoiesis via a mechanism that includes EVs; however, exercise and obesity induce their effects via a different mechanism.
Development of Biocatalytic Nanofibrous Membranes Using Different Modification Approaches for Continuous Proteolytic Reactors
Creators: name: Li, Aotian
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biocatalytic Membrane
Enzyme Immobilization
Electrospun PAN Nanofibrous Membrane
Protein Hydrolysis
Continuous Reactor

description: Biocatalytic membranes (BMs) have promising applications in a diversity of fields including food, pharmaceutical and water treatment industries. Of particular relevance, Alcalase is a commercially important protease that has been applied for the production of peptides from the hydrolysis of proteins. In this study, two different approaches were applied for the modification of electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous membranes (EPNMs) for Alcalase immobilization. The first approach is alkali modification of EPNMs followed by EDC/NHS coupling for covalent bonding with Alcalase, whereas the other is based on polydopamine coating with or without glutaraldehyde grafting as a covalent linker. Immobilized Alcalase on these prepared BMs were studied and compared with free enzymes. It was found that the stabilities of Alcalase on BMs created using both approaches were improved, which enabled their reuse of 10 cycles with significant retention of enzymatic activity. A continuous reactor housing BMs were tested for hydrolysis of both model substrate, azo-casein and soybean meal protein (SMP). It was found that decreasing flux could improve the extent of hydrolysis and that a single-layer reactor can hydrolyze about 50% of the substrate to peptides with the molecular weight of 10 kDa or less. Hydrolysis of SMPs was demonstrated in a continuous five-layer BM reactor and both BMs showed excellent hydrolysis capacity. This study provides the groundwork for the development of high-efficiency BM for continuous and cost-effective protein hydrolysis for the production of value-added peptides.
Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children: A Health Technology Assessment
Creators: name: Elliott, Jesse
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2020
Subjects: health technology assessment
epilepsy
cannabis
living systematic review
qualitative
economic evaluation

description: Interest in the use of medical cannabis for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy in children has grown over the last decade; however, little is known about its potential benefits and harms, cost-effectiveness, or the perspectives of key stakeholders. In this thesis, a health technology assessment approach was adopted to assess the intended and unintended consequences of medical cannabis use in the treatment of pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy. This thesis comprises three main sections: (1) a living systematic review of the benefits and harms of medical cannabis for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy, including drug-resistant forms; (2) an economic evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of medical cannabis for the treatment of pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy, and (3) qualitative exploration of the perspectives of neurologists and parents of children with drug-resistant epilepsy about the use of medical cannabis in this population. While neurologists generally perceived medical cannabis as a viable treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy in children, particularly after other treatments have failed, they identified several gaps in the evidence base, including a lack of long-term studies and a lack of evidence related to cannabinoids other than cannabidiol. This is in keeping with the findings of the living systematic review, which support a beneficial role for medical cannabis in reducing seizures associated with drug-resistant epilepsy, although the certainty of the evidence was moderate at best. Parents described experiencing many barriers to accessing medical cannabis for their children, primarily related to finding a health care provider to authorize its use, the high cost of cannabis-based treatments, and a lack of reimbursement through public or private insurance programs. However, cannabinoid oil may be a more cost-effective treatment for some types of pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy compared with antiepileptic drugs currently reimbursed by some provincial insurance programs. These findings suggest that medical cannabis is a potentially effective and cost-effective treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy that may addresses an unmet need. However, additional studies are needed to address uncertainty related to the long-term benefits and harms of cannabis-based products, particularly with respect to products available in Canada.
Errors-in-variables beta regression models†
Creators: name: Jalmar M.F. Carrasco
name: Ferrari, Silvia L.P.
name: Arellano-Valle, Reinaldo B.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Beta regression models provide an adequate approach for modeling continuous outcomes limited to the interval (0, 1). This paper deals with an extension of beta regression models that allow for explanatory variables to be measured with error. The structural approach, in which the covariates measured with error are assumed to be random variables, is employed. Three estimation methods are presented, namely maximum likelihood, maximum pseudo-likelihood and regression calibration. Monte Carlo simulations are used to evaluate the performance of the proposed estimators and the naïve estimator. Also, a residual analysis for beta regression models with measurement errors is proposed. The results are illustrated in a real data set.
Influence of Plant Root Exudates on the Mobility of Fuel Volatile Compounds in Contaminated Soils
Creators: name: Balseiro-Romero, María
name: Kidd, Petra S.
name: Monterroso, Carmela
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Vegetation and its associated microorganisms play an important role in the behaviour of soil contaminants. One of the most important elements is root exudation, since it can affect the mobility, and therefore, the bioavailability of soil contaminants. In this study, we evaluated the influence of root exudates on the mobility of fuel derived compounds in contaminated soils. Samples of humic acid, montmorillonite, and an A horizon from an alumi-umbric Cambisol were contaminated with volatile contaminants present in fuel: oxygenates (MTBE and ETBE) and monoaromatic compounds (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene). Natural root exudates obtained from Holcus lanatus and Cytisus striatus and ten artificial exudates (components frequently found in natural exudates) were added to the samples, individually and as a mixture, to evaluate their effects on contaminant mobility. Fuel compounds were analyzed by headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In general, the addition of natural and artificial exudates increased the mobility of all contaminants in humic acid. In A horizon and montmorillonite, natural or artificial exudates (as a mixture) decreased the contaminant mobility. However, artificial exudates individually had different effects: carboxylic components increased and phenolic components decreased the contaminant mobility. These results established a base for developing and improving phytoremediation processes of fuel-contaminated soils.
title: Geometrical Error Analysis and Correction in Robotic Grinding
Creators: name: Sufian, M
Publisher: name: Liverpool John Moores University
Year: 2020

