cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Glossosoma malayanum Banks 1934
Creators: name: Mey, Wolfram
name: Malicky, Hans
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Glossosomatidae
Glossosoma
Glossosoma malayanum

description: Glossosoma malayanum Banks 1934
Material: 3 ♂ 2 ♀, Shan State, 20 km northwest of Pindaya, 1700 m, 8.ii.2005, leg. S. Naumann (pinned); 3 ♂ 2 ♀, Shan State, Kyauk Ta Lone vill., 13.2.2005, leg. S. Naumann; 3 ♂ 2 ♀, Shan State, Pindaya area, LF, Mt. Moe-Lone Hein 10–12.ii.2005, leg. S. Naumann (pinned).
description: Published as part of Mey, Wolfram & Malicky, Hans, 2021, Caddisflies from Myanmar: New records and descriptions of new species (Insecta, Trichoptera), pp. 533-565 in Zootaxa 5060 (4) on page 549, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/5637984
Inflammatory compounds:role in tobacco-related lung disease
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Cigarette smoke is known to cause damage to the lungs of people who smoke and to those around them. One of the ways it does this is by causing inflammation of the breathing tubes (the airways) of the lung. How smoking does this is not known for sure. We do know that some types of fats can cause inflammation of the breathing tubes and an cause many of the symptoms seen in patients who have smoking-related lung disease: namely cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, and phlegm.

 This proposal will carefully study how these inflammatory fats get made. The parts of the cell that make these inflammatory fats, the enzymes, appear to be carefully regulated. We will study how one enzyme responsible for making a very important inflammatory fat, called leukotriene C4, is regulated and what causes the cell to make more of this enzyme.

 We hope that, through this work, we will better understand smoking-related lung disease and will be able to develop better treatments for patients with smoking-related lung disease.
GО'SHT-SUT ISHLAB CHIQARISH RENTABELLIGIGA TA'SIR ETUVCHI OMILLAR TAHLILI
Creators: name: Abdullayev, Jasur
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Mazkur tadqiqotda qishloq xo‘jaligida go‘sht va sut mahsulotlarini ishlab chiqarishning iqtisodiy samaradorligini oshirish yo‘llari o‘rganilgan. Tadqiqotda qishloq xo‘jaligi sektori uchun muhim bo‘lgan go‘sht va sut mahsulotlari ishlab chiqarishning joriy holati tahlil qilinib, ushbu sohada mavjud bo‘lgan muammolar, ularning iqtisodiy ta'siri hamda texnologik va tashkilot tizimidagi muammolar ko‘rib chiqilgan.
Enhancing student leaders' emotional intelligence through multi-dimensional executive coaching
Creators: name: Zak-Abrantes, Veronica B.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: The first goal of the present study was to examine the use of executive coaching as amethod to enhance a student leader’s emotional intelligence competencies. The secondgoal of the present study was to investigate whether a student leader’s emotionalintelligence competencies increased after the leader received coaching. The pragmaticcase study approach (Fishman, 1999) and the multi-dimensional executive coachingprocess (Orenstein, 2007) were adapted for use with three participants at a large, eastcoastuniversity. There was mixed support for the first goal of the present study; thedegree to which the executive coaching methodology could be adapted to potentiallyenhance a student leader’s emotional intelligence competencies varied among the threecases. There was also mixed support for the second goal of the present study. Althoughthere was some evidence that the student leaders changed in positive ways as a result of the coaching, the evaluation design made it impossible to assess the extent to which emotional intelligence competencies changed. Based on experience with the three cases,certain factors were identified that appear necessary in order to create success for the typeof executive coaching described in this study for benefiting university groups. These"critical success factors" include: (1) the participant’s openness and commitment to thecoaching process; (2) a clearly designated supervising manager who is involved andsupportive of the entire coaching process; (3) the use of an empirically based 360-degreeassessment tool; (4) the consultant’s knowledge and training in organizational andclinical psychology, encompassing individual, group, and systems levels of functioning;(5) the consultant being self-aware and able to engage in the clinical "use of self" (Alderfer, 1985); and (6) the employment of an empirically based evaluation measure.
Scalable and modular material point method for large scale simulations
Creators: name: Soundararajan, Krishna
name: Salmond, Jeffrey
name: Kularathna, Shyamini
name: Wilkes, Christopher
name: Tjung, Ezra
name: Biscontin, Giovanna
name: Soga, Kenichi
Publisher: name: China Ocean Press
Year: 2019
Subjects: physics.geo-ph
cs.DC

