cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Identifying Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) through the Nasal Microbiome
Creators: name: Martinez, Ruth Eunice Centeno
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Animal protection (incl. pests and pathogens)
Veterinary pathology
Veterinary medicine (excl. urology)
Veterinary diagnosis and diagnostics
Microbial ecology
Infectious diseases

description: Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an ongoing health and economic issue in the dairy and beef cattle industry. Also, there are multiple risk factors that make an animal susceptible to BRD and it's diagnosis and treatment is a challenge for producers. Four bacterial species, Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni, and Mycoplasma bovis have been associated with BRD mortalities. Hence, this study aims to characterize the cattle nasal microbiome as a potential additional diagnostic method to identify animals suspected to have a lung infection. Quantitative PCR and 16S rRNA gene sequencing were used to determine the bacterial load of these four bacterial pathogens in the nasal microbiome of apparently healthy (N=75) and (N=58) affected by BRD Holstein steers. We then sought to identify a value or equation that could be used to discriminate between BRD and healthy animals using a Linear Discriminant Model (LDA). Additionally, co-occurrence between commensal bacterial and BRD-pathogens were also identified. Cattle diagnosed with BRD presented lower richness, evenness and phylogenetic diversity than healthy pen-mates. Bacterial species and genera Truperella pyrogenes and Bibersteina were increased in the BRD group, and the species Mycoplasma bovirhinis and Clostridium sensu stricto increased in the healthy group. Prevalence of H. somni (98%) and P. multocida (97%) were the highest regardless of disease diagnosis in all the samples. Prevalence of M. haemolytica (81 vs. 61%) and M. bovis (74 vs. 50.7%) were higher in the BRD group. The bacterial density of M. haemolytica and M. bovis was also higher in the BRD group, whereas Histophilus somni was lower in the BRD group. Five different models were tested using LDA, and one model produced a sensitivity and specificity of 60% and 81% agreement with diagnosis based on animal symptoms. Co-occurrence analysis demonstrated that the nasal microbiome members are more likely to interact with each other than associations between BRD-pathogens and nasal microbiome members. This study offers insight into the BRD-pathogens prevalence and difference in nasal microbiome between healthy and BRD animals and provides a potential platform for future studies and potential pen-side diagnostic testing.
Additional file 1 of Healthcare staff’s perspectives on long-acting injectable buprenorphine treatment: a qualitative interview study
Creators: name: Nordgren, Johan
name: Monwell, Bodil
name: Johnson, Björn
name: Gunnarsson, Nina Veetnisha
name: Capusan, Andrea Johansson
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1.COREQ checklist.
EXOTIC INVASIVE SPECIES DYNAMICS AND IMPACTS IN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
Creators: name: Cook, Rachel T
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology

description: In chapter 1, I used spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) visual survey data provided by USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), along with two anthropogenic variables and six habitat variables. The anthropogenic variables were human population from the U.S. Census and road density calculated by Liebhold et al. 2013 from the ArcGIS World Transportation reference layer and each was considered a proxy for human-aided dispersal. The six habitat variables included forested area and five host availability terms expressed as basal area, host trees per acre, number of host trees per county, tree of heaven occurrence, and canopy cover. Forested land was obtained from the US Forest Service FIA MapMaker online data query system (https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/fia/data-tools/mapping-tools). Percent forest canopy cover was obtained from the Forest Service’s cartographic tree canopy cover product (USDA Forest Service 2016). Host basal area and numbers of host trees per acre and county were obtained from the Forest Service’s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program, using a published list of known SLF hosts from Barringer and Ciafre (2020).
In chapter 2, I used US Forest Service (USFS) Insect and Disease Detection Surveys (IDS) to obtain gypsy moth defoliation information. I queried the US Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS NWIS) for public stream gage data. I also used monthly precipitation data from PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University and monthly evapotranspiration data from USGS Center for Integrated Data Analytics.
Devononeseuretus beichti n. gen., n. sp., der Erstnachweis eines Calymeniden (Trilobita) aus dem Hunsrückschiefer
Creators: name: Alberti, Mirco
Publisher: name: FID GEO
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 562
subject: Rheinisches Schiefergebirge
subject: Unterdevon
subject: Trilobiten
subject: FID-GEO-DE-7

