cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Colonisation of secondary habitats in mining sites by Labidura riparia (Dermaptera: Labiduridae) from multiple natural source populations
title: Colonisation of secondary habitats in mining sites by Labidura riparia (Dermaptera: Labiduridae) from multiple natural source populations
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Güth, Mareike
name: Wiegleb, Gerhard
name: Durka, Walter
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Insekt
Restaurierung
Besiedlung
Konservierung

description: Abstract Background Open cast lignite mines, sand pits and military training areas represent human-made, secondary habitats for specialized xerothermophilous and psammophilous species. Rare species, including the earwig Labidura riparia, are found in high population densities in such sites. However, it is unknown from which sources colonisation took place and how genetic variation compares to that of ancient populations on natural sites. Methods Using nine microsatellite markers, we analysed genetic variation and population structure of L. riparia in 21 populations in NE Germany both from secondary habitats such as lignite-mining sites, military training areas and a potassium mining heap, and rare primary habitats, such as coastal and inland dunes. Results Genetic variation was higher in populations from post-mining sites and former military training areas than in populations from coastal or inland dune sites. Overall population diferentiation was substantial (FST=0.08; F'ST=0.253), with stronger diferentiation among primary (FST=0.196; F'ST=0.473) than among secondary habitats (FST=0.043; F'ST=0.147). Diferentiation followed a pattern of isolation by distance. Bayesian structure analysis revealed three gene pools representing primary habitats on a coastal dune and two diferent inland dunes. All populations from secondary habitats were mixtures of the two inland dune gene pools, suggesting multiple colonization of post-mining areas from diferent source populations and hybridisation among source populations. Discussion Populations of L. riparia from primary habitats deserve special conservation, because they harbour diferentiated gene pools. The majority of the L. riparia populations, however, thrive in secondary habitats, highlighting their role for conservation. Implications for insect conservation A dual strategy should be followed of conserving both remaining natural habitat harbouring particular intraspecific gene pools and secondary habitat inhabited by large admixed and genetically highly variable populations. © The Author(s) 2021
PANEL & ROUNDTABLE: Teaching Introductory Identity Based and Social Justice Courses: Challenges and Successes (40 mins)
Creators: name: Corwin, David
name: Anthony, LaShonda
name: Diener, Courtney
name: Hassel-Goodman, Sharrell
name: Ross, Eric
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2020

description: In this workshop, participants will have space and gain insight on best practices, challenges, and successes that faculty in interdisciplinary, social justice related disciplines have had in crafting basic level (100-200) courses. While larger disciplines have professional development opportunities and scholarship to look to in their curriculum development, there is very little SOTL work that focuses on the basic level social justice course. Faculty from Women and Gender Studies and Integrative Studies will discuss their experiences teaching 100 and 200 level gateway and Mason Core courses with class sizes of 20-40 and their challenges and successes in creating safe, engaging, inclusive and fun spaces for students. The faculty present will discuss their experiences teaching WMST 100: Global Representations of Women; WMST 200: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies; WMST 208: Introduction to LGBTQ Studies; and INTS 101: Narratives of Identity. Faculty will provide activities and assignments that have worked for them through multiple iterations of their courses as well as how some assignments are grounded in feminist pedagogies. Participants will have the opportunity to brainstorm and create specific activities for their students based on the content they are presented with from their facilitator team. This roundtable will also be a space for participants to discuss their own challenges and success in teaching these types of courses through dialogue and learning by doing activities.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol. 12 (2020): Teaching Towards the Future
title: Luftdämpfung als zukunftsweisende Technologie im Nutzfahrzeugbereich: Optimale Auslegung eines Luftfederdämpfers
Creators: name: Hedrich, Philipp
name: Pelz, Peter F.
name: Nakhjiri, Mehdi
name: Fäth, Stefan
name: Dehlwes, Stephan
Publisher: name: VDI Verlag GmbH
Year: 2022

description: Die Auslegung und Abstimmung eines Luftfederdämpfers (LFD) ist sehr komplex. In dieser Veröffentlichung wird gezeigt, wie Optimierungsmethoden dafür genutzt werden können. Das allgemeine Vorgehen dabei wird exemplarisch an der Vorauslegung eines Zweikammer-LFD von SAF-HOLLAND für eine Trailerachse gezeigt. Zusätzlich wird ein analytischer Ansatz präsentiert, mit dem die maximale Radvergrößerungsfunktion anhand einer Energiebetrachtung im Viertelfahrzeug abgeschätzt werden kann. Dadurch wird der Einfluss einzelner Parameter auf die Bedämpfung des Rades offensichtlich.
PANEL & ROUNDTABLE: First Generation Faculty Forum: Supporting First Generation Faculty and Students (40 mins)
Creators: name: Broeckleman-Post, Melissa
name: Davis, Shannon
name: Lawrence, Heidi
name: Rivera, Millie
name: Adams Wooten, Courtney
name: Bray, Laurence
name: Gill, Charlotte
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2020

