cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Rhizosphere microbiome of plants used in phytoremediation of mine tailing dams
Creators: name: Doku, Emmanuel Tetteh
name: Sylverken, Augustina Angelina
name: Belford, J. D. Ebenezer
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Rhizospheric microbial communities improve the effectiveness of hyperaccumulators in the phytoremediation of heavy metals. However, limited access to tailing dams and inadequate assessment of plants’ phytoremediation potential limit the characterization of native accumulators, hindering the effectiveness of local remediation efforts. This study evaluates the heavy metal sequestration potentials of Pennisetum purpureum, Leucaena leucocephala, and Pteris vittata and their associated rhizospheric microbial communities at the Marlu and Pompora tailing dams in Ghana. The results indicate shoot hyperaccumulation of Cd (334.5 ± 6.3 mg/kg) and Fe (10,647.0 ± 12.6 mg/kg) in P. purpureum and L. leucocephala, respectively. Analysis of rhizospheric bacterial communities revealed the impact of heavy metal contamination on bacterial community composition, associating Fe and Cd hyperaccumulation with Bacillus, Arthrobacter, and Sphingomonas species. This study reports the hyperaccumulation potentials of L. leucocephala and P. purpureum enhanced by associated rhizosphere bacterial communities, suggesting their potential application as an environmentally friendly remediation process of heavy metals contaminated lands. The novelty of this study is the report of the heavy metal accumulation potentials of the fast-growing herbaceous plants Leucaena leucocephala and Pennisetum purpureum at abandoned gold mine tailing dams in Ghana. Substantial amounts of Cd (334.5 mg/kg) and Fe (10,647.0 mg/kg) were accumulated in P. purpureum and L. leucocephala shoots, indicating their hyperaccumulation potentials. The concentration of heavy metal levels in the rhizosphere influenced the bacterial community structure, with the abundance of Bacillus, Arthrobacter, and Sphingomonas linked to hyperaccumulation. The outcome of this study supports the utilization of L. leucocephala and P. purpureum in the phytoremediation of lands contaminated with heavy metals.
Does coastal western hemlock respond to fertilization?
Creators: name: Klinka, Karel
Publisher: name: Forest Sciences Department, University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Response to fertilization is a function of the degree to which nutrients are limiting growth, the capacity of individual trees to respond to nutrient inputs, the degree to which other factors limit growth, and the possible extrinsic effects of treatment (e.g., root mortality due to fertilizer-induced soil pH effects). Recognition and examination of these factors is essential if response to fertilization is to be predictable. Over the past 25 years numerous western hemlock fertilizer trials have shown responses ranging from negative to positive with no clear trends. Theories for this erratic response include: (a) different nutritional requirements during different stages of stand development; (b) high native N availability or low supplies of other nutrients (P and S, in particular); (c) differential adverse effects of N fertilizers on surface roots, mycorrhizal populations and P nutrition; (d) a requirement for slow release N; and (e) induced water stress. The objective of this study was to develop site-specific guidelines for western hemlock fertilization decision-making for industrial use. This study reports on the first and third growing-season response to two different fertilizer treatments, and identification of possible relationships between fertilizer response and site and stand conditions.
Features of displaying speed and power capabilities of girls aged 10 years with different level of physical development
Creators: name: Artjushenko, Aleksandr
name: Artyushenko, O.F.
name: Zuyenko N.І.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Education

description: Features of displaying speed and power capabilities of girls aged 10 years with different level of physical development. The sizes of increase of indexes of speed and power capabilities are considered for girls ages 10 years with the different level of physical development as a result of the directed pedagogical influences. 64 girls took part in an experiment. It was conducted for 15 trainings employments in every group in the conditions of health camp. Employments were conducted 5 times per week by duration 45-55 minutes and directed on the increase of level of speed-power preparedness. Playing material made over 50% - from general duration of employments. It is well-proven that girls substantially differentiate on the level of indexes of speed and power capabilities. It is shown that as a result of leadthrough of trainings employments on the standard program (identical for all) increase of result in at run on speed for girls differ substantially. Application of the program results in the substantial increase of result from at run on speed for 15 trainings employments.
Ten years of spectroscopic monitoring of the Yellow Hypergiant ρ Cas
Creators: name: Quandt, Christoph
name: Lobel, Alex
name: Hold, Siegfried
name: Hutsemekers, Damien
name: Martin, Jack
name: Gebhard, Günter
name: Kremser, Thomas
name: Vollmann, Klaus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: We present an analysis of ongoing optical spectroscopic monitoring of the Yellow Hypergiant Rho Cas between 2014 and 2024, with an observation cadence of 7 days since 2018.

