cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Targeting Intracellular Mycobacteria Using Nanosized Niosomes Loaded with Antibacterial Agents
Creators: name: Slavin, Yael Nicole
name: Ivanova, Kristina
name: Tang, Wei-Lun
name: Tzanov, Tzanko
name: Li, Shyh-Dar
name: Bach, Horacio
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Background: Pathogenic intracellular mycobacteria are challenging to treat because of the waxy and complex cell wall characterizing the genus. Niosomes are vesicles with biomimetic cell membrane composition, which allow them to efficiently bind to the eukaryotic cells and deliver their cargo into the cytoplasm. The objective of this study was to develop a new platform based on niosomes loaded with antimicrobial agents to target intracellular mycobacteria. Nanoniosomes were fabricated and loaded with antibiotics and lignin–silver nanoparticles. The efficacy of these nanoniosomes was tested against the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium abscessus used as a model of infection of human-derived macrophages (THP-1). The cytotoxicity and the immunological response of the agents were tested on THP-1 cells using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and the secretion of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, respectively. Results: M. abscessus was susceptible to the nanoniosomes in infected THP-1 macrophages, suggesting that the nanoniosomes were internalized due to their fusion to the macrophage cellular membrane. Moreover, nanoniosomes showed no upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines when exposed to THP-1 macrophages. Conclusions: Nanoniosomes improved drug efficacy while decreasing toxicity and should be considered for further testing in the treatment of intracellular pathogenic mycobacteria or as a new platform for precise intracellular delivery of drugs.
title: Simulation of the Flow and Acoustic Field of a Fan
Creators: name: Wang, Qin
name: Heß, Michael
name: Matyschok, Berthold
name: Pelz, Peter F.
Publisher: name: UNSPECIFIED
Year: 2022

description: The focus of the present work is the steady and unsteady numerical simulation of flow field and flow-induced acoustic field of a fan using a hybrid approach. The steady simulation of the flow field is carried out with a realizable k-epsilon turbulence model. In a second step the result are used for the evaluation of the acoustic sources, which are used as input data of the Broadband Noise Model. From this computational acoustics (CA) we get a qualitative map of acoustic power level in the entire computational domain. From steady flow fields with different mass flows as inlet boundary condition the characteristic curve of the fan (pressure vs. mass flow) is evaluated. In the unsteady simulation, the acoustic noise propagation is computed using the Ffowcs Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) analogy. The source term in the acoustic propagation equation is achieved from the CFD result. With this unsteady simulation the transient acoustic power level in every location can be calculated, which enables a FFT-analysis of the acoustic field.
Advanced Guiding Principles of high-quality Climate Services
Creators: name: Villwock, Andreas
name: Baldissera Pacchetti, Marina
name: Davidovic, Uros
name: Krzic, Aleksandra
name: Loukos, Harilaos
name: New, Stacey
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: climate services
guiding principles
high-quality
criteria
indicators
standardisation

description: The market for climate services has developed rapidly over the past decade, originating from seasonal forecasts issued by public and private (weather) services to a crowded landscape with a wide range of applications for climate change adaptation and mitigation. To ensure quality, trust, and usability in this emerging market the Climateurope2 (CE2) project aims to help develop future equitable and quality-assured climate services to all sectors of society by developing standards for climate services, supporting an equitable European climate services community and enhancing the uptake of quality-assured climate services to support adaptation and mitigation to climate change. One of the elements required to achieve these goals is the definition of (high-)quality climate services. What makes up a good climate service? Is there a common ground across the huge variety of providers, products, and users of climate services? Can a climate service or parts of it be standardised to ensure and to improve quality, usability, and trust?

In this deliverable, we refine and enrich the first set of guiding principles for high-quality climate services, which were developed based on a comprehensive literature review (D4.1), by incorporating additional information obtained by Cimateurope2 through community engagement, such as a survey, a set of interviews conducted with users and providers of climate services, workshops and a number of case studies.

According to the results obtained from the different sources mentioned above, quality criteria and indicators for high-quality climate services were prioritized and allocated to the guiding principles. Thus, we provide a more in-depth analysis on which indicators and criteria are most important to characterize quality of a climate service and which ones are most relevant to the user (and provider) community. Finally, we assess which of these criteria and indicators are useful and mature for a standardization process of climate services.

