cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Spend to save: investigating the property acquisition process for risk reduction in Aotearoa New Zealand
Creators: name: Saunders, Wendy S. A.
name: Smith, G.
Publisher: name: GNS Science
Year: 2020

description:  Limiting development in known high-hazard areas is among one of the most effective tools available to local governments to reduce future hazard risk and increase resilience, and yet, the widespread practice of acquiring hazard-prone properties and converting the land to open space in New Zealand remains highly varied. This report outlines Aotearoa New Zealand examples of hazard-prone housing acquisition (or buyout) processes, based on four legislative mechanisms: special legislation (Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011), the Resource Management Act 1991, the Building Act 2004 and the Public Works Act 1981. Four case studies are used to help describe the process and to provide preliminary lessons, policy recommendations and areas of future research: Christchurch, Kaikōura, Lower Hutt and Matatā. In Aotearoa New Zealand, there is no standardised disaster-based hazard mitigation funding programme for property acquisition. This has the benefit of significant planning often being undertaken prior to enacting buyouts, which helps to identify unique local conditions. When funding is made available, it is often created as part of a one-off process rather than an institutionalised set of hazard mitigation programmes like those found in the United States. Having a formalised process in place can facilitate a greater understanding of what is expected of all participating parties, and yet, this formalisation has led to highly prescriptive programmes in the United States that can hinder the ability to craft flexible buyout strategies that reflect local needs. In Aotearoa New Zealand, the lack of land-use planning mechanisms to achieve risk reduction through property acquisition and, in some cases, a lack of pre-planning frameworks for the land once acquired (i.e. regeneration planning) remains problematic. More specific challenges include a lack of national guidance on levels of risk; securing of funding; keeping communities together; speed of process; and the demolition, reconstruction or relocation of buildings. Preliminary findings suggest the creation of a hybrid buyout programme drawing on the strengths of both United States and Aotearoa New Zealand approaches. This report is part of a wider comparative study between the United States, New Zealand and Australia, and its preliminary results will unpack the characteristics that inform ‘success and failure’, the different policy mechanisms available and the gaps in our understanding of buyouts. This information will inform a future research agenda and improvements in policy. (auth)
Anomiopus myrmidon
Creators: name: Hielkema, Auke J.
name: Hielkema, Meindert A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Anomiopus
Anomiopus myrmidon

description: Anomiopus myrmidon (Westwood, 1842)
Scatonomus myrmidon Westwood 1842: 59 (French Guiana)
= Onthocharis constricta Waterhouse 1891a: 353 (French Guiana) - Canhedo 2006: 471 (syn. nov.)
Distribution. French Guiana: Westwood 1842: 59 (as Scatonomus myrmidon); Waterhouse 1891a: 353 (as Onthocharis constricta); Gillet 1911b: 51 (as Onthocharis constricta; as Onthocharis myrmidon); Blackwelder 1944: 204 (as Onthocharis constricta; as Onthocharis myrmidon); Canhedo 2006: 471. Brazil (NA): Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 190; Canhedo 2006: 471 (NA).
description: Published as part of Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, pp. 1-306 in Insecta Mundi 732 (732) on page 60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3678492
Geology of the Southern Stansbury Range, Tooele County, Utah
Creators: name: Teichert, John A
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Utah
subject: Stansbury Range
subject: Stansbury Mountains
subject: Thesis and dissertation georeferencing project

description: The Stansbury Mountains consist of a single north-south trend­ing range located west of Tooele, Utah. Approximately 70 square miles of the southern Stansbury Mountains were mapped and studied for this report. A section of Paleozoic rocks, in excess of 27,000 feet is present. This includes 4,800+ feet of Cambrian (not includ­ing several thousand feet of unmeasured Tintic quartzite), 1,600+ feet of Ordovician, 600+ feet of Silurian, 600+ feet of Devonian, 3,400+feet of Mississippian (not including 1,200+ feet of unmeasur­ed Manning Canyon shale), and 14,000+feet of Pennsylvanian.  Due to a pre-Mississippian uplift, Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian rocks are absent in the central part of the range. The basal Mississippian rocks rest unconformably on Cambrian beds. Late Devonian beds, where present, are represented by a coarse conglomerate referred to as the Stansbury conglomerate. This formation which is hundreds of feet thick at the north end of the range, thins to a few tens of feet at the south end.  Precambrian, Mesozozic and Tertiary rocks are not exposed in the area studied. Quaternary deposits includes pre-Lake Bonneville fan gravels, Lake Bonneville beds, creep and glacial deposits, Recent sand dune deposits and alluvium.  Structurally the range consists of a north-south anticline. At the south end following folding., the west limb was removed by Laramide thrusting. Also during the Laramide period, high angle northwest- southeast normal faulting occurred. Later Basin and Range normal type faults roughly parallel the Laramide faults and fold structures.
Evaluating four modes of extraction to analyze bioactive compounds in Garcinia brasiliensis (bacupari) by high-performance liquid chromatography diode-array detection (HPLC-DAD)
Creators: name: da Silva, Claudinei A.
name: Rosa, Isael A.
name: de Souza, Thiago C.
name: Dos Santos, Marcelo H.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

