cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
FROM ONLINE TO OFFLINE: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF AI-DRIVEN INTERACTION IN SHAPING CONSUMER PURCHASE INTENTIONS
Creators: name: LAKSHMI PRIYANKA A
name: UMA DEVI M
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Consumer Purchase Intentions, AI Interactions, Online Shopping, Online Consumer Behavior, Content Marketing.

description: Abstract

This empirical study investigates the influence of AI-driven interactions on shaping consumer purchase intentions, focusing on the transition from online engagement to offline purchasing behaviors. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into marketing strategies, its impact on consumer decisions remains a critical area of research. This study utilizes a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative data analysis from online consumer interactions with qualitative interviews from 300 participants who have experienced AI-driven customer service tools such as chatbots, personalized recommendations, and virtual assistants. The primary aim is to evaluate how these AI features affect consumers' willingness to make a purchase in a physical store after an online interaction. Results from logistic regression analysis suggest that personalized AI interactions significantly enhance the likelihood of offline purchases, with a 40% increase in consumer transition rates from online browsing to in-store buying. The qualitative data further reveal that effective AI interactions contribute to a heightened sense of trust and satisfaction, which are pivotal in influencing purchase intentions. However, the study also identifies challenges, including privacy concerns and the impersonal nature of some AI interactions, which could inhibit consumer conversion. This research not only sheds light on the pivotal role of AI in modern consumer behavior but also offers valuable insights for retailers looking to optimize their integrated online-to-offline marketing strategies. The findings are particularly relevant for enhancing customer engagement and tailoring AI tools to meet evolving consumer expectations in the digital age.
Jasmineira Langerhans 1880
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Sabellida
Sabellidae
Jasmineira

description: Genus Jasmineira Langerhans, 1880
Jasmineira caudata Langerhans, 1880
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Zavodnik et al. 1985; Giangrande 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Aleffi et al. 2003; Solis- Weiss et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008.
NEW RECORDS: BM28, BM99.
Jasmineira elegans Saint-Joseph, 1894
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Banse 1959; Laubier 1962; Katzmann 1973a; Amoureux 1976, 1983a; Fassari 1983; Katzmann 1983; Požar-Domac 1983; Stjepčević et al. 1984; Požar-Domac 1986; Giangrande 1989; Špan et al. 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995, 1997; Aleffi et al. 2003; Giangrande et al. 2003, 2004; Simonini et al. 2005a, 2005b, 2007; Solis-Weiss et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008; Mikac et al. 2013. NEW RECORDS: BM11, BM12, BM19, BM20, BM21, BM34, BM41.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 99, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
THE SOCIAL LOCATION OF WIDOWS
Creators: name: BARNABY, MARY
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1997

description: This thesis draws critically upon the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu to develop a theory of the social location of widows. The thesis presents widowhood as a set of objective social relations regulated by the objective structures of marriage, gender and death. In the course of the discussion a critical analysis of Bourdieu's theorization of gender is advanced. The potential of Bourdieu's work for feminist theory is identified, particularly in his explanation of the mechanism of gender relations, however, the analysis also demonstrates that the phallocentric presuppositions embedded within Bourdieu's theorization of gender have to be addressed before the theory's potential for feminist practice can be realised. The thesis examines the meaning of death and bereavement and their symbolic significance for the regulation of the relations of widowhood. It argues that the current construction of the widow, which underpins bereavement counselling practices, can be problematic for the social position of the widow and her understanding of herself. The analysis also develops the concept of social immortality as a theory for understanding the social position of the widow and her relationship to her deceased husband. A model of the objective relations of the widow has been developed by means of a comparative analysis of contemporary practice with the history of the social structures of marriage and death in the regulation of the social relations of widowhood. This analysis has identified that changes in the symbolic meaning of marriage and death is pivotal to an understanding of the social location of the widow. The model of the objective relations of the widow has been used to interrogate accounts of widowhood collected from women widowed before the age of sixty. From this analysis a theory of the social location of widows has been developed which provides a means of understanding the social reality of the widow as the history of the product of specific social relations, both as an objective class and as the subjective experience of an individual social agent.
Megalomma Johansson 1927
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Sabellida
Sabellidae
Megalomma