As identified in D4.1 guiding principles for high-quality climate services should be science-based, user-centred, designed with transparent and collaborative processes, delivered in a timely and accessible manner, sustainable and equitable.
Enochrus icterus Knisch 1924
Creators: name: Hendrich, Lars
name: Balke, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Enochrus
Enochrus icterus

description: Enochrus icterus Knisch, 1924
 Enochrus icterus Knisch, 1924a: 38; Hebauer, 1995b: 10; Hansen, 1999: 182, and references therein.
 Material examined. – 1 specimen – Central catchment area - 1 ex., MacRitchie Reservoir, stream near plot 13, 3 May.1993, NS 68, coll. C.Y. Chang (ZRC).
 Distribution. – India [Uttar Pradesh] (Knisch, 1924a); West Malaysia (Hebauer, 1995b; Hansen, 1999). Singapore!
 Ecology. – See Enochrus gaggermeieri.
 Remarks. – The specimens from West Malaysia mentioned by Hebauer (1995b) probably belong to an undescribed species (Schödl, in litt.).
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
Biomimetic Replication of Brassica Leaves and their efficacy to prevent biofouling of Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes
Creators: name: Gomes, Luciana
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biofouling; Biomimetic surfaces; Food industry

description: Biofouling in the food industry is a huge issue that results in costly cleaning procedures and considerable use of cleaning agents. One way to reduce the amount of cleaning is to design naturally cleaning surfaces based on biomimetic designs. Four self-cleaning leaves (Tenderheart cabbage, Cauliflower, White cabbage and Leek) were analysed for their surface properties. The leaves and artificial replicates were subjected to attachment, adhesion and retention assays using Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes. All the surfaces were non-wettable (water contact angles higher than 100 °), with the biomimetic Tenderheart cabbage demonstrating the most non-wettable surface. However, when the hydrophobicity of the surfaces was determined, the White cabbage was demonstrated to be the most hydrophobic surface ( ≈ - 88 mJ m-2 ). The natural White cabbage also presented the lowest roughness values ( = 3.5 µm), although the corresponding replica was the roughest of the fabricated surfaces ( = 5.3 µm). L. monocytogenes were generally bound to the surfaces in lower numbers than E. coli. The Leek leaves retained more E. coli cells than the other cabbages and the Tenderheart cabbage promoted E. coli attachment and adhesion. Thus, for E. coli, surface hydrophobicity was not a controlling factor of the bacterial retention, attachment and adhesion. The Leek leaves retained more culturable L. monocytogenes cells than the other cabbage leaves, suggesting a correlation between surface hydrophobicity and the retention and attachment of L. monocytogenes. Overall, the biomimetic surfaces were more efficient at avoiding bacterial retention than natural leaves.
Recreation Facility Food and Beverage Environments in Ontario, Canada: An Appeal for Policy
Creators: name: Caswell, Susan
name: Naylor, Patti-Jean
name: Olstad, Dana
name: Kirk, Sara
name: Mâsse, Louise C.
name: Raine, Kim
name: Hanning, Rhona
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: Canadian, municipally funded recreation/sport facilities typically have unhealthy food environments. Ontario, unlike some provinces, lacks a voluntary recreation facility nutrition policy. This study assessed the healthfulness of food environments and vending sales in 16 Ontario recreation/sport facilities and, secondarily, compared data from facilities within municipalities that banned versus permitted plastic bottled-water sales (water-ban, n = 8; water, n = 8) to test the nutritional effects of environmental policy. Concession and vending packaged food/beverage offerings and vending sales were audited twice, eighteen months apart. The products were categorized using nutrition guidelines as Sell Most (SM), Sell Sometimes (SS), and Do Not Sell (DNS). Both water and water-ban facilities offered predominantly (>87%) DNS packaged food items. However, proportions of DNS and SM concession and vending beverages differed (p < 0.01). DNS beverages averaged 74% and 88% of vending offerings in water and water-ban facilities, respectively, while SM beverages averaged 14% and 1%, respectively. Mirroring offerings, DNS beverages averaged 79% and 90% of vending sales in water versus water-ban facilities. Ontario recreation/sport facilities provided unhealthy food environments; most food/beverage offerings were energy-dense and nutrient-poor. Water bans were associated with increased facility-based exposure to DNS beverage options. A nutrition policy is recommended to make recreation facility food/beverage environments healthier and to mitigate unintended negative consequences of bottled-water bans.
Helochares anchoralis Sharp 1890
Creators: name: Hendrich, Lars
name: Balke, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Helochares
Helochares anchoralis

