cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: The Process of Using Polycraft World AI Lab on TACC’s Lonestar6 to Train and Evaluate Agent Performance in Novel Scenarios
Creators: name: Goss, Stephen A.
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Artificial intelligence
subject: Machine learning

description: There are many challenges to adapting a unique research task to run efficiently within a given HPC environment. Once such example is Polycraft World AI Lab (PAL), which is a set of wrapper scripts and a modified Minecraft client that is used to setup novel scenarios which an AI agent can attempt to solve. I will outline some of the challenges and solutions that come with running complex tasks like this one in an HPC environment where one must work around hardware and configuration constraints. This includes migrating an existing job workflow from SLURM batch job arrays to use TACC’s Launcher tool, creating a custom platform for quickly running our experiments, and the process of containerizing several applications for better experiment repeatability. The solutions and workflows presented here can likely be applied to many other projects running in a similar environment.
Desaster für die Dalits
Creators: name: Hill, Joe
name: Chhotray, Vasudha
name: Becker, Rahel
Publisher: name: Südasien
Year: 2021

description: In der Region des Mahanadi-Deltas in Odisha1 begann 2010 eine Forschungsgruppe mit der Recherche für eine Umweltstudie. Ziel war es, die Schwachstellen der Entschädigung für die Opfer des verheerenden Zyklons von 1999 zu erforschen. Über ein Viertel der Haushalte in dem betroffenen Gebiet gehören zu den Scheduled Castes (SC). Die Solidarität, die nach dieser und weiteren Naturkatastrophen Kastengrenzen zu überschreiten schien, währte nur kurz. Dalits sind nicht versichert. Sie gehören zu denen, die sich aufgrund ihrer sozialen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen Stellung in der Gesellschaft nur schwer von den Verlusten erholen. Der Leiter des Forschungsteams berichtet über den vergeblichen Kampf dreier Dalitfamilien um Entschädigungsleistungen und angemessene Wiederaufbauhilfen.
description: Südasien, Bd. 33 Nr. 1 (2013): Dalits
title: Simulation of the Mosquito Population after Hurricane Harvey
Creators: name: Huang, Liting
name: Valseth, Eirik
name: Cerrone, Albert
name: Proft, Jennifer
name: Wichitrnithed, Chayanon
name: Shensky, Michael
name: Brown, Katherine
name: Dawson, Clint
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Public health

description: Hurricane Harvey was a category 4 hurricane that made a landfall at middle Texas coastline on August 25, 2017. Apart from the catastrophic damages directly caused by the wind and surges, the huge increase in flood water mosquito population was reported which seriously hindered the recovery efforts and brought challenges to public health[1]. To control the mosquito population, the Vector Control Task Force (VCTF), created by Texas State Medical Operations Center, leaded the aerial spraying of the affected areas, which covers more than 6.7 million acres. This brought up the necessity to model mosquito population’s temporal and spatial variation after tropical cyclones landfalls and under different spraying strategies, which have never been modelled before. The historical flood water mosquito population record after tropical cyclones is too sparse for training data-driven machine learning models. Therefore, we approach it from the numerical simulation side. The three stages in a mosquito’s life cycle: egg, aquatic and mobile phases, are described with three Partial Differentiation Equations (PDEs). We modeled the mosquito population after Hurricane Harvey’s landfall with these three PDEs, and amplified the survival rates of egg and aquatic phases at areas covered by flood water. We used the water elevation output from SWEMniCS as the flood water field. SWEMniCS is a general shallow water equation solver with the capability to simulate coastal wind-driven storm surge simulation model, and its performance for Hurricane Harvey has been validated. The mosquito simulation is implemented on FEn- iCSx, spatially discretized using the first-order Bubnov-Galerkin mixed finite element method and temporally discretized with backward Euler. It is one-way coupled with SWEMniCS and used the same mesh as the ADCIRC test suite 1. Due to the complexity in solving the non-linear equations on a large mesh, the SWEMniCS was ran on TACC. The numbers of mosquitos (105,153 mosquitoes in total) trapped in 29 counties before and after spraying are used as validation cases. Once the simulation is well validated, larger test cases will be performed on TACC using Frontera.
Celebrating the heterogeneity of enterprise education: myths and realities
Creators: name: Jones, Colin
name: McGee, Polly
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Are enterprise educators different for other educators more that they are different from each other? This question, inspired by William Gartner’s earlier discussion of heterogeneity in the process of new venture creation, is the focus of our efforts. Borrowing from the inspiration of Gartner’s approach, we surveyed enterprise educators across a range of issues. Their responses confirm the degree to which the domain of enterprise education is beset with significant heterogeneity. This paper uses discourse analysis to dig subjectively deeper into the hidden meaning of the respondents’ comments.
vereinbarte Frist läuft im April 2013 ab
Creators: name: Drews, Inga
Publisher: name: Südasien
Year: 2021

