cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Psychologische Diagnostik im Coaching
Creators: name: Kappeler-Wirz, Melanie Deborah
Publisher: name: Hochschule für Angewandte Psychologie FHNW
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 150 - Psychologie

description: Die vorliegende Studie untersucht, welchen Stellenwert psychologische Diagnostik im Coaching hat, welche diagnostischen Verfahren in das Coaching Eingang finden und zu welchem Zweck diese verwendet werden. Zur Beantwortung der Forschungsfragen wurde ein explorativer quantitativer Forschungsansatz gewählt. Konkret wurde ein Fragebogen entwickelt und validiert, welcher mit Hilfe einer Onlinebefragung Coachenden aus der Schweiz, aus Deutschland und Österreich vorgelegt wurde. Die Aussagen von n = 78 Coachenden wurden mittels deskriptiver Statistik und statistischer Tests geprüft. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die psychologische Diagnostik im Coaching einen mittleren Stellenwert hat. Alter, Abschluss einer spezifischen Diagnostikausbildung und Dauer der Coachingtätigkeit haben einen signifikanten Einfluss auf den Stellenwert der psychologischen Diagnostik im Coaching. Auch lassen die Ergebnisse erkennen, dass im Coaching verschiedene diagnostische Verfahren eingesetzt werden. Der Einsatzzweck dieser Verfahren liegt vor allem darin, eine Innovation im Denken, Fühlen und/oder Handeln der Klienten auszulösen.
Use of social media in disaster management
Creators: name: Ahmed, Ashir
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: This research in progress paper investigates the potential of Social Media in Australian natural disasters. In social context, the functional needs of disaster management agencies and communities are segregated into three dimensions including agency to agency interaction, agency to community interaction and community to community interaction. A framework proposed in this paper explores (a) the nature of interaction and (b) the ability of Social Media in facilitating the functional needs of interaction involving disaster management agencies and communities before, during and after a disaster. On the next stage of this research, multiple case studies with disaster management agencies and focus groups with communities will be conducted to validate the proposed framework.
Inverzná kinematika pre každého
Creators: name: Adrián, Hochla
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022

description: Táto práca popisuje fungovanie webovej stránky zameranej na riešenie problému inverznej kinematiky, dostupnej na adrese www.ikforeveryone.com. Cieľom bolo generalizovať riešenie tohto problému pre všeobecný kinematický diagram, to znamená. Poskytnutie užívateľovi voľnosť v tvorbe svojej robotickej ruky v prehľadných 3D scénach a plánovanie lineárnej trajektórie s množstvom nastavení. Spoločnosti, ktoré robotické ruky vyrábajú a distribuujú, majú svoj softvér na ichovládanie, ale pre bežného užívateľa nie sú využiteľné. Je to z toho dôvodu, že riešenie prakticky funguje len pre ich robotické ruky. Medzi ďalšie problémy patrí napríklad nutnosť za softvér platiť a náročnosť tvorby vlastných robotických rúk. Bolo preto potrebné vymyslieť program, ktorý by bol aplikovateľný nie len na priemyselné robotické ruky, ale aj na akékoľvek robotické zreťazenie užívateľa, ktoré môže byť prepojené napríklad mikrokontrolérom. Sám som pracoval na projekte kde som potreboval vyriešiť problém inverznej kinematiky špecifickej robotickej ruky, ale žiaden z dostupných softvérov nebol nápomocný. Preto som sa rozhodol vytvoriť riešenie na webe, ktoré poskytne užívateľovi funkcionalitu, ktorú potrebuje a to kedykoľvek a kdekoľvek.
title: Ray-Grass :
title: Principes directeurs pour la conduite de l’examen de la distinction, de l’homogénéité et de la stabilité.
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: (:Unas)
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2021

