cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Calcium(II)–naproxen complex: Synthesis, characterization, and interaction with human serum albumin
Creators: name: Tang, Bin
name: Wang, Jing
name: Wang, Qing
name: Xiao, Ying
name: Yanmei Huang
name: Xiaoxiang Liao
name: Li, Hui
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Hematology

description: A new calcium(II) complex with anti-inflammatory drug naproxen as ligand was synthesized and characterized. The binding mechanisms of calcium(II)–naproxen complex to human serum albumin (HSA) were investigated under simulative physiological conditions. The acting forces for the binding mechanisms were hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces. Calcium(II)–naproxen complex and naproxen sodium may competitively bind to HSA at the same active Site I. Albumin binding weakened under the coexistence of the two substances. Thus, combining naproxen sodium and calcium(II)–naproxen complex may enhance treatment efficacy because of the synergistic effect.
Tripolyphosphate-responsive release property of monoolein cubic phase containing sodium dodecyl sulfate and oligo chitosan
Creators: name: Zhang, Hong
name: Kim, Jin-Chul
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Tripolyphosphate (TPP)-responsive MO cubic phase was prepared by immobilizing oligo chitosan in the water channel through its electrostatic attraction with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The phase transition temperature (PTT) increased with increasing the content of SDS. The PTT of cubic phase whose SDS content was 0%, 0.21%, 0.42%, 0.84%, and 1.68%, determined by polarized microscopy, was about 69.5°C, 72°C, 75°C, 80.5°C, and 95°C, respectively. The PTT did not markedly deviate from that determined by differential scanning calorimetry. The release degree for 72 h of dye (i.e., amaranth and methylene blue) was dependent on the pH value of release medium (pH 3.0 and pH 7.0). Moreover, the release degree significantly increased when the TPP concentration in the release medium increased to 0.4% (w/v). Oligo chitosan was electrostatically complexed with TPP and the complexation took place extensively at the oligo chitosan/TTP mass ratio of 1:0.125 and 1:0.25 and at the oligo chitosan concentration of 1.6% (w/v), evidenced by optical spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. It was thought that the complexation was responsible for the TPP concentration-dependent release.
Report on the preconditions for the sustainability of the Network and recommendations for its long-term success
Creators: name: Stojacic, Isidora
name: Schwarz, Gerald
name: Riedel, Antonia
name: Hobeika, May
name: Fosselle, Sylvie
name: Bijttebier, Jo
name: Göldel, Bastian
name: Cavallo, Dolinda
name: Couture, Isabelle
name: Haller, Lisa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The overall objective of this report was to derive preconditions for the sustainability of a European Network of Agroecology Living Labs (LLs) and Research Infrastructures (RIs) based on the identification of key success factors impacting on its sustainable long-term implementation. The report analyses and synthesises key factors for the sustainable long-term implementation of the European Network of Agroecology LLs and RIs based on the mapping activities, additional empirical data collection done through interviews with a selection of networks of networks within the European and international agricultural and rural development arena , regional workshops with agroecology LLs, RIs and funding organisations across Europe and participatory engagements with the pilot network in the ALL-Ready project. Recommendations are derived for the sustainability and the long-term success of the European Network informing the strategic guidance for its implementation plan.
Highly diastereoselective synthesis of spiro[tetrahydrothiophene-3,3′-pyrazol] with an all-carbon quaternary stereocenter via [3 + 2] cascade Michael/Michael cyclization catalyzed by DABCO
Creators: name: Guowei Cai
name: Liu, Shuang
name: Jiayong Zhang
name: Yuanyuan Ren
name: Wang, He
name: Zhiwei Miao
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: The diastereoselective formation of spiro[tetrahydro thiophene-3,3′-pyrazol] derivatives has been achieved via a Michael/Michael cyclization reaction. The reaction was performed using trans-ethyl 4-mercapto-2-butenoate 1 with various 4-benzylidene-5-methyl-2-phenylpyrazolones 2 catalyzed by 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) in toluene at 0 °C. The reaction proceeds rapidly and affords the corresponding spiro[tetrahydrothiophene-3,3′-pyrazol] derivatives in excellent yields and moderate to excellent diastereoselectivities (up to 98% yield and >20:1 dr).
Calcium(II)–Naproxen Complex: Synthesis, Characterization, and Interaction with Human Serum Albumin
Creators: name: Tang, Bin
name: Wang, Jing
name: Wang, Qing
name: Xiao, Ying
name: Yanmei Huang
name: Xiaoxiang Liao
name: Li, Hui
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: A new calcium(II) complex with anti-inflammatory drug naproxen as ligand was synthesized and characterized. The binding mechanisms of calcium(II)–naproxen complex to human serum albumin were investigated under simulative physiological conditions. The acting forces for the binding mechanisms were hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces. Calcium(II)–naproxen complex and naproxen sodium may competitively bind to human serum albumin at the same active Site I. Albumin binding weakened under the coexistence of the two substances. Thus, combining naproxen sodium and calcium(II)–naproxen complex may enhance treatment efficacy because of the synergistic effect.
High Diastereoselective Synthesis of Spiro[Tetrahydrothiophene-3,3′-Pyrazol] with an All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenter via [3 + 2] Cascade Michael/Michael Cyclization Catalyzed by DABCO
Creators: name: Guowei Cai
name: Liu, Shuang
name: Jiayong Zhang
name: Yuanyuan Ren
name: Wang, He
name: Zhiwei Miao
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: The diastereoselective formation of spiro[tetrahydro thiophene-3,3′-pyrazol] derivatives has been achieved via a Michael/Michael cyclization reaction. The reaction was performed using trans-ethyl 4-mercapto-2-butenoate 1 with various 4-benzylidene-5-methyl-2-phenylpyrazolones 2 catalyzed by DABCO in toluene at 0 °C. The reaction proceeds rapidly and affords the corresponding spiro[tetrahydrothiophene-3,3′-pyrazol] derivatives in excellent yields and moderate to excellent diastereoselectivities (up to 98% yield and >20:1 Dr).
Improving Audio Retrieval through Content and Metadata Categorization
Creators: name: Parekh, Sanjeel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015

