cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Stictogargetta lithosidia
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Stictogargetta
Stictogargetta lithosidia

description: Stictogargetta lithosidia (Hampson, 1895)
Gargetta lithosidia Hampson, 1895: 280.
Stictogargetta lithosidia; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 431.
TL: Sikkim [India]; TD: NHMUK Distribution: India: Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh. Elsewhere: Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra).
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on pages 45-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
Experience of gambling-related harm
Creators: name: Walton, Darren
Publisher: name: Health New Zealand
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 420603
subject: Health promotion

description: Although a relatively small proportion of the population are at risk of a serious gambling problem, the harm caused by gambling extends to families, friends, businesses and the community. HPA works towards strengthening society’s response to gambling, and preventing and reducing gambling harm.Participants in the 2010 Health and Lifestyles Survey (HLS) were asked questions about their experience of gambling-related harm in the past 12 months.
Additional file 4: of Impact of an online writing aid tool for writing a randomized trial report: the COBWEB (Consort-based WEB tool) randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Barnes, Caroline
name: Boutron, Isabelle
name: Giraudeau, Bruno
name: Porcher, Raphael
name: Altman, Douglas
name: Ravaud, Philippe
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer

description: Weights for the scoring system for the completeness of reporting essential items according to intervention type. (DOCX 18 kb)
Comparisons of statistical modeling for constructing gene regulatory networks
Creators: name: Chen, Xiaohui
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2009

description: Genetic regulatory networks are of great importance in terms of scientific interests and practical medical importance. Since a number of high-throughput measurement devices are available, such as microarrays and sequencing techniques, regulatory networks have been intensively studied over the last decade. Based on these high-throughput data sets, statistical interpretations of these billions of bits are crucial for biologist to extract meaningful results. In this thesis, we compare a variety of existing regression models and apply them to construct regulatory networks which span trancription factors and microRNAs. We also propose an extended algorithm to address the local optimum issue in finding the Maximum A Posterjorj estimator. An E. coli mRNA expression microarray data set with known bona fide interactions is used to evaluate our models and we show that our regression networks with a properly chosen prior can perform comparably to the state-of-the-art regulatory network construction algorithm. Finally, we apply our models on a p53-related data set, NCI-60 data. By further incorporating available prior structural information from sequencing data, we identify several significantly enriched interactions with cell proliferation function. In both of the two data sets, we select specific examples to show that many regulatory interactions can be confirmed by previous studies or functional enrichment analysis. Through comparing statistical models, we conclude from the project that combining different models with over-representation analysis and prior structural information can improve the quality of prediction and facilitate biological interpretation. Keywords: regulatory network, variable selection, penalized maximum likelihood estimation, optimization, functional enrichment analysis.
Pydnella (Phalera) birmicola Bryk 1949
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Pydnella
Pydnella birmicola

description: Phalera (Phalera) birmicola Bryk, 1949
[Fig. 4 (A–D)]
Phalera sangana birmicola Bryk, 1949; 42 A: 7.
Phalera sundana Holloway, 1982: 201.
Phalera (Phalera) birmicola; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 329.
TL: Washaung [Myitkyina, Myanmar]; TD: SRMNH
Distribution: India: Uttarakhand. Elsewhere: Indonesia (Borneo), Malaysia, Myanmar.
Material Examined: Uttarakhand, Pithoragarh dist., Askot WLS, Jauljivi (29.7508°N; 80.3788°E, 632 m), 19.ix.2016 (1♂), Coll. A.K. Sanyal & Party.
Diagnosis: Half of forewing: ♂ 38mm. Phalera (Phalera) birmicola belongs to the grotei complex of species, which is hard to distinguish morphologically from P. grotei Moore, 1860. P. birmicola differs in having abdomen with alternating fuscous brown and yellowish bands and fuscous brown hindwings.
In male genitalia, birmicola differs from grotei in having thicker and tapered uncus, deeper and cup-shaped groove in socii and finer costal flaps of valve.
Note: New record to India.
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on page 46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
Additional file 2: of Impact of an online writing aid tool for writing a randomized trial report: the COBWEB (Consort-based WEB tool) randomized controlled trial
Creators: name: Barnes, Caroline
name: Boutron, Isabelle
name: Giraudeau, Bruno
name: Porcher, Raphael
name: Altman, Douglas
name: Ravaud, Philippe
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: The CONSORT-based writing tool. (DOCX 144 kb)
Additional file 1: of Transcriptional analysis of Kluyveromyces marxianus for ethanol production from inulin using consolidated bioprocessing technology
Creators: name: Jiaoqi Gao
name: Wenjie Yuan
name: Yimin Li
name: Ruijuan Xiang
name: Shengbo Hou
name: Shijun Zhong
name: Fengwu Bai
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Figure S1. Overview of transcriptomics analysis roadmap and procedure of RNA-seq analysis. Table S1.Â Summary of mapping results (mapping to genome and genes) from RNA-Seq. Table S2. Summary of DEGs involved in KEGG pathways. Table S3. Primes used in qPCR analysis.
Additional file 3: of The role of social support on physical activity behaviour in adolescent girls: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Laird, Yvonne
name: Fawkner, Samantha
name: Kelly, Paul
name: McNamee, Lily
name: Niven, Ailsa
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Characteristics of included studies. (DOCX 12Â kb)
Additonal file 1:
Creators: name: Rustagi, Navin
name: Hampton, Oliver
name: Li, Jie
name: Xi, Liu
name: Gibbs, Richard
name: Plon, Sharon
name: Kimmel, Marek
name: Wheeler, David
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Supplementary file contain ITD calling results using ITD assembler on the TCGA AML dataset. (DOCX 15145Â kb)
title: Fundamental degradation mechanisms of layered oxide Li-ion battery cathode materials: Methodology, insights and novel approaches
Creators: name: Hausbrand, R.
name: Cherkashinin, G.
name: Ehrenberg, H.
name: Gröting, M.
name: Albe, K.
name: Hess, C.
name: Jaegermann, W.
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2024

