cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Synthesis of Trifluorinated Threonine and its Incorporation into AFP and AFGP Mimetics
Creators: name: Boghossian, Taline
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2010
Subjects: subject: Chemistry, Organic.

description: The discovery of antifreeze proteins (AFPs) and antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) has sparked the interest of researchers due to its potential commercial, industrial and medicinal applications. AF(G)Ps are unique as they have the ability to suppress the growth of ice. Two physical properties associated with these antifreeze compounds are thermal hysteresis (TH) and ice crystallization inhibition (IRI). It was previously believed that TH and IRI worked hand-in-hand, however, the discovery of an AFP from rye grass possessing only IRI suggested otherwise. It was thus believed that the presence of AFPs possessing only IRI played a vital role in cryoprotection as they allow organisms to survive in the presence of small ice crystals. As such, the synthesis of novel AF(G)Ps possessing only IRI are sought after. Herein, we describe the synthesis of a fluorinated threonine, T(F), and its incorporation in peptides for the synthesis of AFP mimetics ([T(F)AA]4 and [T(F)GG] 4). As the putative binding site of AFP type I is debated, as well as its mode of action, the introduction of a fluorinated threonine may provide insight as it may be used as a tool to investigate the factors influencing antifreeze activity. Furthermore, fluorine amino acids have proven to be beneficial in the production of biologically active agents, thus highlighting the importance of the use of fluorines. The synthetic route to [T(F)AA]4 and [T(F)GG] 4 is described within this thesis, and the results obtained from the TH and IRI assays performed. The synthetic route to the building block T(F) was performed over 13 steps in 15 % yield. The incorporation of T(F) in peptides to build AFP mimetics was done via SPPS. MALDI-TOF spectroscopy revealed a mass peak for the polyalanine AFP analog but was not apparent for [T(F)GG] 4. Nuclear magnetic resonance experiments (19F) revealed a single fluorine resonance for both [T(F)AA]4 and [T(F)GG] 4 suggesting the presence of a fluorinated compound. The repeating nature of these polymers may account for the single resonance observed. The TH assay did not reveal dynamic ice shaping (DIS) or a thermal hysteric gap. The IRI results were unfortunately contradictory but did reveal that the introduction of fluorine into AFPs do not alter the recrystallization inhibition activity as in the case of [T(F)AA]4 and [TAA]4. The outcome of these results may be due to the solubility issues encountered, which affected the concentration and purity of the sample solutions tested. Despite the solubility issues and misrepresentative results, additional experiments ought to be performed to determine the effects of fluorine on antifreeze activity.* *Please refer to dissertation for diagrams.
Anastrozole loading onto the magnetic core-shell material composed of Fe3O4@SiO2@p (acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid)
Creators: name: Yousaf ali
name: Ilyas khan
name: Mohsin
name: Nizam ali khan
name: Khalilullah*
name: Hammad Ali
name: Muhammad Ahsan*
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Fe3O4, Fe3O4@SiO2, Fe3O4@SiO2@p(AN-co-AA), Anastrozole Loading.

description: Abstract: Anastrozole is a prescribed medication utilized for the treatment of hormone-dependent breast cancer, primarily in postmenopausal women. Administered orally once daily. Anastrozole inhibits the enzyme aromatase, which converts androgens into oestrogens. However, the administration of the medicine frequently results in adverse effects that vary based on dosage, including fatigue, diarrhea, hot flushes, nausea, headaches, and musculoskeletal discomfort. Anastrozole has been associated with additional adverse effects and increased bone loss. To mitigate the negative effects of anastrozole and ensure its effective distribution, it must be adhered to surfaces that are biocompatible and stable within the human body. The co-precipitation approach was employed to synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles, subsequently coated with silica by the Stober process. The synthesised Fe3O4@SiO2 nanocomposite was then coated with copolymer of acrylonitrile and acrylic acid (AN-co-AA) using microwave assisted polymerization. The Fe3O4@SiO2 @p(AN-co-AA) was analyzed using FTIR, EDX, and SEM techniques. The investigation examined how contact time, pH, drug quantity, and nanocomposite quantity influenced drug loading. The optimal adsorption (96.1%) occurred with 16 hour reaction duration, a pH of 4, anastrozole concentration of 20 µg/mL, and an adsorbent dosage of 10 mg.
Re-evaluation of the Romano-British villa at Gayton Thorpe, Norfolk
Creators: name: De Bootman, Michael
Publisher: name: Archaeology Data Service
Year: 2020

description: Norfolk Archaeology, 43 (1), 133-142
description: The results of a fieldwalking survey are presented and discussed. There is evidence for three buildings additional to the two previously known from evaluation. Prehistoric, AS and medieval finds were also made.
Anastrozole loading onto the magnetic core-shell material composed of Fe3O4@SiO2@p (acrylonitrile-co-acrylic acid)
Creators: name: Yousaf ali
name: Muhammad Ilyas
name: Mohsin Alam
name: Nizam ali khan
name: Khalilullah*
name: Hammad Ali
name: Muhammad Ahsan*
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Fe3O4, Fe3O4@SiO2, Fe3O4@SiO2@p(AN-co-AA), Anastrozole Loading.

