cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Exploring the impact of social networks on teachers’ participation in job-embedded professional development
Creators: name: Bigsby, James B.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2014

description: In reviewing the literature on effective teacher development, there is a clear shift in focus.  Instead of the traditional inservice workshops, professional development activities that are job-embedded and treat teachers as active, reflective participants have shown to be more effective in meeting teachers’ needs and transforming their instructional beliefs and practices.  However, few teachers participate in job-embedded professional development that meets all of those measures (Wei, Darling-Hammond, Andree, Richardson, & Orphanos, 2009). In fact, over 90% of the teachers surveyed reported that most of the PD in which they had participated consisted of short-term conferences and/or workshops (Wei et al., 2009).    This study used a long-term voluntary professional development program in one school to investigate how dimensions of teachers’ social networks influenced their participation in professional development.  Because of its tradition with job embedded professional development, the school provided the ideal setting to investigate these dimensions. Over the years, the number of teachers participating had grown and those who choose to participate changed from year to year.      Based on the survey results, when making decisions about participation in professional development, Collegiality, Time Constraints, and Personal Issues were found to be factors that differentiate participating teachers from non-participating teachers at the school.  Using the Social Network data, teachers who decided to participate in the teacher study group were found to have higher levels of connectedness and collegiality than teachers who chose not to participate.  And regardless of their decision to participate, teachers interviewed reported the importance of collegial opportunities to share experiences for their own professional development.    With an understanding of social networks of their teachers, administrators can support the structures that foster relationships which build collegiality in their buildings. Higher levels of collegiality have shown to influence participation in professional development, instructional practices and beliefs (Dzubay, 2001; Bidwell & Yasumoto, 1999).
Professional learning community
Creators: name: Benedict, Cathleen M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2014

description: From the federal government, to individual states and independent school districts, there is a call for students to achieve to high standards and to have access to high-quality instruction; these goals cannot be achieved without effective school improvements.  There is a growing body of evidence that supports the idea that schools organized as professional learning communities (PLCs) maintain the consistency necessary to support its elements and have a positive impact on student achievement.     The main purpose of this study was to document what happens when the grade level meetings of a fourth grade instructional team transition from work based primarily on information distribution and administrative tasks to meetings where topics are driven by data and organized within the dimensions of a professional learning community.  Also explored were the changes that occurred for the teachers as a result of their participation.   A purposeful sample comprised of staff members who participated in the fourth grade team meetings for the 2012-2013 academic year at an elementary school served as the basis for this selection.  This group consisted of three general education classroom teachers, a reading specialist, a basic skills instructor, and the vice principal, for a total of six participants.  It was the combination of me as the teacher researcher as well as the use of my professional context as the research site that was critical to the process.     As much of the literature regards a process of inquiry as central to school reform, a practitioner inquiry-based format to the study was applicable.  Data was collected from interviews, surveys, and observations of grade level meetings. These data were used to describe and interpret the fourth grade team’s perceptions of the operations, processes, and outcomes of their grade level meetings with regard to the research-based principles of PLCs.  The procedures were inclusive of the organizational factors that can contribute to or limit successes within a professional learning community.   The results suggest the implementation of an educational framework to guide the meetings, the use of protocols to explore and analyze student data, and the group’s creation of norms were critical to the success of the work of the professional learning community.  The research design enabled the participants to collaboratively reflect on teaching and learning, explore research-based practices in the fourth grade, and make changes to instructional practices to benefit fourth grade students.
Couala teso Mey 2017
Creators: name: Gustafsson, Daniel R.
name: Bush, Sarah E.
name: Palma, Ricardo L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Philopteridae
Couala
Couala teso

description: Tesonirmus teso Mey, 2017
Tesonirmus teso Mey, 2017: 128, fig. 54, pl. VII: fig. 1.
Couala teso (Mey, 2017). New Combination.
Type host: Coua serriana Pucheran, 1845 —red-breasted coua.
Type locality: Sianaka Forest, Madagascar.
Remarks. Couala teso may be a different species from Couala goniodes. However, a proper redescription of the single female holotype of Cl. teso or its comparison against Cl. goniodes is needed to establish whether or not these two species are separable. Mey (2017: 128) listed a single female of Tesonirmos teso as “(M. 5530)” but in the next paragraph he wrote “ Holotypus ♂ (M. 5530)”. Considering that the specimen in the photograph (Mey 2017: pl. VII: fig. 1) is clearly a female, and labelled as such, there can be no doubt that the mention of a “ Holotypus ♂ ” is a lapsus.
description: Published as part of Gustafsson, Daniel R., Bush, Sarah E. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2019, The genera and species of the Brueelia - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017), pp. 252-284 in Zootaxa 4615 (2) on page 262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3244680
Road to Net-Zero: Impact of Economic Development in the United Arab Emirates on Greenhouse Gas Emissions as a Result of Substitution of Conventional Energy with Renewable and Clean Energy Sources
Creators: name: Sharif Zadeh, Aleya
Publisher: name: RMIT University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 380202
subject: Econometric and statistical methods
classificationCode: 380105
subject: Environment and resource economics
classificationCode: 350706
subject: International business

