cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Antioxidant activity of new strawberry clones: June-bearing and ever-bearing
Creators: name: Jagła, Joanna
name: Dynarowicz, Klaudia
name: Aebisher, David
name: Krośniak, Alicja
name: Krośniak, Mirosław
name: Jurowski, Kamil
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Strawberry is one of the most commonly eaten berries. Breeding procedures led to the separation of two types of strawberries: June – bearing and Ever-bearing strawberries fruit for about a month and Ever – bearing throughout the growing season. The aim of the project is to compare the antioxidant parameters between both types of strawberries with those of two other dicots (blackberry and red raspberry). The research covered 29 strawberry clones: 10 Ever – bearing and 19 June – bearing, 6 blackberries, and 12 red raspberry. Statistical analysis of the Mann-Whitney U test showed that in terms of the tested parameters there are no statistical differences between the two types of strawberries; however, the year-round yield and extended availability of fresh fruit mean that these varieties are gaining more and more interest from producers and consumers. Repeat-fruiting strawberries are statistically more than twice as efficient than traditional varieties, not inferior in taste to traditional varieties.
Verbrauch von Getränken in Mehrweg- und ökologisch vorteilhaften Einweggetränkeverpackungen
Creators: name: Leighty, Anke
name: Heinisch, Jürgen
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Getränkeverpackung
subject: Getränkekartonverpackung
subject: Verpackungsverordnung
subject: Einweg-Getränkeverpackung
subject: Ökologisch vorteilhafte Getränkeverpackungen
subject: Mehrweggetränkeverpackung
subject: MövE
subject: pet
subject: Abfall | Ressourcen

description: Die vorliegende Studie bestimmt nach den Vorgaben des § 9 der VerpackV die in Deutschland abgesetzten Getränkevolumen für die verschiedenen Packmittelgruppen insgesamt und nach Getränkesegmenten. Zur Bestimmung des Getränkeverbrauchs wurden vielfältige Informationen und Daten zusammengetragen und analysiert, insbesondere Daten des Statistischen Bundesamtes, der Getränkeverbände, wichtiger Packmittelhersteller u.v.m., wobei der Ausgangspunkt die im Rahmen der GVM-Getränkemarktforschung ermittelten Abfüllmengen zum Jahr 2016 darstellen. Ausgehend von der Abfüllung in Deutschland wird unter Abzug der Exporte der Inlandsabsatz bestimmt und mit der Zurechnung der Importe der Getränkeverbrauch ermittelt.Im Ergebnis wurden 2016 44,2 % der in Deutschland verbrauchten Getränke in Mehrweg- und ökologisch vorteilhaften Einweg-Verpackungen (MövE-Verpackungen) verpackt. Der Wert liegt 1,3 Prozentpunkte niedriger als der Anteil im Vorjahr. Dies ist auf die Verluste bei Mehrweggetränkeverpackungen zurückzuführen. Der Getränkeverbrauch in Mehrweg ging um 1,5 %-Punkte auf 44,3 % zurück. Ökologisch vorteilhafte Einweggetränkeverpackungen (övE) konnten dagegen ihren Marktanteil um 0,2 % geringfügig auf 1,4 % erweitern. Der MövE-Anteil sank bei Wässern um 1 Prozent auf 38,7 %, bei Bier um 0,8 % auf 82,1 % und bei Erfrischungsgetränken um 1,7 % auf 28,8 %.
Competencies in Tackling with Fake News According to Opinions of Librarians at Leading Higher Education Institutions in Thailand
Creators: name: Raphiphat Rinduangdee
Publisher: name: Department of Information Science, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Fake news on social media
Higher education institution librarian
Library
Librarian competency

description: Journal of Information Science Research and Practice, 42, 4, 24–43
Almost periodic differential equations.
Creators: name: Zheng, Ligang.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1990
Subjects: subject: Mathematics.

description: In this thesis, we will study almost periodic differential equations. The motivation to study such a subject is mainly due to its wide applications. We will focus our attention on the topics of boundedness, almost periodicity, disconjugacy and the non-existence of periodic solutions for the n-body problem. Our main investigation in chapter 1 deals with Bohr almost periodic differential equations. In chapter 2, we will study Stepanov almost periodic differential equations, which is a wider class than Bohr's class and we will give a general Floquet theorem in some special cases. We devote our effort in the last chapter to the special n-body problem-if the configuration remains similar throughout the motion and show some applications of oscillation theory of differential equations to the n-body problem.
Evidence for particle acceleration approaching PeV energies in the W51 complex
Creators: name: LHAASO Collaboration
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The $γ$-ray emission from the W51 complex is widely acknowledged to be attributed to the interaction between the cosmic rays (CRs) accelerated by the shock of supernova remnant (SNR) W51C and the dense molecular clouds in the adjacent star-forming region, W51B. However, the maximum acceleration capability of W51C for CRs remains elusive. Based on observations conducted with the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO), we report a significant detection of $γ$ rays emanating from the W51 complex, with energies from 2 TeV to 200 TeV. The LHAASO measurements, for the first time, extend the $γ$-ray emission from the W51 complex beyond 100 TeV and reveal a significant spectrum bending at tens of TeV. By combining the ``$π^0$-decay bump" featured data from Fermi-LAT, the broadband $γ$-ray spectrum of the W51 region can be well-characterized by a simple pp-collision model. The observed spectral bending feature suggests an exponential cutoff at $\sim400$~TeV or a power-law break at $\sim200$~TeV in the CR proton spectrum, most likely providing the first evidence of SNRs serving as CR accelerators approaching the PeV regime. Additionally, two young star clusters within W51B could also be theoretically viable to produce the most energetic $γ$ rays observed by LHAASO. Our findings strongly support the presence of extreme CR accelerators within the W51 complex and provide new insights into the origin of Galactic CRs.
Buenoa tarsalis Truxal 1953
Creators: name: Santos, Suzane Evaristo Dos
name: Barbosa, Julianna Freires
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: Couceiro, Sheyla Regina Marques
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Notonectidae
Buenoa
Buenoa tarsalis

