cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Decolonising the neuroscience and psychology curriculum: experiences and perspectives of Black students
Creators: name: Ogenyi, Appey
name: Atkins, Bethany
name: do Nascimento Bevilaqua, Mário Cesar
name: Williams, Brenda P.
name: Dias, Gisele P.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: A history of white westernised curricula within psychology and neuroscience has impacted the experiences of Black postgraduate students within higher education. In addition, the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to an increase in online learning. This qualitative study reports the experiences of Black students on two postgraduate online learning courses at a London-based university. A participatory methodology alongside focus groups and interviews were used to explore students’ perceptions of their educational experiences. Seven participants completed either an individual interview or focus group and their responses were analysed through thematic analysis. The findings indicated that students considered that decolonisation of the curricula was limited in reference to representation, responsibility, teaching material and assessments. Participants also reported ways in which the programmes were successful in providing inclusive teaching material. The study explores important recommendations to promote a decolonised psychology and neuroscience curriculum and highlights new avenues for future research. This study explores how Black postgraduate students experience two online psychology and neuroscience programmes at a UK university. While these courses attract a diverse global student body, students reported that the curriculum was centred around European and North American perspectives, with limited inclusion of Black voices, histories, or research. Participants felt underrepresented in course materials and teaching staff, and some feared being marked down for including culturally relevant ideas in their work. Despite these challenges, students also recognised some inclusive efforts, especially when social and cultural issues were thoughtfully addressed. By listening closely to students’ lived experiences, this research highlights the importance of decolonising course content to create more inclusive, representative, and supportive learning environments. The study offers practical recommendations—such as diversifying assessments, increasing staff diversity, and creating reflective spaces—to help improve higher education for all students, particularly those from historically marginalised backgrounds.
sj-pdf-6-pie-10.1177_0954408920964689 - Supplemental material for Effect of pulsation in TIG welding on the microstructure, residual stresses, tensile and impact properties of Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloy
Creators: name: Khan, Fahd Nawaz
name: Massab Junaid
name: Hassan, Ali Abdelhafeez
name: Baig, Mirza Nadeem
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies
subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-6-pie-10.1177_0954408920964689 for Effect of pulsation in TIG welding on the microstructure, residual stresses, tensile and impact properties of Ti-5Al-2.5Sn alloy by Fahd Nawaz Khan, Massab Junaid, Ali Abdelhafeez Hassan and Mirza Nadeem Baig in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
title: Time-of-flight measurement based on transfer function and simulated exponential stimulus
Creators: name: Flake, Robert H.
name: Biskup, John F.
name: Liao, Su-Liang
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: G01R31/088
subject: G01R31/11
subject: H04B3/462
subject: H04B3/466
subject: H04L1/24
subject: H04L25/03834
subject: H04L25/12
subject: 324/637
subject: 324/617
subject: 324/618

description: Systems and methods are described for transmitting a waveform having a controllable attenuation and propagation velocity. An exemplary method comprises: generating an exponential waveform, the exponential waveform (a) being characterized by the equation Vin=De−A[x−vt], where D is a magnitude, Vin is a voltage, t is time, ASD is an attenuation coefficient, and vSD is a propagation velocity; and (b) being truncated at a maximum value. An exemplary apparatus comprises: an exponential waveform generator; an input recorder coupled to an output of the exponential waveform generator; a transmission line under test coupled to the output of the exponential waveform generator; an output recorder coupled to the transmission line under test; an additional transmission line coupled to the transmission line under test; and a termination impedance coupled to the additional transmission line and to a ground.
title: P-I-N MOSFET for ULSI applications
Creators: name: Lynch, William
name: Banerjee, Sanjay K.
name: Bhattacharya, Suryanarayana Shivakumar
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 1995
Subjects: subject: H01L29/66477
subject: H01L29/1045
subject: H01L29/41783
subject: H01L29/66583
subject: H01L29/66537
subject: 257/327
subject: 257/345
subject: 257/404
subject: 257/626
subject: 257/E21.409
subject: 257/E21.434
subject: 257/E21.443
subject: 257/E29.054

description: A MOSFET device for ULSI circuits includes a semiconductor body having first and second spaced doped regions of a first conductivity type which function as source and drain regions, a third doped region between the first and second regions of a second conductivity type, and a first intrinsic region between the third doped region and the drain region, a channel of said MOSFET device including the third doped region and said first intrinsic region. Preferably the device further includes a second intrinsic region between the third doped region and the source region, the channel region of the MOSFET device including the third doped region, the first intrinsic region, and the second intrinsic region. The device further includes an insulating layer over the channel region and a gate electrode formed on the insulating layer over the channel region. A source electrode contact, the first doped region, and a drain electrode contact the second doped region. Several processes are described for fabricating the device.
title: Molecular level, precision control over the interfacial properties of high-T.sub.C superconductor structures and devices
Creators: name: Mirkin, Chad A.
name: McDevitt, John T.
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: B82Y30/00
subject: H01L39/247
subject: Y10S428/93
subject: Y10S505/701
subject: Y10S505/704
subject: Y10T428/261
subject: Y10T428/268
subject: 428/333
subject: 428/338
subject: 428/689
subject: 428/930
subject: 505/233
subject: 505/230
subject: 505/237
subject: 505/434
subject: 505/470
subject: 505/473
subject: 505/701
subject: 505/704

