cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Protein feature analysis of heat shock induced ubiquitination sites reveals preferential modification site localization
Creators: name: Kuechler, Erich R.
name: Rose, Amalia
name: Bolten, Marcel
name: Madero, Angel M.
name: Kammoonah, Shaima
name: Colborne, Shane
name: Gsponer, Joerg
name: Morin, Gregg B.
name: Mayor, Thibault
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2024

description: Protein aggregation is indicative of failing protein quality control systems. These systems are responsible for the refolding or degradation of aberrant and misfolded proteins. Heat stress can cause proteins to misfold, triggering cellular responses and a marked increase in the ubiquitination of proteins. This response has been characterized in yeast, however more studies are needed within mammalian cells. Herein, we examine proteins that become ubiquitinated during heat shock in human tissue culture cells using diGly enrichment coupled with mass spectrometry. A majority of these proteins are localized in the nucleus or cytosol. Proteins which are conjugated under stress display longer sequence lengths, more interaction partners, and more hydrophobic patches than controls but do not show lower melting temperatures. Furthermore, heat-induced conjugation sites occur less frequently in disordered regions and are closer to hydrophobic patches than other ubiquitination sites; perhaps providing novel insight into the molecular mechanism mediating this response. Nuclear and cytosolic pools of modified proteins appear to have different protein features. Using a pulse-SILAC approach, we found that both long-lived and newly-synthesized proteins are conjugated under stress. Modified long-lived proteins are predominately nuclear and were distinct from newly-synthesized proteins, indicating different pathways may mediate the heat-induced increase of polyubiquitination.
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum fm. elongatum Croasdale & A. M. Scott
Creators: name: Levanets, Anatoliy
name: Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Charophyta
Conjugatophyceae
Zygnematales
Desmidiaceae
Pleurotaenium
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum f. elongatum croasdale & a.m.scott

description: 2. Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum f. elongatum Croasdale & A.M.Scott in Prescott et al. 1975: 132; pl. XLIX [49]: fig. 5
 Type locality: USA, Mississippi, pond 5.2 miles southeast of Mendenhall.
 Description: Cells of P. subcoronulatum f. elongatum (Fig. 4C) are considerably longer than cells of the type (Fig. 4A–B). Cells are 21 times longer than wide, slightly undulated from the base to the apex. Twelve (12) rounded tubercles are visible at the apex. Cells are often arranged in the form of chains consisting of several cells that are easily separated. Length: 780–952 μm. Width: c. 44 μm. Width at apex: c. 36 μm.
 Distribution:
 North America: USA (Prescott et al. 1975; Dillard 1990; Fairbanks 2020).
 Asia: India (Das & Keshri 2016).
description: Published as part of Levanets, Anatoliy & Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van, 2024, New insights into the morphology, taxonomy and geographical distribution of Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum (Zygnematophyceae, Desmidiales), pp. 144-158 in Phytotaxa 655 (2) on page 150, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.655.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13212948
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum fm. longior Huber-Pestalozzi 1930
Creators: name: Levanets, Anatoliy
name: Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Charophyta
Conjugatophyceae
Zygnematales
Desmidiaceae
Pleurotaenium
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum f. longior huber-Pestalozzi 1930: 468

description: 3. Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum f. longior Huber-Pestalozzi 1930: 468, no fig.
 Type locality: Union of South Africa [currently Republic of South Africa], Knysna Forest, near Harkerville, a shallow swamp about 30 m in diameter, slightly brownish water, hydrophytes, leg. G. Huber-Pestalozzi, 7 October 1926.
 Description: Cells of P. subcoronulatum f. longior are approximately 600 μm in length and 33.8 μm wide (middle) and the apex is approximatly 36 μm wide. These dimensions are much longer and slightly wider than those described for the type species by Turner (1893) (compare Table 1). In P. subcoronulatum f. longior 20-22 tubercles surrounding the apex are described. Chain formation, consisting of 2–4 cells attached to each other, was observed.
 Distribution:
 Africa: South Africa (Huber-Pestalozzi 1930).
 Note: Krieger (1937) included Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum f. longior in the nominate variety as synonym. In our opinion this form is morphologically different due to the much longer cells (in 1.5-2 times) and much narrower apex (about 0.7 times) and must stay separately from type one.
description: Published as part of Levanets, Anatoliy & Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van, 2024, New insights into the morphology, taxonomy and geographical distribution of Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum (Zygnematophyceae, Desmidiales), pp. 144-158 in Phytotaxa 655 (2) on pages 150-151, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.655.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13212948
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum fm. majus M. F. Rich Transactions 1935
Creators: name: Levanets, Anatoliy
name: Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Charophyta
Conjugatophyceae
Zygnematales
Desmidiaceae
Pleurotaenium
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum f. majus m.f. rich 1935: 128

