cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Marketing and Public Policy: Transformative Research in Developing Markets
Creators: name: Shultz, Clifford J.
name: Deshpande, Rohit
name: Cornwell, Bettina T.
name: Ekici, Ahmet
name: Kothandaraman, Prabakar
name: Peterson, Mark
name: Shapiro, Stanley
name: Talukdar, Debabrata
name: Veeck, Ann
Publisher: name: University of Wyoming. Libraries
Year: 2012
Subjects: developing markets; economic development; consumer welfare; millennium goals
Business

description: Developing markets are a challenge for researchers who study them and for governments, business leaders, and citizens who strive to improve the quality of life in them. The limitations of the dominant development paradigm coupled with the need to focus on consumers provide tremendous opportunities to engage in truly transformative research. Toward this outcome, several interactive forces must be understood and addressed during research design, management, and implementation. The purpose of this essay is to provide a synthesis - that is, a framework in the form of a conceptual model - with practical applications to transformative research in developing markets and, ultimately, with the broader objective to stimulate new conceptualizations, research, and best practices to transform consumer well-being.
Pseudupeneus prayensis
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Mullidae
Pseudupeneus
Pseudupeneus prayensis

description: Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier 1829) —West African goatfish
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier 1829) by Crocetta & Bariche in Gerovasileiou et al. (2017: 377–378). Material in collection: AUBM (OS3925).
Distribution. Western Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola, including offshore islands.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2ad, 13 May 2013). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 132, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Automating Seismic Waveform Analysis For Full 3-D Waveform Inversions
Creators: name: Lee, En Jui
name: Chen, Po
Publisher: name: University of Wyoming. Libraries
Year: 2013
Subjects: Computational seismology
Earthquake source observations
Seismic tomography
Time-series analysis
Wavelet transform

description: We present a semi-automatic seismic waveform selection algorithm that can be used in full 3-D waveform inversions for earthquake source parameters and/or earth structure models. The algorithm is applied on pairs of observed and synthetic seismograms. A pair of observed and synthetic seismograms are first segmented in the wavelet domain into a number of wave packets using a topological watershed algorithm. A set of user-adjustable criteria based on waveform similarities is then applied to match each wave packet obtained from the observed seismogram with the corresponding wave packet obtained from the synthetic seismogram. The selected wave packet pairs are then used for extracting frequency-dependent phase and amplitude misfit measurements, which can be used in seismic source and/or structural inversions. The algorithm takes advantage of time-frequency representations of seismograms and is able to separate seismic phases in both time and frequency domains. We demonstrate the flexibility of this algorithm using examples of full 3-D waveform inversions for earthquake centroid moment tensors and earth structure models at different geographic scales.
title: Thermohaline Changes In The Irminger Sea
Creators: name: Mortensen, John
name: Valdimarsson, Heðinn
Publisher: name: ASC 1999 - L - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The lrminger Sea is part of the Subpolar Gyre in the northwestern North Atlantic and plays a central role in the large-scale thermohaline overturning of Atlantic Water which is believed to influence the long-term changes of the climate system. In this area thermohaline changes are observed at almost all depth levels in the nineties. The most pronounced change is connected to the Modified North Atlantic Water (MNAW) where an overall increase of temperature and salinity were observed during the nineties. Time series from the Icelandic continental slope reveal that the recent onset of increasing temperatures took place in the winter 1995/1996 and was accompanied by a more pronounced salinity increase in late summer 1997. A historical comparison with nearby sections occupied in the early eighties and late nineties reveals that changes in the distribution of water masses have taken place recently. The reason is likely to be connected to the densification of the Labrador Sea Water (LSW) since the late eighties. The change is seen as a downward movement of the LSW core now occupying in the Irminger Sea the depth range of 1500 to 2100 m instead of 500 to 1200 min e.g. 1981. The changes are observed as a :freshening and cooling of the LSW.
Embedded Librarianship: Questions and answers from librarians in the trenches
Creators: name: Kvenild, Cassandra
name: Tumbleson, Beth E.
name: Burke, John J.
name: Calkins, Kaijsa
Publisher: name: University of Wyoming. Libraries
Year: 2016
Subjects: embedded librarianship
library instruction
library services
information literacy
learning management systems
distance learning
Information Literacy
Library and Information Science

description: This paper aims to share the current state of embedded librarianship in learning management systems as reported by academic librarians. The paper highlights the best practices, as well as continuing questions, in the field of embedded librarianship.
Upeneus pori Ben-Tuvia & Golani 1989
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Mullidae
Upeneus
Upeneus pori

