cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Undergraduate Student Perspectives on Employability: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Nutrition Student Career Awareness, Confidence, and Preparedness
Creators: name: Ng, Ashley
name: Reddy, Anj
name: Horvath, Deanna
name: Larsen, Amy
name: Biesiekierski, Jessica
name: Croxford, Sharon
name: Bramley, Andrea
name: McLeod, Susan
name: Stirling, Emma
name: Murray, Emily
name: Forsyth, Adrienne
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 3901
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy
classificationCode: 3903
subject: Education systems

description: There is a growing need for nutrition graduates to fill diverse roles that will address emerging health priorities including community-based chronic disease prevention, personalised nutrition, digital health, and innovations in food and agriculture. Little is known about how well universities are preparing nutrition students to fill these roles. The aim of this study was to explore undergraduate nutrition students’ career awareness, confidence, and preparedness. A secondary aim was to explore their perspectives regarding employability initiatives within the university curriculum. A mixed methods approach was used, including semi-structured focus groups to gain in-depth insights and surveys to expand and diversify the study population, enhancing validity and transferability of the findings. Results of the focus groups were analysed thematically using an inductive approach. Initial themes informed the survey with closed questions analysed using descriptive statistics and open questions analysed thematically. Seven students participated in focus groups and 73 completed the survey. Common themes arising from the focus group and survey responses included a lack of awareness of roles available to nutritionists, lack of placement experience seen as a link to understanding what nutritionists do and getting that first job, and life experiences and personal circumstances influencing career pathways. Practical opportunities for nutrition students to develop their career awareness, confidence, and preparedness should be a key consideration in the design of the undergraduate nutrition curricula.
DigiTala's post-rating questionnaire for human raters (Finnish, upper secondary schools, Jun2021)
Creators: name: von Zansen, Anna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: questionnaire
survey
human raters
language assessment
automated speaking assessment
DigiTala

description: DigiTala's post-rating questionnaire for human raters (June 2021). Human raters (n=14) responded to this questionnaire in Moodle (version 3.8.3) after rating upper secondary school students' (n=64) Finnish speech samples (n=913, speaking performances on 26 subtasks) using analytic and holistic criteria created by the project.
Contribution of the Craft Beer Industry to Tennessee's Economy
Creators: name: Hughes, David
name: Best, Sarah Elizabeth
name: Smith, S. Aaron
name: Yu, Edward
name: Hughes, David
name: Best, Sarah Elizabeth
name: Smith, S. Aaron
name: Yu, Edward
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Community/Rural/Urban Development
subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: contribution
subject: craft
subject: beer
subject: industry
subject: Tennessee
subject: economy

description: Craft beer producers are, by definition, small, with annual production of less than 6 million barrels, and independent, with at least 75 percent ownership by the craft beer producer (Arthur, 2018). Like its counterpart in other states, the Tennessee craft beer industry has experienced strong growth in recent years. Efforts to track the growth of and establish its contribution to the state economy provides useful information for industry personnel, state and local economic development, and state and local government leaders. Provided here are survey-based estimates of that contribution. This publication includes an examination of the growth in the craft beer industry nationally and in Tennessee. Also presented is a discussion of the use of industry survey data and other sources to estimate industry spending patterns. The growth of the U.S. and Tennessee craft beer industries are also discussed. Results regarding the industry’s economic impact on the Tennessee economy based on an input-output model are then examined. Finally, model results are summarized and conclusions drawn.
An Investigation of Meat Eating in Samples from Australia and Germany: The Role of Justifications, Perceptions, and Empathy
Creators: name: Andrea, Katherine
name: Howell, Tiffani
name: Kashima, Emiko
name: Buttlar, Benjamin
name: Sproesser, Gudrun
name: Ruby, Matthew
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 3009
subject: Veterinary sciences
subject: FOS: Veterinary sciences
classificationCode: 3109
subject: Zoology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3003
subject: Animal production

