cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Characterisation and bioactivity of oosporein produced by endophytic fungus Cochliobolus kusanoi isolated from Nerium oleander L.
Creators: name: Ramesha Alurappa
name: Madhusudhan Reddy Muthukurpalya Bojegowda
name: Vijith Kumar
name: Mallesh, Naveen Kumar
name: Chowdappa, Srinivas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Meta Science
subject: Ecology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: Bioactive compounds comprising secondary metabolites produced by endophytic fungi have wide applications in pharmacology and agriculture. Isolation, characterisation and evaluation of biological activities of secondary metabolites were carried out from Cochliobolus kusanoi an endophytic fungus of Nerium oleander L. The fungus was identified based on 18S rDNA sequence analysis. There are no reports available on the compounds of C.kusanoi hence, antimicrobial metabolite produced by this fungus was extracted and purified by fractionation using hexane, diethyl ether, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol. Out of all the solvent fractions, the methanol fraction exhibited better antimicrobial activity which was further purified and characterised as oosporein. Oosporein from C.kusanoi exhibited broad spectrum in vitro antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities. The characterisation and antioxidant activity of oosporein from C. kusanoi are reported for the first time.
Quality evaluation of different preparations of dry extracts of birch (Betula pendula Roth) leaves
Creators: name: Raudonė, Lina
name: Raudonis, Raimondas
name: Valdimaras Janulis
name: Viškelis, Pranas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry

description: Qualitatively prepared dry extracts are advantaged over conventional fluid extracts. Extracts of Betula pendula Roth leaves possess mild diuretic effects and anti-inflammatory activity. In this work, the spray-drying and lyophilisation processes were evaluated for producing dry extracts of birch leaves. The purpose was to identify the best drying method that provides the highest content of phenolic compounds and possesses greatest antioxidant activity. Predominant compounds hyperoside and chlorogenic acid were chosen as markers for the quantitative control of phenolic compounds. Their determined amounts in hydroalcoholic birch leaf extract were 15.85 and 8.77 mg/g of dry residue, respectively. Insignificant differences were determined in spray- and freeze-dried extracts. In the antioxidant profile, hyperoside (28.9 μmol TE/g dw) and chlorogenic acid (22.8 μmol TE/g dw) possessed strongest ferric-reducing activity. Also, no significant differences of antioxidant activity were determined in the spray- and freeze-dried extracts.
Polysaccharide extracts of the brown alga Sargassumasperifolium possess in vitro cancer chemopreventive properties
Creators: name: Raafat, Eman M.
name: Gamal-Eldeen, Amira M.
name: Enas A. El-Hussieny
name: Ahmed, Eman F.
name: Amany A. Eissa
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry

description: The cancer chemopreventive activity of the polysaccharide extracts (E1–E4) of Sargassum asperifolium, a brown alga in Red Sea shores in Egypt, was investigated. Tumour anti-initiation activity (the modulation of carcinogen metabolism) indicated that E3 and E4 were potent anti-initiators by inhibiting the carcinogen activator cytochrome P450-1A, and enhancing carcinogen detoxification enzymes glutathione-S-transferase. Only E4 significantly enhanced quinone reductase activity. All polysaccharide extracts possessed anti-promotion property by their anti-inflammatory activity. E3 and E4 dramatically induced the growth of spleen macrophages. E2, E3 and E4 significantly inhibited nitric oxide generation from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated spleen macrophages, while E1, E3 and E4 led to significant inhibition of LPS-induced tumour necrosis factor-α. The extracts E1, E2 and E4 showed cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells, where E2 and E4 induced cell death due to apoptosis. In conclusion, E3 and E4 are promising cancer chemopreventive extracts, since they had tumour anti-initiating activity via their protective modulation of carcinogen metabolism.
Ganesarangkura band: Thai classical music transmission based on integrated ternary systems
Creators: name: Weerakit Suwanphithak, Yootthana Chuppunnarat
Publisher: name: Silpakorn University Research Innovation and Creativity Administration Office
Year: 2022
Subjects: Thai classical music
Thai classical music transmission
management system
connection system
welfare system

