cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Synthesis, structures and magnetic properties of four dodecanuclear Ni8RE4 (RE = Gd, Dy, Y) clusters trapping four μ5-bridged carbonate anions
Creators: name: Ke, Hongshan
name: Zhang, Sheng
name: Zhu, Wanxia
name: Xie, Gang
name: Chen, Sanping
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Biotechnology
Cell Biology
Medicine
Physics
Biochemistry
Biophysics

description: The syntheses, structures and magnetic properties of four heterometallic dodecanuclear aggregates with molecular formulas [NiΙΙ8REΙΙΙ4(L)8(CO3)6(H2O)14]·mCH3OH·12H2O [RE = Gd (1), m = 2; Dy (2), m = 0] and [NiΙΙ8REΙΙΙ4(L)8(CO3)4(CH3OH)4(H2O)8]·(ClO4)4·8H2O [RE = Dy (3), Y (4)] are presented. These complexes were obtained from two easy synthetic procedures through atmospheric CO2 fixation involving direct reaction of 2-(2-hydroxy-3methoxybenzylideneamino)phenol (H2L) with RE(NO3)3·nH2O and Ni(ClO4)2·6H2O in the presence of triethylamine in different solvents under ambient conditions. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that these complexes possess very similar core structures featuring an unprecedented ‘tetra-capped hexahedron’ topology bridged by four μ5-bridged carbonates. Static magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate dominant ferromagnetic coupling between the metal centers for 1 and 4. The dissimilar static and dynamic magnetic behaviors seen in 2 and 3 are probably ascribed to different coordination environments and ligand fields around DyΙΙΙ ions. These complexes represent limited examples of high-nuclearity NiΙΙ-REΙΙΙ family trapping μ5-bridged carbonates through atmospheric carbon dioxide fixation.
Contract negotiation and risk preferences in dual-channel supply chain coordination
Creators: name: Shang, Wenfang
name: Yang, Lei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Engineering

description: This study employs profit-sharing contracts to coordinate dual-channel supply chains and examines the selection of profit-sharing parameters and the allocation of extra system profit gained from coordination. We characterise the Pareto-optimal contracts for the two- and three-stage dual-channel supply chains, by developing and maximising system utility function related to risk preferences and negotiating power. Under the optimal profit-sharing parameter in a two-stage supply chain, both members are reluctant to cooperate; however, in a three-stage supply chain, under the optimal two profit-sharing parameters selected by optimising the system utility function, the retailer is always reluctant to cooperate, but the distributor or the supplier may have incentives to deviate from cooperation. In this case, the distributor and the supplier will negotiate again as in a two-stage supply chain so that all three members can benefit from coordination with profit-sharing contracts. Besides acting independently, the distributor, in the process of contract negotiation, may choose to form an alliance with the upstream supplier or the downstream retailer, which means the relationship among the three members involving profit allocation after coordination is quite different from that for a two-stage supply chain and is not necessarily interest-contrary. In the contract negotiation, in any kind of scenario, risk aversion and negotiation power have a significant impact on the selection of optimal profit-sharing parameters and the allocation of extra system profit. One member’s risk aversion or its negotiation power may be advantageous to the other. Mathematical examples are illustrated to clarify the contract negotiation process.
Optimum complexation of uranyl with amidoxime in aqueous solution under different pH levels: density functional theory calculations
Creators: name: Guo, Xiaojing
name: Wang, Yaxing
name: Li, Cheng
name: Huai, Ping
name: Wu, Guozhong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: Cancer
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Biophysics

description: This study aims to understand the complexation of uranyl with amidoxime in aqueous solution under different pH levels using density functional theory calculations. The geometries, relative stabilities of complexes, and changes in Gibbs free energies for different complexing reactions were investigated. Amidoximate ions were gradually added to the equatorial plane of uranyl to understand the complexation process. We modelled the effect of pH by varying the number of OH− and H2O ligands accompanying amidoximate ions in the equatorial plane of uranyl. The ŋ2 binding motif was the most favourable form, regardless of the uranyl/amidoximate ratio and the pH level. Compared with low and high pH, neutral pH condition was more beneficial to the complexation of uranyl with amidoxime.
SAAF: Sustain Attention and Aerobic Fitness
Creators: name: Ciria, Luis
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Psychology