description: Despite concerns about animal welfare, and health and environmental issues associated with eating meat, meat consumption has continued to increase worldwide, including in Australia. One exception to this is Germany, with 2021 meat consumption levels being the lowest in the last 30 years. This pre-registered study investigated socio-cultural variables associated with meat consumption in Germany (n = 399) and Australia (n = 399) in a cross-sectional online survey. Participants reported levels of current and intended meat consumption, and they completed measures of speciesism, motivations to eat meat, empathy, animal farming perceptions, perceived behavioural control (PBC) over meat eating, and avoidance and dissociation regarding the animal origins of meat. In both Australia and Germany, enjoying the taste of meat positively predicted consumption and empathy towards farmed animals negatively predicted consumption. PBC was a strong positive predictor of intentions to reduce meat consumption in both countries. Empathy and liking the taste of meat were among the best predictors of red meat and poultry consumption, suggesting that interventions to reduce meat consumption may work best by targeting these factors while also increasing people’s sense of control over their food choices.
Structural variability of Ag(I) metal–organic networks: C–H⋯π and metal⋯π interactions
Creators: name: Debdoot Hazari
name: Jana, Swapan K.
name: Saikat K. Seth
name: Puschmann, Horst
name: Dalai, Sudipta
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The synthesis and X-ray structural characterization of two silver(I) coordination polymers, [Ag2(bpp)2(Phdac)]·5H2O (1) and [Ag2(bpp)(HSSal)] (2), are reported, where bpp = 4,4′-trimethylene dipyridine, H2Phdac = 1,4-phenylenediacetic acid, and H3SSal = 5-sulfosalicylic acid. X-ray crystallography reveals that the structures are stabilized through hydrogen bonding interactions. The C–H⋯π and metal⋯π interactions of aromatic molecules play a crucial role in building a layered framework. Intricate combinations of the weak non-covalent interactions have been analyzed to explore cooperativity and competitiveness in the solid-state structures.
title: Effect of climate change on the hydrological regime of navigable water courses in Belgium: sub report 8. Implementation and testing of a framework for flexible hydrological modelling
Creators: name: Tran, Q.
name: Willems, P.
name: Pereira, Fernando
name: Nossent, Jiri
name: Mostaert, Frank
Publisher: name: Flanders Hydraulics Research
Year: 2021

description: The innovative flexible hydrological modelling concept proposed by Tran et al. (2014) was further developed in this inventory. A generalized model structure which consists of the most basic and/or popular hydrological components was constructed. It includes the meteorological components, the storage components, the splitting components, the routing components and a component for closing water balance. Equations from the NAM, PDM and VHM models were used as demonstrations for each components. The additional components can be added by users depending on applications and on the available data.Since the concept allows flexibility in spatial resolution, the Grid-to-Grid approach for explicitly representation of the hydrological connectivity between gird cells with the catchment is needed. Next to that, the Source-to-Sink approach was also implemented but it was not discussed in details in this report due to its simplicity in implementation. Two schemes of Grid-to-Grid approach were developed: i) the normal routing scheme, in which the interaction between different subflow components are omitted and ii) the detailed routing scheme, which allows to describe more detail the infiltration and percolation processes.The step-wise methodology for calibration was developed for both lumped and spatial distributed models. For the distributed models, the calibration process starts from the well-calibrated model parameters for lumped case and then uses the catchment characteristics (i.e. the topography map, the land use map and the soil type map) and other additional data (e.g. the groundwater observation, the internal gauging station…) to disaggregate into spatial distributed parameters. Those spatial parameters can be fine-tuned to capture the distribution of the runoff in the whole catchment. The efficiency of the identified model structure is assessed using both traditional statistical indices and the graphical evaluation.Three conceptual model codes (NAM, PDM and VHM) spatially implemented in the proposed framework were applied for a case study of Grote Nete catchment in Belgium. They were calibrated using the predefined parameters from the lumped models. The comparison of the distributed outputs versus the lumped results and versus the observations at gauging stations indicated good matches, which show that the proposed framework has successfully implemented. Nevertheless, further research is still in need in order to complete the concept.
description: Title : FHR reports. Flanders Hydraulics Research: Antwerp Volume : 00_130_8 Issue : Pagination : VIII, 94
Calibrating an Ice Sheet Model Using High-Dimensional Binary Spatial Data
Creators: name: Chang, Won
name: Murali Haran
name: Applegate, Patrick
name: Pollard, David
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Rapid retreat of ice in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica may cause drastic sea level rise, posing significant risks to populations in low-lying coastal regions. Calibration of computer models representing the behavior of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is key for informative projections of future sea level rise. However, both the relevant observations and the model output are high-dimensional binary spatial data; existing computer model calibration methods are unable to handle such data. Here we present a novel calibration method for computer models whose output is in the form of binary spatial data. To mitigate the computational and inferential challenges posed by our approach, we apply a generalized principal component based dimension reduction method. To demonstrate the utility of our method, we calibrate the PSU3D-ICE model by comparing the output from a 499-member perturbed-parameter ensemble with observations from the Amundsen Sea sector of the ice sheet. Our methods help rigorously characterize the parameter uncertainty even in the presence of systematic data-model discrepancies and dependence in the errors. Our method also helps inform environmental risk analyses by contributing to improved projections of sea level rise from the ice sheets. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
An Investigation of Meat Eating in Samples from Australia and Germany: The Role of Justifications, Perceptions, and Empathy
Creators: name: Northrope, Katherine
name: Howell, Tiffani
name: Kashima, Emiko
name: Buttlar, Benjamin
name: Sproesser, Gudrun
name: Ruby, Matthew
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 3009
subject: Veterinary sciences
subject: FOS: Veterinary sciences
classificationCode: 3109
subject: Zoology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3003
subject: Animal production

