cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Measuring change in adolescent physical activity: Responsiveness of a single item
Creators: name: O'Halloran, Paul
name: Sullivan, Courtney
name: Staley, Kiera
name: Nicholson, Matthew
name: Randle, Erica
name: Bauman, A
name: Donaldson, Alex
name: McNeil, Nicola
name: Stukas, Arthur
name: Wright, A
name: Kingsley, Michael
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 3202
subject: Clinical sciences
classificationCode: 39
subject: Education
classificationCode: 3901
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health

description: Self-report measures are frequently used to assess change in physical activity (PA) levels. Given the limited data from adolescent populations, the primary objective of this study was to examine the responsiveness of a single item measure (SIM) of PA for adolescents to detect change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) using accelerometer data as the reference measure. A secondary objective was to provide further data on the validity of the measure at one point in time. The validity of the SIM to determine the number of days ≥60 minutes of MVPA was based on data from 200 participants (62% female; age: 14.0 ± 1.6 years) and analysis of change was based on data from 177 participants (65% female; age: 14.0 ± 1.6 years). Validity of change in days ≥60 minutes of MVPA was examined through agreement in classification of change between the SIM and accelerometry as the reference measurement and Spearman’s correlation. Cohen’s d and standardised response means were used to assess the responsiveness to change of the measure. The responsiveness of the SIM and accelerometer data were comparable and modest (0.27–0.38). The correlation for change in number of days ≥60 minutes MVPA between the SIM and accelerometery was low (r = 0.11) and the accuracy of the SIM for detecting change, using accelerometry as the reference, was only marginally above chance (53%). Therefore, the adolescent version of the SIM is adequate for assessing PA at a single time point but not recommended for assessing change.
Enterprise Knowledge Graph and Machine Learning Integration with Behavioral Data
Creators: name: Cher, Chen Yong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020

description: In the realm of enterprise applications such as cybersecurity and anti-money laundering (AML), data and system engineers team up to deal with interconnected data of great scale and richness. The regulatory need adds requirements to instant tracibility and explanability of data and analytic models, to aid and reduce human workloads. Moreover, the teams have to deal with reliability and timeliness of data and events that are of dubious precision and cleanliness. In this work, we will share our real-world experiences of integrating streaming graph operations, with automatically tuned analytics including Graph Behavior Learning, Machine Learning and Bayesian Reasoning. We will also describe the use of imperfect learning which is critical to real-time enterprise applications.
The Dynamics of Creativity in Software Development
Creators: name: Graziotin, Daniel
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: 80309 Software Engineering
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Abstract. Software is primarily developed for people by people and human factors must be studied in all software engineering phases. Creativity is the source to improvise solutions to problems for dominating complex systems such as software development. However, there is a lack of knowledge in what creativity is in software development and what its dynamics are. This study describes the current state of the research plan towards a theory on creativity in software development. More specifically, it (1) states the motivation for studying creativity in software development under a multidisciplinary view; it (2) provides a first review of the literature identifying the shortcomings in the field; it (3) proposes a research design, which includes rarely employed methods in software engineering. To understand creativity in software development will provide a better knowledge of the software construction process and how individuals intellectually contribute to the creation of better, innovative products. This paper is the final version, after peer review. Recommended citation: Daniel Graziotin, “The Dynamics of Creativity in Software Development”, 14th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES 2013) - Doctoral Symposium Proceedings, 12 June 2013, Paphos, Cyprus. figshare. DOI:10.6084/m9.figshare.703568. Available: http://figshare.com/articles/The_Dynamics_of_Creativity_in_Software_Development/703568. This publication should receive an ISBN number. If any, this description and the file will be updated.
Impact of a hen egg in a rigid floor at 2000 mm/s
Creators: name: Marcé-Nogué, Jordi
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Mechanical Engineering
subject: FOS: Mechanical engineering

description: CASE B: Impact of a egg in a rigid floor at 2000 mm/s. Crack and spill of the yolk. The egg bounces Tests were performed by crashing the specimens on a rigid support. To evaluate the impact damage resistance, specimens were dropped from height levels varying in the range from 50 to 1500 mm with its subsequent change of the impact velocity. With the aim of visualize the impact event details, a high-speed camera MotionBLITZ Cube4 were used. The camera recording frequency was 1878 Hz, which represents a time resolution of 529 μs per frame. From the work "Computational and Experimental Approach of the Phenomenology in the Impact of a Hen Eggshell" by Jordi Marcé-Nogué, Marco A. Pérez, Lluís Gil, Bernat Vila, Josep Fortuny, Albert G. Selles and Àngel Galobart presented in the ICCM 2013 - International Conference on Computational Mechanics held in Prague July 8th of 2013.
Crucial Convolution: Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Coiling during Epididymis Formation and Development in Embryogenesis
Creators: name: Wong, Joanne
name: Gasperoni, Jemma
name: Fuller, Jarrad
name: Grommen, Sylvia
name: De Groef, Bert
name: Hogarth, Cathryn
name: Dworkin, Sebastian
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3101
subject: Biochemistry and cell biology

