cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Three-Dimensional Adult Male Head and Skull Contours
Creators: name: Lee, Calvin
name: Loyd, Andre M.
name: Nightingale, Roger
name: Myers, Barry S.
name: Damon, Andrew
name: Bass, Cameron R.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Objective: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health issue, affecting millions of people annually. Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) and finite element models (FEMs) provide a means of understanding factors leading to TBI, potentially reducing the occurrence. Thus, there is a need to ensure that these tools accurately model humans. For example, the Hybrid III was not based on 3-dimensional human head shape data. The objective of this study is to produce average head and skull contours for an average U.S. male that can be used for ATDs and FEMs. Methods: Computed tomography (CT) scans of adult male heads were obtained from a database provided by the University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics. An orthographic viewer was used to extract head and skull contours from the CT scans. Landmarks were measured graphically using HyperMesh (Altair, HyperWorks). To determine the head occipital condyle (OC) centroid, surface meshes of the OCs were made and the centroid of the surfaces was calculated. The Hybrid III contour was obtained using a MicroScribe Digitizer (Solution Technologies, Inc., Oella, MD). Comparisons of the average male and ATD contours were performed using 2 methods: (1) the midsagittal and midcoronal ATD contours relative to the OC centroid were compared to the corresponding 1 SD range of the average male contours; (2) the ATD sagittal contour was translated relative to the average male sagittal contour to minimize the area between the 2 contours. Results: Average male head and skull contours were created. Landmark measurements were made for the dorsum sellae, nasion skin, nasion bone, infraorbital foramen, and external auditory meatus, all relative to the OC centroid. The Hybrid III midsagittal contour was outside the 1 SD range for 15.2 percent of the average male head contour but only by a maximum distance of 1.5 mm, whereas the Hybrid III midcoronal head contour was outside the 1 SD range for 12.2 percent of the average male head contour by a maximum distance of 2 mm. Minimization of the area between the midsagittal contours resulted in only 2.3 mm of translation, corroborating the good correlation between the contours established by initial comparison. Conclusions: Three-dimensional average male head and skull contours were created and measurements of landmark locations were made. It was found that the 50th percentile male Hybrid III corresponds well to the average male head contour and validated its 3D shape. Average adult head and skull contours and landmark data are available for public research use at http://biomechanics.pratt.duke.edu/data.
The employee as a key stakeholder: a contested position
Creators: name: Young, Suzanne
name: Thyil, Vijaya
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Corporate governance has had an increasing focus over the last decade as corporate collapses and fraudulent activity have occurred. Legislation has been tightened but even so, governance has failed. This paper argues that employees are key stakeholders in the corporate governance system of an organization and play a crucial role in organizational success, and as such the paper investigates the position of employees as a component of corporate governance. This research finds that despite all the rhetoric around employees being stakeholders, employees in Anglo systems continue to be viewed as ‘outsiders’ with governance primarily focused on shareholder concerns. Employees are primarily seen as constituents of legal and regulatory frameworks and employee codes of conduct. Australian corporate governance reforms in areas of disclosure and legal and regulatory enhancements over the last decade have not resulted in any significant advance in the recognition of employees’ interests in governance and perceptions of governance. In the public domain the rhetoric has often moved from shareholders to stakeholders, however there is lack of clear enunciation of employees in this stakeholder terminology. And for those organizations that are attempting to include employees in consultation, and as stakeholders, they need to do so consistently and across all organizational dimensions including governance, so that employees and other external parties are not confused as to the legitimacy and role of employees.
title: Bouncers beyond Borders: On the (il)legality of EU funding for the Libyan coast guard
Creators: name: Dann, Philipp
name: Riegner, Michael
name: Zagst, Lena
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 341

description: Völkerrechtsblog
Di-, tri-, and tetranuclear cobalt, copper, and manganese complexes bridged by μ-hydroxyl groups of tetradentate Schiff base ligands: structures, magnetic properties, and antitumor activities
Creators: name: Li, Huan-Huan
name: Niu, Mei-Ju
name: Sun, Da-Wei
name: Cao, Zhi-Qiang
name: Su-Na Wang
name: Dou, Jian-Min
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: [Co2(HL1)2(H2O)2](NO3) (1), [Cu2(H2L1)(HL1) (CH3COO)]·H2O (2), [Cu4(HL1)4(C2H5OH)]·C2H5OH·H2O (3), and [Mn3(HL2)2(CH3OH)2(CH3COO)4]·2(CH3OH)·H2O (4) {H3L1 = 2-ethyl-2-(2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)propane-1,3-diol, H3L2 = 2-ethyl-2-[(2-hydroxynaphthalene-1-yl)methyleneamino]propane-1,3-diol} have been synthesized and characterized by IR spectra, elemental analyses, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, TGA, XRD, and magnetic measurements. Compound 1 possesses mixed-valence dinuclear {Co2(μ2-O)2} with Co(II) and Co(III) ions linked through μ2-hydroxyl of Schiff base ligands. Compound 2 displays a binuclear structure with {Cu2(μ2-O)(η2-COO)} containing one μ2-hydroxyl and a single syn–syn acetate bridge. Compound 3 is tetranuclear with a cube-shaped {Cu4(μ3-O)4} core constructed by four Cu(II) centers and four μ3-hydroxyls of Schiff base ligands. Compound 4 displays a linear trinuclear {Mn3(μ2-O)2(η2-COO)2} structure in which the terminal Mn(III) and the central Mn(II) ions are linked by a μ2-hydroxyl of Schiff base and two syn–syn acetate bridges. The results show that terminal hydroxyl groups of Schiff base ligands play an important role in assembling polynuclear compounds. Magnetic properties and antitumor activities of these compounds were investigated. The antitumor activities reveal that 1 and 2 are more effective antitumor agents for K-562 and HL-60, respectively.
