cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Natural and Synthetic Polymer-Based Materials for Controlled Drug Delivery Applications
Creators: Fang, Changhao
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Natural and synthetic polymer-based materials are widely used in various real-world applications, including controlled drug delivery. The advantages of using such polymer-based materials include biocompatibility, biodegradability, and customizable physicochemical and structural properties, which enable tunable drug encapsulation and controlled release. Moreover, polymers are highly processable and can be formulated into different forms, including polymer nanoparticles, nano/microgels, hydrogels, emulsions, and electrospun nanofibers. Each of these forms offers unique functionalities that are important for different applications.    This thesis explores the use of natural and synthetic polymer-based materials in various forms for controlled drug delivery applications. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the common natural and synthetic polymers, highlighting examples of these polymers used in controlled drug delivery. In Chapter 2, natural polymers, specifically legumin and vicilin (LV) proteins extracted from commercially available frozen fava beans (Vicia faba L.), were self-assembled into nanoparticles (NPs) using a pH-coacervation method with poloxamer 188 (P188) and chemically cross-linked with glutaraldehyde. Folic acid (FA) was used as the model nutraceutical for nanoencapsulation and controlled release purposes. Chapter 3 focuses on the use of pea protein isolates (PPI), a collection of proteins extracted from peas (Pisum sativum), for the development of Pickering emulsion-based systems for the simultaneous encapsulation and protection of hydrophilic and hydrophobic nutrients such as FA and lycopene (LYC). In Chapter 4, novel synthetic polymer-based light-degradable nanocomposite hydrogels were developed. Specifically, triclosan-loaded, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm)-based nanogels (TCS-NGs), which exhibited potent antibacterial efficacy, were incorporated into a light-degradable poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based hydrogel for antibacterial wound dressing applications. Chapter 5 describes the development of hybrid nanofibers composed of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgels. The hybrid nanofibers were loaded with doxorubicin (DOX) for stimuli-responsive DOX release and anticancer applications. Chapter 6 provides a summary and future outlook for the preceding chapters. Finally, Appendix A includes supporting information for the main chapters, while Appendices B, C, and D present preliminary results on research projects relevant to the thesis's theme.
Additional file 1 of The safety of perioperative dexamethasone with antiemetic dosage in surgical patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Pang, Qian-Yun
name: Wang, Jing-Yun
name: Liang, Xiao-Long
name: Jiang, Yan
name: Liu, Hong-Liang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 1: Supplemental file 1. Detailed search strategy in databases.
AUT887625_Supplemental_material – Supplemental material for Is disclosing an autism spectrum disorder in school associated with reduced stigmatization?
Creators: name: White, Rhianna
name: Barreto, Manuela
name: Harrington, Jean
name: Kapp, Steven K
name: Hayes, Jennie
name: Russell, Ginny
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Education
subject: 130312 Special Education and Disability
subject: FOS: Educational sciences

description: Supplemental material, AUT887625_Supplemental_material for Is disclosing an autism spectrum disorder in school associated with reduced stigmatization? by Rhianna White, Manuela Barreto, Jean Harrington, Steven K Kapp, Jennie Hayes and Ginny Russell in Autism
AUT890793_Supplemental_material – Supplemental material for Prevalence of physical and mental health conditions in Medicare-enrolled, autistic older adults
Creators: name: Hand, Brittany N
name: Angell, Amber M
name: Harris, Lauren
name: Carpenter, Laura Arnstein
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Education
subject: 130312 Special Education and Disability
subject: FOS: Educational sciences

description: Supplemental material, AUT890793_Supplemental_material for Prevalence of physical and mental health conditions in Medicare-enrolled, autistic older adults by Brittany N Hand, Amber M Angell, Lauren Harris and Laura Arnstein Carpenter in Autism
Additional file 2 of The safety of perioperative dexamethasone with antiemetic dosage in surgical patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Pang, Qian-Yun
name: Wang, Jing-Yun
name: Liang, Xiao-Long
name: Jiang, Yan
name: Liu, Hong-Liang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 2: Suppl table 1. The trend of mean glucose level [mg/dL(mmol/L)].
Pycnoscelus nigra
Creators: name: Wang, Yi-Shu
name: Dong, Xiao-Jiao
name: Wang, Zong-Qing
name: Che, Yan-Li
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Blattodea
Blaberidae
Pycnoscelus
Pycnoscelus nigra