description: Nearly 40% of Mason students are first generation college students. This group faces a unique set of challenges, particularly around understanding the implicit norms and expectations on our campus and academia generally. This panel proposes to discuss the unique concerns and experiences of first generation faculty members at Mason and how those impact teaching, mentoring, and advising practices at Mason. Each panelist is a member of Mason’s faculty who was once a first-generation college student who successfully navigated academic institutions and a pathway to the professoriate. By sharing experiences, insights, and current research on strategies that faculty can use to support students and support one another, this panel will also work toward solutions that help improve student access as well as faculty wellness, recruitment, and retention across the University. Some of the questions we will address in our discussion include the following: · What is the current size and scope of faculty who were first generation college students at George Mason? How many faculty members identify as fitting this criteria? What disciplines/departments are they in? What positions do they occupy (assistant/associate/full prof; concurrent admin roles; term)? · Are there trends across their educational experiences that they feel positively impacted their choice to pursue a faculty position? To work at George Mason specifically? · Are there trends across their work and professional practices--in the kinds of labor practices they report in their departments; their teaching, advising, and mentoring practices; or in their research or disciplinary involvement? · Are there professional resources that leadership at George Mason can provide first generation faculty and students to help facilitate and sustain success? · How can we help first generation students understand different ideas about what “work” looks like and the different ways to be transparent about different pathways for structuring work? · How can we help first generation students work recognize that internalized notions of what “success” is and the ways that those ideas can both enable us to find creative solutions and constrain options or even be paralyzed by not knowing? · How does gender impact the expectations that first generation students’ families have and the support that they receive for moving forward on an academic pathway?
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol. 12 (2020): Teaching Towards the Future
PANEL & ROUNDTABLE: Digital Student Portfolio Faculty Learning Community: Lessons Learned (90 mins)
Creators: name: Lewis, Amy
name: Brown, Steve
name: Guingab, Terri Ann
name: Eyman, Douglas
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2020

description: The Digital Portfolio Faculty Learning Community formed in 2019 brought together faculty interested in or currently using portfolios in their courses and programs. Participants shared their current methods of using portfolios in their programs and discussed available literature on the use of portfolios in learning environments. We identified gaps in Mason’s current portfolio offerings as well as potential solutions to fill in those gaps. In December 2019, we hosted a content expert to discuss current issues and offer examples of best practices. Presenters in this proposal led and actively participated in the Stearns Center Faculty Learning Community for Student Digital Portfolios (2019). Example of shared portfolios include: College of Health and Human Services has experimented with Blackboard Portfolios, Excel spreadsheets, and use of Blackboard’s Goals tools in capstone courses. The INTO Mason Graduate Pathways Program uses student portfolios as a tool for reflective learning and product for students to showcase in the matriculation process. After a brief panel discussion of how faculty are currently using portfolios and challenges faced/lessons learned, participants will be invited to form small groups and discuss critical questions that came up through the work of the FLC about implementation issues. Individuals will then have an opportunity to complete a worksheet exercise that helps them begin to think about how students in their specific courses or programs could produce a deliverable that best represents the culmination of their work in the program or course. Participants will be able to identify tools and services for establishing a portfolio project in their course or program. They will be able to list best practices when developing a portfolio project, and list techniques for avoiding common issues with establishing a portfolio project.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol. 12 (2020): Teaching Towards the Future
title: Wealth reallocation and sustainability under climate change
title: Measuring sustainability and wealth reallocation in the face of climate change
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Fenichel, Eli P.
name: Levin, Simon A.
name: McCay, Bonnie
name: St. Martin, Kevin
name: Abbott, Joshua K.
name: Pinsky, Malin L.
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Inclusive wealth
Natural capital
Sustainable development
Fisheries

