cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis on in vitro fertilization clinic websites: presentations of risks, benefits and other information
Creators: name: Klitzman, Robert L.
name: Zolovska, Beata
name: Folberth, William
name: Sauer, Mark V.
name: Chung, Wendy K.
name: Appelbaum, Paul S.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2009
Subjects: Fertilization in vitro
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Communication in medicine
Medical care--Information services

description: Objective: To examine information on preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) presented on IVF clinic websites. Design: We systematically sampled every third IVF clinic on the 2004 Centers for Disease Control provider list. Setting: The Internet. Patient(s): None. Intervention(s): None. Main Outcome Measure(s): Benefits, risks, and other types of information mentioned regarding PGD. Result(s): Of 135 sites examined, 88.1% had websites, and 70% mentioned PGD, of which 27% were university- or hospital-based and 63% were private clinics. Sites mentioning PGD listed uses and benefits of PGD far more than the risks involved. Of these sites, 76% described testing for single-gene diseases, but fewer mentioned risks of missing target diagnoses (35%) or risks for loss of embryo (18%), and 14% described PGD as new or controversial. Private clinics were more likely than other programs to be on either the East or West Coast, list certain PGD risks (e.g., diagnostic error), note that PGD was new or controversial, reference source of PGD information, provide accuracy rates of genetic testing of embryos, and offer gender selection for social reasons. Conclusion(s): Most IVF clinics advertise PGD online, but the scope and quality of information about it varies widely, emphasizing benefits while minimizing risks. Clinics and patients may benefit from more thorough and consistent presentation of PGD, drawing on available evidence to best provide a realistic portrayal of PGD.
The influence of Indian Ocean atmospheric circulation on Warm Pool hydro-climate during the Holocene epoch
Creators: name: Tierney, Jessica E.
name: Oppo, Delia W.
name: LeGrande, Allegra N.
name: Huang, Yongsong
name: Rosenthal, Yair
name: Linsley, Braddock
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2012
Subjects: Atmospheric circulation
Paleoclimatology
Climatic changes

description: Existing paleoclimate data suggest a complex evolution of hydroclimate within the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool (IPWP) during the Holocene epoch. Here we introduce a new leaf wax isotope record from Sulawesi, Indonesia and compare proxy water isotope data with ocean-atmosphere general circulation model (OAGCM) simulations to identify mechanisms influencing Holocene IPWP hydroclimate. Modeling simulations suggest that orbital forcing causes heterogenous changes in precipitation across the IPWP on a seasonal basis that may account for the differences in time-evolution of the proxy data at respective sites. Both the proxies and simulations suggest that precipitation variability during the September–November (SON) season is important for hydroclimate in Borneo. The preëminence of the SON season suggests that a seasonally lagged relationship between the Indian monsoon and Indian Ocean Walker circulation influences IPWP hydroclimatic variability during the Holocene.
The Implications of a High Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate in Diffuse Interstellar Clouds
Creators: name: Indriolo, Nick
name: Fields, Brian D.
name: McCall, Benjamin J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Diffuse interstellar clouds show large abundances of H_3^+ which can be maintained only by a high ionization rate of H_2. Cosmic rays are the dominant ionization mechanism in this environment, so the large ionization rate implies a high cosmic-ray flux, and a large amount of energy residing in cosmic rays. In this paper we find that the standard propagated cosmic-ray spectrum predicts an ionization rate much lower than that inferred from H_3^+. Low-energy (~10 MeV) cosmic rays are the most efficient at ionizing hydrogen, but cannot be directly detected; consequently, an otherwise unobservable enhancement of the low-energy cosmic-ray flux offers a plausible explanation for the H_3^+ results. Beyond ionization, cosmic rays also interact with the interstellar medium by spalling atomic nuclei and exciting atomic nuclear states. These processes produce the light elements Li, Be, and B, as well as gamma-ray lines. To test the consequences of an enhanced low-energy cosmic-ray flux, we adopt two physically-motivated cosmic-ray spectra which by construction reproduce the ionization rate inferred in diffuse clouds, and investigate the implications of these spectra on dense cloud ionization rates, light element abundances, gamma-ray fluxes, and energetics. One spectrum proposed here provides an explanation for the high ionization rate seen in diffuse clouds while still appearing to be broadly consistent with other observables, but the shape of this spectrum suggests that supernovae remnants may not be the predominant accelerators of low-energy cosmic rays.
