cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
COVID-19–Related Employment Disruptions and Increased Financial Burden Among Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer
Creators: name: van Thiel Berghuijs, Karely M.
name: Ramsay, Joemy M.
name: Waters, Austin R.
name: Palmer, Alexandra
name: Warner, Echo L.
name: Lewis, Mark A.
name: Lopez, Perla L. Vaca
name: Kirchhoff, Anne C.
name: Kaddas, Heydon K.
name: Gill, David
name: Linder, Lauri
name: Fair, Douglas B.
name: Ou, Judy Y.
name: Ray, Nicole
name: Tsukamoto, Tomoko
Publisher: name: Mary Ann Liebert
Year: 2023

description:
Background: Financial burden is a major concern for survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers. We identified if employment disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic affected AYA survivors' financial burden. Methods: AYAs who were enrolled in a cancer patient navigation program were e-mailed a survey in fall 2020. Survey items included sociodemographics, employment disruption, and two measures of financial burden: COmprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) and material and behavioral financial hardship items (for any reason, COVID-19 induced, cancer induced). Financial burden outcomes were dichotomized at the median (COST = 21; financial hardship = 3). The association of employment disruptions and sociodemographics with financial burden was assessed using multivariable logistic regression models. Results: Reduced hours/job loss was reported by 24.0% of 341 participants. Survivors with a high school education or less (odds ratio [OR]: 2.70; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.21-6.03) or who had decreased hours or job loss (OR: 3.97; 95% CI: 2.01-7.84) had greater odds for high financial toxicity. Reduced hours/job loss was the only factor associated with high material and behavioral financial hardship for both any reason (OR: 2.75; 95% CI: 1.41-5.33) and owing to COVID-19 (OR: 4.98; 95% CI: 2.28-10.92). Cancer treatment since March 2020 was associated with cancer-induced high material and behavioral financial hardship (OR: 3.31; 95% CI: 1.96-5.58). Conclusion: Employment disruptions owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, lower education levels, and cancer treatment were associated with high financial burden among AYA cancer survivors. Our findings suggest the need for multilevel interventions to identify and address financial burden among vulnerable cancer survivors.
A survey of foot orthoses prescription habits amongst podiatrists in the UK, Australia and New Zealand
Creators: name: LS Chapman
name: AC Redmond
name: Landorf, Karl
name: K Rome
name: AM Keenan
name: R Waxman
name: B Alcacer-Pitarch
name: HJ Siddle
name: MR Backhouse
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Foot orthoses are frequently used but little is known about which types are used in contemporary practice. This study aimed to explore the types of foot orthoses currently used by podiatrists and the prescription variations in a range of conditions. Methods: A web-based, cross-sectional survey was distributed through professional bodies in the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, and New Zealand. Questions focussed on foot orthosis prescription habits in relation to 26 conditions affecting the back and lower limb. Results: Two hundred and sixty-four podiatrists practising in 19 different countries completed the survey; the majority practised in the UK (47%, n=124), Australia (30%, n=79) and New Zealand (12%, n=32). Respondents qualified between 1968 and 2016, and 147 (56%) were female. Respondents worked in different healthcare sectors and this varied between countries: 42 (34%) respondents in the UK worked solely in the public sector, compared to 3 (4%) in Australia and 2 (6%) in New Zealand. Forty-four (35%) respondents in the UK worked solely in private practice, compared to 64 (81%) in Australia and 14 (44%) in New Zealand. UK respondents prescribed more prefabricated orthoses per week (mean 5.5 pairs) than simple insole-type devices (±2.7) and customised devices (±2.9). Similarly, respondents in New Zealand prescribed more prefabricated orthoses per week (±7.7) than simple (±1.4) and customised (±2.8) devices. In contrast, those in Australia prescribed more customised orthoses per week (±4.4) than simple (±0.8) and prefabricated (±1.9) orthoses. Differences in the types of orthoses prescribed were observed between country of practice, working sector, and the condition targeted. Generally, prefabricated orthoses were commonly prescribed for the 26 highlighted conditions in the UK and New Zealand. Australian podiatrists prescribed far fewer devices overall, but when they did prescribe, they were more likely to prescribe custom devices. Respondents in all three countries were more likely to prescribe customised orthoses for people with diabetes complicated by peripheral neuropathy than for diabetes without this complication. Conclusions: Foot orthosis prescription habits vary between countries. Prefabricated orthoses were frequently prescribed in the UK and New Zealand, and customised orthoses in Australia. Prescriptions for people with diabetes differed depending on the presence of neuropathy, despite a lack of robust evidence supporting these decisions. This study provides new insight into contemporary practice.
Venantius, Anastasius, and Maurus, martyrs of Istria or Dalmatia, moved by John IV to Rome
Creators: name: Admin, CSLA
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2016
Subjects: History

