cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
On Some Applications of Time-Asymmetric Y-DNA Mutation Rates
Creators: name: Smith, John
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: 10101 Algebra and Number Theory
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: History
subject: 60408 Genomics
subject: Computational Biology

description: For now, Genetic Genealogy is based on the assumption that mutation rates are constant, and that SNPs are irreversible. Such assumptions lead us to believe that when there are strong genetic similarities between 2 haplotypes , these are likely to be share a parent haplotype whose carrier lived relatively recently, and that when there are strong dissimilarities between 2 haplotypes, these cannot share a parent-haplotype whose carrier lived recently. In Richard III, The Livingstons of Callendar, and the Conflict Between Genealogy and Genetics (by the same author), an alternative mathematical model of genetic change was introduced by considering the rate at which the density of the prime numbers in the number line changes. This density decreases erratically as we count down the line. In this note, these earlier ideas are reiterated, illustrated, expanded upon, and used to cast light on a various puzzles, including the dual nature of the Ashkenazi Jewish genome.
title: A study on mathayomsuksa i students achievement in social studies, religion and culture and ability in solving problem the instructional methods based on cippa and four noble truths
title: A study on mathayomsuksa i students achievement in social studies, religion and culture and ability in solving problem the instructional methods based on cippa and four noble truths
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Phinla, Wipapan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011

description: The purpose of this was to find the studying mathayomsuksa I students achievement in social studies, religion and culture and ability in solving problem the instructional methods based on Cippa and Four noble truths. The sample of the study were 90 students of Mathayomsuksa I of Sinakharinwirot University Laboratory School during the second semester of the 2010 academic year. They were randomly selected by using cluster random sampling method and assigned into two groups, with 45 students in each. The first experimental group was taught through leaming using Cippa where as the second was taught through leaming using Four noble truths. I took 18 teaching periods for each group. The research design of this study was Randomized group Pretest Posttest. The 1-test Independent sample and t-test for dependent sample (Different score) was used for data analysis The results of this study indicated that 1. The students approached by Cippe model with Four noble truths model had achievement on social studies religion and culture was not different 2. The students approached by Cippa model had their higher Post-Test achievement on social studies religion and culture than pre-test 3. The students approached by Four noble truths model had their higher Post-Test achievement on social studies religion and culture than pre-lest 4. The students approached by Cippa model with Four noble truths model had problem solving ability was not different 6. The students approached by Cippa model had problem solving abilly higher Post-Test than pre-test
Political parties and public investments: a comparative analysis of 22 Western democracies
Creators: name: Kraft, Jonas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: When do political parties push for public investments in education, research, and infrastructure? Existing literature has mainly answered this question by pointing to parties’ state‒market ideology. In contrast, this article presents a novel argument highlighting the role of parties’ aspirations to office and their ambitions to maximize votes. It builds on the idea that investments not only constitute redistributive tools for politicians, but also work as public means to foster economic growth in the long run. This unique feature makes investments attractive for parties with high office and vote aspirations, because they anticipate government responsibility in the future and can use investments’ dispersed growth effects to appeal broadly to a large, heterogeneous pool of voters. Support for this claim is found through time-series cross-sectional analyses of party manifestos from 22 Western democracies between 1947 and 2013. Results also indicate that parties’ positions on the second social value dimension matter.
The association between changes in blood pressure components and incident cardiovascular diseases
Creators: name: Parizadeh, Donna
name: Ghahvehchian, Hosein
name: Samaneh Asgari
name: Momenan, Amir Abbas
name: Fereidoun Azizi
name: Hadaegh, Farzad
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Cancer

description: Purpose: To determine the association of changes in blood pressure (BP) components between baseline examination (1999–2001) and a second visit (2002–2005) with incident cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Methods: In 3569 (2048 female) Iranian subjects ≥30 y, systolic BP, diastolic BP, mean arterial pressure (MAP) and pulse pressure (PP) were evaluated in two consecutive visits. Subjects were then followed for cardiovascular events. Multivariate sex-adjusted Cox Proportional-Hazards models were built for each BP component’s change, and further adjusted for baseline BP values, traditional cardiovascular risk factors, and their changes. Results: During a median follow-up of 6.09 years after the second examination, 303 CVD cases occurred. A 1 SD increase in systolic BP, diastolic BP and MAP were significantly associated with 21%, 22%, and 95% increased CVD risk after adjustments for baseline values of BP components and other common risk factors (all p-values <0.05). Importantly, diastolic BP change resisted after further adjustment with systolic BP change (hazard ratio 1.21, CI 95% 1.05–1.39). PP change showed no significant association with CVD. Conclusions: In a middle-aged population, three-year rises in systolic BP, diastolic BP, MAP, but not PP were associated with increased incident CVD. The significant association between diastolic BP change and CVD was shown independent of systolic BP change.
Materials
Creators: name: Hamilton, David M
name: Pennington, Skyler
name: Tumelo M Musamali
name: Nninah Freelon
name: Izzy Watters
name: Urquidi, Stephanie
name: Harte, Ryan
name: Wagge, Jordan
name: Vaughn, Aaron
name: Gardner, Sydney
name: Echols-Spratling, Anaya
name: Hager, Mindy
name: Chesser, Mary
name: Staves, Taylor
name: Wallace, Demetria
name: Williams, Shaun
name: Blackburn, Taylor
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2020