description: Rajagopal setzt sich seit fast 20 Jahren für die Ärmsten der indischen Gesellschaft ein, deren Grundbedürfnisse nicht gedeckt sind. Um seine Ziele besser verfolgen und die große Zahl engagierter Mitstreiter organisieren zu können, gründete er 1991 die Vereinigung Ekta Parishad – Solidarischer Bund. Als Werkzeug nutzt Rajagopal Protestmärsche, die in Indien eine lange Tradition haben und große Wirksamkeit entfalten. In mehreren an Gandhi orientierten Märschen, zuletzt dem vom 2. Oktober 2012, versuchten Rajagopal und seine Weggefährten Forderungen gegenüber der indischen Regierung durchzusetzen. Inga Drews erläutert Rajagopals politisches Engagement und sprach mit ihm anlässlich seines Vortrages am 5. Dezember 2012 an der Universität zu Köln über seine Arbeit, die Volksbewegung Ekta Parishad und die Wirkungen des Marschs für Gerechtigkeit im Oktober 2012.
description: Südasien, Bd. 33 Nr. 1 (2013): Dalits
title: Real-Time Sentiment and Emotion Analysis of Social Media Content on Energy Transition
Creators: name: Dashtian, Hassan
name: Lee, David
name: Singh, Manmeet
name: Peña, Maria-Laura
name: Young, Michael H.
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Natural language processing

description: Public support and public perception are important factors in developing energy transition plans. It is essential to study public perspectives on nonrenewable energy resources, renewable energy resources, and energy transition. The shift towards more renewable energy resources has sparked substantial interest and discussions on online social media about energy transition benefits, challenges, and opportunities. Understanding the public sentiment on energy transition and the reason behind the sentiment is critical due to the major influence public support or opposition can have on the adoption of new energy sources. In this study we use natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) approaches to perform sentiment analysis and classification of short texts of social media data to assess public perspectives on energy transition. We study the information that has been provided to users on a daily basis as well as the reactions of users towards that information. We have collected video metadata from YouTube on a daily basis and currently have more than 36 GB of data. We perform NLP and ML to extract sentiments and emotions from the video metadata. Our analysis indicates that the sentiments of video titles, contents and users’ comments evolve over time and overall, users’ comments are more negative than titles and video contents, as user comments exhibit more anger than the video titles. However, among the six emotions (anger, fear, joy, love, sadness and surprise) that we have analyzed, “joy” is still the most prevalent emotion in both user comments and video titles. Our unique data and findings emphasize the need for comprehensive real-time, evolving datasets and methodologies to accurately capture media and public views on energy policy in online discussions.
Ovipennis (Coccinigripennis) fansipana
Creators: name: Huang, Si-Yao
name: Volynkin, Anton V.
name: .
name: .
name: .
name: ., O.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Ovipennis
Ovipennis fansipana

description: Ovipennis (Coccinigripennis) fansipana (Volynkin & Černý, 2017)
(Figs 2–4, 6–8)
 Type material examined. Holotype (Figs 2, 7): male,” N. Vietnam, Mt. Fan-si-pan, 16[00]– 1800 m, near Chapa, 22°20'N, 103°40'E, secondary forest, May 1995, leg. local collectors, ex coll. A. Schintlmeister ” / “Museum Witt München”, gen. slide No.: MWM 31432 (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM / ZSM).
 Paratypes: 43 males, 21 female from N Vietnam, Fan-si-pan Mt, as listed by Volynkin & Černý (2017).
 Additional material examined. 2 male, 1 female, 26. VI.2018, Gaoligong Natural Reserve, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, 1600m, leg. Tian-tian Yu, Zhou Chang & Zhi-wei Dong, gen. preps. in glycerol by Huang (SCAU).
 Remarks. In the original description of the female, Volynkin & Černý (2017) mentioned that the corpus bursae of the female genitalia bears a “small rounded signum situated medially” and that “signum” is well visible in the figure. However after a more careful examination of the female genitalia photo of the paratype illustrated in Volynkin & Černý (2017) and the dissection of the female from China, we found that the so-called “signum” is actually a remaining fragment of spermatophore or something similar to that. Concerning its position and the quality of the photo, it is easily misunderstood as a signum. For this reason we conclude that the female genitalia of O. fansipana lack a signum bursae.
 Distribution. The species is currently known from North Vietnam (Lào Cai Province) (Volynkin & Černý 2017) and Southwestern China (Yunnan Province) (the first record from China).
description: Published as part of Huang, Si-Yao, Volynkin, Anton V., ., ., . & ., O., 2020, Ovipennis (Coccinigripennis) lisu, a new species from China (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 147-150 in Ecologica Montenegrina 38 on page 150, DOI: 10.37828/em.2020.38.21, http://zenodo.org/record/13232209
title: Жылу процестерінің машиналары және жабдықтары
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: EDP Hub (Идипи Хаб), Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2025

description: Аспаздық өнімдерді өндіру технологиясын жетілдіру көп уақытты, еңбекті, отын-энергетикалық ресурстарын қажет ететін жылу процестеріне (пісіру, қуыру және т.б.) жатады және оны қарқындату маңызды орын алады. Сондықтан кез-келген жылу аппаратының құрылымы өнімдерді термиялық өңдеудің технологиялық талаптарына мүмкіндігінше толық сәйкес келуі керек. Өнімдерді термиялық өңдеу ұзақтығын қысқарту, өнімдерге әсер етудің ұтымды температуралық режимдерін табу өнім сапасын жақсартудың және өндірісті қарқындатудың негізгі жолы болып табылады. Оқу құралы тамақ өндірісіндегі жылу процестеріне арналған машиналар мен жабдықтарды жобалаумен айналысатын инженерлік-техникалық қызметкерлерге және жоғары оқу орнының магистранттары мен студенттеріне арналған.
Dalits in Nepal
Creators: name: Döhne, Thomas
Publisher: name: Südasien
Year: 2021

