cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Wallace_2024_ProcB_supp_methods_tables_figures_ESM from Naturally occurring viruses of Drosophila reduce offspring number and lifespan
Creators: name: Wallace, Megan A.
name: Obbard, Darren J.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310399
subject: Ecology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 310499
subject: Evolutionary biology not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 420299
subject: Epidemiology not elsewhere classified

description: Drosophila remains a pre-eminent insect model system for host–virus interaction, but the host range and fitness consequences of the drosophilid virome are poorly understood. Metagenomic studies have reported approximately 200 viruses associated with Drosophilidae, but few isolates are available to characterize the Drosophila immune response, and most characterization has relied on injection and systemic infection. Here, we use a more natural infection route to characterize the fitness effects of infection and to study a wider range of viruses. We exposed laboratory Drosophila melanogaster to 23 naturally occurring viruses from wild-collected drosophilids. We recorded transmission rates along with two components of female fitness: survival and the lifetime number of adult offspring produced. Nine different viruses transmitted during contact with laboratory D. melanogaster, although for the majority, rates of transmission were less than 20%. Five virus infections led to a significant decrease in lifespan (D. melanogaster nora virus, D. immigrans nora virus, Muthill virus, galbut virus and Prestney Burn virus), and three led to a reduction in the total number of offspring. Our findings demonstrate the utility of the Drosophila model for community-level studies of host–virus interactions, and suggest that viral infection could be a substantial fitness burden on wild flies.
TURIZMDA MARKETING VA BARQARORLIK
Creators: name: Xidoyatova, Gulnoza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Barqarorlik marketingi marketing ko'nikmalari va texnikalarini yaxshi maqsadlar uchun ishlatishi mumkin, bozor ehtiyojlarini tushunish, yanada barqaror mahsulotlar ishlab chiqish va xulq-atvor o'zgarishini ta'minlash uchun yanada ta'sirchan aloqa usullarini aniqlash orqali.Ushbu maqola turistik manzillarni yashash uchun va tashrif buyurish uchun yaxshiroq joylar qilishni maqsad qilgan marketing nazariyalari, usullari va natijalari bo'yicha so'nggi tadqiqotlarni qisqacha bayon etadi.
Wave functions in the Critical Phase: a Planar \textit{Sierpiński} Fractal Lattice
Creators: name: Yao, Qi
name: Yang, Xiaotian
name: Iliasov, Askar A.
name: Katsnelson, Mikhail I.
name: Yuan, Shengjun
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Electronic states play a crucial role in many quantum systems of moire superlattices, quasicrystals, and fractals. As recently reported in \textit{Sierpiński} lattices [Phys. Rev. B 107, 115424 (2023)], the critical states are revealed by the energy level-correlation spectra, which are caused by the interplay between aperiodicity and determined self-similarity characters. In the case of the \textit{Sierpiński Carpet}, our results further demonstrate that there is some degree of spatial overlap between these electronic states. These states could be strongly affected by its `seed lattice' of the $generator$, and slightly modulated by the dilation pattern and the geometrical self-similarity level. These electronic states are multifractal by scaling the $q$-order inverse participation ratio or fractal dimension, which correlates with the subdiffusion behavior. In the $gene$ pattern, the averaged state-based multifractal dimension of second-order would increase as its \textit{Hausdoff dimension} increases. Our findings could potentially contribute to understanding quantum transports and single-particle quantum dynamics in fractals.
description: 10 pages, 6 figures. Accepted by Phys. Rev. B
Broadband Anomalous Reflection Based on Gradient Low-Q Meta-Surface
Creators: name: Pu, M.
name: Chen, Po
name: Wang, C.
name: Wang, Y.
name: Zhao, Z.
name: Hu, C.
name: Huang, C.
name: Luo, X.
Publisher: name: University of Wyoming. Libraries
Year: 2013
Subjects: Anomalous reflection
Broadband characteristics
Frequency changes
Gradient indexes
Microwave regime
Phase difference
Reflection modes
Relative bandwidth