description: Materials for the CREP replication of Cameron et al (2019) at Avila University, PY 627 Spring 2023 (Project #23-32)
Comprehensive Evaluative Perspective of PBL on the Learning-Teaching Process of Architechture in the Universidad Simón Bolivar
Creators: name: Soonets, Silvia
name: Olaizola, Carlos
name: Mena, Aliz Beatriz
name: Dorbessan, Bernardo
name: Micucci, Franco
Publisher: name: Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education
Year: 2020

description: The learning process in architecture at Universidad Simon Bolivar is based on confronting students with practical or theoretical situations to let them acquire knowledge about the discipline. The core of this process is on design studio courses, and from the early stages of the program they have to discover for themselves the role of architecture in the creation of spaces. Alongside this design methodology, students are exposed to theoretical, historical, and technical knowledge that aims to complement their skills for their professional future. This paper evaluates the general efficiency of the learning process based on solving problems. The first part describes the application of a problem-based situation in a sustainable urban environment for the Architectural professional. The second part explores similarities and differences among Design Studio Learning(DSL), as it is generally applied, and Problem-Based Learning (PBL). Data about methodology, level of student participation, and results were compared using the syllabus. The comparison between title, competences and objectives shows that these aspects should be addressed differently if using PBL.
description: Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, Early view
Effect of local zoledronate delivery on osseointegration: a systematic review of preclinical studies
Creators: name: Kellesarian, Sergio Varela
name: ALHarthi, Shatha Subhi
name: Munerah Saleh Binshabaib
name: Javed, Fawad
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology

description: Purpose: The aim of the present systematic review was to assess the effect of local zoledronate (ZOL) delivery (topical or as implant surface coatings) on osseointegration. Materials and methods: In this systematic review, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed. To address the focused question, ‘Does local zoledronate delivery enhance osseointegration?’ indexed databases were searched without time or language restrictions up to and including April 2017 using various combination of the following keywords: ‘zoledronate’, ‘bisphosphonates’, ‘osseointegration’ and ‘topical administration’. Letters to the Editor, historic reviews, commentaries, case-series and case-reports were excluded. Results: Initially, 383 articles were identified out of which, 23 experimental studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. In 18 studies, ZOL was incorporated into implants surfaces as a coating and in five studies ZOL was applied topically (bone graft or irrigation) into the bone cavities. Results from 87% studies reported that local delivery of ZOL (coating or topical) is effective in enhancing osseointegration or new bone formation around implants. Conclusions: Local ZOL delivery (coating or topical) seems to enhance osseointegration in animals; however, from a clinical perspective, further randomized control trials with long-term follow-up are needed in this regard.
title: Feminist visual semiotic analysis of protest art at Aurat March in Pakistan
Creators: name: Anwar, Zainab
Publisher: name: Memorial University of Newfoundland
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04haebc03
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: My thesis involves a feminist visual semiotic analysis to look at the protest art from Aurat March in Pakistan. I look mainly at the protest posters but also include a few examples of street art to give a holistic overview of the marches. In my research I have looked at posters published on online social media accounts of Aurat March and images of posters or protest art from the offline physical protest that are present online. My analysis of the posters and street art includes discussion of the three semiotic signs: symbolic, iconic, and indexical, to focus on the messages and the impact of the protest art and bring light to specific issues in relation to Gender-based violence, Women’s labor, Women’s health, and Freedoms and Justice in Pakistan. I talk about posters in each chapter individually and talk about how they work together to present the issues impacting the lives of Pakistani people. Lastly, I explain why posters and street art from Aurat March are radical and different than posters in other social or political movements in Pakistan.
A Study on Consumer Perception Towards Food Delivery Apps with Special Reference to Coimbatore City
Creators: name: Gokul Prasad.M, R.Britamolen
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This study aims to examine consumer perception towards food delivery application focusing on factors thatinfluence user adoption, satisfaction, and loyalty. The growing popularity of food delivery services hasreshaped consumer behaviour, making it essentials to understand the motivations and concerns that drivethe use of these platforms. Through a combination of surveys, interviews and data analysis, this researchexplores key factors such as convenience, price sensitivity, user interface design, delivery time, andcustomer service quality. Additionally, it investigates how demographic variables (e.g., age, income andlifestyle) influence consumer preferences. The findings will provide valuable insights for food delivery appdevelopers and businesses, enabling them to refine their strategies for customer engagement, enhanceservice quality and improve the overall performance.
title: Design και Haiku
title: Design and Haiku
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Καλφακάκου, Αθανασία
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής
Year: 2022
Subjects: Εικονογράφηση
Haiku
Κολάζ

