cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Γυροειδής αλωπεκία: Δερματοσκοπική αλλεργιολογική και ανοσοϊστοχημική διερεύνηση
Creators: name: Κυρμανίδου, Ειρήνη Α.
Publisher: name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Year: 2021
Subjects: Αλωπεκία
Ανοσοϊστοχημεία
Δερματοσκόπηση
Alopecia
Immunohistochemistry
Dermoscopy

description: Σκοπός της διατριβής ήταν η δερματοσκοπική, αλλεργιολογική και ανοσοϊστοχημική διερεύνηση ασθενών με γυροειδή αλωπεκία. Μετά τη συλλογή του δείγματος προσωρήσαμε σε ψηφιακή καταγραφή των βλαβών και αναζήτηση συγκεκριμένων για τη νόσο δερματοσκοπικών χαρακτηριστικών, λήφθηκε ιστοτεμάχιο από την περιοχή της βλάβης και στη συνέχεια επικολλήθηκαν επιδερμικές δοκιμασίες στη ράχη των ασθενών. Στην ανοσοϊστοχημική εξέταση αναζητήθηκε η παρουσία CD4, CD8 FOXP3 και CD123 λεμφοκυττάρων και μάλιστα ανάλογα με τη χρονική διάρκεια των βλαβών. Από τη στατιστική ανάλυση των δεδομένων βρέθηκε ότι η λεμφοκυτταρική διήθηση ποικίλει ανάλογα με το στάδιο εξέλιξης της νόσου και ότι τα πλασματοκυτταροειδή δενδριτικά κύτταρα φαίνεται να συμμετέχουν στην ενδιάμεση φάση της νόσου. Επίσης, τα Τ ρυθμιστικά κύτταρα συμμετέχουν στο μικροπεριβάλλον του πάσχοντος τριχοθυλακίου και πιθανώς εμφανίζουν διαταραχή της λειτουργικότητάς τους. Επιπλέον, η παρατηρηθείσα συσχέτιση μεταξύ της παρουσίας πλασματοκυτταροειδών δενδριτικών κυττάρων και Τ ρυθμιστικών κυττάρων στην ενδιάμεση φάση ανάπτυξης των βλαβών πιθανώς υποδηλώνει διαταραχή στη μεταξύ τους επικοινωνία. Τέλος, η παρουσία τριχών δίκην θαυμαστικού σε βλάβες γυροειδούς αλωπεκίας μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί ως δείκτης παρουσίας συγκεκριμένων ανοσολογικών κυτταρικών πληθυσμών
description: The aim of the present thesis was the dermoscopical, allergological and immunohistochemical characteristic of alopecia areata. We firstly documented digitally the lesions and analyzed the dermoscopical characteristics, we then proceeded to punch biopsy of the periphery of the lesion and lastly the patients underwent patch testing. Objective of the immunohistochemical study was to examine if plasmacytoid dendritic cells are involved not only as possible initiators of the disease but as components important in the maintenance of the immune process. Furthermore, we examined the involvement of T regulatory cells in the different stages of the disease. Lesional scalp specimens of patients with AA divided into acute, intermediate or chronic stages were examined by immunohistochemistry for expression of CD4, CD8, CD123 and FOXP3. In our study, perifollicular presence of plasmacytoid dendritic cells is associated with the intermediate stage of AA, followed by the acute and the chronic stage. Furthermore, we found an association of plasmacytoid dendritic cells and T regulatory cells in the immune infiltrate surrounding the hair follicle. We found a significant association of plasmacytoid dendritc cells with exclamation mark hairs in dermoscopy especially in intermediate stage of AA, as well as between exclamation mark hairs and the stages of the disease.
Experimental studies of cross sections and angular distributions of 112Cd(p,γ)113In with application in nucleosynthesis
Creators: name: Psaltis, Athanasios
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Nuclear Chemistry
Astrophysics

