cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai GC91 (Agree WG) on R&D colonies of the Buff-Tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris (2.5 Part 2)
Creators: name: Sterk, Guido
name: Hannegraaf, Janna
name: Kolokytha, Paraskevi
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2020

description: Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai, a widely used biological plant protection product, was tested on buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris, using an updated laboratory method on full standardized R&D colonies. The maximum field recommended concentration (MFRC) was applied through topical, oral pollen and oral sugar water treatment. Parameters such as survival of the mother queen and workers, formation of gynes, weight and volume of the colonies were recorded during the study, while the total number of formed workers/drones, the number of newborn gynes and queen brood were taken also at the end of the colonies’ life. For the evaluation of the results the data were calculated and categorized according to the IOBC side-effect classes, used for laboratory trials. According to the results, no toxic effect was recorded for all parameters taken from the bumblebee colonies when they were exposed to B. thuringiensis aizawai GC91.
description: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Nr. 465 (2020): Hazards of pesticides to bees - 14th International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Protection Group, October 23 - 25, 2019 Bern, Switzerland - Proceedings -
Stressless Schwarzschild
Creators: name: Deser, S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Classical Physics (physics.class-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This self-contained pedagogical derivation of the Schwarzchild solution, in "3 + 1" formulation and conformal spatial gauge, (almost) avoids all affinity, curvature and index gymnastics.
description: Published version: Gen. Rel. Grav
Constraining a class of B-L extended models from vacuum stability and perturbativity
Creators: name: Chakrabortty, Joydeep
name: Konar, Partha
name: Mondal, Tanmoy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The precise knowledge of the Standard Model Higgs boson and top quark masses and couplings are crucial to understand the physics beyond it. SM like Higgs boson having mass in the range of 123-127 GeV squeezes the parameters for beyond standard model. In recent LHC era many TeV scale neutrino mass models have earned much attention as they pose many interesting phenomenological aspects. We have contemplated B-L extended models which are theoretically well motivated and phenomenologically interesting, and successfully explain neutrino mass generation. In this article we have analysed the detailed structures of the scalar potentials for such models. We have computed the criteria which guarantee that vacuum is bounded from below in all directions. Along with that triviality and perturbativity bounds are also necessitated. Incorporating all such effects we constrain the parameters of such models by performing their renormalization group evolutions.
description: References added, version to appear in PRD
MPEC 2023-F82 : 2023 FJ2
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2023 FJ2

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
A New Accretion Disk Around the Missing Link Binary System PSR J1023+0038
Creators: name: Patruno, A.
name: Archibald, A. M.
name: Hessels, J. W. T.
name: Bogdanov, S.
name: Stappers, B. W.
name: Bassa, C. G.
name: Janssen, G. H.
name: Kaspi, V. M.
name: Tendulkar, S.
name: Lyne, A. G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: PSR J1023+0038 is an exceptional system for understanding how slowly rotating neutron stars are spun up to millisecond rotational periods through accretion from a companion star. Observed as a radio pulsar from 2007-2013, optical data showed that the system had an accretion disk in 2000/2001. Starting at the end of 2013 June, the radio pulsar has become undetectable, suggesting a return to the previous accretion-disk state, where the system more closely resembles an X-ray binary. In this Letter we report the first targeted X-ray observations ever performed of the active phase and complement them with UV/Optical and radio observations collected in 2013 October. We find strong evidence that indeed an accretion disk has recently formed in the system and we report the detection of fast X-ray changes spanning about two orders of magnitude in luminosity. No radio pulsations are seen during low flux states in the X-ray light-curve or at any other times.
description: Accepted by ApJ Letters
Spermophilus madrensis
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Robert S.
name: Anderson, Charles G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Spermophilus
Spermophilus madrensis

description: Spermophilus madrensis (Merriam, 1901). Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., 3:563. TYPE LOCALITY: "from Sierra Madre, near Guadalupe y Calvo, Chihuahua, Mexico (7,000 feet altitude)." DISTRIBUTION: SW Chihuahua (Mexico). COMMENTS: Subgenus Callospermophilus (Hall, 1981:410). Gromov et al. (1965:150) considered Callospermophilus a subgenus of the genus Otospermophilus. Reviewed by Best and Thomas (1991 b, Mammalian Species, 378).
description: Published as part of Robert S. Hoffmann & Charles G. Anderson, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 419-465 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 447, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353130
description: {"references": ["Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.", "Gromov, I. M., D. I. Bibikov, N. I. Kalabukhov, and M. N. N. Meier. 1965. Fauna SSSR, Mlekopitayushchie, tom. 3, vyp. 2 [Fauna of the U. S. S. R. Mammals. vol. 3, No. 2]. Nazemnye belich'e [Ground Squirrels]. Nauka, Moscow-Leningrad, 467 pp. (in Russian).", "Best, T. L., and H. H. Thomas. 1991 b. Spermophilus madrensis. Mammalian Species, 378: 1 - 2."]}
title: Impacts of Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Field (RF-EMF) on Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)—Evidence for RF-EMF Interference with Plant Stress Responses
Creators: name: Tran, Nam Trung
name: Jokic, Luca
name: Keller, Julian
name: Geier, Jens Uwe
name: Kaldenhoff, Ralf
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2023

