cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: Hay Days: Management of floodplain meadows for sustainable hay production
Creators: name: Bowskill, Vicky
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2024

description: Floodplain meadows can provide a sustainable, low-input agricultural crop, whilst simultaneously supporting botanical diversity of some 40 species per square metre. High nutrient inputs from flood-deposited sediments would lead to decreasing botanical diversity through competitive exclusion unless balanced by removal of nutrients via an annual hay crop and this continued management is essential to their survival. 

The timing of haymaking can be contentious. Date restrictions under agri-environment schemes introduced in the 1980s delay harvest from midsummer to mid-July, aimed at protecting ground-nesting birds. Advancing seasons and increasingly unpredictable weather make the use of calendar dates for timing of land-management interventions unreliable. This study tests the use of accumulated thermal time as an alternative metric and finds that the relationship between date and thermal time has advanced by two weeks since the 1980s, which may lead to declining botanical diversity due to influences on nutrient cycling. These delayed cutting dates are also perceived to result in a crop of lower nutritional value compared to hay that is cut earlier, devaluing the crop.

Limited data have been available on aboveground nutrient dynamics in floodplain systems to enable informed decision-making. This study provides data on how nutritive value changes during the growing season, demonstrating that floodplain-meadow hay with a balance of graminoids and forbs offers good broad-spectrum nutrition for most livestock. Double-cutting also presents an opportunity for nutrient removal, which can contribute to nutrient-neutrality targets. Nutrition is found to decline more slowly than in intensively produced grass hay and a second harvest in the autumn has comparable nutritive value to a midsummer cut.

A mixed methods design combines experimental field data with land-manager perspectives to ensure recommendations are practical for on-farm use. Study findings can form the basis of a decision-making framework to balance agricultural production with important environmental and socioeconomic considerations.
Computational and Experimental Exploration of Ion Selectivity in the Epithelial Sodium Channel/Degenerin (ENaC/DEG) Family
Creators: name: Vallee, Cedric Dorian Fabien
Publisher: name: University of Surrey
Year: 2024
Subjects: Epithelial sodium channel
Acid-sensing ion channel
Ion selectivity
Molecular Dynamics

description: Ion channels are pore-forming proteins that allow the diffusion of charged particles through the plasma membrane. They play an important role in many cellular functions and are also vital drug targets. One key characteristic to their proper function is their ion selectivity, yet, the mechanisms underlying this are still not fully understood. This thesis explores the ion selectivity in the Epithelial Sodium Channel/Degenerin (ENaC/DEG) family, a group of voltage-insensitive sodium-selective trimeric channels.Our initial systematic review identified that the selectivity filter of this family has been characterised as the ‘G/SxS’ belt, but other residues such as the amiloride binding site and the conserved ‘HG’ motifs are also important for ion selectivity. Our work then focuses on these conserved residues in Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1 (ASIC1). In addition to confirming the cation selectivity, our umbrella sampling simulations revealed that the binding site for Na+ consists of the glycine from the `GAS' belt and the histidine from the `HG' motifs, redefining the selectivity filter as a combination of both the `G/SxS' and `HG' motifs. Furthermore, ion coordination analysis revealed that Na+ permeates the channel in a partially hydrated state. Following this, we investigated the role of water in ion selectivity by performing electrophysiology experiments with deuterium oxide. Our study showed that heavy water substitution affects the kinetics, the conduction and the selectivity of ASIC1, with viscosity only affecting the kinetics. To further explore this isotopic effect, we performed more simulations with Na+, K+ and Li+ in normal and heavy water conditions using classical and quantum theory. Our results suggest that the hydration energies influence the conduction and permeation of the ions.Altogether, our work indicates that ion selectivity in ASIC1 is correlated to the physical and chemical properties of the ions and their first hydration shell, bringing new insights towards understanding the mechanisms of ion selectivity.
Paralana Schuster & Summers 1978
Creators: name: Halliday, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Diarthrophallidae
Paralana

description: Paralana Schuster & Summers, 1978
Paralana Schuster & Summers, 1978: 299.
Type species Paralana proculae Schuster & Summers, 1978: 299, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Halliday, R. B., 2015, Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 101-147 in Zootaxa 3972 (2) on page 124, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/232777
Constructing a Sentiment-Annotated Corpus of Austrian Historical Newspapers: Challenges, Tools, and Annotator Experience
Creators: name: Krušić, Lucija
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Natural Language Processing,
subject: Corpus Building
subject: Sentiment Analysis
subject: Sentiment Analysis/history