description: Pycnoscelus nigra (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865)
Fig. 3
Panchlora nigra Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865: 280.
Pycnoscelis [sic] nigra: Princis 1964: 274.
Pycnoscelus nigra: Princis 1967: 709; Roth, 1998: 103.
Material examined.
China • 1 female; Guangdong Prov., Zhongshan City, Mt. Wuguishan; 5 May 2018; Ke-Liang Wu leg. • 5 males; Yunnan Prov., Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Menglun Town; 25 May 2016; Lu Qiu & Zhi-Wei Qiu leg. • 1 female; Hainan Prov., Mt. Diaoluo shan; 275 m; 24–25 May 2014; Shun-Hua Gui & Xin-Ran Li leg. • 1 male; Chongqing City, Hechuan District, Dashi Town; 18 July 2013; Zong-Qing Wang leg. • 2 males & 4 females; Sichuan Prov., Panzhihua City, Xinzhuang Village; 1306 m; 15 Oct. 2014; Li He leg. • 6 males; Yunnan Prov., Menglun Town, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Lvshilin (Green stone forest); 25 May 2016; Lu Qiu & Zhi-Wei Qiu leg. • 1 male; Yunnan Prov., Baoshan City, Mt. Gaoligongshan, Baihualing, Hanlong Zhai; 1400–1900 m; 20–23 June 2020; Lu Qiu & Jin-Lin Liu leg.
Diagnosis.
This species is characterized by the generally dark coloration (Fig. 3 A – D) and pronotum with narrow yellow area anterolaterally (Fig. 3 E).
Supplementary description of male.
Male genitalia: Right phallomere with caudal part of sclerite R 1 T widened distinctly; R 2 nearly straight; the outgrowth arising from the junction of R 1 T and R 2 broad, plate-like; R 3 forked caudally; R 4 plate-like; R 5 absent (Fig. 3 I, J). Sclerite L 2 D with the apical part bifurcated basally; apical membrane covered with heavy chaetae (Fig. 3 K). Sclerite L 3 with hook comparatively slender, sclerite L 4 U divided into two parts (Fig. 3 L).
Measurements (mm).
Body length including tegmen: male 19.5–23.8, female 20.3–24.1; pronotum length × width: male 4.5–4.9 × 5.4–6.9, female 5.0–6.0 × 7.5–8.1; tegmen length: male 15.9–19.6, female 16.5–20.8.
Remarks.
Roth (1998) recorded a male of P. nigra from Jingdong (= Kintung), Yunnan, and found its left style present. However, the left style is absent in all our new material from Yunnan (Fig. 3 H).
description: Published as part of Wang, Yi-Shu, Dong, Xiao-Jiao, Wang, Zong-Qing & Che, Yan-Li, 2025, Taxonomic update of Pycnoscelus Scudder, 1862 (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Pycnoscelinae), with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 45-67 in ZooKeys 1231 on pages 45-67, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1231.141287
Supplementary document for In-situ monitoring of refractive index change during water-ice phase transition with a multiresonant fiber grating - 6572611.pdf
Creators: name: Zhou, Yan
name: Zhou, Wenjun
name: Ren, Ziqiao
name: Zhang, Yang
name: Gong, Huaping
name: shen, changyu
name: Chen, Rui-Pin
name: Albert, Jacques
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Simulated intensity patterns of selected TFBG modes.
Additional file 7 of Left ventricular ejection fraction using a simplified wall motion score based on mid-parasternal short axis and apical four-chamber views for non-cardiologists
Creators: name: Lebeau, Réal
name: Robert-Halabi, Maxime
name: Pichette, Maxime
name: Vinet, Alain
name: Sauvé, Claude
name: Dilorenzo, Maria
name: Le, Viet
name: Piette, Eric
name: Brunet, Mathieu
name: Bédard, William
name: Serri, Karim
name: Poulin, Frédéric
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biophysics
Biochemistry
Space Science
Medicine
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 7. Table 2. Correlation between a novel wall motion score method using different simplified combinations of views with the reference standard to estimate left ventricular ejection fraction
JBA888841 Supplemental Material7 - Supplemental material for Polydioxanone implants: A systematic review on safety and performance in patients
Creators: name: Martins, Joana A
name: Lach, Antonina A
name: Morris, Hayley L
name: Carr, Andrew J
name: Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Supplemental material, JBA888841 Supplemental Material7 for Polydioxanone implants: A systematic review on safety and performance in patients by Joana A Martins, Antonina A Lach, Hayley L Morris, Andrew J Carr and Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy in Journal of Biomaterials Applications
JCB891359 Supplemental Material2 - Supplemental material for Fluctuations in intracranial pressure can be estimated non-invasively using near-infrared spectroscopy in non-human primates
Creators: name: Ruesch, Alexander
name: Schmitt, Samantha
name: Yang, Jason
name: Smith, Matthew A
name: Kainerstorfer, Jana M
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 110305 Emergency Medicine
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: Medicine
subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: 110320 Radiology and Organ Imaging
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, JCB891359 Supplemental Material2 for Fluctuations in intracranial pressure can be estimated non-invasively using near-infrared spectroscopy in non-human primates by Alexander Ruesch, Samantha Schmitt, Jason Yang, Matthew A Smith and Jana M Kainerstorfer in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
Additional file 5 of Differential presence of exons (DPE): sequencing liquid biopsy by NGS. A new method for clustering colorectal Cancer patients
Creators: name: Rubio-Mangas, David
name: García-Arranz, Mariano
name: Torres-Rodriguez, Yaima
name: León-Arellano, Miguel
name: Suela, Javier
name: García-Olmo, Damián
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Additional file 5.
The Recovery of Genuineness: The Local Church’s Expansion from China to the World and Back, 1922-1997
Creators: Hsu Hsiung, Shu-chen
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