description: 4. Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum f. majus M.F. Rich 1935: 128, no fig. (as “ major ”)
 Type locality: Zimbabwe, large pool or “pan” at Old N’gamo [now Gamu, Matabeleland North Province], over an acre in extent, the water in the deeper portions was more than waist-deep and contained a dense tangle of aquatic and semiaquatic vegetation (floating filamentous algae and plankton, as well as epiphytic algae growing on Utricularia and Naias), 3000 feet [914.4 m] a.s.l., pH 7.3m, collected by Miss E. L. Stephens, July 3, 1930.
 Description: The semicells of this taxon are much wider than any forms previously described, the width across the basal swelling measuring 55 μm. The cell wall is punctated, and the crown of tubercles correspond to that of the type.
 Distribution:
 Africa: Zimbabwe (Rich 1935).
description: Published as part of Levanets, Anatoliy & Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van, 2024, New insights into the morphology, taxonomy and geographical distribution of Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum (Zygnematophyceae, Desmidiales), pp. 144-158 in Phytotaxa 655 (2) on page 151, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.655.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13212948
Determination of the sum of short chain chlorinated n-alkanes with a chlorine content between 50% and 67% in sediment samples by GC-ECNI-MS and quantification by multiple linear regression
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015

description: A method for the quantification of the sum of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) by GC-ECNI-MS was developed. This method is suited to the special demands of environmental sediment analysis using an approach of sum determination by multiple regression quantification and is independent of the chlorine content as well as robust against changes in C-number distribution of the SCCPs to be analysed. The method is based on the integration of the signals for two selected m/z values (375 and 423) over the full retention range of the SCCPs. The calibration is performed using three synthetic mixtures representing the variety of SCCP-mixtures as found in environmental samples as well as in technical mixtures. Quantification is performed using a multiple linear regression calibration with two selected m/z value signals achieving an LOQ of 0.6 ìg/g sediment.The proposed quantification procedure for sediments was verified by 16 independently prepared and differently composed SCCP-mixtures mimicking a variety of sediment samples quoted in literature.For the analysis of the sediment samples a two-step clean-up was applied comprising a column chromatographic clean-up and GPC.The method allows for a standardized analysis according to the European water framework directive, especially in the case of trend monitoring of sediments.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. africanum Willi Krieger 1937
Creators: name: Levanets, Anatoliy
name: Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Charophyta
Conjugatophyceae
Zygnematales
Desmidiaceae
Pleurotaenium
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. africanum (schmidle) willi krieger 1937: 423

description: 5. Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. africanum (Schmidle) Willi Krieger 1937: 423, pl. 46: fig. 8
 Basionym: Pleurotaenium cristatum f. africanum Schmidle 1902: 66, pl. I [1]: fig. 17 (as “ africana ”)
 Type locality: Nyassa Lake, from a quiet bay of the Mbasi River, covered with water nuts, near its confluence with the Nyassa, April 27, 1899 [now Tanzania].
 Description: The cell dimensions are slightly smaller compared to the type and the cells are attached in chains (Fig 4D). Cells are 400 µm in length, with both the apices and the basal swelling 24 µm wide. The rest of the semicell is 20 µm wide (Schmidle 1902). The cell wall is punctated to granulated. The margins of the cell wall are parallel, narrowing towards the crown of tubercles.
 Distribution:
 North America: USA (Prescott et al. 1975; Dillard 1990).
 South America: Venezuela (Salazar & Guarrera 2000).
 Africa: Côte d’Ivoire (Bourrelly 1961), Democratic Republic of Congo (Van Oye 1953), Guinea-Bissau (Rino 1969), Mozambique (Rino 1971), Nigeria (Opute 2000; Kadiri 2002; Ekhator et al. 2013, 2014; Ekhator & Alika 2016); South Sudan (Grönblad et al. 1958), Sudan (Smith 2015), Tanzania (Schmidle 1902), Uganda (Grönblad et al. 1964). Lakes on borders of African countries: Lake Nyasa/ Malawi (Cocquyt et al. 1993).
 Asia: Bangladesh (Ahmed et al. 2008), India (Tessy & Sreekumar 2011; Gupta 2012; Boruah & Baruah 2024), Japan (Hirano 1956; Kanetsuna 1967; Hirose et al. 1977).
 Australia and New Zealand: Australia (as Pleurotaeniopsis subcoronulata var. africana (Schmidle) Willi Krieger) (Day et al. 1995).
description: Published as part of Levanets, Anatoliy & Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van, 2024, New insights into the morphology, taxonomy and geographical distribution of Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum (Zygnematophyceae, Desmidiales), pp. 144-158 in Phytotaxa 655 (2) on page 151, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.655.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13212948
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. detum
Creators: name: Levanets, Anatoliy
name: Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Charophyta
Conjugatophyceae
Zygnematales
Desmidiaceae
Pleurotaenium
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. detum