description: Use of monolayer films for the direct modification of high-T.sub.c superconductor structures and devices. Methods for the formation of superconductor localized monolayer films have been discovered based on the spontaneous adsorption of molecules containing ligating functionalities, such as alkylamine, arylamine, and alkylthiol moieties. Molecules containing these types of functionalities are found to bind tenaciously to the metal ions which form the high-T.sub.c superconductor surface. The derivatized superconductor structures can be prepared simply by soaking the high-T.sub.c, superconductor structure or device in a dry organic solvent system which contains the derivatizing agent. Large changes in the superconductor interfacial properties can be achieved with such procedures allowing for the atomic level control of the surface properties of the superconductor. This discovery is particularly important to provide a) new methods to fabricate superconductor devices with atomic level precision, b) to form defect-free anti-corrosion layers, c) improved/optimized methods for lithographic processing of high-T.sub.c devices, and d) improved adhesion of protective layers by surface-modification.
DS_10.1177_0363546520957346 – Supplemental material for An Injectable Hydrogel Scaffold With Kartogenin-Encapsulated Nanoparticles for Porcine Cartilage Regeneration: A 12-Month Follow-up Study
Creators: name: Yan, Wenqiang
name: Xu, Xingquan
name: Xu, Qian
name: Sun, Ziying
name: Lv, Zhongyang
name: Wu, Rui
name: Yan, Wenjin
name: Jiang, Qing
name: Shi, Dongquan
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
Surgery

description: Supplemental material, DS_10.1177_0363546520957346 for An Injectable Hydrogel Scaffold With Kartogenin-Encapsulated Nanoparticles for Porcine Cartilage Regeneration: A 12-Month Follow-up Study by Wenqiang Yan, Xingquan Xu, Qian Xu, Ziying Sun, Zhongyang Lv, Rui Wu, Wenjin Yan, Qing Jiang and Dongquan Shi in The American Journal of Sports Medicine
The Effect of Sleep, Fatigue, Caffeinated and Alcoholic Beverages on Unethical Decision Making
Creators: name: Khosla, Ritika
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2023

description: There is an increasing prevalence of unethical behavior and decisions in the corporate sector. The present study adopts psychological and neurocognitive perspectives to explore the effect of sleep, fatigue, and beverages on unethical decision-making at work. Given that low sleep decreases prefrontal cortex activity, and high fatigue depletes self-regulatory resources, I argue that both pathways lead to unethical decision-making. Since caffeine and alcohol influence prefrontal cortex activity, I argue that caffeinated and alcoholic beverages have direct and moderating effects on unethical decision-making. I test the hypotheses using a secondary sample comprising of 171 nurses from a large medical center (Christian and Ellis, 2011). Results from the study suggest 1) a significant positive relation between fatigue and unethical decision-making, 2) a significant positive relationship between alcohol and unethical decision-making, 3) caffeine significantly moderates the effect of sleep on unethical decision- making and 4) alcohol significantly moderates the effect of fatigue on unethical decision- making. The study holds strong practical implications for the workplace, where managers can implement corrective and preventive measures to reduce unethical decision-making.
Supplemental Material, Table_S1_Primer_sequence - circRNA hsa_circ_104566 Sponged miR-338-3p to Promote Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression
Creators: name: Liu, Guangming
name: Guo, Wei
name: Rao, Min
name: Qin, Junjie
name: Hu, Feng
name: Li, Ke
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology

description: Supplemental Material, Table_S1_Primer_sequence for circRNA hsa_circ_104566 Sponged miR-338-3p to Promote Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression by Guangming Liu, Wei Guo, Min Rao, Junjie Qin, Feng Hu and Ke Li in Cell Transplantation
Supplemental Material, Supplementary_materials - LncRNA GASAL1 Interacts with SRSF1 to Regulate Trophoblast Cell Proliferation, Invasion, and Apoptosis Via the mTOR Signaling Pathway
Creators: name: Liu, Jia
name: Zhang, Qing
name: Ma, Nan
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology

description: Supplemental Material, Supplementary_materials for LncRNA GASAL1 Interacts with SRSF1 to Regulate Trophoblast Cell Proliferation, Invasion, and Apoptosis Via the mTOR Signaling Pathway by Jia Liu, Qing Zhang and Nan Ma in Cell Transplantation
title: Method and apparatus for rapid drying of coated materials with close capture of vapors
Creators: name: Schmidt, Philip S.
name: Davis, John H.
name: Blessing, Tyler
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: H05B6/701
subject: H05B6/705
subject: H05B6/74
subject: H05B6/806
subject: H05B2206/046
subject: 219/690
subject: 219/693
subject: 219/750
subject: 34/420