Di-, tri-, and tetranuclear cobalt, copper, and manganese complexes bridged by μ-hydroxyl groups of tetradentate Schiff base ligands: structures, magnetic properties, and antitumor activities
Creators: name: Li, Huan-Huan
name: Niu, Mei-Ju
name: Sun, Da-Wei
name: Cao, Zhi-Qiang
name: Su-Na Wang
name: Dou, Jian-Min
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: [Co2(HL1)2(H2O)2](NO3) (1), [Cu2(H2L1)(HL1) (CH3COO)]·H2O (2), [Cu4(HL1)4(C2H5OH)]·C2H5OH·H2O (3), and [Mn3(HL2)2(CH3OH)2(CH3COO)4]·2(CH3OH)·H2O (4) {H3L1 = 2-ethyl-2-(2-hydroxybenzylideneamino)propane-1,3-diol, H3L2 = 2-ethyl-2-[(2-hydroxynaphthalene-1-yl)methyleneamino]propane-1,3-diol} have been synthesized and characterized by IR spectra, elemental analyses, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, TGA, XRD, and magnetic measurements. Compound 1 possesses mixed-valence dinuclear {Co2(μ2-O)2} with Co(II) and Co(III) ions linked through μ2-hydroxyl of Schiff base ligands. Compound 2 displays a binuclear structure with {Cu2(μ2-O)(η2-COO)} containing one μ2-hydroxyl and a single syn–syn acetate bridge. Compound 3 is tetranuclear with a cube-shaped {Cu4(μ3-O)4} core constructed by four Cu(II) centers and four μ3-hydroxyls of Schiff base ligands. Compound 4 displays a linear trinuclear {Mn3(μ2-O)2(η2-COO)2} structure in which the terminal Mn(III) and the central Mn(II) ions are linked by a μ2-hydroxyl of Schiff base and two syn–syn acetate bridges. The results show that terminal hydroxyl groups of Schiff base ligands play an important role in assembling polynuclear compounds. Magnetic properties and antitumor activities of these compounds were investigated. The antitumor activities reveal that 1 and 2 are more effective antitumor agents for K-562 and HL-60, respectively.
Lower Leg Injury in Relation to Vehicle Front End
Creators: name: Zanetti, Elisabetta M.
name: Franceschini, Giordano
name: Audenino, Alberto L.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Objective: To set up a prescreening tool for vehicle front-end design, allowing numerically forecasting of the results of EC directive tests, with reference to pedestrian lower leg impact. Methods: A numerical legform model has been developed and certified according to EC directive. The frontal end of the vehicle has been simulated through a lumped-parameters model, having considered the predesign stage when the target overall behavior is being established. The stiffness behaviors of the bumper and of the spoiler have been estimated by means of more detailed numerical models. A parametric analysis has been performed to outline the effects of bumper and spoiler stiffness, bumper vertical height, and the longitudinal distance between the spoiler and the bumper. An analytical model has been introduced to predict tibial acceleration, knee shear displacement, and knee lateral bending, given the bumper and spoiler characteristics as input. Results:The parametric analysis has demonstrated that bumper stiffness, bumper profile height, and spoiler stiffness do have an impact on knee lateral bending, knee shear displacement, and peak tibial acceleration. Increasing bumper stiffness can result in higher knee bending, knee shear displacement, and peak tibial acceleration. Increasing bumper profile height produces lower knee bending and shear displacement. Increasing spoiler stiffness can determine higher knee shear displacement and peak tibial acceleration but lower knee bending. Spoiler stiffness and position have a strong correlation: higher bumper stiffness needs to be coupled to a moved forward spoiler position. The mechanical responses of the spoiler and of the bumper can be assumed to be linear: the softening behavior of the expanded polypropylene foam balances the hardening behavior of the fascia (due to contact area increase). The predictive model is well correlated to experimental findings (R2 > 0.74) Conclusions: This simplified computer model can be used as a prescreening design tool to demonstrate general vehicle front-end design trade-offs and provide approximate results without physical testing.
