cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
How much ethanol fuel can be produced from sugarcane in Hawaii
Creators: name: Kwong, John
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Environmental Science

description: This study evaluates how much sugar ethanol Hawaii can produce. Fossil
fuel reserves will diminish with time, and alternative energy may not be effective
in totally replacing combustible engines for all application. Factors important to
sugar ethanol production and distribution are examined and evaluated.
title: Η κοινωνική κατοικία στο Ηράκλειο. Το διαχρονικό έργο του ΟΕΚ στο πολεοδομικό συγκρότημα του Ηρακλείου.

title: Social Housing in Heraklion. The historical work of the Organization of Working Housing (OWH) in the Urban Complex of Heraklion.
Creators: name: Τσαμου Βασιλικη
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2024

description: Ο Οργανισμός Εργατικής Κατοικίας (ΟΕΚ) υπήρξε βασικός φορέας εφαρμογής κοινωνικής πολιτικής στον τομέα στέγασης των εργαζομένων στην Ελλάδα μεταπολεμικά. Οι λύσεις που πρότεινε στα ζητήματα μαζικής στέγασης, ακολούθησαν τις σύγχρονες τάσεις της πολεοδομίας και παρήγαγαν αστικά τοπία που τα διέκριναν από τα αναπτυσσόμενα αστικά κέντρα. Στην παρούσα έρευνα μελετώνται τα οικιστικά προγράμματα που υλοποίησε ο ΟΕΚ στο Πολεοδομικό Συγκρότημα του Ηρακλείου τα οποία καλύπτουν ένα διάστημα 50 ετών. Αρχικά παρουσιάζεται η εξέλιξη των οικιστικών συγκροτημάτων ως προς τα πολεοδομικά και αρχιτεκτονικά τους χαρακτηριστικά. Η μελέτη εστιάζει στην συγκριτική ανάλυση των συνοικισμών, μέσα από τους οποίους αποτυπώνονται οι διαφορετικές πολιτικές του ΟΕΚ. Στην συνέχεια καταγράφονται οι μεταβολές που προέκυψαν από την κατοίκηση των συγκροτημάτων και η απόκλισή τους από τον αρχικό σχεδιασμό. Η έρευνα ασχολείται με την σχέση που ανέπτυξαν τα οικιστικά συγκροτήματα με τον αστικό ιστό, τις διαφορετικές ποιότητες χώρων που αναπτύχθηκαν στο εσωτερικό τους και την πορεία εξέλιξης των κτιριακών τύπων που διαμορφώθηκαν για να εξυπηρετήσουν τις ανάγκες της συλλογικής κατοίκησης.
Riparian responses to reduced flood flows: comparing and contrasting narrowleaf and broadleaf cottonwoods
Creators: name: Wilding, Thomas K.
name: Sanderson, John S.
name: Merritt, David M.
name: Rood, Stewart B.
name: N. LeRoy Poff
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: To enable assessment of risks of water management to riparian ecosystems at a regional scale, we developed a quantile-regression model of abundance of broadleaf cottonwoods (Populus deltoides and P. fremontii) as a function of flood flow attenuation. To test whether this model was transferrable to narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia), we measured narrowleaf abundance along 39 river reaches in northwestern Colorado, USA. The model performed well for narrowleaf in all 32 reaches where reservoir storage was <75% of mean annual flow. Field data did not fit the model at four of seven reaches where reservoir storage was >90% of mean annual flow. In these four reaches, narrowleaf was abundant despite peak flow attenuation of 45–61%. Poor model performance in these four reaches may be explained in part by a pulse of narrowleaf cottonwood expansion as a response to channel narrowing and in part by differences between narrowleaf and broadleaf cottonwood response to floods and drought. Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz; Guest editor M. AcremanCitation Wilding, T.K., Sanderson, J.S., Merritt, D.M., Rood, S.B., and Poff, N.L., 2014. Riparian responses to reduced flood flows: comparing and contrasting narrowleaf and broadleaf cottonwoods. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 59 (3–4), 605–617.
Pollen morphology of Picolit grown in different Italian regions
Creators: name: Cargnello, G.
name: Carraro, Luisa
name: Lombardo, Giuliana
name: Gerola, F. M.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2016

description: Pollen grains of several biotypes of Picolit giallo, cultivated in different regions, have been studied by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Picolit giallo pollen grains appear acolporated (without furrows and germinative pores) in all the examined biotypes. Therefore, the absence of pores seems to be a genetic character, independent of rootstock productivity and provenance. Contrary to Picolit giallo pollen grains, those of Picolit nero (a cultivar with high productivity) are tricolporated and consequently similar to pollen grains of Vitis cultivars with normal productivity. Pollenmorphologie von Picolit aus verschiedenen italienischen Regionen Die Pollenkörner mehrerer Biotypen von Picolit giallo wurden mittels Raster- und Transmissionselektronenmikroskop untersucht. Alle geprüften Pollenkörner waren acolporat, d. h. ungefurcht und porenlos. Man darf deshalb annehmen, daß es sich hierbei um ein genetisches Merkmal handelt, das von Pfropfpartner, Ertragsleistung und Herkunft unabhängig ist. Im Gegensatz zu Picolit-giallo-Pollen besitzen die Pollenkörner von Picolit nero (eine reichtragende rotbeerige Rebensorte) wie die Pollenkörner von Rebsorten normaler Fruchtbarkeit drei Keimfurchen.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 19 No. 3 (1980): Vitis
IAA reversible growth inhibition of grape shoots (Vitis vinifera) by maleic hydrazide compared to gibberellic acid induced growth
Creators: name: Lavee, S.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2016

