cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Synthesis of Tubular Magnéli Phase Titanium Suboxide Reactive Electrochemical Membrane in Water Treatment
Creators: name: Alqallaf, Sarah S A A M
Publisher: name: University of Illinois Chicago
Year: 2025

description: This study presents the fabrication and application of tubular reactive electrochemical membranes (REMs) based on Magnéli phase titanium suboxide (Ti4O7) for PFOA degradation. Using a lab-developed slip-casting method, we produced two membrane variants: Membrane-1 with TiO2 slurries, and Membrane-2 with added sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) as a dispersant. Characterization by SEM, XRD, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) revealed that Membrane-1 exhibited a superior electroactive surface area of 3320.56 ± 1230.33 cm² and a roughness factor of 814.37 ± 154.02, compared to Membrane-2 which have 663.3 cm² electroactive surface area and 196.5 roughness factor. SEM analysis showed Membrane-1 had a porosity of 20 - 40% versus the denser Membrane-2 of 21%, contributing to its increased reactivity.
Electrochemical oxidation testing with oxalic acid (OA) and terephthalic acid (TA) as probes for direct electron transfer (DET) and hydroxyl radicals, respectively, confirmed Membrane-1 high reactivity. Membrane-1 achieved a PFOA degradation rate of 42.8 ± 6 mmol h⁻¹ m⁻² at 4.2 V/SHE, substantially higher than prior flow-through rates. This enhanced performance is attributed to Membrane-1 increased surface roughness and porosity, facilitating superior mass transfer and active site availability. A maximum fluoride yield of 77.9 ± 5.5% at 4.7 V/SHE was achieved, highlighting the electrode efficiency in achieving complete degradation. These results underscore the potential of in-lab synthesized Ti4O7 REMs as cost-effective alternatives to commercial membranes, achieving efficient PFOA degradation by leveraging increased surface area and reactivity. Further work will aim to optimize fabrication for greater flux and stability across diverse treatment scenarios.
BLOKCHAYEN TEXNOLOGIYASINING ISHLASH PRINSIPLARI
Creators: name: Nurmaxmatova, Umida
name: Negmatova, Sevinch
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Blokcheyn texnologiyasi markazlashmagan, xavfsiz va o‘zgartirib bo‘lmaydigan ma’lumotlar bazasi sifatida ishlaydi. U bloklar zanjiri orqali ma’lumotlarni saqlash va ularga kirishni ta’minlaydi. Har bir blok o‘zidan oldingi blok bilan bog‘langan bo‘lib, kriptografik xesh funksiyalari orqali himoyalangan. Ma’lumotlar yagona markazga emas, balki butun tarmoq bo‘ylab tarqatilgan. Ma’lumotlar bloklarga joylashtiriladi va o‘zaro bog‘langan holda saqlanadi. Blokcheyn texnologiyasi moliya, tibbiyot, hujjatlarni tasdiqlash va boshqa sohalarda keng qo‘llanilmoqda. Uning asosiy afzalliklari – xavfsizlik, ishonchlilik va shaffoflikdir. Blokcheyn - bu markazlashtirilmagan ma'lumotlar bazasi bo'lib, u o'zida undan ro'yxatdan o'tgan barcha ishtirokchilar ma'lumotlari (o'tkazmalari) haqida ma'lumotlarni alohida "zanjir" shaklida saqlash imkonini beradi". Angliya bankining fikricha, "blokcheyn - bu bir-birini bilmaydigan insonlarga ishonchli tarzda va birgalikda foydalanish imkonini beradigan texnologiyadir"
sj-docx-1-psw-10.1177_14789299211029110 – Supplemental material for Give Me Your Least Educated: Immigration, Education and Support for Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe
Creators: name: Cordero, Guillermo
name: Zagórski, Piotr
name: Rama, José
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-psw-10.1177_14789299211029110 for Give Me Your Least Educated: Immigration, Education and Support for Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe by Guillermo Cordero, Piotr Zagórski and José Rama in Political Studies Review
sj-docx-1-trr-10.1177_03611981211037246 – Supplemental material for Equity Implications of Ride-Hail Travel during COVID-19 in California
Creators: name: Brown, Anne
name: Williams, Rik
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 120599 Urban and Regional Planning not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Social and economic geography

