cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
TOMOFRONT 3 cruise,Le Noroit R/V
Creators: name: PRIEUR Louis
Publisher: name: Sismer
Year: 1990

description: Transformations qualitatives et quantitatives de la matière organique dans un entrainement frontal. Etude de la circulation secondaire dans un front géostrophique. Etablir un bilan et les flux des transferts verticaux en équivalent Carbone dans une zone frontale.
Use of the VC1 domain of human RAGE for the affinity purification of AGEs
Creators: name: Degani, Genny
name: Colzani, Mara
name: Fritz, Guenter
name: Saccani, Andrea
name: Popolo, Laura
name: Aldini, Giancarlo
Publisher: name: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health
Year: 2016

description: Objectives: The aim of this work has been the set-up of a system for the capture of AGEs. A recombinant form of the integrated V and C1 domains of hRAGE [1] responsible for AGE binding was immobilized on solid matrices and tested in pull-down assays.
 Methodology: The VC1 domain, with two additional affinity tags at the C-terminal end, was produced in Pichia pastoris that previously proved to be a suitable host for the secretion of glycosylated and soluble VC1 [2]. The fusion protein was immobilized on magnetic beads and the derived VC1-resin was used for investigating its in vitro binding properties.
 Results: The VC1-resin captured high MW AGE-BSA (obtained from incubation of BSA with sugars) and did not bind unmodified BSA. Mass spectrometry (MS) analyses of BSA-ribose products, eluted from the VC1-resin, identified the location and a series of AGE modifications that were previously described as typical of BSA-ribose [3]. The VC1-resin also specifically captured BSA-ribose in a simulated complex matrix such as milk.
 Conclusion: We developed an affinity purification method for AGEs. This method, combined with MS, is prospectively useful for the study and identification of AGEs in clinical samples or food.
 Patent application number: PCT/IB2016/052391
description: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health, Vol 3, No 2 (2016): Journal of ISANH Volume 3: Special Issue for Maillard Reaction & Glycation
TOMOLAS cruise,Thalia R/V
Creators: name: LEHAITRE Michel
Publisher: name: Sismer
Year: 1998

description: Essais préliminaires d'une plate-forme LIDAR immergée en zone estuarienne lors d'une période de forte stratification de la colonne d'eau pour la localisation des masses de matière organique et l'analyse de leurs réponses en fluorescence.Le projet de rattachement est Programme d'Instrumentation ULIS.
The Impact of Home Modification and Other Community-Based Services on the Ability to Age in Place Among Older Blacks and Whites in Georgia
Creators: name: Amin, Rebecca
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2016

description: As the U.S. population ages, there is a significant increase in functional impairment, chronic conditions and other age related health concerns. In later life, functional limitations and poor quality of health often lead to the utilization of skilled nursing care in institutional settings. However, older adults often report the desire to age in place even when experiencing health challenges. Therefore, identifying ways to promote aging in place at home as a long-term care option could enhance quality of life. The objective of the study is to examine the impact of home modification and other home and community-based services on the ability of Black older adults to age in place in comparison to Whites. The study utilizes administrative data from the Georgia Money Follows the Person program. The results indicate that race, the use of financial support and the utilization of many services were significant in attaining success in the MFP program.
Glycation and Oxidation of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Alzheimer’s Disease
Creators: name: Munir, Omar
name: Van Den Elsen, Jean
Publisher: name: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health
Year: 2016

description: Glycation and advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) are associated with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) pathology. The protein glycation profile that characterises AD and the temporal nature of this modification are poorly defined and the impact of glycation on specific modified proteins is unclear.
Here, the glycation profile was determined in brain tissue lysates from the temporal cortex of mild/moderate and severe AD and compared with age matched controls using Fluorescent boronic acid-PAGE (FluPAGE). Recombinant MIF was glycated and assayed for enzymatic activity. The cellular effects of MIF glycation were determined in primary mouse glial cell cultures.
The glycated proteins in AD brain were identified as serum albumin, glial fibrillary acid protein, haemoglobin and MIF. MIF appeared as a doublet in AD, compared to a singlet in controls; due to glucose glycation and oxidation. This had a severe effect on MIF activity; attenuating tautomerase activity and inhibiting redox activity. Furthermore, glycation inhibited MIF-stimulated ERK phosphorylation in glial cells.
MIF is an important immune regulatory molecule. Thus, glycation and oxidation of MIF could be part of an aberrant innate immune response in the early stages of AD. Furthermore, this selective modification of MIF in AD might have potential as a disease biomarker.
description: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health, Vol 3, No 2 (2016): Journal of ISANH Volume 3: Special Issue for Maillard Reaction & Glycation
Mental health nurses perceptions of aggression in children
Creators: name: Faulkner-Gibson, Lorelei
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2013

description: The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions pediatric mental health nurses have of behaviour of five to ten year old children described as aggressive, and the factors that influence their interpretations and perceptions.[The complete version of University of British Columbia nursing student journal for 2013 is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45164]
TONGA 2019 cruise,L'Atalante R/V
Creators: name: GUIEU Cécile
name: BONNET Sophie
Publisher: name: Sismer
Year: 2019

