cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Twelve-month findings of the MOVE Frankston randomised controlled trial of interventions to increase recreation facility usage and physical activity among adults
Creators: name: Smith, BJ
name: Mackenzie-Stewart, Ruth
name: Newton, FJ
name: Manera, KE
name: Haregu, TN
name: Bauman, A
name: Donovan, RJ
name: Mahal, A
name: Ewing, MT
name: Newton, JD
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Substantial cross-sectional evidence and limited longitudinal research indicates that the availability of recreational facilities (e.g., parks, fitness centres) is associated with physical activity participation. However, few intervention trials have investigated how recreational infrastructure can be used to reduce inactivity levels in communities. The MOVE Frankston study aimed to assess the impact of low intensity strategies to promote use of a multi-purpose leisure and aquatic centre in a socioeconomically diverse, metropolitan community. This randomised controlled trial of two years’ duration compared public awareness raising (control condition) with two interventions: mailed information about the centre and a free entry pass (I-O); and this minimal intervention supplemented by customer relations management support through telephone contact, mailed promotional materials and additional incentives (I+S). Participants (n = 1320) were inactive adults living in the City of Frankston, Melbourne Australia. There were 928 people (70.3%) followed up at 12 months (61.2% female, 52% ≥55 yrs). Compared with controls, attendance at the Centre once or more was higher in both the I-O (OR 1.79, 95% CI 1.28–2.50) and I+S groups (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.03–2.07). The proportion of people using the centre weekly did not differ by group. The odds of being in contemplation or preparation to use the Centre were higher in both the I-O (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.28–2.42) and I+S groups (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.07–2.06). Total physical activity and related social and cognitive factors did not differ between the groups. The findings show that the low intensity promotional strategies prompted occasional attendance and increased readiness to use this recreational facility, a level of behaviour change unlikely to reduce non-communicable disease risk. It is recommended that more frequent customer relations contact, and involvement of healthcare providers, be tested as strategies to encourage inactive adults to take up physical activity opportunities at recreational facilities of this type.
Mutation Breeding of Aromatic Rice (Oryza sativa L. var. KDML 105) for Photoperiod Insensitivity by Chemical Mutagen
Creators: name: Prapa Sripichitt
Publisher: name: Department of Agriculture
Year: 2002
Subjects: mutation breeding
aromatic rice
photoperiod sensitivity
chemical mutagen

description: Thai Agricultural Research Journal, 20, 2, 74-90
Musical Rhetorical Figures in the German Penitential Cantata (1680-1740)
Creators: name: DAVID RHYS KNUDSEN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2019
Subjects: Performing Arts

description: This thesis seeks to understand the applicability of music figures of rhetoric in sacred German-Baroque works dated around 1680. The study also endeavours to understand the compositional methods composers use in the company of sacred text. The first of its kind, this research looks at the role of musical-rhetorical figures in a single work called Gott, hilf mir, composed by Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Valentin Meder and Johann Theile. The findings of this thesis demonstrate rather than figures of music rhetoric defined by theorists, composers used several established compositional techniques influenced by Italian music that were applied in the realisation of Luther’s musical mandate.
Twelve-month findings of the MOVE Frankston randomised controlled trial of interventions to increase recreation facility usage and physical activity among adults
Creators: name: Smith, BJ
name: Mackenzie-Stewart, Ruth
name: Newton, FJ
name: Manera, KE
name: Haregu, Tilahun
name: Bauman, A
name: Donovan, RJ
name: Mahal, A
name: Ewing, MT
name: Newton, JD
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024

