cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The lysine methyltransferase Ehmt2/G9a is dispensable for skeletal muscle development and regeneration
Creators: name: Zhang, Regan-Heng
name: Judson, Robert N.
name: Liu, David Y.
name: Kast, Jürgen
name: Rossi, Fabio M. V.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2017

description: Background: Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2 (G9a/Ehmt2) is the main enzyme responsible for the apposition of H3K9 di-methylation on histones. Due to its dual role as an epigenetic regulator and in the regulation of non-histone proteins through direct methylation, G9a has been implicated in a number of biological processes relevant to cell fate control. Recent reports employing in vitro cell lines indicate that Ehmt2 methylates MyoD to repress its transcriptional activity and therefore its ability to induce differentiation of activated myogenic cells. Methods: To further investigate the importance of G9a in modulating myogenic regeneration in vivo, we crossed Ehmt2 floxed mice to animals expressing Cre recombinase from the Myod locus, resulting in efficient knockout in the entire skeletal muscle lineage (Ehmt2 ΔmyoD ). Results: Surprisingly, despite a dramatic drop in the global levels of H3K9me2, knockout animals did not show any developmental phenotype in muscle size and appearance. Consistent with this finding, purified Ehmt2 ΔmyoD satellite cells had rates of activation and proliferation similar to wild-type controls. When induced to differentiate in vitro, Ehmt2 knockout cells differentiated with kinetics similar to those of control cells and demonstrated normal capacity to form myotubes. After acute muscle injury, knockout mice regenerated as efficiently as wildtype. To exclude possible compensatory mechanisms elicited by the loss of G9a during development, we restricted the knockout within adult satellite cells by crossing Ehmt2 floxed mice to Pax7 CreERT2 and also found normal muscle regeneration capacity. Conclusions: Thus, Ehmt2 and H3K9me2 do not play significant roles in skeletal muscle development and regeneration in vivo.
Brief aus ... Jakarta: »Indonesien im Herbst«
Creators: name: Ellwein, Harriet
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Nach gut einem Jahr Indonesien ist vieles Routine geworden: Als vor den Lebaran-Feiertagen der Stau in Jakarta ausbleibt, und ich auf dem Weg zum Büro die Zeitung nicht ausgelesen habe, werde ich ebenso stutzig wie in einem Gewittersturm, der eine Gänsehaut anstatt der üblichen Schweißströme auf die Arme zaubert.
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title: Техническая механика (на трех языках: русском, английском, китайском)
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Профобразование, Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2024

description: В учебном пособии описана теория механизмов и машин, деталей машин. Рассматриваются основные понятия теоретической механики, сопротивления материалов. Текст приводится на трех языках с параллельным дублированием на китайском и английском языках. Соответствует требованиям Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта среднего профессионального образования. Предназначено для студентов всех профессий и специальностей, учебными планами которых предусмотрено изучение дисциплины «Техническая механика».
Zwischen den Welten — nach den Bomben: Ubud Readers and Writers Festival im Schatten des Terrors
Creators: name: Larenz, Antonius
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Knapp eine Woche vor Beginn des zweiten Ubud Readers and Writers Festivals hat Bali eine zweite Bombenattacke hinnehmen müssen. 22 Tote, darunter Indonesier und Touristen aus Australien, Japan und Korea, sowie über 130 Verletzte wurden Opfer des zweiten Anschlags auf Bali — elf Tage vor dem dritten Jahrestag des ersten Anschlags in Kuta. Das Attentat wird für die sich gerade wieder erholende Tourismusindustrie und die balinesische Gesellschaft schwerwiegende Folgen haben.
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Diurnal Preference in Older Men and Women: Relationship With Light, PER3 Genotype and Sleep Wake Timing.
Creators: name: Staples, Victoria Shana Lydia.
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2009

description: This study explored the Horne Ôstberg Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire
description: (HO MEQ; Horne and Ôstberg, 1976) as a useful tool in the measurement of diurnal
description: preference in those over 60 years of age. The HO MEQ and Usual Sleep Patterns
description: Questionnaire were completed by 376 respondents over 60, with 127 providing
description: samples for PER3 VNTR genotyping.