Synthesis, characterization, and computational study of three-coordinate SNS-copper(I) complexes based on bis-thione precursors
Creators: name: Miecznikowski, John R.
name: Lynn, Matthew A.
name: Jasinski, Jerry P.
name: Reinheimer, Eric
name: Bak, Daniel W.
name: Mekhala Pati
name: Butrick, Elizabeth E.
name: Drozdoski, Anne Elise R.
name: Archer, Kerry A.
name: Villa, Christine E.
name: Lemons, Elise G.
name: Powers, Erin
name: Siu, Margaret
name: Camile D. Gomes
name: Morio, Kaitlyn N.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A series of tridentate pincer ligands, each possessing two sulfur and one nitrogen donor (SNS), based on bis-imidazolyl or bis-triazolyl salts were metallated with CuCl2 to give new tridentate SNS pincer copper(I) complexes [(SNS)Cu]+. These orange complexes exhibit a three-coordinate pseudo-trigonal-planar geometry in copper. During the formation of these copper(I) complexes, disproportionation is observed as the copper(II) salt precursor is converted into the Cu(I) [(SNS)Cu]+ cation and the [CuCl4]2– counteranion. The [(SNS)Cu]+ complexes were characterized with single crystal X-ray diffraction, electrospray mass spectrometry, EPR spectroscopy, attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy, UV–Vis spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and elemental analysis. The EPR spectra are consistent with anisotropic Cu(II) signals with four hyperfine splittings in the lower-field region (g||) and g values consistent with the presence of the tetrachlorocuprate. Various electronic transitions are apparent in the UV–Vis spectra of the complexes and originate in the copper-containing cations and anions. Density functional calculations support the nature of the SNS binding, allowing assignment of a number of features present in the UV–Vis and IR spectra and cyclic voltammograms of these complexes.
Synthesis, characterization, and computational study of three-coordinate SNS-copper(I) complexes based on bis-thione precursors
Creators: name: Miecznikowski, John R.
name: Lynn, Matthew A.
name: Jasinski, Jerry P.
name: Reinheimer, Eric
name: Bak, Daniel W.
name: Mekhala Pati
name: Butrick, Elizabeth E.
name: Drozdoski, Anne Elise R.
name: Archer, Kerry A.
name: Villa, Christine E.
name: Lemons, Elise G.
name: Powers, Erin
name: Siu, Margaret
name: Camile D. Gomes
name: Morio, Kaitlyn N.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A series of tridentate pincer ligands, each possessing two sulfur and one nitrogen donor (SNS), based on bis-imidazolyl or bis-triazolyl salts were metallated with CuCl2 to give new tridentate SNS pincer copper(I) complexes [(SNS)Cu]+. These orange complexes exhibit a three-coordinate pseudo-trigonal-planar geometry in copper. During the formation of these copper(I) complexes, disproportionation is observed as the copper(II) salt precursor is converted into the Cu(I) [(SNS)Cu]+ cation and the [CuCl4]2– counteranion. The [(SNS)Cu]+ complexes were characterized with single crystal X-ray diffraction, electrospray mass spectrometry, EPR spectroscopy, attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy, UV–Vis spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and elemental analysis. The EPR spectra are consistent with anisotropic Cu(II) signals with four hyperfine splittings in the lower-field region (g||) and g values consistent with the presence of the tetrachlorocuprate. Various electronic transitions are apparent in the UV–Vis spectra of the complexes and originate in the copper-containing cations and anions. Density functional calculations support the nature of the SNS binding, allowing assignment of a number of features present in the UV–Vis and IR spectra and cyclic voltammograms of these complexes.
Synthesis and crystal structure of a triple-decker CuII3TlI2 complex: first example of a thallium(I) system in the imino-phenolate Schiff base ligand family
Creators: name: Mondal, Suraj
name: Nayak, Malabika
name: Sparkes, Hazel A.
name: Howard, Judith A.K.
name: Sasankasekhar Mohanta
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This report deals with the synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of a heteropentanuclear CuII3TlI2 compound [(CuIIL)3TlI2](NO3)2 (1), where H2L=N,N′-ethylenebis(3-ethoxysalicylaldimine). This compound crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system within space group C2/c. Each of the two symmetry related thallium(I) centers is located between a terminal and a common, central [CuIIL] by forming bonds with four phenoxo and three ethoxy oxygens. The three [CuIIL] moieties are parallel and hence 1 is a triple-decker system. Neighboring triple-decker moieties are interlinked by π⋯π stacking interaction and weak hydrogen bonds to generate 3-D self-assembly in 1. Salient features in the composition and structure of the title compound are discussed; the title compound is the first example of a thallium(I) system in imino-phenolate Schiff base family.
The trip
Creators: name: Hecq, Dominique
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In his study of the development of the international short story from its folktale origins to modern literature, Paul March-Russell depicts it as a type of fragment 'prone to snap and to confound readers' expectations, to delight in its own incompleteness and to resist definition' (March-Russell 2009, viii). 'The trip' highlights the short story form where a narrative is complete within itself with a condensed cast, point(s) of view, plot line(s) and timeframe. Its ending creates room for the reader to expand the moment ... But the story is neither a seed for a novella nor does it beg to become a novel. Inside its simple plot, the reader is hooked by use of action, dialogue and stylistic narrative.