description: Audio content sharing on online platforms has become increasingly popular. This necessitates development of techniques to better organize and retrieve this data. In this thesis we look to improve audio retrieval through content and metadata categorization in the context of Freesound. For content, we focus on organization through morphological description. In particular, we propose a taxonomy and thresholding-based classification approach for loudness profiles. The approach can be generalized to structure information about the temporal evolution of other sound attributes. To this end, we also discuss our preliminary findings from extension of this methodology to pitch profiles. On the other hand, metadata systematization has been approached through a topic model known as the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). Herein automatic clustering of tag information is performed to achieve a higher level representation of each audio file in terms of 'topics'. We evaluate our approach for both the tasks through several experiments conducted over two datasets. This thesis finds immediate application in online audio sharing platforms and opens up several interesting future research avenues. Specifically, evaluation indicates that our methods can be immediately applied to improve Freesound's similarity and context-based search. Moreover, we believe our work on content categorization makes it possible to include an advanced content-based search facility in Freesound.
Probabilistic Cause-of-death Assignment using Verbal Autopsies
Creators: name: McCormick, Tyler H.
name: Zehang Richard Li
name: Calvert, Clara
name: Crampin, Amelia C.
name: Kahn, Kathleen
name: Clark, Samuel J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer

description: In regions without complete-coverage civil registration and vital statistics systems there is uncertainty about even the most basic demographic indicators. In such regions the majority of deaths occur outside hospitals and are not recorded. Worldwide, fewer than one-third of deaths are assigned a cause, with the least information available from the most impoverished nations. In populations like this, verbal autopsy (VA) is a commonly used tool to assess cause of death and estimate cause-specific mortality rates and the distribution of deaths by cause. VA uses an interview with caregivers of the decedent to elicit data describing the signs and symptoms leading up to the death. This paper develops a new statistical tool known as InSilicoVA to classify cause of death using information acquired through VA. InSilicoVA shares uncertainty between cause of death assignments for specific individuals and the distribution of deaths by cause across the population. Using side-by-side comparisons with both observed and simulated data, we demonstrate that InSilicoVA has distinct advantages compared to currently available methods.
A practical and green approach towards synthesis of multisubstituted imidazoles using boric acid as efficient catalyst
Creators: name: Feifei Zhang
name: Gao, Qi
name: Chen, Bang
name: Yinjuan Bai
name: Sun, Wei
name: Dongxu Lv
name: Ge, Man
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Plant Biology

