cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Flexible seamless 2-in-1 design with sample size adaptation
Creators: name: Li, Runjia
name: Wu, Liwen
name: Liu, Rachael
name: Lin, Jianchang
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Neuroscience
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: The 2-in-1 design is becoming popular in oncology drug development, with the flexibility in using different endpoints at different decision time. Based on the observed interim data, sponsors can choose to seamlessly advance a small phase 2 trial to a full-scale confirmatory phase 3 trial with a pre-determined maximum sample size or remain in a phase 2 trial. While this approach may increase efficiency in drug development, it is rigid and requires a pre-specified fixed sample size. In this paper, we propose a flexible 2-in-1 design with sample size adaptation, while retaining the advantage of allowing an intermediate endpoint for interim decision-making. The proposed design reflects the needs of the recent FDA’s Project FrontRunner initiative, which encourages the use of an earlier surrogate endpoint to potentially support accelerated approval with conversion to standard approval with long-term endpoints from the same randomized study. Additionally, we identify the interim decision cut-off to allow a conventional test procedure at the final analysis. Extensive simulation studies showed that the proposed design requires much a smaller sample size and shorter timeline than the simple 2-in-1 design, while achieving similar power. We present a case study in multiple myeloma to demonstrate the benefits of the proposed design.
Otites murina
Creators: name: Kovac, D.
name: Kameneva, E. P.
name: Korneyev, V. A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ulidiidae
Otites
Otites murina

description: Otites murina (Loew, 1864) (fig. 12)
Soós, 1957: 393 (“Karszt”).
Material. Karlovac: Modruš: Lug, 27.05.2022, 1 ♀; Richtung Senj Strasse (“ Insektenzoo ”), 21.05.2022, 2 ♀ (Kovac leg.) (SMNF); Split-Dalmatia: Gorni Muć, 43.6908, 16.4956, 500 m a. s. l., abandoned garden, 16.03– 11.04.2014, 2 ♂, 3 ♀, 11–27.04.2014, 5 ♂, 3 ♀ (B. Kokan) (NMP).
description: Published as part of Kovac, D., Kameneva, E. P. & Korneyev, V. A., 2022, A Review Of Tephritidae And Ulidiidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) Of Croatia, pp. 349-372 in Zoodiversity 56 (5) on page 370, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2022.05.349, http://zenodo.org/record/7427863
ASSET MANAGEMENT AND FIRM VALUE OF LISTED OIL AND GAS FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Creators: name: Oranefo, Patricia C.
name: Uzochukwu Ezekwere, Ezekwere
Publisher: name: American serial
Year: 2024
Subjects: Asset management, fixed asset turnover ratio, Total asset turnover ratio, and Tobin's Q

description: The study determined the effect of asset management on the firm value of listed oil and gas firms in Nigeria, using fixed asset turnover ratio and total asset turnover ratio affect the Tobin’s Q of listed oil and gas firms in Nigeria. Ex-post facto design was adopted in the study. The sample for this study was determined through purposive sampling, selecting five out of the population of nine (9) listed oil and gas firms in Nigeria. The secondary data for the study were collected from the annual reports of the firms over a ten year period from 2014 to 2023. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and tested the hypotheses with ordinary least squares (OLS) regression. The study found that Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio has a positive but non-significant effect on Tobin's Q of listed oil and gas firms in Nigeria, while Total Asset Turnover Ratio has a negative but non-significant effect on Tobin's Q of listed oil and gas firms in Nigeria. The study recommends that the boards of directors of listed oil and gas firms should prioritize investments in training and development for operational staff to ensure optimal utilization of fixed assets. This training can enhance asset productivity and support sustainable growth in firm value.
PENGARUH KENAIKAN HARGA PANGAN TERHADAP MENURUNNYA KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT
Creators: name: Yolanda, Angeline
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: kenaikan harga pangan
kesehatan masyarakat
dampak ekonomi pada kesehatan
kebijakan pangan dan kesehatan