description: Decarbonisation of economy and climate change has become a pressing issue in current times. Many countries have pledged to improve their emission performance to achieve net-zero emission targets by the year 2050, as reached by an internationally recognized scientific consensus. The UAE, amongst many nations in the Middle East, is a signatory of the Paris agreement, and have set in motion multiple government initiatives to combat the current climate crisis. For such a small and developing nation, the UAE has been ranked amongst the highest consumers, and consequently, highest emitters, on a global scale. This presents a dire need to assess the current economic, demographic, and social climate of the UAE to better approach the issue. As a response, the country introduced the UAE Energy Strategy to introduce a higher contribution of both clean and renewable energy sources into the fuel mix, and achieve a 50% contribution by the target year, 2050. The government has planned to triple renewable contribution by 2030 and invest over USD 54 billion to facilitate the ongoing energy demand and rapid economic development.

With notable gaps in the data available for GHG inventory in the UAE, this research aimed to assess the effects of growing population and migration, electricity consumption rates and Emission Factors (EF) on the over GHG emissions of the UAE over the next 30 years. What proposed as a challenge for this research was the lack of inventory available to conduct an accurate calculation of a unique EF for the UAE. A country-specific EF would assist in more accurate emission estimations, which would in return support better policy applications and amendments to support achieving the net-zero target set forth by the government. This research implemented modelling and scenario analysis techniques to project future emission behaviour of the UAE under varying fuel mixes. The research used the theoretical approach proposed by the Kaya Identity to create a unique emission model for the case study. Additionally, the results of the model were further assessed to understand the cost analysis of these changes and how they would impact future decision regarding technology advancement and implementation. The study concluded that an aggressive stance towards reduced consumption behaviours and increased green energy sources is the optimal solution to result in a dramatic decrease in UAE’s emission trends by the year 2050. Despite the costly implementation of new technologies, particularly nuclear energy and CSS technology for clean coal applications, the cost benefit of these changes will only be observed in the long run.
The Hispanic superintendent
Creators: name: Galiana, Anibal
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2014

description: Almost twenty-one percent of public school students are Hispanic yet only 1.1% of district superintendents are Hispanic.  The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the experiences of all the Hispanic superintendents in New Jersey with the aim of examining how their ethnicity and race has mediated their educational and leadership experiences. Using the voices of Hispanic superintendents, this study sought to identify strategies that might lead to the recruitment and retention of Hispanic superintendents. The research questions guiding this study were: What are the experiences of Hispanic superintendents in New Jersey? How does their ethnicity shape their beliefs and practices of leadership?  What do the experiences of Hispanic superintendents in New Jersey suggest for the recruitment, retention, and education of Hispanic educational leaders?  A qualitative research design was employed to explore the experiences of every Hispanic superintendent in New Jersey.  Two face-to-face interviews were conducted with each of the nine Hispanic superintendents in NJ.  The data collected was coded deductively using Critical Race and Latino Critical theories, as well as inductively.  Larger themes were constructed by looking at relations between and across coded data and in relation to the research questions. Triangulation, peer review, and member checking were used to validate the findings.  The Hispanic superintendents encountered institutional racism and negative perceptions about their abilities from the time they began their schooling through their experiences as district leaders. To negotiate the inherently biased system the superintendents sought to address the inequities by becoming more resilient, building a support system of mentors and family, and working harder to prove oneself.  Their racist experiences were the catalyst for their leading for social justice.   This study adds to the limited research base on Hispanic leadership in public schools. To improve the retention and recruitment of Hispanic superintendents the findings of this study suggest the implementation of formalized mentoring programs, addressing diversity and equity issues in preparation programs and building a network of support through key stakeholder groups including school boards.
Foleyellides
Creators: name: Romero-Mayén, Angeles R.
name: León-Règagnon, Virginia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Spirurida
Onchocercidae
Foleyellides

