cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Role of environmental variables in the transport of microbes in stormwater
Creators: name: Aryal, Rupak
name: Sidhu, JPS
name: Chong, MN
name: Toze, S
name: Gernjak, W
name: Mainali, Bandita
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Microbial pathogens present in stormwater, which originate from human sewage and animal faecal matters, are one of the major impediments in stormwater reuse. The transport of microbes in stormwater is more than just a physical process. The mobility of microbes in stormwater is governed by many factors, such as dissolved organic matter, cations, pH, temperature and water flow. This paper examined the roles of three environmental variables, namely: dissolved organic matter, positive cations and stormwater flow on the transport of two faecal indicator bacteria (FIB), Enterococcus spp. and Escherichia coli. Stormwater runoff samples were collected during twelve wet weather events and one dry weather event from a medium density residential urban catchment in Brisbane. Enterococcus spp. numbers as high as 3 × 10 cfu/100 mL were detected in the stormwater runoff, while Escherichia coli numbers up to 3.6 × 10 cfu/100 mL were observed. The dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the stormwater samples was in the range of 2.2–5.9 mg/L with an average concentration of 4.5 mg/L in which the hydrophilic carbon constituted the highest mass fraction of 60–80%. The results also showed that the transport of FIB in stormwater was reduced with an increasing concentration of the hydrophilic organic fraction, especially the humic fraction. On the contrary, the concentration of trivalent cations and stormwater flow rate showed a positive correlation with the FIB numbers. These findings indicated the potentiality to make a good use and measurement of simple environmental variables to reflect the degree of microbe transport in stormwater from residential/suburban catchments. 4 3
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Ko Lok Lun, Wong Ling Show, Wong Yon Tong, Jong Hing Lun, Chan Tai Jun, Mah Mon Hawk, Mah Chong Bow, Lee Shue Lun, Chee Bark Lin, Lily Wong.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Mock Yat Wing, Jung Gim Yim, Chow Fook Wo, Wong Chew Hee, Wong Goon Yick, Leong Yin Ch[o]w, ng Bing Quai, Chu Sing, yee Yow Jun, Lew Lee Shee, Lew Chong, Lew May Yee.
Global changes in asexual epichloë transcriptomes during the early stages, from seed to seedling, of symbiotum establishment
Creators: name: Hettiarachchige, IK
name: Jagt, CJV
name: Mann, Ross
name: Sawbridge, Tim
name: Spangenberg, German
name: Guthridge, KM
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3103
subject: Ecology
classificationCode: 3107
subject: Microbiology
classificationCode: 3108
subject: Plant biology
classificationCode: 3207
subject: Medical microbiology

description: Asexual Epichloë fungi are strictly seed-transmitted endophytic symbionts of cool-season grasses and spend their entire life cycle within the host plant. Endophyte infection can confer protective benefits to its host through the production of bioprotective compounds. Inversely, plants provide nourishment and shelter to the resident endophyte in return. Current understanding of the changes in global gene expression of asexual Epichloë endophytes during the early stages of host-endophyte symbiotum is limited. A time-course study using a deep RNA-sequencing approach was performed at six stages of germination, using seeds infected with one of three endophyte strains belonging to different representative taxa. Analysis of the most abundantly expressed endophyte genes identified that most were predicted to have a role in stress and defence responses. The num-ber of differentially expressed genes observed at early time points was greater than those detected at later time points, suggesting an active transcriptional reprogramming of endophytes at the onset of seed germination. Gene ontology enrichment analysis revealed dynamic changes in global gene expression consistent with the developmental processes of symbiotic relationships. Expression of pathway genes for biosynthesis of key secondary metabolites was studied comprehensively and fuzzy clustering identified some unique expression patterns. Furthermore, comparisons of the tran-scriptomes from three endophyte strains in planta identified genes unique to each strain, including genes predicted to be associated with secondary metabolism. Findings from this study highlight the importance of better understanding the unique properties of individual endophyte strains and will serve as an excellent resource for future studies of host-endophyte interactions.
Canadian Pacific Steamships agent's stubs
Creators: name: Yip Sang Company
name: Canadian Pacific Steamships
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2016

description: Ticket stubs for the following passengers: Toy Gue, Chun Buck Hoy, Chan Goon Doo, Wong Wei Yuen, Chan Wah Fai, Lum Duck Dan, Jung Wing Dan, Dang York Quon, Fong Kee Shong, Dang Mon Yen.