description: Helochares anchoralis Sharp, 1890
 Helochares anchoralis Sharp, 1890: 352; d’Orchymont, 1927: 249; Fernando, 1961: 23; 1964: 87; Hebauer, 1995b: 4; Hansen, 1999: 164, and references therein.
  Material examined.  – 2 specimens - Sungai Buloh – 1 ex., mud pool, 15 Nov.1990, coll. ZRC staff (ZRC). Pulau Ubin – 1 ex., 12 Nov.1990, ZRC.6.15657, coll. K. Lim (ZRC).
  Distribution. –  India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, West Malaysia, Indonesia [Sumatra, Bali] Cambodia, Laos, China, Taiwan, Philippines and Japan (Hebauer, 1995b; Hansen, 1999). Singapore!
  Ecology. –  A lentic species living in very shallow water at the edge of exposed, well-vegetated ponds, pools, puddles and slow-flowing streams and ditches, in primary and cultivated areas very often in temporary habitats. The species is attracted to light and colonise a wide variety of habitats (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 127, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
Plain language summary of publication: Hepar compositum reduced hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model of MASLD/MASH
Creators: name: Burmeister, Yvonne
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: 3101
subject: Biochemistry and cell biology

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 hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model of MASLD/MASH. 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.
title: How Does a Population Residing in a UK Town Perceive Hospice Care Provision? A Qualitative Study of Milton Keynes and its Hospice
Creators: name: Bayley, Zana Pauline
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2022

description: Hospice care in the UK is a complex service delivered through different streams of provision, managed and funded by independent charities within specific geographical catchment areas. These different service providers provide their own forms of care and support to meet the needs of their local populations. It is known though that hospice care is inequitable. Local and national population demographics including ethnicity and socio-economic background are not reflected in patient statistics. There are gaps in provision for minority groups such as those with learning disabilities, the homeless and those who are incarcerated, and there is a far higher proportion of people with cancer receiving hospice care, compared to those with non-malignant life-limiting conditions. While there has been research attempting to understand and address some of these inequities, there has not been a study which considers this holistically within one local area served by one hospice provider. This research aimed to uncover how one population perceives and defines hospice care, and how perceptions within that population could influence who they believe should access and receive hospice care. Multiple perspectives have been collated from both patients and non-patients receiving hospice care at the end of their life, organisational staff, and the potential patients of the future – the general public. This combination of data has never been studied collectively from one area before giving a unique insight into the perceived identity of a hospice and the care it provides. The research found perceptions were highly influenced by the stigma and labelling related to the term hospice as well as of hospice care. Hospice care was confused with the physicality of the hospice building, and there were conflicting views of it being homely and caring, providing an expertise in terms of care but also of being a place of death that was to be avoided. There was significant misunderstanding around when hospice care should be provided, who was eligible for hospice care, and how patients accessed that care and support. This thesis demonstrates the importance of educating not just professionals and patients in understanding hospice care, but also the wider population to help eradicate the stigmatisation and improve knowledge of hospice care to influence people’s perceptions and potential use of hospice care in the future.
A near-term quantum simulation of the transverse field Ising model hints at Glassy Dynamics
Creators: name: Mohtashim, Shah Ishmam
name: Das, Arnav
name: Chatterjee, Turbasu
name: Chowdhury, Farhan Tanvir
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We demonstrate quantum circuit simulations of the transverse field Ising model with longitudinal fields, displaying salient features of glassy dynamics. The energy landscape and spin configurations of toy models are considered, using the Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) to obtain the ground-state energies and corresponding eigenstates for a $6 \times 6$ Ising lattice using 36 qubits and a 1-dimensional Ising chain of length 25 using 25 qubits. The former showed disordered spin configurations for a specific mixture of values of the two fields. These insights mirror catalytic processes, where disorder within a catalyst can lead to inefficient reaction mechanisms. Results obtained from our proof-of-principle implementation make the case for kick-starting more concentrated efforts in harnessing existing quantum computational tools for computationally probing complex dynamical behaviour arising in quantum matter. Our aim is to leverage tools from quantum information processing to bring about a more nuanced understanding of the dynamics and structure of glassy systems, ultimately informing the development of novel materials and technology.
description: 12 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, accepted in special issue on "New Trends in Quantum Computing Technology" in EPJ ST
Plain language summary for publication: Hepar compositum reduced hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model of MASLD/MASH
Creators: name: Burmeister, Yvonne
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: 3101
subject: Biochemistry and cell biology

