cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Defend Islam rally action 212 and their reunion: The failure of forming a New ritual
Creators: name: Alkatiri, Zeffry
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health

description: This article examines the 212 Defend Islam Rally Action and the subsequent 212 reunion through the concept of a ritual’s function and meaning. Initiated by action on December 2 (212) in 2016, the rally became a nationwide discourse that was followed by four consecutive 212 reunion rally actions which received mixed public responses. Initially, the 212 action in 2016 was an action demanding legal accountability from Ahok (then incumbent governor of Jakarta), whose statement was considered by some Muslim communities to have insulted the Quran and Islam. The 212 Action in 2016 was the culmination of a series of previous actions with the same goal. There was a desire to remember, preserve, and perform the success of this accumulation of action by the movement agents and their followers in the form of a 212 reunion action, with an objective of maintaining their collective memory and forming a new ritual tradition in some Muslim communities in Indonesia. Based on the background and problems of reading the 212 reunion actions, this article was constructed to examine whether the social agents involved in the 212 reunions successfully formed a new ritual. To provide more insights on the problems of reading 212 reunions, concepts of political memory and collective memory were also utilized. The data for this article were taken from various related references in addition to various news stories in both mass media and social media from 2016 – 2021. As a qualitative work of research, this article also contains observations of various factors which contributed to the failure of the 212 reunion action from a social science perspective.
Design, Thermodynamic Analysis, and Economic Evaluation of a Solar Absorption Cooling and Storage System in University of Isfahan
Creators: name: Salehi, Ali Sayed
name: Baniasadi, Ehsan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering
subject: 90608 Renewable Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Solar Cells)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: A solar absorption cooling system for a university building in Isfahan was modeled and analyzed for steady-state and transient conditions. The effects of parameters such as collector type, collector aperture area, and flow of the working fluid are examined. In addition, the system’s economics with regard to different collector types and natural gas prices is analyzed and juxtaposed with conventional absorption cooling systems. The results are validated using previous research data. In this specific instance, 300 CPC collectors are adequate to obviate 84% of the building’s cooling load and reduce gas consumption from 90000 m3/year (for the conventional system) to 14500 m3/year (for the CPC system). Regular evacuated-tube collectors and flat-plate collectors are not practical for the application of solar cooling because these types have high thermal dissipation at high temperatures. Furthermore, specialized evacuated-tube collectors and flat-plate collectors have higher initial costs than CPCs due to the advanced technology required to manufacture them for high temperatures necessary for absorption cooling applications.
An Evaluation of contemporary East African Kiswahili environmental songs
Creators: name: Waswala, Brian Olewe
name: Owiti, Charles Daniel
name: Jepkemei, Faith
name: Kodak, Benard
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: This paper appraises the role of contemporary Kiswahili music, a form of oral art, in promoting environmental awareness and advocacy. Using case studies from Kenya and Tanzania, we analyse whether East African music infused with suitable environmental practices can help mainstream environmental education, arouse public interest towards nature, advocate for change in mind-sets, and call for proactive action on environmental conservation, while still offering entertainment. Ethnomusicological Kiswahili songs encouraging connection to nature were purposively chosen and acquired from YouTube. The lyrics of these songs were transcribed, translated, and analysed using Critical Discourse Analysis and Conceptual Metaphor Theories. By examining the context and meanings of these songs, we demonstrate that contemporary environmental songs are art forms of expression that advocate for increased environmental management by eliciting discussions and encouraging active societal eco-friendly remedial actions towards ecological resilience and environmental integrity. This article contributes to the emerging discourse on educational and environmental connections through the use of contemporary music, entertainment, and metaphors, with an overarching view to addressing current and emerging environmental concerns. Consequently, we affirm that African music can be used for entertainment, communication of messages and promotion of positive behaviour change.