description: All evidence related to Venantius, Anastasius, and Maurus, martyrs of Istria or Dalmatia, moved by John IV to Rome.
Susceptibility of soil organic carbon to priming after long-term CO2 fumigation is mediated by soil texture
Creators: name: Xu, Qiao
name: Jin, Jian
name: Xiaojuan Wang
name: Armstrong, Roger
name: Caixian Tang
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Elevated CO2 (eCO2) may enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration via greater input of photosynthetic carbon (C). However, greater rhizodeposits under eCO2 may stimulate microbial decomposition of native SOC. This study aimed to examine the status and stability of SOC in three Australian cropping soils after long-term CO2 enrichment. Samples (0–5 cm) of Chromosol, Vertosol and Calcarosol soils were collected from an 8-year Free-air CO2 Enrichment (SoilFACE) experiment and were used to examine SOC dynamics by physical fractionation and incubation with 13C-glucose. Compared to the ambient CO2 (aCO2) (390–400 μmol mol−1), 8 years of elevated CO2 (eCO2) (550 μmol mol−1) did not increase SOC concentration of all soils, but changed SOC distribution with 12% more C in coarse soil fractions and 5% less C in fine fractions. Elevated CO2 also enhanced the susceptibility of SOC to 13C-glucose-induced priming, but this effect was only significant in the coarse-textured Calcarosol topsoil. The eCO2 history increased labile C (coarse C fraction, +13%) and soil pH (+0.25 units), and decreased available N (−30%) in the Calcarosol, which stimulated microbial biomass C by 28%, leading to an enhanced priming effect. Despite with greater total primed C, the Chromosol that had the highest amount of native C, had lower primed C per unit of SOC when compared to the low-C Calcarosol. In conclusion, the effect of long-term eCO2 enrichment on soil C and N availability in cropping soils depended on soil type with the coarse-textured Calcarosol soil being more susceptible to substrate-induced decomposition of its SOC.
Supplemental Material, Liu_Supplemental_Tables_toSage - The Influence of the BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism on the Association of Regular Physical Activity With Cognition Among Individuals With Diabetes
Creators: name: Liu, Tingting
name: Canon, McKenzie D.
name: Shen, Luqi
name: Marples, Benjamin A.
name: Colton, Joseph P.
name: Lo, Wen-Juo
name: Gray, Michelle
name: Li, Changwei
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: Nursing not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental Material, Liu_Supplemental_Tables_toSage for The Influence of the BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism on the Association of Regular Physical Activity With Cognition Among Individuals With Diabetes by Tingting Liu, McKenzie D. Canon, Luqi Shen, Benjamin A. Marples, Joseph P. Colton, Wen-Juo Lo, Michelle Gray and Changwei Li in Biological Research For Nursing
‘I hate wasting the hospital's time’: Experiences of emergency department admissions of Australian people with epilepsy
Creators: name: Peterson, Chris
name: C Walker
name: H Coleman
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2018 Elsevier Inc.
Aim: This paper investigates the reasons and extent of hospital emergency department (ED) attendance by people with epilepsy in Wave 4 of The Australian Longitudinal Survey 2016–17. Method: Wave 4 had 393 respondents who completed the survey, which included questions relating to their use of hospital and healthcare services. Of these, 121 (31%; 82 females) reported one or more admissions to the ED within the previous 12 months. We conducted a mixed methods analysis — using quantitative measures to explore the type and number of admissions, factors relating to increased admissions, and a qualitative approach to explore respondent experiences of their admissions. Results: Over half of the admissions reported were seizure-related, including injuries occurring as a result of seizures. More than 15% of respondents had more than four ED visits during the preceding 12 months of the survey. Those who had experienced seizures within the previous 12 months, irrespective of frequency, were more likely to have attended the ED compared with those who had not experienced a recent seizure. Self-reported income was another major factor in ED use. Experiences of hospitalization demonstrated frustration at being taken to the ED, loss of autonomy, and experiences of inappropriate care due to poor understanding of epilepsy. Some respondents did not want to waste the ED time as they felt that a rest was all they needed following a seizure. Discussion: The rates of hospitalization for seizure-related reasons are in line with the findings of other epilepsy-related studies, as is the increased hospitalization rate of those from less well-off backgrounds. This study provided a valuable picture of the opinions and attitudes of people with epilepsy towards their healthcare services. Conclusion: While this is an analysis of a small cohort, the consistency of reported experiences suggests that ED is not always felt to be appropriate following a seizure, and misunderstanding around the appropriate treatment of epilepsy continues in healthcare services.
Additional file 4 of Exploratory analysis of L1 retrotransposons expression in autism
Creators: name: Spirito, Giovanni
name: Filosi, Michele
name: Domenici, Enrico
name: Mangoni, Damiano
name: Gustincich, Stefano
name: Sanges, Remo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 4: Fig. S1. Results from the Blood cohort. Fig. S2. Overlap between different groupings of L1 and expressed genes. Fig. S3. Overlaps between negatively correlated genes from the 3 ACC significant samples of the Velmeshev dataset. Fig. S4. Reads mapping on L1 intronic to the MARK1 gene in the SRR9292621 sample. Fig. S5. Reads mapping on L1 intronic to the MAPK10 gene in the SRR9292620 sample. Fig. S6. Reads mapping on L1 intronic to the DLGAP1 gene in the SRR9292614 sample.
Exosomes Derived from Human Primary and Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Cells Contribute to Functional Heterogeneity of Activated Fibroblasts by Reprogramming Their Proteome
Creators: name: Rai, Alin
name: Greening, David
name: Chen, Maoshan
name: Xu, Rong
name: Ji, Hong
name: Simpson, Richard
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3101
subject: Biochemistry and cell biology
classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3211
subject: Oncology and carcinogenesis