description: The prior study of the extraction path is fundamental to optimize the required time and to define the most suitable solvent to extract and determine an analyte of interest in a complex sample. This study aimed to evaluate four extraction modes; solvent sequence in Soxhlet equipment (SES), and by maceration (SEM), direct extraction with ethanol by maceration (EEM), and in Soxhlet equipment (EES), and determine Garcinia brasiliensis bioactive compounds using a validated high-performance liquid chromatography diode-array detection (HPLC-DAD) method. Fukugetin, fukugetina-7’’-O-β-D-glucoside, norathyriol, guttiferone A, and 7-epiclusianone were identified and quantified with authentic standards. Among all four modes applied to extract the main bioactive. From HPLC profile, it was observed that the highest levels of 7-epiclusianone (344.1 mg/g) and guttiferone A (142.8 mg/g) were found in the N-hexane fraction using SEM mode, whereas the highest levels of fukugetin (44.95 mg/g) and norathyriol (3.95 mg/g dry weight) in the ethyl acetate fraction using SES mode.
Anomiopus palmispinus Canhedo 2006
Creators: name: Hielkema, Auke J.
name: Hielkema, Meindert A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Anomiopus
Anomiopus palmispinus

description: § Anomiopus palmispinus Canhedo, 2006
Anomiopus palmispinus Canhedo 2006: 408 (Venezuela (EO))
Distribution. Venezuela (EO): Canhedo 2006: 408 (EO).
description: Published as part of Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, pp. 1-306 in Insecta Mundi 732 (732) on page 60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3678492
Two new ditetrahydrofuran lignans from Artemisia sieversiana
Creators: name: Zhou, Xu-Dong
name: Xu, Xiang-Wei
name: Shi, Lun-Yong
name: Chen, Sheng-Huang
name: Zeng, Ke-Wu
name: Tu, Peng-Fei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Two new ditetrahydrofuran lignans, named sieverlignans A and B (1 and 2), together with six known ones (3–8), were isolated from the aerial parts of Artemisia sieversiana. Their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic analysis including HRMS, NMR spectra and circular dichroism experiments. All the compounds were evaluated for their anti-neuroinflammatory effects on the lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-induced nitric oxide production in BV-2 murine microglial cells. Compound 2 exhibited the significant activity with its IC50 value of 11.9 ± 0.8 μM, respectively, compared to a positive control quercetin with its IC50 value of 16.0 ± 1.1 μM.
Two new triterpenoids from the leaves and stems of Lantana camara
Creators: name: Ono, Masateru
name: Hashimoto, Asami
name: Miyajima, Mayu
name: Sakata, Aimi
name: Furusawa, Chisato
name: Shimode, Mizuki
name: Tsutsumi, Shuhei
name: Yasuda, Shin
name: Okawa, Masafumi
name: Kinjo, Junei
name: Yoshimitsu, Hitoshi
name: Nohara, Toshihiro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Two new oleanane-type triterpenoids with an epoxy bridge between C-3 and C-25, named lantacamaric acids A and B, were isolated from the leaves and stems of Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae). In addition, seven known triterpenoids, two known iridoid glycosides, four known phenylethanoid glycosides, one known flavonoid glycoside, and one known cyanogenic glycoside were isolated. Their structures were determined based on the spectroscopic data. Furthermore, the cytotoxic activities of the isolated triterpenoids toward HL-60 cells were examined. The IC50 values of all compounds were obtained and ranged from 1.16 to 68.4 μM, with three compounds exhibiting stronger activities than the positive control, cisplatin. In addition, the structure-activity relationship was investigated.
A new phenylheptanoid from the leaves of Gnetum gnemon L.
Creators: name: Le, Tho Huu
name: Van, Truong Nhat
name: Nguyen, Hai Xuan
name: Dang, Phu Hoang
name: Nguyen, Nhan Trung
