cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Suspension of secular seriousness
Creators: name: Leung, Karey
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2007

description: Scientific scholarship when applied to ethics may not only fail in providing a doctrine of ethics, but moreover negatively serve to drain the enthusiasm for concerted action. If a book on ethics makes one complacent rather than agitated to act, then according to Kierkegaard, it is written for unethical purposes. If an individual is more preoccupied with finding the perfect language to speak of ethics than becoming motivated to act in theworld, then such profundity becomes a delay tactic to avoid right action. Even the careful attentiveness of waiting to act until one knows for sure that one’s action is the right one becomes a means to uncoil one’s active potential. How then can one write about ethics? Bar remaining silent, perhaps it is not a matter of writing about ethics in a detached manner of scientific academic prose but a way of writing that ignites the passions. Contrary to the common conception that Kierkegaard is against ethics in his pronouncement of Abraham’s “teleological suspension of the ethical” in Fear and Trembling by his pseudonym Johannes de Silentio, I argue that Kierkegaard is deeply invested in exciting his reader towards ethical action even if he writes to offend so that the reader puts the book down in order to live. Also, contrary to another commonconception that Kierkegaard suffers from deep melancholy, I argue that Kierkegaard writes from a comic-tragic source that integrates humor and exaggerated seriousness that when later revoked speaks without authority to the individual reader who may be resistant to direct moral proselytizing. I argue Kierkegaard’s attempt to (re)metaphysicalize Christian ethico-spirituality as humorous can help transform thefoundationalist/antifoundationalist debate by integrating form and content in recovering the premodern comic roots of ethics. Taking Kierkegaard’s heed not to academicize his work, I will do my best to tread carefully to avoid translating his indirect approach into adry ‘Kierkegaardian theory of ethics.’
Peropteryx leucoptera Peters 1867
Creators: name: Simmons, Nancy B.
name: Voss, Robert S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1998
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Emballonuridae
Peropteryx
Peropteryx leucoptera

description: Peropteryx leucoptera Peters
VOUCHER MATERIAL: 7 females (AMNH *266010, *266011, *267837, *267839; MNHN *1995.820, 1995.821, *1995.822), and 4 males (AMNH *267088, *267280, *267838, MNHN *1995.819); see table 4 for measurements.
IDENTIFICATION: Descriptions and comparative measurments of Peropteryx leucoptera from the Guianas and elsewhere were provided by Sanborn (1937), Husson (1962, 1978), Ochoa (1984), Brosset and Charles­ Dominique (1990), and Jones and Hood (1993). Two subspecies are currently recognized: P. l. leucoptera (southeastern Colombia to the Guianas and northeastern Brazil) and P. l. cyclopes (eastern Peru) (Koopman, 1994).
Our voucher material conforms in all respects to previous descriptions of Peropteryx leucoptera, and measurements of our material fall within the range of size variation previously documented in the Guianas.
FIELD OBSERVATIONS: We captured 14 individuals of Peropteryx leucoptera at Paracou, of which 1 was taken in a ground­level mistnet (in a treefall gap in well­drained primary forest) and the other 13 at roosts. The six roosting groups we found (table 6) occupied four unique roost sites (one roost was revisited twice); all were dark horizontal chambers between buttresses on the undersides of fallen trees (figs. 17, 18) in welldrained primary or selectively logged forest. These roosting groups consisted of two to seven or eight individuals, which were consistently found perching apart from one another (never in a cohesive cluster). Three groups contained at least two adult females each, but we did not capture more than one adult male in any roost. One roost inhabited by a group of P. leucoptera that we collected in 1991 was subsequently occupied by Cor­ mura brevirostris in 1992, and we once found Furipterus horrens simultaneously roosting beneath the same fallen tree as P. leucoptera, but in a different chamber separated by large buttresses. Otherwise, this species was not observed to share roost sites with other bats.
On several occasions we saw bats with white wings, almost certainly Peropteryx leucoptera, flying regular beats 1–2 m above the ground at dusk in our camp clearing.
description: Published as part of Simmons, Nancy B. & Voss, Robert S., 1998, The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana, a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 1, Bats, pp. 1-219 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 237 on pages 29-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4545052
Oncousoeciidae Canu 1918
Creators: name: Judith L Winston
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Bryozoa
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomatida
Oncousoeciidae

description: Family Oncousoeciidae Canu, 1918
description: Published as part of Judith L Winston, 2016, Bryozoa of Floridan Oculina reefs, pp. 1-81 in Zootaxa 4071 (1) on page 73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4071.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/260490
Investigating flame-based synthesis of carbon nanotubes and metal-oxide nanowires
Creators: name: Xu, Fusheng
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2007