description: The increased use of wireless technology causes a significant exposure increase for all living organisms to radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF). This comprises bacteria, animals, and also plants. Unfortunately, our understanding of how RF-EMF influences plants and plant physiology remains inadequate. In this study, we examined the effects of RF-EMF radiation on lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa) in both indoor and outdoor environments using the frequency ranges of 1890–1900 MHz (DECT) at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (Wi-Fi). Under greenhouse conditions, RF-EMF exposure had only a minor impact on fast chlorophyll fluorescence kinetics and no effect on plant flowering time. In contrast, lettuce plants exposed to RF-EMF in the field showed a significant and systemic decrease in photosynthetic efficiency and accelerated flowering time compared to the control groups. Gene expression analysis revealed significant down-regulation of two stress-related genes in RF-EMF-exposed plants: violaxanthin de-epoxidase (VDE) and zeaxanthin epoxidase (ZEP). RF-EMF-exposed plants had lower Photosystem II’s maximal photochemical quantum yield (FV/FM) and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) than control plants under light stress conditions. In summary, our results imply that RF-EMF might interfere with plant stress responses and reduced plant stress tolerance.
title: Predicting wild bee sensitivity to insecticides utilizing phylogenetically controlled inter-species correlation models
Creators: name: Pamminger, Tobias
name: Hanewald, Nicole
name: Schneider, Christof
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2020

description: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Nr. 465 (2020): Hazards of pesticides to bees - 14th International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Protection Group, October 23 - 25, 2019 Bern, Switzerland - Proceedings -
An operational approach to indirectly measuring tunneling time
Creators: name: Choi, Yunjin
name: Jordan, Andrew N.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The tunneling time through an arbitrary bounded one-dimensional barrier is investigated using the dwell time operator. We relate the tunneling time to the conditioned average of the dwell time operator because of the natural post-selection in the case of successful tunneling. We discuss an indirect measurement by timing the particle, and show we are able to reconstruct the conditioned average value of the dwell time operator by applying the contextual values formalism for generalized measurements based on the physics of Larmor precession. The experimentally measurable tunneling time in the weak interaction limit is given by the weak value of the dwell time operator plus a measurement-context dependent disturbance term. We show how the expectation value and higher moments of the dwell time operator can be extracted from measurement data of the particle's spin.
description: 16 pages, 3 figures
title: Lethality of Imidacloprid and Fipronil on Apis mellifera: a retrospective on the French case
Creators: name: Mestres Lóbez, Isaac
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2020

description: The aim of this study is to draw a retrospective analysis on the lethality of imidacloprid (Gaucho®) and fipronil (Régent® TS) on Apis mellifera between 1992 and 2016 in France. Early monitoring reports in the 1992-2002 period notified these two embedded insecticides to be at the origin of massive colony collapse disorders. Ecotoxicological analyses based on the LD50 of imidacloprid and fipronil highlighted their differential lethality by both contact (imidacloprid: 81 ng/honeybee vs fipronil: 5,9 ng/honeybee) and ingestion (imidacloprid: 3,7 ng/honeybee vs fipronil: 4,2 ng/honeybee) but failed to point imidacloprid’s high solubility as a higher lethal agent. Chemical properties and action mode of these two insecticides originated neural disfunction in the case of imidacloprid, and honeybee brood immune depression for fipronil. Despite the conduction of these monitoring reports and laboratory researches, Fipronil was completely banned in 2005 but Imidacloprid only in 2016.
description: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Nr. 465 (2020): Hazards of pesticides to bees - 14th International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Protection Group, October 23 - 25, 2019 Bern, Switzerland - Proceedings -
Detangling Flat Bands into Fano Lattices
Creators: name: Flach, Sergej
name: Leykam, Daniel
name: Bodyfelt, Joshua D.
name: Matthies, P.
name: Desyatnikov, Anton S.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Macroscopically degenerate flat bands (FB) in periodic lattices host compact localized states which appear due to destructive interference and local symmetry. Interference provides a deep connection between the existence of flat band states (FBS) and the appearance of Fano resonances for wave propagation. We introduce generic transformations detangling FBS and dispersive states into lattices of Fano defects. Inverting the transformation, we generate a continuum of FB models. Our procedure allows us to systematically treat perturbations such as disorder and explain the emergence of energy-dependent localization length scaling in terms of Fano resonances.
description: 6 pages, 4 figures. v3: published version + erratum
Thematic factsheet - Frequency and quantity of milk feeding to dairy calves
Creators: name: Brunet, Valentin
name: Schenkenfelder, Josef
name: Veissier, Isabelle
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Calf
Animal welfare
Feeding
Frequency
Milk

