cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Birthweight of Babies Born to Migrant Mothers - What Role Do Integration Policies Play?
Creators: name: Sorbye, Ingvil Krarup
name: Vangen, Siri
name: Juarez, Sol P
name: Montrull, Francisco Bolumar
name: Morisaki, Naho
name: Gissler, Mika
name: Andersen, Anne-Marie N
name: Racape, Judith
name: Small, Rhonda
name: Wood, Rachael
name: Urquia, Marcelo L
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: classificationCode: 4202
subject: Epidemiology
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society
classificationCode: 4403
subject: Demography
subject: FOS: Sociology
classificationCode: 4410
subject: Sociology

description: Birthweights of babies born to migrant women are generally lower than those of babies born to native-born women. Favourable integration policies may improve migrants’ living conditions and contribute to higher birthweights. We aimed to explore associations between integration policies, captured by the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX), with offspring birthweight among migrants from various world regions. In this cross-country study we pooled 31 million term birth records between 1998 and 2014 from ten high-income countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Norway, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom (Scotland). Birthweight differences in grams (g) were analysed with regression analysis for aggregate data and random effects models. Proportion of births to migrant women varied from 2% in Japan to 28% in Australia. The MIPEX score was not associated with birthweight in most migrant groups, but was positively associated among native-born (mean birthweight difference associated with a 10-unit increase in MIPEX: 105 g; 95% CI: 24, 186). Birthweight among migrants was highest in the Nordic countries and lowest in Japan and Belgium. Migrants from a given origin had heavier newborns in countries where the mean birthweight of native-born was higher and vice versa. Mean birthweight differences between migrants from the same origin and the native-born varied substantially across destinations (70 g–285 g). Birthweight among migrants does not correlate with MIPEX scores. However, birthweight of migrant groups aligned better with that of the native-born in destination counties. Further studies may clarify which broader social policies support migrant women and have impacts on perinatal outcomes.
Stress, novel sex genes, and epigenetic reprogramming orchestrate socially controlled sex change
Creators: name: Todd, Erica
name: Ortega-Recalde, Oscar
name: Liu, Hui
name: Lamm, Melissa S
name: Rutherford, Kim M
name: Cross, Hugh
name: Black, Michael A
name: Kardailsky, Olga
name: Graves, Jennifer
name: Hore, Timothy A
name: Godwin, John R
name: Gemmell, Neil J
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3105
subject: Genetics
classificationCode: 41
subject: Environmental sciences

description: Bluehead wrasses undergo dramatic, socially cued female-to-male sex change. We apply transcriptomic and methylome approaches in this wild coral reef fish to identify the primary trigger and subsequent molecular cascade of gonadal metamorphosis. Our data suggest that the environmental stimulus is exerted via the stress axis and that repression of the aromatase gene (encoding the enzyme converting androgens to estrogens) triggers a cascaded collapse of feminizing gene expression and identifies notable sex-specific gene neofunctionalization. Furthermore, sex change involves distinct epigenetic reprogramming and an intermediate state with altered epigenetic machinery expression akin to the early developmental cells of mammals. These findings reveal at a molecular level how a normally committed developmental process remains plastic and is reversed to completely alter organ structures.
Generation of seven iPSC lines from peripheral blood mononuclear cells suitable to investigate Autism Spectrum Disorder
Creators: name: Bozaoglu, K
name: Gao, Y
name: Stanley, E
name: Fanjul-Fernández, M
name: Brown, NJ
name: Pope, K
name: Green, Cherie
name: Vlahos, K
name: Sourris, K
name: Bahlo, M
name: Delatycki, M
name: Scheffer, I
name: Lockhart, PJ
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 3105
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3206
subject: Medical biotechnology
subject: FOS: Medical biotechnology
classificationCode: 3211
subject: Oncology and carcinogenesis

description: We have generated and characterized seven human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from a single family, including unaffected and affected individuals clinically diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The reprogramming of the PBMCs was performed using non-integrative Sendai virus containing the reprogramming factors POU5F1 (OCT4), SOX2, KLF4 and MYC. All iPSC lines exhibited a normal karyotype and pluripotency was validated by immunofluorescence, flow cytometry and their ability to differentiate into the three embryonic germ layers. These iPSC lines are a valuable resource to study the molecular mechanisms underlying ASD.
‘He has to take his chances’: the resettlement of a refugee in Australia and his deportation to the country he had fled, 1980–1992
Creators: name: Neumann, K
name: Taylor, Savitri
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 43
subject: History, heritage and archaeology
classificationCode: 4302
subject: Heritage, archive and museum studies
classificationCode: 4303
subject: Historical studies