description: This overview addresses the atomistic aspects of degradation of layered LiMO₂ (M = Ni, Co, Mn) oxide Li-ion battery cathode materials, aiming to shed light on the fundamental degradation mechanisms especially inside active cathode materials and at their interfaces. It includes recent results obtained by novel in situ/in operando diffraction methods, modelling, and quasi in situ surface science analysis. Degradation of the active cathode material occurs upon overcharge, resulting from a positive potential shift of the anode. Oxygen loss and eventual phase transformation resulting in dead regions are ascribed to changes in electronic structure and defect formation. The anode potential shift results from loss of free lithium due to side reactions occurring at electrode/electrolyte interfaces. Such side reactions are caused by electron transfer, and depend on the electron energy level alignment at the interface. Side reactions at electrode/electrolyte interfaces and capacity fade may be overcome by the use of suitable solid-state electrolytes and Li-containing anodes.
Pydnella (Phalera) grotei Moore 1860
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Pydnella
Pydnella grotei

description: Phalera (Phalera) grotei Moore, 1860
Phalera grotei Moore, 1860; 2: 434.
Phalera cossoides Walker, 1862; 1: 80.
Phalera cihuai Yang & Lee, 1978; 2: 487.
Phalera birmicola obfuscata Nakamura, 1978; 10: 221.
Phalera (Phalera) grotei; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 331.
TL: Kolkata [West Bengal, India]; TD: NHMUK
Distribution: India: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (Kumaon, Dehradun), West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh (Pakke TR), Assam, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra (Sanjay Gandhi NP, Malshej Ghat), Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman Islands. Elsewhere: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia (Borneo), Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam.
Material Examined: Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi dist., Govind WLS, NT14 (31.0709°N; 78.1062°E, 1405 m), 02.viii.2010 (2♂), 22.vi.2011 (2♂), Coll. A. K. Sanyal; Chhattisgarh, Surguja dist., Mainpat FRH (22.8177°N; 83.2851°E, 1137 m), 10.ix.2012 (1♂), Coll. A. Raha & Party; Raipur dist., Barnawapara WLS, Barnawapara Camp (21.1741°N; 84.486°E, 321 m), 04.vii.2011 (1 ex.); Kabirdham dist., Bhoramdev WLS, Sarodadadar (22.1743°N; 81.0779°E, 891 m), 27.viii.2011 (1 ex.), leg. S. Gupta & Party; Bastar, Jagdalpur dist., Dharpunji (19.0826°N; 82.2126°E, 569 m), 22.vii.2012 (1 ex.); Tirathgarh FRH (18.9130°N; 81.8660°E, 233 m), 25.vii.2012 (6 exs.); Karpavand Village (19.3657°N; 82.1562°E, 621 m), 03.viii.2013 (1 ex.), 07.viii.2013 (3 exs.); Sanghkarmari (29.4054°N; 82.1562°E, 637 m), 09.viii.2013 (1 ex.), leg. R. P. Gupta and Party; Surguja dist., Tara FRH, Lekhutdand (22.8299°N; 82.8180°E, 650 m), 15.ix.2012 (1 ex.), Coll. A. Raha & Party.
Note: Albizia lebbeck & Derris robusta (Fabaceae) are recorded as host plants of this species.
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on page 47, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
MOESM1 of High-yield anaerobic succinate production by strategically regulating multiple metabolic pathways based on stoichiometric maximum in Escherichia coli
Creators: name: Meng, Jiao
name: Baiyun Wang
name: Dingyu Liu
name: Chen, Tao
name: Zhiwen Wang
name: Xueming Zhao
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Primer sequence used in this study.
Acrosema (Phalera) procera
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Acrosema
Acrosema procera