Clinicopathological factors associated with the presence of hypercapnia at admission in hospitalised cats with decompensated chronic kidney disease
Creators: name: Donati, PA
name: Londoño, L
name: Benavides, G
name: Mouly, J
name: González, S
name: Otero, PE
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: To evaluate associations between clinicopathological variables and hypercapnia measured in cats with decompensated chronic kidney disease (CKD) on admission to a veterinary hospital. This is a retrospective, cross-sectional study of cats (n = 39) that presented to a tertiary veterinary hospital in Argentina between June 2015 and December 2017 with blood creatinine concentrations >140 μmol/L, and abdominal ultrasound results consistent with CKD. Data recorded included venous partial pressure of CO2 (PvCO2), blood pH, haematocrit and concentrations of glucose, potassium, sodium, corrected sodium (Na+c), and ionised calcium in blood. A logistic regression model was used to assess associations between the presence of hypercapnia (PvCO2 ≥ 44.7 mmHg) and the other clinicopathologic variables. The duration of hospitalisation was compared in cats with and without hypercapnia using the Wilcoxon Rank Sum test. The final study population comprised 39 cats. Eleven cats (28.2%) had hypercapnia. In the logistic regression model, two independent variables were associated with the presence of hypercapnia at admission in cats with CKD: the concentration of creatinine in blood (OR = 1.06 (95% CI = 1.016–1.108); p = 0.007) and Na+c (OR = 1.33 (95% CI = 1.08–1.63); p = 0.005). There were no statistically significant differences in the length of hospital stay between the two groups. There appears to be an association between elevated concentrations of creatinine and Na+c in blood, and hypercapnia in cats with CKD, suggesting careful assessment of blood gas and electrolyte parameters during hospitalisation is required. Further prospective studies are needed to evaluate the mechanisms behind this association and the association of hypercapnia with disease outcome including mortality.
Exploring factors influencing consumer preference for secondhand clothing over traditionally produced textiles goods in the Tamale metropolis in Ghana
Creators: name: Dzramedo, Bernard Edem
name: Aboagye, Isaac
name: Amesimeku, Manasseh Kudjo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: The study examines factors that influence consumers’ preference for secondhand clothes over traditionally produced textiles and garments or otherwise within the Tamale metropolis in the Northern region of Ghana. A qualitative descriptive design was employed to determine reasons that might account for patronage of secondhand goods over traditionally produced items or vice versa by considering Lyon’s “Models of customer choice” framework. An inductive thematic analysis was employed through in-depth interviews to collect and analyze data from 28 Participants using purposive and accidental sampling techniques. The findings identified higher patronage of secondhand goods over the traditionally produced ones within the metropolis. Factors identified include low-income level of consumers, high taste for foreign goods, high cost of locally produced textiles, lack of patriotism, among others, as main reasons for the high patronage of secondhand goods compared to items produced traditionally within the metropolis. Interventions suggested were lowering the importation of secondhand goods or placing total ban on them, others suggested that stakeholders must make efforts to improve on indigenous technologies to enhance and speed up production processes in the weaving, dyeing and printing sectors, developed means of producing raw materials locally for the industry thereby reducing the overall cost of end products.
Megaleporinus Ramirez, Birindelli, Galetti Junior 2016
Creators: name: Ota, Renata Rúbia
name: Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho
name: Graça, Weferson Júnio da
name: Pavanelli, Carla Simone
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Characiformes
Anostomidae
Megaleporinus

description: Megaleporinus 1. Lateral line with 39 to 40 (rarely 41) pored scales.................................................................................... M. piavussu 1’. Lateral line with 41 to 44 pored scales.......................... 2 2. Mouth always subterminal, its cleft at horizontal through ventral margin of orbit or slightly below; three black blotches on flank, equally rounded; dark-brown transverse bars on flank usually persistent in large specimens; longest anal-fn ray more than twice the length of the last ray................................................................................. M. obtusidens 2’. Mouth usually terminal, its cleft above horizontal through ventral margin of orbit; three black blotches on flank, first blotch vertically elongated, and remaining rounded; dark-brown transverse bars on flank usually not persistent in large specimens; longest anal-fn ray less than twice the length of the last ray................. M. macrocephalus
description: Published as part of Ota, Renata Rúbia, Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho, Graça, Weferson Júnio da & Pavanelli, Carla Simone, 2018, Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated, pp. 1-111 in Neotropical Ichthyology 16 (2) on page 21, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20170094, http://zenodo.org/record/3678395
Precedence-Constrained Arborescences
Creators: name: Chou, Xiaochen
name: Dell'Amico, Mauro
name: Jamal, Jafar
name: Montemanni, Roberto
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: The minimum-cost arborescence problem is a well-studied problem in the area of graph theory, with known polynomial-time algorithms for solving it. Previous literature introduced new variations on the original problem with different objective function and/or constraints. Recently, the Precedence-Constrained Minimum-Cost Arborescence problem was proposed, in which precedence constraints are enforced on pairs of vertices. These constraints prevent the formation of directed paths that violate precedence relationships along the tree. We show that this problem is NP-hard, and we introduce a new scalable mixed integer linear programming model for it. With respect to the previous models, the newly proposed model performs substantially better. This work also introduces a new variation on the minimum-cost arborescence problem with precedence constraints. We show that this new variation is also NP-hard, and we propose several mixed integer linear programming models for formulating the problem.