description: Forty-four young adults (18-23 years) were divided in two groups as a function of the level of aerobic fitness (high-fit and low-fit). Participants completed the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT) and an oddball task whereby they had to detect infrequent targets presented among frequent non-targets. Twenty-two participants (11 females) with a low level of aerobic fitness were allocated to the low-fit group and twenty-two (11 females) participants with a high level of aerobic fitness were allocated to the high-fit group. The participants in the high and low-fit group met the inclusion criteria of reporting at least 8 hours of training per week or less than 2 hours, respectively. Participants completed, in this order, the PVT (5 minutes), a visual oddball task (27 minutes) and the PVT (5 minutes). The tasks are detailed in the following section.
Extract from Tod und Teufel (Death and the Devil)
Creators: name: Rhiannyn Geeson
name: Schätzing, Frank
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 200512 Literature in German
subject: FOS: Languages and literature

description: Extract from Frank Schätzing’s Tod und Teufel (Death and the Devil)
Frank Schätzing was born in Cologne, Germany. He is a Creative Director for advertising companies and co-founder of an advertising agency in Cologne. The best-seller, Tod und Teufel (Death and the Devil), an historical crime novel, is his first work, published in 1995. Since then, he has published six books, the most recent of which is Der Schwarm (The Swarm), published in 2004.

Tod und Teufel is set in medieval Cologne, at the time of the construction of the Cologne Cathedral. The protagonist, Jacob ‘the Fox,’ petty thief and idle trickster, is the only – and unintentional – witness to the murder of the Cathedral’s master builder, and is consequently hunted by the assassin, Urquhart ‘the Wolf’. Jacob is then drawn in to the intrigue and politics surrounding the death, and, with the help of newly-won friends, attempts to spoil the plot of some of the richest families in Medieval Cologne, and survive the hunt of the Wolf.
Fattys’ Cyclopaedia
Creators: name: Russell, Vanessa
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 200599 Literary Studies not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Languages and literature
subject: 209999 Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified

description: This volume is a compendium of influential fat theorists from the past three decades. I use “fat theory” as a unifying term for those writers who have in common a critical investment in articulating the psychological, social, political or medical signifiers within overweight bodies. My selection of texts is based on the work’s importance upon the field, and of those fat theorists who have shaped and challenged this emerging critical discipline.
Fat theory is eclectic and consists of writers with backgrounds in academia, psychoanalysis, psychiatry, sociology, feminism and political activism. The intellectual diversity has created a field of ever-expanding and often contradictory ideological positions that continually redefine the conceptualisation of ‘fat.’
Fattys’ Cyclopaedia traces the history of fat theory and its ever-changing critical landscape. It summarises each writer’s arguments then cross-references to intersections or disputations within the field. I trust this web of ideas will provide a solid background to fat theory, amply tracking the shifting sequence of historical positions that have informed contemporary ‘fat’ thought.
Chemical constituents, anticancer, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oil from Anaphalis lacteal grown in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Creators: name: Liu, Shi-Jun
name: Liao, Zhi-Xin
name: Liu, Chao
name: Sun, Jin-Yue
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: The chemical constituent of the essential oil from Anaphalis lacteal was determined; 31 compounds, representing 93.91% of the total oil, were identified by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis. Three Gram-positive bacteria species, three Gram-negative bacteria species and four fungi were used to determine antimicrobial activity; the results revealed that the essential oil had a remarkable antimicrobial effect against bacteria and a susceptive effect against fungus. The oil also possessed more efficient free-radical scavenging activities than butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) with 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) value 31 μg/mL (40 μg/mL for BHT). MTT assay illustrated that the oil expressed certain effect in inhibiting the growth of HeLa and Hep-6 cancer cells.
Anti-ferroptosis effects of undescribed abietane diterpenoids from Prunella vulgaris subsp. hispida (Benth.) Hultén
Creators: name: Yan, Heng-Li
name: Yang, Xiao-Qiao
name: Liu, Han-Fei
name: Pan, Fen-Cong
name: Li, Jin-Yu
name: Pan, Wei-Dong
name: Zhang, Ni
name: Lou, Hua-Yong
name: Sun, Chao
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Pharmacology
Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: A phytochemical investigation of Prunella vulgaris subsp. Hispida (Benth.) Hultén. led to eight diterpenoids including two previously undescribed compounds. Prunelida A (1) is a 20-nor-abietane diterpenoid, and prunelida B (2) is a rearranged C-17(15→14)-abeo-abietane diterpenoid. Their structural characterisation were performed based on comprehensive spectroscopic analyses including HRESIMS, NMR and calculated ECD methods. The potential of all compounds to inhibit ferroptosis were evaluated in normal mouse hippocampal neuronal (HT22) cells. Compound 4 showed significant inhibitory effects with an EC50 value of 0.77 ± 0.08 μM. Moreover, HT22 cells intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation levels treat with 4 has been assayed.
Simultaneous inference of a misclassified outcome and competing risks failure time data
Creators: name: Luo, Sheng
name: Su, Xiao
name: Yi, Min
name: K. Hunt, Kelly
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Cancer
subject: Mathematics
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Cell Biology