Global changes in asexual epichloë transcriptomes during the early stages, from seed to seedling, of symbiotum establishment
Creators: name: Hettiarachchige, IK
name: Jagt, CJV
name: Mann, RC
name: Sawbridge, Tim
name: Spangenberg, German
name: Guthridge, KM
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Asexual Epichloë fungi are strictly seed-transmitted endophytic symbionts of cool-season grasses and spend their entire life cycle within the host plant. Endophyte infection can confer protective benefits to its host through the production of bioprotective compounds. Inversely, plants provide nourishment and shelter to the resident endophyte in return. Current understanding of the changes in global gene expression of asexual Epichloë endophytes during the early stages of host-endophyte symbiotum is limited. A time-course study using a deep RNA-sequencing approach was performed at six stages of germination, using seeds infected with one of three endophyte strains belonging to different representative taxa. Analysis of the most abundantly expressed endophyte genes identified that most were predicted to have a role in stress and defence responses. The num-ber of differentially expressed genes observed at early time points was greater than those detected at later time points, suggesting an active transcriptional reprogramming of endophytes at the onset of seed germination. Gene ontology enrichment analysis revealed dynamic changes in global gene expression consistent with the developmental processes of symbiotic relationships. Expression of pathway genes for biosynthesis of key secondary metabolites was studied comprehensively and fuzzy clustering identified some unique expression patterns. Furthermore, comparisons of the tran-scriptomes from three endophyte strains in planta identified genes unique to each strain, including genes predicted to be associated with secondary metabolism. Findings from this study highlight the importance of better understanding the unique properties of individual endophyte strains and will serve as an excellent resource for future studies of host-endophyte interactions.
Medicare: Its Impact on Rural America
Creators: name: Economic Research Service
name: Economic Research Service
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1965
Subjects: Health Economics and Policy

description: Excerpts from the report: The Social Security Amendments of 1965 liberalize benefits for retired people, disabled workers, widows and students. Perhaps most important to most people are the hospital and medical plans that make up Medicare. Farm families and other rural residents, perhaps more than any other group in the nation, stand to benefit from Medicare. First, rural Americans will benefit more than most because a larger percentage of them are older than city residents. Today some 2.5 million farm people, 19 per cent of the total 13 million farm population, are either 65 or older or in the 55-64 age group that will qualify for Medicare within 10 years. Another 7.5 million people in these two age groups live in rural areas but don't farm. Second, rural Americans will benefit more than most because fewer of them have private health insurance. It's estimated that only 41 per cent of all farmers and only 47 per cent of nonfarm rural residents over 65 now have private health coverage.
description: Reprinted from THE FARM INDEX (December 1965), Office of Management Services, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Similar Morphological and Functional Training Adaptations Occur Between Continuous and Intermittent Blood Flow Restriction
Creators: name: Davids, Charlie
name: Raastad, Truls
name: James, Lachlan
name: Gajanand, Trishan
name: Smith, Emily
name: Connick, Mark
name: McGorm, Hamish
name: Keating, Shelley
name: Coombes, Jeff S
name: Peake, Jonathan M
name: Roberts, Llion A
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021

description: Davids, CJ, Raastad, T, James, L, Gajanand, T, Smith, E, Connick, M, McGorm, H, Keating, S, Coombes, JS, Peake, JM, and Roberts, LA. Similar morphological and functional training adaptations occur between continuous and intermittent blood flow restriction. J Strength Cond Res 35(7): 1784-1793, 2021Abstract: The aim of the study was to compare skeletal muscle morphological and functional outcomes after low-load resistance training using 2 differing blood flow restriction (BFR) protocols. Recreationally active men and women (n = 42 [f = 21], 24.4 ± 4.4 years) completed 21 sessions over 7 weeks of load-matched and volume-matched low-load resistance training (30% 1 repetition maximum [1RM]) with either (a) no BFR (CON), (b) continuous BFR (BFR-C, 60% arterial occlusion pressure [AOP]), or (c) intermittent BFR (BFR-I, 60% AOP). Muscle mass was assessed using peripheral quantitative computed tomography before and after training. Muscular strength, endurance, and power were determined before and after training by assessing isokinetic dynamometry, 1RM, and jump performance. Ratings of pain and effort were taken in the first and final training session. An alpha level of p < 0.05 was used to determine significance. There were no between-group differences for any of the morphological or functional variables. The muscle cross sectional area (CSA) increased pre-post training (p = 0.009; CON: 1.6%, BFR-C: 1.1%, BFR-I: 2.2%). Maximal isometric strength increased pre-post training (p < 0.001; CON: 9.6%, BFR-C: 14.3%, BFR-I: 19.3%). Total work performed during an isokinetic endurance task increased pre-post training (p < 0.001, CON: 3.6%, BFR-C: 9.6%, BFR-I: 11.3%). Perceptions of pain (p = 0.026) and effort (p = 0.033) during exercise were higher with BFR-C; however, these reduced with training (p = 0.005-0.034). Overall, these data suggest that when 30% 1RM loads are used with a frequency of 3 times per week, the addition of BFR does not confer superior morphological or functional adaptations in recreationally active individuals. Furthermore, the additional metabolic stress that is proposed to occur with a continuous BFR protocol does not seem to translate into proportionally greater training adaptations. The current findings promote the use of both intermittent BFR and low-load resistance training without BFR as suitable alternative training methods to continuous BFR. These approaches may be practically applicable for those less tolerable to pain and discomfort associated with ischemia during exercise.