description: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies, 22, 1, 100-111
D5.2 Analytical report on PESTEL factors in the national and local contexts-
Creators: name: Hajdinjak, Marko
name: Asenova, Desislava
name: Dimova, Adriana
name: Ispyridou, Myrto
name: Phelan, Dean
name: Schmid, Benjamin
name: Fahy, Frances
name: Corless, Rebecca
name: Pel, Bonno
name: Szőllőssy, Anita
name: Vadovics, Kristof
name: Surányi, Ráchel
name: Crighton, Ali
name: Markantoni, Marianna
name: Kemp, Renatus
name: Thalberg, Karin
name: Defard, Camille
name: Ikstena, Rasa
name: Kudrenickis, Ivars
name: Brizga, Jānis
name: Debourdeau, Ariane
name: Schäfer, Martina
name: Buse, Claudia
name: Dumitru, Adina
name: Losada, Luisa
name: Ozcelik, Nadin
name: Peralbo, Eva
name: Brenlla, Juan Carlos
name: García, Manuel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The report describes the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal conditions that have impact on the emergence and development of energy citizenship in nine European countries involved in the EnergyPROSPECTS project: Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, The Netherlands, and Spain. The PESTEL analysis was used to identify and explain these conditions. In addition to the study of the national level, the research teams also looked for interesting examples from the subnational level (municipalities, cities, towns, villages, counties, regions, federal states, etc.). The local examples provided a wider and more diverse picture about the energy citizenship situation in the nine countries, highlighting the variety of approaches towards energy citizenship even within the same country.

The report includes nine individual country chapters. The concluding section draws out the main commonalities and differences across the nine countries, outlines the most impactful conditions that either support or hinder the development of active energy citizenship and juxtaposes the national contexts against the common EU frame.
Quality of life and mental well-being as preventive factors towards the occurrence of juvenile delinquency among Malaysian adolescents
Creators: name: Mimi Fitriana, Megan Wood
Publisher: name: Silpakorn University Research Innovation and Creativity Administration Office
Year: 2022
Subjects: Low and high quality of life
poor and good mental well-being
delinquent behavior

description: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies, 22, 1, 174-184
The texture effects of handwoven textile appearance of simulated and simplified forms inspired by nature: experiment on the use of selected local Thai materials
Creators: name: Kesinee Srisongmuang, Veerawat Sirivesmas
Publisher: name: Silpakorn University Research Innovation and Creativity Administration Office
Year: 2022
Subjects: Texture effect
inevitable change
life cycle of things
yarn twist
weft direction

description: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies, 22, 1, 195-206
Teachers' roles in promoting preschoolers' resilience in schools of the Bangkok metropolitan region
Creators: name: Apiporn Pengping And Sasilak Khayankij
Publisher: name: Silpakorn University Research Innovation and Creativity Administration Office
Year: 2022
Subjects: Teachers' roles
resilience
preschoolers

description: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies, 22, 1, 207-216
Intra-population chemical polymorphism in Thymus pannonicus All. growing in Slovakia
Creators: name: Maggi, Filippo
name: Caprioli, Giovanni
name: Papa, Fabrizio
name: Sagratini, Gianni
name: Vittori, Sauro
name: Kolarčik, Vladislav
name: Mártonfi, Pavol
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology

description: Solid-phase microextraction technique coupled with gas chromatography–flame ionisation detector and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry was used to investigate the inter- and intra-population chemical polymorphism in volatile constituents of three populations of Thymus pannonicus growing in Slovakia. To have an idea on what really the plant emits under different environmental and physiological conditions, a total of 86 individuals were separately analysed using low extraction temperatures (30°C). Data were analysed using a chemometric approach such as the principal component analysis which revealed a significant intra-population variability with the existence of up to four chemotypes: the most abundant is the p-cymene/γ-terpinene chemotype, followed by the geraniol and linalool chemotypes, and, only in one population, by the γ-muurolene/(E)-caryophyllene chemotype. This differentiation of individual plants inside the populations allows better adaptation to ecological conditions of localities and is probably connected with intrinsic genetic diversity of the species.
The effect of meditation on metacognitive ability, working memory ability, academic achievement, and stress levels
Creators: name: Suwit Uopasai, Tassanee Bunterm
Publisher: name: Silpakorn University Research Innovation and Creativity Administration Office
Year: 2022
Subjects: Meditation training program
metacognitive ability
working memory ability
academic achievement
stress levels

description: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies, 22, 1, 217-226
Identifying microbes via mass spectrometry: An inquiry-based educational tool
Creators: name: Ng, Wenfa
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Education
subject: Environmental Science
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Microbiology

