cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Nopsma rioja Villarreal-Blanco, Martínez & Eyes-Escalante, 2025, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Villarreal-Blanco, Eduardo
name: Martínez, Leonel
name: Eyes-Escalante, Melisa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Caponiidae
Nopsma
Nopsma rioja

description: Nopsma rioja sp. nov.
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: FC949F61-94C6-446B-A0EA-70C6A5C5493A
Figs 7–8, 9G–H, 10
Diagnosis
Nopsma rioja sp. nov. is similar to N. florencia, by having the tegulum spherical, very small, up to 1 /5 the cymbium length, and embolus clearly longer than the palpal tibia, but can be distinguished by the dorsal carapace pattern form by large spots instead of small black dots, and the palpal embolus anteriorly directed (Sánchez-Ruiz et al. 2020: 483, fig.18c–d; Figs 7E–G, 8A–B).
Etymology
The specific epithet is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.
Type material
Holotype
PERU • ♂; San Martín Department, Rioja, Bajo Naranjillo; 5°48′43.41″ S, 77°20′24.43″ W; 839 m a.s.l.; 27 Sep. 2009; W. Paredes and C. Albujar leg.; MUSM-ENT 0515822.
Description
Male (holotype (MUSM-ENT 0515822))
COLORATION (Fig. 7A–D). Carapace orange-brownish with a darker dorsal pattern. Chelicerae, endites and labium light orange, sternum orange-brownish. Legs orange. Abdomen dorsally gray, without noticeable pattern (Fig. 7A). Ventrally beige. Spinnerets beige.
MEASUREMENTS. Total length 4.13, carapace length 1.89, width 1.53, height 0.50. Clypeus height 0.39. Eye diameters and interdistances: PME 0.17, PME–PME 0.44. Chelicerae length 0.66. Sternum length 1.24, width 1.07. Legs: I: 6.51; II: 6.06; III: 5.22; IV: 7.72. Abdomen length 2.31.
PALP. Very small spherical tegulum, embolus longer than palpal tibia, membranous keel inconspicuous, restricted to final third (Figs 7E–G, 8, 9G–H).
Distribution
Known only for the type locality in San Martín, Peru (Fig. 10).
Remarks
The genus Nopsma, with the new species described here, now comprises 11 species, distributed from Nicaragua to southern Peru. Peru harbors the highest diversity, with five species, followed by Colombia with four species, while Nicaragua and Ecuador each have one species.
The distribution of the genus currently falls into three main groups, separated by the Andean Mountain range: species distributed along the Pacific margin of South America (N. florencia and N. juchuy), species with an Amazonian distribution (the remaining species), and a Central American species, N. armandoi, which occurs in Nicaragua. The genus has always been recorded in lowland areas below 1000 m a.s.l. The highest record is N. rioja sp. nov., found in San Martín, Peru, at 839 m a.s.l., although the greatest diversity is observed at elevations ranging from 69 to 320 m a.s.l.
description: Published as part of Villarreal-Blanco, Eduardo, Martínez, Leonel & Eyes-Escalante, Melisa, 2025, Four new species of Nopsma Sánchez-Ruiz, Brescovit & Bonaldo, 2020 (Arachnida: Caponiidae) from Peru, pp. 21-37 in European Journal of Taxonomy 981 on pages 32-34, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2807, http://zenodo.org/record/15000803
MULTIMODAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN ENGLISH: INTEGRATING VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL MODES
Creators: name: Abduraximova Makhfuza, Makhfuza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Multimodal discourse analysis has emerged as a crucial approach to understanding communication in the digital age. This article explores the integration of verbal and non-verbal modes in English discourse, focusing on the interplay between language, images, and other semiotic resources. Through a systematic review of relevant literature and a qualitative analysis of selected multimodal texts, the study reveals the complex dynamics of meaning-making in contemporary English discourse. The findings highlight the importance of considering multiple modes in discourse analysis and suggest future directions for research in this field.
Wasser: wertvolles Nass oder Überfluss?
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2014
Subjects: subject: Wassereinsparung
subject: Trinkwasser
subject: Grundwasserschutz
subject: Warmwasser
subject: Warmwasserbereitung
subject: wassersparen
subject: wassersparsam
subject: wassersparend
subject: Trinkwassersparmaßnahme
subject: Wassersparmaßnahme
subject: Warmwasserbedarf
subject: Wasserfußabdruck
subject: Virtuelles Wasser
subject: Energiesparen
subject: Wasser
subject: Water

description: Kann man Wasser eigentlich "sparen"? Ist Wassersparen zuhause sinnvoll und wo lohnt es sich für Umwelt und Haushaltskasse besonders? Antworten gibt dieses Faltblatt. Außerdem geht es darum, was jede und jeder Einzelne tun kann, damit unser Trinkwasser so gut bleibt, wie es heute ist, und was, damit auch Menschen und Ökosystemen in anderen Ländern noch genug Wasser bleibt.
The creation of an intercropping sector
Creators: name: Gillain Benoît
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Intercropping
DiverIMPACTSPA
Value chain
Learning
Actors
Cropping system
Barriers and enablers

description: Problem Setting up an intercropping value chain for crops that have been grown conventionally for years is often a big challenge. To achieve this, it is necessary to work on several economic, environmental and psychological fronts. Solution Setting up intercropping value chain (in our case pea-wheat) can be approached in the same way as setting up a classical value chain. This starts with setting up the crop on a small scale, which this then slowly scaled up (such as on a private experimental farm, research centre or university). This allows you to understand the practicalities of growing the intercrop and see if it is feasible on a large scale.
Een participatieve aanpak ter verbetering van de logistiek op het boerenbedrijf
Creators: name: Blom, Marian
name: Rossing, Walter
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: DiverIMPACTSPA
Belemmeringen en stimulansen
Leren
Actoren
Landbouwbedrijf

