cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Immature embryo rescue of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) after an extended period of seed trace culture
Creators: name: Valdez, J. G.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: In this work the effect of time on in vitro culture of seed traces is evaluated. Without changing media, there was no decline in the number of rescued embryos for any cross within and up to 210 d of culture. After that period a decline was shown for varieties producing abundant callus from the external tegument. Direct germination of embryos increased in all crosses except for Blush Seedless x 73049, which stopped direct germination after 90 d. The polyembryony was advantageous for the cross Superior Seedless x Dawn Seedless, because it increased the percentage of normal plantlets. Multiple embryos showed a higher capacity to germinate in all cases. More embryos were obtained by excision and they presented a higher percentage of normal plantlets in comparison to plantlets obtained by embryos germinated directly. Embryos from the varieties Ruby Seedless, Blush Seedless and Bronx Seedless mainly produced normal plantlets while Crimson Seedless, Superior Seedless and Fantasy Seedless embryos mostly produced abnormal plantlets.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 44 No. 1 (2005): Vitis
Genetic relationships among local Vitis vinifera cultivars from Campania (Italy)
Creators: name: Costantini, L.
name: Monaco, A.
name: Vouillamoz, J. F.
name: Forlani, M.
name: Grando, M. S.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: A total of 114 accessions putatively corresponding to 69 local grape cultivars from Campania (Southern Italy) were analysed with 8 microsatellite markers (VVS2, VVMD5, VVMD7, VVMD25, VVMD27, VVMD31, VrZAG62 and VrZAG79) in order to evaluate their genetic diversity and relationships. According to their unique genotype at SSR loci finally 56 varieties were found. Interesting cases of synonymy, i.e. Greco di Tufo and Asprinio, Palummina and Piedirosso, and homonymy were disclosed. Pairwise genetic distances were calculated between all cultivars. Clustering of cultivars did not reflect their current distribution and this suggests that grape cultivars of Campania might have been introduced from various and distinct geographic areas.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 44 No. 1 (2005): Vitis
Characterisation of the grapevine cultivar Picolit by means of morphological descriptors and molecular markers
Creators: name: Zulini, L.
name: Fabro, E.
name: Peterlunger, E.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: The phenotypic and genotypic variability of cv. Picolit, an ancient, female-flower cultivar from north-eastern Italy was investigated by means of ampelographic and ampelometric descriptors and by molecular markers, such as microsatellites and AFLPs. Thirty nine samples were collected from old plants (30-100 years old), which showed some differences in morphology and growth. In two samples (P6 and P7) morphological differences were found. These samples showed a different allelic profile at 18 out of the 21 SSRs analysed and were therefore considered not to belong to the cv. Picolit. Of the remaining samples, 35 gave the same allelic pattern at all SSRs and they were therefore considered ‘true-to-type’ Picolit, whereas two of them (P4 and P8) showed several variations, including extra alleles. One of the possible causes of such differences is chimerism. The AFLP analysis, from which samples P6 and P7 were excluded, enabled screening of a larger portion of the genome and confirmed the differences of the P4 and P8 samples from the remaining ones. P4 and P8 were different from the majority of samples at 13 and 37 AFLP loci respectively. A few further polymorphic bands were recorded in the remaining samples, but they were disregarded since they were not always reproducible. This research confirmed the appreciable somatic stability of SSR markers even in long-lived, vegetatively propagated plants, and the occasional occurrence of solid mutations and chimerisms.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 44 No. 1 (2005): Vitis
Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP), cloning and sequencing reveals two major groups of divergent molecular variants of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3)
Creators: name: Jooste, A. E. C.
name: Goszczynski, D. E.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: The SSCP and RE/SSCP analysis of ORF5, ORF6 and ORF7 of 25 local and overseas isolates of GLRaV-3 showed only two kinds of distinct SSCP profiles for each of these genomic regions. It suggested low molecular variability of the virus. Fragments of the 5’UTR + ORF1a, 3’ terminal part of ORF1a, ORF4, ORF5, ORF6 and ORF7 of three isolates, representing distinct SSCP profiles, were cloned and sequenced. Results revealed that although the 3’terminal half of the genome (ORF4-7) and the sequence located in the 3’ terminal part of ORF1a were relatively similar among isolates (91.3-96.2 % nt identity), their 5’terminal parts (88 nt of 5’UTR and adjacent first 329 nt of ORF1a) were clearly divergent (81.6-81.8 % nt identity). Analysis of this divergent part of GLRaV-3 for an additional 11 isolates showed that they cluster in two distinct molecular groups, sharing 94.7-99.7 % and 80.8-85.1 % nt identity within and between groups respectively. The correlation between the molecular groups and SSCP profiles of the 209 nt fragment of ORF5 of GLRaV-3 strongly suggests that SSCP analysis of this easily RT-PCR amplified region can be used for rapid identification of divergent molecular variants of the virus in field-collected grapevine samples.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 44 No. 1 (2005): Vitis
Staining methods for the investigation of Plasmopara viticola and its infection structures in semi-thin sections
Creators: name: Kortekamp, A.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: The investigation of Plasmopara viticola, that spends most of its life cycle inside of leaves, requires specific staining techniques. It is desirable to visualize both, host cells and parasitic structures, given their silimar chemical constitutions, especially in reference to the cell wall. On the basis of appropriate staining procedures it was possible to demonstrate parasitic structures during the infection process. Several dyes and optical brighteners were successfully used to identify hyphae, vesicles, haustoria, gametangia and oospores. The chemical determination of the stained structures is discussed.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 44 No. 1 (2005): Vitis
Characterization of Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains isolated from grapevine
Creators: name: Szegedi, E.
