cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Indoor vaping: chemical characterization and health impacts
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: Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has increased exponentially, particularly among young adults. While the risks and/or benefits associated with e-cigarettes remain uncertain, advertisers convey the message that users have the freedom to use them indoors where the use of combustible cigarettes is restricted.

 The present study aims at the characterization of exhaled e-cigarette vapor for a variety of popular e-cigarettes brands and vaporizer tank systems under realistic conditions, and using advanced real-time analytical techniques. We will identify and measure the levels of released chemicals during vaping, and hours after vaping to evaluate the persistence and reactivity of these chemicals and their impact on indoor air quality.

 Levels and patterns of exposure to e-cigarette exhaled vapor will be estimated under various scenarios, using simple modeling tools that incorporate key inputs such as concentrations, ventilation rate, vaping frequency and occupancy. Moreover, an initial health impact assessment of secondhand vaping (SHV) will be performed using a metric (Disability-adjusted life years) that is commonly used by the World Health Organization to estimate the global burden of disease.

 The primary impact of the proposed research is to generate science-based information regarding the impacts of e-cigarette SHV that can be used for public education as well as policy-making. Outcomes of this study will also be disseminated to the public by developing a science-based fact sheet to better educate Californians on the of composition and health risks of e-cigarettes.
Paralbula Blake 1940
Creators: name: Ebersole, Jun A.
name: Cicimurri, David J.
name: Stringer, Gary L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Phyllodontidae
Paralbula

description: Genus Paralbula Blake, 1940
Type species
Paralbula marylandica Blake, 1940, Thanetian, Maryland, USA.
description: Published as part of Ebersole, Jun A., Cicimurri, David J. & Stringer, Gary L., 2019, Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths, pp. 1-274 in European Journal of Taxonomy 585 on page 158, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.585, http://zenodo.org/record/3660259
Genomic Signatures of CVD in Twins Discordant for Smoking
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: Cigarette smoking is an established independent risk factor for the development and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recent studies have shown that cigarette smoking and tobacco exposure can alter the structure of our genetic material, in particular, our telomeres. Telomere are segments of our DNA molecule which protect our genetic material from deterioration. Telomeres shorten with age and also with environmental trauma. Thus, telomere length can be reflective of our cells' "molecular age". Smoking has been shown to accelerate telomere shortening. Smoking has also been shown to alter DNA methylation patterns. DNA methylation controls which genes are "expressed" or functioning in our cells and tissues.

 Both shortened telomere length and altered DNA methylation patterns have been associated with CVD. It is the goal of our study to identify patterns of changes in telomere length and DNA methylation that are associated with smoking-induced CVD. We will use a population of twin brothers in which one brother is a smoker and the other is a non-smoker. Twin are a powerful tool for such studies because the non-smoking twin provides the ideal approximation for the traits that his smoking twin would display if he did not smoke. Differences between the twin brothers are then most likely due to smoking rather than inherited differences.

 Our study can provide novel information of physiological pathways that are changed by cigarette smoking and may lead to CVD. Understanding these pathways can be useful in developing tests that the physician can use for the early prediction of tobacco-related CVD. Although the best strategy for preventing tobacco-related CVD is to reduce smoking, our study provides an alternative approach to developing preventive measures for tobacco-related CVD risk when tobacco exposure cannot be avoided.
Didymocheton roseus Holzmeyer & Mabb. 2021, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Holzmeyer, Laura
name: Hauenschild, Frank
name: Mabberley, David J.
name: Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Sapindales
Meliaceae
Didymocheton
Didymocheton roseus

description: 25. Didymocheton roseus (Baill.) Holzmeyer & Mabb., comb. nov.
≡ Epicharis rosea Baill. in Adansonia 11: 260. 1874 ≡ Dysoxylum roseum (Baill.) C.DC. in Candolle & Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 514. 1878 – Holotype: New Caledonia, Pancher s.n. (P barcode P00632504!).
Distribution. – New Caledonia.
Note. – See also Mabberley (1988: 47).
description: Published as part of Holzmeyer, Laura, Hauenschild, Frank, Mabberley, David J. & Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N., 2021, Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species, pp. 1248-1272 in TAXON 70 (6) on page 1261, DOI: 10.1002/tax.12591, http://zenodo.org/record/14047415
Phyllodus Agassiz 1843
Creators: name: Ebersole, Jun A.
name: Cicimurri, David J.
name: Stringer, Gary L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Phyllodontidae
Phyllodus

description: Genus Phyllodus Agassiz, 1843
Type species
Phyllodus toliapicus Agassiz, 1844, Ypresian, United Kingdom.
description: Published as part of Ebersole, Jun A., Cicimurri, David J. & Stringer, Gary L., 2019, Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths, pp. 1-274 in European Journal of Taxonomy 585 on page 160, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.585, http://zenodo.org/record/3660259
Didymocheton setosus Mabb. & Holzmeyer 2021, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Holzmeyer, Laura
name: Hauenschild, Frank
name: Mabberley, David J.
name: Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Sapindales
Meliaceae
Didymocheton
Didymocheton setosus