description: An efficient one-pot, cyclocondensation of ammonium acetate, 1,2-diphenyl ethanedione, aromatic aldehyde or arylamine, and catalyzed by boric acid is achieved to form multisubstituted imidazole derivatives. Boric acid as green property is harmless to the environment and has improved the yield of multisubstituted imidazole derivatives. Moreover, we have tested the biological activities of imidazole derivatives by the four fungi. And the investigations showed most of imidazole derivatives have antifungal action on four fungus.
Safety, Utilization, and Cost of Image-Guided Percutaneous Liver Biopsy Among Cancer Patients
Creators: name: Cui, Zhu
name: Wright, Jason D.
name: Accordino, Melissa K.
name: Buono, Donna
name: Neugut, Alfred I.
name: Hu, Jim C.
name: Hershman, Dawn L.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Image-guided percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) is a diagnostic tool for lesions in the liver. Hemorrhage is the most common complication. We selected patients with a diagnostic claim for cancer who had undergone PLB. There were a total of 26,941 patients who underwent PLB. Hemorrhage risk was 1.43% among patients undergoing PLB. When stratified by setting, odds of hemorrhage were 4.5 times higher when biopsy was performed in an inpatient setting (p < .001). Risk factors associated with hemorrhage included marital status, liver cancer and comorbidity score. The use of PLB has increased over time. Reassuringly, the hemorrhage risk associated with PLB is low.
A simple and efficient approach to the synthesis of 1-phosphonated 5-amino-1-H-[1,2,4]-triazole from N-functionalized imidates
Creators: name: Dhiab Jabli
name: Khaireddine Dridi
name: Efrit, Mohamed Lotfi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: In this study, we describe a new and easy synthetic approach to variously substituted triazoles based on the reaction of imidates with phosphorylated hydrazine in good yields. A general mechanism of the reactions was also proposed. Characterization of the products was carried out by several analytical and spectroscopic tools including infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies (1H, 13C NMR, 31P NMR).
The fractional mean curvature flow
Creators: name: Cinti, Eleonora
Publisher: name: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Fractional Perimeter; Fractional Mean Curvature Flows; Asymptotic behavior of solutions
subject: 53C44; 35R11; 35B40

description: In this note, we present some recent results in the study of the fractional mean curvature flow, that is a geometric evolution of the boundary of a set whose speed is given by the fractional mean curvature. The flow under consideration is of nonlocal type and presents several interesting difference with respect to the classical mean curvature flow. We will describe the main contributions in this field, with particular emphasis on some tipically nonlocal behaviors which are in contrast with the classical local case.
description: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar, Vol 11, No 1 (2020): Something about nonlinear problems
Multiplicity of solutions for the Minkowski-curvature equation via shooting method
Creators: name: Boscaggin, Alberto
name: Colasuonno, Francesca
name: Noris, Benedetta
Publisher: name: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Lorentz-Minkowski mean curvature operator; Shooting method; Existence and multiplicity; Oscillatory solutions; Neumann boundary conditions
subject: 35J62; 35B05; 35A24; 35B09; 34B18

description: In this paper we prove the existence and the multiplicity of radial positive oscillatory solutions for a nonlinear problem governed by the mean curvature operator in the Lorentz-Minkowski space. The problem is set in an N-dimensional ball and is subject to Neumann boundary conditions. The main tool used is the shooting method for ODEs.
description: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar, Vol 11, No 1 (2020): Something about nonlinear problems
(Non)local Γ-convergence
Creators: name: Dipierro, Serena
name: Miraglio, Pietro
name: Valdinoci, Enrico
Publisher: name: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Γ-convergence; pointwise convergence; energy and density estimates; long-range phase transitions; nonlocal perimeter; capillarity; water waves
subject: 49J40; 35R11; 26A33; 76B45

description: We present some long-range interaction models for phase coexistence which have recently appeared in the literature, recalling also their relation to classical interface and capillarity problems. In this note, the main focus will be on the Γ-convergence methods, emphasizing similarities and differences between the classical theory and the new trends of investigation. In doing so, we also obtain some new, more precise Γ-convergence results in terms of ``interior'' and ``exterior'' contributions. We also discuss the structural differences between Γ-limits and ``pointwise'' limits, especially concerning the ``boundary terms''.
description: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar, Vol 11, No 1 (2020): Something about nonlinear problems
Enhanced boundary regularity of planar nonlocal minimal graphs and a butterfly effect
Creators: name: Dipierro, Serena
name: Dzhugan, Aleksandr
name: Forcillo, Nicolò
name: Valdinoci, Enrico
Publisher: name: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Nonlocal minimal surfaces; fractional equations; stickiness phenomena; regularity and maximum principles
subject: 35S15; 34A08; 35R11; 35J25; 49Q05