description: As embryonic development proceeds, numerous organs need to coil, bend or fold in order to establish their final shape. Generally, this occurs so as to maximise the surface area for absorption or secretory functions (e.g., in the small and large intestines, kidney or epididymis); however, mechanisms of bending and shaping also occur in other structures, notably the midbrain– hindbrain boundary in some teleost fish models such as zebrafish. In this review, we will examine known genetic and molecular factors that operate to pattern complex, coiled structures, with a primary focus on the epididymis as an excellent model organ to examine coiling. We will also discuss genetic mechanisms involving coiling in the seminiferous tubules and intestine to establish the final form and function of these coiled structures in the mature organism.
Analyse comparative de cinq dispositifs de protection hivernale dans la vigne semi-rustique en climat froid
Creators: name: Gagne, Fabien
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Botany
subject: 99901 Agricultural Engineering
subject: FOS: Other engineering and technologies
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Au cours de l'hiver 2011-2012, cinq types de toiles de protection hivernale furent mises à l'essai de par leur propriété potentielle à protéger des dommages hivernaux une vigne semi-rustique de cépage Maréchal Foch en Montérégie-Ouest (Québec, Canada). Les traitements comparés furent Hibertex Pro (Soleno), Hibertex Pro plastifié et microperforé (Soleno), Hibertex Pro (Soleno) recouvert d'un AirGuard® (DuPontTM de Nemours), Hibertex Pro (Soleno) recouvert d'un Air-LockTM (Matériaux de construction BP Canada), ainsi que ArboproTM (Texel®). Tous les systèmes ont permis de protéger adéquatement la vigne de la température minimale extérieure de -25,3 oC atteinte le 16 janvier 2012. Les taux de survie des bourgeons primaires furent bons et équivalents pour tous les traitements. Les systèmes ont nettement diminué le nombre d'heures d'exposition au froid le plus intense. Les systèmes muni d'un pare-air ont légèrement mieux réussi à cet égard. La neige fournit un facteur d'isolation important et semble aussi améliorer l'étanchéité des systèmes. Une installation soignée est vraisemblablement plus importante que le choix des matériaux en lui-même. L'accumulation de neige sur les systèmes, même partielle, confère quelques degrés de protection, mais reste préoccupante si les conditions sont à la fois venteuses et que la température s'approche de la température de cryodommage du cépage. L'analyse climatologique indique qu'il est très probable que des conditions froides surviennent, pour le site étudié, alors que le couvert nival ne favorise pas une protection avantageuse par les géotextiles. Cette étude n'a pas permis de déterminer si un système conçu d'un géotextile plus un pare-air est supérieur à un système muni d'un géotextile seul, ni d'ailleurs si un type de pare-air est supérieur à un autre. Considérant les coûts plus élevés des systèmes munis d'un pare-air, la valeur économique de ceux-ci n'est pas démontrée. Des doutes subsistent quant à la durabilité à long terme des systèmes de protection par géotextile, du moins pour les sites où surviennent des redoux occasionnels, et d'autres travaux sont requis avant de pouvoir en faire la recommandation. D'autre part, les systèmes se sont montrés capables de rester sur la vigne après le débourrement sans causer de dommages apparents de surchauffe. D'autres travaux seraient requis pour vérifier si cette technique peut provoquer de la coulure et principalement d'en vérifier la faculté à protéger de dommages causés par le gel printanier. Des travaux sur l'amélioration de la robustesse des installations et sur la qualité de l'étanchéité seraient également souhaitables.
A dual-target herbicidal inhibitor of lysine biosynthesis
Creators: name: Mackie, Emily
name: Barrow, AS
name: Christoff, RM
name: Abbott, Belinda
name: Gendall, Anthony
name: Soares-da-Costa, Tatiana
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 32
subject: Biomedical and clinical sciences
classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Herbicides with novel modes of action are urgently needed to safeguard global agricultural industries against the damaging effects of herbicide-resistant weeds. We recently developed the first herbicidal inhibitors of lysine biosynthesis, which provided proof-of-concept for a promising novel herbicide target. In this study, we expanded upon our understanding of the mode of action of herbicidal lysine biosynthesis inhibitors. We previously postulated that these inhibitors may act as proherbicides. Here, we show this is not the case. We report an additional mode of action of these inhibitors, through their inhibition of a second lysine biosynthesis enzyme, and investigate the molecular determinants of inhibition. Furthermore, we extend our herbicidal activity analyses to include a weed species of global significance.
D2.2 Families_Share Platform version 1
Creators: name: Falelakis, Manolis
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Platform, development, release, user manual, testing

