cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The identification of plants used to make tapa artefacts: development of a reference DNA database and trial of non-destructive DNA extraction methods
Creators: name: Shepherd, Lare D.
name: Smith, Catherine Ann
name: Lowe, Bronwyn J.
name: Campbell, Donna
name: Ngarimu, Rānui
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: Virology

description: Tapa (barkcloth) is a non-woven textile made from the inner bark of some plant species. Tapa manufacture was once widespread throughout the Pacific and tapa from the eighteenth and nineteenth century form part of Pacific collections in many museums. Here we examined the feasibility of DNA identification of the plants used to make tapa artefacts by developing and testing a DNA reference database of chloroplast trnL intron P6 loop sequences from many of the plant species used to make tapa, as well as other New Zealand textile plants. This database enabled identification to genus for most species but many species shared identical sequences. Despite the lack of species-level resolution, this technique will still aid with identifying the origins of tapa artefacts made from plants with restricted distributions, such as endemic New Zealand and Hawaiian Islands plants. A second aim was to test a number of DNA extraction methods, including non-destructive methods of interest to the heritage sector, on tapa samples. Only one of the non-destructive sampling methods produced amplifiable DNA. However, we did find variation in the success of the destructive methods tested, with the Qiagen DNeasy Plant Mini Kit having the highest success rate.
Zarzadzanie ryzykiem w tworzeniu wartosci przedsiebiorstwa na podstawie branzy obuwniczej. (Risk Management in Creating Value on the Example of Footwear Industry
Creators: name: Wilhelm, Tomasz
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Economics

description: The report shows how the risk management company, exporting some of its products abroad, through the use of futures contracts and currency options. They are designed to protect against exchange risks arising from changes in exchange rates. Presented is the situation of the company in various scenarios using the protection and without treatment.
Medical management of ischemic heart disease : The optimal use of nitrates
Creators: name: Therapeutics Initiative (University Of British Columbia)
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Therapeutics Letter 6 considers the optimal use of nitrates for the medical management of ischemic heart disease. Conclusions: There is increasing evidence that beta-blockers are the drug of first choice in the management of angina. For patients who are not controlled or who are intolerant to beta blockers, long acting nitrates work well in combination with beta blockers and are the obvious second choice.
Additional file 2 of Impacts of dietary exposure to pesticides on faecal microbiome metabolism in adult twins
Creators: name: Mesnage, Robin
name: Bowyer, Ruth C. E.
name: El Balkhi, Souleiman
name: Saint-Marcoux, Franck
name: Gardere, Arnaud
name: Ducarmon, Quinten Raymond
name: Geelen, Anoecim Robecca
name: Zwittink, Romy Daniëlle
name: Tsoukalas, Dimitris
name: Sarandi, Evangelia
name: Paramera, Efstathia I.
name: Spector, Timothy
name: Steves, Claire J.
name: Antoniou, Michael N.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Additional file 2.
Reply to Maas et al Comments on "The Dynamics of Coastally Trapped Mesoscale Ridges in the Lower Atmosphere:. J. Atmos. Sci. 52, 2313-2318.
Creators: name: Reason, C. J. C.
name: Steyn, Douw G.
Publisher: name: American Meteorological Society
Year: 2011

description: Copyright 1995 American Meteorological Society (AMS). Permission to use figures, tables, and brief excerpts from this work in scientific and educational works is hereby granted provided that the source is acknowledged. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 USC §108, as revised by P.L. 94-553) does not require the AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a web site or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, requires written permission or a license from the AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy, available on the AMS Web site located at (http://www.ametsoc.org/) or from the AMS at 617-227-2425 or copyright@ametsoc.org.
Zarządzanie Ryzykiem W Tworzeniu Wartości Przedsiębiorstwa Na Przykładzie Przedsiębiorstwa Z Branży Obuwniczej (Risk Management in Creating Value of Companies in the Example of Company in the Shoe Industry)
Creators: name: Molenda, Aleksander
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Economics

description: Raport przedstawia sposoby zabezpieczenia przedsiębiorstwa przed ryzykiem walutowym za pomocą kontraktów terminowych oraz opcji walutowych. W pracy przedstawiony został też wpływ tych zabezpieczeń na kształtowanie się przychodów ze sprzedaży, a co za tym idzie na wypracowany zysk netto przedsiębiorstwa. The report proposes ways protect the company against currency risk using forward contracts and currency options. The work also shows the impact of security on the development of sales, and consequently the net profit for the company.
Zarządzanie ryzykiem w tworzeniu wartości przedsiębiorstwa na przykładzie przedsiębiorstwa z branży odzieżowej
Creators: name: Łukasz Kandzior
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Economics