description: Gradient-index metamaterial is crucial in the spatial manipulation of electromagnetic wave. Here we present an efficient approach to extend the bandwidth of phase modulation by utilizing the broadband characteristic of low-quality (Q) meta-surface in the reflection mode. The dispersion of the meta-surface is engineered to compensate the phase difference induced by frequency change. Meanwhile, a thin gradient index cover layer is added on the top of meta-surface to extend the phase modulation range to cover the entire 0, 360°. As a proof of concept, anomalous nearly perfect reflection with relative bandwidth near 40% is demonstrated in the microwave regime.
Individual, parent, and school factors associated with e-cigarette use among Asian adolescents
Creators: name: Vidourek, Rebecca A.
name: Chaliawala, Kruti S.
name: King, Keith A.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: E-cigarette use has become the predominant method of nicotine consumption among U.S. youth, posing significant public health implications. The current study addresses the scarce research on e-cigarette use among Asian American adolescents, a demographic group that has remained comparatively understudied. Leveraging data from the 2019–2020 Student Drug Use survey, the cross-sectional study investigates the interplay between e-cigarette use and psychosocial determinants among Asian American adolescents in the metropolitan area. Results indicate an 8.0% prevalence of e-cigarette use in the past year, with notable variations based on grade level and risk behaviors. Psychosocial factors such as low parental influence [OR = 1.88, 95% CI (1.35,2.61)], engagement in low prosocial activities [OR = 1.78, 95% CI (1.30, 2.44)], and high-risk behaviors [OR = 25.34, 95% CI (15.39,41.71)] correlate significantly with increased odds of e-cigarette use. Logistic regression analysis reinforces these associations, emphasizing the impact of risky behavior and ease of access on e-cigarette usage. The study informs targeted interventions at various levels, including schools, policy, community engagement, and cultural competency training, to address the escalating prevalence of e-cigarette use among Asian American adolescents.
Gymnura altavela
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Myliobatiformes
Gymnuridae
Gymnura
Gymnura altavela

description: Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus 1758) —Spiny butterfly ray
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 60); subsequently recorded as Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 61); recently recorded as Gymnura altavela by Bariche et al. (2007; 111) and as Gymnura altavela by Lteif (2015; 61). Recent unpublished records from Beirut (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM.
Distribution. Tropical and temperate western and eastern Atlantic (including Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea).
Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd+4bd, 1 March 2007); Med. (CR: A2bd, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. High priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 22, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Mobula mobular
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Myliobatiformes
Myliobatidae
Mobula
Mobula mobular

description: Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre 1788) —Devil fish
Taxonomy. New record from Lebanon, based on photos and videos of an individual spotted off Batroun (10 March 2015); landed in Tyre (16 March 2015); spotted off Damour (4 March 2017) and off Jounieh (28 March 2017).
Distribution. Probably circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea). Conservation. IUCN: Global (EN: A2d, 22 October 2014); Med. (EN: A2d, 25 March 2016); CITES Appendix II. Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. High priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on pages 22-23, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Vapour-liquid phase behaviour of primitive models of ionic liquids confined in disordered porous media
Creators: name: Hvozd, T.
name: Patsahan, T.
name: Kalyuzhnyi, Yu.
name: Patsahan, O.
name: Holovko, M.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We develop a theory for the description of ionic liquids (ILs) confined in a porous medium formed by a matrix of immobile randomly placed uncharged particles. The IL is modelled as an electroneutral mixture of hardsphere anions and flexible linear chain cations, represented by tangentially bonded hard spheres with the charge located on one of the terminal beads. The theory combines a generalization of the scaled particle theory, Wertheim's thermodynamic perturbation theory, and the associative mean-spherical approximation and allows one to obtain analytical expressions for the pressure and chemical potentials of the matrix-IL system. Using the theory, we calculate the vapour-liquid phase diagrams for two versions of the IL model, i.e., when the cation is modelled as a dimer and as a chain, in a complete association limit. The effects of the matrix confinement and of the non-spherical shape of the cations on the vapour-liquid phase diagrams are studied.
description: 18 pages, 8 figures
Myliobatis aquila
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Myliobatiformes
Myliobatidae
Myliobatis
Myliobatis aquila

description: Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus 1758) —Common eagle ray
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Myliobatis aquila, C. Dumer. by Gruvel (1931: 78). No recent records of this species.
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal to South Africa, straying to southern North Sea; southwestern Indian Ocean: South Africa to Kenya and western Mascarenes.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 20 July 2005); Med. (VU: A2b, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Unknown. Medium priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Aetomylaeus bovinus
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Myliobatiformes
Myliobatidae
Aetomylaeus
Aetomylaeus bovinus