description: 6. Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. detum West & G.S. West 1896: 235, pl. 13: figs 2, 3
 Type locality: USA.
 Description: The apices of the semicells are dilated and a clear abrupt constriction is situated at a distance of approximately one seventh of the semicell length from the pole (Fig. 4E). The cell wall is very slightly undulated beyond the basal inflation. The number of tubercles ranges from 26–30. The cells are about 11–19 times longer than wide. Cells are 404–446 µm long, and 29–38 µm wide at the base of the semicell. The apex is 27–28 µm wide, while the width at the constriction is 20–27 µm.
 Distribution:
 North America: Canada (Irénée-Marie 1939; Poulin et al. 1995), USA (West & West 1896; Smith 1924; Brown 1930; Prescott et al. 1975; Dillard 1990; Akin & Meyer 1996; Marshall et al. 2005; Laderman & Domozych 2005; Smith 2010).
 Central America: Cuba (Comas 2009).
 South America: Argentina (Tell 1985), Brazil (Bicudo & Ungaretti 1986; Souza 2008).
 Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Van Oye 1953; Golama Swana Kaketa 1996), Guinea (Bourrelly 1975), Mozambique (Rino 1972); Sierra Leone (Grönblad et al. 1968); Uganda (Grönblad et al. 1964); Zimbabwe (Rich 1935). Lakes on borders of African countries: Tanganyika, Victoria (Cocquyt et al. 1993).
 Asia: Japan (Hirose et al. 1977), Russian Federation (Medvedeva 2023).
 Australia and New Zealand: Australia (Day et al. 1995).
description: Published as part of Levanets, Anatoliy & Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van, 2024, New insights into the morphology, taxonomy and geographical distribution of Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum (Zygnematophyceae, Desmidiales), pp. 144-158 in Phytotaxa 655 (2) on pages 151-152, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.655.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13212948
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. maximum Van Oye 1953
Creators: name: Levanets, Anatoliy
name: Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Charophyta
Conjugatophyceae
Zygnematales
Desmidiaceae
Pleurotaenium
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. maximum van oye 1953: 262

description: 7. Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. maximum Van Oye 1953: 262, fig. 31.
 Type locality: Belgian Congo [now Democratic Republic of Congo], environs of Stanleyville [now Kisangani, Tshopo Province], pond II, 1 May 1926.
 Description: Cells are characterized by extremely large dimensions compared to the type, as well as all infraspecific taxa. According to the initial description of P. subcoronulatum by Turner (1893) cells are 340–400 in length and 28–32 µm wide (other publications, listed in Table 2, mention slightly different dimensions for the type). According to Krieger (1937) P. subcoronulatum var. africanum has a length of 372–450 μm and a width of 24–38 μm, while P. subcoronulatum var. detum has a length of 385–690 μm and a width of 24–25 μm. West & West (1896) indicated dimensions of 404–446 µm (length) x 29–38 µm (width) for P. subcoronulatum var. detum . In comparison with the dimensions mentioned above, cells of P. subcoronulatum var. maximum are much larger, with a length of 900–973 μm and a width of 60 μm and the length to width ratio is 16–16.5 (Van Oye 1953). The number of visible apical tubercles is 14–15 and the cell wall is punctated. According to Van Oye (1953) the variety cannot be confused with other taxa due to a lack of undulations between the apex and the well-pronounced basal swelling (Fig. 4F).
 Distribution:
 Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Van Oye 1953).
description: Published as part of Levanets, Anatoliy & Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van, 2024, New insights into the morphology, taxonomy and geographical distribution of Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum (Zygnematophyceae, Desmidiales), pp. 144-158 in Phytotaxa 655 (2) on page 152, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.655.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13212948
Experimental Study Of Direct Contact Evaporation Refrigeration.pdf
Creators: name: Majeed, Dr. Amani
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: This paper presents an experimental study of refrigeration by using a direct contact evaporation process. The process was performed by using a direct contact evaporator, which is a reservoir containing a water column. The water column was cooled by injecting a refrigerant, R12, directly into the water. The refrigerant absorbed the heat required for evaporation from the water, causing the water to cool, or freeze, in proportion to the heat transferred between the two fluids. The experimental results showed that the process resulted in a decrease in water temperature to a lower limit of temperature (12 0C, and may be reach a freezing point in perfect cases). The decrease in water temperature along the evaporator and the performance coefficient of the evaporator are used as criteria to evaluate the refrigeration system. By using the heat balance concept between the heat removed from water and the electrical work COP was 4.86. Also by assuming an isentropic process for the experimental conditions, the theoretical COP was 7.7.
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. majus Levanets & Janse van Vuuren, stat. nov.
Creators: name: Levanets, Anatoliy
name: Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Charophyta
Conjugatophyceae
Zygnematales
Desmidiaceae
Pleurotaenium
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum
Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. majus (m.f.rich) levanets & janse van vuuren

description: Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum var. majus (M.F.Rich) Levanets & Janse van Vuuren, stat. nov.
 Basionym: Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum f. majus M.F.Rich Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 23 (2): 128, no fig. (as “ major ”), 1935.
 Synonym: Docidium subcoronulatum var. major De Wildeman Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg Suppl. 1: 91, no fig., 1897.
 Registration: http://phycobank.org/104680
description: Published as part of Levanets, Anatoliy & Vuuren, Sanet Janse Van, 2024, New insights into the morphology, taxonomy and geographical distribution of Pleurotaenium subcoronulatum (Zygnematophyceae, Desmidiales), pp. 144-158 in Phytotaxa 655 (2) on page 154, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.655.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13212948
Stifterverband Innovation Ecosystem Framework - Ein Werkzeugkasten zur Skalierung von regionalen Innovationsökosystemen durch strategische Interventionen
Creators: name: Stifterverband
name: Werner, Said D.
name: Schönenberger, Helmut
name: Kessler, Marte Sybil
name: Kaiser-Steiner, Jennifer
name: Schwan, Johanna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description:  

