cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Non-dioxin-like PCB and PBDE deposition on Zea mays L. leaves: modelled contamination in milk from dairy animals fed on silage
Creators: name: Brambilla, Gianfranco
name: Abate, Vittorio
name: Domenico, Alessandro Di
name: Esposito, Mauro
name: Fulgenzi, Anna Rita
name: Iacovella, Nicola
name: Serpe, Francesco Paolo
name: Tassinari, Marco
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 60506 Virology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Medicine
subject: Biochemistry

description: Maize (Zea mays L.) can intercept airborne pollutants before their deposition on soil. Selected non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (Σ6NDL-PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (Σ8PBDEs) with feed and food safety relevance were measured on maize leaves harvested for silage in dairy animals from 28 fields in Italy. Analyses were carried out by gas chromatography coupled to high- and low-resolution mass spectrometry. Contamination ranged from 0.65 to 5.3 ng g−1 with 12% moisture for Σ6NDL-PCBs, and from 2.7 to 6.2 for Σ8 PBDEs. Modelled contamination in cow’s milk was estimated to fall within the range 0.27–16 ng g−1 for PCBs, 0.17–1.9 for PBDE number 47, and 0.22–2.1 for PBDE number 99 on a lipid basis. The results indicate that maize silage alone may raise Σ6NDL-PCB contamination in dairy milk up to the 95th percentile in the European Union. Results are discussed in terms of air quality standards able to support food safety.
Characterisation and potential migration of silver nanoparticles from commercially available polymeric food contact materials
Creators: name: Ntim, Susana Addo
name: Treye A. Thomas
name: Begley, Timothy H.
name: Noonan, Gregory O.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Medicine
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The potential for consumer exposure to nano-components in food contact materials (FCMs) is dependent on the migration of nanomaterials into food. Therefore, characterising the physico-chemical properties and potential for migration of constituents is an important step in assessing the safety of FCMs. A number of commercially available food storage products, purchased domestically within the United States and internationally, that claim to contain nanosilver were evaluated. The products were made of polyethylene, polypropylene and polyphenylene ether sulfone and all contained silver (0.001–36 mg kg–1 of polymer). Silver migration was measured under various conditions, including using 3% acetic acid and water as food simulants. Low concentrations (sub-ppb levels) of silver were detected in the migration studies generally following a trend characterised by a surface desorption phenomenon, where the majority of the silver migration occurred in the first of three consecutive exposures. Silver nanoparticles were not detected in food simulants, suggesting that the silver migration may be due solely to ionic silver released into solution from oxidation of the silver nanoparticle surface. The absence of detectable silver nanoparticles was consistent with expectations from a physico-chemical view point. For the products tested, current USFDA guidance for evaluating migration from FCMs was applicable.
ABO phenotype protected reproduction based on human specific 1,2 fucosylations as explained by the Bombay type formation
Creators: name: Arend, Peter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Medicine
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Techniques
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Computational Chemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Stem Cells
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Anatomy

description: The molecular biological relations between the formation of the ABO(H) blood group phenotype and human fertility is evident in the rare (Oh) or Bombay blood type, which Charles Darwin would have interpreted as resulting from reduced male fertility in consanguinities, based on the history of his own family, the Darwin/Wedgewood Dynasty. The classic Bombay type occurs with the extremely rare and human specific genotype (h/h; se/se), which does not produce the fucosyltransferases FUT1and FUT2 encoded on chromosome 19 due to point mutations, and does not synthesize the fucosyl residues or H receptor, which in epistatic connection with the A- and B-allelic glycotransferases, encoded on chromosome 9, provides the structural basis for ABO(H) phenotype formation on the cell surfaces, secretions and functional plasma proteins. The innate isoagglutinins instead show extremely elevated levels of anti-H-reactive IgM, assumed to reflect the identical non-fucosylation of plasma proteins, and acting over a wide range of temperatures with an amplitude at 370C. The FUT1/FUT2-based ABO(H) plasma reactivity, which is strictly expressed according to the ABO(H) phenotype by A2M, shows the lowest levels in Bombay type individuals. In general, antibody avidity appears to be inversely proportional to the degree of glycosylation, and phenotypic glycosylation regulates the physiological anti-self reactivity of the germline-encoded IgM molecule. In contrast, the total lack of somatic phenotypic glycosylation will maintain the natural polyreactivity of this molecule, which in the reproductive tissues of the Bombay type individual unmediatedly undergoes the non-somatic developmental glycosylations during ESC-to-GC transformation, resulting in the formation of incompatible glycopeptides.
Analysis of Good Governance in Land Acquisition and Compensation for Road Development in Nepal
Creators: name: Ansari, Samsul Haque
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 401306
subject: Surveying (incl. hydrographic surveying)