description: Dalits in Nepal leiden bis heute unter Diskriminierung und Ausgrenzung. So dürfen sie zum Beispiel nicht die gleichen, dorfnah gelegenen Wasserstellen nutzen wie Angehörige „höherer“ Kasten. Diese befürchten die Verunreinigung des Wassers durch die Dalits. Die Dalitfrauen nutzen deshalb Flusswasser, das oft stark verschmutzt ist und zu erheblichen Gesundheitsproblemen führt.
description: Südasien, Bd. 33 Nr. 1 (2013): Dalits
Fluidization and Drying of Biomass Particles in a Pulsed Fluidized Bed with Vibration
Creators: name: Jia, Dening
name: Cathary, Océane
name: Peng, Jianghong
name: Bi, Xiaotao
name: Lim, C. Jim
name: Sokhansanj, Shahab
name: Liu, Yuping
name: Wang, Ruixu
name: Tsutsumi, Atsushi, 1956-
Publisher: name: Elsevier
Year: 2016

description: Fluidization of biomass particles has been tested in a pulsed fluidized bed with vibration in the absence of inert bed materials. Results indicate that pulsation is capable of overcoming the cohesive nature of biomass introduced by strong interparticle forces. The gas-solid flow behavior in the pulsed fluidized bed up to 6.7 Hz of pulsation has been analyzed. As the pulsation frequency increases, regular bubble patterns are formed. Drying tests have been carried out to obtain the optimum operating condition for future pulsed fluidized bed dryer and torrefier in terms of good gas-solid contact and high heat and mass transfer rates. The effect of flow rate, temperature, pulsation frequency and vibration intensity has been investigated. While higher temperature and flow rate are favored in drying, there exists a sweet spot for pulsation frequency between 1 Hz and 2 Hz where gas-solid contact is enhanced. Both constant rate drying and falling rate drying are present in the drying.
title: Enabling Automated Fact Checking of Voting Related Claims Using Frame Semantic Parsing and Semantic Search
Creators: name: Mediratta, Rishabh
name: Devasier, Jacob
name: Li, Chengkai
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Fact-checking
subject: Natural language processing

description: We introduce a transparent and automated fact-checking system focused on verifying voting-related factual claims. Current fact-checking methods frequently suffer from a lack of transparency, which hinders users’ ability to trust and comprehend the underlying rationale behind the results. The opaque nature of these solutions can leave users questioning the reliability and impartiality of the fact-checking process, as they are unable to fully grasp the methodology and evidence used to arrive at the conclusions. We introduce a new approach to fact verification that utilizes frame-semantic parsing to give structured and interpret-able fact-checking and semantic search to find evidence to support the verification of voting-related claims. By concentrating on claims related to voting, we can leverage publicly accessible voting records from official United States congressional sources and employ frame semantic parsing to extract pertinent information from these claims.
Marginalisierung ohne Ende?
Creators: name: Patta, Raj Bharath
name: Becker, Rahel
Publisher: name: Südasien
Year: 2021

description: Das Kastensystem scheint mit der indischen Kultur und Gesellschaft untrennbar verwoben. Damit einher geht die Ausgrenzung von bestimmten gesellschaftlichen Gruppen als „unrein“. Was bedeutet es, Dalit zu sein und gleichzeitig außerhalb des Hinduismus zu stehen? Dieser Frage geht Raj Bharath Patta in seinem Artikel nach. Dabei wirft er einen besonders kritischen Blick auf das Christentum in Indien, in dem viele Dalits zunächst den Ausweg aus ihrer Kastenlosigkeit sahen – und zum Teil bitter enttäuscht wurden.
description: Südasien, Bd. 33 Nr. 1 (2013): Dalits
title: Exploring Behavioral Tendencies on Social Media: A Perspective Through Claim Check-Worthiness
Creators: name: Zhang, Zeyu
name: Zhu, Zhengyuan
name: Zhang, Haiqi
name: Li, Chengkai
Publisher: name: The University of Texas at Austin
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Social computing

description: This study examines how factual claims of different significance influence and reflect social media users' behavioral patterns. Leveraging "check-worthiness'' as a measure of the factual significance of claims, we analyze the connection between factual claims and user behaviors on Twitter. Through a series of experiments using statistical methods such as correlation analysis and hypothesis testing, we provide insights into a few pivotal inquiries: (1) whether differences exist between users' tweeting tendencies toward check-worthiness, (2) the underlying reasons for such differences, (3) whether users tend to create, share, and endorse content with check-worthiness levels similar to their own tweets, and (4) whether users with similar tendencies toward check-worthiness exhibit heightened engagement. The experiments were conducted across three datasets, comprising over 48.5 million tweets and involving 15,000 users, spanning several domains and yielding statistically significant findings. Previous studies have primarily centered on examining the effectiveness and strategies of fact-checks rather than understanding people's behavioral tendencies toward factual claims. Our research pioneers understanding in this area, offering valuable insights for behavioral modeling and social sciences.
Wir lassen uns nicht mehr entwürdigen!
Creators: name: Thekaekara, Mari Marcel
name: Renner, Elmar
Publisher: name: Südasien
Year: 2021