description: This study presents the development of a sentiment-annotated corpus of historical newspaper texts in Austrian German, addressing a gap in annotated corpora for Natural Language Processing in the field of Digital Humanities. Three annotators categorised 1005 sentences from two 19th-century periodicals into four sentiment categories: positive, negative, neutral, and mixed. The annotators, Masters and PhD students in Linguistics and Digital Humanities, are considered semi-experts and have received substantial training during this annotation study. Three tools were used and compared in the annotation process: Google Sheets, Google Forms and Doccano, and resulted in a gold standard corpus. The analysis revealed a fair to moderate inter-rater agreement (Fleiss’ kappa = 0.405) and an average percentage agreement of 45.7% for full consensus and 92.5% for majority vote. As majority vote is needed for the creation of a gold standard corpus, these results are considered sufficient, and the annotations reliable. The study also introduced comprehensive guidelines for sentiment annotation, which were essential to overcome the challenges posed by historical language and context. The annotators’ experience was assessed through a combination of standardised usability tests (NASA-TLX and UEQ-S) and a detailed custom-made user experience questionnaire, which provided qualitative insights into the difficulties and usability of the tools used. The questionnaire is an additional resource that can be used to assess usability and user experience assessments in future annotation studies. The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of semi-expert annotators and dedicated tools in producing reliable annotations and provide valuable resources, including the annotated corpus, guidelines, and a user experience questionnaire, for future sentiment analysis and annotation of Austrian historical texts. The sentiment-annotated corpus will be used as the gold standard for fine-tuning and evaluating machine learning models for sentiment analysis of Austrian historical newspapers with the topic of migration and minorities in a subsequent study.
Passalana Womersley 1961
Creators: name: Halliday, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Diarthrophallidae
Passalana

description: Passalana Womersley, 1961
Passalana Womersley, 1961d: 41.
Type species Passalobia peritrematica Lombardini, 1951: 245, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Halliday, R. B., 2015, Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 101-147 in Zootaxa 3972 (2) on page 124, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/232777
Passalobia Lombardini 1926
Creators: name: Halliday, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Diarthrophallidae
Passalobia

description: Passalobia Lombardini, 1926
Passalobia Lombardini, 1926: 158.
Type species Passalobia quadricaudata Lombardini, 1926: 158, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Halliday, R. B., 2015, Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 101-147 in Zootaxa 3972 (2) on page 124, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/232777
Passalobiella Schuster & Summers 1978
Creators: name: Halliday, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Diarthrophallidae
Passalobiella

description: Passalobiella Schuster & Summers, 1978
Passalobiella Schuster & Summers, 1978: 359.
Type species Passalobia dubinerae Hunter & Glover, 1968a: 38, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Halliday, R. B., 2015, Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 101-147 in Zootaxa 3972 (2) on page 124, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/232777
Paulitzia Oudemans 1915
Creators: name: Halliday, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Uropodidae
Paulitzia

description: Paulitzia Oudemans, 1915
Paulitzia Oudemans, 1915: 185.
Type species Uropoda africana Oudemans, 1905: 237, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Halliday, R. B., 2015, Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 101-147 in Zootaxa 3972 (2) on page 124, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/232777
Nocturnal hypoxemic burden and micro- and macrovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes
Creators: name: Driendl, Sarah M.
name: Stadler, Stefan
name: Arzt, Michael
name: Zeman, Florian
name: Heid, Iris M.
name: Baumert, Mathias
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Hypoxia, Hypoxemic burden, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic kidney disease, Type 2 diabetes
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Background
Micro- and macrovascular diseases are common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and may be partly caused by nocturnal hypoxemia. The study aimed to characterize the composition of nocturnal hypoxemic burden and to assess its association with micro- and macrovascular disease in patients with T2D.
Methods
This cross-sectional analysis includes overnight oximetry from 1247 patients with T2D enrolled in the DIACORE (DIAbetes COhoRtE) study. Night-time spent below a peripheral oxygen saturation of 90% (T90) as well as T90 associated with non-specific drifts in oxygen saturation (T90non − specific), T90 associated with acute oxygen desaturation (T90desaturation) and desaturation depths were assessed. Binary logistic regression analyses adjusted for known risk factors (age, sex, smoking status, waist-hip ratio, duration of T2D, HbA1c, pulse pressure, low-density lipoprotein, use of statins, and use of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors) were used to assess the associations of such parameters of hypoxemic burden with chronic kidney disease (CKD) as a manifestation of microvascular disease and a composite of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) reflecting macrovascular disease.
Results
Patients with long T90 were significantly more often affected by CKD and CVD than patients with a lower hypoxemic burden (CKD 38% vs. 28%, p < 0.001; CVD 30% vs. 21%, p < 0.001). Continuous T90desaturation and desaturation depth were associated with CKD (adjusted OR 1.01 per unit, 95% CI [1.00; 1.01], p = 0.008 and OR 1.30, 95% CI [1.06; 1.61], p = 0.013, respectively) independently of other known risk factors for CKD. For CVD there was a thresholdeffect, and only severly and very severly increased T90non−specific was associated with CVD ([Q3;Q4] versus [Q1;Q2], adjusted OR 1.51, 95% CI [1.12; 2.05], p = 0.008) independently of other known risk factors for CVD.
Conclusion
While hypoxemic burden due to oxygen desaturations and the magnitude of desaturation depth were significantly associated with CKD, only severe hypoxemic burden due to non-specific drifts was associated with CVD. Specific types of hypoxemic burden may be related to micro- and macrovascular disease.
Phaulocylliba Berlese 1904
Creators: name: Halliday, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Uropodidae
Phaulocylliba