description: The synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and metal-oxide nanowires (e.g. ZnO, WO2.9) are examined experimentally by inserting probes into various flame geometries at atmospheric pressure.  The main probed-flame configurations are the inverse co-flow diffusion flame (IDF) and the counter-flow diffusion flame (CDF), which are compared with each other to assess the translatability of local synthesis conditions in producing the same growth attributes and morphologies.  The CDF is characterized using laser-based spontaneous Raman spectroscopy (SRS), and validated with simulations using detailed chemical kinetics and transport.  SRS is used to measure local conditions in the 2-D axi-symmetric IDF.  Properties of the as-synthesized nanostructures are determined by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), and resonance Raman spectroscopy (RRS).  Various morphologies of CNTs are grown catalytically on metal-alloy substrates of different compositions (i.e., Fe, Fe/Cr, Ni/Cu, Ni/Ti, Ni/Cr, Ni/Cr/Fe), as well as on metal-oxide solid solutions (i.e. NiAl2O4, CoAl2O4 and ZnFe2O4).  Vertically well-aligned multi-walled CNTs (MWNTs) with uniform diameters are obtained from Ni/Cr/Fe and Ni/Ti alloys.  CNTs produced from ZnFe2O4 substrates are found to be a mixture of MWNTs and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with at least 30% SWNTs by number.  Effects of local gas-phase temperature, substrate temperature, carbon-based precursor species concentrations, and substrate voltage bias on CNT formation, diameter, growth rate, yield, density, and morphology are investigated.  Aligned single-crystal tungsten oxide nanowires with diameters of 20-50nm are grown directly from tungsten substrates at high rates, with local gas-phase temperature and chemical species specified at the substrate for self-synthesis.  Voltage bias is shown to dramatically alter the morphologies of the as-synthesized WOx nanomaterial.  Single-crystalline ZnO nanowires are grown directly on zinc-plated steel substrates at high rates with no catalysts.  Larger-diameter (>100nm) nanowires are produced at higher temperatures; while smaller-diameter (25-40nm) nanowires are produced at lower temperatures, and only on the fuel side of the reaction zone.  Reactions with H2O appear to be the dominant route for nanowire synthesis.  Nanoribbons and other nanowire-based morphologies are also found and discussed.
MOESM7 of Chromatin organization changes during the establishment and maintenance of the postmitotic state
Creators: name: Yiqin Ma
name: Buttitta, Laura
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 7: Table S2. Genes associated with senescence that are upregulated during robust G0 in the presence of ectopic E2F1/DP.
Supporting multiple information-seeking strategies in a single system framework
Creators: name: Yuan, Xiaojun
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2007

description: This study explores issues in information retrieval (IR) systems with special attention to information-seeking strategies (ISSs), the relation of ISSs to IR system design, and how to support multiple ISSs within a single system framework. It addresses the observation that people engage in a variety of ISSs within a single information-seeking episode. This study proposes to construct and evaluate an interactive IR (IIR) system which incorporates different IR support techniques to adaptively support multiple ISSs. Based on an information-seeking episode model (Belkin, 1996), and a multi-faceted classification scheme of information behaviors (Cool & Belkin, 2002), it was conducted in a series of three consecutive steps. Firstly, four experimental systems were designed and implemented with each tailored to one of the following IR support techniques: database summary, clustered retrieval results, table of contents navigation, and fielded query. A within-subjects experiment was conducted to compare each experimental system to its respective generic baseline system, which was constructed by following the current standard model with a specific query input and a ranked list of search results. Results indicated that the experimental systems were superior to the baseline systems. Secondly, information-seeking dialogue structures developed in the MERIT system (Belkin, Cool, Stein & Thiel, 1995) were adopted to guide the design of the IIR system. The dialogue structures were built based on the Conversational Roles (COR) model (Sitter & Stein, 1992). Finally, an experimental system which supported multiple ISSs  was built by incorporating the four IR support techniques and the dialogue structures. This experimental system was tested in a within-subjects experiment in comparison to a generic baseline system. The experiment, with 32 subjects each searching on eight different topics, indicated that using the experimental system resulted in significantly better performance, significantly more effective interaction, and significantly better usability than the baseline system. These results demonstrated that it is possible to support quite different information-seeking behaviors within a single system framework which searchers can understand and use effectively. A principled approach to designing  such systems needs to be further investigated.
Rhynchonycteris naso
Creators: name: Simmons, Nancy B.
name: Voss, Robert S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1998
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Emballonuridae
Rhynchonycteris
Rhynchonycteris naso