description: Upeneus pori Ben-Tuvia & Golani 1989 —Por’s goatfish
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Upeneus sp. by George et al. (1964: 18); U. asymetricus Lachner 1954 by George & Athanassiou (1966b: 68–74; 1967: 285); subsequently recorded as Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner 1954 by Mouneimné (2002: 157); recently recorded as Upeneus pori by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Upeneus pori Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Upeneus pori by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM, KAUM and USNM (as U. asymmetricus).
Distribution. Northern Red Sea endemic; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).
Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
title: Variability In The Nordic Seas Exchange - Model Results 1979-1993
Creators: name: Karcher, Michael
name: Brauch, J.
name: Fritzsch, B.
name: Gerdes, R.
name: Kauker, F.
name: Köberle, C.
name: Prange, M.
Publisher: name: ASC 1999 - L - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.As a part of the EC MAST III VEINS programme a high resolution coupled seaice-ocean model has been set up for the Arctic Ocean, the Nordic Sea and the subpolar North Atlantic. It is driven with daily atmospheric data from the ECMWF reanalysis to cover the period from 1979 to 1993. The run is analysed and compared to available oceanic and ice-cover data. Propagating signals constitute a large part of the variability in the area. The winter temperature of the Atlantic Water along the Norwegian coast shows warm periods between winters 82/83-83/84 and 88/89-92/93 and a cold period from 85/86-87/88. The cause for these anomalies is discussed. In the area northeast of Island the variability of the East Icelandic Current is responsible for anomalous cold and fresh conditions during high NAO states. The analysis also addresses the question, whether a link between the variability in the Nordic Seas and the subpolar gyre across the ridges is established in the model.
Sporadic Low-Velocity Layer Atop the Western Us Mantle Transition Zone and Short-Wavelength Variations in Transition Zone Discontinuities, A
Creators: name: Schmandt, B.
name: Dueker, Ken
name: Hansen, S. M.
name: Jasbinsek, J. J.
name: Zhang, Z.
Publisher: name: University of Wyoming. Libraries
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: mantle hydration
subject: receiver functions
subject: transition zone
subject: Geology
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences

description: Teleseismic receiver function analysis of data from six dense arrays in the western U. S. is used to investigate mantle transition zone (MTZ) discontinuities and the prevalence of a low-velocity layer atop the 410 km discontinuity (410-LVL). Negative polarity Ps arrivals indicative of a low-velocity layer with a top 25-60 km above the 410 are identified in 8-11 out of 18 stacks of receiver functions from highly sampled back azimuth corridors. The 410-LVL is interpreted as partial melt resulting from upwelling of hydrated mantle across a water solubility contrast at the 410. The 669 km mean depth of the 660 km discontinuity (660) and the magnitude of 660 topography suggest variable hydration, locally approaching saturation, in addition to >150 K lateral temperature variations beneath five arrays. Mean amplitudes of P(410)s and P(660)s increase monotonically with period from 2 to 10 s; however, greater variations are observed in the frequency dependence of P410s compared to P660s implying 410 thickness is more heterogeneous. Variable 410 thickness is attributed to changes in hydration modulating the width of the olivine-to-wadsleyite transition interval. Frequency dependence of P660s amplitudes suggests a broad velocity gradient consistent with multivariate phase changes in the olivine and garnet systems. Sporadic detection of the 410-LVL, the magnitude and length scales of MTZ discontinuity topography, and inferred variations in hydration support the occurrence of vigorous small-scale convection in the western U. S. mantle. Comparison of receiver functions with body wave tomography suggests small-scale convection driven by sinking slab segments and lithospheric instabilities contributes to the intermittent nature of the 410-LVL.
title: The Deep Overflow Through The Faroe Bank Channel
Creators: name: Østerhus, Svein
name: Hansen, Bogi
name: Kristiansen, Regin
name: Lundberg, Peter
name: Lake, Irene
name: Borenäs, Karin
Publisher: name: ASC 1999 - L - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The Faroe Bank Channel is more than 200 m deeper than any other passage across the Greenland-Scotland Ridge. It is therefore the main outlet for the densest overflow of cold water from the Arctic Mediterranean (Nordic Seas + Arctic Ocean) to the North Atlantic and is estimated to carry about one third of the total overflow flux across the ridge. Since 1988 the Faroese Fisheries Laboratory has monitored the hydrography of the channel with regular CTD cruises along a standard section southeast of the sill and since 1995 the Nordic WOCE and later the VEINS programmes have maintained a 75 kHz ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) mooring in the channel, located on the sill. Using the CTD data and the almost three year long ADCP time series, average fluxes have been calculated to 2.5 Sv ( 106 m3 /s) for the total volume flux below 450 m depth, 1.9 Sv for ISOW, and 1.5 Sv of water colder than +0.5°C (NSDW + NWSAIW).
Vidas en la lleca. pasos vagabundos, inspiración y aspiraciones de asfalto en Bogotá (Colombia)
Creators: name: Rincón Suárez, Tatiana Milena
Publisher: name: Universidad Externado de Colombia
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Violencia - Aspectos sociales
subject: Estilo de vida - Aspectos morales y éticos
subject: Rehabilitación - Vida social y costumbres
subject: Habitabilidad en calle
subject: Gamines
subject: Salud mental
subject: Violencia
subject: Género