description: This report aims at supplementing the software prototype of the Families_Share Platform. This release complies with the specifications for version 1 found in D2.1 – Services design and deployment environment, which were crafted in order to conform with the requirements captured in D1.2 – Families_Share mobile-based services definition. The document focuses on the user perspective and the flow within the Android / web app. Details on the backend design as well as the deployment architecture were included in D2.1. The reader is invited to experience the functionalities of the platform by downloading the core Android app from [1]. The app is also available on Google Play Store in [2], though an invitation is currently needed as it is in closed testing.
Iakunchykova, O., Andreeva, T. I., Shkiryak-Nizhnyk, Z., Antipkin, Y., Hryhorczuk, D., Zvinchuk, A., & Chislovska, N. (2013). Optimal scaling for early life stress measurement
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Iakunchykova, Olena
name: Andreeva, Tatiana I
name: Zoreslava Shkiryak-Nizhnyk
name: Antipkin, Yuri
name: Hryhorczuk, Daniel
name: Zvinchuk, Alexander
name: Chislovska, Natalia
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Statistics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Medicine
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Applied Computer Science

description: Iakunchykova, O., Andreeva, T. I., Shkiryak-Nizhnyk, Z., Antipkin, Y., Hryhorczuk, D., Zvinchuk, A., & Chislovska, N. (2013). Optimal scaling for early life stress measurement. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe, 3(1), 17-27. BACKGROUND: Early life stress is associated with high risk for both negative psychological and physical health outcomes. However, many of the stressful life events inventories that have been used in epidemiological research have not been validated or checked for reliability or consistency. The aim of our study is to use optimal scaling and correspondence analysis that employ categorical principal components analysis (CATPCA) algorithm to consider the internal structure and the geometry of the space of variables obtained through the questions measuring early life stress. This approach was chosen because it allows quantification of categorical (both nominal and ordinal) scales and reduction of initial number of variables with interval quantification of the resulting dimensions.
METHODS: A questionnaire for measuring early life stress was applied to the participants of the Ukrainian component of European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood at the age of three and seven years. CATPCA algorithm was used to elaborate a tool for estimating related integral quantified characteristics.
RESULTS: Application of quantification and dimension reduction techniques to the categorical variables measuring stress in three- and seven-year-old children resulted in two dimensions.
The first dimension that accounts for a major part of initial variance and is associated with all the collected variables can be interpreted as the overall measure of stress. The second dimension accounts for smaller but still considerable part of variance and can be related to child’s attachment to mother and acquiring new experience as the route of development.
CONCLUSIONS: Application of optimal scaling to the empirical data of early life stress measurement resulted in construction of two integral indicators – first measuring overall stress and second contrasting security related to child’s attachment to mother and new experiences – consistent across age groups of three and seven-year-old children. KEYWORDS: psychological stress; questionnaires; mathematical models; algorithms; scaling; statistics; computation; optimal scaling; correspondence analysis.
Accessibility and reproducibility in ecological time series analysis
Creators: name: Ye, Hao
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: time series
ecology
R
reproducibility

description: Although many scientific datasets are now shared openly and there are numerous tools for reproducible research, many barriers remain. Datasets are diversely structured and dispersedly situated; most domain scientists lack formal training in data management, software development, or reproducible research; and learning these skills or assembling a skilled team requires a large investment of time and/or resources. To resolve these challenges, we built MATSS (Macroecological Analysis of Time Series Structure), an R package that provides access to over 80,000 ecological time series in a standardized format and promotes best practices in computational research through reproducible and shareable templates of full workflows bundled as research compendia ~ Marwick et al. 2018.
Nutrition and Growing Your Own Food: Dietary Diversity Evidence from North Central Nigeria
Creators: name: Hephzibah Onyeje Obekpa
name: Miichael Olabisi
name: Hephzibah Onyeje Obekpa
name: Miichael Olabisi
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: International Development
subject: Food Security Group
subject: Michigan State University
subject: Innovation Lab for Food Security Group
subject: Nigeria
subject: Nutrition
subject: Household Income and Livelihoods
subject: Cross-Cutting Nutrition

description: Key Findings -Households’ dietary diversity is lower for households that produce a greater share of their own food, compared to households that buy all their food, especially for rural dwellers. -The least food groups produced and consumed by households are eggs, milk, fish & sea products, sweets and fruits which are vital sources of important micro-nutrients needed by the body. -Households produce a set of food items that is too narrow to make their diets diverse.
Shukurov, S., & Krasovsky, K. (2013). Impact of cigarette taxation policy on excise revenues and cigarette consumption in Uzbekistan
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Shukurov, Shukhrat U.
name: Krasovsky, Konstantin S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Medicine
Economics

