cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Hinoja :
title: Directrices para la ejecución del examen de la distinción, la homogeneidad y la estabilidad.
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: International Union For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants,
Publisher: name: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants,
Year: 0
Subjects: Fennel
Group identity.
New Varieties of Plants

description: La finalidad de estas directrices (“directrices de examen”) es elaborar los principios que figuran en la Introducción General (documento TG/1/3) y sus documentos TGP conexos, con objeto de que sirvan de orientación práctica y detallada para el examen armonizado de la distinción, homogeneidad y estabilidad (DHE) y en particular, para identificar los caracteres apropiados para el examen DHE y producir descripciones armonizadas de variedades.
MARCEdit Alma Integration
Creators: name: Jebbia, Dom
Publisher: name: Carnegie Mellon University
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 4610
subject: Library and information studies
classificationCode: 461099
subject: Library and information studies not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 461006
subject: Library studies

description: This documentation provides a step by step walkthrough:1. Configure SRU Server Integration Profiles2. Configure an SRU API key3. Configure MARCEdit4. Search with the MARCEdit Z39.50/SRU ClientAlma Admins should review 1-2(Alma Administrator Role is needed). All other users follow 3-4.This documentation is written for MARCEdit 7.
The Antimicrobial Properties of Cedar Leaf (Thuja plicata) Oil; A Safe and Efficient Decontamination Agent for Buildings
Creators: name: Hudson, James
name: Kuo, Michael
name: Vimalanathan, Selvarani
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2019

description: Cedar leaf oil (CLO), derived from the Western red cedar, Thuja plicata, was evaluated as a safe and acceptable broad spectrum antimicrobial agent, with a view to its potential applications in buildings, including the alleviation of sick building syndrome. Various Gram-positive and Gram-negative human bacteria, and two fungal organisms, all known to be common environmental sources of potential infection, were selected and tested quantitatively, and all of them were found to be susceptible to CLO liquid and vapor. Bacterial spores and Aspergillus niger were sensitive, although less so than the vegetative bacteria. Similar tests with cultured human lung cells showed that continuous exposure to CLO vapor for at least 60 minutes was not toxic to the cells. Based on these results, CLO shows promise as a prospective safe, green, broad-spectrum anti-microbial agent for decontamination of buildings.
ПРОФИЛАКТИКА ИНСПЕКТОРЛАРИНИНГ АЁЛЛАР ЎРТАСИДА СОДИР ЭТИЛАЁТГАН ҲУҚУҚБУЗАРЛИКЛАРНИНГ МАХСУС ПРОФИЛАКТИКАСИ ФАОЛИЯТИНИ ТАШКИЛ ЭТИШ ВА ТАКОМИЛЛАШТИРИШ
Creators: name: Нарзиев, Шахзодбек
name: Исмаилова, Наврўза
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Мазкур мақолада аёллар томонидан содир этилаётган жиноятчиликнинг тушунчаси, турлари, ушбу ҳуқуқбузарликларнинг содир этилиши сабаблари ва бунга имкон бераётган шарт-шароитлар ўрганилиб чуқур таҳлил қилинган.
Too Hot for Tots! : Evaluation of a Paediatric Burns Prevention Resource
Creators: name: Turcotte, Kate
name: Babul, Shelina
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2021

description: The aim of this study is to evaluate Too Hot for Tots! in its ability to change knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) around the perception of burn risk, and to highlight burn prevention efforts that can be taken by parents and caregivers of children less than 5 years of age. The objectives of this evaluation are to determine: 1) if the Too Hot for Tots! video and brochure package presented in a public health setting effectively promotes change in parental KAP regarding burns prevention in the home; and 2) if the Too Hot for Tots! brochure package is as effective in promoting change as compared to a presentation in a public health setting as a primary resource.
Summary of all statistical models from Individual differences in music-induced interpersonal synchronization & self-other integration: the role of creativity and empathy
Creators: name: Kempf, Adrian
name: Maes, Pieter-Jan
name: Gener, Canan
name: Schiavio, Andrea
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 529999
subject: Other psychology not elsewhere classified

description: Summary of all statistical models
Entwicklung von keramischen SiC/SiC-Verbundwerkstoffen mit Tyranno SA3 Fasern auf Basis des PIP- und LSI-Verfahrens
Creators: name: Mainzer, Bernd
Publisher: name: Karlsruhe
Year: 2020
Subjects: Tyranno SA3
LSI-Verfahren
PIP-Verfahren
SiC/SiC
SiCN