description: Este escrito es un llamado imperativo por no huirle a la calle, sostener la mirada a los ojos de la vida que se está haciendo y resistiendo, en medio del olvido y la pulsión violenta que emerge de encontrar en lxs otrxs las vidas precarias. Me propongo hilar en fragmentos de la multiplicidad de cosas, lugares, cuerpos, gentes y situaciones que guardan entre líneas el aliento cálido y el ritmo tempestuoso de una maleza que quiebra asfaltos y se hace en la desdicha de aspirarlos. Perseguir la vida haciéndose en la calle pone de manifiesto el modo como el menosprecio y el rigor son móviles, motivos de la propagación de la muerte, aunque en la lleca la vida sigue tejiéndose y haciéndose con pies callejeros. Esta tesis recoge en un primer momento mi encuentro con la calle desde la institución estatal, relato mi encuentro con la lleca de los gamines y su relación con el despliegue institucional. En un segundo momento, realizo una aproximación a la experiencia de las mujeres callejeras en relación con los distintos tipos de violencia que terminan por fragmentar la vida de las personas y que se hace necesario reconocer para acercarse a la vida en la calle.
description: This writing is an imperative call not to flee to the street, to hold one's gaze in the eyes of the life that is being made and resisted, in the midst of oblivion and the violent impulse that emerges from finding precarious lives in others. I propose to weave into fragments the multiplicity of things, places, bodies, people and situations that keep between the lines the warm breath and the tempestuous rhythm of a weed that breaks asphalt and becomes unlucky enough to inhale them. Pursuing life by making it on the street reveals the way in which contempt and rigor are mobile, reasons for the spread of death, although in the lleca life continues to be woven and made with street feet. This thesis initially includes my encounter with the street from the state institution, I recount my encounter with the gamines' lleca and its relationship with the institutional deployment. In a second moment, I make an approach to the experience of street women in relation to the different types of violence that end up fragmenting people's lives and that it is necessary to recognize to approach life on the Street.
title: Come One, Come All
title: Moderators of the Relation Between Psychological Difficulties and Mental Health Treatment Among Caregiver-Child Dyads
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Lau, Austin F
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023
Subjects: family-centered care
logistic regression
multiple correspondence analysis
systems framework
treatment utilization

description: Paradigm shifts in inpatient and outpatient pediatric health care settings have led to greater implementation of family-centered care (FCC) principles, which emphasize collaboration between provider(s), patients’ families, and the patients themselves. A means to better understand the interactions that are commonplace in an FCC model—which may further provide insight as to overcoming the barriers in FCC—is through a systems or ecological framework examining individual and microsystem interactions. Through a two-part analysis of an archival health-focused dataset, the study aimed to (1) explicate the complex relations between child and caregiver psychological symptoms and their mental health treatment utilization and (2) determine possible health-focused indicators in caregivers and children accompanying common mental health conditions with an unsupervised, exploratory procedure. Participants were 3784 caregiver-child dyads. The average age of caregivers in the current sample was 39.52 years, and the average age for children was 10.41 years. Data collected in the study were all reported by randomly selected adults who were knowledgeable caregivers. We expected caregivers’ treatment utilization and psychological distress to differentially moderate the positive relation between child mental health difficulties and child treatment utilization. In contrast, we predicted that both child’s mental health difficulties and child’s treatment utilization enhanced the positive relation between caregiver psychological distress and caregiver treatment utilization. Emerging evidence was found for the moderating role of caregiver utilization of treatment on the relation between child mental health difficulties and child utilization of treatment. However, caregiver psychological distress, child utilization of treatment, and child mental health difficulties did not moderate their corresponding predictor-criterion variables. Exploratory analyses using multiple correspondence analysis yielded two dimensions, capturing approximately 24% of total variation in the dataset. Variation in variable categories corresponding to caregiver mental health and physiological conditions were larger contributors to dimension 1, whereas child developmental psychopathology variables contributed more to dimension 2. Overall, the study provided a better understanding of mental health treatment utilization among children and their caregivers and generated recommendations for facilitating FCC principles in health settings.
Upeneus moluccensis
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Mullidae
Upeneus
Upeneus moluccensis