description: Phaulocylliba Berlese, 1904
Phaulocylliba Berlese, 1904a: 270.
Type species Phaulocylliba ventricosa Berlese, 1904: 270, by original designation
Notes. The genus name has been incorrectly spelled as Phaulocilliba by some authors.
description: Published as part of Halliday, R. B., 2015, Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 101-147 in Zootaxa 3972 (2) on page 124, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/232777
Sources, determination, and safety assessment of cadmium in bivalves
Creators: name: Xu, Shuai
name: Yu, Tao
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Cadmium (Cd), a typical marine pollutant with a long half-life, is effectively monitored using bivalves as indicator organisms. Cd enters bivalves through their filter-feeding behavior. Research on Cd accumulation capacity in different bivalve tissues and their toxicological effects is of significant interest. However, recent research on the effects of Cd in bivalves has not been systematically summarized. Therefore, this study presents a detailed and comprehensive review of the research results on the sources, determination methods and safety assessment of Cd in bivalves. Additionally, it discusses strategies for controlling Cd levels in bivalves and provides an outlook for future research directions. The ultimate goal is to improve the safety of bivalves as a food source and to promote the sustainable development of bivalve aquaculture.
Additional file 10: Figure S5. of Functional characterisation of long intergenic non-coding RNAs through genetic interaction profiling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Creators: name: Kyriakou, Dimitris
name: Stavrou, Emmanouil
name: Demosthenous, Panayiota
name: Angelidou, Georgia
name: Bryan-Joseph San Luis
name: Boone, Charles
name: Promponas, Vasilis
name: Kirmizis, Antonis
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: Molecular Biology

description: Degradation of telomeric ssDNA by bacterial Exonuclease I. Genomic DNA extracted from four individual sut457Δ strains at passage five was either untreated (-) or digested with bacterial exonuclease I (+), which degrades telomeric overhang DNA in the 3’ to 5’ direction, before being subjected to native southern analysis using a biotinylated probe against telomeric repeats (upper blot). The DNA on the membrane was then denatured with 0.4 N NaOH and re-probed to monitor equal loading (lower blot). (PDF 48 kb)
title: A Sensory Study for the Translation of Atmosphere in Silvina Ocampo’s Short Stories
Creators: name: Katz, Silvina
Publisher: name: The Open University
Year: 2024

description: The sensory nature of atmospheres is a well-known phenomenon from both experiential and aesthetic perspectives. However, pinpointing the exact origin of these atmospheres remains elusive. Similarly, readers can experience literary atmospheres, but pinpointing them precisely within the text can be challenging. Understanding how these atmospheres are generated, and the lexical features involved in the reading process, is key to appreciating a complex short story, full of ambiguities and nuances, particularly when the process of translation is involved. Yet, this is an area that remains largely unexplored. 

In Translation Studies, the translation of literary atmosphere has received no attention as far as could be ascertained. The mixed-methods approach used in the present research has been designed incorporating (1) stylistics and cognitive poetics, whose tools enable the identification and expression of linguistic indicators through close reading; (2) corpus-based literary translation studies, which enable the isolation of linguistic features and patterns; and (3) cognitive and sensory linguistics and the understanding of how language is constructed and relates to the senses. 