description: Substantial cross-sectional evidence and limited longitudinal research indicates that the availability of recreational facilities (e.g., parks, fitness centres) is associated with physical activity participation. However, few intervention trials have investigated how recreational infrastructure can be used to reduce inactivity levels in communities. The MOVE Frankston study aimed to assess the impact of low intensity strategies to promote use of a multi-purpose leisure and aquatic centre in a socioeconomically diverse, metropolitan community. This randomised controlled trial of two years’ duration compared public awareness raising (control condition) with two interventions: mailed information about the centre and a free entry pass (I-O); and this minimal intervention supplemented by customer relations management support through telephone contact, mailed promotional materials and additional incentives (I+S). Participants (n = 1320) were inactive adults living in the City of Frankston, Melbourne Australia. There were 928 people (70.3%) followed up at 12 months (61.2% female, 52% ≥55 yrs). Compared with controls, attendance at the Centre once or more was higher in both the I-O (OR 1.79, 95% CI 1.28–2.50) and I+S groups (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.03–2.07). The proportion of people using the centre weekly did not differ by group. The odds of being in contemplation or preparation to use the Centre were higher in both the I-O (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.28–2.42) and I+S groups (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.07–2.06). Total physical activity and related social and cognitive factors did not differ between the groups. The findings show that the low intensity promotional strategies prompted occasional attendance and increased readiness to use this recreational facility, a level of behaviour change unlikely to reduce non-communicable disease risk. It is recommended that more frequent customer relations contact, and involvement of healthcare providers, be tested as strategies to encourage inactive adults to take up physical activity opportunities at recreational facilities of this type.
Pain in the Developing Brain: Early Life Factors Alter Nociception and Neurobiological Function in Adolescent Rats
Creators: name: Salberg, Sabrina
name: Yamakawa, Glenn R
name: Griep, Yannick
name: Bain, Jesse
name: Beveridge, Jaimie K
name: Sun, Mujun
name: McDonald, Stuart
name: Shultz, Sandy R
name: Brady, Rhys D
name: Wright, David K
name: Noel, Melanie
name: Mychasiuk, Richelle
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Although adverse early experiences prime individuals to be at increased risk for chronic pain, little research has examined the trauma-pain relationship in early life or the underlying mechanisms that drive pathology over time. Given that early experiences can potentiate the nociceptive response, this study aimed to examine the effects of a high-fat, high-sugar (HFHS) diet and early life stress (maternal separation [MS]) on pain outcomes in male and female adolescent rats. Half of the rats also underwent a plantar-incision surgery to investigate how the pain system responded to a mildly painful stimuli in adolescence. Compared with controls, animals that were on the HFHS diet, experienced MS, or had exposure to both, exhibited increased anxiety-like behavior and altered thermal and mechanical nociception at baseline and following the surgery. Advanced magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated that the HFHS diet and MS altered the maturation of the brain, leading to changes in brain volume and diffusivity within the anterior cingulate, amygdala, corpus callosum, nucleus accumbens, and thalamus, while also modifying the integrity of the corticospinal tracts. The effects of MS and HFHS diet were often cumulative, producing exacerbated pain sensitivity and increased neurobiological change. As early experiences are modifiable, understanding their role in pain may provide targets for early intervention/prevention.
Large variability in plasma efavirenz concentration in Papua New Guinea HIV/AIDS patients associated with high frequency of CYP2B6 516T allele
Creators: name: Andriguetti, Natalia
name: Van Schalkwyk, Hanna
name: Barratt, Daniel
name: Tucci, Joseph
name: Pumuye, Paul
name: Somogyi, Andrew
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3201
subject: Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
classificationCode: 3202
subject: Clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3214
subject: Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences

description: Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a high HIV/AIDS prevalence and very high frequency of the CYP2B6 c.516G>T (rs3745274) variant. We have conducted the first investigation of the impact of c.516G>T and patient demographics on plasma efavirenz (EFV) and 8-hydroxyefavirenz (8OH-EFV) concentrations, metabolic ratio (8OH-EFV/EFV) (MR), and their association with adverse effects, in PNG patients with HIV/AIDS. For 156 PNG patients with HIV/AIDS taking EFV 600 mg/day (for 3–156 months), plasma EFV and 8OH-EFV concentrations were quantified, CYP2B6 c.516G>T genotyped, and demographic and self-reported adverse effects data recorded. Genotype differences in EFV and 8OH-EFV concentrations, MR, and percent within therapeutic range (1000–4000 ng/ml) were examined, in addition to EFV and 8OH-EFV concentration differences between patients experiencing adverse effects. CYP2B6 c.516T allele frequency was 53%. Plasma EFV (p < 0.0001), 8OH-EFV (p < 0.01), and MR (p < 0.0001) differed significantly between genotypes, with genotype explaining 38%, 10%, and 50% of variability, respectively. Plasma EFV concentrations were significantly higher in T/T (median = 5168 ng/ml) than G/G (1036 ng/ml, post hoc p < 0.0001) and G/T (1502 ng/ml, p < 0.0001) genotypes, with all patients above therapeutic range (n = 23) being T/T genotype (p < 0.0001). EFV and 8OH-EFV concentrations were not significantly higher in patients experiencing adverse effects. In PNG HIV/AIDS population where the 516T frequency is very high, it explains a substantial portion of variability (38%) in EFV disposition; however, at least for the patients receiving EFV long term, this does not translate into significant side effects.
Interview framework for human raters of the Aasis project (31.10.2024)
Creators: name: Suuronen, Henna
name: von Zansen, Anna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: rater beliefs
rater framework
language assessment
automatic speaking assessment

description: This master’s thesis interview framework and the interviews based on it were conducted during the autumn of 2024. This thesis is limited to the development and piloting phase of the Aasis assessment criteria and focuses on the dialogue tasks and their evaluation. The purpose of the assessment is related to the Aasis project, which is developing automatic assessment of oral interaction.