description: In this paper, we describe a new scalable and modular material point method (MPM) code developed for solving large-scale problems in continuum mechanics. The MPM is a hybrid Eulerian-Lagrangian approach, which uses both moving material points and computational nodes on a background mesh. Solving large-deformation problems such as landslides result in the material points actively moving through the mesh. Developing an efficient parallelisation scheme for the MPM code requires dynamic load-balancing techniques for both the material points and the background mesh. This paper describes the data structures and algorithms employed to improve the performance and portability of the CB-Geo MPM code.
A survey investigaton of competition among private practicing psychologists
Creators: name: Welch, Brian David
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: This study investigates the phenomenon of competition among private practicingpsychologists. Competition in business is oft-discussed in the literature of organizationalpsychology but rarely discussed in the context of the private practice of psychology.Contradictions between the identity of benevolent helper and businessperson may make itdifficult for psychologists to acknowledge competitive dynamics. It is the thesis of thisinvestigation that there is potential for benefits to psychologists’ well-being and businessperformance, as well as to the well-being of the field, through greater awareness ofcompetitive phenomena. An internet survey was distributed to subscribers of fiveprofessional psychology email lists. One hundred sixty-three survey responses wereinitiated and 141 completed. The survey assessed practitioners’ perceptions of the degreeof competition in the field in various domains and the frequency with which practitioners have thought about and discussed competition in the field. Areas explored includecompetition for patients and clinical competency; competition with practitioners with likeand dissimilar specialties, theoretical orientations, and levels of experience; andcompetition with practitioners from other fields. Also addressed were patterns of makingreferrals and marketing of respondents’ practices. Open-ended questions were includedas well. Findings suggest significant diversity of psychologists’ perceptions of the degreeof competitiveness of the field (Competitive field) and the degree to which they havediscussed competition. 69.3% of respondents (CI95% = 61.7-76.9) advocate morediscussion of professional competition. No demographic or practice variable correlatesof Competitive field were found. Self-reported importance of being successful at one’s undertakings (Success importance) was found to correlate with Competitive field (r=.227,p
Assistive technology and inclusive education
Creators: name: Urdang, Amanda Hope
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Assistive technology (AT) is any device used to increase, maintain, or improve thefunctional capabilities of a child with a disability. By decreasing students’ dependenceon others, AT can increase the likelihood of functional independence and, consequently,increase the possibility of inclusion in the general education setting. Current AT use, ATdecision-making practices, and barriers and facilitators to effective AT implementation inNew Jersey public schools were investigated through survey and interviews. Directors ofSpecial Services were randomly selected and then asked to complete a survey.Quantitative analysis of data revealed trends in AT use, correlations between variousaspects of AT implementation and district factors (socioeconomic status and size), andthe impact of district factors on AT implementation. Eight directors were randomly selected to participate in follow-up interviews, and the collected data were qualitatively analyzed using a Grounded Theory approach. Findings indicated that a wide variety ofAT is used, but often only by a small percentage of special education students, and moreoften in restrictive than inclusive settings. Significant relationships were identifiedbetween district size and setting of AT use, as well as between socioeconomic status andpurposeful use of AT for inclusion. Major facilitators and barriers to effective ATimplementation were identified. Knowledgeable personnel, funding, and teacher buy-inwere all revealed to be critical to successful AT implementation. Based upon thesefindings, the investigator made training and practice recommendations for New Jerseyschool psychologists. Training recommendations focused on education in AT, its role ininclusion and how to apply data-based decision-making and consultation knowledge tothe AT process. Practice recommendations emphasized the use of standard procedures and data-based decision-making. Practice recommendations also centered on developingteacher and administrator buy-in through support, collaboration, and education. Thisdissertation is intended to be used for the training and practice of school psychologists, sothey can effectively address students’ AT needs, enhance special education students’functioning and improve inclusive practices.
Elementary teachers' knowledge and implementation of applied behavior analysis techniques
Creators: name: Randazzo, Marissa E.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Teachers can effectively reduce students’ disruptive behaviors through the use ofevidence-based applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques; however, a review of theliterature indicates that teachers are not consistently implementing these strategies. Thisstudy surveyed 203 elementary teachers (K - 5), from four elementary schools in twoNew Jersey school districts, to assess their knowledge and frequency of use of 15 ABAtechniques, as well as the frequency with which various conditions acted as barriers totheir implementation of ABA strategies, the effectiveness and types of instructionaltechniques used in their training when learning about ABA strategies, and the importanceof different activities/experiences when learning to use ABA techniques. Participants’demographic characteristics were also examined in relation to the above-mentionedfactors. Results revealed that the majority of teachers perceived themselves as knowledgeable or very knowledgeable about each ABA strategy. Furthermore, ABA techniques reportedly employed the most frequently were all positive rather thanpunitive. Most teachers indicated that a variety of activities/experiences were importantor very important in their attempts to learn to use ABA strategies, particularlydiscussion/working with colleagues and professional development. Regardinginstructional techniques used in training, participants reported that observing one’smentor/cooperating teacher and practicing and receiving feedback were some of the mosteffective when learning about ABA strategies. When implementing ABA techniques, fewteachers reported that any of the conditions were often or very often barriers, althoughlack of feedback/guidance and a lack of knowledge/skill were rated as occurring most frequently. Analysis of demographic characteristics revealed that special educators perceived themselves to be more knowledgeable than general educators about ABAtechniques; females rated themselves as more knowledgeable than males; and teacherswith more years of experience tended to report being both more knowledgeable about andalso employing ABA strategies more often. Findings suggest that the training teachersreceive both in their teacher preparation programs and also after entering their professioncan positively influence their perceived knowledge and frequency of use of ABAstrategies. Future research can further explore specific aspects of teachers’ training, background, and/or professional experience that might enhance their knowledge and implementation of ABA techniques.
Clinician reluctance to refer to group psychotherapy
Creators: name: Kociol, Brett E.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Decades after the heyday of the encounter group movement, it appears that grouptreatment may be dying a slow death of attrition. There is reason to suspect that someclinicians have a bias against group treatment that may account for a dearth of new groupreferrals. This bias can be measured indirectly using an instrument being developed insupport of Attachment Theory (Bowlby, 1988). It is called the Social Group AttachmentScale (SGAS) (Smith et al., 1999) and scores on this instrument have been shown to beassociated with a measure of clinicians’ attitudes towards group treatment (Marmarosh etal., 2006). While most measures of attachment focus on dyadic attachment (mother-childattachment, romantic attachment), the SGAS has been shown to measure social group attachment as distinct from dyadic attachment. This dissertation seeks to determine whether scores on the SGAS are associated with differences in clinicians’ own feelingsabout group therapy and/or their beliefs about their patients’ feelings about group therapyas measured by the Group Psychotherapy Survey – Revised (Carter et al., 2001).Additionally, it seeks to determine whether differences in social group attachment canpredict actual clinical referral decisions (as measured by percentage of referrals to grouptreatment as opposed to other forms of treatment). Finally, this dissertation seeks todetermine whether other factors might predict referral decisions. A step-wise multipleregression analysis was performed on the data and the results did not support thehypothesis that group attachment scores predict referral decisions. A somewhat surprising result was that referral decisions can be predicted by the length of time a clinician has been practicing. Clinicians who have been practicing for a longer period of time, most of whom work in private practice, refer fewer patients to group than newer clinicians, mostof whom work in mental health agencies. Other results suggested that differences insocial group attachment were associated with differences in clinicians’ attitudes andbeliefs towards group treatment and that clinicians generally believe that their patientshold more positive views of group treatment than they themselves do. Implications and limitations of the study are discussed and directions for future research are proposed.
Glossosoma samsawel Malicky & Mey 2020
Creators: name: Mey, Wolfram
name: Malicky, Hans
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Glossosomatidae
Glossosoma
Glossosoma samsawel