description: This study delves into the intricate landscape of good governance within the realm of land acquisition and compensation processes for road development projects in Nepal, a pertinent issue given the global trend of forced displacement due to infrastructure development. Land acquisition, a process empowering public authorities to acquire land for public projects, often intersects with governance principles. Governance, characterized by participatory decision-making and accountability, ensures equitable distribution of benefits from land and resources. In the context of land acquisition, good governance upholds principles such as transparency, efficiency, and the rule of law. However, challenges persist in actualizing these principles, as evidenced by discrepancies between compensation rates and market values, opaque procedures, and delays in compensation disbursement. Drawing on empirical data from the Kathmandu Terai, Madhesh Fast Track Road Project (KTFTRP), this study reveals shortcomings in governance, including limited participation, lack of transparency, and inefficiency in compensation processes. Findings underscore the need for reforms to align land acquisition practices with principles of good governance, ensuring fair compensation, transparency, and efficiency. This study contributes to the discourse on governance reform and sustainable infrastructure development, offering insights for policymakers and practitioners in Nepal and beyond.
Microsatellite DNA analyses reveal population subdivisions among the recently introduced Nile perch (Lates spp.) in Lake Victoria
Creators: name: Mwanja, Matthew T.
name: Muwanika, Vincent B.
name: Masembe, Charles
name: Mwanja, Wilson W.
name: Nyakaana, Silvester
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Marine Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Molecular Biology

description: Nile perch (Lates spp.) was introduced into Lake Victoria only five decades ago but is now well established and distributed throughout the lake. Given the extensive size of the lake, there is a possibility of isolation by distance that can lead to local adaptations. Microsatellite DNA variability was used to assess the genetic diversity and to define the population structure of Nile perch collected from 22 different geographical locations within Lake Victoria. In total, 432 individuals were genotyped at nine microsatellite loci. Analyses of multilocus microsatellite genotypes revealed that genetic diversity of Nile perch of Lake Victoria is relatively high (HE = 0.68). Results also reveal shallow but significant genetic differentiation (FST = 0.029, P < 0.05). STRUCTURE indicated that Nile perch of Lake Victoria was made up of two (K = 2) genetically distinct populations. Separate analysis for each of the two groups also revealed relatively high genetic diversity for each group (HE[N1] = 0.73 and HE[N2] = 0.64). These results are surprising given that Nile perch was only recently introduced and is known to be migratory by nature.We interpret these results in light of multiple introductions from two different source populations of Nile perch and discuss implications of these results for the region’s fisheries management.
Taxonomic and phylogenetic utility of variation in advertising calls of francolins and spurfowls (Galliformes: Phasianidae)
Creators: name: Tshifhiwa G. Mandiwana-Neudani
name: Rauri C. K. Bowie
name: Hausberger, Martine
name: Henry, Laurence
name: Crowe, Timothy M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology

description: Systematists have not often made use of avian vocalizations to assess the taxonomic rank of birds, or to infer their phylogenetic relationships. The likely reasons for this stem from the perceived inability to distinguish genetic and ecological components of variation in vocalizations, the difficulty in detecting homology across taxa, as well as the diverse selection pressures acting on vocal characters which may make such characters particularly prone to convergent evolution. In this study, we scored and analysed DNA and vocal characters of two delineated assemblages of gamebirds, francolins and spurfowls. Our phylogenetic results suggest that short strophes evolved from longer strophes among taxa within the genera Scleroptila and Peliperdix. More generally, our results corroborate the francolin–spurfowl dichotomy, with francolin calls generally being long and tonal, containing a series of discrete elements that have detectable harmonics. In contrast, most spurfowls render short, atonal calls with elements that generally have no harmonics, although they may contain discrete elements. Phylogenetically, Ortygornis sephaena is placed with ‘true’ francolins and its closest relatives are the two phylogenetically enigmatic Asian francolins, the grey francolin, Ortygornis pondicerianus, and swamp francolin, O. gularis.
ABO phenotype protected reproduction based on human specific 1,2 fucosylations as explained by the Bombay type formation
Creators: name: Arend, Peter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Medicine
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Techniques
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Computational Chemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Stem Cells
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Anatomy