description: In some EU regions it is becoming popular to feed milk to calves only once a day to reduce labour. This practice, however, may restrict behavioural and physiological needs of a calf. The Directive 2008/119/EC specifies that calves must be fed twice a day with an appropriate diet adapted to their age, weight and behavioural and physiological needs, to promote good health and welfare. In this Thematic factsheet, the biological needs of calves, legal requirements and focus areas for inspection are described.
Structure of reef-building corals in tidal pools of a Marine Protected Area on the coastal zone of Royal Charlotte Bank, Eastern Brazil
Creators: name: Tedesco, Erik C.
name: Pereira, Cristiano M.
name: Calderon, Emiliano N.
name: Lopes, Leones S.
name: Simões, Nadson R.
name: Schiavetti, Alexandre
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Brazilian coral reefs are the largest and richest reefs in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Despite their historical and tourist importance, coral reefs on the east coast of Brazil remained unknown until recently. This study evaluated the structure of the reef-building coral community in three tidal pools along a gradient of anthropogenic disturbance. The pool known as Dolphin Pool is the warmest and has a high abundance of stony coral Siderastrea spp. One endemic species is on the national list of threatened species. Despite the high frequency of water temperatures above the alert threshold for mass bleaching events, the tidal pools have high densities of adults and recruits of reef-building corals. The results highlight the importance of reef formations on the coastal zone of the Royal Charlotte Bank, given the uniqueness of this area, and reinforce the need for further research and adoption of adaptive conservation approaches.
Insight into multicopper oxidase laccase from Myrothecium verrucaria ITCC-8447: a case study using in silico and experimental analysis
Creators: name: Komal Agrawal
name: Jata Shankar
name: Kumar, Raj
name: Verma, Pradeep
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The oxidation activity of multicopper-oxidases overlaps with different substrates of laccases and bilirubin oxidases, thus in the present study an integrated approach of bioinformatics using homology modeling, docking, and experimental validation was used to confirm the type of multicopper-oxidase in Myrothecium verrucaria ITCC-8447. The result of peptide sequence of M. verrucaria ITCC-8447 enabled to predict the 3 D-structure of multicopper-oxidase. It was overlapped with the structure of laccase and root mean square deviation (RMSD) was 1.53 Å for 533 and, 171 residues. The low binding energy with azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) (-5.64) as compared to bilirubin (-4.39) suggested that M. verrucaria ITCC-8447 have laccase-like activity. The experimental analysis confirmed high activity with laccase specific substrates, phenol (18.3 U/L), ampyrone (172.4 U/L) and, ampyrone phenol coupling (50 U/L) as compared to bilirubin oxidase substrate bilirubin (16.6 U/L). In addition, lowest binding energy with ABTS (-5.64), syringaldazine SYZ (-4.83), guaiacol GCL (-4.42), and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol DMP (-4.41) confirmed the presence of laccase. Further, complete remediation of two hazardous model pollutants i.e., phenol and resorcinol (1.5 mM) after 12 h of incubation and low binding energy of −4.32 and, −4.85 respectively confirmed its removal by laccase. The results confirmed the presence of laccase in M. verrucaria ITCC-8447 and its effective bioremediation potential.
Spermophilus mexicanus
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Robert S.
name: Anderson, Charles G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Spermophilus
Spermophilus mexicanus

description: Spermophilus mexicanus (Erxleben, 1777). Syst. Regn. Anim., 1:428. TYPE LOCALITY: "in nova Hispania?" Restricted by Mearns (1896:443) to "Toluca, [Mexico,] Mexico." DISTRIBUTION: S New Mexico and W Texas (USA) to Jalisco and S Puebla (C Mexico). SYNONYMS: parvidens Mearns, 1896. COMMENTS: Subgenus Ictidomys (Hall, 1981:394). Known to hybridize at several localities with tridecemlineatus (Cothran and Honeycutt, 1984; Cothran et al., 1977). Reviewed by Young and Jones (1982, Mammalian Species, 164).
description: Published as part of Robert S. Hoffmann & Charles G. Anderson, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 419-465 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 447, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353130
description: {"references": ["Mearns, E. A. 1896. Preliminary diagnoses of new mammals from the Mexican border of the United States. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 18: 443 - 447.", "Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.", "Cothran, E. G., and R. L. Honeycutt. 1984. Chromosomal differentiation of hybridizing ground squirrels (Spermophilus mexicanus and S. tridecemlineatus). Journal of Mammalogy, 65: 118 - 122.", "Cothran, E. G., E. G. Zimmerman, and C. F. Nadler. 1977. Genic differentiation and evolution in the ground squirrel subgenus Ictidomys. Journal of Mammalogy, 58: 610 - 622.", "Young, C. J., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1982. Spermophilus mexicanus. Mammalian Species, 164: 1 - 4."]}
Spermophilus mohavensis Merriam 1889
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Robert S.
name: Anderson, Charles G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Spermophilus
Spermophilus mohavensis