description: Seperti yang kita ketahui Indonesia memiliki masalah yang cukup serius pada Kesehatan masyarakat.Sehingga hal itu disebabkan oleh tinggi nya harga makanan bergizi dan meningkatnya harga pangan secara terus menerus.Selain itu harga pangan yang berbeda setiap daerah juga menjadi salah satu faktor tinggi angkanya stunting atau gizi buruk di Indonesia.Faktanya di Indonesia menjadi negara dengan harga pangan tertinggi di asia tenggara,jika dilihat dari daya beli masyarakatnya.Masyarakat lebih memilih membeli makanan yang sudah jadi dibandingkan beli yang mentah lalu diolah lagi karena masyarakat memperhitungkan jumlah harga belanja sehari dan lebih memutuskan membeli lauk diluar karena harga masak sendiri kenak tarif paling murah Rp 40.000 dibanding membeli. masyarakat lebih memilih bahan pangan murah walaupun kualitasnya tidak baik bagi kesehatan dan berakibat dikalangan untuk masyarakat saja.Masyarakat mengalami masalah Kesehatan yang diakibatkan tingginya harga pangan dan sudah terjadi dalam kurun waktu yang sangat lama di Indonesia,dan melakukan berbagai cara dilakukan pemerintah untuk meningkatkan kualitas Kesehatan massyarakat,tetapi tetatap saja tidak ada perubahan signifikan yang terjadi.
title: Brexit: pragmatisches Handelsabkommen
title: wie eine Einigung trotz enger Fristen gelingen kann
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Rudloff, Bettina
name: Schmieg, Evita
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2020

description: SWP-Aktuell, 24/2020
Materials: Charcoal
Creators: name: Gamman, Lorraine
name: Thorpe, Adam
Publisher: name: University of the Arts London
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 330313
subject: Social design
classificationCode: 330309
subject: Industrial and product design
classificationCode: 440204
subject: Crime and social justice

description: The analysis of the material covers the use-case within the custodial system and actions needed for implementation.
Spatial Environment and Open Defecation: In Pursuit of Social Valuation of Sanitation Ecosystem Services
Creators: name: Chakraborty, Saurav
name: Novotný, Josef
name: Das, Jadab
name: Patel, Priyank Pravin
name: Maity, Indranil
name: Roy, Utpal
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: This article examines the social valuation of the external environment used for open defecation (OD). For this, we distinguish between the necessity-driven OD hypothesis that emanates from the reasoning of scarcity valuation of suitable open spaces used for OD (i.e., as the last resort option) owing to resource constraints preventing toilet adoption and the opportunity-driven OD hypothesis, which contends that it is the availability of suitable spaces per se that attracts people to defecate in the open. We geolocate 283 major OD sites in 175 villages of Purulia district (West Bengal, India), assess their environmental parameters, and propose the OD Suitability Index (ODSI). We linked the village-wise ODSI with social data from structured interviews in 1,240 households practicing OD to investigate the social valuation of the spatial environment concerning OD (specific type of sanitation ecosystem services). Results reveal that the perceived importance of the availability of suitable space for OD is negatively related to the ODSI measure, implying that people acknowledge the scarcity value of suitable space for OD due to the absence of other options rather than its abundance per se. Besides, we also showed that the perceived resource shortages have an objective basis and are negatively related to household income. These findings support the contention that the widespread occurrence of OD in the studied region is best explained by necessity-driven OD rather than the opportunity-driven OD argument. Thus, addressing the resource constraints should be prioritized over (prior to) sanctioning people practicing OD.
title: Eine Neubetrachtung der politischen Einstellungen türkischer Migranten in Deutschland
title: Analyse des Wahlverhaltens jenseits von "Loyalität gegenüber der Türkei" und "Mangel an demokratischer Kultur"
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Adar, Sinem
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2020

description: SWP-Studie, 6/2020
The Genomic Landscape of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma on Next-Generation Sequencing in Patients undergoing Total Thyroidectomy
Creators: name: Karunakaran, Poongkodi
name: Periyasamy, Sumathi
name: Gurunathan, Raj Ashok
name: Krishnasamy, Vijayakumar
name: Jayakumar, Deepak
name: Subburaman, Ramesh Subburaman
name: Jayaraman, Sujatha
name: Prabhudas, Sudheesh K
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 321103
subject: Cancer genetics

description: The file documents the protocol followed to identify the SNP's present in the genome of PTC patients by using exome sequence generated by Next-generation sequencing Technology and Bioinformatic tools
title: The refugee drama in Syria, Turkey, and Greece
title: why a comprehensive approach is needed
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Adar, Sinem
name: Angenendt, Steffen
name: Asseburg, Muriel
name: Bossong, Raphael
name: Kipp, David
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2020

description: SWP Comment, 16/2020
D-Optimal Design for Nested Sensor Placement
Creators: name: Sudell, David
Publisher: name: Lancaster University
Year: 2024

