cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Orobanche alsatica subsp. alsatica
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche
Orobanche alsatica
Orobanche alsatica kirschl. subsp. alsatica

description: Orobanche alsatica Kirschl. subsp. alsatica
Artbeschreibung: Auf Peucedanum cervaria. Wie O. a. subsp. libanotidis, aber Krone gleichmässig gebogen, Staubfäden 3-6 mm über dem Grund eingefügt, Griffel dicht drüsig.
Blütezeit: 6
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Flaumeichen- und Föhrenwälder / J u.a.
Verbreitung global: Eurasiatisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Fmässig trockenLichtzahl LhalbschattigSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rneutral bis basisch (pH 5.5-8.5)Temperaturzahl Twarm-kollinNährstoffzahl NnährstoffarmKontinentalitätszahl Ksubkontinental (niedrige relative Luftfeuchtigkeit, grosse Temperaturschwankungen, eher kalte Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Elsässer Würger Nom français: Orobanche d'Alsace
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Orobanchaceae, pp. 938-970 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 966
Phenacoccinae Sulc 1944
Creators: name: Hodgson, Chris
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: Subfamily Phenacoccinae Šulc 1944: 152.
Introduction. This subfamily is considered to be sister to the Pseudococcinae (Downie & Gullan 2004; Hardy et al. 2008; Kaydan et al. 2015; Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2014). Few adult males have been described in detail but those that have been described are listed in Appendix A. Males in this subfamily are basically similar to those of the Pseudococcinae but differ as in the key above. Some of these character states are similar to those found on adult males of Rhizoecidae, which has been associated with Phenacoccinae by some authors, e.g., Hardy et al. 2008. As examples of phenacoccine mealybugs, illustrations of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley and Phenacoccus sp. (off Pinus halepensis, Evia, Greece, 22.viii.2006, S. Gounari) are here illustrated (Figs 8, 9).
description: Published as part of Hodgson, Chris, 2020, A review of neococcid scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) based on the morphology of the adult males, pp. 1-264 in Zootaxa 4765 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4765.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3774174
Embedding spanning subgraphs into large dense graphs
Creators: name: Jamshed, Asif
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: In this thesis we are going to present some results on embedding spanning subgraphs into large dense graphs.    Spanning Trees    Bollob'as conjectured that if $G$ is a graph on $n$ vertices, $delta(G) geq (1/2 + epsilon) n$ for some $epsilon > 0$, and $T$ is a bounded degree tree on $n$ vertices, then $T$ is a subgraph of $G$. The problem was solved in the affirmative by Koml'os, S'ark"ozy and Szemer'edi for large graphs. They then strengthened their result, and showed that the maximum degree of $T$ need not be bounded: there exists a constant $c$ such that $T$ is a subgraph of $G$ if $Delta(T) leq cn / log n$, $delta(G) geq (1/2 + epsilon) n$  and $n$ is large. Both proofs are based on the Regularity Lemma-Blow-up Lemma Method. Recently, using other methods, it was shown that bounded degree trees embed into graphs with minimum degree $n/2 + C log n$, where $C$ is a constant depending on the maximum degree of $T$. Here we show that in general $n/2 + O(Delta(T) cdot log n)$ is sufficient for every $Delta(T) leq cn / log n$. We also show that this bound is tight for the two extreme values of $m$ i.e. when $m = C$ and when $m = cn / log n$.    Powers of Hamiltonian Cycles    In 1962 P'osa conjectured that if $delta(G) geq frac{2}{3}n$ then $G$ contains the square of a Hamiltonian cycle. Later, in 1974, Seymour generalized this conjecture: if $delta(G) geq (frac{k-1}{k})n$ then $G$ contains the $(k-1)$th power of a Hamiltonian cycle. In 1998 the conjecture was proved by Koml'os, S'ark"ozy and Szemer'edi for large graphs using the Regularity Lemma. We present a ``deregularised" proof of the P'osa-Seymour conjecture which results in a much lower threshold value for $n$, the size of the graph for which the conjecture is true. We hope that the tools used in this proof will push down the threshold value for $n$ to around 100 at which point we will be able to verify the conjecture for every $n$.
Fading correlation of co-located transmitters
Creators: name: Jadhav, Prashant
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: Fading or attenuation of a signal due to environment is a phenomenon often encountered in wireless communications. It is expected that co-located transmitters i.e. transmitters placed very close to each other show a high signal fading correlation due to the presence of similar fading environment.   In this thesis, we present an experimental study of this phenomenon. Correlation of received signal strengths obtained from co-located transmitters in dynamically varying environments indicate that the large scale signal variations (shadow fading) are highly correlated while the small scale variations (multipath or fast fading) show a low correlation. Highly correlated large scale variations suggest a presence of same large shadowing elements in the transmit-receive path while a low correlation among the multipath variations is due to mutual coupling between the antennas at very close distances. This has two implications: it suggests that shadow fading variations can serve as an indicator of the co-location of closely spaced transmitters while the multipath variations cannot. However, low multipath signal correlations suggest that antenna diversity could be investigated for implementation in mobile handsets.
Azteca foreli subsp. championi var. breviscapa
Creators: name: Forel, A.
Publisher: name: Unknown Publisher
Year: 1899
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Azteca
Azteca foreli
Championi, var. breviscapa