description:

description: HO MEQ score continued to increase with increasing age, but at a lesser rate, in the
description: over 60 age group compared with those aged 18-59 years. This data was combined
description: with data from Jones et al. (2007) and Robilliard et al. (2002) to enable comparison
description: of factor structure across age using multiple group confirmatory factor analysis. The
description: model derived in the 18-29 age group was of acceptable fit in all age groups except
description: those over 60 years. The HO MEQ measured similar substantive factors across all
description: age groups, but factors identified in the over 60 age group used different indicator
description: questions, the correlation between ‘morning’ and ‘evening’ factors declined with
description: increasing age, and the ‘morning’ factor accounted for more variance compared with
description: younger age groups.

description:

description: The association of the PER3 VNTR polymorphism and HÔ-MEQ score continued in
description: the over 60 age group, but the frequency of the 4-repeat allele was lower than in
description: younger age groups. The 4-repeat allele frequency was significantly different
description: between morning types (M-types) and evening-types (E-types) in the 50+ age
description: group, but investigation of further age group breakdowns requires a larger sample in
description: the 50-59 age group.

description:

description: 12 M-types and 11 E-types over 60 years of age were identified by liner regression
description: of HO MEQ score and age and completed a 14-day light actigraphy/diary study. The
description: HO MEQ successfully distinguished between early and late sleep schedules. Older
description: E-types received greater exposure to bright light than older M-types. Significant
description: differences in the timing of light exposure profiles between M-types and E-types
description: were a product of differences in sleep-wake timing as previously observed in
description: younger populations.

description:

description: This study has shown that the HO MEQ is a useful measure of diurnal preference in
description: those over 60, but this underlying concept may be measured differently in this age
description: group. The observed changes in factor structure and early morning light exposure
description: may contribute to the observed increase in morningness with age.
Bahasa Indonesia: Eine Sprache für Alle: Vom Kommunikationsmittel zur Erstsprache — Ein Fallbeispiel aus Zentralsulawesi
Creators: name: Wickl, Frank D.
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Indonesien ist ein multilinguales Land, in dem es neben der Nationalsprache Bahasa Indonesia rund 250 Regionalsprachen gibt, von denen die meisten zur austronesischen Sprachfamilie gehören. Mehr als 90 Prozent der heutigen indonesischen Bevölkerung sprechen noch immer Regionalsprachen als Muttersprache. Für den überwiegenden Teil der Bevölkerung war und ist die Nationalsprache Bahasa Indonesia also eine Zweitsprache, die wie eine Fremdsprache erlernt werden muss.
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title: Technical mechanics
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2024

description: The study aid covers the basic concepts of the following general engineering disciplines: “Theoretical Mechanics”, “Strength of Materials”, “Theory of Mechanisms and Machines”, “Machine Parts”. Complies with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard for Higher Education. Designed for students of all specialties and fields of study, whose curricula provide for the study of the discipline “Technical Mechanics”.
Die Auferstehung des radikalen Nationalismus — Oder wie kommt es zu dieser Renaissance in Indonesien?
Creators: name: Hadiwinata, Bob S.
name: Schuck, Christoph
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Unlängst wurde ein militärisches Vorgehen gegen einen Nachbarstaat gefordert und zahlreiche Indonesier verurteilten den Friedensschluss mit Acehs Unabhängigkeitsbewegung — die Autoren gehen hier der Frage nach, wie es zu diesem Wiederaufflammen des indonesischen Nationalismus kommt.
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Darf ich vorstellen: Mr. Joger aus Kuta — Ein Pionier für den Schutz des Markenrechts
Creators: name: Larenz, Antonius
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Markenpiraterie trifft nicht nur internationale Konzerne, sondern auch einheimische Geschäftsleute. Für den Designer Mr. Joger aus Kuta bedeutet Exklusivität, sich Gedanken über den Markenschutz zu machen, denn in der Vergangenheit hat es bereits Versuche gegeben, seinen Erfolg zu kopieren.
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DEVELOPING STUDENTS' LIFE SKILLS THROUGH RECREATIONAL TOURISM
Creators: name: Babajanov, Ilkhom
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This thesis analyzes the importance of recreational tourism in the development of students' life competencies. The physical, psychological and social impact of recreational tourism is studied, and its application in the educational process is shown. The role and effectiveness of tourism types conducted in nature in the formation of students' life competencies are scientifically substantiated.
Eine Robin-Hood-Industrie? Die Piraterie geistiger Eigentumsrechte in Indonesien
Creators: name: Borchers, Henning
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Das Phänomen der Raubkopiererei in Indonesien stellt ein immenses Problem für die betroffenen Industrien dar. Betrachtet man die Lage allerdings aus einer anderen Perspektive kann man feststellen, dass der Piraterie geistiger Eigentumsrechte durchaus positive Seiten abzugewinnen sind.
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Goldgräberstimmung beim Bioschürfen — Wetteifern um die Herrschaft über Indonesiens »neue Ressource«
Creators: name: Waizenegger, Arno
name: Scheers, Linde
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Der Artikel liegt einer Feldstudie auf Java zugrunde, die den Schutz traditioneller Pflanzenmedizin (jamu) vor illegaler ausländischer Verwendung thematisiert. Die Autoren stellen hier die wichtigsten Ergebnisse der Studie dar.
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Creators: name: Jordan, Rolf
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Nachrichten der Region.
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Creators: name: Röttger, Britta
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Nachrichten aus der Region.
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Development of a manufacturing process for complex shape ceramic matrix composite components based on a pre-impregnated oxide/oxide material
Creators: name: ECHEVERRIA, ITSASO
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2022