description: Les objectifs de la campagne étaient d'étudier au moins 2 volcans actifs, sièges de sites hydrothermaux peu profonds (< 500 m) pouvant libérer des éléments chimiques capables  de fertiliser et/ou d'être toxique pour l'assemblage naturel de l'écosystème présent. Plus précisément, le 1er objectif de la campagne TONGA consistait à caractériser chimiquement et optiquement les fluides hydrothermaux et à comparer la source du fond (fluides hydrothermaux peu profonds) avec la source atmosphérique; le 2ème objectif était lié à l'étude de la dispersion dynamique des fluides à petite échelle et à l'échelle régionale; la troisième tâche consistait à étudier l'impact des sources hydrothermales peu profondes sur l'activité et la diversité biologiques, et la rétroaction vers l'atmosphère via les émissions océaniques d'aérosols primaires et secondaires.Un objectif important était de communiquer pendant la campagne vers le grand public ce qui s'est fait principalement par l'alimentation d'un compte Tweeter (https://twitter.com/tongaproject). Le volet "Education" de la campagne a été réalisé en collaboration avec le projet "Adopt-a-float" (https://twitter.com/AdoptaFloat) et deux flotteurs ont été "adoptés" par des enfants de deux écoles (une à Nouméa et une à Abu Dhabi) et les scientifiques ont pu initier les enfants aux problématiques de l'océan en plusieurs occasions auprès de ces classes.La position des stations d'échantillonnage a été constamment réévaluée pendant la campagne pour atteindre les objectifs : un long transect d'ouest en est (jusqu'aux abysses du gyre) a permis de caractériser les différentes provinces biogéochimiques traversées et un focus dans la région du bassin du Lau a permis d'étudier l'impact des sources hydrothermales peu profondes.Une série de stations courtes et longues a permis de caractériser pleinement les stocks et les flux dans les différentes provinces. Des études de processus à court terme (jusqu'à 10 jours) ont été menées (grâce à des mouillages dérivants et des expériences conduites en minicosmes). Un mouillage fixe déployé dans le bassin de Lau permettra d'étudier l'exportation de carbone et de métaux à l'échelle temporelle annuelle (récupération du mouillage prévue en Nov 2020 sur l'Alis, mission "Tonga-Recup"). En plus de l'équipe embarquée à bord du R/V Atalante, plusieurs scientifiques nous ont assisté à terre pour nous conseiller sur les sites actifs potentiels que nous pourrions visiter, sur l'état dynamique de la zone ciblée et aussi spécifiquement sur l'interprétation du relevé acoustique au-dessus des volcans.
Location of Healthcare Resources and Perceptions of Access among Rural Dwelling Older Georgians
Creators: name: Stephenson, Eugenie
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2016

description: Framed by Anderson’s Behavioral Model of Health Services and institutional racism, this study examines the relationship between age and perceptions of access to health care resources within local communities. Multi-variate models will be used to assess perceived access to quality health care among older adults in rural Georgia examining the relative impact of age, race, income, barriers accessing local doctors/providers, issues related to distance/transportation on residents’ perceptions and the role of community support. State-level analysis detailing rural residents’ perceptions of access-to-care is expansive but lacks inclusion of individuals’ perception of access as they progress to old age. Findings indicate that age, race and income are important predictors of perceived transportation barriers to health care access and perceived access to local doctors/providers. Policy recommendations include expanding community/private/government partnerships, encouraging public communication of access concerns, and state-level commitment to support the development of health care resources in underserved rural communities
TOMOTEST 1 ET 2 cruise,Le Suroît R/V
Creators: name: DESAUBIES Yves
Publisher: name: Sismer
Year: 1987

description: LEG 1 (06/05/87 au 09/05/87) : Mise en place de deux mouillages pour évaluation de deux prototypes ERATO (Emetteurs Récepteurs Acoustiques de Tomographie Océanique). LEG 2 (20/05/87 au 22/05/87) : Relevage des mouillages.
Slot dot-blot as an effective method for detection of AGEs present in sera in trace amounts
Creators: name: Bronowicka-Szydełko, Agnieszka
name: Kuzan, Aleksandra
name: Gostomska-Pampuch, Kinga
name: Gacka, Małgorzata
name: Pietkiewicz, Jadwiga
name: Jakobsche-Policht, Urszula
name: Adamiec, Rajmund
name: Gamian, Andrzej
Publisher: name: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health
Year: 2016

description: AIM: The aim of studies was to develop immunochemical methods for the detection of proteins glycated by glucose (AGE1), methylglyoxal (AGE3), glycolaldehyde (AGE4) with using the following antibodies: anti-AGE1, anti-AGE3 and anti-AGE4 (Cosmo Bio, Japan). According to our knowledge, any work with using these antibodies has been published yet. First, we used ELISA, however, it seemed to be insufficiently sensitive. We have developed conditions of the method of the slot dot-blot, which uses larger amounts of serum. However, beneficially the slot dot-blot allows also for semi-quantitative determination of AGE1.
 METHODS: In order to determine the presence of AGE1, AGE3 and AGE4 in sera of diabetic patients we used the slot dot-blot method. As the secondary antibodies we used goat anti-mouse immunoglobulins coupled with HRP, no cross-reactive with human IgG. Additionally we carried out the slot dot-blot of sera against secondary antibodies, as a control blot.
 RESULTS: AGE1 level in serum of diabetic patients was significantly higher than AGE3 and AGE4. Slot dot-blot was effective method for detection of AGE4, present in sera in trace amounts.
 CONCLUSIONS: The slot dot-blot method is an effective method for detection of AGE1, AGE3 and AGE4 in blood serum
description: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health, Vol 3, No 2 (2016): Journal of ISANH Volume 3: Special Issue for Maillard Reaction & Glycation
Principais vulnerabilidades de segurança e possíveis soluções aplicadas na implementação de arquitetura Micro Front-End
Creators: name: Gonçalves, Guilherme
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 460904
subject: Information security management
classificationCode: 461206
subject: Software architecture