description: Despite concerns about animal welfare, and health and environmental issues associated with eating meat, meat consumption has continued to increase worldwide, including in Australia. One exception to this is Germany, with 2021 meat consumption levels being the lowest in the last 30 years. This pre-registered study investigated socio-cultural variables associated with meat consumption in Germany (n = 399) and Australia (n = 399) in a cross-sectional online survey. Participants reported levels of current and intended meat consumption, and they completed measures of speciesism, motivations to eat meat, empathy, animal farming perceptions, perceived behavioural control (PBC) over meat eating, and avoidance and dissociation regarding the animal origins of meat. In both Australia and Germany, enjoying the taste of meat positively predicted consumption and empathy towards farmed animals negatively predicted consumption. PBC was a strong positive predictor of intentions to reduce meat consumption in both countries. Empathy and liking the taste of meat were among the best predictors of red meat and poultry consumption, suggesting that interventions to reduce meat consumption may work best by targeting these factors while also increasing people’s sense of control over their food choices.
Calibrating an Ice Sheet Model Using High-Dimensional Binary Spatial Data
Creators: name: Chang, Won
name: Murali Haran
name: Applegate, Patrick
name: Pollard, David
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Rapid retreat of ice in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica may cause drastic sea level rise, posing significant risks to populations in low-lying coastal regions. Calibration of computer models representing the behavior of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is key for informative projections of future sea level rise. However, both the relevant observations and the model output are high-dimensional binary spatial data; existing computer model calibration methods are unable to handle such data. Here we present a novel calibration method for computer models whose output is in the form of binary spatial data. To mitigate the computational and inferential challenges posed by our approach, we apply a generalized principal component based dimension reduction method. To demonstrate the utility of our method, we calibrate the PSU3D-ICE model by comparing the output from a 499-member perturbed-parameter ensemble with observations from the Amundsen Sea sector of the ice sheet. Our methods help rigorously characterize the parameter uncertainty even in the presence of systematic data-model discrepancies and dependence in the errors. Our method also helps inform environmental risk analyses by contributing to improved projections of sea level rise from the ice sheets. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
Mapping Social Work’s Response to the ‘Grand Challenge’ of Loneliness: A Systematic Scoping Review of the Literature
Creators: name: Courts, Rachael
name: Brophy, Lisa
name: Bleue, Maïa
name: Jacques, Megan
name: Badcock, Johanna C
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 4409
subject: Social work