description: Ipsilateral breast tumor relapse (IBTR) often occurs in breast cancer patients after their breast conservation therapy. The IBTR status' classification (true local recurrence versus new ipsilateral primary tumor) is subject to error and there is no widely accepted gold standard. Time to IBTR is likely informative for IBTR classification because new primary tumor tends to have a longer mean time to IBTR and is associated with improved survival as compared with the true local recurrence tumor. Moreover, some patients may die from breast cancer or other causes in a competing risk scenario during the follow-up period. Because the time to death can be correlated to the unobserved true IBTR status and time to IBTR (if relapse occurs), this terminal mechanism is non-ignorable. In this paper, we propose a unified framework that addresses these issues simultaneously by modeling the misclassified binary outcome without a gold standard and the correlated time to IBTR, subject to dependent competing terminal events. We evaluate the proposed framework by a simulation study and apply it to a real data set consisting of 4477 breast cancer patients. The adaptive Gaussian quadrature tools in SAS procedure NLMIXED can be conveniently used to fit the proposed model. We expect to see broad applications of our model in other studies with a similar data structure.
MPEC 2024-E06 : 2024 EA
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469
subject: 2024 EA

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Triglyceride accumulation inhibitory effects of new chromone glycosides from Drynaria fortunei
Creators: name: Han, Lifeng
name: Zheng, Fang
name: Zhang, Yi
name: Liu, Erwei
name: Li, Wei
name: Xia, Minghui
name: Wang, Tao
name: Gao, Xiumei
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Virology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Biochemistry

description: Two new chromone glycosides, drynachromosides C (1) and D (2), along with five known chromones (3–7), were isolated from the rhizomes of Drynaria fortunei. The structures of the two new compounds were elucidated on the basis of physico-chemical property and spectroscopic data. Triglyceride (TG) accumulation inhibitory effects of the obtained chromones on 3T3-L1 cells were investigated. The results showed that 1, 2 and 5 exhibited inhibitory activity on TG accumulation. Effects of compounds 1 and 2 on mRNA expression of PPARγ, C/EBPα and aP2 in 3T3-L1 cells were also investigated.
Chemical constituents from Piper wallichii
Creators: name: Shi, Yan-Ni
name: Yang, Lian
name: Zhao, Jin-Hua
name: Shi, Yi-Ming
name: Qu, Yan
name: Zhu, Hong-Tao
name: Wang, Dong
name: Yang, Chong-Ren
name: Li, Xing-Cong
name: Xu, Min
name: Zhang, Ying-Jun
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Science Policy
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry
subject: Biophysics

description: Fifteen known compounds including four triterpenoids (1–4), one sterol (5), one diketopiperazine alkaloid (6) and nine phenolics (7–15) were isolated from the stems of Piper wallichii. Their structures were elucidated by means of spectroscopic analysis, and acidic hydrolysis in case of the 2-oxo-3β,19α,23-trihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid β-D-glucopyranosyl ester (1). The structure of compound 1 was fully assigned by 1D and 2D NMR experiments for the first time. All isolates were tested for their antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antiplatelet aggregation bioactivities.
Expansion of Figure 10. Two-phase Cretaceous–Paleocene rifting in the Taranaki Basin region, New Zealand; implications for Gondwana break-up
Creators: name: Strogen, Dominic P.
name: Seebeck, Hannu
name: Nicol, Andrew
name: King, Peter R.
Publisher: name: Geological Society of London
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: Part of seismic line dtb01-22 showing the latest Cretaceous to Paleocene section passively onlapping the Challenger Plateau
Expansion of Figure 4. Palaeogeographic maps. Two-phase Cretaceous–Paleocene rifting in the Taranaki Basin region, New Zealand; implications for Gondwana break-up
Creators: name: Strogen, Dominic P.
name: Seebeck, Hannu
name: Nicol, Andrew
name: King, Peter R.
Publisher: name: Geological Society of London
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: Uninterpreted (top) and interpreted (bottom) regional seismic line (part of dtb01-18) normal to the trend of the Deepwater Taranaki Basin.
Expansion of Figure 6. Two-phase Cretaceous–Paleocene rifting in the Taranaki Basin region, New Zealand; implications for Gondwana break-up
Creators: name: Strogen, Dominic P.
name: Seebeck, Hannu
name: Nicol, Andrew
name: King, Peter R.
Publisher: name: Geological Society of London
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: Composite seismic line from the northern Taranaki Basin through the Wainui-1 well.
Expansion of Figure 9. Two-phase Cretaceous–Paleocene rifting in the Taranaki Basin region, New Zealand; implications for Gondwana break-up
Creators: name: Strogen, Dominic P.
name: Seebeck, Hannu
name: Nicol, Andrew
name: King, Peter R.
Publisher: name: Geological Society of London
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: Composite seismic transect from the southwest of the Taranaki Basin through well Kiwa-1.
COVID-19 employment disruption and area-level deprivation
Creators: name: Devlin, Anne
name: Whelan, Adele
name: McGuinness, Seamus
name: Redmond, Paul
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Science Policy