description: A method and apparatus for the removing solvents from coated materials while capturing evaporated vapors in a confined space and maintaining non-explosive conditions within the space. Microwave energy may be applied to a coated material as the coated material passes through a cavity configured to produce an electromagnetic resonance mode. The application of microwaves to the coated material causes rapid evaporation of the solvents. The cavity is also configured to confine the evaporated vapors in a small volume and control the inflow of air into the volume so as to produce an effluent waste stream which includes a relatively high concentration of solvent molecules while maintaining a non-explosive atmosphere within the cavity. The method and apparatus are particularly suited for treating coated web materials, especially continuous webs.
Explanatory_Memo – Coping self-efficacy influences health information avoidance
Creators: name: Hua, Jacqueline
name: Howell, Jennifer L.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: 110319 Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy)
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Explanatory_Memo for Coping self-efficacy influences health information avoidance by Jacqueline Hua and Jennifer L. Howell in Journal of Health Psychology
title: Efficient digital ITU-compliant zero-buffering DTMF detection using the non-uniform discrete fourier transform
Creators: name: Felder, Matthew D.
name: Mason, James C.
name: Evans, Brian L.
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: H04M7/1295
subject: H04Q1/4575
subject: 379/386
subject: 379/283

description: Computationally efficient DTMF detection methods and apparatus are presented that meet all of the ITU recommendations using the modified non-uniform DFT. The system of the present invention employs a high band filter block and two low band filter blocks to detect power at the 8 DTMF tones. The frame length of the high band filter blocks is one half the length of the low band filter blocks. The frame lengths are chosen to meet the ITU frequency selectivity requirements for all DTMF frequencies. The frames of the two low band filter blocks are staggered to produce outputs alternately, and are aligned with respect to the frame of the high band filter block to produce low band filter block outputs that coincided with the high band filter block outputs without the need for signal buffering. A system of power level tests are employed in conjunction with a system of timing tests to ensure that all ITU timing and frequency constraints are met. The present invention requires no buffering of input samples, and can perform DTMF decoding of 24 telephone channels of a T1 time-division multiplexed communication line, using a single fixed-point commercially available digital signal processor.
Supplemental Material, Appendix_1-4 - A Cross-Sectional Study of Reminiscence Bumps for Music-Related Memories in Adulthood
Creators: name: Jakubowski, Kelly
name: Eerola, Tuomas
name: Tillmann, Barbara
name: Perrin, Fabien
name: Heine, Lizette
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 190406 Music Composition
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
subject: 190407 Music Performance
subject: 190409 Musicology and Ethnomusicology

description: Supplemental Material, Appendix_1-4 for A Cross-Sectional Study of Reminiscence Bumps for Music-Related Memories in Adulthood by Kelly Jakubowski, Tuomas Eerola, Barbara Tillmann, Fabien Perrin and Lizette Heine in Music & Science
Mutagenesis-Directed Purification of CCR2-Specific Monovalent and Bivalent scFv-MAbs.
Creators: name: Philbeck, Nash
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2023

description: I identified a mutagenesis-directed purification method created for fusion proteins and applied it to one of our monospecific monoclonal constructs (ECL2-scFv MAb). Inserting two point mutations into the mouse IgG1 Fc region of our antibody created protein A affinity. This allowed us to use a protein A purification kit to purify our MAb. Lastly, we wanted to apply this purification method to one of our bispecific monoclonal constructs (ECL2-NTD-scFv BiMAb), but not at the compromise of the antibody's affinity for heterodimerization. To evaluate the point mutation's effect on the antibody's heterodimerization affinity, the antibody was modeled in AlphaFold2 both before and after point mutagenesis. The dissociation constants of heterodimerization were evaluated using a binding energy prediction software called Prodigy. This data showed that the point mutations decreased the affinity of heterodimerization, decreasing the purity of the bispecific antibody in solution. For this reason, we did not move forward with this purification method in our bispecific antibody.
title: Carbon molecular sieves and methods for making the same
Creators: name: Miller, Stephen J.
name: Koros, William
name: Vu, De Q.
name: Mahajan, Rajiv
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: B01D69/08
subject: B01D53/228
subject: B01D67/0067
subject: B01D67/0083
subject: B01D69/141
subject: B01D71/021
subject: B01J20/20
subject: B01J20/28026
subject: B01J20/28033
subject: B01J20/2808
subject: B01D2323/08
subject: Y10S977/778
subject: Y10S977/783
subject: Y10S977/786
subject: Y10S977/788
subject: Y10S977/882
subject: 502/180
subject: 502/432
subject: 518/722
subject: 95/51
subject: 95/54
subject: 96/4
subject: 96/10
subject: 96/11

