cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Exploring Open Classification
Creators: name: Haustein, Stefanie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Make Data Count EXPLORE webinar
open classification
subject indexing
disciplines
classification systems
knowledge organization systems

description: Presentation at Make Data Count Online Event “EXPLORE: the need for an open classification system” Make Data Count (MDC) is a scholarly change initiative, made up of researchers and open infrastructure experts, building and advocating for evidence-based open data metrics. Throughout MDC’s tenure, various areas key to the development of research data assessment metrics have been identified. Please join a Spring seminar and discussion series centered around priority work areas, adjacent initiatives to learn from, and steps that can be taken immediately to drive diverse research communities towards assessment and reward for open data.

 The second webinar titled “EXPLORE: the need for an open classification system” will deal with the issue that most datasets do not have subject information. However, meaningful data metrics cannot be developed without disciplinary contexts; the scholarly communications community needs an open classification system for research outputs (articles, journals, datasets etc.) - is this feasible? The presentation gives an overview of the lack of subject classification for research data in DataCite and then broadens the discussion to classification systems for all scholarly outputs (journals, articles, preprints, datasets).
Usability of consumer product self-assembly instructions – a historical review of ergonomics research to create an international standard
Creators: name: Hayward, Gordon
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Science Policy

description: Selling products in kit form to consumers benefits both manufacturers and consumers – provided the instructions enable the customer to assemble the components correctly and safely. Poor usability of some self-assembly instructions is a continuing cause of consumer complaints– but the subject of only occasional ergonomics research interest. Relevant studies are widely dispersed across the literature – and across decades – but their findings generally agree on what makes some self-assembly illustrations more effective than others. This has just not been consolidated in any formally recognised guidance. This study has produced a comprehensive review of published work on the usability of self-assembly instructions (which need to convey most information pictorially) and makes detailed recommendations for best practice in their presentation. The evidence for the recommended best practices discussed in this paper will be reflected in the publication of an international standard that which is currently in the final drafting stages. This review of published research into effective presentational techniques for self-assembly instructions was instigated to support a proposal for an international standard. That is now under development incorporating requirements based on the high degree of consensus the review found across a wide spread of types of study, locations and years.
The formation of a bound star cluster: From the Orion nebula cluster to the Pleiades
Creators: name: Kroupa, Pavel
name: Aarseth, Sverre
name: Hurley, Jarrod
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Direct N-body calculations are presented of the formation of Galactic clusters using GASEX, which is a variant of the code Nbody6. The calculations focus on the possible evolution of the Orion nebula cluster (ONC) by assuming that the embedded OB stars explosively drove out 2/3 of its mass in the form of gas about 0.4 Myr ago. A bound cluster forms readily and survives for 150 Myr despite additional mass loss from the large number of massive stars, and the Galactic tidal field. This is the very first time that cluster formation is obtained under such realistic conditions. The cluster contains about 1/3 of the initial 10(4) stars, and resembles the Pleiades cluster to a remarkable degree, implying that an ONC-like cluster may have been a precursor of the Pleiades. This scenario predicts the present expansion velocity of the ONC, which will be measurable by upcoming astrometric space missions. These missions should also detect the original Pleiades members as an associated expanding young Galactic-field subpopulation. The results arrived at here suggest that Galactic clusters form as the nuclei of expanding OB associations. The results have wide implications, also for the formation of globular clusters and the Galactic-field and halo stellar populations. In view of this, the distribution of binary orbital periods and the mass function within and outside the model ONC and Pleiades is quantified, finding consistency with observational constraints. Advanced mass segregation is evident in one of the ONC models. The calculations show that the primordial binary population of both clusters could have been much the same as is observed in the Taurus-Auriga star-forming region. The computations also demonstrate that the binary proportion of brown dwarfs is depleted significantly for all periods, whereas massive stars attain a high binary fraction.
Impact of Cut-out-rescan and Data Exchange by Over-scanning Techniques on Marginal Fit of CAD/CAM Lithium Disilicate Crowns.
Creators: name: Vasconcellos, A B
name: Passos, L
name: Musskopf, M
Publisher: name: Operative Dentistry
Year: 2024