description: Glossosoma samsawel Malicky & Mey 2020
Material: 2 ♂ 2 ♀, Kachin, 40 km north of Kanphant, 3 river junction, 2450 m, 3.x. 2010 m, leg. S. Naumann (pinned)
description: Published as part of Mey, Wolfram & Malicky, Hans, 2021, Caddisflies from Myanmar: New records and descriptions of new species (Insecta, Trichoptera), pp. 533-565 in Zootaxa 5060 (4) on page 549, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/5637984
Group therapy with adolescent girls in foster care
Creators: name: Heindel, Carolin
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: The estimated 513,000 children presently living in foster care in the United States are at particularly increased risk for mental health problems as a result of neglect and physical, emotional and sexual abuse endured in their dysfunctional family settings. They experienced traumatic separation from their homes, families and friends and ongoing disruptions to their daily lives. However, only twenty percent of foster children in need of mental health services actually receive them. In response to this deficit in services, this treatment manual was created to provide clinicians, specifically within the Foster Care Counseling Project (FCCP) at Rutgers University, with a tool that helps them provide group therapy for adolescent females in foster care. This manual is intended to give clinicians basic theoretical knowledge about group psychotherapy, adolescence, and the foster care population, as well as provide a sense of structure and practical guidance on the process of facilitating a group of this nature. It is a resource that outlines logistics that need to be anticipated prior to the first group session; supplies handouts and important forms; describes the different stages of group development and potential challenges that may arise; and recommends activities created to meet the therapeutic needs of the foster care population as well as the developmental needs of adolescents in general. Although this manual was based on a therapy group for adolescent females within the FCCP, most principles and activities can be applied beyond this particular population and agency.
The design of a relational aggression prevention program for 6th grade female students
Creators: name: Furnari, GraceAnn
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Relational aggression is the use of ostracism, manipulation of social relationships, rumors, and gossip with the intent to injure or manipulate a relationship (Young, Boye, & Nelson, 2006). Relational aggression (RA) and bullying have become problematic for many schools (National Association of School Psychologist, 2010). The National Education Association website reports that six out of ten American teenagers witness bullying in school at least once a day. Additionally, 86% of girls report experiencing harassment in school. Victims of relational aggression experience depression, loneliness, anxiety, peer rejection, and school avoidance (Card & Hodges, 2008; Crick, Casas, & Nelson, 2002; Yoon, Barton, & Taiariol, 2004). This dissertation explores the literature concerning relational aggression in the context of gender, developmental stage, social networks, popularity, and gender socialization. The purpose of this dissertation is to design and develop a program to help prevent relational aggression and assist girls already dealing with relational aggression. The program is designed for a target population of sixth grade female students in a public suburban elementary school. The program is based on a needs assessment conducted in the elementary school. The needs of the target population in the Socialization Domain were assessed with both a self-report and a peer nomination tool. The needs assessment revealed that 72% of the girls in the sixth grade class were nominated by their peers as being relationally aggressive. Additionally, girls who were nominated as being relationally aggressive also reported being victimized by relationally aggressive peers. The program consists of 12 lunchtime sessions that focus on awareness and identification of relational aggression and enhancing social and emotional learning skills such as assertiveness, effective communication, and social problem solving. This dissertation includes lesson plans and handouts. Finally, limitations and implications for school psychology are discussed.
Dolophilodes bidens Kimmins 1955
Creators: name: Mey, Wolfram
name: Malicky, Hans
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Philopotamidae
Dolophilodes
Dolophilodes bidens