description: Bis vor Kurzem war es in Indien üblich, Trockentoiletten zu haben, die von den Safai Karmacharis oder Balmikis, der Dalit-Jati der Toilettenputzer, manuell ausgeräumt werden mussten. Eine indienweite Bewegung hat dieser Praxis 2011 ein Ende gesetzt. Dies wurde vor allem dadurch erreicht, dass eine Gruppe entschlossener Mitglieder dieser Gemeinschaft die Bewegung der Latrinenreiniger initiiert hat. Vor 15 Jahren hat die Gruppe einen Handlungsplan in die Wege geleitet. Safai Karmachari Andolan besteht hauptsächlich aus jungen Menschen dieser Gemeinschaft und wird vom zart wirkenden, leise sprechenden, aber charismatischen Balmiki-Politiker Bejawada Wilson geführt. In ihrer Reportage lässt Mari Marcel Thekaekara den Leser die letzten Aktionen der Bewegung bis zum (vorläufigen) Erfolg miterleben.
description: Südasien, Bd. 33 Nr. 1 (2013): Dalits
LulzSec takes down CIA website in the name of fun, fun, fun
Creators: name: Branch, Philip
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Computer hacker group LulzSec are in the news again. The team has carried out successful hacks on the PlayStation Network, PBS and the US Senate but the latest----which took down the CIA website for several hours earlier today---is the most spectacular. So, who are LulzSec?
Spatiotemporal modeling of occupational particulate matter using personal low-cost sensor and indoor location tracking data
Creators: name: Ruiter, Sander
name: Franken, Remy
name: Krone, Tanja
name: Le Feber, Maaike
name: Gunnink, Jan
name: Kuijpers, Eelco
name: Peters, Susan
name: Vermeulen, Roel
name: Pronk, Anjoeka
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Space Science
Medicine
Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Information Systems not elsewhere classified

description: Occupational exposure to particulate matter (PM) can result in multiple adverse health effects and should be minimized to protect workers’ health. PM exposure at the workplace can be complex with many potential sources and fluctuations over time, making it difficult to control. Dynamic maps that visualize how PM is distributed throughout a workplace over time can help in gaining better insights into when and where exposure occurs. This study explored the use of spatiotemporal modeling followed by kriging for the development of dynamic PM concentration maps in an experimental setting and a workplace setting. Data was collected using personal low-cost PM sensors and an indoor location tracking system, mounted on a moving robot or worker. Maps were generated for an experimental study with one simulated robot worker and a workplace study with four workers. Cross-validation was performed to evaluate the performance and robustness of three types of spatiotemporal models (metric, separable, and summetric) and, as an additional external validation, model estimates were compared with measurements from sensors that were placed stationary in the laboratory or workplace. Spatiotemporal models and maps were generated for both the experimental and workplace studies, with average root mean squared error (RMSE) from 10-fold cross-validation ranging from 7–12 and 73–127 µg/m3, respectively. Workplace models were relatively more robust compared to the experimental study (relative SD ranging from 8–14% of the average RMSE vs. 27–56%, respectively), presumably due to the larger number of parallel measurements. Model estimates showed low to moderate fits compared to stationary sensor measurements (R2 ranging from 0.1–0.5), indicating maps should be interpreted with caution and only used indicatively. Together, these findings show the feasibility of using spatiotemporal modeling for generating dynamic concentration maps based on personal data. The described method could be applied for exposure characterization within comparable study designs or can be expanded further, for example by developing real-time, location-based worker feedback systems, as efficient tools to visualize and communicate exposure risks.
ZUBTURUM TARKIBIDAGI ASKORBIN KISLOTASI KIMYOVIY ANALIZI
Creators: name: Ramazonov, Akram
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu maqolada Katta zubturum ( Plantago  major L.)  tarkibidagi foydali moddalar, shu jumladan askorbin kislotasi haqida umumiy ma’lumot, geografik tarqalishi, mahsulot tashqi ko’rinishi, kimyoviy tarkibi va analizi, qo’llaniladigan qismi hamda dorivor preparatlari haqida ma’lumot berilgan.
Dalits und privates Unternehmertum
Creators: name: Thorat, Sukhadeo
name: Sabharwal, Nidhi Sadana
Publisher: name: Südasien
Year: 2021

description: Mit dem Kastensystem geht eine ausdifferenzierte Arbeitsteilung einher. Dass diese auch zu einer äußerst ungleichen Verteilung an Unternehmerkapital und betrieblichem Besitz geführt hat, zeigen Sukhadeo Thorat und Nidhi Sadana Sabharwal anhand der Daten des Wirtschaftszensus 2005. Unbestritten ist, dass diese Schieflage ausgeglichen werden muss, aber über die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten, Dalits und Adivasis einen besseren Marktzugang zu verschaffen, wird noch diskutiert. Die indischen Regierungen versuchen seit der Unabhängigkeit, die Kastenunterschiede aufzuweichen. Doch zeigen die Maßnahmen Wirkung?
description: Südasien, Bd. 33 Nr. 1 (2013): Dalits
Additional file 1 of Evolving through multiple, co-existing pressures to change: a case study of self-organization in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
Creators: name: Thille, Patricia
name: Tobin, Anastasia
name: Evans, Jenna M.
name: Katz, Alan
name: Russell, Grant M
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Science Policy
subject: Cancer
subject: Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Supplementary Material 1.
title: Қазақша хабар тарататын шетел радиолары
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: EDP Hub (Идипи Хаб), Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2025