description: The use of manufacturing methods commonly used for polymer matrix composites (PMCs) in the production of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), as opposed to more traditional ceramic manufacturing methods, has the potential to reduce the cost of CMC components. To date, the work in oxide/oxide ceramic matrix composite has been focused on flat laminates, while to enhance the adoption of these material in, for instance, the aerospace sector, complex shapes are required.
description: In this study, the viability of processing a commercially available Nextel 610®/alumina-silica matrix pre-impregnated material using three typical PMC manufacturing methods (vacuum bag, autoclave process and warm press) has been investigated. From these methods, autoclave processing was chosen for further optimisation, as it resulted in the best properties combination, including thickness uniformity, macro-porosity shape and distribution, and 4-pt flexural strength.

description:

description: The key process parameters associated with autoclave processing were assessed, e.g., ply layup sequence, debulking steps (application of vacuum during layup process to obtain near net shapes), autoclave parameters and sintering cycle. These parameters were then related to physical properties, porosity, microstructural features and flexural strength. The main outcome was, that the sintering cycle had a major effect on the nano-porosity content of the laminates, which also affected the failure mode.

description:

description: There are further considerations if complex shapes are to be produced. The locking angle of the prepreg, which limits the maximum distortion of fibres that can lead to wrinkles, was measured using picture frame testing and simple shapes were manufactured to understand the limit of the fibre conformability. Additional modifications were required to produce these features, e.g., consumables modifications to avoid material wrinkling as well as allowing through thickness bleeding or adjusting the autoclave cycle to avoid matrix leak in the internal radii. It was found that even with those modifications, 5 mm radius was the fibre limit.

description:

description: To verify the appropriateness of the manufacturing process developed, a small-scale complex shape demonstrator was designed and manufactured. The focus was primarily modifications to the ply designs (shapes), as four trials showed that this parameter was critical to producing a component. Alongside the demonstrators, 3 mm thick laminates were manufactured to understand the effect of the modifications on the laminate uniformity, microstructure and mechanical properties. Compared to a baseline panel, the changes to the manufacturing resulted in a drop in mechanical properties as well as a change in the failure mode. Nevertheless, the potential for use of PMC techniques to manufacture CMCs has been demonstrated.
Töchter des Monsuns
Creators: name: Geske-Scholz, Brigitte
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Buchbesprechung von: Rani Manicka, Töchter des Monsuns. Verlag W. Krüger, 2004, ISBN 3-8105-1274-5.
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The Ethical Implications of Spirituality in Residential Care for Older People (ETHoS Project)
Creators: name: LUIJNENBURG, OLIVIA ANNA
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2021