description: Microbial identification is central to the science of microbiology. From phenotypic and morphological classifications to nucleic acid-based genealogy tracking, and more recently, mass spectrometry-based identifications, significant advances have been made in developing instruments and methods capable of delivering rapid and accurate identification of microbes at reasonable cost. Nevertheless, despite availability of commercial instruments from a number of manufacturers and increasing adoption by clinical laboratories, theoretical concepts and operating principles of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)-based microbial typing have not generally been incorporated in the undergraduate curriculum. To help bridge the curriculum gap, I developed a simple inquiry-based laboratory exercise for introducing mass spectrometry-based microbial identification to students. Specifically, by carrying out the full spectrum of activities comprising field sampling, cell cultivation, as well as mass spectrometry and bioinformatics analysis, students actively engaged in a discovery-based exercise designed to teach microbial identification. Additionally, the educational module also ignited the students’ curiosity and spirit of inquiry by challenging them to answer a research question with unknown answers: What are the microorganisms in an environmental water sample? A structured abstract of the work can be found in the accompanying PDF file, while the original article, “Teaching Microbial Identification with Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and Bioinformatics Tools,” has been published in the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 103-106, and is available as an open-access article at http://jmbe.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/494 Finally, a synopsis article describing the work from a post-publication perspective – particularly in expanding the discussion on the relative advantages and disadvantages of two commonly used data analysis approaches in mass spectrometry-based microbial typing, as well as the pedagogical utility of field work and inquiry-based educational tools – has been posted at PeerJ Preprints (https://peerj.com/preprints/399/).
Barriers of effective health insurance coverage for rural-to-urban migrant workers in China: a systematic review and policy gap analysis.
Creators: name: Chen, Shanquan
name: Chen, Yingyao
name: Feng, Zhanchun
name: Chen, Xi
name: Wang, Zheng
name: Zhu, Jianfeng
name: Jin, Jun
name: Yao, Qiang
name: Xiang, Li
name: Yao, Lan
name: Sun, Ju
name: Zhao, Lu
name: Fung, Hong
name: Wong, Eliza Lai-Yi
name: Dong, Dong
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: China
Systematic review
Universal Health Coverage
Rural-to-urban Migrant Workers

description: BACKGROUND:More than 90% of the Chinese population was covered by its three basic social health insurances. However, the Chinese rural-to-urban migrant workers (RUMWs), accounting for about one-fifth of China's total population, seem to be put on a disadvantaged position under the current health insurance schemes. The purpose of this study is to identify the current barriers and to provide policy suggestions to the ineffective health insurance coverage of RUMWs in China. METHODS:A systematic review guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. The searched databases included PubMed, Embase, Medline, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Maternity and Infant Care Database MIDIRS, the Cochrane Library, WHO Library Database (WHOLIS), WHO Global Health Library, World Bank eLibrary, OpenGrey, CNKI, and Wanfang. In total, 70 articles were reviewed. RESULTS:(1) Chinese RUMWs have high work mobility and low job stability; (2) Barriers faced by RUMWs in obtaining effective health insurance coverage are primarily due to the reluctance of employers to provide insurance for all employees and the disadvantaged position held by RUMWs when negotiating with their employers; (3) Fissures among existing health insurance schemes leaves no room for RUMWs to meet their primary needs; and (4) Recent efforts in improving the portability and transferability of insurance across borders and schemes are not enough to solve the barriers. CONCLUSION:It is argued that the Chinese central government must deal with the fragmentation of healthcare system in China and promote effective coverage by: (1) playing a more active role in coordinating different healthcare and social welfare schemes across the country, (2) increasing the health insurance portability, (3) making the healthcare policies more compatible with RUMW's characteristics to meet their primary health needs, (4) strengthening supervision of employers, and (5) providing more vocational training and other support to increase RUMW's job stability.
Somatic embryo formation by cultured ovules of Cabernet Sauvignon grape: Effects of fertilization and of the male gameticide toluidine blue
Creators: name: Rajasekaran, K.
name: Mullins, M. G.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: Maximum numbers of pollen tubes were found in styles of plants growing at 27 °C (day) and 22 °C (night). Fertilization generally occurred by 24 h after anthesis. Treatment of both isolated pollen and inflorescences of intact vines with toluidine blue (10-100mg l-1) reduced pollen germination and tube growth. Pollen tubes which penetrated the styles of toluidine blue-treated flowers appeared to be abnormal. Somatic embryos were produced with equal frequency by nucellus tissue from cultured ovules from both normally-fertilized and toluidine blue-treated flowers. There was degeneration of embryosacs in all cultured ovules. The grape appears to be unresponsive to toluidine blue as an inducer of haploid parthenogenesis.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 24 No. 3 (1985): VITIS
Conversion of methyl methacrylate to methyl isobutyrate via hydrogenation over Ni/zeolites catalysts
Creators: name: Saif, Ramzi
name: Surachet Hongkailers
name: Napida Hinchiranan
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Hydrogenation
Methyl isobutyrate
Methyl methacrylate
Catalyst