description: In this note, we showcase some recent results obtained in [DSV19] concerning the stickiness properties of nonlocal minimal graphs in the plane. To start with, the nonlocal minimal graphs in the planeenjoy an enhanced boundary regularity, since boundary continuity with respect to the external datum is sufficient to ensure differentiability across the boundary of the domain. As a matter of fact, the Hoelder exponent of the derivative is in this situation sufficiently high to provide the validity of the Euler-Lagrange equation at boundary points as well. From this, using a sliding method, one also deduces that the stickiness phenomenon is generic for nonlocal minimal graphs in the plane, since an arbitrarily small perturbation of continuous nonlocal minimal graphs can produce boundary discontinuities (making the continuous case somehow ``exceptional'' in this framework.
description: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar, Vol 11, No 1 (2020): Something about nonlinear problems
Symmetry and rigidity results for composite membranes and plates
Creators: name: Vecchi, Eugenio
Publisher: name: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Faber-Krahn inequality; Navier boundary conditions; moving plane method
subject: 35B06; 35J47; 35J40

description: The composite membrane problem is an eigenvalue optimization problem deeply studied from the beginning of the '00's. In this note we survey most of the results proved by several authors over the last twenty years, up to the recent paper [14] written in collaboration with Giovanni Cupini. We finally introduce an eigenvalue optimization problem for a fourth order operator, called composite plate problem and we present the symmetry and rigidity results obtained in this framework. These last mentioned results are part of the papers [12,13], written in collaboration with Francesca Colasuonno.
description: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar, Vol 11, No 1 (2020): Something about nonlinear problems
A comparison of contributing effects on 2-vehicle alcohol-related crashes between impaired and nonimpaired operators
Creators: name: Maistros, Alexander R.
name: Holik, William A.
name: Schneider, William H.
name: Savolainen, Peter T.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Objective: Driving under the influence of alcohol is a crime that places the lives of all motorists in danger. Though it is a largely preventable act, impaired driving has accounted for 31 to 38% of fatal crashes across the country over the last decade. When an impaired operator crashes his or her vehicle, there is often a second unit, of which the operator is not impaired, involved in the crash. Methods: This research looks at approximately 14,000 2-unit crashes involving an impaired operator in the State of Ohio from 2008 through 2012. The research is focused on determining the effects of crash and operator characteristics in 2-unit alcohol-related crashes through the use of 2 mixed logit models. Results: It is found that several factors have similar effects on the injury severities of both the impaired and nonimpaired operators, including head-on crashes, the use of seat belts, and the deployment of airbags. There are, however, several factors that affect the 2 operators differently. It is found that the impaired operator's injury severity is based on the type and, more important, the size of the vehicle he or she is driving, the roadway geometry, and the speed of the vehicle driven by the nonimpaired operator. The nonimpaired operator is equally affected by the speed of the impaired vehicle as much as his or her own speed, and the nonimpaired operator's injury severity is virtually independent of the type of vehicle being driven. Conclusions: Researchers may disseminate the results to community groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Safe Communities to increase awareness of the dangers of drunk driving in an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes.
Regularity for quasilinear PDEs in Carnot groups via Riemannian approximation
Creators: name: Domokos, András
name: Manfredi, Juan J.
Publisher: name: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Carnot groups; Riemannian approximation; subelliptic, p-Laplacian
subject: 35H20; 35D30