description: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a heterogeneous population of activated fibroblasts that constitute a dominant cellular component of the tumor microenvironment (TME) performing distinct functions. Here, the role of tumor-derived exosomes (Exos) in activating quiescent fibroblasts into distinct functional subtypes is investigated. Proteomic profiling and functional dissection reveal that early- (SW480) and late-stage (SW620) colorectal cancer (CRC) cell-derived Exos both activated normal quiescent fibroblasts (α-SMA − , CAV + , FAP + , VIM + ) into CAF-like fibroblasts (α-SMA + , CAV − , FAP + , VIM + ). Fibroblasts activated by early-stage cancer-exosomes (SW480-Exos) are highly pro-proliferative and pro-angiogenic and display elevated expression of pro-angiogenic (IL8, RAB10, NDRG1) and pro-proliferative (SA1008, FFPS) proteins. In contrast, fibroblasts activated by late-stage cancer-exosomes (SW620-Exos) display a striking ability to invade through extracellular matrix through upregulation of pro-invasive regulators of membrane protrusion (PDLIM1, MYO1B) and matrix-remodeling proteins (MMP11, EMMPRIN, ADAM10). Conserved features of Exos-mediated fibroblast activation include enhanced ECM secretion (COL1A1, Tenascin-C/X), oncogenic transformation, and metabolic reprogramming (downregulation of CAV-1, upregulation of glycogen metabolism (GAA), amino acid biosynthesis (SHMT2, IDH2) and membrane transporters of glucose (GLUT1), lactate (MCT4), and amino acids (SLC1A5/3A5)). This study highlights the role of primary and metastatic CRC tumor-derived Exos in generating phenotypically and functionally distinct subsets of CAFs that may facilitate tumor progression.
Exosomes Derived from Human Primary and Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Cells Contribute to Functional Heterogeneity of Activated Fibroblasts by Reprogramming Their Proteome
Creators: name: Rai, Alin
name: Greening, David
name: Chen, Maoshan
name: Xu, Rong
name: Ji, Hong
name: Simpson, Richard
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a heterogeneous population of activated fibroblasts that constitute a dominant cellular component of the tumor microenvironment (TME) performing distinct functions. Here, the role of tumor-derived exosomes (Exos) in activating quiescent fibroblasts into distinct functional subtypes is investigated. Proteomic profiling and functional dissection reveal that early- (SW480) and late-stage (SW620) colorectal cancer (CRC) cell-derived Exos both activated normal quiescent fibroblasts (α-SMA − , CAV + , FAP + , VIM + ) into CAF-like fibroblasts (α-SMA + , CAV − , FAP + , VIM + ). Fibroblasts activated by early-stage cancer-exosomes (SW480-Exos) are highly pro-proliferative and pro-angiogenic and display elevated expression of pro-angiogenic (IL8, RAB10, NDRG1) and pro-proliferative (SA1008, FFPS) proteins. In contrast, fibroblasts activated by late-stage cancer-exosomes (SW620-Exos) display a striking ability to invade through extracellular matrix through upregulation of pro-invasive regulators of membrane protrusion (PDLIM1, MYO1B) and matrix-remodeling proteins (MMP11, EMMPRIN, ADAM10). Conserved features of Exos-mediated fibroblast activation include enhanced ECM secretion (COL1A1, Tenascin-C/X), oncogenic transformation, and metabolic reprogramming (downregulation of CAV-1, upregulation of glycogen metabolism (GAA), amino acid biosynthesis (SHMT2, IDH2) and membrane transporters of glucose (GLUT1), lactate (MCT4), and amino acids (SLC1A5/3A5)). This study highlights the role of primary and metastatic CRC tumor-derived Exos in generating phenotypically and functionally distinct subsets of CAFs that may facilitate tumor progression.
Accumulated or continuous exercise for glycaemic regulation and control: A systematic review with meta-analysis
Creators: name: Shambrook, Philip
name: Kingsley, Michael
name: Taylor, Nicholas
name: Gordon, Brett
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Objective To compare the effectiveness of accumulating exercise in multiple bouts of at least 10 min throughout a day with exercise completed in a single bout (continuous or interval), or no exercise, on glycaemic control and regulation in inactive people without diagnosed glycaemic dysfunction. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Seven electronic databases were searched: CINAHL (EBSCO), Cochrane Library, EMBASE (Ovid), MEDLINE 1948-(Ovid), SCOPUS (Elsevier), SPORTDiscus (EBSCO) and Web of Science (ISI) with no restrictions on date and included all titles indexed up to February 2018. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Articles reporting insufficiently active adults (19 to 64 years) without metabolic dysfunction, measuring glycaemic control or regulation following at least 6 weeks of aerobic exercise. Results Only one study compared accumulated exercise to single-bout exercise with no significant effect on fasting glucose (95% CI: a '0.04 to 0.24 mmol·L -1) or fasting insulin (95% CI: a '1.79 to 9.85 pmol·L -1) reported 48 hours after the final bout. No studies compared accumulated exercise with no-exercise. Compared with no-exercise, single-bout exercise reduces insulin resistance (mean difference (MD): a '0.53 pmol·L -1; 95% CI: a '0.93 to a '0.13). Insulin resistance was clearly reduced with moderate-intensity (a '0.68 (a '1.28 to a '0.09)) but not with high-intensity (a '0.38 (a '1.20 to 0.44)) exercise. Single-bout exercise was not statistically more beneficial than no-exercise for glycated haemoglobin (HbA 1c) (MD: a '0.11 %; 95% CI: a '0.24 to 0.02) in metabolically healthy individuals. Summary/conclusion The glycaemic response to accumulated exercise or single-bout exercise might not be different, however exercise intensity might influence the mechanisms generating the response. PROSPERO registration number CRD42015025042.