description: No description supplied
Language contact and the politics of recognition amongst Tibetans in the People’s Republic of China: The rTa’u-Speaking ‘Horpa’ of Khams
Creators: name: Lhundrop, Sonam
name: Suzuki, Hiroyuki
name: Roche, Gerald
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In this chapter we focus on the vertical dimension of the politics of language contact, with a discussion of ‘recognition’ as a key process through which vertical sorting takes place in language contact situations. We examine recognition and the formation of language hierarchies in the Tibetan context.
The change in quality of life for older Australians: A rural and urban comparison
Creators: name: Hancock, Shaun
name: Wells, Yvonne
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Hancock, S, Wells, Y. The change in quality of life for older Australians: A rural and urban comparison. Aust J Rural Health. 2019; 27: 322– 327, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12553. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
The role of Arabidopsis ABA receptors from the PYR/PYL/RCAR family in stomatal acclimation and closure signal integration
Creators: name: Dittrich, Marcus
name: Mueller, Heike M
name: Bauer, Hubert
name: Peirats-Llobet, Marta
name: Rodriguez, Pedro L
name: Geilfus, Christoph-Martin
name: Carpentier, Sebastien Christian
name: Rasheid, Khaled AS Al
name: Kollist, Hannes
name: Merilo, Ebe
name: Herrmann, Johannes
name: Müller, Tobias
name: Ache, Peter
name: Hetherington, Alistair M
name: Hedrich, Rainer
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3103
subject: Ecology
classificationCode: 3108
subject: Plant biology

description: © 2019, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited. Stomata are microscopic pores found on the surfaces of leaves that act to control CO2 uptake and water loss. By integrating information derived from endogenous signals with cues from the surrounding environment, the guard cells, which surround the pore, ‘set’ the stomatal aperture to suit the prevailing conditions. Much research has concentrated on understanding the rapid intracellular changes that result in immediate changes to the stomatal aperture. In this study, we look instead at how stomata acclimate to longer timescale variations in their environment. We show that the closure-inducing signals abscisic acid (ABA), increased CO2, decreased relative air humidity and darkness each access a unique gene network made up of clusters (or modules) of common cellular processes. However, within these networks some gene clusters are shared amongst all four stimuli. All stimuli modulate the expression of members of the PYR/PYL/RCAR family of ABA receptors. However, they are modulated differentially in a stimulus-specific manner. Of the six members of the PYR/PYL/RCAR family expressed in guard cells, PYL2 is sufficient for guard cell ABA-induced responses, whereas in the responses to CO2, PYL4 and PYL5 are essential. Overall, our work shows the importance of ABA as a central regulator and integrator of long-term changes in stomatal behaviour, including sensitivity, elicited by external signals. Understanding this architecture may aid in breeding crops with improved water and nutrient efficiency.
Outcomes of COVID-19 Infections in Vaccinated Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From an International Registry
Creators: name: Colombel, Jean-Frederic
name: Kappelman, Michael D
name: Kornbluth, Asher
name: Spiera, Emily
name: Ganjian, Danielle Y
name: Ungaro, Ryan C
name: Zhang, Xian
name: Agrawal, Manasi
name: Brenner, Erica J
Publisher: name: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Year: 2022

description:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are highly effective, including in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, infections among vaccinated patients still occur. Patients with IBD on immunosuppressive therapies may have blunted humoral responses to COVID-19 vaccines, and antibody levels may wane over time. Currently, data on COVID-19 infections in vaccinated patients with IBD are limited. We aimed to describe outcomes of COVID-19 infections in this population using an international registry.
Resim Sanatında Yeni Bir Yaklaşım: Neo-Stilistik İkonografi ve Geometrik Öğeler
Creators: name: Maharramov, Hamid
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 360602
subject: Fine arts
classificationCode: 360699
subject: Visual arts not elsewhere classified

description: Görsel sanatlarda Neo-stilistik, estetik veya kavramsal bir başlangıç noktası olarak post-minimalizme atıfta bulunan sanatçıların stilleri için kullanılır. Bu terim belirli bir akımdan ziyade sanatsal bir eğilimi tanımlar. Birçok Neo-stilistik sanatçı, gündelik nesnelere ve işlevlere yapılan göndermelerin yerine, kendilerinden önceki post-minimalistlerinkine benzer tam teşekküllü bir biçimcilik ortaya koyar. Ne?o-stilistik sanat anlayışı, sanat eserinin kendisinde bir sanat eserini anlamak için gerekli olan her şeyi içerir. Bu perspektifte sanat, kavranması için gerekli tüm unsurları ve anlamları içinde taşıyan müstakil bir varlık olarak görülmektedir. Bu görüşe göre, sanat eseri yorumlama için dış bağlam veya arka plan bilgisi gerektirmez. Bunun yerine, sanat eserini anlamak için gereken tüm bilgilerin, kompozisyonu, renk paleti, çizgileri ve şekilleri gibi biçimsel niteliklerine gömülü olduğuna inanılmaktadır. Bu yakla?şım, sanatın özerkliğini ve kendi kendine yeterliliğini vurgulayarak, sanat eserinin yalnızca içsel görsel ve estetik özelliklerine dayanarak takdir edilmesi ve analiz edilmesi gerektiğini öne sürmektedir. Bu sanat anlayışı, yalnızca sanat eserinin kendisine odaklanarak, izleyiciye tam ve bağımsız bir deneyim sunmayı, dış kaynaklara dayanmadan sanat eserinin özünü ve niyetini kavramalarını sağlamayı amaç?lamaktadır. Yeni Biçimsel sanat anlayışı nesneleri çözümleyerek parçalara bölünmesi ve bu parçaların geometrik bir yorumla yeniden bir araya getirilmesi ilkesine dayanarak kendi irade ve görüşlerini ileri sürerek yeni biçimlerin önünü açmıştır
Resim Sanatında Yeni Bir Yaklaşım: Neo-Stilistik İkonografi ve Geometrik Öğeler
Creators: name: Maharramov, Hamid
name: Çelikbağ, Tahir
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 360602
subject: Fine arts
classificationCode: 360699
subject: Visual arts not elsewhere classified