description: Buenoa tarsalis Truxal, 1953
(Fig. 31A–C)
Buenoa tarsalis Truxal, 1953: 1392 (original description)
Distribution. Brazil: Alagoas (Jordão et al. 2025), Amazonas (Nieser 1970b; Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a), Bahia (Jordão et al. 2025), Ceará (Truxal 1953; Jordão et al. 2025), Goiás (Barbosa & Dias-Silva 2017), Minas Gerais (Nieser & Melo 1997; Melo & Nieser 2004; Gutiérrez et al. 2017a, 2017b), Pará (Truxal 1953; Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a; present study), Paraíba (Truxal 1953), Pernambuco (Truxal 1953; Jordão et al. 2025), Piauí (Takiya et al. 2016; Jordão et al. 2025), Rio de Janeiro (Truxal 1953; Barbosa et al. 2010a), Rio Grande do Norte (Truxal 1953), Sergipe (Jordão et al. 2025).
Distribution in Pará. Belém (Truxal 1953), Benevides, Canaã dos Carajás (Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a), Itaituba (present study), Parauapebas (Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a), Santarém (present study).
Material examined. Brazil, Pará, Município de Itaituba, Poça Campo Belo, 04°16’24” S / 56°02’28” W, 26/ VII/2022, S.E. Santos col. (2 ♂, 9 ♀). Município de Santarém, Lago Maicá, 02°28’01” S / 54°39’51” W, 27/V/2021, S.E. Santos col. (1 ♂, 1 ♀); Poça Curuá-Una, 02°48’29” S / 54°17’44” W, 05.VI.2023, S.E. Santos col. (2 ♂, 2 ♀).
description: Published as part of Santos, Suzane Evaristo Dos, Barbosa, Julianna Freires, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & Couceiro, Sheyla Regina Marques, 2025, Corixoidea and Notonectidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) of Pará, Brazil, with new records from the western portion of the state, pp. 275-304 in Zootaxa 5627 (2) on page 290, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5627.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/15325988
Der Blaue Engel für Rechenzentren: Umweltbundesamt: "Wir wollen die Besten der Besten auszeichnen"
Creators: name: Lutz, Harald
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2023

description: Beim Umweltzeichen der Bundesregierung, dem Blauen Engel, werden die Kriterien für klassische Rechenzentren und für Co-Location zusammengeführt und weitere Neuerungen ergänzt. So können erstmalig auch die Colo-Kunden ein Zertifikat für ihre dorthin ausgelagerte IT beantragen. Über die Neuausrichtung und die aktuellen Branchenbelange sprach Harald Lutz im Auftrag von DataCenter -Insider mit Marina Köhn vom Umweltbundesamt. Quelle: www.datacenter-insider.de/
Bewertung der Vorkettenemissionen bei der Erdgasförderung in Deutschland
Creators: name: Köppel, Wolfgang
name: Degünther, Charlotte
name: Wachsmuth, Jakob
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Erdgasförderung
subject: Erdgasgewinnung
subject: Energiewende
subject: Vorkettenemissionen
subject: konventionelles Erdgas
subject: Treibhausgas-Emissionen
subject: Klima | Energie

