cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Multiple inverse-diffusion flame synthesis of carbon nanomaterials
Creators: name: Memon, Nasir K.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: Carbon nanomaterials exhibit many remarkable electrical and physical properties.  An ongoing challenge associated with specific novel carbon nanomaterials, such as graphene, is the development of large-scale production methods at low cost.  The broad objective of this work is to investigate flame synthesis of carbon nanomaterials, specifically graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), using open-atmosphere processing, with an eye towards scalability.  An experimental study using a novel setup, based on multiple inverse-diffusion flames is undertaken to investigate the direct flame-synthesis of CNTs and graphene on metal substrates.     Few-layer graphene (FLG) is grown on copper and nickel substrates at high rates using the novel flame-synthesis burner.  Substrate material (i.e. copper, nickel, cobalt, iron, and copper-nickel alloy), along with its temperature and hydrogen pretreatment, strongly impacts the quality and uniformity of the graphene films.  The growth of FLG occurs in the temperature range 750-950°C for copper and 600-850°C for nickel and cobalt.  For iron, the growth of graphene is not exclusively observed.       CNT growth is observed on a number of substrates.  Transitional growth between CNTs and graphene films occurs on nickel and nickel alloys, depending on composition and temperature.  For nickel, copper-nickel, nitinol, and Inconel substrates, CNTs grow at 500°C.  The transitional growth to few-layer graphene is observed on nickel, copper-nickel and Inconel by changing the substrate temperature to 850°C.  The growth of graphene is not observed on nitinol for the examined experimental conditions.      The growth of few-layer graphene films and CNTs are also investigated using various metal-oxide spinels as catalysts.  The growth of CNTs is examined on NiAl2O4, CoAl2O4 and ZnFe2O4 using counterflow diffusion flame and multiple inverse-diffusion flames, while the growth of graphene is examined on CuFe2O4 using multiple inverse-diffusion flames.    Finally, the growth of CNTs and iron oxide is studied on stainless steel.  At low temperatures (500oC) the growth of α-Fe2O3 is observed, while at higher temperatures (850oC) the growth of CNTs is observed.  Additionally, by following a two-step growth process, where the temperature is changed from 500oC to 850oC, the growth of CNTs and γ-Fe2O3 occurs.
Integrating library and prosopographical data in the publication network of the Old University of Louvain (1501-1797)
Creators: name: Scebba, Rossana
name: Fantoli, Margherita
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Digital humanities
subject: Economics
subject: History

description: Integrating library and prosopographical data in the publication network of the Old University of Louvain (1501-1797) 

Presented at the Digital Humanities Benelux 2024 Conference 

Summary: This presentation delves into our research paper which systematically combines library catalogues and prosopographical data to map the intellectual network of the Old University of Louvain over nearly three centuries.
Axina apicalis Pic 1950
Creators: name: Opitz, Weston
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cleridae
Axina
Axina apicalis

description: Axina apicalis Pic, 1950
Figures 70, 92.
Axina apicalis Pic, 1950: 10. Holotype. Gender not known. Type locality: Brésil (MNHN). Corporaal 1950: 98.
Diagnosis. The basal 4/5 of the elytron disc is testaceous and the apical 1/5 is black. These characteristics will distinguish the members of this species from congeners.
Redescription. Size. Length 9.5 mm; width 2.3 mm. Form. As in Fig. 92. Color. Cranium dark castaneous; antenna testaceous; prothorax bicolorous, venter, lower sides of pronotum, pterothorax, and legs black; pronotum disc castaneous; elytra bicolorous, mostly testaceous, epipleural margin and region in front of apex brown. Head. Cranium finely punctate, frons wider than length of antennal pedicel; EW/FW 50/15. Thorax. Pronotum finely punctate, with 2 tumescences, concave at middle; PW/PL 115/125; elytra, asetiferous punctures scattered, punctures extend a short distance beyond elytron middle; EL/EW 420/80. Abdomen. Aedeagus, phallobasic lobes very short, contiguous; phallic plates serrate; phallobasic apodeme abbreviated.
Variation. Size. Length 9.5–13.0 mm; width 2.2–3.0 mm. Except for body size, the available specimens are quite homogeneous.
Natural history. Specimens were collected from Bolivia during October and November, some at 404 m. From Brazil specimens were captured during November and December.
Distribution (for map see Fig. 70). In addition to the holotype, I examined 10 specimens from: Bolivia: Departamento de Santa Cruz, Potrerillos del Guenda, 21-24-X-2011, Wappes & Skillman; 3.7 km SSE Buena Vista, Hotel Flora & Fauna, 5-15-XI- 2001, 405 m, M. C. Thomas & B. K. Dozier. Brazil: Estado do Bahia, Santo Antonio de Barra, 12-XI-1888, Gounelle; Estado do São Paulo, Cipo, 26-XII-1975, V. N. Alin; Val. du Rio Pardo,?- XII-1898, E. Gounelle. Specimens are deposited in: ACMT, FSCA, MNHN, and WOPC.
Notes. The holotype was examined, but the description is based on a homotype specimen.
description: Published as part of Opitz, Weston, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the Western Hemisphere checkered beetle genus Axina Kirby (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae), pp. 1-70 in Insecta Mundi 2020 (793) on page 22, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4564947
Patient-Individualized Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The most frustrating part of treating breast cancer for both the patient and clinician is that many therapies fail to work as planned. This is often the result of the tumor being non-responsive to the chosen drug, as there is currently no way to consistently predict responsiveness prior to initiating treatment. Selection of breast cancer chemotherapy agents, now based on a few general parameters (tumor histology, clinical stage, receptor and antigenic status) leads to some patients receiving toxic drugs from which they fail to benefit, and possibly experiencing delay in getting a regimen from which they would benefit more. Thus, better information on predictors of tumor response to specific chemotherapy compounds in individual patients is desperately needed.