description: Genus Megalomma Johansson, 1927
(AL) Megalomma claparedei (Gravier, 1908)
DISTRIBUTION: SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Castelli et al. 2008; Giangrande & Licciano 2008. REMARKS: Alien species originated from the Red Sea (Lessepsian migrant) (Zenetos et al. 2010). The only record of this species in the Mediterranean Sea is from the SA, along the coast of Apulia (Giangrande & Licciano 2008).
Megalomma lanigera (Grube 1846)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Graeffe 1905; Vatova 1931b; Fauvel 1934; Vatova 1935; Fauvel 1938, 1940; Vatova 1940a, 1949b; Banse 1959; Laubier 1962; Bellan 1969; Orel & Mennea 1969; Banse 1970; Amoureux & Katzmann 1971; Zavodnik 1971; Marcuzzi 1972; Katzmann 1973a; Giordani-Soika & Perin 1974; Matjašić & Štirn 1975; Amoureux 1983a; Katzmann 1983; Aleffi et al. 1988; Giangrande 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtilla, 1995; Maggiore 2002; Aleffi et al. 2003; Giangrande et al. 2004; Prevedelli et al. 2007; Solis-Weiss et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008; Giangrande & Licciano 2008; Mikac et al. 2013.
NEW RECORDS: BM44, BM46, BM47, BM49, BM51, BM65, BM66.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Branchiomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1815); Megalomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1815); Branchiomma köllikeri Claparède, 1869.
REMARKS: All previous records of Megalomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1815) in the Mediterranean are now assigned to M. lanigera (Giangrande & Licciano 2008).
* Megalomma messapicum Giangrande & Licciano, 2008 DISTRIBUTION: SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Castelli et al. 2008; Giangrande & Licciano 2008.
* Megalomma pseudogesae Mikac, Giangrande & Licciano, 2013 DISTRIBUTION: NA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Mikac et al. 2013.
REMARKS: The species is so far only known from two soft bottom stations in the NA.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 99, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
CONDUCTING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS FOR SOCIAL POLICY: THE ROLE OF UNDERSTANDING DISCOURSES IN METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
Creators: name: PEARSON, MARK
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2008

description: This thesis uses a case study of the process of conducting a systematic review in the field of substance misuse in order to analyse critically how knowledge is cumulated for the purposes of informing social policy. The analysis is grounded in two areas of social research that are seldom drawn together; the methodological (in this instance, the work of the social research methodologist Donald Campbell) and the linguistic (in the form of a measured application of discourse analysis). By means of this dual approach it is proposed that a better understanding can be obtained not only of how systematic review methods may be usefully developed, but also of the substantive impact that the way in which those methods are discussed and debated (through discourse) can have upon the development. In this way, the process of conducting a systematic review for social policy is critically located within an understanding of both policy making and methodological development as discursive processes. This is important for the way that it allows evidence for policy and practice (both in the sense of the framing of the evidence and the methods used to synthesize it) to be discussed in terms that prioritize respectful debate rather than the promotion of particular methods as superior for the production and synthesis of knowledge. Furthermore, it enables a critical understanding of how dominant discourses can not only frame policy issues, but also the production of evidence-bases that are subsequently used in the policy making process.
THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF A CONVERGENT ESTUARINE FRONT
Creators: name: REDBOURN, LISA JANE
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1996

description: This thesis considers the structure and dynamics of a convergent front, which forms at the confluence of the Tamar and Lynher rivers during the ebb tide, in the Tamar Estuary, South West England. Temperature, salinity and velocity were sampled at high frequency in the region of frontogenesis, and these data are used to assess the evolution and development of a front during the course of an ebb tide. The equation of continuity and the horizontal equations of motion are applied to the data set in order to evaluate the dynamic regime operating in the vicinity of the front, and its spatial and temporal variation. Mixing within the region is appraised from a consideration of the vertical eddy viscosity and diffusivity, and the gradient Richardson number. Results suggest that the evolution of the front occurs in two distinct stages; the first being the formation of a convergent, near-horizontal interface between denser Tamar water flowing south-westwards, and less dense Lynher water flowing south-eastwards, such that this first stage can be described as a plume front. The interface has an increased degree of shear-induced turbulence and vertical mixing associated with it. In the later stages of the ebb tide, the front evolves into a turbulent, buoyant jet of Lynher water which extends over most of the area surveyed, and the less turbulent Tamar water is entrained into the Lynher jet. In both the longitudinal and lateral directions, the Lynher flow is found to be primarily accelerated by the barotropic pressure gradient, whereas the Tamar flow is mainly accelerated baroclinically. A markedly more variable and complex dynamic regime in the lateral direction appears to be influenced by daily variations in fresh water run-off and tidal range to a greater extent than the longitudinal dynamics.
The effect of moisture content and composition on the compressive strength and rigidity of cob made from soil of the Breccia measures near Teignmouth, Devon
Creators: name: Greer, Matthew James Addison
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1996