description: This thesis introduces a new method for the construction of D-optimal
 designs with a nesting restriction on the choice of design points. It is
 motivated by an industrial problem in sensor placement for flood
 monitoring, although the applications to experiment design are not
 restricted to this field. The nesting structure has two levels. Design
 points occupy the lower level, and each design point is required to be
 associated with precisely one member of the higher level. An adaptation of
 an existing pairwise swap algorithm, sometimes called the Fedorov
 algorithm, is made to suit this nesting requirement for static linear
 models. The adaptation features swap operations at the higher level of the
 nesting structure as well as at the lower level. The performance of this
 method is demonstrated using simulated and application datasets. Further
 adaptations are then made to allow for Poisson models, employing a
 Gaussian quadrature method to effect a Bayesian design. Changes in design
 points over time are also made possible using applications of the
 algorithm for the linear model case. The primary motivation across all of
 the new methodology and its applications is the use of remote sensors in
 the natural environment as part of the Internet of Things.
title: The constitutional process in Chile
title: the South American country is searching for a new social contract
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Zilla, Claudia
name: Schreiber, Franziska F. N.
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2020

description: SWP Comment, 17/2020
title: Strategic rivalry between United States and China
title: causes, tragectories, and implications for Europe
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Lippert, Barbara
name: Perthes, Volker
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2020

description: SWP Research Paper, 4/2020
title: Nationale Führungsstrukturen reformieren
title: wie die Führungsorganisation der Bundeswehr angepasst werden kann
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Vogel, Dominic
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2020

description: SWP-Aktuell, 25/2020
title: Earmarking in the multilateral development system: many shades of grey
Creators: name: Weinlich, Silke
name: Baumann, Max-Otto
name: Lundsgaarde, Erik
name: Wolff, Peter
Publisher: name: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/01t3zke88
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: earmarking
subject: trust funds
subject: donors
subject: United Nations Development System
subject: World Bank
subject: Regional Development Banks
subject: 203 Agenda

description: Earmarking financial contributions for specific geographic, thematic or other priorities has emerged as an important modality for funding multilateral development organisations. Earmarking has had positive consequences, such as the mobilisation of resources for multilateral organisations and new partnership modalities, including with non-state actors. Yet, there has been a rising concern about challenges relating to the effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy of multilateral development cooperation. Understanding and addressing these negative aspects has gained a new urgency. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the crisis of multilateralism make it imperative to tackle the downsides of earmarked funding and bring out its positive forces.

 This study was commissioned by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Germany is a latecomer to earmarking – the government has begun only in recent years to make use of earmarked funds at a larger scale. The study analyses the most important instruments of earmarked funding, studies practices of selected donors that supply large shares of earmarked funding, and analyses practices and consequences of earmarked funding with regard to the UN Development System and multilateral development banks. The study concludes with recommendations to the German government on how to improve its earmarking practices.
description: Studies, 101
title: Die Corona-Pandemie und Xi Jinping
title: vier Herausforderungen für den mächtigsten Mann Chinas
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Stanzel, Angela
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2020

description: SWP-Aktuell, 26/2020
Collaborative Wisodom: Leveraging Crowdsourcing for Libraries in the Digital Epoch
Creators: name: Panda, Subhajit
name: Kaur, Navkiran
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 461006
subject: Library studies
classificationCode: 461099
subject: Library and information studies not elsewhere classified

description: This paper delves into the dynamic realm of crowdsourcing within library contexts, aiming to illuminate its various facets, applications, and implications. Through a comprehensive review of existing literature, the study navigates through the understanding of crowdsourcing in libraries, exploring its diverse activities and the benefits and challenges associated with their implementation. It delves into the intricacies of identifying crowdsourcing opportunities within library settings, highlighting strategies for motivating and engaging contributors to enhance participation and collaboration. Furthermore, the study evaluates criteria for selecting suitable crowdsourcing platforms tailored to libraries' unique needs and goals. Drawing from real-world experiences and best practices, the paper provides insights into the implementation process of library crowdsourcing initiatives, shedding light on key considerations and strategies for success. By synthesizing insights from various perspectives, the paper offers a holistic understanding of crowdsourcing's role in transforming library services and engaging communities in the digital age. Ultimately, this research is a valuable resource for libraries seeking to leverage crowdsourcing as a strategic tool for innovation, collaboration, and community engagement.
title: Multi-omics approaches to investigate the role of Blastocystis in health and disease
Creators: name: Newton, Jamie
Publisher: name: University of Kent
Year: 2024