description: Probleem Landbouwers die verschillende gewassen willen telen en verschillende marktkanalen willen bedienen, hebben te maken met complexe logistiek op het bedrijf. Bedrijfsadviseurs bieden doorgaans technische expertise over teeltsystemen. Deze expertise wordt door de landbouwers vaak niet gezien als de juiste soort kennis om de besluitvorming op bedrijfsniveau voor dit soort managementvragen te ondersteunen. Oplossing Investeren in een netwerk waaraan boeren zelfbewust deelnemen, peer-to-peer leermiddelen opzetten, en resultaten en oplossingen delen.
Miltochrista asphida Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023, sp. n.
Creators: name: Volynkin, Anton V
name: Černý, Karel
name: Huang, Si-Yao
name: Saldaitis, Aidas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Miltochrista
Miltochrista asphida

description: Miltochrista asphida sp. n.
https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DB5A9098-F99A-4086-9D85-DB8C9B27E44E
(Figs 34, 35, 72, 73)
 Type material. Holotype (Figs 34, 72): male, “ 10–20.VIII.2014, | South Laos, | 27 km ENE of Pakse, | near Tad Fane waterfall, | 15°11'01.1''N 106°07'40.5''E, | 950m, local collector leg. / “Slide | AV6193 ♂ | A. Volynkin ” (WIGJ, ex CAV).
 Paratypes. VIETNAM: 1 male, Bao Loc, Rung Cat Tien, 11.32'N 107.48'E [11°32'N 107°48'E], 1500m, 10–20.XII.1992, sec. forest, Sinyaev & Simonov leg., gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 293/2017 ♂ (MWM / ZSM); 1 male, Đà L ạt, Datan La, 1380m, 11°54'10.6''N 108°26'[59].59''E, 29.IX.2013, K. Černý leg., gen. prep. No.: AV2614 ♂ (CKC).
 Diagnosis. The forewing length is 8.5–9.0 mm in males. Miltochrista asphida sp. n. has two forms, the typical one with intense blackish suffusion between the antemedial and subterminal streaks (Fig. 34), and the form with thin and distinct streaks (Fig. 35). The latter one is very similar to M. tenuiprocessa sp. n. (Figs 39–44) and the identification requires the examination of the genitalia structures. The male genital capsule of the new species (Figs 72, 73) is clearly different from other similar congeners due to the shield-like dilated proximal section of the uncus (reminiscent of the externally dissimilar M. uncalis Kirti & Gill, 2009 (Figs 36, 74) from South India), and the narrow and strongly elongate valva. The vesica configuration of M. asphida sp. n. is most similar to M. tenuiprocessa sp. n. (Figs 77, 78) but in the new species, the main chamber is somewhat broader, the lateral cornutus is longer, and the apical diverticulum is slightly larger.
The female is unknown.
 Distribution. Laos (Champasak Province) and Vietnam (Lâm Đồng Province).
 Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Greek ‘ασπίδα’ meaning ‘a shield’ and refers to the shield-like dilated proximal section of the uncus. The name is a noun in the nominative singular in apposition to the generic name.
description: Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V, Černý, Karel, Huang, Si-Yao & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2023, Thirteen new species of the genus Miltochrista Hübner from Indochina, China, Myanmar and India (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 12-37 in Ecologica Montenegrina 68 on page 19, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.68.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13247134
Moving the debate from open access to network neutrality: US lessons for Australia
Creators: name: Kelso, Ross
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: Against the backdrop of the Rudd government's 2007 election promise for a national wholesale broadband network to be operated under open access principles, this paper explores how the debate in the United States of America for 'open access' fell by the wayside by 2002/03 and was replaced by strident calls for 'network neutrality'. It analyses why this change of emphasis arose and how the opposing sides in the debate have taken network neutrality to mean whatever supports their case. The paper discusses possible lessons impacting on the evolving debate in Australia over the most appropriate regulatory regime underpinning the government's 2009 vision for this national wholesale broadband network to now be statecontrolled.
Interview - Erick Laming
Creators: name: Hayes, Alexander
name: Laming, Erick
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 220107 Professional Ethics (incl. police and research ethics)
subject: FOS: Philosophy, ethics and religion
subject: 220105 Legal Ethics
subject: 210301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History
subject: FOS: History and archaeology
subject: 180101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law
subject: FOS: Law
subject: 160501 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy
subject: FOS: Political science

description: This dataset 'Interview - Erick Laming’ is a component of a Doctor Of Philosophy conducted by candidate Alexander Hayes (3919493) titled 'The Socioethical Implications Of Body Worn Computers: An Ethnographic Study'.
The full thesis can be accessed at https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/853
This research was conducted in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Systems, School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT), University of Wollongong with research strength Innovation in Business & Social Research under Principal Supervisor Professor Katina Michael (University of Wollongong) and Associate Supervisor Dr Teemu Leinonen (Aalto University Finland). This thesis explores the socioethical implications of body worn computers (BWC) using an ethnographic approach. Furthermore, a subset, body worn cameras (BWCs), combines data with value added constancy through Location Based Services (LBS) over wireless network connections. The aim of this investigation was to engage global leaders from transdisciplinary stakeholder groups in semi-structured interviews, conversations and events, situating a review of the social impact and ethical implications of BWCs. A critical discourse analysis using a Foucauldian approach reveals power relations, which are then infused through narrative with unique intercultural perspectives, differentiating ‘location’ from ‘place’. The author of this study has subsequently identified through Grounded Theory that BWCs are causal agency for disconnect from proper culture which can be addressed through the application of Ngikalikarra, a unique framework for empathetic understanding of place and community engagement.
Miltochrista tumida Volynkin, Černý, Huang & Saldaitis, 2023, sp. n.
Creators: name: Volynkin, Anton V
name: Černý, Karel
name: Huang, Si-Yao
name: Saldaitis, Aidas
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Miltochrista
Miltochrista tumida