We discuss the temporal line profile variability observed in Balmer Hα and the variability of the stellar wind in selected photospheric absorption lines of Fe I and Si II. We combine accurate measurements of various line parameters with multi-band photometric observations during this period and present an analysis of the pulsation periods in this notorious hypergiant star.
Chitosan-grafted salicylaldehyde/algae composite for methyl violet dye removal: adsorption modeling and optimization
Creators: name: Agha, Hasan M.
name: Abdulhameed, Ahmed Saud
name: Wu, Ruihong
name: Jawad, Ali H.
name: ALOthman, Zeid A.
name: Algburi, Sameer
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: In this study, a hydrothermal approach was employed to graft chitosan (Chit)/algae (ALG) with salicylaldehyde (SA), resulting in the synthesis of a biocomposite named salicylaldehyde-based chitosan Schiff base/algae (Chit-SA/ALG). The main objective of this biocomposite was to effectively remove methyl violet (MV), an organic dye, from aqueous solutions. The adsorption performance of Chit-SA/ALG toward MV was investigated in detail, considering the effects of three factors: (A) Chit-SA/ALG dose (ranging from 0.02 to 0.1 g/100 mL), (B) pH (ranging from 4 to 10), and (C) time (ranging from 10 to 120 min). The Box–Behnken design (BBD) was utilized for experimental design and analysis. The experimental results exhibited a good fit with both the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Freundlich isotherm, suggesting their suitability for describing the MV adsorption process on Chit-SA/ALG. The maximum adsorption capacity of Chit-SA/ALG, as calculated by the Langmuir model, was found to be 115.6 mg/g. The remarkable adsorption of MV onto Chit-SA/ALG can be primarily attributed to the electrostatic forces between Chit-SA/ALG and MV as well as the involvement of various interactions such as n–π, π–π, and H-bond interactions. This research demonstrates that Chit-SA/ALG exhibits promising potential as a highly efficient adsorbent for the removal of organic dyes from water systems. The novelty of this work comes from introducing a new bio-organic based composite adsorbent of chitosan (Chit) biopolymer and algae (ALG) biomass. Moreover, the functionality and chemical stability of Chit–ALG composite was further developed by grafting process with salicylaldehyde (SA) using hydrothermal process. The incorporation of ALG biomass into polymeric matrix of Chit and grafting process with SA makes Chit a unique hybrid adsorbent toward cationic dye (methyl violet dye).
Eva-Maria Stolberg: Sibirien - Russlands „Wilder Osten". Mythos und soziale Realität im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
Creators: name: Eiermann, Karin-Irene
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2022

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 121 (2011): ASIEN (Oktober)
High Performance Computing and High-Level Programming Concepts for Hyperbolic PDE Codes
Creators: name: Ketcheson, David
name: Leveque, Randall J
name: Mandli, Kyle T
name: Ahmadia, Aron
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Computational Physics
Applied Computer Science

description: Successful proposal requesting funding from KAUST for the second [HPC]^3 meeting, which was held in early 2012.
Nuovi apporti allo studio del manoscritto crisostomico Athous Stavronikita 6
Creators: name: Vanoni, Francesco
Publisher: name: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature
Year: 2024
Subjects: John Chrysostom; Stavronikita 6; Mount Athos

description: This article, made possible by an examination of the digital colour reproduction of the entire manuscript, aims to highlight some significant contributions concerning the famous Chrysostom MS Athous Stavronikita 6 (ID No. 30067). Firstly, the catalogue status of the codex will be reviewed, and two hitherto unreported homilies will be included in the sequence. Secondly, the following section discusses the manuscript's contribution to the textual tradition of the Quindecim novae homiliae. A meticulous codicological and palaeographical study of the Stavronikita 6 – as far as the reproductions made it possible – is the main subject of the third part, concluding with a detailed examination of the manuscript's colophon and the modern-hand note on the inside cover, showing important news on the provenance of the codex in order to present their significant contribution to the Textgeschichte.
description: Parekbolai. An Electronic Journal for Byzantine Literature, Vol 14 (2024)
Survey method for locating īnanga spawning sites at a catchment scale
Creators: name: Orchard, Shane
name: Hickford, Michael J.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: classificationCode: 330404
subject: Land use and environmental planning
classificationCode: 410401
subject: Conservation and biodiversity

description: Online resource describing a survey method for locating īnanga (whitebait) spawning sites at a catchment scale, including a short summary of conservation issues & how the census survey approach can will help address them.See full paper:
Census survey approach to quantifying īnanga spawning habitat for conservation and management.
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 52 (2), 284-294. doi:10.1080/00288330.2017.1392990
Story of Female Code Breaker at Kedleston Hall
Creators: name: Project Team, Their Finest Hour
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 430304
subject: British history
classificationCode: 430308
subject: European history (excl. British, classical Greek and Roman)
classificationCode: 430316
subject: International history