description: The molecular biological relations between the formation of the ABO(H) blood group phenotype and human fertility is evident in the rare (Oh) or Bombay blood type, which Charles Darwin would have interpreted as resulting from reduced male fertility in consanguinities, based on the history of his own family, the Darwin/Wedgewood Dynasty. The classic Bombay type occurs with the extremely rare and human specific genotype (h/h; se/se), which does not produce the fucosyltransferases FUT1and FUT2 encoded on chromosome 19 due to point mutations, and does not synthesize the fucosyl residues or H receptor, which in epistatic connection with the A- and B-allelic glycotransferases, encoded on chromosome 9, provides the structural basis for ABO(H) phenotype formation on the cell surfaces, secretions and functional plasma proteins. The innate isoagglutinins instead show extremely elevated levels of anti-H-reactive IgM, assumed to reflect the identical non-fucosylation of plasma proteins, and acting over a wide range of temperatures with an amplitude at 370C. The FUT1/FUT2-based ABO(H) plasma reactivity, which is strictly expressed according to the ABO(H) phenotype by A2M, shows the lowest levels in Bombay type individuals. In general, antibody avidity appears to be inversely proportional to the degree of glycosylation, and phenotypic glycosylation regulates the physiological anti-self reactivity of the germline-encoded IgM molecule. In contrast, the total lack of somatic phenotypic glycosylation will maintain the natural polyreactivity of this molecule, which in the reproductive tissues of the Bombay type individual remains exposed to the non-somatic developmental glycosylations during ESC-to-GC transformation, resulting in the formation of incompatible glycopeptides.
Aspects of the ecology and morphology of the protea seedeater, Crithagra leucopterus, a little-known Fynbos endemic
Creators: name: Lee, Alan T.K.
name: Barnard, Phoebe
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology

description: The protea seedeater, Crithagra leucopterus, is one of six passerine birds endemic to the Fynbos Biome, South Africa. It is the least known of these, and there is very little information on breeding and habitat use. Through nest observations and a bird ringing scheme in the eastern sections of the Fynbos, we provide updated information on habitat use, breeding and population biometrics. We document changes in capture rates for a suite of birds in relation to a fire event and use of burnt and unburnt sites within Blue Hill Nature Reserve, South Africa. Protea seedeaters were recorded nesting in mature Fynbos, but feeding in recently burnt Fynbos on freshly released protea seeds, suggesting the species benefits from smallscale burns that create a landscape of mixed veld ages. Protea seedeaters weighed less and had shorter wings compared to those of the western Fynbos. Further habitat-use and life-history information on protea seedeaters is needed to help guide conservation management plans, especially in the light of changing fire regimes in the Fynbos.
Microsatellite DNA analyses reveal population subdivisions among the recently introduced Nile perch (Lates spp.) in Lake Victoria
Creators: name: Mwanja, Matthew T.
name: Muwanika, Vincent B.
name: Masembe, Charles
name: Mwanja, Wilson W.
name: Nyakaana, Silvester
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Marine Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Molecular Biology

description: Nile perch (Lates spp.) was introduced into Lake Victoria only five decades ago but is now well established and distributed throughout the lake. Given the extensive size of the lake, there is a possibility of isolation by distance that can lead to local adaptations. Microsatellite DNA variability was used to assess the genetic diversity and to define the population structure of Nile perch collected from 22 different geographical locations within Lake Victoria. In total, 432 individuals were genotyped at nine microsatellite loci. Analyses of multilocus microsatellite genotypes revealed that genetic diversity of Nile perch of Lake Victoria is relatively high (HE = 0.68). Results also reveal shallow but significant genetic differentiation (FST = 0.029, P < 0.05). STRUCTURE indicated that Nile perch of Lake Victoria was made up of two (K = 2) genetically distinct populations. Separate analysis for each of the two groups also revealed relatively high genetic diversity for each group (HE[N1] = 0.73 and HE[N2] = 0.64). These results are surprising given that Nile perch was only recently introduced and is known to be migratory by nature.We interpret these results in light of multiple introductions from two different source populations of Nile perch and discuss implications of these results for the region’s fisheries management.
Taxonomic and phylogenetic utility of variation in advertising calls of francolins and spurfowls (Galliformes: Phasianidae)
Creators: name: Tshifhiwa G. Mandiwana-Neudani
name: Rauri C. K. Bowie
name: Hausberger, Martine
name: Henry, Laurence
name: Crowe, Timothy M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology

description: Systematists have not often made use of avian vocalizations to assess the taxonomic rank of birds, or to infer their phylogenetic relationships. The likely reasons for this stem from the perceived inability to distinguish genetic and ecological components of variation in vocalizations, the difficulty in detecting homology across taxa, as well as the diverse selection pressures acting on vocal characters which may make such characters particularly prone to convergent evolution. In this study, we scored and analysed DNA and vocal characters of two delineated assemblages of gamebirds, francolins and spurfowls. Our phylogenetic results suggest that short strophes evolved from longer strophes among taxa within the genera Scleroptila and Peliperdix. More generally, our results corroborate the francolin–spurfowl dichotomy, with francolin calls generally being long and tonal, containing a series of discrete elements that have detectable harmonics. In contrast, most spurfowls render short, atonal calls with elements that generally have no harmonics, although they may contain discrete elements. Phylogenetically, Ortygornis sephaena is placed with ‘true’ francolins and its closest relatives are the two phylogenetically enigmatic Asian francolins, the grey francolin, Ortygornis pondicerianus, and swamp francolin, O. gularis.
ABO phenotype protected reproduction based on human specific 1,2 fucosylations as explained by the Bombay type formation
Creators: name: Arend, Peter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Medicine
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Techniques
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Computational Chemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Stem Cells
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Anatomy