description: Miltochrista tumida sp. n.
https://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 11625931-0B37-416E-A171-49A900071588
(Figs 37, 38, 75, 76)
 Type material. Holotype (Figs 37, 75): male, “N-Vietnam 1600m | Mt. Fan-si-pan (Nord) | Cha-pa, Primärurwald [primary jungle] | 22.17''N 103.44''E [22°17'N 103°44'E] | 25.–30.III.1995 | leg. V. Sinjaev [recte: Sinyaev] & | A. Schintlmeister | Museum Witt” / ‘Slide | ZSM Arct. | 358/2017 ♂ | A. Volynkin ” (MWM / ZSM).
 Paratype. VIETNAM: 1 male, Cuc Phuong Nat. Park, 60 km SW Hanoi, 400m, 20.15'N 105.20'E [20°15'N 105°20'E], 21.XI.1994, Sinyaev & Simonov leg., gen. prep. No.: ZSM Arct. 382/2017 ♂ (MWM / ZSM).
 Diagnosis. The forewing length is 9.0–10.0 mm in males. The two known specimens of M. tumida sp. n. (Figs 37, 38) demonstrate the range of intraspecific variability and are different from each other in their forewing shape, the length of the antemedial and subterminal streaks, and the shape of the discal spot. However, these specimens display no recognisable differences in their male genitalia structures (Figs 75, 76). The male genital capsule of the new species (Figs 75, 76) is vaguely reminiscent of M. tenuiprocessa sp. n. (Figs 77, 78) but differs clearly in the broader, swollen uncus which is somewhat dorso-ventrally flattened and dilated distally (it is distally laterally flattened and apically pointed in the congener), the medially narrower valva with a shorter medial dorsal protrusion of the costa situated more proximally, the markedly shorter and less downcurved distal costal process, the shorter but broader dorsal setose cluster of the sacculus, and the longer, slenderer, more upcurved, cylindrical and apically pointed distal saccular process (it is laterally flattened and apically rounded in M. tenuiprocessa sp. n.). The phallus of M. tumida sp. n. is somewhat S-like curved whereas it is almost straight in M. tenuiprocessa sp. n. Compared to M. tenuiprocessa sp. n., the vesica of the new species has a considerably longer and broader proximal section with a well-developed subbasal diverticulum, a longer lateral cornutus, and a shorter distal diverticulum bearing a markedly longer and narrower cornutus.
The female is unknown.
 Distribution. Vietnam (Lào Cai and Ninh Bình Provinces).
 Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin ‘tumidus’ meaning ‘swollen’ and refers to the swollen uncus. The name is an adjective in apposition to the generic name.
description: Published as part of Volynkin, Anton V, Černý, Karel, Huang, Si-Yao & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2023, Thirteen new species of the genus Miltochrista Hübner from Indochina, China, Myanmar and India (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 12-37 in Ecologica Montenegrina 68 on pages 19-20, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.68.3, http://zenodo.org/record/13247134
Pesticides in fruits and vegetables from the Souss Massa region, Morocco
Creators: name: Choubbane, Hanane
name: Ouakhssase, Abdallah
name: Chahid, Adil
name: Taourirte, Moha
name: Aamouche, Ahmed
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: Plant Biology

description: This survey reports the monitoring of multi-pesticide residues of some fruits and vegetables sold in the local markets, sampled in 2018–2019, in the Souss Massa region in Morocco. A QuEChERS-LC-MS/MS method for 202 pesticides, belonging to different classes (carbamates, organophosphorus and organonitrogen pesticides) was applied and 51 samples were randomly bought from the local market, belonging to different products (tomato, cucumber, coriander, apricot, parsley, potato, zucchini, green bean, lettuce, strawberry and orange) and analysed for pesticide residues, which were detected in 69% of the samples, below the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for some pesticides which represent 14% of the targeted compounds. The most frequently detected compounds were acetamiprid, acibenzolar-s-methyl, abamectin, azoxystrobin, bifenazate, bitertanol, bromuconazole, butoxycarboxim, cyromazine, difenoconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluometuron, linuron, metaflumizone, metconazole, metribuzin, myclobutanil, pirimicarb, pyraclostrobin, propamocarb, rotenone, trichlorfon, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, thiamethoxam and thiophanate-methyl. The obtained results provide a value to the situation of pesticide residues in Morocco.
Potentiation of long-acting β2-agonist and glucocorticoid responses in human airway epithelial cells by modulation of intracellular cAMP
Creators: name: Kim, Yechan
name: Hou, Vincent
name: Huff, Ryan D.
name: Aguiar, Jennifer A.
name: Revill, Spencer
name: Tiessen, Nicholas
name: Cao, Quynh
name: Miller, Matthew S.
name: Inman, Mark D.
name: Ask, Kjetil
name: Doxey, Andrew C.
name: Hirota, Jeremy
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2021