The aim of the assessment is to give the speaker automatic feedback on their performance. The feedback learners receive will focuse on both verbal and non-verbal features. The assessment helps the learners practice speaking Finnish and to better integrate into Finnish higher education and working life. However, the so-called final product, i.e. the automatic assessment tool for oral interaction, has not yet been developed or demonstrated.

The Aasis project's human raters have a background as YKI [Finnish National Certificates of Language Proficiency] raters. The research method was a one-on-one interview lasting about an hour on Zoom. This is preceded by an hour of rater training on Zoom.

The raters of the pilot assessed a total of 8 samples (incl. both monologue and dialogue performances). The speakers were adult Finnish learners at A2-B2 proficiency level, studying at Finnish universities and who need the language for their daily life. The Aasis assessment criteria consist of a holistic skill level assessment (speech production in monologues / oral interaction in dialogues) and 5 analytical assessment criteria (in addition to the skill level, the dialogues are assessed for range, fluency, accuracy, interaction, pronunciation; the monologues are otherwise the same except for interaction). In addition, the raters were asked to assess nonverbal features from the dialogue samples. For collecting the pilot ratings, we used the Webropol online tool. In the future, the assessment environment will be Moodle. 

An English (translation) and a Finnish (original) version are available of the interview framework.

Acknowledgements

This study is part of the Aasis project research (Automatic assessment of spoken interaction in a second language, Research Council of Finland 2023–2027) at the University of Helsinki (grant number 355586). We thank the partners of the consortium from Aalto University (grant number 355587) and the University of Jyväskylä (grant number 355588). 

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Henna Suuronen, master’s thesis writer, henna.suuronen@helsinki.fiAnna von Zansen, supervisor, anna.vonzansen@helsinki.fi
MPEC 2024-P150 : 2024 PY3
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 PY3

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Reconnecting children with nature: Founding and growth of the nature schools movement in Iran
Creators: name: Burns, EA
name: Manouchehri, Bahar
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The Nature Schools movement in Iran commenced in 2014 and expanded steadily for half a decade, growing to almost 100 schools. Emulating similar educational inititives in Europe and North America, Nature Schools offered outdoor educational experiences for pre-school and primary school years, spreading across both metropolitan and regional Iran. Before the first Nature Schools were started, detailed initial planning between academics and the government Environment Department and Education Ministry was undertaken which projected the roll-out of many more Nature Schools. The results of this study demonstrated that the establishment and growth pattern of the Iranian Nature Schools had different causes stimulating its commencement, how these schools released a new pedagogical practice for teachers, children and their families and how this movement offered an alternative curriculum in nature with school children outdoors. Thus, despite the eclipse of the Nature School movement, a longer time-frame indicates positive aspects, including the establishment of green or eco-schools and the institutionalization of the environmental focus in pre-school education. Many educators saw Nature Schools benefitting students’ personal learning and academic development. Political concerns after several years of growth led to some closures and slowing down of the growth of Nature Schools in 2018-19. At the same time, a new national environmental curriculum was being embedded across all age-levels of schooling in Iran.
Machine learning-powered tools to elucidate species-specific promoter design rules across the Proteobacteria
Creators: name: Schuster, Layla A
name: Reisch, Christopher R
name: Mejia, Catalina
name: Lidimarie Trujillo Rodriguez
name: Kairalla, Emily
name: Chevrette, Marc G
name: Dias, Raquel
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2024