The subject of the analysis is a corpus of five short stories by the Argentinian writer Silvina Ocampo, and their published English translations. The data in this thesis reveal that the textual features that underpin the stories’ atmospheres have been identified and recreated in translation. This process enabled the creation of a framework for the detection of sensory cues that contribute to the identification of emerging literary atmosphere for the benefit of translators and practitioners working with literary texts. It also has pedagogical applications to teaching literature and literary translation by providing a literary analysis tool based on the senses. The framework has been produced in relation to this corpus but can be applied to other texts. Furthermore, advances in digital humanities will allow for future integration and refined analysis in the future.
Understanding perceived performance impacts of mobile phone use among smallholders in Uganda: the influence of task-technology fit and current use
Creators: name: Aparo, Nathaline Onek
name: Atimango, Alice Onek
name: Odongo, Walter
name: De Steur, Hans
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: This study evaluated the factors influencing the perceived performance impact (PPI) of mobile phone use in agriculture. Based on the Technology-to-Performance chain (TPC) model, an interviewer-administered cross-sectional survey was conducted among 250 smallholder farmers in Uganda. Descriptive statistics were generated in SPSS to characterise the respondents and partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was conducted in SmartPLS 4 to predict the hypothesised relationships. The results show that both perceived task Technology fit (PTTF) and current mobile phone use predict PPI, with PTTF being a stronger predictor of PPI. PTTF is best explained by task characteristics, while respondents’ current mobile phone use is strongly influenced by social norm. This study advances the TPC model and contributes to understanding the factors and strategies that can be leveraged to enhance perceived performance impacts of mobile phones among smallholders. They are useful for researchers, policy makers, mobile phone application developers and agricultural practitioners.
title: Mehrsprachigkeitsdidaktische Elemente in ausgewählten norwegischen und slowenischen Lehrwerken für Deutsch als Fremdsprache
Creators: name: Lindemann, Beate
name: Retelj, Andreja
name: Schanche, Cathrine
Publisher: name: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt
Year: 2024

description: Der Beitrag präsentiert die Ergebnisse der Analyse ausgewählter regionaler DaF-Lehrwerke für Anfänger im norwegischen und slowenischen Bildungskontext unter dem Aspekt Förderung der Mehrsprachigkeit. Die Analyse beleuchtet, welche Elemente der Mehrsprachigkeitsdidaktik in den Lehrwerken vorkommen und wie sprachliche Vorerfahrungen der Lernenden in den Lehrwerken berücksichtigt werden. Die Resultate der Analyse deuten darauf hin, dass die analysierten regionalen Lehrwerke in beiden Bildungskontexten sehr wenige mehrsprachendidaktische Elemente beinhalten und, auch wenn diese vorhanden sind, regen sie Lernende ausschließlich zum Übersetzen aus dem Deutschen in die Erstsprache oder umgekehrt oder zum Vergleichen mit dem Englischen an. Von einer Vielzahl an Lehr- bzw. Lernaktivitäten, die Beteiligteim Lehr-/Lernprozess dazu anregen, mehrsprachige Kompetenzen zu entwickeln oder auszunutzen oder von einem mehrsprachigkeitsorientierten lehrwerkgestützten Unterricht kann wohl nicht die Rede sein.
Chthonotrigona (Chthonotrigona) Engel 2022, new subgenus
Creators: name: Engel, Michael S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Apidae
Chthonotrigona

description: Chthonotrigona Engel, new subgenus
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: EE5877AE-AFEC-40A6-BB9C-C08EE24AF89D
TYPE SPECIES: Trigona fulvohirta Friese, 1900.
DIAGNOSIS: This subgenus includes a group of distinctive species in which the apical margin of the metatibia has a distinctive tooth or angle posteriorly toward the broadly rounded superior angle, as well as a deep concavity in the apical margin inferior to the tooth (between the tooth and the penicillum). The result of this configuration is that the straight or rounded margin superior to the tooth and to the superior angle is projected apically relative to that portion of the apical margin inferior to the tooth. In the analysis of Rasmussen & Cameron (2010), this group was recovered as sister to all other Geotrigona.
ETYMOLOGY: The new subgeneric name is a combination of the Ancient Greek adjective khthónios (ΧΘΌνῐος, meaning, “subterranean”) and Trigona Jurine. The gender of the name is feminine.
INCLUDED SPECIES: Geotrigona acapulconis (Strand), G. chiriquiensis (Schwarz), G. fulvohirta (Friese), G. fumipennis Camargo & Moure, G. joearroyoi Gonzalez & Engel, G. kaba Gonzalez & Sepúlveda, G. leucogastra (Cockerell), G. luti Camargo & Moure, and G. terricola Camargo & Moure.
description: Published as part of Engel, Michael S., 2022, Notes on the stingless bee genera Scaura and Geotrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae), pp. 1-4 in Journal of Melittology 2022 (108) on page 3, DOI: 10.17161/jom.i108.16375, http://zenodo.org/record/13170336
Phaulodiaspis Vitzthum 1925
Creators: name: Halliday, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Uropodidae
Phaulodiaspis