description: In the study of p-process for the explanation of the abundances of p-nuclei in our solar system a huge reaction network is involved ( >20.000 reaction with >2000 nuclei), which is computed theoretically using the Hauser Feshbach model (HF). Experimental cross section measurements of (p,γ), (α,γ) and (n,γ) reactions are necessary because they act as regulators of the H-F model, by improving its predictions. Towards this direction, we deduced the first experimental measurements of angular
distributions and cross sections of the reaction: 112Cd(p,γ)113In, Qvalue = 6078.07 keV The measurements were carried out in the Tandem accelerator lab of N.S.C.R ”Demokritos” in the energy range of E= 2.8 − 3.4 MeV . The reaction was studied using two different methods, in-beam and activation, due to the isomeric state of
113In (391.7 keV, t1/2=99.5 m). Our experimental data were compared with the theoretical predictions of the latest version of code TALYS (v1.6), and are in fairly good agreement.
AtAPOSTART1, an Arabidopsis thaliana PH-START domain protein involved in seed germination
Creators: name: F. Resentini
name: S. Vanzulli
name: G. Marconi
name: L. Colombo
name: E. Albertini
name: S. Masiero
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The seed in the mature and dry state is metabolically inactive (quiescent) and is thus able to withstand extreme environmental conditions, such as drought and cold. Germination commences when the dry seed, shed from its parent plant, takes up water (imbibition) and ends when the root emerges through the seed coat. During seedling establishment, the reserves stored in the seed are metabolized, whereas the subsequent vegetative and reproductive growth is supported by photosynthesis. Here, we describe the functional characterization of the PH-START protein AtAPO1 (Arabidopsis thaliana APOSTART1), the putative homologue of PpAPO1 (Poa pratensis APOSTART1) in Arabidopsis thaliana. By using translational fusion of the AtAPO1 promoter to the uiaD gene and in situ hybridization analyses, we show that AtAPO1 is expressed in mature embryo sacs and developing embryos. The functional analysis of two at-apostart mutant alleles suggests that AtAPO1 is involved in the control of seed germination.
Experimental studies of cross sections and angular distributions of 112Cd(p, γ)113In with application in nucleosynthesis
Creators: name: Psaltis, Athanasios
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2014
Subjects: Nuclear Chemistry
Astrophysics

description: In the study of p-process for the explanation of the abundances of p-nuclei in our solar system a huge reaction network is involved ( >20.000 reaction with >2000 nuclei), which is computed theoretically using the Hauser Feshbach model (HF). Experimental cross section measurements of (p,γ), (α,γ) and (n,γ) reactions are necessary because they act as regulators of the H-F model, by improving its predictions. Towards this direction, we deduced the first experimental measurements of angular
distributions and cross sections of the reaction: 112Cd(p,γ)113In, Qvalue = 6078.07 keV The measurements were carried out in the Tandem accelerator lab of N.S.C.R ”Demokritos” in the energy range of E= 2.8 − 3.4 MeV . The reaction was studied using two different methods, in-beam and activation, due to the isomeric state of
113In (391.7 keV, t1/2=99.5 m). Our experimental data were compared with the theoretical predictions of the latest version of code TALYS (v1.6), and are in fairly good agreement.
Contribution to the knowledge on macrofungi in mangroves of the southwest India
Creators: name: S. D. Ghate
name: K. R. Sridhar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Forty-six species of macrofungi (27 genera) were recorded in 25 quadrats (625 m2) in five mangroves of the southwest India (Paduhithlu, Nadikudru, Sasihithlu, Thokottu and Batapady). A maximum of 20 species occurred in Sasihithlu with a highest diversity value. Four species belong to coregroup ( ≥ 10 sporocarps/quadrat), while 29 species were confined to specific mangrove (exclusive species). Out of 1591 sporocarps, Paduhithlu supported the highest number of sporocarps (564) followed by Nadikudru (502). Rarefaction curves showed a steep increase in the expected number of species against the number of sporocarps in Sasihithlu. Pearson correlation between biotic factors (species richness, sporocarp richness and species diversity) and edaphic factors (air and soil) was not significantly correlated. Woody litter supported the highest number of macrofungi (26 species) followed by soil (22 species) and least in leaf litter (7 species). Up to one-third of macrofungi recovered in mangroves are economically valuable (edible, medicinal and ectomycorrhizal).
title: PNWconifers2021
Publisher: name: Réseau Thématique de Recherche Milieux et Diversité
Year: 2021

description: Vidéos du colloque PNWconifers 2021 de l'UIFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) organisé par le réseau MiDi, le Studium, l'UIFRO et soutenus par LIECO GmbH and Co KG et FGC : Forest Genetics Council of British Columbia
Synthesis and spectroscopic and thermogravimetric characterization of heterobimetallic complexes with Sn(IV) and Pd(II); DNA binding, alkaline phosphatase inhibition and biological activity studies
Creators: name: Hussain, Shabbir
name: Bukhari, Iftikhar Hussain
name: Ali, Saqib
name: Saira Shahzadi
name: Shahid, Muhammad
name: Munawar, Khurram Shahzad
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Engineering
Biochemistry
Biophysics