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51, 2, 141-151
Beziehungen zwischen Chlorosegrad, Eisengehalten und Blattwachstum von Weinreben auf verschiedenen Standorten
Creators: name: Häussling, M.
name: Römheld, V.
name: Marschner, H.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: Relationship between chlorosis, iron and leaf growth in grapevines growing at different locations At different locations, samples from chlorotic and green leaves were taken periodically during the growing season. Leaf area, contents of chlorophyll, total iron and acid-soluble iron were determined in leaf samples from various positions within the shoots. At locations where chlorosis became evident during the growth period, analysis showed that these leaves had lower levels of both total iron and acid-soluble iron compared with leaves of locations without chlorosis. At all locations, a close linear correlation was found between the contents of acid-soluble iron and chlorophyll. For total iron this positive correlation was confined to the lower concentration range (50-90 μg Feig dry weight). The highest and lowest contents of total iron and of acid-soluble iron were found in the youngest leaves and in the leaves with the largest growth rate, respectively. This demonstrates 'dilution' and 'concentration' effects of iron in the leaf dry matter. Therefore, particular care is necessary in leaf sampling as a basis for causal interpretations of iron chlorosis. The results of the present study indicate that the lower uptake and translocation rates of iron rather than the 'inactivation' of iron within the shoots are responsible for chloros is at the various locations.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 24 No. 3 (1985): VITIS
An efficient disaster management system based on deep learning in bio-inspired wireless sensor network
Creators: name: Chavan, Shankar Dattatray
name: Pravin Balaso Chopade
name: Bhagvat D Jadhav
name: Prabhakar Narasappa Kota
name: Pravin M Ghate
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Disaster management
Deep neural network
Wireless sensor network
Jellyfish optimization
Sensing parameters

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51, 2, 152-163
Édit du roi portant création de deux Charges de conseillers d'aug­mentation, et d'une Charge de Substitut de Procureur General du Roi , et d'un second Greffier pour l'établissement d'une seconde chambre au Conseil souverain de Tournai
Creators: name: Limelette, Renaud
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2017

description: Source: http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39373083t.public
description: Coverage: Parlement de Flandre
The applications of Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm (AHA) in the optimization problems: A review of the state-of-the-art
Creators: name: Atchara Thongsamai
name: Sirikarn Chansombat
name: Saisumpan Sooncharoen
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Swarm-based metaheuristics
Artificial intelligence
Soft computing
Comprehensive survey
Systematic literature review

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51, 2, 164-179
Cryogenic preservation of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) pollen
Creators: name: Ganeshan, S.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: Pollen of five grape cultivars stored in liquid nitrogen ( -196 °C) showed no significant decrease in percentage germination after 64 weeks, whereas pollen stored under laboratory conditions lost viability within 4 weeks. Significant differences in pollen viability were recorded among the cultivars after the storage duration of 64 weeks. This technique of pollen cryopreservation will be advantageous for grape breeders and gene banks involved in pollen preservation for conservation of grape genetic resources.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 24 No. 3 (1985): VITIS
The quick extraction of chitin from an epizoic crustacean species (Chelonibia patula)
Creators: name: Kaya, Murat
name: Karaarslan, Muhsin
name: Baran, Talat
name: Can, Esra
name: Gulcin Ekemen
name: Betul Bitim
name: Duman, Fatih
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Chitin was isolated from the shells of Chelonibia patula (barnacle, Crustacea), which lives on blue crab epizoically, following a 10-min demineralisation process through HCl and a 20-min deproteinisation process through NaOH. Due to the low-crystalline structure, and mineral-rich and low-protein content of the shells, chitin isolation was convenient. It was observed that the shell structure of C. patula contains 3.11% chitin per its dry weight. Following characterisation of the isolated chitin by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffractometry, elemental analysis and scanning electron microscopy, it was determined that there was close similarity with the α-chitin isolated from crabs, shrimps and insects in various studies. It was observed that chitin was composed of nanofibres with a width of 10–20 nm. It was concluded that this was an economically advantageous chitin resource compared with crustaceans such as shrimp, crayfish and crab, because it is possible to isolate chitin in a significantly shorter time.
Correlation between characteristics of fishermen and the perceived pain in grasping activities
Creators: name: Ma'ruf, Farid
name: Agung Kristanto
name: Choirul Bariyah
name: Budiyanto, Tri
name: Amirul Hazji Hasibuan
name: Gamma Adi Pangestu
name: Adiyanto, Okka
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ergonomics
Hand grip
MSDs
Fishermen
Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
Standardised Nordic Questionnaires (SNQ)

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51, 2, 180-185
Analysis of knowledge and skills essential for industrial engineers in context of Industry 4.0 within Thai automobile sector
Creators: name: Rungchat Chompu-Inwai
name: Waratinad Wichajaroen
name: Trasapong Thaiupathump
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Industry 4.0
Industrial engineer
Knowledge
Skills

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51, 2, 186-199
Image based durian (Durie azomethines Linn) sweetness measurement by ResNet50
Creators: name: Chomtip Pornpanomchai
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Convolutional neural network
Pattern recognition
ResNet50
Sweetness measurement