Thiocyanate linkage isomerism in the isobutyl ester form of the ruthenium dye known as N3
Creators: name: Hue, Ryan
name: Mann, Kent R.
name: Gladfelter, Wayne L.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Using a modification of a recently reported convenient synthesis of the isobutyl ester form of the bis(isothiocyanato) ruthenium dye (N3), we report the isolation and spectroscopic characterization of the minor isomer in which one NCS− is N-bound and the other is S-bound. The synthesis involves the reaction of Ru(iBu2dcbpy)2Cl2, where iBu2dcbpy is the diisobutyl ester of 4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine, with a source of thiocyanate. The impact of the isocyanate salt, solvent, and temperature on the yield of the linkage isomers is presented. In addition to the two linkage isomers 1 and 2, the partially substituted chloroisothiocyanato complex 3, Ru(iBu2dcbpy)2Cl(NCS), was also isolated. Selective removal of the chloride using silver triflate provided a path to [Ru(iBu2dcbpy)2(pyridine)(NCS)]OTf, 4, in high yield. The complexes were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR, IR, and electronic absorption spectroscopies and mass spectrometry. At 80 °C in DMSO-d6, the isomerization of 2 to 1 is complete and exhibits first-order kinetics with a rate constant of 0.00014 s−1. Room temperature hydrolysis of the isobutyl ester groups of 2 using [nBu4 N]OH in acetonitrile produced a mixture of the two linkage isomers.
Synthesis and crystal structure of a triple-decker CuII3TlI2 complex: first example of a thallium(I) system in the imino-phenolate Schiff base ligand family
Creators: name: Mondal, Suraj
name: Nayak, Malabika
name: Sparkes, Hazel A.
name: Howard, Judith A.K.
name: Sasankasekhar Mohanta
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: This report deals with the synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of a heteropentanuclear CuII3TlI2 compound [(CuIIL)3TlI2](NO3)2 (1), where H2L=N,N′-ethylenebis(3-ethoxysalicylaldimine). This compound crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system within space group C2/c. Each of the two symmetry related thallium(I) centers is located between a terminal and a common, central [CuIIL] by forming bonds with four phenoxo and three ethoxy oxygens. The three [CuIIL] moieties are parallel and hence 1 is a triple-decker system. Neighboring triple-decker moieties are interlinked by π⋯π stacking interaction and weak hydrogen bonds to generate 3-D self-assembly in 1. Salient features in the composition and structure of the title compound are discussed; the title compound is the first example of a thallium(I) system in imino-phenolate Schiff base family.
title: Corona Constitutional #26: Das BND-Urteil
Creators: name: Steinbeis, Maximilian
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Karlsruhe hat entschieden: Auch im Ausland müssen sich deutsche Behörden an Grundrechte halten, auch ausländische Staatsbürger dürfen nicht uneingeschränkt überwacht werden. Warum die Zivilgesellschaft aufatmen, sich aber auf keinen Fall zurücklehnen darf, bespricht Alexander Melzer im heutigen Podcast mit WOLFGANG KALECK, Generalsekretär des European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR).
description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
title: The Historical Development of the Church of God Publishing House 1908-1935
Creators: name: Trammell, Robert Joe
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 1980

description: It is the purpose of this thesis to discuss the origins of the Church of God Publishing House and its publications, to establish the causes of their creation, to trace their progress and development, and to evaluate their contribution to the Christian cause through the year 1935.

Extensive research was done in the Archives of the Church of God, housed in the International Headquarters of the Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee; Lee College Pentecostal Research Center, Cleveland, Tennessee; Church of God Publishing House Research Library, Cleveland, Tennessee; Archives of the Church of God of Prophecy, Cleveland, Tennessee; Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, Tennessee; Manuscripts Division-Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; Virginia Wesleyan College Library, Norfolk, Virginia; and Old Dominion University Library, Norfolk, Virginia. In addition, information was received from the Archives of the Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, Missouri; Archives of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, Springfield, Missouri; Archives of Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma; and the Asbury Theological Seminary Library, Willmore, Kentucky. The author conducted personal interviews with former employees who worked at the Church of God Publishing House as early as 1916.
Synthesis, characterization, X-ray crystallography, and antimicrobial activities of Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes with a salicylaldehyde-based thiosemicarbazone ligand
Creators: name: Nitis Chandra Saha
name: Pradhan, Rajesh
name: Mousumi Das
name: Khatun, Nasima
name: Debmalya Mitra
name: Amalesh Samanta
name: Slawin, Alexandra M.Z.
name: Atish Dipankar Jana
name: Klanke, Julia
name: Rentschler, Eva
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A new salicylaldehyde-based ‘ONS’ tridentate salicylaldehyde-N(4)-diethylthiosemicarbazone (H2SANEt2) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, mass, IR, and 1H NMR spectral parameters. The coordination mode of the synthesized ligand is reported by solid state isolation and physico-chemical identification of Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes, [Ni(SANEt2)]2 (1) and [Cu(SANEt2)]2 (2). Both complexes are neutral and oxygen-bridged dinuclear species. The ligand is bideprotonated ‘ONS’ tridentate in both complexes. IR spectral data indicate that coordination of each metal of the two complexes occurs through phenolic oxygen, azomethine nitrogen, and thiolato sulfur. X-ray crystallographic data of 1 and 2 (both monoclinic, P21/c) show a MONSO (where M=Ni and Cu) square-planar coordination around each metal. Magnetic studies of 2 show that the two Cu(II) centers are strongly antiferromagnetically coupled via the bridging phenoxo O. All the synthesized compounds were tested for their in vitro antimicrobial activities against pathogenic bacteria. The inhibition power of the complexes was greater than the parent ligand.
