cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Inga laurina Willd., Sp. Pl.
Creators: name: Silva, Lucas
name: Thomaz, Luciana Dias
name: Dutra, Valquíria Ferreira
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
Inga
Inga laurina

description: 2.2 Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4 (2): 1018. 1806.
(Fig. 4P)
Arbustos, ca. 2,4 m alt.; ramos glabros, inermes. Estípulas ca. 5 × 1 mm, obovadas, livres, decíduas. Folhas paripinadas, 2-3-folioladas; pecíolos não alados, ca. 5,5 mm compr., puberulentos; raque foliar ca. 15 mm compr., esparso-puberulenta, marginada; folíolos 52-56 × 28 mm, elípticos, base oblíqua a cuneada, ápice agudo, margem inteira, faces adaxial e abaxial glabras; nectários foliares entre os pares de folíolos, pateliformes. Inflorescências espiciformes, 50-60-floras, axilares. Flores actinomorfas, pentâmeras, não ressupinadas; cálice gamossépalo, ca. 4 × 1,2 mm, campanulado, verde, tomentoso; corola gamopétala, ca. 4,5 × 2 mm, tubulosa, verde; estames 18-22, monadelfos, 11-14 mm compr., homodínamos, tubo estaminal ca. 5 mm compr.; filetes brancos; anteras uniformes, ca. 0,2 mm compr., rimosas; estaminódios ausentes; ovário 7-9 mm compr., séssil, puberulento; estilete ca. 9 mm compr., glabro. Legumes nucoides 4,0-4,8 × 0,95- 1,3 cm, glabros, indeiscentes. Sementes 10-11, reniformes, 9-9,5 × 4 mm, pretas.
Espécie com distribuição Neotropical (Pennington 1997). No Brasil ocorre nas regiões Norte (AC, AM, PA), Nordeste (BA, CE, MA, PB, PE), Centro-Oeste (DF, GO, MS, MT), Sudeste (ES, MG, RJ, SP) e Sul (PR), habitando os Domínios Fitogeográficos da Amazônia, Caatinga, Cerrado, Mata Atlântica (BFG 2015, material suplementar). No PNMJ ocorre em Florestal Não Inundável, Área Antropizada, Arbustiva Aberta Não Inundável. Coletada com flores em janeiro e frutos em janeiro.
Inga laurina diferencia-se das demais espécies de Inga ocorrentes no PMNJ por não possuir o pecíolo alado e pelo número de flores em sua inflorescência, que pode chegar a 60, enquanto as demais espécies deste gênero, ocorrentes no Parque, possuem no máximo 18 flores por inflorescência. Este é o primeiro registro de ocorrência desta espécie para o PNMJ.
Material examinado: BRASIL, ESPÍRITO SANTO, Parque Natural Municipal de Jacarenema, Vila Velha, 25.VII.2012, L. A. Silva 237 (VIES). 10.I.2013, L. A. Silva 296 (VIES).
description: Published as part of Silva, Lucas, Thomaz, Luciana Dias & Dutra, Valquíria Ferreira, 2018, Leguminosae no Parque Natural Municipal de Jacarenema, Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brasil, pp. 261-289 in Iheringia, Série Botânica 73 (3) on page 274, DOI: 10.21826/2446-8231201873305, http://zenodo.org/record/10950818
Future sea level rise and the New Jersey coast, assessing potential impacts and opportunities
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2005

description: Increasing rates of sea level rise caused by global warming are expected to lead to permanent inundation, episodic flooding, beach erosion and saline intrusion in low-lying coastal areas. Sea level rise is a significant and growing threat to the coastal region of New Jersey, USA and this study presents a comprehensive assessment of the expected impacts. We project future sea level rise based on historical measurements and global scenarios, and apply them to digital elevation models to illustrate the extent to which the New Jersey coast is vulnerable. We estimate that 1 to 3 % of New Jersey’s land area will be affected by inundation and 6.5 to over 9 % by episodic coastal flooding over the next century. We also characterize potential impacts on the socioeconomic and natural systems of the New Jersey coast focusing on Cape May Point for illustrative purposes. We then suggest a range of potential adaptation and mitigation opportunities for managing coastal areas in response to sea level rise. Our findings suggest that where possible a gradual withdrawal of development from some areas of the New Jersey coast may be the optimum management strategy for protecting natural ecosystems.
Andrena (Aenandrena) aeneiventris Morawitz 1872
Creators: name: Wood, Thomas J.
name: Ismael, Halgurd R.
name: Baiocchi, Daniele
name: Hamad, Mudhafar I.
name: Bapir, Tahseen T.
name: Selis, Marco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Andrena
Andrena aeneiventris