description: Key of the species of the genus Foleyellides spp. in the world
1 Cuticularized pre-cloacal plaque present................................................................... 2
1’ Cuticularized pre-cloacal plaque absent................................................................... 7
2 Unpaired pre-cloacal papillae present...................................................................... 3
2’ Unpaired pre-cloacal papillae absent......................................................................4
3 Body size larger than 11 mm .......................................................... Foleyellides flexicauda
3’ Body size smaller than 11 mm ........................................................ Foleyellides malayensis
4 With 4 pairs of caudal papillae............................................................ Foleyellides striatus
4’ With more than 4 pairs of caudal papillae.................................................................. 5
5 Right spicule larger than 400 µm...................................................... Foleyellides americana
5’ Right spicule smaller than 400 µm........................................................................ 6
6 7–8 pairs of caudal papillae............................................................... Foleyellides ranae
6’ 5 pairs of caudal papillae............................................................... Foleyellides rhinellae
7 Four pairs of caudal papillae............................................................................ 8
7’ More than 4 pairs of caudal papillae....................................................................... 9
8 Left spicule size 168–220µm........................................................ Foleyellides dolichoptera
8’ Left spicule size 100–120µm............................................................ Foleyellides duboisi
9 Five pairs of caudal papillae...................................................... Foleyellides mayenae n. sp.
9’ More than 5 pairs of caudal papillae..................................................................... 10
10 All pairs of caudal papillae post—cloacal.............................................. Foleyellides brachyoptera
10’ 2 pre-cloacal and 4 post-cloacal pairs of caudal papillae....................................... Foleyellides confusa
description: Published as part of Romero-Mayén, Angeles R. & León-Règagnon, Virginia, 2016, A new species of Foleyellides (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) parasite of Lithobates spp. (Amphibia: Ranidae) from Mexico with a key for the species of the genus, pp. 581-586 in Zootaxa 4170 (3) on page 585, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4170.3.10, http://zenodo.org/record/268226
Activity Based Teaching Techniques: A Survey on the Improvement of Students Performances at Primary Level
Creators: name: Sunaina, Ghazal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This study was conducted to find out the role of activity based Teaching techniques to improve students’ performances at primary level. The nature of the current study was quantitative and survey method was employed to collect data. The populations of the study consisted of three hundred and twelve (312) female teachers and 175 teachers selected as a sample by using random sampling technique. In this study the researcher developed a questionnaire based on five-point Likert scale. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was utilized to analyze the data. The researcher used frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. It is concluded that primary school teachers’ use puzzles for better understanding of students and they improve curiosity of students and also use multimedia tools for presentation which helps to enhance students understanding. It is recommended that teachers may use multimedia tools for presentations, which help in enhancing student’s understanding.
Harpactrox dickinsoni Mey 2017
Creators: name: Gustafsson, Daniel R.
name: Bush, Sarah E.
name: Palma, Ricardo L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Philopteridae
Harpactrox
Harpactrox dickinsoni

description: Harpactiacus dickinsoni Mey, 2017
Harpactiacus dickinsoni Mey, 2017: 131, figs 55, 57–58, pl. VII: figs 2–3.
Harpactrox dickinsoni (Mey, 2017). New combination, species inquirenda.
Type host: Harpactes diardii sumatranus Blasius, 1896 —Diard’s trogon.
Type locality: Malacca, Malaysia.
Remarks. The lack of complete illustrations and the brief description of H. dickinsoni make it difficult to separate this species from Harpactrox geminodus Gustafsson & Bush, 2017. We tentatively accept H. dickinsoni as a valid species, but consider it a species inquirenda until it has been redescribed and fully illustrated, so that diagnostic characters that separate this species from Ha. geminodus can be identified.
description: Published as part of Gustafsson, Daniel R., Bush, Sarah E. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2019, The genera and species of the Brueelia - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017), pp. 252-284 in Zootaxa 4615 (2) on page 262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3244680
Reflecting on gender as a social construct
Creators: name: Galipeau, Jessica Lyn
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2014