description: Phalera (Phalera) procera (Felder & Felder, 1874)
Acrosema procera Felder & Felder, 1874; pl. 96, f. 2.
Phalera bobi Swinhoe, 1885: 302.
Phalera (Phalera) procera; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 333.
TL: Sikkim [India]; TD: NHMUK Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Kumaon), Sikkim, NE India, Maharashtra (Mumbai). Elsewhere: Australia, China.
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on page 48, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
Identification of potential exosite in cathepsin V necessary for elastin degradation
Creators: name: Chen, Li Hsuen
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2009

description: Besides collagen, elastin is the most common connective tissue structural protein in vertebrates and similar to collagen relatively resistant to non-specific degradation. Typical elastolytic proteases are the serine-dependent pancreatic and leukocyte elastases, the Zn-dependent matrix metalloproteinase 12, and several lysosomal cysteine proteases. Among the cysteine cathepsins, cathepsins S, K and V are highly potent elastases with cathepsin V displaying the highest activity among all known mammalian elastases. Despite a shared amino acid sequence identity of over 80% between cathepsins V and L and very similar subsite specificities, only cathepsin V has a potent elastase activity whereas cathepsin L lacks it. A series of chimera mutants containing various proportions of cathepsin V and cathepsin L were constructed in an attempt to define a specific region needed for elastin degradation. It was found that retaining the peptide sequence region from amino acids 89 to 119 of cathepsin V preserves the mutant’s elastolytic activity against elastin-Rhodamine conjugates whereas the region FTVVAPGK (amino acids 112-119) contributes approximately 60% of activity retention. Several additional mutant proteins involving mutual swapping of residues VDIPK (amino acids 113-117) of cathepsin L with residues TVVAPGK (amino acids 113-119) of cathepsin V, deletion of Glyl 18 from cathepsin V, and insertion of Gly between Prol 16 and Lysi 17 in cathepsin L were constructed and evaluated for their elastolytic activities. The results obtained with those mutant cathepsin proteins support the importance of the amino acid region spanning the residues from 112 to 119 in cathepsin V. Based on the 3-D structure of cathepsin V, this peptide region is located below subsite binding pocket S2 and forms a wall-like barrier which may act as an exosite for the productive binding of cross-linked elastin.
Additional file 2: of The role of social support on physical activity behaviour in adolescent girls: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Laird, Yvonne
name: Fawkner, Samantha
name: Kelly, Paul
name: McNamee, Lily
name: Niven, Ailsa
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Moderators tested in meta-regression. (DOCX 12Â kb)
Additional file 1: of Changes in exercise capacity, muscle strength, and health-related quality of life in esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy
Creators: name: Inoue, Takayuki
name: Ito, Satoru
name: Ando, Masahiko
name: Nagaya, Motoki
name: Aso, Hiromichi
name: Yota Mizuno
name: Hattori, Keiko
name: Nakajima, Hiroki
name: Nishida, Yoshihiro
name: Niwa, Yukiko
name: Kodera, Yasuhiro
name: Koike, Masahiko
name: Hasegawa, Yoshinori
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Table S1. Data of three patients who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery. (DOCX 19Â kb)
Additional file 1: of The role of social support on physical activity behaviour in adolescent girls: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Laird, Yvonne
name: Fawkner, Samantha
name: Kelly, Paul
name: McNamee, Lily
name: Niven, Ailsa
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Risk of bias assessment thresholds. (DOCX 14Â kb)
Additional file 1: of Effect of the new rural cooperative medical system on farmersâ   medical service needs and utilization in Ningbo, China
Creators: name: Jianhua Chen
name: Yu, Hai
name: Hengjin Dong
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Questionnaire of the Health Services Survey. (DOCX 19 kb)
Anticyra (Phalera) combusta
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Anticyra
Anticyra combusta

