cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Initial effects of supplemental forages and feedstuffs on bovine rumen ecology in vitro as determined by DNA-based molecular procedures
Creators: name: Turner, Kenneth E.
name: Belesky, David P.
name: Zobel, Richard W.
name: Ann-Marie Fortuna
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: This research aided in determining the impacts on rumen microbial ecology when supplemental forages and feedstuffs were added for 48 h after an initial 24-h in vitro rumen fermentation of orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) hay. Short-term shifts in bovine rumen community structure (bacteria, archea, protozoa, and fungi) resulting from each separate forage and feedstuff addition were measured using unique operational taxonomic units (OTU)s contained in terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) profiles. The Tukey Vacuum Cleaner Analysis (TVCA) model of bacteria accounted for 66.3% of the treatment variance and OTUs clustered into 3 distinct groupings. The model developed for TVCA analysis of archaea accounted for 76.6% of the treatment variance and OTUs clustered into 2 distinct groupings. The TVCA treatment variance of protozoa accounted for 75.8% and OTUs clustered into 3 distinct groupings. Additions of various forages and feedstuffs did not result in shifts in fungal community structure in the short-term experiment. Our results demonstrate that the rumen ecology using initial T-RFLP profiles in vitro of bacteria, archaea, and protozoa and a TVCA analysis can identify pattern groupings of forages and feedstuffs. Groupings of forages and feedstuffs can help refine supplementation for improved nutritional management of ruminants.
Challenges to the Development of Agro-processing Enterprises in Antigua and Barbuda
Creators: name: Laudat, Julie-Ann
name: Laudat, Julie-Ann
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: Land Economics/Use
subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: Political Economy
subject: Production Economics
subject: Productivity Analysis
subject: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
subject: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
subject: agro-processing
subject: value chain
subject: agriculture
subject: agri-business and raw material.

description: The economy of Antigua and Barbuda, a small island developing state, has suffered a number of setbacks in the past four years. The global economic downturn, the collapse of the company that was the second largest employer and the crash of two insurance companies, have led to a scarcity of jobs. This was also compounded by a reduction in visitor arrivals, in a country dependent on tourism. As a result, self-employment has expanded to earn a livelihood. The agricultural sector seems to provide more opportunities for self-employment and the Ministry of Agriculture has received increased applications for farm lands during this period. The increased applications, could possibly lead to more land being farmed, and have the potential for increased crop production. This increased production, presents an opportunity for value addition to increased income earned from the sector. This opportunity is to be encouraged, as providing food through the full utilisation of the value chain can lead to enhanced food security. However, to properly develop this primary link in the value chain, there are a few challenges that must be overcome. These challenges include, but are not limited to: raw material availability and consistency of supply, high cost of production, limited support from government and non-government agencies, and low volume of production, resulting in limited export opportunities. This paper looks at the challenges that need to be overcome so that agro-processing agri-businesses can make meaningful contributions to the value chain. The role of women, in agro-processing and their contribution to their households will also be examined; as well as, the definition of agro-processing/agoindustry and its role in the economy.
Multiple temperature components of the hot circumgalactic medium of the Milky Way
Creators: name: Das, Sanskriti
name: Mathur, Smita
name: Gupta, Anjali
name: Nicastro, Fabrizio
name: Krongold, Yair
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We present a deep XMM-Newton observation of the Galactic halo emission in the direction of the blazar 1ES 1553+113. In order to extract the Galactic halo component from the diffuse soft X-ray emission spectrum, accurately modeling the foreground components is crucial. Here we present complex modeling of the foregrounds with unprecedented details. A careful analysis of the spectrum yields two temperature components of the halo gas (T$^{em}_1$= 10$^{6.25-6.42}$K, T$^{em}_2$= 10$^{6.68-6.92}$K). We find that these temperatures obtained from the emission spectrum are not consistent with those from the absorption spectrum (T$^{ab}_1$= 10$^{6.07-6.13}$K, T$^{ab}_2$= 10$^{6.96-7.15}$K), unlike the previous studies that found only one temperature component of the Milky Way circumgalactic medium. This provides us with interesting insights into the nature of emitting and absorbing systems. We discuss several possibilities objectively, and conclude that most likely we are observing multiple (3 to 4) discrete temperatures between 10$^{5.5}$K and $\geqslant$10$^7$K in the Milky Way circumgalactic medium.
description: 13 pages, 5 figures, published in ApJ
Weissia armata Fedosov (Fedosov 2011
Creators: name: Ros, Rosa M.
name: Olaf, Susana Rams
name: Eloy, Olaf Werner
name: Cerón, Eloy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Pottiales
Pottiaceae
Weissia
Weissia armata