description: Görsel sanatlarda Neo-stilistik, estetik veya kavramsal bir başlangıç noktası olarak post-minimalizme atıfta bulunan sanatçıların stilleri için kullanılır. Bu terim belirli bir akımdan ziyade sanatsal bir eğilimi tanımlar. Birçok Neo-stilistik sanatçı, gündelik nesnelere ve işlevlere yapılan göndermelerin yerine, kendilerinden önceki post-minimalistlerinkine benzer tam teşekküllü bir biçimcilik ortaya koyar. Ne?o-stilistik sanat anlayışı, sanat eserinin kendisinde bir sanat eserini anlamak için gerekli olan her şeyi içerir. Bu perspektifte sanat, kavranması için gerekli tüm unsurları ve anlamları içinde taşıyan müstakil bir varlık olarak görülmektedir. Bu görüşe göre, sanat eseri yorumlama için dış bağlam veya arka plan bilgisi gerektirmez. Bunun yerine, sanat eserini anlamak için gereken tüm bilgilerin, kompozisyonu, renk paleti, çizgileri ve şekilleri gibi biçimsel niteliklerine gömülü olduğuna inanılmaktadır. Bu yakla?şım, sanatın özerkliğini ve kendi kendine yeterliliğini vurgulayarak, sanat eserinin yalnızca içsel görsel ve estetik özelliklerine dayanarak takdir edilmesi ve analiz edilmesi gerektiğini öne sürmektedir. Bu sanat anlayışı, yalnızca sanat eserinin kendisine odaklanarak, izleyiciye tam ve bağımsız bir deneyim sunmayı, dış kaynaklara dayanmadan sanat eserinin özünü ve niyetini kavramalarını sağlamayı amaç?lamaktadır. Yeni Biçimsel sanat anlayışı nesneleri çözümleyerek parçalara bölünmesi ve bu parçaların geometrik bir yorumla yeniden bir araya getirilmesi ilkesine dayanarak kendi irade ve görüşlerini ileri sürerek yeni biçimlerin önünü açmıştır
title: Keeping the High out of Hemp: Global THC Standards
Creators: name: DeCarlo, Samantha
name: Weaver, Marin
Publisher: name: United States International Trade Commission
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/05hsggr76
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2023

description: As highlighted in the “‘Grass’ Roots” EBOT, hemp is reemerging as a legal—yet highly regulated—crop
that can be produced commercially around the world and has a wide range of uses including fiber and
food. As this EBOT highlights, one key regulation is the level of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)—the
critical property distinguishing hemp from marijuana (both are forms of Cannabis sativa L.)—which is not
harmonized across countries. A country’s allowable THC level for hemp has the ability to impact trade
flows and competitiveness of some producing countries. Despite a lack of international standards, most
countries are coalescing into one of two groups of low THC levels: 1) at or below 0.3 percent by dry weight
or 2) at or below 1 percent by dry weight.
DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS IN THE BANKING SECTOR: ADAPTATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TO MARKET NEEDS THROUGH EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING
Creators: name: Jamshid Rasulovich Usmanov
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Innovation in banking has become a critical success factor as financial institutions face rapidly evolving customer demands, regulatory environments, and technological landscapes. This paper explores the strategies and practices behind innovative product development in the banking industry, which aims to adapt new financial services to market needs through effective management and targeted marketing. Exploring factors as diverse as customer-centric insights, digital transformation and collaboration with fintech, this article provides a comprehensive overview of how banks can create and deliver relevant financial products. Ultimately, these efforts increase customer satisfaction, increase loyalty, and help banks remain competitive in a dynamic marketplace.
Supplementary document for Perovskite interface defect passivation with poly(ethylene oxide) for improving power conversion efficiency of the inverted solar cells - 6457078.pdf
Creators: name: Chengyi, Duan
name: zhang, XiaoFei
name: du, zheren
name: chen, Jia
name: EL-BASHAR, RAMY
name: Obayya, Salah
name: Hameed, Mohamed
name: Dai, Jun
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental material
Chromosomics: Bridging the Gap between Genomes and Chromosomes
Creators: name: Deakin, Janine E
name: Potter, Sally
name: O'Neill, Rachel
name: Ruiz-Herrera, Aurora
name: Cioffi, Marcelo B
name: Eldridge, Mark DB
name: Fukui, Kichi
name: Graves, Jennifer
name: Griffin, Darren
name: Grutzner, Frank
name: Kratochvil, Lukas
name: Miura, Ikuo
name: Rovatsos, Michail
name: Srikulnath, Kornsorn
name: Wapstra, Erik
name: Ezaz, Tariq
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3102
subject: Bioinformatics and computational biology
classificationCode: 3105
subject: Genetics