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 hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in a mouse model of MASLD/MASH. 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.
Helochares lentus Sharp 1890
Creators: name: Hendrich, Lars
name: Balke, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Helochares
Helochares lentus

description: Helochares lentus Sharp, 1890
 Helochares lentus Sharp, 1890: 352; Knisch, 1924b: 193; d’Orchymont, 1927: 248; 1932: 688; Hebauer, 1995b: 5; Balke et al., 1999: 325; Hansen, 1999: 168, and references therein.
 Material examined. – 29 specimens - Bukit Timah – 2 ex., Bukit Timah N.R., coll. C.F. Lim (ZRC); 3 ex., 13 Dec.1995, NS 214, coll. T. Wong & H. K. Lua (CBH, ZRC); 1 ex., 4 Dec.1995, ZRC.6.18595, coll. H. K. Lua et al. (ZRC); 5 ex., swamp near fishpond, 9 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich (CBH, NMW, ZRC). Central catchment area – 2 ex., Sime Road, at black light, 27 Oct.1989, coll. YH. Koo (ZRC); 1 ex., Rifle Range Road, “J” stream, 27 May.1993, NS 102, coll. C. M. Yang at al. (ZRC); 1 ex., Chestnut Drive, Seletar Forest, 9 Jun.1994, NS 156, coll. H. K. Lua et al. (ZRC); 1 ex., Lower Pierce Forest, H.R. Light trap, 21:30- 23:30 hrs., 4 Jun.1992, NS 18 (ZRC); 1 ex., Lower Pierce bank, nr. “J” stream, 9 May.1995, NS 179, coll. H. K. Lua (ZRC); 3 ex., Lower Peirce Reservoir, after the concrete water runoff, 22 Apr.1997, 230a, coll. H. K. Lua (ZRC); 1 ex., Seletar Reservoir Park, 12 May.1994, NS 132C, coll. H. K. Lua et al. (ZRC); 2 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest, 6 Dec.1996, coll. L. Hendrich (CBH); 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest, 21 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich (ZRC); 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest, blacklight, 22 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke & L. Hendrich (ZRC); 2 ex., MacRitchie Reserve, near Sime Road, 24 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & C. M. Yang (ZRC). Other areas - 1 ex., Lorong Banir, pond 1, 28 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & C. M. Yang (ZRC); 1 ex., Botanical Garden, small artificial congrete pool, 22 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & C. M. Yang (ZRC).
 Distribution. – India, Bangladesh, China [Tibet], Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, West Malaysia, Indonesia: Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok (d’Orchymont, 1927 & 1932; Hebauer, 1995b; Hansen, 1999) and Singapore (Balke et al., 1999).
 Ecology. – A lentic species living in very shallow water at the edge of exposed, well-vegetated ponds, pools, puddles and slow-flowing streams and ditches, in primary and cultivated areas, very often in temporary habitats. The species is also attracted to light.
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
QIZAMIQ KASALLIGINING SALBIY OQIBATLARIGA SABAB BO'LUVChI ASOSIY OMILLAR
Creators: name: Bazarova, G.R.
name: Saidov, A.B.
name: Sayfutdinova, Z.A.
name: Zaynutdinova, A.I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Qizamiq kasalligining oxirgi yillarda qayd etilishi biroz taxlikali holat bo‘lib, keyingi paytlarda og‘ir asoratlarni qoldirishi, tibbiyot xodimlarini oldidagi ushbu kasallik bilan jiddiy oldini olish chora-tadbirlarini bajarilishini nazorati katta ahamiyat kasb etmoqda. Shuningdek kasallikni oldini olishdagi profilaktik emlash ishlarini jadal olib borilishi, ushbu kasallikdan keyingi og‘ir asoratlarni oldini oluvchi bosh mezon ekanligi e’tibor doirasidadir. Buning uchun barcha bolalarni ikki dozali profilaktik vaksinatsiyadan o‘tishi juda zarur hisoblanadi.
Deliverable 5.2 - project E³UDRES² Ent-r-e-novators
Creators: name: de Conninck, Sarah
name: Reulens, Ann
name: Jorge, Adriana
name: Ruivo, Alice
name: Czedik-Eysenberg, Angelika
name: Garamvolgyi, Judit
name: Vert, Silviu
name: Dumitrel, Alina
name: Veliverronena, Linda
name: Locmele, Liene
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023

description: Maturity model with engagement competences and engagement incompetences
Community integration when moving on from permanent supportive housing
Creators: name: Tiderington, Emmy
name: Stefancic, Ana
name: Gurdak, Kristen
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2021
Subjects: Community integration
Permanent supportive housing
Moving on initiative
Homelessness
Social inclusion

