cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Effect of outdoor conditions on the growth and lipid accumulation of six green algae
Creators: name: X.-P. Zhou
name: L. Xia
name: D. Zhang
name: C.-X. Hu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: ABSTRACTMicroalgae are considered as an alternative feedstock for producing biodiesel. In this study, six oil-producing algae were cultivated with natural sunlight outdoors. The highest lipid content, biomass productivity, and lipid productivity were 29.99%, 208.42 mg/l/d, and 69.84 ml/d, respectively. In addition, the photosynthetic efficiency of PS II (Fv/Fm) was kept high during the cultivation and the preferred fatty acids (C16–C18) for producing biodiesel were more than 95% of total fatty acids for all of the strains.
C. David et al_2024-Material Supp.pdf
Creators: name: Ruiz, Matthieu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 310103
subject: Cell metabolism

description: This study explores the sex-specific effects of B-vitamin supplementation on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in mice subjected to pressure overload. Our study found that B-vitamins improved survival rates, cardiac function, and reduced fibrosis in female mice, with favorable lipidomic remodeling characterized by an increase in polyunsaturated triglycerides. In contrast, male mice exhibited persistent inflammation, fibrosis, and unfavorable lipidome remodeling despite the B-vitamin supplementation.
On the twist-bend nematic phase formed directly from the isotropic phase
Creators: name: Dawood, Alya A.
name: Grossel, Martin C.
name: Luckhurst, Geoffrey R.
name: Richardson, Robert M.
name: Timimi, Bakir A.
name: Wells, Neil J.
name: Yousif, Yousif Z.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Computational Biology

description: The intriguing twist-bend nematic (NTB) phase is formed, primarily, by liquid crystal dimers having odd spacers. Typically, the phase is preceded by a nematic (N) phase via a weak first-order transition. Our aim is to obtain dimers where the NTB phase is formed directly from the isotropic (I) phase via a strong first-order phase transition. The analogy between such behaviour and that of the smectic A (SmA)–N–I sequence suggests that this new dimer will require a short spacer. This expectation is consistent with the prediction of a molecular field theory, since the decrease in the spacer length results in an increase in the molecular curvature. A vector of odd dimers based on benzoyloxybenzylidene mesogenic groups with terminal ethoxy groups has been synthesised with spacers composed of odd numbers of methylene groups. Spacers having 5, 7, 9 and 11 methylene groups are found to possess the conventional phase sequence NTB–N–I; surprisingly, for the propane spacer, the NTB phase is formed directly from the I phase. The properties of these dimers have been studied with care to ensure that the identification of the NTB phase is reliable.
Modeling ultraviolet dose–response of Bacillus spore clusters in air
Creators: name: F. A. Handler
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: This article presents a new way to model the narrow band ultraviolet (UV-C, 254.7 nm) radiation dose–response behavior of Bacillus spores in clusters based on knowledge of the UV-C dose–response behavior of the single spores. The approach is demonstrated using experimentally obtained survival rates for Bacillus atrophaeus var. globigii (BG) spores and BG spore clusters of several sizes exposed to UV-C fluence when aerosolized and when deposited on dry surfaces. These results are modeled to derive predicted survival rates for spores in clusters of arbitrary cluster diameter under similar conditions. The essential feature of the approach is accurate accounting for attenuation of incident UV fluence within the spore cluster to derive the fluence incident on individual spores within the cluster. The results suggest that UV fluence attenuation by bacterial spores may increase with increasing fluence, a phenomenon that has not been previously reported for bacterial spores. The results are of utility in estimating dispersed biological hazards and evaluating the effectiveness of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) systems. Copyright © 2016 American Association for Aerosol Research
Interpersonal knowledge transfer within the multinational enterprise: incorporating identity based quasi-formal knowledge governance mechanisms
Creators: name: Sharma, RR
name: Phookan, H
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Purpose: The paper aims to incorporate the social identity theory perspectives to the knowledge-based view in order to suggest how certain organizational characteristics can be leveraged as knowledge governance mechanisms for interpersonal knowledge transfer within the multinational enterprise (MNE). Design/methodology/approach: This paper is a conceptual discussion on interpersonal knowledge governance mechanisms. Findings: The paper proposes a new set of governance mechanisms which may be leveraged to govern interpersonal knowledge transfer. These mechanisms utilize organizational identity of individuals to govern individual level knowledge transfer behavior with the MNE. The paper also illustrates how subsidiary power, one of such mechanisms, influences interpersonal knowledge transfer within the MNE through organizational identification. Research limitations/implications: As the paper is conceptual, the proposed mechanisms have not been substantiated empirically. It calls for empirically testing the suggested mechanisms across countries. Practical implications: The paper provides insights to managers for leveraging on organizational identity to manage interpersonal level knowledge transfer within the MNE. Originality/value: The paper adds organizational identity-based knowledge governance mechanisms to the knowledge governance approach. It highlights how certain organizational characteristics (e.g. subsidiary power), even though these are not knowledge governance mechanisms per se, can be utilized to govern interpersonal knowledge transfer with the MNE.
P53-Derived peptides conjugation to PEI: an approach to producing versatile and highly efficient targeted gene delivery carriers into cancer cells
Creators: name: Ahad Mokhtarzadeh
name: Parhiz, Hamideh
name: Hashemi, Maryam
name: Abnous, Khalil
name: Ramezani, Mohammad
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer

description: Objectives: Targeted delivery of cytotoxic drugs or therapeutic antisense RNAs into specific cells is a major bottleneck in cancer therapy. To overcome this problem and improve the specificity for cancer cells, we describe a new-targeted delivery system using p53-derived peptides, namely PNC 27 and PNC 28. These peptides target HDM-2 on the surface of cancer cells. HDM-2 is overexpressed on the surface of cancerous cells, but not present on the untransformed cells. Methods: To determine HDM-2-expressing cells, we used immunocytochemistry and flow cytometry analysis on nine cell lines including MCF-7 and NIH-3t3. Conjugation of peptides to vectors was confirmed using reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Physicochemical properties of vector/DNA complexes including particle size, surface charge and DNA condensation ability were determined. In transfection studies, three plasmids were used including luciferase, pEGFP and shRNA plasmid against Bcl-XL mRNA. The level of Bcl-XL expression was determined by real-time PCR and western blot techniques. Results: The results of gene delivery and shRNA-based gene silencing studies indicated that conjugation of PNC peptides could enhance gene delivery efficiently with high-targeted activity exclusively into cancer cells. Conclusion: Our results strongly indicated that this targeting system could be utilized as an efficient targeting method for most cancer cells.
Modeling ultraviolet dose-response of Bacillus spore clusters in air
Creators: name: F. A. Handler
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Genetics
subject: Microbiology

description: ABSTRACTThis article presents a new way to model the narrow band ultraviolet (UV-C, 254.7 nm) radiation dose-response behavior of Bacillus spores in clusters based on knowledge of the UV-C dose-response behavior of the single spores. The approach is demonstrated using experimentally obtained survival rates for B. atrophaeus var. globigii (BG) spores and BG spore clusters of several sizes exposed to UV-C fluence when aerosolized and when deposited on dry surfaces. These results are modeled to derive predicted survival rates for spores in clusters of arbitrary cluster diameter under similar conditions. The essential feature of the approach is accurate accounting for attenuation of incident UV fluence within the spore cluster to derive the fluence incident on individual spores within the cluster. The results suggest that UV fluence attenuation by bacterial spores may increase with increasing fluence, a phenomenon that has not been previously reported for bacterial spores. The results are of utility in estimating dispersed biological hazards and evaluating the effectiveness of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) systems.
Recomendaciones para combatir las vinchucas en mi vivienda
Creators: name: Lardeux, Frederic
name: Torrez, Libia
name: Buhezo, Wendy
name: Llanos, Alberto
Publisher: name: Laboratorio de Entomologia Medica, Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Bolivia
Year: 2021
Subjects: Chagas
Triatoma infestans
Habitat rural
Controle vectoriel
Bolivia
Chaco boliviana
CHAGLAG

description: Feuillet didactique écrit dans le cadre du programme de recherche CHAGLAG « “Estudio piloto de la enfermedad de Chagas en comunidades Guaraníes de Lagunillas” (2018-2021), réalisé par l’ IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Cooperación de Francia) et le Laboratorio de Entomología Médica de la UMSS (Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Cochabamba, Bolivia) ; financé par l’IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Cooperación de Francia), TOTAL E&P Bolivia (TOTAL Energies) et la CAF-Bolivia (Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, Corporación Andina de Fomento).