description: OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the impact of adjustment procedures - cut-out-rescan (COR) and data exchange by over-scanning (DEOS) techniques - through CAD/CAM software on the marginal fit outcome of ceramic crowns.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Twenty-eight de-identified teeth were adapted in a mandibular typodont set. Tooth #19 was prepared for a lithium disilicate crown and seven groups, G0 to G6 (n=10), were created based on the rescanned areas (mesial and/or buccal) on the typodont using an intraoral scanner through COR or DEOS techniques. A digital workflow was used to design and mill 70 crowns according to the groups. Each crown was temporarily cemented on tooth #19 and scanned with micro-computed tomography to measure the marginal fit. The data were analyzed statistically by the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by the Mann-Whitney test to compare the groups pairwise as a post-hoc (α=0.05).
RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found for vertical misfit (μm) between the groups for Marginal Gap Buccal (MGB) and Marginal Gap Mesial (MGM) (p=0.003 and p=0.029, respectively). No significant difference was found for Finish Line Buccal (FLB) and Finish Line Mesial (FLM) (p=0.062 and p=0.092, respectively). G3 (COR buccal and mesial) had the highest MGB (57.75 μm), statistically different from all other groups. G4 (DEOS buccal) (41.60 μm) was different from G6 (DEOS buccal and mesial) (44.21 μm) (p=0.023). For MGM, G0 (control) (53.96 μm) was different from G5 (DEOS mesial) (45.76 μm) and G6 (DEOS buccal and mesial) (48.56 vm) (p=0.013 and p=0.041, respectively) and G2 (COR mesial) (58.43 μm) was different from G5 (DEOS mesial) (45.76 μm) (p=0.016).
CONCLUSIONS: Despite a statistically significant difference in certain groups for both techniques, COR and DEOS techniques are viable options for image editing during acquisition. Lithium disilicate crowns can be produced with satisfactory marginal gap values utilizing a chairside CAD/CAM system.
Descripción y comparación ampelográfica de cepas de Vitis vinifera L., cv. Albariño adultas (Procedentes de estaquillado de cepas viejas), de propagación in vitro y de semilla, cuando tienen un año
Creators: name: Del Carmen Martinez Rodriguez, Maria
name: Mantilla, J. L. G.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: Research Note Description and ampelographic comparison of mature stock of Vitis vinifera cv. Albarino (from cutting of old stock), in vitro propagation and seeds after one year
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 32 No. 4 (1993): Vitis
Spin-Peierls instability of the U(1) Dirac spin liquid
Creators: name: Seifert, Urban F. P.
name: Willsher, Josef
name: Drescher, Markus
name: Pollmann, Frank
name: Knolle, Johannes
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: DMRG
spin liquid
triangular lattice
antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model

description: We perform density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) simulations on cylinders for the J1-J2 Heisenberg model on the triangular lattice with spatial lattice deformations. This data set contains the results from the various simulations and the corresponding plotting scripts.
Immunolocalization of α-santalol in sandalwood
Creators: name: Biswapriya B. Misra
name: Satyahari Dey
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Alpha-santalol is a key constituent of sandalwood essential oil and is responsible for most of its biological activities. The heartwood of a mature East Indian sandalwood tree accumulates this sesquiterpenoid-rich oil. Although gas chromatography (GC) and GC–mass spectrometry (GC–MS)-based technologies are used to detect and quantify santalols from heartwoods and the essential oil, information on the sites of deposition of these molecules remains obscure. Recently, in vitro cells of sandalwood were shown to accumulate sandalwood oil constituents. However, no reports are available on the visualization of these small molecules in planta. Immunization of rabbits with a bovine serum albumin (BSA)–α-santalol conjugate resulted in the production of anti-α-santalol polyclonal antibody in six weeks, which showed high affinity and specificity. The success and extent of cross-linking of α-santalol with BSA was further confirmed by photometric, fluorometric and chromatographic methods. These polyclonal rabbit antibodies were used to immunolocalize α-santalol in sandalwood plant materials for the first time. Results indicate the localization of α-santalol to the vascular bundles of somatic embryos and leaves, whereas distribution was evident in secondary xylem, cortical parenchyma and epidermis of the mature stem. Furthermore, the polyclonal antibody is shown to be a useful tool in detection of both free and immobilized α-santalol for screening purposes.
A flexible theory for the dynamics of social populations: Within‐group density dependence and between‐group processes
Creators: name: Lerch, Brian A.
name: Abbott, Karen C.
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2024

description: Despite the importance of population structures throughout ecology, relatively little theoretical attention has been paid to understanding the implications of social groups for population dynamics. The dynamics of socially structured populations differ substantially from those of unstructured or metapopulation‐structured populations, because social groups themselves may split, fuse, and compete. These “between‐group processes” remain understudied as drivers of the dynamics of socially structured populations. Here, we explore the role of various between‐group processes in the dynamics of socially structured populations. To do so, we analyze a model that includes births, deaths, migration, fissions, fusions, and between‐group competition and flexibly allows for density dependence in each process. Both logistic growth and an Allee effect are considered for within‐group density dependence. We show that the effect of various between‐group processes is mediated by their influence on the stable distribution of group sizes, with the ultimate impact on the population determined by the interaction between within‐group density dependence and the process's effect on the group size distribution. Between‐group interactions that change the number of groups can lead to both negative and positive density dependence at the global population level (even if birth and death rates depend only on group size and not population size). We conclude with a series of case studies that illustrates different ways that age, sex, and class structure impact the dynamics of social populations. These case studies demonstrate the importance of group‐formation mechanisms, the cost of having excess males in a group, and the potential drawbacks of generating too many reproductive individuals. In sum, our results make clear the importance of within‐group density dependence, between‐group dynamics, and the interactions between them for the population dynamics of social species and provide a flexible framework for modeling social populations.
Plugging the Tax Leak: An Analysis of North Carolina’s Local Sales Tax Redistribution Policy
Creators: name: Afonso, Whitney
name: Combs, Alex
name: Buerger, Christian
Publisher: name: SAGE Publications
Year: 2024