description: This paper presents risk management in the creation of business value using an appropriate debt management. Shows the impact of the introduction of a new credit policy on the financial results of the company A. It contains elements of scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis.
Correlations and Currents in 3He Studied with the (e,e
Creators: name: Groep, David
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: 20203 Particle Physics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This work describes an exclusive 3He(e, e'pp) experiment at 564 MeV incoming electron energy, investigating short-range correlations and a comparison of the results with continuum Faddeev calculations performed with various models of the N-N interaction.
Additional file 4 of Impacts of dietary exposure to pesticides on faecal microbiome metabolism in adult twins
Creators: name: Mesnage, Robin
name: Bowyer, Ruth C. E.
name: El Balkhi, Souleiman
name: Saint-Marcoux, Franck
name: Gardere, Arnaud
name: Ducarmon, Quinten Raymond
name: Geelen, Anoecim Robecca
name: Zwittink, Romy Daniëlle
name: Tsoukalas, Dimitris
name: Sarandi, Evangelia
name: Paramera, Efstathia I.
name: Spector, Timothy
name: Steves, Claire J.
name: Antoniou, Michael N.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Additional file 4.
Generation of Spatially Coherent Light at Extreme Ultraviolet Wavelengths
Creators: name: Bartels, Randy A.
name: Paul, Ariel
name: Green, Hans
name: Kapteyn, Henry C.
name: Murnane, Margaret M.
name: Backus, Sterling
name: Christov, Ivan P.
name: Liu, Yanwei
name: Attwood, David
name: Jacobsen, Chris
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present spatial coherence measurements of extreme-ultraviolet light generated using the process of high-harmonic upconversion of a femtosecond laser. Using a phase-matched hollow-fiber geometry, the generated beam is found to exhibit essentially full spatial coherence. The coherence of this laser-like EUV source is demonstrated by recording Gabor holograms of small objects. This work demonstrates the capability to do EUV holography using a tabletop experimental setup. Such an EUV source, with low divergence and high spatial coherence, can be used for experiments such as high-precision metrology, inspection of optical components for EUV lithography (1), and for microscopy and holography (2) with nanometer resolution. Furthermore, the short time duration of the EUV radiation (a few femtoseconds) will enable EUV microscopy and holography to be performed with ultrahigh time resolution.
description: 16 pages, 4 figures
The Sustainability of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Quality Assurance Perspectives
Creators: name: Svongoro, Paul
name: Zvavahera, Promise
Publisher: name: Nelson Mandela University, Faculty of Education
Year: 2024

description: The Sustainability of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Quality Assurance Perspectives, edited by Neema-Aboki in Palgrave Macmillan’s Sustainable Development Goals Series, explores the role of higher education in sub-Saharan Africa’s sustainable development. Among other pertinent issues, the book explores how students in institutions of higher education might adjust to an uncertain future through technological advancements and methods. The book is organised under two themes: Curriculum and Teaching, and Higher Education and Innovations. Under these two broad themes, the book provides theoretical and practical perspectives on higher education in sub-Saharan Africa, relating them to international benchmarks while maintaining the specificities of the African context. The book therefore, contributes to the debates on inclusive and equitable quality education in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) which focuses on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education, and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Infrared Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Threshold Magnetometer
Creators: name: Gottesman, Nathan S.
name: Slocum, Michael A.
name: Sevison, Gary A.
name: Wolf, Michael
name: Lukowski, Michal L.
name: Hessenius, Chris
name: Fallahi, Mahmoud
name: Bedford, Robert G.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers have considerable promise as high sensitivity magnetometers, however are commonly limited by inefficient collection and low contrasts. Laser threshold magnetometry (LTM) enables efficient collection and high contrasts, providing a path towards higher sensitivity magnetometry. We demonstrate an infrared LTM using an ensemble of NV centers in a single crystal diamond plate integrated into a vertical external cavity surface emitting laser. The laser was tuned to the spin dependent absorption line of the NV centers, allowing for optical readout by monitoring the laser output power. We demonstrate a magnetic sensitivity of 7.5~nT/$\sqrt{\textit{Hz}}$ in the frequency range between 10 and 50 Hz. Furthermore, the contrast and the projected PSNL sensitivity are shown to improve significantly by operating close to the lasing threshold, achieving 18.4\% and 26.6~pT/$\sqrt{\textit{Hz}}$ near threshold. What's more, an unexpected saturable absorption phenomenon was observed near threshold, which enhanced the contrast and projected PSNL sensitivity.
Additional file 1 of Cost savings of a primary care program for individuals recently released from prison: a propensity-matched study
Creators: name: Harvey, Tyler D.
name: Busch, Susan H.
name: Lin, Hsiu-Ju
name: Aminawung, Jenerius A.
name: Puglisi, Lisa
name: Shavit, Shira
name: Wang, Emily A.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1.
Exploring Anasazi Origins; the Cedar Mesa Basketmaker II
Creators: name: Matson, R. G. (Richard Ghia), 1944-
name: Brand, Michael
Publisher: name: Laboratory of Archaeology, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of British Columbia
Year: 2011