Dynamic balance and instrumented gait variables are independent predictors of falls following stroke
Creators: name: Bower, Kelly
name: Shamala Thilarajah
name: Pua, Yong-Hao
name: Williams, Gavin
name: Tan, Dawn
name: Mentiplay, Benjamin
name: Denehy, Linda
name: Clark, Ross
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2019 The Author(s). Background: Falls are common following stroke and are frequently related to deficits in balance and mobility. This study aimed to investigate the predictive strength of gait and balance variables for evaluating post-stroke falls risk over 12 months following rehabilitation discharge. Methods: A prospective cohort study was undertaken in inpatient rehabilitation centres based in Australia and Singapore. A consecutive sample of 81 individuals (mean age 63 years; median 24 days post stroke) were assessed within one week prior to discharge. In addition to comfortable gait speed over six metres (6mWT), a depth-sensing camera (Kinect) was used to obtain fast-paced gait speed, stride length, cadence, step width, step length asymmetry, gait speed variability, and mediolateral and vertical pelvic displacement. Balance variables were the step test, timed up and go (TUG), dual-task TUG, and Wii Balance Board-derived centre of pressure velocity during static standing. Falls data were collected using monthly calendars. Results: Over 12 months, 28% of individuals fell at least once. The faller group had increased TUG time and reduced stride length, gait speed variability, mediolateral and vertical pelvic displacement, and step test scores (P < 0.001-0.048). Significant predictors, when adjusted for country, prior falls and assistance (i.e., physical assistance and/or gait aid use) were stride length, step length asymmetry, mediolateral pelvic displacement, step test and TUG scores (P < 0.040; IQR-odds ratio(OR) = 1.37-7.85). With comfortable gait speed as an additional covariate, to determine the additive benefit over standard clinical assessment, only mediolateral pelvic displacement, TUG and step test scores remained significant (P = 0.001-0.018; IQR-OR = 5.28-10.29). Conclusions: Reduced displacement of the pelvis in the mediolateral direction during walking was the strongest predictor of post-stroke falls compared with other gait variables. Dynamic balance measures, such as the TUG and step test, may better predict falls than gait speed or static balance measures.
sj-pdf-1-ibe-10.1177_1420326x20951244 - Supplemental material for Post-occupancy evaluation: A diagnostic tool to establish and sustain inclusive access in Kyrenia Town Centre
Creators: name: Güvenbaş, Gizem
name: Polay, Mukaddes
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-ibe-10.1177_1420326x20951244 for Post-occupancy evaluation: A diagnostic tool to establish and sustain inclusive access in Kyrenia Town Centre by Gizem Güvenbaş and Mukaddes Polay in Indoor and Built Environment
Comparison of gluteus medius and minimus activity during gait in people with hip osteoarthritis and matched controls
Creators: name: Zacharias, Anita
name: Pizzari, Tania
name: Semciw, Adam
name: English, Daniel
name: Kapakoulakis, Theo
name: Green, Rodney
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
The gluteal muscles act as stabilizers of the hip joint and are important for the maintenance of hip function. Atrophy and weakness of the gluteal muscles have been identified in people with hip OA, but it is not known whether these muscles also exhibit altered activity patterns. The aim of this study was to compare gluteal muscle activity in people with hip OA and healthy older adults. Fine-wire intramuscular electrodes were inserted into the three segments of gluteus medius (GMed) and two segments of gluteus minimus (GMin) in 20 participants with unilateral hip OA and 20 age- and gender-matched controls. Electromyographic activity of these muscle segments was examined during walking along a 10 m walkway. Peak amplitude, average amplitude, and time to peak were compared between groups during the stance phase of the gait cycle. During early stance, the OA group demonstrated a higher burst of activity in posterior GMin (P = 0.02) and trends toward a higher peak in anterior GMin. Both groups displayed peak activity in anterior GMin in the early stance phase in contrast to previous reports in young adults. This early burst of muscle activity was more pronounced with increasing severity of OA. No differences were identified in GMed activity. While altered GMin activity is associated with aging, these changes were more pronounced in participants with hip OA. To reduce disability associated with hip OA, future rehabilitation programs should consider targeted gait strategies and exercises for GMin.
Supplemental_material – Supplemental material for Psychological symptoms of the outbreak of the COVID-19 confinement in Spain
Creators: name: Odriozola-González, Paula
name: Planchuelo-Gómez, Álvaro
name: Irurtia, María Jesús
name: Luis-García, Rodrigo De
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
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