 This project will use an advanced method of tumor imaging, called PET (positron emission tomography), to track chemotherapy agents labeled with radioactive fluorine (18F). The fluorine tag will allow us to accurately measure the concentration and time course of each chemotherapy agent in tumors and normal tissues. These experiments will be first performed in mice that have been implanted with small human breast tumors, and will take advantage of a special technique developed at UCLA, called microPET imaging. We hypothesize that the very small (non-toxic) doses of each labeled chemotherapy agent used in microPET imaging of each tumor will predict the subsequent degree of tumor shrinkage and elimination.

 Two chemotherapy compounds we will focus on are cyclophosphamide and paclitaxel. The first challenge will be to show that covalent incorporation of 18F into the drug can be accomplished without significantly altering its biodistribution properties. The next challenge will be to demonstrate that the distribution of the tracer doses of the labeled compounds can serve to accurately forecast how the usual toxic doses will distribute into the tumors and the rest of the body. Finally, we will test the ability of our distribution measurements to improve the accuracy with which the effectiveness of each chemotherapy agent is predicted.

 We anticipate that performing these planning scans in patients about to undergo chemotherapy will have the potential to alleviate much suffering in cancer patients, and lead to greater clinical success in treating the disease. Using PET to measure potential therapeutic agents in tracer amounts will allow a clinician to survey a battery of drugs, then select the compound and the dose that is individualized for each woman to most effectively combat her disease. Our goal is to first demonstrate this method in mice that are bearing human tumors, and then extend the approach into human clinical trials.
A trustless society? A political look at the blockchain vision
Creators: name: Rehak, Rainer
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Computers and Society (cs.CY)
subject: Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)
subject: Emerging Technologies (cs.ET)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: K.4.0; C.2.4; J.4