description: Бұл оқу құралында «Азаттық» радиосы Қазақ бөлімшесінің кеңестік тоталитарлық жүйе туралы, Шығыс Түркістан мәселесі, сол кездегі Қытай мен Совет Одағының саясаты, ұлт-бостандығы үшін күрескен қайраткерлер туралы, туған жерден жырақта жүрген Қытайдағы, Монғолиядағы, Ауғанстандағы, сондай-ақ Батыс Европадағы қазақтар жайында бізге кезінде беймәлім болған жәйттар баяндалады. Сонымен қатар Монғолиядағы, Ирандағы қазақша хабар тарататын радиолардың ерекшеліктері жайында айтылады. «Радиожурналистика», «Халықаралық радиожурналистика», «Халықаралық журналистика» пәндеріне қосымша оқу құралы болып табылады. Сонымен қатар журналистика және саясаттану, халықаралық қарым-қатынастар, тарих, әдебиет және тіл білімі факультеттерінің студенттеріне, магистранттары мен докторанттарына, т.б. қызығушылық білдірген зерттеушілерге арналған.
Additional file 1 of Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency in France: a retrospective survival study
Creators: name: Mauhin, Wladimir
name: Guffon, Nathalie
name: Vanier, Marie T.
name: Froissart, Roseline
name: Cano, Aline
name: Douillard, Claire
name: Lavigne, Christian
name: Héron, Bénédicte
name: Belmatoug, Nadia
name: Uzunhan, Yurdagül
name: Lacombe, Didier
name: Levade, Thierry
name: Duvivier, Aymeric
name: Pulikottil-Jacob, Ruth
name: Laredo, Fernando
name: Pichard, Samia
name: Lidove, Olivier
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Cancer
Science Policy

description: Supplementary Material 1.
Making climate change visible : a critical role for landscape professionals
Creators: name: Sheppard, S. R. J. (Stephen Richard John), 1952-
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2018

description: Climate change is getting worse, but society is not responding accordingly (IPCC, 2014). Scientists have become very worried and are increasingly trying to communicate better, some of them (such as James Hansen, formerly Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies) even becoming activists (Mann, 2014). However, psychological research and the evidence of global politics confirm that science and science communication are not enough to stimulate behaviour change or substantive action on the climate crisis (Moser and Dilling, 2007). This essay discusses the need for experiential learning, place attachment, social pressure at the local level, as well as enhanced planning, to help mobilize community-level awareness and action on climate change. It explores the unique potential of local landscapes, landscape professionals, and their visual media in helping to deliver or reinforce these as catalysts of social change, through making climate change more visible where people live.
Evaluation of chlorine dioxide exposure in an Australian gnotobiotic mouse research facility
Creators: name: Easton, Donna M.
name: McGarry, Peter
name: Johnstone, Kelly
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Cell Biology
Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: Exposure to chlorine dioxide by staff working in a gnotobiotic mouse facility at an Australian research institute was measured to determine whether current controls were sufficient to ensure their exposure remains below the current Australian workplace exposure standard. A combination of workplace surveys, interviews with workers, and personal sampling was undertaken to understand the workplace, identify higher-risk tasks, and measure the concentration of chlorine dioxide in the air where the workers conduct routine tasks involving the use of a chlorine dioxide-based disinfectant. Personal sampling utilized the validated Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) method ID-202, with minor alterations. The tasks identified as being associated with higher airborne exposure to chlorine dioxide were the use of an atomizer to fill isolator ports with aerosolized disinfectant and the use of a disinfectant dunk tank to submerge and surface decontaminate objects. The current work practices in the gnotobiotic facility were found to be compliant with the current 8-hr time-weighted average (TWA) limit of 0.1 ppm (0.28 mg/m3) but were not compliant with the 15-min short-term exposure limit (STEL) of 0.3 ppm (0.83 mg/m3). Improvements in exposure controls, such as implementing the use of a fume cupboard (hood) or other local ventilation when activating the disinfectant solution and improving the utilization of respiratory protective equipment, are therefore required to meet the STEL, but it is recommended that such improvements are also aimed at meeting the proposed Peak limitation of 0.1 ppm that is expected to soon be adopted by Safe Work Australia, replacing the current TWA-8hr and STEL exposure standards.
(Ab-)Gründe des Kastenwesens
Creators: name: Ramaiah, Avatthi
Publisher: name: Südasien
Year: 2021

description: Das Kastenwesen ist ein allgegenwärtiger Bestandteil indischer Kultur. Zum Einen ist es zwar eine vergleichsweise transparente und damit leichter angreifbare Erscheinungsformsozialer Ungleichheit als die weniger leicht erkennbare hegemoniale Klassenstruktur westlicher Gesellschaften. Andererseits mahnen die Opfer des im Namen der Kaste verübten Terrors eine genauere Betrachtung der Funktionsformen von Diskriminierung auch jenseits des südasiatischen Kontextes an. Unter verschiedenen weltlichen, ökonomischen und religiösen Deckmäntelchen werden weltweit Herrschaftsverhältnisse festgeschrieben.
description: Südasien, Bd. 33 Nr. 1 (2013): Dalits
Selbst Schuld
Creators: name: Rimscha, Marina
Publisher: name: Südasien
Year: 2021