Le feuillet est à destination des villageois, habitants des villages ruraux du Chaco Boliviano.
Towards a comprehensive, integrative analysis of the diversity of European microplaninid land flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Microplaninae), with the description of two peculiar new species
Creators: name: Mateos, Eduardo
name: Riutort, Marta
name: Álvarez-Presas, Marta
name: Sluys, Ronald
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Genetics

description: The present study forms a first and major step towards a comprehensive morphological and molecular analysis of the species diversity of European microplaninid land planarians by presenting a molecular phylogenetic tree on the basis of alignments of the mitochondrial Cox1 gene from 158 specimens as well as a concatenated phylogeny (Cox1 and 18S genes) on the basis of 41 sequences for nine Microplana species included in this study. Genetic distances between and within known and new species were calculated. Combined morphological and molecular results facilitated an integrative delimitation of new species as well as the diagnosis of new populations of already known species. An integrative account is provided of two new and aberrant species from the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. Through the molecular approach a Confirmed Candidate Species was detected among the newly sampled populations. Further we document samples from new localities for five already known species as well as new sites for the Confirmed Candidate Species. The new data considerably expand the European range of several already known species included in the present study. The results of an in-depth study of the taxonomic literature, as well as original material, are documented since this was required for appropriate identification of the new materials. This part of the study resulted in a re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of several nominal species and in the following taxonomic conclusions: Rhynchodemus pyrenaicus is a species of Microplana and not Rhynchodemus; Rhynchodemus attemsi, R. peneckei, and R. henrici should be transferred to the genus Microplana; Microplana attemsi and M. peneckei are not junior synonyms of M. henrici; Microplana styriaca is not a synonym of M. terrestris; Rhynchodemus howesi is not a junior synonym of M. pyrenaica and belongs to the genus Rhynchodemus and not to Microplana; Microplana richardi is not a synonym of M. terrestris. The current diagnosis of the genus Microplana should be amended such that it refers to the situation that the species generally have two small eyes but occasionally may have multiple eyes.http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:22B437AA-9D41-4DA0-AE3C-BD8F636CB96D
Decision-making processes as predictors of relapse and subsequent use in stimulant-dependent patients
Creators: name: Adinoff, Bryon
name: Carmody, Thomas J.
name: Robrina Walker
name: Donovan, Dennis M.
name: Brigham, Gregory S.
name: Winhusen, Theresa M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Background: Decision-making processes have been posited to affect treatment outcome in addicted patients. Objective: The present multi-site study assessed whether two measures of decision-making predicted relapse and subsequent use in stimulant-dependent patients. Methods: A total of 160 methamphetamine- or cocaine-dependent patients participating in a multi-site clinical trial evaluating a modified 12-step facilitation intervention for stimulant-dependent patients (STAGE-12) were assessed. Decision-making processes of risk and delay (Iowa Gambling Task [IGT]) and response reversal (Wisconsin Card Sorting Task [WCST]) were obtained shortly after treatment admission followed by assessment of stimulant use over the next six months. The relationships of the IGT and WCST (Perseverative Errors) with relapse (yes/no) and days of stimulant use during the 6-month period following post-randomization were evaluated. Results: Performance on the IGT and WCST did not significantly predict relapse status or time to relapse. Unexpectedly, worse performance on the IGT was associated with a fewer number of stimulant use days (p = 0.001). In contrast, worse performance on the WCST (more perseverative errors) was associated with a greater number of stimulant use days (p = 0.0003). The predictive effects of perseverative errors on subsequent use were confined to methamphetamine-dependent and Minority participants. Conclusions: Decision-making processes, as measured in the current study, do not uniformly predict relapse or subsequent use. A decrease in the salience attribution of non-drug reinforcers may explain the positive relationship between IGT performance and post-relapse use. More comprehensive and global measures of impulsiveness may better assess relapse risk and use.
Seasonal Hay Feeding for Cattle Production in Tennessee
Creators: name: Griffith, Andrew P.
name: Boyer, Christopher N.
name: Clark, Christopher D.
name: English, Burton C.
name: Lambert, Dayton M.
name: Griffith, Andrew P.
name: Boyer, Christopher N.
name: Clark, Christopher D.
name: English, Burton C.
name: Lambert, Dayton M.
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Farm Management
subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: seasonal
subject: hay
subject: feeding
subject: cattle
subject: production
subject: Tennessee
subject: forage
subject: pasture
subject: grazing
subject: management