description: Abstract: Loneliness is recognised as a ‘grand challenge’ for social work, given its negative impact on health and well-being. But there has been limited progress on how social workers should respond. We aimed to characterise social work research on loneliness from 2016 to 2021, to inform policy, practice and training. We utilised the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews with a narrative synthesis of results. Data were extracted on study characteristics, assessment and intervention strategies, the role of social workers in this literature and limitations in the research. The final review consisted of 366 studies. Results showed a steady growth in research outputs on loneliness over time, predominantly (40 per cent) aimed at improving social work practice. Qualitative research methods (45 per cent) and cross-sectional study designs (61 per cent) were most common. Fewer than one-third of studies (32 per cent) used a formal assessment tool to identify loneliness. The most common intervention strategies examined were enhancing social relationships (30 per cent) and person-centred solutions (21 per cent). A slight majority (57 per cent) of peer-reviewed journal articles had a social work lead author. The review indicates social workers are engaged in research and action on loneliness, but ensuring this expertise is visible, led by social workers and accessible, remains a challenge.
Reactions of imidazol(in)-2-ylidenes with electron deficient fluoroolefins
Creators: name: Arduengo, Anthony J.
name: Calabrese, Joseph C.
name: H. V. Rasika Dias
name: Davidson, Fredric
name: Goerlich, Jens R.
name: Jockisch, Alexander
name: Kline, Michael
name: Marshall, William J.
name: Runyon, Jason W.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: 1,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazolin-2-ylidene forms stable 1:1 adducts with tetrafluoroethylene (2), hexafluorocyclobutene (3), and octafluorocyclopentene (4). Adduct 2 shows properties typical for nonpolarized olefins, as indicated by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. By contrast, adducts 3 and 4 are best described as ylides with a significant charge separation between the imidazoline ring and the perfluorocycloalkyl unit. Similarly, 1,3-di-1-adamantylimidazol-2-ylidene reacts with tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)allene to form a polarized trimethylenemethane derivative, and bis(trifluoromethyl)ketene to form an imidazolium enolate zwitterion. The synthesis and characterization of a number of fluorinated methyleneimidazolines are described herein.
title: Development Of Image Analysis Methods Applied To Collagen Imaged With Different Techniques
Creators: name: Leibl, MA
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2018

description: This thesis is concerned with the development of analysis strategies for microscopic images of collagen, with the specific aim to minimise as far as possible the need for user input, thereby reducing potential bias. Images of collagen were chosen for analysis, as collagen is an easily available and biologically important molecule, whose organisation in tissues is of great interest due to its pivotal role in biomechanics, and its implication in many disease states. Quantifying its structure and organisation can facilitate better understanding of the physiological and mechanical role of collagen, as well as provide the basis for a more detailed knowledge of the structural foundation of the body. We had access to a limited number of collagen images from porcine sclera obtained by Atomic Force Microscopy, Polarised Light Microscopy, Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy. The challenges in developing analysis strategies arose from collagen itself, from the intrinsic differences in the data gathered by different microscopies, and from the presence of artifacts. We developed successful methods to analyse data relevant to collagen characterisation from Atomic Force Microscopy, Polarised Light Microscopy and Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy images, and propose a quantification method where our analysis attempts were not successful. This thesis aims to contribute to a growing body of work in image analysis, which can be applied across disciplines wherever image data are used. It is hoped that further development and refinement of the work presented here may be the focus of future work.
Who Are the World’s Food Insecure? Identifying the Risk Factors of Food Insecurity Around the World
Creators: name: Smith, Michael D.
name: Meade, Birgit
name: Smith, Michael D.
name: Meade, Birgit
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: Financial Economics
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: Health Economics and Policy
subject: International Development
subject: International Relations/Trade
subject: food insecure
subject: Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)
subject: Sub-Saharan Africa

description: The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) created by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization in 2014 provides a standardized measure of people’s direct experiences of food insecurity and allows valid comparisons across countries. Using the FIES, researchers found that low levels of education, weak social networks, and the inability of a person to count on family and friends in times of need were common risk factors for food insecurity.
Calibrating an Ice Sheet Model using High-dimensional Binary Spatial Data
Creators: name: Murali Haran
name: Chang, Won
name: Applegate, Patrick
name: Pollard, David
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Information and Computing Sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Medicine

description: Rapid retreat of ice in the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica may cause drastic sea level rise, posing significant risks to populations in low-lying coastal regions. Calibration of computer models representing the behavior of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is key for informative projections of future sea level rise. However, both the relevant observations and the model output are high-dimensional binary spatial data; existing computer model calibration methods are unable to handle such data. Here we present a novel calibration method for computer models whose output is in the form of binary spatial data. To mitigate the computational and inferential challenges posed by our approach, we apply a generalized principal component based dimension reduction method. To demonstrate the utility of our method, we calibrate the PSU3D-ICE model by comparing the output from a 499-member perturbed-parameter ensemble with observations from the Amundsen Sea sector of the ice sheet. Our methods help rigorously characterize the parameter uncertainty even in the presence of systematic data-model discrepancies and dependence in the errors. Our method also helps inform environmental risk analyses by contributing to improved projections of sea level rise from the ice sheets.
Single-cell Transcriptomic Characterization Of Aortic Lymphocyte Heterogeneity During Hypertension
Creators: name: Jelinic, Maria
name: Galvao, Hericka Bruna Figueiredo
name: Dona, Malathi
name: Farrugia, Gabriella E
name: Haslem, Asha
name: Diep, Henry
name: Sobey, Christopher
name: Lewsey, Mathew
name: Pinto, Alexander
name: Drummond, Grant
name: Vinh, Antony
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 3202
subject: Clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3201
subject: Cardiovascular medicine and haematology