description: Contexto: Atualmente, novos modelos arquiteturais de micro serviços e front-ends surgem para resolver a complexidade de múltiplas equipes de produto trabalhando na divisão de sistemas monolíticos em módulos. Contudo, tal modularização se mal executada e implementada pode gerar falhas de segurança para o ecossistema em que está inserida. Objetivo: Este estudo busca verificar quais são as principais vulnerabilidades encontradas na arquitetura micro front-end e apresentar as respectivas soluções para mitigar ou resolvê-las. Método: Foi aplicada a técnica de snowballing, a fim de realizar uma revisão sistemática e identificar os principais estudos sobre o assunto. Um total de 6 trabalhos foram selecionados a partir de um conjunto de busca de 448 trabalhos em repositórios científicos, juntamente com pesquisas em motores de busca da Internet. Resultados: As vulnerabilidades e respectivas soluções apresentadas pela literatura não são específicas da arquitetura estudada, sendo problemas comuns à arquitetura Web em geral. Conclusões: O estudo beneficia desenvolvedores e profissionais de segurança trazendo a tona os principais problemas, desafios e possíveis soluções, pois poucos trabalhos foram encontrados na literatura abordando o tema de segurança na arquitetura investigada.
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens
Creators: name: Felix, Rob
name: Bouwman, Jaap
name: Odé, Baudewijn
name: Ketelaar, Robert
name: Pham, Duc Minh
name: Bailey, James
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Acrididae
Sphingonotus
Sphingonotus rubescens

description: Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens (Walker, 1870)
Fig. 100
References for Socotra.
Dey et al. 2021: 132, fig. 1, table S 3 b.
Diagnostic notes.
Sphingonotus (Sphingonotus) rubescens (Walker, 1870) has a pattern of relatively small dark spots on the tegmina with less clear transverse bands, hyaline hind wings and a characteristic strongly S-shaped intercalary vein (Mistshenko 1937).
Distribution and occurrence.
It is widespread in northern Africa, southern Europe, Arabia and parts of Asia (Husemann 2020; Dey et al. 2021). It was newly reported for Socotra based on one specimen collected in 2010 (Dey et al. 2021). We found one specimen in Wranik’s collection from Samha, 1999 (Fig. 100).
Habitat and biology.
On Socotra, one specimen was found on a gravelly slope at 150 m a. s. l. near Hadiboh.
Bioacoustics.
The song of this species consists of whistling and ticking sounds (e. g. Baudewijn Odé, XC 786864, accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/786864) and is described by Bland (1985).
description: Published as part of Felix, Rob, Bouwman, Jaap, Odé, Baudewijn, Ketelaar, Robert, Pham, Duc Minh & Bailey, James, 2025, The grasshoppers and crickets (Orthoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen): a comprehensive overview and a description of a new Oecanthus Tree Cricket (Oecanthidae), pp. 21-166 in Contributions to Entomology 75 (1) on pages 21-166, DOI: 10.3897/contrib.entomol.75.e144389
TONGA RECUP cruise,Alis R/V
Creators: name: GUIEU Cécile
Publisher: name: Sismer
Year: 2020

description: L'objectif du projet pluridisciplinaire TONGA est l'étude du contrôle de la productivité des océans et de la séquestration du carbone par les micronutriments d'origine hydrothermale. A la fin de la campagne TONGA (automne 2019, RV L'Atalante), après avoir étudié les processus et les stocks biogéochimiques, nous avons laissé 4 instruments sur une ligne de mouillage dont les données vont nous permettre de boucler un cycle annuel de l'export de la matière vers le fond, d'en caractériser le contenu biologique et la composition chimique et donc de quantifier les flux des différentes fractions. Le premier objectif de la campagne TONGA RECUP était de récupérer le mouillage mis à l'eau le 01/12/2019 pendant la campagne TONGA, (position du mouillage : 20°42,408 S / 177°52,128). Les 4 instruments de collecte d'échantillons sur la ligne de mouillage se sont automatiquement fermé une fois le dernier échantillon collecté le 01/11/2020. La date de récupération du mouillage a été conditionnée par cela. Le 2ème objectif de la campagne TONGA RECUP était de réoccuper 3 stations qui ont été échantillonnées un an auparavant (Mission TONGA) afin d'affiner le bilan delta 15N nécessaire à l'interprétation de certains résultats du mouillage : 2 stations dans le bassin de Lau, proche du mouillage et sous l'influence attendue des fluides hydrothermaux peu profonds et une station plus éloignée qui pourra nous servir de référence peu ou pas influencée par les émissions des volcans sous-marins peu profonds de l'Arc des TONGA ont pu être ré-occupées et échantillonnées avec succès.
The influence of methionine on sugar degradation reactions
Creators: name: Hellwig, Michael
name: Löbmann, Katja
name: Orywol, Tom
name: Voigt, Annegrit
Publisher: name: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health
Year: 2016