description: Ο στόχος της εργασίας είναι ο σχεδιασμός ποιητικής συλλογής haiku, με έμφαση στο design και την δημιουργία εικαστικών κολλάζ και τυπογραφικών συνθέσεων. Η κύρια δομή της εργασίας αποτελείται από ένα βιβλίο 56 σελίδων, του οποίου η σελιδοποίηση έγινε με την τεχνική photobook.
Kultura umysłowa ponowoczesności
Creators: name: Bachanek, Grzegorz
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: Religious Studies

description: Die geistige Kultur der Postmoderne
Teologia wobec nurtu ponowoczesności, ed. K. Góźdź, J. Chyła, S. Kunka, Pelplin 2012, p. 31-40, ISBN 978-83-7823-098-4.
Die geistige Kultur der Postmoderne zeichnet sich durch eine radikale Vielheit aus und bestreitet gleichzeitig die Einheit der Wirklichkeit um uns herum. Sie unterstreicht die Bedeutung von Freiheit und erklärt dem Totalitarismus den Kampf. Sie verzichtet auf die Frage nach der Wahrheit. Die Praxis ist in dieser Kultur vorrangig. Diese Kultur steht kritisch der Idee des Fortschritts gegenüber und sieht ein vielfältiges, mit der Modernisierung verbundenes, Risiko. Sie weist insbesondere auf die ökologische Problematik hin und auf die Gefahr, die Umwelt zu zerstören. Unsicherheit, Chaos und Verlust der Orien­tierung betrachtet sie als unvermeidbar. Diese Kultur richtet sich nach den ästhetischen Werten. Man kann bei ihr/in ihr ein neues Interesse für die Reli­giosität beobachten, die aber eher beliebig, pragmatisch und manchmal sogar extrem irrational begriffen wird. Es bleibt eine offene Frage nach der Bedeutung der Postmoderne in der heutigen Kultur. Inwieweit ist das eine vom Menschen abhängige Erscheinung? Inwiefern wird sie die Kultur von morgen beeinflussen?
title: Unleashing the power of hyperparameter optimization for machine and deep learning models
Creators: name: Moustafa, Mohamed
Publisher: name: Memorial University of Newfoundland
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04haebc03
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Hyperparameter optimization is a crucial aspect for improving the performance of learning models through tuning their hyperparameters. This thesis introduces three effective techniques for tuning hyperparameters in various models: PointNet CNN, regularized and non-regularized standard feedforward neural networks, SVM, and PCA. The techniques employed are random search-based tuning, hybrid random and grid search-based tuning, and hybrid random and manual search-based tuning. The random search is performed through coarse and fine-tuning stages, while hybrid approaches combined the random search’s benefits with grid or manual search. These techniques achieve competitive results while optimizing computation costs regarding time and storage usage, making them valuable for state-of-the-art work. Random search and hybrid random and grid search enhance PointNet to achieve high classification accuracy that surpasses related research with an average F1-score of 93.6%, while the hybrid random and manual search reduces computational time but results in a lower accuracy of 90.97%. The random search-based tuning and hybrid random and grid search achieve an accuracy of 96.67% for the make_moons dataset. Similarly, the hyperparameter tuning techniques lead to a binary classification accuracy of 97% for the SVM model, and they identify the minimum number of PCA components and retain 99.0042% of the original dataset’s variance for a set of human face images.
Additional file 1 of Salivary anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) mirrors serum ANA in systemic lupus erythematosus
Creators: name: Zhang, Ting
name: Du, Yong
name: Wu, Qingqing
name: Li, Hao
name: Nguyen, Thao
name: Gidley, Gabriel
name: Duran, Valeria
name: Goldman, Daniel
name: Petri, Michelle
name: Mohan, Chandra
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Science Policy

description: Additional file 1: Supplementary Table S1. Characteristics of SLE patients and healthy controls. Supplementary Table S2. Correlation of salivary ANA and ANA isotypes with clinical parameters. Supplementary Figure S1. ROC analysis indicating the discriminatory potential of combined ANA isotypes in discriminating SLE (n=70) from HC (n=10). Sen., sensitivity; Spec., specificity; AUC = Area under (ROC) curve.
title: Δείκτες κινητικότητας και σύγκριση πινάκων μετάβασης πιστοληπτικής διαβάθμισης
title: Mobility indices and comparison of credit rating transition matrices
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Δωρή, Νικολέττα Μαρία
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Πίνακες μετάβασης
subject: Πιστοληπτική μετάβαση