description: Weissia armata (Thér. & Trab.) Fedosov
Weissia condensa var. armata (Thér.& Trab.) M.J.Cano, Ros & J.Guerra
Weissia papillosissima Laz.
Nomenclature follows Fedosov (2011).
RECORDS. — Thériot (1931, 1933), Jelenc (1955a), Cano et al. (2000): Hoggar, oued Haman, 2000 m. Jelenc (1955a): Est de Tazerouk. Collenot et al. (1960): Tassili N’Aijer, Afaïtalèsse. Frahm (1978): Laghouat. Rare.
description: Published as part of Ros, Rosa M., Olaf, Susana Rams, Eloy, Olaf Werner & Cerón, Eloy, 2024, Revisiting the Bryophyte Checklist of Algeria: Exploring Diversity and Distribution, pp. 49-116 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (5) on pages 105-106, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2024v45a5, http://zenodo.org/record/14593891
Trends in chemical pollution and ecological status of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia: a review focussing on nutrients, metals and pesticides
Creators: name: LB Merga
name: AA Mengistie
name: JH Faber
name: PJ Van Den Brink
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: Science Policy

description: Aquatic ecosystems contribute to human well-being by delivering ecosystem services, but their protection has been given low priority in Africa. Lake Ziway in the Ethiopian Rift Valley basin provides services including irrigation, drinking water and fish food in the region. This paper reviews the biological resources and spatio- temporal variation of water quality of the lake focussing on nutrients, metals and pesticides. Lake Ziway is under increasing agricultural and urban pressure and is exhibiting deteriorating trends in several water quality and ecological parameters. Nutrients and trace metals, including PO43−, NO3−, NH4+, Ca2+, Cu and Ni of the lake have shown increasing temporal trends in concentration. Spatially, higher values of major parameters (e.g. NO3 −, NH4 +, K, Na and electrical conductivity) were observed at shoreline sites near floriculture farming. The water quality of the lake exceeded guideline values for drinking water (alkalinity and Fe) and for aquatic life (NH +, Fe, Cr, Cu and Se). The recently reported pesticides in the lake possibly cause ecological and human health effect. Accordingly, agriculture and urbanisation are affecting water quality of Lake Ziway, with likely negative effects on human health and the lake ecosystem function unless appropriate interventions are taken. Our results may be useful in assessing other African lakes subject to similar anthropogenic pressures in their catchments.
title: Dramaturgy Like a Ghost? A Few Remarks on the Dramaturg and Words in Dance
Creators: name: Wycisk, Karolina
Publisher: name: Instytut Im. J. Grotowskiego We Wrocławiu (Wydawca); Wydział Polonistyki UJ w Krakowie (Współwydawca)
Year: 2020

description: The author begins with an observation by André Lepecki concerning the fear of working with a dramaturg. Recalling several concepts that define the role of the dramaturg in dance (Lepecki, Liesbeth Wildschut, Bojana Cvejić, Bojana Bauer, Maaike Bleeker), the author juxtaposes various interpretations of the scope and forms of collaboration with the dramaturg. She reaches the conclusion that although in a professional context, dramaturgy is most of the time associated with project-based work and the freelance economy, the fusion of various functions and the growing significance of the word in dance productions make the presence of the dramaturg increasingly desireable. At the same time, she notes that the viewer’s contribution can also be considered as belonging to dramaturgy, and that the understanding of dramaturgy goes beyond the dichotomy of word/text, and movement/stage interpretation.