description: Introduction Over 300 million people in the world live with asthma, resulting in 500,000 annual global deaths with future increases expected. It is estimated that around 50–80% of asthma exacerbations are due to viral infections. Currently, a combination of long-acting beta agonists (LABA) for bronchodilation and glucocorticoids (GCS) to control lung inflammation represent the dominant strategy for the management of asthma, however, it is still sub-optimal in 35–50% of moderate-severe asthmatics resulting in persistent lung inflammation, impairment of lung function, and risk of mortality. Mechanistically, LABA/GCS combination therapy results in synergistic efficacy mediated by intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Hypothesis Increasing intracellular cAMP during LABA/GCS combination therapy via inhibiting phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) and/or blocking the export of cAMP by ATP Binding Cassette Transporter C4 (ABCC4), will potentiate anti-inflammatory responses of mainstay LABA/GCS therapy. Methods Expression and localization experiments were performed using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry in human lung tissue from healthy subjects, while confirmatory transcript and protein expression analyses were performed in primary human airway epithelial cells and cell lines. Intervention experiments were performed on the human airway epithelial cell line, HBEC-6KT, by pre-treatment with combinations of LABA/GCS with PDE4 and/or ABCC4 inhibitors followed by Poly I:C or imiquimod challenge as a model for viral stimuli. Cytokine readouts for IL-6, IL-8, CXCL10/IP-10, and CCL5/RANTES were quantified by ELISA. Results Using archived human lung and human airway epithelial cells, ABCC4 gene and protein expression were confirmed in vitro and in situ. LABA/GCS attenuation of Poly I:C or imiquimod-induced IL-6 and IL-8 were potentiated with ABCC4 and PDE4 inhibition, which was greater when ABCC4 and PDE4 inhibition was combined. Modulation of cAMP levels had no impact on LABA/GCS modulation of Poly I:C-induced CXCL10/IP-10 or CCL5/RANTES. Conclusion Modulation of intracellular cAMP levels by PDE4 or ABCC4 inhibition potentiates LABA/GCS efficacy in human airway epithelial cells challenged with viral stimuli. The data suggest further exploration of the value of adding cAMP modulators to mainstay LABA/GCS therapy in asthma for potentiated anti-inflammatory efficacy.
Order selection in GARMA models for count time series: a Bayesian perspective
Creators: name: Lastra, Katerine Zuniga
name: Pumi, Guilherme
name: Prass, Taiane Schaedler
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Methodology (stat.ME)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: 62M10, 62F15, 62J02, 62F10

description: Estimation in GARMA models has traditionally been carried out under the frequentist approach. To date, Bayesian approaches for such estimation have been relatively limited. In the context of GARMA models for count time series, Bayesian estimation achieves satisfactory results in terms of point estimation. Model selection in this context often relies on the use of information criteria. Despite its prominence in the literature, the use of information criteria for model selection in GARMA models for count time series have been shown to present poor performance in simulations, especially in terms of their ability to correctly identify models, even under large sample sizes. In this study, we study the problem of order selection in GARMA models for count time series, adopting a Bayesian perspective through the application of the Reversible Jump Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach. Monte Carlo simulation studies are conducted to assess the finite sample performance of the developed ideas, including point and interval inference, sensitivity analysis, effects of burn-in and thinning, as well as the choice of related priors and hyperparameters. Two real-data applications are presented, one considering automobile production in Brazil and the other considering bus exportation in Brazil before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, showcasing the method's capabilities and further exploring its flexibility.
A fair approach to Net Neutrality
Creators: name: Larribeau, Bob
Publisher: name: Swinburne
Year: 2024

description: The Network Neutrality Debate remains unresolved in the US and elsewhere with views widely polarised. Approaches we recommended to the FCC in 2007 remain valid for bringing fairness to broadband networks whilst at the same time providing appropriate ways to manage traffic. This paper provides a background and outlines those approaches.
A Qualitative Study on Prehabilitation before Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties: Integration of Patients’ and Clinicians’ Perspectives
Creators: name: Mohammadi, Somayyeh
name: Reid, Holly
name: Watson, Wendy
name: Crocker, Morag
name: Robillard, Julie M.
name: Westby, Marie
name: Miller, William C.
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2022

