cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Additional file 6 of Human VDAC pseudogenes: an emerging role for VDAC1P8 pseudogene in acute myeloid leukemia
Creators: name: Pappalardo, Xena Giada
name: Risiglione, Pierpaolo
name: Zinghirino, Federica
name: Ostuni, Angela
name: Luciano, Daniela
name: Bisaccia, Faustino
name: De Pinto, Vito
name: Guarino, Francesca
name: Messina, Angela
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 6: Figure. S6a, b Methylation levels of VDAC1P1, VDAC1P4, VDAC1P8 and VDAC1P11 gene in putative promoter (a) sequence and gene body (b). *The average methylation of different healthy human samples from single-based resolution methylomes (SRMs) are provided by MethBank v.4.1 ( https://ngdc.cncb.ac.cn/methbank ). SRMs data are calculated as β-Value that reflects the methylation intensity at each CpG site. β-Values of 0–1 (represented from 0 to 1) indicate signifying percent methylation, from 0 to 100%, respectively, for each CpG site.
sj-pdf-1-pik-10.1177_1464419320964022 - Supplemental material for Contact force analysis on two-fingered robot grasping
Creators: name: Jiun-Ru Chen
name: Wei-En Chen
name: CH Liu
name: Yin-Tien Wang
name: CB Lin
name: Guan-Chen Chen
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-pik-10.1177_1464419320964022 for Contact force analysis on two-fingered robot grasping by Jiun-Ru Chen, Wei-En Chen, CH Liu, Yin-Tien Wang, CB Lin and Guan-Chen Chen in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics
Adversarial Bi-Regressor Network for Domain Adaptive Regression
Creators: name: Xia, Haifeng
name: Wang, Pu Perry
name: Koike-Akino, Toshiaki
name: Wang, Ye
name: Orlik, Philip
name: Ding, Zhengming
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Domain adaptation (DA) aims to transfer the knowledge of a well-labeled source domain to facilitate unlabeled target learning. When turning to specific tasks such as indoor (Wi-Fi) localization, it is essential to learn a cross-domain regressor to mitigate the domain shift. This paper proposes a novel method Adversarial Bi-Regressor Network (ABRNet) to seek more effective cross-domain regression model. Specifically, a discrepant bi-regressor architecture is developed to maximize the difference of bi-regressor to discover uncertain target instances far from the source distribution, and then an adversarial training mechanism is adopted between feature extractor and dual regressors to produce domain-invariant representations. To further bridge the large domain gap, a domain-specific augmentation module is designed to synthesize two source-similar and target-similar intermediate domains to gradually eliminate the original domain mismatch. The empirical studies on two cross-domain regressive benchmarks illustrate the power of our method on solving the domain adaptive regression (DAR) problem.
description: 7 pages, 5 figures; IJCAI 2022; tested in the SPAWC2021 dataset for indoor localization
Additional file 2 of Human VDAC pseudogenes: an emerging role for VDAC1P8 pseudogene in acute myeloid leukemia
Creators: name: Pappalardo, Xena Giada
name: Risiglione, Pierpaolo
name: Zinghirino, Federica
name: Ostuni, Angela
name: Luciano, Daniela
name: Bisaccia, Faustino
name: De Pinto, Vito
name: Guarino, Francesca
name: Messina, Angela
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 2: Figure. S2. Chromatin state and genomic features of GAPDH gene from UCSC Genome Browser GRCh37/hg19. The genomic context of GAPDH set around 1000 Kb upstream and downstream of the annotated Refseq is shown. The selected regulatory hub tracks are Pseudogene Annotation Set from GENCODE v.38lift37 Ensemble 104, Eukaryotic Promoter Database EPD v.4-6, CpG island track, Genotype-Tissue Expression GTEx RNA-seq v.8 2019, ChIP-Seq data for RNA polymerase II, H3K4me3 and H3K4me1, used as markers of transcriptional activation, while H3K9me3 and H3K27me3 are markers of transcriptional repression, and chromatin state segmentation by Hidden Markov Model from the ENCODE/Broad project of nine different cell lines (GM12878, H1-hESC, HepG2, HMEC, HUVEC, K562, NHEK, NHLF) identified using the following different colors: bright red=active promoter; light red= weak promoter; orange = strong enhancer; dark green = transcriptional transition/elongation (Txn).
Novel quinoline–imidazole derivatives as inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an integrated approach combining molecular dynamics and in-vitro studies
Creators: name: Khebude, Neha
name: Alegaon, Shankar G.
name: Ranade, Shriram D.
name: Sriram, Dharmarajan
name: Kavalapure, Rohini S.
name: Singh, Monica
name: Gharge, Shankar
name: Jalalpure, Sunil S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The rationale for designing and synthesising quinoline–imidazole hybrids as antitubercular and cytotoxic agents stems from the strategic combination of two bioactive structural motifs to create compounds with enhanced efficacy, dual targeting, and potential to overcome drug resistance challenges in tuberculosis treatment. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of quinoline–imidazole hybrids. FTIR, Mass, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectral data characterised the synthesised compounds. These compounds were evaluated for their antitubercular activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) H37Rv and cytotoxic activity against Hep G2, normal mouse fibroblast L929 cell lines. The antitubercular evaluation revealed that compound 6 g exhibited promising antitubercular activities with a MIC value of 6.26 µg/ml, while, compounds 6d, 6 h and 6i showed moderate MTB inhibition. Additionally, compound 6d demonstrated cytotoxicity against HepG2 cell lines with an IC50 value of 46.74 ± 1.209 μg/ml. Further selected compounds underwent theoretical investigation via molecular docking, stability assessment via MD trajectories and quantum computations to justify the experimental results. The obtained experimental and predicted in silico data indicate their potential to act as effective inhibitors.
Ultrafast generation of hidden phases via energy-tuned electronic photoexcitation in magnetite
Creators: name: Truc, B.
name: Usai, P.
name: Pennacchio, F.
name: Berruto, G.
name: Claude, R.
name: Madan, I.
name: Sala, V.
name: LaGrange, T.
name: Vanacore, G. M.
name: Benhabib, S.
name: Carbone, F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Metal-insulator transitions (MIT) occurring in non-adiabatic conditions can evolve through high-energy intermediate states that are difficult to observe and control via static methods. By monitoring the out-of-equilibrium structural dynamics of a magnetite (Fe3O4) crystal via ultrafast electron diffraction, we show that MITs can evolve through different pathways by properly selecting the electronic excitation with light. Near-infrared (800 nm) photons inducing d-d electronic transitions is found to favor the destruction of the long-range zigzag network of the trimerons and to generate a phase separation between cubic-metallic and monoclinic-insulating regions. Instead, visible light (400 nm) further promotes the long-range order of the trimerons by stabilizing the charge density wave fluctuations through the excitation of the oxygen 2p to iron 3d charge transfer and, thus, fosters a reinforcement of the monoclinic insulating phase. Our experiments demonstrate that tailored light pulses can drive strongly correlated materials into different hidden phases, influencing the lifetime and emergent properties of the intermediate states.
description: Main: 7 pages, 2 figures SI: 10 pages, 9 figures
Supplementary file 1 - Supplemental material for Multigram Scale Synthesis and Anti-Influenza Activity of 3-Indoleacetonitrile Glucosides
Creators: name: Dong, Jianghong
name: Yan, Fengmei
name: Li, Shuang
name: Li, Zewen
name: Qin, Yuanhang
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, Supplementary file 1, for Multigram Scale Synthesis and Anti-Influenza Activity of 3-Indoleacetonitrile Glucosides by Jianghong Dong, Fengmei Yan, Shuang Li, Zewen Li and Yuanhang Qin in Natural Product Communications
Do we care? Nursing faculty experiences with ethnocultural empathy
Creators: name: Valdez, Anna
name: Millan, Angelica
name: McMurray, Patrick
name: Fontenot, Justin
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2023