description: Aus dem Hunsrückschiefer von Bundenbach wird der Trilobit Devononeseuretus beichti n. gen, n. sp. beschrieben. Devononeseuretus n. gen. ist die erste bekannte Gattung der Calymenidae Milne Edwards, 1840 aus dem Hunsrückschiefer. Als Vertreter der Reedocalymeninae Hupé, 1955 verlängert ihr Nachweis die stratigrafische Reichweite ihrer Unter-Familie vom frühen Ordovizium bis ins frühe Unter-Emsium des Unterdevons. Unklar bleibt, warum das Taxon als seinerzeit „Lebendes Fossil“ noch im Lebensraum des Hunsrückschiefers existieren konnte.
description: Abstract: The trilobite Devononeseuretus beichti n. gen, n. sp. is described from the Hunsrück Slate of Bundenbach. Devononeseuretus n. gen. is the first known genus of the Calymenidae Milne Edwards, 1840 from the Hunsrück Slate. As a representative of the Reedocalymeninae Hupé, 1955 it extends the stratigraphic range of its subfamily from the early Ordovician to the early Lower Emsian of the Lower Devonian. It remains unclear why this taxon could still exist as a contemporary “living fossil” in the environment of the Hunsrück Slate.
sj-pdf-1-smm-10.1177_09622802211027593 - Supplemental material for Additive rates model for recurrent event data with intermittently observed time-dependent covariates
Creators: name: Lyu, Tianmeng
name: Luo, Xianghua
name: Huang, Chiung-Yu
name: Sun, Yifei
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
subject: 160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-smm-10.1177_09622802211027593 for Additive rates model for recurrent event data with intermittently observed time-dependent covariates by Tianmeng Lyu, Xianghua Luo, Chiung-Yu Huang and Yifei Sun in Statistical Methods in Medical Research
Die Vielseitigkeit der Wikimedia-Projekte als Eckpfeiler der OER-Landschaft
Creators: name: Mietchen, Daniel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Hintegrund

Dieses Archiv trägt zur Gestaltung eines Workshops zum Thema "Die Vielseitigkeit der Wikimedia-Projekte als Eckpfeiler der OER-Landschaft" bei, welcher Teil der OER-Konferenz 2025 vom 13.-14.5. in Jena ist.

 

Zusammenfassung

Die Wikimedia-Bewegung hat mit Wikipedia und ihren Schwesterprojekten wie Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons oder Wikisource eine Wissensbasis geschaffen, die sich auf vielseitige Art und Weise in Lehr- und Lernprozesse einbinden und an sie anpassen lassen. Durch ihren kollaborativen Ansatz, ihre offene Lizensierung und eine sowohl sprach- als auch fachübergreifende Natur in Kombination mit globaler Reichweite haben sich diese Projekte als Eckpfeiler für offene Bildungsressourcen etabliert.

Der Workshop wird Einblicke in diese Vielfalt geben, das Zusammenspiel zwischen offenen Inhalten, offener Infrastruktur und offener Community wird erkundet, die relevanten offenen Lizenzmodelle werden besprochen sowie anhand praktischer Beispiele einige Chancen und Herausforderungen der aktiven oder passiven Nutzung von Wikimedia-Projekten in Bildungskontexten beleuchtet. Wer möchte, kann direkt einige Nutzungsvarianten ausprobieren.
FORAGING ECOLOGY OF NESTING GREEN, OLIVE RIDLEY, AND LEATHERBACK TURTLES FROM NORTHWEST COSTA RICA
Creators: name: Meeth, Alison Jenele
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Other biological sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Understanding what sea turtles are feeding on and where they are feeding is key to understand their overall biology and will aid in understanding what type of management actions are necessary in order to conserve and protect these endangered species. Here I set out to (1) examine the population-level isotopic profiles of three sea turtle species in the Eastern Tropical Pacific; (2) determine differences in their foraging strategies; (3) attempt to gain insights about their pre-nesting origins; and (4) determine whether body size would influence the isotopic values of an individual turtle.Stable isotope analysis (δ13C and δ15N values) was conducted on tissue samples from 52 sea turtles nesting on Playa Cabuyal, Costa Rica; 28 Pacific green (Chelonia mydas), 20 olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), and 4 leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea). Nine satellite transmitters were also deployed on a separate population of post-nesting Pacific green turtles from Playa Cabuyal.Based on isotopic profiles, green turtles in the Eastern Tropical Pacific were found to be feeding at a higher trophic level when compared to green turtles in other regions and this was supported by their increased δ15N values (16 ± 0.8 ‰). Rather than shifting to herbivory as adults, green turtles foraging in the eastern Pacific are potentially remaining omnivorous. Tracking data further confirmed that green turtles are coastal migrators and are probably inhabiting areas with high δ15N values within this region. Olive ridley turtles are exhibiting similar behavior to olive ridley turtles elsewhere due to minimal variance in their isotopic profiles (δ13C = -15.1 ± 0.7 ‰, δ15N =14.2 ± 0.8 ‰) and their known nomadic behavior. Although a small sample size, leatherback turtles showed a shift in their foraging habitats suggesting they are also feeding inshore in addition to their pelagic behavior due to their increased δ13C values (-15.5 ± 0.4 ‰). Further, as body size increased in olive ridley’s, the δ15N values significantly decreased suggesting that larger turtles prefer deeper pelagic waters with less enriched N isotope concentrations. However, in order to rule out possible external factors influencing this relationship, knowing where the turtle is originating from is crucial. This project provides data for developing isoscapes in the Eastern Tropical Pacific to aid in understanding the spatial distribution of sea turtles and their foraging grounds and the impact that foraging area may have on overall biology of these species. This information can be used to prioritize high use foraging habitats and determine the most effective management practices for protecting these species and the prey and habitat on which they rely.
THE ECONOMIC CONDITION OF INDIA BEFORE THE BRITISH RULE (BEFORE 1757 CE): AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
Creators: name: Dr. Ram Krishna Mandal*
name: Dr. Swapnali Baruah
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Standardized Currency, Colonizer, Welfare, Political Stability, Revenue.