description: Mixed matrix membranes capable of separating carbon dioxide from mixtures including carbon dioxide and methane, and processes for purifying methane using the membranes, are disclosed. The membranes are preferably polymer membranes, that include discrete carbon-based molecular sieve particles with sizes of between about 0.5 microns to about 5.0 microns. The particles are formed by pyrolyzing a precursor polymer in the form of a powder or film. The pyrolyzed polymer is then ideally milled to desired small size particles. The preferred ratio of particles to polymer is about 0.25 to about 1.0 by volume. A preferred method for preparing the mixed matrix membrane is by dispersing the particles in a solvent, adding a small quantity of the desired polymer or “sizing agent” to “size” or “prime” the particles, adding a polymer, casting a film of the polymer solution, and evaporating the solvent to form a mixed matrix membrane film. The mixed matrix membrane film permits passage of carbon dioxide and methane, but at different permeation rates, such that the ratio of the relative permeation rates of carbon dioxide to methane is larger through the mixed matrix membrane film than through the original polymer. The mixed matrix membrane is preferably in the form of a dense film or a hollow fiber. A mixture containing carbon dioxide and methane can be enriched in methane by selective passage of carbon dioxide over methane in a gas-phase process through the membrane.
O’ Brother Where Art Thou? Responses to the Problem of Suffering
Creators: name: Huff, Ashley Davis
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2023

description: In a world where human beings frequently face pain and suffering, the question of how to justify the existence of an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving God amidst the prevalence of evil continues to be a persistent debate within theological studies. This thesis re-examines traditional answers to the problem of evil to prioritize the perspective of the sufferer, determining which answers to questions concerning the nature of evil and limitations of divine power compellingly console and benefit one who has personally experienced suffering and is attempting to reconcile their horrendous experience with a belief in a God. Through framing theological perspectives on the problem of evil through the questions asked and inspired by Mary and Martha in John 11, this thesis explores the problem of evil as it relates to modern sufferers, equipping individuals with practical solutions to navigate the complexities of suffering.
title: Efficient digital ITU-compliant zero-buffering DTMF detection using the non-uniform discrete Fourier transform
Creators: name: Felder, Matthew D.
name: Mason, James C.
name: Evans, Brian L.
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2003
Subjects: subject: H04M7/1295
subject: H04Q1/4575
subject: 379/386
subject: 379/283

description: Computationally efficient DTMF detection methods and apparatus are presented that meet all of the ITU recommendations using the modified non-uniform DFT. The system of the present invention employs a high band filter block and two low band filter blocks to detect power at the 8 DTMF tones. The frame length of the high band filter blocks is one half the length of the low band filter blocks. The frame lengths are chosen to meet the ITU frequency selectivity requirements for all DTMF frequencies. The frames of the two low band filter blocks are staggered to produce outputs alternately, and are aligned with respect to the frame of the high band filter block to produce low band filter block outputs that coincided with the high band filter block outputs without the need for signal buffering. A system of power level tests are employed in conjunction with a system of timing tests to ensure that all ITU timing and frequency constraints are met. The present invention requires no buffering of input samples, and can perform DTMF decoding of 24 telephone channels of a T1 time-division multiplexed communication line, using a single fixed-point commercially available digital signal processor.
Determining the Legality of Fentanyl Test Strip Sales at Pharmacies in the U.S.
Creators: name: Webster, Amy
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2023

description: Problem: In 2021, over 70,000 people in the U.S. died from an overdose involving a synthetic opioid, such as fentanyl. Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin and is often added to illicit drugs to intensify their effects, so enhancing people’s ability to detect whether fentanyl is present in the substances they use is a key strategy for reducing fentanyl-related overdoses. 

Study Goal: Fentanyl Test Strips (FTSs) are an effective harm reduction tool used to test for the presence of fentanyl in a substance. These strips are regulated through state drug paraphernalia laws, which can be  complex and/or vague in their wording. The goal of this study is to determine whether it is legal for pharmacists to sell FTSs in all 50 states and Washington D.C.. We also explore how laws would need to change to make FTSs legal in states where it is currently illegal. 

Methods: In this cross-sectional observational study, a survey was sent to state Board of Pharmacy staff in all 51 states and territories asking them to interpret their state’s law regarding FTSs. Specifically, respondents were asked about the legality of pharmacists selling FTSs and whether it is legal for pharmacists to distribute FTSs through partnering with harm reduction organizations. 

Results: As of April 1st, 2023, based on 36 responses, it is legal for pharmacists to sell FTS in 17 states and illegal in 9 states. Ten additional respondents were unsure or provided an  “other” response regarding sales legality. Additionally, 13 states responded that it is legal for pharmacists to partner with harm reduction organizations to distribute FTS, 10 said it was illegal, and 13 provided an “other” response.  For pharmacists to be able to sell FTS, FTS have to be taken out of the definition of drug paraphernalia and laws would need to clarify whether FTS are a prescription product. 