description: Abstract: Anastrozole is a prescribed medication utilized for the treatment of hormone-dependent breast cancer, primarily in postmenopausal women. Administered orally once daily. Anastrozole inhibits the enzyme aromatase, which converts androgens into oestrogens. However, the administration of the medicine frequently results in adverse effects that vary based on dosage, including fatigue, diarrhea, hot flushes, nausea, headaches, and musculoskeletal discomfort. Anastrozole has been associated with additional adverse effects and increased bone loss. To mitigate the negative effects of anastrozole and ensure its effective distribution, it must be adhered to surfaces that are biocompatible and stable within the human body. The co-precipitation approach was employed to synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles, subsequently coated with silica by the Stober process. The synthesised Fe3O4@SiO2 nanocomposite was then coated with copolymer of acrylonitrile and acrylic acid (AN-co-AA) using microwave assisted polymerization. The Fe3O4@SiO2 @p(AN-co-AA) was analyzed using FTIR, EDX, and SEM techniques. The investigation examined how contact time, pH, drug quantity, and nanocomposite quantity influenced drug loading. The optimal adsorption (96.1%) occurred with 16 hour reaction duration, a pH of 4, anastrozole concentration of 20 µg/mL, and an adsorbent dosage of 10 mg.
title: Cooling interventions for people with Multiple Sclerosis: a scoping review
Creators: name: Bescos, Raul
name: Freeman, Jennifer
name: Goldsmith, Geraldine
name: Connolly, Luke
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine and Health Sciences
subject: cooling
subject: heat sensitivity
subject: multiple sclerosis
subject: scoping review

description: This scoping review aims to provide an overview of how cooling interventions have been investigated with people with Multiple Sclerosis. The focus of the review will be; the comparative effectiveness across the different cooling interventions and outcomes, mapping of the symptoms of heat sensitivity across the time course of cooling, participant experience data, and data relating to the mechanisms of action of the cooling interventions.

This registration provides details regarding the scoping review protocol.
Evidence Based Practice - Step 2 - Appraising the Evidence
Creators: name: Hoens, Alison
name: McIlwaine, Maggie
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2017

description: EBP STEP 2 - APPRAISING THE EVIDENCE : So how do I know that this article is any good? (Quantitative Articles) This is a workshop presented by BC RSRnet (BC Rehabilitation Sciences Research Network) for British Columbia physiotherapists and occupational therapists on December 14, 2006 and recorded by Eugene Barsky, Physiotherapy Outreach Librarian.
Krasovsky K (2011) Smoking prevalence among adults in the Russian Federation
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Krasovsky, Konstantin S.
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Medicine

description: Literature review Smoking prevalence among adults in the Russian Federation
Konstantin S. Krasovsky Results of representative surveys of adult population aged 18 and over of the Russian Federation were reviewed. Prevalence of daily smoking varied in 1990-2000 between 31-40%, and stayed on the same level at the beginning of 2000s. Smoking prevalence in men ranged 51-66%, among women it was increasing and reached recently 15-20%. Differences in survey results are probably accounted for by differences in questions wording rather than changes in smoking prevalence. To assess the dynamic of smoking prevalence it is recommended to conduct annual surveys with sets of questions which allow more accurate assessment of respondents’ smoking status. Stable high levels of smoking prevalence in Russia on 2000s witness ineffectiveness of those tobacco control measures which were implemented.

Key words: Russian Federation, smoking prevalence, representative population surveys.

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Andreeva, T. (2011). "Multisectoral studies in Public Health in Ukraine."
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: Medicine
subject: Economics

description: Andreeva, T. (2011). "Multisectoral studies in Public Health in Ukraine." Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 1(2): 75-76. The second issue of the TCPHEE contains materials presented at the conference ‘Economics, sociology, theory and practice of public health’ conducted in Kiev on April 12-15, 2011. Conference participants were the faculty, doctoral and master students of the School of Public Health (SPH) at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA). Reports were first discussed during the conference and then submitted as conference abstracts for the editorial review. The revised versions were then peer-reviewed and were subject to editorial approval again.
Semigina, T. (2012). "The role of local factors in health policy."
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Semigina, Tetyana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Anthropology

description: Andreeva, T. (2011). "Studies in the field of tobacco control: what kind they are and what they are for? Examples from Kazan." Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 1(1): 1-10. The paper reviews approaches expected to be helpful for researchers involved in tobacco control studies. Classifications of studies are discussed starting from most general ones and related to any studies in the field of health sciences and ending with more specific for tobacco control. Part of the paper is devoted to structuring study data and building its design, including outcome measures, determinants, confounders, effect measure modifiers and mediators. Significant place is devoted to evaluative studies. Examples mostly come from the papers of Kazan authors presented at the first and second conferences ‘Health of Kazan-city dwellers and tobacco’ and other sources the author relies on.
Key words: tobacco control, study model, study design, evaluative studies, outcome measures, determinants, confounders, effect measure modifiers, mediators.
Spatial encoding of artificial flowers by bumblebees (Bombus impatiens): The contents of memory
Creators: name: Church, Dana L
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2005
Subjects: subject: Biology, Neuroscience.
subject: Biology, Entomology.
subject: Biology, Animal Physiology.
subject: Psychology, Experimental.
subject: Psychology, Cognitive.