description: Blastocystis is a protozoan anaerobe that inhabits the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of humans and other animals. It is extremely genetically diverse and has a complicated relationship with pathogenicity. In humans, most Blastocystis-positive cases are asymptomatic. However, some studies have found an association between Blastocystis and GI symptoms. So, what role does Blastocystis play in the gut? The gut microbiome is an extremely diverse community of over 100 trillion microorganisms, with bacteria hugely dominant. Understanding the relationship between Blastocystis and the bacterial component of the gut microbiome could help elucidate understanding of Blastocystis' role in causing GI symptoms. Does Blastocystis have an impact on the gut microbiome, which affects GI health? Using a range of molecular biology, biochemical, and epidemiological techniques, this study delves into the epidemiology of Blastocystis in South East England. It also investigates the impact of Blastocystis on the gut microbiome and gut metabolome, particularly in relation to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The study further explores the effects of IBS treatment with antibiotics on the gut microbiome and metabolome and how these factors influence Blastocystis presence. Additionally, it examines Blastocystis' impact on the gut metabolome in diverse regions such as Thailand, Turkey, and Korea. Significant differences in metabolome composition were detected in Thailand, Turkey and Korea, and minimal differences were detected in South East England's cohort which microbiome and metabolome composition was studied. No differences in microbiome composition between Blastocystis subtypes or between Blastocystis and different risk factors were detected. The antibiotic course correlated with a decline in microbial diversity, Blastocystis presence, and a change in the gut metabolome. Both IBS and UC affected gut microbiome composition regardless of Blastocystis colonisation. This study marks a significant milestone as the first to directly investigate the relationship between Blastocystis and the gut metabolome. It also stands as the inaugural epidemiological study of Blastocystis in South East England. Moreover, it is the first comprehensive study to explore the impact of Blastocystis on the gut microbiome, metabolome, and IBS, as well as the effects of antibiotic treatment for IBS on the gut microbiome and its influence on Blastocystis presence.
Materials: Plastic
Creators: name: Gamman, Lorraine
name: Thorpe, Adam
Publisher: name: University of the Arts London
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 330313
subject: Social design
classificationCode: 330309
subject: Industrial and product design
classificationCode: 440204
subject: Crime and social justice

description: The analysis of the material covers the use-case within the custodial system and actions needed for implementation.
Physiphora alceae
Creators: name: Kovac, D.
name: Kameneva, E. P.
name: Korneyev, V. A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ulidiidae
Physiphora
Physiphora alceae

description: Physiphora alceae (Preyssler, 1792)
Strobl, 1900: 621, 1904: 557 (Chrysomyza demandata) — Solin, Lesina, Zara.
Remarks. Not represented in our material.
description: Published as part of Kovac, D., Kameneva, E. P. & Korneyev, V. A., 2022, A Review Of Tephritidae And Ulidiidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) Of Croatia, pp. 349-372 in Zoodiversity 56 (5) on page 370, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2022.05.349, http://zenodo.org/record/7427863
title: Mali, der Terror im Sahel und Covid-19
title: das neue Bundeswehr-Mandat für die Beteiligung an MINUSMA
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Kinzel, Wolf
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2020

description: SWP-Aktuell, 27/2020
title: Brexit: a pragmatic trade agreement?
title: time is tight but deal remains possible
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Rudloff, Bettina
name: Schmieg, Evita
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2020

description: SWP Comment, 18/2020
Materials: Textiles
Creators: name: Gamman, Lorraine
name: Thorpe, Adam
Publisher: name: University of the Arts London
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 330313
subject: Social design
classificationCode: 330309
subject: Industrial and product design
classificationCode: 440204
subject: Crime and social justice

description: The analysis of the material covers the use-case within the custodial system and actions needed for implementation.
title: Systemic challenges and opportunities of Franco-German development cooperation
Creators: name: Kaplan, Lennart
Publisher: name: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/01t3zke88
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: mulitlateral development policy
subject: Germany
subject: France
subject: development financing
subject: public finance

description: France and Germany face common issues in global development policy, including climate change, migration and security. At the same time, their aid is spread across similar countries and sectors. Based on a quantitative overlap measure, the study reveals that the Franco-German overlap of aid allocation is more than four times as high as for the average donor. If France and Germany can bridge their divisions, the high overlap provides a momentum to take a leading role for international donor coordination. This is key in view of the opportunities and challenges of 2020 and beyond, including the German presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), climate change as well as the recent Covid-19 pandemic. Against this background, this study explores the systemic challenges and opportunities for a stronger Franco-German coordination in the framework of four country case studies, where development cooperation of both donors strongly overlaps.