description: We study the interior regularity of weak solutions to subelliptic quasilinear PDEs in Carnot groups of the form Σi=1m1Xi (Φ(|∇Hu|2)Xiu) = 0. Here ∇Hu = (X1u,...,Xmiu) is the horizontal gradient, δ > 0 and the exponent p ∈ [2, p*), where p* depends on the step ν and the homogeneous dimension Q of the group, and it is given by p* = min {2ν ∕ ν-1 , 2Q+8 ∕ Q-2}.
description: Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar, Vol 11, No 1 (2020): Something about nonlinear problems
Evolución del concepto de cambio.pdf
Creators: name: Repositorio Academico UPC
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 40104 Climate Change Processes
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: The term “climate change” is not a new concept but its impact on public health is under constant review. We know that climate has already changed and will continue to change for centuries with the rise in average global temperature, and the associated rise in sea level. This fact makes mitigation efforts relevant only in the very long term and for generations of humans whose parents have not yet been born. When we talk about public health in the context of climate change, we are talking about adaptation. In the present, countries that are currently the most affected by climate change are precisely countries like Peru, without a significant carbon footprint at the global level but that are highly sensitive to the effects of climate. Without reliable climate projections, the health impact of climate change can be uncertain and complicated. Nevertheless, at the local level, every district can identify its vulnerabilities and define priorities to protect the health of its population. There are, and it can also be developed, environmental health indicators that can help monitor how well we are adapting and how prepared we are for changes in the climate. Adaptation to climate change implies improving living conditions, enhancing epidemiological surveillance systems and extending access to healthcare. The fight against the effects of climate change in public health is a fight against poverty and inequality, and that is nothing new in Peru.
New insights from domain-averaged Fermi holes and bond order analysis into the bonding conundrum in C2
Creators: name: Cooper, David L.
name: Ponec, Robert
name: Kohout, Miroslav
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Hematology