description: Despite decades of research into bacterial promoters, accurately predicting promoter activity from DNA sequence remains a challenge, even in model organisms. In the absence of systematic studies, there is a general assumption that the same promoter sequence will have similar activity across closely related species. However, research has shown that when the same promoters are transferred among Proteobacteria within the same taxonomic class, their rank order of expression is often inconsistent. Uncovering a phylogenetic correlation in promoter activity, where closely related species exhibit similar promoter activity levels, could guide the discovery of effective promoters in non-model species.
The Health Belief Model Predicts Intention to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine in Saudi Arabia: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey
Creators: name: Mahmud, I
name: Kabir, R
name: Rahman, Muhammad
name: Alradie-Mohamed, A
name: Vinnakota, D
name: Al-Mohaimeed, A
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: We examined the intention and predictors of accepting the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia. We conducted a nation-wide, cross-sectional online survey between February and March 2021. A total of 1387 people (≥18 years) participated. Only 27.3% adults had a definite and 30.2% had a probable vaccination intent; 26.8% and 15.6% had a probable and definite negative vaccination intent. Older people (≥50 years) (p < 0.01), healthcare workers/professionals (p < 0.001), and those who received flu vaccine (p < 0.001) were more likely to have a positive intent. People from Riyadh were less likely to receive the vaccine (p < 0.05). Among the health belief model constructs, perceived susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 (p < 0.001), and perceived benefit of the vaccine (p < 0.001) were positively associated with vaccination intent, whereas perceived barriers had a negative association (p < 0.001). Individuals were more likely to receive the vaccine after obtaining complete information (p < 0.001) and when the vaccine uptake would be more common amongst the public (p < 0.001).
Tone_Supplemental_Figure – Supplemental material for Social Anxiety and Social Behavior: A Test of Predictions From an Evolutionary Model
Creators: name: Tone, Erin B.
name: Nahmias, Eddy
name: Bakeman, Roger
name: Kvaran, Trevor
name: Brosnan, Sarah F.
name: Fani, Negar
name: Schroth, Elizabeth A.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental material, Tone_Supplemental_Figure for Social Anxiety and Social Behavior: A Test of Predictions From an Evolutionary Model by Erin B. Tone, Eddy Nahmias, Roger Bakeman, Trevor Kvaran, Sarah F. Brosnan, Negar Fani and Elizabeth A. Schroth in Clinical Psychological Science
Environmental suitability of bare-nosed wombat burrows for Sarcoptes scabiei
Creators: name: Browne, E
name: Driessen, MM
name: Ross, Robert
name: Roach, M
name: Carver, S
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Some of the most important pathogens affecting wildlife are transmitted indirectly via the environment. Yet the environmental stages of pathogens are often poorly understood, relative to infection in the host, making this an important research frontier. Sarcoptic mange is a globally widespread disease caused by the parasitic mite Sarcoptes scabiei. The bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is particularly susceptible, and their solitary nature and overlapping use of burrows strongly indicate the importance of environmental transmission. However, due to the challenge of accessing and monitoring within wombat burrows, there has been limited research into their suitability for off-host mite survival and environmental transmission (i.e., to serve as a fomite). We created a model using published laboratory data to predict mite survival times based on temperature and humidity. We then implemented innovative technologies (ground-penetrating radar and a tele-operated robotic vehicle) to map and access wombat burrows to record temperature and relative humidity. We found that the stable conditions within burrows were conducive for off-host survival of S. scabiei, particularly in winter (estimated mite survival of 16.41 ± 0.34 days) and less so in warmer and drier months (summer estimated survival of 5.96 ± 0.37 days). We also compared two areas with higher and lower average mange prevalence in wombats (13.35% and 4.65%, respectively), finding estimated mite survival was slightly higher in the low prevalence area (10.10 and 12.12 days, respectively), contrary to our expectations, suggesting other factors are also important for population prevalence. Our study is the first to demonstrate the suitability of the bare-nosed wombat burrow for off-host mite survival and environmental transmission. Our findings have implications for understanding observed patterns of mange, disease dynamics and disease management for not only bare-nosed wombats, but also other burrow or den-obligate species exposed to S. scabiei via environmental transmission.
Systematic Comparison of the Structural and Dynamic Properties of Commonly Used Water Models for Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Creators: name: Pathirannahalage, Sachini P Kadaoluwa
name: Meftahi, Nastaran
name: Elbourne, Aaron
name: Weiss, Alessia CG
name: McConville, Chris F
name: Padua, Agilio
name: Winkler, David
name: Gomes, Margarida Costa
name: Greaves, Tamar L
name: Le, Tu C
name: Besford, Quinn A
name: Christofferson, Andrew J
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: No description supplied
Australian Maltreated Infants and Young Children Can Achieve Positive Relational Health With Neurodevelopmentally- and Trauma-Informed Interventions Provided Within Relationally-Positive and Stable Environments
Creators: name: Cox, A
name: Frederico, Margarita
name: Mosse, H
name: Radford, L
name: Ambry, D
name: Ryan, C
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Childhood maltreatment such as abuse, neglect and family violence has a profound impact on children's psychological and relational functioning and their lifelong trajectory, with associated adverse physical and mental health outcomes, higher mortality rates and reduced socioeconomic opportunities. The aim of the study was to explore the impact of neurodevelopmentally- and trauma-informed interventions on the relational health of children who have experienced maltreatment. Context: The study was conducted at Berry Street Take Two, an Australian therapeutic service. Take Two provides services to Victorian children aged 0-18 years, to address the impact of the trauma they have experienced from maltreatment. Take Two clinicians use relational and ecological frameworks, neurodevelopmental research and evidence-informed approaches to repair family relationships and develop networks of caring adults that focus on meeting the child's needs. Take Two uses the NMT approach as a framework for clinical intervention-planning and is site-certified in the use of the NMT Clinical Practice tools. Method: The mixed methods study had two components. A cross sectional study of baseline and repeat clinical measure data (HoNOSCA and SDQ) with a cohort of children aged 2–11 years (n = 91), who were clients of Berry Street Take Two between 2014 and 2019, was conducted utilizing SPSS. The quantitative data analysis was supplemented by three case studies of Berry Street Take Two clients, which explored the process of intervention, including intervention type, timing and dosage. The case studies drew on the full case record for each child to illustrate the impact of NMT-informed interventions on the relational health, psychological and behavioral functioning of children. Results: The study found that Take Two intervention was associated with improved relational health, measured by the NMT metric and supported by significant positive changes on the SDQ and HoNOSCA with medium effect sizes (cohen's d). The case study analysis highlighted the importance of intervention addressing individual, family and systems elements to bring about positive change. Conclusions: This study illustrates the value of neurodevelopmental trauma-informed interventions in positively impacting on the relational health and current functioning of maltreated children and the potential to reduce the lifelong impact of maltreatment.
ESMCrystal : Enhancing protein crystallization prediction through protein embeddings
Creators: name: Jayanth Kumar
name: Kavya Jayakumar
name: Jayaprakash Sundararaj
Publisher: name: F1000 Research Limited
Year: 2024