description: The molecular biological relations between the formation of the ABO(H) blood group phenotype and human fertility is evident in the rare (Oh) or Bombay blood type, which Charles Darwin would have interpreted as resulting from reduced male fertility in consanguinities, based on the history of his own family, the Darwin/Wedgewood Dynasty. The classic Bombay type occurs with the extremely rare and human specific genotype (h/h; se/se), which does not produce the fucosyltransferases FUT1and FUT2 encoded on chromosome 19 due to point mutations, and does not synthesize the fucosyl residues or H receptor, which in epistatic connection with the A- and B-allelic glycotransferases, encoded on chromosome 9, provides the structural basis for ABO(H) phenotype formation on the cell surfaces, secretions and functional plasma proteins. The innate isoagglutinins instead show extremely elevated levels of anti-H-reactive IgM, assumed to reflect the identical non-fucosylation of plasma proteins, and acting over a wide range of temperatures with an amplitude at 370C. The FUT1/FUT2-based ABO(H) plasma reactivity, which is strictly expressed according to the ABO(H) phenotype by A2M, shows the lowest levels in Bombay type individuals. In general, antibody avidity appears to be inversely proportional to the degree of glycosylation, and phenotypic glycosylation regulates the physiological anti-self reactivity of the germline-encoded IgM molecule. In contrast, the total lack of somatic phenotypic glycosylation will maintain the natural polyreactivity of this germline-encoded molecule, which in the Bombay type individual remains exposed to the non-somatic developmental glycosylation processes during ESC-to-GC transformation, and resulting in aberrant glycosylations.
Aspects of the ecology and morphology of the protea seedeater, Crithagra leucopterus, a little-known Fynbos endemic
Creators: name: Lee, Alan T.K.
name: Barnard, Phoebe
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology

description: The protea seedeater, Crithagra leucopterus, is one of six passerine birds endemic to the Fynbos Biome, South Africa. It is the least known of these, and there is very little information on breeding and habitat use. Through nest observations and a bird ringing scheme in the eastern sections of the Fynbos, we provide updated information on habitat use, breeding and population biometrics. We document changes in capture rates for a suite of birds in relation to a fire event and use of burnt and unburnt sites within Blue Hill Nature Reserve, South Africa. Protea seedeaters were recorded nesting in mature Fynbos, but feeding in recently burnt Fynbos on freshly released protea seeds, suggesting the species benefits from smallscale burns that create a landscape of mixed veld ages. Protea seedeaters weighed less and had shorter wings compared to those of the western Fynbos. Further habitat-use and life-history information on protea seedeaters is needed to help guide conservation management plans, especially in the light of changing fire regimes in the Fynbos.
Evaluation of Diesel Exhaust Continuous Monitors in Controlled Environmental Conditions
Creators: name: Yu, Chang Ho
name: Patton, Allison P.
name: Zhang, Andrew
name: Zhi-Hua (Tina) Fan
name: Weisel, Clifford P.
name: Lioy, Paul J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Meta Science
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Diesel exhaust (DE) contains a variety of toxic air pollutants, including diesel particulate matter (DPM) and gaseous contaminants (e.g., carbon monoxide (CO)). DPM is dominated by fine (PM2.5) and ultrafine particles (UFP), and can be representatively determined by its thermal-optical refractory as elemental carbon (EC) or light-absorbing characteristics as black carbon (BC). The currently accepted reference method for sampling and analysis of occupational exposure to DPM is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Method 5040. However, this method cannot provide in-situ short-term measurements of DPM. Thus, real-time monitors are gaining attention to better examine DE exposures in occupational settings. However, real-time monitors are subject to changing environmental conditions. Field measurements have reported interferences in optical sensors and subsequent real-time readings, under conditions of high humidity and abrupt temperature changes. To begin dealing with these issues, we completed a controlled study to evaluate five real-time monitors: Airtec real-time DPM/EC Monitor, TSI SidePak Personal Aerosol Monitor AM510 (PM2.5), TSI Condensation Particle Counter 3007, microAeth AE51 BC Aethalometer, and Langan T15n CO Measurer. Tests were conducted under different temperatures (55, 70, and 80°F), relative humidity (10, 40, and 80%), and DPM concentrations (50 and 200 μg/m3) in a controlled exposure facility. The 2-hr averaged EC measurements from the Airtec instrument showed relatively good agreement with NIOSH Method 5040 (R2 = 0.84; slope = 1.17±0.06; N = 27) and reported ∼17% higher EC concentrations than the NIOSH reference method. Temperature, relative humidity, and DPM levels did not significantly affect relative differences in 2-hr averaged EC concentrations obtained by the Airtec instrument vs. the NIOSH method (p < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analyses, based on 1-min averaged data, suggested combined effects of up to 5% from relative humidity and temperature on real-time measurements. The overall deviations of these real-time monitors from the NIOSH method results were ≤20%. However, simultaneous monitoring of temperature and relative humidity is recommended in field investigations to understand and correct for environmental impacts on real-time monitoring data.
ABO phenotype protected reproduction based on human specific 1,2 fucosylations as explained by the Bombay type formation
Creators: name: Arend, Peter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Medicine
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Techniques
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Computational Chemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Stem Cells
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Anatomy