description: 13 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables, accepted by ApJ
title: Ποιητικός vs Τεχνικός χρόνος: Ισορροπώντας σε αντίβαρα χρονικοτήτων στην αρχιτεκτονική
title: Poetic vs Technical time: balancing on counterweights of temporalities in architecture
Creators: name: Τσιτσου-Καμπελη Νεφελη
Publisher: name: Technical University of Crete
Year: 2023

description: Η ερμηνεία της πολυεπίπεδης έννοιας του χρόνου διαφοροποιείται ιστορικά και επανέρχεται διαχρονικά στην αρχιτεκτονική θεωρία και πρακτική. Στην παρούσα ερευνητική, αρχικά γίνεται η προσεκτική διάκριση μεταξύ χρόνου και χρονικότητας, δηλαδή μιας ποιοτικής παρά ποσοτικής ερμηνείας του χρόνου. Συγκεκριμένα, μέσα από τη σκοπιά της φαινομενολογίας σκιαγραφώνται τα κομβικά  σημεία της φιλοσοφίας και της αρχιτεκτονικής θεωρίας  γύρω από την έννοια του χρόνου. Στη συνέχεια, ο χρόνος ιδωμένος από την κοινωνική σκοπιά της έρευνας ερμηνεύεται ως μια πραγματικότητα με δυο όψεις: τεχνική και ποιητική. Οι όροι αυτοί εισάγονται από τον Π.Πάγκαλο στην αποδελτίωση του σχετικά με τις πτυχές της έννοιας του χρόνου στην αρχιτεκτονική. Ο ποσοτικοποιημένος τεχνικός χρόνος αναδύεται στο πλαίσιο των μηχανοποιημένων κοινωνιών του 20ου αιώνα. Ο ποιητικός χρόνος λειτουργεί ως αντίβαρο του τεχνικού. Πρόκειται για ένα χρόνο μη μετρίσιμο,  που αρχιτεκτονικά μεταφράζεται στην ποιητική υπόσταση μιας παύσης. Η έρευνα εξετάζει μέσα από ένα συνεχές συγκριτικό πεδίο τις δύο αυτές πτυχές του χρόνου και στη συνέχεια  καταδηλώνει την ανάγκη για την επικαιροποίηση ενός ποιητικού χρόνου ανάγνωσης στη σύγχρονη εποχή. Η ερμηνευτική αυτή απόδοση εκφράζεται  μέσα από την παράθεση χαρακτηριστικών αρχιτεκτονικών παραδειγμάτων, που επιχειρούν να αποκαλύψουν τον ποιητικό χρόνο, ενώ ταυτόχρονα τον καθιστούν αναπόσπαστο ερμηνευτικό εργαλείο της αρχιτεκτονικής θεωρίας και πρακτικής.
The Generalized Burnside Theorem in noncommutative deformation theory
Creators: name: Eriksen, Eivind
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: Rings and Algebras (math.RA)
subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 16S38, 14A22

description: Let A be an associative algebra over a field, and let M be a finite family of right A-modules. Study of the noncommutative deformation functor of the family M leads to the construction of the algebra of observables and the Generalized Burnside Theorem, due to Laudal. In this paper, we give an overview of aspects of noncommutative deformations closely connected to the Generalized Burnside Theorem.
description: AMS-LaTeX, 7 pages
Additional file 5 of Sphingosine kinase 1 contributes to the metastatic potential of epithelial ovarian cancer to the adipocyte-rich niche
Creators: name: Wang, Chen
name: Ye, Taiyang
name: Wang, Wenjing
name: Song, Keqi
name: Zhu, Jie
name: Dai, Lan
name: Di, Wen
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 5: Fig. S4 Inhibition of Twist1 by siRNA suppressed adipocyte-induced metastasis of EOC cells. A SKOV3 and HEY cells were transfected with negative control siRNA (si-Ctrl) or Twist1 siRNA (si-Twist1). 24 h after transfection, mRNA level of Twist1 was determined by qRT-PCR and normalized to GAPDH. Data are mean ± SD (n = 3). **P < 0.01; two-tailed Student’s t-test. B 48 h after transfection, protein level of Twist1 was determined by Western blot and normalized to GAPDH. C Representative images of migration assay (200×). Transfected cells were serum starved overnight and migrated towards SFM or adipocyte CM. Migrated cells were photographed and calculated. Experiments have been carried out with adipocytes from 2 to 3 independent donors. Data are mean ± SD (n = 3). *P < 0.05; two-tailed Student’s t-test. D Representative images of invasion assay (200×). Transfected cells were serum starved overnight and invaded towards SFM or adipocyte CM. Invaded cells were photographed and calculated. Experiments have been carried out with adipocytes from 2 to 3 independent donors. Data are mean ± SD (n = 3). *P < 0.05; two-tailed Student’s t-test
title: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Tracking System with Out-Of-Sequence Measurement in a Discrete Time-Delayed Extended Kalman Filter
Creators: name: Lora, Roque
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2017

description: The goal of this thesis is to extend the delayed Kalman filter so it can be used with non-linear systems and that it can handle randomized delays on the measurements. In the particular case of this study, the filter is used to estimates the states of an unmanned aerial system. The outputs of the filter are used to point an antenna and a camera towards a UAS. Different scenarios are simulated for the purpose of comparing the efficiency of this technique in various situations.