description: Dolophilodes bidens Kimmins 1955
Material: 1 ♂, Kachin, 10 km north of Pan Wah, 2465 m, 28.ix.2010, leg. S. Naumann (pinned)
description: Published as part of Mey, Wolfram & Malicky, Hans, 2021, Caddisflies from Myanmar: New records and descriptions of new species (Insecta, Trichoptera), pp. 533-565 in Zootaxa 5060 (4) on page 549, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/5637984
Effects of Selegiline on craving for nicotine
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: This pilot study has two primary aims: (1) to measure the effects of the selegiline transdermal system on blood pressure and heart rate in a group of regular cigarette smokers (N=10); (2) to examine the extent to which selegiline may reduce nicotine cravings and prevent smoking relapse. We believe that it is important to prevent or reduce nicotine craving because those who experience high levels of craving after they have quit smoking are more likely to begin smoking again. This proposal is very relevant to the TRDRP research priorities concerned with the study of medicines useful in the treatment of nicotine addiction and studies of the factors which make it difficult for people to stop smoking.

 To realize these aims, ten smokers who report smoking 20+ cigarettes per day will be required to quit smoking for 24 hrs. Following cessation, they will be asked to wear a selegiline patch on a daily basis for a period of 4 consecutive weeks. Participants will be required to attend clinic each week of the 4 week study. At clinic visits we will measure vital signs (HR, BP), adverse events, nicotine withdrawal symptoms and expired-air carbon monoxide. Our interest in using selegiline to prevent or reduce craving is based upon research which indicates that a chemical in the body called dopamine has an important role to play in maintaining drug dependencies. Selegiline is a medication which helps to increase the amount of this chemical in the brain. As a result, it may be possible to reduce craving for nicotine (and other drugs) through use of selegiline and thereby making it less diffiult for smokers to quit. We will determine whether selegiline is useful by measuring the extent to which the medication reduces nicotine craving after study participants stop smoking and the extent to which participants are able to remain off cigarettes for the duration of the study.

 This study would be the first to examine the effectivness of selegiline in preventing or reducing craving for nicotine and promoting smoking cessation. However, a current study administered by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is now investigating the usefulness of selegiline as a treatment for cocaine abuse and craving. Given the substantial amount of evidence which indicates that nicotine produces dependence, this study promises to yield results which may have important clinical and theoretical implications for the treatment of nicotine dependence.
Keep me smokefree
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Babies exposed to secondhand smoke have many more ear infections, colds, other illnesses, and hospitalizations than babies who live in smokefree environments. Even though smoking rates in California are going down, about one of every five newborns in the State has a smoking parent. Babies also are exposed to secondhand smoke from other family members, friends, and at day-care centers.

 Keep Me Smokefree is an exciting new program to help mothers and other household members keep their newborn babies and other children away from cigarette smoke. This research project will make the new program available to 300 ethnically diverse women and their families through the doctor that the baby sees. Before the baby is born, these women will be called on the telephone and told more about how dangerous secondhand smoke is for newborns. They also will be helped to identify sources of secondhand smoke that might affect their babies and to develop personal plans for keeping their babies smokefree. When the doctor sees the baby in the hospital, he or she will remind the mother to keep her baby away from secondhand smoke and give the baby a bib to help the family remember. The doctor will discuss secondhand smoke again when family members bring the baby for check-ups. At the end of some visits, the doctor will give the baby more small gifts (such as a rattle or a ball) with the Keep Me Smokefree message. An office working with the doctor will support these efforts by talking with mothers and other family members on the telephone, by helping mothers in developing plans to establish and maintain a smokefree environment, by mailing them written materials, and by referring them to community resources.