description: A novel methodology allowed simultaneous investigation of three elements of bumblebee foraging behaviour: spatial encoding of flower position, landmark use, and scent marking. Bumblebees were presented with a row of artificial flowers in a flight cage, one flower offering reward (S+). Testing involved empty (i.e., unrewarding) flowers. In Experiment 1, flower covers presumed to be scent marked (old covers) were switched with one of the unmarked covers, or replaced with new, scent-mark-free covers. Results confirmed previous research: presence of old covers influenced response type rather than floral choice. Choice appeared to have been made using memory. In Experiment 2, the S- were moved during testing to change the relative position of the S+. New covers were used for half of the bees. The flower in the same absolute position (wrong relative position) as the S+ was consistently chosen, suggesting that the S- did not function as landmarks. Contrary to Experiment 1, old covers influenced flower choice. Experiment 3 replicated Experiments 1 and 2. Again, bees preferred absolute position, but results suggest relative position was encoded and influenced choice under certain circumstances. The effect of old vs. new covers continued to be inconsistent: choice means were higher with new covers, and probing often occurred on new covers. Finally, when flower array independent (FAI) information and memory for a flight vector were placed in conflict in Experiment 4, bees showed a bias for using FAI cues. Taken together, these experiments show that the definition of a landmark remains to be clarified, the role of scent marking remains elusive, and bumblebees showed a consistent bias for using FAI information to locate a goal. Contributions of this thesis are placed within the context of research with vertebrate species and natural bumblebee foraging behaviour.
Quick learning of novel vowel-consonant conjunctions within the mature speech production system – a commentary on Dell et al. (2019)
Creators: name: Smalle, Eleonore H.M.
name: Szmalec, Arnaud
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: This is a commentary on a review article by Dell et al. (2019), “Tuning the blueprint: how studies of implicit learning during speaking reveal the information processing components of the production system”, doi: 10.1080/23273798.2019.1613553. The authors describe limitations for what can be learned in the mature language production system. In particular, they demonstrate how adult speech slowly adapts to novel vowel-contingent phonotactic constraints. A connectionist framework is proposed for which variability in learning outcomes may be explained by the availability of hidden units as a function of early linguistic experience. Here, we enclose data from French-speaking adults in which rapid phonotactic constraint learning of vowel-consonant conjunctions could be observed. The data fit within their proposal for hidden units in a connectionist model, where hidden units can be variously accessible, and suggest that not only maturation but also linguistic knowledge may affect how language learning abilities evolve throughout life.
Ananjeva GA, Andreeva TI (2011) Scope of illegal tobacco products sales in Kazan city
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Ananjeva, Galina
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine
subject: Economics

description: Ananjeva GA, Andreeva TI (2011) Scope of illegal tobacco products sales in Kazan city Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 1 (1):34-38 Original articles Scope of illegal tobacco products sales in Kazan city
G.A. Ananjeva, T.I. Andreeva Pilot assessment of illegal tobacco sales was conducted in Kazan city. The revealed law violations include placement of tobacco sales points within 100 meters around educational institutions, single cigarette sales and cigarette sales to minors. Single cigarettes were more likely to be sold in two of five types of sales outlets – pavilions and kiosks, those placed closer to educational institutions, and where larger part of the storefront was dedicated to cigarette packs. Points of sales with similar characteristics were more likely to sell to minors as well. Placement of notes regarding ban of cigarette sales to minors does not influence the levels of illegal sales. Measures to curb the levels of illegal cigarette sales were recommended.

Key words: Kazan city, illegal tobacco sales, single cigarette sales, cigarette sales to minors, educational institutions, tobacco advertising.

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Andreeva TI (2011) Evaluation of the tobacco epidemic and tobacco control measures at national and municipal levels
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Medicine

description: Andreeva TI (2011) Evaluation of the tobacco epidemic and tobacco control measures at national and municipal levels Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 1 (1):51-60 Lecture Evaluation of the tobacco epidemic and tobacco control measures at national and municipal levels
Tatiana I. Andreeva The lecture covers the issue of tobacco control measures effectiveness and evaluation of the tobacco epidemic in general. Indicators of five levels are suggested. 1. Input (resources), 2. Process (activities to transform resources into effective measures), 3. Output (products, policies, services and programs), 4. Outcome (prevalence, initiation and cessation of smoking), 5. Impact (diseases and deaths caused by tobacco use and tobacco smoke). Approaches to data collection to estimate the suggested groups of indicators are suggested.

Key words: tobacco epidemic, surveillance, monitoring, evaluation, input, process, output, outcome, impact.