description: Earth has been used as a reliable building material for many thousands of years. Recently there has been a world wide renaissance in the use of earth as a building material due to its architectural versatility and environmental sustainability. However, in the United Kingdom it is regarded by the majority of building professionals as either obsolete or a novel historical material. The utilisation of earth as a modern building material and the repair of historic earth building structures is retarded by the uncertainty of the knowledge of the properties of the material. This thesis considers earth building materials as composite materials containing a cohesive, low compression modulus binder fraction, a high compression modulus aggregate fraction, and a fibre fraction. The compression properties of a building material without fibre content (cob matrix material) are described in terms of the interaction between the binder and aggregate fractions, and moisture and the binder fraction. The effect of the moisture content of the material upon the compression failure mechanisms is described. Values of compression modulus predicted by a rule of mixtures equation are compared to experimental results for this material. The following mechanisms are proposed to account for the apparent discrepancy between the predicted and experimental results: • the effect of pore size distribution and the proportions of binder and aggregate fractions upon strain magnification within the material • the effect of an efficiency factor, primarily dependent upon the proportion of binder and aggregate fractions, which determines the degree to which the potential modulus of the material is realised. Time Domain Reflectometry is employed for repeated, real time, non-destructive measurement of the moisture content of an external cob wall. The results of these measurements are analysed and discussed. This thesis proposes that consideration of cob as a composite material has developed a paradigm which will enhance the level of understanding of all earth building materials, enabling the manipulation and accurate prediction of their structural properties. This will be an important contribution to the realisation of the significant sustainable qualities of earth building materials by the current construction industry. -
Myxicola Koch
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Sabellida
Sabellidae
Myxicola

description: Genus Myxicola Koch in Renier, 1847
Myxicola aesthetica (Claparède, 1870)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Katzmann 1971, 1972; Amoureux 1975; Giangrande 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Castelli et al. 2008.
Myxicola infundibulum (Montagu, 1808)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Grube 1861; Lorenz 1863; Grube 1864; Stossich 1876, 1883; Carus 1884; Graeffe 1905; Fauvel 1934; Vatova 1935; Laubier 1962; Orel & Mennea 1969; Katzmann 1972; Marcuzzi 1972; Amoureux 1983a; Belamarić & Šerman 1989; Giangrande 1989; Špan et al. 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Aleffi et al. 2003; Zavodnik et al. 2006; Solis-Weiss et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008; Mikac et al. 2013.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Myxicola steenstrupi Krøyer, 1856; Terebella infundibulum Renier, 1804; Parasabella langerhansi (Knigh-Jones, 1983); Demonax langerhansi Knight-Jones, 1983.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 100, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Parasabella Bush 1905
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Sabellida
Sabellidae
Parasabella

description: Genus Parasabella Bush, 1905
REMARKS: Members of the genus Parasabella Bush, 1905, resurrected by Tovar-Hernández & Harris (2010), were previously assigned to the genus Demonax Kinberg, 1867.
Parasabella langerhansi (Knight-Jones, 1983) DISTRIBUTION: NA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Giangrande 1989, 1994; Giangrande et al. 2003, 2004; Castelli et al. 2008; Mikac et al. 2013.
NEW RECORDS: BM80.
* Parasabella saxicola (Grube, 1861)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Grube 1861, 1864; Carus 1884; Graeffe 1905; Fauvel 1934; Zavodnik 1965, 1967b; Bellan 1969; Amoureux & Katzmann 1971; Katzmann 1971; Marcuzzi 1972; Amoureux 1975; Velimirov i Sint, 1975; Amoureux 1983a; 1983c; Požar-Domac 1986; Giangrande 1989; Špan et al. 1989; Giangrande 1994; Požar- Domac 1994; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Giangrande et al. 2003; Castelli et al. 2008; Mikac et al. 2013. NEW RECORDS: BM15, BM52, BM53, BM80.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Demonax saxicola (Grube, 1861); Demonax brachychona Claparède, 1870; Potamilla torelli Iroso, 1921; Sabella saxicola Grube, 1861.
* Parasabella tenuicollaris (Grube, 1870)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Grube 1870; Giangrande 1989, 1994; Požar-Domac 1994; Giangrande et al. 2004; Castelli et al. 2008.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Demonax tenuicollaris (Grube, 1870); Sabella tenuicollaris Grube, 1870.
* Parasabella tommasi (Giangrande, 1994)
DISTRIBUTION: SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Giangrande 1994; Giangrande et al. 2003; Castelli et al. 2008. OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Demonax tommasi Giangrande, 1994.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 100, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Perkinsiana Knight-Jones 1983
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Sabellida
Sabellidae
Perkinsiana

description: Genus Perkinsiana Knight-Jones, 1983
Perkinsiana rubra (Langerhans, 1880)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Giangrande 1989; Zahtila 1995; Fraschetti et al. 2002; Giangrande et al. 2003, 2004; Castelli et al. 2008; Mikac et al. 2013.
Perkinsiana socialis (Langerhans, 1884)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Giangrande 1989; Castelli et al. 2008; Mikac et al. 2013.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 101, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Computationally efficient orthogonalization for pairwise comparisons method
Creators: name: Benitez, Julio
name: Koczkodaj, Waldemar W.
name: Kowalczyk, Adam
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Numerical Analysis (math.NA)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: G.m; F.m
subject: 65F25