 To see how well the program works, the 300 babies whose families received the program will be compared with 300 other babies when all babies are 12 months old. We expect that mothers of infants in the first group will report that their babies are exposed to much less secondhand smoke than mothers of babies in the second group. We also expect mothers of babies in the first group to report that their babies didn't have as many ear infections and other illnesses as babies in the second group. Because mothers might be tempted to tell the researchers what they want to hear, their reports will be checked against tests of urine from some babies and with doctors' medical records.

 This study will help to identify better ways of preventing children's exposure to secondhand smoke. It also will provide a way for mothers, fathers, other household members and doctors to work together in order to keep babies and other young children healthy. After the study is completed, mothers and families who did not receive the program will be sent program materials. These also will be available for distribution to doctors offices and to others who work to protect children's health.
Dolophilodes undetermined
Creators: name: Mey, Wolfram
name: Malicky, Hans
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Philopotamidae
Dolophilodes
Dolophilodes undetermined

description: Dolophilodes spec.
(Figs 13A, 13B)
Material: 1 ♂, Kachin, 15 km north of Kanphant, Mt. Inwa Bum, pass 3020 m, 4.x.2010, leg. S. Naumann (pinned).
Remarks. The specimen could not be associated with any of the known species of Dolophilodes Ulmer 1909. We provide here illustrations of the male genitalia (Figs 13A, 13B), in order to preserve the information and to allow a future determination.
description: Published as part of Mey, Wolfram & Malicky, Hans, 2021, Caddisflies from Myanmar: New records and descriptions of new species (Insecta, Trichoptera), pp. 533-565 in Zootaxa 5060 (4) on pages 549-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/5637984
Maternal DNA repair of tobacco-induced sperm lesions
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: This research is important for identifying the genetic mechanisms that might alter a couple's risk for an abnormal pregnancy or defective child when the prospective father smokes cigarettes. There is substantial evidence from human studies associating father's cigarette smoking with reduced semen quality, increased genetic defects in sperm, abnormal pregnancy outcomes such as spontaneous abortion, malformation, neonatal death, and childhood cancer. However, very little is known of the biological mechanisms by which paternal smoking might cause genetic and/or fetal damage, or why some pregnancies are affected and others are not.

 This study will investigate the interaction between paternal smoking, damage to sperm and/or embryonic DNA (mutagenesis), and maternal risk for having an abnormal offspring. Research will be conducted to determine whether genetic lesions accumulate in sperm after chronic whole-animal exposure to tobacco smoke constituents and whether specific maternal DNA repair functions are involved in repairing genetic damage in the fertilizing sperm.

 Little is known of' the mutagenic effects of mainstream and secondhand tobacco smoke on germ cells and early embryonic development. We have selected the mouse as the model species for this research because the genetics of the mouse are well understood and there is a high degree of similarity between mouse and human DNA repair genes. We propose to expose male mice to a mutagen derived from tobacco smoke and mate them with unexposed female mice to examine chromosomal abnormalities using a new chromosome-painting procedure developed at our institute. Then we will determine the roles of specific DNA repair functions in the maternal processing of genetically-damaged sperm. These methods will be applied to determine whether there is genetic variation in the capacities of certain strains of female mice to change sperm lesions into chromosomal aberrations.

 This project represents an important first step towards understanding the mechanisms by which paternal and maternal factors (immediately before and after fertilization) might influence a couple's susceptibility for an abnormal pregnancy resulting from paternal exposure to the mutagenic compounds in tobacco smoke. Once these effects are demonstrated and understood in mice, future studies will determine whether there are corresponding maternal susceptibility genes in humans. This would help to identify families that are at increased risk for a chromosomally defective offspring due to father's exposure to tobacco smoke.
Dolophilodes burmana Kimmins 1955
Creators: name: Mey, Wolfram
name: Malicky, Hans
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Philopotamidae
Dolophilodes
Dolophilodes burmana

description: Dolophilodes burmana Kimmins 1955
Material: 1 ♂, Shan State, 20 km northwest of Pindaya, 1700 m, 8.ii.2005, leg. S. Naumann (pinned); 2 ♂ 1 ♀, Shan State, Pindaya area, LF, Mt. Moe-Lone Hein, 10–12.ii.2005, leg. S. Naumann (pinned).
description: Published as part of Mey, Wolfram & Malicky, Hans, 2021, Caddisflies from Myanmar: New records and descriptions of new species (Insecta, Trichoptera), pp. 533-565 in Zootaxa 5060 (4) on page 550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/5637984
Conostigmus nevadensis
Creators: name: Trietsch, Carolyn
name: Mikó, István
name: Ezray, Briana
name: Deans, Andrew R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megaspilidae
Conostigmus
Conostigmus nevadensis