description: The molecular biological relations between the formation of the ABO(H) blood group phenotype and human fertility is evident in the rare (Oh) or Bombay blood type, which Charles Darwin would have interpreted as resulting from reduced male fertility in consanguinities, based on the history of his own family, the Darwin/Wedgewood Dynasty. The classic Bombay type occurs with the extremely rare and human specific genotype (h/h; se/se), which does not produce the fucosyltransferases FUT1and FUT2 encoded on chromosome 19 due to point mutations, and does not synthesize the fucosyl residues or H receptor, which in epistatic connection with the A- and B-allelic glycotransferases, encoded on chromosome 9, provides the structural basis for ABO(H) phenotype formation on the cell surfaces, secretions and functional plasma proteins. The innate isoagglutinins instead show extremely elevated levels of anti-H-reactive IgM, assumed to reflect the identical non-fucosylation of plasma proteins, and acting over a wide range of temperatures with an amplitude at 370C. The FUT1/FUT2-based ABO(H) plasma reactivity, which is strictly expressed according to the ABO(H) phenotype by A2M, shows the lowest levels in Bombay type individuals. In general, antibody avidity appears to be inversely proportional to the degree of glycosylation, and phenotypic glycosylation regulates the physiological anti-self reactivity of the germline-encoded IgM molecule. In contrast, the total lack of somatic phenotypic glycosylation will maintain the natural polyreactivity of this molecule, which while arising from the non-somatic glycosylation-deglycosylation processes during ESC-to-GC transformation and normal growth, in the Bombay type individual remains exposed to these processes, suggesting aberrant glycosylations.
Sensitivity to training system parameters and soil surface albedo of solar radiation intercepted by vine rows
Creators: name: Pieri, P.
name: Gaudillère, J. P.
Publisher: name: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research
Year: 2015