description: Climate change is often described as the greatest environmental challenge of our time. In addition, a changing climate can reallocate natural capital, change the value of all forms of capital and lead to mass redistribution of wealth. Here we explain how the inclusive wealth framework provides a means to measure shifts in the amounts and distribution of wealth induced by climate change. Biophysical effects on prices, pre-existing institutions and socio-ecological changes related to shifts in climate cause wealth to change in ways not correlated with biophysical changes. This implies that sustainable development in the face of climate change requires a coherent approach that integrates biophysical and social measurement. Inclusive wealth provides a measure that indicates sustainability and has the added benefit of providing an organizational framework for integrating the multiple disciplines studying global change.
Towards B-Spline Atomic Structure Calculations
Creators: name: Froese Fischer, Charlotte, 1929-
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: The paper reviews the history of B-spline methods for atomic structure calculations for bound states. It highlights various aspects of the variational method, particularly with regard to the orthogonality requirements, the iterative self-consistent method, the eigenvalue problem, and the related sphf, dbsr-hf, and spmchf programs. B-splines facilitate the mapping of solutions from one grid to another. The following paper describes a two-stage approach where the goal of the first stage is to determine parameters of the problem, such as the range and approximate values of the orbitals, after which the level of accuracy is raised. Once convergence has been achieved the Virial Theorem, which is evaluated as a check for accuracy. For exact solutions, the V/T ratio for a non-relativistic calculation is −2.
Euphorbium compositum SN protects airway mucosal barrier function during rhinovirus infection
Creators: name: Weyer, Kathrin
name: Dannenmaier, Julia
name: Sajjan, Umadevi
Publisher: name: Heel GmbH
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 3101
subject: Biochemistry and cell biology
classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3214
subject: Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
classificationCode: 320404
subject: Cellular immunology
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 320211
subject: Infectious diseases

description: This is a plain language summary of a published peer-reviewed article in English, German, Spanish, and Russian. It refers to a preclinical study investigating Euphorbium compositum SN’s effects on the airway mucosal barrier function during rhinovirus infection. This summary was not peer-reviewed, but it represents the opinions of the authors. For a full list of declarations, including funding and author disclosure statements, please read the full open-access article online.
WORKSHOP: Co-Creating a Culture of Well-Being: How to Bring the Power of Coaching Into Your Online Classroom (90 mins)
Creators: name: Carmack, Suzanne
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2020

description: In this interactive online workshop, we will first discuss why it is now more important than ever that we co-create cultures of well-being in our online classrooms. Then you will learn how you can co-create a culture of well-being through the power of coaching -- through a combination of self-coaching, peer-peer coaching, and faculty-student coaching skill exercises and demonstrations. Then you'll explore how you can bring these coaching skills into your pedagogy after the workshop through two case studies: one focused on synchronous (live) online learning and the other focused on asynchronous (self-paced) online learning. You'll leave the workshop with a deeper understanding of how you can use the power of coaching to co-create a culture of well-being in your online classroom!
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol. 12 (2020): Teaching Towards the Future
WORKSHOP: Active Learning Strategies for Online Teaching: From Lesson Plan to Program Development (90 mins)
Creators: name: Rytikova, Ioulia
name: Boicu, Mihai
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2020

description: Incorporating active learning strategies in online teaching involves several challenges both at the level of course development but also at the level of global program development. This session is co-organized by Dr. Ioulia Rytikova and Dr. Mihai Boicu and is building on the participants long-term successful experience in active learning, course and program development. In this roundtable/panel discussion we propose to analyze from various perspectives several challenges faced in this process, including: learning materials (from textbooks to open resources), classroom format (from mini-lectures to lighting talks), objective grading and personalized feedback (from detailed rubrics to automatic grading), student assessment (exams vs. quizzes), and assistive technology (from learning management systems to intelligent teaching assistants).
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol. 12 (2020): Teaching Towards the Future
WORKSHOP: Synchronous Online Strategies for Engagement, Access, and Community (90 mins)
Creators: name: Wills, Theresa
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2020

description: In this mini workshop, participants will enter a virtual classroom using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (participants should bring a laptop with Wi-Fi access, headphones and microphone are highly recommended.) They will become immersed in the synchronous online setting while learning both pedagogical and technological strategies that increase student engagement, student access, and build a classroom community. The presentation is differentiated for beginners through experts in online teaching. These strategies have been researched and tested by the presenter in over 20 synchronous online courses.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol. 12 (2020): Teaching Towards the Future
Plain language summary for a publication: Analysis of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)-Attenuating Effects of Hepar compositum (HC-24)
Creators: name: Kleemann, Robert
name: Weyer, Kathrin
name: Dannenmaier, Julia
Publisher: name: Heel GmbH
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 3214
subject: Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 320504
subject: Medical biochemistry - lipids
classificationCode: 310101
subject: Analytical biochemistry

description: This is a plain-language summary of a published peer-reviewed article in English, German, Spanish, and Russian. It refers to a preclinical study investigating Hepar compositum's effects on lipid metabolism in a mouse model of a diet-induced liver disease. This summary was not peer-reviewed, but it represents the opinions of the authors. For a full list of declarations, including funding and author disclosure statements, please read the full open-access article online.
(Dis)connected to Country: Mapping Archives Through Arts Practice
Creators: name: Romanis, Jahkarli Felicitas
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 450116
subject: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts
classificationCode: 360604
subject: Photography, video and lens-based practice
classificationCode: 450105
subject: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curatorial, archives and museum studies
classificationCode: 451907
subject: Indigenous methodologies