A survey of animal poisonings in New Zealand veterinary practices: perceptions of incidence and frequency of poisoning cases
Creators: name: Lizarraga, I
name: Parton, K
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: To survey New Zealand veterinary practices on the incidence and frequency of animal poisonings encountered over a 1-year period. A national questionnaire-based cross-sectional online survey was made available to all members of the New Zealand Veterinary Association, active as of 2010, via an email supplying a link to the questionnaire. Veterinary practices listed by the Veterinary Council of New Zealand were also contacted via email or phone. Respondents entered their information on the online survey site or provided a hard copy of their responses, which were then entered by the authors into the database. The questionnaire contained a mixture of tick box options and short answer questions. Responses were analysed using descriptive statistics. Of 463 veterinary practices deemed eligible to complete the survey, 120 (25.9%) responded to the survey. However, only 94 (78.3%) questionnaire entries (78.3%) were deemed adequate for analysis. Veterinary practices (45 mixed practices, 38 companion animal-only practices, nine large animal practices, and two equine-only practices) from 14/16 regions of New Zealand were represented. All respondents affirmed that in the last 12 months, cases of suspected poisoning in animals were attended by veterinarians at their practices and estimated a total of 5,326 poisoning cases. The subcategories most commonly associated with estimated cases of poisoning were pasture mycotoxins (2,133/5,326; 40%), anticoagulant rodenticides (753/5,326; 14.1%), plants (469/5,326; 8.8%), slug/snail baits (305/5,326; 5.7%) and chocolate (221/5,326; 4.1%). Except for anticoagulant rodenticides (once a month), and slug/snail baits, human prescription or over-the-counter drugs, and chocolate (once a year), the majority of respondents reported toxicants caused poisonings seasonally or infrequently. A variety of poisons were encountered with environmental toxins and household pest control agents being the most common cause of poisoning for animals attended by veterinarians in New Zealand. Most cases of poisoning in animals occurred seasonally or infrequently. Further research is needed to determine the actual number of animals poisoned, the affected species, and the seasons when poisoning occurs in New Zealand. : This report provides baseline information on cases of poisoning in animals in New Zealand which could be used for case management, prevention through client education, and poisoning risk assessment.
Colonialism, migration and intergroup relations in Africa: The Igbo and their Southern Cameroon neighbours, 1916-2014
Creators: name: Molokwu, Ubaka Cosmas
name: Uchime, Victoria Ozioma
name: Chukwudi, Femi Justus
name: Nwose, Chukwuka E.
name: Mpamugo, Emmanuel Emenike
name: Okezie, Esther Chiamaka
name: Ayozie, Chioma Rosemary
name: Akidi, Felista Chidi
name: Obasuyi, Hero Usiomoefo
name: Ebu, Solomon Ososhepoh
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Migration has been an inseparable and indispensable part of the history of the Igbo nation. However, the nature, dynamics, and drivers of migration among the Igbo significantly altered since colonial era. Scholars have interrogated aspects of migration and its impact on the Igbo nation. Not many studies; however, have interrogated Igbo migration into Cameroon as well as the Igbo-Cameroon Intergroup relations during the period under review. This paper, therefore, examines the drivers of migration, the nature, dynamics, and impact of Igbo-Cameroon intergroup relations on both groups during the period under review. The study utilized primary and secondary sources while thematic, historical descriptive and analytical approaches were employed in the analysis of its data. The study reveals that colonialism impacts the nature of migration among the Igbo, particularly, from the 20th century up to the mid-20th century.
ANALISIS METAFORA DALAM LIRIK LAGU 365 NICHI NO KAMIHIKOUKI MILIK AKB48
Creators: name: Anitasari Ansori
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: metaphor
meaning

description: This discusses regarding the meaning of metaphors that is found in AKB48’s song titled “365 Nichi no Kamihikouki”. The purpose of this paper is to understand the meaning and the type in this song using Lakoff and Johnson’s theory. The research method used for this paper is qualitative descriptive. In order to collect the data, a song that has a metaphor in it is needed. The collected data will be analyzed into one of the types of metaphors; structural, oriental, and ontological.
Minimal Information Standards (MIS)
Creators: name: Kainz, Gudrun
Year: 2024
Subjects: Bibliothekswissenschaft
Library science
ÖFOS 2012 -- SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN (5) -- Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (508) -- Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (5080) -- Bibliothekswissenschaft (508003)
ÖFOS 2012 -- SOCIAL SCIENCES (5) -- Media and Communication Sciences (508) -- Media and Communication Sciences (5080) -- Library science (508003)
research data management
RDM
training materials
Minimal Information Standards
MIS
Shared RDM project

description: The “Minimal Information Standards (MIS)” cheatsheet is part of a series of training materials created in the “Shared RDM Services & Infrastructure” project (2023-2026).