Conclusion: Many states allow pharmacists to sell FTS. The state drug paraphernalia laws that regulate FTS vary considerably between states. In states where pharmacists cannot sell FTS or the law is unclear, for FTS to become legal, legislation that removes FTS from the definition of drug paraphernalia would need to be passed.
title: Method and apparatus for feature tracking strain estimation for elastography
Creators: name: Ophir, Jonathan
name: Srinivasan, Seshadri
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: G01L1/255
subject: 702/42
subject: 702/43

description: The present invention is directed toward an apparatus and method for determining localized strain in a target body by identifying sets of features in reflected echo sequences and by comparing sets of features to determine time shift values between features.
THE EFFECT OF BINGE-LIKE ETHANOL CONSUMPTION ON OREXIN RECEPTORS’ MRNA EXPRESSION IN LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS AND AMYGDALA OF MALE AND FEMALE C57BL/6J MICE
Creators: name: Rabea Pfaff
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2023

description: Excessive alcohol consumption poses a significant health risk and may lead to the development of alcohol-use disorders (AUD). Chronic alcohol use alters the reward pathway and increases alcohol-seeking behavior. By understanding the mechanism behind the alcohol dependence pathway, pharmaceuticals can be developed to prevent relapse. Animal models have shown that ethanol consumption modulates orexin receptor mRNA production in the lateral hypothalamus (LH), a critical region for reward processes. This study focused on understanding how binge-like ethanol drinking behavior in mice affects orexin receptor mRNA production in the LH and amygdala (Amg), which regulate learning, memory, and conditioned reward processing. The experiment involved 50, C57BL/6J mice equally divided by sex. A Drinking in the Dark (DID) procedure was used to examine orexin receptor mRNA levels in the brain after binge-like ethanol drinking. Mice were placed in a reverse 12-hour light/dark cycle and given access to a 20% ethanol solution for 2 hours, 4 days per week, for 0, 3, or 6 weeks. Control group 1 received only water while groups 2, 3, and 4 received the DID procedure for 3, 6, and 6 weeks; respectively. Of the three experimental cohorts, groups 2 and 3 were euthanized immediately following the last DID procedure, and group 4, 24 hours later. Brains were extracted following rapid decapitation, sliced, and underwent orexin receptor gene assays via quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The study investigated the effects of binge-like ethanol consumption on orexin receptors’ 1 and 2 mRNA expression in the LH and Amg. Results demonstrated no statically significant differences in mRNA expression between groups and sexes in both brain regions, indicating that binge-like ethanol drinking behavior did not disrupt orexin mRNA expression. However, there were some reduction trends in mRNA expression with males in orexin receptors 1 and 2 in the LH. Overall, the study found no significant evidence to support the hypothesis that orexin receptor mRNA expression is attenuated during bouts of binge-like ethanol consumption in the LH and Amg. A larger sample size, longer ethanol exposure, and assessment of other brain regions, such as the ventral tegmental area, may provide additional insight. Targeting the orexin neuropeptide in addition to its receptors may also provide additional results. Finally, the study’s results indicate a need for further investigation.
The use of digital technologies in the sport and physical education lesson: Fostering need-supportive behaviours in physical education teachers
Creators: name: Evans, Stuart
name: Willis, Charlene
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 39
subject: Education
classificationCode: 3901
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy
classificationCode: 3903
subject: Education systems

description: In primary and high school settings, the benefits of incorporating technology into curricula have been addressed by several studies; however, wearable technology integration as experienced by physical education teachers is less prevalent. Physical education teachers’ lack of confidence teaching P.E. using wearables, along with a lack of appropriate preparation and unclear curricula frameworks that define how wearables could be used, are additional factors which require further exploration. As such, due consideration of the opportunities and barriers that physical education teachers encounter with wearable usage is presented. This article contributes to pedagogical practices in physical education using wearable technology. This is achieved by highlighting the opportunities that wearable technology presents as a student learning support tool as wearable allow cross curriculum learning opportunities with science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In this paper, the practicality and curriculum relevance of wearable usage in physical education is highlighted. Our paper discusses implications for research and practice and provides a knowledge base for the establishment of professional development courses based on teacher needs.
title: Methods for reducing the viscous drag on a surface and drag reducing device
Creators: name: Goldstein, David B.
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2006
Subjects: subject: B63B1/34
subject: B63B1/38
subject: B63B1/36
subject: Y02T70/121
subject: Y02T70/122
subject: 114/67A

description: A submerged surface is created, either as an add-on application or as an integral part of the submerged structure, having an array of closely spaced small bubble-filled holes which cover a large fraction of the wetted surface area. The viscous drag on the bubbles is much smaller than that on the surrounding solid surface and the net drag on the entire submerged surface is less than that on an equivalent solid surface.
title: Downhole induction heater for oil and gas wells
Creators: name: Zowarka, Raymond C.
name: Pratap, Siddharth B.
name: Sharma, Mukul M.
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: E21B43/2401
subject: E21B36/04
subject: E21B37/00
subject: E21B43/121
subject: H05B6/108
subject: H05B6/109
subject: H05B6/62
subject: H05B2214/03