description: Demographic changes, political, social, and migration trends are changing the care demand in the United Kingdom. This is reflected in residential care for older people, especially regarding the spiritual needs of residents. Attention to spiritual and religious diversity is limited in residential care for older people and the implementation of diverse spiritual care is under-explored. Furthermore, knowledge and education regarding spirituality is limited among staff members in residential care. This study aimed to understand the ethical implications of ‘spirituality’ in residential care for older people. Qualitative research with an ethnographic approach was conducted in four care homes each with a different cultural or spiritual background. This comprised participant observation, semi-structured interviews with residents with capacity and focus groups with staff. Prior to the interviews, residents were asked to bring an artefact which had to give or represent a sense of wellbeing. It functioned as a conversation starter and gave insight into older people's ideas of spirituality. Finally, an e-Delphi process was conducted with an expert panel to explore knowledge and advice relating to spirituality in residential care for older people.
description: Spiritual needs are the needs that resonate to someone's 'core being'. Barriers to good spiritual care were assumptions made by care home staff regarding residents' spiritual needs, moral dissonance relating to fears of taking risks, and a lack of advocacy for residents. Spiritual wellbeing was enhanced by creating a care home culture of intimacy, hospitality and intersectional awareness. This study raises awareness of the importance and diversity of spiritual needs of older people in residential care. The findings of this study inform care home managements, care home staff, nursing students and policy makers on how to improve spiritual care for older people in residential care. A reflective toolkit was produced to help care home staff think about the space for spirituality in their care home. This is the first of its kind and has the potential to help support care home staff and management to reflect upon how spirituality can be best incorporated into the care home culture through enhancing connectedness and understanding individual residents.
Des einen Freud', des anderen Leid: Medienpiraterie in Malaysia
Creators: name: Ziegengeist, Sandra
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Malaysia gilt als eine Hochburg der Medienpiraterie. Musik-CDs, Video-DVDs und Software. Ein Großteil der raubkopierten Medien werden allerdings exportiert und finden weltweit ihre Abnehmer. Eine Entwicklung, die komplexe Hintergründe aufweist und deshalb nicht nur die malaysische Regierung zu effektivem Handeln zwingt.
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Creators: name: Tavassolie, Babak
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Nachrichten aus der Region.
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Investigation of the Effect of Anthropogenic Organic Ligands on the Immobilisation of Anions by Cementitious Materials
Creators: name: BAKER, NAOMI ELEANOR
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2021

description: The disposal concept for radioactive waste in England, Wales and Northern Ireland depends on the classification of the waste. One disposal route for waste classified as intermediate level (ILW) or low level waste (LLW) is based on a multibarrier system in which the waste is immobilised with cement in waste containers and surrounded by cementitious backfill materials in a geological disposal facility (GDF). The immobilisation cement and backfill materials are intended to provide both physical and chemical retention of radionuclides. Along with radionuclides, the ILW and LLW also contain quantities of chelating agents and cellulose. Under the repository conditions, the latter will form cellulose degradation products (CDP). Previous studies have suggested that the presence of these organic ligands decrease the retention of anions by the cement in the GDF. This research used solution analysis of samples taken from batch sorption experiments to investigate the effect of various organic ligands on the retention of selenium and iodine (in the form of SeO32- and I-) by cementitious materials. Four types of cementitious material were studied: CEM I, Nirex reference vault backfill (NRVB), ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS): ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and pulverised fuel ash (PFA):OPC. The organic ligands assessed were picolinic acid (Pic), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), gluconic acid (Glu), isosaccharinic acid (ISA), and nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA). Retention of selenite in the absence of organic ligands was proposed to be dependent on the calcium concentration in the cement for all cements, except GGBS:OPC. This was suggested to be due to the abundance of monosulphate (AFm) and ettringite (AFt) cement phases in GGBS:OPC or the change in species of anion causing a change in immobilisation. The study found that the retention of selenite by CEM I, NRVB and GGBS:OPC was reduced by 26.3, 39.1 and 18.4%, respectively, in the presence of Glu. Additionally, the in presence of ISA a decrease in the retention by NRVB (36.6%) and CEM I (61.3%) was seen. Moreover, a reduction in selenite immobilisation was also observed in NRVB (48.4%) and CEM I (29.3%) in the presence of EDTA. However, Pic reduced the retention (41.2%) in NRVB only. A relationship was observed between the magnitude of the decrease in selenite sorption in NRVB due to the presence of an organic ligand and the equilibrium constants for the formation of organic-calcium complexes. The isotherm study completed by changing the concentration of selenite was effective in showing the retention of the anion in NRVB and this experiment should be completed for other organic and cement combinations. Additional optimisation of the analytical method should be completed to obtain information on the retention of iodide on cement.
»Es gibt viel Ignoranz«
Creators: name: Horstmann, Alexander
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Am 11. November 2005 führte Alexander Horstmann für südostasien ein Gespräch mit politischen Flüchtlingen aus Pattani, Südthailand in Hamburg über die Menschenrechtsverletzungen in Pattani und über die Positionen der Exilgruppe. Zu den Gesprächspartnern zählte auch der Präsident von BERSATU, Dr. Wan Kadir Che Man, der sich zurzeit in Schweden befindet, wo er politisches Asyl beantragt hat.
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Virtual Layer-fMRI Dinner #1
Creators: name: Vizioli, Luca
name: Laurentius (Renzo) Huber
name: Olman, Cheryl
name: Uludag, Kamil
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: layerfMRI, laminar fMRI,