Die regionale Konzentration von Innovationswirtschaften macht eine systematische Auseinandersetzung mit ortsgebundenen Aspekten der Innovationsförderung erforderlich. Auch in Deutschland zeichnet sich ein Wandel von traditionellen, transaktionalen Förderlogiken hin zu regionalen Ansätzen ab, die Spillover-Effekte und langfristiges Wachstum gezielt fördern. Teams aus Regierung, Wirtschaft, Hochschulen, Unternehmertum, Kapital und Venture Philanthropy spielen dabei eine zentrale Rolle. Damit Innovationsökosysteme nicht nur theoretisch, sondern auch praktisch nutzbar werden, bedarf es strategischer regionaler Interventionen. Voraussetzung für deren Erfolg ist eine evidenzbasierte Analyse regionaler Bedarfe, die Pfadabhängigkeiten berücksichtigt, den Status quo erfasst und Fortschritte anhand zentraler Key-Performance-Indikatoren messbar macht. Das SV Innovation Ecosystem Framework bietet Entscheidungsträgerinnen und -trägern multipler Sektoren und regionalen Teams, zum Beispiel Initiatorinnen und Partnern von Startup Factories, ein Werkzeug zur Analyse und zum Monitoring der eigenen Innovationsökosystementwicklung. Dieses dürfte sich angesichts neuer transformationaler Logiken der Förderpolitik sowie auf dem Weg zu einer evidenzbasierteren und effektiveren Gestaltung von Interventionen als nützlich erweisen.

 

Der Stifterverband ist eine Gemeinschaft von rund 3.500 engagierten Menschen, Unternehmen und Organisationen aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Zivilgesellschaft. Ziel seiner Arbeit ist, Bildung und Wissenschaft neu zu denken und zu gestalten, um die Innovationskraft der Gesellschaft nachhaltig zu stärken. Als zentraler Impulsgeber analysiert er aktuelle Herausforderungen, fördert Modellprojekte und ermöglicht deren Verbreitung in vielfältigen Netzwerken. Er vernetzt Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Zivilgesellschaft, entwickelt gemeinsam Ideen und stößt politische Reformen an. In seinem Wirken konzentriert er sich auf zwei Handlungsfelder: Bildung und Kompetenzen sowie Kollaborative Forschung und Innovation.
Additional file 1 of Hepato-protective and repro-protective power of immulant (echinacea purpurea) against chlorpyrifos toxicity via apoptotic genes signaling pathway
Creators: name: Khalifa, Ahlam G.
name: Elroby, Fadwa A.
name: Abdelghany, Asmaa K.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Virology

description: Additional file 1.
List of Requirements for the Stage at Dogwood Hollow and a Drawing of Proposed Stage Expansions, June 1955
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1955
Subjects: Stony Brook
Stages (Platforms)
Concert halls
Amphitheaters

description: This list contains requirements for the stage and seating changes at Dogwood Hollow and a drawing of the proposed stage expansions, dated for June 1955.
Ergonomic Recommendations in Ultrasound-Guided Botulinum Neurotoxin Chemodenervation for Spasticity: An International Expert Group Opinion
Creators: name: Lagnau, Philippe
name: Lo, Alto
name: Sandarage, Ryan
name: Alter, Katharine
name: Picelli, Alessandro
name: Wissel, Jorg
name: Verduzco-Gutierrez, Monica
name: Suputtitada, Areerat
name: Munin, Michael C.
name: Carda, Stefano
name: Khan, Omar
name: Koçer, Serdar
name: Reebye, Rajiv
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Ultrasound (US)-guided botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injections are becoming a mainstay in the treatment of muscle spasticity in upper motor neuron syndromes. As a result, there has been a commensurate increase in US-guided BoNT injection for spasticity training courses. However, many of these courses do not emphasize the importance of ergonomics. This paper aims to highlight the importance of ultrasound ergonomics and presents ergonomic recommendations to optimize US-guided BoNT injection techniques in spasticity management. Expert consensus opinion of 11 physicians (4 different continents; representing 8 countries, with an average of 12.6 years of practice using US guidance for BoNT chemodenervation (range 3 to 22 years)). A search using PubMed, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia database, EMbase was conducted and found no publications relating the importance of ergonomics in US-guided chemodenervation. Therefore, recommendations and consensus discussions were generated from the distribution of a 20-question survey to a panel of 11 ultrasound experts. All 11 surveyed physicians considered ergonomics to be important in reducing physician injury. There was complete agreement that physician positioning was important; 91% agreement that patient positioning was important; and 82% that ultrasound machine positioning was important. Factors that did not reach our 80% threshold for consensus were further discussed. Four categories were identified as being important when implementing ultrasound ergonomics for BoNT chemodenervation for spasticity; workstation, physician, patient and visual ergonomics. Optimizing ergonomics is paramount when performing US-guided BoNT chemodenervation for spasticity management. This includes proper preparation of the workspace and allowing for sufficient pre-injection time to optimally position both the patient and the physician. Lack of awareness of ergonomics for US-guided BoNT chemodenervation for spasticity may lead to suboptimal patient outcomes, increase work-related injuries, and patient discomfort. We propose key elements for optimal positioning of physicians and patients, as well as the optimal setup of the workspace and provide clinical pearls in visual identification of spastic muscles for chemodenervation.
title: Effect of Boundary Approximation on Visibility
Creators: name: Jha, Samridhi
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2021