description: Supplemental material, Supplemental_material for Psychological symptoms of the outbreak of the COVID-19 confinement in Spain by Paula Odriozola-González, Álvaro Planchuelo-Gómez, María Jesús Irurtia and Rodrigo de Luis-García in Journal of Health Psychology
SupplementalTablesFigures – Supplemental material for Do White People See Variation in Black Skin Tones?: Reexamining a Purported Outgroup Homogeneity Effect
Creators: name: Hannon, Lance
name: Keith, Verna M.
name: DeFina, Robert
name: Campbell, Mary E.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, SupplementalTablesFigures for Do White People See Variation in Black Skin Tones?: Reexamining a Purported Outgroup Homogeneity Effect by Lance Hannon, Verna M. Keith, Robert DeFina and Mary E. Campbell in Social Psychology Quarterly
MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HUMAN CAPITAL GROWTH IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Creators: name: Nwankwo, Ifeanyi Godswill
name: Ogan, Tamunoemi Grace
Publisher: name: AYDEN JOURNAL
Year: 2025
Subjects: Mechanical Technology Education, Economic Growth, sx bManpower Development, Unemployment rate

description: Mechanical technology education as a branch of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is geared towards equipping youths for work. It is a suitable methods of curbing the socio-economic challenges currently faced by the nation with respect to dwindling revenue, social unrest and increase in unemployment rate.  The study examined the impact of mechanical technology education on manpower development in Rivers State.  Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The sample of 20 industries was drawn from 70 manufacturing companies in Rivers State, using purposive sampling technique. While a total number of 78, 337 workers were sampled in all the 20 selected industries for the study. A self-developed checklist titled “Mechanical Technology Education Manpower Development Checklist (MTEMDC)” with a cronbach-alpha reliability coefficient of 0.78 was used for data gathering. Descriptive statistic of percentages as well as inferential statistics of Pearson product moment correlation was used for the data analysis. The findings revealed a very low percentage of mechanical technology education graduates employed by the industries in Rivers State, and significant contribution of Mechanical Technology education to manpower development in Rivers. It is therefore concluded among others that both State and the nation’s universities, polytechnics, and colleges should be up and doing in exposing the Mechanical Technology students and or trainees to new ideas and technologies so as to be relevant in the world of work and integrate more quickly into the global economy, as businesses restructure their supply chain and operations to gain from regional comparative advantages.
Meson thermalization with a hot medium in the open Schwinger model
Creators: name: Angelides, Takis
name: Guo, Yibin
name: Jansen, Karl
name: Kühn, Stefan
name: Magnifico, Giuseppe
Publisher: name: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
Year: 2025

description: Quantum field theories treated as open quantum systems provide a crucial framework for studying realistic experimental scenarios, such as quarkonia traversing the quark-gluon plasma produced at the Large Hadron Collider. In such cases, capturing the complex thermalization process requires a detailed understanding of how particles evolve and interact with a hot medium. Considering the open lattice Schwinger model and using tensor network algorithms, we investigate the thermalization dynamics of mesonic particles in a hot medium, such as the Schwinger boson or the electric flux string. We simulate systems with up to 100 lattice sites, achieving accurate preservation of the electric field parity symmetry, demonstrating the algorithm's robustness and scalability. Our results reveal that the thermalization time increases with stronger dissipation from the environment, increasing environment temperature, higher background electric field and heavier fermion masses. Further, we study the quantum mutual information between the two halves of the flux string connecting a meson's constituent particles and analyze its relation to relevant dynamical observables.
Table S1 from Is facultative sex the best of both worlds in the parasitoid wasp Lysiphlebus fabarum?
Creators: name: Boulton, Rebecca
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 310901
subject: Animal behaviour

description: Table S1 Broods produced mated M females across all lines that were genotyped at Lysi07 and for which the sexual allele (192) was scored as present indicating sperm was used (for asexual broods).
Multilevel Analysis of Individual, Organizational, and Regional Factors Associated With Patient Safety Culture: A Cross-Sectional Study of Maternal and Child Health Institutions in China.
Creators: name: Wang, Yuanyuan
name: Fan, Yanjun
name: Wang, Xiaoli
name: Ma, Yuanying
name: Wu, Chunmei
name: Shi, Huifeng
name: Han, Hui
name: Liu, Weiwei
name: Liu, Chaojie
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 4205
subject: Nursing