description: Η μελέτη του πίνακα μετάβασης πιστοληπτικής διαβάθμισης μιας οικονομικής οντότητας (επιχείρησης, πιστωτικού ιδρύματος, χρηματοοικονομικού προϊόντος) μπορεί να δώσει χρήσιμες πληροφορίες για την φερεγγυότητα της υπό μελέτη οντότητας. Μεταξύ των πληροφοριών που προκύπτουν από αυτούς είναι και οι πιθανότητες αθέτησης για ένα συγκεκριμένο χρονικό ορίζοντα. Επιπλέον η σύγκριση πινάκων μετάβασης πιστοληπτικής διαβάθμισης μεταξύ διαφορετικών οντοτήτων καθώς επίσης και με συγκεκριμένους πίνακες που αποτυπώνουν την κινητικότητα ενός συστήματος οντοτήτων επιτρέπει στον επιτηρητή (regulator) να λάβει αποφάσεις για την διατήρηση του συστήματος στα επιθυμητά επίπεδα. Στα πλαίσια της εργασίας αυτής θα αναφερθούν εκτενώς τα πεδία εφαρμογής των πινάκων μετάβασης πιστοληπτικής διαβάθμισης, θα παρουσιασθούν οι δείκτες κινητικότητας που έχουν ορισθεί για πίνακες μετάβασης πιστοληπτικής διαβάθμισης και οι εφαρμογές τους στη διοικητική κινδύνου και θα παρουσιασθούν τεχνικές σύγκρισης διαφορετικών πιστωτικών πινάκων μετάβασης και οι εφαρμογές τους στη διοικητική κινδύνου.
title: Hypergraph burning
Creators: name: Jones, Caleb
Publisher: name: Memorial University of Newfoundland
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04haebc03
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Graph burning is a combinatorial game or process that models the spread of in uence throughout a network. We introduce a generalization of graph burning which applies to hypergraphs. One of our key results is that arbitrary hypergraphs do not satisfy a bound analogous to the one in the Burning Number Conjecture. We also introduce a variant called \lazy" hypergraph burning, along with a new parameter, the lazy burning number. Interestingly, lazily burning a graph is trivial, while lazily burning a hypergraph can be quite complicated. Moreover, the lazy burning model is a useful tool for analyzing the roundbased model. We obtain bounds on the burning number and lazy burning number of a hypergraph in terms of its parameters, as well as stronger bounds that apply to Steiner triple systems. We also discuss the complexity of both the round-based and lazy models. Finally, we introduce two further variants of (lazy) hypergraph burning.
Synthesis and phosphate adsorption behaviour of Mg/Al-pillared montmorillonite loaded with La(OH)3
Creators: name: Xia, Meng
name: Gao, Ran
name: Wang, Yingying
name: Wang, Shengrui
name: Yun, Ying
name: Dou, Junfeng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Virology

description: Magnesium/aluminum-pillared montmorillonite loaded with lanthanum hydroxide (Mg/Al-MMT-La(OH)3) was synthesized using non-toxic raw materials by ion-exchange and co-precipitation for phosphate removal from wastewater. Some adsorbents were fabricated in different molar ratios of Mg to Al, analyzed using various characterizations, and investigated in batch adsorption experiments. The determined adsorption kinetics of the 1:4 Mg/Al-MMT-La(OH)3 composite fitted well with the Elovich model. In addition, the Langmuir model revealed the high adsorption efficiency of phosphate by the adsorbent with a maximum adsorption capacity of 79.33 mg/g. The negative value of ΔG° and positive value of ΔH° (64.25 kJ/mol) demonstrated that phosphate adsorption onto 1:4 Mg/Al-MMT-La(OH)3 was spontaneous and endothermic in nature. Moreover, when the molar ratio of PO43− to CO32− was 1:5, the phosphate adsorption capacity reduced by 53.5%, far exceeding the effect of NO2−, NO3−, Cl−, and SO42−. The addition of Al3+ caused a sharp decline in phosphate removal property by 81.9% when PO43−/Al3+ molar ratio was 1:5, however, the presence of other cations showed the negligible impact on it. The adsorption mechanism primarily involved ion exchange with intercalated anions and surface coordination with loaded hydroxides. Results proved that 1:4 Mg/Al-MMT-La(OH)3 material has a favourable application potential in the surface water remediation.
title: Αναπηρία και γνωστική ενσυναίσθηση: Η επικοινωνία ως βασικός συντελεστής ποιότητας της φροντίδας υγείας. Μελέτη περίπτωσης στα βαρήκοα-κωφά παιδιά
title: Disability and cognitive empathy: The communication as a main factor of heath care quality. Case study in hearing-deaf children
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Μαυραειδή, Λουλού
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής
Year: 2022
Subjects: Αναπηρία
Κώφωση
Βαρηκοΐα
Επικοινωνία
Γνωστική ενσυναίσθηση
Βαρήκοοι
Ποιότητα
Φροντίδα υγείας