description: The recent advances in DNA sequencing technology are enabling a rapid increase in the number of genomes being sequenced. However, many fundamental questions in genome biology remain unanswered, because sequence data alone is unable to provide insight into how the genome is organised into chromosomes, the position and interaction of those chromosomes in the cell, and how chromosomes and their interactions with each other change in response to environmental stimuli or over time. The intimate relationship between DNA sequence and chromosome structure and function highlights the need to integrate genomic and cytogenetic data to more comprehensively understand the role genome architecture plays in genome plasticity. We propose adoption of the term 'chromosomics' as an approach encompassing genome sequencing, cytogenetics and cell biology, and present examples of where chromosomics has already led to novel discoveries, such as the sex-determining gene in eutherian mammals. More importantly, we look to the future and the questions that could be answered as we enter into the chromosomics revolution, such as the role of chromosome rearrangements in speciation and the role more rapidly evolving regions of the genome, like centromeres, play in genome plasticity. However, for chromosomics to reach its full potential, we need to address several challenges, particularly the training of a new generation of cytogeneticists, and the commitment to a closer union among the research areas of genomics, cytogenetics, cell biology and bioinformatics. Overcoming these challenges will lead to ground-breaking discoveries in understanding genome evolution and function.
Princess Norah
Creators: name: Canadian Pacific Railway. British Columbia Coast Steamship Service
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: Reports, newspaper clippings, and other material related to the Princess Norah. Reports were written by T . C. Workman, a surveyor for the Salvage Association (London) and related to the salvage of the Princess Norah after the ship ran aground on April 20th, 1943.
Honing Information Literacy Skills with GenAI: Building a Modular Lesson
Creators: name: Nicosia, Lara
name: Romanowski, Alois
Publisher: name: University of Rochester
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 4610
subject: Library and information studies
classificationCode: 4602
subject: Artificial intelligence
classificationCode: 3901
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy

description: Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools such as ChatGPT have proliferated throughout the educational landscape faster than many educators can adapt. These emerging trends have made it essential for library users to hone their information literacy skills. In response, the presenters have developed a set of dynamic lessons focused on the intersection between GenAI and information literacy as a means to develop user skills. This session was designed in a ‘plug and play’ format to account for multiple instructional settings, relevant frameworks, and pedagogical methods. The resulting lesson includes three active learning activities, tied to outcomes from ACRL’s information literacy framework. The module was shared via a staff intranet to allow other library staff members to utilize and adapt these activities without needing extensive GenAI expertise. This presentation will discuss the development, philosophy, and implementation of the lesson module, with emphasis on encouraging the wise and productive use of GenAI.

Presented on June 12, 2024 at the 2024 Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) Virtual Conference.
Improvement to the Design of Vertical Geothermal Heat Exchangers Through Parameter Optimization
Creators: name: Caister, Mitchell Douglas
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 401799
subject: Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: This study proposes the use of optimization algorithms to improve the design of vertical borehole geothermal heat exchangers (GHE). The designs are optimized to improve the temperature difference across the GHE, thus improving the efficiency of the ground-source heat pump. The finite line-source model is utilized as an accurate, straightforward model for geothermal heat transfer. This model was demonstrated to be accurate for both single-borehole and multi-borehole GHEs; however, in order to optimize the multi-borehole heat exchangers, the traditional model was modified. This modification allows for each borehole to be simulated individually, allowing for effective optimization. The GHEs were optimized using the MATLAB fmincon optimization function, utilizing an interior-point algorithm. This method yielded improved performance for both single-borehole and multi-borehole GHEs, although the results for multi-borehole GHEs are shown to be more useful. For multi-borehole GHEs, optimization resulted in a 26% increase in heat transfer with the ground and a 10% increase in heat pump COP. Overall, GHE optimization using the finite line-source method and MATLAB’s fmincon is shown to be an effective way to improve the efficiency of ground-source heat pumps.
THE LIFE OF A BREADWINNER
Creators: name: KIRAB, FAHMIYA D.
Publisher: name: BINAS PUBLISHING
Year: 2025
Subjects: THE LIFE OF A BREADWINNER

description: PACIFICUS: A Literary Magazine by Binas Publishing (Volume 1, Issue 1)

 

PACIFICUS is a literary magazine by Binas Publishing that celebrates the power of words through a diverse collection of poetry, short stories, essays, and creative works. With its inaugural issue, PACIFICUS Volume 1, Issue 1 sets the stage for a platform where writers and artists can share their voices, perspectives, and imagination.