description: Described herein are methods and system that use electromagnetic heating to heat wellbores and the fluids therein. The heating is achieved by placing one or more permanent magnets in the wellbore and moving a metallic component and/or the one or more permanent magnets relative to each other. This generates eddy currents in the metallic component, which heat the metallic component. This heat is transferred to the fluids in the wellbore from the metallic component by convection.
GURUCH TARKIBIDAGI GAMMA ORIZANOL ANALIZI.
Creators: name: Berdiyeva, Zulfiya
name: Odiljonova, Durdona
name: Qurbonova, Iroda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Guruch (Oryza sativa) insoniyatning asosiy oziq-ovqat manbalaridan biri bo‘lib, ayniqsa Osiyo mamlakatlarida kundalik ovqatlanish ratsionining muhim qismini tashkil etadi. Guruch doni ko‘plab bioaktiv birikmalar, ayniqsa gamma orizanol (GO) bilan boy bo‘lib, u sog‘liq uchun foydali xususiyatlarga ega. Gamma orizanol asosan guruch urug‘i qobig‘i (bran)da uchraydi va fenolik kislotalar, sterollar va triterpenoid spirtlar aralashmasidan iborat.
title: Polyamine/alkali salt blends for carbon dioxide removal from gas streams
Creators: name: Rochelle, Gary T.
name: Cullinane, John
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: B01D53/1493
subject: B01D53/1475
subject: B01D2257/504
subject: Y02A50/2342
subject: Y02C10/04
subject: Y02C10/06
subject: Y02P20/152
subject: 423/228
subject: 95/236

description: Novel solvents and methods of use for the removal of CO2 from flue gas, natural gas, hydrogen gas, synthesis gas, and other process and waste gas streams are provided. The solvent contains an alkali salt such as potassium carbonate and a polyamine such as piperazine (PZ) where the polyamine concentration is at least 1.5 equivalents/Kg H2O and the alkali salt concentration is at least 0.5 equivalents/Kg H2O. The preferred alkali salt/polyamine ratio is from approximately 1:2 to 2:1, and no additional alcohol is required for solubilizng the PZ. This chemical solvent and method of use provides efficient and effective removal of CO2 from gaseous streams and other sources.
sj-pdf-1-jiv-10.1177_0886260520922376 - Supplemental material for School Bullying—The Silent Epidemic: A Cross-Sectional Study of Factors Associated With Peer Victimization Among Lebanese Adolescents
Creators: name: Obeïd, Sahar
name: Sacre, Hala
name: Hallit, Souheil
name: Salameh, Pascale
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 160299 Criminology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Law

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-jiv-10.1177_0886260520922376 for School Bullying—The Silent Epidemic: A Cross-Sectional Study of Factors Associated With Peer Victimization Among Lebanese Adolescents by Sahar Obeïd, Hala Sacre, Souheil Hallit Pascale Salameh in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
title: Apparatus and method for beamforming based on generalized eigen-analysis in multiple input multiple output wireless communication system
Creators: name: Heath, Robert W.
name: Chae, Chan-Byoung
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: H04B7/0617
subject: H04B7/0417
subject: 370/208
subject: 370/334
subject: 370/336
subject: 455/69
subject: 455/68
subject: 455/101
subject: 455/522
subject: 455/562.1

description: An apparatus and method for beamforming in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless communication system are provided. A Base Station (BS) includes a calculator for generating relational expressions between beamforming vectors of Mobile Stations (MSs) using channel information of each MS, for determining beamforming vector candidates of each MS from the relational expressions using generalized Eigen-analysis, and for selecting beamforming vectors for each MS from the beamforming vector candidates, and a plurality of Transmit (Tx) beamformers for performing Tx beamforming on dedicated pilot symbols to be transmitted to each MS using the beamforming vectors for each MS.
title: Methods and compositions for the detection of biological molecules using a two particle complex
Creators: name: Bard, Allen J.
name: Miao, Wujian
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: C12Q1/68
subject: C12Q1/6816
subject: C12Q1/6825
subject: C12Q1/6834
subject: C12Q1/6837
subject: C12Q2565/515
subject: C12Q2563/143
subject: C12Q2563/137
subject: C12Q2563/103
subject: G01N33/582
subject: G01N33/532
subject: G01N33/54313
subject: G01N33/54373
subject: Y02A50/58
subject: 435/6.12
subject: 536/22.1

description: The invention provides methods of detecting analytes of interest in a sample using electrogenerated chemiluminescence. The invention also provides compositions comprising at least one solid support that entraps or contains an electrogenerated chemiluminescent moiety.
title: Method and apparatus for congestion-aware routing in a computer interconnection network
Creators: name: Keckler, Stephen W.
name: Gratz, Paul
name: Grot, Boris Robert
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: H04L47/122
subject: H04L45/00
subject: H04L45/125
subject: H04L45/24
subject: H04L45/60
subject: H04L47/10
subject: H04L49/1576
subject: 370/229
subject: 370/230.1
subject: 370/237
subject: 370/238
subject: 370/351
subject: 709/238
subject: 709/239
subject: 709/240
subject: 709/241
subject: 709/242
subject: 710/100