description: Predicting protein crystallization is a pivotal task in structural biology, aiding in determining protein three-dimensional structures, essential for elucidating their functions and interactions. This research examines the effectiveness of protein embeddings from two advanced models, ESMCrystal_t6_8M_v1 and ESMCrystal_t12_35M_v2, which are developed based on Meta ESMFold2 architecture. Using datasets from the DeepCrystal, BCrystal, SP, and TR, we evaluate these models’ performance in predicting protein crystallization from sequences. Our findings indicate that ESMFold2-based protein embeddings significantly enhance the accuracy of crystallization predictions. The impressive results from both ESMCrystal_t6_8M_v1 and ESMCrystal_t12_35M_v2 models underscore the potential of protein embeddings as a robust tool in predicting protein crystallization, paving the way for more efficient structural biology research.
Collection and Varietal Study of Olive : Molecular Characterization of Olive Cultivars Using RAPD
Creators: name: Sermsakul Pojanagaroon
Publisher: name: Department of Agriculture
Year: 2002
Subjects: Olive
Olea europaea
cultivar identification
cultivar classification
molecular characteri zation
fingerprinting
RAPD
RAPD marker

description: Thai Agricultural Research Journal, 20, 2, 155-168
Aspects of Plant-Insect Pests - Natural Enemies Interactions
Creators: name: Patchanee Chaiyawat
Publisher: name: Department of Agriculture
Year: 2002
Subjects: Plant-insect interactions
intrinsic defense
extrinsic defense
natural enemies
insect pests
insect population growth
integrated pest management