description: Shukurov, S., & Krasovsky, K. (2013). Impact of cigarette taxation policy on excise revenues and cigarette consumption in Uzbekistan. Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe, 3(1), 5-16. BACKGROUND: In 2012, Uzbekistan ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which states that price and tax measures are an effective means of reducing tobacco consumption. We aimed to explore the effect of taxation policies on revenues and cigarette consumption.
METHODS: Data on tax rates, revenues, cigarette sales were taken from national reports. To forecast potential revenues, a scenario analysis was performed.
RESULTS: In 1991-2004, ad valorem excise system was in place in Uzbekistan, which was later replaced by the specific excise system. In 1997-2011, the nominal average excise has increased by a factor of twenty, but in real terms, after a sharp increase in 1999, average excise declined annually and increased only in 2010-2011. Annual cigarette sales per capita of adult population in 1999-2007 constituted 17-25 cigarette packs, while in 2008-2011 it increased to 30-37 packs. Four scenarios of excise tax increases in 2012 were developed: one actual scenario based on the rates effective in Uzbekistan in 2012, and three hypothetical ones anticipating excise rates increase by 1.5, 2 and 3-fold. With actual excise increase in 2012, the inflation-adjusted budget revenues would grow by 5%, and with three hypothetical - by 17%, 35% and 66% respectively, despite the decline of tax-paid cigarette sales.
CONCLUSION: Stabilization or reduction in cigarette excises in Uzbekistan in 2002-2008 led to a decline in real excise revenues and the growth of cigarette sales. In 1999 and 2010-2011, excises were significantly increased and the real revenues have risen, despite the decline in cigarette sales. As cigarette prices are low, the illegal outflow of cigarettes from Uzbekistan apparently exceeds the illegal inflow. A significant increase in cigarette excise (1.5-3 fold) can both increase budget revenues and reduce cigarette consumption, with greater increase yielding more benefits. KEYWORDS: Uzbekistan; tobacco; excise; cigarettes; revenue.
Attitudes and Opinions of Parents towards Water-Only Drink Policy at Junior Triathlon Events
Creators: name: Devlin, Brooke
name: Staley, Kiera
name: Trakman, Gina
name: Forsyth, Adrienne
name: Nicholson, Matthew
name: Cosgriff, Grant
name: Chisholm, Melanie
name: Belski, Regina
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society

description: Rates of childhood obesity within Australia continue to rise, with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages one contributing factor. Community sport provides an opportunity to implement policies promoting water as the beverage of choice. However, the attitudes of parents toward a water-only policy are not known. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate parents’ opinions towards beverage consumption and a water-only policy. Data were collected from participants (n = 159) using an investigator-designed questionnaire, administered using iPads, at a junior Triathlon Victoria event. Water was the most popular beverage provided before (75%), during (85%) and after (61%) sport. Parents were more likely to provide sports drinks to children older than 14 years (27%). Three-quarters (77%) of parents reported having received no information regarding hydration requirements. Parents rated the importance of hydration prior to, during and after a triathlon as high (9.08 ± 1.2, 8.76 ± 1.3 and 9.30 ± 0.4 out of 10, respectively). Parents were supportive of a water-only policy at all junior triathlon events and all junior sporting events (7.94 ± 1.3 and 7.86 ± 1.9, respectively). There was less support for a water-only policy for adult triathlons (6.40 ± 3.1). A water-only drink policy at junior sport is viewed positively by parents. This warrants further research and policy development to facilitate behaviour change.
title: Integrating indigenous approaches into a 'new subsistence state'
title: the case of justice and conflict resolution in East Timor
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Nixon, Rodney Stafford
Publisher: name: Charles Darwin University
Year: 2008

description: This thesis begins by proposing the typology of the New Subsistence State as a conceptual tool for understanding governance challenges typically faced in jurisdictions characterised by subsistence social and economic relations. Defining features of the New Subsistence State include (1) an overwhelmingly subsistence economy corresponding to little or no historical experience of the generation and administration of large surpluses, (2) minimal workforce stratification and labour specialisation, (3) the predominance, especially in rural areas, of traditional authority relations, and (4) the realisation of statehood as a result of either the adoption or bestowal of the state model, rather than the autochthonous development of the state form. The thesis then examines ways in which the case-study of East Timor conforms to the typology of the New Subsistence State. This analysis includes consideration of a range of geographic, historical and socio-political features, and some of the ways these aspects restrict the capacity of the new state to operate effectively in accordance with the modern state model. A particular theme concerns the minimal extent to which the territory of East Timor has experienced meaningful social and economic modernisation throughout any of the chapters of its history. Additionally, a range of other influences contributing to governance challenges in East Timor in contemporary times are examined, including post-conflict aspects, demographic trends and political antipathies which have their origins in the 1974–1975 period. The analysis demonstrates that East Timor faces major challenges in all main areas of public administration, with the justice sector an area of particular concern. Whereas state institutions remain weak, the country has the option to draw on suco institutions to support some areas of governance, including justice and conflict resolution. In a number of comparable New Subsistence State contexts elsewhere, strategies have been implemented to link village-level forums to the state justice sector, yet no such initiative has been implemented in East Timor. However, a community justice and mediation program could be a relatively economical means of improving the efficiency of suco-level justice and conflict resolution forums, promoting human rights values and reducing the burden on the national courts system.
Study on the adsorption of poly(o-ethoxyaniline) nanostructured films using atomic force microscopy
Creators: name: Leite, Fabio
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Applied Physics