description: The present disclosure relates to an example of a method for a first router to adaptively determine status within a network. The network may include the first router, a second router and a third router. The method for the first router may comprise determining status information regarding the second router located in the network, and transmitting the status information to the third router located in the network. The second router and the third router may be indirectly coupled to one another.
title: Methods and compositions related to determination and use of white blood cell counts
Creators: name: Rogers, Patrick E.
name: McDevitt, John T.
name: Floriano, Pierre N.
name: Christodoulides, Nicolaos J.
name: Douglas, Gary N.
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: G01N21/6456
subject: G01N21/6428
subject: G01N33/56972
subject: G01N2021/6419
subject: G01N2021/6421
subject: Y10T436/11249
subject: Y10T436/25125
subject: Y10T436/25375
subject: Y10T436/255
subject: 422/554
subject: 422/73
subject: 422/82.5
subject: 422/82.7
subject: 422/400
subject: 422/401
subject: 422/403
subject: 422/409
subject: 422/425
subject: 422/427
subject: 422/430
subject: 422/513
subject: 422/534
subject: 435/7.24
subject: 435/288.6
subject: 436/46
subject: 436/63
subject: 436/162
subject: 436/175
subject: 436/177
subject: 436/178
subject: 436/518

description: Described herein is an analyte detection device and method related to a portable instrument suitable for point-of-care analyses. In some embodiments, a portable instrument may include a disposable cartridge, an optical detector, a sample collection device and/or sample reservoir, reagent delivery systems, fluid delivery systems, one or more channels, and/or waste reservoirs. Use of a portable instrument may reduce the hazard to an operator by reducing an operator's contact with a sample for analysis. The device is capable of obtaining diagnostic information using cellular- and/or particle-based analyses and may be used in conjunction with membrane- and/or particle-based analysis cartridges. Analytes, including proteins and cells and/or microbes may be detected using the membrane and/or particle based analysis system.
Karl-Julius Müller, Honors Thesis BIOL 692H
Creators: name: Müller, Karl-Julius
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2023

description: Bloom syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive human disorder, is characterized by pronounced genome instability and cancer predisposition and caused by mutations in the Rec-Q DNA helicase-encoding gene BLM. In Drosophila, the presence of BLM ortholog Blm promotes the effective repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) by homologous recombination through the canonical synthesis-dependent strand-annealing (SDSA) pathway. A previous study found that the loss of a Blm uncharacterized region (amino acids 576-720) affects early embryonic development through compromised rapid cell divisions and SDSA. To further investigate the significance of this region in promoting SDSA, we have analyzed the molecular deletions of the white gene in progeny resulting from an SDSA assay without amino acids 576-720. We have identified residues within this region predicted to be phosphorylated by the regulatory kinases ATR/ATM. After mutating these residues to mimic phosphorylation (Serine to Aspartic Acid), we find that SDSA is reduced, but in ways unique from traditional Blm nulls and the 576-720 deletion. However, embryonic development and non-disjunction are unaffected in phosphomimetic mutations, indicating that ATR/ATM phosphorylation may regulate distinct Blm functions. Future studies will examine these residues when they are unable to be phosphorylated (Serine to Alanine mutations), as well as in regulation of other Blm roles in mitotic and meiotic crossovers.
title: Methods of producing singlet oxygen using compounds having improved functionalization
Creators: name: Sessler, Jonathan L.
name: Hemmi, Gregory W.
name: Mody, Tarak D.
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: A61K41/0038
subject: A61K41/0076
subject: C07D487/18
subject: C07D487/22
subject: 204/157.15
subject: 204/157.5
subject: 534/10
subject: 534/14
subject: 534/15
subject: 540/474
subject: 540/472
subject: 604/222

description: Novel texaphyrin compounds having improved functionalization are described. Metal complexes of these compounds are active as photosensitizers for the generation of singlet oxygen and thus are potentially useful for treatments performed with singlet oxygen. Several of the metallotexaphyrin complexes absorb light in the physiologically important range of 690-880 nm. The complexes form long-lived triplet states and thus may act as efficient photosensitizers for generation of singlet oxygen.
title: Antibody selection methods using cell surface expressed libraries
Creators: name: Georgiou, George M.
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 1999
Subjects: subject: C07K14/245
subject: C07K16/00
subject: C07K16/16
subject: C07K16/44
subject: C07K2317/565
subject: C07K2317/622
subject: C07K2317/92
subject: C07K2319/00
subject: C07K2319/035
subject: C12N9/16
subject: C12N9/86
subject: C12N15/1037
subject: C12N15/625
subject: C40B40/02
subject: 435/7.21
subject: 435/7.1
subject: 435/7.32