description: 1.Andrena(Aenandrena)aeneiventrisMorawitz, 1872
Literature records.
Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002: dot map 11); Scheuchl and Willner (2016); Ascher and Pickering (2023).
Remarks.
We have not examined any specimens of this species, but the presence of this species in Iraq is highly plausible based on its known global distribution, the map records indicated by Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002), and the presence of this species in neighbouring Turkey and Iran.
Distribution.
West and Central Palearctic (Gusenleitner and Schwarz 2002; Osytshnjuk et al. 2005).
description: Published as part of Wood, Thomas J., Ismael, Halgurd R., Baiocchi, Daniele, Hamad, Mudhafar I., Bapir, Tahseen T. & Selis, Marco, 2024, A first revision of the Andrena of Iraq (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae), with the description of two new species from Iraqi Kurdistan and additional records from surrounding countries, pp. 267-298 in ZooKeys 1205 on pages 267-298, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1205.120033
SSM PLATFORMALAR BILAN TANISHISH. FACEBOOK TARMOGʻI
Creators: name: Sadriddinova, Sabrina
name: Nurullayeva, Malika
name: Yaxiyaxonova, Muxiba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Ushbu maqolada “SSM platformalar bilan tanishish. Facebook tarmogʻI” mavzusi oʻrganiladi. Facebook, ijtimoiy media marketingi (SSM) sohasida eng koʻp ishlatiladigan platformalardan biri boʻlib, brendlar va bizneslar uchun keng imkoniyatlar yaratadi. Maqolada Facebookning marketing strategiyalaridagi roli, maqsadli reklama imkoniyatlari, mijozlar bilan muloqot qilish usullari va yaratuvchan kontentning ahamiyati tahlil etiladi. Shuningdek, maqolada brendlar uchun Facebookda muvaffaqiyatga erishish uchun bir qancha takliflar keltiriladi, jumladan, maqsadli auditoriya tahlili, innovatsion kontent yaratish va reklamalarni samarali tahlil qilish. Ushbu annotatsiya, Facebook tarmogʻining marketingdagi ahamiyatini tushunishga va brendlar uchun ushbu platformadan maksimal darajada foydalanish boʻyicha yoʻl-yoʻriqlar taqdim etishga qaratilgan.
Ohlone College Smoke and Vape Free Scholars Planning Project
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: For 20 years, Ohlone Community College has been a leader in tobacco control education, prevention, advocacy, and research within Alameda County and among the 116-campus community college system. Under the leadership of proposed PI Sang Leng Trieu, Ohlone was the first 100% smoke-free community college in the Bay Area, passed in 2004. Ohlone’s diverse student composition includes: 68% non-white racial/ethnic identity; 4% disability; 38% lower socioeconomic status; 21% with depression, all of whom are at high-risk for tobacco use and would serve as the priority populations for the SVFSI program. Aligned with Ohlone’s mission of high quality educational and career pathways, the SVFSI Planning Award theme is “Supporting tobacco control equity scholars to counter pro smoke/vaping influences". The overall goal of Ohlone’s SVFSI program will be to create a well-supported pathway for students to engage in campus-based or community-based tobacco control research and advocacy within the broader Alameda County, and statewide within the community college system. The SVFSI planning efforts will be led by the Principal Investigator and the Student Health Center using the Jed Foundation’s Equity in Mental Health Framework to advance wellness among students of color. The Principal Investigator has trained approximately 130 students in mental health advocacy and research in the last seven years. Many of the recommendations in the Jed framework will be applied to SVFSI. For the planning grant, we will form a SVFSI advisory committee that includes Student Health Advisory Committee members, Student Equity and Achievement group, and students. Our main objectives will include [1] build a research/advocacy network with Stanford University as a university partner, in addition to current research partners with Public Health Institute; and community partner with the Alameda County Tobacco Control Coalition; [2] develop SVFSI program curriculum including recruitment and training materials; research mentorship criteria, and evaluation outcomes; and [3] explore how the SVFSI program supports Ohlone’s Guided Pathways efforts. These objectives will help Ohlone submit the full program grant application in Fall 2022.
EAACI Guidelines on allergen immunotherapy: IgE‐mediated food allergy
Creators: name: Beyer, K.
name: Nadeau, K. C.
name: Sheikh, A.
name: Alvaro‐Lozano, M.
name: Dhami, S.
name: Boloh, Y.
name: Arasi, S.
name: Makela, M.
name: Pfaar, O.
name: Santos, A. F.
name: Knol, E.
name: Eigenmann, P.
name: Agache, I.
name: Jutel, M.
name: Angier, E.
name: Muraro, A.
name: van Wijk, R. G.
name: Sturm, G.
name: Sackesen, C.
name: O'Mahony, L.
name: Ryan, D.
name: EAACI Allergen Immunotherapy Guidelines Group
name: Lau, S.
name: Varga, E.‐M.
name: Fernandez‐Rivas, M.
name: Nurmatov, U.
name: Bindslev‐Jensen, C.
name: Ebisawa, M.
name: Burks, W.
name: Poulsen, L. K.
name: Halken, S.
name: van Ree, R.
name: Roberts, G.
name: Akdis, C. A.
name: du Toit, G.
name: Pajno, G. B.
name: Papadopoulos, N.
Publisher: name: Wiley
Year: 2017