description: A lot of business and research effort currently deals with the so called decentralised ledger technology blockchain. Putting it to use carries the tempting promise to make the intermediaries of social interactions superfluous and furthermore keep secure track of all interactions. Currently intermediaries such as banks and notaries are necessary and must be trusted, which creates great dependencies, as the financial crisis of 2008 painfully demonstrated. Especially banks and notaries are said to become dispensable as a result of using the blockchain. But in real-world applications of the blockchain, the power of central actors does not dissolve, it only shifts to new, democratically illegitimate, uncontrolled or even uncontrollable power centers. As interesting as the blockchain technically is, it doesn't efficiently solve any real-world problem and is no substitute for traditional political processes or democratic regulation of power. Research efforts investigating the blockchain should be halted.
description: 6 pages, full text available at: https://www.bzh.bayern.de/archiv/artikelarchiv/artikeldetail/a-trustless-society-a-political-look-at-the-blockchain-vision
Polymers for the sustained and localized release of anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer drugs
Creators: name: Memoli, Kevin A.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: The practical utility of chemically incorporating drugs into polymers for the localized and  sustained delivery of such drugs has been well established. Sustained release provides therapeutic  concentrations of drug over a long time period, obviating the need for frequent dosing, leading to  better patient compliance and mitigating the likelihood of overdosing. Localized delivery  mitigates the severity of side effects associated with systemic administration and increases  efficacy by increasing the effective dosage at the site of the pathology. In this thesis, these  principles have been investigated for the delivery of anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer drugs.  Amfenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), in the form of its prodrug  nepafenac, has been proven to be effective for the treatment of anterior uveitis (i.e. ocular  inflammation) via topical administration of an aqueous suspension, but posterior uveitis is  difficult to treat in this manner as drug penetration to the rear of the eye is inefficient and clearance is very rapid, limiting the practicality of administration by injection. The objective was  to chemically incorporate amfenac into a biodegradable polymer that can be fabricated into  microspheres suitable for injection into the rear of the eye for the sustained release of amfenac to  treat posterior uveitis. This polymer consists of a poly(amide-imine) derived from an analog of  nepafenac. Herein is described the polymer synthesis and the preparation and degradation of  PolyAspirinTM microspheres incorporating sodium amfenac.  Nutlin is a member of an anti-cancer drug family developed by Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.  The objective of this project was to attach a nutlin analog to a biodegradable polymer backbone  and fabricate the resulting polymer into wafers that could be surgically implanted to treat brain  cancer. Described herein are efforts to incorporate a nutlin analog into a polymer backbone based  on pyromellitic acid.
A historical and comparative analysis of multiplatform books for youngreaders
Creators: name: Martens, Marianne
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: This dissertation examines how publishers’ book-based cultural products for young adults are created, produced, disseminated, received, and consumed with a focus on the contemporary practice of producing transmedia and multiplatform books that are embedded in technology, rely on user-generated content, and increasingly mirror production and consumption practices in other media industries. Three layers of participants in the field of literary production for young adults considered were: 1) producers; 2) critics and disseminators; 3) recipients. Using a case study approach, the phenomenon is explored in a historical context, and presents a comparative analysis of developments within the field. The data collection included interviews, a focus group, document analysis, archival and historical research, and web analytics. Rooted in a key discourse of librarianship for young people since the early 20th century that justified social reform in the belief that improving minds leads to improving lives, the study of reform underpinning librarians’ efforts now includes access to technology. Yet technology establishes a disintermediated relationship between publishers and teenage readers, fragmenting librarians’ traditional roles as shapers of cultural value in that field of cultural production. Now publishers can market directly to teens on their participatory websites. The study has shown divergence in how publishers and teens have appropriated the idea of digital formats and reading and has shown how excorporation on maturing publishers' sites aimed at engaging teenagers’ affective and immaterial labor challenge such assumptions about digital literacy. The research revealed how technology transforms librarians’ roles, and publishers’ marketing strategies, and how publishers’ websites eventually enable teens to circumvent the sites’ rules and engage in exchanges ranging from verbal skirmishes to creative postings of transgressive content. Limitations of this study are tied to the use of “assigned” readers to study teenagers’ responses, and those inherent in free but corporate-owned web analytics as a source of data. This study provides a rich understanding of an emerging phenomenon related to digital platforms and online reading for young adults, connecting historical examples to contemporary ones.
Improving the quality of protein NMR structures by Rosetta refinement and its application in molecular replacement
Creators: name: Mao, Binchen
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: This dissertation demonstrates restrained Rosetta refinement can improve the quality of protein NMR structures and describes a protocol to improve their phasing power. Recent studies manifest unrestrained Rosetta refinement can improve the stereochemical quality and geometry of protein NMR structures, to move NMR structures closer to their X-ray counterparts and consequently to improve their phasing power in a few cases. In this study, we intend to explore whether those observations stand corrected in general and the impact of incorporating NMR experimental restraints into Rosetta refinement.    We developed a newer version of PdbStat software to convert Cyana/Xplor formatted restraints into Rosetta formatted restraints. Based on a dataset of 41 NESG NMR/X-ray structure pairs, we have done unrestrained and restrained Rosetta refinement for all the NMR structures. The knowledge based structural quality Z-scores are significantly improved by Rosetta refinement with or without restraints. Compared with unrestrained Rosetta refined structures, restrained Rosetta refined structures fit the experimental data better, are in better agreement with their X-ray counterparts and are generally of better phasing power, while unrestrained Rosetta refinement often drives the NMR structures further from their X-ray counterparts especially when the structural similarity between NMR structures and X-ray structures is high. To summarize, a majority of the experimental NMR restraints still apply for X-ray crystal structures determined at crystalline environment, and they can be utilized to guide Rosetta refinement to improve the quality of NMR structures.  Molecular replacement (MR) is widely used for addressing the phase problem in X-ray crystallography. Historically, crystallographers have had limited success using NMR structures as MR search models. Here, we report a comprehensive investigation of the utility of protein NMR structures as MR search models, using a dataset of 25 NESG NMR/X-ray structure pairs. Starting from NMR ensembles prepared by an improved protocol, FindCore, correct MR solutions were obtained for 22 targets. Rosetta refinement of NMR structures provided MR solutions for another two proteins. We also demonstrate that such properly prepared NMR ensembles and X-ray crystal structures have similar performance when used as MR search models for homologous structures, particularly for targets with sequence identity >40%.
Role of MMPs in Breast Tumor Initiation and Aggressiveness
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The development of breast cancer (pathogenesis) is mediated by many factors that contribute to enhancing both the initiation of a tumor cell and the progression of a tumor. Targeting factors believed to increase the risk of breast cancer onset (initiating factors) is often separate from therapeutics used against controlling tumor development. This proposal centers around a family of secreted proteins that are implicated in both tumor cell initiation and tumor progression. This group of proteins, which have been labeled the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), are enzymes capable of degrading extracellular factors that surround a cell's environment. MMPs can directly cleave the matrix molecules that cells reside on, can process growth factors to an active form and can mediate cleavage of cell bound proteins that are exposed on the outside of the cell. Certain normal physiological processes require the action of these proteinases, however dysregulation of MMPs is often seen in many diseases, including breast cancer. In breast cancer and other cancers, MMP dysregulation enhances tumor blood supply and their activity is necessary for many steps involved in metastatic spread. Recently, we have found that a certain MMP (stromelysin-l) can induce a unusual and pathological characteristic in normal mammary epithelial cells called epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). In humans EMT is associated with the most aggressive breast cancers. A particular molecule involved in cell-cell contact (E-cadherin) is known to be lost in EMT. Interestingly, we found that stromelysin-1 induces cleavage of E-cadherin a process that may be the initial step in EMT and subsequent tumor formation. Our approach is to elucidate how MMPs, either produced by the individual or by breast-pathogens such as bacteria, induce EMT. We believe by inhibiting dysregulated MMPs we will inhibit both tumor cell initiation and tumor progression. To date there exists many synthetic MMP inhibitors being evaluated in clinical trials on cancer patients. Our results will help in bettering the trial design which is a high priority with breast cancer activists and organizations, add insight into the pathogenesis of breast cancer and increase the awareness of internal environmental factors (MMPs) implicated in the genesis and progression of this disease.
Silicon Dialyzer Prototype
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: In-center hemodialysis is the standard treatment for end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Conventional hemodialysis machines are large in size, consume significant electrical power and water, and require specially trained personnnel for operation. We propose to develop a compact dialysis system for home-based treatment that can be readily operated by kidney failure patients. The central component of our system is an implantable dialyzer, which is constructed from silicon nanopore membranes (SNM) that exhibit superior advantages in overall size, filtration characteristics, and blood biocompatibility compared to the standard polymer hollow-fiber membranes. In the proposed POC project, we will optimize a low-hydraulic resistance cartridge to house SNM and demonstrate its utility for toxin clearance without the need for blood pumps in pigs.
Plectocythere odelli Norden 1977, new species
Creators: name: Williams, Bronwyn W.
name: Weaver, Patricia G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Ostracoda
Podocopida
Entocytheridae
Plectocythere
Plectocythere odelli

