cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The effectiveness of adjustable trans-obturator male system (ATOMS) in radiated patients is reduced : a propensity score-matched analysis
Creators: name: Angulo, Javier C.
name: Giammó, Alessandro
name: Queißert, Fabian
name: Schönburg, Sandra
name: González-Enguita, Carmen
name: Gonsior, Andreas
name: Romero, Antonio
name: Martins, Francisco E.
name: Antunes-Lopes, Tiago
name: González, Raquel
name: Szczesniewski, Juliusz
name: Téllez, Carlos
name: Cruz, Francisco
name: Rourke, Keith F.
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Objectives: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of the adjustable trans-obturator male system (ATOMS®) to treat post-prostatectomy incontinence (PPI) in radiated patients compared with non-radiated patients, using propensity score-matching analysis to enhance the validity of the comparison. Patients and methods: Consecutive men with PPI treated with silicone-covered scrotal port ATOMS (A.M.I., Feldkirch, Austria) in nine different institutions between 2016 and 2022 were included. Preoperative assessment evaluated 24-h pad usage, urethroscopy and urodynamics, if indicated. Propensity score-matching analysis was based on age, length of follow-up, previous PPI treatment, previous bladder neck stricture, androgen deprivation and pad usage. The primary endpoint was dry rate, defined as no pads post-operatively with a security pad allowed. The secondary endpoints were complications, device removal and self-perceived satisfaction with the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) scale. Results: Of the 710 included patients, 342 were matched, and the study groups were balanced for the baseline matched variables. The mean baseline 24-h pad was 4.8 in both groups (p = 0.48). The mean follow-up was 27.5 ± 18.6 months, which was also equivalent between groups (p = 0.36). The primary outcome was achieved in 73 (42.7%) radiated patients and in 115 (67.3%) non-radiated patients (p < 0.0001). The mean pad count at the last follow-up was 1.5 and 0.8, respectively (p < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in complications (p = 0.94), but surgical revision and device explant rates were higher (p = 0.03 and p = 0.01, respectively), and the proportion of patients highly satisfied (PGI-I = 1) was lower in the radiated group (p = 0.01). At sensitivity analysis, the study was found to be reasonably robust to hidden bias. Conclusion: ATOMS implantation significantly outperformed in patients without adjuvant radiation over radiated patients.
The effect of electrical intramuscular stimulation on sub acute and chronic hamstring muscle strain injuries
Creators: name: Yelizarov, Nikolay
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2007

description: Muscle strain injuries affect a wide range of physically active people around the world and are reaching epidemic proportions. Despite the variety of treatment options available in rehabilitation, there are no clear guidelines for electrical stimulation that provide effective reproducible results that address the underlying cause of these injuries. For instance, electrotherapy is inefficient at stimulating muscles, because of imprecise parameters and an ability to target particular muscles. The difference between this study and previous research is the precise delivery of electrical stimulation (intramuscular) at two different frequencies (2 Hz and 50 Hz) and comparing it a control group. Objective: To determine the difference on muscle strength and functional status between three treatments modalities for sub acute and chronic hamstring strains. Design: A randomized experimental design was used to compare the effects of low (2 Hz), high (50 Hz) and no-electrical (control) intramuscular stimulation on muscle strength and mental and functional status (AMSMC HEALTH STATUS INDEX). Each group consisted of 18 subjects. Main Outcome: The difference in treatment modalities was evaluated by comparing the muscle strength test (Biodex Dynamometer) results and the AMSMC HEALTH STATUS INDEX results in pretest and post-test conditions. Results: The AMSMC HEALTH STATUS INDEX, but not muscle strength test (Biodex), changed significantly after 2-Hz electrical intramuscular stimulation (pre-test µ = 66.56, Std= 11.92, post-test µ= 92.89, Std= 6.25), whereas no statistically significant changes in health status index and muscle strength test occurred with 50-Hz (pre-test = 69.22, Std= 11.31, post-test µ= 70.22, Std= 12.27)) and no-electrical stimulation groups (pre-test µ= 69.11, post-test µ= 73.39, Std= 13.18).
HOMEOBOX2, the paralog of SIX-ROWED SPIKE1/HOMEOBOX1, is dispensable for barley spikelet development
Creators: name: Thirulogachandar, Venkatasubbu
name: Govind, Geetha
name: Hensel, Götz
name: Kale, Sandip M.
name: Kuhlmann, Markus
name: Eschen-Lippold, Lennart
name: Rutten, Twan
name: Koppolu, Ravi
name: Rajaraman, Jeyaraman
name: Palakolanu, Sudhakar Reddy
name: Seiler, Christiane
name: Sakuma, Shun
name: Jayakodi, Murukarthick
name: Lee, Justin
name: Kumlehn, Jochen
name: Komatsuda, Takao
name: Schnurbusch, Thorsten
name: Sreenivasulu, Nese
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 580