description:
Food allergy can result in considerable morbidity, impairment of quality of life, and healthcare expenditure. There is therefore interest in novel strategies for its treatment, particularly food allergen immunotherapy (FA-AIT) through the oral (OIT), sublingual (SLIT), or epicutaneous (EPIT) routes. This Guideline, prepared by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Task Force on Allergen Immunotherapy for IgE-mediated Food Allergy, aims to provide evidence-based recommendations for active treatment of IgE-mediated food allergy with FA-AIT. Immunotherapy relies on the delivery of gradually increasing doses of specific allergen to increase the threshold of reaction while on therapy (also known as desensitization) and ultimately to achieve post-discontinuation effectiveness (also known as tolerance or sustained unresponsiveness). Oral FA-AIT has most frequently been assessed: here, the allergen is either immediately swallowed (OIT) or held under the tongue for a period of time (SLIT). Overall, trials have found substantial benefit for patients undergoing either OIT or SLIT with respect to efficacy during treatment, particularly for cow's milk, hen's egg, and peanut allergies. A benefit post-discontinuation is also suggested, but not confirmed. Adverse events during FA-AIT have been frequently reported, but few subjects discontinue FA-AIT as a result of these. Taking into account the current evidence, FA-AIT should only be performed in research centers or in clinical centers with an extensive experience in FA-AIT. Patients and their families should be provided with information about the use of FA-AIT for IgE-mediated food allergy to allow them to make an informed decision about the therapy.
Should Pregnant Women Vape? The Effect of Menthol on Human Prenatal Development
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Although human embryos and fetuses are more sensitive to environmental toxicants than any other stage of the life cycle, the effects of flavor chemicals in tobacco products on unborn humans is an overlooked research area. Many tobacco cigarettes and electronic cigarette contain high concentrations of menthol, a flavor chemical, and coolants such as WS-23 and WS-3. Moreover, mentholated products are often targeted to underserved minorities, including the African American community.

 The transient receptor potential ion channels play critical roles in numerous cell processes. We recently mined a gene expression library derived from human embryonic stem cells (equivalent to a young stage of embryonic development) and found that five members of the M subfamily of the transient receptor potential channels were well represented on these cells. The M subfamily is activated by menthol and perhaps also WS-23, allowing an influx of calcium that could affect cell signaling, well being, pluripotency, and differentiation. Inappropriate activation of these channels during prenatal development could be harmful with outcomes that could include death, congenital defects (such as abnormal organ development) or subtle molecular defects that are not apparent at birth but show up as adverse health consequences years after birth.

 The transient receptor potential ion channels very likely play as yet uncharacterized roles in normal human embryonic development, which could be upset by the introduction of exogenous menthol or WS-23 from tobacco products. We know very little about how menthol affects the human prenatally. The goal of this project is to determine if menthol and coolants (WS-23 and WS-3) from electronic cigarette aerosols at concentrations found in pregnant women in the vicinity of a developing embryo or fetus are able to activate these channels on the epiblast, young embryos, and fetuses and the consequences of that activation.

 Before reliable clinical trials are done on pregnant women, it is necessary to characterize the transient receptor potential ion channels that are present prenatally on embryonic and fetal cells and show that response to menthol or WS-23 could be negative and adversely affect prenatal development. This project will provide translational data that could be critical in future clinical trials with pregnant women.
The alternative: Dimetindene maleate as a tranquilizer and anxiolytic (update 2024)
Creators: name: Diamandis, Carolina
name: Barsfeld, Ari
name: Ivanova, Olga
name: Stoltenberg, Sven
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 429999
subject: Other health sciences not elsewhere classified

description:
This report examines the pharmacological properties and therapeutic potential of Dimetindene maleate as a medium strong tranquilizer and anxiolytic. Dimetindene maleate is an antihistamine with additional sedative effects, making it suitable for managing anxiety and promoting relaxation. This report delves into the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, clinical applications, and potential side effects of Dimetindene maleate, providing a comprehensive understanding of its therapeutic benefits and limitations. Additionally, this report explores current research trends and future prospects for Dimetindene maleate as a promising option in the management of anxiety disorders.
Inga vera subsp. affinis T. D. Penn., Gen.
Creators: name: Silva, Lucas
name: Thomaz, Luciana Dias
name: Dutra, Valquíria Ferreira
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
Inga
Inga vera
Inga vera subsp. affinis (dc.) t.d. penn., gen.