description: Aetomylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817) —Bull ray
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pteromylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809) by George et al. (1964: 11); subsequently recorded as Pteromylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy St Hil.) by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Pteromylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1817) by Mouneimné (2002: 64–65); as Pteromylaeus bovinus by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished records from Beirut (17 April 2000), Tripoli (28 October 2013), Adloun (3 April 2014) and Naqoura (13 June 2013). Material in collection: AUBM.
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Spain south to South Africa; southwestern Indian Ocean: South Africa north to Mozambique.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 2 February 2006); Med. (CR: A2c, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Significant decline in the last two decades.Medium priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on pages 24-25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Pristis pectinata Latham 1794
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Pristiformes
Pristidae
Pristis
Pristis pectinata

description: Pristis pectinata Latham 1794 —Smalltooth sawfish
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pristis pectinatus, Latr. by Gruvel (1931: 77); subsequently recorded as Pristis pectinatus Latham 1744 by George et al. (1964: 10); as Pristis pectinatus Latham by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Pristis pectinatus Latham 1794 by Mouneimné (2002: 57). No recent unpublished records from Lebanon. Material in collection: AUBM uncat. (rostrums witout labels).
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic and southwestern Indian Ocean. Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A2cd, 5 June 2012); Med. (CR: (Possibly Extinct) A2b; D, 25 March 2016); CITES Appendix I. Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: (Absent). Significant decline since Gruvel (1931: 77). Medium priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on pages 25-26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Dipturus oxyrinchus
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rajidae
Dipturus
Dipturus oxyrinchus

description: Dipturus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus 1758) —Longnose skate
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Raja oxyrinchus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 60); subsequently recorded as Raja oxyrinchus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 58); recently recorded as Dipturus oxyrinchus by Lteif (2015: 61); as Dipturus oxyrinchus by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Recent unpublished record from Batroun, (10 October 1998).
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway and North Sea south to Senegal, including Madeira Rare and Canary Islands.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (NT: 21 November 2014); Med. (NT: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Raja clavata Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rajidae
Raja
Raja clavata

description: Raja clavata Linnaeus 1758 —Thornback ray
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Raïa clavata, L. by Gruvel (1931: 78); recently recorded as Raja clavata by Lteif (2015: 61).
Distribution. Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic and southwestern Indian Ocean: Iceland and central Norway to South Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius (Mascarenes).
Conservation. IUCN: Global (NT: 3 October 2005); Med. (NT: 27 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Medium priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
'HOUSEHOLD CLASS. THE STATE AND PUBLIC ATTITUDES TO WELFARE'
Creators: name: Hyde, Mark
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1990

description: Two specific shifts have occurred in the sectoral bases of welfare provision in the UK since the last war. The first involved in establishment of collective state provision whilst the second has involved a significant expansion of owner occupation. These developments have been interpreted at various times as signifying substantial changes in the nature of British society, particularly in the way that they are alleged to have attenuated class based social divisions and patterns of consciousness. In contemporary debates, owner occupation is alleged to have generated a conservative domestic oriented attitudinal disposition among manual households. Further, such households are held to be profoundly disaffected from state welfare as a result of their experiences as clients in this sector. The Plymouth study, which is reported below, was concerned with public attitudes to welfare. More specifically, its aim was to generate a data base which would enable the relative significance of sectoral patterns of welfare and household class as factors which influence the pattern of public attitudes to issues in social policy to be assessed. This aim was implemented by administering a structured questionnaire to a sample of 150 households in Plymouth. Subsequent empirical and conceptual analyses generated three conclusions. First, people are dissatisfied with the experience of state welfare but it is the distributive impact of welfare which is of the greatest significance in the calculations of the average household. Second, sectoral patterns of welfare do influence public perceptions of issues in social policy, but in a modest and specific way. Third, household class remains the most significant determinant of access to welfare, public or private, and because of this, the most significant influence on the pattern of public attitudes to welfare.
Raja miraletus Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rajidae
Raja
Raja miraletus