description: The growth rate of irrigated grape shoots on mature vines was determined. A linear growing period was found between 20 and 55 d after bud opening. Maleic hydrazide (MH) was found to reduce this growth rate without affecting its linearity. The degree of inhibition is concentration dependent. A lag period of 5 d was found from application to a measurable change of the growth rate. IAA had no effect on grape shoot growth rate when applied in the linear growth phase at concentrations up to 80 mg/l. This is true also when applied to shoots with a reduced growth rate induced by MH. IAA applied during the 5-d lag period after MH treatment could, however, reverse the MH inhibition. The degree of reversion is concentration dependent. Gibberellic acid (GA3) has a pronounced promoting effect on grape shoot growth. No direct interaction between MH-induced growth reduction and GA3-induced growth stimulation was found. Die Hemmung des Triebwachstums von Reben (Vitis vinifera) durch Maleinsäurehydrazid und ihre Aufhebung durch IES im Vergleich mit der Wachstumsförderung durch Gibberellinsäure Bei bewässerten vollentwickelten Reben der Sorte Madlene wurde die Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit der Triebe untersucht. Zwischen dem 20. und 55. d nach dem Austrieb wurde eine Periode linearen Längenwachstums festgestellt. Maleinsäurehydrazid (MH) verringerte die Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit, beeinflußte aber die Linearität des Wachstumsverlaufs nicht. Das Ausmaß der Wachstumshemmung war konzentrationsabhängig. Die Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit war erst 5 d nach der Applikation meßbar verändert. IES in Konzentrationen bis zu 80 mg/l hatte keinen Einfluß auf die Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit, wenn sie während der linearen Wachstumsphase angewandt wurde. Dies war auch der Fall, wenn Triebe behandelt wurden, deren Wachstumsgeschwindigkeit durch MR-Vorbehandlung verringert war. IES-Applikation während der 5tägigen Zwischenphase nach der MR-Vorbehandlung konnte - in Abhängigkeit von der IES-Konzentration - die MR-bedingte Hemmung jedoch aufheben. Zwischen der MR-induzierten Wachstumsverringerung und der GS3-induzierten Förderung wurde keine unmittelbare Wechselwirkung gefunden.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 19 No. 3 (1980): Vitis
Dulichiella Stout 1912
Creators: name: Lowry, JK
name: Springthorpe, RT
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Melitidae
Dulichiella

description: The Dulichiella complex
Once LeCroy (2000) redescribed Dulichiella appendiculata (Say, 1818) from near the type locality (LeCroy, pers. comm.), it was clear that material from Australia did not belong to that species. Ledoyer (1986) gave an excellent summary of the problems associated with available names for species of Dulichiella. Based on this information we were able to locate and borrow material of D. appendiculata (Say, 1818), St Catherines Island, Georgia, USA, D. fresnelii (Audouin, 1826), Great Bitter Lake, Suez Canal and D. anisochir (Kroyer, 1845) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dana’s types are lost and his species (Dulichiella validus (Dana, 1852), Singapore; Dulichiella setipes (Dana, 1852), Rio de Janeiro; Dulichiella pilosus (Dana, 1852), Rio de Janeiro) are only identifiable at generic level. Comparison of our material with these species showed that D. australis is a valid species and that an undescribed species (D. pacifica n.sp.) occurred in northeastern Australia, the southwest Pacific and the South China Sea.A separate paper (Lowry & Springthorpe, in prep.) revises Dulichiella on a world-wide basis.
description: Published as part of Lowry, JK & Springthorpe, RT, 2005, New and Little-known Melitid Amphipods from Australian Waters (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Melitidae), pp. 237-302 in Records of the Australian Museum 57 on page 239, DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1463, http://zenodo.org/record/15323482
Cytokinin-binding protein in grape berries
Creators: name: Harada, H.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2016

description: A cytokinin-binding protein was isolated from grape berries (Vitis labruscana cv. Delaware) by affinity chromatography on benzyladenine-linked Sepharose 4B. The adsorbable protein was eluted with 50 mM NaOH from the BA-Sepharose column. This protein consisted of at least two glycoprotein components which exhibited high or low affinity to cytokinin and Concanavalin A, respectively. Ein Cytokinin-bindendes Protein in Traubenbeeren Aus Traubenbeeren der Sorte Delaware (Vitis labruscana) wurde mit Hilfe der Affinitätschromatographie an Benzyladenin- (BA-)gekoppelter Sepharose 4B ein Cytokinin-bindendes Protein isoliert. Das adsorbierte Protein wurde aus der BA-Sepharose-Säule mit 50 mM NaOH eluiert. Es besteht aus mindestens zwei Glykoproteinkomponenten, die gegenüber Cytokinin und Concanavalin A eine hohe bzw. niedrige Affinität aufweisen.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 19 No. 3 (1980): Vitis
Psychological and Psychophysiological Effects of Respite–Active Music in HIIT
Creators: name: Karageorghis, Costas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This is a preregistered scientific protocol relating to a study titled "Psychological and Psychophysiological Effects of Respite–Active Music in HIIT".