description: The contributor shared that Marjorie Ward (née Baxter) was born in 1922 and died in 2020. The contributor stated that Marjorie had worked as a code breaker at Kedleston Hall between 1939 and 1945. She was married to Ernest Ward in 1947. The contributor explained that she did not meet Marjorie until 1975, and it was only after they had met that Marjorie was permitted to discuss her role in the war. The contributor added that Marjorie had been taken to Kedleston Hall with other young women to work as code breakers, and their role was to intercept wireless communications for information to be passed along to Bletchley Park. The contributor commented that Marjorie's medals were possibly mixed up with the medals of her husband Ernest, who was a member of the Eighth Army.
Positive Numerical Solution of Differential Equations
Creators: name: Ketcheson, David
name: Zoltan Horvath
name: Hundsdorfer, Willem
name: Gottlieb, Sigal
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Computational Physics

description: A successful 3-year, 4-institution proposal submitted to KAUST's first round of faculty-initiated collaborations (FIC). The proposal aims to develop high order numerical methods for initial value problems that provably maintain positivity of the solution.
Τέχνη, περιβάλλον και εκπαίδευση: Αξιοποίηση ερεθισμάτων από το περιβάλλον για την καλλιτεχνική δημιουργία στο σχολείο και αξιοποίηση της τέχνης ως μέσου για την περιβαλλοντική ευαισθητοποίηση : Μελέτη περίπτωσης σε ορεινή κοινότητα
Creators: name: Φραγγίδης, Μανώλης Π.
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2023
Subjects: Τέχνη
Εικαστικές Τέχνες
Περιβαλλοντική Εκπαίδευση
Δευτεροβάθμια Εκπαίδευση
Περιβάλλον
Μύθος
Δράκος
Art
Visual Arts
Enviromental Education
Secondary Education
Enviroment
Myth
Dragon

description: Η παρούσα διατριβή εντάσσεται στην προσπάθεια διερεύνησης και ανάδειξης της σημασίας της σύνδεσης Τέχνης, Εκπαίδευσης και Περιβάλλοντος, καθώς και τη θετική τους αλληλεπίδραση, στο πλαίσιο της μη-τυπικής Περιβαλλοντικής Εκπαίδευσης Για το Περιβάλλον. Πρόκειται για μελέτη περίπτωσης που αφορά σε μαθητές και μαθήτριες ελληνικού Γυμνασίου ορεινής κοινότητας της Ηπείρου. Με μεθοδολογική βάση τη θεμελιωμένη θεωρία, η παρούσα έρευνα συνδυάζει ποσοτικές και ποιοτικές μεθόδους συλλογής, μελέτης, επεξεργασίας και ανάλυσης δεδομένων που περιλαμβάνουν παρατήρηση, ημιδομημένες συνεντεύξεις, καθώς και συγκέντρωση και ανάλυση πρωτογενούς εικαστικού υλικού που δημιουργήθηκε από τους συμμετέχοντες. Αξιοποιώντας έναν τοπικό μύθο δρακοκτονίας, που λειτούργησε ως κομβικό σημείο σύνδεσης των συμμετεχόντων με τον οικείο χωρότοπο, σχεδιάστηκαν και υλοποιήθηκαν τρεις διδακτικές και μία εικαστική παρέμβαση. Στόχος των παρεμβάσεων και αποτέλεσμα αυτών, όπως προκύπτει από την ανάλυση δεδομένων, ήταν η πρόκληση αλλαγών στις αντιλήψεις, τις στάσεις και τις συμπεριφορές των συμμετεχόντων προς μία οικοκεντρική και φιλοπεριβαλλοντική κατεύθυνση.
description: The present study refers to an attempt to research and designate the importance of the connection between Art, Education and Environment, as well as their positive interaction in non-formal Environmental Education For the environment. It is a case study of a Greek Gymnasium in a mountain rural community in Epirus, combining both quantitative and qualitative methods of collecting, studying, processing and analyzing data. The methodological basis is that of the grounded theory. The research design included observation, semi-constructed interviews and collecting and analyzing visual art pieces created by the participants. Making use of a local legend of dragon slaying, that functioned as the focal and connecting point between the participants and their familiar chorotopos, three educational and one artistic intervention where designed and realized. The goal of the interventions, as well as their result, as the data analysis reveals, was the change of the participant’s beliefs, attitude and behavior in an ecocentring and environmental-friendly direction.
Wave Propagation for Next-Generation Supercomputers
Creators: name: Ketcheson, David
name: Ahmadia, Aron
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Computational Physics
Applied Computer Science