 Evidence from Benin, Cameroon, India and Morocco reveals that the complex development systems of the two donors impose differing time horizons and standards of procedure. Moreover, geo-political priorities complicate consensus building. The case studies stress that sustainable Franco-German cooperation only works based on a regular exchange both on the political and operational level. In this regard, the long-lasting partnership between the French and German development banks, Agence Française de Développment (AFD) and Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau Entwicklungsbank (KfW), illustrates how mutual understanding and careful reconciliation of approaches can facilitate cooperation. Combining capacities, France and Germany finance large-scale projects to achieve sustainable development and, this way, crowd-in resources by other development actors from the EU and beyond. Although reconciling standards in technical cooperation is more challenging, the French and German agencies, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit and Expertise France, are currently negotiating similar measures.
description: Discussion Paper, 10/2020
title: Wiederaufbau in Syrien
title: Herausforderungen und Handlungsoptionen für die EU und ihre Mitgliedstaaten
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Asseburg, Muriel
name: Stiftung Wissenschaft Und Politik
Publisher: name: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Year: 2020

description: SWP-Studie, 7/2020
title: The future of European development banking: what role and place for the European Investment Bank?
Creators: name: Erforth, Benedikt
Publisher: name: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/01t3zke88
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Europäische Investitionsbank
subject: Entwicklungsfinanzierung
subject: European development financing
subject: European Investment Bank

description: The European Investment Bank (EIB) not only is the bank of the European Union (EU), it also is the world’s largest multilateral lender. Hitherto rarely at the centre of public attention, the ongoing negotiations on the next EU budget round, the Multiannual Financial Framework (2021-2027) (MFF), have placed the EIB in the midst of the political struggles over form and function of the European development finance architecture.

 In the context of the negotiations on the MFF 2021-2027, the European Commission (EC) proposes to reform the financing of its external action. With the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), the Commission seeks to overhaul a multi-layered and fragmented external financial architecture and to integrate the eleven existing instruments into one. At the origin of the EC’s proposal lies the desire to develop a flexible, consistent, and simplified system (European Commission 2018). Geopolitical interests and considerations about aid effectiveness and impact are the main drivers behind this reform proposal. The debate centres on the allocation of funds and more importantly on the question of how “to do” development finance in the future. The substantive debate on development effectiveness and impact thereby also morphs into an institutional question, with different stakeholders advancing distinct preferences.

 Against this backdrop, the paper takes stock of the European development finance landscape and the EIB’s role as part of this landscape. It looks at the interactions between different European development stakeholders and assesses the proposed reform and its potential impact on European development policy. With the EIB at the heart of the European financial architecture, the paper seeks to answer three questions: (1) What is the EIB’s role in the European development landscape and how does it respond to its operational environment? (2) What is the EIB’s institutional relationship with other EU actors. What are the main challenges and points of divergence? (3) What are the competing visions for the future of European development finance and what role will the EIB be able to play in the different scenarios?
description: Discussion Paper, 11/2020
title: NEPS Technical Report for Mathematics: Scaling Results of Starting Cohort 2 in Grade 4
Creators: name: Schnittjer, Insa
name: Gerken, Anna-Lena
name: Petersen, Lara Aylin
Publisher: name: LIfBi Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: item response theory
subject: scaling
subject: mathematical competence
subject: scientific use file

description: The National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) aims at investigating the development of
competencies across the whole life span and designs tests for assessing these different
competence domains. In order to evaluate the quality of the competence tests, a wide range
of analyses based on item response theory (IRT) were performed. This paper describes the
data and scaling procedure for the mathematical competence test in grade 4 of starting
cohort 2 (kindergarten). The mathematics test contained 24 items with different response
formats representing different content areas and cognitive components. The test was
administered to 6,725 students. Their responses were scaled using the partial credit model.
Item fit statistics, differential item functioning, Rasch-homogeneity, and the test´s
dimensionality were evaluated to ensure the quality of the test. These analyses showed that
the test exhibited an acceptable reliability, good item fit and that the items fitted the model
in a satisfactory way. Furthermore, test fairness could be confirmed for different subgroups.
Limitations of the test were the relatively high omission rates in the short constructed
response (SCR) items as well as some recognizable gaps in the scale of item difficulties.
Overall, the mathematics test had acceptable psychometric properties that allowed for an
estimation of reliable mathematics competence scores. Besides the scaling results, this
paper also describes the data available in the Scientific Use File and provides the ConQuest
syntax for scaling the data as well as the longnitudinal linking parapeters.
description: NEPS Survey Papers, No. 69 (2020)
title: Linking the Data of the Competence Tests
Creators: name: Fischer, Luise
name: Rohm, Theresa
name: Gnambs, Timo
name: Carstensen, Claus H.
Publisher: name: LIfBi Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: link design
subject: link method
subject: item response theory
subject: longitudinal