This dissertation explores the origins, development, and global expansion of the Local Church movement from 1922 to 1997. The Local Church is a Christian movement that began in China under the leadership of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. It examines the church’s foundational period in China, its survival through wars and political upheavals, and its global propagation, particularly its migration to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, and its reverse mission to the United States. The study highlights the Local Church’s distinctive ecclesiology of “one locality, one church” and its indigenization efforts amidst the anti-imperialist atmosphere of early 20th-century China. Despite facing severe suppression during China’s Cultural Revolution and subsequent decades, the movement continued to expand globally, becoming a significant example of cross-cultural religious propagation. Key events such as the Local Church’s encounters with the Chinese state, its labeling as a “cult” in the US, and its struggles for legitimacy are analyzed to understand the complex socio-political and cultural dynamics at play. This dissertation argues that the Local Church’s pursuit of restorationist ideals and its interactions with different cultural settings contributed to its unique identity and resilience.

Through a comprehensive study of primary sources, this work sheds light on the Local Church’s significant role in the history of World Christianity and its impact on religion and state relationships in China and beyond. This dissertation contributes to the fields of the history of Christianity in China, the relationship between globalization and religion, and the evolution of Chinese religious policy, providing a nuanced understanding of the Local Church’s journey from a local movement to a global phenomenon.
Pycnoscelus semivitreus Princis 1967
Creators: name: Wang, Yi-Shu
name: Dong, Xiao-Jiao
name: Wang, Zong-Qing
name: Che, Yan-Li
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Blattodea
Blaberidae
Pycnoscelus
Pycnoscelus semivitreus

description: Pycnoscelus semivitreus Princis, 1967
Fig. 6
Pycnoscelus semivitreus Princis, 1967: 148; Princis 1971: 1141; Roth 1998: 112.
Material examined.
Malaysia • 1 male; Borneo, Mt. Trus Madi, Jungle Girl Camp; 2–5 Oct. 2015; Ye-Jie Lin leg. • 1 male; Borneo, Mt. Trus Madi, Jungle Girl Camp; 3 May 2023; Cai-Xia Yuan leg.
Diagnosis.
This species can be easily distinguished from all its congeners by its huge right style, which extends to the left posterolateral angle of subgenital plate (Fig. 6 G).
Supplementary description of male.
Male genitalia: right phallomere with caudal part of sclerite R 1 T irregular, inner margin produced at middle; R 2 nearly straight, R 3 forked, R 4 plate-like; R 5 elongated, lying above R 2 (Fig. 6 H). Apical part of sclerite L 2 D elongated, the right side with several sharp teeth; apical membrane well developed, covered with microtrichia (Fig. 6 I, J). Sclerite L 3 hook subquadrate apically, inner margin with a tooth at apex; sclerite L 4 U divided into two parts (Fig. 6 K).
Measurements (mm).
Body length including tegmen: 20.7; pronotum length × width: 4.7 × 6.2; tegmen length: 17.0.
description: Published as part of Wang, Yi-Shu, Dong, Xiao-Jiao, Wang, Zong-Qing & Che, Yan-Li, 2025, Taxonomic update of Pycnoscelus Scudder, 1862 (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Pycnoscelinae), with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 45-67 in ZooKeys 1231 on pages 45-67, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1231.141287
Supplementary document for Interferometric speckle visibility spectroscopy (iSVS) for measuring decorrelation time and dynamics of moving samples with enhanced signal-to-noise ratio and relaxed reference requirements - 6572800.pdf
Creators: name: Huang, Yu Xi
name: Mahler, Simon
name: Mertz, Jerome
name: Yang, Changhuei
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Additional supplementary figures and equations
Microwave-Optical Double Resonance Vector Magnetometry with Warm Rb Atoms
Creators: Babaei, Bahar
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Quantum sensing with alkali atoms has shown significant potential in various sensing applications. Among these, scalar and vector magnetometry have gained particular attention due to their crucial role in quantum sensing. However, most existing magnetometers are limited to measuring only one component of the magnetic field vector, requiring physical rotation to capture all three spatial components. Recently, the development of spatially fixed magnetometers capable of measuring all three vector components simultaneously has become a prominent research focus. In this thesis, we explore the principles and experimental procedures behind a three-axis vector magnetometer enhanced by machine learning. This microwave-mediated optical magnetometer leverages the energy levels of $^{87}$Rb atoms, which support both optical and microwave transitions. The orientations of the electromagnetic fields of the optical and microwave radiations serve as references for the comparison with an external static magnetic field. The advantages of this system, such as its room-temperature operation and potential for miniaturization to millimeter scale, make it a promising candidate for commercialization.