description: Plectocythere odelli Norden, 1977
1977 Plectocythere odelli new species.—Norden: 491–493, Fig. 1a–c (D, H, R, T).
1991 P. odelli Norden, 1977.—Hobbs & Peters: 73 (D, H, R).
2014a Plectocythere odelli Norden, 1977.—Mestre, Monrós & Mesquita-Joanes: 931, 949 (C).
description: Published as part of Williams, Bronwyn W. & Weaver, Patricia G., 2018, A historical review of the taxonomy and classification of Entocytheridae (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Podocopida), pp. 1-129 in Zootaxa 4448 (1) on page 79, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4448.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1444492
Psittocythere Williams & Weaver 2018, new genus
Creators: name: Williams, Bronwyn W.
name: Weaver, Patricia G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Ostracoda
Podocopida
Entocytheridae
Psittocythere

description: Psittocythere Hobbs & Walton, 1975
1975 Psittocythere new genus.—Hobbs & Walton: 5, 18 (T).
2010 Psittocythere Hobbs and Walton, 1975.—Smith & Delorme: 748 (C).
2014a Psittocythere.—Mestre, Monrós & Mesquita-Joanes: 931 (C).
2017 Psittocythere.—Weaver & Williams: 577 (K).
description: Published as part of Williams, Bronwyn W. & Weaver, Patricia G., 2018, A historical review of the taxonomy and classification of Entocytheridae (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Podocopida), pp. 1-129 in Zootaxa 4448 (1) on page 80, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4448.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1444492
Multiple testing procedures and simultaneous intervalestimates with the interval property
Creators: name: Ma, Yingqiu
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: The use of step-wise multiple testing procedures arises because single step procedures  are extremely conservative. Research into the construction of useful, computationally  feasible interval estimates corresponding to step-wise procedures has been slow. We  present an alternative method of constructing multiple testing procedures that easily  admits corresponding interval estimates. The new approach has the desirable interval  property not usually shared by step-wise procedures. Furthermore, the new method  take dependency into account and easily carried out. In addition, these intervals are  typically shorter, less likely to contain the null point falsely, and are more informative  than those based on traditional methods. Applications include treatments vs control,  change point and all pairwise comparisons. Examples and simulations are included.
Thermastrocythere Hobbs, Jr. & Walton 1966
Creators: name: Williams, Bronwyn W.
name: Weaver, Patricia G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Ostracoda
Podocopida
Entocytheridae
Thermastrocythere