Dependability in fog computing: Challenges and solutions
Creators: name: Alraddady, Sara Ibraheem S
name: Li, Alice
name: Soh, Boon
name: AlZain, M
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The tremendous increase in IoT devices and the amount of data they produced is very expensive to be processed at cloud data centers. Therefore, fog computing was introduced in 2012 by Cisco as a decentralized computing environment that is considered to be more efficient in handling such a plethora in the number of requests. Fog computing is a distributed computing paradigm that focuses on bringing data processing at the network peripheral to reduce response time and increase the quality of service. Dependability challenges of such distributed and heterogeneous computing environments are considered in this paper. Because fog computing is a new computing paradigm, several studies have been presented to tackle its challenges and issues. However, dependability in specific did not receive much attention. In the paper, we explore several solutions to increase dependability in fog computing such as fault tolerance techniques, placement policies, middleware, and data management mechanisms aiming to help system designers choose the most appropriate solution.
title: Numerical Simulation of Two-Dimensional, Spatially Developing Mixing Layers
Creators: name: Wilson, Robert V.
Publisher: name: Old Dominion University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04zjtrb98
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 1993

description: Numerical simulation of a forced, two-dimensional, spatially-developing mixing layer using a control-volume formulation is performed. Three classes of forcing functions are used at the inlet boundary which are; (i) steady boundary conditions, (ii) combinations of the fundamental, first subharmonic, and second subharmonic modes from linear inviscid stability theory, and (iii) a broad spectrum of modes whose velocity power spectrum and transverse turbulence intensity relationship is taken from experiment. The results show that shear layer rollup occurs for time-dependent inlet boundary conditions and that the resulting vortex dynamics are determined from the subharmonic content of the inlet boundary conditions. It is shown that the inlet boundary conditions play a major role in the development of time-averaged properties such as shear layer growth rate, time-averaged velocity profiles, and turbulence statistics. For low-Reynolds number computations (Re- 100), no explicit subgrid-scale (SGS) model is used, while for high-Reynolds number computations (Re -10000), the effect of unresolved scales is examined by using the Smagorinsky SGS model with a purely dissipative positive coefficient. A locally averaged spatially and temporally varying coefficient similar to the dynamic SGS model of Germano is explored.
Active shedding of Neospora caninum detected in Australian wild canids in a nonexperimental context
Creators: name: Davidson, MJ
name: Huaman Torres, Jose Luis Alfredo
name: Pacioni, C
name: Stephens, D
name: Hitchen, Y
name: Carvalho, Ana-Teresa
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 30
subject: Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
classificationCode: 3009
subject: Veterinary sciences
subject: FOS: Veterinary sciences
classificationCode: 4202
subject: Epidemiology

description: Infection with Neospora caninum parasites is a leading cause of reproduction losses in cattle worldwide. In Australia, this loss is estimated to total AU$110 million every year. However, despite this considerable economic impact, the transmission cycle and the host(s) responsible for the sylvatic transmission of the parasite remain to be defined. Dingoes (Canis familiaris) have been suggested to be a wildlife host of N. caninum in Australia, but this is yet to be proven in a nonexperimental setting. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of natural N. caninum shedding in Australian wild dogs (defined as dingoes, dingo-domestic dog hybrids and feral dogs) by performing molecular analysis of faecal samples collected in wild dog populations in south-east Australia. Molecular analysis allowed host species identification and dingo purity testing, while genetic analysis of Coccidia and Neospora conserved genes allowed for parasite identification. Among the 115 samples collected and determined to belong to dingoes, dingo-domestic dog hybrids and foxes, Coccidian parasites were detected in 41 samples and N. caninum was identified in one sample of canine origin from South East Australia (Mansfield). Across all samples collected in Mansfield only 15 individuals were successfully identified by genotype. Thereby our study determined that 6.7% (1/15, 95% confidence intervals 1.2–29.9) of wild dogs were actively shedding N. caninum oocysts at this site. Further, only four individuals were identified at a second site (Swift Creek), and none were positive. This study conclusively confirms the role of wild dogs in the horizontal transmission of N. caninum parasites in Australia.