description: Phalera (Phalera) combusta (Walker, 1855)
Anticyra combusta Walker, 1855; 5: 1092.
Dinara lineolata Walker, 1856; 7: 1700.
Phalera combusta; Schintlmeister, 2008; 1: 366.
Phalera (Phalera) combusta; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 331.
TL: Philippine Island; TD: NHMUK
Distribution: India: Uttarakhand, NE India, Maharashtra. Elsewhere: China (Taiwan), Indonesia (Bali, Java, Sumatra, Tanimbar, Timor), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam.
Note: Host plants records include Oryza sativa, Saccharum officinarum & Sorghum sp. belonging to Gramineae.
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on page 46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
SDET model best practices in placing DES jobseekers into work: Report to CVGT
Creators: name: Nguyen, Phuc
name: CONSIDINE, MARK
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 440709
subject: Public policy
classificationCode: 440712
subject: Social policy
classificationCode: 440801
subject: Australian government and politics
classificationCode: 441001
subject: Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment
classificationCode: 441012
subject: Sociology of inequalities

description: The Australian Welfare and Work Lab, in collaboration with La Trobe University, is pleased to share insights from our ongoing partnership with CVGT Australia, exploring innovative approaches to improve employment outcomes for jobseekers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Placing highly disadvantaged jobseekers into sustainable employment remains a pressing challenge within welfare-to-work programs, both in Australia and globally. CVGT, a not-for-profit employment service provider, has taken a proactive approach by developing the Specialist Disability Employment Team (SDET) model. This person-centred initiative aims to address the unique barriers faced by this cohort by integrating employability services with counselling and allied supports.Findings from this research report will provide evidence on what works for people with a disability and shed some light on what can be learned from these experiences in relation to the next wave of reform of DES in 2025.
Antheua lignosa
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Antheua
Antheua lignosa

description: Antheua lignosa (Walker, 1856)
Zana lignosa Walker, 1856; 7: 1700.
Antheua lignosa; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 36.
TL: North India; TD: NHMUK Distribution: India: Uttarakhand (Almora), Maharashtra (Mumbai), Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Nilgiri Hills). Elsewhere: Australia.
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
Additional file 4: of The role of social support on physical activity behaviour in adolescent girls: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Laird, Yvonne
name: Fawkner, Samantha
name: Kelly, Paul
name: McNamee, Lily
name: Niven, Ailsa
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Data extraction from included studies. (DOCX 233Â kb)
Additional file 1: Figure S1. of The prescriptions from Shenghui soup enhanced neurite growth and GAP-43 expression level in PC12 cells
Creators: name: Zhang, Qi
name: Zhang, Zi-Jian
name: Wang, Xing-Hua
name: Ma, Jie
name: Yue-Han Song
name: Liang, Mi
name: Sen-Xiang Lin
name: Zhao, Jie
name: Ao-Zhe Zhang
name: Li, Feng
name: Hua, Qian
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: The TQSS and EPSI drugs suppressed the viability of PC12 cells. (A) The viability of PC12 cells was measured with MTT after incubated for 48 h with TQSS derived from Shenghui soup at different concentrations (10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 2000 mg/L). (B) The relative viability of PC12 cells treated with different concentrations (5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 mg/L) of EPSI derived from Shenghui soup for 48 h. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 3, **p
Additional file 2: of The prescriptions from Shenghui soup enhanced neurite growth and GAP-43 expression level in PC12 cells
Creators: name: Zhang, Qi
name: Zhang, Zi-Jian
name: Wang, Xing-Hua
name: Ma, Jie
name: Yue-Han Song
name: Liang, Mi
name: Sen-Xiang Lin
name: Zhao, Jie
name: Ao-Zhe Zhang
name: Li, Feng
name: Hua, Qian
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Supplementary data. (DOCX 15 kb)
Antheua servula
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Antheua
Antheua servula