description: Poster Abstract
A Dynamic Structure for High Dimensional Covariance Matrices and its Application in Portfolio Allocation
Creators: name: Shaojun Guo
name: Box, John Leigh
name: Wenyang Zhang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Genetics

description: Estimation of high dimensional covariance matrices is an interesting and important research topic. In this paper, we propose a dynamic structure and develop an estimation procedure for high dimensional covariance matrices. Asymptotic properties are derived to justify the estimation procedure and simulation studies are conducted to demonstrate its performance when the sample size is finite. By exploring a financial application, an empirical study shows that portfolio allocation based on dynamic high dimensional covariance matrices can significantly outperform the market from 1995 to 2014. Our proposed method also outperforms portfolio allocation based on the sample covariance matrix, the factor model given in Fan, Fan and Lv (2008), and the shrinkage estimator given in Ledoit and Wolf (2004).
Tennessee Cattle Auction Market Trends
Creators: name: Boyer, Chris
name: Delong, Karen
name: Menard, Jamey
name: Boyer, Chris
name: Delong, Karen
name: Menard, Jamey
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Tennessee
subject: cattle
subject: auction
subject: market
subject: trends

description: Since the late 1960s, there have been several reports about the state of the Tennessee livestock auction markets (Hicks and Badenhop, 1968; Spielman et al., 1983; McLemore et al., 1983; McClain and McLemore, 1987; Holland, 1991). However, there has not been an update on the number of licensed and active livestock auctions for cattle in Tennessee since Holland’s (1991) report. Therefore, the purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the current livestock auction markets in Tennessee. There were three specific objectives: 1) Assess marketing opportunities and cattle supply by county; 2) Evaluate state and national market trends; and 3) Summarize research on marketing alternatives. This document could be used for marketing education for producers, identifying future research needs on livestock auction markets, and to inform policy makers and regulators on the status of state licensed and active livestock auctions.
Spatiotemporal distribution of Landsat imagery of Europe using cloud cover-weighted metadata
Creators: name: Tolnai, Márton
name: Nagy, János György
name: Bakó, Gábor
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Landsat imagery is the most frequently used remotely sensed data in many fields related to the monitoring of the Earth's surface. As Landsat satellites have gathered data since 1972, lots of valuable information has been stored and can be derived from imagery over a long time interval. Of course, due to certain factors such as weather conditions and satellite-related technical issues, data collection cannot be consistent in time and space. Cloud coverage is the most obvious condition that determines the usability of a remotely sensed satellite images. For successful results, a rich data supply is essential. To explore the data supply of a certain study area, the Landsat metadata can be checked which is usually an involved process especially for a long time interval. Therefore, the visualisation of Landsat metadata can result in a faster work flow and successful study area selection. In this paper we present a cloud cover-weighted metadata map for the area of Europe.
Adherence to prophylactic penicillin and clinical outcomes for people with acute rheumatic fever and/or rheumatic heart disease in the Northern Territory of Australia
Creators: name: De Dassel, Jessica
Publisher: name: Charles Darwin University
Year: 2018