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HIV seroprevalence among participants at a Supervised Injection Facility in Vancouver, Canada: implications for prevention, care and treatment
Creators: name: Tyndall, Mark
name: Wood, Evan
name: Zhang, Ruth
name: Lai, Calvin
name: Montaner, Julio
name: Kerr, Thomas
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: North America's first government sanctioned medically supervised injection facility (SIF) was opened during September 2003 in Vancouver, Canada. This was in response to a large open public drug scene, high rates of HIV and hepatitis C transmission, fatal drug overdoses, and poor health outcomes among the city's injection drug users. Between December 2003 and April 2005, a representative sample of 1,035 SIF participants were enrolled in a prospective cohort that required completing an interviewer-administered questionnaire and providing a blood sample for HIV testing. HIV infection was detected in 170/1007 (17%) participants and was associated with Aboriginal ethnicity (adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR], 2.70, 95% Confidence Interval [95% CI], 1.84–3.97), a history of borrowing used needles/syringes (aOR, 2.0, 95% CI, 1.37–2.93), previous incarceration (aOR, 1.87, 95% CI, 1.11–3.14), and daily injection cocaine use (aOR, 1.42, 95% CI, 1.00–2.03). The SIF has attracted a large number of marginalized injection drug users and presents an excellent opportunity to enhance HIV prevention through education, the provision of sterile injecting equipment, and a supervised environment to self-inject. In addition, the SIF is an important point of contact for HIV positive individuals who may not be participating in HIV care and treatment.
Andreicheva EN, Andreeva TI, Ananjeva GA (2011) Medical students’ readiness to provide smoking cessation help.
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Ananjeva, Galina
name: Andreicheva, Elena
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Medicine

description: Andreeva, T. (2011). "Studies in the field of tobacco control: what kind they are and what they are for? Examples from Kazan." Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 1(1): 1-10. The paper reviews approaches expected to be helpful for researchers involved in tobacco control studies. Classifications of studies are discussed starting from most general ones and related to any studies in the field of health sciences and ending with more specific for tobacco control. Part of the paper is devoted to structuring study data and building its design, including outcome measures, determinants, confounders, effect measure modifiers and mediators. Significant place is devoted to evaluative studies. Examples mostly come from the papers of Kazan authors presented at the first and second conferences ‘Health of Kazan-city dwellers and tobacco’ and other sources the author relies on.
Key words: tobacco control, study model, study design, evaluative studies, outcome measures, determinants, confounders, effect measure modifiers, mediators.
Decomposing response times in Williams syndrome in separate cognitive processes
Creators: name: Katsimpokis, Dimitris
name: van Maanen, Leendert
name: Varlokosta, Spyridoula
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Neuroscience
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Williams Syndrome (WS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder of genetic origin. The syndrome is characterised by a selective set of deficits in a number of cognitive domains. In spite of a wealth of studies, response times (RTs) of WS have attracted little attention. In the present study, we fill this gap by analysing data from a receptive vocabulary task using the Diffusion Decision Model (DDM). Our results show that the speed of accumulation, decision threshold and non-decision time parameters of WS individuals are similar to these of typically developing 5-year-old preschoolers. In addition, WS verbal intelligence scores were associated with the speed of accumulation of lexical information. Finally, the performance of WS and preschooler individuals was correlated across the vocabulary task and an additional orientation discrimination task only at the group but not at the individual level; therefore, pointing to domain-specific lexical and perceptual processing in WS.
Comparative Study of Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Vanadium Oxide Nanoparticles and Punica Granatum Extract
Creators: name: Rubina Ansar
name: Naeemullah
name: Muneeba Zubair
name: Muhammad Ahsan*
name: Inamuddin
name: Sayyad Fayaz Ahmad Shah*
name: Sania Javed
name: Tariq Jamal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Vanadium Oxide, Antibacterial, Antifungal

description: Abstract: Researchers are becoming more interested in the eco-friendly bio-synthesis of vanadium oxide nanoparticles because they could be used in many areas of science and technology. The Punica granatum peel extract was used to prepare vanadium oxide nanoparticles (V2O5-NPs) by treating VOSO4.H2O with it. The synthesized particles was characterized using SEM, FTIR, and UV visible spectroscopy. The synthesized particles and extract were then tested for their ability to kill bacteria and fungi by testing them against species like Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas florescens, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseduomonousaliginoza, Candida albicans, Rhizopus oryzae, Aspergillus Niger, Aspergillus Parasiticus, and Aspergillus flavus. The comparison of antibacterial and antifungal activity against microbes was carried out and it was found from the growth curves of bacteria and fungi that the vanadium oxide nanoparticles showed more zone of inhibition than the Punica granatum peel extract.
A land use regression road map for the Burrard Inlet Area Local Air Quality Study
Creators: name: Brauer, Michael (Of University Of British Columbia)
name: Henderson, Sarah B.
name: Marshall, Julian
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2008

description: This report includes a road map for developing land use regression models to describe spatial variability of air pollution concentrations within urban areas. Land use regression attempts to better estimate exposure levels for a given population by measuring pollutants at multiple sites specifically selected to capture the complete intra-urban range of its concentrations. Geographic attributes that might be associated with those concentrations are measured around each site in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Typical geographic predictor variables describe site location, surrounding land use, population density, and traffic patterns. Linear regression is used to correlate measured concentrations with the most predictive variables, and the resulting equation can be used to estimate pollutant concentrations anywhere that all of the predictors can be measured. Concentration maps with high spatial resolution can be generated by rendering the regression model in GIS.
Comparative Study of Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Vanadium Oxide Nanoparticles and Punica Granatum Extract
Creators: name: Rubina Ansar
name: Naeemullah
name: Muneeba Zubair
name: Muhammad Ahsan*
name: Inamuddin
name: Sayyad Fayyaz Ahmad Shah*
name: Sania Javed
name: Tariq Jamal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Vanadium Oxide, Antibacterial, Antifungal