description: The HD-ZIP class I transcription factor Homeobox 1 (HvHOX1), also known as Vulgare Row-type Spike 1 (VRS1) or Six-rowed Spike 1, regulates lateral spikelet fertility in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). It was shown that HvHOX1 has a high expression only in lateral spikelets, while its paralog HvHOX2 was found to be expressed in different plant organs. Yet, the mechanistic functions of HvHOX1 and HvHOX2 during spikelet development are still fragmentary. Here, we show that compared with HvHOX1, HvHOX2 is more highly conserved across different barley genotypes and Hordeum species, hinting at a possibly vital but still unclarified biological role. Using bimolecular fluorescence complementation, DNA-binding, and transactivation assays, we validate that HvHOX1 and HvHOX2 are bona fide transcriptional activators that may potentially heterodimerize. Accordingly, both genes exhibit similar spatiotemporal expression patterns during spike development and growth, albeit their mRNA levels differ quantitatively. We show that HvHOX1 delays the lateral spikelet meristem differentiation and affects fertility by aborting the reproductive organs. Interestingly, the ancestral relationship of the two genes inferred from their co-expressed gene networks suggested that HvHOX1 and HvHOX2 might play a similar role during barley spikelet development. However, CRISPR-derived mutants of HvHOX1 and HvHOX2 demonstrated the suppressive role of HvHOX1 on lateral spikelets, while the loss of HvHOX2 does not influence spikelet development. Collectively, our study shows that through the suppression of reproductive organs, lateral spikelet fertility is regulated by HvHOX1, whereas HvHOX2 is dispensable for spikelet development in barley.
D8.6 - Exploitation plan II
Creators: name: Sofoklis Kyriazakos
name: Harm op den Akker
name: Aristodemos Pnevmatikakis
name: Anastasia Marangou
name: Maritini Kalogerini
name: Spyros Papafragkos
name: Pencho Stefanov
name: Oscar Garcia
name: Jose Gil
name: Rafa Vidal
name: Usman Rashid
name: Irina Emilia Nicolae
name: Gabriel Danciu
name: Florin Picioroaga
name: Septimiu Nechifor
name: Pavlos Kranas
name: Javier Carredano
name: Ricardo Jimenez-Peris
name: George Manias
name: Eleftheria Kouremenou
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: BusinessModels
iHelpProject
ExploitationStrategy
ExploitableOutcomes

description: After the first year of the project, this deliverable is reporting on the different activities that are related to the exploitation of the project’s results, working to maximise their impact. In that respect, D8.6 – “Exploitation Plan II” is the second iteration of the exploitation plans of the iHelp project and includes the market analysis, target customers and potential business models of the identified exploitable outcomes of the project.Placing this report in the broader exploitation context, the project is now in the planning stage of the analytical phase. As such, it delivers partners’ individual exploitation plans directly linked with their expected results and components, without neglecting the fact that many of these results will be decisive when it comes to the joint exploitation of the project’s overall results.The third iteration of the exploitation plans will be made available on M36 with D8.7 – “Exploitation Plan III”.
Analysis of Circulating Food Antigen-Specific T-Cells in Celiac Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Creators: name: Rodríguez-Sillke, Yasmina
name: Schumann, Michael
name: Lissner, Donata
name: Branchi, Federica
name: Proft, Fabian
name: Steinhoff, Ulrich
name: Siegmund, Britta
name: Glauben, Rainer
Publisher: name: Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: antigen-specific T-cells
subject: celiac disease
subject: gliadin
subject: IBD
subject: food antigens
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit

description: To demonstrate and analyze the specific T-cell response following barrier disruption and antigen translocation, circulating food antigen-specific effector T-cells isolated from peripheral blood were analyzed in patients suffering from celiac disease (CeD) as well as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We applied the antigen-reactive T-cell enrichment (ARTE) technique allowing for phenotypical and functional flow cytometric analyses of rare nutritional antigen-specific T-cells, including the celiac disease-causing gliadin (gluten). For CeD, patient groups, including treatment-refractory cases, differ significantly from healthy controls. Even symptom-free patients on a gluten-free diet were distinguishable from healthy controls, without being previously challenged with gluten. Moreover, frequency and phenotype of nutritional antigen-specific T-cells of IBD patients directly correlated to the presence of small intestinal inflammation. Specifically, the frequency of antigen specific T-cells as well as pro-inflammatory cytokines was increased in patients with active CeD or Crohn's disease, respectively. These results suggest active small intestinal inflammation as key for the development of a peripheral food antigen-specific T-cell response in Crohn's disease and celiac disease.
A DSP based variable-speed induction motor drive for a revolving stage
Creators: name: Zhang, Yong
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: Variable speed drive technology has advanced dramatically in the last 10 years with the advent of new power devices. In this study, a three phase induction motor drive using Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT) at the inverter power stage is introduced to implement speed and position control for the revolving stage in the Frederic Wood Theatre This thesis presents a solution to control a 3-phase induction motor using the Texas Instruments (TI) Digital Signal Processor (DSP) TMS320F2407A. The use of this DSP yields enhanced operations, fewer system components, lower system cost and increased efficiency. The control algorithm is based on the constant volts-per-hertz principle because the exact speed control is not needed. Reflective object sensors which are mounted on concrete frame are used to detect accurate edge position of revolving stage. The sinusoidal voltage waveforms are generated by the DSP using the space vector modulation technique. In order to satisfy some operating conditions for safe and agreeable operation, a look-up table, which is used to give command voltage and speed signals in software, is applied to limit the maximum speed and acceleration of the revolving stage. Meanwhile, a boost voltage signal is added at the low frequency areas to make the motor produce maximum output torque when starting. A test prototype is then built to validate the performance. Several tests are implemented into the IGBT drive to explore the reason for unacceptable oscillations in IGBT’s gate control signals. Improvement methods in hardware layout are suggested for the final design.
Genotype-specific spinal cord damage in spinocerebellar ataxias : an ENIGMA-Ataxia study
Creators: name: Rezende, Thiago Junqueira Ribeiro
name: Deistung, Andreas
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 616