description: Conostigmus nevadensis (Kieffer, 1906)
Species Comments and History. As with C. integriceps, Kieffer (1906) described this species from a female specimen or specimens collected from San Mateo, California, with the male unknown. Kieffer (1906) described the species as being macropterous with a black body and “Grund und Unterseite des Schaftes, Hüften und Beine lehmgelb (pg. 259). Kieffer (1906) distinguished this species from the female of C. integriceps by the character “Scheitel mit Längsfurche” (pg. 258), which we interpret as the presence of the postocellar carina, and the character ”Stirneindruck bis zur Mitte der Augen reichend” (pg. 258), which could indicate either a long preoccipital furrow, ending inside the ocellar triangle or at the anterior ocellus, or a facial sulcus reaching half the length of the compound eye.
Kieffer later transferred the species to the genus Conostigmus (1909), then published another description and key (1914). In the key, C. nevadensis is distinguished from other Nearctic female Conostigmus by the character “Scheitel mit einer Längsfurche vom Hinterrande bis zur vorderen ocelli” (Kieffer, 1914, pg. 178), which appears to confirm that the preoccipital furrow ends at the anterior ocellus.
The location of Kieffer’s type material is unknown, and the characters given in the original description could apply to several different Conostigmus species (Kieffer, 1906). Hoebeke (1980) recorded a paratype specimen present in the Cornell University Insect Collection (CUIC) in Ithaca, NY, USA, but we were unable to confirm this. Until the female can be studied and more specimens located and examined, including males, we consider Conostigmus nevadensis as a species inquirenda.
description: Published as part of Trietsch, Carolyn, Mikó, István, Ezray, Briana & Deans, Andrew R., 2020, A Taxonomic Revision of Nearctic Conostigmus (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea: Megaspilidae), pp. 1-155 in Zootaxa 4792 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4792.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3895976
Pushing the limits of democracy
Creators: name: Andersen, David J.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Representative democracy proposes to give “power to the people” by allowing the  electorate to choose its own leadership. However, previous research in Political Science  has demonstrated that the American electorate is woefully uninformed, lacking even the  most basic political knowledge. Further complicating the problems facing the American  electorate is the fact that they are not able to focus upon each vote choice individually,  but are asked to learn about various campaigns concurrently and cast their votes all at  once on Election Day. This does not rule out the possibility of a successful system of  elections, as Political Psychology has also demonstrated that voters are able to make  high-quality decisions even with minimal knowledge by relying upon political cues and  heuristics, reducing the level of knowledge necessary to make a vote choice.  Unfortunately, the vast bulk of this literature focuses upon the electorate’s ability to  select a presidential candidate using cues particularly effective for that office, ignoring  lower offices and leaving a level of uncertainty about how voters respond to an election  environment featuring concurrent campaigns. Using American National Election Study  (ANES) survey data over a 20 year period, as well as an original experiment featuring  dynamic information boards, this dissertation examines whether the number of elections  on the ballot affects how voters search for information about all of the candidates seeking  elective office, what voters are able to remember about them, and how they react to the  presence of concurrent campaigns. The findings demonstrate that voters are less able to  recall candidates for lower offices when higher offices are contested. Additionally, as  more offices compete against each other, voters seek out less information about each  individual set of candidates, but prioritize learning about higher office candidates over  lower office candidates. Finally, this analysis shows that the amount of information a  voter views about a candidate directly affects how accurate the perceptions of that  candidate are. In sum, this dissertation identifies structural weaknesses present in the  American system of elections that limit the ability of voters to focus upon each office  equally.
Conostigmus nigripes
Creators: name: Trietsch, Carolyn
name: Mikó, István
name: Ezray, Briana
name: Deans, Andrew R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Megaspilidae
Conostigmus
Conostigmus nigripes