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-trr-10.1177_03611981211037246 for Equity Implications of Ride-Hail Travel during COVID-19 in California by Anne Brown and Rik Williams in Transportation Research Record
E-scooter Rider Detection System in Driving Environments
Creators: name: Apurv, Kumar
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Computer vision
Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified
Knowledge representation and reasoning

description: E-scooters are ubiquitous and their number keeps escalating, increasing their interactions with other vehicles on the road. E-scooter riders have an atypical behavior that varies enormously from other vulnerable road users, creating new challenges for vehicle active safety systems and automated driving functionalities. The detection of e-scooter riders by other vehicles is the first step in taking care of the risks. This research presents a novel vision-based system to differentiate between e-scooter riders and regular pedestrians and a benchmark dataset for e-scooter riders in natural environments. An efficient system pipeline built using two existing state-of-the-art convolutional neural networks (CNN), You Only Look Once (YOLOv3) and MobileNetV2, performs detection of these vulnerable e-scooter riders.
The image of the family among the victims of rape in Algeria
Creators: name: Bouzidi, Houda
Publisher: name: University of Messina
Year: 2018

description: Post-traumatic clinic research showed that a highly traumatic event, such as rape, is able to upset the balance of the victim and her family. Indeed, as a result of rape, feeling like the shame, the guilt and the inability to cope with the each other’s gaze arise among families of the victims, particularly in some cultural contexts as is the case in Algeria.
We recorded attitudes as the refusal and family abandonment among families of the victims, which made them more vulnerable and urged them to develop a chronic PTSD. It seems, in fact, that the negative attitudes of families are the cause of great suffering for the victims.  This is the finding that we made during our clinical work with a dozen victims of rape in Algeria.

In this article, I try to identify and analyze, through the dreamlike stories provided by only three of these victims, in our clinical meetings, the multi-faceted or even images related to the representation of the family circle in the context of trauma.



Keywords: Rape, Victim, Family, Algerian Girl, Dream, Speech, Clinical Interview.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 6, No 1 (2018)
sj-pdf-2-qhr-10.1177_10497323211032158 – Supplemental material for “Painful, yet Beautiful, Moments”: Pathways Through Infant Feeding and Dynamic Conceptions of Breastfeeding Success
Creators: name: Whipps, Mackenzie D. M.
name: Yoshikawa, Hirokazu
name: Demirci, Jill R.
name: Hill, Jennifer
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-qhr-10.1177_10497323211032158 for “Painful, yet Beautiful, Moments”: Pathways Through Infant Feeding and Dynamic Conceptions of Breastfeeding Success by Mackenzie D. M. Whipps, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Jill R. Demirci and Jennifer Hill in Qualitative Health Research
Additional file 1 of Estimating the volume of penumbra in rodents using DTI and stack-based ensemble machine learning framework
Creators: name: Kuo, Duen-Pang
name: Chen, Yung-Chieh
name: Li, Yi-Tien
name: Cheng, Sho-Jen
name: Hsieh, Kevin Li-Chun
name: Kuo, Po-Chih
name: Ou, Chen-Yin
name: Chen, Cheng-Yu
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Supplementary Material 1.
Depression signs, Teasing and Low Self-esteem in Female Obese Adolescents:  a clinical evaluation
Creators: name: Merlo, Emanuele Maria
name: Frisone, Fabio
name: Settineri, Salvatore
name: Mento, Carmela
Publisher: name: University of Messina
Year: 2018

description: Objective: the study identifies the presence of the signs of depression, teasing and self-esteem in obese female adolescents compared to a control group.


Methods: the studied group consisted of female subjects (N= 106 obese adolescents and 106 control group) aged from 12 to 18. In the study, the subjects were administered measures of body image, Montgomery Asberg depression rating scale (MADRS), Scale of perceived Teasing, Self-Liking (SL) and Self-competence (SC) to appraise self-esteem.


Results: the comparative assessment highlighted that obese adolescents are significantly depressed. Regarding the teasing, the adolescents were affected from a physical viewpoint. A significant difference also emerged in relation to self-esteem.


Conclusion: the emotional consequences should be carefully weighed  in consideration of the possible psychopathologies that may arise, i.e. mood signs. In relation to the signs, the prevention  with psychological interventions is important for eating disorders and  improve psychosocial health.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 6, No 1 (2018)
Supplemental Material, sj-docx-1-tpx-10.1177_01926233211036395 - Characterization of the Nonendocrine Cell Populations in Human Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived (hESC) Islet-Like Clusters Posttransplantation
Creators: name: Jensen, Nikolai K.
name: Ingvorsen, Camilla
name: Petersen, Dorthe R.
name: Pereira, Maria J.
name: Lu, Tess T. H.
name: Alsted, Thomas J.
name: Kirkegaard, Jeannette S.
name: Keane, Kevin A.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental Material, sj-docx-1-tpx-10.1177_01926233211036395 for Characterization of the Nonendocrine Cell Populations in Human Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived (hESC) Islet-Like Clusters Posttransplantation by Nikolai K. Jensen, Camilla Ingvorsen, Dorthe R. Petersen, Maria J. Pereira, Tess T. H. Lu, Thomas J. Alsted, Jeannette S. Kirkegaard and Kevin A. Keane in Toxicologic Pathology
Child maltreatment: an attachment theory perspective
Creators: name: Capaldo, Maria
name: Perrella, Raffaella
Publisher: name: University of Messina
Year: 2018