description: Adolescence is a particularly vulnerable period for girls because they are more likely than   boys to lose confidence in math and science, report higher rates of body dissatisfaction, and   experience an overall loss of voice.  As a middle school teacher I watch too many of my female   students become riddled with doubt and insecurity. The purpose of this qualitative case study   was to use an after school girls’ group as a venue to study what happens when girls examine and   talk about gender messages.  Three research questions guided this study: What is the Girls’   Group curriculum? How do girls talk about gender in the critical gender group?  What do girls   say they learned from participating in the group?           Thirteen adolescent girls from my school were purposefully sampled to participate in this   study.  In keeping with a case study design, I collected multiple sources of data including   observations, students’ reflective journals and focus groups to build a descriptive portrait of what   took place in Girls’ Group.  The data was sorted as it fit with my research questions and analyzed   utilizing both deductive concepts drawn from the Developmental Systems Approach (Galambos,   2004) and inductive constructs. Findings were validated through triangulation and peer review.   Through careful examination of the girls’ talk and action, it was found that the   curriculum of Girls’ Group enabled girls to learn how to identify gender messages from a range   of texts spanning the media, their families, peers, and themselves.  As the term progressed, the   girls recognized how specific messages reinforced larger gender discourses including female   physicality and heterosexualism and began to challenge those discourses.  However, the   curriculum and pedagogy employed in Girls’ Group did not help girls to take action in their lived   worlds in part because the program was not long enough in duration to enable girls to feel safe   enough to move from challenging gender within Girls’ Group to their own lived worlds.            The findings of this study broaden the limited literature on gender interventions with   adolescent girls and will be used to revise the implementation of other kinds of gender groups at   my worksite.
A longitudinal analysis of New Jersey school superintendents, their professional profiles and career paths
Creators: name: Kolu, M. Kersti
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2014

description: This longitudinal study highlights changes to the demographics of the superintendency for the 15 year period from 1996 through 2011 and career paths of those New Jersey superintendents in position in 2011.  The findings are for all districts in New Jersey as well as contextually based on the districts’ geographic locations, socioeconomic standings, and school configurations.  The purpose of the study is to provide thought provoking findings and stimulate research of administrative leadership in education.  Demographically, the most significant change during the 15 year period is the number of female superintendents.  From 1996 until 2011, the percentage of female superintendents rises from 13% of all New Jersey superintendents to 28%.  Socioeconomically, the largest increases in female superintendents occur in the two highest socioeconomic groupings.    Average annual salaries rise from $100, 912 in 1996 to $16&,905 in 2011 for New Jersey superintendents. When separated by gender, in 1996, the average salary for women is 6% less than the average male salary.  In 2011 female superintendents earn &% less.  Racial/ethnic minority superintendents earn more than the average annual income for all superintendents for the entire length of the study, from a 9% differential in 1996 to 12% in 2011.   While the career paths for the New Jersey superintendency typically move through the education system, from teacher to principal to assistant superintendent.  A second career path appears to be emerging with 18% of the 2011 superintendents recruited from outside the New Jersey educational system.    Superintendent movement between districts and out of the system impacts districts through high turnover rates.  While statewide tenure for superintendents averages at five years, in the context of district grade configurations, the average tenure for superintendents in k-12 and k-8 districts drops to 2.& years and increase to &.5 years for superintendents in special school districts.  Socioeconomically, average tenure for the poorest and two wealthiest socioeconomic groups (DFG A, I, J) is at 2.& years.
Harpactiacus mindanensis Mey 2017
Creators: name: Gustafsson, Daniel R.
name: Bush, Sarah E.
name: Palma, Ricardo L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Philopteridae
Harpactiacus
Harpactiacus mindanensis

description: Harpactiacus mindanensis Mey, 2017
Harpactrox loeiensis Gustafsson & Bush, 2017: 155, figs 246–252.
Harpactiacus mindanensis Mey, 2017: 132, fig. 60, pl. VII: figs 5–6.
Type host: Harpactes ardens ardens (Temminck, 1826) —Philippine trogon.
Type locality: Zamboanga, Mindanao, The Philippines.
Remarks. We tentatively regard Harpactiacus mindanensis Mey, 2017 as a junior synonym of Harpactrox loeiensis Gustafsson & Bush, 2017, as indicated by Mey (2017: 182).
description: Published as part of Gustafsson, Daniel R., Bush, Sarah E. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2019, The genera and species of the Brueelia - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017), pp. 252-284 in Zootaxa 4615 (2) on page 262, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3244680
Ain investigation of how communities of practice mediate implementation of data-driven instruction
Creators: name: McKinley, Mary Jo
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2014