This 3-axis vector magnetometer, which operates based on magneto-optical double resonance in a $\Lambda$ configuration, is novel in its kind. The double resonance is observed in the transmission of an optical probe tuned to the D2 transition of rubidium. The presence of an external static magnetic field induces Zeeman splitting of the hyperfine levels, resulting in the emergence of seven double resonance dips as the microwave frequency is swept. The system’s sensitivity to the magnetic field is reflected in the amplitude of these dips. Additionally, two neural network algorithms are employed to extract information about all spatial components of the external magnetic field, demonstrating how machine learning techniques can enhance magnetometer performance. An approximate error of 1 degree for both angles and a resolution of 5 mG for amplitude measurement are achieved for a magnetic field vector with an amplitude of 500 mG.
AUT885215_Supplemental_table_1 – Supplemental material for The effect of motor and physical activity intervention on motor outcomes of children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review
Creators: name: Ruggeri, Anneliese
name: Dancel, Alina
name: Johnson, Robert
name: Sargent, Barbara
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Education
subject: 130312 Special Education and Disability
subject: FOS: Educational sciences

description: Supplemental material, AUT885215_Supplemental_table_1 for The effect of motor and physical activity intervention on motor outcomes of children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review by Anneliese Ruggeri, Alina Dancel, Robert Johnson and Barbara Sargent in Autism
Pycnoscelus aurantius Hanitsch 1935
Creators: name: Wang, Yi-Shu
name: Dong, Xiao-Jiao
name: Wang, Zong-Qing
name: Che, Yan-Li
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Blattodea
Blaberidae
Pycnoscelus
Pycnoscelus aurantius

description: Pycnoscelus aurantius Hanitsch, 1935
Fig. 7
Pycnoscelus aurantius Hanitsch, 1935: 18; Bruijning 1947: 210; Roth 1998: 125.
Pycnoscelis [sic] aurantia: Princis 1964: 275.
Material examined.
Malaysia • 1 male; Sabah, Mt. Trus Madi; 1121 m; 5 Oct. 2015; Gui-Qiang Huang leg.
Diagnosis.
General color dark orange, similar to P. semivitreus, but P. aurantius can be readily distinguished from P. semivitreus by its smaller right style and the apical part of sclerite L 2 D blunt without any process.
Supplementary description of male.
Tegmina is somewhat bicolored as P. semivitreus, from proximally orange to distally yellowish, with the boundary indistinct (Fig. 7 E). Male genitalia: right phallomere with distinct bristles, caudal part of sclerite R 1 T nearly rectangular, R 2 curved, R 3 forked, R 4 small; R 5 lies above R 2, irregular, prolonged (Fig. 7 H). The basal part of sclerite L 2 D strongly sclerotized with apical portion less sclerotized and nearly transparent; the apical part of sclerite L 2 D C-shaped, outer margin without any tooth; apical membrane less developed, covered with microtrichia (Fig. 7 I). Sclerite L 3 hook slender, inner curved margin with a tooth at apex; sclerite L 4 U divided into two parts (Fig. 7 J).
Measurements (mm).
Body length including tegmen: 21.9; pronotum length × width: 4.6 × 6.5; tegmen length: 19.8.
Remarks.
The specimen we examined is generally identical to the description of P. aurantius provided by Roth (1998). However, Roth (1998) examined the type of P. aurantius and found its left style present, whereas this structure is absent in the specimen we examined (Fig. 7 G). As only a single specimen is available in our study, it is difficult to determine whether the style is missing or naturally absent. More specimens will be needed in the future to clarify this question, and for now, we have tentatively identified the specimen as P. aurantius.
description: Published as part of Wang, Yi-Shu, Dong, Xiao-Jiao, Wang, Zong-Qing & Che, Yan-Li, 2025, Taxonomic update of Pycnoscelus Scudder, 1862 (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Pycnoscelinae), with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 45-67 in ZooKeys 1231 on pages 45-67, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1231.141287
Additional file 2 of Interventions to improve the implementation of evidence-based healthcare in prisons: a scoping review
Creators: name: Blackaby, Jenna
name: Byrne, Jordan
name: Bellass, Sue
name: Canvin, Krysia
name: Foy, Robbie
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 2. Search Strategy. This file contains details of the complete search strategy performed.
Supplementary document for High power optical frequency comb with 10-19 frequency instability - 6572951.pdf
Creators: name: Shao, Xiaodong
name: Han, Hainian
name: Wang, Huibo
name: Ma, Junyi
name: Hu, Yue
name: Li, Chengzhi
name: Teng, Hao
name: Chang, Guoqing
name: Wang, Bingbing
name: Wei, Zhiyi
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: supplemental document of 499383
ASN886212 Supplemental Table - Supplemental material for Abnormalities in the Motor Unit of a Fast-Twitch Lower Limb Skeletal Muscle in Huntington’s Disease
Creators: name: Valadão, Priscila Aparecida Costa
name: Aragão, Bárbara Campos De
name: Jéssica Neves Andrade
name: Matheus Proença S. Magalhães-Gomes
name: Foureaux, Giselle
name: Julliane Vasconcelos Joviano-Santos
name: Nogueira, José Carlos
name: Thatiane Cristina Gonçalves Machado
name: Jesus, Itamar Couto Guedes De
name: Nogueira, Julia Meireles
name: Rayan Silva De Paula
name: Peixoto, Luisa
name: Fabíola Mara Ribeiro
name: Tapia, Juan Carlos
name: ÉriKa Cristina Jorge
name: Guatimosim, Silvia
name: Guatimosim, Cristina
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental material, ASN886212 Supplemental Table for Abnormalities in the Motor Unit of a Fast-Twitch Lower Limb Skeletal Muscle in Huntington’s Disease by Priscila Aparecida Costa Valadão, Bárbara Campos de Aragão, Jéssica Neves Andrade, Matheus Proença S. Magalhães-Gomes, Giselle Foureaux, Julliane Vasconcelos Joviano-Santos, José Carlos Nogueira, Thatiane Cristina Gonçalves Machado, Itamar Couto Guedes de Jesus, Julia Meireles Nogueira, Rayan Silva de Paula, Luisa Peixoto, Fabíola Mara Ribeiro, Juan Carlos Tapia, ÉriKa Cristina Jorge, Silvia Guatimosim and Cristina Guatimosim in ASN Neuro
Appendix_file_2_online_supp_Revised_MXB – Supplemental material for Economic Impact of Introducing the RTS,S Malaria Vaccine: Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact Analysis in 41 Countries
Creators: name: Sauboin, Christophe
name: Laure-Anne Van Bellinghen
name: Velde, Nicolas Van De
name: Vlaenderen, Ilse Van
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, Appendix_file_2_online_supp_Revised_MXB for Economic Impact of Introducing the RTS,S Malaria Vaccine: Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact Analysis in 41 Countries by Christophe Sauboin, Laure-Anne Van Bellinghen, Nicolas Van De Velde and Ilse Van Vlaenderen in MDM Policy & Practice
Contrastive Decoding for Concepts in the Brain
Creators: Efird, Cory
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