Keywords: dramaturgy, dramaturg, dance, performance, words
Quantum rotors and their symmetries
Creators: name: Dudek, Jerzy
name: Gozdz, Andrzej
name: Rosly, Daniel
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Nuclear Theory (nucl-th)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: A connection between nuclear symmetries other than those of an ellipsoidal nucleus and the properties of the implied rotational spectra are discussed. The discussion is focussed on a few examples of exotic shapes predicted recently by microscopic calculations. Some possible interpretation difficulties related to experiment are shortly mentioned.
description: Invited talk at "High Spin Physics 2001", see http://www.fuw.edu.pl/~hs2001/ , to be published in Acta Physica Polonica B
Instructional design quality in medical Massive Open Online Courses for integration into campus education
Creators: name: Hendriks, Renée A.
name: Jong, Peter G. M. De
name: Admiraal, Wilfried F.
name: Reinders, Marlies E. J.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: Purpose: Medical Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are of interest for campus education. With growing interest in integrating medical MOOCs, their quality must be ensured. This however, has not been studied. We investigated if medical MOOCs meet the instructional design principles: problem-centeredness, activation, demonstration, application, integration, collective knowledge, collaboration, differentiation, authentic resources, feedback, and goal-setting. Methods: An overview of medical MOOCs and inclusion criteria were developed. Out of 410 MOOCs, 33 were selected. A data collection tool was compiled and calibrated. Investigators enrolled in selected MOOCs and coded presence of instructional design principles after examination of all course pages. Results: Application, authentic resources, problem-centeredness, and goal-setting were found to be present in many of the courses. Activation, collective knowledge, differentiation, and demonstration were present in less than half of the courses. Finally, integration, collaboration, and expert feedback were present in less than 15% of the courses. Conclusions: Medical MOOCs meet these principles in varying degree. Certain principles might be scarcely present due to a problematic fit with the MOOC concept or a need for further development in online settings. Assessment of instructional design quality is desired before integrating so that MOOC quality can be considered in relation to the quality of existing campus education.
title: Évaluation préliminaire de la toxicité des particules de sols de latérites en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Suivi de : Le nickel, le chrome, le cobalt et le manganèse dans les gisements de latérites de Nouvelle-Calédonie : étude exploratoire sur la toxicité et l’exposition humaine
Creators: name: Delmelle, Pierre
name: Le Blond, J.
name: Bani, P.
Publisher: name: CNRT Nickel et son environnement
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
valueUri: http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/38235147.pdf

description: Programmes Poussières et Toxicité du nickel. (Tome Nickel et Société)
Lonoa hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder 1938
Creators: name: Raines, Bret
name: Huber, Markus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Cardiida
Semelidae
Lonoa
Lonoa hawaiensis

description: Lonoa aff. hawaiensis Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938
Figures 42 A–C
 Lonoa hawaiensis Dall et al.,1938: p. 179, pl. 46, figs. 5–8.
 Lonoa hawaiensis Dall et al.,1938 — Kay, 1979: p. 565, fig. 183 I; Paulay, 1987: p. 16; Preece, 1995: p. 351; Tröndlé & Boutet, 2009: p. 9: Severns, 2011: p. 476, pl. 218, fig. 5.
 Material examined. A single articulated specimen (1.5 mm) (BK).
 Diagnosis. Shell very small (1.5 mm in height), ovate, translucent, fragile, with posteriorly placed small, pointed umbones. Exterior surface glossy, growth lines with irregularly placed weak radial streaks. Hinge consisting of a strong single and a split cardinal, the cardinals comparatively large, the split cardinal posterior in the RV and anterior in the LV, hinge plate non-indented; no laterals.
 Remarks. This unique and very strong hinge was not encountered in any other EI species. From the hinge structure galeommatids are excluded. Most of the traits in shape, sculpture and hinge are shared with the genus Lonoa. A very juvenile Lonoa species can at present not be excluded.
 Habitat. Dredged at 30–80 m in fine sand, off the western coastline near Tahai, EI, 27°07’20” S, 109°26’30” W.
 Distribution. Lonoa hawaiensis was originally described from the Hawaiian Islands, but has been recorded from the Cook Islands, Society Islands, Austral Islands, Pitcairn Islands and now possibly Easter Island— E5.
description: Published as part of Raines, Bret & Huber, Markus, 2012, 3217, pp. 1-106 in Zootaxa 3217 on page 83
Weak force detection with superposed coherent states
Creators: name: Munro, W. J.
name: Nemoto, K.
name: Milburn, G. J.
name: Braunstein, S. L.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2001
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: We investigate the utility of non classical states of simple harmonic oscillators, particularly a superposition of coherent states, for sensitive force detection. We find that like squeezed states a superposition of coherent states allows displacement measurements at the Heisenberg limit. Entangling many superpositions of coherent states offers a significant advantage over a single mode superposition states with the same mean photon number.
description: 6 pages, no figures: New section added on entangled resources. Changes to discussions and conclusion
title: Between the Stage and the Obscene: On the Critical Potential of the Naked Body
Creators: name: Müller, Alicja
Publisher: name: Instytut Im. J. Grotowskiego We Wrocławiu (Wydawca); Wydział Polonistyki UJ w Krakowie (Współwydawca)
Year: 2020

description: The article describes the subversive potential of nudity and pornography in such plays as This Is a Musical by Karol Tymiński and Hundred Toasts for a Dead Artist by Anita Wach and Bojan Jablanovec, representing critical choreography focused on dominant socio-political order of representation. It also describes the deconstruction of normative models of being in the world to establish new rules of the game in opposition to existing ones and the discovery of mutual private and public influences. The choreographies under discussion can be described as both perverse and subversive, which allows for presenting obscene relationships with emancipation. The author tries to prove that in the space of art, obscenity is often a trickster’s strategy, leading to the redefinition of the existing division into what is visible and invisible in the public space.