description: Orthogonalization is one of few mathematical methods conforming to mathematical standards for approximation. Finding a consistent PC matrix of a given an inconsistent PC matrix is the main goal of a pairwise comparisons method. We introduce an orthogonalization for pairwise comparisons matrix based on a generalized Frobenius inner matrix product. The proposed theory is supported by numerous examples and visualizations.
description: online, submitted as 22 pages and 2 figures
Eco-visualisation: Combining art and technology to reduce energy consumption
Creators: name: Holmes, Tiffany
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 2009

description: Artworks that display the real time usage of key resources such as electricity offer new strategies to conserve energy. These eco-visualisations-or artworks that creatively visualise ecologically significant data in real time-represent a substantial contribution to new knowledge about dynamic feedback as a tool to promote energy conservation and environmental site-based learning in this interdisciplinary project that expands and builds on prior findings from the fields of art, design, environmental psychology, and human computer interaction (HCI). The aims of this research endeavor were to locate answers to the following questions related to energy conservation in various public contexts. Might dynamic feedback from data-driven artwork create a better understanding of resource consumption patterns? Which environments are best for promoting eco-visualisation: borne, workplace, or alternative spaces? What kinds of visualisation tactics are most effective in communicating energy consumption data? These initial questions generated a four-year research project that involved an extensive literature review in both environmental psychology and art history that culminated in three different case studies, which targeted the effectiveness of eco-visualisation as an innovative conservation strategy. The three primary claims to be proven with supporting evidence from the literature reviews and case studies are: (1) eco-visualisation offers novel visual ways of making invisible energy data comprehensible, and encourages site-based learning; (2) eco-visualisation that provides real time visual feedback can increase environmental awareness and possibly increase the conservation behaviour in the viewing population; (3) eco-visualisation encourages new perceptions of linkages between the single individual and a larger community via site-based dialogue and conversation. Although the results of the three case studies are generally positive and prove the claims, there are larger social and environmental questions that will be addressed. How can eco-visualisation be productively integrated into the home or workplace without becoming a disposable gadget that represents a passing fad or fancy? Most importantly, how can energy conservation interventions be conceived to be as sustainable as possible, and non-threatening from a privacy perspective? These questions and more contribute to the discussion and analysis of the results of the three case studies that constitute the primary source of new knowledge asserted here in this dissertation.
Pseudopotamilla Bush 1905
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Sabellida
Sabellidae
Pseudopotamilla

description: Genus Pseudopotamilla Bush, 1905
* Pseudopotamilla cerasina (Grube, 1870)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Grube 1870; Carus 1884; Giangrande 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995; Castelli et al. 2008.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Sabella cerasina Grube, 1870.
Pseudopotamilla reniformis (O.F. Müller, 1771)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Lorenz 1863; Grube 1864; Stossich 1883; Carus 1884; Graeffe 1905; Požar-Domac 1983, 1986; Giangrande 1989; Špan et al. 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Fraschetti et al. 2002; Giangrande et al. 2003, 2004; Casellato et al. 2007; Solis-Weiss et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008; Mikac et al. 2013.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Sabella reniformis Leuckart, 1849; Sabella oculata Krøyer, 1856.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 101, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Measurement and Analysis of Wave Loading on a Full Scale Coastal Structure
Creators: name: CRAWFORD, ADAM RANDOLPH
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1999