description: Policy now dictates the widespread implementation of data-driven instruction (DDI): the means of using assessments to guide decisions about practice with the goal of academic growth. Sociocultural theorists suggest that how a person learns a new skill and the context in which the learning takes place is fundamental to learning. Therefore as school leaders establish opportunities for practicing teachers to learn the skills necessary to understand and use data to inform their teaching, they must be attentive to the school culture and communities of practice.  Yet, the research on DDI to date offers little insight into the micro-aspects of implementation: what happens after teachers are provided the data and how they engage and use data in relation to instruction. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine how communities of practice mediate the implementation of data-driven instruction in schools.  A multiple case study design was employed to investigate implementation of DDI in two New Jersey charter middle schools. Data collection included interviews of school leaders, focus groups of teachers, observation, and document review. Each school’s data set was coded inductively and deductively and larger patterns developed to provide a portrait of the school and DDI. A cross-case analysis highlighted patterns in relationships between school culture, leadership, and teacher interactions around data.    Findings indicate that teacher communities of practice are integral to DDI implementation. How teachers use and talk about data is shaped by the school culture and by the way leaders structure time and resources to enable teachers to confer about data. This study adds to the research base on DDI by describing its implementation from the perspectives of teachers and leaders. It suggests that regardless of leadership style, a culture of staff engagement for student academic achievement is crucial. Also, communities of practice provide an opportune social context for DDI within which coaches and structured protocols are effective in guiding teachers in their work.
The flood at the foot of the classroom door
Creators: name: Moore, Jeffrey P.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2014

description: PROBLEM: Data-driven decision making has been a focus of school reform efforts for decades. As new testing and teacher evaluation regimes take hold, the focus on data analysis in schools only sharpens. Policy makers assume that teachers and school leaders have capacity for and common conceptions of that work, but the profession still wrestles over basic definitions. Researchers have connected outcomes to specific data analysis projects, described effective data analysis tools and structures, and uncovered normative cases, but have not yet described teacher practice with data (Coburn & Turner, 2012). Teachers are frontline implementers of policy, so their conceptions and practice are of utmost importance. Guided by the following research questions, this study explores how teachers engage with data.    How do high school math and English teachers describe their use of data to inform instructional decision making?    What obstacles influence their decision making as they plan for and engage in data analysis?    METHOD:  This comparative case study collected data from 18 teachers and 4 administrators working in 3 New Jersey high schools that vary in size and socioeconomics. Interviews provided the basis for data collection, followed up by reviews of professional literature from publishers that participants discussed. Transcribed interviews were coded and analyzed according to a conceptual framework and questions that guided the inquiry.    FINDINGS: Teachers describe practices along a continuum of formality—the degree of codification and standardization of data. As formality increases, teacher control over data and teacher perceptions of usefulness of data decrease. Teachers value informal data the most, and rely on their experience and status as trained specialists to lend validity and reliability to those data, even if they believe that administrators and policy makers may believe the data to be invalid and/or unreliable. Teachers describe time and tools as structural obstacles to data analysis, and appreciate the efforts of administrators who try to mitigate those barriers. Teachers also describe students as obstacles; student motivation and other qualities affect the validity and reliability of data. Professional literature offers some suggestions on how to overcome many obstacles, but does not often address the notion of students as obstacles. Where the professional literature does, it describes teacher bias as the most likely cause.    SIGNIFICANCE:  Though policy mandates data-driven decision making in schools, there is little understanding of teacher practice and conceptions. This study answers research agendas calling for more inquiry in this direction, but recognizes that basic definitions are not yet resolved. The findings have informed the development of a typology of data in schools, which future researchers may use to further explore teacher practice and conceptions.
Securing the internet of robotic things: a comprehensive review on machine learning-based intrusion detection
Creators: name: Nkoom, Matilda
name: Hounsinou, Sena G.
name: Crosby, Garth V.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: The Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) emerges from integrating robotics into the Internet of things (IoT). The dynamic nature of the IoRT environment poses unique security challenges. Implementing adequate security measures can be challenging due to the limited resources, real-time operational requirements, and heterogeneous nature of the mobile network nodes. Machine learning-based intrusion detection systems (IDSs) have significantly improved the security of IoT devices, and other Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) by providing embedded intelligence to mitigate cyber threats. Although machine learning models have been extensively used in intrusion detection for IoT systems, their specific application in the context of IoRT remains significantly unexplored. As a result, this paper proposes implementing machine learning-based IDSs to enhance the security of IoRT systems. To provide a comprehensive overview of this emerging research domain, this paper presents a comparative review to differentiate between CPSs, IoT, and IoRT to establish a basis for extending existing machine learning-based IDSs and, the need for more advanced solutions. It discusses the challenges in implementing these security solutions and outlines future research directions. Additionally, the paper introduces an initial concept of a privacy-preserving security framework for IoRT systems.
Tamoxifen-Induced Endometrial Cell Transformation
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in American women, accounting for one out of three cancer diagnoses. Tamoxifen, which has anti-estrogen activity, is effective in both breast cancer treatment and prevention. Tamoxifen reduces the rate of primary breast cancer development by 45% among high risk women. However, it has been reported that long-term treatment with tamoxifen increases the occurrence of uterine cancer.