description: Thermastrocythere Hobbs & Walton, 1966
1943 subgenus Cytherites.—Hoff: 280, 282 [all in part] (R).
1962 Cytherites Hoff 1942a.—Hart: 123 [as subgenus], in part (C).
1962 Cytherites.—Howe: 80 [in part, as subgenus] (C).
1963 Cytherites Sars 1926.—Hartmann: 145 [in part, as subgenus] (C).
1964 Cytherites Sars, 1926.—Hartmann: 586 [in part, as subgenus] (C).
1966 Thermastrocythere new genus.—Hobbs & Walton: 2, 7–8 (T).
1969a Thermastrocythere Hobbs and Walton, 1966.—Hart & Hart: 182, 183, 184, 185, Figs. 5, 8 (D, R).
1970 Thermastrocythere Hobbs, Jr. & Walton, 1966.—Delorme: 1257 (C).
1970 Thermastrocythere, Hobbs and Walton, 1966:7.—Hobbs & Hobbs: 1, 3, 16, 17 (C, K, T).
1971 Thermastrocythere Hobbs and Walton, 1966:7.—Hobbs Jr.: 19, 55 (C).
1974 Thermastrocythere Hobbs and Walton, 1966.—Hart & Hart: viii, 15 [as subgenus Cytherites, in part], 19, 117–118, Fig. 38 (C, D, H, K, T).
1974 Thermastrocythere Hobbs & Walton, 1966.—Hartmann & Puri: 50 (C).
1975 Thermastrocythere Hobbs & Walton, 1966.—Hart & Hart: 44 (C, D, H).
1982 Thermastrocythere.—Hobbs III: 2 (D).
2010 Thermastrocythere Hobbs and Walton, 1966.—Smith & Delorme: 748, 771 (C, K).
2017 Thermastrocythere.—Weaver & Williams: 577 (K).
Remarks: Hart & Hart (1974: 118) mistakenly list the hosts of Thermastrocythere as “crayfishes of the family Astacidae.” Thermastrocythere is known only from crayfishes in the family Cambaridae. This error was repeated in Hart & Hart (1975: 44).
description: Published as part of Williams, Bronwyn W. & Weaver, Patricia G., 2018, A historical review of the taxonomy and classification of Entocytheridae (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Podocopida), pp. 1-129 in Zootaxa 4448 (1) on pages 82-83, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4448.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1444492
How Green Spaces Prevent Crime
Creators: name: Khan, Amna
name: Dieye, Lissa
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: A research on the correlation between green spaces and crime prevention through urban agriculture and community gardens
description: Sustainable architecture describes environmentally conscious design techniques. Alongside sustainable architecture ideas such as urban agriculture and community gardens have emerged. This has created an environment that induces crime prevention alongside the idea of a sustainable city. A step into sustainability is urban agriculture, which “is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing good in or around a village, town or city”1. It is generally practiced for income earning or food producing activities but one of the underlying outcomes of green spaces besides food production is crime prevention. Green spaces can single-handedly reduce crime in an urban area by generating positive activity in the neighborhood.
Axina centrimaculata Schenkling 1900
Creators: name: Opitz, Weston
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cleridae
Axina
Axina centrimaculata

description: Axina centrimaculata Schenkling, 1900, revalidated status
Figures 47, 70, 93.
Axina centrimaculata Schenkling, 1900: 288. Lectotype. Female. Here designated. Type locality: Goyaz, Brasilia, Donckier (SDEI). Corporaal 1950: 98. There is indication that Schenkling examined more than one specimen in his description of this species, but he did not select a holotype, therefore, I invoke Recommendation 73F of the ICZN (1999) and designate a lectotype for this nominal species.
Diagnosis. Its comparatively small size (length about 6 mm), the round testaceous marking on the basal ½ of the elytral disc along with the broad obliquely positioned macula behind the middle of the elytral disc are characteristics that will distinguish the members of this species from superficially similar and larger (about 11 mm) specimens of Axina bifasciata (Chevrolat).
Redescription. Size. Length 6.0 mm; width 1.5 mm. Form. As in Fig. 93. Color. Cranium castaneous; antenna testaceous; prothorax bicolorous, venter testaceous, pronotal sides dark castaneous, pronotal middle light castaneous; elytra bicolorous, disc mostly castaneous, large round testaceous marking in elytral basal ½, each elytron with wide obliquely position macula behind middle, and apical 1⁄5 th testaceous; legs bicolorous, distal ½ of femora and proximal ½ of tibiae dark brown, remainder of legs testaceous; abdomen flavotestaceous. Head. Cranium finely punctate, frons wider than length of antennal pedicel; EW/FW 33/15. Thorax. Pronotum finely punctate, with 2 tumescences, narrowly concave at middle; PW/PL 67/90; elytra with asetiferous punctures substriate, punctures extend slightly beyond elytron middle, width of interstitial spaces varies; EL/EW 150/50. Abdomen. Aedeagus (Fig. 47), phallobasic lobes very short, contiguous; edge of phallic plates minutely serrate; phallobasic apodeme abbreviated.
Note. Previously A. centrimaculata was considered a synony of Axina bifasciata (Chevrolat). I consider it a valid species and here revalidate the species status.
Distribution (for map see Fig. 70). In addition to the lectotype, I examined one specimen from: Brazil: Estado do Mato Grosso, Corumba, collection day and collector not noted. Specimens are deposited in: FMNH and MNHN.
description: Published as part of Opitz, Weston, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the Western Hemisphere checkered beetle genus Axina Kirby (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae), pp. 1-70 in Insecta Mundi 2020 (793) on pages 22-23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4564947
Puppy Birth Certificates Mandating Licensing of Animal Breeders
Creators: name: Bair, Danielle
name: Gallagher, Ryan
name: Maiorino, Aimee
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: A proposed legislative bill for PA to enact that would limit pet stores to purchase stock only from licensed breeders
description: The puppy birth certificate would make the pet selection process easier for prospective pet buyers by letting them know exactly where the animal is coming from and any genetic defects or diseases the animal might have. This is necessary because many pet stores purchase their animals from puppy mills, which are known for being unclean, unhealthy facilities. The birth certificate would include proof that the breeder/pet store you receive the animal from is indeed licensed, and also that the place where the seller bought the animal is licensed as well. We contacted Pennsylvania legislators seeing if we can try and pass a bill making this birth certificate possible. We are focusing on Pennsylvania, specifically Lancaster County, because this state (and county) is known for having hundreds of puppy mills.
Axina chiasta Opitz 2020, new species
Creators: name: Opitz, Weston
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cleridae
Axina
Axina chiasta