description: Antheua servula (Drury, 1773)
Phal[aena] Noc[tua] servula Drury, 1773; 2: 20.
Noctua servula Drury, 1773; 2: 20.
Bombyx stricta Fabricius, 1798: 438.
Antheua discalis Walker, 1855; 4: 767.
Antheua exanthemata Moore, 1883; 2: 111.
Antheua servula exanthemata; Swinhoe, 1890; 1: 190.
Antheua obscura van Eecke, 1929; 12: 162.
Antheua servula; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 36.
TL: Chennai [Tamil Nadu, India]; TD: NHMUK
Distribution: India: Himachal Pradesh (Shimla), Uttarakhand (Nainital), Bihar (Palamau Tiger Reserve), Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh (Indore, Damoh, Bandhavgarh NP), Maharashtra (Mumbai), Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri Hills). Elsewhere: Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka.
Material Examined: Chhattisgarh, Raipur dist., Barnawapara WLS, Barnawapara Camp (21.1741°N; 82.4218°E 321 m), 01.vii.2011 (3 exs.), 03.vii.2011 (1 ex.), Kailash Chandra & Party; 04.vii.2011 (4 exs.), 05.vii.2011 (2 exs.), 08.vii.2011 (4 exs.), 10.vii.2011 (3 exs.), 11.vii.2011 (4 exs.), 12.vii.2011 (5 exs.), 14.vii.2011 (4 exs.), 17.vii.2011 (1 ex.), 20.vii.2011 (4 exs.), 23.vii.2011 (1 ex.), 27.vii.2011 (1 ex.), 05.viii.2011 (1 ex.), 06.viii.2011 (1 ex.), 11.viii.2011 (2 exs.), 24.ix.2011 (1 ex.); Bar Village (21.1741°N; 82.4218°E, 321 m), 14.vii.2011 (1 ex.), leg. S. Gupta & Party; Koriya dist., Guru Ghasidas NP, Sonhat FRH (23.4757°N; 82.5266°E, 690 m), 27.vi.2012 (3 exs.), leg. A. Parida & Party; Surguja dist., Mainpat, Jaljali Forest (22.8186°N; 83.2583°E, 1133 m), 11.ix.2012 (1 ex.); Bilaspur dist., Karidongri FRH (22.3486°N; 81.6093°E, 380 m), 19.ix.2012 (1ex.); Kabirdham dist., Lalpur, Saroda Dam (21.9761°N; 81.1403°E, 469 m), 22.ix.2012 (1 ex.); Durg, Balod (20.7145°N; 81.1799°E, 403 m), 01.x.2013 (1 ex.), Coll. A. Raha & Party.
Note: Plants of family Gramineae act as hosts of this species.
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
Additional file 1: Table S1. of Viral-bacterial coinfection affects the presentation and alters the prognosis of severe community-acquired pneumonia
Creators: name: Voiriot, Guillaume
name: Benoit Visseaux
name: Cohen, Johana
name: Nguyen, Liem
name: Neuville, Mathilde
name: Morbieu, Caroline
name: Burdet, Charles
name: Aguila Radjou
name: François-Xavier Lescure
name: Smonig, Roland
name: Armand-Lefèvre, Laurence
name: Mourvillier, Bruno
name: Yazdan Yazdanpanah
name: Jean-Francois Soubirou
name: Stephane Ruckly
name: Nadhira Houhou-Fidouh
name: Jean-François Timsit
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Microbiological investigations performed in 174 patients with severe CAP. Table S2. Initial biological findings and radiological patterns of 174 patients with severe CAP, according to the microbiological diagnosis. Table S3. Multivariate analysis of the risk factors for hospital death in 174 patients with severe CAP. Table S4. Multivariate analysis of the risk factors for mechanical ventilation for more than 7 days in survivors at day 28. Table S5. Baseline characteristics, behavior during ICU stay, and outcome of 45 patients with mixed infection, according to the viral diagnosis. Table S6. Baseline characteristics, initial biological findings and radiological patterns, ICU course and outcome in bacteria-matched patients with severe CAP. (DOCX 39 kb)
BDNF infusion into the sensorimotor cortex promotes sprouting of inact corticospinal fibers within the spinal cord after a unilateral pyramidal lesion
Creators: name: Khodarahmi, Kourosh
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2009

description: More than half of all spinal cord injuries are anatomically incomplete, yet many of these result in complete loss of motor function below the level of injury. One approach to enhance functional recovery is to exploit spared CNS axons (that extend past the point of injury) to sprout and connect to potential targets. We have previously found that application of the neurotrophin; BDNF, to the sensory-motor cortex stimulates expression of regeneration associated genes such as GAP-43, and Tαl tubulin, and results in enhanced sprouting of injured corticospinal fibers rostral to the site of injury. Here, we investigated whether infusion of BDNF into the intact sensorimotor cortex induces sprouting of undamaged corticospinal fibers into denervated cervical spinal cord. We also studied the effect of this treatment using several behavioral tasks: gait analysis, forelimb inhibition during swimming, and food pellet reaching task. The results show that BDNF infusion into the intact sensorimotor cortex subsequent to a unilateral pyramidal lesion increases (3.2 fold) the sprouting of intact corticospinal fibers into the denervated, contralateral grey matter at the lumbar level of the spinal cord when compared with vehicle treated rats. This effect was not seen at the cervical level of the spinal cord. Functionally, unilateral pyramidal injury of corticospinal axons significantly increased toe spread of the contralateral denervated forelimb and hindlimb when compared to the uninjured side. BDNF treatment showed a recovery to presurgical levels. Testing of fine motor control with a food pellet reaching task demonstrated deficits in the impaired forelimb but did not show any improvement due to BDNF treatment.
Modeling Soil Fluxes with NEON Data
Creators: name: Zobitz, John
Publisher: name: QUBES Educational Resources
Year: 2024