description: A palladium complex, [KLCSS]2Pd (1), has been prepared by stirring sarcosine (HLH), KOH and CS2 in methanol and subsequently treating with palladium(II) chloride. Six heterobimetallic derivatives of the type [R2(Cl)SnLCS2]2Pd (R = Me: 2; Bu: 3; Ph: 4)/[R3SnLCS2]2Pd (R = Me: 5; Bu: 6; Ph: 7) were also synthesized by stirring sarcosine (HLH) with KOH and CS2 in methanol followed by an addition of R2SnCl2/R3SnCl and then PdCl2. FT-IR data demonstrated bidentate binding of dithiocarbamate and carboxylate with four- and five-coordinate environments around Pd(II) and Sn(IV) centers, respectively, in the solid state. UV–visible studies verified the square planar arrangement around Pd(II) in solution. The magnitude of 2J(119Sn-1H) demonstrates a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry around tin(IV) in solution. Elemental analysis (C, H, N, and S), mass spectroscopic (EI-MS and ESI), and thermogravimetric analyses verified the chemical composition of products. Complexes 1–7 exhibited interaction with salmon sperm DNA (SS-DNA). The palladium complex 1 had shown higher potential to bind with SS-DNA and to inhibit the alkaline phosphatase when compared to the heteronuclear products (2–7). However, the antifungal/antibacterial activities of the bimetallic complexes (2–7) were significantly higher than the palladated derivative 1. The in vitro hemolytic activity investigations on human red blood cells showed that bimetallic derivative 2 with chlorodimethyltin(IV) exhibited the lowest hemolytic effects (17.55%), while 5 having trimethyltin(IV) center exhibited the highest hemolytic activity (78.64%).
Collaborative environmental negotiation with private non-verifiable information: an experimental test
Creators: name: Bruce, Christopher
name: Clark, Jeremy
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Science Policy
Biological Sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Biotechnology
Neuroscience
Biophysics

description: In many cases, governments invite interest groups to use collaborative negotiation to resolve environmental conflicts. A characteristic of these negotiations is that the parties lack ex ante information about their opponents’ ordinal and cardinal preferences. We argue in this paper that most laboratory experiments that have investigated the outcomes of collaborative negotiation have not taken this information asymmetry into account fully. In this paper, we introduce private information into an experimental protocol that we originally employed to investigate collaborative negotiation with full information. We hypothesise that making information private will have only a limited effect on subjects’ abilities to reach Pareto-efficient bargains or on the effect that entitlements will have on the outcome; but that considerations of equity will become less important. We find evidence to support these hypotheses, though the effect of entitlements seems more robust under private than full information.
Anglers' responses to bait certification regulations: the case of virus-free bait demand
Creators: name: Vollmar, Lindsay
name: McIntosh, Christopher R.
name: Bossenbroek, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Medicine

description: The threat of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) to the sport fish of the Great Lakes region has caused the state of Michigan to regulate some types of fishing bait that could spread the disease. Given large-scale fish kills from VHS are uncertain and regulation costly, it is important to consider the knowledge level of anglers and their estimated benefits from these regulations. About 75% of anglers self-reported being at least somewhat familiar with VHS and VHS regulations, and agreeing that VHS is a serious threat to the health of Great Lakes’ fish populations. Demand for a popular baitfish susceptible to VHS, emerald shiners, was estimated using a contingent valuation method survey. The results suggest increased likelihood of purchase and mean willingness to pay point estimate premiums between 15% and 29% for certified bait. The inclusion of an educational piece on VHS and regulations in our survey did not lead to significant demand differences from those who did not receive the extra information. These results may help regulators efficiently allocate funding for the prevention of spreading VHS and allow bait shops to understand better the value of certified bait.
AtAPOSTART1, an Arabidopsis thaliana PH-START domain protein involved in seed germination
Creators: name: F. Resentini
name: S. Vanzulli
name: G. Marconi
name: L. Colombo
name: E. Albertini
name: S. Masiero
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The seed in the mature and dry state is metabolically inactive (quiescent) and is thus able to withstand extreme environmental conditions, such as drought and cold. Germination commences when the dry seed, shed from its parent plant, takes up water (imbibition) and ends when the root emerges through the seed coat. During seedling establishment, the reserves stored in the seed are metabolized, whereas the subsequent vegetative and reproductive growth is supported by photosynthesis. Here, we describe the functional characterization of the PH-START protein AtAPO1 (Arabidopsis thaliana APOSTART1), the putative homologue of PpAPO1 (Poa pratensis APOSTART1) in Arabidopsis thaliana. By using translational fusion of the AtAPO1 promoter to the uiaD gene and in situ hybridization analyses, we show that AtAPO1 is expressed in mature embryo sacs and developing embryos. The functional analysis of two at-apostart mutant alleles suggests that AtAPO1 is involved in the control of seed germination.
Contribution to the knowledge on macrofungi in mangroves of the Southwest India
Creators: name: S. D. Ghate
name: K. R. Sridhar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Microbiology