description: Spermophilus mohavensis Merriam, 1889. N. Am. Fauna, 2: 15. TYPE LOCALITY: "Mohave River, California [USA]." Restricted by Grinnell and Dixon (1918) to near Rabbit Springs, about 15 mi. (24 km) E Hesperia, San Bernardino Co. DISTRIBUTION: NW Mohave Desert and Owens Valley (S California, USA). COMMENTS: Subgenus Xerospermophilus; (Hall, 1981:405). Most closely related to S. tereticaudus (Hafner and Yates, 1983); hybridizes at one locality.
description: Published as part of Robert S. Hoffmann & Charles G. Anderson, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 419-465 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 447, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353130
description: {"references": ["Grinnell, J., and J. Dixon. 1918. Natural history of the ground squirrels of California. Monthly Bulletin of the California State Commission on Horticulture, 7: 597 - 708.", "Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.", "Hafner, J. C., and M. S. Hafner. 1983. Evolutionary relationships of heteromyid rodents. Great Basin Naturalist, Memoirs, 7: 3 - 29."]}
title: Pesticide residues and transformation products in Greek honey, pollen and beebread
Creators: name: Kasiotis, Konstantinos M.
name: Zafeiraki, Effrosyni
name: Anastasiadou, Pelagia
name: Manea-Karga, Electra
name: Machera, Kyriaki
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2020

description: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Nr. 465 (2020): Hazards of pesticides to bees - 14th International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Protection Group, October 23 - 25, 2019 Bern, Switzerland - Proceedings -
Exposure pathways and ecological risk assessment of common veterinary antibiotics in the environment through poultry litter in Bangladesh
Creators: name: Sarker, Yousuf A.
name: Sm. Z. Rashid
name: Sabbya Sachi
name: Jannatul Ferdous
name: Bishan L. Das Chowdhury
name: Tarannum, Syeda S.
name: Mahmudul H. Sikder
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
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: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Veterinary antibiotics (VAs) have entered the ecosystem principally through the application of organic fertilizer. However, factors influencing the contributions made by the prescribers and users thereof with respect to VAs in poultry manure have not been investigated. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to identify factors associated with the VA prescription and usage as well as to measure the residual concentration along with the ecological risk of common VAs in poultry litter in Bangladesh. Structured questionnaire surveys were conducted so as to provide an understanding the perspective of prescribers and farmers. Ciprofloxacin (CIP), enrofloxacin (ENR), oxytetracycline (OTC), and doxycycline (DOX) were screened through the use of thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and quantified through high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Also, methods of risk quotient (RQ) were applied to assess ecotoxicity. Most VAs were prescribed without a confirmatory diagnosis. The residue of CIP was dominant with a high concentration, followed by OTC but with a low concentration. A high ecological risk was associated with the use of OTC and DOX whereas the risk associated with the use of CIP and ENR was insignificant to low. The study highlights prescriber and user factors along with the variable ecological risk of VAs in litter.
title: Impact of the use of plant protection products harmful to bees on bee colonies during spring: Results of a monitoring programme in apple orchards in South Tyrol (2014-2017)
Creators: name: Mair, Benjamin
name: Wolf, Manfred
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2020

description: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Nr. 465 (2020): Hazards of pesticides to bees - 14th International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Protection Group, October 23 - 25, 2019 Bern, Switzerland - Proceedings -
SELF-DEFENSE AS AN EDUCATIONAL ACTION FOR INCLUSION
Creators: name: do Nascimento Siqueira, Angel
name: Mendes Anversa, Luisa Fernanda
name: Ribeiro Azevedo, Simone
name: Soares Marques Coelho, Valeria de Fatima
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Self advocacy refers to the ability of people with intellectual or multiple disabilities to express themselves, make their own decisions and defend their rights. It consists of a program that originated in the APAE Network in defense of valuing diversity and promoting the dignity of children, young adults and the elderly with intellectual and multiple disabilities. In this way, this study seeks to analyze self-defense as an educational action for inclusion. This research consists of a case study of an observational and documentary nature with a qualitative approach, in which the actions of self-defense carried out at APAE Niterói over the years with those assisted were observed. Documents were analyzed, including records of meetings of self-defenders and the researchers' field diary. Over the years, there has been a growth in the discussions and actions of the self-defense with great support from people with disabilities. However, it can be seen that the self-defenders' demands have remained almost the same over the years, as is the case with bullying in schools and discrimination. We conclude that although legislation seeks to reduce these gaps, very little concrete action has been taken by society to remedy them.
Reducing nutrient and sediment losses in surface runoff by selecting cattle supplement feeding areas based on soil type in New Zealand hill country
Creators: name: Fransen, Petra
name: Burkitt, Lucy
name: Chibuike, Grace
name: Bretherton, Michael
name: Hickson, Rebecca
name: Morris, Stephen
name: Hedley, Carolyn
name: Roudier, Pierre
Publisher: name: AgResearch
Year: 2023
Subjects: Soil sciences