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51, 2, 200-210
Differences in potassium uptake in grapevine varieties: Reasons and perspectives
Creators: name: Erdei, L.
name: Miklós, E.
name: Eifert, J.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: The varietal differences in potassium uptake in two grapevine cultivars (Vitis vinifera L. cvs Leányka and Ezerjó) were studied by measuring K (86Rb) influx rates under near-equilibrium conditions. For this purpose, one-node cuttings were rooted and grown in nutrient solutions with different K supplies. The transport data are discussed along with K, Na, Mg and Ca contents of roots, petioles and leaf blades. It was found that the effective K-utilizer variety, Leányka, possesses efficient uptake and translocation mechanisms while these transport systems were lacking in the inefficient K-utilizer Ezerjó. Since the data presented are in good agreement with practical experiences for the utilization of K by the two cultivars, the method seems to be suitable for the selection of the most effective K-utilizer varieties.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 24 No. 3 (1985): VITIS
Impact of Modification on Ground Motion Characteristics and Geotechnical Seismic Analyses for a California Site
Creators: name: Carlson, Clinton
name: Zekkos, Dimitrios
name: Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, Adda
name: Hubler, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The impact of different modification techniques on ground motion characteristics and results of seismic geotechnical analyses is investigated for a site in California. Twenty-eight motions were selected and scaled and also modified using both time domain (TD) and frequency domain (FD) techniques. PGV and PGD of the TD-modified motions are found to be larger than their FD-modified counterparts, but slightly less than the scaled ground motion characteristics. Cyclic stress ratios and amplification factors are similar for all sets of motions. Newmark-type slope displacements caused by the scaled and modified ground motions are similar (within 25%) for a variety of sliding masses.
Einfluß der Wasserversorgung auf Wachstum, Gaswechsel und Substanzproduktion traubentragender Reben III. Die Substanzproduktion
Creators: name: Eibach, R.
name: Alleweldt, G.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: The influence of water supply of fruit-bearing and vegetatively growing vines on dry matter production and on yield and quality has been investigated during the years 1979 and 1980. • Dry matter production is significantly reduced by soil drought, root growth being less influenced than shoot growth. Comparing weil watered plants with dry-cultivated ones, no differences are found in the total production of vegetatively growing and fruit-bearing vines. The fruit, however, reduced the dry matter production of all vegetative organs, particularly root growth under drought conditions. Despite reduction of the vegetative growth the total amount of shoot and cluster weight of fruit-bearing vines is in all cases higher than shoot weight of vegetatively growing plants. • The different effect of drought and fruit production on shoot and root growth caused a pronounced alteration of the shoot-to-root ratio : This ratio being low at a low water supply, and high in fruit-bearing plants. • A significant correlation between net photosynthesis and net assimilation rates was obtained. The correlation coefficients range between r = +0.90 and r = +0.95. • An optimum water supply during growth stage I of the grape berry results in a significant increase of yield via increased single-berry weight whereas no increase in yield (Müller-Thurgau) or only a slight increase (Bacchus) occurs when drought conditions during stage III of berry growth are counteracted by a surplus watering. • A sufficient water supply, particularly in stage I of berry growth, leads to an increased acid content of the berry.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 24 No. 3 (1985): VITIS
Polyelectrolyte surfactant cationic antimicrobial nanospray formulation for the treatment of biofilm wound infections
Creators: name: Shi, Christine
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2024

description: Biofilm wound infections continue to be a significant challenge due to their biophysical barriers that hinder drug effectiveness, with a long-term concern being the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Biofilms formed by Gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) have a strong matrix made up of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) that are difficult to penetrate with standard doses of antimicrobials. Current treatment methods such as topical antibiotics in the form of creams or ointments are not effective, are often painful to reapply, and risk systemic toxicity. Some cationic antimicrobial (CAM)s have great potential in treating biofilms, although they are limited by systemic toxicities, rapid degradation, and by electrostatic sequestration due to the anionic nature of the EPS. A potential approach to overcoming these challenges is delivery of CAMs in nanoparticles formed as self assembling polyelectrolyte complexes. In this work, we use polyelectrolyte surfactant (PS) backbones comprised of poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) with a 10% graft of Jeffamine® M2070 to create self assembling polyelectrolyte complexes that serve to protect the CAMs from degradation. The design of these PS-CAMs leverage a specific charge ratio that allows them to surpass EPS and treat the source of the wound infection. These PS-CAMs delivered via spray provide a gentle alternative to physical treatments while still being potent. Through various assays such as disk diffusion (Kirby-Bauer method), spray zone of inhibition, spray minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and Lubbock chronic wound biofilm (LCWB) model, it was found that the CAM activity of tobramycin (TB) and polymyxin B (PB), respectively, were maintained in their nanoparticle encapsulations when delivered via spray.
Extraction and preliminary characterization of microsomal (Mg2+ + K+)-ATPase activity of grapevine roots
Creators: name: Varanini, Z.
name: Maggioni, A.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: The microsomal fraction extracted from grapevine roots obtained from woody cuttings possesses Mg2+-dependent, monovalent cation-stimulated ATPase activity. Addition of BSA, PVPP, choline-CI, ethanolamine, glycerol-1-P besides EDTA and DTT to the homogenizing medium as preservative compounds was required in order to achieve a successful isolation. When microsomes were extracted according to HODGES and LEONARD (1974) by homogenizing root tissue in the presence of EDTA and DTT, the enzyme activity exhibited inhibition by Mg2+ only partially relieved by K+, and properties of acid phosphatase rather than ATPase. Cation-stimulated ATPase of microsomes protected during homogenization was further characterized and it showed optimum activity at pH 7.0 in the presence of Mg2+ plus K+ . It was specific as a triphosphatase and Mg2+, rather than other divalent cations, was preferred as a cofactor. As monovalent stimulating cation, only NH4+ could substitute for K+ with equivalent efficiency. The kinetics of K+ stimulation showed a biphasic pattern. Biochemical bases of ion uptake by grapevine seem to be similar to those clarified for annual plants.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 24 No. 3 (1985): VITIS
Theoretical Investigations on the Geometrical Structures, Energies, and Electronic Properties of the Heterofullerenes Made of the Smallest Fullerene
Creators: name: Hongcun Bai
name: Yuhua Wu
name: Weiye Qiao
name: Yongqiang Ji
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Physics
subject: Engineering
subject: Biophysics