description: (Dis)connected to Country: Mapping Archives Through Arts Practice is a project that maps the intersections of Place, identity, and family, critically examining the encoded biases embedded within photographic technologies from an Indigenous perspective. Using a practice-led research approach, this project interrogates archival representations and explores the concept of photographs as entities with their own agency. By disrupting and subverting colonial approaches to image-making and mapping systems, (Dis)connected to Country: Mapping Archives Through Arts Practice highlights the omission of significant Indigenous Knowledges. It explores how archival documents, particularly those from the Tindale Genealogical Collection, enable family mapping practices and strengthen ties to Country.
title: Thermodynamic modeling of carbon diffusion in manganese steels
Creators: name: Holländer, U.
name: Langohr, A.
name: Schnettger, A.
name: Hübner, S.
name: Albracht, L.
Publisher: name: TU Clausthal
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: 620

description: Decarburization of steels is a diffusion-controlled thermochemical process that is largely dependent on the process conditions, such as the process atmosphere and the reaction temperature, as well as the composition of the steel alloy. When modeling such diffusion processes, Fick´s law is commonly used that is based on a concentration gradient as the driving force for diffusion. However, this approach holds only for “ideal mixtures”. Steel alloys are far away from ideal mixtures, for which complete mutual solubility of all components without formation of intermetallic phases are necessary requirements. In order to overcome this problem, a thermodynamic approach for describing the diffusion is proposed, which takes into account the real mixing behavior of steels. Especially, the thermodynamic modeling of carbon diffusion in the martensitic hardenable tool steel 22MnB5 compared to a binary Fe-C steel is presented. Results are discussed with regard to the necessary process conditions for successful edge area decarburization of this steel grades.
description: Tagungsband 6. Symposium Materialtechnik: 20. bis 21. Februar 2025
Cleanability of Laser Etched Biomimetic Surfaces with Repeated Staphylococcus aureus and Milk Fouling
Creators: name: Whitehead, Kathryn A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biomimetic surfaces; Biofouling; Food industry

description: The accumulation of microorganisms and/or organic material can result in surface biofouling, and this is a particular problem in the food industry. It has been suggested that one way to control microbial/organic material adhesion and subsequent biofouling is by using biomimetic surfaces. A laser surface texturing process was used to produce six differently patterned topographies (three rippled and three spiked). The surfaces were analysed for their topography (optical profilometry) and wettability (contact angle measurements). The surfaces were spray inoculated with Staphylococcus aureus suspended in either sterile distilled water or whole milk, then spray cleaned with a chlorinated, alkaline cleaner. The surfaces were spray cleaned 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 times and were analysed for changes in topography, wettability and biofouling (epifluorescence microscopy). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to assess the effect of the surface factors on biofouling. The results demonstrated that of the six surfaces with different topographical patterns, three had much rougher surface features (spikes (Sa 22690 nm, 14011 nm, 8611 nm) than the rippled featured surfaces (6.2 nm, 2.5 nm, 2.6 nm). The rippled surfaces were all fouled by 20 cleans, regardless of surface type or clean. The rippled surfaces also demonstrated higher levels of biofouling in milk than the spiked surfaces, and exhibited an increase in biofouling as the number of cleaning cycles (and refouling) increased. There were no significant differences in the overall level of biofouling between the different rippled sub-textures. The number of cleans particularly affected the properties of the rippled surfaces, predominantly the wettability and biofouling. However, the spiked surfaces showed no overall increase in biofouling and the number of cleans was not inducive to a change in surface properties. In addition, biofouling of the surfaces with spike topographies were predominantly influenced by the texture sub-type. This study demonstrates that biomimetic surfaces can be used to reduce biofouling, but particular attention should be afforded to the careful selection of surface design.
PANEL & ROUNDTABLE: Building Communication Competencies for STEM Graduate Students (40 mins)
Creators: name: Lawrence, Heidi
name: Rosenberg, Jessica
name: Nelson, Jill
name: Lawrence, Susan
name: Foster, Stephanie
name: Broeckelman-Post, Melissa
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2020

description: In this panel/roundtable discussion, we will discuss how to best help graduate students build communication competencies, leveraging current research from theories of process, situated learning, transfer, and metacognition to improve those competencies through communication-building activities in graduate classes, professional development activities, and programming across Mason’s campus. The panel will also share recent efforts in communication professional development at Mason, including a Professional Development Workshop offered in spring 2020 for graduate students. Funded by a Curriculum Impact Grant, the panelists have created an innovative semester-long workshop series designed to help STEM graduate students build skills in oral and written communication, though findings in this panel will apply these lessons to all graduate students. Topics and activities in the workshop included communicating across a range of genres and contexts, including producing white papers, TED-style talks, and communications in other situations. We will share early outcomes of the workshop series and lessons learned. We will also solicit discussion from the audience members, who will be asked to identify their most pressing needs for supporting graduate students.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol. 12 (2020): Teaching Towards the Future
Paracymus evanescens Sharp 1890
Creators: name: Hendrich, Lars
name: Balke, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Paracymus
Paracymus evanescens