description: Amid rising concerns over the urban-rural divide, taxation equity, revenue generation, and local tax leakage, several states are contemplating measures to support jurisdictions perceived as bearing the brunt of evolving economic landscapes. In 2015, North Carolina introduced a system for local sales tax revenue sharing, wherein each county contributed to a pool of local sales tax revenue, subsequently redistributed among 79 of the 100 counties. This policy aimed to address tax leakage by ensuring that half of the base local sales tax remained at the point of sale, with the other half distributed on a per capita basis. In this analysis, we evaluate the policy’s effectiveness in achieving this equilibrium and identify limitations and shortcomings.
Walking in both worlds: rethinking Indigenous knowledge in the academy
Creators: name: Arnold, Josie
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The relationship of Indigenous knowledge to the academy remains a challenge in Australian Universities even in this postmodern and postcolonial moment. This paper recognises the need to extend discussion about how Indigenous people might be facilitated within the academy to bring their knowledge-models into the university and its traditional dominant knowledge systems. This paper looks at Practice Led Research (PLR) as a way of supporting the transition of Indigenous community scholars into university postgraduate courses. It explores how PLR may contribute to an appropriate entry point into postgraduate studies for some Indigenous practitioner-candidates who have significant life experiences and narratives and/or productions of artefacts that act to replace the breadth of'undergraduate credentials. Indigenous people are facilitated in bringing their knowledge-models into the university and the academy when we act upon being inclusive rather than exclusive regarding the explication and definition of knowledge within the academy. In accepting and acting upon the concept that traditional forms of knowledge are extended by non-traditional Indigenous forms of knowledge, we also enrich the scholarly conversation about how alternative forms of knowledge can add dynamism to the academy.
COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL LEXEMAS IN THE SEMANTIC FIELD
Creators: name: Joraeva Nasibakhan Ganievna Andijan State Pedagogical Institute
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This article discusses the importance of lexemes representing certain symbols in the historical discourse, as well as the method of using historical words in the novels of the writer Muhammad Ali, his unique approach to word selection. Factual materials on historical words are taken from Muhammad Ali's novels "Warlords" (S.) and "Ulug' sultanat" (U.s.).

 Key words: historical discourse, archaism, historicism, language levels, semantic field
Leidenfrost Vapor Layers Reduce Drag without the Crisis in High Viscosity Liquids
Creators: name: Vakarelski, Ivan U.
name: Berry, Joseph D.
name: Chan, Derek
name: Thoroddsen, Sigurdur T.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 401299
subject: Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering not elsewhere classified

description: The drag coefficient, C_D of a solid sphere moving in fluid is known to be only a function of the Reynolds number, Re and diminishes rapidly at the drag crisis around Re sim 3 times 10^5. A Leidenfrost vapor layer on a hot sphere surface can trigger the onset of the drag crisis at lower Re. By using a range of high viscosity perfluorocarbon liquids, we show that the drag reduction effect, can occur over a wide range of Re, from as low as sim 600 to 10^5. The Navier slip model with a viscosity dependent slip length can fit the observed drag reduction and wake shape.
‘Using my education to fight for my communities’: understanding how an equity-based STEM experience cultivated equity ethic and STEM identity development among women of colour in STEM
Creators: name: Mahmud, Anina
name: Bryson, Tasia
name: Francis, Dionne Cross
name: Bharaj, Pavneet Kaur
name: Yeldell, Jasmyne
name: Wilkins-Yel, Kerrie
name: Walters, Raven
Publisher: name: UCL Press
Year: 2024

description: The pervasive myth that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are purely objective subjects fosters significant disconnects between Black, Latinx, Asian, Brown and Indigenous students and K–12 STEM education, as the curriculum is often detached from their lived experiences. This disconnect leaves many students of colour feeling alienated in undergraduate and graduate STEM classrooms. Traditional STEM programmes rarely incorporate culturally responsive curricula that would allow students to connect more deeply with the content and develop their STEM identities. According to Carlone and Johnson’s framework of STEM identity development, students must view themselves as ‘doers’ of STEM. Without experiences that allow under-represented students to demonstrate competence and engage in disciplinary performance, their STEM identities are hindered. The I CAN PERSIST Initiative, a culturally responsive, evidence-based programme, aims to advance academic and career persistence among women and girls of colour in STEM. It seeks to reshape narratives about who can participate meaningfully in STEM through a curriculum designed to enhance students’ STEM identity development. This programme provides Black and Brown women and girls with opportunities to become ‘doers’ of STEM while integrating their lived experiences. Specifically, Black and Brown undergraduates and graduates facilitate lessons with local secondary school girls of colour interested in STEM, focusing on socio-scientific issues from a critical perspective. This article details the engagement of undergraduate and graduate women of colour in the I CAN PERSIST STEM Initiative through equity-based outreach activities that support their STEM identity development.
Immunolocalization of α-santalol in sandalwood
Creators: name: Biswapriya B. Misra
name: Satyahari Dey
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: Alpha-santalol is a key constituent of sandalwood essential oil and is responsible for most of its biological activities. The heartwood of a mature East Indian sandalwood tree accumulates this sesquiterpenoid-rich oil. Although gas chromatography (GC) and GC–mass spectrometry (GC–MS)-based technologies are used to detect and quantify santalols from heartwoods and the essential oil, information on the sites of deposition of these molecules remains obscure. Recently, in vitro cells of sandalwood were shown to accumulate sandalwood oil constituents. However, no reports are available on the visualization of these small molecules in planta. Immunization of rabbits with a bovine serum albumin (BSA)–α-santalol conjugate resulted in the production of anti-α-santalol polyclonal antibody in six weeks, which showed high affinity and specificity. The success and extent of cross-linking of α-santalol with BSA was further confirmed by photometric, fluorometric and chromatographic methods. These polyclonal rabbit antibodies were used to immunolocalize α-santalol in sandalwood plant materials for the first time. Results indicate the localization of α-santalol to the vascular bundles of somatic embryos and leaves, whereas distribution was evident in secondary xylem, cortical parenchyma and epidermis of the mature stem. Furthermore, the polyclonal antibody is shown to be a useful tool in detection of both free and immobilized α-santalol for screening purposes.
title: Nonchalance im Rechtsstaat?: Anfragen an den Spielhallen-Beschluss des BVerfG
Creators: name: Sauer, Heiko
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 340