description: Race championi, var. breviscapa, n.
[[worker]]. Scapes fort loin d'atteindre le bord occipital de la tete, et le pronotum moins robuste que chez le type de la race championi, chez lequel il forme de chaque cote ([[worker]] maxima) une protuberance mousse.
Hab. Costa Rica (Tonduz).
Trouvee par M. Tonduz dans des Cecropia.
description: Published as part of Forel, A., 1899, Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Insecta. Hymenoptera. 3 (Formicidae)., London :Unknown Publisher on page 112
Orobanche alsatica subsp. libanotidis Tzvelev
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche
Orobanche alsatica
Orobanche alsatica subsp. libanotidis (rupr.) tzvelev

description: Orobanche alsatica subsp. libanotidis (Rupr.) Tzvelev
Artbeschreibung: 20-40 cm hoch, auf Seseli libanotis. Stängel gelb bis rötlich. Krone 12-20 mm lang, gebogen, aber Mittelteil flach, blasslila oder bräunlich, mit hellen Drüsen. Mittelzipfel der Unterlippe grösser als seitliche. Staubfäden 1-3 mm über dem Grund eingefügt, unten behaart. Narbe gelb. Griffel kahl oder spärlich drüsig. Tragblatt fast so lang wie die Blüte, 4-5 mm breit.
Blütezeit: 6-7
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Waldränder, Gebüsche, auf Kalk / kollin-montan / J
Verbreitung global: Eurasiatisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl F--Lichtzahl L--Salzzeichen--Reaktionszahl R--Temperaturzahl T--Nährstoffzahl N--Kontinentalitätszahl K--
Volksname Deutscher Name: Sesel-Würger Nom français: Orobanche du séséli Nome italiano: Succiamele della finocchiella
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Orobanchaceae, pp. 938-970 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 966
Economic impact analysis of highway investment projects
Creators: name: Jahan, Nusrat
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: In this study a methodology to present an evaluation framework for computing economic impact analysis of highway improvement projects is developed. Another objective is to study the impact of locally implemented highway improvements on the entire transportation network. Accessibility changes of improved locations are also measured to understand the impact of these individual projects. To illustrate proposed methodology, five major highway construction projects in New Jersey are selected. Capacity improvement due to each project is reflected in the North Jersey Regional Transportation Model Enhanced (NJRTM-E) model by increasing the capacity of the link where the project took place. The NJRTM-E network is run with and without changing the capacity of specific highway links of project locations. These runs present before and after scenarios of improvement projects. The results of this network are processed in the ASSIST-ME/NJCOST software developed for Rutgers Intelligent Transportation System (RITS) Laboratory. Finally benefit-cost ratio of each project is calculated to quantify the economic impact of these projects. The result of this analysis shows that the majority of the benefits are due to reduction in congestion costs. The analysis discovers that locally implemented highway improvement solutions affect the entire transportation network. The analysis also shows that accessibility of the region is increased after the implementation of these projects. Future research should be conducted to explain the reasons for extreme change in volumes away from the improvement location.
Momento: misurare il tempo in base 10
Creators: name: Peressoni, Davide
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Time
subject: Physics
subject: Philosophy
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion

description: In questo documento parlerò del momento: un’unità di misura per il tempo studiata appositamente per contare il tempo in base 10 e non in base 60/24 come si fa ora.Non avete capito? Datemi solo un momento che vi spiego...
Orobanche arenaria Borkh.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche
Orobanche arenaria

description: Orobanche arenaria Borkh.
Artbeschreibung: 15-45 cm hoch, auf Artemisia campestris. Stängel blassgelb bis blasslila. Blütenstand ziemlich dicht. Krone 22-35 mm lang, wenig gebogen, lila, am Grund weiss, mit hellen Drüsen. Zipfel der Unterlippe +/- halbkreisförmig, alle 3 etwa gleich gross. Staubbeutel dicht behaart (nur bei dieser O. -Art). Tragblatt 1/2-2/3 so lang wie die Blüte, 4-6 mm breit. Staubfäden, Narbe, Kelch und Vorblätter wie bei O. ramosa.
Blütezeit: 6-7
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Trockenrasen, Felsensteppen / kollin-montan / GE, VS, GR (Unterengadin, Münstertal)
Verbreitung global: Mediterran
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl FtrockenLichtzahl LhellSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rneutral bis basisch (pH 5.5-8.5)Temperaturzahl Twarm-kollinNährstoffzahl NnährstoffarmKontinentalitätszahl Ksubkontinental (niedrige relative Luftfeuchtigkeit, grosse Temperaturschwankungen, eher kalte Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Sand-Würger, Sand-Sommerwurz Nom français: Orobanche des sables Nome italiano: Succiamele delle steppe
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Orobanchaceae, pp. 938-970 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 966
Azteca foreli subsp. ursina Forel, 1899, n. st.
Creators: name: Forel, A.
Publisher: name: Unknown Publisher
Year: 1899
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Azteca
Azteca foreli