description: Oxidation reactions initiated by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species contribute to the chemical modification of amino acids, peptides and proteins in food and in vivo [1]. However, there are no quantitative data on the susceptibility to oxidation of methionine during
Oxidation of benzoyl-protected methionine (Bz-Met) was assessed in a model system in the presence of reducing sugars (e.g., glucose, ribose), Amadori products and reductones (pH 6.0, 80-100 °C, up to 48 h). The oxidation to the sulfoxide Bz-MetSO was followed by HPLC-UV and HPLC-MS/MS, sugar degradation was analyzed through quantification of 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds [2].

 Bz-Met is oxidized comparatively slowly in the presence of glucose (ca. 5.5% after 48 h), but very fast in the presence of Amadori products (ca. 3.5% after 30 min). Accordingly, oxidative degradation of sugars is decreased in the presence of methionine. The formation of glyoxal from reducing monosaccharides is reduced by 80-95% in the presence of methionine [3]. Disruption of peptide bonds adjacent to methionine by alpha-amidation was identified as an important side reaction [4].

 Reaction-directing effects of proteins during sugar degradation are not only due to lysine and arginine.
description: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health, Vol 3, No 2 (2016): Journal of ISANH Volume 3: Special Issue for Maillard Reaction & Glycation
A Study of Low-Income Black Women and the Change of Life
Creators: name: Manley, Pamela
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2018

description: Perimenopause is a significant, transitional event in the life span of women. To date, most empirical research has focused on the experiences of middle-class Caucasian women, while the experiences of low-income black women have largely gone understudied. This qualitative study is one of few studies published in the past 20 years that investigates the perimenopausal experiences of low-income black women. I used an intersectionality framework to explore the lived experiences of eight low-income black women recruited from a large, urban city in the southeastern U.S. The main research question guiding the study was: How do low-income black women perceive and manage the menopause transition? Secondarily, the study investigated how this sample of participants interpreted and made meaning of their perimenopausal experiences in the larger context of aging. Digital audio recordings of face-to-face interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using N-Vivo 12. Based on an interpretative phenomenological approach, an iterative coding strategy produced five dominant themes: a lack of knowledge about menopause; a need for more information and resources from doctors; managing vasomotor symptoms, sleeplessness, and mood lability; an acceptance that menopause is a natural part of life; and positive views toward aging. Research findings have implications for healthcare and mental health practitioners tasked with addressing the health-related quality-of-life concerns of midlife minority women. Gerontologists studying reproductive aging issues in racially diverse populations will also glean important insights from this qualitative study (e.g., black women’s menopausal experiences are often embedded in a larger context of chronic health issues and health disparities).
3-deoxyhexosone interconversion during the brewing process
Creators: name: Hellwig, Michael
name: Nobis, Arndt
name: Witte, Sophia
name: Henle, Thomas
Publisher: name: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health
Year: 2016

description: Maillard reaction products (MRPs) that are formed during malting play a decisive role for colour and aroma of beer. Beyond aroma-active aldehydes and glycated amino acids, the hexose degradation products 3-deoxyglucosone (3-DG) and 3-deoxygalactosone (3-DGal) are formed [1]. However, reactions of individual products have not yet been systematically investigated.

 In a study on the wort cooking process, the 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds 3-DG and 3-DGal were incubated in a mash model buffer for up to 2 h at 70-100 °C in the presence and in the absence of amino acids. 1,2-Dicarbonyl compounds were determined by phenyl-RP-HPLC-UV or RP-HPLC-MS/MS after derivatization to stable quinoxalines [1,2].

 When 3-DG is subjected to conditions of wort cooking, the accumulation of 3,4-dideoxyglucosone-3-ene (3,4-DGE) and rehydration to 3-DGal is observed. In an investigation on 59 commercial beer samples, strongly diverging concentrations of 3-DG (13-120 mg/L) and 3-DGal (4-40 mg/L) were determined. Moreover, beer, especially malt beer, contains significant amounts of 3,4-DGE (0.3-4.8 mg/L), a cytotoxic compound that has already been found in heat-sterilized peritoneal dialysis solutions [3,4].
  The different concentrations of 3-DG and 3-DGal in beer can be a key to the understanding of aroma alterations during storage of beer.
description: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health, Vol 3, No 2 (2016): Journal of ISANH Volume 3: Special Issue for Maillard Reaction & Glycation
Responding To Behavioral Expressions Of Residents Living With Dementia In Assisted Living
Creators: name: Torres-Pomales, Alejandro
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2019