description: Ces principes directeurs (“principes directeurs d’examen”) visent à approfondir les principes énoncés dans l’introduction générale (document TG/1/3) et dans les documents TGP qui s’y rapportent afin de donner des indications concrètes détaillées pour l’harmonisation de l’examen de la distinction, de l’homogénéité et de la stabilité (DHS) et, en particulier, à identifier des caractères convenant à l’examen DHS et à la production de descriptions variétales harmonisées.
Using microblogging to facilitate community of inquiry: An Australian tertiary experience
Creators: name: Sukunesan, Suku
name: Zutshi, Samar
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The usage of Twitter as part of tertiary learning is growing and is increasingly a common scene. However, most institutions use Twitter for social information exchange rather than deep pedagogical use. Here we experiment with Twitter based on the Community of Inquiry (CoI) approach using two undergraduate cohorts from Australia and America. Both cohorts were asked to exchange messages and discuss on a given topic for three weeks via Twitter. Our findings show that all three types of presence from the CoI model, viz. cognitive, social and teaching, can be facilitated by the use of Twitter in teaching. This demonstration of the use of microblogging for pedagogical use is a significant contribution to the higher education literature since previous studies' findings are largely limited to aspects of social presence.
Two new isoflavone 7-O-α-4″-anhydro-4″,5″-didehydroglucuronides from Streptomyces sp. LZ35ΔgdmAI
Creators: name: Lu, Chun-Hua
name: Deng, Jing-Jing
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Two isoflavone 7-O-α-4″-anhydro-4″,5″-didehydroglucuronides, namely daidzein 7-O-α-4″-anhydro-4″,5″-didehydroglucuronide (1) and genistein 7-O-α-4″-anhydro-4″,5″-didehydroglucuronide (2), were isolated and identified from the mutant strain of Streptomyces sp. LZ35ΔgdmAI. Their structures were elucidated by the analysis of their high resolution mass spectrometry (HR–MS) and 1D, 2D Nuclear magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopic data. They are new natural products and maybe the transformed products of the soybean meal by Streptomyces sp. LZ35ΔgdmAI.
Anti-tumour-promoting and thermal-induced protein denaturation inhibitory activities of β-sitosterol and lupeol isolated from Diospyros lotus L.
Creators: name: Abdur Rauf
name: Ghias Uddin
name: Khan, Haroon
name: Muslim Raza
name: Zafar, Muhammad
name: Harukuni Tokuda
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: 60506 Virology

description: In this study, the anti-tumour-promoting and thermal-induced protein denaturation inhibitory activities of β-sitosterol (1) and lupeol (2), isolated from Diospyros lotus L., were explored. Compound 1 showed a marked concentration-dependent inhibition against 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (20 ng/32 pmol)-induced Epstein–Barr virus early antigen activation in Raji cells with IC50 of 270 μg/ml, without significant toxicity (70% viability). Compound 2 showed significant anti-tumour-promoting effect with IC50 of 412 μg/ml, without significant toxicity (60% viability). In heat-induced protein denaturation assay, compound 1 exhibited a concentration-dependent attenuation with a maximum effect of 73.5% at 500 μg/ml with EC50 of 117 μg/ml, while compound 2 exhibited a maximum effect of 59.2% at 500 μg/ml with EC50 of 355 μg/ml. Moreover, in silico docking studies against the phosphoinositide 3-kinase enzyme also show the inhibitory potency of these compounds. In short, both the compounds exhibited a marked anti-tumour-promoting and potent inhibitory effect on thermal-induced protein denaturation.
Insecticidal potential of Ocimum canum plant extracts against Anopheles stephensi, Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus larval and adult mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
Creators: name: Jimmantiyur Madhappan Murugan
name: Govindaraju Ramkumar
name: Muthugoundar Subramanian Shivakumar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Plant Biology

description: Mosquitoes have developed resistance to various synthetic insecticides, making their control increasingly difficult. Insecticides of botanical origin may serve as suitable natural control. This study evaluates the toxic potential of Ocimum canum (Sims) leaf extract and powder against Anopheles stephensi (Liston), Aedes aegypti (Lin) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) larval and adult mosquitoes. Larval mortality was observed after 24 h recovery period and adult smoke toxicity observed for 40 min duration at 10 min interval. Methanol extract of O. canum showed highest larval mortality against the larvae of C. quinquefasciatus LC50 = 28.3225, LC90 = 44.1150; Ae. aegypti LC50 = 43.327, LC90 = 61.249; and An. stephensi LC50 = 30.2001, LC90 = 48.2866 ppm. The smoke toxicities were 93% mortality in C. quinquefasciatus, 74% in Ae. aegypti and 79% in An. stephensi adults, respectively, whereas 100% mortality was recorded in the commercial mosquito control. Our results suggest that O. canum leaf extract and powder are natural insecticide, and ideal eco friendly approach for mosquito control.
REVOLUTIONIZING PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN COLLEGES: AN ADVANCED STRATEGY UTILIZING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Creators: name: Alexandra, Smith
Publisher: name: SADI journals
Year: 2024
Subjects: Multilevel teaching
Physical education
Information technology
Pedagogical innovation
Student engagement

description: Multilevel teaching, a dynamic pedagogical approach distinct from traditional methods, redefines and enhances the educational process by incorporating diverse content, organizational structures, and teaching techniques, all aligned with curriculum requirements. Traditional physical education programs at universities often follow fixed curricula and procedural norms, fostering an incremental and uninspiring learning environment. The rigidity of this approach dampens students' enthusiasm for physical activities, compromising the overall teaching quality. To address these challenges, the integration of information technology into university physical education classes emerges as a promising solution. This article explores the development of multilevel teaching models for university-level physical education, enhanced by information technology. By capitalizing on the benefits of information technology, this research not only revitalizes physical education instruction but also fuels students' engagement and holistic well-being, ultimately enhancing the quality of physical education in higher education.
Code to: Which insights can research on achievement motivation gain from network analysis? Comparing different network methods empirically (Appendix D.)
Creators: name: Jaehne, Miriam F.
name: Naumann, A.
name: Moeller, J.
name: Baars, J.
name: Dietrich, J.
Publisher: name: PsychArchives
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: 150

