cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Proteins dominate in the surface layers formed on materials exposed to extracellular polymeric substances from bacterial cultures
Creators: name: Yang, Yi
name: J. Wikieł, Agata
name: T. Dall’Agnol, Leonardo
name: Eloy, Pierre
name: J. Genet, Michel
name: J. G. Moura, José
name: Sand, Wolfgang
name: Dupont-Gillain, Christine C.
name: G. Rouxhet, Paul
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: AbstractThe chemical compositions of the surface conditioning layers formed by different types of solutions (from isolated EPS to whole culture media), involving different bacterial strains relevant for biocorrosion were compared, as they may influence the initial step in biofilm formation. Different substrata (polystyrene, glass, steel) were conditioned and analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Peak decomposition and assignment were validated by correlations between independent spectral data and the ubiquitous presence of organic contaminants on inorganic substrata was taken into account. Proteins or peptides were found to be a major constituent of all conditioning layers and polysaccharides were not present in appreciable concentrations; the proportion of nitrogen which may be due to DNA was lower than 15%. There was no significant difference between the compositions of the adlayers formed from different conditioning solutions, except for the adlayers produced with tightly bound EPS extracted from D. alaskensis.
Long-term fatty liver-induced insulin resistance in orotic acid-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver rats
Creators: name: Han, Xiuqing
name: Liu, Chunhua
name: Xue, Yong
name: Wang, Jingfeng
name: Xue, Changhu
name: Yanagita, Teruyoshi
name: Gao, Xiang
name: Wang, Yuming
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Virology

description: We investigated whether fatty liver preceded insulin resistance or vice versa using a long-term orotic acid (OA)-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) model without the confounding effects of obesity and hyperlipidemia and explored the role of the liver in insulin resistance. Male Wistar rats were fed with or without OA supplementation for 30, 60, and 90 days. The NAFLD group showed increased liver lipid at 30, 60, and 90 days; glucose intolerance was noted at 60 and 90 days. Furthermore, partial liver proteins and gene expressions related to upstream signaling of insulin were decreased. However, the liver glycogen content was elevated, and gluconeogenesis genes expressions were obviously decreased at 90 days. The occurrence of fatty liver preceded insulin resistance in OA-induced NAFLD without the interference of obesity and hyperlipidemia, and hepatic insulin resistance may not play a conclusive role in insulin resistance in this model. Whether fatty liver preceded insulin resistance (IR) or vice versa in a long-term orotic acid-induced NAFLD model without the confounding effects of obesity and hyperlipidemia.
Sitting on the Same Bench: Complementing Law Learning Outcomes
Creators: name: Tucker, Kay
name: PATRICIA HUGHES
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 130103 Higher Education
subject: FOS: Educational sciences
subject: Law
subject: FOS: Law

description: (2011) 5(2) Journal of Academic Language & Learning A50-A59.

Academic skills are now an integral element of the Monash University Library’s educational program, joining the more established library-taught skill of research. Librarians and learning skills advisers work to present combined classes, and jointly develop programs to deepen the educational experience of students, both through and alongside the curriculum (co-curricula). The Law Library team are fortunate in having a close association with the Monash Faculty of Law, thereby strengthening integration through the provision of shared classes in compulsory law units. Librarians and learning skills advisers have largely complementary skills. Good academic writing is based on solid research, and academic argument and its expression are limited by inadequate research.

On request from the Law Faculty, the Law Library team teach into a compulsory first-year unit which aims to improve students’ research and writing skills. The learning skills adviser and the librarians planned, prepared and delivered classes jointly; starting with analysing the question, establishing a framework for the research, and ending with drafting the legal advice that utilises the research.

Moreover the recent educational drive to extend curricula and develop graduate attribute statements has consolidated the methodological foundation of the educational programs. In response to the 2011 curriculum review carried out by the Monash Law Faculty, the Law Library team drew on the draft Threshold Learning Outcomes for Law (Australian Learning and Teaching Council, 2010) combining these with the Research Skill Development Framework (Willison and O’Regan, 2006) to map the classes currently offered and suggest further directions.
Experiences of teaching English as an Additional Language in the mainstream: Case studies from Victoria, Australia
Creators: name: JESSICA AIMEE PREMIER
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Education