description: Background Spinal cord damage is a feature of many spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs), but well-powered in vivo studies are lacking and links with disease severity and progression remain unclear. Here we characterise cervical spinal cord morphometric abnormalities in SCA1, SCA2, SCA3 and SCA6 using a large multisite MRI dataset. Methods Upper spinal cord (vertebrae C1–C4) cross-sectional area (CSA) and eccentricity (flattening) were assessed using MRI data from nine sites within the ENIGMA-Ataxia consortium, including 364 people with ataxic SCA, 56 individuals with preataxic SCA and 394 nonataxic controls. Correlations and subgroup analyses within the SCA cohorts were undertaken based on disease duration and ataxia severity. Results Individuals in the ataxic stage of SCA1, SCA2 and SCA3, relative to non-ataxic controls, had significantly reduced CSA and increased eccentricity at all examined levels. CSA showed large effect sizes (d>2.0) and correlated with ataxia severity (r<−0.43) and disease duration (r<−0.21). Eccentricity correlated only with ataxia severity in SCA2 (r=0.28). No significant spinal cord differences were evident in SCA6. In preataxic individuals, CSA was significantly reduced in SCA2 (d=1.6) and SCA3 (d=1.7), and the SCA2 group also showed increased eccentricity (d=1.1) relative to nonataxic controls. Subgroup analyses confirmed that CSA and eccentricity are abnormal in early disease stages in SCA1, SCA2 and SCA3. CSA declined with disease progression in all, whereas eccentricity progressed only in SCA2. Conclusions Spinal cord abnormalities are an early and progressive feature of SCA1, SCA2 and SCA3, but not SCA6, which can be captured using quantitative MRI.
On the preparation and spectroelectrochemical characterization of certain 2,5-bis(het)aryl substituted thiophenes
Creators: name: Dmitrieva, Evgenia
name: Barche, Jens
name: Popov, Alexey A.
name: Hartmann, Horst
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 540

description: In this work, a series of novel 2,5-bis(het)aryl and 2,5-bis-thienyl substituted thiophenes have been synthesized and characterized by ultraviolet-visible-near infrared (UV-Vis-NIR) absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy as well as cyclic voltammetry. From the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)/UV-Vis-NIR spectroelectrochemical data, information about the optical and magnetic properties of the charged species of these compounds have been provided. The spin distributions in the electrochemically generated radical ions were estimated experimentally and compared with theoretical data.
Adherence to treatment and follow-up of precancerous cervical lesions in Ethiopia
Creators: name: Stroetmann, Clara Yolanda
name: Gizaw, Muluken
name: Alemayehu, Rahel
name: Wondimagegnehu, Abigiya
name: Rabe, Friedemann
name: Santos, Pablo
name: Mchome, Bariki
name: Mmbaga, Blandina Theophil
name: Addissie, Adamu
name: Kantelhardt, Eva Johanna
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 616

description: Background: In Ethiopia, both incidence and mortality of cervical cancer are relatively high. Screening services, which were implemented during the past few years, are currently being expanded. The World Health Organization recommends patients with a positive VIA (visual inspection with acetic acid) result should immediately receive treatment followed by rescreening after 1 year as precancerous lesions can reoccur or become residential despite treatment. Materials and Methods: Screening logbooks dating between 2017 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed in 14 health facilities of Addis Ababa and Oromia region. Data for 741 women with a VIA-positive result were extracted and those women were asked to participate in a questionnaire-based phone interview to gain insights about adherence to treatment and follow-up. Data were analyzed using descriptive methods and then fitted into 2 generalized linear models to test variables for an influence on adherence to follow up. Results: Around 13 800 women had received a VIA screening, of which approximately 820 (5.9%) were VIA positive. While over 90% of women with a positive screen received treatment, only about half of the treated patients returned for a follow-up examination. After treatment, 31 women had a VIA-positive re-screen. We found that educational status, age over 40, no/incorrect follow-up appointment, health facility-related barriers, and use of reminders are important drivers of adherence to follow up. Conclusion: Our results revealed that adherence to treatment after VIA positive screening is relatively high whereas adherence to follow up recommendations still needs improvement. Reminders like appointment cards and phone calls can effectively reduce the loss of follow-up.
The language of power : interpersonal perceptions of sense of power, dominance, and prestige based on word usage
Creators: name: Körner, Robert
name: Overbeck, Jennifer R.
name: Körner, Erik
name: Schütz, Astrid
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 150