description: A geometrical model for solar radiation interception has already been developed and validated for application in vine training systems where each row is composed of only one vertical foliage plane. This model has been successfully used for simplified estimation of daily transpiration of non-stressed vines (RIOU et al. 1994) and in models of photosynthesis. It may therefore also be used for long-term estimation of the soil water balance and growth, which considerably influence grape quality. In this paper, using simulations based on the model, we studied changes of the solar radiation interception ratio and the vineyard albedo with row distance, row azimuth, shape of rows, and soil surface albedo. The model was applied to different training systems with a single vertical plane of foliage, in conjunction with 10-day means of incoming global solar radiation for an average year in Bordeaux. From mid-April through end of September values of the ratio of intercepted radiation and of the absolute value of solar radiation interception by the rows were highly sensitive to the view factor of a row with its neighbour. Simplified expressions were established in order to summarize a large number of simulations by the model. These expressions allow an easy assessment of the sensitivity to training system parameters at that latitude. Within a realistic range of variation and ranked in a hierarchical order, most significant parameters for the solar radiation interception ratio and the absolute value of solar radiation interception by the rows were relative spacing of the rows, shape of the rows, soil surface albedo and row azimuth.
description: VITIS - Journal of Grapevine Research, Vol. 42 No. 2 (2003): Vitis
Isolation and characterisation of tropomyosin from shrimp (Penaeus vannamei Boone) and its association property at high ionic strength
Creators: name: Luyao Huang
name: Guanghua Zhao
name: Bingjian Du
name: Guangling Bai
name: Qunqun Wang
name: Ning, Yong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Shrimps are important and highly demanded seafood, but they have been reported as a cause of food hypersensitive reaction. The major allergen of shrimp is tropomyosin (TM). However, so far, there has been few report on such purification procedure. In this study, we developed a strategy for the purification of TM from shrimp (Penaeus vannamei Boone). Subsequently, we demonstrated that the apparent MW of this protein is about 66 kDa, and this protein naturally contains two subunits (38.5 and 36.6 kDa) with a ratio of 1 to 1. Interestingly, different from other known TMs from vertebrates, shrimp TM can self-assemble into nanofibres at high ionic strength induced by ATP. These findings help to understand the structure and polymerisation property of TM from shrimps.
Evaluation of Diesel Exhaust Continuous Monitors in Controlled Environmental Conditions
Creators: name: Yu, Chang Ho
name: Patton, Allison P.
name: Zhang, Andrew
name: Zhi-Hua (Tina) Fan
name: Weisel, Clifford P.
name: Lioy, Paul J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Meta Science
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: ABSTRACTDiesel exhaust (DE) contains a variety of toxic air pollutants, including diesel particulate matter (DPM) and gaseous contaminants (e.g., carbon monoxide (CO)). DPM is dominated by fine (PM2.5) and ultrafine particles (UFP), and can be representatively determined by its thermal-optical refractory as elemental carbon (EC) or light-absorbing characteristics as black carbon (BC). The currently accepted reference method for sampling and analysis of occupational exposure to DPM is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Method 5040. However, this method cannot provide in-situ short-term measurements of DPM. Thus, real-time monitors are gaining attention to better examine DE exposures in occupational settings. However, real-time monitors are subject to changing environmental conditions. Field measurements have reported interferences in optical sensors and subsequent real-time readings, under conditions of high humidity and abrupt temperature changes. To begin dealing with these issues, we completed a controlled study to evaluate five real-time monitors: Airtec real-time DPM/EC Monitor, TSI SidePak Personal Aerosol Monitor AM510 (PM2.5), TSI Condensation Particle Counter 3007, microAeth AE51 BC Aethalometer, and Langan T15n CO Measurer. Tests were conducted under different temperatures (55, 70, and 80 °F), relative humidity (10, 40, and 80%), and DPM concentrations (50 and 200 μg/m3) in a controlled exposure facility. The 2-hour averaged EC measurements from the Airtec instrument showed relatively good agreement with NIOSH Method 5040 (R2=0.84; slope=1.17±0.06; N=27) and reported ˜17% higher EC concentrations than the NIOSH reference method. Temperature, relative humidity, and DPM levels did not significantly affect relative differences in 2-hour averaged EC concentrations obtained by the Airtec instrument versus the NIOSH method (p<0.05). Multiple linear regression analyses, based on 1-min averaged data, suggested combined effects of up to 5% from relative humidity and temperature on real-time measurements. The overall deviations of these real-time monitors from the NIOSH method results were ≤20%. However, simultaneous monitoring of temperature and relative humidity is recommended in field investigations to understand and correct for environmental impacts on real-time monitoring data.
ABO phenotype protected reproduction based on human specific 1,2 fucosylations as explained by the Bombay type formation
Creators: name: Arend, Peter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Medicine
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Techniques
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Computational Chemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Stem Cells
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Anatomy

description: The molecular biological relations between the formation of the ABO(H) blood group phenotype and human fertility is evident in the rare (Oh) or Bombay blood type, which Charles Darwin would have interpreted as resulting from reduced male fertility in consanguinities, based on the history of his own family, the Darwin/Wedgewood Dynasty. The classic Bombay type occurs with the extremely rare and human specific genotype (h/h; se/se), which does not produce the fucosyltransferases FUT1and FUT2 encoded on chromosome 19 due to point mutations, and does not synthesize the fucosyl residues or H receptor, which in epistatic connection with the A- and B-allelic glycotransferases, encoded on chromosome 9, provides the structural basis for ABO(H) phenotype formation on the cell surfaces, secretions and functional plasma proteins. The innate isoagglutinins instead show extremely elevated levels of anti-H-reactive IgM, assumed to reflect the identical non-fucosylation of plasma proteins, and acting over a wide range of temperatures with an amplitude at 370C. The FUT1/FUT2-based ABO(H) plasma reactivity, which is strictly expressed according to the ABO(H) phenotype by A2M, shows the lowest levels in Bombay type individuals. In general, antibody avidity appears to be inversely proportional to the degree of glycosylation, and phenotypic glycosylation regulates the physiological anti-self reactivity of the germline-encoded IgM molecule. In contrast, the total lack of somatic phenotypic glycosylation will maintain the natural polyreactivity of this molecule, which while arising from the non-somatic glycosylation-deglycosylation processes during ESC-to-GC transformation and cell renewal, in the Bombay type individual remains exposed to these processes, suggesting aberrant glycosylations.
Electrochemical and spectroscopic characterisations of cation exchange membrane equilibrated in acid and salt solutions: application as separator in microbial fuel cell
Creators: name: M. A. Charef
name: M. Kameche
name: M. Ouis
name: S. Laribi
name: C. Innocent
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Physics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: The polymer cation exchange membrane (Nafion117) was equilibrated garden soil leachate. It was then characterised using the stationary voltamperometry method and the mass transfer electrochemical Hittorf-based method. The results obtained with these two techniques were compared to those obtained with the membrane conditioned only with conventional acid and/or salt electrolytes solutions. These two conditions highlighted the good proton conduction of the membrane, against metal ions. This finding was supported and complemented by impedance spectroscopic studies at both transient and stationary regimes. The parameters studied were electrical impedance and specific conductivity. It was found that at higher frequencies, the conductivity of the membrane conditioned with protons was five times higher than that stored in distilled water. As an application, the membrane was tested successfully in a garden soil microbial fuel cell under study, thereby evidencing its good proton conduction. Nafion exhibits, therefore, a high protonic conductivity when hydrated, because protons can be transported via Grotthus and hopping mechanisms via its functional sites.
Glossogobius giuris
Creators: name: Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz
name: Esmaeili, Hamid Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Perciformes
Gobiidae
Glossogobius
Glossogobius giuris