description: 2.3 Inga vera subsp. affinis (DC.) T.D. Penn., Gen. Inga: Bot. 716. 1997.
Arbustos a arvoretas, 6-8 m alt.; ramos puberulentos, inermes. Estípulas não observadas, decíduas. Folhas paripinadas, 8-10-folioladas; pecíolos 6-10 mm compr., pubescentes; raque foliar 42-58 mm compr., pubescente; folíolos 40-95 × 24-44 mm, elípticos, base arredondada, ápice agudo, margem inteira, faces adaxial e abaxial pubescentes; nectários entre os pares de folíolos, cupuliformes. Inflorescências racemosas, ca. 7-13-floras, axilares. Flores não observadas. Legumes nucoides 6,8-7,5 × 1,8 cm, pubescentes, indeiscentes. Sementes circulares, 2-5, 13-16 × 11 mm, beges a marrons.
Táxon de distribuição nas Américas do Sul e Central (Pennington 1997). No Brasil ocorre nas regiões Norte (AC, AP, AM, PA, RO, RR, TO), Nordeste (BA, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI), Centro-Oeste (DF, GO, MT, MS), Sudeste (ES, MG, RJ, SP) e Sul (PR, SC, RS), habitando a Floresta Amazônica, Cerrado, Floresta Atlântica e Pantanal (BFG 2015, material suplementar). No PNMJ ocorre em Floresta Inundável e Mata Degradada. Coletada com botões florais em janeiro, frutos em janeiro e fevereiro.
Entre as demais espécies de Inga encontradas no PMNJ, difere pelos frutos lenhosos e distribuição restrita aos poucos pontos na margem do rio. A espécie possui o cálice persistente no fruto, as nervuras centrais dos folíolos puberulentas e a corola tomentosa.
Material examinado: BRASIL, ESPÍRITO SANTO, Vila Velha, Parque Natural Municipal de Jacarenema, 10. I.2013, L. A. Silva 297 (VIES), 16.II.2013, L. A. Silva 346 (VIES), 10.II.2013, L. A. Silva 337 (VIES).
description: Published as part of Silva, Lucas, Thomaz, Luciana Dias & Dutra, Valquíria Ferreira, 2018, Leguminosae no Parque Natural Municipal de Jacarenema, Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brasil, pp. 261-289 in Iheringia, Série Botânica 73 (3) on pages 274-275, DOI: 10.21826/2446-8231201873305, http://zenodo.org/record/10950818
Counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq
Creators: name: Darling, Brian Christopher
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2014

description: Counterinsurgency, in theory and practice, has been a popular topic in the defense community for the past several years.  Historians like Mark Moyar and Andrew Krepinevich, Jr. have spent their careers writing about counterinsurgency operations during the Vietnam War, and advocating and promoting specific interpretations based on the lessons learned during that conflict to the Global War on Terror.  The recent revival of counterinsurgency strategy and tactics has raised a number of significant questions.  For example, under what circumstances should counterinsurgency operations be conducted?  Should counter-guerilla operations have a permanent place in the training of the United States military? Are counterinsurgency operations ethical?  This paper will seek to define counterinsurgency, and to analyze the application of counterinsurgency to the modern battlefield.
Shortwave Infrared Probes to Visualize how Macrophages Mediate the Systemic Effects of E-cigarettes
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The use of tobacco products has been well documented to lead to numerous health risks including heart disease, chronic bronchitis, and lung cancer. While e-cigarettes have been marketed as a healthier alternative, studies have linked them to similar health risks such as e-cigarette-associated lung injury. However, the mechanisms by which e-cigarettes mediate damage in the lung and systemic tissues have not been fully elucidated. Preliminary data indicate that both alveolar and systemic macrophages, essential immune cells found in the lungs and peripheral blood respectively, may serve as translators of effects induced by air pollutants, with downstream effects from the lungs to the systemic vascular tissues. However, this has not been examined with respect to e-cigarettes. Our current hypothesis is that the negative effects of e-cigarettes are mediated by both alveolar and systemic macrophages. To explore this, we aim to track the pathing of macrophages in real time using high resolution, non-invasive imaging. Previous approaches toward macrophage tracking have been hindered by background signal. To overcome this, we will use a novel class of molecules that absorb and emit light at wavelengths of light that are invisible to the eye but can penetrate readily through tissue and be detected by a camera. We will label macrophages with these molecules, referred to as SWIR fluorophores, so we can clearly monitor noninvasively and in real-time where the macrophages travel after exposing the lungs to e-cigarette aerosols. Our group has developed biocompatible, bright SWIR fluorophores and has applied them toward real-time imaging in mice. As a co-mentored MD-PhD student, I aim to apply this novel imaging technology to elucidate the underlying mechanisms by which macrophages mediate health risks in response to e-cigarettes through three aims: 1) Labeling macrophages ex vivo with SWIR fluorophores, 2) performing imaging studies with the labeled macrophages in mice exposed to e-cigarettes, and 3) delivering SWIR probes to endogenously label alveolar macrophages for enhanced tracking.
Andrena (Notandrena) aerinifrons Dours 1873
Creators: name: Wood, Thomas J.
name: Ismael, Halgurd R.
name: Baiocchi, Daniele
name: Hamad, Mudhafar I.
name: Bapir, Tahseen T.
name: Selis, Marco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Andrena
Andrena aerinifrons

description: 2.Andrena(Notandrena)aerinifronsDours, 1873 *
Material examined.
Iraq: Mosul, edges of a river, 7. iv. 1988, 1 ♂, leg. Olejníček, OÖLM; Lebanon: Balbek-Hermel, Sefri, Haouch Snaid, AUB farm, 33.9244 ° N, 36.0754 ° E, 1000 m, 6. iv. 2023, 1 ♂, 8 ♀, leg. T. J. Wood, TJWC.
Remarks.
The status of the subspecies levantina Hedicke, 1938 (which nominally occurs in the Middle East) is unclear, and may not be merited, although A. aerinifrons sensu lato shows high and difficult-to-interpret intraspecific variation in its mitochondrial DNA barcode (Wood, unpublished data).
Distribution.
Andrena aerinifrons sensu lato is distributed from Iberia and North Africa to the Middle East including Iraq * and Iran (Gusenleitner and Schwarz 2002; Wood and Monfared 2022).
description: Published as part of Wood, Thomas J., Ismael, Halgurd R., Baiocchi, Daniele, Hamad, Mudhafar I., Bapir, Tahseen T. & Selis, Marco, 2024, A first revision of the Andrena of Iraq (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae), with the description of two new species from Iraqi Kurdistan and additional records from surrounding countries, pp. 267-298 in ZooKeys 1205 on pages 267-298, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1205.120033
Referents of faculty trust and school achievement
Creators: name: Massimino, Joseph R.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2014