Keywords: obscenity, dance, nudity, porn, body
Formation of Double Rings Around Evolved Stars
Creators: name: Soker, Noam
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: I propose a scenario for the formation of double-ring systems, as observed in some planetary nebulae and in the outer rings of SN 1987A. In this scenario, two jets, one jet on each side of the equatorial plane, expand into a thin, dense shell. Such a flow is expected in binary systems where the mass-losing primary undergoes an impulsive mass loss episode which forms a thin, dense shell. I assume that a small fraction of that mass is accreted onto a companion which blows the jets. Each jet accelerates shell's material it hits sideways, forming a higher density ring. Using several simplifying assumptions, I derive an expression for the radius of the ring, which depends relatively weakly on the jets and impulsive mass loss episode properties. This shows that such a scenario is feasible. If there are several such impulsive mass loss episodes, more double rings will be formed, as observed in the planetary nebulae MyCn 18 (the Hourglass nebula). Because of the binary interaction and orbital motion, the double-ring system is displaced from the symmetry axis of the main nebula, as observed.
description: 11 pages, Submitted to ApJ
The effectiveness of riparian zones in mitigating water quality impacts in an agriculturally dominated river system in South Africa
Creators: name: CR Petersen
name: NZ Jovanovic
name: MC Grenfell
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: This study evaluates relationships between contrasting land uses representing an anthropogenic impact gradient in a coastal agricultural catchment, and riparian vegetation, as reflected in changes in nutrient dynamics and water quality. The objectives were to: 1) determine the water and sediment quality emanating from variations in land cover using runoff plots and 2) examine the influence and effectiveness of the riparian vegetation in mediating nutrient fluxes from adjacent pastures. The contrasting land covers generated different runoff volumes, nutrient concentrations and associated loads. The indigenous forest demonstrated the lowest runoff volumes, the highest TN concentrations, but the lowest cumulative TN loads over the study period. Agriculture and alien Acacia mearnsii trees had the greatest impact on nutrient loads. The highest nutrient loads were recorded from the pastures (TN: 84.8 g m−2; NH4+-N: 38.3 g m−2) and the alien invaded degraded riparian zone (TN: 100.7 g m−2; NH4+-N: 55.6 g m−2). The nutrient loading was dependent on land cover, land use, rainfall amount and intensity and the associated surface runoff and a decreasing trend in nutrient concentrations was observed from the pastures to the riparian zones and to the river at all sites.
Ervilia bisculpta Gould 1861
Creators: name: Raines, Bret
name: Huber, Markus
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Chromista
Ciliophora
Cyrtophoria
Dysteriida
Dysteriidae
Ervilia
Ervilia bisculpta

description: Ervilia bisculpta Gould, 1861
Figures 41 D–H
 Ervilia bisculpta Gould, 1861: p. 28.
 Ervilia bisculpta Gould, 1861 — Preece, 1995: p. 351; Brook & Marshall, 1998: p. 213; Tröndlé & Boutet, 2009: p. 9; Huber, 2010: p. 345, figs. 4–5; Spencer, et al., 2011: p. 1; Severns, 2011: p. 476, pl. 218, fig. 4.
 Ervilia (Spondervilia) ambla Dall et al., 1938: p. 171, pl. 44, figs. 5–8.
 Ervilia (Spondervilia) bisculpta Gould (1861) — Kay, 1979: p. 558, figs. 181 A–B, non C–D.
Mactridae species— Osorio & Cantuarias, 1989: p. 306.
 Material examined. Several hundred live taken specimens and single valves (up to 6 mm) (BK), as well as the 'Mactridae' specimen reported by Osorio and Cantuarias (1989).
 Diagnosis. Shell small (up to 6 mm in length), elongate-ovate, subequilateral, strong and inflated. Umbones pronounced. Exterior surface sculpture of commarginal lirae with radial riblets on posterior and anterior ends. Interior ventral margin minutely denticulate, muscle scars subequal, pallial line with a somewhat deep sinus. Hinge rather stout, with the LV containing a narrow, low cardinal tooth on the anterior and a strong rather long lateral, while the posterior lateral is short and knob-like; the RV contains one pronounced anterior cardinal tooth, and a weak lateral on the posterior. Color variable from cream to pink, which may be uniform, spotted or with streaks.
 Remarks. The EI material conforms to the type in Higo et al. [2001: B1039 and 1039s (= E. livida Gould, 1861)], which also indicates a similar variability in shape and color as found in Japan, and the smaller sizes as typical for EI. It is probably the most abundant bivalve species on EI.
 Habitat. Commonly found at many locations around EI and SyG, in sand and rubble, from 10–150 m.
 Distribution. Ervilia bisculpta is known throughout the Indo-Pacific, ranging from eastern Africa to Japan including the Philippines, Australia, Marquesas Islands, Society Islands, Austral Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Kermadec Islands, Hawaiian Islands, and now recorded from Easter and Salas y Gómez Islands— E5.
description: Published as part of Raines, Bret & Huber, Markus, 2012, 3217, pp. 1-106 in Zootaxa 3217 on pages 81-83
Advancing the Root Crop Industry in the English Speaking Caribbean
Creators: name: Harrynanan, Lisa
name: Jacque, Andrew
name: Theophile, Brent
name: Harrynanan, Lisa
name: Jacque, Andrew
name: Theophile, Brent
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Consumer/Household Economics
subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Farm Management
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Food Security and Poverty
subject: Health Economics and Policy
subject: Industrial Organization
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: Land Economics/Use
subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: Production Economics
subject: Productivity Analysis
subject: Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
subject: IICA
subject: cassava
subject: sweet potatoes
subject: census
subject: food safety
subject: product development
subject: capacity building
subject: value-added
subject: Caribbean