description: In this paper, the heterofullerenes made of the smallest fullerene, C20 were investigated by quantum chemistry calculations based on density functional theory. The geometrical structures, energies, electronic properties, and the aromaticities of the C19X (X = B, N, O, Al, Si, P, S, Ga, Ge, As, and Se) cages were studied systemically and compared with those of the pristine C20 cage. It is found that the doped cages with different heteroatoms exhibit various structural, electronic, and aromatic properties. Several doping behaviors of the C19X cages are different from those of the C59X cages. These results imply the possibility to modulate the physical properties of heterofullerenes by tuning the sizes of the carbon cages as well as the substitution elements.
Accurate ultimate tensile strength classification in friction stir welding of symmetric AA5052 weld seams using ensemble deep learning model
Creators: name: Chakat Chueadee
name: Rungwasun Kraiklang
name: Surasak Matitopanum
name: Sarayut Gonwirat
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Deep learning
Weld seam strength
UTS Classification
Image segmentation
Decision fusion

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51, 2, 211-223
Impact of Modification on Ground Motion Characteristics and Geotechnical Seismic Analyses for a California Site
Creators: name: Carlson, Clinton
name: Zekkos, Dimitrios
name: Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, Adda
name: Hubler, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: The impact of different modification techniques on ground motion characteristics and results of seismic geotechnical analyses is investigated for a site in California. Twenty-eight motions were selected and scaled and also modified using both time domain (TD) and frequency domain (FD) techniques. PGV and PGD of the TD-modified motions are found to be larger than their FD-modified counterparts, but slightly less than the scaled ground motion characteristics. Cyclic stress ratios and amplification factors are similar for all sets of motions. Newmark-type slope displacements caused by the scaled and modified ground motions are similar (within 25%) for a variety of sliding masses.
Influence of laminar and turbulent flow on signal response of gas sensors in electronic nose chamber for detecting rancid odor in brown rice (cv. Khao Dawk Mali 105)
Creators: name: Phongprapan Kantakaew
name: Damorn Bundhurat
name: Viboon Changrue
name: Natawut Neamsorn
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Electronic nose
Flow pattern
Gas carrier
Rancid odor

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51, 2, 224-234
Liver trauma: WSES 2020 guidelines.
Creators: name: Coccolini, Federico
name: Coimbra, Raul
name: Ordonez, Carlos
name: Kluger, Yoram
name: Vega, Felipe
name: Moore, Ernest E
name: Biffl, Walt
name: Peitzman, Andrew
name: Horer, Tal
name: Abu-Zidan, Fikri M
name: Sartelli, Massimo
name: Fraga, Gustavo P
name: Cicuttin, Enrico
name: Ansaloni, Luca
name: Parra, Michael W
name: Millán, Mauricio
name: DeAngelis, Nicola
name: Inaba, Kenji
name: Velmahos, George
name: Maier, Ron
name: Khokha, Vladimir
name: Sakakushev, Boris
name: Augustin, Goran
name: Di Saverio, Salomone
name: Pikoulis, Emanuil
name: Chirica, Mircea
name: Reva, Viktor
name: Leppaniemi, Ari
name: Manchev, Vassil
name: Chiarugi, Massimo
name: Damaskos, Dimitrios
name: Weber, Dieter
name: Parry, Neil
name: Demetrashvili, Zaza
name: Civil, Ian
name: Napolitano, Lena
name: Corbella, Davide
name: Catena, Fausto
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: Adult
Classification
Surgery
Interventional
Pediatric
Severe
Operative management
hemorrhage
Radiology
Guidelines
Intensive Care
Non-operative Management
Liver Trauma
Minor
Moderate