description:
The nursing workforce in America continues to experience significant challenges. Namely, the lack of student and faculty diversity in nursing programs leaves workforce diversity in a gridlock. Well documented in the literature, the nursing workforce does not match the current demographics in the United States. This poses significant obstacles with far-reaching implications, from student and faculty trauma and violence to adverse patient outcomes. Improving inclusion and reducing barriers for historically and intentionally marginalized people involves self-awareness and appropriate expressions of empathy. This study used a quantitative exploratory method with a cross-sectional design to survey nurse faculty (n = 318) empathy nationwide utilizing the scale of ethnocultural empathy. The findings indicate that, overall, nurse faculty report moderate levels of ethnocultural empathy (15.25 ± 1.87). However, when the data were stratified by participant-reported racialized groups, non-white participants had statistically significant higher empathy scores F (25, 257) = 4.35, p < .001. These findings are consistent with research reporting the adverse experiences of underrepresented students and faculty in nursing programs and the persistent racism, oppression, and violence they face. Increasing empathy through ongoing self-awareness, perspective-taking, and training with a full review of institutional policies can mitigate exclusionary harm. Institutional commitment to diversity alone will not rectify contemporary challenges. Intentional actions to create inclusive spaces, remove barriers, and improve empathy are critical implications for nursing programs nationwide.
Senftleben_2020_QJEP_Supplement2 – Supplemental material for To stay or not to stay: The stability of choice perseveration in value-based decision making
Creators: name: Senftleben, Ulrike
name: Schoemann, Martin
name: Rudolf, Matthias
name: Scherbaum, Stefan
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental material, Senftleben_2020_QJEP_Supplement2 for To stay or not to stay: The stability of choice perseveration in value-based decision making by Ulrike Senftleben, Martin Schoemann, Matthias Rudolf and Stefan Scherbaum in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Additional file 4 of Human VDAC pseudogenes: an emerging role for VDAC1P8 pseudogene in acute myeloid leukemia
Creators: name: Pappalardo, Xena Giada
name: Risiglione, Pierpaolo
name: Zinghirino, Federica
name: Ostuni, Angela
name: Luciano, Daniela
name: Bisaccia, Faustino
name: De Pinto, Vito
name: Guarino, Francesca
name: Messina, Angela
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 4: Figure. S4a, b Sequence multi-alignments among VDAC1 and pseudogenes. In (a) the multi-alignment encompasses VDAC1 against VDAC1P1-7 and VDAC1P9-13. In this picture, the VDAC1 mRNA sequence is shown starting at nucleotide 201 because its start ATG is located at 203-205 position and also because the previous sequence stretches nucleotides 1-200 does not align with the VDAC1 pseudogenes sequences. In (b), the multi-alignment is among VDAC1 and splicing variants of VDAC1P8 VDAC1P8-201, -205 and -210. The start and end codons of the VDAC1 coding sequence are boxed in yellow.
Atmospheric Methane: Comparison Between Methane's Record in 2006–2022 and During Glacial Terminations
Creators: name: Bromley, Tony
name: Brailsford, Gordon
name: Manning, Martin R.
name: Oh, Youmi
name: Fisher, Rebecca E.
name: Röckmann, Thomas
name: Michel, Sylvia Englund
name: White, James W. C.
name: Dlugokencky, Ed J.
name: Nisbet, Euan G.
name: Lowry, David
name: Schmitt, Jochen
name: van der Gon, Hugo A. C. Denier
name: France, James L.
name: Lan, Xin
name: Palmer, Paul I.
name: Dyonisius, Michael N.
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Year: 2023