Supplementary Tables.docx
Creators: name: Girma, Muluken
name: Heirbaut, Stijn
name: Hertogs, Karolien
name: Jing, X.P.
name: Zhang, Mingqi
name: Lutakome, Pius
name: Geerinckx, Katleen
name: Els, Stevens
name: Aernouts, Ben
name: Vandaele, Leen
name: Fievez, Veerle
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 300399
subject: Animal production not elsewhere classified

description: This is a supplementary material for an article submitted to journal of dairy science. The article focused on metabolic classification of early lactating dairy cows using trajectories of blood β-hydroxybutyrate.
Megaleporinus macrocephalus
Creators: name: Ota, Renata Rúbia
name: Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho
name: Graça, Weferson Júnio da
name: Pavanelli, Carla Simone
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Characiformes
Anostomidae
Megaleporinus
Megaleporinus macrocephalus

description:  Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Garavello, Britski, 1988) Fig. 5 Body deep; greatest depth contained 3.0 to 3.5, caudal peduncle depth 8.1 to 8.9 times in SL; head length 2.5 to 3.0, predorsal distance 2.0, caudal peduncle length 4.9 to 6.6 in SL; snout length 2.2 to 2.5, horizontal orbital diameter 2.9 to 3.7 and least interorbital width 1.7 to 1.9 in HL. Mouth terminal; premaxilla and dentary with 3 teeth, no maxillary teeth. Lateral line with 42 or 43 pored scales; transverse series above lateral line with 5½ or 6 scale rows and below with 5 or 5½ scale rows. Dorsal fin with 12, pectoral fin with 16 or 17, pelvic fin with 9, anal fin with 10 and caudal fin with 19 rays (Garavello, Britski, 1988). Ground color dark-grey; isthmus and abdomen yellowish; scales with dark-brown border, conferring reticulated pattern to body; three dark-brown blotches over lateral line (first vertically enlongated, second and third rounded), more visible in young specimens, inconspicuous or absent in large specimens. Dorsal, anal and caudal fin darker, pectoral and pelvic fins lighter (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007). Maximum standard length. 500.0 mm (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007). Distribution. Río Paraguay and upper rio Paraná basin. Remarks. Megaleporinus macrocephalus was identified as Leporinus macrocephalus by Graça, Pavanelli (2007). Ramirez et al. (2016) described the new genus, Megaleporinus, and proposed the new combination. Megaleporinus macrocephalus is a non-native species from the upper rio Paraná and its occurrence in the region can be associated with fish-farming and escapes from recreational angling ponds.
description: Published as part of Ota, Renata Rúbia, Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho, Graça, Weferson Júnio da & Pavanelli, Carla Simone, 2018, Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated, pp. 1-111 in Neotropical Ichthyology 16 (2) on page 21, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20170094, http://zenodo.org/record/3678395
description: {"references": ["Garavello JC, Britski HA. Leporinus macrocephalus sp. n. da bacia do rio Paraguai (Ostariophysi, Anostomidae). Naturalia. 1988; 13: 67 - 74.", "Pavanelli CS, Graca WJ, Zawadzki CH, Britski HA, Vidotti AP, Avelino GS, Verissimo S. Fishes from the Corumba Reservoir, Paranaiba River drainage, upper rio Parana basin, State of Goias, Brazil. Check List. 2007; 3 (1): 58 - 64."]}
A decomposition of book structure through ousiometric fluctuations in cumulative word-time
Creators: name: Fudolig, Mikaela Irene
name: Alshaabi, Thayer
name: Cramer, Kathryn
name: Danforth, Christopher M.
name: Dodds, Peter Sheridan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: While quantitative methods have been used to examine changes in word usage in books, studies have focused on overall trends, such as the shapes of narratives, which are independent of book length. We instead look at how words change over the course of a book as a function of the number of words, rather than the fraction of the book, completed at any given point; we define this measure as "cumulative word-time". Using ousiometrics, a reinterpretation of the valence-arousal-dominance framework of meaning obtained from semantic differentials, we convert text into time series of power and danger scores in cumulative word-time. Each time series is then decomposed using empirical mode decomposition into a sum of constituent oscillatory modes and a non-oscillatory trend. By comparing the decomposition of the original power and danger time series with those derived from shuffled text, we find that shorter books exhibit only a general trend, while longer books have fluctuations in addition to the general trend. These fluctuations typically have a period of a few thousand words regardless of the book length or library classification code, but vary depending on the content and structure of the book. Our findings suggest that, in the ousiometric sense, longer books are not expanded versions of shorter books, but are more similar in structure to a concatenation of shorter texts. Further, they are consistent with editorial practices that require longer texts to be broken down into sections, such as chapters. Our method also provides a data-driven denoising approach that works for texts of various lengths, in contrast to the more traditional approach of using large window sizes that may inadvertently smooth out relevant information, especially for shorter texts. These results open up avenues for future work in computational literary analysis, particularly the measurement of a basic unit of narrative.