description: n der Kurzstudie werden die Vorkettenemissionen bei der Erdgasgewinnung in Deutschland betrachtet und deren Relevanz für die Rolle von Erdgas im Rahmen der Energiewende bewertet. Bei der Förderung von konventionellem Erdgas in Deutschland treten höhere spezifische Vorkettenemissionen im Vergleich zu anderen europäischen Gaslieferanten und Russland auf. Dies ist ausschließlich auf die Beschaffenheit (Gaszusammensetzung, Druck) der noch verfügbaren Erdgasquellen zurückzuführen. Für die mittelfristige Reduktion der Treibhausgas-Emissionen bis zum Jahr 2030 hat die heimische Förderung auf Grund der sich erschöpfenden Quellen nur geringe Bedeutung. Auch bei einer Berücksichtigung der Vorkettenemissionen von konventionellen Erdgas Ń abweichend vom Inlandsprinzip der internationalen Treibhausgas-Berichterstattung Ń ändert sich grundsätzlich die Vorteilhaftigkeit von konventionellem Erdgas im Vergleich zu Braun- und Steinkohle nicht. Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/
description: In der Kurzstudie werden die Vorkettenemissionen bei der Erdgasgewinnung in Deutschland betrachtet und deren Relevanz für die Rolle von Erdgas im Rahmen der Energiewende bewertet. Bei der Förderung von konventionellem Erdgas in Deutschland treten höhere spezifische Vorkettenemissionen im Vergleich zu anderen europäischen Gaslieferanten und Russland auf. Dies ist ausschließlich auf die Beschaffenheit (Gaszusammensetzung, Druck) der noch verfügbaren Erdgasquellen zurückzuführen. Für die mittelfristige Reduktion der ⁠Treibhausgas⁠-Emissionen bis zum Jahr 2030 hat die heimische Förderung auf Grund der sich erschöpfenden Quellen nur geringe Bedeutung. Auch bei einer Berücksichtigung der Vorkettenemissionen von konventionellen Erdgas – abweichend vom Inlandsprinzip der internationalen Treibhausgas-Berichterstattung – ändert sich grundsätzlich die Vorteilhaftigkeit von konventionellem Erdgas im Vergleich zu Braun- und Steinkohle nicht.
Supplementary document for Optical simulation of curved spaces - 4351338.pdf
Creators: name: Garcia, Dimitris
name: Chaplain, Gregory
name: Belin, Jakub
name: Tyc, Tomas
name: Englert, Christoph
name: Courtial, Johannes
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement
การพัฒนาผลิตภัณฑ์จากแก้วมังกรตามแนวคิดเศรษฐกิจสร้างสรรค์ในพื้นที่ตำบลร่องจิก อำเภอภูเรือ จังหวัดเลย
Creators: name: สุภาวดี สำราญ
Publisher: name: คณะเทคโนโลยีการเกษตร มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏมหาสารคาม
Year: 2024
Subjects: การพัฒนาผลิตภัณฑ์
แก้วมังกร
เศรษฐกิจสร้างสรรค์
นวัตกรรม
BCG โมเดล

description: วารสารเกษตรพระวรุณ, 21, 2, 127-135
Proteomic analysis of psychedelic mushroom isolate and exploring potential antimicrobial peptides against bacteria
Creators: name: Karthiyayini, Balakrishnan
name: Raja, Arulprakasam Karthick
name: Arthi, Sivaraj
name: Gowdhami, Balakrishnan
name: Muthuselvam, Manickam
name: Dhanasekaran, Dharumadurai
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Virology

description: Psychedelic mushrooms belonging to basidiomycota have gained prominence in research due to the range of hallucinogenic compounds. To combat the challenge of antimicrobial resistance, exploring alternative antimicrobial peptides has become crucial. In this study, we present the proteomic analysis of psychedelic mushroom. Psilocybe cubensis was identified by molecular characterisation using the ITS1 and ITS4 regions. Subsequently, LC-MS/MS and gene ontology analyses were used to characterise the proteome of P. cubensis. The proteomic analysis unveiled several antimicrobial peptides. The results revealed favourable binding scores, suggesting the potential efficacy of these peptides against Staphylococcus aureus. Hence the inhibition of bacterial growth, supporting the antimicrobial properties of the identified peptides. In our findings, the individual peptides from P. cubensis against S. aureus suggest a promising avenue for the discovery of novel antimicrobial peptides.
Supplementary document for Optical simulation of curved spaces - 4351338.pdf
Creators: name: Garcia, Dimitris
name: Chaplain, Gregory
name: Belin, Jakub
name: Tyc, Tomas
name: Englert, Christoph
name: Courtial, Johannes
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplement
Electroactive Hydrogel Interface for Cellular Stimulation and Growth Factor Delivery
Creators: name: Xavier Mendes, Alexandre
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: An important step in neural science research is the translation of signals between the human body and biomedical implants. Understanding this translation of signals is the base for achieving new technological approaches in the field of tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, biomedical engineering, and diagnostics. One requirement to generate an effective neural interface is to minimize the intrinsic differences between neural biological elements and neural interfaces regarding stiffness, biocompatibility, and physical and chemical cues for cellular communication. Electroactive hydrogels (EAH) have recently been shown to be a promising candidate to meet this requirement due to similarities to neural biological environments, such as elastic polymeric networks, water-holding capacity, and electroactive behaviour. The aim of the thesis is to develop a mechanically stable, printable, and electroactive soft interface. The project also aims to evaluate the efficiency of an electroactive material in interacting with growth factors and modulating neural cell behavior through electrical stimulation to enhance cell proliferation and differentiation. The approaches studies here can improve our understanding of cellular responses to electrical stimulation, enhance tissue repair and regeneration processes, and provide innovative approaches for therapeutic applications and drug delivery systems.
AmpliSeq Screening of Genes Encoding the C-Type Lectin Receptors and Their Signaling Components Reveals a Common Variant in MASP1 Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in an Indian Population
Creators: name: Klassert, Tilman E.
name: Goyal, Surabhi
name: Stock, Magdalena
name: Driesch, Dominik
name: Hussain, Abid
name: Berrocal-Almanza, Luis Carlos
name: Myakala, Rajashekar
name: Sumanlatha, Gaddam
name: Valluri, Vijayalakshmi
name: Ahmed, Niyaz
name: Schumann, Ralf R.
name: Flores, Carlos
name: Slevogt, Hortense
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: C-type lectin receptor
subject: MASP1
subject: pulmonary tuberculosis
subject: complement
subject: AmpliSeq
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::616 Krankheiten

