cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Imaginaries of Dying: The Visual Rhetoric of Stock Images Tagged with “Palliative Care”
Creators: name: Metzger, Gaudenz Urs
name: Braun, Tina
Publisher: name: Sage
Year: 2023

description: In digital culture and its global economy, images circulate transnationally and shape cultural ideas about social and existential issues. While there is growing interest in death online, few studies have investigated the role of visual material in different forms of communication in this field. In this article, we examine the depiction of dying and death in stock photographs tagged with “palliative care” drawing on an image corpus of 618 photographs. Stock photographs are images produced for commercial purposes that are stored in databases by agencies on the Internet. To analyze how these representations depict fictional palliative care settings, we used visual grounded theory. The findings show that typical caregivers are portrayed as emphatic individuals, while patients appear as composed human beings facing death without fear. We argue that the images represent aspects of the modern hospice philosophy and the cultural narrative of healthy aging.
Effect of Pregnancy on Differentiation Potential of Equine Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Creators: name: Mattei, Debora Nicaretta
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from peripheral blood have been recently under attention, not only due to their important immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties to treat injured tissues, but especially for being an excellent alternative source of MSCs in horses, readily available and less invasive. However, the mechanisms involved with the mobilization of these MSCs into the peripheral circulation remains largely unknown. In multiple species, pregnancy and its physiological adaptations on maternal circulation have been associated with increased MSC populations, but to date, there are no reports on this subject in horses. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of pregnancy on isolation efficiency and differentiation potential of equine MSCs derived from peripheral blood of mares on pre- and post-partum. Sixteen Arabian mares, with age range between 4- 10 years (6.69 ± 1.78 years), clinically healthy and presenting normal pregnancies, had venous blood samples harvested at two time periods: 11th month of gestation, and 1 month after delivery. Blood samples were submitted for in vitro MSC culture, determination of isolation efficiency and proliferation capacity. Cellular characterization was achieved through trilineage differentiation and immunophenotyping, and finally plasmatic concentrations of gestational-related hormones (cortisol, DHEA, progesterone, DHP, 20αDHP, allopregnanolone and estrone sulfate) were measured. Pregnancy was associated with higher isolation efficiency, and faster proliferation was noted with lower levels of metabolites such as DHP, 20αDHP and allopregnanolone. Post-partum findings, such as elevated DHEA concentrations and high cortisol: DHEA ratio, were presumed to negatively affect the MSCs isolation efficiency and proliferation capacity. Therefore, this study suggests that pregnant mares exhibit increased number of MSCs into the peripheral circulation, and these cells present higher proliferation ability. Further investigation is still needed to determine the pathways involved in such cell mobilization and proliferation.
Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration training for chair rising performance on untrained elderly : A pilot study
Creators: name: Rogan, Slavko
name: Hilfiker, Roger
name: Schmid, Stefan
name: Radlinger, Lorenz
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2012

description: The present randomized controlled pilot study was conducted to determine the feasibility of the study protocol and the effects of four-week-long sessions involving stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-WBV) training on chair rising in elderly individuals. Twenty elderly participants were divided into a SR-WBV group or a sham group. Peak force, rate of force development, rising time, time to stabilization and total time during chair rising performance were investigated. Intraclass correlation coefficients, Mann–Whitney U-tests and Wilcoxon signed-ranked tests were used. Low volume SR-WBV over 12 training sessions might provide a safe treatment method.
Ctenochira undetermined Förster 1855
Creators: name: Artmann-Graf, Georg
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Ichneumonidae
Ctenochira

description: Ctenochira sp.
In seinem letzten Brief vor seinem Tod teilte mir Rudolf Bauer mit, dass er diese bisher unbekannte Art ebenfalls gefunden habe und sie zu beschreiben gedenke. Leider ist es nicht mehr dazu gekommen. Bauers Sammlung befindet sich mittlerweile in der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. Ob die Art inzwischen beschrieben worden ist, weiss ich nicht.
Weitere Angaben findet man in Artmann-Graf (2012).
description: Published as part of Artmann-Graf, Georg, 2014, Tryphonini (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) in der Region Olten G A - G, pp. 23-28 in Entomo Helvetica 7 on page 28, DOI: 10.5169/seals-985956, http://zenodo.org/record/8084227
Additional file 5: Table S4. of Molecular evolution of anthocyanin pigmentation genes following losses of flower color
Creators: name: Ho, Winnie
name: Smith, Stacey
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Amino acid substitutions with significant physiochemical effects along unpigmented and pigmented branches. (DOCX 28Â kb)
دور حملات التوعية في تكوين معرفة ووعي الجمهور القطري بالسلوكيات الإيجابية
Creators: name: Almarri, Muneeraali Ali
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف إلى دور حملات التوعية في تكوين معرفة ووعي الجمهور القطري بالسلوكيات الإيجابية، كما هدفت إلى التعرف إلى مستوى تعرض الجمهور القطري لحملات التوعية ومستوى معرفتهم ووعيهم بمضمونها وموضوعاتها، وكذلك هدفت إلى رصد الجوانب الإيجابية والجوانب السلبية في الحملات المقدمة، بهدف تعظيم الاستفادة منها في مجالات أخرى. ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة، استخدمت الباحثة المنهج الوصفي، والاعتماد على الاستبانة بوصفها أداة رئيسة لجمع بيانات الدراسة، وطبقت الدراسة على عينة من الجمهور القطري، قوامها 480 مفردة.
Impact of herbage proportion, animal breed, lactation stage and season on the fatty acid and protein composition of milk
Creators: name: Bär, Cornelia
name: Sutter, Michael
name: Kopp, Christoph
name: Neuhaus, Patrick
name: Portmann, Reto
name: Egger, Lotti
name: Reidy, Beat
name: Bisig, Walter
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2020