description: Gut 19 Milliarden Euro werden bei bis vor kurzem sprunghaft steigender Tendenz jährlich mit Geldspielgeräten umgesetzt. Da dabei auch das Suchtverhalten kranker Menschen wirtschaftlich ausgenutzt wird, muss man kein Mitleid mit der Spielgerätewirtschaft haben, wenn die Landesgesetzgeber ihr in Ausführung des 2012 geänderten Glücksspielstaatsvertrags nun massiv zu Leibe rücken. Es gehört aber zum Markenkern des Rechtsstaats, dass die Anforderungen an die Eindämmung vormals erlaubten Verhaltens nicht davon abhängen, wie sympathisch man dieses findet. Vor diesem Hintergrund verdient der jüngste Beschluss des BVerfG zur Spielhallenregulierung Beachtung, weil rechtsstaatliche Mindeststandards hinter den immer wieder betonten besonders herausgehobenen Allgemeininteressen, die mit der Regulierung auch zweifellos verfolgt werden, stark verblassen.
description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
Primary peritoneal clear cell carcinoma arising in the setting of abdominal wall Endometriosis: A case report and review of the literature
Creators: name: Clark, Leslie H.
name: Singleton, Miller P.
name: Samulski, Theresa
name: Harris, Cameron M.
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2024

description: Primary peritoneal clear cell carcinoma can arise from endometriotic implants within the abdomen and pelvis. Immunohistochemistry can be used to confirm primary disease site. Endometriotic origin can be inferred based on clinical history and intraoperative findings suggestive of endometriosis. While no standardized treatment exists, consideration should be given to cytoreductive surgery with adjuvant chemotherapy. Adjuvant radiation can also be considered for local control.
Multi-COBRA hemagglutinin formulated with cGAMP microparticles elicits protective immune responses against influenza viruses
Creators: name: Ainslie, Kristy M.
name: Shi, Hua
name: Ross, Ted M.
name: Hendy, Dylan A.
name: Zhang, Xiaojian
name: Bachelder, Eric M.
Publisher: name: American Society for Microbiology
Year: 2024