description: Tuberculosis (TB) is a multifactorial disease governed by bacterial, host and environmental factors. On the host side, growing evidence shows the crucial role that genetic variants play in the susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. Such polymorphisms have been described in genes encoding for different cytokines and pattern recognition receptors (PRR), including numerous Toll-like receptors (TLRs). In recent years, several members of the C-type lectin receptors (CTLRs) have been identified as key PRRs in TB pathogenesis. Nevertheless, studies to date have only addressed particular genetic polymorphisms in these receptors or their related pathways in relation with TB. In the present study, we screened the main CTLR gene clusters as well as CTLR pathway-related genes for genetic variation associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). This case-control study comprised 144 newly diagnosed pulmonary TB patients and 181 healthy controls recruited at the Bhagwan Mahavir Medical Research Center (BMMRC), Hyderabad, India. A two-stage study was employed in which an explorative AmpliSeq-based screening was followed by a validation phase using iPLEX MassARRAY. Our results revealed one SNP (rs3774275) in MASP1 significantly associated with PTB in our population (joint analysis p = 0.0028). Furthermore, serum levels of MASP1 were significantly elevated in TB patients when compared to healthy controls. Moreover, in the present study we could observe an impact of increased MASP1 levels on the lectin pathway complement activity in vitro. In conclusion, our results demonstrate a significant association of MASP1 polymorphism rs3774275 and MASP1 serum levels with the development of pulmonary TB. The present work contributes to our understanding of host-Mtb interaction and reinforces the critical significance of mannose-binding lectin and the lectin-complement pathway in Mtb pathogenesis. Moreover, it proposes a MASP1 polymorphism as a potential genetic marker for TB resistance.
Development of a high-performance hybrid steel-grout hold-down connection for mass timber panels
Creators: name: Feujofack Kemda, Blériot Vincent
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: This dissertation explores the structural performance and predictive modeling of hybrid steel-grout connectors for cross-laminated timber panels, addressing critical challenges in mass construction. The hybrid connector consists of a thick layer of epoxy-based grout that surrounds a steel rod. A comprehensive experimental investigation was conducted on key materials— Canadian small clear spruce-pine-fir wood, epoxy-based grout, and steel rods—yielding a robust dataset that informs the mechanical properties essential for connector design. Advanced constitutive models were developed using continuum damage mechanics to capture the unique behaviors of these materials under various loading conditions. Structural performance evaluations through monotonic and cyclic testing revealed significant correlations between connector geometry and loading direction, highlighting the influence of rod and grout diameters on strength and stiffness. Finite-element modeling provided insights into the mechanical behavior of connectors, enabling the prediction of performance parameters across multiple loading angles. An analytical model based on Beam on Elastic Foundation theory effectively correlated experimental results with theoretical predictions, emphasizing the critical role of grout properties in determining elastic stiffness. Furthermore, machine learning techniques were employed to predict secant stiffness and residual slip of hybrid connectors when subjected to cyclic loads, showcasing the power of deep neural networks in modeling complex interactions between material properties and performance metrics. The research culminates in the development of predictive equations that facilitate the design and optimization of hybrid connectors, ultimately contributing to the advancement of mass timber structures in sustainable construction practices.
Einfluss von physischer Aktivität auf die Plastizität des Gehirns
Creators: name: Wolf, Susanne
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: adult neurogenesis
subject: immune system
subject: hippocampus
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Im Tierreich sind ein gesunder Geist und Körper die Voraussetzung für das Überleben. Obwohl das Paradigma "Überleben des Stärkeren" für den Menschen nicht mehr gilt, ist die Gesundheit von Geist und Körper sehr wichtig für das Wohlbefinden und die Lebensqualität im Allgemeinen. Ohne Zweifel ist eine gesunde Bevölkerung auch produktiver und die Kosten für medizinische Behandlungen sind begrenzt. Körperliche Aktivität erhält und verbessert viele Organsysteme des Körpers. In den späten 1990er Jahren wurde deutlich, dass körperliche Aktivität auch die Plastizität des Gehirns beeinflussen kann, indem die Anzahl der neu gebildeten Zellen im Hippocampus verbessert wird - ein Bereich, der auch als Tor zur Gedächtnisbildung bekannt ist. In dieser Monographie präsentiere und diskutiere ich fünf Publikationen, die sich mit der Regulation von zellbasierter Plastizität des Gehirns (Neurogenese) durch verschiedene Stimuli befassen. Hierzu nutze ich Tiermodelle für Schizophrenie sowie Knockout-Stämme für Teile des Immun- und Endocannabinoid-Systems. Ein zentraler Stimulus, den ich in fast allen Arbeiten untersuche ist freiwillige körperliche Aktivität. Alle Publikationen betonen, dass körperliche Aktivität für Neurogenese, kognitive Funktion und Verhalten auch unter pathologischen Bedingungen vorteilhaft ist. Darüber hinaus zeigen die Ergebnisse, wie die multidisziplinäre Untersuchung von Mechanismen, die der Neurogenese und der neuronalen Plastizität zugrunde liegen zu potenziellen therapeutischen Zwecken genutzt werden könnte. In der letzten Arbeit schlage ich vor, dass zusätzlich oder als Alternative zur physischen Aktivität auch die Gabe von Probiotika Neurogenese und Kognition positiv beeinflussen können.
Design of a sub-optimal digital controller for an antenna control system.
Creators: name: Findeis, J. H.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1969
Subjects: subject: Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.