description: Merged with duplicate record 10026.1/837 on 07.20.2017 by CS (TIS)
description: The aim of this investigation was to measure and analyse wave loading on a full scale coastal structure in order to validate current breakwater design methods and to improve understanding of the physical processes involved. A range of new, robust field measurement instrumentation was developed and deployed at the chosen field site, the Alderney Breakwater in the Channel Islands. The instrumentation deployed in this particularly harsh wave loading environment included an array of wave loading pressure sensors together with co-located void fraction gauges, which were used to measure the percentage air entrained within the seawater. Wave data was measured by means of a sea bed array of six pressure sensors which were logged using an underwater data logger. Data from the instrumentation mounted on the breakwater wall was logged with a high specification remote data logger. Both the instrumentation and the data acquisition equipment were developed and adapted specifically for this investigation and as a result over 150 high quality data sets were recorded at very high logging rates, which allowed field data analysis at an unprecedented level. New calibration and data processing methods were developed for the analysis of this novel set of data records. Due to the meticulous planning, instrument development, data acquisition development, and deployment the data collected is, to the best of the Author's knowledge, the highest quality wave loading field data collected to date. The wave conditions measured at the site were used as inputs to three commonly used design methods for vertical coastal structures, which were used to estimate the maximum wave loading pressures over the height of the structure. The pressures and forces predicted by the models were contrasted with measured values and it was found that the Goda method (1985) predicted the events with a high degree of accuracy provided that the waves were not breaking directly onto the structure. When waves did break onto the structure high magnitude, short duration pressures were frequently measured which sometimes also acted over a very small spatial area. There was a large degree of temporal and spatial variability in the high magnitude breaking wave pressures and they were not accurately predicted by any of the models. The relationship between wave momentum flux and wave loading impulse was investigated both on a record by record basis and using a wave by wave analysis. For the Alderney field site a consistent relationship was found between the wave momentum flux and wave loading impulse, which could be used to estimate the wave loading impulse and duration for known wave input conditions. Features of interest were also identified from temporal comparisons of individual co-located pressure and aeration traces, including negative pressures and a negative correlation between air content and pressure over short time scales.
USING VISUAL SUPPORTS (IMAGES, VIDEOS) TO ENHANCE LISTENING COMPEHENTION
Creators: name: Teshaboyeva, Nafisa
name: Po`latova, Guli
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Listening is a fundamental ability to train English.  The purpose of this article is to describe the use of audiovisual media in improving students listening skills. The primary purpose of this research is to know the application of sound learning to sound development in improving listening and understanding the ability to listen to English students after learning how to use visual media. This review is quantitative.  About data analysis, percentage, and point t-test, the sample was used.  The results show that students of English students a significant increase in understanding after learning with videos and students the positive attitude for using videos in listening to listening skills.
UNVEILING SEROTONIN'S HEALING CONCERT: EXPLORING IN-VITRO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POTENTIAL ON MCCOY CELLS
Creators: name: Samruddhi Gandhi
name: Taniya Mary Martin
name: K Meenakshi Sundaram
name: Lavanya Prathap
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Serotonin, anti-inflammation, McCoy cells (fibroblast cells), Bcl2, IL-6, TGF-beta

description: Abstract

Cancer affects around 0.2 % of world population every year.  The cancers are characterized by malignant tumor and prolonged inflammation. An important factor in the development of tumors is inflammation. McCoy cells or the mouse fibroblast cells exhibit easy isolation and abundant yield and are a useful tool to study inflammation. Cancer prevention and therapy may benefit from anti-inflammatory drugs.  Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that controls several bodily physiological functions and secreted mainly during exercise. It has been demonstrated that serotonin can have pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory effects on the body, depending on the situation and the particular receptor subtype that it activates. It was observed that serotonin exhibited concentration dependent cytotoxicity. The results showed that serotonin strongly induced the expression of TGF-beta whereas it suppressed the pro-inflammatory gene IL-6. The Bcl-2 genes, which prevent apoptosis by lengthening the time to death and increasing inherent cell-to-cell differences in the mitochondrial mechanism of cell death, were also found to be reduced by serotonin, according to research findings. Hence it can be stated that it could have a negative effect on HIF-alpha expression, a known positive regulator of inflammation. From the findings of the current study it can be concluded that exercise induced serotonin secretion exhibits anti-inflammatory characteristics. Thus serotonin could act as an instrumental anti-inflammatory agent in prevention and treatment of cancer.
Sabella Linnaeus 1767
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Sabellida
Sabellidae
Sabella

description: Genus Sabella Linnaeus, 1767
Sabella discifera Grube, 1874
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Katzmann 1971; Velimirov & Sint 1975; Giangrande 1989; Gherardi et al. 1993; Požar- Domac 1994; Castelli et al. 2008.
NEW RECORDS: BM46.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Megalomma linaresi (Rioja, 1917).
Sabella pavonina (Savigny, 1822)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Zavodnik & Igić 1968a, 1968b; Banse 1970; Zavodnik et al. 1978; Igić 1982; Vaccarella & Pastorelli 1982; Amoureux 1983c; Zavodnik & Vidaković 1987; Seneš 1988; Belamarić & Šerman 1989; Giangrande 1989; Zahtila 1995; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Arko-Pijevac et al. 2001; Zavodnik et al. 2006; Casellato et al. 2007; Simonini et al. 2007.
Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1791)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Grube 1840, 1861; Lorenz 1863; Grube 1864; Karl 1871; Stossich 1876, 1883; Carus 1884; Graeffe 1905; Zimmermann 1907; Santucci 1922; Vatova 1928, 1932, 1935; Kolosváry 1939; Vatova 1943, 1949a; Meštrov 1957; Laubier 1962; Gamulin-Brida 1962, 1965, 1967; Gamulin-Brida et al. 1968; Zavodnik & Igić 1968b; Bellan 1969; Banse 1970; Karaman & Gamulin-Brida 1970; Katzmann 1971; Zavodnik 1971; Marcuzzi 1972; Legac 1974; Matjašić & Štirn 1975; Zavodnik et al. 1981; Igić 1982; Vaccarella & Pastorelli 1982; Zavodnik & Vidaković 1982; Zavodnik & Zavodnik 1982; Amoureux 1983c; Stjepčević et al. 1984; Zavodnik & Zavodnik 1986; Seneš 1988; Belamarić & Šerman 1989; Giangrande 1989; Legac & Legac 1989; Špan et al. 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995, 1997; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Arko-Pijevac et al. 2001; Cantone & Di Pietro 2002; Bocchetti et al. 2004; Zavodnik et al. 2006; Casellato et al. 2007; Cavallo et al. 2007; Casellato & Stefanon 2008; Stabili et al. 2009.
OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Sabella penicillus Linnaeus, 1767; Sabella unispira Cuvier, 1816; Spirographis spallanzanii (Viviani, 1805).
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on pages 101-102, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Santa Maria RAEGE Station Overview and Developments
Creators: name: Moreira, Mariana
name: García-Castellano, Abel
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: VLBI