description: Phaulodiaspis Vitzthum, 1925
Phaulodiaspis Vitzthum, 1925b: 143.
Type species Urodiscella advena Trägårdh, 1912: 602, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Halliday, R. B., 2015, Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 101-147 in Zootaxa 3972 (2) on page 124, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/232777
Cross border trade analysis of the rice value chain between Uganda and South Sudan: an insight from Elegu and Nimule border posts
Creators: name: Aluong, Joseph A. Kut
name: Mainimo, Edmond Nyuyki
name: Okello, Daniel Micheal
name: Mugonola, Basil
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Rice is an important agricultural commodity in Uganda’s economy serving both as cash and food crop and is produced in almost all regions of Uganda. As a cash crop, considerable trade in this commodity occurs within and across the borders of Uganda and South Sudan. Therefore, this study was aimed at conducting a cross border trade value chain analysis between Uganda and South Sudan. Specifically, the rice value chain was analyzed and the determinants of cross border trade were ascertained. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and probit regression analysis to determine factors influence cross border trade in rice between Northern Uganda and South Sudan. Results revealed that three quarter of traders were of Ugandans Nationals with significant level (p < 0.001). Econometric model results showed that the source of rice, the nationality of the actor, and business experience (years) and occupation significantly influenced cross border trade. Ugandan traders were involved in trade more than non-Ugandans because of access to locally produced rice. Gender based performance on rice trade was significant (p < 0.002) for both Ugandans and non-Ugandans with males participating in trade more than the females. Most of the wholesale buyers were from Kampala; they buy rice in large volumes while the rest of the rice is bought by exporters, local wholesalers and retailers. Our study recommends that rice value addition and upgrading should be promoted to in order to increase incomes and competitiveness of cross-border trade. Rice is an ideal crop that is produced and consumed globally. It is important for both food and income and is produced by several smallholder farmers. This has been attributed to favorable policies, the development of improved seeds and the high prices in the domestic markets coupled with increased domestic and international demand for rice. Cross-border trade thus becomes very important in bridging the demand and production gap. This study maps cross border trade of the rice between Uganda and South Sudan with objectives of determining the factors influencing rice trade a cross the border. Despite increased domestic rice production in Uganda, the increased demanded has not been met yet. For instance, South Sudan is still a net importer and high consumer in the region with minimal levels of domestic production. In northern Uganda, rice exported to South Sudan constitutes both locally produced rice and re-exports.
Analysis of the Expansion of 20 kV Electricity Distribution Channels in Housing
Creators: name: I Nyoman Gede Adrama*
name: I Wayan Suriana
name: I Made Asna
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Distribution Line Expansion, Medium Voltage, Residential Power Grid, Voltage Drop, Energy Efficiency, Power Loss, Peak Load, Network Planning.

description: Abstract: The increasing demand for electricity in residential areas demands the expansion of efficient and reliable distribution channels. This study aims to analyze the technical, economic, social, and environmental aspects of the expansion of 20 kV electricity distribution channels in housing. From a technical point of view, the use of a voltage of 20 kV was chosen to support the efficiency of transmission and long-distance distribution with minimal power loss.

Economically, the project requires a significant initial investment, but can provide long-term benefits in the form of cost efficiencies and reduced power outages. From a social perspective, improving electricity reliability can improve the quality of life of residential communities, although socialization and coordination are needed to minimize disruptions during the construction phase.

Environmental analysis shows the importance of selecting environmentally friendly materials and designing paths that minimize the impact on local ecosystems. The results of the analysis show that the expansion of 20 kV electricity distribution channels in housing is a feasible and sustainable solution, with a significant positive impact on socio-economic development and community comfort.
title: Next-generation lipidic drug delivery systems for osteoarthritis treatment
Creators: name: Bordon, Gregor
Publisher: name: Universität Bern
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: 540 Chemistry
subject: 570 Life sciences; biology
subject: 610 Medicine & health

description: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent degenerative joint disease, affecting over 500 million individuals globally and resulting in an economic burden exceeding $460 billion annually due to its increased incidence, attributed to factors like aging and obesity. Present therapeutic strategies are predominantly palliative, with a heavy reliance on corticosteroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, leaving disease modification unaddressed. Given the substantial shortcomings in current therapeutic paradigms, there is a pressing need for innovative, efficacious interventions. Intra-articular (IA) drug delivery systems (DDSs) are emerging as promising modalities due to their ability to directly target joint tissues, thereby maximizing therapeutic impact while minimizing systemic side effects. This thesis delineates the development of advanced lipid-based DDSs purposed for the optimized and sustained release of rapamycin (RAPA), focusing on enhanced joint retention, cartilage lubrication, and multifactorial targeting of OA pathophysiology. Chapter 2 conceptualizes a zinc-based liposomal DDS, specifically for localized OA therapy, to control RAPA release and achieve cartilage lubrication. Chapter 3 builds on this system and explores the potential of dendrimer-aggregated liposomes (DendriXALs) for IA OA therapy through exhaustive characterization and in vitro toxicity evaluations. Consecutively, Chapter 4 develops an injectable lipidic mesophase (LMP)-based DDS, prepared for on demand, enzyme-responsive RAPA release, exhibiting significant potential for sustained OA management. The developed lipidic DDSs represent an advanced and holistic alternative in OA therapeutic approaches. Through further in vivo validations of described concepts, they offer a potential to alleviate OA-induced disabilities and enhance the overall well-being of afflicted individuals.
Specificity of the short‐story task for autism diagnosis when controlling for depression
Creators: name: Jarvers, Irina
name: Pfisterer, Johannes
name: Döhnel, Katrin
name: Blaas, Lore
name: Ullmann, Manuela
name: Langguth, Berthold
name: Rupprecht, Rainer
name: Sommer, Monika
Publisher: name: Universität Regensburg
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: fiction-based mentalizing, depression, diagnostics, mentalizing, short-story task
subject: 610 Medizin