description: Axina chiasta Opitz, new species
Figures 44, 73, 94.
Type material. Holotype. Male. Type locality: Brazil: Minas Gerais, Pedra Azul,?- XII-1970, F. M. Oliveira (FSCA). Paratypes. 34 specimens. Brazil: Estado do Minas Gerais, Pedra Azul,?- XII-1970 (AMNH, 1; BMNH, 1; CASC, 1; CUIC, 1); idem,?- XI-1970, F. M. Oliveira (WOPC, 1); idem,?- XI- 1971, 800 m, F. M. Oliveira (CMNC, 1; CNCI, 1; CSCA, 1; WOPC, 1); idem,?- XI-1971, Seabra & Oliveira (CMNH, 1; EMEC, 1; FMNH, 1; MCNZ, 1: MNHN, 1; OXUM, 1; WOPC, 2; SDEI, 1; SMTD, 1; USNM, 1; WFBM, 1; WOPC, 2); idem,?- XI-1972, F. M. Oliveira (PMNH, 1); idem,?- XI-1972, Moacir Alvarenga (FSCA, 1; WOPC, 3); Estado do Bahia, Encruzilhada,?- XI-1974, Moacir Alvarenga (WOPC, 4); Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, collection date not noted, Fry (USNM, 1); Estado do Espírito Santo, Linhares,?- XI-1973, Moacir Alvarenga (TAMU, 1).
Diagnosis. The brown X-like marking on the basal ½ of the elytron disc will distinguish the members of this species from congeners.
Description. Size. Length 7.5 mm; width 1.7 mm. Form. As in Fig. 94. Color. Cranium, thorax, and abdomen castaneous; antenna testaceous; elytra bicolorous, mostly flavotestaceous, basal half with brown X-like marking, each elytron with slender brown streak on side, distal ½ of elytron disc with brown angular marking that narrowly extends towards elytral base along sutural margin; legs flavotestaceous. Head. Cranium finely punctate, frons slightly wider than length of antennal pedicel; EW/FW 37/10. Thorax. Pronotum finely punctate, with 2 tumescences, concave at middle; PW/PL 70/105; elytra, asetiferous punctures concentrated in middle of disc, one stria proximal to sutural margin; EL/EW 350/50. Abdomen. Aedeagus (Fig. 44), phallobasic lobes short; edge of phallic plates minutely serrate; phallobasic apodeme abbreviated.
Variation. Size. Length 6.5–11.0 mm; width 1.8–2.0 mm. The brown markings on the elytron disc vary in prominence.
Natural history. Specimens were collected in Brazil during November and December, some at 800 m.
Distribution (For a map Fig. 73). This species is known from Brazil.
Etymology. The specific epithet, chiasta, is a Greek name derived from chiasmos (= crosswise). I refer to the X-like marking in the basal ½ of the elytral disc.
description: Published as part of Opitz, Weston, 2020, Taxonomic revision of the Western Hemisphere checkered beetle genus Axina Kirby (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae), pp. 1-70 in Insecta Mundi 2020 (793) on page 23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4564947
Dogs are More than Just Pets
Creators: name: Audette, Jackie
name: Mammen, Samantha
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: An investigation on animal-assisted therapy and its benefits on children with ADHD as well as developing children without a learning disability
description: The prevalence of ADHD and other learning disabilities in children lately has become what some would call an epidemic.  In New Jersey alone, 9% of school aged children battle ADHD in our schools.  Unfortunately, current solutions such as stimulant medications pose threats to child health and development with side effects such as decreased appetite and the chance of dependence; and also are not financially effective for families. Animal-assisted therapy is a unique alternative to stimulant medications in reference to managing ADHD, as well as a healthy practice for children who are not diagnosed with a learning disability.  AAT promotes child development by instilling confidence, companionship, and responsibility in both normal and ADHD children.  To encourage the theory of animal-assisted therapy, Certified Therapy Dogs were brought into the classrooms of young children in order to trigger creativity and learning.  The students continued to go about their daily tasks while the dogs were present, making them as natural as possible.  Based on student and student teacher feedback, the dogs were a refreshing change to their day and the students were eager to have the dogs come back.
The Use of Animals as a Therapy for Autism
Creators: name: Messina, Cassie
name: Fagan, Julie M.
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2011