description: 27. Didymocheton setosus (Span.) Mabb. & Holzmeyer, comb. nov.
≡ Epicharis setosa Span. in Linnaea 15: 182. 1841 ≡ Dysoxylum setosum (Span.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 4: 13. 1868 – Holotype: Indonesia, Timor, Kupang, Namsei, Spanoghe s.n. (L [over four sheets] barcodes L 0017290!, L 0017291!, L 0017292! & L 0017293!).
Distribution. – Timor and New Guinea to NE Australia.
Note. – See also Mabberley (2013b: 25).
description: Published as part of Holzmeyer, Laura, Hauenschild, Frank, Mabberley, David J. & Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N., 2021, Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species, pp. 1248-1272 in TAXON 70 (6) on page 1261, DOI: 10.1002/tax.12591, http://zenodo.org/record/14047415
CTCs for early detection and characterization of lung cancer
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: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that are released from primary tumors into the bloodstream, thereby contributing to the spread of cancer to other parts of the body. They circulate in very low concentration in the peripheral blood and are not readily detected with conventional technologies. The Holy Grail of cancer diagnostics is the “liquid biopsy”: the ability to use the CTC information available in a blood specimen to diagnose and characterize cancer.

 We have developed an innovative technology for rare cell detection called FAST (Fiber-optic Array Scanning Technology) that detects CTCs with high sensitivity and speed. For many years, our laboratory has investigated better ways to detect cancer and personalize and monitor treatments by identifying and characterizing CTCs from multiple cancer types, such as breast, lung and prostate cancers. Our characterization of CTCs analyzes protein biomarkers and genetic traits to provide information about the specific nature of a given patient’s disease and identify potential effective therapies.

 The large majority (85–90%) of lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and this aggressive disease has low survival rates. Producing an effective liquid biopsy technique could increase survival and potentially eliminate traditional biopsies, which are not only expensive but are invasive in ways that take an emotional and physical toll on patients.

 Our goal is to develop new methods that can accurately detect CTCs from NSCLC with high sensitivity, thereby identifying cancer at a much earlier stage, when treatment can be much more successful. In addition, we propose to develop novel multiplexed assays to characterize molecular targets on CTCs at the single-cell level. These biomarkers will provide extensive, real-time information to allow treatment to be tailored to a patient’s specific cancer. This study is designed to generate data that can be used to pave the way for personalized medicine and better outcomes for NSCLC patients.
Didymocheton tenuiflorus, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Holzmeyer, Laura
name: Hauenschild, Frank
name: Mabberley, David J.
name: Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Sapindales
Meliaceae
Didymocheton
Didymocheton tenuiflorus

description: 30. Didymocheton tenuiflorus (A.C.Sm.) Holzmeyer & Hauenschild, comb. nov.
≡ Dysoxylum tenuiflorum A.C.Sm. in Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 30: 513. 1952 – Holotype: Fiji, Ka[m]bara, Smith 1247 (NY barcode 00054051 [image!]).
Distribution. – Fiji.
Note. – See also Smith (1985: 568).
description: Published as part of Holzmeyer, Laura, Hauenschild, Frank, Mabberley, David J. & Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N., 2021, Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species, pp. 1248-1272 in TAXON 70 (6) on page 1261, DOI: 10.1002/tax.12591, http://zenodo.org/record/14047415
НАПРЯМИ ПІДВИЩЕННЯ ТРАНСПАРЕНТНОСТІ СИСТЕМИ УПРАВЛІННЯ ЗОВНІШНІМ БОРГОМ
Creators: name: Разінькова, М. Ю.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: зовнішній борг, транспарентність, система, управління, держава