description: A successful proposal for 15M core-hours on the Shaheen BG/P supercomputer at KAUST, for simulations of solitary waves in periodic media using the PyClaw software based on Clawpack.
PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EXEMPLIFICATION OF THE TARGETED LEVEL OF ACQUISITION OF LIFE CONTENT DURING THE STUDENT PERIOD
Creators: name: Khairullaeva, Zebiniso
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The article focuses on the psychological aspects of determining the meaning of life during the student period. First of all, theoretical approaches to the content and characteristics of the process of determining the vital content are reflected in it. At the same time, in order to empirically study the manifestation of life content during the student period, research work was conducted and conclusions were formed.
Trembling aspen site index in relation to environmental measures of site quality
Creators: name: Klinka, Karel
Publisher: name: Forest Sciences Department, University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) is one of the most common tree species in the boreal and temperate forests of North America. It grows on many different sites and associates with a variety of tree species. In BC, aspen is frequent throughout all submontane and montane continental forested zones. Relationships between environmental factors and forest productivity have been the subjects of many studies. Most of these studies, using various topographic, soil, physical and chemical properties as independent variables, had limited success in accounting for the variation in SI over a large geographic area. The objectives of this study were (1) to quantify relationships between aspen SI and environmental factors at two spatial scales, and (2) to develop predictive SI models from easily measurable environmental factors.
Making Sense of the Future: New brainteasers for digital futures in the classroom
Creators: name: Efferenn, Frederik
name: Bollmann, Hanna-Sophie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: How do students see our digital society in 20 years’ time? What is important to them and what might they overlook? What visions do they have for fair and sustainable digitalisation? Future literacy is a skill that needs to be learned and practised, just like reading and writing. The new learning toolkit entitled ‘Making Sense of the Future‘ helps teachers to teach in the classroom with brainteasers.
Regeneration, growth and productivity of trees within gaps of old-growth forests on the outer coast (CWHvh2) of British Columbia
Creators: name: Klinka, Karel
name: Kayahara, Gordon J.
name: Chourmouzis, Christine
Publisher: name: Forest Sciences Department, University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Central to the issue of harvest feasibility on the outer BC coast (CWHvh) is the question of whether sites, once harvested, can be regenerated, and whether the time period for replacement and subsequent growth is economically and environmentally acceptable. Since low productivity sites have not been harvested in the past, there is a lack of data to answer this question. We tried to provide an answer by assessing regeneration following natural disturbances. Small scale gap disturbances are the norm within old-growth stands. If regeneration is not a problem in gaps, then we have some evidence that regeneration should not be a problem upon implementation of our management practices. The objectives of this study were: (1) to develop baseline information on the mechanisms and the patterns of regeneration across a sequence of forest types; (2) to assess regeneration success with respect to productivity; and (3) to estimate future growth and productivity.
Quantum Cascade Laser Spectroscopy: Applications and Developments
Creators: name: Walker, Richard
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Molecular Physics

description: DPhil Thesis completed January 2012. Spectroscopy performed with both pulsed and continuous wave quantum cascade lasers. Investigating the midinfrared spectroscopy of a number of gas phase molecules and the behaviour of the lasers themselves.
Effect of Rhodococcus opacus PD630 on selenium phytoremediation by Brassica oleracea
Creators: name: Morris, Sinead
name: Quispe-Arpasi, Diana
name: Lens, Piet N. L.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of microbial-enhanced Brassica oleracea for the phytoremediation of seleniferous soils. The effect of selenite (Se(IV)) and selenate (Se(VI)) on B. oleracea (1–100 mg.L−1) was examined through germination (7 d) and pot (30 d) trials. Microbial analysis was conducted to verify the toxic effect of various Se concentrations (1–500 mg.L−1) on Rhodococcus opacus PD360, and to determine if it exhibits plant growth promoter traits. R. opacus PD630 was found to tolerate high concentrations of both Se(IV) and Se(VI), above 100 mg.L−1. R. opacus PD630 reduced Se(IV) and Se(VI) over 7 days, with a Se conversion efficiency between 60 and 80%. Germination results indicated lower concentrations (0–10 mg.L−1) of Se(IV) and Se(VI) gave a higher shoot length (> 4 cm). B. oleracea accumulated 600–1,000 mg.kg−1 dry weight (DW) of Se(IV) and Se(VI), making it a secondary accumulator of Se. Moreover, seeds inoculated with R. opacus PD360 showed increased Se uptake (up to 1,200 mg Se.kg−1 DW). In addition, bioconcentration and translocation factors were greater than one. The results indicate a synergistic effect between R. opacus PD630 and B. oleracea for Se phytoextraction from polluted soils. This article examines how Brassica oleracea may be used to improve seleniferous soils and how Rhodococcus opacus can be added to increase biofortification. The research shows great potential for combining Brassica species with bacterial isolates to remove selenium from heavily contaminated soils.
Maxing Shigan decoction in treatment of COVID-19.docx
Creators: name: Guo, Xiaodan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 111502 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Maxing Shigan decoction in treatment of COVID-19：A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials
Lowering the barriers: Accessible language and "Leichte Sprache" on the German Web
Creators: name: Hewett, Freya
name: Asghari, Hadi
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: The inventor of the web, Tim Berners-Lee, stated that “the power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone, regardless of disability is an essential aspect”. This statement, from the 1990s, rings even more true in 2023, as participation in society depends on being able to access the web for information, services, and connections. In this blog post, we will outline our findings on the question: how much German-language web content is also available in Leichte Sprache?
Examining the relationship between self-reported mood management and music preferences of Australian teenagers
Creators: name: McFerran, Katrina Skewes
name: Garrido, Sandra
name: O'Grady, Lucy
name: Grocke, Denise
name: Sawyer, Susan
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Performing Arts