 Besides having anti-estrogen activity, tamoxifen is also an inhibitor for the intracellular enzyme Protein Kinase C. Protein Kinase C is a family of enzymes composed of 11 members including PKC d. The evidence has shown that PKC d may suppress the development and growth of tumors; as such, the inhibition of PKC d promotes tumor formation. Therefore, there is a possibility that the ability of tamoxifen for inhibition of PKC d is the cause for uterine cell proliferation and cancer formation.

 To address this question, we will first investigate whether tamoxifen, through the inhibition of PKC d, has the tumor promoting effect on rat or mouse cells. Next, the effect of PKC d inhibition caused by tamoxifen on carcinogenesis will be further examined in human uterine cells. Finally, the differences in gene expression after tamoxifen treatment will be investigated in order to investigate which cancer related genes are turned on and /or which tumor suppressor genes are turned off upon treatment.

 Through these studies, we hope we can understand the mechanism of tamoxifen’s severe side effects and find approaches for developing more effective breast cancer therapies and prevention.
Anarchonirmus johnstonei in Mey 2017
Creators: name: Gustafsson, Daniel R.
name: Bush, Sarah E.
name: Palma, Ricardo L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Philopteridae
Anarchonirmus
Anarchonirmus johnstonei

description: Pomatostomiacus johnstonei Mey, 2017
Pomatostomiacus johnstonei Mey, 2017: 135, fig. 62, pl. VIII: figs 4–6.
Anarchonirmus johnstonei (Mey, 2017) new combination.
Type host: Pomatostomus superciliosus ashbyi Mathews, 1911 —white-browed babbler.
Type locality: Kojonup, Western Australia, Australia.
Remarks. We regard the only species described in Pomatostomiacus as a valid species of Anarchonirmus.
description: Published as part of Gustafsson, Daniel R., Bush, Sarah E. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2019, The genera and species of the Brueelia - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017), pp. 252-284 in Zootaxa 4615 (2) on page 263, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3244680
Assessing the impacts of Hurricane Sandy on coastal habitats
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: This Final Assessment Report provides a regional assessment to rapidly evaluate the quantitative and qualitative environmental impacts associated with Hurricane Sandy, which recently struck the East Coast of the United States. It focuses on the physical effects the storm had on coastal habitats and the target species which depend on them. It also identifies realistic opportunities to address and remediate critical storm-related challenges facing those species. This information will help prioritize funding of projects intended to provide relief to high value conservation targets in the affected region.
Analysis of a New Human Caspase in Breast Cancer
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The growth of cancer is caused by an imbalance between the rates at which cancer cells are produced through cell division and the rate at which they die through a natural cell death process known as apoptosis. Defects in the key regulatory proteins the apoptosis pathways allow cancer cells to survive, accumulate genetic errors, and eventually result in metastatic spread. Thus, if defects in the apoptosis pathways could be either corrected or the blockage points rerouted within the cell, then apototsis could resume and tumor size become reduced.

 The final stage of apoptosis is caused a type of molecule within cells, which are called caspases. The caspases represent a group of structurally similar proteins that cleave other proteins- so-called "proteases." In short, caspases cause the cell to digest itself. To date

 mammalian caspases comprise a group of at least fourteen members. Each caspase may play a unique role in linking certain types of cell death stimuli (e.g., radiation, chemotherapy, or immune-based) to a specific apoptotic response protein pathway.

 The specific focus of this CBCRP-funded project is ‘caspase 12.’ This caspase has been identified in mice, but not yet in humans. Recently, we found evidence that a new gene, which is very similar to mouse caspase 12, resides on human chromosome 11 at a location frequently deleted in human tumors - including breast cancers. It is well known that such deletions in chromosomes represent a common mechanism for inactivating genes. We plan to isolate this gene and determining its role in breast cancer. Our specific aims include cloning the human counterpart to caspase 12, studying its protein structure, and identifying the proteins that bind to it and control its activity. Our ultimate goal will be to find ways to directly ‘activate’ this and other caspases, even when other elements in the apoptosis pathways of breast cancer cells are missing or defective. And, these results will explain how a key process in normal breast epithelial cells becomes defective as cancer progresses.