description: This thesis deals with the design of a digital controller for a relatively complicated antenna system which contains several nonlinearities and is of a degree of complexity which makes a mathematical analysis of the control problem extremely difficult if not impossible. The problem was approached by first simulating the system on a hybrid computer. Then, before the implementation of the experimental controller, attempts were made to obtain a representative mathematical model which could be used as a yard stick to measure the digital controller performance against a theoretical optimum. A simplified model which gave satisfactory outputs for a variety of step inputs was obtained. The state equations were derived from this model and used in attempts to determine the theoretical optimum control for a step input command to the system. Two methods were used but both failed to yield useful results. Thus, instead of employing the theoretical solution as a standard of performance, a graphical approach was taken. It was found that the control system was velocity limited for large step inputs. The graph of the position error of the system with a bang-bang controller thus represented an easily understood and relatively precise measure of the degree by which other control schemes fell short of achieving a true optimal control. The type of control algorithm which was developed is easy to implement and has an almost minimum time response with no overshoot for step input commands. Antenna velocity is normally zero at both endpoints. In addition the algorithm makes possible the elimination of the compensation network. This is presently used to condition the command signals which are passed from the computer to the control system.
A comparative analysis of synonymous codon usage patterns in forty completely sequenced bacterial genomes.
Creators: name: Lynn, David John.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: The complete genomic sequences of a large number of bacteria which are now publicly available presented the opportunity to investigate the major factors shaping synonymous codon usage variation within and among these species. To do this, we analysed synonymous codon usage in forty completely sequenced bacterial genomes, both inter- and intra-genomically, using correspondence analysis. Within each genome, we investigated the importance of various mutational biases, including compositional bias and strand bias, in shaping differences in codon usage between genes within a particular species. We found that translational selection plays a crucial role in determining synonymous codon usage in almost all the genomes investigated. The overall picture that is emerging from this study is that no one factor but, rather, a combination of factors influence codon usage in a genome to produce a pattern that is unique to that species. Analysis of synonymous codon usage in a combined dataset of all genes from the forty different species also resulted in some interesting findings. We found that much of the variation among species is related to genomic G+C content. We observed a difference in synonymous codon usage between thermophilic bacteria and non-thermophiles, which is not related to G+C content. This variation is primarily due to a differing usage of arginine and isoleucine codons in the two groups.
Buenoa tibialis Truxal 1957
Creators: name: Santos, Suzane Evaristo Dos
name: Barbosa, Julianna Freires
name: Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo
name: Couceiro, Sheyla Regina Marques
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Notonectidae
Buenoa
Buenoa tibialis

description: Buenoa tibialis Truxal, 1957
(Fig. 28A–C)
Buenoa tibialis Truxal, 1957: 19 (original description)
Distribution. Brazil: Goiás (Truxal 1957), Pará (Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a; present study).
Distribution in Pará. Belterra (present study), Parauapebas (Barbosa & Nessimian 2013a).
Material examined. Brazil, Pará, Município de Belterra, Igarapé KM 115 BR 163, 03°17’34” S / 54°52’45” W, 23/XI/2019, S.E. Santos col. (1 ♂).
description: Published as part of Santos, Suzane Evaristo Dos, Barbosa, Julianna Freires, Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo & Couceiro, Sheyla Regina Marques, 2025, Corixoidea and Notonectidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) of Pará, Brazil, with new records from the western portion of the state, pp. 275-304 in Zootaxa 5627 (2) on page 290, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5627.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/15325988
"Creeping diversity": Housing design in Bramalea, Canada's first suburban satellite city
Creators: name: Svirplys, Saulius
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2007
Subjects: subject: History, Canadian.
subject: Urban and Regional Planning.

description: Much has been written on postwar suburbs in North America, and their impact on society. What are missing are histories of the housing that exists within these suburbs, and how both the idea behind suburbs, and the realities of the time, had an impact on the design of such housing. For this work, Bramalea, Ontario, was chosen as a case study location to begin exploring suburban housing design. Begun in 1958, Bramalea was unique in that it was designed as Canada's first suburban satellite city, which meant it was planned as a self-sufficient community. Houses in Bramalea were a product of both their location, but also of outside influences. Economic conditions, technological advances, and design trends, all influenced the history and evolution of suburban housing. Popular culture and the changing ideas about the nature of suburbs also played an important role in the houses that were built in Bramalea.
Expression of the human myotonic dystrophy kinase (DMK) gene in transgenic mice.
Creators: name: Narang, Monica Ajoo.
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 1997
Subjects: subject: Biology, Molecular.