description:
Atmospheric methane's rapid growth from late 2006 is unprecedented in the observational record. Assessment of atmospheric methane data attributes a large fraction of this atmospheric growth to increased natural emissions over the tropics, which appear to be responding to changes in anthropogenic climate forcing. Isotopically lighter measurements of are consistent with the recent atmospheric methane growth being mainly driven by an increase in emissions from microbial sources, particularly wetlands. The global methane budget is currently in disequilibrium and new inputs are as yet poorly quantified. Although microbial emissions from agriculture and waste sources have increased between 2006 and 2022 by perhaps 35 Tg/yr, with wide uncertainty, approximately another 35–45 Tg/yr of the recent net growth in methane emissions may have been driven by natural biogenic processes, especially wetland feedbacks to climate change. A model comparison shows that recent changes may be comparable or greater in scale and speed than methane's growth and isotopic shift during past glacial/interglacial termination events. It remains possible that methane's current growth is within the range of Holocene variability, but it is also possible that methane's recent growth and isotopic shift may indicate a large‐scale reorganization of the natural climate and biosphere is under way. Plain Language Summary Atmospheric methane's unprecedented current growth, which in part may be driven by surging wetland emissions, has strong similarities to ice core methane records during glacial‐interglacial “termination” events marking global reorganizations of the planetary climate system. Here we compare current and termination‐event methane records to test the hypothesis that a termination‐scale change may currently be in progress. Key Points The rapid growth in the atmospheric methane burden that began in late 2006 is very different from methane's past observational record Recent studies point to strongly increased emissions from wetlands, especially in the tropics This increase is comparable in scale and speed to glacial/interglacial terminations when the global climate system suddenly reorganized
Elasticity and compressive strength of the three-dimensional polygonal honeycomb with bidirectional zero Poisson’s ratio
Creators: name: Feng, Ning
name: Tie, Yuanhao
name: Li, Lingyu
name: Li, Cheng
name: Xie, Weibo
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biophysics
Space Science
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: The polygonal honeycomb core has been vertically rotated and spliced to form a new three-dimensional polygonal honeycomb (TPH) structure lattice. Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio for the three main directions of the TPH structure had been derived from Castigliano’s second theorem and Moore’s theorem. The theoretical results show good agreement with the numerical and experimental results. Meanwhile, the compressive strength of the TPH structure has been analyzed. The results show that the geometric parameters have a significant effect on the elasticity and strength of TPH structures, and the mechanical properties of the TPH structures can be programmed by adjusting the geometric parameters. In addition, the TPH structure exhibits a bidirectional zero Poisson’s ratio (ZPR) during compression. This structure shows promise for applications in aerospace, construction, and other fields. This study provides guidance for further research on polygonal honeycomb structures.
Incidence, Prevalence, and Racial and Ethnic Distribution of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States
Creators: name: Haynes, Kevin
name: McCauley, Maureen
name: Parlett, Lauren E
name: Kappelman, Michael David
name: Hurtado-Lorenzo, Andres
name: Brensinger, Colleen
name: Jonsson Funk, Michele L
name: Dawwas, Ghadeer K
name: Lewis, James D
name: Pate, Virginia
name: Constant, Brad D
name: Weiss, Alexandra
name: Wu, Qufei
name: Schaubel, Douglas E
name: Yang, Jeff Yufeng
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2023