description: The Atlantic Network of Geodynamic and Space Stations (RAEGE) is a collaborative Spanish-Portuguese initiative aimed at constructing, installing, and operating four fundamental geodetic stations: two in Spain (Yebes and Gran Canaria) and two in the Azores (Santa Maria and Flores). These facilities contribute to the advancement ofgeodetic research and the enhancement of geophysical and astronomical observation networks. 

The Santa Maria RAEGE station on Santa Maria Island in the Azores plays a pivotal role in this network. Fully integrated into the VGOS network since October 2023, the station routinely participates in VGOS observing sessions. Operational since May 2021, the station has a 13.2m VGOS radio telescope, “Colombo”, equipped with a broadband receiver developed at Yebes laboratories. In addition, the station hosts two permanent GNSS receivers and a gravimetry room housing an iGRAV-051 superconductive gravimeter, a seismograph (Centaur- 3/Trillium 120PA), and a SILEX accelerometer. Local ties for geodetic calibration were built in November 2024. 

The RAEGE project also aims to emphasize capacity building and data analysis, fostering collaboration between IGN, the Yebes and Santa Maria observatories, and the University of Alicante. A dedicated data analysis group was established in 2021 to enhance the quality and utility of geodetic products derived from the network’s observations.

In addition to supporting geodetic and geophysical research, the Santa Maria station actively contributes to academic initiatives. Current projects include a master’s thesis focused on designing a tunable downconverter and a doctoral thesis exploring advanced radio astronomy techniques. The focus of the master student is to designa tunable downconverter capable of observing any frequency between 4 and 14 GHz with several bandwidths, while performing the necessary adjustments via software, thus enhancing the hardware setup for radio astronomy observations. The doctoral research investigates in detail the capabilities of the radio telescope of the RAEGESanta Maria station, with the goal of implementing a monitoring campaign of nearby active galactic nuclei (AGN).

This presentation will provide an updated overview of the Santa Maria RAEGE station, highlighting its infrastructure, technical upgrades, operational activities, scientific contributions
Saccocirrus Bobretzky 1871
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Saccocirridae
Saccocirrus

description: Genus Saccocirrus Bobretzky, 1871
Saccocirrus papillocercus Bobretzkty, 1871 DISTRIBUTION: NA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Munari et al. 2009.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 102, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Asclerocheilus Ashworth 1901
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Scalibregmatidae
Asclerocheilus

description: Genus Asclerocheilus Ashworth, 1901
Asclerocheilus intermedius (Saint-Joseph, 1894) DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Katzmann 1973a, 1983; Fassari 1983; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995; Castelli et al. 2008.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 102, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
CLASSIFICATION OF COMPLEX TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES IN A PARALLEL DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE
Creators: name: SIMPSON, ROBERT GILMOUR
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1992

description: Neural network analysis is proposed and evaluated as a method of analysis of marine biological data, specifically images of plankton specimens. The quantification of the various plankton species is of great scientific importance, from modelling global climatic change to predicting the economic effects of toxic red tides. A preliminary evaluation of the neural network technique is made by the development of a back-propagation system that successfully learns to distinguish between two co-occurring morphologically similar species from the North Atlantic Ocean, namely Ceratium arcticum and C. longipes. Various techniques are developed to handle the indeterminately labelled source data, pre-process the images and successfully train the networks. An analysis of the network solutions is made, and some consideration given to how the system might be extended.
Lipobranchius Cunningham & Ramage 1888
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Scalibregmatidae
Lipobranchius

description: Genus Lipobranchius Cunningham & Ramage, 1888
Lipobranchius jeffreysii (McIntosh, 1869)
DISTRIBUTION: CA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Katzmann 1973a, 1983; Požar-Domac 1994.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 102, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
ORGANIK REAKSIYALAR MEXANIZMLARI
Creators: name: Qo'chqorova Dinora Bahrom qizi, 1Samarqand davlat universiteti Kattaqo'rg'on filiali  Kimyo yo'nalishi talabasi
name: Iskandarov Abror Iskandar o'g'li, Samarqand davlat universiteti Kattaqo'rg'on filiali  "Aniq va tabiiy fanlar" kafedrasi assistenti
name: Tillayev Sanjar Usmonovich, Samarqand davlat universiteti dotsenti
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Maqolada organik reaksiyalarning borishi, reaksiya mexanizmlariga qarab maxsulotni hamda reaksiya maxsulotlariga qarab reaksiya mexanizmlarini topish yo’llari keltirib o’tilgan
Polyphysia Quatrefages 1866
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Scalibregmatidae
Polyphysia