description: Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt, wie über das Polymerinfiltration- und Pyrolyse-Verfahren (PIP) sowie über das Flüssigphasensilicierverfahren (Liquid Silicon Infiltration - LSI) schadenstolerante siliciumcarbidfaserverstärkte keramische Verbundwerkstoffe hergestellt werden können. Als Faserverstärkung werden Tyranno SA3 Fasern (UBE Industries Ltd., Japan) eingesetzt. Die Herstellungsparameter wie auch die Anforderungen an die Fasern und die verwendeten Rohstoffe unterscheiden sich je nach Herstellungsverfahren deutlich. Der Matrixaufbau erfolgt bei beiden Verfahren polymerbasiert. Für das PIP-Verfahren wird ein neues, eigens für das PIP Verfahren optimiertes Polysilazan verwendet, das durch Pyrolyse zu einer keramischen SiCN Matrix überführt wird. Im LSI Verfahren werden zum Matrixaufbau Phenol-basierte Polymere verwendet, die bei Pyrolyse zu Kohlenstoff konvertieren. In einem abschließenden Schritt wird flüssiges Silicium in den Vorkörper infiltriert, so dass die Kohlenstoffmatrix zu einer Siliciumcarbidmatrix reagiert. Die Morphologie und Zusammensetzung der Tyranno SA3 Fasern wird mikrostrukturell erforscht. Die verwendeten Matrixpolymere werden hinsichtlich Infiltrations-, Härtungs- und Pyrolyseeigenschaften eingehend untersucht und der Herstellungsprozess nach den gewonnenen Erkenntnissen angepasst. Das im Vergleich zu PIP sehr schnelle und potentiell sehr kostengünstige LSI-Verfahren hat den Nachteil, dass die Silicierung stark degradierend auf SiC Fasern wirkt, was zu niedrigen Composite-Festigkeiten und geringen Bruchdehnungen führt. Um diesem Nachteil entgegenzuwirken, werden zum LSI-Verfahren kompatible und funktionale CVD-Faserbeschichtungen erprobt, insbesondere aus BN, SiC und C, die eine hohe Schadenstoleranz und Oxidationsbeständigkeit begünstigen. Zur Gewährleistung eines besonders geringen Schmelzangriffs auf die Faserbeschichtungen und damit letztendlich auch auf die Fasern wurde eine schonende Silicierung mit Silicium-Bor Legierungen entwickelt. Der Einfluss des Bor-Gehaltes und der Silicierungstemperatur auf das Benetzungsverhalten, der Kohlenstoffkonvertierung und der Reaktivität gegenüber Fasern und Faserbeschichtungen wird erforscht. Die erhaltenen Composites werden hinsichtlich dem Matrixaufbau und dem Oxidationsverhalten bei 1200 °C untersucht. Mechanische Kennwerte werden durch Zug- und Biegeversuchen an unidirektional- und gewebeverstärktem Composites mit- und ohne Faserbeschichtungen sowie mit- und ohne äußere CVD-SiC Beschichtung ermittelt und unter Zuhilfenahme von Mikrostrukturbildern analysiert.
TypoReF : étudier les matériels d'imprimerie de la Renaissance française
Creators: name: JIMENES, Rémi
Publisher: name: Bibliothèques Virtuelles Humanistes. Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Histoire de l'imprimerie
Histoire du Livre
Base de données
typographie
patrimoine écrit
Renaissance
Livre ancien
imprimés
XVIe
BaTyR

description: Présentation du projet TypoReF par Rémi Jimenes, à l'occasion de l’assemblée générale 2023 du programme de recherche « Bibliothèques Virtuelles Humanistes » (CESR, Tours) et de l'anniversaire des 20 ans du programme BVH. Vendredi 24 novembre 2023, au Centre d’Études Supérieures de la Renaissance de Tours.
Supplementary Information from Heliconius butterflies use wide field landscape features, but not individual local landmarks, during spatial learning
Creators: name: Moura, Priscila A.
name: CARDOSO, MARCIO ZIKAN
name: Montgomery, Stephen H
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310901
subject: Animal behaviour

description: Experimental array used in the experiments.
What's Power Got to Do with It? Seeking Gender-Equity in Organizations through Male Ally Initiatives
Creators: name: Shapiro, Mary
name: Rivera-Beckstrom, Maria
name: Ingols, Cynthia
name: Blake-Beard, Stacy
name: Gao, Lan
name: O'Neill, Regina
name: VanDam, Elisa
Publisher: name: Advancing Women in Leadership Journal
Year: 2022

description: With the persistence of women's limited advancement into senior leadership, organizations have employed an arsenal of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies such as implicit bias training, intentional mentoring, and efforts to authentically support work-life policies. Male allyship has emerged as a recent strategy aimed at gender equity. The asymmetric power between advantaged and disadvantages groups is central to the concept of allyship in studies across disciplines, such as sociology, social justice and economics. Management scholars have identified power, specifically the requisite sharing of or fear of diminishment of, as a barrier to men participating in gender equity initiatives to advance women. To examine how organizations might address the power inherent in the male ally role, we employ the Bolman and Deal Four Frames Organizational Model. We propose that while male ally programs reside in the Human Resources Frame, the success of that strategy depends on managing the Political Frame. In promoting gender equity, organizations are seeking to distribute power more broadly to enable both men and women to fully contribute. By considering organizational politics, the competition for scarce resources, power and influence, we argue that practitioners will benefit from a realistic assessment of the role that power plays in both hindering and advancing male ally endeavors. We draw on the literature, survey data, and ongoing work with men and women engaged in male ally initiatives, and use the Bolman and Deal model to make recommendations for practitioners, male allies, and women in using power while building gender-equitable organizations.
description: Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, Vol. 41 No. 1 (2022): Advancing Women in Leadership Journal
Putting the pH into phosphatidic acid signaling
Creators: name: Shin, John J
name: Loewen, Christopher J
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Abstract: The lipid phosphatidic acid (PA) has important roles in cell signaling and metabolic regulation in all organisms. New evidence indicates that PA also has an unprecedented role as a pH biosensor, coupling changes in pH to intracellular signaling pathways. pH sensing is a property of the phosphomonoester headgroup of PA. A number of other potent signaling lipids also contain headgroups with phosphomonoesters, implying that pH sensing by lipids may be widespread in biology.
How does society want substances of concern and products managed and what is it ready to substitute using the example of PFAS?
Creators: name: Cousns, Ian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Invited Keynote, Chemical Watch Regulatory Summit Europe 2024, April 25, 2024, Brussels. Presentation given by Ian Cousins about How does society want substances of concern and products managed and what is it ready to substitute using the example of PFAS?
title: People with disability in Australia
titleType: Other
Creators: name: Australian Institute Of Health And Welfare
Publisher: name: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Year: 2019
Subjects: People with disability