description: This paper offers reflections about the relationship between child maltreatment, attachment disturbance and psychopathology in Bowlby’s attachment theory perspective. Child maltreatment is a complex and frequent phenomenon that has pretty clear implications on the developmental outcomes of its juvenile victims. The areas most affected by the experience of maltreatments suffered during childhood are to refer especially to self-development and to the ability to structure healthy and stable relationships. This is the reason that justifies the choice to make the phenomenon to be figured out in the Bowlby’s perspective, who has always underlined in his works the importance of the role of attachment relationships structured during the first few months of life in order to define the psychological and relational development of the subject. In this regard, we discuss a single case to underline the effects that maltreatment has on children psychological structure in the short and long term, trying to comprehend the subject symptomatology presented in view of the attachment theory perspective.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 6, No 1 (2018)
Distributed Network Processing and Optimization under Communication Constraint
Creators: name: Lee, Chang Shen
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Digital processor architectures
Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified
Signal processing
Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics not elsewhere classified

description: In recent years, the amount of data in the information processing systems has significantly increased, which is also referred to as big-data. The design of systems handling big-data calls for a scalable approach, which brings distributed systems into the picture. In contrast to centralized systems, data are spread across the network of agents in the distributed system, and agents cooperatively complete tasks through local communications and local computations. However, the design and analysis of distributed systems, in which no central coordinators with complete information are present, are challenging tasks. In order to support communication among agents to enable multi-agent coordination among others, practical communication constraints should be taken into consideration in the design and analysis of such systems. The focus of this dissertation is to provide design and analysis of distributed network processing using finite-rate communications among agents. In particular, we address the following open questions: 1) can one design algorithms balancing a graph weight matrix using finite-rate and simplex communications among agents? 2) can one design algorithms computing the average of agents’ states using finite-rate and simplex communications? and 3) going beyond of ad-hoc algorithmic designs, can one design a black-box mechanism transforming a general class of algorithms with unquantized communication to their finite-bit quantized counterparts?
This dissertation addresses the above questions. First, we propose novel distributed algorithms solving the weight-balancing and average consensus problems using only finite-rate simplex communications among agents, compliant to the directed nature of the network topology. A novel convergence analysis is put forth, based on a new metric inspired by thepositional system representations. In the second half of this dissertation, distributed optimization subject to quantized communications is studied. Specifically, we consider a general class of linearly convergent distributed algorithms cast as fixed-point iterate, and propose a novel black-box quantization mechanism. In the proposed mechanism, a novel quantizer preserving linear convergence is proposed, which is proved to be more communication efficient than state-of-the-art quantization mechanisms. Extensive numerical results validate our theoretical findings.
Additional file 1 of A positive feedback loop driven by fibronectin and IL-1β sustains the inflammatory microenvironment in breast cancer
Creators: name: Tunali, Gurcan
name: Yanik, Hamdullah
name: Ozturk, Suleyman Can
name: Demirkol-Canli, Secil
name: Efthymiou, Georgios
name: Yilmaz, Kerim Bora
name: Van Obberghen-Schilling, Ellen
name: Esendagli, Gunes
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1. Supplementary Data.
Two Dead Thrushes: Elegy for Birdsong
Creators: name: Barger, Carla
Publisher: name: University of Illinois Chicago
Year: 2025

description: Two Dead Thrushes: Elegy for Birdsong is an ecolyric hybrid collection of poems and a central lyric essay that examines alienation, the ecocrisis, disaffection, homesickness, capitalism, intergenerational trauma, and the folly of American bootstrap culture. The collection illustrates how the constant overlapping of individual and collective losses inherent in contemporary life creates spectrality. Thrushes offers readers an elegiac space to engage in grief work, both in solitude and in an imagined community, within the liminal dwelling place of lyric.
The Effectiveness of Social Skills Training on Reducing Autistic Children's Behavioral Problems
Creators: name: Tahan, Mohammad
name: Kalantari, Masume
Publisher: name: University of Messina
Year: 2018

description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of social skills training on reducing the behavioral problems of children with autism and pseudo-experimental. The statistical population of all autistic children is Mashhad. In this research, a goal-based sampling method is used. 30 children were selected from among children with autism and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 people) and control (n = 15). The Shelli & Sorkab Communication Skills Questionnaire (2004) and Rutter's Behavioral Disorder (1964) Then, independent variable, ie social skills training (ten sessions 60 minutes), was performed on the experimental group, while no intervention was performed on the control group. After collecting data, the data were analyzed using covariance analysis. The results showed that social skills training has a positive and significant effect on reducing the behavioral problems of communication skills improvement in autistic children.
 Conclusion: Social skills training is a suitable method for reducing behavioral problems and improving communication skills in autistic children. These results can be used by psychologists and counselors.
description: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol 6, No 1 (2018)
Additional file 1 of Unveiling the underlying molecular mechanisms of high lutein production efficiency in Chlorella sorokiniana FZU60 under a mixotrophy/photoautotrophy two-stage strategy by transcriptomic, physiological, and biochemical analyses
Creators: name: Ma, Ruijuan
name: Zhang, Zhen
name: Fang, Hong
name: Liu, Xinyu
name: Ho, Shih-Hsin
name: Xie, Youping
name: Chen, Jianfeng
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. The number of unigenes (a) and length distribution of unigenes (b) in C. sorokiniana FZU60. Figure S2. The numbers of differentially expressed genes among three treatment groups.
Additional file 1 of Cognitive behavior therapy for autistic adolescents, awareness and care for my autistic traits program: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Oshima, Fumiyo
name: Mandy, William
name: Seto, Mikuko
name: Hongo, Minako
name: Tsuchiyagaito, Aki
name: Hirano, Yoshiyuki
name: Sutoh, Chihiro
name: Guan, Siqing
name: Nitta, Yusuke
name: Ozawa, Yoshihito
name: Kawasaki, Yohei
name: Ohtani, Toshiyuki
name: Masuya, Jiro
name: Takahashi, Noriko
name: Sato, Noriyuki
name: Nakamura, Shizuka
name: Nakagawa, Akiko
name: Shimizu, Eiji
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Cancer
Science Policy
Mental Health