description: Report on the 1991/2 fieldwork; report to Bureau of Land Management, Monticello, Utah.
Nonparametric conditional risk mapping under heteroscedasticity
Creators: name: Fernández-Casal, Rubén
name: Castillo-Páez, Sergio
name: Francisco-Fernández, Mario
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: Applications (stat.AP)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 62H11 (Primary), 62G08, 62G09 (Secondary)

description: A nonparametric procedure to estimate the conditional probability that a nonstationary geostatistical process exceeds a certain threshold value is proposed. The method consists of a bootstrap algorithm that combines conditional simulation techniques with nonparametric estimations of the trend and the variability. The nonparametric local linear estimator, considering a bandwidth matrix selected by a method that takes the spatial dependence into account, is used to estimate the trend. The variability is modeled estimating the conditional variance and the variogram from corrected residuals to avoid the biasses. The proposed method allows to obtain estimates of the conditional exceedance risk in non-observed spatial locations. The performance of the approach is analyzed by simulation and illustrated with the application to a real data set of precipitations in the U.S.
description: 18 pages, 5 figures
title: The Carapacial Scutes of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata)
title: development, growth dynamics and utility as an age indicator
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Palaniappan, Pushpalatha
Publisher: name: Charles Darwin University
Year: 2007

description: The primary objective of the research reported here was to decipher information on the relationship between size and age from the keratin plates of the carapace of hawksbill turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata. This required a detailed description of the development and differentiation of the keratin plates, and the formulation of a morphological model, consistent with all past observations, in which integrated changes in structure and pigmentation. Particular attention here was applied to estimating somatic growth rates from the spatial arrangement of the colour pattern. During the course of the study, advances in egg incubation, embryology and captiveraising were made, which are reported. They have implications for efforts being made to produce E. imbricata for conservation and/or commercial purposes, through captive breeding and raising. Similarly, a morphometric analysis was carried out so that any shape changes likely to affect the utility of any morphological age indicator found could be accounted for. The keratin plates of E. imbricata have a laminate structure, with each lamina being a corrugated band of -keratin, separated by spaces that reflect light differently and are a zone of weakness. These laminae are not annual structures, and at least 3 to 5 are laid down each year. Growth arrest lines across the dorsal surface of a keratin plate form in consecutive winters, and they separate short shelves of keratin at the margin of imbrication, on the ventral surface of the keratin plate: both indicate annual growth and if present have opportunistic utility for aging. However, they are difficult to read in most individuals. The colour pattern within the keratin plates is also an index of annual growth. It results from isolated colonies of melanocytes in the dermis, secreting melanin that becomes trapped within the keratin laminae. The pigmentation tends to form in zigzag rows, across the growing edge of the C1 plates, and gives the appearance of moving backwards across the keratin plate when in reality, the plate is growing forward, surrounding the pigment layer. In E. imbricata greater than 400-500 mm SCL these rows of pigmentation are highly correlated with successive winters, and they can be used to quantify the size-age vii relationship in captive-raised and wild E. imbricata. In animals less than 400-500 mm SCL, in addition to winter bands there are supernumerary bands that need to be corrected for. When used in conjunction with a mark-recapture study, the assessment of colour bands can provide a wealth of new information on annual growth rates not otherwise available. When applied to a stockpile of E. imbricata shell plates, a size-age relationship can be derived for the wild population from which the shell plates came, although corrections for individuals up to 400-500 mm SCL may be needed.
Additional file 1 of Palliative care in home health care services and hospitals – the role of the resource nurse, a qualitative study
Creators: name: Johansen, Håkon
name: Grøndahl, Vigdis Abrahamsen
name: Helgesen, Ann Karin
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1. Interview guide.
Temporal and spatial relationships between soil erosion and ecological restoration in semi-arid regions: a case study in northern Shaanxi, China