name: Bottka, S.
name: Mikulás, J.
name: Otten, L.
name: Sule, S.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: Grapevine crown gall is predominantly induced by Agrobacterium vitis, but rarely, Agrobacterium tumefaciens may also cause this disease. We have collected 18 grapevine isolates of A. tumefaciens from distinct geographical regions and various grapevine varieties. Characterization of these strains showed that 7 of the 18 strains carried A. vitis-type octopine/cucumopine Ti plasmids, utilized tartrate, were avirulent on pea and did not respond to the virC-specific PCR primers like A. vitis. Eleven of the 18 strains carried A. tumefaciens-type Ti plasmids, did not grow on tartrate, were virulent on pea and reacted positively to virC-specific PCR primers. Two of these strains induced octopine/agropine-, and two strains induced agropine producing tumors on grapevine and/or Kalanchoe tubiflora plants. The remaining 7 strains showed the characteristic properties of A. tumefaciens nopaline strains and were sensitive to agrocin 84.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 44 No. 1 (2005): Vitis
DSS SS20 UE1 maDMP Jacob Palecek 01526624
Creators: name: Palecek, Jacob
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: The machine actionable version of the DMP from part 2 of the exercise. Please note that this file is zipped because of an error on Zenodo that doesn't allow JSON files to be uploaded (see TUWEL forum).
Sensitive domains of self-concept in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): Further evidence for a multidimensional model of OCD
Creators: name: Doron, Guy
name: Kyrios, Michael
name: Moulding, Richard
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Aspects of self-concept have been implicated in recent empirical and theoretical investigations of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This article extends previous theory and research by investigating the proposal that specific self-structures may be linked with OCD [e.g., Doron, G., & Kyrios, M. (2005). Obsessive-compulsive disorder: a review of possible specific internal representations within a broader cognitive theory. Clinical Psychology Review, 25, 415-432]. In particular, it was hypothesized that individuals who value the domains of morality, job and scholastic competence, and social acceptability, but who feel incompetent in these domains (i.e., 'sensitive' domains of self), would hold a greater level of OC-related beliefs and display more OC-symptoms. The study was performed in 198 non-clinical participants, using a multidimensional measure of self-concept. As predicted, it was found that sensitivity in the four domains was related to higher levels of OC-related beliefs. Sensitivity in the domains of morality, job competence and social acceptability also related to higher levels of OC-symptoms. Further, these findings were generally maintained when controlling for global self-worth. Based on these results, it is argued that sensitivity of self-concept may be associated with OC cognitions and phenomena. Implications for theory and treatment are discussed.
Development of chemistry portal for grid-enabled molecular science
Creators: name: Zhongwu, Zhou
name: Feng, Wang
name: Todd, Billy
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: We present a description of our ongoing efforts to develop a chemistry grid portal by utilizing core grid technologies for computational chemistry and molecular science applications. The portal aims to provide the Australian computational chemistry and molecular science community a uniform and integrated user interface for scientists to access and execute distributed applications through a conventional Web browser. The portal will become a complete molecular science e-research platform from user management, to experiment composition and preparation, execution over grid resources, and finally results analysis and visualization. The requirements for the portal, its architecture and design are discussed, along with implementation details and case studies, and future directions of the project.
Developing a multi-dimensional measure of adolescent engagement in research
Creators: name: Steiner, Mary Kathleen
name: Kroshus, Emily
name: Christakis, Dimitri
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: The objective of this study is to develop a measure of adolescent engagement in research that is both valid and reliable. The study will address the following specific aims:
Aim 1: Refine a conceptual model of adolescent engagement in research using concept mapping methods that elevate and synthesize adolescent perspectives.
Aim 2: Develop a measure of adolescent engagement that reflects the conceptual model from Aim 1.
Aim 3: Test the reliability and validity of the newly developed measure.