description: A review of the disease and how the use of animals, specifically horses, may improve the well-being of those affected
description: According to the Center for Disease Control, autism affects about 1 in 110 children in the United States. There is no cure for autism, however, there is a wide array of methods used to cope and manage it. The use of animals, in particular horses and dogs, can provide both a physical and mental benefit to the autistic individual. Animal-assisted therapy is increasingly being used by people in medical fields. The use of animals seems to reduce the appearance of some of the typical behaviors associated with autism; primarily difficulty with social interactions and physical detriments. Horses and dogs seem to be able to enrich the lives of people affected by autism. To personally address the use of animals with autistic individuals I gave a few young autistic children the opportunity to ride and learn on my personal horses. During their time with the horses the children learned to groom a horse, learned things about caring for the horses, and learned some of the basic essentials of riding. The children all seemed to benefit from the experience. They were always excited to get to the barn and ride, and as noted by their parents, teachers, and therapists, seemed to show improvement in their daily lives.
MPEC 2025-A157 : 2025 AM3
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2025 AM3

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy studies of graphene
Creators: name: Luican-Mayer, Adina
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: In the two-dimensional (2D) lattice of graphene, consisting of carbon atoms arranged  in a honeycomb lattice, the charge carriers are described by a Dirac-Weyl  Hamiltonian. Seeking to understand their unique nature, this thesis presents  results of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy (STS) experiments  at low temperatures and in magnetic fi eld. These techniques give access,  down to atomic scales, to structural information as well as to the electronic properties  of graphene.  The main  findings include the observation of quantized Landau levels (LL) in  the presence of magnetic  field, their dependence on carrier density and e ffects of  charged impurities and other disorder on the LL spectrum.  Twisting graphene layers away from the equilibrium Bernal stacking leads to  the formation of Moir e patterns that signi ficantly alter the electronic properties  of graphene stacks. The second part of the thesis discusses the eff ects of such  rotations on the electronic properties as a function of twist angle.
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS IN PREGNANT WOMEN: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Creators: name: Khudoyarova, Dildora
name: Kobilova, Zarina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Cardiac arrhythmias in pregnant women present a unique clinical challenge due to physiological adaptations during pregnancy and their potential impact on maternal and fetal health. Although most arrhythmias during pregnancy are benign, some may indicate underlying cardiac disorders or pose significant risks to the mother and fetus. This review explores the pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnostic approaches, and management of arrhythmias in pregnancy, emphasizing evidence-based strategies to optimize outcomes.
What has Royal Society Open Science achieved in its first few years?
Creators: name: Sanders, Jeremy KM
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2021
Subjects: Achievements
Altmetrics
Open science
Registered Reports
Royal Society Open Science
Science, Society and Policy

description: It has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve as the first Editor-in-Chief of Royal Society Open Science for the past 6 years. I step down at the end of December 2021, having completed two 3-year terms, and am taking the opportunity here to reflect on some of the successes and challenges that the journal has experienced and the innovations that we have introduced. When I was first approached back in 2015, the breadth of the journal, covering the whole of science, resonated with my own interests: my research career has ranged across the entire landscape of chemistry, while my leadership roles have embraced all of science, technology and medicine. The open access ethos, the objective refereeing policy that rejects the idea of only publishing what is in fashion, and the opportunities offered by a new venture that could transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries also all appealed to me. Among our successful innovations are Registered Reports, Replication Studies and the new 'Science, Society and Policy' section. The challenges have included the transition to paid article processing charges (APCs), whether to resist pressure to retract a controversial paper, and bullying of young female authors by established senior males in the same field. I explore all of these below, provide some statistics on the journal's performance, also cover some of the notable papers we have published, and provide some concluding thoughts.
Characteristics of atmospheric circulation patterns associated with extreme temperatures over North America in observations and climate models
Creators: name: Loikith, Paul
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: Motivated by a desire to understand the physical mechanisms involved in future anthropogenic changes in extreme temperature events, the key atmospheric circulation patterns associated with extreme daily temperatures over North America in the current climate are identified. Several novel metrics are used to systematically identify and describe these patterns for the entire continent. The orientation, physical characteristics, and spatial scale of these circulation patterns vary based on latitude, season, and proximity to important geographic features (i.e., mountains, coastlines). The anomaly patterns associated with extreme cold events tend to be similar to, but opposite in sign of,  those associated with extreme warm events, especially within the westerlies, and tend to scale with temperature in the same locations.  The influence of the Pacific North American (PNA) pattern, the Northern Annular Mode (NAM), and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on extreme temperature days and months shows that associations between extreme temperatures and the PNA and NAM are stronger than associations with ENSO. In general, the association with extremes tends to be stronger on monthly than daily time scales. Extreme temperatures are associated with the PNA and NAM in locations typically influenced by these circulation patterns; however many extremes still occur on days when the amplitude and polarity of these patterns do not favor their occurrence. In winter, synoptic-scale, transient weather disturbances are important drivers of extreme temperature days; however these smaller scale events are often concurrent with amplified PNA or NAM patterns. Associations are  weaker in summer when other physical mechanisms affecting the surface energy balance, such as anomalous soil moisture content, are associated with extreme temperatures.  Analysis of historical runs from seventeen climate models from the CMIP5 database suggests that most models simulate realistic circulation patterns associated with extreme temperature days in most places. Model-simulated patterns tend to resemble observed patterns better in the winter than the summer and at 500 hPa than at the surface. There is substantial variability among the suite of models analyzed and most models simulate circulation patterns more realistically away from influential features such as large bodies of water and complex topography.
Directional coupled EAM for broadband RF communications
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: In this proposed two-year program, we will investigate and demonstrate a novel high power optical modulator for high performance analog fiber link operating at mm-wave frequencies. The device is built upon a concept that involves the use of a directional coupled waveguide for evenly distributing the optical power in a coupled waveguide where modulation occurs. This device structure will be integrated with a high frequency electrode that allows broadband modulation. The optical modulator will be designed for easing manufacture and test in an industrial environment. For military applications, the modulator developed in this program can be used in antenna remoting, remote sensing, phased array antennas, and other RF signal processing modules. For commercial applications, the modulator developed in this program can be used for analog CATVs, broadband communication networks, and as optical backbone for wireless communication systems. The technology for the design and fabrication of the high power modulator can be applied to other devices such as high power waveguide photodiode and waveguide amplifier. The modulator developed can also be used for high bit rate digital optical networks.
Multi-user relaying systems for enhancedperformance and secrecy
Creators: name: Liu, Yupeng
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2012