Anti-communism in Tasmania in the late 1950s with special reference to the Hursey case
Creators: name: Jones, Peter D
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: While the strength of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) was concentrated in Victoria, Tasmania was also significant for several reasons : it was the electoral base of Senator George Cole, the DLP's leader in the Senate up to 1964; Hobart was the venue of the ALP Federal Conference when the Split occurred in 1955; and it was the only state with a Labor Government throughout the Menzies years. While the Anti-Communist Labour Party, later the DLP, contested all State and Federal elections after 1956, they failed to make significant inroads into the ALP vote, although Senator George Cole (first elected on the ALP ticket in 1949) was able to maintain his Senate seat until 1964 - largely because of the Tasmanian tradition of voting for personalities rather than ideologies. The DLP vote in both State and Federal elections failed to affect the overall results, except in the 1959 state election, when DLP preferences in Franklin gave an extra unexpected extra seat to the Liberal Party and resulted in a situation where two Independents held the balance of power. Nonetheless, the ALP remained in power for the next five years, and was again returned to office in 1964, when the DLP vote dropped by a half. No candidates stood at State level after 1969 or for the Senate after 1974. While Tasmania had a staunch anti-communist Catholic Archbishop in Guilford Young, there were less Catholics as a proportion of the overall population than on the mainland, and many of them remained in the ALP - including Premier Cosgrove, Senator O'Byrne and trade unionists like Fred Peters. There was only a small industrial base in Tasmania so the DLP had largely to rely on allegations of communist influence in the unions on the mainland. The Communist Party had few members in key positions in the trade unions, while the ALP leadership was dominated by the Right. Premier Cosgrove supported the Communist Party Dissolution Bill in 1951 and the ALP in Tasmania gave little active support to H.V. Evatt when he was leader of the party. The fear of communism was maintained through a succession of visits by exiles from communistoccupied countries, especially addressing church groups and New Australians, as well as feature articles and letters in the press and constant emphasis in homilies delivered by Catholic priests to their congregations and school students. One significant event in the late 1950's concerned the refusal of two wharf ies, Frank and Denis Hursey - father and son, to pay their ten shilling ALP levy to the WWF, and the struggle over this issue, both on the wharf and in the courts, was to last from 1957 to 1959. Well known in the Hobart community, the Hurseys had a higher- level of support on the mainland than in Tasmania itself.
title: Influence of Streptococcus thermophilus MR-1C Capsular Exopolysaccharide on Cheese Moisture Level
Creators: name: Low, Deborah
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1998

description: This study investigated the role of exopolysaccharide (EPS) in cheese moisture retention. Analysis of low-fat Mozzarella cheese made with different combinations of EPS-producing (Streptococcus thermophilus MR-1C and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus MR-lR) and non-EPS-producing (S. thermophilus TA061 and L. helveticus LH100) starters showed significantly higher moisture levels in cheese made with S. thermophilus MR-1C. To determine if the S. thermophilus MR-1C EPS was responsible for increased moisture retention, gene replacement was used to inactivate the epsE gene in this bacterium. Low-fat Mozzarella cheese made with L. helveticus LH100 plus the EPS-negative mutant, S. thermophilus DM1O, had significantly lower moisture content than cheese made with LH100 and MR-1C, which confirmed that the MR-1C capsular EPS was responsible for the water-binding properties of this bacterium in cheese. Chemical analysis of the S. thermophilus MR-lC EPS indicated that it had a repeating unit composed of D-galactose, L-rhamnose, and L-fucose in a ratio of 5:2:1. Interestingly, carbohydrate utilization tests showed that DMlO had acquired the ability to ferment galactose.
S and T Parameters in the Fermion Condensate Model
Creators: name: Cynolter, G.
name: Lendvai, E.
name: Pocsik, G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We calculate the oblique electroweak corrections and confront them with the experiments in a composite Higgs version of the standard model. A vector-like weak doublet and a singlet fermion are added to the standard model without elementary Higgs. Due to quartic coupling there is a mixing between the components of the new fields triggering electroweak symmetry breaking. The Peskin-Takeuchi S and T electroweak parameters are presented. The new sector of vector-like fermions is slightly constrained, T gives an upper bound on the mixing angle of the new fermions, which is already constrained by self-consistent gap-equations. S gives no constraints on the masses. This extension can give a positive contribution to T, allowing for a heavy Higgs boson in electroweak precision tests of the Standard Model.
description: 14 pages, 5 figures
title: A Comparison of Design Processes Between Sustainable SITES Certified and Noncertified Urban Open Space Projects
Creators: name: Wilseman, Jennifer A.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 2017

description: In response to the World Commission on Environment and Development’s Brundtland Report (1987) and other documents that have brought the need to address environmental, economic, and social issues to the forefront of the awareness of the public, the Sustainable SITES Initiative was modeled after LEED certification and was formed to establish a rating system and comprehensive framework of guidelines for development. It is a collaborative effort between the ASLA, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and the United States Botanic Garden. In June 2015, the Green Building Certification, Inc. of the United States Green Building Council acquired SITES and will oversee future certifications. SITES was formed to address the need for a coordinated response between all landscape design professionals, and to work in addition to and synergistically with LEED certification.
This study investigates the new sustainability rating system while exploring the professional marketplace and the design processes of three landscape architecture firms. The purpose of this study is to answer the question, “How do the design processes differ between SITES certified and noncertified urban open space projects in the Puget Sound area?”. There are currently 47 landscape projects across the United States that have been certified by the SITES pilot program rating system.
This is an exploratory study that examines the processes of three landscape architecture firms, with two projects within each firm: one sustainably certified through SITES, one is not certified, for a total of six case studies. By analyzing and documenting the presence and nature of patterns, similarities and differences, this study aims to strengthen the objective of SITES certification for the purpose of recognition and to validate existing sustainable landscape architectural practices.