description: Raja miraletus Linnaeus 1758 —Brown ray
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Raïa miraletus, Rond. by Gruvel (1931: 77–78); subsequently recorded as Raja miraletus Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 10); as Raja miraletus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Raja miraletus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 58–59); recently recorded as Raja miraletus by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished record from Batroun (10 February 1999). Material in collection: AUBM.
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Morocco, including Madeira.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 5 September 2003); Med. (LC: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
USING ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING THEORY AS A MEANS OF MOBILISING KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES IN THE CONTROL OF INFECTION
Creators: name: NICHOLS, ANDREW
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2006

description: This research investigates learning and infection control knowledge within hospitals in the United Kingdom (UK). Fundamental infection control practices are not always carried out by clinical staff caring for patients, as a result infections are transmitted (Pittet et al 2000). Failure to carry out infection control practices may reflect a division between the espoused and actual practice of clinicians (Huzzard and Ostergren 2002). This division may be contributed to by infection control teams and educationalists relying on classroom based, pedagogic teaching and failing to investigate the value of other learning theories (Courtney 1998). This study is based upon an investigation of the utility of situated learning within clinical infection control practice. The situated learning is based upon a combination of underpinning learning theories including community of practice and knowledge creation theory. The investigation consists of a discussion of the background of infection control in UK hospitals followed by a review of the literature concerning individual and organisational learning theory and learning in clinical practice. This review results in the production of a research model which combines learning theories, providing a guide for subsequent empirical research phases. A mixed methods, pluralist research methodology is produced employing qualitative and quantitative research methods. The first empiric phase of the research reveals evidence of a division between espoused and actual infection control practice, of tacit learning in practice, and of existing knowledge structures and relationships that could be further developed to facilitate and guide situated learning in practice. This evidence is used in conjunction with individual and organisational learning theory in the second empiric phase of the research in which an educational intervention employing situated learning in practice takes place. Results of this intervention study reveal improvements in infection control knowledge and practice amongst research participants indicating that situated learning, when harnessed and guided in clinical practice is able to offer a resilient means of contributing to the creation and application of knowledge within challenging learning environments.
Raja montagui Fowler 1910
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rajidae
Raja
Raja montagui

description: Raja montagui Fowler 1910 —Spotted ray
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Raja montagui Fowler 1910 by George et al. (1964: 10).
Distribution. Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Shetland Islands south to Morocco.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 1 March 2007); Med. (LC: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Unknown. Medium priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
FORECASTING PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTABILITY: ANALYZING AND PREDICTING AUDIT TRENDS IN RWANDA'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (2020-2030)
Creators: name: Mbonigaba Celestin*, S. Sujatha**, A. Dinesh Kumar*** & M. Vasuki****
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This study, titled Forecasting Public Sector Accountability: Analyzing and Predicting Audit Trends in Rwanda's Financial Management (2020-2030), provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of public financial management in Rwanda, focusing on the period from 2020 to 2030. Leveraging data from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) and qualitative assessments, the study examines key trends in financial accountability, including audit opinions, compliance with laws, value for money, and the implementation of audit recommendations.

The findings indicate significant progress in Rwanda's public financial management, evidenced by an increase in unqualified audit opinions and a reduction in financial mismanagement. The study attributes these improvements to enhanced internal controls, strengthened financial regulations, and a heightened focus on value-for-money audits. By employing predictive modeling, the study forecasts continued positive trends, anticipating near-complete adherence to financial regulations and further reductions in mismanaged public funds by 2030.

The study concludes with strategic recommendations aimed at sustaining these improvements, including further strengthening internal controls, enhancing compliance monitoring, and leveraging advanced technology for financial oversight. These recommendations are intended to support Rwanda’s ongoing efforts to achieve its 2030 development goals by ensuring efficient and transparent management of public resources.
Glaucostegus cemiculus
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rhinobatidae
Glaucostegus
Glaucostegus cemiculus

description: Glaucostegus cemiculus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817) —Blackchin guitarfish
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Rhinobatos cemiculus Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1827 by George et al. (1964: 10); subsequently recorded as Rhinobatos cemiculus Geoffroy St Hil. by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Rhinobatos cemiculus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1817 by Mouneimné (2002: 56); recently recorded as Rhinobatos cemiculus by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished records from Beirut, Tripoli, Batroun, Saida, Sarafand and Tyre (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH and USNM (as Rhinobatos cemiculus).
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Angola, including Cape Verde Islands.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A2d, 3 December 2018); Med. (NE). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant decline in the last two decades. High priority for conservation action. The capture, transportation, storage or commercialization of this species is forbidden in Lebanon.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Women and the Violent Workplace
Creators: name: Beckett, Sharon Elizabeth
Publisher: name: Plymouth University
Year: 2015
Subjects: Workplace violence
Gender studies
Feminist standpoint
Womens studies
Patriarchy
Equality
Qualitative
Workplace