Synthesis, characterization, photoluminescent properties and supramolecular aggregations in diimine chelated cadmium dihalides
Creators: name: Tushar S. Basu Baul
name: Sajal Kundu
name: Seik Weng Ng
name: Guchhait, Nikhil
name: Tiekink, Edward R.T.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A series of 12 new cadmium compounds, [Cd(X2)(L)] (4, 10), [Cd(X2)(L)(DMSO)] (9), [Cd(X2)(L)]2 (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 11, and 12), and [Cd(Cl2)2(L)]n (6) where X = chloride, bromide, and iodide, and diimine L = (E)-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethylidene)arylamine, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses. The spectroscopic properties were investigated by IR, UV–Vis, fluorescence, and 1H NMR studies. The solid-state structures of the 12 reaction products were studied by X-ray crystallography. A majority of the structures are binuclear with five-coordinate cadmium centers: dimerization occurs through μ2-bridging of the respective halides; the second halide is bound terminally. In the case of X = Br and I, dimerization is circumvented when L carries an additional donor capable of coordinating cadmium (4, 10) or when the additional donor is provided by coordinating solvent (9). A similar situation pertains in the CdCl2 analog (7). In the case where L strongly coordinates with cadmium, i.e. (6), an edge-shared polymeric chain and octahedrally coordinated cadmium are found as a result of μ2-bridging of both chloro ligands. An interesting feature of the crystal packing is the observation of rare C–Hπ interactions where the π-system is a chelate ring or a Cd2Br2 unit.
Computer-aided diagnosis for cardiac wall motion abnormality detection via statistical shape analysis
Creators: name: Then, Julius
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Introduction: among various types of Cardiovascular Disease, coronary heart disease remains as the most common type, and contributed the most of death caused by car- diovascular diseases. One method to diagnose coronary heart disease is by detecting regional wall motion abnormality via visual wall motion scoring. Though the technique is commonly used, it has a major limitation where the scores given by one cardiologist are often different from other cardiologists (inter-observer variability) and/or different scores reported by one cardiologist when having observations more than once on the same patient (intra-observer variability). Therefore, an automated tool is required for more objective analysis of the heart function in order to reduce the observer variability. Objective: the main objective of this research is to reduce the intra- and inter-observer variability and, at the same time, increase the accuracy of regional wall motion abnor- mality detection by having a computer-aided diagnosis system that provide objective analysis. Method: the automated system was trained using 41 cases of normal heart con- traction. The training shapes were decomposed using principal component analysis at myocardial segment level for local feature extraction. By applying Moore-Penrose pseudoinverse, the resulting eigenvectors from the shape decomposition can be used to calculate coe cient values for each myocardial segment. Classification was then per- formed by exploiting the distribution of the coe cient values: a shape is categorised as normal if the coe cient values is within the distribution of the coe cient values of the training shapes, and vice versa. Result: for comparison and evaluation purpose, the ICA method from previous work was also implemented. The implementation of proposed method and the ICA-based method were done in Matlab. Both methods were tested using the same testing set of 18 patients' data and the accuracy was measured by employing the receiver operating characteristics (ROC). The results of the experiment shown that the proposed method generated a better diagnostic accuracy compare to the ICA-based method. Conclusion: this work has shown that the proposed method is able to overcome the common problem of the previously proposed ICA method, and thus produced higher agreement with the visual scoring. Moreover, the coe cient values resulting from the proposed method are more reliable since they represent single segment instead of many segments. Therefore, the diferentiation of the degree of severity of the wall motion abnormalities is expected to be achieved by the use of these coe cient values as a feature to a classifier.
On construction of lead coordination polymers derived from N′-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)nicotinohydrazide via covalent and non-covalent interactions
Creators: name: Trzesowska-Kruszynska, Agata
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Lead(II) and lead(IV) coordination polymers with N′-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)nicotinohydrazide have been synthesized from lead(II) salts, and subsequently characterized by solid-state UV‒Vis‒IR spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The compounds crystallize in the same space group but differ in the oxidation state of lead, composition, conformation of the organic ligand, its charge, and tautomeric form. The coordination network is propagated by the hydrazone anion in the lead(II) metal-organic framework catena-[(μ2-N-((2-oxidophenyl)methylidene)pyridine-3-carbohydrazonoato-N:N′,O,O′)-lead(II) (1) and by nitrate in a one-dimensional lead(IV) coordination polymer catena-(μ2-nitrato-O,O)-(nitrato-O,O′)-(salicylaldehydeisonicotinoylhydrazonato-N,N′,O)-lead(IV) nitrate (2). The formation of metal-organic framework of 1 is affected by Pb···π interactions.
Thiocyanate linkage isomerism in the isobutyl ester form of the ruthenium dye known as N3
Creators: name: Hue, Ryan
name: Mann, Kent R.
name: Gladfelter, Wayne L.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Using a modification of a recently reported convenient synthesis of the isobutyl ester form of the bis(isothiocyanato) ruthenium dye (N3), we report the isolation and spectroscopic characterization of the minor isomer in which one NCS− is N-bound and the other is S-bound. The synthesis involves the reaction of Ru(iBu2dcbpy)2Cl2, where iBu2dcbpy is the diisobutyl ester of 4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine, with a source of thiocyanate. The impact of the isocyanate salt, solvent, and temperature on the yield of the linkage isomers is presented. In addition to the two linkage isomers 1 and 2, the partially substituted chloroisothiocyanato complex 3, Ru(iBu2dcbpy)2Cl(NCS), was also isolated. Selective removal of the chloride using silver triflate provided a path to [Ru(iBu2dcbpy)2(pyridine)(NCS)]OTf, 4, in high yield. The complexes were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR, IR, and electronic absorption spectroscopies and mass spectrometry. At 80 °C in DMSO-d6, the isomerization of 2 to 1 is complete and exhibits first-order kinetics with a rate constant of 0.00014 s−1. Room temperature hydrolysis of the isobutyl ester groups of 2 using [nBu4 N]OH in acetonitrile produced a mixture of the two linkage isomers.