description: Supplementary Material 1: Supplementary materials for Awareness and Care for my Autistic Traits (ACAT) program for autistic adolescents: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Additional file 1 of Sodium quantification in skeletal muscle: comparison between Cartesian gradient-echo and radial ultra-short echo time 23Na MRI techniques
Creators: name: Gerhalter, Teresa
name: Schilling, Felix
name: Zeitouni, Nour
name: Linz, Peter
name: Baudin, Pierre-Yves
name: Kannenkeril, Dennis
name: Kopp, Christoph
name: Dahlmann, Anke
name: Schmieder, Roland
name: Uder, Michael
name: Nagel, Armin M.
name: Gast, Lena V.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Space Science
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Additional file 1: Supplemental Table S1. A summary of 23Na MRI studies performed on extremities in healthy subjects. Supplemental Table S2. A summary of 23Na MRI studies performed on extremities in patient cohorts. Supplemental Table S3. Acquisition parameters for 23Na relaxometry at a 3-T MRI system. Supplemental Table S4. Apparent tissue sodium concentration (aTSC) values measured in lower leg muscles (n = 1,477) using the Cartesian GRE and DA-3D-RAD-C sequences, and calibrating the 23Na MR signal either using NaCl and agarose (Ag) reference phantoms. Without performing a relaxation correction, aTSC values differed between the two sequences and reference types. After correction of relaxation biases, measured aTSC values were in a similar range. Supplemental Table S5. Fat fraction (n = 1,447) and water T2 (n = 1,371) in lower leg muscles. Supplemental Fig. S1. Overlaid reference and muscle masks on 23Na images. Supplemental Fig. S2. 23Na images acquired with a DA-3D-RAD-C sequence (upper row) and the corresponding resonance offset maps (ΔB0, middle row) and map of relative effective flip angle (ΔB1, lower row) of four different individuals. Supplementary Material.
ESSAYS IN MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Creators: name: Wei, Chen
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Other economics not elsewhere classified
Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified
Experimental economics

description: My dissertation consists of three chapters in the field of managerial economics and experimental economics. The first chapter studies the ratchet effect and the possible ways to mitigate it. Specifically, I conduct a controlled experiment to test the effectiveness of job rotation in eliminating the ratchet effect. Additionally, I compare effort provision between the situation where agents are rotated exogenously and the situation where the principal rotates agents endogenously. The experiment shows that the ratchet effect is effectively reduced both when workers are informed that they will be rotated in the future and when a principal has a costly option of rotating agents.
The second and third chapter are based on joint work with Prof. Yaroslav Rosokha. In the second chapter, we study a single-queue system in which human servers have discretion over the effort with which to process orders that arrive stochastically. We show theoretically that the efficient outcome in the form of high effort can be sustained in the subgame perfect equilibrium if the interactions are long term (even when each server has a short-term incentive to free ride). In addition, we show that queue visibility plays an important role in the type of strategies that can sustain high-effort equilibrium. In particular, we show that limiting feedback about the current state of the queue is beneficial if servers are patient enough. We conduct a controlled lab experiment to test the theoretical predictions and find that when the queue is visible, human subjects cooperate if the queue is long, but defect if the queue is short. We also find that cooperation is hard to achieve when the queue is not visible.
In the third chapter, we report another lab experiment to test the theory developed in the second chapter. In the new experiment, we provide a more natural queueing frame for the subjects rather than the neutral language used in the second chapter. We also increase the number of matches in each treatment. We find that effort increases with the expected duration of the interaction. We also find that visibility has a strong impact on the strategies that human subjects use to provide effort. As a result, providing less visibility makes servers more willing to provide high effort if they are patient enough.
Menire Making Movies: Participatory Video Production Among Kayapo Women in the Brazilian Amazon
Creators: name: Parra, Ingrid C Ramon
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Anthropology not elsewhere classified