description:
BACKGROUND & AIMS: We sought to estimate the incidence, prevalence, and racial-ethnic distribution of physician-diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the United States. METHODS: The study used 4 administrative claims data sets: a 20% random sample of national fee-for-service Medicare data (2007 to 2017); Medicaid data from Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and California (1999 to 2012); and commercial health insurance data from Anthem beneficiaries (2006 to 2018) and Optum's deidentified Clinformatics Data Mart (2000 to 2017). We used validated combinations of medical diagnoses, diagnostic procedures, and prescription medications to identify incident and prevalent diagnoses. We computed pooled age-, sex-, and race/ethnicity-specific insurance-weighted estimates and pooled estimates standardized to 2018 United States Census estimates with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS: The age- and sex-standardized incidence of IBD per 100,000 person-years was 10.9 (95% CI, 10.6-11.2). The incidence of IBD peaked in the third decade of life, decreased to a relatively stable level across the fourth to eighth decades, and declined further. The age-, sex- and insurance-standardized prevalence of IBD was 721 per 100,000 population (95% CI, 717-726). Extrapolated to the 2020 United States Census, an estimated 2.39 million Americans are diagnosed with IBD. The prevalence of IBD per 100,000 population was 812 (95% CI, 802-823) in White, 504 (95% CI, 482-526) in Black, 403 (95% CI, 373-433) in Asian, and 458 (95% CI, 440-476) in Hispanic Americans. CONCLUSIONS: IBD is diagnosed in >0.7% of Americans. The incidence peaks in early adulthood and then plateaus at a lower rate. The disease is less commonly diagnosed in Black, Asian, and Hispanic Americans.
Employing molecular modelling and molecular dynamics simulations approach to understand the carbendazim and aptamer interaction
Creators: name: Yadav, Ajay
name: P., Hariprasad
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biophysics
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Cancer
Computational Biology

description: Carbendazim (CBZ) is a widely used fungicide in the agriculture sector. Due to its potential toxicity, the elevated levels of CBZ in food, feed, agricultural land, and water bodies pose a significant environmental and health concern. Aptamers have been recognised as promising probes for developing on-site, highly sensitive, cost-effective, and reliable detection methods. However, the mechanisms underlying aptamer-CBZ binding remain poorly understood. This study utilises computational techniques to analyze the molecular interaction and binding affinity of CBZ-specific aptamers. In light of the absence of the 3D crystal structure of the CBZ-specific aptamers, a comprehensive pipeline was developed to produce a 3D aptamers structure. The investigation involves doing molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, revealing multiple CBZ molecules were found in the putative binding area of the anticipated 3D aptamer structure. Among several aptamer tests, The CZ1-CBZ aptamer complex demonstrated superior performance in terms of the lowest binding energy (BE) of −136.66 ± 2.27 (kJ/mol), the highest hydrogen bond occupancy (HBO) for nucleotides G26 (91.01%) and A28 (52.65%), and the lowest contribution energy (CE, kJ/mol) for nucleotides involves with CBZ interaction. This study advances the understanding of aptamer-CBZ interactions and provides a framework for designing aptamers with enhanced affinity and sensitivity for developing aptasensors.
Higher Chow cycles on a family of Kummer surfaces
Creators: name: Sato, Ken
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 14C15, 14J28