description: Nanostructured films of poly(o-ethoxyaniline) (POEA) were studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM), which indicated a globular
morphology for films containing one or more layers of POEA. Consistent with the nucleation and growth model for the adsorption process, the
mean roughness and fractal dimension were found to increase with the time of adsorption and with the number of POEA layers in the initial stages
of adsorption, reached maximum values and then decreased after 10 min of adsorption or after deposition of five POEA layers. Such behavior has
been explained in terms of the decrease in the film irregularities, with voids being filled with polymeric material leading to smoother surfaces
Efficacy of Group Exercise-Based Cancer Rehabilitation Delivered via Telehealth (TeleCaRe): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Creators: name: Dennett, Amy
name: Harding, Katherine
name: Peiris, Casey
name: Shields, Nora
name: Barton, Christian
name: Lynch, L
name: Parente, P
name: Lim, D
name: Taylor, Nicholas
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 4205
subject: Nursing
classificationCode: 4206
subject: Public health

description: Background: Access to rehabilitation to support cancer survivors to exercise is poor. Group exercise-based rehabilitation may be delivered remotely, but no trials have currently evaluated their efficacy. Objective: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a group exercise-based cancer rehabilitation program delivered via telehealth compared to usual care for improving the quality of life of cancer survivors. Methods: A parallel, assessor-blinded, pragmatic randomized controlled trial with embedded cost and qualitative analysis will be completed. In total, 116 cancer survivors will be recruited from a metropolitan health network in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The experimental group will attend an 8-week, twice-weekly, 60-minute exercise group session supervised via videoconferencing supplemented by a web-based home exercise program and information portal. The comparison group will receive usual care including standardized exercise advice and written information. Assessments will be completed at weeks 0 (baseline), 9 (post intervention), and 26 (follow-up). The primary outcome will be health-related quality of life measured using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire at week 9. Secondary measures include walking capacity (6-minute walk test), physical activity (activPAL accelerometer), self-efficacy (Health Action Process Approach Questionnaire), and adverse events. Health service data including hospital length of stay, hospital readmissions, and emergency department presentations will be recorded. Semistructured interviews will be completed within an interpretive description framework to explore the patient experience. The primary outcome will be analyzed using linear mixed effects models. A cost-effectiveness analysis will also be performed. Results: The trial commenced in April 2022. As of June 2022, we enrolled 14 participants. Conclusions: This trial will inform the future implementation of cancer rehabilitation by providing important data about efficacy, safety, cost, and patient experience.
Sensors for Detecting Humic Substances and Heavy Metal Complexes in Waters
Creators: name: Leite, Fabio
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Applied Physics

description: The interaction between poly(o-ethoxyaniline)
(POEA) adsorbed onto solid substrates and humic substances (HS) and Cu2+ ions has been investigated with UV-VIS. Spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. Both HS and Cu2+ cause the POEA film to be further doped, and alter the film
morphology. This interaction was exploited in a sensor array made of nanostructured films of POEA, sulfonated lignin and HS, which could detect small concentrations of HS and CU2+ in water.
Complex Orofacial Pain
Creators: name: Pissarra, Rodrigo
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Clinical Psychology
subject: Health Care
subject: Neuroscience and Physiological Psychology
subject: Medicine
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Behavioral Neuroscience

description: Master degree's project, focusing on neuropsychological aspects of complex orofacial pain. (Unfinished project).
Análise de Minerais do Solo por Espectroscopia de Força Atômica
Creators: name: Leite, Fabio
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Applied Physics

description: O Microscópio de Força Atômica foi usado para
investigar interações de força de adesão na nano-escala entre superfícies sólidas, através de medidas de curvas de força em dois ambientes: em ar e em água. As medidas de curva de força adquiridas em ar quantificaram as forças de adesão devido a componente capilar, que surge da camada
de água adsorvida na superfície da amostra. Os valores médios da força de adesão para o quartzo, silício e mica foram de: 20 nN; 23 nN e 32 nN, respectivamente. As medidas realizadas em água detectaram a força de adesão devido somente as forças de van der Waals, na ausência de cargas eletrostáticas, apresentando os seguintes resultados: 6nN, 6nN e 1nN, para as amostra de quartzo, silício e mica, respectivamente. Esta análise revelou, para os materiais utilizados nesse trabalho, que na nanoescala, são as condições ambientais, e não as propriedades do material que desempenham um papel mais importante nas
interações adesivas entre sólidos. A caracterização da força de adesão em sólidos foi obtida através de 20 medidas realizadas no mesmo ponto, em 5 pontos distintos na mesma região e em 3 regiões distintas da amostra. Isto possibilitou investigar a variabilidade das forças de adesão na superfície em estudo, mostrando que a nano-adesão varia com a topografia e com as condições físicas locais. Mapas de adesão foram utilizados para caracterizar a
heterogeneidade de superfícies atomicamente planas (mica) e superfícies rugosas (quartzo)
The behavioural ecology of fiddler crabs (Genus: UCA)
Creators: name: Nobbs, Madeleine Olive
Publisher: name: Charles Darwin University
Year: 1999