name: Nguyen, Mai Thanh Thi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Phytochemical study on the EtOAC-soluble extract of the leaves of Gnetum gnemon furnished the isolation of a new phenylheptanoid, gnetumal (1), along with five known compounds (2–6). Their isolation was carried out by using the column chromatography and their structures were elucidated based on the basis of the spectral interpretation. Bioactivity assay of these compounds indicated that gnetumal (1) and p-coumaric acid (5) possessed more potent tyrosinase inhibitory activity, with IC50 values of 31.6 and 2.3 µM, respectively, than that of a positive control kojic acid (IC50; 44.6 µM).
A phenanthridin-6(5H)-one derivative and a lanostane-type triterpene with antibacterial properties from Anonidium mannii (Oliv). Engl. & Diels (Annonaceae)
Creators: name: Ngangoue, Marcelle Oliviane
name: Ngameni, Bathelemy
name: Ambassa, Pantaleon
name: Fru, Godloves
name: Wamba, Brice Elvis Nougan
name: Ombito, Japheth Omollo
name: Bojase, Gomotsang Moleta
name: Fotso, Ghislain Wabo
name: Kuete, Victor
name: Ngadjui, Bonaventure Tchaleu
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The chemical investigation of Anonidium mannii root extract by column chromatography techniques led to the isolation of eight compounds among which two previously unreported compounds; a lanostane-type triterpene, lanosta-7,9(11),23-triene-3β,15α-diol 1 and an alkaloid, 9-hydroxy-8-methoxyphenanthridin-6(5H)-one 2 along with six known compounds: lanosta-7,9(11),24-triene-3β,21-diol 3, oxoanolobine 4, 3, 4-dihydroxybenzoic acid 5, stigmasterol 6, β-sitosterol 7 and 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-stigmasterol 8. Their structures were established from spectral data, mainly HR-ESIMS, 1 D and 2 D NMR and by comparison with literature data. The crude root and stem bark extracts (AMR and AMB) and the isolated compounds (1–8) were tested against nine Gram-negative bacteria using rapid p-iodonitrotetrazolium chloride ≥97% (INT) microdilution technique. It was found that AMR, AMB and compound 5 were active against the nine tested bacteria with MIC values ranging from 64 to 1024 µg/mL. Compounds 1–4 had selective antibacterial activities whilst 6–8 were not active.
Evaluating four modes of extraction to analyze bioactive compounds in Garcinia brasiliensis (bacupari) by high-performance liquid chromatography diode-array detection (HPLC-DAD)
Creators: name: da Silva, Claudinei A.
name: Rosa, Isael A.
name: de Souza, Thiago C.
name: Santos, Marcelo H. Dos
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology

description: The prior study of the extraction path is fundamental to optimize the required time and to define the most suitable solvent to extract and determine an analyte of interest in a complex sample. This study aimed to evaluate four extraction modes; solvent sequence in Soxhlet equipment (SES), and by maceration (SEM), direct extraction with ethanol by maceration (EEM), and in Soxhlet equipment (EES), and determine Garcinia brasiliensis bioactive compounds using a validated high-performance liquid chromatography diode-array detection (HPLC-DAD) method. Fukugetin, fukugetina-7’’-O-β-D-glucoside, norathyriol, guttiferone A, and 7-epiclusianone were identified and quantified with authentic standards. Among all four modes applied to extract the main bioactive. From HPLC profile, it was observed that the highest levels of 7-epiclusianone (344.1 mg/g) and guttiferone A (142.8 mg/g) were found in the N-hexane fraction using SEM mode, whereas the highest levels of fukugetin (44.95 mg/g) and norathyriol (3.95 mg/g dry weight) in the ethyl acetate fraction using SES mode.
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22569.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 29.07.1967, erstellt von Fritz Riesen
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22535.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 24.06.1967, erstellt von Werner Scheidegger
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Später wurden ergänzende Angaben aufgrund auswärtiger Beobachtungen direkt auf der Fleckenzeichnung hinzugefügt. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
Clustering Nodes in a Directed Acyclic Graph By Identifying Corridors of Coherent Flow
Creators: name: John, John Jacob
name: Beiranvand, Arash
name: Cuffe, Paul
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies

description: Presented at 2020 IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON)