description: Rhynchonycteris naso (Wied)
VOUCHER MATERIAL: 4 females (AMNH *265985, *265988, *267373; MNHN *1995.844) and 6 males (AMNH *265981, *265986, *265987, *267372; MNHN *1995.845, *1995.846); see table 7 for measurements.
IDENTIFICATION: Sanborn (1937) and Jones and Hood (1993) discussed cranial and dental characters of Rhychonycteris naso, and Husson (1962, 1978) provided a detailed description and comparative measurements.
Measurements of specimens previously collected in French Guiana were reported by Brosset and Charles­Dominique (1990). No subspecies are currently recognized (Koopman, 1994).
Our voucher specimens conform to previous qualitative descriptions of Rhynchonycteris naso and measurements fall within the range of size variation previously report­ ed for the species. However, our morphometric data (table 7) somewhat exceed the range of size variation known from the Guianas, representing specimens both slightly smaller and slightly larger than those reported by Husson (1962, 1978) and Brosset and Charles­Dominique (1990).
FIELD OBSERVATIONS: We captured 10 individuals of Rhynchonycteris naso, all of which were found roosting over water in large (3–4 m in diameter) metal culverts or under concrete bridges. The five roosting groups we observed ranged in size from three to about nine individuals. One group of three bats consisted of two adult males and one adult female, and one group of about nine contained at least two adult males, but our information about the age and sex composition of the other groups is too incomplete to be informative.
description: Published as part of Simmons, Nancy B. & Voss, Robert S., 1998, The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana, a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 1, Bats, pp. 1-219 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 237 on pages 36-37, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4545052
Microeciella floridana
Creators: name: Judith L Winston
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Bryozoa
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomatida
Oncousoeciidae
Microeciella
Microeciella floridana

description: Microeciella floridana (Canu & Bassler, 1928a) comb. nov.
(Fig. 41; Table 40)
Peristomoecia floridana Canu & Bassler, 1928a: 158, pl. 31, figs 6–9. Proboscina floridana: Osburn 1940: 329.
Material examined. VMNH no. 70663, 70664.
Description. Colony small, encrusting (Fig. 41 A, B), with narrow growing margin. Zooids developing quincuncially in flat fan-like lobes, zooid peristomes free, erect to tilted at angle toward growing edge, without narrowed terminal diaphragm (Fig. 41 D, E). Pseudopores relatively large, moderately dense, depressed (Fig. 41 F). Gonozooid small, oval, with slightly more densely spaced pseudopores and short ooeciostome, tilted back toward colony origin (Fig. 41 C).
Remarks. Specimens from the Oculina samples are similar to the Eastern Atlantic material described and illustrated by Hayward & Ryland (1985) and De Blauwe (2009) as Eurystrotos compacta (Norman, 1866). In their revision of three encrusting genera of Oncousoeciidae, Taylor & Zaton (2008) synonymized E. compacta with Microeciella suborbicularis (Hincks, 1880). The gonozooids of the colonies in the Oculina samples were ovoid and most closely resemble the material that Canu and Bassler named Peristomoecia floridana, hence their species name has been used here.
Distribution. Floridan Atlantic shelf to Straits of Florida.
description: Published as part of Judith L Winston, 2016, Bryozoa of Floridan Oculina reefs, pp. 1-81 in Zootaxa 4071 (1) on page 73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4071.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/260490
Additional file 5: Table S5. of Analysis of medical service use of knee osteoarthritis and knee meniscal and ligament injuries in Korea: a cross-sectional study of national patient sample data
Creators: name: Suh, Chang
name: Lee, Yoon
name: Joon-Shik Shin
name: Jinho Lee
name: Me-Riong Kim
name: Wonil Koh
name: Yun-Yeop Cha
name: Byung-Cheul Shin
name: Eui-Hyoung Hwang
name: Suhr, Kristin
name: Kim, Mia
name: In-Hyuk Ha
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Total medications in knee osteoarthritis and knee meniscal and ligament injury as assessed at the 4th Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System level. (DOCX 23 kb)
Molecular dynamic simulations of the intergranular films between alumina and  silicon nitride crystal grains
Creators: name: Zhang, Shenghong
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2007