Axial crushing force of externally fibre-reinforced metal tubes
Creators: name: Wang, X.
name: Lu, Guoxing
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Based on the classical Alexander solution for the axial collapse of bare metal tubes, a theoretical model is presented to predict the mean crushing force of arbitrarily fibre-reinforced metal tubes with a ring collapse mode. The derived mean crushing force and length of the local folding wave are more reasonable and are in better agreement with the experiments than previously obtained. The effect of wrapping direction of the reinforcing fibres is studied. This model for predicting the static mean crushing force can be extended for the dynamic mean crushing force of fibre-reinforced metal tubes under axial impact load.
The Social Network: Reflections on Power
Creators: name: Toledo, Michel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011

description: This article presents a critical reading of The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010), focusing on the construction of power and social exclusion within the emergence of Facebook. Beyond its narrative of legal disputes and personal betrayals, the film is analyzed as a metaphor for the power networks that underpin contemporary capitalism, especially from elite institutions like Harvard. Through the figure of Mark Zuckerberg, the film reveals an ascent to power driven by the loss of emotional bonds, the instrumentalization of social relations, and the consecration of solitude as the cost of transcendence. The film is interpreted as a reflection on the transformation of the individual into a social predator seeking legitimacy, prestige, and control.
Change in specific interactions between lactose repressor protein and DNA induced by ligand binding: molecular dynamics and molecular orbital calculations
Creators: name: Matsushita, Yuki
name: Murakawa, Takeru
name: Shimamura, Kanako
name: Ohyama, Tatsuya
name: Oishi, Masato
name: Kurita, Noriyuki
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Cancer
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Physics
Biochemistry
Biophysics

description: Lactose repressor protein (LacR) plays an essential role in controlling the transcription mechanism of genomic information from DNA to mRNA. It has been elucidated that a ligand binding to LacR regulates allosterically the specific interactions between LacR and operator DNA. However, the effect of the ligand binding on the specific interactions has not been clarified at an atomic level. In this study, we performed classical molecular dynamics (MD) and ab initio fragment molecular orbital simulations to elucidate the effect of ligand binding at atomic and electronic levels. The MD simulations for the solvated complexes with LacR-dimer, DNA and ligand demonstrate that the binding of an inducer IPTG to LacR-dimer significantly changes the structure of LacR-monomer to cause strong interactions between LacR-monomers, resulting in weakening the interactions between LacR-dimer and DNA. In contrast, the binding of an anti-inducer ONPF to LacR-dimer was found to enhance the interactions between LacR-dimer and DNA. These findings are consistent with the functions of IPTG and ONPF as an inducer and an anti-inducer, respectively. We therefore proposed a simplified model for the effect of the ligand binding on the specific interactions between LacR-dimer and DNA.
A switch-on near-infrared fluorescence-ready probe for Cu(I): live cell imaging
Creators: name: Debabrata Maity
name: Raj, Anand
name: D. Karthigeyan
name: Kundu, Tapas K.
name: T. Govindaraju
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: A reaction-based strategy exploiting metal ion mediated oxidative C–O bond cleavage affords selective ‘switch-on’ near-infrared (NIR) emitting cyanine probe for Cu+ in aqueous media and live cells. Near-infrared fluorescence-ready probe TPACy readily reacts with Cu+ to release the quinone embedded heptamethine cyanine (Cy-quinone) with extended π-electron conjugation responsible for the switch-on NIR fluorescence in aqueous buffer solution (50 mM HEPES, pH 7.2). This probe can be conveniently used for monitoring Cu+ without the interference from pH dependent effects of physiological media. Utility of the probe has been demonstrated by its application in the detection of unbound copper species (Cu+) in live cells.
Simplified molecular input line entry system-based: QSAR modelling for MAP kinase-interacting protein kinase (MNK1)
Creators: name: S. Begum
name: P. Ganga Raju Achary
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry

description: Quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) models were built for the prediction of inhibition (pIC50, i.e. negative logarithm of the 50% effective concentration) of MAP kinase-interacting protein kinase (MNK1) by 43 potent inhibitors. The pIC50 values were modelled with five random splits, with the representations of the molecular structures by simplified molecular input line entry system (SMILES). QSAR model building was performed by the Monte Carlo optimisation using three methods: classic scheme; balance of correlations; and balance correlation with ideal slopes. The robustness of these models were checked by parameters as rm2, r*m2, and randomisation technique. The best QSAR model based on single optimal descriptors was applied to study in vitro structure–activity relationships of 6-(4-(2-(piperidin-1-yl) ethoxy) phenyl)-3-(pyridin-4-yl) pyrazolo [1,5-a] pyrimidine derivatives as a screening tool for the development of novel potent MNK1 inhibitors. The effects of alkyl group, –OH, –NO2, F, Cl, Br, I, etc. on the IC50 values towards the inhibition of MNK1 were also reported.
title: Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Oligophosphates into Supramolecular Polymers
Creators: name: Ehret, Edouard
Publisher: name: Universität Bern
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: 540 Chemistry

description: Supramolecular polymers are a unique class of materials. They offer dynamic and reversible characteristics which separate them from conventional polymers.