description: Ідентифіковано напрями підвищення транспарентності системи управління зовнішнім боргом. Управління борговою стійкістю та фіскальна консолідація в Україні набувають особливого значення на тлі поглиблення дисбалансів у системі державних фінансів. Реструктуризація зовнішнього боргу викликає питання щодо спроможності та безпеки існуючої системи управління державним боргом. Доцільно та важливо розглянути можливість створення окремого спеціалізованого агентства, відповідального за аналіз та оцінку державного боргу в умовах війни та економічної нестабільності. Зважаючи на воєнний стан в Україні та необхідність забезпечення ефективного та прозорого управління державним боргом за непередбачуваних обставин, пропонується створити тимчасовий орган антикризового управління державним боргом. Такий орган є ключовим елементом ефективної системи управління державним боргом. Важливо підкреслити, що такий орган пропонується як тимчасова спеціалізована установа для забезпечення гнучкості та ефективності в умовах змін. Його статус, місія та фінансування мають бути чітко визначені, щоб забезпечити його незалежність та стабільність роботи. Окреслено взаємодію між новим органом та існуючими державними органами: cтруктурна інтеграція: агентство буде інтегроване в систему управління державним боргом, взаємодіючи з ключовими установами через встановлені процедури співпраці та комунікації; розподіл функцій: агентство має чіткі функції та відповідальність у сфері управління боргом; обмін інформацією та аналіз: органи влади обмінюються інформацією з існуючими установами та аналізуватимуть їхню діяльність, щоб визначити можливі ризики та проблеми в управлінні стійкістю боргу; координація дій у кризових ситуаціях: у надзвичайних ситуаціях, таких як воєнний стан, органи влади координуватимуть дії існуючих інституцій, щоб приймати швидкі та ефективні рішення у сфері управління боргом; експертна підтримка та консультації: ТУАДБ може надавати експертну підтримку існуючим установам, надавати поради щодо оптимізації діяльності та пропонувати стратегії управління стійкістю боргу.
Menthol Cigarette Smoking & Neuroinflammation
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 has a large population of racial and ethnic groups that have high rates of smoking menthol cigarettes. In Los Angeles, 58.1% of the population classifies themselves as either African-American or Hispanic/Latino compared to 29.8% of the general U.S. population. African-American and Hispanic/Latino smokers are considerably more likely to use menthol cigarettes (70-80% and 32-66%, respectively) than White (non-Hispanic) (23-30%) smokers, and a central issue with these cigarettes is that smokers who use them have lower cessation rates in standardized treatment programs than smokers who use non-menthol cigarettes. Though many factors have been implicated in the initiation and continued usage of menthol cigarettes, studies of smoking-related biological markers demonstrate that menthol itself may increase nicotine blood levels and increase other measures of cigarette smoke exposure. These elevated levels could potentially contribute to the greater severity of Tobacco Dependence found in menthol cigarette smokers.

 For this Exploratory/Developmental study, we will examine the effects of menthol (and non-menthol) cigarette smoking on brain inflammation (or neuroinflammation) in humans, based on several lines of research indirectly indicating this effect from smoking. Using positron emission tomography (PET) scanning and a recently developed tracer for examining brain inflammation, we will determine if menthol (and non-menthol) cigarette smoking affects brain inflammation. To do this, menthol and non-menthol cigarette smokers will undergo PET scanning of the brain in the satiated state (smoking per their usual habit on the day of scanning and smoking to satiety immediately prior to scanning). Nonsmoking control participants will undergo the same PET procedure with no smoking, and these scans will be compared between groups.

 We hypothesize that, during PET scanning, cigarette smokers as a group will have higher binding of the tracer that is a marker for brain inflammation than non-smokers, indicating that cigarette smoking is associated with brain inflammation. We further hypothesize that menthol cigarette smokers will have higher binding of the tracer on PET scanning than non-menthol cigarette smokers, indicating that menthol cigarette smoking results in greater brain inflammation than non-menthol cigarette smoking. We also anticipate that higher blood nicotine levels will be associated with more binding of the tracer during PET scanning, indicating that higher levels of nicotine exposure will be associated with greater brain inflammation. Study findings may demonstrate a mechanism by which menthol and non-menthol cigarette smoking affect brain function.
Didymocheton samoensis, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Holzmeyer, Laura
name: Hauenschild, Frank
name: Mabberley, David J.
name: Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Sapindales
Meliaceae
Didymocheton
Didymocheton samoensis

description: 26. Didymocheton samoensis (A.Gray) Holzmeyer & Hauenschild, comb. nov.
≡ Dysoxylum samoense A.Gray, U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15: 241. 1854 – Lectotype (designated by Setchell in Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 341: 80. 1924, as “ holotype ”): American Samoa, Wilkes s.n. [US 42484] (US barcode 00108226 [image!]).
Distribution. – Samoa and American Samoa. Perhaps referable to Didymocheton alliaceus.
description: Published as part of Holzmeyer, Laura, Hauenschild, Frank, Mabberley, David J. & Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N., 2021, Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species, pp. 1248-1272 in TAXON 70 (6) on page 1261, DOI: 10.1002/tax.12591, http://zenodo.org/record/14047415
Effects of sand fences and beach raking on beach and dune dimensions
Creators: name: Korotky, Katherine H.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Raking beaches to remove wrack (natural and human litter) to enhance recreational use and using sand fences to build and stabilize dunes are common practices on developed shores, but their effects on the landscape are not well understood.  Managers in Avalon, NJ, ceased using sand fences and raking in a portion of town in 1991 but continued these management practices in other portions, providing the opportunity to compare the morphology of natural and managed dune systems. Fifteen topographic profiles each were taken in a naturally evolving area and in a managed area, where raking and sand fences are still used.  Fences caused accretion to occur at a fixed cross-shore location and resulted in greater dune crest heights than at locations where sand fences are no longer used.  Crest heights of the foredune ridge in the managed area range from 4.45 m to 5.27 m.  Crest heights in the unmanaged area range from 2.92 m to 4.27 m.  Dune volume and beach volume are greater on average in the naturally evolving area, and the dune field is wider (mean of 72 m versus 40 m) and has an additional ridge. Removing wrack from the beach prevents incipient dunes from forming, thus reducing the number of dune crests and swales that create topographic variability and increase the number and types of habitats for flora and fauna.  Suspension of raking can allow the dunes to build seaward and still provide an adequate volume of sand for protection for human facilities while producing a greater variety and number of habitats.
Annual germination cycle of salep orchid (Anacamptis sancta L.) and adaptation to outdoor conditions
Creators: name: Parlak, Salih
name: Erken, Kamil
Publisher: name: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Year: 2024