description: Liver injuries represent one of the most frequent life-threatening injuries in trauma patients. In determining the optimal management strategy, the anatomic injury, the hemodynamic status, and the associated injuries should be taken into consideration. Liver trauma approach may require non-operative or operative management with the intent to restore the homeostasis and the normal physiology. The management of liver trauma should be multidisciplinary including trauma surgeons, interventional radiologists, and emergency and ICU physicians. The aim of this paper is to present the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) liver trauma management guidelines.
Theoretical Investigations on the Geometrical Structures, Energies and Electronic Properties of the Heterofullerenes Made of the Smallest Fullerene
Creators: name: Hongcun Bai
name: Yuhua Wu
name: Weiye Qiao
name: Yongqiang Ji
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Physics
subject: Engineering
subject: Biophysics

description: In this paper the heterofullerenes made of the smallest fullerene, C20 were investigated by quantum chemistry calculations based on density functional theory. The geometrical structures, energies, electronic properties and the aromaticities of the C19X (X= B, N, O, Al, Si, P, S, Ga, Ge, As and Se) cages were studied systemically and compared with those of the pristine C20 cage. It is found that the doped cages with different heteroatoms exhibit various structural, electronic, and aromatic properties. Several doping behaviors of the C19X cages are different from those of the C59X cages. These results imply the possibility to modulate the physical properties of heterofullerenes by tuning the sizes of the carbon cages as well as the substitution elements.
DDX5 potentiates HIV-1 transcription as a co-factor of Tat.
Creators: name: Sithole, Nyaradzai
name: Williams, Claire A
name: Abbink, Truus E M
name: Lever, Andrew M L
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: HIV-1
Transcription
Tat
SiRNA
Ddx5
P-tefb
Dead Box Helicases
Hexim1/2

description: BACKGROUND:HIV-1 does not encode a helicase and hijacks those of the cell for efficient replication. We and others previously showed that the DEAD box helicase, DDX5, is an essential HIV dependency factor. DDX5 was recently shown to be associated with the 7SK snRNP. Cellular positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb) is bound in an inactive form with HEXIM1/2 on 7SK snRNP. The Tat/P-TEFb complex is essential for efficient processivity of Pol II in HIV-1 transcription elongation and Tat competes with HEXIM1/2 for P-TEFb. We investigated the precise role of DDX5 in HIV replication using siRNA mediated knockdown and rescue with DDX5 mutants which prevent protein-protein interactions and RNA and ATP binding. RESULTS:We demonstrate a critical role for DDX5 in the Tat/HEXIM1 interaction. DDX5 acts to potentiate Tat activity and can bind both Tat and HEXIM1 suggesting it may facilitate the dissociation of HEXIM1/2 from the 7SK-snRNP complex, enhancing Tat/P-TEFb availability. We show knockdown of DDX5 in a T cell line significantly reduces HIV-1 infectivity and viral protein production. This activity is unique to DDX5 and cannot be substituted by its close paralog DDX17. Overexpression of DDX5 stimulates the Tat/LTR promoter but suppresses other cellular and viral promoters. Individual mutations of conserved ATP binding, RNA binding, helicase related or protein binding motifs within DDX5 show that the N terminal RNA binding motifs, the Walker B and the glycine doublet motifs are essential for this function. The Walker A and RNA binding motifs situated on the transactivation domain are however dispensable. CONCLUSION:DDX5 is an essential cellular factor for efficient HIV transcription elongation. It interacts with Tat and may potentiate the availability of P-TEFb through sequestering HEXIM1.
ANEXOS: The cultural integration of international students through Social Networks: Ethnographic study at Queen
Creators: name: Iglesias, Inmaculada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Survey Results
subject: Education
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: The arrival to a new country is a big culture shock for most of international students. In this sense, social networks applied to education field, have enabled the creation of virtual learning communities and many collaborative networks between equals (Garcia Sans, 2008), networks designed according to the principles of reciprocity and cooperation (Cobo y Pardo, 2007, p. 103), which have facilitated the interaction of international students with native students, uniting them in a common collective which provides the necessary environment for everyone to contribute at the same level. This paper analyzes how social networks facilitate the process of intercultural integration of international students in the "Queen's University", on their arrival to Belfast (Northern Ireland) with an ethnographic and qualitative research, developed in the city, using several questionnaires and interviews with a group of international students, in collaboration with the International Students Support, which allowed the study in their offices. The main obstacle has been the lack of cooperation of this group. However, we can say that social networks facilitate the landing period of these students, although the use of social networks in the educational environment could be better.
Desirability analysis of Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) alternative foaming agents for foamed concrete production
Creators: name: Jedea Jethro A. Bullanday
name: Opon, Joel Galupo
Publisher: name: Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Foamed concrete
Response surface methodology
Desirability analysis
Coconut Diethanolamide
Liquid detergent
Dishwashing liquid