Their self-assembling behavior, as well as their singular properties, are described in Chapter 1. This introduction, with a focus on the self-assembly of oligomers in aqueous media, explores the possibility of introducing chemical modifications into oligomers to form functionalized supramolecular polymers. The introduction is followed by elucidating the aim of the thesis in Chapter 2.
Chapter 3 investigates the incorporation of a carbohydrate moiety into phosphodiester-linked pyrene oligomers. The synthesis and self-assembly behavior of several carbohydrate-modified pyrene oligomers are described. The controlled aggregation of the oligomers, resulting in the formation of two distinct supramolecular polymers whose morphology was dictated by the pyrene isomer present in the oligomer construct.
The Chapter 4 explores the possibility of observing the self-assembly of oligomers lacking intramolecular π-π interactions, in aqueous media. The synthesis of a small library of cholane-PAH-cholane oligomers (CPC) and their self-assembly properties and morphologies are detailed. The supramolecular assembly of the different CPCs resulted in the observation of three distinct nanostructures - sheets, tubes and worms.
Chapter 5 describes the light-harvesting properties of the different phenanthrene CPC assemblies, in the presence of the pyrene CPCs, under different aggregation conditions. The efficiency of the different donor-acceptor couples are discussed and the most efficient system is presented.
The final chapter provides an overall conclusion on the work performed and highlights potential future perspectives.
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Differences in Autistic and Nonautistic Youth
Creators: name: Zawatsky, Julia
name: Yarger, Heather
name: Redcay, Elizabeth
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: BSOS
subject: Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
subject: Autism Research
subject: Heart Rate Variability

description: Research comparing physiological differences in Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia between Autistic and Nonautistic adolescents in an ecologically valid setting.
description: Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) represents the activity of the vagus nerve and is an indicator of parasympathetic activity. Low levels of RSA at rest indicate blunted parasympathetic activity. Porges’ Polyvagal Theory suggests that vagus nerve activity is linked to one’s ability to regulate their physiological states and social behaviors (Porges, 2007). Many studies have shown that there is a difference in RSA values between autistic and nonautistic individuals, which is thought to be connected to weakened stress responses and a decreased ability to adapt in social situations (Cheng, 2020). While these studies have shown that these two groups differ at rest, many of them lacked ecological validity as they were conducted in a laboratory setting. Thus, our research question aimed to answer if there are differences in RSA at baseline between autistic and non autistic adolescents in a more ecologically valid setting using data collected in participants' homes. Twenty-two (11 autistic, 11 nonautistic) youth,Mage 12.9 years (SD=0.85) participated in the current study. Participants were asked to wear a Zephyr Bioharness and biomodule that gathered physiological data including heart rate and breathing rate for around 10 minutes for 1-3 timepoints in a home setting. We then processed the data into RSA values. Using an independent sample t-test, we found that there were significant differences in RSA values between the two groups. Specifically, autistic adolescents were found to have lower RSA during at-home baselines relative to the nonautistic group (t=3.247, p= <0.01). Our study produced similar results as previous research, but in a more ecological setting.
Effect of different 3’ flanking regions on the activity of the Vitis vinifera alcohol dehydrogenase 2 promoter
Creators: name: Tesniere, C.
name: Khbaya, B.
name: Chatelet, P.
name: Torregrosa, L.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: 3’untranslated regions (3' UTR) are isogene specific regions which contain sequences likely playing an important role in gene expression. To evaluate the importance of these regions on Vitis vinifera alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (VvAdh2) expression, we designed expression cassettes containing the luciferase reporter gene under the VvAdh2 or CaMV 35S promoters and flanked by different 3’ UTRs. Luciferase activity monitoring was performed through transient expression experiments, using biolistic on Cabernet Sauvignon suspension cells. Results showed that absence of the 3’ region had a strong down-regulating effect on the VvAdh2 promoter activity (but not on the CaMV 35S promoter activity). The nature of the flanking 3' UTR was shown to influence expression cassette activity. Whatever the promoter, VvAdh1 and VvAdh2 terminators had similar effect on expression of luciferase in air leading to an activity level very close to that of CaMV 35S terminator. Under anaerobiosis, luciferase expression was strongly increased with all terminators, VvAdh6 3'-end inducing the highest level of expression. Functional constructs with VvAdh2 promoter and VvAdh terminators designed in this study could be used wherever grapevine-homologous, stress-stimulated cassettes should be of interest.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 44 No. 1 (2005): Vitis
D1.6 - OntoCommons Standardisation Impact Report v1
Creators: name: Muscella, Silvana
name: Mancarella, Cristina
name: Giuffrida, Rita
name: Colucci, Luigi
name: Osimanti, Francesco
name: Nugent, Patricia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Standardisation
ICT Standards
Digital Industrial Transition
Coordination
Harmonisation
Interoperability

description: This report, the first of two iterations of the OntoCommons Standardisation Impact report, provides a state of the art of European contributions to Ontologies and semantic interoperability in the international standards arena and how, thanks to those, OntoCommons.eu has contributed to progressing on the the harmonisation of data documentation and interoperability of data across materials and manufacturing domains. It goes on to outline how the Ontocommons.eu demonstrators, the Expert Advisory Group (EAG), consortium partners and related activities and projects all serve to progressing activities in the standardisation landscape, by providing important user requirements for standardisation and the materials and modelling domain perspective, with the objective of making standards more harmonised and applicable across different domains.