The scientific protocol was changed on 5 March 2024 to exclude hypotheses/analyses pertaining to power output (W), as these data were not available to the research team. The power data are also peripheral to the main research questions. 

An Excel containing the raw data was added on 7 March 2024.
title: Auswirkungen der Wechseljahre auf die Arbeitswelt – ein unterschätztes Tabuthema
Creators: name: Burkert, Carola
name: Müller, Dana
Publisher: name: Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/02qcqwf93
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2025
Subjects: Frauen
Gesundheit
Karriere
mentale Gesundheit
Renteneintrittsalter

description: Die meisten Frauen reden nicht gerne darüber, Männer schon gar nicht. Wechseljahre sind ein Tabuthema in unserer Gesellschaft – insbesondere, was deren Folgen für Arbeitswelt betrifft. Dabei dürften diese erheblich sein. Es mangelt nicht nur an Aufklärung, sondern auch an Daten. Das schadet Betroffenen und Betrieben gleichermaßen. Höchste Zeit also, das Thema offensiv anzugehen.
description: IAB-Forum, 2025-02-24.01
Total natural radioactivity, Veneto (Italy)
Creators: name: V. Strati
name: M. Baldoncini
name: G.P. Bezzon
name: C. Broggini
name: G.P. Buso
name: A. Caciolli
name: I. Callegari
name: L. Carmignani
name: T. Colonna
name: G. Fiorentini
name: E. Guastaldi
name: M. Kaçeli Xhixha
name: F. Mantovani
name: R. Menegazzo
name: L. Mou
name: C. Rossi Alvarez
name: G. Xhixha
name: A. Zanon
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: We present the first detailed map of the terrestrial natural radioactivity of the Veneto Region (Italy), a 18,264 km2 densely populated area, previously investigated through indoor radon surveys. The activity concentration in 709 representative samples of the main Alpine lithostratigraphic units was measured by using a high-purity germanium (HPGe) γ-ray spectrometer to characterize the radioactivity content of the 41 cartographic units of the Veneto Lithostratigraphic map at 1:250,000 scale. An area accounting for 61% of the territory, comprising alluvial plains was investigated through airborne γ-ray measurements. The large-volume NaI detectors were mounted on an ultralight aircraft, flying a 7000 km line. The data were interpolated using Ordinary Kriging, and a distribution model of the radioactivity content was produced. The result of the data analysis is a total natural radioactivity map of Veneto at 1:250,000 scale in which the activity concentration of the territory is visualized in seven classes, according to the percentile values calculated on the total dataset of measurements.
Identifizierung von 3,7-Dimethyl-okta-1,7-dfon-3,6-diol im Trauben- und Weinaroma von Muskatsorten
Creators: name: Rapp, A.
name: Knipser, W.
name: Engel, L.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2016