description: To explore and integrate the perspectives of patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), their caregivers, and clinicians who are working with these patients about current preoperative rehabilitation (“prehab”) content and delivery. Participants were individuals with hip (n = 46) or knee OA (n = 14), their family caregivers (n = 16), and clinicians working with patients with hip/knee OA (n = 15). In semi-structured interviews and focus groups, participants answered questions regarding barriers to accessing prehab, gaps in prehab content, learning preferences, and delivery formats. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using Qualitative Description method. Four main themes were identified: (1) “I didn’t get any of that” discusses barriers in accessing prehab; (2) “I never got a definitive answer” highlights necessary information in prehab; (3) “better idea of what’s going to happen” emphasizes the positive and negative aspects of prehab; (4) “a lot of people are shifting to online” describes participants’ perspectives on online education. Our findings confirm the need for prehab education and the potential of online prehab education. The results inform the development of prehab educational modules based on users’ input.
LC-MS/MS based appraisal of multi-mycotoxin co-occurrence in poultry feeds from different regions of Punjab, Pakistan
Creators: name: Sarwat, Asifa
name: Rauf, Waqar
name: Majeed, Saima
name: De Boevre, Marthe
name: De Saeger, Sarah
name: Iqbal, Mazhar
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
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: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: Mycotoxins, being a threat to animal and human health, contribute significantly towards economic losses in the poultry sector. A liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based study was conducted on poultry feed samples collected from Punjab, Pakistan to evaluate the prevalence, contamination levels, and co-occurrence of multi-mycotoxins across different processed forms of the feed, types of utilities and sampling regions. All samples were found to be contaminated with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and fumonisin B1 (FB1). The European Commission (EC) maximum level for AFB1 in complete feedingstuffs in poultry and guidance values for FB1 and zearalenone (ZEN) were exceeded in 73%, 2%, and 14% of the contaminated samples, respectively. The corresponding median values were 39.9 µg/kg, 205 µg/kg, and 34.5 µg/kg. In addition to exceeding contamination levels, a varying co-occurrence of three to fourteen mycotoxins was observed in each of the feed samples that calls for mitigation measures to safeguard the feed and its ingredients.
What Should We Engineer in Prompts? Training Humans in Requirement-Driven LLM Use
Creators: name: Ma, Qianou
name: Peng, Weirui
name: Yang, Chenyang
name: Shen, Hua
name: Koedinger, Kenneth
name: Wu, Tongshuang
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Prompting LLMs for complex tasks (e.g., building a trip advisor chatbot) needs humans to clearly articulate customized requirements (e.g., "start the response with a tl;dr"). However, existing prompt engineering instructions often lack focused training on requirement articulation and instead tend to emphasize increasingly automatable strategies (e.g., tricks like adding role-plays and "think step-by-step"). To address the gap, we introduce Requirement-Oriented Prompt Engineering (ROPE), a paradigm that focuses human attention on generating clear, complete requirements during prompting. We implement ROPE through an assessment and training suite that provides deliberate practice with LLM-generated feedback. In a randomized controlled experiment with 30 novices, ROPE significantly outperforms conventional prompt engineering training (20% vs. 1% gains), a gap that automatic prompt optimization cannot close. Furthermore, we demonstrate a direct correlation between the quality of input requirements and LLM outputs. Our work paves the way to empower more end-users to build complex LLM applications.
description: 15 pages; TOCHI 2025
Multi-Scale Grouped Prototypes for Interpretable Semantic Segmentation
Creators: name: Porta, Hugo
name: Dalsasso, Emanuele
name: Marcos, Diego
name: Tuia, Devis
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Prototypical part learning is emerging as a promising approach for making semantic segmentation interpretable. The model selects real patches seen during training as prototypes and constructs the dense prediction map based on the similarity between parts of the test image and the prototypes. This improves interpretability since the user can inspect the link between the predicted output and the patterns learned by the model in terms of prototypical information. In this paper, we propose a method for interpretable semantic segmentation that leverages multi-scale image representation for prototypical part learning. First, we introduce a prototype layer that explicitly learns diverse prototypical parts at several scales, leading to multi-scale representations in the prototype activation output. Then, we propose a sparse grouping mechanism that produces multi-scale sparse groups of these scale-specific prototypical parts. This provides a deeper understanding of the interactions between multi-scale object representations while enhancing the interpretability of the segmentation model. The experiments conducted on Pascal VOC, Cityscapes, and ADE20K demonstrate that the proposed method increases model sparsity, improves interpretability over existing prototype-based methods, and narrows the performance gap with the non-interpretable counterpart models. Code is available at github.com/eceo-epfl/ScaleProtoSeg.
description: Accepted at WACV 2025
GWRSM-SDM: Point process models for swamp maire distribution in the Greater Wellington Region of Aotearoa New Zealand
Creators: name: Herbert, Sarah
name: Tomscha, Stephanie
name: Lai, Hao Ran
name: Benavidez, Rubianca
name: Balkwill, Colan
name: Ruston, Pearl
name: Jackson, Bethanna
name: Deslippe, Julie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Repository for the manuscript 'Herbert SM*, Tomscha SA*, Lai HR, Benavidez R, Balkwill C, Ruston P, Jackson B, Deslippe JR. Identifying suitable and accessible refugia to mitigate impacts of an emerging disease on a rare tree'. Authors labelled with an asterisk (*) contributed equally. This version is updated with changes made during second round of peer review.
ms-sherbert/GWRSM-SDM: v0.9.1-alpha
Creators: name: Herbert, Sarah
name: Tomscha, Stephanie
name: Lai, Hao Ran
name: Benavidez, Rubianca
name: Balkwill, Colan
name: Ruston, Pearl
name: Jackson, Bethanna
name: Deslippe, Julie
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Pre-release version for peer review of the code repository for the manuscript entitled: 'Herbert SM*, Tomscha SA*, Lai HR, Benavidez R, Balkwill C, Ruston P, Jackson B, Deslippe JR. Leveraging human-nature interactions and spatial modelling to identify restorable refugia for a threatened tree species'. Authors labelled with an asterisk (*) contributed equally.
Semagystia alaica Yakovlev 2007
Creators: name: Yakovlev, Roman V.
name: Naydenov, Artem E.
name: Shapoval, Nazar A.
name: Shapoval, Galina N.
name: Pavlova, Polina D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cossidae
Semagystia
Semagystia alaica