description: Fortysix species of macrofungi (27 genera) were recorded in 25 quadrats (625 m2) in five mangroves of the Southwest India (Paduhithlu, Nadikudru, Sasihithlu, Thokottu and Batapady). A maximum of 20 species occured in Sasihithlu with a highest diversity value. Four species belong to coregroup ( ≥ 10 sporocarps/quadrat), while 29 species were confined to specific mangrove (exclusive species). Out of 1591 sporocarps, Paduhithlu supported the highest number of sporocarps (564) followed by Nadikudru (502). Rarefaction curves showed a steep increase in expected number of species against the number of sporocarps in Sasihithlu. Pearson correlation between biotic factors (species richness, sporocarp richness and species divesity) and edaphic factors (air and soil) was not significantly correlated. Woody litter supported the highest number of macrofungi (26 species) followed by soil (22 species) and least in leaf litter (7 species). Up to one-third of macrofungi recovered in mangroves are economically valuable (edible, medicinal and ectomycorrhizal).
Synthesis, spectroscopic and thermogravimetric characterization of heterobimetallic complexes with Sn(IV) and Pd(II); DNA binding, alkaline phosphatase inhibition and biological activity studies
Creators: name: Hussain, Shabbir
name: Bukhari, Iftikhar Hussain
name: Ali, Saqib
name: Saira Shahzadi
name: Shahid, Muhammad
name: Munawar, Khurram Shahzad
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Engineering
Biochemistry
Biophysics

description: A palladium complex, [KLCSS]2Pd (1), has been prepared by stirring sarcosine (HLH), KOH and CS2 in methanol and subsequently treating with palladium(II) chloride. Six heterobimetallic derivatives of the type [R2(Cl)SnLCS2]2Pd (R = Me: 2; Bu: 3; Ph: 4)/[R3SnLCS2]2Pd (R = Me: 5; Bu: 6; Ph: 7) were also synthesized by stirring sarcosine (HLH) with KOH and CS2 in methanol followed by an addition of R2SnCl2/R3SnCl and then PdCl2. FT-IR data demonstrated bidentate binding of dithiocarbamate and carboxylate with four- and five-coordinate environments around Pd(II) and Sn(IV) centers, respectively, in the solid state. UV-Visible studies verified the square planar arrangement around Pd(II) in solution. The magnitude of 2J(119Sn-1H) demonstrates a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry around tin(IV) in solution. Elemental analysis (C, H, N and S), mass spectroscopic (EI-MS and ESI) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) verified the chemical composition of products. Complexes 1-7 exhibited interaction with salmon sperm DNA (SS-DNA). The palladium complex 1 had shown higher potential to bind with SS-DNA and to inhibit the alkaline phosphatase (ALPs) as compared to the heteronuclear products (2-7). However, the antifungal/antibacterial activities of the bimetallic complexes (2-7) were significantly higher than the palladated derivative 1. The in vitro hemolytic activity investigations on human red blood cells showed that bimetallic derivative 2 with chlorodimethyltin(IV) exhibited the lowest hemolytic effects (17.55%) while 5 having trimethyltin(IV) center exhibited the highest hemolytic activity (78.64%).
Anglers’ responses to bait certification regulations: the case of virus-free bait demand
Creators: name: Vollmar, Lindsay
name: McIntosh, Christopher R.
name: Bossenbroek, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Medicine

description: The threat of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) to the sport fish of the Great Lakes region has caused the state of Michigan to regulate some types of fishing bait that could spread the disease. Given large-scale fish kills from VHS are uncertain and regulation costly, it is important to consider the knowledge level of anglers and their estimated benefits from these regulations. About 75% of anglers self-reported being at least somewhat familiar with VHS and VHS regulations, and agreeing that VHS is a serious threat to the health of Great Lakes’ fish populations. Demand for a popular baitfish susceptible to VHS, emerald shiners, was estimated using a contingent valuation method survey. The results suggest increased likelihood of purchase and mean willingness to pay point estimate premiums between 15% and 29% for certified bait. The inclusion of an educational piece on VHS and regulations in our survey did not lead to significant demand differences from those who did not receive the extra information. These results may help regulators efficiently allocate funding for the prevention of spreading VHS and allow bait shops to understand better the value of certified bait.
Identifying Latent Policy Dimensions from Public Opinion Data: An Inductive Approach
Creators: name: Wheatley, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences

description: AbstractA common way of classifying policy dimensions is by means of a two-dimensional model, based on one economic (Left/Right) dimension and one liberal–conservative dimension that Marks et al. (2006) refer to as Tan/Gal. However, as Lipet and Rokkan (1967) note, voter alignments developed in different ways in different European countries, so the dimensions that define the respective policy spaces may vary from country to country. In this paper, I test the two-dimensional model on opinion data from four European territories using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and go on to develop alternative “better fit” models using a combination of exploratory factor analysis and CFA. I find that the two-dimensional model is appropriate in some but not all the cases and suggest that a more context-sensitive approach is needed to identify the dimensionality of the policy space.
Identifying Latent Policy Dimensions from Public Opinion Data: An Inductive Approach
Creators: name: Wheatley, Jonathan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences

description: A common way of classifying policy dimensions is by means of a two-dimensional model, based on one economic (Left/Right) dimension and one liberal–conservative dimension that Marks et al. (2006) refer to as Tan/Gal. However, as Lipet and Rokkan (1967) note, voter alignments developed in different ways in different European countries, so the dimensions that define the respective policy spaces may vary from country to country. In this paper, I test the two-dimensional model on opinion data from four European territories using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and go on to develop alternative “better fit” models using a combination of exploratory factor analysis and CFA. I find that the two-dimensional model is appropriate in some but not all the cases and suggest that a more context-sensitive approach is needed to identify the dimensionality of the policy space.
title: "...for the good of His Majesty's Service"
title: the archaeology of Fort Dundas, 1824-1829
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: De La Rue, Colin James
Publisher: name: Charles Darwin University
Year: 2006

description: This thesis describes an historical archaeology programme designed to investigate and interpret apparent anomalies between the documentary accounts of the 1824–1829 British settlement on Melville Island and the information conveyed by its physical position and material construction, as demonstrated in the remaining ruins of the settlement. Information gained through a part-time project of four years of historical study, and three seasons of archaeological investigation of the settlement is compiled and presented. The archaeological work concentrated particularly on the stronghold, Fort Dundas, to evaluate the military component of the settlement. Both archival and archaeological evidence is considered, and the influences of the world and regional geopolitical context bearing on the British venture are evaluated. The thesis argues that, while the documentary evidence outlining the planning for the Melville Island outpost speaks in great part of the establishment of a commercial trading port, the implementation of the project by the Admiralty took the form of constructing an imperialist military station. Examination of the ruins of Fort Dundas and consideration of its geographical location reveal little orientation toward commercial activity, but considerable preparation for defence. This interpretation of the Melville Island venture throws doubt on its common description as a ‘failed settlement of the north’. Fort Dundas may more accurately be seen as the instrument of a military gambit, which served its purpose in British imperialist strategy and was retired once its function had been served.
Exploring the insertion of ethylenediamine and bis(3-aminopropyl)amine into graphite oxide
Creators: name: A.B. Dongil
name: B. Bachiller-Baeza
name: I. Rodríguez-Ramos
name: A. Guerrero-Ruiz
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The influence of ethylenediamine and bis(3-aminopropyl)amine insertion into graphite oxide using toluene and ethanol–water media was studied by elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, temperature-programmed desorption and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy. In every case, amine was incorporated between the basal planes and on the edges of the material through different interactions with epoxy, hydroxyl, carboxyl and carbonyl groups resulting in new-layered materials. Results show that incorporation was homogeneous for ethylenediamine irrespective of the solvent and that the higher level of intercalation in non-polar media was probably a consequence of the inhibition of competitive reactions with the solvent. For bis(3-aminopropyl)amine, the higher reaction times required to obtain satisfactory degrees of intercalation in the non-polar solvent suggests that with this solvent the process is kinetically controlled for longer chain amines.
Complex formation of cetirizine drug with bivalent transition metal(II) ions in the presence of alanine: synthesis, characterization, equilibrium studies, and biological activity studies
Creators: name: Rayan, Ahmed M.
name: Ahmed, Mahmoud M.
name: Barakat, Mohamed H.
name: Abdelkarim, Abeer T.
name: El-Sherif, Ahmed A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Mononuclear cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) complexes of cetirizine·2HCl (CTZ = 2-[2-[4-[(4-chlorophenyl)phenyl methyl]piperazine-1-yl]-ethoxy]acetic acid) in the presence of alanine (Ala) as a representative example of amino acids were synthesized and elucidated by different physical techniques. All complexes have been characterized with the help of elemental analyses, molecular weights, molar conductance values, magnetic moments, and spectroscopic data. The measured molar conductance values in DMSO indicate that the complexes are nonelectrolytes. Quantum chemical calculations were performed with semi-empirical method to find the optimum geometry of complexes. The metal–oxygen bond length in the synthesized complexes obeys the order M–OH2 > M–OCTZ > M–OAla. Formation equilibria of the ternary complexes have been investigated. Ternary complexes are formed by a simultaneous mechanism. Stoichiometry and stability constants for the complexes formed are reported. The concentration distributions of various species formed in solution were also evaluated as a function of pH. CTZ and its metal chelates have been screened for their antimicrobial activities against some selected types of gram-positive (G+) and gram-negative (G−) bacteria. They were more active against (G+) than (G−) bacteria.
Complex formation of cetirizine drug with bivalent transition metal(II) ions in the presence of alanine: Synthesis, characterization, equilibrium studies, and biological activity studies
Creators: name: Rayan, Ahmed M.
name: Ahmed, Mahmoud M.
name: Barakat, Mohamed H.
name: Abdelkarim, Abeer T.
name: El-Sherif, Ahmed A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Mononuclear cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes of cetirizine·2HCl (CTZ = 2-[2-[4-[(4-chlorophenyl)phenyl methyl]piperazine-1-yl]-ethoxy]acetic acid) in the presence of alanine (Ala) as a representative example of amino acids were synthesized and elucidated by different physical techniques. All complexes have been characterized with the help of elemental analyses, molecular weights, molar conductance values, magnetic moments and spectroscopic data. The measured molar conductance values in DMSO indicate that the complexes are non-electrolytes. Quantum chemical calculations were performed with semi-empirical method to find the optimum geometry of complexes. The metal-oxygen bond length in the synthesized complexes obeys the order M–OH2 > M–OCTZ > M–OAla. Formation equilibria of the ternary complexes have been investigated. Ternary complexes are formed by a simultaneous mechanism. Stoichiometry and stability constants for the complexes formed are reported. The concentration distributions of various species formed in solution were also evaluated as a function of pH. CTZ and its metal chelates have been screened for their antimicrobial activities against some selected types of Gram-positive (G+) and Gram-negative (G-) bacteria. They were more active against (G+) than (G-) bacteria.