description: Abstract: Researchers are becoming more interested in the eco-friendly bio-synthesis of vanadium oxide nanoparticles because they could be used in many areas of science and technology. The Punica granatum peel extract was used to prepare vanadium oxide nanoparticles (V2O5-NPs) by treating VOSO4.H2O with it. The synthesized particles was characterized using SEM, FTIR, and UV visible spectroscopy. The synthesized particles and extract were then tested for their ability to kill bacteria and fungi by testing them against species like Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas florescens, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseduomonousaliginoza, Candida albicans, Rhizopus oryzae, Aspergillus Niger, Aspergillus Parasiticus, and Aspergillus flavus. The comparison of antibacterial and antifungal activity against microbes was carried out and it was found from the growth curves of bacteria and fungi that the vanadium oxide nanoparticles showed more zone of inhibition than the Punica granatum peel extract.
New modelling tools for the human genome project: 1 A study of the Ogston regime for small analytes and 2 Models for solid phase DNA amplification
Creators: name: Mercier, Jean-Francois
Publisher: name: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Year: 2004
Subjects: subject: Biophysics, General.

description: Now that the human genome project has been completed, the race is on to improve the existing sequencing techniques, or develop new ones, to allow affordable and reasonably quick personal DNA testing. This would help predict personal response to drugs and disease predisposition. The standard sequencing method is based on electrophoresis, which allows a sorting of molecules according to their size. In the first part of this thesis, I develop a new numerical method to rapidly obtain the continuum limit mobility of a migrating molecule, using results obtained on a lattice. I then use this technique to re-examine the theoretical foundation of the current model (the Ogston-Morris-Rodbard-Chrambach or OMRC model) used to describe the molecular size dependence of the electrophoresic mobility of small molecules during gel electrophoresis. I consider three-dimensional gels and electric field lines similar to the ones used in electrophoresis and show that the OMRC model could not reliably predict the mobility of a molecule in a gel. In the second part of this thesis, I present a computational study of a new technique that could be used to provide alternatives to electrophoresis-based sequencing. This technique, named solid phase DNA amplification, allows for the parallelization of DNA amplification (and ultimately, a new sequencing method). I use Monte Carlo and Brownian Dynamics simulations to model this new experimental technique. I show that it leads to a geometrical amplification of DNA molecules and sharp population size distributions.
Tokar, A. V. and T. I. Andreeva (2011). "Smoking among adolescents in Russia in comparison with other countries of central and Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union."
Creators: name: Andreeva, Tatiana
name: Tokar, Anna
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Medicine

description: Tokar, A. V. and T. I. Andreeva (2011). "Smoking among adolescents in Russia in comparison with other countries of central and Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union." Tobacco Control and Public Health in Eastern Europe 1(1): 20-27. We aimed to compare characteristics of tobacco consumption among adolescents in Russian Federation with countries of Central and Eastern Europe based on the data of Global Youth Tobacco Survey, carried out among adolescents aged 13—15 years in European middle and low income countries in 1999-2005. Russian Federation was characterized with higher rates of smoking prevalence among adolescents, earlier smoking initiation, higher chances to be daily smokers and dependent smokers. In Russian society, awareness of smoking-related harm was lower than in other European countries. Smoking was more likely to be considered a characteristic of popularity and success. Russian adolescents were more often exposed to second-hand smoke in their homes and in public places, but not in educational institutions.
How are words with diacritical vowels represented in the mental lexicon? Evidence from Spanish and German
Creators: name: Perea, Manuel
name: Labusch, Melanie
name: Marcet, Ana
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Science Policy
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Recent research has shown that the omission of diacritics in words does not affect the initial contact with the lexical entries, as measured by masked priming. In the present study, we directly examined whether diacritics’ omission slows down lexical access using a single-presentation semantic categorisation task (“is the word an animal name?”). We did so in a language in which diacritics reflect lexical stress but not vowel quality (Spanish; e.g. ratón [mouse] vs. raton; Experiment 1) and in a language in which diacritics reflect vowel quality but not lexical stress (German; e.g. Kröte vs. Krote; Experiment 2). In Spanish, word response times were similar for words with diacritics that were either present or omitted. In contrast, German words were responded more slowly when the words’ diacritics were omitted. Thus, the function of diacritics in each language determines how words with diacritics are represented in the mental lexicon.
Siedliska przyrodnicze proponowanego obszaru Natura 2000 "Góra Wapienna"
Creators: name: Reczyńska, Kamila
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Botany