description: Authors are listed on the order of their presentations. Three paths to mesoscopic fMRI: Luca Vizioli: Introduction Renzo Huber: Whatever works: There is no winner among BOLD or non-BOLD contrasts. Cheryl Olman: Whatever gives me the best true resolution and decent SNR. Kamil Uludag: Whatever I understand doesn’t hurt me. Videos of the presentations and the following discussion are here: https://layerfmri.com/virtualevent1/ The first Virtual Layer-fMRI Dinner took place on May 7th, 2020. It was sponsored by CMRR and the York-Maastricht partnership grant
Jasminreis — Objekt der Begierde: Genetische Ressourcen sollen genauso geschützt werden wie geistiges Eigentum
Creators: name: Walsh, John
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Der Autor geht den Gründen für den Laissez-faire-Umgang mit geistigem Eigentum in Thailand nach und verdeutlicht am Beispiel des Thai Hom Mali Reis, dass Thailand nicht nur ein Land der Markenpiraterie ist, sondern dass es im Bereich der Agrarprodukte auch selbst kopiert wird.
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Comment: Lawyers as social entrepreneurs
Creators: name: Liffman, Michael
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: While they may be unusual in wanting to do it in Latin, lawyers are in good company in their recognition of the virtues of pro bono work. Perhaps, however, the particular nature of their profession, and its stress on their relationships with their clients, have caused lawyers to struggle a little to go beyond that relationship in order to see the larger societal context which is leading many occupations to give renewed attention to motivations that go beyond the narrowly financial. [Introduction]
Advancing Efficiency and Accessibility in Multimodal Video Understanding with Deep Learning
Creators: name: Fish, Edward
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2024
Subjects: Deep learning
video understanding
Machine Learning

description: In the rapidly expanding digital landscape, the ability to extract meaningful insights from vast quantities of video content is transformative. However, many organisations face a critical challenge: they lack the substantial computational resources and the time-intensive annotation processes required to leverage advanced video analysis technologies fully. This thesis addresses this gap by introducing several resource-efficient deep learning strategies tailored for multimodal video understanding applications. The presented methodologies focus on leveraging pre-trained foundational neural networks for multimodal feature extraction, fusion, and spatiotemporal understanding. First, we present a method for fusing multimodal features from video for enhanced style and semantic clustering with weakly labelled video data. By tapping into the capabilities of pretrained foundational models, we develop a method that captures intricate contextual cues within multimodal video data for improved semantic video recommendation and retrieval applications. Then, advancing the challenge of long video understanding, we present an innovative architecture that utilises pre-trained encoders to extract spatiotemporal features at various resolutions. This approach achieves state-of-the-art performance in tasks requiring fine-grained temporal analysis, such as speaker recognition and character identification while maintaining computational efficiency. We continue with a novel approach to audio-visual fusion for temporal action localisation by introducing a gated cross-attention mechanism, which effectively integrates audio and visual features for activity recognition and localisation applications. This results in a low-parameter solution that optimises data utility while improving performance over uni-modal approaches. The final contribution of this thesis is developing a technique for aligning text prompts with visual features using prompt learning and optimal transport. This strategy significantly reduces training overhead and improves generalisation by leveraging pre-trained visual-language features and optimising only a few learnable parameters. This enables precise action localisation and discrimination between foreground and background elements using only a few labelled samples per class. Collectively, these contributions improve access to advanced video analytical tools, making them more accessible to a broader audience, including those constrained by computational and financial limitations. This work advances the technical boundaries of video analysis and democratises its applications, fostering innovation across various fields.
Measuring gender when you don’t have a gender measure: constructing a gender index using survey data
Creators: name: Smith, Peter M.
name: Koehoorn, Mieke, 1966-
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: Disentangling the impacts of sex and gender in understanding male and female differences is increasingly recognised as an important aspect for advancing research and addressing knowledge gaps in the field of work-health. However, achieving this goal in secondary data analyses where direct measures of gender have not been collected is challenging. This study outlines the development of a gender index, focused on gender roles and institutionalised gender, using secondary survey data from the Canadian Labour Force survey. Using this index we then examined the distribution of gender index scores among men and women, and changes in gender roles among male and female labour force participants between 1997 and 2014. Methods We created our Labour Force Gender Index (LFGI) using information in four areas: responsibility for caring for children; occupation segregation; hours of work; and level of education. LFGI scores ranged from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating more feminine gender roles. We examined correlations between each component in our measure and our total LFGI score. Using multivariable linear regression we examined change in LFGI score for male and female labour force participants between 1997 and 2014. Results Although women had higher LFGI scores, indicating greater feminine gender roles, men and women were represented across the range of LFGI scores in both 1997 and 2014. Correlations indicated no redundancy between measures used to calculate LFGI scores. Between 1997 and 2014 LFGI scores increased marginally for men and decreased marginally for women. However, LFGI scores among women were still more than 1.5 points higher on average than for men in 2014. Conclusions We have described and applied a method to create a measure of gender roles using survey data, where no direct measure of gender (masculinity/femininity) was available. This measure showed good variation among both men and women, and was responsive to change over time. The article concludes by outlining an approach to use this measure to examine the relative contribution of gender and sex on differences in health status (or other outcomes) between men and women.
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Creators: name: Bey, Ulrike
name: Müller, Michaela
name: Zöllner, Hans-Bernd
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Nachrichten aus der Region.
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Ein Umzug erfreut die Medien: Spekulationen über einen Umzug der Regierung — und was dahinter stecken könnte
Creators: name: Zöllner, Hans-Bernd
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: »Rätselhafter Rückzug aus Rangun«, so betitelte die Süddeutsche Zeitung ihren Bericht darüber, dass Birmas Regierung am Freitag, dem 4. November 2005 verkündete, eine Reihe von Regierungsämtern aus der Hauptstadt Rangun in die Stadt Pyinmana in Zentralbirma zu verlegen. Zwei Tage später, am Sonntag, rollten — diese R-Alliteration lässt sich noch hinzufügen — dann schon die ersten Lastwagen gen Norden »in den Dschungel«, wie der Untertitel des Artikels anschaulich formuliert.
description: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog, Bd. 21 Nr. 4 (2005): Das alles und noch viel mehr ...: Marken- und Biopiraterie in Südostasien
Autonomous high-speed overtaking in structured environments
Creators: name: Dixit, Shilp
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2020