description: Researchers have identified faculty trust as a school level characteristic that has demonstrated a strong, significant influence on achievement even when controlling for SES (Bryk & Schneider, 2002; Goddard, Salloum, & Berebitsky, 2009; Tschannen-Moran & Hoy, 2001; Hoy, 2002). The purpose of this study was to further examine the relationships among SES, prior school achievement, the referents of faculty trust, and school achievement, and to identify whether the referents of faculty trust can positively influence school achievement.   Six research questions were developed to examine relationships among SES, prior school achievement, the referents of faculty trust, and school achievement. A hypothesized path model of school achievement was also tested. The unit of analysis for this correlational study was a New Jersey elementary school. Teachers provided data for measures of faculty trust by responding to items on the Omnibus Trust Scale (OTS, Hoy & Tschannen-Moran, 2003). Two archived data sources provided data for a school level measure of SES, four measures of prior school achievement, and four measures of school achievement. Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM, Raudenbush & Bryk, 2002) was used to calculate the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and partition the variance within and between sampled schools for each referent of faculty trust. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients and path coefficients were computed to identify any evidence of relationships among variables and determine direct and indirect influences of SES, prior school achievement, and faculty trust on school achievement.   SES, prior school achievement, and faculty trust in clients were all positively associated with school achievement. Relationships between faculty trust in the principal and faculty trust in colleagues as well as between faculty trust in colleagues and faculty trust in clients were found; however faculty trust in the principal and faculty trust in clients did not demonstrate any connection. Prior school achievement and faculty trust in clients were strong predictors of school achievement. SES indirectly influenced school achievement through faculty trust in clients. The mitigating influence of faculty trust in clients on school achievement and the relationships among the three referents of faculty trust warrant further investigation.
CSUSB/CDU Smoke and Vape Free Scholars Initiative
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: California needs a strong, diverse workforce of scientists and advocates to meet the goal of a smoke- and vape-free California. The long-term goal of the CSUSB/CDU Smoke and Vape Free Scholars Initiative (CCSVFSI) is to cultivate an exceptional cohort of undergraduate and master’s students who are part of groups targeted by the tobacco industry, referred to as tobacco priority populations and to develop them as scientists and leaders who will meet the emerging challenges in this field. California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB) is an excellent recruiting and training ground for these future scientists and leaders, with a large tobacco priority population and a strong infrastructure for student research and community engagement. Our partner at Charles R. Drew University (CDU) along with faculty at USC will provide students with high quality tobacco and vaping research opportunities. The overall theme of the CCSVFSI will be achieving the California smoke-and vape-free endgame.
 The CCSVFSI scholars will be recruited from diverse departments at CSUSB including Biology, Communications, Health Sciences, Psychology, and Sociology and will include approximately 7 undergraduates and 8 masters students in a one-year program over years 2-4 of the program. We hypothesize that we can transform these students into future scientists and leaders in the field of tobacco control through accomplishment of the following four Specific Aims: # 1 provide didactic and participatory activities that will increase their growth as tobacco control scholars such as topical seminars and course work in research methods and research integrity ; #2 provide world class research internships at CDU and USC; #3 arrange participation in tobacco control and advocacy projects with local organizations including the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free San Bernardino and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.; and #4 provide culturally-sensitive mentoring activities and community engagement activities that will enhance CCSVFSI scholars self-identification as future tobacco control scientists.
 The program will be led by two experts and long-standing collaborators in developing substance abuse training programs targeting diversity students, Cynthia Crawford, PhD at CSUSB and Theodore C. Friedman, MD, PhD at CDU. The success of the program will be measured by an evaluation team.
New biomarkers for tobacco exposure: A focus on secondhand smoke (SHS) and thirdhand smoke (THS)
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The adverse health consequences of tobacco use and of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure have been known for many years. Recently, concern has been raised about the risks of thirdhand smoke (THS) exposure. THS consists of the residues that remain, react with other substances in the environment, and substances that can be re-emitted from surfaces after smoking ceases. Some THS components are highly toxic, and can remain in homes and in other indoor environments for months or years and may pose a health risk to occupants.

 In order to assess the health risks of tobacco exposure, on an individual level or a population level, an assessment of exposure to toxic substances is needed. Self-reported use of tobacco products or of tobacco smoke exposure can be useful, but they are of limited utility for obtaining quantitative data. In this regard, biomarkers of exposure are useful. Biomarkers are relevant toxic substances or metabolites of them, or other substances characteristic of the exposure that are generally measured in body fluids such as blood, saliva or urine.