description: Η παρούσα μελέτη ασχολήθηκε με το θέμα της αναπηρίας και ενσυναίσθησης καθώς και με την επικοινωνία ως βασικό συντελεστή ποιότητας της φροντίδας υγείας ενώ πραγματοποιήθηκε μελέτη περίπτωσης για βαρήκοα και κωφά παιδιά. Η εργασία ολοκληρώθηκε μέσα από πέντε κεφάλαια, όπου στο εισαγωγικό μέρος αρχικά καταγράφηκε ο σκοπός της μελέτης και η μέθοδος η οποία πραγματοποιήθηκε με τη συστηματική βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση και το ερευνητικό υλικό συλλέχθηκε μέσω της διαδικασίας PRISMA. Το πρώτο κεφάλαιο ανέπτυξε στοιχεία για την κώφωση και τη βαρηκοΐα, καθώς και θέματα εκπαίδευσης, γλώσσας, επικοινωνίας αλλά και τις μαθησιακές δυσκολίες που παρουσιάζονται σε παιδιά με αυτού του είδους την αναπηρία. Στη συνέχεια, το δεύτερο κεφάλαιο εστίασε σε θέματα επικοινωνίας κυρίως μέσα από κοχλιακά εμφυτεύματα, τη νοηματική γλώσσα και επαυξητική και εναλλακτική επικοινωνία. Το τρίτο κεφάλαιο αναφέρθηκε στη σημαντικότητα της ενσυναίσθησης στα κωφά και βαρήκοα άτομα καθώς ανέπτυξε και τη θεωρία του νου και της ενσυναίσθησης. Το τέταρτο κεφάλαιο κατέγραψε το είδος της μεθοδολογίας της έρευνας που ακολουθήθηκε που είναι μέσα από τη μέθοδο PRISMA και ακολούθησε η καταγραφή επιλεγμένων άρθρων. Το πέμπτο κεφάλαιο ανέλυσε τα άρθρα που εξετάστηκαν στην έρευνα και τέλος στη συζήτηση καταγράφηκαν συνολικά τα πορίσματα που προέκυψαν καθώς και οι μελλοντικές σκέψεις σε σχέση με το θέμα.
Synthesis and phosphate adsorption behavior of Mg/Al-pillared montmorillonite loaded with La(OH)3
Creators: name: Xia, Meng
name: Gao, Ran
name: Wang, Yingying
name: Wang, Shengrui
name: Yun, Ying
name: Dou, Junfeng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Physiology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Hematology
subject: Plant Biology

description: Magnesium/aluminum-pillared montmorillonite loaded with lanthanum hydroxide (Mg/Al-MMT-La(OH)3) was synthesized using non-toxic raw materials by ion-exchange and co-precipitation for phosphate removal from wastewater. Some adsorbents were fabricated in different molar ratios of Mg to Al, analyzed using various characterizations, and investigated in batch adsorption experiments. The determined adsorption kinetics of the 1:4 Mg/Al-MMT-La(OH)3 composite fitted well with the Elovich model. In addition, the Langmuir model revealed the high adsorption efficiency of phosphate by the adsorbent with a maximum adsorption capacity of 79.33 mg/g. The negative value of △G0 and positive value of △H0 (64.25 kJ/mol) demonstrated that phosphate adsorption onto 1:4 Mg/Al-MMT-La(OH)3 was spontaneous and endothermic in nature. Moreover, when the molar ratio of PO43− to CO32− was 1:5, the phosphate adsorption capacity reduced by 53.5%, far exceeding the effect of NO2−, NO3−, Cl−, and SO42−. The addition of Al3+ caused a sharp decline in phosphate removal property by 81.9% when PO43−/Al3+ molar ratio was 1:5, however, the presence of other cations showed negligible impact on it. The adsorption mechanism primarily involved ion exchange with intercalated anions and surface coordination with loaded hydroxides. Results proved that 1:4 Mg / Al-MMT-La(OH)3 material has a favorable application potential in the surface water remediation.
Transferon™, a peptide mixture with immunomodulatory properties is not immunogenic when administered with various adjuvants
Creators: name: Avila, Sandra
name: Muñoz-García, Leslie
name: Vázquez-Leyva, Said
name: Nohemí Salinas-Jazmín
name: Medina-Rivero, Emilio
name: Lenin Pavón
name: Mellado-Sánchez, Gabriela
name: Rommel Chacón-Salinas
name: Estrada-Parra, Sergio
name: Vallejo-Castillo, Luis
name: Pérez-Tapia, Sonia Mayra
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Cancer

description: Transferon, a human dialyzable leukocyte extract (hDLE), is a biotherapeutic that comprises a complex mixture of low-molecular-weight peptides (3, incomplete Freund's adjuvant (IFA), or Titermax Gold. The inoculation scheme entailed three routes of administration (intraperitoneal, Day 1; subcutaneous, Day 7; and intramuscular, Day 14) using 200 μg Transferon/inoculation. Serum samples were collected on Day 21. Total IgG levels were quantitated by affinity chromatography, and specific antibodies against components of Transferon were analyzed by dot-blot and ELISA. Ovalbumin (OVA, 44 kDa) and peptides from hydrolyzed collagen (PFHC,
Valence Tautomerism of p-Block Element Compounds – An Eligible Phenomenon for Main Group Catalysis?
Creators: name: Greb, Lutz
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Electromerism
subject: Main group elements
subject: p-Block elements
subject: Redox chemistry
subject: Valence tautomerism
subject: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::540 Chemie::546 Anorganische Chemie