description: Abstract: The Mughals were in charge of bringing the nation together, establishing a standardised currency, and constructing a vast road network. Shashi Tharoor makes the brutally straight forward argument that Europeans colonised India for their own gain, using its riches and resources to enrich the colonisers rather than to better the lot of the Indian people. Given that proponents of empire frequently employed terms like "benefit" and "welfare," Tharoor shifts her focus to the specifics of colonialism's economics. Objective: The research has attempted to investigate India's economic situation before the arrival of the British. Methodology: The study has utilized both qualitative and quantitative approaches on the basis of secondary sources. Result and Discussion: The Mughal economy was built on a complex network of coined currency, land revenue and trade. Royal mints produced gold, silver and copper coins provided that free coinage was established. The centralised administration, the political stability and the uniform revenue policy evolved by the Mughals, and the presence of a well-structured internal trade network allowed India to be economically united even before a single British ship arrived; economically united was India to a large extent, though it was a nation with a traditional agrarian economy, a subsistence agriculture economy. Findings: There were rich agricultural economy, developed trade and commerce, enhanced handicraft & textile Sector and well functioned markets & temples. Conclusion: India is said to have been the biggest economy in the ancient and mediaeval world between the first and seventeenth centuries CE, accounting for between one-third and one-fourth of global wealth.
Hydrostatische Laser-Präzisionsschlauchwaage zur hochgenauen Ermittlung von Neigungen und Setzungen
Creators: name: Kubisch, Frank
name: Schuwerack, Clemens
name: Möser, Michael
name: Böhme, Hubert
name: Benndorf, Jörg
Publisher: name: FID GEO
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: 624
subject: Schlauchwaage
subject: Bauwerksüberwachung
subject: Echtzeitmessung
subject: Deformationsmonitoring
subject: hose levelling system
subject: structural monitoring
subject: real-time measurement
subject: deformation monitoring
subject: FID-GEO-DE-7

description: Ein hydrostatisches, hochpräzises Schlauchwaagen-Messinstrument zur kombinierten Bestimmung von Setzungen und Neigungen wurde im Rahmen eines BMWK ZIM-Kooperationsprojektes zur Echtzeitmessung entwickelt. Zunächst wird ein Einblick in das Grundlagenprinzip des hydrostatischen Nivellements gegeben. Darauf aufbauend wird das entwickelte Messprinzip sowie die Systemkonzeption der Hard- und Software vorgestellt. Anhand der Grundlagenversuche wird das technische Know-how, die wissenschaftliche Arbeit der Projektpartner zur Optimierung des Messsystems sowie die Komplexität des Messprinzips dargestellt. Die Funktionalität des Gesamtsystems „HYDRO-LaWa“ sowie die ersten Ergebnisse im Praxiseinsatz werden in drei unterschiedlichen Anwendungsgebieten evaluiert. Das hydrostatische Messinstrument wurde in der dritten Entwicklungsstufe FG-SW-V2 mit hoher Messgenauigkeit und geringer Standardabweichung von 0,1 mm bis 0,2 mm weiterentwickelt. Somit steht in sehr naher Zukunft ein robustes, langzeitstabiles sowie ein in Echtzeit messendes Gesamtsystem für den Markteintritt zur Verfügung.
sj-docx-1-jdr-10.1177_00220345211029277 – Supplemental material for Social Mobility and Tooth Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Creators: name: Celeste, R.K.
name: Darin-Mattsson, A.
name: Lennartsson, C.
name: Listl, S.
name: Peres, M.A.
name: Fritzell, J.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110599 Dentistry not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-jdr-10.1177_00220345211029277 for Social Mobility and Tooth Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by R.K. Celeste, A. Darin-Mattsson, C. Lennartsson, S. Listl, M.A. Peres and J. Fritzell in Journal of Dental Research
Nonequilibrium Simulations to Discern Property, Performance and Sensitivity of Faceted Molecular Crystals
Creators: name: Brahmbhatt, Janki
Publisher: name: University of Illinois Chicago
Year: 2025

description: Molecular solids often exist as highly facetted crystals. Interfacial behavior differs from bulk configuration for materials and this difference is especially pronounced in the case of energetic molecular crystals where interfacial atomic configuration can affect properties like sensitivity and stability. The nature and intended use of these materials necessitate an in-depth understanding of how interfacial interactions contribute to overall crystal nucleation and structure, bonding, shock sensitivity, and material stability. Material packing and affinity for shear dislocation often complement material stability and low impact sensitivity—making understanding crystal packing and morphology equally important to understanding shock sensitivity. Additionally, interfaces play a unique and substantial role in modifying properties and response in materials. The property, performance and sensitivity of faceted molecular crystals is hard to determine. Experimental investigations of molecular crystals often reveal only a limited subset of properties that are hard to ascribe to their observed behavior. A rigorous thermodynamic and kinetic analysis that is length-scale and time-scale dependent is needed for a comprehensive understanding. In this thesis, we extend first-principles informed molecular simulations to quantify non-equilibrium properties and response of energetic molecular crystals and their oriented surfaces. We explore surface free energy (SFE) in place of surface energy (SE) as a better descriptor for determining their stability and response. Furthermore, molecular crystals are often stabilized using polymeric binders. The crystals are often embedded in a polymeric matrix. These polymeric binders modify the response of energetic composites. We explore the orientation-dependent work of adhesion between molecular crystals and polymeric binders. We then examine the orientation-dependent onset of chemical reactions using reactive molecular dynamics (RMD) and explore the thermal and mechanical response. We conclude by discussing the potential for using machine learning for comprehensive chemical kinetics models.
Optimal Control Policies for the Recovery of Socio-physical Systems
Creators: name: Gehlot, Hemant
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Civil engineering not elsewhere classified