 There are multiple reasons as to why new tobacco biomarkers are needed. One is that new tobacco products are being developed and marketed, and toxic substance exposure from them may not have been adequately studied, particularly when individuals use multiple products. Another need is a biomarker to distinguish SHS exposure from THS exposure. This is important, because modes of exposure are different and strategies for reducing exposure may be different. SHS exposure is mainly by inhalation, and avoiding smoky areas and ventilation are strategies for reducing or eliminating exposure. But THS exposure can result from dermal absorption, or ingestion of house dust by young children, and remediation (decontamination) of the venue may be needed.

 For many years, our research group has carried out studies to develop new tobacco biomarkers, and applied them to studies of toxic substance exposure. Our proposed research will focus on new biomarkers of SHS and THS, but new biomarkers we propose to develop could be useful in studies of new tobacco products and cannabis as well. We expect that the new biomarkers we develop will be used in collaborative studies with other California tobacco researchers, and that these studies will be useful in developing public health policy.
Bayesian statistical analysis in a phase II dose-finding trial with survival endpoint in patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Creators: name: Li, Shiansong
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2014

description: Bayesian approaches have been widely used in designing, monitoring and analyzing clinical studies in recent years.  We utilize Bayesian parametric and non-parametric statistical methods in interim monitoring and decision-making for a phase II dose-finding trial with survival endpoint.  The objective of the clinical trial is to find an optimal treatment schedule at the end of the study for planning future studies, using Bayesian decision rules.  The primary efficacy outcome is time to progression.  Binomial-Beta model and Exponential-Gamma model are included in parametric methods.  Non-parametric methods include Bayesian life-table, Beta process model, Dirichlet process model and Gibbs sampling.  Simulations are conducted for each of the statistical methods under 9 different scenarios including truncated exponential entry time, and the probability of a treatment-schedule being chosen is calculated based on 1,000 simulation studies.  Finally, these different statistical methods are used to find optimal treatment-schedule among 3 arms in the phase II CLL clinical trial using the most recent unblinded data.
Dual and Poly-Use of Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, and Marijuana: Implications for Cessation
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Despite decreasing cigarette use in California, smoking rates in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) remain higher than in urban areas. With the California Tobacco Endgame within reach, the unique cessation barriers faced by smokers in the SJV require immediate attention. Pilot data taken from a survey conducted by UC Merced’s Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) showed that the concurrent use of e-cigarettes and/or marijuana was common among local smokers, with only 29.65% of the 2,678 smokers in the sample reporting that they exclusively used cigarettes. Those who concurrently used cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and marijuana (poly-users) were distinct from exclusive cigarette smokers in three important ways: 1) they had higher rates of nicotine addiction, 2) smoked more cigarettes on average, and 3) were more likely to want to quit smoking in the near future. Higher rates of nicotine addiction could complicate the cessation efforts of poly-users, particularly in the SJV where medical and behavioral cessation support can be difficult to access. In this regard, it is imperative to better understand why some smokers dual or poly-use e-cigarettes and/or marijuana and how dual or poly-use might impact smokers’ cessation success. The current proposal will leverage the existing infrastructure of the NCPC to address two aims: 1) describe the behavioral and psychological characteristics associated with dual or poly-use among current and recently quit smokers in the SJV and 2) to interview current dual and poly-users about existing barriers they face in terms of smoking cessation and what roles e-cigarettes and marijuana play in their cessation efforts. In the first stage of this study, I will address the first aim via an online survey used to recruit a community sample of smokers from the SJV. For the second stage of the study, I will address the second aim by collaborating with a community-based organization to conduct focus groups where we can engage with smaller groups of smokers face-to-face in order to learn about the specifics of their experiences with cessation and dual/poly-use. This novel focus on dual and poly-use in the under-resourced SJV will provide much needed data about a population of smokers ready to quit, but who may have unique needs when attempting cigarette cessation.
Inga subnuda Benth., London J. Bot.
Creators: name: Silva, Lucas
name: Thomaz, Luciana Dias
name: Dutra, Valquíria Ferreira
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
Inga
Inga subnuda