description: Semagystia alaica Yakovlev, 2007
Figs 3, 11
Yakovlev, 2007: 14−15.
Type locality: Kirghizia, Alaiskii Range, 70 km S. Kisil-Kiya, Maidantau.
Type material (Holotype, male) in MWM, examined.
Material examined. Male (Holotype), Kirghizia, Alaiskii Range, 70 km S. Kisil-Kiya, Maidantau, 2000 m, 13.vii.1997, leg. I. Pljusctch (GPrMWM 11092) (MWM); 4 males (paratypes), same locality and data (GPrMWM 11099); 1 male (paratype), the same locality, 11.vii.97, V. Dolin leg. (MWM); 5 males, 1 female, Souther Kyrgyzstan, Alai Mt. Range, Isfraim-Say, 1700 m, 3.vii.1998, leg. I. Plyustch (RYB); 1 male, Kyrgyztsan, Alai Mt. Range, 7 km W of Kara-Teiit vill., Ok-Suu, 2950 m, 39°31ʹN 71°41ʹE, 28.vi.2019, leg. P. Gorbunov (RYB); 1 male, Kyrgyzstan, Alai Mts., 9.6 km SW KIchi-Karakol, 39°50.370ʹN 73°19.503ʹ E, 2667 m, 15.vii.2015, leg. S. Korb (RYB); 1 male, Kyrgyzstan, Alai, Batken prov., Kichik-ASlai, 2050 m, 10.vii.1995, leg. E. Rutjan (RYB).
Distribution: Kyrgyzstan (Alai Mts)
description: Published as part of Yakovlev, Roman V., Naydenov, Artem E., Shapoval, Nazar A., Shapoval, Galina N. & Pavlova, Polina D., 2023, Review of Semagystia tsimgana species group (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Cossinae) with description of two new species from Central Asia, pp. 83-93 in Ecologica Montenegrina 70 on page 88, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.10, http://zenodo.org/record/13247232
Semagystia dubatolovi Yakovlev 2007
Creators: name: Yakovlev, Roman V.
name: Naydenov, Artem E.
name: Shapoval, Nazar A.
name: Shapoval, Galina N.
name: Pavlova, Polina D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cossidae
Semagystia
Semagystia dubatolovi

description: Semagystia dubatolovi Yakovlev, 2007
Figs 4, 12
Yakovlev, 2007: 6−7.
Type locality: Turkmenistan, Kugitang Mts., Airi-Baba Mt.
Type material (Holotype, male) in ISEA, examined.
Material examined. Male (Holotype), Turkmenistan, Kugitang Mts., Airi-Baba Mt., 2150 m, 14.vii.1991, V. Dubatolov legit. (ISEA), 33 males (paratypes), same data (ISEA, RYB, MWM).
Distribution: Turkmenistan (Kugitang Mts. Range).
description: Published as part of Yakovlev, Roman V., Naydenov, Artem E., Shapoval, Nazar A., Shapoval, Galina N. & Pavlova, Polina D., 2023, Review of Semagystia tsimgana species group (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Cossinae) with description of two new species from Central Asia, pp. 83-93 in Ecologica Montenegrina 70 on page 88, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.10, http://zenodo.org/record/13247232
Semagystia muratovi Yakovlev & Shapoval 2023, sp. n.
Creators: name: Yakovlev, Roman V.
name: Naydenov, Artem E.
name: Shapoval, Nazar A.
name: Shapoval, Galina N.
name: Pavlova, Polina D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cossidae
Semagystia
Semagystia muratovi

description: Semagystia muratovi Yakovlev & Shapoval, sp. n.
Type locality: Uzbekistan, Surkhandariya Reg., Babatag Mt. Range, near Zarkomar vill.
Type material (Holotype, male) in ZISP, examined.
Distribution: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan (Babatag Mts. Range).
description: Published as part of Yakovlev, Roman V., Naydenov, Artem E., Shapoval, Nazar A., Shapoval, Galina N. & Pavlova, Polina D., 2023, Review of Semagystia tsimgana species group (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Cossinae) with description of two new species from Central Asia, pp. 83-93 in Ecologica Montenegrina 70 on page 90, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.10, http://zenodo.org/record/13247232
Semagystia stchetkini Yakovlev 2007
Creators: name: Yakovlev, Roman V.
name: Naydenov, Artem E.
name: Shapoval, Nazar A.
name: Shapoval, Galina N.
name: Pavlova, Polina D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cossidae
Semagystia
Semagystia stchetkini

description: Semagystia stchetkini Yakovlev, 2007
Figs 5, 13
Yakovlev, 2007: 15−16.
Type locality: Tadjikistan, Ghissar Mts., 35 km S Pendzhikent, Magian.
Type material (Holotype, male) in MWM, examined.
 Material examined. Tajikistan: Male (Holotype), Tadjikistan, Ghissar Mts., 35 km S. Pendzhikent, Magian, 1800–3000 m, 09–11.vii.1994, leg. V. Lukhtanov (GPrMWM 11091) (MWM); 5 males (paratypes), same locality and data (GPrMWM 11099); 1 male (paratype), Tadjikistan, Gissarskii Range, Iskander-Kul’ lake, 2200 m, 20.vii.1994, leg. V. Lukhtanov (MWM); 4 males, 2 females (paratypes), Tadjikistan, Ghissar Mts., Kondara, 1100 m, 38°50ʹN; 68°50ʹE, July 1998 (MWM); 9 males, 4 females (paratypes), Tadjikistan, Ghissar Mts., 20 km NW Tursunsade, Farob, 1000–1200 m, 1–2.vii.1994, leg. V. Lukhtanov (MWM); 3 males (paratypes), Tadjikistan, Pendzhikent reg., Seravsan-Tal, Magien, 1800 m, 10.vii.1994, leg. V. Lukhtanov (MWM); 1 female (paratype), Seravshan Mts., 45 SSE Aini, Dasht, 18−20.vii.1994 (MWM); 1 male, Tajikistan, Gissar Mt. Range, 30 km N Dushanbe, Kondara vill., light, 16.ix.1991, leg. P. Ustjuzhanin (RYB). Uzbekistan: 1 male, 2 females (paratypes), Uzbekistan, Ghissar Range, 60 km E Shakhrisabz, 20– 27.vii.1994, leg. A. Karpov (MWM); 1 male (paratype), Uzbekistan, S. of Samarkand, Aman-Kutan, 15.vi.1994, leg. V. Lukhtanov MWM); 1 male (paratype), Uzbekistan, Ghissarskij Range, Jurgy, 1000 m, 1.vii.1994, leg. V. Lukhtanov (MWM); 1 male (paratype), Uzbekistan, Samarkand Gebiet, Seravshan Gebirge, Aman-Kutan, 1600 m, 15.vi.1994, leg. V. Lukhtanov (MWM); 1 female, Uzbekistan, Zeravshan Mt. Range, Kitab Reserve, 1500 m, 6−10.vi.2001, leg. S. Nikiforov (RYB). Kyrgyzstan: 6 males, 6 females, Kyrgyzstan, Turkestanskyi Mt. Range, 11 km SE of Katran vill., Buldzhuma river, 1800 m, 39°44ʹN 70°05ʹE, 4.07.2019, leg. P. Gorbunov (RYB).
Distribution: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan (Gissar Mts., including Turkestanskii Mt. Range).
description: Published as part of Yakovlev, Roman V., Naydenov, Artem E., Shapoval, Nazar A., Shapoval, Galina N. & Pavlova, Polina D., 2023, Review of Semagystia tsimgana species group (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Cossinae) with description of two new species from Central Asia, pp. 83-93 in Ecologica Montenegrina 70 on page 90, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.10, http://zenodo.org/record/13247232
Semagystia tarbagataica Yakovlev 2014
Creators: name: Yakovlev, Roman V.
name: Naydenov, Artem E.
name: Shapoval, Nazar A.
name: Shapoval, Galina N.
name: Pavlova, Polina D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cossidae
Semagystia
Semagystia tarbagataica