description: The bonding in the ground state of C2 is examined using a combined approach based on the analysis of domain-averaged Fermi holes and of the contributions to covalent bond orders that can be associated with individual localised natural orbitals. The σ system in this molecule turns out to be particularly sensitive, evolving from a description that includes a fairly traditional shared electron pair σ bond, for a range of intermediate nuclear separations, to a somewhat different situation near equilibrium geometry, where non-classical repulsive interactions are particularly important. The various results provide further support for the view that the electronic structure of this molecule sufficiently exceeds the scope of traditional bonding paradigms that attempts to classify the bonding in terms of a classical bond multiplicity are highly questionable.
Catalytic Hydrogenation of rice straw to bio-oil over heterogeneous catalysis MoS2 and CoS2/MoS2 under mild conditions
Creators: name: Lijun Zhou
name: Quanhong Ma
name: Xueting Xing
name: Jinhui Zhou
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: Lignocellulose, having great potential to become substitute for fossil fuels, can sustainably produce fuels and chemical resources. So far, the main techniques used to generate fuels and high value-added chemicals from lignocellulose have been catalytic hydrolysis and hydrogenation. In this study, MoS2 and CoS2/MoS2 catalysts were used in the hydrogenation of rice straw. In the obtained bio-oil it was detected that the main components were esters and phenols, which was the important part of transportation fuels and chemicals. The results of our study demonstrated that the MoS2 and CoS2/MoS2 samples could be used as effective catalysts for degrading lignocellulose to obtain important chemicals.
Predicting emissions from oil and gas operations in the Uinta Basin, Utah
Creators: name: Wilkey, Jonathan
name: Kelly, Kerry
name: Jaramillo, Isabel Cristina
name: Spinti, Jennifer
name: Ring, Terry
name: Hogue, Michael
name: Pasqualini, Donatella
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: In this study, emissions of ozone precursors from oil and gas operations in Utah’s Uinta Basin are predicted (with uncertainty estimates) from 2015–2019 using a Monte-Carlo model of (a) drilling and production activity, and (b) emission factors. Cross-validation tests against actual drilling and production data from 2010–2014 show that the model can accurately predict both types of activities, returning median results that are within 5% of actual values for drilling, 0.1% for oil production, and 4% for gas production. A variety of one-time (drilling) and ongoing (oil and gas production) emission factors for greenhouse gases, methane, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are applied to the predicted oil and gas operations. Based on the range of emission factor values reported in the literature, emissions from well completions are the most significant source of emissions, followed by gas transmission and production. We estimate that the annual average VOC emissions rate for the oil and gas industry over the 2010–2015 time period was 44.2E+06 (mean) ± 12.8E+06 (standard deviation) kg VOCs per year (with all applicable emissions reductions). On the same basis, over the 2015–2019 period annual average VOC emissions from oil and gas operations are expected to drop 45% to 24.2E+06 ± 3.43E+06 kg VOCs per year, due to decreases in drilling activity and tighter emission standards. Implications: This study improves upon previous methods for estimating emissions of ozone precursors from oil and gas operations in Utah’s Uinta Basin by tracking one-time and ongoing emission events on a well-by-well basis. The proposed method has proven highly accurate at predicting drilling and production activity and includes uncertainty estimates to describe the range of potential emissions inventory outcomes. If similar input data are available in other oil and gas producing regions, then the method developed here could be applied to those regions as well.
Comparison of carbon footprints of steel versus concrete pipelines for water transmission
Creators: name: Chilana, Lalit
name: Bhatt, Arpita H.
name: Najafi, Mohammad
name: Sattler, Melanie
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: The global demand for water transmission and service pipelines is expected to more than double between 2012 and 2022. This study compared the carbon footprint of the two most common materials used for large-diameter water transmission pipelines, steel pipe (SP) and prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP). A planned water transmission pipeline in Texas was used as a case study. Four life-cycle phases for each material were considered: material production and pipeline fabrication, pipe transportation to the job site, pipe installation in the trench, and operation of the pipeline. In each phase, the energy consumed and the CO2-equivalent emissions were quantified. It was found that pipe manufacturing consumed a large amount of energy, and thus contributed more than 90% of life cycle carbon emissions for both kinds of pipe. Steel pipe had 64% larger CO2-eq emissions from manufacturing compared to PCCP. For the transportation phase, PCCP consumed more fuel due to its heavy weight, and therefore had larger CO2-eq emissions. Fuel consumption by construction equipment for installation of pipe was found to be similar for steel pipe and PCCP. Overall, steel had a 32% larger footprint due to greater energy used during manufacturing. Implications: This study compared the carbon footprint of two large-diameter water transmission pipeline materials, steel and prestressed concrete cylinder, considering four life-cycle phases for each. The study provides information that project managers can incorporate into their decision-making process concerning pipeline materials. It also provides information concerning the most important phases of the pipeline life cycle to target for emission reductions.
A Comparison of Contributing Effects on Two-Vehicle Alcohol Related Crashes between Impaired and Non-Impaired Operators
Creators: name: Maistros, Alexander R.
name: Holik, William A.
name: Iv, William H. Schneider
name: P.E. Peter T. Savolainen
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Objective Driving under the influence of alcohol is a crime that places the lives of all motorists in danger. Though it is a largely preventable act, the impaired driving has accounted for 31% to 38% of fatal crashes across the country over the last decade. When an impaired operator crashes his or her vehicle, there is often a second unit, of which the operator is not impaired, involved in the crash. Methods This research looks at approximately 14,000 two-unit crashes involving an impaired operator in the State of Ohio from 2008 through 2012. The research is focused on determining the effects of crash and operator characteristics in two unit alcohol related crashes through the use of two mixed logit models. Results It is found that several factors have similar effects on the injury severities of both the impaired and non-impaired operators including head-on crashes, the use of seat belts, and the deployment of airbags. There are, however, several factors that affect the two operators differently. It is found that the impaired operator's injury severity is based on the type, and more importantly the size of the vehicle they are driving, the roadway geometry, and the speed of the vehicle driven by the non-impaired operator. The non-impaired operator is equally affected by the speed of impaired vehicle as much as their own speed, and the non-impaired operator's injury severity is virtually independent of the type of vehicle being driven. Conclusions The researchers may disseminate the results to community groups such as Mothers against Drunk Driving and Safe Communities, to increase awareness of the dangers of drunk driving in an effort to reduce the number of alcohol related crashes.
Carrion's disease after blood transfusion
Creators: name: Repositorio Academico UPC
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: Health Care