description: Genus Polyphysia Quatrefages, 1866
Polyphysia crassa fauveli (Laubier, 1959)
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Amoureux 1983c; Požar-Domac 1994; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Castelli et al. 2008. OTHER REPORTED NAMES: Eumenia crassa fauveli Laubier, 1959; Eumenia crassa Laubier, 1959.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 102, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Scalibregma Rathke 1843
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Scalibregmatidae
Scalibregma

description: Genus Scalibregma Rathke, 1843
Scalibregma inflatum Rathke, 1843
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Fauvel 1934; Vatova 1935, 1949a; Marcuzzi 1972; Katzmann 1972, 1973a; Amoureux 1976, 1979; Zavodnik 1979; Amoureux 1983a; Avčin & Vrišer 1983; Katzmann 1983; Požar-Domac 1983, 1986; Gillet 1986; Orel et al. 1987; Aleffi et al. 1988; Špan et al. 1989; Županović & Jardas 1989; Požar-Domac 1994; Zahtila 1995; Zavodnik & Kovačić 2000; Cantone & Di Pietro 2002; Ceschia et al. 2002; Aleffi et al. 2003; Zavodnik et al. 2006; Simonini et al. 2007; Solis-Weiss et al. 2007; Castelli et al. 2008.
NEW RECORDS: BM11, BM13, BM28, BM34, BM44, BM45, BM47, BM49, BM52, BM53, BM54.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on pages 102-103, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663
Evaluation of Several A-Train Ice Cloud Retrieval Products with in Situ Measurements Collected During the SPARTICUS Campaign
Creators: name: Deng, Min
name: Mace, G. G.
name: Wang, Z.
name: Lawson, R. Paul
Publisher: name: University of Wyoming. Libraries
Year: 2013
Subjects: Cirrus clouds
Cloud microphysics
Cloud retrieval
Detection threshold
Horizontal gradients
Ice cloud retrieval
In-situ measurement
Radar reflectivities
Clouds
Ice
Optical radar
Radar measurement
algorithm
CALIPSO
cirrus
cloud microphysics
CloudSat
detection method
ice
in situ measurement
water content

description: In this study several ice cloud retrieval products that utilize active and passive A-Train measurements are evaluated using in situ data collected during the Small Particles in Cirrus (SPARTICUS) field campaign. The retrieval datasets include ice water content (IWC), effective radius re, and visible extinction σ from CloudSat level-2C ice cloud property product (2C-ICE), CloudSat level-2B radar-visible optical depth cloud water content product (2B-CWC-RVOD), radar-lidar(DARDAR), and σ from Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO). When the discrepancies between the radar reflectivity Ze derived from 2D stereo probe (2D-S) in situ measurements and Ze measured by the CloudSat radar are less than 10 dBZe, the flight mean ratios of the retrieved IWC to the IWC estimated from in situ data are 1.12, 1.59, and 1.02, respectively for 2C-ICE, DARDAR, and 2B-CWC-RVOD. For re, the flight mean ratios are 1.05, 1.18, and 1.61, respectively. For σ, the flight mean ratios for 2C-ICE, DARDAR, and CALIPSO are 1.03, 1.42, and 0.97, respectively. The CloudSat 2C-ICE and DARDAR retrieval products are typically in close agreement. However, the use of parameterized radar signals in ice cloud volumes that are below the detection threshold of the CloudSat radar in the 2C-ICE algorithm provides an extra constraint that leads to slightly better agreement with in situ data. The differences in assumed mass-size and area-size relations between CloudSat 2C-ICE and DARDAR also contribute to some subtle difference between the datasets: re from the 2B-CWC-RVOD dataset is biased more than the other retrieval products and in situ measurements by about 40%. A slight low (negative) bias in CALIPSO σ may be due to 5-km averaging in situations in which the cirrus layers have significant horizontal gradients in σ.
THE PROCESS OF DISCLOSURE OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE: OLDER ADULT WOMEN: A PILOT STUDY
Creators: name: LAYDON-WALTERS, KATRINA
Publisher: name: University of Plymouth
Year: 1995