description: Paracymus evanescens Sharp, 1890
 Paracymus evanescens Sharp, 1890: 349; Knisch, 1924b: 166; d’Orchymont, 1927: 246-259; Fernando, 1961: 23; 1964: 87; Wooldridge, 1977: 126; Balke et al., 1999: 326; Hansen, 1999: 110, and references therein.
 Material examined. – 37 specimens – Central catchment area - 2 ex., Chestnut Drive, Seletar Forest, 9 Jun.1994, NS 156, coll. H. K. Lua et al. (ZRC); 2 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest, 9 May.1992, Y 794D, coll. K. L. Yeo (ZRC). Bukit Timah - 6 ex., Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, 6 Dec.1995, NS 206, coll. T. Wong & H. K. Lua (CBH, ZRC); 16 ex., Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, 13 Dec.1995, NS 214, coll. T. Wong & H. K. Lua (CBH, ZRC); 10 ex., Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, swamp near fishpond, 9 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich (CBH, NMW, ZRC). Other areas - 1 ex., Bukit Batok Nature Park, former granite quarry pond, 18 Nov.1995, LHK 293, coll. H. K. Lua & Goh S.L. (ZRC).
 Distribution. – Sri Lanka (Wooldridge, 1977; Hansen, 1999), West Malaysia (Fernando, 1964), Singapore (Balke et al., 1999).
 Ecology. – A lentic species living in very shallow water at the edge of small, exposed, and well-vegetated pools, puddles and slow-flowing streams and ditches mainly in or nearby forested areas. The puddles in Bukit Timah Reserve were fed by small helocrenes. The species has been recorded under lighted conditions (d’Orchymont, 1927; Fernando, 1961).
description: Published as part of Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, pp. 97-145 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1) on page 125, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
Paracymus orientalis d'Orchymont 1925
Creators: name: Hendrich, Lars
name: Balke, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Paracymus
Paracymus orientalis

description: Paracymus orientalis d’Orchymont, 1925
 Paracymus evanescens orientalis d’Orchymont, 1925b: 201; 1926: 377.
 Paracymus orientalis d’Orchymont - Wooldridge, 1975: 20; 1977: 124; Hansen, 1999: 112, and references therein.
 Material examined. – 1 specimen – Other areas - 1 ex., Botanic Gardens, NIE Ecology Pond, 22 Apr.1997, NS 229, coll. C. M. Yang (ZRC).
  Distribution. –  Vietnam, Indonesia [Bali], Philippines, China, Japan (d’Orchymont, 1925b, 1926; Hansen, 1999), First record for the Malaysian Peninsula and Singapore!
 Ecology. – A lentic species. The only record from Singapore is from an exposed, permanent and artificial pond in Botanic Gardens. The species was collected in shallow water among packs of rotten Nymphaea leaves and mats of green algae.
description: Published as part of Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, pp. 97-145 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1) on page 126, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
Natural Variation of the Circadian Clock in Neurospora
Creators: name: Koritala, Bala S.C.
name: Lee, Kwangwon
Publisher: name: Academic Press
Year: 2018
Subjects: Neurospora
Circadian clocks
Natural variation
Ecotypes
Adaptation

description: Most living organisms on earth experience daily and expected changes from the rotation of the earth. For an organism, the ability to predict and prepare for incoming stresses or resources is a very important skill for survival. This cellular process of measuring daily time of the day is collectively called the circadian clock. Because of its fundamental role in survival in nature, there is a great interest in studying the natural variation of the circadian clock. However, characterizing the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying natural variation of circadian clocks remains a challenging task. In this chapter, we will summarize the progress in studying natural variation of the circadian clock in the successful eukaryotic model Neurospora, which led to discovering many design principles of the molecular mechanisms of the eukaryotic circadian clock. Despite the success of the system in revealing the molecular mechanisms of the circadian clock, Neurospora has not been utilized to extensively study natural variation. We will review the challenges that hindered the natural variation studies in Neurospora, and how they were overcome. We will also review the advantages of Neurospora for natural variation studies. Since Neurospora is the model fungal species for circadian study, it represents over 5 million species of fungi on earth. These fungi play important roles in ecosystems on earth, and as such Neurospora could serve as an important model for understanding the ecological role of natural variation in fungal circadian clocks.
Bacterial attachment and microbiologically influenced corrosion in dynamic/flow systems
Creators: name: Osman, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhamid
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) refers to changes in corrosion caused by the presence of microorganisms, typically as a result of their metabolic activities. While MIC causes major problems of rapid corrosion in a range of industries, the fundamental mechanisms involved are poorly understood. Many of the areas in which MIC is a problem occur in systems with moving fluids, such as piping systems. Despite this, most of the research on MIC is typically performed in static conditions. The overall aim of this research is to better understand the effects of fluid flow on MIC.
Using POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) In A LowerLevel STEM Course
Creators: name: Herin, Greta Ann
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2019