description: This thesis focuses on direct care workers’ (DCW) interpretations of and responses to the behaviors and expressions of assisted living (AL) residents with dementia. Data are drawn from a five-year grounded theory study of AL residents’ care arrangements that involved interviewing, participant observation, and resident record review. This study analyzes data from a sub-sample of 29 residents living with dementia and their care network members from 7 diverse AL settings studied over 2 years. The aims are to: examine DCWs’ reactions to resident behaviors; and understand how and under what circumstances DCWs seek assistance from external network members. DCWs responses included being patient and working directly with residents to reaching out to others, especially in instances of perceived aggressive. Resident- and DCW-factors influenced staff perceptions and responses and were highly variable. Findings underscore the importance of enhanced dementia care training for DCWs and the value of family participation in care.
Food-derived advanced glycation end products induce an inflammatory response in human macrophages in vitro
Creators: name: Van Der Lugt, Timme
name: Weseler, Antje
name: Opperhuizen, Antoon
name: Bast, Aalt
Publisher: name: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health
Year: 2016

description: Introduction and objectiveAdvanced glycation end products (AGEs) are found in processed food products. It is yet unclear whether the consumption of food-derived AGEs poses a risk for human health. Experimental studies suggest that dietary AGEs elicit inflammation. However, a clear cause-effect relationship could not be established yet and results are questioned for being caused by endotoxin. Here we investigated the effects of food-derived AGEs on the inflammatory response of human macrophages.
 Methodology Casein, glucose and lactose, in the proportions of milk powder, were heated at 100° up to 120 minutes. AGE-formation was monitored by fluoroscopy. Presence of endotoxin was assessed by the PYROGENT Gel Clot LAL assay. THP-1 monocytes (ATCC, TIB-202) were differentiated into macrophages and exposed to different concentrations of glycated casein with or without anti-carboxymethyl lysine (CML) antibody. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha release was assessed by ELISA.
 ResultsIncrease in AGE-specific fluorescence during cooking revealed the formation of AGEs. All glycated casein and control samples did not contain endotoxin concentrations > 0.06 EU/ml. Glycated casein dose-dependently induced TNF-alpha secretion of macrophage-like cells. This effect was decreased by addition of CML-antibodies.
 ConclusionThese findings indicate that food-derived AGEs directly stimulate the inflammatory response of human innate immune cells.
description: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health, Vol 3, No 2 (2016): Journal of ISANH Volume 3: Special Issue for Maillard Reaction & Glycation
TOPOGULF 6 cruise,Le Noroit R/V
Creators: name: TILLIER Pierre
Publisher: name: Sismer
Year: 1985

description: Evaluation des transports de masse et de chaleur associés à la circulation générale au-dessus de la dorsale médio-atlantique : Etude du processus de diffusion lagrangienne au-dessus d'un relief sous-marin accidenté. Exploration de la distribution d'énergie cinétique associée aux courants océaniques de longue période. TOPOGULF 6 est la sixième campagne du projet TOPOGULF dont l'objectif est la connaissance de la circulation générale et de ses fluctuations au voisinage de la dorsale médio-atlantique :
An insect model to investigate the effect of hyperglycaemia on immunity.
Creators: name: Waterfield, Nick
name: Van Den Elsen, Jean
Publisher: name: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health
Year: 2016

description: Objectives:
Diabetic complications, including an impaired immune response, are accepted to be the result of hyperglycaemia1, which leads to glycation of proteins. The innate immune response is similar in a wide range of animals2 and currently large numbers of vertebrates are used in diabetes research3. I have developed an invertebrate model of hyperglycaemia that can be used to investigate the effect of protein glycation on the innate immune response, with a view to reducing the use of vertebrates.

 Methodology:
Manduca sexta larvae were fed an artificial diet modified with a range of glucose concentrations. The concentration of sugars in the haemolymph (blood) was determined using ion chromatography. Protein glycation was investigated using flu-PAGE4. Affected proteins were identified by mass spectrometry.

 Results:

 Diets containing greater than 9% glucose reduced growth and rate of development of larvae, and efficiency of digestion was reduced. The concentration of glucose in haemolymph (blood) was found to be consistently elevated in larvae fed 6% glucose diet compared to the normal artificial diet. Proteins important in the immune response were amongst those damaged by glycation.

 Conclusion:

 We have a hyperglycaemic invertebrate model which can be developed further to investigate glycation inhibitors and other potential therapeutic agents.
description: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health, Vol 3, No 2 (2016): Journal of ISANH Volume 3: Special Issue for Maillard Reaction & Glycation
Dancing For Physical and Mental Health Benefits: Understanding The Attitudes, Beliefs, And Intentions Of Aging Black/African Americans
Creators: name: Keith, Briana
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2019

description: Aging Black adults remain disproportionately diagnosed with physical and mental health conditions. Behavioral interventions promoting healthy behaviors, such as dance therapy, can be used to manage many physical and mental health conditions successfully. Little is known about the willingness to participate in dance specifically for health benefits among this population. Using an exploratory research design, this study examined Black older adults’ preferences and perceptions about dancing in general and specifically for physical and mental health benefits. Thirty-six participants completed a semi-structured questionnaire that assessed demographics, health status, beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and dance therapy intervention structure and delivery preferences. Findings indicate Black older adults express interest in engaging in dance for health benefits. Beliefs, attitudes, and intentions were positively correlated with dancing for health benefits. Therefore, designing dance therapy interventions for health benefits may be a feasible way to increase physical activity and prevent adverse health outcomes among Black older adults.
Oxidative status and the regulation of adiponectin receptor 2 in an animal model of obesity
Creators: name: Krskova, Katarina
name: Zorad, Stefan
name: Gajdosechova, Lucia
name: Olszanecki, Rafal
Publisher: name: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health
Year: 2016