description: Disasters often cause significant damage to infrastructure systems and result in displacement of communities. Recovery after such events becomes complicated due to the presence of various interdependencies. For example, there are dependencies that are present between various types of infrastructure systems. Similarly, a displaced social group may decide to return after a disaster only when a sufficiently large number of groups in its social network return and certain infrastructure components in its neighborhood are repaired. In addition, there could be constraints on the availability of resources and manpower for recovery after disasters. The recovery decisions in such resource-constrained scenarios are often guided by practitioner knowledge, experience, and convention. Therefore, it is important to develop policies that can be efficiently implemented for optimal recovery of such systems.
In this dissertation, a mathematical abstraction of the above recovery problem is considered. Since the number of possible recovery strategies under such scenarios grows exponentially fast as the number of damaged infrastructure components increases, it is intractable to enumerate all possible solutions to find the optimal strategy. In addition, existing computational frameworks like integer programming and dynamic programming become computationally burdensome as the size of the problem increases. Therefore, this dissertation focuses on rigorously characterizing optimal and near-optimal policies for the recovery of socio-physical systems. First, we focus on the recovery of infrastructure components that face accelerated deterioration after disasters due to processes such as floods and corrosion. For the scenario when there is a single repair agency, it is proved that the optimal policy is to target the healthiest component at each time-step when the deterioration rate is larger than the repair rate whereas the optimal policy is to target the least healthy component at each time-step when the repair rate is sufficiently larger than deterioration rate. Next, various extensions of this problem involving heterogeneity in the deterioration and repair rates as well as weights across components, dependencies between components, and multiple repair agencies are considered. It is shown that the characterized policies depend on the relationship between the deterioration and repair rates for all these cases. After that, the problem of maximizing the number of displaced social groups that return, while addressing the repair of infrastructure components, is considered. Optimal and near-optimal policies are characterized for various cases of this problem as well.
Finally, we provide greedy heuristics (motivated by the above optimal policies) and other computational methods to solve cases of the problem for which optimal policies are not currently known.
Analytical and EZmock covariance validation for the DESI 2024 results
Creators: name: Forero-Sánchez, Daniel
name: Rashkovetskyi, Michael
name: Alves, Otávio
name: de Mattia, Arnaud
name: Padmanabhan, Nikhil
name: Seo, Hee-Jong
name: Nadathur, Seshadri
name: Ross, Ashley J.
name: Zarrouk, Pauline
name: Gil-Marín, Héctor
name: Yu, Jiaxi
name: Ding, Zhejie
name: Andrade, Uendert
name: Chen, Xinyi
name: Garcia-Quintero, Cristhian
name: Mena-Fernández, Juan
name: Ahlen, Steven
name: Bianchi, Davide
name: Brooks, David
name: Burtin, Etienne
name: Chaussidon, Edmond
name: Claybaugh, Todd
name: Cole, Shaun
name: de la Macorra, Axel
name: Vargas, Miguel Enriquez
name: Gaztañaga, Enrique
name: Gutierrez, Gaston
name: Honscheid, Klaus
name: Howlett, Cullan
name: Kisner, Theodore
name: Landriau, Martin
name: Guillou, Laurent Le
name: Levi, Michael
name: Miquel, Ramon
name: Moustakas, John
name: Palanque-Delabrouille, Nathalie
name: Percival, Will
name: Pérez-Ràfols, Ignasi
name: Ross, Ashley J.
name: Rossi, Graziano
name: Sanchez, Eusebio
name: Schlegel, David
name: Schubnell, Michael
name: Seo, Hee-Jong
name: Sprayberry, David
name: Tarlé, Gregory
name: Magana, Mariana Vargas
name: Weaver, Benjamin Alan
name: Zou, Hu
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The estimation of uncertainties in cosmological parameters is an important challenge in Large-Scale-Structure (LSS) analyses. For standard analyses such as Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) and Full Shape, two approaches are usually considered. First: analytical estimates of the covariance matrix use Gaussian approximations and (nonlinear) clustering measurements to estimate the matrix, which allows a relatively fast and computationally cheap way to generate matrices that adapt to an arbitrary clustering measurement. On the other hand, sample covariances are an empirical estimate of the matrix based on en ensemble of clustering measurements from fast and approximate simulations. While more computationally expensive due to the large amount of simulations and volume required, these allow us to take into account systematics that are impossible to model analytically. In this work we compare these two approaches in order to enable DESI's key analyses. We find that the configuration space analytical estimate performs satisfactorily in BAO analyses and its flexibility in terms of input clustering makes it the fiducial choice for DESI's 2024 BAO analysis. On the contrary, the analytical computation of the covariance matrix in Fourier space does not reproduce the expected measurements in terms of Full Shape analyses, which motivates the use of a corrected mock covariance for DESI's Full Shape analysis.
description: 24 pages, 5 figures 7 tables, submitted to JCAP
1880–1900: Franz Xaver von Schwarz und die kritische Zeit in der Geschichte des Geomagnetischen Observatoriums München
Creators: name: Soffel, Heinrich C.
Publisher: name: FID GEO
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 550
subject: Geomagnetisches Observatorium
subject: München
subject: Astronomisches Observatorium
subject: Franz Xaver von Schwarz
subject: FID-GEO-DE-7