description: Despite its wide adaptation, tall fescue presents several managerial challenges including being dormant during the winter and causing fescue toxicosis during the summer. This can reduce cattle conception rates and weight gains (Looper et al., 2010). To overcome tall fescue’s shortcomings, it is common for producers to provide a supplemental feed such as hay during periods of low forage production. An alternative to supplemental feed is diversifying forage to extend the grazing season. The incorporation of alternative forages, such as crabgrass, bermudagrass and winter annuals, into a tall fescue system can reduce overgrazing and extend the number of grazing days (Muir, Pitman, and Foster, 2011; Byrnes et al., 2018; Stanley et al., 2018), which would reduce the number of days feeding hay and total hay costs (Ward et al., 2008). Understanding the advantages of diversifying forages is important as there may be challenges to cool- and warm-season grazing systems. In general, a cool- and warm-season grazing system may require upgrading infrastructure, such as fencing and water sources, and/or require additional labor and management (Gillespie, Kim, and Paudel, 2007; Gillespie et al., 2008; Johnson et al., 2010; Pruitt et al., 2012). Thus, for an economic advantage to be realized, hay cost savings must exceed the costs of establishing and managing cool- and warm-season forages. Many cattle producers, who primarily feed cattle by grazing pasture and feeding hay, have or will explore methods to reduce hay usage, likely driven by the need for lowering total feed costs, reducing winter feeding labor or other considerations. It is appropriate to consider management practices that achieve the goal of reducing hay usage without interrupting cattle production. The objective of this research was to determine how forage mixtures, pasture management and grazing management practices influence the number of days hay was fed to cattle by season. This publication reports the findings of a survey to cattle producers regarding grazing management. These findings may help cattle producers in Tennessee identify forage and pasture management practices influencing cost of production or profitability.
Convenient and efficient synthesis of 2-methyl-5-nitrobenzo[b]thiophene and its derivatives
Creators: name: Migulin, Vasily A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
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: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Expedient and highly efficient synthesis of previously unknown 2-methyl-5-nitrobenzo[b]thiophene has been developed, furnishing the target product in four steps with 87% overall yield. Bromination, acetylation, and reduction of the target molecule showed its potency as an essential building block for construction of various organic assemblies.
Simulations on Beta for "Bargain to be Dominant"
Creators: name: Wu, Jiabin
name: Yi, Xiao
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: This is a Mathematica notebook for the simulations used in the paper "Bargain to be Dominant" by Jiabin Wu and Xiao Yi on the team adjustment dynamic in which a team of two wasps adjusts the value of beta by climbing the gradient of the “team fitness” (the Nash product) accumulation rate.
Aluminum chloride–catalyzed C-alkylation of pyrrole and indole with chalcone and bis-chalcone derivatives
Creators: name: Gürdere, Meliha Burcu
name: Oguz Özbek
name: Ceylan, Mustafa
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: The AlCl3-catalyzed alkylation of pyrrole (2) with chalcone (1a–i) at a ratio of 8:1 in the presence of 10 mol% AlCl3 gave the solely 2-alkyl pyrroles (3a–i) at room temperature for 12 in good yields. The same reaction was performed with pyrrole (2) and chalcone at a ratio of 1:3 in CH3CN at rt for 3 h to achieve 2,5-dialkyl pyrroles (4a–f). In addition, the reaction of the pyrrole (2) and indole (7) on 1,4-phenylene bis-chalcones (5a–g) at the ratio of 8:1 at rt for 24 h gave the double-addition products 6a–g and 8a–g in good yields, respectively. The structure of the products was confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis.
Control of boundary slip by interfacial nanobubbles: A perspective from molecular dynamics simulations
Creators: Ynag, Haichang
Zeng, Binglin
Zhang, Xuehua
Xing, Yaowen
Gui, Xiahui
Cao, Yijun
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2023