description: There is an ever growing literature on how those living in deprived areas were affected to a greater extent by the COVID-19 pandemic, in terms of both the health and the economic impacts. Based on the latter, we investigate the spatial patterns of employment disruption due to COVID-19 and the relationship with area-level deprivation in Ireland. Using a unique administrative dataset, we examine if area-level deprivation affected the proportion in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), an income replacement payment for those who lost their full-time employment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the length of time on the support. The findings suggest that not only did deprived areas have higher rates of employment disruption but the disruption they faced was more volatile in that it was more responsive to changes in government restrictions. So, while PUP rates were higher in more deprived areas the length of time in receipt of the payment was shorter, suggesting that individuals from more deprived areas had less discretion in deciding when they could safely return to work. Several potential inequalities in the impact of the pandemic with respect to area level deprivation are evident from the results and could inform future pandemic planning and the relevant policy responses.
Two new macrosporin dimers from the fungus Alternaria sp. XZSBG-1
Creators: name: Chen, Bin
name: Liu, Lan
name: Zhu, Xun
name: Wang, Jun
name: Long, Yi
name: Jiang, Si-Ping
name: Xu, Ai-Guo
name: Lin, Yong-Cheng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: Two new macrosporin dimers (1–2) along with four known compounds (3–6) were isolated from the extracts of the fungal strain Alternaria sp. XZSBG-1 from the sediment of the salt lake in the Bange, Tibetan, China. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods, mainly by 2D NMR spectra. Compounds 1 and 2 are new macrosporin dimers with symmetric chemical structures. In the cytotoxicity assay and inhibited alpha-glucosidase activity assay, all these compounds showed no notable inhibitory activity.
Palaeogeographic maps. Two-phase Cretaceous–Paleocene rifting in the Taranaki Basin region, New Zealand; implications for Gondwana break-up
Creators: name: Strogen, Dominic P.
name: Seebeck, Hannu
name: Nicol, Andrew
name: King, Peter R.
Publisher: name: Geological Society of London
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: Full set of 8 Cretaceous–Paleocene palaeogeographic maps
Testing the Agricultural Induced EKC Hypothesis: Fresh Empirical Evidence from the Top Ten Agricultural Countries
Creators: name: Atasel, Oguz Yusuf
name: Guneysu, Yusuf
name: Pata, Ugur Korkut
name: Atasel, Oguz Yusuf
name: Guneysu, Yusuf
name: Pata, Ugur Korkut
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Agricultural and Food Policy
subject: Environmental Economics and Policy
subject: agriculture
subject: EKC
subject: energy consumption
subject: heterogeneity
subject: panel data

description: Within the scope of sustainable development goals and climate change mitigation, this study focuses on investigating the effects of energy consumption, agriculture, and economic growth on CO 2 emissions in the top ten agricultural countries for the period 1997-2016. By investigating the validity of the agricultural induced environmental Kuznets curve (EKC), the study mainly aims to explore how agricultural activities affect environmental quality. In doing so, this study utilizes the augmented mean group (AMG) estimator that allows for heterogeneity and cross-sectional dependence. The results of the AMG estimator suggest that the agricultural induced EKC hypothesis is valid for six out of the ten countries. The empirical results also indicate that agriculture reduces CO2 emissions, while energy consumption accelerates environmental degradation. All these results suggest that agricultural production and economic development can play an essential role in reducing environmental pollution.
THE MOTIF OF ORPHANS IN FOLKLORE AND WRITTEN LITERATURE
Creators: name: Norbabayeva, Matluba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: This scientific-theoretical article examines how the character "Orphan" appears in literature and folklore. The fact that the orphanage motif has made its way from folklore to traditional written literature is evidence of the work's applicability to real-world study. In this article, the issue of orphanhood was examined as a real issue from the past and today based on folk art.
Tetramic acid derivatives and polyphenols from sponge-derived fungus and their biological evaluation
Creators: name: Wang, Jun-Feng
name: Qin, Xiaochu
name: Xu, Fu-Quan
name: Zhang, Tianyu
name: Liao, Shengrong
name: Lin, Xiuping
name: Yang, Bin
name: Liu, Juan
name: Wang, Lishu
name: Tu, Zhengchao
name: Liu, Yonghong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Virology
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Microbiology
subject: Biochemistry