description: [Race ursina, n. st.
[[worker]] major. Long. 4 a 4.6 millim. Epaisse, trapue, pattes courtes, mesonotum convexe. Tete a peine retrecie devant, a peine plus longue que large, avec les cotes un peu convexes. Epistome faiblement bisinue. Couleur brunatre, avec le devant de la tete seulement un peu plus clair. Pilosite nulle sur les tibias, tres rare sur les scapes. Mandibules assez mates, tres finement reticulees-ponctuees et striolees, avec des points epars. Pubescence plus longue et plus abondante sur la tete que chez les autres races.
[[worker]] minor. Long. 2 1 / 2 a 3 millim. Memes differences que pour la [[worker]] major. Tete au moins aussi large que longue, a cotes convexes. Les scapes atteignent a peine l'occiput. Les funicules sont epais; leurs articles medians sont bien plus epais que longs.
L'ouvriere de cette race differe surtout par sa tete moins retrecie devant, a pubescence plus forte et sa couleur foncee.
[[male]]. Long. 4.2 a 4.6 millim. Mandibules tranchantes, avec une pointe tres aigue. Tete en carre arrondi. Scape aussi large que long. Premier article du funicule bien plus large que long, en ovale transversal. Second article du funicule tres long et tres epais, deux fois plus long qu'epais. Les autres articles, un peu plus longs qu'epais, vont en diminuant d'epaisseur de la base a l'avant dernier. Ecaille verticale, presque acuminee. Valvules genitales exterieures assez grandes, arrondies, acuminees d'une longue pointe mousse. Valvules moyennes avec un long prolongement dorsal et un angle ou une courte dent ventrale.
Noir, luisant; pilosite de l'ouvriere, pubescence moindre; tarses, bouche et valvules genitales d'un jaune brunatre. Ailes presque hyalines, avec les nervures brunatres.
Hab. Trinidad (Urich).] 10. Azteca alfaroi.
description: Published as part of Forel, A., 1899, Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Insecta. Hymenoptera. 3 (Formicidae)., London :Unknown Publisher on page 112
M03.003 Determination of amino acids by HPLC-FLD after derivatisation
Creators: name: Carstens, Jörg
name: Frerichs, Heike
Publisher: name: TUHH Universitätsbibliothek
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Analytical method
subject: Amino acids
classificationCode: 540
subject: Chemie

description: Free amino acids in aqueous samples are directly analysed by an HPLC system coupled to a fluorescence detector. To remove interfering substances, such as proteins, perchloric acid can be used beforehand. Due to the high polarity of amino acids, automatic online derivatisation using o-phthalaldehyde (OPA) is set up to improve the retention time on reversed phase columns. With this method 23 amino acids can be detected. For the analysis of proline and hydroxyproline another derivatisation reagent will be used.
description: Gelöste freie Aminosäuren werden direkt aus der zentrifugierten Probe analysiert. Falls nötig können störende Proteine mit 3%iger Perchlorsäure ausgefällt werden. Sollen auch die in Proteinen und Peptiden gebundenen Aminosäuren erfasst werden oder handelt es sich um feste Proben, wird eine vorherige Hydrolyse mit HCl durchgeführt. Die Analyse erfolgt mit reversed-Phase Chromatographie nach Vorsäulenderivatisierung mit OPA (o-Phthaldialdehyd) in Gegenwart von Boratpuffer und Injektionslösung. Nach der Trennung wird die Probe mit dem Fluoreszenzdetektor (FLD) gemessen. Prolin und Hydroxyprolin reagieren nicht mit OPA und können bei Bedarf stattdessen mit FMOC (Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonylchlorid) derivatisiert werden.
Eriococcidae Cockerell 1899
Creators: name: Hodgson, Chris
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Eriococcidae

description: ERIOCOCCIDAE Cockerell 1899
Type genus: Eriococcus Targioni Tozzetti, 1868, 726.
Type species: Eriococcus buxi Fonscolombe, 1834, 218.
Introduction. The classification of the taxon here referred to as Eriococcidae has been shown to be problematic.All recent phylogenetic analyses, starting with Cox and Williams (1986), have shown that the taxa included in the Eriococcidae form a non-monophyletic group. The name Eriococcidae has been widely accepted since Ferris (1957b) but, even then, the Kermesidae and Dactylopiidae were frequently included in the concept. Later, Hoy (1963) in his catalogue, included the Beesoniidae, Dactylopiidae, Eriococcidae, Kermesidae and Micrococcidae, while earlier Borchsenius (1949) had included the eriococcids in the Pseudococcidae. More recently, various phylogenetic studies have found that the Beesoniidae, Stictococcidae and Dactylopiidae all fall within the overall concept of Eriococcidae but that the Kermesidae do not. Molecular studies (Cook et al. 2002, Cook & Gullan 2004, Gullan & Cook 2007) found that these four taxa (Beesoniidae, Eriococcidae, Dactylopiidae and Stictococcidae) all fall within the overall concept of Eriococcidae and were recovered forming four subgroups within an overall clade referred to as the Eriococcidae, namely: (i) Group A: the acanthococcid group comprising the type species of Acanthococcus, A. aceris Signoret, other eriococcids from both the northern and southern hemispheres plus the family Dactylopiidae Costa; (ii) Group B: a Gondwanan group which includes many species from Australia, South America and New Zealand, many of which feed on Myrtaceae; (iii), Group C: a subclade including Beesoniidae, Stictococcidae and some eriococcid taxa, including Eriococcus buxi (Boyer de Fonscolombe), the type species of Eriococcidae (referred to as the BSE group), and (iv) Calycicoccus Brain from South Africa (Cook & Gullan 2004, Gullan & Cook 2007). Studies based on the morphology of adult macropterous males (Hodgson 2002, Hodgson & Hardy 2013) also found that the Beesoniidae, Dactylopiidae and Stictococcidae were recovered within the Eriococcid clade, although the division into the above four subclades was less clear. However, the adult males of taxa currently recognised as families, i.e., Beesoniidae, Dactylopiidae and Stictococcidae, appear to be easily separable from the other “eriococcids” based on their morphology and are dealt with under separate headings below. For a key for the separation of these various taxa, see main key on p. 19. Calycicoccus fell within the Gondwanan Group in Hodgson and Hardy (2013) and is discussed under that group heading below.
description: Published as part of Hodgson, Chris, 2020, A review of neococcid scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) based on the morphology of the adult males, pp. 1-264 in Zootaxa 4765 (1) on page 42, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4765.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3774174
M03.004 Determination of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) by GC-FID
Creators: name: Simon, Andrea
name: Stahl, Alina
Publisher: name: TUHH Universitätsbibliothek
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Analytical method
subject: FAME
subject: fatty acid methyl ester
classificationCode: 540
subject: Chemie