description: In this thesis, we design and develop controllers for trajectory planning and trajectory tracking to tackle autonomous high-speed overtaking for the next generation of autonomous vehicles. Both the controllers are developed for a JLR Range Rover Sport that is capable of autonomous driving functionalities. To assist with controller development, a high-fidelity vehicle model previously developed in IPG Carmaker is utilised that contains all the multi-body interactions and non-linear tyre characteristics. Trajectory Planning Autonomous high-speed driving is a safety-critical task and it is imperative that the planned trajectory of the vehicle can ensure safety (collision-avoidance) while computing smooth and feasible trajectories. We propose a trajectory planning framework that utilises information of the traffic vehicles to identify safe driving zones on the road using potential field functions and a robust model predictive controller for generating feasible trajectories that ensure the vehicle remains within the safe zones while performing the overtaking manoeuvre. The closed-loop performance of this controller is validated in a high-fidelity co-simulation environment. Trajectory Tracking The trajectory tracking controller is designed to ensure that the vehicle tracks the trajectory as closely as possible and preserves the lateral-yaw stability at all times. In this thesis, an Enhanced Model Reference Adaptive Control algorithm is used to design a generic lateral tracking controller for an autonomous vehicle. The control algorithm is applied to a vehicle path tracking problem and its tracking performance is investigated when subjected to external disturbances such as crosswind, road surface changes, modelling errors, and parameter miss-matches in a high-fidelity co-simulation environment. Combined Planning & Control Finally, the design of a combined motion planning & control scheme is carried out. The lateral tracking controller is augmented to include the dynamics of the steering actuator system and the updated tracking controller is combined with the RMPC based sophisticated path-planning framework to present a hierarchical closed-loop control architecture for autonomous overtaking. This architecture is implemented on the IPG CarMaker/Simulink environment and validated with different overtaking manoeuvring scenarios.
A multi-source account for affective responses to processing fluency
Creators: name: Gamblin, David
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2020