description: Fifteen compounds, including two tetramic acid derivatives, penicillenol A1 (1) and penicillenol A2 (2), six polyphenols containing both phenolic bisabolane sesquiterpenoid and diphenyl ether units, expansols A–F (3–8), together with six phenolic bisabolane sesquiterpenoids (9–14) and diorcinol (15), were isolated from the fermentation broth of the marine-derived fungus ZSDS1-F11 isolated from the sponge Phakellia fusca Thiele collected in the Yongxing island of Xisha. Their structures were elucidated mainly by using extensive NMR spectroscopic and mass spectrometric analyses. Compounds 3–5, 7 and 8 showed potent COX-1 inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 5.3, 16.2, 30.2, 41.0 and 56.8 μM, respectively. Meanwhile, compounds 3–8 showed potent COX-2 inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 3.1, 5.6, 3.0, 5.1, 3.2 and 3.7 μM, respectively. In addition, compound 1 exhibited antituberculosis activity with 96.1% inhibition at concentration of 10 μM.
Presentation "Communication is key in community science programs involving schoolkids and teachers"
Creators: name: Kiessling, Tim
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: citizen science
schoolchildren
collaborative research
teachers
communication

description: Presentation  "Communication is key in community science programs involving schoolkids and teachers" for The Community as a Living Lab class held by Heather Cray at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada, 29th of October 2024).
A new flavonoid from Cudrania cochinchinensis
Creators: name: Chen, Li
name: Zhou, Qi
name: Li, Bin
name: Liu, Shi-Jun
name: Dong, Jun-Xing
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biochemistry

description: Chemical investigation of the ethanol extract of the roots of Cudrania cochinchinensis led to the isolation of a new flavonoid, (6S,12S,13R)-1-methoxy cyanomaclurin (1), together with seven known compounds, 1,3,5-trihydroxy-4-(3′-hydroxy-3′-methylbutyl)xanthone (2), 1,3,6-trihydroxy-4-prenylxanthone (3), 1,3,6,7-tetrahydroxyxanthone (4), 1,3,5,6-tetrahydroxyxanthone (5), 1,3,6-trihydroxy-5-methoxyxanthone (6), resveratrol (7) and oxyresveratrol (8). The structure of compound 1 was elucidated on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR spectra and the HR-ESI-MS data. The absolute stereochemistry was deduced via Rh2(OCOCF3)4-induced CD and NOESY spectra.
The Effect of Pollination on Cd Phytoextraction From Soil by Maize (Zea mays L.)
Creators: name: Xu, Wending
name: Lu, Guining
name: Wang, Rui
name: Guo, Chuling
name: Liao, Changjun
name: Yi, Xiaoyun
name: Dang, Zhi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Virology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cell Biology

description: A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of pollination on cadmium (Cd) phytoextraction from soil by mature maize plants. The results showed that the unpollinated maize plants accumulated 50% more Cd than that of the pollinated plants, even though the dry weight of the former plants was 15% less than that of the latter plants. The Cd accumulation in root and leaf of the unpollinated maize plant was 0.47 and 0.89 times higher than that of the pollinated plant, respectively. The Cd concentration in the cob was significantly decreased because of pollination. Preventing pollination is a promising approach for enhancing the effectiveness of phytoextraction in Cd-contaminated soils by maize. This study suggested that in low Cd-contaminated soil pollination should be encouraged because accumulation of Cd in maize grains is very little and maize seeds can bring farmers economic benefits, while in high Cd-contaminated soil, inhibition of pollination can be applied to enhance phytoextraction of Cd from soil by maize plant.
The Spatial Justice Benchmarking Tool
Creators: name: López, Hugo
name: Gonçalves, Juliana
name: Rocco, Roberto
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: spatial justice benchmarking
evaluation tool
urban sustainability transitions
spatial planning

description: The Spatial Justice Benchmarking Tool (SJBT) is a qualitative evaluation tool designed to measure the application of justice considerations in urban governance and planning of a city or region, assisting evaluation and reflection. It defines "levels of justice", from "Low" to "Embedded", by assigning a score of the attainment of what is being assessed against the highlighted components of the Spatial Justice Conceptual Model. 