description: In humans, seasonal influenza viruses cause epidemics. Avian influenza viruses are of particular concern because they can infect multiple species and lead to unpredictable and severe disease. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a universal influenza vaccine that provides protection against all influenza strains. The cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP) is a promising adjuvant for subunit vaccines, which promotes type I interferons' production through the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway. The encapsulation of cGAMP in acetalated dextran (Ace-DEX) microparticles (MPs) enhances its intracellular delivery. In this study, the Computationally Optimized Broadly Reactive Antigen (COBRA) methodology was used to generate H1, H3, and H5 vaccine candidates. Monovalent and multivalent COBRA HA vaccines formulated with cGAMP Ace-DEX MPs were evaluated in mice for protective antibody responses. cGAMP MPs adjuvanted COBRA HA vaccines elicited robust antigen-specific antibodies following vaccination. Compared with COBRA HA vaccine groups with no adjuvant or blank MPs, the cGAMP MPs enhanced HAI activity elicited by COBRA HA vaccines. The HAI activity was not significantly different between cGAMP MPs adjuvanted monovalent or multivalent COBRA HA vaccines. The cGAMP MPs adjuvanted COBRA vaccine groups had higher antigen-specific IgG2a-binding titers than the COBRA vaccine groups with no adjuvant or blank MPs. The COBRA vaccines formulated with cGAMP MPs mitigated diseases caused by influenza viral challenge and decreased pulmonary viral titers in mice. Therefore, the formulation of COBRA vaccines plus cGAMP MPs is a promising universal influenza vaccine that elicits protective immune responses against human seasonal and pre-pandemic strains.
IMPORTANCE: Influenza viruses cause severe respiratory disease, particularly in the very young and the elderly. Next-generation influenza vaccines are needed to protect against new influenza variants. This report used a promising adjuvant, cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP), to enhance the elicited antibodies by an improved influenza hemagglutinin candidate and protect against influenza virus infection. Overall, adding adjuvants to influenza vaccines is an effective method to improve vaccines.
The solar neighbourhood age-metallicity relation - Does it exist?
Creators: name: Feltzing, S.
name: Holmberg, J.
name: Hurley, Jarrod
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We derive stellar ages, from evolutionary tracks, and metallicities, from Strömgren photometry, for a sample of 5828 dwarf and sub-dwarf stars from the Hipparcos Catalogue. This stellar disk sample is used to investigate the age-metallicity diagram in the solar neighbourhood. Such diagrams are often used to derive a so called age-metallicity relation. Because of the size of our sample, we are able to quantify the impact on such diagrams, and derived relations, due to different selection effects. Some of these effects are of a more subtle sort, giving rise to erroneous conclusions. In particular we show that [1] the age-metallicity diagram is well populated at all ages and especially that old, metal-rich stars do exist, [2] the scatter in metallicity at any given age is larger than the observational errors, [3] the exclusion of cooler dwarf stars from an age-metallicity sample preferentially excludes old, metal-rich stars, depleting the upper right-hand corner of the age-metallicity diagram, [4] the distance dependence found in the Edvardsson et al. sample by Garnett & Kobulnicky is an expected artifact due to the construction of the original sample. We conclude that, although some of it can be attributed to stellar migration in the galactic disk, a large part of the observed scatter is intrinsic to the formation processes of stars.
title: „Blogbeiträge und andere Formen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens ergänzen sich wunderbar“
Creators: name: Slama, Serge
name: Birkenkötter, Hannah
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
A Survey and Content Analysis of the Quality of Behavior Guidance Policies in Tennessee Early Childhood Programs
Creators: name: Hemmeter, Mary Louise
name: Barton, Erin E.
name: Clayback, Kelsey A.
name: Yang, Hsiu-Wen
name: Domingo, Maddisen
Publisher: name: SAGE Publications
Year: 2024

description: Developmentally and culturally appropriate program behavior policies that are clearly communicated and implemented successfully can prevent exclusion and positively impact teachers, children, and families. However, it is unclear if policies are high quality or designed to equitably support positive behavior. We examined behavior policies from 41 child care programs in Tennessee. Using a rating tool, we found that policies were very low quality and lacked information on family engagement, staff training, and the use of data. Policies also exhibited several red flags, including using euphemisms for exclusion, using soft exclusion, and articulating three strikes or zero tolerance policies for certain child behaviors. Finally, leaders reported no formal staff training on the policy, though staff were expected to discuss policies with families. From these findings, it is clear that we need to provide more support and guidance to program leaders and other staff related to creating and implementing behavior policies.
Stereoselective Synthesis of 2-(2-Hydroxyalkyl)piperidine Alkaloids Through Prins–Ritter Reaction
Creators: name: B. V. Subba Reddy
name: Supriya Ghanty
name: N. Siva Senkar Reddy
name: Y. Jayasudhan Reddy
name: J. S. Yadav
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A stereoselective total synthesis of the 2-(2-hydroxyalkyl)piperidine alkaloids has been accomplished by a Prins–Ritter amidation sequence. Other steps involved in this synthesis are Jacobsen's hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HRK) and ring-closing metathesis (RCM).
An innovative multidisciplinary model for work placement assessment
Creators: name: Dunn, Louise
name: Schier, Mark
name: Fonseca, Lariane
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 390405
subject: Educational technology and computing

description: Assessment methods and practices have been identified as a key issue in the delivery of work-integrated learning programs worldwide. Maintaining academic standards, ensuring the relevance and consistency of assessment processes and determining responsibility for assessment are some commonly raised problems. This paper presents a case study of an innovative assessment model developed for application in multidisciplinary workplace settings, which attempts to address some of these issues. The case study is based on an optional 6 or 12 month paid WIL program, available to undergraduate students. The paper discusses the strategy adopted to formulate the model. The assessment tool was trialed in 2010, with positive outcomes reported by academic supervisors from its first application. Key Improvements included an increase in the quality of student reports and greater evidence of graduate attribute development being documented by students. The project outcomes may be useful for other practitioners addressing assessment practices in WIL.
The Influence of the 1988 and 2003 IOM Future of Public Health Reports on the CDC.
Creators: name: Baker, Edward L
Publisher: name: American Public Health Association
Year: 2024