description: The invention relates to novel competitive immunoassays that are useful in detecting and quantitatively measuring analytes down to the nanomolar range. The invention also includes methods of selecting antibodies from libraries of polypeptides expressed on a cell surface. In conducting immunoassays, anti-analyte antibody molecules are expressed on the surface of a bacterial cell and then used to bind with labeled analyte. Quantitation is performed by competitively displacing the bound labeled analyte with a known amount of analyte and measuring the label. The method is rapid and inexpensive and may be performed with readily available safe labeling reagents such as fluorescent compounds.
title: Spectroscopic method and apparatus for optically detecting abnormal mammalian epithelial tissue
Creators: name: Richards-Kortum, Rebecca R.
name: Ramanujam, Nirmala
name: Mahadevan, Anita
name: Mitchell Follen, Michele
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2000
Subjects: subject: A61B5/0071
subject: A61B5/0075
subject: A61B5/0084
subject: A61B5/4331
subject: A61B5/7264
subject: A61B5/0086
subject: G01N21/6486
subject: G01N21/65
subject: G01N2021/656
subject: 356/301
subject: 600/476
subject: 600/473

description: A method and apparatus for detecting tissue abnormality, particularly precancerous cervical tissue, through fluorescence or Raman spectroscopy, or a combination of fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy. In vivo fluorescence measurements were followed by in vitro NIR Raman measurements on human cervical biopsies. Fluorescence spectra collected at 337, 380 and 460 nm excitation were used to develop a diagnostic method to differentiate between normal and dysplastic tissues. Using a fluorescence diagnostic method, a sensitivity and specificity of 80% and 67% were observed for differentiating squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) from all other tissues. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, using Raman scattering peaks observed at selected wavenumbers, SILs were separated from other tissues with a sensitivity and specificity of 88% and 100%. In addition, inflammation and metaplasia samples are correctly separated from the SILs.
The Development of Sea Turtle Behavioral Surveys within ZooMonitor
Creators: name: Avery West
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2023

description: As sea turtle populations decline, conservation managers, scientists, and rehabilitators are working to implement policies to effectively restore population numbers. However, the lack of knowledge regarding sea turtle behaviors hinders the advancement of conservation efforts. To mitigate this issue, a behavioral survey at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium was developed to investigate sea turtles’ activity budgets, as well as potentially establish a behavioral metric of recovery for rehabilitation. The survey was created within an online application called ZooMonitor. State and event behaviors were recorded using both All-Occurrence and Interval sampling to determine the focal subjects’ ‘normal range’ of behaviors. The study focused on 3 juvenile sea turtles rescued from nest excavations the previous year and 4 juvenile cold-stunned sea turtles rescued several weeks before the study was conducted. All seven subjects were Chelonia mydas (Green sea turtle) or Caretta Caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle). All of the focal subjects were observed resting more often than swimming. This may be attributed to the limited space within the tanks or the cold-stunned sea turtles health conditions rather than representative of the subjects’ activity budgets. The subjects were observed resting in their hide or settled on the tank floor, a behavior that is commonly observed in sea turtles both in aquariums and in nature. There were no clear behavioral changes observed in the cold-stunned subjects to establish a metric of recovery. The behavioral survey was conducted during a small portion of the subjects’ recovery, and may not have captured the entire scope of their recovery process and the relevant behaviors exhibited.
Visualizing the Formation of the EEC-to-Neuron Synapse
Creators: name: Wu, Jessica J.
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2023

description: The discovery that sensory enteroendocrine (EEC) cells in the gut synapse directly with nodose neurons1 has raised a litany of important questions about the role of synaptic signaling from EECs to neurons. However, the rarity of such synapses in vivo makes them difficult to observe, and nothing is known regarding the molecular regulation of their synaptogenesis. In this study, we’ve attempted to address these knowledge gaps by designing a custom microfluidic co-culture device optimized for EECs and nodose neurons so the formation of connections between them can be easily visualized, quantified and genetically manipulated. We intend to utilize this device, combined with lentiviral-enabled transsynaptic tracing, as a mid-throughput genetic screening platform to evaluate candidate pathways essential for the EEC-neuron synapse. We present preliminary data regarding the design and optimization of our device, validation of our novel rabies-tracing lentivirus, and EEC-neuron co-culture conditions.
title: Acetic acid as a contrast in reflectance confocal imaging of tissue
Creators: name: Richards-Kortum, Rebecca R.
name: Drezek, Rebekah
name: Smithpeter, Colin L.
name: Zuluaga, Andres
Publisher: name: United States Patent and Trademark Office
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: A61B5/0071
subject: A61B5/4331
subject: G01N33/52
subject: G01N1/30
subject: G01N2015/1488
subject: 424/9.8
subject: 424/9.1
subject: 514/557
subject: 600/407
subject: 600/408

description: A method for using acetic acid as a contrast agent during reflectance confocal imaging of normal and neoplastic tissue, particularly epithelium. In one aspect, the invention includes a method of using acetic acid as a contrast agent for confocal imaging of cells, including applying acetic acid to the diagnostic tissue sample in sufficient concentration to induce a small scale alteration of the index of refraction of nuclei in the cells; and imaging such cells using a reflectance confocal imaging system.