description: Nutrient loss in surface runoff from hill country catchments is typically generated from small areas and over short time periods. This study compared nutrient and sediment losses in surface runoff when cattle were fed winter hay supplement on two hill country sub-catchments (∼0.3 ha) with contrasting soil types (imperfectly-drained and well-drained soils). Runoff samples were collected during seven events (June-August). During this period, two herds of 16 pregnant, mixed aged Angus cows were supplemented with 2 kg DM. cow day−1 of hay in a defined feeding area within each sub-catchment. The imperfectly-drained soil measured 4.8 times the volume of surface runoff compared to the well-drained soil. As a result, the imperfectly-drained soil lost 2.5 times the amount of sediment, 6.3 and 5.1 times the amount of total phosphorus (TP) and dissolved reactive phosphorus respectively and 4.5 times the amount of total nitrogen (TN). Surface runoff losses of nitrate-N from the well-drained soil were undetectable over the study period. Whilst overall nutrient losses were low over the short study period (0.22 kg TP ha−1 and 0.68 kg TN ha−1), the results highlight the potential benefit of strategically placing cattle feed supplements on soils less prone to surface runoff to improve freshwater outcomes.
Spermophilus mollis Kennicott 1863
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Robert S.
name: Anderson, Charles G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Spermophilus
Spermophilus mollis

description: Spermophilus mollis Kennicott, 1863. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 15:157. TYPE LOCALITY: "Camp Floyd, near Fairfield, [Utah Co.,] Utah [USA]." DISTRIBUTION: Two disjunct populations: in Washington, N of Yakima, W of Columbia, rivers (nancyae only); and SE corner of Oregon, Snake River valley (Idaho) southward through Nevada (except extreme S), extreme EC California, and W Utah. SYNONYMS: artemesiae (Merriam, 1913); idahoensis (Merriam, 1913); leurodon (Merriam, 1913); nancyae Nadler, 1968; pessimus (Merriam, 1913); stephensi Merriam, 1898; washoensis (Merriam, 1913). COMMENTS: Subgenus Spermophilus (Hall, 1981:383). Formerly considered a subspecies of townsendii (Hall, 1981:383), but differs chromosomally (Nadler et al., 1984). No hybridization between mollis (2n=38) and adjacent canus (incl. vigilis) (2n=46) has been reported (Rickart et al., 1985:97-98). The taxon nancyae (2n=38) is disjunct, but provisionally included here. Reviewed (in part) by Rickart (1987) as S. townsendii.
description: Published as part of Robert S. Hoffmann & Charles G. Anderson, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 419-465 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on pages 447-448, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353130
description: {"references": ["Hall, E. R. 1981. The mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1: 1 - 600 + 90, 2: 601 - 1181 + 90.", "Nadler, C. F., E. A. Lyapunova, R. S. Hoffmann, N. N. Vorontsov, L. L. Shaitarova, and Y. M. Borisov. 1984. Chromosomal evolution in Holarctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus). II. Giemsa-band homologies of chromosomes and the tempo of evolution. Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde, 49: 78 - 90.", "Rickart, E. A. 1987. Spermophilus townsendii. Mammalian Species, 268: 1 - 6."]}
title: The underscore
Creators: name: Stocks, Kristina
Publisher: name: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Year: 2023

description: Amidst the parched and hazy drought and wildfire season in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains and prairies, an AI start-up approaches a famous Instagram influencer to embed her likeness into its avatars. Set beyond the AI’s murky digital landscape, “The Underscore” explores the journey of four characters with interwoven narratives during two critical junctures: the proliferation of AI friendship and the dangers of a looming forest fire in Jasper. Sophie_Grace is a lauded millennial known for her social media empire who chooses to ignore the warning signs of her AI. Sophie’s best friend Iris risks her personal and professional connections despite her reservations and defends Sophie’s decisions until one event threatens to crater their relationship permanently. Rowan, Iris’s partner, is a Woodlands firefighter and quietly observes the changing social and climate environments before him, until a spark ignites a blaze that threatens to ravage Jasper. Annie is a young high-schooler enamoured with the Sophie_Grace. When Sophie_Grace uploads her personality into AI, Annie jumps at the chance to have realistic conversations with the famous influencer. A speculative work of realist fiction, “The Underscore” examines the pernicious elements of artificial intelligence through the very human and messy nature of genuine connection, heartache, and humour.
Culturally- Responsive Coparenting Interventions with Diverse Families: A scoping review
Creators: name: Prime Family Lab
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: Background. Most research on the coparenting relationship and related interventions has relied on homogeneous samples (e.g., White, middle-class, North American). Culturally adapted coparenting interventions are needed to ensure that the characteristics of the targeted population are effectively incorporated in intervention work and research. The objective of the current study is to conduct a systematic analysis of existing research on culturally responsive coparenting interventions with diverse families to provide insights into core themes and gaps. Methods. The current study follows the PRISMA-ScR guidelines and is pre-registered on OSF. Eligibility criteria include: (1) studies included a sample population that belonged to racially minoritized, low-education, and/low-income groups; (2) studies reported on an intervention; (3a) the interventions targeted the coparenting relationship or (3b) assessed coparenting as an outcome. Sources of evidence included two electronic databases: APA PsycINFO (via Ovid) [1806 to October 2023] and MEDLINE (via Ovid) [1946 to October 2023]. Demographics, intervention characteristics, the process and content of cultural adaptation, and study findings will be extracted. Results. A systematic search was executed in APA PsycINFO and MEDLINE in October 2023 which yielded 1262 studies. Abstract screening is complete, 353 full-text assessments are underway, and data extraction will be completed by January 2024. Implications. Study findings will have research and clinical applications for those working with coparents from diverse backgrounds.
Spermophilus musicus Menetries 1832
Creators: name: Hoffmann, Robert S.
name: Anderson, Charles G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1993
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Rodentia
Sciuridae
Spermophilus
Spermophilus musicus