description: Tropical crabs are abundant and seem to play an important role in mangrove ecosystems. Two crab groups are dominant: sesarmids (Grapsidae) and Uea (Ocypodidae). Australian Uea are poorly known. To understand the significance of crab activity on mangrove communities, the behavioural ecology of Uea found in Darwin Harbour was investigated. The aims were to describe distributional patterns and to identify factors important to these patterns. An observational sampling method, developed for quantifying apparent abundance of Uea, was used at various spatial-e.g. creek, habitat, microhabitat-and temporale. g. year, season, tide-scales. Behaviour of different popUlations was observed. Results were used to develop hypotheses that were tested by examining physiological tolerances, morphology, changes in abundance at experimental treatments and survival in different habitats. Ueajlammula were active in lower forests, at wetter, cooler times. This species avoided buttress roots, often interacted with sesarmids and had inconspicuous behaviour. Uca elegans inhabited high, flat clearings, and apparent abundance increased during windy, less humid weather, provided the soil was wet. Uea elegans' foraging and social behaviours were correlated with crab density. Uea signata's habitats were more vegetated at higher elevations. Sesarmids inhabited lower forests and were associated with buttress roots. Shade, but not appearance or physical structure of vegetation, significantly affected crab counts. Uea signata, Ueajlammmuia and sesarmids invaded shaded treatments; Uca elegans avoided them. In enclosures, crabs survived longer in clearings than in forests, and U.flammula survived longer than U. elegans. Uca species differed in physiological tolerances, size-thereby strength-and speed. Physical factors were important in determining distributional patterns and interspecific competition may be significant. Risk of sesannid predation appeared to vary between Uca species and, because sesarmids generally inhabit forests, may influence Uca spatial distribution. Interactions with other crabs may significantly effect the behavioural ecology of Uca.
Interface Phenomena on Conducting Polymer Films Investigated with Atomic Force Spectroscopy
Creators: name: Leite, Fabio
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Applied Physics

description: Adsorbed layers of poly(o-ethoxyaniline) (POEA)
produced with the layer-by-layer technique have been studied with atomic force spectroscopy (AFS). The films were prepared under different conditions (pH and solution concentration), and measurements were carried out in air and in a liquid cell. Both the doping level and fabrication conditions affect the POEA film morphology and the interactions of the atomic force microscopy (AFM) tip with the polymer molecules. For example, a mapping of the forces indicates the presence of conducting islands
surrounded by a less conductive matrix in POEA and PANI films, with the conducting islands being characterized by the presence of double-layer forces. The conducting islands are further visualized via Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
pictures. At pH 5, POEA appears completely dedoped where PANI can preserve some of its conducting character, and this is confirmed in electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements.
Echoes and antibodies: Legal veridiction and the emergence of the perpetual hepatitis C subject
Creators: name: Seear, Kate
name: Fraser, Suzanne
name: Mulcahy, Sean
name: Kagan, Dion
name: Lenton, Emily
name: Farrugia, Adrian
name: Valentine, Kylie
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 4402
subject: Criminology
subject: FOS: Law
classificationCode: 48
subject: Law and legal studies
classificationCode: 4803
subject: International and comparative law
classificationCode: 4804
subject: Law in context

description: No description supplied.
Application of Atomic Force Spectroscopy (AFS) on Adhesion Phenomenon- A Review
Creators: name: Leite, Fabio
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: Applied Physics
subject: Geophysics
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Environmental Chemistry

description: This review article describes the fundamental principles of atomic force spectroscopy
(AFS) and how this technique became a useful tool to investigate adhesion forces. AFS is a technique
derived from atomic force microscopy (AFM) and can determine, at every location of the sample
surface, the dependence of the interaction on the probe–sample distance. AFS provides valuable
information, at the nano-scale, such as, for example: (i) how the magnitude of the adhesion force
depends on long- and short-range interactions and (ii) the tip–sample contact area. An overview
about the theory and experiments with local force spectroscopy, force imaging spectroscopy, chemical force microscopy and colloidal probe technique is presented. The many applications of the AFS technique for probing surface interactions open up new possibilities to evaluate adhesion, an important characteristic of materials.
Layer-by-layer films of poly(o-ethoxyaniline) and chitosan-poly(methacrylic acid) nanoparticles
Creators: name: Leite, Fabio
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Applied Physics