description: Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker 1855) —Goldband goatfish
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker 1855) by George et al. (1964: 18); subsequently recorded as Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker) by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Upeneus moluccensis (Bleeker 1855) by Mouneimné (2002: 157–158); recently recorded as Upeneus moluccensis by Bariche et al. (2007: 112); as Upeneus moluccensis by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Upeneus moluccensis by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Upeneus moluccensis by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH, ROM and USNM.
Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Réunion east to Caroline Islands and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and Queensland (Australia); eastern Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Marmara (Red Sea immigrant).
Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 11 March 2015). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
title: On The Heat Flux Associated With The Norwegian Atlantic Continental Slope Current.
Creators: name: Skagseth, Øystein
name: Orvik, Kjell Arild
Publisher: name: ASC 1999 - L - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.The Atlantic inflow of warm and saline water to the Nordic Seas is an important factor for cli­mate, ecology and biological production in Northern Europe. This study deals with heat flux es­timates associated with the Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current between the 490m to 990m isobath as measured based on an array of current meters in the Svin!lly Section. The period under consideration is from April 1995 to June 1999. A main result is that while there are considerable variation on monthly time scale the year to year variation differs only by 5%.
Environmental contamination as a source of multi-toxics via maternal exposure and connection with childhood diseases like autism spectrum disorders – One Health perspective
Creators: name: Carrola, João Soares
name: Gonçalves, Carla
name: Bento, Alexandra
name: Dinis-Oliveira, Ricardo Jorge
name: Leal, Sandra
Publisher: name: Scientific Letters
Year: 2024

description: Background: Environmental pollution exposes human to various toxics. Food is one main route of toxic exposure, encompass pesticides, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), metals and nanoplastics [1]. Maternal exposure is a concern due to rising childhood neurodevelopmental disorders like autism spectrum disorders (ASD) [1,2] and environmental contaminants are suspected to be a main potential cause of these disorders, with significant socioeconomic costs [2,3]. Objective: Verify the association between maternal exposure to toxics and the increase in the prevalence of ASD at pediatric ages. Methods: This mini-review was based on the search of review papers using the PubMed database and after that, a second selection was done using the title and abstract analysis to select the most relevant publications. Results: Women of childbearing age are exposed to complex mixtures of environmental toxicants, leading to potential maternal transfer to the fetus. Even at low-dose, pregnant women exposed to toxics through food, air, or skin pose a risk to developing fetus (4-18 weeks) [4], potentially impairing brain growth and function. Some studies indicate that pesticides, phthalates, cosmetics (e.g. fragrances, face makeups) detergents, and food flavors, pesticides, lead, methyl-mercury, aluminum, PCBs, PAHs, PBDEs, and perfluorinated compounds may have an impact on ASD emergence. Others focused on biomarkers in autistic individuals [5], namely prenatal methylmercury exposure in mother-child pairs from a population with high fish consumption. There is also evidence that advanced parental ages, genetic predisposition, drugs and pharmaceutical use during pregnancy, stressful life events, or environmental hardship can also contribute to ASD. Conclusions: Human exposure to multiple toxicants is nearly unavoidable, contributing to neurotoxic effects linked to brain disorders. Early-life exposures to toxicants can impair brain development and may contribute to an increase in ASD prevalence. It is important to enhance awareness among women to avoid some toxicants, particularly during pregnancy, to minimize the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders.
description: Scientific Letters, Vol. 1 No. Sup 1 (2024)
Decoding Tea and Infusions Labels: Understanding Ingredient Lists
Creators: name: Sousa, Ana
name: Gomes, Mariana
name: Ribeiro, Cláudia
name: Gonçalves, Virgínia
name: Pádua, Inês
name: Leal, Sandra
Publisher: name: Scientific Letters
Year: 2024