Abstract:

This paper proposes a novel method for clustering nodes based on prevailing power ﬂow conditions within a power grid. To this end, ﬁrst, the network’s active power ﬂow state is modelled as a directed acyclic graph. This digraph explicitly represents where power is ﬂowing and this can help in monitoring and analysing system vulnerabilities. The directed acyclic graph representation also allows easy identiﬁcation of those buses that solely provide or absorb active power: these are pure source and sink nodes, respectively. An iterative path-ﬁnding procedure is applied to every node in the system,to enumerate the sources that is fed by, and the downstream sinks towards which it forwards power. The novel clustering algorithm is then applied, to group together those nodes which share the same set of reachable sources and sinks. This novel clustering methodology is proposed in the ﬁrst instance as a tool to boost the situational awareness of control room operators by better summarising aggregate power ﬂow dispositions in large grids. The proposed methodology is applied to two sample grids, and an analogy to river systems is articulated, applying such notions as tributaries, distributaries and the central mainstream to electrical networks.
New cadinene-sesquiterpene from Chromolaena laevigata (lam.) R. M. King & H. Rob (Asteraceae) aerial parts and biological activities
Creators: name: de Oliveira, Josiane A. Monteiro
name: Bernardi, Darlon Irineu
name: Balbinot, Rodolfo Bento
name: Cabral, Márcia Regina Pereira
name: Zanqueta, Érica Benassi
name: Endo, Eliana H.
name: Filho, Benedito Prado Dias
name: Nakamura, Tania Ueda
name: Figueiredo, Mariana Cecchetto
name: Ruiz, Ana Lucia Tasca Gois
name: Foglio, Mary Ann
name: do Carmo, Marta Regina Barrotto
name: Sarragiotto, Maria Helena
name: Baldoqui, Debora Cristina
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Phytochemical investigation of Chromolaena laevigata led to the isolation of a new cadinene-sesquiterpene, chromolaevigone glucoside (1), along with nine known compounds: daucosterol (2), stigmasterol glycoside (3), stigmasterol (4), β-sitosterol (5), pilloin (6), gonzalitosin I (7), quercetin-3-O-α-rhamnopyranoside (8), 7,7-dihydroxy-calamen-12-oic acid lactone (9) and trachelanthic acid (10). Others 11 known compounds were identified by UHPLC-HRMS/MS. These compounds are being described for the first time in this species, with the exception of cadinene 9. Furthermore, due to the limitation of pharmacological studies, antiproliferative, antiviral, and antimicrobial activities of C. laevigata were evaluated. The best results in the cytotoxicity, antimicrobial and antiproliferative tests, presenting GI50 values on ovarian tumour cells (OVCAR-03) of 1.9 μg mL−1 and kidney (786-0) of 2.5 μg mL−1 were observed for the hexanic fraction.
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung, unnummeriert.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität nach einer Projektion vom 07.03.1967, erstellt von Max Waldmeier am Astrophysikalischen Observatorium Tschuggen in Arosa
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung am Astrophysikalischen Observatorium Tschuggen in Arosa. Instrument: Visuelles Objektiv an der Coelostatenanlage (15 cm Öffnung und 224 cm Brennweite, projiziertes Sonnenbild D = 25 cm). - Instrumentennachweis gemäss Tätigkeitsber. gedr. 1950 für das vorhergehende Jahr, S. 4.
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Später wurden ergänzende Angaben aufgrund auswärtiger Beobachtungen direkt auf der Fleckenzeichnung hinzugefügt
Anomiopus parallelus
Creators: name: Hielkema, Auke J.
name: Hielkema, Meindert A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Anomiopus
Anomiopus parallelus