description: Explanatory document to the code to "Which insights can research on achievement motivation gain from network analysis? Comparing different network methods empirically", detailling what steps to take to conduct co-endorsement and co-rejection analyses.
Identification of sesquiterpene coumarins of oleo-gum resin of Ferula assa-foetida L. from the Yasuj region
Creators: name: J. Asghari
name: V. Atabaki
name: E. Baher
name: M. Mazaheritehrani
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biochemistry

description: Chemical investigation of the oleo-gum resin of Ferula assa-foetida L. from Yasuj region led to the identification of five sesquiterpene coumarins namely, conferone (1), badrakemin (2), feslol (3), isosamarcandin (4) and samarcandin (5). The compounds were characterised by detailed 1D (1H and 13C) and 2D NMR (HMBC, HSQC and NOESY) experiments. Among these compounds, conferone (1) and isosamarcandin (4) are being newly reported in F. assa-foetida L.
Characterizing the Mechanisms Regulating Enhancer Commissioning by MyoD in Muscle Cells
Creators: name: Stewart, Radmila
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa
Year: 2024

description: Myogenesis refers to the cellular process required for muscle formation and repair of damaged muscle tissue. During this process, the activation of muscle gene expression is tightly regulated to ensure efficient transitions between cell fates. This activation is promoted by large groups of neighbouring transcriptional enhancer regions known as super-enhancers. Enhancer regions are opened and commissioned by master transcription factors such as MyoD. While MyoD is crucial for muscle development and differentiation due to its role in initiating muscle-specific gene expression, the mechanisms used to regulate MyoD function at different stages of myogenesis remain poorly understood. To better understand how MyoD activity is regulated in muscle cells, we first utilize proximity labelling coupled with mass spectrometry to identify potential coactivators of MyoD. Our results reveal a link between MyoD and the Mediator complex, a key component of enhancer-promoter looping. Next, using phenotypic assays and transcriptomics, we demonstrate that knocking down Mediator function severely impedes muscle differentiation by down-regulating essential muscle genes. Establishing that MyoD associates with Mediator at enhancers to facilitate the expression of muscle functional genes during myogenesis. Additionally, we address the importance of modulating the amount of MyoD available in the cell to control myogenesis. Using a CRISPR-modified mouse model where the canonical degradation pathway of MyoD is suppressed, our analysis revealed that prolonged MyoD stability delays terminal differentiation, and results in poor regeneration efficiency. Thus, muscle cells must have the ability to turnover MyoD proteins for efficient transitioning between the proliferative and differentiating states. Taken together, our results show that MyoD functions with the coactivator Mediator to activate gene expression, and that MyoD degradation modulates transcriptional output in muscle cells. These findings advance our understanding of the role of MyoD in myogenesis, paving the way for novel therapeutic approaches in muscle diseases.
From infrastructure to service: mapping long-distance passenger transport in Italy†
Creators: name: Beria, Paolo
name: Debernardi, Andrea
name: Grimaldi, Raffaele
name: Ferrara, Emanuele
name: Laurino, Antonio
name: Bertolin, Alberto
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: In order to promote an effective level of coordination between physical investments, technology and soft policies in transport planning, a deep knowledge of supply and demand is desirable, if not necessary. Unlike other countries, the national scale of supply and demand for the Italian transport systems as a whole is barely known and in the case of long-distance mobility, there is not a unique quantitative and geographical description available. In this paper, we present a map regarding the Italian long-distance transport supply and generalised cost simulations, for the period 2013–2014. The information shown in the map comes from a multimodal transport model, which presents the peculiarity of using real public service timetables to simulate the entirety of the Italian long-distance transport industry. This tool enables one to map the entire transport supply and to estimate the generalised costs among any route: this also allows one to identify which transport mode is better suited to make a specific trip.
Myth busting education in a virtual world - changing demands and directions
Creators: name: Gregory, Sue
name: Diener, Scott
name: Wood, Denise
name: Gregory, Mr Brent
name: Sukunesan, Suku
name: Jacka, Ms Lisa
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: There has been much media reporting on the efficacy of virtual worlds for education over the last few years. Some of the claims made are unfounded and not based on empirical evidence. All panel members have been teaching and conducting research in virtual worlds for several years. They will address many of the myths about teaching and learning in a virtual world. The format will follow Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage's television series 'Myth Busters' to find out whether the myths are 'founded', 'busted', or 'plausible'. To date there has been limited research and publications reporting on myths surrounding the teaching and learning in virtual worlds. However, Calani (2010) attempted to resolve the myths around immersion, James (2007) set about resolving the myths surrounding business in Second Life and, Hendrich & Mesch (2009), discussed 10,000 reasons why a virtual world will or won't work. In this symposium we will endeavour to address some of the following myths that have been perpetuated about teaching in learning over the last few years.
Insights : Future Implications of Passive Smartphone Sensing in the Therapeutic Context
Creators: name: Messner, Eva-Maria
name: Sariyska, Rayna
name: Mayer, Benjamin
name: Montag, Christian
name: Kannen, Christopher
name: Schwerdtfeger, Andreas
name: Baumeister, Harald
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Drive
subject: Mood
subject: Smartphone-tracking
subject: Psychotherapy
subject: Stress
subject: DDC 150 / Psychology
subject: DDC 610 / Medicine & health