description: Background: Concerns linking food and public health extend beyond nutrients to include the use of food additives [1-3]. Certain additives, like artificial sweeteners, were associated with higher risk of non-communicable diseases [3], raising doubts about their widespread use. While NutriScore is a nutritional labelling tool that addresses nutrients [2], it overlooks additive quantity, which may have “cocktail effects” on the consumer [1,3]. Tea and infusions (THI) are perceived as unprocessed foods, free of additives [1]. Our previous study showed that THI are primarily consumed by females, with choices being age-dependent [4]. Nevertheless, there are still gaps in the composition of THI products in the Portuguese market, remaining unclear whether all options are “healthy choices”. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the content of various commercial THI products, focusing on the types and number of additives listed on their labels. Methods: Information was collected from labels of 294 THI products. With first ingredient, products were categorized: tea or plant infusions (non-flavoured, flavoured), fruits, spices, and soluble products. Additive data were categorized with Codex Alimentarius and analyzed using JASP (version 0.18.43). Results: Herbal infusions comprise 57.8% (34.7% non-flavoured and 23.1% flavoured), 29.9% tea (10.9% non-flavoured and 19.0% flavored), 4.8% soluble, and 3.7% consisted of both fruit and spice infusions. Among THI, 43.9% had one to eight additives, including flavours, sweeteners, acidity regulators, bulking/emulsifier agents, antifoaming agent and colour. Flavours were the most prevalent additive (75.6%), appearing in one to three different flavors. Sweeteners were present in soluble THI, 57.1% having three different types. Other products containing sweeteners were spice infusions (18.2%), tea (5.4%) and herbal infusion (4.4%) both flavoured. Conclusions: The study showed the presence of various additives in many THI products and, some of these additives, if consumed uncontrolled, could pose a health threat, especially for the most vulnerable individuals.
description: Scientific Letters, Vol. 1 No. Sup 1 (2024)
title: Influence Of Sea Temperature On Herring Migrations In The Norwegian Sea In April 1997
Creators: name: Nøttestad, Leif
name: Misund, Ole Arve
name: Orvik, Kjell Arild
name: Hoddevik, Bente
Publisher: name: ASC 1999 - M - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Technologies and data
Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.After spawning at the west coast of Norway, the Norwegian spring spawning herring migrates northwestwards into the Norwegian Sea to feed in early April. The herring enters areas with distinct oceanographic features both horizontally and vertically in the frontal zone between the warm Atlantic water and the cold Arctic water. The Atlantic water enters the central Norwegian Sea by means of the outer branch of the Norwegian Atlantic Current which runs northeastwards and further north- and northwestwards from the Faroe Islands as an unstable frontal jet
Nemipterus randalli Russell 1986
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Nemipteridae
Nemipterus
Nemipterus randalli

description: Nemipterus randalli Russell 1986 —Randall’s threadfin bream
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Nemipterus randalli Russell 1986 by Lelli et al. (2008); subsequently recorded as Upeneus moluccensis by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Nemipterus randalli by Colloca & Lelli (2012: 13); as Nemipterus randalli by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366), as Nemipterus randalli by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169) and as Nemipterus randalli by Aguillar et al. (2018: 82). Material in collection: AUBM.
Distribution. Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Madagascar and Persian Gulf east to India.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 28 June 2018). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Significant increase in the last two decades. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Microplastics in eggs from cage and free-range production systems
Creators: name: Silva, Sara A. M.
name: Dias-Pereira, Patrícia
name: Prata, Joana C.
Publisher: name: Scientific Letters
Year: 2024