description: Anomiopus parallelus (Harold, 1862)
Onthocharis parallela Harold 1862: 400 (French Guiana - LECTOTYPE)
Distribution. Suriname: Larsen 2011: 97, 2013: 95. French Guiana: Harold 1862: 400 (as Onthocharis parallela); Canhedo 2006: 483 (designation LECTOTYPE Onthocharis parallela). Brazil (NA): Harold 1862: 400 (as Onthocharis parallela); Gillet 1911b: 51 (as Onthocharis parallela); Blackwelder 1944: 204 (as Onthocharis parallela); Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 190; Canhedo 2006: 483 (NA).
description: Published as part of Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, pp. 1-306 in Insecta Mundi 732 (732) on page 60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3678492
Scene labeling with supervised contextual models
Creators: name: Seyedhosseini, Mojtaba
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2014
Subjects: Computer vision
Connectome
Contextual model
Machine learning
Scene labeling

description: Scene labeling is the problem of assigning an object label to each pixel of a given image. It is the primary step towards image understanding and unifies object recognition and image segmentation in a single framework. A perfect scene labeling framework detects and densely labels every region and every object that exists in an image. This task is of substantial importance in a wide range of applications in computer vision. Contextual information plays an important role in scene labeling frameworks. A contextual model utilizes the relationships among the objects in a scene to facilitate object detection and image segmentation. Using contextual information in an effective way is one of the main questions that should be answered in any scene labeling framework. In this dissertation, we develop two scene labeling frameworks that rely heavily on contextual information to improve the performance over state-of-the-art methods. The first model, called the multiclass multiscale contextual model (MCMS), uses contextual information from multiple objects and at different scales for learning discriminative models in a supervised setting. The MCMS model incorporates crossobject and interobject information into one probabilistic framework, and thus is able to capture geometrical relationships and dependencies among multiple objects in addition to local information from each single object present in an image. The second model, called the contextual hierarchical model (CHM), learns contextual information in a hierarchy for scene labeling. At each level of the hierarchy, a classifier is trained based on downsampled input images and outputs of previous levels. The CHM then incorporates the resulting multiresolution contextual information into a classifier to segment the input image at original resolution. This training strategy allows for optimization of a joint posterior probability at multiple resolutions through the hierarchy. We demonstrate the performance of CHM on different challenging tasks such as outdoor scene labeling and edge detection in natural images and membrane detection in electron microscopy images. We also introduce two novel classification methods. WNS-AdaBoost speeds up the training of AdaBoost by providing a compact representation of a training set. Disjunctive normal random forest (DNRF) is an ensemble method that is able to learn complex decision boundaries and achieves low generalization error by optimizing a single objective function for each weak classifier in the ensemble. Finally, a segmentation framework is introduced that exploits both shape information and regional statistics to segment irregularly shaped intracellular structures such as mitochondria in electron microscopy images.
The effect of FeO activity on the material and energy flow in a novel suspension ironmaking process
Creators: name: Liu, Shuhua
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2015
Subjects: Energy balance
Hydrogen
Mass balance
Modelling
Simulation
Suspension ironmaking

description: A one-million ton hot iron per year suspension ironmaking plant has been simulated with the consideration of activity coefficient of FeO in slag by using Metsim simulation software package for calculating material balance and energy balance in this thesis. Mathematical models found in the literature for calculating the activity coefficient of FeO in slag were first selected, reviewed and assessed. Park and Lee's regular solution model was evaluated to be the most appropriate model for this study, and was integrated with the Metsim simulation software for the simulation of the suspension ironmaking process. Six suspension ironmaking processes were simulated: one-step process with pure H2, two-step process with pure H2, one-step reformerless process with natural gas, two-step reformerless process with natural gas, one-step process with SMR-H2 and one-step process with SMR-syngas. The simulated results show that the suspension ironmaking processes with pure H2 and reformerless natural gas are more energy efficient than conventional blast furnace ironmaking process, mainly due to the direct use of iron ore concentrate and no need for coke in the suspension ironmaking processes. The reformerless suspension ironmaking process with natural gas would consume 30 - 41% less energy than the average blast furnace ironmaking process. On the basis of material balance and energy balance, the economical feasibility of the suspension ironmaking process was analyzed. Capital cost, operating cost, CO2 credit and net present value were used in analyzing economic feasibility of the suspension ironmaking process. The analyzed results show that pure H2 process would require the least capital cost and receive the largest CO2 credit, but need the highest operating cost. Even without considering CO2 credit, except pure H2 process, all other suspension ironmaking processes would be profitable with positive NPV values. With sufficient CO2 credit, all suspension ironmaking processes simulated would be profitable, among which reformerless natural gas would return the best economics. Capital cost for the one-million ton per year suspension ironmakng plant with reformerless natural gas would be $414 million for one-step and $537 million for two-step, operating cost $429/tHI and $418/tHI, and NPV $333/tHI and $177/tHI without CO2 credit and $813/tHI and $795/tHI with $100/t CO2 credit, respectively. Economic sensitivity was also analyzed. Lower fuel price, lower operating cost, higher hot iron price and larger CO2 credit would all help improve the economics of the suspension ironmaking process.
Supplementary material for "Optimizing the Usage of Educational Tools for Effective Online Learning: A Proposed Optimization Model for Physics and Other Basic Science Courses"
Creators: name: Jafari, Delara
name: Shaterzadeh-Yazdi, Zahra
name: Ghodousian, Amin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 390306
subject: Secondary education
classificationCode: 390307
subject: Teacher education and professional development of educators
classificationCode: 390303
subject: Higher education
classificationCode: 390305
subject: Professional education and training