description: Abstract Background: Due to the ubiquitous use of smartphones in daily life, they offer unique opportunities to study human behavior. This study sheds light on associations between self-reported stress, drive, and mood levels and smartphone usage behavior. Methods: A total of 157 students installed the Insights app on their personal smartphone and tracked smartphone usage behavior. Furthermore, students assessed self-reported levels of stress, drive, and mood for 8 weeks. Results: Three multilevel models were used to associate smartphone usage behavior and self-reported mood, drive, and stress levels. Results indicate a negative association of self-reported stress and number of SMS (–3.539, SE = 0.937) as well as a positive relation of stress and call duration (0.018, SE = 0.937). Mood was linked negatively with total usage time (–0.019, SE = 0.004) and call duration (–0.016, SE = 0.007). Moreover, drive was negatively associated with Facebook usage time (–0.127, SE = 0.041). Discussion: Overall smartphone usage behavior is negatively associated with measurements of well-being. Conclusion: Passive smartphone tracking could assist in the standardized assessment of behavioral data in real life in the future. Due to the risk of data misuse, ethical, legal, and clinical guidelines have to be developed. © In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
From infrastructure to service: mapping long-distance passenger transport in Italy
Creators: name: Beria, Paolo
name: Debernardi, Andrea
name: Grimaldi, Raffaele
name: Ferrara, Emanuele
name: Laurino, Antonio
name: Bertolin, Alberto
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: In order to promote an effective level of coordination between physical investments, technology and soft policies in transport planning, a deep knowledge of supply and demand is desirable, if not necessary. Unlike other countries, the national scale of supply and demand for the Italian transport systems as a whole is barely known and in the case of long-distance mobility, there is not a unique quantitative and geographical description available. In this paper, we present a map regarding the Italian long-distance transport supply and generalised cost simulations, for the period 2013–2014. The information shown in the map comes from a multimodal transport model, which presents the peculiarity of using real public service timetables to simulate the entirety of the Italian long-distance transport industry. This tool enables one to map the entire transport supply and to estimate the generalised costs among any route: this also allows one to identify which transport mode is better suited to make a specific trip.
The Next Generation: Chatbots in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy to Foster Mental Health – A Scoping Review
Creators: name: Bendig, Eileen
name: Erb, Benjamin
name: Schulze-Thuesing, Lea
name: Baumeister, Harald
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Software agent
subject: Chatbot
subject: Clinical psychology
subject: Psychotherapy
subject: Conversational agent
subject: DDC 150 / Psychology

description: Abstract Background and Purpose: The present age of digitalization brings with it progress and new possibilities for health care in general and clinical psychology/psychotherapy in particular. Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) have often been evaluated. A fully automated version of IMIs are chatbots. Chatbots are automated computer programs that are able to hold, e.g., a script-based conversation with a human being. Chatbots could contribute to the extension of health care services. The aim of this review is to conceptualize the scope and to work out the current state of the art of chatbots fostering mental health. Methods: The present article is a scoping review on chatbots in clinical psychology and psychotherapy. Studies that utilized chatbots to foster mental health were included. Results: The technology of chatbots is still experimental in nature. Studies are most often pilot studies by nature. The field lacks high-quality evidence derived from randomized controlled studies. Results with regard to practicability, feasibility, and acceptance of chatbots to foster mental health are promising but not yet directly transferable to psychotherapeutic contexts. ­ Discussion: The rapidly increasing research on chatbots in the field of clinical psychology and psychotherapy requires corrective measures. Issues like effectiveness, sustainability, and especially safety and subsequent tests of technology are elements that should be instituted as a corrective for future funding programs of chatbots in clinical psychology and psychotherapy.
A new steroid from the Red Sea soft coral Lobophytum lobophytum
Creators: name: Paré, Paul W.
name: Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy
name: Mohamed, Tarik A.
name: Abdelsamed I. Elshamy
name: Abuzeid A. Hassanien
name: Abdel-Azim, Nahla S.
name: Shreadah, Mohamed A.
name: Abdelgawad, Ibrahim I.
name: Elkady, Eman M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biophysics