description: The influence of music on the moods and behaviour of young people has been much contested. Whilst some parties accuse the music industry of purposefully poisoning the minds of youth, others understand the relationship between teenagers and their music preferences as reciprocal. This article reports on an investigation examining what 111 Australian adolescents reported about changes in their mood before and after listening to self-selected genres of music. Most young people reported using music to improve their mood, particularly when their initial state was already positive, however when feeling sad or stressed, some young people reported a worsening mood. Correlational analysis revealed that whilst the distressed young people in this sample were more likely to prefer listening to angry music and have a preference for metal, this did not have a more negative effect on their mood than any other genre of music. The researchers conclude that mixed methodologies may be better suited for examining this complex phenomenon and for avoiding overly simplistic interpretations of data. Music therapists are encouraged to initiate dialogue with distressed young people in order to increase their consciousness about whether their mood improves or worsens when listening to self-selected music.
Osteology of Tenontosaurus tilletti
Creators: name: Tennant, Jon
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Paleontology

description: My unpublished undergraduate Masters thesis describing and imaging in detail a near-complete skeleton of the ornithopod dinosaur Tenontosaurus tilletti. The purpose of this was more to teach myself the art of comparative anatomical description, but I did reveal some discrepancies between the anatomy of this specimen and that of previously published descriptions.
Franz Halbartschlager, Südwind Agentur (Hg.): Mozart meets Panda. Die österreichisch-chinesischen Beziehungen im Überblick
Creators: name: Neunteufel, Kathrin
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2022

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 121 (2011): ASIEN (Oktober)
Hero Quynh Phuong Pham, Deity Quynh Phuong Pham: Tran Hung Dao and the Resurgence of Popular Religion in Vietnam
Creators: name: Pokorny, Lukas
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2022