description: We studied the role of adiponectin receptor 2 (AdipoR2) in the obesity-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in obese Zucker rats.
 The gene and protein expression in the kidney cortex was determined by qPCR and Western blot. The plasma and renal markers of oxidative stress were evaluated using Tothova et al. protocol.
Eight-month old obese Zucker rats had significantly increased plasma adiponectin, ferric reducing ability, advanced oxidation protein products and unchanged advanced glycation end products compared to lean Zucker rats. Plasma and renal thiobarbituric acid reacting substances (marker of lipid peroxidation) were significantly decreased in obese animals. Obesity was acompanied with marked elevation of ACE/ACE2 ratio in the kidney. Renal expression of genes related to NADPH oxidase complex, inflammation and fibrosis was increased in obese rats. AdipoR2 expression was significantly increased, whereas the expression of AdipoR1 was not altered with obesity. As a result, the phosphorylation of AMPK, protein located downstream of AdipoR2, was increased.
These findings confirm that increased ACE/ACE2 ratio is important in obesity-induced development of renal oxidative stress and inflammation, whereas AdipoR2 is upregulated and suggest beneficial effect of adiponectin in lipid peroxidation in this rat model of obesity.
description: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health, Vol 3, No 2 (2016): Journal of ISANH Volume 3: Special Issue for Maillard Reaction & Glycation
TOPOGULF 7 cruise,Cryos R/V
Creators: name: HESLOIN Gérard
Publisher: name: Sismer
Year: 1986

description: Evaluation des transports de masse et de chaleur associés à la circulation générale au-dessus de la dorsale médio-atlantique. Etude du processus de diffusion lagrangienne au-dessus d'un relief sous-marin accidenté. Exploration de la distribution d'énergie cinétique associée aux courants océaniques de longue période. TOPOGULF 7 est la septième campagne du projet TOPOGULF dont l'objectif est la connaissance de la circulation générale et de ses fluctuations au voisinage de la dorsale médio-atlantique.
TOREMADERE cruise,L'Atalante R/V
Creators: name: CORNEN Guy
name: GIRARDEAU Jacques
Publisher: name: Sismer
Year: 2001

description: La campagne TORE-MADERE s'inscrit dans la thématique d'étude des processus d'ouverture océanique et du rôle des rides dites "asismiques". Elle a pour objectif l'étude de la structure et de la lithologie de la ride Tore-Madere à l'Ouest de la péninsule Ibérique et du Maroc.
Cette campagne propose d'apporter des éléments de réponse aux questions concernant l'origine de cette ride, son âge, sa structure, les processus géodynamiques majeurs correspondant à sa formation et l'origine des seamounts de Tore.
Supplementary document for Terahertz Passive Amplification via Temporal Talbot Effect in Metamaterial-Based Bragg Fibers - 5863292.pdf
Creators: name: Pepino, Vinicius
name: da Mota, Achiles Fontana
name: Borges, Ben-Hur
name: Teixeira, Fernando
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental document.
Supplementary Material.pdf
Creators: name: Saha, Gourab
name: PODDAR, NANDA
name: MONDAL, KAJAL KUMAR
name: Wang, Ping
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 490199
subject: Applied mathematics not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 401299
subject: Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering not elsewhere classified

description: The supplementary files of the study entitled "Evolution of concentration distribution and removal of a solute in MHD Channel Flow: effects of buoyancy-driven force and induced magnetic field."
Manufactured controversy : a critical analysis of the construction of “cesarean delivery on maternal request"
Creators: name: Munro, Sarah
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2013

description: I explore how authors persuaded the obstetric community to view the emerging concept of CDMR as a real phenomenon and as an appropriate/inappropriate mode of delivery.[The complete version of University of British Columbia nursing student journal for 2013 is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45164]
From sodomy to homosexuality: the role of criminal law in Filippo Maria Renazzi’s Rome between the Enlightenment and the Napoleonic Era
Creators: name: Scaramella, Tommaso
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Computational Biology

description: Throughout the nineteenth century, significant transformations took place in the understanding of Western homosexuality, shifting from the domain of criminal law to that of medical science. This article explores the role of European legal thought in laying the groundwork for such changes, particularly starting from the mid-eighteenth century. Examining the contributions of the Roman jurist Filippo Maria Renazzi (1745–1808), this research emphasizes his role among the thinkers who lived through the transition from the European ius commune tradition to the era of criminal codes. Renazzi, a conservative university professor in papal Rome, not unfamiliar with Enlightenment discussions, penned a successful criminal treatise in Latin between 1773 and 1786. His expertise was also in demand during the subsequent development of the criminal code for the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. By focusing on the figure of Renazzi, still not extensively studied, this article attempts to shed light on the transition towards the general decriminalization of non-reproductive carnal offenses, including sodomy. In the new penal code project, only acts committed against the will of others and public order remained generically condemned. This underscored the indifference of criminal law towards penalizing behavior that medicine would subsequently come to recognize as an inherent identity.
Effect of Mas-receptor agonist administration on glucose utilization and skeletal muscle renin-angiotensin system in obese Zucker rats - role of NOX4 and p22phox
Creators: name: Lóry, Viktória
name: Slamková, Miroslava
name: Kršková, Katarína
name: Olszanecki, Rafal
name: Zórad, Štefan
Publisher: name: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health
Year: 2016