description: Online education has become increasingly popular in academic and scientific communities, and the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated its adoption worldwide, particularly in developing countries. However, many instructors were unable to effectively utilize the available learning management system (LMS) educational tools due to their lack of experience, leading to less effective online education compared to traditional face-to-face teaching. To address these challenges, we propose an effective model for optimizing the usage of LMS educational tools by instructors. The proposed model is developed using Fuzzy logic and the Genetic optimization algorithm, and a flowchart is designed to facilitate its implementation. The model is applied to an undergraduate Physics course, and the output results are analyzed using statistical methods. Our findings demonstrate the positive impact of the proposed model on students' performance. The outcomes of this study can aid in the optimal design of online-course plans based on the utilized LMS educational tools while simultaneously improving students' learning. The proposed model has the potential to be adapted for use in various theoretical and, with slight modifications, for practical courses across different disciplines, contributing to enhancing the effectiveness of online education in the post-pandemic era.
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22475.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 18.04.1967, erstellt von Werner Scheidegger
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Später wurden ergänzende Angaben aufgrund auswärtiger Beobachtungen direkt auf der Fleckenzeichnung hinzugefügt. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
Same day discharge versus overnight stay in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention: a pilot project
Creators: name: Harulaj, Adrianna
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2020

description: Purpose of Project:This pilot project focused on implementing a same day discharge (SDD) protocol after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at a hospital in northern New Jersey. The Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) recommendations supporting SDD as a safe alternative to overnight stay was the basis of this pilot project.Methodology:This pilot project aimed to improve the SDD process after elective PCI. Two groups of participants were followed, SDD and overnight stay (ONS), and three outcomes were measured: patient satisfaction, readiness for discharge, and occurrence of adverse cardiovascular events within 30-days of the procedure by telephone. The site was a 255-bed community hospital in northern New Jersey where approximately 1,000 cardiac catheterizations are performed annually.Results:Patient Satisfaction: Participants in both groups were satisfied with their overall experience, discharge and medication instruction explanation. However, four participants required additional explanation about the reason for taking anti-platelet medications.Readiness for Discharge: All participants felt ready for a SDD if given the choice. No participants in the ONS group felt an ONS was necessary.Adverse Cardiovascular events: There were no participants in either group who experienced adverse cardiovascular events or required further treatment within 30-days of the procedure.Implications for Practice:These results impacted clinical practice at the site by testing a SDD protocol that includes a more thorough discharge assessment, but also standardize the way nurses provide medication education to all patients after PCI. Based on patient satisfaction and readiness for discharge results, SDD has the potential to impact the perception of quality care received by patients, promoting satisfaction while not compromising cardiovascular outcomes.
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22505.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 21.05.1967, erstellt von Fritz Riesen
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22484.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 29.04.1967, erstellt von Werner Scheidegger
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung unnummeriert, einen Zürcher Lückentag ergänzend.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 08.06.1967, erstellt von André Koeckelenbergh, Observatoire Royal de Belgique in Uccle
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift, erstellt als Zeichnung nach eigener Vorlage in Uccle.
Instrument: Merz-Grubb Refraktor Teleskop (Öffnung 160 mm, f = 2450 mm, projiziertes Sonnenbild D = 25 cm)
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22437.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 02.03.1967, erstellt von Antoine Zelenka
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
Labor market experiences of the foreign born: an assessment of national origin differences in employment status from 1980 to 2000
Creators: name: Quashie, Nekehia
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2012
Subjects: Assimilation
Caribbean
Employment
Immigration
Labor market
Latin America
Hispanic Americans
Caribbean Americans