description: Background: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) cause significant burdens worldwide. Control strategies depend on secondary prophylaxis (SP) – regular long-term antibiotics - but few studies have examined associations between adherence to SP and outcomes. This thesis aimed to: identify characteristics associated with adherence; determine relationships between adherence and clinical outcomes and recommend appropriate adherence measures. Methods: Five adherence measures - including percent adherence - were calculated for people living in Australia’s Northern Territory. Clinical outcomes were: ARF recurrence, progression from ARF to RHD, progression to severe RHD, improvement of RHD and death. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with adherence. Associations between adherence and outcomes were explored using case-control and case-crossover designs; odds ratios (OR) and confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using logistic regression. Results: 1,610 people were included in the analysis of factors associated with adherence. Being female, younger and living outside urban areas were associated with higher adherence. Hazardous alcohol use and experience of assault were associated with lower adherence.Increased adherence reduced the likelihood of recurrent ARF: people receiving <80% doses were four times more likely to experience recurrence than those receiving ≥80% (OR: 4.00 [95%CI:1.72 to 9.29]; p=0.001). People with higher adherence were less likely to progress from ARF to RHD, however results were statistically non-significant. Small sample sizes for progression to severe RHD and improvement of RHD precluded statistical analysis. Increased adherence reduced mortality: people receiving <70% of doses were three times more likely to die than those receiving ≥70% (OR: 3.25 [95%CI: 1.58 to 6.68], p=0.001). Conclusions: These results show that increased adherence to SP is associated with reduced ARF recurrences and mortality, therefore adherence must be optimised. Several adherence measures predicted outcomes; monitoring percent adherence is valuable, and outcomes could be further improved using more accurate measures.
Spatiotemporal distribution of Landsat imagery of Europe using cloud cover-weighted metadata
Creators: name: Tolnai, Márton
name: Nagy, János György
name: Bakó, Gábor
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Landsat imagery is the most frequently used remotely sensed data in many fields related to the monitoring of the Earth's surface. As Landsat satellites have gathered data since 1972, lots of valuable information has been stored and can be derived from imagery over a long time interval. Of course, due to certain factors such as weather conditions and satellite-related technical issues, data collection cannot be consistent in time and space. Cloud coverage is the most obvious condition that determines the usability of a remotely sensed satellite images. For successful results, a rich data supply is essential. To explore the data supply of a certain study area, the Landsat metadata can be checked which is usually an involved process especially for a long time interval. Therefore, the visualisation of Landsat metadata can result in a faster work flow and successful study area selection. In this paper we present a cloud cover-weighted metadata map for the area of Europe.
title: Temperaturstabile Bandgap-Spannungsreferenz mit stabilisiertem Differenzverstärker mit einer Referenzspannung von 1,2 V für die Verwendung in einem synchronen Buck-Konverter
title: Temperature-stable bandgap voltage reference with stabilized differential amplifier with a reference voltage of 1.2 V for use in a synchronous buck converter
Creators: name: Yigit, Alperen
Publisher: name: Fachhochschule Dortmund
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 621.3 Elektrotechnik, Elektronik

description: In dieser Arbeit wird eine temperaturstabile Bandgap-Spannungsreferenzschaltung (dt. Bandabstandsreferenz) mit stabilisiertem Differenzverstärker für einen synchronen Buck-Konverter (dt. Abwärtswandler) entwickelt, welcher eine Eingangsspannung von 3,3 V in eine Ausgangsspannung von 1,2 V umwandelt. Die Bandgap-Spannungsreferenzschaltung ist eine von vielen benötigten Komponenten des synchronen Buck-Konverters, welche im Rahmen dieser Arbeit entwickelt wurde und in die Schaltung des Buck-Konverters integriert werden soll. Für die Entwicklung und Simulation der Schaltung der Spannungsreferenz wird das Programm ,,Virtuoso 6.1-64b“ des Softwareherstellers ,,Cadence Design Systems“ verwendet. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. ist einer der weltweit größten Anbieter von Entwurfsautomatisierung elektronischer Systeme. Diese Software bietet Simulationsmodelle für alle im Abwärtswandler verwendeten Bauteile.
description: In this thesis, a temperature-stable bandgap voltage reference circuit with stabilized differential amplifier is developed for a synchronous buck converter, which converts an input voltage of 3.3 V to an output voltage of 1.2 V. The bandgap voltage reference circuit is one of many required components of the synchronous buck converter, which has beeen developed in the framework of this thesis and will be integrated in the buck converter circuit. The "Virtuoso 6.1-64b" program of the software manufacturer "Cadence Design Systems" is used for the development and simulation bandgap voltage reference circuit. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is one of the world's largest providers of design automation for electronic systems. This software provides simulation models for all components used in the step-down converter.
Structural variability of Ag(I) metal-organic networks: C−H∙∙∙π and metal∙∙∙π interactions
Creators: name: Debdoot Hazari
name: Jana, Swapan K.
name: Saikat K. Seth
name: Puschmann, Horst
name: Dalai, Sudipta
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Medicine
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The synthesis and X-ray structural characterization of two silver(I) coordination polymers, [Ag2(bpp)2(Phdac)]·5H2O (1) and [Ag2(bpp)(HSSal)] (2), are reported, where bpp = 4,4’-trimethylene dipyridine, H2Phdac = 1,4-phenylenediacetic acid and H3SSal = 5-sulfosalicylic acid. X-ray crystallography reveals that the structures are stabilized through hydrogen bonding interactions. The C-H∙∙∙π and metal∙∙∙π interactions of aromatic molecules play a crucial role in building a layered framework. Intricate combinations of the weak non-covalent interactions have been analyzed to explore cooperativity and competitiveness in the solid-state structures.
A Strongyloides stercoralis infection presenting as arthritis of sternoclavicular joint
Creators: name: Gullo, Alberto Lo
name: Aragona, Caterina Oriana
name: Ardesia, Marco
name: Versace, Antonio Giovanni
name: Cascio, Antonio
name: Saitta, Antonino
name: Mandraffino, Giuseppe
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 60506 Virology