description: People with disability in Australia brings together information from a range of national data sources to contribute to a greater understanding about disability in Australia. It shows that some people with disability face challenges routinely and actively participating in everyday life areas (such as employment) and are more likely to experience poor health, discrimination and violence.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF UZBEKISTAN: ANALYSIS AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Creators: name: Kabilova, Gulnora
name: Igamberdieva, Dilbar
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This article is devoted to the analysis of the legal framework of Uzbekistan, taking into account the historical context, features of the legal system and prospects for its development. The article examines the basic principles and norms of law, as well as the role of law in ensuring stability, justice and development of society.
Aboriginal Community-Centered Injury Surveillance : A Community-Based Participatory Process Evaluation
Creators: name: Brussoni, Mariana
name: Olsen, Lise
name: Joshi, Pamela
Publisher: name: Springer
Year: 2021

description: While injuries are a leading health concern for Aboriginal populations, injury rates and types vary substantially across bands. The uniqueness of Aboriginal communities highlights the importance of collecting community-level injury surveillance data to assist with identifying local injury patterns, setting priorities for action and evaluating programs. Secwepemc First Nations communities in British Columbia, Canada, implemented the Injury Surveillance Project using the Aboriginal Community-Centered Injury Surveillance System. This paper presents findings from a community-based participatory process evaluation of the Injury Surveillance Project. Qualitative data collection methods were informed by OCAP (Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession) principles and included focus groups, interviews and document review. Results focused on lessons learned through the planning, implementation and management of the Injury Surveillance Project identifying lessons related to: project leadership and staff, training, project funding, initial project outcomes, and community readiness. Key findings included the central importance of a community-based and paced approach guided by OCAP principles, the key role of leadership and project champions, and the strongly collaborative relationships between the project communities. Findings may assist with successful implementation of community-based health surveillance in other settings and with other health issues and illustrate another path to self-determination for Aboriginal communities.
Comparison of neuromuscular and quadriceps strengthening exercise in the treatment of varus malaligned knees with medial knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial protocol
Creators: name: Bennell, Kim L.
name: Egerton, Thorlene
name: Wrigley, Tim V.
name: Hodges, Paul W.
name: Hunt, Michael A.
name: Roos, Ewa M.
name: Kyriakides, Mary
name: Metcalf, Ben
name: Forbes, Andrew
name: Ageberg, Eva
name: Hinman, Rana S.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee involving predominantly the medial tibiofemoral compartment is common in older people, giving rise to pain and loss of function. Many people experience progressive worsening of the disease over time, particularly those with varus malalignment and increased medial knee joint load. Therefore, interventions that can reduce excessive medial knee loading may be beneficial in reducing the risk of structural progression. Traditional quadriceps strengthening can improve pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis but does not appear to reduce medial knee load. A neuromuscular exercise program, emphasising optimal alignment of the trunk and lower limb joints relative to one another, as well as quality of movement performance, while dynamically and functionally strengthening the lower limb muscles, may be able to reduce medial knee load. Such a program may also be superior to traditional quadriceps strengthening with respect to improved pain and physical function because of the functional and dynamic nature. This randomised controlled trial will investigate the effect of a neuromuscular exercise program on medial knee joint loading, pain and function in individuals with medial knee joint osteoarthritis. We hypothesise that the neuromuscular program will reduce medial knee load as well as pain and functional limitations to a greater extent than a traditional quadriceps strengthening program. Methods/Design: 100 people with medial knee pain, radiographic medial compartment osteoarthritis and varus malalignment will be recruited and randomly allocated to one of two 12-week exercise programs: quadriceps strengthening or neuromuscular exercise. Each program will involve 14 supervised exercise sessions with a physiotherapist plus four unsupervised sessions per week at home. The primary outcomes are medial knee load during walking (the peak external knee adduction moment from 3D gait analysis), pain, and self-reported physical function measured at baseline and immediately following the program. Secondary outcomes include the external knee adduction moment angular impulse, electromyographic muscle activation patterns, knee and hip muscle strength, balance, functional ability, and quality-of-life. Discussion: The findings will help determine whether neuromuscular exercise is superior to traditional quadriceps strengthening regarding effects on knee load, pain and physical function in people with medial knee osteoarthritis and varus malalignment. Trial Registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry reference: ACTRN12610000660088
KRIIS, OHT JA RISK
Creators: name: Ermus, Aarne
name: Murumets, Jaan
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: This article elaborates on approaches to crisis and crisis management, and related concepts of threat and risk, as developed within the framework of the Manticus Apollo project commissioned by the Government Office of the Republic of Estonia. The aim of the study is to create a shared conceptual basis and vocabulary to facilitate cooperation between different government agencies operating within the framework of comprehensive defense. The authors define crisis as a situation where the organic resources and capabilities of responsible organizations are insufficient to resolve the situation. Transition to crisis, then, is a matter of political decision to activate reserve components, engage additional resources of other agencies, or apply noncustomary doctrines, tactics or procedures. Threat can be any source of potential damage that could cause considerable harm to individuals, systems or the state as a whole. Risk is defined as a combination of probability of an event and severity of its consequences. While crisis is seen as a process with its formation, culmination, and fading stages, crisis management should be seen as a process with prevention, preparation, reaction and recovery phases. Crisis management, from the perspective of a state, is a continuous and uninterrupted process.