description: Valence tautomerism has had a remarkable impact on several branches of transition metal chemistry. By switching between different valence tautomeric states, physicochemical properties and reactivities can be triggered reversibly. Is this phenomenon transferrable into the p-block – or is it already happening there? This Perspective collects observations of p-block element-ligand systems that might be assignable to valence tautomerism. Further, it discusses occurrences in p-block element compounds that exhibit the related effect of redox-induced electron transfer. As disclosed, the concept of valence tautomerism with p-block elements is at a very early stage. However, given the substantial disparity in the properties of those elements in different redox states, it might offer a valid extension for future developments in main group catalysis.
Restoring reproducibility of Jupyter notebooks
Creators: name: Wang, Jiawei
name: Kuo, Tzu-yang
name: Li, Li
name: Zeller, Andreas
Publisher: name: CISPA
Year: 2023

description: More than ninety percent of published Jupyter notebooks do not state dependencies on external packages. This makes them non-executable and thus hinders reproducibility of scientific results. We present SnifferDog, an approach that 1) collects the APIs of Python packages and versions, creat- ing a database of APIs; 2) analyzes notebooks to determine candidates for required packages and versions; and 3) checks which packages are required to make the notebook executable (and ideally, reproduce its stored results). In its evaluation, we show that SnifferDog precisely restores execution environments for the largest majority of notebooks, making them immediately executable for end users.
title: Computational studies of macromolecular crowding effects on proteins
Creators: name: Bazmi, Saman
Publisher: name: Memorial University of Newfoundland
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04haebc03
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The high concentration of macromolecules inside living cells leads to an effect called macromolecular crowding. One very basic consequence of crowding is a decrease in the volume physically available to the molecules in the solution. This consequence is called the excluded volume effect. It has been observed experimentally that the excluded volume effect impacts various processes in cells. In this thesis, we investigate the effect of macromolecular crowding on two different large-scale conformational transitions in proteins: folding, which is the process by which proteins become functional and achieve their native state; and fold switching, a process in which a protein exhibits two or more native states and reversibly interconverts between them. To address these issues, we develop and apply coarse-grained models at various levels of resolution. In particular, we use two different models. 1. A sequence-based model with 7 atoms per amino acid in which folding is driven by effective hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonding. 2. A model with one bead per amino acid, with a structure-based (G¯o-like) potential, which provides an energetic bias towards two or more native states. Sampling of conformational space is performed using Monte Carlo techniques and Langevin dynamics. A long standing assumption in the crowding field is that the excluded volume effect always stabilizes the native states of proteins. However, by using our sequence-based model, we find this crowding effect can be destabilizing in some cases depending on the protein and crowding condition. To study crowding effects on fold switching, which has not been done before, we focus on the GA/GB fold switch system based on the 56 amino acid binding domain of protein G. This system is a designed fold switch system in which amino acid mutations drive the switch between the two different folds adopted by GA and GB. We find that crowding impacts the population balance between the two different folds. Specifically, we find that crowding enhances the stability of GB relative to GA. Overall, this thesis provides insight into how crowding effects on proteins depend on factors such as protein fold, types of interactions between crowders and proteins, crowders concentration, and conformational landscape of the protein, further advancing our understanding of the intricate interplay between cellular environments and protein behavior.
Examining the dimensionality of pre-service teachers’ enthusiasm for teaching by combining frameworks of educational science and organizational psychology
Creators: name: Bock, Denise
name: Harms, Ute
name: Mahler, Daniela
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Teachers
subject: Careers
subject: Education
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften::370 Bildung und Erziehung::370 Bildung und Erziehung

description: The aim of this study was to obtain a holistic understanding of pre-service teachers’ enthusiasm for teaching (a subject) by examining its structure as well as relevant factors that may be related to it in the first phase of teacher education. For this purpose, we considered two strands of research: educational science and organizational psychology. Accordingly, the professional competence model and the job demands and resources model helped to identify factors that are associated with pre-service teachers’ enthusiasm for teaching. Responses of 211 pre-service biology teachers indicated that enthusiasm for teaching can be considered as one-dimensional. Moreover, we found positive relationships between enthusiasm for teaching and academic self-concept, intrinsic career choice motives and occupational commitment. In contrast, we detected negative relations between enthusiasm for teaching and both emotional exhaustion and intention to quit. No significant relations could be found for enthusiasm for teaching and both professional knowledge and extrinsic career choice motives. Our findings highlight the importance of enthusiasm for teaching in the earliest stage of teachers’ careers. Thus, our study points out relevant factors that could help to maintain high enthusiasm and to keep (pre-service) teachers healthy and in the profession.
Number Dissimilarity Effects in Object-Initial Sentence Comprehension by German-Speaking Children With Specific Language Impairment
Creators: name: Stegenwallner-Schütz, Maja
name: Adani, Flavia
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Number Dissimilarity Effects
subject: Object-Initial Sentence Comprehension
subject: German-Speaking Children
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften::370 Bildung und Erziehung::370 Bildung und Erziehung