description: Impact of herbage proportion, breed, average days in lactation (ADiL), and season on bulk milk composition of 12 dairy farms were investigated over a year using a mixed effect model approach. A 10%-points higher proportion of herbage led to higher contents of omega 3 (n-3) fatty acids (FAs), conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), vaccenic acid, and branched chain FAs (+0.08, +0.08, +0.19, +0.05 g 100 g−1 fat, respectively). Breed influenced n-3 FAs and CLA (+0.31, +0.17 g 100 g−1 fat, respectively), κ-casein, lipoprotein lipase, β-lactoglobulin, total whey protein, fatty acid synthase, and glycoprotein-2, resulting in +0.96, −0.019, −0.83, −1.12, +0.009, and +0.01 g 100 g−1 measured proteins, respectively, in Brown Swiss milk. ADiL influenced lactoferrin and crude protein; season affected all FAs and proteins examined. The identification of these quantitative relationships allow predictions that provide new insights for the production, processing and commercialisation of grassland-based dairy products.
الدليل الجنائي الرقمي وأهميته في الإثبات والنفي
Creators: name: Al-Obaidali, Hamad Ahmed
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: هدفت هذه الدراسة بشكل اساسي الى الإحاطة بموضوع الدليل الرقمي وأهميته في الإثبات الجنائي الفني ومدى كفاية الدليل الرقمي في الإثبات الجنائي في التشريعات القطرية ومواكبتها للمعايير الجنائية الدولية من خلال بيان ماهية الدليل الرقمي، وتحديد صوره وأنواعه وأشكاله، واهم البروتوكولات والإجراءات المتبعة في جمع وتحريز الدليل الرقمي، والأسس والمعايير المتبعة في التعامل مع الأدلة الجنائية الرقمية دولياً، وتقييم الأثر المتوقع من تجاوز الأسس والمعايير المتبعة دولياً، وكيفية تعامل سلطات البحث والتحري والسلطات القضائية مع هذه الأدلة من خلال الإجراءات التي يتم من خلالها الحصول على هذا النوع من الأدلة.واستخدم الباحث في هذه الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، لتصنيف البيانات و تحليلها، و هذا المنهج يقوم على وصف الظاهرة و المجتمع المبحوثين، حيث تم استخدام هذا المنهج للتحقق من فرضيات الدراسة واستخراج نتائجها فيما يتعلق بتقييم الأثر المتوقع من تجاوز الأسس والمعايير المتبعة دوليا في البحث عن وتحريز الادلة الرقمية.وتوصلت هذه الدراسة الى مجموعة من النتائج والتي كان من اهمها: التنوع والتطور المتسارع في انماط الجرائم الالكترونية والذي يرتبط بالتطور غير المسبوق في مجال تقنية المعلومات، الامر الذي جعل من النصوص القانونية تقف عاجزة عن مواكبتها، كما أن الادلة الجنائية الرقمية ذات طبيعة خاصة وتمتاز بمجموعة من الخصائص التي تميزها عن الادلة التقليدية، ويتطلب التعامل معها معرفة تامة بحيثياتها وبالتقنيات الحديثة، كما يتطلب بنية جديدة من التشريعات التي تنظم اجراءات البحث عن وجمع وتحريز هذا النوع من الادلة، ,ومما خلصت اليه الدراسة ايضا عدم تقيد فريق البحث عن وتحريز الادلة في دولة قطر بالمعايير الدولية والبروتوكولات الخاصة بإجراءات البحث عن ورفع وتحريز الادلة الرقمية.وكان من بين اهم التوصيات: ضرورة تحديد جهة تكون مختصة دون غيرها بالبحث عن وتحريز الادلة الرقمية، وكذلك انشاء نيابة عامة ومحاكم مختصة بالجرائم الالكترونية نظراً لطبيعة هذا النوع المستحدث من الجرائم على ان يراعى في تشكيلها اختيار اصحاب الخبرة والاختصاص والكفاءة في مجال تقنية المعلومات، كما اوصت الدراسة بضرورة اتباع سلطات البحث عن وتحريز الادلة في دولة قطر للمعايير والبروتوكولات الدولية في البحث عن وتحريز الادلة لضمان الحصول على الادلة الرقمية والمحافظة عليها من التلف والضياع وبالتالي الاسهام في مكافحة الجريمة الالكترونية على اكمل وجه.
Additional file 1: Figure S1A. of Improving gastric cancer preclinical studies using diverse in vitro and in vivo model systems
Creators: name: Chang, Hae
name: Park, Hee
name: Ahn, Young
name: Seungyoon Nam
name: Jung, Hae
name: Sungjin Park
name: Lee, Sang
name: Balch, Curt
name: Powis, Garth
name: Ja-Lok Ku
name: Kim, Yon
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Of 38 gastric cancer cell lines, we found that NCI-N87 cells, the basis for most preclinical anti-ERBB2 studies, had the highest ERBB2 expression level. (DOC 152Â kb)
Additional file 1: of Childhood fever: a qualitative study on parentsâ   expectations and experiences during general practice out-of-hours care consultations
Creators: name: Bont, Eefje De
name: Loonen, Nicole
name: Hendrix, Dagmar
name: Lepot, Julie
name: Geert-Jan Dinant
name: Cals, Jochen
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative studies (COREQ): 32-item checklist. (DOCX 22 kb)
Lancierte Studie soll Kommunikation mit allophonen Migrantinnen erleichtern
Creators: name: Origlia Ikhilor, Paola
name: Van Gogh, Susanne
name: Kurth, Elisabeth
name: Cignacco Müller, Eva
name: Stocker-Kalberer, B.
name: Pehlke-Milde, Jessica
Publisher: name: Schweizerischer Hebammenverband (SHV)
Year: 2015