description: POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning; POGIL.org) is a constructivist technique based on group work oriented around a model. The learning objectives in a POGIL-based course include process-oriented objectives such as working in groups and interpreting figures and models. POGIL activities lead the group to become oriented to the model, to utilize deductive reasoning about the model, and then engage in inductive reasoning applying learning from the model to clinical situations. I utilized POGIL in a medium-sized classroom of typically first-year STEM (Anatomy and Physiology I and II) students for 6 semesters in another institutional context. Approximately half of the content was presented through POGIL and the other half through active lecture. Here I compare the performance of the same students on exam questions either covered in POGIL or through active lecture. Discussion includes whether POGIL would be applicable to George Mason University. Participants will be able to discern whether constructivist activities such as POGIL have a significant improvement over active-learning lectures in lower level STEM courses.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol. 11 (2019): Teaching the Whole Student
title: Is the International Law Commission Taking Regionalism Seriously (Enough)?
Creators: name: Barkholdt, Janina
Publisher: name: Institute for International and European Law, University of Göttingen
Year: 2022

description: Goettingen Journal of International Law ; Vol. 12, no. 1, page 153-188
description: Regionalism poses a challenge to the work of the International Law Commission (ILC). The Commission, entrusted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with the “progressive development of international law and its codification”, is tasked with identifying and elaborating universally accepted and acceptable rules of international law. The challenge posed by regionalism lies in its ambivalent role precisely in relation to the mandate of the ILC: on the one hand, a significant share of practice in international law is generated at the regional level. Since regional practice thus constitutes a substantial part of State practice, the ILC cannot avoid taking regional practice into account if it is to identify and develop common rules. On the other hand, regionalism often involves claims for special legal treatment based on the affiliation with a region; thus, deviations from precisely those general legal rules which the ILC seeks to codify and develop. The present contribution analyses how the Commission has approached regionalism in its previous work and identifies four approaches. It shows that each of these approaches suffers from shortcomings. At the same time, the current projects on General principles of law (GPL) and Sea-level rise in relation to international law possibly indicate the emergence of a more fruitful fifth approach. Based on this analysis, the present contribution shows that the practice of the ILC evinces two methodological challenges arising from regional plurality –, the challenge of equal regional representation and the challenge of regional exceptionalism, – and makes suggestions as to how to address these in the future.
Faculty Conversations: Teaching the Whole Student (Book Raffle at 8:30am)
Creators: name: Center, Stearns
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2019

description: Join us at round tables for light refreshments and conversation around this year's theme of "Teaching the Whole Student." FORMAT: ~20 tables will have informal conversation leaders to spark discussion with an eye towards this year's theme, the rest will be open tables. Theme Description for Discussion: Our students have lives and identities beyond our classrooms that influence their learning. At Mason, we value the diversity of experiences our students and instructors bring into each learning environment on campus. How can we provide strategies and resources—and model successful integrative approaches—in order to support students in connecting their curricular, professional, and personal goals? Civil Communication and Creating Community: •How do you foster a sense of community and belonging in your course? •How do you facilitate civil, supportive, and/or inclusive discourse in your class to enable students to engage meaningfully with people who have perspectives and experiences different from their own? “School +”: •How do you create space for students’ livesand life experiences in the classroom? •What strategies do you leverage to keep coursework flexible for students? •What support structures do you have in place if a student is struggling? Reducing Barriers to Access: •How do you make the “hidden curriculum” of higher education transparent for your students? •How do you raise awareness of resources and support available to students as part of your coursework? •How do you modify your course materials to increase accessibility (engagement, cost, universal design, remote access, etc.)? Self-reflection: Exploration and Self-Discovery: •How do you guide students to discover their own beliefs, mindsets, and strengths? •How do you support a growth mindset as they work towards their “future selves” and career goals? •How do you create opportunities for them to explore and “try on” different roles and experiences?
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol. 11 (2019): Teaching the Whole Student
title: Dynamic Belt and Road Initiative and the Global South’s Approach to Sustainability
Creators: name: Yao, Dan
name: Zhu, Mingzhe
Publisher: name: Institute for International and European Law, University of Göttingen
Year: 2022