description: Engineering and Applied Science Research, 51, 2, 235-247
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) Checklist for: Digital mental health interventions for adolescents and young people (10–24 years) in Africa: A protocol for a systematic review of mental health outcomes, engagement, and equity considerations
Creators: name: Mokaya, Aggrey Gisiora
name: Dlamini, Nondumiso Michelle
name: Nkosi, Syethemba
name: Nzuza, Mpilonhle Thembinkosi
name: Smith, Thandeka
name: Wambua, Grace Nduku
name: Hunt, Xanthe
name: Stein, Alan
name: Ngwenya, Nothando
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: digital mental health interventions
subject: digital health equity
subject: Adolescent
subject: Young Adult
subject: Digital Health
subject: Africa

description: This record contains the completed PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols) 2015 checklist for the systematic review protocol titled "Digital mental health interventions for adolescents and young people (10–24 years) in Africa: A protocol for a systematic review of mental health outcomes, engagement, and equity considerations."

The checklist documents compliance with recommended reporting standards for systematic review protocols, covering key items such as rationale, objectives, eligibility criteria, information sources, search strategy, study records, and methods for synthesis. This checklist was prepared in accordance with PRISMA-P guidelines to ensure transparency and completeness in protocol development. The systematic review protocol associated with this checklist is registered with PROSPERO (CRD420251025765).
Attitude change and increased confidence with management of chronic breathlessness following a health professional training workshop: a survey evaluation.
Creators: name: Johnston, Kylie N
name: Young, Mary
name: Kay, Debra
name: Booth, Sara
name: Spathis, Anna
name: Williams, Marie T
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: Education
Health Professional
(3–10): Chronic Breathlessness

description: BACKGROUND:Clinicians and people living with chronic breathlessness have expressed a need to better understand and manage this symptom. The aim of this study was to evaluate a 3-day health professional training workshop on the practical management of chronic breathlessness. METHODS:Workshop design and delivery were based on current understandings and clinical models of chronic breathlessness management, principles of transformative learning, and included sessions co-designed with people living with breathlessness. Registrants were invited to complete pre and post-workshop surveys. Pre and 1-week post-workshop online questionnaires assessed familiarity and confidence about workshop objectives (0[lowest]-10[highest] visual analogue scale), attitudes and practices regarding chronic breathlessness (agreement with statements on 5-point Likert scales). Post-workshop, participants were asked to describe implementation plans and anticipated barriers. Baseline familiarity and confidence were reported as mean (SD) and change examined with paired t-tests. Pre-post attitudes and practices were summarised by frequency/percentages and change examined non-parametrically (5-point Likert scale responses) or using a McNemar test of change (binary responses). RESULTS:Forty-seven of 55 registrants joined the study; 39 completed both pre and post-workshop questionnaires (35 female; 87% clinicians; median 8 years working with people with chronic breathlessness). Post-workshop, greatest gains in confidence were demonstrated for describing biopsychosocial concepts unpinning chronic breathlessness (mean change confidence = 3.2 points; 95% CI 2.7 to 4.0, p
Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in non-acute post-traumatic ventriculomegaly.
Creators: name: Lalou, Afroditi D
name: Levrini, Virginia
name: Czosnyka, Marek
name: Gergelé, Laurent
name: Garnett, Matthew
name: Kolias, Angelos
name: Hutchinson, Peter J
name: Czosnyka, Zofia
Publisher: name: Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Year: 2020
Subjects: Cerebrospinal fluid
Traumatic brain injury
Hydrocephalus
Ventriculomegaly
Csf Dynamics
Csf Infusion Test

description: BACKGROUND:Post-traumatic hydrocephalus (PTH) is potentially under-diagnosed and under-treated, generating the need for a more efficient diagnostic tool. We aim to report CSF dynamics of patients with post-traumatic ventriculomegaly. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analysed post-traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with ventriculomegaly who had undergone a CSF infusion test. We calculated the resistance to CSF outflow (Rout), AMP (pulse amplitude of intracranial pressure, ICP), dAMP (AMPplateau-AMPbaseline) and compensatory reserve index correlation coefficient between ICP and AMP (RAP). To avoid confounding factors, included patients had to be non-decompressed or with cranioplasty > 1 month previously and Rout > 6 mmHg/min/ml. Compliance was assessed using the elasticity coefficient. We also compared infusion-tested TBI patients selected for shunting versus those not selected for shunting (consultant decision based on clinical and radiological assessment and the infusion results). Finally, we used data from a group of shunted idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) patients for comparison. RESULTS:Group A consisted of 36 patients with post-traumatic ventriculomegaly and Group B of 45 iNPH shunt responders. AMP and dAMP were significantly lower in Group A than B (0.55 ± 0.39 vs 1.02 ± 0.72; p