description: High data rate, reliability and secrecy are fundamental pursuits in wireless communications systems. A multi-user wireless environment is particularly challenging because of interference and potential information wiretap. This dissertation proposes to utilize relay techniques to achieve high data rate, high reliability and absolute secrecy in multi-user wireless communications systems.    First, a communication system with multiple source-destination pairs needing to communicate simultaneously is investigated. A relay beamforming scheme is proposed, in which a multi-antenna relay assists the communication. The proposed scheme enjoys spatial multiplexing gain and has a significant data rate advantage over widely studied orthogonal transmission schemes, e.g., Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA). The relay beamforming scheme also overcomes the difficulties of recently introduced interference alignment approaches by not requiring  full cross-node Channel State Information (CSI). Beamforming schemes that maximize the system throughput and meet user Quality of Service (QoS) requirements are investigated, and both optimal and low-complexity suboptimal schemes are proposed. The system performance in terms of sumrate is analyzed and the rate limit is derived. The impact of imperfect CSI is analyzed and various approaches are proposed for mitigating the imperfect CSI effects in a practical system. Relay antenna selection is proposed to use in conjunction with the relay beamforming for more reliable communications.    Second, physical layer secrecy in a two-slot communications system with one source, one destination, one eavesdropper and multiple relays is investigated. The goal is to achieve high secrecy rate without leaking any information to the eavesdropper. Different from the widely studied approaches in which the destination combines the listened signals in the first and second slots, we propose that the destination acts as a jammer in the first slot. This novel design effectively reduces the signal quality at the eavesdropper, and allows the secrecy rate to improve with higher power budget. Under this framework, a cooperative relaying scheme is proposed that targets at maximizing the secrecy rate. A set of novel approaches are proposed to realize this goal, namely, relay selection and optimal power allocation among the first/second slot data and jamming signals. Analysis of the scaling law of secrecy rate is conducted showing the secrecy rate trend at large transmit power and number of relays.
Uncinocythere allenae Hart, D. G. & Hart 1971, new species
Creators: name: Williams, Bronwyn W.
name: Weaver, Patricia G.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Ostracoda
Podocopida
Entocytheridae
Uncinocythere
Uncinocythere allenae

description: Uncinocythere allenae Hart & Hart, 1971
1971 Uncinocythere allenae, new species.—Hart, D.G. & Hart: 116–117, 124, 125, Figs. 10a–c, 13 (A, D, H, R, T).
1974 Uncinocythere allenae (Hart and Hart, 1971).—Hart & Hart: 122, 123, 210, 231, Pl. XXXIV Figs. 6–8, Pl. LV, erroneous authority format (D, H, K, R, T).
1975 Uncinocythere allenae Hart & Hart, 1971.—Hart & Hart: 45 (C, D, H).
2014a Uncinocythere allenae (Hart & Hart, 1971).—Mestre, Monrós & Mesquita-Joanes: 950, erroneous authority format (C).
description: Published as part of Williams, Bronwyn W. & Weaver, Patricia G., 2018, A historical review of the taxonomy and classification of Entocytheridae (Crustacea: Ostracoda: Podocopida), pp. 1-129 in Zootaxa 4448 (1) on page 85, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4448.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1444492