description: The National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) aims at investigating the development of
competencies across the whole life span and developing tests for assessing different
competence domains. In order to compare competencies across different measurement
occasions and examine competence development over time the different measurements
must be placed onto a common scale. This goal is achieved by linking two measurements of
the same construct. The present document describes the linking procedure adopted for the
NEPS. Moreover, this approach is demonstrated using data from Starting Cohort 3 that links
mathematical and reading competences across Grades 5 and 7. First, the procedure on how
to derive linked item parameters in an anchor-items design is described. After showing that
the mathematical tests administered in Grades 5 and 7 are unidimensional, it is
demonstrated that all common items administered in both grades showed negligible
differential item functioning. Therefore, the two mathematical tests were linked using six
measurement invariant items. Subsequently, the procedure on how to derive linked item
parameters in an anchor-groups design is described. It is demonstrated that the reading
competence tests administered in Grades 5 and 7 were unidimensional and showed no
differential item functioning. Therefore, the two reading tests were linked using responses
from an independent link sample. Finally, the naming conventions in the scientific use file for
repeatedly administered items and different competence scores are presented.
description: NEPS Survey Papers, No. 1 (2016)
title: NEPS Technical Report for Weighting: Weighting the Sample of Starting Cohort 4 of the National Educational Panel Study (Wave 1 to 6)
Creators: name: Steinhauer, Hans Walter
name: Zinn, Sabine
Publisher: name: LIfBi Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: stratiﬁed two-stage cluster sampling
subject: unit nonresponse
subject: weighting adjustments
subject: NEPS SC4

description: The sample of Grade 9 students in the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) focuses on
the pathways through higher secondary and vocational education tracks. When entering the
vocational track, students will leave their institutional context in which they were originally
sampled and surveyed. Thus, from then onwards they are individually surveyed. Students
passing into the academic track are very likely to remain in their institutional context, which
means that they are surveyed in groups. This report provides details on the sampling design,
the derivation of design weights and the wave-speciﬁc nonresponse adjustments to provide
cross-sectional as well as longitudinal weights. For the students participating in the panel study
we ﬁnd sampling school type information, migration background, native language and previous
waves participation to inﬂuence their participation propensities.
description: NEPS Survey Papers, No. 2 (2016)
Netizenship, Metazenship & Digital Humanities
Creators: name: Leonard Chrysostomos Epafras
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Digtial Humanities
Netizenship
Metaverse

description: Deskripsi singkat soal makna sosial dan kemanusiaan di era digital yang menghasilkan netizenship (kewarganetan), Metazenship dan hybrid media space
title: Measuring teachers’ stereotypes in the NEPS
Creators: name: Wenz, Sebastian E.
name: Olczyk, Melanie
name: Lorenz, Georg
Publisher: name: LIfBi Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: teacher beliefs
subject: prejudice
subject: stereotypes
subject: discrimination
subject: cognitive interviews
subject: mixed methods

description: German data on the processes underlying discrimination is still sparse. Against this
backdrop, this working paper discusses the measurement of a major source of
discrimination: Stereotypes. Conceptualizing stereotypes as beliefs or sets of beliefs about
the characteristics, attributes, or behaviors of a particular group of people, we introduce an
explicit measure of teachers’ stereotypes at the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS).
Teachers are asked to estimate the average competencies of girls, boys, students of lower,
middle, and upper class background, students of Turkish and Russian origin as well as
immigrant students and ethnic majority students. Quantitative analyses based on a sample
of 52 second-grade teachers show both a large variation in the expressed stereotypes
between groups of students and between teachers. Furthermore, the analyses suggest that
teachers’ stereotypes are quite accurate overall in that they reflect group differences in
achievement as reported in the recent literature. However, we also find biases to the
disadvantage of boys, immigrants in general, as well as immigrants of Turkish and Russian
origin in particular. We argue that these results and evidence from cognitive interviews
speak for the validity of the instrument.
description: NEPS Survey Papers, No. 3 (2016)
Cell Furniture Project. Design-Led Research in Prisons. Stint 2: Storyboarding and Pitch
Creators: name: Gamman, Lorraine
name: Thorpe, Adam
Publisher: name: University of the Arts London
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 330313
subject: Social design
classificationCode: 440204
subject: Crime and social justice
classificationCode: 330309
subject: Industrial and product design