description: Aims: This study explored community integration within a Moving On initiative that assisted individuals with the transition from permanent supportive housing (PSH) to more independent housing without service requirements. Methods: Participants completed baseline interviews while in PSH (n=90) and, for those who moved on, a follow-up one-year post-move (n=45). Bivariate analyses and OLS regression were used to examine community integration outcomes and potential correlates. Results: For participants who moved on, subjective social quality of life and sense of communitywere higher post-move, while physical integration decreased, and time spent at home increased. Gender, mastery, and housing quality were associated with community integration post-move. Conclusion: Moving on did not adversely impact most aspects of community integration, though PSH residents may need more support to facilitate participation in routine activities outside their home post-move. Findings also highlight the importance of supporting mastery given its potential role in community integration.
Helochares minor d'Orchymont 1925
Creators: name: Hendrich, Lars
name: Balke, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Helochares
Helochares minor

description: Helochares minor d’Orchymont, 1925
 Helochares minor d’Orchymont, 1925a: 293; Hansen, 1999: 169, and references therein.
 Material examined. – 17 specimens - Bukit Timah – 1 ex., Bukit Timah N.R., 2 Apr.1997, NS 224, coll. H. K. Lua (ZRC). Central catchment area – 2 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest, 16 Apr.1992, Y 790, coll. H. K. Lua (ZRC); 2 ex., near Nee Soon Swamp Forest, blacklight, 22 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & H. K. Lua (CBH, ZRC). Other areas - 2 ex., Bukit Batok Nature Park, pond 2, 23 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & H. K. Lua (CBH, ZRC); 1 ex., Bukit Batok Nature Park, large quarry, 23 Apr.1997, coll. M. Balke, L. Hendrich & H. K. Lua (CBH); 2 ex., Lorong Banir, pond 1, 29 Jun.1995, NS 193, coll. H. K. Lua et al. (ZRC); 7 ex., Lorong Banir, pond 2, 16 Jun.1995, NS 191, coll. H. K. Lua et al. (ZRC).
  Distribution. –  India, Vietnam (d’Orchymont, 1925a; Hansen, 1999). First record for the Malaysia Peninsula and Singapore!
 Ecology. – A lentic species living in very shallow water at the edge of exposed, well-vegetated, mostly temporary pools, puddles and slow-flowing ditches, in primary and cultivated areas. It is also attracted to light.
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 128, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
Helochares nebridius d'Orchymont 1940
Creators: name: Hendrich, Lars
name: Balke, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Helochares
Helochares nebridius

description: Helochares nebridius d’Orchymont, 1940
 Helochares nebridius d’Orchymont, 1940: 157; Hebauer, 1995b: 5; Hansen, 1999: 169, and references therein.
  Material known. –  Number? – “ Singapore, BIRO’1898", (Hebauer, 1995b). Not seen.
  Distribution. –  Singapore; Indonesia [Sumatra, Java, Bali and Lombok] (Hebauer, 1995b; Hansen, 1999).
  Ecology. –  Unknown. Probably a lentic species living in shallow, weedy puddles and pools.
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 128, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
Development of nature-inspired surfaces to prevent biofouling in the food industry
Creators: name: Gomes, Luciana C.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biofouling; Biomimetic surfaces; Food industry

description: Food contact surfaces are usually colonized by microorganisms, even following cleaning and disinfection. They can grow as biofilms, which are contamination sources of finished products, reducing their shelf life and causing foodborne diseases. The dynamics of microbial adhesion to a food contact surface may be affected by (i) the surface topography, chemistry, and physicochemistry, (ii) the presence of other microorganisms, and (iii) hydrodynamics. In previous work, we have shown that the surface material is one of the parameters with the strongest impact on biofilm onset. Our interest is focused on the development of biomimetic self-cleaning and antifouling surfaces that prevent adhesion due to an unfavorable topography or chemistry. This study produced a biomimetic surface using a moulding technique that emulated the topography of the self-cleaning Gladiolus hybridus (Gladioli) leaf. A comparison of topographies was performed for unmodified wax surfaces (control), biomimetic wax surfaces, and Gladioli leaves using Optical Profilometry and Scanning Electron Microscopy. The results demonstrated that the biomimetic wax surface and original leaf had similar surface roughness parameters (Sa values of 4,685 and 3,088 nm, respectively, and Spv values of 63,821 and 75,191 nm, respectively). The self-cleaning properties of the biomimetic and control surfaces were compared by evaluating their propensity to repel Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes attachment, adhesion, and retention in mono- and co-culture conditions. When the assays were carried out in monoculture, the biomimetic surfaces retained fewer bacteria than the control surfaces (on average 2.3 log CFU/cm2). However, when using co-cultures, the cell numbers were only reduced on the biomimetic surfaces following retention assays (on average 76%). Altogether these results provide valuable information into the antifouling physical and chemical mechanisms found in plant leaves, which are particularly attractive for food engineering purposes.
Plain language summary of 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.
Beregnete Bauteile und Bauprodukte: Entwicklung von Vergabegrundlagen für den Blauen Engel mit Hilfe von Auslaugtests
Creators: name: Bandow, Nicole
name: Jürgens, Frederike
name: Schoknecht, Ute
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2018
Subjects: Produktkennzeichnung
Umweltzeichen
Umweltbelastung
Auslaugung
Minderungspotenzial
Bauelement
Produktbewertung
Produktbezogene Umweltdeklaration
Bauprodukt
Bewertungskriterium