description: The use of robots in industrial applications has been widespread in the manufacturing tasks such as welding, finishing, polishing and grinding. Most robotic grinding focus on the surface finish rather than accuracy and precision. Therefore, it is important to advance the technology of robotic machining so that more practical and competitive systems can be developed for components that have accuracy and precision requirement. This thesis focuses on improving the level of accuracy in robotic grinding which is a significant challenge in robotic applications because of the kinematic accuracy of the robot movement which is much more complex than normal CNC machine tools. Therefore, aiming to improve the robot accuracy, this work provides a novel method to define the geometrical error by using the cutting tool as a probe whilst using Acoustic Emission monitoring to modify robot commands and to detect surfaces of the workpiece. The work also includes an applicable mathematical model for compensating machining errors in relation to its geometrical position as well as applying an optimum grinding method to motivate the need of eliminating the residual error when performing abrasive grinding using the robot. The work has demonstrated an improved machining precision level from 50µm to 30µm which is controlled by considering the process influential variables, such as depth of cut, wheel speed, feed speed, dressing condition and system time constant. The recorded data and associated error reduction provide a significant evidence to support the viability of implementing a robotic system for various grinding applications, combining more quality and critical surface finishing practices, and an increased focus on the size and form of generated components. This method could provide more flexibility to help designers and manufacturers to control the final accuracy for machining a product using a robot system.
NFDI Multi Cloud concept
Creators: name: Dieckmann, Marius Alfred
name: Goesmann, Alexander
name: Schwarz, Kilian
name: Wissing, Christoph
name: Sczyrba, Alexander
name: Jünemann, Sebastian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: NFDI
Base4NFDI

description: Concept for the NFDI Multi Cloud.
Effect of dietary calcium intake on lead exposure in Inuit children attending childcare centres in Nunavik
Creators: name: O’Brien, Huguette Turgeon
name: Gagné, Doris
name: Émilie Vaissière
name: Blanchet, Rosanne
name: Lauzière, Julie
name: Vézina, Carole
name: Ayotte, Pierre
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: High blood lead levels (BLLs) can be found in Inuit from Nunavik. At the same time, various nutrients such as calcium could lower lead absorption and toxicity. We examined the effect of dietary calcium intakes on BLLs in 245 preschool Inuit children attending childcare centres in Nunavik. Calcium intake was assessed with one 24-h dietary recall and BLLs were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in whole blood samples. Multiple imputation was performed to deal with missing data. Median blood lead concentration was 0.08 μmol/L. A high proportion of children did not meet the Estimated Average Requirement for vitamin D intake (73 %) and, to a lower extent, for calcium (20 %). Calcium intake was negatively associated with BLLs ( p = 0.0001) while child’s age and energy intake were positively associated with BLLs ( p = 0.015 and p = 0.024, respectively). Consuming traditional foods rich in calcium as well as milk and alternatives may protect against lead exposure.
Thermal SZ effect in a magnetized IGM dominated by interacting DM decay/annihilation during dark ages
Creators: name: Pandey, Arun Kumar
name: Malik, Sunil
Publisher: name: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
Year: 2022
Subjects: dark matter, decay
particle, interaction
dark matter, annihilation
dark matter, interaction
redshift, low
thermal
history
ionization
baryon
magnetic field
temperature
recombination
fractional
photon
turbulence