description: Mit Hilfe der GC-MS-Kopplung identifizierten wir zum ersten Mal 3,7-Dimethyl-okta-1,7-dien-3,6-diol im Aromaextrakt von Weinbeeren und Weinen von Vitis-vinifera-Sorten mit betont muskatartiger Aromanote. Diese Verbindung konnte in Blauem Muskateller sowie in einigen Neuzuchten wie Schönburger, Morio Muskat und Sieger nachgewiesen werden. Identification of 3,7-dimethyl-octa-l,7-dien-3,6-diol in grape and wine aroma of muscat varieties A new terpenoid component, 3,7-dimethyl-octa-1,7-dien-3,6-diol, has been identified by GC-MS in aroma extracts of grapes and wines from Vitis vinifera muscat varieties. We could detect it in Blauer Muskateller, Schönburger, Morio-Muskat and Sieger.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 19 No. 3 (1980): Vitis
Modelling basin-scale distribution of fish occurrence probability for assessment of flow and habitat conditions in rivers
Creators: name: Pengzhe Sui
name: Iwasaki, Akito
name: Oliver C. Saavedra, V.
name: Yoshimura, Chihiro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Flow regimes play an important role in sustaining biodiversity in river ecosystems. However, the effects of flow regimes on riverine fish have not been clearly described. Therefore, we propose a new methodology to quantitatively link habitat conditions (such as flow indices and physical habitat conditions) to the occurrence probability (OP) of fish species. We developed a basin-scale fish distribution model by integrating the concept of habitat suitability assessment with a distributed hydrological model in order to estimate the OP of fish, with particular attention to flow regime. A generalized linear model was used to evaluate the relationship between the probabilities of fish occurrence and major environmental factors in river sections. A geomorphology-based hydrological model was adopted to simulate river discharge, which was used to calculate 10 flow indices. The occurrence probabilities of 50 fish species in the Sagami River in Japan were modelled. For the prediction accuracy, field survey results that included at least five observations of both the presence and the absence of each species were required to obtain relatively reliable prediction (accuracy > 60%). Using the developed model, important habitat conditions for each species were identified, which showed the importance of low-flow events for more than 10 species, including Hypomesus nipponensis and Rhinogobius fluviatilis. The model also confirmed the positive effects of natural flow and the negative effect of river-crossing structures, such as dams and weirs, on the OP of most species. The suggested approach enables us to evaluate and project the ecological consequences of water resource management policy. The results demonstrate the applicability of the fish distribution model to provide quantitative information on the flow required to maintain fish communities. Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz; Guest editor M. AcremanCitation Sui, P., Iwasaki, A., Saavedra, V.O.C., and Yoshimura, C., 2013. Modelling basin-scale distribution of fish occurrence probability for assessment of flow and habitat conditions in rivers. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 59 (3–4), 618–628.
Supplementary document for A dynamic model for the strain-modulated spectral reflectance of the human skin in vivo - 6649259.pdf
Creators: name: Huo, Zongze
name: Wang, Shibin
name: Wei, Huixin
name: cheng, xuanshi
name: Li, Linan
name: Li, Chuanwei
name: Wang, Zhiyong
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: Supporting Material
Riparian responses to reduced flood flows: comparing and contrasting narrowleaf and broadleaf cottonwoods
Creators: name: Wilding, Thomas K.
name: Sanderson, John S.
name: Merritt, David M.
name: Rood, Stewart B.
name: N. LeRoy Poff
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: To enable assessment of risks of water management to riparian ecosystems at a regional scale, we developed a quantile-regression model of abundance of broadleaf cottonwoods (Populus deltoides and P. fremontii) as a function of flood flow attenuation. To test whether this model was transferrable to narrowleaf cottonwood (Populus angustifolia), we measured narrowleaf abundance along 39 river reaches in northwestern Colorado, USA. The model performed well for narrowleaf in all 32 reaches where reservoir storage was <75% of mean annual flow. Field data did not fit the model at four of seven reaches where reservoir storage was >90% of mean annual flow. In these four reaches, narrowleaf was abundant despite peak flow attenuation of 45–61%. Poor model performance in these four reaches may be explained in part by a pulse of narrowleaf cottonwood expansion as a response to channel narrowing and in part by differences between narrowleaf and broadleaf cottonwood response to floods and drought. Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz; Guest editor M. AcremanCitation Wilding, T.K., Sanderson, J.S., Merritt, D.M., Rood, S.B., and Poff, N.L., 2014. Riparian responses to reduced flood flows: comparing and contrasting narrowleaf and broadleaf cottonwoods. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 59 (3–4), 605–617.
Theoretical analysis of CFRP strengthened thin-walled steel square hollow section (SHS) under torsion
Creators: name: Wang, Xuewen
name: Wu, C.
name: Zhao, X. L.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) has been used in strengthening different types of steel members in bending and compression. However there is still a lack of understanding on the behaviour of CFRP reinforced steel beams subject to torsion. This paper presents a theoretical approach to investigate CFRP strengthening of thin-walled steel square hollow section (SHS) subjected to torsion. Various CFRP strengthening configurations including vertical, spiral and reverse-spiral wrapping are considered. Laminate composite mechanics is introduced to incorporate the contribution of CFRP strengthening to the torsional stiffness and strength of the SHS. By introducing reasonable failure criteria, the torsional behaviour of CFRP strengthened SHS can be predicted corresponding to different failure modes, i.e. CFRP shear, CFRP fracture, CFRP buckling, steel yielding. The relationship between torsion and twist angle have also been identified. The theoretical solutions are validated with lab testing results and reasonable agreement has been achieved.
Supplementary document for A dynamic model for the strain-modulated spectral reflectance of the human skin in vivo - 6767613.pdf
Creators: name: Huo, Zongze
name: Wang, Shibin
name: Wei, Huixin
name: cheng, xuanshi
name: Li, Linan
name: Li, Chuanwei
name: Wang, Zhiyong
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: Supplemental Document
Little evidence for local adaptation to soils or microclimate in the post-fire recruitment of three Californian shrubs
Creators: name: Bieger, Annette
name: Harrison, Susan
name: Nishanta Rajakaruna
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: Seedling recruitment following fire is an infrequent yet critical demographic transition for woody plants in Mediterranean ecosystems.Aims: Here we examine whether post-fire seedling recruitment of three widespread Californian chaparral shrubs is affected by local adaptation within an edaphically and topographically complex landscape.Methods: We reciprocally transplanted 6-month-old seedlings of Adenostema fasciculatum, Ceanothus cuneatus and Eriodictyon californicum to serpentine and sandstone soils, and cool northerly and warm southerly slopes.Results: At the age of 2 years, none of the species manifested higher survival or growth on ‘home’ compared with ‘away’ soils or slopes, indicating an absence of local adaptation with respect to seedling recruitment in these environments. Seedlings of all species manifested lower survival and relative growth on serpentine soils regardless of seedling source, as well as a variety of other destination and source effects.Conclusions: The ability of these three species to recruit in new environments, such as in restoration settings or in response to shifting climates, is unlikely to be impeded by a need for seeds from sources that closely match their edaphic or topographic destination.
Transfer of Recombinant DNA
Creators: name: Garg, HK
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Transformation
Transfection
Lipofection
Ca mediated transfer
rDNA transfer
Electroporation
Biolistic Gun

description: The transfer of recombinant DNA involves inserting modified DNA, engineered by combining sequences from different sources, into a host organism to impart new traits or functions. It has alleviated the development of life-saving products such as insulin, vaccines, and genetically modified crops that resist pests and environmental challenges.