Friction Coefficient and Mobility Radius of Fractal-Like Aggregates in the Transition Regime
Creators: name: Melas, Anastasios D.
name: Isella, Lorenzo
name: Konstandopoulos, Athanasios G.
name: Drossinos, Yannis
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: The influence of geometric properties and particle size on mobility properties of fractal-like aggregates was studied in the mass and momentum-transfer transition regimes. Two methodologies were investigated. The Collision Rate Method (CRM) that determines the slip correction factor through the ratio of two fictitious Brownian particle-aggregate effective collision rates, and the Adjusted Sphere Method (ASM) that assumes the existence of a virtual, flow-independent adjusted sphere with the same slip correction factor as the aggregate over the entire transition regime. The simulated fractal-like aggregates were synthetic as they were generated via a cluster–cluster agglomeration algorithm. The CRM was used to calculate the adjusted-sphere radius of various aggregates: we found it to be weakly dependent on the monomer Knudsen number for Kn greater than 0.5. Numerical expressions for the aggregate orientationally-averaged projected area and the adjusted-sphere radius are proposed. Both expressions depend on geometric, non-ensemble averaged quantities: the radius of gyration and the number of monomers. The slip correction factor and the mobility radius of DLCA and RLCA aggregates were calculated using the ASM: for a given number of monomers, fractal dimension and prefactor, and Knudsen number their values were approximately constant (averaged over aggregate realizations). A fractal-like scaling law based on the mobility radius was found to hold. The mobility fractal dimension and prefactor were determined for different aggregates. The hydrodynamic radius, proportional to the friction coefficient, and the dynamic shape factor of DLCA and RLCA aggregates were also calculated.
Neurological effects of static and extremely-low frequency electromagnetic fields
Creators: name: Lai, Henry
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Neuroscience
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: This is a review of studies on the neurological effects of static/extremely-low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields (EMF). The review is mainly on research carried out in the last two decades. There are studies that showed effects on various neurotransmitters, including NMDA, serotonin, dopamine, endogenous opioids, etc. Each of these transmitters plays different critical roles on behavior and brain functions. Studies on behavioral effects of static/ELF EMF bear out these connections. Static/ELF EMF-induced behavorial and pathological effects, such as locomotor activity, memory and learning deficits, and neurological diseases (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, Huntinton’s diseases and atropical lateral scleroses, etc.) are discussed. Static/ELF EMF exposure has also been shown to have beneficial effects on functional deficits and progression of some neurological diseases. These fields provide a non-invasive treatment or treatment-adjuvant for these detrimental neurological conditions. Results suggest that free radicals, both reactive oxygen species and reactive nitric species could be involved. Depending on the conditions of exposure, either harmful or beneficial effects could result. It is important to carry out further investigation to identify these conditions. However, Caution should be taken to extrapolate the experimental data to human exposure, since higher field intensites than environmental levels were used in most laboratory research.
Friction Coefficient and Mobility Radius of Fractal-Like Aggregates in the Transition Regime
Creators: name: Melas, Anastasios D.
name: Isella, Lorenzo
name: Konstandopoulos, Athanasios G.
name: Drossinos, Yannis
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The influence of geometric properties and particle size on mobility properties of fractal-like aggregates was studied in the mass and momentum-transfer transition regimes. Two methodologies were investigated. The Collision Rate Method (CRM) that determines the slip correction factor through the ratio of two fictitious Brownian particle-aggregate effective collision rates, and the Adjusted Sphere Method (ASM) that assumes the existence of a virtual, flow-independent adjusted sphere with the same slip correction factor as the aggregate over the entire transition regime. The simulated fractal-like aggregates were synthetic as they were generated via a cluster–cluster agglomeration algorithm. The CRM was used to calculate the adjusted-sphere radius of various aggregates: we found it to be weakly dependent on the monomer Knudsen number for Kn greater than 0.5. Numerical expressions for the aggregate orientationally-averaged projected area and the adjusted-sphere radius are proposed. Both expressions depend on geometric, non-ensemble averaged quantities: the radius of gyration and the number of monomers. The slip correction factor and the mobility radius of DLCA and RLCA aggregates were calculated using the ASM: for a given number of monomers, fractal dimension and prefactor, and Knudsen number their values were approximately constant (averaged over aggregate realizations). A fractal-like scaling law based on the mobility radius was found to hold. The mobility fractal dimension and prefactor were determined for different aggregates. The hydrodynamic radius, proportional to the friction coefficient, and the dynamic shape factor of DLCA and RLCA aggregates were also calculated.
ZnO Nanoparticles as an Efficient, Heterogeneous, Reusable, and Ecofriendly Catalyst for One-Pot, Three-Component Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-(thio)one Derivatives in Water
Creators: name: Hassanpour, Akbar
name: Khanmiri, Rahim Hosseinzadeh
name: Abolhasani, Jafar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry

description: An extremely efficient heterogeneous protocol is reported for the one-pot, three-component synthesis of a series of dihydropyrimidinones (DHPMs) in the presence of ZnO nanoparticles in water as a green solvent. The ZnO nanoparticles exhibited excellent catalytic activity and the proposed methodology is capable of providing the desired products in good yields (65–94%) within short reaction times. After the reaction course, ZnO nanoparticles can be recycled and reused without any apparent loss of activity, which makes this ecofriendly process cost-effective.
ZnO Nanoparticles as an Efficient, Heterogeneous, Reusable, and Eco-Friendly Catalyst for One-Pot Three-Component Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-(thio)one Derivatives in Water
Creators: name: Hassanpour, Akbar
name: Khanmiri, Rahim Hosseinzadeh
name: Abolhasani, Jafar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plasma Physics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry

description: An extremely efficient heterogeneous protocol is reported for the one-pot three-component synthesis of a series of dihydropyrimidinones (DHPMs) in the presence of ZnO nanoparticles in water as a green solvent. The ZnO nanoparticles exhibited excellent catalytic activity and the proposed methodology is capable to providing the desired products in high yield (65–94%) and short reaction time. After reaction course, ZnO nanoparticles can be recycled and reused without any apparent loss of activity which makes this ecofriendly process cost effective.
title: Το χρηματοοικονομικό κόστος μετάβασης στην πράσινη ενέργεια στην Ευρώπη

Creators: name: Γερακης Νικολαος
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2024

description: Ο σκοπός της διπλωματικής εργασίας είναι η ανάλυση του κόστους όλων των ειδών ενέργειας από το 2010 μέχρι το 2021 ανά χώρα και συγκεντρωτικά για την Ευρωπαϊκή ένωση. Θα πραγματοποιηθεί ανάλυση στις ποσότητες και τα  οικονομικά ποσά που διέθεσε κάθε χώρα που ανήκει στην ευρωπαϊκή ένωση  για την αγορά όλων των ειδών ενέργειας μέσα στον χρονικό ορίζοντα των τελευταίων 11 χρόνων, καθώς επίσης και όλων των κεφαλαίων που επένδυσε στο ενεργειακό μείγμα η κάθε χώρα ξεχωριστά αλλά και συνολικά ως ευρωπαϊκή ένωση για την παραγωγή εκ νέου ενέργειας. Τέλος μετά τις αναλύσεις θα συμπεράνουμε εάν η μετάβαση στην πράσινη ενέργεια στην ευρωπαϊκή ένωση είναι οικονομικά συμφέρουσα ή όχι σύμφωνα με την τιμή της κιλοβατώρας στο κάθε έτος αντίστοιχα.
title: Numéro 38 Approche anthropologique des changements climatiques et météorologiques
Creators: name: Garine Wichatitsky, Eric
name: Sourdril, Anne
Publisher: name: ethnographiques
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: anthropologie du climat
subject: ethnoclimatologie
subject: météorologie locale
subject: changements sociaux
subject: adaptation
subject: anthropology of climate
subject: ethnoclimatology
subject: local weather
subject: social change
subject: adaptation

description: Ce numéro d'ethnographiques.org est consacré à la perception des climats et à la façon dont les changements climatiques modifient, mais aussi aiguisent, comment chacun perçoit et pratique son territoire, son environnement, sa nature et même sa société. Catastrophes, événements extrêmes, déplacements de population dominent les discours d'experts sur les changements globaux. Dans ce numéro, nous abordons plutôt les modifications subtiles associées aux changements, la finesse de leurs descriptions par les populations à l'échelle locale et la manière dont les sociétés façonnent leurs réponses en mobilisant savoirs et culture du milieu, avec toujours ce même objectif : changer, oui, mais en restant soi-même.
description: This issue of ethnographiques.org is dedicated to the local perceptions of climates and to how climate change is altering and sharpening the way we perceive and practice our relations to territory, to the environment, to nature and even to society. Catastrophes, extreme climate events and displacement of people dominate scientific and expert discourses around global change. In this issue, we focus on the subtle mutations associated with change, the delineation of descriptions by local populations and the ways societies shape their responses by mobilizing their experiential and discursive knowledge of their surroundings, always with the same objective: changing while remaining oneself.
Phytochemical profiling of Striga asiatica; characterisation and anti-microbial assessment of the isolates
Creators: name: Elbermawi, Ahmed
name: Zulfiqar, Fazila
name: Pandey, Pankaj
name: Chittiboyina, Amar G.
name: Khan, Ikhlas A.
name: Ali, Zulfiqar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Virology