description: published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
The Peruvian ‘box balcony’: The use of drawn reading of archival documents for rescuing its old construction techniques
Creators: name: Hurtado-Valdez, Pedro
name: Coronado, Jessica Esquivel
name: Oyague, Tania Cerrón
name: Gamarra, Gerardo Haro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: The “box balcony” was a transcendental element in the urban landscape of Spanish—American cities along the Peruvian coast, experiencing its heyday between the 16th and 18th centuries. Despite its importance, the study of the “box balcony” has predominantly revolved around formal styles, resulting in a notable gap in its construction analysis. Therefore, this paper specifically addresses the construction process of the “box balcony” on the Peruvian coast. Our approach entails a search and analysis of archival documents that referenced the construction characteristics of these balconies. Subsequently, we compare them with the architectural survey of balconies conducted in cities, such as Lima, Lambayeque and Trujillo. The primary aim is to use the historical information and translate it into graphics that would corroborate its alignment with the cases found. This in turn allowed us to determine the functioning of the “box balcony” pieces, trace the real evolution of these balconies over time and recover the knowledge of this ancient carpentry technique.
pyCANON: A Python library to check the level of anonymity of a dataset
Creators: name: Díaz, Judith Sáinz-Pardo
name: García, Álvaro López
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: Databases (cs.DB)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Openly sharing data with sensitive attributes and privacy restrictions is a challenging task. In this document we present the implementation of pyCANON, a Python library and command line interface (CLI) to check and assess the level of anonymity of a dataset through some of the most common anonymization techniques: k-anonymity, ($α$,k)-anonymity, $\ell$-diversity, entropy $\ell$-diversity, recursive (c,$\ell$)-diversity, basic $β$-likeness, enhanced $β$-likeness, t-closeness and $δ$-disclosure privacy. For the case of more than one sensitive attributes, two approaches are proposed for evaluating this techniques. The main strength of this library is to obtain a full report of the parameters that are fulfilled for each of the techniques mentioned above, with the unique requirement of the set of quasi-identifiers and that of sensitive attributes. We present the methods implemented together with the attacks they prevent, the description of the library, use examples of the different functions, as well as the impact and the possible applications that can be developed. Finally, some possible aspects to be incorporated in future updates are proposed.
A duet of boron and fluorine - from a novel Suzuki coupling motif to organotrifluoroborate synthesis and radiotracer design
Creators: name: Lin, Wen Xuan
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: This thesis discusses the applications of protected boronic acids in organic synthesis and radioactive tracer design with focus on N-methyliminodiacetyl (MIDA) ester and organotrifluoroborate. Chapter 2 reviews the work on the capability of acylboronate MIDA esters in Suzuki-Miyaura cross coupling. This is the first study on Suzuki coupling with this motif. A comprehensive screening of conditions was carried out to maximize conversion and yield. Substrate scope centres around the coupling between benzoyl boronates with functionalized aryl bromides, accompanied by the exploration of various alkanoyl boronates and modified aroyl MIDA boronates. Chapter 3 presents a salt metathesis reaction between tetrafluoroborate and boronic acid to generate organotrifluoroborate quantitatively. The appreciable inertness of the tetrafluoroborate anion has left its ability to transfer fluoride onto a fluoride acceptor such as boron uninvestigated. A series of conditions were tested for optimization. Despite difficulty in purification, a quality substrate scope was established with isolated yields for numerous organotrifluoroborates. Visualization of real-time reaction progress by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, along with kinetic and pH studies, provided mechanistic insight to the process. Chapter 4 focuses on ImMBF₃, a novel radioprosthetic that showed comparable capabilities as the well-established AMBF₃ in prostate cancer imaging. The design stemmed from an observed relationship between organotrifluoroborate stability and the acidity of its carboxylic acid analog. Following a similar synthetic route as AMBF₃, ImMBF₃ was conjugated onto an N₃-Gly derivative of a prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand. Standard ¹⁸F-radiolabelling by isotopic exchange yielded promising radiochemical data in conversion, purity, and activity. Despite increased lipophilicity, imaging and biodistribution studies demonstrated satisfactory in vivo behaviour and tumor to background ratio.