description: We construct a collection of families of higher Chow cycles of type $(2,1)$ on a 2-dimensional family of Kummer surfaces, and prove that for a very general member, they generate a subgroup of rank $\ge 18$ in the indecomposable part of the higher Chow group. Construction of the cycles uses a finite group action on the family, and the proof of their linear independence uses Picard-Fuchs differential operators.
description: 28 pages, 5 figures. To appear in Canad. J. Math
Generalized power cones: optimal error bounds and automorphisms
Creators: name: Lin, Ying
name: Lindstrom, Scott B.
name: Lourenço, Bruno F.
name: Pong, Ting Kei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: Error bounds are a requisite for trusting or distrusting solutions in an informed way. Until recently, provable error bounds in the absence of constraint qualifications were unattainable for many classes of cones that do not admit projections with known succinct expressions. We build such error bounds for the generalized power cones, using the recently developed framework of one-step facial residual functions. We also show that our error bounds are tight in the sense of that framework. Besides their utility for understanding solution reliability, the error bounds we discover have additional applications to the algebraic structure of the underlying cone, which we describe. In particular we use the error bounds to compute the dimension of the automorphism group for the generalized power cones, and to identify a set of generalized power cones that are self-dual, irreducible, nonhomogeneous, and perfect
description: 24 pages, title change, some minor fixes throughout the paper and removed the appendix. Comments welcome
Structural optimization of composite corrugated cores with variable stiffness
Creators: name: Monsef, Mohammad Sajad Shamsi
name: Shaban, Mahdi
name: Khoshlesan, Sanaz
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Outstanding progress in manufacturing technology of fiber-reinforced composite materials, allows designers to go beyond classical design rules. Composites with variable stiffness are an innovative division of composite materials that provide more efficient designs for engineers due to their diverse design parameters. In this study, a straightforward methodology is presented for the design of sandwich panels with corrugated variable stiffness core. Based on the homogenization method, a unit-cell of the sandwich panel is used as a representative volume element for the sandwich panel with corrugated core. Due to multiple design variables, conventional numerical and analytical methods cannot be applied to variable stiffness composites, thus PYTHON/ABAQUS framework is developed to determine the extensional and bending behavior of unit-cells. Details of this framework including PYTHON scripting and ABAQUS finite element solver are given along with their corresponding functions. Furthermore, the elitist genetic algorithm is incorporated into a framework for the optimum design of variable stiffness cores. Two optimization problems, namely composites with variable thickness and variable angle are considered for unit-cells, and associated constraints, boundary conditions, and fitness functions are discussed in detail. In addition to the benefits of the proposed framework, the obtained results reveal notable enhancement in the extensional and bending behavior of unit-cell. Results reveal that corresponding displacements are significantly improved (up to 80%) when using the optimum variable thickness case. For variable angle cases, the improvement of displacements is up to about 28%.
Effects of ocean acidification on growth and photophysiology of two tropical reef macroalgae
Creators: name: Burnham, Katherine A.
name: McCoy, Sophie
name: Hewett, Clay
name: Johnson, Maggie
name: Page, Heather N.
name: Spencer, Robert G. M.
Publisher: name: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Year: 2023

description:
Macroalgae can modify coral reef community structure and ecosystem function through a variety of mechanisms, including mediation of biogeochemistry through photosynthesis and the associated production of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Ocean acidification has the potential to fuel macroalgal growth and photosynthesis and alter DOC production, but responses across taxa and regions are widely varied and difficult to predict. Focusing on algal taxa from two different functional groups on Caribbean coral reefs, we exposed fleshy (Dictyota spp.) and calcifying (Halimeda tuna) macroalgae to ambient and low seawater pH for 25 days in an outdoor experimental system in the Florida Keys. We quantified algal growth, calcification, photophysiology, and DOC production across pH treatments. We observed no significant differences in the growth or photophysiology of either species between treatments, except for lower chlorophyll b concentrations in Dictyota spp. in response to low pH. We were unable to quantify changes in DOC production. The tolerance of Dictyota and Halimeda to near-future seawater carbonate chemistry and stability of photophysiology, suggests that acidification alone is unlikely to change biogeochemical processes associated with algal photosynthesis in these species. Additional research is needed to fully understand how taxa from these functional groups sourced from a wide range of environmental conditions regulate photosynthesis (via carbon uptake strategies) and how this impacts their DOC production. Understanding these species-specific responses to future acidification will allow us to more accurately model and predict the indirect impacts of macroalgae on coral health and reef ecosystem processes.
Patient and Surgery Characteristics of Inpatient Hysterectomies Among Transgender Individuals
Creators: name: Gray, Beverly A.
name: Erkanli, Alaattin
name: Myers, Evan R.
name: Weber, Jeremy M.
name: Robinson, Whitney R.
name: Colman, Drew E.
name: Beltran, Theo G.
Publisher: name: Mary Ann Liebert
Year: 2023