The tool serves to spark discussion and reflection based on Spatial Justice considerations. Using this lens, it is possible to pay greater attention to aspects that redistribute benefits and burdens, engage people and be more responsive in policy and decision-making processes, and recognise the needs and aspirations of disadvantaged individuals, groups, and communities.
The Effect of Pollination on Cd Phytoextraction from Soil by Maize (Zea mays L.)
Creators: name: Xu, Wending
name: Lu, Guining
name: Wang, Rui
name: Guo, Chuling
name: Liao, Changjun
name: Yi, Xiaoyun
name: Dang, Zhi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Virology
subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Cell Biology

description: A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of pollination on cadmium (Cd) phytoextraction from soil by mature maize plants. The results showed that the unpollinated maize plants accumulated 50% more Cd than that of the pollinated plants, even though the dry weight of the former plants was 15% less than that of the latter plants. The Cd accumulation in root and leaf of the unpollinated maize plant was 0.47 and 0.89 times higher than that of the pollinated plant, respectively. The Cd concentration in the cob was significantly decreased because of pollination. Preventing pollination is a promising approach for enhancing the effectiveness of phytoextraction in Cd-contaminated soils by maize. This study suggested that in low Cd-contaminated soil pollination should be encouraged because accumulation of Cd in maize grains is very little and maize seeds can bring farmers economic benefits, while in high Cd-contaminated soil, inhibition of pollination can be applied to enhance phytoextraction of Cd from soil by maize plant.
A Robust Near-Infrared Calibration Model for the Determination of Chlorophyll Concentration in Tree Leaves with a Calibration Transfer Method
Creators: name: Wang, Man
name: Zheng, Kaiyi
name: Yang, Guijuan
name: Ma, Wenjun
name: Wang, Junhui
name: Wang, Tianyi
name: Du, Yiping
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology

description: A method based on piecewise direct standardization was developed to directly predict leaf chlorophyll concentrations by correction of near-infrared spectra to construct a robust calibration model. Chinar, camphor, and gingko leaves collected from two growth intervals were evaluated. Spectral pretreatment methods and wavelength selection were investigated. The first derivative combined with stability competitive adaptive reweighted sampling before piecewise direct standardization provided the best performance. Under the optimized parameters, the root mean square error of prediction was significantly reduced by using piecewise direct standardization. This study demonstrates that the calibration model may be used to rapidly characterize chlorophyll concentrations across species and growth intervals.
A Robust “Near-Infrared” Calibration Model for the Determination of Chlorophyll Concentration in Tree Leaves with a Calibration Transfer Method
Creators: name: Wang, Man
name: Zheng, Kaiyi
name: Yang, Guijuan
name: Ma, Wenjun
name: Wang, Junhui
name: Wang, Tianyi
name: Du, Yiping
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Plant Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Cell Biology

description: A method based on piecewise direct standardization was developed to directly predict leaf chlorophyll concentrations by correction of near-infrared spectra to construct a robust calibration model. Chinar, camphor, and ginko leaves collected from two growth intervals were evaluated. Spectral pretreatment methods and wavelength selection were investigated. The first derivative combined with stability competitive adaptive reweighted sampling before piecewise direct standardization provided the best performance. Under the optimized parameters, the root mean square error of prediction was significantly reduced by using piecewise direct standardization. This study demonstrates that the calibration model may be used to rapidly characterize chlorophyll concentrations across species and growth intervals.
Identification of antibacterial and antioxidant constituents of the essential oils of Cynanchum chinense and Ligustrum compactum
Creators: name: Yu, Lan
name: Ren, Ji-Xiang
name: Nan, Hong-Mei
name: Liu, Bao-Feng
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Biological Sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Earth and Environmental Sciences
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biochemistry

description: The aim of this research was to determine the chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the essential oils from Cynanchum chinense and Ligustrum compactum and isolation of antioxidant and antibacterial constituents from the essential oils. Thirty-eight components were identified in essential oils. Based on bioactivity-guided fractionation, guaiacol, linalool and 2-phenylethanol were isolated and identified as active constituents. Both L. compactum flower oil and 2-phenylethanol showed high antibacterial performance, with inhibition zone from 22.8 ± 0.8 to 11.9 ± 2.0 mm at highest concentration, and minimum inhibitory concentration values ranging from 0.25% to 1%. In both DPPH and ABTS assay, the active constituent guaiacol (IC50 = 4.15 ± 0.72 and 9.12 ± 0.98 μg mL− 1, respectively) exhibited high antioxidant activity, and the oils showed moderate antioxidant activity. These results indicate potential efficacy of active constituents and essential oils of L. compactum and C. chinense to control food-borne pathogenic and spoilage bacteria.
Ceiling lifts, work absence, occupational injuries, and hospital contacts among care workers in Danish nursing homes: a study protocol
Creators: name: Hannerz, Harald
name: Johansen, Helene Højberg
name: Andersen, Lars L.
name: Thorsen, Sannie Vester
name: Mari-Ann Flyvholm
name: Poulsen, Otto Melchior
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 111705 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: The present study will look at hospital contacts, reported lifting injuries, sickness absence and return to work among care workers in nursing homes and similar institutions, in relation to the relative frequency of ceiling lifts that are present in the municipality in which they are employed. The presented study protocol gives a detailed description of all inclusion criteria, statistical models, hypotheses and test criteria of the study and, in accordance with recognised rules of good scientific and statistical practice; the protocol is published before the exposure data of the study are linked to the outcome data. The project is funded by the National Research Centre for the Working Environment and there are no conflicts of interest.
Influence of location and season on phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of Sempervivum tectorum
Creators: name: Mitić, Snežana S.
name: Mitić, Milan N.
name: Nikolić, Jelena S.
name: Stojanović, Branka T.
name: Mitić, Violeta D.
name: Marković, Marija S.
name: Jovanović, Vesna P. Stankov
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Plant Biology