description: The problem of simplifying a complex shape with simpler ones is an important research area in computer science and engineering. In this thesis, we investigate the effect on the visibility properties of polygons when their boundaries are approximated to make them simpler. We present two algorithms for approximating a restricted class of polygons called 1.5 D terrain. We also present experimental investigations on the performance of reviewed and proposed approximation algorithms.
title: Depression and Quality of Life Among Adults with Asthma Presence in Nevada
Creators: name: Kahane, Elizabeth
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2021

description: Asthma is a lung disease that causes coughing, chest tightness, wheezing, and breathlessness. It is often controlled by medication use and avoidance of environmental triggers. It is a leading chronic, non-communicable disease affecting over 19 million adults in the United States (CDC, 2020a). Asthma and severe asthma have been shown to negatively affect mental health and quality of life among adults including limiting physical activity, lowering sleep quality, exacerbating economic challenges, missing work, and increasing healthcare use (Stanescu, et al., 2019). Approximately 8% of adult Nevadans reported current asthma symptoms and 12.6% reported having a diagnosis during their lifetime (CDC, 2018c). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between self-reported asthma and depression among adult Nevadans; as well as to explore quality of life factors affecting adult Nevadans with asthma. Using 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data, this study evaluated the association between asthma and depression in Nevada with respect to other associated factors that may also play a role. Upon adjustment of relevant covariates, adult Nevadans with current asthma were 3.22 times as likely (95% CI: 2.26-4.58) to be depressed compared to those without asthma. Adult Nevadans with lifetime asthma were 2.6 times as likely (95% CI: 1.88-3.61) to be depressed compared to those without a lifetime asthma diagnosis. Data from the BRFSS Asthma Call-Back Survey (ACBS) were used to determine quality of life factors affecting a sub-sample of survey respondents self-reporting with asthma in Nevada for the same year. Respondents on the ACBS indicated the prevalence of quality of life indicators and quality of life risk factors including depression (38%), activity limitations (40%), sleep disturbance (26%), missing work or other activities (31%), cost-related challenges (20%), healthcare usage (33%), exposure to environmental triggers (96%), and severe asthma as indicated by use of oral corticosteroids (5%). Asthma presence is associated with depression and negatively affects quality of life among adult Nevadans. A public health approach including asthma education and clinical outreach is critical in order to reduce the impact of asthma on mental health and quality of life.
[Psalterium]; [Ende 12. Jahrhundert]
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Year: 2025

description: Ehemals Pergamentfalze um die erste und die letze Lage von 4° Cod.ms. 527, ausgelöst bei einer Restaurierung 2024
description: Pergament – süddeutsche karolingische Minuskel, dreizeilige rote Psalminitialen, einzeilige rote Versinitialen
description: Vorbesitz: [Sigismund Scheufler]; [Universitätsbibliothek Landshut]; [Universitätsbibliothek München]
description: Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift = 4° Cod.ms. 527, Fragmente
title: Geometric Quality Assessment of a Modular House using BIM and Photogrammetric Point Clouds
Creators: name: Kapsikar, Preetam
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2021

description: As-built documentation of modular structures is an important set of records for a project, that consist of construction drawings and specifications, project design modifications, prefabrication, and component assembly. In particular, manual geometric quality assessments of a structure’s prefabricated components are generally fraught with errors, making it extremely difficult to compare the as-built construction with the specified drawings, which affects the project. Furthermore, if the prefabricated components are manufactured with errors, this can result in construction schedule delays and high additional costs due to rework. Several technologies, such as point cloud data generated using laser sensors and LiDAR, have been developed to verify as-built construction accuracy. However, such technologies have been associated with high equipment costs, equipment mobilization difficulties, high computing powers, long-duration to generate models, and the need for expertise. The photogrammetric approach for point cloud generation has advantages in terms of cost, easiness of data collection, and shorter time to generate models. However, due to a lack of capabilities to generate high-quality, accurate point clouds, there were minimal research studies. However, there was an advancement in the photogrammetric approach in terms of software recently. This research aims to verify an advancement of the photogrammetric approach for generating a 3D point cloud model of an existing structure, especially in modular construction, using pictures taken by a digital handheld camera, followed by refinement of the model, and an accuracy assessment, compared to the 3D BIM model. The proposed approach consists of taking photographs of the structure at equidistant viewpoints around the structure and processing the images for the point cloud generation. Furthermore, geometric quality assessment was conducted by comparing point clouds’ dimensions with 3D BIM model dimensions to analyze the dimensional accuracy of the point clouds. This research demonstrated the development of an accurate point cloud model of a modular house with a photogrammetric approach through numerous trials and errors. The error percentage of the best model was a range of -0.6133% to 1.0514% for structural geometry and 0.7250% to 0.0011% for building components. Additionally, challenges faced during this research and reasons for model generation failure were analyzed, and the lessons learned from it were documented to establish a foundation for future research. This study demonstrated that using a photogrammetric approach to develop point cloud models in the modular construction industry can be useful for geometric quality inspection of the structural elements, and several other purposes. The study also revealed that photogrammetric point cloud models could be generated with high accuracy, at a low cost with a reasonable time and effort.
Nanomaterialien in der Umwelt - Aktueller Stand der Wissenschaft und Regulierungen zur Chemikaliensicherheit
Creators: name: Bär, Susanne
name: Schwirn, Kathrin
name: Beer, Inga
name: Völker, Doris
name: Egerer, Sina
name: Scholz, Cornelia
name: Berkner, Silvia
name: Setzer, Sascha
name: Tietjen, Lars
name: Wurbs, Johanna
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Nanomaterialien
subject: Chemikaliensicherheit
subject: Umweltrisikobewertung
subject: Chemikalien
subject: Chemicals