description: Root and tuber crops have one of the highest potential for value-added development as well as capacity for addressing the food and nutrition security needs in the CARICOM region. However, it appears that the micro, small and medium enterprises, which are leading value-added activities on the ground, face several constraints to growth and development. The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) undertook a situation assessment through a census of cassava and sweet potato processors in 7 participating countries in the region- Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. The census focussed on business operations, the business and marketing environment, and financing and accessibility of business support services. The census found that most processors are micro (56%), linked to subsistence and small-farmer farm production systems, mainly focused on cassava processing and produced a range of products using traditional methods. Major constraints were found in the processing technology; food safety management; business development for small entrepreneurs and product development. From these findings, specific evidence-based recommendations were made to inform national and regional initiatives that could support cassava and sweet potato processing in the Caribbean.
Weissia brachycarpa Jur.
Creators: name: Ros, Rosa M.
name: Olaf, Susana Rams
name: Eloy, Olaf Werner
name: Cerón, Eloy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Bryophyta
Bryopsida
Pottiales
Pottiaceae
Weissia
Weissia brachycarpa

description: Weissia brachycarpa (Nees & Hornsch.) Jur.
RECORDS. — Bescherelle (1882): Bougie; Édough; Stora. Bescherelle (1882), Jelenc (1955a): Alger. Corbière (1905), Jelenc (1955a): Environs de Constantine, route de la Corniche et près du Hamma. Camus (1906), Jelenc (1955a): Oran; Tlemcen. Jelenc (1955b, 1967): Monts de Tlemcen, Mazer, dans les gorges de l’oued el Khémis. Boukhatem et al. (2017): El-Kala National Park, Tonga lake watershed. Rare.
description: Published as part of Ros, Rosa M., Olaf, Susana Rams, Eloy, Olaf Werner & Cerón, Eloy, 2024, Revisiting the Bryophyte Checklist of Algeria: Exploring Diversity and Distribution, pp. 49-116 in Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (5) on page 106, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-bryologie2024v45a5, http://zenodo.org/record/14593891
Measuring the general relativistic curvature of wave-fronts
Creators: name: Samuel, Joseph
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2002
Subjects: subject: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
subject: Astrophysics (astro-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Einstein's general theory of relativity predicts that an initially plane wave-front will curve because of gravity. This effect can now be measured using Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). A wave-front from a distant point source will curve as it passes the gravitational field of the Sun. We propose an experiment to directly measure this curvature, using four VLBI stations on earth, separated by intercontinental distances. Expressed as a time delay, the size of the effect is a few hundred picoseconds and may be measureable with present technology.
description: revised in the light of referees comments
Youth Awareness and Nutrition: Real Fruits and Vegetables = Real Results
Creators: name: Henry, Mary E.
name: Squitieri, Amanda
name: Henry, Mary E.
name: Squitieri, Amanda
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Agricultural Finance
subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: Health Economics and Policy
subject: Labor and Human Capital
subject: Land Economics/Use
subject: Livestock Production/Industries
subject: Production Economics
subject: Productivity Analysis
subject: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
subject: Youth
subject: Nutrition
subject: Fruits
subject: Vegetables
subject: Agriculture