description: The growing field of Indigenous media has contributed greatly to theorizations around digital appropriation, self-representation and political advocacy, and the importance of media to Indigenous People’s movements. However, these theorizations and scholarly works tend to primarily focus on Indigenous men’s media practices and contexts. This dissertation presents findings from the Mẽnire Making Movies project, a participatory media project that explores Kayapó women’s digital worlds through a case study that merges ethnographic research and on-site media training in the village of A’Ukre in the Kayapó Indigenous Lands in northeastern Brazil. This project trained 4-6 Kayapó women in introductory audiovisual production and editing and is the first project to focus exclusively on Kayapó women’s engagements with digital technology. Through a decolonial and participatory methodology, this media project centers Kayapó social values of accountability, relationality, and conviviality, to analyze how Kayapó women’s media-making speaks to gendered and generational dimensions of personhood through an Amazonian social lens. Drawing from literature on feminist geography, Amazonian social theory, and Indigenous media in Latin America, this project presents findings that broaden the current literature on Kayapó media by introducing the conceptual framework of accompanied media. As an analytical and theoretical framework, accompanied media approaches Indigenous media as both a product and a social practice, centering the relational dimensions of production, consumption, and circulation. Scholars and media facilitators can apply the accompanied media framework to design inclusive media workshops with Indigenous communities that take into account barriers that can limit women’s participation like language, gender, social and behavioral norms, and other practical elements of participatory media work.
THE USE OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST SCORES IN GRADUATE ADMISSIONS
Creators: name: Vahed, Sharareh Taghizadeh
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Language studies not elsewhere classified

description: The purpose of this research is to reveal and compare the language proficiency profiles of Purdue’s Chinese and Indian graduate applicants in various disciplines to take a step towards the development of Language Proficiency Literacy (LPL) of graduate admissions decision makers. The study argues that before being able to offer LPL development opportunities to admissions decision-makers, language testers need to gain admissions literacy in their specific academic context. One way this can be achieved is by analyzing graduate admissions data to see patterns of test score use in each discipline and to reveal language proficiency profiles of graduate applicants. Providing admissions decision makers with information about the linguistic characteristics of their applicants can be a very helpful step towards enhancing LPL in the context of graduate admissions. One of the analyses conducted towards the goal LPL development in the context of graduate admissions was a Cluster Analysis procedure followed by a Chi-square analysis to compare the language proficiency profiles of graduate applicants from various L1 backgrounds based on scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The study found three language proficiency profiles in graduate applicants’ TOEFL data: 1) the ‘unbalanced’ profile, which consists of applicants who have higher scores in the subskills of reading and listening, and comparatively lower scores on speaking and writing, 2) the ‘balanced medium’ profile, which represents students who have moderate scores across all four subskills, and 3) the ‘balanced high’ profile, which consists of applicants who have high scores across all four subskills. The study found evidence for the interaction between graduate applicant test-takers’ L1 background and belonging to a balanced or an unbalanced language proficiency profile, which highlights the importance of considering subskill scores in addition the total score when using language proficiency test scores to select graduate students from specific L1 backgrounds.
Additional file 1 of A hybrid RNA FISH immunofluorescence protocol on Drosophila polytene chromosomes
Creators: name: Gilbonio, Hannah E.
name: Puckett, Gwyn L.
name: Nguyen, Erica
name: Rieder, Leila E.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Additional file 1: Figure S1. Histone3 (h3) RNA FISH (green) on A wild-type (WT; 100 histone arrays), B wild-type with a 12 copy histone array transgene (WT + 12 HA), and C wild-type with a single copy histone array transgene (WT + 1 HA) on D. melanogaster polytene chromosomes. DNA is stained with DAPI (red). Figure S2. Histone3 (h3) RNA FISH (green) and Mxc IF (magenta) on A wild-type (WT; 100 histone arrays), B wild-type with a 12 copy histone array transgene (WT + 12 HA), and C wild-type with a single copy histone array transgene (WT + 1 HA) on D. melanogaster polytene chromosomes. DNA is stained with DAPI (red).
sj-pdf-1-ult-10.1177_1742271X211040543 - Supplemental material for Placental elastography in second trimester preeclampsia prediction: A prospective study
Creators: name: Meena, Rajkumar
name: Malik, Amita
name: Jain, Swarna
name: Batra, Achla
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111402 Obstetrics and Gynaecology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110320 Radiology and Organ Imaging