description: Schwangere Migrantinnen sind gesundheitlich erheblich belastet, wenn mangelnde Sprachkenntnisse oder ein unsicherer Aufenthaltsstatus vorliegen. Das Bundesamt für Gesundheit und die Fachstelle für Rassismusbekämpfung haben ein Forschungsprojekt zur Verbesserung der perinatalen Betreuung von Migrantinnen lanciert. Die kürzlich genehmigte Studie «Barrierefreie Kommunikation in der geburtshilflichen Versorgung allophoner Migrantinnen» (BRIDGE) soll Anhaltspunkte liefern, wie die Verständigung zwischen nicht Deutsch sprechenden Migrantinnen und Fachpersonen sowie die Koordination zwischen den Diensten verbessert werden kann.
Additional file 4: of The arabidopsis cyclic nucleotide interactome
Creators: name: Donaldson, Lara
name: Meier, Stuart
name: Gehring, Christoph
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Alignment of CNBP candidates with known CNB domains. (PDF 242Â kb)
Zwei ehemalige Studentinnen lancieren Merkblatt für Regenbogenfamilien
Creators: name: Haefliger, Anina Verena
name: Lanwer, Michelle
name: Schmid, Rahel
name: Von Känel, Maria
Publisher: name: Schweizerischer Hebammenverband (SHV)
Year: 2023

description: Eine Bachelor-Thesis muss nicht in den Akten verstauben. Das zeigen Michelle Lanwer und Rahel Schmid. Ihre Abschlussarbeit im Bachelor-Studiengang Hebamme der Berner Fachochschule Gesundheit bildete die Grundlage für ein nationales Merkblatt, das Fachpersonen für Regenbogenfamilien sensibilisiert und konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen für eine diversitätssensible Hebammenbetreuung aufzeigt.
حرية التعبير في المواثيق الدولية في ضوء المسيحية والإسلام
Creators: name: Al-Etaibi, Wafah Banndar
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: إن موضوع هذه الدراسة، هو حرية التعبير في المواثيق الدولية في ضوء المسيحية والإسلام، حيث تتناول فيها طبيعة حرية التعبير في الأديان، والمكانة التي تمتلكها في المسيحية والإسلام، ليسهل بعد ذلك مقارنتها بما جاءت بها التشريعات الدولية، والوقوف على أبرز تطوراتها بهدف معرفة جذور تلك الحرية ومصدرها، أكان ديني أم إنساني؟، ومن ثم بيان الضوابط والحدود التي تحمي هذه الحرية من إساءة استخدامها، مع إظهار موقف كل دين تجاه المواثيق الدولية، بهدف الوصول إلى نقاط الاتفاق والاختلاف بين جميع الأطراف. وتهدف الرسالة إلى تقديم صورة واضحة عن ضوابط حرية التعبير، كما تهدف إلى توضيح دور الأديان في منح الأفراد حريتهم في التعبير عن رأيهم بكل حرية طالما لا تؤثر على حريات الآخرين، فقد زخرت النصوص المسيحية والإسلامية بالكثير من الإشارات حول حق الإنسان في التعبير سواء أكان بشكل مباشر أو ضمني، حيث اتفقت المسيحية والإسلام على حث الإنسان على قول ما في ذهنه من أفكار وآراء بلا قيود. ونستنتج من دراسة حرية التعبير في النصوص المسيحية والإسلامية ومقارنتها بالمواثيق الدولية، أن النصوص الدينية اهتمت بحرية التعبير وحقوق الإنسان بشكل عام، وذلك لحرصها على حفظ حقوق الإنسان وكرامته، أما المواثيق الدولية فقد تميزت بتلخيص تلك الحقوق والحريات في شكل منظم، وأقرب للوصول إلى جميع فئات المجتمع، وهذا لا يعني بالضرورة عجز الأديان عن مخاطبة الإنسان في مختلف الظروف والأزمان، فالأديان والمواثيق الدولية تسعى لتأسيس حرية التعبير من خلال تقديم الضمانات لاستمراريتها وبقائها.
Additional file 11: Figure S9. of A critical role for the Drosophila dopamine D1-like receptor Dop1R2 at the onset of metamorphosis
Creators: name: Regna, Kimberly
name: Peri Kurshan
name: Harwood, Benjamin
name: Jenkins, Adam
name: Chao-Qiang Lai
name: Muskavitch, Marc
name: Kopin, Alan
name: Draper, Isabelle
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Dop1R2 is stimulated by dopamine and antagonized by two known small molecules in vitro. Human Embryonic Kidney cells (HEK293 cells) were transiently co-transfected in a 96-well plate assay with plasmids encoding Drosophila Dop1R2 receptor and a luciferase reporter gene. (A) Increasing concentrations of dopamine activates the receptor (EC50 = 2.7 × 10−7 M). (B) Stimulation of the Dop1R2 receptor by dopamine (100 μM) is inhibited with increasing concentrations of either flupenthixol dihydrochloride (IC50 = 2.6 × 10−7 M) or butaclamol (IC50 = 21.6 × 10−7 M). Data represent the mean ± the Standard Error of the Mean (SEM) from three independent experiments, each performed in triplicate. Methods for this assay are as previously described [119]. (PDF 227 kb)
Megalomyrmex acauna Brandao 1990
Creators: name: Brandão, Carlos Roberto F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Megalomyrmex
Megalomyrmex acauna