description: Background: Microplastics (plastics ≤ 5 mm) are ubiquitous contaminants that may cause adverse human health effects [1]. However, information on human exposure to microplastics from terrestrial foods is lacking [2], including in eggs [3]. Objective: This work aims to compare the number and physical characteristics of microplastics present in eggs from cage and free-range production systems. Methods: Eggs identified as cage (size M, n = 6) and free-range (size M/L, n = 5) were acquired in local supermarkets, opened into glass flasks, subjected to lyophilization (7 days), stored in an oven at 30ºC, followed by sample preparation, and photographing particles in 1.2 µm glass fiber filters (GFFC, Prat Dumas) under blue light (450 nm, SPEX Forensic) in the optical microscope (Zeiss Scope A1 Axio) using a Canon 550D camera equipped with an orange filter (Slim K&F Concept) [4]. Procedures were followed to prevent contamination and using three procedural blanks. Particles were analyzed in ImageJ, statistics were conducted on IBM SPSS Statistics 26 considering α = 0.05, and results were expressed in microplastics per egg (MP/egg) and per gram (MP/g). Results: There was no significant difference in the number of microplastics per egg (p = 0.199) nor per gram (p = 0.462) between free-range (17 MP/egg; 0.4 MP/g) and cage eggs (9 MP/egg; 0.2 MP/g). The largest size of microplastics was significantly different (p = 0.003) between free-range (84.8 µm) and cage eggs (121.7 µm). Only 2 microplastics were found in one of the three procedural blanks. Conclusions: Estimated daily intake is 24 and 44 MP/day for cage and free-range eggs, respectively, similar to a previous estimate of 24 MP/day [2]. Comparisons between eggs production systems must be further explored, considering differences in dietary and environmental exposure of hens.
description: Scientific Letters, Vol. 1 No. Sup 1 (2024)
Ethics and Deontology, Training, and Clinical Practice in Orofacial Harmonization - questionnaire design and construction
Creators: name: Silveira, Augusta
name: Castro, Inês
name: Almeida, Aline Raybolt Dos Santos
name: Santos, Virgínia
name: Silva, Isabel
name: Veiga, Francisco
name: Guimarães, Maria Inês
Publisher: name: Scientific Letters
Year: 2024

description: Background: The term "Orofacial Harmonization" is a concept based on the application of clinical and therapeutic procedures that, in synergy with various specialties and areas of Dentistry, aims to promote the aesthetic and functional harmony of the orofacial region. The journey of Orofacial Harmonization began in various areas of Biomedical and Medical Sciences, in addition to Dental Sciences. Areas such as anatomy-physiology, molecular biology, immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics, pharmacology, and medicine are interconnected with the concept of Orofacial Harmonization. Objective: Description of all phases for constructing a research instrument for Oral Health Professionals/Students. We present the final version of the questionnaire already submitted and approved by the Ethics Committee. Methods: The present investigation is based on the construction of a Research Instrument. Initially, the construct and dimensions were defined, followed by the development of a pool of items. The type of scale was chosen. Content analysis was conducted with recognized experts in this research area. The experts provided their opinions on dimensions, appropriateness of formulation, comprehension of the questions, degree of pertinence, relevance, and the use of scales. Results: Six stages were conducted: objectives’ recognition, literature review, question development, expert review, pilot testing, and ethical approval. The final research instrument consists of 3 parts: collection of sociodemographic variables (a total of 5 questions), a specific questionnaire on training and professional practice in Orofacial Harmonization (a total of 30 questions), and a questionnaire on ethics and deontology in Orofacial Harmonization (a total of 17 questions). Conclusions : Orofacial Harmonization represents a growing area of interest and expansion in Dentistry, reflecting an emergent need to understand the ethical, deontological, and professional practice perspectives associated with this field of knowledge. The relevance of this questionnaire lies in its ability to capture the opinions, experiences, and expectations of professionals and future professionals.
description: Scientific Letters, Vol. 1 No. Sup 1 (2024)
Pempheris rhomboidea Kossmann & Rauber 1877
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Pempheridae
Pempheris
Pempheris rhomboidea

description: Pempheris rhomboidea Kossmann & Räuber 1877 —Rhomboidal sweeper
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pempheris moluca Cuvier 1831 by Mouneimné (1979: 105–106); subsequently recorded as Pempheris oualensis or P. otaitensis Cuvier 1831 by Mouneimné (2002: 151–152); recently recorded as Pempheris vanicolensis by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629); as Pempheris vanicolensis by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Pempheris rhomboidea by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Pempheris rhomboidea by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM.
Distribution. Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Socotra; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).
Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on pages 134-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
The Development and Calibration of Techniques to Measure Energy Expenditure and Activity in Grizzly Bears
Creators: name: Carnahan, Anthony Michael
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2023
Subjects: behavior
dynamic body acceleration
locomotion
movement ecology
Ursus arctos
Wildlife management
Energetics