description: The intergranular films (IGFs) between the ceramics grains have very important effects on the structure and mechanical properties on the whole ceramics and have been studied for many decades. In the thesis, molecular dynamic (MD) computer simulations were applied to study the IGFs between the alumina and silicon nitride ceramic grains. Preferential adsorption of specific ions from the IGFs to the contacting surfaces of the alumina crystals was observed in the study of calcium-alumino-silicate glassy (CAS) IGFs formed between the combined basal and prism orientations of -Al2O3 crystals. This segregation of specific ions to the interface enables formation of localized, ordered structures between the IGF and the crystals. However, the segregation behavior of the ions is anisotropic, depending on the orientation of the -Al2O3 crystals.   Self-diffusion of calcium ions between these CAS IGFs was also carried out by MD simulations. The results show that the diffusion coefficients adjacent to the interfaces are smaller and the activation energies are much higher than those in the interior of the IGF and in bulk glasses. It was also suggested that Ca transport is mainly though the interior of the IGF and implies that diffusion would be significantly inhibited by sufficiently thin IGFs.  The growth of the alumina ceramic grains was simulated in the contacting with IGFs containing high concentrations of aluminum ions. Five different compositions in the IGFs were studied. Results show preferential growth along the [ ] of the ( ) surface in comparison to growth along the [0001] direction on the (0001) surface for compositions near a Ca/Al ratio of 0.5. The simulations also show the mechanism by which Ca ions in the IGF inhibit growth on the basal surface. The simulations provide an atomistic view of attachment onto crystal surfaces, affecting grain growth in alumina. The dissolution of the alumina crystal grains in the silicate melts is another important issue in the application of alumina ceramics. The simulations results showed that alumina grains dissolved into the melts homogeneously at very high temperatures. The orientation of the crystals and the compositions of the melts only take effect at some intermediate temperatures, to make the alumina grains dissolution anisotropic. The fracture phenomena of the pure silica IGFs between the basal silicon nitride crystals were studied by applying the constant tensile strain on the simulated IGF system, as well as for the bulk silica glass for the comparison. The data indicated that the fracture was happened in the interior of the IGFs and the thickness of the IGFs has important effect on the fracture stress/strain relationships.
The impact of different estimation procedures on net monetary benefit in clinical trials
Creators: name: Engelhart, Luella
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2008

description: Background:  Growth in health care spending has led to greater use of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) in assessing health technologies. Traditional CEA uses the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), a measure with statistical issues and limitations with missing data. Better analytic methods for CEA are needed to inform health care policy decisions.  Objectives: The study evaluated estimates of cost-effectiveness from three models using incremental net monetary benefit (INMB) rather than ICER.  Estimates were compared under different conditions of missingness.  Data were simulated to include missing at random (MAR) and missing not at random (MNAR) nonresponse mechanisms as defined by Little and Rubin (2002).  Methods:  The parameter of interest was INMB.  Models were ANCOVA, mixed effects (ME), and joint mixed effects and log of time-to-dropout (joint ME), a selection model. Because the joint ME model incorporates correlation between time-to-dropout and random effects of the longitudinal model of NMB into one model, the hypothesis was it would produce the best estimate. Simulated treatment effect provided a “true” INMB for model evaluations that included bias (absolute difference from “true”), precision (ratio of variances), and cost-effectiveness acceptability curves with willingness-to-pay (λ) values from $0 to $100k.  Base case used a threshold criterion for dropout.  Sensitivity analyses assessed impact of higher missingness.  Post-hoc analysis used a trajectory criterion for dropout.  Results:  Base case analyses resulted in ANCOVA and ME models producing the least biased estimates.  At λ = $50k, bias was $1.3k, $1.4k, and $2.3k, and precision was 1.27, 0.90, and 1.24 for ME, ANCOVA, and joint ME, respectively.  ANCOVA estimates were best in sensitivity analyses although estimates were poor. The joint ME model performed best in the post hoc analysis.  Conclusions:  The models performed differently under alternative missingness conditions and were sensitive to nonresponse mechanisms. All estimates were poor when missingness was high, therefore, primary prevention of missing data should be a goal of research.  MNAR nonresponse mechanisms are more complicated than implied by Little and Rubin’s definitions as shown by results with threshold versus trajectory criteria for dropout.  Further research is needed with selection models in CEA and INMB as the measure of cost-effectiveness.
Network rebuilding after disaster
Creators: name: Chenwning, Lisa
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: This dissertation develops a communication theory of transitional space. The focus of this theory is on how business leaders use communication to rebuild interorganizational networks following a large-scale disruption. The premise of a communication theory of transitional space is that a large-scale disruption creates a space in which conditions are neither what they were before the disruption nor where they need to be in order for business to resume with a sense of normalcy. The way business leaders communicate in this space leads to the creation of transitional networks, or networks that enable business leaders to navigate this space. Propositions are tested in the field and with an online survey of New Orleans’ business and organizational leaders whose businesses and professional networks, and physical environments, were affected by Hurricane Katrina. The dissertation begins by establishing crisis as a context for transitional space. Next, an examination of social network theory and constitutive communication using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) provide the theoretical framework for the study. Data were analyzed using a combination of grounded theory and social network analysis. Patterns of communication and social structure emerged that reflect a two-stage transitional space, which is marked by an altered macro-structure and dysfunctional communication infrastructure. Resource exchange and reconnecting with previous network members drives initial communication in a transitional space. This communication is facilitated by an alternative communication infrastructure developed by business leaders through the use of ICTs. Findings from this study further understanding of the lifecycle of networks by providing a longitudinal view of network development, as well as further network research in areas such as disaster recovery and organizational crisis. Theoretical implications include an emphasis on the importance of drawing a distinction between interaction and communication in social networks, as well as a theoretical context for the interplay of communication and structure following a disaster. The importance of ICTs in repairing communication infrastructures, as well as the importance of “helping” organizations in facilitating trust and collective action, both have theoretical and applied implications for social networks and disaster recovery.
State fragmentation and citizen education
Creators: name: Hunt, Stacey
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: My dissertation is an ethnography of governance in Colombia. I argue that despite widespread understandings of the Colombian state as failed, it actually plays an important role in the everyday lives of citizens. I argue that the Colombian state continues to govern through two key mechanisms:1. the rapid construction of state institutions and policies that clutter symbolic and physical space 2. the education of citizens such that they learn to be active participants in providing services traditionally forthcoming from the state, like security and justice. I explore how these interconnected processes of state and citizen formation are articulated through citizen culture, a novel crime reduction policy that has turned the capital city of Bogotá into an international model of best governance practices.
Saccopteryx
Creators: name: Simmons, Nancy B.
name: Voss, Robert S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1998
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Emballonuridae
Saccopteryx