description: Chemical investigation of the soft coral Lobophytum lobophytum collected from the Red Sea led to the isolation of a new compound gorgostan-5,25-dien-3β-ol (1), and two known compounds gorgosterol (2), and alismol (3). Structures were elucidated by employing extensive NMR and HR-ESI-MS experiments.
Isofuranodiene is the main volatile constituent of Smyrnium perfoliatum L. subsp. perfoliatum growing in central Italy
Creators: name: Papa, Fabrizio
name: Maggi, Filippo
name: Ricciutelli, Massimo
name: Cianfaglione, Kevin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: The essential oil hydrodistilled from the aerial parts of Smyrnium perfoliatum subsp. perfoliatum growing in central Italy was analysed by GC-MS. The main peak in the gas chromatogram was given by the furanosesquiterpene curzerene which is the Cope rearrangement product of isofuranodiene formed into injector and column during the gas chromatographic run. A truthful quantification of these compounds was achieved by HPLC-DAD analysis which showed that isofuranodiene is the main volatile component (180.0 mg/g eo) of S. perfoliatum subsp. perfoliatum, while curzerene occurs in small amounts (18.1 mg/g eo).
Tipping point analysis of geophysical data
Creators: name: Livina, Valerie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017

description: Presentation at the workshop on “Tipping Elements in the Climate System, with a Focus on the North Atlantic” organised by Blue-Action on 18-19 September 2017.
description: The Blue-Action project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 727852.
Leveraging robo-advisors to fill the gap within the SRI marketplace
Creators: name: Salampasis, Dimitrios
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) marketplace has been experiencing continuous growth, despite the limited understanding and comprehensive tools for assessment, reporting, measurement and profiling of the investment portfolios, the risk and the generated impact. The materialization of robo-advisors, a new offering within the fund management industry, in the light of continuous technological developments, brings a new wave of innovation that aims at assisting the industry towards institutionalizing SRI strategies for the purpose of social good.
Electron–phonon processes of the silicon-vacancy centre in diamond
Creators: name: Jahnke, Kay D
name: Sipahigil, Alp
name: Binder, Jan M
name: Doherty, Marcus W
name: Metsch, Mathias
name: Rogers, Lachlan J
name: Manson, Neil B
name: Lukin, Mikhail D
name: Jelezko, Fedor
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Diamond
subject: Colour center
subject: Silicon vacancy
subject: Phonon
subject: Relaxation time
subject: Temperature
subject: Optical transitions
subject: DDC 530 / Physics

description: Abstract We investigate phonon induced electronic dynamics in the ground and excited states of the negatively charged silicon-vacancy centre in diamond. Optical transition line widths, transition wavelength and excited state lifetimes are measured for the temperature range 4 K–350 K. The ground state orbital relaxation rates are measured using time-resolved fluorescence techniques. A microscopic model of the thermal broadening in the excited and ground states of the centre is developed. A vibronic process involving single-phonon transitions is found to determine orbital relaxation rates for both the ground and the excited states at cryogenic temperatures. We discuss the implications of our findings for coherence of qubits in the ground states and propose methods to extend coherence times of qubits.
Nonlinear oscillations of air bubbles near and on a rigid boundary with time delay effects
Creators: name: Payne, Edward
name: Manasseh, Richard
name: Ooi, Andrew
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: A fundamental understanding of the effect of a surface on the resonance frequency of bubbles will be useful in the future development of diagnostic medical ultrasound equipment. In this paper we look at wall effects on the nonlinear resonance frequency response of air bubbles in water, continuing from an earlier paper which dealt with the linear response (E. M. B. Payne, S. Illesinghe, A. Ooi, and R. Manasseh, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 118, 2841-2849 (2005)). Numerical results for micron-sized bubbles near a rigid boundary are presented, showing a shift in frequency due to the boundary, and nearby bubbles, and a significant reduction in the amplitude of oscillations at resonance. Time delay effects are also included, which show a damping of the frequency response. Simulations are limited to the case where all bubbles oscillate in phase. An experimental method for measuring the resonance response of an air bubble attached to a surface is also outlined.
Privacy-Enhanced Parenting Mediation System "ProKids" Providing Age-Appropriate Content with X.509 Certificate Age Rating
Creators: name: Dawson, Juehee
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa
Year: 2024
Subjects: Children's online security
privacy
security
X.509
Internet Content Rating