This thesis presents a novel data-driven approach for identifying categoryselective regions in the human brain that are consistent across multiple participants. By leveraging a massive fMRI dataset and a multi-modal (language

and image) neural network (CLIP), we trained a highly accurate contrastive

brain decoder to predict neural responses to naturalistic images in the human

visual cortex. We then applied a novel adaptation of the DBSCAN clustering

algorithm to identify clusters of voxels across multiple brains that decode similar concepts, which we term shared decodable concepts (SDCs). The SDCs

are interpreted by identifying the closest embeddings to each cluster centroid

and analyzing the associated images and text. In contrast to other methods,

ours does not require registration to a template space, allowing us to maintain

the unique functional layout of each participants brain. It also uncovers both

activating and deactivating stimuli, highlighting the importance of both in

understanding brain function. Our approach allowed us to uncover categoryselective areas for food, subcategories of bodies and places, color, numerosity,

object size, softness, lighting conditions, and more, demonstrating the versatility and potential of our approach for exploring brain functions.
Appendix_file_3 – Supplemental material for Economic Impact of Introducing the RTS,S Malaria Vaccine: Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact Analysis in 41 Countries
Creators: name: Sauboin, Christophe
name: Laure-Anne Van Bellinghen
name: Velde, Nicolas Van De
name: Vlaenderen, Ilse Van
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, Appendix_file_3 for Economic Impact of Introducing the RTS,S Malaria Vaccine: Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact Analysis in 41 Countries by Christophe Sauboin, Laure-Anne Van Bellinghen, Nicolas Van De Velde and Ilse Van Vlaenderen in MDM Policy & Practice
Exploring Métis Landscapes: A Historic Archaeo-geophysical Study of Métis Sites
Creators: Dagg, Lyndsay May Smeds
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Métis archaeological sites are heavily understudied, and when they have been studied in the past the focus was often on Métis material culture. This thesis looks at Métis sites themselves through the lens of landscape archaeology, utilizing a variety of different archaeological techniques. I investigate the ways in which the Métis organized and laid out their sites both within the constriction of colonial land parcels and in more open spaces while on buffalo hunts. To do this I compare the layout of a Métis River Lot site in St. Albert, Alberta—River Lots 23 & 24 (FjPj-107)—with the overwintering site Chimney Coulee (DjOe-6) in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan. I use a combination of geophysical technologies and historical records supported by excavations to determine the layouts of these two sites. The resulting site layout maps are then compared to various other Métis sites that have been archaeologically studied to look for patterns and broader implications about the ways Métis sites are influenced by Métis cultural values like geography, mobility, kinship, and the practice of visiting.

Throughout this thesis, I argue for the increased use of remote sensing and geophysical technologies like LiDAR, multispectral imagery, ground penetrating radar, and magnetic gradiometry for studying Indigenous sites in less invasive manners than traditional archaeology. I also highlight the benefit of combining these technologies with historical records when available to get the best overview of a site possible. Lastly, after comparing River Lots 23 & 24 and Chimney Coulee to other known Métis sites, I argue that the layouts of Métis sites are influenced by cultural values, particularly kinship and the practice of visiting—a practice that continues to be important in contemporary Métis communities.
Deconstructing the Power Imbalances of Academic Learning: Race and Racism in the Educational Experiences of Black Autistic Students
Creators: Scott-Ugwuegbula, Ngozi Zalika
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