description: Orchids have an important place in plant biodiversity. Although many orchid species are endangered, millions of tubers are removed and destroyed every year. Anacamptis sancta is one of the most widespread and most collected species. Since orchid seeds do not have endosperms, their reproduction rate in nature is low. It can be germinated asymbiotically in the laboratory environment, but the critical stage in this process is the acclimatisation of the plants from the in vitro growing media to the outdoor conditions. Seedlings that cannot establish mycorrhizal relationships in the transferred growing media die. Studies on acclimatisation of salep orchids to the outdoor environment are quite limited. In this study, the germination cycle of Anacamptis sancta was determined by sowing seeds in monthly intervals into asymbiotic growing media, and adaptation studies were carried out by transferring the seedlings to different growing environments. Starting from May, seeds were sown on modified Knudson C (KC) medium between the 15th and 20th of each month. The seedlings, which reached the transplant size after approximately five months, were transplanted to three different growing media consisting of peat, peat/perlite (3/1) and soil. In this study, which was repeated every month, 300 seedlings were transplanted into each growing media in three replicates, and a total of 900 seedlings were transplanted into three growing media. As a result, germination percent-ages in all months were higher than the reported studies. Besides, for the first-time direct transfer of orchid transplantation from laboratory to field was carried out and statistically the most successful results in outdoor adaptation were obtained from the seedlings transferred to the peat in August.
description: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, Vol. 97 (2024): Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
Growth and applications of germanium nanowires
Creators: name: Klein, Lauren Ashley
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Germanium nanowires are grown utilizing a vapor-liquid-solid mechanism in a home-built, hot-wall chemical vapor deposition reactor. These wires are of particular scientific and technological interest due to their relatively low growth temperature, which allows them to be grown on a wide variety of substrates.  The wires are fully characterized, utilizing electron microscope techniques, EDX, XPS, RBS, XRD, and electrical measurements.  We demonstrate the first growth of germanium nanowires directly on a flexible polymer substrate.  An investigation into the growth rate of nanowires reveals that their nucleation cannot be described by a simple diffusion-limited model; a more complicated surface-limited kinetics model must be applied to fully describe growth.   We explore the passivation of nanowires, focusing on the deposition of thin-films of robust oxides utilizing atomic layer deposition.  Initial electrical measurements are investigated to gain some understanding as to the electrical properties of our wires.   We present a novel organic-inorganic heterojunction photovoltaic cell, developed from germanium nanowires and poly (3-hexylthiophene), and demonstrate an increase in external quantum efficiency of the device with the inclusion of the germanium nanowires.
Albula Gronow 1763
Creators: name: Ebersole, Jun A.
name: Cicimurri, David J.
name: Stringer, Gary L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Albuliformes
Albulidae
Albula

description: Genus Albula Gronow, 1763
Type species
Esox vulpes Linneaus, 1758, Recent.
description: Published as part of Ebersole, Jun A., Cicimurri, David J. & Stringer, Gary L., 2019, Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths, pp. 1-274 in European Journal of Taxonomy 585 on page 161, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.585, http://zenodo.org/record/3660259
Didymocheton tongensis, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Holzmeyer, Laura
name: Hauenschild, Frank
name: Mabberley, David J.
name: Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Sapindales
Meliaceae
Didymocheton
Didymocheton tongensis