description: It is desirable that children access the Internet for playing and learning, however, increasing inappropriate content poses various threats to children. Such threats do not just include security and privacy risks but also risks of long-term mental and physical harm. Technical mediation tools available to support parents in controlling and monitoring their children's online activity may not sufficiently balance recommended parenting mediation strategies. Recent legislative changes related to children's online security and privacy have caused the industry to implement new solutions, but these are weak in data privacy. We propose a parenting mediation tool, designed with privacy, age ratings, and Teen Online Safety Strategies (TOSS) using the Value Sensitive Design (VSD) approach. The design includes stakeholders in children's digital ecosystem as main actors (i.e., government/governance authorities, content providers, parents/guardians and children), and it utilizes the X.509 certificate extension field to represent the age-rating of the content. The tool authorizes the websites by verifying the X.509 certificates to provide age-appropriate content to children. ProKids offers data privacy and age-appropriate content by design while offering differentiated design for younger and older children to support children's growing autonomy. ProKids was evaluated by an initial exploratory user study and a comparison analysis against existing studies and industry-provided tools. This thesis revealed that the existing tools function well in control and monitoring but are weak in privacy, do not provide consistent age-appropriate content and most do not support teen self-regulation strategies. This thesis found that more support for children in the transitional age group (of 10-12) may be beneficial. The most important values parents indicated they cared about in parental mediation tools were 1) content, 2) interaction with others, 3) privacy, 4) transition age, 5) consistent ratings, 6) education and communication, and 7) trust. Patterns of how parents mediate their children online were 1) restrictive and monitoring (when kids are young), 2) active mediation (use of communication and education), 3) neglectful with a feeling of helplessness in terms of external support and no control when kids get older. Parents liked the content rating and privacy features of ProKids and the system was very well received by parents.
Calibration of single stroke dispensers and piston burettes : Guideline DKD-R 8-3 Revision 1
Creators: name: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Publisher: name: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
Year: 2024

description: This guideline defines the minimum requirements for the calibration procedure, taking into account special influences and measurement uncertainty contributions in the calibration of single-stroke dispensers and piston burettes, with and without motor drive. For devices with exchange dosing units, the definitions and requirements refer to the combination of basic device and dosing unit used.
Supplementary material
Creators: name: Cheung, Rene
name: Ly, Angelica
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 420602
subject: Health equity
classificationCode: 420699
subject: Public health not elsewhere classified

description: Supplementary material to the study 'A survey of eyecare affordability among patients seen in collaborative care in Australia and factors contributing to cost barriers'.
Diverse elements comprising studies of peer support complicate evidence synthesis
Creators: name: Evans, Megan
name: Cuddeback, Gary S.
name: Golin, Carol
name: Muessig, Kathryn
name: Bellamy, Chyrell
name: Costa, Mark
name: O’Connell, Maria
name: Fisher, Edwin B.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Innovative approaches to care, such as peer support, are needed to address the substantial and frequently unmet needs of people with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Although peer support services continue to expand in mental healthcare, findings of effectiveness from systematic reviews are mixed. However, the studies evaluated in these reviews consisted of diverse elements which the review methods neglected to consider. This review aims to demonstrate the substantial diversity in intervention components and measured outcomes among studies of peer support and lay the groundwork for more focused reviews of individual intervention components. As part of a realist review of the literature, here we synthesize evidence in a way that examines the substantial diversity in intervention components and measured outcomes comprising studies of peer support. Seven categories of outcomes were represented, including recovery, symptoms and functioning, and care utilization. Importantly, seven distinct intervention components were represented in 26 studies: “being there,” assistance in self-management, linkage to clinical care and community resources, social and emotional support, ongoing support, explicit utilization of shared lived experience or peer support values, and systems advocacy. Reflecting diversity in approaches, no study reported all intervention components, and no component was found among all studies. Peer support services constitute a category of intervention approaches far too varied to evaluate as a single entity. Results suggest intervention components deserving more focused research, including assistance in self-management, “being there,” and explicit utilization of shared lived experience or peer support values. As this article reports results from a realist review of the literature, we did not follow the PRISMA guidance which is suitable for systematic reviews. We did follow the Realist and Meta-narrative Evidence Syntheses: Evolving Standards (RAMESES) guidelines. This review was not registered on PROSPERO as it is not a systematic review.
Silver (I) and Silver (I, III) Oxide Formation via Femtosecond Laser Micromachining
Creators: name: Girard, David
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa
Year: 2024
Subjects: Silver oxide
Laser machining
Raman spectroscopy

description: Silver oxides have found numerous applications in catalysis, photocatalysis, data storage, energy storage and nanoparticle fabrication. Current methods of synthesising silver oxides include Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), oxygen plasma and ozone generator. Femtosecond laser micromachining has been used for precise surface texturing and to drive interesting chemical reactions on metals. In this thesis, silver (I) and silver (I, III) oxides are formed following femtosecond laser irradiation in ambient air. Numerous laser machining parameters, such as laser wavelength, pulse energy, number of shots and laser repetition rate are investigated to find sets of parameters that form each type of oxide. The laser machined silver is then studied using Raman spectroscopy to map the different silver oxides and to study their distribution on the machined surface. It is found that increasing the number of pulses and the pulse energy favours the formation of both AgO and Ag₂O. A mechanism of formation for AgO is then proposed and the decomposition of the oxides over time is studied.
Quantum gyroscopes and Gödel's universe: entanglement opens a new testing ground for cosmology
Creators: name: Delgado, Aldo
name: Schleich, Wolfgang P.
name: Süssmann, Georg
Publisher: name: Universität Ulm
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: DDC 530 / Physics
subject: Einstein field equations
subject: Einstein-Feldgleichungen