 

This edition features compelling narratives, thought-provoking reflections, and artistic expressions that resonate with readers across different backgrounds. Whether exploring themes of identity, resilience, culture, or the human experience, PACIFICUS embodies the essence of storytelling that inspires and connects.

 

As a publication dedicated to fostering literary excellence, PACIFICUS aims to nurture emerging and established writers while enriching the literary landscape. Each issue aspires to be a testament to creativity, insight, and the enduring impact of literature.
Precision nomenclature for the new genomics
Creators: name: Lewin, HA
name: Graves, Jennifer
name: Ryder, OA
name: Graphodatsky, AS
name: O'Brien, SJ
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3102
subject: Bioinformatics and computational biology
classificationCode: 3105
subject: Genetics
classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: The confluence of two scientific disciplines may lead to nomenclature conflicts that require new terms while respecting historical definitions. This is the situation with the current state of cytology and genomics, which offer examples of distinct nomenclature and vocabularies that require reconciliation. In this article, we propose the new terms C-scaffold (for chromosome-scale assemblies of sequenced DNA fragments, commonly named scaffolds) and scaffotype (the resulting collection of C-scaffolds that represent an organism's genome). This nomenclature avoids conflict with the historical definitions of the terms chromosome (a microscopic body made of DNA and protein) and karyotype (the collection of images of all chromosomes of an organism or species). As large-scale sequencing projects progress, adoption of this nomenclature will assist end users to properly classify genome assemblies, thus facilitating genomic analysis.
Master Students' Low Achievement in Writing Dissertations
Creators: name: Sihem, Boubekeur
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: With the advent of the internet and modern technologies, a variety of information resources have emerged and spread; thereby, the thirst for information has grown and is more urged. Data are becoming more digital; researchers and learners would accesseasily the wide range of academic resources, which may lead to the attempt of copying an original work or stealing others’ thoughts without acknowledging the source. The latter has always been a concern for the academic community and has raised acontroversial debate among those searching for new methodologies. It is worth noting that drafting a master memoir in the English language has become a burden on students’ shoulders because of several reasons. The act of copying authors’ original work is surprisingly noticed in students’ final output. To conduct this study, two research instruments have been used; a structured questionnaire handed out to forty-eight (48) students and the analyses of master students’ memoirs specialized in Didactics andLiterature. The present work portrays a holistic picture of the rationale for such a low achievement in writing a master dissertation. Furthermore, this study aims at analyzing and identifying the students’ difficulties that they face when penning the final productand then attempting to find remedial and utilitarian suggestions that would hopefully enhance the students’ writing competencies for the ultimate objective of making them avoid falling into the trap of plagiarism.
PodCast: A rural and regional service model for podiatrist‐led total contact casting
Creators: name: McLean, Adam
name: Gardner, Marcus
name: Perrin, Byron
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Problem: Diabetes-related foot disease causes significant health system costs and is a leading cause of morbidity and disproportionately affects rural populations. Total contact casts or instant total contact casts are gold standard for management of foot ulcerations resulting from diabetes-related foot disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a podiatrist-led casting service model within a rural and regional setting. Design: The implementation of the service model was evaluated over a 12-month period using a quality improvement approach, informed by multiple methods. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Setting: An outpatient high-risk foot clinic and community-based podiatry services within a large regional health service. The location was central Victoria, servicing rural communities within the Loddon Mallee region. Key measures for improvement: Patient-related data included information relating to demographics, diabetes and foot pathologies. Service-related data included occasions of service, locations and the number and type of casts applied. Strategies for change: Upskilling podiatrists to provide the service in a safe, supportive and sustainable manner and ensuring the podiatrist-led casting service model was sufficiently adaptable for patients to access at the rural sites. Effects of change: Increased access to total contact casts and instant total contact casts, comparable wound healing times to other studies and the model was able to be sustained. Lessons learnt: Podiatrist-led casting resulted in increased utilisation of total contact casts and instant total contact casts. The increased use of instant total contact casts in particular may help address the lack of uptake of this treatment for people with diabetes-related foot disease, thereby improving rural health outcomes.
Unmet supportive care needs among Indigenous cancer patients across Australia
Creators: name: Bernardes, CM
name: Diaz, A
name: Valery, PC
name: Sabesan, S
name: Baxi, S
name: Aoun, Samar
name: Thompson, SC
name: Lashbrook, M
name: Garvey, G
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction: Indigenous Australians with cancer tend to be diagnosed with more aggressive and advanced-stage disease, receive less treatment, have poorer survival and lower quality of life than other Australians. Reducing these inequalities requires an understanding of the supportive care needs of this cancer group. This study aims to describe the type and extent of unmet supportive care needs of Indigenous Australian cancer patients. Method: A multicentre, cross-sectional study recruited 145 Indigenous adults diagnosed with cancer in the previous 5 years in four Australian states and territories. Using a culturally specific tool, unmet needs were assessed in four domains: 'physical and psychological', 'hospital care', 'information and communication' and 'practical and cultural'. Moderate to high unmet need is that which requires some or a lot more help to be addressed. Results: Two-thirds (65%) of patients reported at least one moderate to high unmet need and 20% of patients had moderate to high unmet needs with five or more items. Overall, patients most commonly reported moderate to high unmet needs in the physical/psychological (46%) and practical/cultural domains (34%), than the information/communication (23%) and hospital care domains (16%). More specifically, 'money worries' was the most frequently reported moderate to high unmet need (20%). Conclusion: Most Indigenous Australians living with cancer experience unmet supportive care needs. Physical/psychological and practical/cultural concerns were identified as priority areas for Indigenous cancer patients. These findings may inform priority areas for intervention towards optimal care pathways for Indigenous Australians diagnosed and living with cancer.
COGNITIVE LOAD AND MULTITASKING IN POLYGLOTS: HOW DO MULTILINGUALS PROCESS MULTIPLE LANGUAGES SIMULTANEOUSLY?
Creators: name: Muxtorova, Zarinaxon
name: Rayimaliyeva, Yoqutxon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Polyglots, who speak multiple languages fluently, frequently switch between languages in different contexts. This study explores how polyglots manage cognitive load when multitasking and whether their ability to switch languages affects their executive function. The study uses cognitive load theory and executive function research to examine how polyglots allocate mental resources while juggling multiple linguistic systems. Through experiments involving dual-task performance tests, brain imaging (EEG or fMRI), and self-assessment surveys, this research aims to determine whether polyglots have an advantage in multitasking compared to monolinguals and bilinguals. The findings could contribute to a deeper understanding of multilingual cognition and have implications for language learning and artificial intelligence.
Advanced Minor Destructive Testing for the Assessment of Existing Masonry
Creators: name: Marastoni, Diego <1986>
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2016
Subjects: ICAR/09 Tecnica delle costruzioni