description: 239. Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton, 1822)
Common name. Tang goby
Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius giuris Hamilton, 1822: 51, 366, pl. 33 (fig. 15) [Ganges River, India; Lectotype: whereabouts unknown].
Revisions. Hoese & Hammer (2021).
Illustrations. Hoese & Hammer (2021: 94, figs. 15-30).
Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Hormuz, Makran.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 451- Northern Hormuz Drainages, 701-Baluchistan.
Status in Iran. [Native].—Gav mahi-e cheshm navari.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.
Conservation. —IUCN: LC.
description: Published as part of Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz & Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, 2024, Freshwater lamprey and fishes of Iran: Reappraisal and updated checklist with a note on Eagderi et al. (2022), pp. 1-99 in Zootaxa 5402 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5402.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10524097
Taubateia Malabarba & Lundberg 2007, new genus
Creators: name: Malabarba, Maria Claudia
name: Lundberg, John G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Siluriformes
Loricariidae
Taubateia

description: Taubateia, new genus Figs. 2-5 Type species. Taubateia paraiba, new species. Diagnosis. Mesethmoid with shallow median cleft, flanked by reduced and anteriorly rounded cornua (Fig. 4); mesethmoid ventral disk small, ball-shaped and subterminal (Fig. 4); mesethmoid shaft wide (Fig. 3a); anterior tip of prevomer forms spike-like sutural joint with mesethmoid (Fig. 3a); posterolateral corner of the lateral ethmoid greatly expanded (Figs. 2, 3a); ventral ridge on lateral ethmoid low and rounded (Figs. 2, 3a); parasphenoid wide and flat (Figs. 2, 3a); pterotic approximately square and widest at ventral margin(Figs. 2, 3a, 5); transverse process of Weberian complex centrum not contacting the ossified transcapular ligament and reaching the border of the pterotic (Fig. 5); ossified transcapular ligament forming a short transverse shelf medially reaching the basiocciptal lateral process (Fig. 5); aortic groove extending at least to the ninth vertebrae (Fig. 3a); absence of pleural ribs posterior to sixth vertebrae (Fig. 2). Etymology. Taubateia from the name Taubate, in reference to the basin where the fossil comes from, with the suffix “ ia ” from the Latin and Greek, denoting pertaining to; gender feminine.
description: Published as part of Malabarba, Maria Claudia & Lundberg, John G., 2007, A fossil loricariid catfish (Siluriformes: Loricarioidea) from the Taubaté Basin, eastern Brazil, pp. 263-270 in Neotropical Ichthyology 5 (3) on page 264, DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252007000300005, http://zenodo.org/record/5419227
Mesogobius nonultimus
Creators: name: Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz
name: Esmaeili, Hamid Reza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Perciformes
Gobiidae
Mesogobius
Mesogobius nonultimus

description: 240. Mesogobius nonultimus (Iljin, 1936)
Common name. Oriental river goby
Taxonomy. Original description: Gobius nonultimus Iljin, 1936: 337 [24 miles southwest of Ulsky Bank, Caspian Sea, depth 24 meters over bottom depth of 54 meters, Turkmenistan; no types known].
Revisions. None.
Illustrations. Zarei et al. (2022a: 173, fig. 20).
Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Caspian Sea.―Distribution in Ecoregions: 434-Kura-South Caspian Drainages, 452-Caspian Marine.
Status in Iran. [Native].—Vazagh mahi-e Caspian.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.
Conservation. —IUCN: DD.
description: Published as part of Sayyadzadeh, Golnaz & Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, 2024, Freshwater lamprey and fishes of Iran: Reappraisal and updated checklist with a note on Eagderi et al. (2022), pp. 1-99 in Zootaxa 5402 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5402.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10524097
ABO phenotype-protected reproduction based on human specific 1,2 fucosylations as explained by the Bombay type formation
Creators: name: Arend, Peter
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Medicine
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cancer
subject: Biological Techniques
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Computational Chemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Stem Cells
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Anatomy