An Energy Consumption Intensity Ranking System for Rapid Energy Efficiency Evaluation of a Cluster of Commercial Buildings
Creators: name: Aditya Ramnarayan, Andres Sarmiento
Publisher: name: ASHRAE Transactions
Year: 2023
Subjects: GHG emissions, energy benchmarking, energy audit, energy efficiency, building energy performance ranking, electrification

description: Buildings in the U.S. account for roughly 74% of electricity usage and about 40% of all primary energy use associated with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the U.S., as determined in the Paris Agreement, sets a goal of reducing GHG emissions by ~50% compared to 2005 levels by 2030 while working towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. To meet these carbon reduction targets, the U.S. must substantially reduce of energy consumption and improve buildings' energy efficiency. To this end, this study introduces an energy consumption ranking tool that can be used to analyze the energy consumption profile of a cluster of buildings/campuses and provide an efficient tool to measure, monitor, and reduce end-use energy and CO2 emissions. The tool bases its rankings on a standard benchmark or a targeted energy efficiency goal. The tool generates a band of ranking, from the best to the worst energy efficiency performance, which directs the attention of building designers, operators, and government regulation/enforcement agencies to buildings having subpar energy efficiency performance. The proposed methodology is extrapolated to encompass a broad range of energy and CO2 consumption metrics in various building types and climate zones, thus having local, regional, and international applications. Using end-use energy utility data from the relevant database for the selected cluster of buildings and campuses, a total square footage area of ~26 million square feet of buildings and campuses was taken as the sample set for performing virtual audits using the custom-developed software. Using dynamic scatter plots and several ranking metrics, buildings with an underwhelming energy performance are identified for detailed energy audits. Once the outliers are spotted, energy modeling is performed to identify and delineate the root cause for the high energy use pattern for the facility. A breakdown of utilities and their corresponding energy analytics are visualized, thus highlighting the range of energy efficiency improvements and the potential for electrification. For the case example studied, the virtual audits are projected to result in minimum annual energy savings of 1,280,461 MMBtu and a corresponding minimum annual GHG reduction of 91,309 metric tons of CO2.
The effect of foliar application of methanol on productivity and fruit quality of grapevine cv. Flame Seedless
Creators: name: Ramadan, T.
name: Omran, Y. A. M. M.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: Field experiments were conducted in 2002 and 2003 on 6-year-old grapevine cv. Flame Seedless. The content of chlorophyll a and b, carotenoids and total carbohydrates increased after methanol application. Foliar application of aqueous methanol was very effective increasing the number of leaves per shoot and leaf area. Furthermore, 30 % methanol increased significantly the number of stomata of developing leaves at the first application time (shoot length: 20-30 cm) while 10, 30, 40 and 50 % methanol solutions were more effective at the second application date (prebloom). Increasing the chlorophyll content, the leaf area and the number of stomata per unit leaf area by methanol application increased net productivity of vines. There was a highly significant positive correlation between total yield, chlorophyll and carbohydrates content. Generally, all methanol treatments significantly increased length and diameter of shoots and internode length at both application dates. Application of methanol increased total soluble solids (TSS), the TSS/acid ratio and total anthocyanins in berry skins but decreased total acidity. Most significant effects were obtained by spraying 30 % methanol at the two application dates.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 44 No. 1 (2005): Vitis
Response of Muscat of Alexandria table grapes to post-veraison regulated deficit irrigation in Japan
Creators: name: El-Ansary, D. O.
name: Nakayama, S.
name: Hirano, K.