Enhancing boundary slip using interfacial nanobubbles (INBs) has gained significant interest in nanofluidic transport. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive investigation on the influence of INBs on boundary conditions for both smooth and rough substrates using molecular dynamics simulations. We analyzed the impact of INB protrusion angle, coverage percentage, quantity, and fluidity on the slip length. Our results showed that INBs always increase the slip length on a smooth substrate, with a linear increase in slip length observed with increasing surface coverage. On a rough substrate, we found that the protrusion angle, quantity, and fluidity of INBs play a crucial role in determining the slip length. Smaller protrusion angles and fewer quantities of INBs were found to be more favorable for enhancing the slip length when the INB coverage is fixed, while the correlation between boundary slip and INB quantity depended on the wetting state of the substrate when the size of the INBs was fixed with a low protrusion angle. Additionally, we revealed that the fluidity of gas molecules inside the INBs dominated the enhancement of slip length by INBs. Overall, our findings are expected to provide valuable insight into drag reduction based on INBs.
Tandem photoaffinity labeling of a target protein using a linker with biotin, alkyne and benzophenone groups and a bioactive small molecule with an azide group
Creators: name: Matsuura, Hideyuki
name: Takahashi, Kosaku
name: Anabuki, Tomoaki
name: Miu Tsukahara
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: A novel linker containing biotin, alkyne and benzophenone groups (1) was synthesized to identify target proteins using a small molecule probe. This small molecule probe contains an azide group (azide probe) that reacts with an alkyne in 1 via an azide–alkyne Huisgen cycloaddition. Cross-linking of benzophenone to the target protein formed a covalently bound complex consisting of the azide probe and the target protein via 1. The biotin was utilized via biotin–avidin binding to identify the cross-linked complex. To evaluate the effectiveness of 1, it was applied in a model system using an allene oxide synthase (AOS) from the model moss Physcomitrella patens (PpAOS1) and an AOS inhibitor that contained azide group (3). The cross-linked complex consisting of PpAOS1, 1 and 3 was resolved via SDS–PAGE and visualized using a chemiluminescent system. The method that was developed in this study enables the effective identification of target proteins.
Supplementary material from Spectral sensitivity transition in the compound eyes of a twilight-swarming mayfly and its visual ecological implications
Creators: name: Egri, Ádám
name: Mészáros, Ádám
name: Kriska, György
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology

description: Aquatic insect species that leave the water after larval development, such as mayflies, have to deal with extremely different visual environments in their different life stages. Measuring the spectral sensitivity of the compound eyes of the virgin mayfly (Ephoron virgo) resulted in differences between the sensitivity of adults and larvae. Larvae were primarily green-, while adults were mostly UV-sensitive. The sensitivity of adults and larvae was the same in the UV, but in the green spectral range, adults were 3.3 times less sensitive than larvae. Transmittance spectrum measurements of larval skins covering the eye showed that the removal of exuvium during emergence cannot explain the spectral sensitivity change of the eyes. Taking numerous sky spectra from the literature, the ratio of UV and green photons in the skylight was shown to be maximal for θ ≈ −13° solar elevation, which is in the θmax = −14.7° and θmin = −7.1° typical range of swarming that was established from webcam images of real swarmings. We suggest that the spectral sensitivity of both the larval and adult eyes are adapted to the optical environment of the corresponding life stages.
Aluminum Chloride–Catalyzed C-Alkylation of Pyrrole and Indole with Chalcone and Bis-Chalcone Derivatives
Creators: name: Gürdere, Meliha Burcu
name: Ceylan, Mustafa
name: Oguz Özbek
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The AlCl3-catalyzed alkylation of pyrrole (2) with chalcone (1a-i) at a ratio of 8:1 in the presence of 10 mol % AlCl3 gave the solely 2-alkyl pyrroles (3a-i) at room temperature for 12 hours in good yields. The same reaction was performed with pyrrole (2) and chalcone at a ratio of 1:3 in CH3CN at r.t. for 3 h. to achieve the only 2,5-dialkyl pyrroles (4a-f). In addition, the reaction of the pyrrole (2) and indole (7) on 1.4-phenylene bis-chalcones (5a-g) at the ratio of 8:1 at r.t. for 24 h. gave the double-addition products 6a-g and 8a-g in high yields, respectively. The structure of the products was confirmed by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and the elemental analysis.
Convenient and Efficient Synthesis of 2-Methyl-5-nitrobenzo[b]thiophene and Its Derivatives
Creators: name: Migulin, Vasily A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biochemistry