description: © Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Objectives The aim of this study was to assess patient safety culture (PSC) in maternal and child health (MCH) institutions in China and its individual, organizational, and regional variations. Methods Using the PSC survey for MCH institutions (PSCS-MCHI), 2021 valid respondents from 25 participating institutions were investigated in three regions (Beijing, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi) of China. Patient safety culture and its subscale scores (1-5) and factors associated with PSC as revealed by multilevel modeling. Results The respondents had an average PSC score of 3.55 (SD = 0.35), with subscale scores ranging between 2.46 ("staffing and workload") and 4.02 ("work commitment"). There were limited regional differences in PSC: a three-level regression model was only confirmed for the subscale "staff empowerment"(P = 0.006). However, significant organizational variations in PSC were evident: a two-level regression model was assumed for the PSC scale and nine subscales (P < 0.001). The fixed-effect models showed that male respondents, frontline workers, those who were in their mid-career (11-20 y), overloaded (=9 hours), and had a masters or higher degree reported worse PSC. Frontline workers were less positive than managers in ratings on "managerial response to risks"(-0.11 [-0.20 to -0.02]), "management support"(-0.18 [-0.28 to -0.07]), and "staff empowerment"(-0.23[-0.35 to -0.11]). Conclusions Patient safety culture in MCH institutions is shaped by organizational and individual characteristics. We observed a gap in perceived PSC between frontline worker, who are less positive, and managers. Actions for improving PSC should consider interventions on organizational management (such as appropriate staffing and workload management) and engagement of frontline workers in the development of management and training activities.
Formation features of composite materials containing cobalt nanoparticles active in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Creators: name: Kulikova, Mayya Valer’evna
name: Ivantsov, Mikhail Ivanovich
name: Efimov, Mikhail Nikolaevich
name: Zemtsov, Lev Mikhailovich
name: Chernavskii, Petr Aleksandrovich
name: Karpacheva, Galina Petrovna
name: Khadzhiev, Salambek Naibovich
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2015

description: The influence of polymer matrix on the activity of composite material containing cobalt nanoparticles in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was studied. It was found that the structure of the polymer matrix affects active centers formation. Magnetometry techniques in situ and XRD confirmed the presence of the metal cobalt and its oxide phases which are the active centers of different type effect.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 4, No 4-6 (2015): European Chemical Bulletin
Interaction of small ionic species with phospholipid membranes: The role of metal coordination
Creators: name: Le, Chanh Thi Minh
name: Houri, Aamd
name: Balage, Nimalka
name: Smith, Brian
name: Mechler, Adam
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 40
subject: Engineering
classificationCode: 4016
subject: Materials engineering
subject: FOS: Materials engineering
classificationCode: 4018
subject: Nanotechnology
subject: FOS: Nanotechnology
classificationCode: 51
subject: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
classificationCode: 5104
subject: Condensed matter physics

description: © 2019 Le, Houri, Balage, Smith and Mechler. In studies of the transfer, distribution and biochemical activity of metal ions it is typically assumed that the phospholipid bilayer acts as an inert barrier. Yet, there is mounting evidence that metal ions can influence the physical properties of membranes. Little is known of the basis of this effect. In this work the location and distribution of common metal ions: Na + , Mg 2+ , and Ca 2+ in phospholipid membranes were studied. Computer simulations of lipid membrane segments in aqueous environment showed that the ions penetrate the membrane headgroup zone and co-localize with the phosphate and the ester moieties. Analysis of the chemical environment of the ions in the simulations suggested that the co-localization is facilitated by coordination to the polar oxygen atoms of the phosphate and ester groups in typical coordination geometries of each ionic species, where the coordination shells are completed by water molecules. In contrast, the counterions do not penetrate the headgroup zone but form a layer over the membrane instead; this layer is also an effective metal exclusion zone. Importantly, the choline groups appear to be distributed almost exactly in the same plane as the phosphate, suggesting that the zwitterion dipole is preferentially horizontally aligned: this suggests that the distribution of the Cl − over the membrane surface is not a direct result of interaction with the choline groups, but rather an effect of the field emanating from the metal ion content of the membrane. Such a well defined ion distribution is expected to have a strong influence on membrane properties, in particular phase transition temperatures via increased in-plane cohesion; this was proven by calorimetry measurements using differential scanning calorimetry of suspended liposomes and quartz crystal microbalance-based measurements on supported single bilayer membranes. These findings shed a new light on the role metal ions play in stabilizing biological membranes.
Interactive Process Identification and Selection from SAP ERP
Creators: name: Weber, Julian
name: Berti, Alessandro
name: Park, Gyunam
name: Rafiei, Majid
name: van der Aalst, Wil M. P.
Publisher: name: RWTH Aachen University
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Databases (cs.DB)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: 2 Seiten (2022). doi:10.48550/arXiv.2212.06514
title: Moderne Stadtgeschichte, Bd. 55 Nr. 1 (2024): Citizen Science. Akademische und bürgerschaftliche Stadtgeschichtsforschung
title: Citizen Science. Akademische und bürgerschaftliche Stadtgeschichtsforschung
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Moderne Stadtgeschichte
Publisher: name: Moderne Stadtgeschichte
Year: 2024