description: Purpose This study examines the contribution of number morphology to language comprehension abilities among children with specific language impairment (SLI) and age-matched controls. It addresses the question of whether number agreement facilitates the comprehension accuracy of object-initial declarative sentences. According to the predictions of the structural intervention account for German, number agreement should assist the correct interpretation of object-initial sentences. Method This study examines German-speaking children with SLI and a control group of age-matched typically developing children on their sentence comprehension skills for auditory presented subject–verb–object and object–verb–subject (OVS) sentences. The sentences were manipulated with respect to the number properties of the noun phrases (e.g., one plural and one singular, or both singular) and the number agreement of the verb. Results The group of children with SLI demonstrated poorer comprehension accuracy in comparison to controls. Comprehension difficulty was limited to OVS sentences among children with SLI. In addition, children with SLI comprehended OVS sentences in which number agreement (with plural subject and verb inflection) indicated the noncanonical word order more accurately than OVS sentences with two singular noun phrases and therein did not differ from controls. Conclusion The study suggests that number agreement helps alleviate the difficulty with OVS sentences and enhances comprehension accuracy, despite the finding that children with SLI exhibit lower comprehension accuracy and more heterogeneous interindividual differences, relative to controls.
Lewis acid protection turns cyanide containing [FeFe]-hydrogenase mimics into proton reduction catalysts
Creators: name: Redman, Holly J.
name: Huang, Ping
name: Haumann, Michael
name: Cheah, Mun Hon
name: Berggren, Gustav
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: hydrogenase
subject: hydrogen
subject: energy transition
subject: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::540 Chemie::540 Chemie und zugeordnete Wissenschaften

description: Sustainable sources of hydrogen are a vital component of the envisioned energy transition. Understanding and mimicking the [FeFe]-hydrogenase provides a route to achieving this goal. In this study we re-visit a molecular mimic of the hydrogenase, the propyl dithiolate bridged complex [Fe2(μ-pdt)(CO)4(CN)2]2−, in which the cyanide ligands are tuned via Lewis acid interactions. This system provides a rare example of a cyanide containing [FeFe]-hydrogenase mimic capable of catalytic proton reduction, as demonstrated by cyclic voltammetry. EPR, FTIR, UV-vis and X-ray absorption spectroscopy are employed to characterize the species produced by protonation, and reduction or oxidation of the complex. The results reveal that biologically relevant iron-oxidation states can be generated, potentially including short-lived mixed valent Fe(I)Fe(II) species. We propose that catalysis is initiated by protonation of the diiron complex and the resulting di-ferrous bridging hydride species can subsequently follow two different pathways to promote H2 gas formation depending on the applied reduction potential.
Path Integral Molecular Dynamics of Liquid Water in a Mean-Field Particle Reservoir
Creators: name: Evangelakis, Antonios
name: Jand, Sara Panahian
name: Delle Site, Luigi
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: hydrogen quantum spatial delocalization
subject: liquid water
subject: molecular dynamics
subject: open systems
subject: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::540 Chemie::540 Chemie und zugeordnete Wissenschaften

description: We present a simulation scheme for path integral simulation of molecular liquids where a small open region is embedded in a large reservoir of non interacting point-particles. The scheme is based on the latest development of the adaptive resolution technique AdResS and allows for the space-dependent change of molecular resolution from a path integral representation with 120 degrees of freedom to a point particle that does not interact with other molecules and vice versa. The method is applied to liquid water and implies a sizable gain regarding the request of computational resources compared to full path integral simulations. Given the role of water as universal solvent with a specific hydrogen bonding network, the path integral treatment of water molecules is important to describe the quantum effects of hydrogen atoms’ delocalization in space on the hydrogen bonding network. The method presented here implies feasible computational efforts compared to full path integral simulations of liquid water which, on large scales, are often prohibitive.
Reseña: "La prosa de la contra-insurgencia: `Lo político´durante la restauración neoliberal en Nicaragua" (2019), de Ileana Rodríguez
Creators: name: Navas, Luis Kliche
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: reseña
subject: Ileana Rodríguez
subject: estudios culturales
subject: estudios literarios
subject: procesos y transiciones políticas
subject: paz y postconflicto
subject: estudios centroamericanos
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften::320 Politikwissenschaft::320 Politikwissenschaft

description: Se reseña el libro La prosa de la contra-insurgencia: “lo político” durante la restauración neoliberal en Nicaragua (2019), de Ileana Rodríguez
Supplementary document for The broadband optical response and ultrafast all-optical modulation of Nb4C3 - 6437393.pdf
Creators: name: Hu, Yibiao
name: YANG, ZHAN
name: Zhang, Tianju
name: Chen, Chenduan
name: Wang, Zixin
name: Dong, Ningning
name: Wang, Jun
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2023
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supporting Information
Patellar luxation and concomitant cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs – A review
Creators: name: Andrade, Mario Candela
name: Slunsky, Pavel
name: Klass, Luise Grace
name: Brunnberg, Leo
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: canine lameness
subject: knee surgery
subject: stifle pathology
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::630 Landwirtschaft::630 Landwirtschaft und verwandte Bereiche