description: Megalomyrmex acauna Brandão, 1990
This species was described from two samples collected in Gustavo Dutra and another locality in the Chapada dos Guimarães, near Cuiabá, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. Dr. Antonio Mayhé-Nunes visited the area recently and found out that Gustavo Dutra was actually the name of an Agricultural School. The small village is now known as São Vicente, and is located in the county of Santo Antonio do Leverger, some 100 Km East of the state capital, Cuiabá.
 Megalomyrmex acauna is the only Leoninus group species recorded in the “cerrados”. The Leoninus group is otherwise an entirely Amazonian group. In fact, Prof. Marcelo Tavares sent me recently a sample from the Indian Reserve Tadarimana, Rondonópolis, state of Mato Grosso state, Brazil (16°28’S, 54°38’W). I collected in May 6 to 29, 1996, two colonies of M. acauna in Uruaçu, northwestern Goiás, Brazil (14°17’06”S, 48°55’01”W). Both localities are situated within the “cerrado” biome. The ants live in fairly large colonies that occupy spaces among stones, in a way that is very similar to the most closely related species, M. balzani. In both cases the colonies were found along gallery forests and all attempts to rear them in the lab failed.
 From LACM, I received a male of M. acauna (undescribed) collected by F.S. Truxal in June 13, 1956, in a locality 24 Km East of Formoso (13°37’S, 48°54’W), Goiás state, Brazil.
 Male (first description)
Clypeus smooth without anterior denticle; cephalic integument smooth next to the compound eyes: first funicular segment similar in size to scape, second and third smaller; mesonotum with parapsidal furrows impressed, but no notaulus; epipetiolar carina complete; dorsal face of propodeum smooth; petiole compressed dorso-ventrally; petiolar spiracles laterally produced; petiolar and postpetiolar nodes almost indistinct; postpetiole without ventral process; genual plates rounded.
description: Published as part of Brandão, Carlos Roberto F., 2003, Further Revisionary Studies On The Ant Genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Solenopsidini) C R F. B Abstract, pp. 145-159 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (8) on pages 150-151, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000800001, http://zenodo.org/record/12640541
Additional file 12: Figure S10. of A critical role for the Drosophila dopamine D1-like receptor Dop1R2 at the onset of metamorphosis
Creators: name: Regna, Kimberly
name: Peri Kurshan
name: Harwood, Benjamin
name: Jenkins, Adam
name: Chao-Qiang Lai
name: Muskavitch, Marc
name: Kopin, Alan
name: Draper, Isabelle
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Exposure of Drosophila melanogaster (w1118) larvae to flupenthixol dihydrochloride results in increased lethality and developmental defect. (A) Assessment of adult eclosion following larval exposure to flupenthixol dihydrochloride reveals a concentration-dependent effect (EC50 = 0.8 mM). (B-C) Feeding flupenthixol (5 mM or 10 mM, 0.1 % fast green dye, in H2O) to L3 larvae (B) results in cuticle and melanization defects, in 13 % 10 % of adults, respectively. These defects are not observed in control flies (the corresponding larvae were fed 0.1 % fast green dye in H2O, only). (C) Images are showing two day old adults (5 days post-exposure onset). n = 30 larvae per concentration, three independent replicates. (PDF 459 kb)
Risk mitigation measures for pesticide runoff: How effective are they?
Creators: name: Klein, Michael
name: Klein, Judith
name: Flade, Jens
name: Großmann, Dietlinde
name: Türkowsky, Dominique
name: O'Connor, Isabel
name: Spycher, Simon Lukas
name: Reichenberger, Stefan
name: Sittig, Stephan
name: Multsch, Sebastian
name: Thomas, Kai
Publisher: name: John Wiley & Sons
Year: 2023