description: Semagystia tarbagataica Yakovlev, 2014
Figs 6, 14
Yakovlev, 2014: 655.
Type locality: E. Kazakhstan, Tarbagatai distr., Zhagalbaily Mts., 7 km NE Kyzylkezek vill., Bugaz river Valley, 47º55ʹN; 82º04ʹE.
Type material (Holotype, male) in ZISP, examined.
Material examined. Holotype, male, E. Kazakhstan, Tarbagatai distr., Zhagalbaily Mts., 7 km NE Kyzylkezek village, Bugaz river Valley, 700 m, 47º55ʹN / 82º04ʹE, 23.07.2011, leg. R. Yakovlev (ZISP); paratypes, 6 males, 11 females, same locality (ZISP, MWM, RYB); 1 male, 1 female, E. Kazakhstan, W Tarbagatai Mts, Urdzhar district, 7 km NE of Altynshoky (Predgornoe) village, 920 m. 47º11ʹ37ʹʹN / 81º09ʹ46ʹʹE, 24.06.2014, Volynkin A.V. & Titov S.V. leg. (RYB); 1 female, Eastern Kazakhstan, Bukombaj Mts., 35 km SW Alexeevka (Terekty) Village, 48°16ʹN / 85°26ʹ, 650 m, 28.06.2018, R. Yakovlev, V. Doroshkin, V. Rudoj & A. Naydenov leg. (RYB); 7 females, Karaganda Province, Takrau River, Saryterek aul, 700 m, 48°05ʹN / 75°18ʹE, 29.05.2015, leg. P. Gorbunov (RYB); 1 male, Karaganda Reg., Zhana-Arka distr, 23‒ 24.06.1959, leg. Aibasov (ZIA); 2 males, 3 females, Kazakhstan, Karagandy Reg., Bektau-Ata Mts., 70 km. N of Balkhash, 47°26ʹ52.20ʹʹN / 74°41ʹ5.92ʹʹE, 7.07.2018, at light, S.A. Knyazev leg. (SKO).
Distribution: Eastern and Central Kazakhstan (Tarbagataj Mountains and Kazakh Uplands).
description: Published as part of Yakovlev, Roman V., Naydenov, Artem E., Shapoval, Nazar A., Shapoval, Galina N. & Pavlova, Polina D., 2023, Review of Semagystia tsimgana species group (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Cossinae) with description of two new species from Central Asia, pp. 83-93 in Ecologica Montenegrina 70 on page 90, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.10, http://zenodo.org/record/13247232
Variation in Platycladus orientalis (Cupressaceae) Reproductive Output and Its Effect on Seed Orchard Crops’ Genetic Diversity
Creators: name: Jiao, Si-Qian
name: Li, Meiyu
name: Zhu, Yuan-Jiao
name: Zhou, Shan-Shan
name: Zhao, Shi-Wei
name: Li, Zhi-Chao
name: Bao, Yu-Tao
name: Shi, Tian-Le
name: Zhang, Hui-Jin
name: Yang, Xiao-Lei
name: Zhu, Ji-Jun
name: Porth, Ilga
name: El-Kassaby, Yousry A.
name: Cheng, Shi-Ping
name: Li, Yue
name: Mao, Jian-Feng
Publisher: name: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Year: 2021