description: Expedient and highly-efficient synthesis of previously unknown 2-methyl-5-nitrobenzo[b]thiophene has been developed, furnishing the target product in four steps with the 87% overall yield. Bromination, acetylation and reduction of the target molecule showed its potency as an essential building block for construction of various organic assemblies.
Organochlorine Pesticides in Sediments around Chaohu Lake: Concentration Levels and Vertical Distribution
Creators: name: Zhang, Liu
name: Yin, Da-Qiang
name: Yakton Wu
name: Shu-Chuan Peng
name: Tian-Hu Chen
name: Wang, Ji-Zhong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: Eighteen organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were investigated in surface sediments from the Nanfei River and in four sediment cores from the primary estuaries of Chaohu Lake, Eastern China. The results indicate that the OCP concentrations in the surface and core sediments around Chaohu Lake were 3.48–121.08 (with a mean of 34.93) ng/g and 0.60–39.28 (7.07) ng/g, respectively. Significantly higher concentrations of ΣOCPs were observed in sediment samples from the Nanfei River and its estuary. The three important OCP contributors around Chaohu Lake were dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its metabolites (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs), and hexachlorobenzene (HCB), which originated primarily from the historical use of technical DDTs and HCHs. A principal component analysis (PCA) suggests that HCB and lindane may originate from the same sources, and DDTs were greatly influenced by organic carbon from the soil environment and the impact of urbanization processes.
Sea–land geology of Marettimo (Egadi Islands, central Mediterranean sea)
Creators: name: M. Gasparo Morticelli
name: A. Sulli
name: M. Agate
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: We present a 1:10,000 scale geological map of Marettimo Island and its offshore (Egadi Archipelago, central Mediterranean Sea). The map was achieved by integrating a new geological survey with data from recent, marine, geological and geophysical surveys acquired along the adjacent continental shelf. The island is composed of a Mesozoic, mostly carbonate platform succession, which is overlain by continental to coastal marine Quaternary deposits. Extensional tectonics have affected the carbonate platform since the Late Triassic producing an initial increase of accommodation space that was filled by interbed breccias, marls and calcareous marls. During the Jurassic, a NE-SW-directed normal fault-bounded structural lows where thick beds of megabreccias accumulated followed upwards by cherty limestone and bedded cherts. During the building of the chain, the compressional tectonics generated a southeast-verging tectonic wedge, displaced by subsequent transpression. During the Quaternary, repeated sea-level changes shaped a rough erosional surface along the inner shelf and controlled the lateral facies variation of the continental and marine coastal deposits along the present day coastline.
Organochlorine Pesticides in Sediments around Chaohu Lake: Concentration Levels and Vertical Distribution
Creators: name: Zhang, Liu
name: Yin, Da-Qiang
name: Yakton Wu
name: Shu-Chuan Peng
name: Tian-Hu Chen
name: Wang, Ji-Zhong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: Eighteen organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were investigated in surface sediments from the Nanfei River and in four sediment cores from the primary estuaries of Chaohu Lake, Eastern China. The results indicate that the OCP concentrations in the surface and core sediments around Chaohu Lake were 3.48–121.08 (with a mean of 34.93) ng/g and 0.60–39.28 (7.07) ng/g, respectively. Significantly higher concentrations of ΣOCPs were observed in sediment samples from the Nanfei River and its estuary. The three important OCP contributors around Chaohu Lake were dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its metabolites (DDTs), hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs), and hexachlorobenzene (HCB), which originated primarily from the historical use of technical DDTs and HCHs. A principal component analysis (PCA) suggests that HCB and lindane may originate from the same sources, and DDTs were greatly influenced by organic carbon from the soil environment and the impact of urbanization processes.
Primary Care Physician Compensation Reform: A Path for Implementation
Creators: name: Lange, Thomas
name: Carpenter, Travis
name: Zwicker, Jennifer
Publisher: name: The School of Public Policy Publications
Year: 2020