 
 
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 15 (2020)
ÜHTSE MÕISTMISE JA TERMINIKASUTUSE VÕIMALIKKUSEST LAIAPINDSES RIIGIKAITSES
Creators: name: Hendrikson, Reet
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: In the information era and in the context of hybrid threats, military and more widely comprehensive national defence terminology plays an increasingly important role. Although modern viewpoint on terminology claims the opposite, research in defence and experience in other projects confirms that terminological variability hinders the communication and understanding between specialists. Common understanding and the shared system of symbols are fundamental in a crisis when human lives depend on the speed of message delivery. Thus, it is presumed that the areas contributing to national defence share the same information space, including the system of concepts and terms as one of its fundamental components. This article aims to shed light on the aspects of terminology as an interdisciplinary and field-based sign system that tends to remain either semiobscure or unconscious, yet expedient to keep in mind in national defence terminology work. The term work related to the project Manticus Apollo confirmed two main sources of term problems. Firstly, the adherence to source language patterns and term systems, rather than its concept level. Such weaknesses indicate more broadly the lack of knowledge about terminology as a discipline and its logic, as well as about the differences in conceptual hierarchies. Secondly, the field-related and individual differences in the concept level and use of terms. Often people without a sufficient knowledge of the field do not see terminology as a separate field of research. High-quality terminology work and the choice of the optimal form of cooperation require the awareness of the nature of terminology as a highly applied field of research with its challenges. Terminology work should always have two main goals: to reduce differences on the one hand, and raise awareness on the other. Term work is teamwork. Like effective terminology development, outreach requires a team: other professionals who can have a say in decisionmaking and disseminate decisions. The broadest possible integration of professionals into terminology work creates a sense of involvement crucial for decision dissemination.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 15 (2020)
ÜHTSEST RIIGIKAITSEST TOTAALKAITSE KAUDU RIIGIKAITSE LAIA KÄSITUSENI: EESTI RIIGIKAITSE MÄÄRATLEMISEST KÕRGEMA TASANDI STRATEEGIADOKUMENTIDES
Creators: name: Juurvee, Ivo
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: According to the Estonian Constitution passed in 1992, every citizen has a duty to defend the independence of Estonia. However, adopting a similar approach to all state agencies is more recent, dating back to 2010, although sometimes mentioned in earlier documents. This article deals with the challenge of finding an Estonian equivalent to such broad approach, using the textual analysis of strategy documents drafted since 1996 and expert interviews with practitioners involved in drafting such documents. Oddly enough, the above documents use different equivalents for the same concept, thereby creating further confusion. With the word “defence” one can read from the documents the extensions like “broad”, “broad-based”, “broad-surface”, “broad concept” and “broad approach”, to use the direct translation from Estonian. As it appears from expert interviews, the meaning behind these terms is the same and can be found in the Estonian National Security Concepts of 2010 and 2017 which both give a list of six pillars of national defence. The advisable term would be – translating it directly from Estonian – “broad approach to defence” (riigikaitse lai käsitus), and the English term used for this concept is “comprehensive national defence”.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 15 (2020)
Very high vitamin D supplementation rates among infants aged 2 months in Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Creators: name: Crocker, Barbara
name: Green, Tim J.
name: Barr, Susan I.
name: Beckingham, Bridgid
name: Bhagat, Radhika
name: Dabrowska, Beata
name: Douthwaite, Rachel
name: Evanson, Carmen
name: Friesen, Russell
name: Hydamaka, Kathy
name: Li, Wangyang
name: Simmons, Kelly
name: Tse, Lillian
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Background: Vitamin D deficiency during infancy may lead to rickets and possibly other poor health outcomes. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. Breast milk is the best food for infants but does not contain adequate vitamin D. Health Canada recommends all breastfed infants receive a daily vitamin D supplement of 400 IU; however, there appears to be limited current Canadian data as to whether parents or caregivers are following this advice. The aim of this study was to determine the rates of vitamin D supplementation among 2-month old infants in Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Methods Mothers of all healthy infants born between April and May 2010 were approached to participate. Telephone surveys were conducted with 577 mothers (response rate 56%) when their infants turned 2 months. Results Over half of the infants received only breast milk in the week prior to the survey. One third received a mixture of breast milk and infant formula and 10% received only formula. About 80% of the infants were supplemented with vitamin D at 2 months. Infants who received only breast milk were most likely to be supplemented with vitamin D (91%). Over 60% of the infants had a total vitamin D intake of 300- < 500 IU/d from supplements and formula and only 5% did not receive any vitamin D. Most parents were advised to give vitamin D supplement by health professionals, such as public health nurses, midwives, and doctors. Conclusions About 90% of the infants received breast milk at 2 months of age. The vitamin D supplementation rate was 80%. Future studies are needed to monitor breastfeeding duration and vitamin D supplementation rates as infants get older.
title: 01_1716
Creators: name: Wesley Baldwin, John
name: Baldwin, John W.
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: LaMOP
subject: Laboratoire de Médiévistique Occidentale de Paris