description: We examined whether people can accurately judge the experienced power, dominance, and prestige of others based on short texts, and what linguistic cues are related to these hierarchy-related variables. Past research suggests that personality is reflected in language, but hierarchy - another important feature in human relationships - has not been fully considered. In two studies with a zero-acquaintance setting, judges (N1/2 = 105/202) read self-descriptions of speakers (N1/2 = 200/200) and completed peer ratings of speakers’ power, dominance, and prestige. Speakers completed the same scales as self-ratings. We found substantial associations between the hierarchy concepts and several word categories (e.g., sense of power was negatively related to tentative words in self- and peer reports). For power and prestige, judges and speakers used the same linguistic cues for their assessments. Further, judges converged strongly in their assessments and showed high self-other agreement for all variables. We conclude that social hierarchy concepts are enacted in language and can be perceived from minimal verbal information. The findings show the importance of distinguishing between various hierarchy concepts when analyzing language correlates and have implications for testing power theories with linguistic material and the understanding of perceptions regarding hierarchy differences and following downstream consequences.
Incremental value of serum neurofilament light chain and glial fibrillary acidic protein as blood-based biomarkers for predicting functional outcome in severe acute ischemic stroke
Creators: name: Vollmuth, Christoph
name: Fiessler, Cornelia
name: Montellano, Felipe Andrés
name: Kollikowski, Alexander Marco
name: Essig, Fabian
name: Oeckl, Patrick
name: Barba, Lorenzo
name: Steinacker, Petra
name: Schulz, Cara
name: Ungethüm, Kathrin
name: Wolf, Judith
name: Pham, Mirko
name: Schuhmann, Michael Klaus
name: Bullinger, Judith
name: Heuschmann, Peter
name: Haeusler, Karl Geoerg
name: Stoll, Guido
name: Otto, Markus
name: Neugebauer, Hermann
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Introduction: Blood-based biomarkers may improve prediction of functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke. The role of neurofilament light chain (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic (GFAP) as potential biomarkers especially in severe stroke patients is unknown. Patients and Methods: Prospective, monocenter, cohort study including consecutive patients with severe ischemic stroke in the anterior circulation on admission (NIHSS score ⩾ 6 points or indication for mechanical thrombectomy). Outcome was assessed 3 months after the index stroke by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Serum biomarkers levels of NfL and GFAP were determined by ultrasensitive ELISA. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were performed to determine the association of biomarker levels and functional disability. Discrimination, calibration, and overall performance were analyzed in different models via AUROC, calibration plots (with Emax and Eavg), Brier-score and R2 using variables, identified as important covariates for functional outcome in previous studies. Results: Between 06/2020 and 08/2021, 213 patients were included [47% female, mean age 76 (SD ± 12) years, median NIHSS score 13 (interquartile range, IQR 9; 17)]. Biomarker serum levels were measured at a median of 1 [IQR, 1; 2] day after admission. Compared to patients with mRS 0–2 at 3 months, patients with mRS 3–6 had higher serum levels of NfL (median: 136 pg/ml vs 41 pg/ml; p < 0.0001) and GFAP (700 ng/ml vs 9.6 ng/ml; p < 0.0001). Both biomarkers were significantly associated with functional outcome [adjusted logistic regression, odds ratio (95% CI) for NfL: 2.63 (1.62; 4.56), GFAP: 2.16 (1.58; 3.09)]. In all models the addition of serum NfL led to a significant improvement in the AUROC, as did the addition of serum GFAP. Calibration plots showed high agreement between the predicted and observed outcomes and after addition of the two blood-based biomarkers there was an improvement of the overall performance. Conclusion: Prediction of functional outcome after severe acute ischemic stroke was improved by the blood-based biomarkers serum NfL and GFAP, measured in the acute phase of stroke. These findings have to be replicated in independent external cohorts.
Anatomical insights into the vascular lay-out of the barley rachis : implications for transport and spikelet connection
Creators: name: Rutten, Twan
name: Thirulogachandarm, Venkatasubbu
name: Huang, Yongyu
name: Shanmugaraj, Nandhakumar
name: Koppolu, Ravi
name: Ortleb, Stefan
name: Hensel, Götz
name: Kumlehn, Jochen
name: Melzer, Michael
name: Schnurbusch, Thorsten
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 580

description: Background and Aims: Vascular patterning is intimately related to plant form and function. Here, using barley (Hordeum vulgare) as a model, we studied the vascular anatomy of the spike-type inflorescence. The main aim of the present work was to clarify the relationship between rachis (spike axis) vasculature and spike size, to define vascular dynamics and to discuss the implications for transport capacity and its interaction with the spikelets. Methods: We used serial transverse internode sections to determine the internode area, vascular area and number of veins along the rachis of several barley lines. Key Results: Internode area and total vascular area show a clear positive correlation with spike size, whereas the number of veins is only weakly correlated. The lateral periphery of the rachis contains large mature veins of constant size, whereas the central part is occupied by small immature veins. Spikelet-derived veins entering the rachis often merge with the immature rachis veins but never merge with the mature veins. An increase in floret fertility through the conversion of a two-rowed barley into an isogenic six-rowed line, in addition to a decrease in floret fertility owing to enhanced pre-anthesis tip degeneration caused by the mutation tip sterile 2.b (tst2.b), significantly affected vein size but had limited to no effects on the number of veins or internode area. Conclusions: The rachis vasculature is the result of a two-step process involving an initial layout followed by size adjustment according to floret fertility/spike size. The restriction of large mature vessels to the periphery and that of small immature vessels to the centre of the rachis suggests that long-distance transport and local supply to spikelets are spatially separated processes. The identification of spikelet-derived veins entering the rachis without fusing with its vasculature indicates that a vascular continuity between rachis and spikelets might be non-essential.
Geologische Karte/Geological Map 1:25 000 Bjørnnutane (10° 21' W 74° 39' S) Heimefrontfjella, Antarktis
Creators: name: Bauer, W.; Spaeth, G.: Lehr- und Forschungsgebiet Geologie, Endogene Dynamik der RWTH Aachen (DE)
name: Jacobs, J.; Weber, K.; Siegesmund, S.: Institut für Geologie und Dynamik der Lithosphäre, Göttingen (DE)
name: Thomas, R. J.: Council for Geoscience, Belville (ZA)
Publisher: name: Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Bremerhaven, Institut für Geologie und Dynamik der Lithosphäre, Universität Göttingen and Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie, Frankfurt am Main
Year: 1998
Subjects: Antarctica
Geological map
XU-fjella
Rasmussenegga
Storsveenfjellet
Bergslienfallet
Hauglandskleppen
Bjørnnutane
Heimefrontfjella
Maudheimvidda
Dronning Maud Land