description: Some exact solutions of Einstein's field equations represent a rotating universe. One example is Gödel's cosmological model. Bianchi solutions generalize the Gödel metric and include the expansion of the universe. We propose a measurement of the cosmic rotation using a light or matter wave interferometer based on the Sagnac effect. Entanglement between the quanta employed in this quantum gyroscope enhances the accuracy, thereby coming closer to the more-than-challenging requirements of such experiments.
Widespread use of the "ascidian" mitochondrial genetic code in tunicates.
Creators: name: Pichon, Julien
name: Luscombe, Nicholas M
name: Plessy, Charles
Publisher: name: The Francis Crick Institute
Year: 2020
Subjects: Genetics & Genomics
Gene Expression
Tumour Biology
Computational & Systems Biology

description: Background: Ascidians, a tunicate class, use a mitochondrial genetic code that is distinct from vertebrates and other invertebrates. Though it has been used to translate the coding sequences from other tunicate species on a case-by-case basis, it is has not been investigated whether this can be done systematically. This is an important because a) some tunicate mitochondrial sequences are currently translated with the invertebrate code by repositories such as NCBI GenBank, and b) uncertainties about the genetic code to use can complicate or introduce errors in phylogenetic studies based on translated mitochondrial protein sequences. Methods: We collected publicly available nucleotide sequences for non-ascidian tunicates including appendicularians such as Oikopleura dioica, translated them using the ascidian mitochondrial code, and built multiple sequence alignments covering all tunicate classes. Results: All tunicates studied here appear to translate AGR codons to glycine instead of serine (invertebrates) or as a stop codon (vertebrates), as initially described in ascidians. Among Oikopleuridae, we suggest further possible changes in the use of the ATA (Ile → Met) and TGA (Trp → Arg) codons. Conclusions: We recommend using the ascidian mitochondrial code in automatic translation pipelines of mitochondrial sequences for all tunicates. Further investigation is required for additional species-specific differences.
A new triterpenoid glycoside from the leaves and stems of Duranta repens
Creators: name: Furusawa, Chisato
name: Yasuda, Shin
name: Tsuji, Hiroshi
name: Nohara, Toshihiro
name: Masateru Ono
name: Show Ito
name: Miyashita, Hiroyuki
name: Yoshimitsu, Hitoshi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: A new triterpenoid glycoside (1) was isolated from the methanol extract of the leaves and stems of Duranta repens L. (Verbenaceae) along with 14 known compounds consisting of eight triterpenoids, four iridoids, one phenylethanoid glycoside and one flavonoid. The chemical structure of 1 was determined to be bayogenin 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranoside]-28-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→5)-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-(1→4)-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl] ester, based on spectroscopic data. In addition, the inhibitory effects of the isolates on lipoxygenase activity were examined. Among them, acteoside and apigenin resulted in 94 ± 3.6% and 82 ± 4.7% inhibition, respectively, at 0.5 mM.
Prevalence of university non-continuation and mental health conditions, and effect of mental health conditions on non-continuation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Leow, Timothy
name: Li, Wendy Wen
name: Miller, Dan J.
name: McDermott, Brett
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Science Policy
Mental Health

description: University non-continuation, also termed as university dropout in literature, is a concern for institutions. Elevated stress levels, mental distress, and psychiatric issues affect academic performance and thus may contribute to non-continuation. There is a lack of systematic reviews exploring the link between mental health and university non-continuation. This systematic review aims to bridge this gap, by investigating the prevalence of non-continuation and mental health conditions among university students, and the impact of mental health on university non-continuation. Following PRISMA guidelines this review synthesized data from 67 studies, utilising both narrative synthesis and meta-analytic techniques. The results revealed that the included studies reported a range of university non-continuation rates (5.9% to 43.6%) with a pooled prevalence of 17.9%, 95% CI [14.2%, 22.3%]. The prevalence of mental health concerns among students varied widely (2.2% to 83.6%), with a pooled prevalence of 26.3%, 95% CI [16.0%, 40.0%]. Depression, OR = 1.143 (95% CI [1.086, 1.203] p<.001), stress, OR = 1.413 (95% CI [1.106, 1.805], p=.006), and other mental health conditions, OR = 1.266 (95% CI [1.133, 1.414], p<.001), were associated with higher non-continuation. Some mental health conditions elevate non-continuation risks, and addressing mental health may enhance student retention in higher education.
Effects of positive psychological interventions on positive and negative emotions in depressed individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Creators: name: Chen, Shu-Yan
name: Zhao, Wei-Wei
name: Cheng, Yin
name: Bian, Cheng
name: Yan, Shi-Rui
name: Zhang, Yan-Hong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: Mental Health