description: This qualitative case study investigates the experiences of teaching school-aged students whose first language is not English, in Victoria, Australia. 25 teachers from seven multicultural primary and secondary schools were interviewed, most of whom were not specialist English as an Additional Language (EAL) teachers. The interviews identified teaching practices and support services currently used in schools, and highlighted areas needing improvement. Recommendations for school leadership and policymakers include: (i) prioritising ongoing professional learning in the area of EAL teaching; (ii) promoting collaborative communities of practice in schools that value professional learning; and (iii) better educating teachers about cultural difference.
Limb-sowing in p-value logic
Creators: name: J Perezgonzalez
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: Science Policy

description: Two comments on a blog post by Deborah Mayo on limb-sowing in p-value logic. Mayo argues the position of reduction arguments, while it seems to me the limb-sowing effect is due to confusing substantive and statistical hypotheses.
Using 3D SPH to Model the Interactions of Rogue Waves and Floating Tethered Bodies
Creators: name: DAVID FRANCIS GUNN
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: This research explored the efficacy of using a Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) model as a technique for predicting the motion of a floating tethered body when interacting with a number of wave types, including a rogue wave.

 First, a preliminary study established the parameter values required for the SPH model to accurately represent fluid boundaries. This was done by exploring the optimal fluid boundary representations using SPH near a free surface and an object boundary. This was followed by an investigation on the use of a forcing region to generate surface waves.

 These preliminary studies were then used to address the following research questions:
 • Can SPH accurately model the interaction between surface waves and a floating tethered body, and what is the order of magnitude of the errors?
 • How accurately can SPH model a rogue wave?
 • What are the physical consequences of a rogue wave impact on a floating tethered body?

 The findings of the preliminary studies revealed that an SPH model yielded a high level of agreement between its simulated results with actual experimental measurements, when a sufficient resolution for particle spacing was used.

 After confidence in the SPH model was obtained, it was used to model the impact of a large- scale rogue wave on a tethered floating object (in this study, a moored ship). The mass of the ship and the stiffness of the cables were varied to determine what effect these have on the response of the ship to a rogue wave. Pressure sensors were placed on the ship to determine the magnitude of the impact forces at various locations. In additional simulations, it was found that increasing the mass of the ship also increased the risk of green water on the ship’s deck. It was also found that the tethering cable’s stiffness had little influence in an impact since the tension forces were an order of magnitude smaller than the buoyancy forces. Finally, the wavelength and height of the rogue wave was varied to investigate the effect these had on the moored ship. It was found that the ship could respond adequately to both of these changed conditions without significant green water on the deck. These simulations indicated that SPH modelling is a viable technique for assisting in the design of offshore vessels, with a high level of accuracy.
1-D wave-like chain, twofold 2-D layer, and chiral 3-D open framework based on multidentate ligand: structural diversities, thermal properties, and photoluminescence
Creators: name: Zhang, Hui-Jie
name: Wang, Ping
name: Fan, Rui-Qing
name: Dong, Yu-Wei
name: Wang, Xin-Ming
name: Song, Yang
name: Wang, Yu-Lei
name: Yang, Yu-Lin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: From 1-D to 3-D zinc coordination polymers based on multifunctional flexible 4-(1,2,4-triazole-methylene)-benzonitrile (tzbt), {[Zn(tzbt)2(bdc)]·2H2O}n (1), [Zn(tzbc)2]n (2), and [Zn(bpdc)(H2O)]n (3) (bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, tzbc = 4-(1,2,4-triazole-methylene)-benzoic acid, bpdc = 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic acid), were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The tzbt was synthesized by N-alkylation and hydrolyzed in situ to produce tzbc (in 2). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that 1 displays 1-D wave-like chains based on [Zn(bdc)]n. 2 is a chiral twofold interpenetrating 2-D architecture constructed with “V”-shaped tzbc. 3 is a 3-D chiral compound constructed from achiral H2bpdc with right-handed helical chains. 1–3 display stable blue-emitting luminescence with emission maxima ranging from 383 to 410 nm, depending on ligand-centered π*→π transitions. The effects of different polarity solvents and temperature on luminescence are discussed. TGA and VT-XPRD reveal that 2 has thermal stability to 360 °C.
1D Wave-like chain, two-fold 2D layer and chiral 3D open framework based on multidentate ligand: Structural diversities, thermal properties, and photoluminescence
Creators: name: Zhang, Hui-Jie
name: Wang, Ping
name: Fan, Rui-Qing
name: Dong, Yu-Wei
name: Wang, Xin-Ming
name: Song, Yang
name: Wang, Yu-Lei
name: Yang, Yu-Lin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: From 1D to 3D zinc coordination polymers based on multifunctional flexible 4-(1,2,4-triazole-methylene)-benzonitrile (tzbt), {[Zn(tzbt)2(bdc)]·2H2O}n (1), [Zn(tzbc)2]n (2) and [Zn(bpdc)(H2O)]n (3) (bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, tzbc = 4-(1,2,4-triazole-methylene)-benzoic acid, bpdc = 4,4′–biphenyldicarboxylic acid), were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The tzbt was synthesized by N-alkylation and hydrolyzed in-situ to produce tzbc (in 2). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that 1 displays 1D wave-like chains based on [Zn(bdc)]n. 2 is a chiral two-fold interpenetrating 2D architecture constructed with ‘V’-shaped tzbc. 3 is a 3D chiral compound constructed from achiral H2bpdc with right-handed helical chains. 1-3 display stable blue-emitting luminescence with emission maxima ranging from 383 nm to 410 nm, depending on ligand-centered π*→π transitions. The effects of different polarity solvents and temperature on luminescence are discussed. TGA and VT-XPRD reveal that 2 has thermal stability to 360 °C.
Deep desulfurization of diesel by selective oxidation using amphiphilic paradodecatungstate catalyst
Creators: name: Hao, Dongmei
name: You, Wansheng
name: Liu, Pengfei
name: Li, Chenchen
name: Wu, Qing
name: Lü, Hongying
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology

description: An amphiphilic paradodecatungstate catalyst, [(C18H37)2N(CH3)2]9[NaH2W12O42] was prepared and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV–visible spectrum, differential thermal analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis. The amphiphilic catalyst exhibits very high catalytic activity that dibenzothiophene (DBT) in model diesel can be oxidized into dibenzothiophene sulfones using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant. The reactivity of sulfur compounds decreased in the order of DBT > 4,6-DMDBT > BT > 5-MBT. The reaction rates of these sulfur compounds are sensitive to the electron density on sulfur atoms and the steric hindrance of the substituted groups of sulfur compounds. The sulfur level of a commercial diesel after desulfurization can drop from 200 ppm to about 12 ppm.
Synthesis and Fungicidal Activities of Novel 1,2,4-Triazole Thione Derivatives Containing 1,2,3-Triazole and Substituted Piperazine Moieties
Creators: name: Wang, Bao-Lei
name: Zhan, Yi-Zhou
name: Zhang, Li-Yuan
name: Zhang, Yan
name: Zhang, Xiao
name: Li, Zheng-Ming
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Virology

description: A series of novel 1,2,4-triazole thione derivatives containing 1,2,3-triazole and substituted piperazine moieties were synthesized via the Mannich reaction of 1,2,3-triazole-containing 1,2,4-triazole thiol intermediates with various substituted piperazines and formaldehyde in high yields. The structures of 14 title compounds were confirmed by melting points, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and elemental analysis. The bioassay results showed that some of the title compounds exhibit significant fungicidal activities against several plant fungi at 50 μg/mL, especially trifluoromethyl-containing triazole thione derivative 9g showed broad activities and could be made further structural optimization for novel fungicides innovation research.
UPLC-QTOF-MSE-based chemometric approach driving the choice of the best extraction process for Phyllanthus niruri
Creators: name: A. D. Sousa
name: I. V Maia
name: P. R. V. Ribeiro
name: K. M. Canuto
name: G. J. Zocolo
name: E. Sousa De Brito
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology
subject: 60506 Virology