description: Geological Map, Geological field work in 1985/86; Topography and Contour lines derived from stereophotogrammetric mapping of an Aerial survey flight on 2 January 1986; Ground control and spot heights taken from Norwegian map series Dronning Maud Land 1:250 000 and German GPS surveying in 1985/86; Inset maps: Location diagram, Geographical names diagram, Index to adjoining sheets; Reliability data, Geological terms, Sources of English, Norwegian and German place-names, see map legend; Series of 15 Geological Maps of Heimefrontfjella at 1:25 000 scale: Vikenegga, Hanssonhorna, Bjørnnutane, Gramkroken, Scharffenbergbotnen, Furubotnnabben, Sirinuten, Monsrudnabben, Norumnuten, Ryghnuten, Kvitebotnen, Juckeskammen, Cottontoppen, Wordsfoldfjellet;Scale: 1:25000;Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic; Bounding Box: POLYGON ((-10.35 -74.5333, -9.9 -74.5333, -9.9 -74.65, -10.35 -74.65, -10.35 -74.5333)); Datum: WGS72
Dabertia Ozdikmen 2008
Creators: name: HALLIDAY, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Syringobiidae
Dabertia

description: Genus Dabertia Özdikmen, 2008
Dabertia Özdikmen, 2008: 222 (replacement name).
Longipedia Dabert, 1992: 214 (junior homonym of Longipedia Claus, 1862, Crustacea).
Type species: Syringobia tricalcaratus Trouessart & Neumann, 1888: 345, by original designation.
description: Published as part of HALLIDAY, R. B., 2023, Prelude to a study of the feather mites of Australia (Acariformes: Astigmata), pp. 1-73 in Zootaxa 5280 (1) on page 50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7912198
Plutarchusia Oudemans 1904
Creators: name: HALLIDAY, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Syringobiidae
Plutarchusia

description: Genus Plutarchusia Oudemans, 1904
Plutarchusia Oudemans, 1904a: 173.
Ptutarchusia Oudemans, 1904a: 173 (lapsus calami)
Type species: Syringobia chelopus Trouessart & Neumann, 1888: 344, by original designation.
description: Published as part of HALLIDAY, R. B., 2023, Prelude to a study of the feather mites of Australia (Acariformes: Astigmata), pp. 1-73 in Zootaxa 5280 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7912198
Plutarchusia esaci Dabert 2003
Creators: name: HALLIDAY, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Syringobiidae
Plutarchusia
Plutarchusia esaci

description: Plutarchusia esaci Dabert, 2003
Plutarchusia esaci Dabert, 2003: S102.
Host and locality in Australia: Esacus magnirostris, Port Warrender, Western Australia (Dabert 2003).
Current name of host: Beach Stone-curlew, Esacus magnirostris (Vieillot, 1818) (Charadriiformes: Burhinidae).
description: Published as part of HALLIDAY, R. B., 2023, Prelude to a study of the feather mites of Australia (Acariformes: Astigmata), pp. 1-73 in Zootaxa 5280 (1) on page 51, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5280.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7912198
Topics in quantum physics: Schrodinger's cat problem - time measurement accuracies in quantum mechanics
Creators: name: Shaghaghi, Mehran
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2007

description: In this thesis I address two different topics in quantum theory. The first one is the long discussed Schrodinger's cat problem, and the issues related to having a macroscopic superposition state. I show that the quantum theory provides full explanation to the problem. In the second part, I discuss the time measurement related issues in quantum mechanics. Since there does not exist any time operator in quantum mechanics generally, time is not directly measurable. Therefore we should devise other methods to register time. We study different time-energy relations and will find that accurate clocks have high energy uncertainties. If we use accurate clocks in quantum systems to observe their time evolutions, their high energy uncertainties interfere with system's normal evolution and slows it down. I also provide a formal proof to a previously suggested limiting accuracy relation on the measurements of the time-of-arrival experiments.
Secernentea von Linstow 1905
Creators: name: Shahina, F.
name: Nasira, K.
name: Firoza, K.
name: Erum, Y. I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Secernentea

description: Class: Secernentea von Linstow, 1905
syn. Phasmidia Chitwood & Chitwood, 1933
description: Published as part of Shahina, F., Nasira, K., Firoza, K. & Erum, Y. I., 2019, Overview of the nematode fauna of Pakistan, pp. 171-243 in Pakistan Journal of Nematology 37 (2) on page 195, DOI: 10.18681/pjn.v37.i02.p171-243, http://zenodo.org/record/10711768
title: Самарская школа социологии труда: история и современность
Creators: name: Авдошина, Н. В.
name: Бочаров, В. Ю.
name: Васькина, Ю. В.
Publisher: name: Реноме
Year: 2024