description: The manuscripts within this dissertation relate to using sensor data to identify grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) behaviors and quantify their energy expenditure. In chapter one we trained grizzly bears to walk on a treadmill on the horizontal, uphill, and downhill and measured their energy expenditure. We found that the costs of moving upslope increased linearly with slope angle and speed. Moving downhill was more costly than traveling horizontally at slower speeds but became less costly at higher speeds. We applied our estimates for the cost of travel to GPS data of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Although their most efficient walking speed was 4.3±0.4 km h-1, they instead moved at an average velocity of 2.2±1.0 km h-1 and preferred traveling on near-horizontal slopes. In chapter two, we used three types of activity sensors; two reported a single variable and one reported raw triaxial accelerometer data. Sensor data was paired with video recordings of captive bears and used to develop random forest models. The single variable sensors were able to identify lying, stationary, walking, and foraging behaviors although accuracy was poor. However, accuracy improved by incorporating behavior derived from the previous minute in a new random forest model. Our triaxial sensor random forest model with seven behavior classes had an out-of-bag (OOB) error rate of 7.7%. Random forest models with 7 or 15 behavior classes and 1 s of previous behavior had OOB error rates of 0.13% and 0.04%, respectively. Our final model using 27 behavior classes and 4 s of previous behaviors had an OOB error rate of 3.1%.
description: In chapter three, we used doubly-labeled water to determine the daily energy expenditure (DEE) of captive grizzly bears. Indices such as growth rate and heart rate were significantly correlated with grizzly bear DEE. However, none were as precise as needed to understand the determinants of grizzly bear energetics in the wild. Grizzly bears, polar bears, and giant pandas had similar DEE when corrected for variation in distance traveled.
Impact of baby-feeding practices on Portuguese children’s health outcomes: preliminary results
Creators: name: Bessa Pinto, Mariana
name: Hatem, Georges
name: Faria, Ana Margarida
name: Teixeira, João Paulo
name: Slezakova, Klara
name: Pereira, Maria Do Carmo
name: Costa, Carla
name: Madureira, Joana
Publisher: name: Scientific Letters
Year: 2024

description: Background: Baby-feeding practices, including breastfeeding and formula milk, exclusively or combined, can have protective or harmful impacts on children’s health, such as respiratory infections, allergies, and other chronic diseases [1-3]. Objective: This study explores the association between baby-feeding practices (exclusive breastfeeding and its duration, exclusive formula milk, and combination of breastfeeding with formula milk and/or water with the timing of introduction) with the development of health conditions/symptoms. Methods: A structured survey was completed by 192 parents of children (5-10 years). In addition to baby-feeding practices information, data on children’s health conditions during the first two years of life (bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia) and until date (doctor-diagnosed asthma, sneezing attacks, eczema, and otitis) were collected. Associations were explored via univariate analyses, with findings presented as odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: Around 58% (n=110/190) of mothers exclusively breastfed their children for 9.5±10.7 months. Among other mothers, 14.3% (n=11/77) used formula milk solely, and 85.7% (n=66/77) combined both. Children exclusively breastfed had lower odds of all conditions than others, except for pneumonia (OR=1.20; CI:0.28-5.17) with no statistical differences. A month increase in breastfeeding duration was associated with 6% lower bronchitis odds and 1.05 times higher sneezing attack odds (p>0.05). When comparing formula milk and combination feeding, children exclusively fed formula milk had 1.50 and 2.64 times higher odds of bronchitis and bronchiolitis, respectively, but 81% lower eczema odds (p>0.05), while combining both feeding practices was associated with 62% lower bronchiolitis odds and 5.39 times higher eczema odds. Minimal impact was found on otitis (OR=0.99; CI:0.26-3.75), while its odds were 1.08 times higher per month increase in the age of formula milk introduction. Conclusions: These preliminary findings suggest an overall protective impact of exclusive breastfeeding over formula milk, with a positive influence of combining them on early-in-life conditions.
description: Scientific Letters, Vol. 1 No. Sup 1 (2024)
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Priacanthidae
Heteropriacanthus
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

description: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède 1801) —Glasseye
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède 1801) by Badreddine & Bitar (2019). Material in collection: AUBM.
Distribution. Circumglobal in temperate and tropical seas, including Hawaiian Islands. On ref. 35348: western and south-central Atlantic. Western Atlantic to Indo Pacific.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 29 January 2013). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Nonindigenous species, no conservation action needed.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Pomacanthus maculosus
Creators: name: Bariche, Michel
name: Fricke, Ronald
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Pomacanthidae
Pomacanthus
Pomacanthus maculosus

description: Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775) —Yellowbar angelfish
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål 1775) by Bariche (2010b).
Distribution. Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Socotra and Persian Gulf east to Pakistan; eastern Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).
Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 8 October 2009). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare.
Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.
description: Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on pages 135-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887
Compliance with maternal sepsis guidelines in a tertiary hospital in the Netherlands
Creators: name: de Vries, Baukje S.
name: Verschueren, Kim J.C.
name: Jansen, Sophie
name: Bekker, Vincent
name: Veenhof, Marieke B.
name: van den Akker, Thomas
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Developmental Biology
subject: Cancer
subject: Hematology