description: BACKGROUND: One of the most important sources of pesticide pollution of surface waters is runoff and erosion from agricultural fields after rainfall. This study analyses the efficacy of different risk mitigation measures to reduce pesticide runoff and erosion inputs into surface waters from arable land excluding rice fields. RESULTS: Three groups of risk mitigation measures were quantitatively analyzed: vegetative filter strips, micro-dams in row crops and soil conservation measures. Their effectiveness was evaluated based on a meta-analysis of available experimental data using statistical methods such as classification and regression trees, and exploratory data analysis. Results confirmed the effectiveness of vegetative filter strips and micro-dams. Contrary to common assumption, the width of vegetative filter strips alone is not sufficient to predict their effectiveness. The effectiveness of soil conservation measures (especially mulch-tillage) varied widely. This was in part due to the heterogeneity of the available experimental data, probably resulting from the inconsistent implementation and the inadequate definitions of these measures. CONCLUSION: Both vegetative filter strips and micro-dams are effective and suitable, and can therefore be recommended for quantitative assessment of environmental pesticide exposure in surface waters.However, the processes of infiltration and sedimentation in vegetative filter strips should be simulated with amechanistic model like Vegetative Filter Strip Modeling System, VFSMOD. The reduction effect ofmicro-dams can be modelled by reducing the runoff curve number, e.g., in the pesticide root zone model, PRZM. Soil conservationmeasures are in principle promising, but further well-documented data are needed to determine under which conditions they are effective.
EMPOWERING CLASSROOM CREATIVITY: HOW LECTURER MENTAL WELLNESS TRANSFORMS TEACHING DYNAMICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Creators: name: BOGOLO NTOMBELA
name: IMOLEAYO ABRAHAM AWODELE
name: MOLUSIWA STEPHAN RAMABODU
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Lecturer Mental Wellness, Classroom Dynamics, Creativity in Education, Teacher Well-being.

description: Abstract

Amid rising concerns about burnout and mental health challenges in academia, this paper examines how enhancing the mental well-being of lecturers can unlock new levels of creativity in teaching, particularly in higher education settings. This study focuses on how supporting the mental health of lecturers could foster transformative changes in classroom dynamics. By reducing stress and improving cognitive flexibility, mental wellness directly contributes to lecturers' ability to innovate in their teaching practices. Key themes include the mental health challenges faced by educators, the impact of wellness on creative teaching practices, and the institutional support systems that are in place. The paper analyzes case studies from universities and colleges that have successfully implemented wellness programs, such as mental health days, access to counseling, and flexible workloads, illustrating their positive impact on teaching dynamics. The literature review synthesizes best practices in mental health support for educators, highlighting successful wellness initiatives across various educational settings. By adopting these practices, institutions can not only enhance lecturer well-being but also cultivate a more creative and dynamic learning environment, ultimately enriching the educational experience for both educators and students.
Additional file 1: Figure A1. of Dissecting maize diversity in lowland South America: genetic structure and geographic distribution models
Creators: name: Bracco, Mariana
name: Cascales, Jimena
name: Hernández, Julián
name: Poggio, Lidia
name: Gottlieb, Alexandra
name: Lia, Verónica
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Sampling localities of the individuals included in this study. Figure A2. Evaluation of STRUCTURE outputs. Figure A3. Sampling intensity and population structure. Figure A4. Discriminant Analysis of Principal Components (DAPC). Figure A5. Neighbour-joining network based on FST coefficients between the genetic clusters of maize landraces inferred by STRUCTURE. Figure A6. Frequency of the Adh2 microsatellite allele types in maize landraces from the Americas (N = 497). Table A1. Maize landraces from Northeastern Argentina genotyped for the present study. Table A3. Adh2 microsatellite allele types present in the landraces sequenced in this study. MSSA: Middle Southern South America. Table A4. Pair-wise comparison of private alleles between the genetic clusters inferred by STRUCTURE. Table A5. Differentiation among maize genetic clusters. Table A6. Adh2 microsatellite allele type counts per region including archaeological specimens, primitive and historic landraces (N = 497). Data from this study, Goloubinoff et al. [42], Freitas et al. [7] and Grimaldo Giraldo [18]. (DOCX 3582 kb)
Megalomyrmex bidentatus Fernandez & Baena 1997
Creators: name: Brandão, Carlos Roberto F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Megalomyrmex
Megalomyrmex bidentatus

description: Megalomyrmex bidentatus Fernández & Baena, 1997
This species was described based on workers collected by F. Escobar in two localities within the county of Barbacoa, Nariño province, Colombia (see localities description in Fernández and Baena, 1997): Tajadas, 1000 m (accession number 446), and Reserva Natural Río Nambí (see Escobar & Valderrama, 1995). Fernández deposited one specimen labelled as paratype from Rio Nambí at the MZSP, but in the original description, after giving information on the holotype, the authors say: “Obrera paratipo: Una obrera con los mismos datos del holotipo depositada en MZSPC; 13 obreras...”, although in the measurements section they present figures taken from 13 “ paratype ” workers. I consulted Fernández, who agreed that their intention was to consider all 14 known specimens as types, so, with their agreement, I hereby correct this information, and thus consider also the specimens from the second locality as paratypes.
 The original description includes characters I used to define the Leoninus group, except for the bidentate propodeum, which is apparently the only apomorphy for this species. Megalomyrmex foreli and M. timbira may have pointed propodeal angles, but never produced as pointed teeth as in the M. bidentatus paratype examined. To the original description I should add that the paratype lacks paired pointed acrosternites at the meso and metasternae. Also Fernández & Baena (op. cit.) rightly call attention to the shape of the head, which in this sample, is greatly modified in relation to other species in this group, being much longer than broad.
 The only species in the Leoninus group recorded thus far in such high Andean altitudes is M. foreli (see below), which can be distinguished from M. bidentatus by the presence of a conspicuous sharp tooth on the ventral side of the postpetiole, that may be worn out (if so leaving a noticeable scar), but never completely lacking as in M. bidentatus.
description: Published as part of Brandão, Carlos Roberto F., 2003, Further Revisionary Studies On The Ant Genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Solenopsidini) C R F. B Abstract, pp. 145-159 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 43 (8) on page 151, DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492003000800001, http://zenodo.org/record/12640541
Additional file 1: of Understanding the implementation of interventions to improve the management of chronic kidney disease in primary care: a rapid realist review
Creators: name: Tsang, Jung
name: Blakeman, Tom
name: Hegarty, Janet
name: Humphreys, John
name: Harvey, Gill
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Marine Biology