description: Spermophilus musicus Ménétries, 1832. Cat. Raisonne des Objets de Zoologie, St. Petersbourg, p. 21. TYPE LOCALITY: "Il habite le Caucase sur les montagnes le plus élevées et pas loin des nieges éternalles." Restricted by Sviridenko (1927, see Ognev, 1963a: 114) to "Ush-Kulan," [Georgia]. DISTRIBUTION: N Caucasus Mtns (Georgia). SYNONYMS: boehmii (Krassovskii, 1932); saturatus (Ognev, 1947). COMMENTS: Subgenus Spermophilus (Gromov et al., 1965:249). Regarded by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951:508) and Corbet (1978c:83) as a subspecies of pygmaeus. Gromov et al. (1965:249) and Vorontsov and Lyapunova (1970) provided evidence of specific distinctness.
description: Published as part of Robert S. Hoffmann & Charles G. Anderson, 1993, Order Rodentia - Family Sciuridae, pp. 419-465 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 448, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353130
description: {"references": ["Ognev, S. I. 1963 a. Mammals of the USSR and adjacent countries: Rodents (continued). (Mammals of eastern Europe and northern Asia) [A translation of S. I. Ognev, 1947, Zveri SSSR i prilezhashchikh stran: Gryzuny (prodolzhenie). (Zveri vostochnoi Evropy i severnoi Azii)]. Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Jerusalem, 5: 1 - 662.", "Ognev, S. I. 1947. Zveri SSSR i prilezhashchikh stran: Gryzuny (prodolzhenie). (Zveri vostochnoi Evropy i severnoi Azii) [Mammals of the USSR and adjacent countries: Rodents (continued). (Mammals of eastern Europe and northern Asia)]. Akademiya Nauk SSSR, 5: 1 - 809 (in Russian).", "Gromov, I. M., D. I. Bibikov, N. I. Kalabukhov, and M. N. N. Meier. 1965. Fauna SSSR, Mlekopitayushchie, tom. 3, vyp. 2 [Fauna of the U. S. S. R. Mammals. vol. 3, No. 2]. Nazemnye belich'e [Ground Squirrels]. Nauka, Moscow-Leningrad, 467 pp. (in Russian).", "Ellerman, J. R., and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott. 1951. Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 810 pp.", "Corbet, G. B. 1978 c. The mammals of the Palaearctic region: A taxonomic review. British Museum (Natural History), London, 314 pp.", "Vorontsov, N. N., and E. A. Lyapunova. 1970. Khromosomnye chisla i vidoobrazovanie u nazemnykh belich'ikh (Sciuridae: Xerinae et Marmotinae) Golarktiki [Chromosome number and species formation in ground squirrels ... of the Holarctic]. Byulleten' Moskovskovo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody, Otdel Biologicheskii, 75: 122 - 136 (in Russian)."]}
ALL-Ready — La Red Agroecológica Europea de LL y RI: fase de preparación
Creators: name: Gerda Jónász
name: Korinna Varga
name: Valéria Csonka
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: La Red Piloto ALL-Ready: Ejemplos Inspiradores y Experiencias de LL y RI Agroecológicos en Europa y Canadá
title: Risk of exposure in soil and sublethal effects of systemic insecticides on ground-nesting hoary squash bees
Creators: name: Willis Chan, D. Susan
name: Prosser, Ryan S.
name: Rodríguez-Gil, Jose L.
name: Raine, Nigel E.
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2020

description: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Nr. 465 (2020): Hazards of pesticides to bees - 14th International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Protection Group, October 23 - 25, 2019 Bern, Switzerland - Proceedings -
Differential immediate and long-term effects of nitrogen input on denitrification N2O/(N2O +N2) ratio along a 0–5.2 m soil profile
Creators: name: Yuan, Haijing
name: He, Xinhua
name: Luo, Jiafa
name: Hu, Chunsheng
name: Li, Xiaoxin
name: Lindsey, Stuart
Publisher: name: AgResearch
Year: 2023
Subjects: Soil sciences