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-ult-10.1177_1742271X211040543 for Placental elastography in second trimester preeclampsia prediction: A prospective study by Rajkumar Meena, Amita Malik, Swarna Jain and Achla Batra in Ultrasound
sj-pdf-1-mpx-10.1177_17448069211041853 - Supplemental material for Reduced concentrations of vaginal metabolites involved in steroid hormone biosynthesis are associated with increased vulvar vestibular pain and vaginal muscle tenderness in provoked vestibulodynia: An exploratory metabolomics study
Creators: name: Labus, Jennifer S
name: Mayer, Emeran A
name: Aagaard, Kjersti
name: Stains, Jean
name: Broniowska, Katarzyna
name: Rapkin, Andrea
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111702 Aged Health Care
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-mpx-10.1177_17448069211041853 for Reduced concentrations of vaginal metabolites involved in steroid hormone biosynthesis are associated with increased vulvar vestibular pain and vaginal muscle tenderness in provoked vestibulodynia: An exploratory metabolomics study by Jennifer S Labus, Emeran A Mayer, Kjersti Aagaard, Jean Stains RN Katarzyna Broniowska and Andrea Rapkin in Molecular Pain
Additional file 2 of Unveiling the underlying molecular mechanisms of high lutein production efficiency in Chlorella sorokiniana FZU60 under a mixotrophy/photoautotrophy two-stage strategy by transcriptomic, physiological, and biochemical analyses
Creators: name: Ma, Ruijuan
name: Zhang, Zhen
name: Fang, Hong
name: Liu, Xinyu
name: Ho, Shih-Hsin
name: Xie, Youping
name: Chen, Jianfeng
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Additional file 2: Table S1 RNA-Seq data for the genes involved in glyoxylate cycle and TCA cycle. Table S2 RNA-Seq data for the genes involved in photosynthesis and CO2 fixation. Table S3 RNA-Seq data for the genes involved in autophagy. Table S4 RNA-Seq data for the genes involved in carotenoid biosynthesis. Table S5 Primers used for expression validation of selected genes by qRT-PCR.
sj-pdf-1-lan-10.1177_00236772211039333 - Supplemental material for Evaluation of eye melanoma treatments in rabbits: A systematic review
Creators: name: Guimarães, Tarcísio Guerra
name: Marto, Carlos Miguel
name: Cardoso, Karla Menezes
name: Alexandre, Nuno
name: Botelho, Maria Filomena
name: Laranjo, Mafalda
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 70706 Veterinary Medicine
subject: FOS: Veterinary sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-lan-10.1177_00236772211039333 for Evaluation of eye melanoma treatments in rabbits: A systematic review by Tarcísio Guerra Guimarães, Carlos Miguel Marto, Karla Menezes Cardoso, Nuno Alexandre, Maria Filomena Botelho and Mafalda Laranjo in Laboratory Animals
Search for Neutral Heavy Scalars in ttZ Events Using 13 TeV pp Collisions at CMS
Creators: name: Rudrabhatla, Sahithi
Publisher: name: University of Illinois Chicago
Year: 2025

description: This thesis presents a search for a heavy pseudoscalar particle, A, which decays into a lighter
scalar, H, and a Z boson within the Two-Higgs-Doublet Model (2HDM). We focus on Z
boson decays to leptons, with H decays into a t t ̄ pair. The search uses the Asimov dataset–
a theoretical dataset generated to predict the expected results for discovery and exclusion based on conditions from proton-proton collisions at the LHC, at
integrated luminosity of 138f b−1, as recorded by the CMS detector. The analysis focuses on events with three charged leptons, two of which come from the Z boson decay and one from a top quark decay. The expected results suggest the search has high sensitivity, showing discovery potential across much of the 2HDM Type-II parameter space, with possible deviations from the Standard Model background exceeding 5σ significance. The search sets upper limits on the cross-section times branching ratio, assuming narrow particle widths, for A masses up to 2100 GeV and H masses up to 1900 GeV. The results are interpreted in the 2HDM Type-II framework to exclude certain regions of parameter space at the 95% confidence level as a function of particle masses and variables such as tanβ and cos(β−α). The findings highlight the potential reach implications of future search in this parameter region.
sj-docx-1-tag-10.1177_17562848211043017 – Supplemental material for Short-term tolerability and effectiveness of methotrexate monotherapy in adult patients with Crohn’s disease: a retrospective study
Creators: name: Hong, Hee Seung
name: Kim, Kyuwon
name: Oh, Kyunghwan
name: Lee, Jae Yong
name: Hong, Seung Wook
name: Park, Jin Hwa
name: Hwang, Sung Wook
name: Yang, Dong-Hoon
name: Ye, Byong Duk
name: Byeon, Jeong-Sik
name: Myung, Seung-Jae
name: Yang, Suk-Kyun
name: Park, Sang Hyoung
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111299 Oncology and Carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-tag-10.1177_17562848211043017 for Short-term tolerability and effectiveness of methotrexate monotherapy in adult patients with Crohn’s disease: a retrospective study by Hee Seung Hong, Kyuwon Kim, Kyunghwan Oh, Jae Yong Lee, Seung Wook Hong, Jin Hwa Park, Sung Wook Hwang, Dong-Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang and Sang Hyoung Park in Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Additional file 1 of Nutrient availability of roughages in isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets alters the bacterial networks in the whole gastrointestinal tract of Hu sheep
Creators: name: Li, Yuqi
name: Gao, Jian
name: Xue, Yihan
name: Sun, Ruolin
name: Sun, Xiaoni
name: Sun, Zhanying
name: Liu, Suozhu
name: Tan, Zhankun
name: Zhu, Weiyun
name: Cheng, Yanfen
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1:  Table S1. The results of different parts of weight of Hu sheep gastrointestinal tracts. Figure S1. Rarefaction curves at 100% similarity for each treatment. Figure S2. Venn diagram of ASVs in each gastrointestinal tract. WS, wheat straw group; AL, alfalfa group. Figure S3. Level 2 KEGG pathway predictions in different groups. KEGG pathway with significant differences (LDA > 2), results are presented when proportion >1%, FDR adjusted P < 0.05. WS, wheat straw group; AL, alfalfa group. All the KEGG identifiers were from (http://www.kegg.jp/kegg/kegg1.html) .
SURE PROTEIN FOR PEPTIDE CYCLIZATION
Creators: name: Nunez, Brianne S
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Proteins and peptides
Biochemistry and cell biology not elsewhere classified
Organic chemistry not elsewhere classified