description: Saccopteryx
References useful for identifying species of Saccopteryx include Sanborn (1937) and Jones and Hood (1993); both papers provide keys based on external and craniodental morphology. Although three size­graded species (from large to small, S. bilineata, S. leptura, and S. canescens) are commonly collected sympatrically in Amazonia, the small species at Paracou is S. gymnura, previously unknown from the Guianas.
description: Published as part of Simmons, Nancy B. & Voss, Robert S., 1998, The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana, a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 1, Bats, pp. 1-219 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 237 on page 37, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4545052
Les pratiques innovantes en pédagogie universitaire : Apports, enjeux et perspectives
Creators: name: Ennadi Mouad
name: Yassafi Moussa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Depuis des décennies, l’enseignement supérieur est confronté à de multiples transformations et pressions qui incitent les établissements universitaires à repenser l’enseignement. Cette transformation a touché les styles d’apprentissage en s’intéressant davantage à l’intégration de nouvelles pratiques innovantes et des technologies de l’information et de communication pour l’éducation (TICE) en pédagogie universitaire et dans les programmes d’enseignement. (Bégin-Caouette O. et al., 2021)

En effet, les pratiques innovantes sont de plus en plus utilisés en pédagogie universitaire, notamment pour faciliter la communication et favoriser la collaboration entre les étudiants et les enseignants, elles sont désormais incorporées dans la majorité des projets pédagogiques qui s’orientent vers un apprentissage centré sur l’étudiant plutôt que contrôlé par l’enseignant.

Dans ce contexte, notre article a pour objet d’explorer à la fois les apports des pratiques innovantes en pédagogie universitaire ainsi que les enjeux et les perspectives de l’intégration de ces pratiques dans l’enseignement supérieur.  Nous nous appuyons donc sur une méthodologie qualitative exploratoire à travers l’administration d’un ensemble de guides d’entretiens auprès des étudiants de l’université Hassan II-Casablanca. Les résultats issus de cette recherche montrent que les pratiques innovantes ont une valeur ajoutée pour l’enseignement supérieur mais qui nécessitent plus de temps d’adaptation et plus d’investissement en capital humain et technologique.
Eco-industrial development in the U.S. spatial forms, contextual factors, and institutional fabrics of greener plants and offices
Creators: name: Kim, Mook Han
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: The main goal of this dissertation is to examine the current practices and strategies of eco-industrial development in the U.S. Traditional studies of eco-industrial development focus on successful case studies and their internal systems, but overlook external systems enabling those cases. By reconsidering eco-industrial development from the viewpoint of agglomeration economies, this dissertation investigates the spatial forms and contextual factors of greener plants and offices as key actors in potential eco-industrial developments, and the institutional fabrics of on-going eco-industrial developments to identify potentially favorable locations for eco-industrial developments. Spatial forms of eco-industrial developments tend to follow given geographical distributions of plants in the industrial context and of offices in the post-industrial context. The exploratory spatial data analyses and regression analyses illustrate that larger and greener plants in selected pollution-intensive industries tend to cluster in and around a group of major U.S. cities. Greener offices are also likely to be located in and near the similar group of cities, as revealed from the descriptive analyses.  Selected contextual factors appear to influence the environmental performance and locational behavior of greener plants and offices significantly. Through a series of regression analyses, it is revealed that the economic performance of larger and greener plants is largely conditioned by the internal economies of scale, and the environmental performance is by factors of localization economies. The event-history analyses and panel data analyses of greener offices show that demographic, economic, governmental, and geographic factors have considerable impacts on the adoption speed and size of green building projects at the county level. Factors associated with urbanization economies seems to work significantly in the diffusion of green buildings in the U.S.  Institutional fabrics of on-going eco-industrial developments are probed by a series of case studies on the Rutgers EcoComplex, the regional By-Product Synergy projects, and green towers at Battery Park City in Manhattan. Findings from case studies support the importance of balanced institutional building processes between local communities and non-local networks. The pre-existence of enlightened local anchor is instrumental, while the role of non-local anchor as enabler or facilitator in local eco-industrial development deserves more attention.
Lichenoporidae Smitt 1867
Creators: name: Judith L Winston
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Bryozoa
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomatida
Lichenoporidae