In recent years, improvements have been made in the early identification of autism within racially and ethnically diverse populations. However, most autism research focuses on predominantly white, middle-to-upper-class populations, neglecting the experiences of Black individuals. This study centers on the educational experiences and feelings of belonging among Black autistic people, exploring how intersecting identities of race and disability create unique forms of discrimination. Understanding the intricate interplay of the identities of multiply marginalized individuals is crucial for alleviating challenges and fostering an inclusive educational environment. Using Intersectionality, Critical Race Theory, and Dis/ability Critical Race Studies, this research examines the convergence of racism and ableism among Black autistic people.
Supplemental Material, SLGR_19-0030R3,_Figure_1_Supplement - Caught in the Crunch: School District Financial Condition and Performance
Creators: name: Youngsung Kim
name: Sorensen, Lucy C.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science
subject: 160509 Public Administration

description: Supplemental Material, SLGR_19-0030R3,_Figure_1_Supplement for Caught in the Crunch: School District Financial Condition and Performance by Youngsung Kim and Lucy C. Sorensen in State and Local Government Review
Pycnoscelus striatus
Creators: name: Wang, Yi-Shu
name: Dong, Xiao-Jiao
name: Wang, Zong-Qing
name: Che, Yan-Li
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Blattodea
Blaberidae
Pycnoscelus
Pycnoscelus striatus

description: Pycnoscelus striatus (Kirby, 1903)
Fig. 8
Leucophaea striata Kirby, 1903: 378; Kirby 1904: 151; Hanitsch 1915: 122; Chopard 1919: 358.
Pycnoscelis [sic] striata: Princis 1964: 274.
Pycnoscelus striatus: Roth, 1998: 117; Lucañas and Lit 2016: 7; Anisyutkin 2018: 83.
Material examined.
Malaysia • 5 males & 1 female; Borneo, Sandakan, Gomantong cave; 19 Apr. 2024; Wei-Wei Zhang leg. • 1 male; Borneo, Mt. Trus Madi, Jungle Girl Camp; 19–25 July 2016; Ren-Zhi Zhang leg. • 1 male; Borneo, Mt. Trus Madi, Jungle Girl Camp; 4 May 2023; Cai-Xia Yuan leg.
Diagnosis.
This species is close to P. semivitreus in the structure of male genitalia, but the shape of the right style could distinguish them easily: extending over the middle of subgenital plate in P. striatus (vs more elongate and extending to the left posterolateral angle of subgenital plate in P. semivitreus).
Measurements (mm).
Macropterous, male, body length including tegmen: 23.6; pronotum length × width: 5.7 × 7.0; tegmen length: 20.8. Brachypterous, body length (from vertex to tip of abdomen): male 14.0–15.0, female 15.0; pronotum length × width: male 3.7–4.1 × 5.4, female 4.2 × 5.6; tegmen length: male 7.4–7.5, female 7.1.
description: Published as part of Wang, Yi-Shu, Dong, Xiao-Jiao, Wang, Zong-Qing & Che, Yan-Li, 2025, Taxonomic update of Pycnoscelus Scudder, 1862 (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Pycnoscelinae), with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 45-67 in ZooKeys 1231 on pages 45-67, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1231.141287
suppl_table_1_rev – Supplemental material for An RB-1 loss of function gene signature as a tool to predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus anti-HER2 agents: a substudy of the NeoALTTO trial (BIG 1-06)
Creators: name: Risi, Emanuela
name: Biagioni, Chiara
name: Benelli, Matteo
name: Migliaccio, Ilenia
name: McCartney, Amelia
name: Bonechi, Martina
name: Guarducci, Cristina
name: Hilbers, Florentine
name: Cosimo, Serena Di
name: Huober, Jens
name: Romagnoli, Dario
name: Boccalini, Giulia
name: Vitale, Stefania
name: Sotiriou, Christos
name: Biganzoli, Laura
name: Leo, Angelo Di
name: Malorni, Luca
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111702 Aged Health Care
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 110203 Respiratory Diseases

description: Supplemental material, suppl_table_1_rev for An RB-1 loss of function gene signature as a tool to predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus anti-HER2 agents: a substudy of the NeoALTTO trial (BIG 1-06) by Emanuela Risi, Chiara Biagioni, Matteo Benelli, Ilenia Migliaccio, Amelia McCartney, Martina Bonechi, Cristina Guarducci, Florentine Hilbers, Serena Di Cosimo, Jens Huober, Dario Romagnoli, Giulia Boccalini, Stefania Vitale, Christos Sotiriou, Laura Biganzoli, Angelo Di Leo and Luca Malorni in Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Supplementary document for High-Efficiency Dual Single Layer Graphene Modulator Integrated on Slot Waveguides - 6572978.pdf
Creators: name: Wu, ChengHan
name: Reep, Tom
name: Brems, Steven
name: Jussot, Julien
name: Mootheri, Vivek
name: Van Campenhout, Joris
name: huyghebaert, Cedric
name: Pantouvaki, Marianna
name: Wang, Zheng
name: Van Thourhout, Dries
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental Document
Development of Explainable Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Autonomous Vehicles
Creators: Atakishiyev, Shahin
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Autonomous driving, as a rapidly growing field, has received increasing attention from the general society and the automotive industry over the last two decades. However, road accidents involving autonomous vehicles have hindered societal acceptance and deployment of this technology on roads. As self-driving decisions are powered by artificial intelligence approaches, intelligent driving systems must justify their actions,

particularly in critical traffic scenarios. Consequently, explainability of autonomous driving has emerged as a vital research direction in the field.