description: Cyclic peptides are important sources of medicines. They are advantageous compared to linear peptides because they possess lower flexibility, which allows for high-affinity target binding and enhanced proteolytic stability. Unfortunately, achieving head-to-tail cyclization of peptides is quite challenging, as it is hard to control efficiency and regiospecificity of peptide macrocyclization. Many have attempted to improve peptide cyclization, including the use of different synthetic reagents as well as synthetic techniques to allow amide-bond formation and promote cyclization. While these strategies have offered great potential solutions, the aim of this study is to explore an alternative strategy that utilizes biocatalysis as a method of achieving successful peptide cyclization. Biocatalysis is the use of enzymes as natural process catalysts under artificial in vitro conditions. Biocatalysis is often more environmentally friendly and safer compared to traditional organic synthesis methods. Non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are one of the major sources of cyclic peptides in nature. These are systems of large multifunctional proteins are organized into functional domains that act as an assembly line to generate peptide natural products. Normally, the thioesterase domain is responsible for hydrolysis and cyclization of the peptide. Recently, a novel cyclase (SurE) that is physically discrete from the NRPS was discovered. Based on this unique quality, we hypothesized that SurE would be easier to express compared to thioesterase domains and, for this reason, SurE could be a fantastic biocatalyst for the cyclization of peptides. To test this, we designed and generated an expression vector for SurE. We then expressed and purified the SurE protein. We also synthesized three linear peptides of varying lengths. To test for SurE activity, we attempted to add N-acetylcysteamine (SNAC) to mimic its native substrate. Unfortunately, we were unable to successfully attach the SNAC to our linear peptide. To combat this issue, a new synthesis strategy is currently being developed. This work is currently ongoing in the Parkinson lab, with the aim being to test the SurE protein, as well as other PBP-like cyclases, on other modified linear peptides and demonstrate whether the protein has the ability to cyclase a wide scope of peptides.
Additional file 1 of Development of [225Ac]Ac-DOTA-C595 as radioimmunotherapy of pancreatic cancer: in vitro evaluation, dosimetric assessment and detector calibration
Creators: name: Hull, Ashleigh
name: Hsieh, William
name: Borysenko, Artem
name: Tieu, William
name: Bartholomeusz, Dylan
name: Bezak, Eva
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1. Supplementary methods and results.
sj-pdf-4-mpp-10.1177_23814683211045659 – Supplemental material for Risk Communication After Health Care Exposures: An Experimental Vignette Survey With Patients
Creators: name: Elwy, A. Rani
name: Maguire, Elizabeth M.
name: Gallagher, Thomas H.
name: Asch, Steven M.
name: Durfee, Janet M.
name: Martinello, Richard A.
name: Bokhour, Barbara G.
name: Gifford, Allen L.
name: Taylor, Thomas J.
name: Wagner, Todd H.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-4-mpp-10.1177_23814683211045659 for Risk Communication After Health Care Exposures: An Experimental Vignette Survey With Patients by A. Rani Elwy, Elizabeth M. Maguire, Thomas H. Gallagher, Steven M. Asch, Janet M. Durfee, Richard A. Martinello, Barbara G. Bokhour, Allen L. Gifford, Thomas J. Taylor and Todd H. Wagner in MDM Policy & Practice
REVISION OF THE GENUS PHRENAPATES GRAY 1832 AND A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE SUBTRIBAL LIMITS OF THE SUBFAMILY PHRENAPATINAE (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Creators: name: Rincon, Angela
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Animal systematics and taxonomy