Creators: name: Wen, Xin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: To assess the effects of the Grain for Green Program (GGP) on soil erosion is essential to support better land management policies in the Chinese Loess Plateau. Studies on the evaluation of the effects of the GGP on soil erosion have garnered heightened attention. However, few studies examined the efficiency of GGP on soil erosion control through spatial relationship analysis. Thus, this study focuses on analyzing the spatial variation relationship between soil erosion and GGP in northern Shaanxi, Chinese Loess Plateau, from 1988 to 2015. The Universal Soil Loss Equation was used to quantify changes in soil erosion at the regional and watershed scales, and the Geographically Weighted Regression model was used to analyze the spatial relationships between land use and land cover (LULC) and soil erosion. Our results indicated that the major characteristic of LULC change during the GGP was a rapid increase of vegetation area and a rapid decrease of cropland. Bare lands contributed to the most serious soil loss, followed by croplands and sparse grasslands. The GGP had a globally positive influence on the decrease in soil erosion over the study area, but the amount of soil erosion in western and northern regions maintained a severe level. Spatial heterogeneity in the nature of the relationships among different vegetation, croplands, and soil erosion was also observed. The change rate of wood and the change rate of soil erosion in northern sub-watershed represented a negative relationship, while the change rate of sparse grassland was negatively correlated to the change rate of soil erosion in 21 sub-watersheds, account for 72% of the study area. The GGP implemented in northern sub-watersheds were more effective for soil erosion control than southern sub-watersheds. We propose that current areas of vegetation can support soil erosion control in the whole northern Shaanxi, but local-scale ecological restoration can be considered in northern sub-watersheds.
Sub-wavelength coherent imaging of periodic samples using a 13.5 nm tabletop high harmonic light source
Creators: name: Gardner, Dennis F.
name: Tanksalvala, Michael
name: Shanblatt, Elisabeth R.
name: Zhang, Xiaoshi
name: Galloway, Benjamin R.
name: Porter, Christina L.
name: Karl, Robert
name: Bevis, Charles
name: Adams, Daniel E.
name: Kapteyn, Henry C.
name: Murnane, Margaret M.
name: Mancini, Giulia F.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Optics (physics.optics)
subject: Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Coherent diffractive imaging is unique as the only route for achieving diffraction-limited spatial resolution in the extreme ultraviolet and X-ray regions, limited only by the wavelength of the light. Recently, advances in coherent short wavelength light sources, coupled with progress in algorithm development, have significantly enhanced the power of x-ray imaging. However, to date, high-fidelity diffraction imaging of periodic objects has been a challenge because the scattered light is concentrated in isolated peaks. Here, we use tabletop 13.5nm high harmonic beams to make two significant advances. First we demonstrate high-quality imaging of an extended, nearly-periodic sample for the first time. Second, we achieve sub-wavelength spatial resolution (12.6nm) imaging at short wavelengths, also for the first time. The key to both advances is a novel technique called modulus enforced probe, which enables robust, quantitative, reconstructions of periodic objects. This work is important for imaging next generation nano-engineered devices.
description: 15 pages, 5 figures
Using Deep Learning to Increase Eye-Tracking Robustness, Accuracy, and Precision in Virtual Reality
Creators: name: Barkevich, Kevin
name: Bailey, Reynold
name: Diaz, Gabriel J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Algorithms for the estimation of gaze direction from mobile and video-based eye trackers typically involve tracking a feature of the eye that moves through the eye camera image in a way that covaries with the shifting gaze direction, such as the center or boundaries of the pupil. Tracking these features using traditional computer vision techniques can be difficult due to partial occlusion and environmental reflections. Although recent efforts to use machine learning (ML) for pupil tracking have demonstrated superior results when evaluated using standard measures of segmentation performance, little is known of how these networks may affect the quality of the final gaze estimate. This work provides an objective assessment of the impact of several contemporary ML-based methods for eye feature tracking when the subsequent gaze estimate is produced using either feature-based or model-based methods. Metrics include the accuracy and precision of the gaze estimate, as well as drop-out rate.
description: 16 pages, 10 figures, accepted to ETRA 2024 Full Papers
Drugs of Choice in the Treatment of Hypertension : Part 1
Creators: name: Therapeutics Initiative (University Of British Columbia)
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2023