description: Inwiefern kann das wissenschaftspolitische Konzept der Citizen Science neue Impulse für die Stadtgeschichtsforschung liefern? Schließlich ist die Stadtgeschichte ein Feld, auf dem interessierte Lai*innen und Wissenschaftler*innen schon lange neben- und zum Teil auch miteinander forschen. Citizen Science in der Stadtgeschichte kann an etablierte Ansätze etwa aus dem Bereich der Public History oder der Alltagsgeschichte anknüpfen und auf bestehende Institutionen, wie Archive, Museen und Geschichtsvereine zurückgreifen, die vor Ort eine wichtige Plattform für den Austausch bieten. Das vorliegende Themenheft nimmt gegenwärtige Debatten um Citizen Science zum Anlass, neu über das Verhältnis von akademischer und bürgerschaftlicher Stadtgeschichtsforschung nachzudenken.
description: Stadtgeschichtsforschung und ihre Bürger/innen. Für einen Perspektivwechsel auf das Demokratisierungspotenzial von Citizen Science...15-28
Tagungsbericht: Das Ende der Stadt. Phänomene der Deurbanisierung in historischer Perspektive, Bericht von internationaler Tagung in Halle (Saale), 9.-11. November 2023 ...172-178
Wie fetzig sind Geschichtsvereine? Die Projekte „#FetzigesGeschichtszeugs“ und „Die Datenlaube“ des Dresdner Geschichtsvereins...149-156
Alter Verein auf neuen Wegen. Über den Verein für Hamburgische Geschichte von 1839 und seine jüngere Entwicklung...143-148
Die Stadt Umdenken oder die Stadt zum Sprechen bringen...138-142
Citizen Science – spannend für alle? Das Projekt „Laufend Erinnern“ und seine Fallstricke...130-137
Offenheit und Mitmachen im Archiv. Stadt- und regionalhistorische Citizen Science am Bayerischen Untermain...124-129
Öffentliches Engagement bei der Erschließung von Archivalien. Citizen Science-Ansätze im Archiv ...116-123
Stadtgeschichtsschreibung partizipativ. Kooperationen und Konfrontationen in der Geschichte der Gegenwart Gütersloh...104-115
Stadtgeschichte im Auftrag...90-103
Von der Konfrontation zur Partizipation. Kommunale Erinnerungsarbeit als Feld der Bürgerwissenschaften in Wolfsburg...73-89
Stadtgeschichte als forschend-entdeckendes Lernen und Citizen Science...59-72
Perfect Match? Zum Zusammenspiel von Oral History und Citizen Science...47-58
Stadtgeschichtliches Wissen produzieren und kommunizieren – Was Public History, Citizen Science und Wissenschaftsbetrieb verbindet und trennt...29-46
Stadtgeschichtsforschung und ihre Bürger...15-28
Eine Großstadt auf den Begriff bringen? Überlegungen zu einer neuen Stadtgeschichte Hamburgs...157-171
Citizen Science. Zwischen akademischer und bürgerschaftlicher Stadtgeschichtsforschung...5-14
Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton-like degradation of Evans blue using Cu3V2(OH)2O7.2H2O
Creators: name: Punjabi, Pinki Bala
name: Kalal, Sangeeta
name: Pandey, Arpita
name: Ameta, Chetna
name: Ameta, Rakshit
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2015

description: Degradation of a non-biodegradable azo-dye (evans blue) has been carried out by the heterogeneous photo-Fenton like processes using copper pyrovanadate (Cu3V2(OH)2O7.2H2O)  as a catalyst. This catalyst was prepared by wet chemical method. These catalysts were characterized by different techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis. The effect of various parameters such as initial pH, concentration of dye, amount of catalyst, amount of H2O2 and light intensity on the reaction rate has also been studied. The various parameters like chemical oxygen demand (COD), conductance, pH, TDS, salinity and dissolved oxygen (DO) in the reaction mixture has been determined before and after treatment. The rate of photo-Fenton degradation of this dye followed pseudo-first order kinetics. A tentative mechanism involving •OH radicals as an oxidant for degradation of dye has been proposed.

Keywords: copper pyrovanadate, heterogeneous, degradation, photo-Fenton
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 4, No 4-6 (2015): European Chemical Bulletin
A Framework for Extracting and Encoding Features from Object-Centric Event Data
Creators: name: Adams, Jan Niklas
name: Park, Gyunam
name: Levich, Sergej
name: Schuster, Daniel
name: van der Aalst, Wil M. P.
Publisher: name: RWTH Aachen University
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Databases (cs.DB)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)

description: 17 Seiten (2022). doi:10.48550/arXiv.2209.01219
Dip a toe into wet collection of the National Museum of Ireland Natural History
Creators: name: Geraghty, Amy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Abstract of conference oral presentation on Dip a toe into wet collection of the National Museum of Ireland Natural History by Curator Amy Geraghty of Curator Nation Dublin 14 Ireland for SPNHC2022 Conference, Edinburgh. June 5-10th 2022.
CHARACTERIZATION OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES AND SOURCE IDENTIFICATION USING SEM/EDS
Creators: name: Mico, Silvana
name: Tsaousi, Eleni
name: Deda, Antoneta
name: Pomonis, Philippos
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2015