This dissertation aims to develop explainable artificial intelligence techniques for autonomous vehicles by approaching the existing issues from three essential aspects: interactivity,

robustness analysis, and time granularity of explanations. In this sense, I first present a comprehensive overview of explainable artificial intelligence approaches for autonomous vehicles and describe the research gaps in this direction. Second, I introduce a visual question answering approach to explain autonomous driving actions in an interactive manner. Third, I propose a situation awareness framework for autonomous vehicles backed by explanations and human-machine interfaces. Finally,

I thoroughly investigate safety implications of explainable artificial intelligence in end-to-end autonomous driving via critical case studies and an empirical analysis.

Overall, in pursuit of developing explainable artificial intelligence approaches for autonomous vehicles, this dissertation highlights (1) how to build intelligible and interactive explanations, (2) critical challenges in building trustworthy interactive explanations, and (3) how to leverage explanations in enhancing self-driving safety.
The Experience of Self-Compassion in Individuals Suffering from Long COVID
Creators: Krebs, Brandon K
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

Long COVID is a chronic health condition that persists following recovery from COVID-19 infection and is linked to a staggering range of mental health difficulties. Self-compassion has been found to protect against psychological distress in those with other chronic health conditions. However, research on self-compassion for people with Long COVID is scarce. Furthermore, little is known about the experience of self-compassion from the perspective of those suffering from this challenging health condition. This study aimed to develop an in-depth understanding of the lived experiences and perspectives of self-compassion in adults with Long COVID. An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach was implemented to explore, describe, and interpret participants' lived experiences. Data were collected by conducting one-on-one semi-structured interviews with six participants, ranging between the ages of 22 and 60. Data analysis was based on Smith et al.’s (2022) seven-step approach for IPA studies. Five group experiential themes were produced based on participants' experiences of self-compassion during their time with Long COVID: accepting Long COVID, turning down the dial, directing attention to the positive, compassion from others, and validation of the Long COVID experience. These findings provide a nuanced understanding of how self-compassion may play a role in the coping and recovery processes of those with Long COVID. Clinical implications, limitations, and avenues for future research are also discussed.
Supplementary document for 3D Nanoprinting for Fiber-integrated Achromatic Diffractive Lens - 6572989.pdf
Creators: name: He, Minfei
name: Shen, Xiaoming
name: Liu, Xin
name: Kuang, Cuifang
name: Liu, Xu
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental document: Details on the optimization methods, photoresist, and characterization system
Pycnoscelus undefined-F
Creators: name: Wang, Yi-Shu
name: Dong, Xiao-Jiao
name: Wang, Zong-Qing
name: Che, Yan-Li
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Blattodea
Blaberidae
Pycnoscelus
Pycnoscelus undefined-F

description: Pycnoscelus sp. F
Fig. 10
Material examined.
China • 1 female; Yunnnan Prov., Mengla County, Menglun Town, Manbian Cun; 30 July 2009; Zong-Qing Wang leg.
Measurements (mm).
Body length: 17.4; pronotum length × width: 4.3 × 7.8; tegmen length: 2.5.
Remarks.
Pycnoscelus sp. F is currently represented by a single female specimen. This specimen is characterized by its strongly reduced tegmina (lobiform and lateral) and the complete absence of hind wings. Wing reduction is also observed in the females of P. micropterus Hanitsch, 1931, P. striatus (Kirby, 1903), P. femapterus Roth, 1998, and P. undulatus sp. nov. However, P. micropterus and P. striatus differ from Pycnoscelus sp. F by the tegmina reaching the abdominal terga, and the presence of hind wings. Furthermore, P. femapterus and P. undulatus sp. nov. can be distinguished from Pycnoscelus sp. F by the complete lack of both tegmina and wings.
It is worth noting that no female specimens of P. puteus sp. nov. have been recorded, and both P. puteus sp. nov. and Pycnoscelus sp. F were collected from Menglun Town, Mengla County, Yunnan Province. It is plausible that Pycnoscelus sp. F represents the female form of P. puteus but it needs further study.
description: Published as part of Wang, Yi-Shu, Dong, Xiao-Jiao, Wang, Zong-Qing & Che, Yan-Li, 2025, Taxonomic update of Pycnoscelus Scudder, 1862 (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Pycnoscelinae), with descriptions of two new species from China, pp. 45-67 in ZooKeys 1231 on pages 45-67, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1231.141287
Supplemental material for When does descriptive representation become substantive? Systematic luck, social power and the allocation of resources
Creators: name: Rosenthal, Maoz
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Ethnic Studies
subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental Material for When does descriptive representation become substantive? Systematic luck, social power and the allocation of resources by Maoz Rosenthal in Ethnicities
AIM817709_Supplemental_material_SP5 – Supplemental material for Acupuncture combined with swallowing training for poststroke dysphagia: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Creators: name: Li, Ling Xin
name: Deng, Kai
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: Medicine