name: Okamoto, G.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: The effects of post-veraison regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) on vine water status, ripening, and quality of table grapes, cv. Muscat of Alexandria grown under a polyhouse and root-zone restriction condition were investigated in the Okayama University Experimental vineyard, Japan. From bud break to veraison all vines were irrigated to a soil moisture tension of 3 kPa at a depth of 15 cm, and were re-irrigated when soil moisture tension approached 15 kPa. Starting 10 d after veraison, 3 irrigation regimes were imposed: (1) Control (C): Re-irrigation immediately when soil moisture tension reached 15 kPa; (2) Moderate Deficit Irrigation (MDI): Re-irrigation 2 d after reaching a soil moisture tension of 15 kPa; and (3) Severe Deficit Irrigation (SDI): Re-irrigation 4 d after reaching a soil moisture tension of 15 kPa. Treatments were continued for 6 weeks until harvest. By the end of the experiment, as the vine water status decreased, only SDI vines were wilted or necrotic in the fruit-zone. In SDI vines, the cumulative effect of increased vine water deficit indicated by lower Ψl resulted in berries that were lower in firmness and acidity, with a small increase in aroma, and a higher TSS than control at harvest. The decrease in vine water status in the MDI treatment had a slight effect on berry ripening as compared with control while RDI had no effect on berry weight or juice pH at harvest.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 44 No. 1 (2005): Vitis
Impact of Racial Disparities in Home Mortgage Lending Outcomes on Intergenerational Mobility
Creators: name: Wychulis, Matthew
Publisher: name: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
Year: 2024

description: This paper evaluates the level of racial disparities within the home mortgage lending market and their relationship with intergenerational upward mobility. Using data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2010 dataset and Opportunity Insights datasets, this study scrutinizes lending disparities and intergenerational upward mobility at the Commuting Zone (CZ) level. By only evaluating lending outcomes for first-lien home purchase loans, I am able to capture the cohort of prospective home buyers moving to better neighborhoods and self-sorting themselves into geographical regions. I estimate the relationship between the disparities in mean denial rates between specified race groups within a given CZ, with the disparities in CZ-level predicted intergenerational childhood outcomes for the specified race groups. I find that disparities in denial rates between Black/Hispanic individuals and non-Hispanic whites disproportionately negatively affect Black and Hispanic children's expected future outcomes, especially those with parents at lower income percentile ranks in the national income distribution.
title: Journée d'études: Théorie politique et SHS
Publisher: name: EHESS
Year: 2014

description: Il s’agit d’une journée d’études interdisciplinaire organisée   conjointement par le CESPRA-EHESS (Centre d’études sociologiques et   politiques Raymond Aron) et l’association AMEP (Amis de la mention   Études politiques) qui s'est tenue le mardi 17 juin 2014 à l’EHESS (96 bd Raspail, 75006 Paris).   Cette journée est intitulée : « Théorie politique, philosophie politique et histoire des idées politiques : Quel dialogue au sein des SHS ? »   Cette journée d’études entend faire dialoguer la   théorie politique, la philosophie politique et l’histoire des idées   politiques avec les autres disciplines et sous-disciplines des sciences   humaines et sociales qui s’intéressent aux questions politiques. Sans   préjuger des résultats d’un tel échange, les intervenants chercheront à   envisager quelles sont les conditions du dialogue, et quels pou
Sustainable community development or voluntourism: Sustainable housing in rural Maharashtra
Creators: name: Melles, Gavin
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Volunteer tourism (‘voluntourism’) packages development and poverty as culturally exotic and ethical experiences for tourists from industrialized countries. Among the various sectors promoting voluntourism, university sector short term study abroad tours network voluntourism agencies, local actors (e.g., NGOs), universities, and government funding to offer students ‘life changing’ community sustainable development experiences. Alongside the purported benefits for all stakeholders, recent criticism points to the commodification of development and poverty through such tours and multiple pernicious effects of such travel, especially the failure to deliver community impact. Given the significant financial, political, and other interests involved, monitoring and evaluating such initiatives against transparent independent sustainability principles has proved complicated. Case studies employing ethical covert research, fieldwork, and secondary data analysis offer one approach. This case study of a purported sustainable housing project in rural Maharashtra, involving a bilateral university-government-local NGO voluntourism ecosystem lead by an Australian Green NGO (AGC) analyses the multiple gaps between participatory community sustainable development and voluntourism. This case study employs content analysis of project reports, visual data from a field visit, recent village documentary analysis, anonymized email communication, and secondary analysis of contextual data to evaluate the claims of participatory sustainable development and project outcomes of a bilateral NGO voluntourism housing project. The study findings signal lack of financial transparency, incompetent assessment of material needs, limited local participation and control, and failure to deliver on objectives. The conclusion recommends that socially responsible short-term international exchanges should be carefully monitored and exchanges should prefer knowledge exchange.