description: Sempervivum tectorum (houseleek) is a flowering plant from the Crassulacuae family, commonly used in folk medicine. This study aimed to evaluate the HPLC profile, total phenolic, and flavonoid content as well as antioxidant activity of houseleek extracted using various ethanol/water mixtures. Houseleek samples were collected in three different locations during two vegetative periods. Seasonal variations in phenolic content and antioxidant activity, and linkage the phenolic composition versus antioxidant activity were assessed. Increased water share in extraction mixture resulted in phenolic compounds higher yield extraction. The major phenolic compound in analysed samples was K-hexoside (5.382 ± 0.030 mg/100 g f.w. in samples collected in September 2018 in Vlasotince). Multivariate techniques were applied to discriminate samples collected in various locations and vegetative periods and to perceive relations between the phenolic profile of each sample and different season/location.
New Zealand's 'targeted' immigration policy, 1991 to 1996
Creators: name: Farmer, Ruth S. J.
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: The tide of economic rationalism which has swept over New Zealand since 1984 included a new enthusiasm for business migrants and other well-qualified immigrants. In 1991 a points test was introduced to target these groups for selection but, while the overall intake had a nominal cap of 25,000 per annum, keen demand for places in the new program meant that the cap was soon exceeded by more than 100 per cent. Immigration became increasingly controversial. In October 1995 the points system was adjusted so that annual caps would not be exceeded, selection criteria were tightened, and steep fees were introduced for applicants with inadequate English. (This is the second instalment of a two-part series on the recent history of New Zealand immigration. See vol. 4, no. 3, 1996, for the years 1986 to 1991.) Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Explaining spatial concentrations of the poor in metropolitan Melbourne
Creators: name: Birrell, Bob
name: O'Connor, Kevin
name: Rapson, Virginia
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Analysis of data from the 1996 Census for six Melbourne localities suggests that some recent explanations for spatial concentrations of the poor in metropolitan areas are incomplete. In these middle-suburban locations the better-off are moving out, leaving behind those with less resources. While people of Australian or English-speaking background are more likely than those of non-English-speaking background (NESB) to leave, the inflow from overseas is predominantly of poor NESB people. Together, these two processes are adding to the spatial concentrations of the poor in Melbourne Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Judicial activism, immigration and the one-child case
Creators: name: Betts, Katharine
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Changes to administrative law in Australia have increased the access of non-residents to Australia’s legal system. Governments have recently sought to limit the impact of this access by restricting the courts’ decision-making freedom. The recent High Court’s judgment on a refugee claim based on China’s one-child family policy illustrates the dilemmas involved. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Opinion: population reform - meeting the challenges
Creators: name: Thomson, Kelvin
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Recently Kelvin Thomson, Labor Party Federal Member for Wills, called for a change of direction in Australia’s population trajectory, away from the hectic pursuit of higher numbers to a more moderate approach. Here he outlines the forces pushing for growth, exposes seven myths about population growth, and sets out his 14 point plan for an Australian population capped at 26 million together with more generous foreign aid. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Comment on James Giesecke: economic impact of a general increase in skilled migration
Creators: name: Clarke, Harry
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A previous issue of People and Place carried an article by James Giesecke claiming that increasing Australia’s immigration program would disadvantage incumbent Australians. This claim is inconsistent with economic theory and seems unsound. Skilled migration intakes are likely to provide long-term net economic benefits for incumbent Australians. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Projecting future migration levels : should rates or numbers be used?
Creators: name: McDonald, Peter
name: Kippen, Rebecca
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Some commentators have argued that in projecting future migration levels, it is more appropriate to assume a fixed migration rate rather than a fixed number. In this note, the authors evaluate the two alternatives. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Determinants of attitudes towards questions of border maintenance in Australia
Creators: name: Bean, Clive
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: It has been argued that higher education is associated with cosmopolitan attitudes. This theory is tested in relation to Australians' attitudes to the questions of tariff protection, defence and ethnic pluralism. All of these questions draw on the concept of national borders. The results indicate that people with university education are significantly more supportive of breaking down barriers formed by national borders than are those with less education. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Two new drimane sesquiterpenes isolated from Drimys winteri (Canelo). Antifungal activity and molecular docking effect of winterdial against Botrytis cinerea
Creators: name: López, Nicol
name: Arrieche, Dioni
name: Soto, Mauricio
name: Llovera, Ligia
name: Pérez, Yearlys
name: Taborga, Lautaro
name: Carrasco, Héctor
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Ecology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Drimys winteri (Canelo) is an endemic tree of Chile, belonging to the Winteraceae family, with significant ethnocultural importance among the Mapuche people. Recently, the antifungal activity of drimenol (1) and polygodial (2), the main drimane sesquiterpenes isolated from Canelo, against Botrytis cinerea, the fungus responsible for gray mould disease, has been demonstrated. In this study, we report the isolation and subsequent characterisation of two new sesquiterpenes: a drimane sesquiterpene with a lactone structure (4), and a novel sesquiterpene dialdehyde (6), along with three known compounds. Their structures were elucidated through comprehensive analysis of spectroscopic data. Additionally, we evaluated the antifungal activity of winterdial and the ethyl acetate fraction against Botrytis cinerea. The results demonstrated that both compounds moderately inhibit the mycelial growth of the fungus. Finally, a molecular docking analysis was conducted to gain insights into the potential mechanism of action of winterdial (5).
Simultaneous delivery of BMP-2 factor and anti-osteoporotic drugs using hyaluronan-assembled nanocomposite for synergistic regulation on the behaviors of osteoblasts and osteoclasts in vitro
Creators: name: Zhang, Yarong
name: Hu, Yan
name: Luo, Zhong
name: Shen, Xinkun
name: Mu, Caiyun
name: Cai, Kaiyong
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Hematology
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Chemistry
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Engineering
subject: Biochemistry