description: Local renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the skeletal muscle is of physiological relevance. Angiotesin 1-7 (Ang 1-7) is able to enhance insulin signalling and glucose transport activity in the skeletal muscle1. The major limitation of exogenous administration of Ang 1–7 is that it is a peptide, with a very short biological half-life. AVE0991, a non-peptide Mas-receptor agonist has been reported to mimic the action of Ang 1-72. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of AVE0991 application on the metabolic parameters, the expression of the RAS component and markers of oxidative stress in the skeletal muscle. 33-week-old male obese Zucker rats were treated with vehicle or AVE0991 (0.5mg/kg BW/day) via osmotic minipumps for two weeks. Gene expressions were determined in musculus quadriceps using qPCR analysis. AVE0991 treatment significantly improved glucose utilization, significantly enhanced the expression of renin receptor, transcription factor PLZF and NOX4, and had a tendency to increase the expression of p22phox. It has been shown that reactive oxygen species (ROS) have insulin-mimetic action in muscle3,4. Our data indicate that the improved glucose tolerance after AVE0991 treatment might occur - at least partially - due to enhanced ROS production in the skeletal muscle.
description: Journal of International Society of Antioxidants in  Nutrition & Health, Vol 3, No 2 (2016): Journal of ISANH Volume 3: Special Issue for Maillard Reaction & Glycation
TOSCANE 1 cruise,Le Suroît R/V
Creators: name: EZRATY Robert
Publisher: name: Sismer
Year: 1984

description: Campagne de vérité-mer pour les diffusiomètres bande C, embarqués sur avion : mesure du vent de surface et de l'état de la mer pour aider à l'interprétation géophysique des radars diffusiomètres (un diffusiomètre analogue sera embarqué à bord du satellite ERS1). Collecte de données météo-océaniques en mer pour recaler des mesures à la côte.
Phaulotypus dioscoridus
Creators: name: Felix, Rob
name: Bouwman, Jaap
name: Odé, Baudewijn
name: Ketelaar, Robert
name: Pham, Duc Minh
name: Bailey, James
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Acrididae
Phaulotypus
Phaulotypus dioscoridus

description: Phaulotypus dioscoridus (Popov, 1957)
Figs 102, 103
References for Socotra.
Popov (in Uvarov and Popov (1957)): 367–369, figs 14, 15 [as Brachytypus dioscoridus]; Descamps 1970: 124–126, 129, figs 7–9; Descamps 1977: 50, 78–79, figs 137–139; Popov 1997: 120–122, figs 5, 6; Wranik 2003: 319, plate 154.
Diagnostic notes.
Phaulotypus dioscoridus is a small, uniformly green or greenish-brown species. The female pronotum protrudes posteriorly, ending in a sharp angle, covering both the meso- and metanotum (Fig. 102), but less so than in P. granti (Fig. 105). In males, the spines on the median carina on the femur are small and the vertex’s fastigium protrudes slightly above the eye’s upper edge.
Distribution and occurrence.
Endemic to Socotra. P. dioscoridus occurs in the Hagher and its vast surroundings, from sea level near Hadiboh to high in the mountains at Adho Dimello (Fig. 103). It has also been found at Wadi Zerig on Dixam Plateau. The number of records is lower than Phaulotypus insularis, which occurs in more or less the same habitat. For remarks on Guichard’s collecting site on Mt. Shihali on 20 April 1967, see the species account of Dioscoridus depressus.
Habitat and biology.
Phaulotypus dioscoridus is, like all other members of the genus, a phytophilous species living in a variety of plant species, occurring in all main vegetation types from 15–1100 m a. s. l. Popov (in Uvarov and Popov (1957)) did not find any apparent association with a specific plant species. Records are from February to April and October. Nymphs were seen in March and April.
description: Published as part of Felix, Rob, Bouwman, Jaap, Odé, Baudewijn, Ketelaar, Robert, Pham, Duc Minh & Bailey, James, 2025, The grasshoppers and crickets (Orthoptera) of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen): a comprehensive overview and a description of a new Oecanthus Tree Cricket (Oecanthidae), pp. 21-166 in Contributions to Entomology 75 (1) on pages 21-166, DOI: 10.3897/contrib.entomol.75.e144389
Yuanyuzhou 元宇宙: yesterday, today, tomorrow. Historical roots, current visions, and future dynamics of real-world integration in the Chinese governmental narrative on the Metaverse
Creators: name: Negro, Gianluigi
name: Savina, Tonio
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology
Cancer
Science Policy