description: Therapeutics Letter 7 examines drugs of choice for the treatment of hypertension. Conclusions: based on the evidence available at this time and using criteria of effectiveness and cost, thiazides are clearly the drug of first choice. Based on the criteria of efficacy, tolerability and convenience, thiazides are equivalent to or better than all other drugs. Therefore, thiazides are the drug of first choice for most uncomplicated hypertensive patients. There will be a proportion of patients (20-25%) where thiazides are proven ineffective or inappropriate. In these patients or in patients requiring more than one drug, other drugs must be substituted or added. These other drugs will be discussed in Therapeutics Letter 8.
Additional file 1 of Parvalbumin neuroplasticity compensates for somatostatin impairment, maintaining cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease
Creators: name: Morrone, Christopher Daniel
name: Lai, Aaron Yenhsin
name: Bishay, Jossana
name: Hill, Mary Elizabeth
name: McLaurin, JoAnne
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Additional file 1. Fig. S1: GABAergic interneurons in CA1 and CA3 pyramidal layer subregions. Fig. S2: Hippocampal and entorhinal cortical area selection for 6F3D and PHF1 analyses. Fig. S3: PHF1 co-localization assessments. Fig. S4: Parvalbumin neuronal traces in 12- and 15-month-old NTg and TgF344-AD rats. Fig. S5: No genotype differences in parvalbumin nor somatostatin dendritic length and complexity in 4-month-old NTg and TgF344-AD rats. Fig. S6: NTg and TgF344-AD rats spatial learning in the Barnes maze task. Fig. S7: Confirmation of cognitive resilience in executive function in a separate cohort of 12-month-old TgF344-AD rats. Fig. S8: GABAergic interneurons and parvalbumin dendritic complexity correlate with spatial memory and executive function, respectively, in 15-month-old rats. Table S1: Antibodies and detection kits utilized in this study.
Additional file 1 of Civic engagement and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic
Creators: name: Topazian, Rachel J.
name: Levine, Adam S.
name: McGinty, Emma E.
name: Barry, Colleen L.
name: Han, Hahrie
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases

description: Additional file 1.
Conservation biology of dolphins in coastal waters of the Northern Territory, Australia
Creators: name: Palmer, Carol
Publisher: name: Charles Darwin University
Year: 2014

description: In a global context, the tropical coastal waters around much of northern Australia are exceptional in their relatively unmodified condition, due largely to the limited amount of coastal development and relatively low human population size in coastal lands. These waters offer a significant opportunity for the conservation of coastal biodiversity. However, increasing development pressures may jeopardise this opportunity and adding to this risk there is little information on distribution, population size and trends for much of the marine biodiversity in the region. This data deficiency has constrained the assessment of the conservation status of marine species and hence compromised conservation planning, management and security. This study assessed aspects of the status of three species of coastal dolphin – the Australian snubfin (Orcaella heinsohni), the recently described Australian humpback (Sousa sahulensis) and bottlenose (either or both Tursiops truncatus or T. aduncus) – in coastal waters of the Northern Territory (NT), Australia. Serendipitously, I also considered aspects of the status and distribution of the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), a delphinid species that uses NT coastal waters to a much greater extent than was previously known. This study helped clarify the taxonomy and distribution of Orcaella in these waters, documented the broad distributional patterns of the three dolphin species in this region, and provided the first estimates of abundance and apparent survival for all three species for a site in monsoonal northern Australia. The three species were found to be widely distributed along the Northern Territory coast, but showed some significant differences in habitat use. At my main study site in Port Essington, the population sizes of the three species were determined by Pollock’s robust capture–recapture design modeling over 2.9 years. The estimated number of individuals varied per sampling episode from 136 (s.e. 62) to 222 (s.e. 48) for Orcaella, 48 (s.e. 17) to 207 (s.e. 65) for Sousa and 34 (s.e. 16) to 75 (s.e. 26) for Tursiops. Apparent annual survival for Orcaella was 0.81 (s.e. 0.11), Sousa 0.59 (s.e. 0.12) and Tursiops 0.51 (s.e. 0.17). Satellite tracking of four false killer whales demonstrated that this species is recorded in these coastal waters, but at a very different scale to the coastal dolphins. The study findings are interpreted with respect to the conservation status of the four species, and I draw some recommendations for their conservation management.
Additional file 1 of Timely epidemic monitoring in the presence of reporting delays: anticipating the COVID-19 surge in New York City, September 2020
Creators: name: Harris, Jeffrey E.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: 19999 Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Cancer
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Fig. A. Estimated Cumulative Distribution of COVID-19 Reporting Delays, New York City, June 21 – August 1 (Green) and August 15 – September 26, 2020 (Purple). During June 21 – August 1, an estimated 65.2% of cases were reported within 5 days of the date when the diagnostic test was performed. During August 15 – September 26, this proportion had increased to 87.0%. The mean reporting delay was 4.96 days during June 21 – August 1 and 3.31 days during August 15 – September 26. Thereafter, the cumulative distribution remained relatively stable. During September 8 – October 20, an estimated 88.6% of cases were reported within 5 days, while the mean reporting delay was 3.21 days. (Results not shown.). Fig. B. Reported and Projected COVID-19 Diagnoses, New York City, September 6–26, 2020, Including 95% Confidence Intervals. As in Fig. 3 in the main text, reported cases as of September 26 (zt) are indicated by gray-colored datapoints. Projected cases (ζt), based up the estimated distribution ( $$\hat{\alpha}$$ α ^ ) of reporting delays, are indicated by the pink datapoints. Computed 95% confidence intervals, based upon the bootstrap method, are also shown for the projected diagnoses from September 20–26. Before September 20, the computed confidence intervals were smaller than the diameters of the datapoints. Fig. C. Projected Daily Case Count as of September 26 Versus Reported Daily Case Count as of November 7. The superimposed 45-degree line indicates equality between the two variables. The arrow shows the data for September 21, where the projected count was 524 and the ultimately reported count was 513.
Additional file 1 of A fast extraction-free isothermal LAMP assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 with potential use in resource-limited settings
Creators: name: Gärtner, Kathleen
name: Meleke, Harry
name: Kamdolozi, Mercy
name: Chaima, David
name: Samikwa, Lyson
name: Paynter, Mary
name: Nyirenda Nyang’Wa, Maggie
name: Cloutman-Green, Elaine
name: Nastouli, Eleni
name: Klein, Nigel
name: Nyirenda, Tonney
name: Msefula, Chisomo
name: Alber, Dagmar G.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: 60506 Virology