description: В статье рассматриваются основные вехи развития Самарской школы социологии труда. Выделяется роль В. А. Ядова и Ленинградской школы социологии труда в формировании теоретико-методологической направленности самарских исследований. Подчеркивается ведущая роль Б. Г. Тукумцева, являвшегося руководителем Самарской социологической лаборатории и НИИ социальных технологий Самарского университета, в становлении Самарской школы социологии труда. Рассматривается специфика интерпретации предмета социологии труда, а также основные теоретические понятия, разработанные и апробированные в рамках многолетних мониторинговых исследований: «социально-трудовая сфера», «трудовые отношения», «социальное самочувствие», «социальная напряженность в организации», «включенность в организацию». Показаны основные направления современных исследований, наличие преемственной связи поколений и перспективы дальнейшего развития Самарской школы социологии труда.
Tylenchus Bastian 1865
Creators: name: Shahina, F.
name: Nasira, K.
name: Firoza, K.
name: Erum, Y. I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchidae
Tylenchus

description: Tylenchus Bastian, 1865
T. bhitai Maqbool & Shahina, 1987
T. butteus Thorne & Malek, 1968
T. hamatus Thorne & Malek, 1968
T. naranensis Maqbool, Zarina & Ghazala, 1987
T. pakistanensis Farooq, Fatima & Khan, 1991
T. sandneri Wasilewska, 1965
syn. T. cerealis Kheiri, 1970
T. skarduensis Maqbool & Shahina, 1987
T. uniformis Cobb, 1893
syn. Anguillulina uniformis (Cobb) Goodey, 1932
description: Published as part of Shahina, F., Nasira, K., Firoza, K. & Erum, Y. I., 2019, Overview of the nematode fauna of Pakistan, pp. 171-243 in Pakistan Journal of Nematology 37 (2) on page 195, DOI: 10.18681/pjn.v37.i02.p171-243, http://zenodo.org/record/10711768
Filenchus Meyl 1961
Creators: name: Shahina, F.
name: Nasira, K.
name: Firoza, K.
name: Erum, Y. I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchidae
Filenchus

description: Filenchus (Andrassy, 1954) Meyl, 1961
F. afghanicus (Khan & Khan, 1978) Siddiqi, 1986
syn. Tylenchus afghanicus Khan & Khan, 1978
F. cylindricus (Thorne & Malek, 1968) Niblack & Barnard, 1985
F. ditissimus (Brzeski, 1963) Siddiqi, 1986
syn. Tylenchus ditissimus Brzeski, 1963
F. filiformis (Butschli, 1873) Meyl, 1961
syn. Tylenchus filiformis Butschli, 1873
Anguillulina filiformis (Butschli) Goodey, 1922
T. vulgaris Brzeski, 1963
F. maqbooli Aatika, Nasira & Shahina, 2017
F. microdorus Chawla, Prasad, Khan & Nand, 1969
F. parvissimus (Thorne & Malek, 1968) Siddiqi, 1986
syn. Tylenchus parvissimus Thorne & Malek, 1968
F. sheri (Khan & Khan, 1978) Siddiqi, 1986
syn. Tylenchus sheri Khan & Khan, 1978
F. sindhicus Shahina & Maqbool, 1994
F. vulgaris (Brzeski, 1963) Lownsbery & Lownsbery, 1985
syn. Tylenchus vulgaris Brzeski, 1963
Filenchus conicephalus Siddiqi & Khan, 1983
description: Published as part of Shahina, F., Nasira, K., Firoza, K. & Erum, Y. I., 2019, Overview of the nematode fauna of Pakistan, pp. 171-243 in Pakistan Journal of Nematology 37 (2) on page 195, DOI: 10.18681/pjn.v37.i02.p171-243, http://zenodo.org/record/10711768
Temperament, parenting, and the development of childhood obesity
Creators: name: Hejazi, Samar
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2007

description: The purpose of this study was two-fold: (a) to identify, in a large representative sample of Canadian children, the age-related trajectories of overweight and obesity from toddlerhood into childhood and (b) to investigate the associations between these trajectories and children’s temperaments, their parents’ parenting practices and their interactions. Potentially important familial characteristics (i.e., the parents’ or surrogates’ age, income level, and educational attainment) were considered in the models. The sample for this study was drawn from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). Group-based mixture modeling analyses were conducted to identify the number and types of distinct trajectories in the development of obesity (i.e., to explicate the developmental processes in the variability of childhood obesity) in a representative sample of children who were between 24 to 35 months of age, at baseline, and followed biennially over a 6-year span. Discriminant analysis was conducted to assess the theoretical notion of goodness-of-fit between parenting practices and children’s temperament, and their association with membership in the BMI trajectory groups. The results of the group-based modeling established three different BMI trajectories for the boys, namely: stable-normal BMI, transient-high BMI, and j-curve obesity. The analyses revealed four different trajectories of BMI change for the girls: stable-normal BMI, early-declining BMI, late-declining BMI, and accelerating rise to obesity. The multivariate analysis revealed that the combined predictors of the obesity trajectories of the girls (group membership) included having a fussy temperament, ineffective parenting, and parents’ educational attainment. Predictors of the boys’ obesity trajectory (group membership) included household income, parental education, and effective parenting practices. Understanding the different ways in which a child may develop obesity will allow nurses and other health professionals to take different approaches in the assessment, intervention and evaluation of obesity and obesity-related health problems. The results of this study further our understanding of factors associated with the development of obesity at a young age and hence may inform the development of early preventive programs.
Aglenchus Meyl 1961
Creators: name: Shahina, F.
name: Nasira, K.
name: Firoza, K.
name: Erum, Y. I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchidae
Aglenchus