description: During cosmic dawn, the thermal history of the universe is well studied, and a study of this era can give us some of the most useful insight into the universe before the recombination epoch. Its precise modeling and future high-precision measurements will be a valuable tool for determining the thermal history of the universe. In the present work, we study the thermal and ionization history of IGM in the presence of decaying magnetic fields via ambipolar and turbulent decay, Baryon-Dark matter (BDM) interaction, including the DM decay/annihilation. The BDM interaction cross-sections considered are of the form $\sigma=\sigma_0 v^{n}$, where $n=-2$ and $n=-4$. In this work, we show that in the current scenario, the decay/annihilation of the DM particles have a considerable impact on the temperature and ionization histories at low redshift. With the addition of the concept of fractional interaction, which states that if a fraction of the DM particles interacts with the baryons, the temperature and ionization fraction of the baryons show a strong dependence on the percentage of DM particles interacting with the baryons. We have also studied the interesting consequences of the present scenario on the thermal Sunyaev-Zeldovich (tSZ) effect. We show that the highest value of the absolute value of the mean $y-$parameter in the current DM decay/annihilation scenario is well within the values derived from experimental data such as PLANCK, FIRAS, and PIXIE. Later we calculate the bound on the ordinary magnetic fields originating from the Dark photons.
Influence of Plant Root Exudates on the Mobility of Fuel Volatile Compounds in Contaminated Soils
Creators: name: Balseiro-Romero, María
name: Kidd, Petra S.
name: Monterroso, Carmela
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Vegetation and its associated microorganisms play an important role in the behaviour of soil contaminants. One of the most important elements is root exudation, since it can affect the mobility, and therefore, the bioavailability of soil contaminants. In this study, we evaluated the influence of root exudates on the mobility of fuel derived compounds in contaminated soils. Samples of humic acid, montmorillonite, and an A horizon from an alumi-umbric Cambisol were contaminated with volatile contaminants present in fuel: oxygenates (MTBE and ETBE) and monoaromatic compounds (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene). Natural root exudates obtained from Holcus lanatus and Cytisus striatus and ten artificial exudates (components frequently found in natural exudates) were added to the samples, individually and as a mixture, to evaluate their effects on contaminant mobility. Fuel compounds were analyzed by headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. In general, the addition of natural and artificial exudates increased the mobility of all contaminants in humic acid. In A horizon and montmorillonite, natural or artificial exudates (as a mixture) decreased the contaminant mobility. However, artificial exudates individually had different effects: carboxylic components increased and phenolic components decreased the contaminant mobility. These results established a base for developing and improving phytoremediation processes of fuel-contaminated soils.
title: Handlungsempfehlungen für Echinops sphaerocephalus
Creators: name: Haase, Matthias
name: Hoppe, Irene
name: Sölter, Ulrike
name: Verschwele, Arnd
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 630