description: Öle und Fette ab 6 Kohlenstoffatomen bestehen überwiegend aus Fettsäureglycerinestern. Wegen der hohen Molekülmasse und der daraus folgenden Schwerflüchtigkeit werden Proben vor der Messung zu Fettsäuremethylestern (FAME) derivatisiert. Dabei werden im ersten Schritt die Glyceride in methanolischem Natriumhydroxid transmethyliert. Im zweiten, säurekatalysierten Schritt werden die Seifen mit einem Bortrifluorid-Methanol-Komplex in Methylester umgewandelt. Anschließend werden die Ester in Hexan überführt und mit GC-FID gemessen. Die Auswertung erfolgt über eine externe Kalibrierreihe, das Ergebnis wird in g/kg oder Gewichtsprozent angegeben.
description: Fatty acids are the major components of lipids and oils. The properties of lipid classes depend primarily on their fatty acid composition. Due to its high molecular mass and resulting low volatility, fatty acid composition is determined as the methyl esters of fatty acids (FAME) by gas-liquid chromatography with FID detector. FAMES are produced by transesterification between triglycerides and methanol in the presence of sodium hydroxide. These methyl esters are solved in hexane and analysed with GC-FID. Evaluation is based on external calibration, results are reported in g/kg or percent by weight.
System integration and performance evaluation of WiNC2R Platform for 802.11a-like protocol
Creators: name: Joshi, Madhura
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: A Cognitive Radio (CR) is an intelligent transceiver that is able to support multiple technologies. It can also be dynamically reconfigured and be easily programmed to achieve high flexibility and speed. The WiNC2R platform is based on the concept of Virtual Flow Paradigm. The key characteristic of this concept is that the software provisions the flow by determining the roles of hardware and software modules whereas the runtime processing flow is controlled by the hardware. The revision1 of WiNC2R platform was a proof of concept implemented on an FPGA with the basic processing engines to achieve an 802.11a-light OFDM flow, and a simple Virtual Flow Pipeline (VFP) control unit. In the new revision, we have an advanced shared VFP control unit, cluster based SoC architecture, and all the processing engines in an 802.11a like OFDM transmitter flow. The focus of this thesis was to integrate the WiNC2R platform as an 802.11a like transmitter with the advanced VFP control unit and perform a performance analysis for the realistic application scenario. The performance evaluation revolves around system throughput and latency as a function of frame size, bandwidth, pipelining granularity, number of traffic flows, and flow bandwidth. The analysis is performed for various traffic mix scenarios. We analyze also how effectively the VFP control scheme performs run time task control for a single and multiple OFDM flows. The thesis starts with the comparative study between the two revisions of WiNC2R and continues to describe in detail the new revision features. The programming techniques are described next, followed by a performance evaluation section and suggestions for future work.
Pseudococcinae Cockerell 1905
Creators: name: Hodgson, Chris
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: Subfamily Pseudococcinae Cockerell 1905
Introduction. Quite a few adult males of this subfamily have been described in detail (see Appendix A), starting with Theron 1958, followed Beardsley (1960, 1962, 1964) and Afifi 1968; Afifi & Kozsztarab 1967; Afifi et al. 1976). For more recent studies, see Appendix A. Almost all of these males are macropterous and of rather uniform structure and fall within the diagnosis above. In addition, Williams and Miller (1999) described the adult male of Quadrigallicoccus lauracearum Williams & Miller. This latter species is gall inducing and, although the male is an otherwise typical macropterous male, the abdomen and particularly the penial sheath have become considerably elongated, presumably to assist in fertilization of the female within the gall. This abdominal and/or penial sheath extension is typical of many males of gall-inducing Eriococcidae (Hodgson & Miller 2010; Semple et al. 2015).
Examples of macropterous adult male pseudococcine mealybugs are illustrated in Figs 10–12, e.g., Paracoccus glaucus (Maskell), Trabutina elastica Marchal and? Spilococcus atriplex (Cockerell); while an apterous pseudococcine mealybug, Oracella acuta (Lobdell) and an allomyrmococcine mealybug, Promyrmococcus dilli Williams are shown in Figs 13, 14.
For differences between Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae, see key on p. 19.
description: Published as part of Hodgson, Chris, 2020, A review of neococcid scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha) based on the morphology of the adult males, pp. 1-264 in Zootaxa 4765 (1) on pages 37-38, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4765.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3774174
Azteca alfari
Creators: name: Forel, A.
Publisher: name: Unknown Publisher
Year: 1899
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Azteca
Azteca alfari