description: Aglenchus (Andrassy, 1954) Meyl, 1961
A. agricola (de Man, 1884) Meyl, 1961
syn. Tylenchus Agricola de Man, 1884
Anguillulina Agricola (de Man) Goodey, 1932
Tylenchus filiformis apud de Man, 1876 et 1880
Tylenchus filiformis de Man, 1876 in Goodey, 1932
nec T. filiformis Butschli, 1873
Tylenchus paragricola Paetzold, 1958
A. paragricola (Paetzold) Meyl, 1961
A. mardanensis Maqbool, Shahina & Zarina, 1984
A. siddiqii Khan, Khan & Bilqees, 1992
description: Published as part of Shahina, F., Nasira, K., Firoza, K. & Erum, Y. I., 2019, Overview of the nematode fauna of Pakistan, pp. 171-243 in Pakistan Journal of Nematology 37 (2) on pages 195-196, DOI: 10.18681/pjn.v37.i02.p171-243, http://zenodo.org/record/10711768
Coslenchus Siddiqi 1978
Creators: name: Shahina, F.
name: Nasira, K.
name: Firoza, K.
name: Erum, Y. I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchidae
Coslenchus

description: Coslenchus Siddiqi, 1978
syn. Paktylenchus Maqbool, 1983
C. areolatus (Egunjobi, 1967) Siddiqi, 1978
syn. Tylenchus (Aglenchus) areolatus Egunjobi, 1967
C. costatus (de Man, 1921) Siddiqi, 1978
syn. Tylenchus costatus de Man, 1921
T. (Aglenchus) costatus de Man (Andrassy, 1954)
Aglenchus costatus (de Man) Meyl, 1961
Anguillulina costata (de Man) Goodey, 1932
T. buffalorae Altherr, 1950
Anguillulina buffalorae (Altherr) Altherr, 1952
Coslenchus buffalorae (Altherr) Siddiqi, 1986
T. (Aglenchus) neozelandicus Egunjobi, 1967
Coslenchus neozelandicus (Egunjobi) Siddiqi, 1986
C. tuberosus (Maqbool, 1983) Siddiqi, 1986
syn. Paktylenchus tuberosus Maqbool, 1983
description: Published as part of Shahina, F., Nasira, K., Firoza, K. & Erum, Y. I., 2019, Overview of the nematode fauna of Pakistan, pp. 171-243 in Pakistan Journal of Nematology 37 (2) on page 196, DOI: 10.18681/pjn.v37.i02.p171-243, http://zenodo.org/record/10711768
Fault monitoring in hydraulic systems using unscented Kalman filter
Creators: name: Sepasi, Mohammad
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2007

description: Condition monitoring of hydraulic systems is an area that has grown substantially in the last few decades. This thesis presents a scheme that automatically generates the fault symptoms by on-line processing of raw sensor data from a real test rig. The main purposes of implementing condition monitoring in hydraulic systems are to increase productivity, decrease maintenance costs and increase safety. Since such systems are widely used in industry and becoming more complex in function, reliability of the systems must be supported by an efficient monitoring and maintenance scheme. This work proposes an accurate state space model together with a novel model-based fault diagnosis methodology. The test rig has been fabricated in the Process Automation and Robotics Laboratory at UBC. First, a state space model of the system is derived. The parameters of the model are obtained through either experiments or direct measurements and manufacturer specifications. To validate the model, the simulated and measured states are compared. The results show that under normal operating conditions the simulation program and real system produce similar state trajectories. For the validated model, a condition monitoring scheme based on the Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) is developed. In simulations, both measurement and process noises are considered. The results show that the algorithm estimates the iii system states with acceptable residual errors. Therefore, the structure is verified to be employed as the fault diagnosis scheme. Five types of faults are investigated in this thesis: loss of load, dynamic friction load, the internal leakage between the two hydraulic cylinder chambers, and the external leakage at either side of the actuator. Also, for each leakage scenario, three levels of leakage are investigated in the tests. The developed UKF-based fault monitoring scheme is tested on the practical system while different fault scenarios are singly introduced to the system. A sinusoidal reference signal is used for the actuator displacement. To diagnose the occurred fault in real time, three criteria, namely residual moving average of the errors, chamber pressures, and actuator characteristics, are considered. Based on the presented experimental results and discussions, the proposed scheme can accurately diagnose the occurred faults.
title: Do all roads lead to Rome?
title: exploring the relationship between social referrals, referral propensity and stickiness to video-on-demand websites
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Köster, Antonia
name: Matt, Christian
name: Hess, Thomas
Publisher: name: Universität Potsdam
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften

description: Content website providers have two main goals: They seek to attract consumers and to keep them on their websites as long as possible. To reach potential consumers, they can utilize several online channels, such as paid search results or advertisements on social media, all of which usually require a substantial marketing budget. However, with rising user numbers of online communication tools, website providers increasingly integrate social sharing buttons on their websites to encourage existing consumers to facilitate referrals to their social networks. While little is known about this social form of guiding consumers to a content website, the study proposes that the way in which consumers reach a website is related to their stickiness to the website and their propensity to refer content to others. By using a unique clickstream data set of a video-on-demand website, the study compares consumers referred by their social network to those consumers arriving at the website via organic search or social media advertisements in terms of stickiness to the website (e.g., visit length, number of page views, video starts) and referral likelihood. The results show that consumers referred through social referrals spend more time on the website, view more pages, and start more videos than consumers who respond to social media advertisements, but less than those coming through organic search. Concerning referral propensity, the results indicate that consumers attracted to a website through social referrals are more likely to refer content to others than those who came through organic search or social media advertisements. The study offers direct insights to managers and recommends an increase in their efforts to promote social referrals on their websites.
description: Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Reihe; 164
Irantylenchus Kheiri 1972
Creators: name: Shahina, F.
name: Nasira, K.
name: Firoza, K.
name: Erum, Y. I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchidae
Irantylenchus

description: Irantylenchus Kheiri, 1972 (Andrassy, 1976)
I. clavidorus Kheiri, 1972
description: Published as part of Shahina, F., Nasira, K., Firoza, K. & Erum, Y. I., 2019, Overview of the nematode fauna of Pakistan, pp. 171-243 in Pakistan Journal of Nematology 37 (2) on page 196, DOI: 10.18681/pjn.v37.i02.p171-243, http://zenodo.org/record/10711768
Municipal water supply governance in Ontario: neoliberalization, utility restructuring, and infrastructure management
Creators: name: Furlong, Kathryn
Publisher: name: University of British Columbia
Year: 2007

description: This thesis examines the interaction of political-economic restructuring, sustainability, and the governance of municipal services in the province of Ontario, Canada. Two issues are studied: the restructuring of business models, and programs for sustainable infrastructure management (focusing on programs for the reduction of water consumption and production). The primary data are derived from a province-wide expert survey, archival research, a one-day expert workshop, and seven municipal case studies. Since the early 1990s, political-economic restructuring in Ontario predominantly reflects processes and policy orientations consistent with neoliberalization. Two strands of research posit particular relationships between neoliberalization and sustainability. One (associated with political ecology) asserts that neoliberalization yields negative outcomes for environmental policy. The other (ecological modernization) asserts that neoliberal restructuring leads to environmental improvements. This thesis tests and complicates both sets of claims. Specifically, neoliberalization does not necessarily induce improved programming for sustainability and can, hinder its development. Neoliberalization, however, is not the unique hindrance to progress on sustainability. Rather, a techno-physical approach to service delivery combined with governance arrangements that neither empower nor compel a variety of necessary actors presents a key barrier to sustainability. In terms of the restructuring of business models, I find that the primary neoliberal strategy is the depoliticization of governance through the pursuit of arms length business models for service delivery. This, however, is not readily accomplished in complete or straightforward ways. Municipal governments and anti-neoliberal alliances have complex relationships to neoliberalization that prove important in restructuring outcomes. Specifically, neoliberalization is also contested within municipal government and for environmental advocates, although their best option, the municipal department model remains unsatisfactory. Concerning sustainable infrastructure management, the thesis finds that up-take of supply and demand management in Ontario has been limited to date. This results from incentives created by policy processes associated with neoliberalization (specifically new public management) and technically-driven management methods in the water sector. Moreover, where programs for sustainable infrastructure management currently occur, they are rarely motivated by sustainability concerns. Importantly, however, sustainable infrastructure management is underdeveloped for reasons other than neoliberalization; governance arrangements and the continuing supply-side orientation of water utilities are other factors.
Boleodorus Thorne 1941
Creators: name: Shahina, F.
name: Nasira, K.
name: Firoza, K.
name: Erum, Y. I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchidae
Boleodorus

description: Boleodorus Thorne, 1941
B. acutus Thorne & Malek, 1968
B. arachis Maqbool & Ghazala, 1986
B. azadkashmirensis Maqbool, Shahina & Firoza, 1990
B. neosimilis Geraert, 1971
syn. B. similis Thorne & Malek, 1968
B. pakistanensis Siddiqi, 1963
B. rafiqi Hussain & Khan, 1965
B. thylactus Thorne, 1941
B. volutus Lima & Siddiqi, 1963
B. zaini Maqbool, 1982
description: Published as part of Shahina, F., Nasira, K., Firoza, K. & Erum, Y. I., 2019, Overview of the nematode fauna of Pakistan, pp. 171-243 in Pakistan Journal of Nematology 37 (2) on page 196, DOI: 10.18681/pjn.v37.i02.p171-243, http://zenodo.org/record/10711768
Basiria Siddiqi 1959
Creators: name: Shahina, F.
name: Nasira, K.
name: Firoza, K.
name: Erum, Y. I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchidae
Basiria

description: Basiria Siddiqi, 1959
B. bajorensis Khan & Bilqees, 1993
B. graminophila Siddiqi, 1959
syn. Tylenchus (Filenchus) graminophilus (Siddiqi) Goodey, 1963
B. incita Szczygiel, 1970
B. ritteri (Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1969) Bernard, 1980
syn. Tylenchus (Clavilenchus) ritteri Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1969
Clavilenchus ritteri (Baqri & Jairajpuri) Baqri & Jairajpuri, 1969
description: Published as part of Shahina, F., Nasira, K., Firoza, K. & Erum, Y. I., 2019, Overview of the nematode fauna of Pakistan, pp. 171-243 in Pakistan Journal of Nematology 37 (2) on pages 196-197, DOI: 10.18681/pjn.v37.i02.p171-243, http://zenodo.org/record/10711768