description: Naturhabitate des vorgeschlagenen Natura 2000–Gebietes „Góra Wapienna“ (Kalkberg) Zusammenfassung Das geschützte Gebiet „Góra Wapienna“ liegt zwischen Boberröhrsdorf (Siedlęcin) und Neu-Flachenseifen (Płoszczynka). Es umfasst die mehrgipflige Anhöhe des Kalkbergs (507 m) im südwestlichen Teil des Kleinen Kammes (Mały Grzbiet) im Bober-Katzbach-Gebirge (Góry Kaczawskie). Die schöne Natur des Kalkberges bewirkte, dass dieses Gebiet als einer der Bestandteile des Netzes Natura 2000 anerkannt wurde. Um mehr naturkundliche Kenntnisse über das vorgeschlagene Erhaltungsgebiet zu gewinnen, wurden innerhalb seiner Grenzen Untersuchungen durchgeführt. Sie betrafen die Lage, den Erhaltungszustand und die Differenzierung der Naturhabitate (gemäß des Annex zur I. Habitatsdirektive 92/43/EEC). Im Bereich des „Kalkberges“ wurde das Vorhandensein von 7 Typen von Naturhabitaten festgestellt. Das vorgeschlagene Erhaltungsgebiet nimmt eine Schlüsselstellung im Schutz der Habitate 9130 (fruchtbarer Buchenwald) und 6230 (Borstgras-Rasen) ein, die in der Sudetenregion zu den seltensten gehören. Der „Kalkberg“ ist auch von wesentlicher Bedeutung für den Schutz des Habitats 9170 (mitteleuropäische Eichen-Hainbuchenwälder) sowie des Habitats 6410 Siedliska przyrodnicze proponowanego obszaru Natura 2000 „Góra Wapienna” 50 (wechselfeuchte Wiesen). Die Naturhabitate in den Grenzen des Erhaltungsgebietes sind in gutem oder sehr gutem Zustand. Daher scheint es durchaus realistisch, diese Phytozenosen auch in der Zukunft erhalten zu können, und zwar unter der Bedingung, dass Vorkehrungen getroffen werden, die ihre Schutzerfordernisse erfüllen (das betrifft besonders halbnatürliche Habitate). Souhrn Chráněné území Góra Wapienna (Vápenná hora) se nachází mezi vesnicemi Siedlęcin a Płoszczynka v Kačavských horách (Góry Kaczawskie) na JZ části hřbetu Mały Grzbiet a rozkládá se na kopci o několika vrcholech s nejvyšší nadmořskou výškou 507 m. Přírodovědné hodnoty této lokality byly důvodem k tomu, aby byla vyhodnocena jako budoucí prvek sítě Natura 2000. Aby se rozrostly znalosti o přírodě daného území, byl tu prováděn výzkum, sledující rozšíření, stav a pestrost přírodních stanovišť, obsažených v příloze I směrnice 92/43/EEC o ochraněpřírodních stanovišť. Na území Góry Wapienné bylo potvrzeno sedm typů stanovišť. Vznikající chráněné území má zásadní význam pro ochranu stanovišť 9130 (květnatá bučina) a 6230 (smilkové trávníky), patřící v regionu Sudet k nejvzácnějším. Toto území má také důležitou roli v ochraně stanovišť 9170 (středoevropské dubohabřiny) a 6410 (střídavě vlhké bezkolencové louky). Přírodní stanoviště tu jsou ve stavu dobrém nebo velmi dobrém, a proto je reálné udržet fytocenózy Góry Wapienné i do budoucna. Pod podmínkou, že budou zajištěny ochranářské zásahy, které jsou pro udržení stavu nutné (což se týká zvláště stanovišť polopřirozených).
Supporting information
Creators: name: Greco, Alessandro
name: Ohto, Tatsuhiko
name: Nagata, Yuki
name: Bonn, Mischa
name: Backus, Ellen H. G.
Publisher: name: AIP Publishing
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 34
subject: Chemical sciences
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences

description: Supporting information - Temperature dependent SFG spectra
Storyboard: Living inquiry through the lens of reverberations, computer-generated
Creators: name: Mallos, Melina
Publisher: name: The University of Melbourne
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 390101
subject: Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy
classificationCode: 390401
subject: Comparative and cross-cultural education
classificationCode: 470212
subject: Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies

description: In this storyboard we see echoes of Greek language, the tension between contemporary living (modern attire) and traditions (Greek dancing costumes), and movement in terms of the vast divide between Canada and Australia for Yiorgos’s parents deciding where to migrate to.
Genetic diversity within Colletotrichum lupini and its virulence on white lupin (Lupinus albus)
Creators: name: Alkemade, Joris
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: Poster on the Genetic diversity within Colletotrichum lupini and its virulence on white lupin at 15th European Conference on Fungal Genetics in 2020.
Identification of ciliary and ciliopathy genes in Caenorhabditis elegans through comparative genomics
Creators: name: Chen, Nansheng
name: Mah, Allan
name: Blacque, Oliver E.
name: Chu, Jeffrey
name: Phgora, Kiran
name: Bakhoum, Mathieu W.
name: Hunt Newbury, C. R.
name: Khattra, Jaswinder
name: Chan, Susanna
name: Go, Anne
name: Efimenko, Evgeni
name: Johnsen, Robert
name: Phirke, Prasad
name: Swoboda, Peter
name: Marra, Marco, 1966-
name: Moerman, Donald G.
name: Leroux, Michel R.
name: Baillie, David L.
name: Stein, Lincoln D.
Publisher: name: BioMed Central
Year: 2016