description: Auslaugversuche wurden mit verschiedenen Bauprodukten durchgeführt, die unter Anwendungsbedingungen mit Niederschlägen in Kontakt kommen können. In das Testprogramm wurden Lacke für Außenanwendungen, Wärmedämmverbundsysteme, Dachziegel und polymere Dachfolien einbezogen. Mit diesen Produkten wurden der von CEN TC 351 entwickelte dynamische Oberflächenauslaugtest (DSLT) und Immersionstests nach EN 16105 durchgeführt. Emissionsverläufe wurden sowohl für anorganische Komponenten als auch für organische Substanzen in den Eluaten ermittelt. Auslaugbare organische Substanzen wurden zuvor in Screeningtests identifiziert. Um die mögliche Freisetzung von Stoffen aus Bauprodukten beurteilen zu können, ist es erforderlich, Emissionsverläufe zu beschreiben. Dazu sind die verwendeten Testverfahren geeignet. Um Bauprodukte mit einem Blauen Engel als ćProdukte mit geringer Auslaugung̮ auszuloben, müssen die auslaugbaren Substanzen komplett bekannt sein. Für organische Verbindungen ist das noch eine Herausforderung. Außerdem erfordert die Bewertung der Testergebnisse sowohl Übertragungsmodelle, die Vorhersagen über freisetzbare Stoffmengen unter Anwendungsbedingungen ermöglichen, als auch Vorgaben zu tolerierbaren Umweltkonzentrationen. Hier besteht noch Handlungsbedarf. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
description: Leaching tests were performed on different construction products that can be exposed to precipitation during service life. Varnishes for outdoor application, exterior thermal insulation systems, roof tiles and polymeric roof membranes were included in the test program. Leaching tests according to the dynamic surface leaching test (DSLT) as developed by CEN TC 351 and the immersion test according to EN 16105 were performed using these products. Emission curves were determined for inorganic as well as organic substances in the eluates. Leachable organic substances in the eluates were identified by screening tests prior to the leaching tests. It is necessary to describe emission curves to be able to evaluate possible release of substances from construction products. The applied leaching tests are suitable to describe leaching processes. All leachable substances need to be known in order to award the ecolabel Blue Angel. This is still challenging in case of organic substances. In addition, evaluation of the test results requires transfer models to predict leachable amounts under service conditions as well as requirements on concentrations that can be tolerated in environmental compartments. There is still need for action to solve these topics. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
Helochares neglectus
Creators: name: Hendrich, Lars
name: Balke, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2004
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Hydrophilidae
Helochares
Helochares neglectus

description: Helochares neglectus (Hope, 1845)
 Hydrobius neglectus Hope, 1845: 16.
 Helochares neglectus (Hope, 1845) - Hebauer, 1995b: 6; Hansen, 1999: 170, and references therein.
  Material examined.  – 2 specimens – Central catchment area – 1 ex., Nee Soon Swamp Forest, H.R. Light Trap, 19:30-21:30 hrs., 17 Jun.1992, NS 22, coll. ZRC staff (ZRC). Sungai Buloh – 1 ex., muddy pool 2, 4 Dec.1990, coll. C. M. Yang & K. L. Yeo (ZRC).
  Distribution. –  China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, West Malaysia (Hebauer, 1995b; Hansen, 1999). Singapore!
  Ecology. –  A lentic species living in very shallow water at the edge of exposed, well-vegetated, mostly temporary pools, puddles and slow-flowing ditches, in primary and cultivated areas. It is also attracted to light.
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 128, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13244881
Smart Messages: A System Architecture for Large Networks of Embedded Systems
Creators: name: Stanley-Marbell, Phillip
name: Borcea, Cristian
name: Nagaraja, Kiran
name: Iftode, Liviu
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2001