Latin America Fracture Management Market to Witness Robust Growth in Coming Years
Creators: name: Kumar, Pramod
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 140208 Health Economics
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: 111702 Aged Health Care
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Health Care

description: This growing prevalence of osteoporosis and rising incidence of fractures are leading to the increasing need for fracture management in the region. According to a research conducted by P&S Intelligence, the LATAM fracture management market is projected to generate a revenue of $1,002.9 million by 2030, rising from $592.0 million in 2019, progressing at a 5.1% CAGR during the forecast period (2020–2030). The major function of fracture management is to decrease the open or closed fracture in a way that will result in the restoration of normal anatomy.
Synthesis, characterization, X-ray crystallography, and antimicrobial activities of Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes with a salicylaldehyde-based thiosemicarbazone ligand
Creators: name: Nitis Chandra Saha
name: Pradhan, Rajesh
name: Mousumi Das
name: Khatun, Nasima
name: Debmalya Mitra
name: Amalesh Samanta
name: Slawin, Alexandra M.Z.
name: Atish Dipankar Jana
name: Klanke, Julia
name: Rentschler, Eva
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A new salicylaldehyde-based ‘ONS’ tridentate salicylaldehyde-N(4)-diethylthiosemicarbazone (H2SANEt2) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, mass, IR, and 1H NMR spectral parameters. The coordination mode of the synthesized ligand is reported by solid state isolation and physico-chemical identification of Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes, [Ni(SANEt2)]2 (1) and [Cu(SANEt2)]2 (2). Both complexes are neutral and oxygen-bridged dinuclear species. The ligand is bideprotonated ‘ONS’ tridentate in both complexes. IR spectral data indicate that coordination of each metal of the two complexes occurs through phenolic oxygen, azomethine nitrogen, and thiolato sulfur. X-ray crystallographic data of 1 and 2 (both monoclinic, P21/c) show a MONSO (where M=Ni and Cu) square-planar coordination around each metal. Magnetic studies of 2 show that the two Cu(II) centers are strongly antiferromagnetically coupled via the bridging phenoxo O. All the synthesized compounds were tested for their in vitro antimicrobial activities against pathogenic bacteria. The inhibition power of the complexes was greater than the parent ligand.
A survey on isothermal and isentropic Baer-Nunziato-type models
Creators: name: Hantke, Maren
name: Müller, Siegfried
name: Sikstel, Aleksey
name: Thein, Ferdinand
Publisher: name: RWTH Aachen University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Baer-Nunziato model
isentropic flow
isothermal flow
multiphase flow

description: 44 Seiten (2024). doi:10.48550/arXiv.2407.06919
Up close from afar
Creators: name: Hecq, Dominique
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: I wrote 'Up close from afar' after the death of my sister Flora. The emotion is raw, honest - I connect with it personally. It is partly autobiographical - the story of an African migrant in Australia, a tale of hybridity, being between worlds. It is a writing of the self, and it started with a skeleton: a narrative about grief. The rest was experimental. When first person narrative became too close, research helped remove the story away from me. The writing became generative. The written became visible, more deliberate than speaking. It allowed me room to contemplate. Later, I understood how protagonist Sienna mirrored facets of me. Where at first the writing investigated, sought words to voice the ineffable, gradually it unbundled self-revelations: inward rage - how dare she die? Identity: the self and the unself - who am I? My relationship with Sienna was symbiotic. I needed her as much as she needed me. As I developed her character, transferred to her my direct experiences, she responded. Without answering all my questions, Sienna filtered meaning.
Synthesis, characterization, photoluminescent properties and supramolecular aggregations in diimine chelated cadmium dihalides
Creators: name: Tushar S. Basu Baul
name: Sajal Kundu
name: Seik Weng Ng
name: Guchhait, Nikhil
name: Tiekink, Edward R.T.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A series of 12 new cadmium compounds, [Cd(X2)(L)] (4, 10), [Cd(X2)(L)(DMSO)] (9), [Cd(X2)(L)]2 (1–3, 5, 7, 8, 11, and 12), and [Cd(Cl2)2(L)]n (6) where X = chloride, bromide, and iodide, and diimine L = (E)-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethylidene)arylamine, were synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses. The spectroscopic properties were investigated by IR, UV–Vis, fluorescence, and 1H NMR studies. The solid-state structures of the 12 reaction products were studied by X-ray crystallography. A majority of the structures are binuclear with five-coordinate cadmium centers: dimerization occurs through μ2-bridging of the respective halides; the second halide is bound terminally. In the case of X = Br and I, dimerization is circumvented when L carries an additional donor capable of coordinating cadmium (4, 10) or when the additional donor is provided by coordinating solvent (9). A similar situation pertains in the CdCl2 analog (7). In the case where L strongly coordinates with cadmium, i.e. (6), an edge-shared polymeric chain and octahedrally coordinated cadmium are found as a result of μ2-bridging of both chloro ligands. An interesting feature of the crystal packing is the observation of rare C–Hπ interactions where the π-system is a chelate ring or a Cd2Br2 unit.