description: P. niruri extracts obtained by ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), pressurized liquid extraction (PLE), and conventional extraction (CE) were compared. The extracts produced by PLE had the highest phenolic content. In the principal component analysis, CE and PLE 120°C extracts formed a single group, separated from PLE 192°C and UAE extracts. The orthogonal partial least square discriminant analysis revealed geraniin, phyllanthusiin C, repandusinic acid A, and phyllanthusiin U as chemical markers in CE and PLE 120°C. PLE 192°C extract presented a high content of gallic acid and ellagic acid hexose, and UAE extract presented virganin and furosin as characteristic compounds.
Trello, una herramienta para la gestión transversal de tareas en grupos diversos, aplicación en el Huerto Docente de la Facultad de Ciencias
Creators: name: Arroyo, Antonio Javier Matas
name: Blanco, Cristina Ferrer
name: Tormo, Marta Belén Landete
name: Felice, Miguel Ángel Quesada
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 50202 Conservation and Biodiversity
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Diapositivas del seminario-taller sobre gestión de tareas y personas del Huerto Docente de Ciencias durante la Semana Verde en la Universidad de Málaga 2017
Algebraic conditions, in terms of the solvent partition constants, for the separation of chemical classes by gas–liquid chromatography
Creators: name: F. Spafiu
name: A. Beteringhe
name: A. Mischie
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: The interdependence between the solvation Gibbs energy of several functional groups and the solvent partition coefficients was studied, starting from gas chromatographic data. Single-parameter relationships were derived for the –OH, -CHO, -CO, -O-,-COO (acetate), -COO (methyl ester)-, and -CN group increments. The obtained equations were found to be temperature independent, and could be successfully used for the evaluation of 19 stationary phases with respect to certain separation questions. The selectivity problem was converted into an inequality system. The graphical solution of such a system provides an image of the separation abilities of a sorbent material with respect to a given pair of solutes, and allows an efficient comparison of a great number of stationary phases. The graphs are also illustrative for the temperature effect on the selectivity features.
Analysis of anti-asthmatic drug patents published in China between 2004 and 2013
Creators: name: Xie, Hua
name: Zhang, Huiyun
name: Cao, Ke
name: He, Ping
name: Dai, Hongliang
name: He, Shaoheng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Introduction: We previously reported that 789 anti-allergic patents were granted in China between 1988 and 2008, but the number of patents seems to have grown much faster in China in recent years. Therefore, it is necessary to analyse the patents for anti-asthmatic products between 2004 and 2013 to give pharmaceutical companies and individuals a better understanding of potential candidates for anti-asthmatic drug development from patents published in China. Areas covered: The current report analyses the scientific progress that supports anti-asthmatic drug patent applications and reviews the published patent literature in China from 2004 to 2013. Expert opinion: The rapid increase in the number of anti-asthmatic patents in China indicates that more specific discoveries have been made and that more people are aware of the importance of intellectual property protection in China. Holding patents may guarantee protection for an innovative new product.
Comparison of Methyl-capture Sequencing vs. Infinium 450K methylation array for methylome analysis in clinical samples
Creators: name: Ling Teh, Ai
name: Pan, Hong
name: Lin, Xinyi
name: Ives Lim, Yubin
name: Pawan Kumar Patro, Chinari
name: Yujing Cheong, Clara
name: Gong, Min
name: L. MacIsaac, Julia
name: Kwoh, Chee-Keong
name: J. Meaney, Michael
name: S. Kobor, Michael
name: Chong, Yap-Seng
name: D. Gluckman, Peter
name: D. Holbrook, Joanna
name: Karnani, Neerja
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Interindividual variability in the epigenome has gained tremendous attention for its potential in pathophysiological investigation, disease diagnosis, and evaluation of clinical intervention. DNA methylation is the most studied epigenetic mark in epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) as it can be detected from limited starting material. Infinium 450K methylation array is the most popular platform for high-throughput profiling of this mark in clinical samples, as it is cost-effective and requires small amounts of DNA. However, this method suffers from low genome coverage and errors introduced by probe cross-hybridization. Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing can overcome these limitations but elevates the costs tremendously. Methyl-Capture Sequencing (MC Seq) is an attractive intermediate solution to increase the methylome coverage in large sample sets. Here we first demonstrate that MC Seq can be employed using DNA amounts comparable to the amounts used for Infinium 450K. Second, to provide guidance when choosing between the 2 platforms for EWAS, we evaluate and compare MC Seq and Infinium 450K in terms of coverage, technical variation, and concordance of methylation calls in clinical samples. Last, since the focus in EWAS is to study interindividual variation, we demonstrate the utility of MC Seq in studying interindividual variation in subjects from different ethnicities.
Comparison of Methyl-Capture Sequencing vs. Infinium HumanMethylation450 array for methylome analysis in clinical samples
Creators: name: Ling Teh, Ai
name: Pan, Hong
name: Lin, Xinyi
name: Ives Lim, Yubin
name: Pawan Kumar Patro, Chinari
name: Yujing Cheong, Clara
name: Gong, Min
name: L MacIsaac, Julia
name: Kwoh, Chee-Keong
name: J. Meaney, Michael
name: S. Kobor, Michael
name: Chong, Yap-Seng
name: D Gluckman, Peter
name: D Holbrook, Joanna
name: Karnani, Neerja
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Interindividual variability in the epigenome has gained tremendous attention for its potential in pathophysiological investigation, disease diagnosis, and evaluation of clinical intervention. DNA methylation is the most studied epigenetic mark in epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) as it can be detected from limited starting material. Infinium HumanMethylation450 array (Infinium 450K) is the most popular platform for high-throughput profiling of this mark in clinical samples, as it is cost-effective and requires small amounts of DNA. However, this method suffers from low genome coverage and errors introduced by probe cross-hybridization. Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing can overcome these limitations but elevates the costs tremendously. Methyl-Capture Sequencing (MC Seq) is an attractive intermediate solution to increase the methylome coverage in large sample sets. Here we first demonstrate that MC Seq can be employed using DNA amounts comparable to the amounts used for Infinium 450K. Second, to provide guidance when choosing between the two platforms for EWAS, we evaluate and compare MC Seq and Infinium 450K in terms of coverage, technical variation, and concordance of methylation calls in clinical samples. Last, since the focus in EWAS is to study interindividual variation, we demonstrate the utility of MC Seq in studying interindividual variation in subjects from different ethnicities.
Application of knowledge management as a Human Resource (HR) strategy tool in Zimbabwean Universities
Creators: name: Nyamubarwa, Willard
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 350503
subject: Human resources management
classificationCode: 350504
subject: Industrial and employee relations