To achieve successful DNA transfer, scientists employ transformation, transduction, and conjugation in bacterial cells, as well as microinjection and biolistics for plant and animal cells. Each technique has its unique advantages; for instance, the use of plasmids as vectors in bacterial transformation is both efficient and cost-effective, while viral vectors enable precise genetic delivery in mammalian systems.
Behaviour of GFRP reinforced concrete deck slabs in steel-concrete bridges
Creators: name: Zheng, Y.
name: Sun, Chenghua
name: Lu, Z. Y.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper presents the results of an experimental test and a numerical analysis to investigate structural behaviour of concrete bridge deck slabs reinforced with glass fibre-reinforced (GFRP) bars under static patch loads. A series of one-third scaled bridge deck models of concrete slabs supported by longitudinal steel beams were conducted and tested in the laboratory with varying structural parameters, including steel supporting sizes, reinforcement percentages, reinforcing materials, concrete compressive strengths and model storage duration. The presence of longitudinal steel beams and unloaded area of concrete slabs cause loaded deck slabs to be restrained against lateral expansion. As a result, a compressive membrane thrust is developed. The experimental results were presented in cracking pattern, deflection, strain in concrete and reinforcement, loading capacity and failure mode. It was found that compressive membrane action (CMA) inside the slabs had a beneficial influence on loading capacities and service behaviours. Thereafter, a nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA) was conducted. The proposed numerical model provided a good capability to accurately simulate behaviour of GFRP reinforced concrete bridge deck slabs.
The role of elevation and soil chemistry in the distribution and ion accumulation of floral morphs of Streptanthus polygaloides Gray (Brassicaceae), a Californian nickel hyperaccumulator
Creators: name: Nishanta Rajakaruna
name: Pope, Nathaniel
name: Fong, Michael
name: Boyd, Robert S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background: The flora of serpentine/ultramafic soils provides an excellent model system for the study of natural selection in plant populations. Streptanthus polygaloides is a nickel hyperaccumulator that is endemic to serpentine soils in the Sierra Nevada of California, and has four floral morphs (yellow, purple, yellow-to-purple and undulate).Aims: We investigate three hypotheses: (1) the purple morph occurs in colder, wetter climates than the yellow morph; (2) tissue–soil ionic relationships differ among morphs; and (3) morphs occur on soils with differing elemental concentrations.Methods: We queried herbarium records to investigate patterns of occurrence among the yellow and purple floral morphs, and analysed soil and tissue samples from wild populations of all four morphs.Results: The purple morph inhabited serpentine outcrops with colder temperatures and greater precipitation levels than the yellow morph. Concentrations of elements in leaf tissue and rhizosphere soil differed little among populations of the morphs, but showed substantial within-site variation.Conclusions: Our results suggest that a climatic gradient may be responsible for divergence in floral colour among populations of S. polygaloides. Because of the large within-site variation in soil and tissue elemental concentrations, plants appear to have a varied physiological response to edaphic factors, regardless of morph membership.
Model for the bee apiary location evaluation
Creators: name: Komasilova, O.
name: Komasilovs, V.
name: Kviesis, A.
name: Bumanis, N.
name: Mellmann, H.
name: Zacepins, A.
Publisher: name: Agronomy Research
Year: 2020
Subjects: Precision Beekeeping
Smart apiary location
harvesting location evaluation
HIVEOPOLIS
article