description: Die Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften errichtete in den Jahren 1816/1818 in Bogenhausen, einem kleinen Dorf am Ostufer der Isar, eine neue Sternwarte.
Assessing PS-InSAR ground motion data toward stability monitoring of coastal flood protection dikes
Creators: name: Hoogestraat, Dieter
name: Sudhaus, Henriette
name: Omlin, Andreas
Publisher: name: FID GEO
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: InSAR
subject: Ground motion
subject: Schleswig-Holstein
subject: Dike
subject: Geophysik
subject: FID-GEO-DE-7

description: Sea level rise caused by climate change represents a challenge to coastal flood protection measures, particularly in regions such as the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Large parts along the North Sea coast are protected by dikes and offshore islands provide additional shelter to the hinterland, which often lies just above or even beneath sea level. We have examined InSAR time series data from the German Ground Motion Service along the entire west coast dike route from the Danish border to Wedel. We want to estimate how these data can be used to detect and monitor ground motion processes related to dikes, especially in cases where PS (persistent scatterer) are irregularly distributed. We found, that mainly those parts of the dikes can be monitored by PS interferometry where the seaward dike base is shielded by heavy armourstone acting as sufficient back-scatters for radar waves. Here, ground motion processes induced by additional load of reinforcing construction work can be observed. In some regions the dikes are influenced by long-term, large-scale subsidence. We performed statistical analysis on low pass filtered PS time series to automatically identify significant ground motion and/or ground motion events within a local area of interest. Preliminary results suggest, that we may be able to identify dike segments which show signs of anomalous ground motion and thus should be monitored closely.
Renal myelolipoma -- Rare  site for extra-adrenal myelolipoma.
Creators: name: GHATE, MADHURI
Publisher: name: EURORAD
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: Abdomen
subject: CT
subject: Education
subject: Neoplasia

description: Clinical History Image Findings Discussion Find Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
description: male, 22 years
description: Clinical History: A 22 yr dwarf  male patient presented with abdominal pain, bilateral lower limb swelling and fatigue with features of hypothyroidism.Patient's Blood counts were within normal limits. Final Diagnosis: Renal myelolipoma.
Development of sarcosine quantification in urine based on enzyme-coupled colorimetric method for prostate cancer diagnosis
Creators: name: Yamkamon, Vichanan
name: Phakdee, Benjarong
name: Yainoy, Sakda
name: Suksrichawalit, Thummaruk
name: Tatanandana, Tararat
name: Sangkum, Premsant
name: Eiamphungporn, Warawan
Publisher: name: IfADo - Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund
Year: 2018
Subjects: colorimetric assay
sarcosine
prostate cancer
sarcosine oxidase
urine

description: An enzyme-coupled colorimetric assay for quantification of urinary sarcosine was developed. The proposed method is a specific reaction based on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) formation via sarcosine oxidase (SOX). The liberated H2O2 reacts with Amplex Red in the presence of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) to produce the red-fluorescent oxidation product, resorufin, which can be measured spectrophotometrically (OD570). The method was performed in the 96-well microtiter plate. Reaction conditions, such as pH and reaction time were optimized. At the optimum conditions, the limit of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) were found to be 0.7 and 1 µM, respectively. A good linearity was revealed with a coefficient of 0.990. The assay showed no significant interference from ascorbic acid, glucose and bilirubin. In addition, it is extremely specific for sarcosine rather than other amino acids. The determination of sarcosine in human urine displayed high accuracy and good reproducibility. This method is promising to differentiate prostate cancer patients from healthy subjects according to urinary sarcosine level. Altogether, this study provides a rapid, simple and specific tool to determine urinary sarcosine which could be useful for prostate cancer diagnosis.
description: EXCLI Journal; 17:Doc467; ISSN 1611-2156
Additional file 1 of Sex-based association between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and adverse outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting
Creators: name: Montazeri Namin, Sara
name: Moradi, Ali
name: Tavolinejad, Hamed
name: Vasheghani-Farahani, Ali
name: Jalali, Arash
name: Pashang, Mina
name: Sadeghian, Saeed
name: Bagheri, Jamshid
name: Mansourian, Soheil
name: Mehrani, Mehdi
name: Hosseini, Kaveh
name: Rashedi, Sina
name: Tajdini, Masih
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Supplementary Material 1
sj-docx-1-jdr-10.1177_00220345211031446 – Supplemental material for Response to Letter to the Editor, “3D-Printed Polycaprolactone Reinforced Hydrogel as an Artificial TMJ Disc”
Creators: name: Jiang, N.
name: Yang, Y.
name: Zhu, S.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110599 Dentistry not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 91299 Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Materials engineering