description:
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to estimate population-based rates of inpatient hysterectomy and accompanying bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy by indication and evaluate surgical patient characteristics by indication, year, patient age, and hospital location. Methods: We used 2016 and 2017 cross-sectional data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to estimate the hysterectomy rate for individuals aged 18-54 years with a primary indication for gender-affirming care (GAC) compared to other indications. Outcome measures were population-based rates for inpatient hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy by indication. Results: The population-based rate of inpatient hysterectomy for GAC per 100,000 was 0.05 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.02-0.09) in 2016 and 0.09 (95% CI = 0.03-0.15) in 2017. For comparison, the rates per 100,000 for fibroids were 85.76 in 2016 and 73.25 in 2017. Rates of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in the setting of hysterectomy were higher in the GAC group (86.4%) than in comparison groups (22.7%-44.1% for all other benign indications, 77.4% for cancer) across all age ranges. A higher rate of hysterectomies performed for GAC was done laparoscopically or robotically (63.6%) than other indications, and none was done vaginally, as opposed to comparison groups (0.7%-9.8%). Conclusion: The population-based rate for GAC was higher in 2017 compared to 2016 and low compared to other hysterectomy indications. Rates of concomitant bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were more prevalent for GAC than for other indications at similar ages. The patients in the GAC group tended to be younger, insured, and most procedures occurred in the Northeast (45.5%) and West (36.4%).
Differentiated Federated Reinforcement Learning Based Traffic Offloading on Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks
Creators: name: Qin, Yeguang
name: Yang, Yilin
name: Tang, Fengxiao
name: Yao, Xin
name: Zhao, Ming
name: Kato, Nei
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network (SAGIN) plays a pivotal role as a comprehensive foundational network communication infrastructure, presenting opportunities for highly efficient global data transmission. Nonetheless, given SAGIN's unique characteristics as a dynamically heterogeneous network, conventional network optimization methodologies encounter challenges in satisfying the stringent requirements for network latency and stability inherent to data transmission within this network environment. Therefore, this paper proposes the use of differentiated federated reinforcement learning (DFRL) to solve the traffic offloading problem in SAGIN, i.e., using multiple agents to generate differentiated traffic offloading policies. Considering the differentiated characteristics of each region of SAGIN, DFRL models the traffic offloading policy optimization process as the process of solving the Decentralized Partially Observable Markov Decision Process (DEC-POMDP) problem. The paper proposes a novel Differentiated Federated Soft Actor-Critic (DFSAC) algorithm to solve the problem. The DFSAC algorithm takes the network packet delay as the joint reward value and introduces the global trend model as the joint target action-value function of each agent to guide the update of each agent's policy. The simulation results demonstrate that the traffic offloading policy based on the DFSAC algorithm achieves better performance in terms of network throughput, packet loss rate, and packet delay compared to the traditional federated reinforcement learning approach and other baseline approaches.
description: Accepted to IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
Presentazione del numero monografico "Aspetti e problemi della professionalità e della pratica docente in Europa"
Creators: name: Bellatalla, Luciana
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di ferrara
Year: 2017

description: ---
description: Annali online della Didattica e della Formazione Docente, Vol 8, N° 12 suppl. (2016): Aspetti e problemi della professionalità e della pratica docente in Europa
Pinocchio: a Bildungsroman?
Creators: name: Avanzini, Alessandra
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di ferrara
Year: 2017

description: Abstract – In this article I will discuss the novel by Collodi The adventures of Pinocchio. I will start from the following question: can we consider Pinocchio a Bildungsroman? I’ll show that it is hardly possible to do so because there is no change in Pinocchio. The second question is whether this novel is actually a novel for children. I will argue that this is a book that does not consider the feelings of the boy, but aims at forcing him to adapt to the world outside. This world is made up of specific values that Pinocchio does not understand. These are the same values that characterize the post Risorgimento period. Pinocchio does not understand them but finally decides to accept them and abandon the search for his own identity.

Riassunto – In questo intervento prendo in esame il romanzo Le avventure di Pinocchio di Collodi, partendo da una domanda centrale: si può considerare Pinocchio un romanzo di formazione? Cercherò di dimostrare che difficilmente si può sostenere una tesi del genere, giacché nel racconto di Collodi il suo personaggio non è aperto ad un vero cambiamento. La seconda questione è se questo racconto sia davvero un racconto per ragazzi. Questo libro, infatti, non tiene in considerazione quanto i ragazzi provano, ma mira a conformarli al mondo adulto, cioè a valori che Pinocchio non comprende. Sono gli stessi valori che caratterizzano l’epoca post-risorgimentale. Pinocchio non comprende questi valori, ma ad un certo punto decide di accettarli e di abbandonare la ricerca della propria identità.

Keywords – literature for children, childhood, education, educational relations, Collodi

Parole chiave – letteratura per l’infanzia, Infanzia, educazione, relazione educativa, Collodi
description: Annali online della Didattica e della Formazione Docente, Vol 8, N° 12 suppl. (2016): Aspetti e problemi della professionalità e della pratica docente in Europa
Assessment of miscarriage factors among Latinas who live in the U.S.: a cross-sectional study
Creators: name: Cianelli, Rosina
name: Villegas, Natalia
name: Ferrer, Lilian
name: Fernandez-Pineda, Madeline
name: Montano, Nilda Peragallo
name: McCabe, Brian E.
Publisher: name: Frontiers
Year: 2023