Why we stopped using the term ‘aftercare’
Creators: name: MacLean, Sarah
name: Caluzzi, Gabriel
name: Ferry, M
name: Bruun, A
name: Skattebol, J
name: Neale, J
name: Bryant, J
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society
classificationCode: 4409
subject: Social work
classificationCode: 52
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: The words we choose to describe alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatments and interventions reveal assumptions about how we understand AOD use. Moreover, they have important implications for how the treatment is imagined, implemented and funded. Service provision which follows engagement in an intensive (usually residential) program is often called ‘aftercare’ in the international AOD field. In this commentary, we argue that the term ‘aftercare’ fails to articulate the nature of ongoing care required by people who are managing AOD use. We maintain that ‘aftercare’ positions post-residential care as being less important than other treatment modalities, rather than as integral to a continuum of care. It is a term that implies that care should be acute, like much treatment delivered through a medical model, and assumes that people follow linear pathways in managing their AOD use. Assumptions embedded in the term ‘aftercare’ such as these may disincline governments from funding ongoing services for people exiting intensive programs. Alternative terms including ‘continuing coordinated care’ more aptly signal the integrated and ongoing service provision that should be available to support people in sustaining changes initiated through other AOD interventions.
Why we stopped using the term ‘aftercare’
Creators: name: MacLean, Sarah
name: Caluzzi, Gabriel
name: Ferry, M
name: Bruun, A
name: Skattebol, J
name: Neale, J
name: Bryant, J
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021

description: The words we choose to describe alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatments and interventions reveal assumptions about how we understand AOD use. Moreover, they have important implications for how the treatment is imagined, implemented and funded. Service provision which follows engagement in an intensive (usually residential) program is often called ‘aftercare’ in the international AOD field. In this commentary, we argue that the term ‘aftercare’ fails to articulate the nature of ongoing care required by people who are managing AOD use. We maintain that ‘aftercare’ positions post-residential care as being less important than other treatment modalities, rather than as integral to a continuum of care. It is a term that implies that care should be acute, like much treatment delivered through a medical model, and assumes that people follow linear pathways in managing their AOD use. Assumptions embedded in the term ‘aftercare’ such as these may disincline governments from funding ongoing services for people exiting intensive programs. Alternative terms including ‘continuing coordinated care’ more aptly signal the integrated and ongoing service provision that should be available to support people in sustaining changes initiated through other AOD interventions.
High-content siRNA 3D co-cultures to identify myoepithelial cell-derived breast cancer suppressor proteins
Creators: name: Duivenvoorden, HM
name: Brockwell, Natasha
name: Nowell, CJ
name: Simpson, KJ
name: Parker, Belinda
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Understanding how cancer cells interact with the surrounding microenvironment early in breast cancer development can provide insight into the initiation and progression of invasive breast cancers. The myoepithelial cell layer surrounding breast ducts acts as a physical barrier in early breast cancer, preventing cancer cells from invading the surrounding stroma. Changes to the expression profile and properties of myoepithelial cells have been implicated in progression to invasive carcinoma. Identifying the molecular drivers of myoepithelial cell-mediated tumour suppression may offer new approaches to predict and block the earliest stages of cancer invasion. We employed a high-content approach to knock down 87 different genes using siRNA in an immortalised myoepithelial cell line, prior to co-culture with invasive breast cancer cells in 3D. Combined with high-content imaging and a customised analysis pipeline, this system was used to identify myoepithelial proteins that are necessary to control cancer cell invasion. This dataset has identified prospective myoepithelial suppressors of early breast cancer invasion which may be used by researchers to investigate their clinical validity and utility.
Counting gender and sexual identity in the Australian census
Creators: name: Lyons, Anthony
name: Rasmussen, Mary Lou
name: Anderson, Joel
name: Gray, Edith
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: In this article, we outline why it is so important to include comprehensive gender and sexual identity questions in the census as well as several considerations that ought to be addressed in the course of including such questions.
Supplemental Material, DS2_IJT_10.1177_1091581818754330 - Role of Risk of Bias in Systematic Review for Chemical Risk Assessment: A Case Study in Understanding the Relationship Between Congenital Heart Defects and Exposures to Trichloroethylene
Creators: name: Wikoff, Daniele
name: Urban, Jon D.
name: Harvey, Seneca
name: Haws, Laurie C.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental Material, DS2_IJT_10.1177_1091581818754330 for Role of Risk of Bias in Systematic Review for Chemical Risk Assessment: A Case Study in Understanding the Relationship Between Congenital Heart Defects and Exposures to Trichloroethylene by Daniele Wikoff, Jon D. Urban, Seneca Harvey, and Laurie C. Haws in International Journal of Toxicology
Bintrafusp alfa (M7824), a bifunctional fusion protein targeting TGF-β and PD-L1: results from a phase I expansion cohort in patients with recurrent glioblastoma
Creators: name: Khasraw, Mustafa
name: Weller, Michael
name: Lorente, David
name: Kolibaba, Kathryn
name: Lee, Chee Khoon
name: Gedye, Craig
name: de La Fuente, Macarena I.