description: To treat the osteoporosis and regulate the biological behaviors of both osteoblasts and osteoclasts, we prepared a natural polysaccharide-derived nanocomposite, containing alendronate-grafted hyaluronate (HA-Aln) and bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) and investigated its synergistic regulation on the behaviors of osteoblasts and osteoclasts in vitro. The HA-Aln/BMP-2 nanocomposite was fabricated through the electrostatic interactions between the HA-Aln molecule and BMP-2 molecule. Here, BMP-2 was used to improve the osteoblast-mediated bone formation. Alendronate (Aln), a targeting ligand to bone matrix, was used to inhibit the osteoclast-mediated bone resorption. In vitro results showed that HA-Aln/BMP-2 nanocomposite could effectively maintain the bioactivity of loaded drugs. The osteoblasts that treated with the HA-Aln/BMP-2 nanocomposite presented a higher level of cell motility, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, mineralization capacity, and osteoblast-related gene expressions (runt-related transcription factor 2, osterix, ALP, collagen type I, osteocalcin, and osteopontin), as compared to that of control group. Besides, the RAW264.7 cells that were treated with HA-Aln/BMP-2 nanocomposite showed a lower level of osteoclastic differentiation. Overall, the HA-Aln/BMP-2 nanocomposite exhibits promising potential as an efficient carrier for co-delivery of anti-osteoporotic drug and growth factors to promote osteoblastic differentiation and bone formation while suppressing osteoclastic activity.
The graduate labour force: gender at work
Creators: name: Rapson, Virginia
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Today more young women than young men have tertiary qualifications and they are just as likely as young men to find work which uses these qualifications. They are, however, less well paid. Even women who work full-time and who have no children earn less than their male equivalents. Male graduates are more likely to become managers and this explains part, but not all, of the earnings gap. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
Immigration and racial/ethnic relations in the United States
Creators: name: Bean, Frank D.
name: Brown, Susan K.
name: Lee, Jennifer
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Over the past few decades the inflow of overseas migrants has transformed the United States from a largely biracial society to a multi-ethnic society. This paper explores the implications of this diversity via indicators of racial/ethnic markers including intermarriage and residential segregation. On the basis of this review the article concludes that the inter-relations between racial/ethnic groups in the United States are improving. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s
No work, no income, no Medicare: the bridging visa E regime
Creators: name: Markus, Andrew
name: Taylor, Jessie
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2017
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: A number of asylum seekers in Australia who are living in the community and do not meet certain criteria specified by the Government are given a Bridging Visa E (BE) while their cases are reviewed. The BVE denies them the right to work or to access education, health services or welfare. They are therefore dependent on friends, family or non-Government organisations, sometimes for considerable periods. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s