description: Layer-by-layer (LbL) films have been produced with
poly(o-ethoxyaniline) (POEA), chitosan and chitosanpoly(
methacrylic acid) (CS-PMAA) nanoparticles. Because the
adsorption of LbL films depends on ionic interactions and Hbonding, optimized conditions had to be established for the growth of multilayer films. Unusually thick films were obtained for POEA and CS-PMAA, thus demonstrating the importance of
using chitosan in the form of nanoparticles
Effective use of AI tools in research
Creators: name: Libraries, SMU
name: Polytechnic Library, Temasek
Publisher: name: Singapore Institute of Technology
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 460299
subject: Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 399999
subject: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: A digital learning object developed by the Singapore Management University and Temasek Polytechnic to help students with appropriate and effective ways to use AI in their academic research.Audience:Higher education studentsDuration:Approximately 15 minutesLearning Outcomes:Understand how AI tools can be effectively used in your research processIdentify the limitations of the use of AI tools in researchTopics Covered:A conversation in cartoon format between two students on appropriate and effective ways to use AI tools in academic researchSoftware Used:Articulate Rise 360Included in the zipped folders for download:All the necessary SCORM 2004 version filesAll the necessary SCORM 1.2 version files
Echoes and antibodies: Legal veridiction and the emergence of the perpetual hepatitis C subject
Creators: name: Seear, Kate
name: Fraser, Suzanne
name: Mulcahy, Sean
name: Kagan, Dion
name: Lenton, Emily
name: Farrugia, Adrian
name: valentine, kylie
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022

description: This is the author accepted manuscript which has been accepted for publication in Social and Legal Studies.
Parent and child mental health during COVID-19 in Australia: The role of pet attachment
Creators: name: Bennetts, Shannon
name: Crawford, Sharinne
name: Howell, Tiffani
name: Burgemeister, Fiona
name: Chamberlain, Catherine
name: Burke, K
name: Nicholson, Jan
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences
classificationCode: 4203
subject: Health services and systems
classificationCode: 52
subject: Psychology
subject: FOS: Psychology
classificationCode: 5203
subject: Clinical and health psychology