description: 31. Didymocheton tongensis (A.C.Sm.) Holzmeyer & Hauenschild, comb. nov.
≡ Dysoxylum tongense A.C.Sm. in Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 30: 509. 1952 – Holotype: Tonga, ‘ Eua, Johannsen Plantation, Parks 16072 (US barcode 00108233).
Distribution. – Tonga.
description: Published as part of Holzmeyer, Laura, Hauenschild, Frank, Mabberley, David J. & Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N., 2021, Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species, pp. 1248-1272 in TAXON 70 (6) on page 1261, DOI: 10.1002/tax.12591, http://zenodo.org/record/14047415
Regulation of DGK1-encoded diacylglycerol kinase upon resumption of growth from stationary phase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Creators: name: Konstantinou, Chrysanthos
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Studies  in  our  laboratory  are  focused  on  the  mobilization  of  triacylglycerol for  phospholipid  synthesis  when  yeast  resumes  growth  from  the  stationary  phase.  This  metabolic  process  includes  the  hydrolysis  of  triacylglycerol  by lipase  enzymes to  generate  free  fatty  acid  and  diacylglycerol.  Fatty acids  can  be  incorporated  via multiple  steps  into  the  phospholipid  precursor  phosphatidic  acid.  Recent  studies  in our  laboratory  have  uncovered  a  novel  enzyme  that  can  convert  diacylglycerol  and CTP  into  phosphatidic  acid.  This  enzyme,  known  as  diacylglycerol  kinase,  is encoded  by  the  DGK1  gene.  In  this  study,  we  addressed  the  hypothesis  that diacylglycerol  kinase  plays  an  important  role  in  growth  resumption  from  stationary phase.  Experimentally,  wild  type  yeast  and  yeast  without  the  DGK1  gene (e.g., dgk1 mutant)  were  first  grown  to  the  stationary  phase,  and  then  cultured  in  fresh medium  to  allow  for  growth  resumption.  The  fatty  acid  synthesis  inhibitor cerulenin  was  included  in  the  medium  to  accentuate  the  need  for  triacylglycerol mobilization.  While  wild  type  yeast  resumed  growth  (measured  spectrophotometrically)  from  the  stationary  phase,  the  dgk1 mutant  cells  did  not  resume  growth.  If  dgk1 mutant  cells expressed  the  wild  type  DGK1  gene  on  a  plasmid,  cells resumed  growth  from  the  stationary  phase.  However,  if  dgk1 cells  expressed  the  catalytic  dead  version  of  DGK1  (D177A),  cells  did  not  resume  growth.  These  data  indicated  that  growth  resumption  required  diacylglycerol  kinase  activity.  In  wild  type  cells,  diacylglycerol  kinase  protein  (measured  by  immunoblotting  with  anti-diacylglycerol  kinase  antibodies)  and  activity  (measured  by  following  the  incorporation  of  radioactive  CTP  into  diacylglycerol  to  form  phosphatidic  acid)  increased  as  cells  resumed  growth.  This  work  advanced  our  understanding  of  the  metabolic  processes  involved  in  the  mobilization  of  triacylglycerol  for  membrane  phospholipid  synthesis  and  growth  resumption  of  stationary  phase  yeast.
The role of media in smoking initiation & 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: Disparities in cigarette brand preferences between non-Hispanic Whites and African-Americans, as well as research demonstrating the relationship between advertising and adolescent initiation, suggest that the cigarette companies target their advertising to African-Americans and to adolescents. Mounting evidence-linking advertising to adolescent tobacco use may provide policy makers with a strong justification to further restrict tobacco advertising. In the extension of this grant provided by the Shannon Award we will study the influence of advertising practices targeting African-Americans and adolescents.

 We will define the association between advertising targeting African –Americans and African –American brand preference as well as ethnic specific adolescent initiation rates. Using data we have collected on quantitative and qualitative advertising in the 13 largest circulation periodicals we will develop quantitative estimates of brand specific advertising using African-Americans in general readership periodicals as well as quantitative estimates for brand specific advertising for predominantly African-American cigarette brands in general readership periodicals. Using this data we will define onset of targeting of African-Americans by Newport Kool and Salem brands. We will then associate the targeting of African-Americans with increases in market share of Kool and Newport brands of cigarettes and with temporal trends in increases in African-American adolescent initiation.

 In addition, we will define the temporal and thematic associations between advertising campaigns for Marlboro, Camel and Virginia Slims in relation to initiation by adolescents of different race/ethnicity and genders. Specifically we will define the thematic content of the Camel advertising campaigns from 1975 to 1990 and relate that change in thematic content to changes in male adolescent initiation and define the temporal association between the introduction of the Marlboro cowboy as a part of the Marlboro advertising and changes in adolescent male initiation rates.
Spanning subgraphs in graphs and hypergraphs
Creators: name: Khan, Imdadullah
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: This thesis consists of three new fundamental results on the existence of spanning subgraphs in graphs and hypergraphs. Cycle Factors in Graphs:  A classical conjecture of El-Zahar states that if H is a graph consisting of r vertex disjoint cycles of length n_1, n_2, ldots , n_r, and G is a graph on n = n_1+n_2 + ... +n_r vertices with minimum degree at least [sigmar/i=1 n_1/2 then G contains H as a subgraph. A proof of this conjecture for graphs withn[greater than or less than] n_0 was announced by S. Abbasi (1998) using the Regularity Lemma-Blow-up Lemma method. We give a new, ``de-regularized" proof of the conjecture for large graphs that avoids the use of the Regularity Lemma, and thus the resulting n_0 is much smaller.  Perfect Matching in three-uniform hypergraphs  A perfect matching in a three-uniform hypergraph on n=3k vertices is a subset of n/3 disjoint edges. We prove that if $H$ is a three-uniform hypergraph on $n=3k$ vertices such that every vertex belongs to at least {n-1choose 2} - {2n/3choose 2}+1 edges, then H contains a perfect matching. We give a construction to show that our result is best possible.  Perfect Matching in four-uniform hypergraphs   A perfect matching in a four-uniform hypergraph is a subset of lfloorfrac{n}{4}floor disjoint edges. We prove that if H is a sufficiently large four-uniform hypergraph on n=4k vertices such that every vertex belongs to more than ${n-1choose 3} - {3n/4 choose 3} edges, then H contains a perfect matching. Our bound is tight and settles a conjecture of Hán, Person and Schacht (2009).
Didymocheton sparsiflorus Mabb. 2021, comb. nov.
Creators: name: Holzmeyer, Laura
name: Hauenschild, Frank
name: Mabberley, David J.
name: Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Sapindales
Meliaceae
Didymocheton
Didymocheton sparsiflorus