description: Securing an accurate autism-spectrum-condition diagnosis, particularly among women, remains challenging for autistic adults. Building upon previous research highlighting the short-story task (SST) as a promising tool for detecting fiction-based mentalizing difficulties in autistic adults, this study expands its scope. We investigated the SST's discriminative capacity across three distinct groups: autistic individuals (n = 32), nonautistic individuals without mental health problems (n = 32), and nonautistic individuals with clinical depression (n = 30). All three groups differed significantly from each other in their SST mentalizing score with the nonautistic group having the highest scores, the nonautistic but depressed group having medium scores and the autistic group showing the lowest scores. Receiver operator curve (ROC) analysis reaffirmed the SST's efficacy as a discriminator. Moreover, a linear regression analysis identified the SST mentalizing score, the SST comprehension score, and the number of books read per month as significant predictors of autism-spectrum-condition diagnosis. These findings bolster the SST's potential as a valuable adjunct in autism diagnostics, highlighting its discriminatory ability across diverse samples.
Additional file 5: Table S5. of Antibody response to pneumococcal and influenza vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving abatacept
Creators: name: Alten, Rieke
name: Bingham, Clifton
name: Cohen, Stanley
name: Curtis, Jeffrey
name: Kelly, Sheila
name: Wong, Dennis
name: Genovese, Mark
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: 60506 Virology
subject: Computational Biology

description: Patients achieving protective antibody levelsa 28Â days post-vaccination. Description of data: Percentages of patients achieving protective antibody levels to individual pneumococcal and influenza antigens 28Â days post-vaccination are shown. (DOCX 29 kb)
Phaulotrachytes Valle 1949
Creators: name: Halliday, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Phaulotrachytes

description: Phaulotrachytes Valle, 1949
Phaulotrachytes Valle in Bianchi et al., 1949: 510. Type species Trachyuropoda rackei Oudemans, 1912a: 245, by monotypy.
description: Published as part of Halliday, R. B., 2015, Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 101-147 in Zootaxa 3972 (2) on page 125, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/232777
UTILIZING ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS IN LATER LIFE: INSIGHTS FROM A LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON AGING DRIVERS
Creators: name: St Louis, Renee
name: Eby, David
name: Kostyniuk, Lidia
name: Molnar, Lisa
name: Zakrajsek, Jennifer
name: Zanier, Nicole
name: Nyquist, Linda
name: Yung, Raymond
Publisher: name: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Year: 2023
Subjects: 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
3202 Clinical Sciences
Bioengineering
Aging

description: Abstract Level 1 and 2 Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) technologies (e.g., adaptive cruise control, blind spot warning, lane keep assist) are predicted to be available in approximately three-fourths of all vehicles worldwide by 2025. To realize the potential of these systems in extending safe mobility for aging adults, it is critical that the driver understands the functionality of the technology and uses the system appropriately. The current study examined demographic and vehicle technology questionnaire data from the Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) cohort study which concluded in December 2022. A total of 1,417 participants changed their vehicle throughout the study. There were statistically significant increases in the prevalence of all 15 ADAS technologies examined. Despite increases in prevalence, frequency of using the technologies remained unchanged across 5 years. Frequency of use also varied by functionality of the technology whereby participants reported higher frequency of using technologies that provide alerts, such as blind spot warning, than technologies that take action to assist drivers with vehicle operations, such as adaptive cruise control. Results showed differences in prevalence and use of technologies by income and education, suggesting disparities in access to vehicles with technologies that could help to create a safer driving experience. In consideration of the rapid proliferation of ADAS into the vehicle fleet, increased research into how older drivers learn about and use ADAS technologies will assist in efforts to develop tailored and accessible programs for training older adults to properly utilize ADAS available in their own vehicles.
Assessment and characterization of agro-morphological characteristics of rice landraces in Nepal
Creators: name: Subedi, Sujan
name: Gawali, Sarika
name: Lamichhane, Sujan
name: Regmi, Bibek
name: Ghimire, Dibash
name: Kharel, Raju
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: An experiment was conducted at the Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU), Rampur, Chitwan, using an alpha lattice design to examine 47 rice landraces along with 2 check varieties focusing on the evaluation of both qualitative and quantitative characteristics. Thirty-one qualitative variables were observed and 30 characters displayed diverse trait expressions among the 49 rice landraces examined. The highest correlation was observed between days to flowering and physiological maturity (r = 0.89***). Grain yield was significantly positively correlated with filled grains per panicle (r = 0.7***). Thousand-grain weight had a significant positive relationship with grain length (r = 0.45**) and width (r = 0.51***). UPGMA clustering revealed that the genotypes in Cluster VII were superior. The variation observed in the qualitative traits indicates a high level of phenotypic diversity among the studied landraces, suggesting their potential for efficient and effective use in rice breeding programs. Promising landraces can be identified through various yield-related characteristics, such as total effective tillers, 1000 grain weight, panicle length, filled grains per panicle, and overall grain yield. Therefore, this result can be used for future rice improvement initiatives and for evaluating the genetic diversity among morphologically distinct rice landraces.
Phaulodinychus Berlese 1904
Creators: name: Halliday, R. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Mesostigmata
Uropodidae
Phaulodinychus