Differential Response of Human Nasal and Bronchial Epithelial Cells Upon Exposure to Size-Fractionated Dairy Dust
Creators: name: Poole, Jill A.
name: Volckens, John
name: Brie Hawley
name: Schaeffer, Joshua
name: Dooley, Gregory P.
name: Reynolds, Stephen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Medicine

description: Exposure to organic dusts is associated with increased respiratory morbidity and mortality in agricultural workers. Organic dusts in dairy farm environments are complex, polydisperse mixtures of toxic and immunogenic compounds. Previous toxicological studies focused primarily on exposures to the respirable size fraction; however, organic dusts in dairy farm environments are known to contain larger particles. Given the size distribution of dusts from dairy farm environments, the nasal and bronchial epithelia represent targets of agricultural dust exposures. In this study, well-differentiated normal human bronchial epithelial cells and human nasal epithelial cells were exposed to two different size fractions (PM10 and PM>10) of dairy parlor dust using a novel aerosol-to-cell exposure system. Levels of proinflammatory transcripts (interleukin [IL]-8, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α) were measured 2 h after exposure. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release was also measured as an indicator of cytotoxicity. Cell exposure to dust was measured in each size fraction as a function of mass, endotoxin, and muramic acid levels. To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate the effects of distinct size fractions of agricultural dust on human airway epithelial cells. Our results suggest that both PM10 and PM>10 size fractions elicit a proinflammatory response in airway epithelial cells and that the entire inhalable size fraction needs to be considered when assessing potential risks from exposure to agricultural dusts. Further, data suggest that human bronchial cells respond differently to these dusts than human nasal cells, and therefore that the two cell types need to be considered separately in airway cell models of agricultural dust toxicity.
A critical review of lean supply chain management frameworks: proposed framework
Creators: name: Naga Vamshi Krishna Jasti
name: Rambabu Kodali
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Cancer
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Microbiology
subject: Medicine
subject: Engineering

description: Lean supply chain management (LSCM) is one of the emergent fields of research. The present study objective is to perform review on existing LSCM frameworks and proposes a new LSCM framework. The study collected 30 LSCM frameworks with the help of extensive literature survey. The sample of LSCM frameworks have been classified based on novelty of the framework, contribution of various researchers to develop LSCM framework, verification status and modes of verification methodology used by the researchers, and also the degree of standardisation of LSCM elements. The study found that many researchers have proposed novel frameworks, lack of participation of practitioners and to some extent consultants in the field of LSCM framework development. It was also found that a huge number of incoherent elements were used to propose the LSCM frameworks. The study findings will give direction to the future researchers to propose a unified LSCM framework that will help to find out the coherent set of elements in the field of LSCM frameworks. Finally, the study proposes a comprehensive LSCM framework with the help of standard elements in the field of LSCM.
Simulation of light interaction with metallic nanoparticles
Creators: name: Juodkazis, Saulius
name: Misawa, Hiroaki
name: Vanagas, Egidijus
name: Li, Mingwei
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: A high-precision 3D structuring of dielectrics by sub-1 ps pulses is possible by dielectric breakdown and opens an unique possibility to create a high temperature electrons inside material under processing. The 3D nano/micro-structuring by dielectric breakdown is numerically simulated by 3D finite-differences time domain (FDTD) calculations where the plasma is simulated by a nano-sphere of metal (gold). The effect of anisotropic light scattering in the plane of incident polarization has been qualitatively explained by light inteaction with ionized (metalic) focal volume. It is shown that the experimentaly achieved densification of materials after irradiation by tightly focused sub-1 ps pulses is consistent with formation of new high-pressure phases.
Robotic Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Adjuvant Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Outcomes of a Large Single-Institution Study
Creators: name: Jaysing, Anna
name: Lischalk, Jonathan W.
name: Sanchez, Astrid
name: Mendez, Christopher
name: May, Phoebe
name: Solan, Amy
name: Witten, Matthew
name: Logman, Zhanna
name: Haas, Jonathan A.
Publisher: name: PRIME
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 3211
subject: Oncology and carcinogenesis
classificationCode: 321110
subject: Radiation therapy

description: AbstractPurpose: Advancements in breast radiation therapy offer innumerable benefits to patients and the health care system. Despite promising outcomes, clinicians remain hesitant about long-term side effects and disease control with accelerated partial breast radiation therapy (APBI). Herein, we review the long-term outcomes of patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with adjuvant stereotactic partial breast irradiation (SAPBI).Methods and materials: This retrospective study examined outcomes of patients who received diagnoses of early-stage breast cancer treated with adjuvant robotic SAPBI. All patients were eligible for standard ABPI and underwent lumpectomy, followed by fiducial placement in preparation for SAPBI. Using fiducial and respiratory tracking to maintain a precise dose distribution throughout the course of treatment, patients received 30 Gy in 5 fractions on consecutive days. Follow-up occurred at routine intervals to evaluate disease control, toxicity, and cosmesis. Toxicity and cosmesis were characterized using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 and Harvard Cosmesis Scale, respectively.Results: Patients (N = 50) were a median age of 68.5 years at the time of treatment. The median tumor size was 7.2 mm, 60% had an invasive cell type, and 90% were estrogen receptor positive, progesterone receptor positive, or both. Patients (n = 49) were followed for a median of 4.68 years for disease control and 1.25 years for cosmesis and toxicity. One patient experienced local recurrence, 1 patient experienced grade 3+ late toxicity, and 44 patients demonstrated excellent cosmesis.Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the largest retrospective analysis with the longest follow-up time for disease control among patients with early breast cancer treated with robotic SAPBI. With follow-up time for cosmesis and toxicity comparable to that of previous studies, results of the present cohort advance our understanding of the excellent disease control, excellent cosmesis, and limited toxicity that can be achieved by treating select patients with early-stage breast cancer with robotic SAPBI.