This study pinpoints the components of sustainable landscape architectural and highlights landscape architecture’s commitment to sustainable development. Landscape architecture has a rich history of incorporating sustainable practices into their work. With this new rating system, landscape projects can gain recognition for sustainable practice through marketing projects as SITES certified, as the LEED certification program exemplifies. This study can also inform future collaborations with LEED certifications. SITES currently works synergistically with LEED certification on several components, but increased collaboration will be mutually beneficial. The SITES certification process is very involved and time-consuming, and with valuable feedback from Landscape Architects, expedited certification can be possible.
MONTE-KARLO USULINING UMUMIY SXEMASI
Creators: name: Tojiyev, T.
name: Majidova, Gulnoza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Bu ishda Monte-karlo usulining umumiy sxemasidan foydalanib murakkab  tasodifiy o'zgaruvchilarning qiymatlari hisoblanadi.
title: Quantitation of Bovine Serum Albumin in Cow's-Milk-Based Infant Formulas and Removal of Bovine Serum Albumin from Cow's Milk and Whey Protein Isolates
Creators: name: Marincic, Patricia Z.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: Early introduction of cow's-milk-based infant formulas, in particular the ABBOS epitope of bovine serum albumin (BSA), has been implicated as an autoimmune trigger in the pathogenesis of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). A direct enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA), using polyclonal anti-BSA antibodies, was developed to determine the BSA content of cow's milk and 15 infant formulas. Powdered high-whey (60%) formulas averaged 41 mg BSA/100 ml; 2% milk contained 52 mg BSA/100 ml; and the high-casein formulas averaged 13 mg/100 ml. BSA content of powdered polymeric formulas and cow's milk varied directly with the whey protein concentration (correlation coefficient = 0.8445, Q = 0.008). BSA was not detected in any hydrolyzed powdered formula or commercially sterile liquid preparation regardless of protein composition. The absence of BSA was confirmed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. It is unlikely that the ABBOS epitope is present in the formulas testing negative for BSA due to enzymatic hydrolysis and heat denaturation of these formula preparations.
A laboratory technology was developed that could be upgraded to produce BSA free protein bases used in the manufacture of infant formula. Affinity chromatography, using paramagnetic beads with an immobilized antibody against BSA, was applied to extract BSA from cow's milk and whey isolates. Monoclonal and polyclonal antibody-activated beads were used to capture BSA from samples. The capture efficiency in milk was 11% and 19% for polyclonal beads, and 59% for monoclonal beads. Capture efficiency of monoclonal beads of 91% was significantly greater in both acid and sweet whey compared to the polyclonal beads exhibiting a capture efficiency 31% and 24% in acid and sweet whey, respectively. Capture efficiency of monoclonal and polyclonal beads did not differ significantly in milk, acid whey, or sweet whey. Removal of BSA from a known sample of 25ng of BSA treated with polyclonal beads was 70% effective with a capture efficiency of 35%. A net reduction of 99.9% of the BSA could be expected by coupling immunocapture with molecular sieving. Immunocapture was most effective in removing BSA when only small amounts were present in the sample.
title: A Quantitative Analysis of Potassium Loss As a Result of Different Processing Methods
Creators: name: Klefbeck, Patricia M.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: Compliance with the strict dietary regimen for the dialysis patient can be very challenging. Many foods are limited from the diet of a renal patient because of the high potassium content. The physiological consequences of failure to follow a diet prescription can be fatal for the dialysis patient. In an effort to improve patient compliance with nutritional protocols, several potato cooking methods and centrifugation of tomato sauce were investigated for their effects in reducing potassium content.
All methods with a 24-hour soak were found to be significant in reducing potassium content of potatoes (PPPP
Celt and Saxon : interaction in pre-Viking Britain, c.600-800
Creators: name: Grimmer, MR
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: The thesis aims to present a history of the interaction between Anglo-Saxons and Celts in pre-Viking Britain, c.600-800. The study is organised into three parts which examine, respectively, Anglo-Celtic relations for southern, northern and midland Britain. Part One considers relations between the West Saxons and the Britons of Dumnonia and the south-west. Part Two investigates the Northumbrians and their contacts with the Britons of the north, the Scots of Dalriada, and the Picts. Part Three covers relations between the Mercians and the Britons of Wales. Each part of the thesis begins by presenting the relevant ethnographic material, as well as evidence for the development of kingship within the Anglo-Saxon and Celtic kingdoms under study. This is followed by an examination of the evidence for warfare, conquest and territorial expansion, as well as for military alliances as appropriate. Issues of assimilation, continuity and social exchange are then explored, pertaining in the first instance to the secular world, and subsequently to ecclesiastical interaction. It is argued that the historian of Anglo-Celtic relations in pre-Viking Britain is confronted with a series of paradoxes. On the one hand, there is no doubt that aggression and antagonism remain central and continuing themes in the primary source material. But on the other, there are equally undoubted instances of alliance and accommodation. In part, the apparent paradoxes in the evidence exist because there has been no broad study in which different data and events are synthesised over a significant period of time, and over a wide geographical area. By providing an integrated and cross-regional study of Anglo-Celtic interaction, it is intended that a more considered and even-handed understanding of relations can be approached. The thesis seeks to show that Anglo-Celtic relations in pre-Viking Britain cannot be categorised in any simplistic or essentialist mariner. Interaction 'on the border' reveals that the contest between Anglo-Saxon and British kingdoms, and to a lesser extent Pictish and Scottish, was an important stimulus to their own political and economic development in the period. In addition, the degree of social exchange and cultural borrowing that occurred between Celts and Anglo-Saxons was moderated by the relative geographic distance of the different peoples from one another. It is concluded that those Celts who had the greatest intensity of social exchange with the Anglo-Saxons were not the neighbouring Britons but the more distant Scots and Picts.