description: Embedded systems greatly outnumber desktop computing systems and are witnessing rapid growth as increasing numbers of industrial, commercial and consumer devices incorporate embedded intelligence. In addition, there are emerging application classes which were hitherto not feasible, but will be enabled by the programmability and connectivity of these pervasive computing elements. The scale and fragility of these networks make traditional distributed computing models inadequate. Presented is a system architecture, Smart Messages, for computation and communication in large networks of networked embedded systems. In this model, communication is realized by sending Smart Messages in the network. These messages are comprised of code, which is executed at each hop in the path of the message, and a payload which the message carries in the network. The execution of the message at each hop determines the next hop in the path of the message, thus smart messages are responsible for their own routing. This paper details the motivation for Smart Messages, describes the smart message model and proposes a system architecture to support this model. We conjecture that smart messages provide a suitable distributed computing model for networks of embedded devices and discuss some design issues.
Plain language summary for 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.
title: Municipal variations in COVID-19 case rates in New Jersey
title: technical documentation
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Rankin, Emily
name: Yan, Shibin
name: Sameha, Ummulkhayer
name: Arthur, George
name: Saxena, Sachin
name: Greenfield, Emily A.
name: Allred, Sarah R.
name: Yadav, Aayush
name: Wang, Yuqi
name: Pletcher, Ryan
name: Harig, Trista
name: Rudolph, Benjamin
name: Sharma, Shwetal
Publisher: name: Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs
Year: 2021
Subjects: covid-19
Health Psychology
Municipal Government
Public Health

description: In 2020, New Jersey experienced two distinct waves of COVID-19. Municipality-level data reveal patterns that are masked by the county-level data: nearby municipalities can have COVID-19 case rates that are very different from each other and from the average rates within their county. Although the number of COVID-19 cases is only a single indicator of the pandemic's effects on communities, the large variation across municipalities on this indicator supports the importance of examining municipal-level variation on other indicators of COVID-19 impact. This working paper, subject to edits, describes the methods used to collect, clean and analyze the data provided in the research brief Municipal variations in COVID-19 case rates in New Jersey released April 5, 2021, by the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs.
Case manager perspectives on the role of treatment in supportive housing for people with severe mental illness
Creators: name: Stanhope, Victoria
name: Choy-Brown, Mimi
name: Tiderington, Emmy
name: Henwood, Benjamin F.
name: Padgett, Deborah
Publisher: name: Rutgers University
Year: 2016
Subjects: Housing
Mental health services
Health care reform
Adherence to medication
Case management

description: Objective -- Growing recognition exists of housing as a social determinant of health, and thus, health care reform initiatives are expanding the reach of health care beyond traditional settings. One result of this expansion is increased Medicaid funds for supportive-housing programs for people with severe mental illnesses. This qualitative study explores the ways in which case managers working in a supportive housing program approach treatment and how their approach is influenced by both program requirements and their beliefs about mental illness. Method -- The study is part of a longitudinal qualitative study on recovery for people with severe mental illnesses living in supportive housing. Multiple interviews (n = 55) with 24 case managers from a residential-continuum supportive-housing program were conducted over 18 months. To provide an in-depth view of case manager perspectives, the study uses thematic analysis with multiple coders. Results -- Overall, case managers understand supportive housing as being a treatment program but predominantly characterize treatment as medication management. The following themes emerged: believing medication to be the key to success in the program, persuading residents to take medication, and questioning the utility of the program for residents who were not medication adherent. Conclusions -- Case managers understand supportive housing to be a treatment program; however, given the external constraints and their own beliefs about mental illness, case managers often equate treatment with taking medication. Study findings demonstrate the need to train case managers about mental health recovery and integrated health care. The findings also have implications for policies that tie housing to services.
Drawing Inspiration From Nature To Develop Antifouling Surfaces
Creators: name: Gomes, Luciana C.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biofouling; Biomimetic surfaces; Food industry