description: Conostigmus nigripes (Kieffer, 1906)
Species Comments and History. Kieffer (1906) described this species from a male specimen or specimens collected in Santa Clara, California. The female of the species is unknown. Kieffer (1906) includes this species in a key to male species that are closely related to C. schwarzi Ashmead, 1893 apart from the antennae (which is logical because the type of C. schwarzi is female and there is sexual dimorphism in the antennae). Kieffer (1906) differentiates this species from others in the key by the following characters: “Beine schwarz; 2. Fühlerglied die Hälfte des 3. Erreichend” (pg. 258). The description further adds, “Wangen ohne Furche”, which we interpret as the absence of the facial sulcus (Kieffer, 1906). The rest of the description and later redescription relies on antennal characters, microsculpture and coloration (Kieffer, 1906; 1914).
The location of the type material is unknown, and the characters given in the description are common across Conostigmus. We consider Conostigmus nigripes as a species inquirenda.
description: Published as part of Trietsch, Carolyn, Mikó, István, Ezray, Briana & Deans, Andrew R., 2020, A Taxonomic Revision of Nearctic Conostigmus (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea: Megaspilidae), pp. 1-155 in Zootaxa 4792 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4792.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3895976
The development and application of nutrient and carbonate system proxies in the deep sea coral Desmophyllum dianthus
Creators: name: Anagnostou, Eleni
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Deep sea corals are a promising paleoceanographic archive because they offer the potential for high temporal resolution and precise absolute dating.  This thesis presents the first rigorous development and calibration of geochemical proxies for phosphate, barium, carbonate ion, and pH, recorded as phosphorus to calcium (P/Ca), barium to calcium (Ba/Ca), uranium to calcium (U/Ca) ratios and boron isotopes (δ11B), respectively, in the skeleton of the deep sea coral Desmophyllum dianthus (D. dianthus).   The δ11B proxy was applied for the first time to a modern coral located within the deep mixed layer of the South Chatham Rise (New Zealand), showing a change in ocean pH as a result of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, in approximate agreement with atmospheric and surface ocean CO2 measurements from this region. The P/Ca, Ba/Ca, and U/Ca proxies were applied to corals dated to 15.4ka and Heinrich 1 (~16.5ka) to reconstruct the history of phosphate, barium, and carbonate ion concentrations at intermediate depths in the northwest Atlantic. The results demonstrate that dissolved phosphate increased and carbonate ion decreased during cold periods, previously characterized by reduced deep water convection and increased meltwater input.  This suggests the presence of a nutrient rich and corrosive intermediate southern source water mass (SSW) at 40oN in west Atlantic, in agreement with previous radiocarbon reconstructions.  Coral Ba measurements suggest a contemporaneous increase in the North Atlantic dissolved Ba inventory compared to Holocene.  Calculations of the mixing ratio between northern and SSW following the 15.4ka event suggest that SSW was the dominant water mass in northwest Atlantic.  The 15ka event occurred within ~100y, the life span of the coral. The initial success of these new geochemical tools is encouraging for the utility of D. dianthus as a geochemical paleoceanographic archive.  With further development, these proxies could be used to reconstruct aspects of water mass mixing and biogeochemical processes in intermediate-to-deep waters of the Atlantic and Southern Oceans, locations where D. dianthus is most abundant.
Report on the inspection trip to Shayang, Hupeh (Hubei) [China], by Yang Hsien-Tung (Yang Xiandong), 1946
Creators: name: Yang, Xiandong
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1946

description: A report on UNRRA Director General's Speical Representative's inspection trip to Shayang in 1946, prepared by Yang Hsien-Tung.
Nicotonic receptors: role in addiction and reproduction
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The epidemic of tobacco use in industrialized societies is driven by the desire to feel the effects of nicotine and it is likely that the behavioral effects of nicotine are mediated through nicotine receptors. It is now clear that the reason people smoke tobacco is to deliver nicotine to the brain. The use of cigarettes to deliver nicotine has led to an epidemic of lung cancer and heart disease in the United States and increasingly in many other countries and is a major cause of bad health. Indeed smoking is the major preventable cause of poor health in the United States. The purpose of the proposed research is to contribute to a molecular and neurobiological understanding of nicotine dependence and addiction to enable the development of rational strategies to help people stop smoking. It is anticipated that this knowledge will lead to the design of better behavioral approaches and new therapeutic drugs to combat the smoking epidemic.

 As is the case for chemical dependence in general, the mechanism of nicotine dependence is not known. To develop a rational theory of nicotine dependence it is necessary to understand how nicotine exerts its effects on the nervous system. During the past few years a large family of nicotinic receptors has been discovered in the brain. This discovery has revolutionized the way this excitatory receptor system is now viewed, and may explain the powerful and diverse consequences of nicotine. These receptors mediate normal communication between nerve cells in the brain. Nicotine causes abnormal function of these nicotinic receptors interfering with the normal communication between nerve cells. We have proposed that long term exposure to nicotine changes the properties of nicotinic receptors in the brain and that this could underlie the molecular mechanism of dependence. The overall goal of this research proposal is to test the proposition that chronic exposure to nicotine induces a regulatory process which depresses nicotinic receptor function. This hypothesis will be tested by looking for novel proteins which regulate nicotinic receptor function. A genetic screen will be used to search for new proteins induced in the brain by chronic exposure to nicotine and which associate with and regulate nicotinic receptor function.