Spectral variability in Cygnus X-3
Creators: name: Hjalmarsdotter, L.
name: Zdziarski, A. A.
name: Szostek, A.
name: Hannikainen, D. C.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2008
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We model the broad-band X-ray spectrum of Cyg X-3 in all states displayed by this source as observed by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. From our models, we derive for the first time unabsorbed spectral shapes and luminosities for the full range of spectral states. We interpret the unabsorbed spectra in terms of Comptonization by a hybrid electron distribution and strong Compton reflection. We study the spectral evolution and compare with other black hole as well as neutron star sources. We show that a neutron star accretor is not consistent with the spectral evolution as a function of Ledd and especially not with the transition to a hard state. Our results point to the compact object in Cyg X-3 being a massive, ~30 Msun black hole.
description: 14 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS
Developing Data Management Policies
Creators: name: Smith, Plato
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Data management policy
Funders
Institutional data policy
NIH NIEHS SRP DMAC
SmartPath
Stakeholders

description: This is 5 of 6 webinars scheduled for Fall 2021 for University of Florida (UF) researchers. Several participants/researchers were introduced to the development of the university-wide data management policy effort at the University of Florida. The UF Libraries assisted in initiating the university-wide RDM conversations led by UF Research, UF IT Research Computing, UF CTS-IT, and UF Libraries resulting in current efforts to develop a univeristy-wdie RDM policy. This presentation provides some background context that led to current efforts resulting in the UF Libraries being among key stakeholders in the development of a university-wide RDM policy team which takes years to develop an institutional policy into reality. A PI's request for DMP assistance for a NIH NIEHS SRP DMAC requirement proposal catalyzed university-wide RDM conversations at UF.
description: Special thanks to Flora W. Marynak (UF Informatics Institute (UFII) and UF Biodiversity Institute (UFBI)). The UF Informatics Institute executed webinar registration for this presentation, Zoom meeting, and sent reminder to participants.
title: Relationship Between Taste and Smell Sensitivity to Preference of a Milk-Based Beverage: Young Versus Elderly Adults
Creators: name: Johnson, Sally Donahoo
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: With aging, there is a putative loss of taste and smell that may lead to decreased food enjoyment. We determined the relationships among age, detection, and recognition thresholds for taste and smell, and preference for flavored milk.
Ninety young (20-40 years) and 90 elderly (over 64 years) subjects evaluated chocolate mint-, lemon-, or strawberry-flavored milk. Detection and recognition thresholds were determined for sucrose and for the assigned flavor in milk systems. Sucrose was dissolved in milk, and flavors were dispersed in milk with flavor identification. Preference was determined using a 9-point hedonic scale to evaluate all combinations of five sucrose and five flavor levels in milk. Subjects also answered a questionnaire regarding individual chemosensory function, sweet beverage enjoyment, general perception of food flavors, and circumstances that might influence their taste and smell function.
Compared to young, elderly had higher detection and recognition thresholds for the tastant sucrose for the olfactants lemon and strawberry, and for the olfactory/trigeminal stimulant of chocolate mint in milk systems. This suggest elderly have lower chemosensory function regarding taste, smell, and trigeminal sense. Differences between detection and recognition thresholds were larger for elderly than for young subjects, especially for flavors, implying cognitive as well as sensory losses with aging.
Despite lower chemosensory function, elderly did not report greater taste or smell dysfunction. The loss of chemosensory function may be too gradual to be noticed. Elderly also did not complain about foods and beverages more than young. Most said foods in general were "just right
The loss of chemosensory function with aging may not be great enough to alter food perception. Elderly preferred equal or lower levels of sucrose and flavors. In addition, high detection and recognition thresholds were not related to preference for higher levels of any stimulant. Elderly also did not make more comments regarding flavor weakness. The active, healthy elderly probably do not require increased flavor levels for optimal food enjoyment.