description: The molecular biological relations between the formation of the ABO(H) blood group phenotype and human fertility is evident in the rare (Oh) or Bombay blood type, which Charles Darwin would have interpreted as resulting from reduced male fertility in consanguinities, based on the history of his own family, the Darwin/Wedgewood Dynasty. The classic Bombay type occurs with the extremely rare and human specific genotype (h/h; se/se), which does not produce the fucosyltransferases FUT1and FUT2 encoded on chromosome 19 due to point mutations, and does not synthesize the fucosyl residues or H receptor, which in epistatic connection with the A- and B-allelic glycotransferases, encoded on chromosome 9, provides the structural basis for ABO(H) phenotype formation on the cell surfaces, secretions and functional plasma proteins. The innate isoagglutinins instead show extremely elevated levels of anti-H-reactive IgM, assumed to reflect the identical non-fucosylation of plasma proteins, and acting over a wide range of temperatures with an amplitude at 370C. The FUT1/FUT2-based ABO(H) plasma reactivity, which is strictly expressed according to the ABO(H) phenotype by A2M, shows the lowest levels in Bombay type individuals. In general, antibody avidity appears to be inversely proportional to the degree of glycosylation, and phenotypic glycosylation regulates the physiological anti-self reactivity of the germline-encoded IgM molecule. In contrast, the total lack of somatic phenotypic glycosylation will maintain the natural polyreactivity of this molecule, which while arising from the non-somatic glycosylation-deglycosylation processes during ESC-to-GC transformation and cell renewal, in the Bombay type individual remains exposed to these processes, suggesting aberrant glycosylations.
The pandemic of nationalism and the nationalism of pandemics
Creators: name: Nossem, Eva
Publisher: name: Trier University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: SARS-CoV-2
subject: Gesundheitsschutz
subject: Nationalstaat
subject: Staatsgrenze

description: In current times, the coronavirus is spreading and taking its toll all over the world. Inspite of having developed into a global pandemic, COVID-19 is oftentimes met with local national(ist) reactions. Many states pursue isolationist politics by closing and enforcing borders and by focusing entirely on their own functioning in this moment of crisis. This nationalist/nationally-oriented rebordering politics goes hand in hand with what might be termed linguistic re-bordering, i.e. the attempts of constructing the disease as something foreign-grown and by apportioning the blame to ‘the other.’ This paper aims at laying bare the interconnectedness of these geopolitical and linguistic/discursive re-bordering politics. It questions their efficacy and makes a plea for cross-border solidarity.
description: Actuellement, le coronavirus se propage partout et secoue le monde entier. Bien qu’ayant pris la dimension d’une pandémie mondiale, le COVID-19 suscite souvent des réactions national(ist)es. De nombreux États poursuivent des politiques isolationnistes, fermant et renforçant leurs frontières, et se concentrant entièrement sur leur propre fonctionnement en ce moment de crise. Cette politique nationale, voire nationaliste, va de pair avec ce que l’on pourrait appeler Rebordering linguistique, c'est-à-dire la tentative de construire la maladie comme étant le produit de quelque chose d'étranger, la faute étant, par conséquent, à rejeter sur l’ « Autre ». L'objectif de cet article est de mettre en lumière les imbrications de cette politique géopolitique et linguistique/discursive de Rebordering. L’article s'interroge sur l’efficacité de cette dernière et plaide pour une solidarité transfrontalière.
description: Das Coronavirus breitet sich zur Zeit aus und fordert seinen Tribut weltweit. Zwar ist COVID-19 nun zu einer globa-len Pandemie angewachsen, doch wird ihm häufig mit national(istisch)en Reaktionen begegnet. Viele Staaten ver-folgen eine isolationistische Politik; sie schließen und verstärken ihre Grenzen und konzentrieren sich in diesem Mo-ment der Krise ganz auf ihr eigenes Funktionieren. Diese nationale bzw. nationalistisch orientierte Politik des Re-bordering geht Hand in Hand mit etwas, das als sprachliches Rebordering bezeichnet werden könnte, d. h. Versuche, die Krankheit als etwas Fremdes und Importiertes zu konstruieren, und so die Schuld daran dem „Anderen“ zuzu-weisen. Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es, die Verflechtungen dieser geopolitischen und sprachlichen/diskursiven Politik des Rebordering aufzudecken. Ihre Wirksamkeit wird in Frage gestellt und es wird für eine grenzüberschreitende Solidarität plädiert.