description: Azteca alfari,
Emery, Mem. Accad. Sei. Bologna, (5) iii. p. 138 ([[worker]]) (1893) 1.
Hab. Costa Rica, Jimenez 1; Panama, Bugaba (Champion) [[[worker]]]. - Colombie, Santa Marta (Forel).
M. Champion a trouve cette espece a Panama dans les cavites du tronc d'un Cecropia, comme M. Alfaro a Costa Rica. Moi-meme je l'ai trouvee pres de Santa Marta, sur un Cecropia dans lequel elle avait son nid. Elle m'attaqua avec fureur lorsque je me mis a la recolter. Chez la [[worker]] minima, le funicule est brun, sauf le 1 er article. La [[worker]] maxima a la tete un peu moins retrecie devant que sur la figure d'Emery; elle a 3.3 millim.
description: Published as part of Forel, A., 1899, Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Insecta. Hymenoptera. 3 (Formicidae)., London :Unknown Publisher on page 112
Phenomenology of pure-gauge hidden valleys at Hadron colliders
Creators: name: Juknevich, Jose
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: Expectations for new physics at the LHC have been greatly influenced by the Hierarchy problem of electroweak symmetry breaking. However, there are reasons to believe that the LHC may still discover new physics, but not directly related to the resolution of the Hierarchy problem. To ensure that such a physics does not go undiscovered requires precise understanding of how new phenomena will reveal themselves in the current and future generation of particle-physics experiments. Given this fact it seems sensible to explore other approaches to this problem; we study three alternatives here. In this thesis I argue for the plausibility that the standard model is coupled, through new massive charged or colored particles, to a hidden  sector whose low energy dynamics is controlled by a pure Yang-Mills  theory, with no light matter. Such a sector would have numerous  metastable ``hidden glueballs'' built from the hidden gluons. These states would decay  to particles  of the standard model. I consider the phenomenology of this  scenario, and find formulas for the lifetimes and branching ratios of  the most important of these states. The dominant decays are to two  standard model gauge bosons or to fermion-antifermion pairs,  or by radiative decays with photon or Higgs   emission, leading to jet- and photon-rich signals, and some occasional leptons. The  presence of effective operators of different mass dimensions, often competing with each other, together with a great diversity  of states, leads to a great variability in the lifetimes and decay modes of the hidden glueballs.  I find that most of the operators considered in this work are not heavily constrained by precision electroweak physics, therefore leaving  plenty of room in the parameter space to be explored by the future experiments at the LHC. Finally,  I discuss several issues on the phenomenology  of the new massive particles as well as an outlook for experimental searches.
Orobanche artemisiae-campestris Gaudin
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche
Orobanche artemisiae-Campestris