description: Goettingen Journal of International Law ; Vol. 12, no. 1, page 189-218
description: When discussing China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), mainstream scholarship adopts the narrative of grand strategy, which assumes the existence of a predetermined and top-down plan as well as China’s determination to implement it according to its interests and vision. This article, with its focus on sustainability, challenges this narrative and draws attention to the indeterminate features of the BRI. It proposes an alternative interpretation that considers the BRI as a dynamic field that facilitates the emergence of the Global South’s approach to international law. It argues that the countries of the Global South can be regrouped as a symbolic region by their proximity in the global distribution of economic and environmental goods, with its identity defined by common history with international law, and necessary solidarity in the pursuit of the cause of liberation. This article then compares the BRI with the previous projects of the Global South and identifies a vagueness of commitment, lack of coordination mechanism, and flexibility as their key features. Further substantialized by two case studies, it contends that the formulation of rules is determined by strategic interactions between States and different non-State actors in a given location according to local realities.
NJVid: New Jersey Statewide Digital Video Portal
Creators: name: Agnew, Grace
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2008
Subjects: Digital video

description: Presentation to the 2008 Spring StatesNet meeting describing the development and technical functionality of the statewide digital video portal, NJVid. NJVid is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and is a collaboration of William Paterson, NJEdge and Rutgers University. The three year project will offer three collections, the NJVid Commons collection of freely available videos, commercial collections at participating organizations and lectures captured in the classroom by participating educators.
title: Messung und Bewertung dynamischer Kennlinien von Stoßdämpferventilen: Dämpfungsmodule in der PKW-Fahrwerktechnik
Creators: name: Kruse, Alexander
name: Groß, Alexander
name: Brooks, Wilhelm
name: Pelz, Peter F.
Publisher: name: VDI Verlag GmbH
Year: 2022

description: Fahrdynamik und NVH-Verhalten von Pkw-Stoßdämpfern werden von den dynamischen Dämpfereigenschaften bestimmt. Hier spielen u. a. das Öffnungs- und Schließverhalten, sowie die Wechselwirkung der Ventile eine entscheidende Rolle. Im realen Betrieb des Dämpfers bei einer Straßenfahrt sind die Arbeitsvorgänge mit transienlen, instationären Innen- strömungen dominant. Aktuell werden Stoßdämpfer nur mit Hilfe stationärer Ventil- und Dämpferkennlinien ausgelegt. Entsprechend eignen sich die zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt vorhandenen Prüfstände und Prüfmethoden nur zur Erfassung der stationären Ventileigenschaften. Für den Fahrkomfort sind jedoch die dynamischen Eigenschaften des Dämpfers entscheidend. Im Vortrag werden die Nachteile der aktuellen Auslegungskriterien erklärt. Eine Methode zur Beurteilung des dynamischen Verhaltens des Dämpferventils wird dargestellt und mit Hilfe von Beispielen des Aufnehmens von dynamischen Dämpferventilkennlinien erläutert.
How Does the Hidden Curriculum Impact First Generation Student Success at Mason?
Creators: name: Smith, Tiara
name: Gamblin, Malerie
name: Davis, Khaseem
name: Correa, Vanessa
Publisher: name: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings
Year: 2019

description: Cultural capital and academic integration play a significant role in the conversation around the hidden curriculum. This poster will provide definitions of both, providing a framework for understanding the impact that assuming students have this “common knowledge” has on both the student and the faculty/instructor. In addition, we will provide anecdotal evidence from Mason first-generation students and highlight key data points about first-generation students at Mason and across the country.
description: Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings, Vol. 11 (2019): Teaching the Whole Student
Socio-economic analysis for the authorisation of chemicals under REACH: A case of very high concern?
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2014
Subjects: Sozioökonomische Analyse

description: Under the European chemicalsĄflegislation, REACH, substancesthat are identified to be of very high concernwill de factobe removed from the market unless the European Commission grants authorisations permitting specific uses. Companies who apply for an authorisation without demonstrating adequate controlof the risks have to show by means of a socio-economic analysis (SEA) that positive impacts of use outweigh negative impacts for human health and ecosystems. This paper identifies core challenges where further in-depth guidance is urgently required in order to ensure that a SEA can deliver meaningful results and that it can effectively support decision-making on authorisation. In particular, we emphasise the need (i) to better guide the selection of tools for impact assessment, (ii) to explicitly account for stock pollution effects in impact assessments for persistent and very persistent chemicals, (iii) to define suitable impact indicators for PBT/vPvB chemicals given the lack of reliable information about safe concentration levels, (iv) to guide how impacts can be transformed into values for decision-making, and (v) to provide a well-balanced discussion of discounting of long-term impacts of chemicals.Quelle: http://www.sciencedirect.com
Helmet safety in elementary schools: medical students as teaching liaisons
Creators: name: Herrmann, Amanda L.
name: Stalter, Colleen E.
name: Calt, Melissa A.
name: Shendell, Derek G.
name: Bhise, Vikram
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Helmet safety