On construction of lead coordination polymers derived from N′-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)nicotinohydrazide via covalent and non-covalent interactions
Creators: name: Trzesowska-Kruszynska, Agata
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Lead(II) and lead(IV) coordination polymers with N′-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)nicotinohydrazide have been synthesized from lead(II) salts, and subsequently characterized by solid-state UV‒Vis‒IR spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The compounds crystallize in the same space group but differ in the oxidation state of lead, composition, conformation of the organic ligand, its charge, and tautomeric form. The coordination network is propagated by the hydrazone anion in the lead(II) metal-organic framework catena-[(μ2-N-((2-oxidophenyl)methylidene)pyridine-3-carbohydrazonoato-N:N′,O,O′)-lead(II) (1) and by nitrate in a one-dimensional lead(IV) coordination polymer catena-(μ2-nitrato-O,O)-(nitrato-O,O′)-(salicylaldehydeisonicotinoylhydrazonato-N,N′,O)-lead(IV) nitrate (2). The formation of metal-organic framework of 1 is affected by Pb···π interactions.
Valuation of a language and benchmarking of a culture
Creators: name: Dhir, Krishna S.
name: Savage, Theresa
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: With increased globalization of business and economy, organizations fmd themselves having to choose from among alternatives, that working language which offers the most effective economic means of knowledge creation and management within the context of the strategic environment in which they exist and operate. Also, with the emergence of the knowledge economy, organizations are increasingly paying close attention to the culture that describes their knowledge creation processes. The colloquium proposed here will be delivered in two parts. The first part will describe how an organization may assess the economic value of alternative languages available to it to choose from. The second patt will describe an approach to benchmarking of organizational culture against other cultures that prevail in the knowledge economy.
X-ray crystal structure of a Cu(II) complex with the antiparasitic drug tinidazole, interaction with calf thymus DNA and evidence for antibacterial activity
Creators: name: Mukhopadhyay, Kasturi
name: Santra, Ramesh Chandra
name: Kushal Sengupta
name: Rajdip Dey
name: Tahsina Shireen
name: Piyal Das
name: Partha Sarathi Guin
name: Saurabh Das
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Interaction of metal ions with biologically active molecules like 5-nitroimidazoles modulates their electronic environment and therefore influences their biological function. In the present work, an antiparasitic drug tinidazole (tnz) was selected and a Cu(II) complex of tnz [Cu2(OAc)4(tnz)2] was prepared. A dinuclear paddle-wheel [Cu2(OAc)4(tnz)2] was obtained by single-crystal XRD and further characterized by spectroscopic techniques and cyclic voltammetry. To understand the biological implications of complex formation, interaction of tnz and its complex was studied with calf thymus DNA, bacterial and fungal cell lines. Results of calf thymus DNA interaction using cyclic voltammetry indicate the overall binding constant (K*) of Cu2(OAc)4(tnz)2 [(59 ± 6) × 104 M−1] is ~17 times greater than that of tnz [(3.3 ± 0.4) × 104 M−1]. Minimum inhibitory concentration values suggest that [Cu2(OAc)4(tnz)2] possesses better antibacterial activity than tnz on both bacterial strains, while the activity on a fungal strain was comparable.
Generalized inclusion dependencies in XML
Creators: name: Vincent, Millist W.
name: Schrefl, Michael
name: Liu, Jixue
name: Liu, Chengfei
name: Dogen, Solen
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Integrity constraints play a fundamental role in defining semantics in both conventional databases and in XML documents. In this paper we generalize previous approaches to defining inclusion dependencies in XML. Previous approaches have considered only the case where the paths on the l.h.s. are child attributes of the same node and the paths on the r.h.s. of the dependency are child attributes of the same node, whereas we do not apply this restriction. We then give an axiom system for XINDs and prove that the system is sound and complete. As a corollary, we also show that the implication problem for XINDs is decidable. Finally we consider the relationship between inclusion dependencies in relational databases (INDs) and XINDs in XML documents and we show that for a very general class of mappings from a relational database to a set of XML documents, and IND is satisfied in a relational database if and only if the corresponding XIND is satisfied in the XML documents.
title: Corona Constitutional #27: Justiz-Iron Man in Polen
Creators: name: Steinbeis, Maximilian
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Seit Wochen streiten die Richterinnen und Richter des polnischen Obersten Gerichtshofs darüber, wer für den vakanten Präsidentenposten kandidieren soll. Am Freitag könnte die Entscheidung endlich fallen. Was genau dort vor sich geht, und was auf dem Spiel steht, erklärt ANNA WÓJCIK vom Osiatyński Archiv im Gespräch mit Max Steinbeis.