description: Phaulodinychus Berlese, 1904
Phaulodinychus Berlese, 1904a: 269.
Type species Phaulodinychus repletus Berlese, 1904a: 269, by original designation.
description: Published as part of Halliday, R. B., 2015, Catalogue of genera and their type species in the mite Suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata), pp. 101-147 in Zootaxa 3972 (2) on pages 124-125, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/232777
Additional file 1: of The accuracy of blood pressure measured by arterial line and non-invasive cuff in critically ill children
Creators: name: Joffe, Rachel
name: Duff, Jonathan
name: Guerra, Gonzalo Garcia
name: Pugh, Jodie
name: Joffe, Ari
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer

description: The case report form for the study. (PDF 100 kb)
PREVALENCE AND USE OF ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS IN THE OLDER DRIVER POPULATION
Creators: name: St Louis, Renee
name: Eby, David
name: Kostyniuk, Lidia
name: Molnar, Lisa
name: Zakrajsek, Jennifer
name: Zanier, Nicole
name: Yung, Raymond
name: Nyquist, Linda
Publisher: name: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Year: 2022
Subjects: 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
3202 Clinical Sciences
Aging

description: Abstract Research on advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in the older driver population has suggested the potential for ADAS to improve safety and driving comfort by helping aging drivers overcome functional declines commonly experienced in later-life. However, attaining anticipated ADAS benefits is dependent upon drivers’ awareness, understanding, and use of ADAS in their own vehicles. Questionnaire data from 2,374 older drivers enrolled in the AAA LongROAD study were analyzed to investigate changes in the prevalence and use of 15 ADAS and how participants learned to use these technologies. From baseline to Year 3, the prevalence of each ADAS significantly increased, with the greatest percentage point increase being for backup/parking assist technology (from 41.5% to 58.8%). The prevalence of one or more ADAS in participants’ vehicles increased from 59.0% to 72.0%, and the average number of ADAS per vehicle increased from 2.0 to 3.3. At both baseline and Year 3, approximately one-third of participants reported always using the ADAS available in their vehicle, but nearly one-quarter reported never using their ADAS. The largest proportion of participants at both baseline and Year 3 reported learning to use ADAS by figuring it out by themselves (45.5% and 50.8%, respectively), yet approximately 12.0% of participants at both time points reported never learning to use ADAS. To achieve the expected benefits of ADAS for older drivers, research is needed to better understand why ADAS are not being use more frequently when available, and to develop acceptable and accessible programs for training older adults to use ADAS.
Compliance of fishery handling facilities to food safety requirements within the fresh Nile perch value chain in Uganda
Creators: name: Ssubi, Johnson Allan
name: Mukisa, Ivan Muzira
name: Muyanja, Charles Kyeyune
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: The study investigated the compliance of fisheries handling facilities to food safety requirements stipulated in the existing laws, regulations, and standards within the fresh Nile perch value chain in Uganda. Data on personnel hygiene facilities, infrastructure, equipment, storage facilities, product and ice handling, waste management, and water quality were collected using a checklist based on current regulations, standards, and codes of practice, through direct observation. Fisher’s exact test of independence was used to determine significant differences in compliance based on facility type, market chain, and value chain segments. Fish factories (processing facilities) exhibited the highest compliance, followed by landing sites and local market stalls. There were significant (p ≤ 0.001) disparities in compliance for all the parameters, across value chain segments. Personnel hygiene facilities, such as changing rooms, toilets, and handwashing amenities, showed suboptimal compliance, with only 48.1% of the fish handling facilities having fully or nearly compliant change rooms. Conversely, 39.2% fish facilities had least or non-compliant toilets, posing a considerable risk of cross-contamination. There was a significant (p ≤ 0.001) distinction for all the examined parameters between facilities in the export and local market chains. Export-oriented facilities demonstrated higher compliance levels. This study recommends prioritisation of interventions targeting training and infrastructure development for the private sector.
Additional file 3: Figure S3. of Tasquinimod triggers an early change in the polarization of tumor associated macrophages in the tumor microenvironment
Creators: name: Olsson, Anders
name: Nakhlé, Jessica
name: Sundstedt, Anette
name: Plas, Pascale
name: Anne-Laure Bauchet
name: Pierron, Valérie
name: Bruetschy, Luce
name: Deronic, Adnan
name: Törngren, Marie
name: Liberg, David
name: Schmidlin, Fabien
name: Leanderson, Tomas
Publisher: name: Figshare
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer

description: Median Fluorescence Intensity (MFI) plots of CD206, MHC-II and CD86 cell surface expression evaluated by flow cytometry on isolated tumor infiltrating CD11b+ cells gated on the F4/80high population after 1 and 3 days of in vivo exposure to tasquinimod. Representative plots from one experiment are shown and dotted line indicate aproximal median value for vehicle (*p
Non-crop plant beds can improve arthropod diversity including beneficial insects in chemical-free oil palm agroecosystems
Creators: name: Norhisham, Ahmad R.
name: Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq
name: Atikah, Sharifah Nur
name: Jamian, Syari
name: Bach, Oliver
name: McCord, Mona
name: Howes, John
name: Azhar, Badrul
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Conventional oil palm plantations, characterized by monocropping practices, are susceptible to pest infestations due to the lack of diversity in crop composition. This reliance on monoculture often necessitates heavy pesticide use, posing considerable risks to human health, the environment, and biodiversity. In contrast, regenerative agricultural approaches support ecosystem services, such as natural pest control, thereby reducing pesticide dependency and promoting biodiversity while maintaining productivity. The present study examined the composition of arthropod assemblages and understory plant species in chemical-free oil palm plantations, comparing farms with the integration of non-crop plant beds to those without intervention. We established either 10 square plant beds measuring 3 × 3 m or three rectangular beds measuring 9 × 3 m between the planting rows at each experimental plot. Using coloured pan traps and sticky traps, we assessed the relationship between understory plant species richness and arthropod assemblages, including the number of arthropod families, overall abundance, and selected trophic guilds. Our findings reveal that the integration of non-crop plant mixtures significantly enhances the number of arthropod families, as well as the abundance of predatory and phytophagous arthropods. Moreover, we observed that arthropod assemblages, most notably the number of families, overall abundance, abundance of scavengers and predators were significantly and positively correlated with the number of understory vegetation species. The study highlights the potential of establishing non-crop plant bed as a practical approach to enhancing habitat complexity for natural enemies, thereby fostering biodiversity and contribute to the resilience and functioning of agroecosystem within monoculture plantations.
Production systems and strategies of peri-urban goat and sheep farmers for dry season feeding: a case study from Benin (West-Africa)
Creators: name: Koura, Bossima Ivan
name: Yassegoungbe, Fifame Panine
name: Dossa, Luc Hippolyte
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: This study was conducted to understand the urban small ruminant production system in the peri-urban area of southern Benin and investigate farmers’ feeding strategies in the dry season. One hundred and twenty-five (125) farms were interviewed (survey n°1) in five urbanized municipalities, using a semi-structured questionnaire on their socio-economic characteristics and production strategies, including their feeding practices. A typology of small ruminant farm types was implemented, and the farm types were characterized. Then, the feeding strategies were investigated in-depth in the most urbanized sub-area (Abomey-Calavi) on 120 farms (survey n°2). In addition, for 03 months in the dry seasons, thirty (30) farms were monitored in the municipality of Abomey-Calavi to assess the diversity of feed resources used. Six small ruminant farming systems were identified throughout the five municipalities. Goat farms were more common than sheep farms. Free grazing on communal grazing lands was the primary forage source, with supplementation provided on all farms. However, the feed supplementation strategies varied between farm types. Feed resources used included tree fodders (Manihot esculenta, Elaeis guineensis, Musa spp., Gliricidia sepium) or agro-industrial by-products (corn bran, soybean bran, cassava peels) in all farm types, and crop residues mainly in SC and SGC when they were available. Variations were observed (p < 0.001) in feeding strategies across farm types in the dry season. Improving animal nutrition by increased recycling of food or vegetable wastes and agro-industrial by-products from the city fringes appears to be an essential factor in enhancing the sustainability of periurban farms.