description: High nitrogen (N) input to soil can cause higher nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, that is, a higher N2O/(N2O+N2) ratio, through an inhibition of N2O reductase activity and/or a decrease in soil pH. We assumed that there were two mechanisms for the effects of N input on N2O emissions, immediate and long-term effect. The immediate effect (field applied fertilizer N) can be eliminated by decreasing the N input, but not the long-term effect (soil accumulated N caused by long–term fertilization). Therefore, it is important to separate these effects to mitigate N2O emissions. To this end, soil samples along a 0–5.2 m profile were collected from a long-term N fertilization experiment field with two N application rates, that is, 600 kg N ha-1 year-1 (N600) and no fertilizer N input (N0). External N addition was conducted for each subsample in the laboratory incubation study to produce two additional treatments, which were denoted as N600+N and N0+N treatments. The results showed that the combined immediate and long-term effects led to an increase in the N2O/(N2O+N2) ratio by 6.8%. Approximately 32.6% and 67.4% of increase could be explained by the immediate and long-term effects of N input, respectively. Meanwhile, the long-term effects were significantly positively correlated to soil organic carbon (SOC). These results indicate that excessive N fertilizer input to the soil can lead to increased N2O emissions if the soil has a high SOC content. The long-term effect of N input on the N2O/(N2O+N2) ratio should be considered when predicting soil N2O emissions under global environmental change scenarios.
FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL JELLY FROM PSIDIUM GUAJAVA LEAVES EXTRACT FOR IMMUNE BOOSTING ACTIVITY
Creators: name: Senthil Raja M., Hemamalini T., Elakya V., Kalaiyarasan S., Sathish Kumar R.,
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Guava (Psidium guajava) leaves are rich in bioactive compounds such as flavonoids (e.g., quercetin), tannins, polyphenols, and vitamin C, which possess potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune-modulating properties. These compounds enhance immune function by neutralizing free radicals, supporting cellular repair, and reducing inflammation, making guava leaves a promising natural ingredient for immunity enhancement.

1.      This study aimed to formulate a palatable and shelf-stable herbal jelly infused with guava leaf extract. Guava leaves were collected, dried, and extracted using a hydroalcoholic solvents through method like Soxhlet extraction to ensure optimal yield of active compounds. The jelly was then prepared using natural gelling agents (e.g., gelatin), sweeteners (e.g., sugar), and preservatives while ensuring the extract’s bioactivity remained intact.

2.      The prepared herbal jelly underwent physicochemical analysis to measure pH, viscosity, and total soluble solids. Antioxidant assays such as DPPH was performed. Microbial stability tests ensured the product was safe for consumption over a specified shelf life.

3.      In conclusion, this study demonstrates that guava leaf extract can be effectively utilized in functional food products such as herbal jellies. This innovative product offers a natural and convenient way to support immune health, meeting the demand for plant-based nutraceuticals in the growing wellness market.

Key Words: Guava leaves, Flavonoids, Vitamin C, Soxhlet extractor, DPPH test. pattern.
Nonlinear optics from an ab-initio approach by means of the dynamical Berry phase: Application to second- and third-harmonic generation in semiconductors
Creators: name: Attaccalite, C.
name: Grüning, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present an ab-initio real-time-based computational approach to study nonlinear optical properties in condensed matter systems that is especially suitable for crystalline solids and periodic nanostructures. The equations of motion and the coupling of the electrons with the external electric field are derived from the Berry-phase formulation of the dynamical polarization [Souza et al., Phys. Rev. B 69, 085106 (2004)]. Many-body effects are introduced by adding single-particle operators to the independent-particle Hamiltonian. We add a Hartree operator to account for crystal local effects and a scissor operator to correct the independent particle band structure for quasiparticle effects. We also discuss the possibility of accurately treating excitonic effects by adding a screened Hartree-Fock self-energy operator. The approach is validated by calculating the second-harmonic generation of SiC and AlAs bulk semiconductors: an excellent agreement is obtained with existing ab initio calculations from response theory in frequency domain [Luppi et al., Phys. Rev. B 82, 235201 (2010)]. We finally show applications to the second-harmonic generation of CdTe and the third-harmonic generation of Si.
description: 10 pages, 9 figures
Casimir forces on atoms in optical cavities
Creators: name: Alhambra, Alvaro M.
name: Kempf, Achim
name: Martin-Martinez, Eduardo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Casimir-type forces, such as those between two neutral conducting plates, or between a sphere, atom or molecule and a plate have been widely studied and are becoming of increasing significance, for example, in nanotechnology. A key challenge is to better understand, from a fundamental microscopic approach, why the Casimir force is in some circumstances attractive and in others repulsive. Here, we study the Casimir-Polder forces experienced by small quantum systems such as atoms or molecules in an optical cavity. In order to make the problem more tractable, we work in a 1+1 dimensional setting, we take into account only the ground state and first excited state of the atom and we model the electromagnetic field as a scalar field with Dirichlet or Neumann boundary conditions. This allows us to determine the conditions for the Casimir force to be attractive or repulsive for individual atoms, namely through the interplay of paramagnetic and diamagnetic vacuum effects. We also study the microscopic-macroscopic transition, finding that as the number of atoms in the cavity is increased, the atoms start to affect the Casimir force exerted on the cavity walls similarly to a dielectric medium.
description: 15 pages, 10 figures. Revtex 4.1. V2 Content extended and updated to match published version
Superpatterns and Universal Point Sets
Creators: name: Bannister, Michael J.
name: Cheng, Zhanpeng
name: Devanny, William E.
name: Eppstein, David
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Computational Geometry (cs.CG)
subject: Combinatorics (math.CO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: An old open problem in graph drawing asks for the size of a universal point set, a set of points that can be used as vertices for straight-line drawings of all n-vertex planar graphs. We connect this problem to the theory of permutation patterns, where another open problem concerns the size of superpatterns, permutations that contain all patterns of a given size. We generalize superpatterns to classes of permutations determined by forbidden patterns, and we construct superpatterns of size n^2/4 + Theta(n) for the 213-avoiding permutations, half the size of known superpatterns for unconstrained permutations. We use our superpatterns to construct universal point sets of size n^2/4 - Theta(n), smaller than the previous bound by a 9/16 factor. We prove that every proper subclass of the 213-avoiding permutations has superpatterns of size O(n log^O(1) n), which we use to prove that the planar graphs of bounded pathwidth have near-linear universal point sets.
description: GD 2013 special issue of JGAA
title: Comparative Study of 2D Petrographic and 3D X-ray Tomography Investigations of Air Voids in Asphalt
Creators: name: Middendorf, Moritz
name: Umbach, Cristin
name: Böhm, Stefan
name: Liu, Jia
name: Middendorf, Bernhard
Publisher: name: MDPI
Year: 2023