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-jdr-10.1177_00220345211031446 for Response to Letter to the Editor, “3D-Printed Polycaprolactone Reinforced Hydrogel as an Artificial TMJ Disc” by N. Jiang, Y. Yang and S. Zhu in Journal of Dental Research
INTERFACIAL TOUGHENING OF CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (CFRP) MATRIX COMPOSITES USING MWCNTS/EPOXY NANOFIBER SCAFFOLDS
Creators: name: Wable, Vidya Balu
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: This study represents a cost-effective method to advance the physical and mechanical properties of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) prepreg composite materials, where electrospun multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/epoxy nanofibers fabricated and deposited in between the layers of traditional CFRP prepreg composite. CNT-aligned epoxy nanofibers were uniformly formed by an optimized electrospinning method. Electrospinning is considered one of the most flexible, low-cost, and globally recognized methods for generating continuous filaments from submicron to tens of nanometer diameter. Nanofilaments were incorporated precisely on the layers of prepreg to accomplish increased adhesion and interfacial bonding, leading to increased strength and enhancements in more mechanical properties. As a result, the modulus of the epoxy and CNT/epoxy nanofibers were revealed to be 3.24 GPa and 4.84 GPa, leading to 49% enhancement. Furthermore, interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and fatigue performance at high-stress regimes improved by 29% and 27%, respectively. Barely visible impact damage (BVID) energy improved considerably by up to 45%. The thermal and electrical conductivities were also increased considerably because of the highly conductive CNT networks present in between the CFRP layers. The newly introduced approach was able to deposit high content uniform CNTs at the ply interface of prepregs to enhance the CFRP properties, that has not been achieved in the past because of the randomly oriented high viscosity CNTs in epoxy resins.
sj-docx-1-mss-10.1177_17506980211037282 – Supplemental material for A network of photographs: The visual public memory of the Dutch Provo movement, 1967–2016
Creators: name: Smits, Thomas
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 200199 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: History
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-mss-10.1177_17506980211037282 for A network of photographs: The visual public memory of the Dutch Provo movement, 1967–2016 by Thomas Smits in Memory Studies
EXPLOITING LUMINESCENCE EMISSIONS OF SOLAR CELLS FOR INTERNET-OF-THINGS (IOT) APPLICATIONS
Creators: name: Fan, Xiaozhe
Publisher: name: Purdue University Graduate School
Year: 2021
Subjects: Electrical engineering not elsewhere classified

description: The Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices have experienced an explosive growth during the last decades. The number of IoT devices is predicted to reach 36.4 billion by 2025, resulting in an urgent demand for high-density and high-capacity network connectivity. Recently, self-powered optical wireless devices have attracted more attention from both academia and industry. Although radio frequency (RF) technologies are readily available for various wireless applications, the RFcommunication bands are becoming saturated due to the scarcity of the RF spectrum. Optical wireless communication (OWC) provides an attractive solution to overcome the shortage of RF bands. OWC is also attractive for low-power or even self-powered applications since optical energy is the most abundant in both indoor and outdoor scenarios.
This dissertation explores a new optical communication technique called optical frequency identification (OFID). This technique employs solar cells as an optical antenna, capable of harvesting energy and transmitting/receiving optical information. Transmission of information with a solar cell is achieved by modulating the cell's luminescent emissions. Two OFID system prototypes were designed,fabricated, evaluated, and discussed.
A series of experiments have been carried out to exploit the feasibility of using a solar cell's luminescence emissions for optical communication and evaluate proposed two OFID system prototypes. This dissertation validated that luminescent emissions from a GaAs solar cell can be modulated for optical communications. Then, two photoluminescence (PL) modulators were proposed and compared in terms of their energy harvesting and communication performances. The first OFID system prototype, based on a dual-aperture reader and a microcontroller-based tag was validated and experimented for a remote temperature sensing application. The second prototype, based on a single-aperture OFID reader and an FPGA-based OFID module, was analyzed with an emphasis on the communication date rate, communication range, tag's cold-startup period and power consumption.
title: A Comparative Analysis of Carlevale IOL Versus Artisan IOL Implantation Using a Scleral Tunnel Incision Technique
Creators: name: Obergassel, Justus
name: Heiduschka, Peter
name: Alten, Florian
name: Eter, Nicole
name: Clemens, Christoph R.
Publisher: name: University of Muenster, Institutional Repository MIAMI
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: 610 Medicine and health