description: A Strongyloides stercoralis infection presenting as arthritis of sternoclavicular joint
Reactions of Imidazol(in)-2-ylidenes with electron deficient Fluoroolefins
Creators: name: Arduengo, Anthony J.
name: Calabrese, Joseph C.
name: H. V. Rasika Dias
name: Davidson, Fredric
name: Goerlich, Jens R.
name: Jockisch, Alexander
name: Kline, Michael
name: Marshall, William J.
name: Runyon, Jason W.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: 1,3-Bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazolin-2-ylidene forms stable 1:1 adducts with tetrafluoroethylene (2), hexafluorocyclobutene (3) and octafluorocyclopentene (4). Adduct 2 shows properties typical for non-polarized olefins, as indicated by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. By contrast, adducts 3 and 4 are best described as ylides with a significant charge separation between the imidazoline ring and the perfluorocycloalkyl unit. Similarly, 1,3-di-1-adamantylimidazol-2-ylidene reacts with tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)allene to form a polarized trimethylenemethane derivative, and bis(trifluoromethyl)ketene to form an imidazolium enolate zwitterion. The synthesis and characterization of a number of fluorinated methyleneimidazolines are described herein.
Treating vulvovaginal atrophy/genitourinary syndrome of menopause: how important is vaginal lubricant and moisturizer composition?
Creators: name: D. Edwards
name: N. Panay
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer

description: Vaginal dryness is a common condition that is particularly prevalent during and after the menopause, and is one of the symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy/genitourinary syndrome of menopause. The impact of vaginal dryness on interpersonal relationships, quality of life, daily activities, and sexual function can be significant, but is frequently underestimated. Furthermore, barriers exist to treatment-seeking, and this condition is often underreported and undertreated. Greater education about vaginal dryness and the range of available treatments is essential to encourage more women to seek help for this condition. Personal lubricants and moisturizers are effective at relieving discomfort and pain during sexual intercourse for women with mild to moderate vaginal dryness, particularly those who have a genuine contraindication to estrogen, or who choose not to use estrogen. However, there is a distinction between lubricants and moisturizers, and notable differences between commercially available products. Women should be advised to choose a product that is optimally balanced in terms of both osmolality and pH, and is physiologically most similar to natural vaginal secretions. A series of recommendations for the use of vaginal lubricants and moisturizers, either on their own or in combination with systemic or topical hormone replacement therapy, is presented.
Pre-dispersal seed-predation affects fruit crop and seed fitness in a highly fragmented savanna tree
Creators: name: Heyes, Simon
name: Morgan, John
name: Sinclair, SJ
name: Walker, Zachary
name: Hoebee, Susan
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 3104
subject: Evolutionary biology
classificationCode: 3103
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3108
subject: Plant biology