description: Positive psychological interventions (PPIs) are known to be effective in alleviating depression. However, the effect of PPIs on positive and negative emotions in depressed participants is not unclear. To systematically investigate the effects of PPIs on positive and negative emotions in depressed individuals. 6 databases were searched for randomized controlled trials of PPIs in individuals with depressive disorders or depressive symptoms. Hedges’ g value was computed using a random-effects model to determine effect sizes. 14 trials from 13 studies were included. Our meta-analysis showed that PPIs had significant but small effects on improving positive affect (g = 0.33, p = .02), life satisfaction (g = 0.26, p = .03), happiness (g = 0.62, p = .03) and depression (g = −0.32, p = .001), and negligible effects on improving well-being (g = 0.13, p = .24) and negative affect (g = −0.15, p = .31). Subgroup analyses of depression showed that PPIs have experienced benefits in improving depression in most subgroups. In addition, none of the subgroup analyses performed for outcomes other than depression found PPIs to be more effective than controls. PPIs can improve positive affect, life satisfaction, happiness and depression in depressed individuals, but further studies are needed to validate their effects on well-being, and negative affect.
Cinnamomum cassia: an implication of serotonin reuptake inhibition in animal models of depression
Creators: name: Zada, Wahid
name: Zeeshan, Sara
name: Bhatti, Huma Aslam
name: Wajahat Mahmood
name: Rauf, Khalid
name: Abbas, Ghulam
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Neuroscience
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The aim of the study was to explore the traditional use of Cinnamomum cassia against depression. The standardised methanolic extract of the bark of C. cassia was evaluated for antidepressant activity using various behavioural tests, i.e. tail suspension test (TST), forced swim test (FST) and locomotor activity test. The serotonergic and noradrenergic modulation was assessed using 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)-induced head twitches and yohimbine potentiation tests, respectively. The fluoxetine and phenelzine were used as positive controls in the study. The C. cassia extract significantly decreased the immobility time in TST (maximum effective dose tested was 50 mg/kg) while no effect was observed in FST and locomotor activity test. The extract significantly increased the 5-HTP-induced head twitches while yohimbine-induced lethality remained unaltered. The aforementioned results are similar to that caused by fluoxetine. The standardised methanolic extract of C. cassia demonstrated antidepressant activity that can be attributed to rise in serotonin levels.
Supplementary materials to: Which insights can research on achievement motivation gain from network analysis? Comparing different network methods empirically (Appendix A, B, C, E, and F)
Creators: name: Jaehne, Miriam F.
name: Naumann, A.
name: Moeller, J.
name: Baars, J.
name: Dietrich, J.
Publisher: name: PsychArchives
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: 150

description: Results of the additional analyses of "Which insights can research on achievement motivation gain from network analysis? Comparing different network methods empirically", including ambivalent motivation (A1), different cutoffs for co-endorsement and co-rejection analysis (A2), centrality measures (B), and uni- and bivariate distributions (C). Appendix E includes additional methodological topics. Appendix F includes the measures.
FACTEURS SOCIOCULTURELS, POLITIQUES ET ECONOMIQUES DEFAVORABLES A L'ENTREE DE LA FEMME DANS LA SPHERE POLITIQUE DANS LA COMMUNE D'ABOMEY-CALAVI
Creators: name: Laetitia B. Ludgarde DJOSSOU
name: Kannayi Frédéric LODOUHOUE
name: Vidjannagni Victorin GBENOU
name: Expédit Wilfrid VISSIN
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Le taux de participation des femmes aux sphères politiques locales de prise de décisions demeure faible dans la communauté africaine. La présente étude vise à recenser et analyser les déterminants de la participation politique de la femme dans la commune d'Abomey-Calavi au Bénin. L’approche méthodologique adoptée à consister à collecter des données sur la base de questionnaires et d’entretiens. Les données collectées et traitées ont été analysées à l’aide du modèle SWOT. Les résultats obtenus montrent : (i) le nombre des femmes élues, 8,1%, déjà très faible au départ en 2003, a chuté à 2,7% en 2015 ; le taux actuel de12,24% constitue malgré tout une régression ; (ii) en tant qu’actrice de développement la femme est en réalité une actrice hybride qui est dans une période transitoire. Sa participation à la vie politique est sous l'influence de divers facteurs favorables (autodétermination, autonomie financière, appuis techniques des ONG, etc.) et défavorables (persistance des pesanteurs socioculturelles, pauvreté, manigances des partis politiques, pratiques obscurantistes, etc.). L’analyse de ces facteurs permet de relever une évolution certaine mais lente des changements socioculturels en faveur de l’émergence politique de la femme. Sa capacité à concilier vie socioéconomique et vie politique contribue également à des avancées significatives quant à sa participation aux sphères politiques locales de prise de décisions.