description: The study aimed to explore the extent to which knowledge management activities are being applied in Human Resource (HR) functions and practices in Zimbabwean Universities. The research was premised on the Nonaka’s Knowledge Creation Process Model. The study employed a descriptive survey design within the qualitative research paradigm to solicit for the research data. Purposive sampling was used to select the study respondents from 6 of the 10 universities in Zimbabwe. The study revealed that HR departments in Zimbabwean universities are using knowledge management as a strategy albeit to a limited extent in the areas of recruitment and selection, training, and to a certain extent in rewards management. HR departments are also facilitating the creation of “communities of practice” which are considered important in knowledge management activities. The HR departments were however found wanting in the promotion of externalisation, combination and internalisation as well as the creation of an appropriate communication, structural and cultural environment (Ba). It was recommended that the HR departments should introduce knowledge sharing as an attribute in their recruitment and selection policies, promote the establishment of a knowledge sharing culture, incorporate knowledge management practices in their training policies as well as use knowledge management as a metric in performance evaluation
Aberrantly expressed long noncoding RNAs in recurrent implantation failure: A microarray related study
Creators: name: Fan, Li-Juan
name: Hong-Jing Han
name: Guan, Jing
name: Zhang, Xiao-Wei
name: Cui, Qing-Hua
name: Shen, Huan
name: Shi, Cheng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of noncoding RNAs longer than 200 nucleotides. They were long regarded as transcription noise for their low expression and non-protein coding features. Recent published reports indicate that lncRNAs are involved in virtually every aspect of human biology. We aimed to profile the endometrial lncRNA expression pattern in women with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) and predict the function of the genes of the dysregulated lncRNA transcripts. Endometrial samples (24) were collected during window of implantation (14 RIF women and 10 women who conceived after embryo transfer). For the microarray study, 7 RIF endometrium and 5 control endometrium were selected, and quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) was performed on the rest of the endometrial samples to validate the microarray results. After that, lncRNA-mRNA co-expression analysis, GO analysis, KEGG analysis, and lncRNA-transcript factor (TF) analysis were carried out to analyze the gene functions of the dysregulated lncRNA transcripts. We detected a total of 197 lncRNA transcripts that were dysregulated in RIF endometrium compared with the control group. The relative expression levels of eight selected lncRNA transcripts were validated by RT-qPCR and were in accordance with the microarray outcomes. GO and KEGG analyses revealed that the coexpressed mRNA transcripts were involved in pathways that may affect endometrial receptivity such as cell adhesion. The lncRNA target predictions provided potential TF targets of the dysregulated lncRNA transcripts. Our results indicate that lncRNA expression profiles of RIF endometrium were different from that of normal receptive endometrial, suggesting that lncRNAs may regulate endometrial receptivity. Abbreviations: GO: Gene Oncology; GFs: growth factors; KEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes; lncRNAs: long noncoding RNAs; PCA3: prostate cancer antigen 3; RT-qPCR: quantitative real-time PCR; RIF: recurrent implantation failure; STK: serine/threonine kinase; TF: transcription factor; WOI: window of implantation
Novel and potent Lewis acid catalyst: Br2-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts reactions of naphthols with aldehydes
Creators: name: Liang, Deqiang
name: Li, Jingjing
name: Li, Yanni
name: Wang, Baoling
name: Cheng, Ping
name: Luo, Sha
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: A discovery that the inexpensive Br2 can serve as a potent Lewis acid catalyst for bis(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)methanes synthesis is presented. Under the catalysis of Br2 at room temperature, naphthols reacted smoothly with various aldehydes with high efficiency and broad substrate scope. This reaction used to require highly acidic conditions and/or high temperature and/or pressure, and sometimes featured poor yields. Moreover, theoretical calculations suggested that Br2 is a potent Lewis acid to activate the carbonyl group, yet it was not the primary cause for the remarkable activity of Br2 in the current communication.
A Novel and Potent Lewis Acid Catalyst: Br2-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts Type Reactions of Naphthols with Aldehydes
Creators: name: Liang, Deqiang
name: Li, Jingjing
name: Li, Yanni
name: Wang, Baoling
name: Cheng, Ping
name: Luo, Sha
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biophysics
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: A discovery that the inexpensive Br2 can serve as a potent Lewis acid catalyst for bis(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)methanes synthesis is presented. Under the catalysis of Br2 at room temperature, naphthols reacted smoothly with various aldehydes with high efficiency and broad substrate scope. This reaction used to require highly acidic conditions and/or high temperature and/or pressure, and sometimes featured poor yields. Moreover, theoretical calculations suggested that indeed Br2 is a potent Lewis acid to activate the carbonyl group, yet it was not the primary cause for the remarkable activity of Br2 in the current communication.
Arsenic and fluoride removal by potato peel and rice husk (PPRH) ash in aqueous environments
Creators: name: Bibi, Sadia
name: Farooqi, Abida
name: Yasmin, Azra
name: Kamran, Muhammad Aqeel
name: Niazi, Nabeel Khan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Finding appropriate adsorbent may improve the quality of drinking water in those regions where arsenic (As) and fluoride (F−) are present in geological formations. In this study, we evaluated the efficiency of potato peel and rice husk ash (PPRH-ash)-derived adsorbent for the removal of As and F from contaminated water. Evaluation was done in batch adsorption experiments, and the effect of pH, initial adsorbate concentration, contact time, and adsorbent dose were studied. Characteristics of adsorbents were analyzed using scanning electron micropcope (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Both the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models fitted well for F− and As sorption process. The maximum adsorption capacity of adsorbent for As and F− was 2.17 μg g−1 and 2.91 mg g−1, respectively. The As and Fi removal was observed between pH 7 and 9. The sorption process was well explained with pseudo-second order kinetic model. Arsenic adsorption was not decreased in the presence of carbonate and sulfate. Results from this study demonstrated potential utility of this agricultural biowaste, which could be developed into a viable filtration technology for As and F− removal in As- and F-contaminated water streams.