description: 2.4 Inga subnuda Benth., London J. Bot. 4: 613. 1845. (Fig. 4Q)
Arbustos, 2,5-3,5 m alt.; ramos glabros a puberulentos, inermes. Estípulas 4 × 1,5 mm, triangulares, livres, decíduas. Folhas paripinadas, 8-10-folioladas; pecíolos 8-16 mm compr., puberulentos; raque foliar 70-105 mm compr., puberulenta a esparso- puberulenta; folíolos 30-80 × 15-40 mm, elípticos, base cuneada, ápice agudo a arredondado, margem inteira, face adaxial glabra a puberulenta, face abaxial glabra a pubescente; nectários foliares presentes, entre os pares de folíolos, cupuliformes. Inflorescências racemosas, ca. 12-floras, axilares. Flores actinomorfas, pentâmeras, homomórficas; cálice gamossépalo, pentâmero, ca. 3 × 3,5 mm, campanulado, marrom, tomentoso; corola gamopétala; ca. 16 × 5 mm, tubulosa, marrom; estames 36-42, monadelfos, ca, 40 mm compr., homodínamos, tubo estaminal ca. 17 mm compr.; filetes brancos; anteras uniformes, 1 mm compr., rimosas. Legumes nucoides 7,5 × 2,5 cm, puberulentos, indeiscentes. Sementes 4-12, obovadas, 12,8-14,2 × 9,5-10,8 mm, marrons.
Endêmica do Brasil ocorrendo nas regiões Nordeste (BA, PB, PE), Sudeste (ES, MG, RJ, SP) e Sul (PR, SC), onde habita a Mata Atlântica (BFG 2015, material suplementar). No PNMJ ocorre na formação Arbustiva Fechada Não Inundável e Arbustiva Aberta Não Inundável.
Inga subnuda assemelha-se à Inga edulis, porém, possui os folíolos menores (30-80 × 15-40 mm vs. 108-140 × 31-43 mm) e frutos menores (7,5 × 2,5 cm vs. 30-45 × 0,8 cm). Este é o primeiro registro de ocorrência desta espécie para o PNMJ.
Material examinado: BRASIL, ESPÍRITO SANTO, Vila Velha, Parque Natural Municipal de Jacarenema, 25.VII.2012, L. A. Silva 173b (VIES).
Material adicional examinado: BRASIL, ESPÍRITO SANTO, Vila Velha, Interlagos. 06.II.1996 O. Zambom 226 (VIES); Itapemirim, Itaoca. 10. V.1990, P. C. Vinha 899 (VIES); Linhares, Reserva Biológica de Comboios. 11.II.1995 I. Weiler Júnior 127 (VIES); Domingos Martins, 14.III.2001, O. J. Pereira 6881 (VIES).
description: Published as part of Silva, Lucas, Thomaz, Luciana Dias & Dutra, Valquíria Ferreira, 2018, Leguminosae no Parque Natural Municipal de Jacarenema, Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brasil, pp. 261-289 in Iheringia, Série Botânica 73 (3) on page 275, DOI: 10.21826/2446-8231201873305, http://zenodo.org/record/10950818
Andrena (Taeniandrena) afzeliella
Creators: name: Wood, Thomas J.
name: Ismael, Halgurd R.
name: Baiocchi, Daniele
name: Hamad, Mudhafar I.
name: Bapir, Tahseen T.
name: Selis, Marco
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Andrenidae
Andrena
Andrena afzeliella

description: 3.Andrena(Taeniandrena)afzeliella(Kirby, 1802)
Literature records.
Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002: dot map 345, as A. ovatula (Kirby, 1802)); Ascher and Pickering (2023).
Remarks.
We have not examined any specimens of this historically confused species (see Praz et al. 2022), but the presence of this species in Iraq is highly plausible based on its known global distribution, the map records indicated by Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002), and the presence of this species in neighbouring Turkey and Iran where it is abundant.
Distribution.
Somewhat unclear due to historical taxonomic confusion, but probably West and Central Palearctic (Praz et al. 2022; Wood and Monfared 2022; Ascher and Pickering 2023).
description: Published as part of Wood, Thomas J., Ismael, Halgurd R., Baiocchi, Daniele, Hamad, Mudhafar I., Bapir, Tahseen T. & Selis, Marco, 2024, A first revision of the Andrena of Iraq (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae), with the description of two new species from Iraqi Kurdistan and additional records from surrounding countries, pp. 267-298 in ZooKeys 1205 on pages 267-298, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1205.120033
Statewide greenhouse gas emission inventory for 2008
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: This report updates New Jersey’s Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory and presents statistics on greenhouse gas emissions for the biennial report pursuant to the Global Warming Response Act (N.J.S.A. 26:2C-43). It discusses greenhouse gas emissions estimates for the most current and complete data for New Jersey (2008), recent trends, and progress towards achieving the 2020 and 2050 limits.
Leucaena leucocephala de Wit
Creators: name: Silva, Lucas
name: Thomaz, Luciana Dias
name: Dutra, Valquíria Ferreira
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
Leucaena
Leucaena leucocephala