 The clinical significance derived from these studies may provide a new breast cancer genetic marker for assessing either risk of recurrence or predicting response to chemo- and radiation therapy.
Hurricane Sandy rapid assessment, final report
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: This report assesses damages to wildlife and wildlife habitat resulting from Hurricane Sandy. The material in this report was collected by coastal biologists and land managers from federal, state, and private organizations in the days following Sandy’s landfall. The damage to wildlife habitat from Hurricane Sandy, the recommended actions or projects to remediate those damages, and the costs of those repairs are all estimates.
Cost-efficient climate change adaptation in the North Atlantic
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: This report summarizes research on community-level coastal flood management and climate change adaptation best practices throughout the North Atlantic region (Virginia to Maine) conducted by two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-funded graduate fellows. The purpose of the work was to identify and collate cost-effective adaptation projects implemented at the municipal level, to provide NOAA with best practice information to assist with ongoing adaptation outreach.
Anacanthobatidae
Creators: name: Weigmann, Simon
name: Stehmann, Matthias F. W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Anacanthobatidae

description: Key to the species of Anacanthobatidae in the Indian Ocean
1a Dorsal surface of disc with dermal papillae of distinct size; maximum size 29–43 cm TL............................ 2
1b Dorsal surface of disc with rudimentary or without dermal papillae; maximum size 56–68 cm TL...................... 4
2a Dorsal surface light reddish-brown with pattern of white spots and more or less symmetrically rosette-like arranged small ocelli; 28–35 tooth rows in upper jaw................................................. Anacanthobatis marmorata
2b Dorsal surface uniformly medium or dark grayish-brown; 18–26 tooth rows in upper jaw............................ 3
3a Dorsal and ventral surfaces dark grayish-brown; snout angle 85–106°; disc width 45–55% TL; tail longer than body; claspers short (length 14% TL) but very complex including external component pecten........................... Indobatis ori
3b Dorsal surface medium grayish-brown, ventral side lighter (largely beige with darker outer and posterior areas); snout angle 75°; disc width 64% TL; tail shorter than body; claspers longer (length 20% TL) and rather simple without pecten......................................................................................... Sinobatis sp. Broken Ridge
4a Ventral head length 38–42% TL; tail filamentous, not bulbous near tip............................................ 5
4b Ventral head length 23–36% TL; tail with flattened, bulbous tip...................................... S. bulbicauda
5a Dorsal surface pale grayish-brown, ventral side whitish anteriorly to pale grayish-brown with blotches posteriorly; disc very broad and long, width 71–73% TL, length 76% TL............................................ S. brevicauda n. sp.
5b Dark blue on both surfaces; disc narrower and shorter, width 57–63% TL, length 66–70% TL................. S. caerulea Comparative material
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Anacanthobatis (Schroederobatis) americana
description: Published as part of Weigmann, Simon & Stehmann, Matthias F. W., 2016, Sinobatis brevicauda n. sp., a new deep-water legskate (Rajiformes, Anacanthobatidae) and first generic record from the western Indian Ocean, pp. 478-500 in Zootaxa 4137 (4) on pages 495-497, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4137.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/268229
Assessing the impacts of Hurricane Sandy on the port of New York and New Jersey's maritime responders and response infrastructure
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: This study is shaped by two primary research objectives: (a) to identify “lessons learned” from Hurricane Sandy that can inform the maritime community’s planning for future storm events and the long-term threats of climate change and sea level rise, both in the Port of New York and New Jersey and elsewhere, as noted above; and (b) to enable the researcher to lay the groundwork for a larger-scale, longer-term study of coastal storm, port resilience and climate change adaptation planning in the Port. This report summarizes the scope, methods, and findings of research conducted using funds provided by the University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Grant Program. Findings include a discussion of some key lessons learned, outstanding questions, and areas for future research that are relevant to the Port of New York and New Jersey and other ports and harbors.
Regional impact evaluation: an initial assessment of the economic impacts of Sandy on New Jersey and New York commercial and recreational fishing sectors
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: This report provides results from a rapid appraisal of impacts to fishing communities in New York and New Jersey from Sandy. The goals of this evaluation are to assess the impacts of Sandy in affected communities that are involved in commercial or charter fishing, and characterize the effects of the storm on fishing-related businesses and infrastructure.
Additional file 4: of Fine organization of genomic regions tagged to the 5S rDNA locus of the bread wheat 5B chromosome
Creators: name: Sergeeva, Ekaterina
name: Shcherban, Andrey
name: Adonina, Irina
name: Nesterov, Michail
name: Beletsky, Alexey
name: Rakitin, Andrey
name: Mardanov, Andrey
name: Ravin, Nikolai
name: Salina, Elena
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: The MUSCLE alignment of pool_52 5S rDNA coding sequencesÂ (a), and pool_89 5S rDNA coding sequences (b). The corresponding read number for each representative sequence denoted. (DOCX 20 kb)
Attentional Habituation to Non-Essential Computer Notifications Generalizes to Security Warnings: an fMRI Study
Creators: name: Asay, Daniel
name: Kirwan, Brock
name: Anderson, Bonnie
name: Eargle, David
name: Jenkins, Jeffrey
name: Vance, Anthony
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019