description: A revision of the Neotropical darkling beetle genus Phrenapates Gray 1832 (Tenebrionidae: Phrenapatinae) was conducted. Using over 300 specimens of Phrenapates, the genus is redescribed with its taxonomic history and classification summarized. Lectotypes are designated for Phrenapates bennettii Gray 1832, P. ohausi Gebien 1910, P. dux Gebien 1910, and P. educator Gebien 1910 to stabilize species concepts. Two new species are described: Phrenapates gilloglyi Rincon & Smith sp. nov. and Phrenapates fortunaensis Rincon & Smith sp. nov. A total of eight species are now recognized (P. bennettii, P. ohausi, P. dux, P. mandibularis, P. educator, P. latreillei, P. gilloglyi, and P. fortunaensis). Distribution maps and a key to Phrenapates species are provided. In order to assess the status and relationships of the tribes in the subfamily Phrenapatinae, a molecular dataset was constructed for phlogenetic analyses. Nine gene regions were used: nuclear wingless (wg), mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb), mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI), nuclear Arginine Kinase (ArgK), ribosomal RNA (12S, 16S, & 18S), nuclear ribosomal 28S, and carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase domain of rudimentary (CAD). Taxa were selected based on the availability of nucleotide sequences from the GenBank and BOLD databases, as well as previously unpublished sequences provided by the Smith lab. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that: (1) the subfamily Phrenapatinae is likely monophyletic; (2) Archaeoglenes is sister to the other phrenapatines in all analyses which, alongside morphological evidence, supports the concept of the tribe Archaeoglenini; (3) the relationship between Phrenapatini and Penetini varied between analyses, though morphological characters used to separate the two tribes appear stable; (4) Penetini, the most species rich tribe within the subfamily, may not be monophyletic.
Supplemental Material, sj-docx-2-ehp-10.1177_01632787211042660 - Well-Being and Professional Efficacy Among Health Care Professionals: The Role of Resilience Through the Mediation of Ethical Vision of Patient Care and the Moderation of Managerial Support
Creators: name: Maffoni, Marina
name: Sommovigo, Valentina
name: Giardini, Anna
name: Velutti, Laura
name: Setti, Ilaria
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental Material, sj-docx-2-ehp-10.1177_01632787211042660 for Well-Being and Professional Efficacy Among Health Care Professionals: The Role of Resilience Through the Mediation of Ethical Vision of Patient Care and the Moderation of Managerial Support by Marina Maffoni, Valentina Sommovigo, Anna Giardini, Laura Velutti and Ilaria Setti in Evaluation & the Health Professions
Parametric Personalization and Design Optimization of 3D Printed 2-Degrees of Freedom Ankle-Foot Orthosis
Creators: name: Patel, Aditya Rahul
Publisher: name: University of Illinois Chicago
Year: 2025

description: This thesis investigates the integration of parametric personalization and additive manufacturing (AM) strategies to develop a high-performance, user-adaptive Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFO). The central research question explores how these methodologies can simplify end-effector personalization, enhance manufacturability, and improve mechanical performance. The hypothesis posits that combining parametric personalization with AM strategies, specifically planarization and geometry consolidation, will expedite the development of a high-performance, user-adaptive AFO, effectively meeting the research objectives. To address this hypothesis, three primary objectives were established: simplifying the design process by eliminating manual redesign based on user anthropometry; improving manufacturability by reducing material usage and production time through AM techniques; and enhancing mechanical performance by increasing torque capacity while optimizing weight for better user comfort and assistance. The study successfully validated all three objectives. A Python-based add-in was developed, enabling quick and easy parametric personalization and reducing redesign time from over 16 hours to approximately 12 seconds, thereby allowing clinicians to customize AFOs without engineering support. Geometry consolidation and planarization techniques significantly enhanced manufacturability, reducing total production time by 52% and material usage by 43%, and resulting in approximately 50% lower manufacturing costs. Additionally, mechanical performance enhancements included doubling the peak torque capacity from 40 Nm to 80 Nm and reducing device weight by 29%, thereby tripling the torque capacity-to-device weight ratio and enhancing user comfort and compliance. These advancements demonstrate that integrating parametric personalization with AM strategies effectively expedites the development of high-performance, user-adaptive AFOs, validating the initial hypothesis and contributing valuable insights to the field of gait rehabilitation technology.
sj-pdf-1-inc-10.1177_17511437211037927 – Supplemental Material for Right ventricular function is associated with 28-day mortality in myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: A retrospective observational study
Creators: name: Lashin, Hazem
name: Olusanya, Olusegun
name: Bhattacharyya, Sanjeev
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Cardiology
subject: 110305 Emergency Medicine
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110323 Surgery

description: Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-inc-10.1177_17511437211037927 for Right ventricular function is associated with 28-day mortality in myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: A retrospective observational study by Hazem Lashin, Olusegun Olusanya and Sanjeev Bhattacharyya in Journal of the Intensive Care Society
Additional file 1 of Triglyceride-glucose index and heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Khalaji, Amirmohammad
name: Behnoush, Amir Hossein
name: Khanmohammadi, Shaghayegh
name: Ghanbari Mardasi, Kimiya
name: Sharifkashani, Sourena
name: Sahebkar, Amirhossein
name: Vinciguerra, Caterina
name: Cannavo, Alessandro
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy
subject: Hematology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. The search queries used for each database and the search results. Table S2. Qualities of included studies based on NOS. Table S3. Definition of outcomes. Table S4. Adjusted covariates in multivariable models.