description: Educating youth on the relevance of agriculture to their daily lives is imperative to food security, as these future adults will be faced with land use decisions which call upon their perception of the value of agriculture. Though their food comes first from a farm, without opportunity to connect, students are often ignorant of their reliance on farms for food. Polk County, Florida, is fortunate to have abundant agriculture, yet many students, particularly those in urban areas, are unaware of the importance of agriculture to their daily lives. In 2011, Agrifest, a long standing agricultural awareness program for Polk County fourth graders, incorporated a new station to improve student perception of fruits and vegetables and increase the likelihood they would risk trying new ones. The station, highlighting the diversity and scope of Florida farms, emphasized the importance and excitement of eating fruits and vegetables using two enormous displays of more than 40 different kinds of real fruits and vegetables. More than 6,000 students experienced, touched and smelled new fruits and vegetables as a result of the Florida Farms station from 2011-2012. Teacher surveys showed the station was educationally relevant (80%, n= 82) and improved student awareness of Florida grown agricultural products (87%, n= 47). More than half of the teachers (53%, n=47) thought students were more likely to try new fruits and vegetables following the experience.
Cannabis positivity rates in 17 emergency departments across the United States with varying degrees of marijuana legalization
Creators: name: Tolan, Nicole V.
name: Krasowski, Matthew D.
name: Mathias, Patrick C.
name: Wiencek, Joesph R.
name: Babic, Nikolina
name: Chai, Peter R.
name: Chambliss, Allison B.
name: Choucair, Ibrahim
name: Demetriou, Christiana A.
name: Erickson, Timothy B.
name: Feldhammer, Matthew
name: French, Deborah
name: Hayes, Bryan D.
name: Kang, Phillip
name: El-Khoury, Joe M.
name: Knezevic, Claire E.
name: Monte, Andrew
name: Nerenz, Robert D.
name: Okorodudu, Anthony O.
name: Roper, Stephen M.
name: Saitman, Alec
name: Thiriveedhi, Vamsi
name: Uljon, Sacha N.
name: Vest, Alexis
name: Woodworth, Alison
name: Yu, Min
name: Melanson, Stacy E. F.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy

description: Many states in the United States have progressed towards legalization of marijuana including decriminalization, medicinal and/or recreational use. We studied the impact of legalization on cannabis-related emergency department visits in states with varying degrees of legalization. Seventeen healthcare institutions in fifteen states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington) participated. Cannabinoid immunoassay results and cannabis-related International Classification of Diseases (ninth and tenth versions) codes were obtained for emergency department visits over a 3- to 8-year period during various stages of legalization: no state laws, decriminalized, medical approval before dispensaries, medical dispensaries available, recreational approval before dispensaries and recreational dispensaries available. Trends and monthly rates of cannabinoid immunoassay and cannabis-related International Classification of Diseases code positivity were determined during these legalization periods. For most states, there was a significant increase in both cannabinoid immunoassay and International Classification of Diseases code positivity as legalization progressed; however, positivity rates differed. The availability of dispensaries may impact positivity in states with medical and/or recreational approval. In most states with no laws, there was a significant but smaller increase in cannabinoid immunoassay positivity rates. States may experience an increase in cannabis-related emergency department visits with progression toward marijuana legalization. The differences between states, including those in which no impact was seen, are likely multifactorial and include cultural norms, attitudes of local law enforcement, differing patient populations, legalization in surrounding states, availability of dispensaries, various ordering protocols in the emergency department, and the prevalence of non-regulated cannabis products.
Flexible strain sensors fabricated using aligned carbon nanofiber membranes with cross-stacked structure for extensive applications
Creators: name: Yan, Tao
name: Wu, Yuting
name: Tang, Jian
name: Pan, Zhijuan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology

description: Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) with excellent conductivity and stability have become a promising material to design the strain sensing network. To date, however, the effect of the stacked structure of CNF membrane on the sensing performance has rarely been studied. In this work, we reported a high-performance sensor based on the cross-stacked aligned CNF membrane. The effects of cross-stacked structures on the sensing characteristics were systematically investigated. The flexible strain sensor could capture low detection limit (<0.1%) with a gauge factor (GF) of 4.24 and wide strain range up to 130%. The uniform GF value reached 2050 when the strain was in the range of 100–130%. In addition, the high linearity under 40% strain (>0.998), excellent durability and quick response time (<200 ms) were demonstrated. The excellent comprehensive performances were simultaneously obtained. The sensor could be used in extensive applications, such as monitoring body movements and distinguishing the track of writing.
Multi-modal Blind Source Separation with Microphones and Blinkies
Creators: name: Scheibler, Robin
name: Ono, Nobutaka
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Sound (cs.SD)
subject: Audio and Speech Processing (eess.AS)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: We propose a blind source separation algorithm that jointly exploits measurements by a conventional microphone array and an ad hoc array of low-rate sound power sensors called blinkies. While providing less information than microphones, blinkies circumvent some difficulties of microphone arrays in terms of manufacturing, synchronization, and deployment. The algorithm is derived from a joint probabilistic model of the microphone and sound power measurements. We assume the separated sources to follow a time-varying spherical Gaussian distribution, and the non-negative power measurement space-time matrix to have a low-rank structure. We show that alternating updates similar to those of independent vector analysis and Itakura-Saito non-negative matrix factorization decrease the negative log-likelihood of the joint distribution. The proposed algorithm is validated via numerical experiments. Its median separation performance is found to be up to 8 dB more than that of independent vector analysis, with significantly reduced variability.
description: Accepted at IEEE ICASSP 2019, Brighton, UK. 5 pages. 3 figures
Additional file 1 of Discovery of CLEC2B as a diagnostic biomarker and screening of celastrol as a candidate drug for psoriatic arthritis through bioinformatics analysis
Creators: name: Niu, Min
name: Yuan, Jingman
name: Yan, Meixi
name: Yang, Ge
name: Yan, Ziyi
name: Yang, Xichao
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Computational Biology

description: Additional file 1: Table S1. Sequences of primers used in the present study. Table S2. Hub genes identified by WGCNA. Table S3. Screening for potential anti-PSA natural active ingredients by CMap. Fig. S1. Identification of core targets. 11 algorithms in CytoHubba were used to identify core targets.
title: Of the Body and Flesh: The Animals of Romeo Castellucci
Creators: name: Obarska, Marcelina
Publisher: name: Instytut Im. J. Grotowskiego We Wrocławiu (Wydawca); Wydział Polonistyki UJ w Krakowie (Współwydawca)
Year: 2020

description: The author takes a critical stance against director Romeo Castellucci’s powerful self-narrative. Her skepticism toward Castellucci’s trademark poetic reveals the materialist dimension of his theatre, in light of which such notions as relationality, indiscernibility, simple observation, and giving ground to an animal were revitalized and led to an open, unhampered directorial discourse, in a “thinking-out-loud” style of analysis. The article joins post-anthropocentric thought inspired by Donna Haraway, Jacques Derrida’s gentleness toward animals, and Deleuze’s take on the work of art in all of its relational complexity.

Keywords: animal, Castellucci, relationality, materialism, post-anthropocentrism
Layer degree of freedom for excitons in transition metal dichalcogenides
Creators: name: Das, Sarthak
name: Gupta, Garima
name: Majumdar, Kausik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) host a variety of strongly bound exciton complexes that control the optical properties in these materials. Apart from spin and valley, layer index provides an additional degree of freedom in a few-layer thick film. Here we show that in a few-layer TMDC film, the wavefunctions of the conduction and valence band edge states contributing to the K (K') valley are spatially confined in the alternate layers - giving rise to direct (quasi-)intra-layer bright exciton and lower-energy inter-layer dark excitons. Depending on the spin and valley configuration, the bright exciton state is further found to be a coherent superposition of two layer-induced states, one (E-type) distributed in the even layers and the other (O-type) in the odd layers. The intra-layer nature of the bright exciton manifests as a relatively weak dependence of the exciton binding energy on the thickness of the few-layer film, and the binding energy is maintained up to 50 meV in the bulk limit - which is an order of magnitude higher than conventional semiconductors. Fast stokes energy transfer from the intra-layer bright state to the inter-layer dark states provides a clear signature in the layer-dependent broadening of the photoluminescence peak, and plays a key role in the suppression of the photoluminescence intensity observed in TMDCs with thickness beyond monolayer.
Using action cameras to estimate the abundance and habitat use of threatened fish in clear headwater streams
Creators: name: B Hannweg
name: SM Marr
name: LE Bloy
name: OLF Weyl
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Snorkel and electrofishing surveys are the traditional baseline methods for fish surveys in clear headwater streams. However, action cameras provide a non-harmful alternative to monitor freshwater fish populations to develop informed conservation management initiatives. In this paper, estimates from photographs and videos from action cameras are compared with snorkel survey estimates of the density of a threatened endemic minnow species in a headwater stream, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Photograph-based relative abundances of fish summed over five microhabitats in each pool returned equivalent results to snorkel surveys, whereas the equivalent video-based abundance estimates were approximately 50% greater than the snorkel estimates. Therefore, photograph-derived estimates could be used as an alternative to snorkel surveys for fish population monitoring and habitat use studies in clear headwater streams.
Additional file 1: of Gene domain-specific DNA methylation episignatures highlight distinct molecular entities of ADNP syndrome
Creators: name: Bend, Eric
name: Aref-Eshghi, Erfan
name: Everman, David
name: Rogers, R.
name: Cathey, Sara
name: Prijoles, Eloise
name: Lyons, Michael
name: Davis, Heather
name: Clarkson, Katie
name: Gripp, Karen
name: Li, Dong
name: Bhoj, Elizabeth
name: Zackai, Elaine
name: Mark, Paul
name: Hakonarson, Hakon
name: Demmer, Laurie
name: Levy, Michael
name: Kerkhof, Jennifer
name: Stuart, Alan
name: Rodenhiser, David
name: Friez, Michael
name: Stevenson, Roger
name: Schwartz, Charles
name: Sadikovic, Bekim
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Figure S1. Facial features of individuals with the ADNP syndrome. Figure S2. Methylation patterns of specimens collected years apart in three subjects. Figure S3. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (1–30). Figure S4. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (31–60). Figure S5. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (61–90). Figure S6. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (91–120). Figure S7. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (121–150). Figure S8. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (151–180). Figure S9. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (181–210). Figure S10. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (211–240). Figure S11. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (241–270). Figure S12. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (271–300). Figure S13. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-1 (301–308). Figure S14. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-2 (1–30). Figure S15. DMRs differentially methylated in ADNP-2 (31–57). Figure S16. Interactive networks of genes from the ADNP episignatures. (DOCX 4248 kb)
Preparedness of medical students and junior doctors for their role as clinical leaders: A systematic review
Creators: name: Barnes, Tracey
name: Tzu-Chieh Wendy Yu
name: Webster, Craig S.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Science Policy