description: The recent report by Alberta’s Blue ribbon panel on the province’s finances denounced Alberta’s Fee-for-Service (FFS) model as a significant source of inefficiency and cost within the health system, going as far as to suggest legislating a non-FFS model. If pursued, Alberta would be the first province since the start of Canadian Medicare to fully shift away from FFS. There has already been considerable study and debate on which FFS alternative is most appropriate in different care settings, but little discussion has been generated on the best practices for implementing such a reform. This paper explores physician compensation reform work for physicians, patients and government alike, focusing on compensation of primary care physicians. Since the early 2000s, family physician costs in Alberta have significantly outpaced specialist costs, which has drawn attention to reconsidering compensation models for primary care specifically. Alberta has two options beyond the FFS-dominant status quo to consider: (1) legislate in an alternative payment plan (APP) to replace FFS, or (2) phase out FFS by implementing policies that make APP a progressively more attractive option for primary care physicians. This paper provides a scan of emerging practice and evidence from across Canada. The practical and political lessons learned point to the need for a systematic phase-out of the FFS payment model in primary care. However, there is no evidence to suggest that legislating in a mandatory replacement of FFS is the optimal way forward. Experience across the country demonstrates that physicians when presented with a viable alternative to FFS will uptake, but for that alternative to be viable the status quo must not retain the upper-hand.
description: The School of Public Policy Publications, Vol 13 (2020)
Geomorphology of the Lower Calore River alluvial plain (Southern Italy)
Creators: name: Magliulo, Paolo
name: Cusano, Angelo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: A 1:18,000-scale geomorphological map of the Lower Calore River alluvial plain (Southern Italy) is here presented. The area strongly suffered the dramatic effects of a destructive flood on 15 October 2015. The presented Map was produced in a GIS using topographic maps dating from 1870, 1909, 1936 and 1955 and 1:10,000-scaled colour orthophotos from 1998. All the maps and aerial photos were georeferenced in the UTM33 WGS84 coordinate system. The detected landforms were manually digitized and checked in the field. A geodatabase containing attributes such as type, age and surface area of each landform was created and progressively updated. The areal and unconventional map legend was designed to provide maximum readability. In the alluvial plain, five orders of river terraces were recognized. They are separated by strongly reshaped, gently sloping, inactive fluvial scarps (FS), less than 1.5 m high. Former channels, now abandoned, were also mapped. The confluence migrated eastward/east-northeastward between 1870 and 1955, followed by a north-northwestward migration between 1955 and 1998. Finally, numerous riverbank failures were observed and mapped along the active FS. A secondary map showing the age of the alluvial plain was also produced and showed that most of the investigated alluvial plain formed between 1909 and 1936. The study also shows the results of channel adjustments experienced by the river in ∼130 years.
Developing Alternatives to Antibiotics Used in Food Animal Production
Creators: name: Sneeringer, Stacy
name: Sneeringer, Stacy
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: animal products
subject: animal drugs
subject: livestock
subject: antibiotics

description: Antibiotics are a lifesaving technology widely used in human and veterinary medicine. However, the use of antibiotic drugs can also create selective evolutionary pressures that can spawn microbes and genes resistant to the drugs. Livestock agriculture is a major consumer of antibiotics and, thus, a contributor to antibiotic resistance. Development of alternative pharmaceutical products can help limit the spread of antibiotic resistance by reducing the use of antibiotics pertinent for human disease treatment in food-animal production. The animal pharmaceutical industry continues to develop new drugs, but a growing share are generic versions of existing animal drugs or are designed for companion animals (instead of food animals).
Preparation of polyaniline montmorillonite clay composites for the removal of diethyl hexyl phthalate from aqueous solutions
Creators: name: Umair A. Qureshi
name: Ilkay Hilal Gubbuk
name: Ersoz, Mustafa
name: Solangi, Amber R.
name: Taqvi, Syed I.H.
name: Memon, Saima Q.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Hematology