description: Family Lichenoporidae Smitt, 1867
description: Published as part of Judith L Winston, 2016, Bryozoa of Floridan Oculina reefs, pp. 1-81 in Zootaxa 4071 (1) on page 73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4071.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/260490
Giacomo Leopardi
Creators: name: Roney, William
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: The work of Giacomo Leopardi has typically been analyzed by contrasting the noble values of the classical past against his perception of the inferior cultural condition found in the contemporary world. Leopardi believed that modern society at large was in decay as evidenced by the constant use of the word odio, hate, in relation to it and its members. Odio, and other misanthropic terms, are found so frequently and in such varied contexts in Lo Zibaldone, that one quickly understands that his feelings are more raw and less  theoretical than past literary criticism would indicate.    Leopardi’s hatred is misanthropic, a strong dislike and rejection of humankind itself. It is not that Leopardi dislikes everything, but rather, everyone. His negativity is directed toward people and their selfishness and lack of vision. Previous interpretations of his work focus on Leopardi’s pessimism but do not acknowledge that it is not expressed toward life itself, but rather the disappointing and inadequate actions of individuals and groups. Depending on the variety of odio, the misanthropy that he is experiencing or exposing, there is a different motivation behind it. The concept of hate has been  considered by some critics to be one-dimensional when in fact for Leopardi l’odio has many textures and layers. It is not simply that Leopardi dislikes humanity but instead has a complete methodology of misanthropic thought. The significance of misanthropy in Leopardi’s work can not be overstated and is the genesis of his creativity. The scope of this work is to clearly delineate the three types of Leopardi’s misanthropy which until now has been viewed as homogenous: dislike of strangers, dislike of peers, and dislike of self each serve a particular literary purpose. The functions of these variants will subsequently be defined in detail. An analysis of Leopardi’s misanthropy renders the conventional interpretation of poems such as La ginestra erroneous and superficial. Specifically the concept of Leopardi as a poet of the fraternity of man and promoter of solidarity in the battle against Nature will be proven incorrect.
Efficacy of arsenic exposure reduction via drinking water treatment systems
Creators: name: Spayd, Steven
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: Arsenic, a known human carcinogen, exceeds the maximum contaminant level in New Jersey private wells at a higher percentage than any other contaminant with a primary drinking water standard. New Jersey’s drinking water standard for arsenic at 5 µg/L is currently the most protective in the world.  Water treatment systems can remove arsenic from drinking water, either from the entire home (point-of-entry) or just at a single tap (point-of-use) for drinking and cooking. The goal of this research was to compare human exposure to arsenic between point-of-entry and point-of-use water treatment, by biomonitoring, to determine which level of treatment most effectively reduced arsenic exposure and dose from water at home to acceptable risk levels.  The study recruited 53 subjects in 22 households obtaining arsenic water treatment, and five control subjects with little or no measurable arsenic in their water supply.  The mean arsenic concentration in untreated water was 44 µg/L.  Biomonitoring started before initiation of water treatment and continued for up to three years with samples analyzed at the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute. The study determined that: 1) dietary arsenic can be a major confounder in arsenic biomonitoring studies; 2) arsenic speciation techniques are extremely valuable for arsenic biomonitoring studies; 3) sampling protocols and reference values for arsenic in urine and blood should be recommended; 4) arsenic water treatment systems are effective in reducing arsenic exposure from well water; 5) there is a measurable arsenic body burden after chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water; 6) there is a two-compartment clearance of arsenic from urine, after cessation of ingesting the arsenic contaminated water; and 7) after nine months of water treatment, the adjusted mean inorganic-related arsenic concentrations in urine were significantly lower in the point-of-entry treatment group with a mean ± standard error of 2.7 ± 0.6 µg/g creatinine than in the point-of-use treatment group at 6.1 ± 0.7 µg/g creatinine.  In conclusion, point-of-entry treatment of arsenic-contaminated well water should be recommended in preference to point-of-use.
RELEVANCE OF THE USE OF MODERN  EDUCATIONAL ELECTRONIC TOOLS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION IN IMPROVING STUDENT LITERACY AND INCREASING TEACHER POTENTIAL
Creators: name: Madmarova, Feruzaxon
name: Aldashev, Ilhomjon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: In the following article, as the field of education develops, the need for the use of new technologies increases, and the importance of the teacher applying the use of the latest modern electronic learning technologies to the classroom environment and the student's ability to quickly demonstrate new skills from this process is talked about.
Domopora
Creators: name: Judith L Winston
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Bryozoa
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomatida
Lichenoporidae
Domopora