description: L'ensemble de ces notes ont été crée par John Baldwin lors d'une de ses premières périodes de résidence à Paris. Ces documents comprennent tous les magistri qu’il avait pu rencontrer dans ses sources. Aux XIIème et XIIIème siècles, les universités n'existant pas encore, le titre de magister s'il évoque certainement une compétence n'est pas rattaché de façon systématique au passage par les écoles. De surcroît, les magistris sont le plus souvent désignés par leur seul prénom. La lecture de ces données est donc difficile et suppose un long travail pour tenter d'identifier un individu auquel on pourrait rattacher plusieurs mentions. John Baldwin avait donc renoncé à utiliser ces données pour donner un prolongement à sa magnifique étude sur les gradués d'université et leur emploi par les Capétiens et les Plantagenêts. Néanmoins, il a conservé ces données et elles sont potentiellement très utile dans le cadre de Studium, comme le sont toutes les mentions dans les volumes des Fasti Ecclesiae Gallicanae de chanoines portant ce titre de magister sans autres précisions. L'ampleur des dépouillements rend ces données très utiles et nous devons une grande reconnaissance à John Baldwin pour avoir pris la peine de faire photocopier ses fiches et de nous les avoir transmises amicalement.
Les données ainsi que les images des fiches sont accessibles sur le site Internet à l'adresse suivante : http://studium-baldwin.lamop.fr/.
Les transcriptions des fiches ont été effectuées par des étudiants de Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne mais elles n'ont pas été corrigées par la suite.
description: Relation: https://lamop.hypotheses.org/
VENEMAA STRATEEGILISED NARRATIIVID BALTI RIIKIDELE SUUNATUD MÕJUTUSTEGEVUSES COVID-19 KRIISI AJAL
Creators: name: Mölder, Holger
name: Sazonov, Vladimir
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: The strategic narratives constructed and disseminated by the Russian Federation and targeting the Baltic states (i.e., Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) usually emphasise: 1) political and economic motives related to the policies of their governments; 2) motives to disrupt the international system and Western political institutions with Baltic membership; 3) motives indicating conflicting identities of Russian and Baltic nations, which have often been framed in a Russophobic context. These motives reflect the strategic objectives of the Russian Federation, aiming to disrupt and dismantle the unity of the European Union and increase ideological fragmentation. The Baltic states have become an important and vulnerable target for the influence operations conducted by the Kremlin because those countries are home to a considerable Russian-speaking minority. Based on the analysis of sixteen articles published in the Russian media, the central message seems to attempt to convince the audience that the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian economies depend on future assistance from abroad to restore their pre-crisis economic standards, but the EU is neither interested nor able to provide this assistance. The Baltic governments are shown as incompetent in managing crises, and after this one they might face shrinking economies with increasing levels of unemployment and emigration. Additionally, Russian and pro-Russian media outlets have also discussed the Russophobic motives attributed to the Baltic states. During the outbreak and spread of COVID-19, such articles have attempted to fuel mistrust towards the Baltic governments and civil society organizations, not to mention Western liberal democracy and its institutions (e.g., NATO, and the EU). During the COVID-19 crisis, propaganda messages from Russia sought to demonstrate and highlight incompetent leadership and management, as well as poor of cooperation and sustainability among the Baltic states. Overall, Russian’s strategic objectives in the Baltics during the COVID-19 crisis do not seem to differ significantly from their overarching strategic goals in the last two decades, and we do not expect a significant change in narratives disseminated by Russian influence operations in the near future.