description: Bartonella bacilliformis is a pathogen that is endemic in some areas of the Andean region of Peru, southern Ecuador and southern Colombia. This pathogen causes so-called Carrion's disease, a biphasic disease with acute and chronic phases (called Oroya fever and "Peruvian wart" respectively1-3). In the absence or delay of antibiotic treatment, the mortality rate in the acute phase is up to 88%1. The acute phase is characterised by fever and severe anaemia and may be followed, several weeks or months later, by the chronic eruptive phase due to endothelial cell proliferation2. No animal reservoir has been identified to date and it is considered that healthy carriers act as a pathogen reservoir in endemic areas.
Guidance for the implementation plan for a European Network of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures
Creators: name: Schwarz, Gerald
name: Stojacic, Isidora
name: Riedel, Antonia
name: Fosselle, Sylvie
name: Bijttebier, Jo
name: Göldel, Bastian
name: Cavallo, Dolinda
name: Couture, Isabelle
name: McPhee, Chris
name: Varga, Korinna
name: Csonka, Valeria
name: Avila, Jose M.
name: Soto, Iira
name: Caro, Daniel
name: Thorsøe, Martin H.
name: Berg, Torsten R.
name: Trkulja, Ivana
name: Haller, Lisa
name: Moeskoop, Bram
name: Monteleone, Daniel
name: McKhann, Heather
name: Mambrini-Doudet, Muriel
name: Bonnet, Ophelie
name: Hobeika, May
name: Krywoszynska, Ana
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The overall objective of this report was to provide strategic guidance for the sustainable long-term implementation of the European Network harnessing its potential to contribute to the acceleration of a transition to agroecology in Europe. The report introduces and outlines the application of the business model concept for the development of an implementation plan for the European Network using the Flourishing Business Canvas and its perspectives and key questions. A synthesis of key issues and lessons from the activities and analysis done in the ALL-Ready project is provided and structured along the dimensions of an implementation plan, informing the development of such a plan by the members of the European Network of Agroecology LLs and RIs in the first phase of the Partnership AGROECOLOGY.
Reaction time data for 128 healthy human pariticipants
Creators: name: Marshall, Louise
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 170202 Decision Making
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Reaction time (RT) data for 128 healthy human volunteers.
Group 1 = Placebo groupGroup 2 = DA- group (Haloperidol)Group 3 = ACh- group (Biperiden)Group 4 = NA- group (Prazosin)
Each data structure contains data for 1200 trials (rows) for an individual participantColumn 1 = RT (ms); NaN = missed responseColumn 2 = Correct (1) or Incorrect (0) responseColumn 3 = Trial-wise stimulus typeColumn 4 = Transition Matrix typeColumn 5 = Trial count (within context)Column 6 = Total trial countColumn 7 = Post-error trial (1), Non-post-error trial (0)Column 8 = Post-infrequent trial (1), Non-post-infrequent trial (0)
The data contained in data.druggroup.CorrectRTs.matrix is as above, but RTs for incorrect responses have been replaced with NaN.
Note that in Marshall et al. four participants were excluded from analyses:Group 3: Participants 19, 21 and 23Group 4: Participant 23
Conceptual, epidemiological and methodological design aspects for the study of pre-eclampsia
Creators: name: Repositorio Academico UPC
name: Monteverde, María Pía
name: Acosta, Shadia Coronel
name: Segura, Eddy R.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: Health Care

description: Cartas al editor
Pondscape: Albera. (Catalan version)
Creators: name: Benejam, Lluís
name: Brucet, Sandra
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Pondscape
Wetland
Ponds
Biodiversity
Nature-based solutions
Ecosystem services
Nature's Contribution to people
Best practices

description: This Leaflet concerns the Catalan pondscape "Estanys de l'Albera".

In the framework of the project PONDERFUL, a synthetic “leaflet” has been developed for each of thepondscapes making part of DEMO-sites implemented across Europe, Turkey and Uruguay. The main objective of the leaflets is to present a selection of science-based success stories in the implementation of pondscapes as Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for addressing societal challenges (such as climate change and biodiversity loss), and to promote the transferability of these practices elsewhere. The success stories are evidenced in this leaflet by the measurement of indicators of the NatureContribution to People, and by a cost-benefit analysis.

The leaflets were written and designed to interest and inspire professionals in land use planning andmanagement of natural areas, people active in NGOs, and also for a wider and more varied public.The information provided in the leaflet is intentionally simplified to avoid excessive jargon andscientific complexity and to remain accessible and understandable to a broad audience.
MPEC 2024-E49 : OBSERVATIONS AND ORBITS OF COMETS AND A/ OBJECTS
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: OBSERVATIONS AND ORBITS OF COMETS AND A/ OBJECTS