 Nicotine has profound effects on hormone secretion which may contribute to many of the serious health problems associated with smoking, such as infertility, immune suppression and arteriosclerosis. The role of nicotinic receptors in the regulation of hormone secretion will be studied.
Messenger No. 1891, September 5, 1940
Creators: name: Kahan, Irving
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1940

description: Local information pertaining to Paterson, N.J. and surrounding Passaic County.   Issues may include events, government, business, political cartoons, engagement and marriage announcements, and birth announcements.  This paper was titled Il Messaggero from 1904 until September 22, 1938, when it became The Messenger.
Il Messaggero No. 1665, April 15, 1937
Creators: name: Kahan, Irving
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 1937

description: Local information pertaining to Paterson, N.J. and surrounding Passaic County.   Issues may include events, government, business, political cartoons, engagement and marriage announcements, and birth announcements.  This paper was titled Il Messaggero from 1904 until September 22, 1938, when it became The Messenger.
Brachial Vasoreactivity in Young Adult Smokers
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Cigarette smoking has been demonstrated to cause insidious effects on the cardiovascular system. According to the American Heart Association, smoking is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis (thickening of the arteries), heart attack, and stroke. Although such a relationship has been well established, it is only after a major cardiovascular event that smokers realize the consequences of their smoking habit. This is occasioned by the fact that in majority of cases, smokers do not display any cardiovascular symptoms. The onset of symptoms is usually seen in the chronic phase of the disease process, when smoking has already exerted its harmful effects. This indeed is quite unfortunate, taking into account the fact that cardiovascular mortality can be reduced with a concomitant reduction in cigarette smoking.

 It is speculated that smoking-induced cardiovascular events can start early on in the life of smokers, as evidenced by an initiation of the development of early atherosclerosis. Unfortunately, the process of early atherosclerosis cannot be observed, because this stage usually involves microscopical changes. The structural changes that are typical of atherosclerosis, i.e. thickening of the arterial walls, are usually seen in the latter part of the disease. Fortunately, the availability of a novel ultrasound method of detecting changes in the endothelial layer of the brachial artery can allow early diagnosis of atherosclerosis development. The present study therefore seeks to elucidate the effects of smoking on the endothelial wall, as well as to validate the utility of this ultrasound method as a diagnostic tool to assess cardiovascular changes in asymptomatic young adult smokers.

 Briefly, the study will involve ultrasound assessment of the endothelial function of 75 smokers and 75 non-smokers. The study will be carried out for three years, and cross-sectional and longitudinal changes will be observed. In addition, the role of cytokine factors shall also be determined. It is speculated that cytokines can play a role in promoting the damage that is done to the endothelial wall. Finally, the nutritional profile of the study subjects shall be assessed, taking into account the hypothesis that certain dietary components can exert either a cardioprotective (antioxidants) or damaging (pro-oxidants) role.

 The long-term benefits of this study is that this method of detection can play a significant role in determining the cardiovascular risk of young adult smokers who are yet asymptomatic, but already show physiological signs of early atherosclerosis. Knowledge of such information may hopefully promote the realization of smoking cessation benefits among young adult smokers, early on in their smoking habit.
Dolophilodes ornata Ulmer 1909
Creators: name: Mey, Wolfram
name: Malicky, Hans
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Philopotamidae
Dolophilodes
Dolophilodes ornata

description: Dolophilodes ornata Ulmer 1909
Material: 4 ♂, Kachin State, Pan Wah, 29–30.ix.2010, leg. S. Naumann; 6 ♂, Kachin, 40 km north of Kanphant, 3.x.2010, leg. S. Naumann
description: Published as part of Mey, Wolfram & Malicky, Hans, 2021, Caddisflies from Myanmar: New records and descriptions of new species (Insecta, Trichoptera), pp. 533-565 in Zootaxa 5060 (4) on page 550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/5637984
Dolophilodes torrentis Kimmins 1955
Creators: name: Mey, Wolfram
name: Malicky, Hans
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Trichoptera
Philopotamidae
Dolophilodes
Dolophilodes torrentis

description: Dolophilodes torrentis Kimmins 1955
Material: 1 ♂, Shan State, Kyauk Ta Lone vill., 13.ii.2005, leg. S. Naumann; 1 ♂, Kachin, road to Mt. Inwa Bum, 25.v.2006, leg. S. Naumann; 13 ♂ 3 ♀, Kachin, 10 km north of Pan Wah, 2465 m, 28.ix.2010, leg. S. Naumann (3 ♂, pinned); 4 ♂, Kachin, 40 km north of Kanphant, 3.x.2010, leg. S. Naumann
description: Published as part of Mey, Wolfram & Malicky, Hans, 2021, Caddisflies from Myanmar: New records and descriptions of new species (Insecta, Trichoptera), pp. 533-565 in Zootaxa 5060 (4) on page 550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5060.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/5637984