description: This thesis focuses on minor-destructive testing (MDT) techniques for the mechanical characterisation of historical mortars, as it is a fundamental task for the assessment of existing masonries. 
In the first part, a novel in-situ MDT technique is investigated, based on the field vane shear test for soils. The instrumentation consists in a four-winged pin (X-Drill) and a torque wrench. This research presents the results of an experimental campaign based on the comparison between standard tests and X-Drill measurements on different types of mortars. The interpretation of the test provides a possible correlation between the measured torque and the compressive strength of the material.
In the second part, the thesis focuses on the extraction of samples to be tested in the laboratory. Brazilian tests can be carried out on cores including a diametral mortar joint with a defined inclination with respect to its original horizontal position. A new integrated methodology is developed for the comprehensive mechanical characterization of historical mortar based on different types of experimental tests results. This task is carried out by means of a large set of experiments performed ex-novo on lime mortar masonry walls built in the laboratory. The processing of the results from Brazilian tests on cores with inclined diametral joint is complemented with the application of the double punch tests on mortar joints that may be also extracted through core drilling. The proposed experimental methodology is then compared with the results obtained from standard tests performed on the same materials, such as compression tests, flexural tests and shear tests on triplets.
Finally, the parameters obtained are used as input parameters for 2D and 3D numerical analyses based on the Continuum Damage Mechanics constitutive model. The comparison between the experimental results and the numerical analyses confirms the good prediction capacity of the proposed techniques.
Predictability studies for Regions Of Freshwater Influence
Creators: name: Verri, Giorgia <1983>
Publisher: name: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Year: 2016
Subjects: GEO/12 Oceanografia e fisica dell'atmosfera

description: The aim of this study is to understand and to assess the effects of river freshwater inflow on the circulation and dynamics of our region of interest, the Central Mediterranean Sea, both on shelf and basin scales, over short-term as well as long-term range.
As far as we know this study provides the first investigation on river role on the Central Mediterranean overturning circulation.
On the same time we point to improve the hindcast/forecast capability of our regional hydrodynamics model both on shelf and basin scales through a consistent representation of river inflow into the Central Mediterranean Sea taking not account all the physical processes involved in the local water cycle of specific catchments. An integrated modelling system including the atmosphere, the hydrology and the estuary dynamics has been set up upstream the regional ocean model at the Ofanto river outlet. The Estuary Box Model developed by the University of Connecticut (UCONN) jointly with the National Centre for the Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Climate Global Division and the University of Washington (UW) has been implemented for the selected case study, the Ofanto river, downstream of the meteo-hydrological chain and upstream of the regional ocean model. The model performance has been evaluated by comparison with a highly simplified approach based on Knudsen’s relation (Knudsen, 1900). Finally we built up an intermediate modelling approach.
Foreword: Respectful, Equitable, and Supportive Postpartum Care
Creators: name: TULLY, KRISTIN P.
name: STUEBE, ALISON M.
Publisher: name: Wolters Kluwer
Year: 2022