description: Samples of particulate matter were collected during the winter season from the urban area of Tirana, Albania. Qualitative analyses of particulate matter were performed using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) coupled with high Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer (EDS). Based on chemical analysis and their morphology (the size and shape of particles) the most abundant groups in all sampling days were aluminosilicates (fly ash and soil particles), calcium rich and carbonaceous particles. Air mass trajectories show the presence of Saharan dust during 80% of sampling days.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 4, No 4-6 (2015): European Chemical Bulletin
Interaction of small ionic species with phospholipid membranes: The role of metal coordination
Creators: name: Le, Chanh Thi Minh
name: Aamd Houri
name: Nimalka Balage
name: Smith, Brian
name: Mechler, Adam
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: © 2019 Le, Houri, Balage, Smith and Mechler. In studies of the transfer, distribution and biochemical activity of metal ions it is typically assumed that the phospholipid bilayer acts as an inert barrier. Yet, there is mounting evidence that metal ions can influence the physical properties of membranes. Little is known of the basis of this effect. In this work the location and distribution of common metal ions: Na + , Mg 2+ , and Ca 2+ in phospholipid membranes were studied. Computer simulations of lipid membrane segments in aqueous environment showed that the ions penetrate the membrane headgroup zone and co-localize with the phosphate and the ester moieties. Analysis of the chemical environment of the ions in the simulations suggested that the co-localization is facilitated by coordination to the polar oxygen atoms of the phosphate and ester groups in typical coordination geometries of each ionic species, where the coordination shells are completed by water molecules. In contrast, the counterions do not penetrate the headgroup zone but form a layer over the membrane instead; this layer is also an effective metal exclusion zone. Importantly, the choline groups appear to be distributed almost exactly in the same plane as the phosphate, suggesting that the zwitterion dipole is preferentially horizontally aligned: this suggests that the distribution of the Cl − over the membrane surface is not a direct result of interaction with the choline groups, but rather an effect of the field emanating from the metal ion content of the membrane. Such a well defined ion distribution is expected to have a strong influence on membrane properties, in particular phase transition temperatures via increased in-plane cohesion; this was proven by calorimetry measurements using differential scanning calorimetry of suspended liposomes and quartz crystal microbalance-based measurements on supported single bilayer membranes. These findings shed a new light on the role metal ions play in stabilizing biological membranes.
20200901_Supplemental_Material – Supplemental Material for Quality of Life and Disability-free Survival in the Elderly: The Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study
Creators: name: Cheng-Tzu Hsieh
name: Yamazaki, Hajime
name: Jui Wang
name: Kamitani, Tsukasa
name: Yamamoto, Yosuke
name: Fukuhara, Shunichi
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 110306 Endocrinology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental Material, 20200901_Supplemental_Material for Quality of Life and Disability-free Survival in the Elderly: The Locomotive Syndrome and Health Outcome in Aizu Cohort Study by Cheng-Tzu Hsieh, Hajime Yamazaki, Jui Wang, Tsukasa Kamitani, Yosuke Yamamoto and Shunichi Fukuhara in Journal of Aging and Health
Semiconducting materials towards photocatalytic air treatment.  Materials, tests and practical application.
Creators: name: Wojtyła, Szymon
name: Baran, Tomasz
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2015

description: Despite the development of advanced technology (or because of its development) environmental pollution, including particularly dangerous air pollutions, are really serious today. Photocatalytic air treatment has the potential for degradation of both, organic and inorganic contaminants including particularly dangerous nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds from indoor as well as outdoor air. Photocatalytic methods have a great advantage - do not lead to adsorption of pollutants but lead to degradation and mineralization of organic and inorganic compounds. The attractiveness of photocatalysis results also from features such as ability of using cheap and abundant sunlight as an energy source or mild conditions of process. This article briefly summaries the broad range of studies: from modeling and photoreactor design, through laboratory experiment to large scale application within recent 5 years. Our goal was not only to summarize a recent works but to demonstrate that the photocatalytic air cleaning is not a technology of a distant future, but is already technology available today.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 4, No 4-6 (2015): European Chemical Bulletin
Additional file 1 of Digital studying in times of COVID-19: teacher- and student-related aspects of learning success in german higher education
Creators: name: Engel, Ole
name: Zimmer, Lena M.
name: Lörz, Markus
name: Mayweg-Paus, Elisabeth
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Additional file 1. Online Appendix Robustness Check.
Synthesis and spectral study of β-carbonyl amines through the use of the Mannich reaction
Creators: name: Muzael, Maged Humod
name: Hassan, Zena Saleh
Publisher: name: European Chemical Bulletin
Year: 2015

description: β-Carbonylamines were synthesized using the Mannich reaction. An aldehyde and an amine were condensed to form an imine compound, followed by the addition of concentrated sulphuric acid and acetophenone. The resulting compounds were characterised by IR, 1H and 13C NMR and mass spectroscopy.
description: European Chemical Bulletin, Vol 4, No 4-6 (2015): European Chemical Bulletin
Additional file 1 of Renewable energy from secondary wood products contributes to local green development: the case of small-scale privately owned forests in Ciamis Regency, Indonesia
Creators: name: Siarudin, Mohamad
name: Awang, San Afri
name: Sadono, Ronggo
name: Suryanto, Priyono
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Source of energy from forest biomass, logging residue, and sawmill residue. Figure S2. The appearance of small-scale privately owned forests with several dominant tree species in Ciamis Regency.