description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
X-ray crystal structure of a Cu(II) complex with the antiparasitic drug tinidazole, interaction with calf thymus DNA and evidence for antibacterial activity
Creators: name: Mukhopadhyay, Kasturi
name: Santra, Ramesh Chandra
name: Kushal Sengupta
name: Rajdip Dey
name: Tahsina Shireen
name: Piyal Das
name: Partha Sarathi Guin
name: Saurabh Das
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Interaction of metal ions with biologically active molecules like 5-nitroimidazoles modulates their electronic environment and therefore influences their biological function. In the present work, an antiparasitic drug tinidazole (tnz) was selected and a Cu(II) complex of tnz [Cu2(OAc)4(tnz)2] was prepared. A dinuclear paddle-wheel [Cu2(OAc)4(tnz)2] was obtained by single-crystal XRD and further characterized by spectroscopic techniques and cyclic voltammetry. To understand the biological implications of complex formation, interaction of tnz and its complex was studied with calf thymus DNA, bacterial and fungal cell lines. Results of calf thymus DNA interaction using cyclic voltammetry indicate the overall binding constant (K*) of Cu2(OAc)4(tnz)2 [(59 ± 6) × 104 M−1] is ~17 times greater than that of tnz [(3.3 ± 0.4) × 104 M−1]. Minimum inhibitory concentration values suggest that [Cu2(OAc)4(tnz)2] possesses better antibacterial activity than tnz on both bacterial strains, while the activity on a fungal strain was comparable.
MPEC 2024-P45 : 2024 OB3
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 OB3

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Context Based Cloud Service Architecture: From Carrier Perspective
Creators: name: Aschalew, Gashaw
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2018

description: Cloud computing is one of the most discussed topics in recent years among distributed systems. Many Information System (IS) professionals now consider cloud technology as the best solution to improve the growth of business in every sector. Today, there are a plethora of cloud service architectures that are generated by prior studies. However, there is no de facto architecture that can satisfy context-based client requirements. The provider dependent architectures are designed in a way to suit the services and products of the respective cloud providers. While others are targeted for specific cloud service model and cloud deployment model. These days, many organizations show interest to adopt cloud environment that is apt to their local settings. To this end, organizations require cloud service architecture tailored to their current context. On the other hand, carriers which adopt new technologies mostly with the recommendation of providers are challenged to satisfy client requirements. The study proposed a conceptual carrier-based cloud service architecture taking into consideration client's requirements and the capability of the carrier. The architecture was designed with three major components, namely Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Cloud Service Broker (CSB) and telecom capability services. The architecture has also incorporated the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) architecture for dynamically configurable virtualised services. A deployment environment is also constructed for the proposed architecture using the analysis result of the collected data from clients and carrier cloud provider. Industry best practice and standards have also been considered while generating the deployment environment. Finally, an evaluation of the proposed architecture has been conducted using experts review and it achieves a high degree of agreement among the participants.
The electron foreshock at high-Mach-number nonrelativistic oblique shocks
Creators: name: Bohdan, Artem
name: Weidl, Martin
name: Morris, Paul
name: Pohl, Martin
Publisher: name: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
Year: 2022

description: In the Universe matter outside of stars and compact objects is mostly composed of collisionless plasma. The interaction of a supersonic plasma flow with an obstacle results in collisionless shocks that are often associated with intense nonthermal radiation and the production of cosmic ray particles. Motivated by simulations of non-relativistic high-Mach-number shocks in supernova remnants, we investigate the instabilities excited by relativistic electron beams in the extended foreshock of oblique shocks. The phase-space distributions in the inner and outer foreshock regions are derived with a Particle-in-Cell simulation of the shock and used as initial conditions for simulations with periodic boundary conditions to study their relaxation towards equilibrium. We find that the observed electron-beam instabilities agree very well with the predictions of a linear dispersion analysis: the electrostatic electron-acoustic instability dominates in the outer region of the foreshock, while the denser electron beams in the inner foreshock drive the gyroresonant oblique-whistler instability.
Reaction of sterically congested NHC–Zn(CH2CH3)2 with substituted phenols leading to zincate complexes
Creators: name: Kishor Naktode
name: Anga, Srinivas
name: Kottalanka, Ravi K.
name: Nayek, Hari Pada
name: Panda, Tarun K.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: We report the reaction of a sterically congested NHC–Zn(CH2CH3)2 Lewis adduct (1) prepared through reaction of an equimolar ratio of 1,3-di-tert-butylimidazol-2-ylidene and diethyl zinc, with various substituted phenols (4-tert-butyl-phenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methyl phenol, and 1-bromo-4,6-di-tert-butyl phenol). The NHC–Zn dative bond was cleaved in each of the reactions with the substituted phenols to afford the corresponding ionic complexes of imidazolium cation and aryloxo-zincate, [{(4-CMe3C6H4O)2Zn(μ-OC6H4-4-CMe3)}2{(1,3-(CMe3)2-ImCH}2] (2), [{(2,6-(CMe3)2-4-Me-C6H3O)2}Zn{(1,3-(CMe3)2-ImCH}] (3), and [{(1-Br-3,5-(CMe3)2C6H2O)2}2-Zn{(1,3-(CMe3)2-ImCH}] (4), where 1,3-(CMe3)2-ImCH) is imidazolium carbocation. The molecular structures of 1–4 were established by X-ray diffraction analyses and from the solid-state structures of 2–4, it was confirmed that, in all the compounds, zinc ions are coordinated through substituted phenolate groups.