description:
Introduction: Latinas in the US are underrepresented in miscarriage research, yet face several risk factors for having a miscarriage, including intimate partner violence, and increasing maternal age. Increased acculturation is associated to increased risk of intimate partner violence and adverse pregnancy outcomes among Latinas yet is also understudied in the realm of miscarriage. Thus, this study aimed to analyze and compare sociodemographic characteristics, health-related factors, intimate partner violence, and acculturation among Latinas with and without a history of miscarriage. Methods: This study utilizes a cross-sectional design to analyze baseline data from a randomized clinical trial on the effectiveness of "Salud/Health, Educación/Education, Promoción/Promotion, y/and Autocuidado/Self-care" (SEPA), a human immunodeficiency virus risk reduction intervention for Latinas. Survey interviews were conducted in a private room at the University of Miami Hospital. Survey data analyzed include demographics, a bi-dimensional acculturation scale, a health and sexual health survey, and the hurt, insult, threaten, and scream tool. This study's sample was 296 Latinas, 18 to 50 years old, with and without a history of miscarriage. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, t-tests for continuous variables, negative binomial for counts, and chi-square for dichotomous or categorical variables. Results: Most Latinas were Cuban (53%), lived in the U.S. an average of 8.4 years, had 13.7 years of education, and a monthly family income of $1,683.56. Latinas with history of miscarriage were significantly older, had more children, more pregnancies, and poorer self-rated health than Latinas without history of miscarriage. Although not significant, a high percentage of intimate partner violence (40%) and low levels of acculturation were reported. Discussion: This study contributes new data about different characteristics of Latinas who have and have not experienced a miscarriage. Results can help identify Latinas at risk for miscarriage or its adverse-related outcomes and help develop public health policies focusing on preventing and managing miscarriage among Latinas. Further research is warranted to determine the role of intimate partner violence, acculturation, and self-rated health perceptions among Latinas who experience miscarriage. Certified nurse midwives are encouraged to provide Latinas with culturally tailored education on the importance of early prenatal care for optimal pregnancy outcomes.
Maestre e maestri. Percorsi storiografici dal secondo dopoguerra al nuovo millennio
Creators: name: Betti, Carmen
Publisher: name: Università degli Studi di ferrara
Year: 2017

description: Abstract – This paper aims at a first provisional historiographical analysis about the figure of the primary teacher from 1945 to present days, with particular attention to the already ex­amined aspects of the question and to still unexamined aspects.

Riassunto – Si tratta di un primo, provvisorio bilancio storiografico sulla figura del maestro elementare dal 1945 ad oggi, con particolare attenzione agli aspetti esaminati e a quelli an­cora in ombra.

Keywords – teachers, primary school, history of teaching, society, women emancipation

Parole chiave – maestri, maestre, storia dell’insegnamento elementare, società e emancipazione femminile
description: Annali online della Didattica e della Formazione Docente, Vol 8, N° 12 suppl. (2016): Aspetti e problemi della professionalità e della pratica docente in Europa
A Cost-Efficient Space-Time Adaptive Algorithm for Coupled Flow and Transport
Creators: name: Bruchhäuser, Marius Paul
name: Bause, Markus
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: In this work, a cost-efficient space-time adaptive algorithm based on the Dual Weighted Residual (DWR) method is developed and studied for a coupled model problem of flow and convection-dominated transport. Key ingredients are a multirate approach adapted to varying dynamics in time of the subproblems, weighted and non-weighted error indicators for the transport and flow problem, respectively, and the concept of space-time slabs based on tensor product spaces for the data structure. In numerical examples the performance of the underlying algorithm is studied for benchmark problems and applications of practical interest. Moreover, the interaction of stabilization and goal-oriented adaptivity is investigated for strongly convection-dominated transport.
description: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2202.03748
Trustworthy Social Bias Measurement
Creators: name: Bommasani, Rishi
name: Liang, Percy
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: How do we design measures of social bias that we trust? While prior work has introduced several measures, no measure has gained widespread trust: instead, mounting evidence argues we should distrust these measures. In this work, we design bias measures that warrant trust based on the cross-disciplinary theory of measurement modeling. To combat the frequently fuzzy treatment of social bias in NLP, we explicitly define social bias, grounded in principles drawn from social science research. We operationalize our definition by proposing a general bias measurement framework DivDist, which we use to instantiate 5 concrete bias measures. To validate our measures, we propose a rigorous testing protocol with 8 testing criteria (e.g. predictive validity: do measures predict biases in US employment?). Through our testing, we demonstrate considerable evidence to trust our measures, showing they overcome conceptual, technical, and empirical deficiencies present in prior measures.
Molecular interactions of icariin and icariside II with human serum albumin: a spectroscopic and molecular docking analysis
Creators: name: Wang, Na
name: Zhang, Kang-huai
name: Xie, Jiao
name: Zhang, Li
name: Wang, Hai-tao
name: Yang, Xin
name: Zhao, Yi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer

description: Icariin and icariside II are flavonoids derived from Epimedium Herba, which exhibit significant pharmacological potential across various diseases. However, limited research exists regarding their interaction with human serum albumin (HSA). Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the binding characteristics of icariin and icariside II with HSA through ultraviolet-visible, fluorescence, and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy, as well as molecular docking analysis. Our results revealed that HSA possessed one binding site for icariin and icariside II, with the fluorescence of the protein exhibiting static quenching in the presence of these flavonoids. The binding mechanism for icariin was predominantly electrostatic, whereas that for icariside II was primarily hydrophobic. Furthermore, molecular docking demonstrated binding energies of −7.006 kcal/mol for icariin and −8.573 kcal/mol for icariside II. Overall, this study provides insights into the interaction between these two bioactive drugs and HSA, potentially contributing to the development of effective clinical dosing regimens.
Emotional experiences in male and female participants with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and healthy controls: an experience sampling method study
Creators: name: Caselani, Elisa
name: Martinelli, Alessandra
name: Grigis, Chiara
name: Zamparini, Manuel
name: Toffol, Elena
name: Harvey, Philip D.
name: Malvezzi, Matteo C.
name: de Girolamo, Giovanni
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) are associated with disturbances in emotional experience, but sex differences and comparisons to healthy controls (HC) remain poorly explored. This exploratory study used Experience Sampling Method (ESM) to examine emotional variability, instability and daily/hourly patterns of positive and negative emotions across sexes in SSD and HC. A total of 103 SSD participants (47.9%) were compared to 112 HC (52.1%), matched for sex and age. Data on sociodemographics, clinical status, functioning and quality of life were collected. ESM assessed emotional experiences over one week. For positive emotions, HC males reported higher levels on weekdays and morning-to-midday hours, whereas no sex differences emerged in SSD. Males with SSD showed greater weekly variability in positive emotions than HC males, while no significant differences were found among females. For negative emotions, females with SSD exhibited greater daily variability than female HC, with no significant sex differences within HC or SSD. Regarding emotional instability, female HC displayed higher instability than HC males, while no significant sex differences emerged in SSD. This study shows significant sex differences in emotional experiences among SSD and HC, with different sex patterns in SSD. Targeted, sex-specific interventions are crucial for improving emotional regulation and treatment outcomes in SSD. Trial registration:ISRCTN.org identifier: ISRCTN21141466.
Engineering Graph States of Atomic Ensembles by Photon-Mediated Entanglement
Creators: name: Cooper, Eric S.
name: Kunkel, Philipp
name: Periwal, Avikar
name: Schleier-Smith, Monika
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Graph states are versatile resources for quantum computation and quantum-enhanced measurement. Their generation illustrates a high level of control over entanglement. We report on the generation of continuous-variable graph states of atomic spin ensembles, which form the nodes of the graph. The edges represent the entanglement structure, which we program by combining global photon-mediated interactions in an optical cavity with local spin rotations. By tuning the entanglement between two subsystems, we either localize correlations within each subsystem or enable Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen steering. We further engineer a four-mode square graph state, highlighting the flexibility of our approach. Our method is scalable to larger and more complex graphs, laying groundwork for measurement-based quantum computation and advanced protocols in quantum metrology.
Additional file 5 of Changes in symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD in an RCT-study of dentist-administered treatment of dental anxiety
Creators: name: Hauge, Mariann Saanum
name: Willumsen, Tiril
name: Stora, Bent
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Additional file 5. Loss of data. The text explains the loss of data due to technical difficulties during the study.
Location is a major barrier for transferring US fossil fuel employment to green jobs
Creators: name: Lim, Junghyun
name: Aklin, Michaël
name: Frank, Morgan R.
Publisher: name: Springer Nature
Year: 2023

description:
The green energy revolution may displace 1.7 million fossil fuel workers in the US but a Just Transition to emerging green industry jobs offers possibilities for re-employing these workers. Here, using 14 years of power plant data from the US Energy Information Administration, job transition data from the Census Bureau, as well as employment and skills data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we assess whether people employed in fossil fuel resource extraction today are co-located and have the transferable skills to switch to expected green jobs. We find that these workers could leverage their mobility to other industries and have similar skills to green occupations. However, today’s fossil fuel extraction workers are not co-located with current sources of green energy production. Further, after accounting for federal employment projections, fossil fuel extraction workers are mostly not located in the regions where green employment will grow despite attaining the appropriate skillsets. These results suggest a large barrier to a Just Transition since fossil fuel extraction workers have not historically exhibited geospatial mobility. While stakeholders focus on re-skilling fossil fuel extraction workers, this analysis shows that co-location with emerging green employment will be the larger barrier to a Just Transition.
sj-pdf-8-jhs-10.1177_1753193420914762 - Supplemental material for BSSH Spring Meeting Abstracts
Creators: name: Lu, Justin D.
name: Muskaan Sachdeva
name: Vender, Ronald
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 110314 Orthopaedics
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110604 Sports Medicine
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110323 Surgery

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-8-jhs-10.1177_1753193420914762 for BSSH Spring Meeting Abstracts by in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
sj-pdf-13-jhs-10.1177_1753193420914762 - Supplemental material for BSSH Spring Meeting Abstracts
Creators: name: Lu, Justin D.
name: Muskaan Sachdeva
name: Vender, Ronald
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 110314 Orthopaedics
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110604 Sports Medicine
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110323 Surgery

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-13-jhs-10.1177_1753193420914762 for BSSH Spring Meeting Abstracts by in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)