description: Background: The recent availability of genome sequences of multiple related Caenorhabditis species has made it possible to identify, using comparative genomics, similarly transcribed genes in Caenorhabditis elegans and its sister species. Taking this approach, we have identified numerous novel ciliary genes in C. elegans, some of which may be orthologs of unidentified human ciliopathy genes. Results: By screening for genes possessing canonical X-box sequences in promoters of three Caenorhabditis species, namely C. elegans, C. briggsae and C. remanei, we identified 93 genes (including known X-box regulated genes) that encode putative components of ciliated neurons in C. elegans and are subject to the same regulatory control. For many of these genes, restricted anatomical expression in ciliated cells was confirmed, and control of transcription by the ciliogenic DAF-19 RFX transcription factor was demonstrated by comparative transcriptional profiling of different tissue types and of daf-19(+) and daf-19(-) animals. Finally, we demonstrate that the dye-filling defect of dyf-5(mn400) animals, which is indicative of compromised exposure of cilia to the environment, is caused by a nonsense mutation in the serine/threonine protein kinase gene M04C9.5. Conclusion: Our comparative genomics-based predictions may be useful for identifying genes involved in human ciliopathies, including Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS), since the C. elegans orthologs of known human BBS genes contain X-box motifs and are required for normal dye filling in C. elegans ciliated neurons.
Conservation status and future perspectives of the forest communities of Tilio platyphyllis-Acerion pseudoplatani Klika 1955 alliance in the Sudetes and their foothills
Creators: name: Świerko, Krzysztof
name: Reczyńska, Kamila
name: Pielech, Remigiusz
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Botany

description: The paper presents the results of monitoring of conservation status and future prospects of the forest communities of Tilio platyphyllis-Acerion pseudoplatani Klika 1955 alliance. Habitat assessment was conducted in 2006-2008 in the Sudetes and their foothills (SW. Poland). The condition of each habitat site was assessed using four parameters: area covered by the community, typical structure and functions, future prospects and global assessment. In all, 85 sites were assessed, 69 with basic monitoring and 16 with detailed monitoring. The basic monitoring showed that the analysed communities in the Wałbrzych-Bolków Foothills, the Złote Mts, the Wałbrzych Mts and the Nysa Kłodzka River Valley were in good condition, with proper conservation status and prospects, as opposed to the communities in the Izera Foothills, the Kaczawa Mts, the Kaczawa Foothills, the Bialskie Mts, the Śnieżnik Massiff and the Kamienne Mts. Application of detailed phytosociological methods and transect analysis during the detailed monitoring caused a decrease in the assessed state value. Conservation status and prospects were estimated as bad for the investigated communities in the Bialskie Mts and the Śnieżnik Massiff and as unfavourable for communities in the Nysa Kłodzka River Valley and the Bardo Mts.
Impact of laser surface texturing (LST) on the tribological characteristics of piston rings and cylinder liners – a review. Part 2: application of the process
Creators: name: Bathe, R. N.
name: Padmanabham, G.
name: Thirumalini, S.
name: Vignesh, R. Vaira
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cancer
subject: Science Policy

description: This is the second and final part of a review of the impact of LST on piston rings and cylinder liner tribological characteristics. Part 1 was published in this journal, 2021, 99(5), 231–237, and traced the development of the laser surface texturing process for materials. Part 2 reviews the development and application of the process to piston-cylinder ring liner contact situations. The future directions for automotive tribological research and desirable areas for research goals related to friction, fuel efficiency, emissions are also discussed. The numbering of figures follows on from those in Part 1, and, like Part 1, the complete reference list is given to enable easy concurrent reading of both parts.
Udział gatunków synantropijnych w zbiorowiskach z klasy Quercetea robori-petraeae Br.-Bl. et R.Tx. 1943 w Sudetach i na ich Przedgórzu. Occurrence of synanthropic species in forest communities of the class Quercetea robori-petraeae Br.-Bl. et R.Tx. 1943 in the Sudetes Mountains and foothills
Creators: name: Reczyńska, Kamila
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Botany

description: In 2009 and 2010, monitoring of conservation status and future prospects of the forest communities of Quercetea robori-petraeae Br.-Bl. et R.Tx. 1943 class was conducted in the Sudetes and their foothills. 31 sites were selected. At each site, three phytosociological releves were collected. An important component of the global assessment of oak forest communities is the occurrence of synanthropic species as measured by three indicators: occurrence of alien species (kenophytes), occurrence of synanthropic native species (apophytes) and occurrence of geographically alien tree species. At most sites, alien species and native expansive species were not observed or were represented by single specimens. For each site and releve, the index of synanthropization was calculated. The main role in the synanthropization of the investigated acidophilous oak forests is played by apophytes. The values for the synanthropization index suggest that this process is not advanced. However. the impact of synanthropization on species richness and floristic diversity of communities within oak forests is noticeable.
Effect of etching conditions on electroless Ni-P plating of 3D printed polylactic acid
Creators: name: Tzaneva, B. R.
name: Dobreva, E. D.
name: Koteva, N. B.
name: Georgieva, M. G.
name: Petrova, M. H.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry

description: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the etching conditions on some technologically important properties of the Ni-P coating deposited by an electroless process on 3D printed PLA and PLA-flex. The influences of the temperature and the concentration of the etching sodium hydroxide solution on the deposition rate, composition, adhesion, wetting and roughness of Ni-P coatings were determined. The studies revealed that the high temperature and concentration of the etching solution did not improve the coating properties. In regard to the wetting and adhesion properties of the Ni-P coating, the best results were obtained at concentrations of the etching solution from 100 to 200 g L−1 NaOH and at a temperature of 20–40°C. These conditions allow good wetting of the freshly deposited nickel. Etching plays an important role not only in improving adhesion, but also has an effect on the composition and thickness of the nickel layer.
Effects of hot-air fluidized-bed drying on cooking quality, antioxidant activity and bioactive compounds in germinated brown rice
Creators: name: Chaiyong Taechapairoj
name: Krittanai Kaewyot
Publisher: name: Silpakorn University Research, Innovation and Creativity Administration Office
Year: 2020
Subjects: drying
GABA
germinated paddy
x-ray diffraction

description: Science, Engineering and Health Studies, 14, 1, 62-72
BC-SIM-TR-001 - SIMBIO-SYS NECP Data Produced Analysis
Creators: name: POLITI, ROMOLO
name: FONTE, SERGIO
name: SIMIONI, EMANUELE
name: ZUSI, MICHELE
name: CREMONESE, Gabriele
name: CAPACCIONI, FABRIZIO
name: CAPRIA, MARIA TERESA
name: PALUMBO, PASQUALE
Publisher: name: IAPS Roma
Year: 2020

description: In this document we will describe all the tests performed during the Near Earth Commissioning Phase (NECP) for the Spectrometers and Imagers for MPO BepiColombo Integrated Observatory SYStem (SIMBIO-SYS). For each test will be reported a sheet with the pipeline report and a discussion eventually on the detected anomalies.
Ein neuer Friedenskurs für Sri Lanka?
Creators: name: Stachoske, Bianca
Publisher: name: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia
Year: 2021

description: Die Erosion des 2002 zwischen der Regierung und den Separatisten der Liberation Tigers Tamil Eelam vereinbarten Waffenstillstandsabkommens setzte rasch ein. Nachdem sich die LTTE bereits im April 2003 aus den Friedensgesprächen zurückgezogen hatte, verdeutlichte ein erneuter Selbstmordanschlag in Colombo im Juli des darauffolgenden Jahres, wie schlecht es um den des Friedensprozesses in Sri Lanka bestellt ist.
description: ASIEN: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia, Nr. 103 (2007): ASIEN (April)
Probabilistic aspects of meteorological and ozone regional ensemble forecasts
Creators: name: Zhou, Yongmei
name: Hacker, Joshua P.
name: Delle Monache, Luca
name: Stull, Roland B., 1950-
name: Deng, Xingxiu
Publisher: name: American Geophysical Union
Year: 2011

description: This study investigates whether probabilistic ozone forecasts from an ensemble can be made with skill: i.e., high verification resolution and reliability. Twenty-eight ozone forecasts were generated over the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada, for the 5-day period 11–15 August 2004 and compared with 1-hour averaged measurements of ozone concentrations at five stations. The forecasts were obtained by driving the Community Multiscale Air Quality Model (CMAQ) model with four meteorological forecasts and seven emission scenarios: a control run, ±50% NOx, ±50% volatile organic compounds (VOC), and ±50% NOx combined with VOC. Probabilistic forecast quality is verified using relative operating characteristic curves, Talagrand diagrams, and a new reliability index. Results show that both meteorology and emission perturbations are needed to have a skillful probabilistic forecast system: the meteorology perturbation is important to capture the ozone temporal and spatial distribution and the emission perturbation is needed to span the range of ozone concentration magnitudes. Emission perturbations are more important than meteorology perturbations for capturing the likelihood of high ozone concentrations. Perturbations involving NOx resulted in a more skillful probabilistic forecast for the episode analyzed, and therefore the 50% perturbation values appear to span much of the emission uncertainty for this case. All of the ensembles analyzed show a high ozone concentration bias in the Talagrand diagrams, even when the biases from the unperturbed emissions forecasts are removed from all ensemble members. This result indicates nonlinearity in the ensemble, which arises from both ozone chemistry and its interaction with input from particular meteorological models. An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2006 American Geophysical Union.
Livid hawkweed (Hieracium bifidum Kit. ex Hornem), a new species for the red list of Lower Silesia, in the Pełcznica Gorge (Wałbrzych-Bolków Foothills, Sudetes)
Creators: name: Reczyńska, Kamila
name: Świerkosz, Krzysztof
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2012
Subjects: Botany

description: The paper provides detailed information on a locality of Hieracium bifidum in the Pełcznica Gorge (Wałbrzych-Bolków Foothills, Lower Silesia, SW. Poland), with particular reference to the population size and role of the species in the plant communities. The studied population of H. bifidum is a part of the community clasified as Asplenietum trichomano-rutae-murariae Kuhn 1937 association. In other regions of Central Europe the species prefers high-altitude dry swards and rocky swards on calcareous substrata. Distribution analysis of all sites in the Sudetes shows that H. bifidum should be included in the red list of endengered species of Lower Silesia as a vulnerable species (VU).