name: Vicente, David
name: Reardon, David A
name: Gan, Hui
name: Scott, Andrew
name: Dussault, Isabelle
name: Helwig, Christoph
name: Ojalvo, Laureen S
name: Gourmelon, Carole
name: Groves, Morris
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Abstract Background For patients with recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM), there are few options following treatment failure with radiotherapy plus temozolomide. Bintrafusp alfa is a first-in-class bifunctional fusion protein composed of the extracellular domain of the TGF-βRII receptor (a TGF-β “trap”) fused to a human IgG1 antibody blocking PD-L1. Methods In this phase I, open-label expansion cohort (NCT02517398), patients with rGBM that progressed after radiotherapy plus temozolomide received bintrafusp alfa 1200 mg Q2W until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or trial withdrawal. Response was assessed per RANO criteria. The primary endpoint was disease control rate (DCR); secondary endpoints included safety. Results As of August 24, 2018, 35 patients received bintrafusp alfa for a median of 1.8 (range, 0.5–20.7) months. Eight patients (22.9%) experienced disease control as assessed by an independent review committee: 2 had a partial response, 4 had stable disease, and 2 had non-complete response/non-progressive disease. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 1.4 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2–1.6) months; 6- and 12-month PFS rates were 15.1% and 11.3%, respectively. Median overall survival (OS) was 5.3 (95% CI, 2.6–9.4) months; 6- and 12-month OS rates were 44.5% and 30.8%, respectively. The DCR (95% CI) was 66.7% (22.3–95.7%) for patients with IDH-mutant GBM (n = 6) and 13.8% (3.9–31.7%) for patients with IDH–wild-type GBM (n = 29). Disease control was seen regardless of PD-L1 expression. Twenty-five patients (71.4%) experienced treatment-related adverse events (grade ≥3; 17.1% [n = 6]). Conclusions The percentage of patients achieving disease control and the manageable safety profile may warrant further investigation of bintrafusp alfa in GBM.
Supplementary document for Observation of Colossal Terahertz Magnetoresistance and Magnetocapacitance in a Perovskite Manganite - 6434884.pdf
Creators: name: Kono, Junichiro
name: Tay, Fuyang
name: Chaudhary, Swati
name: He, Jiaming
name: Peraca, Nicolas Marquez
name: Baydin, Andrey
name: Fiete, Gregory
name: Zhou, Jianshi
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Materials
Supplemental Material, SPPS772582_suppl_mat - Decoding the Dynamics of Social Identity Threat in the Workplace
Creators: name: Hall, William
name: Schmader, Toni
name: Aday, Audrey
name: Croft, Elizabeth
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Supplemental Material, SPPS772582_suppl_mat for Decoding the Dynamics of Social Identity Threat in the Workplace by William Hall, Toni Schmader, Audrey Aday, and Elizabeth Croft in Social Psychological and Personality Science
Intraspecific variation in behaviour and ecology in a territorial agamid, Ctenophorus fionni
Creators: name: Wilson, BC
name: Ramos, Jose
name: Peters, Richard
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 30
subject: Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3103
subject: Ecology
classificationCode: 3109
subject: Zoology
classificationCode: 41
subject: Environmental sciences
classificationCode: 4101
subject: Climate change impacts and adaptation

description: Intraspecific variation as a way to explore factors affecting the evolution of species traits in natural environments is well documented, and also important in the context of preserving biodiversity. In this study, we investigated the extent of behavioural, morphological and ecological variation in the peninsula dragon (Ctenophorus fionni), an endemic Australian agamid that displays extensive variation in colour across three allopatric populations. The aims of the study were to quantify variation across the different populations in terms of the environment, morphometric characteristics and behaviour. We found population level differences in habitat structure and encounter rates. Adult body size of C. fionni, as well as a range of morphometric traits, differed between populations, as well as the frequency of social interactions, which appears to be related to population density and abundance. Analysis of communicative signals showed differences between the southern and central populations, which appear consistent with variations in response to environmental differences between study sites. The findings of the present study, coupled with previous work examining colour variation in this species, show that the three populations of C. fionni have likely undergone substantial differentiation, and would make an interesting study system to explore trait variation in more detail.
PROTEST-AIRT - Information sheet, informed consent forms and data protection forms
Creators: name: Araya López, Alexander
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The following forms were created as part of the internal ethics review at the University of Potsdam for the PROTEST-AIRT project, which focused on the study of social movements engaging in activism for air transport degrowth in Europe. These forms include an information sheet with a description of the research project, the expected impact, and the main objectives. Each consent form was supplemented with a ‘general information’ sheet related to that specific research method (i.e., interviews, images/photographs, informal conversations). Additionally, a withdrawal form was produced for any participant who decided not to collaborate with the project. Three data protection forms, one for each research method, were also created with the explicit goal of informing any potential participant of their rights as a data subject.