description: Knowledge of the exact composition of building materials (aggregate, binder, air voids, etc.) is essential for the further development of more resistant and sustainable building materials. In numerous scientific studies, the material behavior of asphalt is tested using mechanical methods. Here, the overall material behavior is determined (bitumen, air voids, aggregate). With the advent of imaging techniques, it is becoming possible to determine the individual constituents separately and perform a more detailed analysis of their location, shape and composition. Three-dimensional and two-dimensional methods are available for this purpose. For this study, two different types of asphalt (porous asphalt and asphalt concrete) were analyzed using 3D X-ray computed tomography and asphalt petrology as 2D methods; the results of both investigations are compared. The objective of this study is to determine whether the 2D method provides suitable results for the microstructural analysis of asphalt samples and how the results differ from those studied by the 3D method. The comparison shows that both methods can be used to analyze voids in asphalt samples. The 2D method provides valuable insight into the distribution of voids in a sample. In addition to the distribution of voids within a 2D section, the 2D method can also be used to make some structural statements about the location and structure of the voids in the 2D plane. The X-ray computed tomography method allows more complex analyses of the pore structure because of the third direction (3D). In addition, the 3D method provides more data, so that the pore structure can be described even more precisely, and the pore size (length, width, height) can be mapped and analyzed with a high degree of accuracy.
title: Biopesticides and pollinators – Examples and requirements on risk assessment from a technical perspective
Creators: name: Kimmel, Stefan
Publisher: name: Julius Kühn-Institut
Year: 2020

description: Julius-Kühn-Archiv, Nr. 465 (2020): Hazards of pesticides to bees - 14th International Symposium of the ICP-PR Bee Protection Group, October 23 - 25, 2019 Bern, Switzerland - Proceedings -
Evidence of resonant surface wave excitation in the relativistic regime through measurements of proton acceleration from grating targets
Creators: name: Ceccotti, T.
name: Floquet, V.
name: Sgattoni, A.
name: Bigongiari, A.
name: Klimo, O.
name: Raynaud, M.
name: Riconda, C.
name: Heron, A.
name: Baffigi, F.
name: Labate, L.
name: Gizzi, L. A.
name: Vassura, L.
name: Fuchs, J.
name: Passoni, M.
name: Kveton, M.
name: Novotny, F.
name: Possolt, M.
name: Prokupek, J.
name: Proska, J.
name: Psikal, J.
name: Stolcova, L.
name: Velyhan, A.
name: Bougeard, M.
name: D'Oliveira, P.
name: Tcherbakoff, O.
name: Reau, F.
name: Martin, P.
name: Macchi, A.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The interaction of laser pulses with thin grating targets, having a periodic groove at the irradiated surface, has been experimentally investigated. Ultrahigh contrast ($\sim 10^{12}$) pulses allowed to demonstrate an enhanced laser-target coupling for the first time in the relativistic regime of ultra-high intensity $>10^{19} \mbox{W/cm}^{2}$. A maximum increase by a factor of 2.5 of the cut-off energy of protons produced by Target Normal Sheath Acceleration has been observed with respect to plane targets, around the incidence angle expected for resonant excitation of surface waves. A significant enhancement is also observed for small angles of incidence, out of resonance.
description: 5 pages, 5 figures, 2nd version implements final corrections