description: Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a phenotypically variable, neuromuscular disorder with a number of multisystemic effects. This autosomal dominant disease is associated with the expansion of a triplet (CTG) repeat, located in the 3$\sp\prime$-untranslated region of the DM kinase (DMK) gene. The magnitude of CTG expansion in successive generations corresponds with increasing severity of DM (genetic anticipation). However, the identification of the mutation associated with DM has done little to resolve the molecular effect of CTG expansion on DMK expression or disease determination. To clarify the effect of triplet expansion, DMK protein levels were assessed by immunoblot analysis in DM patient skeletal muscle samples and normal matched controls using a polyclonal antibody generated in our laboratory. Protein levels were found to reflect a role of over-expression of DMK transcript and protein as a mechanism of disease. As a consequence, transgenic mice over-expressing the human DMK gene ("DMK transgenics") and a DMK minigene construct with 100 CTG repeats ("CTG transgenics") were generated in the presence of matrix attachment region (MAR) sequences. DMK transgenic mice show substantial over-expression of human DMK transcript and protein in brain, skeletal muscle, tongue and eye, tissues typically affected in DM. Cryostat sections of' skeletal muscle from DMK transgenic animals revealed diagnostic hallmarks of DM including sarcoplasmic masses, increased centronucleation and type I fiber atrophy. Additionally, primary myoblasts established from these mice showed reduced fusion potential indicating a delay or defect in myoblast differentiation. Furthermore, similar to other effects documented in DM patients, retinal and behaviour alterations were also observed in DMK transgenics. CTG transgenic mice showed intergenerational trinucleotide repeat instability, the degree of which correlated with increasing DM-like pathology in skeletal muscle with each successive generation. These results indicate that over-expression of DMK in mice confers a pathology similar to that observed in DM suggesting that over-expression at the RNA and/or protein level plays a role in the human disease. Furthermore, trinucleotide instability in mice may allow for reproduction of the effects of genetic anticipation.
Supplementary document for High-dimensional quantum gates using full-field spatial modes of photons - 4355224.pdf
Creators: name: Brandt, Florian
name: Hiekkamäki, Markus
name: Bouchard, Frederic
name: Huber, Marcus
name: Fickler, Robert
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: theory and additional measurements
Risk communication in genetic counselling : exploring uptake and perception of recurrence numbers, and their impact on patient outcomes
Creators: name: Borle, Kennedy
name: Morris, Emily
name: Inglis, Angela
name: Austin, Jehannine
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2019

description: Providing recurrence numbers is often considered a fundamental component of genetic counselling. We sought to fill knowledge gaps regarding how often patients actively seek recurrence numbers, and how they impact patient outcomes. We conducted a retrospective chart review at a clinic where patients routinely complete the Genetic Counselling Outcomes Scale [GCOS, measuring empowerment] pre (T1)/post (T2)-appointment. Using ANCOVA we evaluated the effect on T2 GCOS score of: a) receiving recurrence numbers, and b) patient perception of recurrence numbers. Recurrence numbers were a primary indication for 134/300 patients (45%). After counselling about etiology and risk-reducing strategies, 116 patients (39%) opted to receive recurrence numbers, with most (n=64, 55%) perceiving the number to be lower than expected. There was no difference in T2 GCOS scores between those who: a) received recurrence numbers vs. those who did not, or b) perceived the number to be lower than expected vs. those with other perceptions. However, a subset of patients who did not receive recurrence numbers had larger increases in GCOS scores. Our data provide impetus to question the assumption that recurrence numbers should be routinely provided in genetic counselling, and demonstrate that in naturalistic practice optimal patient outcomes are not contingent on receipt of recurrence numbers.
Zfire: Similar stellar growth in hα-emitting cluster and field galaxies at z ∼ 2
Creators: name: Tran, Kim-Vy H.
name: Alcorn, Leo Y.
name: Kacprzak, Glenn
name: Nanayakkara, Themiya
name: Straatman, Caroline
name: Yuan, Tiantian
name: Cowley, Michael
name: Davé, Romeel
name: Glazebrook, Karl
name: Kewley, Lisa J.
name: Labbe, Ivo
name: Martizzi, Davidé
name: Papovich, Casey
name: Quadri, Ryan
name: Spitler, Lee R.
name: Tomczak, Adam
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 510103
subject: Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy

description: We compare galaxy scaling relations as a function of environment at z ∼ 2 with our ZFIRE survey12 where we have measured Hα fluxes for 90 star-forming galaxies selected from a mass-limited (log(Mz.astModot) > 9) sample based on ZFOURGE.13 The cluster galaxies (37) are part of a confirmed system at z=2.095 and the field galaxies (53) are at 1.9 < z < 2.4; all are in the COSMOS legacy field. There is no statistical difference between Hα- emitting cluster and field populations when comparing their star formation rate (SFR), stellar mass (M∗), galaxy size (reff ), SFR surface density (σ(H star)), and stellar age distributions. The only difference is that at fixed stellar mass, the Hα-emitting cluster galaxies are log(reff ) ∼ 0.1 larger than in the field. Approximately 19% of the Hα-emitters in the cluster and 26% in the field are IR-luminous (LIR > 2>× 1011 L⊙). Because the luminous IR galaxies in our combined sample are ∼5 times more massive than the low-IR galaxies, their radii are ∼70% larger. To track stellar growth, we separate galaxies into those that lie above, on, or below the Hα star-forming main sequence (SFMS) using δSFR(M∗)=±0.2 dex. Galaxies above the SFMS (starbursts) tend to have higher Hα SFR surface densities and younger light-weighted stellar ages than galaxies below the SFMS. Our results indicate that starbursts (+SFMS) in the cluster and field at z ∼ 2 are growing their stellar cores. Lastly, we compare to the (SFR-M∗) relation from RHAPSODY-G cluster simulations and find that the predicted slope is nominally consistent with the observations. However, the predicted cluster SFRs tend to be too low by a factor of ∼2, which seems to be a common problem for simulations across environment.
title: Q-nexus
title: a comprehensive and efficient analysis pipeline designed for ChIP-nexus
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Hansen, Peter
name: Hecht, Jochen
name: Ibn-Salem, Jonas
name: Menkuec, Benjamin S.
name: Roskosch, Sebastian
name: Truss, Matthias
name: Robinson, Peter N.
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Chromatin immunoprecipitation
subject: ChIP-nexus
subject: ChIP-exo
subject: Duplication rates
subject: Library complexity
subject: Algorithm
subject: Bioinformatics
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: Background ChIP-nexus, an extension of the ChIP-exo protocol, can be used to map the borders of protein-bound DNA sequences at nucleotide resolution, requires less input DNA and enables selective PCR duplicate removal using random barcodes. However, the use of random barcodes requires additional preprocessing of the mapping data, which complicates the computational analysis. To date, only a very limited number of software packages are available for the analysis of ChIP-exo data, which have not yet been systematically tested and compared on ChIP-nexus data. Results Here, we present a comprehensive software package for ChIP-nexus data that exploits the random barcodes for selective removal of PCR duplicates and for quality control. Furthermore, we developed bespoke methods to estimate the width of the protected region resulting from protein-DNA binding and to infer binding positions from ChIP-nexus data. Finally, we applied our peak calling method as well as the two other methods MACE and MACS2 to the available ChIP-nexus data. Conclusions The Q-nexus software is efficient and easy to use. Novel statistics about duplication rates in consideration of random barcodes are calculated. Our method for the estimation of the width of the protected region yields unbiased signatures that are highly reproducible for biological replicates and at the same time very specific for the respective factors analyzed. As judged by the irreproducible discovery rate (IDR), our peak calling algorithm shows a substantially better reproducibility. An implementation of Q-nexus is available at http://charite.github.io/Q/.
Social Sustainability Assessment of Canadian Egg Production Facilities: Methods, Analysis, and Recommendations
Creators: name: Pelletier, Nathan
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: A detailed assessment of the “gate-to-gate” social risks and benefits of Canadian egg production facilities was undertaken based on the United Nations Environment Programme/Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (UNEP/SETAC) Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment. Data were collected via survey from a representative subset of Canadian egg farms, and evaluated against a novel suite of indicators and performance reference points developed for relevance in the Canadian context. The evaluation focused on interactions with four stakeholder groups (Workers; Local Communities; Value Chain Partners; and Society) in eighteen thematic areas. This assessment resulted in a rich and highly nuanced characterization of the potential social risks and benefits attributable to contemporary egg production facilities in Canada. Overall, risks were low and benefits were identified for Local Communities, Value Chain Partners, and Society stakeholder groups, but mixed for the Workers stakeholder group. With respect to the latter, identified areas of higher risk are related, in particular, to a subset of indicators for Working Hours, Equal Opportunities and Fair Salary. As such, the results suggest opportunities and strategies for the Canadian egg industry both to capitalize on its current successes as well as to proactively engage in improving its social sustainability profile. The study also contributes a novel set of social sustainability metrics for use and continued development in the Canadian egg sector as well as other agri-food sectors in Canada and beyond. The inevitable challenge in social life cycle assessment (LCA) of developing non-arbitrary performance reference points for social indicators for which clear norms do not exist, and similarly for establishing non-arbitrary scales and thresholds for differentiating between performance levels, is underscored. A necessary next step with respect to the methods presented herein is for stakeholder groups to carefully consider and refine the performance reference points and characterization thresholds that have been developed, in order to assess their alignment with context-specific social sustainability priorities for this industry, and also to extend the analysis to encompass other value chain stages to enable a full social life cycle assessment.
title: Submission under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol 2016
title: NIR 2016 (englisch)
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Klimarahmenkonvention
subject: Treibhausgasemission
subject: Kyoto-Protokoll [Klimaschutzvertrag 1997]
subject: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
subject: National Inventory Report
subject: climate gas emission
subject: Germany
subject: Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
subject: Klima | Energie
subject: Climate | Energy