description: Nanomaterialien können im Vergleich zu konventionellen Chemikalien und Materialien veränderte oder neue Eigenschaften aufweisen. Bis heute gibt es aber - bis auf wenige Ausnahmen - keine Anpassungen von Stoffgesetzgebungen an Nanomaterialien. Dadurch können potenzielle spezifische Umweltrisiken nicht zureichend abgebildet und bewertet und geeignete Maßnahmen zur Minimierung der Risiken nicht getroffen werden. Schwerpunkt der vorliegenden Veröffentlichung ist daher die Darstellung der notwendigen Weiterentwicklung der Chemikalienregulierung für Nanomaterialien mit Bezug auf die Umwelt aus Sicht desUBA.Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Nanomaterialien können im Vergleich zu konventionellen Chemikalien und Materialien veränderte oder neue Eigenschaften aufweisen. Inzwischen wurde die Stoffgesetzgebung partiell durch nanospezifische Vorgaben angepasst; für Teile besteht allerdings noch Anpassungsbedarf. Dadurch können potenzielle spezifische Umweltrisiken nicht vollständig abgebildet und bewertet, sowie geeignete Maßnahmen zur Minimierung der Risiken nicht getroffen werden. Schwerpunkt der vorliegenden Veröffentlichung ist die Darstellung der getroffenen sowie der noch notwendigen Weiterentwicklung der Chemikalienregulierung für Nanomaterialien mit Bezug auf die Umwelt aus Sicht des ⁠UBA⁠.
Receipt for Bleachers Purchased from the Leavitt Bleachers Company, June 6, 1955
Creators: name: Leavitt Bleachers Company
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1955
Subjects: Stony Brook
Invoices
Benches
Seating furniture

description: This is a invoice from the Leavitt Bleacher Company to the Suffolk Improvement Company for bleachers ordered for Dogwood Hollow, dated for June 6, 1955.
Assessing outcomes of university study: an SUT pilot study of the perceived importance of generic skills outcomes
Creators: name: Ng, Gan Che
name: Heskin, Ken
name: Sharma, Raj
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In line with the national policy requirement to enhance quality assurance in higher education, Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) has, since 1992, funded several research projects which addressed quality issues. This paper is the outcome of one of those projects. The paper has two purposes. The first is to report a pilot network of exploring what outcomes the stakeholders of higher education regard as important for students to achieve as a result of their study at, and involvement in the activities of the universities. The second is to look briefly at the data emanating from the pilot study to get a sense of the kinds of perspective's which such an approach might yield in a properly focused, full-scale study.
Additional file 1 of Reproxalap in patients with seasonal allergic conjunctivitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Elgadi, Ammar
name: Abdalmotalib, Malaz M.
name: Noorallah, Tibyan
name: Abdelazim, Egbal
name: Mohammed, Fatma Ali Merghani
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Supplementary Material 1.
title: Comparing the Incidence and Prevalence of Oral Microbial Pathogens Selenomonas Noxia and Streptococcus Mitis within the UNLV-SDM Clinical Patient Population
Creators: name: Kim, Namgu
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2021

description: Introduction: Selenomonas noxia (SN) is a gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria, which contributes to development and progression of periodontal disease. Some evidence now suggests Streptococcus mitis (SM), a gram-positive, facultative bacterium contributing to the etiology of dental caries and periodontal disease, may also influence the prevalence of SN within subgingival complexes. Based upon the overall lack of prevalence data, the objective of this study was to evaluate presence of SN and SM using qPCR among saliva samples taken from pediatric, adult, and orthodontic dental school clinics.

Methods: This study involved a retrospective analysis of previously collected saliva samples from an existing biologic repository. Screening for microbial presence of SN and SM was performed in duplicate using quantitative polymerase chain reaction or qPCR.

Results: From the repository containing N=1,176 samples, a total of n=196 samples were identified. Screening for SN revealed significantly higher prevalence among Pediatric Orthodontic samples (28.3%) compared with Adults (5.5%), P=0.001. No significant differences were found between Pediatric non-Orthodontic samples (16.7%) and Adult non-Orthodontic samples (12.5%), P=0.2343. Screening for SM revealed similar prevalence among Adult Orthodontic (27.8%) compared with Pediatric Orthodontic (31.7%) samples, P=0.3912. However, significant differences were observed between Pediatric non-Orthodontic (46.7%) and Adult non-Orthodontic samples (17.5%), P=0.0001.