description: Background: The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the surgical and refractive outcomes using the Carlevale IOL (FIL SSF; SOLEKO) with those of the retropupillary-fixated Artisan IOL (Aphakia Model 205; OPHTEC), implanted through a 6 mm sclerocorneal tunnel incision in both groups. Methods: This study included 51 consecutive eyes (25 Carlevale and 26 Artisan IOLs). Due to complex preoperative conditions (e.g., dislocated polymethylmethacrylat IOL, luxated Cataracta rubra), all patients underwent lens explantation using a standardized 6 mm sclerocorneal tunnel incision and a 23 G or 25 G pars plana vitrectomy. Visual acuity (VA), spherical equivalent, refractive prediction error (PE), incision-suture time, and complication rates were recorded preoperatively and during the follow-up period. Results: The average follow-up period was 40.9 ± 5.7 days. VA improved by 0.28 ± 0.39 logMAR (p < 0.0001) in the Carlevale group and by 0.36 ± 0.47 logMAR (p < 0.0001) in the Artisan group. The improvement was comparable between both groups (p = 0.921). The deviation of the PE was −0.67 ± 0.56 in the Carlevale group and 0.34 ± 0.71 in the Artisan group (p < 0.0001). The mean incision-suture time was 42.5 ± 5.8 min in the Carlevale group and 28.2 ± 6.4 min in the Artisan group. Anterior chamber and vitreous hemorrhages were the most common complications, occurring in 12% in the Carlevale group and 17.2% in the Artisan group. Conclusions: The use of the Carlevale IOL, implanted using a sclerocorneal tunnel technique, presents a valid option for treating complex lens dislocations. The scleral fixation of the Carlevale IOL minimizes risks associated with iris fixation, such as chronic inflammation and pupil distortion, making it particularly suitable for patients with damaged irises.
description: Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Universität Münster.
Supplemental Material, sj-docx-1-jcr-10.1177_00220027211028989 - Politics or Performance? Leadership Accountability in UN Peacekeeping
Creators: name: Lundgren, Magnus
name: Oksamytna, Kseniya
name: Bove, Vincenzo
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 220104 Human Rights and Justice Issues
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: 160607 International Relations
subject: FOS: Political science

description: Supplemental Material, sj-docx-1-jcr-10.1177_00220027211028989 for Politics or Performance? Leadership Accountability in UN Peacekeeping by Magnus Lundgren, Kseniya Oksamytna and Vincenzo Bove in Journal of Conflict Resolution
title: More than a Line : Borders as Embodied States
Creators: name: Whitley, Leila Marie
Publisher: name: Goldsmiths, University of London
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Migration, borders, US-Mexico border, bordering, racism

description: This thesis examines what borders do and how and where they are experienced. In
particular, I am interested in how bodies come to be mobilized as sites of borders and
border policing. The goal of this thesis is to contribute to a theory of the border that
accounts for the ways bodies are regulated by borders, not only at the sites nominally
recognized as "border," but throughout and beyond national space. How do borders
become a means of regulating bodies and of structuring social relationships?

The thesis departs from the US-Mexico border, beginning with a historically
grounded consideration of how this border has situated migrants moving from
Mexico into the United States and how it has racialised and legislated belonging. To
do this, I draw on materials within border studies that address this particular border,
as well as chicano studies materials and analysis of racialisation in the US context.
This moves into a broader discussion of the functions of borders, engaging with
debates taking place within critical border studies and drawing on critical theory,
race and postcolonial theory to articulate a theoretical treatment of the border that
challenges the idea that a border can be limited to a single, specific geographic space.
Two case studies further extend this argument. The first analyses a US racial
profiling law, Arizona’s SB1070, through a reading of the text of this document,
responses to it, and the history of US immigration policy. The second examines
human rights reports, one representing the US-Mexico border and the other the
Mediterranean border space of Europe. Through analysis of the documents I look at
the particular construction of the figure of the migrant.

I argue that instead of being site-limited, borders are enacted in relation to
embodiment. This means borders have to be thought of both in relation to their
enactment and to the bodies they police and control. The project challenges
universalising accounts of borders and attends to the ways that borders differentially
address different bodies, so that some bodies move freely both within and beyond
national space, while the movement of others is restricted.
Towards a mine 3D dense mapping mobile robot: A system design and preliminary accuracy evaluation
Creators: name: Trybała, Pawel
name: John, André
name: Köhler, Christian
name: Benndorf, Jörg
name: Blachowski, Jan
Publisher: name: FID GEO
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 622
subject: 624
subject: mobile laser scanning
subject: SLAM - Simultaneous Localization and Mapping
subject: point cloud
subject: mobile robots
subject: LIDAR technology
subject: accuracy assessment
subject: mobiles Laserscanning
subject: Positionsbestimmung und Kartierung
subject: Punktwolke
subject: mobile Roboter
subject: LIDAR-Technologie
subject: Genauigkeitsbewertung
subject: FID-GEO-DE-7