 
 
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 14 (2020)
Consumer Arbitrage Across a Porous Border
Creators: name: Chandra, Ambarish
name: Head, Keith
name: Tappata, Mariano
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: National borders, including the easily crossed US-Canada border, have been shown to separate markets and sustain price differences. The resulting arbitrage opportunities vary temporally with the exchange rate and cross-sectionally with travelers' distance to the border. We estimate a structural model of the border crossing decision using data on the location of Canadian crossers and their date of travel. Price differences motivate cross-border travel; a 10% exchange rate appreciation raises the average crosser's welfare by 2.1%. Distance strongly inhibits crossings, with an implied cost of $0.9 per mile. These costs prevent consumers from fully arbitraging price differences, leading to partial segmentation. An earlier version of this paper was entitled "The Economics of Cross-Border Travel."
MULDADE MÕJU MILITAARSÕIDUKITE MAASTIKULÄBITAVUSELE JA ROOBASTE KUJUNEMISELE EESTI TINGIMUSTES
Creators: name: Vennik, Kersti
name: Kukk, Peeter
name: Piip, Kaarel
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Mobility is a critical capability for the military, and the formation of deep ruts hinders the ability of military vehicles to cross difficult terrains. In the context of military operations, tactical as well logistical vehicles must travel over different types of soils, i.e., arable land, grasslands and peat areas. In this situation, military terrain analysts are tasked with ascertaining the factors that might hinder the trafficability of military vehicles in conjunction with other factors. The primary objective of this paper is to provide a general overview of soil properties, as well as the parameters of wheeled vehicles that influence soil trafficability. Second, this paper presents the results of the rut formation study carried out on different types of soils in Estonia. The aim of the rut formation study was to measure rut depth on different types of soils, and also test the rut prediction ability of pre-compression stress, the SoilFlex compaction model, and different cone penetrometer models. Based on previous research, rut formation is dependent on vehicle wheel load, tyre size and inflation pressure, the number of passes, and the type of movement (e.g., in a straight line vs turning). Additionally, soil texture, moisture, organic matter content, and density are also among the key variables in the estimation of off-road trafficability. The rut formation study was carried out in 2013 and 2014 at seven experiment sites with a 7-tonne military logistics truck, and once also with a 23-tonne armoured personnel carrier (APC). Both test vehicles had equivalent tyre inflation pressures – 650 kPa. The experiment sites covered different types of soil textures (incl. peat soil), as well as different categories of land use (incl. natural grassland and arable areas). The experiments were carried out on days when high moisture content was expected. Test vehicles conducted one and/or ten passes, and rut depth was measured after the first pass and then again after ten passes. In addition, we collected cone penetrometer readings and undisturbed soil samples from right next to the tracks for laboratory analysis with an oedometer. For the purposes of ascertaining bulk densities, soil samples were taken at different depths both from ruts and also from undisturbed areas. After one and ten passes, the highest rut depths were observed on natural grassland soils. Ruts were lower on arable sites which is attributable to the higher mechanical strength of soils in cultivated areas due to pre-compaction resulting from agricultural vehicles. After one pass, the ruts become deeper as a result of passage by a heavier vehicle. After ten passes, the deepest ruts were formed on clay soils.


 
 
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 14 (2020)
Measuring the correlation of service expectations of travelers in selected international KSA airports through Bilingual Sentiment and Clustering Analysis
Creators: name: Altajel, Haya
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 80109 Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: This study analyzes customer reviews by applying Sentiment Analysis to test the similarity of expectations in airport experiences shared by domestic and international travelers in the 3 top busiest airports in Saudi Arabia and measure the correlation extent of their expectations in each airport. The study's methodology was by first collecting customers' verbatim comments in English and Arabic on the three major airports in Saudi Arabia, which are King Khalid Int. The airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz Int Airport in Jeddah, and King Fahad Int Airport in Dammam. The existing data is extracted from Skytrax, a prominent airline and airport reviewing website, and Twitter, the #1 social media platform used in Saudi Arabia. Second, preprocess the data through data cleaning for analysis preparation. Third, run the customers' verbatim comments database through Sentiment Analysis to identify the favorable and unfavorable services provided by the airports. Finally, stratify the data into clusters based on the outputs of the analysis. The expected outcome of applying SA is to essentially rank the customer's favorable and unfavorable services based on their verbatim feedback on the website domestic and international travelers.
TEISE MAAILMASÕJA KAKS AJALUGU: VENEMAA TÄHISTAS 9. MAIL SUURE ISAMAASÕJA VÕIDU 75. AASTAPÄEVA
Creators: name: Laaneots, Ants
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Teine maailmasõda aastatel 1939–1945 oli 20. sajandi üks kõige traagilisemaid sündmusi, mille järelmõju on tuntav tänapäevalgi. Sõja põhjuste, käigu ja tagajärgede uurimisel on tekkinud mahukas ajalooteadus, mis sisaldab selle kui inimkonna kõige verisema sündmuse erinevaid analüüse ja kirjeldusi ning millel puudub siiani erapooletu ühine nimetaja. Inimkonnale on esitatud laias laastus kaks erinevat nägemust. Ühelt poolt demokraatliku maailma enam-vähem realistlik, dokumentaalsele alusele tuginev sõjakäsitlus, mis paneb süü sõja vallapäästmise eest kahele Euroopa totalitaarriigile: hitlerlikule Saksamaale ja stalinlikule Nõukogude Liidule, kuna neil mõlemal oli ambitsioon saada maailma või vähemalt Euroopa valitsejaks. Teiselt poolt Nõukogude Liidu ja selle nüüdisaegset jäänukit – Venemaa Föderatsiooni – kakskümmend aastat presidendina juhtinud, Vene impeeriumi taastamisest unistava KGB ohvitseri Vladimir Putini ametlik populaarne stalinistlik ajalootõlgendus, mille järgi oli NSV Liit kallaletungi ohver ja Saksamaa käitus agressorina. NSV Liidu ja hiljem Venemaa ajalootõlgenduses polnud mingit Teist maailmasõda. Vene propaganda kohaselt võeti uuesti kasutusele enam kui sajandi tagune, 1812. aastal Napoleoni sissetungil Vene impeeriumi ja rahva vastupanu hüüdlauseks olnud termin „Suur Isamaasõda“, milles NSV Liit purustas Kolmanda Reich’i ning vabastas Euroopa ja kogu maailma fašistidest. Teatavasti kinnitas Stalin selle NSV Liidu „ametliku“ Teise maailmasõja ajaloo 1946. aastal. See oli tarvitusel nõukogude ajal ja Venemaa rakendab seda hübriidsõja efektiivse relvana siiani. Moskva on järjekindlalt süüdistanud lääneriike, sh Baltimaid, ajaloo võltsimises. Infosõda viimaste vastu, keda süüdistatakse natsismis ja fašismis, on muutunud hüsteeriliseks eriti viimastel aastakümnetel Vladimir Putini ajastul, mis algas tema üllatusliku saamisega Venemaa „igaveseks“ presidendiks 2000. aasta jaanuaris.