description: A pilot study was conducted in response to the paucity of research describing the disclosure of childhood sexual trauma for older adult women. This research sought to provide a tentative base for an understanding of the process of disclosure of childhood sexual abuse for older adult women through a descriptive, client centred approach. In-depth interviews were carried out with ten participants. These included an older adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse, six health and social service practitioners who had received disclosures, and three who strongly suspected their clients had been sexually abused as children. Qualitative analysis of verbatim transcripts of the interviews revealed elements, themes and core categories of factors relating to the process of disclosure for older women. Measures of internal consistency and intercoder reliability of the analysis of the data revealed moderate reliability. The main findings of this study suggest the process of disclosure of childhood sexual abuse for older adult women, when in receipt of health or social service care, is a function of her context(s) and life experiences. The practitioner with whom she comes into contact was found to represent an essential aspect of the current context and practitioner variables associated with the process of disclosure of childhood sexual abuse for older adult women are described. The findings of this study are presented in a descriptive format supported by summary tables. A context model of the process of disclosure of for older adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse is presented in the discussion. This pilot study appears to be the first research which has focussed specifically on the process of disclosure of childhood sexual abuse for older women. Through the words of an older adult survivor of childhood sexual trauma, and practitioners who have worked with older women who have disclosed sexual abuse during childhood, a unique contribution to an understanding of what influences older women to begin to tell of their experiences has been possible. The findings of this pilot study are tentatively informative for practitioners and researchers interested in the needs of survivors of sexual abuse during childhood, and older adult women.
On the Number and Membership Size of Consumer Managed Firms
Creators: name: Sandler, T.
name: Tschirhart, John T.
Publisher: name: University of Wyoming. Libraries
Year: 1981
Subjects: Economics

description: Anderson, Porter, and Maurice [1] recently examined consumer-managed firms in utility-maximization framework. They derived conditions for optimum production, pricing, and membership size of the consumer cooperative from the individual member’s viewpoint, and related their results to the perfectly competitive firm. In this paper, their results are extended in a number of ways. First for the entire economy, the welfare-maximizing properties of the Anderson, Porter, and Maurice (APM) solution are shown to depend on the number of consumer cooperatives and the number of members in the cooperatives relative to the number of nonmembers. When only one cooperative is former, the APM solution may or may not yield an economy-wide welfare maximum in spite of the fact that each member is enjoying maximum benefits. Therefore, an alternative formulation is provided that ensures an economy-wide welfare maximum. Second, when multiple cooperatives form, the APM solution is likely to yield a welfare maximum, although the cooperatives may or may not be stable in the sense that members may continually have incentives to transfer amount the cooperatives.
Change Detection for Visual Satellite Inspection Using Pose Estimation and Image Synthesis
Creators: name: Buffington, Ryan L.
name: McInroy, John E.
Publisher: name: University of Wyoming. Libraries
Year: 2011
Subjects: satellite inspection
change detection
pose estimation
scale-invariant feature transform
raytracing

description: Satellites are subject to harsh lighting conditions which make visual inspection difficult. Automated systems which detect changes in the appearance of a satellite can generate false positives in the presence of intense shadows and specular reflections. This paper presents a new algorithm which can detect visual changes to a satellite in the presence of these lighting conditions. The position and orientation of the satellite with respect to the camera, or pose, is estimated using a new algorithm. Unlike many other pose estimation algorithms which attempt to reduce image reprojection error, this algorithm minimizes the sum of the weighted 3-dimensional error of the points in the image. Each inspection image is compared to many different views of the satellite, so that pose may be estimated regardless of which side of the satellite is facing the camera. The features in the image used to generate the pose estimate are chosen automatically using the scale-invariant feature transform. It is assumed that a good 3-dimensional model of the satellite was recorded prior to launch. Once the pose between the camera and the satellite have been estimated, the expected appearance of the satellite under the current lighting conditions is generated using a raytracing system and the 3-dimensional model. Finally, this estimate is compared with the image obtained from the camera. The ability of the algorithm to detect changes in the external appearance of satellites was evaluated using several test images exhibiting varying lighting and pose conditions. The test images included images containing shadows and bright specular reflections.
Sclerocheilus Grube 1863
Creators: name: Mikac, Barbara
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Annelida
Polychaeta
Scalibregmatidae
Sclerocheilus

description: Genus Sclerocheilus Grube, 1863
* Sclerocheilus minutus Grube, 1863
DISTRIBUTION: NA, CA, SA.
LITERATURE RECORDS: Grube 1863, 1864; Carus 1884; Banse 1959; Katzmann 1972, 1973; Matjašić & Štirn 1975; Bellan 1976; Avčin & Vrišer 1983; Katzmann 1983; Požar-Domac 1983, 1986, 1994; Zahtila 1995; Casellato & Stefanon 2008; Castelli et al. 2008.
NEW RECORDS: BM54, BM99.
description: Published as part of Mikac, Barbara, 2015, A sea of worms: polychaete checklist of the Adriatic Sea, pp. 1-172 in Zootaxa 3943 (1) on page 103, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3943.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/244663