Specific informed consent forms for activists were created because the questionnaire could potentially include sensitive information about tactics, interactions with the police, arrests, convictions, and other legal repercussions of their political campaigning.
Shippers' Costs of Assembly and Distributing U.S. Cotton, by Types and Sales Outlets, Season 1964-65
Creators: name: Economic Research Service
name: Economic Research Service
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1966
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business

description: The study covered in part by this report was largely designed to provide current detailed estimates of the major costs of marketing American lint cotton. These and the related data are needed for measuring changes in marketing costs, to help find ways of increasing cotton marketing efficiencies, and for evaluating existing and proposed policies and programs affecting cotton. Information was obtained mainly from a sample of the cotton shipping firms and marketing associations located in the 15 markets designated for establishing official price quotations for U.S. cotton. The cost estimates reflect, within reasonable limits, variations in the kind, amount, rates, and efficiencies of the services involved in assembling cotton, in all 4 regions and important market trading areas of the Cotton Belt, and delivering it to customers throughout the world. This summary includes estimates for all cotton purchased through the Cotton Belt and shipped to 9 specified outlets.
description: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Cotton Economic Research, University of Texas and Agricultural Economics and Sociology, Texas A & M University
Solution pipes and focused vertical water flow: Geomorphology and modelling
Creators: name: Lipar, M
name: Szymczak, P
name: White, Susan
name: Webb, John
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Focused flow forms distinctive features termed solution pipes (vertical cylindrical voids) in the epikarst zone of porous calcareous rocks with medium to high matrix porosity. Solution pipes vary in size, but are generally less than 1 m in diameter with variable depths, the deepest reaching 100 m. Most occur in eogenetic rocks, particularly in Quaternary calcareous sandstones (calcarenites), but some pipes are also reported in Miocene-Pliocene and Cretaceous chalk and calcarenites. Most of the published research favours their dissolutional origin, but offers different theories regarding the initial trigger that focused the water flow in the host rock matrix, including vegetation patterns and rock heterogeneities. Here we review the current state of knowledge regarding geomorphology of solution pipes and discuss in greater detail the potential role of dynamic instabilities and self-organisation in the emergence of focusing patterns. We review theoretical and numerical studies which allow estimation of interpipe distances, distribution of pipe lengths, extent of pipe merging and the influence of rock porosity on their shapes. In theory, linking the numerical predictions with field measurements might allow the use of pipe characteristics as potential paleoclimatic indicators, provided the problems of dating can be overcome.
The R Development Guide: Enhancing Community Engagement and Contribution
Creators: name: Bhogal, Saranjeet Kaur
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Talk titled "The R Development Guide: Enhancing Community Engagement and Contribution" presented at RSLondonSouthEast 2024, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus on 16th July 2024.Abstract:The R Development Guide (R Dev Guide) is a resource designed to onboard new contributors to the R project, making the transition smoother and more accessible. Initially drafted in 2021 with the support of the R Foundation, the guide has undergone significant revisions, notably during the Google Season of Docs 2022. The presentation will cover the guide's evolution and its role in fostering a more inclusive and collaborative environment. Attendees (seasoned or new contributors to R) will gain insights into leveraging the R Dev Guide for effectively contributing to the R project and/or for further enhancements to the guide itself. The session aims to develop attendees' skills in navigating the R project and collaborating with a global community. The evolution of the guide reflects a broader commitment to fostering an inclusive community and democratising the process of contributing to the R project. It would provide a pathway for attendees seeking to contribute to open-source and engage with the global R community. This presentation will help start discussions on continuous learning and community collaboration within software development.Keywords: R, Technical documentation, Open source contribution, Community collaboration, Inclusive community building
Hemmnis Haushaltsrecht? Diamond-OA-Finanzierung zwischen Wirtschaftlichkeit, Wissenschaftsfreiheit und Hochschulautonomie
Creators: name: Verfassungsblog
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Article Processing Charges (APCs) stehen heute im Verständnis vieler synonym für die Finanzierung wissenschaftlicher Publikationen im Open Access (OA): Nicht die Leser*inInnen zahlen für den Zugang zu den Veröffentlichungen, sondern die Autor*inInnen, die die Kosten dann bestenfalls an ihre Bibliothek weiterreichen können. Diamond OA kommt hier als Gegenmodell ins Spiel und steht seit Kurzem im Fokus von Forschungsförderung und OA-Initiativen. Seinem grundlegenden Verständnis nach zahlen weder Autor*inInnen noch Leser*inInnen für die Publikation. Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken und Einrichtungen sind aber auch in diesem Modell häufig Anlaufstelle, um solche vollkommen frei zugänglichen Publikationen zu finanzieren. Sie unterliegen als Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts bei der Mittelverausgabung allerdings (verfassungs)rechtlichen Bindungen, insb. dem Grundsatz der Wirtschaftlichkeit und Sparsamkeit, der sicherstellen soll, dass öffentliche Ressourcen bestmöglich genutzt werden. Teilweise halten Einrichtungen die Finanzierung von Diamond-OA-Publikationen mit diesem Grundsatz für unvereinbar, schließlich können Autor*inInnen und Leser*inInnen von diesen Publikationen Gebrauch machen, ohne dass eine Mittelverausgabung notwendig wird. Eine vertiefte rechtliche Auseinandersetzung mit dieser Frage fehlt bislang, was auf allen Seiten Rechtsunsicherheit schafft. Das erschwert nicht nur die Abkehr von APCs, sondern gefährdet auch die Bibliodiversität wissenschaftlichen Publizierens.