description: Additional file 1.
Risk Management in the Development of the Company
Creators: name: Kukla, Martyna
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Economics

description: This report presents a risk management strategy to create company's value, on the example of the company from forest industry. Calculations are made in order to determine the most effective strategy for financing and investing in current assets, which will lead to the multiplication of the owner's wealth and the most profitable working capital management strategy.
Zarządzanie wartością przedsiębiorstwa na przykładzie przedsiębiorstwa z branży produkcji podstawowych substancji farmaceutycznych oraz leków i pozostałych wyrobów farmaceutycznych.
Creators: name: Stawski, Bartosz
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2013
Subjects: Economics

description: Poniższe opracowanie zostało stworzone na przykładzie przedsiębiorstwa z branży produkującej leki. Pokazuje w jaki sposób poprzez zarządzanie zapasami można wpływać na wartość przedsiębiorstwa.
Smallholder farmers' and other agricultural sector stakeholders' priorities for government spending: Evidence from Zambia
Creators: name: Mason, Nicole M.
name: Auckland Kuteya
name: Resnick, Danielle
name: Caputo, Vincenzina
name: Mywish Maredia
name: Shupp, Robert
name: Hambulo Ngoma
name: Mason, Nicole M.
name: Auckland Kuteya
name: Resnick, Danielle
name: Caputo, Vincenzina
name: Mywish Maredia
name: Shupp, Robert
name: Hambulo Ngoma
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: International Development
subject: Food Security Group
subject: Michigan State University
subject: Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy
subject: Zambia
subject: Policy Research and Capacity Building

description: Key Findings -Results from an open-ended question on nationally-representative surveys in 2015 and 2019 indicate that smallholder farmers’ top priorities for additional government spending in general (not limited to the agricultural sector) are health care, roads and bridges, education, water and sanitation, and the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). -Results from a smaller survey in 13 districts in 2017 using a method (“best-worst scaling” (BWS)) that requires respondents to consider tradeoffs between different options and that focused on 10 specific agricultural sector policy options indicate that smallholder farmers would most like to see additional government spending be devoted to FISP or the Food Reserve Agency (FRA). -In contrast, results from a similar BWS survey in 2019 with other agricultural sector stakeholders (representing research organizations, NGOs, government, private sector groups, and donors) indicate that these stakeholders view FRA and FISP as the lowest priorities for additional government spending. Instead, these stakeholders favor increased expenditures on public goods such as extension, rural infrastructure, and crop research and development, which have been shown to have high returns to agricultural growth and poverty reduction.
Precipitation in Stratocumulus Clouds: Observational and Modeling Results
Creators: name: Austin, Philip H.
name: Wang, Yinong
name: Kujala, Vincent
name: Pincus, Robert
Publisher: name: American Meteorological Society
Year: 2016