description: Globally workplace violence is a pressing concern. It is an ever increasing problem and thus an extensive field to research. Despite an increase in interest, there are specific areas of workplace violence that remain relatively unexplored, and this is further compounded because workplace violence is not clearly defined and neither is it readily understood (Dolan 2000, Webster et al 2007). Women’s experiences of workplace violence have been overlooked, primarily because women exist within a patriarchal society, and many are deemed of a lesser value than men. A patriarchal society has elevated men into positions of power whilst women have more generally remained subordinate, and it is this which has led to many of the experiences of working women going unrecognised as violence and abuse (Morgan and Bjokrt, 2006). Subsequently, these encounters have remained unexplored and under-researched (Dale and Acik 2005). To address this imbalance my study has adopted a feminist standpoint. It is therefore based on in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with working women from a diverse range of occupations and backgrounds, and who have endured the lived reality of a working woman’s life. By taking such an approach this study has identified many of the patterns and trends of physical, psychological and sexual violence that are relevant to the suffering of working women. Further, the findings identify how working women face supplementary risks to those generically posed to the workforce. Additionally, this study identifies ‘risky traits’ that are pertinent to the experiences of women, including systems of male power and dominance, for example, male solidarity. These are systems that exist to the detriment of women, in that many women feel fearful, believing they are isolated and indeed vulnerable in the workplace. Moreover, the workplace offers workers minimal support, if any, to female victims of workplace violence which also impacts on the health and wellbeing of working women more generally.
Rhinobatos rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Rajiformes
Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos
Rhinobatos rhinobatos

description: Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus 1758) —Common guitarfish
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Rhinobatos rhinobatus (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964: 10); subsequently recorded as Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 56); recently recorded as Rhinobatos rhinobatos by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished records from Beirut, Tripoli, Batroun, Saida, Sarafand and Tyre (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Angola.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (EN: A4 cd, 1 March 2007); Med. (EN: A2 b, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant decline in the last two decades. High priority for conservation action. The capture, transportation, storage or commercialization of this species is forbidden in Lebanon.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 28, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
A Linear Programming Enhanced Genetic Algorithm for Hyperparameter Tuning in Machine Learning
Creators: name: Sinha, Ankur
name: Pankaj, Paritosh
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: I.2.6
subject: 49M37

description: In this paper, we formulate the hyperparameter tuning problem in machine learning as a bilevel program. The bilevel program is solved using a micro genetic algorithm that is enhanced with a linear program. While the genetic algorithm searches over discrete hyperparameters, the linear program enhancement allows hyper local search over continuous hyperparameters. The major contribution in this paper is the formulation of a linear program that supports fast search over continuous hyperparameters, and can be integrated with any hyperparameter search technique. It can also be applied directly on any trained machine learning or deep learning model for the purpose of fine-tuning. We test the performance of the proposed approach on two datasets, MNIST and CIFAR-10. Our results clearly demonstrate that using the linear program enhancement offers significant promise when incorporated with any population-based approach for hyperparameter tuning.
description: 8 pages; https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10254162/
Tetronarce nobiliana
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Torpediniformes
Torpedinidae
Tetronarce
Tetronarce nobiliana

description: Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte 1835) —Atlantic torpedo
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Torpedo nobiliana by Lteif (2015: 61).
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: North Sea to South Africa including Madeira and Canary Islands;?western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada) to Brazil (including Caribbean Sea).
Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 7 September 2004); Med. (LC: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. High priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 28, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
FLOW. INTERACTIVE SONIC ART: THE CREATION AND USE OF RESPONSIVE STRATEGIES TO RE-IMAGINE THE PERFORMER/SPECTATOR RELATIONSHIP AND CREATE VISITOR INCLUSIVE SONIC ENVIRONMENTS.
Creators: name: Shepherd, Peter
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Sonic art
subject: Interactivity
subject: Experimental music
subject: ResM