description: A patellar luxation and concomitant cranial cruciate ligament rupture is a common pathology in dogs. Diagnosis is based on clinical evidence of a patellar luxation and stifle joint instability. However, diagnostic imaging is required to assess the number of skeletal deformities and signs of instability. Surgical options include both soft tissue and osseous techniques, although, in most cases, a combination of multiple procedures is necessary to correct the patellar luxation and restore the stifle joint stability. Complication rates are generally low, but can include reluxation and implant-associated complications. This article describes the patellar luxation and cranial cruciate ligament rupture signs in dogs, including the clinical presentation and diagnosis, and discusses current treatment options.
Supplementary Material from Phenotypic plasticity in reproductive effort: malaria parasites respond to resource availability
Creators: name: Birget, Philip L.G.
name: Repton, Charlotte
name: O'Donnell, Aidan J.
name: Schneider, Petra
name: Reece, Sarah E.
Publisher: name: The Royal Society
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Health Care
subject: Diseases
subject: 111706 Epidemiology
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: contains details of initial experiments, statistical tests and additional figures.
Evaluation of different types of enrichment - their usage and effect on home cage behavior in female mice
Creators: name: Hobbiesiefken, Ute
name: Mieske, Paul
name: Lewejohann, Lars
name: Diederich, Kai
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Mice
subject: Animal behavior
subject: Animal welfare
subject: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::630 Landwirtschaft::630 Landwirtschaft und verwandte Bereiche

description: Numerous studies ascertained positive effects of enriched environments on the well-being of laboratory animals including behavioral, physiological and neurochemical parameters. Conversely, such conclusions imply impaired animal welfare and health in barren husbandry conditions. Moreover, inappropriate housing of laboratory animals may deteriorate the quality of scientific data. Recommendations for housing laboratory animals stipulate that cages should be enriched to mitigate adverse effects of barren housing. In this context, it is not only unclear what exactly is meant by enrichment, but also how the animals themselves interact with the various items on offer. Focal animal observation of female C57BL/6J mice either housed in conventional (CON) or enriched (ENR) conditions served to analyze the impact of enriching housing on welfare related behavior patterns including stereotypical, maintenance, active social, and inactive behaviors. CON conditions resembled current usual housing of laboratory mice, whereas ENR mice received varying enrichment items including foraging, housing and structural elements, and a running disc. Active and inactive use of these elements was quantitatively assessed. CON mice showed significantly more inactive and stereotypical behavior than ENR mice. ENR mice frequently engaged with all enrichment elements, whereby riddles to obtain food reward and the running disc preferably served for active interactions. Offering a second level resulted in high active and inactive interactions. Structural elements fixed at the cagetop were least attractive for the mice. Overall, the presented data underline the positive welfare benefits of enrichment and that mice clearly differentiate between distinct enrichment types, demonstrating that the perspective of the animals themselves should also be taken into account when specifying laboratory housing conditions. This is particularly important, as the ensuring of animal welfare is an essential prerequisite for reliable, reproducible, and scientifically meaningful results.
title: Debris flow runout simulation based on empirical and continuum modelling approaches
Creators: name: Arghya, Arijit Biswas
Publisher: name: Memorial University of Newfoundland
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04haebc03
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Debris flow is an extremely rapid flow type of landslide that consists of a mixture of materials, including soil, mud, rock, and water, which flows down a slope. A debris flow might be initiated due to rapid rainfall, logging, snowmelt, or sudden changes in the landscape. It has a relatively higher potential to cause loss of lives and damage to the infrastructure due to its higher velocity, huge impact force, and longer runout. Therefore, predicting the extent and impacts of debris flow is important. Several computer programs are available for simulating debris flows. These programs have been developed based on some simplified models due to the challenges of encompassing the complexities of the mechanisms of such a large event. This study uses three simulation tools— DebrisFlow Predictor, Flow-R, and RAMMS—to simulate actual debris flow events at three different sites. Each site is characterized by unique features. (e.g., channelized/unchannelized, granular/muddy flow, topography, soil type, etc.). The underlying features (e.g., displacement of debris) of each program are also different. By comparing the simulation results with satellite images, it is shown that all three numerical programs can simulate the debris flows if appropriate model parameters are selected. The erosion of the channel bed during downslope displacement of debris can significantly affect simulation results. RAMMS has the capability of simulating the erosion effects if the erosion properties and erosion zone are defined properly. Defining the erosion zone without having post-event data is challenging. Therefore, the authors suggest using DebrisFlow Predictor, which can be used to identify the zones of erosion and deposition based on statistical approaches. Flow-R can be advantageous for preliminary assessments of runout extent over a large area which is based on fewer input parameters and limited information about the initiation of debris flow.