Investigations on the Property of $f_0(600)$ and $f_0(980)$ Resonances in $γγ\to ππ$ Process
Creators: name: Wang, X. G.
name: Zhang, O.
name: Jin, L. C.
name: Zheng, H. Q.
name: Zhou, Z. Y.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Using dispersion relation technique and experimental data, a coupled channel analysis on $γγ\toππ$ process is made. Di-photon coupling of $f_0(600)$ and $f_0(980)$ resonances are extracted and their dynamical properties are discussed. Especially we study the physical meaning of the coupling constant $g^2_{σππ}$, which maintains a negative real part as determined through dispersive analyses.
description: Talk given by H. Q. Zheng at 6th International Workshop on Chiral Dynamics, CD09, July 6-10, 2009, Bern, Switzerland
A census of X-ray nuclear activity in nearby galaxies
Creators: name: Zhang, Wei Ming
name: Soria, Roberto
name: Zhang, Shuang Nan
name: Swartz, Douglas A.
name: Liu, JiFeng
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We have studied the X-ray nuclear activity of 187 nearby (distance < 15 Mpc) galaxies observed with Chandra/ACIS. We found that 86 of them have a point-like X-ray core, consistent with an accreting black hole (BH). We argue that the majority of them are nuclear BHs, rather than X-ray binaries. The fraction of galaxies with an X-ray detected nuclear BH is higher (~60 per cent) for ellipticals and early-type spirals (E to Sb), and lower (~30 per cent) for late-type spirals (Sc to Sm). There is no preferential association of X-ray cores with a large-scale bar; in fact, strongly barred galaxies appear to have slightly lower detection fraction and luminosity for their nuclear X-ray sources, compared with non-barred or weakly barred galaxies of similar Hubble types. The cumulative luminosity distribution of the nuclear sources in the 0.3-8 keV band is a power-law with slope ~-0.5, from ~2 x 10^{38} erg/s to ~10^{42} erg/s. The Eddington ratio is lower for ellipticals (L_{X}/L_{Edd} ~ 10^{-8}) and higher for late-type spirals (up to L_{X}/L_{Edd} ~ 10^{-4}), but in all cases, the accretion rate is low enough to be in the radiatively-inefficient regime. The intrinsic NH is generally low, especially for the less luminous sources: there appear to be no Type-2 nuclear BHs at luminosities 10^{40} erg/s have a fitted NH > 10^{22} cm^{-2}. This is contrary to the declining trend of the obscured fraction with increasing luminosities, observed in more luminous AGN and quasars.
description: 27 pages, 353 kB, accepted by ApJ
title: Physiological Effects of Chitosan and ChitoRichTM on Rats Fed at Two Levels of Lipid and Fiber
Creators: name: Lee, Hyung-Suk
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1997

description: Chitin is a polysaccharide derived from the shell of crustaceans. Chitosan is a deacylated chitin derivative and ChitoRich™ is a chitosan-based formulation. Chitosan is known to inhibit dietary fat absorption. ChitoRich™ and chitosan were evaluated for their ability to control fat absorption in growing rats.
Forty-eight rats (about 150 g) were fed for 4 weeks on 12 different diets containing two levels of vegetable shortening (15 and 5%) and fiber (5 and 2.5%) with cellulose, chitosan, or ChitoRich™ as the dietary fiber sources.
Rats fed ChitoRich™ ate less and gained less body weight than rats fed the other fiber sources. Rats fed ChitoRich™ adapted over time; thus, the weight control effect was not significant during the third and fourth weeks. Feed efficiency of the rats fed ChitoRich™ was lower than that seen in rats fed the other fibers, indicating that calories from a higher percent of absorbed macronutrients were required to maintain their bodies.
Apparent fat digest (AFD) was lower in rats fed the ChitoRich™ than in the rats fed cellulose. The reduction of AFD was not as great as that seen by other researchers, possibly due to the low solubility and high viscosity of shortening, compared to corn oil. AFD of the rats fed ChitoRich™ increased over time, suggesting an adaptation to ChitoRich&trad;. Apparent protein digestibility (APD), apparent Ca digestibility (ACaD), and weight gain per unit of protein intake were less in the rats fed ChitoRich™ than in the other fiber-fed groups. ChitoRich™-fed rats had retarded body weight gain, reduced levels of serum albumin, total liver lipids, and epididymal fat weight when compared to the other fiber groups, possibly due to the reduced caloric intake, FD, and APD.
Serum cholesterol level was not affected by the fiber source. Liver iron and zinc concentrations were not different among fiber sources, indicating that chitosan and ChitoRich™ may not inhibit the absorption of trace minerals. Liver retinol concentration in the ChitoRich™-fed rats was higher than in the cellulose- or chitosan-fed groups, possibly due to the antioxidant effect of ascorbic acid.
All rats were free of microscopic lesions, suggesting that chitosan and ChitoRich™ are safe sources of dietary fiber under these dietary conditions.
ChitoRich™ is effective for reducing dietary fat absorption and body weight gain.
A New Case For an Eternally Old Universe
Creators: name: Mitra, Abhas
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2009
Subjects: subject: General Physics (physics.gen-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We start with a new version of Newtonian cosmology by incorporating the fact that the galaxies are losing mass due to emission of radiation. This yields accelerated recession for the galaxies. We point out that in the presence of accelerated expansion, the universe can be infinitely old and suggest that the observable universe is only a speckle of the true universe. We argue that the mean density of the universe must be zero and the cosmic fluid comprises infinite number of such speckles separated by infinite distances. The Microwave Background radiation is shown to be just the sum of redshifted thermal radiation of Eternally Collapsing Objects (ECO), the so-called Black Hole Candidates.The hot photosphere of the ECOs cooks light elements the same way they are supposed to be produced in hot early universe. This universe with nested infinities has zero baryon number as it contains equal number of matter and antimatter atoms. The predicted microwave luminosity of the galactic centre ECO (Sgr A) nicely matches with the corresponding WMAP estimate (abridged).