description: Sepsis is a common cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. Early detection and rapid management are essential. In this study, we evaluate the compliance with the implemented maternity-specific Early Warning Score (EWS), Rapid Response Team (RRT) protocol and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) Hour-1 Bundle in a tertiary hospital in the Netherlands. We performed a retrospective patient chart review from July 2019 to June 2020 at the Leiden University Medical Centre. We included women who received therapeutic antibiotics and were admitted for at least 24 hours. We included 240 women: ten were admitted twice and one woman three times, comprising 252 admissions. A clinical diagnosis of sepsis was made in 22 women. The EWS was used in 29% (n = 73/252) of admissions. Recommendations on the follow-up of the EWS were carried out in 53% (n = 46/87). Compliance with the RRT protocol was highest for assessment by a medical doctor within 30 minutes (n = 98/117, 84%) and lowest for RRT involvement (n = 7/23, 30%). In women with sepsis, compliance with the SSC Bundle was highest for acquiring blood cultures (n = 19/22, 85%), while only 64% (n = 14/22) received antibiotics within 60 minutes of the sepsis diagnosis. The adherence to the maternity-specific EWS and the SSC Hour-1 bundle was insufficient, even within this tertiary setting in a high-income country.
The reverse stethoscope technique: a rapid intervention for old age hearing loss
Creators: name: Hodson, Alexander
name: Clancy, Noah
name: Foo, Irwin
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2024
Subjects: Medicine
Biotechnology
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology
Science Policy
Mental Health

description: Presbycusis is highly prevalent, affecting between a third and two-thirds of elderly populations. Effective communication between patient and physician has been shown to directly correlate with the quality of patient care. The Reverse Stethoscope Technique (RST) involves placing the earpieces into the patient’s ears and speaking into the diaphragm. Here, we aim to show the RST is a simple and effective method to communicate with patients suffering from presbycusis in inpatient settings. Medical inpatients aged >60 years old without cognitive impairment were included in the study. A simple repetition exercise of basic English sentences was performed with and without the RST to assess hearing ability. Patients then undertook a short questionnaire. Our study included 109 patients with varied ‘self-reported’ hearing. 50.5% of our cohort reported past communication difficulties with health-care professionals due to hearing difficulties. We identified that the RST increased the mean number of sentences a patient could repeat from 2.6 to 3.5 representing a statistically significant increase (p < 0.001). The technique was most beneficial for patients with ‘okay’ and ‘poor’ hearing. The majority of patients (77/109) also stated the technique reduced background noise. The RST was equally effective with facemasks. Current techniques to enhance communication with patients with hearing loss are often underutilized or poorly accessible. Our study identified that the RST is a quick and effective solution that can be easily implemented for patients struggling to communicate with health-care professionals in inpatient scenarios.
title: Real Time Image Analysis: Instrument To Model
Creators: name: Benfield, Mark C.
name: Davis, Cabell S.
name: Wiebe, Peter H.
name: Gallager, Scott M.
name: Greene, Charles H.
name: Werner, Francisco
name: McGillicuddy, Dennis
name: Stanton, Timothy K.
Publisher: name: ASC 1999 - M - Theme session
Year: 2024
Subjects: Technologies and data
Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics

description: No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.In order to understand the processes regulating the distributions of zooplankton in time and space, we require methods for characterizing these distributions on appropriate spatial and temporal scales. Progress in this area has accelerated rapidly in recent years with the development of new instruments that utilize optical and/or acoustic sensors. These systems include the Video Plankton Recorder (VPR), a towed, underwater video system capable of rapidly surveying the spatial distributions ofzooplankton, and multi-frequency echosounders that can rapidly quantify the acoustic backscatter from zooplankton and other small particles. Recent advances with the VPR include real-time image extraction and zooplankton classification processes. With these data processing enhancements, we have reached the capability of at-sea spatial mapping of zooplankton distributions. An operational towed system called BIOMAPER II is being used within the U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank program. This platform incorporates both a VPR and multi-frequency echosounders and provides an example of how these data may be integrated to produce near real-time volumetric maps of zooplankton. Advances in VPR image processing have allowed computer models of biological and physical processes to be dynamically updated at sea using the real-time taxa-specific data capability from the VPR.