description: This activity is an exploratory activity to understand rates of change of soil carbon dioxide in different ecosystems using data provided by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON, https://www.neonscience.org). Objectives of the activity are (1) Understand the dynamic environmental and biological properties affecting soil CO2 efflux; (2) Apply Fick's Law of Diffusion to estimate of soil gas efflux; and (3) Investigate a multi-year timeseries of soil water content, soil temperature, and soil gas efflux derived from Fick's Law to infer process-level changes in soil CO2 efflux.
Al amor, las virtudes y talentos: la lira de Josefa Letechipía
Creators: name: Reyes Herrera, Berenice
Publisher: name: Redoma
Year: 2024

description: El artículo presenta un seguimiento de la vida y la obra de María Josefa Letechipía Iriarte, poetisa zacatecana de la primera mitad del siglo XIX. Tiene por objetivo enumerar los poemas que, bajo su pseudónimo y sin él, aparecieron de forma dispersa en diferentes publicaciones periódicas y colecciones. En este recorrido se aportan datos sobre su biografía y se problematizan algunos otros: entre ellos la fecha de su nacimiento y su segundo apellido; además, se mencionan poemas no incluidos en otros estudios sobre su figura. La información es relevante debido a que, aunque su nombre ha aparecido en estudios y antologías, no se ha realizado una investigación como la que se propone. El texto finaliza con un atisbo a la crítica que se ha hecho de su obra y a posibles futuras investigaciones.
description: Redoma, Vol. 4 Núm. 13 (2024): Redoma 13, julio-septiembre 2024
Erconholda Kiriakoff 1968
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Erconholda

description: Phalera (Erconholda) torpida torpida Walker, 1865
Phalera torpida torpida Walker, 1865; 32 (2): 438.
Phalera (Erconholda) torpida torpida; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 327.
TL: Hindostan [= India]; TD: NHMUK Distribution: India: NW India, Sikkim, NE India. Elsewhere: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (Taiwan), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand.
Material Examined: Uttarakhand, Pithoragarh dist., Askot WLS, Jauljivi (29.7508°N; 80.3788°E, 632 m),
10.vi.2017 (1♂), Coll. U. Bandyopadhyay & Party.
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on pages 48-49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
Teinophalera elongata
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Teinophalera
Teinophalera elongata

description: Teinophalera elongata (Rothschild, 1917)
Phalera elongata Rothschild, 1917; 24: 253.
Teinophalera elongata; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 454.
TL: Khasia Hills [Meghalaya, India]; TD: NHMUK Distribution: India: Assam, Meghalaya. Elsewhere: China, Thailand, Vietnam.
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
EMPOWERING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH ENERGY-EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION AND IN-SENSOR COMPUTING
Creators: name: Modak, Nirmoy
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 400801
subject: Circuits and systems
classificationCode: 400802
subject: Electrical circuits and systems