description: 28. Didymocheton sparsiflorus (Mabb.) Mabb., comb. nov. ≡
Dysoxylum sparsiflorum Mabb. in Blumea 38: 312. 1994 – Holotype: Papua New Guinea, Sepik, Ambunti Subdist., along Yapa (Hunstein) River, Hoogland & Craven 10601 (L barcode L 0017297!).
Distribution. – New Guinea.
Note. – See also Mabberley (1995b: 99).
description: Published as part of Holzmeyer, Laura, Hauenschild, Frank, Mabberley, David J. & Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N., 2021, Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species, pp. 1248-1272 in TAXON 70 (6) on page 1261, DOI: 10.1002/tax.12591, http://zenodo.org/record/14047415
Didymocheton spectabilis Mabb. & Holzmeyer 2021
Creators: name: Holzmeyer, Laura
name: Hauenschild, Frank
name: Mabberley, David J.
name: Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Sapindales
Meliaceae
Didymocheton
Didymocheton spectabilis

description: 29. Didymocheton spectabilis (G.Forst.) Mabb. & Holzmeyer,comb. nov.
≡ Trichilia spectabilis G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.:
33. 1786 ≡ Dysoxylum spectabile (G.Forst.) Hook.f., Handb.
N. Zeal. Fl.: 41. 1864 – Lectotype (designated here by D.J. Mabberley): “132”, “ Trichilia spectabilis ” – partially coloured graphite sketch (NHM-UK-L-5623-189-M-1), with analysis, drawn at Tōtaranui (Queen Charlotte Sound), South Island, New Zealand, November 1773, by Georg[e] Forster (BM!).
Distribution. – New Zealand (see Braggins & al., 1999).
Notes. – Although Allan (1961: 427) wrote, “Type locality: Queen Charlotte Sound. Type: P, Forst. f.”, no such herbarium (or other) material has ever been found at P (see Nicolson & Fosberg, 2004: 500) and, as no specimen has been found anywhere, the only surviving original material is artwork, of which the excellent field-sketch made by Georg[e] Forster is here selected as lectotype. See also: Nicolson & Fosberg (2004: 500); Mabberley (2017b: 116, t. 50).
description: Published as part of Holzmeyer, Laura, Hauenschild, Frank, Mabberley, David J. & Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N., 2021, Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species, pp. 1248-1272 in TAXON 70 (6) on page 1261, DOI: 10.1002/tax.12591, http://zenodo.org/record/14047415
EDUCATION IN CRISIS: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19
Creators: name: Daniel, Emmanuel Kyambadde
Publisher: name: kEITH jOURNAL
Year: 2025
Subjects: COVID-19 pandemic, Education continuity, online blended learning, Educational challenges, Technology adoption.

description: Amidst the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, governments, education systems, and educators worldwide are grappling with the task of ensuring continuity in learning while upholding quality education standards. This paper delves into the multifaceted issues arising from the pandemic's impact on education, addressing questions surrounding the return of students to schools, the potential survival of educational institutions amidst declining enrollments, and the logistical challenges of accommodating increased student numbers while adhering to social distancing measures. Additionally, it explores uncertainties regarding technology adoption among staff and students, considering the existing infrastructure limitations, as well as the financial burdens faced by parents and guardians. Amidst these challenges, institutions are navigating the transition to online blended learning, albeit with concerns about instructor compliance, parental cooperation, and students' accessibility to online classes. By examining these complex dynamics, this paper aims to shed light on the evolving landscape of education in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering insights into the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Albula oweni
Creators: name: Ebersole, Jun A.
name: Cicimurri, David J.
name: Stringer, Gary L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Albuliformes
Albulidae
Albula
Albula oweni