description: Data extraction tool. (DOC 102Â kb)
Women Writers and the Construction of National Identities:  Comparative Perspectives
Creators: name: DZIUB, Nikol
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: “Gender and nation in the biographical interpretations of Lesya Ukrainka’s life and works:Ukraine-Russian Empire-USSR, 1898-2022”SNF-Project (Investigator : Dr. Nikol Dziub)Workshop 1 : Call for papers
Transitional Identities? Lesya Ukrainka and Olha Kobylianska between Empires, Languages, Cultures and Gendered Positions
Creators: name: DZIUB, Nikol
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: “Gender and nation in the biographical interpretations of Lesya Ukrainka’s life and works:Ukraine-Russian Empire-USSR, 1898-2022”SNF-Project (Investigator : Dr. Nikol Dziub)Workshop 1 : Call for papers
Minimizing Adsorbent and Time Requirements Using Multi-Stage Batch Adsorption for Malachite Green Removal Using Date Pit Derived Activated Carbons
Creators: name: Hijab, Mouhammad S.
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 40
subject: Engineering

description: Water scarcity is one of the main challenges faced in Qatar and around the world. Hard lignocellulose-containing and highly carbonaceous material such as date pits are excellent precursors to produce activated carbons with high adsorption capacities for water treatment activities. Several studies targeted the adsorption of different effluents onto date pits and date pit derived activated carbons. However, these adsorption studies did not consider all the factors affecting adsorption. The kinetics of adsorption was rarely reported, and the maximum adsorption capacities reported do not reflect the correct design adsorption capacity since real industrial discharge concentrations are likely to be on a much lower scale. The widely used toxic dye malachite green poses a significant risk to humans and the environment. In his study, waste date stones were characterized by particle size, SEM, TGA, pyrolysis and char yield, and elemental analysis to prove their suitability to be utilized to produce activated carbons. Drying applications and modeling onto 6 drying models showed negligible difference due to the shape and storage of date pits while the logarithmic drying model had the best fit to experimental data. A novel design selection criteria approach for selecting the correct design adsorption of malachite green onto four different types of date pit derived adsorbents was applied. Kinetic results were modeled with eight kinetic models by applying four error minimization methods. Kinetic models’ parameters were compared using AIC, AICc, BIC, and log-likelihood data. The Avrami model showed the best fit when it was applied with a best fit exponential order of reaction, but the model’s residuals showed bias. Other quality-of-fit contestants were the pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order models at lower concentrations. The pseudo-second order kinetic model was used to compare a single and two-stage adsorber for minimizing the adsorbent masses and the contact time. Other factors affecting adsorption were studied such as the pH and the solution temperature of the system. Thermodynamics studies showed that the reaction is spontaneous at lower temperatures and favorable. Adsorbent regeneration using hydrochloric acid proved to be possible with high percentage removal up to 5 cycles.
Bewegen, begegnen, beleben: Begegnungszonen: Potenziale vor der Haustür besser nutzen
Creators: name: Leuba, J.
name: Von Däniken, Angela Katharina
name: Fuhrer, William
Publisher: name: ZHAW
Year: 2022
Subjects: Strassenraum Aneignung Partizipation Evaluation Stadt der kurzen Wege

description: Strassenräume sind, besonders in Wohnquartieren, die unmittelbarste Möglichkeit für Kinder draussen zu spielen und zugleich ein idealer Ort für Begegnungen und Bewegung aller Anwohnenden. In Städten wie Bern und Zürich gibt es heute mehr als 100 sogenannte Begegnungszonen. Diese bezeichnen gekennzeichnete Strassenzüge, in denen Tempo 20km/h sowie Vortritt für FussgängerInnen gilt. In der Realität findet trotz Verkehrsberuhigung wenig Aneignung der Quartierstrassen durch die Anwohnenden statt. Was fehlt, damit das räumliche Angebot den Bedürfnissen entspricht?
Nanocomposite Hard Coatings: Deposition Issues and Validation of their Mechanical Properties
Creators: name: Schwaller, Patrick
name: Haug, Franz-Josef
name: Michler, Johann
name: Patscheider, Jörg
Publisher: name: Wiley-Blackwell - STM
Year: 2005