Morphology transformation between nanofibres and vesicles controlled by ultrasound and heat in tryptamine-based assembly
Creators: name: Xu, Zhice
name: Zhang, Yan
name: Zhang, Ao
name: Zhao, Kun
name: Li, Yajuan
name: Yu, Xudong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: A novel low-molecular-mass organic gelator T1 containing tryptamine and sugar segments was designed and synthesised which can gelate alcohols accelerated by heat and sonication. Interestingly, morphology exchange between vesicles as precipitate and a three-dimensional gel network tuned by heating and ultrasound was observed. The mechanism was studied by IR, FL, X-ray diffraction. It was presented that the effect of ultrasound was to disturb the spontaneous self-assembly of T1 molecule, and promote the long arrangement and disordered assembly of T1 molecules into fibrous networks, thus resulting in the gelation in methanol.
Application of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis biomass for silver removal from aqueous solutions
Creators: name: Zinicovscaia, Inga
name: Cepoi, Liliana
name: Chiriac, Tatiana
name: Mitina, Tatiana
name: Grozdov, Dmitrii
name: Yushin, Nikita
name: Culicov, Otilia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The cyanobacterium Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis was used to study the process of silver biosorption. Effects of various parameters such as contact time, dosage of biosorbent, initial pH, temperature, and initial concentration of Ag(I) were investigated for a batch adsorption system. The optimal biosorption conditions were determined as pH 5.0, biosorbent dosage of 0.4 g, and initial silver concentration of 30 mg/L. Equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed by the Langmuir and Freundlich models – however, the Freundlich model provided a better fit to the experimental data. The kinetic data fit the pseudo-second-order model well, with a correlation coefficient of 0.99. The analysis of thermodynamic parameters (ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS°) revealed that the adsorption process of silver ion by spirulina biomass was exothermic and spontaneous (ΔG° < 0), and exothermic (ΔH° < 0) process. The biosorption capacity of biomass A. platensis serves as a basis for the development of green technology for environmental remediation.
Unravelling Diaporthe species associated with Camellia
Creators: name: Gao, Yahui
name: Liu, Fang
name: Cai, Lei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: The genus Diaporthe (syn. Phomopsis) comprises important pathogens, endophytes or saprobes with diverse host associations and worldwide distribution. Phomopsis theae is the first and hitherto the only recorded Diaporthe species on Camellia in China. The aim of this study was to investigate the Diaporthe species associated with symptomatic and asymptomatic tissues of Camellia spp. from several provinces in China. Eighty-three strains were isolated in the present study. Based on the multi-locus (ITS, HIS, TEF1, TUB) phylogenetic analyses and phenotypic characters, four novel species (D. apiculata Y.H. Gao & L. Cai, D. compacta Y.H. Gao & L. Cai, D. oraccinii Y.H. Gao & L. Cai, D. penetriteum Y.H. Gao & L. Cai), and three known species (D. discoidispora, D. hongkongensis, D. ueckerae) were identified. Five strains were assigned to D. amygdali species complex and 17 strains to D. eres species complex respectively, but they could not be further identified to species level using current multi-locus phylogenetic analysis and morphological characters. Of the identified species, D. compacta and D. discoidispora are only known as endophytes. Diaporthe hongkongensis is the dominant species on Camellia, accounting for 53.3% of the frequency of occurrence. Diaporthe lithocarpus is synonymized with D. hongkongensis; D. miriciae is synonymized with D. ueckerae. Our study revealed a high diversity of undescribed Diaporthe species on Camellia.
Assessing dissolved organic matter in the Johannesburg-Sulfur autotrophic denitrification system using excitation—emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy with a parallel factor analysis
Creators: name: Li, Haibo
name: Zhou, Beihai
name: Tian, Zhiyong
name: Du, Erdeng
name: Tu, Xiang
name: Song, Yonghui
name: Wang, Siyu
name: Sun, Chen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: A novel system integrating Johannesburg (JHB) and sulfur autotrophic denitrification (SAD) process was proposed with the purpose of efficient removal of organic matter and nitrogen when treating low COD/TN ratio municipal wastewater. The characteristics and fate of dissolved organic matter in the Johannesburg-Sulfur autotrophic denitrification (JHB-SAD) system were investigated using excitation–emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy with a parallel factor analysis. Three components were identified including tryptophan-like (component C1), tyrosine-like (component C2), and fulvic-like (component C3) materials. The tyrosine-like and tryptophan-like materials, which were more abundant than fulvic-like materials, were the dominant components of the raw municipal wastewater in Shenyang North Wastewater Treatment Plant. In the JHB-SAD system, the tyrosine-like and tryptophan-like materials were more efficiently removed than the fulvic-like materials, and the removal efficiencies of the three components were 80.8% (tryptophan-like materials), 72.5% (tyrosine-like materials), and 33.4% (fulvic-like materials), respectively. Furthermore, the removal performance of the three components varied in the different zones of the JHB-SAD system. The tryptophan-like and fulvic-like materials were removed in the pre-anoxic, anaerobic, and aerobic zones. The tyrosine-like materials were mainly degraded in the anoxic and aerobic zones; then, they were released by the bacteria in the SAD reactor. In addition, the tryptophan-like materials had a very significant positive linear correlation with the concentrations of soluble chemical oxygen demand.
IN03121 Pahala Kayināṭṭama Rock Inscription
Creators: name: Paranavitana, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: IN03121
Epigraphia Zeylanica
Pahala Kayināṭṭama