Conclusions: This study is among the first to evaluate SN and SM co-occurrence among Pediatric and Adult Orthodontic and non Orthodontic patient samples. The increased prevalence of both SN and SM among Pediatric patients, and Orthodontic samples more specifically, may suggest further research is needed to more fully understand the oral health risks facing these specific patients. The differential results in co-occurrence only observed among the Orthodontic patients may also suggest orthodontic therapy may be sufficient to alter oral behaviors or the oral habitat thereby altering the oral microbial constituents and possibly changing oral health and the risk for developing oral disease.
Irrigation of biomass plantations may globally increase water stress more than climate change
Creators: name: Stenzel, Fabian
name: Greve, Peter
name: Lucht, Wolfgang
name: Tramberend, Sylvia
name: Wada, Yoshihide
name: Gerten, Dieter
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 550 Geowissenschaften

description: Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is considered an important negative emissions (NEs) technology, but might involve substantial irrigation on biomass plantations. Potential water stress resulting from the additional withdrawals warrants evaluation against the avoided climate change impact. Here we quantitatively assess potential side effects of BECCS with respect to water stress by disentangling the associated drivers (irrigated biomass plantations, climate, land use patterns) using comprehensive global model simulations. By considering a widespread use of irrigated biomass plantations, global warming by the end of the 21st century could be limited to 1.5 °C compared to a climate change scenario with 3 °C. However, our results suggest that both the global area and population living under severe water stress in the BECCS scenario would double compared to today and even exceed the impact of climate change. Such side effects of achieving substantial NEs would come as an extra pressure in an already water-stressed world and could only be avoided if sustainable water management were implemented globally.
Analisis Kualitatif Rhodamin B pada Kerupuk Berwarna Merah yang Beredar di Kota Medan Tahun 2018
Creators: name: Suprianto, Suprianto
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 30199 Analytical Chemistry not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Rhodamin B as a synthetic dyes used for textiles, often used for food products, for example Kerupuk. Rhodamin B causes enlargement of the liver and kidneys. The study was conducted to determine the use of Rhodamine B in crackers at Medan market distribution. Samples were taken from Pasar Helvetia, Pasar Pancing and Pasar Sikambing in Medan City. Samples were extracted using the extraction method of wool yarn absorption, followed by identification used TLC, detected with UV lamp at 254 nm and reagents spray of HCl 10%, NaOH 10% and NH4OH 12%. The results showed that the sample didn't contain Rhodamin B
Additional file 1 of Development and validation of a tool to explore the perspectives of the health sciences faculty towards blended learning
Creators: name: Al-Kahtani, Nouf Khalid
name: Alkahtani, Hend Khalid
name: Subbarayalu, Arun Vijay
name: Raman, Vinoth
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1.
Preterm Birth and Antiretroviral Exposure in Infants HIV-Exposed Uninfected
Creators: name: Piske, Micah
name: Qiu, Annie Q.
name: Maan, Evelyn J.
name: Sauvé, Laura
name: Forbes, John C.
name: Alimenti, Ariane
name: Janssen, Patricia A.
name: Money, Deborah M.
name: Côté, Hélène C. F.
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2024

description: Background: Infants who are HIV-exposed and uninfected (IHEU) born to women living with HIV (WLWH) are at an increased risk of preterm birth (PTB). Antenatal exposure to certain maternal antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens has been associated with PTB, although existing studies in this domain have been limited with discordant findings. We determined odds of PTB among IHEU by antenatal ART regimens and exposure durations, adjusting for maternal risk factors. Methods: We retrospectively studied IHEU born in British Columbia (BC), Canada between 1990 to 2012 utilizing provincial health administrative databases. Data was collected for infants HIV-unexposed and uninfected (IHUU) controls matched ~3:1 for each IHEU on age, sex and geocode. We determined adjusted odds ratios (AORs) of PTB via multivariable logistic regression. Results: A total of 411 IHEU and 1224 IHUU were included in univariate analysis. PTB was more frequent among IHEU compared to IHUU (20% vs. 7%). IHEU were more often antenatally exposed to alcohol, tobacco, and prescription, non-prescription, and illicit drugs (IHEU: 36%, 8%, 35%; IHUU: 3%, 1%, 9% respectively). After adjusting for maternal substance use and smoking exposure, IHEU remained at increased odds of PTB [AOR:2.66; 1.73, 4.08] compared to matched IHUU controls. ART-exposed IHEU had lower adjusted odds of PTB compared to IHEU with no maternal ART exposure, regardless of regimen (excluding NRTIs only) (AOR: 0.16-0.29[0.02-0.95]) or exposure durations (AOR:0.16-0.25 [0.06-0.78]). Conclusions: BC IHEU were over twice as likely to be born preterm compared to demographically matched controls. While maternal substance use in pregnancy modulated this risk, we found no adverse associations of PTB with antenatal ART regimens or exposure durations.
Entrevistas para Dissertação - Lucas Moretzsohn - PUC-Rio.pdf
Creators: name: Moretzsohn, Lucas
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science

description: This file gathers the transcripts of interviews carried out during research for the elaboration of my dissertation presented as a partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree by the Postgraduate Program in International Policy Analysis and Management (MAPI) of the Institute of International Relations at PUC-Rio.
title: Climate and Soil Moisture Dynamics Inform Potential Climate Change Impacts on Available Moisture and Juvenile Tree Survival in Semiarid Forests
Creators: name: Koehn, Carolyn
Publisher: name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Year: 2021

description: Trees in semiarid forests and woodlands of the western United States need soil moisture to transpire and function. Juvenile trees are especially vulnerable during periods of low soil moisture as their rooting zones are smaller and shallower than those of adult trees. This thesis focuses on two soil moisture-driven aspects of semiarid forests that may be modified by climate change: seasonal soil moisture patterns and juvenile tree survival.