description: Die meisten Informationen zur sozialen Struktur des alten Indien findet man in den altindischen Gesetzbüchern, den Dharmasutras und Dharmashastras, sowie im Arthashastra. Diese Texte sind circa zwischen 400 v. Chr. und 400 n. Chr. entstanden und bilden mit dem Manava Dharmashastra an der Spitze die Grundlage des hinduistischen Rechts. Anhand dieser Quellen wird hier das Bild der sogenannten Unberührbaren im alten Indien skizziert; man darf jedoch nicht vergessen, dass in diesen Texten wohl kaum die damalige soziale Wirklichkeit beschrieben wird. Viel eher handelt es sich einerseits um Spekulationen und Versuche, die Existenz verschiedener sozialer Phänomene zu erklären und andererseits den jeweiligen „Kasten“ Regeln vorzuschreiben. Wie die Chandalas und Mitglieder anderer „verachteter Kasten“ tatsächlich gelebt haben, wird man heute nicht mehr mit Sicherheit sagen können. Die Dalits von heute sind ihre Nachkommen und wir wissen, unter welchen Bedingungen und sozialen Regeln sie immer noch leben müssen. Darum ist es wichtig, die historischen Ursprünge zu kennen. Marina Rimscha geht ihnen in ihrem detailreichen Beitrag nach.
description: Südasien, Bd. 33 Nr. 1 (2013): Dalits
title: Мектепке дейінгі және бастауыш білім беру ұйымдарындағы музыкалық тәрбие әдістемесі
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: EDP Hub (Идипи Хаб), Ай Пи Ар Медиа
Year: 2025

description: Ұсынылып отырған «Мектепке дейінгі және бастауыш білім беру ұйымдарындағы музыкалық тәрбие әдістемесі» атты оқу құралы педагогикалық бағыттағы «Бастауышта оқыту педагогикасы мен әдістемесі» және «Мектепке дейінгі білім беру» білім беру бағдарламалары бойынша білім алушы студенттерге арналған. Қазіргі білім, ғылым мен мәдениетті жаһандандыру процесі кезінде әр ұлт өз мемлекетінің рухани мәдени құндылықтарын сақтай отырып, әлемдік өркениетке кіргізуі заңды құбылыс. Осыған сәйкес, музыкалық тәрбие берудің де басты мақсаты – музыка өнері арқылы баланың өмірге деген көзқарасын, Отанына, еліне, жеріне деген сүйіспеншілігін, өз халқының музыкасы мен өнерін, салт-дәстүрін жоғары бағалай білетін парасатты азамат тәрбиелеу болса, оның негізін қалап, оқу әрекетінде қалыптастыруды мектепке дейінгі кезеңнен бастап бастауыш мектеппен сабақтастықта жалғастыруды көздейді. Оқу құралында студенттерге музыкалық білім берудің əдіс-тəсілдерін үйрету жəне болашақ мамандарды балалар мен мектеп оқушыларына музыкалық тəрбие беру жұмысына дайындау мəселелерімен қоса, музыканың теориялық негіздері, сыныптан тыс жұмыстар, сабақтар мен тәрбиелік шаралардың үлгілері де қарастырылған. Оқу құралын ЖОО студенттер, балабақша тәрбиешілері мен бастауыш мектеп мұғалімдері өз тәжірибелерінде қолдануларына болады.
Evaluation of masks and mask material suitability for bioaerosol capture
Creators: name: Peyravi, Arman
name: Quecke, Emily
name: Kosareva, Elena
name: Dolez, Patricia
name: Doroshenko, Alexander
name: Smith, Stephanie
name: Quemerais, Bernadette
name: Hashisho, Zaher
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Non-medical masks such as disposable non-medical, commercially produced cloth, and homemade masks are not regulated like surgical masks. Their performance, in terms of filtration efficiency and breathability, is variable and unreliable. This research provides a quantitative evaluation of various non-medical masks, assesses their fabrics’ potential for the reduction of transmission of bioaerosols such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and compares them to surgical masks and N95 filtering facepiece respirators. Using a testing line with a NaCl challenge aerosol, four types of commercial reusable cloth masks, two types of disposable non-medical masks, three types of surgical or N95 masks, and seven types of commonly available materials were tested individually and in combinations. The testing line and procedure were adapted from the ASTM F2299-03: Standard Test Method for Determining the Initial Efficiency of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks to Penetration by Particulates Using Latex Spheres testing method used for testing surgical masks. Filtration efficiencies at 0.15 µm particle diameter at a face velocity of 25 cm/sec for commercial cloth masks, disposable non-medical masks, surgical masks, commercial mask combinations, and homemade combinations ranged from 16–29%, 39–76%, 91–97%, 51–95%, and 45–94%, respectively. The pressure drop results for the different masks and material combinations were all under 3 mm H2O/cm2 except for one material configuration. This study builds on other research that looks at individual materials and masks by testing combinations alongside the individual masks and materials. With proper layering, household materials can achieve the filtration efficiency and low pressure drop requirements of surgical masks. The filtration capabilities of disposable and cloth mask fabrics vary considerably meaning that they are not a reliable or consistent facemask option, regardless of fit.
Additional file 1 of Clinical and neurophysiological effects of bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and EEG-guided neurofeedback in Parkinson’s disease: a randomized, four-arm controlled trial
Creators: name: Romero, Juan Pablo
name: Moreno-Verdú, Marcos
name: Arroyo-Ferrer, Aida
name: Serrano, J. Ignacio
name: Herreros-Rodríguez, Jaime
name: García-Caldentey, Juan
name: Rocon de Lima, Eduardo
name: del Castillo, María Dolores
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Supplementary Material 1
A field sampling and analysis protocol for assessing occupational exposure and risk from military munition storage magazines
Creators: name: Montgomery, Cheryl R.
name: Stevens, Brooke N.
name: Bourne, Michelle
name: Theel, Heather J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: An occupational health study was conducted inside reinforced-concrete earth-covered munitions storage magazines (ECMs) at Fort Wingate Depot Activity (FWDA), a former military facility near Gallup, New Mexico. A two-phased approach was used: (1) HEPA vacuuming of bulk dust and (2) wipe sample verification post-vacuuming. Site-specific occupational health criteria were derived to evaluate potential risk from inhalation of bulk dust (Phase 1) and dermal contact of residual dust (Phase 2). In Phase 1, no explosives detections exceeded site-specific screening criteria. Any explosives detected, with or without criteria were carried forward into Phase 2. In Phase 2, no exceedances were noted for detected explosives with criterion. Using structure/reactivity characteristics within the explosives category, surrogates were assigned to the six (6) explosives without occupational health screening criteria. Based upon structural similarities within the analysis category, assignments of surrogates to explosives without criteria did not adversely impact the study conclusions. In Phase 1, lead was detected in bulk dust in all 35 igloos and all detections exceeded the applicable criterion for commercial/industrial workers. In Phase 2, all lead detections in wipe samples were below the wipe screening criteria. Study results indicated the ECM interiors posed no unacceptable dermal occupational risk for explosives or lead residues following bulk dust removal. High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter vacuuming of interior bulk dust in ECMs at FWDA reduced occupational risk/hazard for exposure via inhalation and dermal contact for commercial/industrial worker activities under worst-case exposure conditions. Both phases of this sampling design are widely applicable, provided the site-specific assumptions made for this study are evaluated for suitability to another specific application and adjusted if needed.
Malaysia’s 1MDB – Political Dynamics between Corruption and Anti-corruption
Creators: name: Woo Jun Jie,
name: Jean Chia,
Publisher: name: National University of Singapore
Year: 2020
Subjects: Malaysia
1MDB
corruption
anti-corruption
money laundering
Najib Razak
UMNO
Pakatan Harapan
China
patronage
race
Bersih