description: 10 pages
title: Study of Ripening Characteristics of Full-Fat and Low-Fat Cheddar Cheese Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Texture Analyzer
Creators: name: Chen, Manxiang
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1998

description: A suitable microtome sampling technique was used to sample cheese for analysis using FTIR spectroscopy. Well-separated fat- and protein-related bands were obtained in the spectra of Cheddar and Mozzarella cheese samples using this method. The absorbance intensity of the spectra was proportional to the thickness of the sample. The intensity of absorbance and fat- and protein-related bands increased with an increase in the fat and protein content in the sample. Strong and well-separated bands at 1744, 1450, 1240, 1170, and 1115 cm-1 arising mainly from fat content were observed using this method. Bands observed at 1650 and 1540 cm-1 were attributed to the protein present in the cheese. Bands at 1615-1639, 1640-1648, 1650-1658, and 1660-1688 cm-1 corresponding to β-sheet, random coil, helix, and the turns/sheet portion of the secondary structure were observed int he range of the amide I band.
Characteristics of spectra for full-fat (FFCC) and reduced-fat Cheddar cheese (RFCC) during ripening were investigated. The absorbance of bands at 1116-1240 from C-C, C-O, C-N stretch, 1461 cm-1 from C-N bend (scissoring), 1744 cm-1 from ester carbonyl groups (fat A), 2850-2930 cm-1 from C-H stretch (fat B), 1650 and 1540 cm-1 from protein amide I and II varied druing cheese aging. Bands at 1116 and1240 cm-1 arising from C-O, C-N, and C-C stretch changed slightly during cheese aging. A correlation coefficient of 0.97 for bands between 1744 and 1167 cm-1 arising from fat, and that of 0.93 at 1650 and 1540 cm-1 arising from protein, respectively, showed that one of these fat or protein groups was highly related to the other. A correlation coefficient of greater than 0.80 among the bands of fat and protein groups indicated a strong interaction in those bands. Correlation of ripening time and absorbance at bands corresponding to each function group was analyzed. A ripening index model was obtained by correlating ripening time with predominant reactive group absorbance peaks. An R2 of 0.83 and 0.59 was obtained for full-fat and reduced fat Cheddar cheese, respectively.
Texture development and its correlation with FTIR spectra data for FFCC and RFCC during aging were also studied. RFCC had a higher value of hardness, gumminess, and chewiness than its full-fat counterpart. The values decreased during the early stages of ripening and then increased with time. The change in hardness, adhesiveness, and springiness was expressed as a function of the change in absorbance of the FTIR spectra using multiple regression analysis. An R2 value of 0.67, 0.54, and 0.75 was obtained for full-fat Cheddar cheese, and a value of 0.51, 0.59, and 0.54 was obtained for reduced-fat Cheddar cheese for the respective texture parameters.
ВЛИЯНИЕ РАС ДРОЖЖЕЙ НА АРОМАТИЧЕСКИЕ СВОЙСТВА ШАМПАНСКИХ ВИН ПРИГОТОВЛЕННЫХ ПО КЛАССИЧЕСКОЙ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ
Creators: name: Гнетько Людмила Васильевна
name: Неровных Лилия Петровна
name: Коблева Мира Мугдиновна
Publisher: name: Новые технологии
Year: 2020
Subjects: бутылочная шампанизация
кюве
активные сухие дрожжи
биосинтезирующая способность
эфиры
сивушные масла
органические кислоты
ацетальдегид
ацетоин
терпеновые соединения

description: Биосинтетические способности дрожжей, способствуют улучшению состава ароматического комплекса игристых вин и его сбалансированности. Зная, биосинтетические особенности тех или иных рас дрожжей, путем тщательного их подбора можно направлено регулировать физико-химические показатели будущего продукта и производить вина прогнозируемого и управляемого качества. Целью исследований стала технологическая оценка и подбор высокоэффективных препаратов активных сухих дрожжей для производства белых игристых вин бутылочным способом шампанизации, на основе изучения их влияния на состав веществ ароматического комплекса. В качестве объектов исследований использовались игристые вина, полученные с применением активных сухих дрожжей (АСД) производства Франции, рекомендованных для изготовления шампанских вин. Исследовано влияние новых рас АСД на качественное и количественное содержание ароматообразующих веществ: сложных эфиров, высших спиртов, кислот жирного ряда, ацетальдегида, ацетоина и других. Установлено, что различные расы дрожжей разнятся по биосинтетической способности в отношении ароматобразующих соединений, поэтому подбирая расу дрожжей, можно существенно влиять на формирование букета игристых вин и прогнозировать органолептические качества продукта.
title: Diet, Health Practices, and Variables Associated with Breastfeeding in Caucasian and Asian Participants in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children: A Comparative Study
Creators: name: Blaine, Rebecca E.
Publisher: name: Utah State University
Year: 1998

description: The United States Department of Health and Human Services wrote Healthy People 2000 National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives. One major goal is to reduce the mortality rate for infants by reducing low birthweight. The disparities have been great when goals and objectives are applied to poor and minority populations.