description: Introduction: Clinical leadership skills are essential across all levels of a healthcare organization and must be employed by those most appropriate to the situation, regardless of position or profession. However, most medical students and junior doctors remain unaware of how leadership can be assimilated into their everyday clinical practice. Aim: To investigate the perceived preparedness of medical students and junior doctors for their role as clinical leaders. Methods: A systematic search was performed of the MEDLINE, ERIC and PubMed databases. Papers pertaining to medical students and junior doctors that included primary data on preparedness for clinical leadership or behaviors associated with being a clinical leader were included. Results: Sixteen papers were included and analyzed after screening 254. No studies specifically assessed the transition to clinical leader. Evidence suggests that new graduates perceive leadership as individualistic and hierarchical, and that they are only partially prepared to fill this role. Preparedness for clinical leadership was associated with increasing responsibility, experience and time-served. Conclusions: New graduates are unlikely to question senior colleagues as they lack leadership-specific communication skills. Further research is required into how to actively promote leadership in medical students and ease the transition to leadership roles within clinical teams.
The Symplectic Fueter-Sce Theorem
Creators: name: Eelbode, David
name: Hohloch, Sonja
name: Muarem, Güner
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Symplectic Geometry (math.SG)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: Differential Geometry (math.DG)
subject: Representation Theory (math.RT)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 15A66, 53D05

description: In this paper we present a symplectic analogue of the Fueter theorem. This allows the construction of special (polynomial) solutions for the symplectic Dirac operator $D_s$, which is defined as the first-order $\mathfrak{sp}(2n)$-invariant differential operator acting on functions on ${\mathbb R}^{2n}$ taking values in the metaplectic spinor representation.
description: "Sce" added in the title; moreover, we added more motivation and intuition and rewrote some proofs in more detail; 19 pages, 1 figure
A glimpse of research cores and frontiers on the relationship between long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and colorectal cancer (CRC) using the VOSviewer tool
Creators: name: He, Jia
name: Wu, Wenhan
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: As lncRNAs are essential participants in colorectal carcinogenesis. This study aimed to use the VOSviewer tool to access the research cores and frontiers on the relationship between lncRNAs and CRC. Our findings showed that the mechanism of lncRNA in the occurrence and development of CRC was the core theme of the field. (1) Immunotherapy and immune microenvironment of CRC and lncRNAs, (2) CRC and lncRNAs in exosomes and (3) CRC and lncRNA-targeted therapy might represent three research frontiers. A comprehensive understanding of their existing mechanisms and the search for new regulatory paradigms are the core topics of future research. This knowledge will also help us select appropriate targeting methods and select appropriate preclinical models to promote clinical translation and ultimately achieve precise treatment of CRC.