description: Storyboarding
A storyboard is a sequence of illustrations that depicts a scenario. The point of this exercise was to visualise how the new cell furniture item (or items) would be used by a persona as they went about a daily activity. This exercise can uncover nuances of interaction that might provide additional insights about the design.Pitch Presentations
In a 'Dragons Den' style format, participants got into small groups and decided which cell furniture concept they wanted to pitch in front of everyone including some additional guests from HMP and PSPI. At the end of the pitch, there was a Q&A and feedback.Co-Design Day #4: DeliverActivity #1: StoryboardingStoryboarding as a visualisation toolA storyboard is a sequence of illustrations that depicts a scenario or process of doing something specific. In this case, the scenario would occur inside the cell, utilising the cell furniture concepts. The point of this exercise was to visualise via narration and illustration how the new cell furniture item (or items) would be used by the personas as they went about a task or activity in the cell. This simple exercise can uncover nuances in the interaction that might provide additional insights about the design. Likewise, imagining scenarios of use in a step-by-step process can help identify elements of the design that need to be added, modified or removed long before testing the actual product.In the activity that followed, the co-design groups pitched the furniture concepts to HMPPS staff and used the storyboarding principles to act out a scenario with the furniture prototype in their pitch presentations. The storyboarding template is pictured below and the co-design storyboard illustrations can be viewed in the attached pdf.Activity #2: Pitch PresenationProduct Pitch to the 'Dragon's Den'After four days of co-design workshops, the group had gone through a full design sprint from start to finish. The final activity activity of delivering a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style pitch was not only a nice way to wrap up the successful four days of co-design, but it was also an opportunity to give the prisoners some practical presenting experience. In small groups, the co-design participants decided which concepts they would pitch. DAC provided instruction on what the pitch should include, but the prisoners took ownership of the design work and pitched on their own.
title: Immigrants in the NEPS: Identifying generation status and group of origin
Creators: name: Olczyk, Melanie
name: Will, Gisela
name: Kristen, Cornelia
Publisher: name: LIfBi Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: immigrants
subject: generation status
subject: country of origin

description: The data collection of the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) allows us to
describe educational careers of immigrants and their descendants across their life course. To
consider educational patterns for different immigrant groups and generations, it is necessary
to identify the immigrant population in an adequate way. The NEPS provides a wide range of
measures that researchers may apply in ways consistent with their research interests. This
contribution illustrates one possible approach to identifying different immigrant groups and
generations. It is based on information on the country of birth of the target person and of
her or his parents and grandparents. The generated variables are part of various NEPS data
sets. In addition to describing their makeup, the paper includes descriptive results on the
distributions for the first waves of three starting cohorts: Kindergarten, Grade 5, and Grade
9
description: NEPS Survey Papers, No. 4 (2016)
BUILDING THE SKILLED MAN FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY THROUGH VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN RIVERS STATE
Creators: name: NJOKU, N., ANTHONY PhD
name: EWE,, UGOCHUKWU C
name: IJOMAH,, GIFT C. PhD
name: EWE,, TOCHI E. PhD
Publisher: name: top journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Skilled Man, Entrepreneurial and Contemporary Society, Vocational and Technical Education

description: This paper explored the critical role of vocational and technical education (VTE) in developing a skilled workforce capable of thriving in an entrepreneurial and contemporary society in Rivers State, Nigeria. As the economy shifts towards innovation and technological advancement, traditional educational models must evolve to meet the demands of the labour market. The study emphasized the necessity of a curriculum that aligns with industry needs, incorporating essential skills such as digital literacy, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving. It advocated for strengthened partnerships between educational institutions and local industries to facilitate practical training through internships and apprenticeships. Additionally, the paper highlighted the importance of modern infrastructure, community engagement, and financial support systems, including scholarships, to enhance access to VTE. By fostering innovation through incubation centers and continuous assessment mechanisms, Rivers State can cultivate a resilient workforce that not only meets local economic demands but also contributes to sustainable growth. This approach ultimately positions vocational and technical education as a cornerstone for empowering individuals and driving economic development in the region
title: NEPS Technical Report for Science: Scaling Results of Starting Cohort 3 in 6th Grade
Creators: name: Funke, Linda
name: Kähler, Jana
name: Hahn, Inga
Publisher: name: LIfBi Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: scientific literacy
subject: 6th grade
subject: differential item functioning item response theory
subject: scaling
subject: scientific use file