description: The landmark 1988 Institute of Medicine report The Future of Public Health served the public health community well by pointing to what needed to be done, fostering a sense of urgency, and offering concrete directions to be pursued. In this article, the impact of the 1988 report, and of the subsequent 2003 report on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is considered by tracing the course of the ideas that influenced the consciousness of the public health community and subsequently catalyzed concrete action. Among these ideas was that "public health is in disarray." This assessment led to an awareness that something needed to be done. Further, by stating that the public health enterprise had 3 core functions (assessment, policy development, and assurance), the 1988 report set in motion policy development to address the "disarray." At a more fundamental level, both reports championed the need for governmental public health (particularly at the CDC) to take action to strengthen the capacity of local and state public health agencies to address a growing range of public health threats and emergencies.
Replicating and Extending the Reliability, Criterion Validity, and Treatment Sensitivity of the PANSS10 and PANSS20 for Pediatric Trials
Creators: name: Youngstrom, Eric A.
name: Busner, Joan
name: Findling, Robert L.
name: Langfus, Joshua A.
name: Daniel, David Gordon
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2024

description: Objective Pediatric studies of schizophrenia have relied on the 30-item Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS30) as a primary outcome measure. There have been many efforts to create shorter versions of it to reduce costs and burden. The present aim is to conduct a confirmatory investigation of the reliability and validity of 10 and 20 item abbreviated versions developed in a US-based NIMH pediatric sample that reflects the five-factor structure underlying the PANSS, adding more detailed examination of patient-level score reproducibility and extending the examination to a large, placebo-controlled, international pediatric trial. Method We applied the same psychometric and treatment sensitivity analyses as in Findling et al., (2023) to an adolescent schizophrenia paliperidone randomized placebo-controlled trial (RCT), accessed via the Yale Open Data Access (YODA) secure data environment (described in Singh et al., 2011). Analyses included confirmatory factor analyses, graded response models, ω reliability coefficients, tests of convergent criterion validity, sensitivity to change, and Bland-Altman plots to evaluate score reproducibility. Results Using the paliperidone RCT dataset, with N=201 participants between the ages of 12 and 17 years (mean age=15.40, SD=1.53 years; 59% male), the PANSS10 or 20-item vs. 30-item versions had similar average interitem correlations (.11 to .15), ωTotal reliabilities of .78 to .89 with reliability >.80 across patient presentations from mild residual symptoms to severe pathology, correlations of .92 and .98 with the 30-item total, partial eta-squared values for time, treatment, and time x treatment, and also correlations with Clinical Global Impression (CGI) severity and Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) ratings. Per-item scores differed by 0.04 points on average on the PANSS10 and 0.01 for the PANSS20 versus the PANSS30, all not significant. Conclusion Results replicated reliability and validity findings for the PANSS10 and PANSS20 short forms in an international placebo-controlled pediatric RCT. Findings extend prior work by being the first to apply modern reliability models (ω) for multi-factor composites, also using Bland-Altman methods to evaluate patient-level score reproducibility. Scores based on the PANSS10 or PANSS20 reproduce traditional scores with high fidelity and low bias, offering substantial savings in terms of time, cost, and burden, especially when used for tracking progress or outcomes.
Polyphenols and antioxidant capacity of a spontaneous reddish mutant in Satsuma mandarin, Shinheungri
Creators: name: Kim, Min Young
name: In-Jung Kim
name: Im, Soon Jae
name: Kim, Ji Hye
name: Ji-Man Heo
name: Seung-Yeob Song
name: Kim, Jung Hyun
name: Moon, Seo Hyun
name: Seongbeom Cho
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biochemistry

description: A Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc. cv. Miyagawa) spontaneous mutant, Shinheungri, produces fruit with an abnormal red-coloured peel during ripening. The peel and pulp extracts of Shinheungri fruit were evaluated for polyphenolic contents and antioxidant activities by using various in vitro assays. Compared with those of wild type (WT), Shinheungri exhibited slightly higher total flavonoid content and antioxidant activities. The results of UPLC analyses indicate that the peel and pulp extracts of Shinheungri fruit were rich in mainly hesperidin, and they had different flavonoid composition. The present data on Shinheungri revealed a potential source of powerful flavonoids for further detailed phytochemical investigation.
Prediction of Spontaneous Plastic Deformation of Irradiated Metallic Glasses due to Thermal Spike-Induced Plasticity
Creators: name: Baumer, Richard E.
name: Demkowicz, Michael J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Developmental Biology
Biological Sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Physics
Biophysics

description: Using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations, we predict that knock-on damage in irradiated metallic glasses yields spontaneous anisotropic deformation, i.e. shape change in the absence of externally applied loads. The root cause of this behavior is anisotropic plastic deformation around non-spherical thermal spikes. Such thermal spike-induced plasticity (TSIP) does not depend on electronic excitations and is distinct from the ‘ion hammer’ effect. Macroscale TSIP is predicted to occur under unidirectional heavy ion and neutron irradiation. The consequences of TSIP for potential applications of metallic glasses under irradiation are discussed.
Synthesis of New Tandospirone Analogues Carrying 1-(3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperazine
Creators: name: Gunkara, Omer Tahir
name: Bilgesu Onur Sucu
name: Muge Guleli
name: Nuket Ocal
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: New tandospirone analogues containing a 1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]piperazine (TFMPP) moiety have been synthesized by hydroarylation reactions with Pd(OAc)2. The perhydroisoindole derivatives were obtained by the reaction of reduced starting material with aryl-(heteroaryl) iodides under the same conditions. Spiro-1,3-indandionolylpyrrolidine derivatives having an array of stereocenters are reported.
title: Mehr Schutzpflicht wagen?: In den USA beschäftigt die Abtreibungsfrage erneut die Gerichte
Creators: name: Unseld, Christopher
Publisher: name: Fachinformationsdienst für internationale und interdisziplinäre Rechtsforschung
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: 342