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 121 (2011): ASIEN (Oktober)
Strategic choices and electoral gains: unpacking constituency campaign effectiveness in Germany's mixed-member electoral system
Creators: name: Angenendt, Michael
name: Bukow, Sebastian U.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Space Science
Medicine
Biotechnology
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: Election campaigns are a critical component of democratic competition, and existing literature has extensively discussed the rise in personalization and localization in recent campaigns. However, the extent to which campaign strategies influence electoral success remains controversial. Therefore, our study examined the impact of candidate – and constituency-centred campaigns on nominal and party-list votes in mixed-member electoral systems and investigated which strategies were most effective on election day. Our analysis draws on representative national candidate surveys for German federal elections in 2009, 2013, and 2017. Our findings indicate that personalized campaign communication significantly affects electoral success, with greater emphasis on the candidate than the party, resulting in increased nominal votes. Our results also suggest that parties benefit from personalized campaigns as they increase party-list votes as well. However, neither localized campaign issues nor candidate-centred campaign organization pay off in electoral terms. Furthermore, candidates’ party affiliation significantly influences electoral success, demonstrating the continued relevance of parties to campaign dynamics and electoral outcomes.
Classification of natural forest communities of coastal British Columbia
Creators: name: Klinka, Karel
Publisher: name: Forest Sciences Department, University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Vegetation science, like any science, uses classification to organize knowledge about plants and plant communities. Classification is helpful for understanding how different plant communities relate to one another and their environments, for facilitating further studies of vegetation, and for conservation. To familiarize onself with vegetation of a large area, it is very convenient and efficient to begin with a few general units, such as plant orders rather than with many very detailed units, such as plant associations and subassociation. We offer such an approach and think that the information given in this series will be sufficient to assign any forested coastal community to one the orders or suborders. In spite of a history of vegetation studies in British Columbia, there has not yet been any attempt to develop a comprehensive hierarchical classification of plant communities for the province. As the culmination of fifty years of detailed surveys carried out by V.J. Krajina and his students, the Ecology Program Staff of the BC Forest Service, and other workers, we used tabular and multivariate analyses of 3,779 sample plots established in natural, old-growth, submontane, montane, and subalpine forest communities in coastal BC to develop a hierarchy of vegetation units according to the methods of biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification.
Analysing Political Acceptability of  Reforms Among National  Policymakers
Creators: name: Gubalova, Vladislava
name: Rybnikárová, Lucia
name: Schnitzler, Gaspard
name: Simon, Edouard
name: Väisäne, Arto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: This paper, which bases itself on theoretical work conducted in ENGAGE Working Paper 2 (Michaels & Kissack, 2021), aims to shed light on where various MS stand regarding a range of reforms and underused mechanisms by assessing levels of acceptability among national policymaking elites. Focusing on the main reform proposals under consideration, as well as several underused and unused mechanisms identified between 2016–2021 by EU institutions and MS, we conducted semi-structured interviews in 14 MS and additional surveys in 13 MS. The analysis focuses on the MS where national policymaking elites were interviewed. Our data reveals a divide among MS on the acceptability of various reforms but shows that some room for negotiation exists. We find that 1) some principled and, at times, proactive support for more rapid and flexible decision-making exists, although MS are not currently in agreement on immediate changes; 2) the unused or underused legal bases in the EU treaties – the so-called ‘sleeping beauties’ – are generally perceived as promising for strengthening  the effectiveness of CFSP/CSDP; 3) differentiated integration initiatives in CSDP are largely seen as beneficial, as demonstrated by PESCO, even as built-in complexities regarding the operationalisation and a lack of legal clarity keep MS wary of commitments to additional arrangements; and 4) treaty changes, including granting more powers to the European Commission and the European Parliament, do not find wide support among national policymaking elites.
Influence of salal on height growth of coastal douglas-fir
Creators: name: Klinka, Karel
name: Carter, R. E. (Reid E.)
name: Wang, Qingli
name: Feller, M. C. (Michael Charles)
Publisher: name: Forest Sciences Department, University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: The influence of salal on tree growth has attained considerable attention in coastal British Columbia. Field observations, surveys, and studies in the CWH zone have indicated poor growth performance of crop tree species in salal-dominated plantations and natural immature and old-growth stands. Where sites have been burned and planted, tree growth has improved; similar effects have been observed for naturally regenerated stands. Immature stands that developed after wind disturbance or harvesting feature rapid growth and nearly complete absence of salal. As studies have shown that ericaceous plants negatively impact tree growth, the salal on potential harvest sites has been considered undesirable. This study examined (1) the possible influence of salal on the stand, soil nutrient status and site index, and (2) the relations between site index, salal, plant communities, and site in disturbed, immature, coastal Douglas-fir ecosystems. We compared vegetation and environmental characteristics of 101 ecosystems, and examined differences in foliar and soil nutrient characteristics and site index between stands with high and low salal cover through analysis of variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis.
A CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROVERB "A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE".
Creators: name: Khaydarova, Nigina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Each nation creates proverbs based on its customs, culture, and mentality. English proverbs are also passed down from generation to generation. Below we want to analyze another English proverb. The proverb "A stitch in time saves nine" conveys the idea that taking timely action to address a small problem can prevent it from becoming larger and more difficult to manage in the future. Let's examine its meaning in more detail:
Debunking Science Myths: Preconceptions about science put to the test
Creators: name: Kuper, Freia
name: Henkes, Lena
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: How trusting is society towards science? In general, the picture is positive: according to the Science Barometer 2023, 56% of respondents have trust in research and science. At the same time, there is also mistrust in research results and questions about the independence of researchers. But what is the basis of the most common prejudices that researchers are confronted with in their work? We shed light on four popular myths and misconceptions: from dependence on funders and dealing with mistakes to a constantly quarrelling profession and a chronic lack of reality. Discover how research really works.
title: Microalgal Derivatives as Nutraceutical Supplements for Chemoprevention
Creators: name: Pistelli, Luigi
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2024

description: Microalgae are mostly photosynthetic and unicellular organisms, being increasingly important given their biotechnological potential e.g., for human health or environmental sustainability. My Ph.D work is a contribution to this relevant field of research especially focusing on the human health outputs of microalgal biomass. The general aim of my three years-study was to explore at different levels the microalgal interests as chemopreventive tools to be further used in food complements, nutraceuticals or feed. My work presents an explorative study with on the one hand a bioprospecting analysis and on the other hand a deeper in vitro functional analysis of the chemopreventive assessment of the biomass/compounds on targeted human cell lines. Different extents of the bioprospecting survey were implemented comparing (i) the in vitro protective abilities of different carotenoids, (ii) four microalgal species, as well as (iii) contrasted biological or light conditions for cultivating microalgae. The microalgal models used in my thesis were: the two centric diatoms Skeletonema marinoi and Cyclotella cryptica, the eustigmatophyta Nannochloropsis oceanica and marine cyanophyta Spirulina subsalsa. Functional investigation was developed for the bioactivity assessment of the microalgal biomass through a combination of in vitro cell biology, molecular investigation and gene expression involved in cell death or more generally in immunologic responses. The cell lines selected in my work belonged to a large panel of normal or cancer cell lines corresponding to different organs (e.g., prostate, pancreas, lung). Another strength of my study is represented by the detailed illustration of the so-called bioactive capacity of the biomass, which is a combination of the bioactivity analysis with antioxidant activities and the comprehensive biochemical assessment with analysis of carotenoids, vitamins, polyphenols, together with the total proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, phytosterols, phenolic compounds and flavonoids.