description: Honeybees are predominant and ecologically as well as economically important group of pollinators in most geographical regions. As a result of analysing current situation in studies and practices, a conclusion was drawn that beekeeping sector is in decline. The identified reasons for this are land-use intensification, monocropping, pesticide poisoning, colony diseases, parasites and adverse climate. One of the solutions is to find a proper bee colony harvesting location and use luring methods to attract bees to this location. Usually beekeepers choose the apiary location based on their own previous experience and sometimes the position is not optimal for the bees. This can be explained by different flowering periods, variation of resources at the known fields, as well as other factors. This research presents a model for evaluation of possible apiary locations, taking into account resource availability estimation in different surrounding agricultural fields. Authors propose a model for real agricultural field location digitization and evaluation of possible apiary location by fusing information about available field resources. To achieve this, several steps have to be completed, such as selection of fields of interest, converting selection to polygons for further calculations, defining the potential values and coefficients for amount of resources depending on type of crops and season and calculation of harvesting locations. As the outcome of the model, heat map of possible apiary locations are presented to the end-user (beekeeper) in the visual way. Based on the outcome, beekeepers can plan the optimal placement of the apiary and change it in the case of need. The Python language was used for the model development. Model can be extended to use additional factors and values to increase the precision for field resource evaluation. In addition, input from users (farmers, agricultural specialists, etc.) about external factors, that can affect the apiary location can be taken into account. This work is conducted within the Horizon 2020 FET project HIVEOPOLIS (Nr.824069 – Futuristic beehives for a smart metropolis).
Modelling basin-scale distribution of fish occurrence probability for assessment of flow and habitat conditions in rivers
Creators: name: Pengzhe Sui
name: Iwasaki, Akito
name: Oliver C. Saavedra, V.
name: Yoshimura, Chihiro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Flow regimes play an important role in sustaining biodiversity in river ecosystems. However, the effects of flow regimes on riverine fish have not been clearly described. Therefore, we propose a new methodology to quantitatively link habitat conditions (such as flow indices and physical habitat conditions) to the occurrence probability (OP) of fish species. We developed a basin-scale fish distribution model by integrating the concept of habitat suitability assessment with a distributed hydrological model in order to estimate the OP of fish, with particular attention to flow regime. A generalized linear model was used to evaluate the relationship between the probabilities of fish occurrence and major environmental factors in river sections. A geomorphology-based hydrological model was adopted to simulate river discharge, which was used to calculate 10 flow indices. The occurrence probabilities of 50 fish species in the Sagami River in Japan were modelled. For the prediction accuracy, field survey results that included at least five observations of both the presence and the absence of each species were required to obtain relatively reliable prediction (accuracy > 60%). Using the developed model, important habitat conditions for each species were identified, which showed the importance of low-flow events for more than 10 species, including Hypomesus nipponensis and Rhinogobius fluviatilis. The model also confirmed the positive effects of natural flow and the negative effect of river-crossing structures, such as dams and weirs, on the OP of most species. The suggested approach enables us to evaluate and project the ecological consequences of water resource management policy. The results demonstrate the applicability of the fish distribution model to provide quantitative information on the flow required to maintain fish communities. Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz; Guest editor M. AcremanCitation Sui, P., Iwasaki, A., Saavedra, V.O.C., and Yoshimura, C., 2013. Modelling basin-scale distribution of fish occurrence probability for assessment of flow and habitat conditions in rivers. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 59 (3–4), 618–628.
Little evidence for local adaptation to soils or microclimate in the post-fire recruitment of three Californian shrubs
Creators: name: Bieger, Annette
name: Harrison, Susan
name: Nishanta Rajakaruna
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Background: Seedling recruitment following fire is an infrequent yet critical demographic transition for woody plants in Mediterranean ecosystems.Aims: Here we examine whether post-fire seedling recruitment of three widespread Californian chaparral shrubs is affected by local adaptation within an edaphically and topographically complex landscape.Methods: We reciprocally transplanted 6-month-old seedlings of Adenostema fasciculatum, Ceanothus cuneatus and Eriodictyon californicum to serpentine and sandstone soils, and cool northerly and warm southerly slopes.Results: At the age of 2 years, none of the species manifested higher survival or growth on ‘home’ compared with ‘away’ soils or slopes, indicating an absence of local adaptation with respect to seedling recruitment in these environments. Seedlings of all species manifested lower survival and relative growth on serpentine soils regardless of seedling source, as well as a variety of other destination and source effects.Conclusions: The ability of these three species to recruit in new environments, such as in restoration settings or in response to shifting climates, is unlikely to be impeded by a need for seeds from sources that closely match their edaphic or topographic destination.
The role of elevation and soil chemistry in the distribution and ion accumulation of floral morphs of Streptanthus polygaloides Gray (Brassicaceae), a Californian nickel hyperaccumulator
Creators: name: Nishanta Rajakaruna
name: Pope, Nathaniel
name: Fong, Michael
name: Boyd, Robert S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Background: The flora of serpentine/ultramafic soils provides an excellent model system for the study of natural selection in plant populations. Streptanthus polygaloides is a nickel hyperaccumulator that is endemic to serpentine soils in the Sierra Nevada of California, and has four floral morphs (yellow, purple, yellow-to-purple and undulate).Aims: We investigate three hypotheses: (1) the purple morph occurs in colder, wetter climates than the yellow morph; (2) tissue–soil ionic relationships differ among morphs; and (3) morphs occur on soils with differing elemental concentrations.Methods: We queried herbarium records to investigate patterns of occurrence among the yellow and purple floral morphs, and analysed soil and tissue samples from wild populations of all four morphs.Results: The purple morph inhabited serpentine outcrops with colder temperatures and greater precipitation levels than the yellow morph. Concentrations of elements in leaf tissue and rhizosphere soil differed little among populations of the morphs, but showed substantial within-site variation.Conclusions: Our results suggest that a climatic gradient may be responsible for divergence in floral colour among populations of S. polygaloides. Because of the large within-site variation in soil and tissue elemental concentrations, plants appear to have a varied physiological response to edaphic factors, regardless of morph membership.
Numerical analysis of FRP pedestrian bridge in Taijiang National Park
Creators: name: Li, Yun
name: Chiu, Y. C.