description: ENVISAGE - Erfassung und Management invasiver Neophyten auf landwirtschaftlichen Nutzflächen zur Sicherung der landwirtschaftlichen Produktionsbedingungen, p. 164
Concurrent language and academic skills support for international undergraduate medical research students
Creators: name: Melles, Gavin
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Advanced Medical Science (AMS) at the University of Melbourne is an intercalated Bachelor of Medical Science that aims to introduce students to careers in academic medicine and encourage the skills required for evidence-based practice. This article discusses a support program set up for international students. It covers language and academic skills training specific to the medical research year, initial training in critical analysis of research articles, and an introduction to statistics and research methods. The particular strength of the bridging program and orientation is the collaborative planning and delivery of academic skills and research training, which is mutually reinforcing in terms of its themes, and the recognition by AMS teaching staff of the integral function of language in the communication of research results.
The Effect of Long-Term Cd and Ni Exposure on Seed Endophytes of Agrostis capillaris and Their Potential Application in Phytoremediation of Metal-Contaminated Soils
Creators: name: S. Truyens
name: I. Jambon
name: S. Croes
name: J. Janssen
name: N. Weyens
name: M. Mench
name: R. Carleer
name: A. Cuypers
name: J. Vangronsveld
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: We examined whether long-term Cd exposure leads to beneficial changes in the cultivable endophytic bacteria present in the seeds of Agrostis capillaris. Therefore the cultivable seed endophytes of Agrostis capillaris growing on a long-term Cd/Ni-contaminated plot (Cd/Ni seeds) were compared with those originating from a non-contaminated plot (control seeds). We observed plant- and contaminant-dependent effects on the population composition between control and Cd/Ni seeds. Also differences in phenotypic characteristics were found: endophytes from Cd/Ni seeds exhibited more ACC deaminase activity and production of siderophores and IAA, while endophytes from control seeds, very surprisingly, showed more metal tolerance. Finally, the 3 most promising seed endophytes were selected based on their metal tolerance and plant growth promoting potential, and inoculated in Agrostis capillaris seedlings. In case of non-exposed plants, inoculation resulted in a significantly improved plant growth; after inoculation of Cd-exposed plants an increased Cd uptake was achieved without affecting plant growth. This indicates that inoculation of Agrostis with its seed endophytes might be beneficial for its establishment during phytoextraction and phytostabilisation of Cd-contaminated soils.
title: Gemeinsam aus der Ultra-vires-Falle: Plädoyer für einen „Gemeinsamen Rat der obersten Gerichtshöfe der Europäischen Union“
Creators: name: Hatje, Armin
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
title: 01_0189
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
Additional file 7 of Different effects of methylphenidate and atomoxetine on the behavior and brain transcriptome of zebrafish
Creators: name: Suzuki, Shiho
name: Kimura, Ryo
name: Maegawa, Shingo
name: Nakata, Masatoshi
name: Hagiwara, Masatoshi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 7: Materials and Methods
title: Corona Constitutional #32: Is the Reichstag burning?
Creators: name: Steinbeis, Maximilian
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Droht in den USA der Bürgerkrieg? Während die Gewalt in den Großstädten eskaliert, ließ sich der Präsident mit erhobener Bibel vor einer ausgebrannten Kirche fotografieren. Den Weg durch die demonstrierende Menschenmenge hat ihm die Polizei zuvor mit Tränengas freigeschossen. Die düsteren Assoziationen, die diese Bilder bei RALF MICHAELS hervorriefen, bespricht der Direktor des Max-Planck-Instituts für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht im heutigen Podcast mit Max Steinbeis.
description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
Individual project on theme "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825 " (MOOC: CompTech in biology)
Creators: name: Naydenov Artem
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Данный кейс является результатом реализации индивидуального проекта Найденова Артема по теме "Eupithecia Curtis, 1825" в рамках онлайн курса "Компьютерные технологии в биологии" (автор – А.В. Ваганов) (https://stepik.org/course/60859/promo)
title: 01_0236
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
title: Völkerrechtliche Verpflichtung der Bundesrepublik zum Erlass eines Lieferkettengesetzes
Creators: name: Krajewski, Markus
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
title: Weißer Stechapfel (Datura stramonium)
Creators: name: Haase, Matthias
name: Schneider, Katrin
name: Sölter, Ulrike
name: Verschwele, Arnd
name: Hoppe, Irene
name: Birger, Jens
name: Birger, Antje
name: Starfinger, Uwe
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 630

description: ENVISAGE - Erfassung und Management invasiver Neophyten auf landwirtschaftlichen Nutzflächen zur Sicherung der landwirtschaftlichen Produktionsbedingungen, p. 167
Beauty and the diversification in society: impact on communication effectiveness
Creators: name: Zubcevic-Basic, Nives
name: Luxton, Sandra
name: Reid, Mike
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Evidence in the social sciences and in marketing supports the idea that beauty sells and that beauty changes attitudes towards products, people, and places (Frith, Shaw, & Cheng, 2005). Cultural representations of beauty often result from the stereotypes held by media gatekeepers whose choices resonate throughout popular culture. However, recent research indicates that culture has a strong bearing on how advertising is accepted and perceived (Frith, Shaw, and Cheng, 2005). As a result, marketers are increasingly recognising the growing power of ethnic groups, and are responding with targeted marketing efforts. The contribution of this paper is the development of a conceptual model, which identifies the components of beauty, and the factors which impact on the representation of beauty in a cross cultural context, with the underlying premise that the more culturally sensitive the portrayal of beauty, the more resonance there will be with the target audience, and hence the greater the communication effectiveness.
Selection and Combustion of Ni-Hyperaccumulators for the Phytomining Process
Creators: name: Zhang, Xin
name: Houzelot, Vivian
name: Bani, Aida
name: Morel, Jean Louis
name: Echevarria, Guillaume
name: Marie-Odile Simonnot
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Ni recovery from serpentine soils by phytomining has proved feasible. Phytomining involves the crop of hyperaccumulating plants with high Ni contents and the valorization of Ni by pyro or hydrometallurgical process. In order to evaluate the Ni content of different plants, we analyzed the organs of 14 hyperaccumulators from three genera: Alyssum, Leptoplax and Bornmuellera. The highest concentration was recorded in the leaves of Leptoplax (34.3 ± 0.7 mg g−1DM). Additionally, we investigated biomass combustion which is the first step of the process we designed to obtain a nickel salt. We showed that temperature and duration were important parameters to ensure a good quality of ashes. At the bench scale, the best conditions were 550°C and 3 h. In this way, we obtained ashes in which Ni could reach 20 wt%. Biomass ashes can be considered as a bio-ore for recovering metal value.