description: The limitations of conventional coatings due to inferior hardness or poor oxidation stability can be overcome by nanocomposite hard coatings such as nc‐TiN/a‐SiNx, which consists of nanocrystalline TiN and a non‐crystalline tissue phase of SiNx which are mutually immiscible. The properties of nanocomposite coatings, especially their increased hardness, can be explained by their nanostructure, which leads to a maximum hardness at typically 80 atomic percent of the crystalline phase. We show that enhanced hardness can only be attained when the silicon nitride phase is sufficiently nitrided. The accurate and reliable measurement of the hardness and elastic modulus requires the use of appropriate nanoindentation equipment and a careful tip correction with periodical validation. It is shown that for a correct hardness determination of a few microns thick nanocomposite coatings, an indentation depth of 100 nm is sufficient. The maximum hardness of our nc‐TiN/a‐SiNx coatings deposited by a hybrid UBM/arc‐PVD process is about 40 GPa. This value represents a global hardness value, due to the nanocomposite structure there may be a local hardness variation of about ±10 %.
Retrospektive Befragung bei Schweizer Athletinnen zur Female Athlete Triad
Creators: name: Mathys, Nicole
name: Meyer Egli, Christine
name: Matter, Sibylle
name: Biedert, Roland
name: Birkhäuser, Martin
Publisher: name: Rubmedia
Year: 2005
Subjects: Female Athlete Triad Athletin Schweiz Befragung

description: Die Female Athlete Triad (FAT) ist ein Symptomenkomplex, bestehendaus den drei Komponenten gestörtes Essverhalten, Amenorrhoeund Osteoporose, welcher im Frauenspitzensport wieauch im Frauenbreitensport an Bedeutung zunimmt. Wir wolltenmit der vorliegenden Studie die Situation der jungen SchweizerLeistungssportlerinnen genauer erfassen. Insgesamt konnten 709Fragebögen ausgewertet werden. Erfasst wurden Athletinnenim Alter zwischen 12 und 25 Jahren, die in den 9 SportartenKunstturnen, Eiskunstlauf, Rhythmische Sportgymnastik, Mittelstrecken-/Langstreckenlauf, Duathlon/Triathlon, Orientierungslauf,Langlauf, Schwimmen und Radfahren aktiv waren. FAT-gefährdeteAthletinnen weisen häufi g eine Kombination von hohemTrainingsumfang, tiefem BMI (Untergewicht), grosser Körpergewichtsabnahmein den letzten 2 Jahren, später Menarche, Zyklusstörungen(sekundäre Amenorrhoe aktuell/früher oder Oligomenorrhoe)und Ermüdungsfrakturen (Hinweis auf Osteoporose) auf.Diese Risikofaktoren-Konstellation traf in der vorliegenden Studieauf 6,6% aller befragten Athletinnen zu. Vor allem Sportarten mitAusdauercharakter waren betroffen. So zeigten die Mittelstrecken-/Langstreckenläuferinnen mit 12,8%, Radfahrerinnen mit 9,9%und Duathletinnen/Triathletinnen mit 7,9% eine relativ starkeFAT-Gefährdung. Das gleichzeitige Vorliegen aller 3 FAT-Risikofaktorenkam in dieser Studie bei 2 Mittelstrecken-/Langstreckenläuferinnen(entsprechend 1,8% der untersuchten Frauen) vor. Indieser Studie wird deutlich, dass die FAT und ihre Komponentenauch in der Schweiz eine ernstzunehmende Problematik ist.
Amphimonhystera
Creators: name: Tchesunov, Alexei V.
name: Mokievsky, Vadim O.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Adenophorea
Monhysterida
Monhysteridae
Amphimonhystera

description: List of Amphimonhystera species
1. Amphimonhystera anechma (Southern, 1914).
Literature and synonymy: Southern, 1914: 13–14, pl. III, Figs 7 A–F (Monohystera a.), Ireland; Allgén, 1928: 298–299 (Monhystera a.), west coast of Sweden. Gerlach, 1958: 81, Kiel Bay; Riemann, 1967: 218–222, Abb. 1–7, North Sea; Lorenzen, 1974: 313; North Sea and Lorenzen, 1977: 203–205, Abb. 2 a–f; North Sea. Own data: White Sea.
2. Amphimonhystera circula Guo et Warwick, 2001. Females not described. Literature: Guo & Warwick, 2001: 1579–1581, Fig. 3, Bohai Sea, China, depth 20.5–38.5 m, silt.
3. Amphimonhystera galea Fadeeva, 1984. Females not described. Literature: Fadeeva, 1984: 46–48, Figs 2 B, 3, 3B, Japan Sea, now White Sea.
4. Amphimonhystera marisalbi sp. n. White Sea, this study.
5. Amphimonhystera molloyensis sp. n. Arctic Ocean, area between Greenland and Svalbard, deep sea, this study.
6. Amphimonhystera pallida sp. n. Arctic Ocean, area between Greenland and Svalbard, deep sea, this study.
description: Published as part of Tchesunov, Alexei V. & Mokievsky, Vadim O., 2005, A review of the enus Amphimonhystera Allgén, 1929 (Monhysterida: Xyalidae, Marine Freeliving Nematodes) with description of three new species, pp. 1-20 in Zootaxa 1052 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.170014
Deliverable 2.3 - Definition of a roadmap on research infrastructures
Creators: name: CIOFINI, Ilaria
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The main objective of this Task is to draw a roadmap allowing the harmonic development of research infrastructures within the EELISA consortium. To define such a roadmap we made use of the information gathered in Innocore WP4 (Multi Labs “sharing facilities & equipment”), devoted to find more technical solutions concerning the visibility and sharing of infrastructures within EELISA.The general objective of this Task is declined through two interlinked actions :1.foreseen how, within the EELISA consortium, a consistent strategy for the development of new local facilities can be attained, and2.defining how facilities that would require a joint effort of several EELISA partners in order to be build and jointly managed, can be identified and implemented.From the data collected, it clearly emerged that research infrastructures are mostly resulting from the activity of research groups and that any type of roadmap for the coordination of existing facilities or the implementation of novel joint infrastructures should follow a bottom-up strategy. Only in such a way, we will be able to efficiently coordinate the implementation of research infrastructures among the different nodes and to foster the setup of joint facilities relying on the expertise of the researchers of different EELISA nodes, and thus finally to create more sustainable links between researchers and obtain a higher degree of collaborative research between the EELISA partners.
Security and Privacy Issues in Internet of Skies: Advanced Solutions for Drones and UAVs for Critical Infrastructures Protection
Creators: name: Tedeschi, Pietro
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 40
subject: Engineering