Tasgius (Tasgius) ater Gravenhorst 1802
Creators: name: Majka, Christopher
name: Klimaszewski, Jan
name: Lauff, Randolph
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Tasgius
Tasgius ater

description: Tasgius (Tasgius) ater (Gravenhorst, 1802) NEW BRUNSWICK: Albert Co.: Mary's Point, 9.VIII.2002, C.G. Majka, barrier beach, under rock, (1, CGMC); Gloucester Co.: Saint Simon, 21.VIII.1983, P. Mal- let, (1, UMNB). NOVA SCOTIA: Antigonish Co.: Pomquet Beach, 2.IX.1996, R.F. Lauff, (1, STFX); Halifax Co.: West Dover, 7.IX.2003, C.G. Majka, seashore, coastal barrens, (1, CGMC); Sable Island, 5.VIII.1969, F.W. Scott, (3, NSMC); Sable Island, 9.IX.1977, 10.IX.1977, B. Wright, under boards, (2, NSMC); Lunenburg Co.: Petite Rivière, 3.IX.1954, D.C. Ferguson, (1, NSMC); Queens Co.: White Point Beach, 5.VIII.1953, J.H. McDunnough, (1, NSMC); Shelburne Co.: Bon Portage Island, 31.VII.1997, R.F. Lauff, (1, STFX); Yarmouth Co.: Port Maitland, 9.VIII.1988, J. Cook, beach, (1, JCC). PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co.: Cavendish, 14.VII.2002, C.G. Majka, coastal lagoon, under rock, (1, CGMC); North Rustico, 13.VII.2001, C.G. Majka, seashore, under rock, (1, CGMC). Majka and Klimaszewski (2008) newly recorded Tasgius ater in New Brunswick and on Prince Edward Island. Its distribution in the Maritime Provinces is shown in Majka and Klimaszewski (2008). It is also recorded from Newfoundland (Campbell and Davies 1991). As the above records indicate, this introduced species is often found beneath wood and stones at coastal sites, although it is also found in inland locations. It is a widely distributed Palearctic species known in North America since at least 1802 (Majka and Klimaszewski 2008).
description: Published as part of Majka, Christopher, Klimaszewski, Jan & Lauff, Randolph, 2008, The coastal rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Atlantic Canada: a survey and new records, pp. 115-150 in ZooKeys 2 (2) on pages 134-135, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/576408
description: {"references": ["Majka CG, Klimaszewski J (2008) Introduced Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 140 (1): 48 - 72.", "Campbell JM, Davies A (1991) Family Staphylinidae: rove beetles. In: Bousquet Y (Ed) Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Agriculture Canada Research Branch, Publication 1861 / E: 86 - 124."]}
High Dynamic Range (HDR) images of radiographies: modern digital replacement of negatoscopes?
Creators: name: Pereira, Luís Bravo
Publisher: name: Estudos de Conservação e Restauro
Year: 2009

description: With this paper we are presenting a new promising approach to digitalization of radiographic image in film, using common photographic cameras as device to digitalize with different levels of exposure (allowing, in some cases, to read information from the darker/denser areas of the image) and combining those images with the new technique of High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging, increasing this way the exposure latitude of the final image. This new approach is possible today because the most recent generations of image treatment software present this new feature. Examples of software presenting this tool are the market leader Adobe Photoshop (presenting this HDR capacity since CS2 version) or the most HDR specialized Photomatix, among others. The resulting images seem to show in somecases more interesting results than the single pass digitalization of images, with or without post-processing improvement, and can in some cases be a good alternative to the use of negatoscopes on the exam of radiographies.
description: Estudos de Conservação e Restauro, n. 1 (2009)
Cow-level risk factors for clinical mastitis in the dry period in cows treated with an internal teat sealant alone at the end of lactation
Creators: name: McDougall, S
name: Castle, R
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Hematology
subject: Computational Biology

description: To assess potential cow-level risk factors for clinical mastitis during the dry period in cows infused with internal teat sealant (ITS) alone at drying off, and associations with elevated somatic cell counts (SCC) at the first herd test, or clinical mastitis in the subsequent lactation. Ten herds reporting an incidence of clinical mastitis during the dry period of >3% amongst cows infused with ITS alone at the end of the 2018/2019 lactation were enrolled. Cow data collected included age, breed, milk yield and SCC at the last herd test before drying off, drying off date, clinical mastitis records during the dry period and in the subsequent lactation, and SCC at the first herd test following calving. Overall, 2,401 cows were infused with ITS alone and 196/2,401 (8.2%) cows were diagnosed with clinical mastitis during the dry period. In the final multivariable model for risk of clinical mastitis there was an interaction between age and milk yield at the last herd test (p 4 years and producing ≥10 L/cow/day having a higher risk of clinical mastitis than younger cows or those producing <10 L/cow/day. The risk of clinical mastitis was higher for cows dried off in the last week of lactation than for cows dried off >1 week before the end of lactation for the herd (p = 0.033). The percentage of cows with elevated SCC (>150,000 cells/mL) at the first herd test in the following lactation was higher amongst those diagnosed with clinical mastitis over the dry period compared with those that were not (p = 0.048). The hazard of clinical mastitis in the first 60 days after calving was also higher in cows diagnosed with clinical mastitis in the dry period than those that were not (p The risk of clinical mastitis in the dry period following infusion of ITS alone at the end of lactation was associated with cow age, milk yield before drying off and timing of drying off. Cows diagnosed with clinical mastitis over the dry period had a higher risk of clinical mastitis and of elevated SCC in the subsequent lactation. This was an observational study so no causal inferences can be made, however herdowners and veterinarians should follow current recommendations regarding management of milk yield before drying off, and selection of cows for treatment with ITS alone.