description: Orobanche artemisiae-campestris Gaudin
Artbeschreibung: 15-60 cm hoch, auf Artemisia campestris. Stängel gelb bis violett. Krone weiss bis hellgelb, mit violetten Adern und hellen Drüsenhaaren, 14-22 mm lang, vorn deutlich gebogen. Die 3 Zipfel der Unterlippe +/- gleich gross. Staubfäden unter der Mitte der Kronröhre eingefügt, unten spärlich behaart, oben drüsig. Narbe rot bis violett. Kelch 10-15 mm lang, die beiden Hälften fast bis zum Grund eingeschnitten. Tragblatt die Krone überragend, 3-5 mm breit.
Blütezeit: 6
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Standort wie Artemisia campestris / kollin-montan / VS, GR (Puschlav). (Vuache)
Verbreitung global: Südeuropäisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl Fsehr trockenLichtzahl LhellSalzzeichen--Reaktionszahl Rschwach sauer bis neutral (pH 4.5-7.5)Temperaturzahl Twarm-kollinNährstoffzahl Nmässig nährstoffarm bis mässig nährstoffreichKontinentalitätszahl Kkontinental (sehr niedrige Luftfeuchtigkeit, sehr grosse Temperaturschwankungen, kalte Winter)
Volksname Deutscher Name: Beifuss-Würger, Beifuss-Sommerwurz Nom français: Orobanche de l'armoise Nome italiano: Succiamele dell'assenzio di campo
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Orobanchaceae, pp. 938-970 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 966
The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 beta in human hepatocyte lipid composition, secretion, and beta oxidation
Creators: name: Johnson, Diana
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: The Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1 Beta (PGC1β) is a nuclear transcription factor coactivator that is involved in lipogenesis, very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) formation and secretion, and mitochondrial biogenesis.  When PGC1β is over-expressed in mouse liver, there is a dramatic increase in the plasma VLDL; which is interesting because mice usually do not have much VLDL in their plasma.  PGC1β knock out mice have lower plasma triglycerides, but also have problems with mitochondrial biogenesis and cold adaptation.  The goal of this research project is to identify the mechanism by which PGC1β contributes to the lipid metabolism in human liver HepG2 cells.  This project was done by creating an adenovirus for PGC1β expression and studying the changes in lipid metabolism in HepG2 cells and lipids secreted to the culture medium. Over-expression of PGC1β in HepG2 cells caused significant decrease in the mass of neutral lipids:  monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, and cholesteryl esters. There were no significant differences in the masses of any phospholipid species.  This was evident both in the culture medium of cells and in the hepatoma liver cells.  This phenotype was not corrected by incubating the cells with excess fatty acid.  When [14C]-oleic acid was added to the cells, cells that over-expressed PGC1β had significant decreases in triglyceride and cholesteryl ester synthesis, and a significant increase in phospholipid synthesis.  This was an interesting finding considering that the total masses of the phospholipids were unchanged.  PGC1β over-expressing cells have an increased ability to oxidize lipids by β-oxidation. To examine lipid composition of the lipid classes, the lipids were analyzed by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LCMS). There were no major differences in the fatty acyl chains of any of the lipid species in PGC1β over-expressing cells. Over-expressing PGC1β caused a shift in HepG2 cells lipid metabolism away from triglyceride synthesis and into phospholipid synthesis.  It also caused an upregulation in β-oxidation. Thus, PGC1β is an interesting drug target for hepatic steatosis or hyperlipidemia because PGC1β not only can increase lipid oxidation, but it also decreases neutral lipid synthesis.
Multimodal nanoparticle-based platforms for cancer therapy
Creators: name: Jung, Jongjin
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: Nanoscience has attracted attention as a fast burgeoning field with promising methodologies for cancer diagnosis and therapy. We designed target-specific nanoparticle -based platforms to induce the apoptosis of human brain cancer cells and to show their capability for in vivo theragnostics which combines therapy and diagnosis. Quantum Dot (QD)-based system was demonstrated to deliver siRNA and monitor its uptake using extremely bright fluorescence of QDs. siRNA-QDs against GFP not only showed increased efficiency of transfection, but also synchronized QDs’ color and their localization. As a model study, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) was chosen because of high malignancy and invasiveness resulting in short mean survival rate. Multiplexing with integrin-targeting RGD and TAT peptide enabled siRNA-QDs to be delivered specifically to U87 cells, a GBM cell line with highly expressed integrin. As a chemotheragnostic agent, siRNA-QDs were transfected into GBM cells that overexpress epidemic growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII). Efficiently delivered siRNA-QDs against EGFRvIII led to abnormal cell morphology and decreased cell population. These were caused by successful knockdown of EGFRvIII gene and resulting silencing of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, which plays an important role in cancer proliferation and apoptosis. In spite of high potential of siRNA-QD system, cytotoxicity and skin depth issues lead to the development of a magnetic nanoparticle (MNP)-based theragnostic system for in vivo application. Graphite-coated FeCo MNPs (FeCo/C) exhibited superparamagnetic properties with high crystallinity and magnetization. In addition, Raman imaging is made possible by graphite shell designed for protection of FeCo core from decomposition and oxidation. Compared to conventional iron oxide MNPs, FeCo/C showed much higher T2-weighted magnetic resonance contrast. Dextrans were also developed to stabilize FeCo/C in physiological condition as well as to conjugate therapeutic or targeting molecules such as siRNA, antibody, and cyclic RGD. High magnetization of FeCo/C allowed for target-specific hyperthermia against U87 cells by local heating under AC magnetic field. Additionally, siRNA-FeCo/C against EGFRvIII followed by hyperthermia synergistically induced significant cell death of U87-EGFRvIII, which proved that the target-specific siRNA-FeCo/C system is a promising candidate for in vivo theragnostic agent.
Dynamics and rheology of a dilute suspension of elastic capsules
Creators: name: Kalluri, Ram Chandra Murthy
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: Three-dimensional numerical simulations using front-tracking method are considered  to study the dynamics and rheology of a suspension of elastic capsules  in linear shear flow over a broad range of viscosity contrast (ratio of internalto-  external fluid viscosity), shear rate (or, capillary number), and aspect ratio. First, we focus on the coupling between the shape deformation and orientation  dynamics of capsules, and show how this coupling influences the transition from  the tank-treading to tumbling motion. At low capillary numbers, three distinct  modes of motion are identified: a swinging or oscillatory (OS) mode at a low viscosity  contrast in which the inclination angle θ(t) oscillates but always remains  positive; a vacillating-breathing (VB) mode at a moderate viscosity contrast in  which θ(t) periodically becomes positive and negative, but a full tumbling does  not occur; and a pure tumbling mode (TU) at a higher viscosity contrast. At  higher capillary numbers, three types of transient motions occur, in addition to  the OS and TU modes, during which the capsule switches from one mode to the  other as (i) VB to OS, (ii) TU to VB to OS, and (iii) TU to VB. It is shown that  the coupling between the shape deformation and orientation is the strongest in  the VB mode. The numerical results are compared with the theories of Keller and  Skalak, and Skotheim and Secomb. Significant departures from the two theories  are discussed and related to the strong coupling between the shape deformation,  inclination, and transition dynamics.  We then address the rheology of a dilute suspension of liquid-filled elastic  capsules. We consider capsules of spherical resting shape for which only a steady  tank-treading motion is observed. It is shown that the suspension exhibits a shear  viscosity minimum at moderate values of the viscosity ratio, and high capillary  numbers. The normal stress differences are shown to decrease with increasing  capillary number at high viscosity ratios. Such non-trivial results can neither be  predicted by the small-deformation theory, nor can be explained by the capsule  geometry alone. Physical mechanisms underlying these novel results are studied  by decomposing the particle stress tensor into a contribution due to the elastic  stresses in the capsule membrane, and a contribution due to the viscosity differences  between the internal and suspending fluids. It is shown that the elastic  contribution is shear-thinning, but the viscous contribution is shear-thickening.  The coupling between the capsule geometry, and the elastic and viscous contributions  is analysed to explain the observed trends in the bulk rheology.
Investigation of novel penetration modifiers as enhancers and retardants and human pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of orally administered Quercetin
Creators: name: Kaushik, Diksha
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: The delivery of the actives through the outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum has posed a challenge for scientists for a very long time. There are compound called “enhancers” that have been developed to enhance drug delivery across skin and at the same time there are compounds referred to as “retardants” that prevent or retard the delivery of actives across the skin. Since both enhancers and retardants are believed to act by modifying the properties of the SC barrier, they are collectively referred to as “penetration modifiers”. The first part of the study aimed at investigating five penetration modifiers that are analogues of laurocapram and iminosulfurane. These penetration modifiers were evaluated initially for their enhancement/retardation potential by computer modeling and investigated for their physical attributes (solubility, lipophilicity, etc.) and formulation effects. The effect of permeation modifier formulations (prepared in commonly used pharmaceutical vehicles) on permeation of model permeants were evaluated and mechanistic studies were performed using thermal, spectral and microscopic analyses. The penetration modifiers were also assessed for their in vitro permeation and cytotoxicity using MTS assay. These investigations should lead to a better understanding of the properties, effects and mechanisms of action of penetration modifiers. The second part of the dissertation covers human pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of quercetin. Quercetin is a naturally occurring flavonoid with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential. In order to assess some of benefits of quercetin, this investigation examined the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of orally administered formulations to human healthy volunteers. Initially, we developed and validated a quercetin assay in human plasma and urine followed by selection of suitable oral carrier for pharmacodynamics study based on pharmacokinetic profiles of three nutritional carrier systems. This was followed by determination of the effects of quercetin supplementation on improving maximal oxygen uptake, enhancing exercise performance during heat stress and relief of muscle soreness. We expect to make conclusions regarding effects of quercetin in overall improvement in work performance of human subjects that would in turn enable the U.S. Department of Defense to consider inclusion of quercetin in daily rations for soldiers to further improve their performance.
Orobanche bohemica Celak.
Creators: name: Konrad Lauber
name: Gerhart Wagner
name: Andreas Gygax
Publisher: name: Haupt Verlag
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Orobanchaceae
Orobanche
Orobanche bohemica