description: Supplemental material, AIM817709_Supplemental_material_SP5 for Acupuncture combined with swallowing training for poststroke dysphagia: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Ling Xin Li and Kai Deng in Acupuncture in Medicine
Supplemental Material, ROS_SUPPL.pptx1 - Syringic acid triggers reactive oxygen species–mediated cytotoxicity in HepG2 cells
Creators: name: S Gheena
name: D Ezhilarasan
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental Material, ROS_SUPPL.pptx1 for Syringic acid triggers reactive oxygen species–mediated cytotoxicity in HepG2 cells by S Gheena, and D Ezhilarasan in Human & Experimental Toxicology
Dynamics and Composition of Collapsar Disk Outflows
Creators: Dean, Coleman Donald
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

We investigate mass ejection from accretion disks formed during the collapse of rapidly-rotating Wolf-Rayet stars, also known as collapsars. The neutrino-cooled, black hole (BH) accretion disk that forms at the center of the star — and the ensuing outflows – provides the conditions for these systems to be candidate r-process element production sites and potential progenitors of broad-lined Type Ic (Ic-BL) supernovae. Here we present global, long-term axisymmetric hydrodynamic simulations of collapsar disks that include angular momentum transport through shear viscosity, neutrino emission and absorption, a 19-isotope nuclear reaction network and nuclear statistical equilibrium solver, a pseudo-Newtonian BH with mass and spin modified by accreted matter, and self-gravity. Starting from a stellar profile collapsed in spherical symmetry, our models capture disk formation self-consistently, and are evolved until after the shock wave – driven by disk winds – reaches the surface of the star. None of our models achieve sufficient neutronization to eject significant amounts of r-process elements. Sufficient 56 Ni is produced to power a typical type Ic-BL supernova light curve, but the average asymptotic velocity is a factor ∼ 2 − 3 times too slow to account for the typical line widths in type Ic-BL supernova spectra. The gap in neutrino emission between BH formation and shocked disk formation, and the magnitude of the subsequent peak in emission, would be observable diagnostics of the internal conditions of the progenitor in a galactic collapsar. Periodic oscillations of the shocked disk prior to its expansion are also a potential observable through their impact on the the neutrino and gravitational wave signals.

We also analyze passive tracer particles included in our simulations, used for post-processing with a larger nuclear reaction network, and we evolve models in which we modify the rotation profile of the progenitor star to maximize neutrino reprocessing of circularized mass shells. All of our models produce several M⊙ of oxygen, followed by about a solar mass of carbon, neon, and nickel, with other alpha elements produced in smaller quantities. Only one of our models, with the lowest strength of viscous angular momentum transport, yields significant amounts of first r-process peak elements, with negligible yields at higher nuclear masses. The rest of the set produces very small or negligible quantities of elements beyond the iron group. Models that produce the heaviest elements (up to A ∼ 200) do so along the proton-rich side of the valley of stability at high entropy (s/kB ∼ 80), pointing to the rapid proton capture process (rp-process) as a mechanism that operates in collapsars. The absence of neutron-rich ejecta proves to be insensitive to changes in the rotation profile of the star, suggesting that heavy r-process elements are difficult to produce in collapsars if no large-scale poloidal magnetic field is present in the disk to drive outflows during neutronization.
Impact of a cognitively-enhanced behavioural parent training program for parents and teachers of children with ADHD
Creators: Murray, Nicole K
Publisher: name: University of Alberta Library
Year: 2024

ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that is known to jeopardize children’s social, emotional, and academic wellness. Behavioural Parent Training (BPT), where parents are taught strategies for managing children’s ADHD symptoms and behaviour, is an evidence-based intervention for childhood ADHD. However, BPT programs focus primarily on behaviour and do not address the way parents are thinking about their children, in spite of the influence parent cognitions have on parenting approach and behaviour. This study investigates outcomes of a BPT program that targets parents’ and teachers’ cognitions, specifically their self-efficacy and attributions, as well as their behaviour. Data collection involved a pilot sample of 16 parents and teachers (one parent group and two teacher groups) of children with ADHD. Data were analyzed using a repeated measures MANOVA, a repeated measures ANCOVA, and a linear regression, to assess trends in the data and effect sizes. ADHD symptoms decreased as reported by both parents and teachers throughout the course of the intervention, and results were mixed regarding cognitive change. Attributions predicted symptom change for parents but not teachers. These results indicate a promising intervention and raise interesting questions for future research.
Additional file 2 of Patient engagement in a national research network: barriers, facilitators, and impacts
Creators: name: Gonzalez, Miriam
name: Ogourtsova, Tatiana
name: Zerbo, Alix
name: Lalonde, Corinne
name: Spurway, Amy
name: Gavin, Frank
name: Shikako, Keiko
name: Weiss, Jonathan A.
name: Majnemer, Annette
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2. “Patient engagement in CHILD-BRIGHT’s patient-oriented research Network: Scratching beneath the surface” contains the April 2022 research brief produced by CHILD-BRIGHT.