description:
The postpartum period is a precious part of life: the health and wellbeing of at least 2 generations are at stake. Although the World Health Organization calls for a standard of care that promotes “positive” postpartum experiences with a “resourced and flexible health system”, these goals are largely aspirational. In her book, Baby Doctor, pediatrician Perri Klass writes about the moments immediately after birth. She describes how all eyes in the delivery room turn to the baby—except for the midwife or the obstetrician, who are the “only ones still paying attention to mom.” Anthropologist Shelia Kitzinger similarly wrote that “the spotlights are dimmed” for women after childbirth. In American medicine, we do not pay much attention to birthing people once the cord is clamped. The underlying notion of women as being worthy of focus only while they are vessels for new life is deeply harmful. It is as though the baby is the candy and the mother is the wrapper. After the candy is out, the wrapper is cast aside. This transactional thinking and treatment around childbirth is a tragedy, with short-term and long-term consequences.
OʻZBEK VA INGLIZ TILLARIDAGI PAREMIOLOGIK BIRLIKLAR
Creators: name: Kadirov, Maqsudbek
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Mazkur maqolada oʻzbek va ingliz tillaridagi paremiologik birliklar - maqollar, matallar va iboralarning tuzilishi, semantik jihatlari hamda madaniy xususiyatlari tahlil etiladi. Maqollarning xalq tafakkuridagi oʻrni va ularning lingvistik tuzilishi oʻrganilib, oʻzaro qiyosiy tahlil qilinadi. Tadqiqot davomida oʻzbek va ingliz maqollari oʻrtasidagi oʻxshashlik va farqlar aniqlanib, ularning madaniy va tarixiy ildizlari oʻrganiladi. Natijalar shuni koʻrsatadiki, ayrim maqollar umumiy axloqiy tushunchalarni aks ettirsa, boshqalari esa milliy qadriyatlar va tarixiy voqealar bilan bog‘liqdir.
Cross-Cultural Validation of the Sexting Behaviors and Motives Questionnaire (SBM-Q)
Creators: name: Ojeda, Mónica
name: Dodaj, Arta
name: Casas, José A.
name: Sesar, Kristina
name: Del Rey, Rosario
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 520505
subject: Social psychology
classificationCode: 520102
subject: Educational psychology
classificationCode: 390402
subject: Education assessment and evaluation
classificationCode: 390405
subject: Educational technology and computing
classificationCode: 390406
subject: Gender, sexuality and education

description: Background: The proliferation of sexting among adolescents growing up around the world today has woven a complex tapestry of sexual expression and exploration. However, its implications extend beyond consensual engagement, occasionally manifesting as a form of cyberviolence. Varied prevalence rates further complicate the understanding of the extent of youth sexting worldwide. Therefore, this study aim to provide a tool to measure sexting in young people from different countries by validating the Sexting Behaviours and Motives Questionnaire (SBM-Q), a comprehensive instrument that captures the diversity of consensual and non-consensual sexting behaviors and motives in different countries. Method: A total of 4739 students, aged 15 to 25, from Spain (1563), Croatia (1598), and Bosnia and Herzegovina (1578) participated. Confirmatory factor analyses and multigroup analyses were conducted. Results: The validity of the instrument was confirmed, endorsing its six-factor structure, that encompasses the dimensions of sending, reasons for sending, victimization by non-consensual forwarding, receiving, forwarding, and reasons for forwarding. Internal consistency across the three countries further underscore the robustness of the SBM-Q. Conclusions: This validated questionnaire provides a reliable measure for understanding sexting behaviors and motives in different countries. Cultural nuances are discussed.
DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN STUDENTS
Creators: name: Jurayev, Voxid
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This article delves into the significance of fostering leadership skills in students, examining the theoretical foundations and practical approaches to developing these competencies within educational environments. The role of leadership development in promoting personal growth, critical thinking, and collaboration is highlighted as essential for preparing students to meet future challenges. The article explores various teaching methods, extracurricular activities, and educational programs that contribute to nurturing leadership qualities in students. Furthermore, the challenges and potential solutions for embedding leadership education in school and university curricula are discussed.
A comparative analysis of data sources for studying school shootings: implications for surveillance and prevention
Creators: name: Ellison, Olivia
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2025

description: Firearms are the leading cause of death for individuals under 19 in the United States, yetresearch on school-based gun violence incidents remains limited due to the rarity of suchevents and inconsistent data collection methods. This lack of comprehensive data hindersefforts to understand the factors contributing to these tragic occurrences and develop effectiveprevention strategies. Existing studies demonstrate that students are more likely to avoidschool due to safety concerns, and mass shootings have been linked to severe mental healthconsequences, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Despite the devastating impact ofschool violence, a unified system for compiling information on relevant factors is currentlyabsent. This research aims to address these gaps by conducting a thorough literature review toidentify key factors influencing school-based gun violence outcomes. Data sourcesencompassing these factors were evaluated for timeliness, completeness, and accuracy. Thefindings underscore the need for a standardized definition of school-based gun violence andschool property, as well as the urgent requirement for a more robust surveillance system toimprove data reliability and inform preventive interventions.
Implicit Gender Bias: Associations with Trial Outcomes for Women Accused of Murder
Creators: name: Haineault, Tiffany
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2022
Subjects: Implicit
Gender
Bias
IPV