description: As one of the most searched buzzwords on the Chinese Internet in 2021, the ‘Metaverse' (yuan yuzhou 元宇宙) has gained significant momentum in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), attracting the attention of entrepreneurs, politicians, and scholars. To contribute to the understanding of this phenomenon, the present paper provides a historical overview of the Metaverse, highlighting, through a de-Westernized lens, the peculiarities of its development within the specific historical and political context of the PRC. For this purpose, it combines a historical approach with qualitative thematic analysis, examining the Chinese official discourse on the Metaverse, mainly through the scrutiny of governmental papers. Specifically, this study tries to answer the question of how the Chinese official narrative on the Metaverse is being constructed and how it is evolving. In doing so, the essay starts by reconstructing the pre-history of the Chinese Metaverse; then, it focuses on the analysis of plans and action schemes implemented both at the central and national levels, especially in the municipality of Shanghai. The analysis demonstrates how the development of the Chinese Metaverse is in line with previous development goals of the government digital agenda and how its implementation is at the crossroads of technological-cultural progress, regulatory control, and ideological challenges.
Supplementary document for Terahertz Passive Amplification via Temporal Talbot Effect in Metamaterial-Based Bragg Fibers - 5863292.pdf
Creators: name: Pepino, Vinicius
name: da Mota, Achiles Fontana
name: Borges, Ben-Hur
name: Teixeira, Fernando
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2022
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplemental document.
Investigating the efficiency of the SPIIR pipeline in O3 offline Gravitational wave search
Creators: name: AHMED, MD REDYAN
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: gravitational waves
machine learning
k means algorithm

description: Gravitational waves are 'ripples' in space-time caused by some of the most violent and energetic processes in the Universe. Detecting and analyzing the information carried by gravitational waves is allowing us to observe the Universe in a way never before possible, providing astronomers and other scientists with their first glimpses of literally unseeable wonders. SPIIR is one of the fastest of the five online pipelines.The SPIIR pipeline is distinguished from other CBC search pipelines in several aspects as it adopts the summed parallel infinite impulse response (SPIIR) method for matched filtering. This method is expected to be more efficient computationally than the traditional Fourier method when a filtering delay of less than 10s is intended. The other main difference is that the SPIIR pipeline selects candidates based on the maximum network likelihood ratio (MNLR) principle which is referred to as the coherent method. I use SPIIR and investigate its efficiency during the third LIGO-Virgo observing run (O3). I do this via investigating the distribution of False alarm rates of Gravitational waves via machine learning algorithm. I try to classify false alarms from the simulation of data from GW detectors. My work will support SPIIR group's efforts to produce an 'offline' catalog of SPIIR GW.
description: The funding is given from SII scholarship research fund.
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TOSCANE 2 cruise,Le Noroit R/V
Creators: name: EZRATY Robert
Publisher: name: Sismer
Year: 1987

description: Mise au point et validation de moyens in-situ de mesures de l'état de la mer et du vent en vue de l'étalonnage des capteurs actifs (altimètre et diffusiomètres) embarqués sur satellite : 1) Test du prototype de bouée vent de l'IFREMER ; 2) Validation de mesures géophysiques effectuées par des diffusiomètres embarqués sur avions ; 3) Inter comparaison de moyens de mesure du vent à la mer (navire par rapport à 4 types de bouées). Etude de la variabilité spatio-temporelle du vent en mer.
title: (Thio)indigoid Photoswitches with Application in Photopharmacology, Multiphotochromic Systems and Material Science
Creators: name: Köttner, Laura Alina
Publisher: name: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Year: 2025

description: Three new classes of light-switchable molecules are presented. All motifs are based on a (thio)indigoid core structure, which enables visible-light responsive photoisomerization of the double bond. In particular, the primary objective of this thesis was the development of photoswitches, that possess further redshifted absorption spectra. (Oxo)-rhodanine-based chromophores are comprised of a (oxo)-rhodanine fragment and a stilbene fragment. The photoswitches can be synthesized within one simple step and exhibit highly tunable (photo)physical and photochemical properties due to substitution of the stilbene part and/or alteration of the X-position. These chromophores are used as light-controllable apoptosis inducer. A further redshift of absorption is achieved when indirubin is used as a building block instead of rhodanine. N,N-alkylation enables reversible E/Z photoisomerization with all-visible light. Due to the intrinsic push-pull system between the nitrogens and the carbonyl groups, the photochromes’ absorption spectra reach beyond 650 nm and red-light addressability is established for the Z to E photoisomerization direction. Using a supramolecular approach, the indirubin photochromes properties can be altered. To push the red-light responsiveness even further, a thioindigo moiety is fused onto an anthracene core developing peri-anthracenethioindigo (PAT). The highly capable and intensely green colored photoswitch absorbs light up to 850 nm and is all-red-/near-infrared (NIR) light addressable. The PAT photoswitch can be embedded into transparent polystyrene resulting in a photoswitchable polymer with very pronounced color contrasts. Finally, a rhodanine-based derivative and the PAT photoswitch were combined in solution to create a multiphotochromic system, which four-states are fully addressable with four different wavelengths of light. This is the first example of an all-visible, all-light-responsive and path-independent orthogonal photoswitching system. This system can be used for molecular logic operations, such as logic gates or 4-to-2-encoders. By embedding both photoswitches into a transparent polystyrene polymer photo-induced four-color-pattern can be created.