description: Processing fluency has been shown to be flexible metacognitive cue for a range of judgements including truth, familiarity, and trust. Amongst these, affect judgements are of particular interest as 1) affect can be genuinely evoked by fluency, and 2) affect can be used as a cue for other judgements. However, there is disagreement towards the pattern of affective responses arising from fluency. The hedonic marking hypothesis (Winkielman, Schwarz, Fazendeiro, & Reber, 2003) suggests that fluency is fundamentally positive, whilst the fluency amplification account (Albrecht & Carbon, 2014) suggests that the affective response can be positive or negative, depending on (and congruent with) the valence of stimuli being exposed to. Whilst these accounts have been used as competing explanations, this thesis argues that they both contribute to overall affective responses in a novel multi-source account. This thesis developed a novel set of business scenarios to manipulate fluency (using coherence) and valence (using risk). Evidence from three approaches is presented: 1) Meta-Analysis examining affective responses to fluency, with a sample of 108 publications (k = 591 effect sizes), 2) Five behavioural experiments, and 3) Facial electromyography (fEMG). Across these approaches, neither hedonic marking nor fluency amplification in isolation could account for the full pattern of results. Instead, results were explained by the combined contribution of the two models, as predicted by the multi-source account. The unique findings were uncovered by manipulating stimuli valence, as well as separately measuring positive and negative affect, an approach not previously investigated in the literature, thereby adding methodological, as well as theoretical, contributions to the literature on fluency effects. Implications for future research are to adopt a separate measurement approach to investigate wider judgement domains, whilst practical implications for business assessment and agenda setting are also discussed.
Machine Learning for Video Coding and Quality Assessment
Creators: name: Erabadda, Erabadda Lekamalage Buddhiprabha Harshani
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2023

description: An enormous amount of videos is being transferred over the network every second. To cope with this large amount of video data, it is fundamental to have efficient video compression algorithms. As such, High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard introduced the concepts of hierarchical quad-tree structure, coding tree units, and coding units (CU) enabling higher compression, when compared with its predecessors. These concepts have also been adopted in later standards such as Versatile Video Coding, with higher numbers of partitioning structures and prediction modes. These video coding standards typically adopt brute-force approaches to calculate the optimal coding parameters, significantly increasing their computational complexity. Concomitantly, while these standards achieve superior compression efficiency, advancements and widespread accessibility of technology push for further compression of video content.

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description: One of the prominent sources for increased video data traffic is the increased use of social media platforms where a vast amount of user-generated content (UGC) is added to the network. Assessing the quality of these videos, which varies widely (e.g. from 1080p/2K/4K to 360p and below), is critical for business activities such as efficient storage/bandwidth management, video promotion applications, and spam detection.

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description: First, addressing the high computational complexity of HEVC, two algorithms are proposed in this thesis focusing on intra-prediction and inter-prediction. In both approaches, the brute-force coding parameter selection process is replaced by machine learning-based models that predict the CU split decisions, significantly reducing the computational complexity of the encoding processes. Furthermore, the proposed methods introduce a computational complexity control parameter which offers trading off of computational complexity for coding efficiency depending on the application.

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description: Secondly, addressing the challenge of quality assessment of UGC videos, a no-reference metric is proposed to predict the Mean Opinion Score of videos. The proposed work presents a hybrid metric where compression-related features and metadata-related features are employed, while also combining pixel-related features that are carefully selected from state-of-the-art.

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description: Finally, exploiting more possibilities to achieve further compression, several machine learning-based long-term reference picture selection algorithms are proposed for HEVC inter-prediction. This work focuses on videos with repeated shots where correlation among frames from the same shot is not exploited otherwise. The proposed methods address both static and dynamic (e.g. handheld) camera scenarios and report further compression gains, boosting the performance of the HEVC inter-prediction process.
Nachrichten
Creators: name: Schepers, Stephan
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Nachrichten aus der Region.
description: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog, Bd. 21 Nr. 4 (2005): Das alles und noch viel mehr ...: Marken- und Biopiraterie in Südostasien
A qualitative exploration of the process of relationship formation between mother and child in interracial families.
Creators: name: Cousins, Charlotte
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2020

description: Abstract Objective: To identify whether racial differences between mother and child in interracial families produce a perceived lack of resemblance, and whether this affects the claiming and relationship formation processes. Design: Data was collected through semi structured interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. Participants: Nine white European women, in an interracial relationship with at least one child under the age of four. Results: Four themes were generated: 1) anticipated lack of resemblance 2) the reality of having a mixed-race baby 3) challenges faced by the family 4) creating a multifaceted identity. Conclusions: The women anticipated a lack of resemblance between themselves and their baby. This could have served to affect the claiming and relationship formation processes. However, the women actively searched for similarities between themselves and their baby which aided the claiming process. This, in combination with other factors, helped the women begin to form a relationship with their baby. Keywords: Interracial families, claiming, relationship formation, physical similarities, multifaceted identity
Mechanical de-stiffening utilising controllable thermoplastic softening
Creators: name: Charaklias, Dimitrios
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2024
Subjects: Rapid de-stiffening, Variable stiffness structures, Active structural control, Electro-thermo-mechanical modelling