description: FLOW operates on two levels, firstly as an engaging live performance environment and secondly as a vehicle to discuss a number of philosophical ideas relating to sound as art. As a performance piece FLOW exists to provide an inclusive interactive environment for musicians and casual visitors alike. A series of sensors allow those who enter the arena to make interventions in an immersive soundscape through their movements, opening up possibilities for the exploration of sound and gestural action within the space. The piece challenges the conventional roles of performer and spectator and offers interactive technology as a means of uniting the two. The artist creates a re-imagination of the performance paradigm based on active engagement rather than passive observance through the establishment of a circular discourse between human and computer. The following paper will also examine the nature of sound as art, suggesting that the poststructural ideas of Derrida and Deleuze and Guattari can be used as a conduit to define sonic emergences and morphologies within a Human/computer discourse, both in terms of timbral nature and spatial diffusion. Central to this is the concept that suggests the relationship between man and machine in interactive sonic art is one of energy transfer from organic fluidity to digital regulation and back to energy in the form of processed sound, according to the processes put in place. This leads into a final discussion of the nature of experimental compositional process, the choice between the determinate and the stochastic and the compromises between these that may need to be made to retain artistic coherence.
BICCHERNA COVERS AND SIENESE TRECENTO SOCIETY: FIVE CASE STUDIES
Creators: name: Klein Essink, Marietta H.W.
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Book Covers
subject: Administration
subject: Early Renaissance Italy
subject: Italy, Siena
subject: Taxation
subject: 14th Century
subject: Case Studies
subject: ResM

description: In the study of trecento Sienese Biccherna covers several questions immediately arise: how and why did the iconographies of their figurative and inscriptive parts change and did the magistrates whose names appear as signatories to the tax returns influence the covers’ commission. In five case studies, this dissertation shows that the hitherto stilted and formal representation of the Camarlengo around the early trecento changed into a narrative of topical social and religious events, thereby turning the covers into important primary civic sources of religious and social historical information. A close observation of the meaning of the narratives and their inscriptions highlights their significant contribution to the understanding that, as works of art, they were the result of an artistically valuable social transaction, involving the civic authorities and the people, their audience. The importance of the civic officials is conveyed by the fact that they were mentioned in conjunction with the figurative scenes, not for who they were. By emphasizing their civic function, the panels were part of Siena’s collective civic tradition. Together, they formed part of her visual identity culture, identified by the many well-known works of art they reproduced. Therefore, the thesis would be confirmed in its effort to show that the officials of the Treasury office, in accordance with Siena’s civic tradition, aspired to imitate images that were on show elsewhere in the city for the covers of their account books, images that would be well-known to the people. My research into these fascinating, though relatively unknown painted wooden panels that formed the front covers of the commune’s tax records was greatly assisted by modern social historical scholarship, as well as a close in situ study at Siena’s State Archives.
Torpedo marmorata , Risso 1810
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Torpediniformes
Torpedinidae
Torpedo
Torpedo marmorata

description: Torpedo marmorata Risso 1810 —Spotted torpedo
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Torpedo marmorata, Risso by Gruvel (1931: 77); subsequently recorded as Torpedo marmorata (Risso 1810) by George et al. (1964: 10); as Torpedo marmorata Risso by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Torpedo marmorata Risso 1810 by Mouneimné (2002: 66–67); recently recorded as Torpedo mar- morata by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629) and as Torpedo marmorata by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished record from Batroun, (10 December 2008). Material in collection: AUBM.
Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to South Africa, including Madeira and Canary Islands.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 30 September 2003); Med. (LC: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Significant decline in the last two decades. High priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on pages 28-29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Torpedo torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Torpediniformes
Torpedinidae
Torpedo
Torpedo torpedo

description: Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus 1758) —Common torpedo
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Torpedo oculata, Bel. by Gruvel (1931: 77); subsequently recorded as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964: 10); as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Torpedo torpedo (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 66). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Angola.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 30 September 2003); Med. (LC: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Significant decline in the last two decades. High priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 29, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Squatina aculeata Cuvier 1829
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Squatiniformes
Squatinidae
Squatina
Squatina aculeata