 
 
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 14 (2020)
Gender relations and health research: a review of current practices
Creators: name: Bottorff, J. L. (Joan L.), 1950-
name: Oliffe, John Lindsay
name: Robinson, Carole A.
name: Carey, Joanne
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Introduction: The importance of gender in understanding health practices and illness experiences is increasingly recognized, and key to this work is a better understanding of the application of gender relations. The influence of masculinities and femininities, and the interplay within and between them manifests within relations and interactions among couples, family members and peers to influence health behaviours and outcomes. Methods: To explore how conceptualizations of gender relations have been integrated in health research a scoping review of the existing literature was conducted. The key terms gender relations, gender interactions, relations gender, partner communication, femininities and masculinities were used to search online databases. Results: Through analysis of this literature we identified two main ways gender relations were integrated in health research: a) as emergent findings; and b) as a basis for research design. In the latter, gender relations are included in conceptual frameworks, guide data collection and are used to direct data analysis. Conclusions: Current uses of gender relations are typically positioned within intimate heterosexual couples whereby single narratives (i.e., either men or women) are used to explore the influence and/or impact of intimate partner gender relations on health and illness issues. Recommendations for advancing gender relations and health research are discussed. This research has the potential to reduce gender inequities in health.
„LAHINGUPIDAMISE TAKTIKA“ – TŠETŠEENI SÕDALASTELT TROFEENA SAADUD INSTRUKTSIOON
Creators: name: Johanson, Art
name: Peterson, Üllar
Publisher: name: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies
Year: 2024

description: Following the 1991 August coup in Moscow, the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria was declared in the territory of the former Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. However, the newly independent state was never recognized internationally, relegating it to the status of a politically secessionist area where the laws of the Russian Federation did not apply. The remaining Russian military units left the area in the summer of 1992, abandoning their armaments which were immediately seized by separatist Chechen forces. In 1994, Russia attacked the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, launching the First Chechen War (1994–1996) where the Chechens managed to inflict heavy losses on the Russian forces. Due to the influx of money and volunteers from the Islamic world, the military operations of Shamil Basayev (1965–2006), and, most importantly, due to the dilapidated state of the Russian economy and army, the Chechens were able to regain their independence by the autumn of 1996. The subsequent period of Chechnya’s independence (1996–1999) demonstrated just how poorly prepared the Chechens were for independent statehood: the central government functioned only in the capital Grozny (renamed Dzhokhar-Ghala during this period), while elsewhere the territory was ruled by recalcitrant field commanders and local chieftans. Meanwhile, the Russian army, as well as the Russian public at large, were much better prepared for the Second Chechen War which began in October 1999. By March 2000 most of Chechnya was conquered and the pro-independence forces had retreated to the mountains. By 2002 armed resistance had subsided into guerrilla warfare. By 2004 the pro-independence forces had about a thousand men whose leadership sought to maintain the vision of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. At the same time, the Kadyrov dynasty came to power in Chechnya, supported by the Russians. Surprisingly for a war-torn nation, the new leadership managed to secure popular support. Today, substantive resistance in Chechnya has come to an end. However, there are some moderate Chechen nationalists keeping alive the image of the independent Chechnya in the West, but nothing has been heard of them lately. The Chechen field manual of combat tactics, a short booklet of a mere dozen pages, seized by the Russians as a war trophy, has hereby been translated into Estonian. The document indicates that its original publisher is the National Defence Committee – an advisory body to the government of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria that was formed by the secessionist leadership in 2002 and headed by Shamil Basayev, one of the most experienced field commanders of the Chechen independence movement.
description: The Estonian Journal of Military Studies, No. 14 (2020)
Electronic supplementary material from Beyond bigrams: call sequencing in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) vocal system
Creators: name: Bosshard, Alexandra  B.
name: Burkart, Judith
name: Merlo, Paola
name: Cathcart, Chundra
name: Townsend, Simon
name: Bickel, Balthasar
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310901
subject: Animal behaviour