description: Recent advancements in smart variable stiffness structures have primarily focused on utilising thermoplastics for creating multi-layered structures capable of reversible stiffness alteration while maintaining material integrity and load-bearing capability. However, despite extensive research on ac-tive heating thermo-softening using metallic heaters, understanding the influence of factors like system length scale and heating element characteristics on the response time and de-stiffening remains limited. This thesis aims to address these gaps by providing a comprehensive investigation into these aspects. The thesis starts with a literature review followed by detailed analyses divided into three parts.In the first part (Chapter 3), the response time and de-stiffening of multi-layered structures with linear heating elements are studied. Factors such as system length scale, current input, heating element spacing, size, and shape are analysed. While reducing the system length scale and increasing current input can decrease response time, practical limitations such as material melting are identified.The second part (Chapters 4 and 5) explores the impact of patterned metallic mesh heating ele-ments on response time and de-stiffening. Different mesh patterns are studied numerically, with exper-imental trials conducted on rectangular pattern meshes. Mesh heating elements are found to achieve faster heating rates compared to linear elements.In the third part (Chapter 6), a random metallic mesh is utilised for de-stiffening. An image pro-cessing algorithm is developed to simplify the mesh geometry and reduce the computational cost of modelling while maintaining precision. Random mesh heating elements demonstrate the highest heating rate and de-stiffening compared to the other heating elements, both experimentally and numerically.Overall, the thesis provides insights into the behaviour of variable stiffness structures, emphasis-ing the influence of heating element design and system scale on the response time and attainable de-stiffening. Conclusions and suggestions for future research are outlined in Chapter 7.
OpenAlex mapping from raw data to KB bibliometric database schema
Creators: name: Dürr, Sigrun
name: Gärtner, Simone
name: Rimmert, Christine
Publisher: name: FIZ Karlsruhe
Year: 2025
Subjects: Data Processing

description: This table contains the mapping from OpenAlex raw data in JSONL format to the bibliometric database schema (bdb schema) of the Kompetenznetzwerk Bibliometrie (KB) available here: https://zenodo.org/records/12206867

Description of columns: 

id: a serial for all rows in the tablebdb_table_name: name of the table in the bdb schemabdb_column_name: name of the column in the bdb schemasource_element: url pointing to the OpenAlex documentation of the data element used to fill the respective table/columnexamples: url pointing to the OpenAlex API for a work object that contains the data attribute/element usedmethod: detailed description on how the respective table/column is filled (containing calculations and data manipulations, cleaning, extraction, filtering)heuristics: some more information about the motivation/intention for the method

For each bdb table, in addition to all its columns, a row with column name 'general' is available, containing general information on the table (not directly related to only one specific column).
Farm Family Living Outlook Charts and Conference Summaries
Creators: name: Bureau Of Home Economics
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1935
Subjects: Community/Rural/Urban Development
Consumer/Household Economics
Demand and Price Analysis
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Production Economics
Resource/Energy Economics and Policy

description: Includes: The Food Situation, 1935-36 (Abstract of report) (Gustave Burmeister) --- Developments Leading Toward Improved Farm Housing – Summary (Maud Wilson) --- Outlook for Increased Rural Electrification – Summary (Boyd Fisher) --- Planning Farm Family Finances to Meet Electrification Costs – Summary (Thelma Beall) --- How Can the Farm Homemaker Use Her Time Most Effectively?
description: For Use with the Agricultural Outlook for 1936.
Wem gehört Angkor? Birgt Angkors ungeklärte Geschichte Konflikte um kulturelle Kopierechte?
Creators: name: Weiß, Raimund
Publisher: name: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog
Year: 2018

description: Thailand und Kambodscha werben für Angkor. Beide Länder profitieren vom größten sakralen Bauwerk der Erde. Während der Tourismus boomt, birgt Angkors ungeklärte Geschichte Konflikte um kulturelle Kopierechte.
description: südostasien – Zeitschrift für Politik • Kultur • Dialog, Bd. 21 Nr. 4 (2005): Das alles und noch viel mehr ...: Marken- und Biopiraterie in Südostasien