description: IN03121 Pahala Kayināṭṭama Rock Inscription - Transcript and Translation Source: Paranavitana, S. (1928-33). ‘No. 14. Rock Inscription at Pahala Kayināṭṭama (A. S. I., No. 424.),’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 3, p. 162.
A new (propylphenyl)bibenzyl from Eria bambusifolia
Creators: name: Zhan, Rui
name: Zhang, Yan
name: Chen, Lijun
name: Chen, Yegao
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: A new (propylphenyl)bibenzyl, bambusifolol (1), along with six known compounds, batatasin III (2), tristin (3), 3-hydroxy-5-methoxy bibenzyl (4), gigantol (5), 3′,5-dimethoxy-9,9′-diacetyl-4,7′-epoxy-3,8′-bilign-7-ene-4′-methol (6) and balanophonin (7) were isolated from the whole plants of Eria bambusifolia. Their structures were elucidated by the means of extensive spectroscopic analysis. 3–7 were isolated from the genus Eria for the first time and 2 obtained originally from E. bambusifolia. All the compounds isolated were evaluated for their cytotoxicity against human tumour HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7 and SW-480 cell lines, but none showed significant activity.
title: Paratexte (2)_Le Guide pratique des amateurs d'oiseaux
Creators: name: AmateurS
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2020