description: Albula oweni (Owen, 1845)
Fig. 60 J–R
Pisodus oweni Owen, 1845: 138, atlas p. 13, pl. 47, fig. 3.
Albula oweni – Woodward 1901: 108, pl. 3, figs 3–5.
Material examined
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – Alabama • 25 isolated teeth; Claiborne Group; ALMNH PV1993.2.494 (2 specimens), MSC 35775.1 – 14, MSC 37166.1 – 2, MSC 37442, MSC 37699, MSC 37891, MSC 38430, MSC 38445.1, MSC 38491, MSC 38862.
Description
Tooth crown with circular outline in occlusal view; occlusal surface nearly flat to convex. Thin enameloid covering smooth, generally not reaching tooth base; flattened triturating surface of worn teeth composed of dentine. Sides of crown straight or slightly convex, often tapered basally. Tooth base flat with circular, centrally located pulp cavity.
Remarks
The A. eppsi teeth in our sample measure less than 5 mm in diameter, whereas teeth of A. oweni measure up to 9 mm in diameter. Small teeth with straight or weakly biconvex lateral sides were originally described as A. eppsi by White (1931: figs 137–141). In contrast, teeth of A. oweni grow to large sizes and have lateral tooth sides that taper basally. The teeth of both A. eppsi and A. oweni are separable from Pycnodus sp. in having a much higher crown covered by only a thin enameloid layer, a small but conspicuous pulp cavity, and worn teeth are not punctate.
Stratigraphic and geographic range in Alabama
The specimens in our sample were collected from the lower Tallahatta Formation at site ADl-1, the contact of the Tallahatta and Lisbon formations at site ACov-11, the “upper” Lisbon Formation at site ACl-3, and the basal Gosport Sand at site ACl-4. Upper Ypresian to middle Bartonian, zones NP14 to NP17.
description: Published as part of Ebersole, Jun A., Cicimurri, David J. & Stringer, Gary L., 2019, Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths, pp. 1-274 in European Journal of Taxonomy 585 on page 163, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.585, http://zenodo.org/record/3660259
Rebuilding to remember, rebuilding to forget
Creators: name: Kane, Lauren J.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Aggressors have often attacked sites of valued architectural heritage, believing such destruction will demoralize the targeted nation‟s people and irreversibly shake the foundations of the marginalized culture. Of architectural structures that have been specifically targeted and fell victim to enemy attacks over the past decades however, many have been rebuilt in some capacity. This study considers the cases of Old Town Warsaw, the Stari Most in Mostar, and the former World Trade Center site in New York City to understand the ways in which local citizens engaged with the monuments tangible presence and intangible spirit prior to acts of aggression, during the monuments‟ physical destruction, and throughout the process of rebuilding. From this analysis, it is concluded that while the rebuilding of valued sites of architectural heritage often reaffirms a culture‟s resilience, there is no universal way to deal with the aftermath of the destruction of built heritage. Instead, the choices of if and how to rebuild are directly influenced by the political and economic conditions of a city after it experiences such architectural loss. By considering UNESCO and field standards on authenticity, cultural heritage, and preservation methods, this study seeks to understand the various ways in which a society may choose to redevelop a site of architectural importance, embracing and exalting carefully selected memories after its intentional destruction during acts of war.
Gen. indet. sp. indet. Bonaparte 1832
Creators: name: Ebersole, Jun A.
name: Cicimurri, David J.
name: Stringer, Gary L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Osteoglossiformes
Osteoglossidae