Megaleporinus obtusidens
Creators: name: Ota, Renata Rúbia
name: Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho
name: Graça, Weferson Júnio da
name: Pavanelli, Carla Simone
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Characiformes
Anostomidae
Megaleporinus
Megaleporinus obtusidens

description: Megaleporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1836) Fig. 5 Body elongated; greatest depth contained 3.2 to 3.5, caudal peduncle depth 8.6 to 8.9 times in SL; head length 3.2 to 3.8, predorsal distance 2.0 to 2.1, caudal peduncle length 7.0 to 7.9 in SL; snout length 2.0 to 2.2, horizontal orbital diameter 2.9 to 3.8 and least interorbital width 6.7 to 8.4 in HL. Mouth subterminal; premaxilla and dentary with 3 teeth, no maxillary teeth. Lateral line with 41-44 pored scales; transverse series above lateral line with 6 or 7 scale rows and below with 6 scale rows. Dorsal fin with 12, pectoral fin with 17, pelvic fin with 9, anal fin with 9 or 10 and caudal fin with 19 rays (Britski et al., 2012). Ground color silvery; three dark-brown rounded blotches over lateral line. Dorsal fin whitish, pectoral, pelvic, anal and caudal fins yellowish (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007). Maximum standard length. 350 mm (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007). Distribution. Río de la Plata basin, Laguna dos Patos drainage, rio Parnaíba and rio São Francisco basins. Remarks. Megaleporinus obtusidens was identified as Leporinus elongatus by Graça, Pavanelli (2007). Ramirez et al. (2016) described the new genus, Megaleporinus, and proposed the new combination. Britski et al. (2012) redescribed Megaleporinus elongatus and M. obtusidens (under Leporinus), distinguishing them by the number of circumpeduncular scale rows (12 in M. elongatus; 16 in M. obtusidens), and restricting the distribution of M. elongatus to the rio Jequitinhonha and rio Pardo. In turn, the specimens identified as Leporinus obtusidens by Graça, Pavanelli (2007) belong to Megaleporinus piavussu, a species endemic to the upper rio Paraná basin.
description: Published as part of Ota, Renata Rúbia, Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho, Graça, Weferson Júnio da & Pavanelli, Carla Simone, 2018, Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated, pp. 1-111 in Neotropical Ichthyology 16 (2) on pages 21-22, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20170094, http://zenodo.org/record/3678395
description: {"references": ["Britski HA, Birindelli JLO, Garavello JC. A new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 from the upper rio Parana basin (Characiformes, Anostomidae) with redescription of L. elongatus Valenciennes, 1850 and L. obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837). Pap Avulsos Zool. 2012; 52 (37): 441 - 75.", "Pavanelli CS, Graca WJ, Zawadzki CH, Britski HA, Vidotti AP, Avelino GS, Verissimo S. Fishes from the Corumba Reservoir, Paranaiba River drainage, upper rio Parana basin, State of Goias, Brazil. Check List. 2007; 3 (1): 58 - 64."]}
A survey of animal poisonings in New Zealand veterinary practices: perceptions on incidence and frequency of poisoning cases
Creators: name: Lizarraga, I
name: Parton, K
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: To survey New Zealand veterinary practices on the incidence and frequency of animal poisonings encountered over a 1-year period. A national questionnaire-based cross-sectional online survey was made available to all active members, as of 2010, of the New Zealand Veterinary Association via an email supplying a link to the questionnaire. Veterinary practices listed by the Veterinary Council of New Zealand were also contacted via email or by phone. Respondents entered their information on the online survey site or provided a hard copy of their responses, which were then entered by the authors into the database. The questionnaire contained a mixture of tick box options and short answer questions. Responses were analysed using descriptive statistics. Of 463 veterinary practices deemed eligible to complete the survey, 120 responded to the survey (25.9%). However, only 94 questionnaire entries (78.3%) were deemed adequate for analysis. Veterinary practices (45 mixed practices, 38 companion animal-only practices, nine large animal practices, and two equine-only practices) from 14/16 regions of New Zealand were represented. All respondents affirmed suspected animal poisonings were attended by veterinarians at their practices in the last 12 months and estimated a total of 5,326 poisoning cases. The sub-categories most commonly associated with estimated cases of poisoning were pasture mycotoxins (2,133/5,326; 40%), anticoagulant rodenticides (753/5,326; 14.1%), plants (469/5,326; 8.8%), slug/snail baits (305/5,326; 5.7%) and chocolate (221/5,326; 4.1%). Except for anticoagulant rodenticides (once a month), and slug/snail baits, human prescription or over-the-counter drugs, and chocolate (once a year), the majority of respondents reported toxicants caused poisonings seasonally or infrequently. A variety of animal poisonings were encountered with environmental toxins and household pest control agents being major sources of poisoning for animals attended by veterinarians in New Zealand. Most animal poisonings occurred seasonally or infrequently. Further research is needed to determine the actual number of animal poisonings, the affected species, and the seasons at which poisonings occur in New Zealand. This report provides baseline information on animal poisonings in New Zealand which could be used in case management, client education in prevention, and poisoning risk assessment.