description: The National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) aims at investigating the development of
competences across the whole life span and designs tests for assessing these different
competence domains. In order to evaluate the quality of the competence tests, a wide range
of analyses have been performed based on item response theory (IRT). This paper describes
the data on scientific literacy for starting cohort 3 in grade 6. Besides presenting descriptive
statistics for the data, the scaling model applied to estimate competence scores and
analyses performed to investigate the quality of the scale as well as the results of these
analyses are also explained. The science test in grade 6 originally consisted of 27 multiple
choice and complex multiple choice items and covered two knowledge domains as well as
three different contexts. The test was administered to 4,871 students. A Partial Credit Model
was used for scaling the data. Item fit statistics, differential item functioning, Rasch-
homogeneity, and the tests’ dimensionality were evaluated to ensure the quality of the test.
Two items had to be eliminated due to insufficient item discrimination. The results of the
remaining 25 items illustrate good item fit values and measurement invariance across
various subgroups. Moreover, the test showed a high reliability. As the correlations between
the two knowledge domains are very high in a multidimensional model, the assumption of
unidimensionality seems adequate. Among the challenges of this test is the lack of very
difficult items. But overall, the results emphasize the good psychometric properties of the
science test, thus supporting the estimation of reliable scientific literacy scores. In this paper,
the data available in the Scientific Use File are described and the ConQuest-Syntax for scaling
the data is provided.
description: NEPS Survey Papers, No. 5 (2016)
title: NEPS Technical Report for Science: Scaling Results of Starting Cohort 4 in 11th Grade
Creators: name: Hahn, Inga
name: Kähler, Jana
Publisher: name: LIfBi Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: scientific literacy
subject: 11th grade
subject: differential item functioning item response theory
subject: scaling
subject: scientific use file

description: The National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) aims at investigating the development of
competences across the whole life span and designs tests for assessing these different
competence domains. In order to evaluate the quality of the competence tests, a wide range
of analyses based on item response theory (IRT) have been performed. This paper describes
the data on scientific literacy for starting cohort 4 in grade 11. Besides presenting descriptive
statistics for the data, the scaling model applied to estimate competence scores and
analyses performed to investigate the quality of the scale as well as the results of these
analyses are also explained. The science test in grade 11 originally consisted of 29 multiple
choice and complex multiple choice items and covers two knowledge domains as well as
three different contexts. Five items had to be removed due to insufficient item quality. The
test was administered to 4,417 students. A partial credit model was used for scaling the
data. Item fit statistics, differential item functioning, Rasch-homogeneity, and the test’s
dimensionality were evaluated to ensure the quality of the test. The results of the remaining
test items illustrate good item fit values and measurement invariance across various
subgroups. Moreover, the test showed a moderate reliability. The data shows that the
assumption of unidimensionality of scientific literacy measured by this test seems adequate.
Among the challenges of this test is the lack of very easy items. But overall, the results
emphasize the good psychometric properties of the science test, thus supporting the
estimation of reliable scientific literacy scores. In this paper, the data available in the
Scientific Use File are described and the ConQuest-Syntax for scaling the data is provided.
description: NEPS Survey Papers, No. 6 (2016)
title: Samples, Weights, and Nonresponse: the Adult Cohort of the National Educational Panel Study (Wave 2 to 6)
Creators: name: Hammon, Angelina
name: Zinn, Sabine
name: Aßmann, Christian
name: Würbach, Ariane
Publisher: name: LIfBi Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Year: 2016

description: This report documents the target population, the sampling, the sample sizes, and the weight-
ing procedures of the panel Waves 2 to 6 of the NEPS Starting Cohort 6 (Adult Education and
Lifelong Learning). It introduces the target population of the Starting Cohort and the sampling
design applied. Furthermore, the composition of the gross and the net samples of the diﬀer-
ent waves are described. Then, the derivation of the sampling weights is elaborated. This in-
cludes, the computation of design weights, non-response adjustments, and post-stratiﬁcation
of weights. In this context, selectivity due to nonresponse and aƩrition is investigated. A sum-
mary of the design variables and sampling weights are provided. This article concludes with
some comments regarding the usage of sampling weights for analysis.
description: NEPS Survey Papers, No. 7 (2016)
title: Samples, Weights, and Nonresponse: the Early Childhood Cohort of the National Educational Panel Study (Wave 1 to 3)
Creators: name: Würbach, Ariane
name: Zinn, Sabine
name: Aßmann, Christian
Publisher: name: LIfBi Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Year: 2016

description: This report documents the target population, the sampling, the sample sizes, and the weight-
ing procedures of the Waves 1 to 3 of the NEPS Starting Cohort 1 (SC1, Early Childhood). It
introduces the target population of the Starting Cohort and the sampling design applied. Fur-
thermore, the composition of the gross and the net samples of the diﬀerent waves are detailed.
The derivation of the sampling weights is described. This includes the computation of the de-
sign weights and the accordant nonresponse adjustments. In this context, the selectivity due
to nonresponse and aƩrition is inquired into. This article concludes with a summary of the de-
sign variables and sampling weights as well as some comments regarding the usage of sampling weights in statistical analysis.
description: NEPS Survey Papers, No. 8 (2016)