description: Gen. et sp. indet.
Fig. 61 A–H
Material examined
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – Alabama • 16 isolated teeth; Claiborne Group; MSC 35778, MSC 37242, MSC 37307.1 – 2, MSC 37391, MSC 37515, MSC 37654, MSC 38443, MSC 38444, MSC 38488, MSC 38532, WSU CC 456, WSU CC 488 (3 specimens), WSU CC 555.
Description
Conical teeth up to 1.0 cm in height. Teeth sharply pointed, posteromedially curving, lack carinae. Crown enameloid thin, smooth, not extending to tooth base; apex solid and preserved with different color. Circular basal outline; deep conical pulp cavity. Enameloid often not preserved on lateral edges of the tooth, but almost always preserved at tooth apex.
Remarks
The teeth in our sample fall into two categories, including conical with a wide base, and elongate and cylindrical, with narrow base. The former morphology is similar to those of several Paleogene genera within the Osteoglossidae, including Brychaetus Agassiz, 1845, Phareodus Leidy, 1873, and Ridgewoodichthys Taverne, 2009. These genera are largely differentiated by cranial and dental bones, and difficult to distinguish only from isolated teeth (see Taverne 2009: figs 3, 5). Because our sample consists only of isolated teeth, it is unclear if these two morphologies reflect heterodonty within a single species or represent multiple coeval species.As a result, all are herein assigned only to the Osteoglossidae.
Stratigraphic and geographic range in Alabama
The specimens in our sample were collected from the lower Tallahatta Formation at site ADl-1, the contact of the Tallahatta and Lisbon formations and basal Lisbon Formation at site ACov-11, the “upper” Lisbon Formation at site ACh-8, the basal Gosport Sand at site ACl-4, and the Gosport Sand at site ACl- 15. Upper Ypresian to middle Bartonian, zones NP14 to NP17.
description: Published as part of Ebersole, Jun A., Cicimurri, David J. & Stringer, Gary L., 2019, Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths, pp. 1-274 in European Journal of Taxonomy 585 on page 164, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.585, http://zenodo.org/record/3660259
Preference prediction through feature-based collaborative filtering of textual reviews
Creators: name: Kakodkar, Yogesh
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Text reviews are often used by users to decide whether to buy a product or watch a movie or dine in a restaurant.  Most of these reviews are raw text and lack a formal structure. Computers  cannot easily understand and interpret these reviews to analyze and aggregate them. Users have to manually read  through these reviews to find the useful information about the concerned restaurant. We use the topical and  sentimental information compiled from raw textual reviews to understand user preferences. We use these  preferences to cluster similar users together and then predict users' topical feelings towards the restaurants for which they may be requesting information and to make suitable recommendations.    Users have similarities in their preferences for particular topics under which the restaurants have been reviewed. Therefore, we can soft-cluster them using these similarities extracted from their reviewing history. These cluster membership probabilities help us make predictions about the user's sentiments in each topic for the target restaurant. Our results show our accuracy for predicting these sentiments and show that we can provide recommendations to users in most topics for the target restaurant.
Evaluation of mobile WiMAX performance in a metropolitan vehicular application
Creators: name: Jin, Tong
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) will enhance on-road safety, improve road utilization, fuel efficiency and, last but not the least, allow occupants an entertainment filled ride. They will include a plethora of applications requiring information dissemination that will use vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, which has vehicles form an ad hoc network to communicate with each other, and also vehicle-to-roadside (V2R) communication, which amongst other things will provide connectivity to the internet. The offered load in a vehicular network can be significant because of the possibility of large vehicle densities and a variety of supported applications. Also, the wireless propagation environment can be harsh, especially in a metropolitan area like New York City and Los Angeles, and can significantly impact network performance. The load requirements together with the high mobility in a vehicular network make mobile WiMAX a suitable technology for vehicular networks. However, before WiMAX deployments are used by vehicular networks, the performance of typical vehicular applications over WiMAX needs to be evaluated. Also, propagation characteristics of WiMAX, especially in relation to application performance, for example, the impact of intermittent connectivity on data transfer over WiMAX, needs evaluation. In this work we first introduce the ParkNet system, in which vehicles collect and disseminate, over WiMAX, information regarding roadside parking availability in a city. We implement the system and evaluate the performance of a ParkNet deployment in Brooklyn, New York City, which includes multiple cars and a WiMAX base station. The deployment monitors and measures the WiMAX signal strength and data dissemination status and associated temporal and spatial information. The data collected over multiple experiment runs conducted over many days is used for application performance evaluation. The signal strength readings are further used to derive a path loss model, which can be used by simulations of a mobile WiMAX network.
Novel regulatory mechanisms for lung cancer growth
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: Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is a protein that was discovered in the blood of a patient with lung cancer. PTHrP is responsible for causing high levels of calcium in the blood of such patients and patients with other types of cancer. PTHrP is made by the lung cancer cells and has been detected in cells from all of the types of lung cancer. Many investigators have studied the role of PTHrP in causing elevated blood calcium levels in cancer patients, but PTHrP may also have other effects. For example, PTHrP stimulates many lung cancer cells to grow and proliferate. Thus, PTHrP produced by the cells might stimulate the growth of lung tumors or spread of the cancer to other parts of the body. This project fits with the research priorities of the TRDRP because it will study the processes important in growth of lung cancer, a disease caused by tobacco use or exposure, and might lead to development of new treatments for lung cancer. The first aim is to learn whether PTHrP stimulates proliferation of lung cancer cells by being released from the cells and acting at sites on the cell surface, or by being transported inside the cell to the nucleus, the site containing the cell’s DNA. This knowledge is important for understanding the cancer disease process and will be significant for designing therapies related to PTHrP. The experiments will involve genetically modifying lung cancer cells to make PTHrP that is released from the cell or PTHrP that is transported to the nucleus. The different cells will be grown in plates and the rate of cell proliferation will be measured and compared. The second aim is to learn whether PTHrP stimulates lung tumors to grow in the same way it stimulates the cancer cells in culture plates to grow. Tumors will be formed by implanting the cells into the lungs of mice that have compromised immune systems and cannot reject the foreign cells. The cells will be modified as described above to make PTHrP that is either released from the cells or transported to the nucleus. The cells will also be modified to be fluorescent. After six weeks, lung tumor growth will be evaluated by inspecting the lungs, measuring the fluorescence, or examining the lungs microscopically. The third aim is to determine if lung tumor growth can be slowed by treatments that reduce the effects of PTHrP on lung cancer cells. Using an animal model, we will contrast the effectiveness of antibodies against PTHrP, drugs that counter the effects of PTHrP, or substances that prevent the cells from making PTHrP. Lung tumor growth will be measured as described for the second aim. The results of these studies will improve our understanding of how lung cancer grows, and may lead to new therapies for lung cancer.