description: Background: Learning to teach is a vital component of medical education and contributes to the development of more knowledgeable, humanistic, and patient-centered physicians. However, understanding specific community health benefits resulting from medical students acting as teaching liaisons has not been equally emphasized in the literature. This study explores those benefits via a partnership between medical trainees and the community through the implementation and analysis of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) prevention education program in 2nd grade classrooms.
description: Methods: Workshops were conducted in 2nd grade classrooms by teams of four to six medical students trained in a Helmet Safety Education program addressing various topics in brain functionality and helmet safety. Efficacy of the program was analyzed using data from pre- and post-test evaluations of students’ helmet safety knowledge, behaviors and perceptions.
description: Results: Average summed Total Knowledge Score, reflecting factual knowledge about helmet safety, significantly improved after participating in the Helmet Safety Workshop. Further, students expressed increased willingness to wear a helmet while riding a bike in the future, as well as increased perception of personal knowledge about helmet safety after taking part in the Helmet Safety Workshop presented by medical student teaching liaisons.
description: Conclusions: Medical students are effective teachers of helmet safety and TBI prevention in 2nd grade classrooms. In a broader sense, this study demonstrates the value of medical trainees as community health educators and liaisons. The unique partnership between medical students and members of the community should be optimized for the promotion of health awareness and primary disease prevention.
A 3D-Stacked Architecture for Secure Memory Acquisition
Creators: name: Cox, Guilherme
name: Yan, Zi
name: Bhattacharjee, Abhishek
name: Ganapathy, Vinod
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2016

description: Many security and forensic analyses rely on the ability to fetch memory snapshots from a target machine. To date, the security community has relied on virtualization, external hardware or trusted hardware to obtain such snapshots. We show that these prior techniques either sacrifice snapshot consistency or impose a performance penalty on applications executing atop the target. We present a new snapshot acquisition system based on emerging 3D-stacked architectures that offers snapshot consistency without impacting the performance of the target’s applications. We have implemented our system in a hardware simulation infrastructure and report on our evaluation with several data intensive workloads.
Enochrus flavicans Regimbart 1903
Creators: name: Hendrich, Lars
name: Balke, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Enochrus
Enochrus flavicans

description: Enochrus flavicans Régimbart, 1903
 Philhydrus flavicans Régimbart, 1903b: 56.
 Enochrus (Lumetus) flavicans (Régimbart) - Zaitzev, 1908: 386.
 Enochrus (Methydrus) flavicans (Régmbart) - d’Orchymont, 1923b: 9; Hansen, 1999: 182, and references therein.
 Material examined. – 1 specimen – Sungai Buloh – 1 ex., fish pond, 13 Nov.1990, coll. ZRC staff (ZRC).
  Distribution. –  India, China, Taiwan, West Malaysia and Vietnam (Hansen, 1999). Singapore!
 Ecology. – A lentic species living in very shallow water at the edge of small, exposed and weedy pools, puddles and slow-flowing streams and ditches. It is also found in paddy fields in other parts of Southeast Asia (Yano et al., 1983a).
description: Published as part of Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, pp. 97-145 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1) on page 127, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
Enochrus gaggermeieri Hebauer 1995
Creators: name: Hendrich, Lars
name: Balke, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Enochrus
Enochrus gaggermeieri

description: Enochrus gaggermeieri Hebauer, 1995
 Enochrus gaggermeieri Hebauer, 1995b: 10; Balke et al., 1999: 325; Hansen, 1999: 182, and references therein.
 Material examined. – 18 specimens - Central Catchment Area – 2 ex., Chestnut Drive, 10 Apr.1994, 130B (ZRC); 1 ex., MacRitchie Reservoir, plot 12/13, 9 Oct.1993, ZRC 6.15149, coll. H. K. Lua (ZRC); 2 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest, 6 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich (CBH); 1 ex., Sime Road, at black light, 27 Oct.1989, coll. Y.H. Koo (ZRC); 1 ex., Lower Peirce Reservoir, after the concrete water runoff, 22 Apr.1997, 230a, coll. H. K. Lua (ZRC). Bukit Timah - 6 ex., Nature Reserve, 6 Dec.1995, NS 206, coll. T. Wong & H. K. Lua (CBH, ZRC); 6 ex., Nature Reserve, 13 Dec.1995, NS 214, coll. T. Wong & H. K. Lua (CBH, ZRC).
  Distribution. –  Borneo (Hebauer, 1995b; Hansen, 1999) and Singapore (Balke et al., 1999).
 Ecology. – A lentic species living in very shallow water at the edge of small, exposed, and well-vegetated pools, puddles and slow-flowing streams and ditches, mainly in or nearby forested areas. The puddles in Bukit Timah Reserve were fed by small helocrenes.
description: Published as part of Hendrich, Lars & Balke, Michael, 2004, Aquatic Coleoptera Of Singapore: Species Richness, Ecology And Conservation #, pp. 97-145 in Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (1) on page 127, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244881