description: 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) was established in 2009 by then Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, ostensibly to make strategic investments and attract foreign direct investments. The US Justice Department's actions in 2016 to seize more than $1 billion associated with 1MDB blew the simmering corruption scandal wide open. The repercussions were felt in Malaysia’s 2018 general elections when the long-ruling UNMO party was swept aside. However, the new Malaysian government found itself having to deal with a cleaned-out and debt-laden 1MDB. This case study traces the events in the aftermath of the discovery of missing funds at 1MDB. It also examines the tensions and dynamics across public sector institutions, civil society and political regimes that propelled anti-corruption efforts in Malaysia.
Subverting Subversion: Developing and Co-opting Anti-establishment Communications in the Internet Age
Creators: name: Jennifer Dodgson,
Publisher: name: National University of Singapore
Year: 2020
Subjects: Democracy
fake news
populism
online culture
propaganda
Singapore
China
United States
Russia

description: While the primary function of any language is communication, language can also function as a means of concealment. This case looks at historical examples of cryptolects and examines their formation and decline, before going on to review the subsequent development of secret languages and other forms of clandestine and subversive communication online. It then analyses various governments’ responses to online subversion, describing the approach adopted in Singapore, and comparing it to strategies used in China, the United States, and Russia
The Changing Landscape of Stray Dog Management in Singapore
Creators: name: Stasha Wong,
name: Tara Thean,
Publisher: name: National University of Singapore
Year: 2020
Subjects: Singapore
stray animal
stray dog
stakeholder management
non-governmental organisation
population control
public-private partnership
animal welfare

description: Singapore's stray population had been difficult to manage throughout the country's history due to resource constraints, differing views on stay population control, and existing informal systems of stray dog "ownership". The five-year nationwide Trap-Neuter-Release-Manage programme for stray dogs, announced in 2017, was a major step in Singapore's stray dog management journey—one that involved collaboration between government and non-government actors. This case study discusses this collaboration and how it came about.
title: Музыкалық тәрбие теориясы мен әдістемесі
Creators: name: ELS IPR BOOKS
Publisher: name: EDP Hub (Идипи Хаб), Профобразование
Year: 2025

description: Музыкалық тәрбиенің негізгі мақсаты-музыкалық өнер арқылы баланың өмірге деген көзқарасын, Отанға, елге және әлемге деген сүйіспеншілігін тәрбиелеу. Өз халқының музыкасы мен өнерін, дәстүрлері мен әдет-ғұрыптарын жоғары бағалайтын парасатты азаматты тәрбиелеу маңызды. Мектепке дейінгі жастағы музыкалық тәрбиенің негізін қалап, бастауыш мектепте оқу іс-әрекетін қалыптастыруды жалғастыру қажет. Оқу құралында музыканың теориялық негіздері, сабақтар мен тәрбие іс-шараларының үлгілері ұсынылған, сондай-ақ музыкалық білім беру әдістемелері және болашақ мамандарды Музыкалық білім беру және балалар мен оқушыларды тәрбиелеу жұмыстарына дайындау қарастырылған. «Музыкалық тәрбие теориясы мен әдістемесі» пәнін оқитын «Музыка теориясы» білім беру саласының ТжКБ студенттеріне ұсынылды.
A review of occupational exposures to carcinogens among wildland firefighters
Creators: name: West, Molly
name: Brown, Skylar
name: Noth, Elizabeth
name: Domitrovich, Joseph
name: DuBose, Kathleen Navarro
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Pharmacology
Biotechnology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Science Policy