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Terminología sensible al género. Visibilizando cuestiones de salud de las mujeres a través del proyecto DIGITENDER y la colección WHealth
Creators: name: Vargas-Sierra, Chelo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: terminology, gender-sensitive terminology, women's health

description: Presentation given at VII Congreso Latinoamericano de Traducción e Interpretación, 20-22 April 2023
8639486-17899-1-PB.pdf
Creators: name: Maristela Midlej Silva De Araújo Veloso
name: Bonilla, Maria Helena Silveira
name: Pretto, Nelson De Luca
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: Education

description: O texto discute os processos que se articulam em torno do acesso ao conhecimento e à infraestrutura básicacomum, a qual envolve toda a cadeia da produção de bens imateriais, formada por três camadas: a física, a lógica e a deconteúdo. Considera que as tecnologias digitais e a abundância de informações disponíveis no ciberespaço vêm, cada vezmais, ampliando as possibilidades de autoria dos professores e dos alunos no cotidiano escolar (do Ensino Fundamental àuniversidade). No entanto, sem aqueles elementos (acesso comum e infraestrutura) que são indispensáveis para aimplantação na educação da autoria, ela não se viabilizaria. Assim, considera que a produção de conteúdo no contexto dacibercultura está condicionada pela infraestrutura tecnológica e pelos usos, trocas e meios de criação de conhecimentos.Por fim, a partir do referencial teórico sobre a temática em questão e de vivências em contextos escolares euniversitários, conclui-se que a cultura da construção coletiva e colaborativa em rede de textos, imagens e sons só poderáser concretizada se for permitido a todos o direito e a liberdade de usufruir dos bens imateriais produzidos pelahumanidade.
Hand Function in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy: Current Practice and Parent-Reported Benefits
Creators: name: Klevberg, Gunvor Lilleholt
name: Østensjø, Sigrid
name: Elkjær, Sonja
name: Kjeken, Ingvild
name: Jahnsen, Reidun Birgitta
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Science Policy
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Aims: To (1) describe characteristics of current interventions to improve hand function in young children with Cerebral Palsy (CP), and explore factors associated with (2) increased likelihood of hand and ADL training and (3) child benefits of training. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used with parent-reported data and data from the Norwegian CP Follow-up Program (CPOP). A total of 102 children (53% of the cohort of newly recruited children in the CPOP, mean age: 30.3 months, SD: 12.1) were included. Hand function was classified according to the Mini-Manual Ability Classification System (Mini-MACS). Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, cross-tables and direct multiple logistic regressions. Results: The majority of the children performed training of hand skills and ADL. Parents reported high amounts of training, and training was commonly integrated in everyday activities. Both parents (OR = 5.6, p < .011) and OTs (OR = 6.2, p < .002) reported more hand training for children at Mini-MACS levels II-III compared to level I. Parents reported larger child benefits when training was organized as a combination of training sessions and practice within everyday activities (OR = 7.090, p = .011). Conclusions: Parents reported that the children's everyday activities were utilized as opportunities for training, hence describing the intensity of therapy merely by counting minutes or number of sessions seems insufficient.
In vitro biocompatibility and antimicrobial activity of chitin monomer obtain from hollow fiber membrane
Creators: name: A. V. Raut
name: R. K. Satvekar
name: S. S. Rohiwal
name: A. P. Tiwari
name: A. Gnanamani
name: S. Pushpavanam
name: S. G. Nanaware
name: S. H. Pawar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 60506 Virology

description: This study for the first time shows the effective utilization and production of chitin monomers at laboratory level, with immense potential for its biomedical application. Low molecular weight (LMW) N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) is prepared by depolymerization of chitin using chemical method coupled with a physical separation method. A novel filtration strategy exploiting polysulfone hollow fiber membrane is used for the preparation of GlcNAc particles with 94% yield within 8.5 ± 0.5 h. This high efficiency is analyzed using high-pressure liquid chromatography. The GlcNAc obtained was further analyzed using dynamic light scattering, first derivative Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction techniques. The antimicrobial properties of GlcNAc, chitin, and GlcNAc/chitin mixture were investigated using minimal inhibitory concentration against S. aureus and E. coli. Bacteriostatic property was exhibited by high molecular weight chitin, while GlcNAc and GlcNAc/chitin mixture (LMW) demonstrated bactericidal activity. Blood biocompatibility below 0.25 g/ml and cytocompatibility with NIH3T3 fibroblast cells and the proliferative efficacy suggested its utilization and suitability of these particles in biological applications.