name: Badjie, S.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: In this paper, the numerical analysis of the pedestrian bridge made of glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) components in Taijiang National Park, Tainan, Taiwan was introduced. The bridge's superstructure used 4 GFRP I-girders which are connected to each other with GFRP plate decks and GFRP stiffeners were used to resist shear while also helping transmit forces to adjacent girders. This study aims to analyze the bridge superstructure by modeling it using ANSYS in the finite-element analysis. Also, small scale analysis of a 6-m long and an 8-m long girder were performed. The finite-element results were compared with the Euler and Timoshenko beam theoretical values.
Experimental study on durability of CFRP-concrete bond subjected to temperature, humidity and outdoor environment
Creators: name: Kabir, M. I.
name: Shrestha, R.
name: Samali, B.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This paper presents experimental results and observations to-date of an ongoing research undertaken to investigate the long-term behaviour of bond between externally bonded Carbon Fibre Reinforced polymer (CFRP) and concrete. Carbon FRP strips were externally bonded to concrete prisms and were exposed separately to three different environmental conditions, namely, temperature, humidity and outdoor environment for extended durations. Single-lap-joint shear test (pull-out test) was conducted to investigate bond strengths of control (unexposed) and exposed specimens. Moreover, material characterisation of concrete cylinders and CFRP control and exposed coupons was carried out to observe the changes of mechanical properties with the time of exposure. Finally, experimental results of exposed specimens were compared to those of control specimens in terms of bond strengths and failure modes. Based on the results to-date, the most significant degradation of bond strength was observed in specimens exposed to outdoor environment. Whereas no significant effect of temperature cycles were found provided that the temperature is below the glass transition temperature of epoxy resin.
Land cover of Mauritius Island
Creators: name: Rody Nigel
name: Soonil D. D. V. Rughooputh
name: Boojhawon, Ravi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: In this digital era, high-resolution imagery offers a rapid and inexpensive means of monitoring land use changes. Digitally monitoring dynamic landscape change is a versatile way of facilitating rapid strategic decision making in a sustainable manner in a world of increasing complexity. Whilst a cadastral land information system is useful as a database, its use is limited for research purposes involving the manipulation of images – such as in studying flood-prone areas or land erosion susceptibility. In this paper, we report a land cover map for Mauritius Island (1859 km2), in the Indian Ocean, at a scale of 1:100,000 (A1-size paper). Inputs used to create the map are a SPOT satellite image, published map series at 1:25,000 scale, and selected ground truth surveys for validation. In total, 11 feature types, which are representative of the island's surface cover, have been mapped.
Ionic solvation and association in LiCl aqueous solution: a density functional theory, polarised continuum model and molecular dynamics investigation
Creators: name: Xu, Jia-Jia
name: Yi, Hai-Bo
name: Hui-Ji Li
name: Chen, Yun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: In this work, the ionic solvation and association behaviours in the LiCl aqueous solution were investigated using density functional theory (DFT), a polarised continuum model and classical molecular dynamics simulations. DFT calculations of LiCl(H2O)1–6,8 clusters show that contact ion pair (CIP) and solvent-shared ion pair (SSIP) conformers of LiCl(H2O)n (n ≥ 4) clusters are generally energetic both in the gas phase and in the aqueous solution. Some SSIP conformers may be slightly more stable than their CIP isomers when at least eight water molecules are incorporated in the inner hydration shells of LiCl hydrates. The transformation between CIP and SSIP conformers is easy by overcoming a small energy barrier, which mainly results from the hydration shell reorganisation of Li+. Molecular dynamics simulations show that ion pairs or ion clusters can be found in the LiCl aqueous solution, and the probability of CIP conformers or ion clusters presented in the LiCl solution generally increases with rise in temperature. However, the presentation of ion pairs or ion clusters in the LiCl aqueous solution does not inevitably lead to the nucleation of LiCl crystallisation.
Numerical study on interaction between steel stirrups and shear- strengthening NSM FRP strips in RC beams
Creators: name: Chen, G. M.
name: Li, S. W.
name: Zhang, S. S.
name: Chen, Jue
name: Teng, J. G.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: RC beams shear-strengthened with externally bonded or near-surface mounted (NSM) FRP reinforcement usually fail by the debonding of FRP in a brittle manner. When the FRP reinforcement debonds, the internal steel stirrups may have not reached their yield strength, so the contribution of the latter to the shear resistance of the beam is compromised to some extent. This phenomenon is referred to as the adverse shear interaction between the steel stirrups and the bonded FRP shear reinforcement. This paper examines such shear interaction in RC beams shear strengthened with NSM FRP strips using a simple computational model. Numerical results obtained from this model show that in such beams, most of the steel stirrups reach their yield strength, so the interaction does not have a significant adverse effect on the shear resistance of the beam. This may be seen as yet another advantage of the NSM FRP strengthening method.
A theoretical perspective of the nature of hydrogen-bond types – the atoms in molecules approach
Creators: name: B. Vijaya Pandiyan
name: P. Kolandaivel
name: P. Deepa
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Hydrogen bonds and their strength were analysed based on their X–H proton–donor bond properties and the parameters of the H–Y distance (Y proton acceptor). Strong, moderate and weak interactions in hydrogen-bond types were verified through the proton affinities of bases (PA), deprotanation enthalpies of acids (DPE) and the chemical shift (σ). The aromaticity and anti-aromaticity were analysed by means of the NICS (0) (nucleus-independent chemical shift), NICS (1) and ΔNICS (0), ΔNICS (1) of hydrogen-bonded molecules. The strength of a hydrogen bond depends on the capacity of hydrogen atom engrossing into the electronegative acceptor atom. The correlation between the above parameters and their relations were discussed through curve fitting. Bader's theory of atoms in molecules has been applied to estimate the occurrence of hydrogen bonds through eight criteria reported by Popelier et al. The lengths and potential energy shifts have been found to have a strong negative linear correlation, whereas the lengths and Laplacian shifts have a strong positive linear correlation. This study illustrates the common factors responsible for strong, moderate and weak interactions in hydrogen-bond types.
Behaviour of hybrid FRP/concrete subjected to static, cycle and fatigue loading
Creators: name: Xin, H. H.
name: Liu, Yuping
name: He, Jing
name: Fan, H. F.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: A type of cost-effective hybrid GFRP/ Concrete deck system was proposed in this paper. Fatigue test on a fullscale specimen was conducted, and a series of static tests were also carried out after typical loading cycles. During fatigue test, the failure modes, deflections, strains of concrete and GFRP plate, cracks were measured to investigate long-term performance. The fatigue test results indicate that such hybrid deck has a good fatigue performance even after 3.1 million repeated cycles. Besides, a three dimensional finite element model was established to evaluate its fatigue behavior. The results from finite element analysis were consistent with those from tests in terms of strength and stiffness, and the fatigue failure cycle was calculated based on related S-N curve.
Land cover of Mauritius Island
Creators: name: Rody Nigel
name: Soonil D. D. V. Rughooputh
name: Boojhawon, Ravi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences

description: In this digital era, high-resolution imagery offers a rapid and inexpensive means of monitoring land use changes. Digitally monitoring dynamic landscape change is a versatile way of facilitating rapid strategic decision making in a sustainable manner in a world of increasing complexity. Whilst a cadastral land information system is useful as a database, its use is limited for research purposes involving the manipulation of images – such as in studying flood-prone areas or land erosion susceptibility. In this paper, we report a land cover map for Mauritius Island (1859 km2), in the Indian Ocean, at a scale of 1:100,000 (A1-size paper). Inputs used to create the map are a SPOT satellite image, published map series at 1:25,000 scale, and selected ground truth surveys for validation. In total, 11 feature types, which are representative of the island's surface cover, have been mapped.
A theoretical perspective of the nature of hydrogen-bond types – the atoms in molecules approach
Creators: name: B. Vijaya Pandiyan
name: P. Kolandaivel
name: P. Deepa
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Hydrogen bonds and their strength were analysed based on their X–H proton–donor bond properties and the parameters of the H–Y distance (Y proton acceptor). Strong, moderate and weak interactions in hydrogen-bond types were verified through the proton affinities of bases (PA), deprotanation enthalpies of acids (DPE) and the chemical shift (σ). The aromaticity and anti-aromaticity were analysed by means of the NICS (0) (nucleus-independent chemical shift), NICS (1) and ΔNICS (0), ΔNICS (1) of hydrogen-bonded molecules. The strength of a hydrogen bond depends on the capacity of hydrogen atom engrossing into the electronegative acceptor atom. The correlation between the above parameters and their relations were discussed through curve fitting. Bader's theory of atoms in molecules has been applied to estimate the occurrence of hydrogen bonds through eight criteria reported by Popelier et al. The lengths and potential energy shifts have been found to have a strong negative linear correlation, whereas the lengths and Laplacian shifts have a strong positive linear correlation. This study illustrates the common factors responsible for strong, moderate and weak interactions in hydrogen-bond types.
Ionic solvation and association in LiCl aqueous solution: a density functional theory, polarised continuum model and molecular dynamics investigation
Creators: name: Xu, Jia-Jia
name: Yi, Hai-Bo
name: Hui-Ji Li
name: Chen, Yun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: In this work, the ionic solvation and association behaviours in the LiCl aqueous solution were investigated using density functional theory (DFT), a polarised continuum model and classical molecular dynamics simulations. DFT calculations of LiCl(H2O)1–6,8 clusters show that contact ion pair (CIP) and solvent-shared ion pair (SSIP) conformers of LiCl(H2O)n (n ≥ 4) clusters are generally energetic both in the gas phase and in the aqueous solution. Some SSIP conformers may be slightly more stable than their CIP isomers when at least eight water molecules are incorporated in the inner hydration shells of LiCl hydrates. The transformation between CIP and SSIP conformers is easy by overcoming a small energy barrier, which mainly results from the hydration shell reorganisation of Li+. Molecular dynamics simulations show that ion pairs or ion clusters can be found in the LiCl aqueous solution, and the probability of CIP conformers or ion clusters presented in the LiCl solution generally increases with rise in temperature. However, the presentation of ion pairs or ion clusters in the LiCl aqueous solution does not inevitably lead to the nucleation of LiCl crystallisation.