description: 2.5 Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, Taxon 10: 54. 1961.
Arbustos, 2-2,5 m alt.; ramos glabros, inermes. Estípulas ca. 2 × 1 mm, lanceoladas a triangulares, livres, decíduas. Folhas bipinadas, 16-pinadas; pecíolos 15-25 mm compr., glabros; raque foliar ca. 105 mm compr., glabra; foliólulos 20-30, 9-12 × 3-3,8 mm, elípticos, base oblíqua, ápice apiculado, margem inteira, faces adaxial e abaxial glabras; nectários foliares peciolares, pateliformes, elípticos, sésseis. Inflorescências capituliformes, ca. 135-floras, axilares. Flores actinomorfas, pentâmeras não ressupinadas; cálice gamossépalo, ca. 2,5 × 0,2 mm, tubuloso, verde, glabro; corola gamopétala, ca. 4 × 0,4 mm, tubulosa, creme a amarela; estames 10, livres, 6-7 mm compr., homodínamos; filetes brancos; anteras uniformes, ca. 0,7 mm compr., rimosas; estaminódios ausentes; ovário ca. 10 mm compr., séssil, glabro; estilete ca. 4,4 mm compr., glabro. Legumes 17-22 × 1,8-2,1 cm, glabros, deiscentes. Sementes 12-17, elípticas, 9 × 6,6 mm, marrons.
Espécie com distribuição pantropical (Hughes 1998). No Brasil ocorre nas regiões Norte (AC, AM), Nordeste (BA, CE, PB, PE), Centro-Oeste (DF, MT), Sudeste (ES, MG, RJ, SP) e Sul (PR), habitando a Amazônia, Caatinga, Cerrado e Mata Atlântica (BFG 2015, material suplementar). No PNMJ ocorre na formação Arbustiva Aberta Inundável, Área Antropizada e Florestal Não Inundável. Coletada com flores em março e frutos de março e junho.
Difencia-se das demais espécies do PNMJ por possuir inflorescência capituliforme com filetes brancos, frutos do tipo legume e ocorrência praticamente restrita aos ambientes não preservados. Possui alto potencial invasor de ambientes. É considerada naturalizada no Brasil.
Material examinado: BRASIL, ESPÍRITO SANTO: Parque Natural Municipal de Jacarenema: Vila Velha, 1.III.2012. L. A. Silva 105 (VIES), 28.VI.2012, L. A. Silva 170 (VIES).
description: Published as part of Silva, Lucas, Thomaz, Luciana Dias & Dutra, Valquíria Ferreira, 2018, Leguminosae no Parque Natural Municipal de Jacarenema, Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brasil, pp. 261-289 in Iheringia, Série Botânica 73 (3) on page 275, DOI: 10.21826/2446-8231201873305, http://zenodo.org/record/10950818
Understanding New Jersey's vulnerability to climate change
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2013

description: New Jersey residents are no strangers to the escalating impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels mean future hurricanes will produce more severe damage, such as the damage produced by Hurricane Sandy. More frequent extreme weather events, heat waves, and inland flooding from heavier rains also present a growing challenge to the region’s economy, environment, and everyday way of life.
Neural control of heart regenerative potential
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Smoking is a primary cause of heart disease and accounts for thirty percent of all deaths from cardiovascular diseases in the United States. Tobacco smoke contains high levels of carbon monoxide and nicotine. Due to reduced blood oxygenation by carbon monoxide and increased heart rate and blood pressure by nicotine, cigarette smokers are more susceptible to heart attacks, characterized by coronary artery blockade, myocyte death and replacement fibrosis, ultimately leading to possible fatal arrhythmia and heart failure. Unfortunately, cardiomyocyte (CM) loss in adult humans is irreversible. Recent studies show the promise of inducing CM proliferation for cardiac regeneration to treat patients following myocardial infarction.

 Neonatal mice exhibit a robust heart regenerative capability which quickly diminish one week after birth as CMs permanently withdraw from the cell cycle. Recently, we identified thyroid hormone signaling as a major driver of CM cell-cycle exit and regenerative potential loss. In this proposal, we plan to study how the peripheral nerve system regulates CM renewal in postnatal growth and heart injury repair, and how this process is influenced by thyroid hormones and nicotine. Altogether, our work will advance our understanding on why our heart can’t regenerate and how tobacco smoking may impact heart repair.
Identifying barriers to lung cancer screening among Asian Americans
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Cancer is the leading cause of death in Asian Americans. Lung cancer is the top killer in nearly all Asian American subgroups, including Chinese and Vietnamese Americans. Lung cancer is caused mainly by smoking, and screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography imaging is proven to prevent lung cancer death among adults with a heavy smoking history. However, less than 15% of all eligible Americans have been screened for lung cancer to date. While a lack of awareness or access to screening hinders use of lung cancer screening, Asian Americans may face additional barriers related to language and cultural differences. Little is currently known about the factors and reasons that hinder lung cancer screening use among Asian Americans. Without such data, healthcare system and community health leaders cannot develop effective and culturally-appropriate strategies to increase screening in Asian Americans. California is home to a third of Asian Americans, and it has the third lowest lung cancer screening rate in the nation, so it is an ideal place to learn about barriers to screening faced by Asian Americans. In the proposed study, we aim to identify barriers to lung cancer screening, as well as develop initial strategies to increase use of lung cancer screening and smoking cessation services among Asian Americans. We will survey 1000 Asian American health plan members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) who speak English, Chinese or Vietnamese and who are eligible for lung cancer screening but have not been screened before. We will assess their knowledge, willingness to screen, and factors preventing them from screening. We will ask 60 participants to form focus groups for in-depth discussions about ways to eliminate barriers to screening. We will also personally invite survey participants to use free services offered by KPNC that provide education about lung cancer screening and evaluate whether this strategy promotes screening and smoking cessation. Partnering with local and national organizations and patient advocates, we will develop education materials tailored to Asian Americans and hold community seminars for the broader Asian American community. Overall, this work will offer critical insight to refine and test strategies that encourage Asian Americans to take part in lung cancer screening and to stop smoking.