In einem vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung geförderten Verbundprojekt arbeitet der Verfassungsblog rechtswissenschaftlich auf, ob und wie wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken und Einrichtungen Diamond OA rechtssicher finanzieren können. In dem Vortrag sollen erste Erkenntnisse vorgestellt werden. Der Schwerpunkt liegt darauf, die haushaltsrechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen darzustellen, die sich aus dem Grundgesetz und den Gesetzen des Bundes und der Länder ergeben, die Rechtsstellung und -bindung wissenschaftlicher Bibliotheken zu beleuchten und mögliche Grenzen vermeintlich starrer Wirtschaftlichkeitsanforderungen auszuloten, die sich aus der verfassungsrechtlich garantierten Wissenschaftsfreiheit und der Autonomie der Hochschulen ergeben können.
The relationship between cognitive and emotional representations of peripheral neuropathy and incident diabetes-related foot ulceration
Creators: name: Perrin, Byron
name: Swerissen, Hjalmar
name: Payne, C
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3202
subject: Clinical sciences
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4201
subject: Allied health and rehabilitation science
classificationCode: 4207
subject: Sports science and exercise

description: Oral presentation at the Australasian Podiatry Council Conference 2011
Melbourne, Australia. 26-29 April 2011
The relationship between cognitive and emotional representations of peripheral neuropathy and incident diabetes-related foot ulceration
Creators: name: Perrin, Byron
name: Swerissen, H
name: Payne, C
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Oral presentation at the Australasian Podiatry Council Conference 2011 Melbourne, Australia. 26-29 April 2011
Supplemental Material, DS1_TPX_10.1177_0192623318772501 - Effects of Monoclonal Antibodies against Nerve Growth Factor on Healthy Bone and Joint Tissues in Mice, Rats, and Monkeys: Histopathologic, Biomarker, and Microcomputed Tomographic Assessments
Creators: name: Gropp, Kathryn E.
name: Carlson, Cathy S.
name: Evans, Mark G.
name: Cedo M. Bagi
name: Reagan, William J.
name: Hurst, Susan I.
name: Shelton, David L.
name: Zorbas, Mark A.
Publisher: name: SAGE Journals
Year: 2018
Subjects: subject: 111599 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine

description: Supplemental Material, DS1_TPX_10.1177_0192623318772501 for Effects of Monoclonal Antibodies against Nerve Growth Factor on Healthy Bone and Joint Tissues in Mice, Rats, and Monkeys: Histopathologic, Biomarker, and Microcomputed Tomographic Assessments by Kathryn E. Gropp, Cathy S. Carlson, Mark G. Evans, Cedo M. Bagi, William J. Reagan, Susan I. Hurst, David L. Shelton, and Mark A. Zorbas in Toxicologic Pathology
Pain and body position on the bicycle in competitive and recreational road cyclists: A retrospective study
Creators: name: Rico-Bini, Rodrigo
name: Hunter, Jayden
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: This study compared the presence of pain in recreational and competitive road cyclists and body position on the bicycle between cyclists with and without pain. Seventy-one cyclists completed a survey reporting existing cycling-related sites of pain and comfort. Static sagittal and frontal plane images were taken to analyse body position on the bicycle. Participants were separated into recreational and competitive road cycling groups, and further into cyclists reporting pain in the upper body, low back, buttocks/hips and knees for comparison with cyclists without pain. A logistic regression model investigated possible predictors of pain whilst cycling. Pain was present in 67% of recreational and 70% of competitive cyclists whilst comfort was reported by 81% of recreational and 75% of competitive cyclists. Trivial to moderate non-significant differences were observed for body position on the bicycle between cyclists with and without pain, and between cyclists with and without pain in the upper body, low back, buttocks/hips and knees. The predictive logistic model was not significant (p = 0.07) with a model fit predicted by McFadden R2 of 0.07. Given most cyclists reported both pain and comfort, comfort is probably not a good predictor of overuse injury risk.