In chapter 1, I investigated the influence of precipitation on soil moisture across seasons, elevations, soil layers, and periods of low and high precipitation. I developed time-varying definitions of winter (snow accumulation), spring (moisture recharge), and summer (moisture deficit) that could be applied broadly to sites across the southwestern United States. Higher elevation sites (> 2800 m) displayed similar patterns of greater winter precipitation, longer springs, and shorter summers compared to lower elevation sites (< 2500 m). Across season influence of soil moisture (e.g. an earlier season’s similarity to subsequent seasons) was high when the first season experienced above- or below-average precipitation and the next season experienced average precipitation, highlighting an important connection through time initiated by wet or dry conditions. Soil moisture in the summer season of moisture deficit relied entirely on precipitation events for recharge.

In chapter 2, I investigated the effect of a single season of moisture deficit on ponderosa pine juvenile survival and functioning. Juvenile ponderosa pine experimentally treated with small rainfall events for a moderate dry period of 45 days experienced widespread loss of function and mortality regardless of microclimate and total rainfall. A single season of moisture deficit has the potential to severely limit regeneration success in semiarid forests.

My research identifies broad similarities in precipitation-soil moisture relationships across the southwestern United States, the extent to which average moisture conditions are a barrier to semiarid forest regeneration, and how these relationships between precipitation, soil moisture, and juvenile tree survival may be altered in a changing climate. Overall, my thesis highlights the climate change-influenced conditions that may negatively impact semiarid forest persistence in the future.
Trachys abeillei Obenberger 1940
Creators: name: Peng (彭忠亮), Zhongliang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Buprestidae
Trachys
Trachys abeillei

description: 1. Trachys abeillei Obenberger, 1940
 Specimens Examined: 1 female (ZLPN), labeled: “ Xiaodamaoshan Reservoir, 28°54′N 117°43′E, 126 m, Huaqiao, Dexin, Jiangxi, China, 22-VII-2022, Leg. Z-L Peng et X-Q Sheng, 江&省德兴市 AE桥ä小kẋ山水库 ”; 1 male, 2 females (ZLPN), all labeled: “ Jinpenshan, 24°55′N 114°46′E, Longxia, Longnan, Jiangxi, China, 13-VIII-2021, Leg. Z-L Peng et Y-Q Cai, 江&省Ê南县Ê下乡ŵȃ山 ”; 1 male, 2 females (ZLPN), all labeled: “ Qitangshan, 24°39′N 114°43′E, altitude 600 m, Gahu, Longnan, Jiangxi, China, 18-X-2021, Leg. Z-L Peng et Y-Q Cai, 江&省Ê南县ẍḋ乡棋棠山 ”.
 Distribution: China: Jiangxi (new proVincial record), Fujian.
description: Published as part of Peng (彭忠亮), Zhongliang, 2023, Studies on the Genus Trachys Fabricius from China (4) - A Faunal Survey of Jiangxi Province and Descriptions of Two New Species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae: Tracheini), pp. 239-247 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 77 (2) on page 239, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-77.2.239, http://zenodo.org/record/13243030
Nonlinear stability of mixed convection flow under non-Boussinesq conditions part 2: mean flow characteristics
Creators: name: Suslov, Sergey
name: Paolucci, Samuel
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Based on amplitude expansions developed in Part 1 (Suslov & Paolucci 1999), we examine the mean flow characteristics of non-Boussinesq mixed convection flow of air in a vertical channel in the vicinity of bifurcation points for a wide range of temperature differences between the walls, and Grashof and Reynolds numbers. The constant mass flux and constant pressure gradient formulations are shown to lead to qualitatively similar, but quantitatively different, results. The physical nature of the distinct shear and buoyancy disturbances is investigated, and detailed mean flow and energy analyses are presented. The variation of the total mass of fluid in a flow domain as disturbances develop is discussed. The average Nusselt number and mass flux are estimated for supercritical regimes for a wide range of governing parameters.
Trachys arhema Obenberger 1929
Creators: name: Peng (彭忠亮), Zhongliang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Buprestidae
Trachys
Trachys arhema

description: 2. Trachys arhema Obenberger, 1929
 Specimen Examined: 1 female (ZLPN), labeled: “Vil. Laijia, 28°34′N 114°20′E, Daduan, Daixi, Tonggu, Jiangxi, China, Leg. Z-L Peng et Y-Q Cai, 江&省NJǿ县带â乡k段ḆỀ村 ”.
 Distribution: China: Jiangxi (new proVincial record), Hunan, Yunnan; Vietnam (Hoa Binh).
description: Published as part of Peng (彭忠亮), Zhongliang, 2023, Studies on the Genus Trachys Fabricius from China (4) - A Faunal Survey of Jiangxi Province and Descriptions of Two New Species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae: Tracheini), pp. 239-247 in The Coleopterists Bulletin 77 (2) on page 239, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-77.2.239, http://zenodo.org/record/13243030