description: Women accused of murdering their partner when faced with intimate partner violence (IPV) may be perceived in a unique light. However, there is little research on whether people's implicit and explicit gender bias plays a role in how they react or perceive women accused of murdering their partner. Therefore, this research aims to see an association between explicit and implicit gender bias in determining guilt in murder cases involving women suspects. The methods used for this research are an online survey, an implicit association test, and an ambivalent sexism inventory test. These tests will be put into the Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Some key findings were that the absence of Implicit Association Test and the discrepancy between the two explicit biases were linked to a less severe outcome. In contrast, only one case with a high level of all three gender biases was linked to severe outcomes. These results could be due to more psychologically rigid, naïve, or one-sided mindsets regarding the participants' perceptions of women.
Towards efficient and interpretable machine learning models for materials discovery
Creators: name: Mikulskis, Paulius
name: Alexander, Morgan
name: Winkler, David
name: University Library, La Trobe
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) methods for modeling useful materials properties are now important technologies for rational design and optimization of bespoke functional materials. Although these methods make good predictions of the properties of new materials, current modeling methods use efficient but rather arcane (difficult-to-interpret) mathematical features (descriptors) to characterize materials. Data-driven ML models are considerably more useful if more chemically interpretable descriptors are used to train them, as long as these models also accurately recapitulate the properties of materials in training and test sets used to generate and validate the models. Herein, how a particular type of molecular fragment descriptor, the signature descriptor, achieves these joint aims of accuracy and interpretability is described. Seven different types of materials properties are modeled, and the performance of models generated from signature descriptors is compared with those generated by widely used Dragon descriptors. The key descriptors in the model represent functionalities that make chemical sense. Mapping these fragments back on to exemplar materials provides a useful guide to chemists wishing to modify promising lead materials to improve their properties. This is one of the first applications of signature descriptors to the modeling of complex materials properties.
Food Price Inflation Convergence in the European Union: Evidence from Structural Breaks and Club Dynamics, 2005–2024
Creators: name: Bareith, Tibor
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: Demand and Price Analysis
subject: Food Price Inflation
subject: Convergence Clubs
subject: Structural Breaks
subject: European Union

description: This study investigates the dynamics of food price inflation convergence among the EU27 Member States over the period 2005–2024, with a focus on the effects of structural breaks, external shocks, and regional heterogeneity. Using panel unit root tests, structural break analysis, and the Phillips and Sul club convergence methodology, the research identifies distinct patterns of convergence and divergence in food price inflation across the region. The findings reveal a lack of overall convergence, driven by persistent economic and institutional disparities among Member States. Instead, the analysis uncovers multiple convergence ‘clubs,’ highlighting clusters of countries with similar inflationary trajectories shaped by shared market structures, policy frameworks, and levels of integration. The study further identifies structural breaks corresponding to major global disruptions, such as the financial crisis, the European debt crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic, which have exacerbated inflation disparities among Member States. While temporary alignment in inflation rates is observed during periods of acute shock, long-term convergence remains constrained by structural differences and divergent national responses. The results have significant policy implications, underscoring the need for tailored interventions to address the specific vulnerabilities of divergent groups while enhancing the coordination of fiscal and agricultural policies at the EU level. This research contributes to the literature on food price dynamics and regional integration, offering insights for policymakers who aim to foster greater market cohesion and price stability in the face of ongoing and future challenges.
Triceps Surae Muscle Architecture Adaptations to Eccentric Training
Creators: name: Geremia, Jeam
name: Baroni, Bruno
name: Rico-Bini, Rodrigo
name: Lanferdini, Fabio
name: de Lima, Amanda
name: Herzog, Walter
name: Vaz, Marco
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Eccentric exercises have been used in physical training, injury prevention, and rehabilitation programs. The systematic use of eccentric training promotes specific morphological adaptations on skeletal muscles. However, synergistic muscles, such as the triceps surae components, might display different structural adaptations due to differences in architecture, function, and load sharing. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an eccentric training program on the triceps surae (GM, gastrocnemius medialis; GL, gastrocnemius lateralis; and SO, soleus) muscle architecture. Methods: Twenty healthy male subjects (26 ± 4 years) underwent a 4-week control period followed by a 12-week eccentric training program. Muscle architecture [fascicle length (FL), pennation angle (PA), and muscle thickness (MT)] of GM, GL, and SO was evaluated every 4 weeks by ultrasonography. Results: Fascicle lengths (GM: 13.2%; GL: 8.8%; SO: 21%) and ML increased (GM: 14.9%; GL: 15.3%; SO: 19.1%) from pre- to post-training, whereas PAs remained similar. GM and SO FL and MT increased up to the 8th training week, whereas GL, FL increased up to the 4th week. SO displayed the highest, and GL the smallest gains in FL post-training. Conclusion: All three synergistic plantar flexor muscles increased FL and MT with eccentric training. MT increased similarly among the synergistic muscles, while the muscle with the shortest FL at baseline (SO) showed the greatest increase in FL.