description: The work presents the synthesis of polyaniline functionalized montmorillonite (PANI/MMT) clay composites and evaluation of their performance as an adsorbent for the mitigation of toxic diethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) from water. The formation of composite was confirmed by different analytical techniques such as FTIR, zeta potential analysis, XRD, SEM, and AFM. The adsorption capacity of PANI/MMT was superior to MMT. DEHP followed partition mechanism on PANI/MMT whereas MMT favored surface adsorption mechanism. The performance of PANI/MMT for DEHP removal was unaffected by the change in pH of solution, change in salinity, and hardness contents in aqueous system and consecutive adsorption desorption cycles compared to MMT. Furthermore, both PANI/MMT and MMT exhibited greater adsorption capacities as compared to the previously published work and showed satisfactory performance in real water samples.
A case study of the neuropsychological outcomes following microsurgery, conventional radiotherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy for an adult’s recurrent craniopharyngioma
Creators: name: Preece, David
name: Allan, Alfred
name: Becerra, Rodrigo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Objective: To examine the neuropsychological outcomes for an adult patient, 2 years after receiving microsurgery and conventional radiotherapy for a recurrent craniopharyngioma; and the impact of a further intervention, stereotactic radiotherapy, on this level of neuropsychological functioning. Participant: JD, a 30 year old male whose recurrent craniopharyngioma had 2 years earlier been treated with two operations and conventional radiotherapy. Design: JD was assessed (using standardized clinical tests) before and after a course of stereotactic radiotherapy. Results: Prior to stereotactic radiotherapy (and 2 years after microsurgery and conventional radiotherapy) JD’s IQ was intact, but considerable impairments were present in executive functioning, memory, theory of mind and processing speed. Fifteen months after stereotactic radiotherapy, all neuropsychological domains remained largely static or improved, supporting the utility of this treatment option in the neuropsychological domain. However, deficits in executive functioning, memory and processing speed remained. Conclusion: These findings suggest that, even after multiple treatments, substantial cognitive impairments can be present in an adult patient with a recurrent craniopharyngioma. This profile of deficits underlines the inadequacy of relying purely on IQ as a marker for cognitive health in this population and emphasizes the need to include neuropsychological impairments as a focus of rehabilitation with these patients.
Castel di Sangro-Scontrone field camp – structural and applied geomorphology
Creators: name: Miccadei, Enrico
name: Piacentini, Tommaso
name: Antoniani, Federica
name: Caporali, Lorenza
name: Carducci, Andrea
name: Cerone, Davide
name: Cerritelli, Francesca
name: D'Amico, Antimo
name: Angelis, Chiara De
name: Filippis, Rino De
name: Santis, Antonio De
name: Matteo, Andrea Di
name: Nicola, Daniela Di
name: Pietro, Ilaria Di
name: D'Intino, Nico
name: Febo, Simone
name: Giuliani, Letizia
name: Iezzi, Francesco
name: Imperatore, Rocco
name: Ninniri, Francesco
name: Pinti, Adriano
name: Russo, Giovanni Luca
name: Schipani, Ileana
name: Scialpi, Stefano
name: Tucci, Francesca
name: Valentini, Alessandro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: The Geomorphological Field Camp 2014 in the Castel di Sangro-Scontrone area is the result of geological and geomorphological teaching field work activities carried out in Central Italy by a group of 23 students attending the Structural Geomorphology and Applied Geomorphology courses (Master's Degree in Geological Science and Technology of the Università degli Studi ‘G. d'Annunzio’ Chieti-Pescara, Italy, Department of Engineering and Geology). The Field Camp 2014 was organized in May 2014, following regular classes held during the fall term. General activities for the field camp were developed over four main stages: (1) preliminary analysis of the regional geological and geomorphological setting of the area; (2) preliminary activities for the analysis of the local area (orography, hydrography and photogeology investigations, and geographical information system processing); (3) field work, focused on the analysis of a specific issue concerning structural geomorphology or applied geomorphology (e.g. landscape evolution, river channel change, landslide distribution, and flood hazard); and (4) post-field work production of the map. Finally, the fundamental role of field work in the analysis of landscape and in land management was outlined: indeed, the overall field camp enhanced the crucial role of field-based learning for young geomorphologists in order to acquire a strong sensitivity to geomorphological processes and landscape evolution.
Environmental and climate considerations in research and innovation activities: competency profile development via a Delphi consensus study
Creators: name: Hastings, Rosie
name: Sabin, Lucy
name: Evans, Natalie
name: van den Hoven, Mariëtte
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: research integrity
research ethics
environmental ethics
climate ethics
research and innovation

description: Achieving a just green transition in Europe, as envisaged in the European Green Deal, requires training across the research and innovation sectors on how to adequately take into account environmental, climate and broader justice considerations in research and innovation activities.  

In developing training, specifying competency profiles for different roles or professional fields within the research and innovation sector can help ensure all actors have the skills, knowledge, attitudes and abilities to contribute to the green transition. Competency profiles also allow training to address specific areas of development. 

In this study we will use a modified Delphi approach to identify areas of consensus amongst expert environmental ethics educators on competency profiles for four target groups for whom training on environmental and climate considerations in research and innovation is relevant. The competency profiles will subsequently be used as a basis for designing micromodules that can be combined into tailored training pathways for the different target groups.