description: Orobanche bohemica Čelak.
Artbeschreibung: Auf Artemisia campestris. Ähnlich wie O. purpurea, aber Blütenstand dichter (2,5-5 Blüten /cm) und meist (15-)20-60 blütig (bei O. purpurea 1-2,5 Blüten /cm und 10-20 blütig). Stängel oben reichlich beschuppt. Narbe und Staubbeutel gelblich-weiss. Fünfter Kelchzahn (auf der Kelchoberseite) 3-7 mm lang, meist mehr als halb so lang wie die übrigen (bei O. purpurea höchstens 1/3 so lang wie die übrigen).
Blütezeit: 6-7
Standort und Verbreitung in der Schweiz: Trockenrasen / kollin-montan / VS, GR (Verbreitung ungenügend bekannt)
Verbreitung global: Europäisch
Ökologische Zeigerwerte nach Landolt & al. (2010)
BodenfaktorenKlimafaktorenSalztoleranzFeuchtezahl F--Lichtzahl L--Salzzeichen--Reaktionszahl R--Temperaturzahl T--Nährstoffzahl N--Kontinentalitätszahl K--
Volksname Deutscher Name: Böhmischer Würger, Böhmische Sommerwurz Nom français: Orobanche de Bohème Nome italiano: Succiamele di Boemia
description: Published as part of Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner & Andreas Gygax, 2018, Flora Helvetica - Orobanchaceae, pp. 938-970 in Flora Helvetica, Bern :Haupt Verlag on page 966
Azteca lucidula Forel, 1899, n. st.
Creators: name: Forel, A.
Publisher: name: Unknown Publisher
Year: 1899
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Formicidae
Azteca
Azteca lucidula