description: Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional
MULTI-WAVELENGTH LENS RECONSTRUCTION of A PLANCK and HERSCHEL-DETECTED STAR-BURSTING GALAXY
Creators: name: Timmons, Nicholas
name: Calanog, Jae
name: Clements, David L.
name: Lima Da Cunha, Elisabete
name: Dye, Simon
name: Eales, Stephen A.
name: Furlanetto, Cristina
name: Gonzalez-Nuevo, Joaquin
name: Greenslade, Joshua
name: Gurwell, Mark
name: Messias, Hugo
name: Cooray, Asantha
name: Michałowski, Michał J.
name: Oteo, Iván
name: Pérez-Fournon, Ismael
name: Scott, Douglas
name: Valiante, Elisabetta
name: Riechers, Dominik A.
name: Nayyeri, Hooshang
name: Fu, Hai
name: Jullo, Eric
name: Gladders, Michael D.
name: Baes, Maarten
name: Bussmann, R. Shane
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present a source-plane reconstruction of a Herschel and Planck-detected gravitationally lensed dusty star-forming galaxy (DSFG) at z = 1.68 using Hubble, Submillimeter Array (SMA), and Keck observations. The background submillimeter galaxy (SMG) is strongly lensed by a foreground galaxy cluster at z = 0.997 and appears as an arc with a length of ∼15″ in the optical images. The continuum dust emission, as seen by SMA, is limited to a single knot within this arc. We present a lens model with source-plane reconstructions at several wavelengths to show the difference in magnification between the stars and dust, and highlight the importance of multi-wavelength lens models for studies involving lensed DSFGs. We estimate the physical properties of the galaxy by fitting the flux densities to model spectral energy distributions leading to a magnification-corrected star-formation rate (SFR) of 390 ± 60 M yr-1 and a stellar mass of 1.1 ± 0.4 × 1011 M⊙. These values are consistent with high-redshift massive galaxies that have formed most of their stars already. The estimated gas-to-baryon fraction, molecular gas surface density, and SFR surface density have values of 0.43 ± 0.13, 350 ± 200 pc-2, and M yr-1 kpc-2, respectively. The ratio of SFR surface density to molecular gas surface density puts this among the most star-forming systems, similar to other measured SMGs and local ULIRGs.
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities for Child Behavioral Health Services in North Carolina Medicaid
Creators: name: Kamdar, Neil
name: Lanier, Paul
name: Konstanzer, Joseph
name: Hyman, Jacob
name: Hassmiller Lich, Kristen
name: Gibbs, Daniel
name: Rose, Roderick
Publisher: name: North Carolina Institute of Medicine
Year: 2024

description:  Background Psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) are non-hospital inpatient treatment settings for children with severe be­havioral health disorders. PRTFs are a restrictive and costly form of care that can potentially be avoided with community-based behavioral health services.   Methods Statewide Medicaid enrollment and claims data for 2015–2022 were used to describe PRTF utilization in North Carolina. We examined annual episodes of care in PRTFs and compared trends before and during the COVID-19 public health emergency.   Results From 2015 to 2022, 10,038 children insured by NC Medicaid entered a PRTF across 10,966 episodes of care. In the past five years (2018–2022), care in PRTFs resulted in Medicaid expenditures of over $550 million total, or over $100 million per year. In 2022, 42% of children who entered PRTFs were in foster care and 44% of children were placed in PRTFs outside of North Carolina.   Limitations The analysis was limited to data collected for administrative purposes.   Conclusions Current trends indicate an ongoing overrepresentation of children in foster care placed in PRTFs and increased out-of-state PRTF placements. Coordinated efforts in future research, policy, and practice are needed to determine the cause of these trends and iden­tify solutions.
Stereoselective Synthesis of 2-(2-Hydroxyalkyl)piperidine Alkaloids Through Prins–Ritter Reaction
Creators: name: B. V. Subba Reddy
name: Supriya Ghanty
name: N. Siva Senkar Reddy
name: Y. Jayasudhan Reddy
name: J. S. Yadav
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorised

description: A stereoselective total synthesis of the 2-(2-hydroxyalkyl)piperidine alkaloids has been accomplished by a Prins–Ritter amidation sequence. Other steps involved in this synthesis are Jacobsen's hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HRK) and ring-closing metathesis (RCM).
Comprehensive analytic formulae for stellar evolution as a function of mass and metallicity
Creators: name: Hurley, Jarrod
name: Pols, Onno R.
name: Tout, Christopher A.
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present analytic formulae that approximate the evolution of stars for a wide range of mass M and metallicity Z. Stellar luminosity, radius and core mass are given as a function of age, M and Z, for all phases from the zero-age main sequence up to, and including, the remnant stages. For the most part we find continuous formulae accurate to within 5 per cent of detailed models. These formulae are useful for purposes such as population synthesis that require very rapid but accurate evaluation of stellar properties, and in particular for use in combination with N-body codes. We describe a mass-loss prescription that can be used with these formulae, and investigate the resulting stellar remnant distribution.
Enhancing water purification efficiency through adsorption and photocatalysis: models, applications, and challenges
Creators: name: Eddy, Nnabuk Okon
name: Ukpe, Richard Alexis
name: Garg, Rajni
name: Garg, Rishav
name: Odiongenyi, Anduang
name: Ameh, Paul
name: Akpet, Imaobong Nyambi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: One of the major global environmental challenges is the absence of potable water for the effective operation of various domestic, agricultural, industrial and other functions. At different levels of research and development, several water treatment/purification technologies have been developed. Adsorption and photodegradation technologies are among the most acceptable ones because they can be operated at an environmentally friendly level with less sophisticated technology and at a low cost. The adsorption process separates contaminants/pollutants from the solution phase onto the surface of the adsorbent while photocatalysed degradation converts the toxic contaminants to harmless forms. This paper addresses the link between the two phenomena and reviews recent nanomaterials for both processes and finally presents metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles and metal-metal oxide nanocomposites as useful materials for both adsorption and photocatalysis. Adsorption is addressed as the initial process for the photocatalysed degradation of organic materials. The adsorption process, unlike photocatalysis, is effective for various forms of pollutants (including organic and inorganic, photocatalysed degradation is effective for organic pollutants. Reviews of the various nanomaterials as adsorbents or photocatalysts have indicated that their particle size, surface area, adsorption capacity, band gap, optical property, electrical property, porosity, and large surface are to volume ratio are factors that present them as unique materials for adsorption and photocatalysis.
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel N-, S-, O-Substituted P-Chloranil Derivatives
Creators: name: Ibis, Cemil
name: Ayla, Sibel Sahinler
name: Yagmur Dogan
name: Ozen, Mesut
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A series of novel N-, S-, and O-substituted p-chloranil derivatives were synthesized from the reactions of p-chloranil (1) and related nucleophiles in sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) solution of acetonitrile or in chloroform with Et3N. The structures of novel compounds were characterized by using microanalysis, Fourier transform–infrared, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectrometry.
LED-enhanced photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium by Cu-doped ZnO nanorods: kinetic modeling, cost analysis, and toxicity assessment
Creators: name: Ayagh, Kobra
name: Shirzad-Siboni, Mehdi
name: Tahergorabi, Mahsa
name: Dewil, Raf
name: Mohagheghian, Azita
name: Godini, Kazem
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plasma Physics

description: This study unveils the synthesis and application of Cu-doped ZnO nanorods (NRS) as an efficient catalyst for the photocatalytic reduction of hazardous hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) in water. Synthesized via a simplified co-precipitation method, the NRS demonstrated enhanced performance, achieving an 89.35% Cr6+ reduction efficiency under optimal conditions. The catalyst’s performance was significantly augmented in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and revealed a first-order kinetic model. Radical trapping experiments highlighted the pivotal role of hydroxyl radicals in the photocatalytic process. A comparative analysis of the NRS with LED/ZnO and undoped ZnO underscores the superior efficiency of the Cu-doped variant. Moreover, the applicability of this system was validated in real water and wastewater matrices containing Cr6+, indicating its promising potential for industrial and environmental applications. An in vivo bioassay using Daphnia magna further confirmed the reduced toxicity post-treatment, underscoring the environmental friendliness of this innovative approach. The findings present Cu-doped ZnO nanorods as a promising, effective, and eco-friendly catalyst for the remediation of Cr6+ contaminated water, marking a significant stride towards sustainable and efficient water treatment solutions.
Drepana curvatula
Creators: name: Koshkin, E. S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Drepanidae
Drepana
Drepana curvatula

description: Drepana curvatula (Borkhausen, 1790) * ΔубатоΛов 2009: гиΑропост.
 МатериаΛ. 1 ♂, Ниман, 3.07.2014 (ЕК); 3 ♂, Нов. МеΑвежий, 1– 2.07.2016 (ЕК); 2 ♂, там же, 2– 12.07.2018 (ЕК); 1 ♂, там же, 17.07.2020 (ЕК); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, НиΛан, 11– 13.08.2016 (ЕК).
 Примечание. ТранспаΛеарктический виΑ. К. р. Betula, Alnus (Betulaceae) (Чистяков 2005).
description: Published as part of Koshkin, E. S., 2020, Moths (Lepidoptera, Macroheterocera, Excluding Geometridae And Noctuidae S. L.) Of The Bureinsky State Nature Reserve And Adjacent Territories (Khabarovsk Krai, Russia), pp. 412-435 in Amurian Zoological Journal XII (4) on page 416, DOI: 10.33910/2686-9519-2020-12-4-412-435, http://zenodo.org/record/12724805