description: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are widely considered the next breakthrough in the ongoing Industry 4.0 revolution, thanks to their high mobility, on-demand deployment, and versatility in various industrial sectors such as manufacturing, military, transportation, and in general for critical infrastructures. All UAV communications towards a control system are wireless. However, due to the broadcast nature of the wireless channel, such systems are vulnerable to spoofing, jamming, and man in the middle attacks, to cite a few. This dissertation focused on investigating the security and privacy issues in Unmanned Aerial Systems to design a security framework targeted for cyber-critical infrastructures. First, we developed a dead-reckoning system that leverages the jamming signal to estimate the jammer location, which is leveraged as a radio-beacon to compute the relative position of the drone concerning the target. Then, we presented a privacy-preserving, distributed, and lightweight solution for co-location detection and collision avoidance of autonomous UAVs. The protocol is based on broadcast wireless messages that allows multiple UAVs to detect possible collisions for high-speed approaching UAVs without revealing their locations, and to provide escape manoeuvre towards a safe path. Finally, we proposed a solution enabling the anonymous remote identification of UAVs to allow them to broadcast RemoteID-compliant messages using ephemeral pseudonyms that only a Trusted Authority, such as the Federal Avionic Administrator, can link to the long-term identifier of the UAV and its operator. Within these works, we also proposed distinguished solutions by identifying and addressing new security challenges for the future promising research directions.
Additional file 1: Table 1S. of Condition-dependent trade-offs between sexual traits, body condition and immunity: the effect of novel habitats
Creators: name: Iglesias-Carrasco, Maider
name: Head, Megan
name: Jennions, Michael
name: Cabido, Carlos
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Differences in the relative tail crest area, tail crest depth, tail filament length and web area among habitats in a) field data and b) mesocosms. Significant values are in bold. Sample sizes for all experiments can be found in the main text. Table S2. The results of the models of the relationships between each relative sexual trait expression and: (a) body condition, (b) PHA response in the field data. Table S3. The results of the models of the relationships between each relative sexual trait expression and: (a) body condition, (b) PHA response in the mesocosms data. (DOCX 36Â kb)
Challenges and Opportunities for the Integration, Production, Transportation, and Utilisation of Clean Fuels for Maritime Applications
Creators: name: Alenazi, Ahad A.
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 40
subject: Engineering

description: Environmental regulations have always been an essential component of the natural gas supply chain, especially with recent and greater emphasis on shipping operations. Recently more stringent regulations have been imposed by the International Maritime Organization on global maritime shipping operations. This study explores the challenges and opportunities associated with substituting heavy fuel oils used for maritime transportation with relatively cleaner fuels. The first stage of the study involves a review that explores: (a) the feasibility and environmental dimensions of different bunker fuels, including liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, and ammonia, where the operational viability and optimal conditions for these fuels are examined; (b) a macro-level view of the entire supply chain, with an emphasis on how liquefied natural gas exporters can establish synergies across the supply chain to also deliver the end-product required by customers instead of delivering only liquefied natural gas; (c) measures that can support ship operators to comply with environmental regulations. The study analyses from an economic and environmental perspective the notion that the demand for alternative fuels will continue to increase as the transportation sector moves towards integrating cleaner fuels to comply with increasing environmental regulations. The study tests the validity of such a hypothesis by utilizing linear programming to develop a mathematical model where several scenarios are assessed, and the optimal combination of fuel sold to customers and fuel used for bunkering. Attained results demonstrate that cleaner fuels can indeed be used to limit emissions. For instance, while solving the modelled problem for minimal emissions, the solution suggests that a total of 40.4495 million Tons of LNG, 1.988 million Tons of H2, 5.3592 million Tons of NH3 is to be delivered where the ships delivering these fuels should be fuelled with 1278.26 Tons of NH3, 112.92 Tons of H2, and no ships are to be fuelled by LNG nor HFO. As for the hypothesis regarding the financial attractiveness of clean fuels, this can only be determined accurately if the model is further developed to an extent where it becomes capable of incorporating accurate demand and price forecasts and generate the optimal solution across multiple timestamps.