The subglacial imprint of the last Newfoundland Ice Sheet, Canada.
Creators: name: McHenry, Maureen
name: Dunlop, Paul
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 20199 Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: The former Newfoundland Ice Sheet was situated on the fringes of the northeast Atlantic Ocean during the Wisconsinan glaciation (∼80–10 ka BP). Its geographic position indicates that it was likely to have been influenced by a number of external and internal forcing mechanisms including configuration changes in the Laurentide Ice Sheet with which it converged during the last glacial maximum, ice streams, changes in oceanic circulation and fluctuating sea levels. This makes Newfoundland a key location for investigating the dynamic response of ice sheets to these types of internal and external drivers. An established methodology for investigating ice sheet dynamics is to use the landform record to reconstruct the dynamic behaviour and configuration of the ice sheet. This provides a relative chronology of former ice sheet events during glacial cycles. A fundamental requirement of this approach is a detailed glacial geomorphology map that records the spatial distribution of individual subglacial bedforms across the former ice sheet bed. This paper presents a new subglacial bedform map of the Island of Newfoundland. It was produced as part of a mapping programme which used 10 m resolution Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre satellite imagery, Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and Canadian Digital Elevation Data. The map records the spatial distribution of ∼126,000 individually mapped glacial lineations and ribbed moraines and extends the number and spatial extent of each landform across the island. It is a new data set which has the potential to provide important insights into former ice sheet behaviour in this region.
MPEC 2024-N129 : 2024 LY9
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 LY9

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Emission and management for rice husk ash in An Giang Province, Viet Nam
Creators: name: Nguyen, Trung Thanh
name: Nguyen, Hong Nhat
name: Nguyen, Thi Quynh Anh
name: Phan, Phuoc Toan
name: Nguyen, Nhat Huy
Publisher: name: Journal of Vietnamese Environment
Year: 2019

description: An Giang province is one of the largest rice producer regions in Vietnam with 600,000 hectares of paddy field and 4 million tons of rice production every year. The rice milling industry generates a huge amount of rice husk (~23% of paddy rice). The rice husk is currently used as fuel around the province generating rice husk ash (RHA) which causes environmental and health issues. This study focuses on surveying and analyzing the current situation for utilization, management, treatment, and awareness of enterprises and community about generated RHA via a household investigation method. The results showed that, in average, a factory generates 862.4 tons of RHA per year, whereas half of them are reused or are sold for re-utilization in other factories, 56.3% are disposed in the private landfill of the factory, and 1.6 to 6.3 % are directly disposed to nearby rivers or in soil. Most of the interviewed citizens reported that they were aware of the RHA impact on the environment nevertheless, only 2% knew that RHA can be re-utilized for other purposes. Therefore, it is necessary to raise public awareness about the reuse and utilization of RHA to reduce the environmental impact and contribute to the sustainable development of the rice production. Tỉnh An Giang là một trong những vựa lúa lớn nhất Việt Nam, với diện tích khoảng 600.000 ha và sản lượng gần 4 triệu tấn/năm. Cùng với lúa, lượng trấu phát sinh từ quá trình xay xát đang được tái sử dụng làm nhiên liệu đốt cho các quá trình sản xuất khác ở địa phương. Tuy nhiên lượng tro sau quá trình đốt nhiên liệu trấu cũng đang tạo nên một áp lực lên chất lượng môi trường. Do vậy, nghiên cứu này tập trung vào việc khảo sát và phân tích hiện trạng sử dụng, quản lý, xử lý và nhận thức của cơ sở sản xuất hay cộng đồng đối với vấn đề phát thải tro trấu thông qua phương pháp điều tra thực tế. Kết quả cho thấy trung bình mỗi cơ sở phát sinh 862,4 tấn tro trấu/năm với khoảng phân nửa trong số đó được tái sử dụng, 56,3% xử lý bằng cách chôn lấp; 1,6% đến 6,3% xử lý bằng cách đổ bỏ. Hầu hết những người được phỏng vấn biết việc phát thải tro trấu có ảnh hưởng đến chất lượng môi trường, tuy nhiên chỉ có 2% hộ nhận thức được tro trấu có thể tái sử dụng cho các mục đích khác. Điều này cho thấy cần có biện pháp nâng cao nhận thức của cộng đồng đối với việc tái sử dụng tro trấu, nhằm góp phần giảm áp lực của phát thải lên môi trường và đóng góp vào sự phát triển của ngành sản xuất lúa gạo theo định hướng bền vững.
description: Journal of Vietnamese Environment, Vol 11 No 1 (2019)