description: Thai Agricultural Research Journal, 20, 2, 175-180
fianl_OPENING_THE_BLACK_BOX_appendix_180819 – Supplemental material for Opening the Black Box: A Meta-Analytic Examination of the Effects of Top Management Team Diversity on Emergent Team Processes and Multilevel Contextual Influence
Creators: name: Hyuntak Roh
name: Kyungmi Chun
name: Yeejeong Ryou
name: Jooyeon Son
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 150310 Organisation and Management Theory
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: Supplemental material, fianl_OPENING_THE_BLACK_BOX_appendix_180819 for Opening the Black Box: A Meta-Analytic Examination of the Effects of Top Management Team Diversity on Emergent Team Processes and Multilevel Contextual Influence by Hyuntak Roh, Kyungmi Chun, Yeejeong Ryou and Jooyeon Son in Group & Organization Management
Promoting customer engagement behavior for green brands
Creators: name: Leckie, C
name: Rayne, Daniel
name: Johnson, LW
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This study aims to investigate the impact of desired self-identity, green perceived value and altruistic values on brand loyalty towards green brands (i.e., electric and hybrid cars) and the mediating role of customer engagement behavior on these relationships. Further, this study proposes that greenwashing perception, which can be defined as consumers perceiving organizations to be dishonest about their environmental claims, moderates the indirect effect of desired self-identity, green perceived value and altruistic values on brand loyalty via customer engagement behavior. Data were collected from a nationwide online survey of 170 customers who have purchased and used electric and hybrid cars. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) using Smart-PLS and PROCESS were employed to test the hypotheses. This study’s findings indicate that desired self-identity, green perceived value and altruistic values positively influence consumer engagement behavior with the focal green car brands. Further, the mediating effect of customer engagement behavior on brand loyalty was generally found. Additionally, greenwashing perception was found to moderate the indirect effect of desired self-identity and altruistic values on brand loyalty via customer engagement behavior. The indirect effect of desired self-identity and altruistic values on brand loyalty via consumer engagement behavior was stronger at lower levels of greenwashing perception than at higher levels. This study offers key managerial implications on how green brands can promote customer engagement behavior and brand loyalty.
Stool specimen for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in adults: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-Analysis
Creators: name: Sultana, S
name: Ansar, Adnan
name: Saif-Ur-Rahman, KM
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a significant health burden, most commonly affecting the lungs and referred to as pulmonary TB (PTB). Diagnostic techniques of PTB primarily rely on expectorated sputum samples. However, the diagnostic yields are often hindered due to insufficient volume and quality of the sputum specimens. Moreover, some individuals are unable to provide sputum samples due to scanty sputum production or difficulty in coughing up and require an invasive procedure to obtain a respiratory sample, such as bronchoscopic or gastric aspiration. Thus, challenges in the acquisition of respiratory specimens warrant an alternate specimen. Therefore, this systematic review aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a stool specimen for the diagnosis of PTB in adults. Methods and analysis We will search MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), Web of Science and Cochrane database from inception to April 2021 using a comprehensive search strategy. Two reviewers will independently perform screening, data extraction and quality assessment. The risk of bias assessment and applicability of results of eligible studies will be performed using the Quality of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 tool. Bivariate random-effects models will be performed to calculate pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio and diagnostic odds ratio along with 95% CI of stool specimen for each reported diagnostic method against any of the reference standard test (ie, mycobacterial culture or smear microscopy or Xpert assay using respiratory specimens). Heterogeneity between studies will be assessed by I 2 statistics and Q statistic of the χ 2 test. Ethics and dissemination The results will be disseminated through publishing in a peer-reviewed medical journal and public presentations in relevant national and international conferences. As this is a systematic review of publicly available data, ethics approval is not required. PROSPERO registration number CRD42021245203.
Online_supplement – Supplemental material for A Sandwich Standard Error Estimator for Exploratory Factor Analysis With Nonnormal Data and Imperfect Models
Creators: name: Guangjian Zhang
name: Preacher, Kristopher J.
name: Hattori, Minami
name: Jiang, Ge
name: Trichtinger, Lauren A.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental material, Online_supplement for A Sandwich Standard Error Estimator for Exploratory Factor Analysis With Nonnormal Data and Imperfect Models by Guangjian Zhang, Kristopher J. Preacher, Minami Hattori, Ge Jiang and Lauren A. Trichtinger in Applied Psychological Measurement
Perceptions and work-readiness of Australian physiotherapists in cancer care: a national evaluation
Creators: name: Dennett, Amy
name: Rowe, A
name: Mortimer, J
name: Gordon, C
name: Glagovski, S
name: Osadnik, CR
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3202
subject: Clinical sciences
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4201
subject: Allied health and rehabilitation science
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 4205
subject: Nursing

description: Objectives: Physiotherapy interventions can improve health outcomes for people across the cancer continuum yet little is known of the work-readiness and perceptions of physiotherapists working in cancer care. This study described perceptions of Australian physiotherapists. Design: Electronic, national cross-sectional survey. Setting: One hundred nineteen Australian hospitals and 35 rehabilitation programmes in July 2019 were invited. Participants: Clinical physiotherapists responsible for the provision of cancer care. Main outcome measures: Custom-designed survey targeted clinical knowledge, physiotherapy management, physical activity/exercise, and learning/preparedness. Relationships between domains and demographic characteristics eg: clinical experience and work setting, were analysed. Results: One hundred twenty eight surveys were completed. Median [IQR] experience was 8 [4 to 19] years (2 [0.5 to 5] years specifically in oncology). Most participants (99/128, 77%) felt poorly prepared to commence work in oncology. Confidence was consistently lower among physiotherapists in their first year compared to others. Confidence and knowledge was rated high for people with early stage cancers (median 4 [3 to 5]) and lower for prescribing exercise for patients with cardiotoxicity and knowledge of precautions/contraindications regarding hormone and targeted therapies (median 2 [1 to 3]). High importance ratings (Likert scores 4 or 5) were reported for exercise (115/127, 91%) and physical activity (120/126, 95%). Learning needs were identified for medical management, treatment side-effects/precautions and management of cancer-related pain and fatigue. Conclusion: Australian physiotherapists feel underprepared to work in cancer care, but report good confidence and knowledge. Professional development opportunities appear indicated.
Clinical outcomes and associated predictors of early intervention in autism spectrum disorder: A study protocol
Creators: name: Masi, A
name: Dissanayake, Cheryl
name: Alach, T
name: Cameron, K
name: Fordyce, K
name: Frost, G
name: Grove, R
name: Heussler, H
name: Silove, N
name: Sulek, Rhylee
name: Tucker, M
name: Williams, K
name: Eapen, V
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction Research highlights the importance of early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder with better outcomes associated with earlier access to early intensive intervention (EII) programmes. However, there is significant variability in response to EII despite children receiving the same programmes. Methods and analysis A prospective, multisite cohort study using a pre-post design assesses the predictors of early intervention outcomes for children who receive EII through six early intervention services (Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centres, ASELCCs) across Australia. Child and family characteristics at entry to and exit from ASELCCs are ascertained using measures of autism symptoms (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2; Social Communication Questionnaire); cognitive, language and developmental skills (Mullen Scale of Early Learning); adaptive function (Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scale - second Edition); behaviours (Child Behaviour Checklist - 1.5 to 5 years; Restricted Repetitive Behaviour Scale); parental stress (Parent Stress Index-4 Short Form); quality of life (Quality of Life in Autism Scale) and a semistructured family history questionnaire for sociodemographic, family and psychosocial characteristics. Characteristics at entry are used as predictors of outcome at exit following EII approximately 12 months later. The change in score from baseline to exit will be the primary outcome of interest. The mediating role of family and psychosocial factors will also be considered. Ethics approval University of New South Wales Human Research Ethics Committee (HC14267). Dissemination of results Findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences. A report summarising data and the interpretation of data will be published.
The Contribution of Willingness to Communicate to L2 Learners’ Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge: An Empirical Study
Creators: name: Heidari, Kamal
Publisher: name: Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 5204
subject: Cognitive and computational psychology
classificationCode: 4704
subject: Linguistics
subject: FOS: Languages and literature
classificationCode: 47
subject: Language, communication and culture
classificationCode: 4703
subject: Language studies