description: The early colonization of surfaces and subsequent biofilm formation have severe impacts in environmental, industrial, and biomedical fields. Regardless of where the biofilm forms, the dynamics of microbial adhesion may be affected by (i) the surface topography, chemistry, and physicochemistry, (ii) environmental conditions as the presence of other microorganisms and, (iii) hydrodynamics. In previous work, we have shown that the surface material is one of the parameters with the strongest impact on biofilm onset. Therefore, our interest is focused on the development of surfaces that either prevent or reduce bacterial adhesion due to an unfavorable topography or chemistry (antifouling surfaces) or contain compounds that are antibacterial and act against attached cells. Biomimetic self-cleaning and antifouling surfaces have shown to be an attractive approach for the prevention of bacterial attachment and subsequent biofilm formation since the modification of surface topography may enable the control of the contact area between the surface and the cell. This study developed a biomimetic wax surface using a moulding technique that emulated the topography of the self-cleaning Gladiolus hybridus (Gladioli) leaf. A comparison of topographies was performed for unmodified wax surfaces (control), biomimetic wax surfaces, and Gladioli leaves using Optical Profilometry and Scanning Electron Microscopy. The results demonstrated that the biomimetic wax surface and Gladioli leaf had similar surface roughness parameters, but the water contact angle of the Gladioli leaf was significantly higher than the replicated biomimetic surface. The self-cleaning properties of the biomimetic and control surfaces were compared by evaluating their propensity to repel Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes attachment, adhesion, and retention in mono- and co-culture conditions. When the bacterial assays were carried out in monoculture, the biomimetic surfaces retained fewer bacteria than the control surfaces. However, when using co-cultures, the cell numbers were only reduced on the biomimetic surfaces following retention assays. These preliminary results provide valuable information into the antifouling physical and chemical control mechanisms found in plants, which are particularly appealing for engineering purposes.
Plain language summary of publication: 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.
Plain language summary for publication: 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.
Multi-Criteria Optimisation of Potassium Carbonate-Based Natural Gas Sweetening Process
Creators: name: Ngu, Luke Wei Wei
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Natural gas sweetening is one of the most important treatment processes in natural gas industry. Despite the extensive research in natural gas sweetening area, there are only few works devoted to natural gas sweetening using K2CO3 solvent, where the focus were mainly on the feasibility of promoters, and sensitivity analysis based on open-loop process ( standalone unit without recycling). Thus, this thesis presents the actual process performance by simulating the actual process configuration (i.e., closed-loop process) and subject the simulated process to a novel two-step multi-criteria optimisation to arrive at optimum operating conditions that lead to better process performance.
title: Slip length of the tribo system steel-polyalphaolefin-steel determined by a novel tribometer
Creators: name: Corneli, Tobias
name: Ludwig, G.
name: Pelz, Peter F.
Publisher: name: Dresdner Verein zur Förderung der Fluidtechnik e. V., Dresden
Year: 2022

description: Nowadays sealing systems are commonly designed by means of hydrodynamic and elastohydrodynamic theories. Although the analytical as well as the computational approaches have improved in meaning full manner since the last decades: For small sealing gaps, in the order of micrometers and below, a discrepancy between experimental investigated and theoretically predicted leakage flows occur. As a cause for the discrepancy a breakdown of the no slip boundary condition is suspected. Since in small sealing gaps the continuum hypothesis is violated and molecular effects have to be considered. One fundamental quantity to take molecular affects into account is the slip length. Within this paper a new measurement apparatus to evaluate the slip length for hydraulic applications is presented. The adjustable gaps between two planar surfaces are in the order of magnitude of 1 μm. In a first step the slip length for the system steel-oil –steel is investigated at three different temperatures: 18°C, 22°C and 25°C. The measured slip lengths are in the order of magnitude of ~100 nm.
title: Genomic signatures of spatially divergent selection at clownfish range margins
title: Genomic signatures of spatially divergent selection at clownfish range margins
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Hattori, Akihisa
name: Hoey, Jennifer A.
name: Clark, René D.
name: Aardema, Matthew L.
name: Andolfatto, Peter
name: Barber, Paul H.
name: Montes, Humberto R.
name: Pinsky, Malin L.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: Clownfish
Local Adaptation
Range Margin
Spatially Divergent Selection
Special Feature

description: Understanding how evolutionary forces interact to drive patterns of selection and distribute genetic variation across a species' range is of great interest in ecology and evolution, especially in an era of global change. While theory predicts how and when populations at range margins are likely to undergo local adaptation, empirical evidence testing these models remains sparse. Here, we address this knowledge gap by investigating the relationship between selection, gene flow and genetic drift in the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii, from the core to the northern periphery of the species range. Analyses reveal low genetic diversity at the range edge, gene flow from the core to the edge and genomic signatures of local adaptation at 56 single nucleotide polymorphisms in 25 candidate genes, most of which are significantly correlated with minimum annual sea surface temperature. Several of these candidate genes play a role in functions that are upregulated during cold stress, including protein turnover, metabolism and translation. Our results illustrate how spatially divergent selection spanning the range core to the periphery can occur despite the potential for strong genetic drift at the range edge and moderate gene flow from the core populations.