description: Race lucidula, n. st.
[[worker]]. Long. 2.6 - 2.9 millim. Bien plus luisante, plus faiblement sculptee que le type. Echancrure thoracique large et peu profonde; mesonotum et metanotum peu convexes. Tete plus etroite, et un peu plus allongee. Stature un peu plus grele. Les articles des funicules plus epais que longs, surtout vers l'extremite. [[queen]]. Long. 7.5 millim. Densement ponctuee, a peine luisante. Tres semblable a celle de l' A. bicolor et de meme couleur noire (voir figure d'Emery), mais les cotes de la tete sont plus convexes; tete aussi large devant que derriere. Ecaille plus basse et plus epaisse que chez l' A. bicolor. Thorax un peu plus large. Les ailes sont presque hyalines, avec la tache marginale brune et les nervures d'un jaune brunatre (chez l' A. bicolor les ailes sont teintes de jaune brunatre).
[[male]]. Long. 2.5 a 2.9 millim. Mandibules tres courtes, en pointe, ne s'atteignant pas l'une l'autre au milieu. Tete rectangulaire arrondie, plus longue que large. Scape plus epais que long, de meme que le 1 er article du funicule. Articles 6 a 10 du funicule presque plus larges que longs. Ecaille du pedicule mince. L'appendice dorsal des valvules genitales moyennes depasse les valvules exterieures, qui sont acuminees. Ailes assez longues, subhyalines, du reste comme chez la [[queen]].
Hab. Guatemala, Retalhuleu (Stoll). - Trinidad (Urich).
Tandis que la [[queen]] est presque identique a celle de l' A. bicolor, le [[male]] est tout-a-fait different. Je soupconne que cette race pourrait bien etre une espece distincte de l' A. alfaroi. Sur vingt-deux ouvrieres il n'y a presque pas de difference entre [[worker]] major et minor. Est-ce pour toutes le cas, ou la [[worker]] major me manque-t-elle?
description: Published as part of Forel, A., 1899, Biologia Centrali-Americana; or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America. Insecta. Hymenoptera. 3 (Formicidae)., London :Unknown Publisher on page 113
Cartilha Reaproveitamento PET e Tetra Pak
Creators: name: Cabrini, Tatiana M. B.
name: Xavier Reis, Sofia
name: Neves, Raquel A. F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Este produto técnico integra o projeto interinstitucional Meio Ambiente Informa, desenvolvido pela Pró-Reitoria de Extensão e Cultura (ProExC) da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) e pelo Instituto Realizando o Futuro (IRF) sob convênio n° 941759/2023.
M03.005 Qualitative and quantitative determination of saponins by LC-MSTOF and LC-MS/MS
Creators: name: Stahl, Alina
name: Frerichs, Heike
Publisher: name: TUHH Universitätsbibliothek
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Analytical method
subject: Saponins
classificationCode: 540
subject: Chemie

description: This method describes the qualitative and quantitative determination of ginsenosides Panaxatriol, Panaxadiol, Rb1, Rd, Rg3, Rh2, Compound K und F2 as well as soyasaponins Aa and Bb extracts after an enzymatic degradation. While identification of saponins or metabolites respectively, contained in the samples, is carried out using an LC-MSTOF system, quantification is performed on an HPLC system, coupled to the Sciex Qtrap 5500 mass spectrometer. Separation is achieved by using a Phenomenex Luna C18(2) column. For evaluation an external calibration is used.
description: Mit der vorliegenden Methode können die Ginsenoside Panaxatriol, Panaxadiol, Rb1, Rd, Rg3, Rh2, Compound K und F2, sowie die beiden Sojasaponine Aa und Bb in enzymatisch behandelten Soja- oder Ginsengextrakten quantitativ erfasst werden. Die quantitative Messung verschiedener Saponine (aktuell z.B. Rg1, Rb1, Panaxatriol und Panaxadiol) erfolgt mittels LC-MSMS (Sciex Qtrap 5500) mit einer Luna C18-Säule in positiver und negativer Polarität (gleichzeitig). Die Auswertung erfolgt über eine externe Kalibrierung mit Integration der Peakfläche. Sollen andere Saponin-Abbauprodukte qualitativ bestimmt werden, kann die Probe auch mittels LC-MSTOF mit reduzierter Empfindlichkeit gemessen werden.
Ectomycorrhizal communities and ecological restoration
Creators: name: Karpati, Amy Suzanne
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2010

description: Ecological restoration plans rarely take into consideration the soil community of microbial mutualists.  One particular group of soil microbes, mycorrhizal fungi, is known to confer benefits to associating host plants and can even influence plant community structure.  The primary objectives of this dissertation are to: 1) Determine whether ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) communities differ among disturbed candidate restoration sites and old-growth woodland reference sites; 2) Test whether common urban soil stressors alter EMF communities; and 3) Test the efficacy of commercial and field mycorrhizal inoculants for use in restoration projects.  In each experiment, colonization by EMF of Quercus rubra (northern red oak) seedlings was used along with morphological and molecular sampling methods to measure EMF community characteristics.  EMF abundance and species richness was significantly lower in disturbed site soils and community composition was significantly different from that of reference sites.  A suite of urban fungal species was identified that occurred across several study sites.  Several common urban soil stressors were found to lower EMF abundance or species richness, indicating that edaphic factors could be partially responsible for depauperate EMF communities of disturbed sites.  Inoculation of oak seedlings planted at two disturbed sites failed to result in significant EMF colonization of the seedlings’ root systems, showing that both commercial and field-collected inoculum might not be effective in restoring EMF communities to degraded sites.  This research suggests that the soil EMF community should be addressed in woodland restoration projects and more work is necessary to determine how best to restore EMF communities.