description: The spatial and temporal variability of precipitating stratocumulus layers is examined using aircraft observations, satellite retrievals of cloud optical depth, and one-dimensional models that include coalescence and a simple representation of layer turbulence. The aircraft observations show large horizontal variations in cloud thickness and precipitation, with local rain rates 4–5 times larger than the replacement moisture flux, and evidence for precipitation scavenging of small cloud droplets. The satellite observations show that, despite this local water loss, the distribution of cloud optical thickness remains nearly constant over the course of a day, indicating that on larger scales precipitation removal and cloud-top entrainment are in approximate balance with the vapor flux. The authors apply analytic and numerical models of steady-state precipitation to the observed microphysical conditions, and find that the models can match the drop size distributions observed during both heavy and light stratocumulus rainfall, but are especially sensitive to the processes governing the growth rate of the smallest drizzle drops. Copyright 1995 American Meteorological Society (AMS). Permission to use figures, tables, and brief excerpts from this work in scientific and educational works is hereby granted provided that the source is acknowledged. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 USC §108, as revised by P.L. 94-553) does not require the AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a web site or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, requires written permission or a license from the AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy, available on the AMS Web site located at (http://www.ametsoc.org/) or from the AMS at 617-227-2425 or copyright@ametsoc.org.
Parsing Gigabytes of JSON per Second
Creators: name: Langdale, Geoff
name: Lemire, Daniel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Databases (cs.DB)
subject: Performance (cs.PF)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: JavaScript Object Notation or JSON is a ubiquitous data exchange format on the Web. Ingesting JSON documents can become a performance bottleneck due to the sheer volume of data. We are thus motivated to make JSON parsing as fast as possible.
 Despite the maturity of the problem of JSON parsing, we show that substantial speedups are possible. We present the first standard-compliant JSON parser to process gigabytes of data per second on a single core, using commodity processors. We can use a quarter or fewer instructions than a state-of-the-art reference parser like RapidJSON. Unlike other validating parsers, our software (simdjson) makes extensive use of Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD) instructions. To ensure reproducibility, simdjson is freely available as open-source software under a liberal license.
description: software: https://github.com/lemire/simdjson
أثر التحليل التقابلي بين العربية والإنجليزية في تعليم الصوامت لغير الناطقين بالعربية The Impact of Contrastive Analysis between Arabic and English on Teaching Consonants to Non-Arabic Speakers
Creators: name: Al-Feky, Mahmoud Adel
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 470407
subject: Language documentation and description
classificationCode: 470409
subject: Linguistic structures (incl. phonology, morphology and syntax)
classificationCode: 470410
subject: Phonetics and speech science
classificationCode: 470401
subject: Applied linguistics and educational linguistics