description: Much of the existing research on the economic assimilation of post-1965 immigrants relative to the native born has revolved around earnings. The earnings  differential is a helpful measure of inequality as it indicates the amount of resources an individual or group has for socio-economic well-being, but it still limits our complete understanding of immigrants' economic incorporation and more specifically, their labor market experiences. Added to this, assimilation is not a uniform process. I evaluate one of the key assertions of segmented assimilation theory by examining national origin patterns of labor market integration, for post-1965 Latin American and Caribbean immigrants' changes in employment status over the period 1980 to 2000.
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung Nr. 22559.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 18.07.1967, erstellt von Fritz Riesen
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Farbstift überschrieben, erstellt als Projektionsbildzeichnung in der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich. Instrument: Zeiss Coudé-Refraktor (150/2250 mm).
Die Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen wurden mit Bleistift auf einem Vordruck eingetragen. Zusätzlich notiert: Tabelle mit statistischen Angaben – mit Vermerk der Werte Gr, f und g, wobei die Bestimmung der Fleckenrelativzahl nach wie auf visueller Beobachtung und anderer Instrumentierung beruhte (und dafür das entsprechende Registerblatt (in Teilbestand acht) ausgefüllt wurde). Zusammen mit den täglichen Werten oft Angabe der Resultate der Flächenmessungen der Flecken (F und F -o) in Millionsteln der Scheibe bzw. der Halbkugel
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung, unnummeriert.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 06.03.1967, als Blatt eröffnet dank auswärtiger Beobachtungen, ausgewertet in Zürich
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung bzw. Auswertung aufgrund auswärtiger Beobachtungen zu Einzelflecken und zu Sonnenfleckengruppen direkt auf dem Vordruck, erstellt durch Mitarbeitende der Eidgenössischen Sternwarte Zürich
Sonnenfleckenzeichnung, unnummeriert.
Zeichnung von Flecken und Fackelflächen zur Ermittlung der Sonnenaktivität am 08.04.1967, erstellt von Sabahat Bengi an der Universitätssternwarte Istanbul
Creators: name: [s.n.]
Publisher: name: [s.n.]
Year: 1967

description: Bleistiftzeichnung mit Tinte und Bleistift, erstellt als Zeichnung nach eigener Vorlage am Istanbul Universitesi Observatuari, Beyazit (Istanbul). Instrument: Zeiss Refraktor Teleskop (Öffnung 130 mm, f = 2000 mm, projiziertes Sonnenbild D = 25 cm)
Tectonic controls on alluvial architecture in the upper Cretaceous John Henry Member, Straight Cliffs Formation, Southern Utah
Creators: name: Pettinga, Luke Andrew
Publisher: name: University of Utah
Year: 2013
Subjects: Alluvial Architecture
John Henry Member
Kaiparowits Plateau
Straight Cliffs Formation
Upper Cretaceous
Utah

description: A detailed understanding of spatial and temporal changes in alluvial architecture is essential in deciphering the mechanisms controlling stratigraphic trends, and their relative influence throughout a sedimentary basin. In this study, nonmarine exposures of the John Henry Member (Upper Cretaceous Straight Cliffs Formation) are characterized by measured stratigraphic sections, paleocurrent measurements, lateral facies mapping, and channel belt dimension measurements along a three km wide by ~200 m tall outcrop in Bull Canyon of the southwest Kaiparowits Plateau, Utah. Seven depositional units (DU) are interpreted, which define intervals with distinct alluvial architecture. The DUs are grouped into three stratigraphic intervals, each of which represents a large-scale trend in alluvial architecture. The lower stratigraphic interval includes a trend of upward decreasing grain size and channel belt width, thickness, and amalgamation, with isolated tidal influence. The middle stratigraphic interval is composed of consistently thick floodplain and coal mire deposits with laterally restricted channel belts. The upper stratigraphic interval includes vertical trends of increasing grain size, channel belt widths and amalgamation. These data are combined with previously published sections to produce a ~60 km long, dip-oriented correlation of the stratigraphic intervals, which is used to investigate variability within the depositional system. Paleomorphodynamic parameters are calculated from measurements made in fluvial strata at Bull Canyon and Rock House Cove, located ~20 km to the west (paleo-landward). The regional stratigraphy and paleomorphodynamic parameters indicate that the impact of tectonic activity is the primary driver of preserved alluvial architecture. Although some effect of sea level change, climate, and fluvial autogenic processes may be identifiable, they exert lower order control on the preserved system. In the proposed depositional model, changes in alluvial architecture represent the dynamic responses of fluvial fan systems (or distributive fluvial systems) to changes in accommodation and sediment supply resulting from episodic tectonic activity. This study contributes to the evolving paradigm that is transiting from an emphasis on downstream controls on fluvial systems (i.e., accommodation due to relative sea level changes) to more accurately account for hinterland controls (i.e., the interaction of accommodation and sediment supply due factors such as tectonic activity). These concepts are more broadly applicable to the understanding of depositional cyclicity in terrestrial (fluvial) deposits and are particularly relevant to foreland basin systems, which are common in the Cretaceous strata of western North America. iv
Anomiopus puncticollis
Creators: name: Hielkema, Auke J.
name: Hielkema, Meindert A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Anomiopus
Anomiopus puncticollis