description: Genus Domopora d’Orbigny, 1849
description: Published as part of Judith L Winston, 2016, Bryozoa of Floridan Oculina reefs, pp. 1-81 in Zootaxa 4071 (1) on page 73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4071.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/260490
MOESM1 of Changes in total and differential leukocyte counts during the clinically silent liver phase in a controlled human malaria infection in malaria-naĂŻve Dutch volunteers
Creators: name: Wolfswinkel, Marlies
name: Langenberg, Marijke
name: Wammes, Linda
name: Sauerwein, Robert
name: Koelewijn, Rob
name: Cornelus Hermsen
name: Hellemond, Jaap
name: Genderen, Perry
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Differential leukocyte counts and their ratios in the 4 non-parasitemic subjects in CHMI-b.
The unholy paradox
Creators: name: Young, Christopher
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: This dissertation explores culture, particularly that of religion, arguing that  religion transitioned its role as an historical authority structure to its current status as a marketplace for the production, distribution, consumption and investment of “god products”, which it is explained come from the pressures applied from late stage capitalism. I define god products as any direct or peripheral value acquired by spending time or money in a particular religious marketplace. The research demonstrates that, despite the appearance of fervent religiosity in two societies used as examples: the United States and Turkey, religions currently fail to meet their stated purpose as authoritative organizations that put forth a specific ethical and supernatural belief system, accompanied by specific rituals and practices agreed upon by the persons who take part in such organization.  Due to the self-regulating nature of religiosity in the United States and Turkey,  the supply and demand for god products strives to become a perfectly competitive market. Consequently, because of such self-regulation and low barrier to entry, suppliers continue to enter the marketplace until all consumers are serviced and the value of god becomes closer to zero. It is argued that consumers of, and investors in, god products are   increasingly putting pressure on producers to invent new and low cost ways to produce and deliver these products. Because of this, religion has been transformed into a series of activities which center on the consumption and investment of personally constructed god products. Similar to other industries, this research suggests that democratic capitalist societies can  modify macro and micro-economic policies, both in the broader economy and in the local religious goods economy to deliver more efficiently the societal benefits that these goods provide.
Saccopteryx gymnura Thomas 1901
Creators: name: Simmons, Nancy B.
name: Voss, Robert S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1998
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Chiroptera
Emballonuridae
Saccopteryx
Saccopteryx gymnura