description: In the ever-advancing landscape of technology, emerging technologies have emerged as
powerful catalysts for innovation across various domains. These technologies, situated at
the nexus of the physical and digital realms, hold tremendous potential for revolutionizing
industries, improving our quality of life, and addressing global challenges. Central to har-
nessing this potential is the efficient exchange of data and the processing of information, a
pivotal linchpin that underpins the success of emerging technologies.
The thesis titled ”Empowering Emerging Technologies through Energy-Efficient Commu-
nication and In-Sensor Computing” delves into a critical facet of this technological revolution.
It explores the central role of energy-efficient communication and in-sensor computing in un-
locking the full potential of emerging technologies. This comprehensive exploration unfolds
across three distinct chapters, each addressing an essential aspect of the research undertaken.
The first two chapters are dedicated to the realm of wearable technology, where we delve
into the intricacies of Human Body Communication (HBC). Chapter 2 meticulously models
the human body, focusing on Galvanic excitation and termination, which are fundamental
to understanding communication within this unique domain. In Chapter 3, we introduce
a novel method employing resonance through the human body to enhance wearable device
functionality and efficiency, shedding light on its innovative potential.
The fourth chapter takes us into the world of machine vision and computer vision, where
we unveil an ingenious solution—an ADC-less in-sensor image edge detection scheme. This
pioneering approach not only advances the field but also enables enhanced image processing
and analysis within sensors, thereby fostering the growth of machine vision applications.
This thesis represents a substantial contribution to the fields of HBC and in-sensor com-
puting. It models the Galvanic body channel, explores resonance-based power delivery and
communication, and demonstrates the importance of in-sensor image edge detection. Fur-
thermore, it presents a hardware-based CMOS image sensor capable of real-time edge image
extraction, enhancing computational efficiency while reducing latency.
As we embark on this intellectual journey, we invite the reader to delve deeper into the
realms of emerging technologies, energy-efficient communication, and in-sensor computing.By the culmination of this thesis, it is our hope that the insights garnered from this re-
search will empower emerging technologies, inspire further innovation, and usher in a more
sustainable and technologically empowered future.
A STUDY OF MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS OF THE SPUTTERING AND ION SOLID INTERACTIONS IN FUSION REACTORS
Creators: name: Hossain, Samera
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 401906
subject: Nuclear engineering (incl. fuel enrichment and waste processing and storage)

description: Research on enhancing the plasma confinement characteristics in fusion reactors and tokamaks has focused heavily on Low-Z plasma facing components Be, BeO, and SiC in recent decades. Building reactors, reducing harmful effects, and creating materials resistant to radiation all depend on an understanding of the plasma material interactions. In nuclear reactors, material composition and properties are also influenced by an understanding of impurity interactions. This thesis aims to investigate the effects of varying sputtering rates and long-term plasma durability on structured materials sputtered by plasma under various situations. The majority of this research has been done on the sputtering of materials as it accelerates the degradation of materials. To understand the process of ion solid contacts, a thorough investigation of ions' interactions with target atoms is presented in this work. Monte Carlo (MC) simulation has been done in this entire research by using the transport of ions in matter (TRIM). The influence of ion energy (100–1000 eV) and ion incidence angle by deuterium ions has been simulated in this study. As expected, on one hand, sputtering yield, as a function of ion-energy peaks first and a sequential reduction afterword; on the other hand, as a function of ion-incidence angle shows sequential enhancement towards max value followed by sharp reduction afterwards. The simulated data have been compared with the relevant experimental data and very close agreements were observed. To investigate the behavior of ion energy loss in relation to ion range in the targets, distribution profiles associated with ion range, recoil, ionization, and phonons are developed. Deuterium accumulation and its impact on Be target also have been shown in this work. The sputtering yield of BeD2 is lowest when the D incident ion interacts with low percentage of D has been simulated as target. Gradually increasing the percentage of D as target results in higher yields.
Disparia (Disparia) Nagano 1916
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Disparia

description: Subgenus Disparia Nagano, 1916
Disparia (Disparia) dentilinea (Hampson, 1891)
Stauropus dentilinea Hampson, 1891; VIII: 8.
Disparia (Disparia) dentilinea; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 115.
TL: Nilgiri Hills [Tamil Nadu, India]; TD: NHMUK Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Sri Lanka.
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on page 50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
Additional file 7: Figure S4. of Two members of TaRLK family confer powdery mildew resistance in common wheat
Creators: name: Tingting Chen
name: Xiao, Jin
name: Xu, Jun
name: Wentao Wan
name: Qin, Bi
name: Aizhong Cao
name: Chen, Wei
name: Liping Xing
name: Du, Chen
name: Xiquan Gao
name: Shouzhong Zhang
name: Ruiqi Zhang
name: Wenbiao Shen
name: Haiyan Wang
name: Xiue Wang
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Plant Biology

description: The detection of SOD, POD and CAT activities in transgenic plants at the second (left) and fourth (right) leaf growing stages after Bgt treatments. * indicates significant difference within each genotypes at 0.05 levels, using non-inoculated samples as control. The data were from three replicated independent experiments. (DOC 2439 kb)
Pseudofentonia (Pseudofentonia) argentifera
Creators: name: Chandra, Kailash
name: Mazumder, Arna
name: Sanyal, Abesh Kumar
name: Ash, Anirban
name: Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran
name: Mallick, Kaushik
name: Raha, Angshuman
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Notodontidae
Pseudofentonia
Pseudofentonia argentifera