description: ID_PARA_00269
Cytotoxic tremulanes and 5,6-secotremulanes, four new sesquiterpenoids from a plant-associated fungus X1-2
Creators: name: Guo, Zhiyong
name: Li, Xueshuang
name: Zhang, Liang
name: Feng, Ziwei
name: Deng, Zhangshuang
name: He, Haibo
name: Zou, Kun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Two new tremulanes and two new 5,6-secotremulanes, davotremulanes A-D 1–4, along with four known compounds 5–8, were isolated from the culture extract of X1-2, an unidentified plant-associated fungus, which was isolated from the endangered plant, Davidia involucrate Baill. in Shennongjia District. The structures of new compounds 1–4 were established on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis. Compounds 1–8 were evaluated for cytotoxic activity to four cancer cell lines, and compounds 1, 2 and 5 displayed selectively moderate activities to A549 cell line with IC50 at 15.3, 25.2, 35.2 μg/mL.
Application of Arthrospira (Spirulina) Platensis biomass for silver removal from aqueous solutions
Creators: name: Zinicovscaia, Inga
name: Cepoi, Liliana
name: Chiriac, Tatiana
name: Mitina, Tatiana
name: Grozdov, Dmitrii
name: Yushin, Nikita
name: Culicov, Otilia
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: The cyanobacterium Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis was used to study the process of silver biosorption. Effects of various parameters such as contact time, dosage of biosorbent, initial pH, temperature, and initial concentration of Ag(I) were investigated for a batch adsorption system. The optimal biosorption conditions were determined as pH 5.0, biosorbent dosage of 0.4 g, and initial silver concentration of 30 mg/L. Equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed by the Langmuir and Freundlich models – however, the Freundlich model provided a better fit with the experimental data. The kinetic data fit well into the pseudo-second-order model, with a correlation coefficient 0.99. The analysis of thermodynamic parameters (ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS°) revealed that the nature of adsorption was feasible, spontaneous (ΔG°< 0) and exothermic (ΔH°< 0) process. The biosorption capacity of biomass Arthrospira platensis serves as a basis for the development of green technology for environmental remediation.
Aberrantly expressed long noncoding RNAs in recurrent implantation failure:A microarray related study
Creators: name: Fan, Li-Juan
name: Hong-Jing Han
name: Guan, Jing
name: Zhang, Xiao-Wei
name: Cui, Qing-Hua
name: Shen, Huan
name: Shi, Cheng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of noncoding RNAs longer than 200 nucleotides. They were long regarded as transcription noise for their low expression and non-protein coding features. Recent published reports indicate that lncRNAs are involved in virtually every aspect of human biology. We aimed to profile the endometrial lncRNA expression pattern in women with recurrent implantation failure (RIF) and predict the function of the genes of the dysregulated lncRNA transcripts. Endometrial samples (24) were collected during window of implantation (14 RIF women and 10 women who conceived after embryo transfer). For the microarray study, 7 RIF endometrium and 5 control endometrium were selected, and quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) was performed on the rest of the endometrial samples to validate the microarray results. After that, lncRNA-mRNA co-expression analysis, GO analysis, KEGG analysis, and lncRNA-transcript factor (TF) analysis were carried out to analyze the gene functions of the dysregulated lncRNA transcripts. We detected a total of 197 lncRNA transcripts that were dysregulated in RIF endometrium compared with the control group. The relative expression levels of eight selected lncRNA transcripts were validated by RT-qPCR and were in accordance with the microarray outcomes. GO and KEGG analyses revealed that the coexpressed mRNA transcripts were involved in pathways that may affect endometrial receptivity such as cell adhesion. The lncRNA target predictions provided potential TF targets of the dysregulated lncRNA transcripts. Our results indicate that lncRNA expression profiles of RIF endometrium were different from that of normal receptive endometrial, suggesting that lncRNAs may regulate endometrial receptivity. Abbreviations: GO: Gene Oncology; GFs: growth factors; KEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes; lncRNAs: long noncoding RNAs; PCA3: prostate cancer antigen 3; RT-qPCR: quantitative real-time PCR; RIF: recurrent implantation failure; STK: serine/threonine kinase; TF: transcription factor; WOI: window of implantation