The new performance space: Drive-in theatre in Nigeria and cultural pedagogy
Creators: name: Amonyeze, Chinenye
name: Agbo, Ogochukwu
name: Adeola, Aina Chinonyerem
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: In the aftermath of a challenging pandemic that impacted entertainment and social order, there has been a paradigm shift in the way theatre artists respond to emerging realities. This study examines the novel trend of drive-in theatre in Nigeria as an artistic response, exploring how drive-in theater could serve as a catalyst for cultural pedagogy by fostering the preservation and dissemination of Nigerian culture, facilitating social cohesion, and fostering artistic innovation. With references to the reception of two drive-in performances staged at two locations: metropolitan Abuja, North Central Nigeria, and the semi-urban University of Nigeria, Nsukka campus, South East Nigeria, the paper illustrates how culturally responsive Nigerian theatre directors adapted their creative platforms to extend the discussion on cultural values and cosmic harmony in a contemporary age where cultural values are conflicted. Highlighting the socio-cultural impact of the selected performances, the study adopts Baz Kershaw’s ecological theory to reveal the pedagogical implications of the innovative approach in an ecologically vulnerable world. Emphasizing how such interventionist strategy tackles fading cultural values and ecological disharmony, the study argues that drive-in theatre could advance aesthetic and environmental purposes while bolstering important cultural values.
Cow-level risk factors for clinical mastitis in the dry period in cows treated with an internal teat sealant alone at the end of lactation
Creators: name: McDougall, S
name: Castle, R
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Hematology
subject: Computational Biology

description: To assess potential cow-level risk factors for clinical mastitis during the dry period in cows infused with internal teat sealant (ITS) alone at drying off, and associations with elevated somatic cell counts (SCC) at the first herd test, or clinical mastitis in the subsequent lactation. Ten herds reporting an incidence of clinical mastitis during the dry period of >3% amongst cows infused with ITS alone at the end of the 2018/19 lactation were enrolled. Cow data collected included age, breed, milk yield and SCC at the last herd test before drying off, drying off date, clinical mastitis records during the dry period and in the subsequent lactation, and SCC at the first herd test following calving. Overall, 2,401 cows were infused with ITS alone and 196/2,401 (8.2%) cows were diagnosed with clinical mastitis during the dry period. In the final multivariable model for risk of clinical mastitis there was an interaction between age and milk yield at the last herd test (p<0.001), with cows aged >4 years and producing ≥10 L/cow/day having a higher risk of clinical mastitis than younger cows or those producing <10 L/cow/day. The risk of clinical mastitis was higher for cows dried off in the last week of lactation than for cows dried off >1 week before the end of lactation for the herd (p=0.033). The percentage of cows with elevated SCC (>150,000 cells/mL) at the first herd test in the following lactation was higher amongst those diagnosed with clinical mastitis over the dry period compared with those that were not (p=0.048). The hazard of clinical mastitis in the first 60 days after calving was also higher in cows diagnosed with clinical mastitis in the dry period than those that were not (p<0.001). The risk of clinical mastitis in the dry period following infusion of ITS alone at the end of lactation was associated with cow age, milk yield before drying off and timing of drying off. Cows diagnosed with clinical mastitis over the dry period had a higher risk of clinical mastitis and of elevated SCC in the subsequent lactation. This was an observational study so no causal inferences can be made, however herdowners and veterinarians should follow current recommendations regarding management of milk yield before drying off, and selection of cows for treatment with ITS alone.