Objectives have been set to reduce risk factors associated with low infant birthweight. These include addressing inappropriate health practices, and appropriate nutrition for mother and infant.
Forty-eight Asian and 50 Caucasian participants were compared for maternal diet, health practices, breastfeeding initiation and duration, and infant growth parameters. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
Results showed 39 (81.3%) of the Asians and 43 (86.0%) of the Caucasians were breastfeeding at least once a day. There was no significant difference in the reasons for cessation of breastfeeding between ethnicities. Diets were compared for kilocalories, protein, iron, calcium, vitamins A and C, and folate. Asian mothers had greater iron (13.13 mg) and vitamin A (2606.18 µg) intakes, along with a more nutrient dense diet overall. Caucasian mothers reported a greater calcium intake (1087.08 mg).
ANOVA (one-way analysis of variance) revealed no significant differences in nutrient intakes. However, Multiple Range Test Analysis identified calcium intake of Asian breastfeeding women (767.40 mg) as significantly lower than that of Caucasian nonbreastfeeding women (1094.89 mg). Vitamin A intake was higher in nonbreastfeeding Asian women (2788.46 µg) than in nonbreastfeeding (1740.44 µg) and breastfeeding (845.75 µg) Caucasian women.
Bivariate analysis revealed positive correlation between the Asian group and tobacco use during pregnancy. Mean height for age and mean weight for age were significantly greater in breastfed babies. Weight for height was not greater, indicating they are not proportionally different from their nonbreastfed peers.
Additional file 4 of Larotinib in patients with advanced and previously treated esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with epidermal growth factor receptor overexpression or amplification: an open-label, multicenter phase 1b study
Creators: name: Liu, Rongrui
name: Liu, Lianke
name: Zhao, Chuanhua
name: Bai, Yuxian
name: Zheng, Yulong
name: Zhang, Shu
name: Li, Ning
name: Yang, Jianwei
name: Fan, Qingxia
name: Wang, Xiuwen
name: Zeng, Shan
name: Zhang, Yingjun
name: Zhang, Weihong
name: Zhuang, Yulei
name: Kang, Ning
name: Jiang, Yingzhi
name: Sun, Hongmei
name: Xu, Jianming
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 4. Which is entitled with Progression-free Survival and Overall Survival in Subgroups, is a supplementary table describing subgroup analyses of Progression-free Survival and Overall Survival at different dose levels.
Studies of the secondary metabolite content of Tasmanian Caulerpa species
Creators: name: Handley, JT
Publisher: name: University Of Tasmania
Year: 2023

description: Five species of Tasmanian green algae have been investigated for their biological activity and secondary metabolite content. A total of thirteen novel secondary metabolites and eleven known secondary metabolites containing acetoxybutadiene, dialdehyde or related moieties have been isolated and identified. From Caulerpa trifaria the novel secondary metabolites have been characterised whilst the known secondary metabolites have also been isolated. From unbranched specimens of Caulerpa brownii the novel secondary metabolites and the known secondary metabolites have been isolated. The metabolite has been isolated for the first time as a natural product. The novel teipenoid esters and the known secondary metabolites have been identified from branched specimens of Caulerpa brownii whilst the novel secondary metabolites and the known secondary metabolites have been isolated from Caulerpa flexilis. Methods for isolating a further six metabolites from C. flexilis are also described. A preliminary study of Caulerpa scalpelliformis and Caulerpa longifolia has resulted in the isolation of the ecologically important secondary metabolite caulerpenyne and associated compounds. Geographic, seasonal and other factors affecting the production of secondary metabolite production in the five Caulerpa species are discussed whilst the biological activities of extracts of the Caulerpa species and selected metabolites are also described. The biological activities of the 1,4-dialdehyde, acetoxybutadiene and related moieties and the relationship between the secondary metabolites contained in the Caulerpa species C. C. triftwia and C. brownii are also discussed. The associated pigments pheophytin a and b and the sterol cholesterol have also been isolated from several of the Caulerpa species studied for this thesis.
Cadre de gestion - Banque de données en santé durable
Creators: name: Archambault, Patrick
name: Saint-Laurent, Audrey
name: Lamarche, Benoît
name: Desrosiers, Félix
name: Marie-Andrée Levesque
name: Després, Philippe
name: Robert, Pauline
name: Artault-Noury, Carole
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Sustainable health
Santé durable

description: Afin d'étudier la santé et le bien-être dans toutes ses dimensions, PULSAR (pulsar.ca) a mis en place une Banque de données en santé durable.
 Constituée de données colligées par différents projets de recherche réalisés avec PULSAR, cette banque favorise la découverte de nouvelles connaissances grâce à la réutilisation, par de futurs projets, des données qui y sont conservées. Elle ne contient pour l’instant que des données, donc aucun matériel biologique. Administrée et sécurisée par l’Université Laval, cette banque de données constitue une ressource institutionnelle. Elle est gérée rigoureusement en vertu du Cadre de gestion de la Banque de données en santé durable et du cadre légal actuellement en vigueur au Québec et au Canada. Seuls les participants ayant donné leur consentement voient leurs données intégrées dans la Banque de données en santé durable.