description: Saccopteryx gymnura Thomas
Figure 22
VOUCHER MATERIAL: 2 males (AMNH *267843; MNHN *1995.862); see table 8 for measurements.
IDENTIFICATION: Characters and measurements of Saccopteryx gymnura were discussed by Thomas (1901b) and Sanborn (1937). No subspecies are current recognized (Koopman, 1994).
Our material of Saccopteryx gymnura from Paracou represents a range extension of approximately 900 km for this species, which was previously known only from a few localities along the lower Amazon in Brazil (Koopman, 1994). Despite this considerable geographic hiatus, the Paracou specimens conform closely with published descriptions of the holotype (Thomas, 1901b; Sanborn, 1937) and are indistinguishable from other Brazilian material referable to S. gymnura (AMNH 93519, 93520; USNM 392995, 460080).
The only species that might be confused with Saccopteryx gymnura is S. canescens. Although similar in size, these tiny bats can be distinguished unambiguously by (1) dorsal fur color (dark brown in gymnura, brown with strong grayish or yellowish frosting in canescens), (2) dorsal fur markings (stripes absent or very faint in gymnura, a pair of white stripes always visible and often bright in canescens), (3) ventral fur banding (unicolored dark brown in gymnura, bicolored black or dark brown with tan tips in canescens), (4) origin of the posterior part of the wing membrane (from the metatarsals in gymnura, from the tibia in canescens), and (5) length of the forearm (33.5–35.3 mm in gymnura, 35.8–40.8 mm in canescens). Although there is some species overlap in length of the maxillary toothrow, our specimens of gymnura have shorter toothrows (4.6 mm) than those previously reported for specimens of canescens (4.9–5.0 mm) from French Guiana (Brosset and Charles­Dominique, 1990).
FIELD OBSERVATIONS: Both of our specimens of Saccopteryx gymnura were captured in ground­level mistnets, one in a small clearing bordered by well­drained primary forest (fig. 2), the other over a narrow dirt
road bordered by secondary growth but with well­drained primary forest nearby (fig. 11). Both captures were made shortly after dark (18:55–19:15 hours).
description: Published as part of Simmons, Nancy B. & Voss, Robert S., 1998, The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana, a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 1, Bats, pp. 1-219 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 237 on pages 40-42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4545052
Evaluation of a leadership development program
Creators: name: Carbone, Kristin
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: Leadership development has become a popular topic in both research and practice. Organizations devote significant resources in terms of time and money to programs aimed at developing their leadership talent. However, there is a lack of definitive evidence that such programs are effective. The present study adds to existing research by providing an evaluation of a leadership development program implemented in a midsized architecture and engineering firm. The program emphasized leadership involvement, application of program learning, and ongoing support for development.  Each of the three phases of the program had a particular focus (e.g. emotional intelligence and effective communication skills). Participants completed these phases in distinct groups. Each group was composed of a specific hierarchical layer of the organization, beginning with the top and working downward. Once a group (e.g. the Executive Leadership Team) had completed a phase of the program, they served as facilitators for the next group (e.g. Senior Leadership Team) to reinforce and apply what was learned  and communicate leadership commitment and involvement. To encourage ongoing support and development, participants were assigned to Cohort Groups, led by leadership team members. These small groups met monthly to reinforce learning and continue the ongoing development of members. The evaluation employed Kirkpatrick’s (1994) model and consisted of observations, group interviews, and individual interviews with participants, their managers, subordinates, and peers. Results indicated that the Leadership Development Program at Company XYZ was effective in achieving its intended goals. The evaluation also examined the key factors that facilitated or impeded the success of the program and its participants. Critical factors identified by the evaluation included follow-up (the extent to which others held participants accountable for results), participants’ buy-in to the program, and the commitment and ability of the leadership team, which affected the first two factors. Findings indicated that the program’s somewhat unique structure provides benefits, but also presents challenges. Guidelines for implementing a similar program are discussed. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are discussed.
What makes a man?
Creators: name: Jean-Pierre, Patrick
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: This study examined the developmental experiences of 21 undergraduate men of Black and Latino backgrounds during their freshmen, sophomore or junior years at a large public university in the United States. The men participated in an 8-week on-campus experience that included same and mixed race resource groups focusing on manhood. Group experiences were examined using the following eight themes: 1) Learning about differences, 2) Exploring the influences of masculinity and manhood, 3) Understanding relationships with men, 4) Understanding relationships with women, 5) Learning about manhood, 6) Forming lessons on manhood, 7) Experiencing Black Male Group (BMG) and Latino Male Group (LMG) intergroup interaction, and 8) Studying BMG and LMG optimization of intergroup boundaries. This study described a unique Group Guided Experiential Approach designed to support men in exploring manhood. Results indicated that there were both similarities and differences in how Black and Latino men come to understand, to develop, and define manhood overtime. Furthermore, the study emphasized how the examination of group memberships and relationships aid college men in exploring maleness.  Implications for research and practice—especially the working relationship between researchers and practitioners were discussed.
A manual for implementing heart rate variability biofeedback with collegiate athletes
Creators: name: Lagos, Leah
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2009

description: A process for developing and implementing Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Biofeedback (BFB) in a collegiate sport setting is presented in this dissertation. The objective of this manual is to detail methods used in a pilot project study conducted at Rutgers University (RU) with five male and female golfers. The protocol delineates the scope of preparation activities, strategies and guidelines for training, and a seven-session protocol for conducting HRV BFB with athletes. In addition, this manual was edited and formalized  following completion of the study to incorporate knowledge gained during the conduct of HRV BFB with RU golfers. Methodological considerations for future research evaluating the utility of HRV BFB for athletes are proposed.