description: Context. Silver banksia (Banksia marginata) savannas of south-eastern Australia were formerly widespread but are now largely cleared and fragmented, with small populations often showing recruitment limitation. Which may, in part, be due to seed predation by yellow-tailed black cockatoos (Zanda funerea), which have been observed foraging for seed. Aims. The study aimed to investigate the impact of pre-dispersal seed predation by yellow-tailed black cockatoos on fruit crop between early development and seed release. Additionally, we wanted to assess seed fitness from partially damaged and discarded cones. Methods. The study quantified silver banksia infructescence removal at four populations between early December and seed release in March. We also quantified seed mass and germinability of seeds from cones removed in December, February and March. Key results. All populations experienced significant seed predation (>50%), with almost complete removal of cones from some populations. Early removal limits seed release from cones (only 18% of early removed follicles released seed). Further, early removal also significantly reduced seed mass and germination. Conclusions. Pre-dispersal seed predation by cockatoos is likely to act as a strong filter for recruitment limitation in silver banksia, by negatively affecting annual seed crop size, seed fitness and germinability. Implications. Our study showed the potential impact fragmentation can have on antagonistic plant–animal interactions. Small, isolated B. marginata populations are likely to continue to decline without active strategies to remedy seed predation such as large-scale restoration.
Involvement of NRN1 gene in schizophrenia-spectrum and bipolar disorders and its impact on age at onset and cognitive functioning
Creators: name: Fatjó-Vilas, Mar
name: Prats, Claudia
name: Pomarol-Clotet, Edith
name: Lázaro, Luisa
name: Moreno, Carmen
name: González-Ortega, Itxaso
name: Lera-Miguel, Sara
name: Miret, Salvador
name: Muñoz, Ma José
name: Ibáñez, Ignacio
name: Sílvia Campanera
name: Giralt-López, Maria
name: Cuesta, Manuel J.
name: Peralta, Victor
name: Generós Ortet
name: Parellada, Mara
name: González-Pinto, Ana
name: McKenna, Peter J.
name: Fañanás, Lourdes
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Objectives Neuritin 1 gene (NRN1) is involved in neurodevelopment processes and synaptic plasticity and its expression is regulated by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). We aimed to investigate the association of NRN1 with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (SSD) and bipolar disorders (BPD), to explore its role in age at onset and cognitive functioning, and to test the epistasis between NRN1 and BDNF. Methods The study was developed in a sample of 954 SSD/BPD patients and 668 healthy subjects. Genotyping analyses included 11 SNPs in NRN1 and one functional SNP in BDNF. Results The frequency of the haplotype C-C (rs645649–rs582262) was significantly increased in patients compared to controls (P = 0.0043), while the haplotype T-C-C-T-C-A (rs3763180–rs10484320–rs4960155–rs9379002–rs9405890–rs1475157) was more frequent in controls (P = 3.1 × 10−5). The variability at NRN1 was nominally related to changes in age at onset and to differences in intelligence quotient, in SSD patients. Epistasis between NRN1 and BDNF was significantly associated with the risk for SSD/BPD (P = 0.005). Conclusions Results suggest that: (i) NRN1 variability is a shared risk factor for both SSD and BPD, (ii) NRN1 may have a selective impact on age at onset and intelligence in SSD, and (iii) the role of NRN1 seems to be not independent of BDNF.
Pre-dispersal seed-predation affects fruit crop and seed fitness in a highly fragmented savanna tree
Creators: name: Heyes, Simon
name: Morgan, John
name: Sinclair, SJ
name: Walker, ZC
name: Hoebee, Susan
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 3104
subject: Evolutionary biology
classificationCode: 3103
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3108
subject: Plant biology

description: Context. Silver banksia (Banksia marginata) savannas of south-eastern Australia were formerly widespread but are now largely cleared and fragmented, with small populations often showing recruitment limitation. Which may, in part, be due to seed predation by yellow-tailed black cockatoos (Zanda funerea), which have been observed foraging for seed. Aims. The study aimed to investigate the impact of pre-dispersal seed predation by yellow-tailed black cockatoos on fruit crop between early development and seed release. Additionally, we wanted to assess seed fitness from partially damaged and discarded cones. Methods. The study quantified silver banksia infructescence removal at four populations between early December and seed release in March. We also quantified seed mass and germinability of seeds from cones removed in December, February and March. Key results. All populations experienced significant seed predation (>50%), with almost complete removal of cones from some populations. Early removal limits seed release from cones (only 18% of early removed follicles released seed). Further, early removal also significantly reduced seed mass and germination. Conclusions. Pre-dispersal seed predation by cockatoos is likely to act as a strong filter for recruitment limitation in silver banksia, by negatively affecting annual seed crop size, seed fitness and germinability. Implications. Our study showed the potential impact fragmentation can have on antagonistic plant–animal interactions. Small, isolated B. marginata populations are likely to continue to decline without active strategies to remedy seed predation such as large-scale restoration.
Pathways to Anxiety and Depression in Autistic Adolescents and Adults
Creators: name: Richdale, Amanda
name: Lawson, Lauren
name: Chalmers, Alexa
name: Uljarevic, Mirko
name: Morris, Eric
name: Arnold, Samuel
name: Trollor, Julian
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 52
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: This research uses path analysis to examine insomnia and other transdiagnostic factors as predictors of anxiety and depression in autistic older adolescents and adults.