description: § Anomiopus puncticollis (Harold, 1862)
Onthocharis puncticollis Harold 1862: 400 (Brazil)
Distribution. Brazil: Harold 1862: 400 (Onthocharis puncticollis); Gillet 1911b: 51 (Onthocharis puncticollis); Blackwelder 1944: 204 (Onthocharis puncticollis); Vaz-de-Mello 2000: 190; Canhedo 2006: 473. Venezuela (EO): Canhedo 2006: 473 (EO).
description: Published as part of Hielkema, Auke J. & Hielkema, Meindert A., 2019, An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Guianas, pp. 1-306 in Insecta Mundi 732 (732) on page 60, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3678492
3D Printable RFID Embedded Damage Sensors For Structural Health Monitoring
Creators: name: Pekgor, Metin
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This research presents ground-breaking advancements in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) through innovative RFID integration. Novel 3D-printable RFID-embedded filaments promise scalable, resilient sensors, streamlining SHM. Advanced techniques, using the MUSIC algorithm, machine learning, and enhanced RFID sensitivity via photoluminescence materials, revolutionize damage detection and localization with the 3D printing encapsulation of the passive RFID sensors. By these sensors, unique non-destructive testing of fiber-reinforced polymers, facilitated by deep learning, promises accurate, cost-effective manufacturing defect detection. Together, these innovations mark transformative strides in structure safety, smart city applications, and manufacturing efficiency.
New cadinene-sesquiterpene from Chromolaena laevigata (lam.) R. M. King & H. Rob (Asteraceae) aerial parts and biological activities
Creators: name: de Oliveira, Josiane A. Monteiro
name: Bernardi, Darlon Irineu
name: Balbinot, Rodolfo Bento
name: Cabral, Márcia Regina Pereira
name: Zanqueta, Érica Benassi
name: Endo, Eliana H.
name: Filho, Benedito Prado Dias
name: Nakamura, Tania Ueda
name: Figueiredo, Mariana Cecchetto
name: Ruiz, Ana Lucia Tasca Gois
name: Foglio, Mary Ann
name: Carmo, Marta Regina Barrotto do
name: Sarragiotto, Maria Helena
name: Baldoqui, Debora Cristina
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Phytochemical investigation of Chromolaena laevigata led to the isolation of a new cadinene-sesquiterpene, chromolaevigone glucoside (1), along with nine known compounds: daucosterol (2), stigmasterol glycoside (3), stigmasterol (4), β-sitosterol (5), pilloin (6), gonzalitosin I (7), quercetin-3-O-α-rhamnopyranoside (8), 7,7-dihydroxy-calamen-12-oic acid lactone (9) and trachelanthic acid (10). Others 11 known compounds were identified by UHPLC-HRMS/MS. These compounds are being described for the first time in this species, with the exception of cadinene 9. Furthermore, due to the limitation of pharmacological studies, antiproliferative, antiviral, and antimicrobial activities of C. laevigata were evaluated. The best results in the cytotoxicity, antimicrobial and antiproliferative tests, presenting GI50 values on ovarian tumour cells (OVCAR-03) of 1.9 μg mL−1 and kidney (786-0) of 2.5 μg mL−1 were observed for the hexanic fraction.