description: AbstractThe issues of depth vocabulary knowledge and Willingness to Communicate (henceforth, WTC) are among the most important issues in second language learning. The present study set out to empirically look into the contribution of WTC to depth of vocabulary knowledge in L2 learning. To this end, 88 English L2 learners, divided into two groups in terms of their WTC, were given two depth vocabulary tests. The Word Association Test (WAT) was first administered to make a comparison between the depth vocabulary knowledge of the two WTC groups. Then, to triangulate the results, the Word Part Levels Test (WPLT) was administered to check whether the obtained results confirmed those of WAT. Analyzing data through independent t-test and MANOVA indicated that learners with higher levels of WTC had deeper vocabulary knowledge than those with lower levels of WTC on the WAT. Further, the triangulation results evinced that although the two groups did not differ significantly on the form-section and meaning-section of the WPLT, they significantly differed on the use-section of the test. The relevant pedagogical implications of the study are discussed.
Evaluation of Medication Errors in a Tertiary Care Hospital of a Low- to Middle-Income Country
Creators: name: Parthasarathi, Ashwaghosha
name: Puvvada, Rahul Krishna
name: Patel, Himanshu
name: Bhandari, Pooja
name: Nagpal, Sagar
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Introduction Medication errors (MEs) are a major public health concern as they are detrimental to patient safety, compromise patients' confidence in the healthcare system, increase healthcare costs, and adversely affect the patient's quality of life. This is especially true in low to middle-income countries where the significance of MEs is largely undervalued. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of MEs and analyze the causes, medicines involved, reporting, and severity of MEs in a tertiary care setting. Methods A prospective observational study was conducted from March 2020 to February 2021 in a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India. The data was collected after reviewing patient medical records, by interviewing patients and healthcare professionals. National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) index was used to evaluate MEs. Results A total of 557 MEs were identified from 3798 patients with a prevalence of 14.6%. Prescribing errors were the most commonly observed ME followed by errors related to documentation of medical records, administration-related errors, and dispensing errors. Lack of time for documentation of medication records, shift change and work overload were common causes of MEs. The majority of MEs were category A and B of the NCC MERP severity index. Conclusion Antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors were the most common medicines involved in MEs. Prescribing and documentation errors were most prevalent. Implementation of systems like strict adherence to treatment guidelines, computerized provider order entry (CPOE), barcode medication administration, and closed-loop electronic medication management systems may greatly help reduce MEs. All healthcare institutions should undertake routine audits to determine the prevalence and causes of medication errors.
“It’s like dying but not being dead” U.S. newspaper journalists cope with emotional and physical toll of job losses
Creators: name: Reinardy, S
name: Zion, Lawrie
name: Baines, A
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 47
subject: Language, communication and culture
classificationCode: 4701
subject: Communication and media studies