description: The rapid development of robotic systems in recent years has greatly increased the availabil-ity of both its hardware and software components. Widely used open-source frameworks like Robot Operating System have made it substantially easier to develop or adopt an existing robotic system for a chosen application. This allowed robots to be used in various new fields. Since sensors that provide spatial data are a vital part of a robotic device, one of these fields has naturally been surveying. Furthermore, given their ability to perform autonomous or re-mote tasks, the deployment of mobile robots is extremely desirable in human-unfriendly envi-ronments, such as an underground mine. Building on these advantages, in this study, we pre-sent a wheeled mobile robot design for exploration and surveying of underground mining are-as. Preliminary tests of its mapping capabilities were conducted in a lab environment. Meas-urements with a survey-grade laser scanner, a commercial handheld SLAM solution, and an open-source SLAM, implemented on a Robotnik wheeled robot, were carried out, and the resulting point clouds were compared to each other. The results prove the usability of a robot-ic system for creating a 3D representation of the surroundings with an accuracy comparable to that of the commercial SLAM device. The advantages, as well as weaknesses, of the 3D SLAM tested on the robot are discussed, and directions for improving it and broadening its fields of application are given.
sj-docx-1-wmr-10.1177_0734242X211036254 – Supplemental material for Predictors of waste sorting and recycling behavioural intention among youths: Evidence from Shenzhen, China and Turku, Finland
Creators: name: Huang, Miaojia
name: Law, Kris M. Y.
name: Geng, Shuang
name: Niu, Ben
name: Kettunen, Pekka
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies

description: Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-wmr-10.1177_0734242X211036254 for Predictors of waste sorting and recycling behavioural intention among youths: Evidence from Shenzhen, China and Turku, Finland by Miaojia Huang, Kris M. Y. Law, Shuang Geng, Ben Niu and Pekka Kettunen in Waste Management & Research
Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-jcn-10.1177_08830738211038083 - Computerized Working Memory Training for Children With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1): A Pilot Study
Creators: name: Hardy, Kristina K.
name: Berger, Carly
name: Griffin, Danielle
name: Walsh, Karin S.
name: Sharkey, Christina M.
name: Weisman, Hannah
name: Gioia, Anthony
name: Packer, Roger J.
name: Acosta, Maria T.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110904 Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 111403 Paediatrics
subject: Neuroscience

description: Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-jcn-10.1177_08830738211038083 for Computerized Working Memory Training for Children With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1): A Pilot Study by Kristina K. Hardy, Carly Berger, Danielle Griffin, Karin S. Walsh, Christina M. Sharkey, Hannah Weisman, Anthony Gioia, Roger J. Packer and Maria T. Acosta in Journal of Child Neurology
sj-pdf-2-jhs-10.1177_17531934211042697 - Supplemental material for Basic science approaches to common hand surgery problems
Creators: name: Wong, Jason
name: Murphy, Matthew
name: Wu, Ya Fang
name: Murphy, Ralph
name: Frueh, Florian S.
name: Farnebo, Simon
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 110314 Orthopaedics
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 110604 Sports Medicine
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110323 Surgery

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-jhs-10.1177_17531934211042697 for Basic science approaches to common hand surgery problems by Jason Wong, Matthew Murphy, Ya Fang Wu, Ralph Murphy, Florian S. Frueh and Simon Farnebo in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
Climate change in Greece & its environmental impact on the  hydrological environment (Η Κλιματική αλλαγή στην Ελλάδα & οι περιβαλλοντικές επιπτώσεις της στον  υδρολογικό χώρο)
Creators: name: Aristeidis Tampakou
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Forest management
subject: Environmental sciences
subject: Climate
subject: Oceanic climate
subject: Climate Change
subject: Watershed
subject: Watershed management
subject: Water Resources
subject: Water resources management
subject: Floods
subject: Drought
subject: Marine biodiversity
subject: Biodiversity
subject: Water quality
subject: Water Quality
subject: Water Quality/standards

description: The present thesis examines the impacts of climate change on the hydrological space of Greece, focusing on changes such as the increase in temperature and alterations in rainfall patterns. These changes have caused soil erosion, reduced the quality and quantity of water resources, and led to more frequent floods and droughts, affecting both the natural environment and human activities.The impacts on agriculture and biodiversity are serious, with reduced crop yields and loss of biodiversity. The need for adaptation is urgent, with resilient crops and improved irrigation methods being necessary to maintain agricultural production and natural heritage.Climate change also has social and economic consequences, especially in tourism. The degradation of tourist destinations and the increase in extreme weather events affect the attractiveness and health of residents and visitors. Rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves worsen living conditions and increase social inequalities.The conclusion suggests strategies for addressing climate change, such as managing water resources and adapting agriculture to new conditions. Enhancing environmental protection and implementing policies to address the consequences of climate change are crucial for the country's sustainable development. Collaboration at national and European levels is necessary to create a resilient framework that will ensure the protection and preservation of the natural environment for future generations.
sj-pdf-2-fla-10.1177_01427237211043594 – Supplemental material for How do 3-year-olds use relevance inferencing to interpret indirect speech?
Creators: name: Abbot-Smith, Kirsten
name: Schulze, Cornelia
name: Anagnostopoulou, Nefeli
name: Zajączkowska, Maria
name: Matthews, Danielle
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: 200199 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Media and communications
subject: Education
subject: 200399 Language Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Languages and literature
subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental material, sj-pdf-2-fla-10.1177_01427237211043594 for How do 3-year-olds use relevance inferencing to interpret indirect speech? by Kirsten Abbot-Smith, Cornelia Schulze, Nefeli Anagnostopoulou, Maria Zajączkowska and Danielle Matthews in First Language