Tumor-associated macrophages in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Therapeutic opportunities and clinical challenges
Creators: name: Poh, Ashleigh
name: Ernst, Matthias
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive malignant disease with a 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. Macrophages are one of the earliest infiltrating cells in the pancreatic tumor microenvironment, and are associated with an increased risk of disease progression, recurrence, metastasis, and shorter overall survival. Pre-clinical studies have demonstrated an unequivocal role of macrophages in PDAC by contributing to chronic inflammation, cancer cell stemness, desmoplasia, immune suppression, angiogenesis, invasion, metastasis, and drug resistance. Several macrophage-targeting therapies have also been investigated in pre-clinical models, and include macrophage depletion, inhibiting macrophage recruitment, and macrophage reprogramming. However, the effectiveness of these drugs in pre-clinical models has not always translated into clinical trials. In this review, we discuss the molecular mechanisms that underpin macrophage heterogeneity within the pancreatic tumor microenvironment, and examine the contribution of macrophages at various stages of PDAC progression. We also provide a comprehensive update of macrophage-targeting therapies that are currently undergoing clinical evaluation, and discuss clinical challenges associated with these treatment modalities in human PDAC patients.
Proceedings of Workshop-Seminar on Market Development and Promotion for Agricultural Products (University of California, Berkeley, California, June 21-25, 1965)
Creators: name: Economic Research Service
name: Economic Research Service
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 1966
Subjects: subject: Marketing
subject: FOS: Economics and business
subject: Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession

description: Excerpts from the Foreword: This publication presents the proceedings of a 3-day national workshop and seminar on the promotion of agricultural products held at the University of California, Berkeley. This is the second workshop of its kind devoted specifically to the subject of promoting farm products. The workshop was conducted in response to the continuing interest in promotion among producer organizations, agricultural economists, and others concerned with maintaining and strengthening markets for farm products. The purpose of the workshop was to provide for the exchange of ideas and information among representatives of commodity promotional groups, market researchers, and extension specialists as a means of furthering knowledge and understanding of this most complex area of marketing distribution.
description: The workshop was sponsored cooperatively by the Western Agricultural Economic Research Council; Market Development Branch, Marketing Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; the Cooperative Extension Service, USDA; and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
Changes in the Levels of Biochemical Markers Following Coronavirus Infection in Patients with Liver Disease, Renal Disease and Diabetes Mellitus as Compared to Control Participants: A Cross Sectional Study
Creators: name: Ahmed, Osama J
name: Al-Wasiti, Estabraq A
name: Jamil, Dina
name: Al-Aubaidy, Hayder
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2021
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Background & Aim of the Study: Increased levels of many biomarkers, including liver enzymes, blood urea and serum creatinine as well as glycemic markers have been reported following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, leading to the development of acute disease. This study aims to measure and follow-up the following biomarkers (fasting blood glucose, blood urea, serum creatinine, total serum bilirubin, as well as the liver enzymes AST, ALT, and ALP) in otherwise healthy participants and patients with liver disease, renal disease and diabetes following COVID-19 infection. Materials and Methods: This is cross section study, included 144 participants who were infected with COVID-19 and admitted to the Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq. Participants were divided into 4 study groups, Group 1: 46 participants with no pre-existing medical condition (Control), Group 2: 30 patients with existing liver disease. Group 3: 28 patients with existing renal disease and Group 4: 40 patients with diabetes mellitus. Participants were followed up for 14 days following COVID-19 infection to monitor the progression of the biochemical markers. Results: There were significant changes in serum levels of all the markers of this study between the four study groups (p<0.001). Serum ALP levels were not significantly changed within any of the four study groups. However, both ALT and AST levels were significantly changed within all the four study groups (p<0.001). The levels of TSB changes significantly within the renal group (Group 3), (p=0.017). The levels of S. Creatinine showed significant changes in all the study groups except the renal group (Group 3). The levels change significantly within all the study groups except the control group (Group 1), while fasting blood glucose levels changes significantly in the control group only (Group 1), (p=0.004). Conclusions: Following COVID-19 infection, there were significant changes in the levels of ALT, AST, S. Creatinine and B.Urea after 14 days of the disease progression. While in patients with existing renal disease, there were significant changes in the levels of TSB, AST, ALT and B. Urea following COVID-19 infection. In diabetic patients, there were significant increase in the level of fasting blood glucose after 14 days of COVID-19 infection. there were no significant changes in serum levels of ALP and FBG in patients with chronic illnesses (liver disease, renal disease, and diabetes) when compared to control group.