description: This file contains further information regarding the recorded data set, species-specific data, additional figures, plots, explanations of statistics used and statistical analyses
Experimental identification of a surface integrity model for turning of AISI4140
Creators: name: Stampfer, B.
name: Böttger, D.
name: Gauder, D.
name: Zanger, F.
name: Häfner, B.
name: Straß, B.
name: Wolter, B.
name: Lanza, G.
name: Schulze, V.
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2020

description: In this work an experimental study of the turning of AISI4140 is presented. The scope is the understanding of the workpiece microstructure and hardness-depth-profiles which result from different cutting conditions and thus thermomechanical surface loads. The regarded input parameters are the cutting velocity (vc = 100, 300 m/min), feed rate (f = 0.1, 0.3 mm), cutting depth (ap = 0.3, 1.2 mm) and the heat treatment of the workpiece (tempering temperatures 300, 450 and 600°C). The experimental data is interpreted in terms of machining mechanisms and material phenomena, e.g. the generation of white layers, which influence the surface hardness. Hereby the process forces are analyzed as well. The gained knowledge is the prerequisite of a workpiece focused process control.
Qualitative analysis of the factors associated with whistleblowing intentions among athletes from six European countries
Creators: name: Toner, John
name: Jones, Luke
name: Fairs, Lucas
name: Mantis, Constantine
name: Barkoukis, Vassilis
name: Daroglou, Garyfallia
name: Perry, John
name: Micle, Andrei V.
name: Theodorou, Nikolaos C.
name: Shakhverdieva, Sabina
name: Stoicescu, Marius
name: Pompiliu-Nicolae, Constantin
name: Vesic, Milica V.
name: Dikic, Nenad
name: Andjelkovic, Marija
name: Muñoz-Guerra Revilla, Jesús
name: Grimau, Elena García
name: A. E. Martínez, Miguel
name: Amigo, Javier A.
name: Schomöller, Anne
name: Robert Nicholls, Adam
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 4207
subject: Sports science and exercise

description: Although whistleblowing is thought to represent an effective mechanism for detecting and uncovering doping in sport, it has yet to become a widely adopted practice. Understanding the factors that encourage or discourage whistleblowing is of vital importance for the promotion of this practice and the development of pedagogical material to enhance the likelihood of whistleblowing. The current study employed a qualitative methodology to explore the personal and organisational factors that underpin intentions to blow the whistle or that may lead to engagement in whistleblowing behaviours in sport. Thirty-three competitive athletes across a range of sports took part in a semi-structured interview which sought to explore what they would do should they encounter a doping scenario. Content analysis revealed that whistleblowing is a dynamic process characterised by the interaction of a range of personal and organisational factors in determining the intention to report PED use. These factors included moral reasoning, a desire to keep the matter “in-house”, perceived personal costs, institutional attitudes to doping, and social support. Analysis revealed a number of “intervening events”, including a perceived lack of organisational protection (e.g.,ethical leadership) within some sporting sub-cultures, which present an important obstacle to whistleblowing. The intention to report doping was underpinned by a “fairness-loyalty trade-off” which involved athletes choosing to adhere to either fairness norms (which relate to a sense that all people and groups are treated equally) or loyalty norms (which reflect preferential treatment towards an in-group) when deciding whether they would blow the whistle. The promotion of fairness norms that emphasise a group’s collective interests might encourage athletes to view whistleblowing as a means of increasing group cohesiveness and effectiveness and thereby increase the likelihood of this practice.
HOXA4 protein levels and localization in the aorta and in human abdominal aortic aneurysms
Creators: name: Klausen, Christian
name: Auersperg, Nelly
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2015

description: Abstract This report presents evidence for the specificities of select commercially available HOXA4 antibodies in regards to concerns about the specificity of the HOXA4 antibody used by Lillvis et al. (Regional expression of HOXA4 along the aorta and its potential role in human abdominal aortic aneurysms. BMC Physiol 2011, 11:9). Using an antibody characterized extensively by us, Lillvis et al. report detecting HOXA4 at a size of 33 kDa despite our previous reports that HOXA4 is detected at ~37-39 kDa and that the ~30-33 kDa band is non-specific. Using small interfering RNA targeting HOXA4, forced expression of full-length HOXA4 and HOXA4-positive and -negative ovarian cancer cell lines, we confirm our previous findings that the ~30-33 kDa band is non-specific and that HOXA4 is detected at ~37-39 kDa. Moreover, we demonstrate that HOXA4 small interfering RNA reduces the ~37-39 kDa HOXA4 band, but not the ~30-33 kDa non-specific band, in a human acute monocytic leukemia cell line used by Lillvis et al. Western blot analysis performed with two additional commercially available HOXA4 antibodies also detected HOXA4 at ~37-39 kDa. Lastly, immunofluorescent staining of a HOXA4-negative ovarian cancer cell line with the antibody used by Lillvis et al. yields strong perinuclear staining, similar to that observed by Lillvis et al., which cannot be attributed to HOXA4. Our results highlight and briefly discuss the importance of careful antibody validation and selection for use in various applications.