description: The version here has been peer reviewed and accepted, and has had only minor alterations for final journal publication.
Reinardy, S., Zion, L., & Baines, A. (2021). “It’s like dying but not being dead” U.S. newspaper journalists cope with emotional and physical toll of job losses. Newspaper Research Journal, 42(3), 364–378. https://doi.org/10.1177/07395329211030577
Since 2008, U.S. newspaper jobs have been cut 51%, forcing journalists to seek new jobs and possibly careers. This study examined how journalists who lost their newspaper jobs (N = 306) navigated the emotional and physical toll of unemployment and adjusted to new work norms. Furthermore, this article examined how displaced journalists managed after returning to the workforce. Implications here might be indicators of what to expect for those who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Extrapolation of Nitrogen Management Technology for Direct-Seeded Rice in Ubon Ratchathani Province Using Geographic Information System as a Tool
Creators: name: Grisana Linwattana
Publisher: name: Department of Agriculture
Year: 2002
Subjects: nitrogen management
direct-seeded rice
land suitability evaluation
GIS

description: Thai Agricultural Research Journal, 20, 3, 237-249
GROWING EARTH / EXPANDING UNIVERSE (GE/EU)
Creators: name: Ellis, Eugene
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The same elements coalescing to start a planet grow and heat the planet as the elements age. Ionization involves a process permitting certain elemental atoms to join other elemental atoms at certain energy levels. Without assumptions of unchanging matter and time, ionization becomes the fundamental mechanism whereby energy converts to additional elemental mass or to entropy (heat). Establishing the rate of energy decay, among other things, identifies the geological time when water arrived to cool and solidify the crust of a molten planet.
Guiding the immune response to a conserved epitope in msp2, an intrinsically disordered malaria vaccine candidate
Creators: name: Seow, J
name: Das, SC
name: Morales, RAV
name: Ataide, R
name: Krishnarjuna, B
name: Silk, M
name: Chalmers, DK
name: Richards, J
name: Anders, Robin
name: Macraild, CA
name: Norton, RS
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The malaria vaccine candidate merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP2) has shown promise in clinical trials and is in part responsible for a reduction in parasite densities. However, strain-specific reductions in parasitaemia suggested that polymorphic regions of MSP2 are immuno-dominant. One strategy to bypass the hurdle of strain-specificity is to bias the immune response towards the conserved regions. Two mouse monoclonal antibodies, 4D11 and 9H4, recognise the conserved C-terminal region of MSP2. Although they bind overlapping epitopes, 4D11 reacts more strongly with native MSP2, suggesting that its epitope is more accessible on the parasite surface. In this study, a structure-based vaccine design approach was applied to the intrinsically disordered antigen, MSP2, using a crystal structure of 4D11 Fv in complex with its minimal binding epitope. Molecular dynamics simulations and surface plasmon resonance informed the design of a series of constrained peptides that mimicked the 4D11-bound epitope structure. These peptides were conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin and used to immunise mice, with high to moderate antibody titres being generated in all groups. The specificities of antibody responses revealed that a single point mutation can focus the antibody response towards a more favourable epitope. This structure-based approach to peptide vaccine design may be useful not only for MSP2-based malaria vaccines, but also for other intrinsically disordered antigens.
Supplemental Material, Supplemental_Material - Negotiations in the Shadow of Outside Alternatives: An Estimation Strategy
Creators: name: Radean, Marius
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Sociology

description: Supplemental Material, Supplemental_Material for Negotiations in the Shadow of Outside Alternatives: An Estimation Strategy by Marius Radean in Sociological Methods & Research
Additional file 2 of Experiences and perceptions of COVID-19 infection and vaccination among Palestinian refugees in Jerash camp and Jordanian citizens: a comparative cross-sectional study by face-to-face interviews
Creators: name: Al-Hatamleh, Mohammad A. I.
name: Hatmal, Ma’mon M.
name: Mustafa, Sulaf H. F.
name: Alzu’bi, Mohammad
name: AlSou’b, Ali F.
name: Abughanam, Shahed N. S.
name: Olaimat, Amin N.
name: Kateeb, Elham T.
name: Mohamud, Rohimah
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 2. Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test.
Transformational Change for Primary Years' Foreign Language Programs - Developing Oral Language Skills for Spoken Interaction in the Classroom
Creators: name: MACFARLANE, KATHRYN ALISON
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2020
Subjects: classificationCode: 470499
subject: Linguistics not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 399999
subject: Other education not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 470399
subject: Language studies not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 390304
subject: Primary education

description: This thesis evaluates an innovative and comprehensive approach to transformational change in primary years' foreign language programs. Drawing on principles from change management, autonomous learning and second language acquisition, an extended professional learning program provided support to 89 Catholic schools. The research highlights that while changes in pedagogy enabling students to use the language to communicate, and to monitor their own progress led to significant improvements, optimal results occurred when school leaders implemented structural changes to allow increased frequency of language use. Case studies present an innovative model involving classroom teachers as co-learners, which is both successful and scalable.