description: Squatina aculeata Cuvier 1829 —Sawback angelshark
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Squatina aculeata by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished record from Batroun (10 February 1999).
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola and Namibia.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A2bcd+3cd, 19 June 2017); Med. (CR: A2bcd, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Significant decline in the last two decades. High priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on pages 29-30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Squatina oculata Bonaparte 1840
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Squatiniformes
Squatinidae
Squatina
Squatina oculata

description: Squatina oculata Bonaparte 1840 —Smoothback angelshark
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Squatina oculata by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished record from Tyre (10 April 2019).
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Namibia.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A2bcd+3cd, 19 June 2017); Med. (CR: A2bcd+3cd, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Significant decline in the last two decades. High priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Squatina squatina squatina (Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Squatiniformes
Squatinidae
Squatina
Squatina squatina

description: Squatina squatina (Linnaeus 1758) —Angelshark
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Squatina squatina, L. = Squatina angelus, Risso by Gruvel (1931: 75); subsequently recorded as Squatina squatina (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964: 10); as Squatina squatina (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Squatina squatina (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 54–55).
Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Canary Islands and western Sahara.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A2bcd, 12 July 2017); Med. (CR: A2bcd+3d, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. High priority for conservation action.
Chimaeriformes
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Holocephali
Chimaeriformes
Chimaeridae
Chimaera
Chimaera monstrosa

description: Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus 1758 —Rabbit fish
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Chimera monstrosa and Chimoera monstrosa, L. by Gruvel (1931: 73, 77); subsequently recorded as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 11); as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 67); recently recorded as Chimaera monstrosa by Aguillar et al. (2018: 80).
Distribution. Greenland, western Baltic Sea, northern North Sea, Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, Madeira and Azores.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (NT: 1 March 2007); Med. (NT: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action.
Anguilliformes
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
MARLP: Time-series Forecasting Control for Agricultural Managed Aquifer Recharge
Creators: name: Chen, Yuning
name: Yang, Kang
name: An, Zhiyu
name: Holder, Brady
name: Paloutzian, Luke
name: Bali, Khaled
name: Du, Wan
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: The rapid decline in groundwater around the world poses a significant challenge to sustainable agriculture. To address this issue, agricultural managed aquifer recharge (Ag-MAR) is proposed to recharge the aquifer by artificially flooding agricultural lands using surface water. Ag-MAR requires a carefully selected flooding schedule to avoid affecting the oxygen absorption of crop roots. However, current Ag-MAR scheduling does not take into account complex environmental factors such as weather and soil oxygen, resulting in crop damage and insufficient recharging amounts. This paper proposes MARLP, the first end-to-end data-driven control system for Ag-MAR. We first formulate Ag-MAR as an optimization problem. To that end, we analyze four-year in-field datasets, which reveal the multi-periodicity feature of the soil oxygen level trends and the opportunity to use external weather forecasts and flooding proposals as exogenous clues for soil oxygen prediction. Then, we design a two-stage forecasting framework. In the first stage, it extracts both the cross-variate dependency and the periodic patterns from historical data to conduct preliminary forecasting. In the second stage, it uses weather-soil and flooding-soil causality to facilitate an accurate prediction of soil oxygen levels. Finally, we conduct model predictive control (MPC) for Ag-MAR flooding. To address the challenge of large action spaces, we devise a heuristic planning module to reduce the number of flooding proposals to enable the search for optimal solutions. Real-world experiments show that MARLP reduces the oxygen deficit ratio by 86.8% while improving the recharging amount in unit time by 35.8%, compared with the previous four years.
description: Accepted by KDD 2024
Anguilla anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anguilliformes
Anguillidae
Anguilla
Anguilla anguilla

description: Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) —European eel
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964: 13); subsequently recorded as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 74–75). Recent unpublished records from Tripoli, Nahr Ibrahim, Beirut and Damour (1998–2012). Material in collection: AUBM, FMNH, MNHN, SMF, and USNM.
Distribution. Western and eastern Atlantic, Baltic Sea, North Sea, White Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea: European seas and adjacent watersheds, spawing and larval migration routes to and from the western Atlantic. Introduced in the Caspian Sea basin.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (CR: A2bd+4bd, 28 May 2013); Med. (North Africa) (EN: A4 bd, 16 October 2007); CITES Appendix II. Capture and threats: HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. High priority for conservation action.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 31, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887