description: The genetic efficiency of seed orchards is crucial for determining seed crops’ genetic gain and diversity. Platycladus orientalis is a conifer tree of important ecological value in China. Here, we assessed the reproductive output (fertility) variation for 166 clones in a first-generation P. orientalis seed orchard over five years and across three years for each gender (female: 2017, 2018, and 2020 and male: 2017, 2019, and 2021). Fertility variation and genetic diversity parameters were estimated for each gender-year combination. The reproductive output (fertility) variation differed among years, provinces, clones nested within provinces, and ramets within clones. We observed asymmetry in the gender reproductive output and parental imbalance and determined their profound effects on the genetic diversity of these seed crops. The maleness index revealed the existence of female-biased or male-biased clones. When seeds from multiple individuals and years were blended, we found an increase in the effective number of parents (Np) and in genetic diversity (GD), and a reduced fertility variation (Ψ) in the seed orchard. When we set the effective number of parents (Np) to 30, the GD of the seed orchard could be maintained at more than 95%. Thus, achieving genetic diversity balance in seed production can be accomplished through monitoring the fertility variation of orchards and through the utilization of the thereby generated information for the advanced generation of seed orchards.
SparX: A Sparse Cross-Layer Connection Mechanism for Hierarchical Vision Mamba and Transformer Networks
Creators: name: Lou, Meng
name: Fu, Yunxiang
name: Yu, Yizhou
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Due to the capability of dynamic state space models (SSMs) in capturing long-range dependencies with linear-time computational complexity, Mamba has shown notable performance in NLP tasks. This has inspired the rapid development of Mamba-based vision models, resulting in promising results in visual recognition tasks. However, such models are not capable of distilling features across layers through feature aggregation, interaction, and selection. Moreover, existing cross-layer feature aggregation methods designed for CNNs or ViTs are not practical in Mamba-based models due to high computational costs. Therefore, this paper aims to introduce an efficient cross-layer feature aggregation mechanism for vision backbone networks. Inspired by the Retinal Ganglion Cells (RGCs) in the human visual system, we propose a new sparse cross-layer connection mechanism termed SparX to effectively improve cross-layer feature interaction and reuse. Specifically, we build two different types of network layers: ganglion layers and normal layers. The former has higher connectivity and complexity, enabling multi-layer feature aggregation and interaction in an input-dependent manner. In contrast, the latter has lower connectivity and complexity. By interleaving these two types of layers, we design a new family of vision backbone networks with sparsely cross-connected layers, achieving an excellent trade-off among model size, computational cost, memory cost, and accuracy in comparison to its counterparts. For instance, with fewer parameters, SparX-Mamba-T improves the top-1 accuracy of VMamba-T from 82.5\% to 83.5\%, while SparX-Swin-T achieves a 1.3\% increase in top-1 accuracy compared to Swin-T. Extensive experimental results demonstrate that our new connection mechanism possesses both superior performance and generalization capabilities on various vision tasks.
description: Accepted by AAAI 2025. Code is available at https://github.com/LMMMEng/SparX
Semagystia temreshevi Yakovlev & Shapoval 2023, sp. n.
Creators: name: Yakovlev, Roman V.
name: Naydenov, Artem E.
name: Shapoval, Nazar A.
name: Shapoval, Galina N.
name: Pavlova, Polina D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Cossidae
Semagystia
Semagystia temreshevi

description: Semagystia temreshevi Yakovlev & Shapoval, sp. n.
Type locality: South Kazakhstan, Boraldaitau Mt. Range, Koshkarata river Valley.
Type material (Holotype, male) in ZISP, examined.
Distribution: Southern Kazakhstan (Karatau Mts. Range).
description: Published as part of Yakovlev, Roman V., Naydenov, Artem E., Shapoval, Nazar A., Shapoval, Galina N. & Pavlova, Polina D., 2023, Review of Semagystia tsimgana species group (Lepidoptera, Cossidae: Cossinae) with description of two new species from Central Asia, pp. 83-93 in Ecologica Montenegrina 70 on page 91, DOI: 10.37828/em.2023.70.10, http://zenodo.org/record/13247232
Feinstaubbelastung auf Holi-Festivals - Orientierende Messungen des Umweltbundesamtes
Creators: name: (:Unkn) Unknown
Publisher: name: My University
Year: 2015

description: Holi-Festivals sind in Deutschland derzeit sehr beliebt. Während dieser Musikveranstaltungen werden spezielle Farbpulver (Holi-Farben) in die Luft geworfen und zusätzlich zur Dekoration der Haare, der Haut und der Kleidung verwendet. Das Umweltbundesamt war mit einem Partikel-Messgerät auf einer solchen Veranstaltung und setzt die Ergebnisse, die auf dem Festival gewonnen wurden, in Bezug zu erhobenen Messwerten in der näheren Umgebung sowie zu einem circa 300 Meter entfernten Vergleichsort. Des Weiteren wurden die ausgegebenen Farbpulver hinsichtlich ihrer Partikelgrößenverteilung und ihrer Partikelart untersucht. Es stellte sich heraus, dass sehr hohe Feinstaubkonzentrationen auf dem Festivalgelände auftreten und dass auch in der näheren Umgebung erhöhte Werte gemessen werden können. Die emittierten Partikel lagen zu etwa 45 Prozent im Bereich PM2,5. Dies lässt Bedenken an der gesundheitlichen Verträglichkeit der Staubexposition gerechtfertigt erscheinen.
Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de
description: Amongst young people in Germany holi-festivals are currently very popular. At these music-events special coloured powders (Holi-Colours) are thrown into the air. The powders are also used for decorating the skin, hair and clothes. The German Environment Agency attended one of these festivals with a mobile particle counter. The obtained results from the festival grounds were compared with the results from samples taken in the vicinity as well as at a distance of approximately 300 metres. Furthermore we analysed the handed out holi-powders according to their particle size distribution and consistency. We found that very high PM10 concentrations occur in the holi-festival area. Also in the near vicinity of the festival elevated concentrations could be detected. The emitted particles consisted of the considerable amount of 45 per cent of PM2.5. This raises concerns about the health compatibility of these fine dust exposures.
Quelle: www.umweltbundesamt.de