description: Exposure to lots of system notifications habituates us to critical security warnings, making the look-and-feel of the warnings different from the notifications is enough to overcome this habituation.
Corvonirmus giloloensis Mey 2017
Creators: name: Gustafsson, Daniel R.
name: Bush, Sarah E.
name: Palma, Ricardo L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Philopteridae
Corvonirmus
Corvonirmus giloloensis

description: Lycocoranirmus giloloensis Mey, 2017
Lycocoranirmus giloloensis Mey, 2017: 138, figs 64–67, pl. IX: figs 3–4.
Corvonirmus giloloensis (Mey, 2017). New combination, species inquirenda.
Type host: Lycocorax pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus (Bonaparte, 1850) —paradise-crow.
Type locality: Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia.
Remarks. We consider Corvonirmus giloloensis a species inquirenda because the partial nature of the illustrations, the lack of adult males, and the likelihood that the type specimens are stragglers or contaminants from a corvid host and therefore we cannot exclude the possibility that Co. giloloensis may be a junior synonym of an already named species of Corvonirmus.
description: Published as part of Gustafsson, Daniel R., Bush, Sarah E. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2019, The genera and species of the Brueelia - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017), pp. 252-284 in Zootaxa 4615 (2) on page 264, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3244680
Brueelia schoddei Mey 2017
Creators: name: Gustafsson, Daniel R.
name: Bush, Sarah E.
name: Palma, Ricardo L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Philopteridae
Brueelia
Brueelia schoddei

description: Plesionirmus schoddei Mey, 2017
Plesionirmus schoddei Mey, 2017: 144, fig. 70, pl. XI: figs 2–4.
Brueelia schoddei (Mey, 2017). New combination, species inquirenda.
Type host: Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) —Noisy miner.
Type locality: Dresden, Germany (captive host).
Remarks. The male genitalia of Plesionirmus schoddei are erroneously illustrated, with the mesosome artificially fused to the basal plate proximally. The shape of the proximal mesosome is often useful for determining relationships among species of Brueelia. The omission of this character makes it difficult to ascertain whether P. schoddei is a species of a hitherto unknown group within Brueelia from honeyeaters or a straggler/contaminant.
The photographs of P. schoddei (Mey 2017: pl. XI: figs 2–4) show the finger-like extension of the median margin of the ventral carinae (part of Mey’s “clypeopulvinus”). This character is usually found in species of Brueelia from bulbuls (family Pycnonotidae) (see Gustafsson & Bush 2017: 53). Considering that the type specimens of P. schoddei were collected from a captive bird, the type host species may be in error and it is likely that the natural host of P. schoddei is a bulbul. No Brueelia sensu stricto has been found in any documented samples from wild-caught honeyeaters (family Meliphagidae), and species of the Brueelia sensu stricto are generally very rare in Australia. However, Mey (2017: 145) mentions an additional female specimen of “ Plesionirmus sp.” taken from Manorina melanocephala in South Australia. No bulbuls are native to Australia, but the red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758), has been introduced to South Australia (Paton 1985). Therefore, despite being from two separate collection events, we cannot rule out that all specimens of Plesionirmus examined by Mey are stragglers.
We consider this species a species inquirenda until a more thorough description of the type specimens is published.
description: Published as part of Gustafsson, Daniel R., Bush, Sarah E. & Palma, Ricardo L., 2019, The genera and species of the Brueelia - complex (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) described by Mey (2017), pp. 252-284 in Zootaxa 4615 (2) on pages 266-269, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/3244680