description: Restrictions, social isolation, and uncertainty related to the global COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted the ways that parents and children maintain family routines, health, and wellbeing. Companion animals (pets) can be a critical source of comfort during traumatic experiences, although changes to family routines, such as those caused by COVID-19, can also bring about challenges like managing undesirable pet behaviours or pet-human interactions. We aimed to examine the relationship between pet attachment and mental health for both parents and their children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. A total of 1,034 parents living with a child under 18 years and a cat or dog completed an online cross-sectional survey between July and October 2020. Path analysis using multivariate linear regression was conducted to examine associations between objective COVID-19 impacts, subjective worry about COVID-19, human-pet attachment, and mental health. After adjusting for core demographic factors, stronger pet-child attachment was associated with greater child anxiety (parent-reported, p < .001). Parent-pet attachment was not associated with self-reported psychological distress (p = .42), however, parents who reported a strong emotional closeness with their pet reported greater psychological distress (p = .002). Findings highlight the role of pets during times of change and uncertainty. It is possible that families are turning to animals as a source of comfort, during a time when traditional social supports are less accessible. Alternatively, strong pet attachment is likely to reflect high levels of empathy, which might increase vulnerability to psychological distress. Longitudinal evidence is required to delineate the mechanisms underpinning pet attachment and mental health.
Megahertz pulse trains enable multi-hit serial femtosecond crystallography experiments at X-ray free electron lasers
Creators: name: Holmes, Susannah
name: Kirkwood, Henry J
name: Bean, Richard
name: Giewekemeyer, Klaus
name: Martin, Andrew
name: Hadian Jazi, Marjan
name: Wiedorn, Max O
name: Oberthuer, Dominik
name: Marman, Hugh
name: Adriano, Luigi
name: Al-Qudami, Nasser
name: Bajt, Sasa
name: Barak, Imrich
name: Bari, Sadia
name: Bielecki, Johan
name: Brockhauser, Sandor
name: Coleman, Mathew A
name: Cruz-Mazo, Francisco
name: Danilevski, Cyril
name: Doerner, Katerina
name: Ganan-Calvo, Alfonso M
name: Graceffa, Rita
name: Fanghor, Hans
name: Heymann, Michael
name: Frank, Matthias
name: Kaukher, Alexander
name: Kim, Yoonhee
name: Kobe, Bostjan
name: Knoska, Juraj
name: Laurus, Torsten
name: Letrun, Romain
name: Maia, Luis
name: Messerschmidt, Marc
name: Metz, Markus
name: Michelat, Thomas
name: Mills, Grant
name: Molodtsov, Serguei
name: Monteiro, Diana CF
name: Morgan, Andrew J
name: Muennich, Astrid
name: Murillo, Gisel E Pena
name: Previtali, Gianpietro
name: Round, Adam
name: Sato, Tokushi
name: Schubert, Robin
name: Schulz, Joachim
name: Shelby, Megan
name: Seuring, Carolin
name: Sellberg, Jonas A
name: Sikorski, Marcin
name: Silenzi, Alessandro
name: Stern, Stephan
name: Sztuk-Dambietz, Jola
name: Szuba, Janusz
name: Trebbin, Martin
name: Vagovic, Patrick
name: Ve, Thomas
name: Weinhausen, Britta
name: Wrona, Krzysztof
name: Xavier, Paul Lourdu
name: Xu, Chen
name: Yefanov, Oleksandr
name: Nugent, Keith
name: Chapman, Henry N
name: Mancuso, Adrian
name: Barty, Anton
name: Abbey, Brian
name: Darmanin, Connie
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 34
subject: Chemical sciences
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
classificationCode: 3402
subject: Inorganic chemistry
classificationCode: 51
subject: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The European X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) and Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) II are extremely intense sources of X-rays capable of generating Serial Femtosecond Crystallography (SFX) data at megahertz (MHz) repetition rates. Previous work has shown that it is possible to use consecutive X-ray pulses to collect diffraction patterns from individual crystals. Here, we exploit the MHz pulse structure of the European XFEL to obtain two complete datasets from the same lysozyme crystal, first hit and the second hit, before it exits the beam. The two datasets, separated by <1 µs, yield up to 2.1 Å resolution structures. Comparisons between the two structures reveal no indications of radiation damage or significant changes within the active site, consistent with the calculated dose estimates. This demonstrates MHz SFX can be used as a tool for tracking sub-microsecond structural changes in individual single crystals, a technique we refer to as multi-hit SFX.
Structural insight into the Scribble PDZ domains interaction with the oncogenic Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus-1 (HTLV-1) Tax1 PBM
Creators: name: Javorsky, Airah Joyce
name: Maddumage, Janesha Chandimali
name: Mackie, Emily
name: Soares-da-Costa, Tatiana
name: Humbert, Patrick
name: Kvansakul, Marc
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2023
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3101
subject: Biochemistry and cell biology
classificationCode: 3205
subject: Medical biochemistry and metabolomics
classificationCode: 3404
subject: Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry

description: Scribble (Scrib) is a highly conserved cell polarity regulator that harbours potent tumour suppressor activity and plays an important role in cell migration. Dysregulation of polarity is associated with poor prognosis during viral infections. Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus-1 (HTLV-1) encodes for the oncogenic Tax1 protein, a modulator of the transcription of viral and human proteins that can cause cell cycle dysregulation as well as a loss of genomic integrity. Previous studies established that Scribble interacts with Tax1 via its C-terminal PDZ-binding motif (PBM), leading to aggregation of polarity regulators and subsequent perturbation of host cell adhesion, proliferation, and signalling. Using isothermal titration calorimetry, we now show that all four PDZ domains of Scribble bind to Tax1 PBM. We then determined crystal structures of Scribble PDZ1, PDZ2 and PDZ3 domains bound to Tax1 PBM. Our findings establish a structural basis for Tax1-mediated subversion of Scribble-mediated cell polarity signalling and provide the platform for mechanistic studies to examine Tax1 induced mislocalization of Scribble and the associated changes in cellular architecture and subsequent tumorigenesis.
Effective use of AI tools in research
Creators: name: Libraries, SMU
Publisher: name: Singapore Institute of Technology
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 460299
subject: Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified
classificationCode: 399999
subject: Other education not elsewhere classified

description: A digital learning object developed by the Singapore Management University and Temasek Polytechnic to help students think more carefully about using AI in their academic research. Audience:Higher education studentsDuration:Approximately 20 minutesLearning Outcomes:Understand how AI tools can be effectively used in your research processIdentify the limitations of the use of AI tools in researchTopics Covered:A conversation in cartoon format between two students on the best way to use AI tools in academic researchSoftware Used:Articulate Rise 369Included in the zipped folders for download:All the necessary SCORM 2004 version filesAll the necessary SCORM 1.2 version files
Collaborative assessment as a learning tool for social work students
Creators: name: Atkins, Prue
name: Bagley, Kerryn
name: Downey, Heather
name: Gardner, Fiona
name: Sanders, Rachael
name: Kanjere, Anastasia
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2022
Subjects: classificationCode: 39
subject: Education
classificationCode: 3901
subject: Curriculum and pedagogy
classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society
classificationCode: 4409
subject: Social work

description: No description supplied.