description: Pseudofentonia (Pseudofentonia) argentifera (Moore, 1866)
Heterocampa argentifera Moore, 1866: 813.
Pseudofentonia (Formotensha) kezukai Nakamura, 1973; 25: 57.
Pseudofentonia nivala Yang, 1995: 161.
Pseudofentonia (Pseudofentonia) argentifera; Schintlmeister, 2013; 11: 357.
TL: Darjeeling [West Bengal, India]; TD: NHMUK Distribution: India: West Bengal, Sikkim, NE India. Elsewhere: China (Taiwan), Indonesia (Sumatra), Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.
description: Published as part of Chandra, Kailash, Mazumder, Arna, Sanyal, Abesh Kumar, Ash, Anirban, Bandyopadhyay, Uttaran, Mallick, Kaushik & Raha, Angshuman, 2018, Catalogue of Indian Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea), pp. 1-84 in Zootaxa 4505 (1) on page 50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4505.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2606706
Additional file 2: Table S2. of Two members of TaRLK family confer powdery mildew resistance in common wheat
Creators: name: Tingting Chen
name: Xiao, Jin
name: Xu, Jun
name: Wentao Wan
name: Qin, Bi
name: Aizhong Cao
name: Chen, Wei
name: Liping Xing
name: Du, Chen
name: Xiquan Gao
name: Shouzhong Zhang
name: Ruiqi Zhang
name: Wenbiao Shen
name: Haiyan Wang
name: Xiue Wang
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
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: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Plant Biology
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Biochemical characteristics of TaRLK1 and TaRLK2. (DOC 27 kb)
«Macario» de Bruno Traven, una visión simbólica de la muerte en México
Creators: name: Contreras Sandoval, Héctor
name: Carrillo Schaefer, Isabel
Publisher: name: Redoma
Year: 2024

description:  

En la literatura contemporánea mexicana autores como Juan Rulfo, Juan José Arreola o Bruno Traven repiten ciertos tópicos otorgados al plano religioso como el cielo, la tierra y el infierno, tres elementos distintos pero unidos entre sí y con ellos una visión que acompaña la alegoría de la muerte al ser también es una constante simbólica y que aparece en distintas formas: la tierra árida o la tierra que se quema, los olvidados, el hambre infinita, la pobreza o la tristeza del mexicano; elementos del desconsuelo y que se quedan impregnados en la mayoría de la obras mexicanas, de ahí que en este estudio se analizará desde una visión hermenéutica la novela de Bruno Traven Macario y la función de símbolos y arquetipos como la muerte o el tiempo.
description: Redoma, Vol. 4 Núm. 13 (2024): Redoma 13, julio-septiembre 2024
Development of health indicators for rough fescue grasslands in the southern interior of British Columbia
Creators: name: Lamagna, Sarah Frances
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2009

description: Grasslands throughout the world including those in British Columbia have been severely reduced and altered by agricultural production and inappropriate livestock grazing practices. Ongoing degradation of rangelands is a worldwide problem, currently affecting about 680 million hectares of rangelands. Studies on development and application of criteria and indicators for forests and grasslands are often lacking, or have been done on a limited number of sites with relatively narrow ranges of climate and soil type. This study aims to (i) quantify the relationships among soil/vegetation properties known to be affected by grazing to easily-assessed indicators, used in the existing health assessment systems, that do not require laboratory analyses or time consuming measurement, and (ii) to evaluate impacts of grazing on soil aggregate stability on the rough fescue grasslands of the southern interior of British Columbia. During the growing seasons of 2006 and 2007, soil and vegetation properties were measured on nine open grassland sites with a potential natural plant community dominated by rough fescue (Festuca campestris Rydb.) in the southern interior of British Columbia. Each site had at least one area excluded from grazing and all units were classified into different seral stages according to the amount of rough fescue present on the land. Rough fescue cover was found to be a useful indicator of the presence of functioning recovery mechanisms. Percent exposed mineral soil was found to be a sensitive indicator of the degree of soil stability and watershed function, as well as an indicator of the integrity of nutrient cycles and energy flows in rough fescue grasslands. Percent Junegrass cover was not as sensitive an indicator as percent exposed mineral soil, but has general overall strength with many health measures.. Only the 1-2 mm aggregate size class was closely related to most soil and vegetation properties, showing that it is more sensitive than the other aggregate stability parameters to soil and vegetation properties. The results from this study can help rangeland managers and ranchers in determining the rangeland health in their area as well as help researchers understand that only a certain number of parameters need to be assessed.