description: As a Party to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC), since 1994 Germany has been obliged to prepare, publish and regularly update national emission inventories of greenhouse gases. In February 2005, the Kyoto Protocol entered into force. As a result, for the first time ever the international community of nations is required to implement binding action objectives and instruments for global climate protection. This leads to extensive obligations vis-à-vis the preparation, reporting and review of emissions inventories. As a result of Europe´s own implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, via the adoption of EU Decision 280/20041, these requirements became legally binding for Germany in spring 2004. Quelle: http://www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: As a Party to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (⁠UNFCCC⁠), since 1994 Germany has been obliged to prepare, publish and regularly update national emission inventories of greenhouse gases. In February 2005, the Kyoto Protocol entered into force. As a result, for the first time ever the international community of nations is required to implement binding action objectives and instruments for global climate protection. This leads to extensive obligations vis-à-vis the preparation, reporting and review of emissions inventories. As a result of Europe's own implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, via the adoption of EU Decision 280/20041, these requirements became legally binding for Germany in spring 2004.
Development of Efficient Anchorage Systems for Strengthening of Concrete Structures Using FRP Materials
Creators: name: Al-Atta, Bahaa Mohammed Jaber
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Strengthening with fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is one of the main methods of retrofitting of existing reinforced concrete members suffering from reinforcement corrosion, degradation and damage resulting from aging. However, Strengthening with FRP materials has its own disadvantages as FRP sheets tend to debond from the concrete due to the weak tensile strength of the concrete. This research comes to find efficient methods of anchorage systems than can keep the FRP attached to the concrete even at high levels of strain resulting in preventing or delaying the debonding of the FRP sheet from the concrete.
Paired electrosynthesis in a stirred slurry electrochemical reactor for bio-oil upgrading and glycerol electrooxidation
Creators: name: Setiawan, Felix Arie
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2025

description: Bio-oil upgrading by electrocatalysis requires significant technical innovations so as to compete with thermocatalytic processes that have significantly higher catalytic activity. In the present study, the primary advantage of in-situ hydrogen supply from water electrolysis is combined with the development of non-noble metal catalysts for the bio-oil electrocatalytic hydrodeoxygenation (ECH-DO) reaction. Furthermore, the well-established technology of paired electrosynthesis is applied to bio-oil ECH-DO with anodic coupling electrosynthesis (ACE), utilizing the glycerol electrooxidation reaction, creating product intensification and increasing process energy efficiency. Firstly, the study assessed candidate anodic reactions using multi-objective optimization (MOO) based on six key elements: safety, environment, energy, economics, separation, and technology readiness level. Secondly, the selected ACE and bio-oil ECH-DO were optimized individually in different electrolyte pairs using noble metal catalysts in a divided stirred slurry electrocatalytic reactor (SSER). Thirdly, the paired electrosynthesis of guaiacol (as bio-oil model compound) electrocatalytic hydrodeoxygenation (GECH-DO) and the ACE was assessed to find the best operating conditions in terms of agitation speed, initial concentration, current density, temperature, and metal loading. Lastly, tailored binary (PtNi/C and PtCo/C) and ternary (PtNiCo/C) electrocatalysts were introduced and compared with the existing reference electrocatalyst (Pt/C). Glycerol electrooxidation (GEOR) to glyceraldehyde was the best candidate for the anodic electrosynthesis based on the MOO analysis. Results showed that 25% isopropanol (IPA) in the catholyte triggered the dehydration reaction of guaiacol towards cyclohexane. Furthermore, the Pt/C catalyst had the highest catalytic activity for GECH-DO and GEOR for glyceraldehyde production, compared to Ru/C and Pd/C. The paired electrosynthesis was favored in acid-acid electrolyte pairs. Compared with the half-cell, the paired cell electrosynthesis decreased the required energy and increased faradaic efficiency. The best operating condition of the paired cell (400 RPM, 100 mM guaiacol and 300 mM glycerol initial concentration, 66 mA cm⁻² (0.4 A), and 50 °C) with the Pt/C catalyst resulted in 93.7% guaiacol conversion. The tailored PtNi/C decreased the dependency on Pt by as much as 40% while maintaining performance of the paired synthesis.
Peering above the clouds of the warm Neptune GJ 436b with CRIRES+
Creators: name: Grasser, Natalie
name: Snellen, Ignas A. G.
name: Landman, Rico
name: Picos, Darío González
name: Gandhi, Siddharth
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Exoplanets with masses between Earth and Neptune are amongst the most commonly observed, yet their properties are poorly constrained. Their transmission spectra are often featureless, which indicate either high-altitude clouds or a high atmospheric metallicity. The archetypical warm Neptune GJ 436b is such a planet showing a flat transmission spectrum in observations with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Ground-based high-resolution spectroscopy (HRS) effectively probes exoplanet atmospheres at higher altitudes and can therefore be more sensitive to absorption coming from above potential cloud decks. In this paper we aim to investigate this for the exoplanet GJ 436b. We present new CRIRES+ HRS transit data of GJ 436b. Three transits were observed, but since two were during bad weather conditions, only one transit was analyzed. The radiative transfer code petitRADTRANS was used to create atmospheric models for cross-correlation and signal-injection purposes, including absorption from H$_2$O, CH$_4$, and CO. No transmission signals were detected, but atmospheric constraints can be derived. Injection of artificial transmission signals indicate that if GJ 436b would have a cloud deck at pressures P>10 mbar and a <300$\times$ solar metallicity, these CRIRES+ observations should have resulted in a detection. We estimate that the constraints presented here from one ground-based HRS transit are slightly better than those obtained with four HST transits. Combining HRS data from multiple transits is an interesting avenue for future studies of exoplanets with high-altitude clouds.
description: Accepted for publication by A&A on July 5th, 2024
Supplementary document for High-dimensional quantum gates using full-field spatial modes of photons - 4355224.pdf
Creators: name: Brandt, Florian
name: Hiekkamäki, Markus
name: Bouchard, Frederic
name: Huber, Marcus
name: Fickler, Robert
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2020
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: theory and additional measurements