description: Wildfires can negatively impact the health and well-being of wildland firefighters through a variety of exposure pathways. Many studies have measured acute health effects from occupational exposure to pollutants in wildfire smoke; however, research specifically examining cancer risks from exposure to carcinogens is limited. This review aimed to better understand cancer risk in this occupation by assessing the existing evidence of exposures and summarizing measured concentrations of carcinogens among wildland firefighters. A systematic search was conducted to identify scientific papers using the following databases: Medline(OVID), Embase(OVID), PsycINFO(OVID), Cochrane Library, CINAHL(EBSCOHost), EconLit(EBSCOHost), Scopus, Agricultural and Environmental Science Collect(ProQuest), and NIOSHTIC-2. Forty-nine papers were identified that met eligibility criteria. Across the papers, 31 carcinogens were identified and quantified using a variety of assessment methods. Papers measured particulate matter (N = 26), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (N = 12), volatile organic compounds (N = 14), crystalline silica (N = 5), black carbon (N = 4), asbestos (N = 3), radionuclides (N = 7), and metals (N = 2). Most papers measured inhalation exposures through traditional air sampling methods, but a subset of exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (N = 8), as well as heavy metals (N = 1), were measured through urinary biomarkers and naphthalene was measured using dermal wipe samples (N = 2). Although the heterogeneity of exposure assessment methods made direct comparison of concentrations difficult, the papers provide consistent evidence that wildland firefighters are regularly exposed to carcinogens. All wildland fire personnel should continue to implement recommended mitigation strategies and support new mitigations to reduce exposure to carcinogens on the job.
Reduced deformability of parasitized red blood cells as a biomarker for anti-malarial drug efficacy
Creators: name: Deng, Xiaoyan
name: Duffy, Simon P
name: Myrand-Lapierre, Marie-Eve
name: Matthews, Kerryn
name: Santoso, Aline T
name: Du, Yi-Ling
name: Ryan, Katherine S
name: Ma, Hongshen
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2017

description: Background: Malaria remains a challenging and fatal infectious disease in developing nations and the urgency for the development of new drugs is even greater due to the rapid spread of anti-malarial drug resistance. While numerous parasite genetic, protein and metabolite biomarkers have been proposed for testing emerging anti-malarial compounds, they do not universally correspond with drug efficacy. The biophysical character of parasitized cells is a compelling alternative to these conventional biomarkers because parasitized erythrocytes become specifically rigidified and this effect is potentiated by anti-malarial compounds, such as chloroquine and artesunate. This biophysical biomarker is particularly relevant because of the mechanistic link between cell deformability and enhanced splenic clearance of parasitized erythrocytes. Methods: Recently a microfluidic mechanism, called the multiplexed fluidic plunger that provides sensitive and rapid measurement of single red blood cell deformability was developed. Here it was systematically used to evaluate the deformability changes of late-stage trophozoite-infected red blood cells (iRBCs) after treatment with established clinical and pre-clinical anti-malarial compounds. Results: It was found that rapid and specific iRBC rigidification was a universal outcome of all but one of these drug treatments. The greatest change in iRBC rigidity was observed for (+)-SJ733 and NITD246 spiroindolone compounds, which target the Plasmodium falciparum cation-transporting ATPase ATP4. As a proof-of-principle, compounds of the bisindole alkaloid class were screened, where cladoniamide A was identified based on rigidification of iRBCs and was found to have previously unreported anti-malarial activity with an IC50 lower than chloroquine. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that rigidification of iRBCs may be used as a biomarker for anti-malarial drug efficacy, as well as for new drug screening. The novel anti-malarial properties of cladoniamide A were revealed in a proof-of-principle drug screen.
Geometric Loci Arising from Rational Prodsum Sets and Their Recursive GenerationGenerate Audio Overview
Creators: name: Lozier-Davis, Matthew
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 461306
subject: Numerical computation and mathematical software
classificationCode: 490107
subject: Mathematical methods and special functions

description: This collection of papers investigates sets of numbers where the sum of the elements is equivalent to their product, termed "prodsum" sets. Initial inquiries establish the foundational properties of finite prodsum sets within the rational number system, commencing with an analysis of integer solutions and subsequently extending to encompass the wider scope of rational solutions. Further exploration introduces recursive methodologies for the generation of these distinctive sets, culminating in the derivation of a generalized formula that defines an element based on its predecessors. The analysis of dual and tri-element recursive prodsum sets reveals underlying principles and patterns governing their construction. Additionally, the research examines the geometric loci generated by a specific complex rational function and its relationship to these recursive prodsum characteristics, thereby connecting concepts from number theory and complex analysis.
Additional file 1 of Phenotyping COVID-19 respiratory failure in spontaneously breathing patients with AI on lung CT-scan
Creators: name: Rezoagli, Emanuele
name: Xin, Yi
name: Signori, Davide
name: Sun, Wenli
name: Gerard, Sarah
name: Delucchi, Kevin L.
name: Magliocca, Aurora
name: Vitale, Giovanni
name: Giacomini, Matteo
name: Mussoni, Linda
name: Montomoli, Jonathan
name: Subert, Matteo
name: Ponti, Alessandra
name: Spadaro, Savino
name: Poli, Giancarla
name: Casola, Francesco
name: Herrmann, Jacob
name: Foti, Giuseppe
name: Calfee, Carolyn S.
name: Laffey, John
name: Bellani, Giacomo
name: Cereda, Maurizio
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Mental Health

description: Supplementary Material 1.