description: This study relies on the contrastive approach, which represents one of the modern domains within the field of linguistics. The research aims to elucidate the concept of this approach, distinguish it from the comparative approach, and outline its objectives, which are based on contrasting two distinct languages. Among these objectives is the comparison at one of the four linguistic levels—specifically the phonological level—applied to consonants between Arabic and English. The purpose is to identify points of similarity and divergence between the two languages, highlight the most prominent challenges, and predict the difficulties that learners may encounter due to these differences. Subsequently, the study seeks to propose solutions to these challenges, clarify errors, and overcome obstacles for non-Arabic speakers. It also emphasizes the effective role that contrastive analysis plays as a fundamental pillar of applied linguistics in the context of teaching Arabic. Furthermore, it explores how phonological issues between the two languages can be addressed and the mechanisms provided by contrastive analysis to enable learners to comprehend the language more smoothly and effectively.
Optimizing electrocoagulation parameters for enhanced leachate remediation
Creators: name: Mabrouki, Jamal
name: Azoulay, Karima
name: Bencheikh, Imane
name: Rachiq, Toufik
name: Azrour, Mourade
name: Fouad, Yasser
name: Benyeogor, Mbadiwe S.
name: Hajjaji, Souad El
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: Space Science
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: This study examines the treatment of leachate by electrocoagulation, focusing on the optimization of key parameters such as current intensity, reaction time, initial pH, plate dimensions, and plate type. The electrocoagulation process was carried out using aluminum electrodes, and the impact of variation of these parameters on the removal of organic matter (OM), color, and other relevant indicators of the quality of water has been studied. The results highlight the importance of fine-tuning parameters to maximize treatment effectiveness. The optimal found values for leachate treatment involve a current intensity of 2 A, plate dimensions of 10 cm2, pH of 6, reaction time of 50 min and settling time of 30 min, using plastic plates of Aluminum. The study also compares the performance of different types of plates (aluminum, iron, stainless steel) and highlights the superiority of aluminum in terms of electrical conductivity (EC) and processing efficiency. The research uses statistical methods, including a Box–Behnken experimental design, to optimize the electrocoagulation process and validate the accuracy of the model through correlation graphs and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The study provides valuable insights into the factors influencing the effectiveness of leachate treatment and proposes an effective framework to optimize the electrocoagulation process.
Additional file 1 of MRI-based radiomics to predict response in locally advanced rectal cancer: comparison of manual and automatic segmentation on external validation in a multicentre study
Creators: name: Defeudis, Arianna
name: Mazzetti, Simone
name: Panic, Jovana
name: Micilotta, Monica
name: Vassallo, Lorenzo
name: Giannetto, Giuliana
name: Gatti, Marco
name: Faletti, Riccardo
name: Cirillo, Stefano
name: Regge, Daniele
name: Giannini, Valentina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Additional file 1. Supplementary tables and figure
Expanding Chemical Representation with k-mers and Fragment-based Fingerprints for Molecular Fingerprinting
Creators: name: Ali, Sarwan
name: Chourasia, Prakash
name: Patterson, Murray
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biomolecules (q-bio.BM)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph)
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: This study introduces a novel approach, combining substruct counting, $k$-mers, and Daylight-like fingerprints, to expand the representation of chemical structures in SMILES strings. The integrated method generates comprehensive molecular embeddings that enhance discriminative power and information content. Experimental evaluations demonstrate its superiority over traditional Morgan fingerprinting, MACCS, and Daylight fingerprint alone, improving chemoinformatics tasks such as drug classification. The proposed method offers a more informative representation of chemical structures, advancing molecular similarity analysis and facilitating applications in molecular design and drug discovery. It presents a promising avenue for molecular structure analysis and design, with significant potential for practical implementation.
description: 12 Pages, 3 tables, Accepted at SimBig2023
Secure Link State Routing for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Creators: name: Papadimitratos, Panagiotis
name: Haas, Zygmunt J.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: The secure operation of the routing protocol is one of the major challenges to be met for the proliferation of the Mobile Ad hoc Networking (MANET) paradigm. Nevertheless, security enhancements have been proposed mostly for reactive MANET protocols. The proposed here Secure Link State Routing Protocol (SLSP) provides secure proactive topology discovery, which can be multiply beneficial to the network operation. SLSP can be employed as a stand-alone protocol, or fit naturally into a hybrid routing framework, when combined with a reactive protocol. SLSP is robust against individual attackers, it is capable of adjusting its scope between local and network-wide topology discovery, and it is capable of operating in networks of frequently changing topology and membership.
Can Agricultural Productivity Growth Shape the Development of the Non-Farm Rural Economy? Geographically Localized Evidence from Zambia
Creators: name: Snyder, Jason
name: Jayne, Thomas
name: Chamberlin, Jordan
name: Samboko, Paul
name: Mason, Nicole
name: Snyder, Jason
name: Jayne, Thomas
name: Chamberlin, Jordan
name: Samboko, Paul
name: Mason, Nicole
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: International Development
subject: Food Security Group
subject: Michigan State University
subject: Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy
subject: Zambia
subject: Household Income and Livelihoods
subject: Input Use and Market Development
subject: Sustainable Agricultural Intensification

description: Key Findings -There is very little micro-level empirical literature estimating farm to non-farm labor linkages from agricultural productivity growth in Africa. Our study helps to fill this gap in Zambia. -We find that a doubling of district level crop productivity is positively associated with a 14%- 17% increase in non-farm labor activity among rural farm households in Zambia. -This impact is even more pronounced for changes in small farm district productivity (<2 hectares), causing a 24%-31% increase non-farm labor activity among rural small farm households. -There is also some evidence, although it is less robust, that increases in productivity among relatively lower productivity farms (relative to each district), also increases non-farm labor activity. -Overall, these results align with the structural transformation hypothesis with regards to labor linkages, and can be used to help justify support for improvements in small-farm crop productivity.
Utilizing acceleration measurements to improve TDOA based localization
Creators: name: Kolakowski, Marcin
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: In this paper localization using UWB positioning system and an inertial unit containing a single accelerometer is considered. The main part of the paper describes a novel algorithm for person localization. The algorithm is based on modified Extended Kalman Filter and utilizes TDOA (Time Difference of Arrival) results obtained from UWB system and results of acceleration measurement performed by the localized tag device. The proposed algorithm has been experimentally investigated through simulation and experiments. The results are included in the paper.
description: Originally presented at 2017 Signal Processing Symposium (SPSympo), Jachranka, Poland
Methods for SMYD2 cellular assay
Creators: name: Szewczyk, Magdalena
name: Barsyte-Lovejoy, Dalia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: SMYD2, protein lysine methyltransferase, lysine methylation, p53

description: Methods for SMYD2 cellular assay posted on openlabnotebooks.org
ESM: Some Proofs from Spectral Stability of traveling waves in a thin-layer two-fluid Couette flow
Creators: name: Mora Saenz, German Jose
name: Tanveer, Saleh
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 490199
subject: Applied mathematics not elsewhere classified

description: It contains some routine proofs that we did not include in the main text.