description: One undescribed compound, striasinol (1), and twelve previously described compounds were isolated from the aerial parts of Striga asiatica. Structure elucidation of isolated compounds was achieved by the interpretation of 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS data. The absolute configuration (1S,5S) of 1 was ascertained based on GIAO NMR calculations, DP4+ probability analysis, and a comparison of the experimental and calculated specific rotation values. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their antimalarial action, and none was found to be effective against the chloroquine-sensitive (D6) or chloroquine-resistant (W2) strains of Plasmodium falciparum. The isolates were found non-toxic to the Vero cell line as well. Subsequent testing of these metabolites for antimicrobial activities against various bacterial and fungal strains (up to 20 µg/mL), revealed that compounds 6 (chryseriol) and 7 (apigenin) showed a reasonable activity towards methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 1708 (MRSA), with IC50 values of 5.81 and 3.60 μg/mL, respectively.
AN AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION METHOD APPLIED TO IMAGES OF IV-OCT IN HUMAN ARTERIES WITH ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES
Creators: name: Macedo, Maysa
name: Takimura, Celso K.
name: Lemos, Pedro A.
name: Gutierrez, Marco Antonio
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Biological Engineering

description: This paper aims to describe a fully-automatic method to compute vessel's lumen area in IV-OCT images with
challenges including the presence of catheters, guide
wires and atherosclerotic plaques.
Films of Graphene Nanomaterials Formed by Ultrasonic Spraying of Their Stable Suspensions
Creators: name: Modesto-López, Luis B.
name: Miettinen, Mirella
name: Riikonen, Joakim
name: Torvela, Tiina
name: Pfüller, Carsten
name: Vesa-Pekka Lehto
name: Lähde, Anna
name: Jokiniemi, Jorma
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
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: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Graphene, a two-dimensional carbon allotrope, exhibits excellent optoelectronic properties. The assembly of graphene into films provides a platform to deepen the study of its interaction with varying surfaces, to engineer devices, and to develop functional materials. A general approach to produce graphene films consists of preparing a dispersion and laying it on a substrate of choice, followed by solvent evaporation. Here, we report the preparation of stable suspensions of new types of graphene nanomaterials namely, graphene nanoflowers (GNFs) and multi-layer graphene (MLG) flakes, in ethanol, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). Sprayable suspensions of both GNFs and MLG were prepared in DMF/ethanol, which showed high stability, without addition of any surfactant. The stable suspensions were used to deposit micrometer-thick MLG/GNF films on glass substrates. Calculations of initial droplet size and of timescale of droplet evaporation are performed and possible thermophoretic effects on droplet deposition discussed as well. Coating glass substrates with a methacrylic acid–methyl methacrylate (MA) copolymer prior to the deposition significantly improved the adhesion of the nanomaterials to the substrate. With the MA coating, a substrate coverage of nearly 100% was achieved at 14-min spraying time for 0.05 wt% GNF and 0.1 wt% MLG suspensions. Raman spectra of the GNF and MLG films reveal that the films were made of MLG in which the individual graphene layers rotated from each other as in turbostratic graphene. This work provides a general approach to prepare graphene nanomaterial suspensions and to create films for a variety of applications. The spraying process applied in the current work is highly scalable and allows control of film characteristics through process parameters. Copyright 2015 American Association for Aerosol Research
Carbon dioxide toxicity and climate change: a major unapprehended risk for human health.
Creators: name: Bierwirth, Phil
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Environmental Science
subject: Health Care
subject: Toxicology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Climate Science

description: Carbon dioxide gas is toxic to humans. While the dangerous effects of breathing high levels of CO2 are well known, there has been little attention to the lower levels that, with continuing emissions, will soon pervade our environment. From short-term exposure studies, there are known health effects at only ten times the current ambient atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide. Although longer term exposure studies are scarce, there is evidence that the actual safe level of carbon dioxide for breathing is much lower when considering a lifetime exposure. The possibility exists that before the end of this century, carbon dioxide levels will be such that the human lifespan will be significantly shortened due to the failure of the body's compensatory mechanisms under long-term exposure. As such there is a credible risk of approaching extinction of many species including humans.