Results indicated that the carotenoid diatoxanthin (typically found in diatoms) exhibited outstanding antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-angiogenic activities, thus resulting in great anticancer or antiviral properties. All the microalgal models that I studied during my work displayed strong human health benefits (anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, or anti-angiogenic) as characterized by in vitro bioactivity assessments.
Relationships between coastal Douglas-fir site index and synoptic categorical measures of site quality
Creators: name: Klinka, Karel
name: Carter, R. E. (Reid E.)
name: Chourmouzis, Christine
Publisher: name: Forest Sciences Department, University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Knowledge of ecological characteristics of trees, sites and tree growth on different sites is fundamental for silvicultural decision-making and planning. With the biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification in place, silvicultural management in British Columbia has been given an ecological foundation; however, relationships between growth and site have not yet been fully investigated. The purpose of this study was to determine how height growth of Douglas-fir within the drier portion of the CWH zone varies with site. We adopted site index (m @ 50 yr bh) as a species-specific measure of forest productivity, recognizing that it indicates height growth performance at a selected point in time. If forest productivity is correlated with ecological measures of site quality, what site factors should be used to quantify the relationships? Because of compensating effects, the numerous site factors can be reduced to four primary (synoptic) factors that directly affect plant establishment and growth: climate (light and temperature), soil moisture, soil nutrients, and soil aeration (not used in this study).
Trierer China-Gespräche 2011. Wettrüsten in Asien? Die Modernisierung der chinesischen Streitkräfte und die Reaktionen regionaler Großmächte
Creators: name: Wurr, Julia
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2022

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 121 (2011): ASIEN (Oktober)
Mimbres-Mesoamerican Interaction: Macaws and Parrots in the Mimbres Valley, Southwestern New Mexico
Creators: name: Wyckoff, Kristina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Archaeology
subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Parrot remains and iconography have been found in several Mimbres sites. Scarlet macaw (ara macao), military macaw (ara militaris), and thick-billed parrot (rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) species have been identified from recovered skeletal material as well as iconographic analysis of Mimbres ceramics. These species are non-native to the area and would have been transported great distances. This transportation provides an opportunity to consider the interaction between the Mimbres population and Mesoamerican groups. The treatment of parrot skeletons within Mimbres sites and the treatment of parrot imagery on Mimbres ceramics reveal similarities and differences to Mesoamerican systems of belief. Analysis of the relatedness of these treatments is herein used to infer the relationship of Mimbres systems of belief regarding these parrots to the Mesoamerican system.
Glokales Kino: der südkoreanische Blockbuster "My Sassy Girl" (Yôpki chôk-in ku nyô) von Kwak Jae-yong
Creators: name: Schulz Zinda, Yvonne
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2022

description: My Sassy Girl (2001) is a South Korean blockbuster that was not only most successful at home but also in East and Southeast Asia. In 2008 several remakes were produced in this region as well as in the USA. The paper traces the global and local elements of this film in terms of genre and themes. In spite of employing elements from global cinema, it shows that it also reflects the specific situation of the Korean youth. However, in addition third regional - East and Southeast Asien - perspective in terms of specific genres will be taken into account.
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 121 (2011): ASIEN (Oktober)
'Professionalization' of Chinese International-Relations Think-Tanks in the 1990s: Content-Analysis Approach
Creators: name: Scheuer, Stephan
Publisher: name: Asien
Year: 2022

description: Think-tanks have enjoyed increasing attention among scholars of Chinese foreign policy in recent years. But so far, surprisingly little is known about the way these institutions evolved. Many scholars agree that international-relations think-tanks started to play a more important role in foreign-policy decision-making procedures as their work began to be 'professionalized' in the 1990s. They agree on this in spite of having a framework to systematically measure what 'professionalization' actually means. This paper attempts to go a step further to identify, define and characterize this shift towards professionalization. Using content analysis, articles by think-tanks are compared in three different cases since the beginning of the 1990s. A shift in the method of argumentation employed in the articles is revealed as more recent articles provide a less normative and more theory-based interpretation of international events.
description: Asien, Nr. 121 (2011): ASIEN (Oktober)
Pre-Publication Version of Isotopic Evidence of Early Hominin Diets: Past, Present, and Future
Creators: name: Sponheimer, Matt
name: Zeresenay Alemseged
name: Cerling, Thure E.
name: Grine, Frederick E.
name: Kimbel, William H.
name: Meave G. Leakey
name: Lee-Thorp, Julia A.
name: F. Kyalo Manthi
name: Reed, Kaye
name: Wood, Bernard A.
name: Wynn, Jonathan G.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Anthropology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology

description: Early version of paper for PNAS.
A progress report on Odonata-collecting in Mexico, 1957–1962
Creators: name: Beatty, George H.
name: Beatty, Alice F.
name: Deans, Andrew
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: History
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: This document is an unpublished report, written by George and Alice Beatty (not by A. R. Deans) in 1962, which summarizes results of their first four Odonata-collecting expeditions to Mexico (1957, 1958, 1959, 1962). They provide a species list, a map of collecting events, and a gazetteer of collecting localities. This report was circulated privately amongst the Beatty's closest colleagues but apparently never published. The Frost Entomological Museum (PSUC) now makes this report available in the hopes that all researchers may benefit from its invaluable biodiversity data. The majority of specimens resulting from these expeditions are housed at PSUC.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSLATION STUDIES AS A SUBJECT AND THE PRESENT NEED FOR THIS FIELD OF STUDY
Creators: name: Bobokulova, Gulrux
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Translation, as a practice and academic discipline, has a rich and multifaceted history that spans millennia. From its earliest origins in ancient civilizations to its contemporary manifestations in the globalized world, translation studies have evolved significantly over time. This essay explores the fascinating history of translation studies, tracing its development from antiquity to the modern era, and examining key milestones, theories, and scholars that have shaped its trajectory.
Predicting site index of Lodgepole pine and interior spruce in the sub-boreal spruce zone
Creators: name: Klinka, Karel
name: Wang, Qingli
name: Wang, G. G.
name: Coates, K. Dave
name: Chourmouzis, Christine
Publisher: name: Forest Sciences Department, University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Knowledge of ecological site characteristics and tree growth on different sites is fundamental for silvicultural decisionmaking and planning. With biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification in place in British Columbia, silvicultural management has been given an ecological foundation; however, relationships between growth and site quality have not yet been fully investigated. The purpose of this study was to determine how site conditions within the SBS zone affect the height growth of lodgepole pine (Pl) and interior spruce (Sx).
La controversa appropriazione della Gioconda da parte del re Francesco I e le sue conseguenze in merito alla potenziale rivendicazione della proprietà del dipinto da parte dei discendenti di Leonardo da Vinci
Creators: name: Robert Casanovas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Quando Leonardo da Vinci ebbe terminato il ritratto della Gioconda, era certamente ben lontano dall'immaginare che alla sua morte il re Francesco I l'avrebbe monopolizzata utilizzando il diritto di guadagno e che il suo discepolo Francisco Melzi avrebbe messo le mani sugli altri suoi dipinti, dopo aver probabilmente falsificato un falso di lettere e un testamento apocrifo. Era ancora più lontano dal sospettare che il suo ritratto sarebbe diventato il più costoso e famoso del mondo, protetto sotto vetri blindati in un museo visitato ogni anno da milioni di persone provenienti da tutto il mondo. Non poteva immaginare che cinque secoli dopo la storia di questo ritratto sarebbe riemersa davanti al più alto tribunale amministrativo francese per ripristinare non solo ciò che è giusto di fronte all'arbitrarietà del monarca riguardo alla legalità delle collezioni del Museo del Louvre, ma anche di fronte ai diritti di eredità dei suoi discendenti.
Investigation into the productivity of single- and mixed-species, second-growth stands of western hemlock and western redcedar
Creators: name: Klinka, Karel
name: Collins, D. Bradley
name: Chourmouzis, Christine
Publisher: name: Forest Sciences Department, University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: In BC, it is required that harvested areas be regenerated with a mixture of tree species whenever appropriate to the site. This policy is based upon the assumption that increases in stand productivity, reliability, and/or biodiversity can be achieved in mixed-species stands. However, the knowledge justifying this policy is at best incomplete. Differences in forest productivity of mixed-species stands have been attributed mostly to competition. However, an increasing number of studies are providing evidence to support alternate theories, in which positive plant interactions play a major role. Positive plant interactions are divided into two components: (i) competitive reduction through structural and physiological differences in above and below ground structures, and (ii) facilitation through any positive effect on the growing environment of one plant species by another. These theories have yet to be tested in forest ecosystems. The objectives of this study, with respect to naturally established, unmanaged, second-growth stands of western hemlock (Hw) (Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.), western redcedar (Cw) (Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don in Lamb.), and their mixtures, were: (1) to review the mechanisms of positive plant interactions and their potential to occur in these mixtures, and (2) to compare the productivity of these three stand types, using relative and absolute yield.
A Study of the Indus Signs
Creators: name: Ganguly, Subhajit
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Archaeology
subject: History
subject: Design
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Considering the fact that the Harappan script may have been proto-Brahmi, the underlying language to be expected should be Sanskrit, or proto-Sanskrit, or derivatives of Sanskrit. Many of the rules of evolution that apply to scripts are equivalently true for languages too. Like scripts, languages too render themselves to similar evolutionary inspections, as they too carry imprints of their journey down the ages.
Serie: Politische Stiftungen in Asien (2). Die Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung in Asien
Creators: name: Linke, Marlies
name: Linke, Peter
name: Blasig, Sonja
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2022

description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 120 (2011): ASIEN (Juli)